Let Go-Frou Frou
Adam's Song-Blink 182
The Scientist-Coldplay
Grace Is Gone-Dave Matthews Band
Take It Easy-The Eagles
No-Jason Aldean
Atmosphere-John Mayer
Brass Bed-Josh Gracin
100 Years-Five For Fighting
I Could Have Lied-Red Hot Chili Peppers
1. These songs are some of my favorites by my favorite artists. I did my senior lyrical solo to Let Go by Frou Frou, and it will always be a memorable song because it is the last time I was able to dance on stage. Our class song was 100 Years by Five For Fighting, and whenever I hear it I think of all of my most memorable moments from high school. Adam's Song by Blink 182 reminds me of summer. The rest of the songs are just ones that I would typically listen to on a normal day.
2. I think you can really tell a person's mood depending on what he or she is listening to on a particular day. I think that the mix I have created shows that I like pretty much every genre of music and that I'm open to listening to anything.
3. If someone listened to my mix, I guess they would probably think that I'm more of a laid back person because all of the music on my list is kind of "quiet" and not very loud. I don't typically listen to the mainstream kind of music. They might think I'm an older person because I like to listen to oldies.
4. My mix indicates my connection to something larger because most of the songs bring back memories with friends. Friends and youth would be the larger culture with my music.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Summarizer: Pages 36-70-Alecia
Pages 36-70 basically begins with talking about the rules the patients have to follow. It then leads into talking about all of the people that Norah Vincent has met so far at Meriwether and the relationships that she has with them.
Meriwether is a very strict place. The nurses enforce rules at all times, and it seems to Vincent that they have eyes in the back of their heads. The head nurse, Mrs. Weston, is the most strict of all. She takes away ballpoint pens, shoelaces, oranges, plastic bags, etc. Vincent used the orange peels and put them in the trash to mask the urine smell that was overwhelming in the rooms. She called it "prison potpourri". Vincent learned how to hide ballpoint pens and put the plastic bag under her pillow. From her boredom, she made shoelaces from toilet paper for her shoes and then would proceed to pace the halls for exercise. The staff also didn't let people smoke, although they always found ways around it.
Mr. Clean was her first encounter mentioned in the book. He tried to coax her to sneak him cigarettes. His hair was "long and nappy" (44), his breath smelled absolutely awful, and his eyes were yellow and bulged out.
Vincent has three roommates; Tracy Chapman, Ellen, and Sweet Girl. Tracy Champman had dreads and could carry on a decent conversation, and was in Meriwether because her foster children had "called her in" on indecent treatment. Ellen was in her last 60s, black, and liked to eat. She only left her room to eat, otherwise she sat in her chair and watched everyone. Sweet Girl was her third roommate. She was in her twenties and had attended college at a local university. As Vincent described her, she was "beautiful"(49). Sweet Girl had an imaginary friend, Patsy, and would talk to her constantly.
Another in Meriwether was Mother Teresa. She was given this name because she would preach all the time about God. She was an immigrant from Puerto Rico and came to the US by herself, leaving her three kids back in Puerto Rico with relatives.
Deborah was scary. The first time Vincent met her, she wolf-howled at her. Whenever Deborah would walk by Vincent, she whispered curse words under her breath. She always got into fights with her roommate, who had many tattoos and was Hispanic.
Her best friend at Meriwether was a patient named Casey. Casey worked as a teacher at a rough school. She was in the ward because she told her Psychologist that she was depressed and thought about committing suicide. Vincent gave her pointers about how to act so she didn't have to be in Meriwether for a long time.
Meriwether is a very strict place. The nurses enforce rules at all times, and it seems to Vincent that they have eyes in the back of their heads. The head nurse, Mrs. Weston, is the most strict of all. She takes away ballpoint pens, shoelaces, oranges, plastic bags, etc. Vincent used the orange peels and put them in the trash to mask the urine smell that was overwhelming in the rooms. She called it "prison potpourri". Vincent learned how to hide ballpoint pens and put the plastic bag under her pillow. From her boredom, she made shoelaces from toilet paper for her shoes and then would proceed to pace the halls for exercise. The staff also didn't let people smoke, although they always found ways around it.
Mr. Clean was her first encounter mentioned in the book. He tried to coax her to sneak him cigarettes. His hair was "long and nappy" (44), his breath smelled absolutely awful, and his eyes were yellow and bulged out.
Vincent has three roommates; Tracy Chapman, Ellen, and Sweet Girl. Tracy Champman had dreads and could carry on a decent conversation, and was in Meriwether because her foster children had "called her in" on indecent treatment. Ellen was in her last 60s, black, and liked to eat. She only left her room to eat, otherwise she sat in her chair and watched everyone. Sweet Girl was her third roommate. She was in her twenties and had attended college at a local university. As Vincent described her, she was "beautiful"(49). Sweet Girl had an imaginary friend, Patsy, and would talk to her constantly.
Another in Meriwether was Mother Teresa. She was given this name because she would preach all the time about God. She was an immigrant from Puerto Rico and came to the US by herself, leaving her three kids back in Puerto Rico with relatives.
Deborah was scary. The first time Vincent met her, she wolf-howled at her. Whenever Deborah would walk by Vincent, she whispered curse words under her breath. She always got into fights with her roommate, who had many tattoos and was Hispanic.
Her best friend at Meriwether was a patient named Casey. Casey worked as a teacher at a rough school. She was in the ward because she told her Psychologist that she was depressed and thought about committing suicide. Vincent gave her pointers about how to act so she didn't have to be in Meriwether for a long time.
Dress-Up Day
1. I decided to dress "ghetto" to classes last week because I have two guy friends who I am always making fun of. They are the ones I borrowed the clothes from--a black straight brimmed hair with an XXL black t-shirt with bright yellow words on it. I chose not to wear their pants because I would constantly be pulling them up, and I would be freezing because the material is so thin.
2. When I approached people I knew, I just laughed it off. I don't take situations too seriously, so I didn't really care that my friends were hysterically laughing at me. I didn't feel weird when I walked by people I didn't know because I don't think they were really paying attention to me. I only had one class that day (an 8am) so everyone was being zombie-like anyway.
3. None of my friends treated me differently and the only thing I noticed from my peers was an occasional double take. I didn't mind though. Again, I only had one class so none of my other professors saw me in my "ghetto" clothes.
4. Only my friends mentioned something about what I was wearing. They already knew that I had to do the assignment so they just laughed at me for about 5 seconds and then we didn't talk about it the rest of the day. No strangers came up and said anything about me either.
5. Even though I didn't get that much feedback about my new clothing choices, I still think that clothing makes the person--before you actually know them and get accustomed to them. No matter what anyone says, you judge people you don't know by their appearance. I don't think that will ever change.
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