Post by McGonagallsGirl on Dec 13, 2006 18:27:17 GMT -5
I should be working, but my week has been hell, so I thought I'd take this time to share with you my 'stupid people annoy me' story of the week.
I've been auditioning all week for a Dinner Theatre production here in town and there's this Girl (...eh, she's my age) who I see at auditions in Houston all the time. She annoys the living daylights out of me because Girl thinks she knows everything. But she doesn't. And when she tries to show off, it's her own folly, because she only reveals herself as the stupid creature she is.
And she followed me to lunch yesterday. And I couldn't tell her to buzz off, so I let Girl sit with me and I got on my laptop to check out this very website (and maybe read a pick me up story from the thread below entitled 'pick me up stories' ) and that's when our conversation turned, fatefully, to Harry Potter.
I said McGonagall was my favorite character. Then, teasingly, I said, "She's definitely going to lead the charge in the final battle. You know, I heard that she's the one who kills Voldemort." and then I chuckled and turned back to my computer.
and Girl said, "No, I don't think so. Harry's going to do that. Besides, McGonagall's not that important of a character. She'll probably die."
...OK, she's entitled to her opinion (not really), but I sat there for a pointless fifteen minutes trying to convince her that McGonagall was important to the plot of the books. Understand, this girl to whom I refer is my Umbridge.
And then, like a fool, I brought Albus into it.
And this annoying, annoying child looked up from her bowl of noodles and said, " Oh, I think Dumbledore and McGonagall weren't really that close. Everyone knows Dumbledore and Trelawney were in love."
Trelawney???!
Quickly Albus left the conversation, as I swung it back to Minerva. And that's when that annoying femme said, "JK Rowling isn't going to explore McGonagall's character anymore, because she hasn't in the last six books. You're just obsessed and you wish she would." and then she turned away and sat up straighter and said, "Let's face it. McGonagall is a stoic character."
Alright, both of my parents are from Scotland. I have plenty of the Scottish temper. I knew this and so; Deep breath, Deep breath.
Calmly I closed my laptop, stood, and gave her my best glare.
Then I said, "First of all, the word you are looking for is 'static' not 'stoic'. And Secondly, unless they've recently changed the definitions, she is neither of those. She has cried. And her character has developed. Pay closer attention next time you read."
And then I walked away and left her with the check.
(It was a small check...)
I've been auditioning all week for a Dinner Theatre production here in town and there's this Girl (...eh, she's my age) who I see at auditions in Houston all the time. She annoys the living daylights out of me because Girl thinks she knows everything. But she doesn't. And when she tries to show off, it's her own folly, because she only reveals herself as the stupid creature she is.
And she followed me to lunch yesterday. And I couldn't tell her to buzz off, so I let Girl sit with me and I got on my laptop to check out this very website (and maybe read a pick me up story from the thread below entitled 'pick me up stories' ) and that's when our conversation turned, fatefully, to Harry Potter.
I said McGonagall was my favorite character. Then, teasingly, I said, "She's definitely going to lead the charge in the final battle. You know, I heard that she's the one who kills Voldemort." and then I chuckled and turned back to my computer.
and Girl said, "No, I don't think so. Harry's going to do that. Besides, McGonagall's not that important of a character. She'll probably die."
...OK, she's entitled to her opinion (not really), but I sat there for a pointless fifteen minutes trying to convince her that McGonagall was important to the plot of the books. Understand, this girl to whom I refer is my Umbridge.
And then, like a fool, I brought Albus into it.
And this annoying, annoying child looked up from her bowl of noodles and said, " Oh, I think Dumbledore and McGonagall weren't really that close. Everyone knows Dumbledore and Trelawney were in love."
Trelawney???!
Quickly Albus left the conversation, as I swung it back to Minerva. And that's when that annoying femme said, "JK Rowling isn't going to explore McGonagall's character anymore, because she hasn't in the last six books. You're just obsessed and you wish she would." and then she turned away and sat up straighter and said, "Let's face it. McGonagall is a stoic character."
Alright, both of my parents are from Scotland. I have plenty of the Scottish temper. I knew this and so; Deep breath, Deep breath.
Calmly I closed my laptop, stood, and gave her my best glare.
Then I said, "First of all, the word you are looking for is 'static' not 'stoic'. And Secondly, unless they've recently changed the definitions, she is neither of those. She has cried. And her character has developed. Pay closer attention next time you read."
And then I walked away and left her with the check.
(It was a small check...)
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