Organized Chaos

“If you love the show, keep watching the show, because these characters are just in the middle of their journeys. If you only like the show to see Damon and Elena as a couple, then you should probably stop because it’s not going to happen in episode one of next year.  It may happen eventually, but it’s all part of a very long and hopefully beautiful road.” -Julie Plec

“I don’t want anyone jumping off the show because they’re upset, that’s why I want people sticking around because we are all in it together.” -Julie Plec

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Just to clear things up. This is EXACTLY what Julie said in her interview with The VRO. People seriously need to calm down and get their facts straight before threatening to stop watching the show. Love one another. Please stop hating on the lovely Julie Plec.

Picture of Kenna and myself :)

“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are book which you can’t tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.”
― John Green, The Fault In Our Stars

The Fault In Our Stars, oh where to start with this lovely book? This novel left me feeling completely breathless and at ease as I stared at a blank wall contemplating my life. (Which if you think about it, is quite odd considering the ending circumstances.) I laughed, smiled, cried, giggled, and cried some more. I never have had a book leave me with such raw emotion. John Green does an excellent job in making Hazel and Augustus characters that seem like you’re reading a story about a close friend. To see Hazel and Augustus’ journey living so courageously in a cancer ridden world…it gives the fans a greater appreciation for their everyday normal life and truly puts a clock on the time you spend with your loved ones. Speaking of close friends, my best friend Kendra Swanson is living with a form of terminal thyroid cancer, just like Hazel. Kendra was diagnosed at the age of 9 with terminal cancer and is now sitting next to me as I write this, at age 22. She calls herself “long term terminal.” The difference between her and Hazel is that Kendra, or as I call her, Kenna, doesn’t have an oxygen tank named Philippe but a tracheotomy tube which is her short cut to oxygen. The Fault In Our Stars has a very emotional connection to me because of Kendra. While I was reading the story of Hazel, I couldn’t help but think about what Kendra has been going through all her life and it made me feel closer to her in a way that I never thought I would be able to understand. The thing is, she IS Hazel Grace. (Psst, we just got matching hummingbird tattoos because we’re THAT cool and to signify that our friendship will be forever and cancer can’t change that.) There is something about John Green’s writing that is just absolutely amazing. In the midst of a part where I’m crying, a sarcastic comment will be made and I’ll burst into laughter. I really hope this little paragraph makes people want to pick up this fantastic novel that changed my perspective on life and helped me understand my best friend. :)

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