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You've gotta respect a man who can fit 7 Tim Tams into his mouth, and does so on national TV.
And anyone who can sing through their nose, because that's just bloody cool. But not Delta Goodrem, who is simpering and talks faster than normal humans. Oh, and by the way, I think Seth is possibly the most quotable person on television.
Was called into work this afternoon and missed lecture to go, will listen to tape when I watch movie. Eventually.
Also had a meeting with FABRIC (Family Based Respite Care) and as soon as the police report goes through I will officially have three jobs. They'll just call occasionally though, and it's mostly for stuff like taking disabled kids to movies or generally 'babysitting' them rather than doing therapy like with Luke.
FANFIC AUTHORS' APPRECIATION WEEK March 6 through March 13:
Post to your LJ each day at least one of your favorite fanfic authors and why you love them, their work, and why they need more appreciation.
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synchronik is my favourite author ever. His stuff is at Joe's Eats and Christian Bookshop.
Link of the Day is Val's Naveen screencap page because it has awesome screencaps.
Pics of the Day - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince UK cover art:
Once again, Mary GrandPre has outdone herself and produced a far superior cover to the UK one. This only really started with the fifth book - for GoF they were about equal, but since then Mary's simplified greatly and benefitted from it. Looks lovely and interesting. Much more interesting than Harry and Dumbledore over the pensieve to me, however, is the advanced potions. Discuss.
ETA: OK. That's not a pensieve.
I doubt there are many people more excited about this book than me. I have arranged my holiday to Japan in order to be in Australia when the book comes out.
Oy, humbug - 128 days
Green Queen
And anyone who can sing through their nose, because that's just bloody cool. But not Delta Goodrem, who is simpering and talks faster than normal humans. Oh, and by the way, I think Seth is possibly the most quotable person on television.
Was called into work this afternoon and missed lecture to go, will listen to tape when I watch movie. Eventually.
Also had a meeting with FABRIC (Family Based Respite Care) and as soon as the police report goes through I will officially have three jobs. They'll just call occasionally though, and it's mostly for stuff like taking disabled kids to movies or generally 'babysitting' them rather than doing therapy like with Luke.
FANFIC AUTHORS' APPRECIATION WEEK March 6 through March 13:
Post to your LJ each day at least one of your favorite fanfic authors and why you love them, their work, and why they need more appreciation.
synchronik is my favourite author ever. His stuff is at Joe's Eats and Christian Bookshop.Link of the Day is Val's Naveen screencap page because it has awesome screencaps.
Pics of the Day - Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince UK cover art:
Once again, Mary GrandPre has outdone herself and produced a far superior cover to the UK one. This only really started with the fifth book - for GoF they were about equal, but since then Mary's simplified greatly and benefitted from it. Looks lovely and interesting. Much more interesting than Harry and Dumbledore over the pensieve to me, however, is the advanced potions. Discuss.
ETA: OK. That's not a pensieve.
I doubt there are many people more excited about this book than me. I have arranged my holiday to Japan in order to be in Australia when the book comes out.
Oy, humbug - 128 days
Green Queen
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Advanced potions, hmm? I didn't ecpect that...and it must be quite an important plot point, if they have put that on the cover...but I'm terrible at guessing, so I won't even try...
You have the most amazing HP icons...this Hermione one is great! I watched a bit of the Philosopher's Stone yesterday, and I couldn't help but notice again how Hermione is my long lost twin... ^_^
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LMAO this icon cracks me up and has become my most used HP icon along with Ron's Evil Rat.
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I'm not going to buy them all again. I'm not.Can't wait for the book to be out...I think that after graduation I'll read the others again while I wait!
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The Italian translations are just too horrible...I find it hard to believe that the translator was paid for that piece of crap!!
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That sentence was much more interesting how I read it: Joe Eats Christian Bookshop!
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I may be in a tie for you on the excitement over HBP. If I were going on vacation, I'd schedule mine around the release of the book too. lol
Man, those covers! I really love the UK Adult cover (as I do all of them, and so desperately want copies of them all but they cost so much to order from the US). I love love love the first cover (is that the US cover?) and I think the second one (UK?) is interesting as well. And look how much older Harry looks!
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I bought a US and UK of OotP, I may do the same with this one. And eventually I'll get all the adult versions, because they're beautiful.
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Maybe once I win the lottery. lol
I really love the colors in the US version of HBP. I find it interesting that it has Dumbledore on the cover of both the US and UK versions. He must play a much larger part in this book than he did in OOTP.
This all is doing nothing for my patience. Can it be July 17th now?
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I think it's the German ones that are my favourites. The Harry with his tiny wire glasses in the foreground, right? I love them. The French covers are just plain ugly. The Italian cover art is...obscure.
I don't like the purple on the text of the US cover, but I like the rest of it.
I reckon Dumbledore's going to die. I've thought so for ages, but now....
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You may be right about Dumbledore. Which will just be heartbreaking.
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[Oh, and in case you're wondering: here in the very northern part of Italy, German is the main language. So in the shops here you can choose between English, German, and Italian Harry. But ItalianHarry is awful. They translated the names of the characters (!) very badly. Whereas in German, the character's names are sometimes even better than in English. *hides*]
Here you can see SexyGermanHarry: http://www.carlsen-harrypotter.de/
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As for the three covers shown, I don't much care for the British children's cover -- Dumbledore looks too ruffled. I agree with GQ that the American cover is better. At first glance I actually like the British adult cover best of the 3 -- it leaves the most to the imagination. Still, I'm in the US so I'll end up with the US copy -- to impatient to wait for transatlantic shipping and all that.
-ResearchBoy
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Interesting to see the angry!Dumbledore on the UK cover.
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If it IS a pensieve, I don't think it's Dumbledore's. Maybe an uper-pensieve.
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To me, it doesn't look like it's attached to the pedestal, merely sitting atop it. And that doesn't necessarily mean it'll be sitting atop a pedestal in the book, it may've just been drawn that way, as opposed to on a desk or table, so that what's behind it, or *not* behind it would be more visible. Anyone else notice that the bottom halves of Harry and Dumbledore's bodies seem to be missing? Perhaps they're being sucked into the pensieve.
Also, I really hope it's a pensieve, because if it is, it really supports the theories I have about the books. And I really hope my theories are right, because if they are, I get to gloat it over the people that don't believe me. Heeheee.
(I wondered over from CleoLinda's journal, by the way)
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Word spreads fast on LiveJournal!
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(is also here from Cleolinda's journal)
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im literally SHAKING with anticipation. too bad the american covers always look like shite..i've always been more fond of the uk ones.
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♥minya
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OMG OMG OMG HARRY POTTER!!!! *squeals*
*so loud the neighbours complain*
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I ♥ Rove!
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And Rove is awesome.
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And anyone who can sing through their nose, because that's just bloody cool. But not Delta Goodrem, who is simpering and talks faster than normal humans. Oh, and by the way, I think Seth is possibly the most quotable person on television.
and i could not agree more with you.
SATURDAY!! *g*
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*dances*
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But on the upside, Harry is getting to be quite the hottie! I really like the adult cover but my collection is all of the US so that's what I'll be purchasing!
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I'm waiting for a box set of the adult covers.
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I agree with many people on many counts... hehehe. Especialy re: Tim tams and Seth... apart from being hot, he's incredibly funny!
So how many people here are from Australia?
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I just love the photo cover. The only thing the illustrated covers have over it is that the words themselves are boring--just plain text, and I hate it when the author's name is put above the title. I like it to be sitting quietly on the bottom, not bragging and big at the top.
The second one is my least favorite, a bit too actiony. I spotted something leathery in the corner, do you think it's a dragon?
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I think the 'leathery thing' is just were the flames end, there's one on the top left and bottom right corners.
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I didnt even realise there were diferent covers until I came here. That might not seem bad, but I work in a book shop. And what is one of the most stocked books? *shakes head* Oh dear
I don't like it when they show the characters on the cover, they never fit with the characters in my head. Also, I've always pictured Pensives to be a square block with a bowl shaped indent in them, but then again, I'm wierd.
*wonders if her pre-ordered edition will be the adult cover rather than the children's*
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