Change is Good!

You may have noticed a couple changes in my Thirty Before 30 list today, so I thought I’d write a quick post to explain—there are two reasons for the update:

First: when I created this list in January, I had a lot of good ideas, but kinda ran outta steam around 27, so there were a couple of “filler” items in there. Over the last few weeks I’ve been presented a couple of new opportunities that I think would be fun to blog about, and would have possibly been on the original list if I’d thought they were affordable/doable back then.

Second: it’s my blog and I can do what I want. Enjoy!

Book 16: The Reader

I had a couple hours of free time last week before I went out of town so I decided to pick a book to get started on and take on my trip. Well, The Reader is such an easy read that I ended up finishing it before I left!

I actually thought this book was something different when I picked it up, but I'm glad that I did.

I can't wait to rent the movie now, though I'm going to let some time pass—movies are always disappointing if you see them right after you've read the book.

Book 15: Dead in the Family

Another one! I got nearly to the end of this book and thought to myself, "there are only 50 pages left, something needs to happen quick!"

I was especially disappointed in this one because I had been so excited about it! It was being released while I was in Washington, so I ordered it through Amazon and had it shipped to Phoenix so that I could read it on the plane back to Atlanta. Oh well, we'll see how the next one is!

Movie 14: Karate Kid

This was such a cute movie! Jaden Smith was adorable, and Jackie Chan was amazing as usual. I never saw the original Karate Kid, and I didn't have much interest in this one, but I'm glad I saw it.

Book 14: Dead and Gone

I kinda felt the same way about this book as I did the last in the series...it seemed to have a lot more filler than new plot content. I'm hoping that we're doing all of this in preparation for something big!

Movie 13: Grown Ups

I thought this movie had potential, but it was pretty bad. I was really disappointed because I like Kevin James, but no. It was horrible.

Graduation Countdown!

Well, my last summer semester is over, and I'm so thankful! The summer sessions are really intense, and this one was particularly difficult. I'm registered for the fall and have just four classes to complete before graduation in the spring. I can't wait to graduate, get my Master's degree, and have my life back!

So, I have to ask - what should I do to celebrate graduation next May? Let me know what you think in the comments section!