Dear Journal:
For some strange reason, I always write my best while on the train. For my creative writing class which ended yesterday and I must admit I'm a little sad about that, I had to write a short story and one of the characters I described, was a woman I saw on my way to class one day. I literally kept staring at her describing her, because I thought she was so beautiful, she seriously needed to be in my story. It is also easier to describe something or someone you are looking at, then creating a character out of nothing at least for me. The best part about creating a character out of a stranger, was that I got to make her up, I was able to create someone fake out of someone real, that was really cool!
Speaking of someone fake and someone real, anyone who reads this post must see the movie Ruby Sparks! that movie was freaking cool as hell! I don't want to get into the details of the movie, but it's basically about a writer who writes a character who comes to life. Ok, I know that's been done before I feel like, but, because I write, I loved the movie, but here is the coolest part about the whole thing and the reason why I'm even bringing it up.
Last weekend I was in downtown Brooklyn picking my daughter up from her acting class. My daughter is 5 and she spends most of her time singing, so I decided to sacrifice my Saturday late sleep, so that she could take a kid acting/singing class. Anywho, I'm walking with her, and since I observe everything around me, I see this guy and I think, where do I know him from? and then as he walks past me, I realize it's the main actor from the movie Ruby Sparks! So I'm like thinking to myself, of course!... Holy shit! that's him, that's him! feeling a little star struck! I felt start struck, but what was most exciting to me, was that before I saw the movie or the reason why I even saw the movie, was because I read an article about it, and in the article they were talking about how the writer of the movie, also played in it and they were interviewing the writer asking him how it felt to act in something he wrote. So, I was excited to meet the writer of this movie, who also happened to act in it, or so I thought.
So, what did I do you ask Journal??? well! I did anything any normal person would do, I ran after the dude! and when I caught up to him, I was like, hi, staring at him looking a bit out of breath and a bit crazy with a child in a stroller, which is why I think he stopped, he thought I was "safe" so I extend my hand out and say, I'm Jazzy nice to meet you, I saw that movie you wrote and I absolutely loved it... I'm so sorry what's your name? (I NEVER remember names) so there I was asking a famous guy what his name was! So, he tells me his name is Paul and then I looked it up and found out his last name is (Dano) so he shakes my hand and says thank you, and I'm like, I really enjoy writing so it's such a pleasure to meet you! Great story! and he's very modest and is like oh great thank you! and so I tell him to have a great day and begin to walk away, and now I'm like, ok I have to tell someone about this, but I have to google him because I have no idea what his name is. I google him and guess what journal??? He isn't the actual writer! WHAT THE FUCK! actually, he was just the lead actor! so the whole time as I was shaking his hand he was probably like... what is this woman talking about? and he might of even thought, great, she thinks I'm a writer and I'm actually an actor! Nice! regardless of what he thought, I looked like an idiot! but it was still awesome to meet him I just wish I would of given him the proper credit he deserved, instead of confusing him as someone else.
Journal, I'm sorry I've been neglecting you lately, I write all the time but I have just been so busy because it's the end of the semester, and quite honestly, I'm so stressed out about my statistics final, that writing that word made me nauseous. It's pretty bad! I have to admit though, it will be a great relief when this episode of my life is finally over and I can talk about how my statistics class was so crazy! My friend always says, don't even say that word around me! YES! It sucks THAT BAD!
In other Jazzy news, I will be going away in a few weeks and I cannot wait! I need a little break, I'm very excited.
That's about it for now journal...
Over and Out!
For some strange reason, I always write my best while on the train. For my creative writing class which ended yesterday and I must admit I'm a little sad about that, I had to write a short story and one of the characters I described, was a woman I saw on my way to class one day. I literally kept staring at her describing her, because I thought she was so beautiful, she seriously needed to be in my story. It is also easier to describe something or someone you are looking at, then creating a character out of nothing at least for me. The best part about creating a character out of a stranger, was that I got to make her up, I was able to create someone fake out of someone real, that was really cool!
Speaking of someone fake and someone real, anyone who reads this post must see the movie Ruby Sparks! that movie was freaking cool as hell! I don't want to get into the details of the movie, but it's basically about a writer who writes a character who comes to life. Ok, I know that's been done before I feel like, but, because I write, I loved the movie, but here is the coolest part about the whole thing and the reason why I'm even bringing it up.
Last weekend I was in downtown Brooklyn picking my daughter up from her acting class. My daughter is 5 and she spends most of her time singing, so I decided to sacrifice my Saturday late sleep, so that she could take a kid acting/singing class. Anywho, I'm walking with her, and since I observe everything around me, I see this guy and I think, where do I know him from? and then as he walks past me, I realize it's the main actor from the movie Ruby Sparks! So I'm like thinking to myself, of course!... Holy shit! that's him, that's him! feeling a little star struck! I felt start struck, but what was most exciting to me, was that before I saw the movie or the reason why I even saw the movie, was because I read an article about it, and in the article they were talking about how the writer of the movie, also played in it and they were interviewing the writer asking him how it felt to act in something he wrote. So, I was excited to meet the writer of this movie, who also happened to act in it, or so I thought.
So, what did I do you ask Journal??? well! I did anything any normal person would do, I ran after the dude! and when I caught up to him, I was like, hi, staring at him looking a bit out of breath and a bit crazy with a child in a stroller, which is why I think he stopped, he thought I was "safe" so I extend my hand out and say, I'm Jazzy nice to meet you, I saw that movie you wrote and I absolutely loved it... I'm so sorry what's your name? (I NEVER remember names) so there I was asking a famous guy what his name was! So, he tells me his name is Paul and then I looked it up and found out his last name is (Dano) so he shakes my hand and says thank you, and I'm like, I really enjoy writing so it's such a pleasure to meet you! Great story! and he's very modest and is like oh great thank you! and so I tell him to have a great day and begin to walk away, and now I'm like, ok I have to tell someone about this, but I have to google him because I have no idea what his name is. I google him and guess what journal??? He isn't the actual writer! WHAT THE FUCK! actually, he was just the lead actor! so the whole time as I was shaking his hand he was probably like... what is this woman talking about? and he might of even thought, great, she thinks I'm a writer and I'm actually an actor! Nice! regardless of what he thought, I looked like an idiot! but it was still awesome to meet him I just wish I would of given him the proper credit he deserved, instead of confusing him as someone else.
Journal, I'm sorry I've been neglecting you lately, I write all the time but I have just been so busy because it's the end of the semester, and quite honestly, I'm so stressed out about my statistics final, that writing that word made me nauseous. It's pretty bad! I have to admit though, it will be a great relief when this episode of my life is finally over and I can talk about how my statistics class was so crazy! My friend always says, don't even say that word around me! YES! It sucks THAT BAD!
In other Jazzy news, I will be going away in a few weeks and I cannot wait! I need a little break, I'm very excited.
That's about it for now journal...
Over and Out!
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