In AP Comp, I'm hoping to learn about how to become a more skilled writer and a more knowledgeable reader. I'm also looking forward to the discussions held in class.
To elaborate on my passions, I'll talk a little bit more about my favorites in music and movies. As for music, I greatly enjoy folk, rock, folk/rock, and as of late, jazz. However I do not limit myself to those genres. Some of my most frequently played artists are Ben Folds, Sigur Ros, Bob Dylan, First Aid Kit, Simon & Garfunkel, The Killers, Iron & Wine, Nirvana, and of course, The Beatles. Favorite movies include The Graduate, The Life Aquatic, The Shining, The Big Lebowski, and North by Northwest. As far as directors go, my loves are Wes Anderson, the Coen brothers, and Hitchcock. I'm crazy about TV shows, and my favorites are Weeds, Dexter, The Borgias, (yeah, pretty much anything from Showtime), The Simpsons, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, and The Office.
I enjoy reading, as I mentioned, and I suppose that's pretty relevant to AP Comp. Ha-ha! I do enjoy a mix of non-fiction and fiction and plays. My favorite authors consist of Malcom Gladwell, Clive Barker, Edward Albee, and a host of memoirs. I plan on reading A Freewheelin' Time by Suze Rotolo for my non-fiction book this summer.
To conclude, I'll say how excited I am for AP Comp this year! Woo-hoo!
Howdy Hayley! As I read your intro post, I was struck by how incredibly excellent your taste is (mainly because you like all the same stuff I do!). Good to have you part of AP Comp.
ReplyDeleteKeep posting, and start following your classmates' blogs (yer AP peeps, so to speak). To do so, go to the comments on my first blog post and start checking out what everyone is up to.