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I have a cold, which is the absolute worst. I'm pretty sure I know who gave it to me: Lauren, a coworker from the Bookshop. She will pay for her insolence, but not now while I am sucking on Halls and tea with honey. :P Speaking of the Bookshop, it's been getting a lot of media attention. A lady for the Ozark Magazine (webzine) and a fellow for Arkansas Weekly came by this past week, taking pictures and asking questions. We were also featured in the Northwest Arkansas Times not too long ago. Since Katy made the documentary, our profile has expanded greatly. It's interesting. :)

"Harry Potter" has been my recent reading project; I've laid waste to Books 1 and 2 and I'm currently devouring Book 3. I love re-reading books, especially when there are things that you've forgotten you were impressed by the first time through. I've always found the bits about the Mandrakes really funny. "As soon as they start trying to move into each other's pots, we'll know they're fully mature." and "The Mandrakes threw a loud and raucous party in Greenhouse 3. This made Professor Sprout very happy." and "The Mandrakes were becoming moody and secretive, a good indication they were fast leaving childhood." are just awesome little bits of whimsy thrown in to establish a good, sharp mental picture. Once you get past the first half of HP1 (it's all very impressive the first time, but you're spoiled after you read the rest of the series), the pace picks up considerably and you can sit there as slack-jawed as you like if you let yourself get caught up.

I'm also picking up a lot of Camus to brush up on existentialism.

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