Quote: At a press conference this morning in Toronto, author J.K. Rowling was asked repeatedly about the recent revelations regarding the background information on Dumbledore and the fact that she said she felt this character was gay.

I am so loving JK Rowling right now! There were certain things (especially in HBP) Dumbledore said to Harry I ( Read more... )

There have been some budget problems at work, with the result that someone had to be let go. 'Someone' being me. So starting october, I'm officially unemployed. Inconveniently, I'm leaving on vacation early september, and don't get back until the end of the month ( Read more... )

I sort of lost track of ‘Rurouni Kenshin’ after they stopped airing it here in Belgium 4-5 years ago, but I rediscovered the series last year. I own the first two seasons on DVD in the original Japanese version, but out of curiosity I’ve also seen several of the English-dubbed episodes on Youtube. Yesterday I was cleaning out one of my cupboards ( Read more... )

(‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows’ rant (plus spoilers) below the LJ-cut. )

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I loved the season's final! It was gripping, exciting, heart-warming ... As good as last season's' and this one didn't have the dramatic benefits of having a tearful exit of the shows' leading lady (I don't think anyone genuinely believes that Martha is really leaving). Too bad the Master died, though. John Simms was great in the role. It ( Read more... )

Title: Kaoru’s Naughty Little Fantasy

Fandom: Rurouni Kenshin

Summary: Kaoru discovers the pleasures of having a vivid imagination.

Pairing: Kenshin/Kaoru

Rating: NC-17

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All the good television shows are drawing to a close for the summer. 'Grey's Anatomy' finished a few weeks ago, 'Heroes' has come to a close on monday and the second season of 'Prison Break' has ended yesterday. I can live without 'Grey's anatomy', but I'm seriously going to miss 'Heroes' and 'Prison Break'. Masi Oka (Hiro Nakamura) and Wentworth ( Read more... )

Why this day sucked …

I am severely annoyed! Yesterday evening I got an email telling me my vacation to Turkey/Syria/Jordan/Egypt has been cancelled due to a shortage of participants. So now I have to go look for a replacement holiday destination. Now, the thing is, I also really wanted to go to Japan, even more so that the vacation I ( Read more... )

Apparently some friends of mine are planning a grand-scale assault on the internet search-engines, with the intent on finding this very website. Part of me feels honored, yet another part hopes they're currently busy with excessive alcohol consumption, henceforth having destroyed the braincells that should remember their evil plan by morning. ( Read more... )

I would like to take this opportunity to state that my job is a disgrace to all professions, educational programs and hardworking people struggling to collect a decent wage. And the terrible thing is: I don't care. I'm the luckiest son of a bitch in the world and I refuse to feel guilty about it ( Read more... )