Buzzfeed Results

Just as an effort to better acquaint anyone who may stumble upon this, for starters you should know that I love Buzzfeed. And so I will use the results from three of the quizzes, "What Are Your 5 Dominant Traits," "What Type of Man Will You Marry," and "What Profession do You Think Like?" as a way to provide some information on myself.

First my five dominant traits: 

Your five dominant traits are: edgy, experimental, open-minded, artistic, and intuitive. You have a strong need for individuality, and are revolutionary in your core. You live on your own terms, and would take a fierce stand in the face of strong opposition. You are wild, obscure, and an improviser; and you favor variety to routine.

Fairly accurate I would say.

For the profession I think like: 

Ahhhh, the writer. To think like the writer is to think, think some more, and then think even more on top of that! The analysis process of a writer is everlasting as it seems like we can never say enough, however in order to get the message across we must cut and chop our thoughtfully crafted message to pieces. This takes attention to detail and recognition of our audience, which is always at the forefront of the writers mind thankfully, however the writer must make it their job not to get lost in the details because it is oh so easy to do that. Perhaps the most eloquent and beautiful trait of the writers mind is the empathetic ability to paint and envision things from another's perspective! This is amazing, and will always be needed in our world, so keep on diagnosing and defining your environment and keep in mind that a writer has written all of this.

While I wouldn't claim that I am a great writer, I do love to do it having kept a daily journal for the past three years of my life. As an English major the classes I have loved taking creative nonfiction courses but also love to analyze text.

For the man I will marry:

You are a lover, a sucker for cute guys who love to spoil you. People will envy you for his charm and wit, and let's not forget the kisses and cuddles he will pamper you with. Your man will love holidays such as Christmas and Valentines Day, so that he can show you how much he loves you with his hopeless romantic heart.

I would definitely define myself as a romantic. I have been with my current boyfriend for over a year and have been in love with him for the past four. For a creative non-fiction class I took last spring I wrote an essay titled, "The Yes Column" about my our relationship and that essay will appear shortly! 

Technology Confusion

Can't figure out how to get back onto my old blog "True Grit" even though if I google it it comes right up and all my information is there when I sign in. So starting the process all over again. Will work my way back through the year noting highlights, accomplishments, failures, etc. Basically planning on posting something everyday until things are caught up.

First current events and my thoughts on what is going on in Baltimore. 

The Wire was an HBO program created by a former police reporter David Simon and a former homicide detective Ed Burns in Baltimore and was a real depiction of events similar to those that have contributed to what is happening right now in Maryland. The show cast former drug addicts and murderers and featured real life Baltimore figures. Basing many of its seasons around the city's central issues, The Wire was "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, all are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution to which they are committed." The show ended in 2008... seven years ago... 

Clearly this show attempted to shed light on these problems so how have these problems not been solved or if at least not solved lessened in some way? While this show wasn't created to fix all of the problems in the city it clearly outlines them and depicts real events, cluing its viewers into the dark and deadly dealings within the city limits. And the show itself shows no progress in rectifying the problems it depicts so why should progress be made in real life? I guess that's the point and why it's producers are no doubt laughing at our communal stupidity. 

And as the show and current news reports make clear the economic issue involved in ending the problems that Baltimore and numerous other cities face is huge. People are willing to compromise anything to make a sleazy buck, oftentimes at the expense of their fellow man regardless of whether they are friend or foe.

In the end it really all boils down to basic lessons of common courtesy and golden rule stuff: Police don't beat people, people don't throw shit at police, politicians dont exploit issues to gain office, lawyers don't work to put a criminal back on the streets. As The Wire teaches us, it's all a game, it just depends on how we play it. And right now we're all playing to lose.

But this one mother who takes matters into her own hands is pretty badass and is a prime example of taking action where it needs to be taken. Footage can be viewed below: