Well, I'm neither dead nor on holidays, but severely Potterized. I tried to get off it again after reading Deathly Hallows for the second time, in order to get back to writing my own story... and stumbled right into a recommendation of a breathtaking AU fanfic story, where Harry was severely abused by the Dursleys, his foster family, and in effect developed Multiple Personality Syndrome. That is not a spoiler for the story, but just the summary; the breathtaking part is how the story is told, and that it still does make sense! Meanwhile, I'm also reading the Half Blood Prince (the sixth Potter book) again, and try to get clear with my finances, as Real life stuff, because there is so much month left at the end of the money...

So, No, not dead, yet, but somewhat distracted. I still have to get back to my own stiory (and to your travelling diary!) -- Aislynn