I'm feeling very un-smart. Using words such as unsmart does not help, but that is how I'm feeling. I've just spent the last half hour or so browsing through the blogs of some of the more intelligent people that I know, or used to know. Well I still know them, but now it's only through blogs and comments, rather than every day contact. They're essays about word etimology and linguistics. Goodness. I don't even know if I spelled those words right. When did I become so silly that my blog name became "a couple of tra-la-la's"? I mean seriously. I sound like I'm a little blonde ringlet pigtailed 9 year old skipping in a blue dress with white lace on the way to meet the three bears or grandmother or some other fairy tale icon. When did this happen? I used to feel smart. When I studied history and came up with ideas and learned about educational theories like existentialism. What does that mean again? And WHY can I NOT EVER remember what it means? I'm sure it's not that difficult. I've gone through one year and a half of graduate school with a 4.0 average. That's gotta mean something. Of course it is very experienced based and not very book based. But still. Academic mush. I can't even determine when to make a paragraph break in my blog postings. They're all just one long paragraph of rambling un-smartness. It's sick. I'm disgusted at the low level of intelligent remarks that I make nowdays. I can't even make that sentence sound smart if I try. Well I suppose I could, but boy it would take a lot of time and resources. And I really don't have either that I want to spend just on trying to sound smart. Maybe that's my problem.
New Paragraph
Let's hold a contest for a new blog name. A title and little catchy phrase to go along with it. I'll even let you pick the prize for winning the contest. Within reason of course. Best of luck to all the contestants. The winner will be announced as soon as there is one.
Ok I'm done.
2 comments:
I think you're smart. I'm not good at coming up with phrases. Or titles. But I advise you to ponder on it awhile. Your blog title should be all yours, something that captures you, or something YOU really like. Look around you. Make it you.
Now Meghan you stop this right now. What is it that you think intelligence should do for you? Is it just PR? No - you've put your intelligence to work on accomplishment. And with it you've accomplished all your education to this point with honours and dignity. And you're learning the skills necessary to help others do the same.
I think you get to the crux of the matter towards the end of your post. This is a question of style. Your style is fine.
Beware the glitter and flash of jargon.
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