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For the longest time it has driven me crazy that I have all of the Harry Potter books in hardback except for Sorcerer's Stone. I only had that one in paperback (2 copies).

I just went to the used bookstore and they had a copy that looks BRAND SPANKIN' NEW and since it was used and I had credit it only cost $7.

I HAVE A COMPLETE HARDBACK SET OF HARRY POTTER.

*cranks HatP and does a happy dance*

I haven't had much time to post lately and when I do have time to post I have nothing more to say than "Hey, we did more moving stuff today." Sorry I have been commenting even less than usual. These days are crazy. I have plans to see Harry Potter tomorrow with Jack and I'm going to Build-A-Bear with Maria on Friday and I have to clean out Hugo because we're selling him (;_;) on Saturday or Sunday. Also, Ste got an iPod Touch (he needs one for school) and I kinda hate him for it 'cause it's pretty darn nifty.

I leave you with this: A picspam about how Josh Lyman and Seeley Booth are basically the same person. LOL, I LOVE IT.


P.S. In the midst of The Silver Chair right now. Puddleglum is pretty cool. I think I'm going to reread all of HP, not just Deathly Hallows when I'm done.

P.P.S. Middleman DVDs in TWO WEEKS.

Soooooo, I don't think I mentioned this but I'm in the midst of finally reading The Chronicles of Narnia. I've started to read them several times but I only got four books in because I was distracted or didn't have the next book or whatever. But I got the entire series in one volume for my last birthday so I decided to read them this summer.

I finished Prince Caspian this morning, which is the last one I have previously read. The last three - I started Voyage of the Dawn Treader after dinner - are completely new to me and I'm SO EXCITED to finally read them.

(I'm also a little excited because I bought Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in paperback yesterday and I'm going to reread it once I'm finished with Narnia. I miss HP.)

If you love Harry Potter and have not yet read Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli, get your ass in gear and read it right now.

The chapter on the release of Deathly Hallows left me in tears and I want nothing more than to reread the series right now. The whole thing was just perfect and it's so nice reading a book by someone who "gets it." More than once I found myself nodding at things Anelli wrote that I know non-fans (or even less-enthusiastic fans) just wouldn't understand.

But yeah, fantastic book.

First: I got my box from Amazon today. I have The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket! Um, it's bigger than I thought it would be. Not in terms of pages but in terms of actual size; it's like a big picture book. I haven't read/listened to it yet. I think I might actually wait until tomorrow after I'm done with work so I can come back and enjoy it in peace because I'll be done for the week. Assuming I can hold out that long. ;)

Second: I'm reading Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli right now and I loooove it. At the moment I'm on the wizard rock chapter which makes me giddy because I love Harry and the Potters and I've seen them in concert twice and I've actually had dinner with Paul and Joe and all I wanted to do during my Mark Twain seminar today was listen to "Save Ginny Weasley" and "The Weapon." :D But yeah, this book is really great.

Well this is damn nifty: Harry Potter covers redesigned to look like Penguin Classics. If those were real, I'd buy them in a heartbeat. They're PERFECT.

[Stole the link from The BDR.]


ETA: A Series of Unfortunate Events, redesigned the same way. OMG.

My friend Maria is visiting for the weekend! WOOT! And the birthday-ish festivities rage on, apparently; she brought me a cookie cake! We watched two episodes of Angel last night, "Juno" (outside in the amphitheater; it was a campus event, good fun) and "Stardust." I'm not really sure what we're doing today. More Angel perhaps? (She's in the middle of season 2 but she doesn't own season 2 so I'm trying to get her through it so she can watch s3, which she does own.)

Aaaaaaand I just spent $70 on Amazon. Niiiiiiiice. I got Dexter s2, Pushing Daisies s1, All the Way Home by David Giffels, and Hyperion by Dan Simmons, which retrocareer suggested. It looks pretty cool.

I don't think I mentioned what my awesome roomies got me for my birthday! Casey got me "Enchanted" on DVD. Kerry and Vitina got me a ticket to see The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee again when it comes to Dayton in February. :D See? Awesome roommates. Oh and Maria pre-ordered The Tales of Beedle the Bard for my birthday. WOOT!

Wow, two WOOTs this post. Must be a good day.

P.S. I LOVE NPH.

Blah blah, HBP trailer, blah blah, whatever. This is definitely the cooler Harry Potter news: Amazon is releasing The Tales of Beedle the Bard in December. ZOMG.

GIP

So. Much. Love.

Why Today is Awesome:

+ Got my paycheck - woo money!
+ Received a package from the family that includes a t-shirt, 2 books, and a set of Harry Potter trading cards (thanks, Buddy!)
+ Choral Union was canceled
+ Text message from Mom: Hot blooded on the radio i thought of you Bones tonight!
+ BOOOOOOOOOOONES

Damn, I'm having a good week so far. Crap, I just tempted the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing, didn't I? Oh well.

My best inconsequential decision of the week: to download the Deathly Hallows audiobook. Oh Stephen Fry. I could sit here and listen to "The Silver Doe" all day.

One day, I will learn not to get excited about HP movies that way I won't be disappointed.

( I hope I'll like it more if I see it again... )

I am, however, more in love with Rupert Grint than I thought possible.

I love Damon Lindelof so much. No really.


PS - Just pretend I have more than six icon spots and I used this icon for this entry, okay?

And this is how it ends.

( I just started typing and then I couldn’t stop; some jumbled, mostly-coherant thoughts about the end of the Harry Potter series. )

Oh God, it’s really ending, isn’t it?

If this isn’t the exact definition of bittersweet I don’t know what is.

At work, we have to mark any bill $20 or higher with the conterfeit pen. Usually I'm in such a rush that I just do a check mark or a squiggly doodle. We were pretty slow tonight and when a customer paid with a $50 bill, and Grant's receding-hairline forehead was just there, I drew a lightning bolt on his forehead instead. :D

Speaking of which, I have a new layout!! I haven't had a new layout in........... forever? I'm rather proud of it.

01. More from the FOX Sucks department: according to the official press release on the Season 2 Bones DVD release, "Player Under Pressure" (that episode they totally skipped this season) will be shown sometime during season 3 and, therefore, will appear on the season 3 DVD release instead. Wanktards.

02. J.K. Rowling is going to tour the U.S. The last event - "an event on the evening of October 19, 2007 in New York City" - is open to fans of all ages. Scholastic is going to have a sweepstakes for tickets. I'm smiling just thinking about it.

03. And before I forget: _allshallfade!! HEY! In case you haven't seen, My So-Called Life is getting rereleased on DVD with lots of extras and stuff.