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Had alternating/combined toothache and migraine all day today. Oddly enough, they both stopped right about at 11pm. I'm maintaining that it's because I refuse to be miserable on my birthday.

Found DH on the internets last night, read up to chapter 33 (I've been timing myself on this one and I've been reading it killer fast, which is interesting, because I'm doing the opposite of skimming; I'm doing the voices for everything in my head for most bits). Stopped, though, because I had realized that reading it on the computer was making it less real. I had resolved as soon as I started looking for a computer copy that I was going to stop when I got to the end and read the last chapter in the actual paper book, but then I decided to change back earlier (actually, around chapter 27, but as I was carrying the laptop back to the front room, I got hooked into the next chapter and had to read more). I had to remind myself several times that it was the actual book I was reading, and not just some excellent epic-length fic, which is when I finally made myself stop reading (earlier it wouldn't have been as much of a problem, but when we got into the action, it became nearly impossible to put down).

Nat Tena in the behind-the-scenes interview clips in the OotP computer game (whenever you get certain amounts of "discovery points", you can go into this room and watch interview bits) is hotsecks. Her hair makes me lol because it's all spiky and fun (and she's not in costume or anything; it's just her hair). She looks her actual age there; idk why, but in the movie I think she looks a lot older than she is, which is what actually made me not crazy about her in the beginning, because Tonks was supposed to be really young.

I got a new watchband. Because the one on the big clunky watch I inherited from my dad had the little crossband that you slip the extra length through broken off a few months after I got it. I kept using it like that forever, though, with different cords and rubber bands and tape working as makeshift band-holder-downer things and sometimes nothing at all, letting the extra band length flop freely beyond the buckle. But dad came home with one on Friday, and then fussed with it because it was a little too wide for the watch (involving scissors and a multitude of matches to burn closed the cut part of the acrylic so it didn't unravel) until he got it on. V. nice of him, I thought. I'm only thinking about it now because it's bugging me a bit, though. The edges are rather rough. I'll have to take a picture of it, though, because it will take me ages to try and make up the words to describe it. It's quite odd, suffice it to say.

A giant spider just crawled across the wall behind the computer monitor. Odd. Not giant so much as. . . thick, I suppose.

I must find the cord for the camera and put up pictures from the Deathly Hallows release. The camera got accidentally left at home, sadly, as I had planned to take it to the bookstore with me, but we had gotten a couple of the three of us before we left. I got blackmailed, somehow, into dressing up as Bellatrix, so that was rather fun. I actually was in the top 5 of the costume contest--mostly because my hair turned out much better than I expected it to--which was hilarious, because the judges pick the top 5 but the people cheer-vote for the winner, so it becomes a how-many-people-in-the-audience-know-you contest, and as the group of people that showed up that went to my school were off in the back somewhere, I had my brother, sister, and this girl Kaylee whom I met (or who met me, rather; she came up to me when I was barely 10 feet in the door and started asking about my costume. She was quite nice, we ended up hanging out the rest of the night, though I can confidently say that I would never have been that bold myself, to just walk up to someone like that) yelling at the top of their lungs (obviously trying quite hard, though, as they were by no means the quietest bunch of voters).

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YOU HAVE THE CUTEST SMILE.

Hee, thanks! Though it is made of annoying, as far as dentists are concerned.

Unless I've been caught laughing or joking around.

Yeah, it's hard to look decent with a fake smile. Some people do it really well, most do not. There was a girl a few years older than me that lived two houses down when I was littler, and both she and her little sister thought all you had to do to smile when someone told you to was to show your teeth. So, imagine that you're just trying to give the best view of your front 4 teeth possible--that was the smile. It used to bug the fool out of me; I tried and tried to teach them that that wasn't how you were supposed to smile for pictures, but no such luck.

WHEE, VIOLIN.

*cough* Viola. We get picky about this, as violins always get all the glory. I mean, srsly, have you ever heard of a famous violist?

You're not off the hook as far as that Bellatrix!picture goes, though. *smirk*

Is up! I actually did it, LOL.

I like Hermione and Ron, but mostly when they're all together. Individually I don't really like them all that much.

I've become much less interested in the trio as I've gotten older. In the beginning books, it was all Hermione is the smart, kinda snotty one, and Ron is the comic relief. Later, she just added a bit of sexual tension. I never felt like either of them were being used to their full potential as characters. Though I like them both, we rarely ever see them without Harry, and then it's automatically all about him. Whom I don't like.

cough* Viola

DAMNIT. I was going to say "WHEE VIOLIN/VIOLA" because I remembered you mentioning being able to play the viola a few times, but then I thought you said you could play the violin as well, and my instrument recognising skills aren't that great with the smaller string types, particularly when I can only see the bottom corner of it. *sigh*

I never felt like either of them were being used to their full potential as characters

I totally agree with this. And the Harry thing. Stupid Harry. WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST STAY DEAD.

I thought you said you could play the violin as well

I do. That is unduly confusing, I suppose, and not your fault in the slightest. My primary has always been the viola, though; I only really do the violin/cello/bass if I'm needed to (to help a little kid or to fill a part) or if I'm just fooling around.

particularly when I can only see the bottom corner of it.

Ahh, I've got about 4 differently cropped versions of that, I didn't know that it wasn't so much visable as not.

WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST STAY DEAD.

YAH, BECAUSE THEN YOU WOULD NOT BE MADE OF ANNOYING AND THE EPILOGUE WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AND HERMIONE WOULD ANGST INTO THE ARMS OF GINNY AND/OR (preferably 'and') TONKS AND THERE WOULD BE SECKS. (Everything comes down to girlsex. It's like that song from the Scrubs musical, "Everything Comes Down To Poo", except less crude and with lesbians.)

Ooh, you play bass, as in, the guitar? I was listening to some song on the radio and a wave of appreciation for that instrument hit me all of a sudden.

preferably 'and'

HOYES.

Everything comes down to girlsex. It's like that song from the Scrubs musical, "Everything Comes Down To Poo", except less crude and with lesbians

So true.

AND YOU WATCH SCRUBS? DO YOU? I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS POSSIBLE TO LOVE YOU MORE.
I haven't seen that episode (though we recently bought season 4 and 5 on DVD, and I haven't even watched half of them) but that entire show is made of gay. SO MUCH GAY. I love it.

Ooh, you play bass, as in, the guitar?

Sadly, no, though as it's mostly the same as the upright/acoustic bass (easier, actually, because you've got the frets, so you always know where to put your fingers), I most likely could.

AND YOU WATCH SCRUBS?

Not very often, sadly, but on occasion. That's Survivor's timeslot, you see, and my mum and sister get into that show. I'm only ever able to boot them off when things happen like Lucy Lawless is on the show or Survivor's a rerun, something like that. I like massive quantities of medicine in my medical shows, which is why that one was never top on my list, but tis enjoyable.

SO MUCH GAY.

Rly? On a regular basis? I've seen it in the random episodes I catch (I mean, come on, one of their songs was titled "Guylove" and is made of homosexuality), but they play with it a lot?

I like massive quantities of medicine in my medical shows, which is why that one was never top on my list, but tis enjoyable

Yeah, I get that. It has some medical jargon and whatever, but overall it's way too far-fetched and immature to be taken seriously. I'm not usually a fan of the more slapstick types of comedy, but for some reason this show makes me laugh harder than any other. It's so light and fresh.

Hehe. Well. As the seasons progress there're more and more gay comments between/about Turk and JD. I posted a few videos in my LJ a few entries back, and one of them is a classic example of the constant gay.
And Elliot has had her fair share of gayness. She's all neurotic and straight as they come (or claims to be), but she's given a female patient an orgasm during a pelvic exam (that video was in my post too), and been involved in at least two lesbian fantasies of JD's. No wait, three.
And it's just the kind of show where gay pops up between everybody. There're hardly any ships that would be considered totally anti-canon.

I mean, come on, one of their songs was titled "Guylove" and is made of homosexuality

LOL. I am all of a sudden reminded of JD and Turk. There isn't even one example, because they're always up with the gay. Or "guylove", sorry.

ALSO, ALSO, ALSO, HEATHER GRAHAM WAS GUEST STARRING IN IT ONCE, AND SHE AND ELLIOT GOT REALLY CLOSE AND ELLIOT WAS TOTALLY CRUSHING ON HER. Only she thought it was because she wanted Molly to be her mentor. Pfft.

"She thought." Yeah, that's what they all think in the beginning. AND THEN THEY REALIZE THEY'RE JUST DELUDING THEMSELVES AND HAVE HOT GIRLYSECKS.

I'm not usually a fan of the more slapstick types of comedy

Me either, rly. Hardly ever, actually. I find myself not laughing at some of the jokes, but laughing at others, though. It's a hit and miss thing with me and comedy shows.

she's given a female patient an orgasm during a pelvic exam

WHUT? Gynocologist, here I come! I'm going to have to find that video.

There're hardly any ships that would be considered totally anti-canon.

Lolol. That's what I call an excellent show.

I am all of a sudden reminded of JD and Turk.

Yes, yes, they sing the song! Tis about them and their Guylove. Made of homosexuality, I tell you. And funny.