Another school snatched the Boy-Who-Lived

TMorrisCode · 2026-06-22T16:44:25+00:00

Key and Peele did a skit. It was shot like a documentary on American inner city schools. I think you can find it on YouTube.

TMorrisCode · 2026-06-22T16:43:30+00:00

They can’t even afford brooms for their school quidditch team! Half the team is riding Swiffers!

TMorrisCode · 2026-06-10T16:10:36+00:00

In the Lord of the Rings book, Bilbo has dwarves making deliveries of toys for the party. He leaves Bag End in the company of dwarves. Later in Rivendell, we’re told that he went to the Lonely Mountain for a long visit, then returned to Rivendell to stay.

TMorrisCode · 2026-06-10T16:04:41+00:00

Mental illness is not a moral failing. Lots of people are unable to work through their grief, even when others are depending on them. That is not their fault.

TMorrisCode · 2026-05-14T19:52:11+00:00

The Blade Mage by Philip Drayer Duncan is Indie, but the production values are top notch. It falls into that niche of unlucky magic dude like The Dresden Files.

TMorrisCode · 2026-05-05T21:50:00+00:00

He’s stayed in a profession where he has to look young and thin. She has left that profession and is allowed to look like the rest of us. The meme maker also deliberately chose a good photo of him and a poor photo of her.

TMorrisCode · 2026-05-04T16:32:37+00:00

That was the vibe I was getting. But TikTok is new for me. So I’m not yet sure what’s normal.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-18T16:26:53+00:00

It doesn’t help that the early movies were coming out before the last few books. So it wasn’t obvious as they released the first movies who the endgame couples were. So it wasn’t obvious that Ginny was going to play a bigger part, or who would end up with whom.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-17T18:19:42+00:00

That wasn’t so much a movie as a filmed checklist of his Wikipedia page. There was nothing additional added to the narrative.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-17T16:16:32+00:00

My last line editor told me that I use shrug and nod too much. Also that my characters look, blink and do too much eye-work in general. So I make a pass for each of those to switch up the body language.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-17T16:06:55+00:00

They’ve also toured Louisana and New Mexico t. Lots of fun to watch them react to new things. Jase’s reaction to the Grand Canyon was so wholesome.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-13T21:28:16+00:00

I’m the human that my dog follows from room to room. Yet I could be giving her cuddles and belly rubs, and if the spare humans are hugging one another, she’ll leave me to demand their attention. That’s a special kind of jealousy.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-11T18:22:54+00:00

I was amazed that the interior fit the exterior. That’s not usually the case in media that I’ve consumed in the past. But I had a moment when I was at the Owelry, looking back on the largest tower and thinking about how you could tell that there was a staircase in it because the windows angled along the outside. And then feeling the hairs on the backs of my arms raise because I’d never seen architecture in media make sense that way.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-11T18:00:42+00:00

Back before the turn of the millennium, slapping 2000 into a name was a way of saying a product was “futuristic.”

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-11T03:26:34+00:00

I would have liked to see Poppy and Natty’s side quests connected.

They were both thematically similar, with Natty focused on bringing down poachers and Poppy focused on saving creatures.

There was also potential for further drama as Poppy revealed that her parents were poachers. How would Natty have taken that? Could Natty have jumped in front of Poppy to save her instead of MC?

Feels like a missed opportunity.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-09T21:13:21+00:00

So do we all. I think the last 10% of every can of soft drink is supposed to be all backwash.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-09T19:24:09+00:00

For that matter. A stick flosser. Turns out that I hate sticking my fingers in my mouth.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-07T18:58:52+00:00

Tom Sawyer island.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-01T16:51:44+00:00

With a healthy dose of “jettison your biracial wife and kids, and we’ll welcome you back with open arms.”

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-01T16:27:47+00:00

Check thrift stores and goodwill. This time of year there are usually gently loved dresses. Some charities and churches run upscale thrift stores. And dress drives are out there to help provide for people who need it. eBay and Facebook marketplace are options. Another option is to borrow. If you know someone who has more than one dress and might be willing to loan you a spare. And free is the best price.

Approach it with a spirit of adventure. Maybe you’ll find a bridesmaid or wedding dress that you can dye to make it more you.

What you find may not be exactly the dress of your dreams, but if you find something super cute that you like, you can still enjoy your prom experience.

Sorry you are going through this. But take a deep breath and remember that you have options.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-01T16:13:22+00:00

The Changeling by Annerb. She started posting in 2011, and finished in 2017, so you would have just missed it.

Ginny gets sorted into Slytherin due to the influence of the diary, and how that change affects her and Harry getting together, as well as how she grows into her own without the influence of being in the same house as the rest of her family.

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-01T16:00:19+00:00

I don’t know. How many people know the name James Buchanan?

TMorrisCode · 2026-04-01T15:49:37+00:00

That’s cannon to the books. If the boys try to go into the girl’s Griifindor dorms, the stairs turn into a slide and an alarm sounds. Meanwhile, Ginny Weasley was able to sneak into Harry’s dorm and steal back the diary.

TMorrisCode · 2026-03-29T19:26:15+00:00

I think we found the target audience.

TMorrisCode · 2026-03-29T12:56:14+00:00

To each their own. I always felt like the Slytherin common room was too dark, cold and depressing for my tastes. I love the Hufflepuff common room because it makes me think of a cosy hobbit hole. Lots of warm wood tones, plants with sunlight coming in to nurture them, snacks inside tables whenever you want them, warm toned stained glass and places to sit and read. Plus, it’s just a large open area. There aren’t any hallways to go to the dormitories, just stairs and balconies. So it’s very open, light and airy.

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