College Difficulties

It's 5pm on a Tuesday evening. I've been out of class for 3 hours and what have I gotten accomplished?...I read all the press stuff for the Wizarding World news today (DO EXCITED TO GO FOR INFINITUS!!) and read two more chapters of the Hunger Games. I really, really should not have started this book. Anybody reading this who hasn't read this book should go pick it up now. Every second I'm not reading it I'm thinking about when I'll next be able to pick it up. Not good when I have tons of other reading I should be getting done right now...

I haven't written much since summer ended but I decided to write something now because I was lonely and wanted to type some things out. Talking/typing through things always helps me understand what I need to do. I was reading the Hunger Games because I realized I only had reading stuff to do and I'd be able to get it done tomorrow after work so I was taking advantage of being alone in my dorm room by playing music without headphones and sinking into my bed with my book. Once my roommate got back, however, I started to feel lazy just reading my book when I have things to get done. I hardly ever procrastinate but I just can't help but put off my readings because A) I like having them fresh in my head for the class, especially in my class where we get quizzed every Thursday on them so reading them too far in advance seems silly to me and B) it pains me to be reading something that is not the Hunger Games!

I've never liked being assigned novels for school. It's just irritating when you have to read for school when you could be reading for fun. I'm hoping to be able to finish Hunger Games this week and Catching Fire the next then willing myself not to start reading anything else until I finish my school books. The only thing I'll allow is rereading DH because I can't always be reading for school and I can handle knowing I'm reading for school when I have DH waiting for me than knowing I have a book I have never read before just waiting to be finished.

Aside from my procrastination and current reading frenzy (I've finish 19 Minutes, Key to the Golden Firebird and half of Hunger Games within these 3 weeks of school) I'm liking college and am having a fairly easy time adjusting. I've been going home every weekend which is nice and I'll be going home tonight to watch Big Brother finale (Go Jordan!) and Gossip Girl premier (both myself and my roommate were working all night so I felt to horrible putting the tv on to watch it.) Until then, I would like to say I'm off to be productive but who am I kidding? I'm off to read the Hunger Games!

August

I'm bored and felt like blogging...Ever just feel like you wanted to think things through either by talking to someone or writing it down? I was feeling like that but didn't have anyone to call so basically I've decided to use my blog as a way to think through what I am currently doing.

I'm moving into my dorm room in less than 2 weeks. This is nuts. I've been putting together frames with pictures of my dogs and other things from Azkatraz and concerts and such and figuring out what posters I want to put up. I bought this gorgeous poster of the UK adult cover of HBP. Gahh I can't wait til I get it, I'm so in love <3. Now I am currently making lists of what to bring with me in hopes that I can narrow it down to a managable number.

Some things are just down right for sure coming like all my HP books and dvds (well, not all but a copy of each book and dvd) and all my Friends dvds. Other things, however, I would like to bring but I don't know if I need to bring. I'm still living about 20-25 minutes from my house and my sister goes to the same school and is living at home--if I ever really want a book/dvd, I can ask her to bring it up to me or just wait til I go home next and pick it up.

Despite knowing this, I'm having trouble deciding what to bring and what to leave. I feel secure knowing that if I want to randomly reread a book or watch something, it's in my room and I'm able to pick it up to read/watch easily. The idea that I may have a time where I want to watch/read something that's at my house when I'm in my dorm irks me.

My problem with dvds are my tv shows. I have all 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls, all 10 of Friends, 1 of Jon and Kate Plus Eight, one 18 Kids and Counting (don't laugh), one Gossip Girl, 4 and soon to be 5 seasons of Medium, etc. These take up a LOT of room. And I only have a 4-shelf bookcase.

Books are hard because I reread books so often that I can't just bring new books that are on my two read list. The only thing I'm able to go off of it which I've reread recently and therefore am unlikely to read again until the fall. Books like Bermudez Triangle and My Sister's Keeper.

At this moment I have a list of 18 dvds, 14 seasons, and 18 books. College is difficult.