Bookworm Forever

Between two pages; my favorite place to be.

I'm a lover of many things. Music, obviously. Of comfy socks, and superheros, of pizza and good coffee. Most importantly, I am a lover of books.

Growing up, I wasn't the athletic type. I didn't actively compete in a sport until my senior year of high school, and even now, I'm limited due to a knee injury. I was always someone who kept to myself, and was rather on the shy side. (A complete opposite of who I am now.) With my mother always working late hours, I often found myself looking for things to keep me entertained. That entertainment usually came in the form of music and television (which resulted in my vast knowledge of pop culture), but most importantly: books.

While my main focus of this blog has primary revolved around music, and my experience at my music-industry focused internship, I cannot shy away from another big part of my life. Books, much like music, have always served as an escape. A journey, and always an exciting adventure.

Currently, my internship with Cumulus Media (owner of 101.1 WKQX, 97.9 The Loop, and 94.7 WLS) has come to an end, (as all good things must do) I find myself with an endless amount of free time. Something, that since the semester started, I have not found myself having a lot of.

The Challenge 

With this vast amount of free time of my hands, I have done two things: scan the vast cyber world of Pinterest, and shamelessly binge watch various television series on Netflix. Currently, I am working my way through NBC's Parks and Recreation, and Gilmore Girls. As I made my way through Gilmore Girls, a show I had watched during much of my adolescence, I was reminded why I admired Rory Gilmore. She was beautiful, quick-witted, and intelligent and held a such a high admiration and knowledge on music, books, and pop culture that I could only dream of achieving

Her graduation speech alone nearly moved me to tears. Partly because of the close connection to her mother, much like myself, and partly because, I, much like Rory, have always loved books.

With that being said, I came across the massive list of books referenced in Gilmore Girls. The grand total: 339 books.  I have taken it upon myself to begin this, "Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge", because, what else do I really have to lose?

I'm a firm believer that if the time I'm wasting isn't due to sleeping, it best be wasted due to reading.

"...I live in two worlds. One is a world of books. I’ve been a resident of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, hunted the white whale aboard the Pequod, fought alongside Napoleon, sailed a raft with Huck and Jim, committed absurdities with Ignatius J. Reilly, rode a sad train with Anna Karenina, and strolled down Swann’s Way. It’s a rewarding world...." Rory Gilmore; "Those Are Strings, Pinochio" (Season 3, Episode 22)