But I'm bored and I was watching an old episode of Room 101 earlier today, so here goes:

Fandom Room 101. You get to consign five things about fandom, any fandom you want, to Room 101. Off you go. Reply here with yours or post this in your own journal. Let's vent. It's therapeutic, don't you know.

Mine:
1. Twilight. Everything about it. The whole ( Read more... )

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inkblot_fiend and I had a discussion yesterday about Narnia and Harry Potter; the difference between the books and the films; and why I don't mind the changes they make in the Narnia films, even though the books are so important to me. I came to the conclusion that part of the reason is the fact that it's the world that matters to me, rather than the stories ( Read more... )

...and it only just occured to me that I'm going to miss the United-Roma match tomorrow night because I'm going to see John Barrowman. Granted, if one must have a reason for missing a night of Champions League football, going to see John Barrowman in concert is a pretty good one, but still ( Read more... )

Okay. I get that. It makes a certain amount of sense. But why did she never put it in the books? Too afraid of the reaction over a gay character in children's books? Especially a gay character in charge of children?

"Oh, my God, the fanfiction," she says. Oh yeah, lady. Now you've unleashed a monster. You've just validated one hell of a lot of

( Herein lies disgust and bitterness...be warned... )

There's a wonderful post by regan_v here and then debate in the comments which pretty much sums up how I feel about DH.

( Now I've had a few days to stew over it, I've decided I'm very disappointed. Very... )

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Well, I finished it. It feels strange. I don't quite know what to feel.

( Rocks fall, everybody dies... )

I HAVE IT, I HAVE IT, I HAVE IT!

EEEEEEEEE!