Star Trek and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Two big movies that lots of people are talking about and both of which I'm planning to see and am quite excited about (the latter much more than the former, though.) There is, however, another potentially big film that has caught my eye, though, and one that I'd really like to see, and that's Disney/Pixar's newest offering, Up. It's been promoted rather heavily, but for those that don't know, Up is the story of Carl Fredricksen. He and his wife, Ellie, always dreamed of becoming world adventurers, but ended up working at a zoo. Ellie has passed away, but Carl still dreams of adventuring. When a couple of people come to take him to nursing home, he takes his chance and floats away in his home, tied to a bunch of balloons. It seems, though, he's picked up a stowaway in the form of Russell, a little boy who's intent on helping him out. Well, that's the plot in a nutshell. I won't spoil the rest, but for those that want to know more, a number of books are already out, including a movie novelization, a limited edition read-aloud storybook with poster and an easy-reader book called Bird's Best Friend. I've read both of the latter two and, while the plot is highly simplified (though I'm sure it won't be in the movie novelization) I got a sense that this film is definitely going to be good. Don't read them though if you don't want to be spoiled! I've discovered a Wiki called TV Tropes. It's pretty fun and interesting. I think a lot of people here would like it. From its description-- "This wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction." So though it's mainly focused on television, they also cover movies and literature, etc., as well. A couple of my favorite examples include Here Comes the Science and Furry Confusion. In other news, today (or rather yesterday, I suppose, since it's actually after midnight here) I got a new monitor for my computer. The one I was using conked out completely the night before, so I had to replace it. This new one is a significant upgrade from my old one, which was (is?) one of those old bulky types that they don't even make anymore. This new one is a flatscreen. It's widescreen at 20 inches. It's the cheapest model I could find, but it's actually really very nice. The brand is Acer. Honestly, it's way more space than I'm used to; I don't really know what to do with it all. :D I feel like opening up both Firefox and Internet Explorer and displaying them side-by-side just for kicks, though that's probably not a good idea-- the monitor may be new, but my computer system is still pretty old.