This is my word tally post to keep track of my progress in writing my hopefully first book, Crimson Wings.

Friday, 6 June, 2008- (migraine slowed me down) 27,630 ~ 26,426= ~1200 words

Saturday, 7 June, 2008- (so much to do, so much yelling to stop it being done) 28,693 - 27,630 = 1,063

I also hit page 100!! I'm starting Chapter 7 on page 102!! Yay! I broke into the triple digits! ^_^

Sunday, 8 June, 2008- 29,124 with addition of 461 words. I suck. But I start Chapter 8 tomorrow! And I will beat 30,000 words!

Tuesday, 10 June, 2008- 29,327 words, a total addition of 200 words. I beyond suck. And it has also taken me this long to write it up. Again, I beyond suck!

Sunday, 15 June, 2008- 30,033 words, an addition of 716 words. I still suck, but at least I suck at over 30,000 words!

Saturday, 18 October, 2008- 39,446 words. I know I suck, I've just been busy, but I'm hoping to finish this puppy by the end of the year. Or at least before the next semester begins.

Sunday, 18 January, 2009- 50,420 words. Yeah, yeah. Not done yet. Too much to do, too little time. But I have been faithfully writing with the intent of at least 500-1000 words a day. So far, I have a nice surplus of 1700 words built up. Said surplus will do two things for me: 1. allow me to finish ahead of my latest deadline in mid-April (I have an earliest deadline of mid-February, which I know I won't make) and 2. allow me to miss a day or two if absolutely necessary. Here's hoping life doesn't force me to slack off any more than that!

Friday, 06 March, 2009- 64,092 words. I try so hard to write, really I do! It just doesn't work out that often anymore! But I'm down to working only every other Saturday and of course teaching three days a week now, so hopefully I can get back on track for an April finish. I only need at least 18,000 more words now. I think the book will be a maximum of 80-90,000 words, so I am almost there!

Monday, 4 May, 2009- 70,870 words. I have had about 68,000 since about two days after the last count on here, but I wasn't really able to get it up and I wanted to wait til I hit 70,000 anyway. Now I have! But I'm too tired to push my way to 71,000, so I will just let it go for tonight. I'm done with the semester now, so I plan on finishing this before June. I know I can do it! I just have to do at least 1,000 words a day. So stay tuned! The finish is in sight! And only about 15,000 words to go! (Give or take a few thousand words...)

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 – done at 92,956 words. Happiness is a finished book ^_^ Now to edit!!

Monday, August 17, 2009— 94,288 words. first draft check 1, language finalized. Okay... We can stop growing now... Though I might break Chapter 1 in two, which would really add in the words... XD

I applied for a job in Japan in late April and I just found out that I was offered the job!! I haven't accepted it yet. I'll do that in the morning after sleep and when I've calmed a little. Still, Japan!!! I will be teaching in Sendai starting August 1st for James English School. I've wanted to teach in Japan for sooo long! I will miss a lot of things here in the US (not the least of which being my cats, dogs, and guinea pigs), but I really would regret not doing this if I didn't go. I will be there at least a year, if not longer. I'm already working on my TEFL certificate, slowly, and I am really hoping for a good year abroad. No idea what is to come, but I will survive as always. God's never let me down before and He won't start with me in Japan!


*dances and squees a bit more*

Well, I found three very interesting articles on the net today!

First off, in Russia, a woman named Anna Klevets is restarting the sufferage movement. Apparently, Russia is in need of another one though. There is apparently a 2000 law on the books that BANS women from holding 456 jobs, including oil drilling, stallion-breeding, and anything operating heavy machinery. Klevets applied for a job as an assistant driver of the trains in St. Petersburg underground and was turned down due to these laws. Even more amazing, Russia's Supreme Court acknowledged this law, but did nothing about it. She is appealing to a St. Petersburg court now. Go Anna! Link to the article here.

In the next article, a man did what we have all wanted to do to a jumper holding up traffic at rush hour. He pushed him off the bridge. The would-be jumper was fine with only a few injuries after landing on a nice half inflated air cushion. The pusher was taken into custody and quoted as saying something that basically sums it up for people who threaten to commit suicide but don't: "They do not really dare to kill themselves. Instead, they just want to raise the relevant government authorities' attention to their appeals." I'm glad the jumper is not dead, but, as amused as I am by the pusher, he probably should have just gone and had some ice cream until it was all over. Article Link here.

Finally, I've discovered that in at least one place in the world, Americans are not the most hated people. The British take that dubious honor in Malia, Greece. Apparently, the citizens of Malia even marched against British tourists in 2007 due to their commonly drunken and sometimes violent behavior. I can actually see this though, and I've always said, Americans didn't just create bad traits, we took them in from all over the world and did them BETTER! The good traits too, but no one notices those. The article I found this in was amusing too. Link to an article about a group of British men dressing up as nuns and mooning people.

The world's gone mad! BUt at least they are saying the economy might be stablilizing.~.^

RIght, been awhile since I wrote on here! Sorry! It has been a really busy month!

First, I had Finals. For the students, this means studying, getting in final work, taking exams, and moving home. For us teachers, this means GRADING that final work, exams, and everything else from the entire semester for at least 40 students within a few days to a week. (How long depends on how masochistic the college is. XD) After that, Mom got horribly sick, so I was going nuts caring for her and the rest of my family. Then, Mom is still only JUST getting better when Dad has a heart attack. He's ok, but he gave us quite a scare. The day afdter he came home from the hospital, I came down hard with Mom's strep. I keep telling her she doesn't need to share! The week after that, I ran around crazy with g'ma and her cancer surgery. Yesterday was Mom's birthday and we met up with my Aunt and Uncle in Lancaster the day before. That was nice except it ended up the once in a blue moon that I get car sick. XD This is not my month. And this last week, my compy has not been wanting to start. I think I know what the problem is now though. I just pray I am correct.

Well, that is the last 6 weeks in a nutshell. Glamorous life I lead, huh? At least I've been working on my novel some. Not as much as I want, but I have been busy otherwise... I think I am about 10,000 words from finishing it. A little more, a little less... Still, almost there!

Today, I read two articles. One was a very interesting one on Manga and it history and future. The other is about an interesting Japanese novella. Apparently, it is capitalizing on the Japanese belief that ghost reside in toilets. The book is a horror story written on toilet paper. Yes, that's right: TOILET PAPER! It is written three times on each roll, in fact. Don't believe me? Go here. .... Amazing, right?

Another note, I am working towards a TEFL certicate and have become addicted to the web comic, Girl Genius. Excellent comic! silversliver introduced me (Thank you!) and I recommend it to all!

Right, well, I have a lot that has happened over the past two or three weeks, but for now I'll just give the summary and do the longer, more in-depth version for my friends only later. Sorry all non friends!

Anyway. I broke up with my boyfriend. I also got an interview for Japan and they are checking my references! She actually wrote to tell me that she will be on vacation, but they are checking my references and they will let me know by the end of this week. I think it looks good, but I just can't be sure until it's sure. No one can ever tell til then. Aw well! I am starting to study my Japanese again, now that I have more time. I am also starting to forge my way forward again with writing my book. I want it finished this month!! Soon, I will also be starting my TEFL certificate. Dad is supposed to be buying it for me, but if he doesn't get a fire under his rear soon, I'll just do it myself. I am also going to record the voice parts of Al from FullMetal Alchemist for a audiodrama version of a fanfic. ^_^ I have no idea how well I'll do, but I am really excited about getting the chance to try. Finally, I am also getting back to trying to write and edit some short stories for publication as well as creating 3D pics again.

I made a couple of new pics in fact! One I'm still working on in Art Weaver, but the other I'll put up here now! Let me know what you think?

Don't Cry for Me in Color

Don't Cry for Me in Black and White

Thanks to wolfdawn for giving me the title!!

EDIT: OH! And I also just adopted two guinea pigs: Peanut Butter and Butterscotch. They are cute, but have been bounced around a bit. A co-worker rescued them from another co-worker and I got them from her. Here will be ther final home. ^_^ They will live happy lives in one place once more. With plenty of Alfalfa too! LOL!

Right! Two weeks ago, I decided to apply to James English School in Japan. If you click on the school name, you can see their website. They are a small eikaiwa (English Conversation School) in the Tohoku region of Japan with their headquarters in Sendai. I wrote to ask a few questions about the school and then began getting together my application materials. I took a picture of myself, got an appropriate essay written, filled out my application, redid my CV (it is pretty now!), and created an introductory video.

That video was the hardest part! It took me several days! The first day, I did four takes, but reviews were bad for it and I had to agree. So I did it again. Again, the reviews were bad and I decided one more try was in order. However, I didn't want to wait to make my video any longer than necessary, so instead of waiting for the rain to stop and it to warm up again, a few days later I made one last video inside in front of a nice bookcase. It was the absolute best of the bunch. Nothing overly wrong with it, though some areas could have been improved on. So I sent it off, which was when my utter stupidity hit! XD

I decided to copy and paste my CV into my application. That meant one less thing to upload into my email. So I miscounted and sent my application in without my CV! I realized almost immediately and desperately waged a battle to send my CV after it. That was Thursday night. I was soooo sure I was going to not be offered an interview, but I woke up the next morning to an email for an interview! I sent back times I could do the phone interview and ran to work.

Unfortunately, not long after I got home, my net went. XD So I was positively frantic. I knew that they prolly wouldn't reply until Monday, since they are 13 hours ahead of me, but I still hoped that maybe I'd get something in. I didn't and ended up having a bad night with friend drama. silversliver helped me out there though. Thank you, silversliver! And the rest of my weekend was alright, despite getting my first sunburn of the season on a date. XD

Tonight, I checked my emails to find that they had replied! I have an interview at 9pm on Tuesday, 21 April! YAY! And afterwards, I will prolly apply to AEON again, just in case I don't get hired.

Also, I will prolly be disappearing online until about May 3rd. And then I will be on, but keeping strict hours. I have a book to write, I will be working towards a TEFL certificate, and I will simply be trying to not be quite so attached to the net. But if you need me, email me or write me here. I'll answer as soon as I can. I'm buried with new work for Finals just about every other day, so that's why the start date of now.

Also, I've had 2,000 more words than the official count since like 2 days after that count, but I haven't had time to write more unfortunately! Soon I hope!

Wish me luck! For the interview and Finals! And certificate! Please! And pray for me? Thanks!

Some cute kitty vids to leave you all with for now.

Yesterday, on my way to work, I saw something that floored me. I was on Rte 1, just about 3 or 4 miles from my exit. There's a side road that's for some government place and cop cars often like to sit there and wait for speeders. Yesterday, Dad (he drove me) noiced people flashing to warn of cops. Then we saw the police car sitting in the mouth of the road, watching the traffic. We got a little closer and saw the rest. At least 6 or 7 police cars were parked a little ways behind the first, waiting for him to go so that they could take his place! It was amazing! I have never seen so many police cars in one place that was not a police car parking lot in my life! And then, about a mile down, we saw the first car that had been stopped by another police car. Then a little further down was another! And another a little ways in front of him! And as we turned off on my exit, we saw a final one just past the exit! Now THAT was amazing! The police were truly out in force!

My first irony for today is one I normally notice. First of all, let me remind you that I am semi-vegetarian. I will eat eggs, dairy products, and fish/seafood, but nothing that does not fit in these catagories. Now then, I teach a 10 am Basic Writing class every Monfday, Wednesday, and Friday. The room I teach it in, however, is apparently dedicated to a company that must have given a large sum of money to the college. My room is... *drum roll* the Perdue room, dedicated to the owner of the Perdue Chicken people. XD

My second irony is this. I was talking to a Professor of Business about her students. Apparently one student is a conspiracy theorist that ascribes to the idea that no grade is unnegotiable. They said it was Americans that attacked the WTC Towers. Well, her response was that he would have to do better than that for a better grade (understandable) and did he think she would live is a country that does this to its own people? Since I had just read it, I couldn't help but think of the article silversliver put up about rape in the military. Unfortunately, America will go after its own people and does so with startling regularity. I grew up hearing about the double standard between men and women in the military. In high school, one woman had to fight to get into a military academy (which she promptly failed out of after she had won). I have always known that women (men too!) are liable to be hazed cruelly and raped by their fellow soldiers. Many male soldiers will refuse to serve beside their female counterparts and many positions are unavailable to women. Any show of inequality, any refusal to grant justice to any victim for any type of crime for any reason, in any part of our American society (since we are only discussing America at this point) is an attack by the government on its own people. And we allow it to happen by not acknowledging the possibility, no matter how remote, of it happening. This incident was both ironic in its timing and context as well as immensily sad.

Oh, and to a commenter on the article called Muhammad from Pakistan: We wouldn't have bombed you if you hadn't first attacked us and given us a reason to bomb you. Not even Bush could have swung that one. We're not angels by any means, but neither did we have NO provocation AT ALL in that respect.

I'm on Facebook and I actually am thinking of starting a group on there, except I would want it to be an active group. That is to say, one that people don't just join and forget about. I'd like for them to participate in it at least monthly both on and off line. You see, teaching remedial English at colleges for so many years has taught me something important: America no longer values learning, reading, or writing within its culture.

Instead of telling our children to try harder when they fail and punishing them to reinforce this idea, we scream that the material was too hard or the teachers failed them. Now, the latter may sometimes be true, but the true problem is that Junior didn't study and his/her guardians/parents did not take the time to make sure they were studying and doing their homework or that they understood their homework. After all, these students had classmates that passed the exact same test with flying colors! They have peers on the other side of the world already on to more advanced concepts! And there have been many in just such circumstances that not only overcame their meager beginnings, but excelled to become world reknown doctors and poets among other things. No, hard work is the key to success no matter what else may be present in the environment. But when people blame others for their failures or for their children's failures, a problem becomes evident. If it is not the student's fault, then the student is perfect and does not actually have to do anything.

A case in point for this would be a previous student of mine. He stopped me one day and said, "Please help me? I never actually went to English class in high school." Yet, this student was an 18-year-old college Freshman. How did that happen? And he was right. He had to work long and hard to finish out my class because he did not have anywhere near the English writing skills he needed to survive college. Thankfully, he did work hard and did improve, but not everyone does. My mother once taught a student for was in her final year of college as an education major. She could not string together even one complete sentence (and I did see one of her papers myself), yet she complained when my mother failed her for not editting her work or doing what she was supposed to do to pass. The school actually did go against my mother's wishes and passed her. I pity her poor eventual students. They are not being taught by a teacher; they are being taught by a self-absorbed fool.

Unfortunately, America (the world even!) is now quite well populated by people like my mother's student with only a few who are like mine was. This is because we have grown lazy and complacent in our need and ability to rationalize our failure and have somebody hold our hands while telling us that we don't need to actually work hard.

TV is a form of this as well. Now, don't misunderstand-- I don't mean to say TV is bad! I mean to say TV is not all good. TV gives us a story in brief. It entertains and enlightens us, sometimes at the same time. It brings everyone, regardless of age, gender, background, or race, onto the same playing field because they can see as well as hear, so no one has to struggle to understand or figure out what a word means. This also means, however, that neither is all the information being fully given nor is it being absorbed in such a way that watchers actually learn more than a stray fact or two.

Reading, on the other hand, forces its audience to absorb and process, if not all, then at least some of the information imparted. Writing forces writers to access, process, and impart this information in a new, engaging way that is also logical and sound. Both of these methods mean that the information used is much more likely to be remembered a month or year later than the majority of the facts from a TV show or documentary, no matter how engaging.

This also brings me to a new point: How can we have anything to watch without people who are knowledgable about the given subject, can write the script, and can read the scrip to create the actual film by acting and pieceing it together among other things. Oh, sure, we could get back without these things, but the quality of entertainment would go down drastically and there would most likely be no more documentaries. I know I'm in the minority as a documentary junkie, but documentaries might also be defined to include shows like Ghost Hunters, Reality TV, and Games Shows. How can you expect to get the hundred thousand dollars if you never learned where Bulgaria is on the map and the question is to name one of its neighbors?

Learning, Reading, and Writing are integral to our society! So why is it that newscasters and the media are determined to look down on books and those who write them? They flaunt their learning, so they are afraid to have the general public perhaps learn more without their help? I say this could be a good thing. A true discussion of the problems in the Sudan rather than a debate where the opponents are specially picked to go overboard and keep people watching in facination of what will happen next rather than what the next point will be to combat So-an-so's point.

Yep, I think I need to do this. Anyone wanna help? Anyone have any other ideas or points? Any ideas on how to do this or things I can do within it? Let me hear from you!

So far, I wanna do paper-based only pen pals (starting with military and working into national and international maybe), book clubs for fiction and non fiction, discussions on this subject, and discussions on poetry and poets. Look for this on Facebook!

I thought this appropriate for me, lol. I'm a cat! ^_________^

Your Animal is the Cat

You are independent to the point of being stubborn. You stick to your values. You are loyal, trustworthy, and honest. You are very devoted to your family. You are aloof towards those you don't know well, but you are affectionate with those you are close to. You are a creative, sensual, and mysterious person. You are agile and flexible.

Man... I'm sooo tired!! I have 66,032 or so words now in my book (I can see light! Light!), but I'm exhausted again. My brain seems to take writing a lot as an excuse to not stop running. When I try to sleep, I can't. I may be tired, yawning even, but my brain keeps whirling and so I can't sleep! I'm soooo tired! End day, end!

My computer also seems to have insomnia. Seems if I open it and close it (without turning it on or whatever) or close it after it has finished shutting down, my computer will turn on and start up by itself. I do believe both compy and owner have caught insomnia again!

You may not like my thoughts on some of this. If not, I'm sorry, but I am tired of people getting away with murder. A little "tough love" can be good for the soul and could be good for the perpetrators you will to read about here should you choose to click this ( link. )

If you think I'm being too harsh, think of it this way. These girls planned this, with a lure and look outs included in the plan. They brutally beat this girl so badly she was knocked unconscious, has lost hearing in one ear and some sight in one eye, and ended up with a concussion as well as many, many bruises. Lindsey was crying and trying to escape her tormentors who would not let her leave. This was not spur of the moment. These girls knew exactly what they were doing even before they did it. And they wanted to put it up on the net for a bit of fame! The victim, Lindsey, downloaded the video and gave it to police. Garcia says her daughter went and got the tape to give to them, but from what I've read, I would surmise this happened only after she realized how much trouble she was in and was trying to find a way out of it.

No, these girls deserve everything they get, and possibly more in the case of the one who only got probation.


Links about this case:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24012556#24012556

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29532767/

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/15817493/detail.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-558895/Six-teenage-girls-film-happy-slap-attack-cheerleader-internet.html

Title: The Day Wolfram went to War
By: AngelZash
Rating: G/PG
Pairing: Yuuram
Warnings: Feme-YuuRam, so it has girlxgirl kissing.
Dedication: For wolfram_kyo. Enjoy! *glomps*
Disclaimer: Kyou Kara Maou and its characters do not belong to me. Please don't sue. I'll give you my bills if you want them!
Summary: Not even Yuuri can hold off the inevitable, but that hurts all the more when it is Wolfram who must march off to war.
Notes: wolfram_kyo asked for a picture that was sappy sweet of feme Yuuri and feme Wolfram. So I made it in Poser Pro and wrote her a tiny story to go along with it. I've only done the barest of editing on the story, so please excuse any typos or errors!

Enjoy!
( The Picture that started it all! )
( And the fic to go with the pic! )

I found this video on Cute Overload and I am quite sure it belongs there. ~.^ *squees*

Man... Last night was terrible for me! I ordered in, pizza from Season's, and as I was chewing felt a little pain from something stuck in my tongue. Figuring it was a harder piece of herbs or spices from the pizza, I managed to swallow the rest of my mouthful and pulled out the "splinter." My "splinter" was a sliver of metal stuck in my tongue! I couldn't believe it! We called the pizza place and though the manager was rude, the owner said he would pay for any medical expenses. I went for a Tetanus Booster and am hopeful that will be the end of that. I think I'm off pizza, and Season's, for a while now though.

Then, I forgot something I needed in the car. So I ran out to get it about 11pm. My foot slipped on the edge of the sidewalk coming back in and twisted. It's a little sore, but okay. My right knee, however, is all scraped and bruised up. My right hand also has a lovely bruise.

Last night was just not my night! Still, it was better than an Honor student's here at Wesley. He was unfortunately hit and killed by a drunk driver this weekend. Please say a little prayer for his family everyone? Thank you!

Oh, and Happy Valentine's Day, a little belated, everyone! I'll have to write about mine later. I have a class to teach now. Have a great day all!!

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas all!! Sorry it's so late, I just haven't really been on LJ recently. *looks sheepish*


Anyway, I've been keeping busy. I've been seeing a guy and working working on my book, though insanely slowly on the last. The guy is nice. Gone on a few dates with him so far and he seems very intelligent. He's a lawyer, so I would hope he is! LOL My book is over half finished, but it is moving much more slowly than I like. *sighs* I always hit a hard part just as I get the time to get some serious writing done. Why is that? I really need to find a week to get away and just write. Nothing else. Ah well, one day maybe.

My mother is also sick with Bronchitis. I do believe I caught it from her. *pouts* *has coughing fit* *pouts again* Hopefully, it will pass quickly.

Otherwise, I found a couple articles that I thought cute/funny. Seems a 6 year old in Virginia is very dedicated to school. He missed his bus, so he grabbed his parents' keys and headed for school. Unfortunately, being 6 made controlling the car a problem. He ran off the road, but he was okay. After a quick check up at the hospital, he finally made it to school. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28524924/

Finally, a pair of deer wanted to get educated. Unfortunately, their teachers and fellow classmates were a little unnerved. I would be too when faced with crazed deer, I'm sure. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/28521680#28523717

I was watching the Ten Show today and saw them say something horribly stupid in one segment, so I wrote them a letter.

On your show today, Tim was interviewing a lady about giving coffee and coffee items for gifts this Chirstmas. One item he picked up and said, "When I first saw this, I thought it was another BOOK." He said that like it would be a bad thing if it was a book. This is very offensive to me and in exceedingly poor taste. In our culture today, it's uncool to read; therefore, most people cannot read much more than a sign-- if they bother to read that-- and many can barely write enough to communicate in everyday conversation that is not a text message or IM. I teach a rudimentary English class for a local college and I've actually had a student PROUDLY announce in class that he's never been in a bookstore. Someone in the media saying such a thing and encouraging the thought that reading is uncool is, to my mind, an unconscionable act. If this trend of not reading continues, our society will be no better off than it was in the so-called "Dark Ages." As Mark Twain said, "A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read."


I know this seems like a small thing, but it really does upset me when members of the media further the idea that reading and books are stupid and poor gifts. I don't think people realize the consequences of not being able to read or write well. We wouldn't have all those movies they prefer to just sit down and watch. There would be no one to write the movies, produce them, direct them, or act in them because no one would be able to create or read the script! Also, no one would be able to create and package the item for sale later on. We need books, we need to read, and we need to write. If we have or can do none of these things, we are lost as a society.

And to point out how society degrades without reading, just look at the patrons at the library. I've found that the patrons who take out mostly DVD's or only DVD's are also the patrons that are the rudest, least patient, and most likely to skip the sign to wait to be called forward or will simply attack the circulation desk, ignoring the line of patrons already there. There are exceptions to this rule, such as one sweet older lady, but I've found that this is by far the way it goes at the library.

Right, I was really REALLY sick this week. I called out of work Tuesday through Thursday and really probably should have called out Monday too. So now I am WAAAAAY behind in my grading and such. Ah well, had to happen eventually. Just now isn't the greatest time for it...

Anyway, just wanted to write that my mom today went berserk. She read that the Bank of Scotland, one of Scotland's oldest institutions and possibly oldest bank, had gone under. I have money in that bank, so she wasn't too happy to see this and kept telling me to look it up on the net, despite the fact I had no access to a computer at the time. She also kept saying that I had lost my money and she told me I should have taken my money out before. She didn't actually; she was just surprised I hadn't closed it is all. *shrugs* Well, I just got on to look it up. Bank of Scotland Halifax is being bought out by Lloyd's TSB for 12 billion pounds, it is not going under. Their website is up and notice free, aside from the obvious. Their name will not change and they say that no jobs will be lost over it.

In fact, I believe the biggest controversy comes from their freetalk feature on this news site here.

labour's attempt to secure scottish jobs, over english ones,
is gerrymandering on an epic scale.
surely the police ought t be investigating what level of inappropriate pressure was applied in the negotiations.

paul holdstock, doncaster, england

If anything it should be called the English and Scottish Bank.
When will people in England wake up to the fact that this Scottish government at Westminster are intent on pillaging English taxpayers and driving England bankrupt. Then the Scots will proudly march away with the oil and into the eu.


Robert, Preston, England

What is all this stuff about Scotland? Jobs are important everywhere. Do we detect the palsied hand of Gord upon this deal?

Paul Freeman, London, England



Is it me, or should the British be given the award for The Ability to Hold a Grudge the Longest in the World? It's not so hard to believe me now when I say that they still think of Americans as those upstart colonists, is it? *shakes head* Don't think woulod have liked credence like this.

Oh, and Robert from Preston, England? Conspiracy theorist much? LOL

angelzash is worn out.

Sleep when you're dead! Whether it's emotionally or physically, you're exhausted. Have you considered sleeping pills? I took them when I had mono, and they made everything better.

wanna know your lj's moodring color? enter your user name and hit the button. (discussion thread)

Stole this from yum3ch0u and I have to say that it is only too true. I need a vacation. Badly.

Otherwise, classes have started and one is ending, so I'm already buried in grading. Still, I did finish reading Twilight. I'll write up a review on it soon as I crawl out from under the pile of grading I have rediscovered here. And so, til then, I'll leave you with this poem.

A Man Said to the Universe
by Stephen Crane

A man said to the universe:
"Sir I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."