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...but this is kinda cool. A whole bunch of Harry Potter fan sites are holding a major convention, Phoenix Rising right here in New Orleans. I'm not big on the whole online Harry Potter fandom; I read the occasional story on Sugarquill, I browse the mainstream book-related livejournal communities to see what new and interesting theories are popping ( Read more... )

Today is the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, however most New Orleans residents' stories about their experiences begin a few days before. Mine started exactly with the events in this entry. I had been studying for my Virginia Woolf test that Thursday night, when I remembered that Mark would be leaving for Columbia the next day, so, eager ( Read more... )

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Once again, I'm disgusted, not only by the last paragraph, but by the comments as wellThe first two paragraphs were illuminating; I thought that local makers manufactored the beads, but according to the mentioned documentary, the beads are made in Chinese sweatshops (awful awful awful!). The writer, had to kill the post, however, by insulting New ( Read more... )

As my inbox is getting flooded with hurricane humor, I might as well post some of it here. Enjoy:

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And so I pack my most treasured belongings and hide away everything that I cannot fit into my already bulging bags. I take down my various posters and wall decorations, stripping away the identity of my room. After a long hard day that included duking it out in the grocery stores for food and bottled water, waiting in line just to fill up the gas ( Read more... )