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So I watched a pre-premiere of Harry Potter 7.2 tonight (it gets officially released here tomorrow). I almost didn't watch it, actually, because traffic was a nightmare and I ended up in a traffic jam that went all the way back to the motorway. I know it can get tricky there at that exit, but at 7:30 PM? Come on! I was already late, and I was almost sure I wouldn't make it. (I hate being late for a movie. I do.) I was about to turn back and head home, watch it another time. But in the end I didn't. Which was probably a good thing, because they held my ticket reservation (which was awesome, and unexpected) and I made it just five minutes before the movie started (couldn't have been more perfect timing).

( Spoiler alert -- if you haven't read the books )

So I went to see the new X-Men movie on Sunday. And I liked it surprisingly well. I didn't really expect much, especially since I knew none of the main actors. Except maybe for Kevin Bacon, but I gotta admit that I wasn't even aware of the fact he was gonna be in this until I saw his face flicker across the screen.

( Spoilery mini-review is spoilery )

Two entries in one day. That's gotta be a record. And don't worry, I won't be mentioning Matt Bomer in this one. Oops, too late.

( No more Bomer when you click, I promise. )

There's a few things I feel I owe you guys feedback on, so here's our agenda for today:

- A few introductory words
- TeeJay and hai_di see Livingston live in Oberhausen
- How hai_di  infected TeeJay with the White Collar bug
- Harry Potter 7.1
- Any Other Business
- Summary

( Everyone, please take your seats. The meeting is about to commence. )

Okay, so I just watched Shutter Island on DVD and I have to say, I'm mighty confused. Can anyone explain to me what happened there in the end? I do admit I'm a little slow on the uptake with movies like this. But I guess that's the whole point, they keep you guessing without giving too much away.

And now I have a strong craving to watch Inception again. Thing is, the Blu-ray only comes out in December. Dang! (And I don't even like DiCaprio all that much.)

I have added two items to my AVATAR collection today. 20th Century Fox, I must be one of your dream customers. Which I actually hate just a little bit because I don't wanna play right into the hands of these greedy corporations. Because it's exactly what they want. However, I'm willing to ignore that for the time being without a constant bad conscience.

( This is how much of a sucker I am )

As promised, here's my big catch up post. I can't believe it's already been two weeks since I got back from Denmark. But let me tell you, going back to work the day after you return from vacation (after 1 AM at night, no less) can definitely not be recommended. I mean, the vacation was great, except it would have been nicer if it had rained a little less. But overall I cannot complain. I feel bad about still not having gone through all of my photos. I wanted to post them online two weeks ago. There's just so many things going on all at once. I have about a milion things on my to-do list.

( On furniture, geekery and special editions )

Tell me, why is it that independent movies always have to make so darn sure that they have this artsy, indie vibe? A lot of indies could be so much better if they didn't try so hard to be different.

( A Behrable Movie )

Not that this is useful information for anyone here (I presume), but I've been granted the status of Administrator for the naviblue.com website. So now I'm officially a member of the modsquad™ over there. Gee, as if I don't already have enough websites to take care of... But, hey, it's actually an honor. We might even have a little European meetup with some members for the re-release of Avatar in theaters later this year, probably in Eindhoven to watch it in IMAX 3D. That should be fun!