Thanks, Mom, for trying to jump-start the blog again! I was going say something earlier but forgot too. Although it was good to hear from Dad!

Not too much going on in my side of San Diego. Last week I went to a few BBQs at some friend's houses for the 4th and for some housewarming parties. Of course I ate too much at those BBQs so I haven't felt super hot for the past few days - kinda threw me off. But I am back to normal now and feeling good.

Work is good. It has been pretty busy the past few weeks with a lot of editing and publishing of workbooks and guides for revised and custom programs for different companies. I am still really enjoying it and it is nice to be busy.

This week I am very much looking forward to seeing the new Harry Potter movie. It is released on Wednesday the 11th so a few friends and I are going to see it at midnight on Tuesday. It will make for a long day at work on Wednesday but I am a full proponent of seeing movies like HP that have such a solid fan base at the first showing. It makes for a very different movie-going experience. There is cheering and laughing and lots of audience reaction. Very fun. So in order to get a good seat we will be getting in line around 6-6:30pm so I think my friend Kristy is bringing games to play while we wait. :)

Then the next weekend (20th-21st) I will be getting my copy of the 7th and final HP book!! I am very excited about that but it also is a little sad that once I am finished reading it that will be all. I am planning on getting the book at midnight on Friday from Borders where they will be having a big hoo-ha for the release which is always fun. Then I will be reading it right away all day Saturday. I really don't want to have the ending ruined by the stupid media that inevitably will do so for many people.

Then it is Comicon week! :) That is what I am most looking forward to. They have released some of the programming already so I am very excited. I was having a dilemma earlier about whether I would be able to see the LOST stuff because they usually have it in a different room than the big movie room and logistically it is about impossible to switch rooms in the middle of Saturday. But I am very happy because some very smart person decided to move the LOST panel to Thursday night when there won't be any conflict!! So I will definitely get to go to that! The main writers and exec producers, Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, will be there as well as creator J.J. Abrams (who also did Alias, Felicity, MI:3) to talk about Season 4. Also they have released some of the movie stars that will be there like: Robert Downey Jr., Clive Owen ( Sin City, King Arthur, Children of Men), Andy Samberg (SNL),the entire Heroes cast, all the Simpsons people...anyway that is what they have released so far. Also it is the 30th anniversary of Star Wars so they will be doing a big thing for that.

Also - just a plug - I changed my personal website that is linked on the right to a blog and jazzed it up a bit. Now it is just movie reviews, so I will be posting my opinions of movies that I am watching. Feel free to leave comments if you have them. :) It is called "From the Upper Right" because that is where I always sit in the movie theater.

Anyway - enough of my geekiness. I am really enjoying the summer weather. It has been a little too humid the past couple days but other than that it is great. I still need to go the beach (for something other than running)...maybe this Friday. Ok - now that I have run out of things to say...I'll leave the continued writing up to the rest of you! :)