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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44589175072935219182019-04-25T04:05:09.135+03:00riluririlurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-50597721253006872862016-03-29T16:32:00.002+03:002016-03-29T16:32:43.689+03:00PSAI just want all people older than me to stop assuming. To stop saying things like "Oh, my parents are getting older, you know how it is" and then wait for me to smile sympathetically, to say "Yes, of course, I understand, how horrible it must be to witness that." I can't take it anymore. I used to be able to, but something snapped. You don't get to complain about your aging parents to a 24-year-old who doesn't have anything anymore. You don't get to tell me that Oh No, you have to take care of them because they can't take care of themselves anymore. Been there, done that, only that old age is a little kinder than cancer.
A priest told me a while back that this is God's plan, and that he is killing my mother so that I can be better loved in a different life. He killed my grandparents so that I could be protected from the sky. But this isn't a prophecy and I don't have a lightning scar on my forehead. All I have is an empty heart. There is no meaning in this. There is no more meaning in anything. Life feels dry, leaving the taste of ashes behind with each passing day. Colors are dimmed and I'm scared one morning I'll wake up and everything will be gray.
I lead a simulacrum of a life and hop on my hamster wheel every day, because what if it gets better? Spoiler: it never does.
Today I congratulated myself for getting out of bed. For watching a movie. I rarely do even that anymore. I have books but I can't read. I have to write but the words get stuck somewhere between the fingers and the keyboard.
People around me complain that the food their parents send isn't what they wanted. I can't find the will to go out and buy bread. The onion in the pantry sprouted so I planted it. It will probably die, nothing I plant ever lasts.
I wasn't trying to make a point, other than I'm bitter, and life tastes bad and it used to taste so good and I'm scared.
So please just don't talk to me about your parents. I don't want to hear it.rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-45037084619164006602014-02-26T22:43:00.002+02:002014-02-26T22:43:59.335+02:00Goodbye.rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-17450594927075499922014-01-23T18:01:00.001+02:002014-01-23T18:01:27.899+02:00And so it is-
It's getting bad again.

Things to remember

Brush your teeth with warm water when it's cold outside, it will make you feel less empty
(at least for a few minutes)

Try to go outside at least once a day, even if it's the last thing you'd want to do.

Empty is not good. Empty is not good. Empty is not good.

Stop expecting so much from others. Expect more from yourself.

Things are not as horrible as 4 a.m. makes them seem. You are not as bad as midnight makes you believe.

The dull ache in your chest will go away. Or you'll stop noticing it. Either way, it gets better at some point.

...maybe.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-9564317387710814092013-11-23T01:42:00.001+02:002013-11-23T01:42:55.853+02:00Faaaanfic, part 4 (scris de la Xelu din crib, cu micul ajutor Dani si si mai micul ajutor Chibi)"W-why won't you notice me?" Xander whispered sullenly. He could hear the sloshing sounds of only-Kami-sama-knows-what-was-going-on-to-his-left, as soft moans were steadily building up. Kuso! They should have been MY moans. MINE.
He then heard gasps right as the door opened again. How much more must I suffer? he asked himself trying his hardest to hold back the tears that were forming behind his kawaii eyelashes.
"Bă, ați început fără mine?? Las', că am venit acum cu paloșul meu strașnic! Haida!"
Dan? Why was he here? And, most importantly, why was he talking like that?
"Hă-hă, văd că l-ați legat cum știe Lumpy mai bine. Făinoșag!"
Too bad nobody understood his accent, as he had been spending too much time reviewing weird games in his native accent. The almost-threesome remained quiet, the two of them that still had the ability to see looking at Dan with confused expressions on their faces. Xander felt a warm hand on his shoulder.
"Hai sus."
But Xander didn't understand him. The language barrier between them stood hard like the member in his pants. And it was only getting harder. It was almost like his dick was one of the Titans from their new favorite anime. But bigger.

**********************************wooooo**************************************

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-4941464758272233982013-11-16T00:44:00.002+02:002013-11-16T00:44:37.821+02:00Fanfuck, part 3
"Pants are stupid in the first place," Luffy whispered as he pointed towards Xander's pulsating crotch. Lumpy nodded in agreement, shivering with anticipation. They were finally going to have the threesome he's only dared dream about in the darkest corners of his mind. The ones reserved for weird Russian porn sites and furries.

"Shall we do everyone a favor and remove them?" Lumpy winked at Luffy, touching his chin ever so slightly.
"Do the honors," Luffy smirked, his chin blending into his other chin with desire.
"Don't mind if I do!"

"Hey hey HEY," interjected Xander. "I'm still here you know."
"We know. That's the whole point. If you weren't here, we'd all have to go back to our girlfriends and," Luffy looked at Lumpy for a moment before continuing, "... goats."
"You know what? I don't even mind. Schnitzi is a lovely goat and I don't have to explain myself to anyone. Hmpf." Lumpy pouted an irresistible pout that made Luffy's heart doki doki.
"You're so cute when you're tsundere, Lumpy-sempai," Luffy was smitten.
"N-no I'm not."
"Kya~ <3 So adorable!" Luffy took his glasses off, so that they wouldn't get in the way as he got on his knees in front of the kawaii Lumpy. Xander had been forgotten for the moment. He felt unloved. Stockholm called: it wanted its syndrome back.

*******************************moar?*******************************************rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-37206914854535943052013-11-14T03:20:00.001+02:002013-11-14T03:20:32.642+02:00Fanfic, part 2
Part 2

"What's going on here?" The door slammed open and Luffy stood in the entrance, his glasses all foggy and his forehead wet. He was holding a few concept posters for the convention he was organizing - he wanted to show them to Xander to see if he approved, but he soon realized something else was going on. Which was why he asked, of course. His face resembled that of an injured puppy. But Xander couldn't see, for he was still blindfolded and in the process of being fondled by Lumpy.

"Nothing," answered Lumpy, not taking his hand from Xander's crotch. "Nothing at all. I was just testing some ideas for next camp. We were thinking of going with a BDSM kind of theme. Heh."

"R-Right. Of course." Luffy wasn't buying this. Mostly because he had invested all his money and had nothing left to buy it with.

"Uhm, seriously? You find nothing wrong with this whole situation?! ARE YOU BLIND OR JUST STUPID?" Xander's powerful voice thundered through the room, making the other men shiver. They liked it when he was bossy. Bossssssy.

Luffy looked at Lumpy and a silent nod was exchanged between them. They would both have their fun that night. The posters lay forgotten on the floor next to the door as Luffy took his scarf off and approached his friends.rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-91821942126722732692013-11-13T02:48:00.002+02:002013-11-13T02:48:47.723+02:00Fanfiction for my friends :3
Part I

Xander woke up with a gasp, not knowing what was going on around him. Questions like "where am I" and "what the hell am I doing here" rushed through his blindfolded head as he tried to ease his wrists out of the handcuffs. Unfortunately for him, Lumpy knew how to tie a mean knot. He was, after all, an ex-boy scout. <o:p></o:p>

"Hello?" Xander finally managed to say. The fabric over his head didn't cover his mouth. He suspected why but didn't want to think it, let alone say it. Kami-sama forbid it came true.<o:p></o:p>

Lumpy shifted in his seat.<o:p></o:p>

"Hello?" came Xander's rough voice upon the hearing of rustling in front of him. Was it nighttime? What day was it?<o:p></o:p>

Lumpy decided not to speak, as the sound of his voice would give him away. He didn't want to be found out just yet. He liked to play hide and seek with his prey. He smirked, rubbing his rugged chin. He knew Xander wanted him ever since the last camp they organized together that summer. Something like this was inevitable. Welcome, even. <o:p></o:p>

"Why are you doing this to me, you little shit? At least show me your face so I know where to spit." Xander was getting angry, his head still spinning from the roofies he probably ingested at that karaoke party Luffy threw in his honor. He knew that party was a bad idea. Hmpf. He should have just stayed at home and eaten candy while freelancing the night away. Baka.<o:p></o:p>

He felt a hand on his leg and tried to move away, but the restraints made any kind of movement very difficult, if not impossible altogether. The hand was now near his crotch, rubbing slow but steady circles in the fabric of his jeans.<o:p></o:p>

"I see you're pretty responsive, Xander-kun."<o:p></o:p>

Xander inhaled sharply at the recognition of the voice that was burning hot breaths in his ear.<o:p></o:p>

"L-Lumpy?"<o:p></o:p>

"Yes, it is I, Lumpy."<o:p></o:p>

Xander stood still for a moment, assessing the situation. On the one hand he was pretty pissed off that he was drugged and tied up and then fondled while blindfolded, but then again it was Lumpy who was doing the touching. As far as he was concerned, he was okay. He swallowed nervously and felt himself relax under the rough hands of his secret crush.

*********************************to be continued*************************************

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-25624043282633203852013-10-25T08:58:00.001+03:002013-10-25T08:58:44.294+03:00Friday Morning Insomnia

But not that type of insomnia that keeps you awake just to mess with your head because it's bored and needs someone to come out and play. Instead, I got the kind that buzzes in your ears and doesn't let you rest until you smack it against the wall and leave a bloody trail in its wake. [If mosquitoes fed off period blood, things would be much easier.] That's when you decide that maybe it's time to get up and do something productive, since sleep is already forfeited.

So I went jogging. At 7 a.m. Through the Opera Park. Through the fog. Through people in suits hurrying their morning away and students with frowns wishing they were still in bed.

And it felt good.

rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-31292857687991156382013-10-24T02:26:00.002+03:002013-10-24T02:26:40.250+03:00Life Updates from Late-October
I opened this and then left it here for several hours days. Nothing creative happened. No spark. No divine inspiration. All I felt was a little tired and with a backache. Writing is hard.<o:p></o:p>

I've mostly stuck to paper lately, but even then, even there, the words come out gutted and crippled, dragging on until I end up drifting away somewhere. Anywhere. Preferably not here-and-now, but there-and-then. If the past and the future move fast enough, the illusion of some sort of present is created. The faster you go, the more things you do, the more you get to live suspended in this illusory now. <o:p></o:p>

I've decided to force myself to write, even if I don't have anything to say. Especially if I don't have anything to say. This void takes up more of my mind than I'd like to admit, and if the room is especially dark and quiet, I can hear my own bloodstream sloshing about in my ears. [So much for a great inner voice.]<o:p></o:p>

In a week I'm supposed to start writing a novel and finish it in one month. This task was easier when I was still living in Vienna. The tiny, solitary-confinement-type room at the second floor of an all-girls dorm was the ideal recluse. This year I'm living it up in a noisy house with activity and laughter. That's the last thing I need when I write. Contentment. Ugh.<o:p></o:p>

.Time to fall asleep watching American Horror Story.<o:p></o:p>

My day in pictures:

Saw the boots.

Bought the boots.

Made forest tea and pumpkin pasta.

rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-53374685086140633012013-10-01T18:31:00.002+03:002013-10-21T19:21:52.655+03:00((New) Beginning) Rinalda's Adventures in Bucharest

After four days of loitering in my aunt's house, I finally moved into what will be my residence for the following year. It's nice but the dog is menstruating so there's blood on the porch.

It's been raining incessantly for three days now. If it won't stop, I'll have to start building an ark around me. Or at least learn how to swim. (Both options are equally unapproachable.)

My right hand is cold. So is my nose.

I feel lonely.

And hungry.

I skipped the opening ceremony because of adverse weather conditions.

The armchair I'm currently sitting on is worth more than my laptop.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-30919627459185530332013-09-24T18:44:00.000+03:002013-09-24T18:44:16.512+03:00Before I LeaveI'm leaving again.

Not sure how many books I should take with me. Not sure how many winter coats. Not sure how many sweaters. This time I'm going way further than before, a 14 hour train ride from my hometown. And I'm nervous.

I replied to my 8 penpal letters instead of packing. I don't really want to pack *sigh*

I still don't know where I'm going to live. This is a bit stressful. I'd like it to be a nice place, with light and warmth and nice people. I'd like that.

rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-79109348280827695672013-09-04T18:00:00.001+03:002013-09-04T18:01:46.921+03:00Roşia Montană, underground folklore, Plai. We're waking up.Our country's hymn clearly urges us to wake up; well, it's finally happening. The angry youth is out on the streets, the even angrier elders are joining in. Children are rattling bottles filled with coins, adding to the chorus of voices demanding to be heard. The only ones who stay silent are the journalists, the filthy media who once more demonstrates that silence is golden. Isn't it, though. Our revolution is silenced by the media but flourishes on social sites, on independent blogs and in people's souls. The protesters were called hipsters just because they were wearing clothes that they felt would resonate with the movement. They were deemed unworthy of protesting by people who were sitting on their fat asses in front of the television while these so called hipsters who don't understand were taking over boulevards and reclaiming the country. They were mocked and still are, because many think that this is not important, that it will blow over and that "nothing would have happened anyway, gosh." "Calm down, no need to make such a fuss." "Why even bother?" Why bother? I'll tell you why fucking bother. Because this is our land. Our fucking land that we fought to keep, struggled to maintain yet slowly leave it to rot in the hands of even more rotten people. How does this not make you angry? How can we be so passive when there's still something to save?

(c) Vlad Petri

Romania has a history of being an integral part of its valleys, mountains and forests. We are a people who knew how to respect the land, and that land loved us back. We have rich folklore and wonderful tales, great music that is lost as time passes. If this country's youth would only realize that what we have is powerful we might redeem the years of aimlessly floating through a nothingness characterized by lack of identity. Romanian is not a bad thing. Repeat after me. Romanian is not a bad thing. I'm only writing this in English because the narrative of minorities should reach beyond the borders imposed by language.

We're slowly waking up and with us resurrecting our old folklore.

The art:

The music:

The traditional clothing:

The festivals:

Plai 2013

FânFest 2013

This is our National Renaissance and I'm proud to be living through it.

rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-21899526723301271482013-08-09T18:26:00.001+03:002013-08-09T18:26:25.282+03:00Mini-trip (with pictures)I took a mini-trip to Timisoara the other day, complete with annoying train-mates and sticky seats, with an added bonus of jammed windows. The city of destination, however, was pretty much worth it, as you can see in the pictures below.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-84598350710443355182013-08-05T16:47:00.005+03:002013-08-05T16:47:56.588+03:00August Randomium

I only feel nice when my toes are painted turquoise.

My room smells like dying cat.

Banana split is the best split.

I can now (semi-)proficiently ride a bike, complete with turning corners without falling.

I've been reading a lot of Eliade lately, and I feel misled.

My phone got stolen in Bucharest on my birthday, but I got a better one instead.

Lemonade beer.

Oradea is actually a nice city.

A neighbor got killed by a tram this morning.

I wish I could draw better, yet I do nothing to improve it. This bothers me somewhat.

I'm leaving in two hours, but not looking forward to the sticky warmth of the train.

I hope your August doesn't make you want to hide in a basement.

P.S. Here are some of the lovely letters my penpals sent me in the past month <3

From England

America

India

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-17741483724625531012013-07-22T17:10:00.003+03:002013-07-22T17:10:57.342+03:00Thoughts AboutI haven't written a blog post in quite a while, fact for which I apologize (mostly to myself, because I'm fairly sure nobody else cares.) I'm currently staying over at my aunt's in Bucharest, our lovely and immensely dirty capital (which I hate with all my little heart,) preparing for an upcoming MA interview that I'm scared shitless over. *takes deep breath* *listens to girly music and stuffs self with more chocolate*

Here's a short list of things I hate, in no particular order:

doormen

guards of any kind

doctors

especially dentists

feeling unsure

having to worry about the future, when life is supposed to be simple and beautiful and free

I'll go do some yoga and pretend I'm an heiress.
rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-81255324649420094482013-06-27T22:42:00.000+03:002013-06-27T22:42:02.974+03:00Stream of UnconsciousnessI am unhappy again. And it's better when I'm not happy. Everything moves in all the right ways in my brain, for once I'm not a static thought repeating itself until the walls of my head are scribbled with the same line over and over again like the blackboards from old classrooms. I will not lie again, I will not lie again, I will not lie again, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, All play and no work makes Jane useless and unfuckingsatisfied with her pathetic life.
Is it really that pathetic though? What is so cringe worthy that you can't deal with anymore? What are the monsters under your bed and why do you love them so? Is it because the nightmares are more tangible and less likely to forget? Is it that the good things are becoming so far apart that the hiatus between the moments in which you are happy without thinking or doubting it are a wasteland of forgotten thoughts? What if you could write all of that down? What if someone could hear that little voice in my head loud and clear until the things eating away at my core would worm themselves through the eardrums of the listeners until they all understood? Could they take it?
Everyone is a rotten apple in this fucked up garden of Eden, and we all have bad things worming their way in and out of us, like as many bad fucks on a prostitute's cross-out calendar. Crossing out the days until you don't really care about your birthday anymore - or about weekends, or about holidays, Monday Tuesday Wednesday become words that hold no meaning, empty carcasses of what they used to signify, why wake up and why go to work and why in God's name waste away your Thursdays Fridays that blend into one long workday just to get to the Saturday and Sunday of your miserable week that soon becomes a miserable month and sooner than you can say 9 to 5 you have a full year of Mondays and no way out.
Brave? Who has the time to be brave anymore? It's all go go go, run, if you don't run you won't keep up, if you fall then crawl, anything just keep moving. Never stop, why stop, there's no reason to stop, hurl yourself towards the grave, free-fall from the clouds that once held your dreams until your face is planted in the cold Earth that holds nothing but more worms for that rotten apple that you have become. Gravity took you and physics decided you were too old to believe in anything higher than yourself so you fell from that tree, covered in layers of knowledge that only made you heavier and sadder and you were hurled to the ground like so many others before and after you. You are not a seed, worthy of planting. You are a rotten apple and the garden is ugly and there's graffiti on the inside of my skull.
Sad is better than numb. Sad is better than nothing.

You have a gift though, oh God you have a gift but that gift only works when you don't and you're afraid you'll either lose it or lose yourself in the process. And if that's the case, which one would you choose?

All the bad memories are coming. There's no distraction to stop them. I'm scared.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-86217963233429434722013-06-19T19:00:00.000+03:002013-06-19T19:00:20.838+03:00Summer pet peeves

When it's so hot during the day that I can't nap.

When I have to sleep at night, when it's acceptably cool, because I couldn't nap during the day.

When it looks like it's gonna rain but doesn't.

Having school until mid-July, thus rendering summer unsummerlike.

Permanent headaches due to atmospheric pressure.

Stickiness.

THE SUN.

OH GOD THE SUN.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-46642451950418535872013-06-11T13:06:00.004+03:002013-06-11T13:06:34.068+03:00Things to do on a rainy afternoon

Pretend you're one of the Aristocats kittens in a basket on the river bank. I used to feel safe and cozy whenever I thought of myself as a kitten in a basket out in the rain.

Stuff yourself with comfort food and watch a nice show while cuddled up in your blanket.

Read a book while listening to the metallic pitter-patter on the windowsill.

Be happy that your crops will grow faster and better this year, sacrifice to the gods of rain and thunder and wash your face with the blood of your enemies.

Invite friends over (if they, unlike you, are able and willing to leave the house on a rainy day), order pizzas and watch shows or play cards against humanity or whatever crazy kids do these days.

Go outside and rescue as many snails as you can from the sidewalk.

Find an oversized leaf and walk around like you're from a Ghibli movie fuck yeah.

Do not post status updates, not even ironical ones, complaining about the rain or about people complaining about the rain or about the people complaining about people complaining about the rain. You get the point.

SLEEP.

Now if you excuse me, I'll go check numbers 2 and 9 off my list.
rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-54824764559294666162013-06-05T22:44:00.001+03:002013-06-05T22:44:21.904+03:00There ain't no party like a pity partyIf you're ever in doubt, remember this sentence: you only see what they show you. Everyone is secretly falling apart inside one way or another, but you don't get to see that. Oh no. Unless people deliberately show it to you or are very very bad at hiding. So all you know is that you are falling apart inside, and everyone else is happy. Let me just assure you that this is complete bullshit. We're all fucked up messes that go up and down the rollercoaster until we feel sick of all the moving, so we decide to lay in bed, pull up the covers and make the big bad world go away. This isn't a solution either. Don't do that.

I can't even follow my own advice.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-32159887035471999692013-05-28T13:02:00.001+03:002013-05-28T13:03:31.242+03:00This Is About AnimeI haven't felt so attracted to anime characters since high-school.

I mean, how could I not? Just look at them.

My Little Monster (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun)

It's actually been a three year hiatus between the last anime I really enjoyed watching and present day. I don't know what brought about the change in taste; maybe it was growing up. Or maybe the quality was lacking. Or maybe I thought that if I stopped watching silly cartoons, I'd have more time for stuff. Things. You know.

But come on.
Look.
At.
Them!

If someone would just get me the manga, I'd be the happiest girl alive.

rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-58607452732074321212013-05-22T20:48:00.003+03:002013-05-23T12:22:29.363+03:00I Feel Stuck Here

Honestly, all I want to do is leave.

This is what happens when I stay in one place for too long. I start being miserable. And that's how it is right now. After great soul-searching and life-evaluating, I have hereby decided that if I am not travelling in one form or another (be it in real-life, through books or, preferably, both) then I am not happy. How's that for a goal in life--keep moving or your mind stops. Fun.

I haven't had a good idea in days.

This is honestly killing me.

I need to leave.

rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-42298715918581497272013-05-19T17:01:00.003+03:002013-05-19T17:03:50.020+03:00Things I've Learned From Higher Education

1. Bureaucracy is God. Even if you have the cure to bloody cancer in your research papers, they will most definitely not care unless you also have a document signed by individuals that are never at their offices and don't own mobile phones and don't reply to e-mails. Best part? You get the blame.

2. Pretend. Pretend it's someone else's fault so your parents don't yell at you for something that will in no way add to your life experience or happiness yet is still apparently important because numbers on a piece of paper clearly show how smart you are. Pretend you know what you don't care about just to get over it faster. Pretend you care just to not get nagged. Pretend.

3. Nobody really cares. And the few that do have little power of changing things.

4. Big words are usually empty. The amount of ginormous words used is directly proportional to the % of bullshit. And just because you use them does not make you king and queen of cheese, my friend.

5. Learn by heart and do not question. What? You have opinions? How cute, now move along and listen to what we have to say about what you have to think.

6. Intelligent people can get around by doing very little. It's a thing. You do only the necessary and leave more room for what you actually like, this usually resulting in mediocre grades and higher overall happiness levels. This does not make you a failure. It makes the educational system a failure.

7. Naps are vital. For finding yourself and deciding whether the 6 page long report on sea slugs is actually that important.

8. Why. You will ask this question a lot. Why sit in class while an almost defunct teacher reads outdated theories out loud for you to write down and memorize word for word. Why attend any class that has one-way communication. Why accept opinions instead of challenging them. Why allow your mind to become so dull that conversations about the weather will seem like a good idea. Why.

I'm just very upset today, and not even coffee and denial will change it.

rilurihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-53242700743380364842013-05-18T22:36:00.002+03:002013-05-18T22:36:18.557+03:00Novel Draft #1, Part #7

 Emma – Thank You<o:p></o:p>

Bloody first class is bloody over and I bloody have to bloody thank the bastard. I can do this… I can do this! I ca… Oh, who am I kidding, I can't do this. Professor Shangrove immediately left the classroom after telling us that today consisted of just one class and, despite the ruckus around me, I was still very much frozen in place in my chair. <o:p></o:p>

"Are you planning on spending the rest of your day in that chair?" the voice of damnation came upon me from my right. "It's a very comfortable chair, I'll give it that, but- oh, did you say something? I couldn't quite hear what it was," Lucas mused. Is he actually implying that I should thank him? Why if that isn't the most impolite thing I have ev-<o:p></o:p>

"You are required to stand for the thanking process, you know," he interrupted my train of thoughts. My blood started to boil as I tried to remain cool and collected, firmly planted in my chair. Don't make eye contact, don't make eye contact, don't make eye contact.<o:p></o:p>

"I did help you out of an otherwise embarrassing situation, did I not? I require at least a verbal appreciation, uhm… what was your name again?"<o:p></o:p>

"EMMA!" I thundered, fists clenched on the edges of the desk.<o:p></o:p>

"Ah, such a common name was to be expected," WHAT? He did NOT just call my name 'common'. "But leaving that aside, Emma, proper protocol requires the damsel to thank her knight after saving her from her distress. Care to contradict me?" I raised my eyes as far as his nose, and saw an evil smile flourish on his face, white teeth shining mockingly. Do not make eye contact, do not make eye contact, do-<o:p></o:p>

"Are you, by any chance, avoiding thy knight's gaze, my damsel?" he asked, leaning towards me and lifting my chin with his index finger. My body suddenly gave me alarm signals, which translated into something along the lines of 'Hit him. Hard. Preferably with a metal object of undetermined weight.' He forced me to look him in the eye, and his smirk expanded even more, if that was physically possible. The damsel shalt hit her bloody useless knight if he does not take his hand off her in the next five seconds. Thou hath been warned.<o:p></o:p>

"That's it!" I spat with trembling rage as I smacked his hand away. He seemed rather surprised, because he took a healthy step backwards, allowing me to get up from my very comfortable chair. "What do you want from me? Huh? What?"<o:p></o:p>

"Well, a simple gesture like saying thank you and licking my shoe would be more than sufficient, I presume," he adopted a thinking posture, but the playful twinkle in his eyes remained, betraying him.<o:p></o:p>

"L-l…licking your shoe, huh?" I repeated, shaking with anger. He seemingly enjoyed that, barely holding back his smile. "Enough, e-e… enough!" I said dismissively, making my way around him and his aura of sarcasm and aiming for the classroom door. Is this guy for real? Talk about the spawn of the Devil… wonder what his father's like. Oh my, what if the headmaster's office actually hides the gates of Hell… I somehow find that frightfully plausible right now…<o:p></o:p>

"You willthank me properly, new girl. Mark my words," Lucas stated matter-of-factly as I was slamming the door shut. <o:p></o:p>

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The yield for tonight: 1 paragraph
Cups of coffee: 1 (so far)
Toothache: persisting

The paragraph is about Cloud Atlas.

Motto: "Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies…"<o:p></o:p>

And stories cross genres like in no other work before it. Cloud Atlas is baffling and chilling in its implications, ambitious to the extreme in its language and, ultimately, a meta-novel of the highest form. Six intertwining stories told in six different styles weave a tale about what links us all together in a truly detective style, in which the reader gradually discovers the key to the biggest mystery of all: what happened to Civilization as we knew it? From the language of a 19thcentury epistolary novel to the slurs of forgotten words in the post-apocalyptic future of 'after the Fall', Cloud Atlas promises and delivers a journey of the best kind: a journey through language and stories. Forward and backward we are taken through time, backtracking and completing the circle drawn by David Mitchell with precise and masterful artistry. <o:p></o:p>
rilurihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458917507293521918.post-72425545601525937432013-05-14T22:04:00.000+03:002013-05-14T22:04:05.898+03:00Novel Draft #1, Part #6Making pie pops. Because I obviously have nothing better to do, a few weeks before my finals/big exam/dissertation/graduation. Nope. Pie pops. (will probs post bad-quality-because-I'm-too-poor-to-afford-a-good-camera photos tomorrow though. +recipe)

Here's the next chapter of E/L. (I can't think of a better title right now, so if you have any ideas feel free to comment or message or send in a raven or something.)

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 This is just too perfect. I knew today had a good feeling to it. But to be in the same class with HER is more than I could've asked for. Daily torture, here we come, I wickedly thought as Dylan was uttering complete nonsense about having to buy some outdated books of great 'importance to our future' and so on. That man is seriously getting on my nerves. And, even though detention will save me from my community work duties around the school today, two hours with Little Red Riding Hood over here might just terminate my nervous system. Ah, cope with it, Lucas, cope with it. It's all for the greater good. I was incredibly bored, and the new girl was apparently ignoring me, so I decided to test her reactions to my oh-so-suave voice. <o:p></o:p>

 "Pssst." No reaction whatsoever.<o:p></o:p>

 "Pssssst." Is she dead?<o:p></o:p>

 "PSSSSST!"<o:p></o:p>

 "WHAT?" she exploded, looking at me like I was something that had just crawled out of a very dark pit filled with tar and clay. What was that called again? Ah, yes, I believe the common term for it would be Hell.<o:p></o:p>

 "Uhm, Miss Sheffield? Is there a problem?" Dylan asked, getting his nose out of the book he was presenting. 'The Book of Creatures', huh? Oh yes, that will be most vital to my future indeed. I do believe my life up until now has been incomplete, since I have been living without this astonishing book. As if.<o:p></o:p>

"Miss Sheffield? Were you paying attention whatsoever?"<o:p></o:p>

"Uhm… Yes, yes, of course I was," she stuttered.<o:p></o:p>

"Then please tell the class what we were discussing earlier," Dylan puffed at the new girl, making a scene by closing that irritating book with a snap. Oh, how I'd like to incinerate that blasted thing. It would only take a moment and… Hey, the Sheffield girl's in trouble. This will be a laug- no, wait. Her getting the question right means annoying the living hell out of Dylan. Opportunity seized.<o:p></o:p>

"Psssst." She now imperceptibly turned around, looking as if she could barely keep her eyes open. I'm going to help you, you foolish girl. Look at me! "The Book of Creatures," I whispered, terribly amused by her current situation as Dylan's prey. She nodded in agreement – or was it in disgust? Anyway, she got the question right, and Professor Detention here needed about two minutes to recollect himself from the shock. Just as planned, I smirked to myself, when I noticed that the new girl was now looking at me, obviously puzzled. Don't get used to this, darling. It was nothing personal, as I have absolutely no wishes to help you. I merely wanted to annoy our dear professor. That's all. But you are allowed to thank me. Yes, I shall grant you the honour of properly thanking me after class.<o:p></o:p>
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LaRue N. (Gehret) GrimAugust 13, 1929 ~ December 26, 2017 (age 88)
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LaRue N. Grim, 88, of Kutztown, passed away in the morning hours Tuesday, December 26, 2017, of natural causes in the Reading Hospital. She was the widow of the late John W. Grim, who died in 1972. Born August 13, 1929, in Kutztown, she was a daughter of the late William N. & Acquilla S. (nee' Stein) Gehret. A 1947 graduate of Kutztown High School, she attended the Reading Business Institute, and was a 1955 graduate of Dean School of Nursing. A lifetime member of St. Paul's UCC, Kutztown, she was the first female deacon of the church. LaRue was a hostess in numerous restaurants in Berks Co., including the former Glockenspiel Restaurant, where she also managed the gift shop. She also operated the Country Store Antiques at Moselem Springs. She was a Past Matron of the East Penn Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and a charter member of the Kutztown Historical Society, and of Friend, Inc.. She also volunteered to deliver Meals on Wheels for several years. She is survived by her children: John W. Grim, husband of Linda (nee' Roth), and Susan, wife of Kevin Conrad; three grandchildren: Taylor Grim, husband of Jana (nee' Heinrich), Megan Conrad, and Michael Conrad; and two great-grandsons: Derek and Corey Grim. Services to be held Thursday, January 4, 2018, at 11 AM, from St. Paul's UCC, 47 S. Whiteoak St., Kutztown, PA 19530, with the Rev. John Davies, officiating. Relatives and friends may call Thursday from 10 AM until time of service at the church. Contributions in LaRue may be made to her church, at the above address; www.cancer.org; or www.1by1catrescue.org

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Cottages in Twyford
Twyford is a charming village just outside Winchester and staying in a holiday cottage here would give you the very best of both worlds, charming village life with the bustling and vibrant city of Winchester to visit during the day. Situated right on the edge of the South Downs National Park there are wonderful walks and cycle routes to follow through the quiet country lanse. The cathedral in Winchester is well worth a visit and why not combine it with a meal in one of the many restaurants that surround the cathedral in the winding medieval streets.


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If you served in the armed forces, you know that the G.I. Bill gives you some specific benefits. Included is the option to apply for a VA loan. You can then use this to buy a home; it's a way of helping soldiers integrate themselves back into civilian life.
For many vets, though, bankruptcy is a serious issue. Civilians and vets have similar bankruptcy rates every year. If you are facing bankruptcy, you may be hesitant to file because you're not sure what impact it's going to have on your VA benefits.
If so, there's good news. You are still eligible to apply for a VA loan, even if you use Chapter 7 bankruptcy in New York. This filing does not revoke your benefits and eligibility in any way. As a former member of the armed forces, the G.I. Bill will always apply to you, finances aside.
However, that doesn't mean filing for bankruptcy has no impact on your financial situation at all. You may have to wait through a "seasoning period" after you file. Only after this is over can you apply for the loan. With Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the typical seasoning period that is imposed is two years.
This isn't always as bad as it sounds. Remember, bankruptcy still impacts your credit score, and the G.I. Bill doesn't grant you an automatic VA loan. You still want to build up your credit score and put yourself in good standing before you apply. You can use the seasoning period to do just that and put in a strong application when it ends.
Any time you use Chapter 7 bankruptcy, make sure you know how it impacts your financial options before you file.
Source: The Mortgage Reports, "Buy A Home With A VA Loan After Bankruptcy," Chris Birk, Nov. 02, 2015


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Super Bowl Ads 3 months later…
Think quick – what companies advertised during this year's Super Bowl?
Can't name many, can you?
If I'd paid $2.7 million for a thirty second spot, I wouldn't be pleased.This year's game was a classic (unless you're a Patriot's fan) – and viewers stayed with the game until the very end. That's what advertisers hope for when they spend big bucks for their spots. And that $2.7 million just covers ad time for the spot. It doesn't include the creative, the production, the special effects or talent fees (wonder what it costs to get Justin Timberlake to do a spot?)So what's wrong with these spots? To me, the focus is on making them memorable – cute concepts or special effects that don't tie back to the product or brand. It seems that some advertisers forget that it's all about making a connection – making people remember you, your company or your product.I'm not opposed to funny spots. I loved the Bridgestone spots (would I have thought twice about running Richard Simmons over?) and thought they were some of the most successful.What do you think? Did you enjoy the spots or do you want those thirty second chunks of your life back? Need to jog your memory? You can see all of the ads here.
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Western fly anglers, head's up! Here's five video tutorials from a gold mine of guide-tested patterns. Hans Stephenson of South Dakota has created YouTube tying videos since 2009 and is about to go over the 100 video mark.
The videos chosen for the Foundry section are heavy with CDC tying techniques. Especially good for new tiers, the Bubbleback Midge and the CDC Mayfly Dun are simple and productive flies. Stephenson's patterns and choices are first-rate and deserve a place in the fly box. Take a look at his collection, and see if you agree.
The videos have good technical quality, but what is winning, is Stephenson's easy going presentation. You get the feeling you are watching him tying across the kitchen table, or throwing together some flies in his Dakota Angler & Outfitter shop in Rapid City.
The videos aren't laboriously filmed and slickly edited. Most are disarmingly straightforward, and Hans leaves mistakes and do-overs in some clips. In one video I was reviewing, he clips off the feather too soon, and simply, just ties it back on and continues. In another, he has trouble finding a tool, and says his tying bench looks like a bomb hit it. A lot of tiers can relate to that one!


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The innovation process begins and ends with the customer. It starts with understanding target customers and their needs to create more valuable propositions. It continues as we engage customers in testing and refining concepts, and ends with the delivery of new or improved products and services to market.
We seek to embrace good ideas and good practice regardless of source; nobody has a monopoly on good ideas. We use the best thinking models, techniques and tools we can source, weave them into our methodology, and deploy them to the best advantage of our clients.
However good it may be, our work only counts if it delivers results for our clients – and the ultimate measure of success is increased profit. We are committed to assisting our clients to conceive and deliver differentiated offers that satisfy customers and create tangible value for our clients.
One size does not fit all, and we seek to engage with clients in a way that best suits their circumstances – whether that is a project, retained advice or interim support. We are also open to our own reward being linked to the value we create for our clients.
We bring experience and expertise in customer-led innovation. Our clients bring depth and knowledge of their sectors, customers and markets. Working together we can make the most of all our talents and achieve extraordinary results.
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if you dream it up we can build it. We work on hotrods, muscle cars, and street rods. We also build classic Corvettes with modern technology such as suspension components and motors (EFI). We are a company focused on building and selling top quality vehicles and high performance parts. We're not a large street rod shop and we like it that way. It only means we're willing to work harder for you because we appreciate your business. We have built a reputation based upon integrity and a commitment to customer satisfaction and we have a strong commitment and attention to detail.
We have always had a passion for hot rods. In our early days the biggest enjoyment was building cars with neighborhood buddies and racing them. Today that passion still continues. We believe it's our customers who keep our doors open; we're grateful for that and work extra hard to make it a win-win situation for everyone.
Combined, we have well over 75 years of experience in the Hot Rod industry we can build it. What's your dream car? Hot rod, street rod, custom, original? Whatever your style, classic to high tech, we're ready to work with you. Whether you're going to build the car yourself or you're going to have us build one for you, rest assured that you can depend on us to provide you with top quality parts. We also offer a complete line of accessories that will allow you to personalize your vehicle. From mild to wild -
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There are many reasons you might want to tweak an imei e.g. you might want to enjoy some benefits such as using the cheap blackberry plan of Glo NG or the new Airtel NG bis plan on your android phone or you wish to enjoy some special promos meant for users of a particular phone brand.
For example, in my tutorial on how to ue Airtel's blackberry plan, we were to tweak and use some imei.
Imei is a unique 15-digit number assigned to a phone. However, imei number combination are not just a set of numbers. They follow a particular pattern/rule. Hence, using just any combination of numbers won't work.
Now down to business,
I will introduce two ways to perform our task. We will make use of two websites to do that.
This website is the oldest I have known. It will automatically calculate the corret digit.
Open your browser and visit their website: www.imei.info/calc
Type the first 14 digits of the imei, then the website automatically calculates the correct last digit.
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Please note that the above imei is just an example. Do not use it.
However, if you are having problems with using this website on your mobile phone's browser, use the second website below:
This website helps you to verify if an imei number you entered is correct based on the rule used to buid imei numbers. Visit their website on www.imei-number.com/imei-validation-check
Enter ALL the 15 digits of the imei you intend using. Then click 'Validate Imei'. If the number you entered is correct, it will tell you or suggest the correct imei number to use.
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After tweaking your imei, you need to change your android phone's imei. Check this tutorial on how to change imei of all android phone's imei.
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James Corden Featured in NT Live in HD at the Quick, Sept. 20
National Theatre Live is an initiative by the National Theatre to broadcast live performances onto cinema screens around the world. Since its first season in June 2009, the broadcasts have been experienced by more than 5.5 million people in more than 2,000 venues around the world, including more than 650 venues in the UK alone.
Though each broadcast is filmed in front of a live audience in the theatre, cameras are carefully positioned throughout the auditorium to ensure that cinema audiences get the 'best seat in the house' view of each production. Where these cameras are placed is different for each broadcast, to make sure that cinema audiences enjoy the best possible experience every time.
Don't miss this chance to see great theater broadcast at the Quick Center before it goes to New York or back overseas. This year's broadcast presentations include The Late Late Show's, James Corden, Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch and more.
September 20, 2 P.M. & 7 P.M.
One Man, Two Guvnors
With The Late Late Show's, James Corden
For a limited time only, National Theatre Live's Encore Series brings a selection of award-winning British theatre productions to your local cinema.
Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the uproarious One Man, Two Guvnors was a runaway hit both in London's West End and on Broadway.
October 13, 2 P.M. & 7 P.M.
The Deep Blue Sea
"Intoxicating. Splendid new production. Helen McCrory is wonderful"
The Telegraph
Helen McCrory (Medea and The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan's devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell's critically acclaimed new production.
October 26, 2 P.M. & 7 P.M.
The Threepenny Opera
"Grimy, filthy and tremendously fun."
Time Out
Mack the Knife is back in town.
A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill's raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.
With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, Othello, James Bond), as Macheath alongside Rosalie Craig (As You Like It, My Family and other Animals) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors, Drop the Dead Donkey) as Mrs. Peachum. This bold, anarchic production is brought to you by a creative powerhouse; adapted by Simon Stephens, (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), and directed by Rufus Norris, (Everyman, London Road).
Contains scenes of a sexual nature, violence and filthy language.
November 15, 2 P.M. (ENCORE)
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch
"Benedict Cumberbatch is a blazing five-star Hamlet."
Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph
Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC's Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Frankenstein at the National Theatre) takes on the title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, National Theatre Live will broadcast this eagerly awaited production live to cinemas.
December 14, 2 P.M. (ENCORE) & 7 P.M. (ENCORE)
War Horse
"The theatre event of the decade."
Sunday Times
"Theatrical magic."
New York Times
"Genius isn't too strong a word to describe this astonishing production"
The Telegraph
Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, War Horse is the powerful story of a young boy called Albert and his beloved horse, Joey, who has been requisitioned to fight for the British in World War I. War Horse features ground-breaking puppetry work by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing and galloping horses to life on stage.
War Horse is adapted by Nick Stafford and presented in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris.
January 18, 2017 2 P.M. & 7 P.M.
No Man's Land
Following their hit run on Broadway, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart return to the West End stage in Harold Pinter's No Man's Land, broadcast live to cinemas from Wyndham's Theatre, London. Also starring Owen Teale and Damien Molony, don't miss this glorious revival of Pinter's comic classic. The broadcast will be followed by an exclusive Q&A with the cast and director Sean Mathias.
March 6, 2017 1 P.M. & 7 P.M.
Saint Joan
Bernard Shaw's classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe. Josie Rourke (Coriolanus, Les Liaisons Dangereuses) directs Gemma Arterton (Gemma Bovery, Nell Gwynn, Made in Dagenham) as Joan of Arc in this electrifying production.
April 3, 2017 2 P.M. & 7 P.M.
Hedda Gabler
Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic Theatre) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen's masterpiece. Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Jane Eyre) plays the title role in a new version by Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal, Closer).
Reserved Seating. Single Tickets: $25, $20 seniors, $10 children/students, $5 Fairfield University students.
To order tickets, visit quickcenter.com or call the Box Office at 203-254-4010 or toll-free 1-877-ARTS-396. Events take place at the Quick Center unless otherwise noted.


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Unusual hotels in China
China has always differed from other countries with their unusual offerings in almost every sphere. Here you will be able unusually to eat, to spend the time to acquire unusual things and, of course, to stay at an extraordinary hotel. Due to great competition, many hotels come up with various ingenious suggestions to stand out from the huge number of other options. Many hotels have rooms that truly impress almost any person. Chinese designers and architects every year inventing more complex designs and designs to attract numerous tourists. Sometimes it happens that a hotel can be so powerful that he can outshine impression of the city and its attractions. Such proposals will be discussed today.
This hotel at first glance is no different from many other, if not for one small detail in the interior rooms. Each of 19 rooms of the hotel there is a small window through which you can peek behind the hotel and Vice versa. The Windows are quite small and have no doors or curtains to the visitors, Katariina share of joy from this service, was able to get rid of it.
The designers of the rooms have argued that such Windows existed in some parts of the ancient Shanghai, of the so-called "Longtang". In such areas, people could freely look in the window and watch what the owners of the house.
Rooms have coffee machines, mini-bars, refrigerators, television and many others. Near the hotel are several restaurants offering various dishes of European and Chinese cuisine.
Address: Waterhouse at South Bund ( 水舍 ), Bei 1-3 Maojiayuan Lu, near Zhongshan Nan Lu, Shanghai, 上海市毛家园北路 1-3 号 , 近中山南路 .
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Bed size queen – 747 ¥;
Suite with private courtyard – 1500 ¥;
Suite with views of the waterfront – 1940 ¥.
• Aiwei Boutique Themed Hotel
The hotel Aiwei Boutique Themed Hotel or as the locals call it "love Hotel" offers a rather extravagant rooms, each decorated in an individual theme. In total, the hotel has 62 rooms, 13 of which theme, where guests are invited to plunge into a particular atmosphere.
Here you can imagine yourself a prison guard in the room with handcuffs and a cell or an undersea Explorer in an apartment with a waterbed, dominated by blue color, and has a lot of aquariums. Each room is air-conditioned and has all necessary amenities.
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard room – 250 ¥;
Room "Glass Cube" with free Breakfast – 373 ¥;
Room "The Shelter" with a double bed and free Breakfast – 500 ¥.
• Homa Chateau
Hotel Homa Chateau is a Paradise for art lovers. It is located in the Park, which covers an area of 5.5 square kilometers, which contains sculptures and paintings by over 100 different artists. Another distinctive feature of this hotel is that it is located right at the foot of a small cliff. All rooms are decorated in a modern style, and some even combine a small gallery with paintings and sculptures. The hotel complex is surrounded by lakes, rice paddies and cone-shaped mountains.
Guests can try their hand at calligraphy, fine art or ceramics under the guidance of professional artists. In the Park there are many caves that can be visited. Nightlife lovers can visit the unusual nightclub, which is located at a depth of 10 meters under the rock.
Address : Homa Chateau (夏朵酒店), Yuzi Paradise, Dabu Town, Yanshan District, Guilin, Guangxi Province 广西桂林市雁山区大埠乡愚自乐园
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard room – 2070 ¥;
Double room with lake view – 3000 ¥;
A Suite with a personal gallery – 5040 ¥.
• Commune by the Great Wall
Commune by the Great Wall is not just a hotel, it's forty-detached villas created by 12 Asian architects. Each Villa has its unique design, which reflects the author's idea. At the international art exhibition La Biennale di Venezia in 2002 this project won a special jury prize. And in 2005, the popular the website Business Week called Commune by the Great Wall "a New architectural phenomenon of China".
The hotel features 175 suites, 11 presidential suites, three restaurants, outdoor pools, childcare, tennis courts and much more. The most popular villas are the house an airport, bamboo Villa, the house-the suitcase and the forest cottage.
Address : Commune by the Great Wall ( 长 城脚下的公社 ), Wall exit No. 53 at Shuiguan G6 Jingzang Highway, Beijing 北京市G6京藏高速公路53号水关 长 城出口 ;
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard double room with 1 double bed or 2 single beds – 2500 ¥; Superior double room with 1 double bed or 2 single beds – 2800 ¥; Deluxe room with 1 double bed or 2 single beds – 3000 ¥.
• Binhai Aircraft Hotel
Themed amusement Park, Binhai offers visitors to stay in one of the most unusual hotels of China – Binhai Aircraft Hotel. All his uniqueness lies in the fact that he is a true Soviet aircraft carrier "Kiev". The creation of this hotel spent more than $ 15 million. For visitors today the aircraft carrier is available 148 rooms, each of which is decorated with animal skins, leather furniture and an individual design.
On the deck of the ship regularly hosts a variety of shows with fireworks, dancing and performances by local artists. Every day our team of experienced stuntmen and actors show a fascinating show of military subjects.
Address : Binghai Aircraft, Bagua Bay, Yingcheng Town, Hangu District, Tianjin 天津市沽区城八卦;
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard double room – 980 ¥;
Two-bedroom family room – 8800 ¥;
Presidential Suite – 28800 ¥.
Fuyulou the hotel is located in the small village, which is under UNESCO protection. Here you can feel the real flavor of Chinese provincial culture. It offers the opportunity to stay in the homes of the Han Chinese who came to this region over 1,000 years ago. A large part of the population is engaged in agriculture, as well as renting out their homes to rent to tourists to earn some money. The hotel Fuyulou is one of the most popular places in Fujian province. In total, he has 160 rooms of the middle class with all the necessary facilities, including free Wi-Fi and a TV.
Address : Fuyulou (福裕楼客栈), Hong Hang Village, Hu Keng Town, Yongding County, Fujian, 福建省永定县湖坑镇洪坑村福裕楼;
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard room – 60 ¥;
Standard room with antique bed – 120 ¥;
Room with three separate beds – 150 ¥.
• Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring
The main difference with a stay at Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring is undoubtedly its elegant design in the form of a horseshoe. 27 floor building located chic rooms for every taste and budget. Thanks to the skill of the architect, we can see the two main towers, connected at their tops, while the base of the building is hidden underground. Due to its location on the shores of lake Taihu from the hotel Windows offer a great view. The lobby is decorated with jade, which the Chinese revere as a sign of purity and elegance. At night the building sparkles with many lights, forming different images.
On the territory adjacent to the hotel there is the yacht harbour, Spa-centers, hot springs and luxury villas. Offers the possibility to rent a small island in the lake, where you can hold wedding ceremonies and other celebrations.
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard room – 1800 ¥;
Deluxe room – 2400 ¥;
Presidential Suite with private balcony and mountain views is 5000 ¥.
• Son of Heaven Hotel
Once the construction of the hotel Son of Heaven Hotel was completed, it was immediately entered in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest building, made in the form of sculpture. The height of the hotel is 41 meters, it has 10 floors and is an exact copy of the three Chinese gods: Fu, Lu and the Show, which often can be found in the form of porcelain figurines. Located in the center of God's Fu – man in the red robe, it symbolizes luck and happiness. To his right stands Lu the God of prosperity and wealth, on the left Show the deity symbolizing health and longevity. He holds in his hand a peach, inside of which there is the luxurious Suite.
The hotel has two unique accommodation is the presidential Suite on the ninth floor and a Suite in peach.
Address: Yan'an baota ShaanxiYanan Second Street
The cost of the rooms (one day):
Standard room – 700 ¥;
Suite – 1000 ¥;
Suite in peach – 2000 ¥;


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This week award-winning restaurant Underbelly and chef Chris Shepherd have taken over Houston's UberEats program, lining up a handful of dishes and desserts for those stuck in an office during the run-up to the Thanksgiving holiday.
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UberEats launched in Houston just a few weeks ago with a limited delivery area. Midtown, Montrose, and the downtown areas are the only ones being served lunch as of now. The menu is accessible via the Uber app. Lunch is usually delivered within minutes. Lunch hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Food comes warm and fresh in to-go packaging.
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Prices are decent as well, with most' lunch deals only topping out at $12. With a promo code added, lunch can be as cheap as $5 for newbies.
Users watch their lunch come to them just as you would watch your Uber driver head in your direction.
Restaurants like Brennan's, Bovine and Barley, Bramble, Reef, Latin Bites, Southern Goods, and Jackson Street BBQ have all participated with more to come. It's an easy way to perhaps try meals from some of Houston's best eateries before you invest a whole evening out. There are also dessert options if you are so inclined to throw caution into the wind.
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On Monday Underbelly was offering up Green Curry Chicken with Rice and Vietnamese Shredded Chicken Salad.
Tuesday's Underbelly offering is a Korean Pork Belly and Dumpling Stew. Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, the lone item is a Pork Belly Reuben with chips.
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The Fire officially introduced Nery Castillo today and unveiled the new #10 jersey that Castillo will wear. Castillo will presumably play in his preferred withdrawn forward role behind either Brian McBride or Collins John. Both players should benefit greatly from playing with an individual that can create opportunities for himself as well as teammates. While Castillo is not a protypical "10" player as defined in the mythical soccer 101 handbook he should provide something that the Fire has been sorely lacking throughout the first part of the season, a truly creative attacker who can also finish.
Patrick Nyarko has been able to create opportunities with his speed but his finishing ability has been lacking. Marco Pappa has been able to create opportunites to generate "goal of the week" type scores for himself but he hasn't shown that he can create chances consistently for teammates.
If Castillo's mindset is as positive as advertised, his acquisition could be a huge coup for the Fire. Of course his recent history suggests that he is somewhat of a risk given that his playing time and production have fallen greatly since the 2007 Gold Cup performance that earned him the chance at European football stardom.
Castillo is a risk but definitely one worth taking, particularly if Frank Klopas can add a second designated player to fill the attacking central midfield role. Justin Mapp's roster spot is vacant and Carlos De Los Cobos has insinuated that the team already has someone in mind to fill the slot although he would not elaborate on who the player might be.
Seattle's signing of a third designated player (Uruguayan midfielder Alvaro Fernandez) means that Seattle will pay the $250,000.00 fee that will be divided among the remaining MLS teams without three designated players. New York's impending acquisition of Rafael Marquez will add another $17,800.00 (approximate) in allocation money for each team not dipping into the multiple DP pool. This means that the Fire suddenly has another $34,500.00 in allocation dollars that can be used to massage the salary cap.
Castillo's press conference is up at the Chicago-Fire.com.
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Following on the successful market introduction of the Mosca TR-6 series of fully automatic plastic strapping systems, EAM-Mosca is pleased to launch the TRI-6 in-line model to the Americas. The TRI-6 offers an interesting alternative for applying cross straps to bundles of printed material, mail or other packages up to 24" square and 12" high. A TR-6/TRI-6 duo can typically cross-strap over 30 bundles per minute.
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Arriving into Koh Samui was lovely and we were transferred by a small train to the open air terminal building where we picked our cases up and then bought our transfer ticket to the boat to Koh Tao. We had arrived in for just after 7 and it was a 30 minute drive to the pier so we were in a bit of a rush but thankfully we made it and used the next 2 hours to catch up on much needed sleep and revel at the party goers from the full moon party the night before, most of which were still painted in their neon colours. Our hotel offered a shuttle service from the pier so we were whisked right there and while we couldn't check in yet, we left our bags and hit the beach for an hour or so to chill before making a run for cover as one of the tropical thunderstorms hit (for about 15 minutes). This afternoon my dad and I were diving so we waited for the rain to subside and headed along to Goodtime Adventures to do the necessary paperwork and grab some toasties before our afternoon activities.
My dad had never been scuba diving before and so I had signed him up for a try dive to see if he would like it whereas, I was going to be doing 2 fun dives and then a night dive. A lot for someone who has been up since 3.30a.m. The dive centre provides a free taxi shuttle service to the pier and so after loading up the gear we headed along and met our boat crew. There were 4 fun divers on the boat doing the try dive like my dad as well as 2 Canadian's who were on day 3 of their Open Water course and then me and Lieke the divemaster who were just fun diving. Due to the beginner level of the fun divers which limits you to 10m we focussed on the shallower sites just around Koh Nangyuan, a small island just off of Koh Tao. The first dive site was Red Rock, a nice easy 20m dive where we saw lots of interesting fish including a sea worm, some really cool gobi's hiding in their little sand homes, the usual tropical fish; parrotfish, rabbitfish angelfish, bannerfish etc. Some of the most interesting was definitely the colourful nudibranchs and just diving with Lieke was pretty great. After enjoying the dive we surfaced and realised the boat was nowhere to be seen. Lieke was pretty new and wasn't exactly sure which boat was ours and so we swam for 25minutes in full kit from the site to a neighbouring one where we eventually found our boat. I was exhausted and the thought of another 2 dives still to go was not particularly enticing at this moment.
Once all the divers were back on board we hopped over to neighbouring Twins where the visibility was better and we came across a porcupine fish which are quite rare and sort of box-like in shape, a moray eel, golden trevally's, queenfish and some giant clams which again were interesting to see. I really liked twins and it is one of the most popular on Koh Tao for the variety of like and interesting coral shapes. My dad loved the first dive but it is really tiring when you are first starting out and so opted to sit out the second dive. Unfortunately this meant sitting on a very rocky boat for an hour and a half and so he was quite sick – tip, always take a seasickness tablet just in case. I don't usually get seasick but I always take a tablet as if you do end up feeling ill it really ruins the diving experience. After a nice dive we were back on the boat and heading back to the pier once more. Goodtime Adventures were not offering night dives on that particular day but they managed to secure me and Lieke a place on another dive centre – Roctopus's – boat. This was clearly the 'young, fun and pretty' dive school but they were all super chilled and lovely. We headed out to White Rock and jumped into the water just as the sun was going down. With this being only my second night dive and having a torch to contend with too I opted to leave the gopro behind and just enjoyed the dive. As soon as we descended we spotted a blue spotted sting ray hunting, a behaviour you can only view at night. We also saw a really interesting hermit crab and more of the same tropical fish from earlier but this time sleeping in the coral rather than swimming around. The highlight was definitely when we turned our torches onto ourselves and waved our hands in the blackness to illuminate the water with sparkling green bioluminescence. It was magical.
Since we got back so late and there was a slight miscommunication on when we were diving, Roctopus had expected us in the morning not the evening boat, I wandered back along the beach to the hotel to finally check into my room and shower! It was getting late and Gillian and my dad had already eaten so they walked me back to a small Thai place they had found in Mai Head town where I had Octopus yellow curry and a sweet coconut prawn soup with an iced mango shake. I was so hungry after all of the diving but of course, could not even nearly finish it all. We then headed back to the hotel for an early night in preparation for another diving day tomorrow!