Hey...if anyone is interested I just posted part two of my "Run!" ficathon fic "Ancient Tomes and Bittersweet Wishes" at hearts_in_time. I swear...I'm never doing this again.






Part one


Part two

I hate people. I mean seriously...you use LJ to escape rl and then you meet more pompous assholes here. Where do they get off? Jesus Christ...I'm outta here...

Someone needs to icon this....STAT!!!!!!!!!

:drools::


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Need emergency beta NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey babe...check your email. Don't know if the one listed in your userinfo is one that you use regularly or not.

Happy Birthday Lillibetm3!

A small offering for my favorite Nine/Rose author!




The Doctor Dances on Lilli's Birthday!

I just saw a commercial for Torchwood series 2 on BBC America. Apparently series 2 is beginning a run on January 26th. Has series 2 even aired in the UK yet? Is this show so insanely popular here that they will be aired simultaneously? Holy shit....

I haven't posted anything in a while because it's been bat shit around here lately. But today really took the cake...

I walk into work this morning (I'm a teacher)and one of the students drops in front of me and has a seizure. We got him stabilized and called an ambulance.

At 2:10, a gang fight broke out between two 8th graders in my computer lab. It's the worst class I have. They are a transitional bilingual Hispanic class so a)they understand English but refuse to speak it b)talk in Spanish so I can only marginally pick up what they are saying and c) are all gang-bangers. I just barely broke it up, called security and the fucking fire alarm goes off!

Turns out one of the poor autistic students (he's only 9) ran out of his class, sprinted down the hall and pulled the fire alarm.

So, now I'm stuck with the classroom full of gang-bangers who are trying to kill each other AND have to usher them to safety---->OUTSIDE. It's freezing, it's snowing and no one is listening to me. We get outside...only to have the fight start again. I screamed for security but no one can hear me because we have a huge campus.

I watched these 4 kids pound each other into oblivion in the snow and decided that it wasn't worth trying to break up. I moved the other 'students' out of the way and let them have at it until security and the Fire Dept. arrived.

But I can't shake that mental image of these young kids trying to kill each other over nothing. Is this why I became a teacher? What the hell is going on? If our children don't eat themselves to death, they most certainly will kill each other off, one by one. As for the future of America? I'm trying in earnest to teach it right now but if they can survive past high school, they will be too under-educated to hold even the most menial of jobs.

For the first time in the 16 years I've been teaching...I'm scared.

Maybe I should just laugh it off as just another day in Chicago....

Is there anyone else out there watching 'The War'? It's just one of the most incredible things I have ever seen. Burns has really come to redefine this genre and this documentary is no exception.

I really debated whether or not to watch this. My parents were Holocaust survivors and rarely spoke of their experiences. Even though we were not Jewish, the Nazis used Polish civilians and POW's as slave laborers and later placed in death camps for resistance or because they could no longer work. My father and I used to watch war movies and documentaries together and it was in those moments that he would mention tidbits and memories of the things they endured. In some ways, this documentary makes me feel closer to both of them, now that they are both gone.

My father met my mother in one of those slave labor camps just before they were liberated by the Brits. He saw my mother from a distance, and swore that if he survived, he would find this beautiful girl with the sad, haunted eyes, marry her and run away. And here I am.

We are losing this generation at a rapid rate. A generation that fought, came home and went on with their lives as if nothing happened. They need to be honored and thanked before they are all gone.

I've watched a grand total of 3 Torchwood episodes on BBC America and am completely flummoxed by the character of Ianto. Is his sole purpose on the show just to make tea and coffee? And on that note, can we safely say that this is the first time in the history of TV that a major character was created with the sole purpose of providing beverage service to other characters on the show? Even Max from 'Hart to Hart' had more to do. Please flist, tell me that more is coming for Ianto...

Have I told you all lately how much I love Lewis Black? The man is a fucking genius. He pulls no punches and tells it like it is. Sci-Fi channel and BBC America take fucking note!





The new Triumvirate---Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Lewis Black. The only reason I watched the Emmy's this year.

Is there anyone out there on my flist or who knows someone who is a cataloging librarian? I have to interview a cataloging librarian for my Masters class in Library Cataloging. Long story short...I have to get a State of Illinois endorsement in library science in order to keep my job next year. They are combining the computer lab and library at school. Sixteen years in teaching and I'm still jumping through hoops. Being an IT specialist isn't good enough. Any help out there?

Snagged from 04nbod

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	4.2
Mind:	4.8
Body:	3.5
Spirit:	4.5
Friends/Family:	3.4
Love:	0.8
Finance:	7.2
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

Great...fucking great. Guess it was a bad time to quit qualudes. Looks like my life really is a piece of shit.

I love my dog. I really do. He's incredibly bright for a miniature pinscher. You tell him..."go get your bunny!"...and he returns with his squeaky, stuffed rabbit. You tell him..."go get your rope!"...and he retrieves his tug-of-war toy. You ask him..."do you want to go for a walk?"...and he brings back his leash. So, why...oh why does he continue to pee in the house? Why? He knows he has to go outside. I let him out constantly. And yet...he still has to pee on my floor. Why?




I love you, Patton. But this shit has to stop! You're killing me, smalls!

Title: Celluloid Heroes
Rating: G
Characters: 9th Doctor, Rose Tyler
Summary: History is not always pretty.
Spoilers: None
Disclaimers: I own nothing.
A/N: Pure fluff, romance and cliched 'tongue in teeth' overtures. I've never done a drabble before and this one is a bit long to even be considered one.
Words: 221

( Follow the fake, cliched cut of Rassilon )

Looks like Stephen Colbert is a fanboy. He just mentioned Doctor Who on his show (Thurs. June 28). He was interviewing Doug Bailey, founder of Unity08, a political party based on the internet. Apparently they will be holding an internet convention next year, to which, Colbert replied...

"...wait a minute...so you're just going to get a bunch of computer nerds (signing up)...you're going to end up with a nomination for Doctor Who and Chewbacca (for pres/vice pres)".

So...should I be offended that I'm stereotyped? Or sign-up and cast my ballot? DR.WHO/CHEWBACCA08!!!

Check out his site at

http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/videos/celebrity_interviews/index.jhtml

and look up Doug Bailey, for the interview. It may not be posted for another few minutes. It's good for a laugh!

Ok...got tagged with this one by soniced_up

1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 4-7 sentences on your LJ along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest (unless it's too troublesome to reach and is really heavy. Then go back to step 1).
6. Tag five people.


"Why were you praying?" I asked.

"I was praying that I'd never have to work with Shelley Winters again."

I only knew Shelley casually, which made me wonder why in her autobiography she said something about my trying to fix her up with Clark Cable and Errol Flynn, suggesting I was something of a female pimp. For the record, I never had any contact whatever with Flynn and didn't meet Gable until I played opposite him in 'Band of Angels', which would have been several years after the alleged incident.

While Shelley was throwing her tantrums and playing the meaty role in 'A Double Life', Little Miss Rock Candy was back in her filmy pantaloons for 'Slave Girl', in which George Brent was the male lead. He was well into middle age, and make no pretense otherwise. His favorite phrase throughout the movie was, "I'm getting too old for this," which was true.

I tag:

scieppan
sap1066
angel932
kitsunealyc
amandarex

I've just had a horrible thought about the Doctor/Jack supposed final revelation...Spoilers Beware!

( The Cut of Rassilon/Omega/Other )

Since the craziness of episode day has died down a bit, I thought I would try my hand at a review. Well, not a review, really. Maybe some musings, predictions or general spoilery...maybe. Kinda sorta...

( Utopia and not the St. Thomas More type )