Lightening Bolt!

Hello there!

I've got something interesting today.  I just finished reading "Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian" and this lightening bolt hit me (Zeus influence) and I made up this parody to the book. Yes, yes I know that being fifteen years old, I should have read this book long back but frankly, it never excited me. I was never a Greek mythology freak unlike my friend here, Saranya. You can check out her blog at www.foreversaranya.blogspot.com. I can assure you though, that after reading the series I completely change my mind. It's not the greatest thing ever on this planet but it has speed, excitement, humor and also a drop of romance. The best thing in all of it, is the way Rick Riordan manages to balance between history lessons and adventure. I was the most uninterested human being in this whole planet about mythology, but after this book I crave for more information regarding it. Percy Jackson changes your concept of boring to interesting. That, to me, is the winner in all.

This is just a small piece that came into my head on one random moment. I have no intention of hurting any sentiments or creating any conflicts about it. So, leaving you to judge my work, here it is: 

PRESENTING TO YOU: " PERCY JACKSON AND THE SLEEPING THIEF"

I gave a silent scream. Two red glowing eyes were staring at me. Deep within me, i knew i was going to be safe. But that didn't exactly comfort me when I caught the sight of razor sharp claws. They were silver and shiny. 

My focus shifted to a faint light faraway. It ran along a thin line giving me the hope to escape from this horrendous place. On the other hand, the light was at such great a distance, I felt like I will never be able to reach it. I lunged towards the ray of hop, feeling that I could grab it, but instead crashed and hit my head against something hard. I couldn't even see anything, because everything was pitch black.

"Percy?"

Is that mom? 

"Percy?! Are you there?"

It is my mom! I wonder how she knew where I was. My instincts kicked in and I shouted, "Mom! I'm here!"

I heard shuffling of slippers and footsteps approaching near, but I still had no idea of the location of those noises. Somewhere, a lock was turned and a click followed it. I took all my energy and focused on the light, thinking that maybe this will help me in reaching it. The light grew brighter and brighter until it burned my eyes. I had no choice but to cover my face with my hands. Suddenly, arms grabbed me and pulled me out. I was being hugged tightly by someone. 

I glanced back and found myself looking at a closet. I was stuck in a closet! Things got clearer when I realized that those red, glowing eyes were actually beady buttons on my mom's blouse, the shiny claws were actually my belts, and the faint light was the teeny space between both the closet doors.

I hugged my mom back. It felt good, to be back at home...with her.

Guess what? I'm Percy Jackson, 12 years old, obese and here's the catch: I sleepwalk.

How is it?! Any good? I have no idea...it was just a random thought in my brain. I will be back later with more news, writing, and a more formal passage. Just kidding! So, I'm going to sign out for now. Have a wonderful day! 

- Nandita - 

School is being a headache :(

It has been a long time that I haven't posted anything on this blog. Actually, this week has been one of the busiest weeks of my life. I am coping up with subjects like algebra 2 and physics, which - believe me - are some of the most time consuming subjects I have ever dealt with. Today, in our English 2 class we read the story, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut. 

Even though it was a black comedy, satirical and at times brutal, I found the story to be quite impressive. Stories as such have hidden amounts of messages behind it. We discussed about it in class but there might be other interpretations of it too. Some of us seemed to base the story on technology, others based it on society norms, and the rest to life. This made me think that this difference in interpretations of a simple story might be the basic idea of the story. That is, our differences in thinking, modeling, deciding, etc. is causing the world to be a more exciting place. If we don't have any variation, there will be no change and remaining stagnant is one of the worst things possible to happen to earth.

At the end of the class, a few lines came to my mind which I even shared with some of my friends. Those words are, "The greatest problem on earth today isn't injustice or unequal rights, in fact I believe it is the fact that those who are deserving, are neglected and those who are given the authority and power, don't deserve it." 

I'm going to end my blog post on that note. I know I haven't been able to write much and I am not updating regularly but school is being a headache. As soon as I get some aspirins, get rid of the headaches, I will be back with action, fire and zeal to write. Till then, bear with me....and keep reading :)

- Nandita -

Welcome to my blog!

Welcome to my blog!

I want to welcome you to my blog. I've decided to release my emotions through this blog and express what I truly feel. Primarily, this is for the English 2 Class, but I plan to make this something that will be very close to me for long. Enjoy your visits to my blog. Subscribe if you feel it's worth it. Most importantly, feel free to comment about anything :) Keep reading!!! :)

~ Nandita Banik~