New Blog Location

This is just a quick post to say that I have transferred this blog to a new location! It's now on madeleinehagan.com and the blog name has changed to The Salt Compass. I will post there now instead of here.

It will be the same type of posts, topics, and random ramblings that I have usually posted here. I've even added some of my older posts from this one to that one, as well as a new one this morning. Check it out if you haven't already!

Thanks,
Madeleine

What Is Love?

(Not my image. Completely Pinterest.)

I have to admit, sometimes the state of the hearts and minds around me in the world discourages me. A few weeks ago we were doing an exercise in our script writing class about themes. It was close to the deadline for our submission and we had to go around and summarize our project in one word, giving the overall theme of the story. The teacher said, "When people walk out of the building after seeing this what are they going to say it was about?"

As we went around the room answers came out like Mortality, Jealousy, Revenge, Happiness, but then one of them really made me think. One of my classmates said something like, "Okay. This is going to sound cheesy. But

Writing in Coffee Shops

I'm going to write a coffee shop tourist post today because I haven't written one of those in a while. This photo was taken in a new Costa location by Portsmouth and Southsea station. It's closer to my Tuesday morning lecture than the ones on Commercial Road, and I personally identify with Gilmore Girls at that time in the morning. Going to a coffee shop on a consistent basis for my lunch break in desperate need of coffee being the similarity I'm referring to.

I've gone consistently on Tuesdays for a few weeks now and I must say I'm a fan of the completely glass walls. I can see everyone walking by and if it's raining the raindrops stick to the glass and it actually makes me want to write.

Now this isn't to say that I write every time I'm there. Sometimes I get distracted by cute bags that look like they're from Accessorize and I have to resist the want to go shop. Other times someone will be walking by with their dog and

Weekend Trip To London

The Three Musketeers

When You Don't Know What To Write

If I am going to be perfectly honest I'd have to say that I drafted this blog post during one of my lectures this afternoon. Yes, I know I should have been taking notes, but it at least looked like I was. I sit towards the back and text my sister back in America or doodle song lyrics in my notebook. Don't worry I can still give a general outline of the lecture. But today I chose to spend the two-hour slot drafting a post on What To Do When You Don't Know What To Write (really long title I know so I shortened it later). I've been searching for ideas to use for my projects due in a few months time and not being able to think of any. I don't know where to start. I guess I just keep thinking that something will hit me, but it never does, which is incredibly frustrating when you're in the mood to write something. So I thought what's stopping me from writing anyway? I pulled out my notebook in that lecture and started putting anything and everything onto the page.