Birthday Fun

Birthday!!!!! yay!!!!
What did I do? Several things:
1. HARRY POTTER WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!   XD
Need I say more?

 For those of you have have read my blog in the past, you know I'm a fan... well I finally made it!!!

I went with my awesome friend Itzel and we explored the magical wonderland!!!! We ate in the 3 Broomsticks and I even got a cauldron cake!!









What else? Well that night I also saw Keyboard Samurai perform Repo! The Genetic Opera... definitely a fun and unique birthday treat :) Plus, I got to see some old friends in the cast!
The next day (Saturday) was my actual birthday and I ... worked. Okay, okay I know its a little lame, but whatever!! On Sunday I went out to Golden Corral (it just opened!) with a few more friends for my official birthday lunch. They have a chocolate fountain AND cotton candy there!!
Yay Birthdays!!!!

Mischief Managed

It's happened. The time is finally here: Harry Potter 7 part 2 has come to theatres!!!
I write this on the eve of July 14th, though it is posted now due to laziness. yeah, sorry about that....

So there is a good side and a bad side to the release of the new movie in Singapore. Good side: The movie comes out in Singapore an entire day before the US plus the added 12 hours ahead that I am.... awesome for me, right? Down side: No midnight release. That's right, they apparently don't believe in things like that here!
There also was a significant lack of costuming... though it was not all together missing.

The review: liked it! Yes, there were differences.... some that I approved of more than others, but over all, I really enjoyed their take on what happened. It's sad, really, that the Pottermania is over, I mean I started reading the Harry Potter books in the third grade... let's see, that would have been around 1997 I guess and it is 2011 now... so 14 years? Wow, that's a huge hunk of time! At least one more Harry Potter adventure remains for me.... Harry Potter World at Universal!... that's right, I have never been. Aggghhhh!!!!
*sigh* But anyway, just thought that I, as an avid fan, would throw out my two cents there!
As we great Potter fans like to say at the end of everything great: Mischief Managed.

Harry Potter Review and Thanksgiving Plans

So, I got to see HARRY POTTER! Yay!
After work on Friday, there was a movie that had just started and wasn't sold out, so I got to gooooooooooooo! So, my thoughts: still not on my list of favorite movies. I liked the 4th and 5th ones better, but this movie was waaaaaaaaaaaay better than the 6th, for sure! It stuck a lot closer to the book, which was awesome. Unfortunately, since they didn't follow the books closely enough in the previous movies, a lot of characters that hadn't been introduced before, had to be in this movie because they are vital to the plot. In reality, I wish they had waited till after all the books had come out to make the movies.... or at least waited until the 6th or 7th one, because J K Rowling is really awesome and brings back smaller details in previous books that turn out to be a huge deal later. She also uses a lot of the same side characters in a way that you end up knowing all of them pretty well even though they were hardly in the story.
In conclusion, movie= pretty good. Books still = AMAZING!!!!! If you are reading this, and have never read the books, I can't stress enough how much you are missing!

And now for thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait! I am leaving TOMORROW morning to fly to Mississippi until Sunday! I. LOVE. THANKSGIVING.
Family, turkey, desserts, and NO SCHOOL are just four of the things I like about it!

HARRY POTTER!!!!! And Linedancing?

Today is a very important day. THE 7th HARRY POTTER MOVIE IS BEING RELEASED AT MIDNIGHT!!!!!!   XD  I am so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I mean seriously, Harry Potter has been such an important part of my life since I was in the third grade! That's a long time, people! AND, it's not over yet! Part 2 will be released over the summer! I have to work the release, so I won't be able to watch it, which is sad :( Actually, I am not sure at all when I am going to get to see it. I am scheduled 10:30-3am tonight, 10:30am-6pm 2morrow, 8:30am-6pm saturday, and 6-10pm sunday. I might have to wait until Monday! *sigh* Did I mention I am excited? I AM EXCITED!
I LOVE HARRY POTTER! 
Of course, 1st, I have to go to my dance class! yeah, that's right.... I am in a dance class :) A 2 credit Country and Western Line Dancing Class. It is pretty awesome. It is every thursday night from 7:30-about 8:45ish. Our teacher calls himself El Capitan and dresses every week in his button down shirt and cowboy boots. He's pretty awesome. What could make this even more awesome, you ask? Well, when we have tests (like tonight) not only are we graded on our knowledge of the dance, but we can also text in votes for other classmates American Idol-style. That's right. Awesome.
I'll go back to my Harry Potter geek-out now........