Back from the bookstore, book has been gotten. I was worried at first because I didn't see any on the floor, but it turned out they were keeping them all behind the cashier's desk. And I got a complimentary pair of Harry Potter glasses too, yay.

Mine is here too. So far, I'm being good about it, because I think once I open it I'm in trouble.

Off to read Understanding by Design, which I'm sure will be every bit as riveting. Although it probably uses the word "pedagogy" more and "Occlumency" less.

Bah. No book at work. But I got groceries. (Not at work, either, because that would be weird.) I guess I wait until Monday.

And I got a complimentary pair of Harry Potter glasses too, yay.

Heh. I can totally see you wearing those.

I was at my local Borders at 10 this am and they only had reserved copies left. (They were telling someone else. By whatever twist of fate, I am not part of Harry Potter Nation.) Glad your store was better stocked.

So I'm halfway through HP6 and distressed that I don't remember the 5th book well. In fact, HP4, very vivid, but HP5? Not as memorable.

I wonder if HP6 will be in the end?

HP5 was a lot of Harry being a whiny teenager, Dumbledore avoiding Harry for plot purposes, and Sirius getting whacked. Plus Neville grew a pair.

Huh. Either I was very distracted in 1998, or I've just forgotten that there was a Godzilla made that year. With Matthew Broderick, Hank Azaria, Joan Cusak , the red head from News Radio, Manhattan, and a big-ass monster, yet. But now it's on my TV.

I'm hoping my friend will bring the copy of HP6 that I'm almost sure she has by now to the beach with her in three weeks for me to read. I should probably mention that to her. Oh, hey, beach in three weeks - yay.

Yep, Steph. I remember those bits. But there are characters in this one Luna? that were in 5 that I just don't remember.

Enh. This one feels like another place holder book so far.

(none of that is super spoilery)

Army medics dress bullet wounds with the same gauze bandage you have in your medicine cabinet at home, the same gauze that’s been used for centuries. But all gauze can do is soak up blood. It does not actually stop bleeding, and is useless for staving off the types of injuries that can cause someone to bleed to death in a few minutes.

But now, scientists have created a bandage that is actually able to clot a bullet wound in less than a minute. The bandages are laced with a mixture of ground shrimp shells and vinegar, a concoction that has been found to clot blood instantly. The key ingredient in the shrimp shells is called chitosan.

“Chitosan is a ubiquitous substance,” says Dr. Kenton Gregory, a cardiologist from Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR. “It’s the second most abundant substance on the planet.” Chitosan is found in the shells of other crustaceans besides shrimp, and also in insect shells.

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"Argh. I've been shot! Gimme some shrimp!"

Better be extra-careful not to get shot in the World Without Shrimp.