1. So I'm going to be doing Nano this year - I figure I'll use the Sherlock AU for it since I need time to do some research & development for it anyway. Thing is, it's been three years since I wrote a book for Nano, and I can't remember what the "rules" say about writing before November actually begins. (Mind, I'm happy to ignore rules when it ( Read more... )

First and foremost: It is 7am and ANDREW IS STILL SLEEPING. This is awesome.

Second, ( Upon finishing the first book in Pottermore )

Right, so I've unlocked all the little doodads on the top of the screen, except for the one on the far-left-hand side, right before Diagon Alley. For some reason, it's still locked. Anyone else know which one that's meant to be, so I can go back and unlock it?

In the meantime, dueling is kind of fun. I mean, I'm crap at it, I keep getting my ( Read more... )

Okay, so I'm Potions. I'm trying desperately to make the cure for boils, and I'm doing fine - except, and here's probably why I'm not in Ravenclaw, I CANNOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIGURE OUT WHERE MY WAND IS SO THAT I CAN WAVE IT. Google-fu is failing me because all I find are helps to wave the wand. Nothing that covers those of us too blind to find ( Read more... )

[I was sorted into...]

GRYFFINDOR??????!!!!!?!?!I don't get it. I mean, some of those answers, yeah, are weird and make no connection to the houses (right or left? forest or river?) but I SAID I WOULD FOOL THE TROLL NOT FIGHT HIM, AND I WANTED TO BE REMEMBERED AS GOOD NOT BRAVE. How the HECK did I get into Gryffindor? I was convinced the Hat was going to put me ( Read more... )

I finally got around to signing up for Pottermore (mostly because the last time I checked a few months ago, it appeared to still be in beta mode). I haven't had a chance to really poke around yet, but I'm still kind of annoyed that I can't be azriona. I mean, seriously, I'm azriona everywhere else and how does giving me a choice of five ( Read more... )