About The Scarlett Kite
Hi! I'm Scarlett Kiteway, I'm 20 years old, a journalism student in Perplex City and this is my blog all about the excitement over the search for the Cube. I'll be keeping track of what the media over there is saying about it, and maybe a little bit about my life as well!
Monday, October 3, 2005
Try your luck
Category: tv, 04:50 PMThere's an ad in the Metro (a UK newspaper) today for a puzzle designer to work with the guys at Mind Candy. As an extra dose of excitement, though, the interviews will be filmed for a television show! So if you'd like a shot or you know anybody who would, email your CV off to . Best of luck!
Friday, September 23, 2005
Cards competition
Category: me, 05:13 PMThanks so much, everyone, for all your email with such fun ideas for spreading puzzle cards around on Earth! The response has been so overwhelming, it was hard to pick among them. It's been so much fun reading these on my long train journeys. :-)
I've selected the best ideas and sent them on to the guys at Mind Candy. Parcels should be winging their way around the world to the winners in the next few days. Of course, if you get up to any adventures while distributing these I'd really love to hear about it - and given your crazy ideas, I'm sure there will be plenty of adventures to be had!
But remember that Mind Candy can only send packs to people who've sent me their address, so if you haven't done so yet, you'd better send your address over quickly!
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Cubefest report
Category: me, 07:13 PMSounds like the Cubefest was a great success! I had an email from "European Chris" to tell me all about it. He said: "The day was lovely and everyone else who is trying to find the cube are outstandingly nice people." Doesn't surprise me to hear that all the Cube-hunters are lovely people! The guys from Mind Candy also sent me over this great photo of Katie, who at 7 years old is our youngest Cube-seeker so far! Hi Katie!
Have to go now; we're about to set off on a quick wildlife-hike at dusk. So exciting :-).
Thursday, September 8, 2005
More cool stuff :-D
Category: me, 10:38 AMAnother cool piece of news from Mind Candy :-). They want to get more people from Earth involved in the search for the Cube (naturally!) so they have a clever idea - they're going to give away some cards to you guys who read my blog, so that you can put them in interesting locations where they might be found. You know, leave them on tables in cafes, on the train, in your school or library.... I'm sure you can come up with some better ideas than that! So, the people who email me with their addresses and the best ideas for where they're going to put the cards will receive a package, free, to distribute. Mind Candy will only send out a package to one person in each city, though, so you'd better be original! Looking forward to hearing your crazy, creative ideas! :-D
Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Cubefest!
Category: me, 07:15 PMI just had a message from the guys at Mind Candy that they'd like me to pass on. This week there is going to be the first ever Cubefest in London! It'll be at The Ha Ha Bar, Villiers Street, London on Saturday 10th September and starts at 2pm. Lots of the guys from Mind Candy are going to be there, there'll be a Mind Candy-sponsored buffet, and everyone's welcome! I think there's a website for the event on its way - I'll let you know when it's ready. Sounds like it's going to be a great time. Sigh, another party I can't go to....
Friday, September 2, 2005
Vacation time!
Category: me, 06:22 PMHey! Just want to let you all know that I'm off on vacation tonight! I'm going on a six-week train/hiking trip to the Tanraga mountain region with my friends Margot and Sanj and my boyfriend Brede :-D. It's supposed to be incredibly beautiful there - I'm just so looking forward to it!
Just before I go though, I promised my dad I'd let you all know about this puzzle. Apparently the people at Mind Candy wrote it so it's not too difficult - just a bit of fun :-).
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
A sad day
Category: me, 02:28 PMThe Sentinel had a service this morning to commemorate one of their reporters who died a little while ago - Pietro Salk. I didn't really know him; I met him a few times last time I was interning at the Sentinel, we had lunch together sometimes among a group of people. It was a really lovely service, held in the Sentinel building's atrium, where people just walked up to the microphone to share their memories of working with Pietro. I didn't have anything much to say - I just said a couple of words about how I remember that Pietro would make a point to pick up Julian Blooms for his wife on Fridays, when the ones he grew himself didn't meet his exacting standards. I always found that so sweet - I could tell just by the time he took choosing those flowers how in love he was with his wife.
Friday, August 19, 2005
Oops!
Category: print, 05:11 PMIt's been a while since I've updated! With working at the Sentinel, everything in my life has got a bit... busy. It seems like I don't have any time to myself at all anymore. But, to keep up with the Earth media, here's an article from Der Spiegel. I'm glad they've noticed that Perplex City lives!
In other news, Brede, who I work with on The Column, asked me out this week! On a proper date, not just a friends thing. I've had a bit of a crush on him for a little while now, and I didn't think he'd ever notice me... :-D. It's a bit weird, because we're going away to Tanraga with another couple of friends in a few weeks time, but I think it'll be really great! Wheeeeee! Vacation and new guy in my life!
Friday, August 12, 2005
Last night
Category: me, 03:30 PMHi. A few of you had emailed me to ask if I could look for something for you, in the Sentinel offices. And last night I did. And I didn't find what I expected. And... I don't think I can carry on blogging about this. I'll be sending an email soon.
Monday, August 8, 2005
Lunchtime
Category: me, 04:30 PMWell, here I am back in the Sentinel offices! Taking a quick lunchbreak to update you on my day. Not that I've had much to do this morning, it's been a whole lot of saying hi to people, with them smiling and saying things like: "Great! An intern! I've been wanting someone to clean out that back store cupboard." Still, everyone's really friendly and it's great to be back on the newsfloor, hearing about all the stories before they hit the paper :-D. I just love the buzz you get from sitting in a newspaper office!
One sad thing is that I'm only sitting a few desks away from Pietro Salk's old desk. They've left it mostly as it was, although they've cleaned out his old files of course. It's so sad what happened to Pietro; I think they're planning a little Sentinel memorial service sometime soon which I'll go to. I didn't know him very well at all but I remember seeing him in the office last time I was here, and I know everyone at the Sentinel misses him very much.
Friday, August 5, 2005
Back to the Sentinel!
Category: me, 10:25 AMOK, so... I know I said I'd never do this again, but... I'm going back to the Sentinel! Iona says they've been enjoying my pieces in The Column, so they've offered me another internship for a couple of weeks over the summer. I thought about saying no after those things that Michiko said to me, but I don't think I'll be seeing her that much anyway, and I had such a good time last year. And as I have time before the Tanraga trip, and I don't want to be hanging around the house... it just all makes sense! So, from Monday I'm back interning at the Sentinel - wish me luck!
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
My new article
Category: me, 06:00 PMThings have slowed down a bit at the Column, what with the summer vacation, but we're still putting out the odd edition. Here's my latest report of a jaunt around the city - my trip to Mazy Wave Court!
Amazing Wave Court
We've all been there on school trips, we've all taken pictures of the ancient frescos and spent a happy hour or two lost in one of its mazes. We've all sat through yet another lecture on "Classical Maze Design and Implementation" and, perhaps, silently cursed Mazy Wave Court for ever having been built. But is there more to Council Leader Liern's mansion than an educational day out for children and source material for historians? In the summer heat, I decided to find out.
My first impressions weren't particularly inspiring. Catering to the school holidays, Mazy Wave Court provides a range of events and puzzle trails for children - useful for parents who want to amuse their children for a few hours, not so pleasant for adults who'd like to spend an afternoon away from the hordes of children who invade the park at this time of year. The mansion itself was practically a no-go area for adults. The house was filled with children searching for those historic elements to the building we've all found in our time - the carved mark of three, the statue of Madna with his jug, the six interlinked mazes in the faces of the hexagonal chamber. These historic features are certainly worth another look, but perhaps not when 45 children are taking pictures of them.
But wandering away from the house, I found the hidden treasure of Mazy Wave Court - its gardens. As a child I remember finding the intricately-patterned gardens rather dull, and this seemed to be the opinion held by most of the young visitors to the Court last week. The main mazes were heaving with children, but the outer gardens were calm oases of tranquility. The apothecary garden, dedicated to plants, shrubs and trees which were thought to have healing properties, was wonderfully restful, even offering a discreet stall selling fresh lemonade and various old-fashioned "remedies". I don't know whether it'll achieve its original aim of "cureing the skin of all inflammations and noxious dis-eases" but the strawberry cleansing cream I purchased was certainly soothing.
The furthest garden is a particular treat - it looks out onto Founders Lake, with a small jetty allowing visitors to take out rowboats or simply relax and admire the view. Though the building itself may be awash with children,
the gardens secure Mazy Wave Court a very favourable verdict.
Friday, July 29, 2005
Decisions, decisions
Category: me, 04:40 PMSites We Like
So I received a Dalia Way gift certificate for my birthday - it's one of those ones which is interchangeable between lots of different stores in the same area. I went window-shopping today to decide what to spend it on... I think my mind is almost made up because I saw the most adorable little key charm in one of the boutiques - Floria. They always have the greatest stuff there, really original and cute. Anyway, they had this little charm in the shape of a bunchful of kites, like a bunch of flowers held together with a ribbon, and some of them bent over with the tail ribbons looking like leaves. I can't describe it, it was really cute. I guess a new pair of boots might be more practical, because Vi really wants hers back, but I expect she won't mind if I hold onto them for another couple of weeks....
Friday, July 15, 2005
Photos!
Category: me, 04:42 PMA whole bunch of cool photos today! Firstly, here are some photos from PlayLounge in London, at which the first puzzle cards were sold. The man who bought the first one is called Reason. Hi!
And some photos from the Mind Candy press party on Wednesday night. It sounds like it was an amazing party - I wish I could have been there. As well as being full of interesting people, they had wall posters of some of the cards, and everyone was having fun solving them together. I'm so glad you guys understand that one of the most fun parts of puzzle-solving is the teamwork!
Anyway, Mind Candy held a competition where everyone had to collect and solve lots of puzzles to win a "Playstation Portable" - a sort of games-dedicated key. In the end, a girl called Jess won the contest - she's one of the original 333 people who received that gift parcel from my dad. I guess you really deserved that leitmark! :-) Sigh, now I really wish I'd been able to come to the party...
Jess is on the left in this photo, with the people who helped her get all the solutions - well done! And here's her leitmark!
The card she found toughest is here:
If you have any photos of Perplex City cards being sold at the eight other stores around the world, I'd love to see them!
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Wired!
Category: web, 09:45 AMGood morning all!
Here's a little article from Wired, talking about why the search for the Cube is so important :-). We think it's pretty important too!