Uncreated Conscience

In a completely unrelated note to what I’m about to discuss: Happy 25th birthday to my darling Teddy Bear! White-Harp wishes him a happy berfday too. *\(^.^)/*

Summer: Your typical Manic Pixie Dream Girl

Lately I’ve come across something in all my work reading that has become common enough to warrant a blog post. Her name Quirky McSprite and she is a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

You are all familiar with Manic Pixie Dream Girls–they exist everywhere, both in real life and in various forms of media. Take a walk down any street in Greenpoint or Williamsburg and you’ll meet 8 million hipster girls who fit the criteria. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl seems to be the most prevalent onscreen these days, starting with Annie Hall and tracing her path from Penny Lane to Sam from Garden State and most recently ending with Summer from 500 Days of Summer.

This, my friends, is a big problem.

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Last night I burned my thumb on our oven. With my oven mitts on. I knew there was a reason I didn’t cook. Now there’s a tiny blister on the edge of my thumb that’s making it impossible to type.

Today is Bear and my 4-year anniversary. Who knew that missing an Arctic Monkeys concert in 2005 could be so fortuitous? The secret to our longevity? I will quote my Teddy Bear himself:

Come for the JJ, stay for the White-Harp.

Yes, everyone should adopt a stuffed baby harp seal into their home. They are the glue that holds relationships together.

Today is also the release date for three awesome books that I am dying to buy (but will most likely have to wait until I have more funds):

1. LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld (STEAMPUNK. CROSS-DRESSING GIRLS. YES.)
2. ICE by Sarah Beth Durst (remember, this one has POLAR BEARS)
3. HUMMINGBIRDS by Joshua Gaylord (I heard him read from it last week at Kettle of Fish and HOLY COW IT’S AMAZING. Also, it is about an all-girls prep school.)

Anyhow, I did promise to review PAPER TOWNS, which I read a few weeks ago and then wept like a baby once I finished it. For the record, FTC, I bought it. In paperback. Because I am poor. Just letting you know.

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