Hello hello. I'm typing this from the crappy apartment in Harlem, New York, in which I will be stuck for the next 48 hours as a freaking hurricane rages along the east coast of the US.

Hurricanes are not quite what I expected from the US branch of my study abroad year. Broadway shows? Yes. Obesity? Yes. Natural disasters? Not so much. But hey. I ( Read more... )

"We killed Hitler, Hussein and Houdini; you think we can't nuke Voldemort into next week?"

My god, guys. It was good. It was actually good. And this is me talking, someone who has loathed each and every previous Potter film. As it's 3am, I'll keep this short:

( Deathly Hallows spoilery spoiler talk )

So yesterday I was reading through lists of British vs American English and laughing at all the strange expressions used by both, and I started thinking...

People, and I'm thinking fandom people, can be very, very particular about the use of their version of English in a fic. It's a big deal in the Harry Potter fandom, for example. The nicely ( Read more... )

For the past three nights, I've been having these really vivid dreams. It's very cool. First night, my sister and I hung out with Jim and Pam from The Office, driving around town and mucking about generally. Second night, I made up a new (Twelfth) doctor in my head, and had adventures. I don't remember the adventures, but I'm sure they were ( Read more... )

Spent the last five days at the beach. Read the new Matthew Reilly book (load of wank, feel cheated) and reread Harry Potter 7, which was more amazing the second time around. Yes, only the second time around. Thankfully have made steps towards rectifying this.

I've also decided to read The Tales of Beedle the Bard to my future children, because they ( Read more... )

I got socks for Christmas. It was what I wanted most. I feel like Dumbledore. 

I have a fringe. For the first time in ten years.

It's raining.

I have regressed in my fandomly ways. Thought I'd said goodbye to the Harry Potter stage. 'Adieu' was, in this case, 'à bientôt'.

Roald Dahl is a genius. Take, for instance, this excerpt from his book of rhymes, "Rhyme Stew":

"It's magic!" Ali Baba screams.
"It's far beyond my wildest ( Read more... )

Well, it's really really really late. And I have a physio appointment way too early in the morning. However, haven't posted for a week (a whole week, what's wrong with me?) and decided that I absolutely should.

So where've I been? Cramming for a law test, going to the footy (oh my lord, Hawthorn might actually get in the finals), going out with ( Read more... )

Hey, sweet thing.

How do I get into your Department of Mysteries?

Why don't you come tame my dragon?

Let me be your house elf. I'll do whatever you want and I don't need any clothes.

I know my name's not Luna, but I sure know how to Lovegood if you know what I mean.

I'm not an animagus, but I can be a real animal, if you know what I mean.

We may not be ( Read more... )