Team Howl... Howell Jenkins... Pendragon...

It’s very disorienting to go back and see my posts early May when I abhorred the idea of summer, being forced out of Simpson and away from my friends. Now, I look at myself and think, What. The. Heck? I don’t want to go back. I want to stay home, spend days lazy and being around my family. Don’t get me wrong-I do miss my lovely friends… just now I’m going to miss my family as well. I find it curious what three months can do to an attitude, especially mine. I was sure my summer was going to be dull and pointless. And it was, but in a way I turned out liking. I forgot how much time I liked keeping to myself. It’s awfully funny how somebody can be an extraverted introvert. I think that’s what I am. I really enjoy spending time with others and keeping company, but I can have just as much fun with only myself, reading or writing or watching television. I’m good company; at least that’s what Courtney tells me.

So, like it or not (or not), I’m Simpson bound. But it’s still very strange to go back and see how I felt now and compare it to how I felt three months ago. Like a before and after picture… uh, for a blind person. Like feeling, and not seeing, the difference. On another note, though, I’m really excited about the YA fantasy showdowns going on here:

http://yafantasyshowdown.weebly.com/index.html

My only complaint besides that very… very bad picture of Valek, is that no way would Hermione from Harry Potter beat Katsa. Whattheheck? Katsa has a survival Grace. Survival! I mean, obviously she’s not impervious to magic, but her Grace could find some way to restrain Hermione and her magic. So stupid. I mean, Katsa can command herself to sleep and for how long and all that other survival sha-bang. I swear, Ruth can do the same thing. And Hermione’s know-it-all-ness would be a big liability, especially against somebody with a mystery Grace. But I did really like the Katsa and Edward fight. “Say it! Say it!” That was precious.

But anyhow, my favorites to win are as followed: Katsa (hello, survival Grace!), Aragorn (for obvious reasons) and Howl. Howl is beautiful. I love him. I don’t actually know if he as the ability or moxie to win (one of his flaws, as listed on the YA showdown page: lazy; thinks he is a coward), but I’m rooting for him just the same. I would have listed Katniss… but, I mean I know she’s pretty resourceful and a bad (Becca, say the second part here) in the Hunger Games, but she won with some help. And she was darn lucky. A lot of her success was due to third parties working outside of the arena. So, when it comes down to it, I think she’d put up a fight, but without the motivation of Prim or Peeta and without the help of others, I don’t think she’d make it far. Arrows can only take you so far. Plus, her people judgment is sorely lacking.

Boy. I talk more about fictional people than actual people. Really says something, doesn’t it? But, for the past few weeks, aside from getting everything done for school (Lord, thank you for bringing me through, even when I was extremely, extremely doubtful and at the end of my wits), books have been my constant companions. So of course I have a lot to say.

Er. Maybe I’ll have something more important to say tomorrow. Either way, I hope Katsa and Aragorn make it to the end and fight each other. That would be a well matched fight, methinks.

Don’t drink and drive, kiddos.

Toodle Pip.