Spring Break Blues

Being sick with pneumonia over spring break sucks. Big time.  And what was even worse was that I missed Thursday and Friday before break so I didn't have any of the books from school that I wanted to read!  I was expecting to finish the Tomorrow series by John Marsden (I'm only 1/2 way through book 4 and I forgot it at school).  If I'm not careful, Ms. Huber will even finish that series before I do!

I did reread an old friend:  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  You see, I watched a marathon of Harry Potter movies over the weekend (sick in bed, remember?), and it made me want to relive the ending.  I had forgotten how much I love that series.  If you haven't taken the time to read it, you really should.  I'm eager for the 1st part of the final movie to be released this November.  I hope they do it justice.

One of the things I noticed was the change in the way the kids spoke from the first few books to the last couple.  More than once Ron's  used the word "effing" in dialogue.  And Mrs. Weasley even called Bellatrix Lestrange a bitch!  I guess that's what happens when the characters grow into 17 year olds - they lose a bit of their innocence.  I wonder how much of that will make it to the movie? 

The violence, too, increased.  There is much death and carnage in the Deathly Hallows.  I hope they don't wuss out in order to keep it PG and please the parents of very young kids.  I think if they can't read the book yet, perhaps they shouldn't see the movie.  There are a lot of deep ideas in the last book, and I would hate to see them get lost because they need to make a blockbuster.

We'll see I guess!  Enjoy the last 60 hours of your spring break!

Miss ya!

Shaffer