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Kara is a misplaced Romantic who spends far too much time reading and gets inordinately excited about odd things like dusty old books, Beethoven symphonies, unusual words, and misused semicolons. After finally giving up on being a Hogwarts student (dashed owl must have got lost), she decided to go for Rogue Victorian instead, and went about learning to make a proper cup of tea. She lives in Colorado, where she studies voice and creative writing and is the leader of a D.A. chapter called The Hogwarts Irregulars. You can find her on twitter or the HPA ning as TrickShadow.

Don’t Khan Our Food!

May 21, 2013 Leave a comment

Genetically engineering food has been going on a long time, but most people aren’t aware that they eat engineered food every day. Why? Because it isn’t labeled in the U.S., so there’s no way to know if you’re eating it or not. But the scary truth is that over 70% of processed food in America [...]

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The Story’s the Thing: The Hobbit

May 8, 2013 Leave a comment

Alright, I know this is a classic, and you’ve probably all read it already, and I know there’s just been a big movie and stuff, but this week I’d like to take a minute to appreciate The Hobbit. My first encounter with the works of Tolkien happened when I was probably eight or nine years [...]

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Weird Question Weekly: Fandom Edition

May 5, 2013 4 Comments

As we all know, the fandom life is full, and ever-changing. Stories end and new ones begin and even more awesome ones are discovered. And of course there’s nothing quite as wonderful as finding a new story to cuddle up and get thoroughly obsessed with. As summer approaches, we’re searching high and low for new [...]

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Weird Question Weekly: House Edition

April 1, 2013 5 Comments

Another week gone already…and here we are again, bringing the blog team madness back for another round. Got a question for us? Leave it in the comments below and the blog team will faithfully ponder. This week’s question: Which house would you most definitely NOT be in?

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The Story’s the Thing: Warehouse 13

March 27, 2013 3 Comments

Alright, I realize that the great powers behind the Colorado University system can’t really cater to the vagaries of fandom-related events, but I swear that whoever scheduled my Spring Break for the week before Dr. Who starts airing was just being cruel. Since I do actually have, like, homework to do this week, making a [...]

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Weird Question Weekly: Potion Edition

March 24, 2013 Leave a comment

Bringing you your weekly dose of blog team wacky-ness, the weird question weekly blogs are your chance to get to know your bloggers better. Got a question niggling at the back of your mind? Leave it in the comments and the bloggers will answer it next week. This week’s question: If you could brew any [...]

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Weird Question Weekly: Encountering Nargles, Survivor’s Stories

March 18, 2013 2 Comments

Miss us? The general chaos that follows the blog team turned into epic chaos last week and it was Tuesday before we realized that Sunday had passed. We’re back now, however, and in honor of the strangeness of the week, we’re dedicating this blogger question to the Nargles that caused the problems to begin with. [...]

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Weird Question Weekly

March 3, 2013 5 Comments

Bringing you a weekly dose of blog team madness, this is your place to learn more about the bloggers, and tell us more about yourself. Ask us a question, or leave your answer to this week’s question in the comments below. We promise not to bite! This week, meet the dark side of the blog [...]

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Weird Question Weekly

February 25, 2013 2 Comments

Bringing you a weekly dose of the wacky, the weird and the wonderful, straight from the blog team. Got a question for us? Leave it in the comments and we’ll answer it next week. This week’s question is from Lucy: If you could turn yourself a different colour, what would it be and why?

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Weird Question Weekly

February 17, 2013 Leave a comment

Bringing you a weekly dose of the wacky, the weird and the wonderful, straight from the blog team. Got a question for us? Leave it in the comments and we’ll answer it next week. Question of the week: What IS the question?

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