I just can't hide it!...
Lol, one exam down, 8 more to go!!! And I am absolutely hyped!! I'm really happy it finally started. And those 2 hours and 50 minutes flew by!
Thanks to everyone who have been rooting for me and making me laugh so much I had no time to get stressed. [You know who you are! ]
[OMG, our superintendent is so evil its hilarious! ]
Random observation of the day: Dorky smiles are sweet!

Logging out,
lots of Love,
Ruta.

[If I'm 'strong' enough, I'll see you all in 12 days.]
By the way, get those contest entries in!
[Sooo fed up with updating this old journal all the time. lol]

28.05.09 PERSONAL UPDATE [CONTEST INFO BELOW]: IT WAS MY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL EVER!!!!
And it was amazing! I regret one or two things, something I should have done but for some weird random reason, I didn't.
But other than that, omfg! We signed each other's shirts, had a laugh, and finally, played tug'o'war with a rope from school uniform shirt collars. Yes, the lads ripped them off. I didn't give up at the start, and my collar didn't want to go either, it took a while for Gav to rip it off.
Its been great crack all together, and I used to give out about school subjects and all the jazz, but I realised in the past few days, that the three years I spent in my last school were probably the best years of my life.
Love you all guys,
Ruta. x x x

25.05.09 PERSONAL AND CONTEST UPDATES!!!
7 DAYS UNTIL THE FIRST EXAM!!! *shudders*
On the upside, I won an English award [its not even my native language, wtf? But Its the one I'm happiest about and it means so much to me. so yeah, go me, lol]
I also snatched up the French award and the Maynooth University, Faculty of Business award!
Since all of them carry a certain financial prize, I'm hoping it'll pay for my new iPod when I manage to receive all of the prizes. I only got the English one so far.
Where comes my second dilema.
An iPod touch or the 120GB iPod Classic? Help me out here!!
Also, could you please link this journal to your own to promote the contest? Because it'll be canceled otherwise!!! [I only have 3 or 4 entries...!!??? A ton of people actually promised to write something but thats where it ended...]
So, for good promotion I can write you something. Poems would be delivered almost immediately

And I'm still looking for entrants and more prize donations. Anyone?

I know this is a shitty personal update but I'm a bit confused and messed up and stuff, so I just think I'll just keep quiet for once.
Dan, we'll have to organize a simultaneous burning of school books. And I think its not a lost cause yet. Hell, those eyes....

Its contest time folks!!!

And its a writer's contest (surprise surprise )

This time, the contest is held in order to find a co-writer of a shortish (perhaps) novel.
Beware that you will have to be writing in an (around) 18-year-old guy's point of view. The novel's chapters are separated by changing points of view, so you would be writing every second chapter of it.

So your task is to write a second chapter of the novel. I did the first one and you can find it here: [link]

Deadline is... 15th of June. I'd rather you didn't procrastinate but I'll take entries in up to the 17th of June if you give me a notice before the deadline closes.

The only two strict rules are that the two protagonists can't stand each other and it has to be written in first person.

Whoever I (and my judge panel) think is best suited for the part of writing this novel, will win.

Prizes are subjected to change but just the fame and glory and having an opportunity to co-write a novel (that IS a bit different, no?) should motivate you a bit.

Prize List:

1st Place:

The rights to co-write 'Three Steps from Hell'.
A journal feature by =MissDanaBanana , ~Slightly-Odd, ~kibirkstele (moi) and more people that are yet to be confirmed.
2 drawings by ~MarlFoxmagic.
2 Sketches by ~xCountingBodiesx.
A literature piece from me.

2nd Place:

A journal feature by =MissDanaBanana , ~Slightly-Odd, ~kibirkstele (moi) and more people that are yet to be confirmed.
1 drawing by ~MarlFoxmagic.
A literature piece from me.
1 Sketch by the brain eating zombie ~xCountingBodiesx.

Judge Panel:
Subjected to change, hence not being announced just yet.

Vague synopsis of the book:

She meets him. At the start they don't get on. Okay, scrap that, they LOATHE each other. To destroy one another, they start digging into each other's lives, but they find things they don't expect, things they never knew existed. Through the dark secrets two enemies get to know each other, like no one else ever did before. But some secrets are best kept hidden, or are they?

If you have any questions, you can note me, you can leave a comment here or on the submitted chapter one. I have a rough outline of what happens in Chapter Two done, so if you want it, and then make your own version out of it, note me and I'll sent it to you. However, I appreciate creativity and am also very curious what you'll come up with. So folks... Get writing!

Also, I am still looking for people who would donate prizes, like journal features, drawings etc. And a few more people for a judge panel too.
So don't be shy and write me a word or two if you want to get involved in any way.

News article: [link]


xoxo

Ruta.

Thank you to and for current and past promotion for this contest.