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!
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Thursday, June 30, 2005
An article of mine
Category: me, 11:02 AMOK, so some of you guys asked a while ago if I could post up some of my articles from The Column here. To be honest, I didn't want to because I didn't think they were really good enough yet.... At least, not to share with people from another world!
But, Brede's just given me a new assignment (I think he's still impressed that I've been interviewed on the radio :-)) and I'm really quite proud of what I've done so far, so I thought I'd let you see! It's going to be a regular short article on Perplex City Places, reminding the readers about all the cool stuff there is to do right here in the city, which is so easy to forget when you live somewhere, you know? Everyone's all about "rural charms" and "small town life" but this city's amazing! So, here goes, my first effort, to be published next week so you get a sneak preview:
Making the point
by Scarlett Kiteway
Ascendancy Point might just seem like another landmark on the horizon to many Perplex City residents. With its reputation for high-price accommodation and chic, exclusive boutiques, many people feel that it's not just the tallest building in the city, it's completely out of reach. But Ascendancy Point has a huge amount to offer the budget-conscious Perplexian; even as a student, I was able to find plenty to do and enjoy.
I started my day in the Arboretum, where the friendly staff were glad to explain their work and introduce me to some of the more exotic specimens, including various carnivorous plants which must be hand-fed. From there, I took the elevator up to the 160th floor - the apartments in the 160s are in the most expensive price bracket, and the other floors are only accessible to those who live there. But on the 160th floor is the Point's show-apartment - for those who have Lecks to burn, or just want to see the high life. The five-bedroom apartment stretches across three floors, with anair terrace and garden protected by high-tech buffering devices which turn the powerful winds into a gentle breeze.
The Point's famous restaurants can certainly be pricey but the Red Hot bakery offers an affordable lunch - filled rolls for only 20 Lecks. I ate mine in the waterfall-atrium on the 40th floor, along with dozens of other Point-residents. The atrium stretches five floors up; its stark architecture may not be to everyone's taste, but I found the arrangement of black and white pebbles and granite blocks to be surprisingly relaxing. The atrium is also home to a selection of black-and-white themed games - Chess, Chequers and Go, so it's the ideal place to people-watch, and perhaps even get talking to some of the players.
After lunch, I decided to take in a movie on one of the big screens on floor 78 - the screens show a variety of classics, rather than modern movies. I plumped for the '59 version of "Absalom and Tavent" with the classic cast including screen-idol Isiah Wright. It was certainly an improvement on the recent disappointing theatre performance of the play. Entry to the screens is absolutely free during the day, as are many other attractions in the Point. In fact, there was so much to do that I ran out of time before I ran out of choice - watch this space for further suggestions of days out in Ascendancy Point!
So... what do you think? Is it OK?
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Old Town History Day
Category: me, 09:15 PMBlech. Went to a history day in the Old Town yesterday. I usually
love walking round the old town, and I thought it'd be really cool to go and look at all those people dressed up in old-fashioned costumes! Some of the costumes were great - old cloaks and hoods, wooden shoes, the three-barred walking sticks that you see in the old pictures, that sort of thing. But everyone was just getting so drunk on all the free beer it was really kind of gross. Literally, I saw a couple of people vomit in the street. I don't know why anyone would want to drink so much that they make themselves sick - it can't be fun, can it? It really doesn't look like fun. The streets had got so dirty with litter as well - dropped wrappers and leaflets and goodness knows what. I guess it's probably true what they say that the Old Town doesn't get the attention that the rest of the city does. It's such a shame because the buildings are really beautiful.
Monday, June 27, 2005
Mutter mutter
Category: radio, 04:50 PMI can't believe that after I mentioned Michiko Clark on my blog she was so rude about me! It's not like she got the idea to appear on Earth radio from me or anything. And she called my idea about writing a column "crack-brained". She only thought it was crack-brained because I said that I might mention the news from Earth too, and the Sentinel thought that Earth was completely unimportant until they started to be able to talk to you guys!
OK, I'm not really sulking, but she could have been nicer about me. Anyway, because I am still a dedicated and loyal reporter for all my readers, here is a transcript of Michiko's interview. I've also got the original recording (4.5MB mp3) that you can listen to. I'm off to one of those Old Town history days tomorrow, so I'll let you know how I enjoy it!
Friday, June 24, 2005
The Sentinel follows my lead!
Category: radio, 09:13 PMJust heard from the lovely people at Mind Candy that Michiko Clark - the editor of the Sentinel, and the very person who once turned me down for a job - is going to be interviewed on Talksport radio like I was! It's going to be at roughly the same time - around 3am this coming Monday. So exciting! I'm a trendsetter!
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Happy solstice day!
Category: me, 06:21 PMHey, it's solstice day - happy holidays! Went to the balloon-release this morning which was really magnificent, seeing all those white balloons drifting off into the sky which is so incredibly blue this morning. Just, wow. And now there are all sorts of events at the Academy, so I'll head along there. This time of year always reminds me of being a kid again, getting dressed up in costume for a party, taking part in the cube hunt. I've still got a few of those little cubes in a bowl on my bookshelf; they're so pretty, decorated in different colours.
Reminds me of how one year, when I was about 7, so Vi must have been about 13 - we decided to hint to some of the other kids that there was a whole bunch of cubes hidden in my dad's office. When he came back, he found these kids all over his office, turning out his drawers, looking under his furniture! Violet got into a lot of trouble about that and I didn't at all, I guess because I was younger. I felt guilty, but not very guilty ;-).
Monday, June 13, 2005
School's out!
Category: me, 11:15 AMNot quite, but soon... and soon it's going to be my birthday too! Trying to decide what to do. Half the people from the Column are all off doing the Solstice Gambol right now - I've done it before, it's really good fun, but this year I had classes. Still, I'm planning to take a car out to the camp tonight to see them: Margot, Brede, Sanj and Zaisa will all be there - I'm sad I can't walk with them :-(. Still, we'll be able to talk about what we'll do for my birthday - all suggestions gratefully received!
Wednesday, June 8, 2005
Summer's here!
Category: me, 02:28 PMIt's a lovely sunny day today in Perplex City - the sky is so blue, with little fluffy white clouds, just like a child's drawing. Had a free morning, so went for a stroll in the Park, where they're already putting up the seating for the PCAG matches and the concerts later in the month - so exciting! There are tiny wild strawberries growing in the bushes to the north of the Hausam theatre - they looked so pretty I didn't pick any, just looked at them. And... couldn't help thinking how nice it'd be to have someone to share the walk with. Actually, I have kind of a crush on someone, but I don't think he's noticed. Not sure he knows I even exist...
Monday, June 6, 2005
My interview!
Category: radio, 10:27 AMWow... what a week I've had! The lovely people at Talksport have sent me a copy of my interview from Monday, which you can listen to here, if you haven't heard it already. That was such fun; I hope I'll be able to do it again sometime! And this means that I'm officially the first person from Perplex City to appear directly in any of your media which is just... incredible! All of my friends working at The Column, the student newspaper at Marmalejo College, are all very impressed, if I do say so myself. :-) The editor, Brede, says he's even thinking of giving me some more high-profile assignments. Excitement!