Cassy In Her Own World

Why is it so easy for some people to just know what they want out of life? Here I sit, a 21-year-old high school graduate working as a line runner at a Hilton in Florida, and the only explanation I have for my choice is that 1. I kinda like the idea of owning a hotel one day, and 2. it was the first and only place I applied to because they hired me pretty much on the spot. Don't get me wrong, for the longest time I wanted to work in the hotel business, but...I can't help but feel that every time I go into work I feel like it should be my last day doing this job. I love the people there, and I love the idea of what I'm doing (making people happy, because who isn't happy when their stomach is full? Stupid people, that's who.), but I'm at home watching the behind the scenes to a wonderful movie with this insane cast and I can't help but wish I were a part of this. I wish I could make something that makes people just stare at the screen in awe. Something that ...

So, I haven't written for a while. There's a good reason for that, but I won't get into it in this post, because inspiration hath struck and I'm determined to get this out. I'm not sure if I've already addressed this on my blog or not (Lord knows I've "mentioned" it other places, namely in school and at work and with friends and family and other such places), so if I have and you get bored, feel free to stop reading at any time. And if I haven't, the same goes for you, only I suppose if you've been anxiously awaiting my next post, well, then it's probably not a good idea to stop reading or else all your fretful waiting has been in vain. On the other hand, you might not like what I'm writing, in which case...well. You get it. I thought about writing an essay about this (because, yeah, I write essays for kicks...I'm kind of a nerd), but I didn't really feel like making it all official-like, because I'm lazy and structuri...

So, in all the now-classic romantic movies, there is a certain set up. Girl meets boy/Boy meets girl Girl/Boy develops feelings for boy/girl Toss in a romantic rival, an old friendship that gets ruined, misunderstandings, spells gone awry, etc. etc. COMPLICATIONS Girl/Boy does something to win boy/girl back/their affection, etc. Girl/Boy and boy/girl live H.E.A. The End. I trust you've seen a movie or two once in your life, no? And I trust you've asked yourself once or twice how come it's sooooo easy for people in movies to get together. And how come people in movies always look so g-d GOOD all the time (that one really bugs me, personally). And where do people get IDEAS for all these romantic mishaps, anyway? And where do they get the rules that apparently every screenwriter there ever was seems to know? And why, WHY WHY WHY does no one in REAL LIFE seem to know them? The fact behind the fiction: These screenwriters have lived through their own relationships and...

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Book: Angelmonster Author: Veronica Bennett Link:  Amazon.com: Angelmonster Summary: Mary Godwin is a writer. Her father was a writer, and her mother was a writer, too. She believes in feminism, but also in true love. But most of all, she believes that when the poet Percy Shelley comes to her father's book store looking to sell his book of poetry, he was really meant to find her instead. The two soon fall in love, making plans for marriage and children, but their relationship can never blossom past a churchyard romance, because Shelley is still married. So the couple, with their accomplice, Mary's step-sister, Jane, flee England for Europe. They take a boat to the continent and on the way, they meet a painter who tells them the story of a scientist who dug up bodies and patched them together, trying to reanimate them. And thus Mary's story is born. After many years and many dead children, Mary's perfect angel starts to turn into a monster, and nothing can save t...

Book(s): The Hunger Games; Catching Fire; Mockingjay Author: Suzanne Collins Link(s):  Amazon.com: The Hunger Games ;  Amazon.com: Catching Fire ;  Amazon.com: Mockingjay Summary: Katniss Everdeen has taken care of her family for years now. She breaks the law every day when she crosses the fence into the forbidden forest to hunt for game, which she sells illegally in the underground trading market called the Hob. Every year, two tributes from each district are selected to take part in the Hunger Games, a punishment founded by the Capitol. When Katniss volunteers to take her sister's place in the 74th Hunger Games, she turns the game on its head and, in turn, accidentally starts something in the districts that she's not quite sure she can -- or wants to -- stop. Review: From the moment I opened the first book to the moment I finished the last, these three books captured my every spare moment. I could literally not stop reading unless forced, because the books see...

Book: Claiming Georgia Tate Author: Gigi Amateau Link:  Amazon.com: Claiming Georgia Tate Summary: Georgia Tate lives with her grandparents. Her mother is dead and her father lives with a blonde woman named Sissy. One summer, after a traumatic experience of spending time with her father, Georgia Tate is forced to question everything about herself, starting with her mother. This is the story about a little girl who has to grow up too fast and learn to deal with things she never should have had to. Review: Claiming Georgia Tate is an interesting book. It combines the innocence of a child with the complexity of modern times. This book forces you to imagine a lot of difficult situations, but it also teaches you about the harsh world we live in and how to survive it. With good friends and a strong will, you can achieve anything, but nothing will ever go the way you want it to, because life is just unpredictable. It read easily and the characters seemed more real than most book...