Life has been moving crazy-fast. Somehow I have ended up
going to college in two weeks (scary!) with new opportunities coming my way. As
you probably can tell from my previous posts I’m a bookworm at heart who loves
music and movies. It just so happens that I have a few new books, movies and
bands that strangely have helped me accept that my life is changing and how to
handle the next chapter in my life as a college student.
Book-wise I’m sort of addicted to John Green. If you haven’t
heard of him, I demand you to go watch he and his brother Hank Green in their
YouTube videos as The VlogBrothers. The best one to get you started is called
How To Be a Nerdfighter. Watch them, it will change your life. John who makes
up one half of VlogBrothers is an award-winning bestselling author of books like
Looking for Alaska and his newest
book The Fault in Our Stars which
tells the story of Augustus and Hazel, two teenagers battling cancer who
explore the meaning of existence and fall in love in the process. While this
book made me bawl my eyes out, it also opened my eyes to how lucky I am and how
I want to make each day count doing what I love and being around those I love.
Music has been very scattered for me this summer. I never
found the perfect “summer song” that I replay constantly, but I attempted to
find some music that was more “college”. I don’t exactly know what makes a song
“college”, but I guess I know it when I hear it. My favorite “college” song of
the moment is The Deep End by Hannah Georgas (which some of you might recognize
from the best high school comedy, Awkward on MTV). Honestly, I don’t think I
could love a TV show more than I love Awkward. It’s hilarious, relatable, and
has a killer romantic plotline—what’s not to love? It’s taught me to keep a
sense of humor otherwise I’ll probably go crazy dwelling on all of the aspects
of my life changing.
Sadly, I’ve been a horrible movie-goer this summer. The only
movie that I went to in the theaters was Magic Mike for which I had horrible
justification for attending. One movie that I did see outside of the theaters
that resonated with me was a film called Jeff Who Lives at Home starring Jason
Segal and Ed Helms. I was surprised when I picked it up that this movie didn’t
get more media attention since both actors (oh, and Susan Sarandon!) are pretty
big names in Hollywood. The movie documents a day in the life of Jeff who lives
in his mom’s basement. He believes that life is full of signs and cosmic quests
that are predestined if you look for the signs. His sign during the movie
happens to be the name “Kevin”. While it seems like a weird concept, it comes
together beautifully at the end and made me wonder about the reason things
happen. I’ve always believed in some sort of fate behind everything that happened,
but this movie forced me to think about it and really decide my position on it.
If you’ve made it this far you’re a brave soul. Sorry if I
rambled a bit, but it’s been a while since I really talked to you guys. Thanks
for reading and I honestly promise that I will continue through the year with
more book reviews/ life updates!
read.write.love.
..Maggie..
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