Okay, technically this is a non-HP rec *shock* *horror* - However, the particular picture I'm linking to looks rather like a ... well, a prettified and young Snape in some ways ( Read more... )

Hilarious, and brilliant editing towards the end. Watch the whole thing!

Yes, it's that time of year again. I and my other Floridian friends are waiting and watching Tropical Storm Fay which is supposed to start rolling its way from Cuba to Florida today. The center is most likely going to stay on the West Coast, but those of us on the East Coast will still be getting Tropical Storm force winds. Fay is also likely to ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday Harry, you little squirt. Even if you're not so little anymore ( Read more... )

Hello again, everyone. I'm still alive, and have a pressie. This is highly amusing, and I look forward to seeing how everyone compares!


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An LJ User Strike on March 21st was news to me as I don't frequent LJ nearly as much as I used to. I only come back here to keep up with my LJ friends who are also RL friends, and those rare fandom friends who didn't migrate with the rest of us over to IJ (or another journal, but my impression is that most of us have settled at IJ). I used to go ( Read more... )

Something I'd love to hear from you all about: Do you play Second Life, and if so ( Read more... )

Sleep has been a strange thing to my hubby and me of late. Usually I fall asleep easily and then am falling asleep at my desk despite that (hypothyroidism and possible anemia is fun). The past couple of nights we've been having trouble falling asleep, get a few hours less of downtime, and I've been tired but not sleepy during the day. Buh? I ( Read more... )

For those of you who aren't aware, there is going to be a Lunar Eclipse tonight! Being the minor astronomy geek that I am, I had to break my unintentional silence long enough to make you all aware ( Read more... )

I'm posting this from my shiny new laptop over my new wireless router. Yes, that took a huge bite out of my savings, but it means a good deal to my sanity, and a good deal less to carry on the train since I don't have to bring my work laptop home anymore. The new laptop has a 17" screen, 2GB of memory, a 256MB video card and a 230GB hard drive ( Read more... )