The great struggle has begun. We packed about 2/3 of the main floor over the weekend with the help of our friends Chet and Kim (Thanks, folks!) and are up to our quickly sinking necks in trying to figure out when to pack the rest.
Back to packing. Miles to go etc., etc.
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Who Do I Play with Now?
I just finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. In fact, I just reread the entire series from beginning to end.
I will try very hard not to give away any of the plot because I know there are many out there who haven't finished it yet. Instead, I wanted to talk about how I feel.
Bereft.
Not because what's in the book itself (I won't say anything about that yet), but because the series has ended. Definitively.
Harry and Hermione and Ron are done their adventures, and even though I can go back and read them again (and will) it won't be the same. I know what happens now, I know all the clues and all the stories and while each time I read it I will find new things and learn a bit more about the characters, it won't be the same.
It feels like all my friends moved away, and I am standing in the middle of the street alone.
Who do I play with now?
And that is the sign of a very, very good book, and a very, very good series.
I promised I'd talk about Polaris 21, and while I'm at it, I'll talk about where I've been for two weeks. But not today. Today, I'm going to think about my friends whose adventures are done.
I am going to miss them.
I will try very hard not to give away any of the plot because I know there are many out there who haven't finished it yet. Instead, I wanted to talk about how I feel.
Bereft.
Not because what's in the book itself (I won't say anything about that yet), but because the series has ended. Definitively.
Harry and Hermione and Ron are done their adventures, and even though I can go back and read them again (and will) it won't be the same. I know what happens now, I know all the clues and all the stories and while each time I read it I will find new things and learn a bit more about the characters, it won't be the same.
It feels like all my friends moved away, and I am standing in the middle of the street alone.
Who do I play with now?
And that is the sign of a very, very good book, and a very, very good series.
I promised I'd talk about Polaris 21, and while I'm at it, I'll talk about where I've been for two weeks. But not today. Today, I'm going to think about my friends whose adventures are done.
I am going to miss them.
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