I did a lot this weekend, including buying Harry Potter at midnight, going to the Pike's Place Market, and attending a bridal shower. So here is my weekend in review, and some reviews of my weekend.
First Harry Potter: I have finished reading it and I managed to complete the whole book in 450 minutes (7.5 hours), that's right, all 672 pages. I would figure out how fast that is, but that seems a little smarty-pants-esque... even for me. I won't put in any spoilers here; perhaps I will write more when I know everybody has read it. However, overall I didn't feel this book was the best in the series. I will re-read it and gain more insight into how I feel; in other words I am not yet ready to say it is the worst in the series. I do feel that JK Rowling was mainly trying to get us from Book 5 to Book 7 and impart a lot of information that we will need for the next book.
I went out on a date to Pike's Place Market. It was much fun, and it has been a beautiful weekend here in the city. My long haired cat, Quizz, probably doesn't agree... but everybody else does. We also watched Stargate SG1, Stargate Atlantis, and Battlestar Galactica which were all very good. Also, as a plug for the upcoming movie Serenity, Firefly begins this coming Friday July 22 at 7pm on the SciFi channel!! Watch and support the arts!
The bridal shower was fun, if a bit long and uncomfortable because I didn't know anybody but the bride to be. I was very honored to be invited, but it is definitely hard to decide to go and then hang out mostly by yourself (I did talk to other people there). I am going to the wedding in a month too, and taking my new boyfriend so that should be tons of fun! (Not really, I have never found weddings particularly thrilling.)
Which brings me to my thought of the day: I do want to be married someday and I do want a wedding dress, but I am not so sure I want the big wedding day. It gets a little crazy and everybody has to throw you parties and you are forced to think about the fact that you are committing your faithfulness to this one person for the rest of your life. It is nerve-wracking, I would think, because you never know what will happen in the future and I have never been completely sure about anything in my life. There were points where I have been resigned to what I might do with the rest of my life (I didn't end up doing it), but never a point where I was sure. Even when I moved, I always knew I could move back. I cannot fathom a day when I am sure I am doing the right thing. Half the time I don't even know what the 'right thing' is. I would rather just be married, and not have the entire hubbub. Perhaps I am odd though....
I hope everybody else had a fun Harry Potter filled weekend!