::hums a few bars::

Currently in Earphones: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Soundtrack by Patrick Doyle.

Ahh, December is upon us!

Nothing to terribly interesting in the past week. Went and saw Narnia on opening night with Julia and Crew. Overall, it was an alright movie. The creature effects were amazing, as usual, seeing that WETA Workshop + ILM = doubleplusgood. All in all, it tried to be Peter Jackson's LotR, but it lacked the depth and gravity that that fantastic trilogy possessed. And even though people rave about the performance of the actress who played Lucy, I say that it was commendable, but only in light of the rather standard performances of the other main actors. Definitely go see it, but don't expect anything fantastic.

(Oh, and as fitting as it is to have Liam Neeson voicing Aslan, the fact that this is his umpteenth time playing a mentor figure, it's getting kind of old)

Classes are finally over, and it's on to finals! Luckily, my finals are in the middle of the week, giving me plenty of time to study and plenty of time to rest up before heading home afterward. I'd love to be able to stay at least until the 18th, but getting down to the bay with all the stuff I plan to bring back down might necessitate a 'rent driving up, which probably isn't an option on Sunday. Ahh well, we'll see what happens.

Anywho, in more recent events, had a nice dinner and a movie with Anja last night. We went to Sophies Thai and had some rather spicy dishes (still delicious), then went and saw the remake of Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly. Fantastic adaptation, I must say, though having never read the books, I cannot make any points to how true the movie was to them. I know that Anja mentioned to me that she didn't particularly care for the Austin books, but enjoyed the movie, and I feel rather the same. I found the story to be so-so: it wasn't bad, just didn't quite hit any particular notes for me. The movie, however, was quite enjoyable, and Anja and I finally got to spend some good time together afterwards. ::sighs::

Gadfry, now that it's Christmas, I'm doing the present dance once again. This time, however, I might end up having to get creative, now that my money supply is under a tighter budget, given my need to pay rent and food for a living. My father will be pleased to know that I am continuing searching for a job for next quarter, and have applied online to another student job offered by the UC. I am also going to pay a visit to Bogey's Books and the other local bookstores to see if they need help. Regardless, I've still got some gifts to get before I let the old Debit card cool off.

Let's see, what else? Oh yeah, the HP soundtrack for the newest movie isn't half bad, despite the switch from John Williams to Patrick Doyle. I know, "Wow, that's all James has to say about a soundtrack? Usually he gushes on and on about them!" Yeah, well, I didn't say I'd fallen in love with this one, just that it's pretty neat. I'll probably be more highfalutin when the Narnia Soundtrack comes out on the 13th.

Oh, and one of these days, I hope I may be able to fall asleep in my Anja's arms. No hanky panky, mind you, but merely to have a calm, relaxing, peace you get when you fall asleep looking into each others eyes. One of these days, I hope.

Enough. More Later.
- James