Okay, obviously I totally suck for not liking Harry Potter. But we'll just leave that aside, shall we, because there are more important things to discuss like Hotch's ties!

I voted for the "I don't-give-a-damn-about-his-ties-he's-hot" one, but that's not entirely true. If if were up to me, I'd probably say that stripy blue, plain red and blue spotty are my favourites, going on the pictures exhibited above. However, I will also say that it is very rare that I actually notice what tie he's wearing (although I usually always notice if he's wearing a navy blue suit/blue shirt combination, because the man looks FINE in blue), because I'm usually *ahem* fangirling. So therein lies the problem.

Re your personal stuff... I'm not sure exactly what happened with Marina (coming in late to the party here), but if it's what I'm thinking it is (best friends breaking up?), then I've been through the same thing in my life, with my friend Jessica, who was my absolute best friend through high school. We had soooo much in common, we liked the same music, same TV shows, same movies, had the same group of friends, everything and then one day she made a new friend and that was kind of the end for us. And it was pretty painful (there was a whole text messaging war between me and the new friend but that's not important), and it took me a looooong time to get over it, but surprisingly enough we reconnected through the wonder of Facebook and our friendship is (dare I say it?) back on track. And it was a baaad break-up (technically, they are break-ups, aren't they?). So I feel your pain and have a *huggle*. :)

Re your dad... hooooly shit. How the hell do you live in that household? Are you counting the days until you leave or...? That is awful. Have another *huggles*, okay? *huggles*