Final Thoughts on the Course

My favorite assignment was the newspaper blackout poetry. This was my favorite assignment because I have great creative skills when it comes to making up comedic things. I had fun making the poems. My least favorite assignment was the bucket list because you only gave me a 70% when it was good. I made people laugh and presented well. I feel as though you ripped me off. I really enjoyed friday reading. The book I chose really spoke to me so I enjoyed an hour to read it every friday. The monday reflections were cool. It was an easy way every monday to get some good marks. I also enjoy writing about the comical events in my book. The WRN was hard to keep up with. I pretty much forgot about so I didn't really get much done to it. REMEMBER TO MARK IT. I enjoyed the blog because typing on the computer is better than writing on paper. I didn't make it very pretty but it gets the job done. I enjoyed tweeting because I already had Twitter before it was introduced in the class. I wasn't a fan of how the digital yoda taught Twitter because he didn't know what he was talking about but otherwise, it was neat. I'm not sure if I liked the technology in the class or not. It was a change, not sure if change is good or bad. I learned that I would rather not read, write, think or create in school. I don't enjoy school very much. My advice for future creative writing students? Get out while you still can.

Now What

There is two list items that I can accomplish together, hopefully in the next few years. #10 and #26 go hand-in-hand together for different reasons than you may think. #10 is attend the NCAA Final Four which is the last three games of the college basketball playoffs. #26 is eat at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles which is a restaurant found more in the southern states but is known for having the most absolutely delicious food in the world. While attending the Final Four is actually decent cost wise, it only takes place in the states. While I am on my trip to where ever the Final Four is taking place that year, I would have to stop off to eat somewhere. Why not stop off at #26 on my list to cross that off as well. The only thing I would need to do to accomplish both of these is save up money. I haven't really looked into pricing or anything but I have a good idea of how much money this trip would cost. A few friends and a vehicle are the only other things needed for this trip. Roscoe's is nothing special to a lot of people that live in the states. I hear about this place and how good it is all the time but I don't think I have ever been in the same state as one. I'm glad that I'll be able to accomplish two things at once. Others probably don't have these things on their lists but its just something I've always wanted to do and I will definitely accomplish these things before I die.

Bucket List Item #50

50.) Crash a high society party

Bucket List Item #49

49.) Go streaking

Bucket List Item #48

48.) Get cornrows

Bucket List Item #43

43.) Have a near-death experience

Bucket List Item #41

41.) Sing a duet with Gotye

Bucket List Item #40

40.) Win the lottery

Bucket List Item #39

39.) Win tons of money betting on horses

Bucket List Item #36

36.) Ask Rihanna on a date

Bucket List Item #35

35.) Get drunk married in Vegas

Bucket List Item #33

33.) Take one shot of every alcohol at the bar

Bucket List Item #27

27.) Know the definition to every word in the dictionary

Bucket List Item #26

26.) Eat at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles

Bucket List Item #25

25.) Make a million dollars

Bucket List Item #24

24.) Have the perfect Foghorn-Leghorn voice

Bucket List Item #22

22.) Complete the gallon challenge

Bucket List Item #19

19.) Punch Mac Miller in the face

Bucket List Item #18

18.) Dunk on someone

Bucket List Item #16

16.) Save a life

Bucket List Item #13

13.) Hang glide

Bucket List Item #10

10.) Attend the NCAA Final Four

Bucket List Item #8

8.) Meet Michael Jordan

Bucket List Item #5

5.) Fire in the hole a drive-thru

Bucket List Item #4

4.) Get verified on Twitter

Bucket List Item #3

3.) Be in a Nike Basketball commercial

Bucket List Item #1

1.) Finish this bucket list

Author's Note

My name is Patrick Mart and I'm an average dude just trying to have a successful life. I play basketball and pretty much live my life according to that. There isn't much else I have to tell about myself because everything I have done up to this point in life is pretty miniscule compared to some things others have done. I'm not really sure what I want to do with my life so that is how I approached this bucket list. I started the bucket list searching for things that I really wanted to do and things that I would actually go after completing instead of things that I would just put down to fill out my list. Maybe this isn't the exact way of going about finding things I want to do in my life because I want to uphold a solid career and live a successful life but maybe, at some point throughout my life, I can refer back to the things I once wanted to do and try to complete them. Maybe this bucket list will give me some sort of direction that I should start heading with my life. Some career paths would cross of 5 - 10 items on this list just from the job description. I would like to note that I think this is my 4th bucket list of high school and it was never easy to think of more than 5 things I really wanted to complete. Think about what you want to do with your life and go make it happen is the best advice anybody can ever use in their life.

Writing Reflection #8

Newspaper Blackout poetry was by far the best type of writing we have done in this class so far. I found my mind working the best while choosing words that I thought would be interesting for my peom. The challenge of this was making sense of everything once I had selected the words of phrases that I found interesting. Another challenging thing was finding little connecting words to piece together the interesting phrases into a sentence or line of the poem. The unique thing about this style of writing was that the words were already given to you, you just had to select which ones you want and which order they went in. I prefer this over other styles of writing we have done because there is less for my mind to wander on. I don't have to think of the entire chunk of writing myself, I just have to rearrange it. I learned that I can be a pretty creative writer and thinker when I actually focus on the task at hand. I'm not saying I can't be successful with other styles of writing but I found this easier to focus on for some reason. It was actually kind of fun instead of pure work the whole time. I would much rather do this type of poetry than any other poetry because other poetry isn't this fun. Props to Austin Kleon for keeping things interesting. Done another reflection, seeeee yaaa.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #11)

Today's Motivation of the Day is my bucket list. Everyone go out and attempt to accomplish one thing on their bucket list today. Yee yee!

Bucket List

Diz ma bukket lizt:

1. Finish this list
2. Define: Pulverize
3. Be in a Nike basketball commerical
4. Get verified on Twitter
5. Fire in the hole a drive-thru
6. Have a child with a tall woman
7.Make love to a female celebrity
8. Meet Michael Jordan
9. Remove Zach Regert from the earth
10. Attend the NCAA Final Four
11. Travel the states watching high school basketball
12. Bungee Jump
13. Hang-Glide
14. Cliff Diving
15. Wake up in Vegas, not knowing what happened
16. Save a life
17. Play ball against the best players my age
18. Dunk on someone
19. Punch Mac Miller in the face
20. The the person who invented ``That`s so gay is NOT okay,`` that their posters are gay.
21. Write Nathalie the poem I said I would
22. Complete the gallon challenge
23. Have a dance off with someone
24. Have the perfect Foghorn-Leghorn voice
25. Make a milli
26. Eat at Roscoe`s Chicken and Waffles
27. Know the definition to every word in the Dictionary
28. Chug a 26 of Tequila
29. Become a volunteer fire fighter
30. Buy and iPhone, just to smash it
31. Sit courtside at an NBA game in the Staples Center
32. Meet One Direction
33. Take one shot of every alcohol at the bar
34. Get married then divorced just for the f*** of it
35. Get drunk married in Vegas
36. Ask Rihanna on a date
37. Hold the Larry O`Brien trophy
38. Tell off every stuck up person I know
39. Win tons of money betting on horses
40. Win the lottery
41. Sing a duet with Gotye
42. Give a large sum of money to charity
43. Have a near death experience
44. Throw someone through a table
45. Be a special guest referee in the WWE
46. Take a random phone and smash it on the ground
47. Cash a half court buzzer-beater to win the game
48. Get cornrows
49. Go strteaking
50. Crash a high-society party

Blackout Poem #3

My third and final blackout poem is called "Political Nonsense."

Blackout Poem #2

This is my second blackout poem called "Odour Nonsense."

Blackout Poem #1

This is my first blackout poem called "Gang Nonsense."

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #10)

Today's "Motivation of the Day" is a picture of a weight room because it is something I need to get into more. Obviously this is more of a personal motivation but this should inspire you to dedicate yourself to something you want as well.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #9)

Today's "Motivation of the Day" comes from another sport but this time is is NCAA wrestling. Anthony Robles of Arizona State University was born without a leg but he dominated the 125 - pound weight class to become the national champion. Robles was quoted as saying "I won because of the strength of my grip. I have great gripping power because I have to grip crutches everyday of my life." The quote alone is motivation enough for me but just thinking the if a man with one leg can accomplish his goals, so can I.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #8)

Today's "Motivation of the Day" comes from Twitter. This tweet is from a basketball trainer that I follow on Twitter by the name of Alan Stein. His account is @AlanStein and he tweets some very eye opening things. The tweet is "Whatever you think is holding you back isn't actually holding you back. What's holding you back is the thought that something is holding you back." The quote is pretty self explanatory.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #7)

Today's "Motivation of the Day" comes in the form of something I use for my own personal motivation. When I  am searching for motivation to do a workout, go train or even do homework I think of the people that are better than me at that specific thing. Playing basketball I think of other people that are my age that are better than me or I have to become better than. While I workout, I stare at the juiceheads that are super jacked because one day I want to be half as big as them. While doing homework I thinnk of Steven Hawking because he has knowledge that I wish to obtain. My motivation for you is to think of people or things that are better than you because it will help you achieve that level.

Writing Reflection #6

Comment #1
http://vinceswordsofwisdom.blogspot.ca/2012/04/alright-as-you-may-already-know-i-am.html?showComment=1335730132123
Comment #2
http://nathaliejm.blogspot.ca/2012/04/personal-addition-what-to-do.html?showComment=1335730057995
Comment #3
http://creativewritinggradetwelve.blogspot.ca/2012/04/doodeling.html?showComment=1335730326065

The first comment I posted was on Vince's blog. I commented on Vince's blog because I hate the Knicks. It was a very hate-filled comment because I have no tolerance for that team. I nearly just puked thinking about them playing. Vince, you're a fool.

The second comment I posted was on Nathalie's blog. I commented on her blog because I saw her speaking of graduation and I remembered that she is only in grade 11. I don't even think about it yet because my day-to-day life is enough thinking for me. I just thought I should tell her to live in the moment!

The third and last comment I posted was on  Bella's blog. I commented on Bella's blog because I saw some crazy foot artwork. Then I realized that she had just drawn on herself and it kind of creeped me out. I get all goofy when I accidentally get a pen mark on my hand or there is a piece of hair on my pants. I just had to say something to her about it!

Commenting on other's blogs is kind of fun. You see some stuff that you didn't know people were into. It is also neat receiving comments on your own blog because it makes you feel special. I didn't know I would get a comment from the boss Hugh Wichenko, it was sweet. I'll leave on that note, seee ya.

Reading Reflection #6

Book: I Hope They Serve a Beer in Hell
Author: Tucker Max
Pages Read: 210 - 225

My favorite part about this book is that I can start reading basically anywhere. I don't have to read pages consecutively, I just have to start at the beginning of one of his stories. How did this guy go from being a graduate student to becoming an author and movie star? Especially when his book and movie is purely about living the life of a rich party boy. I'm still all over the prediction that this guy is going to get his ass kicked. No one does what this guy doesn without getting beaten up once in a while. That prediction hasn't happened yet but he has drunk danced with himself and the club even thought he thought he was dancing with the love of his life (hahahahahaha.) I would definitely be concerned about Tucker's well being if I was one of his friends. This guy gets drunk more days than not. Your liver can't take that type of beating. That's a heavyweight boxer punching your liver. I struggle to come up with things to write in these reflections. Anyone want to give me some tips? I guess I'll finish my reflection off with that. Help a brother out. Seeee ya.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #6)

Here is part 2 of today's Motivation of the Day.

This picture probably means nothing to most of you and right now, it really means nothing to me as well. The motivation isn't from the picture, the motivation comes from the idea of setting goals for yourself. I found it really odd that many people that have been successful in life read out their short term and long term goals to themselves everyday. I heard a story about current NBA rookie Tristan Thompson. His story was that he wrote is goals on his bathroom mirror so every morning he would get up and see them right in front of his face. Every morning, he knew exactly what he wanted to achieve. If that isn't motivation, I don't know what is. Having these goals in front of you everyday reminds you that you cannot cheat yourself. (Yes, I have a paper that I look at every morning that has my short term and long term goals on it.)

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #5)

Okay so who thought I was actually going to put one out every day? Not me. I'm back at it though and I think I'll put 2 motivational posts out today just for misleading you guys. This Motivation of the Day is a quote that I found on Twitter a few days ago. This was tweeted but not originally said by @AlanStein, a world class basketball trainer and motivational speaker. The quote is "It serves no purpose to wish for what you don't have. Instead use that energy to take action and get what you want." This quote is basically telling you to make it happen. You're going to have a greater chance of getting what you want if you put in the work instead of just sitting around and wishing.

Reading Reflection #5

Book: I Hope They Serve a Beer in Hell
Author: Tucker Max
Pages Read: 105 - 127

The way this book is written is perfect for me to read. It is written in short events so you don't have to have a long attention span to read. You can read a story that is 7 pages long then put the book down or you can read several stories that equal 50 pages long, it doesn't matter but you're still getting something done! The friday reading classes are going pretty well but it is very easy to put my book down after 20 minutes and not pick it back up. As you can tell, my mind wonders often. I'm not being as productive as I could be but I am getting some things done. Reading isn't my specialty. I'm definitely not reading more at home. My sanctuary is the gym and I'd rather spend every free minute I have there instead of reading for 20 minutes at home. My reading habits really haven't changed over the semester. The only thing that has changed from the beginning of the semester to now is the fact that I actually need to read to get this credit. At least I chose a book that somewhat grabs my attention because it is about real things. People go out, party and do stupid stuff, which is exactly what this book is about. I can't imagine what would have happened if I chose some stupid fiction mythical book. I recommend this book to anyone who feels like they are being forced to read because it is probably right up your alley. On to the next one, seee ya!

Writing Reflection #5

I'm in the middle of color coding my "Moment." It is going alright I suppose but it's really not something I am interested in. I have to do it though because it is part of this whole catching up in class kind of thing. Anyway, I would really like to explore Twitter as another form of social media. Well, I already have Twitter and I use it daily but I think some people in the class need to give it a chance. I basically don't use Facebook at all anymore because Twitter has grasped my whole attention. Being able to know what my favorite basketball players are doing is probably the coolest thing social media has brought to me. Especially when they're tweeting about working out or getting in the gym. Twitter also allows you to know the recent happenings in almost any interest area you have. Five minutes after something has happen in the 'celebrity world,' you'll hear about it on Twitter. It's nice to know what's going on. I think everyone should be utilizing Twitter because Facebook is shitttttttty. I'm going to go tweet, seeeee ya!

Reading Reflection #4

Book: I Hope They Serve a Beer in Hell
Author: Tucker Max
Pages Read: 52 - 78

Making predictions for this book is the wrong thing to do because you never ever know what is going to happen enxt. Tucker Max leads the most outrageous and unpredictable life. One minute he is drinking with his buddies trying to pick up girls, the next minute he is at a gay bar. I have definitely noticed that he writes with a very wide vocabulary but writes the book as if he were talking to his friends. The book is written like he is at a party telling stories. Every now and then I come across a word that I have no clue what it means. I assume this is because the man is a Duke graduate and I am a grade 12 student but it is obvious that he is very well educated. I really connected with the book when Max spoke about always having the urge to make fun of people at parties or social events. I always feel like making fun of guys that are just making goofs of themselves trying to pick up women. I also feel the need to make fun of girls when they are acting a little 'slutty,' trying to pick up a male's attention. If you ever sit back at a party and observe people, I know you would feel the need to do the same. I am starting to see a few of my own personality traits in the character of Tucker Max. I am curious to see if more develop as I continue reading. Finished another reflection, seee yaaa.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #4)

It's time for today's "Motivation of the Day." Today's motivation is going to come in the form of a youtube link about two basketball players working out. I've watched this video a dozen times and it never gets old. The two players are Lebron James and the player from the last post, Kevin Durant. Any time I need to get hyped up for a workout or practice I take a peak at this video. It's my dream to be able to have guys help me workout and do this sort of thing everyday.

Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GNE9JLNJPg

Writing Reflection #4

My moment story has been going alright. It was tough for me to choose something to write about because I don't think certain events or memories stick into my mind like they would into someone else's mind. I remember things perfectly, they just don't effect me as much. Solitary confinement was much needed because I actually got some work done but I highly doubt real solitary confinement is as satisfying as mine was. As for my blog, I just wish I could keep it up to date. For some reason it is very easy to ignore the fact that I have to post something. I should probably put something interesting along the side of my blog as well just to make it a bit more attention grabbing. Anyways, I'm done for the day, seeee ya.

Reading Reflection #3

I think I want to be Tucker Max when I'm older. This guy lives the life that most men probably dream of AND he is ridiculously smart. If he was also a professional basketball player then he would be my idol, but no one's perfect. I find it hard to come up with reading reflections for this book because it is more of many seperate stories rather than a book with one story line. I would've already chosen a different book so it would be easier to write these but I can't concentrate on a real book. As you can tell, reading is not my best asset. I am curious to know why Tucker Max sleeps with so many women though. I have always wondered if the whole "being an asshole gets you women" thing is true and this guy definitely makes it seem that way. Maybe I should start this and see what happens, what do you guys think? I can't really make predictions about this book because one story is completely different fron another and each one is so outrageous that I never know what is about to happen next. At some point in this book I predict that Tucker Max is going to get his ass kicked. Its inevitable if you walk around talking and acting the way he does. I have nothing wrong with what he does, I just wouldn't act that way for the sake of living to see another day. Onto the next post, seeeeee ya!

Reading Reflection #2

The book I am reading is actually quite funny but I won't get into much detail about the book because it is highly inappropriate. This book is full of short stories and events about Tucker Max' life instead of one big run on story. I kind of wonder how someone so smart like Tucker Max (Duke graduate) can be such an asshole? All he ever does drink, insult people and pursue women. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with it, just a question. I also wonder how he has so many friends? All of his stories include him going to parties or bars with different friends. Apparently being a jerk to people and an asshole to women gives you plenty of friends. I do really like the way he describes every single disgusting detail in his stories. Some of the details are a little too much but I'd rather have a ton of details than none at all. I predict that this book will continue to be hilarious and interesting. I find it funny how the most inappropriate and just morally wrong books are the only type of literature I can actually read. Anyway, I have to continue catching up on my blog, seeee ya.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #3)

Todays's "Motivation of the Day" is a picture of one of my favorite ball players, Kevin Durant. Durant is a self made superstar that works countless hours for his success. The quote on the picture is probably something he has done thousands of times in order to get what he wants.

Motivation of the Day (Personal Addition #2)

Today is going to be the first "Motivation of the Day" and it will be a quote from my favorite movie, Coach Carter. This quote comes from Timo Cruz and is a huge part of the stuff I use to motivate me. 


"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Personal Addition Numba One

Since I haven't really been doing a good job of keeping my blog up to date I've decided to start an "Motivation of the Day." It will be a meaningful but also easy way to keep up with my personal additions. The Motivation of the Day can come in any form such as quotes, videos, pictures and anything else. I hope that my little bit of motivation every day can inspire my followers to work towards something great.

Writing Reflection #2

This second writing reflection is going to be about the process of creating six word memoirs. I didn't really enjoy the writing style because I usually take longer to get my point across. Six words was definitely not long enough for me to say what I wanted. I thought it was difficult to come up with something that was honest because I don't feel that strongly about things. In six words I had to lie and make something up for it to be a good six word memoir. I wouldn't choose this writing style again because it is tough to come up with real stuff but at least it was short. Seeeeee yaaa.

Six Word Memoir 4

I used this as a six word memoir because I feel as though I am too young to love. I have never experienced those feelings before. Photo Credit: luv clouds by solidground on Flickr

Six Word Memoir 3

I chose this as my six word memoir because I feel like the monkey in this picture. I am a care-free person. I don't understand why everyone is such a drama queen these days. Just live your life.

Photo Credit: Careless Monkey by SHHG from Flickr.

Six Word Memoir x2

I have always thought that people think I am a bit of a loser. I sing and dance as I walk down the halls because I like to do my own thing. I am much cooler than that I just don't give a flying testicle what people think about me. 

Photo Credit: Nerdamous by chochysamuels on Flickr

KONY 2012... Are You Kidding Me?

Joseph Kony has been at large for longer than I have been alive. He does terrible things and is practically a modern day Hitler. I agree, he needs to be stopped but Invisible Children Inc is part of the problem, not the solution. Any person who spreads that nonsense video around is also part of the problem. My concern is that Invisible Children Inc is stealing YOUR money. The money they don't steal is put towards an army that rapes people, kills people and loots villages. I have also read articles about the CIA being involved. I don't know if I would go that far into this topic because that sounds more like Illuminati to me. (That will be a whole other blog post.) I'm not going to put myself out there and say that the only way to capture Joseph Kony is through war but if we ended Hitler's reign through war tactics then why can't Jo Kony's reign be ended the same way. This will make me sound like a heartless, stupid asshole but this Kony stuff doesn't effect me directly so I'll live my life the same as always. Bite on daaaaat, seee ya.

Writing Reflection #1

This is my first writing reflection, obviously I got started a little early (wink, wink.) I am not really a fan of this whole blogging thing. I don't really share a whole lot of my feelings and ideas in the first place, so putting them on a blog is a little odd for me. I'm not a visual learner either so drawing out our Listography's was also a new and odd experience. I do kind of enjoy the fact that we are using technology for this class because if scientists and geniuses are working hard to make this for us we might as well use it. Anyway, onto the next one, seeee ya.

Reading Reflection #1

I have started reading a book called "I Hope They Serve a Beer in Hell" by Tucker Max. The introduction to this book makes me think that I am in for a wild ride. The first little bit told how he is a Duke graduate but may be the world's biggest asshole. The book is a collection of random events that Tucker Max has gotten himself into through alcohol, the pursuit of women and pure douchebag-ness. I haven't read too much of the book but I can already tell I will enjoy it. I can directly connect to the character in the book, Tucker Max, because he loves to insult and make fun of people. I take that path everyday of my life because I always have to say something stupid about a person's appearance or personality. This might be the 2nd or 3rd book I finish out of enjoyment instead of being forced to read. It just so happens that I get to use it for school as well. Until next time, seeeeeee ya.

Six Word Memoir 1

Batman movies are my favorite. Christian Bale did the best Batman of them all. I have always had a
deep voice but when I heard Batman speak I discovered something astonishing. I can do an excellent Christian Bale Batman impression. It is one of my many secret talents. Photo Credit goes to MilkyJai22 from Flickr.

Intro Bro

I am Patrick. This blogging jazz is not my forte but I suppose I'll have to do it to get my credit. I intend to do my best on keeping this puppy interesting but I lead a simple life so that might be a little complicated. I'm a ginger kid that keeps it real so I hope you guys can enjoy this bit of writing. Till next time that I'm forced to write something, stay schemin'.