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October X Rocks
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I had planned to post my part 2 of the Sept. exercise, but the October X was too awesome to pass up doing instead. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Take any character(s) from your WiP and make a list of times in their life (childhood, teens, adult, etc). For each time frame make a list of important possessions and people. Create a free association paragraph incorporating one time frame and at least one item and person from the list.
How well do you know your MC? How about your secondary(ies) and minor characters?
I'm very character driven, so I think getting backstory on each character in the story helps in numerous ways. When I read a book, I love to feel like I know everyone in it. I want to feel a part of the whole world the author creates, not just read about the MC's life/story.
I used two [very] minor characters and struck gold. Possibly even another WiP with what I got out of them! Very exciting stuff. I had no idea how deep they were.
Hunter (in rehab):
He barely saw the guitar through the blur. But he didn't have to. The day his mom had brought it home he'd looked over every inch of it, top to bottom and back again. The day Mom had asked Asshole if she could take Hunter to guitar lessons, Asshole beat her senseless. But Mom must have saved every penny she could hide from Asshole and got the guitar anyway for his twelfth birthday. He taught himself to play and whenever Asshole wasn't around Mom begged to hear it – even though he played the hard shit she hated. When she was lying in her bed dying of cancer, she still begged to hear him play. And he did. He learned all her favorite songs and played until his fingers screamed in pain, hoping it would save her. But Asshole wouldn't let her get chemo. Nothing. When the bastard showed up at her funeral, Hunter finally did what he should have done all along. He took him outside and beat the hell out of him, so bad Asshole was still lying, bloody, in the back of his brand new BMW when the funeral ended. Hunter got in his Mom's fifteen year old Honda and drove away. He'd only had his license six months, but he racked up a year's worth of miles driving across the country to California. The only thing he brought was the guitar his mother bought him.
Raisa (rescued from Russian traffickers by my MC):
It was silly, trivial, but it was her only piece of childhood. There was only a tiny shred left of the yellow and brown blanket Mama had made. After her father left they didn't even have food to eat most nights, and they never had heat. But Mama had taken the only warm dresses she had and made her the blanket so she wouldn't freeze. When she left home at eighteen to find work so that she could help feed her sick brother, it was the only thing Raisa took with her. Once she'd been sold she somehow managed to keep it with her. When she escaped the first time and went home to find her mother and brother had died, she was more determined than ever to keep her precious blanket. Now she was sewing it into a blanket for her own baby. A baby she was thrilled about. This was the third time she'd been pregnant, and the only time she even knew the father. The only time men hadn't held her down and kicked and punched her belly until she bled the baby away. She was terrified something would happen, but the doctors said nothing was wrong, and now that she was starting to show, she felt a little better. She had to go to Hunter and tell him. He deserved to know that he was going to be a father – no matter their outcome. She would never keep his child from him. And it could be just the thing he needed to live for.
9 comments:
- Lola Sharp said...
Fun exercise for minor characters!!
I think doing a book on Hunter is a great idea...I always wondered what his damage was. I always thought he was begging to have his story told.
Maybe it would be a fun Nano thing to write? (see how I'm trying to persuade you to join us for nano? Come on...Summer, Portia, JP and I are doing it. Pleeaaassse?)
- October 13, 2010 at 7:11 AM
- Stina Lindenblatt said...
Hey, this is a great idea. I love knowing my characters inside and out before I start the first draft. Certainly makes things easier. :)
- October 13, 2010 at 8:37 AM
- Deniz Bevan said...
I still love these outtakes Tara. So heartbreaking and real.
- October 13, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Alex J. Cavanaugh said...
That's a good exercise. I like detailed characters as well.
- October 13, 2010 at 1:31 PM
- Hannah Kincade said...
I'm doing NaNo as well. I've been doing exercises like these for a couple of weeks for my idea. Join us.
- October 13, 2010 at 6:36 PM
- Tara said...
L - You're thinking of Chris (the withdrawal scene?) probably. Hunter is only mentioned in passing, but I have added a little more of him in there since he will play a bigger role in Book 2. Still unsure about NaNo, will depend on whether I finish my edits in the next couple weeks.
Hannah - It sounds like you are trying to convince me to the Dark Side. Teehee. Oh wait, we're talking about writing - you are ;-)
Thanks everyone. I'm still unplugged for the week more or less, just wanted to pop in.
- October 14, 2010 at 10:05 AM
- Talei said...
Hi Tara, great exercise and characters you have here! ;)
And I have an award for you at my blog, please do pop by when you've finishing unplugging! ;)
- October 15, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- Susan Fields said...
What a great exercise! You've got some fascinating characters there - thanks for sharing!
- October 18, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- Donna Hole said...
These are cool characters. So vivid and interesting.
A great exercise.
- October 18, 2010 at 11:43 PM


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Since I have some time on my hands before my flight this morning, I figured I'd write about this story I just found from The National Post.
A federal court in Sydney ruled yesterday that laws enacted to prevent protesters from "annoying" Catholic protesters were unconstitutional. The laws were put in place to prevent protesters demonstrating against Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Sydney to celebrate World Youth Day, which is the Catholic church's largest youth festival aimed at attracting more young people to Catholicism.
"Under the laws, protesters could be arrested or fined A$5,500 (US$5,340) for wearing anti-Catholic T-shirts or for handing out condoms in protest at church doctrine on sex and marriage. Civil liberties leaders said the laws stifled freedom of speech and were open to abuse by police who were mounting an Olympic-style security operation for the papal visit."
"'We now have a lot more confidence to take to the streets to condemn Pope Benedict's policies against condom use, against contraception, against homosexuality,' Rachel Evans from the 'No Pope' group which challenged the laws."
"Evans said 'No Pope' protesters welcomed young Catholics in Sydney, but would hand them coathangers to protest against backyard abortions, condoms to promote safe sex, and stickers with gay themes to promote the rights of homosexuals."
It's a little disheartening to find out that Australia would make such protests illegal in the first place, especially when the statistics about Catholicism in Australia given by the article are considered:
"In Australia, home to the world's biggest gay and lesbian mardi gras and where abortion and stem cell research is legal, the Catholic church's teachings often fall on deaf ears. Some 5 million Australians describe themselves as Catholic, but less than one million attend Sunday mass and the number may have dropped to about 100,000 in the past 5 years."
Why even try to make something illegal about which so many people are obviously going to be angry? But, all's well that ends well I suppose. The above statistics are obviously the reason for the pope's visit to Sydney in the first place.
In a laughable attempt to make Catholicism "cool," the pope sent text messages to thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Sydney on Tuesday, urging them to renew their faith. The text message read:
"Young friend, God and his people expect much from u because u have within you the Fathers supreme gift: the Spirit of Jesus - BXVI."
Really, Pope Benny? I don't think abbreviating "you" to "u" in classic text message short hand is going to do Catholicism as a whole any good. If anything, it makes the pope look like the elderly uncle trying desperately to convince his nieces and nephews of his street cred. I mean come on, he didn't even do it on ever instance of "you." The least he could have done was be consistent. Fortunately, the Holy Father avoided further embarrassment by referring to Jesus as "JC," although I guarantee you that idea was thrown around the Vatican. It probably seemed too "gangsta" for the Catholic church. The last thing they want would be for Jesus to be associated with bitches and hoes; other than Mary Magdalene that is.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Since I have some time on my hands before my flight this morning, I figured I'd write about this story I just found from The National Post.

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The Bad Kind of Sleepover
The story of the sleepover is perhaps one of the more unusual, impromptu, and awkward sexual situations I've ever found myself. I often wonder if it had been planned ahead of time or if it was simply the result of being drunk and horny. Either way, it's a story that I don't tend to recall very often.
It's a story that I usually don't talk about or even think about. And it's a story that I definitely don't bring up with my friends, as you will see, for very obvious reasons.
It begins at a house party.
The party itself is pretty standard. People do shots, we play games. People chug beers and make inappropriate jokes. Other people get involved in very philosophical debates, while girls in the other room compare boob sizes.
Like I said, the party itself is pretty standard. But this isn't the story of the party, it's the story of the sleepover afterwards.
There were three of us sleeping over: Brent, Carol, and myself. Brent and Carol had been dating for over a year. I'd known them both since before they started dating. In fact, I think I may have been the one that introduced them.
They were the typical couple in terms of almost everything. And I'd known them both for so long that they felt like siblings. Carol was cute, but I never thought of her as anything more than a friend.
Little did I know that was about to change.
After the party ends, we set up some air mattresses in the basement. Our hosts leave us with blankets and bottled water and head upstairs for bed. Carol and I are setting up our beds as Brent brushes his teeth a floor above us.
Carol's wearing pink pyjama pants and a rather low cut tank top.
Normally I wouldn't pay her any more attention than I would to a guy friend, but she kind of keeps yawning and stretching in my direction. Guy friends don't have boobs that become more visible in tank tops when they stretch. She catches my eye a few times.
I shake it off though.
We're all drunk. She's just tired. Her boyfriend is upstairs. She's my friend, just my friend. Friends don't ogle friends' boobs, so just ignore it and stop looking.
We finish putting our beds together and collapse.
She's lying directly beside me.
We make small talk about the party, about being drunk, about funny things that happened. All pretty normal stuff for us.
Then, she turns to me. "You're so far," she tells me.
"Sorry...?" I reply, unsure of whether she was fishing for an apology or not.
"Come here," she says, as she pats the bed beside her.
It seems like an innocent enough request.
I scoot over and she does the same.
I'd like to point out now, before I go any further, that it's not common practice for me to steal my friends' girlfriends, or to hit on them behind their boyfriends' backs. It's certainly not my style to sleep with them.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Our legs are now touching. Our faces are inches away. She pulls one of my arms over her and lays one of hers over me.
She smiles.
I don't know what to think. I don't know if this is innocent or not. But I'm not a cheater, so I bring up her boyfriend.
"Brent is taking a while eh?" I say.
She nods, "He always does."
"Yeah..." I reply, unsure of what else to say.
She giggles.
We continue our idle chit chat. We chat about pretty much nothing. I'm still drunk, and all I can think about is her hand grazing down my back. I keep telling myself that this is innocent. I tell myself that it doesn't mean anything. Her boyfriend is right upstairs for Christ's sake! How could this mean anything?
"Cuddling is nice," she tells me.
"Yeah," I reply.
It's still innocent. Right?
Then the moment breaks.
"Hey guys," Brent says drunkenly as he stumbles downstairs. "Trying to steal my girl, JD?!"
I look up immediately and stutter, "Brent I uh..."
Carol laughs.
So does Brent.
I realize he's joking.
"Obviously!" I say sarcastically, hiding my panic. I feel like I've just been smacked with a defibrillator.
Carol reaches up and Brent hugs her as he rolls into bed on the other side of her. Carol turns over, her back now to me and starts to cuddle with Brent.
My heart rate returns to normal. I guess it was innocent after all.
I'm relieved. Although, a small part of me which actually thought sex might be on the horizon—probably the penis—is disappointed. But mostly, I'm relieved.
Brent clicks off the light on the table and we all settle down to sleep.
Carol presses her back into me, clearly rubbing our asses together.
In my head I wonder if I should say something or move away. But I dismiss it as innocent cuddling from a drunken friend. I shut my eyes, and fall asleep.
When you're drunk, dreams are bizarre. They're a strange medley of highly visual images that are somehow connected to your night. I dream about fish.
In my dream, two fish are talking, while a third fish is facing away; the two fish shouldn't be, but they are, behind the third's back. The two fish start laughing in a weird fishy way, and they start to get closer and closer. They start making weird fishy breathing sounds, and now they're on the land, flopping around together. Each flop sounds like a wet, fleshy smack. They're making fishing sucking breathing sounds. All the while they're doing it behind the third fish's back. They shouldn't, but that poor third fish is oblivious.
In dreams you have a funny way of knowing things sometimes, even though nothing in the dream tells you so. I start to get the feeling that that third fish is Brent.
As the two fish keep making their fishy breathing sounds and flopping around, the dream starts to fall apart. It takes me a second to realize it, but I'm starting to wake up. The visual images of oddly shaped fish fade, but the sounds of their sloppy, wet breathing remain.
Slurp, slurp, slurp.
I don't think much of it at first. I'm kind of groggy and obviously still drunk. I look up at the clock casually but can't make out the time. I couldn't have been asleep for more than half an hour though.
The sounds continue, and grow louder and more frequent
Smooch, smooch, smooch.
All of a sudden, I hear a very audible and sensual gasp.
It suddenly clicks. The grogginess fades away and I remember where I am. I remember who I'm sleeping beside. The wet, sloppy noises continue, now mixed with moans and groans. I suddenly realize what I'm listening to. Carol and Brent are making out!
Oh no... Brent's not the third fish—I am!
I shake my head. This can't be happening. They wouldn't. I'm literally in the same bed as them. I can feel Carol's back pressed up against mine.
I casually stretch my arm, as if moving it in my sleep. As my elbow moves up Carol's back I realize that at no point do I feel her shirt. All I feel is her tender naked skin.
Holy shit!
I surreptitiously lift up my head and peer over my shoulder. Much to my dismay, they're definitely making out. Carol's shirt is gone, and I can see her breast from a side angle, as Brent feverishly kisses and teases her.
Carol gasps again.
Wow... greaaaaaat...
I slowly turn my head back around and lay there as quiet and motionless as possible.
"Oh Brent!" Carol coos.
Just great...
In my mind, I'm trying to figure out what to do. Maybe I should get up and go to the washroom? Maybe I should just pretend to go to sleep? What if they have sex though? Do I really want to be here when that happens?
I can feel Carol start to grind her hips back and forth, and her ass rubs into mine as she does.
God, how drunk are they?
I hear more kisses, and more muffled sounds, then I see a shirt haplessly thrown across the room. I recognize it as Brent's.
Oh my god! They're going to fucking have sex. Two of my friends are about to fuck, and I'm going to feel every thrust of it as Carol's hips are pressed right up against mine!
OK I can't stay here. I have to go!
I decide to get the hell out of there. I make the decision to get up and quickly head upstairs. No matter how awkward or weird it will be for them to realize I'm awake, it will be ten times worse for me to lay there and live with it.
I countdown from ten, in my head. I listen to them kiss and slobber and moan and groan. I hold my eyes shut and try to block out the thrusts of Carol's ass into mine.
10. They both moan, lips locked, during a kiss.
9. Brent mumbles something about her tits.
8. Carol lets out a clear and audible gasp of pleasure.
7. Then I hear Brent slide his pants off.
I skip from 6 to 1 and pull away to stand up. I fake a yawn as I get up, maybe hoping to fool them into thinking I'm half awake and don't realize what they're doing. However, the instant my back leaves Carols I hear her make a whiney noise amidst her kissing, and she reaches behind herself and grabs me. Carol pulls me back towards her and wraps her arm around my waist.
I'm about to say something, or at least pull away again when something happens; something, unexpected and shocking. Something that I never, in a thousand years, would ever have believed would occur. Carol reaches her hand out, places it over my groin, and starts to fondle me.
My reaction is to let out an amazed gasp.
Immediately, any thoughts of leaving fade away into a mist confusion. I suddenly have no recourse. I'm in complete and total shock.
Brent is still making out with her and kissing her naked body, while she fondles me behind her back.
My fears of being around when they have sex now fade into fantasies of fucking Carol. With each rub and grope, I get harder and harder.
I try to process everything that's going on but I just can't. She's my friend, she's like a sister. She's fondling my crotch. She's making out with her boyfriend. They're stripping. They're engaged in foreplay. She's fondling my crotch! Fuck! She's cheating on Brent!
She's cheating on Brent, while she's getting ready to fuck Brent!
Millions of thoughts are running through my head at that one moment. Sex. Friends. Cheating. Threesomes. Hand jobs. Blow jobs. Fucking. Carol. Brent.
My only response, I'm sorry to say, is to lay there getting an over-the-pants hand job, and enjoy every drunken grope and massage.
I'm too drunk, too tired. This isn't happening.
She clenches my dick and gives it a hard rub.
Oh fuck! This definitely is happening!
I lay there, shocked and amazed, listening to two of my friends passionately strip each other and make out, as my friend's girlfriend rubs my penis through my pyjama pants.
It doesn't take her long to work my dick into a fully rigid state. When she does she quickly jams her hand into my pants and begins to gently stroke it.
Her warm, soft, hand skilfully massages my penis.
Part of me is just amazed that I'm getting a behind the back hand job. Part of me is shocked that I'm getting a behind the back hand job. Part of me feels like I'm betraying Brent by getting a behind the back hand job.
Too many voices in my head are shouting at me to stop her. But I'm also getting a hand job, and so, I'm a little conflicted at the moment.
Should I stop this? What would I say? "Brent, I'm getting a hand job man, are you?"
Despite my attempts to keep the hand job a secret, I let out an uncontrollable moan as she continues to jack me.
I don't even know if it's supposed to be a secret.
Then Carol speaks, "JD you're so fucking hard."
My heart sinks for a moment, expecting some kind of brutal retaliation from Brent at the realization that his girlfriend is jacking me off as he nibbles her tits. I prepare to defend myself as an innocent victim. Only, the attack never comes. In fact, the opposite response comes out instead.
"She gives great hand jobs, eh buddy?" he asks between slurps of her breasts.
"Uh," is all I can mutter, caught between ecstasy and bewilderment.
All I can think about is how, at that moment, my life had become a porno movie. I realize at that point, that I was being recruited into a threesome. And not the cool kind!
It happened so smooth... how the fuck did I get into a threesome?!
Carol rolls over and pulls my pants down. She flips me around and tears off my shirt.
I lay there now, completely naked, for the first time, staring at her, completely naked. Or rather, I stare at her tits, completely naked.
Hey, it's the first time I've ever seen my friend's naked tits. In this one instance, don't judge me.
As I stare at her erect nipples and her seductive eyes, any thoughts I had about her being just a platonic friend have now completely vanished. I no longer see a sister-like friend in front of me, I see a fucking sexpot.
"Relax," she murmurs to me as she strokes my ear.
I can't even nod. I still can't process everything that's going on. I feel like I'm in one of those dreams where you go to school naked, or in your underwear. Except in my particular situation, I think I'm supposed to fuck the teacher in front of the class.
She's still holding my cock. Her hand slowly moves down my shaft and she takes my balls in her hand. I gasp. Our eyes lock. She smiles. I smile back. Then Brent pushes her face into mine. She wraps her free hand around my head and she shoves her tongue into my mouth.
"That's hot!" I hear Brent exclaim behind us.
I'm making out with my friend's girlfriend.
When did my life become a porn?!
She kisses and sucks and plays with my tongue. She bites my lip and pulls at my hair. She moans as we make out.
Behind her, Brent is grinding into her, kissing her neck.
Normally when I make out with a girl, I'm running my hands through her hair and over her body and enjoying all the tactile stimulation I can. But in this instance, I lay there, completely passive, unsure of what exactly to do. Unsure of whether there's anything that I want to do. I wonder if I'm going to be expected to fuck my friend Brent before the night's out.
God, I seriously hope I'm not going to be expected to fuck Brent before the night's out!
Half my brain is screaming for me to run. It's yelling at me that this is too much. It's pleading for me to go. It's telling me how badly we're all going to regret this. How will you be able to stay friends with these people?! These people are your friends! You can't fuck them! Get out! Go! This is too much!!!
But the other half—the penis half—is screaming for me to stay, ordering me to continue. You can't leave! You can't! She's naked! She's ready! She wants you to do! He wants you to do! Fuck logic! Fuck regrets! Fuck consequences! And fuck her! You have to see this through! You fucking have to! You have to fuck Carol!!!
I decide to stay. It's scary how much power sex has over a mind.
Brent is grinding harder and harder. I can feel his force through Carol. Every time he presses into her, she presses into me. Her groin grinds into my leg harder and harder. I'm being dry humped vicariously by Brent through his girlfriend!
"Baby, I want you so bad," Brent moans.
For a second I mistakenly think he's talking to me.
Finally, Carol pulls back and breaks our embrace.
"This is fucked up!" I gasp.
"Do you want a blow job?" she asks.
"Fuck yeah!" I reply, almost immediately.
We all get up, and reposition ourselves.
Carol gets me to kneel in front of her. She gets down on all fours and takes my penis in her mouth. Behind her, Brent tosses her pants away and inserts himself into her, doggy style. I feel her moan onto my dick as he enters her.
Carol begins to suck my erect member, as Brent starts to fuck her at a steady pace.
I watch it all, still unable to fully believe what's happening. It feels... surreal.
In my head, I imagine all those porns I ever saw where the girl was double teamed. I remember watching buff and sweaty men double team innocent blond girls while everyone moaned in ecstasy. I never thought it would happen to me. And I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing!
Carol sucks me off expertly. Each move and motion with her lips and tongue is meticulous. Her mouth urges me in exactly the right way. With each motion, I pant. The sensations are amazing.
Yet as she does, Brent's background groans continually draw my attention to the ambiguous sexual nature of this threesome. Despite the amazing blow job I'm receiving, my attention begins to fade more and more from the pleasure I'm receiving and focus more and more on the naked man in the room with me.
I find myself staring at Brent, watching him fuck his girlfriend while she goes down on me.
This is my friend. I play video games with Brent. We watch movies together. I play baseball with him and we talk about Star Wars and Seinfeld! This is a guy I've known for years! And now I'm staring at his naked body as he rams his dick into his girlfriend's aching pussy.
I can't bear to look at him, but I can't look away!
Each time he pulls back to ram it in her again, I see part of his dick. I can't help but look, despite the fact that every fibre inside me does not want to be looking at his dick right now.
"Oh god!" I exclaim, more in uncertainty than anything else.
"Yeah!" Brent shouts with a big grin, mistaking my cry of confusion for an admission of ecstasy.
I fake smile back.
"This is awesome!" he tells me.
"Yeah..." I nod grudgingly, with a counterfeit tone.
"High five," he shouts, as he lifts up his hand.
Below us, Carol is moaning from the fucking and sucking she's enduring, her face buried in my groin as Brent's dick is buried in her from behind.
"Don't leave me hanging bro," Brent adds.
I reluctantly reach up and high five him over his girlfriend's back. He slaps my hand hard. I'm suddenly drawn to the realization that with each thrust of his pelvis he's forcing his girlfriend to take my dick deeper into her mouth. In a way, he's fucking me through Carol's lips
"Yeah!" he exclaims.
"Yeah..." I reply timidly.
The longer it continues, the worse I start to feel. I start to regret going along with this.
Why the hell didn't I listen to the other half of my brain?! The half that told me to run?!
Carol sucks and gags on my dick while she groans at the pleasure of being fucked from behind.
God! I can't go through with this! What happens when I cum? What if she swallows? Fuck! What if I can't cum?! I have to get out of this.
Then Carol rams her face on my dick quickly, too quickly in fact. I feel a quick jab of pain. Then another, then another. Carol's blow job suddenly becomes very rough and painful. She bends my dick and jerks it around. I feel the graze of her teeth, and my eyes beam open.
"Oh god!" I cry out.
Brent is forcefully fucking her from behind. Her entire body shakes with each thrust. And me, on the receiving end, am forced to endure his thrusts in the form of a sloppy, painful blow job.
"Yeah!" Brent exclaims in confidently, again mistaking my pain for pleasure.
"No no!" I beg. "Slower! Slower! Ow! My dick! Slower Brent!"
But my pleas fall on deaf ears.
Brent's thrusts become harder, slower, and more methodical. He starts to moan and Carol and I both know what's about to happen. Carol groans in response and pulls my dick out of her mouth.
"Yeah baby!" she shouts. "Give it to me!"
"God I'm cumming!" Brent howls.
"OH GOD!" I scream, more in revulsion than anything else. I never thought I'd hear a man shout out those words while my dick was hard.
I've got to get the hell out of here!
Then, my worst fears are realized.
Brent pushes one last time into Carol, so hard that she head butts me in the groin. I grunt in pain and fall forward. My hands land her back and break my fall. I'm now leaning over her.
In one smooth motion Brent pulls his dick out, slaps it down on her ass like slab of purple penis ham, and proceeds to cum. He proceeds to cum not on Carol's ass, or on her back, or even on her face. In fact, he doesn't cum on Carol at all. He cums on me!
It fucking shoots like a rocket. I've never seen semen cover distance like that, or that quickly.
Brent and Carol are both moaning as he cums, and I'm screaming in horror.
Leaning forward as I am, I'm the perfect distances to receive every last shot of cum. He moans and groans and spurt after spurt of jizz lands all over my stomach and chest.
As if in harmony, we're all blaring at once, just not all for the same reason.
As it ends, I hover over Carol, wanting to yell or scream or run or explode or something!
Brent shakes out the last of his orgasm and slowly opens his eyes. As he does, any look of pleasure he had suddenly fades into that of shock as he realizes what he's just done.
Carol looks up too and covers her mouth.
"Oh my God!" she exclaims under her breath.
"Shiiiiiiiit..." Brent gasps.
All the energy in the room has disappeared.
No one is thrusting or pumping anymore. There's no more fucking or sucking or rubbing or licking.
Brent is catching his breath, Carol stops rubbing my dick and just looks up at me speechless.
Little drips of ejaculate fall off me onto her back as I hold the pose over her, too stunned to unfreeze myself.
Never in my whole life did I expect to get cummed on; especially not by a friend.
We all trade embarrassed looks with one another, no one knowing what to say or do next.
And there I am, just kneeling there, chest dripping in semen, jaw hanging open, in complete and utter shock and awe. This is the worst possible way a threesome could have ended.
Finally, Brent gasps in a shaken and apologetic tone, "Dude, I'm so sorry... I wasn't... I mean I was aiming for Carol and-"
"SILENCE!" I scream.
I'm literally shaking.
Suddenly, from upstairs a light clicks on, and our hosts call out: "What are you guys doing down there?"
Then we hear the inevitable footsteps of our hosts coming down into the basement.
Fuck my life.
According to guys, there are two types of threesomes: the good kind and the bad kind. The good kind is two girls-one guy. The bad kind, is two guys-one girl. Now, there's a reason guys consider two guys-one girl to be the bad kind of threesome. Girls think it's because we're overly sensitive—because we're too homophobic about seeing another guy's junk or because we're too grossed out by the thought of accidentally touching another guy. Well that's true. I won't deny that. But there's a bigger, more important issue that divides the good and the bad kind of threesome, and it has to do with the odds of getting cummed on.
Life is not a porno, no matter how much you may want it to be. In the same way that being a cop is nothing like cop movies, having sex is nothing like you see in skin flicks. Sure the motions are the same, but it's never as smooth and carefree as the producers would have you believe. And trust me, when you experiment, hope for the best, but expect the worst. Expect that absolute, frigging, worst case scenario you can possibly envision!
That night, we all made a pact to never speak to each other of the threesome again. And more importantly, the three of us decided to never, ever try it again. For the sake of our friendships, we've all tried to put it behind us. But like a hand job you give behind your back, sometimes it just pops up now and then. At least it makes for a rousing story when it does.
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Everyone (well almost everyone) enjoys a good macaroni cheese. It is just one of those wonderful homely dishes. And so easy to prepare. This is my recipe, I love adding fresh veg in the middle of mine for some extra flavour.
|Macaroni and tomato Cheese
500g macaroni pasta
dash of olive oil
625ml (2 and half cups) milk
45ml (3 Tbls) cornflour
salt, white pepper and nutmeg
375ml (1 and half cups) grated Cheddar Cheese
30ml (2 Tbls) grated Parmesan cheese
10ml (2 tsp) Dijon Mustard
4 fresh Tomatoes sliced
1 bunch fresh Spinach leaves chopped
|Macaroni layered with fresh tomato and spinach
* Preheat oven to 180C (350F)
* Cook the Macaroni in boiling salted water as per packet instructions. Drain and stir in a bit of Olive oil to prevent it from sticking.
* In a small bowl or mug: add the cornflour. Mix to a runny paste with a little of the milk.
* In a saucepan: Heat up the milk. Add the cornflour paste, and mix with a whisk until thick and smooth on medium heat.
* Add and mix in: the salt, pepper, nutmeg, half of the cheese, Parmesan and the mustard.
* Add the Macoroni and cheese sauce together in a large bowl.
* In a deep sided rectangular casserole dish add: Half the Macaroni Cheese mix. Then add a layer of freshly sliced tomatoes and fresh spinach. Top with the remainder of the mac cheese.
* And finally sprinkle with the remaining grated cheese
* Bake in a moderate oven for about 35 minutes, or until the top is a lovely golden brown.
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To the editor:
I have been following the recent request by the Lee County school board to vote on a referendum to increase funding to pay for capital improvements for the school district along with new facilities needed due to the increased student population. A couple of items I would like to share from my experience as a retired facility manager with 29 years of experience in public schools.
Lesson one is that you cannot expect people to part with their money without complete transparency of your goals along with benchmarking on how those goals will be achieved. The district needs to complete a full asset evaluation and determine life cycles of all building components and equipment and perform a forward looking analysis of how there will be funding to keep those assets maintained. The district needs to detail building by building the maintenance line item shortfalls along with real dollar amounts.
A capital improvement endowment should be created. You cannot live referendum to referendum to keep your public buildings maintained. The district also needs to show that the existing facilities are fully utilized. Perhaps a flexible scheduled needs to be investigated to get more hours of usage per day out of the existing facilities. Be transparent.
Lesson two is to explain the history on how a funding shortfall developed. Why was there a roll back on impact fees when forward projections should have shown that new buildings would be needed? Was this to facilitate building new homes in the Cape? Be honest.
Lesson three; spending large sums to expedite a special election is a waste of money when there is a general election is in the fall. Special elections are generally held so most voters don't participate. People know this and resist referendums for money even when it may be needed.
Be thorough, don't undersell or over pressure the voters. Don't be sneaky!
With regard to the funding mechanisms; if the main argument is the influx of new students then the impact fee needs to be fully utilized and adjusted upwards to offset the costs of buildings and services that need to be supplied. If there is a capital maintenance shortfall this should be attached to property taxes and adjusted annually after publishing a transparent budget.
A sales tax will impact purchasing. Those that cannot afford to spend on those little extras in life won't spend. That will affect business. It is regressive.
I do not want a tax increase in any shape or form. But, if it can be proven that we need the funds to maintain, operate and upgrade facilities then it must be.
You cannot sell a referendum by stating that we have lots of students arriving or we haven't maintained the buildings. The issue needs to be presented on paper - published, with more substantial data. Don't waste taxpayers' time on a referendum especially if it is going to cost about $800,000.
J. Caplin
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International Treaties and Instruments
These international statements of law and principle provide a foundation for the right to be free from dowry-related violence.
"...any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field." (Article 1)
State parties to CEDAW must eliminate this discrimination by adopting "…appropriate legislative and other measures, including sanctions where appropriate…" and must agree "To establish legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men and to ensure through competent national tribunals and other public institutions the effective protection of women against any act of discrimination…" (Article 2). In addition, states are obligated to take appropriate measures to modify social and cultural patterns that discriminate against women, including customary and other practices "which are based on the idea of the inferiority or the superiority of either of the sexes or on stereotyped roles for men and women" (Article 5(a)).
"…violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men and to the prevention of the full advancement of women, and that violence against women is one of the crucial social mechanisms by which women are forced into a subordinate position compared with men…" Preamble.
DEVAW calls on states to "condemn violence against women" and notes that states "should not invoke any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to [the elimination of violence against women]" (Art. 4).
Regional Treaties
"The American peoples have acknowledged the dignity of the individual, and their national constitutions recognize that juridical and political institutions, which regulate life in human society, have as their principal aim the protection of the essential rights of man and the creation of circumstances that will permit him to achieve spiritual and material progress and attain happiness…" Preamble
It declares that "Every human being has the right to life, liberty and the security of his person." Article I. In Article V, it states that "Every person has the right to the protection of the law against abusive attacks upon his honor, his reputation, and his private and family life." The Declaration also states that "Every person may resort to the courts to ensure respect for his legal rights." Article XVIII.
"To enact and, where necessary, reinforce or amend domestic legislation to prevent violence against women, to enhance the protection, healing, recovery and reintegration of victims/survivors, including measures to investigate, prosecute, punish and where appropriate rehabilitate perpetrators, and prevent re-victimisation of women and girls subjected to any form of violence, whether in the home, the workplace, the community or society or in custody…" Section 4.
Tool: 12 Steps to Comply with the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention).
Dowry-related violence may be addressed in the constitutions of states, in criminal codes, civil codes, in administrative provisions, in gender equality provisions and many other contexts. Lawmakers are encouraged to provide protection against dowry-related violence within domestic violence civil and criminal laws that take into account the dynamics of dowry-related violence, including the scope of possible perpetrators, the repeat, low-level injuries, murders disguised as accidents or suicides, the connection between harassment/violence and dowry demands, the explicit or implicit nature of dowry demands, and the need for urgent protective remedies.
Previous Topic Core elements of legislation on dowry-related violence


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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, had a ball as they danced and cooked the day away in a visit to a homeless centre for young people in south London.
The couple visited Centrepoint's Camberwell Foyer, south London, where William is a patron of the charity.
William and Kate took part in a "healthy living cooking session", and were shown how the charity helps young people out of ruts of unemployment and homelessness.
Britain's future king also showed off his moves as he danced with other attendees at a reception for him and his wife.
A trainee nurse even told the Daily Mirror that William had spoken about his future heirs.
"He joked he was going to make his kids come to my nursery and I can discipline them," she said.
William took over the patronage from his mother, Princess Diana, who supported the charity until her untimely death in 1997.


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Refereed proceedings* of the World Dance Alliance Global Summit 2008
These Proceedings, arising from the 2008 World Dance Alliance Global Summit, reflect its rich diversity, dynamic energy and thoughtful re-appraisal of what dance is and might be in the 21st century. The event which spawned the Proceedings attracted over 400 artists, educators, scholars, scientists and health professionals from 28 countries, who converged on Brisbane for six days contributing to its four themes across five platforms.
The Summit comprised a headline event of daily sunset Dance Dialogues of facilitated conversations around the event's four themes:
- Re-thinking the way we make/teach dance
- Mind/body connections
- Transcultural conversations
- Sustainability.
A series of Master classes, an intensive professional development program (the international Choreolab) mentored by DV8's Lloyd Newson and Indonesia's' Boi Sakti, and a performance program including the Reel Dance film festival coalesced around the central international conference.
The conference itself involved over 190 presentations including scholarly papers, panels, poster sessions and performative in-theatre presentations, from which the papers in this publication have been selected through a double blind refereeing process of the full papers subsequently submitted. The papers selected are well encapsulated by the publication and Global Summit title: Dance Dialogues: conversations across cultures, artforms, practices. Whilst this title is deliberately broad the four themes above which were the organising principles of the Summit provide the section headings for these Proceedings.
The 53 papers from 14 countries in the Americas, Europe and the Asia Pacific region reflect both the spirit and the diversity of the World Dance Alliance Global Summit event. From seasoned scholars to emerging artists publishing for the first time, these papers span the perspectives of academics, educators, performance and community artists, health professionals and cognitive scientists; predominantly from dance but also from film, visual arts, science, performance and philosophy. Re-thinking customary beliefs, approaches, practices and actions form the cornerstone of these papers.


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|Yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans Gawwija prima
Last Sunday I was at Marsaxlokk. I was sitting with my back to the open air market where thousands of Maltese and foreigners were walking from one stall to the other particularly those selling fish. While all this was going on several black-headed and yellow-legged gull were flying around the harbour looking for any scraps of food floating in the water. Sometimes flying very close to the shore.
The yellow-legged gull is a very large gull. It is Malta's largest breeding bird. In Malta yellow-legged gulls are normally very wary and avoid getting too close to people but while I was watching and photographing them they came so close that with the naked eye one could clearly see the yellow legs, eye and beak as well as the red spot near the tip of the beak.
The red spot has an important function during the breeding season. When an adult bird approaches the nest the young birds start to peck at the red spot. This stimulates the adult birds to regurgitate its food.
At this time of the year the yellow-legged would have already started breeding. They breed in colonies, in Malta they prefer inaccessible places such as cliff faces and on top of the small islet of Filfla.
Thirty years ago shooting from boats was becoming very popular. Hundreds of Maltese hunters started to hunt from powerful dinghies to get the birds even before they reached land. They also used to patrol the cliffs to shoot at the birds there. The last pair of peregrine falcon fell victim to these hunters while the colonies of yellow-legged gulls were decimated.
It was only a few years ago, after hunting from sea craft started to be controlled, that the peregrine falcon started to breed again and the number of breeding yellow-legged gulls started to recover.
Strict bird protection does make a difference to bird populations. This is especially so in spring when the birds are preparing to breed.


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I love it when the hubby has the same mindset about something as I do…it makes life sooooo much easier! Especially when it comes to a new TV for the bedroom. Can we say early Christmas present...why yes, yes we can.
Yea, yea…I know you're not supposed to watch TV, play on the computer, etc. etc. in bed.
If I actually listened to that bunch of hooey ya'll would never get any posts from me. Cause the only time I can get any peace and quiet to actually put a sentence together is to sit right here and write on the laptop.
Anyhwho…with all my blathering on about not going out into the black Friday madness…as soon as the hubby said: "hey, ya wanna go get a new TV for our bedroom"…I was like when we leavin'? Granted, this was in the afternoon after all the downright craziness was going on. Boy did I hear some stories about all that too…all I can say is to quite Hailey and say….dude, seriously!
Speaking of the girl….can these teeth please come through all ready….ai caramba!


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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Adventure Time part 2
3 comments:
Hello Ian. As i see you would love to climb in the fantastic sea cliffs of Portugal. We have also good rock, do.
Nice loose adventures!
Paulo Roxo
- October 25, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Lee Harrison said...
Hi Ian,
I do a lot of chalk climbing at this time of year in Dover and Saltdean. I've just read this post and am inspired to pay a visit to Devon. Are the Ladram Bay stacks generally best suited to Dover-style climbing and protection in spite of being Sandstone?
- October 11, 2012 at 2:11 PM
- Ian Parnell said...
Lee, Ladram isn't great for ice axe stuff, - the 'rock' is much more crumbly than chalk and just breaks away in clods. Where it is more solid it's much better as a super adventurous rock climbing spot - having said that the occasional use of an axe axe could be helpful - I think a pitch on The Reddlemen on the main cliff is a full ice axe thing.
- November 12, 2012 at 10:18 AM


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I'd been curious about these rules in the past, but when I first looked into them they were a bit mysterious on the website and I didn't probe further. Today though, the site was filled with helpful downloads and explanations, and I couldn't resist taking the plunge.
Available free from the site are 3 scenarios, 2 of which are solitaire! One os Zombies and the other is Space bugs. After printing out one set of the cards I was ready to go.
The first cool thing about these rules is that aside from your minis and terrain, they use just one deck of special cards for each player and your choice of measuring device. That's right, no dice.
The actual rules may be downloaded at the site for free, what you pay for is the card deck PDF.. So I won't go into exhaustive detail, but my highlights are:
Modern to Sci-fi era. (There is a Fantasy set available separately)
Use any scale minis. Game automatically scales to size of play area!
Only uses the card decks and a one-page QRS to govern play. No dice!
Uses Narrative terms to express combat stats and results.. No numbers!
Skirmish or company level, doesn't matter.
"Easy to learn, hard to master" design philosophy. Pretty much my favorite one.
Broadly classed units, much like HOTT, and simple points system
Opportunity fire cards can be played in your opponent's turn, and covering fire cancels it. Neat!
The game is great for solo play against non-shooty enemies (zombies and bugs in the 2 solo scenarios) but I'm keen to figure out an easy way to play solo against a mixed force.
I will blog more about my games as I play them, but I tried the zombie scenario with only 12 point sides (The standard game is 36 pts) and it was a hoot. I lost, but partially because I statted up my DPLS crew (had them handy) and while the Big Blue guy with the auto-grenade launcher came in very handy (Counted as a Fire Support unit and blew up a lot of Z's) my engineer and robot (Engineer and civilian) were pretty useless.
The system is VERY generalized, but there are expansions available that allow you to add "personality" cards and "Experience" cards to further detail your models. If you are playing a company level game, you could probably get along with the basic rules just fine.. But if my next few games prove as much fun as my first, I will probably pick them up too. My Jasmine Throne Battalion figures are going to need some special rules to reflect their motley biology!
If the system has a weakness at all, it may be that a mixed force is more effective than a mass of same troops. If one army was composed entirely of infantry for example, the artillery, aerial and fire support cards would be pretty useless when drawn. Then again, the infantry would dominate in close combat.. So maybe it's OK. The authors put a lot of emphasis on the system being very balanced.
I encourage the rules-hounds among you to go check out the website and read the free material available to see what you think. I'm hooked.


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the first roll completely shot in 2011
somer shots of davos and then random stuff of my life. it was actually a lomo x-pro chrome 100 testroll and the first roll that i really liked to xpro.
sondyy, nicolas_noir & katse.
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Arai Sensei is one of the few remaining people
who studied Aikido under Ueshiba Morihei.
(Modern Aikido's Founder)
2nd from the left is Arai-shihan
1936 Born on May 11, in Tokyo.
1957 Met Kaiso Morihei Ueshiba and began AIKIDO in Tokyo
1962 Graduated from Tokyo National University of fine Arts and Music.
1971 Began teaching AIKIDO in Gunma prefecture※.
2005 The GUNMA AIKIDO FEDERATION received 「Budo Excellence Group Aword」 from the Japanese government.
with Kaiso
On the roof of Ministy of Defence dated on March 1960
from the left in the photo, Sugano-sensei,Arai-sensei,Chiba-sensei,Yamada-sensei,Tamura-sensei
【 Foreign activity history 】
|Performed classes in Finland and Sweden Performed as a Japanese representative at World Games in Germany
|Performed classes in New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan
|Performed classes in France, Monaco,Hawaii and Korea


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Abuse can mean lots of different things, such as neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. It's not always easy to know if you or someone you know is being abused. But the important thing to remember is that no-one has the right to hurt you or make you do anything that feels wrong.
Healthy relationships are all about respecting each other. You should feel loved, safe and free to be yourself.
Abuse in relationships can happen to anyone. It's not normal, it's never OK and definitely not part of a healthy relationship. It isn't always physical, it can be emotional and sexual abuse too. If your relationship leaves you feeling scared, intimidated or controlled, it's possible you're in an abusive relationship.
Abuse can happen in a number of ways…
Sexting is when someone sends or receives a sexually explicit text, image or video. This includes sending 'nude pics', 'rude pics' or 'nude selfies'. Pressuring someone into sending a pic can happen in any relationship and to anyone, whatever their age, gender or sexual preference. It's easy to think everyone's sending them, but they're not. It's not hilarious banter and if someone shares it, it could even be illegal.
Relationship abuse
Relationship abuse is when someone hurts or upsets someone else that they are in a relationship with. Some people think it only happens in adult relationships, but it can happen at any age. Usually, women and girls are the victims and men and boys are the abusers but it can happen to boys as well. It can also happen in same sex relationships.
Relationship abuse can include:
Emotional abuse
- Constant insults and name calling Isolation from your friends and family
- Controlling what you wear/where you go
- Checking up on you all the time (checking emails, texts, social networking sites etc)
- Making you feel responsible for the abuse
Physical abuse
- Hitting, punching, pushing, biting, kicking, using weapons etc.
Sexual abuse
- Forcing you to have sex
- Unwanted kissing or touching
- Being made to watch pornography against your will
- Pressure not to use contraception
Financial abuse
- Taking/controlling your money
- Forcing you to buy them things
- Forcing you to work or not to work
If you or someone you know is being abused in any way, then the most important thing to do is talk to someone about it. You can call Childline on 0800 1111, or get in touch online at www.childline.org.uk about any abuse. RASASH (Rape and Sexual Abuse Highland) provides free, confidential support and information for survivors of sexual violence and abuse aged 13+, or for partners, family and friends. Call RASASH on 03330 066909 (Mon-Fri 9.30-4.30) or go to http://www.rasash.org.uk for more info.


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Ziploc Pancakes?
What happens when you
squeeze fit all the leftover pancakes into one Ziploc container? You get branded pancakes, that's what, in two senses of the word. Other than the branding, they're pretty neat orange cloud pancakes from the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking cookbook, aka The One I Yap About All The Time. I'd write it up, but, you know, I accidentally made them without the butter. I wouldn't want to deprive you of a description of the butter-ful version of the pancakes, you know.


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Having broken all records and topped the charts instantly, Adele's latest album titled '25' has become a phenomenal success. Featuring hits such as 'Hello', 'I Miss You' and 'Love in the Dark', Adele has proven to her fans worldwide that she is a world class singer who deserves their affection. The Adele Australian Tour is one of the most anticipated concert this year.


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As an Oklahoma City-based company, we understand the impact our actions can have on the environment. We are more than just a mowing and landscaping company—we are mowing with a higher mission in mind. At Apple Valley, we understand that a lawn is a source of pride and that many homeowners and local businesses are not aware of the repercussions of synthetic products and traditional lawn care practices. As an alternative, we provide our clients with quality lawns and landscapes without all the harsh chemicals and more sustainable approaches to lawn care and landscaping. Keeping this in mind, Apple Valley works diligently to provide environmentally friendly landscaping for you, your loved ones and the local community.
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Hey folks, I'll be going on a family vacation starting tomorrow and going until Wednesday/Thursday. So expect this blog to be back on Friday…probably.
I am bringing a few anti-work reading materials to brush up on and see if anything is worth critiquing/reviewing/posting about. So once I come back I should have some more material for this site. I've also had a few articles here and there that I've emailed people about and have received no response. So there may be a collected post of those things (just the article and some excerpts) or I may post them individually. We shall see.
I got some great feedback on my post about Depression and the Anti-Work Position and I really appreciate that. Both on here and elsewhere such as Facebook and among friends on Skype and in real life. Thanks so much to anyone who gave it a read either way.
Okay, think that's it for now.
Happy slacking!


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(INDIANAPOLIS) - Justin Wykoff and Roger Hardin, accused by federal officials of bilking $800,000 from the city of Bloomington through fraudulent concrete bids and invoices, will remain in federal custody until a Monday hearing in U.S. District Court.
Hardin's 25-year-old son Zachary Hardin, who is also accused of the crime, was released after his initial hearing Wednesday afternoon before U.S. District Court Magistrate Denise LaRue.
A federal public defender arranged for Hardin's girlfriend to pick him up at a Starbucks not far from the federal courthouse in Indianapolis.
He was released on the condition that he would remove any weapons in his home and he must stay in Southern Indiana until the charges against him are resolved. He is also forbidden in discussing the case with anyone.
All three men will appear for a probable-cause hearings at 10 a.m. Monday, when federal prosecutors will present evidence to validate allegations filed Wednesday.
The Hardins hired Bloomington Attorney Joe Lozano, a former Monroe County deputy prosecutor, to represent them.
Bedford Attorney Nathan Nikirk will be representing Wykoff.
Wykoff, a former city project engineer for the city of Bloomington who oversaw bids, was fired last month. He is facing 24 counts of embezzling city funds and converting them for his own use and one count of conspiracy to commit a federal crime.
The Hardins, owners of Reliable Concrete and Construction, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to commit a federal offense.
The three are accused of scheming to steal from the city of Bloomington and then splitting the money among themselves over the past three years. An investigation into city contracts for road work by federal officials revealed a conspiracy that bilked nearly $1 million from taxpayers. The money allegedly was diverted into the pockets of Wykoff and a father-son team.
Investigators allege Wykoff approved false invoices submitted by Reliable Concrete Co. The result was that the city paid the company for work that was never done, and also for jobs actually carried out by other companies. The investigation indicated the concrete company sent false invoices to the city and that payment for the alleged services was deposited into the Hardins' bank account.
During the hearing Wednesday afternoon, Magistrate LaRue explained the charges and federal court process, and ordered that Wykoff and Roger Hardin be held because U.S. Attorney Joe Vaugh claimed that after Wykoff was fired, he met with Hardin at Hardin's home and the two fabricated documents in an attempt to hide their crime.
Vaugh told the magistrate that both men pose a "serious risk" and might attempt to obstruct justice.
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Approximately two miles north west of Winchester is the beautiful Lainston House, a breath takingly beautiful 17th Century countryside house found nestling in 63 acres of stunning Hampshire countryside. Upon arrival, you and your guests will be greeted by the long and sweeping, tree lined drive and will be immediately transported to a wedding venue far far away from the hustle and bustle of every day life, into a tranquil and relaxed setting to enjoy your wedding celebrations with friends and family. The long avenue of lime trees along the driveway create a stunning backdrop for all your wedding photo opportunities and is available all year round to take advantage of. Lainston House is fully licensed to conduct civil ceremonies and partnerships so you and your guests can enjoy both the wedding and the reception all under one roof, taking the stress out of moving locations throughout the day and disturbing the relaxed atmosphere. It's a truly beautiful location for wedding photography in Hampshire.
For weddings taking place in the Summer months, picture you and your guests sipping cool beverages and savouring delicious canapés on the sweeping manicured lawns and terraces or for a Winter wedding, you and your guests can mingle and enjoy each others company in the perfectly appointed Drawing Room or Dawley Barn sipping mulled wine and enjoying the cosy opulence of this beautiful wedding venue.
See some of my relaxed and natural documentary wedding photography at Lainston House below...
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The themes integrate with SLU´s strong research environments and the approach is interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary in cooperation with international and other national research institutions.
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EP59 Death with Shelley Carter
December 14, 2016
Shelley Carter recently ran a group art show all about death – so I knew we had to have a talk about it. Shelley is a talent artist, diviner, and psychotherapist who lives just north of Toronto. She co-ordinated the amazing Elora Tarot deck which I had the pleasure of making a card for.
Connect with Shelley through her website, and see the "Death Perceptions" here.
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I have a new domain. I am every excited about this. However I can't figure out how to add the domain name to this account. I still want to post here, so that people who know me here, do not get lost between this blog & the other one.
I have looked around trying to find the way link the two. I would really hate to lose any contacts because I moved.
Mind you, if I do not figure it our I can always put a sign/post that has the new domain name & the moving date. I am really hoping that I do not have to do that.
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hello March! signs of Spring are abounding in the Hudson Valley, even though technically we've got a way to go, and my teaching schedule is waking up accordingly! this month i have a few local classes, and i'm off to the Boston area for two days at my pal AmyLou's beautiful new workshop space Craftwork Somerville. i've only visited this hot new venue when it was still a bright and lovely work-in-progress, back in September when we were en route to Fiber College in Maine. shortly after that, classes began, and it's been a hub of craft activity ever since! i love the range of makery on offer, everything from the quintessential knitting, crochet, sewing, weaving, and dyeing, to herbal tonics, bra construction and tarot card reading. i highly suggest you subscribe to her newsletter so you don't miss anything!
Amy felt the need in her neighborhood for a creative community space for adults and kids, and to share her love of fiber — and other — arts. you can read a sweet article about Amy and her shop over at Scout Somerville and get a better sense of the dynamo she is.
if you've ever met AmyLou, you know her boundless energy and generous spirit. if you haven't, within 30 seconds she'll feel like your new best friend. i can't wait to spend the weekend at Craftwork and experience the creative community she's building!
i'm teaching two classes that weekend, and both are perfect if you're itching to get started on your handmade wardrobe for Spring! on Saturday March 12 we'll be making one of my favorite projects, the Folk Dress. it's based on the classic Mexican wedding dress, and it's a super customizable, loose-fitting blouse, tunic or dress you can really make your own. if you're comfortable using a sewing machine (even if you've never sewn clothes), you've got the skills to make this.
and on Sunday the 13th, we'll be Making Our Own Leggings! first i'll teach you to draft your own pattern, using your body's unique measurements. then we'll stitch up a fit sample, correct your pattern if needed, and sew a REAL pair of custom leggings! this is a perfect introduction to sewing with knits, if that's a bridge you haven't yet crossed.
both classes still have a few spots open, so i hope you'll consider joining us. if you can't, please tell a friend!


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Mar 6, 2017 Edition
The Otherness of God
A Broadcast with R.C. Sproul
Whatever it may be, good or bad, nothing compares to the life changing experience of a person who encounters the holiness of God. The holiness of God has been a life-pursuit of Dr. Sproul, as he proclaims, teaches, and defends God's holiness in all its fullness. In this message, Dr. Sproul celebrates the original release of his book The Holiness of God and considers "The Otherness of God."


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10 Surprising Things Corn Is Made Of
10 Surprising Things That Are Made from Corn
1. Fireworks
Fireworks are comprised of several different components which all have to work together in order to see the colors and hear the big boom. Some of the compounds require a "binder" in order to burn properly. A common binder is called dextrin, a light carbohydrate most commonly made from corn!
2. Adhesives
Though it can take different forms, many glues and pastes (such as Elmer's glue) commonly contain corn meal or cornstarch, which have a thick, sticky quality. Industrial strength adhesives may contain corn germ (which is what you are left with after the oil has been removed from corn). Corn germ is less expensive than some resins that are also used.
3. Disposable Diapers
Nowadays you can get "green" anything, including disposable diapers! Eco-friendly diaper brands are popping up across the US. Many of them use wheat and corn starch blended with sodium polyacrylate as a super absorbent core. In other words, it's the stuff that soaks it all up and keeps the diaper from leaking!
4. Matches
Cornstarch is commonly used in the production of matches, particularly in the match head. The starch is often used as a binding agent. Additionally, matches that are made from cardstock or paper might have corn products in the paper, used to make it more rigid.
5. Make-Up
Many cosmetics list zea mays as an ingredient. This is simply the scientific name for corn! Cosmetics can include corn products such as oils, starches, powders, and more. One of the most common is corn starch. It's used in mascara as a natural thickening agent, in nail polishes for a natural matte finish, in deodorants as a natural absorbent, and as a natural version of dry-shampoo.
6. Shampoo
Shampoos usually contain citric acid, which often comes from corn. Most people think about citric acid coming from fruit, but it's also possible for it to be derived from corn. Its purpose in shampoo is two-fold. First of all, citric acid is a relatively weak acid that helps to bring the pH levels down to around 5.5. This is necessary for the scales on your hair follicles to lay flat (making your hair feel smooth and shiny). The second purpose of citric acid is to take preservative action—it helps to prevent bacterial growth.
7. Spark Plugs
Spark plugs are essentially made out of metal and ceramics. When the crystalline structures of cornstarch are heated to very high temperatures, it hardens and becomes a type of ceramic. It is able to withstand high temperatures, and also withstands the caustic properties of some specific acids. Works out pretty well for your vehicle!
8. Toothpaste
Toothpaste includes sorbitol, which is commonly made out of corn syrup. Sorbitol gives toothpaste its sweet flavor, and keeps it from tasting like soapy minerals! But don't get too carried away with the taste—sorbitol is also a natural laxative (which may account for the laxative effect of prunes, since many dried fruits contain sorbitol).
9. Rubber Tires
This one might be a bit of stretch, since the rubber itself might not have any corn products in it, but the mold that your tire was made in was likely coated with powdered cornstarch before the rubber was poured. This helps to keep the substance from sticking to the mold after it hardens! Subsequently, there may be trace amounts of corn in your tires. And it's not just with tires—this practice is utilized for all sorts of molded items, even candies like jellybeans and licorice!
10. Paper
Some variations of paper (particularly for magazines) are coated with what is called a viscosifier. This is made from a latex substance called styrene-butadiene. The "butadiene" is the important part here—that is a chemical produced by ethanol, which is commonly derived from corn. That's a lot of big fancy words to say that corn makes your paper kinda shiny!


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Happy Friday everyone! Are you ready for the weekend? I plan to get my Christmas shopping done...yeah right! I really want to get it done early this year since I always wait until the last minute. So before I brave the crowds I wanted to leave you with a fun Taylored Expression Cupcake Challenge. I love this sketch (I know I always say that but I do!) *grin* I used my super cute SASI "Sweet Celebrations" set. I wanted to create something non-Christmas-y. I colored everything in with my Copics and added some Taylored Expression glitter in Fire Engine Red. The card stock and ribbon are from PTI. The sugared brads are from Doodlebug. Before I get into how to play along I wanted to share a fun announcement.
Taylored Expressions just announced a fun way to win an awesome prize. You can play the SASI Holiday Blitz where one lucky winner will receive a prize package including the JustRite 10 Designer Borders and Centers set along with a Birthday Boy Key Ingredients pack! Go to this link for all the details.
Now, if you want to play along in the Cupcake Challenge here are the details on how to enter.
1.You're not required to use cupcakes for the challenge, but if you got 'em why not use 'em!? :)
2.You're welcome to create something other than a card, just stick as closely to the sketch as possible and you'll be eligible for the prize drawing!
3.If you're uploading to Splitcoast use keyword TECC46 (for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge 46 or link your creation on this post.
4.Each week, I plan to have a Featured Cupcake Sampler! The cutest and most creative sample from the previous week will receive the featured cupcake sampler honors. The winner will receive the sketch ahead of time in order to create a card that will be featured along with a link to your blog on Cupcake Friday!
5.Featured Cupcake Sampler this week is Cindy from Cindy Haffner's Corner!
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Take a Walk Through the New Guadiana Park!
By Paul Roach
You may have walked through Guadiana Park recently and noticed the many memorial stones that have been installed in the new central sidewalk. Sanmiguelenses have been helping the Guadiana Park renovation efforts by purchasing inscribed stones which are then placed into the sidewalk to honor their loved ones and pets. We encourage you to help the Guadiana Park Steering Committee raise the funds necessary to finish the park renovation by purchasing a stone!
Here is a partial list of what is in process and what has been done for this beautiful gem of a park so far. New stone sidewalks and plazas, one new and one renovated fountain, new chess tables and chairs, new lighting, new trees and gardens (a remarkably active pollinator garden was donated by the Garden Club of San Miguel, Vivero Franke, and Vivero Primavera), tree parasite removal (some lovely old mesquite trees that are much happier now), and bench installations.
We still have stone spaces available for purchase at a cost of USD$300 (or equivalent) for a small stone and $500 USD (or equivalent) for a large stone If you would like to be part of this effort by purchasing a sidewalk stone for a loved one, please contact Steering Committee Member Donna Phillips at email@example.com. For more information, Guadiana Park is located between Potranca and Guadiana streets a half block east of Ancha de San Antonio. We hope to hear from you soon!


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WE PICTURES LIMITED, founded by well acclaimed Hong Kong director Peter Ho-sun Chan (Perhaps Love, The Warlords, Bodyguards and Assasins, Wu Xia) is a new breed of film company, set to transform the outlook of Chinese language cinema.
The first film from the new stable is Bodyguards and Assassins, which is produced and directed by Peter Chan and Teddy Chen respectively. It is an event blockbuster released in Dec 2009 to critical and commercial success. Also, Bodyguards and Assassins scored another 8 wins for Peter Chan, and making his 3 films (Comrades, Almost a Love Story, The Warlords, Bodyguards and Assassins) the first, second and third record holder of the number of statues won in the 30 years' history of the Hong Kong Film Awards.
Under the framework of We Pictures, the renowned helmers will bring their artistic sensibilities and extensive experience with film industries in both the East and the West to help some of the most promising talents in the region translate their ideas into film projects that will not only score in the box office but win the hearts of a large audience.
Hong Kong will serve as a creative base to develop film projects, which will be overseen by a panel of consultants comprised of filmmaking professionals, media experts and academics to ensure that these film projects can gauge the interests of a much larger and culturally diversified audience. Every aspect of a film from production to distribution and promotion will all be conducted under the roof of WE Pictures Ltd.
The martial arts blockbuster Wu Xia, directed and produced by Peter Chan, was the only Chinese language film in the Official Selection of the 64th Cannes Film Festival. It is also honored with 12 nominations in the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards and voted as one of the Top 10 film in 2012 by TIME magazine. WE Pictures' latest releases include The Guillotines, produced by Peter Chan and directed by Andrew Lau; American Dreams in China, directed by Peter Chan and grossed USD90 million in China alone.


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This is the season for "I Love Palestine" songs. Since not many non-Palestinians are doing these songs anymore, the sons of Palestine step in. Ammar Hassan the Super Star runner up stands and delivers a love song for Palestine. He thinks about Palestine and it's his love, he looks the part, and carries a gun.
This is a resistance song, camping meets war, he actually make war seem fun--it's not that gore is real. I have been watching bloody images from Palestine--some of them are too graphic, so I think more of these done in the name of entertainment are out of line. I like Ammar, he is a true gem in Palestinian pop. He means well, but whoever directed him here has not seen war up close and personal.
This is about death, love and unfinished lives. I just think people who have seen blood and death this close, will not want to go through it again.
Ammar Hasan - Shahid el Hob / عمار حسن - شهيد الحب


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Crash into me.
Lately I've been hoping you could crash into me, like an 'accident'. And I am content to walk a little slower, when you're around. You never really leave my mind. Never.
There is little to say. You barely know me. I'm like a statue for you. But however, I know everything about you. I could talk about the little details about you for hours.
All my friends, my friends friends, have someone to lean on. I don't know how to tell him how I feel about him. I guess I'm better, I'm better off loving myself.
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Tuesday, 3 October, 2000, 15:21 GMT 16:21 UK
Young backs 'ideal' families
Baroness Young lent her voice to a CPS fringe meeting entitled Standing Up for the Family at the Conservative Party conference on Tuesday.
The redoutable Baroness was strict in her ideas of what constituted a family and, perhaps more importantly, what did not.
A family, opined the veteran of the campaign to block the repeal of Section 28, was "a couple, consisting of a husband and wife, with or without children." What it most definitely was not, on the other hand, was "a single parent family or single sex relationship."
'Party of the family'
The Tory party had to make a "definite commitment not to repeal Section 28," argued Baroness Young.
A promise "not to lower the [homosexual] age of consent from 18 to 16" was also required, she added. The Baroness personally felt that the heterosexual age of consent should be moved up to 18, she said, allowing the two laws to be brought into line with each other.
A "family alliance" was needed to defend the family from the onslaught of a home secretary who feels that we "shouldn't get into a paddy about the decline of formal marriage" and television programmes made by a "liberal intelligentsia" who feel that "almost any relationship goes," urged Baroness Young.
Even the Church of England "often speaks with an uncertain voice" when it comes to family matters, complained the Baroness. But Conservatives had "traditionally been the party of the family," she said, and urged the party not to "rest on its laurels" on the matter.
Back to basics (again)?
"As politicians we should set the ideal," she continued, and "know the direction in which we should be going, even if we stumble along the path".
'Back to basics' had only failed, she argued, because John Major's government didn't make it clear that it was "an ideal," said Baroness Young. Though "the family never was and never will be perfect," she admitted, it was still "unquestionably the best way to bring up children".
Practical help the Conservatives could offer to the modern family, she suggested, included reintroducing the married couples' tax allowance; the extension of the invalid care allowance and offering scholarships to women who wished to study and return to work after bringing up children.
Free fall
Baroness Young's predictions as to what the future holds if the family is not preserved were bleak: society, she said, would go into "free fall".
"The break-up of the family has led to an increase in crime," she alleged. Conceding that "there are times when divorce is right," the Baroness reserved her criticism for 'alternative' family groups.
"Cohabiting leads to an increase in domestic violence" was the stark warning from Baroness Young, and the "sex education industry" was at fault for giving children the impression that it was an "equally valid" familial model.
In summing up, Baroness Young expressed the wish that all present would agree with her views. Judging from the applause she received, that allegedly endangered species, the "married couple with or without children" were obviously much in evidence.
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Mallory and Nate are such beautiful people. No really. Look at them.
They were married at a family farm in Hanover, VA with a large barn as the perfect backdrop for the ceremony and portraits. Lights were strung across the property, which added such a romantic vibe to the rustic scene. The guests danced into the night under the tent, busting out glow sticks and sweet dance moves.
Please enjoy our favorites from the day!


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This Week in the Big West - August 20-26, 2012
Things really get going this week with the addition of men's soccer and women's volleyball to the schedule. Summer's over!
Men's Soccer
Seven games will kick off the 2012 season. South Division favorite and nationally-ranked UC Irvine will open the season on the road Friday, along with Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge, and UC Riverside. Meanwhile, Cal State Fullerton, UC Davis, and new associate member Sacramento State will have their first contests at home.
North Division favorite and No. 8 UC Santa Barbara will close the slate of five games on Sunday, heading south to Loyola Marymount, while Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge and UC Riverside all play their second matches of the year.
For the fifth year, select matches will be broadcast on the BigWest.TV platform, including almost all matches from Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara. Beginning this season, all BigWest.TV live content will stream FREE OF CHARGE.
Men's Soccer Weekly Release #1
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December had alot of things stirred up for me; it started with the Jen Hatmaker conference in Tupelo. Goodness, God uses this chicky to mess with people. She was talking about stepping out in faith to be a disciple for Him & what that looks like. And that service for others may be awkward at first because we don't know what we are doing, but God uses all of it.
So I got to go with the loverly ladies from my church-so glad we got to hear this together. Laugh together & get away from our children. Tim was warning me about potential icy conditions in Tupelo, he could have been speaking Japanese for all I know-I was not listening, nor cared. I was going.
And after I returned home, I sent out this picture and text to my fellow sistas.
And literally 20 seconds later, I got this email from our new Chinese friends-2 students here for a year studying at local JSU. She asked if she and friend Caroline could possibly stay with us for 3 weeks while their dorm was closed down. So after a quick convo with Tim, and a laugh to God-I replied YES. God had laid the groundwork to say yes. Within this time keeping the girls, they have been in 3 other homes other than ours. I love hearing about their observations of their host families and their houses. They are so perceptive & don't miss much.
God put international people on my heart about 10 years ago. I began helping teaching ESL at a local Presbyterian church. And truthfully, the only reason I did it because I realized how skimpy my volunteer work was when the ad agency I used to work for put my "new hire" headshot/blurb in the business section of the paper. I had nothing to ad besides where I went to church. So I didn't really do it because God told me to, it was mostly selfish motives-I realized I wasn't doing anything & wanted something to tell people that I did. So I went through the motions for the first year or so, but then God started to soften my heart towards these sweet ones who are in a strange new world. And God used Corinne & David Bradford (who totally get international missions) & my partner in crime Emily Boling Giffen to spend alot of time with international people-loving them, being loved by them; sharing the gospel with them in my clumsy, unsure way. But once the kiddos came, I had to phase out of this ministry-it was pretty hands-on. But a couple of years later, I started working with a ministry in my own church-which pairs families with Chinese students who are studying at JSU for a year. What precious people I have met. It is hard telling them goodbye after the year, because I'm pretty certain I won't see them in this life again. But I think I told you about one of girls from last year-Ting. She because a Christian while she was here & being able to hug her goodbye-knowing for sure I would see her in heaven was the sweetest feeling.
Not sure why you needed to know all of this, but it came out. I'm glad God continues to want to use me even though I feel like I don't know what I'm doing most of the time.
So our December has been partially skewed because we have been seeing it through the eyes our sweet Chinese friends: Berlin & Caroline (see these cute things above!). They have heard the nativity story for the first time this Christmas. And after observing December for a few days in our house, they asked if Santa was in the Bible. At first I was surprised by the question & wanted to laugh, but then I looked down at my advent candles & TELF (our elf) was straddling one of the advent candles. And then that was funny & their question made perfect logical sense. If Christmas was the biggest Christian celebration, Santa must be in the Bible. It made me kinda sick. BTW, they were astonished and somewhat horrified that most kids believed in Santa until about 9 & that all the grown-ups were in on it. They asked…aren't they sad when they find out. YES, honey-it is one of the saddest days of a child's life when they realize Santa is not fo real. I'm sure I will always struggle with the balance of Christmas-not letting presents, Santa & that Elf take over. (See Santa picture below).
Christmas Turkey hands. Christmas come on fast, was Thanksgiving even over???
Christmas lights in Canton.
This is a weird picture of us but really perfect. I feel like my nose keeps getting bigger. I have heard cartilage expands with age (NOTE: old men with big ears & big noses).
So we all needed to go to WM, & don't judge-but I split the girls up among my kids, we each got a kid. Poor girls, they got conned into buying Lucky Charms, oreos, a huge container of tic tacs & other treasure I keep discovering in my pantry.
Post-walmark trip. I personally think WM takes years off my life-Max does too.
I've been looking for Mistletoe everywhere-or a batch of it I could reach. We found some that had fallen. Lucky Tim.
A visit from Tim's parents. This was PJ day for Henry at school. We usually have to peel him out of bed, but this morning he woke up on his own at 5:45.
Lemons Henry painted at school. He was so proud of them. After the picture, he screamed at Ruthie: You didn't paint these lemons, get out of my picture. Henry is such a chilled little dude, but Ruthie pushes him to his limit. I get it, man.
Time with Santa.
Christmas Night: Berlin & Caroline being very kind & gracious listening to dad tell a story that I'm pretty sure they didn't follow. I can barely keep up.
The grandkids (minus Polly's crew) with their stockings.
Christmas Eve over at my sister Kathleen's. Max mad at group pictures.
Some peaceful time at a lake near my parent's house.
Max mad at the horses.
Mom & son (taken by Ruthie Largen). I got most of your head, mom.
Cousins playing a new board game.
Max mad at the beautiful sparkly tree.
We took the kids (and Berlin) to skate. Oh my. Ruthie was like a squid on skates-no bones. I didn't have the heart to crop out this cute thing on the right. She's not with us, but wish she was-she was funny.
Proud mama moment-Ruthie making her own sandwich for her school lunch.
Lift up Berlin & Caroline (and me). Please pray that God uses this time under our roof for His good. They go back to their dorms Jan. 8. Berlin (on right) goes back early to China January 15. I want them to know that: God wants them as His own, He loves them & He will always follow after them.