Such a Potterish Day

Arrived this morning from San Francisco at around 10am on a red-eye flight. Gah. They are particularly red-eye inducing when you have to change planes in Chicago, and then because of fog in Boston they hold your plane on the ground there, with the hydraulic pumps making the worst noises all the time you're on the ground.

I hadn't slept well on the first leg of the trip already, partly because my RPG Draco is having angst over his relationship with Fred, among other things, and had a really strange anxiety dream in which he has to sacrifice himself in a bizarre magical ritual and everyone he knows acts like it's no big deal. He's not sure if they don't know he's actually going to die, or if it's that they don't care... Not a peaceful dream to have.

Got into the office at noon, worked until 4pm, then knocked off to go to a special preview premiere of the Order of the Phoenix movie at the Harvard Square theater, which is walking distance from my house. Got into my robes and full Hogwartsian regalia and really didn't draw much in the way of looks. I think most people figured I was just in academic robes, which aren't that uncommon a sight around here. I live in the single square mile of the USA with the highest density of PhDs.

Saw the 5pm show with clauclauclaudia and her sweetie, then we had dinner with a few more people including my sweetie, katertoticus, and gatewaygirl, and then headed off to see the movie AGAIN in a big midnight premiere showing at the Fenway Cinemas, which is now a "Regal" cinemas instead of AMC. Not much has changed other than the trivia slide loop pre-show has gotten shorter. It's the same 10-12 slides over and over. Yawn.

( Spoilers: What I thought of the movie )

Book launch hijinks, Boston area

Riz at Pandemonium is organizing a 'trial of Snape in absentia,' and still needs witnesses. She writes:


RE: July 20th, the Potter Party/Hogwarts Class Reunion & Trial of Severus Snape.

There’s a lot of events going on that night—the Trial will start about 8:15-8:30 and will go for about ½ an hour to 45 minutes. Ruth Anne has already signed on to be Narcissa Black; Ravenna C. Tan is coming in for Draco. HOWEVER… I still need a couple more witnesses. This is NOT going to be scripted; HOWEVER, the witnesses need to know the Potter universe really well, particularly the last two books, as they will be questioned by both myself (the defense advocate) and Jim Wolf (Cornelius Fudge, prosecuting for the Ministry of Magic). And I REALLY need a Harry.

If you’re interested or know someone else who is, please steer ‘em my way. There’ll be a meeting at Pandemonium next Thursday, 7/12, around 7:00 just for folks to meet, greet, get an overview and ask any questions. The meeting will NOT be held at Pandemonium—I just want to meet up there and then head to a café or something, as major gaming will be taking place downstairs.


Steering folks her way: lrisley -at- lesley.edu

Okay? Okay!