Well...

I finished Book 6 and cried spectacularly about what happened, though I knew it had to come eventually. It was still saddening to behold. My poor family had to endure my distress on our car ride up to Door County, where we stayed overnight at a resort that we won a gift certificate to. The trip was quite enjoyable, with just a few minor skirmishes here and there. The usual :-) We stopped in at little shops and galleries, which I enjoyed, and also at a cute used books store where I picked up a book of Whitman poems and some short stories. Yay! I just felt bad because the boutique Kristy wanted to go to was closed by the time we got there... meh. We returned home, went swimming to escape the vile heat, and then my mom and I went grocery shopping. Yup. Exciting stuff indeed!

I tried an official Icee for the first time yesterday and find them quite revolting. I was also exposed to more television, much of it in the reality genre (and by the way, "I Want to be a Hilton" or whatever that thing is called is real depressing), which made me even more thankful that I don't watch TV. Some of it is decent, but some things merely crumble my faith in the triumph of morality within our generation. End of complaining; actions speak louder than words so I best become "the change I wish to see in the world". Go Ghandi.

I leave for school in a little over three weeks... eek! I have so much to do! Off to clean bathroom/mow lawn/organize...