So what have you been up to, my dears? I've been so incredibly busy that there just hasn't been time for blogging. On Monday, I read three books. On Tuesday, I read another two books. On Wednesday, I went to a movie... and then rented three more to watch at home. Just finished up and returned the last one this afternoon (Thursday)... "Whew!" As I said, I've been incredibly busy.
It all started when I decided that I really ought to read the book Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief before seeing the new movie based upon it. (It's not that I can't separate the two, you see, but since a book usually has so much more detail than a movie, I didn't want the movie to set my perceptions of the story. Make sense -- even just a little?) And once I'd finished reading the first book, I thought 'but what if the movie covers more than just the first book?!', so I went on with book 2... and of course, that led to book 3. At which point, I decided just to keeping going... perfectly reasonable, right? And so I finished up the series by reading books 4 and 5 on Tuesday.

Once the books were read, I was ready to see the movie on Wednesday...
There are definite differences between the two -- not the least of which is the age of the main character, Percy Jackson (age 12 in the book, age 16/17 in the movie). And there are some interesting characters left out of the movie (Mr. D and Clarisse, just to name two), as well as interesting plot devices added to the movie (Persephone did what?). However, all those differences aside... the movie was great! Definitely put it on your list of Must See films. There's seriously cool casting. (Uma Thurman as Medusa? Brilliant!) And that summer camp in the woods? It's just the sort of place you'll wish you had an invitation to too. All in all, the movie is a fun adventure -- I highly recommend it.
And if you haven't read the books already... definitely pick them up when you have a chance. (Maybe you've got a not-so-busy Monday - Tuesday in your future too?) I thoroughly enjoyed them. And they come highly recommended by my favorite houseguests.
{sigh} So, yes, you see? Its been incredibly busy around here...
Oh! P.S. In case you're worried or wondering... the movie only covers book 1. Here's hoping it does well enough that we get at least one sequel... especially since there's four more books!