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Aug. 13th, 2004 09:04 amHere is an excellent essay on power of girls in HP: Meta by Mistful Very thought provoking. And funny.
In other news, dissertation writing continues at a good pace (2,000 brand new words yesterday, plus editing). I may actually make my goal (which I will not put in print as that will jinx it for certain sure), provided life doesn't take a sharp turn.
I was a year behind on SG1 until last month. And as of tonight I am 3 episodes behind and cannot believe it. How do these things happen?!
I just finished Dog Star by Diana Wynne Jones. I think she's my new favorite author. She's a clever writer, tells really unusual stories, and makes me happy. Dog Star is sad in a satisfying way. It's also an evocative and unpredictable story. And if you haven't read Howl's Moving Castle, you should make the effort. I know it's a juvie and books are expensive but it's worth reading (and re-reading, always the test of a good book, IMO).
Lastly, but in the tradition of saving the best bit for last, I want to sing the praises of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bowdlerized who remixed my remus drabble. Go read To Get By. It's angsty!Remus at his most angst-laden.
In other news, dissertation writing continues at a good pace (2,000 brand new words yesterday, plus editing). I may actually make my goal (which I will not put in print as that will jinx it for certain sure), provided life doesn't take a sharp turn.
I was a year behind on SG1 until last month. And as of tonight I am 3 episodes behind and cannot believe it. How do these things happen?!
I just finished Dog Star by Diana Wynne Jones. I think she's my new favorite author. She's a clever writer, tells really unusual stories, and makes me happy. Dog Star is sad in a satisfying way. It's also an evocative and unpredictable story. And if you haven't read Howl's Moving Castle, you should make the effort. I know it's a juvie and books are expensive but it's worth reading (and re-reading, always the test of a good book, IMO).
Lastly, but in the tradition of saving the best bit for last, I want to sing the praises of
bowdlerized who remixed my remus drabble. Go read To Get By. It's angsty!Remus at his most angst-laden.