I need to stop being so fickle, but this time it's for real. Actually, I mostly just wanted to put up one of those nifty "Friends Only" banners, but don't tell anyone that I said that. Basically, if you see very few entries on my page, then you aren't my friend. And you're not invited to my birthday party, either. >:O

So yes. Comment and I'll probably add you. I don't really have any requirements for being friends or whatever, but I do highly suggest that you have a decent grasp of the English language. Otherwise, don't be surprised when I correct all of your spelling/grammar errors. :D

For my own personal studying purposes, everyday I will be adding at least one new vocabulary word, or one random fact that may prove useful until I deem it necessary to stop. Yes.

( under le cut )

Ditching a pep rally? Plus.
Seeing No Country For Old Men instead? Plus.

I love win-win situations.

( and for my own personal reference, here are things I need to read/hear/see )

I'm keeping this post public, because more recommendations make me happy.

I've been meaning to post this over the past few days, but.. eh.

Concert was amazing. Actually, the word "amazing" doesn't do it justice at all, but I'm not going to bother with synonyms for now. 5 days later, I'm still on a ridiculous concert high. Anyway,

( More behind the cut! Which means that I wrote a lot! Which also means that I have something to say! Which also means that an impression was left upon me! )

I hate you, Oprah. Why? Because you defaced my perfectly innocent and perfectly pretty copy of White Oleander with your wretched "Book Club" sticker. To make things worse, you create a monopoly over the book so that your version is the only version available.

Let's also not forget the fact that in the past your little coalition fucked up the translation to Night, thus contaminating an otherwise awesome book.

..And I'm not going to add the "complaining" tag to this entry, even though I really am complaining. Because I swear that I don't complain as often as my tag cloud tells me that I do. D:

Wow, I'm beyond lame. This year, I've only read 10 23 books. Worse, only 2 11 of those books were read willingly (The rest I was supposed to read for a class). I desperately need to remedy that. I resolve to read a hell of a lot more than I have been this summer over this last month.

1. HG Wells // The Time Machine
2. Franz Kafka // The Metamorphosis
3. Kurt Vonnegut // Slaughter-house Five
4. Albert Camus // The Stranger
5. Erich Maria Marque // All Quiet On The Western Front
6. Elie Wiesel // Night
7. George Orwell // 1984
8. Sylvia Plath // The Bell Jar
9. Charles Dickens // Oliver Twist
10. William Shakespeare // A Midsummer Night's Dream
11. Albert Camus // The Plague
12. Lynne Truss // Eats, Shoots and Leaves
13. Kate Chopin // The Awakening (God, this book was dull)
14. Michael Crichton // Timeline
15 - 21. JK Rowling // Harry Potter 1-7 (It counts as 7 books alright!)
22. Janet Fitch // White Oleander
23. Nathaniel Hawthorne // The Scarlet Letter (See also: The Awakening)
24. Susanna Kaysen // Girl, Interrupted
25. Ray Bradbury // Farenheit 451

Currently Reading: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut
To Read: The Kite Runner, House Of Leaves, Cat's Cradle, The Catcher In the Rye.

Last Updated: 12/26/07