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November 21, 2005
Potter
Weekend was good. A bit tiring but good.
Friday night we went to see Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire. Now for those who have read the book, I really think you will be disappointed. Id love to hear reasons if you are not.
Seems to me, they cut out a lot of important story factors. I was expecting house elves and got nothing. I was expecting to see Doby and got nothing. I was looking forward to the story of Hagrid finally finding someone else who was half giant and got a tame flirtatious romanace between two big people. Not half giants, no shame in being mixed, but just a condensed version of what should have been and could have been more interesting.
Rita Skeeters character wasnt half as annoying as in the book. The book dealt more with her tabloid writings and underhanded style of getting the story. "how does she know this stuff" and "she is totally writing out of context".
Some other stuff that was cut was much of the Quitich World Cup. Now this I was looking forward to seeing because when reading about it, it seemed like they had opportunities to make this into a completely magical event. Lots of glitter, gold, spells, magic.
So it really left me feeling empty and after being awake for 21 hours straight just to see it, it really didnt seem worth it to me.
Saturday I am sworn to secrecy. Apparently what Josh and I were doing is destined to remain a secret (at least till christmas). I can say we had a great time.
Sunday was beer bust. Josh started getting sick this weekend and it continued through Sunday. He ended up going to Barrys and ended up crashing there. I had a great time at beer bust and met some new people. I did leave earlier than normal though and figured Id leave on a good note. Sometimes when you are having a good time, its better to leave early and just chalk it up as a fun day. I ended up stopping at the Edge for what was intended as one more before heading home. I ran into my friend Allan who I havent seen in a while. For some weird reason I was popular with people and it really makes me wonder why some days no one talks to me and on other days everyone wants to. Its really odd.
So today was work again. I was hesitant about calling in but figured I have Thursday off and in 3 1/2 weeks Im heading to Rochester for a week. I havent called in since Ive been there and I almost feel guilty if I do. They have been giving me fantastic praise there on my work ethics that to disappoint them almost feels like I would be ruining everything. To give an example, today I got an email from the CEO. He received an email from my new lead who was praising me and telling him how great it was having me in the group.
With that, the CEO emailed me in response to his email and praised me himself. It was nice to hear good stuff. He also told Josh and I to go out and have dinner over the Thanksgiving holiday and bring him the receipt. Its weird to hear nice things and actually be rewarded for it.
On that note, it brings my entry to a close. Tomorrows another day.
Posted by Des at November 21, 2005 06:38 PM
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