Comments | my_name_is_jenn: Introduction

my_name_is_jenn

Introduction

Nov 06, 2016 21:52

This is my first entry for Week 0 of therealljidol. Concrit is welcome ( Read more... )

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alohaanna November 7 2016, 03:14:23 UTC

Nice to meet you , Jen.
You can eat with me at lunch.

my_name_is_jenn November 7 2016, 04:06:47 UTC

Nice to meet you, too.

Thanks. :)

banana_galaxy November 7 2016, 03:23:59 UTC

I really liked the way you creatively structured this introduction. I felt sad for you with all the changes growing up. I look forward to reading more from you!

my_name_is_jenn November 7 2016, 04:07:53 UTC

Thanks. I struggled with keeping the tense straight and must have edited it half a dozen times. I'm still not sure I got it all correct though.

It was an interesting childhood, that's for sure. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, right?

I look forward to reading more from you as well. :)

banana_galaxy November 7 2016, 20:03:33 UTC

I used to struggle with tense a lot, and I probably still do occasionally. I didn't even understand what it was until I had a friend explain it to me when I kept making so many mistakes with it. And then I wrote a whole novel wherein I intentionally changed tenses each chapter. XD

That's what they say, anyway. I think it depends how you let yourself react to it in the long term.

marlawentmad November 12 2016, 03:36:42 UTC

Your narrative flowed seamlessly. I always had a hard time with tense, too. I tend to get swept up in the moment. It was the criticism I received most often. I really look forward to reading your entries. Thanks for sharing your story. Your frankness is refreshing.

baxaphobia November 7 2016, 10:30:25 UTC

This is a lovely introduction. I can't imagine being uprooted as much as you have been! I'm such a creature of habit and routine that the thought makes me tremble! I look forward to hearing more from you. And good luck on the job search!

my_name_is_jenn November 7 2016, 12:20:52 UTC

Thanks. :)

I'm the opposite. If I'm in one place too long, I start to get antsy. I'm trying to change that though. I never was able to answer the question "Where did you grow up?" and I've never plated roots. I kind of want roots.

adoptedwriter November 7 2016, 13:26:38 UTC

Wow! That's a lot of moving around! Military? P & G? Glad you're here with us!

AW

my_name_is_jenn November 7 2016, 17:31:19 UTC

Nah. Just a father who couldn't hold down a job.

Thanks. I'm glad to be here!

majesticzaichik November 7 2016, 15:51:52 UTC

Hey Jenn! Good luck with your future career prospects! I was not popular in school either, but I had my own circle of friends that were "rejects" like me, so I was never very lonely. Have fun this season!

my_name_is_jenn November 7 2016, 17:31:41 UTC

Thanks. :)