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JRR Tolkien Estate Threatens Lawsuit Over Book Featuring Tolkien As Character (Exclusive)
A Texas author is at odds with the J.R.R. Tolkien estate over plans to publish a fictional book that features Tolkien as a character and includes a critical analysis of Tolkien's books.
Stephen Hilliard is going to court in an attempt to release "Mirkwood, A Novel About J.R.R. Tolkien," to be published by Cruel Rune. The 450-page book is described as taking place from 1970 through near-present day in the United States and features six characters -- five fictional and Tolkien himself. "Mirkwood" is portrayed as both a piece of fiction as well as an exercise in "literary criticism." Hilliard hints that the book will take issue with the lack of female characters in Tolkien's works, including "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" series.
But on the verge of releasing the book, Hilliard says he was sent a cease-and-desist letter from the Tolkien estate, which alleged that it had a property right to commercially exploit the name and likeness of J.R.R. Tolkien. The estate also alleged that the cover art and typefaces in "Mirkwood" were similar to Tolkien's work to a degree that it would provoke unfair competition. The demand letter threatened Hilliard with a lawsuit if he didn't cease publishing the novel and destroy all copies.
Hilliard isn't waiting around to find out whether the Tolkien is serious about its legal threat. Yesterday, he filed a lawsuit in Texas District Court seeking a declaration that the Tolkien estate's claims were precluded by the First Amendment and by fair use.
In some ways, this saga is a worthy successor to the intrigue that surrounded the controversy over "60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye," an unauthorized sequel by a Swedish author to J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." That book featured J.D. Salinger himself in a fictional setting too, which caused legal alarms for Salinger before he died. Salinger successfully got a New York federal judge to enjoin the publication of the book. The matter was then settled, with the author agreeing to only publish the book outside the U.S. and agreeing not to market the book as a sequel.
There may be differences in the two cases, however. "60 Years Later" was said to include some of J.D. Salinger's characters, including Holden Caulfield, whereas "Mirkwood" doesn't seem to be represented as a sequel in any way. In Hilliard's complaint, he cites other fictional books that have used real celebrities as characters, including "Blonde," featuring Marilyn Monroe, "The Hours," featuring Virginia Woolf, "Libra," featuring Lee Harvey Oswald, and "Underworld," featuring Jackie Gleason, J Edgar Hoover, and Frank Sinatra.
The latest dispute is another example of how publicity rights and freedom of speech are crossing swords with each other, a topic that's been on the docket this week in disputes. See here and here.
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MINNEAPOLIS • Kevin Durant scored 23 of his season-high 48 points in the fourth quarter and hit the winner with 4 seconds to play to rally the Oklahoma City Thunder from 13 points down in a 115-111 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
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Durant went 7 for 11 from the field and hit four 3-pointers in the final quarter to help the Thunder rebound from two straight losses at home.
Kevin Love played the entire second half and finished with 30 points, 14 rebounds and five assists for the Wolves. But he missed four free throws in the final 27 seconds to let this one slip away. The last three came when he was fouled on a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds to go and the Wolves down two.
Derek Fisher scored 13 points and Serge Ibaka had 12 for Oklahoma City, which was outscored 66-46 in the paint.
Minnesota's Nikola Pekovic had 31 points and 11 rebounds.
SAN ANTONIO • Tiago Splitter had 22 points before leaving with a right shoulder injury, Tim Duncan added 19 points and 11 rebounds, and San Antonio beat Los Angeles in the Clippers' first game without injured All-Star Chris Paul.
Tony Parker had 17 points for San Antonio (26-8). Splitter left with 9:37 remaining after charging into Ryan Hollins' chest.
Jamal Crawford scored 24 points for Los Angeles, and Blake Griffin had 19. Darren Collison added 14 points and six assists while starting in place of Paul, who separated his right shoulder Friday night against Dallas.
PORTLAND, Ore. • Thaddeus Young had 30 points and Philadelphia held on for its fourth straight win, all on the road.
Evan Turner added 23 points and rookie star Michael Carter-Williams had 16, but fell hard on the court at the final buzzer when he was trying to keep Damian Lillard from scoring the tying basket.
Carter-Williams appeared to hit his head and stayed down for several moments while his teammates held off their celebration. When he finally rose, he held his hand to his head.
Portland's LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 14 rebounds for his 20th double-double this season. Robin Lopez added 14 points and 15 rebounds in just the Blazers' fourth loss at home this season.
ORLANDO, Fla. • Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each had 20 points, helping Miami rally for the win.
Rashard Lewis added 18 points and LeBron James finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.Next Page >
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They say bad press is better than no press at all, and that's proving to be correct for under-the-gun comedian Ricky Gervais.
While the British comic may have insulted just about everyone at this year's Golden Globes, it has just been announced that he'll soon be appearing on NBC's hit show "The Office."
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His Golden Globes hosting gig is certainly one of the most talked about things in Hollywood this week, but Ricky Gervais doesn't feel he did anything wrong.
Braving the nasty weather, Ricky Gervais was spotted out and about in New York City earlier today (January 18).
The "Invention of Lying" funnyman was joined by his wife Jane Fallon as he encountered photographers on the streets of Manhattan.
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Not getting the response in which he hoped for, Ricky Gervais has spoken out regarding rumors that he was sidelined at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards due to his over-the-line comments during the early part of the ceremony.
In a statement released Monday (January 17), the British funnyman said, "Everyone took it well and the atmosphere backstage and at the after show was great."
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It's no secret that he stepped on plenty of toes at last night's 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards, and Ricky Gervais isn't looking to make a third appearance as host.
The crass British comedian, who hosted last year's awards as well, was booed by the audience multiple times and took cheap shots at pretty much everyone he introduced.
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Last year he was a huge hit as host of the Golden Globe Awards, but Ricky Gervais may have gone too far this time around.
He definitely pushed the envelope while hosting the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, and Ricky Gervais is back for another round of raunchy humor.
The foul-mouthed Brit told Ellen DeGeneres that he's already made plans to lay into a few select celebrities at Sunday's festivities.
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Samsung ZX20 will be the first Video Calling capable phone with Cingular?
Samsung showcased the ZX20 together with the ZX10 at the CES 2006 in January this year. The ZX10 is already available from Cingular, but its successor ZX20 adds Bluetooth capability and high-speed HSDPA data support. Based on the ZX10 it features the same design with rotating camera, but the latter will be used for Video Calling feature, which will turn it into the first device to take advantage of this 3G feature. Another phone that is expected to launch soon with Video Calling functionality is the LG CU500, about which we reported earlier.
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Back in May we had a limited time offer on the 32GB version of the Google Nexus 5 in Black. It was available for just £280 including VAT.
The stock sold out in a matter of days and many missed out.
Back on July 18th the offer was back all be it £10 dearer, but a couple of weeks on and we have worked our magic and managed to bring back the original offer.
As of the 11th August we will have the SIM free 32GB Google Nexus 5 in both Black and White for just £280.
This is £59 cheaper than the official Google Play Store price!
£59 is a lot of money and could buy you a Qi wireless car cradle or a Qi wireless charging pad amongst other things.
So what do you get for £280?
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- 4G LTE compatible
- Qi wireless charging built in
Not a bad feature set and being a Nexus device you will also get all the latest updates as soon as they are available.
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
PIK was founded in 1992 and is a non-profit organization. The constitutional organs are the General Meeting, the Board of Trustees, the Management Board and the Scientific Advisory Board. PIK currently has 340 employees (including 220 scientific staff members) and over 130 guests.
PIK is a member of the Leibniz Association and funded by the Federal Republic of Germany and the Federal States in about equal shares. In 2012, the institute received approx. 14.3 million Euro institutional funding and approx. 11.1 million Euro funding from external sources.
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Within the domain Earth System Analysis and its Ecostab Flagship (formerly Biodiversity), PIK was lead organizer of the ALTER-Net Summer School from 2006 to 2011. After Wolfgang Cramer's and Sabine Lütkemeier's departure from PIK (Wolfgang is now Research Director at the Mediterranean Institute of marine and terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecology, IMBE, in France and Sabine recently retired from work), PIK gave up this part but remains a member of ALTER-Net.


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Wilmington, N.C. • All this talk of beer was making the former seminarian thirsty.
"Cheers," said assistant brewer Christopher McGarvey, taking a sip from his pint of golden ale. Then he continued his lecture on the history of beer in ancient Samaria to a crowd of about 90 on the third floor of this city's Front Street Brewery.
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McGarvey is a recent seminary graduate, a cantor at St. Basil the Great Orthodox Church and the brains behind the "What Would Jesus Brew" class each Tuesday evening in March.
The class is part of a yearlong Heavenly Homebrew Competition of Churches for Charity. It will culminate in church teams brewing individual beers for a fall event benefiting Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Lifecare Center in Wilmington.
McGarvey said the competition is about learning how to brew beer in the context of how the drink was used historically in the church. All in moderation, of course.
Officials at hospice said it's the first time any group has held a beer-brewing competition as a benefit for them, and the charity is grateful for the donations.
Church teams have witty names such as "The Hopostles" and "Brew Unto Others," said Jeffrey Hughes, a team leader for St. Paul's Episcopal Church. McGarvey picked clever scriptural references for the title of each class such as "Treasure Hidden in a Field: Barley, Hops and Brewing Basics" or "In the Beginning Was the Wort: How to Start Brewing in Your Kitchen."
Teaching about the importance of grain to early beer makers, McGarvey said, "It became clear early on that God gave us barley to make beer with."
Though competition organizers extended the invitation to a variety of denominations, you won't find any area Baptists or Methodists — many of who abstain from alcohol. The 10 church teams so far are Catholic, Orthodox, Episcopal, Lutheran or Unitarian.
Religious groups don't have to view alcohol as 100 percent negative, said the Rev. Richard Elliott, of St. Andrew's On-the-Sound Episcopal Church.
"It's like a joke I once heard about when some western parts of the state were voting on liquor by the drink," Elliott said. "A man says to this woman: 'Well, you know Jesus turned water into wine.' And she said, 'Yes, and I've always thought the less of him for it.' We believe that all God's gifts are good in their proper place and used properly."
The brewery is marketing the class as teaching participants how to "brew great beer and raise money for hospice, while embodying a historical Christian attitude towards the moderate use of alcohol as a blessing from God."
As McGarvey talked, team members from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Wilmington sniffed plastic ramekins on their table of toasted grains labeled Pilsner, Munich, Carafa, Caramel, Cascade, EKG and Saaz.
McGarvey quoted St. Boniface telling villagers to drink beer instead of water for hygiene reasons in sixth-century Germany, "which might be shocking if someone in the clergy started saying that today."
From a pastoral perspective, Elliott's one critique was the timing of the class — smack in the middle of Lent.
"It seemed a little odd to me because Lent is supposed to be a lean time," he said. "You're learning about brewing of the beer and Christian history. They say you should take something on for Lent, but we are in a fairly fatty and rich environment while we're learning about it."
After a pause, he added: "I guess we're taking on beer for Lent."
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Napa Grower Shatters Half Moon Bay Record at the 40th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off
Ginormous Gourd Stars at this Weekend's Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival
2nd Heaviest Pumpkin Worldwide in 2013!
HALF MOON BAY, CALIFORNIA (October 14, 2013) — It was reckoning day in the World Pumpkin Capital of Half Moon Bay. And ebullient fans decked out in all things orange came out in droves to pay homage to gourd growing greatness.
The smashing winner was amiable veteran grower Gary Miller from Napa CA, a perennial contender on the worldwide weigh-off circuit, who obliterated the Half Moon Bay record with a Goliath 1,985-pound Atlantic Giant that dominated today's 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on a picture-perfect morning in this west coast pumpkin mecca.
Miller's burly beast is the second heaviest pumpkin worldwide in 2013. Half Moon Bay runner-up Tim Mathison, also of Napa, holds the current world record at 2,032-pounds, set this year.
2013 winner Gary Miller with his grandkids (above), giant pumpkin on the scale (below) Photos: Miramar Events
This was Miller's first win at Half Moon Bay. "This is big ... to win here means a lot," he said. "The growers all understand the stature of Half Moon Bay and to win here is truly an honor."
Miller crushed the formidable field to take home home $11,910 ($6 per pound), a bonus $1,000 for Biggest Pumpkin from California, plus Half Moon Bay's coveted "Mel Mello Sr. Grand Champion Green Jacket" and a "starring role" in this weekend's Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival where his gargantuan gourd will be on display along with the top five overall from the weigh-off.
"What an impressive showing by Napa growers taking the top three spots," said Cameron Palmer, Pumpkin Festival Chairman. "Napa will now be known for more than growing just world-class grapes!"
Eda Muller of Half Moon Bay set a record of her own, weighing in with a 1,104-pound giant that was the heaviest ever in the Coastside Division.
The audience-judged Most Beautiful Pumpkin award went to Vince Zunino of Los Altos Hills, for his shapely, brilliant orange pumpkin that wowed appreciative fans of gourd gorgeousness.
Miller's grand champion mega-gourd will be proudly displayed at the world-famous Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival, this weekend (Oct. 19-20 — Saturday and Sunday) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Street in Half Moon Bay, California. Results follow:
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|Tim Mathison, Napa CA
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|Ian Sigman, Petrolia CA
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|Eda Muller, Half Moon Bay CA
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|John Muller, Half Moon Bay CA
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|Scott Stamp, Camino CA
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|John Muller, Half Moon Bay CA
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|George Armanino, Pescadero CA
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New Delhi - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Friday said that no school in the city can deny admission to a child as the government has been expanding school infrastructure under the Right to Education Act.
"Formal education is to be supplemented with training in skill development, easing the process of getting employed," Dikshit said after distributing National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) certificates to 45 students putting up in various homes under the social welfare department.
According to Dikshit, the government has been concentrating on skill development as the world is becoming more and more competitive.
The chief minister invited all such students to celebrate Children's Day, Nov 14, at her residence. "I am going to be their host on Children's Day," she said.
She also appreciated the role of NGO Shoubhakshika, under whose guidance the 45 children attending non-formal classes passed the NIOS exam.
Social Welfare Minister Kiran Walia said: "The department of women and child development is running 27 homes for the children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law."


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Well from what I can say on the not responding to everybody part: I can tell you're a busy dude. Drawing, of course answering the stuff in your inbox that you can get to, living a normal life on the side as well. Not to mention updating your askblogs
that and
all the other stuff i dont wanna put on my blog because they're negative aspects of my life??? that i just dont want people knowing????
but i guess that ends up giving ppl these assumptions that my life is perfect and just because of how many followers i have on tumblr
i live in a fucking mansion
and have butlers and shit idk
when i live in a house that's literally falling down around me
i dont have a car
i cant get a job
im a college dropout who has no goal in his life
im suffering from depression
my family's dead and the ones in my family who aren't don't help me
they dont even remember i exist except on holidays
so yeah
having a lot of followers does not ~magically change your life~
the only thing it does is put more eyes on you to scrutinize every little thing you do
and with that comes good and bad
and sometimes the bad is REALLY bad and just makes your life worse
i have been in a few fandoms before this one
and i made a name for myself in the Naruto fandom but on ONE site
only in one corner of the Naruto fandom because it was so vast
and even then i wasn't that big of a name? or maybe it was because it was on an adult site where you had to prove you were 18 to even join
but i didnt get this much crap about being wellknown
there were ppl who loved me and people who didnt like me and i knew they existed and iknew their opinion
and they probably knew i knew too
but we never posted hissy fits about each other or anything????
like we just live and let live?
and nobody on their felt MAD that i didnt want to instantly become their friend because they sent me a PM or something idk
tumblr's weird.
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Tales from the road and then some
All nestled in our cozy red velvet seats at Broadway's Lyceum theater last Saturday night, we eagerly awaited the rise of the curtain for A Night with Janis Joplin. We had braved the first few snowflakes of winter to get there and had exchanged the tickets from an earlier date, so being there felt good—we were ready. Unfortunately, the leading actress, Mary Bridget Davies, wasn't. Neither were three of her supporting players.
Four– not one, not three—but four rectangular slips of paper indicating understudies cascaded down from my date's playbill like confetti as I felt the stress beginning to course through my blood. "No, please don't tell me, not the lead, anyone but the lead!" He picked up the first piece of paper. At tonight's performance the role of Janis Joplin will be played by…
We had eight minutes 'til curtain. What to do? I had paid close to $200 for this, our second round of seats, and they jacked the prices up for Thanksgiving week for us to end up with worse seats. What's more, the Telecharge agent questioned my suggestion of a matinee informing me that Mary Bridget Davies doesn't do the matinee performances; it would be the understudy. So I told the agent: well, we definitely want the evening performance then.
The clock was ticking down. Four minutes 'til curtain. Would we still be able to get a refund after the curtain went up? Would we be able to get one at all? What else would we do that night? So many questions. The couple seated next to us was busy searching and texting on their smartphones talking about going to see Hot Tuna at the Beacon Theater instead. Hmmm, that sounded like a good idea. The point was—they weren't staying. That only fueled my urge to flee. My date said it was up to me.
Two minutes to go – Jami, decide! I stood up and made a beeline to the box office.
A cast of characters lines up for refunds
Well, we certainly were not alone as a bunch of raving, determined theater-goers (what, who? me?) were storming the box office, so much so that they corralled the lot of us and moved us outside the theater to stand in the cold while they figured out what to do about our tickets. Now, it's not like I'm a theater snob, okay, maybe a little. Hey, I saw A Little Night Music with the understudy for Catherine Zeta Jones, but as it turns out the understudy, Jayne Paterson, was lesser known but arguably better in the role. But when a show is based around one central singer as this one is, and that singer is said to be a must-see, then I must see that singer.
The line to get out…
gets thrown outside…
and clamors to get back in—for a refund and some warmth.
Finally, they let us back into the lobby like Noah's ark, two by two, to exchange tickets for another date. The drama was not over, now we had to pull out our smartphone calendars to figure out an alternative date. The conversation went something like this:
Me:"How about January 24th?"
V: "That should be good."
Me: "You sure? You sure that date is good? "
V: "Yes I'm sure. I'm going away for a week in January but it it's earlier in the month."
Me: "You sure?"
V: "Yes."
Me: "Okay."
I turned to the sales agent. "Two tickets for January 24th please." She was nice enough to put us in the orchestra when our original seats were in the rear mezzanine. Score! Then V looked up at me from his phone with an "oh shit" look on his face. "Does the 24th fall within the week of the 20th?" He was being cute, which doesn't take much. "Ah, yeah, I think it would," I said, adding, "That's the week you're away, isn't it?" I didn't wait for an answer; I just grabbed his wrist and looked at the calendar staring back at me from his palm. ARRRRGGGHHHH!
The tickets were still hot in my little hand and I hadn't even moved from the line yet. So without thinking I asked the couple in front of us, who hadn't yet completed their transaction, what date they wanted—and out of all the dates in the calendar from now until the show's final performance—what do you think they said? "January 24th." Without hesitation, I said, "Wait, take these!" shoving the tickets under their chins. Stop the presses! I looked at the ticket agent as if to say, okay? She nodded. I gave the couple my tickets and proceeded to pick up two more for the following week. Still orchestra seats. Whew. I don't care if I have to jump on stage and sing "Me and Bobby McGee" myself, I am not exchanging these tickets again.
As for what to do with our Saturday evening in Times Square, we didn't want to chance it with Hot Tuna so we opted instead to check out B.B. King Blues Club on 42nd St. They had a Johnny Cash tribute band rocking the house better than Joaquin Phoenix. From the "Queen of Rock" to the "Man in Black," not bad for a night out.
Not Johnny, not even Joaquin, it's Johnny Kinnaird, a great stand-in for both.
Little-known lessons learned when it comes to the thee-a-tuh :
Generally speaking,
Me in Times Square after the exchange. They say the neon lights are bright…
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We love the premise behind this book—doing one new thing each week for 52 weeks (and doing it with a friend!) to help get you unstuck. Like us, two friends who share a common passion, authors Karen Amster-Young and Pam Godwin of The 52 Weeks forged the idea over drinks one night because they were both feeling "stuck" in their lives. They pledged each other's support right then and there to get "unstuck." This book chronicles their 52 week search to find something different to do each week whether it was big or small, scary or uncomfortable, so they could grow as mothers, wives, friends and just the awesome women that they are. Then they included some advice from experts and tips for how anyone feeling like they did can move forward in their lives.
We are even more excited about this book because our very own roving reporter, Jami Kelmenson, has contributed to two chapters based on her own expertise in getting unstuck. We sat down with Jami to ask her about the book and her advice for getting unstuck.
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In the book Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough the author Lori Gottlieb makes the case that women looking for a life partner should stop holding out for a "10" and go for the "8," otherwise they might regret it down the line. She got a lot of flack for it, but I'm guessing it was mostly because of the title, which to me, is a brilliant marketing move since it stirred debate and conversation which landed her on plenty of morning shows which sold plenty of books.
The reason I was reminded of this 2006 book is because the lucky Match.com fellow (see my Stir event post) whom I am currently dating (oh, let's call him GF for guyfriend) believes strongly in her premise. What a huge ego boost for me, right? In his own words as a divorced male in his fifties (guess I've brought out the writer in him, huh?):
"The possibility of finding one's soul mate is very slim and until one understands his or her chances, they will never be happy." By "chances," GF means that since everyone's wish list includes to one degree or another, "attractiveness, age, race, religion, geography, job, socioeconomic status and mental health issues" (never mind that bipolar disorder tends to run in my boyfriends' exes), the population of available mates dwindles with each category resulting in the simple fact: In order to meet someone you must "hit rock bottom, make a decision to settle and admit you will not meet your soul mate." Chalk up another point for me, my head is exploding! (Just kidding, he wrote all this before he met me so hopefully he feels a bit more optimistic about the ability of a single man of a certain age to meet a single woman he may be interested in.)
GF goes on to say, "I can hear you saying, 'settle, I will never settle.'" Plenty of Lori Gottlieb's readers said exactly this. But, he counters this with, "When did 'settle' become such a bad word? It's a warm comfortable word meaning you are satisfied with something." (Okay, if he's settling for me, I suppose I can live with that.)
As for online dating (one of my favorite topics!), GF makes a case for technology being the death knell for social interaction. "Where is everybody? They are at home online trying to meet you while you are out looking for them" in a bar, supermarket, speed dating event, whatever. GF suggests - Wouldn't it be great if there were a new holiday called "Date Me Day" when all online dating sites went down and everyone had to actually go out and try to meet someone? (Hey, if they can get thousands of people to dress up like Santa Claus and all go out on the same day, why not?) Think of it, GF continues –"single people of all ages out on the beaches, in the malls, at the movies, in the bars, even walking down the streets where you live…dating nirvana, single people interacting the way it was intended."
But since Date Me Day doesn't exist yet, we may have to settle for settling.
Recently I reconnected with an old friend whom I hadn't seen in over ten years. As I filled him in on my life, my jobs, my attitudes about relationships, etc. he looked at me with a wistful eye and declared, "You've grown up." Maybe I have. And maybe I've dated enough to know a good thing when I see one. Even if it doesn't match the list I have on Match.com. So much for technology aiding and abetting our search for love.
Some parting words from GF on the subject of settling (spoiler alert: you may start singing like Frank Sinatra after reading this):
"Fairy tales can come true and people do live happily ever after but only if you're satisfied in the relationship you're in. Know who you are and where you belong and when you get there, be there and stay there. Be satisfied in your decision to commit to whomever, however and wherever you meet them."
Hmmm…no mention of "settling" there at all. I'll settle for that.
Photo: My trip to Greece in 2006
In my last post, I told you about a photographer who approached me via Match.com to do a photo shoot with him for free so I can make my profile photos "even better than currently." Evidently the photographer really wants to get his lens in front of me as he keeps contacting me, a total of five "connections" now. It seems he was delighted when I actually viewed his profile and wanted to thank me for doing so. Again and again. Little did he know the true purpose for me scrutinizing his words—so I could repeat them to you in that blog post. Which brings me to another issue: privacy on the internet.
Recently, a friend of mine got some slack for posting vacation photos of women on his Facebook page as a study in bikini bottoms on the beach, or lack thereof. It caused a bit of a stir. While some of his "friends" (including me) were amused by his accompanying caption, others found it incredibly "creepy" that he would go around taking pictures of women's' behinds without their knowledge. I can see both sides, but then again I am the third child in my family, so I've had to see both sides of everything my entire life.
I was reminded of what happened to me when I took what I thought was a harmless picture with an iPhone at a Match.com Stir event. Let's just say the iPhone was nearly confiscated and thrown away–and not by the Match staff, but by an agitated blonde who was part of said photo.
Photo: Match.com
I will admit when I posted those quotes from the men who contacted me on Match in my last post, I wondered if what I was doing was creepy. Most of those poor fellows were really well intentioned in their approaches, and I'll bet they really do want to find someone special. It just that their means of going about it may be construed by some (alright, me!) as a little creepy as well! But if any of those guys happen to come across my blog and are offended that I wrote about them, I think I would be more elated at them having found it in the blogosphere than anything else! And since I didn't include names or profile names (well, not complete profile names anyway) I figured it made for a good story. But at what expense? What if it was my butt in those photos on some stranger's Facebook page? I think both cheeks of the debate are best summed up by two of the comments on my friend's Facebook page, the authors of which shall remain absolutely anonymous.
Photo: tata_aka_T from Flickr
"The comment was funny, you taking pictures of people without their knowledge and posting them on line is what is creepy, and an invasion of their privacy."
Pro-public domain:
"When you are out in public your right to privacy is not protected, basically you are public domain, (and) would only have to get (the) person's permission if you were publishing the photos for profit, and really that girl with her big butt sticking out really wasn't protecting her privacy when she was putting it all out there for all to see, really she should have been fined for offending people's senses."
So where do we net out on this debutt? Is it creepy that I even re-posted the Facebook quotes? Weigh in below…
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My Match.com profile had been growing a bit stale as of late (i.e. - no new emails, winks or likes) so I decided to shake things up by changing my profile picture. It was really more of an experiment than anything else, student of cultural sociology that I am, since I've been spending time with a friend I actually met offline – at a Match.com Stir event. (Our little jaunt in Florida is a post for another time, sorry.)
I feared the new picture I chose (included below) might be a bit, oh shall we say, risqué for Match purposes? I looked "hot," but hotter than I'd want to look in my profile if that makes any sense. I feared I might attract the dogs but hoped I'd be wrong. I wasn't.
The result? Ten new e-mails (including three VIP e-mails–that's "Very Interested Person"–all from the same VIP), ten new winks, and five new picture "likes." Sweet nothings (and I mean nothings) written to me in three languages: French, Italian and Hindi. Great results you might think and you'd be wrong. Not one of them was worthy of a response back. Except for one—a photographer who thought he could "represent (me) even better than currently" by inviting me to "do a photo shoot…gratis," with him as the photographer of course, since "your photos are the first thing guys look at on this site." And in case I wasn't quite up to the task, he wanted me to know, "it'a lot of work and you'll need to dress nicely, groom your hair and nails, etc."
C'mon dude, are you serious? Have you used that line before and has it worked? I'm pretty sure such "solicitations" are against Match's user guidelines and I was ready to report him at worst and email him a piece of my mind at best. Instead I just vented about it here. And as for his comment regarding the promised picture quality, "these are not basic hand-held self-done iPhone camera pics," I'd like to say that I think you should look good in your Match pictures, but also natural. They should be iPhone shots, Mr. Stieglitz-wannabee, so as not to deflate expectations once you walk into the restaurant and your date is looking for sultry Megan Fox instead of sassy Tina Fey. (I don't really look like Tina but I can do a mean Sarah Palin imitation.)
One of the tip-offs to me that they were all dogs was their profile names. Things like MrFixIt, MickeyMaxx, CinderellaMan and my personal favorite, Broads. You can't make this stuff up, that's why I blog about it!
And if you're thinking I might be too picky in my choices, here are a few choice quotes so you can see for yourself:
"You are a sweetheart material."
"Your personality whispered to me: "Come XX, I want to know you, I want to go to Ruby Tuesday with you."
"If you do not feel lonely, you are not the right person for me."
"What else can I say that is exciting, sexy or tempting?"
So much for my little experiment. I'm not changing out the picture again; I'm fine letting this one go stale too.
So there you have it - an iPhone shot of me on a good day. What more could any guy want? Okay, they could want Megan Fox. Or Tina Fey.
So this blog is supposed to be about travel, life, love and the pursuit of getting published in NYC. And those of you faithful readers (all four of you) might have noticed it's been a bit scant on the "love" part. So I owe you one and here it is.
Times have changed, but not that much. We might not be going to dances in regal ballrooms to find a mate like they do in Downton Abbey, but thanks to Match.com's new Stir events, we now can do something like that, sans hoop skirts, tailcoats and knowing how to dance.
You've seen the commercials for Stir events, Match's answer to speed dating–in which fun, cool, nice-looking singles mingle and laugh with each other at a friendly neighborhood hotspot. My friends have seen the commercials. And my relatives. And my coworkers. They all say, "You should go to one of those" with a vicarious flourish in their eyes that I return with a roll of mine.
But with those banners continuously appearing on the top of my screen every time I log into Match, I figured what the hell. So I went to one at Macao Trading Company, a brothel and opium-themed den (that should have been a clue!) near Canal Street. From their website: "An exotic time-out-of-time place…mysterious, adventurous…decadent." I dragged my friend S. for moral support, and boy do I recommend bringing a friend to these things, especially the decadent ones. (Events, not friends.)
There is some scuttlebutt on the web about how some Match members feel people shouldn't bring guests because it's harder to mingle when you're with a friend. Well I say it depends on the friend. And on you. My friend S. was the perfect companion–confident, open and secure on her own. We were there for each other when needed, but it was also fine for either of us to take off to talk to someone should the opportunity arise. When I asked her if I looked like a floozy in my dress, she said "only a little bit." Now that's a friend.
Folks happily "stirring" at Macao
So yes, we both met "fun, single people in a casual setting," as promised on the Match website. Including people I would like to see again, and that even includes a few men!
But let's talk about the pre-event preparation for a moment, in particular, the anxiety that builds up before actually getting your butt in the door. It's hard to put yourself out there–literally. So we can get all duded up in our fanciest duds, only to go out and meet a few duds, most likely. It's funny, just about every guy I've gone out with likes the casual. un-primped version of me ("you don't need all that makeup") and all of the guys on Match say they want a natural girl (you know the "looks good in a cocktail dress as well as jeans" type of girl.) Really, can you even picture Angelina Jolie in jeans? So ignoring all of my ex-boyfriends and the guys on Match, I slither myself into a tight, somewhat revealing knit dress with a barely visible slip underneath and slightly more makeup than usual. What? I've worn the same dress to work, it's not that revealing! And the lights were dim anyway.
But it must have done the trick since everyone from the bouncer to a sweet Latino cutie who might have been young enough to be my son approached to mingle with me at some point. Some also over-stepped, the gropers I call them, the guys who think because you wear a nice dress and you wear it well, they have an invitation to touch your body when you talk to them. Not! My motto of the evening was "Stoptouchingme!"–delivered as one word through gritted teeth and hunched shoulders more than a few times to said gropers.
Two of my favorite people of the evening were these awesome guys from Brooklyn who were were sitting at a table in the back by themselves. Usually only women do that at these things, so that was essentially my opening line. They invited me to join them at their table once we started chatting. I'm also from Brooklyn originally, real Brooklyn, not fake Cobble Hill Brooklyn, so we spoke da same language if ya know what I mean. One of them was a mixture of Jay Thomas, Tim Allen and Tony Danza. My closest celebrity resemblance would be Marlo Thomas, with her "That Girl" nose, not with the nose she has now. So the the Jay Thomas/Marlo Thomas thing was kind of cute, at least to me. (Yes, you know who Jay Thomas is – from Murphy Brown and he was Rhea Perlman's husband Eddie LeBec on Cheers.)
So Jay/Tim/Tony and his friend became my guy pals for the evening and at one point they were chatting it up with a coupla cute blondes, so I wanted to take a picture. My ancient iPhone doesn't have a flash so I borrowed one from the gentleman who I was chatting it up with. Harmless enough right? Wrong!
Two blondes barreled over shortly thereafter like Jerry Orbach and Chris Noth storming into the apartment of the one who really did it (at about 43 minutes into every episode of Law & Order.) What? I'm innocent! I practically had my hands up. They asked, no, demanded, that we not doing anything with the picture I took of them. "Okay, okay, I cajoled, you're absolutely right, I should have asked for your permission, but you see I thought it was so nice that my friends over there were talking with all these hot women…" They were unmoved. They wanted the picture deleted–clearly, my promises to not do anything with it were not enough. And what's worse, it wasn't even my camera! Yeesh, this blogger stuff in NY can be dangerous. If one of us was Lindsay Lohan, they'd have been talking about us on The View by now.
So a few minutes of back and forth "I want that picture deleted" on their end and "okay, give us a minute!" on our end resolved with them literally taking the blackberry out of my gentleman friend's hands to delete the picture, since evidently he wasn't moving fast enough for them. At this point, he got defensive, (rightfully so!) saying "you are going through my emails now–enough!" before grabbing the phone back. Picture still not deleted. Girls still going wild. Me still sucking down Chardonnays aghast at what I started in the name of having a cute picture for this blog. Finally, I got up some courage and said, "Look, honey, your picture is all over Match.com, who cares if you're at a stupid party?" The real Brooklyn was coming out at this point. She became incensed–"I'm not on Match!" she shouted back at me. Her more reasonable friend explained conciliatorily, "oh, she's just my guest, she's not on the site" with a look of I'm-so-sorry-for-my-crazy-ass-friend all over her face. (One for the "no friends policy" at Stir Events!)
Finally, they let it go, and I looked at the photo. "Oh, I can crop them out, no problem!" I exclaimed happily to my gentleman friend. "No, I'm deleting it," Gentleman Friend was adamant. "You don't trust me?" I retorted. We had known each other maybe 30 minutes by this point. "It's not that," he said. "This is a NYC issued blackberry, I don't want any trouble." Turns out he works for the City of NY–as a lawyer no less. Oops! Lesson learned.
Permission-based photo of me and Jay/Tim/Tony
So would I go to another Stir event? You betcha. (Oh yeah, Sarah Palin is another celebrity look-a-like when I make an effort, which is usually only on Halloween.) Maybe I'll upgrade my iPhone by then and report back with more photos; I'll be sure and have folks sign a release first!
Oh yeah, so this post was supposed to be about love…I did hear from Gentleman Friend and Jay/Tim/Tony–so stay tuned for more adventures of travel, life, love, and the pursuit of getting published in NYC.
For other stories from chicks who attended Match Stir events, have a looksee:
Adventures of my first Match.com Stir Event
Behind the Scenes: Match.com Stir Events
Online Dating Goes Offline: Mix Up Your Dating Life With Events by Match.com
Match.com Stir Events: My Experience
If you're looking for my tales from my RV trek out west this past August, click here!
Proud to be an American
So I dragged, and I mean dragged, my friend S. on a "Singles Boat Cruise" courtesy of a Groupon offer. During the cab ride over to the pier, she admitted she was going to call and cancel until she heard me all spritely on the phone figuring out what time to meet, and couldn't go through with the cancellation. Like she said, at first the idea of taking a boat ride and catching up with me was, "Great!" and then when she saw it was a singles thing, her reaction changed to "Ew."
I was of the it's-a-boat-ride-on-a-nice-night-and-we-can-catch-up mentality myself. Plus, we were destined to be on the far side of the age range so the likelihood of chatting it up with any age appropriate men was dim. And that was just fine with us; we had a lot of catching up to do with each other.
Brooklyn Bridge at dusk
Our instincts were right. We were old and it was fine. The only man worth chatting it up with was the captain. So we did. We caught a glimpse of him with his legs up in the cockpit (or whatever it's called on a boat) and were musing to each other about how he was kind of cute and the only age-appropriate man on board. Turns out he could hear us through the window and motioned for us to join him in the cockpit (what's the word?) through a two-foot door that looked like something out of Alice in Wonderland. The views from in there were terrific and Captain Roland offered us a nice respite from the bustling crowd and throbbing beat of the dance floor. S. asked him if he could drop her off on 53rd street since we were passing pretty close to her apartment.
(Captain) Roland on the River
By 8:30 or so, once the sun had gone down, we positioned ourselves comfortably in two cushy lounge chairs to take in the gorgeous views of the east side at night – so much better than the views of the west side by boat. Captain Roland was rocking us to sleep.
Oh what a night
That would have been enough of a night—and a blog post—but wait, the night's not over yet! We had about twenty minutes left to the ride and since we really were falling asleep in the cushy chairs, we got up to move into the center where more of the action was. Just to wake us up, we really weren't interested in any action. And we started talking with this guy who was looking for his match. I should explain, as an icebreaker, they gave each of the women a playing card, and a corresponding playing card to each of the men. If you found the person who had the same card as you, you both got a free cruise – to try and meet someone else next time! (Gives new meaning to the phrase, "Can you give me your card?" )
The Brooklyn Side
So anyway, Mr. Two of Hearts asked us what our cards were to see if either of us was his betrothed. We both struck out, but the conversation grew interesting when he confided, "Why is it so hard to meet someone in this city?" I took a look at him, and figuring he was at least 15 years younger than me, said, "Sonny" (I didn't really call him Sonny, but I thought it) "you're too young to be talking like that. Have a seat." Making room on the couch between between S. and me, and yes, I tapped the couch–I knew that together, we would set him straight. He was a decent guy. And not bad looking. And older than I thought. And he seemed seriously interested in meeting a nice woman.
So I had a breakthrough and decided to set him up with my friend L. The more I thought about it, the more I thought they might hit it off. I texted him her number so he could text her. And he did. I've never fixed anyone up before, but this seemed so natural. All in all, I'd have to say, for two gal pals content to sleep through a singles cruise, our evening on the Love Boat turned out to be a success!
To be continued when I find out how Two of Hearts and L hit it off…`


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Happy Mom's Day
Pay homage to that nice lady who raised you by ditching an outdated label
By Daniel Meltzer
Forget about Baby Jane, what ever happened to Mother?
Who, under the age of 70, refers to his or her female parent as "mother any more? Why, then, do we still call it "Mother"s Day when they are now called "moms?
The word "mother, in fact, could be just a year or two away from being banned from broadcast radio and TV. A few years ago a headliner comic hit pay-dirt with this one: "My kid just said his first half word: 'Mother-." Where I live, you call someone a "mother and you"d better be fast of foot or be wearing a bulletproof vest.
Today, when you call that nice lady who raised you "mom, what comes to mind? Flannel pajamas, homemade soups, hugs, fresh-made oatmeal waiting for you when you wake up, apple pie, home, hearth, sweet-scented laundry. A mom is someone you love, who would throw herself off an Alp for you. A "mother is someone you hate, isn"t necessarily a parent at all, isn"t even female and who you would throw in front of the A-train. He"s your boss, he"s that "mother who stole your parking space, the guy who got the co-op you wanted, grabbed the last gotta-have-it CD from the rack, cut you off on the LIE, took home that gorgeous woman (or guy) you drooled over at a party (or your wife), dinged your fender.
While we"re at it, your "dad is that wonderful guy who taught you how to throw a ball, ride a bike and at least tried to give you that talk about the hummingbirds and the bumblebees, but more likely bumbled his way through it. A "father, on the other hand, might be the man in the long black skirt who touched you naughty at Sunday school. Why, therefore, are you still calling it "Father"s Day when he"s not your "father, he"s your "dad. Is "father en route to becoming a dirty word also?
Is it a Freudian thing? Is it because "mothering is just one letter away from "smothering?
What ever happened to the Smothers Brothers? Did it start with them way back in the "60s and their signature line: "Mom always liked you best ? Did Saddam Hussein taint her forever when he predicted that the Gulf War (which didn"t even last as long as a Broadway turkey) would be "the mother of all wars ?
Blame the media. Everything else seems to be their fault these days. And, come to think of it, why are the media (of which there are legion) referred to, even in the fastidiously fact-checking New York Times of all places, in the singular? Radio is a communications medium, so is television, newspapers and magazines; even though each of the latter is plural, each is a single medium of communication. "Media is the plural of "medium. Got it? Jeesh! So, it"s not "The media is…, dummy, it"s, "The media are…
But back to our poor, hardworking, never (or ever, take your pick) complaining mothers. Would Alan Sherman"s classic hit single "Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda, here I am at Camp Granada make it to the charts today? Would you download "Hiya Mom, Hiya Dad, I"m at camp and it"s real bad?
Every dog has his day, the saying goes. So why don"t we give all those "mothers a rest and let mom have hers.
Daniel Meltzer is a playwright and O. Henry and Pushcart Prize-winning fiction writer. His most recent production was A Cable from Gibraltar at Medicine Show Theatre in Manhattan.


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Good stuff Kasey! I can't say I disagree with any of your conclusions. One thing of value with Nico: The way GW plays, he will get hurt at some point during the season, hopefully just for a couple games (maybe that is when Luke gets his opportunity to perform on the big state). I'm sure Nico is up to the task and will welcome the opportunity
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To My dear friend and celebrity, Miss Kassandra:A great analysis as usual. I am in full agreement with some add-ons of course, it would be no fun just to praise and agreeing with you.1. Brandon Roy, I am not fully informed on what the new CBA may bring, but it has been mentioned in many blogs of the amnesty clause that may effect BRoy's career in Portland. So that is a wait and see. Of course my speculation and Dr. Roberts speculation on PRP, that is an experimental, on the edge, procedure that works some time with some patients and not at other times, regardless of what it can heal, it is proven to reduce swelling and inflammation and can be administered time and time again, so that is a wait and see. It was IMO, that BRoy was rehabbing while on the court late in the season and was following Dr's orders in order to produce at all. Therefore with a green light to go full force like you said, should give us some answers and that is a wait and see.Bottom line let's wait and see LOL.2 Wesley: Your analysis is right on target with him, the question of him coming off the bench might be answered by asking who he comes off the bench with. Nic. Those two plays great together and they are both professionals and play roles and team ball. so that may already be answered, or BRoy playing the two instead of the PG off the bench in full force might be a Batman and Robin duo.3. I know the Blazer staff is high on Babbitt. and I think he will be kept on a learning curve 3rd team player. 4. I left out Rudy, becuase I just don't know about him, Do you think it is his eyes, his back, or something else? I do believe if possible he will be traded.5. I don't look for too much in free agency, I do look for help with depth and bench with the draft. I do hope for Greg. then we are all set. We are not as good as I wished we were, but we are a lot better then we used to be and better then many thinks we should be.That was a great question that you asked on Courtside, I think we will draft for help in a needed spot and best player available at that time.Later my friendhg
My thoughts-LA is the face of the franchise. Wesley is going to be a huge contributor for the team for the foreseeable future. We beat Dallas if we acquired Gerald just a month of two earlier. Him being in All-Star form for 82 games could boost us into home court contention. Finally, don't sleep on Luke Babbitt. I know fans were discouraged after his rookie year but the kid can shoot and sooner or later, he's going to put it all on display.
I agree with what you said here. We are stacked at wing positions. Luke definitely needs more "court" time. I know he can score in the D-League but the NBA is a whole other monster. He just looks confused and awkward when he's in there. But he might be good in due time. Rudy...who knows. I hope he gets back to enjoying the game and playing with confidence. That's all he needs. Oh and to stop complaining about playing time. Other than those two hiccups, I think we have some of the best wing talent in the league.
Kasey - don't go dissing my guy, Babbitt! It's great that the Blazers have so many options at these two positions. The only way I see something major messing up with the starters and second unit is if the Blazers include batum in a major trade. Otherwise, I think the wings are the most solid part of the roster. Like Rusty said, we have some of the best talent in the league!
BP: don't even make the injury prediction in regards to Crash (although i can't argue that when it comes to a guy nicknames "Crash"). i do think we want go keep Nicolas.Ancientone: depthwise, this is our strength and other teams should take note.Dustin: i'm just not sure i can get behind Babbitt. truthfully, it would be great to have a reliable shooter, but i just don't think he's going to get the chance to become that guy while playing behind Crash and Nicolas. i do think if we had acquired Crash sooner we would have certainly had more of a chance to take care of dallas in the first round.
Ryan: i think Rudy is the big question mark. his attitude has improved, but his shot really has not. i love his hustle, but i just don't see him getting minutes with a healthy Brandon and Wesley, along with Crash and Nicolas. it's kind of the same thing i see as with Luke.Jules: sorry to say it about Luke (hey, Dustin agrees with you!). like i said though, i just don't think he's going to get much of a chance any time soon. i could be wrong; i just don't see that.Hg: you seem to want me to talk about Brandon, so here's my take. Brandon is not going to retire and he is not going to be traded. i think you've read Sarah's blog from today about him getting his mind in gear for what he needs to do this season. Brandon will continue to be a blazer. there will be no amnesty clause exercised. as for the procedure, i haven't looked into that at all, but i'm sure if it's a viable option, it is being looked into.
Thank you Kassandra for your welcomed reply.
Kass, good evaluations on our wing players. I'm not so sure what's going to happen at the SG position. If Brandon can come back and adjust to playing a different role and excels at that, he could possibly be starting again next season. Wesley is Mr. Hustle. I don't think it really matters if he starts of comes off the bench. Yes, it is hard to believe next season will only be his third year in the league... the kid plays like a grizzled veteran. As for Rudy, I'm just not sure about him... He has the capability of stroking the ball really well from down town but for some reason struggled last season. Ever since the Trevor Ariza play where he hurt his back, he hasn't been the same basketball player.The SF is our strongest position as of right now. Gerald Wallace is a lock for the starting job and who wouldn't want Nicolas Batum as a backup? If Gerald and Nicolas are on the team next year (which I'm highly sure they will be) I'm not sure where that leaves Luke. The kid has the capability of being a Kyle Korver type lights out shooter.. he just really needs to work on the little things like finding ways to get himself more open and stopping and popping.
Hg: no problem, you knew i would reply!Mark: i really think Brandon can return and make his mark on the team (no pun intended). most credible things i've read say the great majority of Brandon's status is mental rather than physical. i think he's smart enough to make an impact. Gerald and Nicolas make a very good tandem at sf. it probably is our strongest position. i think the team's wish is to keep them both but, as we know, anything can happen.
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Packing List & Tips for an Overseas Trip
Whether you prefer backpacks or rolling suitcases, airline luggage limits force us to reign in our pack rat tendencies. Plus, there are few things as annoying as getting halfway across the world to realize that you will never wear or use half the stuff you just schlepped from home. So, when I set off for a nearly month long trip along the Trans-Siberian Railway, every item in my luggage had to be vitally important, or be left behind.
With the average checked baggage weight allowance being around 50 pounds, you want to come in below that as you depart, while leaving space for things you will certainly buy along the way.
• Clothing: Choose a common color palette for your clothing so you can mix and match ensembles without feeling like you're wearing the same thing over and over (despite the fact that you really are). Choose layers, especially if you are traveling between seasons. For 23 days, I packed 5 sets of clothes and washed what I needed along the way in train and hotel sinks.
• Shoes: Whatever footwear you pack needs to be well broken in already. No new shoes! I generally pack a good pair of walking or hiking shoes, one pair of nicer shoes and some flip flops.
• Toiletries: Unless you are using prescription shampoo or lotion, I find it best to pack a small amount of shampoo, conditioner and toothpaste, knowing it's easy to pick up replacements along the way. I took a jumbo pack of baby wipes with me on my train adventure and they proved invaluable (not only to me, but also to fellow passengers). Good quality facial cleaning wipes took the place of my usual cleansing regimen.
• Color Photocopies of Travel Documents: Passports, visas, itineraries, tickets, maps, prescriptions and anything else that you could potentially and realistically be lost without. I also keep a copy of everything in Google docs, and have friends that use Evernote for the same purpose.
• International SIM Card: I used OneSIMCard for my travels, but I'm sure there are better deals to be had, if you do your research. My mobile carrier is Sprint, and it was simple to call and ask them to unlock my iPhone for international use. Switching out the micro SIM took about 30 seconds.
• Converters: I bought a really inexpensive power plug adapter on Amazon that was good for Europe and Asia. It worked perfectly and was very compact. Don't forget to pick up a converter, too.
• Cash: When I get to the airport, I always exchange some dollars for currency of whatever country I'm heading to. Sure, you can hit an ATM in your arrival airport, but after a long flight I usually just want to get directly to my hotel. I always keep a couple of $20 bills handy in the back of my wallet for emergencies.
• Money Belt: I was always suspicious of these things in past travels, but was thankful that I had one when I caught a woman on the Moscow Metro with her hand in my bag. Since I only had a guidebook and scarf inside, she wasn't able to grab anything before I slapped her hand!
• Hat and Sunglasses: Unless you're traveling somewhere that doesn't get sunlight, you want to be prepared. Plus, these pack small and the hat will hide the inevitable bad hair day.
• Medications: Any prescriptions you take regularly. Also consider any allergies or other conditions that may arise. I always carry Imodium and Chinese "curing pills" for potential stomach issues.
• A Multi-Tool: Incredibly helpful for peeling fruit or opening bottles of wine and beer — just don't try to pack it in your carry-on. I found an old Russian military set that had a knife, spoon, fork, corkscrew and bottle opener.
• Quick-dry Camping Towel: Great for freshening up after overnight train rides.
• Inflatable Travel Pillow: REI's self-inflating travel pillow compressed into a small carry bag and was one of the best things I took with me.
• Eye Mask and Ear Plugs: You never know what the noise and light situation are going to be until you reach your destination. These saved me when I realized there was a dance club on the floor below mine in Ulaanbaatar.
• Music and Apps: Once I had the SIM card situation sorted, I just had to update the playlists on my iPhone. While in Moscow and Beijing, apps for their respective public transportation systems proved invaluable and well worth the $2 or $3 per app cost.
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I made one of these for a last minute trip when I knew I'd have to do laundry along the way and it worked well. Easier to pack a bunch of rubber bands than more clothing.
A major item to include - your doctor's phone number.
Put things in ziplock bags, and pack a couple of extra ones. They come in handy for corralling small items or containing wet things.
Yes to the flashlight and a small compass for your pocket! I also always a pack an inexpensive dark pashmina. This can be used as a basic blanket, a scarf in colder weather, a cover for your head in religious places (a must for women), a small pillow and, of course, a shawl for slightly dressier occasions. The dark color makes it slightly more formal and hides most travel wear. Be sure to pack this in your carry-on!
Toll free phone numbers for calling your bank and the bank issuing your credit cards. If that Moscow thief had gotten your wallet, calling the bank to tell them to freeze the account would have been imperative.
Always have a contact sheet. Major phone numbers for credit cards, emergency contacts, family members, etc. and include your embassy's phone number. If anything were to happen, people would be able to use the sheet.
Check the forecast...pack an umbrella if it's going to rain. I live in Southern California and I always forget that it rains other places. And I've purchased way too many crappy, overpriced, POS umbrellas in a pinch.
If you think you might buy a lot of souveniers, pack an empty duffle in your luggage. It doesn't take up much space, can be used to hold dirty clothes and if you DO overbuy, you can just check a second bag. Not cheap these days, but it beats shipping!
My biggest travel tip: shampoo and lotion bars. Lush makes nice smelling bars (but hold your breath when you go in the store! Whooo, their scents are strong!) but it doesn't look hard to make your own lotion bars, at least. Word of warning on the lotion bars, though: they melt. So if you're going to be somewhere that gets over, say, 90 degrees, skip it.
One other thing to keep in mind: you might be wearing the same thing over and over again, but who's going to know? You aren't seeing the same people over and over, most of the time.
Great list! I'd add: photocopy your prescriptions (from the doc's paper or from the bottle/pack side) and carry those, in case you're caught short or asked to produce proof that your drugs are yours/legit.
Other things I never travel without:
- a deck of cards: Tiny package, big entertainment for one, two, or more.
- a folding hand fan: small but essential for heat or stuffiness - has saved me from nausea more than once
- dupatta or sampur - same reasons as Cathryn and the pashmina above
Hm. I travel in a lot of hot, conservative nations, now that I think about it... ;)
Maybe I'm old fashioned and you do all of this with your phone but I would also bring maps, books (for reading on that long flight/train trip), travel guides, and a basic dictionary. The advantage of bringing all of this on paper is that there are no batteries that will die. Also, my cell phone's data plan is ridiculously expensive overseas so I turn of everything that uses data and I have to rely on old fashioned maps, etc.
As far as money is concerned: If you are planning on getting cash from ATMs, check to make sure your ATM card will work in the country you are traveling to. Also, call your credit card company and let them know where you are going. Some credit card company's fraud alerts will assume the card was stolen if purchases are made overseas.
For clothing: invest in some non-cotton quick drying clothing. It'll be easier to wash in a hotel sink.
that's way too much stuff
I always leave a note in my suitcase in case it gets picked up by somebody else by accident. It gives my contact details and mentions a reward if its returned to me. I also take a picture with my phone of my suitcase just before i close it up so I know if its been messed with by airport staff.
I think a lot of "must-takes" depend on where in the world you're headed. We spend 4-6 weeks trekking about Southeast Asia each year, and in my ready-to-go box I have, among other things: my own earphones with an airline adapter so I can watch the in-flight movies comfortably, special flight socks, a spork, a laminated copy of my passport and residence permit, a shrug (tiny) that rolls up into a tiny packet (handy for temples), a doorstop for those guesthouses that have iffy locks, the usual insect repellents, and a couple of miniature rolls of TP, just in case.
I only take carry-on luggage - one lost checked-in bag years ago converted me - and this little package of necessities takes up hardly any space in my bag.
@HHRI - I agree, for the most part. I usually print all of the public transportation maps from the internet before I go, so I've familiarized myself with where I am and the places I want to go. I don't bring paper books anymore because there's just not enough room for all of them. I can store documents on my Nook Color, use it to check email, and read as many books as I want.
I just got back from five months of around-the-world travel. Three invaluable things that I packed:
Copies of my passport, ID, and credit cards. My wallet was pickpocketed and these made getting replacements so much easier.
In places outside "western" countries: sunscreen! Real, safe, effective sunblock is almost unheard of elsewhere.
A refillable water bottle, such as a Camebak or Nalgene. It gets expensive to buy bottled water and many places abroad don't recycle.
These are actually really good tips. Of course it depends on your destination though. Photocopies of identification and other documents is a must. The sunscreen mentioned in the comment above is a great tip too, especially with summer travel.
Thanks, Michelle. I'm at step 0, as in "renew the passport." Wondering if those Chinese curing pills are for gas and bloating? Or the runs or, magically, both? I couldn't tell from the link.


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