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The discipline required to write literary fiction has sharpened my overall craftsmanship so that it has enhanced my entire career as a fiction writer, both commercially and academically.
Commercial genre fiction is primarily entertainment, designed to provide laughter, tears, surprise, shock, or fear. However, literary fiction strives to go deeper, making the reader assess a social ill (racial prejudice, child abuse), a moral dilemma (abortion, capital punishment), a political establishment (dictatorship, apartheid or an ethical quandary (human experimentation for drug testing). The mission of the literary work is not necessarily to provide an answer, just to cause the reader to examine his or her stance on an issue. Readers find themselves asking, How would I act in such a situation?
Consider two books similar in concept but vastly different in impact. Albert Payson Terhune's novel Lad, A Dog is about a 9 year old girl and her dog Lad, who does everything from save the girl from being bitten by a snake to helping her no longer need a wheelchair. Readers cry all through the book. This novel has never gone out of print in 90 years. However, it certainly espouses no grand cause, nor does it require deep thinking. It's solely an emotional experience.
Conversely, Jack London's The Call of the Wild also tells the story of a dog, Buck, but in a way that challenges the minds and hearts of readers. London exposes scenes of animal cruelty, raping of natural wild lands, uncontrolled human greed, and racial disharmony between native Indians and invading white men. Is it entertaining? Incredibly so, with sled dog races, Indian attacks, wolf fights, blinding snowstorms, and quests for gold. But is it also thought-provoking? Ah, yes, to the point of being required reading in high schools and colleges for eleven decades. Its plot bothers readers, forces them to assess man's role within nature, and compels them to judge man's greedy desires as opposed to his capacity for magnanimity.
Tip number one: get a list of literary classics and invest time in Dickens, Shakespeare, Austen, Kipling, Hemingway, Twain, Welty…and Jack London.
Tip two: talk about great books and explore their themes, scenes, and characters.
Tip three: seek teachers who can explain the use of color, number, object and name symbolism; flashbacks and flash forwards; plots and subplots; mood, tone, and setting; theme and message; and three-dimensional character development.
Tip four: start to incorporate these literary writing techniques into your own stories.
It's not "highbrow" stuff. It's masterful storytelling.
Dr. Dennis E. Hensley holds a Ph.D. in literature and linguistics. He directs the professional writing major at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, and is the author of more than 50 books, and 3,000 articles. He will be a keynote speaker at this year's Writing for the Soul conference, February 10 – 13, 2011, at the Grand Hyatt in Denver, Colorado.


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Britney Spears: 'Britney Jean'
Published: December 3, 2013
Britney Jean is the pop queen's personal record, where we get to know the real Britney, via a concept album on the "loneliness of pop life." The concept holds through about the first song. It's a good one too, even despite its clunky alien-as-outsider metaphor. Track two is "Work Bitch," and things quickly fall off the rails from there. Which is kind of a damn shame. Britney Jean had the opportunity to follow the Beyoncé track, taking the personal and turning it into something empowering. Instead, Brit takes the late-era Madonna route, shamelessly co-opting 'current' sounds groping for anything resembling a hit. Britney Jean's most embarrassing moments—and Sweet Jesus, are there plenty of them—come courtesy of these ill-fated attempts: will.i.am carpet-bombing dubstep drops all over "It Should Be Easy," T.I. blundering in at the end of "Tik Tik Boom" and, well, just Rap Genius "Chillin' With You." Brit does hit a couple sweet spots, notably on "Passenger" and "Perfume." That both tracks hold to the "personal" theme and feature production reminiscent of her turn-of-the-millennium glory days only make it more frustrating that she didn't commit to a more honest record in this vein. Instead, we've got this misguided, if mercifully short, mess.
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Open Calls: What to know before showing up…
In large cities such as LA and NYC most modeling agencies conduct something called an Open Call which is a specific time where people looking to get signed can show up without an appointment or invitation. Whether it happens once a week or once a month, it varies from agency to agency, but the most important thing (besides showing up) is being prepared.
First things first, call each agency you are interested in and ask the following three things:
- When do you hold open calls?
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- Are you still located at (agencies address)?
Once you have compiled this information, go a step further by researching each agency online to see which agencies would be best for you. Here are some things you will want to look for:
- How many models do they represent? Are they a big agency with many divisions or a small agency?
- What types of models do they represent? Are they more high fashion or more commercial? Older models or younger models?
- How long have they been around? Are they fairly new on the scene or have they been in the business for 10+ years?
There are no good or bad answers to these questions, because depending on the type of model you are, an agency might be a perfect fit for you or it might be completely wrong for you. For example, if you are a plus-size model you need to research or ask if the agency represents plus-size girls, because some agencies don't at all while others have a whole plus-size division. The biggest thing you need to remember is to NEVER show up to an Open Call when you DON'T meet the requirements. This is the fastest way to annoy an agency and get sent home.
At our agency we have two very specific requirements for our open calls: 5'9 or taller and between the ages of 16-23. But even with these requirements, many girls who show up to our open calls disregard our requirements and show up anyways. Or they will lie about their height, and lying to an agent is the biggest mistake you can make, because we can size up a person immediately (even if they are wearing 6-inch heels!).
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- Don't bring your friends, boyfriends or girlfriends (parents or guardians are fine).
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"These General and Flag Officers possess the extensive knowledge and skills needed to ensure the continued operational success of our Canadian Armed Forces," said Minister MacKay. "I am confident that the men and women under their command will greatly benefit from their leadership."
"I congratulate these General and Flag Officers selected for new senior appointments," said General Tom Lawson. "And I also want to thank Acting Brigadier-General Mackay for his many years of service to Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces."
The following additional General and Flag Officer retirement and appointments will occur in 2013:
-- Lieutenant-General W. Semianiw will extend his secondment to Veterans Affairs Canada, in Charlottetown, continuing his appointment as Assistant Deputy Minister Policy, Communications and Commemoration.-- Rear-Admiral M.F.R. Lloyd will be appointed Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy at National Defence Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Rear-Admiral M.A.G. Norman;-- Rear-Admiral J.E.T.P. Ellis will remain in his appointment as Deputy Commander (Expeditionary) Canadian Joint Operations Command, in Ottawa.-- Brigadier-General J.G.S. Bedard will be appointed Commander 2 Canadian Air Division, in Winnipeg, resulting in the following appointment: -- Brigadier-General J.C. Madower will be appointed Director General Public Affairs, at National Defence Headquarters, in Ottawa, replacing Brigadier-General J.G.S. Bedard.-- After distinguished service to Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces, Acting Brigadier-General J.C.F. Mackay will retire from service, resulting in the following appointment: -- Brigadier-General J.B. Simms will be appointed Commander Canadian Forces Joint Operational Support Group, in Kingston, replacing Acting Brigadier-General J.C.F. Mackay.
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The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is in trouble. The Delta ecosystem is faced today with unprecedented threats; among them are a collapsed fishery, invasive species, declining water quality, flood risks and threats to our water supply. In addition, recent drought conditions are exacerbating this situation. The State, in attempting to address these problems and provide reliable water supply to the south, is considering dramatic changes to the Delta as we know it [Map of the Delta].
There are a great number of state and federal projects and programs currently ongoing. Listed below are a few of the state programs that have the potential to impact the county and its inhabitants. For information on the many other Delta projects and programs, there is a wonderful glossary (explaining the projects) and a timeline on these projects on the Delta Vision website.
Governor Schwarzenegger has instituted several plans and programs to "fix" the Delta. The Governor has introduced a comprehensive water plan: priorities include conservation (a 20% reduction in water use statewide by 2020), floodplain protection, a Delta Protection Commission Management Plan update, levee protection, disaster planning, water quality, storage (surface and groundwater), conveyance options (to move water from north to south) and immediate actions to be taken to improve the situation.
A Delta Vision Blue Ribbon Task Force was created by the Governor in September 2006 to complete a new "Vision" for a sustainable Delta and a Strategic Plan to implement it. The Task Force completed its vision in November 2007, and is currently creating a strategic plan to implement the Vision (due in October 2008). The Vision holds that water supply and ecosystem health are of equal importance, and outlines 12 integrated, linked recommendations that must be implemented together for success.
The issue of Conveyance (the movement of water from north to south, either through the Delta or around it) is central to the debate about the future of the Delta. Conveyance from the Sacramento River around the Delta to the pumps is called Isolated Water Transfer, and is otherwise known as a Peripheral Canal. A Peripheral Canal is once again being planned through the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) process (also sanctioned by the Governor and initiated by the State Water Contractors, a water export group). This effort would obtain the permits required for a canal to be built. Environmental review of this process has begun, with issuance of a federal Notice of Intention (NOI) and state Notice of Preparation (NOP).
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London, UK and CeBit, Hanover, Germany - Mar 19, 2014 – FireEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: FEYE), the leader in stopping today's advanced cyber attacks, today released a new report addressing the approaches businesses need to take in the event of a security breach. The report gives security practitioners a guide to prepare for breaches caused by morphing, dynamic, and zero-day threats and is a collaboration by advanced threat experts from leading security companies, including: Jason Steer, director of technology strategy, FireEye; Paul C. Dwyer, director of strategic solutions, Mandiant, a FireEye Company; Ross Brewer, managing director and VP international markets, LogRhythm; and Barry Shteiman, director of security strategy, Imperva.
"In today's society, it is imperative for organisations to protect themselves from advanced persistent threats – a task for which legacy products and practices such as anti-virus and IT-only training are not able to fulfill," said Jason Steer, director of technology strategy, FireEye. "The current trend we are seeing is the uniqueness of each attack, with the likes of 67 percent of malware only being used once and at the rate of nearly 1.5 per second on average. For all of us, it is now about identifying if an attacker has access to your systems and eliminating the time those attackers evade detection."
"As cybercriminals become more sophisticated and underhanded in their techniques to infiltrate organisations, it is becoming clear that these organisations are failing to deploy defences that match the attackers' evolving methods," said Ross Brewer, managing director and vice president international markets, LogRhythm. "It can be difficult for organisations to predict how they can become a victim, so we must consider every possibility of attack type and implement more robust security defences."
"Every organisation wants to have a year of zero breaches," Barry Shteiman, director of security strategy, Imperva said. "It can be hard, but we all need to plan as though an attacker knows how to gain access to the network, and only by playing though the scenario of an attack can we understand what a breach would look like and mean for the organisation."
"A balanced shift from prevention to detection and timely threat intelligence is paramount to confronting advanced threats," said Allan Carey, VP of marketing, PhishMe. "With employees being the most targeted point of initial compromise, they are an untapped asset on the front line to feed valuable intelligence into security operations and incident response."
"Organisations in Europe and around the world are routinely compromised by attackers that seek to steal their financial assets and intellectual property," said Paul C. Dwyer, director of strategic solutions, Mandiant, a FireEye Company. "FireEye is committed to helping organisations across Europe attack their security gap by equipping them with the tools, intelligence, and expertise required to find and stop attackers that bypass their legacy computer security measures."
Top tips from the industry thought leaders to ensure an organisation is prepared for a breach include:
- Staff the proper team
- Use the right tools
- Minimize time between detection and response
- Know your network
- Secure your information
- Treat incident detection and response as a consistent business process
About FireEye, Inc.
FireEye has invented a purpose-built, virtual machine-based security platform that provides real-time threat protection to enterprises and governments worldwide against the next generation of cyber attacks. These highly sophisticated cyber attacks easily circumvent traditional signature-based defenses, such as next-generation firewalls, IPS, anti-virus, and gateways. The FireEye Threat Prevention Platform provides real-time, dynamic threat protection without the use of signatures to protect an organization across the primary threat vectors and across the different stages of an attack life cycle. The core of the FireEye platform is a virtual execution engine, complemented by dynamic threat intelligence, to identify and block cyber attacks in real time. FireEye has over 1,900 customers across more than 60 countries, including over 130 of the Fortune 500.
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Why Releasing Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut Was A Mistake
With Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut making its way onto gaming platforms, I figured I would take this very prime opportunity to beat a dead horse. Now what follows is a hyper-intellectualization of something we are not supposed to intellectualize. Starting with a discussion of Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut, we will broaden our scope to address video game narratives as a whole. I know that what I have to say will ruffle a few feathers, but I am not doing this merely to provoke a reaction or cause unnecessary controversy. I feel strongly enough about the subject that I just have to say something. With this preamble I would like to thank the readers who hang in there until the very end. If anything I have said is unclear (it is a lot easier for authors to understand their own words after all), please let me know and I can attempt to clarify.
Although the hype is there for the Extended Cut, I find it hard to get excited for something I view as a demonstration of what is wrong with the current attitude in gaming: an attitude of entitlement. Since its release, scores of gamers, upset that Mass Effect 3's ending hasn't lived up to their expectations, have taken to the internet and let their feelings be known. While generally I don't have a problem with opinions and the free expression thereof, I do have a problem in this case with certain commenters' approaches, and with the end result. The situation, as we all know, quickly became toxic and divisive, leaving a dirty black eye on the industry, and more specifically, on gamers. Remembering just how vitriolic the controversy became will bring us clarity and hopefully move us forward in a positive direction.
In its present state, gaming is caught in a strange tension, a tension which it shares with literature, film and music, and which arises from being both consumer product and art. To create a marketable product, game developers must be responsible to consumer demands, and when these demands are not met, gamers feel more than compelled to let developers know in what ways they've failed. The problem with these consumer expectations, as we will see, is that they sometimes interfere with the artistic side of video games. Let me be perfectly frank: video games are art, and if anyone tells you differently they are simply being closed minded towards new ways of stimulating the imagination and the intellect.
The primary difference in patronage of the electronic arts versus other, more "tradition," media arises from the fact that video games, unlike film or print, are entirely interactive and wholly depend on player immersion. This means that developers have to find some sort of hook for gamers to sink their teeth into: enter ideas of player freedom and the evolving narrative. Because the narratives are interactive and depend entirely on the player to progress them, it feels as though we control how the narratives unfold, and we are increasingly seeing video games offer ways to meaningfully impact the narrative through player choices (games like Heavy Rain, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and BioShock all fit this mold). Mass Effect 3, even if we are unhappy with its ending, several inconsistencies and plot holes, does still offer us a way to affect the overall narrative. Perhaps it is not as in-depth as we would like, but then again, we are never truly free to direct the narrative as we see fit—and here's the kicker: we never will be.
Video games can at best offer us an illusion of freedom and control. This illusion is built through player immersion which, in turn, serves to inflate players' sense of responsibility for how games will unravel. This sense of responsibility, however, can bring on dismay, indignation, or anger in players when the narratives fail to conform to their expectations. This is what has happened with Mass Effect 3. Players, thinking their choices would matter more, have become quite upset when realizing their choices don't matter as much as they want them to. But if we take a step back, we can see that we, as players, will never be in control of the narrative. We are never creating a unique, personalized narrative; we are only playing through a finite number of possibilities, therefore it is ultimately the developers who decide where our choices will lead.
In Mass Effect 3, BioWare offers us three choices for ending the game. On top of those choices, many of the choices from past Mass Effect games serve to open or close doors to various assets when dealing with the Reapers. Just as choosing to gain character loyalty in Mass Effect 2 determines who survives the suicide mission, gathering assets, which affects our Effective Military Strength, determines what options are open to us at the end of Mass Effect 3. On top of that, Mass Effect as series takes into consideration players' paragon/renegade levels, offering choices only available to certain levels. It's not that our choices don't matter or don't have an impact, it's just that they play out much more subtly than some of us would like, and this makes us feel as though we've lost control over the narrative. It is as if we, the collective gaming community, suddenly realize that we are playing BioWare's narrative, not our own. But what we need to realize is that it has been BioWare's narrative all along. The fact that we feel it is our own is really a testament to BioWare's ability to maintain the illusion of freedom until the very end.
So where does releasing the Extended Cut damage the artistic credibility of Mass Effect? Due to an inability to maintain an illusion of player freedom and control over the narrative, BioWare, as we know, has faced extreme backlash from the gaming community. Here, consumer expectations have trumped artistic merit. We've demanded that BioWare fix Mass Effect's shortcomings—feeling entitled to closure—and BioWare has complied. The fault lies with both parties.
Is Mass Effect 3's ending perfect? No. But the series as a whole sets a bench mark for video game narratives, demonstrating just how well games can be used to deliver a compelling story. The characters are engaging and continually develop (watching Shepherd deal with the burden of saving the galaxy is just one example), the imagery is rich (hello, the main character's name is Shepherd), and prior to this Extended Cut, Mass Effect 3 has been a game that leaves it up to us to fill in some blanks by not wrapping everything up in a neat little package. I would go as far as to say that the imperfections in the ending add character, giving us something to discuss and making Mass Effect 3 a flawed masterpiece. However, by releasing an Extended Cut, BioWare is not only legitimizing the culture of entitlement, they are also acknowledging that their artistic vision is worth less than our commercial satisfaction. So what if some of us were dissatisfied? Art is supposed to be uncompromising. It is never possible to please everyone, but rather than spoon feed us, BioWare should remind us that we are, after all, playing their narrative—their vision—not our own.
Look, I studied literature for five and a half years, which gave me an opportunity to read some of the greatest works in the English language. Not everything provides closure, nor should it. Some things are better left unsaid, unknown, unaccounted for. The "fun" comes in determining what is meaningful to the story untold. We live in a post-modern society rife with ambiguity, relative meaning, and uncertainty. Until the Extended Cut was released, Mass Effect 3's ending strongly embodied these post-modern qualities: the plot holes, character inconsistences, and lack of closure together wove layers of depth. Unfortunately by trying to appease us with additional closure, BioWare has inadvertently damaged its game as an artistic endeavour. They have admitted that they, as artists, are wrong, and that we, as consumers, are right. But are we?
I think the real question that needs to be answered is this; Can Video Games, as a form of art, follow established narrative structures, or do they need to develop their own? Audiences expect an amount of "headcanon" as someone put it, to fill in where their suspension of disbelief begins to fail during a play. The reader of any novel is similarly expected to make leaps of logic, as there are just some things that words alone cannot express. Movies leave less to the imagination, but there is no interactivity in the medium, and so you take a movie at face value more often than not. Video Games on the other hand are the youngest Art form. Game developers have tried many structures for their games, and have had varying amounts of success. But does the act of Playing a Video Game stimulate the mind in the same way as a book? A Play? I would say that it truly does not, even when watching a cut scene. I believe that the difference lies in the mediums ability to bring a sense of "Self" to the protagonist. A player does not wonder, "How will Jack get out of this?", instead wondering, "How will I get out of this?" I believe that this fundamental difference in how characters are perceived in games lends itself into what expectations a player has during game play, and especially regarding the ending. If a Novel ends badly, the reader is not so heavily invested in the affair, after all it didn't ever put him at risk. A player on the other hand feels an amount of Empathy towards their character, and that empathy builds as their adventures go on. At the end of such a titanic series like Mass Effect, you have built a character up in the minds of most players, that it may as well be them sacrificing themselves, or making that moral choice to enslave a race, or force evolution on the Galaxy. The ensuing emotions often lead to bitter resentment if an ending didn't meet or exceed the players expectations. I would like to see a study done, counting the number of players who were upset with the original endings, and those that were not, and then finding out how much of the series each group played on average. I would speculate that perhaps those who were not so upset or vocal did not play from the very beginning of the Trilogy, and so were not as heavily invested. Or not.
You bring up an interesting point at the end. Mass Effect isn't Brave New World, it's moral dualism 101. It's exactly the kind of story that people expect closure from. By following a very generic pattern for the vast majority of the experience and then abruptly tacking on some ambiguity and existentialism at the end, Bioware has, in my opinion, thrown their player base somewhat of a curve ball. But I agree, they shouldn't be catering to our every whim.


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So, my mother and I traveled to D.C. last week for a combo business and pleasure trip. Our cattle breeders' association (USJersey) hosts an annual conference, and the 2014 meetings were in Virginia and D.C. I had a fantastic time and I sincerely recommend that all Americans try to make it to our nation's capital at some point in time. In addition to being the repository for our nation's history, D.C. is a vibrant city with a lot to see. I'm certain that in the four days I was in the city, I complimented no less than 20 girls on the street for their fantastic dress, shoes, or accessory. We were told that D.C. is the intern capital of the world, and that is the truth. Lots of twenty-something interns and thirty-something staffers who bring their A-game in the dressing department.
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1) D.C. people are very nice and very used to tourists, but try to direct your questions (where am I? how do I get there?) to those who aren't clearly bustling off to a meeting.
2) Visitors planning to use the Metro (RECOMMENDED!) should download the iTrans DC Metro app. So helpful.
3) There is a food truck that sells milk and cookies: Captain Cookie & The Milkman. Seriously. We weren't able to catch them with our busy schedule, but the natives rave about that truck — use the website to track them down!
4) Plan for a half day visit to Mt. Vernon, the home of George Washington. It's beautiful. The view of the Potomac River is breathtaking. The museum exhibits are fascinating. The 4-D movie is a good refresher on Revolutionary history. The food at the Inn is delicious. This site was my absolute favorite, and I cannot wait to go back.
5) Momma and I logged almost 20 miles in walking, and we were taking advantage of trains, trolleys, and a rickshaw. Wear good shoes. That cannot be stressed strongly enough. It will take me a week to get these blisters healed.
All in all, a wonderful trip. Thanks, D.C.! You're a classy hostess.
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The American Bar Association had a public meeting over the weekend to discuss changes in how the US educates its attorneys. This is the NY Times' article on where we are and where we may go.
Babies napping outside in Denmark! How wonderful to live in a place so secure. I don't think this is crazy at all, but rather very enviable!
Pretty decor from LoveFeast! I loved their autumn pumpkins and I think their VDay hearts are adorable as well.
Chanel nail polish case for the iPhone. This looks like a fun splurge, though I would surely drop, scratch, and ruin it within a week.
Reading for the 20-something lady by Natalie Ramm over at ThoughtCatalog. I am ashamed to say that I haven't read a single one, but this is certainly on my to do list for the next month.
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Things I Never Learned In High School
- How to do taxes
- What taxes are
- How to vote
- What political parties are
- How to write a resume/cover letter/anything related to getting a job
- How to write a check/balance a check book
- Anything to do with banking
- How to do loans for college
- How to jump start a car or other basic emergency things
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A Gratitude List!
My goal is try to to be a little more positive and make 2013 a very good year. I started yesterday (I know, five days behind the ball) with rearranging our bedroom and cleaning out the closets. My next couple of "house" goals are redecorating the dining room, working on our art collection, installing more hooks around the house, and keeping the contents of the kitchen sink at a manageable level!
In addition to my around-the-house goals, I have some personal health goals. The first of which is getting better about doing my gratitude lists, whether they be silly or serious. So here's my gratitude list for Week 1 of 2013:
- I'm thankful that when I sit on my bed and look up, I see a closet doors open to lots of warm, clean clothes, for both me and my husband. We don't want for layers and in this weather, that's a great thing!
- I'm thankful that our dog is happy, healthy, energetic, and protective of his family!
- I'm thankful that I have strong relationships with many of my family members and that I can reach out when I need support or just want to laugh.
- I'm thankful that my home is a safe and secure place. It is literally safe, with strong locks and a watchful dog; but it is also a place where I feel calm, happy and loved — most of the time! Ha!
- I am very thankful that I have access to my advanced education and I can't wait to move into my FINAL semester of law school next week! :D
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Writer's Blockhead
As usual, I have conveniently procrastinated on my final project until the last week. My graduation writing requirement paper, a 25 page dissertation on anything legal-esque, is due on Sun, December 30th.
My motivation = 0.
I have all of the easy stuff done, so I just need to fill in the gaps. Unfortunately it's much easier to lay in bed with my pit mix and watch the Midwestern snowpocolypse unfold on my favorite local news channel.
Or dick around on Tumblr.
Or nap.
Or plot a way to get myself to the grocery store through the blizzard to pick up Oreos and hot chocolate mix. Obvious blizzard necessities, right? My husband is very annoyed with me right now because my blizzard focus has been on creature comforts while he's been restocking battery flashlights and fueling up the vehicles. Another reason I married him, he cares about the stuff that's legitimately important.
If I have cookies and DVR, I don't give a rat's ass about fuel or flashlights…until I'm called on to help with the farm work.
Then I get upset because my flashlight is dead, I can't do anything until I get to a gas station, and I didn't remember to lay out my Carhartts and they're stuck in a cold closet.
We had plenty of time to batten down the hatches at the farm, so I'm hoping that my brother has a handle on everything and that my phone will not ring with his call for back-up. But if it does, I'll certainly go, because that's a solid and legit reason for ignoring the paper that I'm ignoring right now.
Which I should get back to….after this cookie.
Peace, love and snowflakes.
14 11 / 2012
Loss of Little Things
I feel as though I have gone through 900,683,482 tissues in the last three days. And that is a lot.
I've tried to conserve tissues and cut my obscene paper consumption by using handkerchiefs as well. I have several pink ones, which make me feel very ladylike.
Which made me think about other ladylike things that have gone by the wayside, like gloves. I have several pairs of white day gloves that belonged to my great-great grandmother and my great aunts. Day gloves were usually white or cream. The ladies in my family tended toward lace gloves, but I prefer the solid gloves. Why did gloves go away? They're smart. The world is a gross, germ-ridden place. I know this for a fact because that's why I'm sick again for the second time in three months, as is my husband.
You know what else has faded? Afternoon tea. Of course there are two basic things that interfere with such a lovely concept; first, this is the US and we are primarily morning coffee drinkers as opposed to afternoon tea drinkers, and second, the US is a very work-driven place and many people are working during the usual afternoon tea hours. Nonetheless, I love a good tea party. I don't care if it's a ladies' only affair with hats and small desserts or if it's a drop-what-you're-doing moment at my Gran's house because the kettle is whistling. Fellowship with a healthy, warm beverage is a good thing.
Handkerchiefs. Gloves. Tea.
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I generally post my recommended reading list a month or three after I've done the reading. Which means that all of the holiday stories that I read get recommended in January or February. In 2011, I decided to do a compilation of past holiday recommends so that you can get them for the appropriate season. It worked so well that I did it last year and am doing it again this year.
I'm also going to mention, by way of shameless self promotion, that I have a bunch of holiday stories available in print and ebook form. You can find a list here on WMG Publishing's website. The list also includes stories by others, including Dean and Fiction River. Check WMG's site throughout December for free holiday podcasts and some specials (starting on Monday).
Here are the holiday stories listed in past years. What you're reading below is the exact text of what I published about these books and stories in the original recommended reading list. I began doing the list in 2008.
Baxter, John, Immoveable Feast: A Paris Christmas, Harper Perennial, 2008. A wonderful little erudite book about an ex-patriate Australian cooking Christmas dinner for his wife's family in France. No pressure there.
This is beautifully written, with lots and lots and lots of great descriptions of setting and food and food and setting. Lots of history of certain customs and traditions. It even has a bit of suspense: will he get the piglet he wants for the centerpiece of the dinner, will it (or any piglet) fit in the oven in the old farmhouse, and will the family eat the finished product, made with "unusual" (read: Not French) spices? By the time I got to the piglet section, I actually cared about all of those things.
A lovely little Christmas book, and one that can be read outside of the holiday season, if you're so inclined. The clash of cultures stuff is particularly nice.
Cach, Lisa, "A Midnight Clear," Mistletoe'd, Kindle Edition, 2011. A lovely holiday novella, set in New York at the end of the 19th century. The period details are fun—I had no idea that was when the Christmas card habit started—and the characters are great. Catherine has spent years being wined and dined by her rich aunt, going to London, Paris, and on what was once called the Grand Tour. Catherine has met European royalty and American royalty. She wears fine clothes, and she has an eye for beauty. Sort of. Because Catherine is terribly near-sighted and too vain to wear glasses.
She comes home for Christmas, to her family's not insubstantial house in a relatively small town, and one of her wealthy suitors follows her. But she also meets a man whom she has no idea is wealthy—William, the owner of the general store. She's not attracted to him at first because she can't see him, literally. Then someone (William?) buys her a pair of spectacles and has them anonymously delivered, and suddenly she can see everything much clearer.
A great deal more happens here, including a magical wish by an innocent young girl (is that where the spectacles come from?), and some proper comeuppance for a very bad person. The story is lovely, the details good, and all of it will put you in a wonderful holiday mood. Enjoy!
Cach, Lisa, "Puddings, Pastries, and Thou," Wish List, Leisure, 2003 (also in Mistletoe'd). I have no idea where I got this anthology, which also features Lisa Kleypas, Claudia Dain, and Lynsay Sands, but I read it for two reasons: First, I'm still puttering through my Kleypas binge, and second, I always read a Christmas romance anthology over the holidays.
I have to say, though, that I really hated the design of this book. It doesn't do what romance anthologies (heck, all anthologies) should, which is point you to the authors' other work. In fact, the stories themselves have no byline. You have to look at the table of contents to see who wrote what.
The Cach story was a nice surprise. I've probably read two dozen such anthologies over the years and the stories are often sweet but predictable. This one wasn't predictable. I've discovered Mary Balogh through such an anthology, and now I'll seek out other work by Cach.
This is a witty story of a down-and-out woman whose immediate family was dead and who depends on the kindness of her distant relations. Only they stuck her with an elderly woman who had either dementia or Alzeheimers (of course, the story doesn't say since it's set in Regency England). She was the 24/7 caretaker, and she barely had time for herself. She also barely got enough to eat.
When the story begins, our heroine Vivian has just moved in with another set of distant relatives, and must contend with a jealous 17-year-old who is about to debut. I'm all set for a Mean Girls story—the 17-year-old doesn't want to share her glory days with a lesser cousin—but the story doesn't work that way.
The 17-year-old does set Vivian up with a seemingly undesirably hero, who is a bad influence not because he's a rake or an alcoholic, but because…well, let me simply say that it has to do with morals that no longer exist. He had done something honorable in our world, but dishonorable in theirs.
The entire story centers around the feasts over the holiday, and Cach delineates them with loving care. It's pretty clear that Vivian will go from being a bony distant relation to a fat lord's wife, and we're cheering for her the whole way.
And the story made me hungry for pastries. Enough said.
Dubé, Marcelle, Running Away From Christmas, Falcon Ridge Publishing, Kindle edition, 2012. I read this one after the holiday because I simply couldn't wait until next year. Faith can't take another Christmas alone, so she runs away to Vancouver B.C., where…well, I'd like to say the holiday stalks her, but it's not quite like that. It's sweeter. A wonderful story, no matter the time of year.
Hockensmith, Steve, "Fruitcake," Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime, Kindle edition, 2010. I love Steve Hockensmith's short stories, partly because they're so memorable. I couldn't get fruitcake out of my mind for days—much as I wanted to. I'm not fond of fruitcake. Many others aren't either which is the impetus for this story of regifting and murder.
Hockensmith, Steve "Naughty," Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime, Kindle edition, 2010. Funny story about a down-on-her-luck woman, Christmas "elves," a department store, and a rather unexpected crime. Fun and memorable.
Hockensmith, Steve, Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime, Kindle edition, 2010. I have no idea how many of Steve Hockensmith's short stories I've read in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine or in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine over the years. Quite a few, judging by the ones I remembered and reread in this collection. It's a collection of Steve's Christmas stories, all of which I liked, many of which I loved. Even the copyright page is funny. My only quibble with the volume? In it, Steve mentions he's too busy to write short fiction these days. So I say, Stop sleeping, Steve! Write your books, but write short stories too. Whatever it takes. Maybe it takes y'all to buy this book to get him to write more short stories. So do it.
Klavan, Andrew, "The Advent Reunion,"Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, January, 2011. A Christmas ghost story that packs a heck of a punch. Very short, very powerful. If I say any more, I'll ruin it.
Kleypas, Lisa, Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor, St. Martin's Paperback, 2011. I saved this one for my holiday reading. In fact, I bought it in October when it first came out—and honestly, I could've read it then, despite the title. Because this isn't a Christmas story; it's a fall holidays story. Halloween makes a major appearance and Thanksgiving is hilarious, even though the book itself isn't funny, but heartwarming.
Holly's mother died in April, leaving Holly's uncle Mark as her guardian. Mark has never been around children, doesn't know what to do, but he enlists his brother Sam, and together they try to make a home for this poor little girl who has given up speaking since her mother's sudden death. Six months later—in September—Holly writes a letter to Santa: she wants a mom for Christmas. Not that Mark wants to marry or anything. You get the rest of the plot, of course.
But the book is set on the San Juan Islands in Washington State, and it's clear that Kleypas lives in the Northwest because the details are great. The characters are even better, from Holly to Mark to Maggie, the young widow who has just started a toy store. Realistic, sensitive, and touching. You can read this one at any season of the year (but fall would be best).
Kroupa, Susan, "Walter's Christmas-Night Musik," Laurel Fork Press, Kindle Edition, 2010. A wonderful story about Christmas Night visitors. Unlike the previous Christmas night visitor stories you've read, these visitors are a surprise. I'd like to be visited by these folks. I found myself thinking about this story long after I finished reading it.
Reed, Annie, "The Case of the Missing Elf," Thunder Valley Press, Kindle Edition, 2010. One of the nice things about the revolution in e-publishing is that you can buy a single short story of an author's work just as a sample. I already knew that I liked Annie Reed's stories, but I also know she's not a household name. I hope that changes.
This is one of her Dee and Diz fantasy detective stories. Diz is an elf, although not a traditional one, and Dee is a woman with an added gift. There's a bit of romantic tension involved, but that's not at the heart of this story. Like so many stories on this month's list, this is a Christmas tale. And the missing elf is not the Jolly Old One, but his occasional impersonator, Norman. Fun, and thought-provoking, in a Christmasy kinda way. It's a nice introduction to Annie's work.
Reed, Annie, "Essy and The Christmas Kitten," Kindle edition, Thunder Valley Press, 2011. This story is not as sweet as the title implies. Instead, it is a bit dark and moody, so much so that I read with one eye half closed, worried that something would go wrong. But it is a Christmas story in the best way, and quite memorable. One of my best Christmas reads this year.
Reed, Annie, "Roger's Christmas Wish," Kindle Edition, Thunder Valley Press, 2010. Somehow I missed this in last year's Christmas reading. Young Roger's grandmother moved in with him, taking his room. His parents are unhappy, and so is Roger. All he wants for Santa to do is make his grandmother leave. The story is sweet, with unexpected twists. It's also a nicely done e-book. I read it in the Kindle app on my iPad and it felt like I was reading a real book. Nicely done.
Smith, Dean Wesley, "Jukebox Gifts," WMG Publishing, Kindle edition, 2010. I love Dean's jukebox stories. The conceit is this: for the duration of a single song, played on a jukebox, the person who chose the story can time travel to their strongest memory of that song—and maybe change the past. "Jukebox Gifts" is set at Christmas and is both heartwarming and heartwrenching.
Stockham, Kay, The Crash Before Christmas, Kindred Spirits Publishing, Kindle edition, 2011. A delightful Christmas romance. I figured out what was going on at the end of chapter three, but most readers won't. This novel, about a bush pilot who crashes in a blizzard and is rescued by a mysterious woman, is occasionally creepy, and very suspenseful. It's a great holiday read; I suspect you'll enjoy it year-round.
Westlake, Donald, "Give Till It Hurts" Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop, edited by Otto Penzler, Vangard Press, 2010. Losing Westlake was a tragedy. I love his Dortmunder stories and this one, written for the customers of Otto Penzler's Mysterious Bookshop, is marvelous. Laugh out loud funny, as most Dortmunder stories are.
Willis, Connie, "All About Emily," Asimov's, December, 2011. For years, Connie Willis's holiday stories, published in Asimov's, were part of my Christmas traditions. Then, she got deeply involved in her excellent novels, All Clear and Blackout (which I recommended earlier), and she stopped writing any short fiction at all. Which is, I think, a crime. I love Connie's novels, but I adore her short work.
"All About Emily" riffs on the movie All About Eve, and explains the film for those of you who missed that marvelous classic. The story is set in New York at Christmas, and our heroine is the aging actress who might be threatened by a new up-and-comer, Emily. And yet, something about that girl….
It's a fun story, especially if you love old movies, Broadway, theater, and New York at Christmas time. And it manages to be good science fiction as well. It's nice to have you back, Connie. Please continue writing short fiction while doing your novels.


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Definition of chryselephantine in English:
chryselephantineSyllabification: chrys·el·e·phan·tine
Pronunciation: /ˌkrisˌeləˈfanˌtīn /
(Of ancient Greek sculpture) overlaid with gold and ivory.
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- In ancient Greek sculpture gold leaf might have been included in chryselephantine sculpture, as well as applied over an entire figure.
- A chryselephantine figure of Zeus sat on a jewel-encrusted throne carrying a small figure of Nike in his left hand, a scepter in his right.
- The intrinsic value of the materials employed predominates in the earlier model: the value of plate at an Athenian symposium, or the value of gold and ivory in the chryselephantine statues by Phidias.
early 19th century: from Greek khruselephantinos, from khrusos 'gold' + elephas, elephant- 'elephant' or 'ivory'.
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Visitors to the BC Wildlife Park have an unlikely benefactor to thank for the park's acres of sagebrush-coated hills and Ponderosa Pine-lined trails: Molson's Breweries. When the Greater Kamloops Zoological Society set out in search of suitable land for zoological facilities in 1966, Molson's donated 106 acres of their hop fields. Today, the natural landscape blends seamlessly from wilderness to animal enclosures that host more than 60 native and non-native species and offer visitors a chance to learn more about the region. Some dwellings host the largest mammals of the mountains?grizzly bears, cougars, and grey wolves included?while others contain spiders, snakes, and birds of prey. Visitors also find a few nods to the farm life in the big red barn known as Home Hardware Corral. Inside, miniature goats, pot-bellied pigs, and other cuddly farm dwellers frolic, giving children a gleeful glimpse into the life of a farmer.
The park's staff offer more than just an opportunity to observe animals, though. They supervise up-close encounters with some of their wildlife at special request, allowing guests the chance to meet and pose for pictures with birds and reptiles. In warmer months, they open up their splash park playground to kids of all ages. The staff also puts on an annual falconry show each summer in the Highland Valley Copper Amphitheatre, working with golden eagles, burrowing owls, and a massive turkey vulture. Visitors can also explore the grounds aboard the Wildlife Express Miniature Train, riding the miniature rails past some of the park's more stunning vistas.
As the sun's rays reach across British Columbia, breakfast is being served, coffee and all, in the middle of Shuswap Lake. Though it's been cooked aboard one of Waterway Houseboat Vacations' watercrafts, the diners devouring their morning meal still have the overwhelming sense that this is what it feels like to spend quality time in the wild. That combination of coming together as a group while communing with nature is Waterway Houseboat Vacations' raison d'être and has been since its founding in 1968.
Dedicated to outfitting aquatic sojourners with the most lavish, well-equipped vessels possible, the company's proprietors had their own fleet of houseboats built up in their Sicamous-based boat yard. Each masterpiece of engineering is embellished with luxurious amenities such as hot tubs, fireplaces, and gold-plated shoulder parrots, each of which fight for boater attention with lake-adjacent activities such as swimming, hiking, water-skiing, and fishing. While eager to introduce visitors to the scenic beauty of the Shuswaps, the company simultaneously aims to uphold a dedication to environmental stewardship, preserving their beloved home with initiatives that include stocking boats with biodegradable soap and spearheading a comprehensive recycling program.
At Freedom Flight School, pilots offer their passengers myriad ways to obtain a bird's-eye view. On the one hand, there's unpowered flight?or "free flight"?which includes hang gliding and paragliding after launch. On the other, powered trikes and ultralights easily and quickly ferry passengers to their destinations, offering the same sweeping views as free flight.
Rollingdale Winery is a small farm gate winery located in Lakeview Heights, in West Kelowna. We are 100% family owned and operated. Our focus is on producing fine wines using only premium grapes made from the most conscientiously cultivated vines we can find.
Even as it soars across the deep, clear blue waters of Lake Okanagan, the Lake Lounge keeps its passengers, crew, and cooperative stowaways connected to a bevy of land-based pleasures. A comprehensive sound system blasts pleasurable beats throughout its two decks, and three flat-screen TVs reaching widths up to 50 inches broadcast the passengers' choice of entertainment. On the lower deck, vaulted ceilings soar over dinner tables and an electric fireplace keeps the room warm in colder weather, and on the open top deck passengers bask in lake breezes and take in panoramic views of the water and evergreen-coated shoreline. When not focused on the scenery, they step across an elevated dance floor lit by multicoloured lights or discuss their favourite childhood pet fish over tipples from a fully stocked bar.
Dinner-cruise passengers sup on a daily-changing menu that cycles through regular entrees such as cedar-plank salmon and peach barbecue chicken. As the Lake Lounge sails past opulent lakeside homes and the city skyline, the sun colours the sky as it sets and the stars sleepily stumble into place to form their constellations. The ship's crews also host wedding receptions, family reunions, and birthday parties on the dual decks.
Tangled in the hushed vines of British Columbia's scenic wine country, Okanagan Wine Country Tours weaves grape aficionados through breathtaking and informative excursions. The seven-hour trek across Naramata Bench commences as the moon melts at 9:30 a.m. and swiftly swoons over the Okanagan's cradled valley, breaking for a vineyard lunch (for an additional cost). Inhale the fresh aromas blooming in a glass of wine from one of the five to eight winery stops along the way, or trip along the undulating hillsides, scanning the pristine pastures for signs of secret government bunkers. Possible tour legs include the Elephant Island Orchard Winery, Kettle Valley Winery, and more.