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Honestly. The day we start looking to Hollywood for guidance in our own lives? Is the day we all need to pack up each of our worldly possessions and move off the planet.

Perhaps I’m insane, but I take the idea of getting married…you know, seriously. Then I see idiots and embarrassments to the human race like Kimberly Stewart declare their engagement after being with someone for a few WEEKS. That other someone being NINETEEN. Anyone with half a clue said, “Yah, that’ll last”.

Luckily it was called off.

I was actually sad to see Nick and Jessica call it quits. Less so than say, Jennifer and Brad, but still. I know. I’m lame. Most of the “sadness” is being so tired of people treating stuff like this so casually and me having to not be surprised to hear about people divorcing.

I did read a nice thing a few weeks back about lasting couples (though it’s kind of sad when we have to pick through things to find people STILL together these days). Including The Duchov and some others. I don’t think Paul Newman was included, but as he’s been married to his wife since like 1958, he gets a cookie.

It’s so sad how everyone famous, plastered on tv, magazines and in all our collective consciousness, have so much money they waste it on clothes and still look like hobos; have relationships and weddings on speed; and sometimes make me cringe at the thought of being our “ideal” even though they’re starving themselves to look like Ethiopian children. We can at least feel relieved that they can be our poster children of what NOT to be or do – those of us with some sense.

It makes me sad sometimes. True.

I haven’t written in forever, or at least, over a month.

I don’t have THAT much to say. Not publicly anyway but latest world events are getting a little crazy aren’t they?

I didn’t watch much of the hurricane stuff on tv. I remember earlier the week sitting in a restaurant that had CNN on tv and was talking about it. I didn’t really pay much attention to it, but now it’s kinda hard not to. Pretty sad and scary stuff.

Maybe I’m going to hell but I did find it amusing to hear the old classic New Orleans Is Sinking by the Tragically Hip on the radio at first. Then it was you know, not appropriate. And then of course it became as many do: overplayed.

And then related to that, the whole gas thing. SWEET MOTHER OF GOD. I don’t know how people will afford to drive. I honestly don’t. Maybe I’ll invent some alternate source fuelled automobile. That would be awesome…and I could make millllllions.

Other things:
- I finally finished my last course for degree #2. I’m graduating with that one in October, and I’m on the substituting list now. Kill me. No, I’m serious.

- TV season is upon us and I’m unimpressed and not looking forward to any as of now. CSI has one of my fave characters MARRIED this season; that’s the only excitement it seems so far. V Mars is not impressing me…though maybe it will when I actually see it. The OC…well, who the hell knows what’s on the go? I don’t. Bah.

- I actually caught Passions when I channel surfed between that and Cosby Show reruns the other day. Holy hell. So much has changed, and yet so little at the same time. Theresa still sucks ass as usual (and was crying as was so very typical; made me laugh).

- It’s a crazy fall considering I have people moving home and others moving away. The general consensus however is sadness.

As of now I’d love to win the lottery and do nothing for the rest of my life. Except open a store of some kind. Of what? I don’t know. I will let you know when win the money.

<3 to Lizzy & Kate for the comments and small prodding to blog.

(I’ve always wanted to say that. And I promise never to do it again.)

Listen. Listen carefully around the internet. Can you hear it? It’s the sound of fandom exploding on itself.

In all my years on the internet. Of all my love of my “shows” and other things, I’ve never seen anything like this. It doesn’t compare to Dog Doggett debates, or shippers VERSUS noromos in XF; nothing like: OMGnoBombadil? Book rape!/Xena!Arwen in LotR…seriously people. This Harry Potter shit is fantastic.

[More HP talk below, skip if you feel so inclined; also: slight HBP spoilers]

I’m not involved in HP fandom really. I poke around now and again to find what people are saying and on the debate stuff? I just found it amusing. I pop my popcorn, make my tea and chuckle. In distant amusement I’d watch the fights and the theories trying to explain Sirus/Lupin (still don’t get that one), Harry/Hermione etc shipping all of which required more contortions, stretching and reaching than a performance of cirque de soleil.

Me? I was all, dude, she’s [JKR] sneaky, but when it comes to relationships it has to MAKE SENSE. Therefore I chose to follow the one that MADE SENSE. CRAZY I KNOW. So essentially I knew I was right all along (yay, Ron and Hermione!) and vindicated in this book…it wasn’t official, but it was close enough.

BUT it doesn’t end there.

It continued. The whine, whine, “THERE’S ONE BOOK LEFT for Harry to fall in love with her….It will happen!” (….riiiiight).

And then, the interview. Delusional is my favourite word. In sum, Jo finally shoots down what most beings in the universe has known…she says once and for all that Harry and Hermione will not happen. At that? The internet was set on fire. See here for hilarious fun (truly, I’m in tears from laughing so hard at points).

Now people are crying about Hermione being out of character, threatening JKR’s life (TOO FAR people), burning books, taking out an ad in the NY Times crying foul, extreme whinage about being called wrong and delusional (a term quite fitting, I admit)…

Oh how I laugh and I laugh. My stomach hurts, and I’m not kidding.

And I’m also quite smug. I mean, I don’t feel bad. I’ve seen wackjobs be seriously offended and hurt by all of this…and while I feel some pity for them, I can’t feel too sorry because they’ve devoted so much to a fictional couple in a book series. Come. On.

I suppose it’s not nearly as amusing to my regular people who come here, but trust me….FUNNY.

More on other stuff later, this was just too much for me at this point in time. (Which leaves little to reply to for my commenters…sorry :p).

<3 Kate. Seriously girl, I’ve been reading up on those good products and naturally stuff, it does it’s job! Plus it’s better for you to use too. And yeah, I could go back and be in school forever, but I’m drained and burned out from school now, so that’s not in the cards for this year at least. Thanks for the encouragement though…I do appreciate it! <3