Thursday, June 21, 2012

Words That I Like

Here are some words that send shivers up my spine.

Haze
Mist
Infinite
Plasma
Inferno
Cosmic
Blast
Inspire
Escape
Abstraction
Fly
Fantasy
Swirl
Bubbles
Galactic
Light
Moon
Nebula
Infinity
Lost
Unconcluded
Unwritten
Concealed
Invisible
Flame
Whisper
Belief
Unbelief
Imagine
Impossible
Shatter
Dream

I'm sure that there are a lot more, but I can't think of them right now!

Another one of my favorite words is this: Flabbergasted

Tell me your favorite words by commenting on this post.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Ha-Ha

Theatre: verb

Helpful (or not so helpful) Hints: How to spot Orion

This post should be helpful to those of you that have no Astrological talent at all. Or not. Even if you do have Astrological talent, this might be a bit helpful.
I just spotted the constellation Orion for the first time last year. Amazing right?
So to help those who still can't see him I have decided to point him out to you.
Orion is a Northern Hemisphere Constellation that only appears during the winter and late fall. He is one of the more simple constellations. The easiest way to spot him is to look for his belt. See?
Orion Constellation
The three stars in the middle that are in a line act as his belt. If you can spot that then you've pretty much got it down. Below is a chart showing all the stars involved with Orion and some of their names.
Orion stars
To learn more about the story of Orion look in my Greek Mythology section or click Here.

Fantasy Creatures: The Jabberwocky


The Jabberwocky is a creature that comes from the book Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There  by Lewis Carol. Here below, is the poem of the Jabberwocky:

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
  And the mome raths outgrabe.
 
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
  The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
  The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
  Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
  And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
  The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
  And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
  The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
  He went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
  Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
  He chortled in his joy.


`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
  And the mome raths outgrabe.
The Jabberwocky

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Helpful (or not so helpful) hints: Ship directions

How many of you out there have been reading a book where the characters are on a ship? And how many of you have read about your characters saying things like "Pirates off the starboard bow!" or "What's going on aft?". And how many of you have absolutely no idea what they are saying?
That was me about fifteen minutes ago.
So, to help out those that have the same problem, I have listed basic ship directions and a picture of a ship pointing out different parts. Good luck to you!

Port- Left side of the ship
Starboard- Right side of the ship
Aft- The back side
Bow- Front side

Picture from
http://nytcrosswordingothicmisc.blogspot.com/2009/04/parts-of-ship.html

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Author Spotlight: Obert Skye

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Self Portrait
Obert Skye is the author of bestselling Leven Thumps, The Pillagy Series, Professor Winsnicker's book of proper etiquette for well-mannered sycophants, Beyond Foo: Geth and the return of the Lithens, and Wonkenstein. He is a very illusive man. In fact all that we know about him is listed below:
 Obert Skye:
Loves dragons
Was born a few years ago in a town about the size that you live in
Tried to publish Leven Thumps first as NonFiction
Was born during a storm in the backseat of a taxi
Is tall but not towering
Is persistent but not perfect
Has read a book upside down
Was born in the middle of the week during an average-length year
Is the middle child in a family with an odd number of children
Is interested in falling from great heights, devouring books, and fighting for Foo
Likes the beach
Lives in the United States in a place colder than he would prefer
Obert Skye
Was raised in the mystery section of the public library
Is not an only child
Grew up with a dog named Fred
Has traveled the world by boat, train, plane, and large box
Lives in a house with a slanted roof and a wooden front door
Grew up in varied temperatures
Used to be allergic to cinnamon
Has not swum the English Channel
Has not boxed a kangaroo
Was last seen, pencil in hand, standing above the mismatched intersection of Twelfth and Pine streets
And his favorite color is green.
For more information about Obert try visiting his blog, or the following websites: Obert Skye Q/Ahttp://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/obert-skye/, and www.abituneven.com

Drama Games #1: Freeze

This drama game is the most common and possibly the funnest drama game. A group of people stand in a circle with two people in the middle. Those two people start acting out a scenario. They continue doing this until a person from the circle says "Freeze!" The people in the middle then 'Freeze'. The person that said 'freeze' trades places with one of the people in the middle, taking the position that the person was frozen in. Then, the new person in the middle starts out with a new scenario. 
This game can go on for hours. It helps greatly with improving skills and is so much fun to do when you have a large group of people!