Friday, August 20, 2010

School for my district has been in session for two weeks now, and man was it awesome! I've got friends in each of my classes except one, which is weird since I walk with one of the girls to it, and she's in the same room, and then we're on opposite sides of the room and so don't talk. Weird, huh? But, I've got at least two in each class, and in a couple, there's so many that I've already gotten the evil eye for 'being distracted.' Wasn't a major problem, and I resolved it in time, so I'm still good.
The classes I'm most excited about are Writer's Workshop and Drawing 1. I'm already fairly rounded in each of those areas, which I love to do, and we do nothing but write and draw all day. Sweet, sweet freedom. And to top it all off, I'm not a freshman anymore, so my status is increased, and my friends and I can pretty much sit wherever we want in the big gym(really big) and in the cafeteria, including the coveted stage! It's like the whole place fades away, and there's plenty of rooms. It's luxurious indeed.
Though, I did finish reading the next installment of the Nicholas Flamel series: The Sorceress.



This was a book that explored a lot of different perspectives, which is a refreshing and interesting take on keeping up with the activities and emotions of all the main characters. There were individual adventures that I really liked, since they all fully explore the personalities of the characters and the element of fantasy involved in this storyline.
I am in the midst of reading The Necromancer currently, and, dismissing all review-related thoughts concerning that installment, this is the best book of the series so far. so much hinges on individual characters fighting for whatever motives that are carefully developed. A great selection of the series!

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Inception Review :-)

I'm not very creative when it comes to blog posts, as shown by the title above. But, I know I've not posted for a while, and there really isn't an excuse this time. *shrug* But, as I promised, here's the new movie review:



Yes, Leonardo DiCaprio's newest blockbuster is out, and this movie rocked! In a LOT of different areas too. Makes sense though, since this movie deals with lots of different areas, specifically dreams. The movie is essentially dealing with the human subconscious and dreams, or specifically, layers and layers of them. This is a very tricky subject in any forms of storytelling, but the movie pulled it off very well.
The acting fully brought out the characteristics of the characters in this story, which was very important so that you could understand the gravity of the events. There was a wide range of situations that forced the actors to put on their game faces, everything from tragedy to comedy to action. It all fit nicely into the story and the acting made it believable.
This story is one I'll remember for quite a while. Everything is always shifting, sometimes depending on how the characters feel, sometimes depending on how they want their dreams to look. It's a story you can just loose yourself in and let the imagination run wild. Fertile ground for further story ideas too! Though, I'm not saying you should copy it.
Bottom line is that you should go see it right now!
So, school starts tomorrow, and I've got my schedule already, I keep hearing things about how its gonna be tough, but I already knew that. So, if I'm prepared, what could go wrong? Huh, that's what I thought last year with math, and that grade was on a roller coaster.
Plus, My IQ test results should be coming back soon, and the person in charge said that its already pretty high. Woo-hoo!