L'été simple

Summer is almost upon us! As spring quarter has been wrapping up, I've been thinking about what I would like to accomplish over the lovely summer months. This will be quite a novel summer... very different from past. I'll be working at the library down in Seattle everyday and living at home. Going on a few short camping type trips, but no large, intercontinental or cross country trips. This feels slightly odd because the last four summers involved substantial amounts of traveling.

L'été simple: The simple summer

• Frequent reading. Here is the start to my summer book list:

1. Finish War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
2. Finish This Book Is Overdue: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson
3. The Bloodless Revolution: A Cultural History of Vegetarianism From 1600 to Modern Times by Tristram Stuart
4. The Double by Fyodor Dostoevsky
5. Reading Like A Writer by Francine Prose
6. How To Read Novels Like a Professor by Thomas Foster
7. Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy
8. Paper Towns by John Green
9. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
10. The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
11. When Broken Glass Floats by Chanrithy Him
12. The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
13. Orlando: a biography by Virginia Woolf
14. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (my last Austen novel to read)
15. Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran
16. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
17. The Trial by Franz Kafka
18. Looking For Alaska by John Green
19. She Walks In Beauty: A Women's Journey Through Poems, selected by Caroline Kennedy

I have a hefty amount of reading to do. And the number of books is significant... I'm turning 19 in a few weeks.

• Strawberry picking and jam making
• Train for Bellingham Bay Marathon (September 25!)
• Reread (skim) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to prepare for the final movie installment
• Go to the midnight showing of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two (This is a monumental occasion for me... this is the final Harry Potter movie. Read and was obsessed with every book. Went to every movie. Wanted to get my Hogwarts acceptance letter when I was eleven years old. I feel like I grew up with Harry, Ron and Hermione. And now it's ending.)
• Finish my current knitting project (a market bag made of hemp yarn)
• Doctor Who Season 6 marathon: I have not been able to watch a single episode of the new season yet. This needs to happen as soon as possible. Must find out who River Song is!
• Bake a really amazing cake.
• Bike on Centennial Trail
• Take care of my baby. The poor rose plant has suffered from these cold and rainy months. I hope I can revive it. Much pruning required.
• World Vision ACT:S Bucket List
• Play piano. Hopefully learn a few new pieces. I miss playing so much.
• Refresh my French online through Mango Languages
• Find a place to volunteer and serve locally
• Study the book of Acts through my core group leader's online class
• Read through the New Testament

That's my summer to do list, for now. I will probably come up with more and more ideas as we dive into this glorious season.

I am quite excited.