There are certain wonderful things I notice every week, and I thought I would start a new post each week to let you know about my top three. Here's week #1's highlights:
1) The Twilight Book Series
You may scoff or giggle condescendingly at me, but you probably haven't read them. Originally, I was uncertain about the actual value of these books, because they dealt with vampires, werewolves, and a bitter heroine who doesn't care about anything. However, since beginning the series a month ago, I have become convinced of their worth. And it turns out the heroine may be more relatable/sexy than I thought, even though she's in love with a vampire. Stephanie Meyer's vampire books are in turns dark, romantic, and actually... funny. Plus, if all of your friends read them at the same time as you (like mine are), you can talk about them in hushed and excited voices and pretend like Harry Potter is happening all over again. Which is awesome.
2) Marshmallow Mafia
The dorm I live in, which is unintriguingly called Brown Hall, is currently in the midst of the biggest battle of the year. The agents? The residing students. Our battlefield? Anywhere in Brown Hall. The weapons? Marshmallows! Everyone was given a marshmallow on Monday morning along with someone within the dorm's name. The object is to find that person and throw your marshmallow at them. If you strike gold, congratulations! You take their marshmallow AND the accompanying name, and move on to your next target. The only person left surviving at the end of the week is declared Lord of War. It's funny and fun to see people squealing and flying past you in the hall, their pursuer hot at their heels. And it's bringing our hall together through violence... the good, gooey kind of violence, of course.
3) The Value of Tea
Most people do not realize how valuable tea is. It's good for you and delicious and cheap, all of which simply cannot be said of Starbuck's Carmel Frappuccinos. I have at least eleven kinds of tea placed carefully on my dorm room shelf, and I can often be spotted trying to decide which flavor best fits my mood. Tea is lovely and it makes me feel safe and British and wise. So at least give it a try if you don't usually consider it an option while ordering something hot on a chilly wintry day. You might be imparted with sudden wisdom!
Ellie's Journal
9 years ago
