Folklore and Fact: Mystical Artifacts, Week 7 [Thurs/2nd Period]

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Sakura's expression this morning, as she waited for her students to arrive, was inscrutable, although she did have yet another ice cream sundae on hand. On the display screens were three different versions of a symbol that several students in the class would likely already recognize.

"This week's class, like last week's, also has roots in the medieval era, although the stories surrounding our object of focus are more specific to Jewish, Islamic, and Christian tradition," she said. Glancing toward Evie, Dawn, and the Winchesters, she added, "( 'I'm sure some of you are familiar with the Seal of Solomon . . .' )

She shut down the display screens and turned to face the class. "So these are your questions for discussion today. Solomon was, according to legend, a king of unparalleled wisdom and power. What would you do if you possessed an object that gave you the powers of this signet ring? Use it for good or evil? For your own gain, to help others, or some of both? How would you use that power?"

Sakura was secretly hoping for less-than-serious responses today. She could use the entertainment value -- it was really too cold to be eating this much ice cream.

[OOC: Class Info Post. Apologies again for not posting this last night. OCD is up!]

Film and Lit, 2/22/07, Period 1

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Weiss stood in front of the classroom. "Hey everybody. Uh, Daisy couldn't make it in today, so I'm your teacher. I know, insane, right?" He brandished a DVD. "This is The Tumble of the Mansion of Thrusher. We're gonna watch a few clips from it. It's from a series of movies from the 1960s, all based on the works of Poe. It rocks. So does the short story." He passed out a copy of the story to the entire class.

"Roger Corman, the guy who directed all these Poe movies, basically took the framework of the story and pumped it up to a feature-length movie. What are some of the benefits of this? What are some of the pitfalls? Did Corman succeed? Don't I sound totally professional or what?"

[OOC: OCD Threads are coming up! Mod the clips, since all I could find was the trailer. IMDb for the movie. Wikipedia covering both story and film]

Anatomy, 2/22, Period 3

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Elliot had tied her hair back and was wearing her glasses and lab coat, and generally tried to look as not-five-years-old as she possibly could.

"Hey people. Easy class today -- for me, because you get to do all the work because it's your midterm presentations. You have 15 minutes to finalize things in your groups, and then you'll be in front of the class. Aeryn, Chad, Peter, you're up first, then the muscular, digestive and finally skeletal teams."

"And if Chad and Henry could stop by to talk to me at the end of class, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks."

[OOC: I'll be slow but around. SP or handwave the presentations if you need to, but I would appreciate at least a comment saying you're handwaving and how well the group did by next Wednesday.]

Announcements: Thursday, February 22

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The PA system once again crackles to life.

"STICKBUGS RULE! MEERKATS DROOL!"

And after a moments...

"I WANT PIE!"

This is followed by snickering, feedback and then the PA shutting off again.

Kappa Kappa Gremlin Meeting, 6PM FHT

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Feet up on the classroom's desk, Seely gestured to the pizza as people came in for the meeting.

"So, guys, now that you've all had some time to think about ways we can 'reach out' to the girls of Alpha Beta Gremlin, I'd like to hear your ideas. C'mon now, don't be shy."

[OCD up!]

Sociology of Space Travel, Thursday, 6th Period

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( Laura thought her days of pulling all-nighters ended... )

[OCD threads coming up. Time to fangirl!]

Science! (Thursday, Period 7)

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"Good afternoon, class!" Ms Frizzle bounced and pirouetted in as usual, her dress reminicent of warmer climes, covered as it was in sand and sea and beach umbrellas. "Today's field trip has been postponed, because I'm sure with Spring Break right around the corner the last thing you want to think about is school! I'm off to the Dominican as soon as the weekend gets here!"

Liz gave a dreamy sigh.

"So instead today we will be brainstorming idea for your science fair projects! The science fair will be the last week of class and you can work singly or in pairs! So grab some paper and markers and get those creative juices flowing! Wahoo!"

[[OCD a-comin'. Play away! I might be around, gotta pack for my own spring break and pick up the corpse of my laptop and get orange juice so I can drink tonight, etc.]]

Announcments: Thursday, February 22nd.

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The PA crackles to life. Again.

"Attention Students and Faculty. The administration of this school (namely me) would like to warn you of the following evil things:

Tuna
Certain types of Finnish carrots
Mushy Brussel sprouts
Killer tomatoes where in a court of law it was ruled they killed maliciously and not in self defense.
Empty Ice Cream containers.

Additionally? I'm very disappointed that only two students have given me pie. And that the security cameras in the girls' showers seem to be on the blink.

However, I'm very happy not to have been eaten by a snake.

STICKBUGS RULE!"

*click*

[OOC: ETA]

*Feedback as PA is turned on again*

"And Peter Pevensie makes the best lunch EVAH!"

*click*

Chess Club [ 5pm FHT]

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Ami was slightly nervous. She had a number of chess boards set up, all identical with black and white wooden pieces. The boards looked well cared for. She still had the handout from last meeting as well as the handout for this meeting.

"Hi everyone" she started nervously. "I thought today we can really start playing. There are boards set up, so go ahead and ask questions don't be afraid. Remember it is ok to ask for strategy help as well. We are all playing for fun here." She twisted a pawn in her hands nervously. "I was also thinking that other schools have Chess clubs and there are tournaments and things. If there is interest in going to something like that, I could talk to the Principal... Oh, and there are cookies in the back."

[wait for OCD is up. have fun. i am gone from 4pm EST until 10pm EST]

Newsletter Staff Meeting, 4pm FHT, Journalism Room

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Rory was there.

So were the pastries.

And the coffee, natch.

Guitar, Period 4 Thursday

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"Today? We're going to talk about the guitar in American history. Starting most specifically with Blues Guitar. Some of the most influential guitarists have worked in the blues genre, including B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn. An understanding of the American blues is essential for anyone who even pretends to call themselves a guitar player."

He then went off on a lecture about Blues, including how it was played in guitar as well as playing a few sample songs.

"Now, why do you think blues is so influential to guitar playing?"

_{[[Sorry for the lateness. My computer decided it didn't want to work today.]]}

Announcements: Thursday, February 22nd

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Oh look! The PA just turned on again!

"Attention Students. You have been bad. Very bad. So bad that some of you must go to detention. The following people will report to detention on Saturday with Dean Tick. Mostly because I say so.

But if you need a reason....

Jaye Tyler: You're eating disorder has caused you to become stick thin. This is a bad influence on teenage girls everywhere. You must be punished.

Layla Williams: Your parents obviously named you after an Eric Clapton song. That's just wrong.

Katara: You made out with Zuko a few weeks ago. I don't care if you weren't in your right mind. IT'S WRONG!

Alex Krycek: Cry me a river. You're going to detention. Yes I chose you just so I could make a bad pun. Shut up.

Samantha Carter: I'm jealous of your swoop bike. I want one. So you get detention for having one and I don't.

Ray Kowalski: I'm hoping that you'll be a ray of sunshine and give hope to everyone in detention. Yes. You were chosen so I could make a pun. Shut up.

Will Vandom: Your name rhymes with Fandom. I'm thinking it's a clever cover up for the fact that your ancestors started this school. School sucks except for the fact that I'm principal. So you have to go.

Melaka Fray: What the hell kind of name is Melaka? I mean really. YOU GO TO DETENTION! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Thank you all and have a pleasant Jamie filled day!"

[ooc: Thank you detention volunteers!]
*click*

US Government [Friday, February 23, 1st period]

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Josh was on his cell phone when the government students began arriving. "Ron? Where are you?"

A pause.

"You knew about that bookstore. And the coffee shop."

A longer pause.

"I didn't exactly ask for a class this early in the morning, you know."

He clicked his phone closed.

A tall man with a serious expression on his face and a buzz cut poked his head into the classroom, glanced around and then walked to the back of the room.

He had an earpiece and a dark suit. Anyone who had ever watched the news could probably guess who was going to come in after him.

Josh bounced to his feet, grinning. "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States."

A distinguished looking man with a warm smile came into the classroom and shook Josh's hand, clearly thrilled to see him. They exchanged pleasantries before he turned towards the students.

"My name is Jed Bartlet," he said, "and I'm the President of the United States back where Josh comes from. Someone else is apparently President in this dimension?" Josh nodded, looking a bit pained and Jed paused for a moment, clearly mulling that concept over. "I understand that you are learning about the Executive Branch. Josh decided to call in a favor and get me to guest lecture."

He sat down at Josh's desk and smiled. "I'm here to answer any questions you might have about the historical powers of the presidency or my experiences with the job in particular." He looked around the room. "Don't be shy."

Student Council [lunch]

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Josh? Totally asleep at his desk.

Probably not the best idea when the Student Council was expected at any moment.

In front of him was a list of questions including one about the March 9 assembly that the Student Council was going to be in charge of running.

In bold letters he'd scrawled "NO GOATS THIS TIME. MAYBE LEMMINGS?"

Tremble Foolish Mortals: The Gods and You , Class Seven [Period 5, Thursday]

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The Danger Shop was set up to look like a weetiny peaceful Middle New Greecelandia Greek village. Ares looked disturbingly pleased as he addressed the class.

"Now," he said. "Barring for a moment idiot imposters who deserve to get erased from existence, most gods are true gods, that is, they were born gods, their parents were gods or titans, occasionally you'll have a half-god, usually with a divine father and a mortal mother, who will have their mortality taken away and be granted a place among the full gods, and, thankfully, very, very rarely you'll get a full mortal, who through often dangerous and underhand means will become a god."

"Why do I use the word thankfully? You may ask, after all, the power of the gods is the kind of thing many aspire to. I'm glad you asked." Ares clicked his fingers and a tall, armour-clad, blonde familiar to at least some of the class, woman appeared in a burst of flames. "Here is a very good reason why."

"This is Callisto," Ares continued without skipping a beat. "When she was mortal, she was a ruthless, merciless, psychopathic warrior. She slaughtered more than one village like this one down to last man, woman, and child. As you can tell, she had a lot of potential, my kinda gal. Then, through certain, unimportant to the discussion at hand, events she died, or rather was killed, and guess who didn't have the good sense to stay dead, which I can kind of admire. Unfortunately she didn't know when to stop, and eventually clawed her way to godhood."

"That was not a good thing. Imagine someone fueled by a hate so pure, so powerful, that it would last beyond death itself, a hate that had burned out any trace of compassion, of love, of joy, its owner ever possessed, until they became less than human, a mere vessel for that hatred. Unwilling to respect anything or anyone, to accept their place in the scheme of things. Now give them immortality and indescribable power, the power of the gods, the power to change the world. Scary thought isn't it. The kind of things that person might do."

"But why tell, when I can show," he said, grinning, "The aim of today's class is to survive. I'm giving you ten minutes to run and hide, then setting her loose. Thanks to the safety protocols, she can't really kill you, but if you get burninated you're sitting on the sidelines until she's done."

[ooc: OCD threads coming up.]

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Music is Love: Friday, Third Period

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For reasons unknown there are three little kids running around the music room when the students enter.

"HI! HI! HI! HI! HI!" Lorne said hopping around on stage. "I'm Worne! Welcome to Music is Wuv! My bestestsus friends in the world, Awy and Wogan are going to judge you! Sing for us! YAYS!"

[OCD is up!]