Short Story Planning

So for the plot of my story I'm thinking the old dude goes through an average day of his life, but since he's a Celtic druid, he'll have to deal with all sorts of supernatural stuff. All of it will pertain to Celtic mythology/folklore (might throw in some other Germanic mythology). He'll wake up, do some business with the animals of the forest, then BOOM: some kind of really exciting thing. Still haven't decided what. Like trolls or something. Anyway it's really weird and exciting and supernatural and we expect him to act surprised, but he finds it mundane. Ooh maybe I could put some Slavic folklore in there. Heck, just whatever fits a Celtic, mythological based  theme. It's kind of hard to explain. Don't worry though, I got this. Oh he could like meet Finn MacCool or Thor or something and be like "wazzup" and Finn or Thor's all like "woah" because my character's got serious rep on that Northern European folklore scene. Wow spewing my ideas out like this kind of helped, it's a lot more organized in my head now. For a conclusion he could head to sleep and say something like "I hate Third Moon Days" or something funny like that. Maybe that's no good. Anyway it will be pretty light hearted, all these monsters and magical creatures will have problems or things they need the Druid to do.

Short Story Response and Reading Times

I think A&P was my favorite short story. Everyone thought the dude was weird and creepy, but he seemed like a pretty chill sort of guy. Sure, he sounds like he could be one of your dime a dozen self proclaimed internet based "cynics" (which are just awful, like really, really terrible), but I kind of appreciated it since it was in the 60's. He became fascinated with the girls, and he ended up thinking of them as some sort of a symbol for something I can't really explain. I don't know, I thought the guy was interesting and doesn't deserve all the bashing (unless of course his character was just meant to be creepy or something like, in which case everything I said before was a joke.)

Anyway, barely read at all this week. Geez, I've been on Faust for like a month. If I had time I would marathon it just to get it over with. Not that I'm not enjoying it or anything, it's just that I want to finish it already.

Short story reading & writing: Monday through Friday- 1 hr

Character planning/eBook: Monday through Saturday (boom)- 2.5 hours

Writing in the voice of my character

Well, so ends another day. As the light fades and the darkness grows, I must now depart into slumber. today was not out of the ordinary; the trees were still tall, the sky was still blue, and the sheep were still docile. It was a good day, apart from the Bear and Snake having their usual bickering. The berry bushes are starting to ripen, and the squirrels have offered to collect this year. Yes, it shall be a bountiful season, and I do not foresee any troubles. The townsmen come to me more frequently, still pestering me with their usual greed and vanity. They call me a fraud, for I have not provided for them in many moons. I do not worry however; they dare not come near here uninvited. Oh Moon spirits, let me rest deeply so that I may wake tomorrow.

Reading Log

I only got to read in the time I had in class because my schedule is kind of busy, but I did a ton of English homework. I'm still reading Faust, because like I said I don't have much time to read. It's still great, and Satan is straight up hilarious in it.  The homework I did was all those annotations plus some other stuff I can't even remember. But the annotations did fill in the required time. I read Faust Monday through Thursday for an hour total, and the annotations took about two and a half hours in total.

We're making a(n e)book!

I don't really have any qualms with my narrative going public. I think it's alright, and there's nothing really embarrassing in it. I also don't think it really needs to be re-formatted; it looks pretty presentable I think. Though I don't really know what to do about the media stuff. I guess I could have a picture of like the world with America and Japan highlighted. I'm not really good with covers or anything like that either. I hope we get to work on this in class, because it looks like I'll need some help with it.

Reading Log

I didn't read much this week, mostly because I didn't really have time. I did essay revisions plus a ton of homework from other teachers so I never really had a chance to sit down and read, except for today in English during the reading time. I'm still reading Faust, though as I've said I haven't had much time to read that much these past few weeks. I watched the Tarkovsky movie Stalker over the weekend, so I'm in a Stalker kind of mood. After Faust I might read some Road Side Picnic, though if the movie was just straight up based off the book then I might pass. Anyway that movie was pretty good, would recommend. Are there any other books like Road Side Picnic? Really just anything that has that Soviet Era Ukrainian scavengey feel to it. I still haven't beaten S.T.A.L.K.E.R. yet, either. Man, Russia makes the best apocalyptic themed media. Oh wow I kind of went off topic.

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Faust: Monday- 5:00 pm-6:30 pm

Essay revisions: Friday- 4:00 pm-6:00 pm

Reading Log

I actually didn't have time to read much of my book this week. I had a lot of homework and stuff so I only got to read for a while. I did however write my draft for my literacy narrative, which filled up the time for my reading log. I wrote about my pen pal I had in 5th grade. I think I did well on it, though it was a bit long.
     The reason it was too long was because when I originally wrote it, I did it in 11 point font and in calibri. When formatting it into 12 point foint and Times New Roman, as well as the header and things like that, it took up a lot more space than I thought. This should be fine, though I'm not sure what the maximum number of pages is. People told me it's 5 or 8, but I thought it was only 3.

I wrote on Thursday from 5:00-7:00, and from 9:00-10:00

I am Really Tired Right Now, I should Probably Start Going To Bed Earlier. Oh and This is The Dialogue. Weird, it's only like 9:30. I Wonder Why I'm so Tired? You Don't have to Keep Reading This. Why are You Still Reading This. Stop. Thank You. Oh See You Looked Again. Just Read The Dialogue Please. Oh Wait 9:30 pst. So Like 11:30.

An exchange between two characters in which one character only asks questions and the other only answers.

CHARACTER 1: Why hello there [CHARACTER 2], have you seen my contact lenses anywhere?

CHARACTER 2: I'm afraid I haven't, [CHARACTER 1].

CHARACTER 1: Are you sure?

CHARACTER 2: Well I certainly don't recall seeing any contact lenses, but they are quite small and transparent, so they would be fairly hard to notice.

CHARACTER 1: Well perhaps you could help me search for them?

CHARACTER 2: I cannot.

CHARACTER 1: And why is that?

CHARACTER 2: I have also misplaced my contact lenses, so my sight is not very good.

CHARACTER 1: Wait a moment [CHARACTER 1], do you even wear contacts?

CHARACTER 2: I don't believe I do.
CHARACTER 1: And aren't I missing contact lenses?
CHARACTER 2: Indeed you are. Wait a moment...  but that would mean that I am actually you!

CHARACTER 1: Would that mean we are some kind of otherworldly creature linked through some kind of a hive mind psychic bond?
CHARACTER 2: It would! By golly [CHARACTER 1], I do believe I've achieved sentience! We're actually just characters in some Highschooler's English blog!

CHARACTER 1: Surely this will not end well for us, [CHARACTER 2]?

CHARACTER 2: No, I do not believe it will, [CHARACTER 1], unless through this new found self awareness we can transform into some higher omniscient being in order to stop our inter-dimensional master!

CHARACTER 1: Shall we try to form this Lovecraftian horror that would surely bend all the laws of our mortal world and perhaps tear the fabric of time and space itself?

CHARACTER 2: Nay, for the hour is late, and our creator is tired and running out of things to say.

CHARACTER 1: Well, will we at least be reappearing characters in this so called 'blog' of his?

CHARACTER 2. Perhaps, if our creator has need of us in future writing assignments. So long [CHARACTER 1]!
CHARACTER 1: But what about my contact lenses?

Applause fills the endless white dimension, and as the curtains close, the world of [CHARACTER 1] and [CHARACTER 2] fades to black.

Reading Response to Another Text

Well I read about Pyrrhus on Wikipedia. I don't know much about Epirus or Macedon, so I was trying to expand my knowledge on the subject. I found out he later became king of Macedon, which was pretty cool. He was also the second cousin to Alexander the Great, also pretty cool. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Epirus isn't a successor kingdom, right? Ptolemaic Empire is the best successor kingdom by the way. Anyway, back on topic, did you know he was killed by a flower pot that was thrown at his head? As the story goes, fighting in Argos and in the narrow alley ways some old woman through a pot at his head, and he died. Not a very good way for a Hellenistic general and king to go out.

Reading Response to Outside Reading

I'm still reading Faust, and I really like it. The dude who wrote this was pretty smart. I like when Faust gets in a discussion and makes a bunch of cool observations and points, like when he was talking about glorifying the past and stuff. It's also has a lot of depth for a play type book, if you know what I mean. Like when he walks around town, it feels realistic, even though everything's written like a poem. I'm really enjoying it, and I hope I can find more like it.

I read:

Faust: Sunday- 1:00-2:30, Monday- 5:00 6:00