Bit of Ivory

I watched That Thing You Do on Saturday night. Am currently listening to “Goodbye to Love” by the Carpenters. This song was written based upon a movie called Rhythm on the River where two songwriters made their first hit with a song called “Goodbye to Love,” which is never actually heard. Richard Carpenter thought it […]

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Exchanged in e-mail today between myself and Rachel: Rachel: Icon is lovely I wish I could punch Draco Stupid foul-mouthed git Emily: Rachel: The next MoM Arthur, Bones, Lucius, or Grawp Just who will it be? Emily: Is Ginny really dating Dean? Or is she just pulling poor Ron’s leg? Rachel: Oh the HP books […]

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It’s raining, which is a very good thing for several reasons: One, we’re still in a drought and can use all the moisture we get; Two, the rain is keeping the pollen down and my allergies at bay; and Three: it makes it easier for me to sit here and work because I’m not gazing […]

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Allegra. Oh, how I love Allegra. I almost love it as much as I used to love Seldane. It’s close. Combined with Visine-A for my eyes and NasalCrom for my nose, I feel almost normal today. I’m tired, though. Natural consequence of waking up in the middle of the night to blow my nose. Alfonso […]

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Microsoft. Especially Word. I hate how it tries to be “helpful” and does things you don’t want without you EVEN DOING ANYTHING. I hate how you can’t do anything easily. How everything is a chore. Allergies. My eyes have been driving me crazy all day. I wore my glasses to work and vainly attempted to […]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RJA!!!! Kudos and congratulations to that Sultaness of Snape, that Diva of Darkness and Light, defender of Original Female Characters and purveyor of Saffron Cake, R.J. Anderson! No fic has had as great an impact on me as D&L. I bow down and worship at your feet, O Great One.

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My journal says I’m 55% feminine. What does your LJ writing style say about your gender?UsernameCommunity LJ Gender Tool by Last time I took this quiz, it said I was a guy. I guess I’m getting more feminine as I grow old. I have a new coworker in my office. His name is James, and […]

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So. Yesterday I dragged my Ravenclaw costume out of the closet (ironing the skirt, which had fallen on the floor) and hied myself to Jordan Commons to meet up with SQ gals and HPfGU peeps. Jen picked me up, and we arrived more or less on time at the snake statue in front of the […]

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Met celebrities today. Will talk about it later. Could only afford to get one autograph (they were TWENTY BUCKS EACH!!!), so I got Matthew Lewis. Was awesome, though. Sorry, Lou. I forgot to e-mail and ask if you still wanted autographs. I feel like a complete heel for forgetting. Forgive me?

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Feel free to skip. So when I finished Gaudy Night last night, I found myself thinking more about the academic aspect of the book than the romance (although, more on that later :P). Kind of strange, considering that the romance was very nice and finally resolved and all that, and I’m usually a sucker for […]

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