I've got a theory...

So, the art work for the next Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, has been released and I am OBSESSED with examining it. I keep trying to figure out what is going to happen in the 7th book based on the art work. Here are my theories: The curtains on the sides suggest to me that Harry and Voldemort are in the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic and that they have gone through that veil that "killed" Sirius. The sky's freaky orange color could be explained by the fact that they are in some sort of other dimension, where the people who are trapped inside will be able to fight with Harry (like Sirius). The fact that they are not facing each other and that they both have their hands up looks to me like they are doing a summoning spell, both waiting to catch something, "Accio horcrux" maybe. Harry is wearing the Slytherin locket, a horcrux, so that obviously means this is a picture of the big battle for the last horcrux or something. Also, it's not very clear in this picture but Harry's scar is not visible. That could be extremely significant because I think that Harry's scar is a horcrux or at least an important connection or a source of power for Voldemort if he can destroy Harry. That would make sense because if the scar has part of Voldemort's soul it would explain why Harry can know when Voldemort is feeling angry or when he is near, because part of Voldemort is always with him. Someone has said that J.K. Rowling said in an interview that the scar is not a horcrux but I will believe that when I read it for myself. Also, the last word of the seventh book is going to be "scar", I read that one in an interview, so it has to be significant. The title of the book suggests some interesting ideas about the events. Someone suggested that what the horcruxes are is not as important as where they are; Harry needs to figure out where they might be not what they might be. Like the locket, that was supposed to be in the cave where Voldemort killed those kids, Dumbledore knew something would be there and it didn't matter what it was, the significant thing was that the cave was a place of importance to Voldemort. So, the other horcruxes will likely be in places where a significant death took place, where Voldemort killed someone. This is where the title comes in to play for me: Deathly Hallows. Hallowed means holy, but the first thing I thought of was All Hallows' Eve (another name for Halloween). All Hallows' Eve is the night before All Saints' Day. The Eve celebration was a Pagan holiday, All Saints' Day was moved to November 1st to counter the Pagan celebration. So, there is a Pagan connection with Hallow, and sort of a mystical connection with Halloween that may or may not be relevant. The point is that if Hallows is from the word hallowed, meaning holy, it would make sense that it is connected with the word deathly in the the title. A place where Voldemort killed someone would be special to him, maybe even holy, and special enough to hide a horcrux there. The place became hallowed in death-so the places where the horcruxes are hidden are Deathly Hallows. Another connection is that the place where Harry's parents lived when they were murdered was called Godric's Hollow...significant? Harry is going to go back there so it could be a horcrux location because Voldemort went there to kill Harry, the person he believed was prophesied to destroy him, a very significant death indeed. I'm just spit balling here, and I'm probably wrong, but it is obvious that the 7th book is going to rock and I can't wait to read it!

Le Willi Waller

Ok, so today in French my prof showed our class this French-Canadian web site that shows these really funny videos in the tradition of Potter Puppet Pals. It made me laugh SO hard!! The words are French but the images are what's really funny. Check out the video called Le Willi Waller, it's so funny. Also check out Halloween. French people are strange, especially French-Canadians.

What's new?

New? Well, I am dating a fantastic guy named Kenny. He's so sweet and kind and supportive and he just makes me happy! And we have been spending tons of time together, hence the no new posts for over a month. Let me just say I can't wait until the summer so I can see him more. He lives in West Valley and I am in P-Town so it's a little hard to see each other as much as we want to.

Isn't that a cute picture of us? Yeah, he is 1/2 Chinese (which is SO hot!) so we will have way cute kids!

Boy, I sure love him!

Intern?

I went to an internship workshop today to see what kind of internships are available to English majors. I had never really thought about an internship before but I got an e-mail from the College of Humanities telling me about this workshop so I decided I would go check it out. They talked about some generic internships that don't have any specific tie to English and one of them caught my attention. It is an internship with the Utah State Legislature where you are assigned as an assistant to a representative from the state legislature getting to help with research on legislation, preparing for hearings and meeting with constituents. It is also a PAID internship, you get $1800 for the semester. And it is only a 45 day internship because the legislature meets for 45 days at the beginning of the year. So, I am thinking about it. Does anybody have any thoughts??

The Holiday

OK, so I am obsessed with the movie The Holiday. I've seen it only twice so far but once it hits the dollar theater I will see it like 17 times! It's so freakin' cute! Jude Law is so hot (of course) and his character has the cutest personality, Cameron Diaz is cute and pretty funny. The most surprising cast member is Jack Black who is funny but not too Jack-Black-y whose character is paired up with Kate Winslet! Weird I know, but it actually works. Kate Winslet totally steals the show though, she is adorable and hilarious and I loved seeing her in a romantic comedy because she's really good at it. Anyways- I recommend it. Look at the web site, it's really cute!!

The Art of Seat Selection

I made an observation today that surprised me a bit. As I walked into the classroom for my modern and contemporary drama class I glanced around the room at the desks which had been assembled into a large circle, as usual. I saw an empty seat on the far side of the circle and headed toward it. I stopped suddenly and changed my mind, even now I'm not exactly sure why. Maybe I saw someone I didn't want to sit by or maybe the desks next to it were too close, but for whatever reason I walked to an empty desk on the opposite side of the circle. The seat to the right of mine had a back pack in it and I couldn't tell if it belonged to a boy or a girl. Though it didn't really matter I hoped it was a boy's bag and looked to see who occupied the seat to the left. It was a girl I had noticed in previous meetings of this class and had marked as my nemesis.

There is no logical reason for my marking her this way but my explanation is that on the second day of class she told the class that she was a dramaturgy major (a type of theater studies). This raised some sort of red flag in my brain. I LOVE theater. It is my passion and a large part of my soul wants to be a theater major myslef, so I have noticed a certain degree of jealousy and even resentment toward theater majors. I feel this way because I have been conditioned to believe being a theater major would not provide me with marketable career skils, so I am too afriad to be a theater major and it makes me sad sometimes. Once I noticed that I would be siting next to this girl my gut reaction was of course to choose another seat away from her, but I was too close. It would be obvious that I didn't want to sit next to her. So I pressed on and put my back pack on the desk, claiming the seat as mine.

As I took off my gloves, turned off my iPod, carefully wound the headphones around it and proceeded to unpack my things I thought about my choice of seat. It was a good decision to sit next to her, I concluded. Strategic really. It helped conceal my nemesitc feelings toward her, a sort of keep your enemies closer philosophy. Plus by sitting next to her I wouldn't be temped to shoot eye daggers at her accross the circle, in fact I wouldn't have to look at her at all. After analyzing my choice I came to the conclusion that I had made the perfect choice in seat selection. What an odd thing to think about! But seriously, how many of us do that all the time? There are a lot of politics involved in selecting a seat in a classroom, meeting room, or lunchroom. It's not just about avoiding the guy with B.O. or the leg twitcher who rests her foot on the leg of your desk; it can be a strategic choice for lulling your arch nemesis into a false sense of security.

A Poem, Because I'm Feeling Creative Writing-y

Nothing to say. That is nothing of significance.
Ramblings, musings it's all the same.
Cold day from the inside out
Makes me feel...empty.
Loud surroundings, loud mind looking for peace.
The thought of you, a drop of honey in a frozen lake.
Everything is different, everything is better.
I don't worry. Peace has found me again.
It's the same, I remember. It's familliar
But exciting and new.
It's been a while since my last heart broke.
This new one is for you. Please take care of it.