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Questionnaire:
1. How old are you?
Under 10_____ 10 to 15_____ 16 to 20_____ 21 to 25_____ 26 to 30_____ Over 30 _____
2. Do you use the internet?
Yes ______ No ______
3. How often do you send an email with a document attached?
_____ Less than once a day _____ 1 to 3 times a day _____ 4 to 6 times a day _____ 7 to 10 times a day _____ More than 10 times a day
4. How often do you use a word processer?
_____ Less than once a day _____ 1 to 3 times a day _____ 4 to 6 times a day _____ 7 to 10 times a day _____ More than 10 times a day
5. Would you be interested in a product that allows a word processor program to send an email with the your current document as an attachment with one command?
_____ Yes _____ No
6. Would you buy such a product?
_____ Yes _____ No
7. How often do you update a blog?
_____ Less than once a day _____ 1 to 3 times a day _____ 4 to 6 times a day _____ 7 to 10 times a day _____ More than 10 times a day
8. Would you use a word processor to update your blog if it allowed real time viewing and access?
_____ Yes _____ No
9. How much would you pay for a product that combined a word processor, blogging tool, with the ability to quickly send documents as attached emails?
_____ Under $10 _____ $10 to $15 _____ $16 to $20 _____ $21 to $25 _____ $26 to $30 _____ Over $30
10. What kind of computer operating system do you use?
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| 11:40pm 31/10/2004 |
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We have snow
As I write this I am looking out my window at a good inch 2 inch accumulation. I love it. My dog loves it too, its just a shame he will smell because of it.
just thought I'd share my happiness with others.
gallandro_83
SNOW!!!!
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| 01:41pm 29/07/2004 |
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Lately I have come across a new story arc that is being completed remarkably quickly.
It is more Au and takes a turn that I am 98% sure won't occur in canon. But it is different and worth a look.
stories by Natasha Vloyski
http://www.fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=550061
Band of Gypsies http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1866370/1/ Complete! Harry leaves the Dursleys,finds a new family with the Gypsies,learns new magic, finds a way to stop the Dark Lord. Reviewers say, 'It's original and the best fic on the web' Let me know what YOU think. Harry Potter - G - English - Action/Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 22 - Words: 49605 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 7-3-04 - Published: 5-17-04
A Debt Repaid http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1873048/1/ Complete:6th Year, Sequel to Band of Gypsies- Dumbledore is in trouble, Harry goes into the den of evil in Knockturn alley and saves Snape. Follows canon closely. Reviewers love it! Your review is welcome. 2nd in series.
A Fatal Attachment http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1911826/1/ Complete:Harry is in his 7th and final year. Story is sequel to Band of Gypsies and A Debt Repaid. Don't miss the new adventures. "Definitely original and different," says a reviewer. Third in the series.
Gypsy Witch http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1971233/1/ Harry retuns to Hogwarts as its' new Headmaster and is joined by his estranged son, born of a gypsy witch. Story follows trilogy previously posted. |
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| 11:30pm 28/07/2004 |
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A new story came out recently that is quite entertaining.
It has a strange Pansy/Harry pairing, but the road their is most beleivable. But it dosen't focus only upon the relationship Voldie issues training and pranks are also very visiable.
I hope some of you give it a look
Heir to the Weasley throne by xayne
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1975304/1
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| 10:02am 20/06/2004 |
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I recently found a newer story on ff.net that I found very enjoyable. It has good length chapters and seems to be updated fairly regularly. It is a Darker harry fic, but it allows him a plausible super power harry (and personally i like these since I otherwise don't see Harry being able to kill Voldie.)
here is the info
Shadow Play by Thor Nairda Not R yet. Harry fuses with Orion, a 3000 year old spirit, and begins to fulfil his destiny against Voldemort as a shadow mage, while feeling the pressures of hormones and his new powers. OOTP Spoilers, sixth year fic. HPVarious throughout. Harry Potter - R - English - Action/Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 31459 - Reviews: 103 - Updated: 6-17-04 - Published: 6-14-04
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1910355
hope some other peoeple give it a look.
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| 11:53am 01/06/2004 |
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Hey I just saw this quiz in someone's blog and tried it out. Man this is freaky how close it is from only twenty questions.
Your Brain Usage Profile:
Auditory : 62% Visual : 37% Left : 57% Right : 42%
Thomas, you are mildly left-hemisphere dominant while showing a slight preference for auditory processing. This overall combination seems to indicate a well-working blend of logic and judgment and organization, with sufficient intuition, perception and creativity to balance that dominance.
You will at times experience conflict between how you feel and what you think which will generally be resolved in favor of what you think. You will find yourself interested in the practical applications of whatever material you have learned or whatever situation you face and will retain the ability to refine whatever knowledge you possess or aspects of whatever position you are in.
By and large, you will orient yourself toward intellectual activities and structure. Though not rigid, you will schedule yourself, plan, and focus on routine and continuity of operations, rather than on changes and disruptions
When changes or disruptions occur, you are likely to consider first how to ensure that such disruptions do The same balance is reflected in your sensory preference. You will tend to be reflective and measured in your interaction style. For the most part, you will be considered objective without being cold and goal-oriented while retaining the capacity to listen to others.
Preferentially you learn by listening and maintaining significant internal dialogues with yourself. Nevertheless, you have sufficient visualization capabilities to benefit from using graphs, charts, doodles, or even body movement to enhance your comprehension and memory.
To the extent that you are even implicitly aware of your hemispheric dominance and sensory style, you will feel most comfortable in those arenas which emphasize verbal skills and logic. Teaching, law, and science are those that stand out among the professions, along with technical sales and management. here's the link, if anything it proves that humans are predictible creatures if you know enough about them.
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| 04:30pm 15/05/2004 |
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here are a couple of stories for those who want to know that might hold you off until Ross updates.
NONE OF THE FOLLOWING STORIES ARE ON HOLD OR STOPPED AS FAR AS I KNOW. ALL THE STORIES LISTED HAVE BEEN UPDATED RECENTLY OR THE AUTHOR IS KNOWN TO BE WORKING ON THE NEXT CHAPTER. I TRIED TO GET THE MORE RECENT AND SOME OF THE LESSER KNOWN STORIES LISTED HERE SO THAT YOU ARE LIKELY TO FIND ONE THAT YOU HAVENT READ BEFORE.
Harry Potter and the Acceptance of Fate by Arya1 (updated every week late mondat night) http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1430023
Liber Mortis by David J Oates Alternate fifth year story, great Dursley interaction 5th Year AU, started pre-OotP). In his fifth year at Hogwarts an ancient magic is about to turn Harry Potter's life upside down. Angst, Romance, Action and unmitigated fluff; what more could you possibly ask for? http://www.fanfiction.net/profile.php?userid=493633
Harry Potter and the Fire of Life by Omagic Post OoTP. 6th year. Harry's grief and the burden of the prophecy require him to make important decisions about his life. His trusts, where he seeks guidance, and the world around him are brought into question. New magic, mysterious visions and the Fire of Life lead Harry Potter through a tumultuous sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1757982
The other Boy by UnlimitedUnknown http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1826272 Harry and Neville were together when Voldie attacks Neville is the Boy who lived and harry is left alone
Harry Potter and the Eye of Isis by Chelle21 Sirius is gone and fulfillment of a prophecy looms before him. Harry returns to Hogwarts in his sixth year to a new DADA teacher, a discovery about a relative, a servant, a new crush, Hermoine's crush on Ron and battle in a foreign land. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1787594
It Never Ends by Paradox01 Harry Potter left the wizarding world- trying to escape the darkness that plagued him. Yet hiding isn't an easy task for the Boy-Who-Lived- it is only a matter of time before he is forced to face his past. And he is not about to come willingly. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1565444
The Awakening Power by Sib-ff Harry's sixth year. Harry's powers grow strong; Snape becomes defense teacher, and Harry's not in the mood for abuse. Lots of humor, drama, action and romance! http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1709027
Brighter Morning by Green Gecko Harry wakes up in an unfamiliar house with an unfamiliar son. His son, Arthur, must overcome his Muggle background to help his father regain the life he lost track of fifteen years ago as well as cope with his own sudden introduction to the wizard world. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1846319
Deceptive rewards by Juniper Kiayla Voldy's dead and Harry Ron and Hermione are alone after killing him. With Dumbledore's last gift to them they travel to a new dimension where Voldy and Harry died in 1981, among other things. Now they must adjust to peace, Hogwarts, school, and the new world http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1786383
Forlorn Hope by elssha All lies must end… "I was lied to about James Potter; a liar, a cheater, a thief. I was lied to about Lily Potter; her family, her past. Worst of all I was lied to about Harry Potter, for no such boy existed."-Horris (NON SLASH, R&R, Flames welcome) http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1298713
All I Crave is a Normal Life by cazgirl Rated R for later chapters. Harry has run from the wizarding world to live as a Muggle. He will run back when he needs to escape the muggle world. Who will help him find himself? Please r & r. Ch 1&2 reloaded and beta'd. (minimal slash) http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1711068
Harry Potter and the Year of Rebellion by Full-Pensieve The price of Harry's new-found freedom grows in this dialogue-heavy tale of sons and daughters rebelling against their parents, governments crumbling, authority figures bumbling, walls between worlds tumbling, and heroes rebelling against their fates. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1602530
Apprentice Potter by Draco664 The repercussions of Harry's actions in the Department of Mysteries catch up with him. Features Angry!Harry. Really Angry. http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1784837
and we can't forget the host story
Harry Potter and the Power of Time by RossWrock 6th Year, following OotP. Harry's upset at the Order, but ready to fufill his destiny. He dedicates long hours to training, muggle and magical, and is ready to take the fight to Voldemort. Involves minor Harry-Ginny. Not a superpower Harry story! http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1657629
Harry Potter and the Marcello School by Kjkit Beginning of summer, Harry is getting over happenings in 5thyr when he is kidnapped and a door of opportunity opens... reviews welcome! Rating change - just to be sure!
http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1779719
just for kicks you might also want to check out the author eQuasarus the stories might have some time between updates but I like them http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=1430023
and a story on another board http://www.phoenixsong.net/symphony.htm
Hunter and Maiden by Tarkas Ginny has always loved Harry for himself rather than his legend. Now, that becomes vital to his survival when an ancient power chooses him to wield its might against Voldemort. As Harry's final year at Hogwarts unfolds, defeating the Dark Lord may be the least of his problems as he fights to retain the self that Ginny loves. Rating: PG-13
http://www.phoenixsong.net/tarkas/tarkas_huntermaiden_toc.htm
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| interesting books I've read recently |
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| 11:34pm 25/04/2004 |
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In the last few years I have realized some things about myself.
1. I am a queit person who enjoys silence and queit for some time.
2. Television stinks their is never any good shows out their lately and most of the ones that I like are on when I have other commitments or keep getting canceled because networks want the high ratings that most solid shows never get.
3. reading isn't exactly cheap since most books cost so much money and its annoying to try and get new releases form libraries do to wait lists. Also I don't have the day time hours that it would take to read a book at B&N or Borders.
4. Fanfiction is a cheap and easy source of entertainment but it slowly sucks you in and HP is really the only subject with good writing. (LOTR is and always will be reserved for Tolkin in my mind since I can't see how you could improve his stories and most of the stories written in this genre are made by people who were sucked in by the movies and haven't read his entire works in that universe, which give me a headache when they try to invent their own mythology for this series. I like HP fandom since I have always thought that JKR wasn't the best writer and other people could do better, I have never thought that about Tolkin.
That said I have been trying to broden my horizens the last few months.
I found out online that MARVEL Comics decided to restart their most popular characters in a whole new ULIMITED universe. Now I have never really been into comics, but picking through these at my local library I am impressed with how mature these new versions are. I doubt these intrest most people but you might want to look at them (if you really want to they have these in book form at most bookstores and you can browse the titles from the begining though the books are about 8 months behind the current comic.)
I also noticed that lately I had been sucked into the STAR WARS scifi genre and about 3/4 of my books were in this category. Now I like these titles and they spark my intrest though I will warn you that if you start in this series your likely to find the same problems as with DragonLance or Forgotten Realm books and end up needing to read the whole series.
now I have found a couple of interesting authors out their that I liked here is the most notable of my finds (they are all in scifi fantasy series since I don't enjoy mystery novels and find most other fiction to sappy for my tastes.)
JUMPER by Steven Gould first chapter http://www.digitalnoir.com/s/jumper.htm This book is about a boy in today's set in about the 1980-90 timeframe. His father abuses him and beat his mother so much she left the family. He copes by losing himself in books but one day finds himself with an unusual and almost magical power. The story is about his journey towards adulthood. I loved this novel and found its lack of fantasy ie elves dragons mages and such refreshing.
DRAGON BONES by Patricia Briggs book 1 DRAGON BLOOD by Patricia Briggs book 2
This is one of your typical Dragon stories with magic and such. I don't know how to explain it the best but you can see the fist few chapters and such here at the author's web site.
http://www.hurog.com/books/dragonbonesChapter.html http://www.hurog.com/books/dragonbloodChapter.html
I also was impresed by two recent authors who have taken some of the ideas and themes from JKR and created their own works.
Bartimaeus Trilogy Book One: The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
I can't find a first chapter and I don't think the author has a web page so just look it up at amazon or something. In it the main character is a boy Nathan who is an apprentice magician (someone who gets his power form the demon's he raises) and his unlikely quest for power through his first major summons of the demon Bartimaeus.
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Eragon: Inheritance, Book One by Christopher Paolini
This is another dragon and fantasy book but I think it is well done and like it quite a bit.
an preview is found here
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?cds2Pid=332&displayonly=EXC&ean=9780375826689&linkid=225858
the last author that I have is an old one that I read was a series that is a bit old and written by an aclaimed children's author that has since moved on.
Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen Heart's Blood by Jane Yolen Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen
this sall trilogy is short and I found it nice. It takes you through the life of a human slave on some planet that was colonized by humans as a prison planet and has because civilized due to its use of the Pits where native dragons have been raised to battle each other for sport. You can look through the works of Tamora Pierce an author who has created a fictional world where all her stories revolve around young heroines.
Also Mercedes Lackey is another writer who creates fantasy works that revolve around heroines.
The Dragons of Pern novels are another classic read in the fantasy series. they are written by Anne McCaffery a close associate of Mercedes Lackey who has written a few novels together with her.
and lastly the book I currently am reading from the library
Sword of the Land by Noel-Anne Brennan
about a young ruler forced who finds herself at the whims of her cousin the new ruler after a bloody coup leaves her the last of her family.
this has a sequal Blood of the Land but as I have yet to really read either novel I can't give anymore details.
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| 04:27pm 23/02/2004 |
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Hello here are the genre's I read in the HP world
1. Harry goes to Alternate Dimension's
I love these story, their is just something wholesome about Harry suddenly finding himself in a plave were he could be happy and his dreams are real. I really like the stories that have Harry battling memories and things from his previous life and finding out how to fit into the new world.
ex. Dimension Wander by Tvillinger (unfinished) Another World by Lilly Potter (unfinished) Mage by Cataclysmic (unfinished) Shifting Realities by M.E. (Magnificent Entity) (unfinished) Vocare Prabia by Amber Evans Potter (unfinished) Demons Amongst Us by lethe medusa (unfinished) Illusion by to nowhere [under revision](unfinished) The World Gone Wrong by Nexus3 [extended hiatus](unfinished)
Harry Potter and the Decisions of Fate by kyc639 [[completed]]
A Second Chance by S.L. (unfinished) The World Beyond by bluemeanie11 (unfinished) What He Never Had by JeZeBeL AKA Kamanaka Malia (unfinished) New Moon by Jean Lynne (unfinished)
2. Harry is not believed to be the child and has sibling that gets attention
Neglected by MissPanther [time between updates](unfinished) Fugitive Prince by March Madness (unfinished)
3. AU Harry in school or post Hogwarts (and i mean way AU not just new fifth year)
to many to list best fics The Dragonmasters by Naia (unfinished) After the End by Sugar Quill [[completed]] The Staff of Serpents by Aragog [on sugarquill](unfinished) Different Magic by Brone Greyclaw (unfinished) Harry Potter and the Masters by Pose [[completed]]
4. SUPER POWERED HARRY
Beyond Bounderies by Rachel A. Prongs [[completed]] Forlorn Hope by Elssha (unfinished)
Harry Potter's Existance after Life by Cygnus Crux and sequels
Never Alone, Never Again by Bored Beyond Belief [[completed]] World of Darkness by Oceanic (unfinished) The Order of the Phoenix by Ruskbyte + sequals [[completed]] From the Abyss by Ruskbyte (unfinished) The Awakening of a Magus by the-dreamer4 (unfinished) Hidden Beneath by Adah + sequel [[completed]] Comining In From the Cold by ahappyjtm (unfinished) Fading by Dreamer41 [on hiatus](unfinished) The Unforgettable Fire by The Labris [MC ginny][[completed]] War and Passion by Redblaze (unfinished)
5. Time travel to distant past (not MWPP era)
Harry Potter: The Ancestors' call by Naia (unfinished) Luna the Moonmonster's Amulet of Time series [[half done]]
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