there's skizz on your myspace site. (please pause for smalltimore moment). Let me check w/DH, but I think you should send me intel - I've been wanting to go to a bout. Sparky? you in?

hahaha yes Skizz is not only a myspace friend but a real life friend! Smalltimore indeed.

You should definitely come check out the rollergirls! It is intensely fun! My favorite sporting event of all time was their championship bout last fall. I recommend getting tickets ahead of time (online or come visit me or my associates at Atomic Books!) because they tend to sell out.

Joshua Bell is one of the world's greatest violinists. His instrument of choice is a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. If he played it for spare change, incognito, outside a bustling Metro stop in Washington, would anyone notice?

You know what? I wonder if the results would be different at a different city, or even a different stop where the majority of people work in some other business or industry, or even where the majority of people have a diversity of jobs (rather than sharing an industry).

So who's going to threaten to kick her ass for me?

MEMEMEMEME!!!

Also I want pictures of Jilli and Gothy!Cass.

So who's going to threaten to kick her ass for me?

Oh, I thought that was understood. ME.

Yeah, I'm just the convient alibi for everyone. We were having tea at the time.

Pictures! [link]

The last 4 on the page are the new ones.

Pictures!

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!

Pretty pictures! Jilli, your dress was beyond perfect, and you and Cass looked HOTT!

Yeah, I'm just the convient alibi for everyone. We were having tea at the time.

I know I have expressed this wish before, but I so want a Gothic tea party with Jilli.

I love this Jilli & Cass pic: [link]

The photographer at the Vampire Ball was fantastic. Those are some of the best photos that have ever been taken of me. And I now have a list of people who want to flirt shamelessly with meet Cass the next time she's in Seattle!

Welcome, Sox!

I've seen the Jilli/Cass pictures several times and keep having to pick my jaw up from off the ground. GUH.

I wish I could say the violinist story surprised me, but it totally doesn't.

In meme news...so I just met with Big Boss, and she is crunching numbers to see what kind of an offer they can make me. She gave me some important assurances if I do take on the 5th class, though:

• She would move my room closer to the rest of my department and would not have me share the room with anyone else.
• I wouldn't be expected to sub or proctor except in the event of an emergency. (Take THAT, Officious Admin Assistant!)
• I would be guaranteed two preps: four sections of 9th (which is exactly what I taught this year) and one section of my new AP Women's Lit.
• She would work to keep my class sizes down.

This is sounding like a really good deal. She also flattered the heck out of me about how she and my department head have complete confidence in my abilities and really would rather pay me for a fifth class rather than hire someone else part-time. Now it's just a Jerry Maguire thing: SHOW ME THE MONEY and we shall see.

insent, Lisah - smalltimore natter