life is cool when you are happy being average.

So not average, my dear. Extraordinary is more like it.

I got 1250 on my SAT's and was happy about it. Ah well, life is cool when you are happy being average.

I think I got an 1180. I can't remember what they were broken down. I also took the ACT twice and both times I got a 26.

Average is a good place to be - no one tries to knock you off of a pedestal or thinks you're a good-for-nothing. We have more fun because there's more us and no one's looking too closely anyway.

Ah well, life is cool when you are happy being average.

Nora? Average? Because of a test score?

Nope. Not buying it.

I think putting Dear Robin Lastname would be just fine.

Thanks. It's a pretty small worry compared to trying to shape his letter into something that actually makes it appear as if he is proficient in English. (I mean, he's fine. He gets his job done. He is not a writer, though, and it really shows.)

I got 1250 on my SAT's and was happy about it. Ah well, life is cool when you are happy being average.

Nora is totally me again.

I really don't think it's all that great

P-C, it's the voice I like the most. Honest and perceptive and just a bit cynical while at the same time being content ("At night, I can see the stars."). It's you all over, which is one of the hardest things to achieve in writing while still telling a good story. You could polish a few things, sure, but as a personal essay about returning to a homeplace which is and isn't home, this is awesome.

aw, guys! and, heh, beth. and solidarity! AmyLiz.

I have so much work, and I don't want to do it.

P-C, it's the voice I like the most. Honest and perceptive and just a bit cynical while at the same time being content ("At night, I can see the stars."). It's you all over, which is one of the hardest things to achieve in writing while still telling a good story. You could polish a few things, sure, but as a personal essay about returning to a homeplace which is and isn't home, this is awesome.

I second this. The way you word things and describe your surroundings allows me to visualize these places and objects a bit easier.

P-C, it's the voice I like the most. Honest and perceptive and just a bit cynical while at the same time being content ("At night, I can see the stars.").

Ha. My brother and I joked about how we had to go tell our friends we could see the stars so we could sound all deep and poetic. It's a tacked-on happy ending, when I could have just as easily gone some other way.

It's you all over, which is one of the hardest things to achieve in writing while still telling a good story.

Thanks. Is it supposed to be hard? Cause, you know, I didn't really try or anything. That's just what came out. And honestly, it may be "[me] all over," but it's a tad fake. I was stepping out of my element with the conscious attempts to describe the village coherently with some semblance of tactile imagery. So I guess I did try a little. Later on, the entries will be much more me all over. Where I'm not so self-conscious about what I'm writing, and just write. I try to walk a fine line between writing for me and writing for an audience.

P-C, chiming in to say that's some beautiful writing you have there.

Susan has a new tag. It's probably supposed to be inspirational, but it's also illogical.