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1. I've managed to pack for Portus into one bag. I'm sacrificing my Chuck Taylors and my pillow, but I have faith in the Anatole for comfy pillows, and I may be able to squeeze the Chucks into my carry-on tote bag.

2. Car Passed Inspection! Jeebus, I knew it should, but I was so worried it wouldn't. Just because my luck IS that Abysmal.

3. Portus made the front page of the Dallas Morning News! This is not my victory, because our incredibly wonderful PR team accomplished this, but I did talk to the reporter for about 45 minutes last week, so it's way awesome to see the payoff. Read the Article - as usual, a couple minor facts scrambled, but SO favorable - which is a little unusual for us wackos. Plus, the reporter is covering at least one day and hopes to do a follow-up based on that.

4-5. Called Lane Bryant about a shirt I ordered online that arrived and is very fucackta. The beading on the front is sewn to a piece of netted tulle, which looks like it was supposed to be attached to the blouse so that the edges of the netting were caught in the seams of the blouse. Only they weren't. So it's got rough-cut edges all around the beaded area. Bizarre.

Anyway, I called them and discovered that I have 90 days and I can take it to a local store and either return it for credit, get something else in-store, or if I want to try again, they will order the replacement for me there in the store. Win. ALSO - I used my Skype to call them, thus saving my nearly $10 in Skype credit in the process. Double win.

So it's not even 9:00 and I'm more-or-less ready to go. And because I only have one suitcase, even though it's a monster, I think I am going to not be a wimp and take the T to the airport instead of shelling out $45 for a cab. Even if it's supposed to be in the 90's today.

Dude. I have 4 1/2 hours to kill. Well, I still need to do the dishes. That'll take 10 minutes. I need to catch up on y'all, and that'll take longer.

And I really need to fix my summergen assignment. It's way pear-shaped. Meh.

But hey, starting off the day with good news is a welcome thing.

I've been waiting to make this announcement for a while. I'm so excited about this!

For five years, HPEF has helped to promote the spread of literacy by producing magical events for fans and scholars. Now it is your turn to help share your love of reading and the Harry Potter novels, just by purchasing your summer reading list at any Barnes & Noble Booksellers
the weekend of June 20-22, 2008.

Please note - you can help us out even if you aren't going to Portus. Even if you don't like Harry Potter! Just shop at Barnes & Noble on the weekend of June 20-22.

All purchases, outside of textbooks, gift cards, and B&N membership cards, will help support future HP Education Fanon events, include PORTUS in Dallas, LEVEL TWO in San Jose, and INFINITUS at the Universal Orlando Resort. All you need to do is tell the cashier the Bookfair number 310268, or provide the voucher upon checkout. Whether you purchase a mocha and a scone in the Cafe or your third copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, a portion of the proceeds will go to help support future HPEF events.

Note the above - I told some of you at the hp_boston picnic that cafe purchases were excluded. I'm WRONG! BUY COFFEE at B&N AND SUPPORT PORTUS!

Here's what's even better: Starting June 16th, B&N will be having their summer clearance sale. This will include select books and games, so be sure to check it out when you go in to make your purchase. We get a percentage of every dollar, even if the item is 50% off! So why not get more for your money while helping out?!

Dallas area peeps:
You can also help support the Dallas area charity, LIFT (Literacy Instruction for Texas) by purchasing an item off the LIFT Wish List. Any books purchased for LIFT will be used in providing literacy classes to adults surrounding the Dallas area. LIFT was created to address the critical adult literacy issues in Dallas through programs which are accessible to adults at the lowest levels of literacy. With specialized ESL and Family Literacy programs, LIFT focuses on those who would normally be overlooked or ignored in standard educational initiatives. A child's educational success is greatly increased by a parent who reads and reads with the child. We all know the joy reading Harry Potter has brought to us. Let's pass that joy on by making a
donation of a book to LIFT.

If you have a meet up group, and would like to host a meet up at a Barnes & Noble the weekend of June 20-22, please send us an email to [email protected].

Please pass along this along to your friends, family, and fellow Harry Potter fans. Anyone can help by purchasing during the Bookfair.

Oh, thank the gods.

Seriously, we have been plagued with these site problems. I hope y'all have been able to get your questions answered via the lj-communities like

going2portus and

hpef_news and

portus_2008.

But we're back up and running! HOORAY!

So go check out the awesome schedule and don't miss the chance to register for the dessert mingler and the totally amazing keynote luncheons - I just have to ~~squee~~ say, good gods, our site is pretty! - Psst! Get the *package* - Both Luncheons *and* a tea of your choice for $95 - a savings of over $10 off the individual items.

And the message boards are up, too, so if you've got questions, please don't be shy! Go ahead and ask here or there!

Danielle's getting technological:

Great Escape - one of my favourite movies - on AMC. Apart from being pan&scan and having odd commercial breaks, it's fairly good mindless entertainment, but I'm thinking of crashing early. Soon as my hair is dry enough to braid.

Ty-ered. Did get out of the house for a bit today. Took HPEF's printer (which has been acting up) to Circuit City because it's still under warranty; was told to contact Lexmark directly. Will do tomorrow. Then I went to Off Broadway Shoes - much like DSW but with slightly different selection - and tried on multiple pairs of shoes, including a really nice brown walking pump and an incredibly comfy Puma trainer. And bought neither - too expensive. Then walked to Marshall's and found a fab pair of Converse All-Star hi-tops for $15 less than the shoe store. Score. I've been needing a new pair - my second pair of fake ones have been falling apart since before I wore them in Steppin' Out and the workout from the show didn't help them any. I may have even tossed them out already.

Oh, and PSA time: As of Sunday, there are fewer than 10 tickets left for the Dessert with Jim Dale at Portus. So if you're waiting to get your ticket, NOW's the time!

Unfortunately, we continue to have server issues with the website, but the LJ Community is running.

Still looking for volunteers as well....

Off to do more Portus work.

The schedule's not quite out yet, but here's a list of the WRock bands playing at Portus:

Spanning the length of the symposium, different bands will be playing many wonderful songs for all to listen to and enjoy.

Our Current Lineup includes (but is not limited to):

--Moaning Myrtles
--Catchlove
--The Remus Lupins
--Mirror of Erised
--The House of Black
--Oliver Boyd and the Rememberalls
--The Owl Post
--The Mudbloods
--Ministry of Magic
--And more!

Harry and the Potters are also performing in Dallas while Portus is in town.

pegkerr and

marauderthesn, take note.

Perhaps you have other Wizard Rock fans on your flists who'd like to know about this? Feel free to pass it on!

The Programming schedule is up! YAY!

Lots of really amazing-looking presentations and roundtables and panels and OMGYAY workshops:

http://www.hp2008.org/programming.htm

I'm especially excited about "Growing Up with Harry" - a discussion about and for those young people who were in their teens (or younger) when they started reading the books and entered fandom 7-10 years ago, and some of whom are now in college (or done, or even in high school!) and how having Harry Potter and the fan experience throughout their teen years has affected their lives. HP is really the first fandom to come of age in the time of the internet, and fans who have had the opportunity to interact over Harry, who have also been growing up at the same time, will have a radically new and different perspective than us old fuddie-duddies who remember when a young fan struggling to connect had only fanzines--or not even that, depending. It should be *REALLY* interesting.

Quite a few different "Dumbledore is Gay! OMGWTFBBQ" kinds of presentations - but from a variety of angles, so there should be plenty there to talk about.

Workshops on Vids and Icons, yay. The presentation on parenting in the Potterverse ("Is the best Mum a dead Mum?") sounds really interesting, too. Yes, I'm thinking of the mothers I know (some of you on this flist!) who really hate the portrayal of Molly Weasley.

I'm so pleased with this programming lineup! And on top of all that, we *still* have Monique Trottier and HENRY JENKINS (!) and OMG JIM DALE.

http://www.hp2008.org/programming.htm

Check it out!

Feel free to crosspost:

Writers of Young Adult fiction are cordially invited to submit short excerpts of their work to read at Portus as part of the Portus YA Author Reading Series. The readings will take place Friday morning, July 11th, and Saturday morning, July 12th, 2008 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas.

Portus is a Harry Potter symposium sponsored by the HP Education Fanon, Inc. (HPEF) While Portus is primarily a gathering for Harry Potter scholars and fans, its activities span the range of academic and fan interests. Our attendees are avid readers of Young Adult fiction and enjoy hearing readings from new writers, as well as established writers in the field.

We invite all YA writers wanting share their work with us to submit an excerpt of their writing. The excerpt should be able to be read in 20 minutes. Upon acceptance to the Portus YA Author Reading Series, the author is eligible for a special rate of $180 for the convention. Efforts will be made to gather the author’s publication(s) for sale in the Vendor Room, and an autograph session would be held Friday and Saturday afternoon for attending authors to meet fans.

Works considered for the Portus YA Author Reading Series must be excerpts of the author’s original fiction. Preference will be given to published authors and writers of YA fiction or YA—friendly material.

We hope you will consider joining us at Portus. To be considered for the Portus YA Author Reading Series, send an an email indicating your interest to Dr. Catherine Schaff-Stump at [email protected] with your submitted work as an email attachment. Please include the following information in the body of the email.

Name of author(s):
Email address(es):
Phone number(s):
Summary of the work (500 words or less):
Author biography (150 words or less):

Thank you for your time and consideration. Please send submissions no later than May 15th. We look forward to reading your work and hope to have you join us for Portus.

Questions? Reply here or contact yareadings AT portus2008 DOT com.

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