the boy i will always love.

Do you know the answer?

Do you WANT to know the answer?

Well the answer is Harry Potter.

I found out today that there is a Harry Potter Wikipedia. I'm not sure how old the site is, but if you already knew about it, don't tell me because I don't want to think about how long I was living without it. And I can never just read about Harry Potter or see a little snippet about Harry Potter and not want to re-read the series. So that's what I'm doing. I'm re-reading the series starting today and even though I already read it a few times, I'm pretty excited.

truth.

Today I had a tough time getting out of bed. By the time my alarm went off I knew I was not ready to take on the day. I set the sound of my alarm to a rooster... probably the worst decision I've made this week. Waking up to an alarm is alerady the worst... but waking up to a fake URR-URURRRR is even worse. Sorry my rooster impression is so terrible. I felt waaayyyy too lazy to even think about the task of dressing myself. After laying there for ten minutes, I decided I had to get up and not be so lazy and tired. It is now 3:00pm and I'm still wishing I was home in bed. It's just one of those days where nothing comes close to the appeal of a nice, soft, comfy bed.

Now here are some really great and true quotes... all by Jonathan Safran Foer.

“The only thing more painful than being an active forgetter is to be an inert rememberer.”

"I am doing something I hate for you. This is what it means to be in love.” 

“The only way to overcome sadness is to consume it. ” 

“I was of the opinion that the past is past, and like all that is not now it should remain buried along the side of our memories.” 

Can we please talk about how brillian Jonathan Safran Foer is? Ugh. Probably my #2 favorite autor. Chuck Palahniuk is obviously my #1. Forever. Also, it took me forever to remember how to spell his last name correctly without looking it up.

So, since I'm entirely obsessed with the thought of my bed today.. I am going to go home, get in my bed and start reading Everything is Illuminated. Which is by Jonathan Safran Foer. Woo.
 

i can't wait until i feel ways about things.

So, Hunger Games (book). At first I was like, "no." But now I am like, "yes. Sure, why not."

I started reading Hunger Games because overly obsessed sister kept asking me to. So I finally started and right now I am on Part III. I had a difficult time getting into this book. When I would put it down for a break, I honestly didn't care what was going to happen next. And I usually take that as a bad sign when reading a book. But good news is, I am finally interested and this book isn't so bad after all. Do you know how many people in my life told me that our friendship (and sistership, I guess) was on the line if I didn't like the Hunger Games series? Well it was a lot.

We went to Buffalo Wild Wings last night. Probably #1 favorite restaurant. If for some reason I am getting the death sentence and am faced a choice of picking my last meal, I already know what I am choosing. I've had this list for a while now... I need to prepared.

1. Buffalo Wild Wings - their buffalo wings, of course.
2. Cereal. Just what kind of cereal is the real question. I guess we'll have to wait to see what I'm craving before I die... it will probably be LIFE cereal. Ha! Get it? Sorry....
3. Cheese fries. Obviously.
4. More cheese fries. Obviously.
5. Sushi! The tiger roll from Red Ginger to be exact.
6.Cheddar potato soup.
7. Mountain Dew.
8. BBQ ribs.

And that is all for now. That list made me hungry.

kaleena's bookshelf: fight club.

Did I just finish reading Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk? Yes.

Is it now probably on my top 4 favorite books/things ever? Certainly.

Do I just want to call everyone I know and talk and talk and talk about this book? Oh yeah.

Do I love this book so much it hurts? Hell. Yes.

Did I just feel overcome with sadness when this book ended before I wanted it to? Yes :( 

Did this book have many, many quotes I adored and wrote down? Of course, here they are:

 “Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart.” 

“For this moment, nothing matters. Look up into the stars and you're gone.”  

"This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time."

"If you don't know what you want," the doorman said, "you end up with a lot you don't."

"May I never be complete.  May I never be content.  May I never be perfect."

"It's only after you've lost everything," Tyler says, "that you're free to do anything."

"We don't have a great war in our generation, or a great depression, but we do, we have a great war of the spirit.  We have a great revolution against the culture.  The great depression is our lives.  We have a spiritual depression."

having a library card is fun.

A long, long time ago in a world that I still currently live in... my wallet was stolen. And it was an event that I will never forget. Not only because I lost my drivers license, my social security number, my debit card, my library card, every movie ticket stub I've acquired since 2005... but because I was more upset that I lost every movie ticket stub I've acquired since 2005 more than all the things that make up my identity.

I eventually got over it.

Jk, no I didn't. I still am sad that I lost them. RIP wallet.

So since all that jazz was stolen from my life, I had to replace everything. I just barely got around to getting my new library card and the guy who issued it, said I had an outstanding balance on it from a book I checked out in 2009.

My first thought was....


Oh dear. It's probably going to be close to $1,000 by now.

But it wasn't. Guess how much? GUESS.

$6.40

So I paid it and me and my library card are living happily ever after.

Oh, and I found out today that you can make an account online with the Salt Lake City library system and see what books you have out, what books you have on hold, wishlists and they will even recommend books to you.

Awesome! Libraries are fun. And having a library card is even more fun. Yay.

so many books, so little time.

I did not go to bed until 6am. I spent the night and the wee hours of the morning playing Mario Party with friends. Whenever I go to bed that late, I always think I am going to sleep until like 4pm or 5pm... but I woke up at 10am. I was surprised, and then something happened that I can vaguely remember and then I woke up at 1:30pm.

Playing Mario Party with friends all night is highly recommended. I think that is the first time in history that I spelled 'recommended' correctly on the first try. If you plan to play Mario Party with friends all night, make sure you have lots of treats so you don't have to keep going to the gas station to get more.

After I woke up, I spent 100% of my day on the couch reading. And if you ask me, that is 100% how every day should be spent.

“You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend.”
― Paul Sweeney

"And that was the closest I've ever come to an epiphany."

These are my favorite quotes that I wrote down while reading It's Kind Of A Funny Story.
You will probably love them, too.

"People are screwed up in this world. I'd rather be with someone screwed up and open about it than somebody perfect and ready to explode."

"I'm done with those; regrets are an excuse for people who have failed."

"I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to."

"See, when you mess something up, you learn for the next time. It's when people compliment you that you're in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up."

"I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare."

"I've had good moments scattered since then, times when I thought I was better, but that was the last day I felt triumphant."

"My brain was all right back then; it didn't get stuck in ruts."

the grandest list of all my many grand lists.

Behold, my Summer reading list:

1. It's Kind Of A Funny Story

2. Everything Is Illuminated

3. Water For Elephants

4. World War Z

5. Catch 22

6. Fight Club

7. The Illustrated Man

8. The Kite Runner

9. Tuesdays with Morrie

10. Alice in Wonderland

11. Bossypants

12. The Bedwetter

This is probably just part I. So many books, so little time.