Annoyances: Misunderstandings, close-mindedness, reality TV, politics, the Percy Jackson movies
Accomplishments: Straight As, helping my friends through rough times
Confusions: Society
Sorrows: Homework, people being petty
Dreams: Get published, make movies, build cool things, get married, have family, live exciting life, be happy, have lake house (if I ever have the money) and a boat, see the world, go to Universal wearing Minnie Mouse ears, get asked to prom (least likely thing on this list), help people
Idiosyncrasies: I get way too into fictional stories, I like things to be really organized and clean (though I'm not actually all that good at keeping them that way), I can't sleep if I haven't brushed my teeth, my handwriting "looks like it came out of a printer" (so I've been told), I tend to ramble on assignments like this one (have you noticed?)
Risks: (Done) Scuba Diving, repelling, zip-lining, eating my brothers cooking, riding in the car with my mom driving, riding dirt bikes/ATVs, white-water rafting, flying a plane, (Want) going into the film industry
Beloved Possessions: (Then) Bear blanket, lots of stuffed animals, all of the Nancy Drew books, (Now) My grandmother's necklace, my phone, homemade presents from my friends
Problems: not bold enough, constantly apologizing even when I haven't done anything, not good at talking about myself, sucky self-confidence, sort of insecure about my friendships (I'm worried that they secretly find me annoying)
I am now going to talk about my dreams, but in doing so I want to touch on a particular annoyance. The Percy Jackson movies. I saw the first movie when it came out and, at the time, had not yet read the books. I thought it was decent. I didn't love it, but I enjoyed it. It was fine. Then I read the books. And I no longer understood. The Percy Jackson books are absolutely amazing. They have a wonderful, witty, sarcastic voice and they're just the right amount of quirky -- weird to make you love them but not too weird. They're unique and enthralling and, as a series, absolutely brilliant. So why was the movie just okay? What annoys me about the movie is not that it is bad. It just missed out on incredible potential, and that's what upsets me. I loved the series and I want movies. And that brings me to my point, because the characters and plot both that I fell in love with... aren't in the movies.
This brings me to my dreams. I mentioned that I want to make movies and I do. I love movies and have a very critical eye and think that as a whole it would be an exciting job I'd be decent at. And I know it's quite a long shot, but if I ever got the chance, the Percy Jackson series is a place I'd love to start. I've started writing the screenplay, as ridiculous as that may sound (hey, I think it's good to be ambitious), and I'm hoping that the disgruntled fan base will be enough to convince author Rick Riordan that remakes are in order. I certainly have the passion and the vision to make it happen.
Beyond just Percy Jackson, I'd love to make movie adaptions of other books as well. I love books. I love movies. It would honestly be the perfect job for me, and I get really excited about it. But even if I change my mind in ten years and never have any part in the Percy Jackson remakes, they still need to happen, because the current ones are just obnoxious. Anyone who may know Rick Riordan is welcome to let him know I have some thoughts on the subject.
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