Chewing Gum & Graphite.

I can’t. So many emotions. Oh my God.

I’ve already said goodbye to one of my best friends, and today I’ll say goodbye to the other. After more stress and anxiety than was necessary,  I am almost completely packed, with just a few small, random things left. I think I packed too many books, but it was so hard picking out ones to take and ones to leave. I (very) briefly debated on whether I would take my Harry Potter books since I know that I’m not going to read them during the school year, but I NEED THEM CLOSE TO ME. I need to be able to open them up to the dog-eared pages when I am sad and read my favourite parts.

I am only 53 pages into my summer reading book, Krik? Krak!, and it is depressing as hell. I need to finish it by Monday, but it is difficult because I am also reading The Hunger Games series. I needed to re-read The Hunger Games and Catching Fire to refresh my memory before I read Mockingjay, but I am SO ANXIOUS to get to Mockingjay that I am speeding through the other ones.

I’m moving to New York City tomorrow, guys. I cannot wait.

I finished Deathly Hallows earlier (it took five days), thus completing this year’s Harry Potter re-read. I started reading the first one on June 20th, so it’s been almost two months, with lots of other books in between. Even though I tried to prepare myself for it, I couldn’t help from feeling a slightly unwelcome mix of happiness and severe depression when I closed the book and set it down. It felt like everything else fell into a realm of minor insignificance in comparison. It might take a day or two for that feeling to go away. My eyes still feel a bit puffy from crying.

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In other news:

1. I have a huge desire to read The Lord of the Rings now (I’m rather ashamed to have never read the books, but love the films so much), but I need to finally read books for school, as well as the plays I just got out of the library, and try to plow on through Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. There is not much time for this, though; I leave in approximately eleven days.

2. My parents are going to Cape May for a week tomorrow. I AM EXCITED. I love having the house to myself. I’ll need to think of some fun things to do in their absence.

3. I went to the dentist yesterday, and she told me I’ll need to get my wisdom teeth pulled. ::explosion of fear::

4. On Saturday, I’m going to New York (alone; this worries my parents slightly) to meet up with my future roommate, Jennifer. We’re going to rush A Little Night Music and then hang out for a bit. I am VERY excited about this.

5. I need to start packing or something. Maybe. Soon.

It’s awkward to say that something has “made” an effect on something else. Also, in the original question, it said “affect” instead of “effect.” COME ON!

But anyway, I don’t really feel like going into this too much, but Harry Potter was how I found the vlogbrothers and other awesome YouTube personalities. And because of them I found other wonderful things, etc. I wasn’t one of those kids who didn’t like to read and then found Harry Potter and it made me want to read; I have always loved reading, but I guess it made me appreciate reading and books even more. I dunno, the series just seems like such a huge part of my existence and I wonder what (if anything) would be in its place if I had never read the books.

And as for what it means… it means more than I can adequately describe, really.

Harry Potter 30 Day Challenge: COMPLETED! 30 days went by really quickly. Wow.

YES, IMMENSELY. HOW COULD ANYONE NOT ENJOY IT?

My dad and I just finished re-watching the extended editions of The Lord of the Rings trilogy and now I’m going to continue re-reading Deathly Hallows. I can’t even formulate proper sentences to describe the sheer emotional power of these things.

Yes! It is (mostly) great! It’s completely amazing how so much can come out of one book series.

I’m a bit late with this, but: the Invisibility Cloak. Duh.