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Meatball: Yeah, I was wondering about her...how can you be "on sabbatical" for that long? I remember going to check which House I got sorted into, and she was "on sabbatical" then too. I think it might just be an excuse to not have to post. But, I can't say anything, I don't know her personal life.

But I remember...someone on here said I would be good as a Prefect because I'm good at welcoming new people. Now I feel bad because I wasn't on enough. But, we don't seem to have gotten a lot of new people, at least ones that post, so now I'm okay =).

But I'm kind of surprised that Minerva hasn't been on. She used to be on all the time when I was on my posting streak. But, maybe something came up, we don't know what's going on.

Aw, I'm sorry you didn't get your points ='(, but wasn't the Limerick contest in March? I was kind of wondering how the houses can only have 5 - 10 points when the term's close to being over (I think).

Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe once you get to a certain year, you should be able to update and organize your own things, like moving up a year or your own points you've gotten. I realize that sometimes the Head of House and Prefects will have to approve some things, but they're not here to approve them, are they? We should take some action ourselves.

Oh, I know, I always try to read in my free time, but when I get home, I either have mountains of homework or I'm just exhausted from the day and wanna do something relaxing, like watch TV or something. Sometimes reading is too much thinking for me, even though I love it. But I have a 5 shelf bookcase, 4 shelves of which are full, and most of the books I haven't even read yet. Plus I get coupons from Borders through email and my mom sees that as an advantage and always takes me to Borders to buy a book so I can use the coupon before it expires (they normally expire in 2 - 3 days). But now summer is here and I don't have to think about homework, so I can read a lot more. I even alphabatized my books by the last name of the author, so I'm officially a nerd =). But I'm only on the B's and I have books all the way down to Y (with The Shack by Willam Young) and will eventually have The Book Thief by Mark Zusak. But I'm trying to get books that I'll read sooner or that'll finish a series, like Percy Jackson. I only have the first 4, but it's by Rick Riordan, so I won't read those for some time. I don't wanna get a book that I won't read for a while...

Haha sorry I'm ranting about books. They're my favorite subject =).

Jedi: Yeah, that's exactly what I mean! I don't really mean giving ourselves points, because not a lot of people are very modest and would give themselves more points than they deserve, but just counting the points that we all have, updating it in the main thread, moving ourselves up a year, managing contests, etc. What's the point of not letting us do that when the people that CAN do it might as well be confirmed as missing in action?

Well, apparently I don't have as many books as you do because it maybe took me twenty minutes to alphabetize my bookshelf. I have two 5 shelf bookcases, but one of them isn't really used for books. But the one that is is doubled up and is down to the bottom shelf already. But most of those books I haven't read yet, so that's kind of sad. Oh, haha. I kind of have the habit of adding books to my list without reading the ones I have first...I think my mom's getting annoyed...haha. As for Percy Jackson, I'm waiting until The Last Olympian comes out in Paperback. By the time I get to reading them, it should be out in Paperback, so it won't be so expensive.

Ooh, that's great! I don't think I could do marching band, I can't stay in formation with everyone else for 3+ miles. -starts randomly humming Battle Hymn-. Ahaha I love that song. I bet it was exhausting. How long was the parade, like distance wise, and how many times did you have to repeat the dance? Haha have fun!

Woop woop for thunderstorms and tornadoes last night! And more tonight and tomorrow around 7 am. Ya know, there is a such thing as too much water...ugh, we had so much rain, big lightning, and thunder last night, it was hard for me to sleep. And normally thunderstorms and rain help me sleep. I was up watching the storm on the news until about 11 when it just kind of stopped...haha. Sorry, rambling...we've had so many storms lately, it's a miracle that our plants aren't bursting from being overwatered...

Wow, that seems like a really short parade...I know a girl who Irish Dances in the St. Patty's day parade, and she says it takes over an hour to go through the whole thing, especially because, periodically, her dance group has to stop and perform for the people in front of them. Oh, yuck, I'm sorry it was warm out =(. Yeah, my grandma did colorguard for the 4th of July parade and she couldn't even get through it all because it was so warm and she was so worn out. People don't realize that flipping flags around for 20 minutes can take a lot out of you. When's the next parade?

So, I'm guessing if it was a short one, it started at like...12:55 pm? xD Lol. Ours took a little bit, it was from about 9 to 11, when I went to bed, it finally wasn't raining at all. But we're supposed to get more tonight with more severeness, but it's supposed to be later in the night and into tomorrow morning around 7 am.

Yeah. I mean, if the people want to do contests, they should be around when they're going on and when they should be judging them. I wanted to enter the limerick contest, but I realized it was supposed to be done 3 months ago and I didn't even try. I know sometimes life can get really busy and stressful, but some of these people are crew members, aren't they? I think if they wanted to become crew members, they should realize that they should be here on a regular basis. Yeah, after I posted on the 12th, I kept looking back to see if anyone did anything new, and ya know how many new posts there were that weren't mine? 5, if I remember correctly. That is beyond sad. Maybe we should pool our gold and start our own HP club =).

Hm...no offense, but I think that's kind of sad that you don't know when homecoming is. But, either way, have fun! =)

Nice. Lucky for you that you're allowed to crash at a friend's house when the power goes out. I'm not allowed to, my parents just say I have to deal with it until it comes back on.

Hi Jedi's friend =) -waves-. I'm really not as weird as some people think I am, haha. Okay, maybe I am...=P.

Gah! Heather Brewer left me hanging off a fricken cliff and the next book doesn't come out until September!

Haha, sorry, had to get that out.

ANYWHO! You have way more books than I do, but I probably came close if you count the books I had when I was younger. I sold all of the ones I was sure I'd never read again...which turned out to be a big mistake because I find that I want them back now. Like my Babysitter's Club books and my Ramona Quimby books. Not really because I'd enjoy them profusely now, but more for memories, ya know? And that's horrible what your friend did. She could've sold them to a used bookstore and gotten money from them.

Okay, this may sound like a stupid question, but what do you mean by "back periodicals"? But, I keep track of all my books as well, but it's on my computer, not by my bed on actual paper. Call me a tree hugger, but I don't like using paper for anything that's not school related, when I'm forced to.

Okay, what is Pride and Prejudice and Zombies about? Our book club was reading it last year, but I didn't have time to join at the beginning of the year because I had so much homework. I keep passing it in bookstores, wondering if I should buy it or not. And, I have The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, just waiting to be read...hopefully soon, with how I've been chewing through my books lately. I've been told they're really good, and I'm really excited. But, at the moment, I just finished The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer (or well, the ones that are out) and I'm starting Morganville Vampires now. And since they're pretty small books, I'll be able to finish them quickly, and move onto Graceling and Fire, which are next.

AccioFunds isn't responding either? Isn't she the one we're supposed to send everything to? Yes, we do need the power to do something. I mean, we're all intelligent people. Intelligence is power! Well, actually, math is power, but I'm horrible at math, so I didn't want to say that. Mayhap? Woo, there's a new one...anyway, we could just start a Ravenclaw House guild. So it doesn't look like we're completely copying the founders of this guild. I never actually thought you guys would think it would be a good idea to start another guild, and I don't wanna be in the middle of a big war between us and them because it was my suggestion... sweatdrop .

Yeah, I have a pretty big list too. But, since I get e-coupons, I keep getting more every week. Heather Brewer writes sci-fi/fantasy. They said in the little "About the Author" thing at the end of her books that she danced under full moons and devoured every book in sight. She's not really your average author. She also said that she doesn't believe in happy endings unless they involve blood. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod is a vampire series for young adults. I've seen The Red Pyramid at Borders, but I'm reluctant to get it because my bookshelf is alphabatized by the last name of the author, and I'm only on the C's right now. It'll take me a bit before I get to the R's, and I don't wanna buy a book that I won't read for a while...and that will come out in paperback by the time I get to it. That's why I'm holding out on buying The Last Olympian because I'm not even close to the R's yet.

Oh, that doesn't sound dorky. I personally don't like that show, but I think it's cool that you do. Just because it's on Nick doesn't mean it's just for kids. I know adults that watch Spongebob. But, was it good? Or do you have to see the show first so you can understand it better?

Jedi: Oh, yeah, I know. They never do the book or TV show justice. On a sort of similar note, I remember seeing The Series of Unfortunate Events movie and thinking "Okay, Klaus is supposed to have glasses, The Marvelous Marriage happens in the first book, not at the end of the third book, and they cut out way too much by squishing the first three books into one movie." But, anyway, I think it's totally cool that you like that show. I know a lot of people in my class that love it, they have marathons of the show on weekends. But, I'm guessing it's like the Harry Potter movies. People understand the basic storyline, they just don't have the luxury of knowing the details and other things they left out from the books.

Haha yes, you should. Bear in mind, it does start out a little...childish, since they start out in 8th grade and go through senior year (in The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, which are the only books she's written that I know of), but don't be turned off by it, it really has a good storyline once you get into it. But, I know what you mean, my booklist is really long as well, and getting longer every day. And it sucks that I haven't been reading much the past week because I've been getting major headaches, and I can't read when I have a headache, and I don't wanna have to resort to drugs every day, that just seems bad for my health. I've been almost done with Glass Houses (the first Morganville Vampires book) for about a week. I just never feel up to reading it...actually, I want to reread Harry Potter and A Series of Unfortunate Events, but they're down farther in my bookshelf because it's Rowling and Snicket.

Ooh, I love tennis! I'm horrible at it, but it's still fun. Kinda like bowling. Aw, I'm sorry you're sore. It'll get better, you just rest.