Buffy ,'Potential'
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.
For a guy who's been such a mess otherwise, he's been incredibly professional about his work.
He really has. And he seems to have a real gift for portraying characters with the inner demons. A manner of channeling, I suppose. If directed well, I think he could create the sort of reinvention for Holmes that Heath Ledger is being credited with for the Joker.
Last night K, Noah and I were walking past the school I work at. There was a group of kids, two of whom I had in class. They were hanging out on school property, which they do pretty frequently. After we passed, I heard them shout 3 times "Ms. Gullo, Fuck you!" and then, before we left school property ourselves, they shouted something about "killing that baby."
I can ignore the fuck yous directed at me, because whatever. And I don't necessarily think they would hurt me or my son (after all, they were cowardly enough to wait until my back was turned before they started yelling it). I ignored them and stopped Katie from going back and making a scene. But now I think I should have. I'm calling school police this morning though.
Am irked and upset.
Am irked and upset.
A very healthy reaction, I think. Those students definitely need a lesson in how the words they choose matter.
Jesus, Kat -- that's really bad.
That's fucked up, Kat. Your students, not your reaction.
Kat, so sorry - that's upsetting. I think calling the school police was a good call. Does that automatically get something official to the principal or in their files? SOmething at least for an official inquiry about a threat against a teacher's family. Kids need to know that what they say is a big deal.
After going to a highschool that was pretty laid back about what students said as long as actions did not follow, I was FLOORED at the hell a student could be put through if reported for hateful or threatening language at my university. All a victim has to know is that making official reports starts a whole system of hearings and reports and on and on. If vistims act like it was serious, it becomes serious.
I liked the AV Club's take on that Holmes movie (before Downey was mentioned):
Guy Ritchie Sadistically Given Opportunity To Piss All Over The Legacy Of Sherlock Holmes
What would be the latest at night I could play Dance Dance Revolution before my downstairs neighbors have a reasonable complaint? I feel like playing, but it's 9:30.
5:00 pm.
Dana, did you catch today's stage yet?