Christmas has come early!!! :D

( So what was my present...? *^.^* )

I keep forgetting to put this up, but I keep getting reminded by my F-List who post instead. XD

I'm going to be doing Christmas Cards soon, so if you'd like one, give me your address. I should have the addresses of my RL friends, but just in case, post anyway so I can make sure the one I have is the correct one. ^.^b

Comments are screened, so no worries about posting your personal information to the entire LJ. :D

...is when you run up to the airline gate, there is no one there, and the gate is closed but the plane is still there AND THEY DON'T LET YOU ON! >.<;;

Seriously? It's not like me, and the guy behind me, are unable to run and get to our seats immediately. It's not like they can't afford to be 5 minutes late. -.-;

And then the initial kicker - once I got someone to come out from the locked door, and informed them that I'd purchased an upgrade on the second leg of my flight, I was informed I wasn't getting that refunded.

>.<;;;; I wanted to punch his lights in. I was so frustrated going back through the security gate again - thank God my Dad was still here, waiting to pick up my brother-in-law who was coming in from NJ at a later flight.

My Dad was very understanding. :) And it's a good thing he told me to go up to the ticketing counter and talk to someone behind there - I was able to get my upgrade refunded. :) At least that much, so I'm kinda happy about that.

But I definitely hope that other supervisor gets a flat tire on the way home. -.-;

...and a bunch of us were in it! I tried to record the video off of TVAnts, but I don't think it worked. :/ I sent an email to T-san and I'm hoping that she will do me a favor and get me a copy of that clip.

EDIT: Until I get that clip (and it looks like I will be getting it!) you guys can see a portion of it that was posted on YouTube by someone in Japan. :D


(BTW, yes, that is me and mikarocker from 0:15-0:17 chatting with dangel )


( What happened... )

I had to tell amefurift  first, but now I can tell the world! :D I received the following email tonight:

Liz,

Hope everything is going well with you.
Finally, Johnny’s segment will air next month!!
I will let you know more details soon.

My colleague is making a segment on Shingo Katori’s “Talk Like Singing”
and looking for SMAP, especially Shingo Katori’s fans.
If you know anybody. Please let me know.

Thank you for your help always.

OMG! OMG! OMG!

FINALLY! :D

I'm sooooo excited! :D As soon as she emails me more details, I'll definitely share with all you guys. I am soooo pumped about this! I was wondering, though, if this had anything to do with Arashi's new drama  (最後の約束) which is airing on FujiTV? :O

*dances around happily* At long last! :)

The plot thickens! :O

(I swear, today I have been very prolific on LJ... :D)

So, I found out this afternoon what were the details of the whole story.

It was an inside job. >.>

First, they struck at 3:00 AM this morning. Our building is under construction, so there was scaffolding all around the building, which they climbed up to the third floor and got inside one of the windows there.

They then proceeded to break into every room THAT HAD SOMETHING OF VALUE IN IT. They knew EXACTLY where to strike and what to take. They broke into rooms with locked drawers that had money in them. One of the rooms on my floor had these metal carts with school laptops inside them. Only a special key can open those carts, and it was locked away inside a closet in the room - they knew to go into that closet, get the key, remove the laptops, and then CLOSE THE CART AGAIN, so it looked like nothing had happened. O.o;

So apparently, they tripped an alarm somewhere because the chief custodian was called in to the building, and he was the one who saw them and gave them chase. The thing is, they were trying to leave the building by the side entrance, which has a gate surrounding it from the outside. They had all the laptops in these carry-on, insulated bags that the school cafeteria uses to transport bag lunches. However, they couldn't lift the bags over those gates in time to escape, so they abandoned all the equipment, making off with only the cash they could carry.

And unfortunately, one of the inside guys might have been one of our students. :(  Nothing is known for sure, but I hope we will be able to catch whoever was responsible and get them arrested. >.<;

Whew, what a day. So glad it's the weekend, cause I'm drained. XD

For the month of October, we had a Halloween door contest. Remember the last time I did this, it was for spring. You can see the pictures HERE.

( How we did... )

Yeah. I've had an interesting morning today.

I came in to school normal time, and went to the copy room to pick up a test I'd photocopied the night before. One of the teachers in the room asked, "So do they know who did it?"

>.>a

"Did what?"

"Oh. You didn't hear? Someone broke into the school last night."

O_O;

Now normally, I lock up my laptop in a closet in my room because my room does not have a lock on the outside. It's a designated fire safety room for students who cannot evacuate the building quickly enough, and this is where the firemen would come to rescue them in case of a fire. I was working late last night and because I just wanted to go home, I put my laptop into my desk drawer, which also doesn't lock.

Immediately I ran back to my classroom, where I noticed that the speakers I'd put away nicely in a box next to my desk, were there, but all messed up. As if someone had rifled through them and then discarded them. I feared the worst, and it was verified when I opened the drawer and found that my laptop was gone.

-.-;

I reported it to my assistant principal right away, but pretty much was in a depressed mood because I knew I'd never see it again. So I was totally down first period, and the funny part was that some of my students, who are normally a bit disruptive in my class because they are chatty, were all like, "Don't bother Ms. Halo today. She's upset." So it was kinda nice to be given a break from having to deal with behavioral issues. :) They were all taking a test anyway, so they were very nicely quiet.

By the second period, as I was sitting at my desk, my assistant principal walked in... WITH MY LAPTOP IN HIS HANDS! O.O;;

I was completely flabbergasted and shocked. I had been so certain that I'd lost my laptop, I was already mourning the loss of all my grades, my newly revised lesson plans, my pictures... but there it was! Apparently, he told me something about it being found outside the school building and how it had been dropped when cops had given chase, but I don't know if that happened early this morning, or last night, or whenever! I don't particularly care though. :D

Now granted, I've completely lost my adapter, because they'd stolen that too, but fortunately, since it was stolen and I didn't lose it, I was able to get another one. :)

Just... wow. By all rights, I should not have gotten my laptop back, but now that I have, I am NEVER doing something stupid like that again - leaving it in my desk that doesn't lock. ^.^;;;

Thanks to cutetakato for the heads up!

October 30 was sidewalkrebel 's birthday/

I'll let Aiba do the talking and take the punishment! XD



I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday! :D

Most of my posts recently have been one liners or birthday greetings, so I thought I'd jot down some interesting happenings in my life recently.

( I've joined the dark side.... >.>;; )

( Japanese Club! )( Possibilities about my future... )

Whew. Lots of stuff! I'm excited to see what's in store now! :D