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