Smell is often the most forgotten sense of mind. Mostly because I think I spend so much of my life with my nose plugged up.

Smell is an odd sense. You may put different things in and around your house to change the smell but after awhile you get too used to it and cannot recognize the smell anymore. Smell is also one of the worst sense when it’s awful. Seeing something awful or hearing something awful is a fixable problem but smelling something awful? That is too hard of a problem to fix.

I do like my nose but if I was going to lose one sense, it’d be smell. That being said I began to appreciate my sense of smell with the improving seasons. Spring is coming and I that smell always reminds me of being younger and playing outdoors. Summer is coming and the smells I associate with that are mostly fruits, freshly cut grass and sweating. – A.C

I love experiencing in things. One winter I traveled with my relatives to Arlington, TX, to watch a football game. My team, Philadelphia Eagles played their team the Dallas Cowboys. The stadium was a sight to see, it was humongous and so new. I’ve never been to a stadium with a dome, so the dome was amazing. When it was closed it kept the cold Texas air out, feeling as if I was snuggled up at home watching the game. We were so close to the field that you can see all the players and so much more. Their clean white uniform prior to the game, the players’s warm-ups, the beautifully designed fields and shining goal posts. Everything was just so amazing to see.

-KC

This week I wanted to take a break from the theme of music and writing and focus on another sensation that can improve writing. Although not one of the five main sense, drowsiness is an interesting sensation that feels beneficial to writing. You’ve heard it from classmates or other authors, talking about staying up late and finishing their writing. It seems to be a valuable tool and maybe a sensation that is overlooked.

Too often in our society do we feel the need to always be fresh and aware but being tired is a everyday part of life. I think drowsiness or writing while tired is overlooked. For myself, being tired connects me with a loose and open side. I think it’s something mostly everyone has tried but maybe not something everyone aspires to do. It’s a hard concept to monitor and whose to say if you do write better when tired but if you haven’t tried it out before, give it a try. – A.C

Building off my post from last week, I started to think about how related music and writing is. It’s not too common as far as I know to hear about writers listening to music as they write but I do remember one author who mentioned a song he had listened to while writing his book. Douglas Adams talked about Paul Simon’s “One Trick Pony”. I think songs can influence are moods enough that it would be beneficial to writers to try and put themselves in whatever mindset they want to be in through use of music.

This week I’ll do some research for my next post about writers using music as a tool to help write. I’m expecting instrumental music and less Paul Simon.

-A.C

I’m not exactly sure what to post for my first post. Luckily the professor has suggested sharing a song. This is what I listened to on repeat while rushing through my last assignment. It has a good pace but it might of stressed me out a bit. I have a hard time figuring out music and writing, if it’s too good I won’t write so I normally have to put on something without lyrics. Hope you all have a great week! – A.C