I've been reading like a crazy person. It seems like after we got back from Vegas I've been a literary zombie constantly craving and feeding on story after story. Since February I've finished:
- Shadow of the Wind - Amazing story. Truly a web of mystery and secrets. The story gave me chills and stayed with me for a while after I had finished the book.
- Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) - I love Mindy Kaling so I was pretty excited to start reading this one. It was pretty funny and enjoyable. I finished it in 2 days.
- The Book Thief - Holy moly, I fell in love with this book too. I think what intrigued me the most was that the story is narrated by Death and it is set in Germany WWII. So Death is a pretty busy guy, you know, with the war and all, but always had time to come back to an orphan girl adopted by a famlily who loved her, to tell us her story and what happens to her. I never expected to fall in love with the characters so fast and the story is told so well that I didn't want it to end. Not gonna lie, this book teared my eyes up a bit.
- The Fault in our Stars - Speaking of another tear jerker (why am I so sensitive to these stories?!) Really easy read but it's so sad.
- Let’s Pretend this Never Happened - Holy shit I’ve never read a book that made me laugh out loud so hard until I was practically in tears. I LOVED this book. I wouldn’t, however, recommend the book to anyone who is offended by the words “fuck” or “vagina” because it’s saturated with them. This is a book I could read over and over and never get tired of it and it’s become my go-to book when I’m having a bad day. It’s basically a memoir written by a woman with an extraordinary and traumatizing past but she retells the stories with such goodhearted humor you can’t help but laugh instead of feeling gross or uncomfortable. In it, she also shares her life lessons, which a lot of them have pulled at my heartstrings. Like this one: “...you are defined not by life’s imperfect moments, but by your reaction to them. And because there is joy in embracing - rather than running from - the utter absurdity of life.” And this one: “I can finally see that all the terrible parts of my life, the embarrassing parts, the incidents I wanted to pretend never happened, and the things that make me “weird” and “different,” were actually the most important parts of my life. They were the parts that made me ME.” Those quotes stood out right out and rang true to me. Andrew would hear me burst out in chuckles while I was reading and would plead with me to read passages out of the book for him and when I did, we’d both laugh our asses off and have just a great time with it. Oh man, and her Harry Potter references throughout the book is the cherry on top of the sundae.
- If I Stay - Another tear jerker and a fast read. This also was but a beautiful and heart wrenching story about a girl who is involved in a car accident with her family and while she's stuck in an out-of-body state between life and death she recollects happy and sad moments throughout her life. She remembers her relationships with her family, her best friend and boyfriend as she watches herself being medically treated, lying in a bed in ICU. Throughout the book, she is conflicted to make a difficult choice. While reading the last 3 pages, I didn't realize the story had brought me to tears until I was done with the whole book. I finished this book in 2 days.
I've been watching a show called Awkward available on Netflix and I'm a little obsessed. I'm surprised how good and funny it is. I also watched Life of Pi, Upside Down, Django, Les Miserables, Rise of the Guardians and Wreck It Ralph (like 6 times). Loved all these movies. I was kind of scared to watch Les Mis but I loved how the singing wasn't Broadway-like at all. I love the Broadway musical but it was interesting to hear another take on the songs. The Broadway songs are of course sung beautifully by super talented singers in the play but I think they sound so beautiful that the real emotion behind their conflict is not portrayed as well as the movie. In the movie, the singing seemed more raw, nothing like the play, and I felt for the first time the reality of what the characters were going through, especially Fantine (many claps Anne Hathaway!). She gave me chills.
I've also started journaling (is that a word? haha, oh well, it is now). I thought it might help my memory a bit. Last Monday, I came into work and my coworkers asked me what I did and I couldn't recall my weekend for the life of me. Of course, it all came back to me at lunch time, but it kind of scared me that my mind just went blank like that. So, I've been experimenting with this little exercise before I go to bed: I write down everything I did during the day, including every single, tiny and minute detail or thought that I could recall. I heard that writing in a journal also helps you get a lot of thoughts out of your head if you're like me and think about EVERYTHING before I go to bed. I've been doing it for a week already and it seemed to improve a little...we'll see how far this experiment takes me. I'll know I'd fail if I forget to write in it one day.
As soon as I found out about a video game created by Studio Ghibli, I flipped out. I bought Ni No Kuni on Sunday and I'm in love. It is amazeballs! The story and animation GAH! I wish I didn't have to work so I can stay at home and play this game all day until I beat it. Ha!
We went to the car wash on Sunday and got our picture taken because Andrew wanted the Lava stuff and I guess it comes with a photo. We went to this specific location because we thought they had the Wreck It Ralph background (WE LOVE THIS MOVIE! Boo surprised me with it the Friday after it was released on Bluray) but we were saddened to find out that they no longer have that theme. But hey! It was still fun and silly!
I can't believe Easter is this weekend. That's just nuts. And YAY! for rain on Easter! I don't ever want it to get warm or hot, I want it to stay cold forever.
Welp, I think that's all I wanted to get out. Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend so far =)
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