2011 was a c*nt of a year, for sure (and 2010 was pretty damn shitty too). According to my Mom (who has mysterious attachments in the Wicca and astrological world) we need to keep our heads down till towards the end of 2012 before mailgn influences pass over... Gah.

Your brave and even humourous attitude to your DVT has been inspiring - here's to your getting better and better and less and less and tired this year.

A Harry Potter conference?? Wow! If such a thing is going to exist, please post a link to any journal articles which might result :)