Posted Mar 7, 2010. Filed under . Leave a comment?
It’s been a while since I’ve updated the site, but I think I’ll get around to doing that today =)
I also want to finish chapter seven of my book, The Abode of Snow. I have been working on it constantly for since December and I have a pretty decent plot in mind if I do say so myself! I’m hoping to receive some good critique from my English teacher and my friend Shannon, both of whom I know will be able to help me out. So far I’ve given them chapter one and if my dream from last night has any truth to it, both my English teacher and Shannon will be happy with it so far xD
I’m not sure when I’ll be done; my fingers move at such a random pace that it’s hard to tell. However, I’m sure I won’t be done with it anytime soon since I have been editing a lot, but after reading a few books I think I’ll start getting more done ;)
For now, I’ll just get to work on fixing up AD and making sure it’s all set =)
Meanwhile if you want to read a little excerpt from my upcoming book…….
Mithias smiled and walked over to greet me. I couldn’t help but feel a subtle feeling of joy inside of me in his presence and I was thinking over my plan again with dismay. This could easily end in disaster, I thought, but smiling nevertheless. He hugged me and then took me to a seat next to his. Feelings of all kinds swirled inside of me as I prepared for what was going to happen next. I sat down, my eyes focused on Mithias and every single movement he made. He quickly sat down and faced me, his yellow eyes delving into mine with curiosity and intense focus.
“Thank you for coming so quickly Ashelia, I was hoping that you’d come tonight, despite how late it is getting.” he said, waving his hand at one of his servants who quickly left the room. Seconds later the servant returned with a plate of berries, creams and tarts. The servant was a short brown male with a tail and pointed, furry ears. His fur had delicate patterns of stripes that naturally swirled and twisted with his body. Long, silky black hair fell down in a curtain down his back and to his waist with braids intwined. Placing the plate down on the table, he dipped his head and quickly walked away.
“You know Ashelia, I have often wondered how far the world has come over the years. So many long years it has been since the dawn of our kind, and so long it has been since I have had the time to travel the world.” he said, picking at the food that was on the plate. I blinked in surprise, not sure what he was getting at and my plan diappearing from my mind. Mithias took a swift glance at me, a crooked smile lighting up his face.
“I see your confusion, a fickle thing for you to show. Normally I would ask what is confusing you, but I would just like to get to the point. I have traveled the world on ships, by foot and by air. I have seen all that there is to be seen, except for one place; the one place that our kind has never been able to reach no matter how hard we try.” he said, steadying his gaze on me. Confusion engulfing me again and I frowned.
“I didn’t know such a place could exist; the world has been traveled upon for more than a millennium, but yet you are saying that there is one place that cannot be entered? One place that has not yet been seen?” I asked daringly. There is no way he’s telling the truth, I thought, but with frustration realized he was telling the truth. At least, so far as I could tell. Mithias sighed and continued.
“One would think that with all of our technology, all of our own knowledge, that this Earth would be known through and through, but unfortunately that is not the case. The place I speak of, is one that is very peculiar indeed. It seems that some kind of force field has been placed upon it, one that cannot be penetrated by whatever means we have. Over and over have we tried to penetrate the barrier, only to fail each and every time.” I raised my eyebrows and leveled my gaze with him.
“I find that hard to believe, but what is my part in this story?” I replied with a small smirk of interest. Mithias got to his feet and walked slowly over to me, his gaze now focused elsewhere.
“Your part in this story is very crucial. In fact, it’s the most important of all.” was his reply and he was standing behind me.
“And why is that?”
Mithias put his hand on my shoulder and put his head near mine, and I had to refrain myself from shuddering.
“I want you to go there Ash. I want you to go there and find a way through the barrier.” he whispered into my ear. I froze in disbelief and my heart leaped. Me? It took a moment for me to gather my thoughts but when I did I answered slowly.
“And why would you think that I will be able to get through when thousands of others couldn’t?”
A moment later and he was face to face with me, his eyes smoldering mine.
“Because you are different from the rest of us. You see, I know what you are Ash. You are human.” he said and my eyes widened in surprise. My heart stopped and fear suddenly washed over me like a cold, black wave. He knows. He gave me a small smile before he pushed back my hair, revealing my human ears.
I happen to like this part for some reason….I think it’s because it’s the first time Ash is revealed as a human by another character.
By the way, Mithias is not human; he is known as a Helios. The Helios are humanoids with fur that can be any color ranging from a light blonde to night black. Helios also have tufted ears and cat-like features. Their eyes can be any color except for purple, pink and red. Some even have tails but all of their features depend on what region they are from.
That’s just a little blurb about the Helios =) I hope you enjoy the excerpt and if you have any suggestions you know what to do ;)
Posted Feb 16, 2010. Filed under . 3 comments.
My school is one of those schools that mainly focuses on getting you to college and staying there until you have a degree. That said, I have been to a couple of colleges now and they have all been around the city I live, which isn’t a bad thing I guess but I want to see more. But already I find myself pretty much ready to move on and out of my high school life; I’ve been ready to do so for months. I’m pretty sure I’m going to be living with my parents until I get out of college, unless I find a really good college elsewhere. My grades have actually gotten better and my GPA stands at a solid B-, which is really good considering I usually have a C average. I’m really just ready to move on with my life, and as much as I’m going to miss high school, I have a whole other life ahead of me that I would like to get started as soon as possible. Meanwhile all of my friends are still in their high school stage, so it really sucks to be the only one itching to get out of high school while everyone else is partying around.
I personally want to go to Springfield College, which is not too far away but it means I actually have to drive -.-’ I really don’t want to get my license just yet, but it looks like I’m going to have to =( Actually, my parents are forcing me to xD They don’t know why I don’t want it, but for me it’s just too much responsibility; i can handle school, but having a car, paying for insurance and paying to go to driving school is just too much. Plus, I don’t really want to drive. I’m weird I know, but I know I wouldn’t handle the freedom too well so I’m not even going to try just yet. I prefer being accident free if people don’t mind much.
I still have a year and a half to go before I can even go to college, although next year I get to apply =3 I seriously can’t wait! They have so much more freedom…….to be able to do what you want and learn whatever your heart desires is all too tempting. I’m really just sick of re-learning everything I learned before; and I just hate math in general xD So moving onto college is a huge deal for me. Hopefully something interesting will come up in AP US History, which I wouldn’t mind since the rest of my classes are pretty much review of what I already knew -.-’
And here are some questions I would like to ask you:
So what are your college plans?
Are you even thinking of college at this point?
How do you feel about the freedoms of college?
Posted Jan 25, 2010. Filed under . 1 comment.
By the way, I fixed the comments so you can actually submit them now =)
It’s hard to even write this because I feel I’m being kind of racist, which is the very problem in the first place. But it seems that everyone is bashing the whites now and sure there is obvious racism towards African-Americans, Latino’s and so many others, but I feel like it’s all of my fault and I’m ashamed to be white. As a matter of fact, I can think of at least twelve occasions where I proudly announced I was also Native American and ignoring the fact that I was also French. To me, it seems like being White is such a horrible thing because of the acts my ancestors may, or may not have, done in the past. I even feel excluded in class because the majority of my class tend to make out Whites to be horrible as well and I know that I shouldn’t feel this way but I do.
I also feel like I have even less opportunities because although I have Native American blood in me, I’m also a white woman. There are no scholarships for college that you can get for being white. You don’t get bonus points on the state troop test for being white. As a matter of fact, it seems like there are much less opportunities for white men than I because being a woman often counts for something nowadays! Personally, I think that all people should have the same chance to reach a goal no matter what their skin color is. And the reason why I’m so proud to be Native American? Because it pushes aside the fact that I am white. I’m am so happy I don’t have blue eyes and instead I have brown eyes. I wish I had straight hair because for some reason when I think of Native Americans, they often have straight hair.
This obsession with becoming someone I’m not is only a result of the guilt I have for something I have never done; a result of my trying to put things right and heal the things that White people have done.
I’m sick of hating the fact that I’m White and I am in fact somewhat proud to be White because I am also French. I am proud of my grand parents and what they have done for my family. I’m proud of my parents who have struggled so hard to care for us, soon I will be going off to college. For once, I am Proud to be White; is there something wrong with that?
Posted Jan 16, 2010. Filed under . Leave a comment?
It’s weird having people comment on my writing and telling me it’s amazing when I say it’s not that great. My self-confidence always lacks, but I think that’s what makes me write the best I can, keeping a dictionary at my side while playing music that has no lyrics. It happens in art too; my teacher, Mr Sinclair seems adamant in his quest to show my artwork to the world -.-; I think to myself, ‘Oh, that’s no good…ah well, I’ll do better next time’ and everyone else is either staring over my shoulder or gawking at me like an idiot. For me it’s like, ‘That’s cool….didn’t know I was that good’ and everyone else is like ‘Your f******* amazing!’. I just sigh and try to ignore everyone xD That doesn’t mean I don’t like it, but it annoys me just a bit.
On the subject of writing, I joined this website, inkpop.com where you basically sign up and present your poetry, short stories and how far you are on your first, second or third book. You pretty much promote yourself on there, wondering if people will like your writing and hoping to dear God no one hates it. At least for some people anyways xD I don’t really wonder about that kind of stuff, I just want the feed back and I’ll take whatever comments come with it. =)
Besides joining inkpop.com I’m also working on what I’m calling The Abode of Snow and I might just make a website for all of my short stories and poems unless I want to post them here. I really want to promote my work under my pen name, although I might just put it here instead under my real name until that actually happens. I just think an author website would be swell =)
I’m hoping to win a few duels tomorrow when I go to a Yu-Gi-Oh! tournament in CT and I’m sure I will it’s just I don’t have money to pay for it xD Oh well, better luck next time I guess.
I hope to hear from your guys soon! I actually havent recieved any emails or anything like that for a while, but I think it’s because everyone is pretty busy huh? In any case if you want to chat my email is alyssaaquastar@aol.com. I also don’t mind helping out so if you need help with coding or using a certain image effect in Paint.NET I’m there =)
Posted Jan 5, 2010. Filed under . Leave a comment?
Oh yeah, that’s right! I actually sat down and did my homework xD I know that’s pretty random, but it’s just a part of my successful day I’d like to share =) I’m feeling very motivated, which is a very good thing since I really thought I was going into my ‘I’m not doing crap because I don’t care’ stage again -.-’ I’m passing and all, I just don’t do my homework so it’s pretty cool to just sit down and do my homework. I think sitting around and doing nothing all vacation has made me want to do more work, which is really true but I’m starting to believe that’s it.
So the site has been down for a few days now, this is mainly thanks to myself not checking my host’s page when they notified everyone they were closing their site, and so I had to switch hosts. I don’t mind much, but it just took me a while to get everything back up and add a couple of things.
I added a short story I wrote, a legend really, but hey, it’s not that old xD I also added a butterfly banner that my grandmother absolutely adores and she is really happy to hear that I like using Photoshop Elements 8, but I can’t but think of how lucky I am to even have it, so I smiled and thanked her.
I’m downloading a whole bunch of music from the 90’s; songs I listened to when I was a small kid. If you guys have any suggestions on what to download or check out, I’d be happy to hear them since I listen to all kinds of music =) I actually downloaded some of Jesse McCartney’s older songs and now I have them added on my MP3 <3 I'm downloading more as we speak =)
I hope everyone had a great vacation and I plan to add more content soon! ^^
I am a sixteen year old girl who loves web design, animals, writing, drawing, and a lot of other things. I love to watch anime and read manga, and my favorites include Full Metal Alchemist, InuYasha, Princess Mononoke, and Castle in the Sky. I often root for the bad guys, unless they are being idiots most of the time xD