• So after months and months of speculation, Warner Brothers finally confirmed the rampant rumors that Deathly Hallows will be divided into two films. I'm rather underwhelmed. As a huge fan on the HP series, I'm excited because the extra film means that they will be able to include most of the elements from the book (theoretically-what they choose ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a lot better today; sniffles and a few chills, but nothing like the shivering-can't-function-properly mess I was a few days ago. *sigh* I'm going out of town to ring in the new year in the Lake Tahoe/Reno area, so I forced myself to get out of bed today and run important errands. Haven't had much of an appetite to eat, and this plus the ( Read more... )

Cold, misery, shivers ( Read more... )

Wow, where did December go? The month has always been a traditionally busy month for me, but things seemed really frenetic this year. Thankfully I'm finished with my holiday shopping and cards. Now all I have to do is wrap all of the presents, plus some that my parents are giving away that I haven't wrapped yet ( Read more... )

HP OotP DVD

Squee, I finally got a copy of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix DVD collection! I bought the two-disk special edition from Target because I wanted the 3D cover and the limited edition collection because I wanted the bookmarks and Hogwarts trunk. Very nifty. I especially love the owl/Hogwarts letter bookmark.

Christmas ( Read more... )

*sigh* What a week. I just got home after three long days of conferences in Sacramento, and it's great to be back. Normally I don't mind out of town trips, but all the people I went with seemed to be stressed out and in a constant bad mood. I avoided them as much as possible by going to different lectures, but it was hard since we were all at the ( Read more... )

*surfaces* After spending the last two days calling in sick and resting in bed, I felt much better this morning. I had planned to go ice skating in San Francisco with feather_quill and Claw, but I decided not to risk exposure to the elements. I'm having my tree trimming party tomorrow afternoon, and I'm so glad I don't have to postpone it ( Read more... )

I just caught a glimpse of myself in the hallway mirror as I walked to my bedroom. My face is so pale with the exception of my bright red nose; I look like Rudolph. Yes, it's that time of the year when colds are easy to catch; I caught one today (this afternoon). *sigh* The day started off fine and now I will be calling in sick if I don't feel ( Read more... )

• I'm so glad I decided not to go shopping on Black Friday. I was able to catch up with sleep and make a significant dent in my holiday card list. I finished 25 and I have about 100 more to go; more if my mom asks me to help her with her card list. Don't get me wrong, I love writing cards and sending out mail. If you want to exchange cards with me ( Read more... )

• Last week I got a Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix page-a-day calendar from Borders. I brought it to the office today so I could stash it in my desk and it would be ready for use next year. I open the bag and out tumbles two dozen 15% off Borders coupons (books) that don't expire until the end of the year. I saw the clerk stuff papers ( Read more... )