When the fuck did we get ice cream?

My family wanted to go to a thrift store in Los Angeles, just to see if they could find any “good deals.” I reluctantly tagged along, and I made my way to the book section, the only part of the store I felt comfortable in. I don’t read much, but I needed something to pass the time.

The cover of this book got my attention, and although I know I shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover, who can’t help it? When I began reading it, I was stunned. The tone, the structure, the diction, and the premise amazed me. I read as much of it as I could while I was there, and I decided to buy it (paperback for $0.75). I didn’t find out until a few months later that it was one of the books Oprah recommends, and that it is sold in stores with the Oprah sticker at about $12.

I just finished reading it earlier today, and I highly recommend it. It is strong when you expect weakness, and it is beautiful when you expect horror. The book provides a window into a world of addiction that many don’t understand, and it brings to it a sense of humanity.

I just bought an 11.5 oz bag for $3.19.

I am a college student, therefore I live off of peanut butter and jelly because it’s what I can afford.

And I eat Smucker’s Goober Grape because Smucker’s gets their grapes from my hometown.

18 years ago, my father announced that I would be named “Darna” after the Filipina superheroine equivalent of Wonder Woman. Naturally, all the relatives disagreed with his desires, and it caused a huge argument. So when I was born, my mom changed my name to Dariane. But the idiots who wrote my name for my birth certificate named me “Doriana.” To counter this mistake, my parents immediately changed it to what it was supposed to be originally, which is the name I am proud to have today. Just an interesting little tidbit.

And it’s rare to find anyone here who knows who Darna is.

P.S. When I got glasses as a kid, my dad would tease me and call me Narda.

I just won’t. I didn’t buy a Brita filter for nothing.

My dad bought a couple dozen of these and gave them to me so I can enjoy a drink or two every now and then in my dorm. That’s all.

This movie is one of the best I’ve seen in a long time.