2 things about, yes, you guessed it, Harry Potter. (Because my sister finished the book in the morning and then left to another camp before I woke up to talk to her. And yes, I despise telecommunication).

( Spoilers, obviously )

Before I read all 23974257 Deathly Hallows posts on my flist (by the way, they should have invented a special tag for it. So I could click a HP tag and see all the posts my friends's made about it. THAT would be nifty!) I think I should write about my immediate reactions, because I'll forget it all soon if I don't.

( My thoughts on the Deathly Hallows. SPOILERS inside )

Stayed up late last night to finish The Kite Runner. What a stunning, absolutely astounding novel! The book was a Birthday present from Alice, which is always a guarantee that it'll turn out to be amazing, but even knowing that I was blown away. It is raw and emotional, but never too much, never sickening and whiny. I've realised how little I know ( Read more... )

This song just made me teary. I love Jeff Buckley. He's actually better than Morrissey in this one.

Jeff Buckley - I Know It's Over

What a day! I got loads of presents and unexpected calls. Best presents include tickets for the OotP premiere on Thursday and two tshirts - 1)a Tardis!shirt and 2) a shirt with Avada Kedavra and Exterminate written across the chest. Wicked! Still don't want to be 22, but oh well. Work is slow but I'm still hopeful it'll get better. I learn a lot, ( Read more... )

Can I stay 21 for one more year, please!

Actual post tomorrow, off to bed now. But first will listen to this song one more time, because, really are birthdays happy?

*working on the bloody dissertation ( Read more... )

After reading about zombies all over the Internetz today, I opened the BBC news site and almost chocked on my coffee - the headline is definitely a clever plan of one of their employees to participate in the BLITEOTW. Definitely!


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For onibasu - The Cooper Temple Clause - Derelict

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