Breathe. Just breathe.

[clo_again]

Please tell me some in my *third year creative writing* group didn't just have an intro to this week's piece that included this piece carries on from the first piece that i submitted last wk that u didnt need to read.. Because no one in *third year* writing groups has any excuse not to capitalise 'I''s and use netspeak and not use grammar, god, *grammar*. Please, someone, tell me I can stop scrubbing my eyes with the wire brush now.

At moments like this, I lose all faith in the future of the human race. Honestly. Just-- just *why*?

Going to go away to sob quietly into a pillow now.

Comments

[lillyv.livejournal.com]

I had a guy in my Intermediate Fiction (probably roughly equivalent to third year, I'm not quite sure how it all lines up) class who wrote critiques that were quite literally gibberish. That made you wonder if he had read the story. And were pretty much useless.

I still don't understand how he got into COLLEGE with writing like that, let alone managed to make it far enough as a writing major to be in an intermediate class.

[clo.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* I have no idea how these people slip through the cracks. You had to submit a portfolio 'to get on to' my course, yet half my first year seminar could barely manage to write a coherent sentence but -- especially so late in the course -- someone should've taken them aside and quite firmly told them they're doing the wrong degree.

I really do wonder about the state of modern education when it seems half the people at university can't even write something approaching English. Just wait; twenty years, give or take a little, we'll have newspapers written in netspeak. It'll be a sad day.

[lillyv.livejournal.com]

Just wait; twenty years, give or take a little, we'll have newspapers written in netspeak. It'll be a sad day.

It's scary because it's true.

[clo.livejournal.com]

*nods sadly*

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

Okay, yeah. There's absolutely no excuse for that. *shakes head* I don't think there's any excuse for anyone to write like that in regards to any school work ever.

*pets you*

[clo.livejournal.com]

Nope, no excuse. I'd die of shame before even thinking of writing like that in a text message, nevermind where the rest of my class and my *tutor* was going to read it. It's awful.

*pets you back* (Hey, I've been meaning to ask -- what LJ layout are you using and if it's Flexible Squares, how do you get pictures to appear in the sidebar?)

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

Exactly. There are just things you shouldn't do when you're doing school work.

*snuggles* Uhm, I had to go look up which layout it is. :-) It is Felxible Squares and greeniebach had to help me add extra text boxes. I can go dig up the tutorials she did for me for the sidebar as well as for the header if you'd like?

[clo.livejournal.com]

*nods* Some people are just crazy.

*snuggles back* Ooooo, that'd be awesome, though I won't have time to do much with them for the next few days so just do it whenever you have time. :) I couldn't work out how on earth to get pictures and more boxes and it was so irritating, I just gave up. Yay for it being possible!

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. *nods*

*snuggles more* I've missed you!! *clings* Well, I figured you'd probably want them, so I have them all ready to go. I just need to make them viewable to you. ;-) Here are the links.

for headers
for more & prettier boxes

and now I'll go make it so you can see them. :-)

[clo.livejournal.com]

*snuggles more back* I missed you too! It's not the same checking my flist every morning without your posts. Aahhh, you are so made of awesome! I'll have plenty of shiny fiddling to do this weekend then. :D *showers you with cookies* I miss having my sidebar pictures.

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

*cuddles* I wish I could be around more... I hate this so much. :-/ *grin* Well, it was actually Greenie who did it, I just copied and pasted. :-) But I'll take the cookies. Good luck playing with your layout. :-D

[clo.livejournal.com]

*cuddles back* It makes it extra nice to see you when you are around though. *snuggles* It'll be sorted sometime and you'll get proper 'net access again. Still, much appreciated. Though I forsee much kicking of LJ while I fiddle. ^_^ *gives you more cookies for being here and being awesome* Thank you. ^_^ I need to go do work instead now though. *woes* Stupid uni.

[scoobydumblonde.livejournal.com]

*grin* *snuggles more* I certainly hope so. Going crazy without it! Just don't break LJ, kay? *stores cookies in pockets* M'cookies! That's one thing I'm glad I don't have to do anymore. ;-)