Character: Daemon ♥

I hope that heart works. If not, oh well. I probably won't fix it either way.

So anyway, I started working on Daemon, my new character, yesterday during my two hour break. He's  pretty interesting, I think. He has a ton of regrets, and he's working hard to fix it. However, he can't seem to move past his bloody addiction.

I'm starting to see him now, too. He's not just a bunch of words scrawled on paper. He actually has an image. He's a person. That I will describe when I get home. Time to go!

Overview

So I've been accept to Mount Holyoke College and am patiently awaiting my decision from UNC-Chapel Hill and Boston University. Hopefully, they'll both come by the end of the week.

I've successfully revived my thirst for reading. The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner was everything I expected plus some. It was so amazing, and it kept me on my toes the whole time. I never wanted to put it down.

I'm slowly trying to rebuild my love for writing, but it's coming along quite nicely.

Speaking of writing, I'm going to head to a conference room and do just that.

Spring Break is over, but I'm not depressed

First day back to school after spring break?

Isn't that supposed to be boring? Breaks like that normally make you yearn for summer vacation because it gives you a taste of what you're missing. All in all, I enjoyed my break. It was relaxing, refreshing, and I can't say I got a lot done. But I feel rejuvenated. It had to be one of the best spring breaks I've ever had.

So explain to me why I'm so excited to be back?

It's like the first day of school all over again except I don't have to wait to seriously dive into the work because we're already at that point.

All day, I've just been excited to get started on the new material. Is it because I enjoy my classes? I want to major in English, and two of my classes were designed for english majors? And French has always been one of my favorite courses.

But I took Intro to Lit and French 1 last semester, and after fall break and thanksgiving break, I just couldn't wait for Christmas and Summer.

What makes this semester different than the others?

Why do I suddenly want to start writing and learning so that I can improve myself?

Why am I ready for graduation but content with waiting? Why am I anxious for college but glad for the wait?

I'm content with where I am, and what I'm doing, and that is the best feeling in the world. Deep down, I want to say it's because of Shinedown's new song, but it's more than that. I think that I've been inspired by my new interest in adult books and maybe Shinedown's new song plays a part in the inspiration. They are one of my greatest inspirations.

I don't know what's gotten into me lately, but I'm just so happy. I hope this feeling never ends.

A New Chapter

It's always depressing when you move from one stage of your life to the next because that change means some things have to go. It's a mourning process, and it's not something you have control over. Well, you do, if you can handle being a big fish in a small pond, forever frustrated by the immaturity of those surrounding you, but most people can't handle that. I can not handle it.

I've said all of that to say that I've officially outgrown young adult books. They're all the cliched and the writing sometimes makes me want to puke. Occasionally, I will find a good book, but looking for one is like finding a needle in a haystack. Sometimes there are false needles that seem great, but when you delve deeper into it's depths you discover it's just like the others.

I've lost faith in books, and I've discovered that the only way to revive my passion is to move away from the kiddie section. Deep down, I know that I'll miss the cliched vampire books, the rich kids, and the people who are my age. But I know that something bigger and better waits for me on the other side of the library. I just hope I'm ready, and I hope that the new authors are ready for me.

Books turned Movies

Ever since the Twilight Saga, books turned movies have left a bad--no, horrible-- taste in my mouth. I can't stand it when they do turn great--or mediocre books for that matter--into movies because then you get those idiots who just see the movie and think they know everything about the book even though the movie usually slaughters the book. Then the popularity of the book rises and at that point any mention of the franchise annoys the crap out of me.

Plus, they turn the same kind of books into movies now.

I mean, come on, I think Fallen by Lauren Kate is well written, but it's nearly impossible not to compare the plot to Twilight thanks to the mysterious boy who must stay away from the main character and tries not to like her plot. I mean, come on. Twilight wasn't the first book to thave this, but it is the most famous now that it's plaguing the movie theaters. Therefore, a ton of Twilight fans will flock to the Fallen series, and now all I can think is, "well, at least they've moved up from Meyers." But really. Ugh. It's so annoying.

I wish they'd let books stay books until they become classics and need to be revived. Don't turn new books into movies because then no one will read the books. Seriously. Besides, they get the worst people to make them.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF...

Disney is going to make Fallen. Seriously? Disney? Really? Alice in Wonderland would have been extraordinary if Disney hadn't made it PG. Imagine what they'll do to Fallen? I mean, there's cussing, violence, the whole thing, you know? So imagine a PG version? It would suck. And if they get Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez to play in it...

Ugh.

Maybe they'll turn it into a Disney Channel movie or something. I don't know. But I just hope they don't turn anymore of /my/ books into movies.

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As for the plot issue, I've learned the only way to fight it is to write my own book. I complain so much about books, I should put my money where my mouth is and work on something of my own. If there's another thing Secret Society taught me, it's that I should be proactive and get to work. You never know how it will turn out.

Secret Society by Tom Dolby

So, all in all, the book sucked. I ended up giving up halfway through the novel because I couldn't take it anymore. I seriously tried to make it to the end, but I couldn't do it. However, as cheesy as it sounds, it did teach me something about writing.

Show it. Don't tell it.

That's where Dolby went wrong. He told me when he should have showed me. He didn't cut out parts where he simply told me stuff. He just told me, and he did it in a bad way. Secret Society had a good plot, it should have been destined for greatness. But the execution was all wrong. The only thing I can compare it to is Twilight, and to be honest, I think it's a little bit worse. At least Meyer showed us what she was talking about as if she were directing a film. Dolby was just writing. He forgot about the picture he was supposed to be painting.

Even though I hated the book, I have to thank the author for the lesson in writing that he unknowingly gave me. Thank you Mr. Dolby.

Cop Out

I don't know how I feel right now, but it's not a bad thing. It's a confused happy thing. Maybe just a friend thing.

Sims, Spring, and Chowan

Tomorrow is the first day of spring break! And I couldn't be happier! xD We're also going to visit Chowan University tomorrow since my sister got a full ride there, so we want to make sure it looks nice and feels like home to her. To be honest, I can't wait mostly because I love long car rides. ^^

I got the Sims to work last week! So yes, I was having some technical difficulties with the Sims 3, but it was definitely my fault. I hadn't installed any updates to the EA thing or the Sims 3 in a long time, so it was having trouble updating my software. I ended up uninstaling it and then reinstalling it just so that it would update properly. My new family is going great. Allegra adopted a daughter named Renee who will be growing into a teenager as soon as I buy the cake, she's in charge of a whole coporation, and she's pregnant with her boyfriend's child. Everything is great in chez Allegra.

Spring is here! I have one more exam today, and once that one is complete, I will be exam free. I only have two classes today: Advanced Comp and French 120, so I will be on my laptop a lot today! ^^ I can't wait. Sims 3 here I come

It's been a long time...

I know, it's been a long time since my last real post, but I've been fairly busy. I meant to come on yesterday and post a to-do list, but that didn't happen. Luckily, I managed to finish everything. Let's see... this is what I've been busy with this week.

• English Literature Paper: It took me forever to come up with a topic and a thesis, and in the end I pretty much through something together, but I think it's an okay paper. If I don't get an A, then I should at least get a high B. I also had to prepare for that midterm
• Advanced Comp: We had a paper due last Friday, and we have a two part midterm. The first part was today. I finished that I think I think I did a good job on it. xDD Now for part 2. I need to remember to bring one of the short stories to class and watch the Kanye video.
• French: We had a test last week. Can you believe that I was the only one who made an A? I got a 97%. xD I thought more people would get an A since it's just old homework exercises, but I guess that's a nother sign that I'm a cross creek student: I think I'm smarter than the FSU kids. Ha.
• Speech: Ugh, I'm still  slightly behind on my speech. I can't seem to think of a topic. Soon, I'm going to have to brainstorm a bunch of topics and then force myself to pick. We also have our midterm tomorrow. I think I'll be ready. It's multiple choice and only 25 questions.
• Biology: Where do I start with this class? This woman does not believe in taking a day off! I mean, come on! We have our midterm in about thirty minutes, and once we finish we have to stay because we have lab right after. She also gave us a ton of homework last week. We had to read three chapters in the book, and answer the questions for review. On top of that, we had our post lab questions. =P When will her class end?
• Newspaper: Ugh, I'm starting to feel like I'm the only one who cares! We will call the other major editor Doug. Doug hasn't been helping much. He always whines about how I should stay later to work on it while he's in class, but I spend all of my free time at home and at school editting those papers. I edit them two or three times, and then after the advisor reads them, I fix most of the mistakes. I'm the one who tells people when to turn in their papers, and I pester them until they turn them in. I'm the one who makes the posters, and I write one or two articles per paper. He writes the movie section, sometimes the school section, and he takes the old articles off of the template. But that's not that hard. It takes a couple of seconds. I'm just tired of him complaing and whining about how I go home right after my classes are done or if I can't make it to one meeting. Or if I tlel him I'm not staying after because 1. he told me last minute and 2. I have other things to do. Plus, I had three midterms today, and I'm still going to stay after to work on the paper. And what's he going to do? Apparently he's not staying after school today. Figures.

For leisure, I've been reading two books. One, I'm rereading, and the other I was reading for book club, but I couldn't make that meeting, and now I'm just reading it because it's good. We also went to Myrtle Beach.

• Blue Bloods: I've read this book before, and now that I'm rereading it, I don't know why I liked it so much. I mean, it's not horrible, but character development isn't that good. I think it'd make a better movie, and to be honest I don't think I'd go see it. But I'm only rereading this one and the rest of the books in the series so that I can finally read the fourth book in the series. ^^
• Flowers for Algernon: This was originally a book club book, but since I like the book, I've decided to finish it. It's well written. Even the parts in the begining when he was still illiterate are well written. If I wanted, I could make a jab at a certain vampire novelist, but I won't. I refuse to.... Haha xD It's so tempting.
• Myrtle Beach: Myrtle Beach was so much fun, and the hotel was really nice. We went shopping, and can you believe I spent more than my little sister? Crazy, I know, but I've decided that my style will be more faux punk rock, you know? It's hard to explain, but no more Aeropostal and American Eagle shirts for me. Just graphic tees. I will still wear their jeans though because they fit me the best.
• My book: Ha, I haven't really worked on this recently. I guess that goes along with being busy. Also, I haven't really had any new ideas, but I did have a new scenario for Daemon that I wanted to write about. I should start on that in Biology today. It's sad when I plan other activities to do in class. It goes to show you that these classes are too easy for me.

Anyway, I should go. I need to leave before my friends do because I told them I was going to lunch... but I didn't because I got distracted. I also need to sign into lunch so...

Au Revoir,
TLE

Myrtle Beach

It was amazing, but I don't have time to talk about it now because I have to go downstairs to the printer if I even want to consider making it to class on time. Adios.