Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light.Avada Kedavra
Well, at least I accomplished SOMETHING this summer...
No, I didn't teach myself French (I didn't even get a French for Dummies book)
No, I didn't see all the movies on my list (I'm sorry but Miami Vice and Lady In The Water looked to iffy)
No, I didn't get a new job (not that I had an interview or anything)
But, I did manage to finish all the Harry Potter books.
As I said during my review for Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, I had no intention of reading the books because I knew reading the books would ruin the movies for me (past, present and future). But, I made a deal with a friend that I would read the Harry Potter books if she would start watching Lost & 24.
Well, I kept up with my end of the bargain. Last night, I finished Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince.
Impressively (pats self on the back), I finished all the Potter books in less than a month.
And I was right, I do enjoy the movies that have come out less than I did before reading the books AND I have no faith that they will be able to do the remaining books any justice unless they are as long as LOTR: The Return of the King and even then, they've left so much out of the previous ones that I don't think it's possible to recover.
But I still REALLY want to see them.
And now I have to suffer with everyone else to wait for the seventh and final book.
I won't spoil anything but they were really good books. I mean I read 6 books in less than a month. And they weren't comic books. Anyone who knows me should know that is pretty good.
No, I didn't teach myself French (I didn't even get a French for Dummies book)
No, I didn't see all the movies on my list (I'm sorry but Miami Vice and Lady In The Water looked to iffy)
No, I didn't get a new job (not that I had an interview or anything)
But, I did manage to finish all the Harry Potter books.
As I said during my review for Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire, I had no intention of reading the books because I knew reading the books would ruin the movies for me (past, present and future). But, I made a deal with a friend that I would read the Harry Potter books if she would start watching Lost & 24.
Well, I kept up with my end of the bargain. Last night, I finished Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince.
Impressively (pats self on the back), I finished all the Potter books in less than a month.
And I was right, I do enjoy the movies that have come out less than I did before reading the books AND I have no faith that they will be able to do the remaining books any justice unless they are as long as LOTR: The Return of the King and even then, they've left so much out of the previous ones that I don't think it's possible to recover.
But I still REALLY want to see them.
And now I have to suffer with everyone else to wait for the seventh and final book.
I won't spoil anything but they were really good books. I mean I read 6 books in less than a month. And they weren't comic books. Anyone who knows me should know that is pretty good.
Labels: Books
another mercy flush by Melanism at Wednesday, August 16, 2006
6 Comments:
it's a shame you have to bargain with your friends in order to expose yourself to something good. new degrassi starts september 29th :)
I wish I didn't have to bargain but apparently my WORD isn't good enough.
Did you know they are showing the "Accidents Will Happen" episode on Friday night at 10?
no, i didn't know that but i'll be watching now. thanks! by the by, when does 24 start? i've been reading lost spoilers but i think they're all lies.
24 starts in January.
The books are always better. It's ironic that the director that left out the most story made the best movie. I decided to watch 24 with my mother. Big mistake. My mother now yells at the tv "Don't mess with Jack's daughter don't you know he will kill you"
i just re-read half blood prince and i am dying to read the 7th and final book. i'm taking the weekend off when it comes out. which book or books do u like the most?
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