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Jul 17, 2005 03:11

Not being in on the Harry Potter mania is a little strange - it's like everyone around me is part of a big celebration, but I'm not playing. I can participate, sort of, e.g., ordering the books so my niece and nephew got it first thing today, but mostly, it's not my party. Maybe it's like being Jewish at Christmas time? After weeks of buildup, ( Read more... )

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ultraviolet730 July 17 2005, 18:46:01 UTC
Hey you! You're a big city dork now. Like you, I'm thrilled that kids are reading actual books, so I don't begrudge the HP fandom anything it does. It just feels weird sometimes not knowing anything about it, really.

But I've missed out on all the cultural multi-chapter epics: LoTR, Star Wars, HP. But not the Matrix. Maybe if Keanu were in Harry Potter...

Oh, my, that really didn't sound right!

Good for you for not lining Ironbone's pockets with more cash. Arrested Development is another one of those phenomena that has thus far escaped me. But I love it that they mentioned TWoP. And included real extras.

I hear you. I've always had a fertile imagination, just no ambition/commitment to hash out the ideas on paper. This is how film students end up becoming legal assistants and whatnot.
Exactly. See, we should just be in an office somewhere in L.A., approving or nixing story ideas, and final drafts. We could do it for fanfic, too! Think if all the drek we could stop before it gets to the Pit. If we didn't stab our eyes out after a few samples, that is.

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