So, here I sit by my computer with languages jumbled in my head along with the blog post that started writing itself as I was setting the table for a dinner that my dad is out shopping for while my brother is watching Jeopardy downstairs and I am eating cereal (because, you know, cereal is awesome).
One of the strangest run on sentences I've ever written.
I went out and bought a few books today - The Hobbit and Fahrenheit 451 because they are classics that must be read and Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and Paper Towns by John Green because they are awesome and hopefully someday they shall be classics that must be read.
I started re-reading Looking for Alaska because when I read it I hadn't read any of his other books yet and besides I was all depressedly screwed-up (or anyway, more depressedly screwed-up than I am now) and probably read it slightly differently.
People, you have to read this book. And all of John's books. But heck, if you haven't read any of them, stop reading this blog post now and go to your bookstore or library or website of choice and get it somehow. Break-in may be necessary if it's past closing time. But even if you get chucked in jail for a bit, you know, you'll have read the book.
And I know it's controversial and whatever, which sort of startled me when I first read it (prepare for extreme profanity), I've become someone who swears more often now (though thankfully enough I don't smoke) so that part doesn't bother me that much.
I can so relate to these characters. Oh my freaking Rowling, just read it.
Noun: 1. An imaginary or fanciful device by which something could be suspended in the air. 2. A false hope, or a premise or argument which has no logical grounds. ~ In other words, what's a skyhook? That's for you to figure out.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
In which I seem to be crazier than usual
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
A Piece of Brilliance
So I was watching John Green's video about Book Expo and towards the end he said this:
DFTBA!
"In our hyper-secular world, worship is still inevitable. But it's vital to remember that our gods don't choose us. We choose them."And I think that is just amazingly true. John Green is an amazing author. If you haven't read his books, I encourage you to do so.
~ John Green
DFTBA!
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