Upon revisiting my first blog of the semester, I was taken aback by how quick I was to label myself, and especially that I gave myself an academic-based label. Did the same person seriously define himself with the statement, “I’m a double major in Jazz Drumset and Movement Science, seeking to discover the connections between athleticism and creative musicianship,” and then write blogs such as “Pants, pants, pants” and “I Briefed My Hallmates on this Brief in my Briefs?” To clear up any implications of possible plagiarism—I did in fact write both these blogs. Perhaps it is my end of semester apathy, but the seriousness with which this first blog was written seems foreign. If I had to define my identity in a sentence now, it would be, “I play drums, watch sports, crack jokes, laugh, and try not to take my work and especially myself too seriously.”
At the beginning of the term, I can remember thinking that an unwavering commitment to my schoolwork was going to get me through a 6-class semester. Over the course of the semester, however, this seriousness has given way to a more happy-go-lucky approach to schoolwork. This transition, I believe has been due in part to these blogs. With such an open-ended and low-risk way to express myself through text, I explored using wit and humor to enhance my blogs. As a result, my blogs seem to have evolved from the academic voice to something closer to the Matt McCrary aka DJ MMC voice. And while the written transition from academic Matt to real Matt in an academic context is in no way complete, the exploration of ways to complete assignments while still retaining my own voice is something that will enhance my writing in the coming semesters.
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