15: Requiem of a Blog

Okay, last blog. You've only got to deal with my mindless jibber-jabber one last time. Come on... There will be cake at the end!

Over the last semester, we've been writing blogs for Comp 1. The blogs themselves are as diverse as the people that wrote them. Some are sparse and short, others are numerous and eloquent, and others are just enough to get by with a decent grade. Some of us have learned from this experience and looked forward to being educated, while some have simply trudged along hoping for the day this class ends and praying for its swift arrival. But it is safe to say that we've all come away from this with something, be it a better understanding of reflective writing or a deep hatred for all things blog-related.

What about me? What sort of blog have I written? What sort of lessons have I learned? How well did I do the assignment? These questions are easily answered, although I wish I had better answers to give.

The blog I have written is not as reflective as it should have been. Yes, I updated regularly, albeit often late by a few minutes... or hours. Or days, in some cases. But the main problem is that while I usually looked back on the previous week and its experiences, I did not reflect upon it par se. I did not contemplate the deeper meaning of lessons learned, or what sort of thoughts and feelings certain things inspired. There is a difference between "I saw a movie, and I thought it was cool" and "I saw a movie, and it made me think deeply on this and that..." Sadly, the majority of my posts, I'll admit, were more similar to the first example than the second. However, I did do some serious reflecting and contemplating in a few of my posts. Something is better than nothing, I suppose...

So what have I learned? Apparently, I'm a lazy procrastinator who's plans usually backfire in his face, often in somewhat comedic manners. (See entry 13 for a good example and some laughs at my expense...) I've also learned to be... well... reflective. I've realized my own shortcomings in some areas, and I've learned how to fix them. It just took me an obscenely large amount of time to figure it out... Hah hah.

I've also learned some interesting thing from other people's blogs. Peng has taught me a lot about China and its customs, as well as an awesome recipe for catfish... which I still have not gotten to try out. Lukas has taught me about Germany and its customs, as well. I've learned a few other interesting things about my friends, their interests, and how their minds work. Its been an interesting experience overall... and I'm a bit sad to see it end.

Well, here it is. The end of my blog. Its been an interesting experience, but all things must come to an end eventually. Thanks to everyone who's read my blog and posted comments on it. I hope you've learned something - anything - from my entries, or at least gotten a few laughs out of it. I suppose that- Oh, right... The cake I promised. The cake is a lie. I had to get you to read this thing somehow. (But I will give a cookie to whoever gets the reference first...)

Thanks for reading, folks. I guess this is the end.

See ya!

14: Bummer...

Sigh... Late again, as usual. I don't know if last week was supposed to be our last blog, or if this week is our last blog. So either I'm one short of the assignment, or this is my last blog. Oh well, its not like an extra entry would kill me...

Yet again I endured a relatively quiet week. Nothing spectacular occured, other than playing Left 4 Dead with my roommate, working on my essays, and going to class. The weekend was pretty much the same. I watched tv, played Left 4 Dead with my roommate, and... thats about it. Oh, and I went Christmas shopping. Of course, that failed miserably. The one thing I wanted to get my girlfriend ended up being less than what I expected, and almost twice the price... So I got her a book instead. A know, how lame is that? Oh well... Its a book of funny cat pictures from the "I Can Haz Cheeseburger" web site, which is one of her favorite web sites. So at least she'll like it, although not as much as the original idea I had...

People keep asking me what I want for Christmas. So far, I haven't come up with much... I've never been one to ask for a lot of things, but I honestly can't think of much to ask for this Christmas. Normally, this would be no problem. But I've got people hounding me all the time now to find out what they should get me, and I don't know what to tell them. Apparently, saying that you don't want anything just makes people try harder to find out what you want.

I'm kinda bummed that the semester is almost over. Some of my new friends won't be coming back next semester, which is a source of sorrow. Plus, I've had fun in most of my classes, and most of my new ones will have different teachers. Bummer... But I'm 1/8 of the way through college now, so WOOOO!!!! And I get to take Karate next semester! Huzzah!

Reflecting upon the semester, I've had a lot of interesting experiences. I'll discuss them in my next blog, though... No sense in making you read all this at once.

I guess that is it for this blog entry, then.