Can't Stop Me Now

Another week is flying on by.

Sociology, as far as my circle of friends are concerned, is a useless subject. That's not to say that it isn't interesting, but it seems irrelevant in regards to our actual career. It is defined as "an academic and applied discipline that studies society and human social interaction." We have spent the last fortnight getting to grips with sociology and the events that have changed human society. Now where moving on to the sociological imagination. Don't ask me what it means yet. I don't fully understand it, but for now, I think it is a type of mindset that looks at the links between the big picture and the little picture. Ask me again in 2 weeks after I finished my in class essay. Which leads me to...

There is a fair bit of reading to do in sociology. Also add the fact that the pro sentence structures and word usage can make it more difficult to understand. It just goes to show that reading and comprehending what a given piece of text is saying is a fairly important skill and something that I probably take for granted. Like reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in 5 hours.

Do I sound a little arrogant?

I don't mean to. But it is a skill that I am a little proud of, being able to quickly consume and comprehend text. It's also a skill that some people lack. Point in case. Before the sociology lecture, my friends and I were reading through the several pages about the topic. I finished quickly and then reread it, then spent some time explaining what I thought the author was going on about. I'm not saying that my friends were stupid, they are of equal or greater skill. But reading and understanding are such important skills. Can you imagine people without the basic skills? It would be difficult going through high school, not to mention uni, what with that massive amount of reading one has to do.

Reading, and as a byproduct comprehension, is a skill that I think is being neglected. Video games, movies and other media are fighting and generally speaking succeeding. You switch your brain off and enjoy the ride. Seriously, if I had the money and the means, all I would do is to sit down and read. I'd buy all the books in Borders or Dymocks etc, make my own library and read. Maybe not even physical books. There is some good material on the internet nowadays. And I'm not talking fan fiction. I've seen some good ones and I've seen plenty of bad ones. One of the excellent ones is Tales of Mu, which I've mentioned before. Its got a great plot, great characterisation and great writing. Every day, Mon-Fri, the author posts another chapter in the story. It's not a bad format. Posts range from 1000 to 2000 words, sometimes more if she's on a roll.

I know that some blogs are starting to disappear. I guess time and lack of material played a part. Land closed her blog, noting that a blog was supposed to be a creative outlet, an emotional outlet and that it started to feel fake, or artificial. Writing a story in a chapter-sized blog style could be a possible solution. If I remember correctly, Land was not a bad writer, you could post some short stories or poems! As for me...the idea has merit, but when it comes to actually writing something I tend to procrastinate. Oh sure, I'll plan out the plot, the characters and everything, but actually writing it is a different story.

Meh. Friday night. I really need a good book. Maybe I should actually start getting serious in getting money.