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uno. Lookit the icon I made! It's not as cool as some, duh, but I'm pretty proud!



dos. Jensen Ackles continues to ruin my life. Thanks for the pic heads up caithream! More info from cloex_brosluvr that I'm too lazy to properly link. Just read her post.

tres. Pinterest is addicting, especially because there's so many awesome ideas for my classroom, but I KNOW they're going to be a bust. The kids I teach are at a religious private school, sheltered as hell, and just...different. So all the ideas shall remain ideas for now I guess. I did make some pretty cool things for my class though, I'll post some stuff if you wanna see. My class is a jungle theme (duh) and I got this AWESOME zebra rug from Ross. I love Ross. haha

quatro. Speaking of, does anyone know a cheap place to get posters made? I'm thinking of just doing it on 11X17 paper, but I was hoping for cardstock or something bigger. Any ideas?

cinco. Who's going to watch Magic Mike this weekend? I want to, but will probably go alone on Monday or Tuesday. Man, I will not be able to watch Matt Bomer's naked ass with any of the people I hang out with. I'll enjoy him full screen all on my own if need be haha.




seis. I adore cherie_morte's writing to PIECES. One of the first (and still one of my favorites) continues to be But We'll Always Have Our Vending Machines.
Summary: AU: Jensen is the new math teacher at Stimson High. On his first day, he meets Jared Padalecki, an English teacher with a killer smile and a little too much time on his hands. Jared is pretty much perfect except for one thing: Jensen has no idea if they’re flirting or just friends.

Reasons to love: 1. It's a teacher AU and I'm a teacher. 2. It has BRILLIANT snark and adorable banter. 3. It paints such awesome pictures in your mind. 4. It has Jared being this AWESOME English teacher that I wish was my English teacher. 5. It has Jensen as the Math teacher who wears glasses. 6. They're freakin' adorable together. AND SO MANY MORE REASONS! Another epic reason? maichan did the art and I ADORE her art. It's so perfect and epic and perfect. (Plus, I just finished listening to the podfic and it made me laugh out loud and sigh in contentment as I was driving.)

Why are you still here? Go (re)read!

+ I'm so behind on TV it's not even funny. The only one I'm caught up on is SPN. Duh.

- I finished The Hunger Games! Awesome book! Now to start the next one :D I also read The Help which was fantastic as well. Fanfic wise, I'm plugging away at the hd_holidays fics. I haven't properly read a J2 one in a while. :/

# I watched This Means War on Thursday and I really enjoyed it. Tom Hardy, you're so hot. I WANT THREESOME FIC. OR JUST J2 FIC. EITHER J2/D or J2. PLEASE!? Why hasn't this been written yet?!

* I feel so disconnected from fandom. I hadn't checked my flist since MONDAY. That's super weird for me, so I'm going to try my best to stay more connected. Doesn't mean I love you any less, ok?

~ I love the photo shoot from this icon. He looked SO HOT in that pink shirt, tie, gray fitted pants, watch, and smoldering look. Unf.

! My birthday is in exactly 3 months \0/

How are YOU, flist?

1. LJ is not doing too hot with it's comments and userpics and such is it? *shakes head* Hopefully that gets fixed soon.

2. DUDE, there is nobody on LJ anymore! It's sad :( Twitter/Tumblr have taken over and I feel like we don't even have proper conversations anymore. I remember comments upon comments of convos, of posts with tons of interaction. Those that read this know what I'm talking about. Those that I miss are off in Twitter and Tumblr land. *sighs* I still <3 you guys! I barely get on Tumblr and Twitter I'm on for a random thought. I've been on the latter a little more since I have break and am reading fic so I see the blue little thing letting me know there are updates haha

3. MY EAR IS CLOGGED. I guess it's congested? I woke up with not being able to hear in my right ear, only this dull oceanic roar. It's annoying. Any home remedies/tips before I find a doctor? (DNW doctors. They're expensive and time consuming esp. w/o insurance haha)

4. My room is a right mess and I don't feel like cleaning it. *sighs* It's been like it for a whiiiiiile. My niece and roommate I guess is coming tonight and I have to pick up clothes and put them away *pouts* Gonna see if I can listen to the Reanimaated fic by tigbit while I do it. Hopefully I can hear it without blasting it too loud. We shall see. Lies. They're home. No podfic as I clean because niece will be in the room. Fail.

5. Saw MI4 in IMAX on Friday. I really enjoyed it! It was good :D I haven't seen the first three haha. But there were scenes where Tom Cruise looked like he hadn't aged at ALL. And the stunts and effects were wicked! The car was GORGEOUS, too!

** Saw Lincoln Lawyer today and I think it might be the first movie in a while I haven't REALLY J2-fied (I was really into the story, but looking back I can slash the two opposing lawyers *nods*) I really enjoyed the acting and there was always some sort of pretty on the screen (mmm Matthew Mcconaughey and Josh Lucas ftw)
Litte tid bit? I can NEVER spell Matthew's name right. Ever. Had to Google and then copy/paste

**Totally forgot I was supposed to code the newsletter till like 12:15 am (when we got home) and had to crank that out. Took a little over an hour, but posted! WOOT.

I feel like I had more, but maybe that's it? LOL

♥ How cute are those puppy vgifts? haha

♥ How cute ALSO was the Misha Collins pic with his baby boy, West? No idea what I'm talking about? Look here and here. To clarify, I'm not usually the biggest Misha fan, but BABY!!!

♥ WHERE IS ALL THE BABY FIC. C'mon fandom!

♥ I watched 'The Breakfast Club' a while back and "Don't You Forget About Me" became a quick favorite of mine. Plus it features in One Tree Hill and one of my favorite scenes AND in Rona and my Big Bang fic and I heard it TWICE today. Once randomly on the radio (which made me grin wide, let me tell you) and again at the end of Easy A (SUCH A CUTE MOVIE. I have a crush on Emma Stone now, seriously). Speaking of movies, where are the J2 adaptations of Going the Distance and Easy A and hopefully Life As We Know It as well??!! abouttwoboys or whenboymeetsboy needs to happen again haha.

♥ Also speaking of music, does anyone have the DL to "Don't You Forget About Me"? Or the soundtrack to Rent? (Just saw that recently too. That was pretty awesome too!

♥ It sometimes amazes me how absolutely BRILLIANT fandom is. In art, fic, meta, everything. We have so SERIOUSLY amazing people here. I'm humbled sometimes by it's awesomeness and in those tough times, try to focus on that instead ;)

♥ It is mini_nanowrimo time again. I'm debating signing up for it. I'd love to write everyday, but I'm not quite sure how successful I'd be. Last year was stressful getting through all that haha. Any thoughts or words of encouragement/discouragement?

♥ I didn't realize my top today was a bit see through so my leopard print bra has been on BRIGHT display *facepalm*

♥ I am so behind on my fic :( MUSE COME BACK TO ME PLEASE!!! I will attempt writing TONIGHT (I owe my help_pakistan fic and simplybeing has been an absolute darling about it.) Rona, you free to help be bounce ideas off of?

♥ So I got in my car and "Highway to Hell" starts up and I BLARE it while I zoom down the road, windows down. I felt all dorkily cool haha. Oh well, it felt amazing :D

♥ Right now, I'm sitting outside McAlister's (one of the best places to get Dr. Pepper. And iced tea, but I don't drink that. *gasps* I fail as a Southerner I know hah). It's GORGEOUS weather. I could totally sit outside all day, just taking it all in.

♥ I've been really bad about commenting lately. I've been skimming, and so not taking as much time to comment. It's just whenever I manage to check my flist, it's at a bad time, so I just bookmark fics to read and icons to look at :/ I love you all, though! And I'll try to be better. But yeah, I apologize for that.

♥ So tell me flist, how are YOU doing? What have you been up to? *chinhands* Fill me in on YOU! I miss when things were more LJ-centric. Twitter/Tumblr seems to have taken over :/ (Haha wendy said this a little while ago, too)

★ MEME TIME! I'm going to do that voice post meme, because I haven't in awhile haha. Ask me anything you wanna know and I'll answer it in a voice post! I'll wait about two days :) If you want me to say anything in particular, that works too!

★ Where can I find pics from Chicago Con 07 and LA Con 08? I wasn't really saving too many pics yet haha. Any clues?

★ Are there any fics of Jared and Jensen waiting till after marriage to, uh, consummate their love? I think the sexual tension would be CRAZY.

★ I watched 'Valentine's Day' last night, and I was wondering if there's any J2 fic based on the Ashton Kutcher storyline? I feel like this would be perfect!! Thanks <3 (the movie was okay, if all over the place haha. It's kinda crazy to see it all connected. Bradley Cooper looked HELLA gorgeous, though. And the end made me go :O but I was still pretty happy with that haha)

★ Got this from ontd_spnparty. It's a clip of Jensen as Red Hood ( under here )

From the interview with executive producer Bruce Timm:
QUESTION: What did Jensen Ackles bring to the table as Red Hood?
BRUCE TIMM: Red Hood is such a pivotal role in that he needed to be somebody who was forceful, threatening, weirdly sympathetic, and also had to be of a certain age. Not too young, not too old, just right. Andrea and I both knew of Jensen’s work, and he was one of those guys we had in our “Gotta work with that guy some day” file. And he fit the bill perfectly. He’s got an intensity in the booth that really matched the material

Interview here

Hee, at first, I honestly couldn't tell it was Jensen. It's hard if you hadn't known already. If you listen carefully, and are looking for it, though, you CAN tell.

So I LOVE Bollywood movies. I love the dancing, cheesy plots, gorgeous actors, shallow scenes, and how they still make me cry. My sister took me to 'Kites' tonight because Hrithik Roshan, one of my FAVORITE actors (1. he can act and 2. he's SEXY as hell) is in it. He did fabulous, as always. Damn that boy can MOVE. Anyway, it was a pretty good movie, ( spoilers if you plan on watching ). Basically it's about how love has no boundaries and needs no words. It's about an Indian guy and a Mexican girl who fall in love even though they can barely understand each other haha.



This is one of the beginning scenes. Just watch this guy MOVE. He's such an amazing dancer! God, I want him so bad. AND he called her baby and I swear my heart thumped a little faster. And something funny happened to my tummy at the shirtless scene. UNF. That is all. Watch and drool ;)

Anyone know of Bollywood icons I can find?

( 30 Day Meme )

Day 02: Something that inspires you
Everything. If we're talking fic wise, absolutely everything. No joke. haha.
If we're talking life wise? Ya'll and my family. The strength, courage, love, and bravery I see on a daily basis is astounding.
The kids I teach also inspire me. They're crazy as anything, but they're not afraid to BE.
My teachers have always inspired me to do better and just BE better.

I saw 'The Back Up Plan' today. ( spoilers? )

NEW OTH tonight! I've missed my Sophia and Austin fix ;) TEASER: our Big Bang has a heavy Sophia Bush influence!!! Speaking of, Cam wrote this awesome article on how to make it a better show! I agree completely with the 12 steps!

This icon cracks me up and makes me smile ridiculously!

If you haven't seen it yet, I made the threesome rec post HERE

1. I think I'm coming down with something :( Throat has been sore ALL DAY.

2. I went to go see Sherlock Holmes with potthead last night. It was really enjoyable! We did giggle like 12 year olds hearing their first dirty joke at all the homoerotic undertones, but it was FUN. She said it was a mix of Supernatural and Boondock Saints and got all offended because I hadn't seen the latter yet. It's on my list, PROMISE! I LOVE hanging out with her, she's awesome ♥

3. I forgot my phone when I was at the school yesterday and matalinolukaret is AMAZING and we e-mailed back and forth. And she FICCED for every single prompt I gave her! Check out the awesome schmoop/porn HERE.

4. So notjustroomates prompt for February went up and it's Valentine's Day. Can I just say I wish I had wendy's brain? She makes me want to write every single idea! I'm so glad she posted that! Hopefully it convinces some of you to go post over there :D

5.

cm_7girlfriends is a community for people who enjoy Real People Fiction (RPF) in the Criminal Minds fandom. We're celebrating our grand opening with an awesome comment fic meme. Come check us out!

So today (yesterday technically) I saw two movies, back to back, and both were awesome! I also went driving! I parallel parked and stuff. I've done 4 hours and have 2 left and then a bit more practice and then hopefully, I can FINALLY get my license. My turns still suck, and I can't reverse/park straight, but I'm DRIVING. I just need more practice, that's all. I just hope I have my license before school starts (which I am SO not ready for!)

I went to see Harry Potter (finally!) by myself at 6:45 and I've got to say, I LOVED Tom Felton's acting in this. He did fabulous! Everyone else too. I liked the movie, but they cut a lot of stuff, which is understandable, but I wish they hadn't. And there was glorious H/D subtext which I've missed. I did cry, of course, haha. But yeah, good times.

The movie ended at 9:18 at which time my sister texted me telling me she was outside. I get in the car and her and my 2 brothers are there and she says, 'It's your lucky day, 2 movies in one day' and we were on our way to go see GI Joe.

MMM CHANNING. My favorite character was Marlon Wayan's, seriously. But yeah, fun action filled movie. I actually liked it, even if the critics didn't. And pay attention to detail because everything is connected! I love movies like that :D (And I totally thought of a J2 fic idea but forgot :( ) There was a trailer for Armored before the movie and I saw Milo and then my mind went to random J2 fics with Milo rather than Gilmore Girls *facepalm*

And I'm totally in love with my icon which I found in my PhotoBucket album. *drools over freckles, lips, and lashes*

But yeah, good day all in all. WHEW. And if you read all that, *hands something that Robyn can eat*