Wow, last week was busy. I had three goals: 1) finish two stories to submit to Machine of Death 2; 2) finish Diana's Slytherin scarf for HP 7.2; 3) finish Basara so I could give all 27 volumes back to Courtney. Naturally, I only accomplished one of these things (1). And then, on Thursday when I had a million things to do, I came down with bizarre ( Read more... )

...the hell?

"NBC [...] is busy developing a much larger-scale project with the help of Battlestar Galactica creator Ronald D. Moore. The still-untitled drama is being described as “an adult Harry Potter set in a world ruled not by science but by magic[...]”

::blinks::

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?????

So, it was fine when they installed automatic lights in my office and surrounding hallways. I don't turn the lights on anyway (to encourage the a/c), and trying to sneak down the hallways in the dark has proved more fun than it really should. The demon pig was disturbing, but the way it would mysteriously move around without human intervention ( Read more... )

So, while I was, uh, diligently alphabetizing all the drop files from the past 10 years at work today, I came across this awesome article about plotting in SFF novels. In conclusion: IT'S FUNNY 'CAUSE IT'S TRUE. All literary criticism should be this hilarious and astute. And also bash The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever if possible ( Read more... )

So, apparently the trailer for HBP is out, but I can't watch it because my dad's computer lacks vital Quicktime components. Boo.

Anyway, people have apparently been complaining about this rather amusing picture:


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( ZOMG HUGE HARRY POTTER SP0ILERZ!!!1!3.14159265!!cos(0)! )

Goddammit, the internet is being stupid, so that after taking FOREVER to load, Safari has crashed and lost my post.

( Meme! )

Lunch time at work. You may be wondering why I'm posting on LJ, instead of eating my delicious strawberry and brie sandwich. This would be because my mother is trying to KILL ME, and gave me moldy bread. Again. So now I have stolen my father's computer until he returns from the deli.

Saw OotP on opening night with Mal, Marge, and the Kirstin. ( Not all of us have the emotional range of a teaspoon. )

"Because it's Harry Potter weekend at the movies, we're adding a shuttle bus to run to and from the theaters on Saturday and Sunday" -Sam Sadler

we win at cool!

ack, i am going to die of humidity. either that, or start growing mold. the condensation on the windows at work is absolutely ridiculous, you can't even see out them ( Read more... )