Let the wrong begin

Here are a few pictures from last weekend's Harry Potter birthday party for the kids:


I dressed up all the kids in Slytherin gear. *grinz* I even tipped their hair green. Celia's came out really pretty. I also made Chocolate Frogs, 2 flavors of Licorice Wands, Cockroach Clusters, a kick ass HP Cake, Rice Pudding, and I never finished the Pumpkin Pasties but I'll probably do that today.


The cake actually came out pretty good all in all. I learned a few things about playing with molten sugar and fondant. The weird brown lumps on it are my twisted version of the forbidden forest. Need to find that HP Food LJ group Stefka showed me so I can post pictures.

This has also brought to mind something I have been thinking about for a while now. I really really really need an airbrush machine for my decorating. I know it seems like a bit of an expense to have for someone who is an amateur like myself but I find there are so many things that could look better if only I had the right tools. I went looking around online today and the machine and colors aren't really all that expensive.



This bad boy is only around 160 and looks to be all I would need. Colors aren't to bad at about 12 bucks for 11-2oz versions or 11-9oz for 25.  So maybe this will be what I beg Santa Claus for. It would make decorating so much easier. I do pretty much all the birthday cakes at the house. And quite a few non-birthday cakes as well. Good investment me thinks. Now all I need to do is find a vendor for some of the more interesting toppings like fondant and the what not. Though i won't want fondant as a regular addition for covering the whole cake.  It is not a family favorite. But it is useful for so many things. As is modeling chocolate and gum paste. Two other things which I need to find some where inexpensive to buy them from. Hmmm who is the next birthday? Think it is Murph or Charlie.

I need some new cake decorating icons.

So now that I've had my one big "Oh noes the book is the suck and this spoiler is horrible" freakoutfest I'm utterly enjoying reading all the stuff going on about the new book. I'm not sure I care if the story that got leaked is real or not. okay I do care because I think it sucks and sucks hard. But if it is a fake *whistles* I can't decided if I want to clap or shake my head. If you have the time to fake seven hundred odd pages of HP fiction and then take pictures of it with your phone. DAMN. You are either hardcore or really sad. Actually I'm voting for both.

And this just in:
'Harry Potter' publisher gets subpoena to identify pirate
From Bloomberg News
July 17, 2007

Scholastic Corp., publisher of the new "Harry Potter" book, obtained a subpoena to learn the identity of a user who allegedly posted copies of the final sequel, scheduled for release Saturday, on a California website.

Scholastic said in a court filing Monday that "materials hosted on Photobucket.com's system" contain materials that infringe copyrights owned by Scholastic and J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. Photobucket.com, a News Corp. unit, is a website for sharing photos and videos on social networks such as MySpace.

The subpoena was sent to Gaia Interactive Inc. in San Jose seeking the identity of a user on gaiaonline.com, a social network, according to the filing in San Francisco federal court.

Gaia complied with the subpoena, removed the material and temporarily banned the user from the site, said Gaia spokesman Bill Danon. The postings included scanned material and a discussion of the material, he said.


LOL I'm in love with this week.

Well since I slept way late I may not bother to sleep tonight. I have lots of errands to run tomorrow and a party to get set. We shall see.

So the final HP book comes out this week. I can't really say whether I'm dreading its release or getting excited about it. The last two books were disappointing. I've just read a scan of the (supposed) epilogue to DH and I'm not impressed. So I guess I'll see Friday night. This shouldn't bother me as much as it does.

Hey for those on my F-list who aren't already aware the 3rd and final installment of thw WOMBAT test on JK Rowlings site is now up. Instructions to open it are here.

The test is usually only up for a day or so. If you want to take it I suggest you go now.

This one had alot less random fucking triva and more thoughtful questions. My idea of a good test. Well other then trying to read up on magical theory from a world you have no real interaction with is a BITCH.

Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.

LOL This is an old quiz but I like it. A gryffindor but atleast it is purple.

I require more icons! And by icons I mean sex...*blinks* okay actually I meant icons but well *cough* Annnnyhow....

What? I'm going to do school work now... really I am... just watch me.... Okay bugger this.

LOL Actualy I'm fibbin' I've done some. (read I wrote a sentence a very good sentence full of sentencey wonder and caring and small children and puppies and) ......what?