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Jul. 8th, 2011 07:43 amThank you, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
darklotus1211 for sending me my first virtual gift! This LiveJournal thing is just what I needed, and I'm glad Teddy Radiator shamed goaded encouraged me to join. There are still a few things I need to learn, though. Like, the two names above are formatted differently. Why? How can I command the little head icon to appear? And what feats of legerdemain are required to build a sidebar? That sort of thing.
Have been innundated with humorous Harry Potter videos and Cheezburger-type cartoons. In fact, between Twitter and Facebook and Reddit and my own friends, that's basically all I viewed online yesterday. I won't post them all here because a) I'm sure you're being similarly bombarded, and b) I don't want to become "that" lj blog. But it's out there, oh yes. People are building up to a fever pitch for the final movie.
"I'm going to see 'Deathly Hallows' in 3D," declared my husband in a show of independent spirit.
"That's nice, dear," I replied. He knows I think 3D is vulgar and gratuitous, and gives me a headache. If he wants to go, though, groovy. With our daughter seeing it with her uncle and cousin in another city that day, that means the three of us will all be at different theatres that Friday evening. Oh, the world we live in.
It reminds me of the purchase of the Deathly Hallows book. Here's how the conversation went:
Me: When Deathly Hallows comes out next week, I'll read it first just to get it out of the way. Then you guys can have it.
Daughter: NO I WILL READ IT FIRST
Husband: Logically, I should read it first. I'm the one who's the fastest reader here.
Me: I'm the one buying it ...
Daughter: I'M THE ONE THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM (okay, she didn't really throw a temper tantrum, but she did speak in all caps.)
Husband: I really want to read it first ... come on ...
Me: I have an idea.
My solution, which I can only chalk up to sheer Harry Potter madness, was to buy three copies of Deathly Hallows. So yes, all three of us read the book at the same time, and JK Rowling earned enough revenues to buy Iceland or whatever.
Now, we did turn around and give away two copies to family, so, you know, at least we got to be generous gift-givers. But still. One of my weirder decisions! I love the looks I get whenever I tell this story.
darklotus1211 for sending me my first virtual gift! This LiveJournal thing is just what I needed, and I'm glad Teddy Radiator o--O--o
Have been innundated with humorous Harry Potter videos and Cheezburger-type cartoons. In fact, between Twitter and Facebook and Reddit and my own friends, that's basically all I viewed online yesterday. I won't post them all here because a) I'm sure you're being similarly bombarded, and b) I don't want to become "that" lj blog. But it's out there, oh yes. People are building up to a fever pitch for the final movie.
o--O--o
"I'm going to see 'Deathly Hallows' in 3D," declared my husband in a show of independent spirit.
"That's nice, dear," I replied. He knows I think 3D is vulgar and gratuitous, and gives me a headache. If he wants to go, though, groovy. With our daughter seeing it with her uncle and cousin in another city that day, that means the three of us will all be at different theatres that Friday evening. Oh, the world we live in.
It reminds me of the purchase of the Deathly Hallows book. Here's how the conversation went:
Me: When Deathly Hallows comes out next week, I'll read it first just to get it out of the way. Then you guys can have it.
Daughter: NO I WILL READ IT FIRST
Husband: Logically, I should read it first. I'm the one who's the fastest reader here.
Me: I'm the one buying it ...
Daughter: I'M THE ONE THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM (okay, she didn't really throw a temper tantrum, but she did speak in all caps.)
Husband: I really want to read it first ... come on ...
Me: I have an idea.
My solution, which I can only chalk up to sheer Harry Potter madness, was to buy three copies of Deathly Hallows. So yes, all three of us read the book at the same time, and JK Rowling earned enough revenues to buy Iceland or whatever.
Now, we did turn around and give away two copies to family, so, you know, at least we got to be generous gift-givers. But still. One of my weirder decisions! I love the looks I get whenever I tell this story.
