5-5:10pm: Bonsoir!! How is everyone doing? Done any writing for yourself? Any reading? Does anyone in here run?
5:10pm-5:35pm: Report on essays… where did you start? What have you done? What do you want to do?
FTP: You should always have something envisioned for an essay, what you want the reader to remember and think about.
FTP: Your essay should only incorporate quotes and evidence when needed. Write from you and your idea, your conviction and authority…
5:35-6pm: How do you educate yourself? How do you grow as a character? How do you find TRUTH?
FTP: Educating self entails assessment of self. Be truthful with yourself concerning your progress…
6-6:20pm: What truth is communicated by your essay on Lawson?
FTP: Demand of yourself an explanation of your own truth.
6:20-6:30pm: Close… what’s on your page for tonight?
ASSIGNMENT: Email me a 1-2 page update on the composition of your essay… the steps and support of your idea.
#professormikey 
Hey everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great to see you!!!!
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Today and yesterday were both very fun days. My girlfriend and I went on a backpacking trip to Point Reyes which has recently opened up. We got to read our books by on the beach and it honestly just felt nice to get outdoors and live a little. I was re-reading parts of furiously happy to get more of an idea on where I want to take my essay. My body is a little bit tired now, but It was still a good weekend.
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Hi Riley!! Welcome!!
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I can not tell you how my stomach just lept hearing that PR is open again. I have been backpacking there for ten years and it has been SO awful not being able to be there since the pandemic. This is so so exciting. Which trails did you take??
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Hey guys! good evening I hope everyone is well.
This week, I have done a lot of writing/analysis for my communications 1 class.
Outside of school though I am super stoked to write about this weird shit I found on an overpass while I was skating. Lately I’ve been stumbling upon fascinating little vignettes of people’s lives around Roseland and I think the imagery is very potent. I am excited to create.
And I used to run! I was on cross country and really really love long distance running, but unfortunately I fucked up my hip from practicing too hard and now I have a difficult time doing runs longer than a few miles.
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Can’t wait to read these vignettes!!!
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FTP: Have fun tonight, and with this essay. Concentrate on enjoying your work, not if the structure of your essay is “proper”, and forget about grades. Yes, I’ll grade it eventually, but you can always rewrite. AND…. If you’re worried about grade before enjoyment of your work, you have a contaminative problem you need to address.
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Hellooo
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Good afternoon! How was your day? I like to run, I’ve been slacking it but trying to go back to running soon!
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Day was busy but beautiful!!!
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Good evening! I’m doing well for a Monday. How are you?
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Doing well! Have fun tonight!
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Hi! I’m good. I don’t run but I went on a hike with my mom yesterday if that counts. I also like lifting weights and dancing but not really running so much anymore. I did cross country in middle school and I kinda liked it so I’ve considered getting back into it but I’ve been doing other types of exercise so I haven’t really made time for it I guess.
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Hello everyone! Hows it going?!
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Going well Patricia!! What’s new??
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Nothing much really, but still pretty decent days! You?
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All is good over here! Enjoy the discussion!!
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Hey professor! Having a fairly solid Monday. Lot’s of attention paid to my cat, ready to have a great discussion!
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Awesome. Just got a bunny and it too is getting a ton of attention.
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Hello! I’m a big runner. I use to do Track in High school and was able to make to state before I got Injured
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Good evening! The day was beautiful with the sunshine making everything bright and sparkly! I definitely run most days. Its a habit I started at 11yrs old.
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Hey Laura!! What distances do you like?
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Im a 4-10 miler!
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SOLID. RESPECT SIS…
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thanks! Running is great for the mind!
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Hiiii I’ve been reading and writing for myself lately. I think about running a lot but then I think about how my neighborhood is all concrete and I fear for the future of my joints! I did go on a hike with my mom this weekend. It was nice to get out and see some wildlife.
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Hey all, I’m doing pretty good. I just started this book called “Art of not giving a fuck” its been pretty good.
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I’ve read that book. It’s AWESOME!!
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Afternoon everyone! Hope y’all had a great weekend! I’m doing good. Getting my chef on tonight and making dinner for the fam!
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NINA!!!!!! What are you making??? Is your sis helping?? lol
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Of course she’s not lol. I made my some homemade pasta sauce that I learned tiktok lol and it’s hella bomb that I add my own twist on it. Then I had to come to class so my moms going to finish up making the noodles.
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Ugh…. BLONDIE!!! lol … that’s awesome!!! Hope you all have a great dinner!!
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Hello everyone!
This last week I made it a point to take some time to go out to a happy place and reread one of my favorite books.
I went surfing over the weekend and journaled after to and it was really relaxing. I felt very intune with my inner self which is great especially with all of the craziness from the pandemic and life in general.
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Where do you go surfing?
That’s so cool! the beach is a great place to center yourself
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went down to Rodeo Beach in marin this weekend. It was so sunny and warm!
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Hello everyone! I haven’t gone out for a run in a long time but I often go on hikes and try to work out. Yesterday I went on a hike at Rodeo Beach and it was great. I saw amazing views which I captured in photos.
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Hey everyone! My day has been good so far I’ve spend all day reading Lawsons book again because I didn’t write any of my thoughts down at the start so I decided to re-read some parts. I love running! I used to be on the track and field team for the 100m, 200m, 400m and the rallies but sadly it got cancelled because of corona. speaking of running me and my sister have decided to wake up at 5 a.m to run tomorrow! !
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Enjoy!!
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Yooooo! I’m doing great today, and writing for myself often as usual. I’m not a runner, however I do love to hike, play basketball, and hit the gym so I don’t feel like I’m missing much in the activeness category.
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Helloo! my five classes has been having me in a choke hold lately so I haven’t been able to complete by book (yet) I still create time here and there but haven’t been able to put in the right amount of time to finish it but soon!
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Okay…. Essay is due soon so please catch up. 🙂
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yessir!
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Five classes that’s wild! Rooting for you!
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Me too!!
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its a temporary 5 classes.. I am taking a lab that they offered last minute but the catch is that the course is in session only through the month of february till march 4th so it is like a summer class lol but thank you!!
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I know what you mean! One of my classes started easy and now it seems like everything is due every other day!
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stay strong!! its a huge sacrifice of time and brain cells but we got this!!!
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lol! yes we do!!!!!!
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I’m actually looking to get back on track in terms of running, I used to be active back in High school but every since my activity levels have dropped significantly. I’m looking to get back on the treadmill on a consistent basis, ready to lose the weight I picked up during the past year; thanks COVID.
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Same!! I used to run but its been hard lately! Hope to get back at it soon!
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How are you doing on your essays? Be specific… and, ask us questions. Look for counsel and advice from your colleagues..
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Good evening! Happy Monday. I do well, thank you! How do you do Prof. Mikey and classmates? Today is a beautiful day; I am definitely ready for warmer weather… Hopped on a Statistics zoom tutoring sesh this morning since I am having Exam 1 tomorrow. Been stressing out a lot, actually, my contributions are second-guessed by my own self often and it is very annoying… however, I am not quitting. I’ve decided to push through even harder. There is no turning back. My writing so far on Lawson isn’t necessarily organized, but I have managed to narrow down a solid singular idea that I want to expand on. (As of now, it’s been on sticky notes and laptop docs…) I had like 10 ideas and I believe that the one I am leaning on the most might be more fruitful to write about. We’ll see. I have been re-reading Lawson as well, and listening on Audible… This is taking priority above everything else as I want to get comfortable with the formation of my idea.
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Instead I will use this time to catch up on some reading. be back at 5:35!
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I have come up with a couple possible outlines for this essay. I am really spending time feeling out my thesis, making sure I super super believe in it, and picking out the quotes I am going to reference. I’m taking some creative advice from Lawson’s work and allowing myself to explore my writing/thesis more than stick aggressively to the format I am used to using.
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Rather than an outline, I would advise just wildly free-write and organize later!! Just my opinion…
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I am trying to mix free writing and a semi coherent outline just so I can visualize my main points/thesis. There’s a lot of color coded things haha
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There you go!! Feel free to email or text me with questions!!
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So for my essay I started writing about her love of life, but I would also like to write about her balance within her life, not sure which way to lean.
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Love is balanced by something… have balance be the dominant and love be something that contributes to balance..
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Thanks for the feedback! Did not think of it in that way.
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Cheers Patrica… enjoy.
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Everyone has their own crazy and we have our own ways of wanting to cope/live/thrive with it. What one person sees as “healthy and happy” could be the opposite for someone else. That’s kind of the direction I see my essay going but I’m having trouble kick starting it. So far I’ve taken some solid notes so I’m piecing them together.
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I haven’t started too much on my actual essay but I’m narrowing down on what to make the topic for it. Did some re-reading and wrote down some quotes that could support ideas that I may choose.
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Such as….?
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The main idea that I have to start thinking about is what crazy means to her. How what we think of crazy doesn’t pertain to her. She has such a different outlook on her life and how she acts. Others see it as crazy, but she sees it as uniqueness and individuality. Its a pretty cool contrast that I want to dive into
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Nice! Great place to start and a promising point of expansion..
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What do you do when stuck, when you think you have “writer’s block”? Which, by the way, I don’t believe in…
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If i have writer’s block i just keep writing random phrases or word until some idea eventually pops into my head. Or step away from the writing and clear my head then try it again.
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Running a little late, how’s everyone!
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My essay ideas and writing are coming along… I started with a lot of different ideas and I have written some notes on them, and also voice dictated some of these ideas to my computer. Sometimes my brain works faster than I can write or type LOL. I think I’m gonna make Jenny Lawson’s self compassion the highlight of my essay
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I haven’t done much in the way of writing, I’m still figuring out what to write on. I’m not overthinking it, just trying to focus on something that will get me to write enough. I’m reading the book out loud with my girlfriend, and it opens it up for your mind to think of new things, this way, at least for me. my focus always goes to the viewpoint of mental illness to outsiders. The misunderstandings, biases, and familiarities everyone faces around mental illness.
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My essay, it started a little bit rough. I didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do so I did a little brain storm on paper and tried to see which idea I felt the strongest about and looked back at my notes to help me. This helped narrow down my thoughts and pick which one I wanted to start with!
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My essay is slowly tawking shape. Going back to pages I had written down in order to inspire myself and make sure I get on track. I appreciate the limited required structure for this essay, but at times it almost is a tad overwhelming with the potential things to list in the essay. I want to make sure I tie my experiences in to the book, but I just feel as though I have so much to say but I want to make sure I am communicating things in terms of a proper understanding on Lawson and her stance on life.
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Hey, sorry I’m late.
I’m doing okay. I wrote in my journal yesterday really enjoyed it and got a few things of my mind.
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I started by dividing the paragraphs into topics. I want to use more research and quotes in my essay to help me by backing my opinion.
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Thats a great idea!
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Like Rory, I’m also still considering the direction I want to go with my essay. I have a lot of ideas I want to talk about but I am uncertain about my structure and specific outline I’d like to use. I keep looking back in the book to get a better idea of what I was feeling when I read it, taking into account my notes, and trying to form one clear coherent idea for the essay. So far I’m positive that Jenny Wants us to be ourselves and be different, because normal is boring. So, I’ve been looking for quotes to support this and I’m trying to really feel that I can write about this at length before I begin my first draft.
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I like this idea of authenticity and being yourself…. Would you say that’s what the book is “about”?
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I’d say the book is “about” finding the fun in the situations you’ve been given and not letting anything get you down.
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I have started by watching Jenny Lawson’s Ted Talk so that I could get inspiration. I’ve had trouble pinpointing what I really think my essay should be about, but I think after watching that I realized the main message I got from the book is that your story matters, and if you can actually share it you should. This concept has always been hard for me to grasp because I find I am to scared of being judged if I am open about certain things. Part of stigma comes from people being too scared to tell their honest story and thoughts so if you can get past it, there may be many people you help discover that they aren’t alone in their experiences.
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Consider this as a supporting idea for your essay, regardless of topic/thesis…. One’s environment and what it does to them.
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For my essay im still trying to narrow down some ideas so its not so borad. I have a few themes, like talking about the idea of “crazy” or how he can use humility and hilarity as coping mechanisms
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Or…. there is no “crazy”, only hilarity and humility. Just a thought…
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love it!
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Just an idea. Enjoy. 🙂
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I came up with a few ideas that have potential in helping me to write my essay , mainly I’ll be starting off the essay by writing down my initials opinions about the book that I got by searching the book up. After that I’ll be writing down a few quotes that I liked/supported my thesis by breaking down the quotes.
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Haven’t really started on the essay, but I highlighted a bunch of quotes and stuff I like in the book wrote everything I highlighted down, and started looking for a topic in what I have written down. I have a few topics in mind now it’s about narrowing them down and figuring out how to start the essay.
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Another idea for your essay – Opportunity being found in EVERYTHING.
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My essay is coming along slowly. I havent decided on anything particularly yet but I have some Ideas that seem promising. One thought Im starting to favor is Lawson’s ability to be true to herself which she uses to inspire us to do the same.
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I’m starting to write about the way Lawson interacts with the readers.
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How does she do that?
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Challenge to everyone here….. Text me a pic of your notes, on your essay. Make sure it’s clear that the notes are for your Lawson essay. Why? I want you to want to show and brag that you’ve been working on it. As if to say, “Here #professormikey.. WHAT NOW SON??” I want you to, and want you to want to, show OWNERSHIP of your work. BRING IT.
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YES!!!!!!
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I have an international number so I can’t text you a pic of my notes but I’ll make sure to email them to you by tomorrow if that’s okay.
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All good. Just email then! 🙂
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My essay is gonna be about lawsons unique way of writing.
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How would you describe it?
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She put her thoughts on paper yet finds a way to make it sound professional.
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Interesting. Can you elaborate on this a little, especially “professional”?
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My essay might be written about Lawson’s perception of identity through her persuasions of imagination. I really want to improvise with the idea of “crazy” being a force of imagination which navigates her character to acknowledge the contrast and capability in her life.
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Have ‘perception of identity’ be your nexus… everything else should support.
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Thanks for your invitation.
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I haven’t started my essay but i’m most likely going to write how jenny is able to hypnotize us into realizing our values and happiness is achieved by changing how we see us, and she tells this to us through her comedy and honestly. I hope thats a good start to the essay.
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The way I educate myself very much depends on the topic I’m learning about. Some things I need to immerse myself in to learn more about it. Some things I just have to spend some time writing about and watching videos and trying to understand it. With that, the truth is really what you want it to be. If you have a preconceived notion beforehand, anything you learn is only going to point you back to it. If you want to learn something new, you have to come into it open minded, no matter what the topic is. As with life, I won’t grow as a character if I refuse to let myself learn more, and be open minded about what I learn, so that I can grow. Its a circle.
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