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So it snowed A LOT yesterday and it finally stopped at about 3:00-ish. Today's a holiday for most of the region, and the bus was running wicked late. Waited for about 15 minutes. Then I got to work and realized someone had helpfully posted a list of the "Parking Holidays" - i.e., days when us poor schlubs who normally don't drive could park in the garage for free. So I *could* have driven today...but then that would have required cleaning off the car (and apparently shoveling - the streets were cleared but NO SIDEWALKS have been cleared off like ANYWHERE in my neighborhood). So, eh. It's a wash, I think.

I'll work until about 1:30/2 and go to the building that is my LIFE right now, sign off the timesheets from Friday and today, and then head out. I hope I remember to get milk on the way home (I even brought a shopping bag, yay, I'm so organized) - and that's the other reason to leave early, so that I get to the store in case they close early.

I do have a sore throat. And I've confirmed that there are several spots where the structural integrity (i.e., the waterproof-ness) of my knock-off Ugg-style boots has been compromised. Joy. But I can re-spray them, anyway, and see if that helps. I may have some sport shoe goo that might help seal the spots, too.

Gonna be a boring, quiet day, methinks.

(Oh, and I wasn't cast in "Nine" - but that's okay. I danced horribly, really. That's two in a row where I couldn't get my body to catch up to my brain. It's an unusual feeling for me. Have to figure out a way to fix that.)

Oh! And - Programming Deadline!

Just a reminder to everyone who doesn't already realize it, the formal programming proposal deadline is coming up! You have until January 30 to submit your proposals.

Think of it this way: If you could teach a class or lead a discussion about Harry Potter, what would you want to cover? And then propose it. It's easy. We could especially use workshops - practical demonstrations and classes on HP-related items. Crafting, writing, how to review, running a successful website, maintaining an archive, creating ICONS, VIDS and recording music - you name it! If you have subject-matter expertise in a topic related to HP, and you're going to Azkatraz, propose something!

Every year, people look at the schedule and find a gap in programming. "There's no ___!" they complain. Well, the reason is almost surely because No One Proposed It. If there's something you think should be covered, and you don't propose it (or bribe your friends to do so), there's no guarantee that the programming you want to see will be on the docket. Of course, there's no guarantee there will be room for everything, either, but we'd like to make the programming slate as diverse as possible to have something for everyone.

We'd like nothing better than to be flooded with ideas over the next two weeks, to give us tough choices. Incidentally, with this year's them: the choice between what is right and what is easy, and the application of justice in the Wizarding World, there are a LOT of characters and issues to be analyzed, so think about the theme and what it makes you want to discuss, especially with the Tales of Beedle the Bard and all the issues in Deathly Hallows.

You've got 11 days to put in your proposal!