The past few days have been spent traveling and vacationing, but it's a little hard to do when it's pouring and you can only take in so much sun... so, I've purchased ATON of paper products.

• The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz- I regret this purchase. Its not that good, but I thought I would like it.
• The Kaplan AP US Goverment and Politics study guide- Its necessary... I don't learn anything in class.
• A leather, soft bound journal- I want to start writing... I wish I were good.
• The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell- I absolutely love it so far. Brilliant.

lets take a moment to discuss The Carrie Diaries. While less fabulous than I was expecting, still I was unable to put it down. Also, the fact that some things don't exactly match up with series bothers me. But I loved this deeper look into Carrie Bradshaw and her life before the city. And while I would much rather read about Samantha Jones (we're the same person) The Carrie Diaries was a phenomenal read.