Book of Jamez

55 y/o malcontent, something of a writer

Category: School

  • For Publication

    At the urging of my English professor, I will be submitting three stories for the schools annual publication: Creepy Guy on a Bike, Battered Innocence (originally named Pain and Memory) and the Race for the Cure story, if I can come up with a catchy title. He also wanted me to submit My Knuckles are White, but each submission is limited to 2000 words, my story is over 4000 and try as I might, I can’t cut over half of it.

    As for writing for the school newspaper, they don’t consider anyone for a writing position until they have successfully completed ENG 111, which I’m taking now. Of course I thanked them and said “If I’m still interested in January, I’ll let you know”. LOL

  • The sum of X and 5 less than X minus three to the fourth power…

    The feel of sex is all around us as his calloused hands caress my face and the tip of his perfectly trimmed goatee grazes my chin; he moves in to kiss me, his breath hot with a hint of mint. I open my mouth to accept his tongue as it penetrates my willing orifice I am suddenly struck by an algebraic formula that will make this night even better: 2x – 30 = 70 means X=50. Our bodies press together and the night explodes into a canopy of eroticism….

    See, I just don’t see where Algebra is going to make a difference in my life. Does your average person use on a daily, weekly, or yearly basis N = P – R + T when solved for P is actually: P = N + R – T? Honestly, when is this information going to be proven useful?

    Let us take a look at the rectangle, I’ve recently learned the formula to determine the perimeter of a rectangle is P = 2L + 2W. This information will somehow prove useful in an office environment? Say when you’re filling up the copy machine?

    If you need to know the perimeter of a triangle is 180 when decorating your house, honestly you’d be better off hiring a gay guy. When do I need to know that a right angle is 90 degrees?

    The truly amazing thing is that I have three more semesters of math, I figured this out with plain old regular math… see I needed 4 Semesters, and I’ve almost completed this one semester… that formula is 4 – 1 = 3 just in case you needed to know.

  • Creepy Guy on The Bike

    I’ve become one of the dreaded neighborhood legends, if you grew up in a small town you know what I’m talking about. There’s that one guy you always see around town riding his bike everywhere, what’s up with that? I imagine the parents warning the children to “stay away, there must be something wrong with that guy” thus is born the legend of the Creepy Guy on the Bike.

    Why does he only ride his bike, where is his car? A real man, a real American would have a car to support the war and the President (when I post blogs that are silly I don’t need to refer to him by his real name: Monkey Boy). He must be a drunk that lost his license or maybe he’s on anti-psychotic medication, whatever the reason, stay away…

    Don’t wave at him! I know he waved first, just keep looking straight ahead, maybe he’ll think we didn’t see him wave.

    Ah, the joys of small town Virginia!

  • Dragging to School

    Man I don’t want to go to class today, I want to climb back into my warm bed with a cat or two beside me or play World of Warcraft until I can’t see anything else, read Robert Jordan’s new book (don’t actually have it yet, it’s on it’s way via USPS). Anything except school today.

    Can’t do it thou, have an assignment due today in Art class, er I mean Psychology… or was it Anatomy. Psychology has too many components… get me to the weird stuff. Besides, the kids from my class can’t possibly take real notes the way I do.

    I have to run today to, in practicing for the Race for the Cure on Saturday, but I just don’t want to. Pop a DVD into the PC, cook a pizza, sit back and fall asleep while Captain Janeway saves the Delta Quadrant… is that so much to ask for?

  • A 4 point o my God, it’s not possible

    OK, i finished my one and only eight week class, which I HATED… and recieved an A. LOL

    So, my current GPA is 4.0 …. which is sooooo funny.

    Donna M and her husband Chris (not M) S sent me an entire box of peanut butter cookies (the best cookie made). Donna’s sister made them!!! WOOT!!! Thank you Donna’s sister… what was her name again? When I get fat and can’t get a husband, I’m blaming U! 😉

  • Political Hurry – essay 2

    Congressional Recess
    How long does it take to pass a law in the United States? Depends on how important it is to political careers.

    “Terri’s Law” was written and passed into law in less than one week. Terri Schiavo, a brain damaged woman “living” with feeding tube support for 15 years in Florida, truly this example of a personal matter that garnered world attention is a great example. After failing to have a feeding tube reinserted through the court system enough members of the House and the Senate showed up to work on a Saturday the President even cut short one of his many vacations to ensure the measure passed into law. A bitter family struggle fought for years in the court system, instantly gained enough importance, through the spectacle of media, to interfere with the legislative branch of government. They used the federal government to pass a law for ONE individual. That’s certainly an example of “We the People”. Will there be an individual law written for your benefit also?

    Looking at the Patriot Act, a measure passed almost immediately following the events of September 11th, you’ll see transgressions that laugh in the face of freedom. At the time political careers rose and fell to those who did or didn’t sign, if you didn’t sign you were “unpatriotic”. In Michael Moore’s controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 a member of congress readily admits “we don’t read these bills”. Was this one they should have found time to read?

    Hurricane Katrina path of destruction left countless without homes, health care, food and security, in this instance congress feels it can take a break, Senator Vitter [R – LA] said he supported everything on Landrieu’s [D – LA] “wish list,” but did not believe it can be enacted before Congress left for its recess. Does this make the hundreds of thousand victims of Katrina less important that one woman in a vegetative state?

    What about universal health care for all American’s? How about laws to drive down the cost of malpractice insurance? Basic needs across the country have yet to be met: helping the poor, the unemployed, the homeless. Can our government use its time to find alternative energy sources in response to the every increasing cost of oil? Or should the government be focused on individuals?

    It’s time for the country to decide what is important enough for our lawmakers to spend extra time on.

  • The Golden Rejects


    The Golden Rejects is the name of the writers group on campus. There are signs all over the school, with quotes from Shakespeare and others; the ad even tells of delicious cookies being served at each meeting. “The Golden Rejects meet in TLC (The Learning Center) every Tuesday night from 6 – 7P.M.“

    Notice the “7P.M.” appears bold, I did that cause it appears bold on the ads. Last week, I arrived for this group at 7… but alas, twas not to be. Further examination spotted the ordinary 6 before the bolded 7. This week, I was prepared and knew I could get to TLC (a.k.a. the library) for the 6:00 meeting of the Golden Rejects.

    With 6:00 quickly approaching, I queried one of the librarians where the group met. “This week they are meeting down the hall in room 188.” So off I go, happy to begin a journey with this group of scribes.

    The smell of popcorn is overwhelming as I approach, the room dark and dialogue emanates from a movie. There sit five women in the dark a huge bowl of popcorn, and two of cookies in the middle of the table.

    I ask, cautiously: “Is this the writers group?”

    The answer: “yes, yes” and motion for me to be quiet and take a seat. I reluctantly do.

    At least two of the women are popcorn pushers. Even after I had declined to have any popcorn I found a cup sized serving in front of me. “You can’t sit there and resist it while the smell keeps coming at you.” they say.

    I began to get frustrated as I’ve traveled four miles on my bike to attend this meeting only to watch a movie. I think, perhaps we are only watching a scene or two to show how a movie cannot possibly compare to a book. I sit, and sit, and sit…

    I’ve been there perhaps 20 minutes when another person arrives and asks: “did I miss the meeting part?”

    “This is the meeting.” said one woman, “we had to start early cause some of us have classes at 7.”

    “I don’t understand.” says the late comer… but the other ladies appear engrossed in the film, trapped in their vegetative state.

    Me, I got up and walked out. Never did eat their popcorn… JUST SAY NO!!! Thank you Nancy!

    I don’t understand either. Hey, writers should know how to communicate… right? So, if your planning on starting a group early, wouldn’t you want to communicate that to potential members? Let them know “this week we’ll be meeting at 5:30 instead of 6” I could have been there at 5:30.

    Or hey, maybe let us know: This week we plan to throw out any pretense of looking at writing, instead we will be turning to movies. One woman will talk throughout the movie saying numerous times: “what the writer really meant was…”. I could have stayed home.

    Hey, want to talk about what a writer really wanted to convey? READ a PHQin (sound it out) book.

    Want people to come to a writers group? Talk about writing or writers.

  • Test Results

    Received results from two of my midterms today. Not too bad, not exceptional, but certainly acceptable.

    ITE Intro to Computers: I received a 96 on Microsoft Word exam, 2 questions incorrect on the test. This test was multiple choice I’d do better showing what I can do in Word.

    PSY Psychology: I received a C. I realized what I forgot to include in the essay a day after I handed it in! 😉 Sure enough lost a lot of points there.

    There you go, my current midterm grades, hope to do even better next time.

  • Essay Two – Idea/Ideals

    The second Essay is to look at an idea… include at least one (informal) outside source, some quoted text, and I need to show by example…

    These are the selections I’m considering:

    AA’s watered down message of group therapy
    Congress passing laws in a day, only when it benefits them directly
    Blind Patriotism
    Gay Marriage

    Which do you think I would write well? Leave me a comment (be sure to type in the word verification after your comment) on the site.

  • School Update

    Maybe it’s just me, maybe I will always get more than I bargained for.

    My first tatoo is much bigger than I had hoped for… covering up a very small tat the original intention… it truthfully covers up my left shoulder.

    That’s how I feel about Math 03, I signed up and knew I’d get “pre-Algebra”… we’ve got Geometry, and real Algebra… wow, more than I bargained for.
    My current Math grade is 90% (out of 100).

    … about Psychology 201, I signed up for the fun crazy people parts (kidding)… suddenly, I have to know about the forebrain, hindbrain… eyes, nose, tongue… wow, more than I bargained for.
    My current Psy 201 Grade is unknown, I’ll know on Monday how well I did on the first exam, my first homework assignment I received a 10/10.

    My Introduction to Computer Applications class is boring… the “teacher” tells us to do the exercise in the book … he plays on his PC.
    My current ITE 100 grade is unknown, the test is this coming Monday, I foresee no problems.

    My Composition class is going well, my first essay was a resounding success… my revisions to that essay will be turned in for a grade on Tuesday.

    My Student Development Class, which I HATE… I’ve gotten 100%’s and A’s on everything I’ve handed in… and an A on my presentation on Alcohol.

    I’d say things are going well, but I don’t want to jinx it.