Chat of 22/10/00 - until when I left which I believe to be the end

[Simon J. Branford]

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Harry Potter for Grown Ups
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hert0661isme
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foxdancer16 enters
foxdancer16 says, hi?
hert0661isme is back.
  hert0661isme says, hello
foxdancer16 says, right. Now I try and remember who you are...::pause::
Please don't kill me if I get it wrong, I'm terrible with names.
foxdancer16 says, er, that was meant to be a pause, there.
foxdancer16 says, lesse....are you Simon?
  hert0661isme says, I am Simon - but I have forgotten your name
foxdancer16 says, yay! I'm Firebolt
voicelady_2000 enters
  hert0661isme says, Hello
foxdancer16 says, hi, voicelady
voicelady_2000 says, Hello there!
foxdancer16 says, I'm currently in computer-imposed exile from the list
voicelady_2000 says, How's everyone doin' today?
foxdancer16 says, it sorta depends
  hert0661isme says, It has been fairly busy at the group - due to all these
chats and intervies JKR had been giving
foxdancer16 says, yes
foxdancer16 says, I'm caught up as far as yesterday, but it just takes too
long to read online
  hert0661isme says, I have a cold, a sore throat but have finally lost the
headache
foxdancer16 says, that's cool.
voicelady_2000 says, drink tea, and gargle with warm salt water - that'll do
the trick.
  hert0661isme says, apart from that, and  a massive pile of work - which my
brain cannot concentrate on, I am doing fine.
  hert0661isme says, I have been drink passion fruit and mango herbal tea
with honey to sweeten it up - seems to be helping
foxdancer16 says, oh, I have homework but my brain refuses to respond to it
foxdancer16 says, passion fruit and mango? Sounds good - well, apart from
the fact that I hate tea ^_~
voicelady_2000 says, Ooh, I have a ? for you, Simon.  Do you know the
exchange rate for UK to US $ right now?
  hert0661isme says, about 1.45 USD to teh GBP
  hert0661isme says, the tea is good - just putting kettle on for another
cup
voicelady_2000 says, I'm considering buying the gift box set of all 4 books
and wasn't sure how much it would actually cost me.  Thanks.
  hert0661isme says, exact figure is 1.4515
  hert0661isme says, basically 1.5 is about right as an approx
foxdancer16 says, so how much would it cost, then?
voicelady_2000 says, hmmm.  comes out to $123.38
  hert0661isme says, I am not sure I see the point of buying a box set of
only part of teh series - will wait until all have been published
voicelady_2000 says, I'm still deciding.
foxdancer16 says, whoa. Okay, scratch asking my parents for that for
Christmas
voicelady_2000 says, what if you ask for nothing else?
foxdancer16 says, I'll probably just ask for UK book 4.
foxdancer16 says, That's just it, I do want to ask for other things
  hert0661isme says, They do look good - I was in borders on thursday
looking at all the different UK editions
foxdancer16 says, yes
voicelady_2000 says, unfortunately, there is no online Border's UK option
for me.
foxdancer16 says, am hoping that my dad can get me HP and the Philosopher's
Stone in a few days
foxdancer16 says, In Japanese, I mean
voicelady_2000 says, that'd be nice
foxdancer16 says, yes
voicelady_2000 says, Be back in a sec - gotta check my ebay auction
voicelady_2000 says, okay, I'm back.
foxdancer16 says, hi
foxdancer16 says, btw, guys, any good fanfics to recommend? I'm kind of at
my wit's end looking for things to read
voicelady_2000 says, Have you not read Lori's Paradigm of Uncertainty?
foxdancer16 says, well, not all of it
voicelady_2000 says, well, then!
  hert0661isme says, and teh Draco stuff by Cassandra,
voicelady_2000 says, definitely.
foxdancer16 says, I got up to part one of Draco Sinister...
  hert0661isme says, blaise has written some a good one about Snape (A
second Chance)
  hert0661isme says, The Heir of Slytherin by ?
foxdancer16 says, I dunno. I just stopped reading them - well-written and
everything, but I think I've temporarily gone of H/H, so I might have to go
back to them later.
foxdancer16 :laughs::
voicelady_2000 says, I just read them for the storylines.  I don't care one
way or the other about the "shippiness."
  hert0661isme says, I dont really care about teh pairings, jsut want a good
story
foxdancer16 says, I've read both.
foxdancer16 says, I mean, ASC and HoS
foxdancer16 says, I know, shippiness isn't really an issue.
voicelady_2000 says, critique?
foxdancer16 says, You could call it 'Sure I want to read this, but not
*now*' mood - know what I mean?
voicelady_2000 says, mmm-hmm
  hert0661isme says, some long story by peeves, that is unfinished I believe
foxdancer16 says, oh, read that too.
foxdancer16 says, Harry Potter and the Return of Voldemort. He dropped it.
foxdancer16 says, Jeremy, I mean - I asked him about it a while back
voicelady_2000 says, and?
  hert0661isme says, just as it was getting good - he does especially good
author notes
foxdancer16 says, yes, those were so much fun
foxdancer16 says, and he recommended the fics of authors who reviewed him,
and everything
  hert0661isme says, basically you have exhausted most of teh fanfic I have
read - also moon, cls and wolfie twims
foxdancer16 says, (blinks) Actually, I think we met through my reviewing his
fics
voicelady_2000 says, I just couldn't get into wolfie twins "Call of the
Wild."  Sorry.
foxdancer16 says, awww
voicelady_2000 says, It plodded too slowly for me.
  hert0661isme says, It is a little slow in places for me, but I did enjoy
it
foxdancer16 says, I love that fic, but opinions differ...
voicelady_2000 says, Life 'd be boring if we all had the same preferences.
foxdancer16 says, yeah
voicelady_2000 says, What *would* we talk about!
foxdancer16 says, Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
  hert0661isme says, we would have much shorter discussion on the group as
well!
foxdancer16 says, yes
voicelady_2000 says, If either of you could take just one of the classes at
Hogwarts, which one and why?
foxdancer16 says, hmm...
foxdancer16 says, argh, choices.
  hert0661isme says, back to school - that sounds horrible!
voicelady_2000 says, I'd probably take potions, because it seems to me that
you wouldn't need as much "magical" ability.
foxdancer16 leaves
  hert0661isme says, potions - just like cooking!  I would assume I would
have the ability and then take transfiguration
  hert0661isme says, It would be cool to be able to turn into an animal
voicelady_2000 says, What animal so you think you'd be?
voicelady_2000 says, that's supposed to be "do".
catlady_de_los_angeles enters
voicelady_2000 says, hello there!
  hert0661isme says, I like owls so I would probablygo for something like
hedwig - or else a big dog like sirius
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hello
  hert0661isme says, hello
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Belated happy birthday, voicelady
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hello, simon
voicelady_2000 says, Thanks!
  hert0661isme says, If you could take one lesson at Hogwarts what would it
be
  hert0661isme says, ?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Does anyone know whether e-groups is broken
right? I read the posts on their web site, and nothing has been posted there
since 8:36 this morning, from RenoJR
voicelady_2000 says, I get messges by email, and have been receiving them
all day so far...
  hert0661isme says, was about to disagree and then remembered about time
difference!
  hert0661isme says, that was the last message I got as well
voicelady_2000 says, unless I'm thinking of PoU messages...
  hert0661isme says, PoU is up - I have recieved messages from there
  hert0661isme says, lots in fact but none fromHPforGU for about 4 hours
voicelady_2000 says, so I could definitely be wrong about HPfor GU.  In
fact, I probably am!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, One lesson at Hogwarts .... I expect that
History of Magic is the only subject in which one lesson would make sense
without having covered the previous material
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, and I certainly don't want to take a class
that is FAMOUS for being boring
voicelady_2000 chuckles in amusement
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Maybe I should vote for taking a DADA class
with Professor Lupin, just to spend the time gazing at him adoringly
  hert0661isme says, women - only after one thing
voicelady_2000 says, Hey!  not all of us!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon. In last week;s chat, when you said you
weren't interested in slash
foxdancer16 enters
foxdancer16 says, hi
foxdancer16 says, sorry about that, I was cut off
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I missed asking whether you WOULD be
interested if it were Hermione/Ginny slash, or Cho/Angelina?
foxdancer16 says, hi, Rita
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, foxdancer
foxdancer16 says, I know somone who's writing a Hermione/Ginny
  hert0661isme says, not really - it does not appeal to me
foxdancer16 says, is someone writing a fic, or something?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Tim (my domestic partner) read a
Hermione/Ginny slash and complained that it was a spoiler for PoA, which he
hadn't listened to yet at that time.
  hert0661isme says, lol
foxdancer16 says, aw, that's too bad
voicelady_2000 says, I'll read only if it's well-written and makes sense
within the context of the story.
  hert0661isme says, I have convinced a friend to read the books - he
started a few hours ago and has nearly finshed PS
voicelady_2000 says, actually, that goes for anything I read.
foxdancer16 says, I recently converted my mother, she's on GoF at the moment
  hert0661isme says, I have read some other slash stuff and it almost seemed
it was doind slash because no one else wrote that sort of stuff
foxdancer16 says, now, in my family, no one is resisting the Potter craze
except my father. But he doesn't read that kind of stuff.
foxdancer16 says, what was it called?
  hert0661isme says, have convinced another friend to read the books, but
cannot lend him PS as the first friend has it
  hert0661isme says, It was not HP related
foxdancer16 says, hehe
foxdancer16 says, oh, okay
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon, to be a good missionary, you need to
buy multiple copies of PS to hand out
  hert0661isme says, An, along with someone else, trying to get anotehr
friend to read the books as well, but will have to borrow someone else's
copies to lend them too her.
  hert0661isme says, another friend has asked to borrow PoA, having already
read PS and CoS
voicelady_2000 says, Does anyone know if Jo's doing a book signing tour
anytime soon?
foxdancer16 says, I managed to grab PS from the library for one friend, get
a few more together so that one could lend PoA to the other, and got those
two to read GoF as well
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Wouldn't you rather she stayed at home and
wrote?
  hert0661isme says, I cant afford multiple copies, I want to buy other
books - like the new T Pratchett one, whihc is out soon
foxdancer16 says, which new Pratchett?
voicelady_2000 says, Well, yeah, but I'd love to have her sign my crenn
leather-bound collector's copy.
  hert0661isme says, the library I am a member of is where my parents live -
about 100 miles away
voicelady_2000 says, that's "green" not "crenn"
  hert0661isme says, The Truth
foxdancer16 says, I have a signature on my Goblet of Fire
voicelady_2000 says, excellent
foxdancer16 says, ...from my godmother, telling me to enjoy the book - she
bought it for me
voicelady_2000 groans loudly
  hert0661isme says, I have a signiture on two of my Terry Pratchett books
and have heard him tlak live
foxdancer16 says, (whistles innocently)
foxdancer16 says, cool!
voicelady_2000 says, Did you read "Good Omens"?  That book had me rolling on
the floor.
  hert0661isme says, might have to join a more local library so I can get
books to read
foxdancer16 says, once this guy asked my dad in a bookstore to sign one of
his books.
  hert0661isme says, no - it is on my wish list (a very long list)
voicelady_2000 says, Your dad writes?
voicelady_2000 says, Definitely read it!
foxdancer16 says, he bought it just because the author was there and
available to sign it
foxdancer16 says, er, my dad wrote a book on -
foxdancer16 says, (cough) business management.
voicelady_2000 says, Nothing wrong with that!
foxdancer16 says, all I know is that it's red.
foxdancer16 says, no, but I wish he'd read something else sometimes.
foxdancer16 says, I have never, ever, seen him with a novel of any sort.
foxdancer16 says, (evil laugh) I'm going to see if my brother will help me
pressure him into reading HP come Christmas
  hert0661isme says, my parents are quite sporadic readers
  hert0661isme says, and I have not seen my brother with a book for years
foxdancer16 says, my mum reads a lot. she also writes, I think that's where
my genes come from
voicelady_2000 says, Both my parents were teachers, and they're voracious
readers.
foxdancer16 says, although once I saw part of my dad's book, and it wasn't
bad even if it *did* bore me to tears. So maybe I got some modicum of my
bookishness from him
foxdancer16 says, Mum is voracious.
  hert0661isme says, my mum was, now she looks after little children, my dad
still is (I am talking about being teachers)
foxdancer16 says, I am too.
foxdancer16 says, My dad is, my mum stopped to devote her time to me and my
brother
foxdancer16 says, so she does volunteer work and other stuff
  hert0661isme says, mine did too, but now childminds since me and my bro
are not around much
foxdancer16 says, aha
  hert0661isme says, HPforGU is up and working - mail just arrived from
there
foxdancer16 says, that's cool
foxdancer16 says, be right back
  hert0661isme says, the kids she looks after are missing me
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Thank You
  hert0661isme says, It is not very interesting - something about taxi vs
train journey to get to the Hogwarts express in GoF
foxdancer16 says, aha
foxdancer16 says, back, btw
  hert0661isme says, I never would have guessed
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, It was a misapprehension
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, She thinks it was MoM cars rather than taxis
  hert0661isme says, thats waht I meant but instead said it was uniteresting
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, It was MoM cars in book 3 and taxis in book
4f
foxdancer16 says, yeah
foxdancer16 says, who's 'she', btw?
changeling_de enters
foxdancer16 says, you said 'she thinks it was MoM cars'
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Didn't Mrs Weasley SAY they were using taxis
because it would be too awful to drag all there stuff on the train?l
  hert0661isme says, hello
foxdancer16 says, hi, Changeling...
changeling_de says, Hi everyone
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Cristina, from Germany I think
  hert0661isme says, just changing cd
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, HI, Changeling
changeling_de says, That's right
foxdancer16 says, hi
foxdancer16 says, nice to meetcha
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I don't remember anyone;s name here except
Simon (and I'm Catlady) even tho' all of you have told me your names before
voicelady_2000 says, hi
flying_ford_anglia enters
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Neil!
flying_ford_anglia says, hello!
foxdancer16 says, hi, Neil!
flying_ford_anglia says, I'm early this week.
foxdancer16 says, Rita/Catlady - this is Firebolt
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, The main conversation since I came in is the
young-uns saying that their mums were teachers until they quit to look after
them
foxdancer16 says, I'm not - oh, wait, yes I am.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Firebolt. I will try to remember, as if I
were a polite person.
blaise_42 enters
flying_ford_anglia says, Mums are always teachers...
foxdancer16 says, don't worry, I forget all the time
voicelady_2000 says, Do our friends across the pond know the show "Cheers"?
Everytime someone says hello to Neil, I'm reminded of "Norm!"
foxdancer16 says, hi, Blaise!
blaise_42 says, hi everyone
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, HI, Blaise
flying_ford_anglia says, Cheers was popular here too
  hert0661isme says, Hello to Neil and Blaise
foxdancer16 says, Blaise, I need your help.
flying_ford_anglia says, Hi
flying_ford_anglia says, Maybe I look a bit like Norm too
changeling_de says, They named Norm Helmut on the German version. Sounded
much funnier
foxdancer16 says, oh, wait, actually I don't.
foxdancer16 says, what's Cheers?
flying_ford_anglia says, It's a US sitcom
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, A TV show that was a big hit for many years
flying_ford_anglia says, They still show reruns here
voicelady_2000 says, Us older duffers remember it fondly.
  hert0661isme says, Fraiser was a spinoff from it
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, it;s motto was 'a bar where everybody knows
your name't
flying_ford_anglia says, Frasier is better, IMO
foxdancer16 says, oh.
voicelady_2000 says, That man has been playing the same character for over
15 years!
  hert0661isme says, I have only seen a couple of episodes
flying_ford_anglia says, I recommend it..
  hert0661isme says, of cheers, have watched quite a bit of fraiser
flying_ford_anglia says, Oh, well Cheers was funny too
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, who has time to watch TV?
flying_ford_anglia says, True - we're too absorbed in HP and ...work
  hert0661isme says, I watch only a very small amount while I am at uni
  hert0661isme says, have watched a bit more in the last couple of tdays
while I have been stuck inside
flying_ford_anglia says, Educational programmes only, eh Simon?
changeling_de says, Ugh, work, yes. Distracts from the really important
things.
  hert0661isme says, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
flying_ford_anglia says, Like I said...
  hert0661isme says, roswell high, casualty
flying_ford_anglia says, Hmmm
  hert0661isme says, a couple of films - men in black and some james bond
foxdancer16 says, <---- has not watched TV regularly for four years
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I am a terrible failure as a writer of
fiction
voicelady_2000 says, Bond, James Bond.
flying_ford_anglia says, I watched Mrs Doubtfire on Channel 5 - barrel
scraping or woT?
blaise_42 says, why's that, Rita?
flying_ford_anglia says, Rita - no you're not!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, but HP fandom has, after all these years!,
lured me into trying to write fanfic
  hert0661isme says, This chat will be saved and posted on the E-group:
http://www.egroups.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts
blaise_42 says, you mean you've got another piece to show us?
foxdancer16 says, yes, do you?
voicelady_2000 says, please?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, This week I set out to write a Snape/Draco to
demonstrate my theory that both of them could be redeemed by love
foxdancer16 says, aha
  hert0661isme says, for each other?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon: yes
  hert0661isme says, back on that again!
foxdancer16 says, we seem to be discussing slash an awful lot lately
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, But the best I managed was to make Snape
**so** psychologically unstable that if Draco has anyone sense, he'll run
away in fear for his life
foxdancer16 says, Rita, that's better than I can do
blaise_42 says, oh - was reading GoF this morning as a way of avoiding an
essay - thinking about the line where Ron says that Percy is so devoted to
Mr Crouch that they'll be announcing their engagement soon
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I can't write either of them as nasty as they
really are
voicelady_2000 says, Poor screwed up Snape.
flying_ford_anglia says, That was funny...
blaise_42 says, how much more unstable can Snape get?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Well, I did torture him thoroughly, giving
him migraines as well as disrepectful students and memories he'd rather
forget
foxdancer16 says, ergh. testing.
flying_ford_anglia says, he needs a Pensieve
  hert0661isme says, doesnt he already have all of that
foxdancer16 says, okay, thought I was having probs there.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Migraine
voicelady_2000 says, Give him a scratched cornea, too!
foxdancer16 says, I hate migraines, I get them far too often
flying_ford_anglia says, He could cure migraines, surely?  He is a potions
expert.
  hert0661isme says, I just wanna get eid of my cold and sore throat
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, i don't like re-reading the migraine: writing
it GAVEme one
blaise_42 says, got Fresher's Flu, Simon?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I show him with Potions taht help Some but
not Enough
flying_ford_anglia says, I used to suffer badly
  hert0661isme says, good for a 4th year isnt it
blaise_42 says, hehe
  hert0661isme says, I avoided it for three years and then get it in my
last!
blaise_42 says, have had it already
  hert0661isme says, I think it is probably somethig else - have not been in
contact with enough of the youngsters to get flu
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, When I was at university, approximately all
the students were sick approximately all the time,
foxdancer16 says, Fresher's Flu?
flying_ford_anglia says, The youngsters...?
blaise_42 says, I'm a youngster..
  hert0661isme says, Freshers = 1st years
flying_ford_anglia says, Perhaps it's the HP film crew.
voicelady_2000 says, Oh, you youngsters....
  hert0661isme says, = youngster as far as I am concerned
foxdancer16 says, I know, but what's Fresher's Flu?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, with sniffles and tsore throats and tiredness
foxdancer16 says, I'm the youngest of us all
flying_ford_anglia says, How old are you?
foxdancer16 says, 15
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, and we all blamed it on the terrible food in
the dining halls and having to walk through the snow so many many times a
day
flying_ford_anglia says, Okay - I think we asked that before...
voicelady_2000 says, Ack!  I could be your mother!
  hert0661isme says, flu type illness experienced in teh first few weeks of
arriving at uni
flying_ford_anglia says, I could be your father... er, no I couldn't
foxdancer16 says, lol
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, but the Dr Woodruff in the infirmary kept
saying that it might have more to do with stayng up all night
  hert0661isme says, I hope it clears by next weekend - I am cooking for 100
on Friday and then for 40 all weekend!
flying_ford_anglia says, Why Woodruff?
changeling_de is away (Auto-Away)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, that was reality, in which names don't have
to have meaning
gypsycaine enters
changeling_de is back.
  hert0661isme says, I have had plenty of sleep - well as much as I normally
get
foxdancer16 says, hi, Dee
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Dee
  hert0661isme says, Hi Dee
voicelady_2000 says, Some kind of function going on?
  gypsycaine runs in!
  gypsycaine says, hi
flying_ford_anglia says, Are you rustling up meals for the HP film crew and
cast, Simon?
voicelady_2000 says, Hey.
flying_ford_anglia says, Hi Dee
  hert0661isme says, I am part of the Oxford Christian Union (well catering
team at least) and we are doing soem sort of event on Friday - this is the
100 people one
voicelady_2000 groans loudly
voicelady_2000 says, sounds like fun...
  hert0661isme says, On top of this I am going away for a Christian
Conference with some others from my college and some other colleges and this
is the cooking for 40 for the weekend
  hert0661isme says, It is good fun - but nbot pratical if you are ill
voicelady_2000 says, What's your menu?
  hert0661isme says, And as you can guess we have done little organising for
it as yet
foxdancer16 says, hey, brb guys, I need to update my site
  hert0661isme says, The dinner for 100 is being planned by someone else - I
will just arrive and help - it will be a three or four corse dinner
foxdancer16 says, will be back in 20 minutes, max
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon, do you love catering?
voicelady_2000 says, I pictured you in charge!
  hert0661isme says, the weekend we have not got all the health forms back
yet and will decide  what to cook when we know what people can and cannot
eat
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Going to do it as a career?
  hert0661isme says, I will be in charge over the weekend
  hert0661isme says, I did a lunch time event on Friday
foxdancer16 leaves
voicelady_2000 says, You're over-extending yourself!  That's why you're
sick!
  hert0661isme says, Maybe as a career -  but more proabably something in
computing or mathematics for some large multinational
gypsycaine listens.
flying_ford_anglia says, I'm turning red...
  hert0661isme says, Probably the case  -  also cooked a chocolate cake last
week for the bible study group I am a member of
  hert0661isme says, I can write HTML and hav large amount of computer
maintiance knowledge so am interested in something to do with this
flying_ford_anglia says, All this talk of food - we always do this...
flying_ford_anglia says, I'm starving
  hert0661isme says, am planing on learning some more computer languauges as
well
voicelady_2000 says, I'm hungry...again.
  hert0661isme says, I had dinner an hour ago
  hert0661isme says, nothing interesting - went to burgewr king!
voicelady_2000 says, I'm making chicken curry tonight.
flying_ford_anglia says, that's not dinner!
changeling_de says, Never see a movie or participate in a chat before
dinner.
voicelady_2000 says, I have a movie on now!
changeling_de says, which one?
  hert0661isme says, was meant to cook chilli con carne for 6 yesterday, but
got someone else to do it as I was feeling even worse than i do now
voicelady_2000 says, Barry Lyndon.
  hert0661isme says, I also need to learn to type
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, maybe it doesn't count when it's on VCR....
you can pause it when you get something to eat
flying_ford_anglia says, I'm making curry as well - eating late
voicelady_2000 says, I love curry.  Yum!
  hert0661isme says, Need a decent curry recipe - just use cook in sauces at
the moment
changeling_de says, And can easily get something to eat - not like in a
movie theater
voicelady_2000 says, Ah.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I love mild wimpy curry designed for
Americans
voicelady_2000 laughs out loud
  hert0661isme says, I prefer to have things a bit more spicy
voicelady_2000 agrees
  hert0661isme says, Aparantly the chili last night was quite hot but I
could not taste it!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, i like my barbecue mild and wimpy too
flying_ford_anglia says, This does not bode well for the 40 hungry
Christians..
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, LOL Neil
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, but if they're hungry enough, they won't mind
what it tastes like
  hert0661isme says, There will be others there to test it - but will have
regained my taste buds by then or will not be in teh kitchen
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, and if they do mind, they can consider that
they are mortifyinf the flesh
  hert0661isme says, Am also used to toning down the food to accomodate some
people who do not like spicy stuff
blaise_42 says, like Sirius...
flying_ford_anglia says, I guess they'll need litmus paper...
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, spciy stuff like Sirius?i
  hert0661isme says, Unlikely - I am a fairly good judge as have done large
scale cooking quite a few times before.
blaise_42 says, mortifying the flesh like Sirius in The Speculum Curse...
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, The Speculum Curse?
  hert0661isme says, Did a large conference at the beginning of the year (as
part of a team of 10 caterers) - we cooked for 125 min and 150 max during a
weekend away!
blaise_42 says, by Hyphen on FFN.   Absolutely hilarious
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I *did* read the latest chapters of Draco
Sinister and Fortuna Fatum last night
voicelady_2000 says, DS was good, wasn't it?
  hert0661isme says, fortuna fatum?
flying_ford_anglia says, I need to catch up on the PoU list
blaise_42 says, oh, Speculum Curse is miles better than DS ... haven't read
Fortuna Fatum
  hert0661isme says, stories or messgaes Neil?
flying_ford_anglia says, both, actually
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, 75 million Galleons! I screamed, then
reminded myself that Cassandra seems to be using a $5 Galleon, not a $25
Galleon like I use
  hert0661isme says, it is getting busier over there
voicelady_2000 says, Better than DS?  I'll have to read that.
flying_ford_anglia says, Now there are several stories on the go...
  gypsycaine says, it's ok, Neil.  I still am behind too.
flying_ford_anglia says, I think I'll re-read the HP fic, before any more
fan fic
changeling_de says, I only started PoU today.
flying_ford_anglia says, PoU is good...
You tell p_layground Will be back later
  hert0661isme says, I spent an hour this morning just catching up on all
teh message and e-mails I had not replied to, or even in some cases read
flying_ford_anglia says, I confess that i have loads of unread messages
still
flying_ford_anglia says, It's TOO much
  hert0661isme says, do i mention FAQ's?
voicelady_2000 says, If you don't stay on top of it all, it becomes
overwhelming!
blaise_42 says, very true
flying_ford_anglia says, That is also TOO much - I started collecting Snape
messages yesterday - this is a big task
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, FAQs -- nag, nag, nag. We had another one
asking why did James come out the wand before Lily last night.
flying_ford_anglia says, I saw that ...
voicelady_2000 says, Because, that's why.  I'm sure Jo'll have an
explanation.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I messaged her off-site that many people had
developed different theories to explain that and someone is collecting them
all into a FAQ but it diesn't done yet
  gypsycaine says, at least we know she is aware of it!
flying_ford_anglia says, It's me... I think
  gypsycaine says, she = Jo
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, We have to speculate until JKR explains (and
some of us seem compelled to criticisze her explanations) or else what would
we talk about?
voicelady_2000 says, Oh, I'm sure it was done intentionally.
voicelady_2000 says, 99.999999% of everything she writes is intentional!
flying_ford_anglia says, She may not have an explanation for everything - we
do dig rather deep, don't we?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Yes. Even if she typed it wrong, all the five
people allowed to see the manuscript and galley proof would ahve pointed it
out to her
blaise_42 says, well, a lot of things aren't really as well thought out as
we want them to be.  but there aren't many problems with the actual texts
voicelady_2000 says, I didn't say everything!
changeling_de says, I got a feeling from the recent chats that Jo is
surprised what her readers dig at.
  gypsycaine says, I can't help but wonder how many of our questions
surprise her?
flying_ford_anglia says, the proof-readers are polite diners - we are rabid
gannets...
gypsycaine . o O ( lol changeling.. (Jinx?) )
voicelady_2000 says, It wouldn't surprise me if she thought we (HPfor GU)
were all complete lunatics!
blaise_42 says, well, didn't she expect a small group of obsessives?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, it seems that she is surprised that anyone
could think that the good guys could possibly have been anywhere but
Gryffindor.
  gypsycaine says, we're a small group.
flying_ford_anglia says, We qualify..
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, That doesn't omen well for seeing some good
Slytherins
voicelady_2000 says, Right.  Obsessive lunatics.
  gypsycaine says, (the ratio of our members to the full amount of her
fans!!!)
blaise_42 says, yes, I agree about the Gryffindor thing.  I never thought of
it either till joining these discussions
blaise_42 says, a lot of her stuff is very straightforwards
flying_ford_anglia says, We make it more complex than it is...
blaise_42 says, hehehe
changeling_de is away (be right back)
flying_ford_anglia says, We're analysing JKR really - trying to get inside
her head so we can predict her next move.  Fat chance!
blaise_42 says, well, it seems to me that we tend more towards analysing her
world so we can work out its rules and what's going to happen next in it
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, You don't believe that it's a novelization of
real events with characters based on the real people wo were in thsoe
events?
flying_ford_anglia says, Well, the world represents her thought processes in
a way...
blaise_42 says, Rita  - you mean they're not real?
  gypsycaine says, lmao
flying_ford_anglia says, Things like the naming of characters - an obvious
example.  We can assume the names mean something...
foxdancer16 enters
flying_ford_anglia says, It's an alternative reality... of course
foxdancer16 says, hi, I'm back
flying_ford_anglia says, That was 20 mins?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, That;s why there are 1000 students and 20
broomsticks -- there are 1000 students, but many of them were omitted or
combined into one character for novelization
foxdancer16 says, the Golden Toads have been updated, for anyone who cares
foxdancer16 says, no idea
voicelady_2000 says, and?
foxdancer16 says, er, and to who?
voicelady_2000 says, to you!  What's the news?
foxdancer16 says, ah
foxdancer16 says, well, it looks like we're going to have to make a new rule
  gypsycaine says, golen toads?
foxdancer16 says, Harry Potter fanfiction awards
hert0661isme is away (Auto-Away)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, dee: not Golem toads
foxdancer16 says, www.geocities.com/toadwards, if you're interested
gypsycaine . o O ( missed the d )
voicelady_2000 says, Are the HP fanfics monopolizing the awards?
changeling_de is back.
foxdancer16 says, well, they ARE HP fanfic awards
foxdancer16 says, but yeah, we do have a few
foxdancer16 says, namely, two.
babynick34 enters
foxdancer16 says, hi, Nick
voicelady_2000 says, oh.  okay.  d'oh!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I suppose there is no need for Golem toads in
a world where a teacup can be Transfigured into a real toad
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, NIck
  babynick34 says, Hi all
foxdancer16 says, voicelady - d'oh?
flying_ford_anglia says, hello Nick
changeling_de says, Hi
  gypsycaine says, hi nick!
voicelady_2000 says, I thought the awards were for ALL fanfic, not just HP.
I d'ohed myself.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Who thinks that a thing that has been
Transfigured into another thing can be recognized as the result of
Transfiguration?
  babynick34 says, What's the latest from Oxford, anyone know?
foxdancer16 says, (double-takes) waiiiiiit a minute, just how many of you
know about the awards?
flying_ford_anglia says, I don't
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, No knowledge at all
changeling_de says, Me neither
foxdancer16 says, okay
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Is it supposed to be secret?
  gypsycaine says, i think of it as AD&D Rita.
foxdancer16 says, thank you, just wanted to know
  babynick34 says, No... but if we are on the Dumbledore subject - is he
able to tranfigure himself?
  babynick34 says, What awards?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Krum Transfigured himself into a shark, but
badly
  gypsycaine says, if something's had magic used on it, and you use a
"detect magic" spell, it sparkles...
  gypsycaine says, (or whatever the DM decides to make it do...)
flying_ford_anglia says, If the thing can be recognised as its original
thing, the transfiguration was not complete...IMO
  babynick34 says, Does transfiguration wear off?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, But if there are Detects in HP universe, why
doesn't Dumbledore post some Detect Evil and Detect Magic and Detect
Illusion and so on at Hogwarts?
  gypsycaine says, no idea
flying_ford_anglia says, Against the rules?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Just enought not to have been fooled by
Crouch for an entire year
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dumbledore doesn't seem to care much about
The Rules (while he does seem to care much about his personal ethics)
changeling_de says, If nobody can be fooled by anyone things will get pretty
boring.
flying_ford_anglia says, If Dumbledore turned himself into a bee, would the
bee be able to turn itself into a ancient (c. 150 years old) wizard?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I susepct  that the reason he doesn't use
Detects is that they don't exist (haven't been invented yet) in HP's system
of magic
flying_ford_anglia says, How do they turn back (this applies to Animagi)?
  babynick34 says, I'm confused about this ameagues thing (can't spell
either)... what's the difference between it and transfiguration?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I don't THINK Transfiguration wears off. But
I keep wondering how they can turn back if they no longer have hands to hold
a wand
flying_ford_anglia says, It's a form of Transfig...
  gypsycaine says, i would like to know how James got his hands on the spell
for himself, Peter, and Sirius in the first place.
changeling_de says, It seems to be more personal, too.
  gypsycaine says, was he like Hermione?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, The ANIMAGUS turns into hiser animal and back
into human again Without a Wand
flying_ford_anglia says, Transfig implies an external control...
  babynick34 says, Right, so McGonagall can change an inaminate object into
a pig, but she is an Animagi and so can turn into and back from an animal.
flying_ford_anglia says, I guess
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I imagine the difference is like I think an
order to my body: type these words (how Animagus turns into an animal)
  babynick34 says, Which chapter is the main one about Animagus - think I
need to do a re-read.
  gypsycaine says, that also implies that magic without wands is harder to
do.
flying_ford_anglia says, I doubt she could be an inanimate Animagus
(Animaga? ...vs Godzilla)
  gypsycaine says, controlled magic without wands.
  gypsycaine says, should add that.
blaise_42 says, well, as kids they all do magic without wands
  gypsycaine says, that's why I added "controlled magic."
  babynick34 says, Yes, but only when they are cross - at least, that was
when Harry could do magic.
voicelady_2000 says, What did Hermione do?  Anyone remember?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, rather than thinking an order to my body, put
the little finger of the right hand on the shift key (that's normal
Transfirguartion)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, The magic they do without a wand as children
is uncontrolled magic that results from strong emotion.
flying_ford_anglia says, Animagus transformation sounds like something that
requires training - self-Transfiguration - like trying to strangle
yourself...
  gypsycaine says, I was referring to her library visits.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, To be adults, they not only have to learn
have to do controlled magic calmly and casulally
changeling_de says, What about flying on broomsticks? Does the broomstick
act like a wand there?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, but also how to NOT DO UNCONTROLLED MAGIC
when under emotional stress
  gypsycaine says, it might be a form of amplified, like the wand...
flying_ford_anglia says, Does the broom pick up on the biorhythms of the
rider and become activated?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, which may be why some people say that magic
cannot be done without a wand (but there are exceptions like Animagery)
changeling_de says, Or brainwaves.
  babynick34 says, Can they only fly broomsticks?  If so, the broomstick
itself must have some power, surely.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, The broomstick is a magical artifact, like
the flying car and flying motorcycle and the goblet or fire and the sorting
hat
  gypsycaine says, sorta like potty training, eh Rita?
flying_ford_anglia says, The wand is a conduit for spells, but magic is
within the witch or wizard..
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, the magic is in the artifact
  gypsycaine says, (controlled magic = potty training)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I meant, when using a magical artifact, the
magaic is in the artifact.
changeling_de says, But there is a magical substance in every wand.
flying_ford_anglia says, Control is the key... childhood magic is
uncontrolled and not desirable.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, The wand MUST be an amplifier as well as a
conduit, or why would it need such a powerful magic item as its core?
flying_ford_anglia says, True
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, In Draco Sinister, Harry has to go through
learning to control his magic all over again
voicelady_2000 is away (See y'all!  Gotta run.)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, bye, bye
flying_ford_anglia says, Perhaps Phoenix feather is a good conductor of
magic, for example
voicelady_2000 leaves
flying_ford_anglia says, like copper and electricity
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, his adolescent emotions are causing blizards
and earthquakes
flying_ford_anglia says, See ya!
  babynick34 says, I like the amplifier theory regarding wands.
  gypsycaine says, Nick, I think of it like using a funnel to fill the glass
bottle for orange juic.e
flying_ford_anglia says, I still think focus/control rather than
amplification.
  babynick34 says, Why do they hold their wand in their wand (more
powerful) hand?
  gypsycaine says, if you don't use it, half the contents of the oj can end
up outside, scattered
flying_ford_anglia says, Channeling energy...?
  babynick34 says, So it focuses the magic
blaise_42 says, re: blizzards andearthquakes, why do people feel the need to
make Harry's magic so much more powerful than it is?  This is one thing I'm
glad JKR doesn't do, make him a super-power wizard
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Maybe only in order to swish and twist it in
a controlled way
changeling_de says, That's the hand you have more control over, using tools,
etc.
  gypsycaine says, and amplifies it (sorta like tv waves, maybe a better
explanation)
flying_ford_anglia says, Perhaps she will though, Blaise.
foxdancer16 says, agreement with Blaise, here - he might be strong, but he's
not a superhuman
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, What was it that Flitwick said, remember,
swish and flick
  gypsycaine says, in wiccan circles, we have stronger hands for magick.
flying_ford_anglia says, Like using a whip  - control gives you better
targetting
blaise_42 says, I doubt it very much.  Harry's humanity and his
powerlessness are what's been emphasized so far, I don't think we'll have a
complete reversal of this
  babynick34 says, Maybe the swich and flick is to get the magic along the
wand... the swish gets it from then hand to the wand tip, and the flick,
gets the magic out.
flying_ford_anglia says, (so I've heard)
  gypsycaine says, the left hand for myself is stronger.  (I am righthanded,
but was born left handed)
changeling_de says, Wasn't it important to swish the wand in the right way?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, But our (real life) (tm) magic is completely
different than HP magic
changeling_de says, As part of the spell one is casting
gypsycaine . o O ( oh, I know..... )
gypsycaine . o O ( but it did fit in ... )
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, In the Scholastic chat, I think it was,
someone asked JKR does she believe that everyone has magic inside them, and
she said: In real life, yes, but in the story, no, can you imagine Venon
Dursely having magic in sdie hime
flying_ford_anglia says, We're only seeing what Harry is perceiving, so
far... he wasn't really aware of being a wizard, so why would he know  any
more than his immediate experience now?  Maybe he's more sensitised to it...
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, In real life (tm), some people teach that
your non-dominant had is stronger for magic because the dominant hand is too
worn out from its physical duties
blaise_42 says, back in about ten minutes, people
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, In real life (tm), the teaching I afree with
is that the type of Energy sent out from your fingertips is entirely
difrfferent than the type of Energy sent out theour your palms
blaise_42 leaves
flying_ford_anglia says, Fingers as wands?
flying_ford_anglia says, is the forefinger seen as most powerful, Catlady?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, It's the original, you know. Fingers were
made before wands, as well as before forks and before writing pens
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I never studied whether the different fingers
are different
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I tend to use my folding fan (folded) as my
wand when in public worship circles
  gypsycaine says, i've heard from both schools.
  gypsycaine says, one that the middle is best, because it's longest.
  gypsycaine says, the second that the point is better coordinated to be
used.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, the medieval people believed that one finger
was connected directly to the heart, I thin it was the longest finger, and
this was not only used for wedding rings,
  gypsycaine says, i do use my pointer.
flying_ford_anglia says, Some people have a longer forefinger...
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, but sometimes the food taster would stir the
wine with that finger instead of drinking it, since the direct connection to
the heart would let the potion traveil to his heart and kill him instantly
so the king would know not to drink it
flying_ford_anglia says, I'm thinking of a hose now...
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, There's something about length of fingers and
a sign of being a werewolf
flying_ford_anglia says, The idea of a jet of water vs a spray or sprinkle.
Power and focus means better targetting.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Rev. Rosalind Bruyere the famous psychic
healer said she tells her students to shoot the energy out their arms like
water from a hose, and one man practically knocked her over.
babynick34 is away (Auto-Away)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Truend out he was a retired firefighter
trying to start a second carerr, to him 'hose' meant firehose
hert0661isme is back.
  hert0661isme says, Hello - just had three visitors in a row
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, simon: had they all come to try to borrow PoA
from you>
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Or to discuss the meals?
babynick34 is back.
  babynick34 says, Hi simon
flying_ford_anglia says, So, students are trained to use their wands to get
a jet of magic and not a sprinkle of fairy dust
flying_ford_anglia says, WB
  hert0661isme says, The first was to offer sympathy and discuss work and
lectures
  hert0661isme says, The sceond was meals and the third wnted to borrow some
kitchen stuff
  hert0661isme says, Warner Brothers?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, he meant, welcom back, to you
flying_ford_anglia says, Welcome back
  hert0661isme says,  have still seen nothing that rresembles filming!
  hert0661isme says, But it is more choatic in Catte street than yestersday
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Movie folks get like 40 minutes of filming
done in their 18 hour work day
flying_ford_anglia says, Oh.  I loved reading your reports on that.
  hert0661isme says, I have spent most of teh day trying to keep warmin my
room
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Not like TV, which gets about 6 hours of
filming done in their 12 hour work day
  babynick34 says, Even more choatic... is that possible.
flying_ford_anglia says, Pity there's nowt happening in London... I want to
see Robbie Coltrane squeezing through the barriers on the Underground...
  hert0661isme says, Someone has suggested that they are using some of the
undergound parts of teh library as snapes clasroom
  hert0661isme says, hence why we can see so little
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, or some music videos, which have been knwn to
get 10 minutes of filming done in the 9 minutes before the police chase them
off for filming without a permit
  hert0661isme says, adding to the lorries has been a few buses and lots of
high power cars
foxdancer16 is away (Auto-Away)
flying_ford_anglia says, Such secrecy... I can't wait.
  hert0661isme says, It is pratically impossible to walk up Catte street at
the moment
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, is it pronounced Cat Street?
  babynick34 says, From what the guy I was talking to last night said... it
had taken them most of the day to lay the cables - so I think you are right
about them using underground parts - and I suspect some rooms as well.
  hert0661isme says, which is annoying as my college is on one side - I am
glad I live away from all teh noise and chaos
  gypsycaine says, i keep thinking library as in books....
  hert0661isme says, yes Cat Street is how it is pronounced
  gypsycaine says, sighs.
flying_ford_anglia says, Is it really distracting?
  gypsycaine says, I was rather shocked to see it was an entrance gate at
that URL!
foxdancer16 is back.
foxdancer16 says, wait - in the UK, what's a library?
  hert0661isme says, they are filming in th bodleian which is a library but
we think they are using one of teh rooms that is not used as a library
flying_ford_anglia says, A place with books...
  gypsycaine says, we call it LRC at my old colllege.
  babynick34 says, Entrance gate?  You mean the Bodleian Library?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, What does LRC stand for?
  babynick34 says, I think they are doing Hospital Wing scenes - as they
were taking in Hospital props.
  gypsycaine says, yes....  I was thinking it was the interior shot, of
Hermione's favorite room!
  hert0661isme says, The main entrance is opposite my college entrance - you
cannot see one from the other due to the set up crew
  gypsycaine says, Learning Resource Center.
  hert0661isme says, I would normally call it the Bod, but am trying my best
not to slip into Oxford speak
flying_ford_anglia says, yes, these days libraries are full of computers and
cafes
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Oh, with TVs to watch the educational videos
and PCs for self-study coures on diskette
  babynick34 says, The entrance looks impressive from the photo - and it's
not easily seen from the surounding streets - thus perfect for filming.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Cafes? I thought that was just bookSTORES
  hert0661isme says, They are meant to be filming in Christ Church as well
but I have not had time to go in and look
  gypsycaine says, we shared the LRC with Kent State.
blaise_42 enters
  hert0661isme says, Easily seen, if they clear the lorries, fromt he bridge
blaise_42 says, hi again
  gypsycaine says, wb
  hert0661isme says, hello blaise
blaise_42 says, what's easily seen?
foxdancer16 says, hi Blaise
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, Blaise, Simon was telling us abaoutthe
chaos and confusion at Oxford
  babynick34 says, Plenty of Cafes in Oxford... even Starbucks are there
(groan).
blaise_42 says, have not been into town today - essay
flying_ford_anglia says, My local lib has a cafe, bookshop, LRC, computer
room and creche.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, but no one seen actually filming
  gypsycaine says, good grief.
  hert0661isme says, Warner Bro's have also put up signs apologising for any
inconvience
  gypsycaine says, I was hoping to get a McD's into the college, but Sanese
had a franchise, and wouldn't let go.
  hert0661isme says, I only went in for food
blaise_42 says, will the chaos still be there on Tues?  I have a tute in
ChristChurch
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I think Starbucks coffee is too bitter and
tastes burnt
  hert0661isme says, I think so - the Oxford Student reckons they will be
there until Thursay
gypsycaine . o O ( can't drink any coffee except gf. )
  babynick34 says, Get a picture of a sign can you Simon... something to
remember the occasion by - can add it to my photo of the no-parking sign!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, gf?
  gypsycaine says, general foods international... the powder in cans...
  hert0661isme says, I want photos of teh cast - preferably in unform
  gypsycaine says, where all the ladies are relaxing on the couch.
flying_ford_anglia says, EAT coffee is great.
  gypsycaine says, I wouldn't mind a "sorry for the inconvenience sign!
  gypsycaine says,
flying_ford_anglia says, ?
  gypsycaine says, friends of mine wouldn't stolen it by now!
  babynick34 says, According to the man with the crane - he leaves at 7am
Monday, but his spotlight only seems to be on the Bod entrance.
  babynick34 says, Can't quite work out why the lights flicker.
  gypsycaine says, (n't = 've)
blaise_42 says, oh well, am not going to go and see them leave at 7am
tomorrow!
  hert0661isme says, I think they have been setting up during teh night and
this is why they needed the crane and light
changeling_de is away (Auto-Away)
  babynick34 says, Of course you want cast photos simon - the press will
PAY for those!
  hert0661isme says, I hope to be asleep in bed at 7 am, if this cold is
still annoying me it will be awake and in bed!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I want to know whether JKR thought they were
wearing Muggle style uniforms under their robes BEFORE she saw the movie
costumes
  babynick34 says, There's an idea simon... Dee wants a sign - can you take
one?
  babynick34 says, (and I don't mean with the camera!)
  hert0661isme says, A friend confirmed you can still have freshers flu in
fouth year - meant to be worse this year
  hert0661isme says, Too much security around
changeling_de is back.
  gypsycaine says, sighs... Understand.
  hert0661isme says, I would also need scanner access if I take some photos
  gypsycaine says, wishes she could let you use hers?
  babynick34 says, Yes, I know what you mean... security were fine with me
just walking around - but they didn't like the camera!
changeling_de says, I never pictured students with uniforms under their
robes.
blaise_42 says, there must be a scanner somewhere!
  gypsycaine says, is there a kinkos?
blaise_42 says, a what?
  gypsycaine says, Kinkos.
flying_ford_anglia says, Repro house
  hert0661isme says, there is one at OUCS - but it is one hell of a trek
from where I live
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, a chain of photocopy stores
  babynick34 says, You can always post them to me simon... I'll scan them -
or you could just get Boots to develope them on to CD.
  hert0661isme says, Computer services rather than the career services
gypsycaine goes AFK (Away From Keyboard)..
  babynick34 says, Kinkos - sounds like a strip bar!
blaise_42 says, everywhere's a hell of a trek from LMH
flying_ford_anglia says, I have a Kinkos bag...
  hert0661isme says, I may send them to some one to scan  - it sounds like a
much easier idea as I am short on time at the moment
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, It's named  after its founder, who was
nicknamed from his "kinky" hair
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Same story on Napster
  hert0661isme says, not OUCS - you are closer than I am!
  babynick34 says, I have plenty of time simon... I sit at work all day and
do nothing!
flying_ford_anglia says, People think it says Kinky - they know me too
well...
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, LMH=Lady Margaret Hall?
  hert0661isme says, yep
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon, yesterday Tim asked me if your college
ws there before the university was
blaise_42 is puzzled:
  hert0661isme says, Hertford has been around in soem form since 13
century - the university was started in 10/11th century
  hert0661isme says, My college in current form has been around since 1874
(I thinkthis is the correct dat)
blaise_42 says, and LMH is modern - 1800s sometime, I think
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, what was there thre befroe the university?
  hert0661isme says, Part of my college building is fromt eh Oxford wall and
this dates from 9th Century
princessspinnet enters
  hert0661isme says, I have no idea - am not a historian
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, alicia-sue
blaise_42 says, a swamp, probably
flying_ford_anglia says, Hello..
  hert0661isme says, just have picked bits up as I go along
  hert0661isme says, Hello
princessspinnet says, aloha!
changeling_de says, Hi
  hert0661isme says, some of it is still a swamp!
gypsycaine collapses.
  gypsycaine is back
  hert0661isme says, any reason for collapse?
  gypsycaine says, hi Alicia!
foxdancer16 is away (Auto-Away)
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, tim thinks there must have been a meeting
place of scholars there, to cause it to be chosen as site of a university
princessspinnet says, hi
blaise_42 says, is probably some history on the university web site
  hert0661isme says, This chat will be saved and posted on the E-group:
http://www.egroups.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts
  gypsycaine says, nice warning Simon, and thanks for saving it for me!
  gypsycaine says, I got sidetracked by lunch and television.
  gypsycaine says, my favorite tv-series is being marathon'ed this weekend
(48 hours worth)
  hert0661isme says, only just remembered and I was here right at the start
  babynick34 says, Lunch sounds good - can I have 'lunch' at 9.40pm?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, I thought you put up the announcement once
befoer allready
flying_ford_anglia says, Dee - which series?
  hert0661isme says, but did not save it!
  gypsycaine says, Hogan's Heroes.
  hert0661isme says, It was just before various people popped in to say hi!
flying_ford_anglia says, I see
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, the people on the 6 pm to 4 am shift have
lunch at 10pm
flying_ford_anglia says, I have to get some food now...
princessspinnet says, <-- popped in to say hello, but now has to go...
dinner plans await.
  gypsycaine says, my lunch was just Crescent rolls, nothing important.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, bye-bye
  gypsycaine says, bb alicia!
  babynick34 says, Sounds good... will put some Turkey burgers under the
grill.
princessspinnet says, bye all... sorry i can't stay!
flying_ford_anglia says, ...and I'd better go - phone bill will be huge  -
may pop back later...
  babynick34 says, brb
  gypsycaine says,
changeling_de says, Help me out, gypsycaine, what's the name of the dumb
nazi guard?
gypsycaine picks up a pillow off the couch, and walks over to where she
bonks Neil in the head with it repeatedly until the feathers fly!
<<<<<-----
foxdancer16 is back.
foxdancer16 says, gah!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, *sniffle* bye-bye Neil
foxdancer16 says, I missed Alicia
  gypsycaine frowns...
foxdancer16 says, oh, bye Neil
changeling_de says, bye neil
  gypsycaine says, bye Neil.
flying_ford_anglia says, Cheers!
catlady_de_los_angeles crys pathetically.
  gypsycaine says, Sgt Shultz.
flying_ford_anglia leaves
  babynick34 says, back again.
  gypsycaine says, Never realized Hofstetler had various names before he
settled into the H-role.
foxdancer16 leaves
changeling_de says, Thanks, I was talking about Hogan's Heroes with some
friends the other day and we couldn't remember.
  hert0661isme says, I go out for one minute and Neil runs off!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Simon, what was that about not saving it?
  babynick34 says, Me too - seems like he's worried BT will make too much
money!
  babynick34 says, Or maybe he's using Vodafone!
  gypsycaine says, (Phone number names?
foxdancer16 enters
foxdancer16 says, hi, sorry about that
  gypsycaine says, wb
  hert0661isme says, When I first posted a warning I forgot to then save it,
but have now saved it (up until about 3 mins ago)
  babynick34 says, Yes, dee... like AT&T.
  gypsycaine says, thanks!)
  hert0661isme says, reading e-mail in teh background - menu planning!
princessspinnet leaves
  babynick34 says, I'm reading the FilmForce site... no pics of Oxford yet
though.
foxdancer16 :yawns:: One advantage of the GT is that I'll have a halfway
decent reference for good fics...sorry, random comment there, guys.
  hert0661isme says, you seem to have been the first Nick
  babynick34 says, Yes... but they are not very good pictures!
ewinter100 enters
foxdancer16 says, hi
  hert0661isme says, unless they film somewhere more accessible they will be
the best pics anyone get!
  hert0661isme says, hello
blaise_42 says, hi ewinter
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Hi, ewinter
  babynick34 says, From what is on FimForce... seems like Security has been
upped to prevent people getting pictures of the cast.
  hert0661isme says, The security people I have seen are not to be messed
with!
  babynick34 says, I was followed at one point by one of them... maybe I
was beginning to push my luck!
  hert0661isme says, the bulldogs (uni police) were out as well - they I do
not want to upset - they can get me kicked out of the uni!
blaise_42 says, the who?  have not been told about these...
  babynick34 says, So they were filming today then... why else even more
security if the cast were not there.
  hert0661isme says, bulldogs - examples are the bowler hat lot that stand
at the entrances to Christ Church
blaise_42 says, oh right, yes, I've seen them
  hert0661isme says, also around during exams to make sure we do not cause
too much disruption when celebrating
blaise_42 says, hehe
  hert0661isme says, I am not sure - the uni police do random patrols
  hert0661isme says, also there was a degree ceremony on yesterday which is
when I saw them
ewinter100 leaves
blaise_42 says, do they wear uniform?
  hert0661isme says, based on the last lot of exams I did all they would
have to do is make sure I got back to my room before falling asleep
blaise_42 says, wonder who ewinter was.. anyone know him/her?
foxdancer16 says, am wondering as well
  gypsycaine says,                                                no idea.
  hert0661isme says, suits of some dark colour and at times nice fluo yellow
jackets with Oxford Uni. Police on the back
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Heesh (=he/she) didn' say anything while in
here
blaise_42 says, oh right.  will know what to look out for
blaise_42 says, no. heesh probably wasn't interested in bulldogs and filming
sites
  hert0661isme says, just dont upset them - they are nice normally
  gypsycaine says, we used to have the u-police.
  hert0661isme says, as friendly as the college lodge staff
  gypsycaine says, and then we had the campus patrol.
blaise_42 says, good
  gypsycaine says, I have one of them in my novel (it's based around Akron
U)
  gypsycaine says, they get to wear raincoats, carry those huge flashlights,
and walk single girls home from one dorm to another after dark.
jamesf991 enters
  hert0661isme says, hello
jamesf991 leaves
  gypsycaine says, hello!
  hert0661isme says, I got the hello in in time!
foxdancer16 says, Dee - you write?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Did he come in by mistake or is Yahoo! giving
him trouble about logging on?
  gypsycaine says, yes,
  gypsycaine says, but no fanfic.
foxdancer16 says, k
foxdancer16 says, v. cool
  gypsycaine says, mainly two stories that have some potential (one maybe
for children/ya)
  gypsycaine says, the other is a novel based on a cult and has a wiccan as
a secondary character who is in a good role.
foxdancer16 says, oh, cool
  gypsycaine says, i've been writing it since 1988
jamesf991 enters
  gypsycaine says, wb!
foxdancer16 says, wow
foxdancer16 says, hi
jamesf991 says, Hi, y'all
  gypsycaine says, it's been a bit dusty since 1996
foxdancer16 says, er, who are you? ^_^;;;
  gypsycaine says, i need to convert it to computer copy.
  gypsycaine says, Hi jim.
  hert0661isme says, It is Jim
foxdancer16 says, oh, okay
foxdancer16 says, hi Jim
jamesf991 says, Hi.
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Ferrer, I *think*
jamesf991 says, Jim Flanagan
foxdancer16 says, okay
jamesf991 says, The guy with all the pictures
foxdancer16 says, nice to meetcha - this is Firebolt
  babynick34 says, Talking of computer copies - anyone got GoF yet in text
format?
  hert0661isme says, who has just posted a message on grindlewald
catlady_de_los_angeles grovels.
  hert0661isme says, not yet - am waiting for yo to get it too me!
foxdancer16 says, hey, guys, it's bedtime here - nice chatting with y'all,
see you next week!
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, bye bye
jamesf991 says, bye
  hert0661isme says, bye
  hert0661isme says, may not be around next weekend
foxdancer16 leaves
jamesf991 says, Winding down?
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, Dee, how to tell the Emotion to use the
@other response
  hert0661isme says, probably not - usually go on for another hour
  gypsycaine says, blinks:??
peeves23 enters
peeves23 says, greetings
  hert0661isme says, This chat will be saved and posted on the E-group:
http://www.egroups.com/group/HPforGrownupsChatScripts
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, well, we already lost Neil and I think he
usually insn't even here yet by this time,
jamesf991 says, hey peeves
  catlady_de_los_angeles says, HI, Jeremy
  gypsycaine says, hi
changeling_de is away (Auto-Away)
  hert0661isme says, hello
changeling_de is back.
triner2001 enters
  catlady_de_los_angeles