tourists and teenagers...

I think I'm officially too old for this. I got to Radio City for Maroon 5 just before 5am and got in line with throngs of teenagers and tourists. I met a mom and her kid from Alabama, a mom and her kids from Florida, and a teenage boy from California who kept asking me what I saw on 9/11 and if I knew anyone who died. That was coupled with the girls who kept screaming, "ADAAAAAM! I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BAAAAABYYYYY!" once we were allowed into soundcheck.

But Maroon 5 kicks ass. They're so damn good. They played "Harder to Breathe," "This Love," and "She Will Be Loved" a few times each. (I have an mp3 of "She Will Be Loved." If anyone's interested, hit me up via e-mail and I'll send you a link.) I watched the soundcheck and then took off. I really need to get some tickets for Maroon 5 on Long Island in August.

I didn't know of this archive until yesterday but Walking the Plank is a Harry/Snape archive. Much like SSFF, story links take you to the main page but everything's a bit more organized and it's all Harry/Snape, all the time.

I think it's still the 18th in New Zealand...if not, these are belated birthday wishes to jchalo. I hope it was a great one!

And GIP! From batgrrl1975. My first new pop icon in a while. I love the vacant, haunted look in Justin's eyes.

I've started on a large diet coke from McDonalds. It's going to be a loooooong Friday.

i'm a bit behind...

I read Prisoner of Azkaban when it was first published and then again when it came out in paperback. When was that? 2001? I hadn't read it since and didn't prior to seeing the movie. I decided, before I go to see the movie again (again), I wanted to re-read the book to help me remember what differed between the two. I can't believe how many details I forgot.

( Now that I'm done, I still think the movie held true to the books but there were some scenes that would have added real meat to the movie. )

It wasn't all that much but I do think it would have added a lot. I can't possibly see how they're going to make GoF into one movie and keep the majority of the key plot points.

The other bit that I was thinking about when I finished PoA is Dumbledore's treatment of Snape in the book. At this point, we don't know that Snape is spying for the Order. We're not sure of his motivations aside from his hatred of James, Sirius, Lupin, and Harry. Yet Dumbledore belittles Snape in front of the Trio. He never outright lies but he aims to confuse Snape in front of Snape's students who know better. "'That will do, Severus,' said Dumbledore quietly. 'Think about what you are saying. This door has been locked since I left the ward 10 minutes ago. Madam Pomfrey, have these students left their beds?'" and "'Well, there you have it, Severus,' said Dumbledore calmly. 'Unless you are suggesting that Harry and Hermione are able to be in two places at once, I'm afraid I don't see any point in troubling them further.'" Dumbledore is a bit Machiavellian. His conversations with Snape read so differently after reading books 4 and 5.

sound bites...

From this week's EW.

"Justin Timberlake announced that contrary to reports, he will not be able to appear in the movie version of RENT. Meanwhile, the other former members of 'Nsync announced that contrary to reports, they will not be able to pay their rent." - Conan O'Brien on Late Night

Let's not be hasty, Conan. What he left out is that they could all pool their money and go in with Lance on a model home at the largest block party Utah's ever seen.