Freshman move in day is all a blur, its crazy to think it was just 3 years ago! I remember that it was pouring (Fun fact: it has rained every year on my move in day), and my box fan was outside the car on the trailer hitch and it got ruined on the trip … Continue reading Home away from home

This assignment was hard. 10 seconds to give all your thanks? There’s not enough time in a day to possibly do that. I had my friends time me and I wrote down the first couple things that came to my mind in this short time. They ended up being cliché answers, but I thought to … Continue reading Thankyou

Dear Future Jenna, Heres a list of your Hopes, Dreams & Fears at age 21, can’t wait to see all you accomplish in the next ten years and look back on what I wrote. Hopes: I hope that you are married I hope that you have at least one child by now I hope that … Continue reading

Iowa is preparing for presidential candidates to pass through the state and has decided the overcrowded GOP field forces them to create massive town hall stadium. Clinton’s campaign is the first to pass through the state, followed by Jeb, Sanders and Trump. The retreating Clinton campaign torched Iowa town to slow advance of Sanders volunteers. Meanwhile, across … Continue reading "Today, In America…"

  Hello everyone, meet Agnus! She’s your typical cowgirl who loves her fair share of riding boots and country music. Agnus lives in Tombstone, Arizona and works at the towns only saloon serving all the crazy cowboys of Tombstone. Agnus is the most popular woman in town since she’s married to the towns sheriff, Nash. … Continue reading Just another cowgirl

Busy, buy, busy. In both school and real life. Thankfully no more snow! This week was a lot of fun and I am SO thankful I learned how to make my blog site look 100X better! I love all of the organization. My favorite task this week was learning how to manage our blog, but […]

After watching Vonnegut explain the three different types of story lines I found it funny that he was so right. I could think of several stories for each plot and how people really do love these kinds of stories. The first one he talked about looks like an upside down curve. It’s when someone is … Continue reading Vonnegut was right…

Western stories can be portrayed in many different ways, whether it be a movie, TV show, podcast, pictures or a book. For the most part if you start reading something related to the Wild West and had no idea, you would soon figure out that’s what the story is. I read the story “The Bride … Continue reading Western thoughts

This week was filled with what I would consider to be my strength out of our semester’s media: writing. I’ve always loved writing stories, and I enjoy writing about other stories, too. Picking apart the meanings of other people’s writings is both a pastime and a part-time job for me, so this week was a ton … Continue reading Week 3: Tell us a Story →

First of all this man is a genius. He knows what readers (viewers) like and that is someone starts off good and then comes into trouble, but by the end they are doing well again. THAT’S IT! No trick playing or confusing plots. Just have a character start off well, get into trouble, over come […]

Kelly Hendricks is a world famous bakery owner. She attended University of Mary Washington from 2012 to 2016 and went on to become a financial analyst. During her time at UMW, Kelly was a part of Sigma Beta Delta and Omicron Epsilon, the business and economics honor societies. She was also the Game Night committee chair … Continue reading "Bakery Owner"

I really enjoyed both of these activities to do this week. Both, in their own way: GunSmoke~ I liked listening to these a lot, because it reminded me of my grandmothers house. She watched old westerns all the time while I was there and hearing the voices, music, and horses hooves running it made me […]

Hello 16 year old self! So we are 22 now and about to graduate from the University of Mary Washington! I have some things I want to tell you about high school: don’t stress out so much! You spent a lot of time studying and stressing about classes and getting into a good school. Guess … Continue reading "Hey You, It’s Me in 6 Years"

I’ve never seen bluer skies than when I went south to Virginia. As soon as I stepped off the train into that hot summer evening, I saw a matted jewel surrounding this earth, glorious and bright, just short of glimmering. Even as we entered the car and even our hotel, I couldn’t stop gazing at … Continue reading A Southern Key →

Dr. Wisdom: Tooth Salesman Do you know how much medicinal value teeth have? Credit: Morgan Weistling Who is this man? Dr. Wisdom travels all over the Western country to sell teeth.  Thats right, teeth.  For a great bargain I may add! He claims that teeth have a great medicinal value.  All you have to do is crush […]

“Finds something wonderful, just loves it, oh god damnit. Got it back again “ via GIPHY Credit:YouTube-Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories Background: Kurt Vonnegut describes three types of stories in this YouTube video.  His claim is that we can pretty much model every story like these, and that does seem to be holding […]

Week 3 was a busy week! I enjoyed reading and responding to “Ice Man”. Along with “Ice Man”, I chose to respond to “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”. As I stated in my earlier post, it allowed me to experience the Western theme from a different viewpoint. In conjunction with that, I applied Kurt Vonnegut’s ideas … Continue reading "Week 3 Summary"

Dear, Mom You are the best person in the world, you make me happy when I’m feeling down and you are the most

Even “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” didn’t offer me a gun battle! I highly expected one, especially with imagery often seen in Western movies: The barkeeper went to the door and locked and barred it. Reaching out of the window, he pulled in heavy wooden shutters and barred them. Immediately a solemn, chapel-like gloom … Continue reading "Response – The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"

Week 3 was a busy week! I enjoyed reading and responding to Ice Man. As I stated in my earlier post, it allowed me to experience the Western theme from a different viewpoint. In conjunction with that, I applied Kurt Vonnegut’s ideas regarding the shape of stories to Elmore Leonard’s writing. I enjoyed these two assignments a … Continue reading "Week 3 Summary"

I enjoyed watching Kurt Vonnegut’s video regarding the shape and course of stories, specifically his use of humor regarding the topic. After reading and responding to the short story, Ice Man, I struggled to fit a shape Vonnegut described to the story. The main character starts out well, but upon meeting the I.C.E agent (the Ice Man) his story line … Continue reading "Response – Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories"

The Ice Man, written by Elmore Leonard, did not end how I expected it to end. It started out as what I saw as a typical Western; a group of manly men out celebrating rodeo victory end up confronted by the law. These men were discriminated against by an Immigration and Custom Enforcement officer, who … Continue reading "Response – Ice Man"

Tired of the army, a soldier escapes with one of the prisoners and teams up with a warrior and her robot to destroy a planet. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens __________ This prompt was super fun to think about. What would a movie look like if it was only given one sentence of … Continue reading Planet Sabotage? →

She’s not a bad person, but that doesn’t mean she’s not guilty. She can’t stay put for long; it increases her chances of getting caught. The wilderness is her home, a place where the law can’t follow her. She follows her own rules, which is why the they’re out to get her. Wanted: Dead or Alive. … Continue reading "The Outlaw"

Media tribute to early 20th century rodeo cowgirl Mabel Strickland 2) Old Western saying 3) Historical post