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Potter stinks, Support Cedric Diggory
November 20th, 2008 • general
Tags: harry potter, nerd, twilight
It’s not lost on me at all that tonight, instead of working on some writing, I should be putting the last minute touches on my Harry Potter costume and seeing the Half-Blood Prince at midnight. Actually, I would have been in line at the iMax theater already (I waited in line for six hours or so for Star Wars Episode III). Instead, I’ll be seeing Twilight on Saturday, which is a movie I know nothing about except that it’s got its own nerdy following and stars the kid who plays Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.
I think Warner Brothers moving Half-Blood Prince means I’ll only have more time to either create my Harry Potter costume, or to rethink my promise to dress in full wizard wear. Nate promised to go full-costume too, while Mark promised to not look me in the eye or walk next to me so people won’t know we’re together. The idea of showing up full wiz is just so hilarious to me, though. I know people go their whole lives dressing up for movies and stuff–Mark and I bummed a light from two middle-aged Jedis while waiting for Star Wars–but it’s not my world. I just wanna visit. So I guess I’ll see We Are Wizards this weekend too.
R.I.P. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince November release date:
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What I’m reading: June 26
June 26th, 2008 • links, what i'm reading
Tags: amy winehouse, book review, del.icio.us, eley kishimoto, fashion, feminism, flickr, hercules and love affair, keith olbermann, linda hirshman, link, media, MSNBC, nerd, ny times, nytimes, reading list, rolling stone, steampunk
What I’m reading: June 26:
- Up All Night With Amy Winehouse : Rolling Stone - Still horrifying, fascinating, etc.
- Book Review - ‘American Nerd,’ by Benjamin Nugent - NYTimes.com - Not a good review, which sucks, I was looking forward to this. Also, no mention of Nugent’s girlfriend, who’s not a bad score for a self-described nerd.
- Hercules and Love Affair - Party Titans, Updating the Sound of Disco - NYTimes.com
- The FADER - Eley Kishimoto’s Oversized World - Eley Kishimoto put out this fall collection (2004? 2003?) of puffy sleeves and skirts and oversized prints that all looked like cake toppings. I loved it. Nice to see what they’re doing now.
- Flickr: The Steampunk Fashion Pool - Also obsessed with steampunk fashion (adult goths? Larpers? what?)
- The Political Scene: One Angry Man: The New Yorker - Part of my continuing obsession with MSNBC. Average countdown viewer is 59, though, so it’s also part of my continuing rapid aging.
- I Choose My Choice!
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