Blogging returns

Sorry for the long delay in posts. A quick trip to Florida with stops in GA and SC made it difficult to stay on top of the exciting world of living at home. I was a teensy bit worried that the living at home bit would also be invalidated because I got a tattoo in FL without any real discussion with the parental units. No worries though. Still living at home for the following year.

More book reviews because quite frankly all I do is read and watch trashy tv. A review of the tv shows I watch would be embarrassing...

The Girl Who Played With Fire: Sequel to Girl with the Dragon Tattoo which I was not a fan of, but I do like this one. It's less gross/disturbing and has more insight into the characters. However, as my little sister pointed out- you don't really get a plot line until 300 pages in. The author could have used a serious case of editing. 7/10

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: So so so so good. Fun, lighthearted and incredibly interesting. It's set up as a series of letters which makes you feel like you're missing out on all the details but that mystery keeps the book fresh and exciting. It's a quick read. 9/10

Gone With the Wind: The movie is surprisingly like the book. It's probably one of the best film adaptations of a novel. All the best lines in the movie? Originally in the book. Makes the book not so exciting a read if you remember the movie. Granted, I do know several guys who thought Gone With the Wind was about a singing family who escapes from Nazis over the mountains (not sure which is worse- that so called Southern boys at a Southern college didn't know Gone With the Wind or that they confused it with Sound of Music...) so perhaps it's worth the read. 8/10

Other exciting news- I got an iphone for my birthday and it's finally up and running. It's amazing. Much love for the new gadget. Which is good because my computer is officially obsolete at this point. I had to order new memory for my laptop so I can update the OS on it. In the past 4 years, my computer has received a new hard drive, battery, power adaptor, memory, OS. You'd think I should just buy a new one. Sadly, I cannot afford to do so until the school year starts. And after buying all this stuff, I might want to wait on the expense of a new computer. Especially because I'll want to use the extra money I do have to go visit my friends in DC. One of the No Luck Clubbers just got a job in DC and is living with several good friends of ours. I'm very jealous of this arrangement.