An update of sorts...

First off, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was FREAKING AMAZING. It's my favorite out of the series by far...the acting was pretty good, the soundtrack was FANTASTIC, it was funny and kept sort-of to the book (at least a lot of lines were used from the book).
I only have three "things."
1. The song Fireworks was re-used for Weasley's Wizard Wheezes instead of the awesome big band jazz/swing song that was composed for this movie. I like Fireworks, but the new piece was far more fitting for the scene (and I highly doubt that the composer put in the time and effort to write and record the song just to change his mind, idk who made the decision to switch).
2. Death Eater attack on the Weasleys? And the Burrow burned down? Is it not going to exist in the 7th movie, and if not where are they going to go for the start of movie 7?
3. No battle at Hogwarts at the end.
But really, other than that I LOVED it and can't wait to see it again (possibly this weekend, matinees are $5.50!).
Sandy, Jenny, my mom and I all went to see it at midnight. The local theatre sold out 8 screens (there are 14 screens total in that theatre). I bought my tickets almost a month in advance and got in the first theatre with all the other diehard fans =] it was awesome. We got there at 945 and the theatre was already almost half-full (we got some of the last seats towards the back of the theatre, too, unlike last time when we were right in front of the screen). Our theatre alone held 292 people-there were over 2,000 people there total. Somehow, we got out of the parking lot in less than five minutes. EPIC WIN!!!
The one thing that I love about the midnight release is that it is so quiet once the movie starts-there aren't even rustling candy wrappers =]
Other than that, life is fairly normal. I've started getting stuff for the dorm (seeing as I hardly replaced anything last year after the flood, but will need it this year). My mom found an awesome floor rug on a great clearance-4.5 by 5 feet, $60 instead of $120 and free shipping =D
I'm getting excited/nervous about student teaching...it's going to be fun, but I am me, and I just wonder how good I'll be and such.
My cold cleared up and did not turn into bronchitis! WOOT!!!
And now...of to dinner =]

Dear Head Cold,

I have my eye on you.
I know that you're slowly moving from my sinuses to my lungs.
I know that this deep hack is my bronchitis cough.
I do not like coughing fits. Or bronchitis. Or antibiotics. Or doctor visits.
And I do not want to deal with bronchitis. AGAIN. I just got over it 3 months ago.
Please leave. I have a finger that I would like to show you, and a colorful phrase.
No love whatsoever,
Rachel
PS. I hate cough syrup, too. So leave and stop making me take it! =P
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I hate colds!!!! I'm feeling better, but I can tell this thing is settling in my chest just like the sinus infection I had in February settled in my chest and turned into a bad strain of bronchitis that took two rounds of antibiotics and almost three bottles of cough syrup to get through.
I do have a doctor's appointment next week to discuss allergy meds since they're not working so well, which seems to be really good timing.
But yeah. I hope this isn't what it seems...

Iowa! =]

So this Wednesday was my LAST EVER PIANO TEST!!!!!!!! I passed! No more! I will be student teaching this fall, and graduating this May...and it is very, very awesome and exciting.
One happy part of the test was that I got to stay with Sarah for a few nights instead of getting a hotel room. Which was pretty much awesome =D
There was carnival going to, NCIS watching, Chinese eating, etc.
I was *supposed* to come home yesterday afternoon. Wednesday night, Sarah suggested that we bike around the lake Thursday morning. I wanted to, I thought it would be fun, which it was.
But.
It was 14 miles. And I haven't been on a bike since I was 16, and that was just around the block. =O Sarah thought I knew how long it would be, and I thought Sarah wouldn't suggest it if it was really long.
As a result, I have a bruised butt from the seat, very sore thigh muscles, and some pretty good sunburn on my back. But also a pretty awesome-fun memory =]
By the time bike-riding was done it was mid afternoon, by the time showering was done it was late afternoon, and by that time I realized I was too tired to drive home after that. Really, I was exhausted (I had an espresso from Cabin Coffee AND a cup of tea, and still felt like I could take a nap). So I stayed for an extra night, which happened to be $1 bowling night, so we met up with Jill and had a fantastic time =D
Let me just add that a bruised butt makes for a very painful 6.5 hour ride home, and I just had to pick up more aloe vera since we're out. *sigh*
But the extra night was lots and lots of fun and happy =]
The ride home was nothing special, unlike what my parents kept saying it would be (OMG traffic and crazy people...yeah, right). I did run over a large plastic (thankfully empty and not paint or yuck filled) bucket and exploded it to bits...it flew out of the back of a pickup and straight into the left lane (right in front of me, of course!), and there were cars in the right lane, and I couldn't slow down enough to swerve out of the way (I did hit the brakes really hard, but that's how close it was to me). The good thing is it hasn't done any noticeable damage to my car.
4th of July tomorrow, which means good foods! =D
I has some big sleepies...*yawn*