Now for the book

Harry Potter 5 was quite satisfying. There were good effects, good performances, a tight storyline, and cool outfits. All in all, a very good adaptation of a book that is more than a couple of inches wide. The plot moved very quickly, I felt as though I barely had time to catch my breath before the next event was taking place, but all of the important elements were present in the movie. I very much enjoyed this adaptation, although the director would have done well to make a special extended edition in the same vein as Lord of the Rings, although I have no idea if that would have been approved by the producers.

Now for the book!

I'm adding some new stuff to my etsy shop. Currently, I only have some crocheted glove things. I'm working on some embroidered brooches in a storybook theme and then the new Seven Wonders theme, which should be available in the coming weeks. I will definitely post pictures. :) I'm trying to go for a Victorian kitsch sort of theme overall in my shop. I've always loved the really over the top Victorian lace styles, so I thought it would be neat to combine that with embroidery. We'll see how it all turns out. Any suggestions for my storybook theme? I am starting with the Velveteen Rabbit, and will probably also include fairy tale characters as well.

Hogwarts, here I come!

The last few days, I've been rather upset and unhappy with my situation in Singapore. As I expected, the experience of living with a man I don't know while attempting to take care of his two children to his ex-wife's expectations is rather - challenging.

But, I have slogged through what will probably be the toughest part (this is what I hope) through the support of my loving friends and family, and I will persevere. It also helps/doesn't help that I really can't wait to go home, go to the Seattle Opera House, eat at the Spaghetti Factory, go to the Imax, basically, do everything that I haven't done in ages since I moved away to college in 2001.* It's time to go home. So, I'm homesick, which is both good and bad, depending.

The last thing that's got my spirits buoyed recently is that I'm seeing Harry Potter 5 tomorrow. yay! Can't wait. AND, especially can't wait for the last book. I don't want to buy the expensive hardcover though. I'm working on how I'm going to get to reading that.

I also really need to get a job. I have plenty of loans to work on, plus I need a new laptop. Mine was on sale when I bought it because it was already going out of "fashion" technologically speaking. Now, the light in the screen constantly poops out and now my space bar is stuck. Which is making is beyond annoying to type this blog post, but I refuse to give in to self pity over a sicky space bar. Hopefully I'll have enough by next fall when I go back to school and back into deferment status on my loans. Good plan all around. :)

*I don't care that Ellensburg was only an hour and a half away from Seattle (barring trouble on Snoqualmie, which was rather frequent during winter). The Burg FELT like a different world, regardless of how close it may have actually been.