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Finally went to get a Christmas tree today - very late, but no matter, the tree is as fresh as they get. One of the benefits of country living. We don't get our trees from a store lot, but rather Macey's Christmas Tree farm, just a couple miles away, on Stampers Bay Road. There are acres of white pine, Scotch pine (my choice), Canadian fir, Norway spruce, blue ice, Leyland cypress, all nicely lined up, and well spaced so they grow evenly. It can take me a while to choose my tree, there are so many beautiful ones, but once I'd made my selection, I could just let Macey's folks do the work. They cut the tree, then hauled it off on wheels to the stand where they shake the tree to get all the loose and dead needles and branches off. It's very effective. [The first photo shows them with my tree after shaking it.] Then the tree trunk is bored deeply enough to sit securely on the tree stand's spike. I asked for the bottom six inches of branches to be sawn off: no problem. Then onto a bed where the tree is quickly wrapped in netting, all snug and easy to transport.
Home and immediately onto the stand in the living room, warm water in the basin. I went with a smaller tree this year, just 6' - last year's was up to the ceiling. But it's nearly as wide as it is tall, and we think it's beautiful. I wouldn't consider getting a tree from anywhere else, as long as I'm here in Virginia. Oh, and what did we pay? $34 for that 6-footer. I know my city-dwelling friends will envy that.
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Chicken Sake Stew
Tamari is similar to soy sauce but richer and darker; look for reduced-sodium tamari in the ethnic foods section of most grocery stores and in health-food stores. You can substitute low-sodium soy sauce. Along with the tamari, sake deepens the stew's taste and aroma without overpowering the dish's other flavors.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: about 1 1/2 cups)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 366
- Calories from fat: 13%
- Fat: 5.3g
- Saturated fat: 1.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.5g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 28.8g
- Carbohydrate: 30.8g
- Fiber: 2.2g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
- Iron: 2.9mg
- Sodium: 794mg
- Calcium: 41mg
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots (about 2 large)
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 ounce)
- 3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3/4 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
- 1 1/2 cups sake
- 2 1/2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium tamari
- 1 cup water, divided
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 4 cups cubed white potato (about 1 pound)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add shallots to pan, and sauté for 3 minutes or until golden. Add garlic to pan; sauté 1 minute. Transfer shallot mixture to a large bowl.
- Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in pan over medium-high heat. Place 1/4 cup flour in a shallow bowl or pie plate. Dredge half of chicken in flour, shaking off excess. Add dredged chicken and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper to pan, and cook for 6 minutes or until browned on all sides. Add browned chicken to shallot mixture. Repeat procedure with remaining flour, chicken, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper.
- Add sake to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Add broth, tamari, and 1/2 cup water. Add chicken mixture to pan, stirring to combine. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Combine remaining 1/2 cup water and 1 tablespoon flour in a small bowl; stir until smooth. Add flour mixture to pan; stir well. Stir in potato. Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until potato is tender. Uncover and simmer 15 minutes or until desired thickness. Remove from heat; stir in parsley.
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My wife and I and another couple thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Blueberry cove. We enjoyed meeting our gracious hosts, Annie and Paul, and learning all about the area. It was a pleasure to come "home" in the evenings after a busy day of partaking in all Maine has to offer, and enjoy the sunset over Toddy pond. We enjoyed our mornings on the deck with the birds, squirrels, and chipmunks.
We stayed in this lovely home on vacation. My husband directs an inner-city Christian ministry. After camp each summer, we travel to various states for a much-needed respite from city life. During the past 10 years, we have visited several national parks. This year, we traveled to Maine to see Acadia National Park. We rented your charming home which provided the perfect retreat for us. The kitchen was spacious and well-stocked with every kind of pot, pan, and gadget needed! I enjoyed cooking several meals there. Hospitably, you left a bottle of maple syrup for us to enjoy. Certainly, we enjoyed it! We were able to explore Acadia during the day and relax in your home at night. We enjoyed making a fire in the back yard and roasting marshmallows and feasting on s'mores the last night we were there. The lobster shack on Newberry Neck Rd. was 2 miles from your home. There, I enjoyed the absolute best lobster roll I've ever tasted! There were plenty of places in your home to eat and sleep and relax. AND there was a precious horse and doggie across the street who our daughters and nieces loved to play with and feed! We would recommend this place to anyone who wants to enjoy the small-town feel of Maine. Thanks for all you have done to make your guests feel welcome!
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Happy New Year!
A prayer for everyone launching out into unknown waters of 2013, from The Valley of Vision:
O Lord,
Length of days does not profit me except the days are passed
in thy presence, in thy service, to thy glory.
Give me a grace that precedes, follows, guides, sustains,
sanctifies, aids every hour,
that I may not be one moment apart from thee,
but may rely on thy Spirit
to supply every thought,
speak in every word,
direct every step,
prosper every work,
build up every mote of faith,
and give me a desire
to show forth thy praise,
testify thy love,
advance thy kingdom.
I launch my bark on the unknown waters of this year,
with thee, O Father, as my harbour,
thee, O Son, at my helm,
thee, O Holy Spirit, filling my sails.
Guide me to heaven with my loins girt,
my lamp burning,
my ear open to thy calls,
my heart full of love,
my soul free.
Give me thy grace to sanctify me,
thy comforts to cheer,
thy wisdom to teach,
thy right hand to guide,
thy counsel to instruct,
thy law to judge,
thy presence to stabilize.
May thy fear be my awe,
thy triumphs my joy.
On New Year's Resolutions
Tis the season for talk of resolutions, and before you pooh-pooh the idea of resolutions, or before you start listing out your resolutions for 2013 in a personal journal, consider a few words from the Apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 1:11–12:
To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
From this text, here are a few bulleted points to meditatively ponder:
- By his power (δύναμις) God is eager to fulfill (πληρόω) the totality (πᾶς) of our faith-filled resolutions (εὐδοκία). Which means …
- God cares about our resolutions, all of them — and he sets no limit to their number.
- Our resolutions are legit only because God, by his power, is resolute on our eternal good in all things (Romans 8:28).
- True godly resolutions focus outward: on God, on Christ, on divine glory, and on the good of others (2 Thessalonians 1:3–4, 11–12).
- Shortsighted resolutions, resolutions with me as their end, are powerless and destined to fail.
- True resolutions should fit within the context of our eschatological hope (2 Thessalonians 1:5–10).
- True resolutions should fit within the reality of our union with Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:12).
- True godly resolutions — "works of faith" — focus on God's enabling power, thus they seek for what only God can provide.
And of course if you'd like help starting your list of resolutions, I find this one to be very helpful: "For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified" (1 Corinthians 2:2, NIV).
As an aside, I appreciate what John Piper wrote about resolutions in his 2009 article:
Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." Well, the examined life is not worth living either if the examination produces no resolutions. What examination and experience teach us is that the unplanned life settles into fruitless routine. The drifting life — the coasting, que-sera-sera, unreflective life — tends to be a wasted life. The opposite of this is self-examination — life-examination, routine-examination, schedule-examination, heart-examination — followed by "resolves for good."


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Norman Anderson of the U.S. Army Reserves vaults to the top of the NRA leaderboard after a splendid morning performance in today's Long Range High Power Rifle competitions. Bolstered by his 200-12x Aiken Trophy outing, he now holds a one point lead over Tyler Cooper of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. His grand total? 798-40x. But wait … there's more.
Anderson's lead doesn't end there. Scores from their third and fourth relays just popped in. They include heavy weights such as John Whidden, Michelle Gallagher and 2010 World Individual Long Range Rifle Champion (from Great Britain) David Luckman. Even after all that skills and talent came charging over the hill, Anderson was about to hold them back ... even if by the narrowest of margins.
Odd thing is that we didn't expect much of a change. Weather conditions are practically perfect. Sunny but not too sunny. The wind is barely a wisp (not once the round gets down range according to one member of the U.S. Armed Service), and everyone has settled into a long range rifle state of mind. With any luck, we might even be pushed to a tie breakers before this year's NRA Long Range High Power Rifle title is handed out.
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#TwitterArtExhibit #LosAngeles : A brief interview with Anson Yew, owner of Exhale Unlimited Gallery
The Twitter Art Exhibit team conducted a brief interview with Anson Yew, MD, the owner of Exhale Unlimited Gallery, which hosted Twitter Art Exhibit Los Angeles from January 12 to February 10, 2013.
Anson Yew, MD,
Owner of Exhale Unlimited Gallery in Chinatown's Arts District.
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T.A.E.: Hi Anson, thanks so much for donating your space to our exhibition, and for making this possible.
A.Y.: My pleasure!
T.A.E.: So, we're kind of curious to find out how you felt about the concept when you were first approached by the curators to participate in Twitter Art Exhibit.
A.Y.: Initially I thought it was a great idea but I was a little apprehensive about the logistics. I wasn't sure how it was going to come together, but I had worked with the curators before so I trusted them. I know they have a heart for helping those in need.
T.A.E.: You agreed to donate your space so 100% of proceeds could go directly to the charity, Art Division. What are your thoughts on Art Division's program? Why did you get involved?
A.Y.: Art Division is an art program for at-risk young adults in central Los Angeles, an area where the population is critically under-served. I've had a chance in the last few years to volunteer with an art program that supports the mentally disabled, and although Art Division serves a much different population, I know first-hand that art can have a profound effect on people. It changes lives. Creativity is the basis for human connection and expression. I'm thankful there are organizations to partner with in the field of visual arts that are willing to work to benefit the world around us.
T.A.E.: Did you have any doubts or concerns along the way?
A.Y.: Any time you venture into something new, there are concerns. One personal concern was that Exhale Unlimited Gallery is open to all ages. There were questions as to what might happen if some of the work was (for example) inappropriate for young viewers. Artists can sometimes push the limits of what people are comfortable with, and it's difficult to say what's appropriate, what's not… Having said that, the artists were overwhelmingly responsive to the fact that Twitter Art Exhibit L.A. was a show for charity, and that we were supporting an educational organization sheltering young adults from difficult situations. There were many beautifully executed pieces, and some highly creative work. All ages and segments of our audience were able to find something that they enjoyed.
T.A.E.: Did you ever think you would receive this many cards?
A.Y.: Neither I nor the curators ever expected the number of submissions we received. It was overwhelming to say the least. Being a bit out of the social media circles, I came to realize the power of the relationships that are developed online. It makes your heart skip a beat when you come in to find new mail form all over the world. Each card was like a special valentine from someone who cares about making a difference in this world. No matter how big or small the individual contributions are, when people come together in such large numbers, they're making an actual dent in a broken world.
T.A.E.: What were your thoughts about the works coming in? Any comments on the variety of the work, styles, range?
A.Y.: The variety and styles represented were as colorful as the cultures that make our world. Everything from detailed portraits, to modern abstracts, Asian calligraphy, collages… it was wonderful. It reflected the vast beauty of our global family, a literal melding of worlds in one small gallery.
T.A.E.: What did you think the general impression of the public was on opening night? Did any thoughts or impressions stand out?
A.Y.: Everyone was impressed with the exhibit. Each card was identified with the artist's name, Twitter handle and country of origin. This made the show immensely meaningful. When the public realized that each piece was sent directly to our gallery from all parts of the world, and that everyone came together through Twitter for a cause, they were touched. The cards themselves were beautiful pieces of art, but when attached to a story, they really came alive to viewers.
T.A.E.: Did any cards surprise you in terms of their place of origin?
A.Y.: So many countries were represented… we received several cards from countries where relatively little English is spoken. That was a nice surprise for me. It was also interesting that certain countries had similar styles or subject matters.
T.A.E.: Can you speak about the role of Exhale Unlimited in helping nonprofits and charitable organizations? Any thoughts on mixing art and charitable giving?
A.Y.: I started Exhale Unlimited to benefit charities and nonprofits by partnering on various projects revolving around design and the visual arts. We offer art exhibitions, as well as fashion, home and gift items, and a portion of the sales is donated to charity. So this particular exhibition was a nice fit. Art and charitable giving goes hand in hand, and of course there's a long tradition for this. Everyone wants to own beautiful artwork, and if you can lend a hand by buying it, I think it makes the art even more meaningful. This may be an idealist's view, but the massive response to Twitter Art Exhibit shows that the public is still interested in concepts mixing philanthropy and the arts.
T.A.E.: Where do you see Exhale Unlimited going in the next five to ten years?
A.Y.: Exhale Unlimited is going to go with the flow, and ride the next wave. We want to continue working with the many wonderful nonprofits and charities that benefit our world. These include those that deal with disaster relief, finding cures for disease, providing second chances (homelessness, mental illness, etc), providing basic needs to the world (food, water, shelter) and helping organizations that care about our ecosystems and the planet.
T.A.E.: The philosophy of Twitter Art Exhibit is that "art can change the world". Do you think art can change the world?
A.Y.: Art is an outward expression of our creativity, and creativity is what distinguishes our humanity and where our soul finds purpose. Through art, we can glimpse the meaning of our lives on earth — and when we find meaning, we can change the world.
T.A.E.: Was this a positive experience for you? Would you do something like this again?
A.Y.: The exhibition was a reminder that the world is very small and that we all share a common desire to make it a better place. It was a meaningful exhibition that I would welcome again for different causes.
T.A.E.: Any famous last words? :)
A.Y.: Just a big thank you to the curators, Nat George and Virginia Arce. They worked very hard, both online and at the local level, to bring this entire exhibition together. They both have a desire to find ways in which art can benefit others. Their passion for curating exhibitions, especially for nonprofits, is inspiring - and it's making this world a better place.
T.A.E.: Thanks for taking the time Anson, we appreciate it!
A.Y.: All the best.


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Living Textiles Baby Wall Decal Set - Little Bria
Wall decals are a great way to complete your baby's nursery. They are removable, reusable and have self stick adhesive. Coordinates with Little Bria bedding set and features flower and butterfly decals, along with many other decals to decorate with. Four sheets of decals included.
Living Textiles Baby Rug - Little Bria
A great addition to the nursery! This rug is square and has a lovely blue palette. Cute striped design. Made with yarn.
Living Textiles Baby Smart-Dri Waterproof Muslin Bibs 2 Pk - Little Bria
Keep baby neat and clean with our super absorbent 2pk muslin waterproof bibs. Made with our Smart-Dri technology, our bibs will absorb the little spills & dribbles with the waterproof layer inside. Adorable characters are printed on muslin. Choose from boy, girl, neutral, or basic white
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Used in my toddler's room, these decals were just the right touch to brighten it up. There are enough to fill a wall, or spread around a room, and the designs are super cute. Only con is I had to put tape behind a few pieces that started peeling off. This issue wouldn't be bad enough to prevent me from buying it again.
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10 Disgusting Parent Truths
From the day you first see that squishy alien life form on the screen to pushing a human being out of your body and cleaning up soggy Cheerios, parenthood can be downright weird. Here are some of the less-than-sanitary moments we've experienced.
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Someone Will Pee on You
Or you will pee on yourself. After the kids arrive, bladder control becomes a thing of the past. Now you know why they make those backseat potties.
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You'll Go Three Days Without Bathing
When you have to choose between personal hygiene or eeking out two hours of sleep, the zzz's always win. At least they now offer clinical-strength deodorant to the public! You'll need it.
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You'll Touch Poo With Your Bare Hands
Why is it that diapers can't just do what they were invented for? Between leaks, blowouts and full-on diaper rebellion, you're bound to find yourself cleaning feces off the floor. Keep some of those rubber gloves on hand to reduce the "ick" factor.
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Vomit Will Probably Land on Your Face
Infants have the aim of a champion dart-thrower. We've seen baby puke actually land IN parents' mouths on more than one occasion. Tic Tac, anyone?
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You'll Eat Really Unsanitary Food
Forget the bread and butter. Leftover baby food is where it's at! Parents inevitably find themselves instituting the "sniff test" to check for rancidness before digesting everything from leftover nuggets to pureed banana.
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Too Much Coffee Will Wreak Havoc on Your Digestive System
Especially if you couple it with a severely-needed nightcap. Using liquids to propel you through your day will inevitably land you in the loo.
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You or Your Child Will Sleep Without Sheets
After two rounds of bed-wetting at 3 AM, when all the back-up linens are in the wash, you just won't care anymore. Invest in some good mattress protectors to minimize the yuck factor.
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Breast Milk Will Be Consumed by Adults
What is it about breast milk storage containers that causes them to always get mistaken for creamer? Bottles look nothing like coffee condiments, but a sleepy friend or family member somehow always winds up imbibing with their morning drink.
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Your Children Will Eat Things That You Wouldn't Touch With a 10-Foot Pole
Lint, dead bugs and pennies are all fair game in the culinary world of a child. At least they're building up a strong immune system…and an adventurous palate.
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So I was playing my music loud tonight and dancing live on my stickam having a good ole time when I here knocking on my door..it's only 12:30am so I turn it down half way..still knocking, so I turn it to 1/8th still knocking. I turned down the music happy!
Lady saying don't give me attitude and I am like yah well I am rarely loud and my neighbors are loud everyday during the week from 12am-2/4am wth.
she is like, well I will tell them the same thing.
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These School Husband poems are examples of Husband poems about School. These are the best examples of School Husband poems written by international PoetrySoup poets
Is your go-to lunch roast beef sandwich?
Tomorrow you might want turkey instead
Here is why
In gen. red meat- such as roast beef
Not as healthy as other kinds of protein
Tends to have more cholesterol
Often has more saturated fat
Both things are bad for your heart
Eating too much red meat
May linked to colon cancer
This does not mean
You should never eat beef or other red meats
Just go easy on them
Tasty Swaps
Fish or chicken
With hamburgers
Try Veggie burgers
With Stir-fry
Try Fried tofu
With lasagna
Try Eggplant slices
With salad
Try tuna or broiled egg
With Breakfast
Try turkey or soy links
With Casserole
Try lentils and rice
With Chili
Try beans (canned or dried)
With Dinner entrée
Try Roast turkey (baked or broiled)
With sandwiches and wraps
Try grilled chicken or hummus
In the childhood home her mother spins her child
Round and round we go happiness seems to overflow
And the childhood goes by; faster, faster
A growing child with so much energy running and having fun
Careless and free he runs across the yard
He is growing up; faster, faster
Only in middle school and already a rebel
Sticking up for a friend and getting in a fight
He has courage but still he runs; faster, faster
High school has come at last
The odd man out he cries for attention
Into depression he spirals; faster, faster
At the high school prom he meets a girl
The hearts beet together and the music beats in their ears
They are falling madly in love; faster, faster
Barely a year and a kid on the way
To work and back the same routine, every hour, every day
A wedding is coming closer; faster, faster
So far a happy life, and a good career
They buy a home and outside he spins his child
Another childhood is going by; faster, faster
His life was long another one has started from it
But now the ambulance move; faster, faster
And his heartbeat fails; slower, slower
Just a day
"Good Night Mom and Dad" I said before I went to bed. "We love you" they said as they closed the door
Mom comes in and wakes me up "Time to go to school" as my feet hit the floor
I got dressed and ate breakfast and got my book bag and now we are on the go
We sit in the car listening to music "It's Friday I think I'm a little excited tho
"Alright baby we here" as mom open the door to let me get out
She closed the door and kissed me on the head told me she loved me before she pulled off
Another day of school and it close to Christmas
I can't wait to see Ashley and Alexus, today is show and tell as I said in a whisper
We had learning center day and Boy! Was it fun!
Today was a free day and on Friday there isn't much to learn
The room was quite when the was a knock at the door, the door opened
A man with a big gun was standing there; my classmates panicked and started to run
I heard a lot of noises and a lot of screams
I felt a sharp pain in my back as I dropped to my knees
In the distant I heard more screams and then everything went silent
Then I closed my eyes it went dark and on the cold floor I was dying
The other side
It's Thursday night and off to bed we go
I kiss my 5 year old son Jaden and told him I loved him so
Alarm clock goes off and it's around 6:15 in the morning
I shower got dress and woke up Jaden my little darling
Its Friday, I fixed him breakfast and we headed out for the this last day until the weekend
I enjoyed our little drives to school as we sat in the car singing
I opened the door to let him out once more
Kissed him on the head and told him I loved him ill pick him up around four
I'm at work drinking coffee just talked to my husband on the phone
Got at my desk started to work and the my office phone rung
It's about 9:30 and it was Jaden's school
I got the news he was dead and I started to puke
I'm crying uncontrollably don't know my next move
My son is dead, I can't believe this news
I hurried to the school in the best of my ability
I saw the school surrounded by medics, reporters, and police
I ran to a officer and demanded to see my son
He said "I'm sorry ma'am" I can't do this at this time
At 9:32 my one and only son Jaden was pronounced dead
The shooter was 20 and took my son's life in his own hands
The questions continue to flow through my head as I search for answers
I don't need answers I need my son and his laughter
I am now sitting on his bed trying to swallow tears
My husband holds me close as reality nears
My little boy is gone among the other 19 kids
Heaven has 20 new angels now I hope he knew how much I love him as much as I did
(To the innocent lives that were lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting)
There once was a girl in my class.
One day I tried to make a pass.
My cheek still sting,
My ears still ring,
Yet married to me; Alas!
In days past, a scratch
on a Willow at school;
Bill I want to catch!
I want a plan for a kiss,
having a longing for stars.
I do not want shy bliss!
Sally has Glory today,
owing to a swift plan,
Bill did not slip away;
Sally had a frying pan!
Both of the young lovebirds who have been dating since middle school and high school will
have finally made it to the altar, and after a long-term engagement. Both lovebirds are
very excited about getting married. First, these two former teenage lovebirds will have
gotten engaged after a guy, who used to be a teen boy asked a woman, who was a teen girl,
to have married him. And before these two make it to the alter, then both young lovebirds
will have to make it throughout the engagement without ever cheating on each other and
stuff. It seems that a young man and a young woman have dreamed that they'd make it to the
wedding of their awesome dreams, which is now called, "the final frontier;" a famous quote
from "Star Trek." It also seems that once these two lovebirds have tied the knot after
saying the words, "I do," there's no turning back. There's also no way out of the
marriage, unless it ends in a divorce. This fairy tale story now has a happy romantic
ending for this loving couple who met in elementary school, middle school, and/or high
school, and pretty soon, there's going to be a happy ending for all would-be young
lovebirds, too. Everybody's talking about getting married since the day they started going
to school, especially what their dream weddings will have looked like. I find this type of
love very interesting. On top of that and as for this loving married couple who were once
teenagers when they fell in love with each other, they're going to tell each other three
words: "I love you." It also looks like that day in and day out, week after week, and
every day for the rest of their lives, they're going to stand by each other until the day
they pass on. It's just like the saying goes, "love conquers all," which means that all
marital relationships will never be broken. And if this type of love keeps growing and
growing and this ends up in marriage in the near future, these two love birds (a man and a
woman), their friends, and their family members will be ready for it. they'll all be ready
for the future of all lovebirds.
Looking at the first blush of the morning,
I know its the perfect day for a wedding.
The big fat white wedding, the dream,
To which every little girl clings.
I tell myself as I watch the clouds turn white,
That this is the happiest day of a woman's life,
And that nothing should come in between,
The perfect bride and her groom.
I remember those young moments when I used to dream,
Of how our wedding would seem.
It was just like I had imagined,
A pretty day like today.
Slipping into my white dress and stilettos,
I think of the way you had proposed.
The way I had always wished for,
A dazzling ring in sparkling champagne.
I switch to happier thoughts from our past,
Holding hands, watching stars, laying on the grass.
We were high school sweethearts,
The perfect couple was what they called us.
We spent our days sneaking in a few kisses,
We used to pretend to be Mister and Mistress.
We were in love,
The crazy, eternal and rare kind.
Memories are shoved as mother comes into the room,
Holding a few red roses in full bloom.
Her eyes are teary and her voice is shaky,
As she whispers that she is proud of me.
Tears spill but I smile as I slide into the car,
Remembering the times you'd sing to me with your guitar.
The times you'd reach over and,
Tuck a stray lock of hair behind my ear.
I laugh silently as I remember on the way to the chapel,
You saying once you were the beast and I, the belle.
You always bring little candles and gifts,
And laugh as I make my birthday wish.
I wonder if you'd be laughing today,
As you cut the wedding cake with the sugar bouquet.
If you'd remember our old ceremonies,
In the event of your new one.
I walk through the gates smiling at our old friends,
And take your brother's hand as his arm extends.
He takes me in but lets me go,
As we reach the door to the flowery hall.
I peek through the crack to see you there,
At the altar smiling, running a hand through your hair.
I slip in and move to the side,
As the wedding march starts to play.
In came the blushing bride, walking gracefully down the aisle,
At her friends and family, she nods and smiles.
As I hold my breath and wipe my eyes,
Our high school love story plays in my head.
I remember the day we promised we'd never part,
Because I would always be the one in your heart.
But your bride and you exchange your vows,
And I find myself repeating them inside.
The priest asks you to kiss your bride,
And I quickly slip outside.
Because no matter how alright I say I am,
Letting you go was the hardest thing I had ever done.
- Miliya Parveen
A spoilt photo,a wasted life,
failure as a father,the experiment didn't come off.
So great was my abhorrence at the sight of humanity
that i decided to give her the go-by.
Ladies and gentlemen i introduce you,
the disintegration of my personality.
Brand me with a red-hot iron,iam the killer,
Lynch me ,who will struck the first blow?
Be stunned because iam the zero man.
Fully aware of the danger,iam the cracker man
so don't be soppy.
Sentimentalism is the reason of stupidity
and the end justifies the means.
Nothing ever put me out,no shiver all over my body.
I will save my skin once again,believe it or not
and i will do this with fussiness,take it or leave it.
A clenched-fist salute to the dead child in front of my car.
I killed again giving birth to nothing.
always there for me
He's my junior high school sweetheart
He's my soul mate who bestows his forgiveness on me
His dedication and devotion is so beautiful, so true and everlasting
I sat in a kind of wasted skin stupor and
try to make sense of my reality idiom in pisces
blue A minor sequence aqueoushumor blind sigh-ted
by a dubious passion to be a teacher of pious on
metaphors to go to the holy innocents of a yestertommorrow
I talk ramble by day of the slammer sociomenace
while they glassed eyed park their sick l cells in
unneutral and (in double park synapse in tow---let me catch an old
glimmer of naked frenzy-taut as a stretched, cracked
brittle rubber band praying for one last turnstretch to
flipfly a higher band than the last cloud pattern, given
to the raised eyebrows of montoya clammerings of hocus
pocus Jekyll/Hyde explosive endeavor trick or treats
without the brownwhite wrapper or the righteous look
pinch pout pocket of a boy dowell. Keep the false faith friends,


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DIY: Almond Milk
Store bought almond milk is nice, but there's nothing like the creamy, bright taste of fresh almond milk. Once you realize how easy it is to make your own, the store bought stuff will become a thing of the past.
I made these two bottles (five cups or over a liter) of almond milk from one cup of almonds in 10 minutes and a few simple steps.
Soak one cup of raw almonds for at least six hours. I usually soak mine overnight. These photos show the almonds before (left) and after (right). I gave the soaked almonds a shake — after soaking the almonds should be visible larger and the water should be cloudy with almond skin bits when you shake it.
Okay. Drain your almonds and get out the following:
- Blender
- Spouted bowl
- Sieve
- Measuring cup
- Funnel
- Strainer (cheese cloth or diaper cloth work well)
Blend the almonds with water. You can vary the amount of water you use to your own taste. Four cups will make creamier almond milk (great for lattes) and up to six cups will still make almond milk good for cereal and smoothies. My blender's a little splashy, so I blend half a cup of almonds with 3 cups of milk twice.
Clockwise from top left after blending water and almonds:
- Stack your straining cloth over your sieve over your spouted bowl. My cloth is a drawstring pouch I made out of diaper cloth — leave a note in the comments if you're interested in learning how to make or buy one.
- Pour your blended almond mixture through the cloth.
- Twist and drain the water from the almond pulp through your cloth.
- Pour your strained almond milk into airtight bottles with a funnel.
You'll have to shake the almond milk straight out of the fridge as it will separate. If you plan on using your cold almond milk in hot coffee/tea and think it's just too icky to tolerate when it separates, temper your almond milk by bringing it to a slow boil and cooling it down before bottling it. I go through it so quickly that I never bother. It'll last at least 5 days refrigerated.
If you're feeling extra resourceful, save the almond pulp and share your favorite almond flour recipe!


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Which video game has challenged your perspective on the way you live your life and how?
The video game I credit is a role playing game called Final Fantasy 7.
The conflict of the game begins immediately. As you play the story unfolds and you learn of a corporation that is extracting 'Mako Energy' from the planet by means of giant reactors. This 'Mako Energy' is then converted into electricity that is used in the city surrounding the reactors. It is a lucrative business. As a player, you begin the game with your character being directly involved in a vigilante terrorist group; a group whose goal is to destroy these 'Mako Reactors'.
Though the character you play cares little for the goals of his group (your character's main interest is making money), you continue to be involved in these vigilante missions. As time progresses in the game (meaning you complete more story-line) your character learns that 'Mako Energy' is found in all of the creatures and plants that inhabit the game's world. When a life ends this 'Mako Energy' flows back into the planet. It is then recycled by the planet and used to create new life. You understand that the extraction of 'Mako Energy' will result in the disabling of the planet's ability to support new life, and it also means that the planet is itself a living thing (as a player you can visit a place in the game and hear the planet itself making painful noises). You learn that the corporation's president is aware of these facts and is yet still planning to progress with the extraction of 'Mako Energy'.
How did this challenge my perspective?
Growing up I had been exposed to many different ideas of accountability but only at the age of 12, with the help of this compelling story, did I seriously contemplate my role in society. I wondered what kind of character I was, and what kind of character I would like to be. The story made it clear that those who act from a source of greed were ostracized from a moral society. I decided that indifference towards suffering cannot be hidden and that greed will never be satisfied.
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Berkan BoranJan 27 2012: If I must single out one game I must choose Bioshock(1-2). These games completly changed my perspective of Utopia. It is a perfect example to what happen when you try to build a homogeneous society. And While playing bioshock 2 you can collect some audiotapes listen what happened step by step while utopia turned into a dystopia. It can give you a few idea in what situations should governments intervene or not. It also make think about basic human psychology and parent-child reletionship.
Also I must mention sometimes not the games but some musics can change how think. For example The Boneyard music from CoD:MW2 was magnificant like Temple of Light from Fable: The Lost Chapter. Most of the people ( and unfortunately some of the players) ignore music of games but they can be quite powerful, arguable perhaps as good as Mozart or Beethoven.
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Sandile (Japanese: メグロコ Meguroco) is a Darkness-type Basic Pokémon card. It is part of the Dark Explorers expansion.
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Pokédex data
|Sandile - Desert Croc Pokémon
|2'04" (0.7 m)
|33.5 lbs. (15.2 kg)
|Pokédex entry
|They live buried in the sands of the desert. The sun-warmed sands prevent their body temperature from dropping.
|さばくの なかで せいかつ。たいように あたためられた すなが たいおんの ていかを ふせぐのだ。
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In Japan, this card was first released as one of the BW-P Promotional cards, and was awarded to participants of the Victory Cup events held over the course of Battle Carnival 2011. The Battle Carnival took place at the Mydome Osaka, Osaka on November 5 and 6, 2012, and at Sunshine City, Tokyo on November 19 and 20, 2012. It was subsequently released in the Japanese Dark Rush expansion. The one English release was in the Dark Explorers expansion.
This card's Pokédex entry comes from Pokémon Black. Twist Mountain is featured in the illustration.
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Fuck. I just had a goodbye-forever talk. I got the closure, so did he. Why can't I just let this go?
Fuck. I just had a goodbye-forever talk. I got the closure, so did he. Why can't I just let this go?
Following on from my long and depressing post, I'm trying to make a list of things to look forward to for the future. I still have no idea if what I want to do is really return to uni and, if I do, whether to pursue a career in museums, teaching or something History-related. But I've kind of taken the spontaneous step of deciding to travel around Europe from Autumn. I'm taking an intensive month-long TEFL course in Prague from October, and then from there I'm hoping to find a placement somewhere in Western Europe and then travel around in Spring/Summer time - hopefully summer camps. If I can get enough money, and build up the courage to, I'd love to do a placement in a school in Japan or South Korea. I'm learning how to drive at the moment, and although I'll have to put that on hold when I go away it's really exciting to finally do it and build the confidence. I honestly can't wait till I pass, as far away as that is now, and to know that I have the freedom to go and do whatever whenever. I've become best buddies with Chloe again and it's so good being able to hang out with her again and have fun, I've been happier than I've been in such a long time and it really is because I've got my friend back. I've got a job at a pub in town as well, it's being renovated so I don't start till August but I'm excited to finally get trained on the bar and to meet the other new staff starting and hopefully become good friends with them. Otherwise, I'm weirdly content with how things are. Gonna catch up with more old school friends, so I'm excited and nervous at how that's gonna go. I'm hoping to take a weekend trip away to Amsterdam for my birthday if me and Chloe have enough money for it, and planning a couple of tattoos I'd like to get over the summer. I've been trying so hard not to admit it, but I really miss him still and wish I could talk to him but I have to keep reminding myself of how painful it would be. I don't think I'd be doing any of these things now if I was still with him, as I'd still be trying so hard to mould my life around his plans and aspirations. That's why I suddenly made the decision to do the TEFL course and to do it away from home, as I want to finally make all the hopes of travelling and experiencing new cultures a reality, however scared or nervous I might be. The fact that I'll be on my own terrifies me even more but I think I need to do it, to really do this for myself, to try and make myself happy. I'm one of those people who always seems to be in a relationship and I always end up depending too much on the other person and building the relationship up too much in my mind, particularly in regards to the future. I used to be so scared of being on my own and pursuing what could be my own aspirations that I desperately clung on to what my boyfriend wanted for his future and hoped I'd somehow fit into it. And it sounds pathetic now. When I broke up with him, I tried so hard to think of what I wanted and what I felt and because I had got so used to thinking about him and his hopes for the future, I had completely neglected my own. This wasn't his fault at all, because I fully admit I completely let myself down by putting so much faith into a relationship that realistically wasn't going to go anywhere. Again, this is going back to him but it's really about how I always felt the need to be with someone to be happy. I've not been on my own long enough to really 'find' myself (ugh) or realise what it is I want. If I'm not happy being independent or doing things for myself, basically not being happy with what I have and who I am, then how can I expect myself to be happy with someone else and how can they be happy with me? Depending on someone else to make me happy isn't going to get me anywhere, but I used to think that the fact they were with me at all must mean I meant something. And for the relationship to break down just reinforced all the ideas that I always had about myself but that I kept hidden away when the relationship was good; that I really was unworthy. It's a selfish mindset, because it just sounds that I was with people because I needed positive reinforcement all the time. Obviously I cared and loved the people I was with; I just mean that when the relationship was nearing its end, I would always cling on, even if it made things a million times worse, because I was terrified. I don't even know what I'm trying to say anymore. This break up has been the worst I've ever had, and it's not even necessarily because of the cheating, as fucking awful as that is, but it's the lies. It's that he lied to me throughout, that he felt that he couldn't be honest or he had to hide things from me, that he made things up about himself, about other people, that he pretended he was something he was not. And I fell in love with this person, who was then revealed to not exist at all. I still don't know who he is, and that's what hurts me the most. I never saw it, I never recognised the lies, I never saw the signs, and I feel so stupid. And although I said I don't want to talk about it anymore, I have to admit to myself that I still love him, but it's not real, he never was real. So I'm grieving for the loss of someone who was never really there. He's moved on, because he never really gave himself away. And I can't be comforted by the thought that he loved me at one time, because I guess it meant, nothing.
Okay, so I've decided to get tumblr back. This will probably be temporary, or quickly neglected, but at least it's something else to do while I wait to start working. Within a week of coming back from uni, I couldn't bear to be the house with so much time to spare. But it was more because I needed to be kept busy and have my mind perpetually on something else as I'd just broken up with my lying and cheating boyfriend. I was pretty fucked up after the break up, to be honest since finding out about the cheating, because I really had put my life on hold for him.
I fell out with my two best friends and chose to believe his bullshit lies over their advice and allowed him to speak to me and treat me like I was inferior to him. I can only see now that I'm no longer with him what a genuinely awful person he was. The relationship was entirely on his grounds and he would put everything I did down, but it's stupid to complain, or even realise this, now as I chose to put up with it because I was convinced he would change back to the person at the start and he would show how much he loved me. Unfortunately I found out the hard way that the relationship wasn't even a relationship, it was a farce as for most the time he had told girls he was single and slept with someone else when we were going through a 'rough patch'. I was so devastated at everything, especially when he admitted he had lied to me about pretty much everything the whole time we were together.
The last time I spoke to him he genuinely said: 'i can't believe you'd think i'd actually cheat on you' and claimed that I was suspicious and untrustworthy with no basis for it. He then told me that I, and I alone, had destroyed the relationship by refusing to give him a chance to 'prove' himself, despite the fact that as soon as he went away to teach at summer camp he was full on flirting with another girl and inviting her over to his cabin for sex. But that's a joke apparently, and I have no sense of humour. I sound unbelievably bitter now, but the thing is I'm really not.
Straight after the break up I was determined to find ways of moving on quickly, just to stop feeling the unbelievable aching pain and emptiness that was left behind, almost obsessively wondering what he was doing, if he was thinking about me, if he'd contact me. And then I came across an article which described narcissist spouses and it was so fucking weird how when reading it everything seemed to make sense. His entire character, his personality, his tendencies, his behaviour - everything - was more or less summarised in a few paragraphs by a woman who had been with a narcissist for years. I guess the realisation then hit me that the whole time when he insisted that his inexplicable reckless behaviour, his argumentative and promiscuous nature, his apt manipulation and mind games and his incessant self-obsession came from depression that actually he was, is, a narcissist. It sounds dramatic, or that maybe I'm just looking at the bad in him and the relationship, but I knew the whole time I was with him that it was not a normal, loving or healthy relationship but yet I stayed with him and his constant derogatory comments about me and what I was doing wrong etc because I was so desperate to prove to him that I could do something right.
What constantly troubled me was how he could treat me the way he did, by making me feel worthless and humiliating me about things I felt insecure about or generally in front of his friends, kicking me out of his house in the middle of the night, and refusing to speak to me if he didn't like something I did or if I disagreed with him. He would twist every situation, every argument, everything so it would be about him, that he was the victim and I was the villain and there was nothing I could ever do to redeem myself. I was so desperate for him to love me, and to give me any sort of positive attention, that I was willing to do, and say and be anything he wanted me to be, and he knew it. This might sound strange but the thing that really helped me in moving on from the endless cycle of questioning what I did wrong and how I could have changed things and done better, was understanding that narcissists are not like normal people - they do not feel love or sympathy, they do not understand the way others understand. And it made so much sense how when I was crying or upset when he mocked me or tried to convince me I wasn't putting any effort in or I didn't care that he never responded. He would either laugh at me for getting upset, make me leave or, more often, just completely blank me and go on his phone.
Just a couple of days after we had broken up I discovered that he already had two other girls, oblivious to each other, on the go. And it should have upset me, angered me, something. But after reading more on narcissist tendencies, it just made sense how he would be able to completely cut me out of his life as if I never existed and move on to the next best thing. I'm not jealous of the girls he may fuck, or try to convince he cares about; I just feel a little sad that the same shit will probably happen to them, and he will toss them aside as easily as he did me. What I can't get over, and probably makes me sound like even more of a bitter person, is how his life has just continued and how everything just keeps getting better for him. I can't help but hope that someone will discover what he is really like and reveal him to everyone, as he is loved by all his fucking friends and as he's at summer camp now, he's able to make so many more. I'm angry that he's happy, that he's succeeding in lying to people and making friends, that he's able to have an amazing summer and I am left to pick up the pieces. I'm angry that I meant that little to him, that he tried to convince me the cheating was my fault, that the breakdown of everything was my fault, and for believing him. I'm angry at how he has moved on, how he has shown no guilt, no remorse, that I've had no fucking apology off him for what he's done. But I'm hoping, with time, that the anger will fade away, just as the pain and hurt did when I found out the truth about everything.
Jesus, what a happy post to begin with. I guess that's the point though. It's something I've been needing to put into writing, just to get off my chest, so I can start the process of allowing myself to fully let go and properly move on. I would never want him back, but there is a part of me that misses him, but I know I'm not going to get the closure I hope for. So the best I can do is accept it for what it was, and let it go. I was so scared of being on my own, especially as my life basically resolved around him, that I stayed with someone who treated me like shit. And while it's still hard to adjust to, particularly as I don't have anything productive at the moment to focus on, I'm so much happier than I've been in a long time. It's a weird feeling, almost relief, like freedom. Although nothing's really happening at the moment, I feel oddly content with things. I'm happy knowing that what I do now is for myself, and I don't have to worry about what he will think. I'm best friends with my old school friend again and I see her a lot, and I'm so grateful to have her back in my life as she's helped me so much with this and made me so much happier. Anyway, I think I've written enough about him. I don't really want to keep dwelling on the past, but it helps just getting it out.


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The Great Depression, a wet plate collodion documentary project by Borut Peterlin
I'm inviting you to the opening of my exhibition The Great Depression. The opening will happen on 4th of October 2013 in Gallery Photon in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
With the project I'm trying to document the state of bankrupt companies with emphasis on the things that workers left behind. I'm known as a portrait photographer and although this time there are no people on my images, the human presence is very evident. I hope you will enjoy the video and hope to see you at the opening!
Dearest readers, one more thing. This is the 1000th blog post on my blog! I've been blogging since September 2006 and here we are at the 1000th post! A lot of things changed in this time and I'm happy I was blogging about it. I was thinking hard how to mark this anniversary. Due to the occasion, let's call this week an artist to artist week. If you send me something that you've done I'll send you back something that I've done. It'll probably be a gelatin print, but who knows… If you make a good marmalade, I'll exchange a print for a jar of marmalade. Or for whatever, just please keep in mind that the offer stands only for a week, so if you are really up for "Creation 4 Creation" deal, please send me before 7th of October 2013 on the address Cviblje 40, 8350 Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia, EU. And don't forget to write your address ;-)
Monetizing wet plate collodion process
As you can imagine this wet plate process is not cheap and as a professional photographer I need and want to make a living with wet plate collodion process. I'm presenting two commercial projects in which I find great potential and as always want to share with you.
In collaboration with Gallery Fotografija from Ljubljana I was assigned to make a business gift for Riko company. I photographed Škrabčeva domačija museum in wet plate collodion glass negative and made salt print, toned with gold chloride. It is awesome and I've sold it to Riko. From the print we've made an edition of 300 inkjet prints on hahnemuele photorag paper and presented in a folder as you see it. The inkjet printing, the presentation and the folder was designed and made by Luminus company.
Second assignment came from a known Slovenian curator. She hired me to photograph the house of her father in law. I've made 5×7″ wet plate collodion ambrotype. An interesting detail is that the house stands in the Puhar street in Ljubljana. Janez Puhar was an inventor who invented photography on glass in year 1843. Unfortunately nobody replicated the porcess after his death. Anyway the gift was a total success.
If you want to hire me to make on-location photograph of you or your house or do whatever in wet plate collodion process, I charge 150 EUR for the first plate and next plates are 30 EUR each. Email me for inquiry.
Twist Wet Plate Collodion process at 30 °C
A week ago the Fotopub Festival finished. I was a founder of the festival in 2001 and was running the show for seven years and today I'm proud to say that the level is so high I gladly enrol as a participant to one of the workshops. This year I enrolled in a workshop with Diana Lui and I was photographing river beaches in wet plate collodion. Heat is a nightmare for wet plate collodion process, but I rethought the process, made few tests and here we go, I was doing wet plate collodion process at 30°C almost business as usual at 20°C.
I've made several changes to the process.
1) I lowered the pH of silver nitrate bath from 4pH to 2.3pH by adding few drops of nitric acid into it (about 3 drops per 500ml should be enough, but check yourself)
2) I added more alcohol in my collodion mixture. I have alcohol on the spot and if I see it's drying too fast I add some more solvent.
3) To my usual developer I added 25% of water and added 5 drops of nitric acid per 100ml of developer. I could add also 5gr of sugar per 100ml, but I didn't have to.
4) when sensitizing plate in silver bath I reduced the time from 3 minutes to only 2 minutes. Mark Osterman is emphasizing that the sensibilization should be done by observation and not by time, but on the field I observe only the first plate then I do it by time. You can see when a plate is ready for exposure. If you leave it too long in the heat, you will get too much silver on your plate that will become fog during development.
5) I used water as my stop bath, but I've added a spoon of table salt to a liter of water. Salt will react with silver and will stop the development process immediately. It's important to stop development fast if you work without running water and in the heat.
And that's basically it. If the plate is perfectly exposed it should be developed for 20 seconds. I've learned this from Mark Osterman's manual where he explains in details what does what in the process. I rethought and made lots of tests, wrote him a lot of questions and on the end I came up with results that are satisfying. Last but not least I owe Miša Keskenović lost of gratitude for all the knowledge he shared with me.
Have you seen my video about wet plate collodion at 0°C? HERE is the link. The same logic is behind, only fashion changes. When you understand the process you adjust the process freely to the conditions. Twist and shout the process out!
PS: This will be a supplement to my exhibition on 5.9.2013 in KKC, Dolenjske Toplice, Slovenia.
PPS: All those five steps aren't probably necessary to deal with heat. Step number 1 makes about 60% of the effect I reckon, but with it you lose at least 2 f stops of sensibility of your wet plate collodion plate.
VIDEO HOW TO: wet plate negative and salt printing
This is a photograph made with the process invented in 1839, called salt print process. The print is made from contact copy of a wet plate collodion glass negative. Size of the print is 40x50cm or 16×20″. The size of the image is 25x30cm or 10×12″. The print was toned in gold chloride toner and has a beeswax finish. The paper used is Fabriano Satinato 210gr, 50% of cotton.
Print is a limited edition of 12 copies. The print no:1 I've put it on ebay (LINK) and starting a week long auction starting at 0.99 USD.
Why am I doing this? I was invited to have a talk at TEDx Ljubljana and this ebay experiment is a part of my research how to sell art. The work title of the talk is "Give Capitalism A Chance".
PS: Print was sold for US $182.50. Thank you!
Salt print from 8×10″ wet plate collodion negative, toned with gold chloride
First of all I apologize for absence from my blog. SO many things is going on, I always want to write what happened in Poland and Serbia first. I decided to write as it happens. Today is a milestone in my career. I know, another one you might say, but hey, they are for free, why not! Seriously, I've made a giant leap in salt printing. Yesterday I've made a great wet plate collodion negative, 8×10″ format in very difficult circumstances. First test was foggy, my tent was leaking too much light. I solved that and my first negative was underexposed, second one was correctly exposed, but wind shook my camera during exposure. Then rain started and I start to pack in my tent. After 15 minutes it stopped and also wind stopped blowing, so I unpacked my things and made the third plate. It was close to perfect with few annoying developing marks.
For the forth plate sun started to shine and I've made an estimation how much should I cut the exposure. The fourth plate was p.e.r.f.e.c.t. Well, when I was developing the negative, I was disappointed, because whites exploded in 10s. My first reflexion was to cut the developing time, but then I remembered what Mark Osterman is saying, to focus on blacks, to keep void in the negative and observe appearance of fog in dark areas. I was developing for 90 seconds although I could go on for another minute, but I didn't want to risk of getting fog. I had all the information on the negative and I was intending to redevelop it anyhow. Redevelopment is a process of building the density of a negative after it is fixed. Yes, it's true sorcery, but it works. Salt print is very low contrasty medium so you need to build up super contrasty and dense negative to make a good salt print.
Few days ago I've received a shipment from ArtCraft, I've bought 1gr of gold chloride so I've made gold toner. And long and behold, here is the result. I'm amazed with dynamic range of the salt print. Take a look, there are details in the brightest and in the darkest part of the print. Tomorrow I'll make more prints and wax them. I'm so excited, with this technique so many opportunities are opening!
Flooded tree in wet plate collodion negative
Two days ago I saw this flooded tree and I knew immediately it will look good on picture, but there was too much water, I couldn't come near the tree. Yesterday I saw the water level has fallen, but didn't had time to make the picture and on other hand I knew the flood will be gone by tomorrow, so today I decided to make the picture. Only problem was that I had to work in Ljubljana, to make half a dozen on location portraits for Mladina weekly. OK, I did it with digital camera, but still a lot of work. I decided I have an hour to make the collodion image, no more. I drove to the place, set up the tent, made a test and then also the plate. All that in 42 minutes. I cleaned the set up and head to digital work.
Wet Plate Collodion negative snaps after work
After finishing portraits that I had to do in Ljubljana, I've stopped at the spring of the river Krka. Since it's flooding water is rushing out from the cave so I couldn't get a decent point of view, so I started to photograph the spring of stream Poltarica. Wet Plate Collodion process is a complicated process and beside that you need to know how to do it, you need to figure out the workflow. Today I had two missions. One was to figure out why I had blisters on some plates few days ago and the second was if I can do 4×5″ negative wetplates in my small darkbox.
First mission was soon cracked. It was cold as it was the other day, it was 3 degrees Celsius and I had no blisters whatsoever. I remembered that the other day I had this problems only at the beginning of the shoot when it was raining just a little bit. I'm sure a drop of rain fell on my plate when it was already coated with collodion and when I dipped it in silvernitrate bath, rock&roll started.
Second mission was a total success as well. I've made four plates and I can't wait to print them. I've learned many small, but important details of a workflow so now I'm thinking to do a project in Bosnia in this manner! It'll be 20th anniversary from the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, that was established byDayton Peace Accord in 1995 and I already did a cycling tour on the ethnic border between Republic Srbska (Serbs) and Federation Republic (Muslims+Croats), photographing how landscape changed politically. The ethnic border was founded in Dayton and it's known as Dayton border. My cycling Tour de Dayton you can see on THIS link, but this year I'll do it again with my luxurious car and do a wetplate project and prepare an exhibition for 2015.
Anyhow, that's me always thinking few steps ahead and now I'm thinking that I need to go to bed. I hope you like the images and good night Internet where ever you are.


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product description
Kiera Tweed Clutch. Crafted in Tweed with Patent Trim. Magnetic snap closure. Interior pockets and zip compartments. 12 1/4" L x 1 7/8" W x 7 1/2" H. Drop length: 11"
The Kiera Tweed Clutch is striking, making it a necessary addition to your spring handbag collection. The vibrant citrus colors will add an element of surprise to any outfit.
care information
Store your bag in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight. Never immerse a bag in water as it could damage the fabric or leather.