Which of the long-term actors in the movies has now read the final book and begun salivating the most at the opportunity to play his or her part when the saga ends? I’d say Alan Rickman as Snape, but unless there are a lot of flashbacks, I’m not sure he’ll get a lot of screen …
I read from 7:00pm till 2:30am, when I finished it. I’m tired but pleased. I’ll probably re-read pretty soon, as I’m sure I missed nuances. If you want to read an ongoing discussion of the book WITH SPOILERS!, go over to
I just got the Potter book at Borders. I’ve never had this happen before: I went to the ATM to get cash to buy it, and I received 20 $1 bills rather than the usual single $20 bill. That was weird.
This week’s edition of Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me features Patrick Fitzgerald as special guest for the “Not My Job” segment. Fitzgerald submitted to a quiz on scooters _ such as the Segway. Seems appropriate.
I went to the local bookstore to pick up my copy of Half-Blood Prince back in July 2005 at midnight; I am not going to do that tonight. I’ll be there tomorrow to get my reserved copy of Deathly Hallows. But. I have gotten thoroughly enmeshed in Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry. I’ve read …
First it was the television. Then yesterday I took my camera in to Canon because the LCD monitor refused to display in record mode. (That appears to be a sensor problem.) Now, for the third time in a year, the ice dispenser on our Kenmore fridge has failed. Sometimes all these electronics make me wonder …
Via Kevin Drum, here’s what I consider the definitive riposte to the literary critics who bemoan the Harry Potter phenomenon. The headline says it all: The masses aren’t asses And that’s why those who ascribe the popularity of the Potter books to nothing more than the bad taste of the masses are so off the …
How to have your entire day’s plans disrupted: Turn on the television and discover that it only stays on for 15-30 seconds. Update: Two voltage regulators on the motherboard later, it’s a working machine again. Anybody on Oahu looking for a good honest TV repair guy, call United TV. He came in slightly under the …
I just got back from a pleasant morning and early afternoon meeting with someone I met via comments at Making Light. We were to meet at Gymboree (she has a daughter and we thought that would entertain her), but it turns out that the place isn’t an indoor gym or play place, but a retail …
Browsing through my iTunes library, here are songs beginning with “It” or “It’s”: It’s A Boy — The Who, Live At Leeds [Deluxe Edition] It’s A Grand Night For Singing — Pat Boone, Bobby Darin, Anita Gordon, Bob Stuart & Chorus, Best of Broadway (from State Fair) It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The …