writing books the way they should have been

[kapayapaan]

i can't sleep. i can't log on and chat to people. a thousand thoughts are racing through my head. i get quick visions in my head and soon after they're gone. once again until their next trip, if there is ever.

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[spinnacle]

your name/nickname: jess(ica).
your age: fifteen.
your location: western new york.
place you wish you were: toronto or boston.
favorite book: sloppy firsts by megan mccafferty (and counterpart, second helpings). oh, and ayn rand's the fountainhead, which i am currently reading.
favorite food: popcorn.
current favorite song: hmm. john mayer's "neon." or perhaps frou frou's "hear me out." they both fit me well.
what are you most proud of? academic achievements.
what are you least proud of? nada. i have no regrets.
greatest fear: academic failure; parents not allow me to go to college of choice. failure at career.
what do you want out of life? success & happiness.
what do you do when you aren't reading lj? researching colleges, reading, doing homework, listening to music, watching tv.
how do we know each other? i think i found you one day through irrelation :)
are you happy? fairly.
tell me something: i've had my current AIM screen name for the longest time, at least in jess time.
ask me a question, if you want: what would you like to do (career-wise)?

recommend to me:
1. a movie. edward scissorhands.
2. a book. charles dickens' a tale of two cities.
3. a musical artist, song, or album. coldplay / coldplay's "green eyes" / mae "destination: beautiful."
4. a livejournal user not on my friends list. _skyline, one of my best (online) friends.

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[kapayapaan]

i'm ust gonna fling them out... what's you're reason for wanting to be in toronto or boston? i haven't read any of those books. i tried looking for fountain head once because i thought of doing a scholarship that i had to read a book but books are expensive especially for such poor scums like me.

what's your screenname by the wayyy?
i'm on borderline of wanting to be an artist/writer. in the future i want to have a bistro type place (but no alcohol. what do you call that?) and next to it is an art studio place... i'll write an entry on that... hehe.

i love edward. i'm trying to look for bootleg movie of it. (nice dvd copies. hehe. remember: me poor.) thanks for the recommendations.

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[spinnacle]

I'd like to be in Toronto because it seems like such an interesting city -- there's so much culture and unique places that I'm fascinated in seeing, especially their film festivals. Also, one of my favorite television shows is filmed in Toronto :) As for Boston, I just think it seems like a cool city. I've only been to Toronto once, when I was really little, and I've never been to Boston. The music scene and city culture sounds fabulous in Boston; I'm hoping to apply to Boston University eventually, although my parents want me to stay here in the city where I live currently (well, go to the city really. I live in a perfect white-picket fenced suburban community currently. I use the word "perfect" loosely.)

Mm. I adore Megan McCafferty's Sloppy Firsts and Second Helpings. The (anti)heroine and I are of like kin. Oh, I definitely recommend the Fountainhead. The detail and precision of Ayn Rand's diction and syntax is wonderful. She's concise and yet meticulous (spelling?) in her writing, and some of her most profound statements are simple. She has a very simple way of stating things that make a person think; truly think.

My screenname is "jet over chaos" :)

Oh, sounds wonderful. Are you taking a handful of art courses in school? I think it's amazing to see artists and writers express themselves. I used to be fairly decent at art and then I don't know what happened. What probably happened is that the art classes became more structured and centered around the human form. I long to be able to draw the human figure. I just can't seem to get the planes and curves and lines in a realistic way. Abstract is what I'm good at working with, but I'm much more of an art admirer (and probably a terrible critic at that). Hmm. I've always considered a bistro as a non-alcoholic serving eatery. I'd say a cafe, but that's really rathe coffee-related. I'd love to venture into the entrepeneurial fields (perhaps after I retire someday, because I can't keep still. It's the workaholic in me.) but my main focus is law, so that's out of bounds for a bit. I think art studios must be so much fun to shop around for; much like buying a house.

Edward's such a brilliant character. I can't help but admire that film. I'm trying to bootleg it too, heh. I'm lacking funds currently. Any time -- recommendations are exciting to give.