Fill in the Blanks Wednesday

Prompts from: The Little Things We Do.

The Hobbit: Peter Jackson's Second Video Blog from the Set

I posted the First Video Blog Here.

So excited about this film.

ENJOY!

The Final Countdown

The countdown of course is for our boy wizard Harry.

I bought our tickets today online.

We are going all out & seeing it in an IMAX 3D Adventure.

Adam doesn't get it.  I am actually almost willing to wager that

he will, at some point, fall asleep during the film.

He did during the last two.

I've watched so many interviews of J.K Rowling and the cast and crew lately.

There was one I wish I'd bookmarked.

J.K Rowling said she didn't think the first book would have a big audience.

Sure, there'd be the obsessives, but not the masses that love the books.

I would characterize myself as an obsessive in this case.

I don't belong to any clubs or online groups.

Ok, I bought my awesome kick ass wand...

I've never dressed up for Halloween as a Harry Potter character.

If I did, it'd be Professor Trelawny ;)  She's awesome.

I think Adam'd make a perfect Hagrid.

He's kind and caring like Hagrid.

I can guarantee that a future family dog at some point will

either be named Dobby or Albus - depending on the breed.

But I digress.

I love the characters, the stories, the school, the portraits that move.

The MAGIC and all the Magical Creatures.

I also love that it's British.

While reading the first book, as Hagrid tapped on the wall out back of the

Leaky Cauldron, I was there.

I was 11 years old and I couldn't wait to see what happened next.

As a kid, my favourite stories were of other worlds or secret places.

Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

The Wizard of Oz (even though it was scary)

The Land of the Lost

The Secret Garden

Mary Poppins

Alice in Wonderland

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

As an adult, my tastes have remained the same in books and films.

I get lost in Middle Earth, often.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Stardust

These stories, in a way have become my escape,

my relaxation, my inspiration and at times, my therapy.

A few years ago, I had pneumonia. A pneumonia that wouldn't go away.

After chest x-rays and CT scans, further tests and procedures were required.

Words like Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and lung nodules came up.

There were some weeks before my biopsy was scheduled where, for the first time, I

thought about my mortality.

My mind went 100 miles a minute for about 3 weeks.

If whatever was wrong with me wasn't going to kill me,

the stress I was causing myself surely would.

One of the thoughts I had was, " I won't know how Harry Potter ends."

See, the last book hadn't been published yet.

How odd is it, that I thought about that.

I thought about a million other things too, like would Adam re-marry?

Would my Mom be ok?

Would I ever get to see myself with a full head of grey hair?

Will I ever grow old?

Mostly, I was scared. Really scared.

That is when movies and books calmed me.

Took me out of the shit I was going through, even if it was for just 90 minutes.

That's why I love movies.

That's why I love books.

I am looking forward to seeing this final film.

I am incredibly sad that it is the last film.

The Boy Who Lived.

Saturday Morning Movie Fan

 Adam's sleep patterns have been off as of late.

By off, I mean, he comes to bed as I'm waking up.

I'm ready to spend time together & he's falling asleep.

When he gets up, he's ready to spend time together & I'm ready for sleep.

I don't know how folks who work night shifts do it.

Adam isn't working a night shift, he's just a little bit mental

and enjoys staying up all night.

Lately, I've been brightest early in the morning and by 8:00pm

I no longer function at full capacity.

This morning I think he rolled into bed around 5:00am.

I went to bed early-ish last night, so come 7:00am, I was wide awake.

The sun was brightly shining, the sky was blue and there was

a slight breeze.

Perfect Pug walking weather.

I splashed my face with water, brushed my teeth

(you never know, might bump into someone)

and took Crockett out.

He wasn't in a walking mood, he was in a sniffing mood.

He must've sniffed every blade of grass & leaf as he didn't move from

this spot for 5 minutes.

When I came back in, Adam was in a deep sleep snoring loudly.

I decided to go to the theater at Yonge & Eglinton as it's the last

Saturday of the Harry Potter Marathon and today's film is

The Deathly Hallows Part 1.

It started at 10:30am so I decided to walk down to the

theater, camera in hand and have a nice stroll.

I walked down on the shady side of the street & it was perfect.

I'm headed down to just past the tallest building that you can see in this photo.



I zoomed it & have circled the theater sign.

Google Maps says it is 1.5kms

I left home at 9:00am so I had plenty of time.

I had to stop for a coffee.

How crazy is this, there are 4 Starbucks between my apartment

and the theater. There are 2 more North of us, both within walking distance.

It was a perfect cuppa.

As I continued South, I looked up alot.

I noticed a nice design on a building that is being renovated inside.

Sadly, I can't remember what was there.

At least they're not messing with the exterior.

Also, some cool art in a frame shop window.

There's another tiny little store called Love Child that looks wedged between

2 buildings that sell the funkiest baby clothes, cool onesies and t-shirts.

I arrived at the theater well in time to be the first one in.

It filled up between 10:15am - 10:30am.

I was really happy I went, I enjoyed seeing it on the big

screen again.

When I left the theater, I noticed there was a HUGE cardboard poster.

I wasn't able to get a really good photo of it, but the one I did take

is posted as today's Project 365 photo.

I picked up some groceries on the way home and

have spent the rest of the day being quite lazy.

I am going to go to bed early again so that I can be up early again

tomorrow for another nice morning walk with Crockett.

Faffing About

I've been artsy fartsy-ing about with blog templates.

I like this one.

I might keep it for awhile.....who knows!

I got it from:

Leelou Blogs

Pansies

My Mother loved the photo I took of a pot of Pansies so much, she

suggested I take it to one of those Kodak machines & turn it into a post card.

I just might do that.

Until then, I've used it as my blog background.

Flowers calm me and what better way to get a bit of nature indoors.

My commute home today from work was brutal. My mind is mush

and I don't think I could write anything very meaningful tonight.

I had to get off the 1st bus 10 minutes from the office due to mechanical issues.

The next bus was FULL and I had to stand the whole way ( 1hour),

that is until it was short turned.

So, 10 minutes away from Finch Station, the FULL bus had to offload

and we had to wait for the next bus.

At least I got a seat.

I left work at 4:00pm - I got home at 6:15pm.

@%#^@^# !!!!!

Here's my background photo.

Serenity noooooowwwwwwwwwwwww!!!

Have You Heard That The Bird Is The Word?

Wednesday evening , after I finished watching

one of my favourite Big Bang Theory episodes, it was

nice enough outside to take Crockett for a short walk.

He can only go out for a tinkle if it's too humid.
Being a Pug with a short snout, cooling off for him in an Olympic event.
The poor monkey pants and pants and pants.
I love him to death but it is sometimes so loud, I can't get to sleep.
That AND it makes me worry about him.

While approaching the park, I could hear a Robin singing.
It was so loud and so perfect.
Once I was in the right area, I stood still to try & find it.
She was sitting on a branch up high in the sun singing her heart out.
It was lovely.



 Can you see her?
Look for her brilliant red chest in the sun light.

There were artists in the park, with their easels set up.
I tried to sneak a peak at their canvases but I felt as though
I was intruding.

I saw Daisies in the park for the first time.
The other's I've photographed this year were on
peoples front yards.
Last year the park had Brown Eyed Susan's, but as I've noted
previously, the Daisy is my all time favorite.
My wedding bouquet was mostly Daisies.

 
It was just to be a short walk, so I pointed Crockett
in the direction of our front door.

One final tinkle was had and now he is laying flat
bellied on the wood floor where it's cool.
His breathing is ok & he's had a nice cold drink of water.

There's only one thing to do when it's hot & you don't
have AC.  Go to bed & sleep through it.

Fill in the Blanks Wednesday

 

 

Prompts from: The Little Things We Do.

We're Baaaack!

Finally.

My Adam spent a few days ridding my computer

of those nasty Trojans.

I took an extended long weekend and spent Sunday, Monday

and today with my parents.

It was totally relaxing and lovely.

It was also nice to get home to my Adam and Crockett.

My Father In Law also came over, bought us dinner

and came bearing treasures.

Sitting here behind this computer this evening, catching up on

e-mails, blogs and posting my Project 365 photos

from the last few days has been interesting.

Nice to be away from a computer for a few days.

It is hot and humid and muggy in the apartment.

Crockett is having a hard time getting comfortable.

He started digging on the bed to find a cool spot.

I grabbed my camera as fast as I could.

Sadly, the video didn't stay focused and I think there's an audio issue,

but how adorable is our Pug?

Computer Schmuter

More comuter issues turning me

into a Conspiracy Theorist!

Ugh.