This article came out today, for the Contra Costa Times and Oakland Tribune:

Pigging out at Hogwarts

NBC11 will be coming to my house 11am on Friday to interview me in my decor - ack! All you Bay Area crew, set your Tivos for the news! Hope I don't sound stupid! :P

Of course the Pottermania really started back months ago when I was shocked that Book 7 would be released this year! I've now reached the magic $100 mark where Google AdSense will actually send me a payment, even though Hogwarts has only barely edged out Halloween in my total ad revenue...heh! I've had three party RSVPs by actual owls, two adorable ( Read more... )

An engagement party which overlaps at least half if not more of my guest list has just been scheduled exactly the same night as my final Hogwarts bash, which means the main crowd will be leaving my party before it even really gets going and won't come in costume, or they just won't come to my party at all & go straight up to the city. Trying to ( Read more... )

I just read that PotterParties.com has been resurrected by The Leaky Cauldron, with what seems like little credit to the original content-generators from two years ago. Individual recipes are still credited, but all of my leader paragraphs of suggestions from the main decor, recipes and costume sections are no longer credited to me, since last time ( Read more... )

I've been so busy, plus it's been a matter of choosing what to say, since so many things have been going on...but when two or more people ask "you haven't blogged in awhile, are you ok?" I guess it's time for at least a little catchup ( Read more... )

Just had to post my success...due to nagging by complete strangers so I guess you could say "popular demand" the first how-to page is online before any of the rest of the website is anywhere near ready...yes, it is the Marauders' Map. Amazing how just a little commment at the very end of my Year Six party FAQ has had strangers asking about it ( Read more... )

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Sorry I was much too busy to post any further updates before the party, but that's the way it goes!

Last night around 10pm, mrmouse went in dementor costume, along with hp_jenorama in full Ravenclaw Quidditch gear to the Sunnyvale Borders to stand in line for our 18-book order for the party. At 11:30pm, chanteuse77 as a Muggle (slacker because her costume was all finished! ( Read more... )

I got this email from an East Coast co-worker this morning:

So I was reading the Post Food section, and saw the tease on the front page about the Harry Potter feast. I said to myself, I should send the link to Britta ( Read more... )

Even with attending the SF Symphony fireworks concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre Monday evening, I have gotten a lot of party prep done this week...scarily I'm feeling like I'll actually get everything done...we'll see what really happens! ;)

Here's some of what's happened since I last checked in...
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