Wow...That Was Really Not a Very Good Movie

Okay, so we've been a little lacking on the posting front of late, but 'tis the season to procrastinate!

Anyway, last night as I was laid up on the couch with the stomach flu, I finally got around to watching 'Knocked Up'. Really only because there was nothing else on TV, it was on, I'd heard it was reasonably funny, so why not, right?

Sheesh.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't really get Judd Apatow/Seth Rogen/Jonah Hill thing. I just don't find it funny. The only time I laughed out loud was during Ryan Seacrest's hissy fit:



Aside from that, I just don't get it. It wasn't funny.

Cirque du Soleil & Criss Angel: Believe

*Sigh*

I so wanted this to be a post extolling the virtues and wonders of the new Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil show. Alas, this was not to be.

Those of you that have been paying attention know that I went on a short vacation to Las Vegas last week with a friend of mine. The main reason we decided to go to Vegas was to take in 'Believe', the new show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino, by Cirque du Soleil featuring Criss Angel.

Before I get into it, a little background. Prior to seeing this show, I had the good fortune to take in four other Cirque du Soleil performances: 'O' and 'Zumanity', both in Las Vegas, 'Varekai' in Vancouver, and 'Saltimbanco' here in Kelowna. I love Cirque's performances. The music, the acrobatics, the dancing, the costumes - all second to none. So let's just say I was going into 'Believe' with a certain set of expectations.

I'm going to start with the pluses for 'Believe'.

As usual, the music, costumes and dance sequences (all choreographed by the incomparable Wade Robson) were excellent. Some of you may have seen this preview on So You Think You Can Dance US last summer:



There was a second dance sequence featuring moles that was equally killer.

Unfortunately, that's where the good ends.

Prior to going into this show, I had made the (mistaken) assumption that it would be primarily a Cirque show with some of Criss Angel's illusions worked into it. What a great show that would have been.

Sadly, what the show turned into was a venue for Criss Angel to talk out of his ass and promote his television show.

When entering the theatre area in the Luxor, there is a parental warning stating that the show is not suitable for those under 18 due to the 'dark' nature of the show. Aside, from some swearing and penis jokes from Angel, that was about it for unsuitable material. It wasn't particularly dark (and I know dark). It wasn't disturbing. It didn't make me uncomfortable.

Every illusion that Angel performed came with a reference to what season of his show (Criss Angel: Mindfreak on A&E) it was originally seen on. There was no original material from him. He made sure to reference the season each time, just so you'd know which ones to buy on DVD.

When he was speaking to the audience (which happened a lot), he was crass, rude, obnoxious and arrogant. Then he'd go into an act and try to play the tortured artist. I certainly didn't buy it and it didn't seem that anyone else did either.

Ultimately I was incredibly disappointed with this show. And it seemed the rest of the (small) audience was too. A significant number left before the show was over! Never, have I seen that happen at a Cirque show before.

If I had my way, I would have Cirque du Soleil and for that matter Wade Robson completely disassociate themselves from this show. Take their names, logos, everything off of it. License the costumes, music, choreography, whatever, to Criss Angel for use in his show and never have the show reference them again.

If I had attended this show with someone who hadn't previously seen a Cirque du Soleil show, I would have felt obligated to buy tickets to another show just to show them exactly what a real Cirque show is all about. If this had been my first exposure to Cirque, I wouldn't be buying tickets to any of their other shows.

So in closing, I will say this: If you were thinking of seeing this show, DON'T. It's a waste of your hard earned money and nowhere near the kind of art that is normally presented by Cirque du Soleil.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - FINALE!!!

First thing I'm going to say is, I'm posting this at approximately 8:30pm, PST, meaning those of you in the western provinces without satellite/digital cable time shifting haven't gotten through the whole show yet, so if you don't want to be spoiled, stop reading now and please come back later! ;)

We start the show with a Luther Brown hip-hop routine for our Top 20. I don’t know what the song is, but the dance is hot with lots of feature performances, though with this many, and all the hats, it’s hard to tell who’s who. It was kind of fun playing that game again!

We get introductions of all the Top 20 so we can be reminded of all those who didn’t make it. Awww... Lara, Francis....Danny....Arassay!!! I've MISSED everybody.

Leah’s got great hair tonight.

Joining our regular band of merry judges tonight is Mia Michaels, Rex Harrington and Mary Murphy! I was hoping that Mary would have been a bit more involved over the whole season... I think she was only on 3 times?

Leah does a quick overview...it’s hard to believe it’s only been nine weeks. We get some final thoughts from the judges, much praise for Canada and the talent here, the diversity presented by our dancers.

Journey Montage! All the way back to auditions! Eeehh...I’m almost a little teary here. There was so much amazing stuff this season.

Natalli and Nico are back doing their disco routine. Still just as sharp and hot as the first time. For some reason, I actually preferred it the first time around, and I don't know if I could actually say why that was...

Luther’s favourite dance of the season was Danny and Allie’s mambo. Awww this one was so great. Allie turns into such the little sex kitten on this one and Danny’s right in his element.

Mia’s favourite dance was Blake’s mirror piece with Lisa and Miles. Convenient since there are so many similarities to Mia’s ‘door’ piece. And we’re back with the over-emoting from Lisa. I still find the hand prints distracting.

Yay!!! Arassay and Nico are back doing their theatre piece to ‘Somebody to Love’ by Queen. Sigh. Arguably my favourite piece of the entire season. I’ve missed Arassay and of course it’s always good to see Nico. Leah sends Nico all over the stage to pick up all the lost feathers so she can sell them on ebay. Hee. This was one of my favourites as well, and I would like Leah to send me some of the feathers.

Tre’s favourite performance was the Jive with Allie and Danny. Again! Hmmm...a hint to the winner perhaps? This is fun! They were so good together. While this one was good, I don't think I would have picked it for a favourite. In fact, some of their choices overall have surprised me...

World Dance Montage! Maculele! Dancehall! Step! Capoeira! Bollywood!

Lisa and Vincent are back doing their African Jazz piece dedicated to the memory of Debbie Laliord (okay I know that’s not right, but I don’t know who that is, so if anybody does, help me out in the comments). This is just one of those spirit lifting pieces that you don’t need to analyze to death. Just enjoy.

Leah addresses the fact that Vincent never got his goodbye montage...so we get to see it now! I think it's great that they showed this, as I really thought it unfortunate that they ran out of time when he (wrongly) left us...

Now we’ve got Natalli and Francis doing their salsa routine. Hot. (Yes, I know, I’ve softened on Natalli a bit...I still don’t think she should win!) Another one I'm not sure I would have picked. However, the purple costume built out of strings is equally impressive the second time around.

Blake’s favourite routine is Lisa and Vincent’s house routine. I don’t think I loved this one the first time around. It’s still just okay for me.

Lara and Miles get to re-do their krump routine. Those flips that Lara does at the beginning still amaze me. She’s crazy talented and probably should have lasted longer than she did. She absolutely should have made it into the Top 10. I'm disappointed she won't be on the tour.

Mary’s favourite dance was Natalli and Vincent’s contemporary routine. I’m not sure I’ve ever realized this before, but, Vincent is one pale dude. And I’m pale, so I know pale. If he were blonde I’d say he was albino... Great dance.

Rex’s favourite performance was Allie and Izaak’s hip hop routine. I think this might have been the ‘okay, let’s give Izaak one’ dance. Allie really is incredibly transformative. While she’ll never be truly butch, she does a pretty good job all around with all the parts she has to play.

Arassay and Nico are back with their jazz routine to ‘Man’s World’ by James Brown. Hmmmm....we’re seeing a lot of Nico tonight...clue? This is a great dance. I can just see them crawling into bed together after they walk off the stage (sorry Arassay’s parents!).

JM’s favourite dance is the Paso Doble with Natalli and Francis. This was really good the first time around. Equally as good the second time. This is my favourite Natalli piece of the year. It was perfect for the both of them, so well suited.

Lara and Miles return to do their fox trot. Lovely again. Still loving that dress.

Injury Montage! Ugh...the broken nose pop! I just put my hands over my face until it was over.

Now we’ve got jazz with Kaitlyn and Izaak. Easily their best routine. I think this was the only one where the two of them came off equally strong at the same time. This one was my favourite for these two - still blown away by the spin right after she jumps off the table...

Allie and Miles are back doing the samba. Allie seems less awkward in the beginning than she was the first time they did this. Very cool dance.

Allie Montage! We’re starting to get down to it, guys! The judges have some words for Allie revolving around how adaptable she is and how genuine she is. They all say lovely things and I guarantee Carra’s crying. Just for the record? The crying started when they all came out on stage. At the very beginning of the night. Allie looks close to tears herself. I imagine it would be hard to keep yourself together with seven people telling you fabulous things about yourself.

Miles Montage! He’s choking up a bit before the montage even plays! Mia’s choking talking to Miles..she makes me a little teary. All the judges find him inspiring.

Now we’ve got the quick step with Natalli and Nico. They really did seem to truly get this dance. And considering we’ve had it done twice - well - on So You Think You Can Dance Canada, it makes you wonder why it’s been a problem on all the other stages.

Natalli Montage! Natalli tries to make an inspirational speech and Leah cuts her off before she can finish. Hee. The judges all praise her strength and ability to ‘leave it on the stage’. Tre’s blubbering through her words.

Nico Montage! ‘I don’t love to dance, I am dance’....sigh. Yep, that's where it started for me and Nico - when he said that during the audiences. I've never looked back. Mia makes a slight pass at him. I think Rex does too. All the judges talk about heart and soul. Nico gets teary when Mary says he’ll go down in history as one of the best on any SYTYCD. JM chokes up complimenting him.

Yay! New routine! It’s a full on take out of Dirty Dancing with the whole Top 20! Eek shirt stripping! Sorry again parents! Nico is full on playing the Johnny Castle part! Fun! Fake out! Shirtless boys! Great Fun! No apologies from me, they can take their shirts off any old time they want to! I thought this one was just fantastic - what a great number to end the show! I didn't catch who choreographed this one?



Leah brings out the Top 4 for what I can only assume are the final results. I’m going to pause and say that, while we all know that Carra and I are fully rooting for Nico to win, there is no doubt that all of the Top 4 have been in some amazing dances this year. While we might think there are others who deserve to be there more than some, they’ve all made the show extremely enjoyable.

Okay, on to results. The boys are still shirtless! Bonus!

Ack...back from commercials and the boys have shirts on. Bah.

Leah’s already having trouble keeping it together. Natalli’s out...Allie’s Top 2! Miles is out which makes Nico Top 2! This is exactly how I pictured it weeks ago.

NICO WINS IT!!!!!!!!!! THE JUDGES ARE ON THEIR FEET! THE AUDIENCE IS ON THEIR FEET! LEAH’S CRYING! (when she's not thrusting the cheque in his face) NICO’S CRYING! THE JUDGES ARE CRYING! No need to ask what I'm doing at this point.

YAY!!

Nico and Arassay share a cute long hug at the end...awww.....Okay wait...does Lisa seriously have her cell phone in her hand?? What is that? It's actually a camera. I went back and watched to make sure.

Great show. Perfect winner.

Carra will be on later to post her comments so keep an eye out for that. To reiterate, I was a bit surprised with some of the numbers we saw tonight, and more surprised by what was missing... particularly the Nico and Lisa photo shoot, the Miles and Allie train station, and an early contemporary piece with Vincent and Lisa.

Otherwise, I quite enjoyed the layout of the show, and preferred how they kept all 4 of them in the game right until the end. Thrilled of course that Nico won. Apparently his family will be getting the car (sorry Leah) as it turns out he doesn't have a drivers license...

And I’ve got a few posts to add in over the next few days about my fabulous trip to Vegas, including my review of the newest Cirque du Soleil show featuring Criss Angel, ‘Believe’. Here’s the preview...it’s not terribly positive.

Anyway, thank you readers, for a great season of SYTYCD Canada! There is much more to come on the blog, so stay tuned!

And as a final comment on the whole we love Nico situation? Okay come on. Someone reading this knows Nico. A family member, a friend... someone! So I think that someone should encourage Nico to drop me and Kim, his faithful fans, a line on our gmail acct (popgoestheword@gmail.com) just to say hello. :)

Harry Potter vs. Edward Cullen

Harry Potter and Edward Cullen have been involved in a pretty fierce debate as of late.

And this weekend finally provided the results...

A draw. Well, really, a win win.

As those of you have been following the battle between Kim and myself know, Kim was fairly determined to have me see the movie Twilight this weekend while she was in town... so determined in fact, she saw fit to drag the innocent public (I did not drag....I merely offered them the option of having a say!) into the middle by placing a poll in our blog, which several of you voted on. The results didn't point in any clear direction, but in the end that didn't matter... because I made up my own mind and decided I would indeed put myself directly in the line of danger and risk the possibility of taking on another obsession.

But then Kim would have to risk the same and finally take her first steps through the doors of Hogwarts, hand in hand with Harry, Ron and Hermione.

So... I saw the movie yesterday. And of course, I liked it, and thought about vampires all night long. I think I even dreamt in vampire.

Was it cheesy? Oh yeah... it was. Full of teenage angst, giggling girls and glittery boys... okay, well, just one glittery boy, but still... However, for some reason, this only added to the enjoyment, making me laugh out loud on more than one occasion. And good news for me, I didn't cry once! I admit to ALMOST crying once, but the point is that not one tear escaped my eye. You didn't tell me that when I was still there!

Favorite part of the movie? The baseball scene. Oh, and Jasper's creepy behaviour in general.

Kim was kind enough to give me the first book of the series as part of my Christmas present and I'm debating putting my current read on hold in order to get started. Hee hee hee...

In return to subjecting me to this new obsession, Kim has committed to reading the first 2 Harry Potter books and watching the first movie by the end of the year. I mentioned in a previous posting that she would never have to admit out loud just how much she enjoys them, so we may never know for sure... but we do, don't we... I will commit to being as honest as you have been here...

The irony that Robert Pattinson has played a part in both of these movies (granted, a much larger part in the Twilight series, being the main character and all) did not escape me. Funny, the webs we weave...

So You Think You Can Dance Canada - The Final Four!

Wow. The Final Four. Hard to believe we've blown through a full season.

The entire Top 20 are with us tonight, with 16 of them watching from the balcony above.

We are informed right off the top that the Season Finale will NOT be tomorrow night, but instead will be aired on Sunday night. Damn! I was so looking forward to watching it with Kim and signing off the season together. It just seemed... fitting. Oh well - maybe we'll go catch a movie tomorrow night instead!

Our judges tonight are Luther Brown, Blake McGrath, Tre Armstrong - looking very glittery and shakin' her thang all over the stage, and of course, JM.

The Top 4 are greeted with the treat of Dan Karaty, here to choreograph the night's group number. It's a hip hop, quirky street jazz piece, on the mad hatter side... and Nico informs us that it's very natural to him to look a bit twisted. Miles says he's tired.

The song is Genesis by Justice and the guys are decked out entirely in red suits, complete with red top hots. They are both wearing eyeliner, just for Kim I'm sure. Natalli and Allie hold their own completely and the overall effect is fantastic.

This is a very cool number.



Luther gives a shout out to Dan and gives props to the dancers. It's been 9 weeks of non-stop dancing, and it's as much a competition of endurance as it is anything else. Blake says they were great in spite of all their injuries and congratulates them all.

Tre has a secret for us - Leah has won a Gemini for... I actually didn't catch exactly for what, but possibly for being hot? She goes on to tell the group that they have all developed into beautiful and versatile dancers. JM says Leah is not only hot, but also smart. Much like his wife. That's always a wise move. He also tells us that we have made SYTYCDC the new #1 show in Canada.

The first duo of the night is Natalli and Nico doing a salsa. Imagine Natalli getting salsa!

Choreographed by Gustavo Vargas, we have another briefcase number. Before they start we learn that Nico is very talented at... making noises. He acknowledges he had a lot of time on his hands as a kid.

Dancing to La Pelota by Ray Baretto, Natalli comes out looking really hot all dressed up in business attire. Very similar to how I dress for work, in fact.

This is a piece that seems very complex, lots of twists and turns and tricks - and ack! They kissed, but apparently it was an accident.



Luther tells them they look good together and that 'y'all move with ease'. And even though Nico is not a salsa dude, Natalli is a beast and they both bring the passion. Blake tries to fake them out, but ends up confessing that they were strong, hard and sexy. Tells them both that they are sex on the floor. There are so many comments for me to make, but I want everyone to please note that I have chosen to be graceful and I will just leave it at that.

Tre loved it and said that they both conquered the minor details. They have her heart for life. JM calls them the dream team. He says that Nico can handle any lady, and with a lot of flava... and again, I am just going to smile. He commented that the lead and follow could have been a bit tighter, but it was all good.

Time for some recaps and solos, with Allie up first.

Have we seen a lot a recaps this season or is it just me...?

Allie dances her solo to Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap. Donning her usual tutu, this was a good piece. She really does have great extensions.



Luther calls her a joy and then seems to get all bashful. Blake says she's the heart of the competition. Tre is all emotional and tells her she is beautiful and that her technique is flawless. JM feels she has transformed the most.

Miles is our next recap and solo, danced to I Can Make You Dance by Slick Dogg. He's still got the eyeliner on. He must have read Kim's last post.



Luther feels that Miles is the most improved dancer of the season. Blake tells him that he is the funkiest white boy he knows, other than himself and JM, and that he has endless potential. Tre says she would vote him the most entertaining dancer of the season and calls his hand isolation brilliant. JM calls him the Renaissance Man.

Our next couple of the night are Natalli and Miles, dancing to Let's Get Dirty by Redmen, and choreographed by Sho-Tyme.

As I'm watching I can tell this piece is a bit out of time, which seems to happen quite a lot in hip hop. But to be honest, I'm going to have to go back and watch again, because I really did not see Miles butcher it to the level he obviously thinks he has. His stricken face throughout the judging absolutely breaks my heart, and I give a shout out to Natalli for standing by him with such concern, because he is seriously melting down.



The judges all go well out of their way to try and get him back on track and yes, you screwed this one up, but no one is going to die, and Blake implores Miles to get that look off his face and just roll with it. He's got a couple more numbers ahead of him and he needs to shake it off.

Allie and Nico are up next with contemporary. And imagine THAT one. It'll be nice to see Nico be given the chance to do this type of dancing, because he really hasn't been given the opport... oh... wait... sorry. Nico getting contemporary is kind of like Natalli getting salsa.

However, we are learning a lot about Nico this week - he is apparently deaf in one ear.

To a piece choreographed by Stacey Tookey, they dance to Permanent by David Cook. I think this may be one of my favorite contemporary numbers of the year. By the end, pretty much everyone is crying.



Luther says it was seamless, with them flowing in and out of spirituality. Blake says it was Stacey's best work all season and calls it a breath of fresh air.

Tre is crying and gives them a standing O. She says they danced as a unit and they were brilliant. JM is extremely emotional and tells them they are very special, inspirational.

Back to recaps and solos with Natalli.

She dances to Spanish Lesson by Madonna, and I have to say this is my favorite of all her solos this year. Way to work that skirt, it was awesome! Worth posting, and I normally don't post solos.



Luther agrees that is was her best solo so far, and says that she's really pulled through. Blake commends her on having a different style of solo week after week and calls her a sexy wild child.

Tre says she's a superstar and that no one should hold her down. JM calls her a gypsy and a diva, and the most unique dancer in Canada.

And Nico. Mon Dieu. My crush on him grows deeper and deeper each week.

He does his solo to Blue Orchids by The White Stripes and it is raw and sexy, and just... Nico. Okay, I'll post this one too. Damn. To be fair, I'll go back and post the other solos.



Luther tells him he is every choreographers dream come true, and likely the most popular dancer on the show. Blake says that he has murdered everything he has been given this season, and that he is a blessing to work with. He asks Nico to pick him up some day in his new Mercedes.

Tre says she loves his positive, confident swagger, and that he is technically sound. JM says he is a sexy rock star, masculine and raw, and a true inspiration.

Then my phone rang and it was Kim calling from Las Vegas to see how the show was going and to say - ahem - that she had seen my previous posting... so I missed this one, and now must go back and watch it. So that's what I'm going to go and do.

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Alright, I'm back, and I took a few minutes to re-watch the Miles and Natalli hip hop piece. And yes, indeed, Miles did forget a portion of it, which was fairly obvious when you were looking for it. And at this stage of the game, he knows that's not cool... I suspect he will judge himself harder and longer than any of the judges ever will.

Now back to regularly scheduled blogging.

We have a theatre piece with Allie and Miles choreographed by Sean Cheesman performed to Move (You're Steppin' on my Heart) from Dreamgirls.

It's a battle of the remote control, and another battle of the sexes. I thought this one was fun, and that Miles really pulled himself together.



Luther gives a shout out to Sean and says it was a really cool concept. While some of the movements were a bit short, he enjoyed it overall, and commends Miles for stepping up. Blake also thanks Miles for getting back in the game, and that he enjoyed it a little, but not a lot. He didn't feel they owned the stage.

Tre says she enjoyed it - it was fun and lighthearted and that they had a great connection. She also comments on Miles comeback. JM said that the energy was cool, and that the stage and the audience loves them. He then goes on to make some comment about men owning the remote control, and for a moment I fear for him, as I think Tre really might beat him up. She's really very tall, so much taller than him.

And now for the interesting combinations - usually my favorite of the season. We start off with Natalli and Allie and they are dancing Go Go.

It's a piece choreographed by Melissa Williams and danced to Drums a Go-Go - sorry, I didn't catch who does that song.

The girls begin by dancing up on the tower and then work their way down the stairs and onto a platform. I'm thinking the guys will be loving this one. It's kind of interesting, but perhaps not that strong.



Luther is not really sure, but I think overall he wasn't blown away by it. Blake says they looked hot, but agrees with Luther and says they needed to command it. He didn't love it.

Tre says they didn't maximize the potential of the piece, and that it was good, but not great. JM loved it. Of course he did. He goes on to imitate Austin Powers, and I'm not sure he should do this again. He says it was fantastic - go-go boots, go-go dresses and go-go two girls. Huh.

The last number of the night is the two guys. I always, always think of the fantastic piece Mia Michaels put together a couple of seasons ago with Neil and Danny (danced to Are You the One? by the Presets - which I still listen to on a regular basis) when it's time for the two guys to dance together. Nothing has measured up since for me.

This one is a Capoeira choreographed by Paul Becker danced to A Amizade/Sacode A Poeira by Mestro Barrao (sorry if I butchered that!). And my oh my. They are both shirtless. What a way to end the night...

By the way, I looked up Capoeira and it is "an Afro-Brazilian art form that ritualizes movement from martial arts, games and dance. It was brought from Brazil to Angola sometime after the 16th century... The game is marked by fluid acrobatic play, feints and extensive use of sweeps, kicks and headbutts..." All this from Wikipedia.

I seriously cannot imagine how difficult this would be to pull off this late in the season. They are all utterly exhausted, and this piece looks like it would require so much strength.

They start off holding poses that make my muscles quiver at the mere thought of it. This one is full of funky moves, full of control. Very cool.



Me and Luther, again on the same page - he acknowledges the difficulty of this dance, especially at the end of the season. He says they smashed it. Blake says he's so proud to be a male dancer because of them.

Tre says she was entertained and that they gave the moves pure justice. JM makes a Stanley Cup reference I didn't quite get and then goes on to tell them it was a beautiful, well orchestrated fight. It blow his socks off. And to prove it, he showed us his socks.

And we're done for the night.

The judges do a recap. Luther - "proud". Blake - "blessed". Tre - "exceeded all my expectations". JM - "thank you for bringing your heart, soul and craft to this stage".

Nothing now until Sunday night - can't believe we have to wait this long to see Nico - I mean, the winner crowned Canada's favorite dancer!

Please take a moment to read the next posting, and since you're already in the voting groove (cuz I KNOW you all voted tonight, right? Right Canada?), please feel free to vote on our latest poll. Help bring Harry Potter to Kim!

So... I've Been Thinking...

So... I've been thinking about this whole Twilight thing... And if you are not familiar with this topic, please take a moment to look here.

And while it seems I still have a chance, based on the voting, of making up my own mind about this, I've decided I will indeed see the movie this weekend with Kim while she is in Vancouver.

On one condition.

However, before I offer up the terms of that condition, let me give a little bit of history.

I'm sure everyone remembers a little series called Harry Potter?

I'm sure Kim does, even though she hasn't actually seen any of the movies or read any of the books. Oh, to be sure, she had her reasons for choosing to sit that phenomenon out... "too much hype", she said. No matter how many people recommended it to her, we were all dealt the same flat out refusal... nope, no way, just not interested in anything with that much hype around it.

Fair enough. To this day, and to my knowledge, she has stayed true to her word, and has never so much as set foot into the wonder that is Hogwarts.

Now... about this whole Twilight series. I'll admit to not knowing much about it at all. But here's a couple of things I've heard.

I know that it's a series about vampires. I know that the main guy in it is supposed to be really hot.

I've also heard that the 6th Harry Potter movie, which was supposed to come out a week or so ago, was pushed back from it's original release date to prevent it from going head to head with no other than - in Kim's words - "what is sure to be a blockbuster series"... Twilight.

Now, I don't know if any of that's true or not, but based on nothing else other than my own observations, it seems that there is a certain amount of, shall we say... hype, surrounding this movie.

So, on to my conditions...

I happen to be in possession of the first 5 Harry Potter DVD's. Don't you think it's about time that Kim opened up her heart, and finally let Harry, Hermione and Ron work their magic on her? I'm not suggesting I subject her to all 5 movies, at least not in one sitting - because that would be mean, and that's not what I'm about... that's Kim's specialty... I'm just saying perhaps the first one or two movies, and then perhaps sending her off with the first book? Or maybe her sister would be kind enough to lend her the whole series! And I would never even make her admit as to much she enjoyed them!

See the poll on the side, and please, feel free to have a say in this ongoing battle of the wills...