Newsflash:

It's very rude to post and then say "Don't comment if you don't agree with me". I agree, it's ruder to call people out on their rudeness, but... oh, look, I never claimed to be polite.

*is very irritated at the world right now*

*and the heat*

Edit: Just out of curiosity, and this is completely unrelated, I swear... does anybody know who the maintainer of hp_theories is? I'd like some sort of statement in there about the rules regarding non-theories.

Question...

( HPB related )

( This deserves an lj-cut of its own )

God, the news is depressing lately...

[Poll #535887]

I cut this poll short because there are just too many places in this world where everything is wrong.

So, um.

Remember I asked for people to link to really good/funny/useful posts on LJ...?

Whatever happened to that? Guys? I get bored easily, and you're not being helpful. Whine, whine, whine.

Thoughts on Ana's reading habits.

Such as they are :)

Up until now, most of her books have been fairly plot-free, or with exceedingly minor plots: Bunch of animals go to bed; a hippo has a party, then everybody leaves (one hippo, alone once more, misses the other forty-four); everybody hides from Spot and then they have cake.

Some of her books do have a plot, but they're still simple plots: Harold goes on a trip and then goes to bed; Mickey gets out of bed and gets milk; the most ambitious book she has so far is Curious George.

She can follow quite long stories by now, and she's very smart.

So I'm thinking it's time to introduce her to villians, the mainstay of childhood fiction. (I'm with Nanny Ogg on this point, I think that a little pointless terror is essential to the healthy child.) I don't want to scare her too much (or, indeed, at all), so can anybody reccommend simple stories that feature slightly scary things and are suitable for toddlers? Fairy tales work, so long as you give me a specific edition - I'm planning on reading her Hansel and Gretel, but I want to find an edition that she'll grasp easily. This may have to wait awhile.

Gah, I can't wait until she's old enough to read Roald Dahl to. Or Edward Eager. I have a list of my favorites from my childhood all lined up and ready to go! For Ana. Of course.

Two unrelated things...

1. See, I've already seen the Firefly episodes. I was already planning on watching Serenity. Now... I want to do it sooner. I like movie trailers. They always get me prepared to watch (and mock!) a movie. *hums happily*

Just remember: I mock, because I love.

2. atlantapendrag has an interesting post up, which led to this interesting HP-related thread. Anybody want to help me write this series of criticizing-individual-characters-from-the-books? I'll give out imaginary kittens to all who participate! Bonus points for complimenting characters everybody hates, like Umbridge, or Chamberlain Fudge.

Edit: I love this icon, but I'm thinking I may want to modify the quote. Or, rather, I may want to ask youse guys to modify the quote for me. Lemme see if I can find a different one. Um. Wait, anybody willing to do this? If yes, then lemme see if I can find a different one.

Edit again: ( Possible quotes )

Quote-finding is a pain sometimes.