The Origins of this Blog

So you may be asking yourself why I made this blog or what it is. It started during finals week December 2014. I was procrastinating (like most college students), and was watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix. I suddenly came to the realization that I had not read many of the books Rory reads, nor had I seen some of the movies Rory and Lorelai watch. I started searching online for lists of movies that everyone should see and books that everyone should read. I soon found that I had not read/seen most of the books/movies on the lists. That's when I decided to make my own lists. A book or movie only made the list if I had not read or seen it but wanted to or felt like I would understand more pop culture references if I had read/seen it.

...20 sticky notes later...

I had quite a long list. This was going to take a while. A week or so later I had watched 3 of the movies on the list and was reading 2 of the books on the list simultaneously. This had become a personal goal, and things were starting to get funny as I realized that my current reading combo was Gone with the Wind (Margaret Mitchell) and Looking for Alaska (John Green). I figured that this would be more fun if I shared it. Also, that made me accountable to other people.

I don't want to make a set goal like a date to finish the lists or a certain number of posts per week or anything like that. I'd rather just have this be a fun journey. If anyone wants to join me on this quest, please do! I'll post ahead of time what book or movie is next on the lists so you can read/watch along. Posts will probably contain spoilers, so beware of reading a certain post if you haven't read/watched it yet. I will also keep the lists updated. Feel free to send me any suggestions for additions.