Grad School

Well, I have survived my first two weeks of Grad School. In this transition, I have not only started a different realm of education, but I have also started at a new school. Coming from Southwestern Christian University, UCO is a whole new world. My first day of class two of my professor’s cussed in class. I know this is nothing shocking to students who went to state schools, but for me it was evident that I had been on a Christian campus for four years. As different as the atmosphere is, I think it will be good for me.

I am excited to see a different perspective in the classroom. In no way did Southwestern guard me from the real world, but at a non-Christian school there are obviously going to be various perspectives and world views. I am excited to be in this setting and I’m anxiously awaiting the new ideas that will come my way. How else do I expect to be a legitimate teacher if I only have one way of looking at things?

O sweet spontaneous - e.e. cummings

i love writing in all lowercase letters.

to me all words look better in lowercase. you would think since i was an english major that it would drive me absolutely crazy when people didn't use correct capitalization, but it doesn't. if i enjoyed writing (which i don't) my trademark would be lowercase letters. e.e. cummings did it why can't i? and yes, i am completely aware that cummings may have preferred capitol letters.

he demonstrated unconventional orthography in a lot of his poetry. he experimented with structure, capitalization, and punctuation. a man after my own heart!

i may become a writer just so i can break the normality of the written world. the only problem is, i would more than likely write children’s books and they wouldn't appreciate my revolt. so i guess i will continue to conform to the real world and use CAPS when i write...

beccah nelson