Stories need characters that bring some kind of adversity and conflict. Without such obstacles there wouldn't be much of a story. Whether the plot hinges on the protagonist (hero) searching for the truth to a crime or the antagonist (villian) trying to cover his tracks, there's needs to be difficulty along the way so as to strengthen and develop the characters' good and bad traits. Even protagonists need flaws and realistic goals that can be met only when confronted with challenges. Such obstacles can be physical, deception, wants and needs, unfamilair territory, and other barriers characters must overcome.
A good way to determine how a character might react to any situation is by spending time in considering how they think and what action they would take to resolve the conflict. The main character, whether protagonist or antagonist, doesn't have to change completely during the course of the story. They only need to understand what is required of them to carry out certain tasks that will work toward accomplishing their goals. In the midst of the plotline the story can be modified so that the main character is confronted with choices that he or she hadn't thought of at the beginning. There are also times when the character needs to remain steadfast in their thinking or actions so that the plot development and the character's motivations work together to create a great story.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Destination Inspiration
Writing begins with putting thoughts to paper or onto the screen and pursuing the creativity. Preceding this, however, is the wellspring of imagination. The destination is sought by inspiration and it's during the inspired times that give writing its best opportunity to flourish. As for the 90% of uninspired times, well, that's best saved for another posting. Moving along, there are countless ways to seek creative inspiration, and since everyone has their own ways, it's a matter of determining what works for each person.
This could be anything from reading books and articles to talking with friends, listening to music, visiting a park a museum or you name it. Creativity has no limits, even though our destinations do and as does the thoughts and organized content we put onto the page or screen. Once the creative fuel sparks inspiration its then that focus is demanded of the writer so as not to stray from the path that was carved by imagination. The writing path that follows page after page is one that leads from creativity to practice and patience and then finally finds skill that can be found in the company of talent. And remember, talent is not always natural, but discovered down the destined road of diligence and determination.
This could be anything from reading books and articles to talking with friends, listening to music, visiting a park a museum or you name it. Creativity has no limits, even though our destinations do and as does the thoughts and organized content we put onto the page or screen. Once the creative fuel sparks inspiration its then that focus is demanded of the writer so as not to stray from the path that was carved by imagination. The writing path that follows page after page is one that leads from creativity to practice and patience and then finally finds skill that can be found in the company of talent. And remember, talent is not always natural, but discovered down the destined road of diligence and determination.
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Far Side of Evil by Sylvia Engdahl
Selected Song: LOST IN SPACE by The Original Movies Orchestra
Paperback
336 pages
Firebird
ISBN: 9780142402931
This well-written novel was first penned in 1971 and has remained a great read, although recently has gone out of print, but is still available. Elana is a new graduate from the FASA or Federation Anthropological Service Academy and assigned to be an observer on planet Toris that faces nuclear war. She has strict orders not to interfere or reveal that she is alien to that world. She wants to help the Torisians, though before she can must remember who she is after suffering from temporary amnesia. Her fellow agent, Randil, also wants to stop the war, but finds himself in love with one of the citizens named Kari. This threatens to prompt the nuclear holocaust that he's trying to prevent. Elana must decide whether to join his cause of peace or stop him from ultimately causing the destruction of the planet.
The characters are well-defined with engaging personalities and strong 'character', especially Elana who is compassionate, strong-willed and determined to bring justice and peace to a world that is under rule of a totalitarian society.
Paperback
336 pages
Firebird
ISBN: 9780142402931
This well-written novel was first penned in 1971 and has remained a great read, although recently has gone out of print, but is still available. Elana is a new graduate from the FASA or Federation Anthropological Service Academy and assigned to be an observer on planet Toris that faces nuclear war. She has strict orders not to interfere or reveal that she is alien to that world. She wants to help the Torisians, though before she can must remember who she is after suffering from temporary amnesia. Her fellow agent, Randil, also wants to stop the war, but finds himself in love with one of the citizens named Kari. This threatens to prompt the nuclear holocaust that he's trying to prevent. Elana must decide whether to join his cause of peace or stop him from ultimately causing the destruction of the planet.
The characters are well-defined with engaging personalities and strong 'character', especially Elana who is compassionate, strong-willed and determined to bring justice and peace to a world that is under rule of a totalitarian society.
Friday, March 19, 2010
MIT Building Self-Assembling Computer Chips
Selected Song: TERMINATOR 2 THEME by The Original Movie Orchestra
MIT researchers are developing computer chips to self-assemble by coaxing molecules to arrange themselves into tiny but useful patterns. The scientists used electron beam lithography to create nanoscale "posts" on a silicon chip. They then deposited copolymers--large molecules of two polymers with repeating structural units--on the chip. The copolymers spontaneously linked to the posts and arranged themselves into useful patterns.
The polymers naturally want to separate from each other, thus causing them to arrange in predictable ways. A variety of patterns that can be used in circuit design could be achieved by changing the shape and position of the posts, the proportions of the polymers, and the length of the molecule chains, MIT said.
When exposed to plasma, one polymer burns away, while the other turns to glass.
The team is still working to produce functioning circuits in a prototype chip, and to create even smaller chip features with the copolymer technique. This was from a short article, but you can read the rest at Self-Assembling Computer Chips
MIT researchers are developing computer chips to self-assemble by coaxing molecules to arrange themselves into tiny but useful patterns. The scientists used electron beam lithography to create nanoscale "posts" on a silicon chip. They then deposited copolymers--large molecules of two polymers with repeating structural units--on the chip. The copolymers spontaneously linked to the posts and arranged themselves into useful patterns.
The polymers naturally want to separate from each other, thus causing them to arrange in predictable ways. A variety of patterns that can be used in circuit design could be achieved by changing the shape and position of the posts, the proportions of the polymers, and the length of the molecule chains, MIT said.
When exposed to plasma, one polymer burns away, while the other turns to glass.
The team is still working to produce functioning circuits in a prototype chip, and to create even smaller chip features with the copolymer technique. This was from a short article, but you can read the rest at Self-Assembling Computer Chips
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
eMonitor Home Energy Tracker; Video
Selected Song: OUR HOUSE by Madness
From the product description:
The Powerhouse Dynamics eMonitor is the world's first affordable, whole-house, circuit-by-circuit energy monitoring and management system.
The eMonitor's unique combination of hardware, software, and services let you view your home's 24x7, minute-by-minute electricity use, electricity cost, and carbon footprint, as well as historical information by day, month, or year, all in a personalized and intuitive graphical interface from anywhere you can access the internet. It also provides cost estimates based on current and past usage.
The cutting-edge feature of the eMonitor is its capability to display electricity use by individual circuit so you can see real-time and historical information on major appliances, entertainment centers, and specific rooms. The eMonitor is also equipped for future capability to remotely control individual outlets and thermostats, and will integrate with many existing home control systems.
The eMonitor dashboard, viewable on the web or on your iPhone, provides customized energy saving recommendations based on your home's energy usage.
"With projected savings of 5 to 20 percent from existing bills, a consumer who spends a lot on energy could save $400 to $500 a year," Flusberg said. "But at this point, it seems that most interest has been from people who want clues for finding where they are wasting energy."
An informative website where it's sold among other products is at Energy Circle
In my novel there's a housing community that has eco-technology.
From the product description:
The Powerhouse Dynamics eMonitor is the world's first affordable, whole-house, circuit-by-circuit energy monitoring and management system.
The eMonitor's unique combination of hardware, software, and services let you view your home's 24x7, minute-by-minute electricity use, electricity cost, and carbon footprint, as well as historical information by day, month, or year, all in a personalized and intuitive graphical interface from anywhere you can access the internet. It also provides cost estimates based on current and past usage.
The cutting-edge feature of the eMonitor is its capability to display electricity use by individual circuit so you can see real-time and historical information on major appliances, entertainment centers, and specific rooms. The eMonitor is also equipped for future capability to remotely control individual outlets and thermostats, and will integrate with many existing home control systems.
The eMonitor dashboard, viewable on the web or on your iPhone, provides customized energy saving recommendations based on your home's energy usage.
"With projected savings of 5 to 20 percent from existing bills, a consumer who spends a lot on energy could save $400 to $500 a year," Flusberg said. "But at this point, it seems that most interest has been from people who want clues for finding where they are wasting energy."
An informative website where it's sold among other products is at Energy Circle
In my novel there's a housing community that has eco-technology.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Jane Austen Books with Horror Themes; Video
Selected Song: CONCERTO ALLA RUSTICA: RV130 1ST MV. by Antonio Vivaldi
As Jane might instruct, Listen to this song that nicely complements the following posting, as I'm sure you'll find it most agreeable. Below the text is the professional book trailer for Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
While I haven't read any of these interesting titles I've read their reviews that range in opinion. Many seem to enjoy these contemporary creations that put a terrifying twist on the classics, as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has sold well. However, the theme of Seamonsters set loose upon Sense and Sensiblity, for some, makes little sense and is without sensibility. Yet, Austen's novels endure despite this onslaught. People and authors are social and creative creatures with a desire of needing to connect with others as has Austen's novels for two centuries; Sense and Sensibility being published in 1811.
The monsters depicted in these books are as varied as Austen's beloved characters and those despised; these having characteristics of such fiends as Zombies, Sea Monsters, Mummies and Vampires. For instance, Zombies and how they're only focused on themselves and their brains; Sea Monsters and the way they slosh about, sliming their way into the lives of the unsuspecting; Mummies, always wrapped up in their dealings with not much to say; and finally, among the most well known and ahbored/loved, is the Vampire, with its smooth stealthy ways, waiting to suck the life out of those who venture too close. Though the situation isn't without hope, as the fourth book says: Jane Bites Back.
Now we'll just have to wait for the full version...
As Jane might instruct, Listen to this song that nicely complements the following posting, as I'm sure you'll find it most agreeable. Below the text is the professional book trailer for Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters.
While I haven't read any of these interesting titles I've read their reviews that range in opinion. Many seem to enjoy these contemporary creations that put a terrifying twist on the classics, as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies has sold well. However, the theme of Seamonsters set loose upon Sense and Sensiblity, for some, makes little sense and is without sensibility. Yet, Austen's novels endure despite this onslaught. People and authors are social and creative creatures with a desire of needing to connect with others as has Austen's novels for two centuries; Sense and Sensibility being published in 1811.
The monsters depicted in these books are as varied as Austen's beloved characters and those despised; these having characteristics of such fiends as Zombies, Sea Monsters, Mummies and Vampires. For instance, Zombies and how they're only focused on themselves and their brains; Sea Monsters and the way they slosh about, sliming their way into the lives of the unsuspecting; Mummies, always wrapped up in their dealings with not much to say; and finally, among the most well known and ahbored/loved, is the Vampire, with its smooth stealthy ways, waiting to suck the life out of those who venture too close. Though the situation isn't without hope, as the fourth book says: Jane Bites Back.
Now we'll just have to wait for the full version...
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Solar Shingles See the Light of Day; Daylight Saving Time
Selected Song: BEAUTIFUL DAY by U2
Although not the first company to do so, Dow Chemical is developing roof shingles containing photovoltaic cells that can be hammered with nails like ordinary shingles. The difference with Dow is that the company plans to bring it's product mainstream. Global Solar is also helping Dow in bringing this project to the light of day and their own their way in swaying potential markets due to the solar shingle installations taking half the time of conventional solar installations. Another competing company is United Solar Ovonic with its integrated solar cells not requiring glass covers, unlike like Dow's shingles, allowing Ovonic's product to have greater flexibility.
Daylight Saving Time is here again and will continue to brighten our days with every passing week. During this time, the longer hours of daylight reduces the need to use indoor lighting, therefore saving energy costs. DST was first used during World War I so that energy could be saved for war production. Then for World War II the use of DST was initiated once again by the Federal Government, requiring this of all the states.
Read more about DST
More on Solar Shingles
In my novel, Helen and The Hunter, there's a newly developed housing community that uses solar paneled roofs.
Although not the first company to do so, Dow Chemical is developing roof shingles containing photovoltaic cells that can be hammered with nails like ordinary shingles. The difference with Dow is that the company plans to bring it's product mainstream. Global Solar is also helping Dow in bringing this project to the light of day and their own their way in swaying potential markets due to the solar shingle installations taking half the time of conventional solar installations. Another competing company is United Solar Ovonic with its integrated solar cells not requiring glass covers, unlike like Dow's shingles, allowing Ovonic's product to have greater flexibility.
Daylight Saving Time is here again and will continue to brighten our days with every passing week. During this time, the longer hours of daylight reduces the need to use indoor lighting, therefore saving energy costs. DST was first used during World War I so that energy could be saved for war production. Then for World War II the use of DST was initiated once again by the Federal Government, requiring this of all the states.
Read more about DST
More on Solar Shingles
In my novel, Helen and The Hunter, there's a newly developed housing community that uses solar paneled roofs.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Using Light to Disinfect Water
Selected Song: SHINE by Collective Soul
An international research team has developed a photocatalyst to disinfect water using sunlight or artificial light and even after the lights are turned off. While there have been variations of this technology, it's the newly developed photocatalyst that is activated using visible light, unlike UV rays, and causing the needed chemical reaction. Nanoparticles of palladium are involved in the disinfection process. Using the photocatalyst, after an hour of shining a halogen desk lamp over a high concentration of E. coli, the bacteria dropped from 10 million cells per liter to one cell per 10,000 liters. This test, also conducted in the dark, was a success. An advantage to its ability to disinfect quickly, is that large volumes of water could be cleaned by exposing the tainted water to light as it flowed through pipes.
Visit Using Light to Disinfect Water for a detailed explanation.
An international research team has developed a photocatalyst to disinfect water using sunlight or artificial light and even after the lights are turned off. While there have been variations of this technology, it's the newly developed photocatalyst that is activated using visible light, unlike UV rays, and causing the needed chemical reaction. Nanoparticles of palladium are involved in the disinfection process. Using the photocatalyst, after an hour of shining a halogen desk lamp over a high concentration of E. coli, the bacteria dropped from 10 million cells per liter to one cell per 10,000 liters. This test, also conducted in the dark, was a success. An advantage to its ability to disinfect quickly, is that large volumes of water could be cleaned by exposing the tainted water to light as it flowed through pipes.
Visit Using Light to Disinfect Water for a detailed explanation.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Who's that Girl?
Selected Song: WHO'S THAT GIRL by Madonna
Characters have purpose in every story, but if their author doesn't give them direction or even traits that help to define who he or she is, then that character will be a silhouette. Active is definitely better than passive, in most cases, and the character needs to have drive, as they strive toward the goal that likely, and should, evades them. It's in this pursuit where the character gains and builds upon who they are and what they'll become by the end of the story. It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish one character from another due to each sharing similar attributes, however, at least one or two these should be exclusive to that character, therefore adding to the dynamic of the plot and throughout the story.
Of course, each character will be set apart by physical aspects, but these are not the qualities that make them who they are. Supporting characters might help in shaping the main character(s), but it's the specific and recognizable strengths and weaknesses that will ultimately prove who that person is and what they are and aren't willing to do to reach their goal(s). This is part of the character dynamic that compels the reader to continue reading, knowing that the author has done the job of bringing to life characters who can be trusted to be who they are, and not a copy of those around them. Giving a quirk or habit is the start toward shaping a character's personality and motivations that will grow into a more complex individual, preparing them for awaiting challenges.
The question to ask when creating and building a character is who are they and how best can they be portrayed. As the topic title asks, 'Who's that Girl?' and what's she about? Everything else will follow, and hopefully, so will the readers.
Characters have purpose in every story, but if their author doesn't give them direction or even traits that help to define who he or she is, then that character will be a silhouette. Active is definitely better than passive, in most cases, and the character needs to have drive, as they strive toward the goal that likely, and should, evades them. It's in this pursuit where the character gains and builds upon who they are and what they'll become by the end of the story. It can sometimes be difficult to distinguish one character from another due to each sharing similar attributes, however, at least one or two these should be exclusive to that character, therefore adding to the dynamic of the plot and throughout the story.
Of course, each character will be set apart by physical aspects, but these are not the qualities that make them who they are. Supporting characters might help in shaping the main character(s), but it's the specific and recognizable strengths and weaknesses that will ultimately prove who that person is and what they are and aren't willing to do to reach their goal(s). This is part of the character dynamic that compels the reader to continue reading, knowing that the author has done the job of bringing to life characters who can be trusted to be who they are, and not a copy of those around them. Giving a quirk or habit is the start toward shaping a character's personality and motivations that will grow into a more complex individual, preparing them for awaiting challenges.
The question to ask when creating and building a character is who are they and how best can they be portrayed. As the topic title asks, 'Who's that Girl?' and what's she about? Everything else will follow, and hopefully, so will the readers.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Selected Song: STAND IN THE RAIN by Superchick
Hardcover
419 pages
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061431852
Taylor, at age eleven, was abandoned by her mother at a 7-Eleven on Jellicoe Road. Now, 17, Taylor is a leader at the Jellicoe boarding school that is caught in a turf war between the townies and the cadets. When Hannah, who had taken care of her for the past six years and was like a parent and friend to her, leaves the school and no one tells Taylor why, she finds Hannah's journal and uses it to try and discover the mysteries of the past. Jellicoe Road has a cast of characters who have answers to both the present and the past in this intriguing and thought-provoking story of friendship, love and courage.
Hardcover
419 pages
HarperTeen
ISBN: 9780061431852
Taylor, at age eleven, was abandoned by her mother at a 7-Eleven on Jellicoe Road. Now, 17, Taylor is a leader at the Jellicoe boarding school that is caught in a turf war between the townies and the cadets. When Hannah, who had taken care of her for the past six years and was like a parent and friend to her, leaves the school and no one tells Taylor why, she finds Hannah's journal and uses it to try and discover the mysteries of the past. Jellicoe Road has a cast of characters who have answers to both the present and the past in this intriguing and thought-provoking story of friendship, love and courage.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Some of My Movie Synopses
Selected Song (Instrumental): AUTUMN MARATHON by Andrei Pavlovich Petrov
These are some of my short reviews/summaries that I wrote for the Weekend section of the Florida Times Union.
Sweeney Todd
Tim Burton’s malevolent film of macabre magnificence finds Benjamin Barker’s (Depp) family thrown into chaos by a sinister judge. Emerging years later, Sweeney Todd (Depp), vengeance incarnate, reclaims his barber’s blade and cuts through more than the hairs of those needing a good cut. Sweeney seeks justice with help from pie shop owner, eccentric Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter). This atmospheric and musical marvel will captivate those who enjoyed Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
AVP: Requiem
John Rambo
John Rambo storms the big screen once again in this no-weapons-barred onslaught. After the Burmese army destroy a Thailand village and take missionaries hostage, Rambo and accompanying mercenaries are their only lifeline. With guns and intensity blazing against them, the Burmese have no chance in this one-man vendetta, but they never let their ammo cool down. It’s a film not for the faint of heart, but one for those with a spirit to preserve freedom.
There Will Be Blood
These are some of my short reviews/summaries that I wrote for the Weekend section of the Florida Times Union.
Sweeney Todd Tim Burton’s malevolent film of macabre magnificence finds Benjamin Barker’s (Depp) family thrown into chaos by a sinister judge. Emerging years later, Sweeney Todd (Depp), vengeance incarnate, reclaims his barber’s blade and cuts through more than the hairs of those needing a good cut. Sweeney seeks justice with help from pie shop owner, eccentric Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter). This atmospheric and musical marvel will captivate those who enjoyed Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables.
Alvin and the Chipmunks The chipmunk trio belt out a loud and proud performance on the big screen in this fantastic CGI rendition. Dave Seville (Jason Lee) is a music producer who finds himself the target of anything but success then finds his calling (Alvin!) in three dare-to-be-adorable “squirrels”–err–chipmunks. Dave embraces the role of manager, becomes protector from the villiany that is a corporate record label, and finally, yet reluctantly, relents to being a father figure.
AVP: RequiemInterstellar warfare descends on a Colorado town in this terrifyingly terrific sequel: AVP: Requiem. This killer thriller pits the aliens against a lone Predator whose objective is to eradicate the green gruesomes and by chance, human heartfelts. Loaded with all that is alien, Requiem infests the screen on an invasion from the forest into the sewers and inevitably into the sleepy town. The nightmare that ensues is one that even the National Guard cannot stop.
Atonement
Set in the 1930s English countryside, Atonement tells the story of an envious girl whose mislead by her own deceit when exposing a controversial tryst. The identity crisis separates her older sister from a young man, though the tides of time cannot keep them from drifting apart. Not even his enlisting in the war in place of imprisonment. A poignant film filled with moments of hope, adoration and one sister’s path to atonement.
AtonementSet in the 1930s English countryside, Atonement tells the story of an envious girl whose mislead by her own deceit when exposing a controversial tryst. The identity crisis separates her older sister from a young man, though the tides of time cannot keep them from drifting apart. Not even his enlisting in the war in place of imprisonment. A poignant film filled with moments of hope, adoration and one sister’s path to atonement.
John RamboJohn Rambo storms the big screen once again in this no-weapons-barred onslaught. After the Burmese army destroy a Thailand village and take missionaries hostage, Rambo and accompanying mercenaries are their only lifeline. With guns and intensity blazing against them, the Burmese have no chance in this one-man vendetta, but they never let their ammo cool down. It’s a film not for the faint of heart, but one for those with a spirit to preserve freedom.
There Will Be BloodDaniel Day-Lewis commands an engaging performance as an oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, in There Will Be Blood. Black gold surges through his veins, as he’s able to wield his words to match its lucrative persuasion for land owners. With the help of his boy, Mr. Plainview creates a profitable business worth protecting, even if it’s at his own oil-drenched and bloodied hands. Not since Gangs of New York has Lewis portrayed such an exceptional character.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Racoons, Alice, and a Hatter Gone Mad
Selected Songs: THE LOOK by Roxette and VIEW TO A KILL by Duran Duran
I was searching through photos and saw some I had taken of a raccoon. I happened to take one with it's tongue out. That raccoon is either very thirsty or is laughing about raccoon attacks, at our (humans) expense (medical or otherwise) on behalf of his masked bandit buddies.
While creating this post I thought about how Alice from the Resident Evil movies infiltrated Raccoon City despite the Umbrella Corp. being in relentless pursuit. There's that look in her eye...staring daggers - while holding daggers. But that's Milla's movies: runnin', gunnin' and stunnin'.
I'm sure Alice found Raccoon City to be no wonderland, though that's the place Johnny Depp finds himself when playing the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's whimsical remake of Alice in Wonderland.
That's right Johnny, Wonderland is that way. Beyond the chocolate waterfalls, over the green apple glade and past the Oompa Loompas into the land of...well he looks freaked enough as it is. Burton will tell him. Happy (or Mad?) Hatting!
I was searching through photos and saw some I had taken of a raccoon. I happened to take one with it's tongue out. That raccoon is either very thirsty or is laughing about raccoon attacks, at our (humans) expense (medical or otherwise) on behalf of his masked bandit buddies.
While creating this post I thought about how Alice from the Resident Evil movies infiltrated Raccoon City despite the Umbrella Corp. being in relentless pursuit. There's that look in her eye...staring daggers - while holding daggers. But that's Milla's movies: runnin', gunnin' and stunnin'.
I'm sure Alice found Raccoon City to be no wonderland, though that's the place Johnny Depp finds himself when playing the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton's whimsical remake of Alice in Wonderland.
That's right Johnny, Wonderland is that way. Beyond the chocolate waterfalls, over the green apple glade and past the Oompa Loompas into the land of...well he looks freaked enough as it is. Burton will tell him. Happy (or Mad?) Hatting!
Monday, March 1, 2010
A Laptop Theft, LeeLee/LeeLoo; Video
Selected Song: THIEVES by Lunic
I went to the community college to visit a friend and while in the library I learned (no not from books) of a guy who was there after having stolen a girl’s laptop from the previous week. How do I know it was a girl’s? The laptop was pink! So there the guy was sitting at a table near the wall using the computer. The campus police showed up and confronted the thief with the girl in company. She got her computer and the guy got a shiny pair of handcuffs. Crime doesn’t pay and I suppose you can’t put a price on idiocy either, given that the person returned to the crime scene with the stolen property. Seems like he needs to be educated in the school of higher learning.
I was drinking an orange Sobe the other day 
and thought of the actress LeeLee Sobieski and knowing that Sobe prints slogans beneath their bottle caps how could I not think of LeeLee Sobe’ski. So I decided to make my own (in Photoshop).
On the topic of LeeLee or LeeLoo, as in Milla Jovovich's character in The Fifth Element, I watched it once again on television despite having it on Blu-ray Disc. Then I got to thinking about how both actresses starred in two versions of the movie Joan of Arc. With Milla in Luc Besson’s version and LeeLee in a TV miniseries.
Milla’s movie characters can be fierce yet classy, but let either of these actresses try to face off against this class action hero:
I went to the community college to visit a friend and while in the library I learned (no not from books) of a guy who was there after having stolen a girl’s laptop from the previous week. How do I know it was a girl’s? The laptop was pink! So there the guy was sitting at a table near the wall using the computer. The campus police showed up and confronted the thief with the girl in company. She got her computer and the guy got a shiny pair of handcuffs. Crime doesn’t pay and I suppose you can’t put a price on idiocy either, given that the person returned to the crime scene with the stolen property. Seems like he needs to be educated in the school of higher learning.
I was drinking an orange Sobe the other day and thought of the actress LeeLee Sobieski and knowing that Sobe prints slogans beneath their bottle caps how could I not think of LeeLee Sobe’ski. So I decided to make my own (in Photoshop).
On the topic of LeeLee or LeeLoo, as in Milla Jovovich's character in The Fifth Element, I watched it once again on television despite having it on Blu-ray Disc. Then I got to thinking about how both actresses starred in two versions of the movie Joan of Arc. With Milla in Luc Besson’s version and LeeLee in a TV miniseries. Milla’s movie characters can be fierce yet classy, but let either of these actresses try to face off against this class action hero:
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