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This is a much harder question than it should be.

Both have received far more praise and publicity than the stories alone deserve. They have both been referred to as the next Harry Potter of this generation. Publicists need to figure out that nothing is ever going to be Harry Potter. Nothing will ever leave a similar legacy.

That said, I read Twilight before I read Harry Potter. I felt okay about Twilight, New Moon was my favorite, Eclipse was intense, and Breaking Dawn ruined the preceding three. Breaking Dawn is such a terribly written book that it actually made me hate the others with incredible passion. The movies? Terribly done with dreadful acting. However, I will be seeing the last part at the theater.

I'm not into the whole futuristic-fantasy thing, so Hunger Games didn't seem like something I'd enjoy. A couple friends managed to persuade me to check them out. I read The Hunger Games and fell in love. Halfway through Catching Fire, I noticed how disappointed I was; it was a pathetic love triangle. I stopped reading there. I liked The Hunger Games better than any Twilight book, but I liked all Twilight books better than Catching Fire. I've yet to see the movie, but I've heard it's amazing, so it has Twilight beat there.

In conclusion, I prefer Harry Potter.

You chose quite the time to ask this. I know my current answer is based mainly on emotions and outside forces, so I apologize for the rant to come.

I am not currently enjoying life. It's almost ironic, really. I've spent as much of my life as I can remember stressing about the future, being told by everyone around me that everything will work out and life will be okay. I've worried about being forgotten, never feeling loved, and settling for what I know is less than I deserve.

Now, everything is good for me. I have a few friends that I would drop everything for, I'm earning decent grades in school, I hold executive positions in multiple clubs, I was voted for a senior superlative, and have already been accepted to two of my top three colleges. I can actually feel everything fall into place. It feels really good.

Except that's only for me. What feels like everyone else, is struggling. And I'm helpless. I spent too much time selfishly caring about me to ever stop and go "Hey, maybe someone else is feeling what I am." And I can't fix it now. I feel like it's over for me. There's nothing I can do for anyone. I missed my chance. I feel like the world has turned its back on me.

I don't want to grow up.

Like actually on the television? No idea. Probably something on the Food Network. I just watched three episodes of Friends on my computer, though.

Not that I can think of. And also not according to my dictionary app.

Really really dark blue.

I'm not sure I'd want to. History is depressing. There's no time in the past that was truly better than the world is today. I wouldn't want to see the future, either. I like surprises.

What the heck is an alternative person?

It just wasn't working. We live too far apart and we're too busy. The furthest it would be able to go would be a summer relationship. I liked the relationship, but didn't like where it was going. I kind of feel like it shouldn't have been more than a camp romance. I would rather it ended now than after we've both become attached.

I love you too!

At least you've got an amazing boyfriend... And you recognize that you should be grateful for that!

I can't really say much about the mental instability. I know you see me as the levelheaded role model that you had when we were kids, but that's just not me. Things are tough. High school is awkward. You're gonna hate yourself. You're gonna make mistakes. And then you're gonna wake up one morning and say "I just wasted way too much time with that. Why don't I like me?"

You'll be fine, Mindy. You're normal.

In the words of Luna Lovegood, "you're as sane as I am."

Pretty good, actually. :) And very busy! How about you?

But soon, for sure!

I actually have plans for the rest of this week. :(

I miss you too. :( You'll have to come out to the beach house one of these days before summer is over. Or maybe the weekend after school starts. We need to hang out. I need my Mindy. :(

Nope. Still too afraid to drive. My daddy made me take drivers ed, so I have my permit... I'll probably take my drive test when he gets me a car.

Haha been my favorite show my whole life. :)

My only real goal in life is to be happy. I don't know what I'm doing next year. I don't know where, why, or how I'm going to college. I don't know what I want to do after that. I don't know if I'll live at home or get my own place. I don't know if I'll get married or have kids. I don't know if I'll want to.

My life goal is to figure that out. I need to know what makes me happy, and I need to try to reach that happiness.

My goal is to have goals.

Friends. :)

I like to think I'm clever. :p

What's scandalous, love?