I liked the Chaucer one:
So began the Dark Lorde's awfolle gloatyng,
And standarde baddeguy showéboatynge,
"But not todaye, you little shytte!
Payn's true meanynge, thou shalt wytte!"
I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little bit more.
Fuffy ,'Storyteller'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
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."
Kathy A - Jul 14, 2005 11:15:32 am PDT #8233 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Kathy A - Jul 15, 2005 6:51:30 am PDT #8234 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
There's a fun HP quiz here. I found it pretty easy--only one question gave me a few minutes pause.
ChiKat - Jul 15, 2005 6:55:53 am PDT #8235 of 10002
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?
(x-posted from Bitches)...
I had an appointment with a chiropractor this morning, first consultation type thing. The office is all decked out as Madame Pomfrey's Infirmary for today's Harry Potter festival thingy. I got checked out by Madame Pomfrey!
The area is already decorated and looks great. A restaurant changed it's sign to "The Three Broomsticks," another to "Leaky Cauldron," my chiro had an "Infirmary" sign. There are balloons and sorting hats and all kinds of things all over. It should be a fun day!
Steph L. - Jul 15, 2005 7:03:15 am PDT #8236 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
today's Harry Potter festival thingy.
Okay, the list of all the businesses that are doing Harry Potter-themed stuff is SO COOL! US Bank giving tours of Gringott's above-ground vaults! Restaurants brewing butterbeer! Quidditch!
Volans - Jul 15, 2005 7:21:54 am PDT #8237 of 10002
move out and draw fire
Quidditch!
How?
Why?
How?
Steph L. - Jul 15, 2005 7:24:45 am PDT #8238 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Well, go to this link: [link] and scroll down until you see "Quidditch." (It's land-bound Quidditch, for the Muggles.)
ChiKat - Jul 15, 2005 7:25:37 am PDT #8239 of 10002
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?
Quidditch World Cup Tournament: at Oak Park's Premier Quidditch Arena (Mills Park; 2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.; World Cup Game scheduled for 6:45 p.m.).
All teams are full but if you really want to play, sweep into Mills Park with your broom after 3 p.m. and maybe you'll be able to play or at least cheer wildly. There is a $5 charge for each player.
Through pre-registration, Quidditch teams will have the opportunity to play the land-bound version of the wizards' favorite sport in Mills Park. Volunteers will coordinate and officiate this fun, physical, team game which will involve up to 150 young people ages 6 through 12 as part up to 12 teams. The World Cup game will be scheduled as the main event of the early evening hours. Following the game, a victory parade will journey to the Scoville Park stage for the awarding of the World Cup.
Anne W. - Jul 15, 2005 7:26:11 am PDT #8240 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I love it that people are getting this excited and celebratory over a book. It seems like the sort of thing that happened back in the nineteenth century, when people were waiting for the latest installment of one of Dickens' novels.
Polter-Cow - Jul 15, 2005 7:27:19 am PDT #8241 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, say what you will about the quality of the books themselves, but J.K. Rowling's made reading cool and fun again, which is awesome.
Anne W. - Jul 15, 2005 7:33:58 am PDT #8242 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Yeah, say what you will about the quality of the books themselves, but J.K. Rowling's made reading cool and fun again, which is awesome.
I've found some very good reads on the "If you like Harry Potter, you'll like _______" tables in various bookstores and libraries. (Garth Nix's "The Keys to the Kingdom" series being foremost among these--imagine something that's a cross between Harry Potter and "The Man Who Was Thursday")