Hemingway

 It is interesting that I will be compared to Ernest Hemingway (as I mentioned in my previous post, I am channeling his work - I like the idea of combining stories and poems). I am fairly new to Hemingway's work. I did not examine Hemingway's work in high school or college. I found an interesting blog post on his writing. His thoughts on competing with other writers were interesting:

 Compete with the dead [writers] you know are good. Then when you can pass them up you know you’re going good. You should have read all the good stuff so that you know what has been done, because if you have a story like one somebody else has written, yours isn’t any good unless you can write a better one.

In any art you’re allowed to steal anything if you can make it better, but the tendency should always be upward instead of down. And don’t ever imitate anybody. All style is, is the awkwardness of a writer in stating a fact. If you have a way of your own, you are fortunate, but if you try to write like somebody else, you’ll have the awkwardness of the other writer as well as your own.

(https://www.philrosen.blog/p/writing-tips-ernest-hemingway-author-journalist-rosen-bestselling-12-2022) 

 

Still working

 I am up later than normal. I wanted a cup of tea but had to go with a cup of coffee. I am enjoying it. I am working on my stories and poems on President's College (channeling Ernest Hemingway). I am thinking through things I learned at the school. 

A good morning

 I  got up early today. My eye feels a little weird but I am good. I will try to get some work done. I really want to continue working on the President's College projects (these are personal projects - they were not requested or on behalf of the school). 

I did not mention before that only two students from Watooka Day School made it to President's College. I knew the other person well. There were also other students from Linden that year. We were all dark.

 

 

 

 

 

 

More memories

 I mentioned that there were two Seons in my UG economics class. I also remember that:

- There were four Simones in my batch/year at President's College - Simone W. (we had the same pastorial father), Simone Y., Simone J. (she did Woodwork when few signed up), and Simone B.

- There was Seeta and Preeta. I liked Seeta's drop curls. Preeta once wrote me my name in Hindi. I never asked Preeta whether she sucked her thumb as a child. I assumed she did - just like I did.

I should probably think of the likelihood of these events (reminds me of statistics, specifically probability).

Idea

 Another idea: An essay that may open doors, lead to funding...

I will work on this. I work hard for my money. 

Update

 I saw the doctor yesterday. I am happy things worked out. I am back to normal (no longer in a stressful situation - dealing with a lot but at ease and healing).

I saw a photo from yesterday and marveled at the message. Think jumbled head.

Memories

 I found an old textbook yesterday. It reminded me of my master's program at UMBC. I especially remember that I prepared a paper on the furniture industry for my Electronic Commerce course. I discovered that the industry is fiercely competitive. I remember furniture businesses were closing all around Maryland. Years after, I wrote a signature assignment on IKEA, a dominant player in the US furniture industry.

Back then, I preferred the physical books. I did not use/purchase a single electronic textbook during my program.