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just a quick note to tell you guys that I have another blog. You'll find my short stories and possible fanfics at www.rustybookcase.blogspot.com.au not to mention a collaboration blog with The Doctor (not the Doctor, but that's his blogger name) at www.thepandoricawillopen.blogspot.com.au

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Neil Armstrong Dead!

I was sad to find out when I checked the weather this morning that the headline on bigpond was that Neil Armstrong was dead. He was 82. It's sad that he's dead, because he was the first man on the moon, and I'd always known him to be alive, even though I'm still a kid. Luckily, Buzz Aldrin (lunar module pilot on Apollo 11 and second man on the moon) and Michael Collins (command module pilot on Apollo 11) are still around to remember him. :'(

The Dark Knight Rises

I went to see the Dark Knight Rises today! I enjoyed it, and recently recapped by renting Batman Begins from the video store. Anne Hathaway played the part of Catwoman, and was everything I would imagine Catwoman to be. I managed to get the plot straight in my head, as I was piecing it together in the action scenes, which didn't require much attention after the primary ones.

I enjoyed the movie, and I would recommend you go and see it! Not to mention play hide and seek in Ikea!

There are some STRANGE facts out there!

I was bored so I started to look up "things that you don't know", and was greeted by tons of websites which had masses of weird but awesome 'facts'. I found out that 315 entries in the Webster's dictionary are misspelled, and that 101 Dalmatians and Peter Pan are the only Disney cartoon movies where you see both parents and neither of them die throughout the film!

Disclaimer! Haven't actually checked any of these!

Creeeepy

So we were picking up some friends from a hotel and the corridor was almost exactly like The Shining! I was really scared! I was walking down the corridor hunched over! I was just waiting for blood to come out of the corridor and two creepy twins to appear! We left the hotel at about 1 in the morning, and these people were coming down the hallway, and someone yelled, "Hello down there!" it was really funny!

The Oriental Tea House

Today I went to the Oriental Tea House on Little Collins Street, Melbourne. There is an amazing range of teas and teapots to buy, and the great thing is that you can try the tea before you buy a box. They do a Yum Cha service, but not on Sundays, like today. I had the Clay Pot Chilli Dumplings which were quite impressive, and Honey Pepper Steak, which was great too. If you don't want to buy a box of tea, there is a vast tea range on the menu. The walls are high, but drop down near the counter where a top floor with more tables is situated.

I would recommend this restaurant for a nice day out in the city.

Pottermore Insider Site Updates

For a long time people have been asking when the Chamber of Secrets is coming out on Pottermore. I have been answering comment about this with: Go the www.insider.pottermore.com, and look to the sidebars. There will be a sidebar saying "Site Updates" and click on pottermore, then you will see updates on the progress of CoS.

Another regular question I see posted in my common room are about help with dueling and brewing. With dueling: make sure you be as accurate as possible, and waiting until the ring around the letter is biggest. REMINDER: You can only practice against your house, not win points against them. With brewing: make sure you read the instructions very carefully and be cautious. I am aware that you only have a certain amount of time to prepare, but make sure you don't confuse the measure counter. The best potion to brew is a Sleeping Draught: as it gets you 11 house points, the largest reward of all the potions. It uses Valerian Sprigs, Lavender Sprigs and Flobberworm Mucus, all costing 1 galleon from Diagon Alley. With a copper cauldron (the fastest cauldron, pewter being the slowest), it must be left to brew for 53 minutes.

TIP: Make a potion, and while waiting for it to brew, duel and duel and duel!