Comments on: inkdick: july 21 2009 expelliarmus

By: Mathew New

Mathew New — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:50:34 +0000

I did read Harry Potter as a kid, and did indeed become obsessed. I’m sort of just now breaking the bonds it had on me.

By: Joey Weiser

Joey Weiser — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:24:21 +0000

For a while after listening to a bunch of the HP books on tape, I’d point at stuff I wanted and say “ACCIO!” but it never worked…

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:39:40 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. My mom and sister really like them, though, so I’ve heard them reading them to each other out loud, and I wasn’t super impressed. It does seem like something I should give another chance, though, and I’m unemployed, so, hell, I ain’t busy.

By: cado

cado — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:12:31 +0000

@Ben, they only get better, especially after the second one!

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:55:39 +0000

I only ever read one Harry Potter book, I guess in the 8th grade or something, early enough that I was still the (at least original) core target audience, but far on enough that it was already a huge, huge phenomenon. I honestly didn’t really like the book that much, but I could. not. stop. reading it. It was one of the few times in my life I actually busted out the old “reading in bed with a flashlight and a blanket over your head” thing, just so I could finish it that day.

By: aviatorfox

aviatorfox — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:24:31 +0000

haha wow.
Wait until you see a Very Potter Musical and Potter Puppet Pals…
Your mind will do backflips.

By: pranas t. naujokaitis

pranas t. naujokaitis — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 05:10:44 +0000

Star Wars, comic books, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, PEZ dispensers (I am not making that one up), Hawaiian shirts, there was that year I collected fast food happy meal toys. There are probably a lot of other ones that I’m forgetting.

By: what

what — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:57:58 +0000

what were your obsessions as a kid? seriously, genuinely interested. i always just get overwhelmed by how large the harry potter books are and just give up on reading them (which is weird, because i read other ginormous books without a problem)