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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Friday, July 29, 2005
Decisions, decisions
Category: me, 04:40 PMSo 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!
Friday, July 8, 2005
A secret...
Category: me, 01:26 PMOK, so I probably shouldn't post this, but who cares? I'm tired of the Sentinel writing their stupid articles criticising my dad. Particularly because I happen to know that the most recent one is completely wrong. Hah! Take that Michiko! So... I know, because my dad told me yesterday, and I don't even think it's that much of a secret, that a handful of the cards will be available today from one of the nine Cardinal stores. Apparently, Playlounge in London will have some for sale in store from 3.33pm today. So, wrong again, Sentinel!
I've asked the Mind Candy folk to try and send me a photo of the first person to buy a pack. Can't wait to see what happens!
Thursday, July 7, 2005
Alchemy's Magic
Category: me, 12:48 PMAs promised, my latest article, which will appear in The Column next week. Brede says he's had a great response from the previous article about Ascendancy Point. I've even had a thank-you letter from the Red Hot Bakery to thank me for the nice mention I gave them!
7 July 2005
9.54am
From: tor.moulden
To: scarlett
Subject: Making the point
Dear Scarlett,
One of my staff here at the Red Hot Bakery has just drawn my attention to your mention of us in your recent article in The Column. I'd like to thank you for your kind words, and also invite you back, the next time you come to the point; we're putting together a whole new selection of baked goods and we'd love you to be one of the first to try them.
All the best,
Tor
Isn't that lovely! And mmm.... free baked goods.... Anyway, here's next week's offering:
Alchemy's Magic
by Scarlett Kiteway
Those of us who have lived in Perplex City all our lives might feel that we know Alchemy Bay like the backs of our hands after years of family weekends and school outings. Can it really have anything new to offer? The answer, after my recent trip to the Bay, is a resounding yes. Alchemy Bay has spruced itself up and is now the ideal day-trip for the city-dweller longing to swap the roar of traffic for the gentler sound of the waves.
Along with a group of friends, I took a picnic to Alchemy Bay one weekend day. Remembering our childhoods, we'd been expecting a few tired beachfront shops selling icecream and overpriced buckets and spades. But no longer - we needn't have bothered with the picnic at all, given the number of excellent shops and restaurants along the front, selling everything from "catch of the day" cooked to order to selections of fruit brought in fresh from local farms. One deli - The Alchemy Bay Provisions Company - even specialises in pre-packed picnic baskets with all the essentials for a great day out, including sachets of suntan lotion!
But if you're watching your Lecks, bring along a picnic and just enjoy some of the free entertainment on offer along the beach. The magnificent views speak for themselves, and after more than 25 years of city council funding to keep the beach clean, it positively sparkles. The water is clear and perfect for snorkelling in the shallows. Along with this the Alchemy Bay Society sponsors a series of events and performances by local artists on the beach. The day I visited, I was able to take in a puppet show - The Children in the Forest - and listen to guitar music by a local trio. Other events have included an artist's competition,air concerts and beach games, including volleyball, for children and adults.
And if you get tired of all that fresh air, or get caught in unseasonable rain, why not head along to the Naval Office's Maritime Museum? You can spend time in its galleries learning about the history of sailing and shipbuilding, or just relax on one of the armchairs in the long Viewing Gallery which looks out to sea.
Varain Bay, further up the coast, may offer better waves for surfers and Cedar Beach greater opportunity for celebrity-spotting, but for an enjoyable, accessible day out you can't beat Alchemy Bay.
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
My birthday!
Category: me, 06:01 PMOK, first of all, thank you so much to all the lovely people who sent me birthday wishes and birthday cards! :-D It was so great to get them all and I'm sorry I can't respond to them individually.
For those who're interested, I eventually decided to have a birthday picnic on the beach at Alchemy Bay - I think that was the suggestion of a guy called Seej, so thank you for that! In fact, I liked it so much that I've decided to write my piece for next week about it! I'll post it up here when it's done. I also wanted to say thank you for all the sweet emails I had about my Ascendancy Point article! A couple of people have asked if I'll take requests - the answer is... ummm... well... I'll take *suggestions*, how about that? I have to run the ideas past Brede, so the final decision is his. :-)
Anyway, the picnic at Alchemy Bay was wonderful - the weather was a bit windy (some actual sand in the sandwiches) but clear and bright. The guys from the Column came, and so did Violet, Kurt, and some other friends from Marmalejo. Iona brought a cake from an exclusive boutique bakery on Dalia Way - with little red kites in icing sugar decorating the edges! My goodness, I'm twenty.