Adorables

I love Rachel and Tobias's love so much it hurts sometimes. It's so... idk. But it's so adorable and very, very weird. I mean, any relationship involving a 12-year-old girl and her crush-turned-bird-turned-morphing-bird lover has to be odd.

"I know. I'm gonna go get some wings and come on up there. Keep an eye out for me."

[I always will] he said.

Confusion

I'm not entirely sure how this post is organized (What with it titling itself 20 best picture books for children and only providing 3 images, then linking to a list without saying that the link is the real 20 best picture books link and THEN including a picture not on the list at all, which is sad, because that is what prompted me to write this post. Phew. That was a run-on and a half), but I found an image I want you to look at and not think about. I'm serious. If I catch you even contemplating the subject matter of the third picture in this post, you're toast.

Squee!

I witnessed a fabulous event the other day! A woman was on the cramped subway, reading through Deathly Hallows for the first time in her life. It was adorable. It's been so long since the book has been out that I forget that not everyone has read it. She was being advised by another Potter fan on the subway that she should sequester herself for the last third of the book. The moment these two Potter fans shared touched something deep inside of me. I could hardly contain my excitement.

Slacking...

That's what I've been up to.  Sorry dudes.  Anyway, this quote is from a program last week.  I love seventh graders, they are just so... weird.  

"John McCain and I are buddies from prison camp."  

Excuse me random seventh grade boy, what did you say?  Oh that's right.  You said nonsense.  Funny nonsense--extremely silly nonsense--but nonsense all the same.  Nonsense=my passion.

Animorphs=love

And I always thought I was more of a Rachel.  Guess not.  Oh well.  In ideals, I'd like to live up to Cassie's personality, so +!  I'm still going to be Rachel for Halloween, no matter what any silly quiz says...

Gasp!

I almost forgot to provide you with the remaining Growing up Cullens!!!  Here is an exemplary quote from this issue. 

saint_renegade: THIS TABLE WILL SPEND ETERNITY IN A LANDFILL IF WE WERE TO THROW IT AWAY. IT WILL BE MUCH LIKE MYSELF, DESTINED TO SPEND FOREVER ALONE AND EMPTY, FILLED WITH WASTED POTENTIAL. DO YOU REALLY WISH IT THAT FATE?

Outlook not good.

In trying to find an interesting and concisely written metadata blog, I came across this blog post from Organizing Stuff.  It's from the beginning of the summer, but seemed interesting enough, so why not?  The article focuses on the library field's inability to move beyond their systems and self-generated issues.  So... there is no escaping that after graduation, is there?  Read the third paragraph, beginning with, "But what I don't..." and tell me you didn't imagine HIB.  Go on, I dare you.  Granted, now I've goaded you into thinking only about this article in the context of HIB.  So really, I've tainted you.  Oh well.  Read that ish anyway.  

Oh snap and a half

I may not have time to read and review books because of the growing mountain that is my homework and back homework, but damn, I have time to watch this. So, that means you have time to watch this video.

"News?" asked the taller of the two.

"The best," replied Severus Snape.

This article I found on Jill Ratzan's Facebook profile is some of the best news I've heard all week! The fact that there are others picking through the Potter texts for the subtle, more literary layers makes me squee and flail like a school girl! I just wish that I could have taken a class called Battling Against Voldemort 101 my freshman year. Oh well...

Cedric v. Edward

My ardent love of Robert Pattinson seems to have come out of nowhere, considering the fact that he was right in my face in Goblet of Fire.  Had I simply overlooked him?  Cast aside by my Harry Potter devotion?  No.  I find him to be cute in that role, always have, but he is nowhere near as sexy as he is in Twilight or in real life.  How do I know for certain?  I conducted a scientific study last night, which detailed watching Goblet of Fire.  Watching is actually a loose term here, because it was more fast forwarding until Robert Pattinson was on screen.... 

What are your thoughts?  Cedric v. Edward? I've provided two pictures of each role, to aid selection.

Team Cedric:

Team Edward

Do me a favor, please?

Set aside 9 minutes and 1 second (plus buffering time) at a computer featuring sound (sorry work computers) to watch this: 

At this point, visitors of this blog should be well aware that I am rereading the Animorphs series from start to finish.  I get many comments on it, usually in the form of raised eyebrows, but I can handle that.  I've decided to be Rachel for Halloween, complete with a red-tailed hawk stuffed animal to be Tobias.  I'm prepared for the commentary.  Despite the fact that these books are intended for ten year olds and have covers featuring humans (or aliens, or birds that used to be humans, but are now red-tailed hawks) turning into various creatures, I never really thought my reading mission was dorky.  Well, this video with the 90's computer animation about did it for me.  I'm officially a dork, but dear lord, the Andalite renditions are ridiculous. 

Pottertastic Pictures

It's been a while since I mentioned my other boyfriend, Harry. Poor Harry, cast asunder by my obsessive and inexplicable love for Edward Cullen. Then again, Harry deserted me on my birthday to premiere in July and Edward filled that spot. Edward is just there for me in ways that Harry chooses not to be.

All that aside, I still love Harry and always will. Tru luv 4eva. I suppose it's pretty self-evident that when I found pictures posted on Rotten Tomatoes of the new movie, clearly I squealed in delight like a foolish schoolgirl. The picture to the left is a still taken from Slughorn's Christmas party. The vampire Sanguini looks exactly how I imagined, and that rarely happens in the Potter movies. Squee!


So imagine my surprise when I find that actor playing young Tom Riddle (see right-hand image) is the spitting image to the mini-Voldy I envisaged when reading Half Blood Prince. What are the chances that not one, but two actors in the movies are exact? This is coming from a series that has never had one character match my mind. Original Dumbledore eventually took over whatever I previously saw, along with other main characters like Snape and Hermione, but there is no cognitive dissonance with these two new actors. I'm sorry I'm Babble McBabblesome here, but I am extremely overjoyed!!

P.s. Alastor Moody in the movies has never and will never match what I see in my head. For the record.

Genius!

Here's a why didn't I think of that? moment brought to you by my colleague Camille, the Teatime Librarian. The above web comic, found on School Library Journal, offers a simple but genius way to get reluctant readers to get over their phobia of lengthy books. I can't wait to try this one out on some poor, unsuspecting child... bwahahahaha! ::taps fingertips together menacingly like Mr. Burns::