Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is only one week away. So that means it should be on my doorstep sometime Saturday afternoon. My plan is to turn off my computer the night before. It will not be turned on until I finish the book, which hopefully will be by Monday. I'm still a little mad about having Book 6 spoiled on the radio the day it came out. I had done a good job of avoiding the internets, but I wasn't expecting to hear major spoilers on the radio on the Disneyland cast member shuttle. So this time I'm going to avoid all human contact for a day or two. Thank goodness I'm a speed reader.

I meant to write about the new movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but I just kind of forgot. I really enjoyed it. I do think it could have actually been a bit longer since there was some major character development from the book, Ron in particular, that was left out. I am a tad concerned about some of the plot holes they are creating in the films because they have to plow through everything. I still love just looking at them though. The sets are fantastic, as always. The actors are top notch across the board. Imelda Staunton was simply amazing as Umbridge. The gal who played Luna Lovegood was fabulous too. It's just hard at times to see such amazing talents in such small roles. Folks like Brendan Gleason and Emma Thompson. I wouldn't say they're wasted though. I think it's one of the things that makes the movies what they are. The next two movies are going to be HUGE as far as story and character development go, so I'm really darn excited. Here's hoping they finish strong.