priorities...

[saturn]

• I had a conference call at 10am with clients in MN, NY, and London but, at 10:39am in the middle of the call and with two colleagues in my office, I was delightfully unprofessional and watched the launch of Discovery on my trusty corporate laptop. It took real effort not to cry. If you're as geeky as topaz119 and I are, here's the link to the live NASA feed.
  
  
• I don't know what's up with Orlando Bloom and Sienna Miller but he's hot. I'm such a sucker for that look.
  
  
• Pollingpoint.com has a Harry Potter poll up. I took full advantage of the "other" options and the open text boxes. Does anyone know if the results are public? I'd love to see how answers varied by the demographics collected.
  
  
• I scroll through LJ at work but can't read any fic that catches my eye so I e-mail the links to my hotmail account to ensure that I remember to go back and read them. I'm in trouble if my IT department ever decides to check my e-mail and click on these links I've been saving. But today's list generated two recs:
  
  In Exchage by reddwarfer Harry/Snape ficlet. Post-HBP but no spoilers. It was tender and more than just a little heartbreaking.
  
  Best-Laid Plans by veniceatsunset Harry/Draco. The plan was to find Snape and Malfoy, kill Snape and Malfoy, find the Horcruxes, destroy the Horcruxes, defeat Voldemort, and move to the Caribbean where no one knew him and he could lay by the ocean and be happy. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on the way you look at it, even the best-laid plans go wrong. MILD SPOILERS FOR HBP. I rarely read Harry/Draco but the summary sucked me in and this was well worth it. It was a beautiful combination of heartache, tenderness, and humor.
  
  
• arsenicjade is curious about interest in a Harry Potter H/C minifest. You know you want to write some HP h/c fic of the Harry/Snape variety!
  
  
• After talking about it for months, I found a housekeeper. She comes recommended from two people and her first day is August 5th. After that, she'll come every other Friday. I don't think I can possibly understate my joy. Joy, I tell you! Beyond a range, I don't even know the final cost but it is well, well worth it. After long work weeks, I'll no longer have to spend my weekend scrubbing and washing and dusting and scouring and I feel like a hugh weight is lifted. Plus, Stanley Steamer is coming on Saturday for some summertime carpet cleaning. I love a clean home. Especially when I don't have to do it.