Quick service

I was astonished to learn today that a parcel I sent off by second class post at about 5pm yesterday had already arrived, having travelled a hundred miles in less than a day -- despite having split open in transit, been put into a plastic bag, and resealed. (I wonder if that could possibly have had any influence on the speedy arrival? Presumably it was pulled out of the general sack to avoid spilling its contents everywhere...)

Comment situation: I worked out that I can respond to comments on my own posts using Dreamwidth's 'respond to comment via email' feature ( Read more... )

I did find alternative software that will allow me to log in and comment, but it's slow and very unstable and requires me to quit other programs before running it (and isn't actively supported by the developer), so posting comments on Dreamwidth has now joined reviewing on fanfiction.net as a labour-intensive and occasional activity :-(

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Disinterred from email comments I made back in 2008...

I did eventually finish "Deathly Hallows" -- and it wouldn't be quite fair to say that it was that which put me off the whole Harry Potter scene, but I haven't felt any urge to reread the other books since :-D

I'm afraid that "Deathly Hallows" does tend to play to Rowling's weaknesses.( Read more... )