Happy Birthday, Remus Lupin!!

For my fellow Harry Potter fans, see if you can answer me this:

Why was there no sort of memorial or funeral or anything for Sirius Black? No one even bothered to pardon him of the crimes he was accused of (but didn't commit ( Read more... )

When I was in high school, I used to think I would never find any music I liked better than the alternative/"grunge" that I was fully immersed in. As the years have passed, I find that I'm not like some who, for whatever reason, decide to stop paying attention to any new music ( Read more... )

Hmmm.. interesting, it's definitely me.

You Have a Melancholic Temperament
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Snagged from Coriander!

List 10 musical artists that you like. (Do this before reading the other questions!)

1. She Wants Revenge
2. U2
3. Counting Crows
4. My Chemical Romance
5. Panic! At the Disco
6. Sisters of Mercy
7. Depeche Mode
8. Jump, Little Children
9. 10,000 Maniacs
10. Alice in Chains

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Kick ass! Finished doing my parents' taxes. I got them all figured up and filed online, they ended up getting 500 bucks more than what they had thought. So they are pleased and I am happy that they are happy. :D ( Read more... )

Six months ago or so when I was in to see the dr. they did my thyroid test (I have Hashimoto's thyroiditis and basically, my thyroid is barely working on its own) and it came back as everything being ok which meant for the first time in a long long while my thyroid levels were where they are supposed to be. For the curious, Hashimoto's thyroiditis ( Read more... )

Octavia Estelle Butler: June 22, 1947 - February 24, 2006

This entry is dedicated to a very gifted, ground-breaking African-American science-fiction author. I was introduced to her work through my African-American literature class in grad school. We were given the assignment to read the book Kindred by Ms. Butler. This book is not for everyone, I ( Read more... )

I was watching the women's Olympic ice hockey game (Canada vs. Sweden) this morning and I saw the BEST sign *ever*!

This person was holding up a piece of posterboard, in the middle of it was a big red maple leaf with a black arrow going through it. Underneath that it said: "Be Mine, Eh?"

Since *everyone* has one of these thingers, here's mine:

http://kevan.org/johari?name=curious_ria

No worries, chelle. If you're jumping off the bridge after everyone else, I'll be right behind you. ;)