01. All Joss fans must read this beautifully written response to violence against women. My favourite line: "I’ve always had a bent towards apocalyptic fiction, and I’m beginning to understand why. I look and I see the earth in flames." I love post-apocalyptic stories for the same reason ( Read more... )

I have a very painful ear infection right now, so no elaborate Heroes thoughts. Just that the end made me cry. :( *sniff*

This site is awesome. I've been watching Six Feet Under episodes all weekend. Starting season 5 now, and god how I love this show.

I'm also well into re-reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which made the few- ( Read more... )

So this has been my Week Of The Great Unpacking. Which is going pretty well -- moreso because I was crazy organized while packing rather than any kind of productivity in unpacking. I've been procrastinating a lot by reading (since I didn't have internet for a few days, and then it puttered out for a day after I got my computer set up, and I'm still ( Read more... )

Especially if I continue to put so much thought and care into my questions for hp_read, the Harry Potter read-a-long group, I will be posting them here complete with a synopses of the discussion that followed. Cuts mercifully provided. :)

( Child abuse and Harry Potter: Dumbledore's choice? )

01. Deathly Hallows prediction meme, stolen from grrliz.

( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hellos )

Thanks for guessing my favourite characters! Explanations and pics behind the cut.

( My favourite characters )

My first thought upon signing on to LiveJournal tonight:

AAAHHHHH, IT'S THE DARK MARK!!!!!

ETA: From grrliz - LMAO "The terror it inspired ... you have no idea, you’re too young. Just picture coming home and finding the Dark Mark hovering over your LiveJournal, and knowing what you’re about to find inside ... Everyone’s worst fear ... the very worst." ( Read more... )

This is the pumpkin I made for an event at work last week. I carved it in 30 minutes, but I did have a picture to help guide me.


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I'm so excited! Harry Potter fans, y'all are going to be so proud of me! I got EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS on the grade two W.O.M.B.A.T. (Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test - the HP test for muggles) on JKR's website!

( Click to see the shiny certificate! )

OH SNAP.

Okay, you know what my favourite part of watching Lost is? Reading and participating in cleolinda's discussion threads. You know what USED to be my favourite part of watching Lost?

READING CLEOLINDA'S LOST RECAPS. She wrote her first one IN A YEAR last night! I'm beside myself with excitement. I so can't wait to go home so I can read that. And ( Read more... )