I do not believe anybody has ever given me a book before and I was never happier to receive a book than when Oxnard surprised me on our last Weinerschnitzel adventure.
Just now, I finished the book. As unsatisfied as I was with the ending, (Oh, you shouldn't continue reading this if you plan on reading the actual book. Spoiler alert?) I can't help but accept things the way they are. Not because the author made it that way but because I understand? To say "I understand" is unsuitable. (Ooh, thesaurus.com updated its layout. Modern. User-friendly.) Naturally, hopeless romantic me wanted K and Connor to be together--happy ending, whoop dee doo, the whole shebang--and I was frustrated at first but then I realized that things don't always work out like in fairytales. (The author does a very good job of not giving away the ending either. Most endings are extremely predictable. I really had no idea how this one was going to turn out though.) K and Connor were in love and I still don't understand why K disappeared the way she did (not that I've given it much thought; I'm still trying to process things) but Connor helped K move on from her past--he became a tree ring in her life--and K inspired Connor to create the future--she became his muse. They helped solve each other and each played an important role in the other's life but they just weren't meant to be. They were too different? Still trying to figure that out.
It was a very thinky book though. Sigh, of all the words in the English dictionary, and I choose "thinky." It was a very relevant book, you could say? Haha, after all, it's called "These Days."
There's a lot more I'd like to say about this, but I can't really organize my thoughts right now. Maybe another day. LOL, knowing me, that's kinda never. Ask me about it.
P.S. I'm very tempted to change my voicemail now though. If only people left more voicemails. "/ I really do want to hear your answers.
P.P.S. This post was supposed to be organized and whatnot but now it's become just a jumble of words. But I like it like this. Once I refine it, it won't be the same. Sure, it may be devoid of typos and other sorts of grammatical errors, but this way, you can see my thought process, hear me think aloud, understand my priorities...
Anywho, g'night! (: