Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix rocks!

OMG! I just went and saw Order of the Phoenix tonight. Where do I even begin? The special effects-out of this world! The music-beautifully orchestrated, dramatic, and fit the scenes to perfection. The acting-the best yet.

I thought the entire movie was great, but for those of you with doubts, the last battle scene at the ministry of magic is more than worth it, if nothing else.

They changed quite a bit from what it was in the book and of course they cut out more than half of what was in the book, including parts that I thought were pretty vital, but hey, it's a movie. They can't put everything in it.

People might think me weird, but I have to mention the centaurs. I'm a lover of all mythical creatures, but especially centaurs, elves, and merpeople. The animation of the centaurs was astoundingly good. It was so real and life like this time and so much better than how they animated Firenze and the others (Bane, Magorian, and Ronan-I think) from the first movie scene in the Forbidden Forest, and of course we got to see the evil smug Professor Dolores Umbridge get what was coming to her disgustingly, toad shaped face by the hands of the centaurs. I couldn't have asked for a better punishment if I had had the chance to name one.

Well, that's all I have to say about Order of the Phoenix, except you should definitely go and see it! It's better than Azkaban and Goblet.

Cowgirl Up logo

I found this cool logo of a girl riding a bull and "Cowgirl Up" in a circle around it. It fits me and I love the design. This is what it looks like. Tell me what you think of it. I thought I'd use as my blog picture. :)

Weekend To End Breast Cancer Walk

On one of the blogs I visit regularly, this walk was a topic of discussion. One of my friends, Erin, whom I only know through the internet is walking in this walk. She is raising money for it. It is a very special walk with the purpose to raise money for breast cancer research. Each year every single one of these women do this in hopes that that weekend will be the weekend to end breast cancer by walking an raising money.

It holds a special meaning for me too and even though I am not participating in the walk, I have donated money towards this cause. Both of my grandmothers have had breast cancer. They both had it removed, though one had to have one of her breasts removed as well as the cancer cell. They both survived because they caught it early. There are others who are not so lucky and don't find out that they have breast cancer until it's too late.

I salute those who take part in this walk or who donate to this walk and those who donate to breast cancer research or cancer research in general and those who are there to just support those with cancer. You are a very special kind of person if you do and I pray that God may bestow his blessings on each and every one of you.

Good luck Erin and congrats on reaching your goal of $3,000 for this walk!

If you too would like to donate to this walk or participate in it now or in the feature please visit this link. I urge you to do this and be a hero. Every amount, big AND small, matters.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is Out!

Well as the title says HP5 is finally out in theaters and the rush is finally on. I am a Harry Potter freak, but I think I will wait a few days for the melee to calm down before I finally go to see it. Sure people will talk and there will be some spoilers, but I doubt it will take away the excitement of seeing the movie. Now all I have to do is wait "patiently" for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to come out July 21. UGH! It's a whole week away! How will I ever survive? Can't wait for that. That is one midnight party that "I" will NOT be missing. I'm going to be standing in line from 6 PM all the way until midnight and then you probably won't see me for at least an entire day. And then at least a couple of more days if Harry or one of my favorite characters dies, because then I'll be crying. Yes indeed, you heard right, I will be crying. I mean, she already killed off Sirius and Dumbledore, how much more can a Harry Potter fan take of this slaughter of her most beloved characters. *sob* Anyway, I'll be posting what I thought of it after I go see.