In the spirit of your first assignment (you know, the one that's on your freshly posted syllabus where you're supposed to tell the class about yourself and post one of your favorite online videos and tell us why you like it), I thought it only fair that I should jump in and go first. Not that first is better, but it is my hope that I might offer a model for you (of sorts - you don't have to do your post exactly like this. I am not here to stifle you) and eliminate the potential anxiety of being the first person to post.
So: About me. I am a lecturer at the University of Michigan in both the English Department Writing Program and the Sweetland Writing Center. I have an MFA in creative writing (poetry) from UofM and I did my undergrad work at the University of Detroit Mercy.
My interests include reading (actual books as well as things I get from the Internets), writing (poetry, creative non-fiction, etc.), pop culture (though I don't watch much TV), music (listening. I'm not a player. Of music. Or player in the other sense of the word), spending quality time with friends and family, politics, teaching, and animals (I have a dog, Henri, and a cat, Jasper). Two of my interests, poetry and monkeys, are represented on my blog Touched By A Monkey.
As for my favorite viral video, I really dig "You Are So Beautiful (To Me)" by Everythingisterrible. It's media with a message. And it's really creepy. And sad. And funny.
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HI!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a freshman at the University of Michigan studying Movement Science in the school of Kinesiology. I'm a capricorn, I'm from Detroit, and I have one sister named Camille. My favorite food is spaghetti so if you're my friend you'll have your mom make me some :). I'm also a very devout Christian man. My dream is to one day become a Sports Doctor, where I can surround myself in my addiction for basketball. I've played basketball since I was 8, and the only thing that kept me from playing was a bad knee injury I sustained while in high school. That injury forced my mind to expand, and I began writing poetry. When I was 17, my 1st book of poetry entitled "Divine Intervention" as published. On my 18th birthday this past January, I passed the 4000 mark in sales, and I need 1000 more to make it into your local BarnesandNoble and Borders book stores!!
I joined this class because I have a very extroverted and silly personality, making me a natural people person. I'd like to use a site like Youtube to further popularize my book with hopes of making my next book a bestseller!!
P.S. I live in East Quad unfortunately, and I haven't eaten there since my freshman orientation in August 2008!! LOL!!
These videos define my silly personality. I know we were asked to pick one, but you need both to know me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYqM9-Fj0Pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMrPjl-927Q