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"Frankie! PLEASE! THEY'RE GOING TO KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T COME BACK! PLEASE! FRANK!" I heard him scream. I started to slow down. What did he mean by 'they're'?
Gerard started to kiss me again, this time, with a little more passion. I couldn't help myself. I lost all control of my actions. I kissed him back, forcing him to lie back on the bed. I left his mouth and left a trail of kisses down his neck. When I got to a tender spot, I started to suck it, as if I was going to leave a love bite.
"Do it Frank. Do it!" I heard Gerard say. I finally realized what I was doing and tried to stop myself. But I couldn't.
"Frank, stop thinking about it and just do it. You'll feel better. I promise. Trust me." And I did. I started to softly bite him. I heard a small moan come from his mouth. I bit a little harder. Then a little harder. And a little more harder. With my fangs coming out, I finally broke the skin. I felt the blood slowly leak from his neck. I started to suck at the blood wildly. The taste was sensational. I've never tasted anything like it. I bit into him again and again, trying to drink more.
"Okay Frank. That's enough for tonight." Gerard said in a tone I haven't heard before. I raised my head and looked at him. Was that really it? It didn't feel to me like I drank a lot. But when I looked at his face, his eyes were wider than mine had been. Before I knew it, he was ontop of me, pulling my shirt apart.
"My turn." He pushed his lips onto mine like I did to him. He licked off excess blood that was on my lips before moving to my neck. He was doing the exact same as I did to him. Now I got why he moaned. I let my own moan slip from my mouth, except it was a little louder than his was. Not long after, I felt him puncher my skin.
Now I know why he wanted me to stop. I thought. He was about to be devoured whole by another vampire. And now, I am.
"Gerard. I think you've had your fill." But he didn't stop. "Gerard…please. That's enough." He still didn't stop.
"Gerard! Stop it! You're scaring me! Gee, GET OFF OF ME!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. That snapped him out of it. But he didn't look like himself. He looked wild and out of control.
I quickly got out from under him and ran out. I slammed the door behind me before hearing Gerard yell out something to me that didn't register. I ran down the hall, through the lounge room and out the door and up the stairs. I had to get away.
"Frankie! I'm SORRY COME BACK!" I heard Gerard yell after me but I didn't stop. I could tell he was running after me 'cause I could still hear him yell out to me.
"Frankie! PLEASE! THEY'RE GOING TO KILL YOU IF YOU DON'T COME BACK! PLEASE! FRANK!" I heard him scream. I started to slow down. What did he mean by 'they're'?
"Motherfucker." I muttered.
They hunt down and kill my kind.
I had totally forgotten that there are people who kill us. I started to think twice about letting Gerard do this to me. But like he said back at the hospital, it's my fault I'm like this now. Not his. I stopped in my tracks and let him catch up to me. When he did, he immediately pulled me into him.
"Baby. I'm soo sorry I didn't stop. I haven't had the taste of someone else's blood in such a long time. Please. Never run off like that again. Promise me." I felt tears fall on my head as my eyes started to become teary aswell.
"I promise Gerard. I'll never do that again." I started to cry in his arms. He just held me in closer.
"Come on baby. Let's go home and clean you up and get you warm."
We walked back to the house and I had yet another shower. When I got out, I found skelington trackpants and a skelington jumper on my bed. I put them on and headed out to the lounge room where I found Gerard sitting on the couch with a cup of coffee in one hand a smoke in the other.
"Hey Frank. I made you a cup aswell. It's on the kitchen bench."
I walked into the kitchen, picked up my cup and joined Gerard on the couch and snatched his smoke out of his hand and started puffing on it myself.
"You know smoking is a bad and dirty habit?" he said snatching the cigarette back off me.
"Yeah, you'd know all about that now, wont you?" I replied.
"Smart arse."
"And you love it." We both started laughing.
By the time we had finished our coffees and mucking around, I started to feel really tired.
"Gee, since it's my first night here, would you mind if i…"
"Not at all. I was actually going to ask if you wanted to." He looked at me and gave me a smile that made my stomach do a backflip. I let out a long yawn.
"Come on sleepy. Bed time." he said as he looked over at the door. I turned my head to see what he was looking at. There was a small ray of sunlight coming through the crack underneath the door.
I was suddenly lifted off the couch and being carried down the hall.
"Aren't I a bit old and heavy to be carried to bed?"
"Not to me. Don't forget you're a newborn vampire. Therefore, you are a baby."
"Well this baby says 'screw you'." I let out another long yawn.
Gerard dropped my on his bed and I crawled under his Spongebob covers. A couple of minutes later, I felt Gerard join me under the blankets behind me and started spooning me.
I heard him inhale the scent of my hair and whispered to me
"I love you Frank Anthony Iero. I always have and always will."
"I love you too Gerard Arthur Way. I…love…you…" and with that, I fell asleep, listening to the sound of Gerard's breathing. It was like a lullaby. It was my lullaby.


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Fit Links: Popular Breakfasts and Smile-Brightening Eats
Written on August 5, 2011 at 2:32 pm , by Karla Walsh
This week's fit links from around the web:
- The most important meal of the day doesn't just come from a box. Find out what more people are eating for breakfast these days. — Delish
- Make new buddies, find true love, save cash! What magic hobby can help you do all these things? — FitSugar
- A few swing strategies may separate the pros from the pack on the golf course. — Science Daily
- Scalpel, stat! What E.R.s around the country are doing to stitch up holes in patient care (including taking lessons from Toyota?). — WSJ
- What to savor—and skip—to keep those pearly whites in top shape. — MSNBC
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Get Motivated: The Benefits of Outdoor Exercise
Written on March 7, 2011 at 9:45 am , by Jenna Autuori
When I got back from my wedding and Vail mini-moon, I'll admit it, I felt like I had been off my workout wagon for quite some time. After hardly missing a day of exercise for months, missing a little over a week of daily sweat-sessions left me feeling bloated, weak, and severely unmotivated to get back on that treadmill. Like my fellow staffers, I've got a half-marathon to prepare for on April 3rd here in NYC in Central Park, so I had to start to logging miles for my return to the racing world.
A new study from the journal of Environmental Science and Technology found that there ARE actual benefits to exercising outdoors, so I ditched my treadmill and headed outside for what seemed like the hardest workout I would have to face in a while.
Research says that just by being outdoors, among nature, will boost your mood and your mental well-being. So seeing is believing, eh? My day in the park was a cold one, but as I started trudging along in those early hours of the morning when you really just want to be in bed, the sun started shining through the trees and I started picking up my pace and actually enjoying my first day back. Being outside on my first day back to the running world was feeling way better than I had imagined. Yes, I wasn't going as fast as I would have liked, but I was out there, and doing it.
The hardest part of working out is day one, putting one foot in front of the other and getting yourself motivated enough to just start. And even for exerciseholics like myself, day one will always be hardest and the biggest obstacle to overcome. You just have to tell yourself you're doing it…and do it. I ended up running six miles with what seemed like a smile plastered on my face, and I owe it all to the fact that I hit the outdoors instead of succumbing to the comfort of the indoor gym. It just felt good to be out there and getting back to the basics that I love. Running. Had I stayed inside I definitely would not have pushed myself to go six miles! Like the study says, I'm more likely to get outdoors to do it again once I've taken that first step.
Do you need a little push to get outdoors? Watch this video and be inspired!
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Crystal Bowersox visited sick kids at the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Wednesday and was wowed by Ryan Seacrest's new "Voice" media studio there.
"This little radio studio here is better than some of the stations I've been to!" she said. "Ryan Seacrest is an angel for doing this for the kids." (I'll post an edited version of the video interview later today.)
She sang four songs for the children, some who were able to sit in the studio with her while others followed via a close-circuit radio and TV system set up at the hospital. (Seacrest opened the studio in November.)
Bowersox also answered questions about "Idol," her diabetes and her career from the kids and Dunwoody High School students interning there. She retold the story about how Seacrest gave her a pep talk when she was homesick and wanted to quit. (Seacrest's parents, Gary and Connie, were in attendance.)
Bowersox, who has been spending the week promoting "Farmer's Daughter" in Nashville, took the brief side trip to Atlanta with her newlywed husband Brian Walker and her bass player Frank May. The album has sold about 130,000 copies, more than the winner, so far.
"I think I exceeded the label's expectations, which is always a good thing," she said. "It's gaining a slow momentum. I hope it grows steadily. I want to make music the rest of my life."
The album is semi-autobiographical and while most of the songs were written before "Idol," she did two during the tour, including "Arlene," which is about the tour bus driver. "I haven't talked to her personally but through friends, I heard she cried her eyes out."
I noted to her that Rodney Atkins had a recent No. 1 song called "Farmer's Daughter." She acknowledges the phrase is a cliche but she is indeed the daughter of a mom owns property in northwest Ohio. The song mentions how tough life was for Crystal and her brother and her mom was hardly a saint. "My mom doesn't like that song so much," she said. "She said, 'I'm proud of you and it's a beautiful song. I just wish I didn't know what the song was about.' "
"That doesn't mean that's how I feel about my mom all the time," she added.
Bowersox, who now lives in Chicago, is picking up radio lingo. She just recently learned what triple A meant in radio- adult alternative rock. "I'm learning as we go," she said. "My video is No. 1 on CMT.com. That's another surprising twist and turn. It's being accepted in the country music world. That's a big win."
Other bits I picked up;
- She's email buddies with Jewel, another street musician who became a star.
- She laughed when we talked about Richard Rushfield's book "American Idol: The Untold Story," in which she's considered the diva. One bit of evidence: she got upset when someone wiped the dust her special mike stand. "It wasn't the dust," she said. "He polished it clean. The thing had all my bar grime on it from years of playing. It had its character. It's not a diva thing. I wasn't even that upset. It just stinks. You move on." And she said she has no idea who Rushfield is.
- She recalls our conversation during the "Idols" live tour about diabetes and our insulin pumps. She had no idea what city we were in, though. (That's totally understandable.)
- Why she's so self confident: "It's from years of feeling like you're being held down by something or someone," she said. "Growing up in music, I felt oppressed somehow. I was working so hard for this goal in music. … years of that, I said, 'Screw it. I am who I am. I'm not going to apologize for it.' Several different epiphanies in life. I want to be proud of who I am."
- When I asked her what her game plan was for the next six months, she looked to her husband and asked, "When you going to knock me up?" His answer: "I'm trying my darndest!"
- She's going to join South by Southwest in Austin and hopes to latch onto Bonnaroo, too.
She also stopped by Dave FM this morning. The station has added her song "Farmer's Daughter." Jimmy Baron said he came up with goofy names based on her last name. She said her bass player conjured up the best one: SourBox. She was also asked about those group sings. Viewers got the impression she hated them. She actually hated the fact they had to lip synch them. When it came to the top four, she insisted on going live and they finally relented.
She was also asked if fame has changed her friends. Some, she said. One person started talking all the time about how broke she was. "We were all broke before," she said. She wanted to say as of now that she is not a millionaire. She's able to take care of her family now but she's hardly rich. (We'd have to look to the likes of Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood for the serious moulah!)
Here she is singing "Ridin' With the Radio."
And here she is doing "Mason" with her hubby:
Here is an edited version of the interview I did with Crystal if you want to see her talking with me:
January 27th, 2011
12:23 pm
If ever there was a beautiful soul, to speak to these kids and families about how to make something beautiful, powerful, and life-giving, out of tragedy and heartache, it is Crystal. As powerful as her song, Farmers Daughter is, her video of if will rock your world. The imagery and message are profound. It is incredibly cathartic and inspiring to see how we can recover from the wreckage and unravelling of another person's life–and ultimately knit ourselves a gift of warmth and refuge, that nurtures others as well as ourselves. Crystal is amazing!
January 27th, 2011
12:26 pm
K&C: I would expect nothing less than that you'd support your #2 Girl! Hope she doesn't disappoint you. I tried a few months ago to watch "Justin–Kelly" when it was on tv one weekend afternoon. No way – she's cute as a button, but lordy it was a clunker!
January 27th, 2011
12:34 pm
I can't wait to listen to Farmer's Daughter and watch the video!
January 27th, 2011
12:34 pm
Crystal is a great gal, very much her own person(which in Hollywood translates as "difficult") and I thank Ryan for persuading her to stay with the show.
Thanks for the interview Rodney. She was the only reason to watch Idol last year after Siobhan left, each performance more subtle and interesting than the one before. In a year where talent was not Idol's strong suit, Crystal was the exception that proved that rule.
Plus…this may get Neg to pop in and say hello.
January 27th, 2011
12:36 pm
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Anne Lynn and Rodney Ho, fansofcrystalbowersx. fansofcrystalbowersx said: Sitting down with Crystal Bowersox – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) http://goo.gl/fb/sXK6t [...]
January 27th, 2011
12:39 pm
"That doesn't mean I feel about my mom all the time," she added.
January 27th, 2011
12:43 pm
Probably missing the words "that way"….
January 27th, 2011
12:57 pm
Was Crystal's mom a Chinese Mother?
Except for the first picture, nice to see her pretty smile. Remember how at first she didn't want her missing teeth replaced? Good teeth do wonders for a person's self-confidence.
Sam-A, from previous thread, mail Rodney and let him know we'd like to exchange email addresses – I'll do the same!
January 27th, 2011
12:59 pm
Oh, and thanks, Rodney for interview. She does come across much more personable here than in previous stories I've read.
January 27th, 2011
1:03 pm
Thanks, Interesting. That would make more sense.
I was never on the Bowersox bandwagon, but I think it is cool that she is staying true to herself and just doing her own thing. Good for her and good luck to her (and hubby as he has an important "task" to perform!).
January 27th, 2011
1:05 pm
Her hubby is handsome!
January 27th, 2011
1:09 pm
@wreckedpizza ~ don't you love those tasks that you go in smiling and come out smiling!! Gotta love it.
January 27th, 2011
1:12 pm
Her hubby reminds me of a cross between those two 90120 guys – Luke Perry & Andrew Shue.
January 27th, 2011
1:16 pm
Still waiting on the next grandbaby update. They were supposed to induce sometime today – but haven't heard if they have.
We're on Alert 15 status (down from Alert 5 status.)
January 27th, 2011
1:19 pm
Crystal was by far the best talent on last seasons show. Great to see her doing what she loves.
January 27th, 2011
1:19 pm
Yes, Interesting. Those are my favorite kind of tasks!!! Smiles all around, please.
January 27th, 2011
1:21 pm
Early congrats on the new grandchild Rickster. Boy or Girl?
January 27th, 2011
1:31 pm
Second grandchild – first grandson.
January 27th, 2011
1:42 pm
Great Rickster. Dont spoil him now!
January 27th, 2011
1:43 pm
With a third grandchild (second grandson) due in late May/ early June!
January 27th, 2011
1:43 pm
WOW, congratulations, Grandpa Rickster!
January 27th, 2011
1:43 pm
This was a really nice interview. I haven't checked out her music, but I think I will this weekend. I liked her on Idol. Tho, I didn't necessarily think that she'd be a major star, I figured she'd outsell Lee.
Sam-A, the things we do for love… But I don't have super high expectations for Soul Surfer. It's most likely a "tween" flick.
January 27th, 2011
1:55 pm
Thanks, Interesting.
January 27th, 2011
2:14 pm
"but I think it is cool that she is staying true to herself and just doing her own thing."
That sounds like something Kara would say!
January 27th, 2011
2:16 pm
Here's a preview of Rodney's (likely) next post:
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Executives U.S. network Fox are breathing a sigh of relief this morning.
The network dominated Wednesday night with the second week of "American Idol" averaging a 9.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 25.2 million viewers. But more importantly, the two-hour "Idol" (8-10 p.m.) was only down 5% in the demo compared to last Wednesday's premiere.
Last year, the third telecast of "American Idol" dropped 14% in the demo. Of course, the tenth season opener last Wednesday was also down 18% in the demo (9.7 rating) compared to the 2010 opener.
ABC and CBS tied for a distant second on the night averaging a 2.1 demo rating each. ABC had back-to-back reruns of "The Middle" (which averaged a 2.0 in the demo with 6.8 million viewers from 8-9 p.m.) followed by reruns of "Modern Family" (2.6, 7.3 million) and "Cougar Town" (2.1, 5.0 million).
January 27th, 2011
2:20 pm
And this:
By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY
After opening-week curiosity about the new judges, there was no big audience dropoff for the second Wednesday of American Idol, reports USA TODAY's Bill Keveney.
The Fox singing competition performed strongly last night, attracting 25.2 million viewers, according to preliminary ratings. That's only 1 million viewers down from last Wednesday's two-hour season premiere, and it represents the best retention between the premiere and the second week's first night since Season 5.
January 27th, 2011
2:25 pm
My apologies to Mercedes. She sent me the following earlier this morning and I forgot to post it:
January 27th, 2011
2:28 pm
To paraphrase the quote (I think) from Mark Twain:
"Reports of Idol's demise have been greatly exaggerated."
January 27th, 2011
2:37 pm
Thank you D!!
January 27th, 2011
2:49 pm
Speaking of links…
Here's a link to a song that Chris Medina wrote while his fiance' was in the hospital.
I can't watch it due to firewall stuff.
January 27th, 2011
2:59 pm
Watch out folks… a front-page link.
January 27th, 2011
3:16 pm
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January 27th, 2011
3:17 pm
Oops! Thanks Mercedes! I'll do that tomorrow, when things aren't so nutty around here.
January 27th, 2011
3:29 pm
Folks… I'm going to head out now.
We'll be heading down to the hospital either later tonight or first thing in the morning. (Doctors think it'll be tomorrow before the little fellow "officially" joins the family.) I'm going to head home and get the stuff we'll need loaded, change into some comfy clothes, and wait till we get "the" call.
I'll be back on Monday. Hope you all have a great weekend.
January 27th, 2011
4:00 pm
Great interview. Crystal sounds great, and her duet with the hubby is fantastic. I hope you guys have had a chance to check out her album, 'cause it's friggin' awesome. Gotta say I'm having trouble getting into Idol this season…seems el lamo and too much with the Fiftweeners.
January 27th, 2011
4:15 pm
Hey, Neg! We were figuring we'd hear from you sooner or later. Most of us like Steven Tyler. I do agree about too many too young. Many of them need some seasoning, but it's the Justin Bieber fallout. Good to hear from you, though!
January 27th, 2011
4:33 pm
Hello Negativo. Interesting moniker. It doesn't sound like your negative at all. Or, does the "o" at the end of your name cancels out you actually being negative??? I know, far fetched!
January 27th, 2011
4:36 pm
you're…not your
January 27th, 2011
4:47 pm
I knew a Crystal headline would get Neg talking…at least for now.
Interesting….Neg loves Crystal and can find nothing negative to say about her…however, on just about every other subject……well, let's just say he's frickin' hilarious.
January 27th, 2011
4:55 pm
LOL…thanks, Deirdre!
January 27th, 2011
4:58 pm
Crystal looks magnificent! What a great talent!! Check out her video "Farmer's Daughter" (and get a good look at her hubby) at http://www.crystalbowersox.com/home/
January 27th, 2011
5:01 pm
See y'all tonight! Yaaaaay!!
January 27th, 2011
5:10 pm
Good night!
January 27th, 2011
5:50 pm
[...] studio located at the hospital. Here are a couple of her performances as well as her interview with AJC.com's Rodney Ho. [...]
January 27th, 2011
6:10 pm
once again, i haven't read any comments — i'm just getting to watch my dvr'd wednesday night episode. I'm very impressed with the young'un from Garner NC, Scotty McCreery. Nice voice, nice presentation of himself both on tape and on "stage". Hope he goes a long way. Once again, he might not have made it past the first day if Simon were sitting there.
Not so sure about the girl with frosty hair…potential, but is she ready at 15? i do NOT think so.
one comment…i kinda like the monitors outside so the folks waiting can watch their person auditioning. kinda neat. instead of trying to strain and sneak a listen through the doors…
more to come, of course, from li'l ol' me….
January 27th, 2011
6:12 pm
ah clowns early on…why WHY WHY! does ANYone want to do gaga … gag.
January 27th, 2011
6:18 pm
I like that Naema (?) who sang the Hathaway song. Good voice, nice power without screaming (you all know how much i HATE screaming!)
January 27th, 2011
6:23 pm
Jerome Bell, nice voice, but i can do without a lot of the falsetto.
***sigh*** beiber….bleh
January 27th, 2011
6:28 pm
Thia Megia has a nice voice….only 15? gonna be a lot of younguns on this year, i'm thinking. maybe they should hire a teacher to be with them all for schoolwork.
January 27th, 2011
6:50 pm
fairly amazing amount of talent in milwaukee! they've been saving it up or something
January 27th, 2011
7:07 pm
So Crystal is on CMT.com and Dave FM (definitely "one of these things is not like the other"). Good for her.
Has anyone heard Off-key Lee on the radio yet?
January 27th, 2011
7:11 pm
I did like Chris Medina but I hope AI doesn't over do the back story as they did with Danny Gokey. (I think some viewers quickly got to the point with Danny G. where enough was enough for that reason. Even though it wasn't his fault.)
I also hope Chris isn't a one-trick pony ala Andrew Garcia!
January 27th, 2011
7:12 pm
And welcome back, Neg!
January 27th, 2011
7:28 pm
ow that last one has even cynical ol' me tearing up.
January 27th, 2011
7:29 pm
I was afraid that it would be a lot of fiftweeners too, Negs, but i have to say we've seen some youngsters with real potential. and some real duds, but at least they're holding the duds to a minimum, thank you Powers That Be!!!
January 27th, 2011
7:58 pm
ok folks.new thread
January 28th, 2011
8:05 am
[...] American Idol [...]
January 30th, 2011
1:34 am
I simply love Crystal. I still can't figure out how she missed winning American Idol. Farmer's Daughter is FANTASTIC and I'm anxiously awaiting her next album.
January 31st, 2011
8:28 pm
[...] can go here to read the interview and listen to Crystal perform two of the songs off her album, [...]
February 2nd, 2011
6:19 pm
Check out all of Crystal's "LIVE" performances on youtube.com…
right out of IDOL she and Frankie May played at FILLMORE SF, then "POWER to the PEACEFUL" in SF to 80,000 with Michael Franti and Spearhead, then Melissa Etheridge at PINKTOBER, on JAY LENO, ELLEN & REGIS & KELLY and February 17-20 with Stevie Nicks and KD Lang and many others in San Diego! Get ready LA, Seattle, Portland, and NYC..much more to come!!!
God bless Crystal, her family and band!!!
February 3rd, 2011
12:09 pm
Luv u Crystal,Brian, lil Tony and of course u too Frankie May! Prayin for u all while your on the road 2…and thank u 2 all the fans out there like me! Cant wait till u come on tour in Toledo…I will definately be there!


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The Sec. of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs told the Chair of the House Armed Services Committee that they don't want Don't Ask, Don't Tell repealed this year. John wrote it up at AMERICAblog Gay, wondering who is the Commander-in-Chief. Don't forget, Obama promised repeal this year in his State of the Union. Let's see who prevails.
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Fun Reads for Memorial Day
Memorial Day will be here in just 6 days. (Yes, I'm counting the days until my three day weekend! Woo hoo!) And I don't know about you, but I need a good LOL right about now. So whether you're heading to the beach or just planning to get some R&R at home, here are three books that will help you get your relax on!
Beneath a Starlet Sky by New York Times betselling authors Amanda Goldberg & Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper is the perfect book to throw in your beach bag or bust out after the kids go to bed. They burst on the scene with the hilarious Celebutantes and now they are back delivering yet againn.
Synopsis: In BENEATH A STARLET SKY, Lola Santisi—CEO of a struggling fashion line and daughter of Hollywood royalty—is swinging between the fashion world in New York and the real world with her doctor-boyfriend in Los Angeles. Lola is trying to launch designer Julian Tennant's new dress line, and it looks like they're about to get their next big break: his wedding dresses have been chosen to feature in the top film at the Cannes Film Festival. They better make a big splash in the sunny Cannes crowds, or else…
For Kate Woods, Lola's BFF and CAA's rising star agent, Cannes is all work and no play. Having recently endured a disastrous break-up with Lola's brother Christopher, Kate is newly single, and focused solely on her clients.
The only thing worse than thinking it was a good idea for Kate to date Lola's brother, is thinking it was a good idea for Kate to put one of her most loose-cannon clients, Nic Knight, in Lola's father's movie. Among Kate's other mega star clients is Saffron Sykes whose appearance on the cover of Vogue in Julian Tennant could be the difference between Julian Tennant, Inc. weathering the economy or going bust. But when someone throws a wrench in their plans, everyone stands to lose, especially Lola. With her father and brother vying for the same prize, her mother starring in hew new reality show, and one heartbroken girlfriend about to declare motherhood, it's all on Lola to come up with the answers.
To learn more about the talented Amanda and Ruthanna, head over to Chick Lit is Not Dead where they shared their 5 Do's and a Do-Over.
The Baby Planner by Josie Brown is the LOL, completely satisfying story of a thirty-seven-year-old baby planner whose own biological clock is ticking off the charts faster than you can say designer stroller. (I could definitely relate- having my first baby, er, a little later in life.) I first fell for Josie Brown when I read her delicious novel, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives and The Baby Planner reminded me yet again why I look forward to Josie Brown's novels with the anticipation of a kid on Christmas Eve.
Synopsis: Katie Johnson may make her living consulting with new moms on the latest greatest baby gadgets no parent should be without, or which mommy meet-ups are the most socially desirable, or whether melon truly is the new black, but the success of her marriage to her husband, Alex, depends on controlling her own urges toward motherhood.
He's adamant that they stay childless. Sure, Katie understands that he's upset over the fact that his out-of-town ex-wife rarely lets him see their ten-year-old son, Peter. But living vicariously through her anxious clients and her twin sisters' precocious children only makes Katie resent his stance more deeply.
While helping a new client—Seth Harris, a high tech entrepreneur who must raise Sadie, his newborn daughter, as a single parent after the tragic death of his wife in childbirth—maneuver the bittersweet journey from mourning husband and reticent father to loving dad, Katie's own ideals about love, marriage, and motherhood are put to the test as she learns ones very important lesson about family: How we nurture is the true nature of love.
The Bake-off by Beth Kendrick is a delicious read. I first fell in love with her last year when I read her novel, Second Time Around. And I could not wait to get our hand on her latest. It's yummy fun that we highly recommend you indulge in! (It's fat free too!) Run, don't walk to your nearest bookstore and pick up a copy for your Memorial Day getaway or staycay.
Synopsis: Suburban soccer mom Amy has always wanted to stand out from the crowd. Former child prodigy Linnie just wants to fit in. The two sisters have been estranged for years, but thanks to a series of personal crises and their wily grandmother, they've teamed up to enter a national bake-off in the hopes of winning some serious cash. Armed with the top-secret recipe for Grammy's apple pie, they should be unstoppable. Sure, neither one of them has ever baked anything more complicated than brownie mix, but it's just pie-how hard could it be?
Make sure to check out Beth Kendricks many other novels including The Pre-Nup, Exes and Ohs and Nearlyweds.
What books are you reading this Memorial Day weekend?


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between Paisley and Gerard.
"What are you two yelling about," Donna asked as she descended the stairs.
Gerard rubbed the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index finger, "She is not going to school today.
She needs to go to the doctor."
Paisley scowled, "I'm not sick. I just have a cold."
"What about your vomiting?"
Gerard tried to step closer to his girlfriend but Mama Way intercepted him.
"I must have eaten something that obviously didn't agree with me."
Gerard sidestepped his mom and placed his hand on Paisley's forearms.
"Baby, you've been sick for the past three days. It couldn't be from something you've eaten because
you haven't. You haven't been able to keep anything down."
Paisley shook his off and turned to Donna.
"I'm fine. I can go to school--what?"
Paisley cut herself off as Donna began to shake her head.
"No you are not. You are staying here and I am going to make you a Dr. appointment. Don't 'but' me either."
Gerard breathed a sigh of relief as his mom ascended the stairs. Turning back to Paisley he received a
slap acorss his right cheek.
"You asshole. Now you have your mom involved. I don't need this. I can take care of my self. I've been
doing that for the past year or so."
Gerard grimaced as he rubbed his cheek.
"Paisley. Quit being difficult. It's probably nothing extreme--what?"
Paisley's already pale face lost the rest of it's remaining color.
"I just thought of something."
"We never used a condom."
Gerard's face paled.
"Oh shit."


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about 275 hours into skyrim and i just started the first mass effect.
Bulletstorm. Pretty fun so far.
about 275 hours into skyrim and i just started the first mass effect.
Just started Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and I love how it has a very similar look and feel to the original. I played like the first hour or so of Invisible War, but I really didn't care for it.
The fun's over. Here on out I'm Mr. Low Profile. Just another douche bag with a job and three pairs of dockers. If I'm lucky, a month from now, best case scenario, I'm managing a Cinnabon in Omaha.
"Just because your voice reaches halfway around the world doesn't mean you are wiser than when it reached only to the end of the bar."
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I bought Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Skyrim yesterday. The lady and I had a blast playing MvC3. I've only done one quest so far in Skyrim, but I'm already loving it.
Finally started Mass Effect 2. I'll probably pick up ME3 by the time ME4 is released!
Liking it so far, but I'll have a look around if there's a mod that automates scanning planets.
After this I'll either go back to Europa Universalis 3 or start Civilization 5.
Clocked in 212 hours in Skyrim so far and all quests are done except the "put out the lighthouse" quest in Solitude. That's a very strange line I don't want to cross for a psychopathic warrior/thief/bard/mage/assassin who lost his morals around the second mission for the thieves' guild.
F.E.A.R. 3, done and dusted.
On to Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow.
I'm splitting time between:
1. Rock Band 3 -- which I usually just play solo, since none of my friends are really into it...feels kind of lame now that I am typing it out...its not even a Rock Band...its a Rock Person with 3 other computer-played people
2. Driver: San Francisco -- surprisingly fun, and a pretty interesting twist on car-racing games, though some may actually hate that)
3. Trying to platinum Uncharted: Golden Abyss--which is proving to be actually harder to platinum than the other Uncharted games. There is an insane amount of collectibles to find--we are talking about Batman: Arkham City's Riddler Trophy levels of collectibles.
Finished Mass Effect 2, all crew members survived, 100% paragon and just above 25% renegade. It'll be cool to play the third in a few years after all DLC are available. And this time I'll make sure to keep my save file. (My ME2 Shepard doesn't look quite like in ME1. Wish it were possible to edit this after the fact) :\
Is it even possible to reach level 30 on a Normal playthrough? I just managed to squeeze in at level 29 but all side missions and DLC are already completed.


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Stop the Digital Economy Bill NOW!
by MattBrown Posted on March 30, 2010 at 12:17pm
This debate and the sensitivity of it was brought to me via one of my all time great work-found friends Duncan Popham. He works diligently and enthusiastically in the Digital marketing space and has done for years. He has strong held beliefs about right and wrong and in this instance he's absolutely on the money.
Our present government are basically trying to force through a bill in Parliament next Tuesday (the day after Easter Holiday, April 6th) the same day that Gordon Brown is planning to go and see the Queen and ask for the dissolution of Parliament. The timing is not ironic. The Labour Government are trying to sneak this Bill through as they have in the past.
The expectation is that the second reading of the Bill will take place and will be uncontested, which will effectively mean it ends up on what's known as the "wash-up". That is, according to the Guardian on 22nd March: the dirty process by which bills that have run out of proper parliamentary time are hurried through to royal assent via a series of backroom deals. Underhand? Labour? Surely not.
In summary the Bill follows the Digital Britain report, the final version of which was released in June 2009. In it, there are a number of recommendations with regard to broadband access, internet usage, and public service broadcasting.
In November 2009, Peter Mandelson added a recommendation to the Bill which was designed to protect digital content publishers from copyright infringement. The intention behind this recommendation was that individuals or organisations could have their broadband access rights removed if they were found to be breaking digital copyright laws.
It is this element which is causing so much consternation and it is easy to see why. Surely first the existing laws around digital copyright infringement must be discussed and some consensus must be reached as to the impact on civil rights, data protection, the law of tort, before new copyright laws can be brought in.
When Mr Mandelson added this new recommendation, the Guardian on 19th November reported:
"[The Digital Economy Bill] is expected to set out a "three strikes" policy under which people who are found to be illicitly downloading copyrighted material have their internet connections withdrawn after three warnings.
Internet service providers have warned that the scheme is unworkable and unlawful.
The proposed alteration to the Copyright Act would create a new offence of downloading material that infringes copyright laws, as well as giving new powers or rights to "protect" rights holders such as record companies and movie studios – and, controversially, conferring powers on "any person as may be specified" to help cut down online infringement of copyright.
The changes proposed seem small – but are enormously wideranging, given both the breadth of even minor copyright infringement online, where photographs and text are copied with little regard to ownership, and the complexity of ownership."
This is serious folks. If my Mum emails me three times attaching a nice picture of her hometown which she found on the Internet, the government have the right to remove her right to access the Internet. Where's the intent?
Anyway Duncan pointed me to 38 Degrees to put my name officially against the Bill, and I have, along with 20,000 others, and I believe that the more people sign up, the better you can sign up here: Digital Economy Bill Petition
If you can afford a small donation, 38 Degrees are trying to raise £10,000 to buy advertising space in the national press so that MPs read the groundswell of opposition, and think twice about passing the Bill, particularly as a General Election is coming soon, and these MPs will want our vote.
We donated £10 which is a small price to pay to oppose miscalculated attacks on our simple civil rights. You can donate here: Fund 38 Degrees ad campaign opposing Digital Economy Bill. They're already at £9,963 and I've been assured that more funds will pay for more advertising.
This is important, and there's something we can collectively do about it. That's consensus. Bring it.


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GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials say it's time to get fish houses off the ice.
The department has set a deadline of midnight Friday for anglers to remove permanent shelters.
The department's Water Safety Coordinator, Nancy Boldt tells the Grand Forks Herald that ice conditions can change quickly during mild weather.
Anglers can continue to use portable fish houses as long as they're removed daily.
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--More Windows 8 product coming to market in second half
--Surface Pro not the only catalyst for Windows 8 demand
--Hardware partners will help spur interest in Windows 8
(Updates begin in fourth paragraph with analyst comments.)
By Steven D. Jones
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) will roll out a new version of its Surface tablet running an Intel Corp. (INTC) processor and sporting a retail price above comparable models of Apple Inc.'s (AAPL) iPad.
The Surface Windows 8 Pro will go on sale Feb. 9 at Microsoft stores in the U.S. and Canada as well as several Staples Inc. (SPLS) and Best Buy Inc. (BBY) locations.
Surface Pro is similar in style and function to the original Surface RT tablet that appeared in October, except that it will be able to run the full suite of Windows applications. It will be powered by an Intel Core i5 processor and be priced at $899 for the starter model with 64 gigabytes of storage and $999 for 128 gigabytes of storage, plus an attachable keyboard costing about $100.
"It's not at a price point that will move the market a lot," said analyst Rick Sherlund of Nomura Securities.
Surface and the rest of the Windows 8 PC and tablet line will attract more consumer attention later this year after Microsoft's hardware partners introduce their product lineup, he said.
"Rather than one big catalyst event I think you will see a number of product announcements over the next six to nine months that will move the needle" of interest in the Windows 8 direction, he said.
Microsoft, which reports earnings Thursday, is positioning Surface Pro as a tablet with the power of a laptop and the convenience of a tablet. The device comes with a Surface Pen to make it easier for graphic designers and engineers to manipulate images precisely on the touch screen.
The lowest price Surface Pro will retail for more than the top-of-the-line iPad, which retails for about $829.
Analysts estimated Microsoft has sold fewer than 1 million of its original Surface RT tablet, which was only available at Microsoft stores in the early stages of its release. Surface RT is powered by chips similar to those used in mobile phones. Addition of the Surface Pro to the lineup is expected to boost interest among business and professional users.
Earlier this month, analysts at UBS estimated that Microsoft would sell a total of 2.5 million Surface units for all of Microsoft's fiscal 2013.
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Responding to Prime Minister David Cameron's speech on Scotland's future, Plaid Cymru Parliamentary Leader Elfyn Llwyd MP said:
"It seems that the growing momentum behind the Yes camp has burst the Westminster bubble and the Prime Minister is appearing increasingly desperate.
"While the Yes campaign has set out a clear and comprehensive case for independence which deals with facts, the Prime Minister resorted to romanticised ramblings about whisky and world wars.
"The fact of the matter is that the No camp is devoid of any ambition or solid arguments in favour of preserving this tired, unequal and unjust union.
"In appealing to the rest of the UK to encourage Scottish friends and family to vote No, the Prime Minister is betraying the notion that the future of Scotland should be a matter for the people of Scotland.
"Successive Tory and Labour governments in Westminster have presided over decades of economic decline and growing inequality. The people of Scotland are waking up to this fact and working towards a fairer, more prosperous future where major decisions affecting their nation are made by themselves.
"Plaid Cymru is the only party which shares that ambition for Wales."


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|Blurbero desde
|junio de 2006
|Barbara Houghton
|Mi sitio web
|Alexandria, Kentucky, USA
|Mi ocupación
|Professor of Art/Photography and working artist
|Mi biografía
|I teach photography, web design for artists and artist book classes at Northern Kentucky University and have been a working artist for over 40 years. I began making blurb books the first day I got a notice that blurb existed. Since then I have made quite a few for myself, gotten friends and family to make books, and use blurb when teaching my courses in artist bookmaking and photography and whenever I teach study abroad classes. Blurb democratized bookmaking for the rest of us and for that I am grateful. Thank you Eileen.
|Alerta del narrador ansioso: creo que mi próximo libro será sobre...
|Changing India, one woman at a time.
|Todos necesitan saber acerca de estos autores y artistas...
Dan Eldon was a photographer and artist who kept the most amazing journals. He was killed in Somalia and was in his twenties then. His mom published his journals. Wonderful.
Keith Smith has made hundreds of artist books for about 40 years. He has written about artist's books too. I took courses from him at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1970's
Jim Stone is another artist bookmaker and published educator. He is an evangelist for getting your work in print.
|Este libro es adictivo. Léalo (bajo su propia responsabilidad).
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By MC Martel
Putting to rest minutes of speculation, the FDA released a strongly worded, question-mark laden email Monday, re-stating the message that bananas, the fruit that makes you uncomfortable to eat, are not a beacon for cancer and other deadly diseases. The email and subsequent statement by Marsha Redding, director of the World Health Organization, were intended to counter the growing concern over Internet-based rumors that bananas had spent the better part of a decade secretly infecting people with everything from athlete's foot to more athlete's foot.
The backlash against bananas began in late October, when the website upwithstrawberries.com posted a link on their message board, which questioned why bananas had never been investigated as a source of major worldwide illnesses. Companies such as Dole and Chiquita were questioned by local authorities, but no further investigations took place. Things remained quiet until two weeks ago, when a large billboard bearing the words "BANANAS = CANCER?" appeared over the Santa Monica freeway. The sign was quickly removed, but panicked drivers, many of them consuming bananas on their morning commute, were sent into frenzy, flooding local radio stations and phone lines with panicked calls and requests for information from WebMD. In a questionable move, the Banana Council of America decided to capitalize on the opportunity to improve its public image by dropping several bushels on bananas on communities across the entire southern California coast line. Dozens were injured, but the real damage was inflicted on the bananas themselves, which after crushing people, were smashed into inedible pieces. In a teleconference with Ms. Redding Sunday evening, she expressed shock that bananas could be associated with diseases, and anger that people were allowing the story to continue drawing attention. To quote Ms. Redding:
"Of course bananas don't cause cancer. What the hell is the matter with you people?"
We here at News4Mass dug a bit deeper, and it seems the website upwithstrawberries.com is actually a subsidiary of the American Peach Growers Association. We contacted the APGA and asked why they would financially support a website that published questionable information slandering a fellow fruit product without hard evidence. Gary Richardson, spokesman for the APGA, answered our questions by questioning why an organization associated with peaches would use a domain name that clearly favors strawberries. He then suspiciously narrowed his eyes, moved them from side to side quickly, and offered us a free upwithstrawberries.com mouse pad. While we may never understand the complexities of the fruit industry, we can state with almost 45% certainty that bananas will not give you cancer. Coming next week: Do Bananas Cause Obesity? Researchers refuse to talk to us.
Too legit to vote for a 3rd party,
MC Martel


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Everywhere you look on Britain's streets you can find boarded up and unused buildings. Homes, pubs, warehouses, factories and mills abandoned and left to rot. Boarded Up Britain aims to solves that.
The site will be a database of all the derelict buildings in the Britain, from the major cities to the smallest villages to show that they may be unused, but they certainly aren't forgotten about.
Next time you go past a boarded up building, pull out your phone or camera take a picture and upload it to the site and help put an end to Boarded Up Britain.


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Nepal''s political deadlock will soon end, says Prachanda
From Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Dec 8 (PTI) Amid a political impasse in Nepal, Maoist supremo Prachanda today voiced confidence that a solution will soon be found and leaders of all major parties will reach consensus on forming a national unity government.
"I have met top leaders of both the opposition parties Nepali Congress and CPN-UML today and I am confident that the current situation of stalemate will soon end," UCPN-Maoist president Prachanda said, while addressing the annual general meeting of Kathmandu District Chapter of Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ).
Prachanda has underlined the need to forge cooperation and collaboration among the forces who were parties to the 12 point agreement reached in Delhi in November 2005, to end autocratic monarchy and restore multiparty democracy in the country.
He also cautioned people against conspiracy being hatched to drag the country towards an autocratic regime.
"I am very much hopeful that the country will be rescued from the current situation of deadlock before the six day deadline issued by President Dr Ram Baran Yadav ends," he said.
President Dr Yadav had extended the deadline issued to the political parties to form a consensus government for the second time yesterday.
Nepal is being run by a caretaker government for the past five months after Prime Minister Madhab Kumar Nepal stepped down on June 30. The 17th round of the prime ministerial elections has been postponed twice after failing for 16 times and uncertainty looms as to when the elections will be held.
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Those of us that are involved in the Research Administration arena have a clear understanding of the level of effort (no pun intended) and dedication that administering an effort certification process for an institution can take. Many institutions currently employ manual processes that rely on paper and campus mail to get the job done. Once complete, thousands of forms are tucked away in filing cabinets in a basement waiting for that fateful day when the auditors show up and start digging.
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"I'm in love with her. I used to think I knew what love was. I've cared about a lot of women… I just don't think I've ever really been in love. I think about her all the time. I don't like it when I'm not with her. I don't want to be with anybody else. That's love, isn't it?"
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Nutty preacher preaches to the wrong choir, not for the first time.
How many people do you know who have been converted to Christianity by street preachers? I would bet my house (if I owned one of course) that the answer is a big fat zero. Talking of street preachers and zeros, take a look at the above video, of a man who wholeheartedly believes the earth is 6,000 years old, preaching to a load of atheists.
These aren't your every-day 'pretty sure there's no God and Church is kind of dull' atheists either. They are atheists congregating to celebrate the opening of America's first atheist monument. 'Militant-atheists' you could call them, if you were confused about what the word 'militant' means.
The unwelcome speaker is one Eric Hovind, a creationist spawned by one of America's most infamous creationists, Kent Hovind. Kent has not only spent his life trying to convince schoolchildren that there is no scientific evidence for evolution, but is also serving 10 years for committing loads of un-Christian tax fraud. Sadly for America, his son Eric has taken up his mantel.
Losing faith? Atheists set up hotline for ex-believers
Eric gate-crashed the godless gathering in Florida, much to the dismay of one bystander who shouted: "Where are the Romans when you need them?" If this video doesn't give you your daily fix of crazy, here's one of Eric debating the existence of god with a small child – and not exactly coming away with the resounding intellectual victory he might have expected.
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DIY Alice in Wonderland via Misha Lulu
Is my enthusiasm coming through? That's five more days until little ones will be hitting the streets looking for candy and big revellers will be heading to parties and bars looking for grownup fun. I think I've already mentioned that Halloween is a big deal in our house. With a little kid around it's hard not to get caught up in all the spooky excitement.
Some of my favourite childhood memories of Halloween are of the weeks and days leading up to the big event, when my mom and later myself would be putting the finishing touches on my homemade costume. It was so amazing watching the vision I had for what I was going to dress up as come into being. Nothing beats a homemade costume if you ask me. If you're debating making your own costume for yourself or your family there's still time, and if you need a bit of inspiration here are some of the best DIY costumes on the web for little and not-so-little trick or treater's.
DIY owl costume by Designing Moms
The owl trend is getting a little overdone but I have to admit I still find those big-eyed birds immensely charming. This is one of my favourite owl costumes I have seen. The combination of fabric feathers and that adorable capelet make it couture worthy.
Beekeeper Costume via Martha Stewart
Costumes for grownups are harder to come up with than ones for kids. I find Martha Stewart manages to come up with creative costume ideas for adults every year and this beekeeper is a great example of what can be accomplished with a few simple materials.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears via A Beautiful Mess
I've noticed a number of fairytale and storybook themed costumes popping up online this year. This family's re-creation of Goldilocks and the three bears is a fun take on the children's story. It's more Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mister Fox than Disney, which makes it a bit more charming in my opinion.
Painted Skeleton Costume via lookbook
A skeleton is a classic halloween costume that can be done in so many different ways. I love the illusion created by painting on top of a black slim fitting suit. Very Jack Skellington and edgy. If you don't have confidence in your painting skills I'm sure there are templates you can find online that would create a similar effect.
Bloody Mary Makeup
Sometimes all a simple DIY costume needs to make it become a wower is the right makeup. There are tons of makeup tutorials on youtube for the gruesome and not-so-bloody look you are going for. I am impressed by this "Bloody Mary" makeup job, and all you need for the rest of your costume is an old fashioned dress and some white body paint.
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I'm going to file this one under "costumes I will never force any child of mine to wear, but man are they awesome". Right along with this one (David Bowie in Labyrinth). Who knows, maybe you know a pint size fine-art lover who would be happy to dress up as Vincent Van Gogh.
School Photo Costume via A Cup of Jo
This costume idea is sure to get a few laughs if you're going to a Halloween Party. So easy to do, just attach a cheesy cardboard background to your back and put on the nerdiest clothes you can find. Her oversized glasses and nerdy smile really seal the deal.
No Sew Animal Masks via Prudent Baby
Even if you can't sew you can still whip up a homemade costume before the big night. This template from Prudent Baby will allow you to make a number of different creature masks with only felt, glue and a few simple trimmings. Pair with an appropriately coloured hoodie and attach a tail, tentacles or whatever you need with safety pins to the seat of your kids pants. Voila, instant cute costume!
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In my wanderings around town, documenting the "Lost City of Colorado Springs" I stumbled upon the fragmentary remains of "private libraries" in town. These were most prominent in the first half of the 20th century and have been replaced or absorbed by the Pikes Peak Library District (PPLD).
While reading through the 1941 Springs Telephone Directory (which is quite an education in itself-separate article upcoming) I found under the yellow pages heading of "Libraries" the "Dale Street Lending Library".
I had never heard of the Dale Street Lending Library and neither had the good folks at the PPLD Special Collections desk. According to the phone book it was located at 126 E. Dale St. I cross-checked it in the Polk's City Directories between 1941 and 1945. Mrs. Helen V. Marshall (widow of W.D.R. Marshall) and Mrs. F.M. Stote were listed at that address. The "library" listing disappeared after 1946. My guess and intuition leads me to believe that it was a rental library in a private home. If you decide to drive by the address you'll find a vacant lot next to the former site of TOOON'S.
OK, so while reading a manuscript about early libraries I came upon mention of the "Verner Z. Reed Memorial Library". This library located at 502 S. Tejon (more later) was, apparently, endowed by the widow of mining magnate Verner Reed. It was said to be associated with Reed's volunteer fire brigade. This gets more interesting in a minute. The connection between fire brigades and libraries remains a mystery to me. And if you decide to drive by this one you'll not be disappointed. It's the charming little brick building on the southwest corner of South Tejon which has also housed a Boy's Club and a commercial printer. The small, precise architectural gem has been protected by State Historic status. Apparently the Verner Z Reed collection was later absorbed into the PPLD stacks.
Moving along with fire brigades I found another one in the 1926 through 1945 Polk's. It was the "Adams Circulating Library" aka "Adams Hose Company # 5! I'm hoping a reader can add information about this odd connection between firehouses and libraries. This library was located at 836 N. Spruce which is, like the Dale Street library, now a vacant space. Adams Library was active between 1935 and 1945.
In my perusal of the City Directories I came upon one more private library, just as curious as the rest. The "Smith Memorial Library" was located at 710 E. Cache La Poudre, right in my neighborhood. The building, as a private residence, still exists. Listed at THIS address was veterinarian Archie D. Tolley, DVM. It was listed in Polk's during the years 1928-1935.
As with most historic research, more questions arise than answers, which I guess keeps historians employed. I haven't done very extensive research on this topic but given the dearth of information at the Special Collections desk I'm not very optimistic. Perhaps a long-time Springs resident can add to this topic?
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This sour cream is so delicious with everything! I buy the whole pickled jalapenos and then chop them in the mini processor and blend with the sour cream. The mixture is tastier when it has a chance to meld so I make it in advance when I can, even the day before.
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Devils die, a life is saved, and changed forever.
After doing some asking, Victor found out that there were eight g'huls that were bouncers, and they had nothing to do with the kids. In addition to this, Karin found out that there were 12 kids who were g'huls, and who were more than likely to be the missing teens. There were only three vampires, and they would more than likely try to expend the kids before they put out their bouncers. As they mingled, acting as if they knew nothing, however they were putting together a game plan piecemeal. They told Karin to try to get Yukiko out of there as fast as she could, but to keep her handy, because there would be a matter of deprogramming to come for her. The rest bided their time as Karin stayed close to Yukiko. As it approached midnight, Ren tapped into the bats that were overlooking the place where they were going to do the "initiation." Slowly, they noticed some teens leaving out, bit by bit, until about twelve were gone out the back. All twelve were out ten minutes to midnight. They were set into various places about the area getting ready to pounce after things were done. However, as they took position, an odd thing was happening unbeknownst to the renegades. Victor, Wiener, Yuriya, and Kenta were going to the places Ren said the kids would be, and slowly but surely taking them out one by one. For Kenta and Yuriya, it was easy, tapping into their abilities to put them out. However, Victor and Wiener could not be so gentle, having to give a good knock to put them out. As they did, they were quickly dragged out of the area and set in a nearby alley in safety, and bound hand and foot for their own good. This left the eight bouncers, of which they were able to find out nothing. This was about which Ren and Jean-Claude worried. They had to keep their eyes peeled, and their ears sharp. They could not afford to be jumped. Jean-Claude told Yuriya to have Kenta watch the kids, considering that he was not used to this kind of thing, and he was still not sure about his abilities. The rest were to return to various places about the area, and be ready to jump in if things went south. Karin was going out with Yukiko, when a large bouncer came out of nowhere and pushed her back to the wall, holding her there, and saying, "This is for your own good. I cannot let you go back there."
Karin struggled, but the more she did, the harder she was pressed. However, as a result, her blood was beginning to rise up. She did not know what was to follow.
It was now midnight, and Ren and Jean-Claude were meeting up with the three renegades that were in charge. Yukiko was already out back, seated in a folding chair, waiting for what she thought was a vamping out. The three were going out first, and Ren and Jean-Claude were trying to keep sharp, but before they could act, about six of the bouncers came out from various directions, and quickly subdued them. These were not some kids who were not fully aware of their abilities, but muscular men who had been well trained in blood use. Even though Ren and Jean-Claude were what they were, if these were normal mortals, it would not have been pretty. However, they were well trained as well; therefore, it was not going to be easy. They only hoped that the others might cause enough chaos for them to take on the bouncers one by one. As they were being dragged out, Karin heard the struggle, and fought harder, now tapping into her own blood in her own way, trying to free herself. "Missy, you'd better stop before you get hurt," and he increased his own strength, although he did not understand why he had to, unless this was a vampire as well.
Jean-Claude and Ren were dragged out to the area, and Yukiko started to wonder what the problem was. The lead vampire told her, "Oh, these two—they thought they could prevent your entrance into the world of the undead. Don't worry, though, we will take care of them for you."
"Wait," she said, "I don't understand—I came in with them. Who are you two?"
"Oh?" he said, "They came in with you?"
"Yeah," said one of the bouncers, "They're the two that socked it to us at the door. We didn't know what we were dealing with at that point. We know now!"
"Where are your friends?" asked the female.
"Maybe they got wise and left," said Jean-Claude, "I don't see them here right now."
The third vampire walked up and started to search Ren and Jean-Claude. Ren was clean, but they found the saber. "This was all I could find."
He examined the blade, and then realized that this looked the same as what had been described about the one d'amphile who was playing vigilante in the vampire world. "Wait," said the leader of the group, "I've heard stories about you: the half-breed that should have died and managed to escape his death sentence. Is that you?"
Jean-Claude just stared at him with a look that, if looks could kill, he would have been a pile of ash on the ground. He merely laughed, saying, "Oh please—do you really think some half breed would stand a chance with a vampire like me, much less with all his best soldiers around him?"
Yukiko was becoming frightened. She thought it was all a game, with the possibility that it just might be real, but now, all of a sudden, the vampire world was not looking very good. Yukiko started to get up, but the female said, "Where are you going? Sit down, it will all be over soon, and you will be with us."
The third vampire sat her down, and said, "Is this not what you wanted?"
"I didn't think it would be like this?" she said, "I didn't want to see anyone get hurt tonight."
The leader piped up and said, "Ah, but you see, they wanted to stop us. As chief vampire of this city, (turning a glance to Ren, not knowing that Ren was indeed the real chief's son,) I cannot allow renegades like these stopping things."
He then turned to Jean-Claude, put the point of the saber to his chin, and said, "It would be fitting, though, to kill you with the very blade that causes fear in our world, although I do not understand the fear from someone like you. I mean, you could not even keep from being captured. Don't worry, after we are done with her, you'll be dealt with."
"How do you even know if she is to your blood taste?" asked Jean-Claude.
The three vampires then laughed, and said, "Oh come on! You still play by that game. When are you going to realize that all blood is good, once you get a taste for it?"
Ren began to wretch, knowing now that these were the kind of renegades that were blood addicts, as if blood were a narcotic. They were the ones that would drain a person dry, and would cause the stories and myths to be accelerated, especially those that were now running around in the gothic-punk world. He continued, "This cow here would be nothing for me, except she does have some value as a slave. All that we have chosen do.
At this, Yukiko's eyes opened, and she said, "Hold on, that's not…" but she was quickly restrained by the female as she tried to stand up. She said, "Silence, dog! You will submit! Your body will end up on the scrap heap with them!"
"Let's do this," said the third vampire, as he cut his own wrist, and prepared to feed it to Yukiko. This was not what she had expected, and now she wanted none of this. However, the leader, getting ready to take action, set down the saber as he stood within leg's reach of Jean-Claude—precisely the opening he was looking for. He said, growling, "The only scrap heap will be you and your stooges!"
The leader was now cross, angry that this mutt would still be defiant and stupidly fearless in the process. He walked over to deal with this, and said, "I have had just about enough…" and that was all he got out, as Jean-Claude kipped up and caught him in a head scissors and twisted his body around. This freed the hold from his arms by the bouncer as all three flipped over. Jean-Claude was the first to his feet, and the bouncer started to move forward. This was his last action, as Jean-Claude was so pumped up in rage that he threw too much into his punch and knocked off the head of the bouncer with one blow. Ren used this moment to use a force push on his captor. The blow sent both of them into a wall, but the bouncer caught the worst of it. He cried in pain as he let go of Ren, and Ren extended his fingernails, giving him a face rake. He screamed in pain, trying to heal up, but Ren turned his whole head around. Even though it would take a few minutes for him to die, even this goon could not heal himself enough to continue. The leader called for the kids to come out, and was horrified when no one emerged. Instead, the Sinclairs and Yuriya came out and pounced on the five remaining bouncers. Yuriya used the element of surprise to force push her opponent, and then immolate him. Weiner had one on him, and he seemed very much outmatched. He had all he could do to dodge all the bouncer's attacks. The bouncer then said, "Okay, you little mouse, you don't know what you are dealing with," and he began to empower himself.
In the meantime, Victor was more levelheaded, as he just stood, waiting for the bouncer to act. The bouncer laughed, and said, "Do you really think you can fight me, old man?"
Victor just calmly said, as he approached, "No, I do not," as he suddenly found two daggers thrown into his chest. This was followed by a rapier through his heart, and Victor said, "I am not a fool, and, now you see how I got to be an old man."
He then pulled out a pistol with a silencer, and said, "I know better than to charge in where angels fear to tread."
The now shocked bouncer could only stand paralyzed in horror as Victor put the pistol to his head and put the man's lights out. Victor then said, as he pulled out the rapier by yanking and kicking the man, "Youth and skill is no match for old age and treachery."
He then saw the difficulty that his grandson was having and went over to help. Wiener was not sure what he was going to do at this point, being that he could not carry his own rapier for the clothes that he wore, and was not even the physical match for this man. Then he remembered what his grandfather had taught him, and that was there was no such thing as a "clean" fight, especially in a situation like this. The rule was this: do whatever it took to survive. With that, Wiener made a knife-edge with his hand and thrust it into the throat of the attacker. He staggered back in distress, trying to get some air as Wiener followed up with an eye poke. He then found a trashcan and hit the man on the head as hard as he could. He was now half-conscious, trying to regain his faculties when he staggered around right into a solid tip swipe from Victor. It was so deep that, because of his dazed state, there was no way he could regain his faculties enough to heal himself before he bled to death. Victor said, "You need more time in the gym, boy, and to carry more weapons."
The remaining bouncer then decided that he wanted to engage in some hand-to-hand with Jean-Claude. He had the attitude that, because he was some westerner, there was no way he could match against the martial arts of the orient. What this g'hul did not understand was that, even though all his abilities were greatly enhanced, he might have been able to go toe to toe with a pure vampire for a time; he never faced a creature like what stood before him. Jean-Claude stayed a few inches outside of his furthest strike waiting for him to move. He charged in, and then found out that European martial arts can be just as deadly, especially when combined with Marine hand-to-hand. With in two seconds, one arm was broken, the other was dislocated, and then he suddenly found his leg bending at the knee in the wrong direction. In a blur, before the leader could grab it, he had his saber, and took off the head of the bouncer.
While all this was going on, Karin was beginning to blood up badly, and the one remaining bouncer did not know that he had a time bomb pinned against the wall. "Missy, you'd better calm down," but he then gained a look of horror as Karin brought her head down, fangs extended, eyes glowing purple, smiling broadly, and hissing! Though he was used to seeing vampires, he had never seen this, made worse by the fact that he did not know she was a vampire herself. The three vampires had quickly grabbed Yukiko, and were trying to head back into the club, hoping to use her as a bargaining chip. However, the third vampire who was holding her was knocked to the ground as the remaining bouncer flew out the door into him, followed by one very teed off vampire. Victor had seen this before, knowing just how powerful she was in this state, and actually felt a little for that bouncer. She was on top of him, pinning him to the ground, and she looked as if she were prepared to sink in her fangs, when Ren said, "No, Karin, get her out of here!" pointing to Yukiko. Despite being in this state, she still had enough of her mind to comprehend what was going on. She leapt up, grabbed her, and took the both of them out in one mighty leap, as she hissed, "Let's go!"
In the meantime, Ren, and the Sinclairs were making short work out of the third vampire, as Yuriya and Jean-Claude were following up on the remaining two. Jean-Claude was swinging the saber, but his opponent was quickly dodging the attacks, all the while taunting Jean-Claude. "You may be strong, mutt," he thundered, "but you are no match for us!"
He then found and picked up a half-inch pipe and started using it to parry the attacks. "You have no clue just what I am," said Jean-Claude, "Your kind's hatred created me! Your kind caused me to seek nothing more than to be the best of the best. I have trained for days like this longer than you think!"
He was keeping Jean-Claude at bay, but as the moments passed, he was finding it harder and harder to keep fighting. It was as if Jean-Claude was becoming stronger and stronger by the passing moment. What he did not see was the female coming up from behind with a broken broomstick, getting ready to thrust it through his back and heart. Yet, what she did not see was Yuriya coming up from behind, extending a hand. "Bad mistake," she said, "Now you die."
Suddenly, her whole body ignited at once. Screams were stifled by the roaring flames. Yuriya was so angry, she put a bit too much into it, but it had the needed effect anyway. Meanwhile, the lead vampire could not understand what was happening. He was becoming more and more unable to fend off the d'amphile. What he did not understand was that the combination of vampire blood and righteous indignation were an almost unstoppable combination. Jean-Claude then said, "What's wrong? I thought you were superior. Fool! I am not human, I am not vampire, but I am the worst of both!"
At that, the lead vampire suddenly found his arms removed from his body and Jean-Claude behind him. He pulled down his scarf, saying, "Now you shall know how it feels to be a meal," and he sank his fangs deep into his opponent. He screamed, more from shock than pain, to think that one even close to his kind would ever had the audacity to do what he was doing. When he finished, he then said, "Prepare to make your bed in Hell!" and, with one swift stroke, removed his opponent's head. By this point, the burning female was spreading the fire. At first, Jean-Claude did not want this, but then he realized that he had to cover their tracks somehow. Therefore, he told everyone to drag the bodies in, but to scatter them about the room, and to be certain that it looked like a fight had taken place and caused the fire. It could not look like arson. He knew the fire brigade would be there in time enough to put this out before it spread. However, he hoped that it would be long enough to keep too much of an investigation from happening. The bullet in the head of the one was a worry, but he knew the flames, and the damage they would cause, would prevent too much curiosity. All that would be assumed was that someone had been shot during the fight, and nothing more. "Let's get out of here," said Jean-Claude.
Meanwhile, Kenta was listening to the distant sounds of clanging metal, and even heard gunshot. The 12 teens were a combination of scared, shocked, and angry. One of them said, "Why are you doing this? What did we ever do to you?"
"It's not you," he said, "but you guys just have no clue how deep in it you were."
"What are you saying?" said another, "What's going on back there?"
As if it were an answer, Karin landed before Kenta, still vamped out, with a great big grin on her face. She smiled at Kenta and hissed. Kenta said, "Wow, twice in one night: must have been a lot of bad auras back there," saying it as if this were a common sight, surprising the teens back there. They had always thought that the blood they had received was human, and that all this biting by the club proprietors was just a part of the role-play. Seeing Karin, now they were not so sure anymore. Kenta said, "You have to release."
Karin hissed, "I know!"
However, even though Kenta was preparing for another infusion, he was surprised to see Karin pick another target. "Wait," he said, "I thought I told you that I was the only one you bite, unless I said otherwise," but she paid it no mind as she turned to Yukiko. Yukiko was shaking as if it were 20 degrees below zero. Karin stroked her hair and said, "Don't worry, you'll love this!"
With that, she sunk in her fangs. Yukiko squealed a bit in fear and from the prick of pain, and then began to relax as if she were experiencing something quite pleasurable. After about two minutes, Karin pulled out, now very calm. Yukiko was now unconscious, but Karin knew that she would awaken energized, and with a better attitude. Karin thought to erase her memory, but she balked, not knowing just how much to do, and then wondering if they could use this as something by which she could learn something. By this point, the rest of the posse arrived just as they watched Karin finish her "treatment." Ren then set out his hand, and put the 12 to sleep. He had to erase the sight of Karin doing her thing. He set things so that all the kids remembered was how they had been manipulated and brainwashed by the club owners into some kind of vampire cult, and how they all just wanted to go home. Once Kenta knew the game plan, he called the police anonymously, and then told them where they could find the kids. Meanwhile, they picked up Yukiko and headed for one of the nearest coffee shops.
By this point, Karin had put on Kenta's jacket, Jean-Claude took off his hat and scarf, and everyone was attempting to become more subdued. When they walked in, there was excitement as the fire brigade and the police screamed by. There was some stir when someone came in announcing that that local nuisance of a club was burning down, and that some missing kids had been found. Some had left to see what was happening, but the crew put two tables together. Jean-Claude paid for the whole thing, and Yukiko looked in a touch of a state of shock. However, one thing was certain, and that was she was staying as far away as she could from the ones she knew were vampires. She knew she could not run, so she pressed herself up against the wall in the booth she sat. Because of her uneasiness, Wiener sat across from her, and Victor sat beside her. Karin asked, "So, are you feeling better?"
Yukiko did not answer. She would not even look at Karin. She just sat there, nursing her coffee. Jean-Claude had to get her talking, so he figured that being frank would be the best. He said, "Well, you wanted to know, and now you know. However, what you saw tonight is not typical, and I am glad we were able to get you out of that. There is war brewing, and we would hate to see you in the crossfire."
She muttered quietly, and said, "I don't know what is typical anymore."
"Its going to be okay, Yukiko," said Karin, "You must feel more positive now," considering the sizeable infusion she had given.
"Odd," she muttered, "I cannot even think straight, and yet I don't feel depressed."
Yukiko thought for a moment, and then said, "But, Karin, you took my blood, really took my blood, and you didn't kill me."
Ren then said, "First, she cannot drink it, she creates it in her system, and distributes it. Second, everything in her works backwards: she walks in daylight, gives blood, makes blood to use her abilities, rather than take it—she is a un-vampire."
"Okay," said Yukiko, "Now I am confused."
Yuriya then said, "If there were any truths to the myths, and even if Karin was a normal vampire, would she not have killed you? Why did she let you live?"
"I dunno," she murmured, "Maybe she thinks me a friend?"
"The truth is," said Karin, "we are not like all the myths. We cannot make other vampires by biting and blood drinking. There is truth to the g'hul, and that is into which they had planned to turn you. We are NOT undead, but we are very alive."
Jean-Claude continued, saying, "Remember what I told you last week?"
"Yes," she answered.
"Well," he continued, "what I said I would believe if I believe IS what I know to be the truth. We are humanoid. We are to you as the vampire bat is to the bat. We want to live in peace, we do not murder humans, and we are even particular about our tastes in blood. Karin is attracted to unhappy people, Yuriya has her taste, Ren likes stressed out women, I like evil humans or vampires, and Karin's sister likes jealous young women."
Ren then came in and said, "When we drink, we temporarily remove from them those things, and for a time, they actually function better."
"Except for grandmamma," added Karin, "She is attracted to young lovers! She has created some interesting fights!"
Everyone laughed, and even Yukiko cracked a smile. Victor said, "Yes, Elda is a character, and quite some interesting company."
The two vampires and two d'amphiles looked over in amazement, and they said, "She's been coming round lately. She says I am a lot like Al was, and she is quite a charmer and good company for an old man. I can see where you get it from, Karin."
Ren, Karin, and Kenta looked at each other, very surprised at this. Karin said, "I don't know what you did that night when you told your story, but it must have shook her up."
"For the better, I hope," answered Jean-Claude.
Karin saw a bit of concession in Yukiko, and managed to slip up and sit across from her. She looked her in the eye with a loving and sympathetic grin, and said, "I'm sorry if I scared you back there."
She put her hands on top of Yukiko's and said, "Honestly, it's not in me to hurt the people that I like, and even then, it takes me getting into that state to lash out against anyone. They have to have really angered me for that to happen. Look, vampires are people too. We just want to live our lives like anyone. The only ones that are trouble are what you saw tonight, and even then, they are not many. We are not monsters, and you should be happy with you are."
"I don't know anymore," she said, "I only got into all that because I felt accepted, that people liked me for who I was, and they were not judgmental."
"Can you say that this has been true of all your peers?" asked Jean-Claude, "You are active, and in the student government. You have a great personality, and you are great to have around. You don't have to do things like that to get people to like you, just be yourself."
She hung her head a bit, and said, "I don't know who that is anymore."
Karin smiled broadly, and said, "Then maybe we can find that girl. Do you want to find her?"
Yukiko smiled, and said, "I would love to."
"Then I'll tell you what," said Karin, "Why don't you come with me, Maki, and Yuriya tomorrow. We can spend the day just being girls, and getting all girled up. Do you want to try?"
Jean-Claude smiled, and said, "Here, take this."
He opened his wallet, and handed out about 25,000 yen, and said, "Have a spree tomorrow, ladies, my treat!"
Ren, to make sure that all business was tended to, said, "It is only because I would desire Karin to have more friends is to have more eyes watching her in the daytime, for her safety. Normally, we would have erased your memory, but you would have gone back to all that, lost in vainly trying to find yourself."
"This way," added Jean-Claude, "you go away educated, and an ally. We needed to do that for you so your life can take a better turn."
"Understand, however," added Ren, "That what you have learned tonight must be kept a strict secret. Right now, we are just fighting for survival, and it is not yet time for us to be able to walk in the open. There are too many that believe the myths you did who would seek to kill us in fear and ignorance."
"Which is redundant," said Jean-Claude. Ren then continued, "If you were to try to expose us, we would then wipe your memory. However, because your knowledge is so extensive, we would have to take you back to day one. You would have to start all over again in a teenage body. Therefore, I would advise you to remain silent. Do you understand?"
"Very much so," she said, acknowledging the gravity of the situation. Jean-Claude then said, "Let's go home."
As the were leaving, the fire was under control, the police were questioning witnesses, and the 12 teens were being debriefed, being told that their parents would be informed, and, barring any records on them, they would all go home. It would take time to give a proper report. However, because of how odd everything seemed around the area, they were not certain if the whole truth in what had happened would ever emerge.