Writer's Notebook

Writers Notebook

For My Eyes Only!!!!

Hi, comp-book! My doctors said we should write more so here we are! I found a bunch of these prompts online and I'm gonna try to write every day now! Bye-Bye -Oli!

11/14

Would you rather have an inground pool or an inground trampoline?

I would rather have an inground pool. First of all, what even is an inground trampoline? What if you jumped hit the ground and died? You can drown in the pool but, I think it would be a better death to drown in 3 feet of water than to break all your bones after failing to do a backflip off of your inground trampoline. Is an inground trampoline when you cut the net off and put spikes on the bottom then stick it in the ground? I don’t understand it. Maybe you could just use it as a torture device?

11/5

Describe the classroom:

Seven different tables and chairs are all around them. The classroom is brightly lit up and kids all around write. I am sitting at a table in the back. The students around me have computers half up with the thin oval at the top bright. In front of me, a computer, pencil drawings all on it spelling out names or curving into smiles. The name tag, the name swirly and underlined right above the barcode, the bar code encased in a pink highlighter prison, boxes, and triangles on the sides under the plastic case.

1/5

Should graffiti be protected? What makes something a work of art? What makes something destructive to a community?

It depends on what the graffiti is. If it’s something inappropriate a small child could see it and be scared for life. If it's just a tag done in -5 seconds as well. If it seems to have more time spent on it and is more thoughtful then it should be protected and it should be considered art.

1/6

Would you rather fly or become invisible?

I would rather become invisible because you could commit crimes and stuff. You would just be able to rob places or just have fun breaking. And you wouldn’t get caught.

1/7

Sandy beach or snowcapped mountains?

People may say why not both but, I say why neither? I chose my bed. Sandy beaches are bad because the sand is terrible. Snowcapped mountains suck because once you get up there what are you gonna do?? They would both be boring.

1/8

Who is your best friend? What qualities make them good friends? What do you do to maintain your friendship? Have you had any recent changes in your relationship?

My best friend is Emma because we have stuff in common and they are nice. We maintain our friendship by hanging out and being in some clubs together. And I go to their BAAY shows. We had a recent change in our friendship because they got into a big fight with another one of our friends over nothing but, I think they made up over the weekend. It was really funny. 

1/9

What is the best game you’ve ever played?

The best game I’ve ever played was called “Rats”. It was a card game in which I made up the rules, convinced my brother it was a real game, and then proceeded to make up the rest of it as we went. After I told him it was a fake game our new rule set is just to make up rules every time you play. However, you must play the Rat soundtrack. It consists of Rats by a ghost and the Ed Sheeran trifecta: Bad Habits, Ed turns into a vampire and kills people, Shivers, Ed is shivering in his jail cell, and finally Visiting Hours, where his son whom he didn’t know existed goes to visit him in jail.

1/10

What kind of time management skills are you learning from adults in your life? What kind of unscheduled time do you have?

My mom makes me hang out with at least one person every weekend. I don’t want to but, that's “scheduled time”. Unscheduled time, meaning time with no to-do list would probably be the rest of the weekend cause there’s no school. At weekends you don’t have to do anything. So that would be the unscheduled time. I am learning time management from the adults in my life by having to get up on time and make breakfast. If I don’t get up on time, then I either won’t eat or be late for school and that would be bad. 

1/11

Give up one of these forever: social media or movies.

I would rather give up movies because we still would have shows and shows are better than movies. Movies are sometimes kind of boring and shows are just better. Social media is also better than movies cause it’s less boring. You can DM people and watch stuff so there are more choices than just watching one thing for an hour or two. Social media is more fun, and you could watch all the movies pirated on social media. Also, in the photo for the prompt, the person has 75 Facebook notifications. 

2/1

What is your opinion on tattoos? Should people get them? Why or why not?

I think that tattoos are fine. I think you should be able to get them at 18+ so you don’t get something really stupid that you’ll regret way later. And now sometimes you can remove tattoos or go over them so it's not too big a deal. Some people depend on others to want to get tattoos for their job. It doesn’t harm people and most people like tattoos so I think that they should be allowed to have them. Some people use them as a way of self-expression.

2/2

Who are some people that you know that deserve more kindness in their lives? These could be people you know or those from other parts of the world. Who are they and why do they deserve more kindness?

I don’t know any people that deserve more kindness in their lives but I guess everyone does. Everyone deserves more kindness cause people just kinda do. I don’t think anyone would deserve any more kindness than other people. Maybe people with less kindness in their childhoods or something should have more than others.

2/3

What is the best way to communicate something important when you can’t talk face-to-face? Why?

I think that a morse code transmitter is the best way to communicate an important message or idea if you can’t talk face-to-face. I think this because it is safe and reliable. No one will expect you to be using it so it will be secure. If the idea is truly important then a simple and traceable call or text will not suffice. All you have to do is learn morse code and also be prepared if a message comes through.

2/6

Cabin or high rise?

I think I would rather live in a cabin because it would be quieter. It also would be more fun cause you would be more alone. I think it would also be prettier because there would be trees and nature all around you. It would also be more fun to decorate because it would be wood and stuff. And you could have more cool things in it. You could also live near a pond and go fishing. And if you got fish then you could dry the meat and that would be fun. You could set traps too and grow a garden for vegetables and fruits. You could also have a little farm with animals for other meat. And besides, I could just duct tape a city to the ceiling.

2/6

What role does procrastination play in your life? What do you think of the claim, “I work better under pressure”?

2/7

 The new year is often a time for reflection and goal setting. Is there anything you will change in the new year? Is there anything you are proud of from 2022?

2/8

Do you worry colleges or employers might read your social media posts someday?

Sorry for not writing but I'm going home now so buh bye Gray Hostpitals!! And, buh buy you...

Love forever- Oli

Ellie