Thank you, AP Comp

I have definitely noticed my improvement in writing expanding to other aspects of my daily life. The other day I was talking to Alexis about how my form of speaking with friends and family has become more and more Prokottian (the AP Comp version of Orwellian). I have noticed myself using more random and quirky metaphors and concrete images in everyday speech. Earlier today my bedroom was freezing so I brought in my small oscillating heater and shut my door tightly. About two hours later, I said to my mom, "My bedroom is as warm as a womb right now." Who knows where I got the image of the womb (maybe it's from all those readings about babies we have read in this class) but I know that I would not have thought of that a few months ago. Lately, I have also been reacting to funny or unique occurences with the thought, "I want to write about this!" That's how the sock-matching blog post below came to be. I was looking at my unmatched socks on my feet and thought, hmmm that's a blog post right there! It has also made me a more observant reader. On Mopro source analysis sheets, I start subconsiously saying things like, "The writer damages his ethos with the line..." It might be brain-washing, but I am so glad I took this class before graduating because it has actually made a huge difference in the way I write, read, and look at the world.