I was disappointed. Not that Snape died, really -- I expected it and don't blame her for that, it's the tried-and-true way of dealing with complex characters -- but I disliked some of the messages the book seemed to reinforce, unless one reads subversively (and I really don't think JKR intended readers to do that for "Deathly Hallows
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Re: Part II of the abovedeebleJuly 30 2007, 21:36:02 UTC
I'm off today, can you tell? ;-D
Lex's father is named Lionel. Does sound a bit like Lucius, doesn't it?
I finished the first two seasons of Smallville and decided that it had become too soap-opera-y. (If you'll recall, Clark had just decided to go bad. Well, not exactly, but that was the upshot -- proof that making the good guy Dark for a while isn't always compelling storytelling.)
Re: Part II of the abovesophieromJuly 31 2007, 01:09:38 UTC
I'm off today, can you tell? ;-D
Days off are lovely, and I can say this with great confidence and much experience. ;-D (However, I've started having the uncomfortable teaching dreams almost nightly. I'm usually showing up to class without anything planned, and my students all hate me. I can tell August is approaching ... ;-D The bad part of me keeps saying, Hey, you've got until after Labor Day! But the responsible part of me says, That's not very long! Get planning!)
Hope you had the perfect mixture of productiveness and unstructured free time.
Oh, and you should feel guilty for being so persuasive and smart that you've made me admit the many flaws of DH! ;-D
Lex's father is named Lionel. Does sound a bit like Lucius, doesn't it?Yes, in that "they both start with L and sound somewhat old fashioned" way, they do
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Re: Part II of the abovedeebleJuly 31 2007, 01:49:17 UTC
Yes, in that "they both start with L and sound somewhat old fashioned" way, they do!
Hey, hey, don't forget that they both have an "i" ... :-D
I've got to start reading the His Dark Materials series. Just like I say I've got to read the Discworld series and the rest of the Mary Russell series and the Thursday Next books I've missed.
Oy. Why can't all the books I want to read be on CD at my library? I'm lazy and cheap, damn it.
I've started having the uncomfortable teaching dreams almost nightly
Oh dear. Today, when the newscaster declared that it was Time to Shop for Back to School, DH (husband, not book) said "noooooo!" and put his fingers in his ears.
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Lex's father is named Lionel. Does sound a bit like Lucius, doesn't it?
I finished the first two seasons of Smallville and decided that it had become too soap-opera-y. (If you'll recall, Clark had just decided to go bad. Well, not exactly, but that was the upshot -- proof that making the good guy Dark for a while isn't always compelling storytelling.)
Hope you did well on the test!
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Days off are lovely, and I can say this with great confidence and much experience. ;-D (However, I've started having the uncomfortable teaching dreams almost nightly. I'm usually showing up to class without anything planned, and my students all hate me. I can tell August is approaching ... ;-D The bad part of me keeps saying, Hey, you've got until after Labor Day! But the responsible part of me says, That's not very long! Get planning!)
Hope you had the perfect mixture of productiveness and unstructured free time.
Oh, and you should feel guilty for being so persuasive and smart that you've made me admit the many flaws of DH! ;-D
Lex's father is named Lionel. Does sound a bit like Lucius, doesn't it?Yes, in that "they both start with L and sound somewhat old fashioned" way, they do ( ... )
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Hey, hey, don't forget that they both have an "i" ... :-D
I've got to start reading the His Dark Materials series. Just like I say I've got to read the Discworld series and the rest of the Mary Russell series and the Thursday Next books I've missed.
Oy. Why can't all the books I want to read be on CD at my library? I'm lazy and cheap, damn it.
I've started having the uncomfortable teaching dreams almost nightly
Oh dear. Today, when the newscaster declared that it was Time to Shop for Back to School, DH (husband, not book) said "noooooo!" and put his fingers in his ears.
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