Well, it's better than last year, when a student emailed me five times to ask me to raise her grade from an A- to an A. She didn't actually have any argument for why she deserved a higher grade than her average gave her, but she just kept asking, even though I said no every time.

HULK SMASH!

"Because I'm the teacher; that's why." Mostly, not an acceptable answer. But it's a non-legitimate question. I've made my first post to a fic community in two years now. LJ people will probably be calling me insane and majorly vulgar this time tomorrow. But, God, everything out of Gold's mouth would get cited by the FCC...I guess I don't have to be so good at imitating it, but that's why I laughed so hard when Obama said that Rahm Emanuel has trouble with Mother's Day, cause "Day," isn't Rahm's first thought after "mother.'

Star Trek is available in IMAX

Star Trek is available in IMAX

It is! I'm going next weekend! (There's an IMAX a bus ride away from me.)

This weekend is work time. Which is obviously why I'm watching TV and playing computer games...

Dear ebay bidder,

My auctions clearly show that I only ship in the United States. It is stupid of you to bid THEN ask if I'll consider shipping to Brazil (at the same time as asking me to track down more of the fabric to send you!!!!). When I say no, then you e-mail me back essentially saying, "Pretty please!" and I don't respond, you should take the hint, not send another e-mail with "?????????????" That does not help your case.

No love,

vw

Happy Mother's Day to the Buffista mommies!!!

Star Trek is available in IMAX

I saw it in IMAX on Thursday, but I really wouldn't recommend it unless you're going to sit in the back row--there's too much frenetic energy going on in the action sequences to figure out what the hell is going on when the film is right in your face. I'll be seeing it again soon on a regular screen and I'm hoping I won't be so dizzy afterwards.

Also, lots of shaky-cam filming, which doesn't work on the IMAX screen.

I ended up sitting way further back than I usually do, also for an IMAX showing, and it was fantastic. I did find myself thinking that sitting closer would have been problematic.

Happy Mother's Day to all moms and soon to be moms! And a few thoughts also to those for whom this is a bittersweet, or just a bitter, day.

I got a rose at church which Frisco then used to hit me on the head a few times and wave around and hit his sister. How fitting, right?

I just read Beep Me and am popping in with a belated ~ma for Suzi and her mom.