Todd Stowell Online

Just announced! The Harry Potter series will go for one additional book. The media, surprised as anyone, was flabbergasted when the title was leaked on tmz.com. Alas, "Harry Potter & The Lord of the Dorks" (or Harry Potter and The Lord of Dance - the UK title) will be released some time in Quarter 3, 2009.

The plot picks up between the ending of Book 7 and the epilogue. The book itself will be a whopping four pages and include a diagram of TPS reports and Pie Charts.

A spokesperson with Scholastic, the North American distributor of the popular series declined comment stating the company does not discuss forthcoming unreleased books.

J.K. Rowling was quoted in the London Daily News as stating "this is for the true Harry Fans. It will show a side of being a wizard that the likes have never seen... sleep deprived, unshaven and wearing the same clothes throughout the book."

It is unknown whether Daniel Radcliffe will reprise his role for the 8th installment as it is feared that his age will play a role.

Joanne Cushing, a spokesperson for Warner Brothers, the production company behind the Potter films declined direct comment, but released a statement indicating that Daniel would need to gain about 150lbs for the role, which might prove too challenging.

On popular movie search engine, imdb.com, Harry "could" be played by comedian Artie Lange. Lange, known for his tenure on Mad TV and most recently The Howard Stern Show, might indeed fit the part and require no additional physical conditioning (it should be noted that at last count, Mr. Lange weighed in at approximately 300lbs). All attempts to reach Mr. Lange's agent were unsuccessful.

Labels: Harry, Potter

This weekend is home improvement weekend. My parents are in town visiting and Kate is out of town, so I took it upon myself to do a little work around the house. Friday consisted of bringing Kitty to the vet so she could have her matted fur removed. Along with that, an electrician came and installed a new system for a slightly used washer and dryer that my brother had owned for a year before moving. Then, it was off to Home Depot, where it was the purchase of two new screen doors, a small container of fresh white paint, and some batteries for baby's swing. Enter.. Saturday. Today we made a trip to IKEA, followed by painting a very sad looking garage entrance door. Then, demolition. The front screen door has been successfully removed and a brand new Anderson door installed in it's place. It actually opens and closes :-P

As part of my little trip/vacation to Vermont, I had the pleasure of catching the "local" fireworks. The evening stated with a visit from the local fire chief, who was concerned that the 21 foot tall flames from my Uncle's bon fire gave the visual that their house was on fire (see photo below).

After a visit from the local police and fire chief, the party began.

During the fireworks, one vehicle continued to have car alarm issues, so we quickly resolved that issue (see image here).

That was my evening :-)

Labels: car alarm, fire department, fireworks, police, vermont