"It was a cold and stormy night..." I read as I began to read another mystery novel. A lot of stories begin with this phrase/description of the scenery. Whenever I read it, I don't imagine something bad is going to happen because I have read it many times. But rather, if the opening scene was to describe a more creative and original scene I may be more interested. These are the thoughts that roam through my head as I try to do the reading assignment for my high school literary class. It's impossible to focus when you cannot read through the first sentense without having to cretique the problems with the book. And thus it was approaching... the end of my grade school years. Once I am done, I will never have to be forced to read again! My life is already planned out; Have diploma, find decent job, save up money, and buy a rollercoaster with