APers 2008-2009: The New Crew

Hello all.....

Welcome to what I like to call a "little corner of my twisted mind" ...I can, and will, ask you anything... and you can, and will, answer. I miss my past APers....McCole, Taccini, Cosgrove, Mahoney, et al, but I'm really starting to dig you newbies.

I have decided that the theme song for first term is either "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood or "Pressure" by Billy Joel. You guys are driving me up a wall....stop being so afraid to speak your mind and whoop it up. Throw caution to the wind and take a chance. I'm not even really sure why everyone is so panic stricken half of the time. Well, here is your chance to speak your mind. Ask me something....anything....that you need to know. What questions do you still have? What are you fears? Let it all hang out...metaphorically, please.

Just remember that in the end "every little thing is gonna be all right".

Whoop-whoop!

Mischley

The Final Question...12!!

Hello and goodbye!

This is it for all you fellow APers. It will be weird to actually have students next year that I do not know. I've grown accustomed to your little faces for the past three years. How ever will I work with newbies? I don't know what they're like or how to approach....yikes!

Well, I must say that I am extremely proud of all you've accomplished in English these past three years. It's amazing what you can do when you put your mind ( and muscle in this case with all the writing) to it. While some of you may not be thrilled with your grades or AP scores, you have to admit that your tenacity has made you a better writer...slightly more confident, able to think outside of the box a bit? Whatever evolution has occurred just remember that you will be able to use the skills we've given you to achieve great things...and Eng 101 or 102 is going to be cake!

Now, it is my belief that you all have a theme song. You know, that song that when you're feeling amazing goes through your head. It may change from year to year as it should...they say that every seven years you're a new person to cell growth...weird...but it's that song that captures your heart and soul because it exemplifies all that you are.

So, what's your theme song? Better yet, pick a character and tell me what you think his/her theme song might be. Would Rochester's be "Beautiful"? Or maybe, Grendel's song is "Don't Let Me Get Me"? You decide...

PS. You are all more than welcome to drop in on the blog next year to add some flava! Please do...

Mischley

To Game or Not to Game...QOW# 11

Secrets...the world's way of making you not look like a fool.

Well, I have some secrets that I feel I can share with you all after three long years together. Yes, I know you're thinking to yourself " Self...what secrets could my awesome English teacher possible have?" As embarrassing as it is, I love ballroom dancing (mostly the Latin divisions with the cha-chas and such...so dramatic). Dog shows on TV...give me some popcorn and bring on the toy division!! Poms rock!! Love NSYNC (you the Man, Fatone!!) and crafting. Secretly, MH and CB don't bother me half as much as I pretend they do...I actually don't mind the witty banter...

oh and while it's not a huge secret...I am a gamer...Gears of War...Lost Planet...Dead Rising...80's treats ...Kingdom Hearts...the list is endless...PS2...Game Cube...Dreamcast...NES...XBOX 360...I am a video game junkie...I have an account at Game Stop...they know me when I walk in...

Gosh, I have so many guilty little secrets...

That was cathartic...so tell me peeps...what's your guilty little secret? Peas ( an abomination, dontcha know?) Bad poetry? Saved by the Bell?

Oh, and while you're at it, look at any character we've ever discussed and tell me what you think his/her guilty little secret might be...did Edna secretly know how to swim all along...maybe Jane loved romance novels and wasn't as independent as she claimed to be?

Tell me more..tell me more...Dish the dirt!!

Mischley

Poems that Rock Our World

Tomaz Salamun:

What is Abomination

Abomination is when you come home
and say heat up the stove
and no one heats up the stove for you
and it's February

be gone be gone

the most global abomination is peas





Crazy! ! ! ! !

Crazy Crazy I used to be crazy!
They put me in big white squishy walls that were cold!
Cold Cold the ocean is cold lobsters live in the ocean Lobsters are crazy!
Crazy Crazy I used to be crazy!
They put me in big white squishy walls that were cold!
Cold Cold the ocean is cold lobsters live in the ocean Lobsters are crazy!
Crazy crazy...I USED to be crazy!

Morgan Orlick




Shame Teacher Shame

Know one teach me poetry
I dont hang down from a tree
Dont want teacher to influence me
Just want to write how i please
Shame Poetry Teacher shame
Shame poetry Teacher Shame

Poetry Teacher can get stuffed
Even though i write real rough
Nobody tell me what to do
I like to write what i choose
Poetry Teachers just make me blue
Always telling me what to do
Shame Poetry Teacher Shame
Shame Poetry Teacher shame

How can i write about lust in the dust
If my Teacher leave me to sit and rust
Hangs me up with power lines
All he talk about is form and design
I want to write about life and dying
Shame poetry Teacher shame
Shame Poetry Teacher shame


Let Teacher teach and let me write
Then i write far into the night
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame
Shame Teacher shame

allan james saywell

QOW #10-April 17

Na,na,na,na...na,na,na,na...hey, hey, hey...goodbye!!!

It's almost over people....April vaca is one day away ...then New York...then breakfast at Anderson's and the AP test... and then...and then..(no more "and then"!)...the rest of your life. Oooohhhh.....how dramatic and exciting!

Well, it is that time of the year when we go and give advice about good ole' Mischley and AP to the underclassmen....the rumors about our secret little AP gang run wild...so let's set them straight...

Question: What advice do you think the youngsters really need to know about out little class?

Be honest...keep it real.

P.A.L.S unite....

Question of the Week #9

" I want candy..."

I'm hungry for something sweet to eat, which (of course) got me thinking.

Turn your favorite character into something sweet and tell me what he/she would be.

Remember...you must keep characterization in mind. For example, Roger from LOTF (shout out to Chrissy!!) would never be a Dove bar...it's too sweet and creamy and delicious for Roger...actually, could he be any type of candy?

I'm really hungry now and all I have is an apple...wheeee...nature's candy...yah, me...might as well chew on some paper...

Mischley

QOW #8

March 18th...

Hello!

Spring has almost sprung...Peeps of every color imaginable are lining store shelves...the deliciousy goodness otherwise known as the Cadbury Cream Egg is ready for tasting...let the allergies begin...

As I sit here in my awesome office and listen to the traffic flying by, I think to myself "Self, you need a new car. Not any old car, but one the reflects your unique characteristics...your personality...that extra special something that only you have." Sadly enough, I have come to the conlusion that I might actually be a van, two door, room for the baby stuff, groceries, extremely practical...but I really feel like a Mercedes deep down inside.

With that in mind, choose a character from a novel and tell me what car he/she would be and why.

Vroom, vroom, people!