My man Harry P!!!

OK. So it has been a while since I have posted, and I DO apologize. I don't have any good reasons, so I shan't bore you with any lame attempts.

For all two of you who may not have heard, the new Harry Potter is being released this week! Eeeee! I am sooo excited. I have a tradition of re-reading the last book before the new one hits the shelves, so that I can remember everything that happens and I am fresh for the new volume. I am in the midst of it as we speak. It is a thick one, to be sure!

As is Kelly Osbourne, but that is neither here nor there. I am waiting for her to go on one of those super-waify celebrity diets and lose, like, 100 pounds. It will happen, when she gets desperate enough, as it happens to so many other lost souls.

But I digress!

The release of a new Harry Potter book is a rare treat. Can I just express for a moment how sad I will be when there are no more? This book will be the sixth in the series. There is only one more: volume 7. And that is it! At which point I shall cry openly, like a little girl. I have not had this much fun reading since I was a kid, pouring over Ramona Quimby approximately 9 bazillion times.

It will be like when Gary Larson quit The Far Side. A travesty! Which shall live down in infamy in Hildy B history.

In any case, I cannot wait to delve into Harry's latest adventures. Do not be worried if you are unable to make contact with me for a week or two. I am fine. I am BETTER than fine. I have escaped to the land of ancient castles and sorcery and trickery around every turn!

PS I think they actually make those every-flavor jelly beans that she introduces in the books, including flavors such as ear wax and vomit. Somebody that I work with actually ate some, because she bought them for her kids and didn't realize they were *actually* going to taste like that. Blech!

See you in a couple of weeks.....

Hildeeeeee!!!