A book rejected me.

Have you ever met someone who reminded you of a character from a book, and not just any book, but one of your favorite books? You seem them from across the room, and think "Hmm, I really want to get to know them." When you do meet them, you are shocked to find out that they don’t want to get to know you. It’s not even so much that they don’t want to get to know you; it’s more like you’re the annoying piece of toilet paper stuck on their shoe from the bathroom. Humph. You feel put out, but you are resilient. Has that happened to you? It’s an experience that builds character. I should have known that even if I don’t see my brothers every day, I’m surrounded by people who are willing to build my character. After a while, I found the whole situation rather amusing. I mean, it’s not that I was simply rejected; I was rejected by a person who represents a well-loved book character. Ouch. That hurts.

I’m thinking that maybe I get too involved with the characters in the books I read. Maybe my imagination is too active. There have been times when I have imagined something so vividly that I would bet I had seen a movie based on that book. It’s only when I realize that there is no movie based on that book that I know my imagination has gotten the better of me once again.

Then again, I would rather have an overactive imagination that no imagination at all. This summer, my little cousin visited us. I was encouraging her to play pretend, but she was holding back. When I asked her why, she replied, “My mommy tells me not to use my imagination.” I was in shock. I looked at her and said, “Don’t listen to your mother.” After saying that I was even more shocked because I’ve never told a kid to not listen to her mother. Well, I’m more than willing to get in trouble for telling a child to use their imagination. After all they might one day see someone who reminds them of a character from a book, and when they go to meet them, they may also get rejected. Who would want to miss an opportunity like that? It builds character :)

White Ninja Comics

This made me smile...a lot.

White Ninja

P.S.

I forgot to mention a "fun fact" that I found out. Before I can reveal my fun fact, however, I need to give a short background story.

This whole week has been up and down as far as emotions go. All I can say looking back is: I love hormones! ha ha ha not really. Anyway, on Tuesday, I was having a particularly good morning. In fact the whole day I had had this unaccounted-for amount of energy. Granted, I did have three cups of coffee that morning, but even with that I usually don't have such high energy all day long. It was not until I examined my vitamin bottle that I found the source for my energy.

I had bought the One-A-Day vitamins that were captioned "All Day Energy." It turns out that the secret to their all day energy is that one pill contains the equivalent amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee. Woot. That's right, I had actually had more like four cups of coffee, and then I had two cups of sweet tea for lunch, so that by 4 o'clock I was literally shaking with caffeination. Needless to say, I highly recommend these vitamins. They really work.

A New Goal

I think I've found an excellent study abroad program in Oxford, England. It's rather competitive (applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.5 to even be considered). But it gives me a goal to work towards even if I don't make it. Here's the link.

The specific program I'm interested in can be found by click on the "Academics" button at the top of the page, and then clicking on the "Tutorials in Classics" under the "Shortcuts" menu on the left-hand side...I don't think those instructions were confusing enough--next time, I must try harder :)