Kinsfire's Page O'BlatherKinsfire's Page O'Blather - LiveJournal.comI've seen it all now- August 24, 2006 I've seen it all now.I was watching Mythbusters on Discovery, and a commercial came on.Employment commercial.For the CIA.No joking.42 years, but I've finally seen the CIA advertise.http://kinsfire.livejournal.com/50912.html In the HP vein- August 16, 2006 I was reading something about Tolkien recently, and found myself wondering something about Hermione. What was her original appearance meant to be JKR likes to do meaningful names, and her original last name was supposed to be Puckle.Puckle is slang (that is still apparently used intermittently in England) for an ugly, misshapen person.Food for thought. Well, more of a tiny snack that woudn't really do anything for your hunger, but ... smilehttp://kinsfire.livejournal.com/50612.html I think I hate JKR- August 16, 2006 I say what I say because I had resigned myself to her being a bad writer who screwed up the characters she created when she did Book Sux. She did a relationship between Harry and Ginny so badly and screwed the characters so badly that I figured that it was set in stone.I had said, prior to the release of Harry Potter and the Plot Holes of Doom, that if Harry was with Ginny in that book, he'd end up with Hermione in the last one, and vice versa. But as you've seen in the review of Liz's that I...http://kinsfire.livejournal.com/50191.html Oh Frabjous Day!- August 11, 2006 Today, for the first time in over a year, despite being home sick, managed to have computer, writing urge, and big red brick near me. (The 'big red brick' in question happens to be the Lord of the Rings trilogy in one volume, as god and Tolkien intended it. Yes, the lowercase 'G' was intentional.)This means that Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings is once more underway. My wife has managed to get the worst of the chapter I was having problems with dealt with, so now it's up to me to finish..http://kinsfire.livejournal.com/50088.html Fascism- August 10, 2006 1.) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism:Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.2.) Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights:Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even...http://kinsfire.livejournal.com/49919.html |