i eventually made my way to the park with my blanket and a book. i am reading the perks of being a wallflower, which was recommended by anna. it was also on the 3 for 2 table at Borders, which sealed the deal.
(can i just say how much i love the 3 for 2 table at borders? i dont even shop through the store anymore -- i just head straight to the 3 for 2 table and see what i find. sometimes i end up with books ive been waiting for that just so happen to be on the cheap table, other times i end up picking random books i'd never heard of and might never have thought to read. the 3 for 2 table actually is really helpful to me. before i discovered it, i used to browse for at least an hour and end up with a huge stack of books, the cost of which i could not justify spending with my wimpy budget. then i'd have to start the process of agonizing over which books to put back. sometimes id get too frustrated and unable to decide, so id just leave empty handed. now, i can be in and out of borders with 3 books in 15 minutes. love it.)
ok, back to book/blanket/park. so yea, i read for a few hours, soaked up some sun, people/dog watched. you know what's weird? the park is right off lake shore drive, so you can see the cars zooming down the drive just past the fence at the edge of the park (this is not the weird part -- im getting to that). and i noticed that the sounds of the traffic sounded a lot like the sound of waves. i wasnt close enough to the lake for it to be that; it was definitely the traffic. if you ignore the engine-y sounds, the dull roar of the traffic speeding by sounds like waves! i kid you not. im not crazy... listen for yourself. lol, maybe this is just another sign that i truly am a city girl?
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How are you enjoying Perks? It is one of my top five favorites. It will be easy to figure out why.
I was mighty impressed by your book buying ability the other night. That was much faster than I ever do it. You are, if not more, my book buying equal.
P.S. I wish I could have gone to the park with you. It was amazing out.
i read the book yesterday and i thought it was great. i especially like his perspective at the end, when he is in the hospital, and he is basically like "yea, this sucked and was hard, but its not any worse or better than what others' are experiencing, just different". after working with people in practicum, i think i believe that. to each person, subjectively their experiences/challenges/bad days/etc are the worst. and while at some point you do have to put things in perspective ("i stubbed my toe, i didnt lose a limb"), i think its also important to respect and validate people's subjective experiences also. well, ok...stepping down from the soapbox now...in short, i really enjoyed the book. thanks for the recommendation! :)
yes, the book buying has to be fast for me or else it becomes this huge, ridiculous ordeal. what can i say? i have issues! hehe.
i think when thurs turns to reruns for the summer, we should have walks/picnics/lounging by the lake & in the park! or else, we can just designate a different day to be outdoors day. :) altho i vote for staying away from the park (but not the lake) when those damn cicadas come...you know my feelings about the cicadas...
I'm glad you liked it. I feel like everything the main character is going through is so accessible. What I love about the book is that I try to take his approach (the hard, but not better or worse) about the things he went through in my life. Especially since they are very similar. I also love that there is a book written about a boy experiencing this. It is a bittersweet book. Growing up is hard.
I think outside time sounds great. You are such a dork. I can't believe you went around counting the trees in the park.
yea, you are right about how accessible it is. i love that he doesnt identify who he's writing to, making it seem as though he is writing to the reader. it just sucks you right in.
and yea, growing up is hard -- and the thing is, i feel like we never stop growing up and it never gets any easier. which is part of the reason i think i can so easily identify with this story of a 14 year old boy, even tho i am a 25 year old woman.
lol, yes im a dork, this is no secret. i guess i didnt actually count the trees...but i did take a look to see if there were a huge amount of them. there arent as many as i thought, but there's still a lot. stupid cicadas. thank god they have short life spans and their ugly, creepy babies dont pop up for 17 years. stupid cicadas.
I do think we continually grow (which I am happy about). I would be bored if I stood still. I do think that being a teenager is an awful awful place to be. I would never want to go back there. It may not get easier, but I trust myself more and more as I get older - and that makes it better.
yea, growth and change are a necessary part of life. i think a lot of our most challenging times can be when we fight that, and we're human so most of us do fight it at least a little bit sometimes, i think.
i think you're right about how as you get older, you're more able to trust yourself, have more experience/maturity/etc. so in that sense, things do get easier. i dont think ill ever get used to my life being turned upside down tho, even if it results in something good/better. thats the hard part for me. even a good, welcome change can be hard.
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