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I know I haven't posted in a while. This next part is a little fuzzy for me and I'm formulating the story in my mind. But I promise not to let you down and when I do post it will be a lot! OK, so, don't hate me.
Also, Leo will be going through some changes. I'm changing the POV to first person.
I want to incorporate a lot more of Leo's thoughts and I think first person point of view will serve me better. I really don't even know why I had the POV like it was. It's really hard to write thoughts like that. So, yeah. I'm just letting you know so you don't get confused and freak out on me. I hope that the story will be a lot more interesting like this.
I'll post as soon as I can. ^_^ thnx
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Lana
OK, I haven't done any drawings of Lana yet though I am planning on it. BUT! I did find these pics of basically exactly what Lana looks like. I also have a pic of those eyes that seem to have so captivated our dear Leo. I don't blame him. These are some freakin awesome eyes!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Leo Playlist!!! XD
Hey!
Superawesome news! I've added a Leo playlist featuring songs that relate to the story. I've been wanting to do this for sometime and have been compiling a list of songs that remind me of the story (I came across some that reminded me of unwritten parts but you'll just have to wait for those).
Each chapter-part has it's own song (I also added a couple for option 1&2) to go along with it! I know right! That's what I thought! WAY exciting! So, The songs are in order in which the chapters appear. But I'll give you the Ch./song list anyway.
Ch. 1: Part 1 - Dare You to Move
Ch. 1: Part 2 - Learning to Breathe
Ch. 1: Part 3 - Learn to Fly
Ch. 1: Part 4 - Breathe
Ch. 2: Part 1 - Get Your Back Off the Wall
Ch. 2: Part 2 - Every Minute
Option 1 - I Ran (So Far Away)
Option 2 - High of 75
Ch. 2: Part 3 - I So Hate Consequences
Ch. 3: Part 1 - More Than Fine
Ch. 3: Part 2 - I'm Still Here
So, Yeah. I'll be adding more songs as I finish more chapters. As you might of noticed, this playlist has a crapload of Switchfoot on it. Didn't plan it that way. They just have a lot of songs with good narrative quality to them. This playlist also has one of my all time favorite songs, I'm Still Here, on it. Excited bout that! Also, it has Family Force 5 on here which is one of my superfave bands!
Oh, I also thought I'd mention that if you have any songs that remind you of Leo then send them to me or leave it in a comment after the chapter.
So, I hope you enjoy!!! ^_^
Superawesome news! I've added a Leo playlist featuring songs that relate to the story. I've been wanting to do this for sometime and have been compiling a list of songs that remind me of the story (I came across some that reminded me of unwritten parts but you'll just have to wait for those).
Each chapter-part has it's own song (I also added a couple for option 1&2) to go along with it! I know right! That's what I thought! WAY exciting! So, The songs are in order in which the chapters appear. But I'll give you the Ch./song list anyway.
Ch. 1: Part 1 - Dare You to Move
Ch. 1: Part 2 - Learning to Breathe
Ch. 1: Part 3 - Learn to Fly
Ch. 1: Part 4 - Breathe
Ch. 2: Part 1 - Get Your Back Off the Wall
Ch. 2: Part 2 - Every Minute
Option 1 - I Ran (So Far Away)
Option 2 - High of 75
Ch. 2: Part 3 - I So Hate Consequences
Ch. 3: Part 1 - More Than Fine
Ch. 3: Part 2 - I'm Still Here
So, Yeah. I'll be adding more songs as I finish more chapters. As you might of noticed, this playlist has a crapload of Switchfoot on it. Didn't plan it that way. They just have a lot of songs with good narrative quality to them. This playlist also has one of my all time favorite songs, I'm Still Here, on it. Excited bout that! Also, it has Family Force 5 on here which is one of my superfave bands!
Oh, I also thought I'd mention that if you have any songs that remind you of Leo then send them to me or leave it in a comment after the chapter.
So, I hope you enjoy!!! ^_^
Monday, February 16, 2009
Logging Photos
Forwarder
Bucker
Hey!
Sorry it took me so long to post. I totally Wikied all that logging crap so you better be thankful. ^_^
Here's some pics of the logging stuff that I found. Maybe it'll give you a better idea of what the heck they're talking about cause I had no freaking idea.
Ch. 3: Part 2
He kept his hands in his pockets and his arms close to his sides. His wings were tucked in tight, crushed against his back. He made sure to keep out of everybody’s way this time; he couldn’t afford to piss anyone off today.
He climbed the two steps and raised his fist to knock on the aluminum door. Leo stumbled back off the steps as the door swung open.
“Oop, sorry.” Jonah apologized as he closed the door behind him and hopped down the steps, clipboard in hand. “Uhh…” Jonah furrowed his brow and snapped his fingers twice. “Leo! Right?”
“Yeah.”
“Cool. Hey, come with me. I was just about to check on a few things anyway.” Jonah started off in the direction of a couple of machine-truck looking things. Leo followed.
“These are called forwarders. They carry the logs to the landing.”
“Landing?”
Jonah threw his head in the direction of an area close to the road. “It’s where all the logs that are ready get loaded on trucks. The trucks take ‘em to the mill.” Leo nodded. Jonah spoke with one of the men in the forwarders, then scratched a few things on his clipboard.
Leo focused on everything Jonah told him and noted what the men were doing as they traveled around the site. Jonah would stop at a certain job, give a quick explanation of what was going on and talk to who ever he needed. Leo soaked everything up. He hadn’t been lying. He was a fast learner. Harvesters felled the tree, delimbed and bucked it. The logs got placed in bunks and then were brought to the landing.
Some of the loggers eyed him warily, but others were friendly or indifferent. He prayed for indifferent.
“Hey, Hank.” An old leathery face looked up from a saw and nodded at Jonah's greeting. Jonah turned to Leo “This is where you’ll be helping out.” He waved a hand over a couple saws slicing there way down a long thick trunk. Leo fished through his new information and identified it as “bucking”.
“Hank, this is Leo Kosky. He’ll be around here for a while.” Hank's head shot up, Jonah raised an eyebrow and gave him a look. Leo didn’t catch what it said. Hank looked over at Leo with narrowed eyes. Then dropped his head back to his work and bobbed it in what seemed like some form of consent. Jonah’s eyebrow settled and he dropped back into his usual bright self.
Another man came over then. He was much younger then Hank, probably around 23, and big. His sleeves were rolled up and strained around his large tan biceps. He had short dark brown hair and wore a huge grin on his face. Leo’s eyebrows went up and he stiffened as the grinning man approached him in long sure strides. He stopped just far enough away to stick out his long muscular arm to offer a handshake. Leo pulled his hand from his pocket and it was caught up in a big warm grasp. “Hi! I hear your gonna be joining the team.” He boomed. He released Leo and reached down to plant a pat on Hank’s shoulder. “He’s not as bad as he seems.” He confided load enough for Hank to hear. Hank just grunted and the grinning man gave a load chuckle at that. Jonah smiled.
“This is Abel.” Abel’s grin widened and he nodded. Leo gave a half smirk.
“Hey.” Leo said as he slipped his hand back into his pocket. A voice called Abel to the end of the log.
“Guess I better get back to work.” Jonah smiled at Leo reassuringly.
“Abel will make you feel right at home.” He said. Leo had no doubt he wouldn’t.
“Hank here has been in the logging industry for years. If you got any questions, he’ll be able to answer them.” Jonah leaned down to Hank. “Hank, you don’t mind taking your break and showing Leo here how to get started.” Hank bobbed his head. Jonah straightened back up and nodded once at Leo, then turned on his heel and left with a wave over his head. Hank cut his saw and stood up. His unfriendly face eyed Leo with suspicion and disgust.
“You better come with me then.” He finally grumbled and stalked off. Leo stumbled to follow him.
He climbed the two steps and raised his fist to knock on the aluminum door. Leo stumbled back off the steps as the door swung open.
“Oop, sorry.” Jonah apologized as he closed the door behind him and hopped down the steps, clipboard in hand. “Uhh…” Jonah furrowed his brow and snapped his fingers twice. “Leo! Right?”
“Yeah.”
“Cool. Hey, come with me. I was just about to check on a few things anyway.” Jonah started off in the direction of a couple of machine-truck looking things. Leo followed.
“These are called forwarders. They carry the logs to the landing.”
“Landing?”
Jonah threw his head in the direction of an area close to the road. “It’s where all the logs that are ready get loaded on trucks. The trucks take ‘em to the mill.” Leo nodded. Jonah spoke with one of the men in the forwarders, then scratched a few things on his clipboard.
Leo focused on everything Jonah told him and noted what the men were doing as they traveled around the site. Jonah would stop at a certain job, give a quick explanation of what was going on and talk to who ever he needed. Leo soaked everything up. He hadn’t been lying. He was a fast learner. Harvesters felled the tree, delimbed and bucked it. The logs got placed in bunks and then were brought to the landing.
Some of the loggers eyed him warily, but others were friendly or indifferent. He prayed for indifferent.
“Hey, Hank.” An old leathery face looked up from a saw and nodded at Jonah's greeting. Jonah turned to Leo “This is where you’ll be helping out.” He waved a hand over a couple saws slicing there way down a long thick trunk. Leo fished through his new information and identified it as “bucking”.
“Hank, this is Leo Kosky. He’ll be around here for a while.” Hank's head shot up, Jonah raised an eyebrow and gave him a look. Leo didn’t catch what it said. Hank looked over at Leo with narrowed eyes. Then dropped his head back to his work and bobbed it in what seemed like some form of consent. Jonah’s eyebrow settled and he dropped back into his usual bright self.
Another man came over then. He was much younger then Hank, probably around 23, and big. His sleeves were rolled up and strained around his large tan biceps. He had short dark brown hair and wore a huge grin on his face. Leo’s eyebrows went up and he stiffened as the grinning man approached him in long sure strides. He stopped just far enough away to stick out his long muscular arm to offer a handshake. Leo pulled his hand from his pocket and it was caught up in a big warm grasp. “Hi! I hear your gonna be joining the team.” He boomed. He released Leo and reached down to plant a pat on Hank’s shoulder. “He’s not as bad as he seems.” He confided load enough for Hank to hear. Hank just grunted and the grinning man gave a load chuckle at that. Jonah smiled.
“This is Abel.” Abel’s grin widened and he nodded. Leo gave a half smirk.
“Hey.” Leo said as he slipped his hand back into his pocket. A voice called Abel to the end of the log.
“Guess I better get back to work.” Jonah smiled at Leo reassuringly.
“Abel will make you feel right at home.” He said. Leo had no doubt he wouldn’t.
“Hank here has been in the logging industry for years. If you got any questions, he’ll be able to answer them.” Jonah leaned down to Hank. “Hank, you don’t mind taking your break and showing Leo here how to get started.” Hank bobbed his head. Jonah straightened back up and nodded once at Leo, then turned on his heel and left with a wave over his head. Hank cut his saw and stood up. His unfriendly face eyed Leo with suspicion and disgust.
“You better come with me then.” He finally grumbled and stalked off. Leo stumbled to follow him.
Ch. 3: Part 1
Ouch. That last slap stung. Good. Leo delivered smack after smack to his warm cheeks. “Wake up, Leo. C’mon.”
6 AM was early. Leo pulled on the red hoodie over his worn T-shirt as pink crept up over the edge of horizon. Leo’s yawn was muffled by the bright red fabric as it went down over his face.
He hoped the manager’s attitude toward him hadn’t taken a turn for the worst. He was afraid he might change his mind. Leo slid his arms into his coat. He squeezed his eyes and silently prayed that no one would notice his wings.
He mentally prepared himself as he made his way down the side of the highway toward the site. He could hear the loggers shouting over the trucks and machines and going about their work. “Guess it’s not early for them.” Leo muttered.
He winced remembering what happened on this same highway last night. He shook his head to clear it. He couldn’t stay focused on stuff like that. This was how his life was going to be and he just needed to accept that. He let out a sigh and slumped his shoulders. His palm came up and smacked him hard in the forehead. “Accept it, damn it!” He furrowed his eyebrows and huffed at himself. He shoved his fists into his pockets and stalked the rest of the way to the site.
6 AM was early. Leo pulled on the red hoodie over his worn T-shirt as pink crept up over the edge of horizon. Leo’s yawn was muffled by the bright red fabric as it went down over his face.
He hoped the manager’s attitude toward him hadn’t taken a turn for the worst. He was afraid he might change his mind. Leo slid his arms into his coat. He squeezed his eyes and silently prayed that no one would notice his wings.
He mentally prepared himself as he made his way down the side of the highway toward the site. He could hear the loggers shouting over the trucks and machines and going about their work. “Guess it’s not early for them.” Leo muttered.
He winced remembering what happened on this same highway last night. He shook his head to clear it. He couldn’t stay focused on stuff like that. This was how his life was going to be and he just needed to accept that. He let out a sigh and slumped his shoulders. His palm came up and smacked him hard in the forehead. “Accept it, damn it!” He furrowed his eyebrows and huffed at himself. He shoved his fists into his pockets and stalked the rest of the way to the site.
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Hey!
As you can see, I have added a "Fave quote" space. I will be posting my current favorite quotes from the story up there. If you want me to post any of your fave quotes, let me know in a comment and I'll be sure to do that.
Also, if you find some awesome artwork (related to the story) and you want me to feature it, then send it to me via email (visit my profile for contact info). Thnx ^_^
As you can see, I have added a "Fave quote" space. I will be posting my current favorite quotes from the story up there. If you want me to post any of your fave quotes, let me know in a comment and I'll be sure to do that.
Also, if you find some awesome artwork (related to the story) and you want me to feature it, then send it to me via email (visit my profile for contact info). Thnx ^_^
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