This video showed qualities of a personal essay. I think one of his last lines saying that to know him you need to know his music is important. This person is showing who he is through music. I connected it to the story we read, Good Workers. In Good Workers the writer is describing himself and others by the work they do. He says he always wanted to play an instrument but then grew to hate it. He then moved to love the guitar and learned to love music again. I think that this is like Good workers also because in Good Workers it seems to me that the narrator wanted to be a good worker, but when he started washing trucks he didn’t like it, but then he moved to doing other things and was still a good worker.

This video was interesting to me. I thought because there were no words it wouldn’t work but after I watched the whole video I thought it showed a lot. I think that this video took you through what this kid went through. I think that his dad was in an accident, went on life support, and then died. This takes you through the steps. It also shows a flashback to when he was younger with his dad. This lets you see what this kid went through. It allows you to feel an experience that maybe you haven’t felt before, which is a characteristic of a personal essay.

I’m getting married, that is really all I’ve been doing for the past few weeks besides school and work. I’ve been with my fiancee, Chris, for 5 years. He still needs to get his tux and I need to arrange for the flowers and were done finally! It’s been a lot of work for me and nothing seemed to be going my way. The dress I wanted wasn’t in stock, and the vases were the wrong color, but finally we got everything to work just right! Its a relief and I can’t wait to be done planning it. I always thought that women blew planning weddings out of proportion but I was completely wrong. It is so difficult and stressful, and I’m having a small wedding. I can’t imagine being a wedding planner… I would quit my first day.

Most likely after fall semester (if not it will be spring) I will be moving. We will be stationed somewhere, we have no idea yet. I’m taking summer courses so I can still get my degree from St. Rose. I’m hoping we will be stationed in North Carolina. Its kinds of close, at least its on the same side of the country. I figure we can drive home instead of flying but now because of gas flying will probably end up being cheaper soon if its not already.

I work at a school with 3-6 year olds, I’ve worked there for about 3 years. I absolutely love my job. This summer I will either be working at their summer camp or I will be a nanny for one of the families with 3 kids. They have a 5 month old, a 4 year old and a 7 year old. Either way it will be a lot of fun for me.

I’m completely obsessed with CSI. I love the show and think it would be awesome to do but i don’t like blood and dead people make me cry. I also don’t like the idea of being woken up at night. So I stuck with being a teacher.

I would like to say walking/ exercising is a hobby but I always find an excuse not to do it so I can’t say that. Chris and I do like hiking and we will start that soon, after my ankle feels better (i sprained it).

My obsession is chocolate milk. I need it to get me through the day… it is like coffee to me.

I love to ride- snowmobiles, 4wheelers, motorcycles. Those are my favorite things to do. I don’t own my own but my dad does.

I just learned how to cook when me and Chris moved in together around 8 months ago. I’m pretty good at cooking chicken and pork chops. Steak not so much, I always over cook it. I’m learning more though, and we try new recipes everyday.

Family is a lot to me. I’m actually getting married at the house I grew up in, its in Poestenkill… out in the country. Its nice, theres a creek a gazebo, I’ve always wanted to get married there and now I am.

I’m thinking about doing my film about something with the wedding, or I was thinking about doing something involving kids, and teaching.

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