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Life Update and Shawshank Repetition 

by Stephon King

    
    This week all I've been reading is Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption and while it's really good and I've really been enjoying it, I'm ready to start something new. I want to read The Coward by Stephen Aryan next (I guess it's the month of authors name 'Stephen').
It sounds really good and it's been staring me down every time I walked into a bookstore, so I finally brought it home and am going to start it here soon once school work calms down a little. Personally, I've got some exciting things coming up with graduation and applying to jobs and the whole adulting thing, and hanging with some new friends and some trips coming up with some old ones.
It's getting warmer out so it's safe to say I'll be living my best life.
Well, thats all for this post!  
Enjoy the first day of spring!
:)

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