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Post by Elle Delacour on Jan 1, 2006 22:54:19 GMT -5
Welcome, welcome, to another year at Hogwarts!
I hope you all arrived safely on the Hogwarts express. Your luggage will be brought up to your houses by Mr. Filch.
As you are walking to your house dormitories, be sure to exercise caution as Peeves is in a particularly mischevious mood tonight.
Please, enjoy your stay, and as a word of caution: the third floor corridor is out of bounds to any student who does not wish to die a most painful death.
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Post by * amanda on Jan 1, 2006 23:31:13 GMT -5
This is a seriously awesome board! PLEASE LET'S KEEP IT!
Okay, to continue our discussion in order to pretend as though we have already made this official (even though I'm really the only one thus far who has 'moved')... I had a lovely new years and hope all of you did, too! I spent it at home with my family (actually with my brother), watching the New Years celebration at midnight (it was so cool to think that I'd been in Times Square this past year!) and then I watched a movie. I'm headed back to the great white north on Wednesday to start school on Thursday.
How adorable are the Pottercasts? Am I the only one who listens to them? I just get a kick out of them. Apparently Emerson and Melissa are going to talk about meeting JKR on the next Pottercast, so be sure to tune in to that one!
I still haven't seen Pride and Prejudice although I've been meaning to. Several of my friends saw it and have been saying basically the same things as you said, kats, which is that it was good, but didn't manage to capture the book in all of its depth and still wasn't as good as the BBC version. I still plan on seeing it soon!
That's all from me... hope you all visit the new board and enjoy it!
Oh! And if you have any suggestions, I can change the colours, so let me know if you have any thoughts on any alterations you might want me to make to this colour scheme!
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Post by Fins on Jan 2, 2006 8:49:22 GMT -5
Hi Elle... Thanks for setting up a new board. The old one was very annoying.... almost as bad as WB but not quite. You certainly put your valuable time into this and it is much appreciated.
Happy New Year to everyone. Hope it was wonderful and safe.
RE Dan's legs. You all have really gone over to the 'dark side.' I blame BNG for that... he is the one who surprisingly started this! BNG, you should know better.
Haven't seen P&P yet... but have seen a few others. Rumor has it is pretty funny. Shirley Maclaine is hilarious- I give it a A-. King Kong was also good but a bit long. Special effects were the best. I give it a B+. Narnia was fantastic though haven't read the books yet so I can't compare... I give it an A. Wow... I should be on the show... Fins and Ebert! I might try to hit Memoirs of a Geisha today if I don't get pressed for time.
Well... here's to a happy and HEALTHY new year!
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Post by Richard on Jan 2, 2006 11:07:33 GMT -5
Hello!
Elle, consider me moved too! This board looks amazing! 10 point for Gryffindor (assuming you are a Gryf)!
My New Year started really well. I went to bed at 8 AM. And then, 5 hours later, my Mum woke me up for the usual family visits. Can't say I've recovered yet...
I'm also an avid listener to both Muggle- and PotterCast. I think it is great what they are doing with it. They really unite the fans and provide in-depth discussions (when not spying on Emerson). I became a Memerson shipper BTW!
Hope everyone is fine and that many more will come to this board!
Richard
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Post by Tonks on Jan 2, 2006 11:13:32 GMT -5
Thanks, Elle, for the warm welcome! The new boards looks awesome, 20 pts to Gryffindor for the valiant effort! I've already bookmarked this page on my computer at work and will change the link on my laptop when I get home. My New Years was pretty uneventful. Sis, Carla and I all went to TGIFridays for dinner, then went to see Walk The Line. It wasn't quite midnight yet when we got out of the theater, so we drove down the road and rang in the New Year at Steak n' Shake w/ hot chocolate (and Carla got cheese fries). I know, I know...pretty pathetic for a New Year. But I couldn't go drinking b/c I had to work in the morning! At least work wasn't too incredibly busy, Carrie and I did manage to watch POA and The Wedding Date on my laptop. Ok, guess I'd better head off. Again, consider me moved! <---isn't that monkey just adorable?! lol!
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Post by kats on Jan 2, 2006 12:25:16 GMT -5
Elle, The new board looks great. Worth a try. Thanks for all the time you put in to keeping us together and running smoothly. It is appreciated.
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Post by hedwig on Jan 2, 2006 14:53:48 GMT -5
Hi Everyone - Great new board Elle - Thanks! It looks good. Well Happy New Year everyone! New Year and yes - more of Hedwig around (no groans from the back - and I heard that Fins!) Got wirelessed at Christmas!! and only getting around to installing it today (so currently sitting at kitchen table as we speak! YEAH!!! Can talk to the Mugwumps in bed and all!) Had a good new year - was sick before hand (something really nastly going about over here!) and wasnt going to go out at all, but dad dragged me along to a cousin's party and I ended up completely bemused and had a ball. Ended up with an ex - who happens to be home from London (for all those that are confused and that is me and all! - the boyfriend is no more!). So it was a good new year all round - just back into work tomorrow! (Cry) (Can we do the wee smilies here? Havent had a chance to do signature thing either! Give us a chance)
Rite - thats me - new years revolution for me (and no that wasnt a speilling mistake!) I have let my mugwumpian membership and Harry devotion slip - well no more!
See u all soon - does the chat-takes forever to load-room still exist?
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Post by * amanda on Jan 2, 2006 19:44:29 GMT -5
I'm glad everyone seems to like the board! I'm still playing around with the colours a bit so feel free to add in your 2 cents on the colour scheme before I go back to school on Wednesday and will no longer have a ton of time to update. In reality, the board didn't take too long to set up. I kind of found this free service by accident and I'm quite pleased with how it has turned out! But thanks for all of the compliments. If anyone has any troubles posting on the board, feel free to let me know via email and I will TRY to help: mllellea@hotmail.com It was great chatting to a few of you last night! Good luck to everyone going back to work or school (or both) this week!
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Post by * amanda on Jan 2, 2006 19:46:44 GMT -5
By the way, the "ickle firstie" thing will change... see? I have the status thingies below names set up to change every few posts up til about your 50th post.
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Post by Tonks on Jan 2, 2006 20:28:01 GMT -5
so, when we reach to the end of those settings we'll be 50 years? LOL!
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Post by Richard on Jan 3, 2006 8:04:52 GMT -5
Hi everyone!
Elle, the new colours look great! I'm gonna put a sig up soon, the interface is very easy!
Not much Potterish to say, except that I heard on MuggleCast that the diary on the website of J.K. Rowling will be updated often this year. So, we will probably have some HP 7 book news this year, hopefully a title! We already had 'Harry Potter and the Horcruxes of Doom' right? Does anyone have some nice titles in their mind?
Hope everyone is fine!
Richard
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Post by sjr0301 on Jan 3, 2006 9:32:31 GMT -5
Hi and Happy New Year to everyone!
elle: This is great. I like the purple background - it's very HP. This also appears to be much more user friendly.
I had a good time this New Year's. We had several friends over with all of their kids on New Years eve. Then on New Year's day, we took the kids to see Damn Yankees! in D.C. That was really enjoyable.
Getting up for work this morning was not easy!
I have to figure out how to do a sig and all.
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Post by Cissa on Jan 3, 2006 18:16:59 GMT -5
Hi everyone...long time no see or chat or anything else for that matter. I finally got time to catch up on the forum only to find that you guys have found a new home. I have to agree with the others that I like this site better as well. No popups yet!!! ;D Anyway, I just wanted to wish Sapphi and Matt a very belated but Happy Birthday. I'm glad everyone had a very Merry Christmas and I hope that the new year is going well for everyone. It was a potterific Christmas for the Newmans. Caitlyn got the HP Scene It game, Brian got the House ornaments from Noble, and I got Harry and Voldy's wands from Noble. Well, I just noticed the time and I know that there are some very hungry people in this house that are expecting dinner soon so I guess I better go, but I hope to be on more now that the holidays are over. Take care everyone, and btw I like Harry's hairy legs. sorry couldn't resist. BYE!!!
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Post by kats on Jan 3, 2006 22:56:34 GMT -5
Is there a way to set our preferences so that the posts come up with the newest posts first?
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Post by Tonks on Jan 4, 2006 17:20:15 GMT -5
Well, I've made it through my first day of class successfully!! My mug shot has been taken, I've been branded with my ID tag and already have homework! Well, at least some light reading anyways. It was really great, there is only 1 guy and 10 girls, so there should be some really interesting days! We took the nice tour of the hospital areas that I already know and our only class today was on etiquette.....let's just say, a REALLY easy day for me! ;D I think I'm really going to enjoy the program, the teachers are so nice and laid back, and not to mention the other girls (I already know the guy-friend of sis') are really nice. So, let's just cross my fingers and hope that I stay interested in it!
Well, I'm off to get some food, run to Wal-Mart, continue filing things that should have been filed last year and box up some old books to make room for the new. Have a great night guys!
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Post by MSKwizard on Jan 4, 2006 18:05:03 GMT -5
Hi Potterpeeps! Just a quick test to see if Im really here!!!
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Post by MSKwizard on Jan 4, 2006 18:05:35 GMT -5
Hi Potterpeeps! Just a quick test to see if Im really here!!!
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Post by healer on Jan 4, 2006 18:16:43 GMT -5
Yep! Im all signed up...... so I guess I am here
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Post by paulis on Jan 5, 2006 2:16:53 GMT -5
;D Great board Elle.. I guess it is time for me to chime in. Hello again. I like the board so far.
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Post by Fins on Jan 5, 2006 8:44:43 GMT -5
Hi Paulis... long time no hear.
Has anyone been listening to the Muggle Casts or Leaky Mugs? I'm sort of disappointed that they don't discuss more HP topics. Most of the time its just chatting trying to be funny. I've only listened to a few but so far, its disappointing.
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