TODAY IS THE DAY. EXCITE. I CAN'T EVEN.

Let's celebrate the fact that I am seeing this amazing guitarist, and beautiful man in 5 hours:











SIGH ♥

Hagen will be there and he's adorable, I can't wait to see him preform. 8D

Dear Edmonton Group:

I am looking for a learn-mandarin organization or group. There are bunches of them for french, spanish etc. but nothing I can find for mandarin.

I am kinda looking to learn to read and write on weekends or maybe during the week.

And I already know about Metro College, their program is okay but I am looking to be a little more in depth than just conversational Mandarin. As well, I am not looking to go all over the city. Preferably I would like to be downtown.

If anyone even has ideas like being a "friend" to an immigrant family and know an organization i can volunteer with that could help.

OH MY FUCKING GOD BAZ YOU ARE SUCH A GOD DAMNED TOOL I SERIOUSLY CAN'T EVEN. I JUST CAN'T.

I've been watching SuperGroup on VH1 Classic all day. It's a train wreck, I can't look away. I'm getting such horrible secondhand embarrassment from him. It's so funny. SO. FUNNY.

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Everyone should go join the Hearts and Guts exchange for the metalocalypse fandom. Srsly.

hearts_and_guts

YOU KNOW YOU WANNA~

Uhg some bad news, Joe Perry has taken the December 11th tour date down, and the Venue we were gonna see them at has taken it down as well. My mom emailed Joe's son Aaron, and apparently they canceled the rest of the tour due to holiday season, and they were sorry. But according to Joe's twitter... the cancellation of the tour is a rumor? Something about rescheduling in January but there's no confirmation. I guess mom's gonna forward the email to me so maybe I can make sense of it. THIS IS BUMMING ME OUT SO BAD, THIS WAS MY CHRISTMAS GIFT ; - ;

But some good news, aegoceros, snozzbatt, and me are gonna go see November Rain, a Guns N' Roses tribute band in January. I watched a couple of their vids on youtube and laughed my ass off. The 'Axl' is actually pretty good but man oh man. $7 for tickets, so funny, SO WORTH GOING. I AM EXCITE.

But man. At least I get to go see JPP this sunday in Albany. I hope it's AWESOME.

The 3rd annual Exposure: Edmonton's Queer Arts and Culture Festival starts today! There are tons of events for teens, families and adults and the festival runs until next Sunday. There are shows, concerts, exhibits and lots more. There’s stuff for you even if you aren’t queer, promise.

Check out the program: http://www.exposurefestival.ca

So I just found out yesterday that I am expecting twins.. I was wondering if anyone knows any good consignment stores for babies in the city, and if there are any other twin parents out there with any advise to share, tips ect..

Thanks in advance!

I'm a high school senior, and I hope to go to a uni next year. I'm a first generation college student (as well as the first to graduate high school)..

Is that something I should press when I apply? Are there any scholarships/benefits for first gen students that you know of? Thanks! :)

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/11/very-sekrit-passphrase.html

"We think they should come over to the merch table and point to this poster...




...and say 'That chick in the yellow corset crowdsurfing looks kind of hot. I wonder if she's dating anyone?' And then they get something for free."

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/11/radio-books-violin-lessons-also-haircut.html

The Blue Room had in prehistoric times been added to by taking in a superfluous passage, and so not only had the advantage of two doors, but enabled us to get to the head of the stairs without passing the chamber wherein our dragon-aunt lay couched. It was rarely occupied, except when a casual uncle came down for the night. We entered in noiseless file, the room being plunged in darkness, except for a bright strip of moonlight on the floor, across which we must pass for our exit. On this our leading lady chose to pause, seizing the opportunity to study the hang of her new dressing-gown. Greatly satisfied thereat, she proceeded, after the feminine fashion, to peacock and to pose, pacing a minuet down the moonlit patch with an imaginary partner. This was too much for Edward's histrionic instincts, and after a moment's pause he drew his single-stick, and with flourishes meet for the occasion, strode onto the stage. A struggle ensued on approved lines, at the end of which Selina was stabbed slowly and with unction, and her corpse borne from the chamber by the ruthless cavalier. The rest of us rushed after in a clump, with capers and gesticulations of delight; the special charm of the performance lying in the necessity for its being carried out with the dumbest of dumb shows.

Once out on the dark landing, the noise of the storm without told us that we had exaggerated the necessity for silence; so, grasping the tails of each other's nightgowns even as Alpine climbers rope themselves together in perilous places, we fared stoutly down the staircase-moraine, and across the grim glacier of the hall, to where a faint glimmer from the half-open door of the drawing-room beckoned to us like friendly hostel-lights. Entering, we found that our thriftless seniors had left the sound red heart of a fire, easily coaxed into a cheerful blaze; and biscuits—a plateful—smiled at us in an encouraging sort of way, together with the halves of a lemon, already once squeezed but still suckable. The biscuits were righteously shared, the lemon segments passed from mouth to mouth; and as we squatted round the fire, its genial warmth consoling our unclad limbs, we realised that so many nocturnal perils had not been braved in vain.

"It's a funny thing," said Edward, as we chatted, "how I hate this room in the daytime. It always means having your face washed, and your hair brushed, and talking silly company talk. But to-night it's really quite jolly. Looks different, somehow."

"I never can make out," I said, "what people come here to tea for. They can have their own tea at home if they like,—they're not poor people,—with jam and things, and drink out of their saucer, and suck their fingers and enjoy themselves; but they come here from a long way off, and sit up straight with their feet off the bars of their chairs, and have one cup, and talk the same sort of stuff every time."

Selina sniffed disdainfully. "You don't know anything about it," she said. "In society you have to call on each other. It's the proper thing to do."

"Pooh! YOU'RE not in society," said Edward, politely; "and, what's more, you never will be."

"Yes, I shall, some day," retorted Selina; "but I shan't ask you to come and see me, so there!"

"Wouldn't come if you did," growled Edward.

JFC you guys, 40 years of this can you grow up already and just play nice all of the time? You guys LOVE each other, and Steven stop being such a ~drama queen~ you hurt Joe with your shenanigans, he is a sensitive guy. RETURN HIS GOD DAMNED CALLS.



Let's celebrate with some more shenanigans. AND FOUR DAYS TILL JPP IN ALBANY. EXCITED IS ME.

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Hi everyone! Hopefully this topic hasn't been asked about too recently. I applied Early Decision to Brown, and just got a call to schedule an alumni interview. The date is set for next Thursday, the 19th. Basically I'm wondering what to expect so that I can be semi-prepared instead of just walking in blind. To anyone who's had an alumni interview before, what is it like? What type of things do you talk about, and is there anything that I should try to avoid? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, because honestly, I'm kind of freaking out right now. Thanks!

I have one ticket available for the Tegan & Sara show on January 11th at the Jubilee. I paid $25 (which is obviously what I'm asking for), and the seat is in the second balcony. If you're interested, you can email me (storkandowl@yahoo.ca) and we can figure something out :)

Title: busting through them gates
Author: technosage
Reader:juice817
Rating: NC-17
Fandom: CW RPS
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Disclaimer: I made it all up.
Summary: Jared’s a good ‘ol boy, appreciates life’s simple pleasures, but he wants what he wants and he’ll go to some serious lengths to get it. And what he wants right now, is Jensen.

Format: mp3

54 MB, 59 min

Download links at my comm here.

http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/11/murder-re-enacted.html

Alright, I'm applying to an MLS program soon and am trying to explore a couple different career paths.

I'm looking for experiences, typical days, if the job is actually in demand, etc. with the following:

Public (any of the following:)
*YA/Childrens
*Adult Services/ Reference



Academic
*Archives



School Media:
*K-12



Any help would be appreciated!

As for some info on me, I'm 22, my favorite genre is YA lit., I don't particularly like children but am devoted to getting more kids reading and not made fun of, and I'm interested in archives because of the solitude, and I enjoy what little I know of preservation (I make phase boxes often at my current job for rare/decaying books), buuut I'm terrible at Access and databases. Like, terrible. I'm not actually that good at computer stuff. :/

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Are there any private scholarships that are geared towards helping you live off-campus in an apartment? Or, if necessary, ones that focus on having an apartment because of unique circumstances?

If not, have you ever tried to get financial aid or scholarships (merit or need) transferred over to help pay your rent?

I go to art school in Boston, and we are joined with a university in Cambridge. We use their facilities, including the dining halls and the dorms. Us art school students have to take a shuttle over to our school in Boston every day for classes. The ride takes 20 minutes to almost an hour depending on traffic. Also, if you miss your shuttle in the morning, you're fucked. Good luck with THAT train or bus route during rush hour. No matter what you do, you'll be an hour or more late for class.

I currently get up at 6:30 AM every day to take the 7:30 AM shuttle, and wait for my 8:00 AM class... or my 8:30 AM class.

I am looking to get an apartment next year in the next town over. It could be a 15-20 minute walk, a swift bike ride, or a quick bus ride to my school. Also, I would save $6,000 a year living in an apartment (this counts not having to deal with the exorbitant... and poop-inducing... meal plan. blah!).