I've been obsessively switching back and forth between
New Moon and
The Deathly Hallows as of recently. It seems like my imagination has suddenly let loose whilst reading these brilliant pieces and with every word read I can fully visualize the scenes and allow myself to feel the emotions put forth. It's like the verbalization is coming to life within my mind.
I've always enjoyed reading, especially with a particular preference for British literature by the works of Emily Bronte and Jane Austen, as well as some older American lit by Edgar Allan Poe and other similar authors. You'd think that I'd rather choose something less.......complicated, but the truth is that I had an upper level English professor [who had a reputation for being extremely hard] force us to really learn how to read and understand the written diction, which ultimately led me to love that particular style of writing; as well as my love for British movies set in various time periods.
I've got to admit though that I'm really enjoying the time away from the internet and phone. It's nice to escape from the real world and really delve into a good book.
Each time I put down one of the two books I'm currently reading, I feel the urge to pick them right back up and continue onward with my imaginary journey. Something feels different inside of me these days. As if I know that I need to explore even more things beyond my daily routine. Though I've always had a strong thirst for experience, adventure, and learning in general, it seems like my path has changed just a little bit. Like its time to switch gears perhaps.
A friend of mine from back in Jersey was intelligent enough to move out of the state, to Wyoming of all places, and I do believe that I'll be
definitely taking a road trip there in the near future. And yes, I am insane but fear not, I shall wear my seat belt and bring a fog horn to shew the moose out of the road. He describes this place as something I've admittedly only dreamed about. I'm hoping to rekindle a part of me, the creative side, that has long been missing since I've moved to Arizona. I'm pretty sure I left that part in Jersey --
why I have no idea!
After 9 very long yet very exciting years with my car, the time has come to ay goodbye to my dear Honda. My parents were nice enough to sign one of their new SUV's over to me for my 25th birthday, which is less than two weeks away. I'll be flying back to New Jersey on Wednesday, taking care of paperwork, packing up a few things and then driving it back to Arizona.
I'm taking the southern route instead of the standard (and very boring) route this time. Fortunately Anthony will be following behind me in his BMW because he's moving to Los Angeles. And my friends Mike & Dustin will be traveling the same route to New Orleans, so we've got a little convoy heading south. Should be a lot of fun.
In other news, I was finally able to get up to Sedona and check it out. Let me just say how absolutely beautiful it is! Ben & I hiked the Devil's Bridge trail, which was far more intense than either of us had known, though we both handled it well and really enjoyed it. We're gonna be using my SUV and his SUV to tackle some of the harder trails once when we go back because we had to park on the side of the road and then walk 1.4 miles to the trail head, which was then another mile long. I'll be posting a few more pictures from Sedona, so keep an eye for them. :-)
