Week 8 Vignette

Needlepoints of snow pierced my face as I plowed my way to the car. The swirling wind was so bad that snow pummeled me from every direction. "Talk about being jerked around," I complained into the wool covering my mouth. I pulled my scarf even higher and jerked the hood of my coat down over my forehead. Now if I could have windshield wipers over my eyes, I'd even be able to see where I was going. But, this was my front yard and I knew that the only obstruction between me and the car was the lingering darkness. Plus tons of snow, of course! So I closed my eyes for a couple of steps, squinted for another step, closed them...and finally reached my destination. I blindly tugged at the door handle. "Damn! I locked it!" I say in a disgusted tone. I wiped some snow off the door and the windshield, fumbled a bit with the keys in my heavily gloved hand, opened my eyes fully and shoved the key into the keyhole. More snow enveloped me as I opened the door and quickly slid into the seat. I banged the door shut and at least eliminated the blowing part of my world. Of course I had been in such a hurry to get into the car that I hadn't brushed the snow off me. Some of it drifted on to the front seats as the numbing white stuff from my boots settled on to the floor. I removed my outer glove and inserted the key. The car groaned as the motor refused to turn over. "Oh please," I prayed as absolute despair washed over me. Enough already! I twisted the key again and could hear a bit of a half turn. Encouraged, I tried again and the blessed sounds of an unwilling but running motor reached my ears. I sat very quietly just listening to the hard-working engine as the car virtually bucked underneath me. I shuddered along with the car for a few moments and then began scraping the thin layer of ice covering the inside of the windows. As the scraper bit into the ice, a shower of crystals began to cover my gloved hands and the front of my coat. Well, that counteracted any warmth that the activity might have produced in my body. Shuddering was beginning to feel familiar!

Week 7 Character: Rewrite

She is the one who has helped me through the worse things possible. She has truly changed me for the better as a person. This person that I speak about is my best friend here at school, her name is Jenn. At first we started as a couple, but things happened down the road and it turned out that we are much better as friends. She is someone you can go and talk to when something is wrong and she will sit there and listen. For example, I have been going through some health problems in the past few months and she has been here through it all.She has also taught me that nothing can be judged by image. Not to judge a book by its cover so to speak. I had a conversation with her one night about what she thought of me when she first met me.
"Jenn, when you first met me, what did you think of me?"
"Well first off, I thought you were very indimadating, and no personality at all"
"What? you really thought that?"
"Well you didnt speak much when I first met you, then when I got to know you, you were a great guy"
She could of given up on me when she first thought what she did, but she stuck around to see what my real potentual was. Her personality is truly out there, very adventurous and outgoing. She can always put a smile on my face when i'm upset, even when no one else can. I was having a really rough day, dealing with my health problems and she came busting into the room wearing rediculas cloths and says "Hey its time to cheer up!" I had asked "why?" and her response was "because I am here, and theres no need to sit alone and dwell over it, thats why!"
Some people always talk about people and how they help them, and yes there are other people out there that I've met through the years, but none have made an impression in my life as she did. She made me want to be the person i am today, and made me realize that everything in life happens for a reason, even if it isn't good at first, it all works out in the end. I was able to experience my first feeling of love with her, yes i've had relationships in the past, but none was like how i felt with her. Even though the experience was for a short while, i still wouldn't take any of it back. When I told her some things that were going on in my past she was the only one that didn't shed a tear in front of me and didn't leave when so many others did. So I guess what Im trying to say is that people usually only meet one person in their life that truly makes an impression, and I have found that person, and we are best friends. I wouldn't want it any less!

Week 7 Character

She is the one who has helped me through the worse things possible. She has truly changed me for the better as a person. This person that I speak about is my best friend here at school, her name is Jenn. At first we started as a couple, but things happened down the road and it turned out that we are much better as friends. She is amazing all around. She is someone you can go and talk to when something is wrong and she will sit there and listen. She has also taught me that nothing can be judged by image. Not to judge a book by its cover so to speak. Her personality is truly out there, very adventurous and outgoing. She can always put a smile on my face when i'm upset, even when no one else can. My first impression on her was that she was a very quiet girl, who kept to herself. But once I got to know her she truly came out of her shell. Some people always talk about people and how they help them, and yes there are other people out there that I've met through the years, but none have made an impression in my life as she did. She made me want to be the person i am today, and made me realize that everything in life happens for a reason, even if it isn't good at first, it all works out in the end. I was able to experience my first feeling of love with her, yes i've had relationships in the past, but none was like how i felt with her. Even though the experience was for a short while, i still wouldn't take any of it back. She can be a "character" as you describe but its definitely a good thing. SHe has the most unique personality I have ever seen and that is what brings me closer to her. When I told her some things that were going on in my past she was the only one that didn't shed a tear in front of me and didn't leave when so many others did. So I guess what Im trying to say is that people usually only meet one person in their life that truly makes an impression, and I have found that person, and we are best friends. I wouldn't want it any less