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13th-Jul-2007 05:25 pm
jensen ackles
I was half-way out of Connecticut, a bottle of sparkling grapefruit juice in one hand, a copy of Kabuki Dreams in the other, when I realized I was thinking way too lucidly. The second of three times that day. Alas.
Allow me to take a moment for a brief illustration.


It's kinda like in the Legend of Zelda with the mirrors in the Wind Temple... yea good times. Except it was my cocoon of self-absorbtion, not poes, that light was being shed on.
Yup, bad pun.
Anyway, I won't go into detail, but I did determine that I don't particularly like punch (the things you learn about yourself! jeesh.).

Interesting things about New Haven Connecticut:
1. It has an abundence of Thai restaurants. It was a tad eerie actually (even though Thai food is indeed yum)
2. There was this sexass toy store that sold antique toys as well as other hobby/collectible-type things. But it was closed :(
3. I bought David Mack comics, and I must say, they had quite the impressive selection.
4. Everybody's totally chill. Except this one guy... but that's like, what, .0001% of the population?
5. There is mad pricey parking.
6. Yale has the most amazing archetecture. The main library vaguely resembles something out of Harry Potter, and all of it is overall neat and Gothic. They also had a ridiculously extensive collection of rare manuscripts, which is sorta teh sex.

which brings us to...

I saw Harry Potter the other day, and for the most part I liked it. The cinematography was just peachy keen and I particularly liked how it started out with the desolate, rundown playground. It seemed to lack the distinct children's-movie-ness. Though Tom Felton could have done with some screen time *cough*.
I dunno, they really downplayed Cho and Harry's relationship and the drama that ensued, which is going to make parts in the sixth book a little tricky to work through.
Also, Sirius' death was at first well-down, then not well-done, then over-done. The silent screaming thing is a tinch cliche, but we got the point.

Oh and Voldie = ♥ 

I am really excited at this point for the 7th book. I mean, gosh, we're gonna get to find out the ending!!
Is Harry a Horcrux?
Does he die?
Does he defeat Voldie?
Are Harry and Draco secret lovers?
Will Hermione and Ron ever confess their passionate love?
Is Snape evil?
Will Dumbledore ever return? *cough*cop-out*cough*
So Many questions! 
Alas, I feel the chance that I will actually read my summer reading is waning more by the second.
Comments 
13th-Jul-2007 10:19 pm (UTC)
I agree about Harry Potter stuff, have no idea what kind of epiphany you just described, and also agree that New Haven is pretty awesome. At least I think it's New Haven I'm remembering...

Sirus's death I thought could have been a lot better done. I think the reason Harry's screaming upsetted-ness seemed a bit melodramatic was because Sirius's actual death was so under-done. All he did was turn a rather pretty shade of green then float away. I wanted a thump! I want him to fall through the veil. He was hit by a curse because he was being sloppy and cocky, he wasn't hit by the AK.

I think they way they showed his death was too detached. Even though Harry Potter is a fantasy universe, the death was far too unrealistic to really have any impact. For example, Cedric Diggory's death was very well done. At least I thought so.

OK, so sorry for such a long comment, but Sirius' death has just been bothering me and I've been contemplating it. :P
13th-Jul-2007 10:22 pm (UTC)
Oh, and by the way, I was going to mention before went off on my serious Sirius tangent, that I also agreed that they messed the whole Cho bit up.

Also, I like how you gave Voldemort a cutesy nickname. :D

Oh, and Draco better be in the 7th book!

OK, now I'm done.
14th-Jul-2007 08:24 pm (UTC)
ok yea, at first when he was hit, I thought I might like his death scene 'cause it was all *realization-y* but then he sorta just floated back into nothing and I was vaguely like "wait... what?? that's it?"
In the book it was such a huge, important, deal when he died that it seemed largely lame by comparison when they sorta brushed his death under the carpet.

Also the veil in general lamed me out cause it was just this random archway that *apparently* could whisk people away into magical dust land. It just seemed too random, not enough build up.
15th-Jul-2007 05:33 pm (UTC)
Speaking of Legend of Zelda...I played it for the first time the other day
16th-Jul-2007 09:51 pm (UTC)
ooo neat-o... which game did you play, twilight princess? on wii?? did you like it?
18th-Jul-2007 02:53 am (UTC)
Yeah, Draco could've used more screen time, but he did have a little more than in the last movie at least. XD
29th-Jul-2007 03:53 am (UTC)
yea I guess there's that... plus he's basically guaranteed screen time in the 6th movie ;*
29th-Jul-2007 06:06 pm (UTC)
yes! heh.

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