I haven't posted in about a billion years, but I just heard about something that I felt like I HAD to share.

On Thursday, my son's school is celebrating Earth Day. For lunch, the cafeteria is serving... wait for it... Endangered Species Shaped Chicken Nuggets!

Best. School. Lunch. Ever.

I love it! I want Nuggets of Endangered Species! Not fair that ( Read more... )

It's been awhile since I've put anything worthwhile here, but this is kind of cool.

For the past year or so, I've been working on a fanfic (which is here). Phoenix Song recently had a "best of" competition where people could vote on their favorite stories. A few days ago, the results came in, and my story won 1) Best Overall Novel-Length Fiction, ( Read more... )

At last! We now know that Ginny Weasley's birthday is August 11th. See JKR's web site.

So JKR has said that for book six, Harry has his shortest stay at the Dursleys yet. So what are the odds that he will go to the Weasleys for his birthday? And then perhaps he and Ginny will have a joint birthday party? Hmmm...

Wow, another political post. Well, not really. I'm avoiding politics this year like an Ebola plague, but a friend sent me this link to this Flash movie. It mocks both parties, so is safe whatever side you're on. :)

Click here: Jib Jab. It's hilarious!

I almost never discuss politics anymore. There was a time when I loved to get into debates with people, mostly in my early-to-mid twenties. I suppose that's pretty typical ( Read more... )

Posted on Usenet... a hack to the secret door with a book ( Read more... )

Marta (aka seviet aka Art Dungeon Artist) has made it to the semifinals of the hpbnfdm_lives Big Name Fan Deathmatch. She is up against magsby, who drew the cover art for Fiction Alley. Marta was doing well, until friend-of-Magsby alicey called for her friends to vote for Magsby, so I'm calling for votes for Marta. I say Marta must be crowned QUEEN OF THE FANDOM. :D ( Read more... )

Not many people know that I've been working on a secret fanfic (this sounds like the setup for a joke, but it's not. :) ). It's been coming along really well, actually. One of the things that I think I do fairly well is write internal thoughts for characters. One reviewer who really liked something I wrote for Hermione suggested I do a chapter of ( Read more... )

I try not to talk about my kids too much, but this is pretty funny. First, you have to understand that my boy is insane about pipes, sprinklers, drains, etc. He lives to take things (as in everything) apart. When he turned 3, I got him some plastic PVC pipes and little sprinkler heads. I had a little hose that I could stuff into the spout of his ( Read more... )

This site has been around for quite a while, but I hadn't run across it lately. The illustrations are hysterical. We all know these people.

Fear ... the Flame Warriors.