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The Bachelor's Jason and Molly Mesnick celebrated their daughter Riley's 1st Birthday last weekend with a mint green, black and white themed soiree! It's hard to believe sweet Riley is already a year old. It seems like yesterday I was baking up a storm for Molly's baby shower!
To coordinate Molly's color scheme into the dessert table, I created an ICE CREAM SHOP themed table for little Riley, complete with a black and white striped fabric awning with a giant 3-scoop ice cream cone cake! I baked cupcakes topped with "scoops" of buttercream, ice cream cone cake pops, sugar cookies shaped as ice cream sundaes, brownies as ice cream sandwiches and waffle cup hot fudge sundaes with melted chocolate! Minted created an adorable personalized banner for the table and cupcake flags that were perfect for the wooden spoons in the hot fudge sundaes. Cookies and cupcakes sat atop my favorite jadite colored cake plates and vintage wooden drawers and boxes held ice cream cone cake pops and rice krispy treat ice cream bars. It turned out super cute!
Sweet Riley was a perfectly mannered lady when Molly presented her with a pink velvet smash cake made up of mint green buttercream ruffles. She politely tasted a lick of buttercream, but moved on to turkey, her favorite snack and word.
The party was a blast. Molly's friends and family couldn't be sweeter. Bride-to-be Desiree Hartsock and fiance Chris Siegfield came to wish Riley a Happy Birthday and pose in the cute photo-booth area Molly created. It was great to meet them in person and wish them congrats on their engagement. So excited for their upcoming wedding!
If you'd like to create an Ice Cream Shop dessert table of your own, guess what? All the recipes and table instructions for the Ice Cream Shop table are featured in my new book EAT MORE DESSERT out April 8th! Pre-order your copy now on Amazon and Barnes & Noble today!
Gorgeous photography by Kelly Bowie of KCB Photography
It's that time of year! Time for school Valentine's Day parties!
Hudson chose robots, and Ally picked out a milk and cookies valentine from Minted. Minted has the cutest classroom valentine cards, it was hard for Ally and H to choose!
I added a little something extra to their cards, coordinating sugar cookies packaged up in cello bags and tied with ribbon. My kids were so excited to pass them out!
Have you ever been to a Disco Fiesta? NO? Me either….until this summer.
My good friends Scout Masterson and Bill Horn (of Marque Communications & aka Tori Spelling's "Guncles") asked if I'd come down and help throw Lisa Rinna's 50th birthday party. I love any excuse to plan a party so Scout lured me down by texting ideas and asking my advice on everything from table linens to party decor. He's a smart one. He knew I couldn't party plan by phone and then not actually be there to execute. So two nights before the party, I booked an insanely overpriced airline ticket and jumped aboard the Disco Fiesta party train.
Scout was right when he said it was a once in a lifetime party. It was. I can remember thinking how are we going to pull this off? I couldn't wrap my head around it. Disco-Fiesta? That doesn't even make sense. But somehow we managed. With disco ball cake pops, sombrero sugar cookies, and the brightest buttercream icing I've ever made, it actually turned out pretty cute!
Jo Anne of Oh Goodie Designs custom created an adorable disco ball logo with Lisa's name that transferred onto party hats, party favors and even sugar cookies. Minted sent fun signage, banners, and other party decor that we used around Lisa's gorgeous property guiding guests to different areas/stations.
The best part about this party was that it was at least 108 degrees while we were setting up. I was worried my desserts would melt into a buttercream river meanwhile thinking I may have a stroke in the heat. Coming from Seattle, it felt like 150 degrees. HOT! We may have lost one bright yellow cake to the heat, but in the end, the dessert table was so full, it wouldn't have fit anyway.
Thanks again Scout for talking me into coming. I loved being a part of your 50th birthday Lisa!!
We had so much fun dreaming up desserts for Tiffani Thiessen's daughter Harper's 3rd birthday. Harper chose a pirate princess theme to celebrate her big day. The party was held at The Coop in LA, a cool, modern playplace for kids, on one of the hottest days in June, reaching 108 degrees. It was warm.
For Harper's desserts, we kept them girly but with pirate details. The only thing Tiffani specifically requested was NO SKULLS, which I completely agreed, so we kept it playful and left the crossbones out. We made chocolate peanut butter cracker cookie gold dubloons, pirate ship shaped sugar cookies, princess wand cake pops, and my favorite, the pirate map sugar cookies. We did a 2-tier pink ruffle cake and topped it off with an adorable, personalized and hand made peg doll made by Jenny of Craft that Party. Our favorite stationary designer, Minted, custom created amazing pirate princess party decor which we used to greet guests, label our food and drinks, and decorate around the venue.
Thank you Tiffani, Brady, and Harper for including me in your special day. Harper, you are one sweet and adorable little girl!
See pics from Harper's 2nd birthday dessert table: HERE!
Time sure flies because little Simone Masterson-Horn is now 3 years old! It seems like we just threw her 2nd birthday party and now she is already a big 3 year old. I'll be decorating her wedding cake before we know it.
For her 3rd birthday, Bill and Scout chose a Doc Simone party theme based around Disney's hit show Doc McStuffins. I'm normally not a huge fan of licensed character parties, but I knew we could pull this one off without too much of the cheesy character look. Doc and her gang are actually pretty adorable characters.
Guests were greeted through the front gate adorned with a glittery pink & purple ribbon welcome wreath by She's Kinda Crafty. First stop was the patient check-in area where little guests picked up their own "Doc's big book of boo-boo's" journal, custom created for us by Minted and placed on amazing custom "Simone" melamine trays by Oh Goodie Designs.
Kids crafted patient ID bracelets, tended to the stuffed patients in the "Operating Room", and filled candy prescriptions in Doc's Pharmacy. We found tiny prescription bottles in Kara's Party Ideas Shop and miniature Doc McStuffins doctor bags from Piggy Bank Parties. We filled vintage medical glass canisters with pink and purple rock candy and rolled cotton candy "cotton balls", in addition to all the other pink and purple candy filled apothecary jars.
Guests nibbled on food from our hospital "cafeteria", complete with character named foods (Stuffy's Stuffin, Hallie's Taters, Chilly's Chicken Bites), all made into miniature servings thanks to the adorable mini food containers from Kara's Party Ideas Shop. At our drink bar, we served lemonade, and mason jar margaritas with darling daisy lids from KPI and party straws from Minted. Guests dined on our outdoor picnic tables decorated with pink flowers and custom party horns, and super cute Doc centerpiece flags.
So many fun details were included into this party but of course I'm partial to the dessert table. To keep the table looking chic and not too character cluttered, we had Jenny from Craft that Party create Doc McStuffin characters from wooden peg dolls which were placed on top of the 2-tiered Doc-inspired birthday cake (purple & white striped top tier, pink ruffle bottom tier, resembling Doc's daily ensemble). Band-Aid, nurse hat, and prescription bottle sugar cookies filled the gorgeous purple and pink wood cake plates, among custom Doc Simone logo cookies. Sugared purple cake pops stuck out of a vintage medical supply box and while chocolate dipped pretzel "thermometers" were nestled into vintage pharmacy beakers. For the backdrop of our table, we leaned a gigantic clipboard holding Doc's signature symptom checklist (found at Pottery Barn Kids), strung Minted's adorable custom banners, and dangled a few pink and purple paper lanterns overhead. Without an overwhelming amount of characters, the table screamed Doc McStuffins!
With all the candy from the pharmacy and sweets on the dessert table, we thought we'd offer our guests some fruit, so we did an "Apple a Day" table filled with purple and pink chocolate dipped caramel apples. Of course not many were guests had room left to indulge in our apples, so they made awesome take home treats!
A big thanks to all the vendors involved in this adorable party and a huge thanks to Bill and Scout for including me again in such a special event. I just adore your family and love being a part of Simone's life!
Read more about Simone's big birthday bash on people.com!
Photography: Francis Iacuzzi, Jenny Keller
Last weekend we had the opportunity to create a dessert table for the famous French doll company Corolle. Corolle is known for their sweet looking (and smelling) baby dolls and darling outfits. Corolle hosted a Parisian Picnic in the Park "Adopt-a-Doll" afternoon for celeb families, held at The Grove in LA. Celebs such as Denise Richards, Ziggy Marley, Samantha Harris, and Lisa Loeb, (to name a few) attended with their children.
We worked closely with Minted to create party decor that matched the theme. We chose black and white stripes, zig-zags, pink polka dots, and an iconic Eiffel tower. To incorporate Minted's design into the dessert table, we lined our table with a black and white runner, created Eiffel tower shaped sugar cookies, and iced our cupcakes in bright pink frosting. We strung 4 strands of their adorable garlands behind the table and placed desserts on pink, white, grey, and black cake plates.
Along with their adopted baby dolls and adorable doll clothing, guests were treated with crafting provided by JoAnn Fabrics, a nail station for kids by Hopscotch, delicious french cuisine, and a super fun caricature artist.
It was such a fantastic event, we were thrilled to be a part of it!
For Ally and Hudson's class valentines this year, we went with what else but sugar cookies. Minted has the most darling stationary, from invitations, party decor, thank you cards, and everything else in between. I discovered their adorable line of gift tags and thought they'd be perfect to tie on to each cookie. Ally and Hudson chose their favorites, so we ended up with a red elephant saying "I'm nuts for you" and a pirate saying "me hearty belongs to you" (my fav, and SO Hudson).
I gotta say, they turned out pretty cute. Ally and Hudson can hardly wait for their classroom parties to hand out their treats! And who could order just the gift tags with so many adorable Valentine photo cards staring you in the face. After looking at every card and debating which one was the cutest (good luck with that), we chose this one.
You may have already chosen your child's valentine, but there is always a birthday party, wedding, graduation party or baby shower on the horizon. Here's where it gets good. Minted is giving away a $100 gift certificate to one lucky Jenny Cookies reader.
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I don't know what to rate it. there isn't sex but there are a few hot moments...at least I think so. Sorry it took so long to update!
"It's ok Frankie." Gerard whispered, pulling his hand from Frank's grip then wrapped his arms tightly around him. Frank just stared blankly at the door, barely showing any signs of life at all. "Nothing will change really. You'll just have to take medications and I just have to take extra care of you." He was trying to cheer Frank up but Frank couldn't think straight. "I want to take care of you." Frank still remained still and silent.
"I think I'm going to go." Ray said quietly as he stood up. "Call me later."
"Tell Mikey and Bob please." Gerard whispered and Ray nodded then left. "Talk to me babe." He whispered some more, turning his attention to Frank, trying not to focus too long on his hallow eyes.
As though he was snapped from a trance, Frank threw his arms around Gerard and cried into his shoulder. "I don't want to die!" He choked fearfully and Gerard held Frank, gently rubbing his back to try and calm him down.
"You're not going to die." He reassured Frank in a calm, soft voice.
"That's what it does!" Frank continued to cry. "It slowly kills you while everyone you love has to watch you waste away! Your life gets controlled by it as you have to take medication, watch what you eat, exercise all the time! It just laughs at you while you become its slave!" Gerard was taken back slightly because Frank had given this serious thought.
"You already watch what you eat and exercise enough." He told Frank but Frank didn't listen.
"I'm not taking medication." Frank said bluntly.
"Yes you are." Gerard was becoming stern with Frank. "You're not giving into this." He pulled Frank back slightly so he could look into his eyes. "I'm not losing you again." Frank's eyes held more pain than Gerard thought one person could ever experience and he knew he had to cheer Frank up before it destroyed him. "How about when you get out of here, we take a trip. Just you and me, wherever you want to go." A small smile spread across Frank's face as Gerard wiped away the tears on Frank's face. "It's almost Christmas. What do you think?"
"I'd like that." He whispered and Gerard was relieved that Frank was a little happy.
"Where do you want to go then?" He smiled back to Frank to make Frank stay happy.
"Anywhere is fine with me, as long as I can be with you." Frank wrapped his arms around Gerard then laid back on the bed, pulling Gerard down with him. "Will you sing to me?" He asked and Gerard smiled as he positioned the pillow under Frank's head then pulled the blanket over them.
"As long as I have a voice, I will always sing to you whenever you want." Gerard told him softly as he kissed Frank's head and took a deep breath. "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy, each and every day. You'll never know babe, how fucking much I love you. And nothing, will take you away." Sure he changed it a bit, but Gerard liked his version a lot better because it was meant just for Frank, and no one else.
"I love you Gerard." Frank whispered as he began to fall asleep.
"I love you more." Gerard told him and Frank smiled as he buried himself in Gerard's arms, slowly drifting off to sleep.
"It's the middle of winter, barely sunny, and almost night time! You don't need those!" Frank told Gerard with amusement.
"They are my sunglasses and I'll wear them whenever I want." He told Frank as they loaded the bags into the trunk of Gerard's car, preparing to leave.
"Exactly why are we leaving at night?" Frank shut the trunk and turned to face Gerard, smiling.
"Because I'm a vampire, bitch." Gerard smiled back and Frank laughed. "Plus, you spent all damn day packing clothes," he put his arms around Frank and pulled him close, "that I told you you wouldn't need."
"Last I checked, snow means cold." Frank kissed Gerard as they leaned slightly against the car.
"I'll keep you warm." Gerard whispered and Frank nodded. "Anyway, it's like two days until Christmas. The place is going to be super busy. We're staying inside."
"Like hell we are." He told Gerard as he put his arms around Gerard's neck. Gerard told Frank they could spend Christmas in New York City so they could have the holiday just to themselves. He regretted telling Frank to chose a place because Frank chose to go to one of the busiest damn cities in the country during the psychotically busy holiday. Gerard was amazed he was able to find a really nice place for them to stay; right near Time Square none-the-less. He spent all the money he had saved for years on this trip and on Frank's Christmas gift; amounting to like forty grand all together. Everyone, including Gerard's parents and Frank's mom ((Gerard didn't tell Frank that people helped)) chipped in to help him give Frank the best Christmas ever, especially since Frank was still getting over the dreadful news he received a few weeks before.
"Come on, we have to get going." Gerard said and Frank dragged him inside to say good bye to Ray and Gerard's parents. Mikey and Bob had left the previous day to go to the mountains or something for their holiday get away. Gerard felt bad for Ray because he was going to be alone but he wouldn't give up spending the weekend with the man he loved to make Ray feel better, no matter how good friends the two were.
"We're leaving!" Frank chimed as he opened the door. Gerard's parents were sitting in the living room, talking to Ray, while the slideshow of pictures from when Gerard and Mikey played on the television as it did every year. "Awww! You were so cute!" Frank said as he sat down on the couch to watch. "What happened?"
"I became gay." Gerard said standing in the doorway. "Lucky for you." He smiled at Frank who stuck his tongue out at Gerard and went back to watching. Sighing, Gerard went and pulled Frank off the couch. "We're leaving, remember?"
"Have fun you two." Mrs. Way said as they headed back for the door.
"Stay safe." Ray called in a half warning tone. After much fighting with nurses due to the needles, Gerard finally was able to have the test for HIV done and it came back negative. He didn't care if he got it because he didn't want to be with anyone other than Frank, but Frank refused to do anything unprotected to make sure Gerard remained negative.
"We will." Frank gave Gerard a warning look as they exited the house and went back to the car. Gerard got in the driver's seat while Frank situated himself in the passenger's. He stared the car and began to drive while Frank played with the radio. When they got onto the interstate, Frank turned to Gerard with a smile. "What'd you get me for Christmas?"
"A hippopotamus." He told Frank with a smile and Frank rolled his eyes then slid down in his seat a bit. "You'll see." Gerard ran a hand through Frank's hair before putting it back on the wheel. "What'd you get me?"
"I'd say my ass, but you've already had that." Frank said and Gerard began to laugh. The road was dark except a few street lights and headlights from surrounding cars. Frank slid down more in the seat and pulled his hood over his head, putting his hands in the pocket of his hoodie to go to sleep. A few moments later Gerard realized Frank had fallen asleep so he turned the radio down then took his sunglasses off because it was too dark outside for him to be able to see with them on. Gerard was far from sleep which was good because New York was still a few hours away.
Frank woke up as Gerard was driving through the Lincoln Tunnel which led into the city. It was still pretty dark out but you wouldn't be able to tell because the city shone so bright that it gave the illusion of daytime. "It's so beautiful!" Frank said, staring out the window as they exited the tunnel. The streets were festively decorated and Gerard rolled his eyes, shaking his head slightly with a smile as Frank acted like a child. It wasn't the first time either had been to the city but Frank acted like it was.
After a decent amount of time in traffic, Gerard finally came upon the hotel they were staying in so he pulled to the side of the road and shut the car off. "We're here." He told Frank who stared wide-eyed at the building.
"Holy fuck!" Frank half squealed as he quickly got out of the car, Gerard following. "We're staying here?" He asked and Gerard nodded so Frank attacked Gerard and kissed him. Pedestrians walking along the sidewalk gave them strange looks but neither cared because they were just fine with making out in the middle of a street.
"I'm freezing. Let's go inside." They grabbed their bags then went inside where they checked in and headed to their room. When Gerard opened the door, Frank dropped his things and stared at the room in shock. Gerard laughed as he passed Frank and headed to the middle of the living room area where he dropped his things and looked around. "I don't know..." Gerard smiled at Frank as he examined the suite. "It's kind of dull."
"Shut up you ungrateful prick!" Frank told him as he went farther inside to look around. It was a lot bigger than he imagined. It was almost an apartment. There was the living room area which had this amazingly soft rug, a couch, and a fireplace. The living room also had giant windows that overlooked a good portion of the surrounding area, including part of Time Square. Off the living room was a room with sliding doors which held a large bed covered in deep red rose petals. The bedroom led to a large bathroom with two marble sinks and a large bath tub surrounded by unlit candles and more rose petals. There was a really soft rug in there as well. The whole place had small wall lights that didn't get real bright to help add to the romantic feeling. "This place is fucking wonderful!"
"I'm glad you like it." Gerard put his arms around Frank and pulled their bodies together. "I'm really tired." He whispered. "How about we go sleep for a few hours then explore tomorrow?" Gerard looked at his watch to see it was two in the morning. "Well later today." He said with a smile and Frank nodded so the two headed to the bed and pulled the blanket back, the petals falling on the floor, then got underneath the huge cream blanket where Frank took his usual spot by putting his arms around Gerard then laying his head against Gerard's chest.
"This is the best Christmas ever." He said as Gerard got himself comfortable.
"It's going to get better." Gerard told Frank as they shut their eyes and drifted off to sleep.
The joyous sound of horns and sirens woke the two up. "Merry Christmas Eve." Frank told Gerard with a yawn as he smiled and stayed under the blanket for warmth.
"You too babe." Gerard said, yawning himself and looking at the clock next to the bed. "Wow, it's already eleven. We got to get going so we have enough time to enjoy the city." Frank smiled and Gerard sat up, eager to get going because he had a long day planned, using the last of his money to make it the best Christmas ever. Frank moaned and Gerard pulled out from underneath him. "Come on now." Gerard said as he pulled Frank out of bed.
"Where's my stuff?" Frank asked, his eyes half opened as he looked around.
"Middle of the floor where you left it." Gerard told him with a smile and Frank half nodded as he made his way to the living room to get the bag. After about twenty minutes, they were both changed into fresh clothes. Gerard wrapped a scarf around Frank then stuck a hat on his head because it made him look adorable. He then put a scarf on himself and they both slid some fingerless gloves on before grabbing their room key and leaving.
The streets were really busy and the air was bitter cold but Gerard just held on to Frank's hand tightly as they headed down the sidewalk. He half knew where he was going but figured if they got lost, it just meant more time together. "First, coffee." Gerard said as he led Frank to a starbucks, Frank agreeing that he needed the warm drink too. While it wasn't a normal drink for either, they shared a large drink with whip cream and pieces of candy cane on the top. It was caffeine and that's all they really cared about. Once they had their energy, Gerard dragged Frank from the coffee shop and led him down another street.
"So what are we doing today?" Frank asked enthusiastically as he gripped Gerard's hand. Gerard could tell Frank was eager to know what their day was going to be like which made Gerard happy because he wanted to make sure it was a day Frank would never forget. The whole weekend, if everything went right, would be something neither would ever forget.
"Spending the day together." Gerard told him and Frank whined slightly because Gerard wasn't going to tell him. "The whole weekend actually."
"Our whole lives." Frank smiled as he pressed himself closer to Gerard. Gerard let go of Frank's hand and put his whole arm around Frank which made it a little awkward to walk but he didn't care. After a bit of walking, they came upon FAO Schwartz, the greatest toy store Gerard had ever been to. Frank's eyes instantly illuminated because he was a child at heart; and most every minute of every day.
Frank became speechless as they entered the store, which was extremely busy with people buying last minute gifts. The first floor was mainly stuffed animals and things for small children while the top floor was legos, barbies, dolls, etc, and the basement like floor was all baby stuff. "This is stop number one." Gerard told him as let go of Frank. "Pick yourself out something." Most adults wouldn't find a toy store the greatest place to get your lover a gift, but Frank was ecstatic as he dragged Gerard around the store, absorbing everything it had to offer. Gerard told him not to worry about the prices but Frank still only looked at things that weren't real expensive. After like two hours going up, down, and up again, they finally left, Frank gripping a bag that bore a teddy bear he insisted he wanted because on its chest was a little heart that said 'love'; telling Gerard that it was like Gerard giving it to him since Gerard bought it. There really wasn't much for someone his age to choose out of a toy store anyway. It was more for Frank to have fun looking at everything.
Next Gerard dragged Frank to a few random shops to try on clothes just for fun. Frank really didn't want to but after spending a few minutes watching Gerard goof off with practically everything in sight, he joined in the fun and they ended up goofing off together. Gerard ended up with a new pair of sunglasses and he got Frank a muscle shirt, even though Frank didn't really want it, because Gerard loved how he looked in it. After that they headed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art because Gerard loved to look at the art work in it. Leisurely they wandered around, hand in hand, looking at all the paintings, sculptures, jewelry, pottery, and everything else. This wasted most of the day which Gerard had hoped it would.
By the time they left the museum, it was getting dark outside. "One last thing before we head back to the hotel." Gerard told Frank who half moaned because he was tired. They ate random food from street vendors all day and had been walking nonstop so he understood Frank's fatigue. "I want to go to central park." He told Frank who sighed but followed as they took a sidewalk path from the side of the museum to the park.
It was getting pretty cold out but Gerard saw exactly what he was looking for and he dragged Frank. The final thing on Gerard's itinerary, out of the hotel at least, was a ride through central park in a horse drawn cart. Frank didn't mind that because he didn't have to walk. Gerard helped Frank into the cart where they sat on the padded seat in the back, resting a blanket on their laps. Frank half laid on Gerard, covered by the blanket since he was getting cold, while they enjoyed the ride. Gerard put his arm around Frank to hold him closely, leaning his head on Frank's.
"Best Christmas ever." Frank said as the lights starting turning on to replace the setting sun. Snow started to fall from the sky and it wasn't long before they were covered in a thin layer of white flakes. "It's snowing!" Frank said eagerly. Snow was always best for Christmas. Gerard laughed and nodded before he kissed Frank, warming them both up with passion.
"It's going to get better." Gerard said intriguingly and Frank stared at him with large eyes full of love.
"How can it get better?" He was half shocked.
"You'll see." Frank sighed and buried his head back in Gerard while they passed through the city, the noise being muffled slightly from the snow.
"I hate those words now." He mumbled and Gerard laughed. They were dropped off close to the hotel and Frank said good bye to the horse before they headed back to get warm. The street lights shone brightly as Frank clung tightly to Gerard, savoring the day they spent together. "Tomorrows Christmas." He told Gerard quietly as they headed back to the hotel.
"That it is." Gerard said, pulling Frank's hat over his eyes only to receive complaints. When they reached the hotel, they walked through the door and breathed in the warm air, smiling to be out of the cold. With a quick wave to the man behind the desk who was too cheery for his own good, Gerard led Frank back to their room where he slid the key card to open the door, locking it tightly behind them.
"Now what?" Frank asked as he dropped the bags from their shopping spree on the middle of the floor with the rest of their stuff. The bed had been re-made and re-decorated in rose petals from the maid who had come while they were out.
"Now we enjoy the night." Gerard stripped himself of his winter protections then took them off Frank until they were down to their simple clothes. "I don't know about you, but I could use a nice warm bath." Gerard kissed Frank, dragging his tongue slowly over Frank's mouth. Frank nodded and smiled widely so Gerard took his hand and led him to the bathroom where Frank flopped onto the soft carpet just to rub his face in it while Gerard started the bath water, dumping a bunch of bubble stuff in and found a lighter for the candles. "Don't have too much fun on that carpet." Gerard told Frank with laughter.
"It's so soft!" Frank rolled onto his back and exhaled as he enjoyed his floor cover. "You should try it." Gerard laughed as he bent over and pulled Frank up, kissing him again.
"I prefer your lips." Frank laughed and put his arms around Gerard then undressed him, Gerard doing the same to Frank until they were both completely naked, holding tightly onto each other. "Come on dirty boy." Gerard, holding Frank's hand, pulled him to the bath tub which was full of bubbly foam, then climbed in, pulling Frank in with him. Frank laughed as he had to clear space for his head from all the bubbles because Gerard over did it a bit with the container so the water wasn't even visible. Gerard pulled Frank to him as he leaned back against the circular tub, Frank's body resting on top of his.
"This feels really good." Frank said as he shut his eyes and enjoyed the warm water which relaxed his muscles since they tightened from their day of roaming the city. It was completely dark in the bathroom except for the flicker of the candles surrounding the tub that rested in a large block of marble. Gerard put his arms around Frank's body and held him tightly as they sat in the warm water, both relaxing and falling half asleep.
"The joy of room service is that they will come whenever you tell them." Gerard said with amusement as he kissed Frank's neck, the back of Frank's neck resting on Gerard's chest while they both stared at the wall, trying not to get eaten by the mass of bubbles. "So we have to be out of here in like twenty minutes." Frank moaned slightly then slipped out of Gerard's grip to face him.
"What about all these damn bubbles since you dumped half the bottle in." Frank smiled as he looked at Gerard with the greatest sparkle Gerard had ever seen in anyone's eye before. It was as though a star fell from the heavens and rested in Frank's gaze.
"We have to get rid of them." Gerard said as he scooped some into his hand and pressed it all into Frank's face. Frank choked a bit while Gerard laughed. Frank wiped his face, spitting out some of the bubbles which floated through the air, causing Gerard to laugh more. To return the gesture, Frank put a handful of bubbly foam into Gerard's mouth while it was wide open with laughter, smiling as he started laughing himself.
Gerard hacked it all out of his mouth before he grabbed Frank's ankles and pulled them forward, causing Frank to fall completely below the surface of the water. He popped back up a moment later, his eyes clenched tightly shut, covered in bubbles. "You look like a soapy snowman." Gerard said with laughter because Frank was completely covered. Frank started laughing himself before he put his hand in front of his mouth and blew a bunch of the bubbles into Gerard's face.
"You too." He said while Gerard ran his hand along his face to pull the bubbles off. Frank climbed on to Gerard and pressed his mouth against Gerard's, bubbles slipping into both their mouths in the process. The taste of the soap wasn't grand, but the taste of each other quickly made up for that. Gerard ran his hands along Frank's head to pull the bubbly foam from his hair and threw it back on to the water while they made out. Somehow both remained calm as their bodies rubbed against each other. Gerard figured it was because they were beyond the constant thought of sex and rather in the stage of pure intimacy where just being in each other's arms was perfect.
"Now the water's getting cold." He told Frank when they pulled away to breath. "Or we're getting too hot." Frank laughed and nodded to that one as he slid backwards off Gerard. "Let's get out now. I'm nice and clean now anyway." He said while he wiped some more bubbles from himself. Gerard got of the tub, his body covered with bubbles, and grabbed a towel which he used to wipe himself down before wrapping it tightly around Frank who stood in the water and lifting him from the bath tub to set him down on the carpet he loved so much as though he was a small child. While Frank clung the towel around his body so he wouldn't get cold, Gerard let the water out and blew out all of the candles.
Frank shook slightly in the damp towel so Gerard went to their bags and grabbed boxers from them, throwing Frank his. When Gerard got his on, he yanked the large pale blanket from the bed, sending petals everywhere again, and replaced Frank's towel with the blanket. Frank wandered to the living room and sat on the rug there while Gerard lit the fireplace and went back to the bed where he grabbed two pillows then joined Frank on the carpet. He had just enough time to put the pillows down when there was a knock at the door so Gerard answered it then thanked the bellboy or whatever he was called before shutting and locking the door again.
Gerard went back to Frank who was wrapped tightly in the blanket, the glow of the flames flickering illuminating the room in the most romantic way possible. He left the cart by the door, taking on the bottle of champaign and two glasses he ordered with him as he sat next to Frank. Frank put the blanket around Gerard as they leaned against the couch, Gerard opening the bottle and sending the cork flying into the wall with a loud 'smack' noise. He poured a little into each glass then handed one to Frank who took a small sip of it then rested his head on Gerard, staring into the embers of the fireplace.
"I couldn't have dreamt of a better night." He said quietly while he listened to the cracking noises the flames produced.
"Still going to get better." Gerard said, drinking some of the champaign from his glass.
"I doubt that." Frank smiled and Gerard nodded. "How?"
"I'll see." Frank said sarcastically before Gerard could finish and Gerard started laughing. He finished his glass then threw the glass to the side because he was too lazy to get up and set it on a table. That and he loved the position he was in. "We're missing mistletoe."
"I don't need it to tell me to kiss you." Gerard did the same with his glass as Frank did then pulled Frank on to his lap, putting their mouths together and sliding his tongue between Frank's soft lips. Frank put his arms around Gerard's neck as he ran his tongue along Gerard's mouth.
"What about a Christmas tree?" Frank asked with a smile as he recited every traditional Christmas item.
"Big enough one outside." Gerard pulled Frank's lips back to him.
"What's Christmas without a tree?" Frank was teasing Gerard just for amusement.
"Less mess." He said and Frank laughed as he looked around the suite.
"I think we accomplished that anyway." Gerard laughed and nodded his agreement, putting his arms around Frank's waist just to hold him tightly. "Still, a tree would have been nice." He smiled and Gerard rolled his eyes as he smiled.
"Fuck the tree." He said, falling down onto the carpet, pulling Frank down with him. "I have something better." Gerard put his head on one of the pillows while Frank rested his on the other, both staring into each other's eyes deeply. "You'll get it tomorrow."
"What is it?" Frank persisted in trying to get it out of Gerard like children always tried with their parents. Gerard was smart and didn't tell anyone because he was a child once and knew with a little persuasion, Frank would be able to get it out of one of their friends like siblings always managed to do. "And I swear if you tell me 'you'll see' I will kill you." Gerard laughed some more while he pulled the blanket snuggly over their bodies then pulled Frank close to him.
"You'll find out." He laughed harder as Frank smacked him the smiled. "Merry Christmas baby." He whispered when he calmed down.
"Merry Christmas babe." Frank replied just as softly as the two drifted off to sleep on the softest damn rug Frank had ever felt, in the warmth of the fire and each other.
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A/N I'M SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO UPDATE! Do you know how many times I re-wrote this? Too many! I kept alternating; 'positive' or 'negative' on the test result. So to solve my dilema, I asked my friends 'positve' or 'negative' without telling them what for and most told me 'positive' back. being the horrible situation that information would put Frank/Gerard in, I had to come up with something to make the mood less sad. Thus, CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK! Cuz I live in NY ((not the city though)) and NY blows ((not the city)).
The next chapter will be Christmas day where it will get super romantic/possibly sappy. Enjoy and leave me comments please. Also, if anything isn't realistic or whatever, I don't care. This story is fiction anyway ((unfortunately cuz we all know Gee and Frank belong together xP)) so I'll do with it what I please xD
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A new health studio opens for a healthy you.
Brown Dog Yoga opened on January 7th at the Heritage Station. The new business will offer a daily schedule of yoga and fitness classes for all levels.
Classes include: Yoga basics, Mid-morning flow, Lunchtime flow, Bust your Asana, Restore and Renew, Yoga Hour and Men at Work.
The founder of the studio is Katrina Mailloux, who left a career as an attorney and businesswoman five years ago to pursue an interest in fitness.
The studio is the latest in a number of new businesses at heritage Station, which became the focus of a revitalization effort that started two years ago.
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Baked Chicken Fajitas
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 fajitas).
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 483
- Calories from fat: 17%
- Fat: 9.1g
- Saturated fat: 3.4g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.8g
- Protein: 35.1g
- Carbohydrate: 65.8g
- Fiber: 0.0g
- Cholesterol: 82mg
- Iron: 0.0mg
- Sodium: 778mg
- Calcium: 0.0mg
- 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound skinned, boned chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup canned low-sodium chicken broth, undiluted
- 1 medium-size green pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips
- 1 medium-size sweet yellow pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips
- 1 large onion, cut in half lengthwise and sliced into strips
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 8 (8 1/2-inch) fat-free flour tortillas
- 2 cups chopped tomato
- 1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a heavy-duty, zip-top plastic bag; add chicken. Seal bag, and shake until chicken is well coated. Marinate in refrigerator 1 hour, turning occasionally.
- Remove chicken from marinade, reserving marinade. Place marinade in a small saucepan; add broth, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Place peppers and onion in a 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10 minutes. Stir in chicken. Pour marinade mixture over chicken and vegetables. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil. Bake at 325° for 15 minutes.
- Spoon chicken and vegetables evenly down centers of tortillas, using a slotted spoon; roll up tortillas. Top each with 1/4 cup chopped tomato and 1 tablespoon sour cream.
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What is the theme music for the Long island medium tv show?
The theme song from Long Island Medium is an unnamed instrumental song created by Erik Haddad. Haddad is a self-described "avid composer of original instrumental production music". Listen to his other work here.
The show is based on a medium, Theresa Caputo, from Hicksville, New York. It premiered in September 2011 on TLC. The third season premiered in September 2012. In October 2012, TLC renewed Long Island Medium for a fourth season.
The show has not been without controversy. In 2012, the James Randi Educational Foundation awarded Theresa Caputo with their annual Pigasus Award. The foundation says that her show is nonsense and harmful to the public.
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Spelman College Sisters Chapel has moved forward into this new millennium with both a renewed sense of mission to the religious and spiritual legacy of our founders and a broader understanding of service to diverse faith communities, the African Diaspora, the nation and the world.
Now more than ever, the need to encourage young women of African descent to anchor their creative genius, intellect, and ethical leadership potential in the Holy Other is crucial.
In college, there is a stirring of the mind and a stirring of the spirit; a longing and passion to fulfill the purpose for which you were created. Questions abound; and young adults want answers. Research shows that college students want to engage questions of meaning and purpose and live a life connected to a greater power.
Sometimes students live their life disconnected from authentic selfhood, not knowing how to prevent peer pressures, relationships, and family tensions from interfering with their ability to hear the voice of their deeper self. The many voices of identity call college students to what may sometimes feel like a fragmented life, but God calls you to a life of wholeness and purpose.
The Sisters Chapel WISDOM Center endeavors to create a safe space, a community of sisters where Black female college students explore leadership, scholarship, gender specific issues and vocation – "that place where your deepest joy meets the world's greatest need."
We seek to encourage a community in which the voice of vocation comes forth from an interior place and speaks to the hearts and minds of Spelman women in deeply meaningful ways. Through engaging in critical reflection, community discourse, Black women's literary work, womanist scholarship and community service, Spelman students become eager to engage the life of the mind and the life of the spirit in a process of discovering true purpose.
As young women, WISDOM participants are encouraged to seek academic excellence in a supportive environment. They examine the myths and stereotypes that have sociopolitically and spiritually oppressed women and discover the intersection between spirituality, advocacy and community service.
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A cat looking to warm up from the winter chill blanketing the country tried making his home in a car on Bedford St. last week, said Director of the Stamford Animal Care & Control Shelter Laurie Hollywood.
The brown Tabby apparently tried climbing into the trunk of the convertible by way of the small space where the retractable roof meets the body of the vehicle.
Officer Tilford Cobb drove out to assist the animal after the owner heard the creature stuck inside and notified authorities. He was able to removed the cat by grabbing its hindquarters and pulling it free. He deemed the cat to be feral and it was released.
"We have to do this a couple of times a year," Hollywood said. "Cats get stuck in cars sometimes when they climb up into the vehicle, especially during this time of the year, with weather like this. A lot of times they'll climb into the engine compartment of a recently-parked car."
Hollywood offered two tips to Stamford residents in light of the recent cold weather hanging over the region.
First, residents with a garage or porch should keep an eye out for wild animals looking to come in and warm themselves up. After receiving a call about a raccoon sleeping the day away in a detached laundry room, Hollywood warned those calls are often directed to a wildlife removal service.
"You can either pay to have it removed by a company or wait till it decides to leave on its own," Hollywood said. "If it's found somewhere warm, since they're night creatures, it will probably be there for the day."
For pet owners, she said they should keep an eye out for how long their animal is spending outside on particularly cold days, and to always make sure fresh water is available and not frozen.
"The general rule of thumb is, if it's too cold for a person to be out there for 10 to 15 minutes without needing to head inside, it's too cold for an animal," Hollywood said.
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Clonmel ground unchanged
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The hurdles track is still heavy, soft in places while the chase course is soft, heavy in places.
The forecast is to be dry and cold today with outbreaks of rain likely tomorrow.
Cork race on Sunday and the ground has eased slightly following 7mm of rain overnight.
It is now soft, soft to heavy in places over hurdles and soft to heavy, heavy in places on the chase course.
The ground at Navan is now heavy ahead of Saturday's meeting having been heavy, soft in places.
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On this date in 2005, wearing their regular-season home uniforms instead of the traditional batting-practice spring training jerseys, the Nationals in their first game ever beat the Mets in the exhibition opener at Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Florida, 5-3. The first and last games the Expos played, before moving from Montreal to Washington to become the Nats, were also against Mets. This week's look around the baseball blogosphere..
- Lasorda's Lair spoke with Dodgers GM Ned Colletti.
- Blue Jays Plus wonders if Maicer Izturis can bounce back in 2014.
- Inside The Zona talks Gerardo Parra's new batting stance.
- The Beanball discusses Brett Gardner's new deal.
- Hidden Vigorish says the Bucs' starting pitching depth will be tested.
- Outside Pitch sizes up the Astros' closer options.
- Camden Depot runs down Nelson Cruz's red flags.
- The Shea Faithful wonders if clubs have changed the way they evaluate outfielders.
- Baseball News Source looks at five pitchers who are bounceback candidates.
- Reviewing The Brew has five thoughts as we head into March.
- MLB Reports looks into which managers are on the hot seat in 2014.
- Rays Colored Glasses examines the trade that almost was.
- i70 Baseball says Billy Butler is the key in KC.
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Time ripe for sovereign wealth fund
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28 Oct 2012
- Written by Lito U. Gagni / Special to the BusinessMirror
First of two parts
In less than a decade, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) saw its gross international reserves (GIR) surge from $15.02 billion as of end-2002 to $80.1 billion as of end-September 2012—with the country's unsung heroes, the overseas Filipino workers, steadily increasing their remittances.
This fivefold rise in the GIR, with three months to spare, has resulted in a very comfortable margin of safety for the BSP's reserve-management push, since the end-September GIR already account for more than a year of imports.
Usually, a country's reserve level should be able to finance three months of imports. For prudent levels, a central bank's reserves of six months are seen as enough buffer for any financial hiccup that could hit the country.
Continued streaming of and expected yearly rise in the remittances from the OFWs have been fueled not just by an increase in the number of workers but also by a dramatic shift in the kind of talents employed.
This marked change in the jobs of the country's OFWs from household services to technical ones in information technology, hotel management, engineering and oil drilling that account for more than half of our overseas workers has given rise to suggestions that the country put up its own sovereign-wealth fund (SWF) from the GIR.
One senior banker told the BusinessMirror that time is ripe for the Philippines to have its own country fund with the seed money coming from the BSP. The banker said the country could initially have $20 billion as start-up fund.
A $20-billion sovereign-wealth fund would mean that the country could still have a $60-billion reserve level, which is more than enough to finance 10 months of imports—well above the prudent level of six months of imports.
It could be used for some of the so-called PPP (public-private partnership) projects that the government has identified to jumpstart the economy. More than 15 PPP projects are on the pipeline and ready for bidding from foreign investors from China to Australia and Thailand to the United Kingdom.
With ready government funding from the SWF, foreign investors are immediately assured that the projects could be pursued with no need for those government guarantees that usually mean higher costs to be borne by Filipino taxpayers, such as the Metro Rail Transit system, which meant a 15-percent guaranteed return for investors resulting in a subsidy so huge that the government had to bear the burden of added costs.
With its own sovereign-wealth fund, the government need no longer have to worry about guaranteeing unconscionably high-investment returns for investors. It would also mean the added advantage of making the government earn a bit more as a partner in PPP projects.
The buzz for an SWF for the country started with the continued surge in remittances that now average $1.5 billion a month.
The BSP data showed that it took seven years for the reserve level to double from $15.06 billion as of end-2000 to $33.75 billion in end 2007.
But it took just half that time for the reserve level to double again to $67.78 billion as of end-April this year.
The reserves topped $40 billion in July 2009, and raced to $53.75 billion in September 2010. Two months hence, the BSP reserves would hit $60.56 billion.
The need for the Philippines to have its own SWF is premised on the use of the excess reserves to fund economic activities that would result in substantial economic growth. One such activity could involve financing a new roadway that would open up economic opportunities in Bangsa-moro, the territory that the country's Muslim minority got under a recently signed peace agreement between the Aquino administration and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This roadway and other possible projects would catapult the Mindanao region in the Philippine South to economic pre-eminence fueled, no doubt, by peace dividends that would accrue as a result of the signing of the PHL-MILF agreement.


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Mertz Named ASC West MVP
ABILENE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons sophomore Lisa Mertz was
named the American Southwest Conference West Division player of the
year as she led the Cowgirls to their 11th straight American
Southwest Conference West Division title and eight others
associated with Hardin-Simmons were honored by the league's
coaches on Wednesday.
Mertz did not lose a set and won three of her matches 6-0, 6-0 in ASC West action. She also went undefeated in doubles action. She continues a long line of Cowgirls to be named ASC West MVP that goes back 10 seasons. Mertz, who is from Cleburne, was named a first-team all-ASC and all-ASC West performer. She was also named the ASC West Sportsmanship Award Winner.
Brittany Brazell and Danielle Cochran at No. 3 and No. 6 singles, respectively, were named to the all-ASC teams, which is the top players from each division. Jennifer Cheung and Diane Crouch were named first-team all-ASC at No. 2 doubles.
Shane Williford was named the ASC West co-coach of the year with Kay Whitley of Sul Ross State.
Mertz (1), Brazell (3) Chueng (5) and Cochran (6) were all named first-team all-ASC West Division in singles. Mertz and Brazell were first-team at No. 1 doubles and Cheung and Crouch were named first-team at No. 2 doubles.
Lauren Jay was named second team all-ASC West at No. 4 singles and Bria Camarillo and Cochran were second-team at No. 3 doubles. Morgan Rainer was honorable mention at No. 2 singles
No. 1: Lisa Mertz So. Hardin-Simmons Cleburne, TX (CHS)
No. 2: Michelle Hagler So. Texas-Tyler Austin, TX (Westwood HS)
No. 3: Brittany Brazell Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, TX (Wylie HS)
No. 4: Lauren Giovannini So. Texas-Tyler Dallas, TX (Bishop Lynch HS)
No. 5: Brittany Ude Jr. Texas-Tyler Corpus Christi, TX (Flour Bluff HS)
No. 6: Danielle Cochran So. Hardin-Simmons Grapevine, TX (GHS)
No. 1: Beth Launius & Michelle Hagler Texas-Tyler
No. 2: Jennifer Cheung & Diane Crouch Hardin-Simmons
No. 3: Sydni Hermsdorf & Hillary Stone Texas-Tyler
West Division Player of the Year: Lisa Mertz, So., Hardin-Simmons University
West Division Newcomer of the Year: Kristina Hernandez, Jr., Sul Ross State University
West Division Freshman of the Year: Megan Aarhus, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
West Division Co-Coaches of the Year:
Kay Whitley, Sul Ross State University; Shane Williford, Hardin-Simmons University
West Division Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Lisa Mertz, So., Hardin-Simmons University
(# indicates tie in voting at that position)
No. 1: Lisa Mertz So. Hardin-Simmons Cleburne, TX (CHS)
No. 2: Kayla Smith So. Howard Payne Pasadena, TX (Memorial HS)
No. 3: Brittany Brazell Jr. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, TX (Wylie HS)
No. 4: Amber Long Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Copperas Cove, TX (CCHS)
No. 5: Jennifer Cheung So. Hardin-Simmons Abilene, TX (Cooper HS)
No. 6: Danielle Cochran So. Hardin-Simmons Grapevine, TX (GHS)
No. 1: Lisa Mertz & Brittany Brazell Hardin-Simmons
No. 2: Jennifer Chueng & Diane Crouch Hardin-Simmons
No. 3: Amber Long & Andrea Wharton Mary Hardin-Baylor
No. 1: Megan Aarhus# Fr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Georgetown, TX (GHS)
Laci Fitzgerald# Jr. Howard Payne Gruver, TX (GHS)
No. 2: Mallory Aarhus Fr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Georgetown, TX (GHS)
No. 3: Kristina Hernandez Jr. Sul Ross State Odessa, TX (Permian HS)
No. 4: Lauren Jay Fr. Hardin-Simmons Kingwood, TX (KHS)
No. 5: Cassie Emerson# Fr. Howard Payne Wills Point, TX (WPHS)
Christi Voss# So. Mary Hardin-Baylor Jarrell, TX (JHS)
No. 6: Andrea Wharton Jr. Mary Hardin-Baylor Groesbeck, TX (GHS)
No. 1: Megan Arhus & Mallory Aarhus Mary Hardin-Baylor
No. 2: Rebecca Everett & Christi Voss# Mary Hardin-Baylor
Kathryn Head & Kori Stark# Howard Payne
Lauren Ivey & Lauren Lettunich# Sul Ross State
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Morgan Rainer# Fr. Hardin-Simmons Texarkana, TX (Pleasant Grove HS)
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UGH. I HATE SCHOOL.6 Reviews
Mood - Hateful of school. But alright.
I missed you at school! (No lie. I did.)
Here's what I did today!
In Tutor we did ASDAN, and our challenge is to come up with a speech for a 'hot-air balloon debate' thing. Basically, we are in a hot air balloon that's slowly sinking and we have to come up with a speech as to why we shouldn't get thrown out of the hot-air balloon, either being ourselves or as a fictional character or famous person. I chose my person to be like Tomb Raider for survival skills. :).
In French, we have an assesment tomorrow, so we did a revision quiz today. The challenges for the quiz were: Adjectives, Testing Adjectives and Nouns (in French it's Adjective-Noun, and we have to get the Masculine and Feminine bit correct too.), Compairson, Rooms in the House and Prepositions. My team didn't win. We got 32 points. Good effort though.
In Science we're doing Elements. My Teacher said 'the universe' again. THE UNIVERSE. sniggers. We learned about a new chemical (chemical.. too soon..) called Silver Nitrate. Also, another new chemical is Copper Nitrate. We did an experiment to end the lesson, but we didn't get time to record the results for it.
At break, Ellie wasn't there. She wasn't there for the whole day. So, I was lonely. in chipmunk voice: lonely.. I'm mr. lonely.. I have no body.. I'm on my ownnnnnnn!..
But, I read through Kerrang! mag, and some populars came up to me (while I had music in.. rude.) and asked "You okay?" and I was like "yeah." and they was like "you seem sad.." (me thought: that's just my face..) and I was like "i'm not." they said "you sure? you wanna sit with us?" and I was like "no." and they left. I don't mix with populars, okay.
In History, I was sat. with. POPULARS. They started talking to me too. They asked "do you talk to anyone?" and I was like "no. i don't like talking to people." and they was like "oh." and stopped talking to me. But, they still talked to me during the lesson. Sigh. I hate human interaction at school. We watched Roots too. The guy slave and girl cook person got married and jumped over a broom... weird.
Lunch time, I was lonely. No breaktime clubs, so I read some magasines in the library. Not much to it really.
English. We have a new English teacher and we're reading The Boy In Striped Pyjamas. We've only passed the first chapter. Alice, a girl in my class, kinda likes Green Day. Never expected that.
Maths. I nearly fell asleep during our work. We were doing Stem and Leaf diagrams. Our group got up to number eight, but Tara got up to number ten. The work was easy, just working out the median was hard.
On the way home I listened to Pierce The Veil. The songs I played were: Besitos, The Boy Who Could Fly, Kissing In Cars. When I got in, I emptied my lunch out, grabbed my laptop and started it up, and ran a bath, before getting out my uniform. When I got on my dressing gown, ready to transition to the bathroom with PTV a-playin', I discovered the bath was nearly full so I dove for the tap to switch off the hot tap, then added a tiny bit of cold, before getting in. I smell minty. Now, I'm typing.. this. While listening to SWS.
First day back was alright, I guess. Now, the afternoon-evening plans are:
- Update This Blood Evacuation (Reno, I need help with the new chapter. You is my Co-Planner, so I require help-ies.)
- Some Tweetings.
- Skyrim.
There. Good enough plans until dinner, after dinner I'll be doing more Tweets and then I'll be signing off at 8pm so I can stick on a film to tire me out. I discovered the PTV concert is on a school night, I'll have school the next day. The concert will go on for two hours, as they have two support acts that go for 30 mins (thank you Sam for dat info :3) so I'll be in bed WELL LATE. But, if I do go to the concert it'll tire me out so at least I'll sleep (or try..). Just gotta see if Ellie can go.. One Question: Do they check you are the right age to get in or..? Just, precautions. Chances are, we'll have to sneak in, as you gotta be fourteen to go on your own, but we are both thirteen. Hm. We'll see if we can. I don't even know if Ellie even likes PTV..
Right. I need help on This Blood Evacuation. If Reno isn't on I'll go with Kitty or Becca. You guys can help, right?


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Birth Control Health Center
Only 'Wonder Man' Can Resist Male Contraceptive Shots
"In all forms of medication there are people that don't respond -- that usually is of concern, but none of the available contraceptives for men or women are universally effective," Swerdloff tells WebMD. "There will be a failure rate with any form of contraception. In developed countries, the ability to check sperm counts is desired until we get a better understanding about the percentage of men that might be failures. Most studies suggest that the [effectiveness] of this type of approach may be better than any currently available male contraceptive methods."
The $64,000 question, of course, is whether men will use such a product.
"We think it will be acceptable," Swerdloff says. He breaks the question of acceptability into three parts.
Will men be willing to participate in the family-planning process? "All surveys done to date have suggested yes, but most of the approaches to hormonal male contraception are designed for men in stable relationships rather than multipartner males," Swerdloff notes.
Will women trust men to use contraception when they say they do? "The focus on male-directed contraception without a clear-cut indicator of effective compliance means that the groups that will be using this will probably be stable couples where men and women trust each other for every aspect of their relationship," Swerdloff says.
What delivery system will be most appealing? Different formulations of male contraceptives are being studied. These include so-called depot injections that slowly seep into the bloodstream, patches, and implants. "These things are not so clear," Swerdloff notes. "Long-acting depot injections have great appeal where compliance is a concern. It is not selected in general as the most favored way of taking medications. But in a situation where this is chronic use without a disease state, the depot preparations in many people's minds are highly desirable. Ultimately there will be several types of formulations that will come to market: some depot or implantable, some more traditional oral or [patch] types of approaches."


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Roots & Boots
Friday March 15, 2013 / 8:00pmRoots & Boots
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Great time! The bantering between them was a plus. Very funny guys! I guess life is funny cuz that's what they were reflecting on in their bantering. GOOD TIME!


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The State of the World
What is the state of the world? or the right question is the state of the people in the world? When we say world, should we really be pointing at the physical ground we are living in? As i've said on my first blog i can see that Earth is not the one who's actually dying.. it is us, the inhabitants, are the ones dying. Earth has been here for if not billions, hundreds of trillions of years. What we are really concern about is the condition of living in the world.
As cited in the book of the State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures, we are using far more than the earth could give. I've never been good great with numbers or figures but the facts that this book is giving is already a slap to the face of it's inhabitants. That if we demand more than the supply could give we might eventually speed up our own doom.


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The Perception of Government Bonds and Money as Net Wealth: An Integrated Approach
AbstractAlthough much work examines whether government bonds constitute net wealth, little attention focuses on whether government money does. Most analysts merely assert that government money is net wealth. In an inflationary environment, however, money experiences "expected-inflation discounting" just as bonds experience "tax discounting." Indeed, Chiang and Miller (1988) find empirical evidence suggesting that the private sector discounts money more heavily than bonds. This paper provides the theoretical underpinnings for the two types of discounting in an integrated approach, where both new money and new bonds can finance the interest on outstanding bonds. We first analyze the objective aspect of bond- and money-discounting assuming that the private sector fully recognizes the economic consequences of bond and money issue. We then offer some conjectures on the subjective aspect of discounting by focusing on reasonable assumptions about the awareness of individual agents. Both aspects lend theoretical support for the view that more discounting of money exists than discounting of bonds. Finally, stability analysis of balanced growth equilibria further buttresses our theoretical findings.
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- Alpha C. Chiang & Stephen M. Miller, 1998. "The Perception of Government Bonds and Money as Net Wealth: An Integrated Approach," Eastern Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Association, vol. 24(4), pages 435-448, Fall.
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How Diabetics Can Treat and Prevent Yeast Infections
If you're a woman with diabetes, you've probably found yourself at the drugstore more than once, trying to figure out which over the counter medication would be most effective for the symptoms of itching and burning that signal another yeast infection.
Diabetic women are much more prone than non-diabetic women to getting yeast infections simply because yeast likes sugar, and sugar may be in the woman's urine.
"There's just more sugar around for the yeast to feed off," explains Elizabeth Poynor, MD, Ph.D., FACOG, of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "Also, women with diabetes can have a blunted immune response to an infection, since their immune system is not as strong."
It's not just women who have sky-high blood sugars who are at risk. "Women whose blood sugars are regularly in the 180s and 190s are very susceptible to yeast infections," says Amy Hess Fischl, MS, RD, LDN, BC-ADM, CDE, of the University of Chicago Kovler Diabetes Center.
"Even with a modestly elevated blood sugar, there still will be some sugar in the urine," says Stuart Weiss, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. "And with sugar in the urine, it's fertile ground for yeast."
Fortunately, there are many effective treatments today. Here are some tips for treating, and preventing, yeast infections.
- Over-the-counter medications to treat yeast infections "work very nicely," says Weiss, and it's certainly convenient to not have to get a prescription when you suspect a yeast infection. However, if you continually get the symptoms of yeast infections, check with your health care provider. You may need a prescription-strength medication for a difficult-to-treat infection.
- Don't be tempted to stop taking the medication just because your symptoms abate, says Fischl. "Many people don't complete the medication or they just take it once," she says. "Keep taking it until it's finished."
- Maintain good blood sugar control so the yeast don't have a welcoming environment in which to grow.
- Avoid using bubble baths and scented soaps, since they can not only be harsh and irritating, but can promote the development of yeast infections. "Some of these products can actually start to alter the microenvironment of the vagina, which can lead to a yeast infection," Poynor explains.
- Wear all-cotton underwear and avoid wearing very tight-fitting clothing in general. Don't walk around in a wet bathing suit. Change out of it into clean, dry clothing as soon as you get home from the beach.
- Consider taking acidophilus supplements or eating yogurt that has live cultures. "You can get acidophilus in many forms today, even as a powder in the health food store," Poynor says. "It's a good idea to use these as a preventive measure against yeast infections."
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Wiseacre Tap Takeover!
Davin Bartosch returns to Chicago!! We'll have several brews on tap from his new brewery, Wiseacre, in Memphis TN.
Tap List
- Ananda IPA Wheat IPA with a big ol load of Cascade and Centennial. 6.2%
- Tiny Bomb American Pilsner The pride of Wiseacre. Zippy pilsner with loads of american hops. 4.2%
- Kerfluffle Oatmeal Stout Stout made with oats. Silky sheets. 5.3%
- Spielothek Rye Bock Slight bock with 33% rye malt. Spicy low gravity bock. 4.2%
- Unicornucopia Saison with Blueberries & grains of paradise
The beer of your dreams. Organic wild blueberries and spicy peppery saison accented with Grains of Paradise. Mystical rowdy southern horned equine. 8.3%
- Quaddle Duck ISA
ISA with a ridiculous amount of experimental hops, the ones you all love, they are a bunch of numbers so you know they are good. 4.4%abv
- Snowbeard American Barleywine
Back from the winter. The beard rarely shows himself in the warmer months. He burns easily. A continental barleywine. 10%
- Azazel Belgian Strong Golden with blood orange
Azazel holds to the traditional naming of this to the devil or demons due to its deceptive nature – its high ABV, but golden hue, champagne like bubbles, and yeast driven phenolic notes make it seem like a beer suitable for post lawn mowing! We microplaned some blood orange rind to add post fermentation to give a final citrus zing to Azazel. Enjoy...but don't be deceived 10%
- Schweinhelmüt Berliner Weisse
Schweinhelmüt is a sour wheat beer with history in Northern Germany back to the 16th century. By the 19th century, Berliner Weisse was the most popular alcoholic drink in Berlin & now we get to enjoy this beverage Napoleon dubbed "The Champage of the North" here in the durty South. Our interpretation is fizzy & tart with a lemony kick.
- Neon Brown American Brown Ale
A Delta dry hopped brown ale with brown sugar and oatmeal. 6%
- Dr.Gibbler Smoked Helles
While in Bamberg, Germany for brewing school, it was apparent that an old frontier of brewing was rarely crossed in the states - Smoked beer. This clean, crisp, straw colored and amazingly clear version harkens to a time when all malt had to be dried by way of open fires instead of large industrial ovens. More smoked beer must be made, and made in the world's other smoke capital of Memphis, TN.
- Try Double IPA
Haymarket and Wiseacre made a beer together. We tried Simcoe and Citra. 8.5%ABV and 93 Billion IBUs.
- Gotta Get Up to Get Down Coffee Milk Stout
Enormous amount of Metropolis coffee straightens out the milk stout. 5.5%
- Off in Space Imperial Stout
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Diesel wants to be your friend
Okay, folks, if you drive a car, ride in a bus, consume anything ever carried in a truck or ship, or simply are interested in questions about energy supply and greenhouse gases...pay attention.
As the global warming debate rages, Heather Clancy chronicles the smart grid, electric vehicles, alternative energy, green IT and other developments shaping the green technology movement.
Heather Clancy is an award-winning business journalist specializing in transformative technology and innovation
Okay, folks, if you drive a car, ride in a bus, consume anything ever carried in a truck or ship, or simply are interested in questions about energy supply and greenhouse gases...pay attention.
We now have our own series of Green Tech videos here at ZDnet. Hosted by reporter Sumi Das, this first one follows here backto alma mater.
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The original discovery was made forty years ago by a young researcher at IBM. Now he's leading a team of researchers at Purdue who seem to be on the brink of an energy wonderland.
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Some blog goodies from prolific Michael Kanellos at CNET:Phoenix is going to be making electric trucks, they promise. But it won't be happening this year after all.


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H&H concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky will lead a program of works inspired by Mendelssohn's library.
The performance of "Samson,'' given its American premiere by H&H in 1845, will feature tenor Joshua Ellicott in the title role, and will be led by artistic director Harry Christophers, who will also lead the Mass in B Minor. Christophers's additional programs next season will include Vivaldi's "Gloria,'' music of Bach and Byrd, and the annual "Messiah'' performances.


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Road Warrior Trivia for Oct 13th!!!
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Question: Due to the poor economy, sales of these have really jumped. What are they?
ANSWER: Lottery tickets
Congrats to Lina, she won free Caffe Capri. Tune In Tomorrow at 4pm for more Road Warrior Trivia! If you ever miss the answer, I will post it here on my page, and as always better luck tomorrow!