More later today, when I've slept and such, but OH MY GOD WAS THIS MOVIE INTENSE AND WONDERFUL!

The girlies and I saw a midnight (12:06 a.m.) 2-D showing, and we luuuuurved it. There was much crying and more laughter than we expected and a fair amount of clapping and cheering.

And now, to bed.


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As is usually the case, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Those of you who've read the books or seen the movie know whereof I speak. There were a surprising number of people who had clearly not read the books and were gobsmacked by various and sundry turns of event ( Read more... )

Actually, it could. There's dinner to be considered first. But as I've mentioned before, I have 12:01 tickets for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, to which I am escorting M and her friend Alexa. I AM SO EXCITED! This will be my first-ever midnight opening for a Harry Potter film, and I am making sure to wear comfortable shoes, because we've ( Read more... )

1. M and I saw RED: Retired, Extremely Dangerous on Wednesday, and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. We each gave it a thumb's up, and probably a 4 out of 5 rating. Guns! Explosions! Your favorite award-winning actors looking amazing & acting cool ( Read more... )

I've got my tickets - well, for me and M and her friend. We'll be at the 12:01 a.m. show.

S has plans to see it with her friend Ben, with whom she has seen the prior few films. Of course, they may end up coming along with me anyhow.

The anticipation is palpable around my house.


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Tonight, S will be going to the midnight show of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I kinda wish I were going to the midnight show myself. I bet it'll be awesome. If I could find a willing companion, I'd sign on for it. Assuming tickets are even a possibility. S's friend Ben got her the ticket more than two weeks ago while she was still in ( Read more... )

Stephen King has a lengthy column discussing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and, more particularly, J.K. Rowling's tremendous skill and accomplishment in completing the series.

You can read the whole thing here, but I'll share with you his conclusion, coming after a pretty good rant against the "bigheads" (academics) who question whether ( Read more... )

Skipped the party (too much noise ( Read more... )

1. I am so impressed with my kids, who navigated airport security and planed themselves without adult supervision (hey, if deplaned means to get off the plane, then plane should work affirmatively, no?). While it's weird to think they're old enough not to require supervision, it's all good. And I booked them on direct flights both directions. ( Read more... )