Sand and Silliness

I've never been a huge fan of beaches. I don't like sand, and I can never seem to spend any time at the beach without getting a sunburn, no matter how much sunscreen I apply. Guess that's one of the unfortunate side effects of being so ridiculously pale.

But despite the fact that beaches aren't really my thing, I managed to have lots of fun today with CJ, AF, and ZH. For the record, doing handsprings is even harder than usual when you're in thick sand. And whoever decided that swings are for little kids was obviously confused. (I'm thinking "wouldn't recognize a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby's tea cozy," from Fred Weasley about Percy.) Also, children's books make lovely afternoon entertainment for a group of sunburnt teenagers in Barnes and Noble.

So even though my legs are now a painful shade of scarlet (hey, Gryffindor colors at least, right?), I would count today as something of a success. I don't even look like a sandpire anymore.

What is a sandpire, you ask? Well, the vampires from TWILIGHT sparkle, and sand sparkles, so naturally the Cullens were made of sand. Right? ZH and I know it's true. XD Hence, sandpires.

I've finished my umpteenth reread of HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE. I lost count of how many times I've read these books a looong time ago, but it had been almost three years since I read any of them. I have missed Hogwarts. So much. So, it's good to be back. :)

Unfortunately, sand and sun and the Sorcerer's Stone haven't been getting any scriptwriting done. Guess I better buckle down and do that. And maybe some homework, too, since we have to go back to prison school on Monday. *sigh* I don't usually dislike school so much. Sure, APUSH and Chemistry are not exactly thrilling, but I've never minded school that much. I think it's because I've just had a week off and going back to using my time unproductively is not going to be fun. At all.

For those of you who caught that "un" and questioned it, yes, I find school to be relatively unproductive. This week, I've learned about the history of togas, conjugated a couple of different verbs in Latin, practiced screenwriting and story organization, organized things in my bedroom, researched colleges, gotten a healthy amount of sleep, practiced my Spanish skills by eavesdropping on native speakers in public places, and understood quantum physics (granted, that was from LOST, but still). During school, what do I accomplish? Sleep deprivation. Building alien spaceships like the MDADAM (Mass Death and Destruction Alien Motorbike) from the molecular geometry kits. Doodling practice. A vast array of random, irrelevant, interesting tidbits that are the only things the teachers DON'T put on the quizzes.

I think I learn more on my own time. And on my own time, I get to read Harry Potter.

OH! And the EVERNIGHT series by Claudia Gray! Fun vampire novels, admittedly a bit cliched with the romance but with an interesting twist on the mythology by throwing in wraiths instead of werewolves. If I had more time, I'd rant about them, but for now I can only show you the cover of HOURGLASS (Book 3, which I finished on Wednesday), highly recommend them (first one is called EVERNIGHT), and direct you to the author's website.

And now, I'm off to work on Screnzy (current page count is 46, I think, but I've divided it into two separate documents which means I can't use the MS Word page count without doing some basic math) and read more Harry Potter. Because, as Ranulf (from HOURGLASS) says, "That is the manner in which I roll."

Love,
Bex

Harry Potter

I don't think I've spazzed much on this blog about how much of a total Harry Potter nerd I am. But, I am one. (AF can vouch for me. She's one too. XD)

I could go on and on about why I love the entire series, how frustrated I am with their apparent inability to make a movie that resembles the book (although some of them have definitely been better than others, and on the whole the screenplays have been decent, mostly), all the Harry Potter-related things I either bought, was given, or made when I was a kid, etc., etc., etc., but I'll spare you.

Instead, I will say only this: I really want to reread them. Likenow. Because it's been AGES. It's been almost three years since I read any of the books. I don't think I've gone that long without [re]reading any of them since I first started. I've only read the seventh one once! Granted, that's the only one I've read just once, but still.

I also kind of want to make an Encyclopedia of All Things Harry Potter. Because I am a nerd. Yup.

I...guess that's pretty much it for now, yeah....Catch ya later!

Love,
Bex

LOST

This is going to be the last post dedicated to LOST until next Tuesday at the absolute earliest. I promise. But see...I'm caught up now. I watched probably 2 seasons' worth of the TV show in the last week and a half or so, and as of three minutes ago, I finished watching my first-ever episode of LOST actually on TV.

It's seriously the weirdest show I have ever seen. But in a really strange way, it kind of makes sense.

Because all they have to do is un-explode an h-bomb that exploded thirty years ago, in one of two universes. Nothing too complicated. Right?

Hehehehe. I love this show. AND, Faraday and Charlie are back! *squee* They're two of my favorites. And they're baaack. This makes me really happy.

I don't want to say too much and spoil it for people who haven't seen it yet. But eek. This show is fabulous.

Gonna shut up now and go back to Screnzying. I'm writing 3 separate scripts, now, that I'm eventually going to put together as a bunch of flashback sequences and stuff like that....it works for me, and for right now, that's all that matters. KD and SH are gonna help me fix it later.

That's all for now, folks. Laters!

Love,
Bex

Too Much TV

Sooo I now have, um, five episodes of LOST left before I'm completely up to speed. I think that constitutes a liiiittle bit too much online TV. But....

Quantum physics + Euro Ben + smashed mirrors + names in a cave (<-- roflcave) + Claire + time travel = ack!!!!!!

I love this show. It's so weird. But I love it.

ALSO I love Castle. Which has reportedly been signed for a full third season. This pleases me greatly. Admittedly the endings are a bit predictable. I figured out the killer from tonight's episode wayyy back at the beginning (and then changed my mind, but I was right in the first place!), but even so. Less predictability would be a plus, but I would be very upset if it got cancelled. I adore Castle.

Anyway.

I think I'ma watch another episode of LOST now. Because if I can get through 5 more episodes before 9pm tomorrow, I can watch my first-ever episode of LOST on TV. And that would be very exciting.

Who, me? Nerdy/geeky/whatever the appropriate term is? I think not. >_>

Well, okay, maybe a little.

Or, you know, a lot.

OH! Before I forget! AF and I found, online, the PDF of the script from the pilot episode of the first season of LOST. And it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. All the chaotic plane crash death and destruction wasn't nearly this funny on TV.

There is no way Boone was thirty.

Signing off now. Love,
Becky

Happy Easter!

So, the time got away from me yesterday and I didn't post. I was watching LOST (surprise surprise). I have an episode and a half left of Season 5.

Time travel conundrum anyone? Yeesh. Because if they blow the bomb up, then they'll never get to the island to blow the bomb up, and if they don't blow the bomb up, then they will crash on the island, which means they'll blow the bomb up, so they'll never crash on the island, so they won't blow the bomb up, so they'll crash on the island, so they'll blow the bomb up...

You see where this is going. It's a bit ridiculous. I love this show.

Anyway, I just wanted to take a few minutes to wish everyone a Happy Easter! It's not all about the chocolate and painted eggs (and getting to listen to Jack's Mannequin again after giving it up for Lent -- here's to KD, who succeeded in this spectacular feat), either. People say "Jesus is the reason for the season" around Christmas, but He's really what Easter is about too. Remember that today...well, actually, today's not gonna be around much longer. In a few hours it'll be tomorrow.

And I've written exactly nothing today. After dinner (no, I haven't eaten dinner yet), I'll get right on that.

Hasta luego, everybody. Happy Easter!

Love,
Bex

Shut Up, Inner Editor

One problem that I always have during NaNo is that my Inner Editor (the Grammar Snob and Structural/Linguistic Perfectionist of Doom) will not shut up. This Inner Editor always yells at me to go back and fix things that I shouldn't be worried about fixing yet, to completely restructure this one part, to go back and fix every single typo before I write another word. But that was a NaNo thing, never interfering with Screnzy.

Until now.

Yes, right now, almost at the end of Day 2, I'm seeing a total restructuring of my story setup. This is probably because I know more about the backstory and the flashbacks and everything than about my actual plot, which is basically nonexistent. So I really want to start over again and put everything in the right order and present it completely differently.

Which I suppose I could do, but...NaNo and Screnzy are supposed to be the Months of Turning Off Your Inner Editor. (Except for thesis. I kinda need my Inner Editor while I'm working on thesis. Thesis is kind of a big deal.)

Bahh. It's only day two. I can restructure and still finish in time...as long as this is the only restructure...

Right?

I'm gonna go for it. Inner Editor, you win this one. I'm gonna maintain that it's only because I need you to stick around for working on senior thesis. Come November, when thesis is basically done and over with and it's NaNo time again...I shall have my revenge.

Probably no more scripting is going to happen tonight. Much. Except maybe a bit of restructuring. I need a title. I need a soundtrack. I need to totally and completely know and understand my characters and my plot.

I'm a bit obsessed. I think researching screenwriting for senior thesis does that to you.

Shut up, brain, shut up.

Alright, dear internetfolks, I'm signing off now. Otherwise I'll never be able to shut up. Especially if I start talking about LOST now that I've seen up to Season 5 Episode 9 --

Shut up, brain, shut up.

Hasta luego, internetfolks! Love,
Bex

Fade In

For those of you who are not well-versed in screenwriting format, "Fade In" is the term used to signal that a screenplay is beginning. I figured it was a fitting title for today's post...because across the world, lots and lots of screenplays are beginning. April 1: Screnzy 2010 has officially begun.

*cue mega-excitement*

I'm on page 8. Considering the page goal for day 1 is 3.3, I think I'm good to go. But I don't think I'm done writing yet.

I can already tell, though, that this is going to take some MASSIVE revision before it's anywhere near ready to be presented to the public. Hmm.

In other news, happy birthday to Fred and George Weasley! (-->In my mind, Fred Weasley lives on. The first six books are still out there too!<-- CH, don't read that. Likewise anyone else who has not read book seven.)

And, in other other news, it's April Fools' Day. Unfortunately, I didn't get to pull any spectacular April Fools' jokes on anyone, but CH did. (♥ KD!) Did you?

AND, in other other other news, I've now watched through Season 5 Episode 5 of LOST. This has got to be the weirdest show in the history of ever, but I love it. XD

I'ma sign off now, before this gets too ridiculously rambling and blabbery. Until next time, internetfolks!

Love,
Bex