Songs in the Key of X
Okay, so it has been several months since my last post here, mainly as a result of my own apathy. Will's blog readers, my apologies! What has happened in the intervening months, you ask? Well, let's see:
May: Went to Atlanta for some quality time with the extended family, visited GSU for grad school stuff.
June: My brother graduated from High School, so I went home for that, followed by a trip to the Oregon coast with the extended family, who were out for the festivities. Net result: wicked sunburn.
July: Moved out of the apartment, moved back in with my parents in the Seattle area, finally got a job, started taking a formal class in technical writing, attended Trevor and Sheena's wedding.
Okay, so let's break it down: I'm now living with my parents, I have a job working for Verizon Wireless (which starts on the Third of August), and I'm kind of getting my life put back together. The only downside is that I have very little contact with people under the age of 50, at least for now. It's kind of weird, I'll tell you that.
Movies watched: Knocked Up (Hilarious), Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Transformers, Ratatouille, Zodiac
Books read: The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, miscellaneous Forgotten Realms stuff, Harry Potter 7 (Discussed later), The Forward Shadow by Mercedes Lackey.
Music heard: Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero; Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream; Various Artists - Songs in the Key of X; Lots of Social Distortion
Obligatory Harry Potter discussion (Spoilers likely. You have been warned, slow readers): Well, I liked it. It felt like it wrapped up nicely, with a nice sense of closure. We don't feel like we need another book just to tell us what actually happened, but there's enough left open for a new story to be told in the universe should J.K. Rowling be so inclined. My only real gripe was that Severus Snape, arguably the most fascinating and mysterious character in the whole series, got very little to do. After pretty much owning book six, Snape seemed more ancillary in the final installment. Oh, and guess what? Voldemort dies. Spoiled, eh?
Other news: Not a whole lot to report, really. At any rate, people in the Seattle area, if you want to hang out, just let me know. I have quite a bit of free time on my hands.
