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Rebeca Rodriguez
UWRT 1102
Instructor: Fran Voltz
December 9, y
Journal Entry #7: 24-Hour Writing Log

In my LBST course, we often discuss different components of language; Its usage in

different societies, the physical requirements to produce language and its evolution throughout
time. Most recently we have shifted into discussion of the brain and its role in language use. I
have learned that the brain itself is most easy understood to be one gigantic narrating machine.
What exactly does this mean? Well, humans lack the capacity to store more than 7 2 (things or
events) in the short-term memory sector, therefore forcing the brain to reconstruct events as
humans remember them not as they actually were. Everyday we narrate our surrounds
subconsciously in order to make sense of all the information we absorb. During my 24-hour
writing log I found myself narrating my soundings in the form of jotting down notes for classes
or tweeting about the misfortune I had trying to park at East Parking Deck 1 that morning. All of
it was just bits of my story I call my daily life.
Yesterday morning I missed my alarm and made a mad dash for school. After speeding
down 485 and dodging traffic as best that I could, I had to face the real monster; Trying to find
parking at 11 AM in one of the few parking garages. After little success in the Union Deck and I
made my way over towards the East Parking Decks and finally conceived a parking spot. My
choice of celebratory actions? To tweet about my initial misfortune but subsequent victory on my
preferred social media site Twitter. In 140 charters or less, I find myself expressing my thoughts

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on Twitter more often than scribbling them down on a sheet of notebook paper. I do refrain from
sharing anything too personal on Twitter. I stick to funny little tidbits of my day that don't hold
much significance but are still worth sharing with the millions of faces on the opposite side of
the screen. It is true that like to hear feedback or see retweets and favorites on my tweets
because I like to think that my Twitter account is relatable and something my followers can enjoy
reading. Its difficult to justify that desire without simply writing it off as the same feeling of
wanting to feel accepted in social settings amongst peers.
I routinely takes notes in many of my other classes because I have found that it is the best
way to retain whatever lesson is being covered. The physical act of writing down instead of
typing the notes actually proves to not only help me remember what was taught was also aid me
in understating the material. A large portion of my log went to notes yesterday because I had both
biology and my LBST course to attend. I like taking notes in classes like biology because it
seems to have a language of its own that requires special attention. Biology employs scientific
terms that are strung together to formulate sentences used to explain the different phenomenons
in nature. In essence, the tricky vocabulary calls for special attention so I respond with taking
notes to ensure I grasp all the concepts my professor presents to the class. The nature of my
LBST course is abstract. The course presents its students with broad concepts that are supported
with finely grain ideas. It is important to recognize the duality of the concepts presented in order
to understand that they coincide. I makes notes of the video examples shown in class,
summarizing the content so that I can reflect back on it later. This clears up some of the
ambiguity I I battle in the course.

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Although my writing is not a very significant role in my life, I love to read and
inquire about others. I guess it has to do with being a listener vs a talker, I just prefer to
listen to ideas before sharing mine. That just means I take a little longer to share, really
formulating my opinion on things. If I vent it is out loud to a close friend or I will simply
sit in a pensive state and contemplate over the issue for quite awhile before coming to a
resolution.
Much of my writing is public. I share my notes with my peers, my tweets with my
followers and assignments with my professors. There really isn't any writing of mine that
exists for my eyes only. As much as I have tried to keep a journal (Ive bought countless
as Barnes & Noble) I simply am not diligent enough to keep up with the daily entries.
Keeping track of this 24-hour writing log only solidified the fact much of my thoughts
never make it to paper, they are simply shared in conversation or stay nestled in the
depths of my brain.