Come the weekend...

[Milz]

--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Neil Ward" <neilward at d...> 
wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I'm assuming no one here will object if this list remains open over 
> the weekend, so we can share our thoughts as and when they arise?  
As 
> long as we all use 'OOP' in the headers for spoilers, I guess we 
> won't turn to stone.  
> 

That's okay with me. I'll probably skip coputer time this weekend to 
1.concentrate on the book and 2. to start moving things and cleaning 
up, my basement will be undergoing MAJOR renovation this summer (one 
bedroom, a utility room, a full bath, a better family 
room/library/home office).

> I remember HPforGrownups just prior to the release of GoF, when 
most 
> of us were reduced to panting and dribbling in bright-eyed 
> anticipation, as opposed to constructing our usual fine literary 
> critiques and insightful analyses of the canon.  This time, I just 
> feel like a bag of nerves.
>

I'm a bag of nerves because I have no "Plan B" for getting a copy of 
the book. I figured I could just walk into my bookstore on Saturday 
afternoon and casually pick up the book from a huge stack. (I must 
have been in some dream-world, huh?). I didn't even THINK of 
reserving a copy until a month and a half ago. Now I'm thinking, if I 
don't show up at mid-night, I'm not going to get a copy of the book 
until next week! Paranoia strikes deep (sniff).
 
> I've ordered two copies of OoP from WHSmiths in Lewisham, so I can 
> pop down there first thing Saturday morning and cart the goods home 
> for a non-stop session surrounded by incense, light snacks and 
> silence. I've shunned all opportunities for midnight purchasing 
> events, preferring instead to just scuttle into a corner like a 
> squirrel with his nuts (-apologies for that image-).  
> 

:p

> One of my copies is supposedly for someone else, but I'm not too 
sure 
> if they want it.  If not, I guess I can turn it into an occasional 
> table.  It's scary how the books are getting bigger each time: PS 
> (small), CoS (bigger), PoA (medium), GoF (large), OoP (hernia).  
I'm 
> already thinking I'm going to need an extra bedroom to house Book 
7.  
>

I figure they'll be offering a two-for-one deal with book 7: buy the 
book at regular price and get a hydraulic-lift free.
 
> What are you all planning for the big read?  Leg over the chair 
arm?  
> In bed with a torch?  Sitting under a tree?  Reading aloud to the 
> kids?  Armed with a highlighter and notebook? 
> 

I plan to be in my pyjamas and reclining on my couch. My light 
blanket over me and a thermos of tea within reach.