Month: August 2007
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Ooh, Charisse alerted me to the fact that Rowan Book 42 is now out. I think it’s lovely. There’s a tweedy vest I really like (pic 16), and some seriously cute knee-highs (pic 21). I love the simplicity of the knitted homewares, including the flowerpot covers. (Are those knitted curtains??) I’m loving the muted colours,…
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Mugglenet has a great web Q&A with JK Rowling, and she answers a LOT of interesting questions! (For one, she explains what the thing in Kings Cross really is.) My favorite question is the last: “Which muggle song would have been played at Dumbledore’s funeral?” Her answer is perfect.
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For the Snook: Beer in space!
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So the whole marriage thing was feeling rather rocky, what with the “ash-felt” issue and all, but then the Snook made it all better: Snook: I think you need this. It’s Dawson’s “crying face” in animated GIF form!Me: And that’s why I love you.
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Any of you Yanks near a GAP factory outlet? I’m looking for pants.
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Harry Potter Spoiler Car. Ooh, that is just evil! (Link courtesy of Bex, who always finds great Potter links but refuses to post them to her own blog because she thinks it’s nerdy.)
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Shocking Revelation: You know asphalt, that stuff they make roads out of? Well, we were watching Worst Jobs in History the other night and Tony Robinson kept pronouncing it “ash-felt.” I was like, “WHAT is WITH that whack pronunciation? It’s making me CRAZY!” And Rodd said, “That’s how you say it.” Say what? So I…
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Rar rar rarr… I live in a subdivision. Edited to add: The Snook doesn’t really get it. Maybe it’s my raging headache, but I just found it kind of funny. It’s from this webcomic. And, incidentally, I SO need this one printed on a T-shirt.