I just got my Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 tickets for midnight!! Who rocks? I do!
Actually not really...I'm just a very nerdy person and I think I would have cried if I hadn't been able to go see the midnight showing (I have never been able to go to a midnight showing before because my stupid town didn't offer one). So this was my last chance. I just have to remember to bring a box of tissues (that I forgot to bring to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 1).
In other news I have been in Oregon for the last two days and today I'm headed to Vancouver, Washington. I get to see Cousin again tomorrow evening!! Plus the rest of the family...not as excited about that, but I get to see little kiddies and that is kind of exciting.
I should have another post later about what I have been up to. Right now I'm using my mom's laptop because my has decided to hate me and not connect to the internet. Alyssa is not amused.
Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Potter. Show all posts
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Water for Elephants
So tonight I went and saw the movie Water for Elephants (and no, I didn't read the book first). It was a really good movie and I quite enjoyed the acting; which knowing the acting of Robert Pattinson, was very surprising.
I really seemed to like Rob better in movies outside of Twilight. He was amazing in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (which I have started reading; yay!) and I seem to remember that his acting was good in Remember Me (even if the movie wasn't my favorite). Seeing him go from these movies where he is playing a normal human being to those movies where "vampires" sparkle is quite impressive. He can actually be a good actor and he has the potential to become a great actor (if only he would stop the sparkling vampire nonsense; oh well, two more terrible movies to sit through).
However, I think that Reese Whitherspoon was a tad too old for the part of Marlena. It really didn't work for me to see Rob and Reese as an on screen couple. I felt that they did well though and by the end of the movie you sort of forget that Marlena is too old for Jacob.
Like I said previously, I have started Goblet of Fire. It isn't up to the same level as Prisoner of Azkaban, but I still enjoy reading it. It is when Voldemort comes back after all. I also went to my second dentist appointment of the week to have whatever done to my mouth and seven hours later my mouth still feels a tad numb and achy. Which is no fun at all. Hopefully it will feel better by tomorrow when I help my mom clean out my sister's room. All in all, it was a good day.
I really seemed to like Rob better in movies outside of Twilight. He was amazing in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (which I have started reading; yay!) and I seem to remember that his acting was good in Remember Me (even if the movie wasn't my favorite). Seeing him go from these movies where he is playing a normal human being to those movies where "vampires" sparkle is quite impressive. He can actually be a good actor and he has the potential to become a great actor (if only he would stop the sparkling vampire nonsense; oh well, two more terrible movies to sit through).
However, I think that Reese Whitherspoon was a tad too old for the part of Marlena. It really didn't work for me to see Rob and Reese as an on screen couple. I felt that they did well though and by the end of the movie you sort of forget that Marlena is too old for Jacob.
Like I said previously, I have started Goblet of Fire. It isn't up to the same level as Prisoner of Azkaban, but I still enjoy reading it. It is when Voldemort comes back after all. I also went to my second dentist appointment of the week to have whatever done to my mouth and seven hours later my mouth still feels a tad numb and achy. Which is no fun at all. Hopefully it will feel better by tomorrow when I help my mom clean out my sister's room. All in all, it was a good day.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Life, the Universe, and Everything
I have been meaning to write a post that isn't 30 day challenge related...but life has gotten in the way. Like today, I had a dentist appointment. It was fine but I have to go back The Day After Tomorrow (hehe, I couldn't resist; such a fun movie). I need sealant on one of my teeth (I swear they have put sealant on that tooth two times before now). *headdesk*
In other news I still haven't finished reading Prisoner of Azkaban (I plan on finishing it tonight). I just got to the part where Harry's head "appeared" in Hogsmeade Village and Snape has taken Harry to his office. It isn't my favorite part of the book, but it is when Lupin shows that he knows about the map. It also has all of the funny comments from Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. I have forgotten how much I love this book.
All together, life has been okay. I've been working on some writing and I have been to Pullman and back. I even got to eat at Red Lobster in Lewiston, Idaho. It was delicious. I was able to grab my contacts while I was in Pullman (they were the one thing I forgot when I came home for the summer) and I grabbed season one of Charmed to watch with my cousin later this summer. Summer will be totally awesome (as I have said before).
In other news I still haven't finished reading Prisoner of Azkaban (I plan on finishing it tonight). I just got to the part where Harry's head "appeared" in Hogsmeade Village and Snape has taken Harry to his office. It isn't my favorite part of the book, but it is when Lupin shows that he knows about the map. It also has all of the funny comments from Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs. I have forgotten how much I love this book.
All together, life has been okay. I've been working on some writing and I have been to Pullman and back. I even got to eat at Red Lobster in Lewiston, Idaho. It was delicious. I was able to grab my contacts while I was in Pullman (they were the one thing I forgot when I came home for the summer) and I grabbed season one of Charmed to watch with my cousin later this summer. Summer will be totally awesome (as I have said before).
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Another Sirius and Remus Post
My friend just sent me this on facebook and I couldn't resist sharing it. Click this link here to see a funny picture. But in the meanwhile, here are some other pictures.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Have you ever...
felt so excited for something that you couldn't possibly wait for it to come, but when it finally arrived you began to dread what would happen? What if things weren't going to be as awesome as you thought they were? What were you going to do now that it was over?
I suppose the best way to word this comes from Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in the Disney animated film Tangled. Rapunzel begins by saying, "I've been looking out a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what I might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not every thing I dreamed it would be?"
"It will be." Flynn tells her.
"And what if it is? What do I do then?"
"Well, that's the good part I guess. You get to find a new dream."
I feel this way about a couple of things that will be happening this summer. One of them is I'm going to see the musical Wicked next week. I've been looking forward to seeing Wicked since my sophomore year of high school. That has been a pretty long time seeing as I'm about to become a senior in college.
The other is the final Harry Potter film. I have been waiting for this movie since 2001 when they first started making the films, but in all honesty, I don't want it to end. I started reading the books when I was in fourth grade and the seventh book came out the summer before my senior year of high school. Harry Potter has been in my life for 12 - almost 13 - years. Just over a decade of my life has been devoted to reading Harry Potter and watching Harry Potter and hoping that J.K. Rowling decides to write something else (according to her Twitter, she is busy writing).
I guess it is just a feeling of not wanting things to end. Yeah, I could always read the book Wicked and continue listening to the soundtrack a hundred more times. And, yeah, I could re-read the Harry Potter books and re-watch all of the movies, but it won't be the same as reading or watching it for the very first time. That feeling of awe and amazement and sadness that you have finally ended a chapter of your life.
I suppose the best way to word this comes from Rapunzel and Flynn Rider in the Disney animated film Tangled. Rapunzel begins by saying, "I've been looking out a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what I might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not every thing I dreamed it would be?"
"It will be." Flynn tells her.
"And what if it is? What do I do then?"
"Well, that's the good part I guess. You get to find a new dream."
I feel this way about a couple of things that will be happening this summer. One of them is I'm going to see the musical Wicked next week. I've been looking forward to seeing Wicked since my sophomore year of high school. That has been a pretty long time seeing as I'm about to become a senior in college.
The other is the final Harry Potter film. I have been waiting for this movie since 2001 when they first started making the films, but in all honesty, I don't want it to end. I started reading the books when I was in fourth grade and the seventh book came out the summer before my senior year of high school. Harry Potter has been in my life for 12 - almost 13 - years. Just over a decade of my life has been devoted to reading Harry Potter and watching Harry Potter and hoping that J.K. Rowling decides to write something else (according to her Twitter, she is busy writing).
I guess it is just a feeling of not wanting things to end. Yeah, I could always read the book Wicked and continue listening to the soundtrack a hundred more times. And, yeah, I could re-read the Harry Potter books and re-watch all of the movies, but it won't be the same as reading or watching it for the very first time. That feeling of awe and amazement and sadness that you have finally ended a chapter of your life.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Sirius Black and Remus Lupin...
have to be two of my favorite characters from the Harry Potter series. This topic has only come about because I have finally finished reading Chamber of Secrets and am now onto Prisoner of Azkaban (goodbye Lockheart until book five where he is funny beyond belief).
Prisoner of Azkaban has to be my second favorite Harry Potter book (the first is Sorcerer's Stone because without it, there would be no Harry Potter). In it you meet all of the exciting characters and begin to understand why exactly Snape hates Harry so much. Plus Ginny isn't so stalkerish and you find out that she actually has more to her character than just "OMG! HP is in the room! I don't know what to do!" Don't get me wrong, Ginny is one of my favorite characters as well. It's just that she wasn't very rounded in the beginning of the series (I like her best in book five).
Between blowing up his "aunt" and running from a "murderer," Harry learns so much more in book three than in the previous two books (but still not everything, oh no, not everything).
In a side note that is related, I'm a big Sirius/Remus shipper. Yes, I know Remus marries Tonks, but before that it was totally Sirius and Remus. Just read fanfiction, it will set you straight (I will go down with this ship).
Prisoner of Azkaban has to be my second favorite Harry Potter book (the first is Sorcerer's Stone because without it, there would be no Harry Potter). In it you meet all of the exciting characters and begin to understand why exactly Snape hates Harry so much. Plus Ginny isn't so stalkerish and you find out that she actually has more to her character than just "OMG! HP is in the room! I don't know what to do!" Don't get me wrong, Ginny is one of my favorite characters as well. It's just that she wasn't very rounded in the beginning of the series (I like her best in book five).
Between blowing up his "aunt" and running from a "murderer," Harry learns so much more in book three than in the previous two books (but still not everything, oh no, not everything).
In a side note that is related, I'm a big Sirius/Remus shipper. Yes, I know Remus marries Tonks, but before that it was totally Sirius and Remus. Just read fanfiction, it will set you straight (I will go down with this ship).
Monday, May 16, 2011
Books, Books, Books
I don't know about you, but I have a rather large book collection. I own 486 books and counting. Most of them are fantasy books and I own at least two copies of each Harry Potter book. I guess what I'm trying to say, is that I have a lot of books. So many books in fact, that I haven't been able to read all of them. I got books at Christmas time that I haven't been able to read and I'm hoping to get through them this summer (yay!! Summer!! *breaks out into the song "Days of Summer" from AVPS*).
First though, I have to finish re-reading the Harry Potter series...I'm in the middle of Chamber of Secrets now (good grief, I hate Lockheart) and I should have it finished by the end of the week. Then I can start Prisoner of Azkaban. I can't wait to read that one, it is one of my favorite books. Not just of the series, but of all time.
In case you are bored and are looking for books to read, here is a nice list for you. Enjoy!
Alyssa's Favorite Books:
1. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
2. Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
3. The Immortal Series by Tamora Pierce
4. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (shocker, I know)
5. The Heir Series by Cinda Williams Chima
6. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
7. The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
8. The Dark-Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. The Bran Hambric Series by Kaleb Nation
First though, I have to finish re-reading the Harry Potter series...I'm in the middle of Chamber of Secrets now (good grief, I hate Lockheart) and I should have it finished by the end of the week. Then I can start Prisoner of Azkaban. I can't wait to read that one, it is one of my favorite books. Not just of the series, but of all time.
In case you are bored and are looking for books to read, here is a nice list for you. Enjoy!
Alyssa's Favorite Books:
1. Stardust by Neil Gaiman
2. Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
3. The Immortal Series by Tamora Pierce
4. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (shocker, I know)
5. The Heir Series by Cinda Williams Chima
6. The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
7. The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
8. The Dark-Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
9. The Chronicles of Nick by Sherrilyn Kenyon
10. The Bran Hambric Series by Kaleb Nation
Friday, May 13, 2011
Sorcerer's Stone
So I have decided to re-read all of the Harry Potter books before the new movie comes out. That means I have about two months to read seven books. Good thing I just finished reading Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Next up Chamber of Secrets.
It has been quite a while since I last read Sorcerer's Stone and I had forgotten some of the details that weren't in the movie. However, I got quite the laugh out of how many of the lines from the movie were exactly the same as the lines in the book. It was also fun to read something I've read countless times since I was the age of 10 (wow, eleven years of my life have been centered on Harry Potter...this is sort of depressing).
I can't wait to re-read Chamber of Secrets now (even though it is one of my least favorite Harry Potter books. I honestly can't stand Lockheart). It is the first book that really has Ginny as a character and I love Ginny. I would have to say that I'm most like her (even though my friends have called me "Hermione"). Fred and George are pretty awesome in it as well. Here's to reading good books and avoiding housework!
It has been quite a while since I last read Sorcerer's Stone and I had forgotten some of the details that weren't in the movie. However, I got quite the laugh out of how many of the lines from the movie were exactly the same as the lines in the book. It was also fun to read something I've read countless times since I was the age of 10 (wow, eleven years of my life have been centered on Harry Potter...this is sort of depressing).
I can't wait to re-read Chamber of Secrets now (even though it is one of my least favorite Harry Potter books. I honestly can't stand Lockheart). It is the first book that really has Ginny as a character and I love Ginny. I would have to say that I'm most like her (even though my friends have called me "Hermione"). Fred and George are pretty awesome in it as well. Here's to reading good books and avoiding housework!
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