My name is Garrett Vandergriff. I hail from Aledo, TX a small town just west of Fort Worth and Benbrook. I am a senior planning on graduating in May with a degree in Radio-TV-Film and History. I enjoy music and play and collect guitars (I just recently added a '65 Epiphone Casino to the collection). My other love is writing (short stories and screenplays not necessarily term papers).
I am taking this course to fulfill my graduation requirements. Despite the fact that I am taking the class to graduate in the fall, one always hopes to improve as writer with practice.
Being a history major as well as a RTVF major most of the writing I do when school is in session consists of term papers and essay tests. Then of course there is the everyday writing that we all do constantly sending emails and text messages to stay connected with friends, family, professors, etc., etc. I feel that I am strong writer when my subject interests me; however, if I find the subject the least bit mundane or pointless I have a tendency to meet my assignment with indifference and just wing them which sometimes leads to lapses in organization, style, and structure.
Coming from a small, tight-knit town such as Aledo has without a doubt shaped my identity. When you tell someone that "I am from Aledo" you are usually met with "Where is that?" or "Never heard of it?" Or even if someone knows of it they tend to have their own assumptions about you, usually that you are a football fan or a cowboy. However when I say "I come from Aledo," I think of a tight knit community of people who have known each other for as long as they can remember.
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