This mornng, GF said "Harry Potter must not return to Hogwarts!" in Dobby-voice. She then said she loves Dobby in the books but hated him in the movies. Then she asked if Dobby is in the latest book. Sob! She is starting the book today.
It's because you didn't have a strong father figure isn't it?
Joyce ,'Chosen'
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Glamcookie - Aug 12, 2007 8:58:27 am PDT #2426 of 3301
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Vortex - Aug 12, 2007 9:04:38 am PDT #2427 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Right, I always saw the presents at the end of the bed as equivalent to the presents under the tree from Santa. (in my house, there were always fun presents unwrapped under the tree that were from Santa and we would have wrapped presents from people.)
sumi - Aug 12, 2007 9:09:53 am PDT #2428 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!
Some of our wrapped presents under the tree were from Santa and the stocking gifts were always from Santa.
Vortex - Aug 12, 2007 9:10:30 am PDT #2429 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
oh, and stockings too. stocking were from Santa.
Sparky1 - Aug 12, 2007 2:57:48 pm PDT #2430 of 3301
Librarian Warlord
When I announced that I no longer believed in Santa, we stopped getting presents from him. (I was the youngest, and thus the last to believe.) We still got presents from the elves, Mrs. Claus, reindeer, etc., but not Santa. We got gifts from all sorts of other people, too -- the Supreme Court justices' names often appear on mine, and my sisters will get things from famous people related to their professions. We also get them from people whose identities supply a hint about what's inside. My DH got something from John L. Sullivan once that turned out to be a pair of silk boxer shorts -- I'm blanking on others right now, but my father is the best at coming up with names for gifts.
Er, as for Harry Potter, I bought myself the CD set and have been listening to Jim Dale read me the story all over again. I can't wait to get to the Battle of Hogwarts, but I'll no more skip ahead with the spoken word book than I would the printed word book.
Miracleman - Aug 12, 2007 3:58:54 pm PDT #2431 of 3301
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
What would William Gibson's be?
Harry Potter Overdrive
or
Potter Recognition
Fay - Aug 13, 2007 2:12:47 am PDT #2432 of 3301
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
We still got presents from the elves, Mrs. Claus, reindeer, etc., but not Santa. We got gifts from all sorts of other people, too -- the Supreme Court justices' names often appear on mine, and my sisters will get things from famous people related to their professions. We also get them from people whose identities supply a hint about what's inside. My DH got something from John L. Sullivan once that turned out to be a pair of silk boxer shorts -- I'm blanking on others right now, but my father is the best at coming up with names for gifts.
That is fabulous.
Aims - Aug 13, 2007 4:36:16 am PDT #2433 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Joe and I do "clues". We kind of got the tradition from his dad. My family does the "other people", too. Like, my Wizard of Oz stuff is usually from Frank Baum, books and movies from the author or stars, etc.
Makes it a lot of fun, I think.
sumi - Aug 13, 2007 4:40:04 am PDT #2434 of 3301
Art Crawl!!!
That's cute.
Vortex - Aug 13, 2007 5:33:23 am PDT #2435 of 3301
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I like that idea. My mom loves to do 'theme' to/from cards, like one year she did the "up" theme. My dad's new braces were "pants up". My bro's sunglasses were "sun's up" my new bathing suit was "surf's up", etc.