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Seriously, there is no movie that is better than Speed.

What? You beg to differ?

 

Come on, the totally unbelievable plot that the bus could stay at 50 MPH throughout LA! The Sandra/Keanu adorableness! The Dennis Hopper snark!  The explosions and guns!

Epic awesomeness. Period.

ETA: A Speed fanfic? Dude. http://yuletidetreasure.org/archive/64/walkthe.html

Dear Karen Traviss,

You are made of awesomeness.

Love,
Me

Seriously, "Human Weakness" is like a big, freakin' love note those who adore the Cortana/John relationship.   

And it's canon.

Dude.

Nine years ago, Mike and I were finishing up our one year anniversary vacation at Walt Disney World.  We were set to fly out of Orlando International Airport at 10:00am on 9/11/01.  For some reason, before we were ready to check out of the hotel, Mike turned on the TV at about 8:50ish in the morning (we hadn't watched any TV all week long.)  It was on NBC (it's weird the details we remember, isn't it?) and the sight of the first tower, with smoke gushing out of it, greeted us.  

We watched, in shock, for a few minutes until we watched as the second plane crashed into the second tower.  It was like watching a movie, it seemed so surreal.  I remember Katie Couric saying something about what a terrible accident that two planes would crash into the towers and Mike and I turning to each other saying "there's no way that was an accident."  I called my mom after that, waking her up, and told her to turn on the news.  Then, the FAA said that all planes were grounded.  I remember going to the lobby at the hotel and telling the clerk what had happened, in a quiet tone, and told her we would have to extend our stay.  I think I was the first person to talk to her about it.  She went in the back and talked to her lead and came out and said things would be taken care of.

They closed down the parks...everyone was so scared.  But I will say this, Disney did do their best to make sure that the children weren't frightened.  They had music and food and characters in the lobby and pool area.  In that time of absolute horror, there was something calming about the fact that the children, even though they weren't ours, around us could be at ease.

I will never forget the images of the people on the TV, frantically looking around for their loved ones. Or they shell-shocked looks as they wandered around the streets.  Or the sight of the towers collapsing.  Or the numerous (false) stories that were coming out that day. Or the hours we spent in front of the TV, desperately wanting to know what was really going on. 

We, as Americans, were helpless and scared...but we would not let that break our spirit.  The Bush bullhorn speech on 9/14 encapsulates that spirit. And it is that attitude that makes me proud to be an American.  We have differences, but we love and respect the rights and freedoms that we have.  After 9/11, there was a time where it didn't matter if you were Republican or Democrat, gay or straight, man or woman.  We were Americans and we were united. 

Our 9/11 story is so not tragic compared to those who were in New York that day.  We were on one of the first planes that left Orlando...the flight was so eerily silent.  Lots of people hitting up the liquor.  But, we got home and were safe.  But, I'll tell you, thinking about that day, the sheer panic of the people, still causes me to tear up (and for logical girl like me, that's saying a lot) and get goosebumps.

I, for one, will never forget.

Found this at geeklikewoah 

You're probably all aware that Livejournal now allows you to repost comments to Facebook and Twitter. This is a very unpopular new feature. Firefox has an addon that hides the new Facebook / Twitter repost ticky boxes. But here's a little line of code you can use to make it so that no one, no matter what browser they're using, can repost comments.

.b-repost-item {display:none}


Here's what to do:

1. Go to Custom CSS in Customize Journal Style.

2. Copy and paste .b-repost-item {display:none} into the Custom stylesheet box and save changes.

Voila! As you can see the boxes are hidden on the comm now :)

FYI I did not write this but it was doing the rounds on my f-list and I encourage you to share it. 

So, posting for scifibigbang is going to start on Wednesday!  We have plenty of stories with plenty of fandoms (everything from Stargate: Atlantis to a Steampunk Sherlock Holmes universe to Original Fics), so be sure to check them out!

Annnnnnnd...there is a new Alice in Wonderland Big Bang comm: aiw_big_bang .  It's open to any and every version of Alice you can think of (Burton, the Syfy miniseries, American McGee's Alice, the books, etc.).  Author signups are going on now. (Artist sign-ups will open later.)  The word limit is only 15k, so it should be pretty easy to hit the target. 



Hope to see y'all there.

I am done with my Big Bang story...edits and all the jazz are done! 

I owe my guru of all things Scottish, Laura, a half-dozen lessons in "How to Speak Like a True Californian" and a guided tour of Disneyland if she ever gets out here. :D

I owe my beta and personal English to Outlandish translator about a dozen plates of cookies and a bucket filled with gratitude.

Author notes, filled with your praises, will be upcoming.

Category: Romance
Rating: T
Summary: Tarrant teaches Alice something everyone should know how to do: Throw a hat
Author’s Notes: I really, really wanted to write a prequel for “Raindrops”, basing it off the line about Tarrant teaching Alice how to throw a hat. But, my Muse had other plans for me. So, while it’s not a prequel, it’s completely inspired by that line. :D

( The hat landed on the ground with a dissatisfied plop. )

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