Entry #14

8:00am- wrote on the white board in the locker room
9:25am- took notes in population biology
9:30am- wrote multiple song lyrics in the margins of my notes
10:20am- wrote down the homework I have to complete in my planner
10:45am- wrote multiple messages on facebook
11:15am- wrote an e-mail to a professor about babysitting
11:35am- wrote down song lyrics to look up on the computer
11:40am- texted on my cell phone
12:00pm- continues to text on my phone (pretty common theme)
1:00pm- wrote an e-mail to my grandma
1:15am- filled out a form at the lab
2:00pm – 4:00pm- studied for stats and history test, wrote down ideas and names so I could remember them better
5:00pm- wrote more messages on facebook
5:05pm- texted more on my cell phone
7:00pm - 9:00pm- wrote down ideas for project three, figured out my audience and finished the project #3 writing assignment
9:00pm – 10:00pm- wrote text messages and facebook messages

By documenting when I write throughout the day I noticed that I write far more on the computer and cell phone than I do by hand. If you would have asked me which I write on more before I did this exercise I would have guessed that I wrote more on the computer; however, I would have thought that I used them both more equally than I do. I believe that I use the computer and phone to write more because it is faster and easier for me, since there is a lovely thing called spell check! I’m not a very good speller therefore I feel more confident when using technology to write. I conduct much more informal writing than formal writing which I think is the same for a majority of people. People who love to write don’t necessarily enjoy formal writing, most people enjoy being expressive and creative through writing which tends to be more informal. Due to the fact that I produce more informal writing I spend more time doing personal writing rather than academic writing. This shocked me because I always feel that I am writing papers and constantly doing homework that requires me to write. In reality however, I am mostly getting on facebook and texting during the process of my academic writing which makes the whole process seem longer.