It was all just a dream!

I was walking down the mall with my friend Haily on our way to class. We were busy chatting away about the normal, random stuff we always find ourselves talking about. We entered into Reid not really paying attention to anything around us. As we made our way further into the building we began to notice that we were not in Reid, we began to freak out as we took in our surroundings. Just a few feet in front of us was a giant dinosaur eating the leaves off a ginormous brightly colored tree. We quickly began to walk backwards, our eyes fixated on the giant dinosaur. We were able to find a rock to take cover behind. As we sat there trying to figure out what had happened and what we were going to do, the ground began to rumble and a loud roaring could be heard, growing in intensity as it got nearer. We slowly and cautiously peaked over the top of the rock and saw a T-Rex making its way towards us at a very quick pace. We quickly dropped down to the ground, freaking out. Just as the T-Rex was nearing us, I rolled over and found myself back in my room, safe in my bed with no T-Rex in sight.

The lingo of a Water Genie

So here I am perched, seated, relaxing in my cozy, comfy, overstuffed chair thinking, debating, considering on how to approach the extensive, overly wordy lingo of the elusive, mysterious Water Genie. I am not sure, a smidge wary, one hundred per cent doubting my abilities to take on such a task. Although I am finding, discovering, uncovering that it is more fun, entertaining, one hundred per cent amusing to use a hundred words instead of the simple, easy as pie, straight to the point single word. I just hope, pray, wish that this the correct, proper, accurate way to take on the Water Genie's lingo.

A Rainbow of Stars

Every night as I lay in my bed waiting to drift off to dreamland, I look up at my ceiling and see a rainbow of glittery, brightly glowing stars. I awake to the same rainbow of glittery, glowing stars, fading as the morning sun over powers their light. On the wall at the end of my bed is a white board with a hot pink border. Written in black ink is the quote "Be who you are, Say what you feel. Those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind", surrounded by pictures of my friends and family. Hanging next to it is a black and silver star with an assortment of my favorite necklaces. Below them sits my black desk with my laptop buried in a sea of papers. I roll over and see a picture of my sister, who passed away two years ago, in a metal flower frame . Right next to her picture is a wooden angel with metal wings and no face, it is a remembrance angel. On the wall to the left of my bed is a pink bulletin board covered in pictures and other memorabilia from over the years. Sitting next to my bed is my pet rabbit Skeeter, she is a white dwarf with red eyes. Scattered on the floor in front of her cage are extra blankets and pillows that really serve no purpose, but to take up extra space in my already tiny, cramped room.

Taking on Finnegans Wake

The page that I have chosen at random to be my own is that of page 81. The passage that I have chosen to attempt to memorize is on page 226, it is as follows; "Catchmire stockings, libertyed garter, shoddyshoes, quicked out with selver. Pennyfair caps on pinnyfore frocks and a ring on her fomefing finger. And they leap so looply, looply, as they link to light. And they look so loovely, loovelit, noosed in a nutious night."

"The End"....Or is it?

Upon concluding Haroun and the Sea of Stories I find myself wishing that it could continue on with no ending. It was a wonderful story and not at all what I expected it to be. I liked how the majority of the story, which seemed to be taking place over a long period of time, actually only took place during one night. I also liked the idea of light vs. dark or rather "good" vs. "evil" and how each "city" had its own powers in each state of lightness or darkness.

And so it continues...

The more I read the more I think to myself that this would make an excellent children's movie! One like Shrek where little kids find it funny, but there are underlying jokes for the older audiences that the children don't understand just yet. There are so many clever ideas in this book, such as their army, the Library with their pages, chapters, and volumes. I also love all the names of the characters, such as Blabbermouth and Princess Batcheat. Even after nearly 150 pages, this book still has managed to keep my attention. I can't wait to see how everything turns out for Haroun!!

Ready, Set, Read!

When I first picked up Haroun and the Sea of Stories I thought it was going to be a boring book. Little did I know that it would turn out to be so entertaining. I guess you really can't judge a book by its cover!