Harry Potter 7 Opening Night - Did It!

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Mad dash for the door. Or not: "Oh my God the movie was soooo good! Let's go see it again at 3:15!"

My top seven favorite things about the midnight showing of Harry Potter 7:

What is that mysterious ticking noise?

7. The freshman at my school named Harry Potter (facebook him, it's true).

6. My Harry Potter look alike (see photo above).

5. Harry and Hermione's awkward dance.

4. Dobby

3. Luna Lovegood

2. Harry Potter themed parties, complete with butterbeer, snitches, and the Whomping Willow (see below).

Yes, these are my friends. Jealous?

And the best part of HP7. Drumroll please...

1. Watching the boys' reactions to Hermione's nearly naked scene.

Paranormal Activity 1 & 2 - Did it!

I'm a survivor! Can horror movies apply as a cause for post traumatic stress disorder? Okay so watching PA1 in the basement of our house was probably not a great idea, but being 1 of 7 people (my friends and I made 4) in the theater for PA2 was not my fault.

In theory, the movies weren't that scary - nothing happens, you don't see anything, occasionally a door swings by itself. But I won't lie, the overall effect of hidden demons and being dragged and possessed definitely kept me paranoid for a few days (okay fine, I still hear noises and won't sit in the basement by myself).

Thinking about it too much just might make the ghost sightings start all over again, so I won't be talking about it ever again. I'm just going to block it out of my memory forever, and maybe then I'll be able to live a normal life again.

[Hey demon, don't take this the wrong way. I was plenty scared. You really don't need to prove your existence to me, I believe you already.]

Paranormal Activity - Adding to THE LIST

Scary movies are like flu shots. Once a year, uncomfortable, and something I avoid at all costs. I scream to drone out the sounds, cover my eyes, and somehow still can’t sleep for weeks. Sure I’ll jump off that 60 foot bridge, but watching other people run away from ghosts on TV? Hell no. On the way home from watching The Exorcist one year, I swear I saw a demon in my passenger seat, and nearly drove into a mailbox trying to kill the evil spirit.

This year is different. It’s going to be all or nothing, back to back, balls to the walls. Here’s the game plan: Paranormal Activity 1 on Thursday and, optimistically assuming I am still alive, Paranormal Activity 2 on Friday afternoon (in broad daylight, obviously). And if they had come out with Paranormal Activity 3D, I’d totally be there Saturday.

So in other words, I’m not planning on sleeping until maybe Thanksgiving. Don’t even think about pulling a prank. I’ll be keeping a baseball bat by my bed and mace in my pocket for the next month.