Okay, so somehow I’m sitting in Starbucks/Chapters at Yorkdale Mall, nursing a coffee, and trying to write, while Jesse sees the new Bruce Willis vehicle.

Guess what day it is? The day the J.K. Rowling Empire gets even richer. But I’m here. I’m a witness. So I’m gonna blog about it.

9:22 pm: Big crowd. They’re giving out candy floss! I got overwhelmed with emotion for a second, like when the Blue Jays won the series. Weird.

9:24: Nerds of the world unite! Seriously, these kids all look like me at that age–a little clueless, bookish, hair kinda wild…

9:33: Holy crap. The costumes. People are really trying to look like characters. It’s a cult of misfits hopped up on sugar. Wait a second… all the people wearing costumes are Chapters employees. So, it’s basically like Halloween, if everyone were paid minimum wage to dress up for the night. (more…)