Finally Finished

That's right, readers. I have completed my first semester of college. Yay!
It feels great to be finished.
Today, I glanced at my backpack and thought "Oh Peeshaw. I don't have to feel guilty that I haven't opened you to view your contents because I have no academic work to be done!"
Okay, okay, so I embellished my thoughts a little but the sentiment remains the same.
I have no academic work required of me for a few weeks and that is wonderful.
I can read for FUN! Yay reading!


Near school, there is this wonderful place called "The Unorganized Book Store" which lives up to its name. Paper back books are $1 and hard cover books are $2. They also have CDs and DVDs but I'm almost sure it's run entirely on donated books. It's small and wonderful and the outside is brightly painted.
Several weeks ago, I was there and picked up Tree Surgery for Beginners by Patrick Gale. I read the inside flap but refuse to find out any more information about it. That, in my world, is pretty daring. What can I say, I live on the edge. When I watch movies, I always use imdb.com to look up the tagline, the stars, summaries, and whatever else so I know what the general plot is before watching it. I'm not sure why I do it. Maybe it's so I don't have to pay as much attention to the movie. After I finish a movie, I always look up the trivia and goofs back on imdb.com. Seriously readers, I'm a party animal.


I like to read books before I watch their movie counterparts but sometimes I am unaware there was a book or don't have the time/patience to read it before seeing the movie.
Anyway, I am not looking into the plot of this book before I read it. That being said, if it ends up being terrible or ridiculously inappropriate, I'm sorry. This is not a recommendation but rather a notice I will be reading it over break.
I have missed reading for fun. It's going to be great.


In other news, I am completely finished with my Christmas shopping. I think :-/
Most of the gifts are already wrapped!
So Yeah.


I packed WAY too much to come home. It's a genetic mutation I believe. When I was putting everything in my car, I could do it over several trips and space it out when I had time. Going back to school it's not quite the same. I have to pull up my car, unload in the lobby (and swipe my ID every time to open the stupid door) then go park my car somewhere, come back and haul everything up 3 floors. Isn't life difficult being able bodied and blessed with more than I need?


I've covered books and movies, so now it's time for music.
I have had a draft of a post sitting in the draft folder for more than a month about music. The music I listen to is so meaningful to me. I have a HUGE selection in my iTunes account (10.2 days worth of music, or 24.51 GB for those of you who speak that language) and that is a lot. The vast selection is awesome because if I feel like jamming out, being sad, crying over a sappy love song, reminding myself of my childhood, or dancing around like an idiot, I can do that with a few clicks. As much as I love all of my photos, I would be devastated if I lost all of my music.
Because my music is so close to my heart, I would feel like I'm giving away a piece of me to share my favorite band/song with you.
Have you ever been really into a show and then the person you talk about it to hates it? Or maybe someone tells you your favorite movie is bad? Ouch. The same logic applies with music.
Rather than give you my FAVORITE stuff, I'll let you peek into what I'm listening to right now.


I haven't heard much of The Script, but what I have heard I really liked.
The song For the First Time seems very genuine and honest. I really dig his voice. I hope to hear more from them.


When I was little, we used to listen to country in my house and in the car. We still do! I have fond memories of the Judds (see the sisters and their amazing hair) belting out "Whoa whoa, Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days." The song will likely be with me forever. I can't estimate how many times we played that cassette. The other country song I've been thinking about, mostly because it's so fun to sing along with, is Blue by LeAnn Rimes from 1996. How wonderful is that video? She has redone the song with a quicker tempo but I dig the original.


That's life for now.