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Character BioEdit
A yellow bunny with pink cheeks who inexplicably wears pink bunny slippers. His white fluffy curly hair tuft and cotton tail look exactly the same. His ears move to match how he feels. For example, if he's happy they'll stay up, and when he's sad they'll drop. Cuddles is one of the primary characters in the series. Like Giggles,Toothy and Lumpy, he appears in many of the advertisements. Cuddles was the second character to be created in Happy Tree Friends (the first being Shifty). Creator Rhode Montijo first drew him in a piece of paper with the phrase Resistance Is Futileabove and that was how the creators got the idea for the show. His voice is even performed by the co-creator of the show Kenn Navarro.
Cuddles' personality is somewhat mixed. On one hand he can be dangerously mischievous and fairly self-centered. Both of these characteristics have lead to both his death and other characters' deaths. On the other hand he is most of the time lovable, friendly, sweet and caring, making his personality more complex than the others. As revealed in Sweet Ride, he is referred to as a skaterboy. He was seen to have multiple houses, but his official one is known to be a Hollow Tree, as it is the only one to appear more than once (In a Jam and Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow). He is particularly good friends with Toothy, Flippy, Petunia, Flaky, and Lumpy. Cuddles and Giggles are also very close friends, and it has been hinted several times they have crushes on each other. Their relationship is most prominent in the Fall Out Boy music video: The Carpal Tunnel of Love.
With 50+ deaths, Cuddles is the character who has been killed the most times in the Happy Tree Friends franchise. He is also the character who has, so far, been killed by Flaky, Toothy, Disco Bear, Lumpy and Flippy the most (though, to be fair, Flippy and Lumpy generally kill everyone in episodes in which they are featured). While he dies a lot in the Internet and TV series, Cuddles has survived in Doggone It, Sea What I Found, A Change of Heart, A Sight for Sore Eyes, Letter Late Than Never, Double Whammy Part 1 but not part 2, We're Scrooged!, Happy Tree Friends: False Alarm episode, (debatably) Mime to Five, I Nub You, YouTube 101: Subscriptions, (debatably) A Bit of a Pickle, Star Kringle, Disco Bears All, and the HTF Break shorts, Deck the Halls, We Wish You,Take Your Seat, Happy New Year, Youtube Copyright School, and Oh Xmas Tree. His deaths often involve his body getting sliced up.
Cuddles is one of the characters to have an account on MySpace. It mentions that he actually is allergic to carrots because they make him choke. This is possibly evidenced by the 'Feed' option of his Smoochie. In addition, it mentions he collects pand powerful antique electric toothbrushes and his fur is highly protected from the sun. He may look like a cute, cuddly, and sweet bunny rabbit (which is why his name is Cuddles) on the outside, but on the inside he's known as a rebellious Happy Tree Friend. His talents include extreme sports like skateboarding, surfing, and soccer. He even appears as a daredevil in Mime to Five. Cuddles loves listening to rock music, and he was once a member of "The Happy Tree Band." As evidenced in the Happy Tree Friends Break: Seize the Day, Cuddles suffers from epilepsy the same way Handy does. He has appeared on one of the episodes of The God and Devil Show on God's keys, when they were chasing Robert Downey Jr.
- Giggles - Girlfriend
- Toothy - Best Friend
- Lumpy - Close Friend
- Flaky - 2nd Best Friend
- Sniffles - Good friend
- Cro-Marmot - Friend
- Flippy - Close Friend
- Nutty - Two-Sided
Cuddles' EpisodesEdit
Appearance RolesEdit
HTF Break RolesEdit
Kringle Roles Edit
Famous Kill Edit
- Flaky from Let it slide
Occupations and CareersEdit
For more information, see List of Occupations
- Firefighter - Who's to Flame
- Soccer Player - A Change of Heart
- Christmas Play Actor - Class Act
- Daredevil - Mime to Five
- Journalist - See What Develops
- Delivery Boy - Aw, Shucks!
- Replacement Lead Guitarist/Rock Musician - In a Jam
- Carol Singer - Kringle Carols, Deck the Halls; We Wish You
Fates Edit
Seen on Computer and on TVEdit
- Spin Fun Knowin' Ya: flies into a plane's engine.
- Water You Wading For?: Crushed by a whale after getting attacked by multiple sea creatures
- Sweet Ride: Accidentally skateboards into a small stairway, cutting him in 3 pieces: His legs, his torso with the lower half of his head, and the higher half of his head. His eye then is impaled by an ice cream cone.
- This Is Your Knife: Flippy cuts him open with a knife and pulls out his intestines after getting his face scraped off by a rock.
- Happy Trails: Cut in half by a school bus window.
- Flippin' Burgers: Dies of massive blood loss when Flippy somehow impales his throat with a straw, though attempting to drink back the blood
- Class Act: Dies in an explosion.
- I Get a Trick Out of You: Split in half by Lumpy, barely suriving, but later Lumpy accidentally cuts off his blood supply, to do a magic Trick.
- Keepin' it Reel: Flippy uses Flaky as a mace to hit him with, possibly causing too much blood loss.(Debatable)
- Let it Slide: Cut in half by a broken water slide.
- Remains to be Seen: (1) Run over by Flippy's truck. (2) Dies when Ghoul Flippy's brain explodes.
- From A to Zoo: Eye pierced by a helium tank, filling his brain with helium.
- Kringle Feast: Dies in an explosion caused by Lumpy.
- Kringle Karols: Impaled through the head by an icicle.
- Ski Patrol: Slammed into an ambulance, blown up by a helium tank, and buried in snow.
- YouTube Live Episode: Slammed against the walls of a crane machine multiple times.
- The Wrong Side of the Tracks: Dies of blood loss when his hands are ripped off on a wall. Or did he?!
- From Hero to Eternity: Explodes when Splendid gives him mouth to mouth.
- And the Kitchen Sink: Gets run over by Pop's SUV.
- Party Animal: Flippy's ties balloons around his neck forcing him up into a ceiling fan, where he is shredded.
- Ipso Fatso: Crashes his car into a tree, where his body is forced through a knot in tree.
- Don't Yank My Chain: Falls into a well with head stuck in bucket and is decapitated when rope stops.
- Concrete Solution: Dies when the highway bridge falls apart or when the ambulance hits his car.
- Who's to Flame?: Impaled vertically by a fence post
- Take a Hike: Impaled on a sharp rock.
- Snow Place to Go: Half his body gets eaten by an orca.
- Dunce Upon a Time: Ground to death in a pepper grinder
- Gems the Breaks: Flung out of a bus when and flies into a wood chipper along with Toothy and Sniffles.
- A Hole Lotta Love: The front wall of his house falls on him and slicing him vertically into 6 pieces from a window frame.
- Mime to Five: Blown in half by a cannon with too much gun powder in it. Likely dies of blood loss or the killer ducks. (Debatable, as he suffered a similar injury in I Get a Trick Out of You and survived to make it to the hospital. Depending on how quickly he was helped, he may have lived through this).
- Blast From the Past: 1) Launched off a seesaw into outer space, where he is frozen and then broken to pieces by a satellite. 2) Same death as Spin Fun Knowin' Ya.
- See What Develops: Accidentally frozen by Splendid's ice breath. Splendid tries to thaw Cuddles out with his laser vision, only to have Cuddles shatter into a bunch of ice cubes.
- Home Is Where the Hurt Is: Accidentally knocked into a wood slicer by The Mole.
- Aw, Shucks!: Sliced vertically in half by railroad crossing gate.
- Wipe Out!: Impaled on a buoy.
- Wingin' It: Cut in half by airplane tray table when Lumpy, who was sitting in front of Cuddles, reclines his seat.
- Easy Comb, Easy Go: Unknowingly drinks a bottle of hair growth formula and suffocates on the hair that grows inside of him.
- In a Jam: The Mole unknowingly administers an IV full of chair cushioning to Cuddles, causing his body to expand to the size of a recliner. Cuddles dies from suffocation and/or having his internal organs crushed.
- Junk in the Trunk: Forced through a pulley.
- Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow: Cut to pieces by the tail of Flippy's helicopter. (Along with Flippy)
- Autopsy Turvy/Double Whammy Part 2: Crushed by Cro-Marmot when Flippy's van crashed into the house.
- Asbestos I Can Do: Same death as in The Wrong Side of the Tracks, Party Animal, Take a Hike, Dunce Upon a Time, A Hole Lotta Love, Mime to Five, Blast From The Past, and Aw, Shucks!
- The Carpal Tunnel of Love: Gets impaled through his mouth by a pipe.
- Can't Stop Coffin: Crushed by Lumpy's truck.
- Peas in a Pod: Killed by a Pod Lumpy with a mop.
- Seize the Day: Suffers an epileptic seizure, gets electrocuted by Lumpy, then choked by game controller.
- Wrath of Con: Squashed in the comic con convention center.
- Strain Kringle: Impaled through the eye by a telescope.
- A Bit of a Pickle: gets his ears and feet sliced off when his car door slams shut on him by Lumpy and probaly dies later from blood loss (debatable).
- See You Later, Elevator: Gets half his body cut in half when elevator closes inbetween him. Likey dies of blood loss or from the fiery explosion.
- Happy New Year: Lumpy slams the door on him (debatable)
- Claw Death 1: Lifty and Shifty rip his lower half off, causing his intestines and blood to pour out.
- Claw Death 2: Skin ripped off by a claw. (debatable, since Flaky had a similar injury in Class Act and survived)
- New Season Trailer: Shot in the head numerous times by Flippy
- Breaking Wind: Broken in half when Splendid flies through him.
- First Blood DVD Cover: Cuddles sticks a fork in the outlet and gets electrocuted.
- DVD First Blood Promo: Cuddles is crushed by a large television after Lumpy managed to fix it.
- DVD Second Serving Promo: Cuddles is left in a microwave and burns to death when the microwave was on.
- Hot Topic/Youtube Live Promo: Cuddles gets slammed around to death by the mechanical claw in a crane game. Cuddles was one of the prizes, along with Giggles, Toothy, Nutty, Handy, Lifty, Shifty, Lumpy, and Flippy. As they witness Cuddles' death, they immediately try to escape from the machine in fear of them being next. This was also used as the Happy Tree Friends section on YouTube Live 2008.
- Cuddles Pet Smoochie Clean: Drowns in a shower.
- Slap Happy iPhone App: Would get sliced in half by a chainsaw, would have a pipe fall in his mouth and choke him, or would have gotten squished.
- Get Into Advertising: Crushed by a huge safe.
Seen on ComicsEdit
- HTF Comic #1 & #2: Gets whacked to death by Lumpy, thinking he was a pinata.
- I Get a Kick Out of You: Head kicked off by Lumpy.
- Big Bubble Trouble: Killed when a large bubble popped, along with Lumpy and Petunia.
- Making a Good Bleed: Killed in a car explosion, along with Giggles, Pop, and Flaky.
Seen in Arcade GamesEdit
- Hot Potato: Dies in an explosion.
- Fire Escape: Splatters on the ground.
- Ice Slide: Ran over by Cro-Marmot.
- Hare Trigger - 1. Dies after been shot out of a cannon and onto the ground. 2. Eaten by killer ducks 3. Intestines get wrapped around a shovel handle.
- Lumpy's Lame Card Trick: (Card #2) Lumpy accidently killed Cuddles while he pulled a bunny hat trick.
Seen on Computer and on TVEdit
- Spin fun Knowin' Ya: Arms get dismembered as he hangs on to the merry-go-round for dear life.
- Class Act: Has his head forced out of the hole in his costume, forming a bloody cylinder, which bounces down the stairs. Some fans call it the "Head Slinky". Oddly, the rest of his body still seems to remain intact, and in the shot featuring The Mole, Pop, and Cub, one of his hands reaches up.
- I Get a Trick Out of You: Sawed in half by Lumpy, performing a magic trick on Cuddles (though his intestines remain uncut).
- Ski Patrol: Broken leg is constricted by a tight splint.
- The Wrong Side of the Tracks: Hands cut off by a small tunnel, radius invisible.
- From Hero to Eternity: Impaled through the eye with a sharp stone caught in a snowball thrown by Giggles.
- Doggone It: Attacked by a giant squid.
- Take a Hike: (before death) Snake's poison is spat into his eyes, melting them.
- Mime to Five: Blown out of a cannon, and, due to there being too much gunpowder, his body is cut in half with his intestines connecting both parts together.
- A Sight for Sore Eyes: The Mole drops chunks of Handy's brain in his drink, making him sick.
- In a Jam: (before death) 1. Stabbed multiple times in the arm with a needle. 2. His right eye is split in half when a string on his guitar breaks while auditioning for the "Happy Tree Band". 3. Ruptures his ear drums and is knocked away from the sound of a loud amplifier.
- Hear Today, Gone Tommorow: Half his face is burnt by coffee.
- Can't Stop Coffin: (before death) 1. While trying to get out of a coffin, the tips of his fingers get scratched off. 2. Half his face is scraped off by Lumpy's truck, removing one of his eyes. 3. The Mole takes his other eye out, thinking it was an apple.
- False Alarm Episode: Thrown out of his car onto the pavement.
- Wrath of Con: Splendid ruptured his ears and the fire was on his body.
- A Bit of a Pickle: Ears and feet sliced off after having his car door slammed shut on him by Lumpy (if he wasn't killed).
- Happy New Year: Hit by Lumpy's van door.
Additional Edit
- Blood Sample B: Ear cut off.
- Don't forget the Sunscreen Wallpaper: An alligator bites some skin on his back revealing his buttocks.
- Slap Happy: Cheek slapped by a finger, crashes into walls when device is shaken up, and/or would get eletrocuted.
- Hare Comes the Sun July 2007 Calendar: Left side of his body is severly burned by the sun.
- HTF Bunch Wallpaper: Stabbed in the calf muscle by Flippy.
- Hare Trigger: Blown in half by the cannon.
Number of killsEdit
- Giggles - 0
- Toothy - 2 ("Strain Kringle", "Star Kringle")
- Lumpy - 1 ("In a Jam")
- Petunia - 0
- Handy - 2 ("Home is Where the Hurt is", "In a Jam")
- Nutty - 0
- Sniffles - 1 ("In a Jam")
- Pop - 0
- Cub - 0
- Flaky - 2 ("Let it Slide", "Mime to Five" along with Mime)
- The Mole - 0
- Disco Bear - 0
- Russell - 0
- Lifty - 0
- Shifty - 0
- Mime - 0
- Cro-Marmot - 0
- Flippy - 0
- Splendid - 0
- Lammy - 0
- Generic Tree Friends - 0
- Others - 0
Trivia Edit
[1]A message to all Happy Tree Freinds charactersAdded by Tylercrock1*If you don't count irregular episodes, Cuddles would be one of the four characters to die in all of their starring roles. The others would be (debatably) Petunia, Lifty, and Shifty.
- Its shown that Cuddles is aware that he frequently dies shown in Blast From The Past where he said "Oh My God, Im gonna die! Not this old death again!".
- Cuddles is the original Happy Tree Friend and debatably the most famous and liked character.
- He appears in the first 9 TV episodes and dies in 7 or 6 of them.
- He can sometimes be mischievous and bratty, as seen in From A to Zooand Water You Wading For.
- Cuddles and Toothy are the first duo in which both partners have killed each other. In other duos, one kills the other, but not the other way around.
- Most of the time, Cuddles keeps his bunny slippers on, but in the episodes Happy Trails pt. 1 and Home is Where the Hurt is, Cuddles' slippers are seen off of his feet after his deaths. This is also seen that one slipper flew off of his foot on the Overkill DVD set box.
- Cuddles has a pet mouse that he lets it ride on his shoulder, feeding it a piece of cheese in the episode, Junk in the Trunk.
- Cuddles is a lefty in Can't Stop Coffin Blurb, but is a righty in In a Jam.
- The Collect Them All section of the First Blood DVD reveals that Cuddles has a Master's Degree in Karate.
- He likes the color of pink as he has been seen with a strawberry ice cream cone, his pink slippers, his pink cheeks, and his girlfriend Giggles (who has pink fur).
- According to the Pop Corn video version in the First Blood DVD, it proclaims that Cuddles starred in the Ninja movie series called "Paws of Fury", a parody of Fists of Furry.
- In the arcade game, Crazy Disco, he is seen wearing a bikini even though he is a male character. In the updated version of the game, Disco Inferno, he is only wearing his normal bunny slippers.
- When he's playing soccer, he wears pink bunny slippers with cleats and an angry look.
- Cuddles only has non-bloody deaths in his smoochie.
- During the TV series he is often the first character to die, especially when there is a large cast. He was the first to die in From Hero to Eternity, Don't Yank My Chain, Who's to Flame?, Gems the Breaks, Home Is Where the Hurt Is, Aw Shucks!, Wingin' It and Autopsy Turvy (Double Whammy Part 2). On the other hand, he was the last to die in In a Jam, Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow, See What Develops, and Easy Comb, Easy Go.
- Cuddles died in every season one and season two Internet episode he appeared in, but he does survive in some episodes of the TV series and in some episodes of the season three Internet episodes.
- Cuddles has the most deaths out of all the characters, despite not being killed by The Cursed Idol.
- Cuddles was the first to die in the HTF Break Shorts.
- The only times in the TV series where Cuddles does not appear in all three segments are Four on the Floor,Marooned Five, Behind the Eight Ball, Nine Lives, Eleventh Hour, and Twelfth Night.
- Cuddles is the most frequent victim of Lumpy, Flippy, Toothy, Flaky and Disco Bear.
- Cuddles is the playable character in the new Happy Tree Friends iPhone app: Slap Happy.
- So far, his only survived starring role episode was YouTube 101: Subscriptions.
- Cuddles is one of the five characters who die in almost all of their starring roles, but has survived in one of them. The other four are Toothy, Flaky, Russell, and Sniffles.
- In Cuddles' account on MySpace, it mentions that he is allergic to carrots because they make him choke, which is possibly evidenced by the Feed option of his Smoochie. However, this was never officially confirmed by Mondo Media and it is also possible that the choke was merely due to the carrot being stuck in Cuddles' throat, without being an allergic reaction.
- He has the third highest number of appearances (behind Lumpy and Giggles).
- His survival rate is 25.7%.
- In the TV Series his survival rate is 22.5%.
- Cuddles has the second highest number of appearances in the TV series, only behind Lumpy. The only TV episodes he didn't appear in are Easy For You to Sleigh, Wishy Washy, Every Litter Bit Hurts, As You Wish,Chew Said a Mouthful, Idol Curiosity, Tongue in Cheek, and I've Got You Under My Skin.
- The only main characters who haven't killed Cuddles yet are Petunia, Handy, Cub and Russell.
- In the TV series Lumpy, Cro-Marmot and The Mole appeared in all of his starring roles.
- Cuddles may resemble Pikachu from Pokemon. Back when the first episode of Happy Tree Friends premiered (sometime in 2000), Pokemon/anime was incredibly popular.
- Cuddles' season 1 intro was very similar to Petunia's season 1 intro.


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MAKATI CITY, Philippines/October 7 – The National Capital Region (NCR) chapter of the United Youth for Peace and Development (UNYPAD) has participated in the Bangsamoro and Beyond: A National Conversation organized by ANC in partnership with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS) held at the Dolphy Theater, ABS-CBN Network, Quezon City on Thursday, October 5, 2017.
UNYPAD-NCR chapter is headed by Ustadz Abayazid Kulodan, the newly appointed chairman for the national capital region.
Kulodan was among the 250 Bangsamoro personalities invited as guests of the said forum.
He was thankful for the opportunity given by CPCS for the UNYPAD chapter here in Manila.
The chapter president further extended his gratitude to UNYPAD Office of the President, Dr Rahib L. Kudto.
"This a very rare opportunity and this is a time to meet our Bangsamoro leaders and listen to their responses particularly the Bangsamoro Basic Law and other development in the GPH-MILF peace process," Kulodan said.
Kulodan is referring to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Peace Implementing Panel chair Mohagher Iqbal who spoke with full of wisdom in the forum.
Some of the response of Chair Iqbal pertaining to the issue on BBL, he said: "The Congress should handle BBL with flexibility because it is not just about legalities but most importantly about social justice."
"The BBL is not an ordinary legislation. It must be considered and regarded as an agreement," Iqbal stressed during the conversation.
On the other hand, some other Mindanao-based peace networks and here in Manila attended the program.
Members of the security forces, academe, CSO and religious leaders, politicians, international community, women and mostly youth also have participated the said event.
The organizer said that the same forum was conducted before with the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF) and in this time around it was the CPCS who had partnered with the ANC news cable in Manila.
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As Wanderers fans around the world exchanged gifts and tucked into their Christmas dinner, Richard Norton, Bolton Wanderers Football Club Grounds Manager and his team were hard at work preparing the Reebok for the busy festive schedule.
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Richard commented "We acquired it through our preferred machinery dealer Chris Gibson at GGM over in Colne, and we have got ourselves a really good deal. Chris has put a good package together and hopefully we can continue to do work with them in the future.
It is replacement machinery for equipment that we have already got, which has just got too old. The tractor we have replaced had actually originally been purchased when we first moved to the new stadium, so we have got a good 14 or 15 years out of it."
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Banjo is crouching in the corner, probably eating box elder bugs (crunchy!). Neo is curled up in my lap, tensely watching for Banjo to make one wrong move, flexing her nails and softly growling like a cartoon villian cat. I live with wild animals. And in a Disney movie. Magnito, my normal cat, is downstairs curled up on the couch with my husband, sleeping. Again. He's become such a daddy's boy lately. Men, pfft.
The crook of my right arm is sore where I was jabbed with a really big needle this afternoon, in the name of blood donation. For I am an upstanding citizen. And I like free cookies and free dizzy spells.
Now Banjo is sitting on the floor next to my chair, and Neo is even more pissed. She's growling warningly and her angry tail is alternating between smacking the desk and smacking me. Nice kitty, put the tail away. And Banjo, stop being such a little instigator. Trouble makers, all of you. Now go make mama a martini.
I can hear the tv on downstairs in the living room; Dan is watching something sportsy, probably involving a bunch of large men running into each other. On purpose. Weird. There also seems to be whistles involved.
I'm the kind of sleepy where my bones feel shaky and my skull feels full and warm. Laying down sounds nice, but I know the moment I crawl into bed my brain will explode and thoughts about the drink tickets I'm supposed to be designing and how awesome immortality would be and whether I should cut my hair and that I really like hummus will splatter all over the walls. My god, how messy that would be. Better to stay awake a bit longer. I think I'll tell Neo that Banjo is cuter, just to mess with her, and to witness the ensuing bloodshed. Fun!


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Re: James Adams m-Elizabeth Morgan, 1827, Ga
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James Adams m-Elizabeth Morgan, 1827, Ga
Carolyn Adams 4/17/00
I'm not sure whether or not these are the same Adams.
My gggrand parents James Adams (B. abt 1803, Ga.) and his wife Elizabeth M., maiden name not known, (B. abt 1806, Ga.) migrated from Baker County, Georgia, to Texas during the 1850's.They lived in Polk County, Brazos County, and probably Milam County, Texas.
I don't know when and where they were married, only that their eldest child Ishom, (b. abt 1830, Ga.) was listed with them, along with other children, in the 1850 Federal Census for the 8th District, Baker County, Georgia.
If these maybe your Adams', I'll be happy to let you have what little additional information I have on them.
Joe Kornegay


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Hey! Pink does suit Rukia, very well. :)
The bubblegum looks fine and nice work with the plaid background too.
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Scan: Bleach ~ More Cast Cameos by saikusa
I was waiting for a good-quality scan of that image just for Rukia, and thanks to Saikusa, I got it! Huzzah!
It's incredibly simple (and pink). Vectored Rukia, played with the colors and added some bubble gum (does the bubble gum
look ok? I think it looks a little strange, but I couldn't figure out where to put it to make it look good) :\
The outline of Rukia is all screwed up. I need to learn how to use Illustrator OX
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fawna-chan Apr 09, 2007
Hey! Pink does suit Rukia, very well. :)
DarkPriestessKikyo06 Apr 09, 2007
This is such a cute and awesome wall! It makes me think of the current generation (mine) and how have mp3 players and all and can just stand anywhere and rock out in our own little worlds! :) I really like her in pink too! Its very fitting! Thanks for sharing! :)
MapleRose Retired Moderator Apr 09, 2007
haha cute! and very pink :)
yeah her pose does look like she's chewing gum and blowing bubble XD The bubble looks okay to me, maybe make the shine smaller (ie shorter)?
I like the designs you put into her helmet thing (or whatever it is :D), as well as the white dots around her. The outlines look fine (I like the thickness, makes it more bold ;) ) Though it looks a bit.. odd that everything else is outlined but her hair isn't :/ .. And also I find that the colour of her hair is a bit too light, and blends into the background too much. You can either outline the hair, or darken the hair (to a shade slightly lighter than the one used on the outlines), or even lighten middle rectangle in the background?
Lastly, maybe move the text left a little bit? 'cause it looks weird with the word 'gum' cut in half by the dividing colours of the background...
Sinever Apr 09, 2007
very nice wall
I love rukia & the bg looks great
well done
acid-awakening Apr 09, 2007
It is yours xD Your style is predictable :P
Very creative, just the scan... Needs to give her body some adjustments.
Ebelin Apr 09, 2007
Although I do not like the pink color I like this wallpaper. :)
GloriaChan Apr 09, 2007
WAA I loved it! *goes on my desktop*
+ fav
sayuritchan Apr 09, 2007
This looks really nice!
Pink is THE color!
+ fav!
Bye... :)
DREAM Apr 09, 2007
ah Lady Chloe-chan- you jest. i love your wall it is very freshing[to me].
i have just a minor complaint- i would have completed the outline around her face to include the areas where her hair rests and perhaps reduced the size of that outline slightly.
also i would have kept the outside of the wall as a continuation of the inside that is; not have it fade out.
overall i love your wall and the bubble gum- and i hate "Bleach" lol
+ fav
Saikusa Retired Moderator Apr 09, 2007
Awwww! I don't usually like pink things, but I love this! It's so cute & adorable! And I love the extra little touches you've given it like the pastel colouref waves emitting from the headphones. Brilliant!
pamkips Apr 09, 2007
you know I <3 this very much :D
Revan Retired Moderator Apr 09, 2007
The fact that I like this even if it's pink should say something ;)
I'm only not too sure about the dots on the dress, I think I would have prefered if they weren't there. But that's just being picky I really like this.
Misato-Kun Apr 09, 2007
I'm loving the scan! Pink rules! Keep up the awesome work, Chloe-chan.
mineharu Apr 10, 2007
Wow.. chloe-chan long time no see.. and this is amazing i think u did a great job :) .. congrats really ^^..
+fav definetely :) :D
ReBeKiCHii Apr 10, 2007
Wow~ a great wallie ahha i love rukia :D the bubblegum fits perfectly with the wallie, doesn't look weird at all! the background is fine, doesn't look too plain! awesome job! :D
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IzumiChan Apr 11, 2007
I loved the bubblegum ball, so fun and cute!~ XD
I can't make a ball, it's hard... >.<
That head thing is cool~ loved the waves on it~ :D
The BG looks great too, full of movement~ and the tone of pink is just perfect. :)
Amazing work! ^_~
flyindance Apr 11, 2007
compare wf the other wallies
tis 1 I feel is a little bit not tat good than the rest
however, great job
the bubble gum is great but wat's the ting bhind her head
tat was the 1 I tink kind of spoil it
alterlier Apr 11, 2007
haha tha bubble gum looks really cool
xianghua Apr 11, 2007
Oh wow so cute! I love the colour!
The buble gum looks alright! X-P (I want some now! XD )
Great work with the vector as well!
melymay Apr 12, 2007
Ahahah, very pink XD The vecotoring is nice and clean as well :D Great job! +fave
auel1124 Apr 12, 2007
very nice work! congrats!
enchantment Apr 12, 2007
nice idea :D its pink XD love how you designed the headphones :D and the simplistic look is really nice as well :) also lovely vectoring :) nice wall~^^
eternallegend Apr 12, 2007
i like the effect of your wall and the design is really nice :D i like the interesting touch of the bubble gum and the atmosphere you created XD i like the simple look and the vector is really well done :) nice wall ^^
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There are essentially two ways for Christians to relate to non-Christians. We can emphasize what is different between us or we can emphasize what we have in common. that is, we can build walls or bridges. My own inclination, based on my understanding of the biblical portrait of the character of God, is toward being a bridge builder. I want to be inclusive rather than exclusive.
Think, for example, of the story about Jesus in Mark 7:24-30. Jesus has walked out of Israel to the north. He is in the area we now call Lebanon. A woman comes to him and asks for him to exorcise a demon from her daughter. Mark is meticulous to note that not only is the story set in Gentile territory but the needy person is a woman, a Gentile, a Syrophoenician.
She is an outsider to Jesus' Judaism, just as he is an outsider to her non-Jewish faith. She overcomes the wide cultural and religious barrier that separates her from Jesus, driven by her love for her daughter. Love has a way of making our barriers seem a bit smaller, doesn't it?
At first, Jesus seems to rebuke her and we find ourselves thinking he is going to honor the differences between himself and her more than he honors her motherly love. He sounds quite rude: "Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." That seems to be both a denial of her request and an insult, calling her a dog, as was common among Jews of the day.
Oddly enough, that's not what she heard. There is no sign that she is put off or that she feels insulted. She is moved by love, not by pride in her own culture. She doesn't mind that Jesus says other people have a higher priority. And she may well have known that at the time Jews sometimes referred to Gentiles as dogs but that Jesus uses a very specific word for "dogs." There is one word for "outside" dogs who stay in the yard or roam the streets freely and another word for the household pets who love to lick the floor after the humans have enjoyed a messy meal. Jesus, contrary to the custom, uses the more affectionate term meaning little dog or pet dog.
He could have excluded her and she could have taken his words to be rejection. Instead, she engages him in a bit of conversation that would be admirable even among rabbis. Rabbinic discussions were conversations in which each speaker built upon the comments of the other. A rabbi would show understanding by adding the next step to his partners comment.
That is exactly what this woman does. "Sir [or "Lord"], even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs." She accepts his word and adds her own to extend the image Jesus has used. Whether from theological sophistication or simply a purity of heart, the woman has spoken a perfect complement to what Jesus said.
His response is immediate: "For saying that, you may go– the demon has left your daughter." The Greek word Mark uses to tell this part of the story is logos, which in this context means the fundamental idea behind the specific words she has spoken.
The woman, potentially excluded from Jesus' world by gender, race, religion, and culture, has shown she is in perfect harmony with him. In the eyes of many, she is an outsider but Jesus hears her as an insider. And he does not call her to change her religion or culture.
As a follower of Jesus Christ, that's exactly what I want to do in conversations — looking always for the points of harmony, not the differences. When I look at a Hitler or an Orwellian Big Brother or a Trump, I can find no harmony between us. When I look at most Jews or Muslims, I find lots of bridges I want to cross as I invite them to cross the bridges toward me and my love for Jesus Christ.


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Tony here. Time for your weekly Recap of Cartoon Network's Monday Night Line-up on the date 06/20/2011. This week the line-up consists of new episodes of The Amazing World of Gumball, MAD, and The Problem Solverz. (Both Adventure Time and Regular Show were repeats this week, so that's why this recap will feel a tad empty). Some spoilers below. Let's get started.
First on The Amazing World of Gumball: in "The Laziest", the boys' mom goes out, resulting in Richard deciding to be lazier than usual. Gumball and Darwin decide to compete with their dad over who is laziest. Good episode, though it was rather strange seeing Gumball and Darwin being rather mean-spirited. I can see, though, that this was perhaps just their naivete and impressionability leading to their cruel actions towards Lazy Larry. Nonetheless, this episode was funny and the scenes with Lazy Larry–while rather mean-spirited–were pretty entertaining; though since Gumball and Darwin just disregard it, it made it seem rather pointless. But I know, that's the joke. Not this show's very best episode, as it had its fair share of faults, but lots of jokes were especially inspired and the whole thing was typically goofy and hilarious. I give this episode a 9.2/10.
Then on MAD: in "Force Code/Flammable", we had parodies of Star Wars, Source Code, and Katy Perry. This episode was, eh, alright. The opening sketch simply lost me–mostly because I have not seen Source Code so I just totally did not get any of the jokes. Which is also the fault of the writers, because a proper satire should be accessible to those who are not even familiar with the subject matter as well. This episode felt really short as well, and the few sketches that were shown were simply passable. "Flammable" was interesting because it was a song parody, which this show has never done before, and which I totally loved. Katy Perry's "Firework" is so terrible it needs a parody, and the puppets melting from Perry's boob sparks was hilarious. The GleeVR was my personal favorite, because 1) any riff on Glee is good in my book, 2) they referenced the Strutting Leo meme which was surprising and also amazing, and 3) they worked in a small spoof of Supernatural. This episode was funny, but felt short and a lot of it was more miss than hit. I give it a 7.9/10.
Finally, on The Problem Solverz: in "Zoo Cops", the Problem Solverz are feeling that their popularity is decreasing because they have had no good cases and are derided for such. Things change when an insane tagger named Dork Face plots an evil dimensional based scheme against the town. This was the season finale, and very well likely the series finale, so…yeah. Let me just open by saying that after all this has been said and done, this show was fucking horrible. Its animation is too ugly and bright despite being stylistic and purposeful; the voice actors are loud and annoying despite several of them being talented people (John DiMaggio, Grey DeLisle, Chris Parnell, George Tekai, and Mark Hamil have all lent their voices and have been wasted); the show's surrealism is hallow and pretentious and out-of-date, like something from Newgrounds made in 5 minutes by some baked college kid; the story and plot is dull and lifeless and is used solely as a support beam for the characters to be loud and random. Now as for this episode itself? Astonishingly meta. It seems this show is aware that is is absolutely despised by 98% of everybody who has ever watched it, and it has seemingly embraced it and used it as subject matter for its episode. I commend it for that, honestly, but besides that, nothing stood out. The tagger character was alright, and surprisingly the sequence inside the "flat dimension" was well done, but I didn't laugh once and every joke was too predictable and retreaded. Overall, despite its self-aware nature, the season (and quite obviously series) finale was about as bad as every episode before it. I give it a 4.9/10.
Overall I give this week's CN Monday a 7.8/10. Be sure to check the line-up next week, starting at 7:30p.m. on Cartoon Network. And be sure to read more of Toons with Tony with new posts daily.


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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Picnic baskets...
I had great fun today making picnic baskets using this tutorial. The one with the wine bottle in is for Demyan and Zéphyranthe, the others will be put up for sale on Etsy.
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So well made! You added your special touch!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the link. It's a very good idea.ReplyDelete
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The picnic baskets turned out so well.
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Thanks fot the tutorial too!37/32
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Thank you so much for the link to the tutorial -- I think these look splendid! I imagine each one full of a delicious picnic :)ReplyDelete
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Deviss wrote:"You will be investigating thieves, misers, bullies. The most detestable collection of people that you will ever meet - my family."
- Story: Five Stars
- Acting: Five Stars
- Directing: Four and a half Stars
- Visuals: Four and a half Stars
- Overall: Four and a half Stars
It's been almost a full year since I last saw "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I still remember seeing it as an early birthday present to myself, even though it was a month until my actual birthday. I also remember leaving the theater afterwards, driving to a local WalMart and buying a pocket journal, similar to the one Daniel Craig's character used. It wasn't featured very prominently, just a little thing I noticed. The most notable thing I still remember, especially now having just finished rewatching this movie, was how unprepared I was for what I would see.
This English-language adaptation of the well-known Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson introduces us to Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), a disgraced journalist for Millennium magazine, having just been successfully sued for libel by a wealthy industrialist as well as computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). A short time later, Mikael is contacted by Henrik Vanger (Christopher Plummer) and is asked to try and discover what might have happened to Henrik's grandniece Harriet nearly forty years ago. Under the façade of writing the Vanger family history, Mikael soon enlists Salander to aid him in his search. However, it isn't long until the pair learns a dark, generational family secret.
The night I sat down in my local theater to watch this for the first time, I was aware that this movie was based on a novel and had, in a way, already been made. In 2009 Niels Arden Oplev had directed the Swedish adaptation of Larsson's first novel of a trilogy, but to this day I haven't had the experience of reading any of the novels nor seeing the Swedish adaptations. And while I hope director David Fincher will someday return to direct the subsequent novel adaptations, there isn't ever a guarantee of things like that happening these days. But, all of that doesn't detract from what "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" has to offer.
It's no secret that I am a Daniel Craig fan, just read any of the three reviews I've previously done for his three outings as James Bond. His casting in this movie was the primary reason I was interested in seeing it, but after watching the near-three-minute trailer, I was very intrigued as to what "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was really about. At the time of seeing that trailer, I had next to no knowledge of the first novel's plot, so I went in completely blank. In hindsight, part of me wishes that I would have read the first novel so as to have a general idea of what to have expected, but another part of me is glad that I didn't.
This movie is a fantastic Mystery/Thriller; even with one of the most disturbing and unsettling scenes I've ever seen. Or perhaps "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is as good as it is because of that particular scene. If you've seen this movie, or have read past reviews on it, then you should know what scene I'm referring to. Even though it was nearly a year ago, I still vividly remember how uncomfortable I was when I first saw the scene in question. As it played out before me I even contemplated walking out of the theater. One couple did just that. I'm unsure if they came back afterwards however because by that point I was completely engrossed in what would happen next.
My hat has been off to Rooney Mara for her performance as Lisbeth ever since my first viewing of this movie. I doubt any of the current actresses in Hollywood today would be able to deliver a performance on the same level that she did. That particular scene in fact, is there any other actress that would've been able to handle such an experience? Or been able to deliver the level of emotion she did? If there are any, please let me know. If you weren't as bothered by that scene as I was, or if you were able to sit through it like I was, then you know how good it felt to see Lisbeth exact her retribution.
Daniel Craig was also engaging in his performance as the disgraced journalist turned investigator. Having recently gotten back into writing, I was able to relate, to a degree, with what the character of Mikael was going through. Thankfully I haven't been sued for libel, but I haven't ever written for a magazine as of yet. There is one particular thing that I especially enjoyed in his performance; not once did I get a James Bond vibe from him. With Craig having the success that he's had as the martini-drinking, Aston Martin-driving secret agent, it stands to worry that he could become pigeonholed as the Action star. If ever there was a worry that that could happen, his performance here should alleviate those concerns.
Christoper Plummer and Stellan Skarsgård were both fairly interesting in their respective roles. In his role as Henrik, Plummer was both endearing and appropriately vague while Skarsgård was, for a time, just plain mysterious. I've only seen him in a handful of other movies, but whenever the camera focuses in on him in this movie, there is a certain expression in his eyes that draws you in but also pushes you away. I have yet to feel anything like that with another actor or actress.
Everything else, from the scenery to the soundtrack (which I'm listening to as I type this out, of course) was well done. There were a couple of scenes however that could've been trimmed down because they dragged for a moment or two. But those minor complaints are just that, minor. They're nowhere near the level that would result in my stopping the movie before it's finished.
As a whole "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" is an intense, bizarre, gripping, and titillating package wrapped together by David Fincher's great directing. If you haven't seen it yet, I would certainly recommend that you do.
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You know I'm going to say this.......so I'll say it......the books are better.
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Amazon's Position In Consumer Electronics Purchase Path, June 2013 [CHART]
When consumers visited a retail site online, 1 in 3 went to Amazon.
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Melodic death metal band THOUSAND EYES will release a new album on February 21st.
DAY OF SALVATION will contain eleven songs, and it will be available in two versions. The limited edition's DVD features live footage from two concerts, filmed in August 2016 at Shibuya Cyclone and last July at Shibuya Club Asia. The album is THOUSAND EYES' first release on their own label BLOODY EMPIRE, which takes its name from the band's debut album.
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Suspicious Mail Forces Evacuation Of Brisbane City Building
Emergency workers have evacuated staff from a building in Brisbane's CBD after a suspicious package was found.
Paramedics, police & scientific officers from @QldFES on the scene of suspected chemical incident at Trustee House in #Bne city. pic.twitter.com/qIvVUyrA7X— Lachlan Kennedy (@lachlan_kennedy) May 12, 2017
Police say one floor of the building, believed to be Trustee House, has been cleared as they investigate the package.
Update: possible chemical incident, #BrisbaneCity. Paramedics cleared with no treatments or transports to hospital.— Queensland Ambulance (@QldAmbulance) May 12, 2017
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"In the past five years we have been able to generate around two billion euros worth of international data center investments in Finland. Besides the immediate new jobs, the data center's impact on Finnish GDP is significant due to extensions that typically follow the initial investment, the boost that it provides for local business and the total tax revenue that includes external services and subcontracting. Hetzner's new investment is based on the high competitiveness of Finland as a very good location for data centers. It is also a prime example of the Finnish investment ecosystems' cooperation on both the national and municipal level," says Alpo Akujärvi, Head of Data Centers, Finpro's Invest in Finland.
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Hannu Joensivu, Tuusula's Municipal Manager, tel. +358 40 314 3001 hannu.joensivu(a)tuusula.fi
Alpo Akujärvi, Head of Data Centers, Invest in Finland, Finpro, Tel. +358 40 727 6131, alpo.akujarvi (a)investinfinland.fi
Ari-Jussi Knaapila, CEO, Cinia, tel +358 50 2179, aj.knaapila(a)cinia.fi
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Region: West
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Use an ATM when you are in a distant country. Banks will get better rates for exchanging currencies than you would be able to get. You end up with more savings if you go to a bank.
Carrying an excessive amount of valuables can put you at risk for theft or interrupt the fun of your trip if they are lost or damaged. Too many items often burden travelers with additional responsibility, which increases the possibility of these items getting lost or stolen.
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The weather in Wales has been attrocius all week. I've been wearing winter clothes - including long socks and polonecks. I've been dressing Alice in thicker clothes - long sleeves and tights!
We went to church this morning - I didn't need an excuse to put Alice in new clothes. I love this outfit. For this winter I've bought Alice mainly age 3-4 clothing, but it's a bit baggy at the moment. She isn't 2 for over another month but she's been wearing age 2-3 since early this year. This outfit is aged 2-3 (one of the few winter ones that is), but when I put it on her I could hardly do up the buttone on the dress - expect to see her in it a lot in the near future, I don't think that it's going to fit for long!
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Newport Beach Plastic Surgeons
Newport, as the name suggests, is a coastal city in the state of California in the great United States of America. Its population is quite lower compared to the other cities in California. This lower population does no, however, hinder the city from being a commercial center. The presence of the port is quite significant for the state of the Newport Beach. Also, the population still has other professionals as well. A good example is the plastic surgeons. There are quite a number of plastic surgeons in Newport Beach.
These plastic surgeons provide services of different quality to their clients. It is normal that everyone will desire to be served by the best plastic surgeon. Unfortunately, selecting the best plastic surgeon is not an easy task. This is the reason why there are some factors to consider when choosing a plastic surgeon in Newport Beach. These factors can help you choose the right plastic surgeon that will offer the best services that suit you needs. There are several factors. The following are some examples of these things to consider before choosing a plastic surgeon.
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A self-employed person working, or available to work, for a number of employers, rather than being committed to one, and usually hired for a limited period.
It sounds so appealing, doesn't it? Self-employed. Working for a number of employers. Hired for a limited time. As with many facets of business, the job description rarely matches the position. Freelancing is no different. It's been touted as the work from home, pick your projects, set your own hours, convenient, easy choice for writers in this, the age of technology.
It is nothing of the sort. In fact, freelancing has been the toughest job I've ever had.
Depending on the source, I can spend the better part of a day transcribing tape recordings. I can't decipher my own handwriting so, when I interview by phone or in person, I use a tape recorder. Don't worry, I'm up front about it with all my interviewees. Not one of them has turned me down, yet. There is one other reason why I tape interviews; so I can quote my sources accurately.
I find a topic I feel hasn't been covered and I research it. I jot down sources and contacts. I read until my eyes hurt. I make notes until they start losing any semblance of order. I organize the information and pull quotes I can attribute to another source (always footnoting the source in the article). Inevitably I need answers to many questions on the topic and start writing those down. The list can be long. Once I have my complete list of questions I go back through my notes and research to see if I've missed the answer somewhere. When I can't answer those questions, I call on the contacts I've uncovered.
Every interview is different because every interviewee is different. There are people who have so much information to give but little time to give it. Then there are people so enthused about what they do that nothing will stop them from giving as much detail as they can for every question. These are the extremes with many kinds of people in between. I love and hate both of these types of interviews since those with little time don't take up as much of mine but some how miss answering some key points. Those that give so much detail that I have to flip the tape over or put in a second one always answer my questions, invariably burying the answers so deep in the interview that my fingers hurt from the transcribe. You'd think I'd learn to cut out the waste, but I am my own worst enemy; I have to type everything – I rarely skip over parts of the interview.
Which brings me to the worst part, the transcribing. I remember being hit so hard in a hockey game once that I literally saw stars. I would gladly take that punishment again instead of transcribing taped interviews. I get this panic every time I push the play button. What if it didn't work and none of the interview is on the tape? If it isn't, I start over, and I probably miss my deadline which means, I don't get paid. Even though this has never happened to me, I can't shake that initial feeling.
Once the transcription is complete then comes the easy part. I love writing the articles and enjoy the process of stringing words together. That is, until I'm just about ready to send the piece to my editor (whomever it happens to be that day). There's this spike of self-doubt that feels like the worst hunger pains I've ever had; a nagging, empty feeling that makes me think the work isn't good enough. As you might expect, I have to give the work one more good going over before sending it off. It never quells the pangs of fear and doubt, but I send it anyway. The days when my edits are so heavy that I can hardly see where my words once were, are long gone. There's always a few fixes and matters of differing opinions but all are easy enough to handle.
I have to find the work, research, pitch it, more research, interviews (some travel at times and always on my dime), write it, edits, and rewrites. I don't set my own hours – those are set by the deadline. If the work has to be done in a day, I work whatever hours I need to get it done. Yep, I've pulled all-nighters and not for as big a payday as you'd think.
Why do I do it? Simple. Writing is what I do best so, I can't fight it.
Fiction has its similarities. We research our subjects to death, we write whenever there is a spare moment, and we do it far longer than our eyes and minds can take. All for the same reason – we love it. Are writers destined to poverty? It would seem not; names like Rowling, Brown and King negate that thought. If nothing else, at least for the majority, writing disproves the old adage, do what you love and the money will follow.
Do what you love because you love to do it.
Here's an article I wrote, ToyOps Excels With Toys That Teach. After transcribing the interview it turned out to be seven pages long, single spaced. One interview, seven pages. I still twitch at the thought.


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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Smoothie Delicious
Sometime in August, when I had begun to think that my desperate daily mantra, "August won't last forever" was wrong, I started a new tradition of afternoon cool.
Now in mid-afternoon when the hungries sneak up, I head for the refrigerator. Pop a few things in the blender and we sip cool bliss.
The funny thing is, it's good for us too.
Peach Smoothie
2 generous servings
3/4 cup lowfat milk (we use 1%)
1/2 cup fatfree/lowfat yogurt (plain, vanilla or flavored, your choice)
1 banana, in chunks
1 or 2 peaches/nectarines (including skin)** or mangoes (peeled), cut in chunks
--amount equal to 2 cups of chunks
pinch kosher salt
dash vanilla
7 ice cubes
**Note: Peaches and nectarines are on the 'dirty dozen' list for pesticide retention--even through the skins--so we buy organic, on the theory that we don't need to eat poison.
I put it all in the blender on the 'ice crusher' speed and let it run until the clinking sound from ice shards fades, then a quick whir on 'puree' to incorporate air, maybe 5 seconds. Or hum a snatch of a song, which is refreshing in its own way. Pour into tall glasses and savor.
The day I was out of fresh fruit I used frozen mango & omitted the ice cubes. Thicker and delicious. When peach season is over, I'll probably venture into frozen berries.
For all the thick frothy feeling of indulgence, this treat also scores calcium, probiotics, vitamins and minerals. Hard to beat that.
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Smoothies are wonderful. I love your idea of measuring the right time for a blender whirl by humming a few bars. When we don't eat our bananas fast enough and they start to get too ripe, I peel them, wrap in plastic wrap and stick in the freezer for future smoothies. So much better than a milkshake.ReplyDelete
Also -- your photo slide show is supercool. Doesn't all that life just make you feel happy?
Smoothies are an unguilty pleasure. Though as you drink them, you feel totally indulgent, and, well, guilty. I am one lucky s.............ReplyDelete
I love smoothies, too. Except I hate cleaning the blender.ReplyDelete
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When you first begin your network marketing business, set specific goals and time limits for each milestone. The best way to get from starting out in marketing, to being a huge success is covered in this article. Research the various requirements and strategies that are most likely to lead to success.
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*If you're a manager of some of the top rappers in the game, being accused of being a government snitch is not a good look. Not at all.
That's the situation James "Jimmy Henchmen" Rosemond finds himself in because of a story published Monday by the New York Daily News.
On Monday, his lawyer was vehemently denying the paper's claims in a statement accusing the Daily News of colluding with the government in the "targeted assassination" of his client.
According the paper, Henchmen, who was once accused of orchestrating Tupac's infamous shooting at Quad Studios, told on fellow inmates and served as an informant on at least three cases during the mid-90's, in exchange for leniency in his own sentencing.
Below are some specifics to the alleged snitching instances as shown in court docs, as reported by the Daily News:
– While Rosemond was held on a drug and gun case in North Carolina in 1996, four inmates plotted a jailbreak and asked him to join. He alerted authorities and spent several days in solitary to avoid retribution, his lawyer at the time wrote in court papers obtained by The News from federal archives.
– In 1997, facing bail-jumping charges in New York, Rosemond gave information about crooked jail officials who altered paperwork to let him post bail.
He made "several monitored phone calls to one of the correction officers,"but the target was suspicious and "reluctant to speak with Mr. Rosemond," court papers said.
– A year later, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn contacted Rosemond, seeking his cooperation in what documents describe only as a "historical criminal investigation."
Rosemond was "debriefed at length by federal agents and prosecutors." The defendant was convicted at trial, "confirming the accuracy of his information provided by Mr. Rosemond to the government," his then-lawyer noted.
– Before he was sentenced in the L.A. gun case in 2000, Rosemond's then-lawyer argued for leniency because of his "assistance." The judge gave him 19 months, citing only the prosecutors' delay in bringing the case.
Meanwhile, Henchmen's lawyer has been quick to deny the allegations.
"The article in today's New York Daily News about Jimmy Rosemond is nothing short of a targeted assassination attempt by the government, with an assist from their favorite daily newspaper," Henchmen's lawyer said. "Due to the government's inability to convict Jimmy in a court of law, they have stooped to trying to get him lynched in the street. We are weighing our legal options at this time but we can say in no uncertain terms: Jimmy is not and has never cooperated with law enforcement. Any suggestion otherwise is a damnable, actionable lie."
Henchmen currently manages The Game, Gucci Mane, and several top hip-hop artists.