Me again!

1. boom_queen found video of a TV Guide photo shoot for "TV's sexiest stars", with Katee Sackhoff and Jared Padalecki. I assume it'll be the issue that comes out next week. ( Some screencaps of Katee's pics. )

The Bad ( Read more... )

Oh, laptop. I missed you so much! Got the power cord in the mail today, and now the laptop is all charged up and ready to go... which means I'll be extra-verbose in tonight's update ( Read more... )

Really! I promise! ;) Though today has been a bit frustrating. I've been wanting to write a post-"Maelstrom" fic, but my ideas keep faltering and flailing. I sketched out an idea, then realized it was full of cliches and enough sap for a church pancake breakfast. Alas! I'm toying with another concept, though it's rooted in mythology about ( Read more... )

Hilarious things I've read online today, most of them in the talkback sections of otherwise excellent blogs:

On whether Antonella Barba should be voted off the show...
Antonella took these pix to try and get back an ex-boyfriend. This is a confused, desparate young woman who will go to any length to get what she wants. (I don't even watch AI, but ( Read more... )

Another day without much to report, but I must keep The Streak alive! I'm quite impressed with Elmore-Pisgah's customer service. On Tuesday night, I ordered a bunch of double-worsted Peaches & Creme for a bathmat, and it arrived this afternoon via UPS Ground. My only concern is that I didn't order quite enough, but I'm sure I'll find a way to ( Read more... )

The nephew TBA is now officially two days past due. Gee, he takes after his auntie! I was 18 days late, and I'm usually 18 minutes late whenever I have to be somewhere. Let's just hope he doesn't also inherit my off-the-charts ADD ( Read more... )

Now that my school's Title 1 grant has finally arrived, I've been allocated $1,500 to buy novel class sets for the school. WHEE! Being the Reading Department Chair does have a few perks (though I'm still wildly amused that *I* am in charge of *anything*.) I've decided that the best course of action is to go with Perma-Bound. The books are more ( Read more... )

I am a pleasant, cheerful teacher who believes in... thoroughly depressing her students on a Friday. Therefore, today we studied repetition in poetry, and I used these two poems:

Carl Sandburg's ( Killers )

1. Any suggestions for what to do with very dry nostrils? (Yeah, a bit yucky, that.) Although I'm still sniffly post-flu, my nose is dry -- specifically, the parts of my nostrils just above my upper lip. WebMD said that steam will only provide temporary relief, but I can't exactly rub lotion in there. ETA: They also said NOT to use Vaseline. ( Read more... )