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Comment on Creative Writing Daily Agenda by Randy Ruud

Randy Ruud — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:38:55 +0000

i like your style of writing

Comment on Book Blog by Jeffrey Rynberg

Jeffrey Rynberg — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:18:26 +0000

The book that I am reading is a pretty good one. It is another sports one and is about basketball. The name of the book is called The Travel Team. As I read the book I thought to myself that it related to lot of what my basketball life was like at FHS. So that is probely why I liked the book so much.

Comment on Book Blog by Reed Flickinger

Reed Flickinger — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:11:49 +0000

If there was a perfect book for me it would have to be about hunting or fishing.It would have to be about adventures that I could relate to.And for the books ending, it would end with the main character catching the biggest bass or shooting the biggest deer with the nicest antlers.

Comment on Book Blog by Jeff E 4th hour

Jeff E 4th hour — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:40:59 +0000

My book is coming along pretty good. This book is a very exciting book and im almost 3/4 way done with it. I think that anyone that is a baseball fan should read this book because it shows that anyone can be great at something if they set there mind to it. I usually prefer fantasy books but this book is a good one because I used to play baseball when I was little so I can relate to the charecters in the book.

Comment on Creativity Commitment by Elizabeth H.

Elizabeth H. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:00:19 +0000

Hello again,
After finishing my final week of the creativity commitment, I have found that some methods of enhancing someone’s creativity may have worked out better for me. I choose to spend my time relaxing and running, but the running seemed to be the only method that really helped me out. The time I spent relaxing was not a complete loss however, it helped me realize that I may be having a problem concentrating and even some difficulty with my other course work due to stress. I plan on conituing to try to advance my creativity, but perhaps I will try different methods to see which one works best for me.

Comment on Creativity Commitment by Courtney S.

Courtney S. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:55:37 +0000

For my second blog I’ve decided to tell you about my diet changes. I’ve cut out pop, and replaced my dinner with salads and milk. Anything really fattening I’ve completely cut it out. But, I dont’ like it very much. I feel like I have less enegry and I’m just down in the dumps all of the time. But I am hoping it’s just because my body is ajusting.

Comment on Creativity Commitment by Courtney S.

Courtney S. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:54:02 +0000

I chose to eat better and journal for my commitment. I’m actually really excited to start journaling. I’ve always been intrested in writing but never chose to persue practicing it. I’ve ben trying to make sure I write a lot. But with my life being hectic as it is, everythign gets difficult. But what can you do?

Comment on IMAGERY NEWS–2009 by dkennedy

dkennedy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:31:31 +0000

You’re very welcome, Jonathon. I had fun too. I’m impressed with yet another great Imagery group.

Comment on Creativity Commitment by Alex B.

Alex B. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:37:30 +0000

The second blog: I’ve really enjoyed the commitment and I think I will pursue with doing it on my own terms. I really enjoyed running and letting my mind breathe every once in awhile. My music horizon is now expanded and I feel very creative. I wrote the personification poem with ideas literally pouring out of my ears. I kept a journal through the two weeks and those logs will go into further detail about how it affected me over the period of time. I’m almost relieved though for it to be over, two weeks isn’t long, but it is when you’re busy. I made room for everything and now I feel like I did something right for my body. Other than that, I feel I could have chosen something more out of range for my activities, but I think these worked just fine.

Comment on Creativity Commitment by Kristian B.

Kristian B. — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:31:16 +0000

For the past two weeks I’ve been exercising and listening to Bach. I have to say that I was more interested in listening to Bach because I love listening to classical music, especially John Williams(highly recommended)! I’ve learned that listening to classical music helps me over the years, but Bach makes it so much better. His cello suites performed by Yo-Yo-Ma were very good and helped me write my poems for class, as well as my creativity commitment logs. Its not the big, orchestral scores that I normally listen to, but instead it was quiet, calming cello pieces, as well as some other Victorian-esque, quiet orchestral compositions. Bottom line, I believe that listening to Bach does stimulate creativity and concentration in the brain because it provides a quiet, soothing, focused environment and stimulates strong imagery. I say Imagery because people usually try to imagine a particular event, place, or thing when they listen to a song, be it classical or rap. I am so glad that many people in the class chose to listen to classical music because not many people have an appreciation towards it and by listening to it, they start to think, “wow, this actually sounds really cool!”. It exposes them to classical music and allows them to grow an interest and appreciation for the genre.

Now, the exercising was a challenge for me because I am not very physically active, unless you count Golf, which I only play in the spring/summer. When I exercised, I mainly did sit-ups, shin-ups (yes, shin-ups), and push-ups. Like I said, since I’m not physically fit, these exercises were difficult for me to complete. However, one thing is true about exercising: It is good for you mentally and physically. It is good for the brain because it increases blood flow to the the brain so a person can focus and invent new ideas, and good for the body because it builds up muscle tissue and burns calories. I listened to music too as I exercised and it helped distract me from the pain and pushed me to keep going. I think one could say that music and exercise is a very productive combination because you are stimulating the brain with both the music and the exercise, and listening to the creative styles of different musicians. I have to admit, I did not get the chance to exercise Dec. 18 because I fell asleep before I could do them, so B it is.

I’m sorry for not typing the first blog; I completely forgot. I thought I’d make up for the lost blog by writing this neat, detailed blog. In short, I actually had a insightful, creative, experience with this Creativity Commitment. I think that I’ve just started to walk the path to finding my creativity again, and I’m looking forward to the day where I can come up with neat, imaginative ideas quickly and without struggle.