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My girls really love fruit, but they occasionally will go through a food 'jag' and not want to eat certain fruits. My oldest daughter who is now 5, used to love strawberries. She would eat them everyday for breakfast, and then usually for a snack. Now she has to be in a special mood to eat strawberries. This is one reason that homemade popsicles are really great. You can blend up a bunch of fruit, freeze it and then your kids are more than excited to eat it. These chocolate dipped straw-banana pops are no exception. They have a sweet flavor from the fruit, but then have a little extra richness from the chocolate. A perfect treat for any kid or adult!
To make these, blend your strawberries and bananas together until smooth. Pour into your popsicle molds and freeze. We love our Zoku because you can make popsicles in 7 minutes and they turn out perfect every time. But if you don't have a zoku, any popsicle mold will work. There is another mold that we love, at the bottom of this post if you are looking for popsicle molds.
While your popsicles are freezing, melt your chocolate. I used milk chocolate, but you can use whatever chocolate you like. Add about 1 tsp of coconut oil to your chocolate to make it thin enough for dipping. Take a frozen popsicle and dip it into the chocolate. Pull it out quickly and slightly shake it to let some of the chocolate shake off. The chocolate will begin freezing really quickly, and will be almost completely hardened in about 1 minute or less.
If you want a healthy treat to hit that sweet spot, then these pops are for you!
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Chocolate Dipped Straw-Banana Pops
- 1 lb fresh strawberries
- 2 medium bananas
- 3/4 cup chocolate pieces
- 1 tsp coconut oil
- Blend together strawberries and bananas.
- Pour into popsicle molds and freeze.
- Melt chocolate and coconut oil together.
- Once popsicles are frozen, dip in chocolate and slightly shake off chocolate.
- Allow chocolate to harden.
- Enjoy!
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TAYLORS, S.C. (BP)--A member of President Obama's faith-based advisory council says he has been "frustrated" at the administration's policies concerning life issues and that he plans on seeking clarification as to whether the president opposes all or only certain types of human cloning.
Frank Page, the immediate past president of the Southern Baptist Convention, told Baptist Press he wonders at times whether the administration is truly listening to pro-lifers. Page is one of 25 members of the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
During Obama's March 9 order overturning past restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, the president said he was opposed "to the use of cloning for human reproduction." Many pro-life leaders fear that while Obama may oppose reproductive cloning -- that is, the making of a cloned baby -- he may quietly support research or therapeutic cloning, which involves cloning an embryo in order to destroy it and harvest its stem cells.
In both cloning methods, a scientific method known as somatic cell nuclear transfer is used. The only difference between the two methods is what is done with the embryo once it is cloned.
"I am going to personally deal with that issue with the council, because [research cloning] simply was not mentioned by Obama," Page, pastor of First Baptist Church in Taylors, S.C., told Baptist Press. "He was very specific in [opposing] reproductive cloning but not in research cloning. And I am going to assume at this point that he meant both, but I am going to seek clarification of that."
The council takes part in a conference call once a month led by Joshua DuBois, the head of the White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. It also will meet in-person four times within the next year. Page's position is a one-year term.
Page said he hasn't been pleased with some of Obama's policies thus far.
"At this point I would have to say I have been very frustrated that what little protections there are for the unborn have been quickly and systematically removed," Page said. "So that has very discouraging. I have been somewhat encouraged that he has promised that he would not force someone -- a health-care worker, for example -- to be involved in an abortion if he or she should object on a conscience basis. But other than that, there has been the removal of protections and policies that would have protected the unborn."
Obama's order concerning embryonic stem cell research came on the heels of several moves that have frustrated pro-lifers, including the administration's overturning of the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits international family planning organizations from receiving federal funds unless they agree not to perform or counsel for abortion. Obama's administration also has moved to reverse Bush administration regulations meant to protect health-care workers from being forced to take part in procedures to which they morally object.
Asked if he feels he can still do some good on the council, Page said, "I am beginning to wonder if my voice is being heard. But we haven't even had our first full meeting yet. We've had conference calls. ... So I am going to wait a little while longer to see if indeed voices that are being raised are being truly listened to."
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Falling in love was quite annoying. (Alfeegi/Ruwalk)
by Toriko
Thanks as always to Ddae for her encouragement and helpful comments!
Alfeegi had never liked other people very much. Usually they returned the favour and left him to get on with his own work instead of forcing him to listen to their useless blathering. Mostly, they had. Ruwalk seemed intent on making an exception of himself.
At first he had thought Ruwalk was a bit slow. After all, from the beginning he had hardly made it a secret that he was here to do a job, not to make friends. People looking over his shoulder annoyed him (he was more than capable of doing his work without supervision); chatter grated his nerves and wasted his time. Yet Ruwalk persisted in dropping into his office at every hour of the day to share pieces of gossip about people he didn't know and wasn't interested in, and to try to nag him into going to lunch with him (he himself didn't nag at all and it was a very unattractive habit of Ruwalk's). He resisted all Alfeegi's attempts to get him out of his office, and into his own to actually do some of his own work instead of bothering him all the time, with a lazy smile which proved he obviously thought far too much of himself if he thought for even one second that that was going to work on Alfeegi.
One day he'd asked in exasperation, as Ruwalk walked into his office for the third time that day and sprawled himself bonelessly all over his couch, why Ruwalk kept coming back when he so very obviously wasn't welcome.
Ruwalk had just blinked. "Because I like you," he had said mildly, and gone back to his book completely oblivious of the fact that he had just made Alfeegi speechless.
That should have been his first clue. He had missed the chance to get the man out of his office before he made himself a permanent fixture of it, and instead of redoubling his efforts, he'd gone along with it. There was no sense in only giving himself a headache running into that brick wall repeatedly, he had thought, but oh, what a mistake.
His first budget as the chief secretary was an utter nightmare and only proved, as he had said many times only no-one had believed him, that he was surrounded by incompetent fools. He fired half his team, made the rest of them cry when he threatened to stab them with their own pens if they didn't start doing things right for once in their godforsaken lives, and finally spent eight days holed up in his own office with the door locked working frenetically as the deadline loomed large over his head.
Ruwalk showed up somewhere around two in the morning on the second night (how had he gotten in? If he needed more proof that Ruwalk was moonlighting for the Dragonlord -which he didn't, but anyway- that was it).
"Go away," he said irritably, trying to work out where the error in his calculations was.
"I thought you might have been hungry," Ruwalk said, all wounded innocence, and held out a paper bag.
On cue, his stomach rumbled embarrassingly.
"Fine," he said grudgingly. He would have had to leave for food eventually; it only saved him time to have someone bring it to him instead. Besides, it didn't smell or look as if it had been tampered with, and he really was starving.
"For the last bloody time, I'm not trying to off you," Ruwalk said, a hint of sulk around the downward curve of his mouth, and threw himself down on Alfeegi's couch.
"Hmm," he said, and took a tentative bite. Ruwalk smiled.
"So, d'you need anything?"
"No. Please leave before I have you removed." The sandwich was actually quite good. He was surprised. Ruwalk was good for something, after all.
"You're so mean to me, Alfeegi, I'm wounded." He leaned over his shoulder, hmm-ing to himself as he read what Alfeegi was working on, which was still annoying but with food in his stomach he was feeling much more forgiving. "Oh, hey, you forgot to factor in the deficit up there."
His fingers twitched. Perhaps he could be forgiven for nearly strangling the insufferable man? Ruwalk hadn't shown so much as a hint at being vaguely competent at anything besides sitting around and looking pretty and being annoying, and he chose now to display acumen in accounting? He was going to have a nervous breakdown one of these days, and it was going to be completely Ruwalk's fault.
"You. Sit." He shoved Ruwalk roughly into the chair next to him. "Add these up. If you do it wrong, I kill you."
"Okay, okay! You know, all you had to do was ask if you needed help," and god help him, he nearly cried.
Somewhere along the line, he'd actually gotten used to Ruwalk popping in and out of his office, and had taken to unlocking it around lunchtime when Ruwalk usually wandered by. He wasn't silly enough to take up any of his invitations, of course - down that road lay laziness of epic proportions, drinks with strange names and untold debauchery- but Ruwalk got a good idea in his head every now and again, and was good at spotting minor errors in Alfeegi's (otherwise impeccable) calculations, so it was worth keeping him around, he figured.
And while he had a terrible sense of humour, once in a blue moon he actually told good jokes. Alfeegi needed something else to laugh at every once and a while besides the comical incompetence of the rest of his colleagues.
And he wasn't very good at keeping secrets, either. If he pried long enough, Ruwalk would usually let slip when Kai-stern was planning on leaving the castle (since Kai-stern never saw fit to inform /him/, even though he needed to sign off on his travel forms), although Alfeegi hadn't managed to catch Kai-stern in the act yet. One day he would, and then wouldn't Kai-stern be sorry.
And he needed to keep a close eye on Ruwalk. God knew what kind of information he was passing onto to Lykouleon, although he was dumb enough to keep insisting that he wasn't a spy for the Dragonlord, which was obviously idiocy (how old did he think Alfeegi was, thirty-five? How did Lykouleon keep managing to sneak out if Ruwalk wasn't helping him?)
And if Ruwalk was with him, then at least, sometimes, Alfeegi could get him to do something productive (so far Ruwalk had reorganized his bookshelves and come up with a new filing system that was much easier to navigate) even if he didn't do his own work and gossiped all the way through it. If he was in Alfeegi's office, then he wasn't at the bar or the tavern or any of various unsavoury places he frequented and kept trying to make him come with him to.
"Hey, can I borrow your stapler?" Ruwalk wheedled, poking his head around Alfeegi's office door, obviously doing his best to look charming and since Alfeegi had only had three cups of coffee today, halfway succeeding.
"What happened to yours?"
"Rath happened," he said, and made a face which conveyed so eloquently the certain destruction his stapler would have met with that it almost made him smile in spite of himself and open his drawer despite his misgivings.
"I am not your personal stationery cabinet," he warned him sternly before he handed it over, and Ruwalk bounced over and gave him that how-could-you-kick-this-puppy smile, and heaven forbid, he almost cracked for a moment.
"You know how much I appreciate you," Ruwalk wisecracked, and Alfeegi told him to get out of his office before he couldn't be responsible for the consequences.
Spring came, and with it, the usual bouts of hayfever and spring colds, caught by stupid, nameless people who insisted on celebrating the occasion by sunbaking even though the temperature still wasn't high enough... Alfeegi, who stayed inside most of the time, was usually impervious to such things being that he didn't deplete his immune system with alcohol as the others did, found himself oddly afflicted.
Not with sneezes or headaches (although he had those in their usual quantities, usually brought on by certain vagabond dragonlords) or a stuffy nose, but with hot flushes, a racing pulse, and tinges of nausea that felt like a hoard of killer butterflies had been let loose in his stomach. He found it difficult to concentrate on things he could usually do in his sleep, his mind wandering to the warm sunshine and the spring flowers coming up in dazzling colours and the light playing on Ruwalk's hair as he sat on the window seat idly folding Tetheus' latest report into a swan.
It was altogether disconcerting, and not like him at all.
He had thought that perhaps Kai-stern had brought back some exotic tropical disease, undoubtedly one without a cure and that would result in a painful, tragic death, such as his luck usually ran, but since Kai-stern was as fit as the proverbial horse when he wasn't drinking himself into a stupor and since no one else was exhibiting the same symptoms, that ruled out that explanation. The nurse sent him back, baffled, with instructions to drink lots of water and to get a good night's sleep.
As if that was going to happen. Who knew what might happen in the castle if he was absent for more than six hours?
He discovered the next day when Ruwalk dropped by to hand in his report that it got exponentially worse when Ruwalk was in the room. His hand was shaking so badly he nearly dropped the folder.
"Are you okay, Alfeegi?" Ruwalk asked with concern, and Alfeegi waved him away. It took a while for the weak, wobbly feeling to fade, and he didn't feel completely himself until he knew Ruwalk must be safely back into his own office.
Perhaps he was allergic to Ruwalk?
The idea had merit, and although he had never heard of it before, since coming to Draqueen he'd learned that most of the things he'd thought never happened, /happened/, and on a daily basis.
He spent his lunch hour holed up in an obscure corner of the library with a pile of medical textbooks, but even under his microscopic scrutiny, they revealed nothing except that doctors possibly spoke another language altogether. And he'd thought that accountants were bad. Much better to just say what one meant, he thought.
If it wasn't Ruwalk himself, perhaps it was his cologne or something like that. Pity; Ruwalk could just change it and keep barging into his poor office like a bull in a china shop the way he always did, then.
As the weather grew warmer, his illness got worse. When Ruwalk was in the room his mind began to desert him completely, and once when Ruwalk tapped him on the shoulder he was so startled he fell out of his chair. That had been very embarrassing, and so was the time he hadn't realized he'd been staring and Ruwalk had patted his hair in a worried fashion and asked if he'd grown horns, Alfeegi had been staring at him so long.
The nurses were beginning to get sick of him (he heard the word "hypochondriac" being thrown around more than once but that definitely wasn't true; Lykouleon was the one who refused to come into work at the slightest sign of a sniffle) and sent him out of the infirmary claiming they had real sick people to be helping. Delving further into the archives, even the oldest scrolls, so delicate they threatened to disintregrate if breathed on, produced nothing. Either Ruwalk was out to get him -he didn't want to believe Ruwalk was quite so evil considering he had actually been behaving himself rather nicely lately, but people could surprise you- or he had a unique, never-before-documented disease and was going to drop dead before the week was out.
Neither option was particularly appealing.
He posed a few subtle questions to Ruwalk the next time he showed up (with /coffee/; now, if the man wanted him dead why would he bring him coffee?), but Ruwalk only laughed, and he was forced to conclude that if Ruwalk was conspiring against him, there was no way he could be clever enough to hide it so well.
When he found himself thinking that Ruwalk was actually perhaps maybe kind of rather attractive, he knew he had to do something before the rest of his braincells dissolved.
He bit the bullet, swallowed his embarrassment, and asked Cernozura. She knew a lot about the kind of maladies that affected the castle populace, and as the unofficial castle historian perhaps there were tidbits of information not in the official books that she might be privy to.
She giggled a lot as he described his symptoms, in that annoying way women did when they knew something he didn't, and by the time he'd got to the end she was almost doubled over in a very unladylike fashion in the middle of the hallway, and his cheeks grew hot. He'd always known Cernozura to be an extremely sensible and pragmatic woman; perhaps whatever it was that was making him act strangely was affecting all the sane people of the palace (which would explain why only the two of them were so afflicted...).
After an ungodly amount of time, she managed to compose herself, and promised to drop off a book to his office at lunchtime that would explain his condition, she was sure.
That at least was good news, although Cernozura's sudden reversion to girlhood was rather alarming.
When he returned to his office after lunch (having hidden himself in the second floor boxroom to avoid anymore embarrassing confrontations with Ruwalk; the morning's sudden onslaught of stuttering and stammering had been quite enough for him, thank you very much), Cernozura's promised book was lying in his intray like a manna from heaven, and he pounced on it eagerly, snatching it up, unable to wait a second longer for the cure for his mystery illness...
This surely couldn't be right. Perhaps Cernozura had brought the wrong book. The thin paperback was rimmed with tacky gold foil and illustrated with a very well-muscled and tanned blond man holding a swooning beauty tightly to his chest. The title read /Knights of Passion/.
He turned it over and started to read the summary out loud to himself. "Mischa, a clerk with a temper as fiery as her flame-coloured locks, has never had time for love. But when the handsome, romantic and very, very interested Lalwyn walks into her office, sparks fly and she finds herself falling head over heels when she had vowed she never would. Will Lalwyn be able to steal the heart she is determined to protect?"
Not only was it a cheap romance novel, it was a very bad cheap romance novel and of no relevance to him, and he threw it in the paper bin in a fit of disgust before he remembered it was Cernozura's (he would have thought such a refined woman would have a better taste in literature, really) and went, sighing, to fish it out again.
/Will Lalwyn be able to steal the heart she is determined to protect/?
If this Mischa had an ounce of brains in her, she would know better than to fall for the beautiful but undoubtedly brainless Lalwyn. That would be like him falling in love with Ruwalk.
Falling in love.
With /Ruwalk/.
Dear Lord, he was going to throw up.
Nobody had ever said Alfeegi wasn't determined. He hadn't worked his way up from nowhere to become the chief secretary without having to overcome a few obstacles everyone said were insurmountable. Save for making Lykouleon actually act like an Emperor, there was little he couldn't do if he put his mind to it.
His minor and momentary lapse of sanity, which he was sure was entirely Ruwalk's fault (sensible Alfeegi would never have done something as daft as falling in love if Ruwalk hadn't had something to do with it), could also be cured with the judicious application of a little willpower.
Falling in love had been so easy he hadn't even noticed himself doing it, and had done it completely by accident. Trying to make himself fall out of love wasn't working quite the way he had hoped.
The problem was that Ruwalk was annoying as he had ever been -unless Ruwalk stooped to putting chalk in his coffee, there was pretty much no way he could find Ruwalk more annoying- and that hadn't stopped him from developing his... little problem. He tried to get aggravated when Ruwalk slumped into the office late Monday morning, obviously too recently out of bed, but his annoyance factor, unfortunately, had maxed out and all he could manage was his usual lecture, and even that was disarmed slightly by Ruwalk's dopey who-me smile, as sickening as that was.
He spent one very unproductive morning at his desk recounting all the things about Ruwalk that would drive him absolutely crazy if forced to live with him: he was habitually half an hour late and called it fashionable, was obsessed with his hair, never did what he was told, aided and abetted rogue Dragonlords, took unpermitted breaks from work to play marbles in the dining hall with Rath, changed partners as often as he changed his socks, drank far too much and yet never did anything incriminating while drunk... the list went on and on, until if it was written down on a scroll, it would have reached the dungeons.
All it did was make him more jumpy.
Now that he was aware of what was going on, he was much more conscious of his reactions to Ruwalk and what they meant - and more conscious of his utter inability to do anything about it. Even as he snatched his hand away when they brushed fingers as Ruwalk gave him his pen back, he knew what he was doing and yet couldn't stop himself. Ruwalk gave him a weird look, and he knew he was on the verge of giving himself away (Ruwalk might have been stupid, but he wasn't /blind/; soon he was going to work out something odd was in the air), but he didn't know what else to do.
Women had their mothers to advise them on matters of the heart, but his had been gone for many years, and he was too old for motherly chats, anyway. Still, he had surely been let down - someone should have warned him about the dangers of pretty but vacant brown-haired men. It hadn't been mentioned in any of his textbooks, and really, it did one no good to learn about surpluses and functions if one person could wipe it all from his brain with a single look.
Perhaps he could write a letter to the author of those tomes informing them of their failings.
"Are you sure everything's okay, Alfeegi?" Ruwalk asked, with some not small amount of concern in his voice when he'd dropped the quill he'd been trying to hand to Ruwalk three times, and when Ruwalk's voice got all soft and low like that, and his hands were so warm, well, it was hard to keep his mind from drifting off places it really oughtn't to, and he manufactured a snippy remark somehow and Ruwalk, thankfully, backed off. He sighed a deep breath of relief inwardly.
"Okay, but if you need to talk to me about anything, you know where I'll be," and curse him, Ruwalk's smile shouldn't make his stomach flop over like that.
The gods must hate him, there was no other explanation for it. He'd lived such a peaceful life up until this point, really; apart from the daily crises and the threat that Rath might accidentally burn the place down, he hadn't had much to worry about until this thunderbolt from absolutely nowhere had spoiled his lovely, beautifully-ordered life. They'd decided he'd gotten too complacent and were going to ruin everything to make him pay for it.
Ruwalk looked at him very strangely, and he realized he'd been holding his pencil so hard it had snapped clean in two.
Maybe that was too paranoid, even for him.
He forced an appropriately Alfeegi-ish grimace and Ruwalk smiled, relieved of his concerns, and departed from his office so he could bang his head a few times against his desk and wonder how much more he could take of this.
Kai-stern sprung him at his desk not/actually/reading Knights of Passion (it had opened up like that when he'd got it out of the drawer thinking he should return it to Cernozura but wondering whether he could handle another one of her gigglefits. Horrible woman, having known what was wrong with him and not saying and having a nice laugh at his expense! And why was Kai-stern back early/, anyway? He wasn't expected back for another week at least; something fishy was probably going on there as well), took one look at him and /very obviously had to bite his lip to stop himself from laughing.
He was not going to be grateful for small mercies, damn him.
"What do you want?" he said very grumpily and put the book away from him, although there was no saving face now. Kai-stern, struggling to wipe the grin off his face, dropped a notebook on his desk (which he supposed was all the travel report he was going to get, lucky him) and asked, with so much sugar in his voice diabetics around the country were probably dropping dead, "Is there anything you'd like to talk about, Alfeegi?"
He was going to tell him where he could shove it, only much less vulgarly than that, of course, until it dawned on him that a) Kai-stern and Ruwalk were good friends and he would most likely know something about how the infernal man's mind worked, being that he was also exceptionally annoying, and b) Kai-stern had what one might politely term "experience" in the relationship arena and was probably his best shot at solving his problem without excessive embarrassment.
"Shut the door and sit down," he said reluctantly, and Kai-stern had the impudence to smile and wink before doing as he'd requested and slouching into his seat so far he'd fall out of it if he slipped another inch, and putting his /feet up on Alfeegi's nice clean desk/.
Another of his pencils nearly met an untimely death before he gritted his teeth and reminded himself that one oughtn't to look a gift horse in the mouth.
"So, what did you need my help with, Alfeegi? I mean, if you're trying to net that pretty young thing," he nodded towards where the devil book lay safely closed in its drawer prison, "I'm sure you've charms enough to nab him by yourself," and Kai-stern was very lucky (and very fast) that he could move away quickly enough so that Alfeegi ended up with two fistfuls of empty air instead of a satisfying grip on Kai-stern's throat.
"Not one breath of this leaves this room, or I'll have your hide as a rug," he threatened, and Kai-stern only lifted one eyebrow, faux-wounded.
"You know your secrets are always safe with me, Alfeegi," he said - and Alfeegi took a deep breath, wondered if this was really the sanest thing to do, and started to tell his story.
He really was going to be sick this time. His heart was pounding at three hundred miles an hour and threatening to beat out of his chest if he didn't calm down soon; his skin felt like it was on fire. It didn't help that Ruwalk kept shooting bemused looks his way, and eventually he was going to get curious enough to come over and ask whether something was wrong with Alfeegi.
"All right," Ruwalk said, coming up behind him suddenly, "what's up with you?"
Had he not predicted this? And yet he could still think of nothing to say except a wordless almost-whimper, barely contained, when Ruwalk brushed his hand, and Ruwalk was very, very close to him now, and this was very, very dangerous.
"You've been jumping like a cat on a hot tin roof everytime I'm in the same room for weeks now. What have I done this time?" Ruwalk seemed equal parts confused, amused, and perhaps hurt. "I swear I haven't been putting itching powder in your sheets or anything like that."
"No, that would be /Rath/," he muttered, getting sidetracked from his search for that rare pen that actually worked when Ruwalk's hand closed over his gently and his blood pressure rocketed through the roof.
"So," Ruwalk said, prodding him gently, and although he knew it was nonsense, he could almost feel that smile on the back of his neck, "/Give/, already."
Kai-stern had said just to tell him how he felt, as if it was that easy, just a matter of saying a few words and then everyone lived happily ever after like they did in fairy tales. Well, Alfeegi was a realist, and even if Ruwalk did want someone who dragged him out of bed at half past four in the morning to train, there was not even the smallest chance of it working out without the two of them killing each other (or, most likely, him killing Ruwalk). It made for a beautiful tragedy, but not a very enjoyable life.
If only some small, stupid part of him would stop longing for exactly that.
He had never been a sentimental person. He'd spent his entire life developing and practising rationality and practicality. But Ruwalk laced his fingers through his and squeezed gently and his heart swelled so much he felt like it might burst, Ruwalk bent to whisper in his ear, "You know you can tell me anything," and Alfeegi closed his eyes for just a second, wanting, more than anything else in the world, to stay like this for just a little longer before he had to come back to reality.
Reluctantly, he gathered up a shred of his control and shook himself free of Ruwalk's grasp. "I need to get back to work," he said at last, priding himself that his voice didn't waver.
Ruwalk withdrew enough to let him let by and then grabbed his hand and yanked him back at the last minute. "You didn't answer me," he accused, stepping forward and Alfeegi stepped backward instinctively, trying to shake him off, except that his desk was in the way, and now he was stuck between the rock and the hard place and Ruwalk was leaning into him and for once in his life he really had nothing to say except "I...um," and-
Ruwalk cupping his jaw, hands gentle but firm, and bringing their mouths together, just a fairy-light brushing of lips yet it made him feel hot and cold all at once, like every cell in his body was coming to life yet his knees were threatening to buckle beneath him, and his hands of their own accord came to rest on Ruwalk's upper arms, to push him away, of course, this was insanity, but Ruwalk took it as invitation instead and covered him more firmly, with his mouth, with his body, licking his way into his mouth which had somehow come open and /oh/, oh, oh, he'd never been kissed like this before.
Kisses ought to come with warning labels, he thought in a daze when Ruwalk finally let him go; caution: may cause all higher brain functioning to cease. Ruwalk gave him a cheeky but stupidly endearing smile, trying and failing to look innocent, as if he hadn't just turned Alfeegi's neatly-ordered world inside out.
"You can't just go around kissing people like that," he accused faintly, and ruined his good work by inhaling too sharply when Ruwalk ran just the very tips of his fingers lightly down the curve of his neck, which he'd just discovered was extremely sensitive to just that.
"A little bird gave me the idea," Ruwalk said, managing to look innocent and serious at the same time considering he was fiddling with Alfeegi's sleeve and the brush of his thumbpad against his wrist was for some reason unbelievably sensuous and wait a second, he was going to kill Kai-stern three hundred different ways and then resurrect him so he could hurt him some more.
"I don't..." He didn't know how to finish, although he should probably say something about how this was a terrible idea, and then Ruwalk turned his wrist up and kissed the spot where his life line finished, where his pulse was racing underneath his skin, very gently, and something very soft gave way inside him.
"If you want to throw something at me now, I'll go," Ruwalk said quietly and drew back, letting go of his wrist, and sharp prickles of panic needled at his skin. He didn't know what to say or do; his tongue, suddenly thick and clumsy in his mouth, just wouldn't work, and if being in love meant being this hopeless, he didn't see how anyone could ever survive it. No wonder in the books they all died of consumption and other beautifully romantic tragedies.
"Stay," he finally fumbled out, looking at the ground because he knew his cheeks must be heating up and he just couldn't bear to meet Ruwalk's eyes, and what he might find there.
"If you say so," Ruwalk agreed cheerfully and wrapped his arms around Alfeegi's waist, loose enough so he could easily get away if he wanted to - except that he didn't really want to; being held like this was oddly comforting and, well, /nice/, and Ruwalk was nuzzling his ear and his hair smelled good and dear god, he was turning into a teenage girl but he couldn't quite work up the effort to be disturbed by it.
There was always the possibility that such close proximity to Ruwalk might turn his brain into mush, but, he mused, mightn't there also be a chance that he might be a steadying influence on Ruwalk?
"You're thinking again," Ruwalk said, and from this close he could feel his chest rumbling and his breath against his neck.
"I was just thinking that," he gripped Ruwalk's wrist tightly until he yelped and pouted a little, "that a few kisses doesn't mean you get out of the rest of your work for the afternoon."
"You've discovered my cunning plan," Ruwalk said with a laugh, and Alfeegi leaned up and nipped that tempting lower lip hard enough to remind him he wouldn't be getting away with that sort of thing with /him/, and Ruwalk just shrugged, and let Alfeegi drag him back to his desk.
Perhaps there was hope for them after all.
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I think it depends. Healers can now level with a healing spec so I wouldn't be surprised to see more healers that aren't max level. Most in TBC would use some sort of dps spec and then go healing once they reached 70. That's not necessary anymore.
I honestly think I'd be more worried about dps using knockback attacks. If people continue to punt mobs away from the tank, and the tank can't keep agro, they will most likely go for the healer. I doubt many healers will put up with that crap for long and may simply opt not to join groups. Well that's my opinion, I guess we'll see how bad everything gets.


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Slipcover for Upholstered Bed?
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Q: Hi there friends, I was originally inspired to purchase my Carpe Diem bed after tons of research (much of it done on this website) two years ago, before I had my awesome kitten, baby Butters. Butters is only 6 months old, and unfortunately has taken a liking to scratching the life out of my GORGEOUS bed.
I love this guy, but this bed was an enormous investment for my husband and I, and we love our bed so so much! I have been trying to do some research on slipcovers for beds like this, and not even the guy who sold it to me could offer me a great solution (he's wonderful though! It's just a tough question, but if anyone ever asks, definitely buy your bed from Jeff Klein--he has a superb business).
Any ideas where I could get some sort of slipcover for the headboard and the base of my Carpe Diem (Malo/King size equivalent), made of fabric strong enough to protect my beautiful bed? So far I can only think of having an upholstering place custom make something for me, or a local seamstress, but both of those solutions just sound pricey. I know Carpe Diem doesn't have anything, but isn't this an issue with these kinds of beds? I mean the upholstery can't possibly last as long as these beds are meant to (what with the messy/destructive creatures life brings our way so often like babies and animals). I know the solution would ideally be to keep our kitten out of our room. That was the original plan, but it just hasn't worked out very well. He's really really cute and pretty much has owned the place since day one.
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If you slipcover your bed, you won't see the original until Butters is gone (they don't grow out of furniture scratching). I would not declaw a cat but maybe consider those little soft covers that go over their claws.
Hello - Looking for a little advice, here. I am trying to upgrade my mix-matched, DARK kitchen without spending a fortune since we have more pressing home improvement jobs ahead (roof and furnace). It currently has dark oak cabinets (90's era - not too bad), an off-white tile floor which is in good shape, an old, cream colored dishwasher, white refrig and white stove, both in good shape. I can replace the dishwasher to match the other white appliances, but never see pics of dark cabinets with the white appliances. I plan to add some under cabinet and pendant lighting fixtures to brighten the place up (but don't want to paint the cabinets white if I can get away with keeping them). I'm thinking white subway tile backsplash and white/gray/black granite-look laminate for the countertops. The wall opposite the main counter will be the only one with color - blue grey (or should I paint it white?) There are very few pics on line of dark cabs with white appliances. Any suggestions??? Do you think my plan will work to get more light into this room? Will the contrast with the cabinets work?
Update: I think my dark cabinets are actually oak with a Cherry stain, if that matters...
I cant help with slip covers, but I find cats cane be trained out of scratching furniture! First you have to find a scratching post they like. Some like carpet, some like rope, some like cardboard. then use pest away or orange peels around the edge of the bed, as cats dont like this smell. When you catch him scratching, pull him off and put him on the scratching post. reinforce good behaviour
Another option for the cat is Soft Paws... Friends have used them since their Tito was a kitten with great success. He's never destroyed their furniture -- http://www.softpaws.com/
Must see picture of adorable kitty before I can offer a suggestion.
No seriously, you can make your own slipcover. Buy some really cheap muslin to mock a few out of and when you find something you like, use it as a pattern to remake that shape out of better fabric. Doing a couple of disposable mock-ups will help you tweak it so that you like it and work out any kinks that may crop up.
It may not be a permanent solution, but perhaps a fitted sheet?
I have not personally tried this myself, but I've heard that the scent of vinegar deters cats from scratching a particular piece of furniture. Perhaps spraying a mixture of vinegar and water would deter the cat? I don't know if this would damage the fabric, however, since I'm unfamiliar with these beds.
Double-stick tape is something I've tried that does work (at least for me). Cats really hate it. It's pretty unslightly, but if you leave it on long enough, the cat won't bother trying to scratch the furniture piece anymore and you can remove it. Again, you might consider how this affects the fabric.
You can always have a slipcover made for the bed. That's probably the route I'd go. I'd just make sure it's a sturdy fabric that's also well-lined so the kitty can't inadvertently snag what's underneath.
My parents' cats scratch furniture terribly. I've been so lucky with my cat -- he only scratches his post. I think they're just kind of born with a tendency for destruction or they aren't!
We had a problem with our two cats scratching our new couch, until I read somewhere that double sided tape really deters them from scratching. So we tried that out by putting the tape where they scratch and haven't had a scratching issue since! You can buy "special" pet tape or just go to the hardware store and get regular double sided tape. They hate the sticky texture on their paws, and it's quite entertaining to watch them try to touch it and back off immediately. Hope that helps!
Definitely try the pet tape, it's worth a shot. Do not try the vinegar - um, it stinks and it's your bed. 'nuff said. Those soft claws things, in my experience, are like a cat toy to occupy your pet for the 15 minutes it takes him to gnaw them off.
Assuming you need slipcovers because the bed is already damaged, I would ask around, everyone you know, until you find a low cost seamstress. Then use a fabric that the cat can't destroy easily. We had a heavyweight white denim slipcover that withstood years of cat scratching. White is also bleachable, which we found to be very useful.
Do you provide other solutions for the cats to scratch? posts, cardboard, etc.? making these more readily available may help in addition to using deterrents around the bed, there are some sprays you can get from the pet store that deter the cats to spray around the bed, and perhaps throw in a catnip spray on the post to make it more appealing.
anniebanani - it is considered rude to hijack another's post with your own question, especially when there is no relation at all between the two. I would suggest submitting your question to the AT moderators and letting them post it to it's own page. Provide them with pictures of the space as is to get the best feedback.
Vinegar stinks for about 2 minutes, and it does not damage fabric...
I feel your pain. I have a problem kitten, too. She has destroyed my Gus Spencer sofa.
We have plenty of scratching posts. She uses them when we're home. But while we're away, her preferred scratcher is the sofa. The whole sofa. I contemplated using the double stick tape but that means the cushions, arms and back will be covered in tape.....
If your kitten is particularly stubborn, the soft paws won't work. We applied the caps prior to leaving for a 4 day trip. We came back to more rips in the sofa and 5 missing caps.
Thanks for being a good person and not getting rid of Butters because he is scratching. I would attempt to make a very basic slipcover out of a canvas material like a drop cloth.
Good Luck!!
I have the same problem. I have a king sized Mitchell Gold's Butler bed and my cats love it. While they aren't scratching the upholstery sometimes their claws get stuck.
After searching and finding slipcovers way out of my price range I have decided to make the slip cover myself. I've found some nice fabrics via the recent online fabric stores post and I'm just going to make it myself.
My fiance and I adopted the stray cat lurking around our rented townhouse last year. He's an adult cat but had all the traits of a kitten-including the scratching of all our furniture.
I had NO luck with tape, vinegar, pet sprays and the like to keep him from scratching our bed/box spring. What finally worked was a combination of the following:
We found a scratching pad he likes and put it in the bedroom, so he has something he can scratch nearby. (This may take a few trys, our cat likes the cardboard kind and wouldn't touch the carpeted toys.)And would put him on it the minute he started scratching the bed.
Then, until he was "trained" well enough to no scratch the bed we bought a white bedskirt from target for like $13, so when he was scratching, it was something we didn't covet. If he's only scratching the corners this may be a good solution.
While my kitten used the sofa as a scratching post for maybe 2-3 days, once I got her a a super tall scratching post, she has stopped. I also got her her a tall perch which allows her to be higher off the floor & see out the window well. She doesn't spend as much time on the sofa now because of this. In my experience with kittens & cats, you need to leave the post out in the open & not move it around. If your house is large, maybe one near where she sleeps & one in the room where she spends most of her time. I have also found that 20 inches or more is better so they can really stretch as they grow. My post is a combo of carpet & sisal rope. When I would catch her scratching the sofa, I would give her a firm "no" & put her at the scratch post & stretch her paws up on it & scratch at it myself. She caught on pretty quickly. I also rewarded her with a treat when she used it correctly the first week or so. My kitten didn't like the corrugated cardboard type scratch boxes or posts. I also used tape on the base of my dining table because it is shaped like an "x" & she wanted to climb up it & was leaving scratches. The tape definitely kept her off of it. Maybe if you use the tape along the sides of your bed, this will also train her not use it. That's not really a good solution for the headboard since you don't want your hair stuck in it but after a week or two of taping the sides, I believe she will stay away after you remove it. If she comes back to it, put tape back on & try again - patience with cat training is a necessity. With my other cats I have used devices that are motion operated & squeal when they approach so they associate that noise with the bed & also a squirt bottle but that only works if you catch them in the act. Maybe a combination of all of the above will work. Good luck & congrats on your kitten. I love my little Roxy Cat to death.
what a great name for a cat
Would a box spring cover work for the bed base? Then make a cover for the headboard?
take a piece of fabric and wrap it around your bed, so it's the right length. Hold it in place with little curly pins you can get at Bed Bath Beyond. I'm sorry I don't know what they are called, but they come in a package of 10 or 12 and they are like little corkscrews. They don't injure your bed, but they hold beautifully.
Or even simpler, do something like this from Chez Larsson:
Oh, and they say foil or saran wrap or contact paper, sticky side out will deter cats from scratching. The foil might even work under the cover because I think it's the noise it makes.
Also, buy the kitten a scratching post and teach him to use it, because he's not going to outgrow this. (voice of long experience speaking)
You can also trim the claws, or have them trimmed. They do have to be cut at the correct angle, but it keeps the claws from catching in the fabric. Vinegar never worked with any of my cats, but we did have success with double sided tape and aluminum foil.
I think a sheet or dust ruffle over it as a temporary fix is a great idea though. Your kitten will probably not like the smooth fabric and will stay away from it. I'd be afraid it would still scratch a denim or canvas slipcover. Be warned though, if you dissuade her from scratching the bed, she will probably find something else to scratch, so make sure you find an alternative that she likes.
As mentioned above, getting a few different scratching posts to see what your cat likes is a good suggestion. Some cats like tall stretching posts, others prefer ones that are flat on the ground (like cardboard scratchers).
Also incredibly unsightly, but our cat has a giant carpet-covered cat condo. He likes scratching that a lot.
Since you spent so much on the bed to begin with, I'd go ahead and just get a really nice slipcover made. Yeah, it sucks paying for it but it's still worth preventing permanent damage to your bed.
And I agree with Miss, you're a great person for not getting rid of Butters! I never understand people who adopt cats and then are shocked they scratch things... lol
beautiful bed, it looks fairly simple which makes you lucky. Unless you have probably 500+ to get a great slip cover or 1500 to get it recovered, I say do it yourself. Go out and get a good thick fabric, like a corduroy or something and use a staple gun and go to town, you can do it! it wont mess up your bed because its already messed up.
Hire someone (or craigslist?) to make a slipcover for you in microfiber. Cats don't seem too interested in microfiber.
Spray catnip spray on the scratching posts and he will use them. Place a scratching post at every location that the cat likes. Once he uses them you can gradually move them to more preferable location.
After our 2 cats destroyed our DWR couch, we had it reupholstered in a fabric called Crypton Suede--a subtle herringbone pattern--and it's nice but indestructible. I got swatches from Crypton and then found it 50% off at Joann. The little monsters have not been scratching it since. They also got a SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post, which may have helped!
Foil works great, double stick tape works great... BUT those make it look almost as ugly as it torn up.
I went through something vaguely similar, and we just bought them some scratching posts that they liked and... kicked them out of the room. I know, for some people, this would never be an option. I love my cats, and it seemed crazy at first, but now everyone is happy. and my drapes in my bedroom are intact, and so are our faces (our heads were on the race track to the curtains).
Another poster was on the right track when they suggested clipping your ktten's nails. Cats will scratch when their nails are sharp and long. You will need nail clippers - human nail clippers will do. You should be able to get each nail to come ahead but you may need assistance as you will trim one nail at a time. You clip off the end point of the nail - just a tiny bit. You do not trim at a angle - clip straight across.There is a vein that is at the top of the nail close to the fur. Do not go up that far - just take off the point. Your cat won't scratch for a few weeks following this. Cat nip will work to distract to another scratching location if there is the gene in your cat for it to like this; otherwise it will not bother with the nip.
To make a cover for your box spring use a King bottom fitted sheet as a template for the main measurement and the corner creation. You should be able to find one at the Goodwill store. Take the mattress off the box springs and try the sheet over the box springs. If there is a width difference write this difference down. To make the cover: Removing the elastic off your template will be slow going but will allow for a more fitted finished project. Open out the seams at the corners. Measure your box spring all around then measure the sheet without the elastic and opened at the corners. The box spring may be much wider than the sheet so add this to your measurement before you go to purchase your cover material. You want the sides of your "finished" cover wider than the sheet so it will neatly fit underneath the box spring when on. I would use muslin or a heavy cotton that would coordinate with the colour of sheets you use. Wash your purchased fabric and dry in the dryer to make sure it doesn't shrink later. Iron the cover material. Cut the corners out and then sew each one. (You will be removing a block like section of material on the corners.) To add the elastic to the cover edge that goes under the box spring: take the all around measurement of the cover edge - it will be around 20 feet for a King sized bed. Purchase 1/2 inch elastic. You may have to join a few lengths if you are unable to purchase it in one length. Take your cover that you have made and turn the edge to 3/4 inch and sew in place around the outside leaving an opening. Take a safety pin and attach it to one end of your long elastic. Work it around the casing made and attach the two ends together. Lift your mattress off your bed and put the completed cover over your box spring.


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If you have toddler who has discovered the thrill of digging for gold, you may find yourself grossed out and afraid to leave the house with the little booger eater. Convincing your toddler to abandon his newly-found self-entertainment center can be challenging for all parties involved. I mean, how long have you been waiting for that magical moment when your child can play all by himself?
But the fact is, it's a nasty habit that you don't want to encourage unless you want to stop getting play date invites from other skeeved out parents. Our own parents had ways of dealing with this issue that we'd probably like to forget, but were admittedly effective. The new generation of parents, however, is struggling with the least damaging methods to curb the snot intake. Borrowing from the old and the new school methods, here are 10 ways to curb your toddler's appetite for boogers.
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Do you live with a booger eater?
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I thank gawd every day that I have never known a booger eater, and am thankful that while my almost 4 yr. old does pick his nose (and frequently at that) that he has never EVER EVER thought about eating it.
The idea makes me want to vomit....
LMAO! My son had a very novel solution the nose-picking problem when he was younger- rather than a booger eater, he was a booger wiper. He would wipe them on the wall, on the car window if we were driving, and, quite often, in his hair. I would almost rather he had eaten them... much less clean-up on my part!
I used to tell mine - Stop eating your boogers, you will spoil your appetite for dinner. Meh, didn't work very well, but they did grow out of it without resorting to any harmful or shame tactics on my part.
No I do not, thank goodness and I am not sure how I would handle the situation if I did. I can tell you that I have had to use different approaches with each of my kids to get them to do or not do things. They each respond differently from each other.
Someone told me when I was young, and a nose picker, that my boogers were actually my brain. The more I picked, the more brain I was taking out. Scared me right out of picking my nose.
Haha. I just told my son that boogers were dried up snot and dirt. Then I ignored the picking ( he'd do it while laughing maniacally because he realized it grossed us out.) and it stopped pretty quickly.
I'm nauseated just reading this. Thankfully neither of my kids ate their boogers.
wow... my kids have picked their noses, but never eat it... glad i don't have to worry about it.
This made me giggle. My son thankfully is not a booger eater.
my daughter ate it once, I wanted to vomit!!!!
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I wear a lot of nail polish (like you, I'm sure!) because I'm a polish fanatic. There are days where I swatch up to 12 shades in a day when I'm reviewing a collection—in addition to my regular application of the color of the week. That's a lot of polish on one's nails! All of that tends to make my natural nails look a little dull, and let's face it—there are days when I want my nails to be sans color (scoff!), but I still want them to look polished and professional. I've recently become obsessed with Barielle Nail Brightener as a result.
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Nail Brightener is a hybrid of treatment and polish. It contains anti-oxidizing properties, with very faint nail brightening pigments. It appears to be translucent on the nail, but if you view it very closely—you can see extremely subtle hints of a light-reflective shimmer that almost make the nail "glow". Barielle promises that this formula has the ability to hydrate the nails, but to be honest I haven't worn it long enough for any one period of time to test that theory in its entirety. I just change polishes too often to notice! But good to know, right?
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Nest for Your Desk
We're always looking for ways to help us keep our desks organized. Even though we work from home, we still find the need for those handy magnetic paperclip holders from time to time.
The fact that this Magnetic Paperclip Holder was designed so smart probably plays a huge role in us "needing" a paperclip holder in our home office. I honestly don't know when the last time I used a paperclip was, but hey, for this, I'd buy a box.
We've all been in plenty of offices that have the standard magnetic holder, but wouldn't it be great to see the Nest on someones desk? It's the simplest of designs, but, we're surprised we haven't seen something like this before.
The magnet is located inside of the egg serving as a way to attract the paperclips. The magnet also serves as a weight to keep the egg heavy enough to keep balanced and stay put on your desk.
Would you use the Nest to wrangle your paperclips?
[via Yanko Design]
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Cool idea but may be it's just me, I haven't found use of paperclips for quite a few years already....
i use clips often at work, and this piece is way more gorgeous than the clunky cube i currently have... perhaps i'll have to DIY it...


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Book your room at The Chateau Inn and Suites
Superior king roomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Double roomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Luxury parlor roomMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Classic suiteMax Occupancy: 4 guests (up to 3 children, 3 infants)
Bed & breakfast with free self parking, in Spring Lake (Spring Lake Heights)
This bed & breakfast is located in Spring Lake (Spring Lake Heights), close to Sea Girt Lighthouse. Area attractions also include Bel-Aire Golf Course and Memorial United Methodist Church.
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The Chateau Inn and Suites provides a business center, free self parking, conference space, and meeting rooms.
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Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. This Spring Lake bed & breakfast also offers a picnic area, coffee/tea in the lobby, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 36
- Number of floors - 3
- Babysitting or childcare
- Year Built 1888
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- Business center
- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Conference space
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- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
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- Television in lobby
- Use of nearby fitness center (complimentary)
- Wedding services
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Check-in time starts at 2 PM
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When you leave
Check-out time is 11 AM
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 per day
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Around seven in the morning the brunette stirred a bit in his sleep, slowly awakening from the sun rising up and glaring rays into the room. He sat up a bit and looked down at the still sleeping form of his love. A smile playing out on his face as he watched him sleep a bit. He kneeled down and placed a kiss on his head lightly.
Sami was having a good sleep. But suddenly, monsters were chasing Evan off in his dreams, they wanted to rip him off. And Sami was somehow in a bubble and struggling to save his lover.
"No…" he moaned scared. He started moving quickly, he even manage to deliver a punch on Evan's lower side unintentionally "L-leave him…" he said in low tones of fear
Evan tilted his head a bit, realizing he must be having a bad dream. When Sami ended up nailing him he held his side and winced a bit. "Ouch." He mumbled a bit in pain, shaking it off quickly as he rubbed the area that was hit. He contemplated weather or not to wake the sleeping man from his nightmare. He decided to wait a few more moments to see if he would awaken himself.
Sami fought the bubble, he punched it but it felt like made of concrete, he was moving, panting in bed. He saw how the monsters finally caught Evan. "NO, PLEASE NO!" Sami shouted, his eyes shu with intense force and his voice a really loud plead
"Sami!" He finally shouted out to him and shook his shoulders. "Sami, wake up."
Sami jumped to a seat position screaming. He was greeted by sun rays and he ended up panting. He then shift his head to Evan, and hugged him so tight. "You're safe." he said relieved as he kissed him
"Yeah. ." He chuckled nervously a bit and patted his back. "Are you okay? It was just a bad dream, love. It's alright. Besides from probably a bruise on my side I'm safe."
"A bruise?" He asked puzzled sitting facing to Evan "did you fell off the bed or something?" He said.
"Oh don't worry about it, I don't want you to feel bad." He smiled to him and kissed his cheek, standing up off the bed so he could stretch out his tired muscles.
"It's pretty hot already, why dont you take that sweater off my lion?" He said hugging Evan by the back and groping his muscles softly. He brought him back down to bed and without warning attacked his lips.
He looked towards him and was about to reply when he felt himself being dragged down to the bed and lips attach onto his. He kissed him back for a few seconds before pulling away, chuckling. "Alright if you want me to take it off you have to let me." He slipped his sweater up over his head and sat it down on the bed.
Sami smiled. Now he could see a better glance of Evan's body. "So tell me, savior of people in nightmares" he made this very epic tone to say last sentence. "What do you want for breakfast?" He kissed the back of Evans neck as he hugged him from behind again.
"Hmmm" Evan pressed his back against Sami and tilted his head up as he placed his hands on Sami's. "Anything sounds good to me. I'm not a picky eater."
"Then we're staying here" he said getting back into his spot and undid the sheets they didnt use yesterday, getting in "I'm ordering continental breakfast for the most handsome person on earth"
He climbed back into the bed next to him and nuzzled his head into his shoulder. "You're ordering it for yourself?"
Sami chuckled and poked Evan's nose "you're adorable, but I was talking about you mister" he said and started massaging Evan's thighs with no pervert intent. He took his phone and ordered it quick
"Alright, you do that. I need to use the bathroom." He stood to his feet and went over to the bathroom.
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I have been a fan of Mark Kozelek since his Red House Painters records on 4AD, which was the sister label of our home label, Beggars Banquet. But it was songs of the Sun Kil Moon project that really drew me in. I honestly wasn't paying much attention, just as I wasn't to the Mescaleros, when my friend, Billy, put a couple of sample songs on a year-end mix CD he gave to friends. I was taken by both selections, making me frustrated that I can't even keep up on all the great music from artists I already dig, never mind new ones. I need to meditate more.
I had no idea who Glenn Tipton or K.K. Downing were when I heard this. I was never a Judas Priest fan. Tom Maginnis was, as a kid. I recall posters in his parents' basement when we went over to watch him play in his pre-BT band in college. That may be a false memory, though; those Priest posters were standard issue for many suburban homes in the '70s/'80s.
But this is what Mark is great at, enigmatic songs that draw you in and want to listen more closely. I always say that music and melody are the first pull for me as a listener. Lyrics come secondarily, but they will seal the deal, making or breaking the song for me. One bad lyric and I may not even return to the band/artist (depending on just how poor it is). I say this as an artist who has certainly not risen to every occasion with lyrics. Hopefully people give me/us a chance beyond first listen. But, as noted above, there is just so much stuff out there that it takes effort to keep listening, reading, viewing.
The original of this song is lovely. Seek it out if you don't already know it. Mark's voice is a high, smooth tenor. Mine is especially worn down after a Buff Tom practice for this upcoming tour. Hope to see you on the road. By the way, speaking of cover, Mark is one of the finest interpreters of other artists' music. He has done whole records of others' songs, like those of Modest Mouse. He deconstructs and rebuilds songs much in the imaginative way Chan Marshall/Cat Power. He is also an actor, playing a role as a band member in Almost Famous.
I recall this also being a request from someone. That person should feel required to hit the tip jar in the form of a donation to one of the suggested charities on the right side of this page.
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Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Late Night with Bill Radio Vol. 2
Photo by Anders Petersen
A little shorter this time: Bill Radio Vol. 2
I have to work on my on-air persona a bit more.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
The Late Night with Bill 99 Minute Radio Hour Episode 1
Some nights I am just spinning tunes for myself and figure it is easy enough to share. Uploading it is another matter altogether. Here is a 99-minute set of tunes, with some commentary.
The Late Night with Bill 99 Minute Radio Hour Episode 1 mp3
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- On the bus or in the métro, use an umbrella stroller. Lightweight and practical, they take up little room and are easy to fold and unfold with one hand
- You might also consider other options such as baby carriers
- A small backpack used as a diaper bag can simplify your journey
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- You must always board the bus via the front door, but we suggest you exit via the back door.
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Add a grand and decadent look to your living space with our 3 light crystal glass ceiling fitting, available to buy online today. Our beautiful light fitting will add a grand finish to your roomClassic and elegant, our chandelier light fitting will be sure to complete the look of your living space. Designed with crystal glass hanging down from a swirling metal frame, our stunning three light ceiling fitting will allow the light to dance around your room beautifully. Designed with an adjustable chain to achieve the desired drop to work with the height of your ceiling, this magnificent light fitting is the perfect choice for adding a look of grandeur to your hallway or your beautiful living space.Please note that bulbs are not included with this light feature.Please note: This product is subject to stock availability.
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Stunning light fitting
By Decorating queen
from Leeds
About Me Midrange Shopper
Stunning light,just what I wanted!! Looks so much more expensive than the pricing. Have had lots of compliments from friends and family on how pretty it is. Perfect size as I didn't want something too big as didn't want it to make room look smaller but it didn't do this. Great that you can alter the length on the light if you want it to hang lower. Had seen the light online went to the store to have a proper look as I'd looked at so many online at different places and when I saw them in real life they weren't as nice,this one wasn't out on display but the gentleman did open the box for us to look at ( not that it did much as the light is all in pieces).
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By Wendykins
from Vale of Glamoran
Looks expensive
I would recmmend this product
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Received item promptly on delivery date advised, item as described.Dunelm return service would certainly encourage me to make further purchases knowing I am able to make a free return.
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Gorgeous light fitting!
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Really pleased with this light fitting, it was just what I was looking for and based on previous reviews I purchased despite not having seen it in the store on display. I was not disappointed, it looks stunning on my landing and creates just the effect I was looking for and all for a very reasonable, affordable price. Very happy!
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Lovely when eventually up.Had to buy 5 to get 4 complete items.Many of crystals broken or scratched.Arms missing welded loops to hang crystals.Many hours spend building and swaping parts to get complete look.Delivery quick and no hassle returns.Voucher issued for all the hassle I had
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FitPlot free
FitPlot free is a complete version of the application FitPlot, except for a watermark that is printed on output.
FitPlot is a simple to use, yet powerful, Mac app for layout and prepress which makes easier the daily work with printers and plotters.
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Reaching Others Brand Platform
Elements of Reaching Others Stories
Telling stories about how the work of UB faculty, staff and students makes a difference locally and globally is being used as the primary approach to supporting the Reaching Others brand.
Not only do people like to tell stories, they like to hear them: story-telling is one of mankind's oldest learning tools. Think of the oral histories that maintained communities for centuries before there was the written word. Or Aesop's Fables. Or the favorite stories that you and your family revel in recounting at reunions.
UB's stories
The stories we are telling express UB's distinctive essence as a model public research university that is positively changing the world. We are sharing them to increase public awareness about UB and its impact and with the hope that those who see or hear our stories will remember them and, in turn, share UB's stories with others.
Effective stories can be as brief as a few sentences that are presented as part of a print ad in a publication. They can be expanded into narratives of several paragraphs to be included in a university newsletter or on UB Web sites. They also can be comprehensive explorations of topics, such as how UB researchers are improving understanding of childhood obesity and working to help obese children and their families, which was featured as a cover story in the university's alumni magazine, UB Today.
Variations on the theme
Promoting Reaching Others does not mean that you must mention the two words, "Reaching Others," or that you cannot connect "Reaching Others" with another phrase or set of words. You can use variations such as "Our Generosity Reaches Others," which is being used in conjunction with the Employees Campaign for the Community, or "Helping Students Reach Higher," being utilized by the Center for Educational Collaboration. The program for UB's 2009 general commencement included an insert about the accomplishments of young alumni titled "Reaching Others, Changing the World." In conjunction with examples about how their work affects lives every day, schools and programs may choose to use phrases like "Our Design Reaches Others" (School of Architecture and Planning) and "Our Determination Reaches Others" (Division of Athletics).
What is important is that you signify that the work of UB is improving our community and our world. Hence, the statement "Full implementation of UB 2020 will increase the university's economic impact on Buffalo Niagara and the quality of life of its residents" is very much a "Reaching Others" message without using the words "Reaching Others."
Other resources
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StarCraft 2's most successful European announces retirement
StarCraft II pro Ilyes "Stephano" Satouri announced on a livestream today that he intends to retire from professional gaming this August, returning to school with his over $200,000 in winnings. The French Zerg player is arguably the most successful non-Korean in the history of the game (indisputably, based on winnings alone). His most recent major victory was at the 2012 Blizzard WCS European finals, since which he has been showing less impressive performance.