Partial and tongue-in-cheek list of the patron deities/saints of teachers:

St. Francis of Assisi Especial patron of lecturers, to whom one prays for a miracle of attention from one's students.

Ganesha Especial patron of the beginnings of terms, to whom one prays to remove obstacles such as dying copy machines and late textbook orders.

Thoth To whom one prays for extra time, especially when completing the sacred course paperwork.


Anyone else got any?

*abruptly snaps and ties her grammar in a square knot*

It's the Comma-splice Revolution! Yes! Power to the Preposition! Awaken and Rise, sentence fragments everywhere!

*runs amok with the Punctuation Peppershaker*

Bwahahahaha!





*ahem*

We now return you to your regularly scheduled prose.

*backs away speedily from fluffy, innocent-looking bunny*

Ok, yes, I know I was the one who said even the Apocalypse wouldn't stop Ryouma from snarking. And, yes, it is perfectly understandable that this immediately suggested Good Omens.

But I am not going to write a PoT-GO fusion and introduce Adam and Ryouma! It's not going to happen, no way, no how, not even though the staring contest between Death and Tezuka would be really funny. Not even though Inui and Wensleydale would really hit it off. Not even though War has indicated that she wants to take the coaching position away from Ryuuzaki-sensei.

NO!

*sprints for horizon, pursued by fluffy, bouncing bunny, now showing remarkably long teeth*

*ahem*

We now bring to you The Twelve Days of Christmas, as it came to Emily while washing her hair. Since all the repetition would take too long to type, let's cut right to the chase.

On the twelth day of Christmas my true love sent to me...

*deep breath*

Twelve CLAMP-boys bleeding
Eleven angels falling
Ten Tokyos blasted
Nine swordsmen glaring
Eight cards manifesting
Seven gods a slumming
Six bishies gift wrapped
FIVE G BOYS

*tips hat to Mel and Christy*

Four misguided villains
Three magic girls
Two doujinshi
And a demon who might be good

It isn't as perfect as "We Four Kings of Mugenjou Are," which really arrived in a flash of light, but I thought I might as well.

Re-writing carols is a bit of a hobby of mine, something to pass the time while I was trying not to listen to the Liturgy, and it's getting on toward that time of year. So, here we go. This year's effort is in honor of Get Backers.

*ahem*

We four Kings of Mugenjou are
Recruiting we traverse afar
Dreaming, smiling, snarling, lighting,
Following Rai Tei's star.

Oo-oo

Star of thunder, star of fright,
Star of bishie beauty bright,
Angstwards leading, partners needing,
Guide us to the next big fight.

*bows flourishingly*

*sidesteps the heavenly Zorch*

*grins*

It's a family tradition, don't you know. One year my mother suggested making the Three Wise Guys traverse the living room, in search of BJ, in the Santa Sleigh from the cutesy porcelain village.