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Collect Experiences, Not Stuff

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Being only 21 years old, I feel like I have learned a lot about myself. Even though there’s so much left of my life to live and experience, there is one thing that still really rings true to me. It’s important to collect experiences, not stuff.

My savings account hasn’t been touched because I’m saving for rent for the summer and next year, but also for experiences as well. Sure, I could buy that cute shirt that’s sitting on my Pinterest board, or I can save that money for a museum ticket in another state. That $40 could even get me gas to just go on a road trip. There is so much of the United States and obviously the world that I haven’t explored yet.

I have so much stuff sitting around my house that hasn’t been touched. Old toys that haven’t been played with and movies that haven’t been opened. There is some “stuff” around my house that I could never get rid of. However, I don’t want to live in a place with clutter.

After graduation, I would really like to work and travel. Go on road trips because I’m young with people I care about. Collecting experiences will lead to true happiness instead of stuff that will sit and collect dust on a shelf.

I See Fire

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I am currently obsessed with the song “I See Fire” by Ed Sheeran. I found out about it when the Hobbit: The Battle of the Three Armies came out this past December. I had it on a playlist on Spotify, but I never really listened to it until today. This song perfectly describes the Hobbit.

What I like about it too is the use of the violin and the guitar. The whole song has middle earth feel to it, and since I read The Hobbit, the lyrics really match up with the story. It’s a really sad song because it talks about the burning of Lake-Town by Smaug and how the city is destroyed and the lives lost. Even though it’s fictional, it gives me chills when I listen to it. I even risked being late to class today because I wanted to walk around campus until the song finished.

If you’re a Lord of the Rings fan like I am, you would definitely appreciate this song because it really is beautifully written.

Fandom Friday: 5 New Years Fandom Resolutions

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Fandom Resolutions. This includes movies, TV shows, book series, comic books anything fandom-related that I want to do this year. So here goes my list! 🙂

1. Finish all the New Doctor and Old Doctor Who Episodes and read my Who-Verse book!

Doctor Who Stuff

(above picture took at CONvergence 2014)

I started becoming a Whovian in May of 2014. I was completely entranced in everything Doctor Who. I am still on Tennants run because it takes me forever to get through TV shows. I started watching in May and my boyfriend started watching it in November and he’s done already while I am definitely not. I want to finally get through all the Doctor Who episodes on Netflix. After all the new episodes, I’m going to start reading my Who-Verse book I got from the Science Museum.

2. Reading!

I won’t talk about this too much because it is on my New Years’ resolution list too

3. Go to Minneapolis Comic-Con!

I just found out that Karl Urban is going to be there. I LOVE HIM! He was in a canceled TV Show called Almost Human that’s actually awesome. I was a huge fan of the show. I also loved him in Dredd and Lord of the Rings. I pretty much will see anything that he is in. It costs $225 dollars to get the VIP experience with him and get to meet him and take a picture of him! I really want to do it but it’s SUPER expensive. I at least want to go to Minneapolis Comic-Con

4. Read LOTR with the Books on Tape.

I have tried to read the Lord of the Rings books with no success. I was able to read the Hobbit and I felt accomplished finally finishing it. I am going to try to read Lord of the Rings but follow along with the books on tape. That will make getting through the books a lot easier.