Another long pause before updating.
As per the usual.
Let's see... news from me...
I'm getting my wisdom teeth out a week from Thursday, on August 4th. I took four days off from work for it, cause I'm getting all four done, under general anesthesia, and they said the swelling would be bad for about the first 3 days, so I took an extra day. Honestly though, I am fully anticipating calling out on that Monday. I'll try to do it on Sunday so they have time to find someone, if it really is that bad. I know they're already kinda pissed that I requested the time off, since I had JUST gotten my vacation time for this week, Tuesday through Saturday, so I'm only back for four days before running off again. Not that I'm running off again for anything FUN mind you... bleeding and swelling in the mouth being such a picnic and all.
One more shift till my vacation.
The Harry Potter release went okay, I guess. I was frustrated that our CRM didn't give us ANY information ahead of time, though, because people were asking me procedural questions, about the line management, the crafts and things, and I had NO answers because she refused to do her job and inform anyone ahead of time. Although our store manager thought it went very well, I thought from the customer service desk, it was a fiasco. Customers were pissed that I didn't have the answers, I was helpless to inform them, because god help you trying to get ahold of anyone who HAD the answers that night, and I was pissed because they had refused to give me the answers in the first place! (What, were they afraid if they briefed me ahead of time that I'd somehow leak information I wasn't supposed to?) Also, I was dressed as Lupin, but no one had a clue that that's who I was. Despite the wearing of a green robe, not black (I'm with many of the web artists here saying he should wear green), I was consistantly mistaken for Harry Potter. Okay, I wear glasses, but they bear no resemblance to the familiar Harry Potter style other than that they're glasses. I had no scar painted on, my robes were the wrong color, I wasn't wearing a school uniform outfit, my hair isn't black, etc, etc... Has anyone actually READ these books? I wouldn't have minded if everyone asked "who are you supposed to be", cause I didn't exactly expect them to get it, but I didn't expect them to assume I was Harry, either.
We had a Willy Wonka come by later in the night. He and his friends were looking for the magician that was actually performing at the OTHER local B&N that night, but man, they attracted a lot of attention, cause his costume was fantastic. Spot on to the new Depp movie. I say he, but I wasn't absolutely sure. Then I wondered why it should bother me, of all people. It shouldn't, but I guess I'm still a traditional-gender person deep down. At least in normal life.
I eventually finished the book on Monday, having realized that I couldn't go online without finding spoilers EVERYWHERE.
So I flipped ahead again to see who died, just like I did with book five. I'm a wuss and I need to know ahead of time to prepare myself. I had forseen Dumbledore dying though, since the end of book four. It's pretty much just part of the whole hero development thing. I mean, the mentor/guide has to die in order for the hero to fully become the hero. The only example I can think of off the top of my head is Obi Wan dying so Luke could become a hero, but you know, I know there's more, since Joseph Campbell wrote about the structure of myth using Star Wars as an example, and I read that, but it was a looooooooong time ago. (In a galaxy far far away?) It was sad anyway. I didn't expect to be very sad because I anticipated the death, it wasn't a surprise, but I cried anyway. I do think it's kind of pathetic that people are talking about grief counseling for kids who read it though. Honestly. I read sad stuff when I was a kid and I turned out okay. Sorta. But it wasn't the books that did anything to me.
I was a bit let down that Snape was the Half Blood Prince. I mean, it seemed a little obvious based on the HBP being a potions genius... still. I did get thrown off by the age of the book. Tricky JKR. I guess I just wanted it to be someone more exotic, not just "oh, there's the naughty naughty villanous Potions Master again! What WILL he do next?"
What he will do, is kill Dumbledore. I can see JKR somehow turning that into a "no, no, he's still really actually loyal to the order", but I have a VERY hard time believing it. I mean, REALLY. The guy is pure evil! I had a major "I told you so" moment there. What could he POSSIBLY have told Dumbledore to make DD trust him? That's now the burning question.
Overall, I found it a more enjoyable read than OOTP... it went a LOT faster, and it was a LOT easier on the brain. Less major angsting from Harry and all that. (At least until the end.) However, it seemed to breeze by with just a lot of sort of fluffy "Here's Voldemorts' past" moments, which while interesting, weren't really 'plot-ful". I guess it was sort of like watching the third movie. Enjoyable, but not at all like the others.
And who on earth saw Lupin/Tonks coming??? That was SUCH a surprise to me. Way out of nowhere. I hope they end up happy even if they don't end up together. I like them both and Lupin's my very favorite. I had to peek ahead AGAIN after I first saw "Fenrir Greyback" appear in the text - if that's not an obvious werewolf name (REMUS LUPIN anyone?), I don't know what is. Big, bad, mean werewolf... nice, kind werewolf... seems ominous to me. Don't like how that's adding up. Lupin had better not die in book 7.
Annnd.... end spoilers.
So life's been moving onward. Shopping again for a car. Whoopeee... We went to a Saturn dealer, they had a couple okay cars. A very pretty blue one. Okay, so I'm TOTALLY superficial about the whole color thing... But let me tell you, I am NOT driving a red car. Nuh-uh. Or a purple car, which is what she REALLY wanted us to buy. Silver, Black or Blue cars. That's what I want. Blue, most preferably.
Might go to a water park this weekend, on my vacation days. I dunno though, cause I really, REALLY don't like the whole bathing suit thing.
Anyway, that's life right now. Maybe more after I get those stupid teeth taken out and I don't have anything to do but sit around in pain.
Let's see... news from me...
I'm getting my wisdom teeth out a week from Thursday, on August 4th. I took four days off from work for it, cause I'm getting all four done, under general anesthesia, and they said the swelling would be bad for about the first 3 days, so I took an extra day. Honestly though, I am fully anticipating calling out on that Monday. I'll try to do it on Sunday so they have time to find someone, if it really is that bad. I know they're already kinda pissed that I requested the time off, since I had JUST gotten my vacation time for this week, Tuesday through Saturday, so I'm only back for four days before running off again. Not that I'm running off again for anything FUN mind you... bleeding and swelling in the mouth being such a picnic and all.
One more shift till my vacation.
The Harry Potter release went okay, I guess. I was frustrated that our CRM didn't give us ANY information ahead of time, though, because people were asking me procedural questions, about the line management, the crafts and things, and I had NO answers because she refused to do her job and inform anyone ahead of time. Although our store manager thought it went very well, I thought from the customer service desk, it was a fiasco. Customers were pissed that I didn't have the answers, I was helpless to inform them, because god help you trying to get ahold of anyone who HAD the answers that night, and I was pissed because they had refused to give me the answers in the first place! (What, were they afraid if they briefed me ahead of time that I'd somehow leak information I wasn't supposed to?) Also, I was dressed as Lupin, but no one had a clue that that's who I was. Despite the wearing of a green robe, not black (I'm with many of the web artists here saying he should wear green), I was consistantly mistaken for Harry Potter. Okay, I wear glasses, but they bear no resemblance to the familiar Harry Potter style other than that they're glasses. I had no scar painted on, my robes were the wrong color, I wasn't wearing a school uniform outfit, my hair isn't black, etc, etc... Has anyone actually READ these books? I wouldn't have minded if everyone asked "who are you supposed to be", cause I didn't exactly expect them to get it, but I didn't expect them to assume I was Harry, either.
We had a Willy Wonka come by later in the night. He and his friends were looking for the magician that was actually performing at the OTHER local B&N that night, but man, they attracted a lot of attention, cause his costume was fantastic. Spot on to the new Depp movie. I say he, but I wasn't absolutely sure. Then I wondered why it should bother me, of all people. It shouldn't, but I guess I'm still a traditional-gender person deep down. At least in normal life.
I eventually finished the book on Monday, having realized that I couldn't go online without finding spoilers EVERYWHERE.
So I flipped ahead again to see who died, just like I did with book five. I'm a wuss and I need to know ahead of time to prepare myself. I had forseen Dumbledore dying though, since the end of book four. It's pretty much just part of the whole hero development thing. I mean, the mentor/guide has to die in order for the hero to fully become the hero. The only example I can think of off the top of my head is Obi Wan dying so Luke could become a hero, but you know, I know there's more, since Joseph Campbell wrote about the structure of myth using Star Wars as an example, and I read that, but it was a looooooooong time ago. (In a galaxy far far away?) It was sad anyway. I didn't expect to be very sad because I anticipated the death, it wasn't a surprise, but I cried anyway. I do think it's kind of pathetic that people are talking about grief counseling for kids who read it though. Honestly. I read sad stuff when I was a kid and I turned out okay. Sorta. But it wasn't the books that did anything to me.
I was a bit let down that Snape was the Half Blood Prince. I mean, it seemed a little obvious based on the HBP being a potions genius... still. I did get thrown off by the age of the book. Tricky JKR. I guess I just wanted it to be someone more exotic, not just "oh, there's the naughty naughty villanous Potions Master again! What WILL he do next?"
What he will do, is kill Dumbledore. I can see JKR somehow turning that into a "no, no, he's still really actually loyal to the order", but I have a VERY hard time believing it. I mean, REALLY. The guy is pure evil! I had a major "I told you so" moment there. What could he POSSIBLY have told Dumbledore to make DD trust him? That's now the burning question.
Overall, I found it a more enjoyable read than OOTP... it went a LOT faster, and it was a LOT easier on the brain. Less major angsting from Harry and all that. (At least until the end.) However, it seemed to breeze by with just a lot of sort of fluffy "Here's Voldemorts' past" moments, which while interesting, weren't really 'plot-ful". I guess it was sort of like watching the third movie. Enjoyable, but not at all like the others.
And who on earth saw Lupin/Tonks coming??? That was SUCH a surprise to me. Way out of nowhere. I hope they end up happy even if they don't end up together. I like them both and Lupin's my very favorite. I had to peek ahead AGAIN after I first saw "Fenrir Greyback" appear in the text - if that's not an obvious werewolf name (REMUS LUPIN anyone?), I don't know what is. Big, bad, mean werewolf... nice, kind werewolf... seems ominous to me. Don't like how that's adding up. Lupin had better not die in book 7.
Annnd.... end spoilers.
So life's been moving onward. Shopping again for a car. Whoopeee... We went to a Saturn dealer, they had a couple okay cars. A very pretty blue one. Okay, so I'm TOTALLY superficial about the whole color thing... But let me tell you, I am NOT driving a red car. Nuh-uh. Or a purple car, which is what she REALLY wanted us to buy. Silver, Black or Blue cars. That's what I want. Blue, most preferably.
Might go to a water park this weekend, on my vacation days. I dunno though, cause I really, REALLY don't like the whole bathing suit thing.
Anyway, that's life right now. Maybe more after I get those stupid teeth taken out and I don't have anything to do but sit around in pain.