Snuffing the Candle

Ah, here we are once again, and also for the last time.

This summer has proven very productive and I thank those of you that have followed my progress. It's been fun, but now that I'm back at college, preparing to begin my Sophomore year, I am ready for summer to be over and to start classes. I'm very excited for the line-up this semester - lots of great classes and teachers! 

Here's my final report of progress. Looks like I was able to manage to read one book per week (give or take) and watched one movie every few days. Writing the book took a month and a half, but I finished it! That was the main goal of the summer, and I got it done. Huzzah! I think I will do something similar to this next year as well. I like to-do lists more than is good for me, I think....

Books:

Inheritance (of the Inheritance Cycle by Paolini) (5/11)

The Girl who Played with Fire (5/20)

Man's Search for Meaning (5/25)

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (5/31)

City of Bones (6/7)

City of Ashes (6/14)

City of Glass (6/23)

Clockwork Angel (7/15)

Clockwork Prince (7/20)

Clockwork Princess (7/25)

The Fellowship of the Ring (8/6)

The Two Towers (8/9)

The Return of the King (8/23)

Movies/Shows:

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (4/28-5/08)

Wreck-it-Ralph (5/07)

Cats Don't Dance (re-watch) (5/14)

Dinosaurs: We're Back! (5/14)

Road to El Dorado (re-watch) (5/20)

The Fountain (5/22)

Saving Private Ryan (5/24)

Swan Princess (5/31)

Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (5/31)

Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure

 (for old time's sake; I was obsessed with these movies as a child!) (6/1)

The Road (6/8)

500 Days of Summer (6/9)

The Possession (6/13)

Matrix Trilogy (re-watch) (6/15)

Avengers (rewatch) (7/2)

Phantom of the Opera (rewatch) (7/3)

Thor (7/3)

Bachelorette (7/4)

Mean Girls (rewatch) (7/4)

Tarzan (rewatch) (7/5)

Despicable Me (7/5)

Déjà vu (7/7)

The Island (7/10)

Hell's Kitchen [season 10] (7/7 – 7/16)

American Psycho (7/17)

Tron Legacy (7/26)

Elektra (7/27)

Pretty Woman (7/27)

Legion (8/6)

Fried Green Tomatoes (8/10)

Games:

Bioshock (6/3 – 3:55 PM to 11:58 PM = 8 hour completion)

Halo: Reach (6/4 – 9 hrs: 16 mins: 48 seconds on one day)

Bioshock Infinite (7/17 – around 8 hours for completion) Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo 2
Halo 3

Serious:

Revise the living daylights out of first book in trilogy (5/21)

Outline second book (6/28)

Write prequel-sequel book (7/1 - 8/19) 

Well, here I am on the brink of Fall 2013 - you better believe I'm diving in head-first!

Ta-ta for now,

V