I recently read Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling and I really enjoyed it! I haven't had that many laugh-out-loud moments while reading a book in a long time. It was recommended by a friend and I have now decided that she and I should hunt Mindy down so she can be our friend too. I think she would love us.
Mindy (I'm already on a first name basis with my new friend) is hilarious, which doesn't come as a surprise being that she is a writer on The Office and plays the part of Kelly Kapoor so well. Btw, she is nothing like her character. So if you were questioning your own friendship with me based on the fact that I want to be friends with an annoying, immature, and overly dramatic girl who says things like, "I can't get anything lately unless I threaten to kill myself," rest assured that she is nothing like her character on the show. Except for her love of shopping and the color pink. But those are, of course, good qualities for a friend to have.
I read her book after I finished The Hunger Games trilogy. And although I absolutely loved that series, it was nice to read something more "sunshine and rainbows" after all of the starving, blood, and death. Like she says, "This book will take you two days to read. Did you even see the cover? It's mostly pink. If you're reading this book every night for months, something is not right."
Here are a few of my favorite quotes and excerpts:
"There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it."
Amen, sister! Often times while on vacation, I have told Rich to wake me up early the next day so I an see the sunrise. When he gets up to Dawn Patrol (early morning surf session), I nearly rip off his face when he suggests that I wake up to see the beautiful sunrise. Did he just meet me?! I love to sleep!! Who gave him the ridiculous idea that I would want to do that?! Oh, right . . . I gave him that ridiculous idea. How dare he oblige.
"If I gave my mother a knitted scarf she'd be worried I was wasting my time doing stupid stuff like knitting instead of school work. Presenting a homemade knitted object to my parents was actually like handing them a detailed backlog of my idleness."
I don't know how to knit, crochet, or even sew. I have always wanted to learn, but everything else seems to get in the way. I even tried to buy a sewing machine for myself a few months ago, so I could learn. After months of getting e-mails regarding the delay of my order, I finally received a refund plus a $20 gift card with an apology for my order never being filled. See, even the stores who sell sewing machines don't want my money. I guess it's not in the cards for me. I will just attribute it to me not wanting to appear as if I'm being idle.
"As an adult, I've met an ocean of divorced people. I might even know more divorced people than married people, because I live in godless Los Angeles, where if you're engaged it simply means you're publicly announcing that you are dating a person monagamishly."
So sad. So true. I get bummed out when I hear that someone is getting divorced. Even when I don't know them very well. I know it's weird, but I am just such a fan of love and when love isn't enough to conquer all, it makes me really sad. Also makes me think of an image that has been a popular Pinterest pin.
All in all, a great book that made me feel happy. I highly recommend it!
