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Leap of Faith
Chapter 18: Time Flies
Based on feedback when this posted on FFnet – I want get everyone on the same page. This chapter is mostly happy with a little sad. The next chapter is the big one. I am telling you now because neither of my betas or myself have been able to read it without crying, even after multiple reads. So prepare yourself. He's really deploying. I will also be upfront with you that there will be HEA (happily ever after), so don't go panicking that Eric is going to die. He will be fine.
The day after the wedding, Eric had gone on base and completed the necessary paperwork to document our marriage. He'd come home and sat me down in the living room with a fireproof box, going over his important documents; papers for the bar, the Vette, bank and investment statements, and the pièce des résistance, his will and D.N.R. forms stating that if it ever became necessary, he didn't want to be placed on life support. I had ended up a blubbering mess, hiccuping and sobbing, getting snot all over Eric.
Eric called his parents and Pam from Thalia's office in the bar, putting everyone on speaker phone. His parents were a little shocked, but Pam wasn't surprised. They congratulated us and Mr. and Mrs. Northman promised to get in touch with me the next time they were in the states. It was a little odd. I figured they would come to Bon Temps when Pam had the baby, but no one mentioned it. But then again, that's why Pam and Eric had grow up with Aunt O.; his parents didn't know how to be parents.
Calling my friends and family had been kind of fun. Amelia had squealed and yelled before she burst in to tears. Tara, on the other hand, took a few seconds to absorb the news, and then got excited, congratulating us and asking for all of the details. While Amelia had been there for me when I tried to get back out into the world, Tara had pulled me out of a massive pit of despair, so it made sense that she was feeling cautious. Calling Jason had turned into another conference call, since we caught him having lunch at Merlotte's. He put his cell phone on speaker and let everyone yell their congratulations.
I called my boss, Chow, in Atlanta, while Eric was on base. He was actually a pretty great guy, and I laid it all out for him. My history with Eric, our chance meeting again and now our marriage. Chow couldn't stop laughing, telling me he knew that I'd been holding back for years, and he'd been waiting for me to do something crazy. He was happy for me and promised to do everything he could to help me transition to the job in Louisiana.
The next several days flew by. I was feeling a little sleep deprived. We'd been staying up late talking, before going to bed and having a marathon of sex, then grabbing just a couple of hours sleep.
We had dinner with Cal and Soph one night. I made Stackhouse Chicken, because Eric had promised it to Cal, and filled Soph in on the 'secret recipe.' She thought it was hysterical and we compared stories about watching Eric try to cook. Apparently, he had tried to make pineapple upside down cake at their place one Christmas, and he'd never lived it down. After dinner, the guys told great stories about practical jokes they'd played on friends, while Soph and I teased them about what a group of teenage boys they seemed like. At some point we started playing cards, which I am always horrible at, and we stayed up until dawn, drinking and talking.
Eric had explained some of the Marine jargon to me after Twinings' party. I told him that they freaked me out a little when they all yelled "Get Some!" and he thought that was hysterical. He explained that it was the unofficial Marine battle cry, and that they said it all the time. He taught me some other slang, like that they called hats 'cover,' flashlights were 'moonbeams,' and a 'rack' was a bed. I told him that I already knew that the bathroom was a 'head,' he laughed and said I watched too many movies.
We met the guys from Eric's unit downstairs at the bar another night, it was interesting, to say the least. Eric was getting us drinks when a couple of the guys started telling me stories about some of their "favorite" missions. A guy named Victor was rambling on, but I wasn't entirely listening; I'd only met the guy twice, and I realized he never shut up. I caught something he said, and tried to listen, because I knew I'd misheard him. At the same time, I saw Eric smiling at me as he came over to join us. He looked worried when he saw my confusion and then his face hardened when he heard what Victor was saying.
"Shut the fuck up, asshole."
"What? Dude, when we lit that place up-"
Eric grabbed him by the front of the shirt, he didn't pull him forward, just twisted the fabric, and interrupted. "Did you just tell my wife we attacked a fucking orphanage without telling her the whole story?"
"Wha? Oh, shit." Victor glanced at me looking terrified. "There weren't any kids in there, ma'am. It was a rebel hideout. Didn't I say that?"
"No, you didn't. Thank you for clarifying." Eric was still staring daggers at his friend. I reached up, putting a hand on his chest, and he looked down at me. "Come on, let's go for a walk."
Taking Eric's hand, we walked towards the back of the bar. I went straight to the door that went to the office area, and Eric unlocked the door for us. It became much quieter as soon as the door closed behind us. Eric looked at me nervously; he probably thought I was mad at him, but I led him to the office without a word and pushed him down on the couch. He looked up at me, no doubt expecting me to lay into him for practically starting a fight in the bar.
I hiked my skirt up as I climbed into his lap, straddled his legs, and sat back.
"Now talk."
"What?" It was not what he expected me to say.
"You would never have told me any of that story, and now that I've only heard a piece of it, you're worried that I'm upset, or freaked out."
He sighed and licked his lips. "Sookie, shit happens over there that is really hard to describe to people back at home."
I put my hand on his mouth. "Stop. I get it. You don't have to explain that to me. Tell me the story about the orphanage, not some blanket statement that shit happens."
He sighed, nodding and told me the story. They had been given orders to locate and eliminate a group of rebels that were believed to be responsible for planting Improvised Explosive Devices, or IED's, on the road to Basrah. I wasn't sure what he meant by 'eliminate,' and I wasn't going to ask. He explained that they spent a few days tracking them, I'm sure he gave me a simplified version, and that they were able to find the abandoned building the rebels were operating out of. When they tried to clear the building, a firefight broke out that eventually collapsed the back wall of the building.
"That's not so bad. I mean, I worry for you, but, why wouldn't you want me to know about that?"
"It's not that I don't want you to know, Sook." He shook his head. "That story is nothing, but Victor made it sound like we blew up an orphanage full of kids. That's what I hate. Nothing is ever simple there and, fuck, it doesn't always translate well. There's a lot of shit that I can't tell you about too. Places we weren't supposed to be, and things we probably shouldn't have seen."
"Eric, I'm okay with that. I don't think I want to know everything, but don't ever feel like you can't tell me something. If it requires some explanation, I'll listen. I don't judge you, or anyone over there."
He moved some hair off my forehead, and pulled me into a kiss. Sitting back, he smiled. "I love you, Bird."
"I know. How could you not?" I teased, running my hands over his chest, watching his eyes darken.
His hands covered mine. "Don't start something you're not going to finish and then send me back out there."
I moved his hands behind me, putting them on my ass, and put my own hands on his belt buckle. Glancing up at his eyes, I lowered his zipper, finding him commando, and already hard. Biting my lip, I wrapped my hand around him, sliding my thumb over the tip; my eyes closed and I moaned in anticipation. I pumped my hand up and down a couple of times, and raised myself up on my knees. Eric's hands slid around my hips, and I felt the elastic on the waist of my panties give. I knew I'd lost yet another pair of underwear, as he pulled the fabric from between us and dropped it. One hand dipped between my legs, tracing a finger through my wetness before circling my clit. I aligned our bodies and lowered myself onto him, slowly, until he was buried inside of me.
His lips crashed against mine, and his tongue thrust into my mouth, as I moved my hips. He cupped my breasts through my dress and pinched my nipples, letting me set the pace below. We moved in rhythm, our bodies familiar halves of a whole. My breathing hitched as I felt a tingling low in my stomach; I moved faster and arched my back, but it was Eric's voice in my ear that sent me over the edge.
"Fuck yes! Come for me."
I rode him as waves of an orgasm rolled through me, spreading that tingling feeling like wildfire. When I was ready to collapse on him, Eric spoke again.
"Don't stop. Fuck Sook, please don't stop." His hands gripped my hips like a steering wheel, driving my body up and down on him. He clenched his teeth; I could feel his entire body tense, and he pulled me down hard against him, as he came with a groan.
He gathered me against his chest and we sat, connected, resting our heads against each other, while our breathing slowed.
"I ruined your underwear."
"I'll get you more."
"It's fine." I laughed. "But I'm going to need to hit the bathroom before we go back out there."
"Use the one back here, or you can go upstairs and change."
"How much longer are we hanging out?"
"I don't know." He shrugged.
"Well, then I'll go to the bathroom; you can think about what I'm not wearing all night."
"Shit. Like I needed any help thinking about you naked."
We rejoined everyone in the main part of the bar for drinks and dancing, but Eric spent most of the time giving me dark and sexy looks and running his hands up my skirt when he could. I eventually gave up, made excuses to his friends, and dragged him upstairs. He had my dress off before he had the door to the apartment unlocked.
I woke Sookie early, bribing her with coffee to get out of bed. We drove to the beach to watch the sun come up. Sipping coffee, we sat quietly. Rubbing her back, I made big circles with my hand, as I explained again that I wouldn't be able to contact her for a week, maybe two and that I couldn't tell her if it would be by phone or email. There was a chance I could get an email out sooner, but I couldn't say for sure. I reminded her where the card was that had a toll free number to call so she could make sure that I had arrived safely. She managed not to cry, nodding her head a lot and biting her lip.
"So, is it time Batman?"
"It is, Catwoman." I sighed. "Synchronize bat-watches. Twenty-four hours and I have to be checked back in on base."
We had agreed. At the twenty-four hour mark we were turning off our phones and ignoring everyone. We had also agreed that we didn't want today to be sad. Being back on duty didn't necessarily mean I was leaving, but with all of the rumors flying around, I probably only had 24 hours after checking in before the bus pulled out.
"Ready. Let's go."
We walked up the beach to a small cafe and had breakfast. She ordered waffles and fruit, while I got bacon and eggs with all the trimmings. She sat across from me, smiling and laughing, telling me about her plan to take time off between jobs. Her brother was going to help her drive her things from Atlanta to Bon Temps, and she wanted to have a few repairs done on Gran's house. She also planned on coming back here to spend a week or two with Thalia and Soph. She had even conned Thalia into letting her help out at the bar while she was in town. The last I heard, they were going to work behind the bar together, which I would have paid money to see. I made them promise to do it again when I got home.
Breakfast took a while, and then we went for another walk along the beach before heading to play miniature golf. Sookie thought regular golf was like watching grass grow, but she was competitive as hell when it came to mini-golf. We had kept a running tally of wins and losses when we lived in New Orleans, the loser always paid for the next game. We went to a place with a pirate theme, laughing and making pirate jokes through all eighteen holes.
We ate lunch at McDonald's, because it was another one of those things that I might not get for a year. They had some fast food places set up in the cafeterias overseas, but it was never as good as the stuff you got at home. I had a Big Mac and savored it as much as I did watching Sookie eat her french fries. She dipped them in ketchup and then brought them up to her dainty lips. It was fucking hot, and I knew somewhere in my brain that it was mostly because I was about to leave her. Trust me, I'd watched her eat fries a million times before and it was sexy, but this was like porn, and it was doing crazy shit to my dick.
We changed plans after lunch, because I couldn't be responsible for my behaviour in a darkened movie theater, and went to the park. We took the beach blanket from the car and stretched out in the sun, watching families and couples enjoy the park. Sookie had a book in her purse, so she read while I massaged her feet and took a nap.
When I first thought about today, I envisioned us in bed, fucking like rabbits until we dropped, then catching our second wind and doing it again. As the week wore on though, I knew that it wasn't what we needed. We both needed to spend time together, doing things that we could remember while we were apart. Shit, I could easily jack off thinking of her, I'd done it for years, but this, picturing her laying on a blanket in the park, I wouldn't have come up with this image on my own.
Sookie closed her book and crawled over to cuddle against me. We were stretched out on the blanket. She had her head on my chest, and her hand innocently in my jeans pocket. She closed her eyes and sighed.
"We can go home if you want to take a nap, Bird."
"No. I want to stay out a little longer. We won't leave the apartment once we get back there."
That was true. I rubbed her back.
"Talk to me."
"About what?" I laughed.
"I just want to hear your voice."
I sighed. "Do you remember the time we went to Florida? We drove over there with Hoyt and that girl he was dating for Spring Break? That's one of my favorite weeks ever."
She snorted. "I remember. I still lived in the dorm and you had three roommates. We were so excited to have a hotel room to ourselves for a whole week."
"I remember driving home from that trip, wondering how I could go back to not having you beside me every night."
"Remember how sun burnt Hoyt got? He was so miserable. Ooh. And his girlfriend was on that weird diet! She had to bring a cooler with her own food for the week!"
"I wonder what happened to her? Hoyt broke up with her a month or so later."
We reminisced about old times for a while, and then I told her a couple of stories about Cal and Soph. She told me stories about Amelia and Tray. We laughed and talked, and time drifted away. Eventually, Sookie fell asleep in my arms like I knew she would. We'd been staying up til all hours, trying to spend as much time together as we could. I listened to her breath and ran my hand up and down her back, watching the sun hit my wedding band. How the hell my life had all come together in such a short time was beyond me.
When I drove back to Bon Temps, I had been prepared to beg forgiveness from Jason, and then convince him to give me Sookie's phone number or address so I could find her in Atlanta. Then Pam called on my way into town telling me that she wanted bananas. I've never been one to jump and run when my sister wanted something, but she was pregnant and Andre was out of town, so I figured I would indulge her. I went to Wal-Mart because I figured they had a better selection of produce than the market in Bon Temps. I parked the Vette way out in the parking lot, away from rolling carts and car doors, and headed in. I grabbed a few things that I knew I would want while I was at Pam and Andre's.
I made my way to the produce section, grabbing some apples and the bananas for Pam. Heading to the side of the store, I wanted to grab some carrots to snack on. Fresh vegetables were a luxury that I missed during deployment. I was oblivious to my surroundings until I leaned over for a bag of carrots. The air moved and I smelled Sookie's perfume. I tried not to get ahead of myself, anyone could have been wearing the scent. I was actually afraid to look for her. Since I was here, in our hometown, I knew that it could really be her; it wasn't like when I smelled her perfume when I was in the bar or in the desert. I shook it off, what were the odds really? Turning to throw the carrots in my cart, I accidentally barreled into someone. In an instant I realized it wasn't just anyone, it was really her. I couldn't believe it. I even said her name out loud in disbelief.
As suddenly as my hopes were raised, they were dashed when Jason came around the corner and dragged her away from me with only a few words. I stood there, dumbfounded, watching as Jason maneuvered them through the checkout and out the automatic doors. I paid for my things and put them in the car, then I sat in the parking lot trying to figure out what had happened. It was another one of those damn moments that Soph predicted in her weird way, and I couldn't get my head around it. I had been in the right place, at the right time, and knew that it was a gift; an opportunity of a lifetime that I could not fuck up.
I took the groceries to Aunt O's, and Pam knew something was up when I walked in the door. Shrugging, I told her I had to go to Sookie's house. I had expected her to bitch at me, because bitching is what my sister does best, but she hugged me. Then she kissed me on the forehead and told me to call if I wasn't coming back for dinner. The crazy in her came out when I didn't immediately head to the car, she raised her eyebrows and shooed me towards the door. It was a major sign that more people than just Soph thought I was still fucked up over Sookie.
The rest of our week together played out in my head as Sookie napped. I thought about the years that we had been apart as well. She had been the one thing that kept me going in recent years, and now we were together, and it was entirely different. It wasn't the possibility of Sookie that would bring me home, but reality, and I had no idea what I had done to deserve her.
*If you didn't read the A/N above, the next chapter is his departure, so please read with kleenex and possibly cocktails in hand.*
Marine Jargon:
Get Some! is a Marine expression dating back to the Vietnam War. Here's a gigantic list of Marine jargon/expressions from wikipedia.
Get Some! is also the the title of the first episode of the HBO mini-series Generation Kill, in which Alexander Skarsgard played Brad Colbert. Here's the link to the extended trailer if you've never seen GK, and it is WELL worth your watching. (Not just the trailer, the whole series. LOL)


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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Too Many Treats = Bad Tricks
6 comments:
- Shelly Carter said...
It was fun to see you at trunk or treat. Sorry your evening ended so sad it's a good thing she is so cute!!
- October 31, 2010 at 12:07 PM
- keri mae rhineer said...
o my gosh i love it!!!
- October 31, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Matt and Kelly Woodland said...
It was soooo fun carving pumpkins with your family on Friday, and watching Bailey practice her Pirate Talk!
I am sorry she got sick, she made the cutest stinkin' pirate! I do love that you used a yucky moment for a good "candy makes you sick" talk! You are too funny, and such a great mommy :o)
Happy Halloween!!
- November 1, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Lissy said...
I think she learned a lesson there.. Her Halloween quote to anybody at church: "I ate too much candy, go Eh!" So cute! Love the pictures in her pretty dress - she is just adorable! :)
- November 1, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Cicely said...
Oh boy... we had a puke experience at the Olive Garden once. Not fun. Bummer!
- November 1, 2010 at 7:42 PM
- k N d said...
such a doll! way to make a good teaching moment. youre such a great mom! I miss seeing Bailey every week in her fun dresses!!!
- November 3, 2010 at 9:03 PM

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In a perfect world, the same symbol word make the same sound every time. That would make reading easier to learn for children and ESL students. But this is certainly not the case in English is it?
Think about the letters ough.
Now, say these words:
- through
- cough
- brought
- enough
- although
- borough
- bough (when the bough breaks the baby will fall).
Of course, there is something that works better than the alphabet. You see, a group of linguists got together and created an alphabet based on the sounds that we actually use. Those crazy-looking letters that show you how to pronounce words in the dictionary. This is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). It shows not just all the English sounds but all the sounds in all languages.
It may be a bit tough to learn initially but what if all countries moved to using this as their primary alphabet? Would that help us to understand each other better? One step closer to a universal language?
Remember, a language dies every 14 days anyway. Will it really come down to survival of the most entrenched language? Or would this be a proactive step in accumulating the benefits of all languages?


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It was discussed today on whether my co workers had the personality & ability to make money in YouTube or podcasts. I felt like Kip in Napoleon Dynamite, of "I've looked into it." And looking to the internet for a quick answer would probably end up just as disappointing as the time machine in the film. If there was an easy way, it would have already been taken & filled.
The prime real estate has been claimed in the garden of new media, & the low hanging fruit market has been subsidized by the investment of advertisers. But how to get the attention of advertisers? I would guess by doing something that appeals to the interests of an untapped market's attention. But with many good areas claimed, you have to prove there is a market by gaining that attention first. It requires hard work. You plow the dense soil, breaking new ground & staking your claim. You plant seeds in reddit & other discussion boards, establishing the potential fruit of your research & opinions. You encourage cross pollination of your plants with adjourning fields for mutual benefit. And with patience & hard work, establish a name for yourself in the community.
But that is hard & thankless work. Requiring a measure of passion & interest in the importance of what you are making. It is much easier to walk into someone else's field & just claim it as your own by offering prettier or tastier fruit. Alternatively, cough over all the fruit in a field & try to create a viral outbreak on the content. Or catch someone in the act of taking this unhygienic shortcut & call them out. Audiences love a good scandal, & being a muckraker can be satisfying in the short term. Of course, there are hazards to this. When you stir up muck, you can instigate a mudslinging war. And even if you don't suffer this, the odor of that occupation can keep others at a respectful distance, lest they fall victim to being associated on either side of the matter & be caught in the crossfire.
So, while I believe it is unlikely that my co workers will discover fame & fortune in new media, I also concede that the unexpected is always possible. But even if they get lucky & manage it, to maintain that attention involves a lot of hard work. A life of ease only seems to happen when it was a preexisting condition to achieving that fame. As lottery winners tend to squander their money, subjects of viral memes tend to squander their attention by getting stage fright in the spotlight.
However, I certainly haven't achieved such success. Most of this is derived from listening to Grace Helbig's "Not Too Deep" & Rhett & Link's "Ear Biscuits." Their interview guests usually have some good general advice, but admit that the path by which they got to where they are is mostly closed due the the medium evolving & advertisers becoming more skeptical, demanding more work for less reward.


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My parents taught me that having one interest in life is fine, but it makes one quite boring. So I've always tried to have multiple interests, engage in varied activities, and seek unique experiences.
For example (and I've had to write papers on this already), I want to be a science teacher. I adore science, but science is not the end-all to my existence. Biology and Chemistry are awesome subjects, truly incredible and fun. But what good are hard sciences without real life experience? How important will a textbook be if one cannot read? I believe I would like to teach 4th or 5th grade so that I can teach all subjects, not just science. History and literature can be just as fun as science, and music is awesome as well. Art? Oh yeah baby, art rocks!
Yeah, I'm a musician... I've done the whole music thing for a while now... not that I'm any good mind you, I can play a few songs with a decent level of un-sucky-ness. But in addition to being able to play any woodwind and percussion instrument, I'm not half-bad in the woods. Give me a GPS, a good pair of hiking shoes, and a few dozen oatmeal M&M cookies and I'm a happy kid.
Cooking, cleaning, reading, writing, solving problems, thinking creatively, being fun and goofy, being serious and stubborn... I believe in the value of being a well-rounded person.
Okay, I'm not a round person, I'm kind of oblong and stick-like, but you get the idea... ;)


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'The best I advice I ever received was to always remember that no-one else has any idea what they are doing either.'
+1 Let's reference females properly. Also, some women of the 20's were strong in society and wanted to dress in a male orientated way to rebel against masculine rule to which I fully support. Women wanted to be seen on a level ground with men both in standing and strength and in showing their sexuality, opposing and rebelling against Victorian values.
It was power dressing. The same has happened in every decade since especially the 80s. To look more masculine is to show strength, to show a failing equality in a male orientated society that women can do just as well as men in every way.
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You can still be a strong, confident, rebellious and successful woman, whilst being well-mannered and ladylike!
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Actually, my all time favourite was good old-fashioned "grass". Stank the place out, but was the nicest of highs.
Have you listened to this month's choice in the Album Club?
Bit of Lambs Bread or Temple Ball wouldn't go amiss. Or what about Thai Stick?
Did the whole thing a lifetime ago!
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mild mannered simpleton
Mike Stillwell
United Kingdom
I've tried a search but i had no luck.
Thanks anyway Iconoklast.
Anyone else know a way to do this?
Lovin every minute of every second! :)
|04 April 2005
Character TD
Los Angeles, USA
I know in Maya you can tear off screans. Do a search on this site for dual monitors or tear off screans. I saw a thread couple of days ago and these 2 guys were discussing how great that was to be able to tear off screans and work in dual monitors.
Good luck
|04 April 2005
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Ian Etra
New York City, USA
Originally Posted by Nicodemia: In Cinema 4d I had most of my tools and a perspective view on one screen and my orthographic views and main tools on the other. I cant work out how to do this in maya.
Can You help?
Don't know of any scripts, but it's pretty easy to set up, depending on your video card. I only know NVidias, but with that you can set up horizontal span across the two monitors, and specify that apps can span the monitors but child windows can't. Then you maximize the main Maya UI on one monitor, and put things like hypershade, graph editor, whatever on the other. In maya prefs you can tell it to memorize window locations on exit.
You can also tear off panels (under Panel menu) and put them wherever you like. No scripting required, unless you really want to.
|04 April 2005
mild mannered simpleton
Mike Stillwell
United Kingdom
thanks for the help guys
Ive worked out how to tear off panels and rearrange them on my second screen.
How do i now save this ui layout so maya starts up with it?
Thanks again for your help so far
Lovin every minute of every second! :)
|04 April 2005
Little Brotherportfolio
Martin Andersson
Project Manager, Asset Lead
Animation -Hut
Oslo, Norway
If you open your script editor and view by script node name you can add a node with the mel for all your windows. Remember to check "Execute on" startup. This won't make sure you have your layout every time you open maya though. Only on that specific file. Even though, you can create a shelfbutton for it if you are patient enough to go click an extra icon after startup
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|05 May 2005
William (ウィリァーム)
Singapore, Singapore
Not sure how much will it help, but i've had the hassle of toggling on and off, the weights in the component editor while assigning weights to each individual verts. What this script does is, it creates another window that lists out all the joints that's binded onto the mesh. From there you can select, hold all, or unhold all joints, as well as individual ones when u wanna take weights off or onto the verts...
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William (ウィリァーム)
Singapore, Singapore
Sorry here's the attachment..
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|05 May 2005
likes moving stuff
just a few tips really that i found ultra useful:
if youre planning on dynamically updating UI elements or building any kind of semi-complex UI -- make sure you understand the basic 'parenting' structure ... that way your script will 'know where it is' within the interface.
formLayout is the king. Get your head around this, and you can create massivley detailed and intricate UIs. Its not at all as complicated as it first appears if you give it a go.
you can place layouts within UIs using formLayout. So instead of creating every button and checkbox with formLayout - create them in simpler row or columnLayouts, then place the actual layout exactly where you want it.
dont clutter Layouts with buttons etc that dont need to be there. Use the MenuBar to add extra options or functions into a concealed menu bar at the top of the window.
Use menu and MenuItem to create 'right-click options' over whatever control or UI element you like ( this is very powerful )
i can post examples of any of these if anyones interested.
|05 May 2005
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Andrew Britton
Graduate Maya Instructor
DAVE School
Orlando, USA
Creating Plug-In and sourcing non-.xpm icons
Hey Everyone...
I've got this great plug-in that I've finished writing and now I need to figure out hwo to write the paths so that people can download my plug-in and to the /scripts directory and the icons to the /prefs/icons directory without error messages. Anyone know how to write the paths to do that? I can of course write explicit paths but those would be specific to my computer and directory structure. I was thinking it might be something more like this:
symbolButton -image "/../prefs/icons/icon.jpg" -c "" button1;
I am also having a Very hard time getting Macintosh to read image files for the symbolButton that the PC can easily read.
Any help or comments on this would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank You.
|05 May 2005
Sunit Parekh-Gaihede
København V, Denmark
"internalVar" will give you a couple of directory paths (scripts, application, workspace, temp)
i'm assuming you want the installer to copy the scripts and icons directly to the appropriate directories.
|05 May 2005
New Member
Andrew Britton
Graduate Maya Instructor
DAVE School
Orlando, USA
Plug-In file placement
I'm expecting the user to place the plug-in files in teh appropriate directories. However, I need to write my script so that the UI calls for files from the proper location. If I make explicit directory declarations then this UI won't work for anyone's computer but mine and users will be forced to open up each script and change all the paths to their local dir structure. I obviously can't have this. So I'm looking for how to use paths with abbreviations (/../prefs/icons) instead of (C:/my computer/documents and settings/joeblow/my documents/maya/6.0/prefs/icons).
Also... anyone know how I can get .bmp or .jpg to show up in the symbolButton command on an Apple? I can get it to work on a PC fine.
I wish Maya help gave more Macintosh help.
|05 May 2005
Sunit Parekh-Gaihede
København V, Denmark
this seems like the right command for you ("internalVar")
it'll return the user's profile directory - so in your plugin or script, you'd declare a string with this directory, and then append the script, or icon, or whatever to the end.
such as:
print `internalVar -usd`;
string $usd = `internalVar -usd`;
print ($usd + "joeblow.mel");
will print out your local profile directory where maya puts its preferences. unless i'm misunderstanding what you're looking for...
|05 May 2005
New Member
Andrew Britton
Graduate Maya Instructor
DAVE School
Orlando, USA
internalVar was the answer
Thank You so MUCH for that!
I've used the following line of code: string $userPath = (`internalVar -upd` + "icons/");
and then later I use the following when creating a button:
[i] symbolButton -i ($userPath + "iconName.bmp") -c "" buttonName;
|07 July 2005
Little Brotherportfolio
Martin Andersson
Project Manager, Asset Lead
Animation -Hut
Oslo, Norway
internalVar -usd will take you directly to the icons folder...
Martin Andersson
- www.animation-hut.no
- http://www.thekove.com
|07 July 2005
Artist's Tool
Mike Gonzales
Art Tools Programmer
Crystal Dynamics
San Francisco, USA
ScrollLayout lays out funkily
I have a problem similar to what Twidup posted on this forum 'bout two years ago (8-11-03), but the solution for his problem doesn't work for me.
I have been charged with updating a script written quite a while ago that would look in specified directories and add all of the Maya Files it found to a grid layout as sort of a shortcut bar. I wish to wrap the gridLayout in a scrollLayout like such:
... but I am running into a problem where the vertical scroll area is only size of a button and a half. I have dug through the documentation "magic flags" but haven't found a cure. Any one of you kind souls have a clue to share?
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- October 7, 2008 at 5:35 AM
- Etiquettely Correct said...
I love your theme this week! I love the cutting board and the plates.
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I also Love Monogram Chick and have ordered from her. Great products and wonderful service!
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She has the best stuff! (and she's a sweetie) I really want the cutting board.
I received my book in the mail yesterday. Thanks so much!!
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I can tell you the cutting boards are FABULOUS!!!
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Speaking on ''Akuafo se sen'' segment on RITE FM's Morning Ride, he noted some hunters still engage in illegal hunting in the reserved forest threatening the perpetuation of some of the wild species in the country.
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He noted the emergence of the Ebola outbreak minimized the situation but it has revamp again when the disease went down.
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An impressive report considering the elements Josh has already conquered. From scorching hot desserts to steep mountain climbs, Josh has been hiking day and night through the wilderness, avoiding all of civilization.
"I want this record, not just for me but because I think it'll help get the word out about the benefits of plant-based diets. I want to do everything I can to help the animals who are suffering so needlessly, on factory farms and in slaughterhouses."
It seems as if Josh cares more about the animals than he does for his own self. Just two days into the trip, Josh became very ill and collapsed to the floor. Vomiting and feeling incapable of moving, Josh was suffering from a heatstroke.
A heatstroke can occur when the human body is dehydrated and exposed high heat over a long period of time, causing core body temperature to rise to some 105°F. In this state, the central nervous system begins to shut down and soon after, the entire body begins to shut down as well.
"That was about the worst day I ever went through. I wondered out loud to myself, as I collapsed in the desert, if this is what it felt like to die?"
Laying alone on the dessert floor, Josh had to use all of his remaining energy to power up his cell phone and call for help. After refusing to seek medical attention, Josh was rushed to a nearby hotel, laid into an ice bath and filled with the liters of fluids that his body so desperately needed.
More worried about falling behind than his own personal well being, Josh went back onto the trail after just one night of recovery.
"I made up the time over the next few weeks, learning that just about anything can be overcome."
Only to prove this point, Josh spent the following sunday hiking to the 8,300 ft. tops of the San Bernardino Mountains, a feat would give the average man altitude sickness. Temperatures in the mountains drop to the mid 30's at night, forcing Josh to adapt to a completely new environment, only to change completely again in the upcoming days.
Josh showed positive signs of mental strength as well, looking at the heatstroke incident as a positive experience. Without this night off the trail Josh might have never ran into hiker Delaware Dave.
"He was hiking with two girls and they had finished their rest, but while they went ahead he waited for me and hiked with me for a few hours because he could tell how down I was and he knew he could help me out. He reminded me that I don't have to do this, but that I get to do this. He's right. I am choosing to do this, choosing to walk these thousands of miles for the animals who cannot walk at all. His kindness touched me and I will remember it forever as one of my favorite parts of this journey."
A few weeks after Josh ran into another hiker called Vittles. The two men quickly became close and ever started hiking the PCT together. It is unsure how long the two will hike together, but is a good lesson of the beauty that comes with good company.
Putting ones' self at such physical and mental risk is a reflection of the power of the human mind. Where you can do anything if you truly believe it and have the willingness to take the first step.
With still over 1,300 miles remaining, Josh is currently alpine hiking through the beautiful Sierra Nevada. Home to breathtaking views casting out for miles over some of the best scenery our planet has to offer. Soon, Josh will have finished his California portion and will enter the state of Oregon. Through more rivers and forests, Josh will then reach the state of Washington where he will make his final trek to the Canadian finish line.
The Ski Channel will keep you posted with any updates on Josh's heroic hike and as always, if you would like to show your support for Josh and the cause, we encourage you to visit http://MercyForAnimals.org/veganhiker and clicking "Sponsor Josh".


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As for this song, well it's a classic. I used it as an example of a poem when I was at school.
"We'll smile but only for seconds
For to be caught smiling is to acknowledge life
A brave but useless show of compassion
And that is forbidden in this drab and colorless world"
Pure poetry.


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Faculty Spotlight
New volunteer leadership at Northwest Kidney Centers
A signature strength of Northwest Kidney Centers is the community support that helps carry out the mission. Dedicated volunteers serve on two boards.
Dr. Rags Durvasula has been named a new member of the NKC Foundation Board. The Foundation Board raises funds and builds relationships in the community.
Dr. Durvasula is an associate professor of medicine in the UW Division of Nephrology, associate medical director for inpatient care, and the medical director of dialysis services at the University of Washington Medical Center. He works on a variety of process improvement initiatives to enhance the quality of care delivery and patient experience.


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Thursday, August 21, 2008
FIRST LOOK: Rock & Republic Wants to Make You Pretty
It's not often that a denim company branches out into something non-fabric related, but Rock & Republic likes to keep you on your toes. Their new cosmetics line hits stores September 15th and bursts onto the scene with a Swarovski crystal covered bronzer sure be adored by the Hannah Montana set, yet priced out of reach at $225. Priced more affordably and capturing my interest are the Mousse Blush ($28) that boasts a "air brush finish" and the Gel Eye Liner ($24) promising "extra long wear". I have yet to give these products a road test to see if they're worth making space for in your make up drawer but, I've been assured the products are on their way. Stay Tuned, my friends and keep your eye out for this new line that will be available at Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom.
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Drinking coffee in evening can disrupt your sleep
Caffeine consumption even six hours before bedtime can reduce sleep
Washington: Caffeine consumption even six hours before bedtime can reduce sleep by more than one hour, a new study has found.
The results suggest that caffeine generally should be avoided after 5 pm in order to allow healthy sleep.
Researchers found that 400 mg of caffeine (about 2-3 cups of coffee) taken at bedtime, three and even six hours prior to bedtime significantly disrupts sleep.
Even when caffeine was consumed six hours before going to bed, objectively measured total sleep time was dramatically reduced (more than one hour).
However, subjective reports suggest that participants were unaware of this sleep disturbance.
"Sleep specialists have always suspected that caffeine can disrupt sleep long after it is consumed," said American Academy of Sleep Medicine President M Safwan Badr.
"This study provides objective evidence supporting the general recommendation that avoiding caffeine in the late afternoon and at night is beneficial for sleep," Badr said.
Researchers studied 12 healthy normal sleepers, as determined by a physical examination and clinical interview. Participants were instructed to maintain their normal sleep schedules.
They were given three pills a day for four days, taking one pill at six, three and zero hours prior to scheduled bedtime.
One of the pills contained 400 mg of caffeine, and the other two were a placebo. On one of the four days, all three pills were a placebo.
Sleep disturbance was measured subjectively with a standard sleep diary and objectively using an in-home sleep monitor.
"Drinking a big cup of coffee on the way home from work can lead to negative effects on sleep just as if someone were to consume caffeine closer to bedtime," said lead author Christopher Drake, investigator at the Henry Ford Sleep Disorders and Research Center and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Wayne State University in Detroit.
"People tend to be less likely to detect the disruptive effects of caffeine on sleep when taken in the afternoon," said Drake, who also is on the board of directors of the Sleep Research Society.
According to the authors, this is the first study to investigate the effects of a given dose of caffeine taken at different times before sleep.
The study appears in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, which is published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.


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BOCA RATON, Fla. - The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team begins the second half of its Conference USA schedule with two home games. The Owls will host Louisiana Tech and Southern Miss on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Both contests could potentially hold large implications for the C-USA as tournament as FAU is currently tied with both teams in addition to UTSA with a 4-5 league record.
The Last Meeting
February 18, 2017
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Last Week: FAU (10-11, 4-5 C-USA) split its second conference road trip to the Lone Star State, losing to North Texas 59-53 on Thursday night before defeating Rice 63-62 on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Justin Massey. Senior center Ronald Delph was named C-USA Player of the Week after averaging 20.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in the two games. Delph was the first FAU player in over four years to win the award.
History: Louisiana Tech (13-9, 4-5) comes into Thursday's meeting on a three-game winning streak. The Bulldogs hold a 3-1 lead over FAU in the all-time series, including a 95-69 win last season in Ruston. Southern Miss (11-11, 4-5) lost to La Tech in its only game last week. The Golden Eagles and Owls have split their four previous encounters, FAU evening the score with a 94-82 victory last season, led by a career-high 25 points from Gerdarius Troutman.
Coverage: Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. on both Thursday and Saturday night. Thursday's matchup can be seen online at WatchStadium.com as well as select TV stations, including WWHB-3 (West Palm Beach). Ron Thulin and Mo Cassara will have the call. ESPN 106.3 will broadcast both contests. Live stats and live video will be available at fausports.com. In-game updates will be posted at twitter.com/FAU_Hoops. For tickets, call the FAU Ticket Office at 1-866-FAU-OWLS or log on to fausports.com.
Up Next: The Owls hit the road to play WKU and Marshall on Feb. 8 and Feb. 10, respectively.


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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Hairy Dating
I love that picture. Growing up in good ol' Provo Utah I was always told that if I just cut my hair then girls would want to date me. A couple of times I did have to cut my hair for various reasons, here is an example.
I've cut my hair to a buzz about 4 times in total after having a full head of hair. These cuts did not bring about dating opportunities and in fact I've dated girls while I've had hair. But this is one of those cultural issues of Utah, where for the most part the majority would rather date the guy in the second picture versus the guy in the first picture. I did have one girl in particular tell me that if we ever dated she would not let me have long hair to which I replied, "then we will never date."
Here's my philosophy, I want someone to love me for who I am and who I love being. Unfortunately what plays against me is the notion of prince charming. What I mean by this is many girls have aspects of their perfect guy, things they've been dreaming about since they were young girls. I know many guys who are the same way, and in a way I guess I am the same just in that I am looking for uniqueness and self confidence in your own uniqueness. But what I'm trying to say is that I am quite unique and when I initially talk with someone I see a lot of potential in that I look for a wide range of variety. But what works against me is since I have this wide range of variety there are things about me which could be someone's "no-nos" which they'll quickly dismiss me for regardless of our actual potential.
It may be a part of my ego that I feel this way, that I feel myself to be a bit more unique then a lot of other offerings out there but i also have to realize I'm playing with those offerings and am often viewed as one of those offerings. Someone will initially look at me and not think unique. Which is often why I feel the need to converse with someone before they can make up their mind.
Now I'm starting to ramble. But basically what it comes down to is I am someone who wants someone's true self and wants to be my true self within a relationship. And that is something of which I'm not willing to budge on so I would rather be single then have someone love me for a fractured self. So this is one of those general whiney oh I want to be in a relationship posts but it does still have a twist that I am happy that I'm not with someone I hate or someone who hates me. Plus my hair looks awesome.
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- Rachel Helps said...
so, related story: it seems like people were always telling me to straighten my hair when I was single! And I was like: "that's not part of my personality, I like my hair the way it is." But after I got married, I found out my husband really likes my hair straight. So sometimes I straighten it for him. Um. That's all.
- krebscout said...
Ha. Ditto to Rachel on Andy liking my hair really short, and now it is. I didn't view that as a personality compromise at all, but then my hair was never as distinctive a part of my personality as yours is. But now that it's short, it kind of is. Anyway, I'm not at all encouraging you to cut your hair, because seeing your hair for the first time when you came to a Happy Pirates show in like 2005 is what made me want to be your friend in the first place.


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Execs & Accounts for November 21, 2005
Organic rehires Kim as strategy veep; SI promotes Price to head digital division; AOL's Thompson goes to Facebook.
Organic rehires Kim as strategy veep; SI promotes Price to head digital division; AOL's Thompson goes to Facebook.
Organic rehired James Kim as VP of strategy, based in Detroit. Kim was most recently VP of marketing at Modem Media, prior to which he was group director of strategy at Organic's San Francisco office.
Sports Illustrated named Jeff Price to head its new digital division as president. Price has been SI's VP and CMO since he joined in 2002, prior to which he was VP of sponsorships and events at MasterCard and a sports marketing manager with Gatorade.
He'll oversee SI.com, along with wireless, VOD and satellite radio products.
AOL sales veep Vince Thompson has resigned to join college student directory Facebook as VP of sales. Thompson will be based in Los Angeles, opening an office there.
Beyond Interactive promoted David Manning to VP and media director. He's been with the agency since 2002, and has led work for CheapTickets.com and Cendant Hotels Group.
Pay-per-call provider ZiffLeads signed Judy's Book as a distribution partner. The IYP's local merchants will use it to generate phone leads.
Specialty retailer Scrooge & Marley tapped Zunch Communications to provide SEM services. The engagement is limited to the holiday season.