I voted last week, so I was avoiding the hell out of election news in order to avoid hyperventilating. But I'm very glad neonhummingbird called me last night, because otherwise I would've missed the moments when it turned over from close, to Obama winning. (I just need a filter and hand-holding in order to be able to deal with this stuff). Then I was in a ( Read more... )

Because Delicious was making me deeply crazy. So ( Read more... )

Jobs I'm not qualified for, or are too far away, but sound fun anyway:

Visitor Education Specialist : "Works with the Visitor Education team to develop and implement consistent, high-quality interpretation and presentations by Education volunteers that meet the educational goals of the New England Aquarium. " In Massachusetts, but man, that sounds ( Read more... )

The Only John Wayne Left in This Town by gyzym: Avengers, Teen, Genmostly, (Clint/Darcy too though): "Clint's got a secret love, and it's spelled b-a-n-j-o."

Sharpshooting is one thing, a rough-and-tumble kind of joy to it, the rush of a talent he never really needed to train for, but the music is something else entirely. Some nights Clint walks ( Read more... )

That is all.

(Although I am totally up for a completely spoileriffic discussion here, so if you do comment, keep that in mind.)

ETA: SPOILERS NOW IN COMMENTS, yup.

So last night's unconsciousness was weird. I dreamt I was following a house, that was actually a float in a parade (there was an acrobat on the front porch, doing hand-stands as the house navigated down a street) and finding places to hide from... somebody. Not clear on who. Next places where you could pick out your pig for your barbecue. And ( Read more... )

*Glee* Much thanks to manlpudl, who just recorded a podfic reading of The First Interstellar Naquadah Open (Stargate, gen, Window of Opportunity fic) from 2001 over here: http://fan-flashworks.dreamwidth.org/37477.htmlRead more... )

Which sounds mean on my part, doesn't it? Yes. I'm a horrible teacher.

But they are horrible students because they can't follow directions. Even when those directions are written four different places. Even when it results in their assignments being turned in to the wrong place. Even when they don't seem to understand that they are meant to type ( Read more... )

Me : [In the midst of grading student forum discussions on biodiversity: ]
CIRCLE OF LIFE! BINGO!

vampychick: BINGO!

Me: STUDENT Name redacted to protect the unfocused "I was thinking the same thing, how close we are connected to the plants and animals that many animals are use in tests to find cures for humans , I do believe we all have our ( Read more... )

( Cut for spoilers for Irene Adler in the latest Sherlock movie, & Scandal in Belgravia (2.01) )