Friday, March 13, 2015

Deep Blue Day

I finally finished my short story and sent it off to my teacher. Obviously, while finishing it and sending it, the story started to make no sense whatsoever. I eventually sent it off. I mean, how am I to learn from my mistakes and progress if I never get professional feedback. 
The plot is dark and confusing, some scenes are disturbing and it took me a while to find a title (which I did after I had finished the story). 
The teacher gave me some proper feedback and it makes me happy that I could actually hear someone taking my work seriously and not just being like ''oh yeah I like that.. Oh it's good..Well written''. We talked for half an hour and I feel very proud I must say. 

It feels like I just wrapped up an old chapter of my life. Finally concluding the story made me write new, wonderful things. Maybe the stuff I write now is nothing I'd publish but it makes me observe my new surroundings and take note of things that I wouldn't notice while I was working on this particular novel/story (for exactly 3 years). I can now begin freshly and it feels very liberating. 

Now with the spring around the corner I also started noticing changes in my mentality and in my life. I'm more eager and happier to pursue my goals and to connect with people. University is almost done for this year and all I have is 4 essays on my calendar that I have to submit before May.

For my film essays I'll be writing on Trainspotting, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Requiem For a Dream. The second film essay will be about Independent cinema and I'm planning on writing about Harmony Korine's 'Gummo' and Larry Clark's 'Kids'. All of these are my favourite movies so I'm super excited. 
My English essay will focus upon Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita, which is pretty much my favourite Russian Literature book. 
I love my studies, I am certainly not complaining.