Make staying alert so hard

... herself. The tree was seeming to calm down from one of its 'fertile' phases, so she was allowed to slack a little, right? it wasn't like she was leaving the Hall and abandoning her job for the guards. She flipped the page in the journal, using her pen to slide her glasses back up as she continued scrolling over whatever entry in the journal, before reaching for something- something that wans't ...

Green-eyed Hope, Sentinel/Buffy

... day from hell. And the second Blair saw Jim's face, he knew that he'd done a pretty sucky job of hiding his distress. "Man, I do not want to talk about it," Blair said, rolling forward. Jim ..., and she joined my unit. She was good, but she always had to be better, faster, more accurate, more alert. She went in the field when she had no business even holding a weapon." Leaning back on the couch, ...

... takes much time. Joy is a luxury they indulge in rarely,” The scholar explained. “ Religion is a job to them?” The Nubian sounded shocked. “ That is... a rather blunt way of putting it, but... orange hair; he seemed to be meditating. Xander exchanged and uncertain look with Rupert before coughing to alert the man to their presence. His eyes snapped open and once, “Oh hey.” The friendly statement...

The Runaway Boy

...his eyes darting around in paranoia. He couldn’t believe he’d finally escaped all that was his family, his job, his whole life. He was offered a key by the girl and immediately retreated to his room. Joe was not... face on the screen and winced. “Of course they are,” he grumbled. It was so like them to alert every form of media there was. “It’s okay. I won’t tell,” the girl promised. “Sometimes...

At least the pie's turned out decently!

...You don’t think… really, I’d do a lot of things for the job, but that’s not one of them.” “A lot of people would,” I ...me down the street. We stuck mostly to the shadows, and he kept very alert. I was almost afraid to talk. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean...He’s not a supporter of the cause, just a disinterested soldier doing his job.” Jake tugged me into another shadow as the distant rumble of a car drew ...

Writing Guide: Mood Changers

MOOD CHANGERS. Learn to alert the reader as soon as possible to any changes in mood from the previous sentence. At least a dozen words will do this job for you: "but," "yet," "however," "nevertheless," "still," "instead," "thus," ... ago. Its abruptness then becomes a virtue. "Yet" does almost the same job as "but," though its meaning is closer to "nevertheless." Either of those words...

"Hoo...我聽說有人吃七包麵!" XD

... hardout, our 30min prayer was a test by far to see how alert we were .... Mike probably fell asleep during prayer. Otherwise, t'was ... was the conversations. Lol Evening Prayer was ok. 25min-30min prayer. More alert this time.. Ruth - Is not considered a marathon, cos its at night... and Esthers were ok this time. Instant coffee did it's job well. I'm in charge of ringing the bell for some reason....

Days Like These 1/? by elizagoth7, R

.../Castle Word Count: 1,723 Rating: R (PG for chapter) Warnings: None for this chapter Spoiler alert: Up to 2x05 Summary: After parting ways, Beckett shows up at Castle's door. “Beckett,” Castle said, ... her, his head going back and forth like at a tennis rally. “I mean, what about my job? I can’t go around solving murders with a baby on my hip,” she rambled, running agitated ...

✩ OHNO BIRTHDAY ENTRY 10 ✩

...on a night fishing venture. However, since it was already considerably late and Ohno did a decent job of convincing them that being intoxicated did not affect his instinct for finding water, they allowed him ... the pale skin seemed to glow in its flawlessness. At length Ohno had come close enough to alert the stranger, who turned his head and locked the idol in a calculating gaze with his surreally ...

LAPD press release - warning concerning female train riders

... if their measurements were good enough, they could get a modeling job for Vibe Magazine. The measuring sessions often occurred spontaneously in secluded, ...a roommate to Nichols. All the women hoped to score a modeling job. Each realized she had been duped when Nichols never returned phone ... “LAPD.” Tipsters may remain anonymous. For full details, go to http://local.nixle.com/alert/ 372549/