Harry Potter (for lack of a beter title)

As I sat down at my computer, I decided I felt like blogging. Then I realized I didn't know what the hell I wanted to write about. I opened up iTunes and decided to catch up on listening to MuggleCast. I remember listening to the first 5-ish episodes way back when they first started podcasting (around my freshman year of high school, I think). I don't know why I ever stopped. Anyway, I started listening to them again during the summer of 2008 (right before I started college) because well, I had nothing to do that summer. I think MuggleCast is one of those things that makes me realize how big a Harry Potter* fan I really am. I've been visiting MuggleNet since early middle school, and still keep up with the news in the fandom. I was never really a huge part of the fandom (didn't have a huge website or a wrock band or anything), but still shared the same love for Harry Potter that so many others that grew up with it do, too.

I wanted to take this blog somewhere different. I don't know why I started talking about MuggleNet and MuggleCast, haha. Anyway... I've had times when I'm not as into Harry Potter as I used to be. Then there are times where I am still the super excited Potter fan that I was when I first discovered it. However, there was one thing that kinda re-sparked my love for the series and reminded me of the feeling Harry Potter gave me through middle school. That "thing" would be the song "This Isn't Hogwarts," by Hank Green. I remember listening to it and being like "I know this feeling!" Gah! Listening back to all the songs Hank's written about Harry Potter, I pretty much agree with all of them.



I guess the fact that I kinda live on the internet has made me a bigger Harry Potter fan than I'd intended to be. I don't think I'll ever stop being one. I can't picture myself becoming as obsessed with anything else for such a long period of time as I was with Harry Potter. Unless... y'know... I fall in love one day. Bahaha.

Thanks, nerdfighteria and MuggleNet (and The Leaky Cauldron, too!) for always being here to give me my Harry Potter fix.


*Whenever I say "Harry Potter," I don't actually mean Harry himself (or Daniel Radcliffe, for that matter). I'm talking about the book series, movies, the fandom, and whatever else comes with being part of the Harry Potter world.

Disneyland!

Probably the most boring Disneyland footage you'll ever see.
This was actually on November 7th. Uploaded it pretty damn late.

Fred wants your bad romance

In case you guys didn't know, I absolutely LOVE Lady Gaga's music. It's so upbeat and fun. The video for her new song, Bad Romance, released today and it was just as amazing as I expected it to be.

Awesome choreography, crazy outfits, cool floating glass things. Ah! It gets a Reyna stamp of approval. Yes, I give stamps of approval. They all say [FUCK YEAH]. 'Cause I'm a free bitch, baby! ;)

Also, the costumes (are they costumes or outfits?) in the video reminded me of this runway show, which just blew me away the first time I saw it:

The stuff kinda looks like something Björk would wear, and I love me some Björk. I wish people could dress like this on regular days and not get looked at like "wtf?" I would totally wear shit like that to school and work if I were (a) skinny enough to wear it (b)cool enough to wear it and (c)able to afford it.


In other video-released-today news, Fred's new Christmas song is out! I don't hate or love Fred, but I just HAD to blog about this. I don't even know if I hate or love this song yet, but I can't get it the fuck out of my head! This definitely made my mental list of Songs You Can't Unhear:


What do YOU guys think of Lady Gaga and Fred's videos/songs? Eh? Eh?