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Month: July 2010

I Open At the Close (Wednesday)

July 26, 2010
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My last day of the trip began with a strange feeling, turned into a warm & fuzzy one, progressed into nervousness/stress, and ended in disappointment. It was odd being back in Christiansburg & Blacksburg. I had a huge snarf map but wanted to concentrate on the campus at first and snarf in Christiansburg, Salem, and…

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Tuesday Adventures

July 26, 2010
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| Harry Potter, Infinitus Trip

I woke up at 7am in order to pack up, eat free continental breakfast, and be on the road (alert & ready) before 8am. I think I checked out at 7:50, so definitely on time. I made it to Savannah, Georgia around 9:45am (also ahead of schedule) and found a parking spot on the street…

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Monday Adventures

July 24, 2010
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Playing catch-up… (I started writing this on Tuesday evening and finished up on Friday) On to Monday. Monday seems like so long ago, not just yesterday! That’s what happens when you pack your days this full of fun. Let’s see. Oh, I got up at 7am and checked out of my hotel room (there was…

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Photo Scavenger Hunt

July 22, 2010
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I’m still working on the write-up of the rest of my trip… but I thought I’d post the photos of the photo scavenger hunt my roommates and I did. I still have not heard about the winners, and am a little annoyed about that. There were 15 required photos and up to 5 wildcards. Categories…

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Infinitus- Sunday

July 20, 2010
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| Harry Potter, Infinitus Trip

I’m utterly exhausted but I’m risking falling 3 days behind if I don’t post right this moment! I also risk forgetting what happened days ago :-) The last day of Infinitus was good. I got up after a little more than 5 hours of sleep and went to stand in line for the leaving feast….

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Too tired for a post

July 19, 2010
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I just got to my hotel room in Jacksonville and am too tired to do anything but sleep, honestly. But I just wanted to post and say my day was wonderful and I managed to get my rental car and start the first leg of my journey. It’s certainly been an adventure thus far, but…

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Tonight… I am indecisive

July 18, 2010
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| Harry Potter, Infinitus Trip

And now I’m in a taxi on the way back from the post-Infinitus show at Nerdapalooza. I thought about staying longer at Nerdapalooza actually. There seemed to be some really great bands lined up and I paid a hell of a lot of money to get there & in & back. But I’m so exhausted…

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Infinitus- Saturday Recap

July 18, 2010
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I’m sitting on line for the leaving feast and at 59% battery power so I don’t know how much I’ll be able to get done. The bags under my eyes are enormous. Yesterday morning I went to a panel first thing that was WAY too academic. I appreciate when scholars don’t talk down to us…

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Infinitus- Friday Recap (Fast)

July 17, 2010
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I went to bed at close to 4 this morning and it’s just a little after 9 now. The first session is at 10 so I’m going to type this up as quickly as possible. Yesterday was amazing! Sessions I went to: Caught tail end of a session about the fandom as a whole, whole…

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Infinitus- Thursday Recap

July 16, 2010
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I am writing this on 3.75 hours of sleep sooooooooo if I sound a bit crazy, that is why. Clearly my roommates do not ascribe to the “no sleep ‘til breakfast” rule of Harry Potter conventions because they woke up just as I was finally drifting off to sleep in the morning. My head was…

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Universal Studios & WW (Day #1)

July 14, 2010
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| Harry Potter, Infinitus Trip

Wow. I got excited seeing the Hogwarts towers from the freeway, but the actual Wizarding World definitely took my breath away when I saw it up close. It was about 4 times larger than I had expected and the lines for the stores were about 100 times longer than I’d expected (I knew there was…

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I Made it to Florida!

July 14, 2010
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| Harry Potter, Infinitus Trip

The rest of the train ride was a bit uneventful, apart from some kids stopping up our toilets with paper towels and peeing all over the floors (I just used the ones one car over; those were lovely and pristine). I managed to get a shuttle to the resort (ended up just taking me; I…

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On the Train

July 14, 2010
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This was written around 8pm on Tuesday night: I love taking the train. It’s my favorite way to travel, hands-down. You don’t get any snarfs, I’m sad to say, but you do get to see a lot of the country and there’s no worry about getting lost or running into traffic. As of writing this…

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On my way… almost.

July 13, 2010
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| Infinitus Trip

I’m sitting at gate H here at good ol’ Union Station in Washington DC. I’ll be taking the Silver Star (kind of a Slytherin feel to that name, but I’m okay with that) down to Orlando in about half an hour. It is doubtful I’ll have WiFi access on the train, but it’s here at…

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Books I’m Taking on Vacation

July 10, 2010
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Cross-posted from my Book Blog: Books I’m Taking on Vacation http://katekintailbc.livejournal.com/58904.html

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Finalizing Goals

July 6, 2010
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I made hotel reservations for my trip back home today. I’m still slightly nervous about making a drive across 5 states over 3 days by myself, but I like my own company and I’m sure I’ll have plenty of audio books and WRock to amuse me. So my trip for next week is officially booked…

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My New Travel Blog

July 3, 2010
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As I’m gearing up for a big season of traveling, I thought it might be fun to record my adventures on its own blog. I’m much more of a staycation kind of girl, and any big trip makes me anxious. But I am hoping this blog will be filled with enough excitement and enjoyment to…

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Terms Explained:

AWP-I worked at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs
BookCrossing-the act of registering books and leaving them in public places for people to find
BCinDC- my local BookCrossing meetup group
DADA-my local Harry Potter meetup group, Defense Against Dumb 'A's (who don't get Harry Potter)
Gillian-The name of my current GPS unit (old GPS was named Jill)
HPA-The Harry Potter Alliance. My local chapter was Carpe Futurum
Love-The name of my dark red Honda Element
Markeroni-finding & photographing historical markers (usually with a mascot; mine is Eeyore)
OBCZ- Official BookCrossing Zone (a shelf where it's okay to leave books)
Snarfari-at Markeroni, a historical marker is a snarf. So a snarfari is a safari/trip to find markers
WRock-Wizard Rock is Harry Potter music

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