a harry situation (ba-dum!)

i seem to be having trouble writing of late. it's not so much that my mind is quiet as the words are getting stuck in my throat, or my fingers, choose one. so, please bear with me.

it's less than 24 hours until harry potter and the order of the phoenix (or, HP5 as those of us in the know refer to it) gets unleashed upon the world, and already the masses are planning barnes and noble stakeouts, all day reading fiestas and full on sequesterment. and meanwhile, i'm sitting over here in the corner realizing that i'm not going to have my copy till monday, because like a fool i ordered it from amazon.co.uk, and asked to have it delivered to my office. which means it will trundle my way sometime early next week. oh, the pain! the suffering! alas. thank goodness there's a phalanx of other stuff to keep me busy...i just hope that it is not a major talking point at the fiesta of saturday night. but if it is, i won't be held responsible if i just drag the boy into the corner and maul him until the storm abates.

i mean, a girl who's fallen behind on the cultural phenomenon of the year's got to entertain herself somehow, right?