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"I go to see the great perhaps"-Looking for Alaska





I love that quote. Its actually a quote from Francois Rebelais, but I got it from Looking for Alaska, which is an amazing novel by John Green. It sounds so grand, the Great Perhaps. It sounds like there is something out there; adventure, romance, meaning. This quote makes me feel hopeful. But what is the opposite of the Great Perhaps? I think it's the past. Think about it like this. There is the now, the present. In front of… Continue

Its summer and for me that means a fifteen hour car drive to Erie PA. Nomally on the drive I listen to my ipod and play Sims on my laptop and listed to harry potter audio books. But this time I decided to read instead. So before the trip I traveled to the libray and checked out like ten books. But I only got to read three of the books. Those were Looking for Alaska, Forest Gump, and The Secret Life Of Bees. My fav of these books was by far Looking for Alaska. And that got me to thinking why… Continue

As a teenager do we always have doubts of our faith? Do we all disagree so profusely with the leader of our church? or is that just me? I'm catholic. . . . .well let me rephrase that. I was baptized and raised catholic. But I don't necessarily consider myself catholic. This diary was inspired by the premiere of the movie Angels and Demons. That movie is the prequel to the movie/book The Da Vinci Code. Those books happen to be my favorite books. Well the movie coming out lead to a discussion… Continue

My First blog ever, and you all get to experience it. I'm so very sorry if its awful and after you read it your brain falls out, but you have been warned.



I have come to a generalization on nerd boys. I came to this generalization after first, watching the videos on nerdfighter boys and girls, and second, after I took a good look at my life and the nerd boys in it. My generalization is that some nerd boys are simply too shy, too socially unaware, or well to dumb to say anything about… Continue