Blog 16! Angels Have Wings!

Hey there,

I hope you all had a great weekend. Here we are again, Sunday evening... getting ready for school tomorrow!

This week has actually been another quiet week, socially, and another busy week work wise! Surely, that should be the other way round?

The only thing to report from this week was yesterday. Firstly, I went and see the matinee show of GHOST which marked my fourth time watching the show at the Picadilly! It was just as good as the first time I seen it. I would definitely reccommend going and seeing it in the west end BUT it finishes in a week. The good news though is it will be touring the UK early next year, so I'm sure there will be plenty of opportunities to see it. I will be quite interested to see how they manage to scale down the production (which is what they always do with touring west end shows) but still be able to pull off all of the special effects which really make the show. If you have never heard any of the music from GHOST before, take a listen below to one of my favourite songs, 'Here Right Now', below.



After the show, I met with one of my friends, Adam (It was actually the first time I met him) but we had messaged loads, spoke on the phone loads and FaceTimed loads. We went for plenty of drinks and it was great to get to know him better. He's like my brother from another mother!

As mentioned in last weeks blog, I have started writing a screenplay based on a novel my Grandad wrote years ago but he struggled to get it published back then. It was based around his harsh life as a young Irish boy and the difficulties of being split from his siblings as he went off to the Christian Brothers and the Nuns Convent. It follows his life right through until meeting my Nan and my father being born. It's a really strong story that I'm sure a lot of people can relate to. It's very much still at the early stages, but I thought it would be great to share a bit of it with you now (and it would be great to hear your feedback in the comments section too):

Angels Have Wings

SCENE 2

THE CONVENT
DUBLIN 1932

TOBIAS AND THE TWO MEN CONTINUE UP THE LONG DRIVE, PASSING THE GATE HOUSE. COMING TO THE WIDEST PART, WE SEE SOME LOVELY STATUES STANDING HIGH OFF THE GROUNDS. WE ARE THEN FOCUSED ON THE BIGGEST HOUSE ANY CHILD WILL HAVE SEEN.

MAN 1
Ringing doorbell
Now, remain quiet and let me do the talking.

NUN
Evening gentlemen! Please do come in out of the cold.
The men stand to one side talking to the Nun

MAN 2
Handing the Nun an envelope
This is for you. It has all the young chaps details enclosed.

MAN 1
Turning to Tobias
We hope you will be very happy in your new home.

TOBIAS
Forces a smile

NUN
Closing the door to the two men
Come with me now!

Tobias and the Nun enter a dormitory style room where they are greeted by about 50 boys, and a Sister.

NUN
This is the boy we were expecting today.
I shall leave you with Sister, and she will look after you.

BOY 1
What’s your name?

BOY 2
Where are you from?

BOY 1
Why do you not have a case with you?

SISTER
Boys! Please, let the little one through.
Removing Tobias’ coat
We will put your coat in here.

TOBIAS
With a tear in his eye
Please mam, I will get my coat back wont I? It’s the only thing I’ve got.

SISTER
Ignoring Tobias
Now, this is the junior dorm. All the boys in here are of the same age as you, so you will all get on just fine.

You will be expected to be up and ready for breakfast at 8am, have your chores complete by 10 and then the rest of the day is your free time. Dinner will be served at 5, then its washed and ready for bed. Lights out at 7 sharp.

Is all that clear?

TOBIAS
Yes.

SISTER
Now hurry along, and get ready for bed. I’ll see you in the morning.

TOBIAS
Walks off in silence

I cant believe its October tomorrow. This year has just flown by. Is it bad that I have already started counting down to Christmas? 86 days to go!!

This week consists of another busy week at work (for a change), although its only a four day week for me (yipee), Book Club (such a geek), a trip back to Coventry on Thursday and Cheryl Cole on Saturday. That' something to look forward hearing back in next week's blog.

Have a fantastic week, chase your dreams and enjoy life!

Craig