The week in review...
Lots of class. And homework. Got some good reading in this week though, that was fun. I'm looking forward to writing group meeting sometime this week; due to scheduling conflicts, we didn't get together this time around.
Wednesday we went to see Harry Potter in Hamburg after my class. We got there a little before 4pm to get good seats. Sat through the 20 and the previews and were about 30 minutes into the movie when the movie cut off. Unfortunately the projector was smoking and the film was broken or messed up or something, so they cancelled the show. We got readmit tickets, but the next showing that was not sold out was 8pm. So we grumbled a bit, but decided to stick it out till then. I took Ellice to Don Pablos for her birthday dinner, and we got a picture of her in a sombrero. That was fun. We also stopped by the comic store and got Ellice some X-men comics (her favorite). And I may have gotten a little something for myself (ahem). We finally got in to see the movie, which I will review later, and got home about 11:30pm.
Friday we had a cookout with our Sunday School class and Saturday was full and fun, with gaming and a play at the Rose Barn Theatre--Romeo and Juliet. Sunday was church followed by a potluck and business meeting--we skipped those because 1) Potlucks are never good for us and 2) We aren't in a position to take on any more stresses right now and what the meeting would arouse in the both of us. Instead we had lunch with Ellice's mentee Andi (who was Juliet in the play Saturday night), went swimming at EKU and had Evan over for a Spaghetti dinner. Umm...I loves me some spaghetti. To cap off the week, Ellice and I played Spades online.
All and all, a busy but fruitful week.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Great, great, great. I can't wait to see the next installment and I'm really jazzed about the final book coming out this weekend. Order of the Phoenix followed the book as well as could be expected. They left out a few minor things, but I was impressed by how much they squeezed into it. The visuals were great. The characters were as expected. New characters Tonks and LeStrange looked EXACTLY like I had imagined. The climactic scene really does a good job of approximating the vision in the book. The changes (what few there were) were artistic and well done. ****
Romeo and Juliet (Rose Barn Theatre Group)
A resident cat that typically wanders through the crowd of families in lawn chairs and blankets decided that it was his time to shine. During the famous balcony scene, the cat took center stage, stretching in the spotlight. You have to love community theatre.
This one took place in the 60's but had modified dialogue from the original play. The leads were very good. Standouts were Juliet, Romeo, and Mercutio. The best actor of the day was Friar Laurence, and I'm told he is typically a great Shakespearean actor. The stage fights were cool. A good effort overall. **
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I love viewing movies at the Regal. It is clean and you can't beat the seating. Don Pablo's is excellent also. Sounds like you had a great time. Did you get your comics from Collectibles Inc.? We used to buy our Magic The Gathering cards there.
I like Collectibles cause they treat me well. The other store Hero's Relm.. always treats me like less cause I am a girl in a comic store. Oh well collectibles is our fav.
Community theater is always a bit tricky...sometimes brilliant and you wonder why they aren't on a real stage somewhere, sometimes...not. I should know - I've been in a few and am in a show now.
Harry Potter: trying to see the movie before rereading 5 and completely aware that I have to hustle to do so so I can quickly read 5 and 6 in prep for 7 (I've just started 4). So many good words, so little time....
So Melissa not ready for seven to come out satruday.. cause unless you are planning on doing nothing else.. getting through 4, 5, and 6, by then might be a little tough.
There's no guarantee I'll be reading it on Saturday anyway. Didn't bother pre-ordering a copy and have it on hold at the library...or will read Kaarin's copy (she did pre-order). The hard part will be everyone wanting to talk about it and me having no clue. As for the not doing anything else between now and then...I'm a VERY fast reader with the summer off. I'm guessing I can at least be 1/2way through 6 by Saturday.
Saw Phoenix on Thursday. I liked it, too, and yes, Tonks and Lestrange were well realized. Finished reading 6 on Saturday morning and now I'm desperate for someone to finish the book and lend me their copy!
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