Returning from HBP! Art, movie rambling

[jateshi]

It's Monday! Monday means many things (Java programming class, an alarm going off really fecking early, Mum being home when I still mentally expect her to be at work, buying cheap gas before I drive home from class) but most importantly, now, it means that Fandom Returns! The general hiatus for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is about over and most newsletters and communities are returning to semi-normal status. Most of the Metas have posted conspiracy theories (so many, in fact, that it's driven me nearly nuts) and every 'ship community I'm a member of has exploded with Ship Wars, icons all about their ships, and bemoaning Rowling for this or that.

Before I get on with my semi-coherent ramblings, let me state my position clearly. I don't think Snape is evil. Harry/Ginny sure as *hell* isn't something I like, but other than snickering at the alien-of-jealousy, I don't have a problem with Rowling having included it. Hermione/Ron was expected, and I think it's cute. Remus/Tonks does not mean that Sirius/Remus never happened, people, and Harry's extreme hatred of Severus does not mean Snarry is impossible. If I hear any more about ship wars on the communities I'm a member of, I'll start filtering out the bloody posts just so I don't have to see them again. For that matter...Do NOT, I repeat, do not bitch, moan, or whinge to me about Harry/Ginny, Remus/Tonks, or Hermione/Ron. You, whoever you are, are NOT J. K. Rowling and because of that, you don't own the world. Don't mooooaaaaaannnnn about how quick and hasty the relationships were brought into the book because to me, that was fine. I focused not on the stupid romantic bits (Heee, "Won-won" is the worst nickname ever, Lav) but instead ferreting out the subplots and clues from the previous books.

I will not be posting my theories about HBP and what it means for the end of Harry Potter. Most of my ideas have already been talked about by other people and you know how I hate repeating myself sometimes. If you want to know what I think, ping me via IM, Y!M, email, or a comment here and I'll be more than happy to share with you off-journal, just to keep my place spoiler-free. ^^

On Saturday night (after I finished HBP) I went out with Meredith (old school friend and my Student Supervisor for the Star*T lab and not meredyth_13 although that'd be incredibly fun but rather hard to explain...) and Varun to dinner (mmmhmmmm, Don Pablos) and then we met up with Lenny, Abby, and Dan and went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. !!!!! Such a good movie, so-! So-! WARPED! We all liked it so much that we've already planned to go out tonight and see it again. So many hilarious lines, such good graphics and skins and meshes for the CG effects, and DEPP! DEPP! OOOOHHHHHH!!!!! It was so good, so very, very good! *melts in a puddle of happy Jate* I can't wait to see it again but this time I think I'll bring my inhaler because I laughed so hard I risked triggering an asthma attack. GOOD MOVIE. Whoever says Depp was horrible in it, or that the Gene Wilder one was better...bad! TRAINED SQUIRRELS! TRAINED SQUIRRELS!!!! And the puppets!

Work has progressed on the drabbles (they're ALL turning out to be ficlets, damn me) I'm doing for people as well as a non-member entry for hp_literotica I delayed working/posting because most of fandom avoided LJ all weekend long to devour the New Canon. All sorts of projects I'm working on right now, at the moment, actually... *blinks* But I think my head's understanding Java more since I'm thinking about the programs in more Object-Oriented ways. :3 YAY! Class is going to be over soon, too, and then it's full-steam ahead preparation for Otakon. o_o Where I will have a *GASP!* NC-17 binder! I'll have to check for IDs or something! *fake faint*

Links to Art
Remember, I mentioned that most of the time my art goes to jate_art and not my real LJ. I'll still be double-posting absolute favourites but for *all* of the art, jate_art is the place to watch. And request things you'd like to see drawn, if you read the posts. ;)

°Cheer-up, Harry - G, Harry/Ron/Hermione in a friendly sort of way, no HBP spoilers. (Inked)
°Touché - G, Severus Snape and yet another fencing!Severus. (Inked, present for cravache in honour of her birthday)
°At the top of the stairs, a torch flickering... - G, Severus and Lucius. No HBP spoilers, though possibly a spoiler for sieve_serpens if I wind up being a psychic. (Inked, present for cravache in honour of her birthday)
°Meet your Head Boy - G, Lucius Malfoy. No spoilers for HBP, and unless Rowling wants to admit Toni and I are right, likely no spoilers at all. (Inked, a special present done just for cravache in honour of her birthday)
°And you wonder why I hate you... - G, Severus Snape. No spoilers for HBP but implied spoilers for OotP. (COLOUR!!!!!! *dies!*)

Comments

[celerywench.livejournal.com]

XD. I do wish it was the epic novellet though. But alas...FANFICTION!

Oh yes, he reminds me of my ex...only more clean cut and slick and less...stoned/drunk. XD;;

[(Anonymous)]

*falls in love with your icon* dude, it's awesome!

[celerywench.livejournal.com]

shankuu! XD it is pretty awesome ain't it