Essay I wrote for not attending senior prom...

[Xionide]

Did he take it down wtf?

 

[thirtythree]

Originally posted by: Xionide
Did he take it down wtf?

someone else hosted it.

 

[Jzero]

I think I found idNut's old blog!

 

[timelapse]

idNut, my friend, I used to have the exact ideas/thoughts you have right now. However, instead of writting an essay like you, I was planning to use my speech time during the grad. ceremony (because I was a Valedictorian) to express these thoughts of mine... hehe Luckily, my parents read my speech the day before my graduation and made me change it. Actually, they wrote it themselves pretty much and so I read their speech instead of mine. The funny thing is, I got a standing ovation from everyone after I finished my speech

Life and the world are both pretty strange... If you stay stuck with the same ideas you wont go anywhere.

I hope this helps somehow man

 

[BlackJesus03]

Originally posted by: Tinkerhell

Originally posted by: Kauru
Your writing ability leaves MUCH to be desired. It sounds like you just used a thesaurus throughout the entire thing--it's absolutely abysmal. First, I'd work on you writing, then I'd work on your social skills.

How do you know what he used? Did you ever think that he might have the ability to write good, and is not lacking in grammar skills like many people on here? He's a good writer. Let's see you do better.

Your sympathy is misplaced this time, Tinkerhell. It DOES sound like he used a thesaurus every 3 seconds, and I hate to point this out, but you're not the best judge of decent writing, on account of your distressing "write good" comment. Its write well. I take great pride in my writing skills, and think it's shameful when people look down on others for not writing as well as themselves.

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: BlackJesus03

Originally posted by: Tinkerhell

Originally posted by: Kauru
Your writing ability leaves MUCH to be desired. It sounds like you just used a thesaurus throughout the entire thing--it's absolutely abysmal. First, I'd work on you writing, then I'd work on your social skills.

How do you know what he used? Did you ever think that he might have the ability to write good, and is not lacking in grammar skills like many people on here? He's a good writer. Let's see you do better.

Your sympathy is misplaced this time, Tinkerhell. It DOES sound like he used a thesaurus every 3 seconds, and I hate to point this out, but you're not the best judge of decent writing, on account of your distressing "write good" comment. Its write well. I take great pride in my writing skills, and think it's shameful when people look down on others for not writing as well as themselves.

it's "it's write well"

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Amorphus

Originally posted by: Kauru
Your writing ability leaves MUCH to be desired. It sounds like you just used a thesaurus throughout the entire thing--it's absolutely abysmal. First, I'd work on you writing, then I'd work on your social skills.

Irony!

#3

 

[Legendary]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: BlackJesus03

Originally posted by: Tinkerhell

Originally posted by: Kauru
Your writing ability leaves MUCH to be desired. It sounds like you just used a thesaurus throughout the entire thing--it's absolutely abysmal. First, I'd work on you writing, then I'd work on your social skills.

How do you know what he used? Did you ever think that he might have the ability to write good, and is not lacking in grammar skills like many people on here? He's a good writer. Let's see you do better.

Your sympathy is misplaced this time, Tinkerhell. It DOES sound like he used a thesaurus every 3 seconds, and I hate to point this out, but you're not the best judge of decent writing, on account of your distressing "write good" comment. Its write well. I take great pride in my writing skills, and think it's shameful when people look down on others for not writing as well as themselves.

it's "it's write well"

It's 'It's "it's write well.".'
:beer::beer:

 

[Schadenfroh]

link does not work

 

[simms]

Is it just me or do I get 404'd?

 

[BlackJesus03]

I was talking about writing skills, not punctuation

 

[CurtisEbear]

Originally posted by: BlackJesus03
I was talking about writing skills, not punctuation

Gee, I was under the impression that punctuation was part of the holistic concept known as "writing", along with grammar, syntax, etc. Just because you somehow managed to get all your words in the correct order doesn't mean you have good writing skills. You get an "A" for effort though.

 

[EXman]

I'm not gonna bother to read this but the fact that you didn't go and you wrote something and then posted it here speaks volumes

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: EXman
I'm not gonna bother to read this but the fact that you didn't go and you wrote something and then posted it here speaks volumes

precisely

 

[Orsorum]

You have learned the vocabulary, in time you will learn how to use it. Language is a lens by which you bring others into the world of your choosing; if the lens you provide is too difficult for them to comprehend, your world becomes meaningless.

Writing is an art and a skill through which we can enjoy our experiences. Keep writing, and enjoy your life for what it is.

Cheers!
Nate

 

[jman19]

idNut,

As others have mentioned, your writing reeks of arrogance. You seem to think you are above others and that you know the answers to everything. It seems like you are willing to dismiss that which you think is wrong or bad without actually putting yourself in a situation to live out the experience.

Your writing seems a bit too florid for my tastes, but its clear that you are very talented.

I believe that you should give things in life a chance before deciding what is best... I can speak from experience that it's very easy to think you know all of the outcomes in life. Anyway, I hope things get better for you and that you can find the things in life that will bring you happiness.

 

[silverpig]

I didn't read it cause Adobe Reader sucks now, and I'm lazy, but props to you for putting it up for critique.

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: CurtisEbear

Originally posted by: BlackJesus03
I was talking about writing skills, not punctuation

Gee, I was under the impression that punctuation was part of the holistic concept known as "writing", along with grammar, syntax, etc. Just because you somehow managed to get all your words in the correct order doesn't mean you have good writing skills. You get an "A" for effort though.

Bleh, I'd say that the content of any piece of writing is much more important than its punctuation. Grammar and the like are rules that allow you to sometimes make your work stylistically unique...but I'd rather read a truly insightful run-on sentence than a perfectly punctuated piece of $hit. Writing and grammar are two completely different things. One is an art, while the other is an attempt to structuralize said art.

 

[KIAman]

I liked the essay, very descriptive, if it were just that.

What I didn't like was how you stated "nobody understands me" blah blah blah and then write out how your fellow classmates, friends, teenagers are all dumb, intellectually challenged, and not much deeper than their skin. How you don't understand how one night can be made so special and why these mindless things make it so.

The power of humanity is diversity and choice. People make their own choices as you have made your own and if their choice is to simply have fun for one night then so be it. Who is to say that every day is not special for them? Have you considered that maybe they cannot turn every single day into "prom" because of realities of life.... such as self preservation (that includes having an education, to have emplyment, to sustain oneself). I can gurantee that everybody would LOVE to turn every night into prom if there were no consequences to them.

If you can be so sure that nobody understands you, than be damn sure you don't understand them.

BTW great essay, very descriptive!

Edit: Aww damn, he left the forums because of mean people? Wow, the mean people here look like angels compared to how he described his feelings about his "friends." Good riddance.

 

[nageov3t]

I agree with most of the comments already made in this thread.

Save this essay onto your computer and open it up again in 2 years. You'll laugh your arse off I had, erm, similar writings from my teenage years, and I can't even read them today without laughing at myself.

As far as the vocab goes... there is a time for "complex" words with multiple implications, and there is a time to get your point across to the audience. Plus, as I'm reading this essay, it constantly strikes me how many words are being misused. Like, you have a dictionary understanding of what the words mean, but not a contextual understanding of all the implications carried along with those words.

 

[CTho9305]

Grammar is more important than vocabulary. If you use "myself" wrong (e.g. "Talk to idNut or myself to sign up for getting flamed."), I write you off as an idiot. If you dont know what zeugma means, I think you're someone who has better things to do with their time than read a dictionary (or even read Word of the Day on dictionary.com) .

 

[Transition]

Gotta respect you for writing that - but it's garbage. Stopped reading after the third paragraph and i've concluded two things about you:

[sarcasm]

- You too damn smart
- No one will ever understand the intricacies of you

[/sarcasm]

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: loki8481
I agree with most of the comments already made in this thread.

Save this essay onto your computer and open it up again in 2 years. You'll laugh your arse off I had, erm, similar writings from my teenage years, and I can't even read them today without laughing at myself.

As far as the vocab goes... there is a time for "complex" words with multiple implications, and there is a time to get your point across to the audience. Plus, as I'm reading this essay, it constantly strikes me how many words are being misused. Like, you have a dictionary understanding of what the words mean, but not a contextual understanding of all the implications carried along with those words.

Agreed. I look back at writing I did during high school or even my first two years of college, and I laugh at my naivete and my misunderstandings.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Tinkerhell

Originally posted by: idNut

Originally posted by: Wuffsunie

Originally posted by: idNut
This forum is the only place (on the net and in real life) that shows any hatred for me. I know I post weird sh!t on here but this is the only place, the ONLY place that ever says I'm some stupid teen that doesn't know jack sh!t, that needs to grow up out of this depression bullsh!t and has this infamous "teen angst" crap you all love to throw at me.

Then why are you still coming here? Masochistic tendencies? If you know well enough the reaction a piece like this will engender amongst us, why on earth would you bother with it in the first place, let along bitch about the results?

I just wanted to see if my predictions were correct that the majority of replies would be negative as all hell with kind, sensible CC in the minority. And my predictions were correct.

This is definitely my last time I visit here. This forum has done nothing for me except make me feel horrible about myself and deepen my misanthropy. I hope I never meet any of you or people alike because I never suspected people out there to be so horrid and heartless. Yes there are the kind ones and I can't express how grateful I am for you being sensible but the majority of you I classify as horrible people that like to kick people when they're down to try and get them to stand up. I showed many people what gets posted on here and they can't believe it. This forum is also the reason I got out of technology because it does something to human hearts. I've noticied that all techys are alike: oblivious to human feeling and only see the science of things, disregarding consideration for others entirely. I don't want to know people like that.

So I'm done here and I know you're all glad (especially MacBaine) so you can all flame me into the ATOT Teen Angst History Manual of Things Not To Post Or Do.

Happy Easter.

A lot of people on here are heartless. Just remember you are better than them, because you have a heart, which is quite evident in your writing. I respect and like your writing. I am a writer myself. All I can say is who cares what some of these people think. I don't think you should leave because of them. You're better than that. Just ignore them and remember there are some people on here that do have hearts and enjoyed your writings. I read your poetry section, and liked it very much.

I've got no desire to wade through this entire post, cause frankly I don't care enough, but after reading the first page of this essay, I seriously wanted to bang my head against a wall. I'm a writer, too, and this melodramatic crap makes me want to not be one. I hate people who try to convolute sentences just to make themselves look intelligent and smart. There's a reason there's an adage which sayd "brevity is the soul of wit". He obviously has not taken it to heart, however. His writing style is like fingernails on the chalkboard.

Oh, and he also needs to grow the hell up and get rid of the supreriority complex.

 

[Hubris]

Originally posted by: Whisper

Originally posted by: CurtisEbear

Originally posted by: BlackJesus03
I was talking about writing skills, not punctuation

Gee, I was under the impression that punctuation was part of the holistic concept known as "writing", along with grammar, syntax, etc. Just because you somehow managed to get all your words in the correct order doesn't mean you have good writing skills. You get an "A" for effort though.

Bleh, I'd say that the content of any piece of writing is much more important than its punctuation. Grammar and the like are rules that allow you to sometimes make your work stylistically unique...but I'd rather read a truly insightful run-on sentence than a perfectly punctuated piece of $hit. Writing and grammar are two completely different things. One is an art, while the other is an attempt to structuralize said art.

I'm gonna have to go ahead and call bullsh!t on this. If you're a painter, if you use crappy brushes/paints, then no matter how talented you are, it's gonna look like crap. Same thing with writing; words and the structures in which words are used are your brush and canvas. Just tossing the paint up on the canvas and hoping everyone will see your deeper "meaning" may have worked for Pollack, but it won't work with words.

While I agree that crap words perfectly punctuated won't make them any more insightful, the most beautiful words in the world will look like crap if they're misspelled, sloppily presented, etc. e e cummings might have gotten away with it, but not many other people can. And there was an internal method to his work as well, despite its apparent chaos.