A fairly restful weekend.

I have no recollection of what happened on Saturday but on Sunday, I received an acceptance email from John Klima, editor of Electric Velocipede for 2 poems: Miss Cossie's Pies and The World's Edge. That inspired me to clean up the extra 7 poems and send another 2 batches out. :)

Meanwhile, finished Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.

Spoiler alert!

Engaging as always, but the flashbacks to Riddle's life was disconcerting and seemingly a little unnecessary. Those who feel traumatised about Dumbledore's alleged demise can seek therapy here. The romances seemed very clumsy, save for the amusing tension between Hermione and Ron. Harry falling for Ginny seemed a bit abrupt, like a quick add-in after writing off Cho.

Just as well I guess, the girl they chose to play her in the next movie was not quite what I imagined Cho to be. I guess it is a different perception of what an Asian beauty ought to be. The actors playing Fleur, Cedric, and Krum didn't match or even come close to the ones I imagined.

After the brilliant and perfect casting of the first 3 movies, I was rather disappointed with the new supporting cast. I doubt I'll watch the movie till I finish reading Book 7. I'd rather preserve my original visuals of the story.

I finally started on Queen of the Damned. Oh, it is a draggy one. I fell asleep twice reading it over the weekend, and last week it never failed to put me to sleep. While the language is lyrical and very emotive, the story never quite seems to arrive at the crux of the damned story, which is about Akasha taking over the world. Halfway through now...

I've also begun watching Buffy Season 7. It's a dark one. Nice.