Got home from class around 10. Needed to finish typing in the notes and email them to the prof before I went to bed.

I still have to do this. *sigh*

Why do I do this to myself? It’s really stupid.

Anyhow, now I’m posting this rather than going to type the notes.

So thanks to Okina’s generous birthday gift certificate, I went on a spending spree at B&N and got a bunch of Nancy Drew reprints. Dang. I’d only read the first one before, but I really like Original!Nancy. She is sooooo much cooler than Revised!Nancy.

Here are some snippets of dialogue from The Hidden Staircase which illustrate my point:

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(p 76)
Unlocking her traveling bag she removed the revolver her father had given her and a flashlight she had thoughtfully included as part of her emergency equipment. Carefully loading the revolver, she placed it under her pillow.

“There!” she exclaimed, with satisfaction. “Any ghost that comes prowling about is apt to meet with a warm reception!”

(p 179-180)
“If my father were here, he’d convince you all right,” Nancy said, with rising temper.

“Your father?” [this is the sheriff speaking]

“Yes, Carson Drew.”

“You don’t mean Carson Drew, the lawyer from River Heights? You’re his daughter?”

“I am.”

“Well, that’s different. Why didn’t you say so at first?”

“What has that to do with the case?”

“Well, I reckon a daughter of Carson Drew knows what she’s about. If you say Nathan Gombet is a crook, I’ll take your word for it.”

“Well, it seems to me you’ve taken plenty of time to make up your mind,” Nancy said sarcastically.

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Yeah, that’s right, boys. Don’t mess with Nancy Drew! She will snark at you and riddle you with bullet holes.

Just imagine the Harry Potter books with a decisive, insightful heroine at the helm:

Book 1:
Nancy arrives at Hogwarts.
Nancy: Hmm. I don’t know anything about my parents or this world. I will try and find out.
Nancy: *looks at old newspapers*
Nancy: *talks to professors and students*
Quirrell: Ha ha ha!
Nancy: *shoots him*

Book 2:
Lockhart: Look at me, look at me!
Nancy: *shoots him*

Book 3:
Sirius escapes.
Nancy: You know, the wanted poster is scary, but perhaps I’d better study it.
Nancy: What, he knew my parents and so did Professor Lupin?
Nancy: *talks to Lupin*
Lupin: *answers questions*
Nancy: Wow, that completely confirms everything I learned for the past two years by reading newspapers and books. Now I know what went on in the 70s.
Peter: *squeak*
Nancy: *shoots him*

Book 4:
Nancy: *waits*
Voldemort: Ha ha ha!
Nancy: *shoots him*

Book 5:
Dumbledore: I’m sure you’re wondering why I’ve kept you in the dark so long—
Nancy: Shut up, old man. I figured it all out long ago. Do you think I’m blind, deaf and dumb? Jeez!
Nancy: *shoots him*