A lot of these ideas have appeared in various discussions, and I decided to roll them all up in one place.

fialleril mentioned recently that Gryffindor House’s values seem like the odd man out at Hogwarts. Hard work, wit, and ambition and cunning are all potentially useful academic qualities, but how are daring, nerve, and chivalry going to help you on ( Read more... )

On Saturday, I experienced a thrilling story of flight, pursuit, redemption, and the power of love. I am, of course, talking about the Sacramento Music Circus's production of Les Miserables. I can't recommend this enough. The actors playing Valjean and Javert are amazing - the first has played Valjean nearly 2000 times, so you know he knows what he ( Read more... )

It started when I misread "Godric's Hollow" as "Godric is hollow" instead of "the hollow belonging to Godric." At first I laughed at the silly things that happen when one is reading too quickly. Then I started wondering. Maybe it isn't just a coincidence that both of those phrases look the same when you replace a few bits with an apostrophe ( Read more... )