An acquaintance of mine has a house that backs up against a nature preserve. He lives there for the sake of family rather than out of an affinity for wildlife. These past few years, he's been out of town, and I wonder if I should have left a note on his door to warn him. Cal will gleefully oblige should I ask him to perform the duty.

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For those of you not still too embarrassed to emerge from seclusion, allow me to put a different spin on yesterday's theme.

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-ou don't hurry up I'm going to leave you here for Boggle's children. It would be an educational experience for all parties con- ... -cerned ...

[A moment's pause as the memories return. Then a sigh.]This is becoming ridiculous. I was supposed to have office hours this afternoon and a meeting with my advisor. The day was going to be ( Read more... )

Apartment Action (first half)/Accidental Video (second half)[Niko's sleep becomes restless after midnight. A light sheen of sweat gilds his olive-dark skin and dampens the strands of hair that fall against his cheek. His hand tightens convulsively around the hilt of the knife he keeps beneath his pillow. Fine tremors of tension ripple through ( Read more... )

Action[Niko is up well before dawn, well before what even he considers a civilized hour, and moving silently through the apartment. He laces his running shoes, pulls on a light jacket over a tee-shirt and jeans, and ties his hair back in a tight tail at the nape of his neck. A relatively light load of weapons--only ten knives and his wakizashi-- ( Read more... )

Not that it's of much import considering that the majority of your work for the term was a fabrication courtesy of the City, but those students who attended my classes last week passed. Congratulations. You can survive an exam when a curse puts the requisite knowledge in your heads ( Read more... )

HIST 307 Essay PromptsSelect four of the five following topics for discussion. Your answers must be in short essay format. By now you should be familiar with the requirements, but if you find your memory has been overwhelmed by the rigors of studying for this exam, consult the course guidelines you were given at the beginning of the semester or ( Read more... )

HIST 307 Ancient Warfare: Student ReminderA study session for the multiple choice portion of the exam will be held today at 2:00 PM. Students who wish to complete this portion of the exam early may attend the testing session at 7:00 this evening. All other students must report for the test at 8:00 AM Friday. You will have one hour in which to ( Read more... )

Video Post[The memory begins with a goodbye. Niko, his hair damp and left loose to dry, kisses a pale woman in pearls before he steps out into the opulent hall that leads from the front door of her New York penthouse to the bank of elevators and emergency stairs. He opts for the stairs and descends twenty-three stories in the time most would ( Read more... )

Vampires in my world are neither dead nor undead. They are not cold. They are not without a heartbeat. They are not without breath. They are not singularly classified as monsters and killers ( Read more... )