Book vs. Movie

So, yesterday I decided to spend all day reading Phantom of the Opera. I thought, "Well if I've seen the movie and claim to be a fan, why haven't I read the book yet?" So I ended up reading the entirety of the book in one day! But it surprised me. Normally, if you see the movie first, you like it better than the book. And if you read the book first, you like it better than the movie. Then why did I like the book waaaay better? Now don't get me wrong, the movie was still aaamazing, but the book seems just over-all better. I got SO into it, and it almost felt like you wanted everything to be real(Not the scary stuff. Frankly, I'm not too keen on being serenaded by some creepy stranger in the basement). The book was more horrific than the movie, but it was still thrilling and romantic. It also left you with a better sense of closure at the end. I can understand how hard it would be to compress a book into the two-hour movie/broadway musical timeframe, and for that they did an amazing job! But I would reccommend reading it after. :)
~KT~
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10 things that make me happy!

1. Deep conversations
2. Anything Victorian style
3. Drawing
4. MUSIC! (More specifically, happy music like Hellogoodbye and Owl City XD)
5. The random hilarious things people say
6. Cute Things!! Like fuzzy kittens, screech owls, bush babies, inanimate objects with adorable faces....
7. Random gifts in the mail
8. Sour candy ( I might possibly have a sugar addiction....it's bad.)
9. Milk! It's one of my favorite simple things in life, as I always say
10. God. No, seriously. It makes me happy that he still cares for and hasn't forgotten his people!
~KT~
{P.S. Here's a link to some really cute icons (with adorable faces) CREAMIICANDY'S BLOG! Be sure to click on the linky things beneath the "teaser" or "example" icons}

Here comes the......SUN!

Yay! It's summer already! Things have been going by way too quickly, and I haven't blogged in forever! Wasn't my last post about spring? Yikes. Anyways, I found a job for the summer, so that's good news. Bad news is, it's the same one as last year....working the cornfields! Dun dun duhhh... Get ready for waking at 4:30, weird tans, strenuous work, dehydration, freeezing and wet early days, and hot HOT afternoons. Wait I'm being too negative, there's also the cute small town we'll be staying in, the exercise, and the time with my cousins which is always good. ^_^ But, the best thing about the summer is CAMP! I seriously can't wait. Isn't that always the best summer event? Nothing beats seeing your good friends that you haven't seen in 6 months, at least. I'm convinced this will be my best summer yet!
Another thing that I will be making use of in the summer is my sister's love of horchata (the BEST summer drink!). We had some for the first time about a week ago, and we fell in love. She's been determined ever since to make the best kind yet. So she made (brewed? concocted?) some the other day, and it was as amazingly refreshing and milky as ever! So...here's the recipe!
AMAZING HORCHATA RECIPE LINK
Really simple for such an amazing drink, don't you think?

~KT~