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.
Mal: Well, look at this! Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoe: Big damn heroes, sir.
'Safe'
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."
Emily - Jul 20, 2007 9:23:03 am PDT #3352 of 28266
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
sumi - Jul 20, 2007 9:27:21 am PDT #3353 of 28266
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 28266
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 28266
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 28266
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 28266
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 28266
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 28266
Art Crawl!!!
Ah.
Okay, mine is being held in DeKalb -- I guess that means that tomorrow the will deliver.
sumi - Jul 20, 2007 11:09:18 am PDT #3360 of 28266
Art Crawl!!!
Okay, mine LIES and says that the receiver requested a hold and the service is basic -- does that mean I won't get it 'til Monday?
Here's what it says:
DEKALB,IL, US 07/20/2007 8:02 A.M.
THE RECEIVER REQUESTED A HOLD FOR A FUTURE DELIVERY DATE. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON DATE REQUESTED / DELIVERY RESCHEDULED
ChiKat - Jul 20, 2007 11:10:12 am PDT #3361 of 28266
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 just went to UPS and here's what they said about mine
THE RECEIVER REQUESTED A HOLD FOR A FUTURE DELIVERY DATE. UPS WILL ATTEMPT DELIVERY ON DATE REQUESTED / DELIVERY RESCHEDULED
I did NOT request a hold!!! Amazon requested it. Which means, UPS would have delivered it today. It's sitting there in Franklin Park. I could be there in 30 minutes. But, I bet they wouldn't give it to me, huh?