Snape is a very popular character for discussion as of late. junediamanti in particular has written two excellent essays, the first regarding the "gang of Slytherins", its nature, and the timeline of the previous generation and the second, Musing on Snape's Worst Memory. (Go read them if you haven't already. They're very good ( Read more... )

It's just fandom. It's not that important in the scheme of things.

It's the INTERNET for God's sake. EVERYONE lies!

No big deal. Things like this happen all the time.Yes, yes, we're all sick to death about the sockpuppet thingamajig, and I'm not here to point fingers or take sides in that skirmish because I wasn't personally involved. But ( Read more... )

Turns out that the HBP CD's were a good investment - it took me 11 hours to get to Cleveland on Friday (nearly 3 just to get out of NY alone) and 9 to get home. I got through 14 1/2 of the 17 CD's. But it was worth it - we had a great weekend ( Read more... )

Of all the days for me to not log on to the net, turn on the radio or TV ( Read more... )

It's 4:00 on a Saturday, the weather has been beautiful all day - 80 degrees F, a little breezy, sunny but just enough overcast so that the sun isn't glaringly hot, people frolicking on the beach or walking/jogging/bicycling on the boardwalk, boats and jet skis (and planes dragging giant ad banners) flitting by, waves crashing onto the surf, and ( Read more... )

I came across this on my f-of list this morning, posted by emrinalexander. It's one of the scariest articles I've read in a long time ( Read more... )

Is it just me? I really haven't been around LJ all that long, but it's like a vicious cycle as it always comes back to a question of sexuality and who is right and who is wrong and ne'er the twain shall meet. *headdesk* I'm sure this has been discussed, debated and galvanized from -- hell -- from the beginning of time, but it's been on my mind ( Read more... )

So I went down to the beach today during my "lunch hour and a half". (Yeah, I know, rough life I've got.) Anyway, there was a group of girls sitting near me - probably no more than 18, but I'm really bad at judging ages - and they were discussing Harry Potter. So of course I turned down my walkman and eavesdropped a bit. They were loud enough ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday, juliette_kelley !


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A friend sent me the link to this editorial by Robert Friedman in the St. Petersburg Times (March 27) and oh, does it rock!

And I'm sure that the Bushes, Tom DeLay, Bill Frist and their ilk are secretly angry with Pope John Paul II for choosing such a poor time (from a media standpoint) to pass on. I've never been a fan of the Vatican, but that ( Read more... )