Follow up on inspiration.

So I took a bit of my time and did some research on the show LOST. What I found was that LOST is a kind of mixture between Gilligan's Island, Lord of the Flies, Survivor, Cast Away and to my surprise Myst. To find out that one of my old computer games, Myst, was part of the inspiration behind of the show Lost shocked me and actually makes sense of parts of the show now. It was after finding out that Myst is behind some of the ideas of Lost that lead me to look up the old game of Myst and its sequels. The game's storyline is this, you find a book with no author and only the title "Myst" you open the book only to find yourself fall into it and land in the world of Myst. The world of Myst is one island with puzzles the player has to solve and find out how exactly you fall into a book and land up on an island. Oh but it gets even farther out there as you find more books linking to other areas called "ages". This was a really great game to play and learn some problem solving, following the hints to know which notes I should play on the organ in the broken spaceship. It was also very good graphics at that time and made me wonder how some of the mechanics could work in real life.
Wanting to be able to try the game again since it's been way too long since I've played it I found out that it is supposed to be released soon on the Nintendo DS, which is simply great as to a fan such as myself of the series. This way I get to play the game again on the latest handheld system and see what new things they've added to it.
Having found out how Lost was inspired by such a game it gives me the idea to revisit some of my childhood past and get some ideas on maybe a story I could write. And with that I wait to see what the next episode of Lost is aired, and when the game Myst is released on the DS.

Inspiration

Oh how it is a troublesome thing to keep, recently while thinking over the show LOST I wondered about how they come up with all the character development stories and the entire storyline. Where was it that the writers got this inspiration. I've had a couple of inspirations for writing and artwork but later when I go to write it down or sketch it out, it seems to disappear on me. I know the drill of how people always bring something to write their ideas down on, use everyday experiences and I still seem to lose my inspirations when I try to bring it together. Maybe it is just a false idea or a joke when really looking at it but it tends to annoy me as this constantly happens. When I do get to begin on work I often find a time to take a break and then when I come back to work on it my mind lost what it was going off of. So I'm planning to research on where the writers of the show "LOST" get there ideas from and how it keeps on inspiring them. That way it can help me reach another level of writing and creating.

Another for the road

Stress has become a real problem around the world, and it comes from many sources born from the growing knowledge and constant need to go faster. Having dealt with stress from pet peeves, school, work, and upcoming deadlines I've become very familiar with handling stress and now how to avoid it at times. The best treatment for stress in my case would be taking a day off and sleeping through all of it to relax and rejuvenate my body and mind. However that isn't the best if I don't have time, thus I usually resort to listening to fast paced music to relax and gain some rhythm to follow through with. This is exactly how I'm able to be so carefree in this time, learning that I don't need much to be content with where I'm at now.

Keeping the momentum, Thoughts on strength

While I'm on a roll here why not post 2 more rants about my thoughts. This may just be coming from having watched too many shows but the morals and philosophies behind them are really something to consider. One of the greatest morals behind most shows is that one must believe in oneself to truly reach and go beyond their potential strength. Many point out how ridiculous that is, saying how there are limits to a person's physical strength or the power of something. However I've been able to notice my own physical limits due to chronic fatigue, but it is from such fatigue I learn to push myself to grow and reach beyond what my potential can be sometimes. Sure I won't be the best at some things but I'll be really good all around in my knowledge, strength, and spirit. So why not do what most people say a man should do and stand up for myself against all odds no matter how bleak they may be. I grasp what knowledge I have and continue to learn, as being human I make mistakes and it is those mistakes I learn the most from.

More than one post in an hour

My interests and goals for the future.
To get a better understanding of where some of my ideas come from it would be best to post some description of myself and what I hope to accomplish, without giving out personal information to anonymous viewers. That said, some of my greater interests are in card games, art, origami, and a look into establishing some ideas of whats beyond mortal powers. The last interest will only be touched upon rarely as it is a more difficult subject to discuss with others if any. It is my interest in art that led to my knowledge in crafts such as metalwork/welding, Origami( the art of paper folding), and wood carving. I have a couple of finished art pieces that I completed while learning how to do these crafts and I feel satisfied by the results. With my knowledge of arts and crafts known it is one of my goals to complete a suit of armor that I can wear and in emergencies be able to defend myself with. I have already started work on it but have not continued for months now.
My interests in card games has led me to learn many solitaire games besides the one known commonly on the computers. It has thus lead to learning and buying collectible card games for so much entertainment. Card sets like Magic the gathering, World of warcraft ccg, Yu-gi-oh, and once upon a time the pokemon and digimon cardgames as well, I didn't buy into these games just for hype but for different challenges to myself. With the amount of cards I've collected I can easily play any set with 3 other people. So it is one of my goals to be able play card games with anyone I know, so go ahead and ask for a game and I'll gladly play.
With that there should be a better understanding of what kinds of things I do with my time.

A lack of a schedule

It is a problem of mine that I don't have a day to day schedule. There is very little that takes up my week and thus results in my procrastination of work or lack of updating such things as this blog.
So what is it that I'm supposed to do about this problem. I've had to address it many times before in my life and have yet to succeed in dropping this habit. However I vow on this post that I will begin a routine of posting at least twice a week on this blog, no ifs, ands, or buts. I will back this vow up by limiting my "free" time to focus on the tasks put forth in front of me, which will be the greatest challenge for me. It will especially be hard to become a frequent poster on blogspot only because I feel I will not get much out of it as I would a discussion with my friends nearby, but I will take the leap of faith into posting my thoughts on here to elaborate on some of my own ideas.

Final of English essay #1

This is a copy of my work on the letter to the editor and analysis

February 12, 2008

Dear Los Angeles Times and Fellow Readers,

A reply to “Ted Kennedy endorses Obama, citing his ‘extraordinary gifts’.” Jan. 29

Recently, I have been looking up information on Barack Obama’s campaign. While doing so I found interest in this article learning about Kennedy’s endorsement of Obama, and it certainly shows some goals of his campaign.

Obama is a force of change in the government. He works to be rid the problem of certain groups corrupting government. As Kennedy says, Obama changes people for the better. Where he lacks inexperience he makes up with creativity. Hillary Clinton also praised this quality of him. It was amusing that Kennedy made use of Hillary’s argument saying, Obama will be ready on the first day.

The most promising point of this article is learning that other officials in power also seek change in the government. Having been on a widespread search I found great details in this article about the campaign and will certainly learn more of it and other topics from the Los Angeles Times.

Sincerely,

Mr. Jolly

English 102

February 12, 2008

Letter to the Editor-Analysis

My writing has come a long way from the past few years, and it is in this letter that proves it. A reply to anything would be meaningless unless the person has some feelings about the subject. It is this letter to the editor of the Los Angeles Times and readers that I’m able to express some views on the 2008 presidential elections. Rather than just addressing it to the editor I welcome the view of other readers by addressing it to them as well. I create common ground with the other readers by saying “Fellow Readers” showing that I am one of them. Having established common ground, I set up the occasion of what brought me to write this letter, telling them of my interest in Barack Obama’s campaign. I praise the L.A.Times, Los Angeles Times, by saying how the article was interesting as well informative and so make it easier for even the editor of the L.A.Times to read this letter.

To establish credibility of the subject I point out that this is not the only thing I looked at about Obama’s campaign. I show that there is much more to his campaign and the topic by using the word “some”. The purpose of the letter is to possibly persuade the opposing views of Obama, or help indecisive individuals decide on whom to pick for the presidential candidate. I originally wrote “to be rid the problem of certain Lobbyist groups” but changed it to just “certain groups” knowing that if I went with the original that I would alienate those in Lobbyist groups. The main aim of my letter addresses the indecisive and opposing views from my standpoint.

The next step in my writing was to put down the evidence of supporting Obama, on example of Ethos is the quote of Kennedy pointing out how Obama change people for the better. The point of his lack of experience yielding to creativity is the use of Logos it being a logical thought that if he lacks something there must be a quality of his that makes up for it. For a Pathos appeal I used certain words throughout the letter such as “corrupting”, and “praised” that clearly identifies a side of good and bad.

In this letter I set my mood to a thankful, intrigued tone. That way I assure the editor that I might be a reoccurring reader to their establishment. I also add that the articles themselves are filled with new information that even lets me learn something. Sticking to a letter format lets me keep it professional and straight, showing that this is with the genre of letters to the editor. Clearly such depth shows a great change from my past writing.