We don’t have cable – haven’t since we moved from Florida. Except for Turner Classic Movies, we haven’t really missed it much, either. I mean, sure, we sometimes wish we had The SciFi channel to watch “Battlestar Galactica” and BBC America to watch “Doctor Who” and “Torchwood,” but if we really want to see something …
Category Archive: Literature
No surprise
Which Early 19th Century Literary Heroine Are You? You are Jane Eyre, from Charlotte Bronte’s excellent book of the same name. Jane might not be pretty, but she is dedicated and determined to make her own way in the world. she is confident and smart, and doesn’t let the world get her down, even though …
Over
I am done…and now I sleep.
The waiting is over…
My book is here. I will be pretty much unavailable until Monday. Turns out there was one of those Diagon Alley parties in Portland, Maine last night. I didn’t know about it. Oh, how you’ve failed me MuggleNet! (Just kidding )
HP Questions: Book 6
Well, tomorrow is the day. For some of you, less than 5 hours. For me, it has to wait until tomorrow. My husband knows when the UPS guys normally delivers, but he refuses to tell me. I might be refusin’ later too, if you know what I mean. Hmph. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince …
HP Questions: Book 5
Less than two days from now, I will have the newest Harry Potter book in these here hands…and if the husband tries to sneak it away, it’ll be upside his head in a flash. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix – Year 5 at Hogwarts Will Doloros Umbridge ever get what she deserves? …
HP Questions: Book 3 & 4
Since I missed last night’s post, I’ll do both the third and fourth HP book questions tonight. So, let’s get on with it. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban – Year Three at Hogwarts Why do the Dursley’s hate Harry with such a passion? Is it simply because they despise anything that’s out of …
My HP Questions: Book Two
Day two of this long week until Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows brings me to my questions from book two, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Year Two at Hogwarts. In every book, at least once and sometimes more than that, Hermione reminds everyone that no one can apparate inside Hogwarts grounds. …
Authors, Creators – who needs ‘em?
Since the publication of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, there have been a lot of HP fans who are outraged that Hermione and Ron are the couple as opposed to Hermione and Harry. Some of these people have gone so far as to start petitions for J.K. Rowling to not only apologize for …
Longest week of the year…
This is it. The last week before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows is released. I have been unable to see the new film, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, so the wait hasn’t had any reprieve at all. And now, we’re in the home stretch and the next 6 days seem longer …
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