Books on my summer reading list...

1. The Help - Kathryn Stockett 451 pages
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J. K. Rowling  870 pages
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J. K. Rowling 672 pages
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J. K. Rowling 759 pages
5. Freakeconomics - Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
6. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
7. Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
8. The King's Cross - Tim Keller
9. Super Freakeconomics - Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
10. Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell 285 pages
11. A Praying Life - Paul Miller 269 pages

Other books:
The Magician's Nephew - C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - C.S. Lewis
Left Neglected - Lisa Genova

Bikram

Photo taken from this link

This morning I went and completed my first Bikram yoga class! Bikram yoga is a 90 minute yoga session of 26 poses in 105 degree heat. I went this morning with one of my teammates from club basketball. She is a pro and has gone tons of times before, so I was really nervous to go! It was my first time and I was scared that I was going to feel nauseous, dizzy, or light-headed. I read lots of horror stories online of people feeling like they were going to die and having to lay down because they thought they were going to throw up or pass out. I was drinking obsessively last night and this morning in order to avoid dehydration and fatigue! The room was hot, but I was surprised at how quickly I embraced the heat. I really enjoyed it! I sweat more than I ever have before in my life. My spandex and sports bra, not to mention by towel that was covering my yoga mat, were drenched in sweat. It is definitely a form of exercise that is mentally intense and physically taxing, but relaxing and freeing at the same time. I really enjoyed my "practice" this morning and I definitely want to look into more yoga and various forms of exercise! By the end, I felt like the room was just a normal temperature and it felt a little bit like there was a breeze waving over me.

These are the poses: I really like the standing bow, the balance stick, the triangle poses, and the full locust pose.  

Studying without outside communications has forced me to have many thoughts and so instead of tweeting obsessively, I will pour them out here:

1. I'm obsessed with the song payphone by Maroon 5. I have probably listened to it 30 times today. This is not an exaggeration. That's the sad part. I'm definitely that type that will play the song over and over and over until my obsession abates.
2. As you can tell by the previous post, I think I get obsessed with entertainment easily. I go through strong phases of where I get really attached to something and it's all I think about. The objects of my obsessions has evolved as I have matured. Here are some of my obsessions from the past: Spy Kids, spying in general, The Cheetah girls, Boyce Avenue, Justin Bieber, Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Lost, Parachute, and many more.
3. There have been various songs that I have been addicted to this year alone just to mention a few. This list could stretch on forever
1. Little Bird - Ed Sheehan
2. Next 2 U - Chris Brown Featuring Justin Bieber
3. Mistletoe - Justin Bieber
4. Resist - Katy McAllister
5. Briane - Boyce Avenue
6. I Can't Make You Love Me - Clef Hangers
7. Bad - the Cab
8. American Honey - Lady Antebellum
9. Wanted You More - Lady Antebellum
10. It Girl - Jason Derulo
11. Heartbeat - the Fray
4. There was a girl in the library earlier who was skyping with a shirtless guy... There are so many things wrong with this picture. There is absolutely no point to skyping in the library. How fun is it to just listen to someone talk and look at each other? Also, I don't want to look up from my notes on Bertrand equilibria and see a shirtless guy on the computer screen in front of me. Weird.
5. I am going to Bikram yoga for the first time tomorrow with my friend from Club Basketball. She goes on the reg and I asked her to go with me. I am scared that I might die. 90 minutes in a 105 degree room. Can I handle it? I will be sure to update later, but I am terrified of passing out so I have guzzling water like it's my job. I think I have drunk at least 5 liters of water today. 
6. Drinking all that water has made me go to the bathroom like a grandma. Not that there is anything wrong with that. You know what I mean.
7. I need to post later about my adventures in the law school.
8. I need to post later about why I like exam time. 
9. The temperatures in Clark are whack. The bathrooms are freezing! I can't handle it with all the trips I have had to make there tonight. 
10. Also, coming soon: Summer bucket list!! 

Study Music Part 1

I know that I have been posting quite a bit of music on this blog, especially as of late. In my defense, I am a college student. I spend much of my time in the library, and if I am in the library, you can bet your bottom dollar that I am going to be listening to some sweet tunes to get me through my study grind. So in honor of finals week (and as a form of procrastination) here is some of what I have been listening to!

1. The song I have been playing the most is the one that I already posted on my last post. So I will spare you the re-posting of this song.

2. Unsung - Katy McAllister. I'm actually obsessed with her music. I hope she makes it big-time because she writes all of her own stuff and it's phenomenal, lyrically and musically.

3. Wanna Believe - Katy McAllister

4. Slow - Andy Grammer. I have been so into the Andy Grammer, Ben  Rector, Mat Kearney, Dave Barnes, Jimmy Needham type of acoustic/pop/singer/songwriter stuff of later. I just can't get enough. But this song is one of my recent faves. 

5. Payphone - Maroon 5. What can I say? I love the falsetto. 

More to come later... Time to hit the books, again.