5-5:10pm: What happened today? Narrate to us a little….. Where is the happiness, the humor? And if you don’t see any, could a reader?
For tonight’s page: PURPOSE AND INTENTION IN YOUR NARRATION!!!!!
5:10-5:30pm: Before getting into Irby, tell us about your writing style, and how perhaps its moved or re-shaped since the semester started?
5:30-5:45pm: How are you and Irby alike? Different?
For tonight’s page: What’s discouraging to others can be delightful in opportunity to others.
FOR TONIGHT’S PAGE: You create your own leads, your own opportunities and reality, realities.
5:45-5:55pm: What was the last essay from her you read? Thoughts?
5:55-6:05pm: How would you describe her style? You’ve done this before, but please provide a little more support of your opinion and assessment of her writing practice.
WRITING PROMPT: Start writing an essay about right now… where you are and what you’re doing, the room you’re in and the characters there with you.
FOR TONIGHT’S PAGE: Conversations with self, for new self. New pages and light.
FOR TONIGHT’S PAGE: Irby in many ways tells us to have conversations with ourselves, that we are always learning about our identity and that identity can change, WHICH IS OKAY!!
6:05-6:15pm: Close…. What’s in your notes, on tonight’s page?
ASSIGNMENT: Keep reading! Finish book by next class. Keep emailing me thoughts!!
ASSIGNMENT: 1-page creative – Telling us about something that happened to your recently, or whenever. KEEP IT TO A PAGE! Or try…..
Thank you guys for being here tonight! And, if you want to know your grade on Sedaris, or in the class, keep bugging me till I give you an answer! Let me write this again…. Your presence and production is what will get you the grade you want, even more than conventional assignments. Make yourself known, share ideas, connect to each other and create community even in this weird distanced and virtual life we’re all living.
As always, need anything let me know.
RESPECT.
– #professormikey
#professormikey 
Hi Everyone!!!!!
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Hey!!!! How are you?
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Doing well!! You?
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Im alright. I am very hungry though
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Make sure you eat!! Writers need FUEL.
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I have pretty bad eating habits haha. I forget to eat sometimes when I’m busy
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We all do from time to time..
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Hi
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Welcome!
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Hey everyone
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Hi Debora!!
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Hello everyone
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Hey Finn!! How are you?
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oh man tired but also excited to talk about irby I have seen so many different things about myself through her!
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I love it!! Can’t wait to read your thoughts!
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For tonight’s page…. Be ahead of your story.
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Hi everyone, My day was good, went to play basketball ,cruised on my longboard, an ate some bomb food. I think the reader can see the happiness in my story by seeing me doing my favorite things and enjoying myself.
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Describe this food that moved you so…
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hey everyone!! hope y’all are doing well! Such a pretty day today! Today I went to the mall to get my sister a birthday present at the Disney store but they’re closed completely down!! (She wanted a baby yoda stuff animal lol) Then I got a little bit distracted and got some things while I was there. When I got home my sister wanted to do some more shopping at lululemons in Rosa. She got some stuff and I got my self my first pair of leggings from there as well! They’re so comfortable but so expensive!! But some times you just gotta treat yourself you know? We walked around a bit and found my mom a gift that was supper sentimental. But I had a lot of fun with my sister. We don’t hang to much because we’re always busy doing our own things but I’m happy for the time I get with her.
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Hi!!! When is her bday??
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November 5! She’s turning 20
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Tell her I said she’s old.
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awesome story Gianna, I love spending time with family too. my brothers are my therapy and frustation all at once.
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I like the way you put that, Finn.
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Yes that’s so true! They to be driving me crazy though lol
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I also noticed that the Disney store in the mall has closed down! It’s so weird – I always thought the store did pretty well! I wonder what is going in to replace it?
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Hey y’all! Today was the same old thing, work and school. I found happiness today with the interactions I have with people at work. Shockingly everyone is really nice and friendly so it’s refreshing going to a job where people are so excited t communicate.
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Hey Jake… good to see you.
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Today after I got up I wrote an essay for my ASL class about the differences between hearing and deaf cultures. Then I watched a new show called Queens Gambit and finger knitted my blanket, (LMAO I sound old) but then i had a 2 hour ASL class. After class I went to Joanns Fabric store and got some stuff because i want to learn how to crochet those festival style tops. Then I got food with a friend that I have to wait to eat lol.
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I think it’s super cool that you knit actually! My grandma taught me when I was little and it’s something I’ve always remembered.
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Today I woke up at 7 to get ready for my first class at 9 after that i did my second class from 12 to 2. Between then and now I rode my bike, watched a movie, and started my math homework. today has been a relatively uninteresting day for me. Not much humor in my story about today.
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What movie did you watch?
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HI everyone! Today I had really great day, I was really productive at work and enjoyed spending some time outside as well. The happiness and humor in my day includes talking to polite and joyful customers, playing around with ice cream flavors, and taking my break / lunch outside with my boyfriend.
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Hi Paige! Thanks for being here.
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Hi everyone! Today I spent time working on math homework. Once I was done with that I have spent the rest of the day with my grandparents working and helping them out. I have had many experiences of humor today, for example when I was at Costco this dog was putting the window up and down in the back seat of the car it was in.
How is everyone today!?
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Hi Shantel!
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Today was crazy for me… but the craziness is what provides the composition.
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Today was pretty normal. I woke up and had no time to eat before my history class cause i’m too lazy to wake up in time like I really should. I got through the class which honestly was boring but I think its hilarious how we are learning on the same topics as lower education. I then got myself to eat some eggs after class and then went to hang out with my older brother. talked with him in his room until about 2 and then I read a chapter of Irbys’ book and finished up the prompts from last class before logging into the chat. I can’t complain honestly it has been a good day!
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This blog is pissing me off tonight.. not sure what’s going on with WordPress…. So, I feel you guys on some of the remarks you’ve made about the blog’s functionality.
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Damn technology
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Real talk.
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I keep trying to like this comment but it won’t let me so *presses like*
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Sorry…
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Talk to us about YOUR style…
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Today I saw a Dalmatian puppy in person for the first time. She was so soft and cute. Her name was Hazel and she was only 10 weeks so she was still very little. So young that her spots are still brown.
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HI, all! Today was a rather hectic day in my household, but I’m almost certain that a reader could find humor in my misery haha. My toddler is in the process of potty training, specifically getting the hang of #2. Because of this we had SEVERAL accidents on the floor, feels almost as if I am potty training a puppy or something. It definitely stressed me out in the moment, but looking back on it I’m laughing now.
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YOUR STYLE, on page…. what is its mode, description?
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I think my writing style has changed throughout the semester by becoming more free writing and kind of letting loose. I feel like I have actually created my own style writing and it feels way better than having a forced upon one.
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Good!! How will you strengthen this new style of yours?
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I believe that my writing style has changed a bit. I think I put more of my “self” into the composition. Free writing is something I find has helped me quite a lot. I feel like I used to not ever have any ideas, but now my mind is throwing so many different things out!
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My writing style is formally sarcastic. In school they only allowed us to write formal argumentative essays. There was no room for freedom and it sucked that it has affected the way I write now. Though I say sarcastic because I’d always try to find little loop holes to make the essay seem like my own and not like it was wrote by a robot.
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It’s annoying to me now how much we were being held back from in our writing. I used to think that writing was just about making it as robotic and uniform as possible, it’s nice to see that I wasn’t the only one who felt like I was wronged from my english classes when I was younger.
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And that, THEY call, “teaching”..
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I would say that my style in the beginning of the semester was very traditional. I stuck to a concrete sentence form that didn’t stray from the rules of what I was taught in english before. As the year went on I have become a lot more free writing, that has allowed me to use more comedy, sarcasm, and honesty into my writings that I never thought I was able to do before in English. I think this more individualistic style form has made my writing a lot more enjoyable as well as an actual hobby instead of a chore.
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So what are YOUR rules?
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My rules are to have none.
Create your own structure
be creative and funny
Most important, love your writing as a passion
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Cheers!! We can all learn from this!!
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My rules would just really be; stay true to yourself and foster all your ideas.
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Love it!!
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My writing style is very simple and straight forward. I make sure to organize my work so readers can easily follow the things going on in my essay. I don’t try to be fancy and write self reflective or awe inspiring academy award winning pieces of work. I keep it consistent and legible so when i go to edit and revise my writings it has a clear chronological order to go in. From this semester my writing style hasn’t changed much besides being better at writing essays which isn’t writing style but skill but none the less its what I improved on.
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It is writing style, actually.
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Since starting this class I have seen my writing change in the sense of more journalism rather than simple words.
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I would say previously my writing style was very clinical. I was taught very strict formatting throughout my schooling and really only ever wrote as means to an end (aka a good grade). Now, however, I would say that my writing style has grown to include more humor and more of a lighthearted approach. I find myself enjoying writing as opposed to looking at it as a chore.
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In all honesty, what is style anyway?
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I believe that “style” is a personalized way of doing something.
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I think style in writing could be the tone of the writing.
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That’s part of it, sure!!
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It depends what the writing is for. If it is educational, then I doesn’t necessarily have a different style than the format given. But when I write for myself its a lot more fluent, sarcastic, emphatic, and sometimes a bit discursive.
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this semester has taught me though that I can write for me, even if it is for school. That I can still put my own “twist”
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Your VOICE. Your IDENTY. YOU!!!
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I totally agree I have come from a boring narrative to a whole new me on the pages, and I still see so much progress that still needs to be made. this was a great idea
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Hey everyone! My day has been pretty good and chilled out. I started the day by working out then followed by a shower and breakfast. From there I had math and photography class which were both fun and easy. Then every since up until twenty minutes ago, I have been studying for my math test tomorrow!
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Today is has been good. I had my math class this morning and went to a bike ride after that.Riding bike was my favorite thing to do when I was younger so I try to do it as much as I can. No as I way to work out but more like a way to enjoy myself. The day was so pretty! I love the beginning of autumn. After I got home I sat on the patio of my house to finish Irby’s book while I was enjoying my coffee.
Then I hung out with my roommates and he was telling me some funny stories from his family who are from Louisiana. I love how people are so different and have so many different habits. Talked to my family for a awhile and now I am here. The readers could see happiness when I am doing things that I love like reading, riding my bike or connecting and talking to people
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I don’t know if I have really FOUND my style of writing yet. I feel as if I’m still trying to figure it out and pick. But I do know I’m speaking more from the heart and brain than just putting words onto paper that I have no passion in. No longer a robot following every guild line word for word, more of a flow now. (If that makes sense)
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When I think style, I think memory… how are you remembered, how do you make yourself known? Some could be just a shrugged and say they don’t have a style, but that attitude is perceived as your style. Style is perception, and an indication of passion, of how you bridge thoughts and communicate your observations and reactions.
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I love this idea that style is apart of your essence as a individual in of itself. I think this is something that I have never been able to dive into and I think that analyzing yourself and learning from your memories is a vital part to who we are and our Identity
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Thinking this way I would say that I like to write about things that happen daily and try to connect with things that has happened to me, or a book I’ve read. Since this semester started I noticed I’ve been trying to write about humor a lot!
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To me, Irby is all about style… a progression from truth and defining her own world and the world of words she forms as a reaction to what’s around her. You want to know how to react and not f/cking summarize in an essay… read Irby!!
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would you call that style or more so personality, Or do they correlate with one another ?
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Style is personality. In my opinion..
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I think your personality comes through into your style, so essentially they are one in the same
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I think sometimes it can be so easy to just summarize something though Irby articulates like you are saying, that she is able to completely get you into her story not just a existential reader that has no tie to the words on the page.
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I can’t really tell my style of writing but I definitely notice how I changed my perspective about writing since the beginning of this semester. I used to be more insecure about writing and always thinking what the readers would like to read instead of what I would like to write. Reading Sedaris and Irby really empowered me to see writing in a different way.
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Beautifully said
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A “different way” is the way you define self on page.
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Yes! I could say that they’ve showed me freedom lol
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To be honest I do not really know what kind of writing style I have but I for sure know that I have become more free with my writing process.
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How are Irby and I alike? Well, honestly… older I get, I just don’t give a f/ck. I’m working for me, family, and that’s my reality. GET AT ME.
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Irby definitely advocates self importance over anything in my opinon. which might be seen as bad but I think allows her to be so creative
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I think different is what brings us together. I have conflicting ideas about death and importance of existance than Irby, though her ideas about love and connection is something that I have really been able to connect to and realize a lot more. I think the gap between differences and similarities is what creates a stronger relationship with her
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Yes!!!
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In all seriousness, Irby and I value honesty!!! You???
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That’s a good relationship!
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It works for me. We as readers all have out own connections and divisions.
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I totally value honesty!!! I think it shows what kind of character you have when you’re able to be forward and honest, even in unpleasant situations.
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I would say we both value time
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LOVE THIS!!! Please develop… that is a relationship!!!!
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Yesss! She is self focus and she doesn’t really care about what people will think. She know what she likes and what she doesn’t and she not there to impress anyone. I love that on her
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Thats how I feel too. No point beating around the bush, just get to the point. And lying is the easiest way to be on my bad side
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I have always had that same mentality as Irby, that if you don’t like me too bad. I am me, and there’s nothing that’s gonna change it. There’s no point in faking things, or trying to be something you’re not
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stay real Nianna!
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word
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I think Irby and I are alike by the way we curse. I curse a lot like A LOT. Our difference is probably confidence. I feel like she is more confident in the things she says and doesn’t care what happens after she says it
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Haha I feel that. Bad sailor mouths all around
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I am having trouble finding a relationship between Irby and myself. I am hoping to do some more research and reread some essays to maybe fine something.
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Shantel, my kind friend… you’re overthinking it!!! How are you and her alike, different? If you see that, and know what it is, THAT’S A RELATIONSHIP!!!!!
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Irby and I share few similarities and many differences. Were both human and have both had life experience to a point. However besides that there isn’t much irby have in common. Our senses of humor are completely different and our stories are polar opposites. Not to say it ia a bad thing variety is the spice of life its just there isn’t many similarities between us.
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Differences and similarities form the relationship. If you’re acknowledging either, if you are READING, and reacting, their is a conversation. That is a relationship. She does’;t have to be your best friend, or even someone you dislike… communication forms community.
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I think it is hard for me to find some too I have found that when we have different ideas about topics is when I am able to understand her and our relationship as a whole a lot more.
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I feel I have similarities when it comes to irby. As a person she just gives off gen z/millennial vibes so it makes it easy to relate to her and find similarities. We both also are very straight forward and funny about it.
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Like I’ve said before, I can picture myself being friend with Mrs. Irby to share books/movies comments but we are very different in almost all the ways. I am an outside and friendly person and she is very clear that she hates interaction. I am more like Mavis than Irby to be honest. However I love her awareness of herself and her honesty
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I think that I have started to become more like Irby as I have grown older, when I was younger I cared about people and their opinions of me, etc. way too much. I love her self acceptance and I think that it’s really empowering to the readers of her books or blog posts – I know it is for me. I for sure think that my attitude is similar to Irby’s, If you don’t like me, I could care less haha.
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Irby and I are different in how we see the people around us, and react to them..
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I relate to that difference too, though I think my big one is our attitudes. I think we are very different when it comes to how we deal with a challenge. Im a perfectionist, and I think Irby is the complete opposite.
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Irby and I are similar in our value in freeness in writing..
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I would say Irby are only alike in that her attitude and style are something I aspire to. Her confidence and “I am who I am” attitude are admirable to me. I also wish I had her knack for brutally honest humor that comes across as relatable as opposed to unapproachable.
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Hey Y’all! sorry I’m late!! I made some breaded pork chops, loaded mashed potatoes, and a salad for dinner. Just got done washing the dishes. Whats new with you Y’all??
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Sounds so yummy!!
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