Looking at life through new metaphorical glasses

Do you think that becoming a writer has forced you to look at the world differently or to read differently? Example?

Becoming a writer has basically given me some wider, xray glasses to look at the world. Here are some reasons why you would say I am a better writer and have gone through ap comp:

• If people have poor reasoning, I murmur under my breath "logical fallacy"
• My brothers now know when they use logical fallacies and when they use it in an argument against me, before I have time to say anything they yell out "Ya, thats a logical fallacy, ha ha" in a really sarcastic high pitched voice
• I can never look at an emoticon the same way again (I always see it as a slight cop out) and whenever I use them I hesitate before I put it in
• My mind goes through the steps of rhetorical analysis whenever I read through some text, and I always wonder and think about why I am appealed to this writing
• I've found that on more research type papers, I try to use various forms of sentence structure and add various stories at the opening and closing paragraphs to add interest in my paper (I did this for a human anatomy paper)
• I always ask myself why I am appealed to an ad and what make it visually capturing and wonder why they put it in a particular magazine.
• When I watch Giada on food network, whenever she says one of her copius amount of adjectives to describe her food, I always visualize in my mind and think about what that adjective makes me think and feel, which then makes me want to eat the food
• I have stopped (or tried stopping) using the words thing and very to describe various objects
• I can't not do rhetorical analysis when I describe and have to ask myself why people would want to read what I write
• I get excited to edit and slightly stressed out at the fact that there is so much that I could change about my writing to make it kick butt
• I try to find the voice, form, audience and purpose whenever I write
• I wonder what my voice is like in every type of writing (research papers, blogs, the way I talk too, even though its not writing) 

The wonderful ACT

I pull up to the Rockford High school, I've got my comfy clothes on (sweats, uggs, sweatshirt) and my string backpack with my calculator, id, pb and j, confirmation sheet, and 4 pencils, perfectly sharpened.
I walk into the testing room, there are two other Wayzata people oh good, I'm not alone.
"You are now beginning the ACT..." says the proctor, a spanish teacher who can barely pronounce the instructions
The dreaded reading of the already-known instructions starts...
"don't cheat, don't bring alcohol, don't use a pen" seriously? who would be dumb enough to use a pen on a scantron?
"fill out your name in the box provided, fill in the confirmation code. if you don't fill it out correctly you may not get your score back for up to 8 weeks..."
8 weeks?! I can barely wait the typical 3 to see what I get.
"I am now passing out the test booklets. wait while I pass out the test booklets. The test booklets are being passed out now."
Uh oh, I have to go to the bathroom. Maybe I can hold it until the brake...
Nope can't wait that long.
I ask the proctor if I can go to the bathroom before the test starts. Last time I made the mistake of trying to hold it and had to take part of my precious ACT testing time to go relieve myself...TWICE.
I race out and bold down the hallway
I race back to the classroom.
oh good I'm just in time
"You have 1 hour for the english portion..."
One hour?! there are 75 questions! 
It was really the science portion that I was worried about. The last time I took it I got so bored by the end and didn't understand any of it that I just filled in c and put my head down for the last 10 minutes. They should really make the science portion first, considering that by the time you get to the last portion of the test you have no desire to test take any longer and science just happens to be the one that you have to use logical reasoning for, which was totally drained after the first 15 minutes of the test.

english portion with such ferociousness
wow, I'm doing really well, I know like all the answers...what if I get a 36 on this portion? How cool would that be! wait, I should be thinking about the test, I'm only on question 5. But WHAT IF I get a 36!!!! Hey, is this reading a Narrative or a Description mode? wait I probably shouldn't be thinking about modes of writing and analysis. AP comp has gotten the best of my mind...is that a logical fallacy?
Unfortunately that way of thinking did not drift with me as I endured the math, reading and science portions of the test. I ended up accidentally spending about 50 times longer than needed on one simple math problem because I was to lazy to write it out and thought my brain had the capacity to solve it and organize the answer. Needless to say I had to fill in C's in the last portions of the final 3 sections because I ran out of time. Oh well...there's always next time.

I can't wait (insert really sarcastic voice)

here are some of the ways you could say I'm a perfectionist

1. I check over simple math problems 3 times
2. I still do addition and subtraction on my calculator to make sure my brain got it right
3. I check skyward 3 times a day
4. I will argue that one point on my test
5. I find joy in organizing my binder
6. I ask too many questions, even though I may already know the answer
7. I am the last one to finish my test because I have reread every question and answer
8. I make sure my handwriting is perfect for my notes
9. I won't move on from a topic until I fully understand it
10. I enjoy organizing the pantry and refrigerator
11. I refuse to go to bed until all my homework is complete
12. If there is a question of health or homework, I choose homework
13. I have to get reassurance that what I'm doing is right (assignment, following directions, etc)
14. sometimes I ask the same question multiple times just to make sure I understand something
15. I get straight A's
16. Life will end If I get an A- or lower
17. I procrastinate
18. I tend to write too much just to make sure my thoughts are fully on paper
19. If there is a way to get above 100%, I will try it
20. If I can't do something just right, I don't do it
21. I will reshovel the driveway to get the edges of snow that were left
22. I've pulled multiple all-nighters for school projects
23. I've sent a research paper to each one of my family members and asked them to make edits
24. I stay after school to ask teachers questions about the subject
25. I like science because there is one and only one perfect answer
26. I like math because there is one and only one perfect answer
27. my fingernails are always perfectly clipped
28. art is frustrating to me because I can't perfectly draw things (and because I take too long)
29. My room has to be clean...always
30. I will frequently organize and reorganize my clothes drawers