Sparknotes vs. The REAL Deal

reading sparknotes instead of actually reading The Brothers Karamazov is like.....

Tiger Woods being a professional dancer

Brushing your teeth with toilet water

Washing your hair with mud

Sleeping with the lights on

.....

I think these make sense?

Haha

Sonnet

I know I was supposed to post this last Friday, however; I did not have internet to post it so here is my sonnet :) ... (and yes it is corney)



I will always cherish your every word
You have changed my life in more than one way
Love lives on forever haven't you heard?
You live in my memory day by day

You taught me how to appreciate life
I love you so much it is plain to see
You could break me, cut me like a knife
I'm happy, I'm free, you help me be me

Silently I sit here, waiting alone
Your broken promise now leaves me shattered
Your heart has turned to a cold hard stone
I was your one and only who mattered

Even though we are in a tough spot now
Your place in my heart is still there, I vow

Sonnet (work in progress)

All I have so far is this...

I will always cherish every word
You have changed my life in more than one way
Love lives on forever haven't you heard?
I overcome obstacles day by day

Baby Lotion

Being the creative person I am (sarcasm) I made a poem off of the bottle of my lotion.. which smells wonderful might I add..

Vanilla Oatmeal

gentle emollients
vanilla essence

moisturize
moisturize

non greasy
fast absorbing

moisturize
moisturize

allergen tested
clinically proven

moisturize
moisturize


So i'm kind of confused on whether or not we are suppose to MIX the words up but I guess this is what i'm working with..

:)

THE Sonnet

So I looking up "The Sonnet" and I found a funny little website called Writing a Sonnet for Dummies.. hahaha.

I completely understand that ....

1. It must consist of 14 lines
2. It must be in what is called a "iambic pentameter"
3. It must be written in a various rhyming scheme

You split it up into different like for example: ABABCDCD .. and every A rhymes with the other A's, and each B rhymes with the other B's.

And more importantly, a sonnet has to have some form of an argument.

So I guess these are my guidelines I will follow.. I have NO IDEA what I will write my sonnet about or even who it will be sent but I guess it could be kind of fun :)

Venus of Willendorf

Venus of Willendorf:

History-

Also known as Woman of Willendorf, is a 11.5 cm high statuette of a female figure. It is estimated to be made between 24,000 and 22,000 B.C. It was discovered in 1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy at a paleolithic site near Willendorf, a village in Austria near the city of Krems. It is carved from an oolitic limstone and tinted with red ochre. Since this figures discovery and naming, several similiar statuettes and other forms of the art have been discovered. They are collectively referred to as Venus figuirines.

I thought it was funny when Sexson used the term "smother mother" and "death mother".. "from the womb to the tomb".. In actuality a mother is nuturing, kind, and loving.. but what mother doesnt "smother" her kids at some point in life? Kind of ironic I suppose...