There were seriously no news posts this past week that caught my attention enough for me to even link on twitter. What the heck, world? Be more exciting (to me), please.
On the updates-on-Reyna's-life front: I finally read "Mockingjay". (SPOILER WARNING.) Most people talked about how they thought the book and its ending were brilliant and left them speechless. I feel bad that I don't share these feelings. It wasn't anything I didn't expect or was surprised by. I remember predicting Prim's fate, and felt a little bad that I was right about it. I figured from the start this series wouldn't end in a happily ever after. I'm glad it didn't. I'm not gonna post an in-depth analysis until I read it a second time around (which might not be for a long time). It released at such an awkward time of my life that the last half didn't get the emotions out of me the way it should have. The hopelessness. The grief. Shit, I wasn't even enthralled enough to have finished it in one sitting like everyone else did.
The upside about having read this book and the previous two --along with having recently bought a Kindle -- was that it got me slowly back into the habit of reading. I finished "Mockingjay" midday yesterday, and now I'm a quarter way through "Eat, Pray, Love." I've been seeing this book on display at Barnes & Noble for the past two years and figured that I might as well give it a read now that the movie's out and all. I must say, I didn't always want to read this book because the words "Pray" and "Love" is in the title. I knew they'd be symbolic, but they automatically gave me the impression that the book would focus a lot religion, which would just annoy me. But I like what I've read so far. I was never much of a religious person to the point where Jesus is answer to everything, and it makes me glad this book is much more about spirituality, having a positive mindset about life, and enjoying its simple pleasures.
My next venture will probably be "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," as it's also been on display forever and I haven't gotten a chance to read it..
I don't know how I keep up with the world sometimes. Listening to daily podcasts, catching up on my reading, watching YouTube subscriptions, reading blogs. Information overload. I guess I used my reading to make up for the fact that there was nothing newsworthy (IN THE WORLD OF REYNA) going on this week.
Random tidbit of the day: I really really want to learn French.
Last coffee shop visit: The Coffee Bean in East LA, Chai Latte.
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