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Friday Favorite: Favorite News

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Today’s Friday Favorite is a bit different. I wasn’t going to do one at all, because I’m still on vacation and have trouble getting the formatting correct on my phone, but I thought I’d make an attempt. Instead of picking a favorite scene or moment or character or something else from a movie an TV show, I’m instead going to offer a few thoughts about this week’s big news about J.K. Rowling.
It was announced today (at least I think it was today, but I lose track of time when I’m on vacation) that Rowling has reached a new deal with Warner Bros., the studio behind the wildly successful adaptations of her Harry Potter books. Continue reading →

How do you write about something you love?

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Harry Potter is an obsession of mine, but it’s something I have a hard time writing about.  The depth of feeling I have about the books keeps me from being able to explain myself in a coherent way, because the emotional experience is so raw and personal that it overwhelms me, and I can’t find the words to express it.  I listen to the audiobooks constantly (because I have more time to listen to audiobooks than to read, lately), getting to the end of Deathly Hallows and starting over again with Sorcerer’s Stone.  It’s pretty much constantly on my mind, and even if I’m not actively thinking about it, it’s always nearby.  (The only piece of jewelry I wear other than my wedding ring is a ring I designed which has 7 symbols on it, one of which is the sign of the Deathly Hallows.)  I may proselytize about the church of Joss Whedon, but Harry Potter means more to me than anything Joss has created, though I rarely talk about it due to its personal nature.  I find myself disappointed and heartbroken whenever I try and fail, so I often just keep my mouth shut.

This puts me in an odd position with regards to the Harry Potter movies.   Continue reading →

Review: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – from the heart of an obsessive fan

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Hogwarts at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter

I recently visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, FL for the first time.  I’d been to Islands of Adventure many many times before, but the WWoHP was still under construction the last time I was there.  I had read a lot about the WWoHP and I was very curious as to what my reaction would be, considering I’m a hugely obsessive Harry Potter fan.  Unlike some other fans, however, I’ve never shown much of an outward expression of this obsession.

I don’t own boatloads of Harry Potter merchandise, I’ve never dressed as a wizard or drawn a scar on my forehead, I’ve never been to a Wizard Rock concert or to a convention.  Other than the ring I wear every day that has the sign of the Deathly Hallows on it, my HP obsession has always been inward.  I have a deeply personal connection to the books, and while I’ve occasionally written about it, it’s not something I share or talk about much.  Of all of the things I love, it’s the one that I have the most trouble finding the right words to express the depth of my feelings, and I’ve so often been antagonized for it that I’ve mostly given up.  (I’ve written about it a bit on my blog, but I’ve never been very satisfied with how it turned out.)

It was with a mixture of excitement and nerves, therefore, that I first entered The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Continue reading →

Thoughts on Harry Potter

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Before the final Harry Potter movie comes out, I want to try to explain what it means to me. It’s a difficult task; the story and the universe J.K. Rowling created are vast and intricate, with rich and real characters and story moments that cover every conceivable emotion, and it’s difficult to find the words to relate just how I feel here at the end. Her story is one of death and loss hand in hand with love and triumph. It is both funny and shocking, both tragic and uplifting. It has drawn, and continues repeatedly to draw, more tears from my eyes than I can count, of joy and sorrow combined. Once I connected to the story it was a part of me; the characters now have a permanent grip on my heart. It’s something that will be with me for the rest of my life, and has had a profound impact on me in ways I’m not sure I fully understand. I’m doing my best not to overstate things here, but the Harry Potter story is, for me personally, one of the most influential and lasting experiences I’ve encountered.

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Connections (Obsessions?)

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I have a tendency in my life to form deeply personal connections to things.  Sometimes it’s to people, sometimes books, movies, thoughts, ideas, it could be anything.  It brings me great joy to feel that connection.  Some of them last a lifetime, some of them just for a short time. Continue reading →

Help!

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Hey y’all, I need some help.  I have something of a dilemma for what to do on Friday and Saturday.  You see, at midnight on Friday night, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out, and I have a preordered copy from FYE which will be opening at midnight.  However, I am leaving a scant six hours later to fly back home for the wedding (YAY! way cooler than Harry Potter).  It’s obvious I will get no sleep between getting the book and the flight, and I’m planning on reading from the instant I get the book until I can’t keep my eyes open any longer (which will most likely be on Sunday some time).  Adding to that is the fact that Hairspray has a midnight showing Thursday night that I want to go to.  I’ve been looking forward to Hairspray more than any other movie this year.  So basically I need help finding sleeping time.  Would it be best to go to sleep as soon as I get back from Hairspray and sleep late (assuming all my packing and pre-trip stuff is done) and wake up some time in the afternoon to finalize everything and prepare for HP?  Or, do I get back from Hairspray and stay up until the late morning or early afternoon and sleep then, storing up my sleep so that as soon as I wake up I can get my book and start crying (oh, you know I will)?  Any suggestions?  Am I crazy?  Am I weird?

In other news, I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE WEDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I’m tired and my AC isn’t working in here.)