![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
The obligatory Harry Potter post....
Jul. 20th, 2007 01:24 pmThis is probably completely redundant, as my f-list are an extremely considerate bunch whom I don't believe would ever post spoilers. But, having said that, I am buying the new book tomorrow and would like to make it to the end without being spoiled, thank you kindly!
My intention, as much as possible, is to spend the next three days reading it without stopping. Not one hundred percent feasible, since I also have Rowan to consider, but I'm going to try dammit! I may well still be sniffing around the internet between reads, being the net-addict that I am, but don't expect to see me around much at all.
It was fun when The Goblet Of Fire came out, as half my office was reading it in the breaks, and there were many, many cries of "No! Don't tell me, I haven't gotten to that part yet!" *laughs* I don't recall as much of that two years ago, when Half-Blood Prince came out, but I guess that just shows the change in dynamic at my office. Or at least, my perception of it. Might be different this time though - Jon's been reading The Philosopher's Stone this week, to see what all the fuss is about. He's got a long way to go before he catches up, but his wife - who used to be on our department - is into the series too.
I'm disgusted to hear about the US and French newspapers who have already printed reviews and spoilers - how the hell did they get a copy in the first place? Surely they shouldn't have one yet, or at least be under legal contract not to print their reviews till after the release date. Rowling's people ought to sue, in my opinion.
In other news, had to replace the entire contents of my freezer this morning thanks to my beloved son. We had ice cream last night, and he was giving me grief over finishing his dinner before he could eat his, so I put his bowl in the freezer so it would keep till he was done. When he later finished, I allowed him to go retrieve it and, unbeknownst to me, he didn't close the door quite tight enough so it was sloooooowly defrosting all night. All the ice cream was soft, and the vegetables etc. were all loose, so I chucked it all to be on the safe side - including a brand new, unopened bag of chicken pieces for stirfries that cost me £3.50 *sigh* This meant a trip to Iceland to restock pretty much everything, but thankfully it didn't come to as much as it could have done. Plus they do free delivery, which is very much of the yay since there's no way I could have gotten that much home on the bus. When I was done in there I nipped into Tesco two doors down for some milk, bread, and two tubs of Ben & Jerrys; they're on half-price till the end of the month. No way am I turning down the best ice-cream ever, when it's less than two quid a pot!
Right, I'm going back to kicking this damn PC now...it doesn't want to burn some DVDs I'm trying to make for a friend. *scowls darkly*
My intention, as much as possible, is to spend the next three days reading it without stopping. Not one hundred percent feasible, since I also have Rowan to consider, but I'm going to try dammit! I may well still be sniffing around the internet between reads, being the net-addict that I am, but don't expect to see me around much at all.
It was fun when The Goblet Of Fire came out, as half my office was reading it in the breaks, and there were many, many cries of "No! Don't tell me, I haven't gotten to that part yet!" *laughs* I don't recall as much of that two years ago, when Half-Blood Prince came out, but I guess that just shows the change in dynamic at my office. Or at least, my perception of it. Might be different this time though - Jon's been reading The Philosopher's Stone this week, to see what all the fuss is about. He's got a long way to go before he catches up, but his wife - who used to be on our department - is into the series too.
I'm disgusted to hear about the US and French newspapers who have already printed reviews and spoilers - how the hell did they get a copy in the first place? Surely they shouldn't have one yet, or at least be under legal contract not to print their reviews till after the release date. Rowling's people ought to sue, in my opinion.
In other news, had to replace the entire contents of my freezer this morning thanks to my beloved son. We had ice cream last night, and he was giving me grief over finishing his dinner before he could eat his, so I put his bowl in the freezer so it would keep till he was done. When he later finished, I allowed him to go retrieve it and, unbeknownst to me, he didn't close the door quite tight enough so it was sloooooowly defrosting all night. All the ice cream was soft, and the vegetables etc. were all loose, so I chucked it all to be on the safe side - including a brand new, unopened bag of chicken pieces for stirfries that cost me £3.50 *sigh* This meant a trip to Iceland to restock pretty much everything, but thankfully it didn't come to as much as it could have done. Plus they do free delivery, which is very much of the yay since there's no way I could have gotten that much home on the bus. When I was done in there I nipped into Tesco two doors down for some milk, bread, and two tubs of Ben & Jerrys; they're on half-price till the end of the month. No way am I turning down the best ice-cream ever, when it's less than two quid a pot!
Right, I'm going back to kicking this damn PC now...it doesn't want to burn some DVDs I'm trying to make for a friend. *scowls darkly*
