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"One would think I'm cursed. Unfair, as I've not disturbed a single Egyptian tomb. That I know of."

Me when my beautiful 2-0 prediction was practically sealed, only for 3-1 to transpire during injury time. This is the voodoo Morocco tried to warn us about!

Mr Pierce lets Emma scribble in his books?! That's amore!

I had no idea Pansy Parkinson was narrating this series, she's incredible! Her cousin Archibald! "Julius Caesar, I come for theeee!" (thud)

Annual scavenger hunts for tickets to see a secret Julius Caesar play? Why do I not live in St. Crispian's?!

Has anyone considered strangling cousin Archibald with his dazzling new mourning clothes or would that be too much of a hassle?

"Eens in de ongeveer drie jaar hebben ze een schrikkelmaand. Die dertig dagen gelden als goddelijk, ook al zoals bij de Egyptenaren. Brave hindoes eten dan licht en bezoeken de tempel wat vaker. Je gaat in die extra maand niet trouwen en je opent geen nieuwe winkel; dat is de goden verzoeken. En daarvan hebben de hindoes er erg veel." Ik was vandaag jaar oud toen ik ontdekte dat India 30 kalenders heeft 🤯

"Tijd is een sadistische boekhouder die elke seconde archiveert zonder zelf ooit vakantie te nemen. Het is de enige valuta die je niet kunt sparen, beleggen of op de zwarte markt verkopen; maar die je wel kunt verspillen, op je telefoon. [...] En net als je denkt dat je het eindelijk onder controle hebt, is het ineens Nieuwjaar. Alweer."

alweer! 😭

"Veelzeggend: zijn horloge loopt altijd achter. Net zoals wij allemaal slachtoffers zijn van de gesel van de uren en de uurwerken die ons leven dicteren. Dat hij Frans is, lijkt geen toeval." lol

Whoops, major Name Of The Rose spoilers. That's still on my want to read pile, Malliet!

Got myself this "little" treat at the Naturalis giftshop. It won't fit in my bookcase, but that's a problem for future me. I'm halfway through and I love it: the gorgeous illustrations, the fun facts, and the way it doesn't just teach me about trees, but history, culture, and tree folklore as well.

"Na hun bezoek aan de Exposition Universelle in Parijs, in 1899, met de schitterende toren ontworpen door Gustave Eiffel, besloten de stadsbestuurders van Praag tot de bouw van hun eigen Eiffeltoren 'in het klein'."

LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER

ASR (holding hands emoji) Erica Feberwee (holding hands emoji) me -- putting digits in the wrong order while translating.

I'm going to Prague this summer and I've already got a list of places to visit based on the first 50 pages alone. Cheers, mister Brown!

More British micro-aggressions against the French!

I can remember one morning around this time bringing Lord Darlington coffee in the breakfast room, and his saying to me as he folded The Times with some disgust: ‘Frenchmen. Really, I mean to say, Stevens. Frenchmen.’
‘Yes, sir.’
‘And to think we have to be seen by the world to be arm in arm with them. One wishes for a good bath at the mere reminder.’
‘Yes, sir.’

Given today's geopolitics, it's just so comforting to read about British/French micro-aggressions!

“And you said nothing [to your maid]?”

“Would it have been better if I had? I thought she would go into hysterics—she’s French, you know, and easily upset—I wanted to think over the best thing to do.”

"oh no a Lethifold's got me I'm suffocating"

me and the gang faking our own deaths to get time off for the Zandvoort GP

"Though highly finished and including a number of new gimmicks such as an inbuilt Warning Whistle and Self-Straightening Brush, the Twigger 90 has been found to warp under high speeds and has gained the unlucky reputation of being flown by wizards with more Galleons than sense."

The Tesla of the Potterverse!

"The [Chudley Cannons'] club motto was changed in 1972 from "We shall conquer" to "Let's all just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best."

The Ferrari of the Potterverse!

Whoopi Goldberg once said: 'I don't want somebody in my house', and she couldn't be more right about that -- as this book demonstrates.

Actually amazed by how unlikeable the MC is. In a good way! More YA should have selfish, obnoxious, clever yet hopelessly naive, snotty, self-serving but also tortured-about-it girls as main characters, tbh. It makes for a nice, refreshing change, and it leaves so much room for growth. Can't wait to see how it all unfolds!