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starfishchick

A Year of Reading: February 2012

Mar 01, 2012 11:44

Last night I went with listersgirl and SFD to see Potted Potter, an unauthorized parody of the Harry Potter books, seven books in 70 minutes. It's a two-man show, and honestly it was more MANIC than I expected (having seen One Man Lord of the Rings I suppose I was expecting something more like that?) but it was really funny - the two guys did well, and were ( ( Read more... )

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berreh March 1 2012, 18:42:31 UTC

I'm currently working my way through the Sherlock Holmes canon, but verrryyy slooowlyyy because I'm so focused on transcription.

starfishchick March 2 2012, 16:37:46 UTC

Fun!

eanja March 1 2012, 19:00:53 UTC

It is always interesting how differently people start w/ cooking things. Roast chicken was just about the first real meal I learned to make, ever, back when I was 10 or 11- something my mother could leave instructions for that we could do after school if she was out, because it was so very simple. On the other hand, I never made a popover, which is supposed to be perfect for even little kids to try, until I was past 30, or a pie crust till I was 40. It's all so completely a matter of what other people happened to show you when you were growing up, it seems like.

starfishchick March 2 2012, 16:38:59 UTC

It is interesting. A family friend I was talking to said she has a friend who won't let her kids move out until they know how to roast a chicken! :)

My paranoia about touching raw meat probably did not help.

yiskah March 1 2012, 19:07:07 UTC

This is the second time recently that I've clicked on someone's books post WITHOUT EVEN REALISING that one of mine was on there. Yay, I am so glad you enjoyed it!

Also, my dad gets a couple of mentions in the Judi Dench book...

starfishchick March 2 2012, 16:39:53 UTC

Hooray! (And I hadn't noticed but it's possible I skimmed past the "more names of people you don't know", heh.)

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starfishchick March 2 2012, 16:40:30 UTC

OH I REALLY WANTED TO. SERIOUSLY WHO DOES THAT??!!??!?!??!???? And she seemed both confused and angry that I had said anything...

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starfishchick March 2 2012, 17:05:38 UTC

I just couldn't NOT say something! She didn't seem impressed but maybe over time she'll realize why I was annoyed?

I haven't read any Neal Stephenson, ever... they're too big!! :)