♫ living it up is a state of mind

Ah! Done with all my papers and tests. E-mails have been answered and well, nothing else seems to be pressing at the moment...


( private; pearl & maya )

( private; yuri & maron )

So I've caught up on all my papers and grading. Now to start seeing which performance of Pearl's was the best this weekend so I can make copies for the appropriate people.

And my costume is all ready to go! I'm still debating on the shoes, but that stupid tie thing around the neck and the stockings have been tossed.

I almost wish Halloween was on a weekday — I enjoy seeing my students come to class all dressed up! Buuuuuuuuuuut, any of my students who run into me tomorrow with their costumes on will get some extra points! The more creative/into your costume you are, the more points you get!

By the way, the Royale has a whole mini-festival going on all day tomorrow, along with a haunted maze (they got creative using some of the ballrooms), so stop by for some candy and prizes!

Pamela~ Did you decide on what you want to be??

[Rinoa had been updating something on her laptop and switched the webcam feature on accidentally as she adjusted her laptop. She turned around without noticing and walked away from the laptop, snapping her fingers as one of the persons in the room kept on singing. Someone else came in for another minute before the political/vocal teacher kicked in, still snapping her fingers:]

"Can you meet me halfway, right at the borderline?
That's where I'm gonna wait for you
I'll be lookin' out, night and day
Took my heart to the limit, and this is where I'll stay

"Ooh, ooh, I can't go any further than this
Ooh, ooh, I want you so bad, it's my only wish

"Hm," [she stopped snapping her fingers and crossed her arms.] "Before we go any further, what did we think of the first 1/3 of the song? Keep going with it, quit while we're ahead, or call it a night and sleep on it? It is getting late..."

"I say we sleep on it and figure out what we want to do in the morning," [the guy on her left chimed in. Several of the others gave their opinion before she nodded her head.] "Then let's tidy up and we'll meet here...say ten?" [Upon another chorus of agreement, she clapped her hands together lightly.] "Okay, ten it is. Ten thirty for the laggers, haha. And I'll tidy up, you all go. No, no, I insist."

[The men said goodnight and she moved out of view of the webcam several times, humming to herself. She came back into view as she looked at the out-of-view stage, mouthing something to herself silently.]

"Where I am going to wait..." [Her hands flew up to her face, covering it for a few seconds before going into her hair as she walked back over to the laptop and closed it abruptly.]

I love how engaged my students are this semester, although I can't believe I slept through my alarm. I rarely do that, ugh. I should put my alarm across the room so I have to get up to shut it off...

And I notice that this school's favorite holiday is next weekend. Thank Hyne Halloween is on a Saturday, what with how it's pretty much tradition that all the punch bowls get spiked somehow. Sneaky, sneaky students~ I have my costume all set!

I enjoy my students this semester. I always do, but this time — I don't know. Maybe because the discussions are much more engaging than before.


( private; maya & pearl )


( private; lucrecia )

( private; )

I can already tell who the angels and demons are going to be in my class this semester. Not literally, but— ugh, you all know what I mean.

I should finish these lessons up.


( private; )

Phew~ Now that that's done...

Jack & Shurelia, I hope you don't mind my two dogs! Angelo & Vesna are very friendly.

......


( private; phoenix & dahlia )

I have too much time on my hands.

I know this is a random question, but are any of the students and faculty here originally from Atlantis University? I was just pondering on who's followed the school up until now and is still here...

Jack*, were you able to get back to your quad smoothly? I was going to walk with you over there just to be on the safe side, but Nick collapsed...


[ ooc; Juuust in case anyone gets confused, it's for Xiaolin Showdown Jack and not BioShock Jack. :* ]

[ The journal flew open as Rinoa ducked behind a desk, her breathing a bit heavy as she grabbed a pen to write a note rather quickly. ]

We could use some help over here!


[ ooc; This would be the post for the second half of the group for this event to head on out~ ]

[ The journal sat on her lap as she stared at all the changes that had occurred in the music hall. She was noting every new detail that had arisen as, she assumed, part of this whole mess. ]

It got bigger, to accommodate more people comfortably, it seems. [ The pages ruffled as she changed how she was sitting. ] Bigger bathrooms, the clinic and kitchen - even the seats aren't the same...


[ ooc; OKAY, so here is the visual aid for the music hall, the headquarters and safe haven for the academy members during the plot. It has become substantially bigger to accommodate everyone. The men's and women's restrooms have become locker-sized restrooms on opposite sides of the hall, and the clinic and kitchen are part of a now-existing attached hallway. The hall itself is one floor, and the seats have become bigger and the aisles wider to allow for more movement without bumping into others. There were pillows and blankets on all the chairs as people filtered in, and a storage room has more just in case the clinic or anyone else needs extras. The stage still exists, and that is where Dr. Tenenbaum mainly resides with three Little Sisters that are off-limits to any sort of violent or threatening action. Dr. Tenenbaum has her eye on them and she will kick anyone's ass who tries to go near them for malicious intent. If you're being nice and offering cupcakes to them, then it's cool. :D ]

Okay, if it was one person, I'd just think they were under the weather or something and leave it be.  But there have been several accounts of these mutated beings here.  I saw someone said that one had hooks for hands? Maybe if we could get an account of how each of these things looked and acted...

Hyne, nothing is working with me this week.  It's like someone put a bad luck charm on me.

I'll take an afternoon walk with Angelo and Vesna - yes, that sounds good.  Maybe I'll stop by the store and grab some stuff for an ice cream pie...

I've been everywhere and I can't believe I almost forgot!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LUCRECIA & VINCENT!! Has it really been a year?!

Some of these papers are, to be very honest, atrocious. Really, plagiarizing sources? I do hate reporting students to the administration, but it is academy policy.  The rest of these papers are amazing, and very well written - good job! You'll be getting them back Wednesday, after I finish inputting grades.

Phoenix, I have a question for you.  Get back to me ASAP, please?