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Gee, there's nothing better than waking up in the morning and feeling like shit. Extremely sore throat, specifically, on top of slight cramps and aching hips because it's that time of month (yes. yes, I am a werewolf. clearly that's what I mean. *rolls eyes*) and scratchy eyes. Woke up at about 4:30 this morning, which was barrels of fun, and went back to bed at about 5:15, then woke up for class at 8:00. Throat still sore.

Okay, what's good for a sore throat? Aside from alcohol.

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You know what amuses the hell out of me? When I read that Anna Popplewell auditioned for the role of Hermione Granger and William Moseley auditioned for the role of Harry Potter in HP, way back for SS/PS.

Let us ponder this notion for a while.

...mostly I don't think she could have pulled off the hair. Just like I don't think Will Moseley could have pulled off the hair. Or the glasses, but mostly the hair.

Apparently it's all about the hair for me!

Anyway, this came up because I wandering around IMDB trying to figure out how tall Susan is. Anna Popplewell's 5'3". Huh. I have Susan as much taller in my head -- not necessarily much taller, but taller, anyway.

Well, she's older now.

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I am reading Lord Macauley's The History of England and dude. Dude. I just finished up Ch. 9, "The Attack on the Universities", where I hung on every word and wrung my hands and went, "DON'T DO IT JAMES!" and cheered for Oxford and then wrung my hands some more. It was like watching a soap opera! You keep wondering what's going to happen next! Only history is this maddening! (And Martin. Oh, Martin.)

(Yes, I know, the irony of this coming on the heels of my pondering of European government. Carry on.)

Of course, I'd be more thrilled about this if I didn't have to read another 130 pages of Macauley. (We're just reading selections.) And then get back to the Ancient Novel paper I haven't even started, the one that's due Thursday (afternoon. Afternoon, thank God).

Naturally, this makes me think about Dust, and the loyalties of the Narnian nobles that still have positions under the Calormenes. (Including, you know, the people that Tirian is staying with. How exactly did the Calormenes get Prejun to keep his job? He's, like, classic "throw out of office guy", at least on the surface. Appointed by Erlian, close to Tirian's family, married to someone of royal blood, (relatively) likable (OR IS HE?), nonhuman. And yet he still holds what's arguably one of the most powerful (Narnian) positions left in the realm. Feel free to debate amongst yourselves.)

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Oh, a bank. Why haven't I put a bloody bank in Cair Paravel yet?

Well, okay. I would bet that the Calormenes would have seized whatever assets Tirian's family held in any bank (and would the royals even keep money in a bank?) anyway, which kind of makes the point moot.

(Still reading Macauley. Almost done, though.)

Also, there's the point that, with me, it's all riots and crime until something shinier and more scandalous comes along.