Katykins Weblog

I am so ready for The Office to come back.  They return April 10th! At first I was upset when the writers strike caused it to be delayed. Then I realized hey, these are the writers. They are not getting paid enough for their hard work and creativity. They are in the same field that I am hoping to be in some day. Why shouldn’t they get their fair share?

I am happy that the writers stood up for themselves. The accomplishments that they have achieved for not backing down will hopefully help all writers. Without the creativity that comes out out of their minds, their would be no shows. Instead of being taken advantage of, they took risks and stood up for what is right.

That is one of the big issues in our nation, the skewed distribution of wealth. The majority of our nations wealth is in the top ten percent of the nation. It’s a sad fact, one that noone seems to be doing anything about. The tax rebate is one thing, but I think that the government should be doing more to fix our declining economy.

Maybe if we made our own nation top priority we could successfully address the issues that our devestating middle class America. Actors and actresses makes millions of dollars while teachers are barely getting by. Minimum wage at a measly 6.15 and we are paying millions of dollars for art work at our state capitol. Everyone realizes these issues, but they are not getting fixed.

It’s hard to have faith in change at this point when it seems so impossible. Obama and Hillary have both been repeatedly stating that they are each the way to change. I am not going to hold my breath, but I am not going to give up hope.

Today felt good. I was praised be my manager for my constant postive attitude. He told me that it would serve me well in life, and in my career after college.

I believe that this is true. A positive attitude is a very important trait for people to have. In the writing field, people get turned down and critiqued all the time. Growing tough skin is vital unless you want to be fed to the dogs.

It’s important to take in peoples criticism without letting them kill your spirit. Achieving will help you later in life with your career and over all outlook on life.

I think that I have become more open to critiques this last year. Taking course where workshops are a major part of the assignments, you learn to take things with stride. Not everyones opinions may be right, but you should listen with open ears. The purpose of workshops is that we all can learn and help eachother. We are all working toward the same goal, to become better writers. Some people may not agree with my opinions on their work, but I would like them to respect them just as they would wish the same from me.

Last year I wasn’t that positive at all at what I was doing. I did not have a major, I didn’t have goals, and I wasn’t making as good of grades as I could have. This year as been a change for the better. I’ve transfered schools, declared a major, found a sense of security, and made the deans list. It’s amazing what a little drive can do for a person.

If I keep going on them same path I know I can make it far. I still have self doubt. I still don’t have as thick of skin as I should. I know that I can’t get there over night, but it does strangely feel better to do it slowly. You learn the most amazing things about yourself in the moments of transformation.