One good thing about reading a book your professor wrote is that you can hear his voice while reading it. Another good thing that came out of reading Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse OR The First Year of Teaching, by Dr. Chris Haskell, is that I realized there is a place for writers like me (i.e.: Sassy ones.)
When I'm not writing research papers and attempting to sound like I know what I'm talking about, I'm actually a pretty decent writer. Well, my mother says so. Then again, she laughed at Spreadsheets & Pumpkins, one of my less inspired blog posts.
The kind of writer to say, "How will you know when you become "wicked-awesome"? Is it possible to reach under a zenith of "wicked-awesome-ness" under the above described conditions? Perhaps not..." is the kind of writer I want to be.
I would love to be able to write curse words like 'Frak', made popular by the (wicked-awesome) remake of Battlestar Galactica, just because. (Oh, look. I just did.)
However, just because I have the unique skill of tying in an 80s hairstyle, big comfy chairs, and Star Trek in one blog post, does not mean that I have the capability of cursing in other languages just because. Although calling someone a fraking toaster is a severe insult in my head, it doesn't make much sense to the outside world, which is a shame.
All in all, reading my professor's book has inspired me to write how I want. Write it cleverly, write it well, but write how I want. Which, if I'm following these guidelines, may mean that I have to rethink this blog post...
Oh well.
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