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‘The Crucible’ –Arthur Miller

The play opens with an in depth description of the character Reverend Samuel Parris who has “very little good to be said for him”. The way in which Miller casted him as a vicar is extremely significant as Salem is described as a thoroughly religious place, where “a holiday from work meant only that they must concentrate even more upon prayer”.
Miller draws apparent parallels between the seventeenth-century Salem witch trials and the anti-communist era, as the religious oppression could be considered anagorical of the injustice that took place.
In the opening it is revealed that Parris’s daughter is extremely ill and ideas of witchcraft as a cause are hinted at. Consequentially we witness the character Abigail (the reverend’s daughter) begin to take the blame for her cousin’s poor health as she was “discovered dancing like heathen in the forest”.

Books to consider for comparison: ‘The Bell Jar’ Sylvia Plath, ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ Arthur Golden (the oppression of women); ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Harper Lee, ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ Ken Kesey (themes of power and authority being abused)


‘Stuart –A Life Backwards’ -Alexander Masters

We are introduced to the character of Stuart, an “ex-homeless, ex junkie psychopath” from the point of view of the author Alexander and understand that Stuart is assisting in the writing of the book. We are aware that it will follow his life events and portray the struggle of a drug addict in twenty-first century Britain.
In acute juxtaposition to the early revelation and foreshadowing of Stuart’s death, we are lead to believe that the novel will be optimistic due to the statistics that Stuart lived against and his optimistic language such as “I want to thank them what got me out”. We begin to like Stuart as he seems to be a pleasant man, catering for Alexander, getting himself back together and wishing to inform others of his misfortune.
Despite the probable friendship between Alexander and Stuart, Alexander does not fail to include negativity towards Stuart’s positive actions such as “The only problem … in his desirable new home is mould” and “Stuart has devised a special colour-coding for this book” which may be interpreted as patronising.

Books to consider for comparison: ‘rozac Nation’ Elizabeth Wurtzel (substances and mental breakdowns); ‘The Virgin Suicides’ Jeffrey Eugenides (suicide),


‘Notes on a Scandal’ -Zoë Heller

This book is written from the point of view of the character Barbara Covett, a retired schoolteacher and ex-collegue of protagonist Bathsheba “Sheba” Hart. We read how Sheba has been persecuted as a result of having an affair with a 15 year old schoolboy, who she constantly speaks of whilst Barbara tends to just listen.
Sheba’s fragility is made apparent, as she is described as being “in a highly nervous state … extremely sensitive about being “ressured” as a result of her affair and subsequent persecution, marital breakdown and court cases.
We may empathise with Barbara, feeling that she is very much used yet still loyal to her friend who seems to have a snobby and selfish attitude towards their relationship. However, we may have feelings of suspicion towards her, as she is writing about her friend in secret.

Books to consider for comparison: ‘Running with Scissors’ & ‘ossible Side Effects’ Augusten Burroughs, ‘Romeo & Juliette’ William Shakespeare (forbidden love)

‘The Bell Jar’ –Sylvia Plath

We are introduced to an academically successful fashion journalist with an overall pessimistic view of her financial state and the city of New York. The opening to the book establishes the morbid overlay for the rest of the book, baring a description of exocution by electrocution; described as “being burned alive all along your nerves”. This is obviously a result of obsessive thinking, paying extra attention to the pessimism that the majority of us tend to subconsciously ignore.
The character of Doreen may be regarded as a bad influence, despite being described as “wonderfully funny”. However, Plath plants seeds of doubt into our head about this character, which is apparent in the quotation which serves as an entire paragraph “I guess one of my troubles was Doreen”.

Books to consider for comparison: ‘The Handsmaid’s Tale’ Margret Atwood (feminism), ‘http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/24619898/ Wed, 06 May 2009 14:40:33 PDT
Settings often have symbolic meanings in texts and are representative of much more than just a place in the narrative. For example in ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’, Coleridge chose the setting of a wedding to provide a backdrop which is referred back to throughout the text. “The Bridegroom’s doors are open wide” is representative of a new beginning that the couple are about to embark upon and provide the mariner’s story with some moral significance; as a turning point in anybody’s life is an appropriate time to receive advice. We may assume that people attending “the merry din” are perhaps acting too fast, overindulging and participating in spontaneous acts, which the mariner’s story may warn them of. Furthermore a wedding is a very special occasion that a guest would not normally miss, especially if they are “next of kin”, which immediately establishes the importance of the mariner’s tale as normally nothing would prevent a guest to attend.
The sea contrasts greatly to the setting of the wedding, as it is representative of the undercurrent of surrealism that runs throughout the poem. The reader is made aware of the vastness of the sea through the famous quotation “Water, water, every where”. When the expanse of the sea and the sky are thought of, the reader may associate this with liminality, an important theme in the text. The sea also holds connotations to vulnerability, as the crew are completely unable to control the effects of a storm for example. In relation to this, the vaster setting of nature is also represented as an awesome space far out of the crew’s control. For example “ice, mast-high, came floating by / As green as emerald” emphasises the scale of nature in comparison to the mortals. The colour imagery not only creates a vivid picture in the reader’s mind but is also an unusual way to represent nature and incorporates the recurring motif of irregularity and the supernatural which runs throughout the poem.
Hosseini also includes his novels recurring motifs through the use of setting. The location of present day Afghanistan holds connotations to conflict due to the war, which reflects the inner struggle suffered by the central protagonist Amir as a result of the country’s events. The difficulty to obtain peace in the country after the war is expressed by the character Rahim Khan, “eace at last. But at what price?” which is directly associated with Amir’s ongoing battle to redeem himself. The location of Afghanistan may also be interpreted to represent oppression, another main theme which runs throughout the novel. The character Rahim Khan also explains how “the Taliban rolled in and kicked the Alliance out of Kabul” which some readers may interpret as a metaphor of Assef’s rape of Hassan; something irreversible, life changing and mindlessly cruel.
In contrast to this, the country of America is represented in the conventional way, described as “dazzling white” and symbolises a new beginning for the novel’s central protagonist. The setting also remains within the expected conventions of a new beginning as it is the land in which the character Amir finds love; however this occurs in an Eastern setting within San Jose at the flea market whereby “Afghan families were working an entire section”. It could be argued that this could be symbolic of another opportunity for Amir to experience an Eastern style way of living.
Another setting of great significance in the novel is the alleyway as it provides a seedy, dark and dirty scene for Hassan’s rape –the event which sculpts the motives of the central protagonist. Hosseini emphasises the dinginess of the setting through pathetic fallacy, describing it as “the alley near the frozen creek” which connotes danger and a longing for warmth and safety. Readers may also regard the alleyway as a metaphorical symbol for a dead end as the events Amir witnesses have an irreversible effect on his life.
Like Hosseini, Fitzgerald provides a broader representation of America in his novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ through portraying the country as ‘the land of opportunity’ through the character of Gatsby –a “self made man” who’s “arents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people” but develops into one of the richest characters in the novel. However, Fitzgerald also describes the darker side of 1940’s America due to the undercurrent of gossip of murder, affairs and crime such as “He’s a bootlegger” (alcohol was illegal). The conspicuous consumption of the characters is also apparent, for example the character Daisy weeping into Gatsb... ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/23850244/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/23850244/ Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:25:45 PDT circling and repeating ourselves until we extract something of our own
hoping that please there is something more than what we see
something more grinding your teeth down
your veins your hooves your smile your nails
well tell us then the things your eyelids conjure
how haunting it truly is or pull of the mask
we can rattle on the bars for years or maybe you can help pull him out this time
pulling hairs apart until we crack the core
we can blame age, gender, timing, money, history
but can never put name to face
your tongue in your teeth keeps me awake until the sun sets me to sleep
and you really dont know how selfish you truly are

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/23033722/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/23033722/ Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:03:38 PST How do you respond to his character and role?


1) Introduction

Traditional criticisms of ‘Death of a Salesman’ have mainly formed around Miller’s 1949 essay ‘Tragedy and the Common Man’; written the same year as the plays release. Within this, Miller discusses how tragedies needn’t be about the highest people in society; but about those more average. We can see how he applies this to the character of Willy Loman; the tragedy’s protagonist, often regarded as more of an “average Joe” than the protagonists of epic tragedies (such as Macbeth).
Although Miller attempts to break out of the traditional tragic genre by using an alternative character as the protagonist, ‘Death of a Salesman’ also displays the application of Aristotle’s tragic theory. Aspects of this are especially apparent within the character of Willy Loman; Miller displays his hubristic nature, his critical error (or hamartia) and we watch his downfall as a result of this lead to his death. These features and events make Loman a classical example of a tragic hero, despite the groundbreaking characterisation and subgenre Miller created.

2) Aristotle

• Outline classical view of tragedy
• Reference to the six components of tragedy (defined in Aristotle’s ‘oetics’
1. Plot:
-Complex plots > simple plots
-Suffering should be included & the plot should end sadly (tragedy is serious and emotional [even when we laugh it’s still upsetting eg. Willy laughing at Linda])
-Audience response should arise from events and not just what is seen on stage (common man makes the play easier to relate to, more realistic ect)
-Tragedy arises from action rahter than a timeless contition of the world (Willy’s downwards spiral; society changing = action -> consumerism etc)
- Plots shoulnt begin or end at an arbitary point but should be internally coherant and linear in their narrative
-Must have aesthetic logic, be satisfying in conclusion and related to processes of social change (consumerism, nuclear family, middle class, suburban home, demasculating jobs –decline in the working class)
2. Character:
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(plot; character; diction; spectacle; reasoning; lyricism/melody)

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/23023340/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/23023340/ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:36:48 PST i made a big old boob out of jelly for art and it tasted schweeeet
everyone is hot. really really hot.
my toes hurt.
i look fit in the media video. my boyfriend is fit.
how happy am I!
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ps ben youre the maaaaaaan!x

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/22577395/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/22577395/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:28:46 PST it doesn't mean that you are as well
if you choose to break the mold, agree yet look different
good on you
if you go along with it completely
even better
conform properly and stop giving it such a half-arsed job
this baton of infidelity is going to knock your teeth out
gum shield on standby


its mah FOOKING birthday soon
im going to poo my pants!

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/22413981/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/22413981/ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:46:55 PST


the elephant in the room has just shat all over my carpet, please take care of this.

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/22264106/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/22264106/ Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:04:23 PST
1) Go to the gym more ofter
2) Try harder at school
3) Learn how to drive
4) Be more honest
5) Actually get good at guitar
6) Be more feminine
7) Cut down drinking
8) Cut down swearing
9) Don't be so co-dependent
10) Read more
11) Draw more
12) Warm up
13) Keep bedroom tidier
14) Listen to more reggae
15) Loose weight


Can't think of anymore atm
Absolutely pooin my pants about new years eve XDXD
have a goodun'
see you there sellars (Y)
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]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/21733384/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/21733384/ Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:16:18 PST
step up obama

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/20841675/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/20841675/ Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:16:32 PDT
1) Heeleys
2) Pretty fabric & wool
3) Yellow iPod
4) [link] or [link]
5) Keg and/or homebrew kit
6) Moon Sparkle by Escada
7) Topshop/other garments -spesh [link]arent_category_rn=&roductId=768882&langId=-1 and [link]arent_category_rn=93594&roductId=784634&langId=-1
8) Typewriter
9) Trumpet
10) Bath brush
11) Peroxide
12) [link] << yeahhhh baby lol
13) iPod doc
14) Nice pyjamas and dressing gown
15) Ukelele
16) Pretty pen
17) [link]
18) Car
19) St Ives stuff
20) Body shop stuff
21) Well nice coat
22)[link]
23) Shutter shades (I know its winter but im just SO fucking indie, there really is no stopping me)
24) [link] and [link] and [link]

but of course.... im not fussy
or GREEDY so....

in all seriousness i really want those things

xx

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/20096310/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/20096310/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:20:09 PDT
]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/19693412/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/19693412/ Thu, 31 Jul 2008 04:53:33 PDT
its july! thats like.. 5 weeks until i have to go back to pooey old school, unles..... i get recruited as a nanny! lol my chances are very very thin and i havent felt this rejected since the time i tried to pin up my drawing on the fridge at the louvre.

sixth form's going to be shit. I can't drive, I have no money and my best friend is leaving i don't want it.

Bloody hell my arm is killing me, 3 jabs to go to a country that i might not even be visiting anymore, pooey old turkey lol.

Despite what this thingy is displaying, I'm not actually upset at all im just scared of things changing in a really nasty way.

wel..... havent really got anything to say for myself.
byeeeee have a nice summer
x x x x x

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/19393595/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/19393595/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:33:48 PDT i sound like a beeyotch in my last journal thing and wanted something a little warmer on my page
summer is lush, however i havent had a single lie in and i think its killing me a little bit. uhh.... only done one new drawing which is pathetic. still havent drawn my sunbear
roish just fucked off to ireland for 2 months, which is shit. people in chile arent talking to me lol its ok that they dont miss me, i love mutuality
im guna go and..... digest my... dorito
my lord i need to leave the country boreddd lol. turkish guy at work informed me not to say "peach" as it means... somthing i cant remember, i think it means bastard. and ALSO do not say "i feel sick" as it means "i feel penis". im guna peach it like a BITch in october
anyway, nothing really, interesting??? nah.
xxxx

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18607399/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18607399/ Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:49:29 PDT that you discover the morning after
your eyes are burnt
your feet are bruised
everything around you is so foreign
so unappealing
the smells, the taste in your mouth
maybe you needed the contrasting trips
one to what you had and one to what you'll get
and turn that foul orange line into a harness
round that indistinguishable waistline
and dangle her off your finger the whole time
you can turn your back for a minute, an hour, a week
hoping for kisses to be planted on your neck
but you'll be faced with surprising results
the opposite you will convince yourself you'll get in your paranoid sweats
so yeah, i was being really really stupid about it
wanker.

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18274820/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18274820/ Sun, 11 May 2008 14:12:09 PDT and cut me free
smiled at my toes
and told me that they were like hands
sensitive subject matter and sunstroke aside
it did far less harm than good.

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18181987/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18181987/ Mon, 05 May 2008 14:23:15 PDT but not a single curve presents a hint of femininity
only weight lost is in skin
dead and dry
as she grows fatter each day
will not admit she ate a bite
repulses many, but few brave fools follow
warm and stale wrapped round his thigh
whispering secrets, despair and nonsense
provoking speculation of previous dissatisfaction
selfishness reeking masked with promiscuous sighs
with such a sickening concept rises
drags you under
we'll sit and sip
without sympathy



















....but at least im not going to look FAT at the prom

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18053846/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/18053846/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:48:11 PDT and the woman told him that the headmaster next door has gone to sleep
so now his daughters have to stay up all night instead
he took it away from his ear and told his wife
who is getting fatter and fatter each time i see her
and she told us about the three week sprint he had completed
she flushed again and made her hands into a nest for her face
whilst her son tried to make it more bearable by changing the subject
by telling me that the largest organ you have is your skin
and his little sister tried too, and told me that the universe is beige

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17976803/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17976803/ Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:58:02 PDT or... trek about with a camera bigger than their ass with a vacant expression
or... wander about a gallery soooo slowly wearing look at me clothes and then madly sketch a copy of what theyve just seen (a lot of the times, those drawings are shite.)
anyway....yeah
pretentious people piss me off, so i probably wudnt like myself lol
oh wellll
NUT strike on thursday, having my bezzamezzalezzas over on weds night, sweet
byeee x

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17797421/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17797421/ Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:00:29 PDT
]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17701326/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17701326/ Sat, 05 Apr 2008 15:21:50 PDT got to sleep at 7 this morning and got up at 8
crrranky today i feel like ive been on an aeroplane for a very long time ugh
did a bit of paintinggg.... nice
did a bit of revision.... becoming obsessive, really gross
finished the cardigain ive been making this week, looks alright actually
not wearing any makeup i actually feel really nice
giggeling at people that are supposedly close as DDs in a push up bra who wont even look at each other
i really do not like joss stone
or naomi campbell or mariah carrey
or MEN! my god, even my dinner table is enough to turn anybody feminist its really sick but im really tired and cant be bothered to say about it now and i think i may sleep
night
xxxxx

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17592586/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17592586/ Sun, 30 Mar 2008 15:42:57 PDT a darker bruise makes a much sweeter fruit
and the further you pull it away from me the more ill want it back
and resent your sudden snatch
tell tale signs green like your glance
disapproval that i still support when others seem to attack
second can be best
but nobody wants to be second best
my skin against white sheets tell me I'm not pure
just not quite there
when letting go isn't an option
holding on tighter hurts much more

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17503811/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17503811/ Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:55:23 PDT example: this morning i wanted to eat, so i put a mars bar in the microwave, amusing and delicious! however i was cautiously optimistic as the runniness of it reminded me of my friends mum being hospitalized with 3rd degree burns from a bloody pop tart.
i also painted my left foot this morning and trod in my book, then i did the right foot without thinking hang on i might need to walk, so i had to sit there feeling my skin shrink as the paint dried. anyway i made it to the shower and i noticed a spider contract to the size of a 10 pence piece and chuckled to myself as i realised my body in all its glory had threatened a creature i am usually afraid of. my rendition of scar tissue in the shower managed to make it crumple further still resulting in further hilarity. coming out squeaky clean the spider expanded to the size of a baseball and a piercing scream bounced off the tiles. i ran out of the bathroom, stubbing my toe on the way out. mm im actually quite booored

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17395143/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17395143/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:10:23 PDT HE:
-is so boring it makes me sick
-only ever talks to me when he wants/needs something
-makes out he was there for me when i needed a chat
-always goes on about how much people in "group 2" love him
-probably heard me bitching about him yesterday as he was scowling at me when we saw each other soon after

"GROUP 2":
-most certainly do not love him

SHE:
-is a fucking python
-gets all the boys for some obscure reason
-never shuts the fuck up! she will talk about ANYTHING its untrue
-is one of the most self centered people i have ever met
-attacks whatever i have to say
-forces all my muscles to tense when i am around her resulting in an achy, pissed off me
-is one of the reasons i didn't come to school today
-can never be wrong
-will never be told otherwise
-is using him big time
-always makes me feel guilty

TODAY:
-i should have been at school
-i am not in the mood
-i have would myself up
-i've done so much revision i feel ill
-my mother has been saying i don't deserve my boyfriend
-i can hear my nan arriving: oh god
-long blondes tickets arrived yay!

TOMORROW:
-things are looking up
-i can see toms new hair
-i am going to london: god bless
-i will probably be clung to because two people in particular rely on me when their social lives cock up

I CAN'T WAIT:
-to shake some people off when i get to sixth form
-to see him and his new hair
-for the holidays
-to go to bed
-for my exams to be over
-for my legs to stop hurting
-for people to see the real side of other people who piss me off

I APOLOGISE:
-for being self centered
-i have actually been smiley today, i just heard SHE made a fool of herself of school
-to you, 5 months is really really special and i was very smiley talking to you
-to lauren for leaving her alone with it

much MUCH love,
scary thing is im an optimist

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]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17381949/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17381949/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:33:45 PDT Oh god I hate Joss Stone
anyway back to skins...

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17227029/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17227029/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:44:45 PST anyway..................mm
finished sophies world...got nothing to dooo
oh yeah, there are green books 100& recycled material for £2 so I bought some of them, well 2. they are good.

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17019496/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/17019496/ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 03:15:57 PST never washing, refusing to cut/brush/comb your hair or keep it clean, having a menacingly bad sweat problem, pretending to be a good person, having to stick to belts together to go round your waste, going off with the girl with the... different outlook who is more or less a "leigh zeh beigh arn" and doesnt DO anything just to get in with what you are in (the bonus is you don't find her that bad)
WILL get you really far! im sorry i ever thought otherwise, reach for the stars
or for the pennies on the floor of studio three


oh its also the last day of sweet charity, you know, that thing you didn't do?

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/16852364/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/16852364/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:09:21 PST " "
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Past:
-"Yorkshire"
-Leeds City
-Manchester
-Made a mess
-Lost 3 more lbs!

Today:
-Went into town with LibBenWill
-Had braces tightened
-Started critical study on one of lowrys pieces
-Started on a valentines present
-Took the scientology personality test and it turns out I am 37.5% "right"

Yet to come:
-2 days rehearsals at school
-Meal out with friends tomorrow
-Being treated by the looovely Mr Burbridge on valentines day
-Sweet Charity is ACTUALLY on 21-23rd Feb
-Community service finishes in two weeks
-Meeting tom's family 24th feb
-Please do some revision amy
-Seeing aunty that gives me phones and has a chav instead of a son

Mood:
I'm very happy actually, some people in my family are being a bit funny at the moment and I have a lot of friends I haven't seen in a bit but will see them tomorrow Tom's been really lovely and I haven't seen him in a long time either. I have been treated really well despite everything that has happened and I know that I am a lucky girl. Turns out he's good at photography as well so I won't be dying my hair red again or i will look like the digimon version. I'm obviously quite bored or I wouldn't be writing any of this but it's a bit difficult to get to sleep because my mouth hurts because each tooth has a tiny robot on it. Bit worried about GCSEs, been predicted all As except from 1 A* and a C (foundation french) which I think is balls so now when it comes to it and I take the wankers I'll look like a right nob because it wont be as good as it "should". I'm also pretty pissed off that I'm really far away from a Miss Selfridge and that I can't find any socks that I want.

I think I'll get back to my valentines things now

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]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/16170291/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/16170291/ Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:18:44 PST Number of:
Boyfriends [2]
New instruments [2]
Weddings attended [0]
New coats [5]
Trips abroad [2]
Jobs [0]
Pieces of work published [3]
New additions to the family [2]
People I've lost respect for [3]
Diets [3]
Diets failed [3]
Lbs lost [11]
New people to love [4]
Trips to the coast [5]
New CDs [23]
New bags [5]
Pets [1]
Lesbian kisses [0]
US States visited [4]
Professional waxing sessions [3]
New piercings [0]

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/15117174/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/15117174/ Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:21:01 PDT I don't know why I'm doing this journal um, update?
It is Will's birthday today [link] <-- well worth it
I LOVE the Lord of the Flies and Jennifer Holliday now, my two new obsessions.
I want chocolate raisins

Bye all x x

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/14529903/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/14529903/ Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:25:20 PDT dont want to sound like a cocky (pun) bastard but my drawing of jarvis cocker is in this issue on nme
proud

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/13869503/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/13869503/ Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:22:00 PDT After that line it was pretty easygoing, the flight was just on time and we evern arrived at atlanta airport early, oh joy! We were quite fast off the plane and about third in the immegration line we chose. Dudly was the man's name who was checking us through. He had a funny shaped head and his black turning grey afro hair was gelled flat down onto his head. He was oh so patronising. My brother and myself managed to get checked through (after about ten minutes as he was always making comments like "oh looke at your pretty nails!" when I had to give my fingherprint and "you're so darn lucky so be that young" when my brother told him his age. It was a truly sickening experience.) it was time for my mother to check through. Then Dudley yelled to the man in the adjecent checking block to him,
"eh, your computer slowing down too?" the man replied with,
"heh, it's stopped altogether!" It only took a moment to realise that all of the computers had stopped. Yay, more fun with Dudley. I sat on the floor so he couldn't see and communicate with me and read my book -Possible Side Affects by Augusdten Burroghs (good book that actually). As I tried to distract myself from how painfully irritating it was that we were so close to getting away from this airport, all I could hear from above my head was Dudley whining about how he wishes he was young again, how he works from 5:30 in the morning until 9pm at night. Sure I really felt sorry for this guy, but he was so annoying! Not only did he treat me like a baby and moan about how his youth slipped away from him, he started every sentence with a strained "ohhhhh".
I nearly wet my knickers 2 hours after, as the computers were up and running again. Then came the security checks. You know that metal detecting gate? Well I came up to that and put my sweatshirt and bangle in the tub that goes on the convayor belt running alongside the detector. A man said to me
"Don't you worry about that" and passed me back my bangle. A fat man with a closely shaven head in a uniform and a serious "I can make you do anything now missy and it's the law that you do it" look to his face. You could tell how excellent he felt as he had power over all of us. I was stressed out as this smug man beckoned me through with two fingers. I was stressed out as I'd just spent two hours listening to Dudley. And I was really stressed out when I walked through the gate and the alarm went off. Fatty sent me back. I knew it couldn't've been the bangle, the other man told me not to worry.
"Are you wearning a belt?" He said in a loud voice as if I'd done something wrong.
"No," I replied, "it's probalyly my eari..."
" LISTEN TO ME!" He yelled. "ARE YOU WEARING A BELT!?"
"No."
"Do you have anything around your wrist?" With that I produced my bangle and put in in a tub on the convayor belt. By now I had been seperated from my family and there were not waiting for me, what a surprise that was. He beckoned me thropugh again and it did not go off. I just got shouted at by a fat man who had never met me in his life who did not take into account that I must've been intimidated, stressed, tired and as willing for me to get through security as muh as he was, purely because he was wearing a uniform.
Now I'm sorry if your mummy or daddy or uncle or auntie or anybody you know works at security, but becoming a member of that is just like buying authority. Not as much as going on a cruise, now there you're buying yourself a title, back to the point. If he didn't have that uniform or job but was the same man with the same intelligence, he'd have no power over me. Also, what a crap job. I can picture his high school reunion now. Him and 3 friends in a corner with a beer.
"So what do you all do?" He'd ask.
"I traveled the world with my beautiful wife and now I'm settled with two children."
"I'm a laywer."
"I'm a doctor and save lives every day. HOw about you, what do you do?"
"I tell overweight british girls to take off their bangles at security."
This made me smile, he may have reduced me to tears, but at least I knew that in the... ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/12632156/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/12632156/ Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:57:29 PDT

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/12527134/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/12527134/ Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:37:42 PDT
just thought id say
urm.... good easter everyone?
amyx x

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/12472188/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/12472188/ Thu, 05 Apr 2007 15:11:42 PDT I hate it when people give you their opinion when you didn't ask for it. I hate it when people say things to you when they claim that they are helping you when they really are just being annoying and making everything worse. For example, you buy a pair of £40 shoes that you are really happy with. Somebody who is filled to the brim with confidence states something along the lines of, "Oh, are they your new shoes? They would have looked much better in (other colour/material/whatever) and I saw exactly the same pair for £15." Many people reading this will think I'm too touchy, sure you can think that if you want, but I'm pretty confident in thinking that you would hate it if anybody said that to you. It just makes you feel bad. Whats more is that I would not dream of saying that to anybody, yet I let them say it to me. I DID actually bring it up one time, when I was expressing my feelings, apparently it was very petty of me.
I treat myself worse than I treat anybody else, but people treat me worse than I'd ever dream of treating myself, let alone anybody else.
Heres something else I wanted to get off my knockers, the exsessive use of the word beautiful. I think that in order for somebody to be truly beautiful, they have to be a wopnderful person too, not just nice to look at. Also the way that the word "love" is casually thrown around too. You really are not truly in love with somebody within 30 minutes of meeting them. I think that there are two types of people who say that they are in love after such a short period of time:
1) The "I would very much like to get into your knickers" type.
2) Insecure people who think "I must jump at this chance as is may never come again".
Now that's sad.
I've just spoken my mind and I really don't care if you're offended by anything. If you are, you are way too sensitive. Stop wasting your time making mountains out of molehills and get on with your life.

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]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/11027252/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/11027252/ Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:00:58 PST but this bitch is getting on my nerves, but i have to be rutheless, thanks to this bugger, im getting my braces in MAY instead of immediately, then ill just hav to yank the matching baby tooth out on the other side
anyway, saw austin (my autistic cousin) at the weekend and i was amazed! he hasnt grown that much, and hes still not talking and doesnt make eye contact either, but he grabbed onto my hands and it was so touching! he grabbed both of my hands and pulled me down so i was kneeling in front of him and he just smiled. he is definately doing better. hes got a speech therapist and loads of other people and they give my aunty things that they should do together to try and help him.
.....shit hockey tomorrow. shit. well. its only three matches, cant be that bad???? please.
ooooh, matts getting his hair cut hes got THE BEST hair EVER! this is him
*dazed*
hm *smile*
enough rambling for one day
byeeee

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10808319/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10808319/ Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:31:41 PST


BUT ANYWAY!

you KNOW its got to be special when you can whine in the ear of someone 24/7 and always be grumpy, and they can see you when your this ill and in a mood and wearing no make up and you havent brushed your hair and your wearing dodgey clothes and they can see you pulling REDICULOUS faces while your trying to swallow.........and they tell you that your gorgeous :')
love him

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10710707/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10710707/ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:43:38 PST maybe it WAS better before when i kept my mouth shut and didnt say a word of what i thought. its just, there can be such a sudden contrast between days, like cant-keep-your-hands-off-love followed by a day of wondering where are they and will they be here tomorrow, just to find them upset with you.
meh anyway. my fault. shit.

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10681457/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10681457/ Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:08:17 PST i was talking to my friend the period before lunch.....so that was about....12:45 ill say, so thats 11 hours ago about. and i just put myself down and my friend said to me
"amy, why do you treat yourself worse than anybody else does?"
and now i realise that my answer is "i dont, i just treat myself worse than id ever dream of treating others"
simple.
11 hours to figure that out.
pretty humiliating, anyway, i just thought that most people (unless you are an utter prick) treat themselves worse than others and this has made me really sad
well, theres my little weep -aww
amy xxx

]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10081601/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/10081601/ Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:51:59 PDT
1. I recently spend just over £10 for ALL the GCSE art equiptment i need (yes i AM a pikey)

2. I have two draws in my room dediacated to paper

3. i ALWAYS manage to get pencil.....everywhere

4. Urm......the last thing that i drew that took me a long time was a self portrait i was forced to do

5. i do my photomanipulation using microsoft photo editor

6. i cant. draw. mouths.

7. when i was little i used to draw things with my mouth

8. i think that eva cassidy is the best undiscovered celebrity artists that i can think of

9. I am taking GCSE art, but it is a waste of time as i have a really rubbish teacher :S sorry i promise not to rant about that silly cow.

10. my fav drawing iv ever done is of a jar full of bullets

im tagging:
carnival-queen
gross-out
horror-horror > dont hav to if u dnt want to
hidden-mystry
tdk
chezmere ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9976572/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9976572/ Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:30:39 PDT ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9954638/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9954638/ Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:33:30 PDT (x) Grease
(x) Pirates of the Caribbean
(x) Pirates of the caribbean 2
() Orange County
(x) The Green Mile
(x) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
() Neverending Story
() Blazing Saddles
() Airplane!
() Red Eye
() Stick It
() Shes the Man
(x) 8 Mile

Total so far: 6

(x) The Princess Bride
() SNL's The Best of Will Ferrell
() Napoleon Dynamite
() Saw II
(x) White Noise
() White Oleander
() Anger Management
(x) 50 First Dates
(x) The Princess Diaries
(x) The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total so far: 11

() Scream
() Scream 2
() Scream 3
(x) Scary Movie
(x) Scary Movie 2
(x) Scary Movie 3
() Scary Movie 4
() American Pie
(x) American Pie 2
(x) American Wedding
(x) American Pie Band Camp

Total so far: 17

(x) Harry Potter
(x) Harry Potter 2
(x) Harry Potter 3
(x) Harry Potter 4
() Resident Evil I
() Resident Evil 2
(x) The Wedding Singer OMG MY FAV!
(x) Wizard of Oz
() The Village
(x) Lilo & Stitch

Total so far: 24

(x) Finding Nemo
(x) Finding Neverland
(x) Signs
(x) The Grinch
() Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(x) White Chicks
() Butterfly Effect
(x) 13 Going on 30
(x) I, Robot
() Robots

Total so far: 31

(x) Dodgeball
() Universal Soldier
(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
() Along Came Polly
() Deep Impact
(x) KingPin
(x) Meet The Parents
(x) Meet the Fockers
() Eight Crazy Nights
() Joe Dirt
(x) KING KONG

Total so far: 37

() A Cinderella Story
(x) The Terminal
() The Lizzie McGuire Movie
() Passport to Paris
(x) Dumb & Dumber
() Final Destination
(x) Final Destination 2
() Final Destination 3
() Halloween
(x) The Ring
(x) The Ring 2
() Surviving X-MAS
(x) Flubber
() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic
(x) Chicago
() Ghost Ship
(x) From Hell ANOTHER FAV!!!
() Hellboy
() Secret Window
() I Am Sam
() The Whole Ten Yards

Total so far: 45

(x) The Day After Tomorrow
(x) Child's Play
() Seed of Chucky
() Bride of Chucky
() 10 Things I Hate About You
(x) Just Married
() Gothika
(x) Nightmare on Elm Street
() Sixteen Candles
() Remember the Titans
() Coach Carter
(x) The Grudge
(x) The Mask
() Son of the Mask

Total so far: 51


() Bad Boys 2
() Joy Ride
() Lucky Number Seven
(x) Ocean's Eleven
(x) Ocean's Twelve
(x) Identity -fanbloodytasic might i say
() Lone Star
() Bedazzled
() Predator I
() Predator II
(x) Ice Age
() Ice age 2 The Meltdown

Total so far: 55

() Independence Day
() Cujo
() A Bronx Tale
() Darkness Falls
() Christine
(x) ET
() Children of the Corn
() My Boss' Daughter
(x) Maid in Manhattan
(x) Monsters Inc.
(x) War of the Worlds
(x) Rush Hour
(x) Rush Hour 2

Total so far: 61

() Best Bet
() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
() She's All That
() Calendar Girls
() Sideways
() Mars Attacks
() Event Horizon
() Ever After
() Forrest Gump
() Big Trouble in Little China
(x) The Terminator
() The Terminator 2
() The Terminator 3

Total so far: 62

() X-Men
(x) X-Men 2
() X-Men 3
(x) Spider-Man
(x) Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Others
(x) Freaky Friday
() Reign of fire
() Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2

Total so far: 69

() Swimfan
() Miracle
() Old School
() K-Pax
() Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
()Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
()Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
() A Walk to Remember
() Boogeyman
() The 40-year-old-virgin
() The Hills Have Eyes

Total: 69

holy crap, i need to get out more ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9767701/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9767701/ Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:07:11 PDT thanks everyone x x x ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9694484/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9694484/ Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:50:38 PDT okok, so its "code orange" (ooooooh!) on the flight im taking on sunday. shit im really scared, but u got to pertend to the people around you that ur not cus, u dont want them to worry, but this is my journal on here, i know that no1 else is EVER going to read this so here we go
well, YOU mam have a fear of flying, haha, as iv been on a plane like, every year since i was one but iv always hated it, they call it "turbulance" my sunkissed arse, i always think its guna go STRAIGHT down, letting me feel that sinking feeling in my tummy (lol, tummy why are you such a baby). secondly, PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO KILL PEOPLE! why do so many people plan other people misery. we are bought up to be non violent and try to be the best we can, its what every fucking religion wants, for you to be the best person you can be, yet we still have people, adults, who are planning terrorist attacks on GMPs. whats the point??!?!?!you know that if u smack sum1 one then your not guna get what u want off them. its like trying to upset sum1 with the old "ur mums good in bed thing" affecting other people who dont even know who you are to inderectly offend sum1 or to try and prove a point. bloody hell, children are ment to be bought up to be civilised and well manerred and overcome problems in a non violent way. well what a bloody good example they are getting from terrorists, murderers, rapist, drink drivers etc. im not a "think of the children" person, but this is just insane. id say that the majority of the world feels threatened by these people who just kill innocent people all the time. and im only 14, so i dont know all the ins and outs of it, but we all know whos in the wrong. i also feel sorry for people who get called racist names because of the terrorists. at the end of the day, arent they just as innocent as all the people killed at the 9/11 attacks? its all shit and its a vicious cycle and i hate it. and oh joy, getting on a plane wen u know how bloody dangerous it is, and you cant say its not, cus if it wasnt then they wouldnt have the exsessive security. just thank god im only in atlanta and not in washington or new york. i just hate it all and i want to come home so i can be around the people who truly love me and feel completely safe again
i just hope that...nothing happens to the US...or anywhere even, they cuold be planning it for anywhere, its just that they got caught this time
ok, my fingers hurt now
night amy i love you xx ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9449434/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9449434/ Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:44:23 PDT the window with the house opposite in pitch black

2.Look at left. So, what did you see this time?
martin luther king jr. speech poster

3.In what mood are you now? Tell me about your feelings.
im tired, but im happy

4.What will you do after making this stupid test?
just chat and sleep

5. Describe you in 3 words. Only 3 words.
stupid wannabe thing

6.About what was your latest dream you remember?
me and nat had to save these ppl from this volcano and for some reason everyone was canadian, i think its cus i drempt it in spain n miss greenslade came with us lol

7.What do you think about this test?
gives me something to do i suppose

8. Latest full cd you've listened to
the killers -hot fuss

9.Latest full movie you've watched
suoerman

10.Latest person, who makes you smile
Matt

11.Latest person, who makes you cry
um....umum...probably my brohter

12. Describe your feelings like a color. What color it will be?
a deep, dark pink

13. Do you remember latest kiss? And who did you kissed?
yer, matt today

14.Do you love someone? [without family, parents etc.]
yer, matt!

15. Do you miss people that are so far away from you?
yer, all my family in america but im seein them in a week and a bit so

16. What's your biggest dream?
for everyone to be happy and equal and for all vanity to perish

17. So this the end. What do you want to say now?
i bet u really wanted to know that now, didntcha

18.Tag 6 buddies.
well, purple-mel tagged me so i cant tag her back and the only other person who really bothers reading my stuff is gross-out so i tagged u gross-out ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9425315/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/9425315/ Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:30:31 PDT aw wel, my school is alrite, part from today wen the slags were acting like they'd just been told that the foundation has sold out, *chuickles* imagine the wreckadge.
urgh, y the hell would anybody bother reading this?
aw wel, i read it
i love you amy
i love you too x x x ]]> ~warm-winter http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/8863182/ http://warm-winter.deviantart.com/journal/8863182/ Wed, 24 May 2006 11:37:35 PDT my mum was talking to her friend about getting old and what things start to change in their lives. they said that they feel so young inside and they dont know where all the years have gone because they feel so young inside, then they look in the mirror and see their own mother staring back at them. my mum is going to be 40 this june and she cant belive it. her and her friend also spoke about the way people treated them. mum said that before she used to worry about walking past an office building because of workmen whisteling to her, n now shed bloody pay them to do so. she said that nobody notices her as much now when she goes out, whereas before people were much kinder, n smiled at her. i dont want this so happen. i only have another 2 years that i have to stay at school for. im not ready for a career or to live somewhere else, i need to stay where i am and i dont want to grow up. i just want to make the most of it here and i dont want to fade away ]]> ~warm-winter