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Harry Potter ends while the media ignores other important topics

1) Who has the capacity to make you angrier than anyone else in your life, and what in particular does he or she do to make you so angry?

I'd say it's a toss-up between Sparky and Beast. The particulars vary. Pouting and refusing to talk make regular appearances, though.

2) If you could mix three animals together, which ones would you choose to make the ultimate animal?

I think we have something like this going already in the platypus. And judging by that one, I think I'd sit this question out.

3) What is the last thing you regret buying?

The ice cream I forgot about during the party on Sunday. Now we have, like, 6 gallons of ice cream in the house. Sigh.

4) The final "Harry Potter" movie opened in theaters across the United States today. Did you attend a midnight showing overnight or do you plan to see the movie in a theater at some point in the future?

I probably will go sometime in the next week or so.

5) Some people have made the "Harry Potter" series a large part of their lives and are now depressed that the series is coming to its end. What is your take on the "Harry Potter" phenomenon overall? Are you a fan or do you not even care about the series at all?

I love the books. I like most of the movies. I think it's really cool, as I read elsewhere this week, that my son was fortunate enough to come of age during the craze. I still don't quite understand what is so (ahem, sorry) magical about these books. They really are pretty amazing.

6) What topic does not receive as much mainstream media coverage as it should?

Actual news. NOT gossip, not speculation, not screaming-at-each-other-talking-heads, not spin: actual NEWS. For instance, how many people in this country know that there's been a war going on in the Congo for ten years?

7) Did you ever keep a journal? What types of things did you write in your journal? Was it just written words or did you make drawings in it?

I did keep a diary off and on from age 10 through high school. I only wrote, and only sporadically. I'm not so good with follow-through.

8) What non-banking related card in your wallet/purse is the most valuable to you (library card, store loyalty card, business card, etc.)?

In theory, I would say my library card, even though I haven't actually used the card itself in years (I'm pretty sure the expiration date on it is 2007 or so), but I check stuff out at least 3 times a week on average.

9) Does your full name make any interesting anagrams (an anagram is a word, phrase, or sentence formed from another by rearranging its letters in case you didn't know)? You can use this link if you need help.

This one made me snort: "roach waltz thorns tutor."

10) Do you remember any of your recent dreams? Tell me about one (the weirder the better)

All I remember is that I'm having lots of dreams about college, have been for months. Don't remember anything specific from this week, though. I haven't been sleeping very well, but it's not the dreams keeping me awake.