"There is no such thing as writer's block for writers whose standards are low enough."- William Stafford
I can't write a thesis right now. I know I only have X amount of days to write on all the things that I learned this semester in about 2,500 words, but I have no idea how I can let alone how to go about it. Can I be a devils advocate and bash every single concept I learned and then in the end take it back? That sounds like saying "I hate Starbucks because the logo is weird and I think only white people go there - oh wait everyone goes there and their Mocha Frappachino is delicious I guess they don't suck!" That doesn't make much sense. I can say "damn I love all I learned and here is why", but then its not very acidemic and I'm not using any real reaseach or evidence and even worse I fall into the pit of the ever dangrous descriptive essay.
Its raining outside. There are two smart looking guys outside the window of the Starbucks, wandering back and forth and smoking. In both their hands is a starbucks cup. I wonder if smoking is that much more addictive than Starbucks. They've left now, back inside. But more smokers come out to replace them, pacing back and forth, inhaleing and exhaling the thing that will take about 10 years off of their life.
I think the only thing starbucks does is take $5 away from your bank account. But its good because if I was addicted to ciggarettes I too would be pacing back and forth outside and shiviering from the cold rain while a young girl stares at me with her laptop and her starbucks. I'd be thinking "Damn, I knew I should have just stayed with coffee."
But back to this writers block. I thought I emailed my TA, but really I emailed my entire group and not my TA. I sent another email saying I was sorry but I'm scared that might piss them off even more. So I emailed my TA. His name is Marko. I've never seen him and I don't think I ever will see him. Marko is the invisible man that assists me from the otherside of nowhere.
I have to keep typing something, because I know eventually something will appear from this skull, something coherent and expressive. Maybe intellegent too. That would help, considering that this essay is our exam. Its good because its not studying but actually working with the brain with the hope and eagerness to impress your TA with something that leaves them with a crumb of some sort of knowlege. Even if its about the fact that I have issues understanding time as a concept, its still knowlege, right?
There are three people smoking outside now, all talking to eachother as they breath in deadly chemicals, and exhale toxic smoke that leads to your utter doom down the road. A lot of people argue that History is there for us to learn from mistakes and prevent them from happening, but there are people just outside that are making a mistake that could be prevented. Just like how I am making a mistake writing out my writers block instead of focusing on other things. Like my Narrative test tomorrow. People tell me Narrtative is a lazy form of Intro to Literature, but if thats the case then why on earth am I getting C's? It is just as difficult.
The smokers are leaving now. It's still raining. I still can't think of anything. Its light out depsite the clouds, yet cars and sunfire's still roar by with their lights on.
My TA replied! The man behind the curtain says I can write it however I wish, as long as I talk about the themes. Its so simple.
This course looks at a lot of concepts...