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Nice. Post more.
I have a similar tendency to get caught up in details. I've found the Wacom/Photoshop combination really liberating. It's loosened me up a lot.
I was once on the receiving end of a critique so savagely nasty, I marched straight out of class to the office and changed my major (sketchbook).
I think I have been in denial for a long time and finally I got to grips with it. For a very long I have been thinking that I should do more quick colour sketches. Usually I do ink and pen sketches on whatever paper is availible. So I decided not to spend to much time on each painting. I did not set a definite goal but to sort of push myself all the way trough. A rule I also set for myself was is to use different size brushes and NO filters.
trying to get out of old habits. I usually spend a lot of time on details and miss the general form and flow in the image. I spend around 3-5 hours on each and it was a big challange for me to not get to cought up in really small details.
photoshop , wacom pen and from photo reference (no overpainting and no colour picking from the photo) .
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Post more of these. They rock. Also, more power to you for not picking colors from a photo. I personally have to do that myself.
experimenting with how to draw/paint folds. Feels like I have been looking through to many 5 stars sketch threads here lately. But I post anyway. I hope with time and patience I will improve.
crits are welcome and I spent some time on this with both soft and hardbrushes. So i would very much like to get feedback on skin rendering.
some pen and pencil sketches of folds. A guy at my work was wearing this short sleeve shirt and i had to do some sketches of it. The slightly overweight lady is from google land
I like your fold - experiment painting. I think it looks very good already. Of course not as good as in one of the great five stars sketchbooks (as you said) but I like it. I think you've got the potential to get a high rated sketchbook if you try to paint and post as often as possible
I like the Hulk Hogan piece as well (this is his name isn't it?)
very nice,in general its a very good start,what i see is all ur painting could use a little bit more contrast in colours to help creat the dynamic feel ur looking for,and regarding the anatomy u have some mild problems that can be very easily handled by doing alot of quick sketching,only some proportion problomess nothing serious,goodluck and keep posting
hope i helped
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thanks for feedback and I am on the case Just downloaded som painting tutorials from this page and I am thinking about joining life drawing sessions again.
You can read your reference pictures really well it seems. Just keep on experimenting with that, try some wild color palettes or something
It's going well!
trying to get some more strong colours in there this time.
study from reference again. I want to learn colours from "reality" but it is pretty hard to get a grip of. subsurface scattering in skin and I do not see the logic behind it at the moment. some parts make sence like how you get red skin from light bouncing trough the deeper layers of the skin and more yellowish when it is bouncing closer to the surface. practice practice
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hey nice sb you got here. very good use of colors and i really like your loose style, especially the painterly quality of your paintings is sweet. keep it up.
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This is a Great start!
wow! these are really cool keep going
I really like the inclusion of all the cool colors in the skintones, it gives them a very healthy and naturalistic feel and makes them come alive even in rough sketch form. You really get a sense of them as real people.
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Wow, the old man in #6 is really great, the skin looks so real to me. My advice to yu would be to push yourself a bit further with some of your paintings, clean them up and see how far you can take them.
thanks and I started to push the incredible hulk some more
i had the oppurtunity to see two training videos from Jason Chan and I applied some of the techniques in this one.
the 3 drawings with the shortsleeve shirt is my friend posing and when he pushes his arms forward it is interesting to note how the tension across the upper back area is affecting the cloth. In the one from the front it is natural wind affecting the frabric.
the sketches with white background are from "drawing folds tutorials" .
the rest of the sketches are from photo reference.
painted on digital canvas
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this thread is getting stronger ,keepem coming
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some more study. It is interesting to watch the face muscles how they contract and expand in different poses. Painted in photoshop and around 2 hours on each.
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3-4 hours in photoshop. feel like I am doing the same thing over and over again even when I change the subject . I am so tired of my halffinished and unstructured style. I need to go through the loomis material regularly or hogarth.
The shadows are the complimentary colour. The redder the skin the more green the shadows become. Sometimes its subtle, and at others it just jumps out at you. Squint - it helps.trying to get some more strong colours in there this time.
study from reference again. I want to learn colours from "reality" but it is pretty hard to get a grip of. subsurface scattering in skin and I do not see the logic behind it at the moment. some parts make sence like how you get red skin from light bouncing trough the deeper layers of the skin and more yellowish when it is bouncing closer to the surface. practice practice
I like your sketches - they seem more real to me then your reference work.
the summer is here and I am very happy for that.
the painting-sketch with the brazilian thong is based on different photo reference and I am happy with some parts of it. I repainted the face several times and used features from different women. Feels like a frankenstein creation for me
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this is a picture I have had in my mind for a long time. Painted in 4 evenings roughly. It started out as a sketch and I used some photoreference of myself to look at .
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mechanical pencil 0.5 H
pencil 2B, HB
crits on technique is welcome
another study after photo reference. trying to avoid the airbrush feel this time and more go for rough brushes all the way trough. the painting looks ok on one of my monitors but really dark on the other one.
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Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
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Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
To love without knowing how to love, wounds the person we love.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.
To love yourself right now, just as you are, is to give yourself heaven. Don't wait until you die. If you wait, you die now. If you love, you live now.
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Originally I created this recipe for a certain someone's bottom.
She likes to sleep in. And that creates some issues for a child still in diapers. Chaffed skin, if you will.
I let her sleep in because I would like to be sleeping in. And it allows us to get school done.
This recipe is for more than a baby's bottom.
I slap it on other parts.
Weird ear scabs. (Not that any of my children had this malady.)
Eczema compounded with itching.
Heat/yeast bumps.
I am sure you could use it for more issues. I guess I need more children to experiment on.
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butt butter diaper rash cream.
I just can't stand to use commercial diaper rash ointment. Icky.
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Just don't eat it.
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Butt Butter (aka Infinity Salve)
- 15 drops Helichrysum (if you will recall, this is an oil I will NEVER be without)
- 20 drops lavender
- 1/4 cups Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil
- 1/2 cup raw African Shea Butter
- up to 1/2 cup arrowroot powder (to thicken)
Place Shea butter in your stand mixer and blend it until it softens and clumps are removed. Combine coconut oil and therapeutic grade essential oils with smooth shea butter. Blend.
Now, you may need more or less of the arrowroot powder. Much of that will depend on how warm your house is. The warmer your house, the more arrowroot you will need.
Add arrowroot slowly, otherwise you will be covered in white powder and your lungs will be none too happy with you.
You want the mixture to have the consistency of butt paste (for lack of better words) or a topical antibiotic cream you would place on a wound.
Note: This mixture can be used for a variety of conditions from chapped hands to cuts. It is important to keep the salve CLEAN. No double dipping. I know, I already said that. But I just can't stress how important this is. I don't want you to make an infection worse by using a contaminated product.
Additionally, while initially thick, this salve will soak into your skin quite quickly. So be careful if you are putting on a normally vertical location, such as a knee. It will melt and drip.
You will notice, Ezra is hold an essential oil named Release. I had him smell this while I cleaned the scooter wound. It really seemed to help him control his emotions and handle the discomfort of my disinfecting and debriding.
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"That idea of colorism what we're really talking about is…anti-black prejudices that run rampant, I think within the Latino community but I also think within the African-American community, if we look at the history of race and 'light-skinnedness'…Black to me is also a consciousness, it's a politic, so people look at me and be like 'why you calling yourself Black?' well you have to understand what Black is, what does Black mean?, Black is not African-American, we're talking about a global Black or African Diaspora, but it's important to also say that as a Latina, at some level i may have a privilege that other darker sisters don't enjoy and we have to be mindful of that as well."
Self-identified, Black Puerto Rican activist, Rosa Clemente discusses her awakening to ethnicity and race and how education leads the path to liberation.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation
|Sparks, Nevada
|Key people
|Eren Ozmen, President and CFO; Fatih Ozmen, CEO
Renewable Energy
Navigation and Guidance
Information Management
Electronic Protection
Cyber Security
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is an American privately held electronic systems provider and systems integrator specializing in microsatellites, energy, telemedicine, nanotechnology, and commercial orbital transportation services. Sierra Nevada Corporation operates under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer, Fatih Ozmen and President, Eren Ozmen. The company contracts with the US military, NASA and private spaceflight companies. It is headquartered in Sparks, Nevada.[1]
SNC employs over 3000 people.[2] SNC has six different business areas, and 31 locations in 17 states along with numerous customer support sites located throughout the world.[3]
The company was founded in 1963 by John Chisolm. It started out as a small business with a few employees, working out of an airplane hangar in Stead, Nevada. Later it was owned and successfully run by Chisolm's daughter Michelle Bergfield (Chisolm), and later acquired in 1994 by husband and wife Fatih Ozmen and Eren Ozmen. Fatih Ozmen was one of the few original employees hired by Chisolm in 1981.[4] Sierra Nevada Corporation is now a privately held company under the leadership and sole ownership of Chief Executive Officer, Fatih Ozmen and President, Eren Ozmen.[1] The Ozmens are Turkish but live in the United States.[1]
Key Products & Contracts[edit]
On February 27, 2013, the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano offered by Sierra Nevada Corporation and its partner Embraer, won a bid for a U.S. Air Force Light Air Support contract to provide reconnaissance and training capabilities to the Afghanistan military.[5]
Gorgon Stare, a wide-area surveillance sensor, is being developed and tested on the MQ-9 Reaper at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. with the 53rd Wing. These sensors pods have been in development since 2009 by the Air Force's Big Safari group and Sierra Nevada Corp.[6]
SNC's Space Systems (Previously SpaceDev)[edit]
On December 16, 2008 SNC announced it had completed its acquisition of SpaceDev.[7] SNC is now developing an orbital spacecraft called the Dream Chaser.[2]
Dream Chaser® Manned Spacecraft[edit]
On February 1, 2010, Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded[8] $20 million in seed money in phase 1 of NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program for the development of the Dream Chaser. Of the $50 million awarded in the phase 1 CCDev program, Dream Chaser's award represents the largest share of the funds.[9]
On August 3, 2012, NASA announced new agreements with the Sierra Nevada Corporation and two other companies to design and develop the next generation of U.S. human spaceflight capabilities, enabling a launch of astronauts from U.S. soil in the next five years. Advances made by these companies under newly signed Space Act Agreements through the agency's Commercial Crew Integrated Capability (CCiCap) initiative are intended to ultimately lead to the availability of commercial human spaceflight services for government and commercial customers. As part of this agreement, Sierra Nevada Corporation was awarded $212.5 million, ostensibly to continue development and testing of its Dream Chaser spacecraft.[10] The Dream Chaser is modeled after the retired U.S. Space Shuttle with a lifting-body design.[11]
On July 24, 2014, Sierra Nevada Corporation signed a letter of cooperation with Tuskegee University to collaborate on efforts related to SNC's Dream Chaser.[12]
On August 1, 2014, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Nevada Corporation unveiled the composite airframe of the Dream Chaser which will be used to conduct the first orbital launch in 2016.[13]
The Dream Chaser program team is frequently referred to as the "Dream Team." The team includes well-known aerospace industry partners such as Lockheed Martin and United Launch Alliance, NASA centers and universities across the United States, small businesses such as Craig Technologies, as well as the European, German and Japanese.[14]
On September 16, 2014, Sierra Nevada Corporation lost the CCtCap contract to SpaceX and Boeing, which were chosen by NASA as the two companies that will be funded to develop systems to transport U.S. crews to and from the space station. Boeing won $4.2B and SpaceX won $2.6B to complete and certify their spacecraft by 2017.[15]
SNC is the prime contractor on RocketMotorTwo for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, and is designing the rocket engine for Scaled Composites.[16] On April 29, 2013 SpaceShipTwo completed its first powered flight test using RocketMotorTwo, breaking the sound barrier.[17]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c "About Sierra Nevada Corporation".
- ^ a b Mark Sirangelo (2009-10-27). International Astronautical Congress 2009: Civilian Access to Space (video). Daejeon, Korea: Flightglobal Hyperbola, Rob Coppinger., video comments at 11:30 ff.
- ^ Company at a glance
- ^ "Fatih Ozmen, Sierra Nevada Corporation". SNC.
- ^ http://www.defensenews.com/article/20130227/DEFREG02/302270025/Super-Tucano-Wins-Afghanistan-Light-Air-Support-Bid?odyssey=nav%7Chead
- ^ AirForceTimes.com: Air Force stands by Gorgon Stare program, by Ben Iannotta - C4ISR Journal Writer, posted Tuesday Jan 25, 2011 14:15:59 EST
- ^ "Sierra Nevada Corporation Acquires Space Dev Inc". SNC. December 16, 2008.
- ^ "SNC receives largest award of NASA's CCDev Competitive Contract". SNC. February 1, 2010.
- ^ Commercial Certification Process and Accomplishments, NASA, November 15, 2012, retrieved August 11, 2013
- ^ NASA Announces Next Steps In Effort To Launch Americans From U.S. Soil
- ^ http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_06_03_2013_p54-582468.xml
- ^ PRWeb.com: Tuskegee University Joins Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser Team, by PRWeb, posted Tuesday Jul 24, 2014
- ^ Colorado's Sierra Nevada Corporation is one step closer to 2016 launch of Dream Chaser spacecraft, by ABC 7 News Denver, posted Friday Aug 1, 2014
- ^ Sierra Nevada Keeps Expanding Dream Chaser Team, by Parabolic Arc, Doug Messier, posted Wednesday Aug 6, 2014
- ^ "NASA Chooses American Companies to Transport U.S. Astronauts to International Space Station". NASA. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ Space.com, "Virgin Galactic Pushes Private Spaceship Envelope in Test Flights", Leonard David, 10 June 2011
- ^ http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_05_06_2013_p35-575168.xml
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How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life
By Andrew Rimas | Boston Magazine |
Over the years, Cambridge author Medwed has developed a following for her light novels about Ivy League women and their romantic difficulties (Mail, The End of an Error). Her latest effort plunges us into the dust of Cambridge's antiques shops, following the fortunes of an attractive antiques dealer after she inherits Elizabeth Barrett Browning's chamber pot. Love and lawsuits bloom and tangle, Sex and the City references come quick, and sentiment abounds, as it should in a novel so fluidly referencing the English poet. A perfect read for women who like Victorian furniture and very sweet tea.
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The University Events Calendar is a publicly accessible online calendar that contains university approved and sponsored events. Public events are open to a large audience, such as all students, staff, faculty, or the general public.
Calendars can be requested by any university college, academic department, university-wide program (e.i. Common Experience), or support department. If you have a website in Gato, you qualify to have a calendar in the University Events Calendar.
No. The calendar is intended for events in which the audience is university students, staff and faculty and the general public. A private or limited audience meeting should not be listed on the University Events Calendar.
No. The calendar is intended for events in which the audience is university students, staff and faculty and the general public. A private or limited audience meeting, such as an academic class, should not be listed on the University Events Calendar.
Recognized student organization will be able to list their events on the Student Organizations calendar that is managed by Campus Activities and Student Organizations (CASO). Any events located at the LBJ Student Center may be listed on the LBJ Student Center calendar. Only official university chartered student organizations qualify for their own calendar.
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I just Lawl'd.
This is clearly an error in my psychology book.
This adorable image of cat barbery is supposed to be a functional MRI of participants in a neuroscience study.
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Daily Devotional for Wednesday, October 1st, 2014
Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. Acts 14:19
God has many ways to deter us from sin. One is to provide reminders for us so that we never take disobedience to Him lightly. Before his conversion, Paul assumed that he was righteous before God. In reality, Paul was so disoriented to God that he arrested and executed Christians in order to please Him! Paul was so blinded to God's will that when he watched Stephen being brutally murdered for his faith, Paul's heart was hardened, and he became even more determined to imprison other Christians.
It is significant that there are two occurrences of stoning mentioned in the New Testament?Stephen's and Paul's. Was it coincidence that God allowed Paul to be stoned in the same manner as Stephen had been? God had certainly forgiven Paul for his involvement in Stephen's death, but God also left him with a reminder of what his arrogance had led him to do. If pride could blind Paul to God once, pride could do it again. Perhaps Paul's "thorn in the flesh" was a direct result of this stoning. It may have served as a visible reminder to Paul, and to others, of the terrible consequences of sin.
God is absolutely just. He loves, and He forgives, but He does not compromise His righteousness. God deals with us uniquely. He draws upon our experiences to teach us about Himself. God will forgive us of our sin, but He may provide stark reminders of the ugliness of sin. Let us thank God that He loves us enough to remind us of the destructive consequences of sin in our lives.
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Programs: Monthly kids meetings, outdoor and internet fishing tournaments, outdoor clean-up outings, and "Meet the Pro" event nights
The Get Kids Fishing Foundation is a not for profit organization dedicated to being active in our community, giving our youth the knowledge and tools to enjoy the sport of fishing and teaching them how to respect and protect the joy of the great outdoors.
Since our inception in 2009, the Get Kids Fishing Foundation has managed to get 500+ kids introduced to the great sport of fishing! Our 2012 agenda will focus on our new "GKF²...a kids fishing club!" initiative and we have a goal of having a local chapter in each state of the US by 2016.
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Keeping Up The Fight For Repeal in New Hampshire
July 13, 2010
This past weekend in New Hampshire, we had some pretty outstanding volunteers on the ground in Manchester. These volunteers were gathering petition signatures, recruiting volunteers and identifying veterans. The activist community has not ceased to impress and inspire me and I'm so glad we have already met such amazing volunteers with so much passion for about repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
However, even though things are rolling along across the state, we still need every supportive individual, especially veterans, to get involved. There are many that you can help us repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Please get in touch with us at firstname.lastname@example.com , to find out how you can help.
Not long ago, I received an email from an active-duty Army Captain who was about to be deployed to Iraq for his second tour. In his letter, he expressed that although he knew he was protecting freedoms that did not always apply to him, and that should he be killed his partner wouldn't be allowed the dignity of being the first to know, it was still worth it to serve his country. He closed his email saying that while he was away on the battlefield, fighting to protect our nation, he was comforted in knowing that people back home were fighting for his freedoms, even though he himself has been silenced.
The time for repeal is this year and with your help we can make that happen.
If you are in the Manchester area, we will be continuing outreach on Saturday night. If you are in Concord, we'll be making calls from a volunteer's home on Sunday between 3 and 5. For the Portsmouth area, we will be writing letters to Senators Gregg and Shaheen on Thursday, July 22, and screening the PBS documentary "Ask Not," which explores life under this discriminatory law. Please reach out to us at the email address above for more information on these events and other ways you can get involved.
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To open your Pharmadose: Push in locking button and hold while pulling outward on the 7 transparent sliding lids. Place pills in the corresponding compartments for each oday of the week and time of day. Push the sliding lids back into the closed position. Only tablets or capsules which are to be taken orally may be placed in the organizer. It is not suitable for storing liquids or suppositories. If you need help to fill your organizer, ask a pharmacist, nurse or your doctor. Filling your Pharmadose: Each day of the week has 4 compartments, according to the time at which the medicines are to be taken: 7 to 9 am, 11 to 1 pm, 4 to 6 pm and 8 to 10 pm. It is best to fill your Pharmadose weekly. To remove and fill the tray insert, press in on the ezy-grip tab and slide the side panel out of the unit. The inner tray may then be removed. Fill the necessary compartments of the tray with appropriate medication(s). When reassembling, make sure that the inner tray is correctly positioned. The numbers on the bottom of the inner tray must correspond to the numbers on the top of the organizer. Taking medication from the Pharmadose: Push in locking button and hold firmly while pulling outward on the transparent slide to uncover the appropriate compartment. Remove pills by turning the organizer upside down. An empty compartment shows that you have taken your medication. NOTE: A small gap between adjacent compartments will be visible when the transparent slide is moved to an open position. This gap is closed when the cover is shut, and pills cannot migrate from compartment to compartment. Customized medication schedule: On the bottom of the Pharmadose there is a medication card where you can record medication and dosage details. It is important that you show your organizer, or the card correctly filled in, when you visit your doctor. Cleaning your Pharmadose: Your organizer can be wiped or washed, but NOT in a dishwasher. When reassembling, make sure that the inner tray is correctly positioned. The numbers on the bottom of the inner tray must correspond to the numbers on the top of the organizer. To remove the tray insert, press in on the ezy-grip tab and slide the side panel out of the unit. The inner tray may then be removed. To convert the Pharmadose to a non-locking mode: The locking bar can be removed by opening all of the pill compartment cover slides and pulling the locking bar out. To replace the locking bar, open all of the pill compartment cover slides and slide the lock bar into the organizer. Note: Each compartment holds approximately 8 aspirin tablets.


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Earlier this week when planning this very serious feature about the essential items that you absolutely must pack in your hospital bag I made a rookie error. Yes, I opened it to the floor and the product suggestions from our Facebook and Twitter followers came flooding in.
With each suggestion the packing list got a little more amusing, until my sensible editorial plan had to be completely abandoned! So instead I give you The Baby Show Crowd Sourced TOP 10 HOSPITAL BAG ESSENTIALS courtesy of our social followers.
1. Big Pants
2. Haribo
3. Hair Bobbles (?!)
4. Full Fat Coke
5. Digestive biscuits
6. Bottled Water
7. Music
8. Flip Flops
9. A Sensible Nightie
10. A flannel
Followed by a few things that had no chance of making the Top 10 (but I liked them and I'm the one writing the blog!).
– A four block extension cable (hello, essential)
– Foundation (ditto)
– Dettol anti bac wipes (other brands are available)
– Teatree oil (to soothe the bits you don't even want to think about hurting now)
– Toothbrush (work it out)
The above suggestions are fab but there's one huge, gaping hole in this list as I see it and that's the fact that you are packing to go into hospital TO HAVE A BABY!
If you forgot about the baby necessities, I hope it's just your pregnancy brain and that you have time to re pack before the big day?!
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This story contains sexual situations involving underage characters. If this type of story isn't your bag, please go read something else. Don't vote negative because you don't like the topic. This story will eventually have quite a few chapters and starts out slowly building more and more on the sex with each chapter. Not all of the themes are covered right away, but I promise to deliver. I have not finished this one yet and it may be a while before I do, but I wanted to share what I have. Right now I only have two chapters. Chapter Two will go on about two weeks after this one.
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Chapter One
I am sitting on the front deck enjoying a cold beer. I couldn't help seeing the comings and goings of the neighbors across the street. They live in a fairly ritzy house, but don't have a pool. I can't see into their backyard, but I know this from the conversation between the Mom and her young daughter.
The young girl looks to be about ten. She is wearing a long sundress that covers about half of her calves. She is short in stature as most ten year old girls are. The top of her head only comes up to her Mother's breasts. She is very cute with shoulder length brown hair that curls in waves around her neck. She has pretty green eyes. Her body is slim, but not stick thin. It is obvious in a few years she'll be every bit the knockout her mother is.
"Aw, come on Mom. You promised you'd take me to the pool today." Her Mother smiles at her. "Melissa, you already know your Father has some people from the hospital coming over this afternoon and I have to get everything ready for them. I'll take you tomorrow." Melissa pouts a little, shrugging her shoulders in obvious disappointment. "Okay Mom." She scurries into the house leaving her Mother to carry the groceries from the car into the house.
The scenery is too much to pass up. I don't have any designs of getting cozy with Mom as she is clearly happily married, but I do want a closer look. I get up from my seat and mosey on over to her. "Hi. I'm Joe Winston. I just moved in last week and haven't had a chance to meet any of the neighbors yet." Mom casts her eyes my way for a minute and breaks into a smile. "Hello. My name is Sherry. Sherry Lipton. Welcome into the area. I hope you like the neighborhood. What can I do for you today?"
"Well, actually its more what I can do for you. I couldn't help over hearing you don't have a pool. I just wanted to let you know I have a large pool in the back as well as an indoor pool in case of foul weather. If you would like, you are welcome to bring Melissa over to use either one of them anytime you like."
"That's a kind offer, Joe. I may just take you up on that. The community pool is close to ten miles from here and is a royal pain. There are so many people in it, it's like sardines in a can." I say my goodbyes and saunter back to my perch. The closer look had been well worth the effort. Sherry is one good looking babe. Long blond hair halfway down her back. At five three and maybe a hundred and five pounds, she has a figure most women would die for. I really dig her deep blue eyes.
Her firm softball sized tits jutting from her chest accent her amazing ass that sticks out enticingly from the back exposing a little tuft of her cheeks on each side at the bottom of her red shorts. When Sherry finally emptied the car, I went into the house. I wanted to offer to carry the groceries in for her, but figured that might seem a little too forward.
Early the next morning, I hear the doorbell chime. I am still lying in the bed nude. I never wear clothes to bed. I didn't want to miss whoever was at the door and threw on a pair of swim trunks. I rush to the door. As it swings open, my eyes fall on Sherry's exquisite figure standing in front of me. She is wearing a pull over t-shirt with a pair of blue denim jeans. It is all I can do to keep from getting a hard on. It is then I notice Melissa standing next to her. Melissa is attired in pretty much the same type of outfit.
"Hi Joe. I hope I am not intruding. I told my husband Tim about your offer to use your pool. He thought it was very kind of you and I did promise Melissa I'd take her to swim today. Is it okay?"
I can't believe my good fortune. I may get a chance to see those shapely legs again if she decides to go in with Melissa. "Sure. Come on in. It's a lot easier to get to the pool if you go through the house. Follow me." The three of us manage the short walk to the pool quickly. Melissa's eyes light up like garnets shimmering in the sun. I guess she has never seen a pool that size before. My pool is a hundred feet long by fifty feet wide.
Before I can blink an eye, Melissa peels herself out of her shirt and denims revealing a skimpy yellow bikini. When I say skimpy, that is an understatement. The bra barely covers her tiny nipples. I know they are tiny, because the bra is miniscule and there is no hint of any areolas. Not even when she stretches with her arms in the air. Most girls show a glimpse of their tits when they do that in a bikini.
Her swim panties are like a patch just covering her pubic area with a thong in the back showing the edges of her asshole. All of that is tied together with strings. She even has little bows on each of her hips where the strings are tied. Very cute indeed. Melissa trots over to the diving board sailing into the pool.
In the mean time I am keeping an eye on Sherry. I am eagerly waiting to see her disrobe. I am dying to see if her suit is as skimpy as her daughter's. Sherry slowly lowers her pants. I still can't tell, because her shirt is covering her suit bottom. Still, I am looking at the prettiest set of legs I have ever seen on any woman.
"Would you like something to drink, Sherry? Its pretty hot out here." Sherry cracks a smile. "Yes. That would be nice. Do you have any tea?" "Sure thing. I'll be right back." I walk slowly into the house to get three glasses of iced tea. I didn't want to appear too eager to gawk at her. I finally arrive at the edge of the pool with the tea. Sherry is reclining in one of my pool chairs. Her shirt is folded neatly on one of the many poolside tables along with the rest of her and Melissa's clothes.
My God. My tongue nearly falls out of my mouth. Her suit is a dark green in color and is every bit as skimpy as her daughter's. Her breasts are poking at the fabric like two luscious pears. The cups of her bikini bra only cover the tips of her tits. They look so firm and inviting. My eyes slowly coast to a spot between her legs. Holy shit. Her suit is rolling into the recesses of her pussy. On top of all that, the damn thing is bulging right up at me. My dick is so hard its tenting out my swim suit.
I am embarrassed because Sherry can see it clearly. I can't do anything about it without bringing her attention to my dick. I decide to ignore it. Sherry takes a sip of her tea. I am dumfounded by her beauty and sit there in a staring gaze. Sherry casts her eyes my way. "It was extremely nice of you to let Melissa use your pool. You know of course you've caused a big problem for me." I tear my eyes away from her snatch to momentarily look into her eyes.
"What problem is that Sherry?" Sherry laughs. "Melissa. She's going to worry me to death every day to ask you to let her use the pool. I'll have to find a way to let her down easy. I can't impose on your generosity like that."
It is my turn to laugh. "You'll do nothing of the kind. Melissa is welcome to use the pool anytime she wants provided she has an adult that can swim with her. It's a deep pool and pretty big for a ten year old to be in it alone. We certainly don't want her to drown."
This statement elicits a big grin from Sherry. My eyes drift back down to her snatch. "Oh, you're such a doll. That will make things a lot easier. I can't come over very often. Well, not as often as Melissa will want me to. Would it be all right if I let her ding your doorbell and swim if you have time to watch her?"
"You bet. I'd be honored to keep her for you anytime you want, that is if you aren't afraid to leave her alone with me." Sherry blushes slightly. "Forgive me Joe. I didn't mean to impose quite that much. I can't see any problem with Melissa being over here alone with a gentleman such as yourself. Especially since you are our neighbor. As far as getting you to baby sit Melissa when my husband and I want to go out, well I can't possibly ask you to give up your time for that."
I put forth a little extra effort to look into her eyes again. "Nonsense. I don't work. I've been retired for two years now. I've got plenty of time. Besides, I'd really like to get to know Melissa a little bit. She seems like a wonderful kid." My eyes drift back between Sherry's legs. In the meantime, Melissa is having a blast. I am wondering why she hasn't made an appearance in front of us yet as all kids seem to want to hear what the grownups are talking about. I figure as hot as it is she'd at least be after the tea.
"Retired? You can't be more than twenty five." I grin a little. "Actually, I'm only twenty four." Sherry takes another swig on her tea. "Joe. Can I tell you a little secret? I'll only tell you if you promise to keep it to yourself and won't take it the wrong way." "Sure. Your secret is safe with me. I promise I won't take it anyway other than the way you tell me to."
Sherry blushes hard. "My husband never looks at me like that Joe." I divert my eyes away from her snatch immediately. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to stare. I was just admiring your beauty. If I said you aren't pretty, I'd be lying. Now what is your secret?"
"Oh. You big dummy. That is my secret. My husband never gets a raging hard on like that when he is around me." I turn blood red. "Sorry. It seems to have a mind of its own. I'll try to avoid it in the future." Sherry quickly pipes in.
"Relax. I'm actually enjoying the attention. I'd be insulted if you didn't get a hard on with me donning this bathing suit. Don't get me wrong. I love Tim and we get along just fine, but you are a handsome man. I have to tell you. You turn me on. If it wasn't for Melissa being here, I'd be tempted to roll up in your arms and give you a great big sloppy kiss right on your mouth. "
I almost choke on my tea. I'm not about to let an opportunity like this get away. "That's okay. I understand how you feel. I feel the same way. We can be discrete. If you want to kiss me, why don't you come over when Melissa isn't with you?"
I see Sherry's shoulders rise up in a shrug. "Big problem. My husband is an emergency room surgeon at the hospital. He's always on call. When they call him, he has to leave right away. They often send a helicopter for him. When that happens, there's no time to get a sitter for Melissa and she isn't allowed to go with him. That means Melissa is always with me. If only she were a little older, I might be able to share you with her."
I choke up spitting tea across the patio. "How much older? I probably won't live that long." "Don't get all worried. I was just kidding. Well it would be interesting to have a daughter that understands a woman's needs. Forget I said that. I guess I'm just fantasizing out loud. Since we know we can't do anything, will it be all right with you if I come over some and dream. I promise to wear something revealing. You can gawk all you want."
My hard on is raging now. I am even dribbling a little in my pants. "You've got a deal. But only if you don't mind me training Melissa so you and I can get together." I break out in a mischievous grin. Sherry laughs. "That's what I like about you Joe. You are so funny."
I stand up taking Sherry by the hand pulling her to her feet. I pat her playfully on the ass as she swings by me. "Lets go in for a swim. We've ignored Melissa long enough." Sherry runs toward the pool. "Sure, Joe. Last one in is a rotten egg."
I just finished a shower and slip on a pair of track pants similar to Speedos. Well they cover about as much. I am preparing to fix breakfast. I hear the doorbell chime. I set the pan to the side on the stove and answer the door. There to my surprise is Melissa. She is donning her little yellow bikini and nothing else. Her dark green toe nail polish accents her bikini quite well.
It also makes her feet look delicious. I have always had a serious foot fetish and these are really cute. Especially with those perfect little toes wiggling at me the way she does them. I find myself staring at her feet. "What can I do for you young lady?" Melissa grins widely. "Mom said I could ask you if I can swim in your pool. Can I?"
"Have you had breakfast yet?" Melissa stammers a little. "Well, no. I haven't. I was in too much of a hurry to come over. You've got a neat pool. Your house is pretty cool too." I motion the girl into the house. Melissa tromps on in following me to the kitchen. "You can wait here. Go ahead and sit at the table. Give me a few minutes to put on some clothes. This isn't the proper attire to be wearing in front of a little girl like you."
I hear Melissa sigh. Evidently she really is eager to hit the pool. "It's okay Mr. Winston. I don't mind. Wear what you've got on. I'm a big girl." I think it is cute. She said big girl. Heck she only comes up a little above my belly button. "I won't get upset. Besides, you're coming in with me aren't you?" I give up the idea of changing. After all, she's already seen me in what I have on. "Call me Joe. We're having eggs, bacon, toast, and orange juice." We eat breakfast and head for the pool.
Melissa dives in right away with me following a close second. She comes up to me in the water giving me a grabbing hug and a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you Joe for being so sweet letting me use your pool." I find myself hugging her back. I marvel at how warm and soft her little body is. "You're quite welcome Melissa."
We swim around for hours with Melissa hugging me off and on between swims. I am beginning to enjoy holding the darling little girl during the times she wants to hug me. I am also suffering from a raging hard on. Luckily, Melissa can't see it in the water. I start getting water logged. I get out of the pool plopping in one of the recliners. To my surprise, Melissa parks herself on the one next to me. I was expecting her to continue to swim.
I scan her body. Suddenly I notice she has very pretty shapely legs. It is like I am looking at a miniature version of her Mother, only without tits. This discovery creates a problem. I begin staring at her thinking about Sherry. I am looking at little Melissa's beautiful young body and dreaming about what I want to do with Sherry. My penis is bucking at my suit. It is so hard I think it might pop.
Melissa keeps glancing my way. It doesn't take a genius to realize she is admiring my body. I didn't know ten year olds would do that. It slowly becomes a staring party. Both of us are gawking at the other openly with no concern about what the other will think. I am getting more excited by the second imagining she is Sherry. I can almost feel her moist lips on mine.
Melissa is the first to break the spell. "What's that Joe?" I tear my eyes from her pussy to see her finger pointing at my raging boner. "Never you mind what that is. You are too young for us to have a discussion about that." Melissa sits there in contemplation for a few minutes saying nothing. Suddenly she stands up putting her hands on her hips.
"You're not being fair Joe. I'm not all that young. Besides, I don't tell Mom everything I do. For your information I already know what that thing there is. Of course I don't know much else about it other than it has something to do with sex."
"Please tell me about sex. I asked Mom about it. All she said was boys are different from girls and we'd have the talk when I turn twelve. Mom doesn't realize how it makes me feel when my girl friends talk about sex and I don't know anything. I've never actually seen a penis. I've been trying to catch a glimpse of my Dad's."
"He's always so careful and manages to cover it up before I can see anything when ever I walk in on him in the bathroom. Some of the girls at school talk about hard ons a lot. They say they peek at their little brother's things when ever they can. I don't have a brother, so I can't do that. They say a guy gets that way when he's horny. Are you horny Joe?"
I lose my tongue momentarily. Talking like that, I'd just as well level with her. Obviously she isn't a dummy. "I shouldn't be talking about this kind of stuff with you, but if you promise not to tell your Mom, I'll go ahead and answer any questions you have. Yes, I am horny. What else do you want to know?"
She stands there with her hands still on her hips and turning beet red. Obviously even with her bubbling curiosity, she is still deeply embarrassed. "What is horny Joe. What does it mean when a guy gets that way?" I can't believe I'm having this conversation with a ten year old girl. Looking at her sweet snatch poking at her bathing suit while I am talking about sex is making me dribble in my pants. To make matters worse, I am no longer thinking about Sherry while I gawk. All I can think about right now is how pretty Melissa is.
"Both girls and boys get horny. It's when someone gets excited about sex. A guy's dick gets hard when he sees a beautiful girl. Then he wants to fuck her. That's another word for sex. Fucking is when a guy puts his penis in a girl's vagina and runs it in and out until he shoots off. If a girl is laden with an egg she can get pregnant when the guy shoots off in her. Then she has a baby the same way your Mom did when she had you." I decide I should keep it fairly simple to start out with and not get technical.
I see the wheels turning in Melissa's head. "Let me see if I have this straight Joe. You are telling me you think I am beautiful and you want to shoot off in me so I can have a baby." It's my turn to get red. "No. That's not what I'm saying at all." Melissa interrupts me. "Yes it is. Your thing is hard. You admitted to being horny and there is no one else here other than me. Also you've yet to take your eyes off of me since I came over. Let me see your thing Joe. I want to know what it looks like. If you do, I'll let you see mine as long as you like."
Without a doubt, I am getting into some deep shit here. "No. You can't see it. You are a little girl and it wouldn't be right. I couldn't take it out here anyway." Melissa is unperturbed. "Joe. What we are lacking here is trust. Let me rephrase what I am asking so we can attain that trust. If you take me into the house to let me see your penis, Mom won't know you did. If you don't show me, Mom might just find out you did."
I sit there in shock. Did Melissa just resort to blackmail by threatening to say I showed her my dick if I don't show it to her? It sure sounded like she did. I also know it would be her word against mine. Unfortunately I know the way it works in court.
If she says I showed it to her and I didn't, it's the same thing as if she says I showed it to her and I did. Melissa could cry and make it sound like an awful thing I have done to her. I can't do the same with my explanation of what I didn't do. Then there would be the cost of a lawyer. I'd have to pay that, guilty or not. The child has me over a barrel. Suddenly it dawns on me. Melissa isn't threatening to say I showed it to her at all. What she is saying is she won't tell a soul. It certainly isn't going to hurt anything to let her see it.
"What's your Mom doing right now and when are you due home?" Melissa looks at me with a mischievous grin. "She's doing laundry and cleaning the house. She won't come over here. She doesn't have time. I don't have to be home until six. That gives us four hours."
I take Melissa by the hand. "Lets go to my room. I'll show it to you there. I'm holding you to your promise to let me see yours." I hear a little giggle as Melissa replies. "That was the whole idea in the first place. I like it when you look at me. It makes me feel all grown up. I want you to see my pussy."
I open the door to my bedroom. Melissa runs in looking all around at everything. I would have thought she'd be after me to show her my dick right away, but it is like she has forgotten all about it. I'm not going to rush her. "Oh, wow. You've got a really neat room. The bed is huge. It would swallow me up." Melissa gallops toward the bed diving in on her back.
"This is heaven. I could lie here like this all day." I smile. I am glad she is so happy. I am beginning to develop quite an admiration for this child. I wish I had a daughter like her. I am also eating up the opportunity to gawk at her magnificent little body. Her pussy is sucking the front of her swim suit into it every time she opens and closes her legs. Trust me, she is wearing them out with the opening and closing part.
Who would ever have known a ten year old could be this much fun. "Mom would like this." I nearly choke on my tongue at the thought of Sherry being in my bed. Melissa lays there enjoying the comfort of my bed for nearly twenty minutes while we talk idle chatter about her friends and school. I learn a lot about her during this time.
One thing I picked up right away. She didn't tell me so, but it is obvious. Melissa is curious about sex. She has learned a little at school, but isn't sure what is the truth and what is made up. I will have to be careful not to hurt her feelings by refusing to show her the things I know she will want to see and I also know I can't show her. Yet I will also have to slowly teach her about sex to satisfy her curiosity without actually doing anything with her. I have to keep in mind she's only ten years old.
Melissa flounces out of the bed. "Okay. Take that suit off." I guess she didn't forget after all. I've already promised to show her. My thumbs slowly find themselves sliding my trunks to my knees. They fall to the floor. I step out of them as Melissa gasps. "Wow. It's beautiful. I never dreamed a penis would look that pretty." Melissa turns red before shrugging her little shoulders.
"I wasn't sure I could really do this part, but here goes." Melissa quickly strips out of her bikini. She casually throws the bra and panties on the bed. It's my turn to gasp. Who would have ever thought a ten year old would look this good in the buff. Her nipples are much bigger than I thought. She doesn't have any tits, but her nipples sit out an inch from her chest. They are as hard as a rock. I reach over to the bed picking up her bra. That explains it. The bra is padded. That's why her nipples didn't show through the bra when it was wet.
Oddly, I finally notice her gorgeous belly button. I've always had a fascination with inny's. Melissa's goes in so deep, I can't see the bottom of it from here. That would be a great place to stick my tongue. I cast my eyes between her legs. Her little pussy has no hair around it, yet it is poking enticingly from between her legs. I am having visions of shoving my tongue deeply inside of her. Melissa looks at me as if I am a dunce. "Well. What do you think. Am I pretty enough for you to want to fuck me?"
I take a minute to clear my head. I certainly wasn't expecting to hear that. At the same time, she is so pretty, that is precisely what I want to do to her. I'd like to poke my lightening rod up that cute little ass of hers too. "Yes. Melissa you are very beautiful. I could stand here and gawk at you all day. No. I can't fuck you. You are just too young."
Surprisingly, Melissa doesn't argue about it. She steps forward to get a closer look at my dick. "Ooooooo. It looks so smooth. I just love that neat looking patch of hair around the base of it." Her hand goes out quickly wrapping its fingers around my rock hard shaft. "Hey. I said you could look, but that's all I agreed to." Melissa seemingly is ignoring what I told her.
"I've already got my hand on it, so it doesn't matter now. It's longer than I thought it would be and it's huge. I can barely get my fingers around it. I really like this." I don't know why she thinks my dick is so long. I've only got six inches. That's pretty much average for most guys.
Melissa must have tiny fingers too, because my rod isn't all that thick. She's definitely enjoying holding it. My problem is she is making me feel so, so good, especially while I am looking at her sweet bared snatch. It is all I can do to resist throwing her on the bed and stuffing myself deeply inside of her.
She starts working her hand gently up and down my shaft. "Uuumm. This is nice. I like rubbing it for you." I am ready to explode, yet I can't bring myself to make her quit. Suddenly I can't take it any longer. I erupt into a wonderful orgasm. My jism is squirting all over the place. Melissa is shocked as my cum showers her chest and face.
When I finish my ejaculation, Melissa strokes me for a few more minutes until I go soft. Her hand moves to her chest. At first she tries to wipe my semen from her breasts. When she smears some across one of her nipples, she breaks out in a wide grin. Suddenly she rubs it all over her chest. "Cool. I've never felt anything like this before. Your juice makes me feel slick. My tits feel like they are coming alive. This is awesome. Will you let me do it again the next time I am alone with you?"
I didn't really think it was a good idea to let a ten year old beat me off, but she already has, so it won't make any difference now. "Sure, Baby. You can do it anytime you want to." Melissa chuckles in glee. I notice a big gob of semen just under her nose. It is starting to run down toward her lip. I am anxious to see what she will do when it gets there. To my surprise, her tongue darts out swiping it off her lip.
She smiles longingly. "That tastes really good. Can I get all of it in my mouth next time?" I ignore that for the moment. Melissa watches in curiosity as I walk to the bathroom. I wet up a rag and return to Melissa. I wipe off her face and chest . After cleaning up her belly, I smile at her. I bend down giving sweet Melissa a quick kiss on her lips. "Don't get carried away girl. Put your bikini back on. Its time for you to go home." Who would have ever thought it would be so exciting watching a girl get dressed?
To be continued…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The First Time
Her name was Sarah, and boy was she cute.
She was 16 at the time, and so was I.
Sarah had long brown hair, about 5'6" hazel eyes, and a chubby figure.
Her breasts were an amazing 32DD, and she knew they were nice.
We had been talking for awhile, and she had told me before that she liked me.
We started to date, go out here and there, hangout, watch movies, you know.
When ever she would come over to my house, we would always go up to my room and fool around.
It started with kissing, and slowly moved more each time.
She came over one day, and we automatically started to get in the mood.
I got on top of her, and started kissing her, while grinding my body up against hers.
She let out a soft moan of pleasure, and that told me she wanted more. So I slid my hand under her shirt,
and unclasped her bra. She pulled her shirt and bra off in one motion, letting her breasts fall free.
I took a moment, to take in the beautiful tits, that had just graced my presence.
She took my hand, and placed it on her warm soft breast, and pulled me down onto her.
As she was kissing me, I started to softly squeeze her breast, to which she had to stifle a moan from
Then i took her hard pink nipple, and started to lightly twist and play with it. She went crazy for that.
As I started to work my way down to her panties, she stopped me.
She said, "Fuck that, I want your dick inside of me." As she bit her lip.
I couldn't get my pants off fast enough.
She laid there, looking at what was now my massive throbbing dick.
In one quick motion, she pulled me back on top of her, and managed to get her pants and panties off.
Then to my surprise, she took hold of my dick, and shoved it right into her warm wet pussy.
I could feel her tighten around me, as she started to move her hips to the rhythm of my thrusts.
She started slowly, but moved harder and faster, every chance she got. Moaning uncontrollably from
As she got close to orgasm, i picked up speed. Thrusting harder and faster than I ever had before.
She started to moan louder, and lose control of her body. It was almost as though her body took control,
and started to spasm.
Right before she was about to cum, she tightened up around my cock, and started to shake.
The pleasure I felt in my cock from her tightening up, made me lose it.
I came inside of her, (She had birth control) and our bodies moved to the feel of the orgasms.
After I came, I pulled out of her, and all of a sudden, I felt a hot liquid, run all down my dick and thighs.
She was still shaking and moaning extremely loud as it happened.
I was amazed by the amount of cum that she produced from her orgasm. The bed was soaked.
When she finally regained control, she looked up at me, and said with a smile. "I didn't know I could do
that.. I'm sorry if it got on you."
I just sat there in amazement, that this girl I really liked, was able to squirt. It turned me on like nothing else.
We got dressed, and she kissed me.
I looked at the puddle she left on my bed, and looked back at her.
I said, "You know, sometime we have to do this again."
She smiled, and said, "I hope so, I want to do that to you again."
I walked her out to her car, reliving that memory the whole night.


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My First Punk Song (Demo)
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- 12/11/2006
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- 1 min 41 sec
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- 4.09 / 5.00
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This was all recorded in one take. I play all the instruments. First song with BASS!
Rated 1.5 / 5 stars August 2, 2009
im gonna have to agree
its totally the chords from basket case. only with like less attitude. could totally use some words. but on the up side its all mixed good.
Rated 4 / 5 stars July 21, 2009
pretty good
not the best, by a long shot, but still good. as for the idiot 2 spots below me, the song sounds nothing like basket case. the one under me that said the drums lacked power was right, but at the same time, the drums aren't the easiest thing to do, i'm going to assume you concentrate more on the guitar than the drums and haven't taken time to improve your drumming skills.
Rated 0 / 5 stars February 27, 2008
totally not a punk track, not really that original at all, drums lacking finesse and power. overall this song lacks energy
Rated 0.5 / 5 stars December 12, 2007
green day - basket case...
Rated 4 / 5 stars September 17, 2007
i reme,ber NOFX songs hear this
i can wait for the full version!!!


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IKEA Six Arms Ceiling Lamp
This DIY creation made out of an IKEA blanda blank metal bowl, 6 Tertial lamps, some metal cables and "lots of time" resulted in a creepy-cool creation that reminds us of one of those deep sea crabs. Aurélien Antoine has several other great projects worth taking a peek at, including a couple easy to copy DIY paper lamp projects...
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May 17, 2004
Sam Hawgood, MB, BS,1. an international leader in neonatology, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Medicine.
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May 13, 2004
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May 12, 2004
As the warmer months arrive, oil-filled lamps and torches begin to light up patios and backyards, and people use lighter fluids for charcoal barbecues. Consumers often fail to ensure that oil and lighter fluid containers are properly sealed and out of children's reach.


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Attaching PDA Panache Stylus tether to right side of Zod?
Hey y'all!
Has anyone found a way to attach the PDA Panache Stylus' tether to the starboard (right-side) of the Z? Tapwave should have made a lanyard slot on both sides, instead of just the port-side (left-side).
~Tim ;)
You could remove the back panel of your Zodiac, and have two holes cut in the corresponding location, but then you'd have to deal with dust getting inside the case.
Alternatively, you could use krazy glue to add an external lanyard attachment. This is what people do for their 1G iPod Shuffles.
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