Best Bookmark Eva'

I'm one of those people who is way too concerned with other people's lives. Well, I'm way too concerned in the most selfish way possible. I'll sit quietly and listen to someone talk for hours, but most likely within the first two minutes they've told me something that I think is unique which leads me to creating this whole story in my head about their life based on that one little fraction of what they live.

That's probably the most confusing explanation I could have ever imagined. Let's put it this way- if someone tells me they have a pet poodle named George, then that's all I need to hear from them. If someone tells me something truly interesting I don't want the full story, because I make up the full story and I always like my version better.

Anyways, this all has to do with my love of secondhand stores. Anything that's been owned before and can be owned again has a story. Antique shops, used bookstores, vintage clothing- they all fascinate me. And I love more than anything the things that look like they actually belonged to someone. Sure the books that look like they were never opened are nice if you love the smell of new books, but the ones with crinkled pages and a worn out spine are the best. You can tell how the previous owner read. The absolute best thing though is when you find more than what the author intended. When someone has scribbled a note in the inside cover or left a picture of their dog that they'd used as a bookmark, my day is complete. It's the teeniest, tinest glimpse of a life.

Better yet- when you go to a thrift store and find soccer jersey's or school t-shirts. Gotta show spirit, ya know? For someone else's team/ school...But hey, if they aren't showing spirit, someone else should.

Anyways, I am now on a quest to find these things. Before it was more just, "Hey look at what's in this book I bought", but now I shall search far and wide to find the pieces of people's lives that they have so carelessly thrown away.

Also some updates, though the only person I know will read this probably already knows all these things, but I feel obligated in case somewhere in the future more people decide to read this and wish to know more about what is currently happening in my life.

• I have finished the first part of my math course and am currently working on the second half. It's still as boring and stupid as ever.
• I got accepted to eight colleges. In other words, I got accepted to every college I applied to.
• I am currently trying to decide which I should attend.
• I recently went to France and it was really cool.
• I've been reading lots of good books.
• My reading habits might have something to do with the fact that I don't have a prom date, but I kind of prefer books anyways. They are infinitely more fascinating than a prom date.
• LESS THAN NINE WEEKS UNTIL I GRADUATE!!!!

Okay, that's all. Mucho love!