Connecting... Connected! Sending login information... You see here: pengolodh_sc pengolodh_sc says, (CAMERA) pengolodh_sc says, (DRUMROLL) johnwaltonvu enters johnwaltonvu says, Hi Christian. Is this the right room? pengolodh_sc says, I thibk so. pengolodh_sc says, think* johnwaltonvu says, cool pengolodh_sc says, (DRUMROLL) pengolodh_sc says, I guess we're both a bit eraly today pengolodh_sc says, early* pengolodh_sc says, My spelling seems to be quite off johnwaltonvu says, Yep, guess so. (sorry, computer is lagging a bit today pengolodh_sc says, I'm catiching up on what's interesting on FictionAlley - not too much today. johnwaltonvu says, Nope pengolodh_sc says, catching* - am I going to have a typo in my every sentence today? johnwaltonvu says, Nope, there you go, one typo-free sentence pengolodh_sc says, Probably an exception to prove the rule, with my luck johnwaltonvu says, Another one pengolodh_sc says, And in the world of AIM, people come and go.... johnwaltonvu says, Heh, yeah. pengolodh_sc says, Just had one of the people on my rather short buddy list enter, and then immediately leave again. I like YM better than AIM myself. johnwaltonvu says, I'm not particularly bothered either way. pengolodh_sc says, YM offers me more choices, and requieres me to have less windows open in some instances. johnwaltonvu says, I guess so. pengolodh_sc says, OTOH, YM doesn't have HP-pictures and logos. pengolodh_sc says, There was just a loud bang outisde - now one more pengolodh_sc says, And again johnwaltonvu says, Huh... pengolodh_sc says, Think it was a car with wonky exhaust-system. johnwaltonvu says, Phew. johnwaltonvu says, Well, I'm going to dash away -- got some RL things to pick up before chat. johnwaltonvu says, Ciao for now pengolodh_sc says, OK pengolodh_sc says, Bye johnwaltonvu leaves pengolodh_sc is away (Auto-Away) pengolodh_sc is back. pengolodh_sc says, . pengolodh_sc is back. pengolodh_sc is away (be right back) pengolodh_sc is back. pengolodh_sc is away (Auto-Away) pengolodh_sc says, . pengolodh_sc is back. *** You cannot join room *g.HPforGrownups:1. pengolodh_sc leaves You see here: pengolodh_sc pengolodh_sc leaves You see here: pengolodh_sc pengolodh_sc says, 20:19pm CET pengolodh_sc is away (Auto-Away) dai_evans enters dai_evans says, Hi Christian pengolodh_sc says, Greetings. pengolodh_sc is back. pengolodh_sc says, A human! pengolodh_sc says, At last! dai_evans says, it's a bit quiet in here pengolodh_sc says, That is quite an understatement - John was in earlier, but elft half an hour ago. I was almost getting to the point of chatting with myself. dai_evans says, I wouldn't do that dai_evans says, talking to yourself is one thing dai_evans says, logging on to the net, goping into an empty chatroom and typing to yourself is another dai_evans says, *going pengolodh_sc says, Indeed - but it still beats seeing the ever recurring Auto-Away messages as the only thing that makes the screen progress. dai_evans says, I'm surprised Rita isn't in dai_evans says, did she say if she was busy this week? pengolodh_sc says, I was wondering where everyone else was - normally by this time, at least Rita and Michelle would be in, and soem others. pengolodh_sc says, I do not recall her saying anything of the sort, but my chat-related memory is short-term only. dai_evans says, hmmm dai_evans says, we'll just have to wait pengolodh_sc says, I am wondering if a lot of Brits are glued to the enws instead of chatting - wasn't there an Anthrax-scare in Salisbury Cathedral? Or was it Canterbury? pengolodh_sc says, news* pengolodh_sc is listening to the finale of Bolero dai_evans says, not that I'd heard dai_evans says, some people who were exposed to it in florioda came over here dai_evans says, but no-one worried about it pengolodh_sc says, Some of the Norwegian news-sources talk about it. There was a man, apparently of Arabic origin, who left a quantity of white powder in the crypt of Canterbury Cathedral. dai_evans says, it was probably a heroin dead drop dai_evans says, there's no news on at the moment anyway pengolodh_sc says, Dead drop? The tone of the story indicated that the powder was spread in the room, not left in a bag. pengolodh_sc says, I'll try to see if any of the sources have changed their story by now - could be a nutcase tossing some soap-powder around. dai_evans says, oh, right dai_evans says, I've heard nothing, and there's no news on the TV dai_evans says, Salisbry is a stupid place to do it anyway dai_evans says, it's too remote pengolodh_sc says, It was Canterbury, I misremembered when I said Salisbury dai_evans says, oh right dai_evans says, well, even so, anthrax isn't contageous pengolodh_sc says, No, but a spread of spores in a public building with a lot of traffic means that the spores can get airborne by airflows generated by the people constantly moving around. dai_evans says, I guess dai_evans says, still I'm not gonna get worried about it fialyn enters pengolodh_sc says, Greetings. fialyn says, Eeep, I came too early... fialyn says, Hi, by the way. dai_evans says, hi there dai_evans says, you're not too early, everyone else is just late fialyn says, Putting it that way... fialyn says, I just came on line because dinner is not ready yet. dai_evans says, nah, it's true pengolodh_sc says, What, I ask, is Conker? dai_evans says, there are usually several people here by now dai_evans says, a conmker is a horsechestnut dai_evans says, *conker pengolodh_sc says, Why was there a World Conker Championship in Britain this weekend? fialyn says, Marbles? dai_evans says, because people wanted to compete, probably pengolodh_sc says, Compete in what? dai_evans says, that's the usual reason for having a championship dai_evans says, in conkers pengolodh_sc says, Conkers being? dai_evans says, the game that you play with conkers fialyn says, I thought it was something like marbles, right? dai_evans says, no, not even close pengolodh_sc says, What is it like, then? dai_evans says, you drill a hole through the middle of your conker, and put a shoelace with a knot in it through dai_evans says, so you can hang your conker, or swing it dai_evans says, then you take it in turns to swing your conker at your opponents conker dai_evans says, which he will be supending as a target dai_evans says, *suspending dai_evans says, and the surviving conker wins fialyn says, That does sound interesting... dai_evans says, it's good fun dai_evans says, and there are all sorts of things that you can do to enhance the toughness of your conker pengolodh_sc says, It has to be - apparently there are conker-clubs in Britain. dai_evans says, and each time you win a bout, your conker gets another point dai_evans says, very good fun pengolodh_sc says, Apparently this year's World conker Championship ended on a rather controversial end, though. dai_evans says, oh really? fialyn says, hmmm? pengolodh_sc says, Apparently the French ladies' World Champion Celine Parachou wanted to take on English men's World Champion Neil Fraser for the title of outright winner, but the officials of the Championship refused, on grounds that the rules specifically require separate men's and ladies' World Championships. dai_evans leaves pengolodh_sc says, I think I shall ready my duct-tape fialyn says, That makes no sense to me whatsoever, but Dai could clarify if he comes back! fialyn says, Extra-sticky variety ^^ pengolodh_sc says, He probably has to un-crash his computer. fialyn says, Has he been having problems? dai_evans enters pengolodh_sc says, That I know not, but he didn't say he was going, and when he hasn't returned by now it seems like there was a crash fialyn says, Tape him. fialyn says, He pengolodh_sc tapes down dai_evans fialyn says, is back dai_evans says, it wasn't yahoo, it was AOL pengolodh_sc says, To reiterate about the campionship, Dai: pengolodh_sc says, Apparently the French ladies' World Champion Celine Parachou wanted to take on English men's World Champion Neil Fraser for the title of outright winner, but the officials of the Championship refused, on grounds that the rules specifically require separate men's and ladies' World Championships. fialyn says, AOL has been acting odd all week. My friends keep getting booted from AIM. pengolodh_sc says, AIM? fialyn says, AOL Instant Messenger pengolodh_sc says, I haven't had trouble with it at all. fialyn says, Oh, you knew what it was...I haven't either, but some of the newer versions are supposedly not stable. My friend lost his buddy list! (That may have had something to do with Windows XP upgrade, though) angela_burgess enters fialyn says, So, Dai, what reason would there possibly be for separate men's and women's conkers titles? angela_burgess says, hi all! pengolodh_sc says, I was writing to Dai, but you got there just ahead of me. I do have the newest version, though. pengolodh_sc says, Greetings. dai_evans says, well, obviously, the organisers feel that men have an unfair advantage over women fialyn says, hola angela_burgess says, brb pengolodh_sc says, Seems like the French ladies' World Champion thought otherwise. pengolodh_sc listens to Ravel's Daphnis et Chloι keithfras enters pengolodh_sc says, Greetings. fialyn says, I was listening to L'Arc~en~Ciel... keithfras says, Evening all! fialyn says, Hi! dai_evans says, Hi Keith keithfras pours Dr Pepper and hands round peanuts dai_evans says, thankyou pengolodh_sc politely declines, but says "Thank you." catorman enters pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Catherine. keithfras says, Evening Catherine. catorman says, Hello - empty in here tonight, isn't it? catorman says, How is everyone? keithfras says, Yeah! fialyn says, It sure is. keithfras says, Surviving. dai_evans says, Hi Catherine fialyn says, I'm still sick. 2 weeks now. catorman says, Oh dear, Keith, that doesn't sound good. catorman says, Sick? not the horrible fluey virus I had - lasted that long. keithfras says, I spent an hour this evening answering all the messages on the Draco subject at Paradise Your buddy michelleapostolides is on pager pengolodh_sc says, Dai, BBC teletext has the powder-scare story as well, on page 109. keithfras says, No - I always say that. fialyn says, It may be...I don't know. pengolodh_sc says, Michelle's on her way, I think. pengolodh_sc says, . fialyn says, I'm always tired lately. catorman says, Looks as though Michelle's coming in. pengolodh_sc says, . pinguthegreek enters fialyn says, Hi. pengolodh_sc says, Hey, what just happened to chat? catorman says, Hi Michelle! fialyn says, Nothing.... keithfras says, Michelle? That you? pinguthegreek says, Hello! catorman says, What powder-scare???? pengolodh_sc says, Chat just froze over for me for almost a minute. dai_evans says, I wold look at Ceefax, but I'd have to go all the way downstairs to the big tv pinguthegreek says, YUes's me. catorman says, How's Kitty? pengolodh_sc says, A man dropped white powder in a chapel in Canterbury Cathedral. catorman says, Or Harry? dai_evans says, Kittys fine. Very lively catorman says, They are. keithfras wonders who Kitty is catorman says, Dai's new pet. dai_evans says, my new kitty fialyn says, I didn't hear that. I've been hearing about a lot of powdery stuff here in the States, but who knows? keithfras says, Ah. dai_evans says, called harry pengolodh_sc says, The cathedral was evacuated, and will remain closed until tests on the powder reveal if it is harmful or not. fialyn says, Oh, you did name the cat! catorman says, I want to know how common anthrax is generally anyway, so I can assess how much scaremongering is going on. potterlovingash enters angela_burgess is away (Auto-Away) pengolodh_sc says, Anthrax-bacteriae are common, but not in such a way as to normally make people sick, and it is rare to find people contracting anthrax outside of areas large on livestock-industry fialyn says, Not very common, although (and no one seems to be reporting this) there was a few cases in Minnesota a few years ago. A family ate a downed cow that had died of anthrax...and they all got sick catorman says, Hi Ashley dai_evans says, There are always a few deaths each year in Britain from it potterlovingash says, Hi Everyone keithfras says, Hi pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Ashley dai_evans says, amongst the farming community usually catorman says, I just know about it historically - it used to be Elephants in Malaysia/Burma etc, who were most affected by it. dai_evans says, ah fialyn says, As for how common left-package scare pranks are...very potterlovingash says, Ah, anthrax discussion. They left an extensive message on our phones here at Columbia Uni about our mail and detecting symptoms and the like catorman says, Really - what are the symptoms? potterlovingash says, they told us it's like the flu pengolodh_sc says, Factoid about anthrax: In 1917, a German officer was arrested while trying to get into Russia through Nrothern nroway. Among his possessions was a small vial contained in a lump of sugar. potterlovingash says, so if anyone gets sick at all to go to health services to be safe pengolodh_sc says, Northern Norway* (my spelling is not up to its normal standards today) keithfras says, Uh-oh...another Draco post on Paradise for me to answer! potterlovingash says, Oh no, Keith you are out of control on that board. I am highly amused fialyn says, Keith, settle down, and stop worrying about Draco. He won't be going anywhere. pengolodh_sc says, The vial was confiscated by the police, and kept in a cupboard here in Trondheim up until 1917, with no-one knowing of the contents. angela_burgess says, ok, i'm back angela_burgess is back. dai_evans says, thank god fialyn says, That must have been back in the days before they ran tests on everything pengolodh_sc says, The cupboard and contents were moved around a lot, as the police changed quarters, and was reorganised, etc., until somebody in 1997 had a look at it, and found the vial contained a very large amount of very alive Anthrax potterlovingash says, By the way Keith, one of the fanfics I keep up with has the classic evil Draco.... it's the only R/H fic I read.... After the End is its title catorman says, That corroborates what I know about it - that it can lie dormant indefinitely until it comes into contact with something. fialyn says, Hmm. The Trondheim police sound a lot like some of our local police and fire services. "Hmm, what's this?" pengolodh_sc says, With the treatment the sugar-lump with the vial had gone through, it is not inconceivable that it might have been broken at one point. dai_evans says, I got my free HP poster from the sunday times pengolodh_sc says, Our city at present has 144 000 inhabitants, and in addition to that ca. 20 000 students from other parts of the country. catorman says, Oh no!!!!!!!!! Just realised I forgot to buy it today!!!!!!! catorman says, I knew there was something! pengolodh_sc says, I'll see tomorrow if the Times has managed to ship all of itself to Norway this time. fialyn says, Go go go go go and get a paper potterlovingash says, Oh I was so upset that I could not get a Sunday Times. Completely incompetent magazines stores up here in my neighborhood. Geez, in New York for nothing catorman says, Too late! pengolodh_sc says, Last week, they managed to ship only sections 1, 2, 5, and 6. catorman says, Actually, might not be - must ask Mickey. angela_burgess says, do you think it will be in the copies B&N has? fialyn says, I know where i could have got one, except that picture of Snape had me rolling, so I said...nai dai_evans says, I've got 2 copies potterlovingash says, The closest B&N to me laughed at me and said they stopped getting the Sunday Times in 1999 pinguthegreek is away (Auto-Away) pengolodh_sc says, The anthrax that was found in Trondheim was probably intended for the horses of the Russian army, to disrupt the chain of supply of the Russian arme pinguthegreek is back. pinguthegreek says, I'm not away I'm on the phone.... catorman says, Don't worry. Mickey has just said he'll drive me into the village to see if I can pick one up. I'll be right back!!!!!!! catorman leaves pengolodh_sc says, I forgot to greet you, Michelle. fialyn says, So biowarfare was being used in 1917. Very, very interesting. angela_burgess says, oh, well, i have to go pick up a book from there later today, so I'll ask...hopefully they won't laugh at me potterlovingash says, dai_evans says, notice, Mickey isn't letting Catherine drive herself. pinguthegreek says, That's Ok Christian. fialyn says, Don't think about HP and drive ^^ dai_evans says, yep, it's a deadly combination potterlovingash says, Alright, I have to get some random school work done. I'll back later. {Waves bye for now} potterlovingash leaves dai_evans says, biowarfare has been in use as long as spears and rocks angela_burgess says, oops, dog scratching at door...i'll be back later on angela_burgess leaves fialyn says, I'm sorry, I've just never been particularly interested in the technology of war pengolodh_sc says, Yes, Dai - for instance tossing dead carcasses into the water-supply of the enemy. keithfras says, Hello again. Yet another stupid anti-good!Draco post has been made on Paradise. dai_evans says, exactly keithfras says, Not as long as spears and rocks, surely. dai_evans says, well, almost as long pengolodh_sc says, The difference is probably marginal, Keith keithfras says, Yeah, I'd agree with that (sorry, I'm being a bit picky at the moment) fialyn says, Keith, there is only so much you can do for Draco's rep keithfras says, For? keithfras ?) pengolodh_sc says, I'd say that Keith is decidedly not working to *improve* Draco's reputation. keithfras says, How am I working FOR Draco's reputation? fialyn says, His reputation. In canon at least. Oh, you're working AGAINST him. Carry on then. keithfras says, Not that of fanon Draco, anyway. fialyn says, I don't hang out on that list. Outside of HP For Grownups and that monstrosity that is Snapefans, I'm avoiding MLs. keithfras says, I really don't know why I suddenly decided to post that rant now. I've been saying it for ages in reviews and here. fialyn says, What's the rant? I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with it. pengolodh_sc wonders if he should admit that he is part of roughly fourty HP-related Yahoo!Groups fialyn says, !!!! Well, I used to be, but I unsubbed from quite a few. keithfras says, I posted a long moan against the usual fanfic portrayal of Draco fialyn says, Oh, and I just remembered what the second HP fanfic I read EVER was. Keith's LOTR crossover keithfras says, Namely, him changing sides, often falling for a good main character, often being some kind of bad-boy sex god. fialyn says, I don't like fanon!Draco. I like fanart of fanon!Draco though... keithfras says, It just drives me insane. pengolodh_sc says, Don't read it then, Keith fialyn says, Draco is not Snape. I don't care what most people say. Those characters are not parallels of each other. keithfras says, *Everyone* seems to write him that way. fialyn says, It's kind of hard to avoid, if Draco is in a fic he is not aligned to canon keithfras says, I don't pengolodh, not any more. keithfras says, Precisely, Fialyn. fialyn says, I don't read fic anymore... keithfras says, People calmly accept redeemed!Draco as if it wasn't a massive leap of faith from canon. fialyn says, If fan authors need a good-guy blond, there is always Seamus Finnigan. Your buddy catlady_de_los_angeles is on pager keithfras says, Ah, but all the chicks love a bad guy with a heart of gold :vomits: keithfras says, pengolodh_sc says, I just don't see why you're getting so angry about it, Keith dai_evans says, where the hell is everyone? fialyn says, I hear ya, I hear ya, that's why I'm avoiding most Snape fic pengolodh_sc says, Rita is coming, I think. Your buddy catlady_de_venezia is in chat catlady_de_venezia enters Connecting... Connected! Sending login information... You see here: pengolodh_sc, keithfras, fialyn, dai_evans, catlady_de_venezia, pinguthegreek dai_evans says, Hi Rita fialyn says, He's getting angry because, well, he's been in the fandom a long time, and it's just getting sooooo BAD € pengolodh_sc says, GReetings, Rita dai_evans says, been working? catlady_de_venezia says, Hello, I'm late, I overslept, what did I miss? fialyn says, Hi Rita pinguthegreek is away (Auto-Away) dai_evans says, not alot keithfras says, I don't know either pengolodh. It just does. Maybe because I had to deal with people like Draco at school. € pengolodh_sc says, Are you in Cheeta, Rita? keithfras says, Hi Rita. fialyn says, Me too. My favorite Draco scenes are those where he gets beat up. catlady_de_venezia says, This one of me is in CHeeta, can't you see the avatar Christian? € pengolodh_sc groans over his unintended cheesy rhyme back there keithfras says, I'm continuing my anti-good!Draco rant. € pengolodh_sc says, I have avatars switched of - they make keeping up with chat much harder fialyn says, It's too bad he's got to be so unlikeable. I love his name. It's just such a cool name. € pengolodh_sc says, Just saved the transcript catlady_de_venezia says, the 'Malfoy' part isn't cool: itmeans bad faith... fialyn says, It's a great name for a villain. It just sounds right. catlady_de_venezia says, Yay, Christian! plzx email me the transcript you saved? catlady_de_venezia says, Hey, Michelle, you presumably don't mind being call Pingu if it's your new sn .... where did it come from? € pengolodh_sc says, Thou shouldst check Thy inbox, Lady of the Cats. pinguthegreek is back. € pinguthegreek says, Ah Will explain in a minute... catlady_de_venezia says, thank you Christian, it arrived catlady_de_venezia says, Hey, Dai, how is Harry the large kitten? stacey_aka_phatgirl enters dai_evans says, he's fine stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi, all. dai_evans says, very very very playful € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Stacey catlady_de_venezia says, Not walking on your keyboard? fialyn says, Hi dai_evans says, he's 5 months, and he's not that large catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Stacey shaysmail enters dai_evans says, not right now € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Shay catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Shay fialyn says, helooo dai_evans says, Hi Shay € shaysmail says, howdy catorman enters catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Catherine dai_evans says, Hi Catherine, did you get it? fialyn says, Any luck with the paper? € catorman says, I'm back. No bloody luck at all. Went to three shops. s_ings enters fialyn says, I'm sorry... € catorman says, They had every other broadsheet but. catlady_de_venezia says, (I do such a good imitation of being someone who didn't just arrive myself) € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Sheryll dai_evans says, ah well s_ings says, Hello everyone catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Sheryll Summer_r0mance enters keithfras says, Hi Sheryll! € catorman says, Sheryll!!!!!!!!!! Long time no see! € pengolodh_sc says, wb, Catherine Summer_r0mance leaves dai_evans says, Hi Sheryl € pinguthegreek says, Sheryll how come you're here ? s_ings says, The birthday party is over, it started at 11 am € pengolodh_sc says, You didn't stay for dinner? € catorman says, Where have you been recently? s_ings says, Nope, we'd been there since last night stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh good. all the kids tired out, sheryll? € pinguthegreek says, Oh good ! s_ings says, No, but they made me tired just watching them all run around s_ings says, I've been around Catherine, just not as much as usual € catorman says, Still working nights? keithfras says, Sheryll, you follow HP_Paradise? s_ings says, Yes I do, Keith. Why? keithfras says, Have you read my pathetic attempts to argue against the baffling popularity of good!Draco? € catorman says, I can't believe Mickey drove me round half of South East London, and I still couldn't find a copy of the Sunday Times. How annoying is that?! keithfras says, Well, not exactly against popularity. Against the tendency to interpret his character and anticipate his future in optimistic ways. s_ings says, Some of them Keith, I'm a little behind in the posts stacey_aka_phatgirl says, dear me. i'm missing posts. s_ings says, Well, you made it a bit of a rant, Keith, but you voiced a valid opinion. There's no evidence so far that Draco will become good stacey_aka_phatgirl says, back in a bit. stacey_aka_phatgirl leaves keithfras says, Thank you! Why does almost everybody conveniently forget that simple fact? s_ings says, I meant to respond, but haven't had time catlady_de_venezia says, I dunno that it's 'almost everybody' fialyn says, Because it's fanfic, and people have their fantasies € catorman says, I agree with you, Keith, but I don't post on Paradise - just use it to read the fics. catlady_de_venezia says, Rebecca certainly kept him still evil s_ings says, Also valid, writers are free to do whatever they want with the characters keithfras says, Yes, but why does everybody with anything to say on the subject *want* him to be good? fialyn says, Yes, but her Snape revision...why am I saying this? I LIKED that fic. catlady_de_venezia says, urm...... Gwen'Lee has him still evil so far... € catorman says, I don't know. Maybe it's the allure of black leather???????? € shaysmail says, i don't want him to be good. that's not as much fun keithfras says, I didn't know he was even in Rebecca's stories...ooh wait. keithfras says, Yes, that's right, but it wasn't a very big role. fialyn says, Oh, the elf story that I want to read more of... s_ings says, Wish I knew, Keith. I like him being good in some stories, but I would like him being evil, too. (as long as it was well written) s_ings says, Shay, did you manage to find someone to help with your story keithfras says, The thing is, all the very big, very well-known stories seem to have good or at least partly redeemed Draco. € shaysmail says, al said he would take a look, but no one on the list offered to help € catorman says, What is he like in Ginny the Vampire Slayer? keithfras says, I don't know, maybe I just hate his guts because he reminds me of school bullies I used to have to endure. s_ings says, I can try, if you still want someone, though I'm not sure how much help I would be Summer_r0mance enters keithfras says, Catherine - he tries to Avada Kedavra Harry, Ginny kicks his butt - the first time she uses her Slayer powers. s_ings says, That could be, Keith, we all bring personal experience into our perceptions of the characters € shaysmail says, i just want someone to do a read-through of what i have so far to see how it works. i've never tried dark fic before € catorman says, Cool. I should read it. Summer_r0mance says, hi € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings. Summer_r0mance says, im from the other hp1 Summer_r0mance says, imcooler catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Sumer R0mance, do you have a name to put on chatter list € catorman says, Hi. Much harder on the eye, though. stacey_aka_phatgirl enters Summer_r0mance says, a what.. keithfras says, But I'm hardly likely to be the only person in HP fandom who had to deal with arrogant gits who think they're so witty because they can crush other people's self-respect. Summer_r0mance leaves catlady_de_venezia The TXT list of chatter aliases is to be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20Chatter%27s%20List fialyn says, Speaking of fic, does anyone know of some good alternate 5th books. s_ings says, That much I could probably manage, Shay, if you want to send it to me catlady_de_venezia The HTML list of chatter aliases is to be found at: catlady_de_venezia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20chatterlist.html catlady_de_venezia This chat will be saved and posted on theYahoo Group : catlady_de_venezia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/ stacey_aka_phatgirl says, aha. better, sort of. € shaysmail says, if anyone is interested in reading it, please send me your e-mail addy. i've only got a little more than 3 pages done so far € pengolodh_sc says, Summer_r0mance was in yesterday too - I think she's just bumping into random chatrooms s_ings says, Probably not the only one, Keith, but perhaps some people's way of dealing with those experiences is to turn the characters nice fialyn says, No, you're not, Keith. I'm one of them. My Snape fandom arises from the fact that, well, *I'm rather like him* keithfras says, The list of chatters' ages, genders and vital statistics can be found at http://www.ssscr.com/members € catorman says, So could I, Shay, if you want any other volunteers. But I have too much on my plate to take on any proper, in depth, beta-ing. fialyn says, Shay, what is it about? keithfras says, Compromising photos of chatters can be found at http://www.ssscr.com/gallery dai_evans says, I can't seem to get that link to work Keith € shaysmail says, a student massacre on halloween pinguthegreek is away (Auto-Away) keithfras says, X-rated chatroom videos can be found at http://www.ssscr.com/xxx s_ings says, Shay, you can send it to me at: s_ings@yahoo.com € shaysmail says, i'm not looking for an indepth beta right now. just general suggestions catlady_de_venezia says, Keith, I remind scared of teenyboppers and teens whom I hear laughing in groups, fearingn they are plotting against me, even tho; I am now 43 fialyn says, I'm also the kiss of death for authors, I've betaed for three and none of them finished the series, and no I'm not in the mood for reading that sort of fic catlady_de_venezia says, but it was crude and stupid and often physical attacks, not verbally witty ones, that scarred me ... € pengolodh_sc says, the ssscr stands for "secret secluded sex chat room" and seems to be something of an injoke. It is not (yet) a valid URL, AFAIK € catorman says, Rita, that is so true!!!!!! So do I!!!!!! There is nothing scarier than a group of teenagers hanging around, being teenagers. keithfras says, Dai knows that (I hope) € catorman says, Should do by now! € catorman says, Afterall, he and Sinead have featured heavily there! keithfras says, Yeah, 3/4 of the videos on sale are of them. keithfras says, And half the framed photos are too. € catorman says, Where is the lovely Sinead tonight? Is it too early for her, Dai? keithfras says, You can buy these items at http://www.ssscr.com/shop dai_evans says, I've got a lovely framed photo of Sinead on my desk s_ings says, Keith, you took the videos of me off the market, right? keithfras says, Dai, did you read my Time of Trial cookie? dai_evans says, she's not coming in tonight dai_evans says, I did € catorman says, Busy? € shaysmail says, sheryl, coming your way keithfras says, Yeah Sheryll, I had to, all the copies sold out and the original was so worn I couldn't make any more copies. dai_evans says, she's tired, she had her wisdom teech out on friday dai_evans says, *teeth fialyn says, owwww. She has my sympathies. s_ings says, I should be able to get it back to you, with comments, withing a day or 2 stacey_aka_phatgirl says, ouch € catorman says, Oh, poor thing. I had all mine out when I was 20 (under general) - I felt lousy for days. s_ings says, LOL Keith s_ings says, Michelle, how did it go looking at the house yesterday? keithfras says, I still have the negatives of the still pics though. € pinguthegreek says, Still on phone..... pinguthegreek is back. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, love your new alias, btw michelle keithfras rummages € pinguthegreek says, TA s_ings says, I suggest you keep those to yourself Keith keithfras says, I think they're here, under the shots I'm considering for the calendar. s_ings says, Do I get to be the centerfold? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, total non-sequitor: have any of the Brits seen any of the Rebus tv-miniseriesessses? If so, are they good or bad? € pengolodh_sc says, Put her on the cover! keithfras says, Would you rather be Ms July or Ms August? I haven't decided on the order yet. s_ings says, Make me Ms June (the month of my birthday) catlady_de_venezia says, There is a story named Third Time Unlucky, iirc by wotan, with a student massacre on Halloween,,,,,,, keithfras says, Right-o € catorman says, With John Hannah? I don't know. I really like him as an actor, but I've only read the books. The reviews here weren't that favourable. keithfras moves Sinead to July dai_evans says, Sinead wanted May stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (yes, with Hahhah) keithfras says, Oh dear.... s_ings says, Hmmm. I hadn't read that story, Rita € catorman says, I'm sure they're OK. € shaysmail says, hopefully mine is different. i haven't heard of one with a similar plot, but i'm not as familiar with dark fialyn says, all plots have been done many a time. € catorman says, anyone heard if Saitana is going to be in tonight? catlady_de_venezia says, I'm sure yours is different, but that story (it is old) is worth reading keithfras says, Especially ones where Draco becomes good! grrr € shaysmail says, okey dokey € shaysmail says, keith, draco is definitely not good in mine s_ings says, I'll look for wotan's story, too and give that a read € pengolodh_sc says, Is "Third Time unlucky a hp fanfic, and if so, where can it be found? keithfras says, Good! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, draco will be good in mine. but he'll still be a big bitch. fialyn says, Oh no Good Draco. run s_ings says, bitchy!Draco is good catlady_de_venezia says, its hp and it was on ffnet and I don't konw where else keithfras says, FF.net is malfuctioning AGAIN at the moment. € pengolodh_sc says, And with ff.net presently living up to its reputation of online-ness.... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, server upgrade fialyn says, It's down for a few days. The thing with the older stories is that a lot of those authors have dropped out of the fandom. € pengolodh_sc says, YEs - it should have been done Saturday morning, CET s_ings says, I have some great ideas for a Neville story, but haven't had time to write anything yet € pengolodh_sc says, It seems teh problem is not solely with ff.net this time round - apparently there was a DNS-problem too. € catorman says, talking of maintenance work etc. Why is it :Yahoo Groups always choose Sunday to close everything down - the one day of the week I spend more time on line? fialyn says, Hmm. I've been writing a fic about Snape and the Mirror of Erised. (ewww. DNS) keithfras says, A story about Neville? That would be nice and original (unless it's slash, every possible slash pairing has been done by now surely, there's so much of it) fialyn says, because Sunday is the least-used day, because it is precisely NOT a workday for most people,and everyone gets on line from work. s_ings says, No, it's not going to be slash stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Erised rocks! fialyn says, Thank you. It's a birthday fic for someone and I need to get cracking and finish it; her birthday was two weeks ago. € catorman says, I thought that more people would use it on Sunday as they are not at work. Oh well, just shows how much people are getting paid for surfing instead of working. keithfras says, It was suggested today that I issue a fanfic challenge on Schnoogle, but I don't know how. fialyn says, Has anyone done Neville/Hermione fic? € shaysmail says, people haven't been responding to challenges on my list stacey_aka_phatgirl says, can a bad draco still be beautiful, keith? € pengolodh_sc says, Keith, there is not a lot of slash - I am guessing that there are at msot 2000 slash-fics on and off ff.net (and that is putting it really high), compared to ca. 20 000 hp-stories total on ff.net alone. keithfras says, If not, someone should. keithfras says, Really? I thought it was more, maybe 1/5. fialyn says, Keith must be hanging out in the anime-influenced HP fandom ^^ keithfras says, That's still an incredible number of people who like writing about children's-book characters having sex. keithfras says, OK, I'll rephrase that. catlady_de_venezia says, OH, Keith, like Harry and Ginny? s_ings says, Please do, Keith keithfras says, LOL! I realised how dumb that was. s_ings says, I was getting into "HP books are not children's books" mode for a minute pinguthegreek is away (Auto-Away) keithfras says, That's still a lot of people writing slash, for an ostensibly kid's book fandom. fialyn says, It's time we introduce terms like yaoi and shounen-ai into the HP fandom. Yaoi==PWP. Shounen-ai or BL (boys love)==tamer romance with gay charas. € pengolodh_sc says, A ratio of 1/10 would seem just right - that seems to be the normal estimate of how large a segment of the population is gay keithfras says, Note 'ostensibly' keithfras says, Yes, but most of the m/m stories are written by girls. s_ings says, much better fialyn says, Keith, you aren't familiar with anime fandom, are you? Slash is always more popular with girls. catlady_de_venezia says, there should be boys writing f/f stories.... keithfras says, I'd rather not get into a slash discussion. keithfras says, We're too scared. fialyn says, Yuri...actually, most of that is written by men/boys. keithfras says, The HP fandom is overwhelmingly predominantly female. keithfras says, The only well-known f/f writer is Minx, who is female! € pengolodh_sc says, Rita - don't make that wish. The level of quality would be, I suspect, rather appalling fialyn says, I don't read much slash, as a lot of it makes me go OWCH keithfras says, m/m just makes me uncomfortable. Does that make me a bad person? fialyn says, I'm not speaking of the HP fandom. This is about fanfic in general, and there isn't so much shoujo ai/yuri in the HP fandom because there are simply not many female characters, especially ones of age. the_phantom_schnoogler enters s_ings says, Not at all, Keith, we all have our preferences dai_evans says, Hi Al s_ings says, Hi Alex keithfras says, Good point, Fialyn. € pengolodh_sc says, IMO, if it is OK wiritng about a male and a female having sex in a fandom, it is OK writing about a boy and a boy, or a girl and a girl, having sex in the same fandom. keithfras says, Al, hi! catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Al € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hi € shaysmail says, hi al € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Al € the_phantom_schnoogler says, |s Pingu Michelle? fialyn says, No, it's not bad, you have things you like, and other people have things they like, and I am at this point very sick of both slash and het in the HP fic world. s_ings says, Yes keithfras says, Intellectually, Christian, I agree. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ah pinguthegreek is back. € pinguthegreek says, Yes € the_phantom_schnoogler waves at Michelle € pinguthegreek says, 'Lo s_ings says, Off the phone now, Michelle? € pengolodh_sc says, She's on the phone, Alex keithfras says, Perhaps a statement that ANY HP lemon is in very poor taste would be better. € pinguthegreek says, No... flying_ford_anglia enters € pengolodh_sc says, I think, at least s_ings says, Neil!!!!!! € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Neil keithfras says, Hi Neil. € the_phantom_schnoogler agrees with what Keith said. catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Neil, I am at this very minute reading your OT pots fialyn says, !!!!!! Thank you. Keith, you've hit it. Bad lemons ROT. € pengolodh_sc says, I am having large delays on what I write right now € pinguthegreek says, Friend is upset over wedding stuff.... dai_evans says, Hi Neil flying_ford_anglia says, Well... it is quiet tonight. Hello keithfras says, BTW, has anyone noticed that I haven't ONCE bashed myself this evening? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, That's why I fade to black € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, don't bloody start now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And good on yer s_ings says, You've been doing very well, Keith keithfras says, I've done that in all of the few sex scenes I've written. fialyn says, Actually, you said you always felt horrible at the beginning of the chat. catlady_de_venezia says, Keith writes Harry and Ginny, Al writes Harry and Draco, and they are agreeing that HP characters shouldn't have sex..... dai_evans says, be strong Keith flying_ford_anglia says, People insist on repeating my typo in their replies - hmph! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't deny that they do have sex, I just don't write about it. keithfras says, I've been bashing good!Draco obsession instead fialyn says, No, that's not what they're saying. They're not writing lemons, that's all. keithfras says, Not that they shouldn't have sex (when they're old enough) € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, I disagree on that point, but I kinda think you already knew that, Keith catlady_de_venezia The TXT list of chatter aliases is to be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20Chatter%27s%20List catlady_de_venezia The HTML list of chatter aliases is to be found at: catlady_de_venezia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20chatterlist.html catlady_de_venezia This chat will be saved and posted on theYahoo Group : catlady_de_venezia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/ angela_burgess enters keithfras says, Fialyn - I say 'surviving' as a joke. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, For one thing, I can't write explicit slash - having Harry and Draco snogging, as I have done in Snitch 7 is one thing. € pengolodh_sc says, wb, Angela stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (lemony sigh from the peanut gallery) fialyn says, I know that ^^ angela_burgess says, thanks... catlady_de_venezia says, Hi, aNGELEA flying_ford_anglia says, I'm confused by some of these nicknames € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I wouldn't feel happy about describing an explicit sex act. s_ings says, Hi Angela angela_burgess says, I have a happy dog and a happy carpet...life is good keithfras says, The list of chatters' ages, genders and vital statistics can be found at http://www.ssscr.com/members angela_burgess says, hi everyone! € the_phantom_schnoogler is watching the David Attenborough thing about lions. € catorman says, Oh, Hi Al, Neil - how long have you been here? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi angela € pengolodh_sc says, Did Yahoo!Groups just collapse again? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hey Angela catlady_de_venezia says, happy dog and happy carpet: am I missing some information? angela_burgess says, I left earlier to go walk my dog € pengolodh_sc says, . fialyn says, No, it's only you with the problem, Christian. € catorman says, Ooops. Sorry about colour scheme. flying_ford_anglia says, I've just got there € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Seems fine to me, Christian € shaysmail says, keith, that addy comes up as can't find server for me keithfras says, It's not real. fialyn says, Keith's prank strikes again... € shaysmail says, aarrgghh flying_ford_anglia says, here keithfras says, I have seen/read a few very mild H/G lemons angela_burgess says, therefore, happy dog, happy carpet € pengolodh_sc says, I am having very great lags right now in chat - nothing for ten seconds, and then ten posts appear simultaneously keithfras says, That happens to me sometimes. € catorman says, Work calmed down a bit? fialyn says, it's probably your connection. angela_burgess says, i have that prob sometimes too flying_ford_anglia says, Are you addressing moi? s_ings says, Shay, got your file catlady_de_venezia says, Shay, sometimkes that happens to me and then I try again immediately and it works... € catorman says, Oui. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh, yes, I posted my application to WB today stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh good. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, So I'm now waiting with bated breath flying_ford_anglia says, Merci. Yes... I've finished my report. € catorman says, Oh, to play TR? s_ings says, Excellent, Al € the_phantom_schnoogler nods € catorman says, Congratulations angela_burgess says, TR? flying_ford_anglia says, Although... I'm leaving the UK on Weds. fialyn says, Good luck Al € catorman says, Tom Riddle. € catorman says, Where to? s_ings says, Where are you headed, Neil flying_ford_anglia says, until next Monday angela_burgess says, oh, yeah, duh catlady_de_venezia says, Did everyone e-mail you n agging you to apply, or just me? I expect it was everyone,,,,, flying_ford_anglia says, I'm going to Brussels and then Madrid € pengolodh_sc says, Finers crossed, Alex! € pengolodh_sc says, Fingers* € catorman says, Nice. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, You and heidi € catorman says, I forgot about calling Al, Alex. s_ings envies Neil immensely € catorman says, I just spent the evening with some Belgian friends. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ooh, has the British menu suggestions thread degenerated into trans-atlantic food slinging? € catorman says, They overcooked the asparagus. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I do hope so. dai_evans says, why are we calling you Alex? flying_ford_anglia says, The food fight hasn't got as bad as it has in the past... € the_phantom_schnoogler shrugs € catorman says, Yes - no thanks to you!!!!!!!! There I am, trying to be positive about English food, and you come in with this cardboard crap! dai_evans says, did i miss something? € pengolodh_sc says, I could always start talking about Smalahove and lutefisk.... keithfras lobs spotted dick across the Atlantic € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ha flying_ford_anglia says, Brussels is work, Madrid is pleasure € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's all true though € catorman says, I'm going to start pelting Amanda with cold lumpy custard at this rate. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I can be positive about British food - had some lovely pasta for dinner tonight ... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, oh fialyn says, You know, when ever I see Madrid, I think Iowa instead of Spain... flying_ford_anglia says, Really? catlady_de_venezia says, there is cardboard food in USA too. € catorman says, It isn't!!!!! There's a difference between rubbish restaurants/hotel/canteen food, and good English cuisine. Differentiate. € pengolodh_sc says, . s_ings says, There's cardboard food everywhere € catorman says, OMG - I'm turning into the converse of Doreen. fialyn says, Yes, it's the name of a town in Iowa too, except pronounced to vaguely rhyme with "Hagrid" flying_ford_anglia says, I would like to see Al(ex) as Tom, but think he doesn't look evil enough € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, obviously. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm playing to our stereotype - it can be quite fun sometimes € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Not evil enough??? flying_ford_anglia says, No... fialyn says, Well, Tom doesn't look evil all the time. € catorman says, Devil's advocate - so he's obviously evil enough. flying_ford_anglia says, True € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Tom is superficially nice dai_evans says, Have you seen the actor who played Darth Maul? He looks like a nice chap without the make-up € the_phantom_schnoogler says, On the outside. pinguthegreek is away (Auto-Away) € catorman says, Who's Darth Maul? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yeah, but there's a slight difference there, Dai dai_evans says, how so? keithfras cries out in horror at Michelle € pengolodh_sc says, Darth Maul is a central bad guy from Star Wars The Phantom Menace € the_phantom_schnoogler says, He was wearing makeup keithfras says, The bad guy with the horns angela_burgess says, from Star Wars? € pengolodh_sc says, (which I haven't watched) keithfras says, Episode One € shaysmail says, he was also in xmen dai_evans says, yes, but it goes to show, they can do anything with make-up € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Less makeup will be required for this particular part. € pinguthegreek says, Why are you crying out in horror at me Keith ? pinguthegreek is back. € catorman says, Oh - never got round to seeing Phantom Menace. Keep meaning to, but it doesn't look as good. flying_ford_anglia says, I'm visiting friends in Madrid, so it might as well be Iowa € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, so they can make me look evil using it s_ings says, He meant Catherine, Michelle fialyn says, Ha. You don't want to be in Iowa, Neil. Trust me. dai_evans says, they could give you horns keithfras says, Because you didn't know who he was. € the_phantom_schnoogler slaps forehead catlady_de_venezia says, and all the fans would complain that they horns weren't in the book € pinguthegreek says, Sorry, that was thed first time I have spoken to my best frind since the wedding ! fialyn says, PM is great...well, if you enjoy looking at McGregor and Neeson, yes € pengolodh_sc says, That was Catherine, Keith - not Michelle € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Just read a certain post about cheese and biscuits flying_ford_anglia says, What's up with Iowa, then? fialyn says, Nothing. It's just boring. s_ings says, Are you off the phone now, Michelle € catorman says, My was Keith crying out in horror at me? Because I didn't know who Darth Maul was? € pinguthegreek says, Yes. She needed some TLC. € catorman says, Why, even, not my. € pinguthegreek says, Darth masul is a baddie ! keithfras says, Ack, confusion. Forget it. s_ings says, I've been dying to find out how it went looking at the house yesterday, Michelle catlady_de_venezia says, was that about the former-friend-now-enemy being a guest at the wedding after 12 pints? € pinguthegreek says, Why are in laws so difficult ? € pengolodh_sc says, Darth Masul? Cool typo! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oxtail is a very Chinese type delicacy, by the way Neil € pinguthegreek says, OK, the house. Well it was what I want and I am going for it. angela_burgess says, mine aren't flying_ford_anglia says, HPfGU-cheese-n-biccies - our latest spinoff... s_ings says, They won't come down in price for you? angela_burgess says, my husband's are, though angela_burgess says, haha catlady_de_venezia says, LOL at ANgelea flying_ford_anglia says, Oxtail soup though... what's the story with that? catlady_de_venezia says, Pingu -- explain your name? € pinguthegreek says, Rita, this was the best friend who is pissed off at her new in laws because they behaved badly at the wedding. flying_ford_anglia says, It seems exotic, but bogstandard at the same time fialyn says, I thought oxtail soup was either French or German. We eat it at home enough. € pinguthegreek says, Ok. Over the Pingu name. I have to say thanks to Ghristian and Simon for it. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Rhysenn told me it was Chinese € pinguthegreek says, *Christian !* € catorman says, I love Oxtail soup - but prefer to make it myself so don't get bits of fat in it, and so I know that it is the tail and not something else. fialyn says, I think *everyone* makes it flying_ford_anglia says, It's not the obvious meaty thing to make into soup, is it? s_ings has never had Oxtail soup € pengolodh_sc says, It does have meat, though. € pengolodh_sc says, Meat and bone, which I believe has merrow. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I think Penny's need for a salad might be her undoing in this case, however. € pinguthegreek says, Because I have had some perverts IM ing me this week, Christian sugggested that maybe I was a bit obviously female as michelleapostolides.... s_ings says, btw, Michelle, in case you're wondering, I never had the opportunity to have that talk with Andy about his little tart flying_ford_anglia says, In Norway, I guess they'd leave the tailbone in it... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh, that sucks, sheryll € catorman says, No it's not - I can think of other things just as unusual that they do use! € pinguthegreek says, Oh bugger Sheryll. So bad!Michelle hasn't got her comeuppance yet ! s_ings says, No, but her time will come. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ooh, mispelling of Edinburgh € catorman says, Andy has a little tart??? Since when? € pinguthegreek says, It will indeed. With Christian and I sending virtual kicks too ! s_ings says, I may have a chance later tonight (crosses fingers) € the_phantom_schnoogler gets set to bring out the big guns on list € pengolodh_sc says, codfish-tongue, sheep-head (cooked whole), codfish-head (cooked whole), lutefisk,.... flying_ford_anglia says, I tried to skip that Edinburgh horror... € pengolodh_sc says, Dr Branford should be coming soon s_ings says, Not sure, Catherine, but I have intercepted some pretty explicit emails stacey_aka_phatgirl says, mmmm... lutefisk € pinguthegreek says, Can I save the Pingu story till Simon gets here ? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (runs to kitchen for salmon jerky) catlady_de_venezia says, I dunno Oxtail soup except by having read references to it --- but Barry makes chicken curry as a way to make use of the souped chicken after making chicken soup keithfras says, What Edinburgh horror? flying_ford_anglia says, Just a misspelling of it... € catorman says, I had a very weird experience online this week - the machine went into overdrive, and all these porn programmes installed themselves on our machine - including some pre-teen ones. keithfras says, Hmm..... s_ings says, Very odd, Catherine € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Someone spelled it Edinborough € pengolodh_sc says, Get yourself a firewall, Catherine keithfras says, Ah. Where? flying_ford_anglia says, I've had loads of "re: your order" spam offering me female body bits keithfras says, (So I can rip out their lungs) € catorman says, I have one! That's what's so weird - we don't know how they got in. € pengolodh_sc says, www.zonelabs.com offers Zonealarm, which is free, and also the best there is € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's like me popping up and saying Seatle for Seattle. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, On OT Chatter keithfras says, Ah. flying_ford_anglia says, Give our American cousins a break angela_burgess says, yeah, me too...i also get ones from sites with the topic hi! and just a name s_ings says, Thanks for ;the link, Christian, by brother-in-law is looking for something like that angela_burgess says, which usually happens to be the name of one of my stus stacey_aka_phatgirl says, keith, are you scottish? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Nope, can't be arsed € the_phantom_schnoogler waves at the Yanks fialyn says, Edinborough is a park in Edina ^^ € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We love you really flying_ford_anglia says, I hope we won't get onto pizza again... s_ings not worried, as she's not a 'Yank' € pengolodh_sc says, I get a lot of spam on some accounts, but not on others. € pengolodh_sc says, I once got a mail asking me if I needed anything in China.... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (joins sheryll in "not a yank" camp) angela_burgess says, as soon as i go into a chat room on an account, i start getting spam s_ings schnoogles Stacey € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I happen to like pizza simon_fictionalley enters € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I have to say the idea of deep frying it sounds intriguing. flying_ford_anglia says, I had a mail asking me to pick up a crate of money for someone... fialyn says, Is this AOL chat you're speaking of? s_ings says, Hi Simon € pengolodh_sc says, You just don't like it deepfried, Alex? flying_ford_anglia says, ...and help them find a house catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Simon € the_phantom_schnoogler says, My aunt lived near a chip shop in Lowestoft that deep-fried Mars Bars angela_burgess says, AOL, MSN, Yahoo!, all of them € pinguthegreek says, Hi Dr B € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Dr Branford keithfras says, Hi, Dr Branford! Long time no see! simon_fictionalley says, Hello angela_burgess says, hi simon! s_ings says, deep-fried Mars Bars? That actually sounds interesting flying_ford_anglia says, Hello, Simon! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, yo, simon € pengolodh_sc says, Mars Bars?! What on earth for? € catorman says, Hi Simon! dai_evans says, alot of chippies do deepfried mars bars € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I used to stay up there during the summer, and could never pluck up the courage to try one. simon_fictionalley waves at Pingu dai_evans says, it's gaining poularity flying_ford_anglia says, The Mars bar thing is quite widespread... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (wondering what a bridie is) € pinguthegreek glomps Dr B as an inspiration.... € catorman says, yeah - but they do it in really stale, rank fat. I could never eat from a fish and chip shop anymore. angela_burgess says, i don't think i would either...i like Mars, but frozen, not fried € the_phantom_schnoogler says, There's a chippie on the corner called The Codfather, so I rather they do them there. fialyn says, I eat potato chips and chocolate at the same time...this is't so far-fetched catorman leaves catorman enters flying_ford_anglia says, The Codfather? I like that... pengolodh_sc tapes down catorman s_ings says, But there's a rule that says you have to eat chips and chocolate together € catorman says, Thank you! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, chips and chocolate - perfect pms food € shaysmail says, how about chubby hubby ice cream from ben and jerrys? pretzels in ice cream € pinguthegreek says, I have to thank Christian and Simon for my new handle. fialyn says, You're the only other person I know who does that, then..more than one... flying_ford_anglia says, Better than Fishcoteque keithfras says, I wouldn't know, Stacey. fialyn says, Exactly, Stacey. flying_ford_anglia says, Chips meaning fries or potato chips? s_ings says, I haven't had that yet, Shay, but it sounds good to me s_ings says, Chips meaning potato chips, Neil fialyn says, potato chips, the North American kind stacey_aka_phatgirl says, doesn't matter neil, as long as salt is involved dai_evans says, crisps € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Crisps, okay flying_ford_anglia says, I see - yeah. Every weekend, I eat a bag of crisps and a bar of chocolate for breakfast € pinguthegreek says, I like Crisps. Too thirsty to try my swweet poltato crisps right now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Crisps aren't traditionally deep fried in chip shops, I have to say. s_ings says, I frequently sit watching TV with chocolate in one hand and potato chips in the other dai_evans says, Neil, that's disgusating flying_ford_anglia says, Sets me up for the day... dai_evans says, *disgusting fialyn says, That's 4, now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Waitrose does some good vegetable crisps - carrot flavoured keithfras says, Is anyone here a fan of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series? fialyn says, Me! s_ings says, LOL Neil € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, it's not disgusting at all. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Sensible chap, is our Neil flying_ford_anglia says, I know - I'm a slob... it's official keithfras says, This might interest you then, Fialyn € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I like crisp sandwiches. dai_evans says, I start everyday with 6 weetabix, that's a reasl breakfast keithfras says, www.tarvalon.net stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (admits she had pringles for breakfast) € pengolodh_sc says, Never read it - only heard that it has a tendency to go in circles.... s_ings says, No, you have excellent taste, Neil dai_evans says, *real angela_burgess says, brb...all this talk of junk food makes me want ice cream € pinguthegreek says, I need some coke... s_ings skipped breakfast today and had pate, cheese, keilbasa and crackers at 11 am flying_ford_anglia says, I was disappointed with the HP poster in the Sunday Times keithfras says, Join to become an Aes Sedai (or a Warder, not sure what gender you are. They will consider women Warders, anyway) fialyn says, Another WoT RP? I was in a WoT discussion blog that went kaboom. flying_ford_anglia says, It's covered with logos keithfras says, No, it's not actually an RPG. fialyn says, I'm a girl. € catorman says, Neil! I hope they're Kettle Chips. No, seriously, every Saturday and Sunday, Mickey brings me my tea in bed with a bar of Belgian chocolate. I have chocolate for breakfast most mornings. flying_ford_anglia says, keilbasa?? s_ings says, Polish sausage, Neil keithfras says, Just a set of messageboards with semi-in-character discussion. flying_ford_anglia says, Catherine - only the best for you, obviously! keithfras says, And best of all, a very small community. € catorman says, Yep! flying_ford_anglia says, I make do with Walker's and Cadbury's ... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, weekend breakfast here involve either omelets or crepes keithfras says, Well, you could even bond me as your Warder, if you're really mad. fialyn says, Oh, message boards. I'm in a webclique called Ajah...that's what started the blog. I'll take a look at it later... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Catherine's replied to you, Catherine s_ings wishes someone would bring her breakfast in bed with chocolate € catorman says, But when I'm feeling virtuous, I don't diet, I just buy Green and Black's fairtrade, instead. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, anyone watch the Japanese GP last night? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Is she the one who keeps complaining about Weston-super-Mare? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Nope, missed it keithfras thinks anyone whose mind got linked to his would last maybe six months before being carted off to the funny farm. fialyn says, Well, if you can put up with an Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah who can outscream Nynaeve, sure € catorman says, al - already noticed! But she's wrong! € the_phantom_schnoogler nods € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh yes flying_ford_anglia says, If I eat fine chocolates, I can justify wolfing down a pound of them € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Very much so. keithfras says, OK, that *does* sound scary. € catorman says, If she eats in Pizza Hut, Garfunkels, Aberdeen Steak House, etc, it's not surprising. potterlovingash enters flying_ford_anglia says, Cheap chocolate I say "it's bad for me...only a little bit then" dai_evans says, Hi Ash angela_burgess says, neil, what do you consider "fine chocolate"? Aberforths_Goat enters potterlovingash says, Hi Again Everyone keithfras says, Just as long as you don't have a braid to tug (it would be fun to see how many times Nynaeve has done that in the series) s_ings says, Hi Ash € Aberforths_Goat says, hi kids! € catorman says, you're just the opposite of me, Neil - I have to eat more cheap chocolate to enjoy it. € pinguthegreek says, I like Green and Blacks. s_ings says, Hey, Mike! fialyn says, I have a braid, actually. € pengolodh_sc says, wb, Ashley. Welcome Mike € catorman says, Hi Mike! We'll be seeing you soon, won't we? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi ash and mike keithfras says, Believe it or not, someone has actually counted the characters in WoT - 1663. flying_ford_anglia says, Anything Continental, usually dai_evans says, Hi Mike fialyn says, Not right now, only before bed...or I get all these tangles. € pinguthegreek says, I was naughry this week. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Okay, who's been changing FA?? s_ings says, I'll eat as much as possible of any kind of chocolate € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Which person? € pinguthegreek says, Hello Mike !! catlady_de_venezia says, hi Mike fialyn says, Oh my goodness. That many? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hi Mike € Aberforths_Goat says, can't wait to see you UK folk! flying_ford_anglia says, but with high cocoa content ... 70% or more? keithfras says, Yup. simon_fictionalley says, oints at Heidi keithfras says, I can't recall the URL...just a sec. € catorman says, 70%+ definitely. € pengolodh_sc says, brb flying_ford_anglia says, We can't wait to see you Mike! simon_fictionalley says, what has changed Al? s_ings says, You were naughty how, Michelle? € catorman says, I don't like white chocolate - only plain, and milk if it is very smooth and rich. € Aberforths_Goat says, Hey Rita - have you moved to Italy or do you have a cousin? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I just saw the link to the new style boards. angela_burgess says, i'm not picky with my chocolate...i just like it to have other stuff with it... nuts, caramel, etc. flying_ford_anglia says, White chocolate, no... it's too fatty € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I agree with heidi - that is *ugly* € pinguthegreek says, I went to Waitrose and they had their Christmas chocolate so I got some milk chocolate mint crisps, Sheryll fialyn says, And how come no one can remember Jahar Narishma? simon_fictionalley says, do you like? s_ings has the distinct advantage of having married a man who makes chocolates € catorman says, It just tastes like milk to me, and I don't like milk. € catorman says, What, Andy? € catorman says, Makes chocolate? s_ings says, That's not naughty, Michelle, that's common sense s_ings says, Yes he does Catherine flying_ford_anglia says, Oh yeah, Sheryll... I forgot that! € pinguthegreek says, I know but it's not Christmas. flying_ford_anglia says, Can I visit you? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, i see why it would be difficult togive andy up, sheryll € catorman says, Oooh. Lovely. € catorman says, Can I come too? s_ings says, Come and visit anytime € pinguthegreek says, And I ate them because I was pissed off after my prang. keithfras says, Fialyn, here it is: www.netspace.net.au/~dmt/wot/home.htm s_ings says, My favourites are the brazil nuts, wrapped in marzipan and dipped in chocolate € catorman says, Oh no, you had a prang? how is your poor micra? keithfras says, Sheryll - that was smart! € pinguthegreek says, The other car has more damage. But it's a C180 Merc. fialyn says, Thanks, Keith, the only other site I know even close to this is in Japanese. keithfras tries not to think about what Sheryll just described € catorman says, I'm making some chocolate marzipan for my father this Christmas. I make my own marzipan anyway. € pinguthegreek says, It was a bumper scrape. s_ings says, What was smart, Keith? keithfras says, Mmmm.... keithfras says, Marrying a person who makes chocolates. € catorman says, So no whiplash or anything? € pinguthegreek says, Catherine your dad is lucky because you are a good cook ! s_ings says, Oh, and he makes cakes, too € catorman says, Thanks Michelle! keithfras says, Anyone read Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett? flying_ford_anglia says, Where are you Sheryll? dai_evans says, C180s are horrible s_ings says, Ottawa, Neil € pinguthegreek says, No. He tried to avertake me on a narrow road as I was trying to paralell park ! simon_fictionalley says, yep Keith dai_evans says, Sorry about the car comment, but I couldn't resist € catorman says, I really like the C Class. bak_42 enters € catorman says, Dai, you know I like Mercs. dai_evans says, I drove loads of C180s at hertz, and it was awful keithfras says, Remember how the Auditors can be defeated with chocolate? flying_ford_anglia says, Okay! I may be there in January... € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings … bak_42 says, hello stacey_aka_phatgirl says, i eat this hippie chocolate from the gulf islands -- fair-trade cocoa beans, organic blah blah blah € catorman says, Serves him right then. flying_ford_anglia says, I think catlady_de_venezia says, Hi, Mike, I just have multiple personalities .. I live in Venice California, a former city that was swallowed by los angeles in 1933 (before my time) keithfras says, Another thing, what's your take on the ending? dai_evans says, I dunno about the better C series, but the 180 is bad € pinguthegreek goves Dai a tiny schnoogle ! fialyn says, Ha! This site is missing Narishma! (and Thief of Time is on the to-read list) € pinguthegreek says, *gives* € Aberforths_Goat says, We're packing for a week's vacation, so I can't stay long - but I wanted to ask you guys for comments on the web site I'm working on: http://www.geocities.com/aberforths_goat/ It's a search site for JKR's interviews. I haven't filled in the biblio stuff for the interviews yet - but I'd appreciate any suggestions! s_ings says, We'll be here. Let us know, we'll make you a cake and some chocolate € the_phantom_schnoogler wishes there was some way we could stop the low-key racism in FA Park simon_fictionalley says, a very silly ending keithfras says, How could they miss out Narishma? Dear oh dear. € catorman says, The new C Class is a lovely car. simon_fictionalley says, good book € catorman says, Mike - doesnt' Steve have them all listed on the Lexicon? flying_ford_anglia says, Hurray! I think the Brewers Assn of Canada is in Ottowa... keithfras says, I *liked* the ending (Susan gets some action, yeeha) flying_ford_anglia says, Ottawa potterlovingash says, I must have missed that Al flying_ford_anglia says, opps € Aberforths_Goat says, Some - but I don't believe he has links to 'em all. keithfras says, I thought Thief of Time was probably Pratchett's best yet. fialyn says, Oh, so you do know who I'mtalking about. € pinguthegreek says, I haven't got that far with pratchett yet. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, every time someone starts up anything about this, it degenerates into childish giggling about how they speak funny etc dai_evans says, I think it was the newest C-cals I drove, less than 6 months old, but they were always really sluggish, and sounded really farty flying_ford_anglia says, I had to give up on TP... s_ings says, I checked the phone book, Neil, the Brewers Assoc of Canada is right close to my house potterlovingash says, Ah, I see. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm getting increasingly hacked off with Rex flying_ford_anglia says, I really *must* read LOTR though, before the film simon_fictionalley says, I prefer the guards books and Mort is my favourite keithfras says, Why, Al? € catorman says, I've only just started on Terry Pratchett - just started the first Discworld. Needed a new series to keep me going for a while. fialyn says, Al, what are you talking about? € the_phantom_schnoogler hated Mort € Aberforths_Goat says, Anyway, gotta run or we won't get out of the house. Catch you all in week! Hugs, kisses and goat nips to all! angela_burgess says, i agree (with neil) stacey_aka_phatgirl says, which thread, alex? € pinguthegreek says, I read a good book called the Doomspell/ Was good and the sequel just happens to come out this week. € pengolodh_sc says, LotR is great, but Silmarillion is greater! s_ings says, Bye Mike dai_evans says, I thought mort was great potterlovingash says, Bye Mike flying_ford_anglia says, Oh, good! € catorman says, good luck with LOTR, Neil - you'll need it beyond the first book. synaesthete7 enters … bak_42 says, bye € pinguthegreek says, Bye Mike Aberforths_Goat leaves € pengolodh_sc says, Bye, Mike keithfras shoves LOTR at Neil and orders him to read it before the first film comes out fialyn says, I like Unfinished Tales myself € catorman says, Bye Mike. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I just think the Park is completely out of control. synaesthete7 says, Hello! *waves* angela_burgess says, i haven't read it, but know that i need to fialyn says, it's hosed, yes. s_ings says, Never made through Unfinished Tales fialyn says, Hi Rebecca! I miss you! keithfras says, Too many fics, Al? potterlovingash says, Oh, I am also one of those "I better read LOTR before Christmas" € catorman says, Hello Rebecca. € pengolodh_sc says, Yes, but unfinished Tales is just that - unfinished synaesthete7 says, You miss me? I'm right here. fialyn says, Everyone must read LOTR. € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Rebecca catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Rebecca simon_fictionalley agrees with TPS about teh park € shaysmail says, has anyone read galileo's daughter? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, it's not the fics, keith, it;s the discussion board fialyn says, I liked the "Aldarion and Erendis" story. Sorry. keithfras says, I hate to say things like that in case people think I'm being elitist or summat synaesthete7 has already read LOTR, several times, including out loud catlady_de_venezia The TXT list of chatter aliases is to be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20Chatter%27s%20List catlady_de_venezia The HTML list of chatter aliases is to be found at: catlady_de_venezia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/files/%20chatterlist.html synaesthete7 says, Yes, I just read Galileo's Daughter. flying_ford_anglia says, I think I'm trained enough now to tackle LOTR catlady_de_venezia This chat will be saved and posted on theYahoo Group : catlady_de_venezia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts/ € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Rex made quite a sensible post about anthrax - which degenerated into petty jibes at legitimate Muslim concepts and then got hijacked by the plushie crowd € shaysmail says, how was it? s_ings read LOTR to Nyssa when she was 6 synaesthete7 says, Oh, a bit dry, I thought, but interesting. € pinguthegreek says, Alex, what is the plushie crowd ? fialyn says, Argh, plushies. I think you've met the anime board people flying_ford_anglia says, At the moment I'm reading Jane Yolen's "Briar Rose" - rather good € catorman says, Reminds me - I love the Tom Bombadil discussion that has been going on. Tabouli had me in stitches (although I agree with Amy and David) keithfras says, The list of chatters' ages, genders and vital statistics can be found at http://www.ssscr.com/members synaesthete7 says, It took me about four months to read it keithfras says, Plushie? € shaysmail says, we are reading it for a reading group at work. i haven't started yet, but it sounds good potterlovingash says, Well, no one said the FA park boards had to be under any sort of logical control € the_phantom_schnoogler says, American for cuddly toy, Keith € pengolodh_sc says, Yes, there are many good things in unfinished Tales, but the fact that they are unfinished and not so well tied together, amkes the book less satisfying as a book than Silmarillion. € catorman says, I just have reread the entire Anita Blake series again. keithfras says, So what is the plushie crowd? fialyn says, I almost came into the chat introducing myself as Goldberry the River-daughter. synaesthete7 says, But that's because it was nonfiction -- no pressing need to finish it at once. Whereas I just finished Lois McMaster Bujold's A CIVIL CAMPAIGN in about three hours. flying_ford_anglia says, Tabouli's poetry made me want to read LOTR - great stuff! € pinguthegreek says, I am finding it really wierd seeing my thoughts coming through under Pingu the greek !! keithfras points all the Tolkien fans at his HP/LOTR crossover synaesthete7 says, It almost made me like Tom. fialyn says, Oh, so you are now fully hooked on Bujold. keithfras says, which is at HP_FanFiction and ff.net synaesthete7 says, Well, I don't HATE Tom Bombadil, I just find him a strange digression from the rest of the story. fialyn says, I second Keith's recommendation...except it's been almost two years since I read his fic. € pengolodh_sc says, Have read it long ago, Keith synaesthete7 says, Oh, yes, hooked, definitely. keithfras says, Under 'Parallel Universe Capers' and the author name 'Keith Fraser' respectively s_ings says, Must re-read that, Keith, it's been a while angela_burgess says, i don't go to the Park...i read the fics and review , but it's all i can do to keep up with HP4GU keithfras says, I don't follow HP4GU at all. € catorman says, I really like the first part of LOTR - when they are about to leave the safety of the Shire, and the atmosphere starts to get menacing with the Dark Riders. fialyn says, Well, isn't Tom supposedly the same person as Iarwain? It's been a long time since I was heavily into the Tolkien fandom potterlovingash says, Me neither Keith keithfras says, Al, what is the plushie crowd? € pengolodh_sc says, I even read the one with Ali G., Keith € catorman says, Then I get bored. I really must tackle it again. € pinguthegreek says, yes, Alex what is this crowd ? keithfras says, Tom Bombadil = Iarwain Ben-Adar € the_phantom_schnoogler says, The 14 year old fangirls who bounce around the fandom like crazed muppets fialyn says, Yup. Exactly. flying_ford_anglia says, I saw a So Graham Norton with a Plushie item on it... € pinguthegreek says, Theones who need a slap ? potterlovingash says, Plushie thread: crazy postings about getting plush versions of characters flying_ford_anglia says, ... I had no idea fialyn says, If they had only stayed on Dodo's BB... ^^ keithfras says, BORED?! Just when it was getting really good? Where did you get bogged down? dai_evans says, there were loads of them on the draco dexter board before I left it € pengolodh_sc says, A sinlge slap will not help, I suspect, Michelle. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, They don't need a slap keithfras says, Ah, I thought it was something like that. € pinguthegreek says, I could give them an earbashing !! € catorman says, Neil, what are you talking about? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, They just need to be put on a sugar free diet catlady_de_venezia says, not people who have sex with stuffed animals (which we call stuffies, not plushies) potterlovingash says, lol fialyn says, How do you get rid of an infestation of fangirls? € catorman says, Plushies? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Pray simon_fictionalley has also left the DD board - it was getting silly € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Cuddly characters angela_burgess says, lol flying_ford_anglia says, Plushies are adults who dress up in fluffy animal outfits for kicks s_ings says, Call the exterminator? keithfras says, We have a few of those on the message board at ringbearer.org (a Tolkien fan site), because the movies are coming. Not too bad though, most of the new recent arrivals have been OK. € catorman says, Like the middle-aged men who like dressing up as babies? fialyn says, Plushies are coming from the anime fandom again...small plush recreations of characters. Also called UFO catchers because they come from those crane machines. synaesthete7 says, Some of the Snape groups have been just SAD recently. € pinguthegreek would sometimes like to ban under 14 year olds... flying_ford_anglia says, ... toys as well keithfras says, What really irritates me is awful netspeak like "r u" and "4" instead of "for" fialyn says, Oh, I know Rebecca and I can't do anything to stop it -_-;; potterlovingash says, and "kool" € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ooh dear me. synaesthete7 nods sympathetically € catorman says, I'm bored with the main HP list at the moment. flying_ford_anglia says, ...and those young girls on Fiction Alley Park... don't they get homework? keithfras says, or 'kewl' € the_phantom_schnoogler says, So many people have crossed over from anime € shaysmail says, i was just going to say that keith € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Bumbling on about Cardcaptors and other shite like that. € pinguthegreek is so glad she turns thirty next year !! fialyn says, No, they don't, and I am so cheesed at the people who hijacked my favorite MLs s_ings says, Rebecca, I didn't even see you come in. angela_burgess says, if they're mine, they do, but that doesn't mean they *do* their HW synaesthete7 says, I dunno if it's the Rickman factor or what, but... synaesthete7 says, Hi, Sheryll! fialyn says, Hey, knock it off. I'm a CCS fan, Al. keithfras says, <---------19 going on 900 s_ings says, hey stranger! € catorman says, Why, Michelle? I don't care one way or the other. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Sorry - i've seena couple of episodes and I loathe it fialyn says, I don't know either, but the oneliner idiots. synaesthete7 says, Speaking of the Rickman factor, two of my betas are making a pilgrimage to see him in "Private Lives" -- guess airfare to London is super cheap right now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Agree to disagree on Japanese cartoon shows, I think fialyn says, Cardcaptor Sakura is NOT Cardcaptors. It's quite a bit different. flying_ford_anglia says, I'm bored with the main list a bit... I'm skipping like a boxer. € pinguthegreek says, Because I have not always enjoyed my twenties and want to get to thirty so that I can settle Catherine. catorman leaves dai_evans says, it is cheap catorman enters synaesthete7 watched about five minutes of Sailor Moon yesterday and it drove her nearly insane € catorman says, Still here. pengolodh_sc tapes down catorman s_ings hands tape to Catherine keithfras says, Yeah, there is anime and then there is sanitized US versions of anime, usually aimed at kids dai_evans says, it is cheap across the atlantic simon_fictionalley has been skim reading (at most) the main list for ages € catorman says, Thanks Christian - such a gentleman! keithfras says, Or so I'm led to believe € catorman says, Thanks Sheryll. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I am not going to get drawn into an argument over anime. I do however think it's interesting how it's crossed over into sf/fantasy through HP dai_evans says, I picket up a ticket to boston for £167 fialyn says, I never want to hear the name Alan Rickman again, and the SM dub is awful, but did you know that Jeff Lumby is a voice actor for the SM dub? € pinguthegreek pushes the ends of the tape either side of catherine to secure her... flying_ford_anglia says, Wait til you hit 40... something happens! keithfras says, A birthday party? synaesthete7 says, Have no idea who Jeff Lumby is, and it isn't AR's fault some people are twits. € catorman says, What happens, Neil? flying_ford_anglia says, LOL € pinguthegreek says, Neil what do you mean ? s_ings says, I've seen airfare Ottawa-London listed at $349 (Cdn) this week fialyn says, He plays Winston on Red Green synaesthete7 says, Ooh, that IS good. flying_ford_anglia says, That would be telling... wait and see keithfras is looking for cheap flights to New Zealand in December synaesthete7 says, Not that I'm going, even if I were free, which I'm not -- I'm too cheap to see plays here in Stratford at $50 a pop. € pinguthegreek says, Oh now I want to get older fast. angela_burgess says, about all i do is look at te subjects in each digest and see if there is anything remotely interesting keithfras says, Middle-earth, here I come fialyn says, Are you making any more Snape CG, Rebecca? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, The whole anime thing hit me broadside. I came at HP through a purely literary direction; i don't read fantasy, either. synaesthete7 says, New Zealand, now THAT is cool. € catorman says, Oh come on - bear in mind I'm married to someone who turned 54 yesterday. dai_evans says, Keith look on Priceline.co.uk € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Air Canada have been running newspaper adds offering free economy seats for every business class seat s_ings says, With airfare so low, it's a shame I'm already going to Texas keithfras says, Thanks, Dai! synaesthete7 says, Um, other than all the stuff up on Sugarquill already, I haven't done anything new, no... flying_ford_anglia says, I would be going from Colorado to Washington/NY and then Ottawa... synaesthete7 says, But I'm sure I will, one of these days. heiditandy enters fialyn says, I came into HP because my mother bought me the books. I was an anime fan long before. € heiditandy says, hi all! € pinguthegreek says, I want to be old and grey with a bun and half moon spectacles and a walking stick. potterlovingash says, Hi Heidi s_ings says, Hi Heidi flying_ford_anglia says, Bound to cost a packet € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Heidi catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Heidi fialyn says, Working on any new fic? € the_phantom_schnoogler jumps on Heidi synaesthete7 says, Hi, Heidi! Hey, I have a LOT of Neil Finn stuff now... € heiditandy schnoogles many people angela_burgess says, hi heidi simon_fictionalley schnoogles Heidi dai_evans says, Hi Heidi € pinguthegreek says, Hello Heidi € heiditandy mmmms at neil finn songs € shaysmail says, hi heidi s_ings says, Just let me know when you'll be here, Neil synaesthete7 says, And gobs of old Split Enz stuff too... flying_ford_anglia says, Heidi... hi! € catorman says, We're hopefully going to the Carribean again in December - and want to visit New Orleans as well. synaesthete7 says, Only I confess I've been listening to a-ha mostly. € catorman says, Hi Heidi. € heiditandy says, Ashley! The evil diorama will have to wait a few days... € heiditandy says, a-ha? potterlovingash says, That's Ok! € pinguthegreek says, I like aha. flying_ford_anglia says, I have to fix the dates with the business people I'm visiting... € pengolodh_sc says, Norwegian pop-group, Heidi € catorman says, Rebecca, you always seem to be listening to A-ha. The first album? potterlovingash says, I have endless diorama energy built up stacey_aka_phatgirl says, take on meeeee... take on me! € catorman says, I love Hunting High and Low - we've had this conversation before. bak_42 is away (Auto-Away) flying_ford_anglia says, Deja-vu € pinguthegreek says, Yes and now I'm thinking of actually me4eting Morten Hartket and feeling old. € heiditandy says, ashley - O hope to be in town next weekend. synaesthete7 says, No, their later stuff I'd never heard before. From MEMORIAL BEACH and MINOR EARTH, MAJOR SKY. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I knew a houseful of norwegian foreign students in university who *actually* listened to A-ha without irony € the_phantom_schnoogler retreats to let 80's music discussion die down. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, So, Keith, read any good books lately? potterlovingash says, I'm happy you're still coming Heidi! € catorman says, Just too young to appreciate it, Alex. € pinguthegreek drags Alex back in !! synaesthete7 says, So? I listen to them without irony too. fialyn says, is listening to Maaya Sakamoto right now € heiditandy nods at christian, points to a-ha concert ticket from 1986, which was attended by me with a cast on one leg € heiditandy says, I still got up on my seat. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I like it, I just don't see the point of discussing it to death keithfras says, Is it just me or is a lot of stuff that isn't normally mentioned getting mentioned this week? Shipper debates, evil vs good Draco, the deterioration of some of the lists into teenybopper annoyingness..... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And I listen to it without irony synaesthete7 says, I also managed to get a humongous catalogue of Cock Robin songs -- now *there* is an obscure 80's band. synaesthete7 says, Is that good or bad, Keith? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's interesting. potterlovingash says, You love it Keith € catorman says, I agree. Bored with it. I do like analysing Duran Duran's lyrics, though. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I think the fandom may be perking up in anticipation of the movie. potterlovingash says, I agree Al fialyn says, I want it to perk right down again € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, it's fun. synaesthete7 says, Quick analysis: they make absolutely no sense. Still like DD, though. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, If you discount the 14 year olds. potterlovingash says, they are always perky € catorman says, The movie discussions on the main list are getting very tedious. I wish we could have a separate list now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But it's their fandom too, and HP is very much a children's series € the_phantom_schnoogler ducks s_ings says, So do I, Catherine fialyn says, Ok, I admit I'm a bit perky. synaesthete7 bounces perkily € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Nothing wrong with perky. fialyn says, Hmm. Any Joan Vinge fans out there? Anyone? s_ings says, Flings all sorts of things at Al € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It *is* synaesthete7 says, Haven't read Joan Vinge, although I looked at CATSPAW a few times. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Honestly. € catorman says, It isn't a children's series! I'm going to report you to Penny, I am, Ales. € heiditandy says, it's not very much € shaysmail says, al, i agree € pinguthegreek says, But Al, we older ones like sanity and maturity, aren't we entitled to that too ? € heiditandy says, did anyone see the new book in the US release? fialyn says, Put "The Snow Queen" on a list of things to read. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh, for crying out loud, it is. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, we very much are.# synaesthete7 says, OK, will do. flying_ford_anglia says, We have to wait until the poll closes... then announce...whatever fialyn says, What, the new HP? Yup angela_burgess says, what new book? € heiditandy says, it's now on the adult shelves - a traditional adult size & shape of the book s_ings says, Yes, that's it, send Penny after him! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Which is why we have grownup lists € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, don't. synaesthete7 says, Just read WHEN WE WERE ORPHANS by Kazuo Ishiguro, but didn't like it as much as REMAINS. € catorman says, OK, I'm going to shout now. IT ISN'T! synaesthete7 says, It was kind of... sameish. € catorman says, OK, I'm sorry. € pengolodh_sc says, There is presently, i believe, a majority for getting it off list, and of that majority, a majority wants a permanent movie-list € catorman says, I love Remains of the Day. did you see the film? synaesthete7 says, HP is a well-written book which both children and adults can enjoy on different levels. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's a children's book that it is possible to appreciate as an adult as well. synaesthete7 says, How's that? € pinguthegreek will have to protect little bruv from Penny ! fialyn says, I just finished "Elementals" by A.S. Byatt. synaesthete7 says, I ADORE the film, Catherine. € the_phantom_schnoogler shares psychic connection with synaesthete synaesthete7 says, Is it good? I read "Possession". € heiditandy says, I want a temp movie list - to last until May 1, 2001 € heiditandy says, 2002, even fialyn says, I want the movie to just go away € heiditandy says, then merge them together in time for the next book. s_ings agrees with Heidi synaesthete7 says, Oh, no, I'm actually very excited about the movie. € catorman says, Possession is one of my favourite novels. Have you read other AS Byatt? fialyn says, I want the next book now. It's bad enough Iain Banks took the year off. synaesthete7 says, Nope. angela_burgess says, did they just redo the cover and list it as adult? potterlovingash says, At first I didn't want a movie list, but now it'll just be easier synaesthete7 says, I'm going to be watching everybody like a hawk, looking for CLUES. fialyn says, Yes, in fact, but none of her other novels. I'm just starting in. Possession is amazing. € pinguthegreek says, We still have to consider how we will play things when we know when the next book will be released. bak_42 is back. … bak_42 says, I don't remember how I voted in the movie poll € catorman says, I love Angels and Insects, and my favourite, besides Possession, is Babel Tower stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Byatt will be in town this week for our writer's festival keithfras says, Oh, have they done the porn version of GoF with expanded bathroom scene then? fialyn says, Oh, yes, Angels and Insects! Boy, was "Morpho Eugenia" a shock synaesthete7 splutters catlady_de_venezia says, Brandon you can go to the poll site and check or change your vote € catorman says, Wonderful. She's very interesting. Go and hear her if you can. fialyn says, Stacy, what town? angela_burgess says, hello? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Harry/Myrtle ... yuck … bak_42 says, I know that Rita flying_ford_anglia says, If you check the poll it will show you how you voted... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Vancouver synaesthete7 says, Now that's just... wrong. [/Ivan] fialyn says, Darn. flying_ford_anglia says, ...and you can alter it, if you want to keithfras pats Synaesthete on the back € catorman says, I feel so sorry for Myrtle. I think that JKR is quite sadistic where she is concerned. synaesthete7 says, JKR has a definite sadistic streak, yes. flying_ford_anglia says, Doh! Rita said it € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, we're not really meant to like her. fialyn says, That is one of the things that does disturb me about the books. It's like only the pretty and rich can win € heiditandy says, ok - fictionalleypoll question: catlady_de_venezia says, Myrtle is the character I most resemble... € heiditandy says, remus/hermione - do they get their own category on Search by Ship or are they in Unusual Pairings? flying_ford_anglia says, I just posted a very interesting post on Harry to my DWJ list... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, I don't like the new look board style € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Unusual pairings flying_ford_anglia says, ... for some reason, it's easier to do it there. potterlovingash says, I hope that when they do CoS the movie that they don't cast an ugly Murtle. Can't she be a dorky girl that has pretty potential € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Heads up, here comes the news fialyn says, Category: Stuff that Squicks Meril € catorman says, Yeah - just think about what an awful existence Myrtle has. Trapped in an overweight, spotty adolescent body, sucidal but dead, forced into creepy voyeurism... € pengolodh_sc says, What list, Neil? synaesthete7 says, Here's a question: why is Remus/Hermione less common than Snape/Hermione? flying_ford_anglia says, I think Myrtle will be significant € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I disapprove intensely of pupil/teacher pairings € pinguthegreek says, Have I missed anything big this afternoon newswise ? flying_ford_anglia says, Diana Wynne Jones € heiditandy says, um, because everyone has remus paired with sirius? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Nope fialyn says, I don't know, but either is ewww until Hermione is out of school € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Northern Alliance are holding off. synaesthete7 says, *dubiously* I guess... synaesthete7 is obviously not "everyone" fialyn says, Myrtle is the undead Snape. angela_burgess says, yes, but if they're not teacher/pupil anymore, than its not disgusting synaesthete7 says, Huh? € catorman says, I really like the idea of Remus/Hermione. Of course, I'm more amenable to age-gaps than most people! flying_ford_anglia says, I was a little critical of JKR in comparison to DWJ ... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, remus/hermione after school could work. fialyn says, Spying icky people, that is € the_phantom_schnoogler says, After school I have no objection. synaesthete7 says, Oh, I'm not saying it couldn't. I'm just wondering why it's less popular than Snape/Hermione, given that Remus/Hermione is actually more plausible, one would think. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But I know some people have had pupil/teacher relationships in school, and that's a personal squick for me. potterlovingash says, Yes, I see potential in Remus/Hermione if Hermione is say... 20? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yeah, that might work € shaysmail says, i'm off to make some dinner. € shaysmail says, bye synaesthete7 says, 17 is of age in the wizarding world, though. fialyn says, We don't know as much about Remus. Which is too bad. I can't really read Lupin fic though...that's odd. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Who established that? synaesthete7 says, JKR. catlady_de_venezia says, by by Shay € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Because JK certainly never hinted it? shaysmail leaves € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Did she? potterlovingash says, Yeah, but that still bothers me. 17 is so young still flying_ford_anglia says, The Snape/Hermione list is interesting. Lena is quite a good writer, IMO € the_phantom_schnoogler says, When? angela_burgess says, oh, yuck...as a teacher who works with 14-18 year olds daily, even if there was a student who wanted a relationship... € catorman says, She's very mature for her age. The gap between her and Remus is also less than between my husband and I - so I would say she would be old enough to know her own mind by her early twenties. angela_burgess says, no deal fialyn says, there's a list? *hides* synaesthete7 says, Well, it depends on the society in which you're living. In earlier centuries, many girls were married and bearing children at 17, or younger. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Where - I'd like to see a plausible source saying the age of consent for sexual relationships in the wizarding world is 18 flying_ford_anglia says, When I Kissed the Teacher € the_phantom_schnoogler says, *17 € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Point me to it. angela_burgess cringes in terror. synaesthete7 says, I haven't been on the S/H list. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Because I'd very much like to know. catlady_de_venezia says, JKR established that 17is of age, you can find it in GoF where rules that only students who are over age will be able to enter their names catlady_de_venezia says, before thqt it was in JKR interveiws potterlovingash says, I think maybe that comes from them being out of school and in the *real world* at 17 Al € heiditandy should have said "many" stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (gives up all pretentions to being nc-17 writer) fialyn says, JKR said that about school graduation. That's all. synaesthete7 says, Plus they can get their Apparition license at 17... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, That implies absolutely buggerall about the aoc € catorman says, But why, Rebecca? Because so many women died in childbirth, that many men married young, healthy women to increase their chances of having healthy heirs. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And they leave, they don't *graduate* at 18 s_ings says, Still having problems with the story, Stacey? fialyn says, JKR has never pointed out the age of concent. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Harry will leave at 17 because his birthday is after the end of the school year flying_ford_anglia says, 17 seems quite old to me... the 40 year old man € heiditandy says, barb created something in her fic with the age of consent being 15 because of ancient traditions... fialyn says, And sorry about that, I just use the American terms because, well, I don't think that fast € pengolodh_sc says, 16 is the age of consent in Norway dai_evans says, got to go, others need the phone line synaesthete7 says, It wasn't just that, though, Catherine. There was no such thing as adolescence as a separate thing from childhood really. Once you were an adolescent, you were considered a young adult. Boys went to war, girls were expected to run households. dai_evans leaves € catorman says, And Rebecca - in the US, people get their driving licence at 16 - are they old enough to enter their life long relationship? synaesthete7 says, No, and I'm not saying they are. But this is a different society. s_ings has an aunt that married at 15 € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hmm, well, we've discussed the Barb factor to death, heidi € pengolodh_sc says, One needs permission from parents and the justice of peace to marry before 18, however. fialyn says, This isn't a conversation I want to go into. I wish Ebony was here, that's the one thing we agree on. synaesthete7 says, We encourage prolonged immaturity and irresponsibility in this society. € pinguthegreek says, It's like anything catherine, some are some aren't. € heiditandy says, I got into college at 16, started at 17. Became a lawyer at 24, which was really way too young. catlady_de_venezia says, age of consent is often lower than age of majority. it's 17 ni Y state whioe age of majority is 18 and uwed to be 21 € catorman says, True. It was very paradoxical though - the women were kept as innocent and as naive as possible - very sheltered, and then - boom! synaesthete7 says, The wizarding world is more old-fashioned than ours in many ways, I'm just wondering how that affects maturity and expectations. potterlovingash says, Wow Heidi fialyn says, I started college at 17 also. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, not always, catherine. it depended on class. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would imagine that JK hasn't even considered when they're allowed to start shagging one another synaesthete7 says, It may well be that wizarding kids are just like Muggle kids in our generation, in which case I agree, 16 17 18 is way too young for the vast majority. fialyn says, Thank you, Al. s_ings says, I didn't start college until after Nyssa was born (25) angela_burgess says, i had *just* turned 18 when I started, but I started teaching HS at 22 € pinguthegreek says, I am not sure that sex is important to JKR's vision of our story either. € catorman says, True, Stacey - I know I'm generalising. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But we're Muggles, so what do we know. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Or are we. fialyn says, And I'm just thankful that people were good enough not to take advantage of me. synaesthete7 says, I am certainly not giving blanket approval to the idea of young relationships. you're talking to someone who didn't even DATE until 28. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, sigh. you've all just killed my will to finish my story. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm not dating at 19 synaesthete7 says, I agree. But then, I wasn't talking about shagging. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, People are just different. s_ings says, Nooooooo! Stacey, you have to finish it! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, Stacey, it won't stop me reading if Harry and Draco are in a relationship at school or out of it! potterlovingash says, I wish I were dating... seems even worse now that I am 20 (by 5 days) € catorman says, What happened, Al? Thought you were seeing someone? synaesthete7 says, I was talking about being *considered* old enough by one's society to make adult decisions, regardless of whether the individual person really is mature enough or not. flying_ford_anglia says, I started dating at 5 (no joke...well it was a joke, really) € the_phantom_schnoogler says, My point is that it hasn't been an issue to JKR synaesthete7 says, Some people aren't mature at 25, or 30... synaesthete7 says, Agreed, Al, it hasn't. angela_burgess says, 19? 28? I started dating when I was 16 keithfras is away (Auto-Away) € heiditandy fans stacey € catorman says, Was it a girl, Neil? catlady_de_venezia says, I can barely imagine anyone having a law that a person who is over the age of majority, 18 here or 21 when I was young or 17 for wizards, old enough to make contracts, isn't old enough to belegal to have sex ... altho we still have an idiotic 21 age for drinking alcohol fialyn says, or 36...sorry stacey_aka_phatgirl says, swoons of fainting couch) stacey_aka_phatgirl says, *on flying_ford_anglia says, It was a girl. We went out for 8 years... LOL flying_ford_anglia says, No sex happened potterlovingash says, That's so cute € catorman says, ;passes Stacey the smelling salts fialyn says, well, 17 probably is the age of consent, but that has nothing to do with the sexual harassment issues raised by teacher-student relationships, which is what started this whole thing. bak_42 is away (Auto-Away) € catorman says, How sweet! What happened? did raging hormones ruin a beautiful relationship? keithfras says, LOL @ Neil keithfras is back. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would imagine it's 18 - wizworld strikes me as very conservative catlady_de_venezia says, JKR said 17 is the age of majority flying_ford_anglia says, She ran off with a biker aged 23 stacey_aka_phatgirl says, thanks heidi and catherine catorman leaves catorman enters synaesthete7 says, sexual harassment issues are not inevitable, though. flying_ford_anglia says, Well, "ran off" - not literally - she was 13 s_ings superglues Catherine in place € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Point me to the chat, or the interview, Rita, where she said they were allowed to have sex at 17 € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Then I will concede € catorman says, I'm not having much luck, here. catlady_de_venezia says, she didn[t say sex, she said they were of age angela_burgess says, well, teacher/student relationships should *never* be considered appropriate, age issue aside synaesthete7 says, I wasn't talking about sex. fialyn says, I think we've had this argument before, Rebecca, and I decline to continue. pengolodh_sc tapes down catorman so catorman can hardly breathe fialyn says, You are an excellent writer, but I'm sorry! keithfras coughs flying_ford_anglia says, I was devastated, but lost myself in Enid Blyton € catorman says, That is starting to sound perverted, Christian! synaesthete7 says, I don't think blanket statements can be made about something like that. catlady_de_venezia says, tell me that a very conservative socieity makes a law that people who are of age, aloowed to make contracts, allowed to enter Triwizard Tournament, are not allowed to have sex keithfras says, That's what I was thinking synaesthete7 says, I think everything has to be considered on a case-by-case basis. synaesthete7 says, For the record, I am not in favor of Snape/Hermione. I DO think it would be an unequal relationship. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, our society is mixed up like that already. synaesthete7 says, Even if Snape were nice. fialyn says, Thank you. What about Adult Hermione? angela_burgess says, when you're talking about middle school and high school, i think i can € the_phantom_schnoogler says, You are eligible for income tax at 16, but have no say in how it's spent until 18 € the_phantom_schnoogler says, That's how screwed it is in the UK synaesthete7 says, It depends on how she turns out, I suppose. angela_burgess says, adults who *used* to be teacher/student is something completely different fialyn says, and the U.S. too Al € catorman says, Ebony's coming! € pinguthegreek says, Oh goody !! catlady_de_venezia says, in USA, anyone with income is eligible for income tax, even little babies who don'[t kow what income is synaesthete7 says, But I just don't see it, really. synaesthete7 says, I don't think they have enough in common. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, The AOC is a pointless rule anyway. Nobody pays it any attention. fialyn says, I don't either. € catorman says, yeah - Al - it 's the same here. Everyone in the UK, regardless of age, is liable to income tax. fialyn says, I've got to go € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm sure that if Hogwarts is anything like a normal UK secondary school, there is sex going on. € pengolodh_sc says, Until you're thirteen, your income, should you have any, is taxed from your parents synaesthete7 says, All the S/H fics I've read change Hermione into someone I don't recognize. fialyn leaves catlady_de_venezia says, by by Meril € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Really, I didn';t knwo that, Catherine. € pengolodh_sc says, in Norway keithfras agrees with Al € pinguthegreek says, You have to sign a form saying you shouldn't pay tax on bank accounts. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Scuse my typing € heiditandy says, if I was doing an alt-scene version of SoC, there would be snape/hermione flying_ford_anglia says, Hormones AND magic... you bet they got it goin' on! selah_1977 enters € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, I know, I keep signing it because they keep ignoring me. s_ings says, Ebony!!!!! angela_burgess says, as long as they're adults (i.e., the "student" is no longer a student), i don't find it to be a prob € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Ebony catlady_de_venezia says, REbecca: I suppose the people who believein Hermione/Snape believe that Hermione is as strongminded and dedicated as Maudie synaesthete7 says, Hi, Ebony. selah_1977 says, Good afternoon... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I've signed enough tax exemption forms to last a lifetime € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hi Ebony potterlovingash says, Hi Ebony\ angela_burgess says, Hi Ebony € catorman says, It's true - because some parents try to divert their income to their children to avoid tax, and it doesn't work - anti-avioidance, you know (can tell I'm specialising in tax law, can't you?!) € pinguthegreek schnoogles Ebony hello ! catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Ebony stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi ebster € catorman says, Hi Ebony!!!!!!! € heiditandy schnoogles Eb selah_1977 says, Hello, everyone! keithfras says, Ebony! selah_1977 schnoogles Heidi back flying_ford_anglia says, There's this hilarious cartoon on TV: 2D-TV synaesthete7 says, Oh, I think Hermione is dedicated and intelligent and strong-minded. But her personality isn't strong enough to stand up to Snape's. keithfras falls down and worships the ground at Ebony's feet € the_phantom_schnoogler says, what channel € the_phantom_schnoogler says, ? flying_ford_anglia says, Hi Ebony! flying_ford_anglia says, Um...hang on selah_1977 says, *waves* What's the topic? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ah, we're watching the news here, I don't think they'll let me switch over stacey_aka_phatgirl says, you don't want to know selah_1977 says, Keith? Get up! synaesthete7 says, Well, for me, it's why I don't buy into Snape/Hermione. flying_ford_anglia says, ITV angela_burgess says, um, rather a mixture of topics now synaesthete7 says, Even if Hermione is an adult. flying_ford_anglia says, Turn over!!! selah_1977 says, No, I do want to know, Stacey... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Is it over, neil? synaesthete7 says, But Meril's left, so half the conversation just took a hike along with her. flying_ford_anglia says, It's finished now... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We just did stacey_aka_phatgirl says, snape/hermione: possible? discuss flying_ford_anglia says, It was only ten mins or so... € pinguthegreek says, Do you like my new handle Ebony ? angela_burgess says, you're right, i can't buy into S/H at any time b/c of the personality conflicts selah_1977 says, Sure, Snape/Hermione's possible. keithfras says, We've run the gamut. From Draco to underage sex. (Oh dear) flying_ford_anglia says, Great spoof of Eastenders and piss take of politicians selah_1977 says, Anybody/anybody is possible. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Eurgh, aol advert selah_1977 says, LOL, Keith! So it was one of *those* chats, eh? keithfras says, Uh-oh, are we entering the weird pairings section? synaesthete7 says, Ebony! i'm surprised. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, it was very balanced and reasonable keithfras says, Well, there was lots of stuff in between potterlovingash says, When is it NOT a chat about sex and Draco € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I thought keithfras says, Good point Ashley selah_1977 says, Rebecca--I'm full of surprises. ;-) synaesthete7 says, Well, your Hermione, maybe, I guess, if she were feeling REALLY bitter. selah_1977 says, Rebecca? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Our reception here is appalling. selah_1977 says, :-P synaesthete7 giggles € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We lost Channel 4 earlier synaesthete7 says, Can you imagine the look on Ron's face? € pengolodh_sc says, Get cable, Al keithfras says, Some things not normally said (e.g. the adult fandom we live in is getting overrun by teenyboppers) were, well, said stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I still can't reconcile myself to snape. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And we're like, a mile from the Whitehawk TV tower € pengolodh_sc says, or a dish € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We're going to. catlady_de_venezia says, Someone (long ago) praised JKR and condemned fanfics because she apprecitates finding fiction with no sex, she said the charcters should not be little sleazeballs. I was merciful to selah_1977 says, Keith--glad I missed that part, then! s_ings says, Notice I am refraining from making any comments regarding Snape synaesthete7 says, I'm really tempted to go downstairs and watch THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE, it's on TV... synaesthete7 says, Very restrained of you, Sheryll. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We're liberal hippie peace freaks - we can't live without Channel 4 s_ings says, Of course you can't tell I'm drooling on the keyboard potterlovingash says, What's Channel 4 programing, Al? keithfras groans catlady_de_venezia says, her and didn't mention that it would be totally APPROPRIATE for (some) Slytherins to be little sleazeballs selah_1977 says, Fiction without sex is like fiction without bathroom activities... perfectly normal IMO. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Very cutting edge, youth orientated issues type broadcasting. potterlovingash says, I agree Ebony flying_ford_anglia says, Penny's responded to all those food posts... synaesthete7 says, True. € pinguthegreek says, I'm not a liberal Alex and I love Channel 4. selah_1977 says, Michelle? selah_1977 says, Is that you? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And they show good comedy ... and man what the f**K is GWB *wearing*??? € catorman says, OK, I'm off to check. keithfras points Sheryll to the section of The Time Of Madness where she was schnoogling Snape € the_phantom_schnoogler says, That is a truly hideous suit € pinguthegreek says, Yes. You can thank Simon and Christian for my new NAME. synaesthete7 says, Well, folks, I must go... have to reboot my computer, it's hating Yahoo. Nice chatting with you. s_ings says, I definitely have not forgotten that Keith! angela_burgess says, bye € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Nah, you don't have to be a liberal to like C4 € pengolodh_sc says, Bye, Rebecca synaesthete7 waves bak_42 is back. … bak_42 says, bye selah_1977 says, Likewise, Rebecca... toodles. s_ings says, Bye Rebecca € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But it tends towards a liberal/left viewpoint synaesthete7 leaves catlady_de_venezia says, people who have no moral qualms against getting what they want, murder, cheating, bullying, lying .,, why expect moral qualms prevent them from getting laid? flying_ford_anglia says, C4 is a minority-oriented station... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Jon Snow in particular is quite a firebrand. € pinguthegreek says, It isn't Neil. € pinguthegreek says, I like Jon Snow sometimes. keithfras says, Hear hear, Rita. flying_ford_anglia says, It is. Not only that, but it's brief is to address minority issues potterlovingash says, I'm confused by all the BBC channels I get on my new New York City cable hook-up. They are all BBC for Americans, it's strange € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Juliet Bremner on a very bad connection from Pakistan, here. flying_ford_anglia says, its - there I go again selah_1977 is away (Checking e-mail.) s_ings says, And we have BBC Canada here € catorman says, I don't get it. I've never heard of chips with everything! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's an excellent play by Arnold Wesker stacey_aka_phatgirl says, sheryll, we do? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I saw it at the National € pengolodh_sc says, The bad connection from Pakistan - are you sure it's not just a bad connection from your local TV-tower, Alex? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It had Rupert thingie in it, the one who played the Student Prince in that romcom TV thing. s_ings says, It's on the new digital cable line-up, Stacey € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, I'm not sure at all. € catorman says, that's one of the things I like about channel 4. That and the show with the girl who likes blinking. s_ings says, Do you have the digital out there? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, gnashes teeth at digital tv € pinguthegreek says, Oh I like him Rperet Penry Jones. flying_ford_anglia says, I just got digital cable - loads more channels € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Penry-Jones, that's it € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We're getting Sky this week, with any luck stacey_aka_phatgirl says, yes we do. we're not likely to sign up, however. € catorman says, Do you have ITV Digital or something else, Neil? € pinguthegreek says, A;;egedly h e is a bit of a cad in RL but I like him. flying_ford_anglia says, I have NTL digital s_ings says, We've had digital for a while, the service is terrible and the picture quality is erratic at best € catorman says, How many channels? € pengolodh_sc says, I really like having Sky News when I'm at home in Lofoten. The cable here doesn't offer it. flying_ford_anglia says, I get things like BBC Choice, Performance, UK Play etc heiditandy is away (Auto-Away) stacey_aka_phatgirl says, we have the premium cable package, so we don't really need any more channels € pinguthegreek says, Does anyone know anything about broadband, btw ? € pengolodh_sc says, Only BBC World and CNN € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would need the extra BBCs and ITV2 flying_ford_anglia says, Um... about 50? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, CNN because it's good. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, News 24 because it's British stacey_aka_phatgirl says, cnn good? huh. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And quality stuff like FilmFour € catorman says, I prefer News 24 and BBC World to CNN. flying_ford_anglia says, Lots of documentary-type stations s_ings says, We have hundreds of channels and there's never anything good on any of them € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Although the housemates want Sky One, obviously. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, catlady_de_venezia says, supposedly I'm on broadband.... cable internet € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I like the weird channels. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, My friend used to be able to get practically everything. flying_ford_anglia says, FilmFour is an extra... I'd have to pay more for that € pengolodh_sc says, What is the opinion on Sky News then? € catorman says, I think there's probably not much difference between what you have and what I have, then - but I bet you have more. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, All the free access community cable programmes are quite fun. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, i *wish* we had FilmFour € pinguthegreek says, When I move ( I am determined to do so ) I may switch to broadband. € catorman says, We don't get cable yet, so I have to have ITV Digital (was On-Digital) € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Though they're all in Hindi, Urdu and Arabic, so i can't understand what they're saying selah_1977 says, (pops head in for a moment)--Keith? I love you... thanks for your debate position! selah_1977 is away (stepped out) flying_ford_anglia says, I have Turner Classic Movies and The Studio - with good old films catlady_de_venezia says, my cable company us trying to get everyone to swith to digitial cable € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Was Yael actually here just now, or somewhere else? € the_phantom_schnoogler chases Yael flying_ford_anglia says, I want a German TV station, but they don't have one... € catorman says, I love Film Four. We subscribe to all the sports channels so Mickey can watch the football, so I insist on having all the film channels. € pengolodh_sc says, Not here, Alex € the_phantom_schnoogler says, hmm, odd € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ah, the Powergen woman predicts rain. s_ings says, Ours did that, Rita, dropping a bunch of the good channels from the regular cable line-up, forcing you to go digital if you wanted them back flying_ford_anglia says, I don't have any of the Sports or Movie channels € pengolodh_sc says, Do you have her on your firend-list in Yahoo Messenger, alex? € pinguthegreek says, Why German Neil ? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, The hose on top of her head is going overtime € catorman says, I just have Carlton Cinema, which seems to show lots of old B/W classics. flying_ford_anglia says, I'm learning German € pinguthegreek says, I could teach you too ! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, there wasn't any channell switching here, Sheryll, thank god flying_ford_anglia says, Danke angela_burgess says, i have all kinds of sports and news stations, lots of movie channels also, but *really* want a french channel flying_ford_anglia says, I have a mad German tutor called Karl Rainer € pinguthegreek says, Bitte Schon.... € catorman says, I wish we didn't have the Sports channels - and bloody Discovery Wings. Mickey is glued to it. € pengolodh_sc says, If people on your friend-list enter any Yahoo! chatroom and you have YM and Cheeta running, it will inform you. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, sheryll, you've been switched to Rogers, now, right? s_ings says, Here they dropped all the higher numbered US channels, meaning all the ones Nyssa watches flying_ford_anglia says, He loves to talk about politics s_ings says, There's only been Rogers here for a couple years € catorman says, I forgot to ask you the other day - did you cope with talking about Bin Laden? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Now we are to be subjected to a live chat show about Yvonne Ridley € catorman says, Stupid selfish woman. My opinion. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Stupid, stupid woman. flying_ford_anglia says, Yeah... we talk about Bin Laden all the time... € pinguthegreek says, We have a good two years of this quys..... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, What did she expect to happen??? € pengolodh_sc says, The journalist? € catorman says, I know! And how selfish, when she is a single parent. flying_ford_anglia says, He asked me to write an essay about tolerance. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hey, welcome to our country, have some tea, let's talk politics sensibly? € pengolodh_sc says, Who fumbled her way into Afghanistan illegally? € catorman says, Is your German that good? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Or, kill the spy, kill the spy. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Utterly stupid of her bak_42 is away (Auto-Away) € pinguthegreek says, Neil are you doing german to A level standard ? keithfras is away (Auto-Away) flying_ford_anglia says, Not really. Rainer talks more than I do... € catorman says, I think the media realised that was how most people felt - because when they published the interviews with her daughter, everyone shut up until she was released. flying_ford_anglia says, ...but we do talk about things I find difficult in English € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I thought Karl Rainer was the guy who did the 2000 y/o man thing with Mel Brooks catorman leaves € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ah, Tarrant on TV flying_ford_anglia says, I can hold a conversation... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, This is always good catorman enters pengolodh_sc tapes down catorman so hard that catorman can hardly breathe s_ings grabs Catherine and ties her down catlady_de_venezia says, Al, spellinged differetn: Carl Reiner potterlovingash is away (Auto-Away) € catorman says, Everyone's holding me down tonight! flying_ford_anglia says, Michelle - I think I'm not that good... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ah, okay € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Funny, however you spell it € pinguthegreek presses tape down to help more.... s_ings says, Yes, but it doesn't seem to help, Catherine flying_ford_anglia says, My conversation has improved, but I've forgotten the vocab and grammar! € pinguthegreek says, Neil you asre clever, I bet you are good. bak_42 is back. … bak_42 says, Somebody needs to fix the revolving door. € catorman says, I know! I'm going to have problems getting rid of all this glue tomorrow. Hope none gets on my hair... € pengolodh_sc searches for hammers and nails catlady_de_venezia says, (f the perpose is to be able to converse (or talk business) then it is ability to converse that matters, not grammer € pinguthegreek says, And grammart should be easy for you because you are logical too. stacey_aka_phatgirl leaves flying_ford_anglia says, Me, clever? No... if you heard me peaking German, you'd laugh stacey_aka_phatgirl enters flying_ford_anglia says, You're fluent I guess? pengolodh_sc tapes down stacey_aka_phatgirl so hard that stacey_aka_phatgirl can hardly breathe stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oops € catorman says, That sounds very rude, Neil. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, *gasp* flying_ford_anglia says, I peak German, I do! s_ings says, I've been very careful not to get glue in your hair, Catherine € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Swedish ad for headache pills .... v funny € the_phantom_schnoogler shuts up € catorman says, Thanks Sheryll. catlady_de_venezia says, Myabe nnt even vocab.... Lee has anecdotes about bing in Japan, goes to drugstores runs iunto fellow American, male, who askes desperately if she knows what is Japaneses for flying_ford_anglia says, Oh, you've got that Tarrant thing on, Al? catlady_de_venezia says, 'greasey kid stuff', says "I don't een know what its named in ENglish!" € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yup selah_1977 is back... selah_1977 is very lost... € pinguthegreek says, Ich spreche Deutsch, soch habeich meine ganze Stidium verbracht, ohne dass ich kein Ahnung von Grammatik zu verstehen !! € catorman says, What's up, Eb? catlady_de_venezia says, Lee asks clerk of store: He wants something so that the wind won't do his hair € the_phantom_schnoogler says, rofl potterlovingash is back. potterlovingash says, Why are you lost Eb € pinguthegreek says, * doch* s_ings says, Lost, Eb? Why? selah_1977 says, Because we are CHATTING IN GERMAN? catlady_de_venezia says, Clerk says: "OH!' and produces the disired tube of 'pomade' stacey_aka_phatgirl says, we can switch to french if you like € catorman says, Nein, nur Englisch. € pengolodh_sc was watching a modelboat-competition today as well as a paperboat competition potterlovingash says, Or Latin angela_burgess says, mdr...nous pouvons bavarder en francais s_ings says, French I can handle € pinguthegreek says, I only wrote a German sentence because Cliff Richard was singing to me in German !! selah_1977 says, I don't know French! angela_burgess says, si tu veux? selah_1977 says, :-o € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Siol ghoraidh niamreadh? … bak_42 says, I don't know French either s_ings says, You could try Spanish, Eb stacey_aka_phatgirl says, alors, la fille ebony ne parle pas le francais potterlovingash says, Poor Ebony € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Finn feallach catlady_de_venezia says, je ne parle pas francais € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Tiollaidh selah_1977 says, Ah! Spanish--now that I could deal with! € pinguthegreek says, That's Gaelic ! € pengolodh_sc says, How much gaelic do you know, Alex? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No it's not, I'm making it up € the_phantom_schnoogler says, None whatsoever angela_burgess says, ah, donc, ce n'est pas de bonne idee... selah_1977 says, LOL! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, naughty alex s_ings says, And then I would be lost while everyone spoke Spanish flying_ford_anglia says, "Ich habe keine Ahnung" ist meiner lieblingssatz... um? € catorman says, you've no idea about what, Neil? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, i could try speaking Trinidadian € pinguthegreek says, Yeah, mine too.... potterlovingash says, *holds head before brain leaks out from language overload* € the_phantom_schnoogler says, What have the Swedes done to deserve this ribbing? € the_phantom_schnoogler tsks at TV flying_ford_anglia says, Ich bin faul... € catorman says, Apart from everything. s_ings will continue in English and hope everyone will do the same € catorman says, Lazy? € pengolodh_sc says, Everything, Alex! € pinguthegreek says, I was talking to Christian the other day about compund nouns being like lego. flying_ford_anglia says, I have no idea - I like to say that when discussing politics angela_burgess says, compound nouns? potterlovingash says, Like builiding block Lego? € pengolodh_sc says, Particularly compund deverbal nouns s_ings says, Ebony, I've been making promises in your name this week € catorman says, Hey, my vocab isn't as bad as I thought it was! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, They just showed a Swedish commercial for the Hyundai Sonata. flying_ford_anglia says, It's my favourite sentence € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It was an interesting interpretation of the word 'commercial.' angela_burgess says, so Ebony, are you really going to post Ch. 2 tomorrow? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Is she € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh € pinguthegreek says, Yes. In German tou can make up words by putting two words together - or more ! € catorman says, I think I probably used to use it a lot as well. € pengolodh_sc says, Norway has a lot of jokes starting with "The Norwegian, the Dane and the Swede...." € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm still out of the loop with ToT selah_1977 says, Angela--um, no? selah_1977 says, € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Whew flying_ford_anglia says, "Wie bitte" is also handy... angela_burgess says, why? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I missed my slot because of slow betaing € pinguthegreek says, Ebs, I haven't seen 2 yet..... selah_1977 says, I really ought to tell the list... but I started the debate as a smokescreen. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would like to post ToT this week selah_1977 says, Been busy in RL. angela_burgess says, i mean, i'll let you live and everything...yeah, me too selah_1977 says, It's only 1/4 done. simon_fictionalley tis raining here keithfras is back. keithfras says, Boo-hoo! We demand more appearances by me in a kilt! (Well I do) s_ings says, Worried we wouldn't forgive you for posting the chapter late, Eb? € pengolodh_sc says, It's dry tonight here. € pinguthegreek says, OK, am fine waiting. Have some big RL commitments this week. angela_burgess says, we had midterms last week, so i've been going crazy € catorman says, Eb, do I still need to send you an e-mail, or was it just about adding me to the consultants' list? selah_1977 says, Sheryll--no, just was tired of Dead!ParadiseList. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, i hate real life € the_phantom_schnoogler says, This is a very old show - they're showing Springer clips now. selah_1977 says, Cat, you're taken care of, no worries! € pengolodh_sc says, As long as there's some ToT (and maybe some Snitch!?), I'll be fine waiting for PL. flying_ford_anglia says, I think Chris Tarrant is wearing a wig... € pinguthegreek says, May well be donning a nurses uniform...... selah_1977 says, Al, what day are you thinking of posting? s_ings says, Eb, how do you feel about signing some postcards with me when we meet and sending them out € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, I think he must be keithfras says, Well, Paradise sure ain't dead now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, hopefully Wednesday keithfras cackles evilly selah_1977 says, Cool, Sheryll. € catorman says, Good. I keep meaning to do an intro - as so many others have. I've been too busy this week to type a coherent message. selah_1977 says, All thanks to you, Mr. Fraser. ;-0 selah_1977 says, ;-) s_ings says, Excellent, thanks Eb € pinguthegreek says, Oh Catherine , how was Mickey's birthday bash ? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (shuffles through ugly postcards) flying_ford_anglia says, Springer before he was boring and formulaic... oh not, it is. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I found some lovely ones of Brighton for you, Stacey selah_1977 says, Oh! Mickey had a birthday recently? € catorman says, Oh, fine, Michelle. Yesterday, Eb. 54! angela_burgess says, what's going on at the Paradise list? i subscribed to read fics, but since i can get them all in one pleace now, i don't go € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm In Love With a Serial Killer is certainly novel. selah_1977 says, Angela--boring stuff. selah_1977 says, Shipping and Draco. potterlovingash says, Keith is fighting a Draco debate at Paradise keithfras says, Eb, you started it with your shipper post. I don't think I would have put up my rant if it wasn't for that. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, yay! brighton postcards flying_ford_anglia says, Oh - that old topic potterlovingash says, Doing wonderfully, by the way angela_burgess says, oh, yeah, no need to go selah_1977 says, :-D € the_phantom_schnoogler says, The stamps are scratch and sniff. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh, the eucalyptus ones? keithfras says, Yes, I ranted that everyone makes him good all the time and this is a bad thing. flying_ford_anglia says, But the "my lover used to be a man" has been done to death selah_1977 says, Neil--sometime you want your favorite dish. ;-0 € the_phantom_schnoogler says, So if anybody else wants a postcard with a scratch n' sniff stamp, then send me addresses angela_burgess says, does anyone know where i can buy some halloween post cards? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, US and Canada only € catorman says, But the man married to a horse was original. catlady_de_venezia says, Mike's serch engine just wokred for me. B&N chat: He will be 17 in the final book, which flying_ford_anglia says, Which dish Ebony? € pengolodh_sc says, The one I got also, Alex? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, because his birthday will be after the end of the school year. potterlovingash says, Wow, really AL? I never get any mail, it's so sad selah_1977 says, In ref. to old topics rehashed. catlady_de_venezia says, means he will have come of age in the Wizarding World.\ € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Everyone else will be 18 flying_ford_anglia says, Oh yeah.... it comes around ...and around keithfras says, He'll presumably learn how to Apparate, which should be cool. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, sheryll, I found an old ottawa postcard of the Hill and the Peace Tower, gorgeous sunny day, mounties outside, OCTranspo bus smack in the middle of the picture selah_1977 says, I thought 17 was considered adult in the wizarding world. catlady_de_venezia says, Ebony: yes, JKR said so repeatedly selah_1977 says, In fact, I know it is... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Means he will be old enough to enter the Triwizard Tournament legally. I'd really rather not have this argument, because I';m not going to back down until JKR actually confirms it to my face, or in an interview selah_1977 says, GoF... € catorman says, Sheryll, Angela - I still owe you postcards. I 'm so crap. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, She said of age to enter the tournament, she said nothing about legal rights, damnit! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Why won't you seeee? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, "Ms. Rowling? How old does Harry have to be before he can get it on?" s_ings says, How typically Ottawa, Stacey, the bus in the middle! selah_1977 says, AL! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, exactly. selah_1977 says, Calm down, dear. € catorman says, I got yours last week, Sheryll. Not at all what I expected. Looks quite oldy worldy. angela_burgess says, yeah, don't worry, i haven't done it yet...they *will* go out in time for at least the US people to receive them by Halloween € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We had this argument earlier. Rita and I have already agreed to disagree for the forseeable future. catlady_de_venezia says, here € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Which is fine and dandy s_ings says, Montreal is very nice that way, Catherine. Of course I bought all postcards of the old city! catlady_de_venezia says, Here's anoitehr intervewi, that Lexicon doesn'[[t have: http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,22-9966-0-2,00.html selah_1977 says, I agree with Rita. selah_1977 says, :-D potterlovingash says, ha ha, ganging up on poor Al catlady_de_venezia says, Q: How many Harry Potter books will there be? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Right, off I go € catorman says, Looks lovely, Sheryll. I had this image of concrete and reinforced metal. Not colourful wooden buildings. € pinguthegreek schnoogles little bruv.... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Who's the Brit here?? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, tsk tsk € the_phantom_schnoogler says, catlady_de_venezia says, A: There will be seven in total. Oh, you look happy to hear that. I’m so glad! Harry will come of € catorman says, Off you go where? bak_42 is away (Auto-Away) selah_1977 says, I am SURE JKR will do a post-7th book. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Come of age means nothing. s_ings says, Catherine, the new part of the city is very much like you imagine, the old part is all wood and stone buildings, some dating back to the 1600s catlady_de_venezia says, age at 17 in the final book. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It could just be a concept meaning *Harry* reaches adulthood. € catorman says, I think she will. I'd like pre-quels. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Spiritually and mentally, etc € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But thanks for the link. angela_burgess says, i think i would too selah_1977 says, Catherine--I used to want prequels. flying_ford_anglia says, Several Brits here.... why are your panties in a wad, Al? angela_burgess says, (like prequels) stacey_aka_phatgirl says, love that expression, panties in a wad selah_1977 says, Al, I really do think it's 17. That's consistent with the way the wizarding world works, isn't it? € pinguthegreek says, Anyone who likes excitement, go and read The doomspell by Cliff McNish ! catlady_de_venezia says, 'Coming of age means nothing'? Not being old enough to vote, not being old enough to sign a contract without having a parent or guardian sign also? € catorman says, I didn't realise Montreal went back to the 1600s. French? potterlovingash says, hee hee *mental image of panties in a wad* € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Because all of them follow the blooming Lexicon like it's law. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Possibly. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But JK has not explicitly said anything. selah_1977 says, Heidi? € catorman says, So you don't want prequels now? flying_ford_anglia says, Okay... the Lexicon can be wrong. s_ings says, Yes, Catherine. I don't how old Montreal actually is, but the earliest census records on file are from 1666 selah_1977 says, AH! flying_ford_anglia says, JKR can be wrong stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (i'm swooning on the fainting couch again) € the_phantom_schnoogler says, The Lexicon is wrong, substantially. selah_1977 says, Sacrilege! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ahem € pinguthegreek says, Everyone in Fandom and even JKR is human ! selah_1977 says, Blasphemy! catlady_de_venezia says, I havne;t found anything about coming of Ageon the Lexicon selah_1977 says, Anathema! € catorman says, Eb beat me to it. Sacrilege! How can the lexicon be wrong! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Exactly catlady_de_venezia says, \What do yu think is wrong in the Lexicon? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Let's assume 17 then. angela_burgess says, why do you say that, Al? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, You may well be right. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, But there's always little inaccuracies in the Lexicon. I thought it was general reference only. selah_1977 says, I've run out of big words... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Because of the ridiculous 1979 vs 1980 thing for Hermione selah_1977 says, Oh, shut it, Al. € catorman says, NEIL! It's JKR's world. it 's the Potterverse. How can she be wrong! selah_1977 says, :-X potterlovingash says, lol @ Al and Ebony stacey_aka_phatgirl says, tapes Alex's mouth shut € catorman says, Explain please. flying_ford_anglia says, She can contradict herself... angela_burgess says, yes, please selah_1977 says, All right, then... flying_ford_anglia says, She can say things that are in themselves not correct € catorman says, has she? Haven't noticed that. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Come of age probably does mean that, Rita, I have no quarrell with you really. € catorman says, Examples please! selah_1977 says, Someone ought to compile a list of LOONy things to ask. flying_ford_anglia says, Oh... you know ...[interference.....] - all those things! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I just don't think it does. I think it refers in this case to a more abstract concept purely because I do not think JKR has considered the age at which Harry can have sex or vote or pay tax or whatever. € catorman says, Neil, you are such a cop out! selah_1977 says, And then send them to her. After all, if Zsenya got to ask a question based on shipping, we can ask questions based upon inconsistencies. potterlovingash is away (Maybe selectively lurking is a better description) flying_ford_anglia says, 1000 students? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (agrees with Alex) selah_1977 says, Al--I think she has. € catorman says, Pity the shipping question was so ambiguous. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Maybe she has, but she hasn't made it public knowledge. flying_ford_anglia says, Books that change authors € catorman says, There may be. selah_1977 says, She says she knows what's going to happen to EVERYONE. flying_ford_anglia says, People emerging from wands in the wrong order selah_1977 says, LOL, selah_1977 says, Neil! selah_1977 says, So the Hermione-Age thing is a mistake, too? keithfras says, AAAARGH! One mixup spawned a million insane theories. selah_1977 says, Shouldn't we alert Bloomsbury? € catorman says, OK, well that was a minor thing- the books. Her editors should have picked that up. I was thinking bigger picture. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm being eminently reasonable in the face of overwhelming stick-in -the-mudness here. angela_burgess says, Alex, I still don't understand how you think the Lexicon is wrong? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Grr € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Because I have spent the last 15 years in the British school system catorman leaves € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And I think Hermione was born in 1979 selah_1977 says, Al, Al... I know.... flying_ford_anglia says, Too much LOONyness around here. catorman enters € pinguthegreek says, Why is it so hard to accept that Jo is a human writer ? s_ings glues Catherine down, being careful of her hair selah_1977 says, But why aren't all the Brits complaining to Bloomsbury? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm explaining to Angela, Eb, I *know* full well we disagree here. € catorman says, Thanks. € pengolodh_sc has given up using tape on Catherine, and considers sitting on her isntead. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, For God's sake. They're BOOKS. Live with it. selah_1977 says, Okay then, Al. I won't say anything. selah_1977 says, Sheesh. flying_ford_anglia says, Jo is human? I thought she was ... MAGICAL! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm shocked at myself really. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Catherine probably has girl germs, Christian, beware catlady_de_venezia says, I afree about 1979, Al, but Lexicon explains the debate and that 1980 is only th eredactor's oprinion s_ings says, Christian, you can't sit on her, look what happened the time we sat on Al! € pengolodh_sc looks for sheet of clear plastic € catorman says, Girl germs? Excuse me? I'm quite happy for Christian to sit on me, thanks. He won't catch anything! s_ings says, LOL € pinguthegreek says, Yeah, if I can't give you a thank you kiss Christian.... catlady_de_venezia says, Whatg happeneed to Eb, her little square turned blue>? angela_burgess says, ok...well, my opinion is that it doesn;t matter much to the real point of the books what year Hermione was born flying_ford_anglia says, Ewwww! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I know stacey_aka_phatgirl says, the problem's with christian, catherine, not with you! flying_ford_anglia says, Hermione could be 56... who cares? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Angela, I know it doesn't. And it disturbs me sometimes that I have such a lack of self control that I allow myself to get into silly debates about things that don't matter in life. € catorman says, Girl germs, though? € pinguthegreek says, Catherine, Stacey and I went to give him a cheek kiss and he said we had girl germs. angela_burgess says, so i don't really care...it's not an issue that concerns me overly catlady_de_venezia says, if she was 56, we would expect more maturity and less energy from her € catorman says, The cheek of it! angela_burgess says, yeah, but we all do that sometimes, alex flying_ford_anglia says, You must have been covered in slobber stacey_aka_phatgirl says, kicks neil selah_1977 leaves € pengolodh_sc says, I didn't, Michelle. s_ings joins Stacey in kicking Neil € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I know it's fun to debate the books, and we all enjoy doing it, but we end up chasing ourselves round the same circle, and people start getting pissed off. potterlovingash is back. potterlovingash says, Al and silly debates.... NEVER € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And I really hope I didn't scare off Eb € catorman says, Slobber????? angela_burgess says, it's ok, one day, we will have other things to worry about than HP € pinguthegreek says, I won't kiss you next time I see you Neil then !! € pengolodh_sc says, You said I thought you had girl-germs. I said I preferred being kissed by males. € catorman says, Honestly, the tone of this place is really dropping tonight. Honestly! flying_ford_anglia says, You can... just an air kiss though stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (bangs head on keyboard) € catorman says, Anway, Christian was going to sit on me, not kiss! catlady_de_venezia says, I would rather NOT have more improtant things to worry about than HP ... I woudl RTATHER all my important things were worry-free € pinguthegreek says, I don't like air kisses. Too...chi chi. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (distributes tranquilizers) flying_ford_anglia says, Ok, luvvie... we'll do the proper ones keithfras says, Guys, is it possible to get in here without Cheeta? Jana's PMing me. s_ings says, Stacey, honey, stop banging your head and just take the little pills angela_burgess says, well, me too, but i know that my life will not stay as worry-free as it is now, although it may return later € pinguthegreek loves her FFA really !! € catorman says, FFA? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, cocktails anyone? (shakes martinis) flying_ford_anglia says, I'll warm my bonnet for you € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes potterlovingash says, ooh, over here € catorman says, OK - Long Island Iced Tea for me please, Stacey. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Double vodka and orange, hold the orange s_ings says, Something non-alcoholice over here, please simon_fictionalley says, use yahoo messenger Keith stacey_aka_phatgirl says, pours drinks (juice for sheryll) € pengolodh_sc says, Thanks but no thanks, Stacey. I'm a totaller. simon_fictionalley says, I am here with that s_ings says, Thanks Stacey stacey_aka_phatgirl says, pours tea for christian george_weasleys_girlfriend has been invited to join this room. angela_burgess says, nah, i've got my Bailey's...thanks though € pengolodh_sc says, As long as it isn't potpurri-flavoured tea.... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, okay, now that we all have some soothing drinks, let's start again. € pinguthegreek Is high on Coca Cola € the_phantom_schnoogler says, So, how about those Cannons? keithfras says, Simon - huh? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, i hear they suck potterlovingash says, Harry Potter sponsered Coca Cola? € pengolodh_sc says, Alex, have you been watching Jake and the Fatman recently? flying_ford_anglia leaves the party to eat food.... potterlovingash says, ick, can't spell today € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I thought it was the other way round? € catorman says, Coca Cola sponsored HP. flying_ford_anglia says, see you later.. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Jake and the Fatman???? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, bye neil € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm sorry? € pinguthegreek says, No Ordinary big bottle. It's my red wine. € catorman says, See ya Neil. Coming back? flying_ford_anglia leaves € pengolodh_sc says, American detective-series € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Have I missed something vital here? simon_fictionalley says, you can get into this room using Yahoo messenger potterlovingash says, ha ha, quite right € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I've never even heard of it, Christian € pinguthegreek says, Bye bye Neil. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Bye Neil € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh., he'd alrteayd gone keithfras says, She is on Yahoo messenger, Simon. € pengolodh_sc says, In one episode, one of the lead-characters did just what you did, but referred to an American baseball team € the_phantom_schnoogler says, hmm, intersting spelling € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, people do that all the time. catlady_de_venezia says, why did Neil leave? angela_burgess says, well, i need to go, close to time for me and my little fam to go to the park stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Harry did it in my story € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's not specific to any show. catlady_de_venezia says, by by Angeela € catorman says, Food, allegedly € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Bye Angele stacey_aka_phatgirl says, by angela € the_phantom_schnoogler says, *Angela € pengolodh_sc says, Bye, Angela angela_burgess says, see you all later! € catorman says, Bye, Angela. € pinguthegreek says, Bloming hell Keith how many messages have you sent to paradise ?!?!? angela_burgess leaves € pinguthegreek says, Bye Angela keithfras says, Hehehe € pengolodh_sc says, He sent a lot. … bak_42 says, bye bak_42 is back. catlady_de_venezia says, It's a thing American men do when feel obligated ot make converstain: How about them (local team)? potterlovingash says, Wonderful expression: "blooming hell" € catorman says, I wanted to talk to Saitana tonight. she's never here when she's wanted! keithfras says, Hello? Does anyone know a way to access this room without Cheeta and not on Yahoo Messenger € pinguthegreek folds arms and looks over her spectacles at Keith. catlady_de_venezia says, If anyone saw the movie Splash about a mermaid and a human man potterlovingash says, if I could spell! Argh € pengolodh_sc says, Dr Branford - why are you aching and paining? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, keith, you may be able to invite them in € catorman says, yeah - Daryll Hannah and Tom Hanks. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, if you know their yahoo id € pinguthegreek says, I wanted to say f****ng hell but don't like swearing in public.... *** User HP:1 isn't online right now. selah_1977 enters € pengolodh_sc says, wb, Ebony € catorman says, WB, Eb. potterlovingash says, Yeah, wb Eb catlady_de_venezia says, tell her to go into any Yahoo chat room and type /join HP:1 selah_1977 says, Thanks! … bak_42 says, wb selah_1977 says, Computer trouble... :-( stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi ebby-ebster selah_1977 says, *waves!* selah_1977 says, What'd I miss? € catorman says, Not much. catlady_de_venezia says, I sent her an invite when Keith first said, but she had Ignore Invite turned on stacey_aka_phatgirl says, you missed the drinks. have a martini. catlady_de_venezia says, Eb, if you find out, tell me selah_1977 says, LOL, Rita! € catorman says, Oh yes - cocktails, Eb. selah_1977 says, Is everyone excited about the movie? Isn't the article in Premiere cool? catlady_de_venezia says, tried invite, again, got error mesg catlady_de_venezia says, her sn is damnhell hard to type1 stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I haven't got the premier yet, but we did get the Sunday Times € catorman says, yes! Very excited. Less excited with the list at the moment, though. potterlovingash says, * So sad that Premiere still isn't out in Upper West Side NYC* potterlovingash says, And Sunday Times was completely non-existent € pinguthegreek says, I am excited too. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Point me to the premiere article? *** User HP:1 isn't online right now. € pengolodh_sc says, I have to find out if Premiere is published here in norway. If I couldn't get the last Sudnay Tiems, then at least Premiere, if I'm lucky. € pinguthegreek says, Oh yes, Catherine are you definitely seeing the movie twice on the 16th ? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I'm pretty excited about the movie. But then, I love films, and generally like seeing film adaptations of books I like € pengolodh_sc says, Alex: http://www.thespellbinder.com/culture/premiere/article.html € catorman says, Planning on it - and seeing it on the Saturday with the kids. € pinguthegreek says, OK. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Molto grazie selah_1977 says, I like the Premiere article better than the EW and VF ones. € pinguthegreek says, Just working out what to do travel wise that day. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Today's poster was good, i thought € catorman says, I need to know for sure if John is staying with me, so I can find out what he is doing on the Saturday. He may want to go and see it again with me and the kids! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It's on my wall € pengolodh_sc says, Or, that's not true - I could have got the Sunday Times (at USD 4.50), if I'd been willing to accept that it did not contain sections 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and the Magazine selah_1977 says, The idea of JKR in cow digs cracked me up! selah_1977 says, LOL, Christian! catlady_de_venezia says, cow digs? selah_1977 says, She was wearing cow print attire. € catorman says, When is Premier out in the UK? potterlovingash says, Yeah, it was a great visual image € pengolodh_sc says, Is Premier a US or a UK magazine? € catorman says, US. selah_1977 says, *waves the Stars and Stripes with a grin* the_phantom_schnoogler leaves the_phantom_schnoogler enters pengolodh_sc tapes down the_phantom_schnoogler so hard that the_phantom_schnoogler can hardly breathe stacey_aka_phatgirl says, staple-guns Alex to floor keithfras says, Christian..... € pinguthegreek says, Should I be able to get Premier here ? € pengolodh_sc says, Yes, Keith? potterlovingash says, ooh, stars and stripes reminds me that the baseball game is almost on (hops up and down) stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh, most likely michelle keithfras says, Nothing.... € pinguthegreek says, OK will try. € pengolodh_sc says, ? keithfras proudly reminds everyone that he still hasn't bashed himself once this evening s_ings leaves george_weasleys_girlfriend enters € pinguthegreek says, Can read it to my mum while she is captive in her hospital bed potterlovingash says, Hi Jana!!! george_weasleys_girlfriend leaves keithfras says, Just commenting on your taping Al down potterlovingash says, oh keithfras says, D'oh, there she goes € catorman says, Whoops. € catorman says, Poor Jana. catlady_de_venezia says, congratulations Keith! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, cripes, we lost sheryll too catlady_de_venezia says, congratulations Keith! € pinguthegreek says, Someone put a stop in the door !! € catorman says, Hope she's still calm by the time she gets back in (jana that is) € pengolodh_sc wonders where to get a hot-glue pistol stacey_aka_phatgirl says, put ze candle back! € catorman says, How about a staple gun? € pinguthegreek says, I missed something here. Why shoudl Jana not be calm ? … bak_42 says, Why hasn't anyone gotten rid of that broken revolving door catlady_de_venezia says, She has been tryng long and desperate to get into the chat room stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (loads up staple gun) selah_1977 is on standby, reading until people stay put! € pengolodh_sc wonders if he should ask some fellow students to contruct a fully automatic staple-gun for cyber-use stacey_aka_phatgirl says, ooh, that would be lovely. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, On a totally different note, I saw the Mummy Returns last night. What a stink-fest. george_weasleys_girlfriend has been invited to join this room. george_weasleys_girlfriend enters george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Do you guys see what I'm typing? € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Jana george_weasleys_girlfriend says, I can't see the room. potterlovingash says, Hi Jana, we see you stacey_aka_phatgirl says, throws net over Jana george_weasleys_girlfriend says, Someone send me a PM if you can see this. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, hi jana € pinguthegreek says, All we need is a wedge of wood to put under the door.... € pinguthegreek says, Hello Jana € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Shall I do it? potterlovingash says, go Al george_weasleys_girlfriend leaves stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh dear. potterlovingash says, No, not agaun € pengolodh_sc says, I PMed her, but she couldn't see me in the pm-box either catorman leaves catorman enters € catorman says, What is happening in here? Have we been cursed? € pengolodh_sc considers the need for a multibarrelled gatling staplegun, while he sits for a while on Catherine catlady_de_venezia says, Yahell IS a curse, but addictive € pinguthegreek puts a wedge in the door to stop it moving.... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I saw a film recently where a whole conversation was conducted within a revolving door. simon_fictionalley says, night all € catorman says, Night Simon. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, night, simon € pinguthegreek says, Night and scxhnoogles Simon. € pengolodh_sc says, Good night and sweet dreams, Dr Branford. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, wow, he's actually waiting! € pengolodh_sc says, Hope you do not ache tomorrow … bak_42 says, bye simon_fictionalley says, so do I al_ffn enters catlady_de_venezia says, simon, I just saw the aches andpoains listing € pengolodh_sc says, He has been properly berated, Stacey catlady_de_venezia says, what the matter? € catorman says, Al, why two? catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Al simon_fictionalley says, been out oreineteering catlady_de_venezia says, oh catlady_de_venezia says, hot bath € catorman says, orienteering? € catorman says, Why? simon_fictionalley says, had one of those simon_fictionalley says, it is good fun stacey_aka_phatgirl says, now Alex is going to get into a dust-up with himself € pengolodh_sc says, It's a sport € al_ffn says, I'm trying to help Jana in € catorman says, Oh. simon_fictionalley says, and a much more enjoyable way of keeing fit than running stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (admires simon) simon_fictionalley says, even if the mapper had used a little creativity today € pinguthegreek says, Simon is clever so I bet he is good at it. *** User HP:1 isn't online right now. € catorman says, Me too. I hate things like that - ever since I was forced to do Duke of Edinburgh. selah_1977 is still reading simon_fictionalley says, old mining area - lots of pits and depressions catlady_de_venezia says, IF he KEPT fit, he wouldnt have aches andpains after one day simon_fictionalley says, it is the running that I need to get better at simon_fictionalley says, I went out this morning (well around lunch time) Rita *** User HP:1 isn't online right now. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, did you stretch? € catorman says, Mind you, did quite well at orienteering - it's fun if you're out after dark. selah_1977 says, Question---what training should a bioethicist have? € pengolodh_sc says, i will probably be aching tomorrow - I helped rig down bleachers after the modelboat-competition today. simon_fictionalley says, yes - that is not the problem selah_1977 says, Philosophical? Legal? Medical? Scientific? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, biology, chemistry, ethics catlady_de_venezia says, Eb: in RL or HP, for what purpose? selah_1977 says, RL--just curious. simon_fictionalley says, run through gorse and brambles and have a interesting looking leg and injured hands € catorman says, Scientific as a major. Ethics - a minor, or a masters? babynick34 enters heiditandy is back. € heiditandy says, guys - I am sorry - harry woke up & I've been playing with him catlady_de_venezia says, the ones in RL seems to have started with PHDs in Theology/Religion or Philosophy/Ethics € heiditandy says, I will email everyone who YMed me selah_1977 says, Hey, Heidi! potterlovingash says, ooh, I love Harry € heiditandy says, we're heading out to dinner. selah_1977 says, OK--have fun! simon_fictionalley says, bye Heidi potterlovingash says, Bye Heidi € pengolodh_sc says, Bye, Heidi catlady_de_venezia says, altho' most of the ones I've encountered appeart to know nothing abut either biology/medicine OR ethics € pinguthegreek says, Bye … bak_42 says, bye € catorman says, bye selah_1977 says, LOL, Rita! € heiditandy schoogles all and is quite apologetic & feels antisocial-against-her-will selah_1977 says, Oh, go on and have fun! catlady_de_venezia says, by by Heidi babynick34 says, Hi all.... late arrival I'm afraid. selah_1977 says, It's RL that counts, not online life! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, ciao, heidi € heiditandy says, eb - let jana know I didn't ignore her - I wasn't here when she YMed me... selah_1977 says, Hi, Nick! catlady_de_venezia says, Hi € catorman says, It's interesting though. I did a dissertation for law on euthanasia. simon_fictionalley says, but will probably get disqualified for todays orienteer catlady_de_venezia says, nick € heiditandy schnoogles simon, specially selah_1977 says, I will... € pinguthegreek says, Why Dr B ? simon_fictionalley says, went to the wrong place € pinguthegreek says, Hello Nick... simon_fictionalley says, and not the right place selah_1977 says, Catherine--and you ended up in tax law? keithfras is away (Auto-Away) € pengolodh_sc says, Greetings, Nick simon_fictionalley says, managed to mis read the numbers, at least twice - convinced someone else on a different course that I was not going to the smae place as tehm heiditandy leaves € catorman says, yep. Under pressure from Mickey, all my ideals of doing judicial review/human rights etc went out the window. I may go back to it later (in fact, I know I will - just have to work on Mickey0 simon_fictionalley says, found the right place, thought it to be the wrong one selah_1977 says, LOL! That's funny! € pinguthegreek says, Poor Simon... € catorman says, No, sad, really. simon_fictionalley says, then spent ages finding what I thought was the right place and then on the way home worked out it was totally wrong babynick34 says, Does anyone know anything about the movie premier... all I know so far is that it's on the 4th Nov, at Odeon Leicester Square. simon_fictionalley says, and no results are up on the web yet simon_fictionalley says, most dissapointing € pinguthegreek says, I would go except I think it would be lots of standing and crowds...not good for a wobbly person.... € catorman says, I don't want to go. I'm not a groupy. catlady_de_venezia says, surely the Nov 4 is by invitation only for Important People babynick34 says, I think it will be like that too... and yet my girlfriend and her son both want to come. Well, they've not been to London for ages. simon_fictionalley has little interest in teh movie € pinguthegreek says, I'd like one experience. al_ffn leaves babynick34 says, The screening - sure... but nothing stoping us standing outside and watching to see who turns up. selah_1977 says, OK--got fields from which bioethicists evolve--law, philosophy, medicine, and theology primarily. selah_1977 says, Am satisfied now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Of course, depending on how long the process takes. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Are they filming 2 now? € catorman says, I hate things like that - too "them and us" € pengolodh_sc says, They've started filming, yes. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Good, then they'll be moving fast. selah_1977 says, What, Catherine? catlady_de_venezia says, how long what process? € catorman says, I don't care. I just want book 5 simon_fictionalley says, well I am going this time simon_fictionalley says, see people around simon_fictionalley leaves stacey_aka_phatgirl says, ciao simon € pinguthegreek says, Night. € catorman says, Oh - standing outside watching people go into the premier. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, argh selah_1977 says, But CoS will delay book 5, I know it will. babynick34 says, boring I know... but you never know what might happen. selah_1977 says, I wish they could reach JKR by cel phone--does she have to babysit production post-PS! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm sure it won't € the_phantom_schnoogler says, They won't let it. selah_1977 says, ? not ! € catorman says, Yep - I just want the books. My imagination is enough. I don't care about the films. They aren't important compared to the books. bak_42 leaves selah_1977 says, Catherine--I agree. € pinguthegreek says, I agree partly. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But the film is going to be so cool. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, well... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would sooner have had book 5 this year and had to wait for the movie, though. € catorman says, Yes it is - and I'm looking forward to it. But, if I had a choice, I'd rather have book 5 than the film. babynick34 says, Neil and I both went to the book launch last year at Kings Cross Station, so expect it will be like that again - a crush of media. € pengolodh_sc says, I noticed on the TV-trailer that in the background of the quidditch-scene, we see a Slytherin trying to knock a Gryffindor off the broom. catlady_de_venezia says, Boook 5 will ruin all our fanfics € pinguthegreek says, But I know if I were JKR I would have a BIG PROBLEM letting someone else interpret my mind. selah_1977 says, By the time book 5 gets out, all our fanfics will be done anyway! catlady_de_venezia says, I found a cheeta avatar of Gryffindor banner ... look up starts with gryff in avatar repositity € catorman says, I think they seem to have done quite well from what we've seen so far. I'm such a LOON that the little things really annoy me though - such as Hagrid's house. catlady_de_venezia says, Yes, Eb, because it didn['t come ooff July 5 of THIS year € pinguthegreek says, Does anyone know if there is a way of getting a penguin avatar ? selah_1977 says, LOL, Rita! Doubt if we see it July 2002, either. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, ;likes what he's seen of Hagrid's house € catorman says, Oh, please don't say that Eb. I don't know how I'm going to wait that long! babynick34 says, Some of the pictures that have been released so far certainly seem to indicate that the movie should be quite good... though there are some which don't quite fit my imagination. catlady_de_venezia says, 1) get y yself a little jpg of a penguine and register it with Cheeta Avatar Reposity, exdcept it is down for system upgrade last I lookedI € pengolodh_sc says, But it still should be wood and not stone, Alex € catorman says, But it is canonically inaccurate, Alex! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm amazed they've started filming without their Riddle or their young Hagrid. potterlovingash is away (Auto-Away) selah_1977 says, Catherine--sad but true. Rumor has it that it will not be ready until 2003!~ € pinguthegreek says, Oh god, that sounds very technical ! € catorman says, I know - only a rumour though, so I live in hope. catlady_de_venezia says, or use one that is already registered, except I'm not sure how to find it except by guessework selah_1977 says, She's JKR--she can break deadlines! :-( € pengolodh_sc says, Those scenes do not depend so much on the other actors Alex, and can mostly be done independently € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, you're probably right € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'd be f**king over the moon if I got this. catlady_de_venezia says, go to cheetah chat, click on Avatar Repository, search on Starts with Pen in hope something named penguin1.jpg will turne up stacey_aka_phatgirl says, so would we catlady_de_venezia People who use PCs can access this room by using catlady_de_venezia Cheetah Chat, which contains many fun toys. catlady_de_venezia Cheetah Chat can be downloaded for free from catlady_de_venezia http://www.cheetachat.com € catorman says, I'm not, Al. They're only in one scene for young Hagrid, and one scene plus the CoS scene with TR - think about how much is set in Diagon Alley, the Burrow etc. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yeah, I guess. € the_phantom_schnoogler is desperately excited. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Even if they actually call me up, I'd be happy. € catorman says, Can you act, Al? catlady_de_venezia says, Al, excited aboutstardom and meeting JKR ... or about meeting Tom Felton? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yupp € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Meeting Jk would make my year € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I can take Tom or leave him. € catorman says, It would be really exciting. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm already in something this term. € catorman says, I think Tom Felton is cute - but I wish his hair didn't look so orange. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, We're doing Our Country's Good at the Gardner Arts in Brighton. € catorman says, What? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (agrees wholeheartedly with catherine) € catorman says, Thanks. I wish it looked more natural. It should be natural. selah_1977 says, LOL € pinguthegreek says, I have to say I don't know if I would want to meet JKR. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Why do people assume I have an ulterior motive in going for this? selah_1977 says, Michelle--don't know if I would either. € catorman says, I would. I'd pester her. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't actually want to pull Tom Felton, you know. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, god, I hope not Alex. He's a bit young. selah_1977 says, Some writers are great with the public. Others are not. € pinguthegreek says, Al you are as clean as a whistle. You have no motive ! catlady_de_venezia says, ALL motives are ulterior, even for glory, or to make a living, those are ulterior € catorman says, zactly, Stace. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh please. selah_1977 says, LOL, Al--no one is saying that! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, frankly ... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, It'd be nice to meet him though. € catorman says, I met Louis de Bernieres a couple of times before Captain Corelli got big - very easy to talk to - very friendly. € pinguthegreek says, Lucky you. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'd worry I'd just get overcome and go all gurgly at Jo, though. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I've met movie stars. they're just like regular people, except skinnier and with bigger heads. catlady_de_venezia says, Al ... Snitch!6 .... "long" affair with aerobics instructor? In ch 1, Draco said he'd had him TWICE € pinguthegreek says, I've done a couple of Eurovision Song Contests as a reporter and it taught me that even famous people are human. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, it's directors that I get all weak-kneed around. € pengolodh_sc says, Well, I must go - I have been in here far too long tonight and I have night-lectures first thing tomorrow. € pengolodh_sc says, Alex, I wish you best of luck in your pursuit of becoming a Riddle. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Why do people expect me to keep absolute tabs on everything I write? Am I not allowed to make Flints? Must I be consistent 24/7 € pengolodh_sc says, To the rest of you, I bid Good Night! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Night Christian € pinguthegreek says, Sleepwell Christian ! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, night, christin stacey_aka_phatgirl says, *chrsistaidt t stacey_aka_phatgirl says, *christian € pengolodh_sc says, Typing going downhill, Stacey? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (yes, definitely) catorman leaves catorman enters € pengolodh_sc says, Before i go: pengolodh_sc tapes down catorman so hard that catorman can hardly breathe € pengolodh_sc says, Bye stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Alex, you are godlike, and therefore your writing must be perfect. pengolodh_sc leaves selah_1977 says, Night Christian! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, But I'm not stacey_aka_phatgirl says, prove it. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I make mistakes. That was obviously one of them. € pinguthegreek says, Do you know I am getting fonder and fonder of all of us ! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Writing stories chapter by chapter runs this risk, you see. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, At the end of the day, it's non-profit and for fun, € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I can't prove it. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, no, but then you made that reference that turned into a serendipitous coincidence. therefore, you are godlike. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Statistical likelihood suggests I am not God, though. catlady_de_venezia says, LOL at statistical babynick34 says, Catherine - I've just emailed Jo's PA regarding latest progress on Book5... I might get a reply if I'm lucky... if I do, will let you and everyone know when expected publish date will be. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Nick, put in a good word for me with the casting woman, will you? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, potterlovingash is back. potterlovingash says, Al, have you sent in your picture and everything for the Riddle part? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes stacey_aka_phatgirl says, imagines Alex confronted with casting couch potterlovingash says, Whoo hoo € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I've auditioned for things before. € pinguthegreek says, good luck to you Alex. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, woo hoo! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Last Wednesday, for instance. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, CastingCouch!Alex € pinguthegreek says, If this is really what you want, then you go for it ! babynick34 says, I hate auditions... but that's because I'm stuck in the car while the child auditions - I'm hopeless at acting! potterlovingash says, Did you send in a "Harry Day" type of picture or an average Alex day pic? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Just average ones. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, do gods have average days? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm not going for Harry lookalike down to the last detail - and we know Tom doesn't wear glasses. potterlovingash says, that's very true € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I am not God catlady_de_venezia says, Michelle, give me hyour e addy and I will email penguin avatars to yhou stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (I know. I'll stop.) selah_1977 says, You surely aren't, Al. :-P € pinguthegreek says, michelleapostolides@lineone.net. Thanks !!!!!!!!! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, If I was, I'd be visiting divine retribution rather a lot at the minute. € pinguthegreek says, Schnoogles Rita for being an extra good egg.... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (stacey hears sudden thunder) € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Don't chalk that up to God, now. € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hmm, whose side shall I take? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I think tomorrow I shall favour ... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Me € the_phantom_schnoogler says, I will have a good day, I have decided. I will also buy matches and tomato paste agent_starling_1999 enters agent_starling_1999 says, *jumps into the spotlight* potterlovingash says, Whoa, hi Starling € the_phantom_schnoogler says, And new batteries for my discman agent_starling_1999 says, Hello! babynick34 leaves stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi starling! nice entrance € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Or hi, Starling, in English catlady_de_venezia says, Hi STARLING! € pinguthegreek says, Oh yes, hello Starling.... selah_1977 says, Hola, Moni! agent_starling_1999 says, ah, I have missed you all! But I managed to survive another week of hell (aka High School) and here I am catlady_de_venezia says, Al: divine retribution on 1) people who disagree withyou, 2) fangirls, 3)politicians and the real world? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Sounds good. € pinguthegreek says, Hey, High School does not last forever. You still have the Big Wide World to vome !! potterlovingash says, You're in the final stretch, right Monica? Senior year € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ooh, Tony Blair had better hide catorman is away (Auto-Away) € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Did I kill chat? catlady_de_venezia says, No, we are still here agent_starling_1999 says, yep, only two more months agent_starling_1999 says, and then, Real Life € pinguthegreek says, No, someone needs to deal with Tony before his head stops fitting through number 10 catlady_de_venezia says, Starling, RL or college? university, to the Brits potterlovingash says, Ha ha, or college, which is NOT real life, but a happy land of fake life agent_starling_1999 says, I must say I don΄t know which option is less traumatic stacey_aka_phatgirl says, they'll have to annex next door for his ego € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yahoo isn't letting me into any of my groups catlady_de_venezia says, Art school? agent_starling_1999 says, well, I am going to college, but it΄s different in Argentina, so it΄s a bit of each... real life and happy land of fake life catlady_de_venezia says, Yahoo is letting ME into hour groups catlady_de_venezia says, your, nor hour stacey_aka_phatgirl says, accessing groups fine agent_starling_1999 says, actually, no. I am studying art with my teacher and I feel no need to get a more "academical" background at the moment € pinguthegreek says, Monica your school year runs from january to December ? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh, it's fine now agent_starling_1999 says, from march to december actually potterlovingash says, That's a pleasant school year € pinguthegreek says, You have three months off for summer ? potterlovingash says, Wouldn't mind that actually catlady_de_venezia says, USA schools ahve almost three months off for summer: lately it seems to bre June, July, August catlady_de_venezia says, but when I WAS little it was mid June to mid September € pinguthegreek says, In the Uk you are lucky to get 8 weeks.... € pinguthegreek says, But it is mostly six weeks. catlady_de_venezia says, only one whole week off each semester, Xmas in fall term and Spring break in spring term potterlovingash says, no wonder the Brits are so much smarter than us catlady_de_venezia says, no half-term selah_1977 says, But what are their suicide rates like? € pinguthegreek says, We get two to three weeks for Christmas and easter with a week's half term, but sometimes less than that for half terms. agent_starling_1999 leaves agent_starling_1999 enters selah_1977 says, There are tradeoffs, you know... Japan has higher educational attainment but much higher suicide rates, I think. agent_starling_1999 says, ack catlady_de_venezia says, I thnk it comes out the same number of school weeks, just distributted differerently potterlovingash says, Ah, well can't be much worse than the Columbia Uni suicide rate agent_starling_1999 says, I hate this computer stacey_aka_phatgirl says, one of the reasons they introduced Readin week in February, i recall (for universities) € pinguthegreek says, Rita thank you so much for the penguins !! catlady_de_venezia says, I think Japan's jigjer youth suicide rate is due to bullying ratehr than academic stress. HOWEVER, the high educational attainment rate has to do with most motehrs have no job except overseeing their children's education, and the chilodren who will be whitecollar are ent to cram schools at parents expense potterlovingash says, yep, gotta love reading week (aka: wander around NYC getting no work done) selah_1977 says, What's Reading? catlady_de_venezia says, starting a year before kindergarten to help them with the tests to get into a good kindergarten potterlovingash says, the days you get to study for exams (three here, right before finals) € pinguthegreek says, OK now what do I do ? catlady_de_venezia says, so it is RIDICULOUS to expect USA public schools to accomplish what Japanese pubkuc schools acheive only with parents and tutors and cram schools catlady_de_venezia says, Michelle, once there are in your avatars folders, € pinguthegreek says, Done that. catlady_de_venezia says, click on Setttings on the cheeta menu bar. click on Preferences in the drop down menu catlady_de_venezia says, click on Yahoo/cheeta in the tabs catlady_de_venezia says, and its near the bottom of tht form, click on custom avatars pinguthegreek says, Yeah..... catorman leaves catorman enters catlady_de_venezia says, I wonder if I should make a macro for how to select an avatar? € the_phantom_schnoogler switches on avatars catlady_de_venezia says, say something more, penguine € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ouch, these pants are chafing potterlovingash says, eek, Al catlady_de_venezia says, ooh, can I volunteer to help take them off? € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Was hoping that would induce people to talk - I want to see those avatars pinguthegreek says, Hmmm I selected manage but cannot add the penguins to the list.... € the_phantom_schnoogler says, They are, though. potterlovingash says, Ooh, speaking of chafing pants, I had three sightings of hot guys in leather pants last night.... pity it was in Chelsea which mean they play for the other team stacey_aka_phatgirl says, you know.. leather pants don't really do anything for me. does that make me a bad person? pinguthegreek says, Au secours !! € the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, my leather garments don't chafe potterlovingash says, good to know Al catlady_de_venezia says, starting a year before kindergarten to help them with the tests to get into a good kindergarten stacey_aka_phatgirl says, oh god, don't tell us you have a leather g-string? potterlovingash says, lol € the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, just a jacket selah_1977 says, LOL! catlady_de_venezia says, Pingu, I don;t think I ever had a problem with manage, do they appear on select? agent_starling_1999 says, lol pinguthegreek says, No, the onlyones I get in custom are Ashely's one and others like that... catlady_de_venezia says, try refresh catlady_de_venezia says, ? sylph_in_the_sea enters keithfras says, Hmm, I see we're back on leather. keithfras is back. pinguthegreek says, Nup not working... the_phantom_schnoogler says, How's this? catlady_de_venezia says, I have everything I've put on my Avatars folder appear sylph_in_the_sea says, hi, everyone the_phantom_schnoogler says, What's wrong with leather? sylph_in_the_sea says, keith! I haven't seen you in months... catlady_de_venezia says, even things like this that I added since last I touched Manage sylph_in_the_sea says, leather is too expensive catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Sylph Kabuki Nancy sylph_in_the_sea says, lol catorman is back. € catorman says, We just always seem to get back to it. Anyone would think we were in an Anita blake novel. sylph_in_the_sea says, hi rita stacey_aka_phatgirl says, nothing wrong with it. just doesn't move me one way or another. sylph_in_the_sea says, *nods* potterlovingash says, I just got a leather jacket for my birthday... but it's brown and in no way is it tight or "hot" keithfras says, I didn't say there was anything wrong with it. catlady_de_venezia says, Nothing wrong with leather if one is not a vegetarian, but it doesn;t do all that much sexually for me -- I like my hot guys in snug denim keithfras says, Uh-oh.... keithfras says, Here we go... sylph_in_the_sea says, I lik emy guys intelligent potterlovingash says, me too catlady_de_venezia says, meow sylph_in_the_sea says, € catorman says, I find leather very attractive - the stuff of fantasies though, because Mickey wouldn't look good in it! potterlovingash says, but intelligence clad in tight clothing works as well catlady_de_venezia says, intelligent and hot are both good sylph_in_the_sea says, toio bad all guys my age seem to wear the loosest clothes they can find selah_1977 says, But come on--how many of those guys are there? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, when my hubby puts on his suit for special occasions I get all fluttery keithfras says, None over here, anyway. the_phantom_schnoogler says, How's this for an avatar? catlady_de_venezia says, some men look very good in suits € catorman says, Cute, Alex. sylph_in_the_sea says, lol catlady_de_venezia says, rubber ducky sylph_in_the_sea says, ducky € catorman says, Mickey looks better in suits than anything. sylph_in_the_sea says, jest ducky, it tis selah_1977 says, Suits are cool, aren't they? They can make any guy look distinguished! potterlovingash says, They don't exist. I have made a conscious decision to swear off the Columbia boys because though they fit the intelligence, the hot factor is lacking selah_1977 says, Nice stuff. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't look good in suits € catorman says, He's getting too fat, and it's the only way he can hide it! the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm too short to be able to wear them without looking like a 15 year old schoolboy selah_1977 says, LOL! Ash, you're at Columbia? potterlovingash says, yeah € catorman says, I'm sure you do, Alex, if you get one that fits well, and has a good cut. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Alex, it has to be the right suit sylph_in_the_sea says, aw al! sylph_in_the_sea says, how tall are you? you seemed pretty tall in the pictures the_phantom_schnoogler says, Admittedly, the only one I've had was bought for school. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, My ex, who was 5'7", was *to die for* in suits keithfras points the ladies to the following picture of himself: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP_FanFiction/files/Member%20Pics/Keith%20Fraser.jpg the_phantom_schnoogler says, Our dress code stated smart business suits for Sixth form the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm 5'6" pinguthegreek says, OK, whaddya think ? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I thought you said you were 5'8"? the_phantom_schnoogler says, No, I got it wrong. catlady_de_venezia says, meow stacey_aka_phatgirl says, admires Keith's suit the_phantom_schnoogler says, I had to measure myself for the Riddle audition. pinguthegreek says, You like ? pippin_999 enters pippin_999 says, Hi the_phantom_schnoogler says, Turns out I'm 172 cm, or 5'6" catlady_de_venezia says, _negun with suitcase, going somethwere? keithfras says, LOL @ Michelle's penguin avatar the_phantom_schnoogler says, Ooh, it's Feather's McGraw catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Pippin stacey_aka_phatgirl says, 5'6" is fine. You're still taller than Jacques Villeneuve. sylph_in_the_sea says, I'm 5'4" pinguthegreek says, You can't be Alex you are taller than me ! keithfras says, I'm...um...not sure....6'0"? pippin_999 says, 5' 1" € catorman says, Hi Pippin stacey_aka_phatgirl says, hi pippin catlady_de_venezia says, meow € catorman says, 5'7'' potterlovingash says, horrifically embarassed by my height of 5'11'' pinguthegreek says, I am 5ft 4... keithfras says, I've supposedly got a bit taller since I told everyone I was 5'11" keithfras says, What's wrong with that, Ashley? selah_1977 says, Hey, Pippin! € catorman says, Wrong. 5ft. 7 inches. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Well, then I *am* taller than you, Michelle. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, 5'4" shortie selah_1977 says, Ash, that's OK--I'm 5'9 potterlovingash says, It's awful to be obnoxiously tall as a girl pippin_999 says, I'm shorter...before I was Pippin they called me Shrimp! selah_1977 says, You must have towered over Cassie, though. catlady_de_venezia says, Dont be embarrassed Ashley, tall is good, each extra inch of height is an extra $10,000/year in salaries for execustives sylph_in_the_sea says, wait, al--riddle autdition? € catorman says, Michelle - I thought you were about my height! potterlovingash says, ha ha, I do tower over Cass pinguthegreek says, Alex everyone almost is taller than me... selah_1977 says, She's short, isn't she? catlady_de_venezia says, tall women can be models potterlovingash says, yes, but adorably so pinguthegreek says, You are a little bit taller Catherine. € catorman says, Mickey calls me titch, even though he's only 5'10'' and when I put heels on I'm easily taller. agent_starling_1999 says, did somebody say "Riddle audition"? the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, I did. € catorman says, Must be. potterlovingash says, Al sent in his stuff for the casting! sylph_in_the_sea says, you auditioned? agent_starling_1999 says, yay! sylph_in_the_sea says, awesome! agent_starling_1999 says, *hugs Al keithfras says, For the film of book 2? the_phantom_schnoogler nods sylph_in_the_sea says, I want to be in an upcoming movie pinguthegreek says, I just thought, if I get a JPG of Pingu, I could use thar as my avatar !! keithfras says, But isn't Voldemort/Riddle very tall? the_phantom_schnoogler says, Good point. sylph_in_the_sea says, camera trickery the_phantom_schnoogler says, But I'm playing a 16 year old potterlovingash says, I'll be in the backround shots of Spiderman They filmed for a day at school the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't think they necessarily worry about that these days stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Voldemort is tall, but does it say anything aobut Riddle? € catorman says, What I want to know is - if you get it, do we get to go to the premier? the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't know. keithfras shrugs sylph_in_the_sea says, hey...what'd you do to audition, Al? stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Al, short is good in movie-land. Actors are tiny. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'll put in a good word for you. catlady_de_venezia says, Myabe he gets to bring one guest, or even three, but not 300 the_phantom_schnoogler says, I sent details and photos to the casting agent. € catorman says, Well, there aren't ;many of us on the London list! agent_starling_1999 says, yeah, and if Tom Cruise can be a sex symbol, why can΄t you? the_phantom_schnoogler says, But as this movie is already under way, I should hear back soon. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Even if I just get called to a preliminary, I'll be over the moon. sylph_in_the_sea says, funness! the_phantom_schnoogler says, If I actually get it, I'll probably die sylph_in_the_sea says, lol the_phantom_schnoogler might meet JK potterlovingash says, we'd all be over the moon Al... you'd be a star to us agent_starling_1999 says, wow... sylph_in_the_sea says, it'd be so fun to audition. I want to be cho chang the_phantom_schnoogler says, Now, who can I take to the premier? catlady_de_venezia says, hopefully 'die' only in the victorian slang sense sylph_in_the_sea says, even though no one likes her agent_starling_1999 says, me, me! € catorman says, Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! agent_starling_1999 says, *jumps sylph_in_the_sea says, I wouldn't mind potterlovingash says, *dances for Al* keithfras says, Sylph, you're Chinese? sylph_in_the_sea says, yup yup catlady_de_venezia says, I like Cho Chang, I think she is a very nice person as well as smart and hardworking € catorman says, I have shown you hospitality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! keithfras says, Oh, didn't realise. the_phantom_schnoogler says, This is true. potterlovingash says, Thank you for the Ravenclaw propaganda Rita the_phantom_schnoogler says, So Catherine's an automatic € catorman says, Hear hear, Rita! € catorman says, Thanks, Al1 the_phantom_schnoogler says, on the list, she's not a car keithfras says, It kind of got buried in the Draco stuff, but I was saying on Paradise recently that I can't understand why people hate Cho so much. the_phantom_schnoogler says, that's Neil € catorman says, Al!, even. sylph_in_the_sea says, I liked Cho, too! agent_starling_1999 says, I can do portraits! A big painting of dangerous, evil Al! stacey_aka_phatgirl says, (stacey blows off premier and hangs out in bar downthe street with Alan Rickman) pippin_999 says, I like Cho! sylph_in_the_sea says, she was so nice catlady_de_venezia says, but can you traavel to Longon for premeiere? € catorman says, Yes, but I don't think Neil's an automatic, either. did Ford Anglias come in automatic? pippin_999 says, Much nicer turning Harry down than Hermione was turning down Ron the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'll make them fly Cassie over catlady_de_venezia says, I mght write H/C fic € catorman says, I am in London! € catorman says, So is Al. potterlovingash says, hee hee, I can hide in Cassie's suitcase catlady_de_venezia says, but Starling is on the other side of the planet pinguthegreek says, So how do I look now ? agent_starling_1999 says, sniff sniff the_phantom_schnoogler says, So's Cassie pinguthegreek says, OOps how do I shrink this ? catlady_de_venezia says, say something more Michelle, it takes a minutews for other peopes avatars to become visible to me? pippin_999 says, Says in Cos He [Riddle] was much taller than Harry. pinguthegreek says, This is miles too big. € catorman says, Michelle - it looks tiny! the_phantom_schnoogler says, How tall is Dan? keithfras says, So? Harry's small. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, he's itty bitty pinguthegreek says, Not on my screen. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Tch, they can stretch me, or something - there's all sorts of cinematographic tricks sylph_in_the_sea says, lol € catorman says, It doesn't matter anyway - Dan's taller than the guy playing Ron (Rupert?) stacey_aka_phatgirl says, yes, the best trick is to stand you on a box, actually catlady_de_venezia says, but Al can stand on a box. There are all stories of Alan ladd standing on stepladders to kiss his co-stars the_phantom_schnoogler says, If there was a specific height requirement, they'd state it € catorman says, And Mel Gibson - he's always standing on a box. keithfras says, Is he? It didn't look that way in the pictures. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Instead they just asked for 'height' € catorman says, Apparently so. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, doesn't sound like height matters, then pippin_999 says, Poor Al, if he gets the part he'll be sworn to secrecy and won't be able to tell us diddlysquat the_phantom_schnoogler says, This is true. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm already making contingency plans to leave the fandom. keithfras says, Height matters not. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, not even the casting couch parts? € catorman says, Bet he does, though. He can PM us all, and swear us to secrecy. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh, I'll email you assiduously. pinguthegreek says, Alex why would you leave the fandom ? the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'll just pretend you're random friends. sylph_in_the_sea says, perhaps al can get an exception for his 300 closest friends pippin_999 says, LoL stacey_aka_phatgirl says, only 300? keithfras says, LOL @ 300 closest friends catlady_de_venezia says, Pingu, your avi stil hasn;t appeared here, which one is it? pippin_999 says, Isn sylph_in_the_sea says, the_phantom_schnoogler says, On account of how WB probably don't want a fanfic author ... like me. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Heidi knows what to do. pippin_999 says, *sorry, Isn't the HpfGu list +2000? close friends stacey_aka_phatgirl says, well, you won't tell them, will you? € catorman says, I don't know - the guy playing Ron sent them raps and all sorts the_phantom_schnoogler says, The minute she gets the call - she swings into action like a well oiled ... person. sylph_in_the_sea says, hmm...well, I guess most are lurkers sylph_in_the_sea says, like me sylph_in_the_sea says, lol al! € catorman says, Yes, but we don't know most of them, Pippin. How many of them lurk? the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't know half the HPfGUers the_phantom_schnoogler says, And most of them don't know me sylph_in_the_sea says, o_O sylph_in_the_sea says, I think most of them do selah_1977 is away (Auto-Away) keithfras says, Yeah, Tolkien message board I post on? 1000+ registered members. Someone made a roll call thread, and it got less than 100 answers. pippin_999 says, Oh well, last time anybody counted I was number 25 frequent poster on HPfGU agent_starling_1999 says, uh, which one? the_phantom_schnoogler says, Snitch! will have to go. the_phantom_schnoogler says, The other stuff might just pass. potterlovingash says, oh.... poor Snitch the_phantom_schnoogler says, But I won't tell them a thing. agent_starling_1999 says, *sobs* Poor Snitch... catlady_de_venezia says, how many registered members lurk and how many dont even remember that they once registered, on a whim pippin_999 says, sobs! I like Snitch best the_phantom_schnoogler says, Don't worry, I'm going to ask Rhysenn to look after it for me. catlady_de_venezia says, I am registe4red in more groups than I can remember agent_starling_1999 says, the_phantom_schnoogler says, Which reminds me, need to send ch7 to beta ... brb stacey_aka_phatgirl says, is Rhysenn going to continue writing Snitch!? (is confused) € catorman says, Gets on my nerves. I'm fed up that none of my elflings reply to my welcome messages. sylph_in_the_sea says, nuh-uh catlady_de_venezia says, speaking of beta...... the_phantom_schnoogler says, I don't know pinguthegreek says, Newbies almost never reply ! the_phantom_schnoogler says, I might ask her to. the_phantom_schnoogler says, She could certainly do it justice. potterlovingash says, {throwing fit in room because the Diamondback game isn't going to be shown because the Yankee game is taking too long} the_phantom_schnoogler says, Although the tone would obviously be very different sylph_in_the_sea says, very very very € catorman says, but so many other people say what lovely messages they get. I notice one of mine turned up doing an intro on Eb's list this week. sylph_in_the_sea says, wait...we're supposed to reply to those? potterlovingash says, I never post to HP4GU because I am afraid of people there sylph_in_the_sea says, ohh...you mean the ones from the house-elfs € catorman says, No - each member now gets a personal elf message. € catorman says, It would just be nice if one or two came back with something. € catorman says, Why are you afraid of the people there? pinguthegreek says, Although it is very hard to personalise Elf messages I think... € catorman says, I try. I've made them quite short. potterlovingash says, I have a feeling that if I were to post, every possible inkling of stupidity would shine and I would be mobbed stacey_aka_phatgirl says, The elf message I got was so full of stationery graphics that I trashed it right away. I hate getting HTML mail. catlady_de_venezia says, Pingu, hwat is name of your avi file, is one I sent you? € catorman says, Rubbish. Just go back and look at some of my messages! sylph_in_the_sea says, ashely---my messages always seem not-as-good sylph_in_the_sea says, so I just don't post pippin_999 says, My first post was completely ignored...but I didn't care pippin_999 says, And I got mobbed once...but Penny stuck up for me which was nice the_phantom_schnoogler says, My posts are routinely ignored catlady_de_venezia says, Ashley, nany posters woulod be DELIGHTED to be mobbed, they complain of being ignored pinguthegreek says, Rita have no idea... potterlovingash says, Ha ha, well, I don't mind being ignored pippin_999 says, I guess I've got a thick skin pinguthegreek says, That's a little better.... € catorman says, I got mobbed by Penny once - when I was very new. She really put me off. Now, she sings my praises! Or at least, has done with a few of my messages recently. catlady_de_venezia says, it's in your avatars folders, you selected it on settings from Custom, itsname shol;d show as well as a little pic of it, on the selectin menu € catorman says, I couldn't believe it when she quoted one of my messages the other day. pinguthegreek says, frowns.... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, Alex, I don't think I'd read the rest of Snitch! if it was finished by someone else. pippin_999 says, My first post was about Snape the vampire...nobody cared then... the_phantom_schnoogler says, Really? the_phantom_schnoogler says, Oh the_phantom_schnoogler says, Fair enough sylph_in_the_sea says, lol pippin the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'll just have to make sure I finish it quickly, then. stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I think I'm against it in principle. € catorman says, Pippin, you know I love the Snape as Vampire theory. pippin_999 says, Rhysenn's style is so romantic...it'd be interesting if she had to write against type potterlovingash says, Ooh, I have Snitch question.... Al, you wrote the prequel? But other people wrote the cookies?? sylph_in_the_sea says, I owuld read it...but I know I wouldn't like it as much catlady_de_venezia says, agaisnt what on pricicple? Snitch being finished yh someone else? pinguthegreek says, I'll ask my techie brother tomorrow. He designs web stuff for a living.... € catorman says, I'm still waiting for the rest of your 10 Commandments essays. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Other people wrote some of the cookies. pippin_999 says, Looking at the Snape lego piece and the Rickman still with the bat sleeve... stacey_aka_phatgirl says, I hate it when authors are commissioned to finish established authors' work - they never get it quite right. it's frustrating. pippin_999 says, *Somebody* is thinking vampires € catorman says, I thought that the lego looks terrible - had a look at it the other day. catorman leaves catorman enters pippin_999 says, It's very...green € catorman says, You are right - there is a lot of vampire imagery associated with Snape. potterlovingash says, The Legos are expensive! Cassie and I went Potter shopping last week and noticed as much pippin_999 says, has sudden image of Snape singing "It's not easy bein' green" selah_1977 is back. selah_1977 says, back! the_phantom_schnoogler says, I want to meet Cassie now sylph_in_the_sea says, lol sylph_in_the_sea says, hello, ebony pinguthegreek says, I do too !! selah_1977 says, *waves* pippin_999 says, Hi Ebony keithfras is away (Auto-Away) sylph_in_the_sea says, I've never met any of you stacey_aka_phatgirl leaves stacey_aka_phatgirl enters selah_1977 says, Hey, Pip! Saw what you said about Hermione... selah_1977 says, :-P € catorman says, I love meeting people on this list. stacey_aka_phatgirl leaves pippin_999 says, What did I say...? pinguthegreek says, I now want to meet Christian and Stacey and Sheryll too.... € catorman says, Although it was quite scary the first time... sylph_in_the_sea says, I woudl be too shy selah_1977 says, Up above in chat... about her turning down Ron for the Yule Ball... she didn't! stacey_aka_phatgirl enters € catorman says, I'd like to meet Sheryll. And Amanda and Amy. pinguthegreek says, That was a bit wasn't it catherine ? selah_1977 says, She might have wanted him to ask her! € catorman says, What, Eb? the_phantom_schnoogler says, I just want to meet everybody € catorman says, yep. catlady_de_venezia says, There is Pinguy;s penguinn with suitcase selah_1977 says, Yes, it was fun... the_phantom_schnoogler says, And we need to force Eb to come back agent_starling_1999 says, so do I... selah_1977 says, Oh, Al--I will be there! sylph_in_the_sea says, I want to meet everyone that I have seen in chat € catorman says, Eb- what are you talking about? Who did Ron ask? Hermione? selah_1977 says, Even if I must change careers! ;-) pinguthegreek says, I mean all those people at theCutty Sark and we could have been any of them.... potterlovingash says, I am getting excited about studying abroad in England in the spring of 2003 and meeting everyone.... my goodness, that's so far away selah_1977 says, No, Ron asked Herm, offhandedly... but then she already had a date! € catorman says, I know! But at least you'd already met Neil! Me and Al were wondering around... pinguthegreek says, And Catherine's back garden is somewhere special now. € catorman says, Yes - but what is the context? pippin_999 says, He did ask her! Will you come now? the_phantom_schnoogler says, I was looking for people who looked HP ish catlady_de_venezia says, Fleur? Ron asked herm starting with 'Hermione, YOU are a gurl!) and she said Well SPotted € catorman says, Ah, thanks, Michelle. We'll have to do it again next summer. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I was even humming the trailer music in the hope someone would stop me. pippin_999 says, Cho already had a date too! potterlovingash says, lol Al selah_1977 says, Pip was saying that Cho was nicer at turning down Harry than Herm was at turning down Ron. pinguthegreek says, Maybe at my place ? agent_starling_1999 says, lol € catorman says, Sure. selah_1977 says, I like Cho myself. € catorman says, I'll helpl. pinguthegreek says, Might have a garden by then..... selah_1977 says, I like Harry/Cho better than Harry/Ginny. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Walking round the Cutty Sark whistling Hedwig's Theme to myself. the_phantom_schnoogler says, And then I heard someone saying, 'you must be Neil.' selah_1977 says, Hungry--let me go raid the fridge--brb! sylph_in_the_sea says, Al--I sent ToT9, finally € catorman says, I think that was me, Al. the_phantom_schnoogler says, And it turned out to be the person I'd had pegged as a possible Neil when I got there. € catorman says, I really like Cho as well. pinguthegreek says, Tee hee. We talked about all sorts at the Cutty Sark. sylph_in_the_sea says, lol, catherine, al catlady_de_venezia says, One is not required to be nice to a person whose invitations catlady_de_venezia says, begins "Hey! YOU are a girl!" sylph_in_the_sea says, yup yup, *nods* selah_1977 says, Actually, Rita--I think it's more because Ron was Hermione's friend. € catorman says, It is nervy. It was for me. HPfGU was the first group I ever joined - and I ended up meeting people from it. sylph_in_the_sea says, even if they are one of your best friends selah_1977 says, You have to be more polite to people you don't know. pippin_999 says, True, but Harry said Wangoballwime? which can be heard as quite rude catlady_de_venezia says, "Well spotted!" is a suitable reply .... in American: "What did you think I was, a frog?" selah_1977 says, LOL! selah_1977 says, Poor Harry! selah_1977 says, Ron and Hermione are kinda cute in a way, though... € catorman says, He was so crass though, was Ron. Exactly. Poor Harry - he was nervous, not insensitive! selah_1977 says, Like Sam and Diane from Cheers! agent_starling_1999 says, Eb? Are you feeling ok? pinguthegreek says, Oh no shipping !!! selah_1977 says, Hey, I'm not shipping! pippin_999 says, Yes, but Cho gave him the benefit of the doubt € catorman says, yay! Ships ahoy! catlady_de_venezia says, Pippin, that reminds me of the Dave Barry column reminiscing the first time he asked a girl for a date: "Hi, Dance, this is Patty, want to go to the Dave with me?" sylph_in_the_sea says, ron and herm were sort of cute, the way they were aroudn each other pippin_999 says, And Ron was just nervous too, after all selah_1977 says, LOL! Dave Barry rules! sylph_in_the_sea says, but still potterlovingash says, Eekk..... flees from shipping discussion sylph_in_the_sea says, it would never work pippin_999 says, Loves Dave Barry selah_1977 says, Ash, we're not shipping! selah_1977 says, We're discussing the ball! € catorman says, No, definitely no R/H. potterlovingash says, *peeks in room* you sure € catorman says, Not at the ball! sylph_in_the_sea says, positive agent_starling_1999 says, *hides her R/H flag* pinguthegreek says, But Balls and who went with whom is shipping...... the_phantom_schnoogler says, We;re ron bashing potterlovingash says, *comes back into room* whew selah_1977 says, pippin_999 says, No, its canon € catorman says, I still think that Hermione really pulled off something spectacular at that ball. I was so envious! potterlovingash says, Ron bashing I can handle the_phantom_schnoogler says, Y'all know how i do feel about Ron bashing pinguthegreek protects Ron from being bashed pippin_999 says, No Ron bashing! selah_1977 schnoogles Ron! sylph_in_the_sea says, ron is so funny selah_1977 says, Ron is a god. sylph_in_the_sea says, and has a wonderful heart catlady_de_venezia says, I like Ron but that was still an ungracous invitation € catorman says, I'm not schnoogling Ron. I don't like Ron very much. pippin_999 says, loves Ron...how about the Ron/me ship? Alas he's too young selah_1977 says, and is brave... sylph_in_the_sea says, just isn't the smartest or most tempered person around potterlovingash says, He'll be tall enough for me to date one day pinguthegreek says, I think I'd like Ron as a friend because he is funny and ulitmately kind. selah_1977 says, Cat, I am being facetious and everyone knows it. ;- selah_1977 says, ;-) € catorman says, Ebony, what are you saying? pippin_999 says, Ebony is teasing me! € catorman says, Phew! Thought I was going to have to dial 911 then! € catorman says, Not that that would work here. sylph_in_the_sea says, sylph_in_the_sea says, the conversation stopped... € catorman says, it did - my fault? sylph_in_the_sea says, hey have any new chapters come out this week? potterlovingash says, hmmm.... nope? sylph_in_the_sea says, lol cat, of course not sylph_in_the_sea says, aww man pippin_999 says, Ebony, is PL going to get out in time for me to beta? sylph_in_the_sea says, not even barb? potterlovingash says, Barb comes out Tues € catorman says, When is it due? € catorman says, PL, I mean sylph_in_the_sea says, ooo ok selah_1977 says, Pippin... pinguthegreek says, Ebony, I amy have some RL to deal with but if I don't think I can pick I will let you know. catlady_de_venezia says, speaking of beta........... selah_1977 says, Um... the_phantom_schnoogler glomps Sylph selah_1977 says, It's only 1/4 done. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Thanks so much, love sylph_in_the_sea says, oh pippin_999 says, hides from Rita sylph_in_the_sea says, ok sylph_in_the_sea says, *smiles* the_phantom_schnoogler says, Now I'm just waiting on Karin selah_1977 says, RL has invaded. catlady_de_venezia says, Heidi has been too busy, too pippin_999 says, S'okay...I'll be back on 28th selah_1977 says, When will you be back? selah_1977 says, Oh, okay... selah_1977 says, I am going to push the chapter back to Halloween. pinguthegreek says, Although I may welcome picking as a distraction.... sylph_in_the_sea says, ooo...better than candy! selah_1977 says, I could post three chapters in a month, but why push myself? pippin_999 says, Oohh, good, I will get to beta then € catorman says, It is for everyone at the moment, Eb. I have n't been able to read much on the main list recently, let alone fanfic, and I want to read Barbs. pippin_999 says, I have fallen off on fanfic too. selah_1977 says, Me three! sylph_in_the_sea says, I've fallen off of fanfic and email in general agent_starling_1999 says, yep, me too potterlovingash says, It's sad that I am always on top of my fanfic and NEVER on top of my real life school work pinguthegreek says, Have started on Over Sea Under Stone... sylph_in_the_sea says, YAY! pippin_999 says, Ohh, love Susan Cooper agent_starling_1999 says, at least I am not leaving my little drawings... € catorman says, Oh, brilliant, Michelle sylph_in_the_sea says, that is a great sequence pinguthegreek says, May well end up reading whole sequence over the next six weeks... pippin_999 says, My favorites are The Dark is Rising and The Grey King € catorman says, If it doesn't grab you, progress rapidly on to The Dark is Rising - my favourite. selah_1977 says, Am finding I have to do so much reading for school, work, AND in order to write fanfic! sylph_in_the_sea says, you sound € catorman says, Ditto, Pippin. sylph_in_the_sea says, I like the dark is rising and silver on the tree keithfras is back. keithfras says, Well, I'm going to bed. Night all. sylph_in_the_sea says, the grey king was fun when will was learning welsh pippin_999 says, Night Keith sylph_in_the_sea says, aww potterlovingash says, Aren't school and work the same Eb? selah_1977 says, Night! sylph_in_the_sea says, bonne nuit € catorman says, I don't like Bran very much. Can anyone explain why? keithfras leaves pippin_999 says, What's not to like? selah_1977 says, Not when you teach K-12 and go to grad school full time. pinguthegreek says, dartn Missed Keith !! sylph_in_the_sea says, no potterlovingash says, Ah, that explains it € catorman says, I don't know. Arogance? € catorman says, He just annoys me. pippin_999 says, It's part of being the King sylph_in_the_sea says, but it's nice to meet someone who is so confident sylph_in_the_sea says, and he's very loving--to his dog, at least pinguthegreek says, No spoilers please !! the_phantom_schnoogler leaves € catorman says, Yes - I always wonder what happened to him after his memory was wiped. sylph_in_the_sea says, ohh yeah, sorry! € catorman says, Oh, whoops, sorry Michelle. the_phantom_schnoogler enters the_phantom_schnoogler says, bing sylph_in_the_sea says, hello again pinguthegreek says, 'S OK. pippin_999 says, Hi Al catlady_de_venezia says, did the chat die? potterlovingash says, grrr... I hate it when my Chat quits scrolling potterlovingash says, ah, never mind. No one was talking catlady_de_venezia says, Ashley, it wasnt just you sylph_in_the_sea says, lol! pippin_999 says, Rita, should I keep chatting or go beta your fic? catlady_de_venezia says, Talk about hard choices.... I'd say go beta my fic, but would te other chatters lynch me?> sylph_in_the_sea says, I love the dark is rising same as harry potter potterlovingash says, I wish Cassie would come to chat these days sylph_in_the_sea says, those and atlas shrugged, and alice in wonderland sylph_in_the_sea says, where is she, anyway? selah_1977 says, Do brunettes look good in red? the_phantom_schnoogler giggles sylph_in_the_sea says, o_o sylph_in_the_sea says, yes, they do selah_1977 says, Okay, thanks. pinguthegreek says, I am a brunette and I love red !! pinguthegreek leaves catlady_de_venezia says, Dark brunettes lok good in red...\ the_phantom_schnoogler says, I have worked the original and best cliff hanger into this story. All the betas agree. pinguthegreek enters sylph_in_the_sea says, selah_1977 says, Ahh... the_phantom_schnoogler badly wants to post ToT *now* pippin_999 is away (Oh... nobody lynch Rita! Be right back!) selah_1977 says, Darn it! sylph_in_the_sea says, go ahead selah_1977 says, Why not, Al? the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm waiting on Karina, still. the_phantom_schnoogler says, And she always has some good plot comments to make. pinguthegreek tapes self down with Apostolides tape.... selah_1977 says, Oh, yeah. selah_1977 says, I never post without Pippin. selah_1977 says, Have posted without all the others... but not her. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would never post without any of them. catlady_de_venezia says, depeds on the brunette and the red.... I was thinking scarlet, above, not wine or rust ,,, altho she.he might look good in wine or rust, its a differetn question selah_1977 says, *shrug* I have. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Except for the time I sent it to the wrong address and got fed up waiting the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, I know you have. selah_1977 says, Rita--I'm dressing Hermione. sylph_in_the_sea says, bleah the_phantom_schnoogler taps foot pinguthegreek says, I love all red.... sylph_in_the_sea says, I thought I was being snubbed the_phantom_schnoogler says, I'm sorry about that. I'd never snub you. sylph_in_the_sea says, when that happened catlady_de_venezia says, You made her so fair she sunburns instaed of tans, IIRC from last week chat sylph_in_the_sea says, lol the_phantom_schnoogler says, I love your comments selah_1977 says, She couldn't wear red when she was married to Ron... selah_1977 says, LOL, Rita! No, quite the opposite! sylph_in_the_sea says, I think I make too many comments and too less corrections selah_1977 says, She'd look like a tomato in Brazil if I did! sylph_in_the_sea says, lol sylph_in_the_sea says, there, my font is normal once more catlady_de_venezia says, You made her dark? Good, I like her dark. Put her in scarlet. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Cookie for the H/H ers ... the_phantom_schnoogler says, "We'll have to give him some dry clothes … Harry, take off your shirt." € catorman says, Why couldn't she wear red? she has similar colouring to me, and it's my best colour. sylph_in_the_sea says, oooohhh yeah selah_1977 says, I know, Catherine... I always imagine you as a guide of sorts. € catorman says, oh, cool! selah_1977 says, Dark but not too dark--I do think Emma's hair is too light and blondish--another dye job needed there. sylph_in_the_sea says, hang on...did draco keep his wet pants on? pinguthegreek says, Tee hee.. we could both wear red to the movie Catherine !! selah_1977 says, LOL! potterlovingash says, eeeh, shirtless Harry... hmm, don't know if that's enough for me catlady_de_venezia says, Gryffindor red, ladies agent_starling_1999 says, as long as they don΄t do to Emma΄s hair what they did to Tom΄s... € catorman says, but it's true. Dark brunette, very curly/bushy hair, very fair skin. - and red is my colour. agent_starling_1999 says, Slytherin green for me, thank you very much selah_1977 says, Al--unless that's following by passionate snogging, it's not really H/H... sylph_in_the_sea says, ebony--I was looking at HPGalleries selah_1977 says, Really? What did you find? the_phantom_schnoogler says, There's snogging coming in 10 sylph_in_the_sea says, at emma, and guess what? her original picture had DARKER hair!!! selah_1977 says, Really? agent_starling_1999 says, really? sylph_in_the_sea says, yes sylph_in_the_sea says, it made me mad € catorman says, When I'm not wearing black, I tend to wear red ( except in summer, when I go for white) agent_starling_1999 says, it΄s probably just the light... selah_1977 says, Wow--guess since JKR's gone blonde, Hermione has to as well! potterlovingash says, I adore the way that Emma looks though pinguthegreek says, No you are to pretty to be Hermione Catherine selah_1977 says, Emma is perfect for the role! agent_starling_1999 says, yeah, me too sylph_in_the_sea says, no, becasue the contrast between her eyebrows and hair is pinguthegreek says, No, pretty is wrong... agent_starling_1999 says, she is adorable sylph_in_the_sea says, a LOT less than in themovie agent_starling_1999 says, and I love the picture on the Premiere cover so much I might have to draw it potterlovingash says, *butterfly excitement at approaching movie date* selah_1977 says, They ought to have dyed her eyebrows too... :-( € catorman says, No I'm not! She can at least control her hair when she wants to. At least she can use Sleakeasy's or whatever. selah_1977 says, I know she was 10 during the filming! But still... sylph_in_the_sea says, yeah :/ € catorman says, She looks much older to me. selah_1977 says, Really? She looks about the right age to me. € catorman says, Older than 10, I mean. pinguthegreek says, No, your hair looks just fine. sylph_in_the_sea says, she does...all the kids that are ten right now are sooooooo short potterlovingash says, I agree... I just love reading interviews she's given. She radiates Hermione-esk confidence selah_1977 says, Yes, she does! € catorman says, When I compare her to my step-grand-daughter, who is ten - Emma looks much older. selah_1977 says, And the Premiere one! selah_1977 says, The Rupert/Emma conversation was hilarious. potterlovingash says, I know! sylph_in_the_sea says, yeah! agent_starling_1999 says, lol! I loved that... € catorman says, I have to get hold of this. selah_1977 says, It's online Catherine... selah_1977 says, Someone give a link...? sylph_in_the_sea says, ...get us killed! or worse...EXPELLED! catlady_de_venezia says, where? agent_starling_1999 says, too bad I am not getting Premiere here € catorman says, Is it? pinguthegreek says, If Emma is still Hermoine for GOF they are going to have their work cut out for that ball scene I tell you.... selah_1977 says, Yes, it is... € catorman says, Why? I think she could look stunning. selah_1977 says, Michelle--oh, it'll be a breeze for Hollywood... agent_starling_1999 says, I hope they don΄t change the actors... pinguthegreek says, Hmm... I really wonder..... agent_starling_1999 says, they get rid of Alan Rickman and I΄ll kill the director the_phantom_schnoogler says, They will do. sylph_in_the_sea leaves sylph_in_the_sea enters potterlovingash says, stupid revolving door selah_1977 says, The complaint was that she was too cute for the role, and Rupert was too short. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I told the director of the play I was in about going for this. agent_starling_1999 says, although I must admit I hate what they did to his hair... the_phantom_schnoogler says, (she's been v supportive) € catorman says, I think that her character shines out of her face - much better than being conventionally pretty. selah_1977 says, Definitely! the_phantom_schnoogler says, But she did say, 'Oh, why are they getting rid of Dan Radcliffe?' sylph_in_the_sea says, what?! the_phantom_schnoogler says, I think she thought I was going for the part of Harry. selah_1977 says, Thank you, Catherine... that's why I am fussing at people all the time on the lists. agent_starling_1999 says, sylph_in_the_sea says, ohhh..okay selah_1977 says, Dan is great as Harry, even despite the hair. agent_starling_1999 says, that hair... *shakes head* potterlovingash says, I know, I know selah_1977 says, Which ought to be messier and darker IMO. sylph_in_the_sea says, its' MUCH too neat potterlovingash says, BLACK! agent_starling_1999 says, I don΄t care so much about the colour... but it should be messy! € catorman says, I agree. The hair is wrong - Al's is much better, but facially - he is superb. I can't fault him. selah_1977 says, Instead he's looking like a young Beatle! sylph_in_the_sea says, but CUTE messy potterlovingash says, lol agent_starling_1999 says, lol sylph_in_the_sea says, not a gross-unhygiened messy selah_1977 says, Catherine--me neither, and he is brilliant in the trailers at least. € catorman says, Yep - I was in tears when I saw him laugh at the end of the first one. I am so wet! sylph_in_the_sea says, yes!!!! I almost cried too! selah_1977 says, Right! The kind of messy that you want to run your fingers through and tidy up again. You know, like a mum does. agent_starling_1999 says, aaawww sylph_in_the_sea says, he did a SLOW SMILE € catorman says, Oh, thank goodness for that! selah_1977 says, And when he was asleep in the cupboard! pinguthegreek says, You are not wet ! You're just good at empathy ! € catorman says, Yep! selah_1977 says, And the window scene! the_phantom_schnoogler says, My Mum still does try to tidy my hair sylph_in_the_sea says, my mom strangles me all the time potterlovingash says, aah, that's so cute Al sylph_in_the_sea says, aka hugging selah_1977 says, LOL! € catorman says, I seem to get more emotional over things like this than anything that happens in RL. How sad is that? agent_starling_1999 says, aw pinguthegreek says, My poster makes me want to wrap my arms around Harry and tell him everything's going to be OK. selah_1977 says, Michelle--isn't he adorable? selah_1977 says, Awww... sylph_in_the_sea says, that's sweet....poster? € catorman says, I wish I'd remembered about the poster today. selah_1977 says, OTOH, cannot believe Rupert the Rapper. agent_starling_1999 says, LOL! sylph_in_the_sea says, RAPPER? pinguthegreek says, Rupert the Rapper ? selah_1977 says, Yes. € catorman says, That is bizarre, isn't it! agent_starling_1999 says, but rather sweet sylph_in_the_sea says, oh...goodness agent_starling_1999 says, selah_1977 says, He sent in rap tapes as part of his audition. sylph_in_the_sea says, goodness goodness selah_1977 says, Self-made rap tapes. sylph_in_the_sea says, tha'ts hilarious € catorman says, Yep - he was so determined to get the role, that he even sent the casting directors tape of himself rapping. catlady_de_venezia says, was he rapping about Harry? About acting? sylph_in_the_sea says, even though I don't know WHEN he thought he was going to rap sylph_in_the_sea says, in the movie € catorman says, Don't know. agent_starling_1999 says, lol selah_1977 says, You know, how they each got the parts seem VERY much like their characters! sylph_in_the_sea says, lily-white freckled redheaded little boys shoudl not rap selah_1977 says, LMAO! sylph_in_the_sea says, selah_1977 says, Actually, it's quite the interesting phenomenon overseas, Sylph. I must confess I don't understand it myself. € catorman says, According to them, they are all very like oneanother's characters, and have bonded in the same way, away from the rest of the children on set. catlady_de_venezia says, Sylph, surely he can rap about his own life? school, bicycle accidents, acting.... selah_1977 says, Isn't that WEIRD, Catherine? € catorman says, yes! selah_1977 says, Just... eerie. € catorman says, But I can see it. sylph_in_the_sea says, I guess, rita...but still € catorman says, Especially with DR. potterlovingash says, I think it shows that the characterization is doing a great job representing friendship € catorman says, He looks like Harry to me. potterlovingash says, If it's carrying over into RL sylph_in_the_sea says, although raping about bikes and grades seems a little off sylph_in_the_sea says, rapping*** € catorman says, Raping, Sylph! pinguthegreek says, I expect that Chris Columbus was happy they bonded well.... € catorman says, I'm sure. sylph_in_the_sea says, sylph_in_the_sea says, I want to be in the movie...although I don't have any acting ability sylph_in_the_sea says, aside from when I'm alone in my bedroom agent_starling_1999 says, yeah, me too... the_phantom_schnoogler says, Likewise sylph_in_the_sea says, actuing out Book Moments the_phantom_schnoogler says, But I do have some ability catlady_de_venezia says, There is a white European tradition of spoken word art, in rhythm alliteration and more recently rhyme, not just an African one. Think of The Illiad and Beowolf agent_starling_1999 says, think there might be a 17 year-old Latina character somewhere? potterlovingash says, I want to be in the movie... but I am certainly not British the_phantom_schnoogler says, I was in Bugsy Malone at school, and other stuff. pinguthegreek would love to Chaperone the children.... the_phantom_schnoogler says, That's where my FA Park photo comes from. catlady_de_venezia says, Starling: one of the Beaxbatons girls? sylph_in_the_sea says, ohhh yeah. I could work on a british accent agent_starling_1999 says, I΄ve been told I can act, but I am not too sure selah_1977 says, No, I think the bonding of the little actors is strange, Rita, not white rappers. sylph_in_the_sea says, in second grade I was a servant sylph_in_the_sea says, and had two lines agent_starling_1999 says, and my british accent is dreadful sylph_in_the_sea says, "Yes, my lady" and "I think purple looks best" selah_1977 says, All cultures began with oral traditions. € catorman says, I'd love to be Minerva McGonagall. agent_starling_1999 says, I don΄t think I can do a french accent, as I don΄t even speak French € catorman says, I'd love to mentor Hermione. selah_1977 says, I wanted to play Angelina, but I'm a good 10-12 years too old. :-( catlady_de_venezia says, Starling: French accent? Maybe Spanish accent (the lispy one from Spain)? selah_1977 says, And I am not even English, either. sylph_in_the_sea says, I'm a good age for cho chang € catorman says, Shame. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I would've gone for Harry if I'd been the right age. sylph_in_the_sea says, although my hair is not looooong and black black the_phantom_schnoogler says, So this is the next best thing, as far as I'm concerned agent_starling_1999 says, Hum... I think I could manage to do a Spanish accent... potterlovingash says, yeah, think Al.... you would be Voldemort! That's crazy agent_starling_1999 says, and Argentinean accent is a bit different sylph_in_the_sea says, € catorman says, There's a new plush Hagrid in WB last week. Big. £40 sylph_in_the_sea says, goodness! the_phantom_schnoogler says, Yes, I know. agent_starling_1999 says, Al, playing the villains is much more fun € catorman says, £40, I mean selah_1977 says, Argentine accents is closest to Spain's IIRC. the_phantom_schnoogler says, But everyone seems to like Tom sylph_in_the_sea says, that's 60 dollars! € catorman says, Oh, why isn't the pound sign working? selah_1977 says, I saw that Hagrid! He's $20.99 here. the_phantom_schnoogler says, This is why I asked for links to good TR fic in the park sylph_in_the_sea says, catherine: it is potterlovingash says, I adore Tom. I bet he was a chic magnet in every way selah_1977 says, Just saw him today. sylph_in_the_sea says, oh sylph_in_the_sea says, well then € catorman says, I know. I might order it online - cheaper. catlady_de_venezia says, thr pound sign is working hrer selah_1977 says, Tom bothers me, but Viola makes me want to reform him in an AU. € catorman says, Amy made me laugh - said I should steal one of Barbie's umbrellas, as I was moaning about lack of pink umbrella! selah_1977 says, Oh, Sylph! There's a private screening of HP here next month... agent_starling_1999 says, Hope this helps, Al http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/loth/i/z/izcovich/tom_sketch.jpg.html sylph_in_the_sea says, REALLY!?!?!??! the_phantom_schnoogler leaves the_phantom_schnoogler enters sylph_in_the_sea says, ebony--serious? sylph_in_the_sea says, in detroit? selah_1977 says, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HP4GU-GreatLakes selah_1977 says, Farmington Hills. sylph_in_the_sea says, oh@ sylph_in_the_sea says, that's not far either! € catorman says, Eb, have you been to St. Louis? selah_1977 says, Join the group! selah_1977 says, Cat--actually, yes. My dad spent his adolescent and teen years pre-Vietnam there. sylph_in_the_sea says, I am! selah_1977 says, Have lots of family there. catorman leaves catorman enters € catorman says, Just wondered what it was like. selah_1977 says, It's pretty. selah_1977 says, Ever read the Laura Ingalls Wilder books? € catorman says, quite oldy-worldy? selah_1977 says, Well, not the city itself. € catorman says, I think I did a very long time ago. selah_1977 says, All cities are dirty. selah_1977 says, But the countryside in Missouri. € catorman says, They aren't set in Missouri are they? the_phantom_schnoogler says, Especially Brighton lupinesque enters selah_1977 says, No, Detroit beats Brighton, I am sure of it. catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Amy! € catorman says, I imagined somewhere else, don't know why. I was going to say somewhere midwest, but Missouri is Midwest, isn't it? selah_1977 says, Heyya! lupinesque says, Hi all! € catorman says, Hi Amy! pinguthegreek says, Hi Amy ! the_phantom_schnoogler says, Hi Amy selah_1977 says, Missouri's actually in the middle. lupinesque says, My, some of us are up late the_phantom_schnoogler says, Time to take my leave, though. pinguthegreek says, Just saw your message to Wanda... catlady_de_venezia says, Missouri is sort of Midwest but it is also South € catorman says, So Middle America? selah_1977 says, I have no idea why the center of the country is the Midwest. the_phantom_schnoogler says, I have a lecture at 11.30 tomorrow selah_1977 says, Yes, that's it. the_phantom_schnoogler says, Goodnight, folks lupinesque says, I'm just swinging by myself lupinesque says, night, Al selah_1977 says, Night, Al! agent_starling_1999 says, bye, Al! pinguthegreek says, Night Alex potterlovingash says, Bye Al the_phantom_schnoogler says, byee the_phantom_schnoogler leaves € catorman says, Yep - I was going to go soon as well, but not quite yet. Night Al. lupinesque says, good luck with the audition sylph_in_the_sea says, bonne nuit catlady_de_venezia says, Amy, you scared him away selah_1977 says, I forgot how late it is there! catlady_de_venezia says, too late for my good0night to get thru lupinesque says, I knew it, Rita pinguthegreek says, It's 1.10am agent_starling_1999 says, oops... I might have to go as well sylph_in_the_sea says, hmm...missed agent_starling_1999 says, dinner time here lupinesque says, Geez, I know how to clear a room sylph_in_the_sea says, lol, amy! selah_1977 says, What time is it there Starling? lupinesque says, I'm going anyway, gotta go watch the Yankees win, damn it sylph_in_the_sea says, it's NOT you! catlady_de_venezia says, good night Starling sylph_in_the_sea says, bye-bye agent_starling_1999 says, 9:15pm lupinesque says, I just stopped in to say hello and scare everyone away. Tata! potterlovingash says, And on that mass goodbye, I also have to get going. I have my lovely door watch thingy of a job tonight. € catorman says, I think that Wanda did that by accident - she has never before done that. selah_1977 says, LOL! catlady_de_venezia growls at Amy potterlovingash says, So au revoir catlady_de_venezia says, Wnada did what? selah_1977 says, Wow--everyone Has A Life but me. agent_starling_1999 says, night! selah_1977 says, :-( lupinesque says, Au revoir selah_1977 says, Night! potterlovingash leaves agent_starling_1999 leaves € catorman says, Night! catlady_de_venezia says, tthey oleave too fast for me to say by by! lupinesque leaves pinguthegreek says, I think I need sleep too... € catorman says, She sent a message to the main list - full of "Funnies" from our own dear Jamieson. sylph_in_the_sea says, goodness sylph_in_the_sea says, EVERYONE is gone catlady_de_venezia says, by by Michelle selah_1977 says, I'm still here! pinguthegreek says, I have Estate agents to deal with... sylph_in_the_sea says, except us girls € catorman says, rubbishy junk mail, but I'm sure it was a mistake. sylph_in_the_sea says, bye-bye selah_1977 says, I'm someone... bye Michelle. ;(( € catorman says, Night Michelle. Catch you later. selah_1977 says, '(( pinguthegreek says, Nightie night all.... sylph_in_the_sea says, of course you're someone € catorman says, I'm still here as well - just! pinguthegreek leaves sylph_in_the_sea ) selah_1977 says, LOL! You must be sleepy Catherine! € catorman says, I am, but not quite ready to go to bed! sylph_in_the_sea says, I'm never ready to go to bed catlady_de_venezia says, ot's only 5>11 for me, but I haven't done any laundry yet this weekend, nor worked on the Halloween cards this weekend,,,, read no fanfic except rewrite of Sntich 6..... sylph_in_the_sea says, the rewrites out?!?!?!?!? catlady_de_venezia says, on his Snitch1 egourp. just a sec sylph_in_the_sea says, goodness sylph_in_the_sea says, I must to read it sylph_in_the_sea says, yeah, I'm on the egroupo € catorman says, urgh! laundry - my washing machine has just broken down, and we have to buy another. Annoying. sylph_in_the_sea says, I just haven't checked my mail in forever catlady_de_venezia says, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Snitch/files/ sylph_in_the_sea says, oh, that sucks sylph_in_the_sea says, thanks € catorman says, I know. We're running out of clothes! catlady_de_venezia says, Catherine, I do my laundry by hand except giant things like bedsheets and blue jeans, which Tim takes to the laundry room's machine sylph_in_the_sea says, why don't you take some cothes to the laundromat catlady_de_venezia says, (laundry room or apartment buildingk, closes at 9pm, open at 10am) € catorman says, I should - I don't know where there is one though, as the one in the village closed down recently. catlady_de_venezia says, I washed blue jeans by hand the other week, when my cat had a small accident when I was carryig him homoe from the vet... sylph_in_the_sea says, the STAR theatre! that is really nice...and expensive sylph_in_the_sea says, tahts' where I saw The Titanic catlady_de_venezia says, Did I miss a frirst remark about STAR theqter? catlady_de_venezia says, Is Cheetash skipping some lines? sylph_in_the_sea says, I don't know pippin_999 is back. catlady_de_venezia says, Hi Pippin pippin_999 says, Just emailed your chapter catlady_de_venezia says, Should I be scared of what you think of it? sylph_in_the_sea says, awww man...have to go pippin_999 says, No, I told you, I like it sylph_in_the_sea says, bye-bye, everyone, good night pippin_999 says, Bye sylph_in_the_sea says, and ttyl next week catlady_de_venezia says, The other week, Eb receieved a beta chapter back from yu and said she was scared to open it sylph_in_the_sea leaves pippin_999 says, You're kidding...am I that caustic? € catorman says, OOOh, very dark, Rita. € catorman says, The avatar, I mean. catlady_de_venezia says, she's supposed to be here, hopefully she will see that and speak for herself. --- I am not particularly scared of you pippin_999 says, I really try to be supportive...I know it's really tough to send your baby out to have somebody look at it € catorman says, Right, I'm ready for bed now, I think. catlady_de_venezia says, Tihs avatar reminds me so much of my little black cat (currently sitting next to the keyboard) pippin_999 says, Ebony, am I scaring you? catlady_de_venezia says, by by Catherine € catorman says, night all! pippin_999 says, Bye Catherine! catlady_de_venezia says, (because I keep hinterfereing with his desire to sit ON onthe keyboard) catorman leaves pippin_999 says, My cat changed my password once catlady_de_venezia says, email arrived 000 that must be it selah_1977 says, HEy! pippin_999 says, Hi selah_1977 says, Sorry... was lost in e-mails... catlady_de_venezia says, How can you get your password back if a cat changed it? catlady_de_venezia says, Eb, we were talkinga vout you behind your ack pippin_999 says, I had to reload the program selah_1977 says, LOL! selah_1977 says, I scrolled up and saw. selah_1977 says, No, I am just lazy and hate to rewrite... selah_1977 says, Pippin's not going to accept anything but my best, which is why I love her! selah_1977 says, I am going to head on out... schnoogles... Pippin, enjoy your trip and you will have mail when you get back! selah_1977 says, Bye! pippin_999 says, Ebony's best is very very good selah_1977 says, :-D pippin_999 says, Thanks, Eb selah_1977 leaves pippin_999 says, Oh well, guess I should get going too. The natives are restless pippin_999 says, Bye Rita and Stacey pippin_999 leaves catlady_de_venezia says, I missed her! catlady_de_venezia says, by by Stacey