This is rather late and overdue, but oh well...

The bet that me and Andrew (my boyfriend made), I totally win. Oh yes, I read all 607 pages in 4 days. :)

I went and saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One as I mentioned in my last blog, and to put it simply, it was amazing. Me and a couple close friends and Andrew headed up to the theater at about 9:30 and there were already tons of people in line. We still managed to get great seats, despite the fact there was a bunch of drunk guys behind us, but you can't really control that.

For the most part, the movie followed the book, which is a big plus for me. As I had just read the book before I went and saw it, I couldn't help but pick out minor details that were different, which made me wish I hadn't read it right before, but overall, it stuck to the book. I think if you wouldn't have read the book and just went and saw it, you would've been totally lost, as it didn't really give a lot of background information and whatnot.

Just a couple random points (spoilers! do not read further if you have not seen the movie!):

As you all know, I'm sure, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One is coming out on Thursday at midnight (WOOOOTTTT!!). So, I was talking to my boyfriend and I was saying how I need to read the 7th book by then, as I haven't read it in a while. And he said, "You can't do it."

Now, when someone tells me I can't do something, I want to a.) punch them in the face and b.) prove them wrong. I did not punch my boyfriend in the face, though I did consider it, haha. Either way, we betted on whether I could or not, and I am going to so totally win.

The only problem is, I have soooo much going on. I've been swamped with homework, and on top of that I have my nano and a 607 page book to read. Needless to say, I'm a busy bee. I've fallen a bit behind in my nano, and really need to catch up, but for now, I've gotta read my book first. I can't lose to my boyfriend!

So really, this post is kind of useless except for the fact that I can say: OMGGGG HARRY POTTER IS COMING OUT IN LESS THAN THREE DAYSS YESSSSSSSSS. I got my tickets last night and I am PSYCHED.

So yeah, before I kill you with all my caps lockedness, I'm just going to say I probably won't be updating for a while as I've got so much going on.

Is anyone going to see Harry Potter at midnight? Is everyone else as super excited as I am to see this EPICNESS!!!?

Normally, I really hate shopping for clothes. Every time I go to a store, the clothes keep getting smaller and more expensive, and it makes me feel like I'm getting bigger and bigger... horizontally, that is; and I'm not even considered overweight.

Let me tell you, I have been putting this off for a while as I was dreading it and I finally realized I just needed to get it over with. So tonight I went shopping as I desperately needed some new jeans and shirts and a jacket.  I was looking at some of the jackets and I found one that was slightly similar to one I got a couple years ago. My old jacket still fits and I still wear it, and when I bought it, it was a medium. So when trying on this new jacket, the one that fitted was an extra-large. Really? They have to keep making the sizes smaller and smaller and smaller? I don't really see the point of making the all the clothes anorexic sized.

Either way, I normally hate shopping because I always feel like I need to go lose weight cause nothing ever fits and I need to stop eating so much and blah blah blah. But! Tonight, I was victorious! So take that you evil clothing stores. I managed to get two pairs of jeans, some nice black pants for church, a couple of long-sleeved shirts, annnndddddddd A PEA COAT! :DD

I have been wanting a pea coat for the longest time and I guess for various different reasons, I never got one. Tonight, however, I found a really cute one that I loved and got for a great deal. It was originally $100, but it was already on sale for 30% off, (which would bring it to $70), and then I had a coupon for 50% off that, so it came down to 35$. Oh yes!

So overall, it was a very successful trip and I was in a good mood when I left, which is indeed rather rare. So, a question: Am I the only one that absolutely hates clothe shopping? Any tips on how I can hate it less?

This weekend, I was completely and utterly swamped by homework. On Saturday, I spent a total of seven hours on homework, and on Sunday, I spent five. Never in my life have I had so much homework to do.

Most of it was for my AP English class. We're currently reading the Scarlet Letter and we are required to write post-its. So, I had gotten behind on my reading and post-it-ing, which I'll admit was my fault, so I had to go back over the last 8 chapters or so and do that. Then I had pre-calculus and physics, and then social studies, and it just went on and on.

Sunday, I worked some more on my physics and then had some friends from AP English come over so we could work on our project in there. And that took forever and a day. They didn't leave 'til late, around 10ish, and by then all I wanted to do was sleep.

Sooo, I didn't work on my nano hardly at all, so I've got a bit of catching up to do tonight. Thankfully, I don't have hardly any homework.

As a side note: I hate bugs. And when they fly and attack the light in my room I tend to run to get my dad to come kill it. What I hate is when it's not there anymore, which means, it is somewhere else in my room, lurking, and waiting to pounce on me when I least expect it. Curse you bug, curse you.

It's November (duhh) and with that comes NaNoWriMo. A lot of my friends participate in this every year, and I always wanted to but never thought I could really follow through with it. They're crazy for doing it, but also super awesome because I mean, who can say that they've written a 50,000 word novel?

Soooo, this year, on a whim, I've decided I'm going to participate in it. For me, I have a lot of trouble with really following through with stuff I do. I love to start new things and all, but rarely do I actually finish what I start. (What a terrible thing, I know.)

I think if I'm actually able to finish writing a 50,000 word novel, I'm going to be extremely proud of myself. I don't care if it's a piece of crap and I would never even read it to my dog, I will be so happy that I actually had a finished product, that after all that hard work and late nights I can show something for it.

So! I'm really excited about it! I had kind of a late start, but nontheless, I've started! Wish me luck?

Anyone else doing NaNoWriMo? If so, how far along are you? And if you would like to be Writing Buddies, my username is Jovers. (: Good luck to everyone else who's participating!

As some of you may or may not know, I've been taking piano lessons for the past five years, and overall, it's been something that I have really enjoyed. Lately though, I've been growing more and more apathetic about it. So, I'm considering quitting, but it's a hard decision for me to make.

On one side, in a year and a half I'm going to be heading off to college and I'm going to have to quit taking lessons either way, so maybe I should just stick it out for the next year and a half and try to learn as much as I can in that amount of time.

On the other hand, I don't want to continue doing something that I don't enjoy, waste my parents' money on lessons, and waste my time as well as my piano teacher's time. If I really don't want to continue, then I probably won't practice, and I definitely won't improve. So what's the point?

Also, I feel that by quitting taking lessons, I'm disappointing my mom. When she grew up, she didn't have the opportunity to learn how to play an instrument, or really to do much with any hobby or interest she had. I feel like she wants me to keep going because she didn't have the chance to. And I feel like I've just wasted all of her money for taking lessons, and then quitting.

I've considered a reason that I may want to quit is because I stopped taking lessons during tennis season, as I didn't have time for both, and now I'm just struggling to get back in the swing of it. Maybe I need time.

I talked to my mom about it, told her how I felt. She then talked to my piano teacher and said that most students that quit regret it. So we all came to the temporary solution that I will continue taking lessons until after Christmas season is over, and then we would decide if I really wanted to quit or not.

No one likes a quitter anyways.

1. I love Harry Potter.
2. Hot chocolate is best without marshmallows.
3. My favorite season is summer.
4. I'm the youngest of 4 and I wish I had a little brother/sister.
5. I love to eat.
6. I want a library in my dream house.
7. I lovveee Johnny Depp.
8. I own 16 Johnny Depp movies.
9. I want to move to Europe when I'm old enough.
10. I'd love to study abroad.
11. I've never had a C in my life. I've only ever had A's and B's in school.
12. I mainly listen to country music.
13. I love to sing.
14. I don't really have a dream job; I don't know what I want or would like to be.
15. Flip flops are the best shoes.
16. Bananas and peanut butter is the best snack.
17. I always have to wear a tank top or cami as an undershirt.
18. I cried when I read "My Sister's Keeper".
19.  That is the only book I've ever cried about.
20. Christmas is my favorite holiday.
21. I don't like pickles.
22. I have 5 Johnny Depp posters hung up around my room.
23. Wicked is my favorite musical.
24. I cried my eyes out when I watched the movie Brokedown Palace.
25. I love going out to eat with my grandpa and having conversations about dentures.
26. There's no other place I'd rather be than the beach.
27. I didn't learn how to ride a bike til I was 14.
28. I love to take pictures.
29. One of my closest friends I have actually never met in real life.
30. My favorite Disney movie is The Little Mermaid.
31. I tend to pronounce words weird and wrong.
32. I hate math.
33. I'm afraid of being alone.
34. I don't talk a lot. I'm a rather quiet person unless you are, like, my best friend.
35. Whenever I find a new favorite song, I will listen to it over and over and over. And over.
36. I feel like I'm me most with my boyfriend. (Yeah, that's so cliche.)
37. I think my family reflects a lot of who I am.
38. I enjoy watching MMA. My brothers got me hooked.
39. I hate Chuck Lidell though.
40. I also really hate Brad Pitt and Kenny Chesney.
41. I don't hate a lot of people.
42. I don't like hamburgers.
43. I text all the time though.
44. I feel insecure when people read something that I wrote.
45. I would like to one day be able to speak french fluently. I'm in the process.
46. I don't like steak.
47. I play tennis for my high school.
48. I love watching tennis on TV.
49. My favorite tennis player is Rafael Nadal.
50. In middle school, I would roleplay all day with my internet friends. I still do sometimes.
51. I hate driving. I don't think I'll ever get my license.
52. I love post-its.
53. I play the piano.
54. My favorite color is red.
55. When I was 5, me and my 5 year old boy friend were going to get married. It didn't work out.
56. Cheetos are the best kind of chips ever.
57. I don't wear make up.
58. I don't have enough room on my computer for all of my music.
59. I went to Greece last summer, as well as Turkey and England.
60. I could probably live on salads and enchiladas.
61. I almost pass out when getting stuff done to my face. (i.e. getting eyebrows done, getting contacts) It's pretty ridiculous and embarrassing.
62. I've always wanted to own a cow in my backyard. (;D)
63. I used to have braces.
64. I am the biggest procrastinator.
65. When I'm embarrassed, my face gets really red. How embarrassing.
66. I love hats.
67. I love getting pictures and picture frames for presents.
68. I use the word snazzy a lot.
69. I've only been camping once before.
70. I met David Eckstein. (If you even know who that is.)
71. I'm not very sporty.
72. I don't like being the center of attention.
73. I get light-headed thinking about blood.
74. I like to cook.
75. I love The Office.
76. I hate it when people sing and don't know the words.
77. I am not a morning person.
78. I know the words to every Taylor Swift song.
79. I love anything written by Sarah Dessen.
80. When I watch movies, I have to eat something.
81. I love taking pictures.
82. Though I love to sing and act, I haven't been in the cast of a musical since elementary school. I've only been in the crews.
83. I hate bugs.
84. I wish I knew how to play the guitar.
85. I hate the rain.
86. I believe in God.
87. The icons on my desktop have to be in a specific order.
88. My computer is probably 654321589 years old.
89. I like really big, obnoxious, fluffy pens.
90. The nail polish on my toes is usually about 3 months old.
91. I love reading the Sunday comics.
92. I collect quotes, I have them stuck here, there, on post-its.
93. My guilty pleasure is reading fan-fictions.
94. I don't really like to talk on the phone.
95. I have about 15 pillows.
96. I don't want to grow up.
97. I'm very conservative.
98. I'm horrible at remembering people's birthdays.
99. I collect movie ticket stubs.
100. I love Mountain Dew.