T-Minus Nine Days Til Classes Start

So I have a fairly good sized chunk of HBP done so far (although I'm not yet halfway through it). When I read this book for the first time, I didn't like how the first 2 chapters were side stories versus being about Harry himself, but this time, I thought about it and it actually makes sense. I liked the first chapter, which is reminiscent of the first chapter of GoF in the sense that it at first seems totally unrelated but then turns out to be a perfect intro to the book. I think it was a good way of showing how the Muggle population was affected by Voldy's return and also introducing the idea of Fudge not being Minister. The 2nd chapter, where Snape and Narcissa make the Unbreakable Vow, obviously creates situational irony since we know that Snape is obviously a double agent (although we really don't know anything since Snape is a triple or perhaps quadruple agent). Anyway, now that I'm used to it, I don't mind the fact that the first 2 chapters are seemingly unrelated.

Nate and I watched The Black Dahlia last night. I had wanted to see it for the longest time after first hearing of the actual murder case, but to be honest, the movie wasn't too good. Ok, well, that's not really true. It was a good movie, but it wasn't what I was expecting and I wish that they would have done it differently, like focusing more on the actual murder instead of the many sex partners of the main character, who was an investigator. The actual case is very frightening and horrible, so my advice would be to look up the tale but avoid looking at photos. They are really disturbing. Also...you know the Heath Ledger's Joker scars? I think they may have been inspired by this case.

Anyway, on a more pleasant note (or perhaps not), my 2nd roommate, Katie, is moving in tomorrow. I'm excited to see her, but I don't know how I feel about living with her right now. I know we'll get along fabulously, and I'm pretty sure we would make good roommates since we're friends but not best friends, but I've gotten so used to it just being me and Stefanie (who is like a part time roommate since she's rarely here) that I'm worried another person will sort of throw off the balance. I know that this is just me fretting needlessly about people like I always do (i.e. Katie and Kari visiting, etc), so I guess I'll just have to wait and see what it'll be like.