CAP Hollywood Pre-Progress Report

Our latest CAP project is titled CAP Hollywood.  In English we wrote short stories, then we got into groups and are turning those short stories into short films.

The story my group is doing is the classic "Someone finds a lottery ticket, what do they do with it?" story.

So far my group (Katherine, Jacob, and Ross) has done a lot of pre-production planning.  We have a script, actors, costumes, props and so on.  Yesterday, I went to a gelato store near our school to ask if we could film there in this up coming week.  The lady I talked to said yes, so that is really good news.

We are going to try to get all of our filming done on Tuesday and Wednesday so we can maximize our editing time.  The films are being shown May 29.

I'll post another progress report next week!

 

Image Source: Lottery Tickets

My Feelings About the Spring School Season

Sometimes school sucks.  Not always though.  I like seeing my friends and being around people and even learning on a daily basis.  This post will talk about some negative and positive feelings I have about school.

1.)  Negative - This is probably the only time of year I would write a statement like this and that is because right now the stress level related to school is really high.  Teachers keep piling assignments on us.  In one class I have three long-term assignments and in another I have four.  APs are coming up and exams are starting to creep into the forefront of my mind. 

2.) Positive - Like I said earlier, all my friends are at school.  There are some people that you see in an out-of-school context but there are others whom you only really see at school.  Its nice to just hang-out with your friends and have social interactions.

3.) Negative - I ask a lot of questions and I'll admit sometimes they may not be the best questions.  But sometimes I think they are pretty good questions.  Frequently I'll ask a question during class to help clarify.  I rarely ever get an answer.  Instead I get a dirty look from the teacher because either they don't know the answer or they don't understand my question or the teacher gets angry and repeats what they just said - not answering the question.  (This happens when I ask both good and bad questions).

4.) Positive - Learning can be fun.  School gives me something to do with my time and it teaches me things.  School is a privilege and an opportunity, so why not take advantage of it?

Now you have read some of my thoughts on school.  Maybe you agree or maybe you don't... I have included a picture of a school to compliment my post. 

 

 Image Source: School House

I'm Back

I haven't blogged in awhile because of spring break (which was fantastic) but, quite unfortunately, break is over... so I'm back to the blogging.

Over break, one of the books I read was The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin.  This book is about Rubin spending a year working on her happiness.

Rubin is married and has two children and had a happy life.  One day, however, she decided to spend a year devoted to her happiness.  Each month focused on a different element of her happiness and had different resolutions.  For example, in January Rubin wanted to focus on her energy level.  She found ways to include more exercise into her day and go to bed earlier.  One month, Rubin started a blog, also called The Happiness Project.  I liked this book, and if I were older, I would have probably have been inspired to start my own.

I also saw a French Canadian movie over break called Starbuck.  I really liked this movie.  It had lots of really great lines and really memorable characters.  The one thing about the movie that kind of bothered me were that the subtitles are in white and sometimes they were hard to read because there would be an off-white background underneath them.  That is just a minor thing though.

Anyways, I recommend both The Happiness Project and Starbuck, so go to your library or the movie theater/video store.