so patiently awaiting for your ears to behold

the mother: ::is having some of her students do mythology-based sculptures, and wants to steer them away from the 'usual'::
student: I wanna do Death!
the mother: Okay, do Susan.
student: ...
the mother: ::explains some of the plot of Soul Music::
student, with help from rest of class: ......................
me, upon hearing this: ...those kids need to read more.
the mother: Some of them do, just not wacky British humor.
me: Pity, they'd probably like it.

Occasionally (well, more than that, really), my parents win.

I belong in the service of the queen

meme time!: Give me a title, a fandom and a character/pairing. Say for instance, five cats Morwen had before the group in canon.
fandoms: Daria, Good Omens, Rent (canon or squeefit), EFC, Milliways, Otherways (mainly Lexi)

Things What Need Doing:
PACK, email people with order form, clean out car, go to Half Price Books with old stuff, go to Oxford?, pay credit card bill, reboot iPod, see about burning the backup to CD(s), scan D&D maps?, avoid flailing.
Dinner with grandparents Thursday, Renfest Saturday, fireworks Sunday, driving to school Monday.