Prompt #3

Mr. Dawson

Episode One Synopsis:

Trent Dawson is unlike any man you've ever known, but at the same time he's just like all of the rest.  He is manipulative and mysterious.  However, he is a man, that every man wants to be; and every woman wants to be with.  He's charming and intelligent, yet there's something strange about him.  It's as if he's too perfect.  It's as if he knows exactly which buttons to press.  He somehow seems to be a little too on point with everything.  It's as if Trent, is a step ahead of all of us.  Could it just be that he's just that brilliant and charismatic?  Or is Trent somehow cheating the system?  He seems to fool everyone with his charm, except for one Julianne McKinney.  She is suspicious of him, and doesn't fall into the same spell every person around him seems to be under.  She raises these question; that others can't seem to ask themselves.  They fall right into his act; however, she is smarter than this.  She sees right through him.  She sees him as a riddle that she must find answers to.  Trent is a billionaire investing in the right stocks at what seems to be just the perfect times. No one is that lucky; she tells herself.  Julianne McKinney is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery.

Prompt #2

   She gasped with excitement and shouted over the noise of the propeller: "The islands in the clouds are real!!" I couldn't believe what I was seeing.  I wiped my eyes repeatedly to make sure that what I was looking at was really there. I turned to my grandpa in mere astonishment.  "I told you it was a real place," he calmly spoke.
"OH, THANK YOU GRANDPA! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" I exclaimed as I threw my arms around him.  
"Of course sweetheart. Now, how about we land this jet and check it out?"
"There's nothing I would love more."
      As I gazed around I couldn't believe what I was seeing; I had never seen so many colors. I began to run in excitement past all of the little shops.  There was my favorite ice cream shoppe and a store just filled with my favorite barbies.  How could this be? I thought to myself.  I entered the barbie store and began to eagerly look around.  Every Barbie a little girl could ever want was stocked on the shelves. When I picked one up to buy, I couldn't find where to pay.  There wasn't a single counter top in sight. In fact, there wasn't even anyone who was working the store! I looked up only to find a sign that read, "HELP YOURSELF! UNLIMITED STOCK. FREE OF CHARGE."  I slowly backed away in awe...could this be real?!  
      I quickly hurried out to show my grandpa, but he wasn't anywhere to be found! "Grandpaaaa! Grandpaaaa! Where are you, Grandpa?"  There was no response.  Finally, I spotted a girl from far away.  I quickly approached her to see if she could help.
"Excuse me.  Have you seen an old man walking around her?"  I politely asked as I tapped her shoulder.  She slowly turned around and my jaw seemed to have dropped the floor.
"Jenny! You finally made it!" 
"What?! You're Kit! You're just an American Girl Doll! How are you here? How are you talking to me right now?!"
"Well Jenny, you traveled into my world. So I should be asking what you're doing here."
"What are you talking about?!  Where's my Grandpa?  I need to find my Grandpa!"  I frantically exclaimed.
      I began to run.  I needed to find him to ask what was going on.  I kept running but I didn't know my way around.  I felt that I was running in circles.  It began to get very foggy.  I couldn't tell where I was going and all of a sudden...
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!"  I was falling off of a cloud.
      I suddenly jolted and woke up! I began to panic until I opened my eyes to find myself still wrapped up in my Grandpa's lap rocking back and forth in a rocking chair.
"Sweetie, are you okay?  Were you having a nightmare?"  He asked me worriedly.  I looked down to find the book "The Island in the Clouds" still being held in my Grandpa's hand.  It was all just a crazy dream. I sighed heavily, "I love you Grandpa.  Next time we visit the island in the clouds, please hold my hand.  I could never risk losing you."

Critique #3

Dubliners

This book was written by James Joyce in the early 1900s.  He lives in a very troubled time in Ireland and his book is a masterpiece of what he has to say about it through hidden messages in stories.  Each story is brilliantly written.  It seems as though every little detail is critical to the overall message that he is trying to get out.  The book contains short story after short story and within each story is an epiphany to discover.  He subtly hints at what he believes is wrong with Ireland without coming out a stating it clearly.  It is a magnificant peice of work for anyone to appreciate.  They are the kind of stories that a person can read and re-read and continue to catch minute details which add to the overall message.  Each story is extremely thought out and very clever.  It is almost a mystery trying to figure out exactly what he is trying to say with each detail.  It is written very intelligently.

Critique #2

Gossip Girl
This show is very mediocre.  I am only in the second season of six seasons, but I am not too impressed; however, it somehow holds your interest.  It is definitely not a terrible show but I think that the writing is pretty boring.  There is the same typical drama that you will find in any drama show.  I think that the writers could get more creative than writing situations that have already been seen over and over again. Even throughout the 20 episodes that I have watched thus far, the same drama has seemed to just go in circles repeating itself.  It is for this reason that I call it very mediocre.  The other thing that bothers me is how almost the entire cast is in their twenties playing high schoolers.  It is not very believable.  Also, they are constantly at bars underage in this show which is a little unrealistic.  Overall, it isn't the worst show; but it isn't the best either.

Critique #1

Frozen

Frozen was a fantastic movie.  Everything from the story line to the music was spectacular.  The voices of Anna and Elsa were beautiful.  It wasn't your typical love story which I really liked.  There was a plot twist that was different from most princess stories.  Instead of true love's kiss to heal all, the love of her sister was enough to magically heal her heart.  This idea of a woman not having to rely on a man is empowering.  A great movie like Frozen will appeal to any age. It was comedic and heart-warming.  Overall, it was an adorable film.

Prompt #1

Dream of a day where you find all of the answers.
Dream of a place far, far away.
Dream of something bigger than all of this.
Dream of a future with never ending happiness.
Dream that your dream will come true & maybe life will surprise you.

I enjoy writing, just to write.  I guess what I want to accomplish through this blog is to just get my thoughts down on this page as best I can, so that maybe one day I can look back and see how I viewed everything at this point in my life.

I am interested in film and apparel design.  I hope to do something with either of these industries some day.  I want to travel Europe.  My favorite place in the world to be is at my family's cottages in New Hampshire.  They have been in the family for over 100 years on the prettiest lake.  Anyway, this is where the slogan "Live free or die" comes from; it is New Hampshire's infamous phrase.