"*snort* How OLD are you, Kim?"
"Oh, I'm 25. Quite grown, really."
"Well, what is WITH this Harry Potter phenomenon!? It scares me, quite frankly."
"Well that's a shame. You're missing out on a lot, believe it or not."

-excerpt from an interview with a snarky BBC presenter

(Obligatory spoiler alert here- but I'm pretty sure you all have finished the book... or you wouldn't be back on LJ)
It's been a while since I wrote that slightly tortured and pleasantly crazy post about my initial reaction to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- and as everyone predicted, not long after reading through the book a second time (and feeling much calmer while doing so) I rolled my Slytherin tie back up in it's special bag, and wore my house sweater to work (it was laundry day). So all is well on that front- though I guess I have to call myself a "Slythindor", since my reaction to the betrayal of my House's students (the scene in the Great Hall when all of the students stand up to defend Harry from the Death Eaters... 'ceptin' the Slytherins, who were anxious to save their own skins) was pretty violent.

Luckily, I look just as good in maroon and gold as I do in green and silver. Perhaps someone out there has made socks or scarves that combine those two houses? I'll be on the hunt.

In other news, I'm not going to Prophecy. Yes, I know- it sucks. I'm getting stick from everyone (a lot of whom I don't actually know) about it, but I appreciate their cries of sadness and outrage as it would suck a lot more if people didn't really care either way.

Why am I doing this? This has been one of the best summers of my life. That's a pretty huge statement to make- but it's true. From Phoenix Rising to the Book Release and all of the suprises and craziness in between, it's been an amazing time- and I've met literally hundreds of new friends, all of whom are going to stick around for a long while.

So don't think I don't appreciate my fandom(FAR from the truth)- but sometimes life gets in the way.

I am in the midst of working towards a pretty major career change, and I'm also planning to relocate to California by late Fall. I need money to do this, so I am now on a *deep, painful shudder* BUDGET. I know I could still go to Canada, and be desperately poor- but sometimes you have to be a bit of a grown-up. I've put my registration and ball tickets up for transfer, so hopefully I can get some moolah back.

THIS is why I wish SPC weren't an independent podcast (ie. we're not an extension of any major website...by choice), because then me, Q, and Cause could all go to Canada, with minimum out of pocket charges, and swimming in promotional merch. Oh well.

Speaking of SpinnersCast- a small plug is necessary: Please vote for us daily for the "Best Cultural/Arts" podcast in this year's Podcast Awards.







It'd be incredible to win! Also, support the S-Cast Alliance, and vote for our friends from SnapeCast in the "Entertainment" category, and SlashCast in the "GLBT" category!

HP Podcasts FTW! (also, did you enjoy the shout out to podcasts that Jo slipped into HPDH? I'm pretty sure I got texts from all of my podcasting friends when they got to that chapter)

Yulp, I'm on both.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6904289.stm

Work it, SPC! I'm heading back to Cali this afternoon. I'll be reunited with my boyz and laaadies, and much book reading, squeeing, crying, and debauchery shall ensue.