LJ Idol 9, Week 0: Introduction

[vaudy]

It is halfway through the first quarter of my 8th grade year, and my family has just moved. My new school has “electives” for junior high. I have been placed in Creative Writing, which is a disappointment because I enjoy writing, and I’d really like to be able to take the class for a whole quarter

Comments

[stacieann15]

I really enjoyed your writing. What is it about being an 8th grade girl that brings so much pain into focus? I've walked that road, too. I'm looking forward to reading more!

[vaudy]

Eighth grade can be a terrible time. It's easy to assume that it was so painful because I was shy and nerdy and lonely, but somehow I think even a lot of the more popular girls secretly weren't having such a great time, either.

[muchtooarrogant]

Welcome back to Idol!

Contrary to your critique, I didn't think this introduction was a downer at all, and for the record, I'd much rather write an eight, or sixteen, page story than a twenty-five word list of any sort. *grin*

I look forward to reading you every week, and hope you have a nice long run this season.

Dan

[vaudy]

Yeah, what my brain tries to tell me is often at odds with what other people think, and with reality, as well. And I don't even know what a list of twenty-five anythings has to do with creative writing. I think the teacher was at a loss what to do with me.

Thank you for your comments; I always appreciate them (even when I get too overwhelmed to reply).

[vaudy]

It's enough of a struggle as an adult. It was a very hard way to grow up.

Thanks for commenting. *hugs*

[waveform_delta]

I'm not sure I could make a list of "25 things I like about myself" even now...

[vaudy]

I feel pretty confident I could get five. If I worked really hard, and am having a good day, I could probably get ten.

Twenty-five things is a lot.

[shay_writes]

I don't think I could compose a list. Though I have always liked my neck and the way my eyes look after I've been crying.

I enjoyed your introduction!

[vaudy]

My eyes look horrible when I've been crying. It's really obvious, too; it's impossible for me to pretend I haven't been crying. For me, it's my hair; especially the way it looks in natural sunlight.

Thanks for commenting!