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I don't know.

Michael's birthday is tomorrow.  He's going to be 22.

Cheryl's birthday is Sunday, and she'll be 20.  Yaaayy!

My car's going to be fixed tomorrow!  Then Chantal and I are going to go to Target to look for bathing suits.  Fun, right?  Ha, yeah, right.

Bored bored bored.

Where's a Muse when you need one?

So, if anyone's in the area, the library's having a book sale today through Saturday.  The books are cheap, if you want to go look.

Hmm, what else?

I don't know.

I can't think of anything else.

I'm listening to the White Stripes.

God, I'm bored.

Maybe I'll go back to playing Dynasty Warriors 4.  Maybe.  Maybe not.  I don't know.

Gah.

Ok, I'm gonna go.

Current Mood:	bored
Current Music:	You've Got Her In Your Pocket

This Wednesday Wizardry is eligible for House Points! The House that wins the House Points competition will be awarded the Tempest Cup at the Departure Breakfast. For each Wednesday Wizardry until Terminus, up to four points will be awarded. The points might be awarded to one response or four, one house or several, or not at all. To have your response considered, please name your House at the end of your entry. You may choose to include any House in your entry, but please note that once awarded, points cannot be transferred to any other House! Entries will be considered until the next week's challenge is posted. Best of luck with your entries.

Please do not include personal information (such as your name, address, or booking code) with your Wednesday Wizardry entry. You only need to include a House name for the entry to be considered for points.

This week’s Wednesday Wizardry topic is: Filibuster's best product.

2 points were awarded to Pampero and 1 point was awarded to Kohilo! Kohilo is now in the lead with 16 points, and Matanuska follows close behind with 15 points. Pampero now has 7 points, and Brubu has 6 points.

Current Mood:

cheerful

For the Art Walk we always do some fiber related craft while we are there- knitting, spinning, crochet, felting, etc.

I was, of course, spinning!

I hadn't spun any two ply plain white singles lately, so I spent some time doing that (long draw, if it matters). I think I will actually over dye this particular skein to match the skein you see in the back- which in turn matches some other skeins I have drying on my rack.

I am also a little bit peeved that you get credits back for gel packs etc instead of them just charging you if you don't return them later on. I am sure that would be more work but...what if I don't want the credits? (Especially if I am not using it for a couple months). Also: another minor rant. Pioneer Organics used to give you a $20 credit for referrals. SPUD doesn't. Or rather, you get a pastry or something. We shall see.

Pattern: Peacock Feathers Shawl, Fiber Trends
Yarn: Malabrigo Lace, 2.5 skeins
Needles: Size 4 addi lace

I totally didn’t have enough pins to pin out all of the crochet edges, but I don’t think I would have even if I did. Joey the cat was super interested in the blocking of the shawl, so it had to dry with a sheet over it. Overall I am happy with the shawl, though you can see where the yarn has felted up at the start of the shawl. Malabrigo lace is a single, that is, one ply, yarn and is very softly spun, probably via the long draw.

The pattern is relatively easily mastered, perfect for knitting when I was in Hawaii. Occasional stitch markers are helpful if, like me, you are paying minimal attention to the knitting. I finished up the edging in a couple classes- a good way to make criminal law more bearable!

FOR SALE

Handmade House Earrings - $15
Gryffindor
Hufflepuff
Slytherin
Ravenclaw (book and movie colors)
Unity
( Pictures! )

Handmade Necklaces - $5 (chain with single charm)
Trevor
Nagini
Norbert
I do not have pictures, email me for details.

Hufflepuff Scarf (WhimsicAlley) - $10 - Was part of a gift. I knit my own, so I am selling the commercial one. NEVER WORN

Matted Photograph of Dan Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in Ford Anglia from Cos Movie. - $5 Email me for details.

I accept paypal! Just email me.

ALSO, I have cafepress stores:

www.cafepress.com/harrypotterlove
www.cafepress.com/librariansrsexy
www.cafepress.com/bibliophilia

AND a ZAZZLE store

www.zazzle.com/morningtstar

Oh! And one more thing.... I would love to trade. If you have something I want.. and I have something you want... perhaps we can trade :)

I really like to crochet and it certainly doesn't hurt any of us to have a little extra jingle in our pockets, no?

( Scarves and hats and yarn galore )

Need to make some extra $$ in order to purchase NEW additions to your costume/cosplay trunk?
Are you ready to part with all your Gryffindor things, now that you've totally turned Slytherin?
Want something you don't want to spend hefty dollars for on ebay or elsewhere?
Want to have your hotel rooms paid for (subject to your own discretion)?

...if you answered yes to any of these questions, then use THIS COMMUNITY to BUY - SELL - TRADE your misc. HP stuff!

PLEASE POST IN ALL AREAS TO SPREAD THE WORD!   

As part of Terminus's focus on the communities surrounding Harry Potter, we are offering weekly challenge prompts for the online fan community. We invite you to answer the prompt with any creativity of your choosing -- whether it's a drabble, a sketch, something more involved or something totally different -- in the comments to the post. We hope you'll consider joining us in celebrating not only Harry, but the creativity of the fandom, as we approach Terminus.

This Wednesday Wizardry is eligible for House Points! The House that wins the House Points competition will be awarded the Tempest Cup at the Departure Breakfast. For each Wednesday Wizardry until Terminus, up to four points will be awarded. The points might be awarded to one response or four, one house or several, or not at all. To have your response considered, please name your House at the end of your entry. You may choose to include any House in your entry, but please note that once awarded, points cannot be transferred to any other House! Entries will be considered until the next week's challenge is posted. Best of luck with your entries.

Please do not include personal information (such as your name, address, or booking code) with your Wednesday Wizardry entry. You only need to include a House name for the entry to be considered for points.

Current Mood:

amused

I think these are the "first leaves" that are coming in for the lettuce. I thinned my seedlings a bit, and made a salad with radishes and carrot with a lemon-olive oil vinaigrette.

I accidentally showed up for my dentist appointment a day early on Monday! My dental hygienist, who has known me since I was six, thought it was pretty funny. Better early than a day late, I suppose. NO cavities- yay- since cavities are my biggest fear since they lead to...needles! I took the time to get a much needed haircut and find a more appropriate spring jacket, since apparently wearing my gray wool coat around is too wintry.

I need to pick out a health insurance plan. I am undecided as to whether I should go with a higher deductible plan that costs me less (which is what my family does as we are all pretty healthy- not catastrophic though, since I want primary/specialist visits to be covered, and need prescription coverage), or a higher price for less of a deductible. Add in the complication of deciding on if I should add and HSA (health savings account) to the mix, just to make things extra complicated!

Michael left for Iraq on Saturday, so he should be there by now.  He said he had to go to NY first, then to Ireland, then to Kuwait.  So wish him luck on that.  We're hoping he can go on leave around Christmas time, which will be cool.  I remember when Angel and Holly weren't here for Christmas, because Holly was in Germany or Austria, and Angel went to visit her, so she wouldn't be alone.  But it was really weird having half our family not there.  That was the Christmas I got the first four Harry Potter books from Angel and Mu :)  One of the best Christmas presents I ever got!  Anyway, my point of all that was, I like having us all together on Christmas, so I'm glad that Michael is going to take his leave in December, rather than at another time.  Also, Clayton said he'd come home for Christmas, so that'll be cool, too.

I've watched the Twilight trailer like twenty times already.  So good, but so aggravating, since the movie doesn't come out until December 12th.  'S okay, though, because Prince Caspian comes out on May 16th (Michael's 22nd birthday!) and the Sex and the City movie comes out May 30th (which Stokes and I are going to see together).  Plus I have a ton of stuff planned for this summer, so the time is just going to fly by until that lovely December day.  Though I'm actually more excited for Breaking Dawn and Terminus in August, but w/e.

Ok, pizza's calling.