Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

Book Identity

The Lightning Thief is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan. It is the first novel in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, which charts the adventures of a modern-day twelve-year-old Percy Jackson as he discovers he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and the Greek god Poseidon. Percy and his friends go on a quest to prevent an apocalyptic war between the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon and Hades.

Synopsis 

Percy Jackson is a twelve-year-old boy diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia who has been expelled from several schools, the latest being Yancy Academy. During a school field trip to a museum his Algebra teacher, Ms. Dodds, attacks Percy revealing that she is one of the three Furies (also called Kindly Ones). Percy's mother allows his father Gabe to mistreat them both because Gabe "takes care of them" economically. To get away from Gabe, Sally takes Percy on a trip to Long Island for a three day vacation. In the middle of the first night Percy's friend Grover is revealed to be a satyr who warns him that the Kindly Ones are trying to kill him. Sally drives them both to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for demigods where they can train and save Percy from being killed.
 

On the way they are attacked by a Minotaur which grabs Percy's mother by her throat. She dissolves into a golden shower of light, while Grover and Percy narrowly escape and enter the camp. Percy is moved into the Hermes cabin under the care of Luke, the cabin counselor. The Hermes cabin is where all demigods with unknown parentage are placed. Percy is attacked by the children of Ares who injure him. He steps into the adjoining river and is healed by the waters while Poseidon's trident appears above his head, revealing him to be the son of Poseidon. Poseidon has broken an oath taken with Hades and Zeus to refrain from having any more children with mortal women as the children can become too powerful and become a threat. Percy is granted a quest to find Zeus's master bolt which Chiron, one of Percy's tutors at the camp, believes Hades has stolen. Zeus however, believes Poseidon had Percy steal the bolt.

Percy has ten days before summer solstice to find the bolt and is given magic shoes by Luke before leaving on the quest with Annabeth and Grover. Percy decides to travel west to reach the entrance to the Underworld in Los Angeles. They encounter Greek monsters including Medusa, the Furies, and Ares the god of war who tells Percy that his mother is alive. As they approach the Pit of Tartarus Luke’s shoes try to drag Grover over the edge but he manages to slip his hooves free. Percy confronts Hades, who also believes Percy has stolen his Helm of Darkness, an object that allows him to become a shadow. Percy discovers the bolt in his backpack and flees from the Underworld, forced to leave his mother behind. He then fights and defeats Ares by hurting the god's heel.

Ares gives Percy the Helm of Darkness which he asks the Furies, who witnessed everything, to return to Hades. Percy flies to New York risking going into the sky, the realm of Zeus. He arrives in New York City to give the master bolt to Zeus at level 600 of the Empire State Building, where Olympus is now located. Zeus accepts the master bolt and Percy returns to camp. Luke reveals that he stole the bolt for Kronos and summons a poisonous scorpion which stings and nearly kills Percy. Chiron cures him and Percy leaves to attend another school found by his mother. Annabeth returns to live with her mortal father and Grover embarks on a journey as a "seeker" to try and find the great god Pan.

Passion for Math ;)

Passion for math. Some people said it's weird, some say it's crazy, some even say it's impossible. Well guess what. I got it. Yep, that's right. I got passion for math. Weird? Maybe. Impossible? No way.

Many people hate math. Even my best friends hate math. But to me, math is fun :D I love playing with numbers. Math is like a magic show or a hide-and-seek game. So there's a number hiding in the problem and we gotta find it! In the magic point of view, math can give surprising results! So you see, math is fun. Yes, math is tricky. Yes, math is hard. Yes, math is annoying. Don't get me wrong, I agree with that! But somehow, I still LOVE math. I'm not saying math is the best subject ever, bcs it's not. But, to me, it's still better than science (no offense) hahaha... but lyk, seriously, math is fun. Just try to enjoy it. Don't have a bad paradigm about math. Don't just think "math is not fun. I hate math" bcs if ya do, that's what's gonna happen. Math will never be fun. You will never love math, if you think like that...
 
I mean c'mon. What is it that you don't like from math? Don't understand it? Ask your teacher to explain it again to you. It's not that hard as long as you understand. So go out there and try to like math, at least. MATH IS AWESOME!


 

P.S: Thanks to Mirna anyway! 

Clock. Time. Whatever.

It's real hard to find the clock gadget design. I can't find any kind like "sea", "blue", or even "Poseidon". You know what? Truth be told, I'm actually Poseidon's daughter... And truth be told, I'm lying! Hahahaha!-_- okay, never mind. JUST NOW. I found something, ummm not really close to the "sea", "blue", or "Poseidon" things, but it's just simple. I call this one, The Colorful Dots. (Sound effect, please?) *haaaa o:)* It's an analog, white background, colorful hours dotted mark, aaaaand as usual, it has "the brotherhood of pointing". You know what I mean? You know? No? Okay, fine. That's all. Bye.

BUT WAIT!!!

  

You may didn't know what I mean about something I don't really ask you to know about it and so you will never know I'm talking about. BUT, please stop this meaning less writing first. Okay. Do you know what date is it today? Do you know how meaningful is today? You musn't know 'cause nobody will care. What? You know it? Oh, I thought you know-_- It is the 10th of February, 2011. You must know by yourself now. Goodnight.

The 17+ Music Video

Yeah yeah, you know what? I've seen Bat Country official music video by Avenged Sevenfold about a month ago. And it's completely... 17+ haha wanna see it? Check this up!

I love the part when Synyster was with the 2 old couple drinking wine haha he's cute and adorable so let's just eat him(?) sorry-_- If you like this song, you can download it here. And if you wanna sing along with them, I've also copied the lyrics for you. Check below :)

Bat Country

He who makes a beast out of himself
Gets rid of the pain of being a man

Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay
I tried to drive all through the night
The heat stroke ridden weather, the barren empty sights
No oasis here to see
The sand is singing deathless words to me

Can't you help me? As I'm startin' to burn
(All alone)
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me on my own
(All alone)
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention

As I adjust to my new sights
The rarely tired lights will take me to new heights
My hand is on the trigger I'm ready to ignite
Tomorrow might not make it but everything's all right

Mental fiction follow me
Show me what it's like to be set free

Can't you help me? As I'm startin' to burn
(All alone)
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me on my own
(All alone)
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention

I'm sorry you're not here
I've been sane too long my vision's so unclear
Now take a trip with me
But don't be surprised when things aren't what they seem

Caught here in a fiery blaze, won't lose my will to stay
These eyes won't see the same, after I flip today

Sometimes I don't know why we'd rather live than die
We look up towards the sky for answers to our lives
We may get some solutions but most just pass us by
Don't want your absolution 'cause I can't make it right

I'll make a beast out of myself
Gets rid of all the pain of being a man

Can't you help me? As I'm startin' to burn
(All alone)
Too many doses and I'm starting to get an attraction
My confidence is leaving me on my own
(All alone)
No one can save me and you know I don't want the attention

I'm sorry you're not here
I've been sane too long my vision's so unclear
Now take a trip with me
But don't be surprised when things aren't what they seem

I've known it from the start
All these good ideas will tear your brain apart
Scared but you, you follow me
I'm too weird to live but much too rare to die 

Yes I do like this song 'cause I think it's fun. Their rock and roll theme makes me feel good when I hear the song. Well if you don't like it, nevermind. I don't really think about it, I just wanna share something I like to you. Just that.

My new life starts here!

I would like to say a very perfect welcome even though I can't make anything perfect. As time going and I've tried to make some writings, I knew the answer if you asked me "Are you good at writing?" then I'll say "I'm such a shit at writing." But then, I'll just share anything important also the unimportant one about all my days in this blog. I hope you would enjoy my (kinda shit) writings and please feel free to comment. Giving me some suggestion of blogging are needed and keeping silent was okay (actually).