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Lorne: Snakes? Uh-huh. And they came out of your what? Okay. Okay, well, did they get up there themselves or is this part of a, you know, a thing? No, I'm not judging...Do we fight snakes? Angel: Only if they're giant. Or demons. Or giant demons. Are they giant demon snakes? Lorne: Well, unless this guy's 30 feet tall, I'm thinking they're of the garden variety.

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Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

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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."

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Atropa - Apr 17, 2007 9:29:42 am PDT #2574 of 28175

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I gave up pre-ordering after GoF came out when I realized that no bookstore on the planet was ever going to run out of copies of any HP book as long as they were in print.

Yes, this.

We went to a midnight release party for ... Goblet of Fire, I think. It was fun seeing the kidlings in their best wizard robes. And yes, several of them asked me what character I was supposed to be. Pete, because he is evil, told some of them that I was the professor of Arcane Etiquette.

Aims - Apr 17, 2007 9:33:03 am PDT #2575 of 28175

Shit's all sorts of different now.

I need to get to work on my Hufflepuff robes....

Jessica - Apr 17, 2007 9:36:31 am PDT #2576 of 28175

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I thought it was fun to do... once.

Yep, just like NYE in Times Square.

Kathy A - Apr 17, 2007 9:38:33 am PDT #2577 of 28175

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I did the midnight thing at the local Borders for OotP. They gave you a color-coded ticket depending on when you pre-ordered the book (the earlier you ordered it, the sooner you got in line), which wasn't a bad system. The kids were cute in their costumes, and I got a chance to talk with a few of them a bit about what they hoped would happen in the book.

The HBP event in Oak Park was humongous and fun to see so I'm glad I experienced it, but just the one time. I'll just have to avoid reading any spoilers online before I get to read the book this summer.

Jon B. - Apr 17, 2007 10:09:54 am PDT #2578 of 28175

A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

the professor of Arcane Etiquette.

Bwah!

Gris - Apr 17, 2007 1:58:46 pm PDT #2579 of 28175

Hey. New board.

I always do the midnight thing. It's a sickness. I've done it for books 4, 5, and 6, and I'm sure not stopping now.

Plus, I also finished all of those books by noon on the day of release. Then read them again the next day. ALSO a sickness.

Amy - Apr 17, 2007 2:33:17 pm PDT #2580 of 28175

Because books.

Ben and I did the midnight thing last time and loved it, but by eleven he was really flagging. So we went home, because we'd finished the games and all that, and the next day we went to WalMart and picked up a copy on sale for less than they were selling at B&N.

Kathy A - Apr 17, 2007 2:40:38 pm PDT #2581 of 28175

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I also finished all of those books by noon on the day of release. Then read them again the next day. ALSO a sickness.

Hee! Yeah, me too (at least, for the last two books--I was in Walt Disney World when GoF was released). I don't think I reread them thoroughly the day after, but I did go through and reread my favorite chapters.

meara - Apr 17, 2007 2:47:30 pm PDT #2582 of 28175

I remember when Book 5 came out, I was flying to Korea. The supershuttle was picking me up at 3AM, and I hadn't pre-ordered, so I didn't bother to go anywhere at midnight to get it. But the next day, on the first leg of my flight (at like, 7AM), the two kids next to me were reading it, and I was *so jealous*.

sumi - Apr 17, 2007 4:01:59 pm PDT #2583 of 28175

Art Crawl!!!

I think I remember that! Everywhere you went people were reading Harry Potter!

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