"Wobbly bits"

After rewatching Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, it really makes me want to strive to find someone who can appreciate me for who I am, as well as someone that I feel the same way for--someone who would even love all of my "wobbly bits." The character of Mark Darcy that Colin Firth portrays in these movies is definitely more aloof than my ideal guy, but his love for Bridget despite what she sees as her flaws is most endearing, and something that I hope to have in my own relationship, whenever that may be.

It also makes me realize that I need to get back to England asap, whether to visit and sightsee on a vacation, or for a more permanent arrangement. I miss the culture, the sights, the lifestyle.

Harry Potter and OotP movie

My brother so awesomely treated me to see Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix yesterday, and I wasn't disappointed in the movie. It's made me even more anxious to get my hands on DH when it comes out this weekend, so I can finish the series and know what happens to everyone. I highly recommend OotP if you're into Harry Potter, or even if you're not, it's an exciting and wonderful movie. But it helps if you've read the books or seen the other movies...

I loved the casting of Luna and Professor Umbridge in this; my brother and I agreed that they were how we imagined the characters to be from the book's description. And the scene in the Ministry of Magic at the end has you sitting on the edge of your seat wondering how it will play out.

So go see it already! :-D

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" music

The new song of the moment is the music from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which the website offered a cool little player that I could put in my blog. The picture kept getting cut off, no matter how I tried to edit it, so I put it at the bottom of the page (temporarily) so the whole player can be seen. I hope you like it!

I haven't been able to find another song of the moment yet, but this is something new and exciting, if you're into country music and like the Rascal Flatts. (Which I do, sorry for those who don't like country, I was raised on it.) This is their new single, "Take Me There," which is off of their new album Still Feels Good that is being released on September 25th. I'm hoping to get to see them in concert when they come to Raleigh in August. **crosses fingers**

http://www.allaboutcountry.com/media/music/ram/Rascal_Flatts_-_Take_Me_There_(Radio)_50926.ram

So I've been reading up on the urban legends and rumors about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, and it has raised my excitement and anticipation for this book to a fever pitch...I can't wait for it to come out at the end of this month! The 5th movie comes out in a few more days, and all the previews I've seen for it promise that it will be an AWESOME movie. :-D It makes me feel like a little kid all over again!

The Golden Compass!!

I saw the preview for this last night before Fantastic Four, and I can honestly say that my excitement for this movie coming out rivals my excitement for the Harry Potter film! :-D

Live music.

Here's an interesting question to see the responses:

What are the 5 albums that changed your life?

Mine would have to be:

1. John Mayer "Continuum"
2. Carlos Santana "Supernatural"
3. The Last Kiss soundtrack
4. Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill"
5. Sarah McLachlan "Mirrorball"

Song of the Moment

Have you ever had one of those moments where you find a song that fits you perfectly? I wasn't even looking for this one, it just fell into my lap when I half-listened to ITunes tonight...

I've put it on my blog, in the section labeled "Song of the Moment." Please take a listen. Any one of you who know what's been going on with me for the past several months will understand why this song fits so well.

The lyrics are here:

Better Off Alone
by Katharine McPhee

One thing I'm wonderin'
When you run out of friends
Will you be coming back home?

Let's think this through again
Let's take a different spin
Why can't I leave you alone?

Somewhere tonight, you may be found
With some other girl you've been draggin' around
You lie to yourself, and you lie to me
It seems like the truth is your worst enemy

Cause baby I'm tired, tired of the fight
I'm tired of the lonely days and the dark endless nights
It's taken some time, cause I didn't know
If I could ever let you go
You helped me figure it out
I'm better off alone
I'm better off alone

I may be found, somewhere tonight
Cursing the day you walked into my life
What's done is done, I can't change time
But I'll be damned if I'm not gonna try
Oh I'm gonna try

Baby I'm tired, tired of the fight
I'm tired of the lonely days and the dark endless nights
It's taken some time, cause I didn't know
If I could ever let you go
You helped me figure it out
I'm better off alone

But every now and then, my heart gives in
To the hope that someday you'll change
Then alone I'll wake, to my own mistakes
That it's just a foolish game

I'm tired, tired of the fight
I'm tired of the lonely lonely lonely days and the dark endless nights
You didn't think, cause you didn't know
That I'd find the strength to let, let you go
I finally figured it out
I'm better off alone
I'm better off alone

One thing before I go
Something I've got to know
Boy, did you ever love me?

Pomp & Circumstance

Tonight marked the 4th time that I've been to my high school's graduation. I know that's nothing compared to some people, especially the long-employed teachers who have are there every year at the ceremony, some hovering around 30 years! But tonight serves to remind me just how much time has passed between my high school graduation and now...5 years...and how much has changed about me and in my life. Priorities completely realigned, different and new friendships, lots of experiences that are true only to being in college...the list goes on. I looked out on the field of the Class of 2007 tonight and I was hit with a sense of nostalgia, and of jealousy. Jealous because many of those graduates were on the cusp of going off to college, taking their first steps into their futures, and I wanted to be in that position again. I would give a lot to be going into my freshman year at Carolina once more, because those four years are an experience you could do over and over again and have it be different each time. It's definitely a thing of "If I knew then what I know now." Along with "If I could do it all over again, what would I do differently?" Some part of me misses the naive 18 year old that I was prior to coming to college. For now I feel weathered, hardened, and battle-scarred. (And through all that I still manage to look young. :-p I could never figure how to look grown-up.)

I am very excited that Sarah (my brother's gf) is getting to embark on this experience, though. She's going to ECU to study nursing, and is extremely smart. I'm hoping she enjoys college life just as much as I did, and Justin does as well.

Squee!!!!

Happiness for the day arrived in my email early this morning...

Rascal Flatts are coming back to Raleigh for a show at Walnut Creek Amphitheater on Sept. 6th!!!

Couple that with John Mayer and Ben Folds at Walnut Creek July 31st, and moving into the apartment with my girls on August 1st, I am very excited. :-D