Oh lj, how I have neglected you. Except not, because I've been on here just as much as ever, lurking and reading and getting mired in linkspam and wank. In other words, indulging all my obsessive and neurotic tendencies. Which I don't need, given that my brain already so often feels dull and heavy from constantly gnawing on and fretting over this ( Read more... )

This is not going to be a proper review, primarily because my love for Harry Potter has softened into a kind of simple, warm, nostalgic fangirl pleasure that I just slip happily into whenever I revisit the series. I loved Deathly Hallows as a film; I think it's the best one they've made so far - beautiful art direction, good pacing, much better ( Read more... )

Finally!

( spoilers for the entire thing, in case there's anyone who hasn't finished it yet )

Hazel and I spent most of last week in London, because she had never really been and had a week of holiday to do something with. We stayed in a very pleasant little hotel, unremarkably comfortable, quiet, and friendly, probably a bit overpriced for what it was but well worth it for the location - about two minutes away from Covent Garden market, ( Read more... )

Saw Half-Blood Prince for the third time last night (hey, I never got to go see it in costume on opening night; I had to give my HP fangirlishness some kind of outlet), so by now I figure a review's probably in order :D ( Read more... )

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OMFG :D

Definitely one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played. DESPITE Micaiah's oh god why don't you just kill me now chapters. And together with Path of Radiance, man, it was such a great story! Astonishingly good high fantasy, in fact, for a video game. Enough depth of character and plot to stand up against a novel ( Read more... )