The Hunger Games

I picked up reading The Hunger Games last week, and very close to finishing it by tonight. I would've been finished it already if I didn't have other things to do, but I had to keep focus. I'm really in love with books in post-apocalyptic settings - and not necessarily ones that include zombies. What I like about the genre is the fact that human resilience is still very alive, despite the fact that odds of survival are completely turned against them. The likelihood of death creeping around the corner is as prominent as the hidden fangs on a cobra. Isn't that what makes us humans afterall? Because we think we can adapt, and if we can adapt then we can survive.

The temptation to buy the next book in the trilogy is crawling towards my impatience & waiting until the library has a free copy is becoming less and less doable. I promised myself I wouldn't buy any new books until I have finished all the new books I've collected from Borders and set out to read but haven't gotten around to doing.. and the fact that I went ahead and borrowed The Hunger Games from Los Altos Public Library doesn't help my cause. Plus, this is sort of my rebellion against killing unnecessary trees (though, I must admit, the convenience of having my own copy is beyond ideal for my busy schedule). I really should invest in an e-reader.

 

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I'll be seeing Byron soon, and I absolutely can't wait to see his gorgeous face. I won't even hide the fact that he still makes me feel like a Japanese school girl who holds her crush's hands for the first time. He has this insane effect on me, and I love him for it. 3 months from now it'll be our 1 year anniversary together. We haven't decided on where to celebrate, but New York is a possibility. I'm fine with staying at his apartment in LA,  and quite frankly I really don't care where we celebrate it, I just want to be with him.

He randomly sent me a text message this afternoon at work saying "I love you" and all I'm hoping for is that my supervisor didn't become witness to my blushing from this endearment.