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21 March 2007

Writer's block sucks. →[More:]I have been sitting here for the last 2 hours trying to work on a speech for my mandarin class this Saturday. I can't get past "greetings, my fellow students." And I'm so annoyed.

It's not like I have to think of anything earth shattering to talk about. The emphasis is conversation and the point of this assignment is to practice speaking. We could talk about anything...a hobby, a place we like to visit, our pets, whatever.

But I'm drawing a blank.

And it's driving me nuts!!!!!

Nuts I say!!!

post by: phoenixc at: 21:56 | 7 comments

Talk about nuts.

posted by LeeJay 21 March | 22:06

That sounded flippant but seriously, talk about nuts. Or snacks. Or your favorite food. Nuts are interesting because they generally come from a different culture if you're in North America, as you seem to be. You could branch off from there.

posted by LeeJay 21 March | 22:09

Haha! My brother suggested flowers in passing when I complained, in a rather whiney tone, that I needed a topic.

If I sit back and think about it, the root of my problem is probably in trying to articulate myself in a language that is not my first. Having to refer to a dictionary each time I find a gap in my vocabulary (which is often) hampers the flow and it's frustrating because words come far more easily in English.

posted by phoenixc 21 March | 22:24

Talk about "the weirdos that hang out on this bunny web site I go to".

posted by arse_hat 21 March | 22:32

It's such a dreary cliché, but you could always talk about your inability to think of something to say.

posted by mischief 21 March | 22:36

"If I sit back and think about it, the root of my problem is probably in trying to articulate myself in a language that is not my first. Having to refer to a dictionary each time I find a gap in my vocabulary (which is often) hampers the flow and it's frustrating because words come far more easily in English."

This is a perfect jumping off point, phoenixc. Go with it.

posted by hojoki 21 March | 22:41

Talk about how WHAM were the first western musical artists to play in communist China.

posted by dersins 22 March | 11:31

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