Timothy M.

Very interesting chapter. I still think he's too hard on himself, but I understand his feelings in this case. I bet his students will be a lot more respectful from now on, though.

Well, at least Denmark's first Olympic (Silver) medalist Jakob Fuglsang is both good-looking and clever enough to wear a track suit over his cycle pants unlike the bronze medalist from Poland. It's Jakob on the left, if you're in doubt. We're officially expecting 10 medals, and up to 25 might happen. But the one in cycling was an unexpected bonus. rowing and swimming are our best hopes. PS: you might enjoy some of the official photos of the talented Danish swimmer Viktor Bromer.

Tillykke med fødselsdagen ! upside down waving of Danish birthday flags and one of my favorite SATW comics

I'm guessing you're preparing us, so we won't be too disappointed when Julie doesn't get the head coach job. I like the way she thinks and Henry seems a good guy. The way he asks for her advice is an indication he sees her potential as his assistant and someone with great skills and a future in the AFL - or the Leopards Head Coach in three years time. So I'll be OK with him getting the job. It was a wonderful night out with Ross, Kevin and Warwick. We knew why Ross was reacting the way he did, to those comments, so it was fun when Kevin was confused. Interesting how Warwick interpreted the signals correctly and soon realised what they meant. I was surprised he asked Ross out the first chance he had, I was expecting another joint night out for the boys before it happened. Is Ross blond by the way? I was even more surprised Ross said yes, but then I guess the lure of a nice guy who's interested in football was too hard to resist. How could Ty honestly be surprised about getting the award? I know he's a reformed character, but surely there must be something left of his sense of self-worth. After all, he's not stupid, and he's by far the best Leopards player. I know he would point to Jim as deserving it the most, but he'd already gotten third place. Anyway, I loved the joke Peter made about the brat. It was a good talk Sam and Marcus had with Ross and his mum. I wish Wu had been there too, because maybe he would have gained a better perspecive of what his best friend is going through. Deon was helpful too in convincing Ross not to deceive people too far. And finally I was all at having read Doug right - or at least that Neil had the same idea I had. The small look inside Doug's head showed other reasons too, but that's all to the good. It was another solid chapter which moved all the different plot lines along nicely, including Charlie's visit to st. Kilda and the explanation of how the draft works. Clarissa hasn't lost one bit of her sharp wits, and Deon appreciates it. I hope they stay a couple. I wonder - has Clarissa applied for Sydney University, just in case? I know, I know, you can't tell me, lol.

I knew something was fishy as soon as I heard about the man seeking help. Are they insane to let him close to Ash or Rowland?

It will be such a relief to be over the rush and the other ridiculous frat stuff, so Corbin and we can try to sort out his fucked up love life. Although I do enjoy Dom getting fucked over by the pretend-submissive power-bottom. I can see my predictions from ch.31 more or less came true. Corbin did break Nick's heart, but at least PEP (Pete the English Penishead) didn't worm his way back into Corbin's good graces. Who does he think he is to make such an unfounded accusation? I'm not surprised Corbin was furious and hurt, and I hope he does manage to stay away from PEP and ignore him, even though he had doubts even as he walked away. Or at least makes him grovel and apologize and admit he's the jealous one, before he even considers speaking to him again. I miss Mike...

I guess Darlene is nicer than Jade but she still another pushy girl making Dorian's mind up for him. If Wes prefers Dorian with long hair, then Dorian might regret his haircut. Oh well, at least it grows back out. And what's this with Dorian always shouting or shrieking whenever someone suggest something he finds outrageous? I thought he didn't like to call attention to himself. I'm glad Dorian has found someone caring to be his mother(-in-law).

How cool - you managed to post this on Sammy's birthday ! Was that planned or luck? Somehow I have the feeling Oli and Boris live in the same world as Bay, Kieran and those guys.

LOL, I wondered where that came from too, Gary. Perhaps Dark took a peek into the COTT forum at the wrong moment and got caught up in the craziness. And I'll have to go back and check: did I really spell shifter without an H ? - I can't wait till we can edit reviews.

Oh man, Parker will get his ass kicked when Jacob gets hold of him.

So now we know what disappeared meant. Very cool, even if Jacob didn't quite think things through. I wonder if he's not the first escaped boy the taxi driver has picked up. He'll be surprised when he arrives and finds Josh and the others waiting for him.

Tillykke med fødselsdagen ! Happy waving of Danish birthday flags (How are your twins doing? Mine are yelling for attention...)

At first I was all at Robbie drinking so much beer, but it actually turned out to be a good idea to get drunk in relation to Fran. It made her protective and motherly, which is a better look on her than bitchy and vindictive. Of course, the payback will be coming, and I'm not only talking about the hang-over.

Hmm, so Tobyn hates change - and the chapter title is Nothing's Written in Stone. No wonder the poor guy is reeling. He meets a guy and is instantly attracted, and now his girlfriend gives him the Talk. Tobyn had it all planned out: he would go on a lonely quest, come back with the perfect cure to the Malaise, marry Tilly, and father lots of children. Was he prepared for all those plans to be blown up? Nope, and if he's as stubborn as Adelin says, he's going to have a hard time adjusting. Kellar is told by Adelin to be prepared fot Tobyn to be upset, and of course he wonder what that means. My gut feeling was Tilly has very kindly told him what Adelin hinted at: that Tobyn's feelings for Kellar are pretty obvious and she loves him like a sister. I bet he wasn't prepared to hear that. Oh and a guess at the unhead words Tilly said to Kellar: "Please take good care of him." Now that can be written in stone already.

The more I think about the title Collars the more ominous it seems. Not only because of the scary story from the past about shifters being collared by silver, but because it might apply to the present too. Tobyn and Kellar are wearing collars, some made by Fate / the Eart Mother and some of their own making or that of people around them. Here's a list, hope I get all of them: Earth mates - and that comes with an invisible leash binding them together according to Sybil. Trying to be apart may choke them. Healing ability - and this only got tighter with Kellar knowing his heritage. Duty to the pack - Tobyn carries two of those, one being the task they have given him to find answers and one of his (and Tilly's) making about having children. Tobyn's 'engagement' to Tilly, although it's more of a mutual agreement right now, and not formal as far as I can see. Friendship and respect and honesty. They are both doing their best, but at times those collars are hard to wear. Sexual attraction - here the analogy gets a bit far-fetched, but neither of them can help imagining making love. Would Tobyn even be able to be with Tilly without thinking of Kellar? The Malaise - this one impacts everyone together with the fear and the isolation the pack has chosen for safety's sake. Now the game faces were pretty much on during all of their interactions, so there's no need to elaborate. Yet, this game they are playing is bloody serious. It's about Life and Love and Loss (of Liberty). Let's hope they win in the end.

Time to get caught up with my reviewing. So, Questions and Revelations are the main themes of this chapter. Of course, the most interesting part is the earth mates discussion and the way Sybil and Kellar soon reach a mutual understanding on this topic. I wonder if Tobyn would have taken Kellar to visit the seer if he knew what their main topic of conversation was going to be. Something he doesn't believe in may be about to kick him in the balls. Anyway, there's been lots of comments about this topic, so I'm going to focus somewhere else. First, the revelation about the healer blodline. Not surprising I guess, since such abilities rarely come out of nowhere. I think Kellar will have to comtemplate this matter a lot more, when he doesn't have so much on his mind in relation to Tobyn. I wonder if he asked the question about humans as mates because he's thinks one of his parent might have been one? Perhaps not so likely, since there were no records of either of them. Or perhaps it's related to the problem of inbreeding which I'm sure he has as one theory for the Malaise and Sybil's observations tended the same way. Another thing was Sybil trusting him with the story of her lost earth mate. It's obviously not well-known in the pack, perhaps because Sybil prefers not to revisit the pain without good cause. Or maybe, they don't want to hear about what they cannot have, and particularly with such a tragic outcome. One question Kellar might have asked was whether her ability as a seer manifested soon after her loss? It's also interesting how she suddenly feels a stirring in her powers after being in his presence. I wonder if she'll get a vision and what? And finally, Kellar told her he would keep searching for answers (for all those questions) and since that's what Tobyn is doing too, they might as well help each other. Particularly when being apart might be harder than they thought... That revelation points ahead, eh?

Yup, that was pure Leo. Nice to see he has the power to force Avery's hand. So now Dorian should stop whining about not wanting to use his connections and his name, because he just did and the results were good. I would be pleased if Dorian starts spending his free time sitting at Wes' bedside rather than with Jade and his other pushy friends. Even if Wes seems to be somewhat silly too with his pretend boyfriend. He and Dorian can be silly and sappy together.

Uhm, Ginny invites him for Christmas dinner and David accepts? She must care as little for his family and Christmas traditions as he does. Or will he be done with the family celebration of Christmas Day by 3 pm? So what if David had sex with Donny? Twoey has had sex with Eric, so now neither of them are virgins. Doesn't prevent them from recognizing their love or becoming boyfriends, if David ever gets his shit together. A big IF, though... After his stupid alcohol stunt, I don't care if Donny gets his heart broken. Plus it shows he does not care about David as a person, only his own needs. And he got what he wanted, so that should be enough. The one thing I didn't like was David's thought after sex: Clearly I had just experienced the most intense feeling of my life! No, Stupid, that was when you met Twoey and fell in love.

LOL, dragon, I was wondering if anyone would mention our favorite hate-and-rant person from TW. I'm still trying to decide whether the balls of steel namesake was a compliment.

From this description of the Card brothers it's pretty clear why Cory went missing at Christmas. His stupid middle brothers happened then Connor took Cory's side, and the family split down the middle, Especially if Cory's dad turns out to be the person jt thinks he is from the cat comment. So perhaps Cory is with Connor? That would be better than him being on his own. But Efrain may freak out when he comes back to college and doesn't find him.

Thanks, AC. Yeah, Nelson can do anything for the boyfriend he's happy and proud to be with. LOL, Eugene may be young compared to us, but he's a few years older than Nelson. I think your observation about Pat is spot on. She was pleased to see Eugene's immediate and natural greeting of his team mate.

Tillykke med fødselsdagen ! Frantic waving of Danish birthday flags and a dragon SATW

Hmm, I'm wondering if Doug did it to make amends for all his years of bullying. Perhaps he's finally ashamed of who he had become, not because it was Neil, but simply because he's had to face the fact he was like Josh and everyone thought that guy was nasty. It was a shame Doug left before Neil could alert Ty, I think he deserved to get the approval of the brat - who might also have understood what it's like to face up to some uncomfortable truths about yourself and struggle with changing your behavior and the way people see you. Interesting how Ross never realised that Andrew would be terrified about being approached by Wu and his girlfriend. If Lauren had convinced Wu about her theory of if she had decided to talk to Ross and say anything, he would have reacted the same way first. But it all turned out for the best and I liked how Ross is passing the good deed of the Leopards forward. He's seen the benefit of a support system of people who know his secret and he's extending his hand to Andrew, even if he doesn't tell him the whole reason why. I was also very pleased with Deon's suggestion and I hope it will happen. It was fun to see Ollie and Zach challenge the class mates of Neil and Liam on the matter of not approving of them kissing. Very subtle

awww, thanks glittery On the positive side, someone posted a suggestion on Facebook to take a plastic bag with you when you Poké-Go in nature, and pick up rubbish at the same time. That way you're doing something useful too.

Jay, I agree David didn't tell Emily about Rain letting it slip, but I'm seeing that as more of an omission to be kind to both Rain and Mike. He wants Mike to feel he was successful with the surprise, and for Rain to stop feeling bad about his faux-pas. In any case, doing the party doesn't make up for not getting in touch with David after the job interview to hear how it went, or come home as promised and that was what David was upset about. I think it was a tactical error by Mike not to tell David about the party, because then he would not have expected them to go out and celebrate in the evening, and he would have been less upset and drunk, but he would still have felt ignored and disrespected and that was what he was talking to her about.