1. Young Adult/Teen paranormal novels -

Don’t you dare call me a Twihard, but I can’t help myself. I am a  bookaholic. And a bad kind, at that. I like TEEN FICTION. I stop at a McKays and I have to squeeze by 12 year olds begging for a bigger allowance to browse.

I went to Books-A-Million the other day and bought two more books when I know I have six other books (plus some I’m  borrowing from friends) sitting on my shelf. A friend from work gave me audio books so I could try to accomplish something.

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2. Mike Posner’s “Cooler than Me” – I. Can’t. Help. Myself. It’s just so darn catchy.

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3. Grey’s Anatomy – I’m serious, I can’t stop watching this series. Maybe it has to do with the fact that’s 100% drama all of the time, and I can’t get enough of it. It offers some kind of escape, you know. High intense doctor escape.

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4. Period dramas – Among my favorites are Bright Star, The Young Victoria, and anything Jane Austen. I just found out that BBC released another version of Emma on DVD. Must have. MUST.

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5. Wikipedia – Whether it has to do with famous people, politicians, British monarchs, novels, TV series plotlines, etc. I watch a commercial, I immediate “wiki” it. I see a celebrity do a spot on a primetime talk show, I “wiki.” I’m in the middle of a historical period drama, within the first ten minutes, I’m on Wikipedia. I don’t know why I impulsively must look something up on Wikipedia. I don’t Google anymore. I “wiki.” I “wiki” like the wind.
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6. Etsy – It does not help that I am ridiculously in love with indie/hipster/hand made jewelry.

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7. Community Channel and the Natalie Tran phenomenon – April recently introduced me to this very hilarious Vlogger on Youtube named Natalie Tran. She’s a Viet-Aussie and I hate her because she makes these awesome videos out of every day nuances and awkward situations. Now, you may think it’s harsh–but I really do hate her..because I feel like I could do that! I could be very witty and cute and make witty/cute videos for Youtube. What kills me is she’s Vietnamese. Basically, I want to BE her. But I can’t. ‘Cause I’m a loser.

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8. Food – Or more specifically, how to diet without feeling miserable. I’m literally trying to control this whole vapid crazy obsession I have with the food I eat. It’s all disgusting, fatty, irresponsible. But I love it. Why do I love it? That’s why I obsess.

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9. Layla Kennedy -

My new baby niece (born July 10, 2010). She’s gorgeous, ’nuff said.

I thought I should write a post that fills the gap from the past, I don’t know, 3 months? It’s July now, right? Yeah. It’s been 3 months.

Currently, I am doing an summer internship at Knoxnews.com. It’s a full 13 week internship, pretty intense, but tons of fun. They got me doing all kinds of stuff: covering sports, meeting legends, covering music festivals, taking a trip to the Smokies, and most recently, a Quilt convention.

HIGHLIGHTS SO FAR -

• Dancing at Bonnaroo with my mentor Lauren Spuhler.
• Nearly fainting at the Peyton Manning scholarship press conference (not  because he’s famous, but because of the camera stress).
• Climbing Chimney Tops with April (my buddy/other online intern) and cracking jokes the whole way.
• “Where are you from? China? Korea?” – some random elderly lady at the Quilter’s convention

I can see the finish line! It’s only two weeks away.

Yes, the end of the semester is near. This will be my last spring semester at UT, and I find it a little scary. Naturally, I am stressing about final projects, grades, and exams. But this time, it’s especially important. I mean, I am about to graduate. So there’s a bit of an additional pressure going on.

But I am looking forward it. I am a hard worker, and I am pretty confident I can do it.

I’m just counting down the days.

Went to Gatlinburg with my buddies in Asian American Association (AAA). Went up to the Chimenys, had lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe, rode Go-Karts (which was totally awesome), and did a TON of shopping at the Tanger Outlet mall.

Overall, I think the social event was really fun,  even though it was at times chaotic. It was the first whole Saturday I’ve had off since last year when the PT hours got cut. I think it was worth it.

Evangelists back on campus. Surprising considering not a week ago, similar gentlemen crossed with unhappy college students and sparked a religious/free speech debate here at UTK.

They weren’t doing too much harm, safe to say. Even the onlookers were pleasant…until the evangelists spoke  about the “real Scientific method,” “Asian people,” and “proper education,” in addition to “crimes of the flesh,” “sin,” and of course, “salvation.”

Received free Aerie/AE flip flops outside of HSS today. Totally made my day.

B and I dedicated to try an April Fools joke on our friends and family on Facebook today. Within ten minutes, we got comments and feedback. It was hilarious. Honestly, isn’t it a general rule to not believe ANYTHING anyone says on April 1st? It’s like opposite day.

Anyway, here’s the proof of how awesome we are:

And THIS:

Walking by Lake Avenue on my way to the library and spotted 3 firetrucks. Weird, huh.

Now that Awareness Night is over, I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Now, I can go back to classes, study harder, and hopefully, I can finish this semester off without a hitch. I still have quite a few assignments/projects/etc left to do, but what’s important is that I can focus.

And just when you thought the “Twilight craze” was over, here it comes back in full swing with the DVD Release of “New Moon.” Wal-Mart is excited, why aren’t you?

Now why couldn’t I have been TEAM Jacob? He’s got MUCH cuter merchandise.. :<