Posts tagged Movies
Burlesque!
01 year ago
by Erin
Today I’m going to see Burlesque with my mom and sister. I’m actually excited, haha. I don’t typically go to the movies much, but I couldn’t pass this one up. It looks like it’s going to be a little Striptease, a little Crossroads and a lot of AWESOME. Here is the trailer:
Cher, Christina Aguilera, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars!!), Cam Gigandet (James from Twilight), I could go on and on about the cast. It’s going to be awesome!
Day before Harry Potter
01 year ago
by Erin
Not much going on today. I woke up a bit late and have been spending the day catching up on work. Tonight is the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 midnight release. Mike just went to go see if they have any tickets available. We didn’t plan very well I suppose :3 Talk about waiting until the last minute! I hope they have some. If not, that’s the beauty of working from home… we can take an extended lunch break and go to the first showing of the day tomorrow!
I want to see it, but I know I’m going to cry. I completely cried when I read the book (twice). And I’m really curious to see where they end this movie. I would think it might end right before Harry, Ron and Hermione decide to return to Hogwarts before the final battle. I think that would make sense.
Anyway, keep your fingers crossed for us! I hope we get to see it tonight!
Currently Reading
01 year ago
by Erin
If you follow me on GoodReads, then you have a pretty good idea of what I’ve been reading since we last spoke. Looks like back then I was just starting the His Dark Materials trilogy! What a long time ago that was!
Well, since then I’ve completed the His Dark Materials trilogy (I gave the first and last books 4/5 stars, the second 3/5). I also read the first three books in the Uglies series. Once I finished Specials, I really did not want to have anything to do with the series anymore. I couldn’t take any more!
After the depressing Uglies series I needed something more light hearted, so I started The Princess Diaries series. I’ve loved the two movies since they came out, so I was already somewhat interested. I loved them! I finished all ten books in something like two weeks! I know, I’m crazy 
After watching The Bridges of Madison County on TV one day, I decided to read the book. What a touching and compelling read; I thought the book and the movie complemented each other so well, and the movie definitely reinforced my love for Clint Eastwood!
And my long awaited third and final installment to The Hunger Games, Mockingjay was released this summer! I loved it, I devoured that book and finished it in probably a day or so.
I also read the Millennium series, the first book being The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I loved them and was very happy with the way the series ended. I also watched the first movie, I thought it portrayed the book very well and I LOVED Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth, although I was less enthralled with Michael Nyqvist as Mikael Blomkvist. I thought of Mikael as sexier when I was reading the book. Maybe it fit for Swedish audiences?
Throw in a couple more books (Child Star by Shirley Temple Black, disappointing; Shit My Dad Says by Justin Halpern, hilarious) and I am on to yet another book series! This time it is the Earth’s Children series by Jean M. Auel. Right now I’m in the midst of the fourth book, Plains of Passage and I’m still enjoying them, although the forays into description of the flora and fauna aren’t quite as captivating as they were in the first couple of books. I still want to know what happens to Ayla and Jondalar, though!
So what should I read next? I saw that Rick Riordan has a new book out, it is the first in a new series in the same universe as The Lightning Thief. I’m not sure I’m interested, though. I didn’t enjoy those books too much to begin with. I have the Series of Unfortunate Events that I haven’t read yet and the Old Kingdom Series. Any other recommendations?
