The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R Tolkein

Bilbo Baggins gives his nephew Frodo the ring to keep while he goes on adventures. After a few years, Gandalf the wizard shows up and sends him on a quest: to destroy the ring at the Cracks of Doom. Sam, Pippin, Merry(hobbits), Gimli(a dwarf), Aragorn(a man) and Legolas(an elf) go with him and face Riders and much more.

The first of a wonderful, long trilogy that takes several readings to understand at all. I think that the Riders are cool and awful at the same time. The movie does them perfectly, but to do them perfect they have to be really creepy. I hate the spiders.

a Happy poem

Looking out the window
I see snow
and a little black dog
with his tail going wag.
The little black puppy
looks at me
and his face is covered in snow.

Hooray for Happies!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter: Harry has spent the entire summer at the Dursely's without a word from anyone and is sick of it. So he is more than happy when dementors show up. After fighting them off, he faces a trial at the Ministry of Magic by the prejudiced Fudge. And if that's not bad enough, there is a crazy teacher who is a Ministry plant and tries her best to expel Harry. But then it looks like Sirius is trapped by Voldemort...and Harry decides to rescue him!

The Order of the Phoenix is way too long. What does Grawp matter? Why spend an entire chapter on Hagrid's vicious brother? Luna is good though. Snargles and Crumpled Horned Snorkbacks and the Rotfang Conspiracy. It was great. And I was glad Harry found out about the prophecy.

CTK Christmas dinner tonight. I'm an entertainment-Dazzlers. I look like Shirley Temple in hair.