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I haven't had a home in a very long time.
In fact, since coming out of the closet, home has been primarily a transportable entity (a variety of cars, trains, buses, and airplanes) that know the thousands of miles between where I grew up and where I am today. In the past fifteen years, I have moved well over a dozen times, either out of need to refresh a situation with my partner, seeking a second (or third, or fourth) chance at reinventing myself, or to simply escape the things in my past I was not able to cope with.
I moved a lot with Nathaniel. Whenever we were getting stir-crazed, or simply couldn't stand the space we were in, we moved. We were both very capable of attempting a restart of our relationship as it related to location. A new place meant a new attempt at bridging the gaps between us, or so we thought. Each year, signing the lease renewal was a chore. Each year, he would come up with a list of things that he was unhappy with about our home. In order to please him, I simply let him decide whether or not we were going to move again or not. It was easier on me, but not without a cost. Not without a lot of personal loss.
In fact, each time we moved, a piece of me was left behind. Those tiny translucent roots that had just begun to sprout, had just begun to sink into the ground beneath me, were suddenly and abruptly torn up and destroyed, repeatedly. Over and over and over. Each time, scar tissue formed. Each time we had to pack and repack and filter and squabble over what was to be kept and what was to be scrapped, another scab formed over a tear in me. The process of letting go, and falling into a place for a while, felt so disturbingly foreign to me. I was terrified of doing it, terrified of becoming stuck, of becoming stagnant. I didn't know how to live in a place. I didn't know how to become entwined in the fabric of a location. All I knew is motion.
The end result of this constant flux meant that I lost the centered, grounded idea of home that I had, though paradoxically, I constantly felt homesick. I've had to relearn how to create this space in my own life. I've always been told, been forced, to throw things away, to live as a man who can steal away in his car at a moment's notice. For over fifteen years, this has been my life. Though I think I've found a place of permanence, things I have been dragging around with me remain in the battered boxes I put them in years ago. I don't own any bookshelves. I don't buy things I can't quickly pack and chuck in the back of a battered old car or high-mileage U-Haul.
What is 'home' for me? I think it starts with a safe space to leave my sword and shield at the door. It's a space that contains the me who most people, if asked, don't really know. Some do, and it's the company of those people that also add to the feeling of being tied to a place, anchored.
Home has become a place where my identity is not called into judgement or question. This extends well beyond the fact I'm a gay man. It means I am also a person who has individualized and specific needs that a place, a geography, a nexus of social interactions need to meet. For me, it means I feel safe. I need to feel as though I can both wrap myself up in the cloak of "passing" in the straight world, but on occasion, have the space and place to shed that protective garment and let loose the man I am beneath it. I can express myself in any way that feels right and authentic in the moment. I can reflect myself in my fashion, the way I walk, the people I congregate with, and not worry about being judged, jumped, or harmed in any way.
What I have learned, as I've reached a destination where I can finally end the running, is that home is the place where I feel the courage to turn and comprehend those skeletons that I've been dragging around with me over the years. In my life, this means processing loss, grief, anger, and the darker parts that have never sat well with me. Home is that castle, where the walls are strong, and where I can finally take in that deep, long breath only to exhale and ground myself.
Home is more than a geographical location. It's more than familiar skies, weather patterns, and well-trod paths along the riverbanks of my childhood. It's where I feel the safest. It's where I can put aside my armor and fully actualize the me that I have been, am being, and will become.
It is also a place that I am invested in. I can make the choice to remain detached, and disconnected, or I can really start taking part in the things that define the community I find myself among. I can claim it as mine. Making that leap, that promise, that commitment to a certain and specific set of geographical coordinates, however, can be daunting. For a person who has always had his roots ripped out at the slightest thought of settling, I'm still leery. I'm still afraid that I might engage more of myself in a place only to have it become a citadel of cold and isolation. Some towns I have lived in, especially when the nights are long and the air is frosty, have made me feel claustrophobic, or as if I was caught in a rift in time and space. Close-in, tight, drawn.
I have recently moved, and am at a place that I want to start my life over in. I want to settle here. I want to fit in, to make a home for myself. I want to belong here. Right now, I feel right in this place, but I dare not rely too heavy on the pin pressed into the map. Rather, it's this place as felt from inside. Grounded, centered, balanced. This is a better understanding of home, for me.


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So me and my girl were at a boxing class tonight and as I was reaching for my water in the cubbyhole we had our stuff in, I happened to see a text pop up from a number with no name saying, "I want to e*t you". Needless to say I was FURIOUS! I felt she was acting weird the past few days so, I'm sure that fueled my fire. I was calm when I confronted her about it. Saying I could stay in the class and I had to go. She asked why and I told her I saw a text message that didn't sit well with me. I asked if she knew what I saw and she said no and said not to come at her with an attitude like that that in the class and to just leave, all while being kind of defensive. And there was no attitude from me. I felt I was pretty calm about it eventhough I wanted to jump out of my skin! I texted her after I left saying I needed a couple things out of her car and how upset I was from seeing that msg. She replied asking if I even bothered to read the rest of it to which I replied, no, I wasn't snooping on your phone, I just happened to see it and what could possibly come after that to make it sound different! She explained where it came from saying it wasn't like how I took it and it was a reply from a mass text about a cute reply she made to it pertaining to her old boss. Like oh that baby is so cute I want to e*t it, or something like that.
Did I fall for some BS? Cause I kind of believe her. I feel kind of crummy for reacting like that but, who wouldn't have seeing a message like that right?
Quick back story, we have been together for about 4 months, had some trouble a few months ago(also a reason I freaked out)but nothing like what I just explained.
Any insight?
I said something about it.
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well how did the first freak out end? did she tell the truth? if you think you feel for BS I would ask to see it but if you truly trust her then I would just believe her10|10|0
No I didn't freak out before. She was being very crummy and canceling dates and finding excuses to not hang out, etc. So I called things off. She contacted me a week later and we have been golden ever since. Til this week and mainly tonite. She is saying we are fine and it's OK cause I was upset but, I can't tell if that's all true cause it was via text. Guess I'll find out in the next few days haha
oh sorry I read that wrong haha. yeah you can never tell via text that's like the worst way to figure that out! good luck!

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please engage the replay,
While you are making that mix-tape
the party-people be throwing their hands in the air,
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"World Shut Your Mouth, shut your mouth,It's one of little Joe's favourite songs in the drama The A Word, which I've been rambling on about a lot lately. Particularly as it's Autism Awareness April.
Put your head back in the clouds and shut your mouth" Julian Cope
I was pretty disappointed in the last episode. Of course, I've always taken the stance that it is actually a drama and not a real depiction of life with autism, well not for everybody anyway.
I guess I can almost accept the completely unprofessional approach of the Speech and Language Therapist, or Maggie as she prefers to be called. She obviously held a very big grudge against the mum, Alison, as she was bullied by her at school. It makes for good drama, but I am sure no professional would act like that, it's hard enough for a parent to get the help they need for a child without having to deal with people who are out to make a score against them.
The drama did paint the mother in a bad light, not only was she going against her family in trying to get help for her son, she was neglecting her other child. It can be tough on siblings of autistic children and yes, they are having to adapt to life with autism just like the rest of the family. It's not fair to suggest that they get pushed aside and neglected because of their autistic sibling though. I've never pushed any of my 'neuro-typical' children to the side in favour of their sibling as I'm sure many other parents haven't either, it's not fair to make this a 'thing.'
Or maybe, the drama wanted to put some blame on the mother? I thought that was an old way of thinking. I remember, many years ago, when I first went to get help for my child. At the first attempt I was told that I was depressed and sent away with a bottle of pills. The second attempt I was told that I needed help with my parenting skills and given a number to ring for a workshop! It was quite typical of one time to believe that autism was 'caused' by poor parenting. Which is about as ridiculous as saying it is caused by vaccinations.
I could be analysing too much. Perhaps, rather than the dysfunctional family with all it's problems are not actually being blamed for the child's autism, but the diagnosis has brought out the worst in everyone as they are trying to deal with the 'unknown?'
It's tough when something like this happens, your once happy little bubble can be burst. No-one knows what to expect, what to do, where to get help. Tensions are high and frustrations appear.
I remember reading any book I could find, searching the internet for information, going to help groups, trying to find others in my position. I'd do anything to be able to cope with what had landed on my doorstep in the guise of a diagnosis. A lot of the stuff I learnt was relevant, a lot of it wasn't. I was confused, lost and constantly fighting for the help I needed for my child. Parents are like that you see, we get taken over by the need to get things sorted.
I probably came across pushy at some point, wanting answers, needing help. Spending a majority of my time trying to work out what was best for us all. I still had time for both of my children. I did not neglect either of them. There have been times when the autistic child's behaviour has determined the day. When plans have been abolished, or outings abandoned because one child is simply not in a fit state to cope with it. I've always made up for it in another way. Yes, life changes but it doesn't have to be all bad.
Since the drama started there have been many complaints about the inaccuracies portrayed about autism. It would be near impossible to represent all types of autism in one drama, so there is always going to be someone disagreeing. I'm thinking it's probably the same for the parents and families involved when a child is autistic. Just as every autistic child is different, every family deals with it differently, every family is different. I have to remember that this is just a drama, one story. Not my story or your story, just a story.
We parents have a lot to deal with on a day to day basis when we have an autistic child, those who do not may not have any idea of what it's like for us. That's why awareness is important. As families we need people to understand that we are doing the best we can, especially when times are difficult. Autistic people need to be understood so that they will be more readily accepted into society.
I believed it was a good idea to have a tv drama portray a little of what it's like to have autism in the family. I'm just not happy that it appears to making the premise that an autistic child equals a dysfunctional family. That is not always the case.
What do you think? Has the program enlightened you in any way?
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With a full cast production, this highly-entertaining dramatization of the award-winning military science fiction story Ender's Game will wow fans as well as listeners new to this classic. Using an original screenplay written by Orson Scott Card himself, the audioplay takes listeners through Battle School with prodigy Ender Wiggin.
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Audie Award Finalist, Multi-Voiced Performance, 2014
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Experience Ender's Game as you've never heard it before! With an all-new, original script written by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game Alive is a full cast audio drama that reimagines the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic.
Ender's Game Alive puts you into Battle School with young Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, as he trains to become the general who will lead Earth against the Formics, the alien "buggers". Removed from his family at the age of six, Ender must prove his strength and his leadership, even as he fights his own doubts. The stakes are nothing less than the fate of humankind.
Ender's Game Alive is performed by Kirby Heyborne, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel, Scott Brick, Samantha Eggar, Harlan Ellison, Susan Hanfield, Roxanne Hernandez, Janis Ian, Rex Linn, Richard McGonagle, Jim Meskimen, Emily Rankin, John Rubinstein, Christian Rummel, and a full cast.
Directed by Gabrielle de Cuir
Original Score by John Rubinstein
Valentine's Theme by Janis Ian
Additional music and arrangements by Mark Mitchell
This is an interesting change from the typical way a story is told, with a narrator describing what is going on and also performing the character dialogue.
In this version, it is entirely dialogue. There is no narration whatsoever. To support this, the story has been adapted slightly so that events that were described in the book from a narrator's point of view are written in as dialogue when possible, or described after the fact in a conversation.
Surprisingly, this doesn't negatively affect the impact of the scenes where these things are happening. I found the dialogue-based version of events to be even more evocative. There is a lot more dialogue with Col. Graff and his fellow battle school administrators, and they do much more exploration of Ender's motives, thoughts, and actions.
As someone who has previously read Ender's Game as a novel, I get the sense that this version of the story might be harder to follow for someone who is experiencing it for the first time. However, I find the cast performance adds more than it takes away. It is easier to feel empathy for Ender and the other characters in this version.
Overall, I found that as a prior reader of the novel, this was a completely new way to enjoy the story, and definitely worth the listen.
31 of 31 people found this review helpful
If you've read or listened to Ender's Game in the past, this is a new and interesting way to listen. If you've never read/listened to Ender's Game, I suggest you buy the 20th Anniversary unabridged edition. The problem I have with this version is so much of the character building is cut. Characters like "Hot Soup" have a line here or there, but if you haven't listened to the unabridged book you have no idea who this person is or why they matter in the slightest.
The biggest problem I have is, you just don't get the personal connection to Ender in this version that you get in the unabridged audiobook. Without that personal connection, you simply care less about what's happening and why. The plot moves so quickly you have no time to appreciate what Ender's going through and the effect it's having on him. You don't understand the torment he's going through like you should. Without that, this is simply a good listen instead of great listen.
The voice acting is top notch. Stefen Rudnicki does an amazing job, as always. Kirby Heyborne does a really good job as Ender. He reminds me of a soft spoken Johnny Yong Bosch, if you're familiar with his work. I haven't been able to find a cast list for the book, but I've recognized a couple of pretty famous voices, including Martin Sheen, which is pretty cool. Some actors are better than others, but nobody does a poor job.
Overall, I enjoyed this very much. If you've read/listened to Ender's Game before I definitely suggest picking this up and giving it a try. If you haven't, read or listen to the unabridged book first. You'll likely get hooked and continue listening to the other books in this universe like I did. There aren't many Sci-Fi universes as interesting and expertly crafted as this one out there. Do yourself a favor and get into it, and years down the road when you're in the mood to listen again, pick this up and give it a try. You'll likely be glad you did, and be glad you read/listened to the unabridged book first.
153 of 166 people found this review helpful
My favorite book is Ender's Game and my favorite recording is Ender's Game Alive. Even though all tastes differ, Ender's Game, is the only book I have recommended time after time and in which everyone thanks me for later. The story is universally loved by everyone. This recording is even better then the book in my opinion. There are still the Bullies and Toadies and surprises and tense atmosphere and intelligent Ender, but in this Graff comes out as a character even more then the book. The strategy behind what Graf did and why he did it is plainer and much more part of the story. Is it possible Card might write a prequel starring Graf? Something to consider. Buy and read the book, buy and listen to the recording of the book, buy and listen to this play. Do it in what ever order you like, it really does not make a difference. Each format compliments the other.
I also love the whole idea of this full cast performance and I hope we see more books done this way. ( Speaker For the Dead, Seventh Son, Treasure Box, etc...) I am betting Rudnicki was a big force behind this production. Thanks, Thanks , Thanks
19 of 20 people found this review helpful
Where does Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
It's as good as any of those that I've given 5 stars to.
What other book might you compare Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay to and why?
The original Ender's Game, and the whole lot of the Ender's series. I've listened to them all as audiobooks, as long ago as I actually have some on cassette tape still!
I was skeptical at first as many "full cast" recordings are not as good as the original books, if the originals are well read.
I watched Card discussing how this recording would be different, if not better, than the original, so I decided to give it a shot. I really enjoyed that many of the original readers were used on this project as well.
This was certainly the best full cast recording of a book I've listened to, and on a par with the other audio Ender books. It is just different enough to make it a worthwhile read, and I really am glad I listened to it.
Which character – as performed by Full Cast Recording – was your favorite?
I appreciated the "old voices" from the other Ender books which I loved.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It was and I did!
Any additional comments?
If this is your first foray into the "Ender-verse", enjoy. If you are a long time reader/listener, I suspect you will enjoy this version as well. It was certainly worth using a credit on it. I'm glad I did experience it, and it's different enough from the original Ender's Game to keep one interested.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
For fans of the series, and those who have never encountered it before, this is a truly fantastic listen.
I was a bit skeptical at first, as I don't always enjoy audio play versions of books I've enjoyed, but this? This was marvelous. There were some new additions that weren't there the first go through, but nothing so big as to completely change the story. The various actors involved did a fantastic job of, yes, bringing the story alive.
This is very much worth a credit, even if only seven hours long.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Although I really enjoyed this performance, I would only recommend it to those who have read or heard the original Ender's Game novel. liked it, and remember it. This version follows the basic plot fairly closely, but this is very much like listening to a long movie audio track - it's the story told with only dialog and sound effects. What you don't get it is OSC's wonderful prose with the symbolism woven through and the descriptions of the children, the battle school, the contests, etc. If you have read/heard the book and remember most of it, your brain will easily fill in the missing descriptions, but it wouldn't be as much fun without knowing the original story first. The original Ender's Game novel was entertaining and both poignant and thought-provoking. This Audioplay version is mostly entertaining - not as touching or provocative - but nothing wrong with that and I certainly don't regret the listen.
As expected, the audio for this version is first-rate - nicely produced, great narrators, and good quality sound throughout. I had only one issue. Most of the children's voices are done by young adults and they sound alright for boys and girls who are 10 or 12 or older. However many of the children in the book are only 8 and Ender is only 6 when the story begins and 11 at the end, yet in this Audioplay he sounds like he is at least a young teen throughout. It is hard to grasp the trauma done to that child when he doesn't sound like the really little kid he was in the story. Independent of how brilliant a child might be, a 6 year old will never sound like a teenager. The part of Bean is read by a women and she didn't sound quite right to me either.
Minor issue with the casting was not enough to interfere with my real enjoyment of the Audioplay. Recommended to all Ender fans.
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
I first read Ender's Game when I was a young man. The original book and its sequels have always been one of my favorite Science Fiction adventures, and I was reluctant to listen to Ender's Game Alive, in fear of being disappointed by someone tinkering with near perfection. But I was wrong, really, really wrong. This production is amazing, the cast is superb. Although only 7 and 1/2 hours long, I was engrossed from the first chapter and happily relived the story of the little boy who had the fate of the world heaped upon his unsuspecting shoulders. The competition between Battle-School students, the rivalry between Ender and his brother Peter, the unbreakable bond between Ender and his sister Valentine, and most of all, the genius of Col. Graph, who is charged with molding Ender Wiggins into the one and only little boy soldier in the entire world who can save the Earth from certain destruction. If you have never read the book, read it first. The original is a masterpiece. But then, lie back and relax, listen as Ender Wiggins comes to life in the theatre of your mind.
15 of 18 people found this review helpful
Before now, I have never read or listened to Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game epic. It is possible that I might never have done so, was it not for the hype created by Audible releasing the first three chapters of "Ender's Game Alive" before the official release this full cast audio drama. It was while listening to the first free chapters that I got seriously hooked.
I understand that Orson Scott Card rewrote his original Ender's Game into this audio drama. Performed by a full cast directed by Gabrielle de Cuir this is probably one of the best audio drama's I have listened to. A good story coloured presented by an excellent voice cast and music specially adapted for this audio drama makes it not only a winner, it becomes an addiction. Be warned, you might not stop listening until the very end. This is one of the best audio drama's I have ever heard.
The storyline is very basic. The listener finds him-/herself in the Wiggin's home on earth some years in the future. One is aware that something is amiss because married couples may only have two children. You become aware that the genetically engineered Peter and Valentine Wiggin's parents are allowed to have a third child, because Peter and Valentine weren't completely the right material to enter Battle School. Thus came about Andrew "Ender" Wiggin. All humankind's hope seems to be fixed on him to free the human race from an extra-terrestrial threat called the Formics. To do so, however, Ender Wiggen is admitted to Battle School at the age of 6 years.
The audio drama is based on these formative years of Ender. What makes it very effective is the way the line between what is real and what is practise are blurred until almost the very end when the pieces of the puzzle falls in place. I thought it was done neatly and convincingly.
This audio drama is an excellent suspense drama wrapped in a science fiction cloak. I believe that those who have enjoyed Ender's Game in the past as well as those of us who are new to this science fiction classic will enjoy a five star performance of a five star story.
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This version has been edited from the original version and become more streamlined with some of the finer details cut. I am sure that some of the purist will be disappointed with the edits and cuts but overall I still found the book to be enjoyable. It was like listening to an old time radio broadcast of a play being performed.
This is a classic by Orson Scott Card and is the first book in the Enders series. This was originally written as a standalone book but the author has gone back to expanded the universe. So if you enjoyed this one and would like to see what happens next there are several more books to follow this one. In Ender's Game humanity finds itself at war with space aliens that are basically giant bugs. I found myself forgetting at times how young the "soldiers" were. When Ender starts at the War School he is only 6 years old, but Ender and the other soldiers there are unlike any child you know. They are all genus children being trained to command an Army against hostile bugs. If you haven't read this one yet I would definitely pick this one up. Plus Hollywood is making a movie based on this book and is coming out soon.
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Someone commented before that this is kinda like a middle ground between the novel and the movie and I have to agree - you get the non-visual experience of reading so you have to imagine what everyone looks like, but you also get the straightforwardness of actors having to express themselves only via visual medium (i.e. so you don't get to "hear" their thoughts)...
I don't normally listen to full cast/audioplays because I prefer the usual narration approach when the narrator tells the story but doesn't get overly excited and immerse him/herself into it (Scott Brick anyone)... In this case, it was a pleasant break to listen to a story I'm familiar with, without having to spend a lot of time doing so. If you haven't read the full version of Ender's Game, you should go do that now because you've missed something great... if you have, you might enjoy this as a recap of the story, and a quick dose of Card to remind you just how good a writer he is. Please don't think this is "as good as" reading/listening to the original story, it is not... best case, it is an abridged version of the original.
The narration is well done. I didn't find the sound effects annoying, even though I prefer narrations without them. There is no swearing, gore or sex.
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What made the experience of listening to Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay the most enjoyable?
Ender's Game is a fantastic story to begin with and with the author writing the dramatisation it means all the important bits are left in.
Any additional comments?
BUT.The musical intervals were horrible and could be quite off-putting. And although the cast did a good job, having adult-sounding children was also a little ... irritating. If they can make a movie of this fantastic story using child actors, why couldn't they do the same with this dramatisation?So overall, a good way to spend a lazy Sunday. But would have been better with age-appropriate actors and NO music!
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Would you consider the audio edition of Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay to be better than the print version?
Having never read the print version but listened to the entirety of the Ender Universe on audio books, it's hard to say if this is better than the print version. What I can say is that lived up to expectation and really helped to bring the characters to life and add to the story in subtle ways.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Due to the way Scott Card uses third parties to convey to the reader what happens in Ender's head in the original text, Colonel Graff takes an even larger role and could easily be my favourite character - especially read so brilliantly by Stefan Rudnicki who is one of the greatest narrators I have had the pleasure of listening to.
Which character – as performed by Full Cast Recording – was your favourite?
See above - Graff by Stefan Rudnicki.
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Having already trodden the entire path of the Ender Universe, one cannot help but be emotionally attached to the central characters and this performance only adds to that. To isolate any particular emotion would be to diminish the impact of the performance.
Any additional comments?
I implore anyone to continue the journey. But go through the Shadow Saga next, then Ender in Exile and then pick up the thread of Ender's story with Speaker for the Dead. it is one of the greatest stories ever told and finishing the saga makes you feel like you've just said goodbye to your closest group of friends. I had to go back and do them all again to satisfy my need for more!
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The story is good and easy to follow but I just couldn't get past the performance. The voices were ALL wrong and just spoiled it, I had to stop listening.
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Would you consider the audio edition of Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay to be better than the print version?
Whilst some things are lost in this version, the dramatisation of the book works well with great performances.
What did you like best about this story?
This is a great story, a classic sci-fi novel with intrigue, humour, and storytelling
Which character – as performed by Full Cast Recording – was your favourite?
the grown-ups do tend to be better
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Any additional comments?
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I first read Ender's Game when I was in early high school. It deals with some rather dark subjects - child soldiers, bullying, and pre-emptive "self defence" on both a personal and civilisation level.
The central plot concerns "battle school", an orbital facility for training child geniuses to command fleets and armies against the "buggers" - traditional insectoid space invaders. The protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggan, has been pre-selected as commander-in-chief, and his experience at battle school is carefully designed to shape him as the perfect leader, regardless of the emotional or physical cost to Ender and the other students.
The original novel is almost entirely from Ender's point of view, with small and ambiguous interludes from adult perspectives. This new production is an audio play. Since nothing can be directly described, scenes that were previously from Ender's point of view are now recounted as conversations between the adults, significantly expanding these roles. This works very well, creating a simpler, cleaner story.
Some small changes have been made to the story, increasing or decreasing the significance of various scenes, but without removing or adding major plot elements.
The side-plot of Peter and Valentine Wiggan, Ender's siblings, has been retained but reduced in size and importance.
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I very much enjoyed the audiobook version of "Ender's Game", so I was keen to get this play version too. After reading other pretty negative reviews, I was worried the acting would be very wooden. However, I was pleasantly surprised- whilst the acting is not up to the standard of some of the finest radio examples, like Ian Holm's Frodo in the BBC's Lord of the Rings, I found it to be perfectly adequate. The adaptation of the book to a play script was also very good, such that I think someone who has not read or listened to the original will also be able to enjoy the play.
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This was really disapointing. It is such a great story, and the cast really didnt do it justice. It is like the cast never met...like they recorded their parts in total isolation of each other. The whole thing lacked personality.
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As usual this story is amazing even in this format I felt sometimes some of the music parts were too long however the intensity of music was about right
I am intrigued with the various different versions of Ender's Game (including Ender's Shadow). I avoided Card for years because of his Conservative views and when I eventually read Ender's Game it was an epiphany. Ender's Game Alive provides an opportunity to re-listen a masterwork of Sci-Fi without re-listening or re-reading the original text.
There were a few places where particular voices grated but this is only a small criticism. On the whole, listening to EGA is like listening to a different recording of your favourite symphony: while it is the same it is somehow different. If you haven't read or listened to the original Ender's Game (and I don't mean the movie which actually compresses something like 5 years and two people's accounts, into a matter of weeks), then EGA is a good introduction but to experience the original is a must. Personally, I find Ender's Game an incredible creation and I'm still trying to fathom why! When a kiddy in a Sci-fi novel inspires you to be a better human... Isn't that one of the characteristics of 'great art?'
Would you listen to Ender's Game Alive: The Full Cast Audioplay again? Why?
I'm not sure... I don't feel like I don't want to but I think I'd just listen to the books this is derived from again instead.
Any additional comments?
If your a fan of the Enders series then there isn't really much in this recording for you. There's nothing really new apart from a few places were things are looked at more from the adults point of view instead of Ender's or Been's.
That being said if you haven't listened to ether Ender's Game or Ender's Shadow then there may well be something new for you in this recording.
On the whole I enjoyed listening to this and would have probably enjoyed it a lot had I not already listened to the other books first.


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Tomas Vokoun will start in goal tonight for the Penguins as Pittsburgh looks to come back down 0-2 in an Eastern Conference Finals matchup against the Boston Bruins, according to a tweet from the team Wednesday afternoon.
Vokoun was pulled from Game 2 after giving up three goals on 12 shots Monday night, casting some doubt as to whether head coach Dan Bylsma would consider starting goalie Marc-Andre Fleury in Game 3. Fleury also gave up three goals in Pittsburgh's 6-1 blowout loss at home on Monday. Bylsma said however that he won't be a prisoner of the moment and let one performance affect his decision for who to start the next game:
"We look at his entire body of work, not one instance or one shot last night that would sway what goes into how he performed or how he's going to perform in his next game. He's certainly won a lot of hockey games, had a lot of success in that net for us, and he didn't have that last night, but that's not going to play into the decision."
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My Week in Pics – Sardinia
A mini European tour with our bambino. From England Sardinia, Italy with Dutch friends. And lots of naps. I got myself the nickname Samantha Snoozerland from a funny Dutch lady.
We stayed at this amazing place. Sadly I couldn't swim, as the pool water temperature was below my minimum of 24 degrees C. One of our company tried to dip the little dude in and he screamed the roof down, so must have similar water-temperature requirements to me!
The husbandito is totes hilar, and he carted this outfit all the way across the globe just for this moment of greeting the Dutchies. It was definitely worth it.
I heart hiking!! So we went hiking. We saw albino donkeys, and the little dude loved the backpack. (which is lucky, as he's going to have to get used to being in it!)
On Wednesday we took a little trip to Castelsardo – 'the Mont San Michelle of Sardinia'. If I'm honest, I don't think MSM needs to worry just yet, beautiful as it was.
Then in the evening a Sardinian degustation! Meat, cheese, beans, cheese, pig, a few vegetables, and more cheese. Plus plenty of red wine. The little dude alternately slept and screamed through the meal, but we still had plenty of laughs!
Stalegmites, stalegtites, a beach and some friends. I need to feature the gang! This is us, in a cave. I miss these dudes (come back to Sydney!!).
Another hike along the ocean and up a hill. Bright sunshine, good chats, dark chocolate, who could ask for anything more…
On Saturday the dream ended. An early morning start with a flight back to London, a stroll and an ice cream in beautiful English gardens, and gearing up for the long flight home.
On the plane. Not a lot of sleeping happened (but I did manage to binge watch eleven episodes of House of Cards, so that's not a terrible outcome!).
Now over to you!
What adventures will you have this week? Share your pics on Instagram using the hashtag #theeverydayadventure.
I'll see you out there having fun!
xx Sam
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However, Some Curricula Are Better Than Others (Part II of II)Category: Home, Doug McCurry, News
This is the second part of Co-CEO and Superintendent Doug McCurry's post about teachers and curricula. Read Part I here.
In schools that have closed the achievement gap, there is a remarkable similarity of curricula. All these curricula are intensely standards-based and aligned to clear scopes and sequences. High-performing schools, from their inception, have a clear message for teachers: first, teach the state standards to absolute mastery. Clearly, there is more to a student's education than mastery of state standards, but these standards provide a clear minimum bar that all students must master.
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Working to Get a Vote on Marriage in the House
Yesterday House Republicans made two efforts to get a vote in the House on marriage but were stopped both times by the Majority party.
Republican Leader, Kraig Paulsen, brought up a motion to pull House Joint Resolution 6 out of committee and to the floor for debate, but was ruled out of order.
Later in the day Representative Christopher Rants filed an amendment to the Health and Human Services Budget bill that would have stripped the language and replaced with the language of House Joint Resolution 6. It was ruled non-germane, which was expected, and then a vote to suspend the rules and debate the marriage issue failed on a party-line vote.
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"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU GUYS ARE DOING?! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL EACH OTHER!" I screamed out at them, "Thanks Electric Night, that was some good shootin'. "
Electric Night, show-off like, blew the vapors from the tip of his gun. "Twasn't nothin'," he said modestly.
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USARM Board Meeting Minutes
December 16, 2008
Attendees - Jan, Ken, Jim H., Jim S., Greg
REVIEW MINUTES - MSP (Moved, Seconded, Passed)
FINANCIAL REPORT - Sent to the Directors and forwarded onto Mickey to put into the next GRID.
Financial Statement December 2008
|Balance November 30, 2008
|December 11, 2008
|December 12, 2008
|Total Deposits
|Total Checks/Withdrawals
|Amount yet to be deposited
|Current Balance
The large deposit of $3500 was wired to USARM from Skip Barber to pay the workers in cash. Only $3400 was withdrawn and $100 was left in the account for equipment fees. The large amount of checks was old bills that were paid including the fees for con calls for a year and web hosting and all that goes with it. After the Deposit this Saturday we are caught up.
We do have a bill from a company called Fire Master out of Dallas Tex for what looks like maintance on 19 fire bottles and 4 new bottles.
1.) Review of Financials
Bill from Fire Master was for Sears Point. Approved.
Received Cash for Skip Barber - We are in a cash-only basis with Skippy. They do a wire-transfer to USARM and the funds are withdrawn and passed out to the workers.
Jan scripting letter to Skip for the Wire Transfer fee. - Sent to Jim
1.) Hats - Low profile with velcro closure is the preferred. Quotes received . Jim will stop by and look at the hats. Jim will come back to us with the volume. Jan to email Jim H the address.
2.) Corporate Status - Carl sent one attorney name. Cost per hour or a flat fee. Jan to check back with the attorney.
3.) Trailer Status - Greg working on this. Jack Stands - Set of 2 for $20. Tires are fine. Get stands for it. 5 ton stands. Jim and Greg to check with Skip regarding new valve stems and will get the stands for the trailer.
4.) By-Laws - Recommended changes to be sent via email directly to directors for review. - Board members to send information. We will send separately. I will put together the by-law recommendations. Jim and Greg will be willing to help on a committee to work on the by-laws.
5.) Awards -Jan sent question out to the "list" alias.
Lifetime membership - minimum 10 years - 4-5 races a year - Motion to make lifetime memberships unanimous vote by the board - MSP
6.) Board Duties - Need to clarify duties for each member of the board by responsibility, committee and assignments. - Tabled.
7.) Scholarship possibilities to aid USARM in the non profit status - Board to come up with criteria for the scholarship. - Talk to Corporate Attorney.
9.) Back-up training on how to take over events - Jan working on this. Need input from other board members.
10.) POC - Check for charity needs to be sent. - Jim will send the $1,000 check to POC - County day goes to charity and we donate to their charity. POC does a charity event.
11.) GRID - Monthly and ASAP
12.) Elections - 4 people will run this year. 4 and 1 appointed spot.
13.) USARM 50th Anniversary - 2009 - Jim H. to check with Laguna regarding 50th Anniversary T-shirts. Jan to send history to Jim.
NEW Business
Moto-GP - Add to next Grid and put online. Reimbursement for larger events discussed.
Special USARM gift to Ted for all the work he does. Special USARM gift to Jim Hileman for AMA work. - MSP
Have the BBQ again at the Moto-GP? MSP to have banquet at the Moto-GP and have same caterer.
Review the fee structure. Review our contract. Send everyone a copy of the contract to review prior to the next meeting.
Did Ted take care of Tri-County bill? We believe he did that with petty cash at the Moto-GP.
Round Table
Camp Okizu - Motion to give $500. MSP
Russel finished their season.
Contracts - Russell is fine. No change to contract.
POC Contract - Will they renew?
PCA - Contract - One time deal - no contract this year.
NCRC - We are not doing their events any more
Skip Barber - Contract - Jan to look for copies of the contract.
Jim Hileman - Thank you!
Next Meeting - January 20
End of meeting - 8:36 pm


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Today would be my mom's 60th birthday. And let me tell you, it would have been a PARTY! Mom wasn't just my mom, she was everyone's mom. My friends could talk to my mom about things going on in their lives that they couldn't talk to other people about. She was honest and non-judgemental. And she understood the things we were going through as teenagers.
Mom passed away from cancer 14 years ago this summer, when I was 19. We were just beginning our adulthood friendship, which I know would have been amazing. I didn't have a chance to really get to know her as a person, outside being my mom. But one thing I did know about Bonnie, was that she loved caesars!
So cheers to you today mom, I love you and I miss you everday.
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"The bullfight is not a sport," Hemingway observes in the opening of the second chapter of Death in the Afternoon; rather, "it is a tragedy." The contest is never equal, since it is predestined that the man will eventually triumph over the bull, and the magnificent creature will end up dead. This tragedy is "well ordered" and "strongly disciplined by ritual." The person who truly appreciates the bullfight will be "one who has this sense of the tragedy and ritual of the fight so that the minor aspects are not important except as they relate to the whole." What this aficionado seeks is "honesty and what is true, not tricked, emotion and always classicism." Coming early in Hemingway's commentary, these dicta signal to the reader the kind of work Death in the Afternoon really is: a modern-day poetics, patterned after the Aristotelian model, in which the Greek philosopher carefully examines the parts that make up tragic drama to show how they relate to the whole of the performance. Whether Hemingway consciously adopted this Aristotelian mode is open to debate; there can be little doubt, however, that his examination of the bullfight has strong parallels with Aristotle's dissection of the elements of Greek tragic drama.
Like Aristotle, Hemingway insists that the perfect form of the art he describes is achieved when all the parts work in harmony to support the final end: the graceful killing of the bull, which leaves the spectators with an experience of catharsis: "when [an artistically executed bullfight] is over, and the death administered to the animal that has made it possible," it leaves the spectator "as changed and as sad as any major emotion will leave you."
What Hemingway has seen in postwar Spain does not always measure up to that standard, and hence he calls many of these performances examples of "decadent art." The art form decays, he notes, "through a magnification of certain of its aspects." He writes of the modern bullfight with mourning for a great art gone to seed: The bulls are no longer the magnificent specimens they were in years past, the men who kill them have become poseurs rather than skilled craftsmen at their trade. Too much emphasis is given now to dexterity and flair with the parts of the fight— the capework, the passes close to the horns of the bull, the placing of the...
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Caterina Lichtenberg Accepting Students Through Sepember 15
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May 13, 2013 - 9:30 am
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Caterina Lichtenberg is accepting students between May 14t- September 14, 2013 in the San Francisco Bay area.
Cologne, Germany — Caterina Lichtenberg has announced she will be accepting a limited number of private students between May 14 and September 14, 2013 at which time she will be living in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Since 2007 Caterina has been the Professor of Mandolin at the Music Conservatory of Cologne, Germany (Wuppertal)
This may be the only conservatory in the world with a full professor position for the mandolin.
Caterina is best know for her duo recordings with guitarist Mirko Schrader of Baroque, Classical and Modern repertoire with over ten projects between them. She has also recently released a self-titled CD with Mike Marshall exploring a wide variety of musical styles including Brazilian, New Acoustic and Bulgarian.
Caterina is a master teacher with a deep understanding of the history, repertoire and past methods for both the Neapolitan and the Baroque mandolins. She is happy to work with all level of players.
She will be on the staff at the most prestigious mandolin educational events in the U.S. in 2013 including The Mandolin Symposium and The Swannanoa Mando & Banjo Gathering.
"Taking lessons from her is a joy as her wonderful personality makes working on new music ideas an absolute delight."
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Her rate is $100 per hour in person or via Skype.
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I've been struggling to find a good way to clean up my RV8's vinyl trim parts which are heavily contaminated I suspect with nicotine and smoke given the amount of ash found in the car.
Most shop bought car cleaning products didn't do much and I've tried almost everything else I could find both in the garage and in the house but all cleaning/polishing/rubbing type creams or solutions that I have don't work. Even Cif (was Jif many years ago!) which usually works on almost anything wouldn't touch it. But strangely Brasso was one of the better mildly abrasive cleaners.
I seemed to need a solvent based solution that would act quickly and easily. In desperation I tried my wife's nail polish remover! It worked! I tried both acetone based and non-acetone based and both work equally well. I needed to frequently renew my cleaning pads torn from an old terry towel as it quickly soiled and was sparing with the remover as it does soften the vinyl a little whilst working but fortunately it dries out when left to evaporate.
The vinyl trim is still faded from the original but at least it's clean now. Now all I need is a vinyl dye or paint to get it nearer the leather colour on the seats.


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PSNI use their furry friends to hammer home messages of safety during festive season
Police in Co Tyrone took a novel approach to their annual safety campaign this year, depicting the Twelve Days of Christmas with the help of man's best friend and some Yuletide helpers.
Canine, feline and even equine 'models' sporting festive fashion are featured on the PSNI Dungannon and South Tyrone's Facebook page, each illustrating the Christmas countdown with a warning or advice to motorists, householders and office party-goers.
Cats wearing Santa hats, tiny pooches in elf wear and horses bedecked with tinsel are featured, hammering home a number of serious community safety messages, about drink-driving, theft, responsible drinking at parties and even cyber crime and looking in on elderly and vulnerable neighbours.
The annual warnings, especially that of drink-driving, which regularly feature graphic and disturbing television advertisements, are given a tongue-in-cheek treatment to catch the social media site users' attention.
A sheepish-looking dog, "Dusty the drunk driver", is pictured after a "night in the cells after his Christmas party" on the ninth day of Christmas.
The tiny mutt is described as "feeling very sorry and ashamed of himself" and has nothing but a court appearance to look forward to in the New Year.
"Our message to road users is very simple: Drinking and driving kills, maims, wrecks families and communities."
On the 10th day of Christmas, Jess the cat burglar warned householders against leaving empty properties vulnerable to burglars, while Lola the horse warned of the dangers facing those full of Christmas cheer and 'horsing around', as they attempt to get home safely after a night out.
Another tiny canine, 'Frank the Tank', warned, on the fifth day, of the dangers of cyber crime, as Riley, the Alsatian cold caller, was used to warn people about allowing bogus callers into their homes.
And while Ted the Jack Russell was pictured in front of a cosy fire, the PSNI issued a reminder to "look out for elderly and vulnerable neighbours and family".
"Call in and make sure they are OK and that they are warm enough."
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Dear Mamas,
My two year old daughter has recently begun to bite … me! I was so shocked the first time she did it that I just jumped up and started to laugh. I was pretty floored. I know I shouldn't have laughed but what is the right approach to turn it around? I don't want her to make this a habit!
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I can understand your concern! Luckily, it sounds like this is a new behavior that hasn't spread outside the household so it should be pretty easy to turn around if you get right on it. Here's what you do: next time she attempts to take a bite out of you, IMMEDIATELY get in her face and give her a very stern look. Lock eyes with her and in a very serious, angry tone of voice say, "NO! We do not bite. That hurts Mommy!" Do not yell, or spank, or do anything that could be construed as physically threatening but get your point across.
If she actually bites you before you can stop it, follow the same routine but add, "That really hurt Mommy. I don't like that!" and put ice on it while muttering "ouuwwwww". If she wants to give the bite a kiss, by all means let her and definitely accept a sincere apology. But do not give her a lot of attention in the minutes following "the attack." You don't want to reward the behavior with attention – good or bad — but don't drag it out either. A 5 minute freeze-out is plenty long for a two-year-old.
After things calm down, explain that when she is mad or upset she has to use her words to talk about it. Help her understand that you are not upset with her because she was angry but because she bit you. Let her know loud and clear that she may not use her body to hurt people and next time, she will get a time out.
Then make sure you stick to the plan and don't waffle or change the way you react from one time to the next. If you are consistent, she will get the message. And the first time she says she's mad (versus lets you know with a bite), tell her how proud you are that she was able to use her words and not her body to express her feelings.
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The 24th International Week of Prayer and Fasting to pray and fast for life begins
"Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy."
— Words from our Lord to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2016 – Today the world faces unprecedented global financial crises, record-breaking natural disasters, global terrorism and the greatest exodus of refugees to Europe since World War II. Our world is also under great threats from countries like Iran, North Korea and China. With the closing of Pope Francis' Jubilee Year of Mercy, and to help combat these grave threats, a grassroots coalition of Catholic organizations worldwide is mobilizing for the 24th International Week of Prayer and Fasting (IWOPF), from Oct. 2 – 10, 2016. This year the Coalition is joining together with the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy and Priests for Life and other groups.
They are uniting to pray and fast for the following goals:
Conversion of peoples and nations
To build a culture of life
To defend the sanctity of marriage and family life
For peace and to implore God's mercy
For the final (ninth) day, on Monday, Oct. 10, people are asked to come to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET for the International Day of Prayer. Registration is FREE, but please register online at www.iwopf.org.
There will be dynamic speakers and The Global Living Rosary prayed by the Asian, African and Hispanic communities, and members of the Children's Rosary. Before the noon Mass there will be the Procession of the Nations. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited, and confessions will be held throughout the day. Citizens around the globe are also urged to participate as individuals, families and parishes by attending daily Masses and holy hours, going to confession, praying the Rosary and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and fasting.
Speakers at the Basilica include Father Stephen Imbarrato, director of Project Defending Life, which now has many pro-life ministries and activities under its direction, including the Holy Innocents Chapel located directly across from a Planned Parenthood facility; Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton, N.J.), 18th Term, U.S. House of Representatives, serving residents in the Fourth Congressional District of New Jersey, and chairman of a number of bipartisan congressional caucuses (working groups) including the pro-life caucus; and Lila Rose, foundress of Live Action, a youth-led organization to protect the rights of the pre-born.
The celebrant and Homilist for the noon Mass will be Father Chris M. Alar, MIC, from the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Director of the Association of Marian Helpers and world-renowned expert in the message of the Divine Mercy.
In 2014, the International Week of Prayer and Fasting movement received an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis. In 2015, the Holy Father's call for a Jubilee Year of Mercy was truly extraordinary. Pope Francis proclaimed the Year of Mercy because, he said, "It is the favorable time to heal wounds, a time not to be weary of meeting all those who are waiting to see and touch with their hands the signs of the closeness of God, a time to offer everyone the way of forgiveness and reconciliation."
Pope Francis also said, "Preaching Mercy is not the same as ignoring sin or withholding correction. Instead, mercy invites repentance and conversion, and ensures the sinner that once God forgives a sin, He forgets it."
The movement also received two apostolic blessings from Pope Saint John Paul II and a heartfelt blessing from Saint Teresa of Calcutta, who said, "You must do this week – God wants this. Prayer is the answer to the world's problems."
Coalition chairperson Maureen Flynn says, "Peace will not come to the world from the meetings of those whom we call the great leaders of the earth, nor from their agreements. Peace can only come to us from the return of humanity to God through means of conversion, to which we are being called this day by means of prayer, fasting, and penance. Prayer and fasting can stop wars and will obtain for our nation and our world great graces from God."


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