New High

(I know, I get one like every week!)

Arrested Development.

I've heard plenty of people singing the praises of this show, and never really gave it a chance due to, well, being totally absorbed/satisfied with other comedies. But now that my Office attachment is weakening (it's just not that funny anymore), I've decided to take on a new lover.

And he is HOT. Really hot. And sweet. And I'm head-over-heels with him. I can't get enough. I'm going through two or three episodes a day.

I'm in love!

Plus Jason Bateman really is hot.

Some random stuff

Camp is over! Yay. I have so much stuff on my mind, I feel like I'll do multiple posts a day. So buckle up and enjoy the ride! Wait, never mind, that was a stupid metaphor...

- I kinda want to learn how to sew. I see things like this and think "I could totally do that. I SHOULD totally do that." But alas, my lack of sewing experience (and lack of general patience) keeps me from it. Ah well. So much opportunity, so little talent.

- So my birthday was last month. I know, I know, I should've told you guys. I'm sure I would've been bombarded with gifts, right? I got some cool stuff from my parents, including 30 Rock DVDs and OMG THESE COOL THINGS.

- In less than 12 hours, the painter will be here to finally remove the hideous wallpaper  that's poisoning our otherwise-promising bathroom. And in about 3 days, we'll have a fresh coat of Behr's Monaco, a light greyish blue(or the equivalent in whatever kind of paint our painter chooses).

As you may be able to tell, this week is Home Decor week. I've since recovered from my Harry Potter High, and now I'm onto a Home Decor High (do I only get high on things that start with H? What's next, hash browns?)! So be prepared for lots of home decor posts this week (hopefully including my bathroom before and after!)

My Harry Potter high continues

I'm watching Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It was one of my least favorite books. I don't know why-- it's a great movie.

Fruit Juices

Why are some juices so popular while others are not?

For example, watermelon juice. Deliciously watery and subtly sweet, this drink should've hit the jackpot years ago. Yet it's not even mainstream. And think about it, it's not like it's super hard to juice a watermelon.

Strawberry juice. I suppose it'd be harder to juice strawberries because of their seeds, but if they can squeeze not-very-juicy apples, then strawberries should be a cinch.

I feel like these would make delicious juices. I should open a juice factory. You just wait and see...

(No, I'm not high. Why do you ask?)

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Just saw Harry Potter. Kind of mind-blowing. Not in the "amazing" sense, but in the "I can no longer think of anything except Harry Potter" sense. 

***SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE OR READ THE BOOKS***

Things I missed/didn't enjoy:

- More Luna!

- The fight at the end, when Bill becomes a werewolf and Fleur rushes to his side, prompting Tonks to confront Remus about their "relationship." None of that happened in the movie :( (and yet at some point during the movie Tonks calls Remus "sweetheart.")

- Dumbledore's funeral when Tonks and Remus were holding hands and Ron and Hermione were essentially a couple. Missed that too.

- Dumbledore at the cave. It was too easy. He didn't fight Harry enough when being force-fed the potion.

- Any and all slow motion in the movie (and there was a fair amount)

- The last scene. Why the heck was Ron sitting alone behind them? Get up and join the sentimental moment, idiot!

Things I loved:

- Drunk-on-felix Harry. Beyond hilarious. 

- Fred and George's new shop

- Lavender

- Hermione

- RON!

- So much more.

(Though by these lists it appeared that I disliked the movie, I actually really enjoyed it!)

In the credits, it credits (as actors) "Male Inferi" and "Female Inferi." My first though was "Oh that's funny, there was only one person for each gender and they duplicated them." Then I thought...

"Wait, WHAT!? The inferi were incredibly-emaciated dead corpses!" Now THAT's something to put on your resume: "Yea, I played a skeleton-esque dead pond-lurker who almost killed Harry Potter... fun role, really. Dan Radcliffe's a hoot."

Seriously, how could those be based on a person? They looked more like they were based on Gollum. The poor person whose face was used to craft such hideous creatures!

I'm off to read others' reviews and maybe watch some of the other movies tonight. God I'm obsessed.

PS: The next movie's going to be killer.

PPS: The movie after that is going to literally kill me.