I, too, have fallen for this simple yet ego-stroking meme! To give this post content, no matter how fluffy, though, I might as well try to review one of the imps from Black Phoenix Alchemy I bought myself as a reward for getting a job.  I bought ( Queen Mab. )

Don't you think Bush looks tired?

If you get it, pass it on.

gakked from sesame_seed
First, write down the names of 12 characters. Then read and answer the questions. You can't look at the questions (or click on the cut) until you write down the 12 characters you're going to use.

( series noted in case you want to avoid spoilers )

Living in Japan, I've noticed how Christianity is wound into English: more than just 'damn' and 'bless you,' there's 'meant to be,' 'forsaken,' and more. I'd like to communicate the total faith, world-in-the-hand-of-God outlook that formed English to my students, so I'd love recs for novels written from the point of view of the deeply religious. Thanks!
 
Meme from incandescens: Give a fictional character's opinion of what he or she wants or expects to see in the next Harry Potter book. (Anachronisms permissible, but no Rowling characters.) Then post this in your own journal if you please.

In Europe, there are freeways where are no finite speed -- from the student writing car porn. Why do I have to correct an essay on car porn, cruel world? I mean "I am suprised at wonderful of the interior when getting under the wheel"? Totally Car/human, car tops.
In reference to the interior: And the unique design like the sandwich has put out a good taste.

・75% of women is lung cancer

・It forms at experimentas of lung

Ooo, and here's stretching instuctions:
・not have reaction: You slowly extend it having neither momentum nor the reactionary
・not overwork: You do not endure pain and extend your body by force
・not stop breath: You inhale first, and extend the stripe while vomiting
・keep pleasant poise: You keep a pleasant body pose for tens of seconds and repeat every day

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Things to remind them of:
"We" is a fairly intimate address form not appropriate for the general case in a scientific paper.
Do not begin sentences with and, but, so, or because. There are right ways, and you will get it wrong.
You will never perfect a, an, and the, so you should start working now.
Watch number on nouns and subject-verb agreement.
One moreover or therfore per page is probably plenty. More than one per paragraph is a death knell.
Direct translation from the Japanese leaves you with backward sentences, difficult grammar, and a bunch of vocabulary to make mistakes on. Are you really still convinced that it's not easier to compose in English to start with?

The beta workshop I've been modding at making_sausage is finally open to the public! Even if Batman isn't your cup of tea, you ought to go check it out: we have five stories with at least two betas apiece, each with beta comments arranged in a DVD commentary style to make them easy to read. The beta-edit is usually the most obscure part of the writing process on the Internet -- you should take this rare chance to see several versions!

Taken from jokersama and gostoffer

1. Identify the first word that comes to mind when you think of me.
2. Go to Google Image Search and search for that word.
3. Reply to this post with one of the pictures on the first page of results. Don't tell me the word.
4. Put this in your own journal so that I can do the same or tell me you'd like a response in this journal's comments.

First, does anyone know where I can get Bleach in Japanese? "Japan" isn't funny. I've finished up though tankubon 17 (chapter 149), but a look at moonsheen's journal makes me think something interesting happens in another few dozen chapters. I'd really appreciate any Japanese scan sites anyone happened to know about.

Second, though I realize I'm probably already jossed, I want to talk about the theology of the Bleach universe. ( Cut for spoilers through chapter 149, pictures, and pretentious philosophical wank. )

( Now I air my cracked theories about who wants Rukia dead. )

Is there a general problem with MSN or is it just me? I haven't seen anyone else on for days.

I forgive the show the gimmicky name, I forgive it the silly thirty-second science from people who couldn't explain radiation in less than thirty minutes if you held a gun to their heads. It's episode ten, though, and there are some things I can't forgive anymore.

( NUMB3RS is misogynistic. )

( Charlie is too sane. )

( NUMB3RS defames unpopular science. )

In short, NUMB3RS has bad politics, bad psychology, and bad physics. I wish those who are enjoying it a good time, I'm terribly sorry if this disappoints gostoffer, but I can't bear another second of this dreadful show.

Oh Cutter, you've got to read this. Starting in 16, I was a little ??, but 17 goes like this:
( though without words this can hardly be spoilery, I suppose I should just in case )
Seventeen books and she can still pack 'em with surprises. I am dying to talk to you about this; tell me when you have so I can IM you?