in the absence of Harry Potter, Harry Potter thoughts

Weather is crappy, so we did not have a family picnic in the park as was semi-planned. Mourn.

We had one in the kitchen instead. Which essentially meant lots of plates of everything everywhere and people tripping over each other attempting to get to these plates and minor knife skirmishes, but it was tasty mm, and fun. Many people are here. Katie and dad and mum and Jack and Jack's father and grandma. And the dog. Close quarters. I escape to my room whenever possible.

Am taking a break at the moment from Harry Potter, because I cannot read entire books in one go, and I cannot understand people who do. Perhaps if it is a short story and there is a chance of finishing it, but big books? No. Especially not children's books. The words just blur together! And the characters go all two-dimensional and things keep happening but I forget to care. I need time between chapters - not a lot, but some, to process and think and consider and give it all layers, you know? Anywho. I would watch episodes of Angel, but for some reason right now I can only do that after dark. Perhaps I am channelling Angel. I don't know. Also I am slightly worried because I am approaching the episodes with Lindsey now, and there aren't that many, and as soon as I do they will be over! And I won't really be able to rewatch them again and again because I should probably get out of the house into that sunlight thing before I sort of shrivel. This was a lot easier when the sun was actually shining and outside was pretty. Hmph.

( Harry Potter thoughts )

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DVD-woe

Why is it you can get all of the seasons of Friends of DVD - even the really CRAP ones - and yet you can only get the first season of Malcolm in the Middle, IF you have a Region 1 or multi-region player? Growl. Thanks to a recent meme, I'm jonesing for some Francis/Spengler interaction again (damn you, nerdcakes!!)

Also, there's still no word on the Green Wing DVDs, 9 months later; I'm not holding out much hope for the (hopeful) October release of American Gothic to be Region 2, and perhaps not for there being a Region 2 release at all, given all the trouble it took for it to get released in America, where it undoubtedly has more fans (read: buyers); and I'm told the Sin City DVD released in September, which I was REALLY looking forward to, has little to no extras and the real release will be in February, and you'd be a fool to buy it before then. I am not a happy consumer. No.

Sigh.( More Harry Potter thoughts )