Summer, Thus Far...

Well, it looks as though this will be my first blog entry for the summer of 2009.

First of all, school's been out since early May. I really enjoyed my first year at Oxford, but I was ready to get back home and see my family. Of course, after about a week or so of doing nothing, I was ready to get out of the house. Unfortunately,my plan for a summer job fell threw and I had to start reapplying and rapidly searching for any available positions. I wanted to put off this blog entry until something EXCITING actually happened to me. However, aside from watching a few good movies and catching up on a lot of I'll-get-to-that-when-I-have-more-time reading, nothing really notable has happened.

This all changed last week.

First of all, I managed to get a job working on a website for Willis Knighton, a local hospital. I'll also be helping to work on a building project and I'll be helping doctors sort through and examine stacks of legal documents thicker than a manuscript of 'War and Peace' in large print (that part is not so fun).

Then, last Friday, I headed down to Baton Rouge to see a series concert being put on at LSU. There were a lot of good acts, but the one we came to see was Tyler Read, a band from my hometown. In the mood for straight-forward,ridiculously catchy rock songs? Look this band up!

Finally, I am currently writing this entry from a cabin in Jackson, Wyoming. I'll be staying here with my family all this week. Today, we went hiking up through Jenny Lake. Tomorrow, we head out to visit and hike through Yellowstone (hoping to spot Yogi!). We'll also be white-water rafting at some point (one of my all-time favorite activities).

Well, that's all I have for now. For anyone reading this blog, please let me know what your summer plans are!

Lastly, here's a list of the notable movies and books I've finished this summer.

Movies:
Mouchette
Duck Soup
Taken
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Children of Paradise (anyone interested in film MUST see this movie. It's simply incredible)

Books:
The Film Club: A Memoir by David Gilmour
Unlikely Disciple by Kevin Roose
Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (an amazing book; makes me remember why I want to be a writer)
Old School by Tobias Wolff