I just finished reading Tess of the D'urbervilles
which, despite the (at times) slow moving plot (perhaps that's because I knew from the start
who she would and wouldn't end up with)
I still fell in love with the book and Thomas Hardy...
more importantly, I re-fell in love with reading.
(Some people say you can't fall in love more than once...
I do often)
Anyway, it's time to make another trip to barnes & noble
and i'd like your help.What are some of your favorite books?
Favorite authors?
Fiction, non fiction...
Anything.
Your feedback would be oh-so appreciated, giving me another perfect excuse to start drinking caramel hazlenut steamers with my nose buried in a book.

To: You-Know-Who.

To My Valentine.
(but it's really written by Ogden Nash)

More than a catbird hates a cat,
Or a criminal hates a clue,
Or the Axis hates the United States,
That's how much I love you.

I love you more than a duck can swim,
And more than a grapefruit squirts,
I love you more than a gin rummy is a bore,
And more than a toothache hurts.

As a shipwrecked sailor hates the sea,
Or a juggler hates a shove,
As a hostess detests unexpected guests,
That's how much you I love.

I love you more than a wasp can sting,
And more than the subway jerks,
I love you as much as a beggar needs a crutch,
And more than a hangnail irks.

I swear to you by the stars above,
And below, if such there be,
As the High Court loathes perjurious oathes,
That's how you're love by me.

-i read this tonight for my eng. 251 course that i was raving about a couple weeks ago. i. love. this. class.

i also love holding hands, which is why i am writing about this today.

i always wonder why having someones hand in yours feels like one of the greatest things in the entire world.

Two Is Better Than One.

I once wrote about Kathleen Kelly from my all-time Favorite movie: You've Got Mail.
If I were to be cast into any movie, as any character that totally identifies with who I am...I would perfectly fit her role.

however, if my life were to have background music by only ONE artist...
and I could relate to only ONE person...
Hands down, Taylor Swift would be singing my story.
One of My All-Time Favorites? The Way I Loved You.
A new favorite? 2 Is Better than 1.


i just heard it over the weekend,
what do you guys think?

Walking Down the Isle for the Very First Time.

I have an old friend from long ago who I met while living in Hawaii. Years later, I still think she is one of the sweetest girls I've ever known (And someone who I still envy. She always looks flawless. Always.) We lost touch until recently we were reunited on Facebook and I fell in love with her love life.

She was proposed to here (on the beach with a thousand tiny twinkle lights)

And now they are one of the most stunning couples I've ever seen.

You can look at the rest of them here and here.


*note to any potential future husband: we have to try and be half as cute.
and happy wishes and congratulations again to katie & nate!

Walking Down the Isle for the 24th Time.

i read this story online just barely -
i thought it was insane, so why not share?

a malaysian woman, whose 107 years old
(currently married to someone 70 years younger)
is considering walking down the isle for the 23rd time...
23rd.
what in the world?

you can read the rest of the story here.
enjoy.

Tonight.

Anyone else obsessed?

50 Years Down the Road, I See Myself...

With a lot of these people...

Doing something like this:

isn't that video great?way cool fact: sigur ros' lyrics are icelandic.
i know, i know,
i thought they had they're own language too,
but i still love it.

and this is because i still love cummings.

i almost cried the other day in my english 251 class.
imagine me. sitting in class.
braving another day, and another week.
guys, i know i said i was excited for fall.
but after nearly failing my french exam,
and after realizing that i will literally have gray
hair at the end of this semester
thanks to my masterpieces in world lit course...
I heard the following:
"i hope you like cummings, class. he'll be our focus this semester."

wow.
i really truly wanted to cry.
i still do.
out of all the misery and doom i was
beginning to anticipate for fall semester of '09
i heard those words -
"i hope you like cummings, class."
seriously, it felt like christmas morning.

so i thought i'd share - yet again - one of my favorites,
because i will always love mr. cummings.

...

we're anything brighter than even the sun
(we're everything greater
than books
might mean)
we're everyanything more than believe
(with a spin
leap
alive we're alive)
we're wonderful one times one.

i will say that to someone one day too.
"we're wonderful one times one."
now that's wonderful.

because i loved new york.

new york, i love you.

and guess what guys. i have another date tonight.
but this time i know it will be better - and i am totally excited.wanna know why?
"Enjoy a scenic lift ride that offer a panoramic view of the mountain as you glide to the top of Ray’s Summit...This moonlit scenic lift makes for a truly memorable experience and offers the perfect opportunity to allow the mountain to work its magic."
yeeeeeesssssss, please.

you know it's a bad date when you're home by 8...

i was home even before 8.


like.. 7:58.


my thoughts:
i'm too picky.

the answer to all my problems:
zac efron.