I'll be in Tokyo for my spring break, and it's probably the closest I'll get to any of you for a while. I promise to wave in the general direction of south while I'm there.
//John Cusack holds a ghetto blaster up under a window making every girl fall in love with him
Honestly, to this day I still have a big girly crush on John Cusack because of that. Well, that and "Better Off Dead". Excellent CD, Joanna. Well worth the wait.
//I just sent mine today, Velocity. Sorry for the terrible delay.
I'd just like you to know, I've cried every time I've checked the mail in the past week and a half. Maybe soon I can stop crying.
Has mine arrived yet? It should have by now. I actually sent mine on time.
//problem is, it would get abused. and parents would be even more lazy in the knowledge there is free food at school when thier children get there.
Any of the kids who qualify for the free and reduced lunch program at a regular school (here, at least) qualify because of their parents' level of income. If they're getting a free lunch at school, it's possible the kid will get a new pair of shoes, or dental care, or maybe just a better dinner because their family budget isn't quite as tight. It's also possible that the money will go to fuel mom's drinking binge, but why punish the kid for that? Why not make sure they have a nutritious breakfast/lunch, so they can do well in school and not have to end up like their parents?
I like a whole bunch of music from this tiny country in the southern hemisphere that most people here can't even find on a map. Go ahead and laugh at me for it; it wouldn't be the first time.
I sent mine yesterday, so in 7-10 business days, a certain Wellingtonian should expect a package from the middle of America.
Should I be expecting one from the same person I sent one to, or is it more random than that?
Today I received a Groundhog's Day present in the mail from an adult film actor. Not every day a person can say that, I reckon. That's kind of why I had to say it.
Conversely, in Tacoma, WA recently, a cop was trying to get a drunk man out of a tree, reached for what she thought was her taser, and shot the man dead.
//excellent fiction
Well, I'm writing a comic book right now, and thanks to my long-time involvement in the NZM Community, it's being illustrated by the esteemed (though estranged) grimmybug. It's sure to be fantastic.
//Hey kids, meet your friendly, neighbourhood bombsquad!
The kids weren't actually there. This is our prep week, and part of being prepared for the new school year is knowing what to do if one of our kids decides to use a bomb to get out of standardized testing day. Not that they generally do that, but in my kind of school it's good to be prepared.
I presume that's why they recommended getting the students involved.
Today at school the staff had speakers from the Gang Strike Force, the Bomb Squad, and the ATF. I teach at an interesting school.
Here is a list of things I learned from the Bomb Squad:
-I learned how to make a bomb, only out of household items, that can completely pulverize a wooden mannequin.
-I learned how to make many different kinds of bombs.
-I learned that a Disney lunch box is a convenient place to hide a bomb.
-I learned that many people who think they're funny try to bomb police stations with bombs hidden in Dunkin' Donuts boxes.
-I learned that the Bomb Squad thinks it's a good idea to get students involved in the crisis prevention process. We decided their job would be to sweep the parking lot for suspicious looking packages, and then to pick them up and shake them to make sure they're not bombs.
-I learned that the Bomb Squad's main prevention technique is to "decrease proximity." It's like their answer to "stop, drop, and roll."
-I learned that a lot of times if you get a suspicious package, it's just a ploy to get you to evacuate the building so that snipers can pick you off in the parking lot.
-And finally, I learned that if you call the Bomb Squad to your school, they bring robots and puppy dogs. It's a fact!
I love my job.
//hell is an invention to scare people into christianity.
Interesting fact: the Christian bible contains exactly zero references to Hell. It was made up by wealthy Christians to scare poor Christians into continuing to give them money.
My students tell me it's time to start my rap career. Look out, world. Here comes a white girl from the Midwest.
Oh, I really enjoyed Stay. Everyone wore such nice sweaters (or I guess you call them jumpers. Whatev.). The plot really didn't seem all that complicated to me. I'd outline it for you, but I'm not the kind of girl to spoil a movie for everyone else.
Yesterday I got all of the stray hats around my house photographed, uploaded, sized and listed for sale. It took all damn day on my antique computer.
//I’m not quite an expert wanker
Well, you just keep at it, young man. If you practice enough, someday you'll go to the Olympics. What was it my badminton coach said? Three hours a day? That sounds about right.
//Velocity sent me a copy of a story she's finished recently
Yay! I'm recommended! I'll probably have to send you a real copy if it ever gets published, so you can give me free publicity.
I can help out, too.