a little something to read, or else

while waiting in line for a movie at Kips Bay last summer with Claire and Netter i was chastised for not being a harry potter devotee. i made a bet with them that i would read all 7 books before the next movie was released (which at that point was still November 2008). if i didn't complete my task then i had to buy tickets, concessions and provide transportation home from the theater for both of them on opening night.

thankfully i was given a reprieve of about 8 months. yet, i have yet to finish book #2. i recently took it to CT to see Claire because i realized that July will be here before i know it and i really don't want to buy tickets, licorice, popcorn, water for netter, soda for claire as well as pay for a cab home. instead i want them to provide the ticket, treats and transportation for me. apparently i'm a taker not a giver.

now i'm on a quest to get all of the books completely well before the deadline. if only they weren't so big and bulky.

p.s. another motivation was the realization that robert pattinson stars in one of the potter movies that i haven't seen where harry fights a fire breathing dragon that used to be an evil queen while trying to reach hermoine who has cast a sleeping spell over herself...or something like that.