Hours

It's only a matter of hours until The Casual Vacancy comes out. This is the biggest freak out I've had since Ascendio. I need some sirius (hehehe) nerd camaraderie right now. I can't wait to get my hands on J.K.R.'s newest literary feast. AHHHHHHH!
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Oh and:

New Look

AAAAAAAAH FREAKING OUT!

I've redecorated. Yes, I love lime green, but I felt the need for a change. I like this background more and blue-green is also purrdy. Also the fonts were kind of too much, so I simplified. I like this look quite a lot actually...Now I'm rambling.

FRENCH THE LLAMA!!! THE CASUAL VACANCY COMES OUT IN A MATTER OF DAYS!!! I'm a little nervous what if I don't like it? What if it's boring? What if I just get sad and wish it was HP? I really hope it's fantastic. I wish J.K.R. would write more HP. She could write about The Marauders. Or she could write about the Next Gen and make up for the no-info epilogue. Ahh...one can hope.

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I'm on a roll...Music Update

List of Musicians and favorite song be them (if I feel like it)

1. Dar Williams, As Cool As I Am
2. Ingrid Michaelson, Masochist
3. Ani DiFranco, Tis Of Thee
4. Lauren Fairweather,* Lose You
5. Starkid,* Status Quo(from Starship)
6. The Butterbeer Experience*/Lena Gbrielle, The Tale of the Three Brothers and  Accio Hot Guy
7. Ministry of Magic,* Don't Leave
8. The Whomping Willows*/Matt Maggiacomo, Draco and Harry (duh!)
9. The Weepies, Wish I Could Forget
10. Deb Talan, Unraveling
11.  Mumford & Sons, White Blank Page
12. Tegan & Sara, My Number
13. Dessa, Mineshaft and Bullpen
14. Doomtree, The Wren
15. A Fine Frenzy, The Elements
16. Eric Hutchenson, Rock and Roll
17. Joshuah Radin, You've Got Growing Up To Do
18. Tracy Chapman, Almost
19. Regina Spektor, Eet
20. Oliver Boyd and the Remembralls,* The End of an Era
21. Seen & Unforseen,* Hoot
22. The Parselmouths,* It's Not Half Bad
23. Hank Green, Strange Charm



Lauren Fairweather

24. Chameleon Circut (Timelord Rock), Still Not Ginger or The Sound Of Drums

*Wizard Rockers

Dessa

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Resolution

I will, from now on, end all of my posts with DFTBA (don't forget to be awesome) French The Lama, I just went all nerdfighter spaz...YES! (Oh and purple because...purple is awesome).

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Books update

I haven't been reading many real books lately...I confess I have been addicted to HP fanfiction...
But of what I've read this last year (that I remember)

I loved American Born Chinese by: Gene Luen Yang. It was really fun to read especially as an American Born Indian Halfie. I could relate a lot and graphic novels are always a nice change for me. I also loved the multiple yet connected plot lines. The main character's struggle with identity and stereotypes was relate able and telling, yet still humorous. 
Rating out of 10: 9

I also really enjoyed reading Erec Rex The Dragon's Eye by: Kaza Kingsley. The author was at Ascendio giving out free signed books. I was really exited to read the books because I haven't read much fantasy recently. It was interesting, fun, and thoughtful. Also I was really missing detailed fantasy worlds and kingdoms, and Erec Rex has that for sure! I can't wait to read the rest of the Erec Rex books! 

The reading of Erec Rex on the Air Plane From Orlando

Rating out of 10: 7.5

Hat count

Oh and of recent knittings...

so far I've made hats, phone cases,  purses, and scarves.

Hats:
Complete (and with home): 4
Incomplete: 1
Mysteriously GONE: 1
In the works: TONS

Scarves:
Complete: 3
Incomplete: 1 (it's huge though)

Phone/Ipod cases:
Complete: 4
In the works: LOTS

Also current favorite songs:
 Draco & Harry by: The Whomping Willows (http://thewhompingwillows.com)
Ukelele, Guacamole  by: Lauren Fairweather & Lena Gabrielle (http://www.laurenfairweather.com & http://lenagabrielle.com)
                         
Now Playing (pandora): I Gave You All by: Mumford & Sons

Forever ago

Wow I stopped posting forever ago...I wonder why...ha, no one reads this but me...Ah well writing it good for me.

Things that have happened in over a year:

1. I WENT TO ASCENDIO 2012 (a Harry Potter convention)
2. I became a hardcore NERDFIGHTER 
3. I came out as a HUFFLEPUFF(s are incredibly good finders)
4. I became OBSESSED with Dessa and Tegan & Sara
5. I fell into a WINDOW WELL yesterday...
6. I became [more] AWFUL at blogging apparently

Okay obviously the only thing of note on there is Ascendio (hufflepuff and nerdfighter are important too)...which was so amazing. It, so far, was the best few days of my life. I got to just be around Potter-Heads like me all day long. We listened to Wrock, talked to people from Team Starkid (and fangirl-ed....a lot...embarrassing), saw HP fan shows, went to HP world, played Quidditch, and we went to panels on the books/movies. It was my first real-life experience with the Harry Potter community and fandom, and I really hope it won't be the last.

Ascendio made me even more thrilled to be a part of this incredible fandom. I still wish I was older though. I definitely felt like a baby while at Ascendio. I wish I was older when the books came out. Since Ascendio I've missed being around Potter people so so much, it's post-potter depression all over again. Now I just need to figure out how I can go to LeakeyCon next year!

Me at the Ascendio Leaving Feast

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