Harry Potter Opening And I'm Still Writing

Those of you who know me well, know that I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. Since that is the case, it should come as no surprise that I went to the midnight show last night. I was disappointed, not in the film, but in the audience. Gone was the festive sense of anticipation that was present at previous opening nights. Out of the few hundred people who showed, I saw maybe three or four in costume. The pageantry of the night was part of the experience and that is definitely gone. The last time a Harry Potter show opened it was closely related to the release of book 7 in the series. Now, there is no wondering what comes next, no debating about who lives and dies. It's all there, in writing, and it feels like the fans have moved on.

Don't get me wrong, the movie was great. They ended it at just the right spot leaving the watcher ready for the next one. We all know what happens but we need to find out how they create it. One warning, the snake, yipes. That's all I'm going to say.

So, the review? The movie was great, the audience wasn't and lets face it, the audience is part of the experience. Find yourself a bunch of easily excitable friends and some girls who squeal and jump at all the right moments of terror in the film. Surround yourself with these people and your experience will probably be just fine.

I know you're wondering how my nano effort is doing. I'm happy to report that I'm over 16,000 words. I'm nowhere near where I should be but I am writing. Granted the words are mostly crap and the scenes go off into neverland until I have to just stop and start a new chapter because I've rambled myself into a corner, but, hey, I'm writing. Isn't that the purpose of nano, anyway? People on my buddy list are doing great. One has even been finished with her 50,000 words for over a week. Am I jealous? I can't say that I am. I don't feel the same sense of urgency to win that I felt last year. I'm happy being a participant and getting the feel of creativity again. Writing papers for school sucks the creativity right out of you.

In other news, Em has a "team-building luau" tonight with the other members of the band and orchestra. I'm not sure what a cookout with hot dogs, chips and drinks has to do with a luau, but there you have it. T has a new x-box and kinect and he's loving both. What a great way to get a gamer moving. It's so much better than the wii.

And what, you're asking, is the thought to be going on with? Sad to say, I don't have one. Between writing, kinect, homework and so-called luaus, there is no time for thought. What were you thinking? :-)