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My guild is very much trying to get the guild perks. A question though. One of my toons got a message in the dialog box that said: "You have hit the maximum guild level experience this week. You can no longer earn guild xp this week". Or something like that. Does anyone know what this is about? If there is a toon cap, when does it reset?
bornsidentity said...
Guild reputation has a weekly cap per player. XP Cap is guildwide daily.
I kow there is a daily guild cap for guild experience. But, is there a weekly cap for a toon? Once the cap is hit, that toon can no longer earn guild experience. I currently have a toon that is recieving a message in the dialog box that tells me I have hit the cap for earning guild xp this week.
Pyromelter said...
here is the awful thing about guild rep:
It maxes at about 4k per week. This means that it will take 11 weeks to hit exalted, and that is if and only if you cap your rep per week. I'm not sure if there is a longer grind in the game outside of legendary weapons, but this has to be one of the longest. It's way, way, way too low in my opinion.
Frankly I think the daily guild xp cap is too low also, but the guild rep gains are way way too low.

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The Forgotten Primarch of Chaos1 Reviews
The Emperor created twenty Primarchs during the Great Crusade. During the Dark Founding one was created in secret and was thought to be lost until now.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ranma ½, Warhammer 40K or any other characters used. Ranma 1/2 belongs to Lady Rumiko Takahashi. Warhammer 40K belong to Games Workshop. This story is created solely for entertainment purposes and no profits are gained from this.
Ranma ½ Timeline: Nodoka Saotome doesn't know that Ranma and Ranko are the same one and happens just before the magical mirror girl and Saffron incident. Ranma Saotome has beaten practically everyone like Taro, Prince Herb, Ryü Kumon etc.
The Forgotten Primarch of Chaos
By Montymouse
Prologue - The Dark Founding
"If I have seen further than other men it is only because I stood upon the shoulders of Giants"
Quote Isaac Newton.
Timeline: Far, Far into the Future somewhere near 40th Millennium
"There cannot be peace among the stars, only an eternity of carnage and slaughter throughout the entire universe."
During this period of unrest and savagery there been a constant struggle for dominance and survival in this harsh dimension. Wars have been fought over countless worlds and interstellar battles ravage the galaxy for millions of centuries. Human and Alien alike fought each other for reasons long forgotten, millions of innocent people might lose their lives in a single day while entire worlds were destroyed in a blink of a eye as they fought for the their survival
Back on Ancient Terra, somewhere near the Northern Hemisphere stood the massive Grand Palace of the Emperor of Mankind. Deep within the walls of the grand palace resides the Golden Throne, the Emperor's final resting-place. The Emperor's shattered body was kept in check by a life preserving stasis field as he silently watched the events happening around him. He was unable to do anything, as his body was beyond all restoration/technology's ability to restore. Despite being unable to move physically, his mental and psychic powers survived. When he was first integrated into the Golden Throne, he was able to communicate semi-coherently for brief periods of time to his remaining loyal servants and Primarchs. Later the Emperor lapsed into complete silence, which has remained undisturbed now for almost twelve thousand years. Around him, he could see thousands of his loyal servants carrying out his so-called will and guidance to try to keep a sense of order within the Imperium and the universe. He allowed the fable High Lords of Terra to rule the Imperium on his behalf while his mighty Imperial armies prevented the race of Mankind from becoming a lost and forgotten just like the once mighty and civilised known as the Eldar. All this was enough to keep the mighty Imperium from breaking apart.
For twelve thousand years, he had remained silent and motionless on his throne of power watching the struggle between his faithful and loyal servants against impossible odds. Despite being placed in stasis, the Emperor psychic powers still remain active as he still retained his full consciousness and awareness but on a higher level of existence where he kept a watchful eye over the universe. As he was watching the Imperium forces halting another Chaos incursion, he suddenly felt a great disturbance within forbidden sector of the universe known as the Eye of Terror. He knew that the four Dark Gods of Chaos were up to something big, as they had on that treacherous day when his favoured son Horus turned against him. The forces of Chaos would have succeeded that time if it wasn't for the Emperor himself and his loyal armies preventing the forces of Chaos from achieving total victory but at a terrible cost to the Imperium and most importantly to himself.
As the Emperor sat there motionless on his constructed Golden Throne with his thoughts and memories, there has been one thought that still continued to plague his mind ever since the creation of the Primarchs and the Space Marines. The Emperor could see there was still enough strength and determination for the race of Man to survive...and yet the resolve was slowly weakening as new alien forces entered into the great struggle for dominance.
Every day mankind had to endure constant wars both internally and externally as new threats and dangers emerge from the shadows but as always mankind had always seemed to remain strong and vigilant.
Since the Age of Strife, when the Emperor himself was able to move freely and was not confined to the Golden Throne, he began a special but highly classified project to create genetically engineered powerful mortals called Primarchs. At the age of the Imperium when the Space Marines of the Adeptus Astartes helped forged the Imperium from the scattered remains of humanity. The Emperor wanted Godlike Generals to lead his vast armies across the galaxy to rid the race of mankind from Alien infestation that plagued Mankind for the ten thousand years. In order to do this the Emperor himself started a experiment to created Godlike mortals by usage of early techniques and technology in gene - alteration in order to boost the a normal mortal to rival the gods themselves.
These Primarch would be designed to have powers far beyond even the incredible abilities of the Space Marines. These Godlike mortals would be ten hundred times stronger, faster and more intelligent than any normal mortal could achieve, their psychic abilities would be unmatched apart from those of the Emperor himself. Samples of genetic tissue taken from the foetal Primarchs were used to create the genetic banks that would provide the blueprints of the very first gene seeds that would lead to the creation of the race of superhuman warriors, the Space Marines. These Primarchs would play a vital and crucial role in the early history of the Space Marines and the Imperium.
Imperial history books and databanks recorded officially that the Emperor created a supposed twenty of these God like mortals in order to reclaim the lost galaxy and lead Mankind as the dominant race.
Unofficially, the actual number that the Emperor created was twenty-one instead of the supposed twenty that was recorded. As the Emperor was in the process of creating the first of these saviours of Mankind, he suddenly received a psychic vision that something terrible would happen to the Imperium he would create in the future. He saw that the empire he would create crumble away to nothing and he would be helpless to protect his people. Taking his vision as a foresight of the future, he started to create a single heir to the throne by splicing his own genetic code and DNA onto one of the unborn infants. By doing so if anything was to happen to him, there would be at least someone to be his successor. This one infant would become more powerful than the rest of the Primarchs and the Emperor himself. As history unfold itself, an unspecified disaster occurred during the final procedure in the creation of these Primarch. This resulted in all twenty-one Primarchs in their infant stage to be scattered across the universe before they had the chance to become fully-grown.
Imperial history recorded that during the early years of the Imperium, that the Emperor himself began the Great Crusade with his vast loyal armies to reclaim the galaxy back for Mankind (Basically the whole Galaxy). As more and more of the galaxy was reclaimed and bought forward into the Emperor's light, he eventually came across the missing Primarchs. As each Primarch was discovered and collected on rediscovered worlds, they found out that most of them had invariably had risen in status and power due to their genetically enhanced minds and bodies. At the end of the Great Crusade, the Emperor was eventually reunited with all the Primarchs except for one.
The twenty-first Primarch was never discovered by the Emperor or his loyal armies and in the end, the Imperium declared officially that he died somewhere in the vast regions of space. The Emperor himself didn't really believe that this Primarch had died as he still felt the weak psychic bond with this twenty-first Primarch that indicated to him that he was still alive.
The Great Crusade lasted for about two hundred years where some of the bloodiest battles were fought between the Emperor's finest and the Alien forces. The worlds rediscovered by the Emperor's armies had been cut off from Earth for millennia. Some worlds had degenerated to barbarity while others had developed into sprawling hive worlds. The majority of the worlds discovered were found to be under the domination of aliens or became corrupted by the evils of Chaos. It took the combined efforts of the Emperor, his Primarchs, Space Marines legions, the Imperial Guard and the Imperial Navy to reclaim them for the Mankind and the Imperium.
Twenty Space Marines Legions officially took part in the Great Crusade. It was rumoured that the Emperor created more than the number stated but there was insufficient evidence to prove this claim. Out of all the twenty Primarchs that took part in the Crusade it was the Primarch Horus of the Lunar Wolves that proven himself to be the best. It was during that time that the Emperor appointed him Warmaster as he thought that Horus was the one that would become his successor because of his success and record. With that he favoured Horus the most above the rest of the Primarchs, little knowing that the forces of Chaos had already found him and their seed of corruption was sowed into Horus. The Gods of Chaos were waiting for the moment to strike the Emperor and the Imperium at their weakest point as they allowed them to reclaim more and more worlds, stretching the armies of the Imperium thinly across. Then the Dark Gods would strike with Horus as their chosen champion against the unprotected Earth and crush the Emperor with one swift blow.
Around about the 31st Millennium, it was the moment that they had waited for years. The four Dark Gods united together with a single purpose: total annihilation the Emperor and the Imperium. This period of conflict was known as the Great Hersey as nearly half of the twenty Primarch and their respected Space Marines companies turned against the Emperor and his remaining loyal Space Marines. Leading the revolt and rebellion against the Emperor was Horus who had the full support of the Dark Gods.
In the end, the fate of the Imperium and Mankind was to be decided by single duel.
Horus former Primarch of the Sons of Horus (Lunar Wolves) aka Warmaster of Chaos verses the Emperor of Mankind. The outcome would decide who would be undisputed Emperor of Mankind and if Horus won then Chaos would reign supreme, as mankind would join the Elder as a lost race. The fight between these two powerful individuals was fought in both the material universe and in the warp, their bodies and their spirits battling for survival.
The Emperor won ultimately but at a terrible cost. The total consequences of this rebellion left the once mighty Imperium shattered in ruins and in chaos. It was had been assumed by everyone, even the Emperor himself, that Horus former Primarch of Lunar Wolves would become the Emperor's heir to the throne as he seen to be the most gifted of all the Primarchs but history shows it was not to be.
It will take a quite a while for Imperium to regain its stability and it would be impossible to bring back the former glory of the Imperial before Horus Heresy.
There was one question that was still remaining unanswered.
What really did happen to the missing Primarch?
Did he perish before he had the chance to fully-grow?
Did the Dark Gods of Chaos manage to corrupt him like Horus?
Was he lost in the warp?
Maybe the Primarch was transported through a tear in the chaotic warp stream and emerged into an another dimension!
Hmm...Let us speculate that he was transported to 20th Century Earth, Japan, Juuban district. AND...where a certain traditional Japanese woman with a Katana discovered the infant Primarch. Who raised the infant as her own child.
She then named the young infant...Ranma Saotome
So this is the story of certain pigtail Martial Artist, little knowing of his true heritage.
End of Prologue


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Chapter 21 Reviews
The best concert ever!
A guy came out and yelled, "Are you ready for the Jonas Brothers?" everyone in the crowd screamed as loud as they could. "Well here they are!" the boys ran out on stage. They glanced at me and Brooke before they began.
They sang all the wonderful songs and then came to "Hello Beautiful". nick started to talk, "Well you all look so beautiful tonight and we just wanted to say hello beautifuls!" the crowd screamed. "Kevin why don't you do the honors and pick the lovely girl tonight." Kevin nodded. He came towards me and held out his hand! omg this cant be happening! he smiled. They gave me a small stool and I sat down and they started to sing. It was so beautiful I instantly became lost in all there eyes I mean how could you not!
The song ended and I walked off stage. Me and Brooke high-fived. The concert continued and it was so wonderful. Finally it ended and it was time for the backstage meetings.
We had to be last since we had won so everyone else got a good chance. Slowly the line started to disappear. The boys kept stealing glances at us. "Aubrey, is it just me or they keep looking at us?" Brooke said with a bit of excitement in her voice. "There looking at your sexy body Brooke." I laughed as I said this. She glared but started to laugh too.
Finally we were next up! The girls in front of us got pictures and signed autographs and such. We were up! "Hey!" I said a little to excited. "Finally the winners are up!" nick said sweetly. Me and Kevin stole a glance. wow that was hot! Kevin has nice eyes. "ok guys there is one more surprise for you!" Joe said all perky. "What?!?!" Brooke almost shouted.
"drum roll" Joe said and nick started to do this little drum role. "you guys not only get to see us perform but the hotel your staying at is the same as ours and your room is next to ours!" Joe and Kevin said ironically at the same time. "wicked awesome!" brooke and I shouted. "lets roll!" then Joe got on the ground and started to roll towards the door.
We all started to laugh I mean how could you not!
We stepped inside the limo and drove to the hotel. We gave the guys hugs which was total hotness!! Brooke stepped inside the room and then Joe and Nick walked away into their room, leaving me and Kevin! "Um I guess goodnight." I sighed a little as I spoke. "uh Aubrey?" Kevin almost whispered. "you remembered my name?" I sounded shocked. well duh Aubrey you are shocked! "well ya!" he sounded hurt, oops, "I'm not that big of a jerk!" we laughed.
"Well back to what I was saying." He looked down. "what?" my heart was racing. Alone with a Jonas Brother my dream come true! "I was wondering if you would…um if tomorrow morning if you'd like to come to starbucks with us?" he sounded like that wasn't what he was gonna say. "uh sure can I bring Brooke" I said disappointed. "ya of course" Kevin looked up again and said "well goodnight"… "ya goodnight"
I walked into the room. Joe and Nick were fighting over the beds so I just took the couch. They looked over at me. "you look…" Nick started. "Ugly!" Joe interrupted. I cocked my eyebrow at him. "Sorry" he mumbled back at me. "No what I was gonna say was you look disappointed?" nick finally got to say. "ya I guess I was gonna ask that girl Aubrey on a date but instead I asked her to starbucks in the morning with us, her and Brooke." I lowered my head. Waiting…waiting… "oooo Kevin has a girlfriend Kevin has a girlfriend!" and there it was Joe's idiotic response. "God Joe would you shut up!" Joe tilted his head at me. "Joe I think me and her had this moment backstage when we locked eyes…" I thought about the moment again. "well I'm sick of all the gushy crap I'm going to bed!" Joe plopped down on his bed. Nick came over to me. "Its ok man Joe is stupid and I'm sure you'll get the nerve."
"Its ok man Joe is stupid and I'm sure you'll get the nerve." I lay down on the bed. man finally I think a fan is pretty and Kevin likes her! I always thought Joe would be the thief. Oh hush it Nick your being ridiculous! Kevin never gets the girl let him have her.
Ugh I hate girls they always get in the way! sighs oooo tomorrow I can flirt with all the girls at starbucks. Wait I'm suppose to hate girls! Oh phooey I love them and they love me why quit now. I laughed and dozed off to sleep.


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July 18, 2011
How do you reconcile your private and professional selves?
A few years ago due to the pressing need for financial security I left my free-wheeling creative career for a high-stress corporate job that was intellectually demanding but viscerally moribund. It was a huge culture shock and the first year was miserable, at the end of which I had a minor breakdown (taken as vacation so no-one from work knew what was happening). The next year was still bad but I knuckled down. Four years in I'm running my department and it's no longer hell but I've changed an awful lot and I'm scared. I no longer do any of the creative things I used to do, I haven't written a song or painted a picture or geeked out with arty types in about three years.
I have a lot of responsibility and while I've enjoyed the intellectual stretch work has now become all-consuming and I'm obsessing over the slightest detail. I find myself saying 'we' rather than 'I' all the time at work - I'm even directing the groupthink. It feels like the mask is fused to my face the rest of the time too. I don't go to see bands, I don't even shop for clothes any more because I feel aukward and fake. I'll play instruments or listen to music by myself but I've got so good at suppressing my instincts I can't physically bring myself to take part in, or be around people who are involved with creative activities because I keep having these mad emotional responses to the slightest trigger - at the urging of my SO I recently tried out a taster session for a choir and as soon as I started singing I burst into tears (at the back of the room, no one saw). Weird crying jogs happen almost daily. On the plus side I'm financially secure, on the minus side I feel a shadow of my former self.
How do I reconcile these different bits of me? Clearly I'm good at my job, but I've been conflicted for so much of it I can't remember life in colour. I'm an all-or-nothing kind of person (and an extreme introvert which doesn't help) and I can't seem to get any kind of balance. Has anyone else out there been through this? What did you do?
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I have an extensive collection of idiotic T-shirts. I wear one every day under my dress shirt. In the parking lot at the end of the day, I take off the dress shirt and toss it in the trunk. My work day is over. I am no longer Work Person. I am now Inappropriate T-shirt Person.
Get some sort of ritual to draw a line between Professional and Personal. When you're on Personal time, don't think about the things that Professional you thinks about.
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I do it by walking away from jobs that require me to sacrifice my integrity.
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On the plus side I'm financially secure, on the minus side I feel a shadow of my former self.
You're right, you do seem to be engaging in some all-or-nothing thinking, but that doesn't really necessarily make you an all-or-nothing kind of person.
Maybe you could be a bit less financially secure and a bit more creative. It doesn't have to be a choice of extremes so intense you're either roaming the street in rags and playing a lute or you're trudging through life weeping like an unhappy lord of the manor.
Maybe start thinking about getting a job that doesn't make you feel like less of a person and under what circumstances you could compromise a little and have a reasonably secure life and still be pretty happy.
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What did you do?
Oh, and: occasional vandalism, bad attitude, phoning it in. I recommend a more grown-up approach.
Also: you sound depressed. I think you should probably address that as a separate issue with your doctor. It could be coloring your thinking and preventing you from either taking action or looking at this with a more nuanced eye.
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Man, that's rough.
Could you transition into doing related work as a "consultant" so you'd be freelancing and on your own time? Should be easier to let yourself be the self you want to be that way. Obviously not without its own set of tradeoffs.
And always remember: nobody ever laid on their deathbed and said "I should have worked more" (but when my time comes, I may be the first).
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I have a friend who is very smart, competent, and organized. She's very dedicated, very hard-working, and has work-life balance difficulties. Last year, she took a job in a high-pressure organization and felt a lot like you seem to.
Two things helped:
1. She had one session with a therapist and was prescribed anti-anxiety medications. She felt a difference in the first week - even her interactions with others improved. This is a temporary fix, but it might set a person on the right track.
2. She took a new job when her contract ended. (She had other things going on that made this a good decision for her.)
I might also suggest, as sort of mentioned above, finding some time that's just for you to do some specific thing. Is it reading for two hours on Sunday morning? Going to a yoga class at the gym? Cooking for friends?
Also, can you just take a week off and get some fresh air? Maybe you have friends or family in another state you could visit.
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I'm so sorry you've found yourself in this situation. It took me many years to figure out how to do this myself. The issue for me was that I felt as if I were two different people, high-powered manager during the day, nurturing-giving-creative human at night and weekends. I would "flip the switch" in the morning on my way to work, and again when I stepped inside my home at night. When I stopped doing that, I became a much better manager and a better person, too. I started out by making a practical list of my best qualities at work and at home. And then made a very conscious effort to overlap them. Simple changes, such as the wardrobe thing mentioned above, really did help. Applying time-management skills at home to accomplish personal goals also worked. Basically, I blurred the lines between the two personas. It took some time, but every little step helped.
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I was in a similar situation about three years ago. I thought that there was no way out, and that for the financial well-being of my family, I had no choice but to stay. Then I started looking for jobs in a different state. Now I'm working a far less stressful, less toxic job for more money. The trap only existed in my mind.
Even now, much later, I'm still mildly euphoric at being free.
I don't know your situation, but I can only advise building up reserves of cash and applying for jobs in different cities. Ask creative people in your life how they would go about looking for a new job.
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John Farrier
on July 18, 2011
I was in a similar position to you. I tried to make it work for years, all sorts of different strategies. After about 4 years I finally left. After I left it took me about a year to shed the anxiety issues and regain my normal personality and self-image, and it took a good year to realize how severely the gig was affecting my physical and emotional health.
Please do try to make it work, but make sure to set some kind of cutoff and if you're still not happy, walk away - it is possible to be incompatible with your work. I am much poorer than I used to be and the insecurity is no fun at all, but I'm still happier and healthier than I was.
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Almost 4 years ago I did the same thing - took a corporate job for the paycheck rather than out of any love for the work. My first year was much like you describe - absolute personal hell. The second year, I realized that as long as I didn't set myself up to move ahead position-wise, i.e. become a manager, I could do my corporate job for 8 hours a day and do it well, then come home and spend time enjoying my corporate paycheck doing what I really love (which, like you, is music). I've had my ups and downs since then, but for the most part, the crying jags and that awful feeling that I've lost touch with who I really am have gone away. It helps that I have a boss who was fine with my declaration that I like the job I currently have, and that I am not looking to be promoted.
One thing that really helped me reconcile all of this this was committing to play music with a group regularly, so I think your SO was giving you some good advice in urging you to participate in that choir. I wish you the best of luck.
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on July 18, 2011
I don't see why the two selves can't co-exist? TS Eliot worked as a banker, Charles Ives in insurance. You don't have to be the manager after-hours, and the musician can come out and play the rest of the time.
Do you commute? If so, you could seek out new music for a playlist. Or listen to books or podcasts that expose you to new ways of thinking.
You don't have to break out the oils and the easel on Saturday morning--carry a sketchbook around and doodle at lunch or at odd hours. I think you should take the baby steps back into being creative and not beat yourself up because you're not plunging into the deep end of the pool. I know you claim that you're an "all or nothing" person, but do you have to be? What's the worst that would happen if you weren't an "all or nothing" person? What if you took up something completely different--bonsai, cooking, knitting, wood carving, trail running--something that isn't in your current creative resume?
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on July 18, 2011
Welcome to the pendulum swing!
This thing you're feeling is totally normal. Ask me about my creative output in my first two years of corporate work (ha!).
First: Stop hating your corporate self. That's you too, you know. Reconcile means having them, you know, like each other. Work is about groupthink. That's how organizations work. The fact that you're saying "we" is healthy and reassures people that you're in for the org good, etc. You're able to manage people and get things done. That's something that I've seen a lot of creative people totally fail at. Thus, you're awesome.
Second: It's a role. It's a mode. Find a (BIG DRAMATIC) way to switch gears. This is why I like wearing dress pants and a suit jacket to work. Mister Rogers taught us how to do this. Come home and switch from the coat into a sweater, from dress shoes into me shoes. This is why I HATE working at home now. It's OK to play a role because that's part of the job. But at home, you get to set the mask aside, breathe out and have a "welcome back, creative me" ritual. (Mine involves different playlists, a particular kind of tea and often an IBM Selectric.)
Third: You're rusty. So it's OK to be afraid of your creative side disappearing, or sucking or the worry that "OMFG I'M NOT CREATIVE ANY MORE I DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE." in creative endeavors. While choir sounds good, if you're an introvert, maybe a group activity ain't the way to refind the creative you.
I'm an all-or-nothing person and I actually found that working in a creative field made me less happy than being in a corporate role where I'm not creative and switching gears DRAMATICALLY, exhausting myself creatively and then returning to the corporate world where I get to use another part of my brain is a huge relief.
I've had a lot of the "this job is not me" conversations with people, and cried at Weird Al's "Skipper Dan" in the car on the way to work, so I don't have it all worked out, but I've managed to swing it for many years and, while I could have more creative output, I feel like I find balance overall.
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I'm thinking about posting a question from the opposite perspective - I've been an office worker for over a decade and I'm trying to go creative after keeping it as a hobby/spare time thing. I've had to do these things as sanity keepers:
- schedule time to be creative and honor it. Be as serious about blocking out free time for creative stuff as you are about blocking out 8-5 as work time. Defend that creative time against other commitments.
- in conjunction with the above: don't let your job become your life. Make sure you have good job boundaries and aren't carrying around job stress 24/7. It is very difficult to be creative if your mental space is filled with corporate job issues. Mindfulness meditation is helpful.
- make some friends who are in similar boats and meet for creative project time. Be a mutual audience for each other. I've done some really fun group projects.
- spoil yourself a bit with supplies. If you feel the inclination to play around with a new technique, happily encourage that by buying the good supplies your corporate job lets you afford. Don't be all, 'but I don't have the time to do justice to expensive XYZ' - poppycock. Treat your creative side to luxuries without strings. This is part of what you're working for, after all. Be proud you can buy these things for yourself.
- avoid negativity towards your creative side at all costs. Don't get on yourself for not producing or being out of practice. Try to clear out any expectations and let yourself have fun.
I suspect your intense emotional reactions stem from suppressing or dishonoring your creative side. It is like a child - it doesn't react well to abuse. Make a space so it can play and treat it like it is important. Some people get a lot out of
The Artist's Way
books to reconnect and refresh. Good luck.
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Humans are social; we develop our values and thoughts in the social environment. It's a general statement - there are lots of exceptions.
1. Sock money away. Don't be spendy. Think of this job as a way to insure your financial freedom in retirement. Drive your car for 8 - 12 years. Buy good clothes and wear them out. Don't go nuts on lunch at restaurants, etc.
2. Don't let the job have all your time. Limit your hours to, say, 45/week. Give them your full attention and energy for that 45 hours, and No More.
3. Don't BE the job. Change your mindset about work/life/self, and define better boundaries.
a. Schedule attendance at concerts and museums or whatever events will get you back in the groove.
b. reconnect with your art buddies.
c. as an exec-type, you probably schedule your life. Schedule time for art/music/creativity.
I think you might be surprised by how many people have a secret life in the arts.
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It's entirely possible that there isn't a long term way to reconcile your personal and professional lives. You seem like someone who is mourning the death of someone – in this case what you may call your authentic and creative self. The important thing is to make a conscious decision about which part of your life you want to nurture. You have to be the one who controls the direction you move in. Inertia is so easy in the types of jobs you describe. The days lead to years and you effectively make a decision by
making a decision.
Assess your life, make a decision, move forward and don't regret.
I've been there; if not the same place then somewhere close by. I chose to leave the job and take a year off. It wasn't easy. It required planning and support. But it's doable.
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A Ferriday man faces charges after wildlife agents say they discovered alligator heads in his possession.
The following is a news release about the incident from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries:
(June 11, 2013) - Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents arrested a Ferriday man on June 10 in Concordia Parish for illegal alligator and drug possession.
Agents arrested Michael P. Smith, 37, on four counts of possession of an alligator during a closed season, possession of crystal meth, possession of drug paraphernalia and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Smith was booked into the Concordia Parish Jail.
Agents were patrolling the Old River levee in Ferriday and found Smith and his juvenile son walking up the levee. After checking Smith, agents found an alligator head in a trash bag. Agents then found a decapitated 10 foot alligator on the bank not far from where Smith and his son were located.
Agents and Concordia Parish Sheriff's Office (CCSO) deputies were able to secure a search warrant to search Smith's vehicle and residence. Agents found one fresh alligator head in his vehicle and two fresh alligator heads in his residence. During the search, agents also found crystal meth and drug paraphernalia in Smith's house.
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- 1/4 cup sugar
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- Vanilla ice cream
- In a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt. Gradually whisk in water until smooth. Add the blueberries, lemon juice and peel; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until thickened, stirring occasionally (some berries will remain whole). Serve warm or chilled over ice cream. Yield: 3/4 cup.
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Alabama Sanctity of Marriage, Constitutional Amendment 774 (June 2006)
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|Sanctity of Marriage
Text of the amendment
(a) This amendment shall be known and may be cited as the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment.[1]
(b) Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman. As a matter of public policy, this state has a special interest in encouraging, supporting, and protecting this unique relationship in order to promote, among other goals, the stability and welfare of society and its children. A marriage contracted between individuals of the same sex is invalid in this state.
(c) Marriage is a sacred covenant, solemnized between a man and a woman, which, when the legal capacity and consent of both parties is present, establishes their relationship as husband and wife, and which is recognized by the state as a civil contract.
(d) No marriage license shall be issued in the State of Alabama to parties of the same sex.
(e) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any marriage of parties of the same sex that occurred or was alleged to have occurred as a result of the law of any jurisdiction regardless of whether a marriage license was issued.
(f) The State of Alabama shall not recognize as valid any common law marriage of parties of the same sex.
(g) A union replicating marriage of or between persons of the same sex in the State of Alabama or in any other jurisdiction shall be considered and treated in all respects as having no legal force or effect in this state and shall not be recognized by this state as a marriage or other union replicating marriage.
Changes to the Alabama Constitution
The passing of Alabama Sanctity of Marriage, Constitutional Amendment 774 added Amendment 774 to the Alabama Constitution.
Key facts
The passage of the amendment made Alabama the 20th state to adopt a constitutional marriage amendment.
The amendment won in every county.[2]
It became the 774th amendment to the Alabama Constitution.[3]
Campaign contributions
- According to reports, no money was spent for the campaign either for or against the measure leading up to the election.[4]
Similar measures
The following are measures that banned or attempted to ban same-sex marriages. Note that a number of them have been overturned.
- Alaska Marriage Amendment, Measure 2 (1998)
- Nevada Marriage Amendment, Question 2 (2002)
- Missouri Marriage Definition, Amendment 2 (August 2004)
- Louisiana Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (September 2004)
- Arkansas Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Proposed Constitutional Amendment 3 (2004)
- Georgia Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
- Kentucky Marriage Amendment (2004)
- Michigan Marriage Amendment, Proposal 2 (2004)
- Mississippi Marriage Definition, Amendment 1 (2004)
- Montana Marriage Verification, Measure CI-96 (2004)
- North Dakota Definition of Marriage, Constitutional Measure 1 (2004)
- Ohio Issue 1, the Marriage Amendment (2004)
- Oklahoma Marriage Question 711 (2004)
- Oregon Marriage Measure 36 (2004)
- Utah Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Amendment 3 (2004)
- Kansas Marriage Amendment (2005)
- Texas Definition of Marriage Act, Proposition 2 (2005)
- Alabama Sanctity of Marriage, Constitutional Amendment 774 (June 2006)
- Arizona Protect Marriage, Proposition 107 (2006)
- Colorado Definition of Marriage, Initiative 43 (2006)
- Idaho Marriage Definition, HJR 2 (2006)
- South Carolina Amendment 1, the Marriage Act (2006)
- South Dakota Marriage Amendment (2006)
- Tennessee Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Amendment 1 (2006)
- Virginia Question 1, Marriage Amendment (2006)
- Wisconsin Marriage Amendment, Question 1 (2006)
- Arizona Marriage Protection, Proposition 102 (2008)
- California Proposition 8, the "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry" Initiative (2008)
- Florida Definition of Marriage, Amendment 2 (2008)
- North Carolina Same-Sex Marriage, Amendment 1 (May 2012)
- Minnesota Same-Sex Marriage Amendment, Amendment 1 (2012)
See also
- Alabama 2006 ballot measures
- 2006 ballot measures
- Marriage and family on the ballot
- Alabama State Senate
- Alabama House of Representatives
External links
State of Alabama
Montgomery (capital)
|Ballot measures
List of Alabama ballot measures | Local measures | School bond issues | Ballot measure laws | History of direct democracy | Campaign Finance Requirements |
Alabama State Constitution | House of Representatives | Senate | Legislative Fiscal Office | Legislative Reference Service | Chief Examiner |
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Governor | Attorney General | Secretary of State | Treasurer| Auditor| Superintendent of Education| Commissioner of Insurance| Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries| Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries| Commissioner of Labor| Public Service Commission|
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Alabama Department of Education | Alabama school districts |
Alabama Supreme Court | Court of Civil Appeals | Court of Criminal Appeals | Supreme Court elections | Judicial Selection | Judicial News |
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Spider Rolls
Photo: Karry Hosford
With the legs extending outside the sushi roll, this appetizer has a spidery look to it. Serve with wasabi and soy sauce.
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 4 pieces)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 265
- Calories from fat: 24%
- Fat: 7.1g
- Saturated fat: 1.7g
- Monounsaturated fat: 3.2g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 13.8g
- Carbohydrate: 36.3g
- Fiber: 2.8g
- Cholesterol: 4mg
- Iron: 3.7mg
- Sodium: 168mg
- Calcium: 28mg
- 1 1/2 cups short-grain rice
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 4 (4 1/2-ounce) soft-shell crabs, cleaned
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 nori (seaweed) sheets
- 1 peeled avocado, cut into 16 slices
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 4 teaspoons sesame seeds
- Bring rice and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 15 minutes.
- Place rice in a large bowl, and gently stir in rice vinegar with a spoon until combined. Cover rice mixture, and let rest 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle crabs with salt and black pepper. Dredge crabs in flour, shaking off excess flour.
- Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add crabs, top sides down; cook 3 minutes, gently pressing body and legs against pan. Turn crabs over; cook 3 minutes. Cut each crab into quarters, leaving legs attached.
- Cut off top quarter of nori sheet along a short end. Place nori, shiny side down, on a sushi mat covered with plastic wrap, with a short end toward you. Pat 3/4 cup rice over nori with moist hands, leaving a 1-inch border on short end of nori closest to you.
- Arrange 4 crab pieces and 4 avocado slices horizontally over rice, allowing crab legs to extend over long edges of nori. Sprinkle each sheet with 2 tablespoons green onions and 1 teaspoon sesame seeds.
- Lift short edge of nori closest to you; fold over filling. Lift bottom edge of sushi mat; roll toward top edge, pressing firmly. Continue rolling to top edge; press mat to seal sushi roll. Slice each roll into 8 pieces with a sharp knife.
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- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol
- OCCASION: Spring, Summer
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Christopher Cox, who went to Norton High School with Trent, heard about his passing and knew he wanted to somehow pay homage to his friend.
"We were pretty close in high school and we stayed in touch later in life through Facebook. When I heard of Greg's passing it was a real shock. It hit me pretty hard," Cox said. "I immediately wanted to do something as a community to make sure that Greg's sacrifice is appropriately honored and recognized."
A member of the Class of 1992 at Norton High, Oct. 6 would have been Trent's 20th year reunion.
While his plan is in the very early stages, Cox would like to put together a community project, perhaps in the form of a park with a garden, flagpole and benches.
"A nice place for one to go and not only contemplate and reflect on Greg, but veterans in general," Cox said.
Before a location is found, however, a committee must be formed with a suggested five to seven members. If there is a great interest, sub committees can be created to further divvy up tasks. Once a committee is established and approved by selectmen, location and funding will be the next hurdles.
"I think this is a very admiral project," said selectman Robert Kimball.
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"This is a great thing for the town," he said.
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Park Planned to Honor Master Sgt. Gregory Trent
Committee being formed.
A Committee is being formed in order to construct a memorial in honor of Master Sergeant Gregory Trent.


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2006: Is also the starting place-kicker on the Rams' football team. Finished fifth at the Mountain West Outdoor Championship in the triple jump and was sixth at the indoor championship. Finished in the top six in all four indoor triple jump competitions during the season. Ranks 13th on the indoor charts and 11th on the outdoor charts at CSU in the triple jump.
2005: Made nine of 10 field goals for the football team during the year. Took sixth place at the MWC Championship in the triple jump as a freshman in just his second meet of the season. During the indoor season, he placed ninth in the triple jump after finishing in the top three in his other four meets.
long jump 20-11.25 (2/11/06)
triple jump 47-2.25 (1/21/06)
long jump 20-3.75 (4/30/05)
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Fort Myers, FL (Sports Network) - Garrett Jones hit a two-run home run among his three hits and drove in four as Pittsburgh used a 10-run first-inning blitz to clobber Minnesota, 17-6, in Grapefruit League play.
Alex Presley finished 3-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored and Matt Hague added three hits, a solo homer and two runs scored for the Pirates.
Jo-Jo Reyes earned the win despite giving up four runs -- three earned -- on five hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Joe Mauer drove in two runs and Denard Span added an RBI and two runs scored for the Twins. Starter Terry Doyle didn't make it out of the first innings as he was lit up for eight runs on seven hits with a walk.
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The Master of Spiders was the supposed ruler of the spiders on an unknown swamp planet.
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The Master of Spiders sought to keep in order his empire of spiders on the unknown planet which he resided on.
When the Second Doctor, John and Gillian arrived on the planet, the Master spied on them from his giant mechanical spider. He had his spiders pursue the Doctor and his grandchildren into a cave, sealed them inside it, and had the spiders in the cave attack them.
When the Doctor used his recorder to stop the spiders from reaching them, the Master captured them in a net and sent his spiders onto the Doctor and his grandchildren. The Doctor used his recorder again to interfere with the device the Master used to control the spiders. The spider attacked the Master.
The Master fled in his mechanical spider while the Doctor and his grandchildren got out of the net. With the Master about to attack them, the Doctor quickly fired his newly-built ray gun at the mechanical spider, destroying it and presumably killing the Master within. (COMIC: Master of Spiders)


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I concur! I really don't understand how you can say that enchants are "appropriately expensive" when you simply cannot afford enchants that are virtually a requirement of the levels of output that people expect. Caster DPS, for example,requires Power Torrent, and that enchant is going for over 2K on my server. The mats are insanely expensive, and that is largely due to shortages in the Celestial Essence market, caused by the fact that nothing drops in the HoT 5-mans but epics that all DE into Maelstrom Crystals.
And I have to echo what was said about the gems. Everyone except warrior and pally tanks use red gems almost exclusively, resulting in hyper-inflated prices for those stones. The epics? As was said, they shouldn't be running 3K, but on Earthen Ring-US, it's not unheard of for uncut Queens Garnets to still be pulling 6K+


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Keen Jean 70 Years YoungI have been fussing with Grovers disease for about 2 years. I have tried everything but the Graveton pills. I just sent off my order to try them. I am desparate. I have been a widow for the last 3 yrs. This is actually making my remaining years miserable. My dermatologist has tried many things, As of now, nothing has worked. Oh, the ointment has given me miminal relief. I live in Cabo San Lucas for the winter. I tried laying in the sun and only found relief when I was swimming in the cool ocean. And that was only temporary. I recently met a very nice man my age and we are now cohabitating. Lo and behold he has grovers disease now too. I was told it was not transferable. He is miserable. We are going to separate dermatologists and neither one has any answers. We both have the same symtoms. We are constantly itching everywhere. Even our toes and fingers. Sometimes we wake up in the middle of the night and the itching is so bad, we have to take showers. I sometimes let the water get so hot it burns my skin. The relief is only temporary.I pray this is not the way the rest of my life is going to be. Any treatment that is successful PLEASE let me know. Jean
Dear Jean, Hi, I too suffer from grovers disease. Showers are a no, no. The spray just irriates the rash. You should be taking cool baths. Sweating makes the rash and itching worse. I avoid excersizing in the sun. I walk in the evening and take a cool bath immediately. I was sorry to hear swimming in the ocean didn't really help. I was convinced that the healing powers of the ocean was my best bet. I think my next course of action may be to try a cortisone shot. This is for eztreme cases which sounds like the both of us. If my doctor concents to this I will post the results. <br />
Best Wishes, cill
I received a shot for my Grovers and it only helped the itching for a few days. The Prednisone pack was great because for 4 days there was no itching, but it came back. I am prescribed Doxepin 25 mg for itch now at night and Allergra in morning. The itching comes and goes now, like today I didn't itch at all but the last 2, I scratched a lot. I always have scabs. It takes forever for the spots to disappear.