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The Conquest: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [Infographic]

Artist Delane Meadows has created a fantastic map of the major characters' travels in the 7th Harry Potter book: In the desire to take something of fantasy and eluded it to be factual, I mapped out the travels of characters from the 7th installment of the Harry Potter books. I plotted out a time line that coincides with a map, along with key elements pointed out along the conquest. I really wish a large, high-res version was available so that I can examine — and admire — the map in its full glory. But for the moment, these will have to do...

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The Periodic Table of Mad Men

We're only three episodes in, but this season of Mad Men seems to be the best thus far! The greater risks, the bigger scandals, and the downward spiral of Don Draper's personal life has made for some very good entertainment every Sunday night. Here's one for all the geeks who love Mad Men as much as I do (click to view large): Via Flavorwire. P.S. — Did you know that J's office on Madison Avenue is on the same block as the Sterling Cooper building from seasons 1-3? And yes, he works in advertising...

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My Murtaugh List

Last night, J and I watched the old episode of How I Met Your Mother which talks about the Murtaugh List. Urban Dictionary defines the Murtaugh List as: A list made famous from the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" inspired by Danny Glover's charater Roger Murtaugh in the movie series "Lethal Weapon." Murtaugh's catch phrase in these movies was "I'm too old for this shit" Putting something on the Murtaugh List acknowledges that as you grow up, there's stuff you just can no longer do that you did in your youth. I have watched this episode numerous times before, but this time around I couldn't help but remember that I will be turing 30 later this year and started to wonder what would be...

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