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There's something about a food that moves all by itself that gives me the heebie-jeebies.

Joyce ,'Never Leave Me'

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."

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Polter-Cow - Jul 20, 2007 9:13:37 am PDT #3350 of 28197

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I handwaved that with her being Muggle-born and she thought it was all magic. The lesson being, magic doesn't cook food. House-Elves with magic cook food.

I can buy that, really. I mean, since Hogwarts: A History never mentions them, what was she supposed to think? It's totally all magic! You go into the Great Hall, and food just appears (literally). Who knows where it comes from?

Even though it was annoying I also thought it was exactly something a young teen like Hermione would do.

Yeah, I think it did fit her young, upstanding character; it was just annoying.

victor infante - Jul 20, 2007 9:13:57 am PDT #3351 of 28197

To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

Even though it was annoying I also thought it was exactly something a young teen like Hermione would do.

I actually loves the SPEW stuff, because I had a dear friend in high school who was an honors student and who took up causes with an almost irrational zeal. Hermione much reminds me of her.

Emily - Jul 20, 2007 9:23:03 am PDT #3352 of 28197

"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

What I think is really interesting is the way she shows how social norms are maintained -- she represents it as a thing that no one except Hermione cares about, and everyone thinks she's silly for caring about it, including Harry. Harry has no reason to think it's an okay thing except that everyone else does, and everyone brushes her off, so he does too.

sumi - Jul 20, 2007 9:27:21 am PDT #3353 of 28197

Art Crawl!!!

But Harry has more reason to try to "fit in" than Hermione does -- he's been trying to fade into the background his entire life while Hermione comes from a very different place and I think that's why Harry accepts what's "normal" in this case.

sumi - Jul 20, 2007 11:02:27 am PDT #3354 of 28197

Art Crawl!!!

Oh, Amazon says that the post office is holding my book awaiting customer orders. What does that mean?

Kathy A - Jul 20, 2007 11:04:14 am PDT #3355 of 28197

We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

If it's like the last book release, it most likely means that the post office has your book--whether that means in IL or at the Amazon distribution side, I don't know. But, you'll be getting it tomorrow, for sure!

Steph L. - Jul 20, 2007 11:04:21 am PDT #3356 of 28197

I look more rad than Lutheranism

Possibly it just means that they're taunting you with the fact that IT'S THERE BUT YOU CAN'T HAVE IT MUWAH-HA-HA!

sumi - Jul 20, 2007 11:05:57 am PDT #3357 of 28197

Art Crawl!!!

I doublechecked - it's UPS not USPS -- but same thing, right? And I can't have it delivered before tomorrow anyway, right?

ChiKat - Jul 20, 2007 11:06:55 am PDT #3358 of 28197

That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I don't know, sumi. Here's what mine says (it's coming UPS though and not USPS):

July 20, 2007 07:50:00 AM FRANKLIN PARK IL US Departure Scan

July 20, 2007 04:44:00 AM FRANKLIN PARK IL US Held by carrier - customer to arrange delivery

I didn't arrange anything, but it left the facility 3 hours later.

sumi - Jul 20, 2007 11:07:55 am PDT #3359 of 28197

Art Crawl!!!

Ah.

Okay, mine is being held in DeKalb -- I guess that means that tomorrow the will deliver.

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