I read the final Harry Potter book over the course of Saturday and Sunday. It was by far the darkest, bloodiest book of the series. Dunno where the "two characters die in the new book!" rumor came from; a few secondary characters died in the first half, but by the time the final battle commenced, J.K. Rowling was killing off secondary characters ( Read more... )

Ganked from babayada:

Your Score: The Otter

Here's your results! Your spirit animal has a Nobility ranking of 11 out of 18.


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Ganked from my cousin eevieivy:

My Personality

Neuroticism

23
Extraversion

61
Openness To Experience

70
Agreeableness

43
Conscientiousness

70
You are neither a subdued loner nor a jovial chatterbox. You enjoy time with others but also time alone. You are generally calm and composed, reacting moderately well to situations that most people would describe as ( Read more... )

This USA Today article--unlike the majority of that publication's content--is actually relevant to me. While most of USA Today is fluff (and this article, arguably, still falls in that category), I've noticed "phantom vibrations" ever since I first got a cellphone a couple of years ago. It's nice to see I'm not alone here ( Read more... )

Found on the Something Awful forums:


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You Belong in New Zealand
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From today's online edition of The Miami Herald:

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( Comparing television characters from Heroes to their Marvel universe counterparts. )

HowManyOfMe.com
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