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[cleolinda]

The ff.net thing has been taken down. The culprit would like you to know that 1) he is a boy and 2) his self-confidence has been damaged by your flames. I maintain that the U.S. education system started taking a dive when self-esteem became more important than accomplishment ("Everyone gets a gold star just for showing up! Yay!"). You can draw your own conclusions from that.

(Let the record show that I asked people not to flame, by the way.)

Quick movie news: new Batman Begins pics, including one in which Gary Oldman has apparently borrowed David Thewlis' porno stache and fed it Miracle Gro; a higher-quality version of the new Elektra pic that came out yesterday; and new Decipher ROTK cards with some nice images (more added every day).

Don't forget to get your two-week paid account extension here. (Yay! I don't have to fool with mine until the end of July now!)

Am going back to bed now. Mostly because I can; also because I was up somewhat later than usual drinking with college friends (The Lovely Emily, Valerie, Brett the Vet). Whee!


Breaking news: Marlon Brando dead at 80 in LA hospital; cause of death as yet undisclosed.

Comments

[edda.livejournal.com]

You are spot-on about the U.S. educational system; if I have kids, I'm sending them to boarding school in England.

[velveteenfaerie.livejournal.com]

Schools here aren't all like Hogwarts, you know.

[edda.livejournal.com]

You mean my kid won't get disciplined by Alan Rickman in Amish drag? Dang.

Seriously, I was just under the impression that schools in the UK and Europe in general were still rigorous academically, instead of all touchy-feely. Some days I'm tempted to run for President and abolish all fluffy classes and make all the kids take Latin. Heh. That's the kind of leader I'd be.

[shanisasha.livejournal.com]

I took latin. And greek. World history 7 years in a row. Calculus. Graphic design (even though I was in the science branch). Law.

Oh, wait, I went to highschool in Spain and Mexico.

btw, passing grade in Mexico is 60%