I was asked what a typical day for an ESL teacher was like. If you are interested, please see the cut. Keep in mind though, new teachers usually have a much harsher schedule, more classes (sometimes more than one school), and more students then I do. But I also have 5 years seniority, which means I get more perks. Anyway, here is my Monday. It's ( Read more... )

So yes, the kids have managed to master insulting each other in sign language. :) I was secretly really surprised though. I asked each kid to stand up and sign me their name. Every. Single. Kid. Did. It. ALL OF THEM. Even the two that never do ANYTHING, that never LISTEN, that never do HOMEWORK, that always score the lowest on every test they've ( Read more... )

But I am SICK of Pokemon!

....okay, not completely. angel_katchan, don't have a Munchlax fit. But man, I wish the kids at Erin's study group would choose a new cartoon to watch to do their weekly summary. I've seen this DVD a gazillion times (there's 10 eps on it) and they want to watch all the eps before moving on to a new one. And since I stupidly told them ( Read more... )

Before I do anything else, I have just read the most fabulous fic in the universe and I must rec it to the world. I think it sums up everything I love about fics - future!fic, excellent writing, vivid but not over-the-top descriptions, plausibility, and for the icing on the cake? The OTP is Jason from Foxtrot, and Calvin, from Calvin and Hobbes. * ( Read more... )

I went to Starbucks and after giving them my order (Vanilla Frappachino), the man behind the counter showed me an assortment of stuffed silk mice (to celebrate the Year of the Rat, of course). They were adorable, but I wasn't going to buy one (still on a bit of a budget until the end of this month). Still, I asked how much. The man asked which one ( Read more... )

Good god I love the weekends. I have no money to go anywhere or do anything, so I can just read until I have to go to Erin's place for her study group tonight.

I uploaded a bunch of stuff for toon_downloads - some old-school My Little Pony episodes, the first 4 episodes of Duckman, the first episode of Pinky and the Brain plus two DVD commentaries (with moe ( Read more... )

Title: Unlikely Partners, 1/2

Author: Stormy1x2 (
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Title: Protective Instincts
Author: Stormy1x2 (traveling_storm)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2932

Series: Done as part of LiveJournal's Fanfic100 Community, prompt #72: Fixed
Notes: Set sometime during Season 3/4, after Klunk's arrival, and after the episode where Bishop had them - and Leatherhead - trapped in his lab. And no, you can't see my BDT (Big Damn Table), ' ( Read more... )

Because I am apparently a closet masochist, I agreed to write 100 stories about Kirihara Akaya from Rikkaidai. Thank GOD there's no time limit for this. :)

I haven't even been formally accepted yet but I don't particularly care. If I am not, it simply means I won't get a nifty little banner at the end. I am still going to write them anyway.

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I just gave in to the voices in my head and signed up over at fanfic100 for the character Kirihara Akaya. *shrugs* Kamio Akira was already taken, and so was Sengoku Kyosumi. :) That's okay - I like Akaya. I want to get inside that boy's head and make him squirm. He's got so much potential for mad-capped craziness and trauma, and I want to exploit it all ( Read more... )