[bksvol-discuss] Re: Marking Potter Time
- From: "Robert Riddle" <captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:29:24 -0700
Lol, it is so fun to do that to people. I had a t shirt specially made when
prince came out a couple years ago telling who the half blood prince was
because I got my hands on a copy that came out 8 hours ahead of us in the
pacific time zone. Oh the looks I got that night were priceless!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 4:53 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Marking Potter Time
> Dear Robert and Lora,
>
> Lora, You are so welcome. No matter how long it takes you and your friend
to
> read Deathly Hallows, I hope you'll tell us what you think about it. Your
> quote is so apt. Just as each friend is a new world born in us, each
fellow
> reader is the same making every reader's reaction to a book different and
of
> great interest. I admit I'm a book discussion junkie.
>
> No candles! Say it isn't so! When I bought my house and met with the agent
> to buy home owner's insurance, he asked, with a fake chuckle, "You won't
be
> burning candles will you?" I was so amazed and I think that's what I said
> with a half fake chuckle of my own, something like, "I'm amazed you asked
> that!" We moved on to other matters so the candle issue went unresolved.
>
> I love scented candles, A candle flame inside a tinted votive in a dark
room
> is gentle to my light sensitive eyes.
> If you decide you have to comply, let us know and I'll send you an
electric
> candle warmer and some votives. or one of those electric candles with the
> tiny flickering faux flame.
>
> you'd better listen to Lora, Robert! No spoilers! Forcing someone to
listen
> to legalese is one of the unforgivable curses! It's torture! Spoil Deathly
> Hallows and Lora's lease will be droning in your brain for years. It's a
> sentence far worse than anything you'd suffer at Azkaban.
>
> For anyone new to e-mail book discussions, After we've had a few days to
> read and digest Deathly Hallows, if you want to write about the contents
of
> the latest book, include the word spoiler in the subject line, and before
> you begin writing in the body of the message write each letter of the word
> spoiler on a separate line which gives skimmers time to realize there's a
> spoiler ahead in case they want to ignore or delete the message.
>
> I think you were just messing with our minds, Robert, and look how you
> stirred us up!
>
> Always with love,
>
> Lissi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 7:19 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Marking Potter Time
>
>
> > Oh, Robert, you'd better be nice. If you spoil my fun, I'll ... I'll
...
> > Hunt you down and read this lease to you. In fact, I'll record it, and
> > play
> > it repeatedly until you go insane, and start reciting section,
subsection
> > and paragraph references.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert Riddle
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 5:16 PM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Marking Potter Time
> >
> > I think it's already out in Europe. I'll have a look see and pop in to
> > spoil
> > everybody's read. Evil smirk.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lora" <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 4:04 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Marking Potter Time
> >
> >
> >> Oh, Lissi, thanks for posting this. I was looking for something to do
> > with
> >> the hours before the book came out, and you've given me several ways
> >> to treat myself.
> >>
> >> I have read every HP book over the pone to a friend of mine; we
> >> delight in sharing the story together. That means that it'll take me
> >> longer to
> > finish
> >> the tale, as I won't read ahead of him, so if I seem to be ignoring
> > ongoing
> >> HP discussions, that's why.
> >>
> >> Looking forward to joining the chat later tonight.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Estelnalissi
> >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 4:34 PM
> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Marking Potter Time
> >>
> >> Dear Rui, Cindy and Pottersharians,
> >>
> >> National Braille Press has had my order for HP and the Deathly Hallows
> >> for months. At least a dozen times today I wanted to call and tell
> >> them not to forget me and I actually restrained myself from bugging
them.
> >>
> >> When Half Blood Prince came out I hovered at the computer all day and
> >> downloaded it the minute Gustavo told us it was added to the
collection.
> >> That was a Saturday afternoon. To my delight, on Monday, the boxes of
> >> volumes of Half Blood Prince were stacked on my porch. That was
> > phenomenal!!
> >>
> >> Because of Bookshare, Carrie and co. I was reading Half Blood Prince
> >> about
> >> 15 hours after the midnight buying frenzy. Because of NBP, I had a
> >> hard
> > copy
> >> book about 48 hours later. For me, there's nothing like the feel of
> >> paper braille and the act of turning pages and swapping out volumes.
> >> By the time the NBP edition came, I'd finished the book on my braille
> >> note and tore
> > into
> >> the boxes until I found volume one and happily started my second read
> >> through. The braille availability and timing of receiving both braille
> >> versions was beyond perfection!
> >>
> >> I'm going to bed early so I'll be rested when my Potter readathon
begins.
> >>
> >> If you are itching to read something Harry Potter, try Bookshare's
> >>
> >> MuggleNet.com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7: Who Lives, Who
> >> Dies,
> > Who
> >> Falls in Love, and How Will the Adventure Finally End?
> >> by
> >> Ben Schoen,
> >> Emerson Spartz,
> >> Andy Gordon,
> >> Gretchen Stull,
> >> Jamie Lawrence,
> >> Laura Thompson
> >>
> >> The experts at MuggleNet.com analyze the first six Harry Potter books
> >> and search for hidden clues to predict what the final book might
> >> reveal: Is Dumbledore really dead? Will Harry and Ginny get back
> >> together? Who is the mysterious R.A.B.? Can Ron and Hermione's
> >> relationship last? Whose side is Snape on? Is Harry a Horcrux? Will
> >> Harry defeat Voldemort in the ultimate showdown between good and evil?
> >>
> >> It's no surprise that Carrie Carnos scanned this one for us, is it?
> >>
> >> http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=43278
> >>
> >> In my opinion, the speculation is based on Rowling interviews and
> >> clues
> > from
> >> the first 6 books. The reasoning is sound, and the predictions will
> > heighten
> >> your anticipation for Deathly Hallows. It's also fascinating because
> >> the authors include fan speculations which differ from their own. I'm
> >> having a ball reading this and can't wait to discover which
> >> predictions are correct and which are off target.
> >>
> >> If you sample the Barry Trotter parody, you'll be so benumbed by its
> >> silliness that you'll welcome Rowling's prose no matter what she
writes!
> >> Beware, the parody is adult rated.
> >>
> >> http://www.bookshare.org/web/SingleTitle.html?submittitleid=44422
> >>
> >> If you're not going to parties or taking a break from the chat room,
> >> here are some links to some reputable HP articles and videos
> >>
> >> First here's a link to an article by a reporter for CNBC. I really
> >> enjoyed it. Keith's ideas are worth thinking about. Oh, let him be
> >> wrong! The only deaths I can feel sanguine about are the deaths of a
> >> couple of the plants
> > in
> >> Professor Sprout's magical greenhouse.
> >>
> >> You have to press enter on buttons to continue, twice to finish the
> > article.
> >>
> >> I think you'll be able to hear what to do.
> >>
> >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19436954/#storyContinued
> >>
> >> Next is a link to a 10 question HP quiz. to hear kids answer the
> >> questions on the today show, link to the video right after you hear
> >> NBC news video before the beginning of the text version of the quiz.
> >> There are 4 teams
> > with
> >> 2 kids on each. It's fun to hear them answer and also tonotice how the
> > Today
> >> Show hosts no nothing about HP.
> >>
> >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19840023/
> >>
> >> The next link is to an interesting article about Snape, good, evil or
> >> just out for himself. I'm one of those hold outs who can't give up on
> >> the idea that Snape could redeem himself. It's no excuse for his
> >> meanness and
> > worse,
> >> murdering, but I've always been sadly aware that Snape a neglected
> >> child
> > who
> >> was unhappy and unloved both at home and at school. Still, Dumbledore
> >> has been kind to and supportive of him...
> >>
> >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19803543/#storyContinued
> >>
> >> That's all for now. Having already read the info at these links, I'm
> >> off
> > to
> >> brouse the net for more and to mark time. Just think, in 24 hours our
> >> reading of Deathly Hallows will be well underway! Lucky us!
> >>
> >> Always with love,
> >>
> >> lissi
> >>
> >> ----- Origi nal Message -----
> >> From: "Rui" <
> >> goldWave@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <
> >> bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 1:53 PM
> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: NBP published braille edition of
> >> latest Potter book
> >>
> >> > Hi Cindy:
> >> > Although bookshare is a valuable resource.
> >> > There is something to be said for having the actual book in your
> >> > hand and reading it.
> >> >
> >> > Not everyone has 4 thousand dollar braille displays and so if you
> >> > actually want to read the copy, it isn't a bad way to go.
> >> >
> >> > Disclaimer: I hereby am stating that i did not imply reading a book
> >> > audibly is not actual reading.
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Grandma Cindy" <
> >> popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> > To: <
> >> bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:52 AM
> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] NBP published braille edition of latest
> >> > Potter book
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > My husband noticed this article this morning on the google news and
> >> > I found it this evening. Apparently the National Braille Press got
> >> > an advanced copy of the latest Potter book so it could translate it
> >> > into Braille and have it available at the same time the print book
> >> > is available. I didn't copy the whole article because of its
> >> > copyright notice, but the URL is below in case anyone is interested.
> >> >
> >> > The Braille edition is 1100 pages in 10 volumes, stands a foor tall
> >> > when stacked up, and weighs 12 pounds. It's too bad the 14-year-old
> >> > girl--from Boston, Shelley--isn't a member of bookshare--at least I
> >> > assume she isn't. (It doesn't say where in the Boston area she lives
> >> > or where she goes to school.)
> >> >
> >> > Cindy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2007-07-18-potter-blind_N.htm
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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