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I feel I had to make a post of some sort tonight.

I just finished my HBP read-through, and I wish I'd done it sooner, as I liked it quite a bit more this time around. The pacing was less of a problem for me, and I appreciated the little details a lot more. Oliver Wood mention even! I totally forgot about that.

As for tomorrow, I'm not lining up this year. I'll pick up the book probably around 1, once I've gotten up after sleeping in and walked into town. If I had someone to drag with me, I might have lined up, but while I'm a lot more excited about the book then I was say three weeks ago, I'm still not as excited as I have been for OotP and HBP. I'm just not as involved in HP fandom as I have been (even though that was basically just reading fic) and maybe it hasn't hit me yet that this really is the end, I'm not too sure. Hell, maybe I'm just too tired after work today, and I'll wake up bouncy tomorrow. ;)

I've stocked up on sugar-y supplies, but I can see me possibly hunting down some corn-chips and salsa tomorrow. I really have enough food in the house, but eh, why not? I need savoury comfort food as well. :p

However, in a complete change in topic, I am so glad the Daily Show is back. So glad! Last night's show with Matt Groening was particularly awesome, but all of the eps have had their great moments. I need a John Oliver icon.

Also, 'I Can't Decide' by the Scissor Sisters has been in my head for days. It also fell onto my iPod. John Simm, I blame you.

(I uploaded some old icons a couple of days ago, and my most recent HP ones were from PoA. *facepalm* Oh HP, it has been a while, hasn't it?)
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I bought the book at 11am. The queue wasn’t all that large and nothing really happened in it. I forced myself to finish my re-read of OotP. I finished it about 12:30 sitting in a coffee shop. There were tears but not nearly as many as when I read it the first time. I headed home, purchased some Cookies and Cream ice cream and then I read, and didn’t stop till 7:30 rolled around and I had to go to Shihad. I had about 150 pages to go.

Shihad were fucking fantastic live. Highly recommended, well worth the ticket price and every bit as good as their reputation as an awesome live band. Just, really, really, really good.

I was going to go into town but decided that listening to crap music would just ruin the experience for me. So after checking in with people at work, I headed home to finish the book.

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Yeah. Those are really disjointed thoughts.

I'm going to sleep. I'm tackling everyone else's take on it tomorrow.

Edit: Or not. Kinda wish I had though. My brain really annoys me.
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Well, I'm back, and to be honest, I really wish I wasn't. Queenstown was heaps of fun and now I feel like I've just been dumped back down in reality again with its job applications and all its other shit. *sighs*

I have conquered all of the flist entries I've missed. Yes, all 480 of them, including the ones that dealt with the bombings in London on Thursday. When I was away, as soon as I saw the newscast my stomach lurched and I quickly ran up to borrow my friend's computer to check my flist. I was so happy to see that everyone of my LJ-acquaintance was unhurt.

I might type up a longer Queenstown entry and include some photos, but to sum up, it was a low-key and very enjoyable five days. There was some fannish things (Lost finale, seeing Batman Begins) and some just plain odd things (who knew SingStar could be addictive, even to those who really can't sing?)

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Brief 'Batman Begins' thoughts )

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As for the Lost finale, I don't have any really detailed thoughts other than to say than I really, really liked it. Way to work the suspense, J.J.

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Also watched the first ep of the new Doctor Who series. It was ... interesting. Definitely not bad, but I wasn't blown away either. However, that was my original reaction to Firefly and House and look where that's got me. ;)

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I've finally started my OotP read-through. *deep breath* I'll post my thoughts all at once, but I did watch my friend do her read-through when she was down in Queenstown and it was so cute seeing her squeeful and fearful reactions. 5 days till HBP. Wow. I've taken the whole weekend off work as I think it's unlikely I'm going to get it all read Saturday day as I have Shihad tickets for Saturday night. I am keeping well away from any spoilers, as while I can handle them for some things, this is definitely an exception.

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I really hate asking people to be referees on job applications. Especially as getting a third referee who is not a family member or close friend is going to mean e-mailing a lecturer from last year and admitting that I have really done very little with this year. I can't think of another option. I've only had one 'real' job and two supervisors from that are already my referees. *frets*

Note to self: You actually want this job. Suck it up already and type the e-mail. It's not like you actually have to talk to her in person.

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*holds back her fangirlish thoughts about RSL saying that the Getty Museum is his 'after-work hangout' in this scan*

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