msbelle: Don't forget about Big Brother!
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Aug 20, 2006 3:07:37 pm PDT #3639 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse - Aug 20, 2006 3:31:20 pm PDT #3640 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think I said this last year, but: Big Brother is just like Oz. The show, not the place with Dorothy et al. It makes me laugh really hard.
Also, here is what is awesome about Will: He actually doesn't tell anyone anything. It's fucking awesome. Everyone else is always like "Ooh, I swear I won't tell anyone" and then they run ASAP to tell everyone. @@
OMG and PS, I just realized what he's really doing, and it's even more awesome.
Strix - Aug 20, 2006 3:46:40 pm PDT #3641 of 10001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Erin, sorry if I caused offense. I brought up that it was a charter school because not all their teachers are accredited, so it seemed relevant. And because part of their appeal is that they don't have the same bureaucracy, which is what seems to have backfired in this case. I wasn't slamming all charter schools.
No, no, Strega – it’s just that, as per Laura’s post: The charter schools I have seen if Florida range from wonderful schools with superior teachers and facilities to scams to get funds that do a horrible disservice to the children and community. In particular, the charter school near my mother's house is fabulous and a much better choice than the local public school. We went to an open house for one opening near me and it was clear that it was an excuse for the church to rent out unused space. It ended up closing 3/4 of the way through the school year leaving the kids out of step with the rest of their class when they were shoved back into public school. Like all public or private schools, the charters have a range in quality.
You can get some ass-tastic charter schools, as is the case with ANY type of school, but not all charters are. We have 100% certified teachers, and 62% of us have MA’s or above. And we serve low-income, urban core Hispanic students.
I really am proud of our school.
msbelle - Aug 20, 2006 3:47:49 pm PDT #3642 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
BB - so the cingular text quiz left off D.) Scott is gay and Cowboy an idiotic follower.
As for tonight's ep.... how does EVERYONE not see that Will lies to EVERYONE. He never wins competitions and yet he runs the whole game. and no one challenges him.
msbelle - Aug 20, 2006 3:52:03 pm PDT #3643 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
OH MY! it was the anti-brain trusts going at it.
Jesse - Aug 20, 2006 4:04:05 pm PDT #3644 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
HAHAHA re D.
I hope Boogie was about to go public about his "secret" alliance/showmance with Erika. Because I'm thinking that cat's out of the bag.
Cass - Aug 20, 2006 4:07:47 pm PDT #3645 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I really am proud of our school.As well you should be. I wish all schools and teachers and administrators seemed to care and care about their students as much.
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Fixed my computer's sound card/seating/excorcism. I have tons of vids that have been patiently waiting for me. Now they don't have to be alone and scared any more...
I love my undead gay sound card.
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2006 4:46:50 pm PDT #3646 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmm. Watching Fight Science (thanks to Arliss for the heads up!). They're measuring the force of various arts. First up is the punch. Not surprisingly, the boxer has one. But I bet every TKD school is saying they could have fielded someone stronger. Just like any of the other arts.
Thing is, they've shown a number of competition one-punch knockouts. They're all hooks. The punches they're measuring are straight punches--delivered to the front of the face. Yet the RL knockouts, those come around through the jaw from the side.
It's fascinating stuff, but not exactly scientific method.
They're questioning the reality of a one punch knockout--I was surprised that was even a question. I have no idea how they'd measure multiple-punch knockouts anyway.
Cass - Aug 20, 2006 4:57:20 pm PDT #3647 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
I'm torn between being fascinated and whimpering in an owowowowowwww way remembering back when my jaw was broken. FTR, one hit and it used a tetherball pole as a baseball bat. And was a TKO. My sister thought I was dead. [eta: I wasn't.] Good times.
§ ita § - Aug 20, 2006 5:01:17 pm PDT #3648 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ack! I want to whimper myself.
So far the boxer is a boxer. Doing what I expected, I mean-following boxing rules. The TKD guy is using elbows, so he's not using sport rules of any federation I know.
With the kicks, the Muay Thai guy won the force competition with a knee--delivering as much force as a 35mph car crash.
Now they're measuring flurries. Fuckers are fast, but I'd take a few of those kicks. They're not hard. Get away from me with those hand strikes, though.
Now they're testing to see if any of them can strike faster than a snake.