Being the uncreative thieving wench in love with her creative idea, I decided to adapt something of it for myself. The name is in development, but it has something to do with Horcruxes. If you are asking "why, what is a horcrux?" I ask, a. are we friends? And b. are you adversed to good literature? But for those who don't read Harry Potter, a horcrux is an vessel that holds a bit of your soul. Fitting, no? Okay, so that might be too dramatic of term, but love, soul, their interchangeable - sort of. Whatever, I'm going with it.
Speaking of which, once the Voldemort has 7, I shall dedicate the same number to my Horcruxes of the moment
1. EOS Lip Balm

Call me a sucker for packaging concepts. It's completely true. Yes, I have 3 out of the 5 colours. Well, in my defense, my mother bought 2. BUT, I love it so much. This chap stick...this chap stick. It moisturizes my lips and it doesn't leave that icky residue that chap sticks often leave. I carry it everywhere. Only downfall? It doesn't fit into pockets.
2. Casting for The Hunger Games

A small addiction has risen in the form of continually checking the cast list for The Hunger Games. I would be lying if I didn't say that I checked on the internet at least 3 times a day - and continually checking my twitter on my phone, seeing if anything has been confirmed. SO MANY TRIBUTES have been cast. So many of my favourites. But so many more to go.
I don't think I've mentioned this (ha, WHATEVER) but it's being filmed in Asheville. This mega-hit is being made an HOUR AWAY. More awesome news: Thursday, Tommy, Drew, Val and I are heading out to the casting call for extras in, catch it, HENDERSONVILLE. To be an extra isn't glamorous - but for The Hunger Games I would willingly enter the arena and thus die a seventy-four times to be included. And with locality like that? How can I pass?
3. Exploring

Exploring has always been a hobby of mine; But, Saturday, I went on an adventure.
Tommy, his girlfriend Lindsey and the token Russian student, Vladimir, came up to see some falls. I joined them, as I only live 10 minutes away. As I've been trekking in the woods since I was 5, we took a lot of, *cough* unorthodox paths around the falls, often into thickets of poison oak. Tommy then [dramatically] recited the waterfall scene from The Last of the Mohicans.
After that tomfoolery, we wanted to go swimming. So we went near the bridge and played in the water. We then decided to go through uncharted waters, through the rapids. Barefoot. I straddled a tree - Val broke the tree. We climbed big rocks. Then we decided to trek upstream through the rapids of death. And I was the leader.
Best moment? We were all holding onto some limbs when Val suddenly said, "Rachel, vet go of dee limb." I had no idea what he was talking about until I saw the baby WASP NEST OF DEATH. We managed to trek around it through the woods. We also managed to run into strangers. Lindsey, who lives in the city, was very excited about her adventure and told them, "We came up the rapids! It was so much fun!"
They stared at her. It may have been because she was in her underwear.

A Tumblr dedicated to cats being in places where cats do not belong. Paired with the witty captions, I have never laughed so much. I'm trying to decide if I have a legit obsession with cats. If I do, I'm going to let it pass. We all need something to love.
5. Harry Potter
I'm looping two things into one category. First off TRAILER:
Drew said I never blinked when I watched it. It's true. I think it looks fabulous. Except for the falling off the bridge part; I'm a bit confused. Because the Dragon in the 4th movie more or less fell around the same point, and it died. And Harry and Voldemort don't die. At least not that way.
Second off:

HARRY POTTER WORLD.
As I write this, I have 9 days until I'm home. This will be my first trip. I keep trying to find words to describe what I feel. I'm coming up short. No moment in my life will compare to what is to happen on May 12th. Not the birth of my first child or the day I am to wed. No. I will cry. As I write this, I find tears just thinking of the moment when I see that scarlet steam engine. I just, I just, I don't know.
I'm so glad I get to share it with one of my best friends. I'm going to try Butterbeer for the first time. I'm may get to buy my wand. Not a replica of someone else's - mine.
I'm going to stop, because my laptop is getting wet.
6. Gladiator Sandals

A girl in my T.I.E. class broke my favourite flip flops. My mom bought me a pair of $5 sandals to tide me over. I wear them with everything. And although they began to tear on the SECOND DAY I wore them, I do not care because I love them.
7. The Mortal Instruments Series

I left the nerdiest for last. I wish I could say I didn't like fantasy novels, but it would be a lie. I've wanted to read City of Bones for a while, but just look at that cover. It has a sparkly man chest. Like, I can't even articulate how bad it looks, much less what it says about me as a person.
I won't say it's epic literature. It's not up there with Harry Potter or The Hunger Games. But, ya'll, it's good. Like guilty pleasure, but a good guilty pleasure, one you don't mind admitting too. I have feasted and devoured City of Bones and City of Ashes within days - that's just the first two books, and that's at least 1,000 pages. I continually check my library account, waiting for the patron who has City of Glass to TURN IT IN so I can CHECK IT OUT and feast on its glory.
It features a normal girl named Clary who has lived a normal life. She has her normal mother, her mother’s normal not-boyfriend, and her normal best friend (and captain of the nerds), Simon. Everything is normal UNTIL she goes clubbing and she sees people no one else can see. *cue ominous music* Then she finds out about these people called *cringe* Shadowhunters and they kill demons.
Anyway, one of the Shadowhunters is a boy named Jace, and he’s snarky and tortured. And yes, that would be his sparkly, glittering chest on the cover. As she begins to have feelings for him, she also begins to see Nerd Captain Simon in another way, which after 10 years of friendship, it’s about time.
Just so you know Simon is totally my favourite. He a. is Jewish, b. an archer, c. wears glasses, d. is in a “band”, e. is a vegetarian, f. has unrequited love, and g. is allergic to ragweed. He is the pinnacle of nerd/awesome and I think I want him as my boyfriend. And just when he couldn't get any more awesome, he goes through something very serious, and it just makes him 8x more awesome.
I literally want him. It's not a joke. He has made me forget about all the crushes I have ever had, because they all revolve around this fictional character Simon and how much I want need him.
For now, these are my Horcruxs. Will they change? Most definitely. But, the bright side is, if I keep changing them, Harry will never find them.
-Me















