Terrible English From Myself

I really have no idea what I am going to blog about...... I tend to think to myself "I should write in my blog" and then sit staring at the screen for an hour or so thinking about random unrelated things that are floating around in my head. I do that a lot, sit around staring blankly at nothing thinking about things, it's very relaxing. I live a lot in my head, thinking about my future, regretting past actions and thinking up witty replies to conversations that have already happened. I've noticed I'm a lot braver in my imagination than in real life. Man I hate it when I start every sentence with I and I've, it's really uninteresting to read when each sentence starts the same way........ And I repeated 'lot' three sentences in a row......  *facepalm*

On a completely unrelated topic I have been reading a biography of writer Michael Morpurgo titled "War child  to War Horse". It is a fantastic read which opens your eyes to a child who struggled to write two pages on a topic during his school years and the journey to becoming a critically aclaimed author off well over a hundred stories. His life story is fascinating, though depressing in parts, and I would definately recomend reading the book, especially if you have read any of his other titles (e.g. War Horse, Private Peaceful, Arthur, High King of Britain or any of the numerous others). A big thankyou to my brother who bought me this book for my bithday :D You are awesome :)

I haven't quite finnished the afore mentioned book yet but when I do I'm going to begin The Hunchback of Notre Dame which reminds me of a book that I just finished. The Scarlett Pimpernall. This was a thoroughly  enjoyable book which is set during the French Revolution and the dark days of the Guillotiene. Once again it was a fantastic read and told the story of a group of English Gentleman who smuggle French nobles across the channel to the safety of England. Throughout most of the novel you are left in the dark as to who the hero actually is and instead watch the plans of the French to capture him unfold. This creates a  unique sense of suspense which enthralled me and although I did predict who the Scarlett Pimpernell was successfully I was still unsure how he would evade the clutches of his enemy. There is even romance in this book if you need that to enjoy a story so I enthuisiastically recomend this book!!

I'm going to go do something productive, like vacuum my room now.

Ttfn, tah tah for now :)
if you get that reference you're awesome ;)

Part 2: The Strikers

Yep I've skipped the midfield but I will get back to them don't worry. I don't have the time to give the middle the overhaul it deserves so I've jumped to our Attack.

The Forwards                         

Let's be honest, the loss of Robin Van Percie who was the best player in the Premier League last year, as well as the top scorer, is no little deal and it's hurt us up front. But I still think we've got some exciting talent that cannot be ignored.

Lucas Podolski
I spent all of last season hoping that we would sign the German striker and, when we did, I was an extremely happy chappy. Making his first appearance for Arsenal over the weekend Lucas didn't have the greatest of starts but he has proven himself before. Podolski has had enormous success on the international stage having won his 100th cap for Germanyduring the 2012 Euro's. During these 100 matches he has averaged about a goal every two games.

He is not in the same league as Van Percie but, once he settles down, he will be an enormous asset up front for the Gunnners.

Olivier Giroud
Another Frenchman to join the long list of Arsene Wenger's French footballers Giroud is another Goal scoring striker. Again he's not a Van Percie but I think Arsenal supporters need to stop comparing players to the Premier League's greatest striker. At 6 ft 3 the Frenchman adds height to Arsenal's attack but he's much mre than just tall. His footwork, comfort on the ball and work off the ball led him to be joint top scorer in the top flight off French football last year with 25 qoals in 43 appearances.

I have high hopes for his future at the club and I think that Giroud and Podolski will make a fine strike partnership up front for Arsenal.

Marouane Chamakh
1 goal in 19 matches last season says it all. I don't see him doing much more this season and I can't see him starting in matches ahead of Giroud and Podolski.


Nicklas Bendtner

I think Denmark's star striker is a quality forward who is willing to score goals but I feel like he is on the way out and, too be honest, I think it would be better for his career. He had a solid year at Sunderland last season and maybe he should sign a long term deal with the english club.

Ju Young Park
Park has a lot to prove this season. He only made seven appearances for Arsenal last season as Robin Van Percie's superb form left no room for anyone else to shine. But this could very well be the Korean's year. He has shown glimpses of brilliance, His goal in the League Cup for example, and he has definately got very deft footwork.

Of our second-tier strikers I definately put Park at the top of the list and I think that he could really prove himself this season.

And that is Arsenal's forwards. We definately have talent up front but said talent needs to stand up and be counted this season. We aren't able to rely on RVP scoring once a week for us anymore and we desperately need our strikers to work hard at creating goal-scoring opportunities this season.

See you guys next time for part 3: The Midfield

Part 1: The Defense

This post was inspired by the series of blogs a friend of mine wrote on  Manchester United's premier League squad at We Are United

So I am going to review the Arsenal Squad for this year's Premier League beginning with the defenders.

 The Defense                                                   

Thomas Vermaelen

Arguably the greatest defender in the premier league the Belgian centre-back has been an enormous part of Arsenal's defence since he moved from Dutch club Ajax in the summer of 2009. He had a superb first season and, not only did he provide outstanding defensive performances he also scored 7 times in his 33 performances. He missed most of the 2010-2011 season with a tendon issue but he returned for the 2011-2012 season and scored 6 goals, including winners against Newcastle and Everton, as well as showing his superb ability to defend. Thomas also demonstrated his adaptability when he was forced to play left back when injuries ruled out Kieran Gibb and Andre Santos.

Definately Arsenal's strongest and most skilled defender I predict another solid season for Vermaelen and don't be surprised to see him score some important goals.

Laurent Koscielny

Definately an "up and coming" defender Koscielny had a solid season last year for the Gunners and was easily the second choice centre back.

He wasn't outstanding at the start of the season but Laurent worked hard to improve and, by the end of the season, he was definately "up there". His hard work paid off when he made the French squad for the 2012 Euro's. He was one of his side's better preformers in their semi final loss to Spain.

Barcary Sagna

In his sixth season with the club the Frenchman has played over 200 matches for Arsenal and has preformed superbly in almost all of them.

His consistancy and class makes him an automatic starter however some horror injuries ruled him out of half of last season. He was hugely missed as Arsenal's defence never really fired. Fingers crossed his return to full fitness heralds some solidity in the back for Arsenal

Johan Djourou

Yes he is a centre-back at heart but the Swiss showed last season that he can fit in anywhere in the back playing as Full-back during Arsenal's injury crisis last season. He's been with the team since 2003 and although there are better defenders out there Djourou is a solid back-up come an inevitable injury.

Per Mertesacker

I'm still not convinced by Per. I feel like he still hasn't shown the form that helped him make it into Germany's World Cup squad but, if he does, then he will definately be a regular starter in the middle of the pitch alongside Vermaelan.

Carl Jenkinson, Keiran Gibbs, Andre Santos and Sebastian Squillaci

Gibbs and Jenkinson are reasonable players and have shown that they can preform at the top levels and although they don't set the world alight they have shown their class. I like Jenkinson's attacking runs down the wings and Gibbs is definately Arsenal's best left-back. They are both young players and I definately think that they have got bright futures.

Santos on the other hand..... I still feel like he belongs on the wing. That was the position he played when he scored 17 goals in 28 games for Atletico Mineiro. I don't like him as a defender abd I can't see him getting much game time.
I know absolutely nothing about Squillaci and can't comment on him here, but I can't see him getting much game time this season.

So there we go. Part 1 of my review. I'll be doing pieces on Midfielders and Attackers as well as a final piece overviewing my thoughts on the best side for Wenger to put on the field.

Bye for now! :D

Simple Pleasures

Almost every day I take a moment to take a deep breath. In through my nose and out through my mouth. This may seem slightly odd but I get a ridiculous amount of pleasure out of this simple exercise.

Up until this February I had been unable to do this. For as long as I can remember I've been unable to breath through my nose. I've taken multiple different sprays/tablets and nothing has helped. I went to a specialist and they got me to try all the sprays again. Finally I had an operation but still nothing. So I went back to the specialist. However since I had just been moved into the adult list I had to go through more nasal sprays that did nothing. Finally in February I had a more serious operation and, IT WORKED!!!!!!

Now when I breath through my nose air actually fills my lungs. This may seem like a minor inconvenience to you but it was a horrible experience and now that I'm past it the simple pleasure of breathing is amazing.

This made me wonder. How many 'simple pleasures' do we take for granted? Because there is so much in our lives to enjoy that we take for granted.

On another note my adorable kitten Mouse has pretty much recovered from his Conjunctivitis and minor viral infection in his upper respiratory tract. This means no more forcing ointment into his eye while he squirms to escape.

Also I finally finished an essay I've been 'working on' for a couple of weeks. I was told to argue that the punishment should fit the crime in 600-900 words. By the way by working on it for a couple if weeks I mean that I started and finished it in two hours this morning. To be honest I hated the topic. My mind kept wandering into the psychological side of who decides what punishment fits what crime. That wasn't the topic though so I forced myself to write and now it's finished.

Good night my 5 followers :)

Snowflake

I sit down at the computer and decide to blog. So I open Blogger and spend half an hour staring at the screen thinking of things to write but typing nothing. *facepalm*

I think it's because I always overthink my writing. I'm always worried that people won't like what I write. That is one of the main reasons that my book series is still in the 'planning' stage. I know what I want to write and I've actually written a reasonable amount but I've scrapped most of it. So, although I've spent hours working on it, I've only got a few paragraphs of 'official' script.

Just having a bit of a laugh at myself cause I noticed that my first two paragraphs started with "I" and I mentally told myself not to start this paragraph with it. (Notice how by writing that sentence I prevented this blog from having it's first three paragraphs starting with "I"?) :D 

Anyways as I was saying, I really want to have at least a first copy of my manuscript finished by the end of this year. Don't know if that will happen but I'm hoping that it will. I decided to change the climax of my first book because I wasn't very happy wiith how the story flowed and I thought it had too many holes. This gave me an excellent reason to rewrite my entire story plan using the 'Snowflake Method' that I read about on one of the writing blogs I read but don't follow.

The 'Snowflake Method' is a very structured way of preparing your manuscript which I really like because I am a big fan of structure. It also makes sure that you always know what the part of your manuscript you are writing is supposed to accomplish. Which, hopefully, will mean that my manuscript will be completed this year.

Well I'm going to have dinner now. I felt like blogging about something else but, maybe next time.

Have an awesome day/night :D

A Lost World

So my English tutor got me to write a short story on the theme "A lost world". Here's what I came up with feel free to comment :)

 Dust rose like clouds, enveloping her as she walked and guarding the secrets of what lay ahead. Slowly – inch-by-inch – she crept forward into the forgotten world, peering into the gloom. What lay hidden from her sight? As she walked her mind sensed the memories locked in this crumbling land.

“Why won't Mummy and Daddy stop fighting?” 

The whimpers of a heart-broken child echoed through the decades. Suddenly there rose out of the mist a mammoth pillar, tattered and fallen. Looming before her, an obstacle to be overcome in the twilight world. She stretched out and grasped a hold of the straggly pieces of rope, all that was left of the broken leg's fur – once so thick and glossy. Rising out of the dust she surmounted the relic of a distant age. Her new world stretched out before her. Ahead she could see a plateau partially submerged in the dust like an island floating in a sea of shadowy mist.

“Where is my teddy Mum?” Asked the child with tears in his eyes. “I told you Daddy broke it's leg so I've put it somewhere safe,” was the reply. “But It's so dark in there, teddy will be scared.” The child pleaded. “You're teddy doesn't have feelings. Now stop whining and go finish packing your bags!” 

The fading land's doleful memories washed over her as she looked for a place to call her own. Descending once again into the shadowy fog, she left the leg and forged towards the plateau, well aware that time was short. However the ground felt different to her. It was smoother than before she had overcome the pillar. As she looked down her legs disturbed the mist enough for her to see. An oblong sheet lay on the floor. Three sides appeared smooth but the fourth side was a ragged edge, distorting the picture that occupied the expanse. 

“How had it come to this?” The woman wondered as she held the torn photo in her hand. The photo of their family that was now just a photo of her. 

Leaving the photo and the family's memories behind she reached the beginning of the climb that might lead her to her home. Desperation drove her like a pitiless master. They were coming and instinct told her that she wasn't ready. She fought, struggled, and battled and then she was there. She had made it to the plateau. But there was no time for her to recuperate. Despairing, she scoured the face, body and arms of the plateau, an inborn thought told her that this was the wrong place. Then her cheek tingled. Reaching out her face she strained all her senses. Somewhere deep inside her a pale flicker of hope blossomed into flame. She could feel the slightest of breezes and she knew where she needed to make her dwelling. Racing across the plateau she sprinted down the side. Mist billowed around her as the demented dash took her to the one place her family would be safe. 

“Wait!” Despairing he tore after the car but it was no use. “Please come back! I'm sorry! I'm sorry.....” They were gone. He returned to his home but it was no longer a home. He had lost the things most important to him and he would never get them back. He hurriedly packed a bag, locked the door and left never to return to the place where he had ruined everything. 

A dying memory for a dying land.
Her hectic dash didn't stop when she reached the boundary of the expanse. Instead it carried her up all the way up the wall until she finally came to a stop in the uppermost corner. The one place where the dust could not linger. A crack in the wood allowed a faint breeze to seep into the nook and she knew that she had succeeded. She gazed over the path that her journey had taken. She looked at the teddy bear that was slowly succumbing to the ravages of time and she watched as the dust settled after her flight. Silence reigned over her home. She had chosen the right place, her babies would be safe. And as she lay dying, consumed by her struggle, new life was born into the fading land. In an old cupboard, under derelict stairs, in a disregarded house, defenceless, little spiders tentatively explored their new world.

Great Glaux

The book series 'Guardians of Ga'hoole' by Katherine Lasky has always left me feeling very disappointed. And reading it again has reminded me just how close she got to writing a very good book series. Intriguing characters, a strong plot and very interesting sub-plots are all found in the story but are left unfulfilled by a lack of book length and quality of writing.

Now I'm not saying it's poorly written, because for a children's story it is well-written, but I just wish that it had been written for an older audience. The ideas just feel too complicated for a children's story (eg. Fleckasia, Higher Magnetics, shattering and moon blinking).

I just can't get over how good her ideas were.... St. Aegolius Caverns, A rogue smith from Silverveil, even the way she describes the air and how the owl's mold it to aid their flight is incredible (to me).

That is probably one of the strengths of her story. The way she describes the air. Each kingdom has different patterns and ways that the air moves and even fire has it's own air patterns. The young owls are taught how to find updrafts, how to create, almost, vacuums to carry injured owls, and especially how to fight and use the wind to their advantage.

There are so many great things about the books and that is why I am left feeling disappointed whenever I read them because it could have been a great series but instead it isn't quite good enough.....

"Are you really an owl, Aunty? he wanted to ask. are you really a true Snowy Owl descended from Glaux, come from the North Kingdoms - or are you a white demon? 

-The Capture

Playwrite

I really enjoyed hanging out with my Drama teacher and another Drama Factory member at the Botanical Gardens on Monday. We finalized the main ideas for our production.

That was one hours worth of blogging *facepalm*  Come on Reuben concentrate. Think bloggy type thoughts....

It has been a really cool experience being involved in the construction of a play and although we had a very basic template we had to pretty much come up with all the twists and turns that occur during the play ourselves. That was a lot harder then I had expected and it has kinda meant that I haven't thought much about my book that I am attempting to write writing. To prove that I am actually writing it here is the first seven sentences.

 "Although it was already quarter to nine in the morning no sunlight shone down on Thorburn High School. Instead the school grounds were barely illuminated by flickering lights trying to fend off the shadows and guide the schoolkids to the warm, well-lit school building.

One such schoolkid who was desperate to reach the shelter of the school building was Kale Lindop. But it wasn't the sleet or the storm that drove Kale's rush towards shelter. It was the shadows. Or, to be precise, the blood, red eyes that gleamed out of the shadows. The eyes that, when you looked close enough, belonged to a cloaked shape that seemed to be woven from the very shadows it inhabited."

I welcome any comments on what you think about this little section of my book :)

No School!!!!!!! (kinda)

It's the last day of term and I've been thinking about what I want to do these holidays. So I've decided to make a list of my plans.

1) Meet up with my drama teacher to write the script for next term's show together
2) Write enough of my book so that I can actually say I'm writing a book and not just planning on writing a book
3) Get ahead in my schoolwork that I'm a little bit behind in due to my operation and my school books arriving late
4) Find a decent book series to read in my spare time next term

I'm hoping I accomplish them all but I'm not sure about the last one as I've been searching for a long time.......


Rus Challenge days 4-5


Pro 4:1-4  Listen, children, to your father's instruction, and pay attention in order to gain understanding. I give you sound teaching, so do not abandon my instruction. When I was a son to my father, not yet strong and an only son to my mother, he taught me and told me, "Let your heart fully embrace what I have to say; keep my commandments and live!

This chapter talks a lot about not just listening to instructions but "keeping them within your heart". It made me wonder do I put God's, and my parents, instructions in my heart? Like actually valuing them so much that, for example, when I read my Bible I don't just read it but I memorize verses and then think about what I've read and meditate on what God is speaking to me about..... Often I read my Bible and that's it. I've "done" my reading for the day when really God's words should be guiding me all day not just when I feel like reading His Word.


Pro 5:21  Indeed, what a man does is always in the LORD's presence, and he weighs all his paths.

This verse reminds us that no matter what we are doing God is watching. And you can't make excuses because God can see your reasons for why you do things. It also encouraged me because I was reminded that whatever we are doing even when we are sinning or being tempted God is there. He reminded me that no matter what situation we find ourselves in God is ready and waiting to help us.

The 31 day RUS Challenge

On Sunday our pastor challenged us to the RUS challenge. The challenge is to read part of chapter of Proverbs every day of April and the first day of May and then share what you've learned.You start with Proverbs 1 on the first and then read chapter 2 the next day and so on so forth.

I know I am a few days behind but better late than never right?

Pro 1:15  My son, do not go along with them, and keep your feet away from their path

Often there will be things around me (books, movies, etc...) that tempt me to do things I know aren't right. I find it really easy to mentally tell myself that I won't do what I know to be wrong but then for some reason I leave those temptations where they are and have to struggle against them all the time. It would be so much simpler if I removed those things and then I wouldn't have to worry about them.


Pro 2:1-6  My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions, making your ear attentive to wisdom, and turning your heart to understanding, if, indeed, you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and learn to know God. For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.

This really made me question how much I value God's instruction (eg. the Bible). Do I treasure what I read? Is it something really valuable to me? Do I wake up each morning really, really looking forward to reading it? Yes I enjoy reading it but often I place other books I'm reading or schoolwork ahead of it in my priority list. Definitely something to work on.

Pro 3:12  because the LORD corrects the person he loves, just as a father corrects the son he delights in.

When I read this it reminded me that God loves me and it's because God loves us that He corrects us. He could just give up on us when we sin but instead He decides to lovingly instruct us and teach us. He doesn't just tell us we sinned He shows us that we made a mistake and then takes us on a journey to heal us and help us overcome obstacles in our walk with Him.

I'm so glad that my God cares so much about me

Books and Plays

So I finished writing a brief outline for my story and started on name choosing. It is really hard!!!!!  Some names you come up with straight away but other characters refuse to be named. Other names look really good but don't fit with the feel of your story. Eventually I came up with a character list with some really good names and more importantly I liked them.

I haven't started actual writing yet though partly because I'm also writing a script for my drama company's upcoming show and partly because I can't seem to get the full vision I have in my head on paper. I kept scrapping my prologues and getting really frustrated with myself. I want this book to worth someone taking the time reading and I think I might just be putting a little too much pressure on myself to get it perfect.

The script writing is so much easier because you don't have to describe what people or buildings or anything looks like. The audience gets to see all that with their eyes. All you have to do is write entertaining dialogue and give minor directions to the actors so that they know what's going on. It's also easy because we are brainstorming for the play as a group and therefore I'm simply putting the ideas into a story rather than having to come up with all ideas myself.

Oh and I was at the library yesterday and decided to get the last 8 books in The Series Of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket out. I don't know why I did it as I don't even like them that much but I will finally be able to finish the series that I think I started three years ago.

Writing

I've always loved writing but for the last couple of years I've been focusing on my other talents and things (such as soccer, schoolwork etc..). I haven't written much lately and what I have written has been essays for school and not creative writing which is what I really enjoy. The English I do for Cambridge is based around interpretation and commentary on pieces of writing and there is very little creative writing involved. 

However since this year I made the decision to leave soccer indefinitely I have spent a lot more time thinking about other things than football. And one of the main things I've been thinking about is writing. I found a blog written by an author which some of the people I follow follow and as I was reading it I suddenly had this idea. I should write a book.

When I was 12 I wrote a story called Fort Wolfbane. It was heavily influenced by my favourite author at that time Brian Jacques and his book series Redwall of which I have 19 of the 22 books. I'm something of a Redwall fanatic and although I don't read them anymore (partly because I've read them so many times I know the stories of by heart and partly because they are aimed at younger people) I'm still trying to get the last 3 books to complete the series. 

Oops. That was slightly of topic there. Anyways book writing.....

So I was reading this blog and I remembered how much I loved to write so for the last couple of days I've been thinking about what I should write about. I've come up with a very basic plot and I am trying to order the jumble of ideas in my head into something that makes at least some sense and isn't just another rip off of a popular book series. If it ever gets published, which is unlikely but possible, I don't want it to be labelled just another rip off.

For some crazy reason I told a friend that I would show her my ideas tomorrow so I am just slightly stressing out trying to make sure that I do actually have some decent ideas to show her. I really liked my idea until that point and now I am stressing out about whether I am actually happy with the basic story line. It has already been subjected to some major tweaking/changing/complete re-writing and it will most likely undergo a lot more tonight.

Re-reading this makes me think I'm taking this all way too seriously. :P

Meow

So after my last, super-manly post I thought I better write something to prove my manliness. *insert load of rubbish about bench presses, 10 k runs, blah, blah blah, blah, blah*

Now that that's out of the way. Cats. :D

Cats are, in my opinion, one of the cutest things on earth. So why do I have to consistently convince people that they are better than dogs?!?!? I mean it's obvious that canines are nowhere near as cute, or loving, or adorable as felines. Isn't it??

Although I admit that dogs tend to want to spend way more time with you than a cat would isn't it nice to be able to sit in the vicinity of your pet and not be jumped upon/licked immediately? This also makes it even more special when your cat decides to sit on your lap and spend time with you.

I wish I had a cat...........

 Dad needs to use the computer now so I'm going to post this even though I wanted it to be longer.

:'(

*Warning this blog goes absolutely no where...*

I was just reading my least favourite part of the history of Middle Earth a.k.a The Silmarillion. It's the battle known as the Nirnaeth Arnoediad which means Unnumbered tears. Pretty much all the surviving cool Elven Lords from the last four battles are killed and most of my favourite men also die..... Morgoth (for non Lord of The Rings fans he was Sauron's master) absolutely annihilates the elvish armies and..... Well it's really sad.. :(

Here is an excerpt "But now in the western battle Fingon and Turgon were assailed by a tide of foes thrice greater than all the force left to them. Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs, high-captain of Angband, was come; and he drove a dark wedge between the Elvenhosts, Surrounding King Fingon and thrusting Turgon and Hurin towards the Fen of Screech. Then he turned upon Fingon. That was a grim meeting. At last Fingon stood alone with his guard dead around him; and he fought Gothmog until another Balrog came behind and cast a thong of fire about him. Then Gothmog hewed him with  his black axe, and a white flame sprang from the helm of Fingon as it was cloven. Thus fell the High King of the Nolder; and they beat him into the dust with their maces, and his banner, blue and silver, they trod into the mire of his blood."

Fingon was like one of my absolute favourite characters!!!!!!!!!!! And they killed him....... (If I was a female I probably would have sobbed uncontrollably after reading this part of the book but cause I'm a guy I just pretended I had something in my eye.......) 

I'm leaving for work now so I'm going to post this even though I don't really like it. I hope you're having a brilliant day!! :D

Drama

I had my drama class last night and it is so much fun to hang out with a small group of friends (there are 7 of us including our teacher) with whom you can be slightly, okay a little bit more than slightly, weird. No one judges you when you mess up and there is no pressure to conform and be "normal". We do the weirdest things and I'm pretty sure that if anyone watched us they would notify a psychiatric ward but we don't care. I'm not exactly sure where I'm going with this but I just think that things are so much more enjoyable when you don't have to put on a front for others. When you are able to be your self and not worry about whether people are going to accept you.

 As teenagers there is often a lot of pressure on us to conform. Whether you're at school, in a sports team, or even sometimes when you're at church. You aren't allowed to be yourself or you're not able to be good friends with certain people, or if you are good friends then you have to be in a relationship if the friend is a girl.

 Now I don't have a huge amount of experience with school but I played for a football (that's soccer) club for the last five years and there were certain people who could make your life suck if you didn't fit in. That's one of the reasons I like my  drama class so much is that there is no pressure to conform.

We all have our quirks but that is what makes us so strong as a cast. It's also what makes our classes hilarious, though slightly scary some times :P

On a different note we start script writing for our mid-year production next week. Our plan is to do a wedding that goes wrong in every possible way. We've only got a cast of 7, maybe 8, but I'm pretty excited for my second production under the coolest drama teacher I've met!!!

My first step into the world of blogging

So a few months ago my friend told me that I should start a blog. I really didn't want to though as I was nervous about having other people view and critique my writing. But, after a bit of persuasion, I've finally decided to attempt to write a (hopefully not useless) blog.

I was originally going to choose a topic for this blog but I decided that I like the freedom of being able to post whatever is on your heart or mind at the time. I kinda don't know much about blogging and I have no idea what else to write in this introduction blog so I am going to take a leap of faith and hope my blog is at least semi-interesting for anyone that decides to read or follow it.

I like the colour orange so I think I'm going to use an orange template. :)

I don't know what else to say and I am trying to stop myself re-reading this blog cause I know that if I do I will most likely scrap it and start again......

So for the first time ever I am going to post a blog. :D :D :D