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I just got done with school last week, so it's summer vacation for me right now! Hopefully I'll stay true to the promise I made myself earlier this year: "full finish as much art as possible."
So far I know I have been lazy again on it ;__; SORRY!!
Thanks for still watching me (I got 93 beautiful watchers!!) I know I don't update as often as others, I'm usually too busy or too shy still to post my art...heh
I'm open for commissions so give me a message to find out more!

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We are all Dorothy.
Soooo, I've been gone in what seems like FOR-EV-VVER (read: sandlot). I haven't posted since september, but with work and grad school, I've still haven't been able to catch up on my gossip blogs, let alone keep you all up-to-date on my foolishness (which is now pretty much nonexistant). Things are so bad, I didn't even know Mariah Carey finally confirmed she was preggers! I know, ME, of all people. Yes, the world might be coming to an end. So I figured I'd give you an update with the happs on the craps of my life in a flash:
September: Survived my first full month of grad school and teaching full time. Started a weight loss program with my doctor to get B12 injections and take phentemine. It's expensive, so i better lose some weight!
October: This was a busy month! I went to my 10 year high school reunion. Yup, I'm officially old, ya'll. It was fun, actually! Everyone walked in like we were still at Silverado. Highlights: my boyfriend (who is 4 years older than me, grew up in NM, but went to UNLV) walks in knowing a lot of people (WTF??), the president of our school and the amazing planner of the event drunkingly letting the girls feel her post baby, milk filled boobs. Dissappointments: there weren't any formally hot girls turned fat to make fun of, it was a small outcome, and only 2 members of "moo psi moo" showed up (moo psi moo was the clique of all the black people….which wasn't very much). Realizations: We're not in high school anymore. We're officially adults and need to grow the fuck up. We need to get over the childish behaviors and get jobs/take care of our kids/get out of our mamma's house/get a life! We're finally over that "teenage dream" we had and compared every guy we ever dated for the past 10 years to up until we found our own "lifelong dream" to replace him with, and moved on because well, they obviously have….seeing how they're now engaged. I love, Smitty!
I took my honey to Philly for a weekend to see an Eagles game. We had an AMAZING time filled with drinks, cheesesteaks, scraming bums, more cheesesteaks, and sports. It was the perfect getaway that we needed for the just the 2 of us!
Went to the doctor to get my fibroid on my ovary checked out, only to find that there is a hemmhoragging cyst chillin' right next to it. Yup, they decided to become bff's on my left ovary and make my life…and cramps…. a living hell. Enter depression mode!
November: Crazy month at work because we're out of school almost every other day. It makes life a crazy and more stressful (just what I need). Papaers galore is the theme for grad school and I'm swamped with writing them.
December: The best month EVER! School gets out and I pull straight A's for the first time since high school…and the only reason why I was able to do that was I was a frequent member of the "herbal remedies" club and it somehow made me a skinny genius. My birthday comes along and my boo is out of town at a football game. Sucks, but he made up for it with a beautiful boquet of flowers and a spa treatment at the Trump. Spent the night dining and dinking sangria with my girls at Firefly. Christmake break comes and boo and I exchange gifts. I get him a throwback Rggie White Eagles jersey, and Eagles encyclopedia, and the entire series…yes, ENTIRE series of Transformers….20th anniversary collectors edition. Who's the best girlfriend? This gal! His gift for me was awesome! He wanted to get me a tote bag that I can take to work or school and put everything in. So he gets my fave: Coach! I instantly fall madly in love and hold it like a child for 10 minutes. And then we realize…wait for it…. it's a diaper bag! He had no idea that's what he bought so I kept it anyway. I absolutely love it! Maybe one day, I'll be a stylish MILF with a Coach diaper bag that doubles as a tote bag when I'm at school working on my doctorate!!!!! :)
And finally, I go to the doctor to find out that the bitch of a reoccurring cyst is gone! THANK GOD!!!! So no more health scares and agaonizing cramps! Also, I've lost about 20 pounds. I'm about 20 pounds away from initial goal weight. From there, we'll see if I want to keep going an lose some more or stay there. The old Sam is coming back, ya'll. Watch out, now!!!!!
….well, sorta. so i know i've been MIA like i'm trying to be bin laden or something, but i can't even begin to tell you how crazy busy i've been. who knew that being a first year teacher and a grad student would be so hard? anywho, thought i'd drop a few lines and tell you what's been up…..
work: OMG ya'll, i seriously feel like i'm going lindsay lohan crazy!!!! i have sooooo much work to do for this school it's fucking pathetic. but i gotta admit, i love my little thug-a-boo's! what's crazy is that when i was in high school, only a few kids had a tat or two. these mo'fo's are all sorts of tatted up like they just got out of the pen…..well…..a few of them did….literally. i have 3 classes with about 10 special ed kids in each. these kids are awesome. i have one with a mild case of mental retardation and you wouldn't even know it!!! all in all, shit is good, peeps. AND, your girl finally took advantage of her newly acquired benefits. hells yeah!!!
school: somebody shoot me in the ovaries now! started off taking 12 credits. i guess i never got the memo on how it's retarded to take that many. i dropped my intro to special ed because 1) i couldn't do 12 credits any more, 2) it was a 3 hour class that starts at 7 and it was pathetically boring, and 3) i couldn't stand to have gymnast bimbo barbie as a professor
life: what life?????? i haven't even caught up on my perez and media takeout in so long that i feel out of the loop like my grandpa!!!!
mini vaca's? sure! : went to big bear for the first time with my dad, the sibs, and my dad's wife. it was intersting, to say the least. it was a fun weekend, but all i want was my honey to be there with me. i could have used his shoulder a few times.
sadly guys, my life is pretty boring now. i never thought in a million years i'd have the social life of a 103 year old. i REALLY need to get drunk, dance on a table, then try to rape my boyfriend before i puke all of the place. yup, that's the plan for this weekend.
my cousin is listening to the radio and it's driving me crazy! what i find funny is how pathetic i am in messing up the words. years ago, when britney spears came out with "i'm a slave 4 u," i swore she said "because i love my lemonade" when she actually says "leave behind my name and age." in mariah carey's "shake it off," there's a part in the chorus where she says "just like a calgon commercial…" well, my cousin thought she said "just like a cab on commission."
now there are 2 new equally horrible songs out on the radio. taio cruz has this song called dynamite. well in the chorus he says:
"I throw my hands up in the air sometimes Saying Ayo
Gotta let go"
ummm, so instead of "gotta let go," i kept singing "galileo!!!"
the other song, by jason derulo (can't stand him!!!) is called "ridin' solo." in the chorus, he says:
" I'm feeling like a star, you can't stop my shine, I'm loving cloud nine, my head's in the sky,
I'm solo, I'm ridin solo, I'm ridin solo, I'm ridin solo, sooloooo."
why did i think he was saying "monte carlo," instead of "i'm ridin solo????"
that being said, i wanna know: what song do you always get the words mixed up to?
if some guy ever walked up to me and asked if he can "toot it and boot it," i will rip off his balls, stomp on them, and shove him down his throat. actually, that's what i'd like to do to whoever the douchebags are that sings it. just sayin'
soulja boy is next on my list. "pretty boy swag" is just turrrrrrr-ible!
i haven't posted in a while, but i've been reblogging my ass off! not too long ago, i posted about how the school district was screwing me over yet again. well people, i screwed them back and FINALLY got my much deserved teaching contract. yup, THIS girl doesn't need to use obama's healthcare because i have my own benefits!!! i signed my contract the other day, got my picture taken for the "teacher" badge (not the lame "guest teacher" crap i had before). teachers have to report back to school for meetings on the 25th, but i have to go back on the 18th for new teacher orientation. so basically i'll sit in a room with a bunch of folks who probably has never taught a day in their life, bored out of my daydreaming mind. for 2 days i have to listen to stuff that i already know, learn techniques that WON'T work at a school that has juvenile hall and CPS across the street (which is where yours truly will be at). only thing i need to know is when does my insurance start? the dentists are going to have a field day with me as i pay their children's college tuition.
but besides this madness, i can't help but scream: I FINALLY GOT MY CONTRACT!!!! MY LIFE CAN FINALLY TAKE OFF!!! do you know how bad it sucks big,hairy, stinky donkey balls to live at home, be broke, have no insurance, and depend on others so you won't sink? if you don't, please don't try. i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy…..well, yes. i would wish it on some bitches. i digress. i can't tell you how relieved i am. to see a paycheck and know what it will be every 2 weeks? to actually be able to save more than $.02 every check? the weight has finally lifted off of my shoulders and i feel no stress. now, come august 30th, when i'll be teaching and going back for my masters, the stress will come a knockin and won't leave until i'm probably dead. but hey, i'll be getting paid…..and i'll have some damn insurance! lol.
so what are my plans now that i'm legit and have a career? (let me just say it feels uh-fucking-mazing to say i have a career!). I'm going to save. plain and simple. i'm paying off all debts, and i plan to have a house by my 29th birthday (one year, 3 months, 29 days from now). this will be my bday present to myself. i can't say enough how excited i am to start my new life. i will be up and in line at walmart next year on black friday to get all things for cheap.
it feels sooooo good to take a deep breath, exhale, and relax. my life has officially begun
Have you guys heard of a vision board?…. well they say for your dreams/goals to come true you must visualize it everyday… and put it somewhere you will see everyday… so today im getting magazines, pictures, newspapers, a piece of cardboard, glue, and scissors, and Im making myself a Vision board… i'll post the finished product later… I encourage you guys to try it…
see this post? THIS is the reason why the amazing, beautiful, and intelligent seriouslyjanae is my cousin. we think the same way, even when we're 350+miles away. i was cutting out objects for my 3 new vision boards yesterday.
for those of you who haven't made one yet or don't know what they are, get on it, ya'll. it's the truth. seriously. google it now. get off of tumblr and look it up, people!
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These critically hailed translations of The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters and the other Chekhov plays are the only ones in English by a Russian-language scholar who is also a veteran Chekhovian actor.Without compromising the spirit of the text, Paul Schmidt accurately translates Chekhov's entire theatrical canon, rescuing the humor "lost" in most academic translations while respecting the historical context and original social climate.Schmidt's translations of Chekhov have been successfully staged all over the U.S. by such theatrical directors as Lee Strasberg, Elizabeth Swados, Peter Sellars and Robert Wilson. Critics have hailed these translations as making Chekhov fully accessible to American audiences. They are also accurate -- Schmidt has been described as "the gold standard in Russian-English translation" by Michael Holquist of the Russian department at Yale University.
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I believe it was stated in the Priest preview that all healers would be getting a mid range heal. I figured it was safe enough to discuss. As far as location-based healing, you're correct. We don't know if Druids or Paladins are getting anything similar but we know that Priests and Shamans are getting such spells. Paladins and Druids might not get one at all, but at least we know that these types of spell designs are in the game.


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At one point, lead M.A.C makeup artist Kabuki commanded everyone's attention, announcing a slight change to the smoky liner. Lead hairstylist Luigi for John Frieda was similarly stern with his team.
Needless to say, there weren't many smiles or silly videos to be captured behind the scenes at Zac Posen, and you can't really "get the look."
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...mayoral candidate Grasshopper Alec Kaplan, that's who!
Grasshopper pictured, playing guitar atop his taxi cab, which is wheelchair accessible, just in case you're wondering.
Just when you think things couldn't get worse for beleaguered "District 4" supervisor Ed Jew, someone goes and unscrews the numbers from his house at 2450 28th Avenue. Read more »
Contrary to appearances, Ed Jew is not the supervisor for Chinatown/Burlingame.
Another missive from Ed Jew's attorney, Steven F. Gruel.
This time following his July 16 arraignment in San Francisco Superior court on the District Attorney's charges. Read more »
Red is for children: a color coded map shows where most kids (the red patches) now live in the City,
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I just came across this wonderful report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance called "Localizing the Internet: Five ways Public Ownership Solves the Local Broadband Problem." The folks at the Institute, which does great work, argue (as we have) that broadband is essential municipal infrastructure. They also say locally owned broadband is good for the economy. Read more »
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Back in the early 1980s, San Francisco's Public Media Center did a campaign against PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant with a slogan that read:
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In what could be the most ironic moment of the Ed Jew saga so far, Jew's attorney Steven Gruel is accusing the City Attorney's response to a recent public records disclosure request of being "woefully incomplete."
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Navrongo Architecture
Navrongo architecture is not only elaborate in terms of function and building technology; it also presents, as a reflections of the people and their spirit of independence, a variety of forms and design principle which continue to astonish foreign observers. Writings of European explorers in the past have repeatedly described these compounds as "fortresses," "castles," and "citadels." These associations reveal that, in addition to their impresseive elaborateness, the habitations are also striking for their highly defensive aspect. Considering Navrongo's historical background and social structure, this is hardly surprising.
This enclosed yard ("nandčnč") seen above safely stores cattle and grain belonging to the families of the compound. During the day the animals are let out to forage for food. Each separate family section is accessable through the enclosed yard and other private entrances. The main compound buildings are built with adobe and log supports. Most living quarters have flat roofs. These flat roofs are used often for drying grain and for sleeping during the hot season. Access to a flat roof-top is accomplished by using a log step-ladder or adobe steps.
Outside of the main entrance is the "pönga" which is where the compound senior man rests and receives visitors during the day. The "pönga" is well shaded with straw mats under a tree with a bench shaped from logs. The senior man maintains cohesion of the compound as its head. He determines the allocation of dwelling spaces, the building of new units, and the destruction of older ones- the compound tradiationally grows in accordance with the size of the family or the addition of brides and offspring. He guards and superintends the main entrance of the compound. In the religious sphere, he functions as priest of all family shrines, particularly the ancestral shrine, maintaning close communication with the ancestors-the custodians of the laws abd customs of the tribe-influencing thereby their intervention, while consulting with them on all family affairs. Summed together the head man acts as a moral and spiritual force that often serves to regulate the conduct of the group members.
Two conical earthen pillars sometimes define the entrace ("yanga") of the compound. Upon entering, one is met on both sides with circular thatch-roofed constructions called "zongo." These serve as animal shelters (goats, sheep, and donkeys). Also in the "nandčnč" are large adobe granaries. Seen at the right these tall structures store all the compound's grain supply from the previous years harvest. To prevent water and rodent damage they are supported on rocks and are covered. You must use a log-step ladder to climb into the granaries and stand on the granary's log cross-bar supports. An "ancestral zongo" also shares an important role in funeral customs with the outer space preceeding the compounds entrance and the two ancestral pillars near the senior man's "pönga." An ancestral "zongo" is often painted with black markings and white fillings and will serve as a sleeping room for the senior man when he grows old. Small night-time shelters for chickens are built into compound walls dividing a family section and the "nandčnč.
In each family section there are separate buildings for the husband and his wife(ves). The senior wife in each family section oversees everything that goes on inside her domain and is in charge of all the women within the group. The woman's dwelling unit is usually composed of a packed earth courtyard surrounded by an outdoor cooking space covered with millet stalks ("danga"), an indoor cooking space ("saraga"), and a storage-sleeping space ("diga"). No visitor would enter the "diga" wihtout her consent. This choice of space defines the degee of social interact between guest and host.The man's building is made up of a sleeping chamber ("bongo") and an antechamber ("bopaka") for receiving guests.
Most compounds are erected on a site sloping downward from west to east, and positioned so as to have its main entrance on the higher point of the slope facing west and its oldest dwelling unit-usually the senior woman's, hence the most important-on the lower point of the slope, directly opposite this entrance. Such an entrance orientation is due to the high northeast trades and harmattan, and the heavy rains that beat east, often with hurricane force. The incline of the compound further prevents the active erosion of the bases of its walls by facilitating the outflow of rainwater, which smoothly drains off through holes from the internal packed-earth courts instead of stagnating around the constructions. The hard-packed courts are constructed with adobe mixed with laterite gravel. It is then generously sprinkled with a locust-bean pod mix and tamped with a wooden mallet. Clay pots can often be seen around the compound.
The semicircular adobe serrated "sideboard" with rounded depressions to the left stands out as one of the most striking features of Navrongo interior design. It is referred to as chira yuga, or "face of the deceased." The "sideboard" holds a woman's prized pottery collection. Mats are rolled and stored on rafters suspended from the ceiling beams.
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If you're a regular viewer of this blog you might've seen one of these not too long ago.
We've recently been sending some of our illustrators a bunch of postcards and asking them to draw something and then send the postcards back to us. Here is the second of three 'earworms' from SImone Lia. One more from Simone Lia to come, as well as doodles from a few other great Cape illustrators!
Hannah Berry is Booktrust's seventh online writer in residence and author of the books Britten and Brulighty and Adamtine. In this video, with Booktrust's lovely web editor Nikesh, she explains why she prefers graphic novels, why she loves French cartoons and what the hell Adamtine is.
And if that wasn't enough, Hannah will be doing an event at this year's Comica Festival on 19th November at 7pm. Taking place at the Free Word Centre in London, Hannah and Paul Gravett will be in conversation with some of the country's best graphic novelists.
Simone Lia, Sarah McIntyre, Glyn Dillon, Karrie Fransman and the legendary artist Dave McKean will also be in attendance.
Tickets are a mere £6 so click here to buy yours now.
On November 14th, Bristol Festival of Ideas will be hosting COMIC CREATIONS: An Evening with Jonathan Cape Graphic Novels.
It's an impressive line-up, with a rare appearance from Alison Bechdel as well as lots of Cape staples such as Bryan and Mary Talbot and Simone Lia, in addition to newer authors such as Joff Winterhart and Karrie Fransman. There promises to be something to suit everyone's taste!
Essentially a one night comic festival, there will be lots of events taking place throughout the evening - there are talks on a variety of topics, signings and a live drawing event too.
It's going to be great, so make sure you get your tickets before they sell out!
Tickets are £12.00 / £10.00 - contact the Arnolfini, Bristol on 0117 917 2300, book online, or visit in person.
The weather's going to be fairly grim on Saturday, so you can forget about wandering around Regent's Park or some other such posied patch. Instead, you should illuminate your Samedi by checking out the Illustration Day at Foyles on the Charing Cross Road. Simone Lia's going to show you how to make a comic, Karrie Fransman will be teaching narrative life drawing, and Paul Gravett will be his usual fascinating self.
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Are you sitting comfortably? Good: it's story time with Simone Lia. That's right, she's going to read her latest book to you. The clever folks over at the Guardian have put together an audio slideshow of Please God, Find Me A Husband! including reading from Simone herself, and plenty of atmospheric sound effects. It's the closest we'll be to an ebook version, and what's more it's free.
I wish they'd do a version of Black Hole like this.
Check out this ace window that Gosh! Comics have done for Simone Lia's new book Please God, Find Me A Husband!
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army opens July 11th (that means you only have one week to watch it before The Dark Knight smacks the daylights out of you!)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army was released July 11th, 2008 and stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, John Alexander, James Dodd, Seth MacFarlane, Luke Goss, Anna Walton. The film is directed by Guillermo del Toro.


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Picture of me on the Amtrack traveling to Los Angeles from a few months ago.Jo
Wish you were here. -Josephine
SO I drove up Friday Morning and met up with Haley's family in downtown San Diego. We hung around there and then spent the night in Solana Beach. Saturday morning Haley and I caught the Amtrack that took us to Los Angeles. The train ride went smoothly. The tracks ran right along-side the ocean for nearly the entire 2 1/2 hour trip.
We arrived in the LA station where Haley's mom's ex boyfriend picked us up and took us to China Town to grab something for dinner. Afterward, he gave us a tour of downtown LA. If you've never been before, the city is HUGE. Definitely makes a small human feel smaller.
We arrived at the Luckman Arts Theater later in the evening. Everyone was dressed up so cute for the Cocorosie concert! Girls had flowers in their hair and their bodies painted. It was a very artsy atmosphere.
We spent the night at Matt Melvin's house: artist of the Cyanide and Happiness comics. Him and his girlfriend Austin (who is also a digital artist) had a cute little apartment near the Hollywood area. I did steal a bit of their Thai food in their fridge. I wonder if they ever noticed.
Sunday morning we boarded the Amtrack back to San Diego bright and early. I got in contact with my cousin, Isabella, and we agreed to meet up when I arrived. We ate dinner at Philipi's, a little pizza grotto in downtown San Diego, and also my favorite Italian restaurant in the entire WORLD. I ended up staying another night at her place since I wasn't scheduled to work Monday. And, of course, I was in no hurry to go home. California is too beautiful!
Monday morning, Isabella, her mom, grandpa, and I ate breakfast at a very artistic restaurant called The Mission. They made all of their food look so cute! After we were done, Isabella and I drove to Ocean Beach where we walked down this extremely long boardwalk, messed around with the creatures in the tide pools, and then browsed through the little beach shops. Pretty soon it was time for her to go to work (she also works at a Mimi's Cafe) and I headed back home to good ol' AZ.
It was a cute little weekend. -Josephine
Bought a train ticket to LA for this weekend. Definitely wouldn't mind some California air right now. Things have been so messy lately. I could use this time away.
And of course, I am excited to see Cocorosie's performance.-Josephine
Our trip to Oceanside film scans part 1. -Josephine
Let us all stop and take time to notice i will be in Oceanside with Ms. Josephine Dispoto very soon. Aren't we lucky ducks? :]
Let us all stop and take time to notice i will be in Oceanside with Ms. Josephine Dispoto very soon. Aren't we lucky ducks? :]
Lucky duckies. Ta HA!-Josephine
I must say, I very much enjoyed my little 2 day vacation. Once we got past Phoenix, the drive was very beautiful. The highway was surrounded by forest. There were even a few patches of snow left on the ground that I got the chance to stomp around in. We arrived in Flagstaff just as the sun was going down, so I got to have a little look at the university. It isn't as big as I thought it would be. That was a good thing. The bookstore was closed and there were no more tours happening for the rest of the night, so we decided to just head to Sedona in hopes of finding a room for the night. I guess those towns up in the mountains are really pushing the eco-friendly everything so they are VERY, very dark at night. There are barely any street lights at all, and the ones that they had were extremely dim. But I guess it's all as well. I'm sure the Earth appreciates the gesture.
If you've never been to Sedona, I highly recomend a visit. I mean, if you're into nature and all. It's a town that is entirely surrounded by these massive, red canyons. It's incredibly beautiful. It also seems as if the entire population is people who are at complete peace with themselves and nature. There is a coffee/tea shop at every corner. I must say that I had the best chai tea of my life while I was there. It's just an all-around cute place. There's a few good trails that I have hiked in the past that are famous for the random vortexes (a spot usually found in mountains where the gravitational pull spirals rather than goes straight down allowing better energy flow through the body).
The next day we shopped a little in Sedona but eventually made our way back to Flagstaff just in time for a Campus tour. I must say I am more than excited to be a student at NAU. It's so beautiful up there and the university is so small and cute.
This was all fun, and now I am home. I work for the next 5 nights in a row. I doubt I'll be going to the fair this week. Ah well, I was never much of a fair person anyway. I would only want to go just to see my art on display, but then again it was only the art that I rushed through in class. It isn't even that impressive. Eh, whatever. I don't need to go. Goodnight, internet. I am very tired.-Josephine


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This couple's story is rooted in tradition, starting with the school they both attended, five years apart. In their four years as a couple, they've started many of their own traditions.
Wedding Date: June 16, 2012
Her story: Erin Berman, 27, grew up in Pikesville and is a Lower School teacher at Jemicy School, a school for students with dyslexia and other language-based learning disorders. Her father, Steve Berman, is president of Mid Atlantic Realty Management, Inc. Her mother, Susan Imber, is local sales manager for Comcast Spotlight. Her stepmother, Heidi Kenny Berman, is managing member of the Law Offices of Heidi S. Kenny.
His story: Jim Welsh, 31, grew up in Lutherville, and is a partner at Reliant Fish Co., with his two brothers and brother-in-law. His father, Patrick G. Welsh, passed away two years ago. His mother is Lois Welsh.
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"We met at Nick's Fishhouse in South Baltimore and he stepped on my toe," says Erin. "I told my friend, 'Oh, he's really cute.' "
"I was out with my cousins and there was this girl in a blue top," says Jim. "I was just awestruck. She was absolutely gorgeous. She had big beautiful eyes. She just beamed. She doesn't need to wear makeup. She just has a glow about her. I was immediately lovestruck... She was the most beautiful girl in the bar, and I couldn't keep my eyes off her. I went up to the bar to get a couple of drinks and stepped on her foot. I apologized and walked away. We left and my cousins convinced me to go a house party and Erin happened to be there, too. And I thought, 'Oh, wow, there's the girl I didn't have the courage to do anything about.' "
"He started talking in a French accent and I thought, 'Who is this kid?' Oh my god, he's crazy,' " says Erin. "But, later on I found out he's just goofy. He asked me what I did for a living, and I said, "I am a teacher at Jemicy School."
"I said, 'I went to Jemicy School,' and she said, 'So did I,' " says Jim. "We immediately hit it off and it's been great ever since."
Erin says, yes, she would call it love at first sight.
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"You know when you first meet someone and you're hesitant because there are a lot of crazy people out there?" she asks. "But, Jemicy is a small school and community, so we automatically felt very safe with each other. We always say a lot of it had to do with Jemicy School, because Jemicy has a very special way of teaching. We both have very similar morals and values so we refer back to the way we were taught — to think outside the box, and be creative. The way we communicate is very creative."
That creative communication included how they cemented their relationship.
The proposal: "On June 3, 2008, we were at the Corner Stable, which has amazing ribs," says Erin. " He put a rib in my mouth and said, 'I'll treat you as good as this rib tastes if you'll be my girlfriend.'
"Two years later, on the exact same date, at Corner Stable, doing the exact same thing, he asked me to marry him. He waited until I had rib sauce all over my hands."
"I wanted to surprise her," Jim explains. "She's eating her ribs. I'm starting to sweat because I have this ring in my pocket, and I'm not eating ribs. She's asking me why I'm not eating ribs."
"I like to know everything," Erin says.
"Since he's usually a really romantic person, this was the least time I expected him to propose," she says. "I expected something with rose petals and cheesy. But this was very authentic. It was important to him to surprise me. He had set it up, so that when he went down on his knee, they put it on the loudspeaker. I had to wipe my hands with the towelette because I had rib sauce all over them."
The ring: "I bought the ring at Radcliffe," says Jim, "But I shopped the diamond for months. I signed up for this diamond group that monitors the diamond markets. I followed that for just about a year. When I got serious about looking for diamonds, I knew what I was looking for. I looked at a lot of diamonds for about 2 -3 months before I found the right stone that was 2 karats...Erin knew she wanted a round diamond. Any time we looked at rings, she always loved everything. But she always came back to this setting that was timeless and beautiful. So, I had one built — modeled on a Tiffany ring with one baguette on each side and the round diamond in the middle."
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Chapter Sixteen Part I: That's Cheating!
Reign's POV
Sitting here watching Tremaine sleep is peaceful. I could see into his beautiful mind and into his dreams. He's dreaming about me, and that made me smile. After about an hour or two of watching Tremaine sleep I eased out of his arms the bed and out of my room. I closed the door and went back downstairs to my family. Edward was on the piano as expected, Bella by his side and Reneesme sleeping in her arms. Carlisle and Jasper were deep in conversation, while Alice and Rosalie watched the twelve o'clock news.
"Where's Esme?" I asked.
"She in the back," Bella answered, "better go catch her before she goes out to hunt."
"Ok," I told her and dashed through the living room into the kitchen.
Esme, Hold on. I thought willing her to hear me. In two seconds she was standing in front of me.
"Did you call me dear?" she asked me.
"In my mind I did… I can't believe you actually heard me..." I said in disbelief.
"You didn't know you could call out to people with you mind?" she asked.
"I, err no I didn't." I answered. "Any way would you mind if I came along with you?"
"No," she answered.
We headed out the back door of the house. We jumped over the river into the forest and took off like two bats out of hell. Esme was fast but I was still faster. We ran into a herd of elk. I hate elk but I hate this burn in my throat even worse, I could tell that Esme hated it also. We look at each other as if to say 'here goes nothing'.
Esme got her fill first and she waited patiently for me to get mine. After I drained the last elk I straighten out of my crouch and looked back at her. She was looking at me with her head cocked to the side. I looked into her thoughts to see what she was thinking. She was trying to figure out what she was reminded of when she looked at me. But all those thoughts disappeared with my next question.
"So what do you think?" I asked her.
"About what?" she answered.
"Well… me and Tremaine."
"Well," she said, "I absolutely adore you, and I think Tremaine has a great personality. And I hope we get to see more of him."
"Thank you, oh I have something for you and Carlisle but its back at the house," I told her.
"Oh, Reign you didn't need to get us anything." She said.
"No it's ok, really. I don't mind." I told her with a smile.
She turned back towards the house and said…
"I'll race you."
"Why does everybody want to race me? I'm tryna tell you this ain't what you want."
"Are you afraid that I might beat you, Reign?"
"Pishh, no of course not."
"Well let's go!" As soon as she said go she took off.
"Hey! That's cheating!" I yell to her.
I took off after her. I passed Esme a millisecond before she jumped across the river. When she stepped into the kitchen I was sitting at the table with my legs crossed and her and Carlisle's gifts on the table.
"Now how's that for the newbie?" I asked her.
"You just got lucky." She said with a smile.
"Please, your old enough to be my grandmother's mother." I told her and I heard Emmett and Edward roaring in laughter from behind, I think I may have heard Jasper laugh also.
"Okay okay you got me," she said.
I got up to hand Esme a card and her gift. When Carlisle entered the kitchen I handed him his gift. Esme read the card first then she opened her gift, she gasped and her hand flew to her mouth. Carlisle opened his gift and he wasn't at all disappointed. The looks on their faces were priceless. I smiled to myself.
Looking out the window I could see that the sun was beginning to rise, it was about five thirty in the morning. I walked back over my bed where Tremaine laid still sleeping. Without hesitating I climb in under the sheets where I would stay until he wakes up.
His body heat against by skin is like a drug that I would never get enough of. I love his presence, his scent, his smile, everything about him. And I would do anything to keep him alive and by my side.
I once heard somebody ask… 'When you can live forever what do you live for?' Six months ago, I wouldn't have had an answer for that question. But now I can say that I would live for this new family of mine and I would definitely live for Tremaine.
Chapter Sixteen Part II: What was that?!
Reign's POV
I've been laying here beside Tremaine for about… four hours. I knew babies smiled in their sleep but who would have guessed that grown men did, I mused to myself. He was starting to wake up. He stretched and yawned, and even with all that morning-breathe he was still perfect in my eyes. He turned over and looked at me with wide eyes.
"Reign?" he said it was almost a gasp. I just smiled at him.
"I can't believe I fell asleep on you. I'm so sorry." He said.
"No its fine, you were really tired." I told him. "Are you hungry?"
"Yes," He said shyly.
"Ok well I will go downstairs and get you some breakfast."
He looked at me with pleading eyes. He started to say something but I cut him off.
"It's okay I won't be long, and there are some clothes and some things for you to freshen up with In my bathroom. My bath room right through there." I walked over to the bookcase to expose my hidden closet and bathroom.
"I'll be back before you finish," I promised him and wink.
I gave him a peck and left my room closing the door behind me. When I got downstairs I was joined by Alice. I was about to speak to her but I was assaulted with my next vision.
We were in this room that looked like it was underground. It had little slits in the walls that let in sunshine; it had a high ceiling and three confortable looking chairs. One of which was being occupied by me. Tremaine was standing behind my chair with gleaming read eyes. Carlisle was in the chair on my left with Esme standing proudly behind him. Edward was on my right with Bella standing behind him.
When I looked up to Alice she looked just as stunned as I felt. The next moment Edward was standing by us.
"Alice?" I said. "Did you have the same vision?"
"I think I did." She answered.
"What was that?! Edward asked loudly.
"I think you know what 'that' was." Alice answered him coldly.
What's going on, the rest of the Cullens thought in unison. Even Rose.
"It seems that we are going to over throw the Volturi." Edward answered them without emotion.
While Edward and Alice continued to explain the visions with the family I went into the kitchen I find something for Tremaine. To my surprise their refrigerator was full of food. Human food! I grabbed a couple of items without looking and began to cook Tremaine's breakfast.
I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I didn't hear anybody come in the kitchen. When I looked up I saw Edward standing a few feet away from me.
So how are they? I thought
They're dealing with it. He thought. Just trying to figure out how we will get to the point.
Oh I thought. You mean weather a war or something like that will take place?p>
Yes. That's what I think is going to happen he thought gravely.
Emmett walked in to the Kitchen.
"Will you too stop that!" he said angrily. I laughed and Edward chuckled.
"Sorry Emmett." I said. "I'll be back down after Tremaine eats and is dressed." I said to both of them and left the kitch
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When I think of Grimes – aka Claire Boucher – all I can see is a vision of a mix between a sweetly innocent Hayao Miyazaki-esque character and a ninja that with one swipe of her sword can take your head clean off. While she doesn't literally kill you with her futuristic rhythms, she definitely murders every show.
With an XXL Marilyn Manson tee on her petite frame, Grimes mesmerized the sold-out crowd at Neumos last night. Backed by the ladies of Myths, who were coated in plastic, Grimes seamlessly moved through her set with her other-worldly beautiful vocals and bouncy button pushing. "Oblivion" and her well known "Genesis" both brought the floor to a dancing frenzy even though the room was eating up every beat and tonal shift she threw their way. Between Myths dancing in black lit skeleton outfits, pink flowers, and torn white, fabric draped stage, it felt as though we were all apart of a cotton candy fiesta on a haunted ghost ship.
Grimes closed out the show stating how she doesn't prefer encores but likes playing "a big long thing" and ended with "Phone Sex" – a dance inducing track produced by her dear friend Blood Diamonds. Although she is a Canadian citizen, she did also encourage the crowd in this political season to take action with the statement of "and, um, you should probably, like, vote if you can."
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - It wasn't pretty, but it was a victory as SUNO defeated the Edward Waters Tigers 52-38 in The Castle. The Knights bounced back from their loss to Xavier on Monday to improve to 8-3 on the season and 3-2 in the GCAC.
"You take wins any way you can get them", said Head Coach Dale Valdery. "But we didn't give the kind of performance that I was expecting after the loss the other night. I know that they know that they can play better, and that they have to play better the rest of the way."
SUNO trailed 27-24 at the half even though they shot just 36 percent from the floor. Kevin Dukes kept the Knights in the game with 8 first half points. After the break, SUNO turned up the defensive intensity forcing Edward Waters into 18 turnovers that led to easy opportunities, especially for Clyde Moore as he was able to score on layups or make trips to the foul line. Moore finished with 16 points to lead all scorers.
The Tigers were only able to score 4 baskets on 17 percent shooting in the half and finished at 35 percent for the game. "We didn't have it going offensively, shots weren't falling", said Moore, "so we tightened it up defensively and found a way to win. Some games are just going to be like this, but we've been here before and each guy trusts the next one to make a stop or get a basket when we really need one. Monday we get to play again, and we're going to come out and play hard."
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As Sir Ken Robinson ended his talk by a quote from Benjamin Franklin "There are three sorts of people in the world: Those who are immovable, people who don't get, they don't want to get it, they're going to do anything about it. There are people who are movable, people who see the need for change and are prepared to listen to it. And there are people who move, people who make things happen." If you are reading this, you are one of the movables , if not those who move.
Since education is everyone's business, it is not enough that only educationist, politicians, teachers etc. to change our education, we need to involve everyone, including ourselves-- students. There has been an increase in consensus that education needs to be changed: it is about time that we students make our move, and let our voices be heard, which is the purpose of this page.
Regardless of where you are from, we all have unique yet similar stories on our experiences in the education system. Tell us where you are from, your experience in education, how it is and how it should be. If you are a former student, you may what you have learned in the outside world that should be taught in school.
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Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Spanish tennis player Nicolas Almagro during the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament in Barcelona on April 25, 2014 - by Josep Lago
The 13-time Grand Slam champion has appeared almost unbeatable once he hits the red clay of Europe in recent years, but comes into Madrid having lost at the Monte Carlo Masters for only the third time in his career and for the first time at the Barcelona Open since 2003.
"Losing always creates doubts, anyone who tells you the opposite is lying," he said on Sunday.
"There is no benefit in losing. The easiest thing is to keep winning because everything comes naturally without thinking.
"When you lose you think more about where to move on the court, where to hit the ball, but that is what has happened and as I have said various times you cannot win in Monte Carlo or Barcelona 12 times.
"To lose twice in the quarter-finals is normal. Perhaps what has been abnormal is what has happened in recent years."
Nadal could even lose out on top spot in the rankings this week should he lose before the quarter-finals and Novak Djokovic win the title for a second time.
However, the Spaniard is hoping the energy of the home crowd will provoke a return to form.
"I feel a bit better and I am desperate to play in this tournament because it is always special for me. The energy this tournament gives me is a bit different and hopefully you will see that on court."
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray also returns to action in the Spanish capital this week after nearly a month off following Great Britain's Davis Cup defeat to Italy.
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The Scot has spent the time away from competitive action practising in Valencia and for a few days at Roland Garros ahead of the French Open later this month.
And the world number eight is hoping a good run in Madrid and next week in Rome will help secure a boost in the rankings ahead of the French Open and the defence of his Wimbledon crown.
"The most important thing now is that I show it on the court and at the major events. That's what I train for.
"Whether I can get back into the top four is something we'll obviously to have wait and see what happens over the next sort of six or seven months."
Murray is currently without a coach after his two-year partnership with Ivan Lendl came to an end in March. However, he is hopeful of making a decision on Lendl's successor before the start of the grasscourt season.
"I don't want to go into any names because that would cause me a lot of stress and questions over the next week or so, but it's something I did start to think about a lot the last couple of weeks.
"Hopefully I'm getting closer to making a decision in the next month or so."
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Abstract: In a health management system, prognostics, which is an engineering discipline that predicts a system's future health, is an important aspect yet there is currently limited research in this field. In this paper, a hybrid approach for prognostics is proposed. The approach combines the least squares support vector regression (LSSVR) with the hidden Markov model (HMM). Features extracted from sensor signals are used to train HMMs, which represent different health levels. A LSSVR algorithm is used to predict the feature trends. The LSSVR training and prediction algorithms are modified by adding new data and deleting old data and the probabilities of the predicted features for each HMM are calculated based on forward or backward algorithms. Based on these probabilities, one can determine a system's future health state and estimate the remaining useful life (RUL). To evaluate the proposed approach, a test was carried out using bearing vibration signals. Simulation results show that the LSSVR/HMM approach can forecast faults long before they occur and can predict the RUL. Therefore, the LSSVR/HMM approach is very promising in the field of prognostics.
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To me, it's obvious, based on statements made at Monday's Carrollton City Council meeting, that there are many residents who don't feel that our elected officials are doing enough to clean up this city of about 4,000.
Several folks came before council and said they feel frustrated that their complaints seem to go unheard.
I understand what they are saying; it seems that this same argument has been circulating through town for the entire six-and-a-half-plus years I've been editor here.
Good-old-boy politics is alive and well in the Carroll County Democrat Executive Committee. On Aug. 8, there were eight people who applied to be the Democrat candidate for constable in District 3.
Of the eight candidates, two expressed having some degree of law enforcement training; a third had served a year as a police officer in northern Kentucky and spent several years as a military police officer with training in investigative police work.
This story is about animal rights, and if you're thinking why I wrote this story it's because I hate seeing animals being abused like they are.
Have you ever seen an animal get abused like on TV? It's just the same in the real world also. Animals can't talk, so they can't tell you what they want.
And they can't tell you if it hurts or if they don't like something. So that's why people abuse them like that.
To the editor,
Every year the Governor's Scholars Program is open to any school in Kentucky. For the past two years, Trimble County High School has had five students each year participate in the program. Each year the students applying have to fill out a lengthy application including extra-curricular activities, ACT score, and an essay. This year the program had budget cuts, making the program harder to get accepted in to.
What ever happened to enjoying a small town parade and letting the kids have fun outside while you catch up with friends? In a time when everything seems so hectic, kids are glued to the computer and the price of gas is limiting our ability to have fun, it's time to take a step back and enjoy ourselves and this great community.
We have the perfect opportunity for that. The Trimble County High School Raider football team is hosting their annual Midnight Madness Saturday, August 23.
I've been coaching three softball teams since mid-March and would like to take this opportunity to thank the many people who helped me make it through the summer months of practice, games and travel.
Members of the Trimble County High School class of 1988 will host a reunion planning meeting Sunday, Aug. 24. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. at Milton Fire Department Station #2 on Hwy. 421 North near the Hwy. 1226 intersection.
All alumni are welcome and are encouraged to bring lots of ideas.
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It's another movie adaptation of a Teen book! The most excellent book, Beastly by Alex Flinn, is a modern retelling of the Beauty and the Beast tale. Kyle, a rich teen in New York, is attractive but cruel and heartless. A witch turns him into a beast, as ugly on the outside as he is on the inside. Kyle must find his true love, and win her love, in order to be returned to his true form.
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Electric Light Orchestra, also known as ELO was formed in Birmingham, England and was a famous rock band in the 1970s and 1980s.
The first album from Electric Light Orchestra was Xanadu. The album reached number 2 in the UK and number 4 in the US. The single, Magic," stayed at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for several weeks. The title track, "Xanadu," was ELO's only number one hit in the UK.
In 1981, Electric Light Orchestra released, Time. The album was a number one album in the UK, number 3 in Australia, and number 16 in the US.
Electric Light Orchestra's next album came in 1983 with, Secret Messages. The album charted number 4 in the UK, number 19 in Australia and 36 in the US. From the album, ELO released several singles such as: "Secret Messages," Four Little Diamonds," and "Rock 'n' Roll is King."
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Build your own resort island... Earn money by building and operating the network of shops... You can upgrade or sell your buildings. Build fast serving shops at the intersections. You may construct different sizes of buildings at the same route. The shops can be damaged,you need to repair them. Fire or robbery can be accidently happened as well.
1-)Build fast serving shops like pet shops in the intersections and receive customers from severeal routes.
2-)You can build additional measures(benches,music ads etc.) in order to slow down the coming customers. Especially if two routes are using the same shop in an intersection you must build additional mesaures on one route.
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It achieves a level of simplicity and rapid play while still challenging !! I enjoyed it TBH although I didn't complete it but that was only because I didn't have more time ... Def a fav of mine
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This game is so hard, its not even fun although i have to admit it was addicting. 3 stars.
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Longboat Island Chapel makes likely pastor selection
Date: December 12, 2012
by: Robin Hartill | City Editor
The search is over at Longboat Island Chapel.
Nearly one year after the resignation of the Rev. Kenneth Gill, the chapel's board of trustees has voted to accept a search committee's proposal to hire the Rev. Dr. Vincent Carroll for the position of senior minister.
Carroll has been a guest minister at the chapel for several Sunday services in past months and currently serves as summer pastor at The Little Stone Church on Mackinac Island, Mich. He and his wife, Molly, live in Sarasota.
Carroll served for 27 years in the Navy Chaplain Corps with tours in Vietnam, the Carrier Lexington and Battleship New Jersey, and has also preached at Camp David. He held the post of senior chaplain both for Naval forces in Europe and at the U.S. Naval Academy, according to a news release.
Prior to his military service, he was assistant pastor at First Presbyterian Church, in Rochester, Minn.
The congregation is expected to officially vote to accept Carroll for the position at the chapel's annual meeting Jan. 13, following Sunday services.
Gill served the congregation for 12 years.
He and the chapel's board reached what was described as a "separation agreement" last January amid a growing schism within the congregation in which some board members had questioned his leadership.
Gill has since formed a congregation, the New Village Chapel, which meets for services in Sarasota.
Following Gill's resignation, the chapel faced a challenge in searching for a new minister. Because it's an interfaith congregation, it lacked the formal hierarchy of many denominations.
The congregation consulted with the International Council of Community Churches to determine how to proceed. It formed a nine-member Pastoral Search Committee, which distributed a questionnaire to congregants asking what qualities they sought in a new senior minister.
Responses suggested that members wanted a pastor who would deliver a high-quality sermon each week and also ranked qualities such as leadership and inspiration as high priorities.
Since Gill's resignation, guest ministers have led Sunday services.
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