Is it possible...

to eat so much cake that your arms hurt? Because I ate a lot of cake and I just noticed that my arms REALLY hurt... Oops! While writing that sentence I realized that my arms probably hurt because I was playing Rock Band for like an hour tonight.

I am sorry I haven't been blogging as much. The truth is, the only time I blogged before was when I would sit at my computer for a couple of hours before I'd go to bed. But lately I haven't been doing that and if you know me you'll know why. For those of you who I don't see that often, the reason is, for the last month or two I've been spending the time after work but before bed with someone new and special. If you must know it is a girl, and while she is extremely annoying, the more I learn about her the more into her I get. I find myself more and more attached, but it's really been making me sad and scared lately. You see, I've been spending WAY too much time with her and I just realized tonight, that because of all the time we've spent together, it's probably going to have to end soon. I don't want it to be over but "the end" is so close that I cant literally see it from here. The only thing that helps me cope with this is the fact that she's a fictional character. Her name is Bella and in less than three weeks I've completely devoured the four books that she is the main character in.

For all intents and purposes the Twilight series shouldn't be good at all. I stayed away from it for a long time simply because I thought I could keep myself entertained with more "adult" books. (after reading that back it sounds like I'm reading porn, but I'm going to keep it in because I'm lazy.) But after reaching a literary dry spot, and with the movie coming out, and having a girlfriend kind enough to lend them to me, I decided to give them a shot. Honestly I haven't felt this way about reading since Harry Potter. And it's not because Twilight is some sort of literary masterpiece. But I realized while reading it, that in the end, a book doesn't have to be intellectual, or unique, or challenging to enjoy. It really just has to put me in the right mood and tell a decent story. You see, I read all the time. I always have a book waiting for me at home after work. But it's been a long time since I've looked forward to coming home and reading the same way I look forward to watching a new episode of my favorite show, or seeing a movie I've been waiting forever to see. These books are just fun, and "just fun" is something I've really missed about books, until now!