The writing process

 Now as I'm almost done with what may be the last paper I ever write academically, this morning I found myself looking for information about the writing process. Does that make sense? No it does not. I think partly at this point it was more looking for validation for the process that I was kind of already doing, with tweaks to parts that I might have missed. The one that looks like it fit the most was from the University of Kansas. A lot of the other processes I saw didn't include the research step. And I understand that research is not necessarily a part of writing, but it has been a part of all the writing I've done. So a recap of KU's process:

PREWRITING

•   Make sure you understand your assignment.
•   Decide on a topic to write about. 
•   Consider who will read your work.
•   Brainstorm ideas about the subject.

RESEARCHING

•   List places where you can find information.
•   Make an outline to help organize your research.

DRAFTING

•   Put the information you researched into your own words. 
•   Write sentences and paragraphs even if they are not perfect.
•   Read what you have written and judge if it says what you mean. 
•   Write some more. 
•   Read it again.
•   Write some more.
•   Read it again.
•   Write until you have said everything you want to say about the topic.

REVISING

•   Read what you have written again. 
•   Rearrange words, sentences or paragraphs.
•   Take out or add parts.
•   Do more research if you think you should.
•   Replace overused or unclear words.
•   Read your writing aloud to be sure it flows smoothly.

EDITING AND PROOFREADING

• Be sure all sentences are complete. 
•   Correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
•   Change words that are not used correctly or are unclear.
•   Make sure you are using the appropriate style formatting.   

No bacon and eggs for breakfast?

I am trying to wrap my head around the idea of not eating bacon and eggs for breakfast. I have gotten to the point where I have two breakfasts that I've been going to, but both involve either eggs or pork. The first is huevos a la mexicana. I make it with no meat on the side, only three corn tortillas. The second breakfast is two frozen waffles and turkey sausage. Oh wait, that isn't pork! So I guess I've progressed a little. But it's a pork substitute. I mean, I still want pork.

I've been looking at the DASH diet stuff on and off ever since the dietitian at MacDill told me about it last year. But today before I went to the store I decided to just think through how I do breakfast without eggs and bacon. There are so many alternatives for lunch and dinner, but I just didn't have a whole lot of ways of thinking about breakfast. Now I have a few. For one, I don't have to have what I've considered a meal. I've always had this idea that a meal had to be balanced, as in it had to be three things. I'm letting go of that idea. I can eat one thing. So I can eat porridge for breakfast like in days of old. And by porridge, I mean grits. But I can also eat beans. I can see beans going up in rank. DASH says red meat is a no-no. Of course, I'm still going to eat it, but probably not as much. Although I don't think I eat it all the time now. The big thing is cutting down meat in general, and upping the beans is a good way to do that. 

What else? Yogurt. Yes I'm lactose intolerant, but it doesn't matter during COVID. And it's pretty hit or miss anyway. I guess I can keep some of those pills on hand. Put them on the list. And fruit. And fish has always been in the back of my mind. And eomuk. So I definitely have more options. Let's do this.

Anything Goes

I was reading Allison Cook's article in the Houston Chronicle about beer and dessert pairing, and I quote:

I am neither a dedicated beer person nor a die-hard dessert person, but in this topsy-turvy season, anything goes.

She's certainly right.

That last phrase took me off on a tangent--which is pretty common with me--and made me thing about the opening of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. That movie doesn't seem to be held in high regard, but it was the first Indiana Jones movie that I saw in theaters. We didn't go to the movies often, and I was not yet thirteen when the film was released. I do not know if I can describe the type of cinematic impact that film had on me. Anything goes indeed. 

NOOOOO

 I've been meaning to find this sound for a long time now: The Power in the Twilight Zone going NOOOOOO! From YouTube.