Entries from July 2007

July 30, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

It may sound a little over the top, but as i turned the final page of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, i felt as though a part of me had died. You may call it crazy. Or even stupid. But it’s the truth. I was a child when Harry Potter first hit the shelves, [...]

July 30, 2007

Blog Delay

It has been ages since i have updated this thing. I started a review on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, but it’s not finished yet. I’ll get that posted this week.
With work, and packing, and everything else going on, i haven’t been able to update this in quite a while. For the very, very [...]

July 20, 2007

Meet Me in…. Birmingham

Today i’m going to pick up my brother in Birmingham. Bryan has been gone all summer in Africa and this afternoon i’ll be meeting emily in birmingham to bring him home, which means the afternoon is dedicated to me cleaning the apartment so that he thinks i actually did something this summer.
But it is a [...]

July 17, 2007

Dreading the Deathly Hallows

Saturday is fast approaching and while i’m very excited about the arrival of the 7th and final Harry Potter book, i’m also very upset. As dorky as it might sound, i’m just not ready for it to all be over.
i’ve been reading these books for a very long time, and it’s always been nice to [...]

July 10, 2007

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

David Yates is not Mike Newell. He’s not Alfonso Cuaron either. But he’s certainly not Chris Columbus. Yates’ installment on the Harry Potter franchise, H.P. and the Order of the Phoenix, has arrived and it couldn’t be any more different than what Chris Columbus presented to us in 2001 with the first Harry Potter film.
It’s [...]

July 5, 2007

Reflecting Perspective

For anyone who doesn’t know, my older brother, Bryan, is currently in Uganda with Teachers Across America. He’s helping the education system in Africa, helping the teachers be more organized, introducing them to knew materials, even teach the kids one on one some.
Since he’s been gone, we’ve talked here and there, but never for more [...]