Thursday, December 27, 2007
Library Cats
Ok, I'm cheating ... posting pictures instead of writing. So what? I'm taking a [short] break from writing, and the kitties so cute!
15 Ways To Annoy Friends Who Love Harry Potter
Harry never goes out of season! I'm a big fan, which is why I find these so amusing. This list was written by my friend and fellow poet, Mike Biegner of Easthampton.
15 Ways To Annoy Your Friends Who Love Harry Potter
-1- Call Professor Dumbledor "Professor Dum Dum".
-2- Suggest that in a duel, Samantha Stevens from "Bewitched" would kick Harry's ass.
-3- Confuse the Lord of the Rings Trilogy details with those of the Harry Potter series of books repeatedly by saying things like: "Remember when Gandalf and Voldemort were fighting and the Orcs took over the Hogwartz School of Wizzardry in the Town of Rivendale?"
-4- Wonder out loud to your friends if Harry Potter was not in fact the secret love child of Colonel Sherman Potter and Hot Lips Houlihan from the TV series M.A.S.H.
-5- Suggest to your friends that Harry should consider a line of Prada eyewear instead of those horrid round glasses.
-6- Tell your friends that if Weezie Jefferson married Ron Weasly her name would have been "Weezie Weasly".
-7- Inform your friends that "muggles" are what Fraggles drink beer from.
-8- Whenever speaking about Harry, refer to him as "Mr. Pot-Tare" the way Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington did in the TV Series "Welcome Back Kotter".
-9- Suggest that Andi McDowell would have made a better Voldemort than Ray Fiennes.
-10- Refer to the author, J K Rowling as "J J Walker" and tell people you think she is "Dyno-Mite!"
-11- Repeat every 15 minutes to your friends that "Hermione rhymes with 'hiney'."
-12- Insist to your friends that you saw the actor who plays Professor Dumbldor on a TV infomercial for Viagra, talking about his "limp wand" problem.
-13- Tell your friends that Quiddich is not a real sport, like golf, NASCAR, horse racing, bowling and poker.
-14- Wonder out loud to your friends where Harry takes his invisibility cloak to be dry cleaned.
-15- Order the last Harry Potter book UPS ground and then when it finally DOES arrive, read only a few pages per day.
15 Ways To Annoy Your Friends Who Love Harry Potter
-1- Call Professor Dumbledor "Professor Dum Dum".
-2- Suggest that in a duel, Samantha Stevens from "Bewitched" would kick Harry's ass.
-3- Confuse the Lord of the Rings Trilogy details with those of the Harry Potter series of books repeatedly by saying things like: "Remember when Gandalf and Voldemort were fighting and the Orcs took over the Hogwartz School of Wizzardry in the Town of Rivendale?"
-4- Wonder out loud to your friends if Harry Potter was not in fact the secret love child of Colonel Sherman Potter and Hot Lips Houlihan from the TV series M.A.S.H.
-5- Suggest to your friends that Harry should consider a line of Prada eyewear instead of those horrid round glasses.
-6- Tell your friends that if Weezie Jefferson married Ron Weasly her name would have been "Weezie Weasly".
-7- Inform your friends that "muggles" are what Fraggles drink beer from.
-8- Whenever speaking about Harry, refer to him as "Mr. Pot-Tare" the way Freddie "Boom Boom" Washington did in the TV Series "Welcome Back Kotter".
-9- Suggest that Andi McDowell would have made a better Voldemort than Ray Fiennes.
-10- Refer to the author, J K Rowling as "J J Walker" and tell people you think she is "Dyno-Mite!"
-11- Repeat every 15 minutes to your friends that "Hermione rhymes with 'hiney'."
-12- Insist to your friends that you saw the actor who plays Professor Dumbldor on a TV infomercial for Viagra, talking about his "limp wand" problem.
-13- Tell your friends that Quiddich is not a real sport, like golf, NASCAR, horse racing, bowling and poker.
-14- Wonder out loud to your friends where Harry takes his invisibility cloak to be dry cleaned.
-15- Order the last Harry Potter book UPS ground and then when it finally DOES arrive, read only a few pages per day.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Yeah, Sagittarius!
I am on break from school & my brain has downshifted to first gear. Hence the lack of posting here. I've been enjoying my couch, television, and movies. Creativity is an ebb and flow, and I am ebbing. Dry sand. Low tide. Silent metaphorical walks on the beach.
Here's my list of recent movie/video consumption: Into the Wild (beautiful, and I cried - plus it includes my favorite poem by Sharon Olds!), Lars and the Real Girl (I laughed AND cried), Waitress (hilarious and delectable), Toy Story (can you believe I'd never seen it?), some Six Feet Under, The Closet (French comedy), and V for Vendetta (I also cried during this one, but the philosophical implications were more troubling. I felt simultaneously grateful for my freedoms in this country - the state of Massachusetts in particular, and disgusted by the reminder of how our federal government supports and perpetrates torture).
When my creativity is ebbing I still turn to the Writer's Almanac for tidbits of the writing life. They give short bios of well-known writers who are having birthdays on any given day. Have you noticed that many cool people in your life are having birthdays this time of year (yours truly included)? The same goes for writers! November 29th was a particularly rich day, celebrating CS Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, and Madeleine L'Engle, all of whom had profound effects on my childhood - and those of many others. There must be something wild, creative, and inspiring about being a Sagittarius!
Here's my list of recent movie/video consumption: Into the Wild (beautiful, and I cried - plus it includes my favorite poem by Sharon Olds!), Lars and the Real Girl (I laughed AND cried), Waitress (hilarious and delectable), Toy Story (can you believe I'd never seen it?), some Six Feet Under, The Closet (French comedy), and V for Vendetta (I also cried during this one, but the philosophical implications were more troubling. I felt simultaneously grateful for my freedoms in this country - the state of Massachusetts in particular, and disgusted by the reminder of how our federal government supports and perpetrates torture).
When my creativity is ebbing I still turn to the Writer's Almanac for tidbits of the writing life. They give short bios of well-known writers who are having birthdays on any given day. Have you noticed that many cool people in your life are having birthdays this time of year (yours truly included)? The same goes for writers! November 29th was a particularly rich day, celebrating CS Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, and Madeleine L'Engle, all of whom had profound effects on my childhood - and those of many others. There must be something wild, creative, and inspiring about being a Sagittarius!
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