Friday, April 30, 2004
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
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Bloghopping is a good way to learn about your friends, and the people you interact with online. It's also a good way to learn something about yourself. And so today I learned (from Cai's blog)... that before I turn 30, I want to be able to hug a koala.

 



Wednesday, April 28, 2004
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Destination: Celebration III



www.starwarscelebration.com

Tuesday, April 27, 2004
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A Happy Thought



 

These quizzes had me ROTFL

... thanks to The One Truly Destined To Be Draco's Wife. :p

Which Harry Potter Guy Falls In Love With Me?

Scenario 1
Name/UserName: padmeann
House: gryffindor
Who: Lord Voldemort
When... ...he sees you the first time in the Great Hall.
How he tells you: He writes it in the sky.
What you do then: Faint.

Scenario 2
Name/UserName: meann
House: gryffindor
Who: Charlie Weasley
When... ...he spies you in the Quidditch locker room
How he tells you: He writes it on your homework.
What you do then: Choke.

Scenario 3
Name/UserName: padme
House: gryffindor
Who: Fred Weasley
When... ..he watches you doing your homework.
How he tells you: During class.
What you do then: Marry him.


My Harry Potter Future

Username: padme
Gender: female
Cause of Death: Eaten by Werewolves
Your Lover: Bill Weasley
Death Eater or Order? Order of the Phoenix
Pure Blood or Mudblood? Mudblood but You're a Genius

... no really. What is it with me and werewolves and Bill Weasley?

Monday, April 26, 2004
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This is what I was at Hogwarts?!?!?

Stole this off his blog, her LJ, and hers too!

Your Years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Name
Age
House	GryffindorHufflepuffRavenclawSlytherin
Family Line	MugglebornHalf-BloodPure-Blood
Dated	Remus Lupin
You are well known for	Subduing Peeves, YAY!!!
Percentage of student body you shagged - 43%
How do the staff and students feel about you	Ahhh!! I want to have your babies!!
This QuickKwiz by lady_ameily - Taken 22507 Times.

Intriguing.... Remus Lupin... Oooooooohhhhh....

What is it with me and werewolves????

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Despite being blue all weekend, I nonetheless had some fun with the kids who participated in the Harry Potter UNO Challenge at our National Bookstore branch in Quezon Avenue. I'm sure compared to the other branches we probably had the lowest kid attendance, but the ones who attended were very enthusiastic, which was well and good.

There was one little girl I couldn't forget. Her name was Chelsea, and she was there with her mom and sister. Aside from being cute as heck, there was one really memorable thing about this kid. Her favorite toy is a plastic shovel, and she brings it everywhere she goes. Yes, a plastic shovel. Don't ask.

There were some very talented kids too. I mean, most of them can draw circles around me, and compared to their works, my "The Ugliest Gnome" (which is really saying something since the gnomes were already ugly in the first place, so you can just imagine how horrible my drawing was), would probably win last prize.

There was one girl who drew "Puss in Boots". Who cares if it wasn't Harry Potter-related, the kid is a genius!

Also, it was kinda weird, but The Sorting Hat seemed to be the recurring theme of the day. Hrmmm....

Oh, and them kiddies all positively crushed me when we were playing UNO. Heheheh. Of course, it was my pleasure letting them win. ;) Can't wait for next Saturday. :)

Saturday, April 24, 2004
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The One About The Box of Chocolates

Last night, I finally opened this lovely box of chocolates that was given to me by someone who seems to be having fun hunting up chocolates for me. :D After having loads of fun with one called "peppermint creme", and something involving hazelnuts, my interest was piqued by something called "turkish delight". Sounds exotic? Yep. I took a bite... It felt like the first time I tasted Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Heheheh. "Turkish delight" tasted like... roses. My brother pointed out, after taking a bite too, that it was like chocolate with rose-scented shower gel. Haha!

What to eat next..... Hrmmm....

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First star on the right, next to the moon. I saw it.
Just like I saw the sun set outside my window.
I gaze at the heavens, knowing you are too.
For in doing so, in the heavens, I will see you,
I will be with you.

Friday, April 23, 2004
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Summer Sunshine, Feeling Blue

In the heat of summer sunshine
I'm missing you like nobody else.

The Corrs' new album, "Borrowed Heaven", which contains "Summer Sunshine", comes out in May. At least that's something to smile about today.

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It's not okay. Did you know the tears were running down my face when I said goodbye?

Wednesday, April 21, 2004
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Happy Thoughts


Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan

That is the face of mischief, fun, adventure, bravery, innocence, vulnerability, and childhood dreams.

Gawds, where were you when they were casting young Anakin Skywalker? :D

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You rendered me defenseless.

You rendered me sleepless.

You rendered me speechless.

Oh, the cleverness of you.

Tuesday, April 20, 2004
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Last Saturday's sunrise

Yep. I should've taken more pictures.

Other than that, I'm speechless today. :D


Monday, April 19, 2004
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"Ano ang iniisip mo?"

1. First day back from Team Building. Did it work?

2. Last Saturday's Leadout exercise proved the old adage: "no guts, no glory". But how much risk should really be taken?

3. How am I ever gonna get away with it???

4. What am I gonna write in the blog today?

5. What would have happened if I were in the Harry Potter UNO Tournament instead? One thing's for sure. I would have been happier.

6. Why didn't I take more pictures last weekend?

7. Ano nga ba ang pangarap ko?

8. Are my efforts appreciated? Are they being noticed at all?

9. So where is this all going?

10. Are we "looking outward in the same direction"?

11. They should pay me more, right? Right!

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Got home from the trip really tired only to find out that: Dad hasn't had dinner, bro has disappeared, dinner has not been prepared. So despite being dead tired, I: cooked Dad dinner, washed dishes, sorted out clothes, cleaned up. Now I'm: not feeling well, and still dead tired.

Friday, April 16, 2004
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The Castle has cast a spell on me

Typical morning.

1. Start-up workstation.
2. Start-up supervisor's workstation.
3. Open Outlook, check e-mail. Answer important e-mail.
4. Go to supervisor's workstation and open Yahoo Messenger. Open Internet Explorer.
5. Go to the Castle. Open 2nd Explorer window, go to the Forums.
6. Go to TFN, TLC, TORN.
7. Blog.
8. Check friends' blogs.
9. Check webmail.
10. Work.

Damn, that Never Ending Story is addictive. Haha! :)

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Yeah, too much TV can be bad for you, but sometimes, I just love sitting in front of it and watching really good shows you can learn a lot from. Like the other night. there was a feature on Discovery about nature's wonders, and they discussed what made the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis.

*start nerd mode* According to the feature, the Sun is much like the Earth. It has weather too. And lots of times, sunstorms happen. During sunstorms, plasma escapes the surface of the sun and travels away from it. If the plasma reached us, it would be devastating. But the Earth has its own defense mechanism in the form of its magnetic field, which deflects the plasma safely away from the Earth's immediate atmosphere. But when it collides with certain gases, it burns a certain color, which Earthlings see as the Aurora. Cool. :)

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Team Building for Muggle Work (a.k.a. The Empire) starts tomorrow at Tagaytay. Even though I'm the one who worked hard to organize the whole thing (and it's my first out of town trip for the year), I have to admit that I still wish I was going to the Harry Potter UNO Tournament instead, to be with my fellow witches and wizards... and to be with you.

Thursday, April 15, 2004
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Fun Excerpts from the Never Ending Story

As Professor Malfoy and the new Marauders ran to HMInez's office, they met a tall blond guy who seemed vaguely familiar. The Marauders stopped in their tracks.

"I know you!" said Bill. "Orlando Bloom???"

"That's me. Have you seen Professor Frances?"

Professor Malfoy exchanged a look with Charlie.

"Errrr.... yes. Come on, follow me." Charlie winked at Professor Malfoy and lead Orlando down the hall. Minutes later...

"Alright. That's taken cared of," said Charlie with a satisfied grin.

"What did you do?" asked Bill.

"Well, I led him into one of the broom closets. But I think one of the brooms was a portkey. I don't know where he went."

"Charlie, you're a genius. Let's go."

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"I was saying you are an incompetent fool stuck in a backwater wizarding school." (smirk, smirk, sneer)

"At least I have the position I want and I enjoy my job. Do you?"

"Stop taking a stab at *my* position," Snape said, whipping out his wand.

"Oh lookie here. Snape is affected. Oooh," Anakin taunted, also whipping out his wand.

Without warning, Snape shouted "Expelliarmus!" and at the same time, Professor Malfoy shouted "Protego!".

"Impressive...." said Snape, taking a firmer hold on his wand.

"But of course. You can expect nothing else from me."

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Orlando went out of the Room of Requirement, leaving everyone either drooling or still dancing, and walked the halls of Hogwarts Philippines. He unfortunately wandered near the Headmistresses' Office just then and what do you know....

"What are you doing here?" asked Charlie Weasley incredulously, knowing the actor should have been in Kenya.

"I dunno. The last thing I remember was that I was in this weird place, then another guy appeared, cursing and cursing. He was weird. I swear, that guy should shampoo his hair. I mean, come on, look at *my* hair. I'm still the prettiest elf in all of...."

"Kenya," Bill finished, casting another spell to send the actor back to Kenya. "Severus could use some company. And some hair tips."

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All this time, Professor Skywalker was staring at Bill Weasley, starstruck.

"Oi, di naman niya kamukha si Hayden ah, why are you staring at him?"

Professor Skywalker continued to stare.

"Prof. Sky!" Anakin shouted.

"Oh! Sorry. You were saying?" she answered, quite dazed.

"Duh. Let's just get going, okay? The portkey will get activated any minute," the Dark Arts professor said exasperatedly.

"Hold on, guys," said Bill.

"What is it now?"

"I just have a good luck present for the good professor," he said, with a wink, and handed Professor Skywalker a single red tulip with a flourish.

"Awwww... that's so sweet. Thanks," she said, blushing.

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Out in one of the corridors of the castle, Orlando Bloom was still wandering the halls, when he suddenly met Dobby.

"Ah! Another pointy-eared creature!" he cried happily, as he tried to engage the house elf in conversation.

Dobby looked at the actor and decided he looked too much like his former master, Lucius Malfoy, and started to walk away.

"Hey, wait!" said Orlando, walking after Dobby. "I just want to talk to you."

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The guards fired at the two professors, laser fire ricocheting across the hangar from all directions. In the middle of this, Professor Skywalker was dodging their fire, and at every possible opportunity, using the Force to grab their blasters away from them; or in instances, cursing them with “EXPELLIARMUS!”. Slowly, she made her way towards a sleek, silver starship with Parvati Patil.

Off to the other side of the hangar, Professor Malfoy was aggressively battling the other guards, using his two lightsabers to block enemy fire, all the while jumping over one side of the room to the other.

However, a familiar, yet dreaded sound filled the room.

“Droidekas!” mumbles Anakin, as he tried to fight his way towards the ship, barely escaping the rapid fire brought about by about a dozen Destroyer Droids. Unfortunately for him, the way was blocked by debris. Outnumbered and outmatched, the only thing he could do at the moment was block the laser fire with his sabers, to do anything else would be suicide.

Just then, one by one, the droidekas exploded in a flash of light, as Professor Skywalker, blaster in hand, shot the droidekas at their weakest points, behind their back.

“Hey,” shouted Prof. Skywalker. “If you wanna stay here and play hero, go ahead. But I plan to see the HeadBall dance.”

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“Enemy fighters, at point three-three-oh-two...”, Prof. Skywalker announced.

“I don’t think this bucket of bolts has any weapons. You girls better strap down; it’ll just be like Boonta Eve Classic back home...”

All of a sudden, the starship lurched, as Anakin did some fancy maneuvers, looping around enemy starfighters, and dodging unfriendly fire. In a few moments, Professor Malfoy got their coordinates from the navicomputer, engaged the hyperdrive, and they we’re off back home.

In the midst off all that, Professor Skywalker softly mumbled:

“please don’t do that again...”

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Bill Weasley was restless. After hearing of Anakin Malfoy's accident on Naboo and the fact that he still hadn't regained consciousness, he became very worried for his friend. And yet he started thinking of Prof. Skywalker. What happened on Naboo? She suddenly became very distant, not paying attention to him much, not even when he left more flowers in her office, with an invitation to meet him for dinner. She never showed up.

He decided to walk to the hospital wing to check on Anakin. As he rounded one corner, he thought he saw a figure wearing a white helmet run down one of the moving stairs. But there was nothing there when he looked again. The figure seemed vaguely familiar. But he thought it just might be the effect of thinking about Prof. Skywalker too much, or too much of those chocolate eclairs during dinner.

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The Head Ball Head Boy couldn't sleep. He knew he should be getting some rest from all that dancing, but he felt weird. Like something changed in him during the past hours. He felt certain presences he hadn't felt for a long time. But he attributed all that to the fact that he might be experiencing some dancing overdose. He decided he'll choreograph the Gryffindor's Welcome Party presentation since he couldn't sleep. He stood up and started dancing the night away.

Wednesday, April 14, 2004
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Which Dragon resides in your soul?



You are a silver dragon. The rarest kind of dragon. You are noble yet avoid humans as much as possible. You are the guardian of the defenseless and you rule the skies.

Tuesday, April 13, 2004
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I'll be there someday
I can go the distance
I will find my way
If I can be strong
I know every mile
Will be worth my while
When I go the distance
I'll be right where I belong

Down an unknown road
To embrace my fate
Though the road may wander
It will lead me to you
And a thousand years
Would be worth the wait
It may take a lifetime
But somehow I'll see it through

And I won't look back
I can go the distance
And I'll stay on track
No I won't accept defeat
It's an uphill slope
But I won't lose hope
Till I go the distance
And my journey is complete

But to look beyond the glory is the hardest part
For a hero's strength is measured by his heart

Like a shooting star
I can go the distance
I will search the world
I will face its harms
I don't care how far
I can go the distance
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...

I will search the world
I will face its harms
Till I find my hero's welcome
Waiting in your arms...

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Baptism of fire? But it ain't even my bloody job! Sheesh.

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Today...

My mental state: confuddled and befused
At Muggle Work: too many phone calls to make, one big event, so little time
At the Castle: damned actors, still the prettiest, duel of the fates, Kenya, Bloody Haciendero, Whomping Balete, lesson number 4, mission to Naboo, flowers from Bill *blush*
Music: "The Reason", "Go The Distance"
My brain keeps replaying: "Scooby Doo and the Alien Invaders"
I recently discovered: The truth about "The King and I"
I want to panic because: I want to panic
I want to laugh because: I feel so stupid
I'm amused because: the NES is getting weirder by the post
I want to cry because: of all this insecurity
And I still miss you.

Monday, April 12, 2004
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Of Innocence

"Wendy", he continued in a voice that no woman has yet been able to resist. "Wendy, one girl is more use than twenty boys."

Now Wendy was every inch a woman, though there were not very many inches, and she peeped out of the bedclothes.

"Do you really think so, Peter?"

"Yes, I do."

"I think it's perfectly sweet of you," she declared, "and I'll get up again"; and she sat with him on the side of the bed. She also said she would give him a kiss if he liked, but Peter did not know what she meant, and he held out his hand expectantly.

"Surely you know what a kiss is?" she asked, aghast.

"I shall know when you give it to me," he replied stiffly; and not to hurt his feeling she gave him a thimble.

"Now," said he, "shall I give you a kiss?" and she replied with a slight primness, "If you please." She made herself rather cheap by inclining her face toward him, but he merely dropped an acorn button into her hand; so she slowly returned her face to where it had been before, and she said nicely that she would wear his kiss on the chain round her neck. It was lucky that she did put it on that chain, for it was afterwards to save her life.


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"And I know you meant to be kind," she said, relenting; "so you may give me a kiss."

For the moment she had forgotten his ignorance about kisses. "I thought you would want it back," he said a little bitterly, and offered to return her the thimble.

"Oh dear," said the nice Wendy, "I don't mean a kiss, I mean a thimble."

"What's that?"

"It's like this." She kissed him.

"Funny!" said Peter gravely. "Now shall I give you a thimble?"

"If you wish to," said Wendy, keeping her head erect this time.

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Finally, Harry Potter Filks webmaster Caius Marcius updated his wonderful site last night, and included my 4 new filks, plus an old one, under my HPFilks pseudo, GiNnY. :)

Sunday, April 11, 2004
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Singing Schminging....

I liked Yul Breinner's "King", but I like Chow-Yun Fat better than Yul Breinner, but... ah, never mind! :))

Getting to know you,
Getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you,
Getting to hope you like me.

Getting to know you,
Putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,
My cup of tea.

Getting to know you,
Getting to feel free and easy
When I am with you,
Getting to know what to say

Haven't you noticed
Suddenly I'm bright and breezy?
Because of all the beautiful and new
Things I'm learning about you
Day by day.

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Now these are what I call easter eggs. Lookie here!

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And so today, Christ triumphs. Christ lives. A blessed Easter to everyone. :)

Saturday, April 10, 2004
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The One About Chapter 20 and the demise of...

... oops! Spoilers! Heheh. Anyways. General Grievous is a mean Jedi killing machine. There. :D

Oh, and this one character...



Reminds you of someone? Yep. Reminds me of Shaggy, from Scooby Doo. This Jedi's name? Sha'a Gi. ROTFL. Not kidding! Lookie here. Must be Genndy Tartakovsky's tribute to other cartoons. :)) Zoiks!

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Though I tried to fight the urge, I couldn't. I just had to go online. It's not so much that I wanted to check my mail, or check what's going on in the groups (they're all probably on vacation), but I just can't seem to stay away from the Castle. So many fun things going on in there, plus nobody seems to be on vacation. :D

... or maybe I'm having a lot more fun than usual because of you. :)

Thursday, April 08, 2004
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With every step, I remember
The tears, the pain, the suffering.
I am not worthy yet You loved me.
I pray I will live my life to be worthy of You.

Monday, April 05, 2004
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Excerpt

Thanks to a friend who shall remain unnamed for fear of getting caught (hehehe, joke!), I finally finished rereading "The Alchemist" once again. On to the next book. "Prey" by Michael Crichton. I've had the book for a while now, and I guess it's about time I started it. :)

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"I'm going away," he said. "And I want you to know that I'm coming back. I love you because...."

"Don't say anything," Fatima interrupted. "One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

But the boy continued, "I had a dream, and I met with a king. I sold crystal and crossed the desert. And, because the tribes declared war, I went to the well, seeking the alchemist. So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you."

 

The One About More Light Shows and Happy Thoughts

The last night of the International Pyro Olympics Exhibitions ended with a very very loud bang. Having watched more than half of the exhibitions, I'm very proud to say that I think the Philippine Exhibition rocked.

As if on cue, Harry decided he would not take pictures that night. I guess I'll just have to put my memories into the pensieve so I can share them. As if. :p

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George Lucas was spotted watching the Bahrain Grand Prix. Now I know where the podrace sequence from The Phantom Menace really came from. :)

Question is... who was he rooting for? Not Ferrari, I hope? And not for Montoya, I really really hope? :D

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When it rains, it pours. Hopefully too much chocolate won't kill me? :D Goodbye, Dementors. You're toast. :)

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Harry Potter UNO Training went well. Actually, it should go well because I have a set at home and I already know how to play. :D But the rest of the witches and wizards learned easily, and should have no problems teaching others. I guess the event is a go. :)

Meanwhile, rendezvous in Jerusalem went really really well. "The Passion" was a great movie (see separate review later on) which had me feeling kinda... heavyhearted... afterwards. The whole experience is actually only just sinking in.

Putting that aside, by the end of the day, I was still... happy. :) Yes, there is wisdom in "Peter Pan". :)

Saturday, April 03, 2004
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The One About Gandalf, Yoda, and Tom

Ahhh. Back to visiting the Bay Area to watch the International Pyro Olympics Exhibitions. Though we missed most of the Brazilian exhibition, the Australian one was wonderful. I so wanted to shout "Gandalf!!!". :p

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"Star Wars: Clone Wars". Chapter 15. Yoda to the rescue in Ilum. He was so cute. :D And you could clearly see the difference between his fighting style and that of Mace Windu's. Cute cute cute. :D Padmé, Captain Typho, Threepio and Artoo also make another appearance. Can't wait for Chapter 16 next week. :)

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Having a lot of fun over at The Leaky Cauldron reading what must be the April Fools' gimmick there. A little "exchange" with old Tom the Innkeeper of TLC, who's supposed to actually be Jim Tavare (actor who plays Tom in the movie) promoting a charity he's involved in. Either Jim Tavare is too into his role (especially since it's April Fools') or one of the editors has taken on another personality. Heheheh. But it's good fun, nonetheless, and effective promotion. :)

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Hrmmm... My filking streak seems to have unexpectedly been terminated today. I guess that's okay. After all, unleashing four crazy Harry Potter Filks in a row to the rest of the Wizarding and Muggle worlds ain't a joke. And if I'm not careful, I might get carted off to Azkaban. :D

Now off to Harry Potter UNO training and a rendezvous in Jerusalem. :)

Friday, April 02, 2004
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The One With Yet Another Filk, Chapter 14, and Foolish Schmoolish Thoughts

LORD VOLDEMORT WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
A parody of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" by Tears for Fears

Spoiler Alerts for all the Harry Potter books.

Four in a row. Your fault. You told me to filk again. :p Must be getting closer to the personal record.

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HARRY:

Leading a dark life.
Death Eater attacks.
Fight against Aurors.
His disciples are all at their best behavior,
dealing out Unforgivables.
Lord Voldemort wants to rule the world.

That's his grand design.
Kill without remorse.
Aim to terrorize.
Hunt down all who love their freedom and suppress them,
so his reign will last forever.
Lord Voldemort wants to rule the world.

There's a Stone and he wants to find it.
Holding on, feeding off another's life.
When he finds it he'll come and return.
So glad he did not get it.
It's sad they must destroy it.
Lord Voldemort wants to rule the world.

[instrumental]

Master of self-preservation.
Came back as a teenage vision.
Lord Voldemort wants to rule the world.

Oh, he must never never never never make it.
He won't win, I'll prevent it.
Lord Voldemort wants to rule the world.

He is alive, you can be sure.
And he wants to live forever.
Lord Voldemort wants to rule the world.


:o) 1 april 2004 | www.magicalmelodies.tk

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Chapter 14 of "Star Wars: Clone Wars" featured the Master-Padawan team of Luminara Unduli and Barriss Ofee in the caves in Ilum. Here, Luminara instructs Barriss on how to construct a lightsaber ("The crystal is the heart of the blade... The Jedi is the blade of the Force..."). They are rudely interrupted by mine-laying droids who want to blow up the caves. Luminara and Barriss hold their own against the droids, but they end up under all the rubble. Master Yoda senses danger and plans to come to their rescue. Cool. One weird thing about this episode: so there really are purple crystals to make purple lightsabers... then why was Mace the only one with the purple saber? I'm sure one of the female Jedi would have found the purple crystals quite lovely and would want to use them for constructing their own sabers. Hrmmm... Ah, well. Great Chapter nonetheless. :)

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Found another interesting quiz in Karen's blog (K: I want to trackback but you don't have a permalink yet. :D):

Who's your celebrity soulmate?

My result?

Your celebrity soul mate is someone who's Indie. You're probably not one to take the path most traveled. In fact, an independent spirit like you would much rather carve out your own special niche. So it's only natural that your romantic match would be required to do the same. Someone who's unique, intelligent, maybe a bit serious and brooding is right for the part. An indie actor like Johnny Depp seems best suited for that role. And it only makes sense that you'd rather have your rendezvous at places that are under the radar — just like you! So, keep making your own waves in the world. And even if you don't live in the same reality as your celebrity soul mate, you can still meet someone who's indie close to home. So get moving!

Hrmmmm... *Mace Windu chin scratch*

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A conversation through the mobile Floo network...

Fairy Godpigeon: "You can let a fool kiss you or you can kiss a fool, but never let a kiss fool you. Happy April Fools' Day!"

Me: (in good old Obi-Wan Kenobi fashion...) "But who's more foolish? The fool, or the one who kisses him?"

Fairy Godpigeon: "The fool who does not kiss him."

Me: Good point. :))

Edit [3 april, 1045H]: Fairy Godpigeon replies in SWP mailing list - "she who does not kiss him is foolish, and he who does not reciprocate is more foolish than she." ROTFL. Gah. Let's stop all this tomfoolery. :D

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I think I really do miss you.

Thursday, April 01, 2004
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What the fudge is that "trackback" link for?

In hopes of being more websavvy and to learn more about blogging interactions around the web, I decided to enable "trackbacking" here at Across the Stars. What the fudge is "trackback"? It's a system that allows a blogger to see who has blogged about his or her posts in other blogs, or other websites. Things are explained more clearly here at Haloscan's FAQ. :)

For a demo, see some of the entries below, especially the filks, which trackback to my Filks site. :)

 

TEA LEAF PROPHECIES
A parody of "Tea and Sympathy" by Jars of Clay

Potential Spoilers for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Filk number three in three days. Just what have you done to me? :p

Scenario: Harry, Hermione, Neville, Parvati, and Lavender musically rant and rave after their first Divination lesson with Professor Trelawney....

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Harry:
Don't feel well.
Just heard all her words and tea leaf prophecies.
Telling us of deaths and those things that will be.
The Grim's in my cup, and this will be the end of me.

Hermione:
Not content
to stay here in this class, this stuffy room.
I'm a captive in this Tower, won't be rescued.
I'll drop this stupid class and concentrate on Ancient Runes.

Hermione:
'Tis not the way that it should be.
Don't trust in all these tea leaf prophecies, no.
And 'tis not the way that it should be.

Neville:
She foretold
that in this class I will clumsily break china cups.
The next minute my cup falls, I try to sweep it up.
Reached for one more, and went on reading leaves.

Hermione:
'Tis not the way that it should be.
Don't trust in all these tea leaf prophecies, no.
And 'tis not the way that it should be.
Don't trust in all these tea leaf prophecies.

[short instrumental and background vocals]

Parvati (to Hermione):
Love this class
the smoke, the scent of leaves that fill my head.
I can sense your bitterness
'Cause you don't have the gift, you can't read the future,
Can't make a prediction or two.

Lavender:
'Cause this is the way that it should be.
You should believe in tea leaf prophecies, oh.
This is the way that it should be.
You should believe in tea leaf prophecies.

Parvati:
This is the way that it should be.
You should believe her tea leaf prophecies, oh.
This is the way that it should be.
You should believe her tea leaf prophecies.
Yeah, oh.

Hermione (and Harry):
Don't believe in tea leaf prophecies.
(Don't believe in tea leaf prophecies.)
Don't believe in tea leaf prophecies.
We all have our doubts.

Hermione (and Harry):
Don't believe in tea leaf prophecies.
(Don't believe in tea leaf prophecies.)
Don't believe in tea leaf prophecies.
We all have our doubts.
No. Oh.
We all have our doubts, oh.


:o) 31 march 2004 | www.magicalmelodies.tk

 

How's this for another conspiracy....

Turn on TV. Ack, is that...?!?! Change channel! Oooh, Disney Channel. Ooooh, Mr. Bean cartoons. It's just about to start. First episode for the day. Episode title: Haircut.

Yep. The Universe is having too much fun.

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Clone Wars, Chapter 13. Mace Windu continued. Still the most bad-ass Jedi ever. Wow wow wow. :)