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Thought of the Day:
Let me reiterate, young Ril, I enjoyed Despereaux.
But unlike Multiple Meanings, Books Alterations are
my darkest foe.
Now I am the teacher here, so sit down and ACCEPT
THAT! ;)
RGW
| 27 May 2009 |
Now listen here, school teacher, I'm a writer and I
agree with you about the beauty of Multiple
Meanings and the craptastic-ness of Book
Alterations (i.e., total butcher-ization)...but
it's hard not to love mice with big ears and Emma.
And whoever doesn't is just a big fat scrooge!
Accept that! ;)
Ril
| 29 May 2009 |
Dear Ril,
It's on.
RGW
| 30 May 2009 |
Like Donkey Kong, RGW. ;)
Team Ril: you get some Twilight goodness.
Ril
| 31 May 2009 |
Thought of the Day for Team RGW ONLY!
I wonder how many titles J.K. ended up dumping for
her books before settling on the perfect 7.
RGW
| 1 June 2009 |
Okay, so I'm playing the Despereaux video game
right now and it's AWESOME! So...point for Ril. Grr.
RGW
| 2 June 2009 |
Point for me! WooHoo!
And in true geekyRil fashion, I went out and bought
Despereaux the book and the movie...we shall see
RGW, we shall see!
Ril
| 3 June 2009 |
I'm reading the book now and at 100 pages in I
am...utterly charmed. So...point for RGW.
Pleh! And here's for all of you...choose your team
wisely, young readers!
Ril
| 4 June 2009 |
Thought of the Day:
My only problem with fan fiction is that sometimes
I start to believe it.
Ril says: My only problem with fan fiction is that
I think JK started to believe it...
But since we both like that HP inspires others, we
both get points for agreeing on something.
RGW
| 5 June 2009 |
Today is the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, the Allied
invasion of German occupied France from the beaches
of Normandy.
It is important that we all remember the lives of
those who fought, died and survived the ravages of
WWII. Take a moment today to thank your
grandparents for being pretty frickin' amazing.
They deserve all our gratitude and love.
And you get a present from us for taking the time
to remember those who gave everything for what
matters most, our freedom and each other.
Books and Wands
| 6 June 2009 |
Thought of the Day:
I think the newest trailer for Half-Blood Prince
gives away entirely too much detail of the Snape
storyline. THEY SHOW THE COWARD SCENE FOR CRYING
OUT LOUD!!!!
RGW
| 7 June 2009 |
Ok. So I read it. It was very cute, but I have to
watch the movie again because I'm not sure what
they cut/changed that's got RGW all wound up.
Ril
| 8 June 2009 |
Oh dear, innocent, young Ril, someday I'll tell you
all about it. I just don't like even small cuts and
changes.
RGW
| 9 June 2009 |
I like the movie. I might actually -for the first
time in my life- like the movie better. (Gasp!)
Though I did think it was strange that they
randomly added a guy made of vegetables. I kept
waiting for that him to appear in the book, but he
never did.
I wonder which filmmaker was like 'you know what
this story needs: a Magical Vegetable Man!"
But I have to say, Kevin Kline and Stanley Tucci
were pretty terrific in those roles.
Ril
| 11 June 2009 |
Oh my God! I would marry Kevin Kline, if he asked
me.
RGW
| 12 June 2009 |
I think you'd make a great couple. Can I be at the
wedding?
Here's an early present: a new affiliate! Check out
JKR Fan.
Ril
| 13 June 2009 |
Yes. You may be the priest, but only because you
gave me a present in advance.
Thought of the Day:
After being devastated by Movie 3, I was blinded to
any wrongdoing in Movie 4. It took me months to
realize there were in fact inconsistencies and
unnecessary alterations in Goblet.
RGW
| 14 June 2009 |
Here's a bit more on Twilight.
It's the special 'Sneak Peek' footage that was on
the Penelope DVD.
Ril
| 15 June 2009 |
And the second half of the Twilight Sneak Peek on
the DVD.
Ril
| 16 June 2009 |
Thought of the Day:
I did something so stupid. I bought concert tickets
for the same day Harry Potter and the Half-Blood
Prince is released in the U.S.!!! In my defense,
however, if they hadn’t changed the released date
one billion and three times, I would’ve been more
likely to plan accordingly.
RGW
| 17 June 2009 |
Working on some good stuff for you!
Stay tuned!
Ril
| 18 June 2009 |
Bloomsbury, UK publisher of the Potter series, is
being attacked with claims of plagiarism - reports
Variety.com
The estate of Mr. Adrian Jacobs claims JKR stole
the Goblet of Fire storyline from Jacobs' book The
Adventures of Willy the Wizard, which was published
in 1987.
Both Rowling and Bloomsbury deny the allegations.
The suit was first filed in 2004 - four years after
Goblet was published.
Bloomsbury vows to defend JKR and her books
'vigorously'!
Ril
| 20 June 2009 |
After battling with my computer for a few days, I
think I've finally straightened everything out.
Just in time to wish everyone a Happy belated
Father's Day!
Ril
| 22 June 2009 |
Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! It is with
great pride that we present to you a new addition
to Granger's Army!
A brilliant new fanfiction written by the amazing
and talented, vanillaparchment.
We'd like to thank VP for writing such great story
and for just being so totally awesome!
Go check it out!
Ril
| 23 June 2009 |
Here is Part II of the Defining the Dots series,
Filling in the Silence.
Click here if you haven't yet read the first part.
Click here if you're all caught up and ready for
more.
Ril
| 24 June 2009 |
For more of the Dots series, Finding Hope in the
Unfinished, click here.
Click here if you have to catch up.
Ril
| 25 June 2009 |
| 26 June 2009 |
- ***
Click here if you fell behind.
- ***
about filming for DH.
"Harry Potter has been given the royal seal of
approval - British monarch Queen Elizabeth II has
allowed filming for the new movie to take place on
her land. [...]
They brought traffic in London to a standstill
while filming earlier this year - and now they're
moving to the Queen's grounds ...
The monarch has rented out part of woodland at
Windsor Castle in south England for use in the
film, and shooting will take place over the summer."
Ril
| 27 June 2009 |
| 28 June 2009 |
| 30 June 2009 |
More Dots! Part VIII, Leaving with Memories.
Click here if you aren't all caught up.
Ril
| 1 July 2009 |
| 2 July 2009 |
And here's the last installment of Defining the
Dots. Let's hear it for the happy ending!
Thank you again to vanillaparchment. Send VP some
love everyone, she deserves it.
Ril
| 3 July 2009 |
- Happy Independence Day, America!
This day is pretty much chock full of events
throughout history: Whitman's Leaves of Grass was
first published in 1855, American troops marched
through Paris to Lafayette's tomb in 1917, two
founding fathers died within hours of each other in
1826...and the signing of the Declaration of
Independence in 1776!
Let us remember our troops today and honor them.
Those who fight, those who have fought and those
who have sacrificed their lives so that others may
live.
Have a safe and happy holiday. Have a burger at
least, even if you're not American.
And go find some tea and throw it in the river!
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