Boil the Water and Sharpen the Quill

Dear World,

Hi! This is the awkward first blog post!  Let's get it done!

So, the way I see it, there are two people in this blog.  There's you, the great big world (or probably just my mom), and me.  I don't know much about you.  Maybe I will soon.  Maybe we'll become friends over books or TV shows or Zelda.  As for me, I'm a tall girl (I should say young woman, but that's a mouthful) on Long Island.   . Very recently graduated from Lafayette College over in Easton and currently living with my, yup you guessed it, parents. Not for long though, I hope!  I work in NY in the television industry. Nothing exciting (yet), my job is pretty much just administrative... but I do tend to knock over late-night hosts in the elevators, so there's that.  Television doesn't pay though, so if I ever want to move of my parents' house (and believe me, I do), I need to save every scrap of a dollar... which means a lot of Ramen and not a lot of else.

Living with my parents on LI also means that I am commuting to work.. and it's a long journey.  So that's a lot of time to read, and I read a lot.  Thing is, I don't really have anyone to talk to about a lot of the books I read.  Coming out of college where talking about books and ideas took up a lot of my classes (I was a double major in Econ and English), it's kind of a harsh fall. I want to talk and think about books; with people, at people... and this want is birthing this blog.  That was an awkward phrasing, but you get the idea.  I'm going to read a lot of books and talk at you about them.  Hopefully some of you will talk back.  I'm mostly going to read YA because, well, that's my dream.  Someday I want to write YA novels and inspire the next generation of girls to kick-ass like so many writers have inspired me.  But, I like adult books too, so maybe I'll explore some of them with you.  I just like to read.

I don't know where this blog is going to go.  Maybe it'll be just books.  Maybe we'll get deep and talk about our feelings.  Maybe not.  I just want it to go somewhere... so... take a trip with me?

Always,
Vicky!

PS.  You can check me out on goodreads if you want to get a feel for what I like to read!