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1. First and most importantly, happy belated birthday to

therealsnape and Minerva McGonagall! What is it about early October babies that they all wind up razor-sharp and dryly witty? May your year live up to both your high expectations!

If you care to indulge,

2. Fests galore!

minerva_fest and

rs_games have just begun posting, and sign-ups for HP Halloween are open until Wednesday, October 10. (This last fest if perfect for you if you're feeling too busy for reading or writing fic but miss HP fandom--submissions are 200 Halloween-themed words, no more, no less.)

Small gifts is approaching! Sign-ups for rs_small_gifts begin next Saturday, October 13, with claiming on Saturday, October 20!

3. On a ficcish note, is anyone available for a quick beta this weekend? (It's a short/less-than-2000-word, HP, woman-centered fic.) If so, please e-mail me at magnetic.pole.too at gmail dot com. Thanks in advance!

4. On a personal note, I'm just back from a trip to the San Francisco Bay Area for a wedding. I always seem to forget

We attended a wedding here in Marin County, just north of San Francisco.

[ETA] 5. Oh, oh, oh! Also, one insta-rec of a clever Sherlock Holmes piece of art by flister

rotaryphones, entirely worksafe. Treat yourself to a laugh!