We was beat from the day we was born.

Ellen and I finished watching Return of the Jedi, thus completing our Star Wars extravaganza.  I guess I must say that I have given in to the Force and become a Star Wars fan ... especially since Ellen bought me this really cool Darth Vader T-shirt from Wal-Mart!  My life in the past week has been engrossed by Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Newsies.  For example, when I was reading the new HP (btw, it was super good .... much better than OotP ... aaarrrgghhh!!) I would find myself thinking, Gosh why doesn't Harry just use the Force?  Or in Newsies when Jack is fighting the DeLancey's I'm like c'mon, just whip out your light saber! 

So i just remembered an AIM convo I had with Ellen a long time ago in which I told her I hated life because it kept me from the alternate reality of books and television.  So true.  At the beginning of summer I told myself I would read all these books and watch all these movies I had never seen, but the stupid "real world" has completely gotten in the way!  This angers me.  But, alas, anger is a path to the Dark Side! Noooooooo!

I have come to the conclusion that I am angst incarnate, just like Frodo.  If only I were a hobbit! (actually, I would prefer to be Eowyn, because then I would get together with Faramir ... haha)

Welp, anyhoo, I feel I must recap a few things ....

Day-o-Fun w/ Al and Ellen included new t-shirts, tank tops, an Indians game, me sitting very close to some strangers, and the 12:01 am showing of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! (cannibalism haha) 

I forced myself to read Harry Potter V before I would let myself read the new one (that was a snooze fest, honestly that book does NOT have to be so long), but I finsihed Half-Blood Prince and it was super good (I won't say anymore about it though, bc Ellen hasn't read it yet and I want her to be surprised)

and lastly, Cedar Point included some serious Cousins Bonding!! Woo-Hoo!!  And Jake, you were right about the Matterhorn ... grrrr.  And even though you didn't win a prize for me (like you promised you would) you're still my fave cousin *wink* 

"We are all of us failures.  At least, the best of us are."  -J.M. Barrie