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This emotipolish is so much fun! I'm not sure who likes it more - me or Anthony! He's been sneaking quick looks at it all evening to see what kind of mood I'm in. It's just a shame I can't wear it to the club. I know everyone there would think it was an absolute hoot and would want some of their own but there's no way of explaining it in a way that would pass muster in the Muggle world. There are mood rings but they're just things that respond to temperature and stuff like that and aren't at all accurate. It's a shame because it would definitely be very much on the hilarious side to see a bunch of black-clad, black-make uped (is that even a word?!?) goths with bright yellow nail polish because they're having fun.

And now I have to put my quill down because Anthony's finally figured out what this shade of nail polish means about my mood!

Brrr! Anthony and I went to see a screening of The Shining last night. We meant to go and see it when it first came out but for one reason or another we never managed to do it. But! One of the local cinemas, a teeny little independent one that shows all sorts of specialty films and lots of horror ones too, put on a special screening last night and we knew we just had to get in and see it this time. No excuses!

Oooh! It’s scary too! I’ve read Stephen King’s book and the movie is a bit different but it’s still nice and scary. Stanley Kubrick plays down a lot of the supernatural themes in the book, which is a bit disappointing as someone who loved those themes in the book, but he’s made a wonderful film nonetheless. Jack Nicholson is truly frightening as Jack Torrance but I didn’t like the way they changed him at the end. It was a bit of a shame that they made Wendy into such an insipid character. She’s a much stronger character in the books and I liked her despite her flaws. Shelley Duvall just doesn’t quite get there. She’s a bit too mousy and submissive.

That was a bit vague in places, wasn’t it? I’m sorry but I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who still wants to see it! And you really should! There were some lovely fright moments that had popcorn flying in the air in the funniest way.

The cinema is showing The Omen next week and Anthony and I are definitely going to be there for that one! Gregory Peck and Lee Remick and a child who is the Antichrist. Spooky!

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I'm not a complete exhibitionist so I'm only going to show you lot this. My new tattoo!

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That's the arty photo my friend Hilda took of it which is just as well as it hides the redness! Isn't it awesome! Of course, it's making it a little difficult to sleep on my back at the moment but that's temporary.

And yes, I'm wearing a blonde wig. We were having a little fun last night.

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Girls! It's Ally's birthday on the 26th! I think should take her away for the weekend if everyone can get the time. I was thinking the Sedlec Ossuary in Prague. I'm sure we could get an international portkey even if I have to beg Mr Moody for his help. We could take Ally to the Ossuary then out to a nice restaurant for dinner and then maybe to a bar for a bit of fun! What do you all say?

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I was thinking about what Mr Crouch had to say about the DMLE secretarial pool and as much as I hate to admit it because I do like to protect my fellow assistants, he's right. Unfortunately I think far too many of them come into the job thinking it's going to be something other than what it is. So! I thought I'd give a list of 'things to remember' if you're thinking about joining the DMLE secretarial pool or applying for an assistant position.

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Are you still up for coming with us to the goth club tomorrow night? I'll understand if you want to pull out after that broadcast yesterday.

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Oh my. You know that song Lola by The Kinks? I saw a real life version of it last night. Well, the aftermath anyway. I wasn't there when they met. A friend of mine is involved. It's so sweet! He's so happy with his Lola. (Not that her name is Lola but we'll call her that.) He never knew that about himself and he says he feels so much better inside now that he does. I was all SQUEEEEE!!!!! and huggy last night. It's so lovely to see someone happy in themselves and with the one they love. We just had to have a big, impromptu 'happy party' for them. Lola so gorgeous too. My friend is very lucky.

I went to look at those boots my bestest friend Teddy told me about yesterday. Unfortunately the boots were too small, which I can't do anything about. Too big, yes, I can use magic to shrink them but too small, no, not without making the leather too thin to stand up to too much in the way of wear and tear. Anyway! The shop was completely amazing and bought other things!

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I'm afraid Anthony's a bit cross with me though. I may have spent a little bit more than I intended!

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You know, I've always wondered about the etymology of the name 'Death Eaters'. When you stop and think about it, it's really a strange name to take. Death Eaters. Eaters of Death. Obviously, they're trying to be scary though as someone who likes the more gothic side of life, I don't find death to be at all scary. Death is natural and even a little fascinating. But I digress!

There have been people called sin-eaters in England, Scotland and Wales but they were rather different. They didn't run around being people-murdering lunatics. They were usually beggars who were brought in when someone died to absolve the person of their sins and allow them to rest peacefully in the afterlife. Bread was placed on the deceased's chest which the sin-eater picked up and ate and ale was passed to the sin-eater over their chest and was drunk. By doing so, the sin-eater took the deceased's sins into himself. It's a fascinating ritual really but certainly not inimical even if sin-eaters were generally shunned.

Of course, I have just read a new book by an author called Michael Crichton called Eaters of the Dead. Now the bad guys in this books are real Death Eaters. They kill people and then eat them! Urgh. I have to say, the thought that our Death Eaters could degenerate into cannibalism is one that's going to fester. After all, it's a short, slippery slope from the kind of sick, twisted mentality that finds killing innocent people indiscriminately to be acceptable to agreeing that doing other unthinkable things is also acceptable.

There you go, everyone. Let that thought turn you off your lunch!

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