Which in class writing was your favorite? Why?

               My favorite writing would have to be the "this I believe" We did something kinda like it in my senior English class and I looked at what what I had stated in free writing and the things I believe in hadn't changed too much since senior even though its five years later. 

Which in class writing was your least favorite? Why?

      My least favorite writing would have to have been the last free write that we did about things that stress you out or a conflict you might have in your life. I didn't like it because I try not to dwell on negative things in my life or stressers. When you give things like that your whole attention it becomes overwhelming and you get buried in it.

Review all your writing chronologically (earliest to latest). List three interesting observations or changes in your writing. Which are the most profound (obvious and important)? Why?

      I think that my writing was worse as time went on. I can contribute that to my motivation for the semester decreasing every week that it got closer to summer. 

1) My writes were a lot shorter

2)brain salad

3)I became more open as time passed

I am not motivated to finish this question. Actually I think that i have answered the why in the first part of my answer! on to the next.

If you could change anything about your writing this semester what would it be? Why?

       I would be less open cause I don't know half of the people in this class.

What did you like best about this course?

      I love how discussion based this class is, I love how Ms. A lets me be unapologeticlly  my self and shes just along for the ride :)

What did you like least about this course?

      hmm this one is hard, maybe the keyboards. I don't like how flat they are, it makes it hard for me to type

What would you have done differently this semester if you could have a do-over?

       NOTHING! no regrets :)

What did learn about yourself as a student, a thinker, a writer this semester?

        I learned that my normal thinking is about things that are trivial and no informant. Being given prompts and expanding your mind on something that you wouldn't normally spend more than a couple seconds thinking about is a nice brain exercise

What could I, Ms. A., have done differently to improve the course?

        You could bring us breakfast. actually since we both and an unrealistic love for coffee you could NOT call me out on being  late to class because i need coffee just as much as you do. In all honesty I really enjoyed this course im not sure what you could do different.         

You begin this course with an engagement and participation score of an A.  Attendance, participation in activities and group work help you to maintain this grade.  Evaluate yourself and assign yourself a grade for the in class portion of this course.  Don’t forget the reasoning behind your self assigned grade.
                    I would give myself an a minus. The minus only because I have been late on multiple occasions and missed class because i was hungover but I maintain the A simply because I am the life of the party. In free write I was honest and open and I engaged in all class discussions.

Stress

Stress is something that I don’t really deal with, so dying from stress seems very dramatic. I don’t let things that I cant control bother me. Which is probably going to change very soon.   

Moving to Kansas City is a conflict that I have, I have been putting in applications all over the city, trying to find something. The very first app I put in someone called me back and I was so excited but when I called them back they never got back with me. Which was pretty depressing because I was really looking forward to getting that H&M discount. Also apartment searching is a pain in the ass because you want something that isn’t super small but you’re also not made out of money so….

Well I am a big city, with a lot more opportunities so it’s going to be hard for you. Anything that is growth is going to be new and unfamiliar but it’ll work out for the best. I’ll take you in like you never left and make this your home.

Im very over this task, I should have choose another conflict so there would be a third point of view. But this weekend I got my nails done and they are ON FLEEK *hair flip emoji*

superhero Pigeon

Being the awesome bagel that I am this awesome guy decided to FINNALY get me out this doughnut shop. Yes I am a bagel, and yes I did just say doughnut shop. The owner thought that I would be a good move to carry bagels as well as doughnuts so he could target the millennials in the area. So this guy decided to get me to go. I was finally going to be able to fulfill my destiny as a bagel and get eaten. The man caries me around for a while which make me quite nervous. I was ready to see the world outside of the doughnut shop. He finally sits down and takes me out of the Togo bag. I see that he’s messing with this high-tech looking suitcase. In my mind I’m trying to figure out what this man does for a living, he’s dressed in all black and has these bad ass aviators on, he’s either CIA or a super hero, either way I’m getting eaten by a bad ass!! He takes a couple of bits and I think yes! This is it!!! My destiny is being fulfilled till this greedy little pidgin shows up. We bagels don’t like the pigeons around here. Being eaten by a pidgin is the lowest of the low. There is nothing worse than seeing a couple of young kids come into the shop buying a half a dozen bagel thinking my friends are going to see the good life. They are getting out of the shop only to find out that the kids only bought them to feed to stinking PIDGONS!!! So I see the bird on the bench eyeing me. I can tell that this guy has good taste and can’t possibly feel sorry for this bird. But he does and he throws the bird a piece. And the stupid bird has THE NERVE to look at the GERNEROUS piece my man has thrown him and he wants more! After my man decided you know what you’re not going to bully me he tells the bird no, and the bird started to attack him and he throws me completely away. He really lets this stupid insignificant bird get in the way of him enjoying a delicious breakfast. Well I’m not having this!!! At all and you know what when he throws me I’m going to trap that bird in that briefcase and maybe the superhero can have good ol greasy pidgin for breakfast CAUSE IM DONE!! Well instead of cooking the bird 

happyness

My family makes me happy. They are all so crazy and so one of a kind. I wouldn’t change any of them for any reason. Even the dysfunctional characters that make up the barge clan. They teach me that no matter how strong of a foundation you are built on….you can still be lead astray and your entire future ruined.  Money make me happy, and I know that a lot of people say that money can’t bring you happiness but money can give you the funds to where you can do WHATEVER makes you happy. If you want to take a month of work because you would like to write a memoir, if you have money you can do that, nothing is holding you back.  I JASMINE AUSTIN make myself happy, I laugh at my own jokes and learn from my own struggles. I’ll never need anyone else as long and I never lose my sense of humor. A good throwback make me happy, at no point and time do I ever skip the song if no scrubs by tlc or doo wop by Lauryn Hill comes on. I know every word and it almost transports me back to a simpler time when all I ever had to worry about was how to spell butterfly and if one of my friends was going to spill the beans on who I liked. 

lessons learned

I have learned that I shouldn’t be such an open book. That just because you mean everything that you say, doesn’t mean that everyone else does the same. I’ve learned to never love wholeheartedly because when that person leaves you have nothing left. I have also learned that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Money should never stop you from doing something that you love. I’ve learned that my parents are the truest of the true. They spot fake friends before you ever could. If you see something in forever 21 you better buy because if you leave it, it WILL NOT be there the next day. Never be afraid to say what needs to be said, out of ten people nine might be thinking it but you’re the bravest to say it out loud. NEVER EVER apologize for you who you are, god made you in his likeness and he also made you with flaws for you to grow. I’ve learned that the line “education is key” is brainwashing, I believe that experience is key. You’ll never know how you will react in a situation until you’re in it. I’ve learned that actions don’t always speak louder than words. Your only as old as you feel. 

millennial dictionary

Snorkle-not a device used to breathe under water but a snorting chuckle.

Foster-to take in, to care for

Monkey- animal that swings in trees

Mountains-geological formation caused by tectonic plates

Ocean- body of water

Coffee- an everyday need of life

Full of life- does everything to the fullest.

Country- a happy place with no noise

Energetic- excited and jumpy

Bubbly-happy

Dawg-the new term for bro or man, friendly acquaintance

Nap-most magical part of the day

Sushi- a wonderful little ball of nom nom goodness

Indie-underground usually referring to music

Packages-more work

By golly-surprised by someone’s stupidly

k- I’m done talking

Nice-cool

skol-the cheer for Vikings

storm cloak- rebellious

ratchet- unwanted outlandish, trash a woman/man that isn’t living up to their full potential

buggin up- exploding with laughter, usually at something dumb

Bruh-Listen, friend

Basic-simple not original conforming

Low/high key- trying to keep it on the down low, keeping it on the down low but everyone already know

Bonus- Snap-go off.

B L U E

Blue is a color that I’m attracted to. A lot of people say that blue is a sad color and it’s mopy but I don’t see it that way. Anyway that I wake up and the sky is a smooth baby blue with patches of white I know that it’s going to be a good day. God woke me up to this beautiful day and I’m going to make the most of it. Blue is soothing, blue means booooyyyss and we all know that is something that I’m very interested in.  Blue means clean to me. Water is blue and without water there would be no life. Blue is the being and end. The sky is the limit right? I wonder why that’s blue too. Blue comes in so many different shades and styles that this one color could convey any feeling that I might be feeling at any given time. My roommate always says that blue is my favorite color and I always tell her she’s wrong. I don’t like to show favoritism towards colors because they all belong somewhere in my world. I can choose blue over green because what if one day I need to draw grass or conjure up some money? My cars is blue but it’s the boring dark blue. The blue that makes you think…oh a sensible person drives this car. She had her life all figured out.  Well that’s far from the case.