The summer in review

First, and update: 2 weeks in Malaysia has produced 2 additional story ideas. I'm so excited right now I'm afraid I'll give them away if I write any more than a sentence's description for each. The first will be a story that must be told backwards because of a certain--ah, should I spoil it? I'd rather not. It shall begin with a man reading a note scribbled by a stranger before dropping dead. The second shall be about a man's life, told as the script of a... my, this is dangerous! I'll shut up for good!

On the by note, I've read 60 chapters of Death Note over the course of a few days (I lost interest around the 50th chapter--Mello and Near? Really, Ohba?) before moving on to Bokura no. I've bought DVDs for Durarara!!, Kaiba, and FLCL (for 3.00 USD each). I'll have finished eight books--A Wizard of Earthsea, Bridge to Terabithia, Animal Farm, Sophie's World, Franny and Zooey, Haruhi Suzumiya, Welcome to the NHK, and On the Road--and countless short stories by Bradbury and Asimov by the end of the summer. And if all goes according to plan, I'll also have written three of my own stories (the first three written on my own initiative!).
And lastly (I hate tedious lists, too, dear reader, but I love bragging even more) I plan on buying glow-in-the-dark paint to paint a piece of shrinky-dink paper to hang around my neck in replacement for broken Mr. Cobain--at the moment, I'm considering a LOVE statue with the LO stacked on top of the VE, with string threaded through the O.

And perhaps it's a bit early, but I'm feeling excited about my return to the States next year for college. Think: I'll get to see my girlfriend again!--excitement mixed up with a bit of anxiety? I'll save up for a Ducati motorcycle, however expensive it'll be; I'll paint it pink! I'll get addicted to White Wolf role-playing games all over again!

Mind the counter!