HP Movies

I've been rereading the Harry Potter books since I finished book 7 back in July. (Oh, I took a week off when I left my copy of Sorcerer's Stone at work when I went on vacation, and I've read The Golden Compas in that time, too, but I digress..) In the last 2 weeks, my Harry Potter reading has accelerated. With my official lazy Monday behind me, I have knocked out approaching half of Order of the Phoenix.

What strikes me as odd, however, is that I find myself wanting to watch the movies again as well. This includes Goblet of Fire, which I was so unimpressed with, I only saw it once. I also am a lot more interested in seeing the movie adaptation of Order of the Phoenix. too. I might just go see it alone if I have to. Somehow, I'd forgotten what a page-turner and nail-biter Book 5 is. There are things I hope I get to see in the movie version (I'm primarily thinking about the Weasley twins' departure from Hogwarts, which was truly inspired), but at the least, I realized that don't want this movie to be the only one that I never saw at all in theatres.

EDIT: How depressingly ironic. I just checked Malco's site, and HP5 isn't in any of the theatres, nor is it in the second run Bartlett location. :( Pity, since Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End is still playing at Bartlett, and we all know how horrible THAT movie was. I guess the DVD is due out soon?

...because all the cool kids were doing it...

Early morning thought..

Does anyone else have the same problem i do? When I have to get up for work, it doesn't matter how much sleep I've had (too little, just enough, or a ton), I wake up groggy and wishing I could go back to bed. Have I just conditioned myself to feel this way when my alarm goes off? It doesn't happen at all when I am off. At least, when I don't have to set my alarm and be somewhere.

Also, when I have my alarm set, I'm more likely to turn over and go back to sleep, over and over till the alarm rings, than I am when I'm off, and the alarm isn't set. (I've been known to sleep for 3 hours, and then get up and goof around for a while, only to take a nap later.)

Well, work's not going to do itself. Time to finish off my Raisin Bran and get in the shower.

Now that's what I'm talkin' about!!!

When I left work today (which was another fuster cluck), I was absolutely stunned to feel what the weather was like. It was PERFECT. The air was charged, it felt so good. I drove home with my windows down, thrilling to every second of delicious air. Let me tell ya, it rocked. Now, if only it'll hold. I'm ready to dig out my trench coat again.

Now, i'm off to my friend Charles's birthday dinner. Should be fun, even if I'm going to have to call if an early evening (since I have another 6am shift tomorrow). Have fun, folks!

Reposted because you should read it.

It's hard to imagine that it's been six years to the day. It really doesn't feel like that much time has gone by.

Tilly's Story

If you haven’t discovered “Tilly’s Story” of surviving the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center, posted here on September 13, 2003, now might be a good time read it ... or re-read it:

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

Thanks to andric for posting this originally.