Writing Idiosyncracies

When I write anything, I have to use Pilot's Precise V5 pen. I use this pen for schoolwork, grocery lists, journal entries, doodles on the margin of my paper, and any type of nonsensical ramblings. If I can't find one of my pens, I'm totally lost.
As far as writings that are required for school, I still have to write them down on paper to get started. However, I type it out pretty early to make sure that I have time for several revisions. This typing phase is probably the most serious (and productive) of my writing stages. I plan on spending several hours (ALONE) to focus on the revision and I like to have silence. Also, I plan on having a little reward of some downtime with my family or friends later on that day. I can't think of a much better feeling than having finished a big writing assignment and meeting up with my buddies where the party is already in full swing.
I was a pretty horrible student when I was younger, usually depending on my magnificent brainpower rather than any type of actual work to produce my papers. I probably wrote many, many poor papers during this time period that I don't think I can count in the "worst paper" category. I think the worst paper I have written in recent memory was one on which I actually received an A. The problem with the paper was my sheer mortification of having to write on the assigned subject: "Pretend that you are retiring from education. Describe the things that fellow educators and former students have to say at your retirement dinner." I threatened anyone who even thought of looking at the computer while I was writing the paper.
The best paper that I have ever written would probably also be judged on subject matter. Being a grammar person, I really enjoyed writing my paper on discourse markers. I felt that the paper was succinct while still being sufficiently analytical and informative without being overly loaded with jargon. I received an A and the praise of my professor.

Introduction

Hi! My name is Leslie Walters and I am a Secondary Education major, with a concentration in English. I am in education (specifically English) because I really love reading, writing, and language. The fall semester is a challenge for me because I live with two hadcore Clemson Tiger fans (my husband and my son) who always try to coerce me into being as interested in how many yards were racked up for/against the illustrious Tigers as they are.