Philosophical wonder woman

Since she was so awesome at describing her Comic-Con experience , I asked Byrony for a play by play account of her recent trip to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter . I love to live vicariously through others and if you do too and are also fans of Harry Potter; I hope you enjoy this post. :-) A Geek Girl’s Musings on The Wizarding World of Harry Potter By Byrony Mackey I am a Harry Potter fan. By fan, I don’t mean I ‘like’ Harry Potter. I don’t mean that the books are an ‘enjoyable read’. I don’t use the word ‘fan’ as lackadaisically as most people do these days. I have Slytherin robes that I constructed (with my Mom’s help. Thanks, Mom!) I have a wand carved from wood corresponding to my birth-month in the Celtic calendar. I consider myself a fanatic. Fanatic: [ f uh - nat -ik ] a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"...

At the recommendation of a twitter friend, I picked up Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love from the library. Its playful conversational style and personal narrative flow made it a quick, easy read. It's one woman's story following a break-up and how bellydance became a fun, life-changing hobby to pull her out of the heartbreak. She describes adventures in both dating and becoming immersed in the bellydance community. I was more interested to read about her experiences with bellydance. Anyone who gets into it knows how addictive it is and so then you move to the next phase after classes; performing. Anyone who performs gigs can empathize with her experiences in the dreadful venues; shows getting delayed by hours, little pay, no dressing room area, uninterested audience members, etc. Performing in places ranging from senior centers, random carnivals, bars, concerts and the most unexpected places is always an adventure. She had a great analogy about how to ...