I cannot justify buying the Dracula purse, I cannot justify buying the Dracula purse, I cannot justify buying the Dracula purse.
If I keep saying that, do you think I'll eventually stop wanting the Dracula purse?
There are cockroaches in Mexico big enough to own property.
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Atropa - May 10, 2011 10:55:49 am PDT #14661 of 28297
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
DavidS - May 10, 2011 11:23:40 am PDT #14662 of 28297
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If I keep saying that, do you think I'll eventually stop wanting the Dracula purse?
All the greedy magpies in the world cannot covet like you, Jilli.
megan walker - May 10, 2011 11:33:43 am PDT #14663 of 28297
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
If I keep saying that, do you think I'll eventually stop wanting the Dracula purse?
I'm now seriously considering the Jane Eyre purse for myself.
Atropa - May 10, 2011 11:34:15 am PDT #14664 of 28297
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
All the greedy magpies in the world cannot covet like you, Jilli.
Sadly, this is a very true statement.
Consuela - May 10, 2011 11:36:56 am PDT #14665 of 28297
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I'm now seriously considering the Jane Eyre purse for myself.
Jane Eyre is one of my sister's favorite books: I'm very tempted to buy this for her. But she's not really a novelty-purse kind of person. I'm not sure.
Rayne - May 10, 2011 11:37:28 am PDT #14666 of 28297
"Oh no! Has falling sky liquid once again caused you the sadness?" -Starfire
Did you guys looks through the ones listed in the feedback? There's a Madeline one that is so adorable! And I totally want the Deathly Hollows one!
eta: I'm not a novelty purse kind of person either, but I LOVE books, which is why I would make an exception for these novelty purses.
Amy - May 10, 2011 11:40:28 am PDT #14667 of 28297
Because books.
I keep thinking I should just figure out how to make one, but between materials and frustration, it has to be cheaper just to buy the thing. The Jane Eyre, to be specific. WANT.
Kathy A - May 10, 2011 11:43:48 am PDT #14668 of 28297
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Speaking of books that are wanted, when I was in Vegas last weekend, I had some free time to do some window shopping at the Venetian. So, of course, my first choice for a store to check out was the rare book store. I am in a severe case of WANT for the first edition of Helen Keller's My Life signed by her.
It was $16,000.
I still WANT, but know I cannot afford.
Sigh.
le nubian - May 10, 2011 11:52:01 am PDT #14669 of 28297
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm coming in late on the HP discussion, but for some reason, I do not judge Snape as harshly as I judge Dumbledore. I really developed a hate on for Dumbledore after his discussion with Harry re: the horcruxes.
Some of Snape's behavior could be explained away by his needing to seem like an asshole to preserve his status with Voldy's crew. However, Dumbledore using HP to locate Voldemort and not telling him even part of the truth along the way really got to me.
Harry showed such loyalty to Dumbledore always, and Dumbledore really didn't to Harry except to serve his own purposes. This really bothered me.
Consuela - May 10, 2011 12:10:17 pm PDT #14670 of 28297
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I do not judge Snape as harshly as I judge Dumbledore.
I judge Dumbledore pretty harshly, myself. Harry does show enormous loyalty to him, but Dumbledore hardly ever even speaks to Harry in the first three books. He shows up a couple of times and says something enigmatic, and isn't all that helpful. He can save neither Buckbeak nor Sirius, and even as Harry is maturing, he doesn't share any of the vital information with the kid most involved in it.
For one thing, there was no reason not to tell Harry at least a little bit about his parents, and their families and friends, right after Harry learned about his wizarding abilities. Why keep him so ignorant? Fine, it worked for the story, but it makes Dumbledore look pretty bad.
Dumbledore really does just manipulate Harry to get to the preferred outcome throughout the series, feeding him information occasionally, or giving him the invisibility cloak, but he is in no way a source of emotional support for the kid--and he more than anyone else has to know how much Harry is suffering. It's kind of awful.
Which brings me back to the idea that all adult institutions fail Harry, in the end. He is left on his own, with his friends.