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Writing...I hate and love writing at the same time. Those who support my writing wish I wouldn't harbor any hate towards the subject. I do. Are there any specific reasons why I have some dislike towards it?

1. Let me get this straight. These teachers extol writers who innovated the english language, and did things that had never been done before. Yet, when I make a couple of mistakes on formatting an essay, I lose points. Writing isn't about points. It's about expressing my soul, or faking that expression convincingly. Honestly, if these teachers care this much about format, they need to stop liking Emily Dickinson.

2. One of my English teachers. Or...more to the point: "You want us to read how many pages and write how many essays on the subject at the same time?!" And then later: "Yeah, I didn't complete it. Oh, well excuse me for not being on the upper end of the bell curve. You know, the one that states most people aren't perfect...yes, most people aren't perfect. You know, people swear. No, I do not have a limited world view, Mrs. English teacher who spends all her time correcting essays."

3. Pretension. English teachers always tell me how great these authors are. It seems like I should like these books because they tell me. Then, since I love this book so much, I should analyze it. I hate writing this stupid analyses of these awful books. They tell me the books are great, expecting me to take this statement at face value. If I had taken these statements at face value, the Iraq War would've been won by the US back in 2003 when they said "mission accomplished" and also, Richard Nixon is "not a crook".

But what do I enjoy about writing? Hm...

1. I enjoy being unorthodox about the procedure. There's a kind of unprofessionalism that permeates throughout my "formal" writing that I enjoy very much. In a sane society, my essays should get no grade at all. Yet, apparently my points are valid enough to get a high grade. Do everybody else's essays just suck, lowering the teachers' standards? I'm not complaining.

Hm...so I like doing things my way and hate control and formatting. I want to travel my path, be it the road less travelled, or an interstate, bustling with people. I don't know what purpose this served, hence why it is referred to as Spinach. It's nonsense.