All Over

I feel like I owe it to myself to return to the elite blogger I was in the third marking period so here comes to the finale that is sure to impress. It’ll discuss both my future and past in the English program here at Pascack Hills.

Let’s begin by congratulating me on my B minus on the final paper. The paper lacked examples but did include a nice thesis. My presentation will make up for the lack of examples by providing many as well as a plethora of audience participation. The audience will be taught how to write a screenplay as well as treatment and if they enjoy what they hear maybe we will one day see a major motion picture made by one of Mr. Saxon’s students.

Now let’s travel back in time to honors English I with Edward Sandt. One of the nicest human beings ever, he was a great friend as well as teacher. He began my high school career by teaching me the basics in writing a research and thesis paper as well as grammar and mechanics which I still lack too this day. I thank him for all he taught me though.

Next was Mrs. Harmon……

Then there was Mrs. Lutz. She was a lovely woman. One of those teachers who really got into what she taught. She became one with the characters she read. She was always happy and ready to fill our post pubescent minds with knowledge. I also thank her.

Lastly, Mr. Saxon, the newbie. He taught a nice satire lesson the year before and we instantly knew that he was the man. Luckily he turned out to be exactly what we first believed him to be and respected us and our senioritis. Third and fourth marking period while boring really allowed us to get away with just reading and doing projects a lot like what college would be like. I thank him as well.

Thank you for reading my blog and all its up and downs.

And I've known you waited so long so here is the conclusion to my favorite cds of all time list!

6. Wilco - Hotel Yankee Foxtrot
5. Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
4. Rage Agasint the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
3. Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
2. Radiohead - The Bends
1. Brand New - Deja Entendu

Project Up Next

Well I thought the adventures in blogging were complete, but clearly I was wrong. Friday June 13th I get to present my project in its entirety to the class, it will be a joyous day because once that’s complete school is really over! That day can’t come soon enough, I’m actually kind of upset I didn’t volunteer to go first, bad move on my part. This long layover does give me a lot of time to perfect the powerpoint which will consist of the sources I used in writing the screenplay as well as a model from my script, the treatment I come up with to sell it to the studios, and possible actors and directors for the parts. I will have to throw in some other assorted items that will help the class get involved as well as some tech stuff to quench Mr. Saxson’s thirst for blogs and wikis.

My blog used to be the best but has slowly gone downhill due to lack of effort. I hate being in school now, there is no point in coming any long and my nonchalant writing shows that. I cannot wait to end school, have a great summer break, and then start up with my first year of college. I just want this last month to fly by with no bumps and finally just end with my graduation.

Last Post Before the Due Date

Well we’re approaching the dreaded due date for this horror research paper and I have to say it’s basically writing itself. In the two periods I actually worked on it I have written three paragraphs and about two pages double spaced. I am well on my way to easily completing this paper and it is a great relief. The most obvious weekly goal is to buckle down and finish the masterpiece. Since the combination of my great mind and the lengthy sources I have acquired over the way it should take no more than a few days if I work the minimum on it each night. The thesis is strong and the topic is interesting and not yet been tackled in class. Hopefully it’ll turn out to be a great lead.

After the papers done I can spend the rest of the time is spent completing the around 90 plus page screenplay. I anticipated having a bit more time to work on it so I’m not 100% sure I can complete the whole thing in three weeks but I will do my best.

Getting Closer

The picture describes exactly how I feel. Another week gone and another week I have yet to accomplish anything with my research project. At this point in time I’m more focus on the actual screenplay, which I have been frivolously working on. I did contact the author Henry Garfield and he was quite excited to see I wanted to use his novel as my muse. He also requested a final copy, which I will gladly send him. As for school, I have all but given up. I don’t like coming anymore and after Wednesday when my AP tests are complete it will officially all be over in my mind, hence the lack of work I have been doing on the paper. I am passionate about movies and writing screenplays, but there is no passionate when it comes to doing any research. I will, of course, finish the paper by the deadline, but will it be any good remains to be seen. So the goals for the upcoming two weeks are as follows:

1) Find websites related to the history of the horror genre. This includes literary criticism databases as well as Questia, which I believe will be where a majority of my findings come from.
2) Begin the paper (quite self explanatory)

There are the week’s goals, if all goes well I hope to have at least a first paragraph with a beautiful thesis by Friday. If that can be done, the rest will be easy.