Aahhh, 3-day weekend for me. YAY! I took Friday the 13th (!) off from work as my “summer Friday.” We get to choose 5 Fridays to take off from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It’s a nice little perk to have a breather once in awhile. \ud83d\ude42 I didn’t do much… went over to a crafts store to pick up some new rubber stamps (I’ve become obsessed recently — I don’t know why) and then went home and watched 8 straight episodes of The OC<\/i> season 3. I love the show but wow, s3 was pretty awful. I need to get the s4 DVDs so I can watch that the next time a summer Friday rolls around.<\/p>\n
I also started re-reading the Harry Potter<\/i> series. Finally! I quickly finished Sorceror’s Stone<\/i> so now I’m on Chamber of Secrets<\/i>. I don’t think I’ll get through them all this week so after book 2, I might jump straight to Half-Blood Prince<\/i>. Ack, I can’t believe Deathly Hallows<\/i> is almost here. I don’t want the series to end. *tear*<\/p>\n
So today I went to see Order of the Phoenix<\/i> again with some friends. I liked the movie the first time around but I liked it A LOT better the second. Some spoilery thoughts (in list form like Sarah<\/a> because it’s easiest)…<\/p>\n Things I Didn’t Care For<\/b><\/u> Things I Loved<\/b><\/u> Aahhh, 3-day weekend for me. YAY! I took Friday the 13th (!) off from work as my “summer Friday.” We get to choose 5 Fridays to take off from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It’s a nice little perk to … Continue reading
\n1. Sirius’s death. I just… it’s not how I pictured it. I thought the curse was instant.
\n2. Details that were different from the previous movies. For example, both the Dementors and Sirius communicating through the fire were executed differently in Movie 3. I like consistency. :\/
\n3. Cho selling out the DA. I know it’s easier for the storyline not to introduce another character and it makes it clear that a romantic relationship between her and Harry didn’t work out. But I have a soft spot for Cho.
\n4. Not enough Occlumency!
\n5. I missed Quidditch and Ron and Hermione being prefects.<\/p>\n
\n1. Dumbledore’s Army. SQUEE. Exactly how I imagined.
\n2. The casting of Professor Umbridge, Luna Lovegood, and Bellatrix Lestrange was spot on. They were all pretty darn perfect.
\n3. Daniel Radcliffe. He really just keeps getting better and better. ILUFFHIMSO.
\n4. The kids in the Department of Mysteries holding out their wands ready for battle. It seriously gave me chills.
\n5. The Dumbledore\/Voldemort fight was SO AWESOME.
\nIf anyone else has written a blog about the movie, let me know in the comments! I love to read everyone’s thoughts. But for now, I’ve got to get back to my reading… \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"