no place for the numinous

Interesting article from A.S. Byatt (thanks to raithen) that articulates a lot of what I have vaguely felt about the pleasures and shortcomings of Harry Potter. Maybe a little heavy on the shortcomings and a tad overcritical of those of us who enjoy the books anyway. I thought there was no call for the gratuitous swipe at Georgette Heyer, but the main point -- I have read J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and Susan Cooper and Alan Garner and Ursula K. Le Guin and you, J.K. Rowling, are none of the above -- is well taken.

But she likes Pterry.

( A.S. Byatt on Harry Potter )

In unrelated news, I'm having moments of kick-ass project-managerity this week. Not sure why. PMS? The sudden realization that I owe it to myself to do a decent job at what I'm paid to do?

Look what I've been making!

Warning: negative commentary will not be tolerated. It's bloody late here.



Oh and I finally figured out why I was getting an error with ACDSee. It no like CMYK. Go me. Yeah, so occasionally the Help file has useful information.