had some problems with this book. but maybe the problems were what kept it from being perfect and therefore imperfect. but i doubt it.

let's just celebrate the wonderful things.

i started jotting down quotes from the book onto post-it notes and sticking them into the book where they were found:

"i want something that makes me look in wonder"

"i like to make things that are weird or small. i like things that don't make a whole lot of sense to anyone but me."

and then i came across this:
"...being in favor of unimportant things. insignificant stuff. things that get ignored. things nobody else cares about. like post-it notes." and i wrote that on a post-it note and stuck it in the book.

it's ironic that this book and its characters want so much to be original but the story is ordinary. like there are only so many stories or ways that stories can turn out. and i read somewhere in a review that this book was destined to be an urban outfitter favorite. which goes against everything anyone inside the book would ever want.

this book made me feel feelings, reminding me that my life doesn't have to be sapped away by corporations. i used to be full of energy and new ideas, but over time -- who cares? the answer, i guess is that you have to.

i think if i were to want to improve this book i would get rid of two words: "and" and "really". but i can't do that so i have to accept the flaws as part of the perfection. or something.