Summer Adventures...

Hello, interweb! Long time no see, right? I've been extremely busy doing an awful lot of nothing, as you see to the left... reading a 1998 Special Edition of Teen People takes time. Besides lounging around at Lake Ontario, I have done lots of fun things. Such as... doing touristy things, trying to get a tan, watching many, many Youtube video bloggers, befriending a lovely Hungarian international tourist, re-watching all of the seasons of Doctor Who (I've finally caught up!), making about 1,001 trips to Starbucks (more on that later), reading several fantastic books (and several very non-fantastic ones), and I've gotten a haircut.

Alright, let's go in order. I had no idea how fascinating Prince William was until I bought this 'vintage' Teen People at a local flea market. I also bought several other things, like several anklets, a ring, and a necklace, but that's beside the point. The Prince of Wales seems very lovely, and I just wish he was a bit younger. Oh well, there's always Harry! :) Did you know that the nobles of England are allowed to marry Americans? There's hope! Just kidding. Sort of.

Touristy things: The best part of our Lake Ontario vacation was our day trip to the Thousand Islands and Boldt Castle. Myself, my father, my mom, Meg, and Emma all went on a short cruise of the thousand islands which ended at the fabulous and mysterious Boldt Castle. It would be a lot more mysterious if there weren't hundreds of American and Canadian tourists milling about. The story is quite romantic. Back in the 1920's this man decided to build a huge, lavish castle for his beloved wife, but she died suddenly before it was finished. After that, he would not let a single person set foot on the island, vowing that if she hadn't been able to see it, neither would anyone else. And then...he died. So they did finish it, and now it's a great place to go and admire and wish that this was your summer home... well, that's what we did.





The next wonderful thing I accomplished is a new friendship. Miss Laura Varga came to Albany, NY to experience America, and we happened to meet. She's pretty awesome. We spent the day in downtown Albany, doing the State Museum, walking around on the Plaza, and having scintillating conversation. We managed to spend time together several times before it was time for her to leave town. The Plan is that next year I will come and visit her in Hungary. It's going to happen.


Doctor WHO! I love that show so much! I wish there were more Americans that watched it, but oh well. It's just another sign that I was destined to be an adopted Brit. This past season really surprised me. I had expected it to be a disappointment what with the changing of Doctors from David Tennant to Matt Smith, but this has been a remarkable and even sometimes funny season. Karen Gillan did a great job as companion, and the writing for the episodes was as brilliant as ever. Well done, BBC, well done. Here's a link to one of my favorite video bloggers from the UK singing about the season finale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmGHAl8j5b0&feature=player_embedded

Just as a side note, my two favorite drinks of the summer were these: Grande coffee frappuccino with 2 pumps each of hazelnut and caramel, with an add shot for a caffeine boost, and: Grande iced coffee with 2 pumps each of caramel and vanilla syrup, and a caramel drizzle on top. Oh, so good! :) And of course there's always the classic caramel macchiato! -->

Alright, I think that about covers it, except to tell you that I don't recommend looking for uplifting, non-depressing books in the Young Adult section of the library. You won't find any. The best book I read this summer was a historical fiction called A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper. I really enjoyed reading it for the fairly unknown history of this tiny island in 1937.

Oh, I almost forgot about my haircut! I went really short just this past week for something different. I wasn't sure at all how it would turn out, or even where my hairstylist was going with it, but I ended up really liking how much it looked like Alice Cullen from the Twilight movie! I hadn't expected that.

I hope you all are well, and I'd like you to know that My Life Is Backwards this summer because I spent the majority of it without internet. Me! A girl who goes through withdrawal after being out and about for a day without checking email or Facebook! Ah, how funny life is...

- Életem visszafelé!

P.S. Tell me the best part about your summer in the comment section below. Thanks!