Thursday, December 22, 2011

Exam Writing - A short story told through Facebook posts

Post #1
‎10 days until Christmas but before I can party, I must do battle against 3 nasty exams that stand before me. They stand tall and imposing with stank and humid breath as they look to pummel me to the ground. But I do not relent. I lift my mighty pencil high and at the top of my lungs, I give a warrior's cry to my deity hoping for a response. Shall I survive or shall I perish? Shall the numbers crunch or will I instead be crunched? We will see ...


Post #2
With my pencil held high, and my voice gone coerce from yelling I charge at the first fell beast. and his name is Cost and managerial Accounting II. I shall remain pure of conviction and hold true to my mission. This exam will not best be in combat.


Post #3
The battle was fierce and I leave the exam's lair knowing that it was a close one. The beast almost did me in as we exchanged wounds back and forth but with a perfect parry followed by a thrust of my pencil, I slayed the beast by burying my pencil deep instead the exams beating papers. Now I must move forward, toward the lair of the second exam beast. This one sounds louder and harder than the last but I must push onward.

Post #4
I traverse the dang hallway known as the weekend and I see the exam beast towering before me. I do not feel prepared to challenge this 3 hour behemoth promises but I know I must find the courage and the wits to do battle. I take one last memorizing glance at my notes and then throw them to the side knowing they can do me no further good. I lift my pencil high and cover behind my calculator and charge forward. The time for battle is now and I will fight and conquer and hear the lamentation of the teachers ...

Post #5
After much hard work, I enter the final room. The final exam beast towers over me and I can feel the hate roll off of it in waves. Behind him I spy a door with sunshine trickling through the cracks. I slay this beast and I will earn my freedom. I do not feel prepared. My mind is soft, my body weak and my pencil is losing its edge. I must press on despite the obstacles. I do not did to slay the beast but simply wound it enough to get through the door. The time is now and I make my move...

Post #6
The battle is done, the beast still lives as do I. The battle was fierce, my body is tired and I took several deep wounds but I believe that I shall be declared victorious in the end. Now I shall sit at a corner table in some dimly lit tavern and enjoy some cool beverages while I await the results from my battles with the 3 exam beasts. And then I will sleep ... The End?

Saturday, December 17, 2011

8 sleeps until Christmas

I Love Love Love Gifts ....

It doesn't matter if I am getting or receiving, I simply love gifts. Not much more to say than that. And at this time of year, I am reminded of the greatest gift of all ... Jesus Christ.

Christmas carols have told the tale of Jesus for years but I have never been a really big fan of them until now. I was recently listening to my fave radio station, RadioU, and they played O Holy Night (definitely not a fan of the song) by the band "Becoming the Archetype" and now I am a believer in what Christmas carols can be. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!!!


Thursday, December 15, 2011

Exam Time and Music

It is exam time in my house and that means studying. Normally this is not a hard thing to do although with the passing of my mom and then being struck done with Pneumonia for the last week, there has not been a lot of time for that. Therefore, I sit at my computer with a measly 4 hours of study time completed, my eyes heavy from sickness and meds, and my thoughts scattered like papers riding a cool breeze. So I blog, half to waste the time away so I have excuses and half to focus my mind for the task ahead. I hope the latter proves true since I have three exams in 6 days and I would like to finish well. Well back to studying but before I go, a gift. The gift of song since it seems to be what helps me navigate the troubling times of life. This one seems to speak to me of Christmas and loss and hope. Enjoy!!