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deserve to be happy, even if your addicted loved one is still using. They have a path of their own to go down. They have a Higher Source also. Don't stay out of life. Do things that you love doing. - Karen
a parent's advice
As a mother of an adult addict, I have found that there are no easy answers. AL-Anon meetings help very much and the literature is terrific. Learn all you can about the disease of addiction. In some cities Codependents Anonymous is strong and a huge help. Getting together with people who have adult children with a drug addiction or alcoholism is extremely healing. Remember that you
deserve to be happy, even if your addicted loved one is still using. They have a path of their own to go down. They have a Higher Source also. Don't stay out of life. Do things that you love doing. - Karen
7/21/2014 01:43:08 am
Just starting down this road. My son is 27 years old. Thanks for your input.
10/8/2014 09:32:10 am
Came across this at work today. I have started down this road, which is at times very lonely. I am grieving and depressed. Until I read this I couldn't understand my feelings. My son is 26. I found this website and got some answers and comfort. Thank you!
11/15/2014 04:52:05 am
I came across your website searching for support--parents of heroin addicts. My son started after graduating from college and is now 31 yrs old . We thought he was finally under control but we were wrong . He violated his parole for possession from one year ago and is now sentenced to court. His urine tested positive 3 times while on probation and in a methadone program. We have been through detox, rehab . Outpatient , suboxone over the last 8 years and now it looks like jail. We are just sick over his addiction and scarred for him. Will this ever end??
Francine Harmon
9/9/2015 05:53:57 am
I contacted this website before but then buried myself in work. My only child, son is 35 and I have been living with his herion addiction for 10yrs. Her words "don't stay out of life" hit home more than she'll ever know.
1/13/2016 06:37:37 am
We are all feeling the same way about our kids. We have to let them go. When they are ready they will stop until then we can be on the roller coaster or we can get off. They have to want it.
7/27/2014 01:26:29 pm
I am glad al anon has helped you. It would be great if they had a site like this one.
9/9/2015 06:02:43 am
Debbie my situation is similar with my only son, its heatbreaking I work on keeping me and my husband healthy, its all I can do. Pray and long, long walks
7/30/2014 01:57:45 am
My daughter has two children- 4 and 15 mo. I am in the midst of one of her binges and I have accepted it will not be the last. I thought this "phase" would be over soon. I have a long journey. It is good to know I am not alone.
7/30/2014 07:08:11 pm
Just found this website. I am working on detaching with love. My 27 year old son is running out of options. I try not to be afraid. His addictions are in high gear...almost totally out of money...not working due to a recent injury...now add prescription med to the mix....I wonder what happened to America's war on drugs...u don't here about that any more and a bet 1 in 2 families has a loved on in trouble.
9/18/2014 10:52:26 pm
To all of you, thank you for sharing your experiences. This website has been a blessing to me as I have come to surrender to my sons addictions. As I read each of your comments, it helps me to understand how serious addiction is. I am praying for each and everyone of you to find peace and for your child's healing and recovery.although I was sure my son is an alcoholic and has a serious gambling problem, I chose to keep it in the back of my mind and not deal with it. I could not accept that my one and only Son would lie and cheet not only to his parents, but more importantly, himself. He is 29 and arrested for DUI, first offense. He had his 11 year old in the car so is facing child endangerment charges as well. The moment I got the call, we scrambled to bail him out and find an attorney. The attorney suggested a number of immediate actions such as Evaluator, DUI School, 100 hours community service, parenting class, MADD Impact panel etc. He also suggested he place himself on self imposed house arrest. My husband or I are now driving him to and from work, to all of the events the attorney suggested and community service. Our lives are turned upside down with constant screaming and dysfunction. My challenge right now is that my husband insists I take over his bank account and my husband is treating him as if he were his baby, just like the years he played ball all the way through college. I feel guilt, torn between the two, and frankly, unable to cope. I want to help my son, please my husband etc. Thank you for listening. I'm trying to take one day at a time, grateful that God intervened. My story is so minor to most of yours. I am so grateful to the posts which say to grieve, accept the disease and be at peace that my child will not live the life I prayed for. I am begging my husband to attend alanon, but its a battle. I pray that God gives us all the strength to survive today....keep us grateful and give us smiles.
9/23/2014 11:56:41 am
From your post it is evident the stress your son's addiction is putting on your marriage. You seem critical of how your husband is dealing with this. Support him, allow him to find his own way. You can't make it all better. You can only love each other.
9/9/2015 06:06:59 am
Your situation is as heatbreaking as any, my only child is an addict. We're only as happy as our least happiest is what they say. Perhaps I should adopt some children...lol
10/3/2014 11:44:46 pm
Pat, thank you for your reply. I have worked really hard its supporting my husband the last couple of weeks it has been really difficult.we gave our son some alternatives and both stayed very strong with those. At first my son complied, but then he rebelled and told us he was leaving to live with his girlfriend. Everyday I am so afraid for him and I'm having a terrible time letting go. Again I Thank you and for all of the mothers and fathers of addicts. I am keeping all of us in our prayers.
Debbie, i feel your pain. Like you my son is an addict. He went to detox and now is living in transitional living, he is also involved with out paitent rehab. The best thing we did was to let go. We all have to come to that point. After KEv came home from detox we gave him some time at home. He didnt like the rules so we told him to go. He had been looking for temporary housing and we are so glad he did. We have kept our distance. His sister and aunt talk with him and help out. He called us on sat looking for work. We are in the process of moving and he knows we need help. We can see as parents we gave him all the excuses, let him walk all over us. We cant do it anymore. My husbandtold him we have changed and we are not putting up with his crap any more. I know you want to make it better but you cant! He has to. Jail might be the best place for him. Kevan has seen guys at his house come from prison one young man said it took going to prison for me to stop nothing my parents did worked. Back to that they have to change and we have to change how we interact with them. We no longer have the same empathy for him. He needs to humble himself and ask for forgivness. My son has called the cops on me, yelled, walked out on us, stole. The List goes on and on. What ever my son gets is what he deserves!
1/21/2015 08:09:05 am
I have a 27 year old daughter who is addicted to meth and living on the streets of Dallas. I have not seen her in almost 2 years. People say to give it to God and that's great but how do you keep from thinking about it so often. It's nice to know there is support out there. Thank you.
9/9/2015 05:56:41 am
We have been dealing with my son herion addiction for about 10 years. I bury myself in work to prevent thinking about it. On days off I panic. The words the one blogger stated "Don't stay out of life" hit home. This is what I have been doing.
1/12/2016 03:53:54 pm
Hi everyone I am new here. I just been reading everyone's post and can totally relate. I have a 26 yr old daughter who is addicted to Opiates. She has a daughter 2 yrs old. They both live with me and my boyfriend. I suffer from depression and aniexty have for years. I've been to Alanon, AC, codependent meeting etc. counseling etc off and on through the years. I am having such a hard time letting go of my addict and of course my grand baby. I love them so much it hurts! She has no clue that she's killing me or maybe she does idk. Alls I know is I just want her and my grand baby to be safe and ok. I am so damn mad, sad frustrated and depressed! I wish I could make all this craziness stop for all of us but I know it's up to her to seek recovery and I need to take care of me it's just so hard because I can't change her or her choices. Just needed to vent! Thank you all for listening.
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So, WotC is testing out a Best of 1 "quick draft" format in real life stores soon. There's some rumors that they are trying it out to see if they can push for it across the board. I wanted to explore what that would do to Legacy a bit, and see if (as I suspect) it would pretty much just nuke the format.
My initial thought is that we'd have a problem with the various easily hated decks (e.g. dredge) because there are enough, different, decks like that that you can't run hate for all of them maindeck, but in best of 1 you need to run every answer you are going to play maindeck.
Eternal formats would suffer alot since glass cannon strategies (and their counters) would become alot more prominent.
I can see why WotC is trying to push it (faster games = more exciting = more profit in their mind), but it's going to fuck with the one of the fundamental core parts of the game.
Currently working on: Infinity Stompy
Chalice and blood moon decks would also warp the format a lot if there is only one game.
I guess another question is -- given that it would dramatically warp the format (and obviously best of 1 legacy would be a completely different format), would that new format be *bad*, or would it be able to settle on a stable and interesting meta?
And anyway, there also are relevant sideboard cards in limited, like anti-enchant or artefact only cards.
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Sounds like a great idea in Limited or *snicker* Brawl *snicker*
Would be bad in all other situations though.
Seems horrible for legacy, but I would finally be able to play a presideboarded Manipulate Fate-deck..
In STANDARD best of one makes the person who goes first win 60% of the time. In Legacy that might go up to 80%. Everyone would play Dredge or Belcher or something equally stupid.
Having people play "best of 1" is a pretty bad idea. Maybe they hope that cranking up the variance will hide the failures of design and development, but simplifying things means that standard gets solved faster.
Bad feels for land screw and flood get a whole lot worse too.
Now that we know how WotC is implementing best of 1 (really? Two decks, play a random one?) -- any thoughts on what that would do to Legacy? Other than kill it in the face, I mean.
Everyone either plays Belcher or Chalice...
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It would mean I play Stax a lot more than I play Land's and the "Best of one" would still take 40 minutes as there is no reason for my opp to concede so they can access their sideboard hate against me.
Wouldn't Chalice and other glass cannon decks get worse? If the one game is the one where they don't draw their stupid sol + cup combo, they're boned, and if they do, more decks would actually have something like Disenchant to deal with it in game one, because you wouldn't be able to afford to keep all your specialty removal in the sideboard.
In fact, I think the decks that would get better are the decks that a lot of people here already don't like, which have cantrips to smooth out draws and find particular cards.
I had like a 40% win rate with UB Reanimator, but that was with a 85% G1 win rate, easily the most frustrating thing about playing the deck.
But that's assuming everybody just leaves their Surgical Extractions at home showing up to a best of 1 format. Man that'd be something.
I think either way, it would be terrible.
LOL time to sleeve up Dredge and crush events. Almost every single MU is an autowin preboard. With DRS gone, there's so little easily maindeckable GY interaction.
Snapcaster decks will gladly run Surgicals. D&T will maindeck Containment Priest (which Dredge can outrace). The rest will be forced to dilute their main plan just to not scoop to Dredge and BR Reanimator. They'll also need maindeck slots against Storm and Emrakuls. That's a lot of dead slots, decreasing their consistency a lot and win rate against other fair decks. Fair decks sound terrible.
Meta: Dredge, Reanimator, Storm, Prison, and blue control.
Blue still seems viable. FoW, Spell Pierce, Flusterstorm, Surgical, and Snapcaster gives you game against a wide range of unfair decks. Also Brainstorm. Brainstorm + Ponder makes it easier to run dead slots.
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There's a certain amount of bravery required of anybody who appears live in front of a camera. Anything really can happen, whether it's a wardrobe malfunction or a car crash or even a robbery. Unfortunately, for a West Virginia weatherman, a recent incident forced him to face one down one of humankind's most legendary enemies while on live TV. Meteorologist Bryan Hughes was faced with a big giant spider, and he had quite a reaction for viewers. Check it out!
Bryan Hughes may have nearly lost his lunch, but he definitely lost his cool in this clip. Still, a little shrieking is pretty understandable. He wasn't exactly out in the field reporting on a tornado or an ice storm or something equally dangerous. The WOWK 13 station is presumably a pretty safe place for newscasters. The sudden appearance of a sizable spider on the camera lens had to be shocking in the worst way. Frankly, he deserves all the credit in the world for stopping his reaction with "Geez Louise!" and "Sakes alive!" The censor probably would have had to break out the bleep button if I'd been on camera for the spider's sudden appearance.
Seriously, that is no small house spider that can probably be killed just by glaring at it. That's the kind of spider that probably has hair and markings and leaves a noticeable smear when squashed. It belonged nowhere near the safe zone of the weather map.
WOWK serves a number of counties in southern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, and central West Virginia, so at least we now know what kind of spiders might await us if we take a trip to those parts. Bryan Hughes has worked all over the country, but his scream suggests that this was his first arachnid incident on camera. Hopefully, the stars will align and this will continue to be his only arachnid incident on camera.
At least Bryan Hughes can rest easy knowing that he's far from the only newscaster who has produced some unforgettable bloopers. The best news bloopers of 2015 are definitely worth a watch, and there's even whole supercut of bloopers from weather reports alone. He certainly had a good excuse for his blooper.
Luckily for everybody, there's plenty of great TV to watch that doesn't involve any spiders. To see what you'll be able to watch in the near future, check out our summer TV premiere schedule. To see what some of what you won't be able to watch come fall, take a look at our list of shows that have just been cancelled. If you need a laugh to recover from the creepy crawlies of that big old spider, just know that there's a super violent and expensive Game of Thrones porn parody in the works.


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The summer season is quickly coming to an end, but as us Texans know, the heat won't make its exit until late October. Because of this, it's important to get the most of the clothes you feel most comfortable in during the heat: your summer wardrobe.
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But don't get down! If you still love an item, there are always new ways to piece it together with other clothes in your wardrobe that make it feel exciting again.
I recently went on "We Are Austin" to talk about exactly that: how to refresh you summer wardrobe with only the contents of your closet. That's right...no shopping required.
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New Samsung Remote Fax Enables Users to Send Faxes without Optional Fax Kit Installed
Samsung Printing Solutions added a new app to its suite of apps for printing and document workflow, Remote Fax, a Samsung Smart UX-based app that enables users to send faxes with Samsung Smart MultiXpress series MFPs even when the optional Samsung fax kit is not installed.
The Remote Fax app means customers don't need to install additional fax kits or PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) lines in order to fax. Instead, it enables multiple Samsung MFPs to run fax using a single fax server and fax kit or PSTN.
The Remote Fax app is Samsung Electronics' first paid application for its printing products. A trial version is also available.
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Aloysius Allie Charles Haas was born on November 29, 1933 in Jefferson, the son of Aloysius Allie and Mary (Kemmeter) Haas. He was a 1952 graduate of the Jefferson High School. On December 4, 1954, he married Stella Krause at St. Henrys Catholic Church in Watertown. Allie operated Haas Service Station and Tavern in Jefferson for 5 years and was employed at Carnation Instant Co. in Oconomowoc for 33 years. After his retirement, he worked at D+H in Oconomowoc and at CM Global in Watertown. Allie was a member of St. Henrys Catholic Church in Watertown, the National Rifle Association and the Watertown Conservation Club. He enjoyed trap-shooting, hunting, fishing, camping and playing cards. Allie was a very hard working man who took pride in providing for his family. He will be dearly missed by all who loved him.
Allie is survived by his wife Stella of Watertown, six children, Steve Haas of Watertown, Lonnie (Laurel) Haas of Watertown, Dick (Julie) Haas of Clyman, Laurie (Dan) Schilling of Watertown, Allison (Mark) Knoll of Watertown and Lisa (Doug) Martin of Pipersville, his grandchildren, Jared Haas, Audra Haas, Caitlin Haas, Jason Haas, Nick Haas, Travis Haas, Cameron Haas, Tiffany Haas, Andrew Haas, Anthony (Virginia) Haas, Charlie Schilling, Tim Schilling, Steve Schilling, Heather (Tim) Bradley, Matt McDonald, Josh (Veronica) Knoll, Danielle Knoll, John Martin, Owen Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Jodell (Jamie) Ovist, and Jenny Blum, his great-grandchildren, Natalie Haas, Evelynn Bradley, Chloe Schilling and Brianna Haas, brother, Donald (Marion), sisters, Lorraine (Norbert Werner), Ethel (Harvey) Carnes, Elaine (LaVerne) Jung, Margaret (Norbert) Wedl, and Carol (Dave) Kemmerer and sister-in-law Gloria Haas; brother-in-law, Charlie Krause, son-in-laws, George Carpenter and Dave McDonald, as well as nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents, daughters Penny McDonald, Sherry Carpentar, granddaughters Cassi Haas, Lianne Knoll, his brothers Richard, Kenneth (Ardis), Russell (Joan), Gerald, Paul (Helen) and sister Shirley.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday July 17, 2013 a 11 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church in Watertown with Father Lance Schneider officiating. Burial will be at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Watertown. Relatives and friends may call at the Hafemeister Funeral Home in Watertown on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. and at the church on Wednesday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. The Hafemeister Funeral Home of Watertown is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.hafemeisterfh.com.


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Just as it says on the tin this is a daily(ish) podcast from Chris Enns.
I share my thoughts on Apple's Keynote event at WWDC 2014 including their announcement of iOS 8, OS X Yosemite and more. Apologies for the length of this episode - I broke my 10 minute rule.
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Mumbai : State-run Bank of Maharashtra has entered into a corporate agency agreement with Cigna TTK Health for distribution of the latter's products in the bank's branches.
The bank will offer Cigna TTK's health insurance products to its two crore customers through its network of over 1,896 branches, it said in a statement.
"We are glad to have Cigna TTK as our health insurance partner, and our coming together will help us in not only offering a wide range of products, but also help us enhance customer satisfaction and deliver increased value to our customers," Bank of Maharashtra's Managing Director and CEO Ravindra Marathe said.
Cigna TTK Health's Managing Director and CEO Sandeep Patel said, "Bank of Maharashtra enjoys great visibility in a large number of tier-III and tier-IV cities, helping expand Cigna TTK's footprint across the previously unchartered territories, and also helping to offer affordable health insurance solutions to an increasing number of people."
Last week, the bank had signed a similar agreement with Future Generali India Insurance to offer its customers non-life insurance products of the insurer.


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Thursday, January 3, 2002 Edition: #2203
The Most USABLE Show Prep Anywhere!
Monthly Planning Calendar in Today's Issue!
• "I'll get a world record for this!"
• "Let me just reach in and get your watch out of the printing press."
• "Gee, that's a cute tattoo."
• "It's fireproof."
• "What does this button do?"
• "I'm making a Citizen's Arrest!"
• "So you're a cannibal, eh?"
• "Are you sure the power's off?"
Kevin Costner has announced plans to open up his own restaurant (makes us wonder — can a restaurant go straight to video too?) . . . A Harry Potter 'hateline' has been set up in Austria that allows people who are fed up hearing about the wiz to call in and record their rants which will later be published as a book (so let's see, people sick of Potter are being used to generate — another Harry Potter book) . . . The deadbeat dad of Liz Hurley's unborn child, Steve Bing, is suing UK tabloid "The Mirror" for $10 million for printing his phone number and encouraging readers to call it and tell him exactly what they think of him . . . And we can't wait for the juicy details to start leaking on this one — police in the tony winter resort of Aspen CO have charged a woman with pimping underage hookers and seized her little black book full of clients — many of whom are said to be famous names (do the initials JN, DJ or KC ring a bell?).
What's the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? According to a new survey, coffee beats sex as most people's first thought of the day. The results show that 62% of men and 80% of women think of coffee first, compared to just 21% of men and 12% of women who first think of sex. (The remainder first think about hitting the 'snooze' button – with a hammer.)
"Playboy" magazine has announced it will be offering a new service that lets you download images of centerfolds to your cell phone. (Only recommended if your mobile phone is hands-free. That at least leaves one hand on the wheel.)
An international contingent of clowns is planning a trip to Afghanistan to teach the country's people how to laugh again. Australian clown Jean-Paul Bell, co-founder of the Humor Foundation, says they will visit hospitals, orphanages and refugee camps and hopes the shows will have a therapeutic effect on a population scarred by years of war. (Afghans are protesting, "We just got rid of those clowns the Taliban!")
Toronto-based Office Team asked 100 business executives in Canada how long it takes employees to get back to normal after the holidays. Most think it takes at least 2 full days before employees return to normal productivity. In the meantime, they spend more time swapping stories about their holidays than working. (So you're on notice — today's your last day for goofing off!)
Congratulations to the Italian Post Office! They have just issued a series of stamps showing topless women to 'commemorate the beauty of the breast'. (Unfortunately, Italian guys have become confused and keep licking the front of the stamps.)
• 'Layoff Lust' — The tendency of Gen Xers to WELCOME the current recession. "New York Observer" notes that young urban professionals seem to actually be more enthusiastic about leaving their jobs than they were about getting them. Why? Seems 9/11 gave them pause to reflect on their treadmill lives. (Me too! Until the 10/1 rent was due.)
• 'Cardio Striptease' — A new aerobic workout that includes strippers' moves, now being used in classes at Crunch gyms in LA and NYC. ("OK class, let's start off with 10 pelvic thrusts and then go right into the chrome pole leg clenches!")
90% of people will break their New Years resolutions within 2 weeks.
1926 [76] Sir George Martin, Holloway ENG, really rich record producer (The Beatles)
1932 [70] Dabney Coleman, Austin TX, TV actor (Burton Fallin-"The Guardian")/movie actor ("Stuart Little", "You've Got Mail")
1939 [63] Bobby Hull ('The Golden Jet'), Point Anne ON, NHL legend (Chicago Blackhawks 1957-72)/Brett's pop
1945 [57] Stephen Stills, Dallas TX, rock singer (CSN&Y-"Woodstock")/double Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member for CSN&Y and Buffalo Springfield NOTE: Following the success of 1999's reunion concert, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will take their show on the road again with the 35-city, 3-month "Tour of America" that kicks off FEBRUARY 6 in Detroit's Palace of Auburn Hills
1956 [46] Mel (Columcille Gerard) Gibson, Peekskill NY, movie star ("What Women Want", "Chicken Run", "The Patriot") NEXT FILMS: The war drama "We Were Soldiers" opening MARCH 1, and the 'crop circle' sci-fi thriller "Signs" opening AUGUST 2
TODAY is the 110th anniversary of the birth of JRR Tolkien (1892-1973) in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Oxford professor of English Language & Literature first published "The Hobbit" in 1937, and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in 1954-55 — for which his heirs should now be EXTREMELY grateful.
TODAY is "Festival of Sleep Day", as declared by some anonymous walking zombie somewhere. Thanks to a combination of late hours, alcohol, rich foods, exposure to unfamiliar surroundings and artificial light deep into the night over the holiday season, experts say most of us build up 'sleep debt', a condition which can affect how well we sleep for weeks afterward.
THIS WEEK the 'Québec Ice Hotel' has opened for a second season in a nature park 40 km west of Québec City. After drawing tourists from as far as Africa and Australia in its first year, the big igloo has more than doubled in size for this season, with 31 rooms and 2,500 square metres. Its new attractions include an indoor skating rink, snow golf, an indoor spa and cross-country skiing. Organizers expect to host about 20 weddings in the new ice chapel. The hotel will close when it melts sometime around the end of March. Only about 5% of the hotel's patrons are Canadian. Hey, why would we pay 200 bucks a night to stay in a hotel made of ice when we can stay home and freeze our butts off?
NET: http://www.icehotel-canada.com
THIS MONTH is "National Prune Breakfast Month". Over the past couple of years the prune growers of California have spent millions in advertising trying to convince us that prunes are no longer prunes, but cool and trendy 'dried plums'. Money wasted?
2001 Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) complete perfect season, downing Florida State in Orange Bowl to win 1st national college football title in 15 years
1871 [131] Henry Bradley of Binghamton NY patents 'margarine' ("I can't believe it's not suet!")
1888 [114] 1st 'drinking straws' patented, which are hand-rolled until 1905 (1st kid gets yelled at for blowing bubbles in milk)
1977 [25] Apple Computer is incorporated
1987 [15] 1st woman inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (Aretha Franklin)
1991 [11] 1st 'Super Soakers' appear on the market (1st little sister tattles on brother for squirting her)
[Jan 4] Trivia Day
[Jan 4] Grammy Awards nominations announced
[Jan 4] Dimpled Chad Day
[Jan 4] Trivia Day
[Jan 5] 1st AFI Awards
[Jan 6] Three Kings Day (Dia de los Santos Reyes)
[Jan 6] International Respect For Living Day
[Jan 6] National Smith Day
[Jan 7] Mariah Carey on "Ally McBeal"
[Jan 7] Old Rock Day
[Jan 7] I'm Not Going to Take It Anymore Day
[Jan 7] Organize Your Home Day
[Jan 7] National Handwriting Analysis Week / Someday We'll Laugh About This Week / Intimate Apparel Week / National Grave's Disease Week / National Thank-Your-Customers Week
[Jan 8] National Man Watcher's Day
[Jan 8] Elvis Presley's Birthday
[Jan 8] National Bubble Bath Day
[Jan 8] National Show & Tell Day at Work
[Jan 9] Pre-programmed Tickle Me Elmos announce 5 winners of big-money sweepstakes
[Jan 9] Step-Father's Day
[Jan 9] National Rape Survivor Day
[Jan 9] Play God Day
[Jan 9] 29th Annual American Music Awards
[Jan 10] BS Egg Balancing Day
[Jan 10] 2002 Sundance Film Festival opens
[Jan 10] Peculiar People Day
[Jan 11] International Thank-Yous Days
[Jan 12] Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
[Jan 13] Make Your Dream Come True Day
[Jan 13] Volunteer Fireman's Day
[Jan 13] 28th People's Choice Awards
[Jan 14] Printing Ink Week / Fire the Boss Week / Let Men Be Our Heroes Week / Special Education Week
[Jan 14] National Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day
[Jan 14] Thank God It's Monday Day
[Jan 14] National Dress Up Your Pet Day
[Jan 15] National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
[Jan 15] Hat Day
[Jan 16] Hot & Spicy Food International Day
[Jan 17] Pharmacists Day
[Jan 17] National Get to Know Your Customer Day
[Jan 18] Winnie the Pooh Day
[Jan 19] International Sing-Out Day
[Jan 19] National Penguin Awareness Day
[Jan 20] World Religion Day
[Jan 20] Philately Day
[Jan 20] 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards
[Jan 21] Healthy Weight Week / Creative Frugality Week / Nurse Anesthetists Week / Hunt for Happiness Week / Solo-Preneuring Week / Direct Deposit Week
[Jan 21] Elementary School Teachers Day
[Jan 21] National Hugging Day
[Jan 21] Squirrel Appreciation Day
[Jan 21] Martin Luther King Jr Day
[Jan 22] National Answer Your Cat's Question Day
[Jan 22] Speak Up & Succeed Day
[Jan 22] Rid the World of Fad Diets Day
[Jan 23] National Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
[Jan 23] National Handwriting Day
[Jan 23] Measure Your Feet Day
[Jan 23] National Spieling Day
[Jan 23] National Compliment Day
[Jan 23] National School Nurse Day
[Jan 24] Women's Healthy Weight Day
[Jan 25] Fun At Work Day
[Jan 25] Opposite Day
[Jan 27] Punch the Clock Day
[Jan 27] Thomas Crapper Day
[Jan 27] Catholic Schools Week / Junior Achievement Week
[Jan 28] National Kazoo Day
[Jan 28] Clash Day
[Jan 28] Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
[Jan 29] Backwards Day
[Jan 29] National Corn Chip Day
[Feb 2] Groundhog Day
[Feb 3] Super Bowl
[Feb 8] Salt Lake City Winter Olympics opening
[Feb 9-24] 2002 Olympic Winter Games
[Feb 12] Academy Award nominations announced
[Feb 12] Chinese New Year
[Feb 12] Mardi Gras
[Feb 14] Valentine's Day
Q: Which month features the fewest weddings?
A: JANUARY has the fewest marriages of any month of the year. Coincidently, it also has the fewest divorces.
(Source: "Globe & Mail")
Q: How long is a fruitcake edible?
A: According to "The Joy of Cooking", fruitcakes well-wrapped and stored in airtight tins are reputed to remain enjoyable for as long as — 25 YEARS!
(Source: Triviaville)
Q: 45% of wives surveyed say their husbands snore. How many husbands will admit it —
a) 5%
b) 15%
c) 25%
A: Only 5%.
(Source: "USA Today")
Q: During the 1st hour after using cocaine, by how much does the user's risk of heart attack increase —
a) 2 times
b) 12 times
c) 24 times
A: 24 times.
(Source: American Heart Association)
In every video Osama looks older and older — just like Madonna.
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High speed sampling oscilloscopes and high-speed photodiodes.
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As one of Frankenstein's Creatures, Natalie Gray knows that unique parts sometimes make up a great whole. Still, leading a diverse support group for monsters—now including Cthulhu!—isn't an easy task. Especially not since the internet arrived.New York City embraces the different and the bizarre. Still, even for such a fun-loving city, the supernatural and monstrous might be a bit too much. It's been six months since the members of "Club Monstrosity" overcame the most recent spate of anti-monster violence and they've reestablished their routine of meeting in a church basement once a week to (ugh!) talk about their feelings. Still, they also know a war against them is brewing. Natalie and Alec (the werewolf) have begun dating, and the mummies Kai and Rehu are tighter than a bug in a…well, bandage. But when modern means (YouTube, Twitter, bits and bytes) are used to chilp away at the solidarity of these ancient monsters, it's up to Natalie to save the day. #MonstersInNewYork may be trending on Twitter, but this girl's trending toward saving the day…somehow.
ebook, 224 pages
Published July 29th2013 by Pocket Star
Three and a half stars: A fast paced and entertaining adventure with all your favorite monsters.
It has been six months since the Van Helsing attack on the Club Monstrosity support group. The monsters have settled back into their routines, and they have resumed their weekly support meetings. A new member, Patrick a cthulhu, has joined the gang. However, the peace is short lived since the Van Helsings are dead set on starting a new war. When a video of a Frankenstein Monster attacking someone in New York goes viral, Natalie and the rest of the monsters realize they must take action immediately to prevent the Van Helsings from gaining an upper hand. Can Natalie and the rest of the Club Monstrosity stop a war?
What I Liked:
- The Monsters in Your Neighborhood picks up six months down the road and it is a fast and furious adventure. I love that these books are short so you can pick one up and read it in one sitting. Even though it is a quick read, it delivers a fun story that leaves you satisfied. If you are in the mood for novella type books that deliver and won't leave you wanting, get this series.
- Once again, I loved the creativity and new twists on the age old monster lore that we all know and love. The Frankenstein monster is a female named Natalie, and there is a lovable and smart werewolf Alec, along with the Lizard woman Linda and two centuries old mummies. There is a new addition to the line up, Patrick who is a cthulhu, which is a winged creature with tentacles on his face who lives in the sewers. I thoroughly enjoyed each of the characters, and I think the spin on the famous monsters is a blast. Even Igor, minus his humpback thanks to plastic surgery, makes an appearance in this one.
- I was excited to see the diabolical and monstrous Hyde return, and he certainly does not disappoint. Hyde is evil and scheming, a true villain, one who will thrill and chill.
- I enjoyed the fast pace of the story. The entire novel moves at a quick clip which means the plot never drags. Everything whips along at a rapid but even rate. There is never a dull moment. This book is energetic and entertaining.
- The sequel outshines its predecessor with more humor, action and adventure. This book has more depth, and I found it to be much more engaging than the first book. Hopefully, this series will continue to grow and deliver.
And The Not So Much:
- Once again, I was a bit disappointed with the romance between Alec and Natalie. In the first book, there is an attraction and it moves quickly to a romantic relationship. I was expecting this time around for a little more heat and spark, but it remains a bit on the shallow side. I would love to know more about how a wolf and a Frankenstein monster make their romance work. The bit of romance that is present is enjoyable, and I do like the relationship between the two. This is an urban fantasy, and books in the UF genre are not known for romance. So if you are a true UF connoisseur, you won't be feel cheated by the fast romance.
- I am completely unfamiliar with the cthulhu. I wanted a bit more description and detail on this monster. What are its powers? Weaknesses? I don't think I am the only one who hasn't encountered this sewer dwelling, tentacled creation. Aside from being ignorant on the cthulhu, I found Patrick to be a thoroughly likable character, one I hope to get to know better down the road.
- The ending is a bit open, not a cliffhanger, but here are some interesting ideas presented on how the monsters are going to deal with the latest threat of exposure to the humans courtesy of the Van Helsings. I am very curious as to how things will develop, and I am hoping there will be a third installment.
The Monsters in Your Neighborhood did not disappoint with its fun storyline, entertaining monsters and fast, adventure packed pace. If you are a fan of books that you can whip through in one sitting and you enjoy monsters, definitely give this series a whirl. I love the ingenious twists on the old favorite monsters.
Favorite Quotations:
"Rehu was another mummy. The mummy, if you wanted to get technical about it. He was also Kai's super-longtime off-and-on boyfriend (think thousands of years of Facebook status changes) and a former member of their group."
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated for this review.


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I don't know how I got thinking about this, but this old post floated through my head, and I realized that the site it links to has died and since been bought up by some nondescript software and domain-selling' thingamabob. No, that page isn't going to have singing computers on it. Nope, none at all.
What's that, you say? Singing computers? Yup. This post is dedeicated to all things electronic that were not designed to sing, but some musical geeks had bent them to their will. So if you don't want to hear computers sing, you can just skip on by this post.
There was a whole page of files constructed using something called Vocalwriter that made electronic speech synthesizers sing. This guy had way way way way too much time on his hands and decided that the synth should sing the Beach Boys, and other assorted old songs. He did a fine job of it. There's no way I could do that even if I knew how.
So, through the miracle of server space, I decided to bring some of these files back to the net. If anyone out there has more of 'em, email me, and I'll see what I can do about finding them a home amid their friends.
So let's go. How about we start with some Beach Boys? Here's Barbara Ann, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Fun Fun Fun, and Surfin' Safari.
Had enough of the beach? How about we listen to some Tie a Yellow Ribbon? That one's just freaky good. Or how about some Huey Lewis and the News-impersonation? It's more than alright, it's damn good. This song has a special place in my heart for some reason. I listened to it for a while obsessively. I don't know why the winter of 05 was such a downer, but it was, but this song always gave me something to smile about. Wow. I've just proclaimed myself to be the largest loser around. Actually nno, this song makes me out to be the largest loser around. Rhythm of the Rain used to make me cry. Not the real version, this synth version.
We also have Don't Worry Be Happy and A Whole New World.
Two more, because they were mentioned in the original post's comments, and they are good. Here's Eternal Flame, and just because Matt loves this song so much, For the Longest Time.
But I'm not done, oh I am so not done with all this singin' electronics. There was another fellow by the name of Patrick Perdue. He made a whole heap of files, but his site, woefully, has fallen down. Luckily, I was smart and I grabbed as many files as I could before it took the internet dirt nap. So let's see what this man had made. Keep in mind he made some of these when he was 15! Gees! What the hell was I doing when I was 15? I'm not sure where to start, because his files consisted of a vault o random weirdness.
Let's start with two that I should have put up the other day when I was talking about JAWS rapping. Here's what Dolphin thinks of JAWS. And judging by his other song about Dr. JAWS, you'd think he'd be happy to see him go, but…he's almost sad! For some reason, this one always gave me chills. I can hear it now. "loser alert! Loser alert! Step away from the loser!"
To further cement my loser status, there's this virus song, which convinced Carin the naive that she had a virus. My poor computer was put through a thorough virus scan just because the song said "You have a virus, tell your computer so long." But I did discover that it wasn't turned into a crappy, crappy, crappy, crappy, cruddy old computer. I should have sung that song when my computer before this one bit the big one. It sure was cruddy, and did want to die. It seemed to have suicidal tendancies from as early as four months of age when it blew a regulator while doing fuck all.
Moving right along. Let's go poison some pigeons in the park, shall we? I have to give him credit for getting me into Tom Lehrer. I always just knew him as the poisoning pigeons in the park guy. How does one find more of his stuff on that alone? But with a name, ah…the world opens up. But be careful whhile poisoning pigeons in the park, because…there's shootin' in the park. At least there was one day. Uh, Patrick? You have issues. But we love ya anyway. I'd just like you to know that damn song gave me nightmares.
Maybe after the shootin' in the park, a dectalk cried over his lost friend. It's not really a song, but holy hell. He made a dectalk cry! Like, uh, wow. Even with its limited inflection, it was sobbing! It also yodled! Then finally, it said Bye-bye, Farewell, I'm Leavin'.
Here's one I almost forgot I had. Dectalk likes to sing about Scotland.
He even made things sing that don't have the remotest possibility of singing. I'm kicking myself for not saving the file of the BNS singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Bad Carin, bad! So if anyone has it, oh please, won't ya please send it my way? But on to the things I do have. First up is Doubletalk begging for a Gateway computer. How in hell did he even do that? When I used that synth, I only knew of ten pitches that it had. Obviously, I was not exploiting its full potential. But we already knew that. Next up is Flextalk asking Daisy to ride the bicycle built for two. This one, I don't even know what it's called. It says it, but I can't make it out for the life of me. Can you? At any rate, it doesn't think it has a very good voice. And finally, we have Eloquence singing. That is eloquence? That's news to me. But I'll take his word for it. He created the file after all.
After that pile of weirdness, let's get back into duplications of mainstream music. He did the chorus of Yellow Submarine, no, yella submarine, just as a test to see what he could do. Yeah. With drums, and harmony and all that. And his final creation, a creation that is unfinished, but I think is his masterpiece, is Bohemian Rhapsody as sung by Dectalk. Yup, the man's a genius. I wonder if he ever finished it.
Another guy who likes to make Dectalk sing, and apparently is a big Tom Lehrer fan is Bob Prahin. Here's Tom Lehrer's I'll Hold Your Hand In Mine, The Old Dope Peddler and The Irish Balad, more commonly known as Rickety Tickety Tin. But it's called the Irish Balad damn it. Prahin also did Lullabye of Birdland and You Are My Sunshine.
Another fan of the singing synth is Sam Taylor. He's got rhythm! It's also his birthday, the jolly good fellow. Because it's his birthday, he's probably out partying. So leave him a message. When he gets back to you, he might be still singing Zip-a-dee-doo-dah.
And now we're into the random files department. I don't know who did Ozzy's Crazy Train, but you're funny.
And here's a look back to some old synthesizers that Steve and I suffered through. And people think eloquence is bad? Next time someone grumbles about the roboticness of eloquence, please, oh please, tell them to listen to the Accent! But as much as I slag it, it can figure out the difference between present and present, and record and record. JAWS can't even figure that out sometimes.
And here's one just for you, Ro. You use an Apple, right? With your almost living, breathing Alex? Well, get a load of Alex's grandpa! Not the human at the beginning, the droning thing after that. We had to listen to something close to that reading all of our work and playing all of our games with us. Granted there was no internet for it to surf, but…ug. That was the voice we had. And we liked it! Oh god I sound like that scary old man who talks about how things were in his day.
Is your internet connection choking yet with all the downloading? That was fun. And remember, if you have more, give me a shout. Don't just start firin' 'em at me. Ask me first. I might already have them, but I may have forgotten they're kicking around.


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Welcome Home To Coventry Oaks
A Beautiful Apartment Community in Overland Park, KS
Coventry Oaks Apartment Homes is your community where we turn ordinary living into extraordinary living. Located in the heart of Johnson County, you will find us in Overland Park, Kansas just minutes away from everything your life requires. A short drive south and you will find the metropolitan city of Kansas City, MO. We are also conveniently located just north of the I-435. You will find our community within walking distance to the Johnson County Community College and the Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Here at Coventry Oaks we offer a remarkable blend of sophisticated living and suburban-style charm that can't be found anywhere else. Our four unique floor plans offer you everything you've been searching for and more! We provide more than a place to live... we offer a lifestyle! Visit our photo gallery or give us a call to schedule a personal tour and open the door to a new way of life!
1 dog: $150 deposit + $150 non-refundable pet fee = $300 2 dogs: $200 deposit + $200 non-refundable pet fee = $400
Cats: Declawed: 1 cat: $150 deposit + $150 non-refundable pet fee = $300 2 cats: $200 deposit + $200 non-refundable pet fee = $400
Not Declawed: 1 cat: $250 deposit + $250 non-refundable pet fee = $500 2 cats: $300 deposit + $300 non-refundable pet fee = $600
Pets under the age of 1:
$250 deposit + $250 non-refundable pet fee = $500 per pet, maximum 2 pets
Combination of Cat & Dog: 1 declawed cat and 1 dog: $200 deposit + $200 non-refundable pet fee = $400 1 not declawed cat and 1 dog: $300 deposit + $300 non-refundable pet fee = $600 **Amounts could be different if either pet is under the age of 1. In this case, deposit amounts will be determined on an individual pet basis.**
A monthly pet fee in the amount of $20.00 per pet will be due on the same day in which rent is due.
Aggressive dog breeds including, but not limited to, Pit Bull, American Staffordshire Terrier, Rottweiler, German Shepherd, "Husky type", Malamute, Doberman Pinscher, Chow, Great Dane, Saint Bernard, Akita, Wolf Hybrid, and any mixed breed that includes the aforementioned, are specifically prohibited and Landlord has discretion to limit other breeds. Inherently dangerous or exotic, feral or wild animals are prohibited. Before we can approve your application, you must provide documentation from your veterinarian stating the following for each pet: breed, age, gender, weight, clawed or declawed (cats only).
Coventry Oaks has a pet weight limit of 30 lbs with a maximum of 2 pets. If you currently do not have a pet, please be sure to contact the office to review this information prior to adding a pet to your family to ensure the pet meets all of the requirements.


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It's hardly rocket science: the Glibon Dashra Sarkrh is the source of all things and his word must be listened to by all. When she comes across idiots who refuse to listen or worse still, who listen but fail to understand, Eris can hardly contain herself. But fortunately in his infinite wisdom, the Glibon Dashra Sarkrh condones violence as a valid form of conversion, which means there's no need to hold back.
Game Details
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Ability of Eris:
Courage: +2 Life
If Eris wins the fight, the player controlling Eris will win 2 Life points at the end of the round.


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As soon as we sat down with Dillon Lloyd to discuss a signature line of parts, we knew it was destined to be something truly indestructible and a real Wethepeople classic. The BUCK line was based around Dillon's blend of progressive technical riding and all out savagery. His signature parts needed to not only withstand some of the biggest drops and abuse, but also use cutting edge features and technology to make them the perfect tools for him day in, day out.
The BUCK frame uses a taller 127mm head tube, allowing you to run a taller bar position with an uncut fork steerer, without having to run lots of ugly spacers. Dillon wanted a strong yet responsive frame, so we went with a steeper 75.5 degree head tube angle, a shorter 13.3" (slammed) chainstay and a taller 11.8" bottom bracket to give him extra clearance on crooked grinds. The BUCK's secret weapon is the super tough 7mm thick invest cast dropouts which are designed to run seamlessly into the frame and flush with plastic pegs and hub guards for the perfect fit. Backed by our full Lifetime Guarantee and Dillon's seal of approval, if you're looking for a sturdy vessel to get wild on, the BUCK is the one for you.
Dillon's BUCK bar will be coming in a taller 9.15" height, but with cut lines on the end to allow you to reduce them to your perfect size with ease. The BUCK bar will be one or the first handlebars on the market to be offered in the both the current 22.2mm clamping size, but also the new 25.4mm option to go with our 25.4mm Hydra stems which will be out at the same time. The larger diameter clamping area results in not only a much stiffer and stronger bar, but gives the stem a more secure grip on the bar preventing the slipping that often occurs due to the extra leverage that comes with the taller 9"+ bars that most riders are running now. Look out for a full promo with the team and why they've been hooked on this new standard dropping later this year.
Dillon had some specific requests for a plastic peg so we decided to make them a reality. The Dill Pickle peg features a 4.5" long heat-treated 60-61 alloy core with a thicker Nylon/Fibreglass blend sleeve for long plastic plastic peg that grinds like nothing else.
Look out for the BUCK frame and Bar and the Dill Pickle peg available later this year along with the entire 2016 Wethpeople frame and parts collection.


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The St. John's Edge's second National Basketball League of Canada season begins in less than a month with a Nov. 18 road game against the two-time defending league champion London Lightning.
Single-game tickets for Edge 2018-19 home games at Mile One Centre go on sale today through the Mile One box office. The team's home opener is Nov. 23 against the Moncton Magic.
The Edge's training camp starts in less than two weeks and is being held Nov. 3-9 in Grand Falls-Windsor.


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Sally Pane, who has translated a number of the Winemaker Detective mysteries, appears in this month's Big Thrill magazine, talking about her latest adventure translating Flambé in Armagnac.
Imagine yourself in a corner of France, with its customs and history, its Armagnac and duck confit. Then add some mystery. That was my world as I translated FLAMBE IN ARMAGNAC, the French title of this latest installment in the Winemaker Detective series by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noël Balen. READ THE REST HERE.


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I'm Blogging/
Okay, here we go. After wasting too much time going back and forth whether I should or shouldn't start a blog, the time has come. I'm taking the plunge. With encouragement from friends and family I finally felt like it was time to just do it.
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Bear with me as I develop this blog. I have been an avid blog reader for about the past four years, but now that I am on this side it is completely different. To be honest I'm nervous. What will people think of my posts, my blog design, my awkward writing style etc? So like I said, bear with me.
The focus of my blog is to basically share all the fun/weird/crazy ideas and things going on in my life. Like the title says, I want you guys to "take a bite" out of my life. Heads up, my life consists of lots of food, fashion, friends and all things girly. So prepare yourself for lots of recipe posts (first one is tomorrow!), posts about my favorite fashion trends, and whatever else I'm currently coveting!
If you notice on the right sidebar, I have a list of all my favorite blogs. Maybe one day my blog will be on someones "daily reads" list (wishful thinking). This is where I get my daily inspiration. I love to wake up (perks of an early riser-perfect time to catch up on blogs), make a bowl of oatmeal and search through the new posts by my favorite bloggers. Since this is only my first post, I thought I would share a couple of my favorite blogs so you can read through some of their amazing posts.
First, and foremost, my favorite is A Peony For your Thoughts. I may be bias because this is my big sisters blog. But, a day doesn't go by that I don't check her blog. Her blog is one of the main reasons for starting my blog. I was constantly thinking of things I wanted her to post about and loved the few times I got to guest post that it only made sense I just start my own.
Other favorites include Cupcakes and Cashmere, A Piece of Toast, The Everygirl, Channeling Contessa and my fellow Oklahomie The Pioneer Woman. This mix of fashion, lifestyle, and food blogs keep me continually inspired.
So while I work on getting future posts together, enjoy exploring some of my favorite blogs! Please stop by tomorrow to read my first recipe post! I know you will love it!
xo annie
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Howdy speed racers;
Yes, a new post means I was on a plane again. At this point in time (8:16 PDT) and space (flying over the Rockies on the way home from a trip to Boston) I'm mostly shoulder surfing the guy in front of me's presentation. He works for a defense contractor (whose name rhymes with....well...never mind) and he's bulleting up a thing about IPv6 and its suitability for a task unknown to me as that is not in the spreadsheet.
There are little plastic tabs on the sides of his screen to take in the 3m privacy screen, (whose utility dear readers will remember I've written about before), but he's not using it. Or I have an absurdly decent vantage point. I'm sitting in 9f, a window seat, on one of United's domestic 757s. I almost never sit in a window seat when sitting in coach, as the curve of the fuselage tends to crowd my shoulder, but due to a mishap in travel planning, it was what was available.
No one in the middle seat, which is handy, but 9f is one of those seats that has no seat in front of it, as that part of the exit row buts up against one of the main doors, leaving room only for the inner 2 seats. My feet are stretched in front of me, but if I get it too close to the door, especially the underside of it, I get absurdly cold toes. I mean, sure, I know that the air is some -50 less than a foot away from me, but I don't need to be reminded via pinky toe.
Poor me. So , yeah, that blanket is wrapped around my poor feet. Woe is me.
So what's on my mind. Well, nanowrimo and writing in general. I'm in the midst of a lull in writing. This is my first post in over a month, and I'm really out of practice. Having succeeded in finishing Nanowrimo before, I feel no great challenge in doing it again, but I am strangely blocked fiction wise.
Here's a story for you:
A young man, who works for a large defense contractor, releases secrets that were not meant to be shared when the fellow sitting behind him, in 9f, happens to notice that they are up to no good, and powerpointing about it!
While others were watching the office, he was sniffing the network, and he found a vulnerable, unpatched windows machine. In seconds, he was in....and inside he found secrets he was not meant to see...
As he tied his shoes and wrapped his blanket around his absurdly chilled toes, our hero notices that the fellow in 8d who works for a defense contractor has dropped his usb thumb drive, within which was contained information that would set the world on fire!
Man, I should get into the thriller business.
Or, maybe, drama:
Sitting on the shelf in the bathroom was a pair of gold hoop earrings. She had left these earrings, a gift, behind after she realized that the man she loved didn't love her back and probably never had, as her old friend in Cambridge had told her they saw him with Shannon from the Pittsburg office.
Wow, a practically Bulwerlytonian romance. Hmm, a western is hard to adapt in a plane, I think, and I'm not looking to revive the deservedly dead spaghetti western on a plane genre. Let's leave this post as it is.
It's been an exiting time at Google and in life, which is why I've not been as typey-typey lately. Between having a new VP start and the big projects that he's started and combined with some family medical problems (mostly in my parents generation) and clearing rights and other open source miscellanea for the Android launch, I've been going pretty much non-stop since I graduated. (I just passed 200k banked frequent flier miles.)
This isn't really a good thing, as it means I've been spending too much time away from home where my heart and love are in the personages of my wife and children, but its all been so damn necessary.
It isn't a cheery thing, and in fact it is sad, that I get comments like the following from flight attendants:
Wow! You have more miles than I do.
"Weren't you on this flight last week?"
Didn't I see you on the London flight?
I shouldn't ever have more miles than the Flight Attendants, for those of you taking notes at home, but it happens. She was new, right? Mind you, I love the travel, and it's worth doing. But if only I could do it without being away....


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DESPITE the rise of inward-looking nationalism, the election of Donald Trump on an 'America First' ticket and the possibility of a hard 'Brexit' from the European Union for the United Kingdom, the world's universities remain committed to the cause of globalisation. But are some of their actions adding to the discord between the internationally-mobile elite […]Read the rest of this entry »
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NIC MITCHELL welcomes the overarching theme for this year's conference of European higher education communicators at the University of Kent at the end of June. IT CAN be all too easy to overlook one of the most powerful assets to a university's brand in the rush to impress external stakeholders. For while we professional communicators […]Read the rest of this entry »


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~**Sweet Kisses**~
Name:Sonja Age:
18 Birthday: February 8 Weight: 50 lbs. Species:
Hedgehog Fur & eye color: purple
pupils, purple eye shadows, and white fur Gender: Female Martial Status: She won't count on it Living:
with Angel the cat and her chaos Appearance: Her
quills shoot back (like sonic.) Clothes: A light blue
sports bra, blue rings, a light pink skirt Likes/Hobbies: she
likes to tease anyone she sees, and likes fighting overvaluables Abilities: none Weakness:
shiny gems, and chaos emeralds Dislikes: Sonic,
Cream, Dr.Eggman, and anyone else who is nice Items: Her
jewels Theme song: "Genie in a bottle" by The Strokes
of Christina Quote: "I'll get that gold, if it's the last
thing I do, and don't try to stop me" Personality: Sonja
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The dess is perfect! LOve the details on the botton! and that Blazer is Great.....ReplyDelete
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You look gorgeous! Love the nail color and your skirt. I'm soaking up the last warm days too :)ReplyDelete
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beautiful! I love the nautical look always and I'm decorating with that look right now but it looks great for an outfit too! great look!ReplyDelete
i absolutely love this! Anything nautical and by the ocean is right up my ally. I didnt get a chance to go to Santa Barbara but it looks amazeReplyDelete
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really cute outfit love the white blazer and that dress is gorgeous love the details at the bottom so pretty!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Beautiful. Wonderful back drop.ReplyDelete
I LOVE your hair. It always looks so perfect to the tee. I also really like the blue and white here. Perfect for seasside. Sounds like you had a lovely weekend.ReplyDelete
I want your earrings. You always have the best accessories.ReplyDelete
Love the blazer! Black & white is always chic, but the jacket's shape and zipper detail gives it an edge.ReplyDelete
This weekend I went to a fashion event & the movies (The Ides of March).
love the outfit and the sleekness of the side ponytail. so pretty. the jacket im in LOVE with. while u were by the sea, i was doing halloween crafts! lol so opposite!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 8:13 AM
You look gorgeous. Love the sailer blue.ReplyDelete
FABULOUS outfit! Love the cutwork on the hem of the dress and the beautiful color! Looks like you had some gorgeous weather for your jaunt ... beautiful! Have a wonderful week, darling!ReplyDelete
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You look so glamorous! I can't get over the hem of that dress, its so pretty.ReplyDelete
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Your hair is my favorite part of this outfit! I think you should do a how-to.ReplyDelete
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i love the detail on the skirt of the dress! and i love how maritime it all feels with the white and dark and the scenery!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 12:16 PM
Simple and stunning.ReplyDelete
love this look! it's crisp and chic!ReplyDelete
the eyelet detail at the hem of your dress is my fave!
I love the location of this shoot.Great jacket by the way.ReplyDelete
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You look lovely in last of the summer style!ReplyDelete
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these items work together perfectly! i love pairing white and black together! and i heart the black trim on the white jacket!
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Love how you did your hair!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM
The white and navy is so gorgeous on you - I love this color combo! And side ponies are so nice when you need a little hair change-up. :)ReplyDelete
Popping over from www.southerncomfortga.blogspot.com LOVE the statement ring! And you just can't go wrong with an LBD and blazer!ReplyDelete
Beautiful dress, love the detailing on the bottom!ReplyDelete
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The detail on that skirt is amazing...looks great with the white blazer too!ReplyDelete
you look amazing! so pretty.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 9:34 PM
Love this post. Great pictures.ReplyDelete
Your blue ring is stunning. Where's it from?ReplyDelete
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(CNN) - Election Day 2020 may still be a long way off -- 632 days to be exact -- but Donald Trump's re-election prospects are looking more challenging by the day. And I don't just mean because Trump has the highest disapproval rating (55.1%) of any modern-day president at this point in his presidency -- except for Ronald Reagan (55.5%) (Keep in mind Reagan was in the middle of a recession at the time in 1982.)
The potentially devastating challenge for Trump is the increasing number of strong women entering the Democratic field in 2020 to unseat him. While Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, this new group of women -- one of whom could ultimately win the nomination -- pose a significant threat to his re-election prospects, in part by drawing female voters to their side.
Trump, who is prone to attack any person he views as a threat, will likely only hurt his own cause. With every negative tweet against them, he will remind Americans of his horrible record on gender issues -- including his seemingly blind defense of Alabama Senate Republican candidate Roy Moore and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who were both accused of sexual assault (though they denied any wrongdoing). And who can forget his public mocking of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, who testified under oath that Kavanaugh had assaulted her?
We have already seen the impact of Trump's conduct on female voters in the 2018 election, when Democrats attracted 59% of the female vote -- causing a record gender gap for a midterm election. And unless Trump and the GOP make drastic changes in the near future, 2020 could be even worse.
But it's not just about what Trump has said or done. It's also about what these female candidates are saying and doing.
On Saturday, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren formally became a candidate for president. She wasted no time criticizing Trump, telling the cheering crowd, "We all know the Trump administration is the most corrupt in living memory." In response, Trump played on racist Native American stereotypes to attack her on Twitter, writing: "Today Elizabeth Warren, sometimes referred to by me as Pocahontas, joined the race for President. Will she run as our first Native American presidential candidate, or has she decided that after 32 years, this is not playing so well anymore? See you on the campaign TRAIL, Liz!"
(Trump's apparent reference to the horrors of the "Trail of Tears," where countless Native Americans died during forced relocation by the federal government in 1800s, sparked immediate outrage.)
Then there's California Sen. Kamala Harris who announced her candidacy in January. This former prosecutor is inherently a great contrast to Trump who is engulfed in various investigations and has been implicated in federal election crimes by his former lawyer Michael Cohen (though Trump denies any wrongdoing). Harris has slammed Trump in the past, calling the wall he wants built on the southern border nothing more than a "vanity project." And, during her presidential announcement, she was clearly speaking of Trump when she declared, "we have leaders who lie and bully and attack a free press and undermine our democratic institutions. That's not our America."
There's also New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who announced a few weeks ago that she was forming a presidential exploratory committee. She clashed with Trump in 2017 over his mistreatment of women, demanding that Congress "investigate the multiple sexual harassment and assault allegations against" Trump. And when Trump responded by calling her a "lightweight" and claiming she came to his office "begging for campaign contributions," Gillibrand responded on Twitter with a slam of her own, "You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office."
And, on Sunday, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar joined the 2020 contest. While people of her state are known for being "Minnesota Nice," Klobuchar, also a former prosecutor, has not been bashful in attacking Trump. Take her recent tweet calling out Trump's attacks on his own intelligence agency heads: "They deserve respect, not attacks."
Trump is now confronted with a gang of women who are all gunning for him. And if he responds in usual Trump fashion, with his no-holds-barred attacks, he could drive away more female voters than he did in the 2018 midterms. That could potentially not only be devastating for Trump, but for many Republicans on the 2020 ballot.
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This month, NASA revealed new details of the plan to send humans to Mars by 2030. It's an elaborate and expensive mission, involving a giant deep-space rocket, and roping an asteroid into the moon's orbit to use as a stepping stone to Mars.
But there are still some serious questions about a manned expedition to Mars. Namely, is it safe? That's where astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly come in. The Kelly brothers are identical twins, and the only siblings ever to both fly in space.
Starting next March, Scott Kelly will spend a year at the International Space Station. While he's up there, he will be a part of some novel scientific experiments comparing his health to his brother's down on Earth.
The idea is to learn about the effects of long-term space travel on the human body, which will influence how NASA proceeds with the Mars mission and other space travel initiatives.
The twins are ideal candidates for studying how these extended trips can affect genetics.
"It was kind of ironic or interesting — maybe serendipitous — that after this flight I will have flown about 540 days compared to [Mark's] 54, so an order of magnitude more," Scott tells NPR's Eric Westervelt.
It's known that being in space can affect bone and muscle mass, and the exposure to radiation can increase the risk of cancer. The astronauts hope this experiment will also shed light on how space travel affects the immune system. In one test, NASA says, both brothers will be given a flu vaccine to see how their systems react.
While there are a number of possible health issues associated with being in space, Scott will also be exercising a lot while he's up there (and that might encourage Mark, who is now retired, to run an extra mile or two in the meantime).
The details of the experiments haven't been finalized yet, but they will likely include drawing blood, ultrasounds, CT scans and urine samples.
"The kids usually get a little laugh out of Dad's pee being in the refrigerator," Mark says.
After 15 years of being a NASA astronaut, he says, "I've had a lot of science done on me already, so I kind of know what I'm getting myself into."
If you're just joining us, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR West. I'm Eric Westervelt.
SCOTT KELLY: I listened to that in space when I was exercising, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
WESTERVELT: You did?
KELLY: Yeah.
WESTERVELT: That's Astronaut Scott Kelly.
KELLY: Yeah, when I was doing the resistive, like the weight lifting, it was good, you know, to listen to NPR. Although I don't listen to NPR on Earth much just because I don't know what channel it's on.
WESTERVELT: Wait. Well, let me get that straight. You could find us at the International Space Station but you can't find us on terra firma. OK.
KELLY: Yeah, it's easy to find in space because they send it up to you directly so...
WESTERVELT: That's bizarre.
Beginning next March, Scott will be at the International Space Station for an entire year. While he's up there, he'll be part of some novel experiments with his brother Mark. Mark's also an astronaut and also Scott's identical twin. Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly, welcome to the program. Thanks for coming in.
SCOTT AND MARK KELLY: Oh, it's great to be here. Thank you.
WESTERVELT: It's tough on the radio. Listeners can't really see you but you guys are identical twins. What do you look like? Tell us. Mark, you go first.
MARK KELLY: What do we look like? Well, I look like him and he looks like me. You know, two regular guys from New Jersey.
KELLY: ...that are about 50 years old.
WESTERVELT: Middle-aged guys?
KELLY: Well, you know, you could characterize it as that but, you know, 50's the new 30, right? That's what people tell me.
WESTERVELT: Where did this idea come from to test whether identical siblings remain the same if one's in space and the other's on the ground?
KELLY: When I was assigned to this flight, we were getting ready to announce it at a press conference. And I was given a briefing from the science people on the type of science we would be doing and looking at on this one-year flight. And I asked them if someone was to ask the question about doing some kind of comparative studies between my brother and I, considering that, I mean, it was kind of ironic or interesting, maybe serendipitous that after this flight I will have flown about 540 days compared to his 54, so an order of magnitude more. And they came to the conclusion that there was merit in this in doing this type of investigation that is mostly based on our genetics and the affect on our genetics from long-duration space flight.
WESTERVELT: Mark, you'll be on the ground. You've arguably got the easier part of this. What will your day-to-day life be like in terms of these experiments while Scott's in space? Will you have to do daily, weekly monitoring and tests?
KELLY: Well, that we don't know yet. You know, I did ask NASA to try to, you know, pull some of these studies together, right? So if you need - you know, if they need to draw blood for one study, let's do that on the same day for the others. You know, the same thing with stuff like urine samples and ultrasounds and maybe a CT scan.
As a NASA astronaut over, you know, a 15-year period, had a lot of science done on me already. So I kind of know what I'm getting myself into. Something might include doing a 24-hour urine sample, Which means you're carrying a bucket around with you essentially.
WESTERVELT: That'll be interesting at barbecues.
KELLY: Yeah, yeah, it is. It's interesting at barbecues. The kids usually get, you know, a little laugh out of, you know, dad's pee being in the refrigerator.
WESTERVELT: Right.
KELLY: So there are things like that, but I don't have a schedule yet.
WESTERVELT: Researchers, as I understand it, already know a little bit that the human immune system changes a lot in space. I mean, which of you do you think will be healthier at the end of the year? Scott?
KELLY: Good question. You know, there's a lot of impacts and effects on the human body due to long-duration space flight. You lose bone and muscle mass...
KELLY: Yeah, his bones are going to turn to dust in a year.
KELLY: And you get radiation that could, you know, increase your risk of fatal cancer over your lifetime. As far as overall health, you exercise a lot, so that's a plus. But, you know, there's also those unknowns about your immune system. So it's - you know, that's what we're hoping to learn.
WESTERVELT: And are you guys going to be competitive about this at all, like Mark, maybe you'll exercise more and avoid a few cheeseburgers just to try to beat Scott?
KELLY: Well, yeah, maybe. You never know. I mean, you know. Yeah, I'll be working out twice a day I think, or two hours a day, six days a week. So maybe it'll motivate me a little bit.
WESTERVELT: Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly are both astronauts. They're also identical twins. The brothers Kelly, thanks very much.
KELLY: Oh, you're welcome.
KELLY: Yeah, thank you, my pleasure.
WESTERVELT: Coming up, long lost recordings from 1969 finally see the light of day. Legendary record producer Lou Adler once scoured the Baptist churches in South Central L.A. to find the soul of Bob Dylan.
LOU ADLER: I would go to church not to pray but to listen to the music.
WESTERVELT: The story behind Dylan's Gospel in the next part of ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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AIGCP managing director Luuc Eisenga has said that he believes that Brian Cookson's election should continue to help the sport along the right road, suggesting that the new president will be more of a bridge builder than his predecessor, Pat McQuaid.
Eisenga has been involved in the sport for many years and has seen the numerous spats which occurred during the past decade, including fights between the UCI and race organisers, teams, WADA, USADA and others. He believes that the restart which occurred when Cookson became president on September 27th should be good for the sport, but hopes that the other stakeholders also think beyond their own direct needs.
"As what everybody says, he is somebody who listens, who is open to the opinion of all the stakeholders, without judging right away," Eisenga said, when asked by VeloNation what impression he had build up of Cookson prior to his election. "He sees that there are some really big challenges ahead and he sees that you can only do that together. But I must say that also in the past year, year and a half, also from the side of the UCI they started to see that too.
"So the process has been started already, and that is only good."
In January Eisenga succeeded Jonathan Vaughters as the head of the Association of Professional Cycling teams (AIGCP), relinquishing his previous role of manager of innovation and technology at the Rabobank and Blanco squads.
It was a big change to make but Eisenga has settled into that role, and will have an important part to play in the sport moving forward.
While he is representing the teams' interests, he underlines that cooperation across the board is key, rather than any one group having a myopic approach and seeing only what is good for them in the short term.
"One of the points I made in the Professional Cycling Council meeting with the guys at the UCI, the staff, is that we started this stakeholder consultancy process and that worked in a sport where we have been fighting too much in the past years.
"The process is one whereby people must talk together and must walk together. I think we are at the point where there is so much potential….the sport is relatively low when it comes to media value, commercial value, and in order to develop it, everybody has to work together."
The key, he emphasises, is cooperation and having a longer-term vision, looking further down the road than before. "From time to time everybody has to take off their own hat and think of the general interests of the sport. What is good for the sport is good for the riders, good for the organisers, it is good for the teams and it is good for the UCI," he said.
He said that there was already a good consensus seen when a proposal from the Pro Cycling Council was presented to the other stakeholders several weeks ago. "That worked, that was good consensus. I am convinced that the new president also follows that line, where there is a fair share of power, where there is a fair share of influence and a fair share of revenue for everybody."
One example of the UCI and the teams pulling in the opposition direction occurred over two years ago when the governing body sought to ban race radios from the peloton. The teams were not in agreement, stating that the radios helped to make the sport safer. There was a standoff, the teams threatened to boycott the inaugural Tour of Beijing but, after weeks of tension, a compromise was eventually reached.
The radios were blocked in most events, including the world championships, but were allowed in WorldTour races. In return, the teams agreed to race in Beijing and since then, there have been no more efforts to impose a radio ban on those top events.
"For the past few years the sport was, historically, always one where there was tension between the stakeholders," said Eisenga. "If you only focus on the differences in interests that every stakeholder has, you are never going to solve problems. If you start to think about how many things you have in common, then you realise there is way more in common than you would actually think. And that opens ways for collaboration."
People such as Vaughters have spoken about the need for a more sustainable financial structure in the sport, with the current sponsor model offering little long term stability. If a sponsor decides to walk away, teams are plunged into uncertainty until such time as they can find a new backer.
As was the case with the Vacansoleil DCM and Euskaltel Euskadi teams, sometimes no solution can be found and the team folds, even if it has an ongoing WorldTour licence. It creates little confidence, as team owners know that any point in time their investment could go up in smoke.
Eisenga sees this area as one in which is crucial to find a solution. "There are still things that should be better; the financial stability on teams is the key to the development of the sport, because we want to see a different behaviour in the sport. So it should be more stable," he said.
"There should be a stable situation where teams cannot disappear from year to another because there is one sponsor missing. In a system like that, there is no team that is going to invest in young riders, making a safe and clean environment for riders to perform, giving them the time to become better.
"Those are the things we have to change, and again we can only change them together."
Asked what is the single biggest priority for cycling at this point in time, Eisenga again emphasises cooperation between the various stakeholders. "Building a platform to work together," he said. "For that to be done in the first place you need to have some mutual trust.
"For mutual trust you only need three things; if you get an honest question, you give an honest answer. You say what you do, and do what you say. That is it. If you follow those three lines, then you get somewhere."


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"The Handmaiden" is definitely one of those films that everyone needs to see before they die. Well, it's definitely not for everyone, but everyone should give it a try.
This little Asian gem has everything that a viewer would want from a film. It's visually stunning and the story is just out of this world. "The Handmaiden" keeps the audience on its toes, wondering what's going to happen next. Then, it ends with a major twist blowing everyone's mind away. It's seriously that good.
Who's the director? Park Chan-Wook is the man that brought this amazing story to life. If I didn't know his name before, I'll definitely start paying more attention to his future works. I just hope that Hollywood doesn't get any ideas about making a remake of this fine work, because it won't work. The world deserves to watch original films and not remakes.
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The Handmaiden — The Story
What's the story about? A young woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress. There are mainly four characters in this story: Sook-Hee (the handmaiden); Lady Hideko (the Japanese heiress), "Count Fujiwara" (the conman) and Kouziki (Hideko's uncle). At first, I thought it was watching a linear story. Oh boy… I couldn't be more wrong and nothing is what it seems.
Part One
Korea is currently occupied by the Japanese. A man who presents himself as "Count Fujiwara" (Jung-woo Ha) hires a young woman named "Sook-Hee" (Tae-ri Kim) to become the handmaiden of a mysterious Japanese heiress "Lady Hideko" (Min-hee Kim). He's a conman and she's a pickpocket. What's the plan? Fujiwara wants to marry Lady Hideko and take her money away. However, that's not all. Not only he wants to strip her from all of her fortune, he also wants to lock her in a mental institution. In order to do that, he needs Sook-Hee to gain Lady Hideko's trust, so she can convince her to marry him. As the story progresses, everything seems to go according to plan. Lady Hideko and Fujiwara end up getting married but it's Sook-Hee who ends up in an asylum.
Part Two
Plot twist: Lady Hideko is not as innocent as she appears to be. It turns out, she has been "groomed" since a very young by her uncle and aunt to read erotic novels to aristocrats. Actually, Kouziki (Jin-woong Jo) is the puppet master behind this devious "arrangement". Hideko and her aunt are just victims of his deviant desires. Not only this man is perverted but he's greedy too. He wants to marry his own niece, just to get his hands on her money. Well, this is the part of the film where the audience learns that Lady Hideko and Fujiwara have been orchestrating a wicked plan to deceive both Kouziki and Sook-Hee. They were planning to escape from Kouziki and take Sook-Hee's identity.
Part Three
Plot twist: Lady Hideko and Sook-Hee were working together all this time to get back at Fujiwara. The tables have turned… Now, the audience learns that Lady Hideko and Sook-Hee end up developing true feelings for each other. Sook-Hee confesses her "intentions" and Lady Hideko confesses Fujiwara's plan to put her in an asylum and take her identity. After this "honest" moment, they both plot against Fujiwara and Kouziki. Actually, they plot mainly against Fujiwara, Kouziki is just collateral damage. What's the plan? Drug Fujiwara, "hand him" to Kouziki and runway from everything.
I believe I already gave out too many spoilers. As I said before, this film is not for everyone. There are some intense love scenes between the two leading ladies, which I was not expecting at all. However, they were tastefully shot (in my opinion). In very few words, "The Handmaiden" is: sexy, clever and powerful. It's one of those films that will make you feel a certain type of way: you'll either hate it or love it, but you won't be indifferent to it. In addition, I found the female leads really refreshing. They are strong and masters of their own destiny, which is quite a contrast to how usually women are perceived and portrayed in film.
Though major spoilers were spilled, there are still plenty of more surprises in the film. Once again, the film is really that good.