Three things while I try my "best" to rewrite the post I was "this close" to publishing, the follow-up to A Time to Speak–somehow lost when I blinked [insert screeching, foot stomping and language that would earn me an "R" rating here].
[1] The movie version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
opened at midnight, and because searches for "pensieve" have already been heating up, a few bits of related trivia:
a) Pensieve is pronounced like "pensive", not pen sieve.
b) What, in fact, is a pensieve? A stone basin used to store memories, to relieve the mind of clutter. Memories, seen by a third-person point of view, can be re-visited by anyone; the viewer is present in the memory but not a part.
c) A pensieve was first introduced in book four, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
d) It should play a prominent part in the movie; it certainly does in book six. {Revised…it does play a prominent role…and if you wanna know my take on the movie?? Ask…:)}
e) I've been criticized for using it as my blog name due to its association with sorcery :(. IMHO, it was a brilliant concept, and I saw it as literary device to advance plot more than say, playing Pied Piper and leading you all to hell.
[2] I posed a question on Twitter, asking followers to name their favorite childhood non-electronic toys. How 'bout shouting out your favorites in comments and/or voting in the poll below:
[3] I have a "personal trainer" now, and I gotta admit it, between him and the looming threat of having to buy "the next size up", I'm highly motivated. Couple that with two friends who are similarly motivated, and voila! I've got accountability. Which, for the record, is ABSOLUTELY kickin' my trash! It's amazing to me how just a little bit of exercise encourages me to cut down on junk food–amazing in the "I'm-not-the-least-bit-happy-about-it-so-I'd-better-see-some-results-soon kind of way.
Part of Charles' training is delivered via text message. Tidbits like, "Remember: Breath is FUEL! Concentrate on smooth rhythmic breathing patterns when you walk. Especially when you increase intensity. Deliberate, intentional," and "I wouldn't focus so much on weight loss. Think of it as muscle redistribution. Patience, Grasshopper."
The best part of it is he works for FOOD! Cook him a decent meal and we're good for a few weeks! :)
Seriously, go visit his new blog and comment a little encouragement. The guy's a spin master AND avid cyclist and he knows the science of exercise!
1) Now I REALLY want to see the movie.
2) I’m going to have a hard time pronouncing it like pensive. Even though it is correct, it’s so hard to get an incorrect pronunciation out of your head once you’ve said it that way for a long time, ya know?
I’ll try though. 🙂
I think I already told you on Twitter, but my fave non-electric toys were TinkerToys and Lincoln Logs. My brother & I would set up elaborate villages using both sets, and would then populate them with Playmobil characters. It was great fun – especially the diving competition we set up one time. 🙂
Mmm-kay! I guess I should read more closely. I ‘ve been reading the blog for a while and having NO Harry Potter knowledge I read the title as Pensive. And pensive made sense to me: dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood – or – expressing or revealing thoughtfulness. Don’t I feel like the muggle?
The toy of my childhood? Books! Me & Huck Finn rafting down the Mississippi.
Connect Four
Everytime I see Pensieve, I think of Chris Mann trying to say it at Blissdom: Pen-sssieve? xoxo Seeing you soon, yes?
I thought Pensieve was so stinkin’ creative. To me: Pensieve = something that holds your thougths and memories. How cool is that?!
Always thought Lincoln Logs and Play dough were the coolest 🙂 And kaleidoscopes–loved those though they weren’t really a toy per se, maybe. One thing that I always wanted but we weren’t “rich” enough (lol) was that view finder with all those cool circular slides. Some of my friends had them and I really wanted one–maybe I did get one or did I get it for my own kids? hmmmm half-heimers kicking in again–can’t remember.
My cousin and I played Barbies ALOT! Her Barbie was always married to Luke Duke, and mine was married to Bo Duke. They lived in tree houses!
Since I was an only child, when I had no one to play with my head was in a book. I think I read every Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys book there was. And most of the Barbie series, too.
I had no idea you got your blog name from HP. I don’t think I can read your blog any more!
Heh heh. Just kidding:o)
“Patience, Grasshopper.” LOL! I need me a personal trainer. And a secretary. And a life coach. Lord help me, I’m a mess.
I marked “other” in your poll. Like hapimoma, I was an avid reader and read every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on. Black Stallion books, too. After about 5th grade I moved on to Agatha Christie and Mary Stewart. My favorite toys were things from nature or the great outdoors itself. I did one of those 5 favorite toys from childhood on Facebook a while back and put things like sticks, rocks, flowers, etc. One former classmate took it wrong and felt badly for me. Someday I’m going to write a post about my awful childhood of using my imagination:o)
Some of my favorite toys were Barbies. My sister and I didn’t have many, but we had tons of clothes that were handmade by one of our great-grandmas! We used to outline the floorplan of a house with masking on our bedroom carpet, play out all sorts of different stories for hours, and just take up the tape when we wanted a different house.
My favorite non-electronic toy would have been a close tie between my pretend kitchen set and Play-Doh. Loved them both!!
Legos, Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs!! 🙂
And I really like your blog name, always have. 🙂
What did you think of HP6?
Love your post! And I love Harry Potter. There I said it.
I love your blog name, and also love HP books and movies. I would also like to know your take on the latest flick. Thanks
What did you think of the movie?
Book six was my favorite book of the series. I was disappointed in the movie.