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another resolution

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My sides hurt *so* much from all the laughing I did while watching American Idol… holy crap. There were some horrible auditions. Sometimes I wonder if I these people intentionally go into the audition and sing horribly to get on TV. I mean, really… they have to know they can’t sing. Right?!

Sadly, there really weren’t that many contestants that I actually remember because of their talent — I can only think of 3 people, actually. Marlea (21, single mother who just broke up with her fiance), Travis (dancer) and Anwar (Milli Vanilli look-alike). Too bad I wasn’t particularly blown away by any of them. The real standouts of the night were the ones who didn’t make it to Hollywood. The most memorable ones were definitely Derek Braxton and Mary Roach. *dies* Could Derek be any more full of himself? And what was with the attitude? Jeebus. I don’t think there are words for Mary… her whole audition was a train wreck. The voice, the unfortunate fitting pants and the general craziness. Eeep.

Anyway, I think Mark McGrath is hot. I wish he was a permanent judge.

Did anyone happen to catch last night’s Everwood? My TV or the cable (not sure which) cut out during the final Ephram/Amy scene so I didn’t get to see or hear what they talked about. Can anyone fill me in? Pretty please?

So I have another New Year’s resolution to add to my list… I’m gonna start reading more often (Keenai is my inspiration). I was quite the bookworm back in the day. But after college, the number of books I’ve read per year is pretty embarassing. And I want to remedy that. I’ve just started reading the Fearless series by Francine Pascal (Sweet Valley High!), which is actually really intriguing and suspenseful. It’s a young adult series but the themes and storylines are much heavier and intense than anything you’d expect. Many MANY thanks to Zinna for letting me borrow her books. She’s so awesome!

Aside from the first 4 Fearless books, I just finished reading Almost Paradise by Susan Isaacs which my best friend loaned to me. OMG. I *loved* this book. It traces the two main characters back to their great-grandparents and then continues through their childhoods and ultimately to their first meeting and eventual marriage. I didn’t want to put it down — it’s that engaging. You’ll ache for the characters and you will definitely cry. It’s not a “happily ever after” book by any means. Two thumbs up.

That said, anyone have any book recs for me? I tend to read chick lit (ie. Bridget Jones, Shopaholic series) but I’m seriously open to anything…

it’s official…

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is being released on July 16, 2005!

😀

206 more days or something like that. I’m sure I’ll be attending the midnight book release party so I can pick it up immediately. Hee.

Ok, off to do some work…

HP6!!!

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I’m sure this information has made the rounds already but I’m just so excited I *had* to blog about it…

JK Rowling has finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince and her publishers are going to announce the release date tomorrow!!! Squee! Such exciting news. I really hope we won’t have to wait long — I’m thinking it’ll be sometime in June, just like Book 5. I know I’ll be at work tomorrow morning refreshing The Leaky Cauldron every 5 seconds. Hee.

Also at TLC, there are a couple of newly released pictures from Goblet of Fire and one of them is of Harry/Hermione. Whee! It’s a good day to be a fangirl.

OotP

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So I did end up buying my Harry Potter book at the midnight release. I just could *not* wait until the morning to get my hands on the book. I restrained myself from attending the actual party which started at 10pm — only because I took pity on the poor kids. I’m sure that I would have destroyed all of them in the Harry Potter trivia and I didn’t want to have that on my conscience. Heh. Anyway, I showed up around 11:30 and omg, I just about had a heart attack. There were so many people!!! All I could think was “Damn it! How long is it going to take for me to get my book?” I got in line to get my ticket and to my horror, I was number 500-something! I seriously had no clue this many people even lived in Emeryville. I ended up waiting about 2 and a half hours but I found myself being entertained by hilarious adults decked out in entire wizard outfits, the little kids running around pretending to cast spells on people, and even the completely stressed out Borders employees.

I got home at around 2am and I was so incredibly tired but I just *had* to start reading — I only read about 6 chapters or so and finally gave in to sleep. I have since finished the book and I think it’s fabulous. There’s just so much more tension and anger in this installment and that made it all the more exciting for me to read. My thoughts are much too incoherent and mixed-up to write a real review but I just have to say that Harry needs a huge hug immediately. And I’d like to be the one to give it to him. Heh. I’m kidding. Really.

Hmmm… just finished watching that show Driven on VH1 — they featured Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. For some strange reason, I am oddly fascinated by them. I mean, these two are only 17 and they’ve built an entire brand. That is just so amazing to me. Who knew the annoying little girls who played Michelle on Full House would be billionaires before their 18th birthday? Can you tell I really have absolutely nothing else to blog about? Can you?

harry potter day!!!

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HARRY POTTER DAY.

!!!!!!

I can’t wait. When I got home today, there was a message from Borders reminding me to pick up my copy of OotP this weekend. Pshaw. Like I would forget, you silly people! The message was really cool though because it was one of those pre-recorded messages and get this, it was the guy that narrates the Harry Potter DVDs! How cool is that?

Ok, fine. So maybe it’s not that cool. I find strange things amusing.

So I was going to wait until Saturday morning to pick up the book but I was reading this transcript of an interview with JK Rowling (beware! there are spoilers for OotP) and it just made me super duper excited. I think I may have to head to Borders for the midnight book party. I have no one to go with though since the boyfriend is going to be in Las Vegas for the weekend. Plus, I’m seriously going to look like a complete weirdo! I imagine many kids attend this book party, right? How weird would I look if I walked in. And by myself! Hmm. I’ll guess I’ll have to be quick — walk in, pay, walk home and pull an all-nighter reading the book. Hee.

Anyway, like I mentioned earlier, the boyfriend is going to be in Las Vegas this weekend for a bachelor party — I’ve given him a good amount of money so that he can win more money for ME! The deal is that if he wins at least $400, he’ll give me the money to buy an iPod. Eeee! I’m trying to send him good vibes so he can place smart bets and come home a winner!

Many thanks to Alie, Melanie, Reen, Linda and Nicola for helping me figure out how to disable direct linking. 🙂 I got it to work on A Beautiful Reality. Go me. I haven’t customized it or anything so it only shows a red x — I think I will fashion an evil image to put in it its place. Heh.

so here i am

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I finished the book The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis (thanks for recommending it to me, Amy!) and while it wasn’t a book that I would normally read (I’m more of an angsty romance kind of person), I found it to be really thought-provoking. It’s about 3 college kids in the height of the Reagan era who live their lives by no one’s rules — they have sex, do drugs and toy with other people’s emotions. It was really shocking to see how this book spoke to the changing times of the 80s. AIDS, abortion and sex replaced the ideals of free love and peace. Romance died at the hands of cynicism. It was a little depressing at times (only because I don’t view love the same way the characters do) but it was a good slap in the face for me cause when I was in college, I was pretty sheltered (meaning I didn’t party “hard” or try recreational drugs) so it was interesting to read about feelings that motivate that type of lifestyle.

Anyway, I know it’s not Friday but I liked the questions for the Friday Five so here it is…

What are the first things that you do in the morning to start your day? Hmm… after, I snooze my alarm clock about 3 times, I’ll take a shower, put on my contacts, brush my teeth, turn on the radio, get dressed and either run out the door as fast as I can to catch the bus to the train station or wake up Rob, who will drive me. heh.

What are the last things that you do at night before going to bed? Brush my teeth, wash my face, turn off my computer, and set my alarm clock.

What daily routine have you recently added to your day? Nothing really — well, my site is still pretty new so I guess I could say blogging.

What routine do you wish you could get rid of? Going to work. heh. If I could, I would love to be a professional world-class traveler (is that even a word?).

What’s the one (I’m going to make it two) thing(s) that makes you feel like something is missing if you don’t do it some point within your day? Checking my email and blogging on my site — I’m such an Internet junkie!