KALTMIETE

cold_rent @ 2007-07-21T12:37:00

2007-07-21T16:46:23Z

First, I have to :( because the series is over.

Now, about the book: off the bat, I liked it better than Halfblood Prince, purely in terms of the writing. The prose of Halfblood Prince is rather flat and dull to be but Deathly Hallows was much livelier and just more enjoyable to read. But I really did blitz right on through the book so I definitely need to re-read before I can better evaluate it.

It felt very different, of course, because they were not at Hogwart's for most of the book but I really did like the expanded look into JKR's whole universe: a Wizard's wedding; the extended stay at 12 Grimmauld Place; another look at the Ministry; Gringott's.

But from my blitzy read, there really were some powerful moments in this books: Hedwig dying; Harry losing his wand; Ron struggling with the locket; Dobby's death; the passage when Harry realizes he has to let Voldemort kill him.

AND RON LIVED!!! YAY RON!!

Finally, I WAS RIGHT ABOUT SNAPE LOVING LILY! This has been my pet theory since the very first book and I was right!!!

Well, that's all for now. I really need to do a slower re-read and really absorb everything.

cold_rent @ 2007-07-16T23:00:00

2007-07-17T03:05:13Z

In an effort to avoid total spoiler meltdown, I started busting apart my crappy furniture so I could haul it downstairs and leave it for garbage pickup (311 told me tomorrow is garbage day!). Huff puff wheeze. Said activity culminated in me hauling my piece of shit waste of money queen sized box spring down three flights of stairs all by my little self. Huh!

MMFFT! Er, I can't believe you're reading it now and I'm not!!! This is torture, argh!

*off fuck gets the intranets*

cold_rent @ 2007-07-16T14:22:00

2007-07-16T18:24:51Z

OK IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT THE WHOLE GODDAMN BOOK BEFORE FRIDAY NIGHT IS EVEN A LITTLE MUCH FOR ME.

ARGH!

It's like telling me Umbridge is evil and everyone hates her but not telling me she makes Harry write lines with that wicked pen.

Oh, this is difficult.

Besides, I should be packing.

cold_rent @ 2007-07-15T00:10:00

2007-07-15T04:11:40Z

Oops. There went my resolve to remain unspoiled for Book 7.

[ETA] Obviously I will not post anything to my journal without a cut. I'm not that obnoxious. Can't make any guarantees for comments but I'll try.

cold_rent @ 2007-07-14T01:23:00

2007-07-14T05:33:43Z

I enjoyed it. My fave bit came when Grawp picked up Hermione and Ron got all, "THAT'S MY WOMAN!" on him. :D The rendering of the Ministry was stunning although the Wizengamot looked a bit like Venetian Doges with those hats. Staunton was great as Umbridge. Daniel Radcliffe wasn't awful.

However, all was not perfect as I thought Snape's Worst Memory was way too damn rushed and came across as rather pointless. It's (to me) a pivotal scene in the book, for the characters of both Snape and Harry, and that simply did not come across at all in the movie. Plus, I'm starting to dislike Rickman as Snape. I thought he played that scene all wrong. Where was the anger, the fury? It was totally missing.

Regardless of my quibbles, the movie totally has me chomping at the bit for book 7 which I would like right now this very second please.

All I want is for Ron to live. Weasley is my king!

cold_rent @ 2007-07-09T23:39:00

2007-07-10T03:43:36Z

heroes_fanwank, you fail. Locking the drama? Tsk, tsk. How wussy of you. Who're the sensitive ones, huh?

Attempt at drama creation merits two thumbs down. Don't try again.

In other news, I attempted to make pie crust today. Er, it rather didn't work.

SEMPER UBI SUB UBI

2007-07-08T22:08:17Z

Went to the Met this past weekend to finally see the re-opened Roman galleries. Ooh eeh. Lovely.

The new Roman galleries are in the space formerly occupied by the cafeteria (although said space was always intended to house the collection when the Museum was built).

Front view and back view, as it were:

Sarcophagus means flesh eater.

I really like the engraved Etruscan mirrors. Such nice lines.

From the Greek collection:

The famous Euphronius krater, which is being returned to Italy soon as it was determined to be stolen.

We also saw some of the paintings. They're renovating the Lehman galleries (which naturally has the best stuff) so they've moved some of the paintings downstairs to a temporary gallery.

We also went up to the roof deck, which I had never visited before.

They have a Rodin, among other things up there.

The view was amazing.

Then we visited Central Park, which was green, sunny and gorgeous.

cold_rent @ 2007-06-23T23:56:00

2007-06-24T03:58:58Z

Wizzard, I finally went to 'Wichcraft. Had the grilled gruyere and carmelized onions sandwich. Was very good. As I was in prime tourist land (people, STOP BLOCKING THE SIDEWALK!) I took some crappy cell phone pics.

SAVE THE BANGS, SAVE THE WORLD

2007-06-21T00:01:22Z

O.O

B-B-B-BUT... THE BANGS ARE COMPLETELY GONE!

Next they'll take the eyebrows and then where will we be?

THAT WAS DIFFICULT.

2007-06-19T04:31:01Z

Hey, look, my first ever vid! And boy does it show. Do I get a B for effort? It's Nathan and Hiro and it's rather long. But you know, it's Nathan and Hiro!

(Damnit, they WILL have wacky hijinx in 17th century Japan!)

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2007-06-16T21:23:30Z

Took cat #1 to the vet today. He is in fine health! Although he needs his teeth cleaned. But! He is still talking to me after the traumatic experience, which is good. We shall see how cat #2 reacts.

Then I bought a whoopie pie and an iced coffee and wandered over to Prospect Park, which I had previously managed to visit a grand total of once in my 2 years of living in Brooklyn. Very nice, very nice. Some guy had his rabbit with him.

Now it's raining so I can't go grocery shopping.

Anyroad! Time for Heroes! I am not the greatest when it comes to speculating about things; frankly, I suck at it. But I have been cultivating some crack theories.

1. Sylar and Peter are brothers. Reasoning? Who cares. Ah no, well, seriously, there are so many parallels between them, starting with their base power, which allows both of them to have other powers. They just, uh, acquire them in different ways.
2. Nathan will wind up in Japan with Hiro. Why? Because it would rock.
3. Oh, well. That's it really. I'm going to miss the emo bangs next season. :(

Share your crack theories! Please?

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2007-06-14T01:06:32Z

I had salted caramel custard at Shake Shack tonight. Mmmm. And then I bought my plane ticket. One way. Eeek! I'm just going to sit in the corner and panic now.

P.S. July 22, Wizzard, FYI.

NOBODY HERE BUT US CHICKENS

2007-06-06T15:00:38Z

Don't mind me. I'm just posting so I can admire my mood theme and my nice banner, both of which I made all by my little self.

On another note, I am moving (after I get the plane tix, hah hah) in under 7 weeks. I'll be freaking out about it soon (idon'treallywanttoleavenycohgod!!!).

YATTA!

2007-06-06T00:36:05Z

I have a Heroes moodtheme! I may go back and change the icon sizes as they're a little too big, I think, and I should really get rid of the NBC watermarks but still!

You can see it here!

TOUCHY FEELY

2007-06-05T13:55:11Z

Tra la la. I am bored. And it's only 9:40. Oh, sigh.

Well, let me then post about Heroes, as I have something on my mind.

One of the things I really like about Heroes is the ability of the main male characters to express and admit to emotion. Usually this is considered a bad thing for male characters but Heroes doesn't shy away from it. You of course have Peter, the ultimate emotional outputter, but even Nathan gets in on the act (the finale! I loved that part and not just for any Flying Bangs hints. It was truly something lovely to see). There's DL, admitting that he can't manage with Micah on his own and Matt, admitting something is wrong with his marriage and wanting to work on it (unlike his wife!!!). Noah, petrified he'll lose Claire and his family. Geico Dude gets in on the act as well.

Even Sylar is presented as ostensibly just wanting some approval from his mother though I think that's not really the case. The only person Sylar wants approval from is himself.

But I digress. (Eyebrows!)

Back to emotional men, I hope this isn't something they try to change next season. I'll be honest and say that Peter cutting his hair (the bangs!!!) makes me a wee nervous as it's supposedly being presented as Peter "maturing." To which I say, wtf? Peter wasn't that immature to begin with and WHY DID THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE BANGS? WHAT'S NEXT? SYLAR'S EYEBROWS? I fear they might think Peter not being as open to expressing his ~*~feelings~*~ would be another sign of maturity. Teevee is not always good with these things.

(The Bangs. WHY THE BANGS?)

CALL PERRY MASON

2007-05-30T01:30:31Z

AND THE WAFFLES FLEW

2007-05-26T04:14:17Z

Took more crappy cell phone pics during my wanderings today. I went allllllll the way over to Broad Street (fighting tourists all the way! Heeyah!) to get a sandwich from Pret a Manger. Ah, the travails of the urban warrior.

HEROES FINAL, SPOILERS WITHIN

2007-05-22T02:12:34Z

NATHAN! NATHAN! NATHAN!

I KNEW YOU'D DO IT, NATHAN! I KNEW YOU WERE BETTER THAN THAT!!!!

AND YOU'RE NOT DEAD!

Mama Petrelli, you trufax suck.

Sylar, you regenerating thing. Like a cockroach, eh? IT ALL COMES FULL CIRCLE.

Nathan! *sob*

I think the writers read Harry Potter.

That aside, Peter is the biggest w00bie ever.

Nathan! DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD:

HIRO! But Hiro. You saved Ando! Now you don't get all srsbns.

But who is the one worse than the Bogeyman??

Is it September yet?

And to think, I only started watching last week!

YATTA! \o/

2007-05-21T05:47:34Z

Ignoring all common sense I spent the weekend watching Heroes instead of studying for finals.

Oh well. Whatever.

I have no idea what will happen tomorrow night (HOMG!) but my guess is that it won't be happy times. Gotta go out with a bang. Plus, the nature of the show allows the writers to bring anyone back or start over again, etc. etc. (Except Niki, plz. And Matt's wife. And Mama Petrelli. Y'all can go away and never come back.)

IL PLUIT

2007-05-17T03:19:29Z

Nice and stormy this afternoon. See?

OHNOES

2007-05-15T19:34:17Z

I have started watching Heroes.

Send hard tack and rum.

Foto Demonstration

2007-05-12T23:18:09Z

Today, I stopped here for an outrageously expensive sandwich.

Because I had to go here.

Then I sat here, in the leafy green gorgeousness, for a brief pause.

Finally, I road across this, to come back to Brooklyn.

Blumen

2007-05-11T20:22:56Z

The tulips have sprung in City Hall Park.

Sehen Sie?

:|

2007-05-02T04:01:20Z

Girls like to make passes at guys who wear glasses.

Greatest Journal doesn't host photos anymore. Can you believe it? One more reason to delete.

Anyhoo, this past Monday I sat in City Hall Park to eat lunch. See how purty it was:

POSTMODERN PUNCTUATION

2007-04-27T18:42:03Z

Today I wandered over to The Strand and wasted money on a Dictionary of Critical Theory and A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation, neither of which I am sure to get any real benefit from but they'll look sharp sitting on my bookshelf.