Peak Adventure

Next week I'll be mountain biking from the Flinders back to the school. I chose this activity because I thought it would be a good challenge. I believe that the most challenging thing will be the tough long distance riding. I think the most challeging thing other than the riding itself will be keeping warm during the negative temperatures. I think the views that I will witness will be the best part of the trip. I think I need to challenge myself so I don't become a soft city kid and I like pushing myself to my limits.

Shakespeare

I personally haven't read any of Shakespeare poetry but last year we studied Romeo and Juliet. I've never been to a play of Shakespeares, mainly because I can't understand the language used. I have watched the modern version of Romeo and Juliet which used the olden days language with a modern setting. I don't know very much about Shakespeares work but would be willing to learn more although I wouldn't want to learn more through acting in one of his plays.

PS The reason that you shouldn't mention Macbeth is because it is bad luck to say it in a theatre or you will curse the actors to a bad performance.

Books for Boys

Today I read some of the posts by ‘books for boys’. I believe that the author created the site to try and entice more young men to read with a setting they would be more familiar with. I think her slogan ‘readers are leader others follow’ means that if people start reading more people will also start. I believe people who are shy about reading or people who need inspiration to read would go to this blog. I read the ‘More dangerous books for boys’ post, it showed some of her manuscripts for new book ideas. I found one of her manuscripts interesting because it combined a number of interesting ideas and I would love to read the book. I felt inclined to comment because I believe she needed people to give her feedback on her ideas.