Summer Book List: Updated (w/ review) :D

1) Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins

2) Clockwork Angel: Cassandra Claire

3) Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen

4) Blood Promise: Richelle Mead

5) City of Fallen Angels: Cassandra Claire

6) Spirit Bound: Michelle Mead

7) Fallen: Lauren Kate

8) Last Sacrifice: Richelle Mead

9) The Help: Kathryn Stockett

10) Bossypants: Tina Fey

11) Thirst: Christopher Pike

12) Wizard's First Rule: Terry Goodkind

13) Redeeming Love: Francine Rivers

14) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling

15) Catching Fire: Suzanne Collins

Hunger Games-

I enjoyed this book very much. It had me on the edge of my seat half the time and I literally read it in one day. Today actually. I've read plenty of books about futuristic societies and their 'questionable' practices (Uglies by Scott Westerfield for example) but this one takes the cake. It made me laugh, cry, bite my nails... It's a twisted combination of Lord of the Flies and the short story The Lottery with a female lead that I couldn't help but root for. My only complaint is the random times I felt the desire to skip a few paragraphs that seemed more like filler (redundant) paragraphs than anything else. With that said I still can't wait to start the sequel or the Movie!!!!!

Until Next Time :D

Summer Book List

1) Hunger Games: Suzanne Collins

2) Clockwork Angel: Cassandra Claire

3) Water for Elephants: Sara Gruen

4) Blood Promise: Richelle Mead

5) City of Fallen Angels: Cassandra Claire

6) Spirit Bound: Michelle Mead

7) Fallen: Lauren Kate

8) Last Sacrifice: Richelle Mead

9) The Help: Kathryn Stockett

10) Bossypants: Tina Fey

11) Thirst: Christopher Pike

12) Wizard's First Rule: Terry Goodkind

13) Redeeming Love: Francine Rivers

14) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: J.K. Rowling

:) I'm excited. Any more suggestions?

So not the drama.

Dear Taylor Swift,

If it is of any interest to you, Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves in the end.

Sincerely, Shakespeare

Dear Dumbledore,

Did you get my text?

Sincerely, Umbridge

Thank you www.dearblankpleaseblank.com I adore Shakespeare and Very Potter Musical references. Seriously laughed out loud. It's a super funny website and I definitely recommend it. On to bigger and better things... the Bachelor. Yes.. I watch it. A quality piece of entertainment let me tell you. But try watching it once and not watch it again. It's pretty much impossible. Soooo that is how I have been spending my Monday night. First two weeks of school are over and I'm still alive and well. pushing through and what not. I don't know what to blog about really.. my life is overrun with Theatre this and Theatre that.. which is completely fine.. but I honestly have nothing else to talk about.. and lets face it I doubt you want to hear all about different power tools I used to create twelve foot flats and all the paint skills I've acquired painting them. So I shall just say that I am thoroughly happy with my living situation. Cynthia rocks. yay. Okay, all done. :D

Officially an Adult

Song of the Day: Marry You by Bruno Mars but covered by Glee. Good ole Glee making songs popular. It's pretty much always stuck in my head, so of course I'm going to share it with you all.

Now down to business.. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!! haha.. obviously I haven't blogged in ages and in fact I am back in the states! Have been for almost two months... well a month and a half. and that means I haven't had school in forever!!! yes, it's wonderful. But I'm going back in six days. wahhhh. I do have to take Spanish so maybe I'll be blogging in another language soon!!! haha just kidding. like that's going to happen.

So here is a quick life update:

After a fiasco and a half of figuring out how to live off campus, who I'm living with, and where I am living I have officially moved in. Cynthia and I had the help of my parents for a few days, and it helped so much with getting things done and set up... but we still have alot to do... On the bright side the living room is all set up minus decorations!!! We even put together a bookshelf!!! As you can see by the beautiful picture. The apartment is just awesome. I still have so much organizing to do in my room... but for now.. I'm taking it one day and one step at a time. But isn't it just the cutest?? Our colors are black and white with accents in green, yellow, and a burgundy color.. at least for now. We wanted a little more color in our place than just purple and black like we usually do.

I hope people know that they are welcome in here practically anytime. Note I said practically.. which narrows the anytime down a bit. But still... I want visitors. I already have a crepe date with Jill when she comes back for school. And just to answer your unasked question.. Yes I do miss London... but not to the point where I want to be there. I miss it for the people because I was never alone really and I made awesomely great friends over there. I do not miss the work load because that was simply insane, but so worth it. I ended up getting pretty awesome grades in the long run.. so my hard work and complaining was totally worth it. I do miss London itself too. It's weird not seeing a play every week and immersing myself in their culture. I am glad to be back though, and my apartment is right on the ocean... you think I'm lying? One block and i can walk down to the beach and into the water. not that i would do that right now.. wayyyy too cold. which reminds me (dont particularly know how exactly considering it has nothing to do with being cold) I used a laundromat today! It was kind of awesome, and next time I have to do laundry I am bringing a book and just staying in there the whole time and reading. It is an amazing experience. Okay well it is almost 3 am.. and I should probably try to get to bed now.. meh. I'll start my numbers over again when school begins.. like a countdown to summer!! yay.

I am going to try and organize my thoughts better in my blogs.. obviously starting after this one.. because this one is a mess of thoughts. hah. Until Next Time :D

Day 104: Pull out the red carpet!

Song of the Day: Happy Birthday! To who you might ask? Me!!! I am officially twenty-two years old!!!!!!!! Though I'll admit the actually birthday song is kind of boring.. but honestly it made me smile so much every single time!!! I take it all back about what I said earlier with my birthday not really being a birthday over here... These people made my day. Especially Jill and Aimelle!! (Disclaimer: this does not mean that all of you back home can just forgo celebrating... we are soo celebrating.. my birthday will last all month if it has to!!!)

So before today even started... so yesterday.. I stood outside in the cold and wet rain for 9 hours at the Harry Potter World premier in Leicester Square. Why you may ask would I do something so outrageously insane? Because in the end I got pictures of Molly Weasley, Ron Weasley, Dean Thomas, Neville Longbottom, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, And Draco bloody Malfoy. I got four of them to even sign my journal!!! They signed my journal!!! And the best one: Tom Felton (aka draco). Seriously. Here is a picture just to prove I am not fabricating this. And I put it up on facebook too. I couldn't help it. I am just so proud of it all! So yes, that was the first big birthday present for moi. And then I was off to bed (well actually I had to write a poetry essay first.. but I got that donezo.. so yay.. oh and while I was in the library skyping my padre two groups of wonderful girls came in and sang Happy Birthday at the top of their lungs.. it was awesome).

And then I slept in until 1120 am. It was absolutely amazing. Then we all went to the London eye.. which was totally cool and not scary in the slightest. We even got to do this cool 4d experience beforehand that totally reminded me of Disneyland.. so of course that made me happy. And then a group of us went to Starbucks where Hannah bought me a hot chocolate.. and then I was off to get ready for the huge banquet we were going to tonight. I went to Primark on Wednesday and bought a brand new birthday dress especially for the occasion. So we get ready and go there. And it was awesome. Ill put up pictures on facebook tomorrow (well that's the plan anyways.. we all know how horrible i am at updating photos.. I havent even put the one's up from paris yet.. mehh Which btw.. I know I didn't mention but I totally went to Disneyland Paris and it rocked... but that is to be expected). The banquet was in Hatfield house which is where Queen Elizabeth I grew up. They did this whole madrigal singing and acting shindig.. which I was pulled into and forced to play a game.. which I won btw. well the first time.. the second time I lost.. but still got a leather book mark!!! Happy Brithday to me! lol. OMG i completely skipped over one of the best parts of the day. So after we get home from the starbucks run.. (Jill and Aimelle had given me the option earlier to go with them to get my "surprise" but I chose to go home instead and start getting ready because I didn't want to be rushed.. funnily enough we arrived back at the same time haha) So I head up to my room.. all the while Jill is trying to hide a bag from me.. It was quite funny when she realized I was walking right behind her on the way home.. She freaked out.. and ran ahead a good twenty feet. But anyway we get in the room and Aimelle and her make me close my eyes as they get things situated. And the I open them and they hand me a giant bottle of diet coke which has been my staple drink the last month and a can of pringles. Awesome right? But nothing to hide from me ... at least that is what I thought until they pulled out a long box covered in pooh bear wrapping paper.. (yes.. I did say I turned twenty-two earlier.. I'm not refuting that despite my love for all things cute and cuddly.. pooh bear being one of them) I open the present.. and OMG it is Hermione's wand!!!! Well not the real one from the movie set.. but still.. it was one of the cool replicas you find in those in-flight magazines on planes!! They GOT ME ONE!!!! and I love it. Love love. Of course my dad is going to mock me incessantly when he finds out.. but it'll be worth it because i have my very own wand. Muahaha. Which btw Harry Potter?? yeah.. it's going to be epic! but anyway... my birthday has been just one big giant blast of fun.. non stop.. but fun. And I also want to thank all of the people who wished me a happy birthday on facebook.. there were over 50 people!!! I felt so loved. I will try to reply to all of them tomorrow.. That's alot of replies. But I am up for the challenge.. after all I'm twenty-two now.

Well it is late once again.. and I am exhausted.. once again. I feel like there is a pattern I've got going on when I write most of these blogs.. haha. Well I am off. Thank you for a wonderful birthday! Seriously. Until next time. :D