I am a very particular reader.  I enjoy reading if I really like the book.  In the case of almost every book I have read, I am reluctant to read it.  The one exception of this semester is Bossypants.  

I make time for reading sporadically.  It usually ends up being the Sunday before a blog is due (or sometimes, the Monday of).

The biggest obstacle I face in reading is work.  I work Saturday and Sunday, and I don't usually read during the week (unless I have to).

The last time I got lost in a book was when I read The Hunger Games series in seventh grade.  I was reading it, and I lost my place, and it took me about 15 seconds to find it again.  It was quite the ordeal.  When I found my place, I just couldn't stop reading.  The plot was very engaging.

Being able to choose books independently is important to me because, like I said, I am a very picky reader.

My future goals for reading include reading different kinds of books and more advanced books, plot-wise.

Pretty hard to get out of it now.

The best part of blogging was when I got to show my personality and be sarcastically "funny."  The worst part was blogging about the column.  I didn't have much freedom with that post and, as I recall, it took the longest.

The value of public blogging is that people get to know my interests, rather than turning in a written blog, where only the teacher would find out.

Having a more set schedule for reading and subsequent blogging would help my organization and perhaps improve the quality of my posts.

Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari) enjoying some 

apps and zerts.

I have grown as a student by becoming a better writer, analyzer, mathematician, whiffle ball player, and a better user of Microsoft Word, but also I have learned to note-take more efficiently.

I have grown as a person, from 5'7" to 5'9", but also by becoming a better public speaker, through Speech and Debate class, and also Mason Sports Radio Club.

A positive experience that I have had this year is broadcasting with Mason Sports Radio, as I mentioned above.  It is a great opportunity to learn about and broadcast sports that I know little about, and sports i have a vast knowledge of.

Goals I have for my Sophomore year are to retain a 4.0 GPA and to join multiple new clubs.

This is Thomas Marriner, signing off.

I recently finished reading Tina Fey's Bossypants.  She told of her life as a comedian, particularly as a writer on SNL, and the time cap they had.  She also talks about generalization of female comedians (being called not funny).  This book has a similar feel to 30 Rock, her television series, in its tone, which is smart but stupid, hilarious and outrageous, creative.  Here is an example of her creativity:

“I was a little excited but mostly blorft. "Blorft" is an adjective I just made up that means 'Completely overwhelmed but proceeding as if everything is fine and reacting to the stress with the torpor of a possum.' I have been blorft every day for the past seven years.”

She seems a little blorft here.

I recommend this book to those who are mature and appreciate immature comedy, and to all Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock fans.