Well, not a lot has been going on lately…except I’ve finished HP7…the last Harry Potter book. And it was AMAZING. It’s interesting because I haven’t been involved with HP the whole time like some people…my first exposure was watching the 4th movie. After that, I read the whole series thus far and realized what I was missing…so this was my first time reading the book as soon as it came out. I just have to give props to JKR for such a storytelling masterpiece. I’m not going to say HP is “great literature”, but you know what? I love it anyway. Most “great literature” is depressing and contains much I’d rather not read about anyway.
So part of the reason I loved this book so much was that it DID have a happy ending…Harry, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny all lived…and the ending, with all of them married and with children was SO happy and awesome, that I was very pleased. I just have to say, her whole series was a beautifully crafted tale that while not on the level of Crime and Punishment maybe, is sure a whole lot more fun to read. And I must admit, as Voldemort killed himself and the wand flew into Harry’s hand at the end…I almost got teary-eyed. Almost. And believe me, that NEVER happens to me…especially not when reading. So I have to give credit to JKR for that.
I’m just very pleased and satisfied with HP7 and must say that it is, hands down, my favorite of the series, with Half-Blood Prince close behind. If anyone hasn’t read any of the series yet, give it a try. I did, and her amazingly created characters and alternate world made me sorry I’d missed it for so long. My sister’s reading it now, but I can’t wait until they’re done with it so I can read it again…
Month: July 2007
So yes, this is a little earlier in the day than I normally write entries, but I’m awake so I figured I might as well. Got up at about 5:15 this morning to go with my mom to take my dad and Katharyn to the airport. They’re off to Iowa for about 2 weeks to visit relatives…I was going to come back and sleep, but once we reached the airport, my dad realized he forgot his briefcase, so we had to rush back and get it and then go back to the airport AGAIN. So by the time I got back here, I was definitely not going to be able to fall asleep again. Well, at least now I have lots of time to do something before I go to work at one. For one, I could write my poem that I’ve been thinking about…yet I don’t feel in the proper mood. For some reason, my best thoughts always come late at night.
Anyway, not too much has gone on since my last entry. I finally got a day off from work yesterday after working seven straight days, so it was nice to relax. I went to Best Buy to pick up some cables for our computers here, and while there stopped at Lifeway and got a couple CDs – they had the new Relient K and Switchfoot albums on sale for $10 each, so it made me happy to pick both of them up. I’ve only listened to the Relient K one so far, and it was pretty good. Definitely a little more serious than their previous albums, but I still enjoyed it.
Well, I think I’ll eat breakfast; I’m sort of hungry now.
Ok, I must write this poem…I feel so bad, not having written ANYTHING creative for the past few months, and now, the past few days, lines have kept popping into my head. I got to use them for my facebook status updates, but I must put them into some kind of poem…we’ll see how it turns out.
The green hands slowly parted
allowing
He touched the silver doorbell.
An envoy from the deep green sky.
He dived into the blue inescapable.
And
It is now July. Wooo! And I’m feeling pretty tired right now. Actually, it’s probably because I’m getting sick. No fun at work tonight – hard to feel cheerful when you’re sick. Ah well. If I can just take enough vitamins to head this off at the pass, that’d be nice. Anyway, I’m sure no one wants to hear about me being sick, but it’s really hard to think of anything else that has been going on lately. All that I’ve been doing is working and hanging out at home, mostly. Looking forward to Gville this fall!
And I really wanted to write a poem tonight, but I don’t think I’m in the proper mood(too tired/sick). So I shall leave you with one line(as a reminder to myself, too)…
And he touched the silver doorbell
Goodnight all!
Something Weird 