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Making Headlines
After this.
Society column, San Francisco Examiner, July 5, 2005
Word on the StreetSAN FRANCISCO -- Last night, philanthropist/playboy Todd Campbell managed to upstage a roomful of politicians and celebrities, and he did it without even showing up. Mayor Gavin Newsome was about to address a fund-raising dinner/Independence Day celebration ( Read more... ) -
I suppose I'm asking for it
From Connor:
Please leave a one-word comment that you think best describes me. It can only be
one word.
No more.
Then copy & paste this in your journal so that I may leave a word about you. (If you want.) -
TM-prompt: This is in no way directed at Darla.
What do you look for in a romantic partner?There's an story about Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, back in the good old days. He had his place on one side of Central Park, she had hers on the other. Woody spoke of love as the emotion he felt when he waved from her window, and knew that she was waving back ( Read more... ) -
Boston Herald Society Column
Eyes & Ears
The day after thisJuly 2, 2005 -- Cellphone multimillionaire and jet-setter Todd Campbell signalled his return to Boston with a bang during last night's dinner hour at Smith & Wollensky. But for once, it wasn't Mr. Campbell's big-spending ways, or the beauty of his female companion(s) that attracted the gaze of the Hub's leading ( Read more... ) -
Todd to the Rescue?
Boston, Saturday. RP locked to KaraThe Immortal has a good idea of what everybody in Boston thinks of him, right about now. Not only do they blame him for Kara's present catatonic condition -- and he'll share the culpability, sure, but it's not ALL his fault -- they also probably wonder why he hasn't been mooning around her bedside, the way ( Read more... ) -
Unintended Consequences
One thing that people rarely understand about the Immortal is that he acts, most of the time, from the very best of intentions. Or from the most unselfish of intentions, anyway, and in many minds, unselfish translates to good. (It might also translate to arbitrary, thoughtless, and, at times, incredibly lame-brained, but such is the fate of many ( Read more... ) -
TM_challenge: Heart's desire
Heart's Desire: Think about something you once wanted so badly but never acquired. Write about how you think your life would've been different if you had received what your heart desired.
The list of things I've wanted badly but haven't acquired? Well, it's pretty damn short. There would be a few women on there. And I could write a nice little ( Read more... ) -
Decompression
After this.Darla is safe, Connor is safe, Kara is safe. The Immortal has lived a good portion of his many lifetimes with the belief that only results matter. In that case, this mission has been a great success, and more. Everyone he wanted to save, or protect, is alive and well. He didn't have to make any tough choices between them, and it's ( Read more... ) -
Plans of attack (locked to Kara)
The Immortal goes over a final check of his plans. Thanks to information that Kara got from Catherine Manners' ghost, he has been able to trace Darla's whereabouts to a mystically significant location in Olevano Romano, not far from Rome. It seems like an obvious enough solution now; his operatives have recently detected a concentration of his ( Read more... )