Dear Carla,

Before I begin. I’d like to excuse myself next week from Monday to Thursday – because of the play. There is no way I’ll be able to write a letter those days, so I’m really sorry. Hope you can forgive me in your big fat juicy slobbery delicious warm heart.

Something smells deliciously juicy, roasting in the kitchen. Which reminds me of how hungry I am.

OH YES. I remember what I wanted to say. I have a poetry competition going on right now. Okay, let me rephrase that.

The school has a poetry competition running right now, and I’m stumped for ideas as to what to write about. I could be pretentious and fake and write about love or death, neither of which I’m experienced with. I could write something neo-philosophical and try to be intelligent but end up failing miserably.

I was thinking of doing something about naivety and inexperience and how you never really realize you’re naive until you look back – but it’s too long winded for a poem. I need help Carla! Help! Help!

I saw Iron Man on Saturday and after listening to Metrobuzz I heard you really liked it. I did-ish. Okay, here’s the deal. The first half of the movie was spectacular. It wasn’t predictable – it was interesting – it was clever and it was cool, but once Tony returns from…you know where, it was so predictable. It was stupidly predictable, and pointless, in fact and it felt like two movies. It felt like it had been done by two different directors who were filming with completely different actors. It suddenly turned from this super intelligent, well filmed, well scripted piece – to this cheesy, looking for laughs and gasps, badly done film. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy the movie – because I did. It’s a popcorn movie. It’s made for going out to see if you just want thrills. But as a superhero blockbuster – it pales in comparison to Batman. And hey, this is coming from the guy who liked X-Men 3. A lot.

I’d give the movie a B. (I think if we review movies or books from now on, we should grade them)

Speaking of movies. There are so many good ones coming out! I don’t actually know if I want to see Baby Mama, since it wasn’t done by Tina Fey – she only acts in it. But I guess I could see it to see her fine piece o’ ass.

You know what movie I want to see? A really dirty, not looking to make millions, superhero movie. I want to see a movie where the superheroes swear when they get hit. Where they bleed when they get stabbed. When it rains sometimes. Where the streets are dirty.

Kind of like Batman Begins. But with more awesome.

I just love to see an inovative, creative film done. That’s why I loved Cloverfield and why I just love Hitchcocks. For example, Rear Window. Who would have such a clever idea to play on the human psyche as Hitchock and his band of merry writers?

That’s also why I love the Twilight Zone. Unfortunately they never showed it here, and I’ve only grabbed a couple of episodes-

OH FUCK! Did you hear? Sorry! Sorry! THEY ARE MAKING A SEQUEL TO DONNIE DARKO! HOW FUCKING STUPID COULD YOU BE? That damn director is such a cash pig. His last movie bombed, so he has to resort to a sequel. dksjdhsakjhdhsd. Here is the PerezHilton post:

A sequel to cult film classic Donnie Darko is in the works.

Nooooooooooo!!!!!!!

The title of the sequel is S. Darko and it starts shooting on May 18th.

Daviegh Chase will reprise her role as Donnie’s younger sister. The cast for S. Darko also includes Ed Westwick (Gossip Girls’ Chuck Bass!),Briana Evigan (Step Up 2) and Justin Chatwin (Dragon Ball).

The story picks up seven years after the first film (and Donnie’s death) when little sister Samantha Darko and her best friend Corey are now 18 and on a roadtrip to Los Angeles when they are plagued by bizarre visions.

There’s no Donnie at all in the new film (sorry Jake Gyllenhaal fans), but there will be meteorites and rabbits.

We really wish they would’ve left Darko alone.

What are YOUR thoughts on the sequel?

How frigging sucky is that? Why would you do that?

I won’t dwell on that topic any longer, but I would like to remind you that tomorrow is Ben’s Book Club Tuesday, and I have a book lined up for review and another book which I am going to start reading ASAP.

Oh, and Sammi sounds like an idiot. No offence to her.

Lots of love,

Your sort of laughing at his own friends friend,

Ben.

P.S Okay! Carla, I want 1000 views by the end of this week. That is your challenge. YOU ARE TO ADVERTISE THIS BLOG IN PEOPLE’S FACES. Whether it be your next letter is just spam, or whatever. That is your challenge.

Oh, and readers – COMMENT!

P.S Gnats buzzed around their head. The jungle was turning to swamp now as the ground became more and more sodden. They had been walking for at least an hour now, and neither Ben nor Carla had said a word. Ben found a dry patch and sat down. He out-turned his pockets, and found coins and his bus pass in there. He looked up at Carla, who was still holding the stick in her hand. As he looked into her eyes, she burst into tears.

“Where the hell are we Ben?” she sobbed. “We’re fucking lost! We’re going to die out here! I’m going to fucking die of thi-”

She couldn’t continue. She broke down in tears. Ben hesitated for a moment, before rubbing her back.

“Carla,” he said, biting his lip to hold back his own tears, “if we die. We both die. We’re together in this.”

Carla nodded, and screwed up her eyes. As they sat there, there was a crack of twigs nearby. Ben froze, and Carla grabbed his hand for security which he could not lend. A small, mousy figure rose from behind a tree. It was a boy, who was dressed in pajamas and mud, from head to toe. He was clasping a water bottle, and Ben immediately recognised him as William Bryant. One of the boys who had gone missing. The boy stood there for a minute, glancing around, and then broke the silence with an urgent:

“Did the light get you? Did you see the light? You need to follow me, no time for any answers. You’re lucky to be alive!”

This was said at a rapid pace. Ben did not even glance at Carla, before running to follow the boy.