Happy Birthday, Harry!

Do you know what yesterday was? It's my sister Jeannine's birthday. And my grandparents' anniversary. So that's really cool.

Not to downplay those two momentous occasions, because I love my sister and my grandparents very much, but it was also Harry Potter's birthday.

And I felt like there weren't enough posts on my blog devoted to him or his journies (or Ron and Neville. You know I'm goin' be puttin' those two visions in here). SO! Here we go.

Tears. Every time. 

Watch especially from 1:48-2:22

You know what? I don't even care that I just stuck about 7 hours worth of HP stuff up here. It's obviously needed. The world doesn't have enough Harry Potter. Ever. We ALWAYS need more. 

Adventures in Stock Photos.

It's possible that this is going to be the beginning of a series of posts. 

I have spent a lot of time over the last few years looking for stock images. 

I don't know if you guys have ever looked at stock photo sites, but they can be pretty entertaining. 

Most of the time, you get what you ask for. 

Sometimes, however, you get what you don't ask for. You get what no one has ever asked for. 

And sometimes, you are just super entertained. 

So, for a little while, I've been collecting some of my favorites.

I thought I'd share them with you. 

the search criteria for most of these was business. 

 This was a fun one to find. I asked for business, and this popped up. I looked at it and said "he is an attractive business man." Thank goodness that is the actual description of this photo. 

Of course I'm going to add a clock photo. I just love how incredibly terrified this 17 year old young man looks upon realizing that it is 7:34. GASP!

 This makes perfect sense to me. Why would you not want to sleep on the hard cement floor of an empty workspace? It's perfect for your back. 

This is how I walk in to my place of work every morning. With ballet. Because that makes sense for non-ballerinas. 

 In case you were wondering about what a disected rose looks like, here's your chance. Ta-daaaa!

 I also build the Death Star while at work. out of rounded Jenga blocks (I'm so good at that game!)

 Harry Potter. Enough said. 

 The description for this photo was "a man in a white suit." I would like to amend that to "a bum in a white suit"

 Alright. The next two were my favorites. I could not decide which one was the best. I couldn't decide. These are the best things I've ever seen. However, you must understand how much love I have for these two. 

First, this one was captioned "business man and business woman-handshake." Really? I believe that the most important aspect of this picture was left out. The fact that the "business woman" IS A GHOST!!!!!!!!!! She's not there. She's mist. She's vapor. She's dead. Wow. 

 And last, but absolutely NOT least is the following. Because, of course, when you think of businesses, you think of DOGS IN BOWLER HATS. What else would you think of? Absolutely nothing. This is the epitome of business. Obviously. 

Inappropriate for the workplace

At work, since I'm a graphic designer and spend most of my day looking at a computer screen, I generally like to have something to listen to while I'm working. 

Since there are two other people in my office, we all have headphones in. 

Most of the time I'm listening to music. 

Sometimes I listen to scriptures. 

Today, I listened to Harry Potter. Number 7. It's my favorite one. 

Apparently, I was also very emotional today. 

When Harry walks around Number 4 Privet Drive reminiscing about his childhood, I was choked up. 

When Dudly tells Harry that he doesn't think he's a waste of space, I was close to tears.

By the time they talk about George's ear, I was fighting them back. 

Luckily, no one in my office noticed this sad display of true love for J.K. Rowling. 

I think that would have been difficult to explain. 

These are my thoughts

1. I don't like caraway seeds. It's not that I truly hate the taste (although it's not my favorite), it's because "Caraway" inevitably (yes, Alison, I did just wiggle my toes) reminds me of the Carrows. You know, the evil sibling duo from Harry Potter, of whom I'm certain that, had there been more character development, I would have hated as much as Doloris Umbridge. And I really hate Umbridge.

2. I received a HAND WRITTEN thank you note today. From who am I receiving notes that have me so excited? Why from my very favorite company of all time. The wonderful world of Poppin. They just wanted to thank me for my order. I think my affection has moved from a crush to down right obsession. It's a good thing I'm not currently in New York, or I would be the first ever company stalker. I love Poppin. There. I said it.

3. I want my hair to grow faster.

4. I'm officially spending my Memorial Day weekend in Utah. Or, I will be when I book the ticket. But I for sure have the days off. Woot.

5. I'm planning on moving into an apartment above a shop on Main Street in BA. You guys have no idea how excited this makes me. I just need to go talk to some people. And find out how much it costs. And do it to it, Lars.

6. How amazing was Elder Holland's talk on Saturday? Am I right, am I right?

7. If you ever have the opportunity to watch general conference, play laser tag, play fugitive in downtown Tulsa, and hang out with your sister all in one weekend, JUMP ON IT.

The Projects

No, this is not a post about how my service in the projects of the inner city and all of the amazing work that I did. (Although, perhaps then you would be so much more impressed with me).

No. This post is about projects that I finished in the last couple of weeks.

Here's the deal:

I'm really good at finding and starting projects. Buuuut not so good at finishing them.

However, in the last couple of weeks, I have been really efficient. And I thought I'd share them with you. So here we go!

These are my New Years Resolutions. I have not started on most of these, but writing things down is the first step, right?

These are the Valentines I made this year, or a third of them. I made 12. They ended up so cool that I framed 4 of them. Man, I love Harry Potter.

This is the map that I made. I saw the idea on a vinyl letter wall that somebody had done. It was totally awesome, so I did it, too. Mine's just way smaller.

This is my paint chip wall art. Seriously. Paint chips. They're free! This one may change. We'll see.

So, there you have it. I'm just really excited about these. So, I thought I'd gloat about my massive amounts of creativity and talent/being able to tweak other peoples' projects.

TGIF

Today, I have many thoughts. (and in my head I am writing this in the accent of an aged Cuban Man)

I have re-discovered my love of the Tulsa City County Library this week. I had, for a while, been distancing myself from this beloved place. We were best friends all growing up. Our relationship was slightly creepy. I may have even mentioned how much I love the library here before. However, we had a falling out, due to the fact that they told me that I had kept the HP CDs for too long, and I owed them upwards of 25 dollars. So, we haven't had any contact for several months. It's been very difficult. Yesterday, however, I decided to be the bigger person. I decided to pay my fine, in an attempt to not let the library know how much it had hurt me. Then, I stepped up to the counter and the wonderful lady there told me that I did not owe them seven billion dollars, but 2. Apparently the fine on books and cds caps out at $2. They just wanted me to give the books back, so they were threatening me. But it's ok. We've resolved our differences, and now we're back to creepy library love.

Speaking of the library. I hate it when the self check out doesn't work. Not that I'm checking out anything naughty or crazy town. I just don't like it when people are all up in my bidness. Don't dangle self reliance in front of me and then snatch it away on the most juvenile book that I'm checking out. Maybe I'm taking back my creepy library love. (It's alright. Our love is volatile).

I'm buying this clock for my desk. It's gonna be AMAZING.

This picture made me laugh for about 10 minutes straight. Which made me look like a lunatic. Good thing there's no one around to see it. Just making me look more crazy. It is a vicious cycle.

They're having a fire! (sale)

I think it's weird when people lick their fingers to turn pages on books. Who decided that that was a good idea? To spread their saliva all over every page of every piece of reading material? And when do you decide to do that? At what point in your life do you say I will now start licking myself in order to read? Crazies.

I miss TGIF. Remember when you got to sit around on Friday nights and watch Boy Meets World and Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Step by Step? They should totally bring that back. But not with new dumb shows. Just bring back the originals. It's okay if they're re-runs. We freaking love them.

I wish I had access to a letterpress machine so I could make sweet business cards. I love letterpress.

You're a wizard, Harry

Last Sunday was my nephew Allen's birthday. He was baptized yesterday. It was absolutely beautiful and very moving. I'm so proud of him. After the baptism, there was a party. Let me rephrase that. After the baptism, there was a HARRY POTTER PARTY!

It was Diagon Alley themed. There were wands, owls, chocolate frogs, cauldron cakes, coloring pages, and so much more. Since many of you weren't there, here are some pictures so that you can bask in the beauty.