A Hary Pottery parody post by luckytroll earlier today has my mind running along silly paths.

I have a sudden urge to write a Harry Potter/Doctor Who crossover.

I have visions of the TARDIS materializing in Hogwarts, and squads of Daleks roaming Diagon Alley screaming "AVADA CADAVRA! AVADA CADAVRA!"

The end of another era.

Ed Mirvish dies, aged 92

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From today's New York Times.

My favourite part is:

Most moving, she said, were older constituents who had changed their views after meeting gay men and lesbians. One woman had “asked me to put it on the ballot for a vote, but since then a lovely couple moved in,” Ms. Candaras said. “She said, ‘They help me with my lawn, and if there can’t be ( Read more... )

popelaksmi will find this particularly interesting/amusing ( Read more... )

A general shout out ( Read more... )

So this week we watched the very first episode of the new reality TV show "Pirate Master". Not bad. Not as good as Amazing Race. Not yet at least. But fun ( Read more... )

In honour of the latest little LJ controversy - the deletion of communities and users for including in their interest lists activities that are 'illegal'...

And in recognition of the fact that my own interests list does in fact include an activity which is, by its very definition, illegal...

I made myself a new little user icon.

(or more like $10 at today's prices)

Tomorrow eve I and my lusty pirate wench shall be attacking and boarding the Colliseum Cinema on Carling for the premier screening of... what else...

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN - AT WORLD'S ENDShow commences at 8:00 p.m., I shall likely arrive early to procure seats ( Read more... )

Tories blasted for handbook on paralyzing Parliament

Unbelieveable.
Sorry, correction... all too believable.