Hump Day

Tears flow down my cheeks as I write this--the final blog post of my AP English 12 career.  Scratch that.  I just got to part two of Ms. Serensky's final blog assignment and semester exam directions.  No more tears.  January 22nd will come with the beginning of the second semester coupled with more blog posts to entertain my Wednesday nights.  They call Wednesday "Hump Day" (I mean that in the most appropriate way possible), but to me Wednesday holds a special place in my heart.  I assume "Hump Day" originates from the idea that the week symbolizes a mountain one must climb to reach the freedom and excitement of the weekend.  Fortunately for all, I, the original Blog Banter DJ, found a song to help everyone make it through any rough/overwhelming week in the same way blogs help me.  Thank you Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montana for delivering us this one.  The pop star reminds all of us in her song "The Climb" that it "Ain't about how fast I get there, ain't about what's waiting on the other side, it's the climb."  This song improves my morale in a similar way my own blogs improved every week.  "I Ain't Saying She a Gold Digger," my second-most recent blog, combined three techniques I try to achieve in all of my pieces of writing.  I applied analysis and connections to our class book at the time; I added my usual sarcastic remarks to increase the entertainment factor and to spice things up a bit; additionally, I also tried to supply the reader with a lesson in response to the subject of my blog.  By encompassing all of these techniques into a blog regarding gold digging I perceive this as my finest example of writing via Blogger, while also providing a life lesson.  The quality of my blogs climbed seemingly with a direct relation to an increased amount of humor per piece.  Therefore, I nominate my most comedic blog as my most interesting post as well.  "Lend Me Some Sugar, I Am Your Neighbor" stemmed as an idea after watching Bridesmaids, so naturally the movie activated my own sense of humor.  I tried to make this entry as much fun as possible in order to share a hobby I enjoy and to encourage the practice of it to my classmates.  A combination of notable quotes from the movie and Outkast hopefully appealed to others as much as it appealed to me.  The admission about how much I enjoy reading the works of my classmates makes the blog all the more interesting as it encourages more writing.  "Lend Me Some Sugar, I Am Your Neighbor" yielded responses I hoped to gain.  Each of the comments encouraged me to keep writing in the same way I try to encourage other bloggers.  However, to pick a favorite, I think I have to go with Shannon's reply.  She admittedly  LOLed at my blog and that made me feel warm and fuzzy.  Plus, her inclusion of adjectives like "awesome" and "witty" (both of which I gladly embrace), helped separate her highly complimentary comment from others.  Thanks Shan for your approval and "round of applause."  A special thanks to each and every other AP English 12 blogger for the entertaining pieces of writing week after week.  We all deserve the title of Ms. Serensky's Shooting Stars.  Also, remember that the end of the first semester serves as just another marker on our climb to the peak of English language and literature.  Keep climbing classmates and keep blogging too.