Demi Lovato!

I've really come to like teen singer sensation Demi Lovato. She is a really talented young singer and actress who captures your heart.
She grew up in Texas and started doing pageants which inspired her acting career. She also was auditioning for a part on Barney in 1999 with long-time best friend Selena Gomez when they were 7. She got the part along with Selena (coincedence? I think not!!!). But when they were getting older and Barney "gave them the boot," Demi continued to work with modeling agencies and she took piano and guitar lessons.
Later, in 2006, Hollywood called: Selena was cast in Disney's "Wizards of Waverly Place" and moved to LA. This was a sad time for Demi. She had also auditioned for Disney, but didn't make the cut. Still, she was happy for her friend. This made their friendship even stronger. Demi and her family moved to LA with the Gomez's so she could audition for other roles there.
Demi's time came in 2007. After appearing on Disney's mini-show "As the Bell Rings," she scored the lead role in the Disney Channel original movie, "Camp Rock." She was opposite the Jonas Brothers and soon became considerably more famous among teens. After all that, she landed the lead role in Disney's show, "Sonny with a Chance."
Soon after, Demi started recording songs for her '08 debut album, "Don't Forget." Selena and Demi's friendship has stayed strong and they got to work together in the Disney Channel movie, "Princess Protection Program."
Today Demi's brand new CD, "Here We Go Again," came out in stores and on iTunes. The CD's title song came out first as a single, and I bought it and loved it. I bought four other songs from her CD and put them on my iPod already.
I love Demi's personality. She seems like a really fun person to be around. I can recognize her acting and musical talents easily as she performs. I think it would be really cool to go to one of her concerts. I hope you check out Demi Lovato.
I heart you Demi!! -Elise (special thanks to People magazine)
Watch Demi's most recent video, "Here We Go Again!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZImSdnanWhs

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

I went and saw the 6th Harry Potter movie on Saturday with my friend Lindsey, her parents, and my sister. It was a really good movie, and I enjoyed seeing it for the first time (I know that I will soon own it and be watching it over and over). The plot was slightly slower than the other movies, but it needed to be because of the increasing romance themes and the needed transitional period before the final two installments (yes, you heard me right-two. They are making two separate films of the seventh book. It's that complicated!). Still, the movie had just enough action and mystery that it did not become boring at all. Also, I liked the fact that there was a little more comedy added into the dialouge than before. The only component that I didn't care for, however, was the budding love between Ginny and Harry. It's not that they aren't lovely together, but the way they incorperated that love into the movie was much different than the book. In the book, their first kiss was after the final Quidditch match in which Gryffindor won. In the movie, it was a teeny, yet perfect kiss in the Room of Requirement. Also in the book, Harry explains to Ginny near the end that they cannot be together anymore because of what Harry plans to do in the next chapter of his series. He doesn't want to put her in any danger, and at first Ginny is hesitant to agree (duh) but then does. In the movie, there was no such dialouge and Ginny seemed to have been forgotten by the end of the film.
Still, I really enjoyed the movie. I recommend you watch it as well!