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Faith in earthquake
"Still, search-and-rescue teams have emerged from the ruins with some improbable success stories - including the rescue of 69-year-old ardent Roman Catholic who said she prayed constantly during her week under the rubble.
Ena Zizi had been at a church meeting at the residence of Haiti's Roman Catholic archbishop when the Jan. 12 quake struck, ( Read more... ) -
New Year
So there. Happy New Year to the world ( Read more... ) -
Song meme
I'm back! Interesting year, might write something about it sometime, but 1st going to do things.
From cereswunderkind Post 20 songs you never get sick of ( Read more... ) -
favorite character meme
meme from el_staplador
- Post a list of 15 fandoms
-- Have your friends list guess your favourite character from each one.
-- When guessed, bold the line, include the character name, and write a sentence about why you like that character.
I just have too many fandoms, so it seemed a pity not to go for it. A certain theme may be detectable in the final ( Read more... ) -
Mexico photos
Just returned from Yucatan, Mexico, where it was hot, the buses were cheap, and trios of old men with white suits and guitars stood around on random street conners of an evening. Mum and youngest brother Henry came as well, after a week...this must be the first holiday when I've given useful street directions. We were trying to teach english to ( Read more... ) -
Fanfic: The last day
Hey, y'all, still around. Just when I think I'm finished with L...writing Near and Mello will be a relief, though that won't be too soon, since I'm heading to Mexico for a similar volunteering holiday to the one in Ghana; only this time my Mother and 13 yr old brother are coming a week later. It won't be somewhere in the most desperate ( Read more... ) -
Reading and watching...
A week before the next exam, and no Uni activities yet, so I've had a little free time.
Finally finished Perditio Street Station, and read through The Great Gatsby; the latter book really got through to me. It lost a bit of focus in places, but had all the famous sense of place, and the most satisfying tragedy. I guess tragedy appeals because bad ( Read more... ) -
Quiz and news
From Ceres and SwanofKennet
What Kind of Reader Are You?
Your Result: Literate Good Citizen
You read to inform or entertain yourself, but you're not nerdy about it. You've read most major classics (in school) and you have a favorite genre or two.
Dedicated Reader
Book Snob
Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm
Fad Reader
Non-Reader
Quite a few preconceptions ( Read more... ) -
Fanfic: What they believed
Title: What they believed.
Genre: angst, character
Words: 800ish
Rating: PG
Characters: young L, young B, OCs
Warnings: Further appalling lack of yaoi
Spoilers: L's name, little else
Summary: Whammy House story. I finally wrote a B fic, even if it's character speculation rather than squick.
A room with windows full of light. It lit up the eyes of stuffed ( Read more... ) -
Gratuitous Baccano fanfic
1st Baccano! fanfiction. Just one bushwhacking idea, and I have to go to all this trouble...but I felt like completing something for once.
Title: Boy meets Girl
Words: 2000+
Rating: PG
Genre: Humour (be afraid)
Summary: The secret superhero origins of Isaac and Maria, as narrated by Firo.
Mr Isaac and Miss Maria do have many mysterious qualities. Are ( Read more... )