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Difficulty-wise, it's about average. Not the hardest thing to beat in Magicka, but not the easiest either. The final boss strategy is actually pretty simple this time around, unlike in The Stars Are Left. You don't have very many magicks to aid you, so for the most part it's you and your elements.
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One of the achievements is called "Friendship is Magicka". You get it by killing all 11 ponies. Yes. YES. Killing ponies! Yay! Apparently a good portion of the Magicka Steam forums think it's broken, but I got it first try, no glitches or anything, it just worked. I'm proud to be part of 0% of the population!
|Screenshot or it didn't happen.
Overall, it's fun, and it's slightly challenging, but it's not worth the $4.99 price on Steam. Wait for a sale.
Boss strategy after the break.
Vlad has two forms. The first one is himself. He's fairly vulnerable to lightning and immune to frost. He uses Life on his sword, Conflagration, and the occasional area frost attack, as well as Nullify. Thankfully, you can use your "staff" active ability on him to heal yourself. The three other people who Vlad is with in the cutscene before the battle just run around like idiots and will die before long, pay them no attention.
My strategy was to put on a Life-Fire-Lightning shield (EWFA self cast) and spam arcs of lightning all over the place (EAAAA, or as many As as you want). I threw in some fire as well, so mine were actually EAFAF. Keep putting your shield back up as he Nullifies it and the first form should be rather easy.
In the second form, he splits into three. He has a one-shot water rock in this form as well as some lightning that can be annoying. However, this form is vulnerable to Life. Also worth noting, three Vlads = three times the Nullify.
My strategy for the second form was to put on a Life shield and spam healing mines. That's it. Use the "staff" active ability as much as you can to keep your health topped off, keep that shield up, and keep laying those mines, and they'll die in short order.
Like I said, nowhere near as difficult as Cthulhu. I think it ranks somewhere mid-original adventure difficulty-wise.
And before you ask, yes, the achievement "The Crusader Breakings" is broken. If it weren'r broken, it would be quite possible to get all six of the new achievements in one play-through if you keep your eye out for the ponies. There's four in the first part, three in the second part, and four in the last part.
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Ahhh. So sometimes I miss big milestones. Well actually, not usually. I am usually always on top of birthdays, anniversaries, and all of those things that cause any need for celebration. However, somehow, I failed to recognize that yesterday's BOOF post was # 300!!!!! What the WHAT. Who knew that this girl could manage to not only write a blog but also somehow conjure up 300 blog posts in a little under three years. I am still not certain why people read my babble, but it always makes my heart so glad when I hear about friends and family actually making some of the stuff that I post…and it actually comes out delicious and they are able to enjoy it as much as I did! It is also pretty funny because although my blog is linked to facebook, I never really was one to publicize it to my friends and family through any sort of formal communication. Therefore, when my Mom recognized the breadth of my blog towards the end of last year, she was pretty floored and proud of how legit it actually is. 🙂
But what it comes down to is that I want to thank each and every last one of YOU. It is actually interesting to compare some earlier BOOF blog posts to now and actually notice that I might have developed some sort of voice as a writer? Weird. Sometimes I read more recent posts and think to myself "Wow, that was actually a pretty awesome post. Good Job Kar". Yes, it sounds just like that in my head. No exclamation points needed. Back to the THANKS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU (300 times over). Knowing that I do have friends, family and blog/foodieworld friends out there who enjoy reading what I write makes me feel super warm and fuzzy inside. My love for food was established at a young age, but it was not until I was in college that I realized I enjoyed baking and cooking to feed my loved ones and feed myself. Eating and making food will forever remain a hobby as it helps me relax, so I am just grateful that I can bring smiles to people doing something that makes me smile too. I love you all.
Now, I do have food for you. Sometimes I make gluttonous things but many times I make healthy things. This was my attempt to take a standard cookie and make it a little healthier and a little lighter for my number 1 lady, my Momma. Oatmeal Raisin cookies are her second favorite cookie, so I wanted to create a healthier and lighter version to make her not feel so bad about eating them and make me feel not so bad about making them. Here is what I came up with and they were pretty delicious.
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/3 cup honey
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup rolled oats (I prefer old fashioned)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup raisins
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9) Bake for about 9-11 minutes until golden brown on the bottom.
10) Share and Enjoy!
These were healthy, lite and delicious. It is one of those cookies that if you didn't know that I made all of these healthy substitutions, you would never know…and that is my intention when making "lite" cookies. Make these for your health conscious friends and family…and even those who aren't so health conscious!
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Makes about 30 cookies
Per serving
Calories 93; Total Fat 3.9g; Cholesterol 0 mg; Carbs 14.2 g; Protein 1.0 g; Fiber 0.7 g


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Mind Genomics: What Professional Conduct Enhances the Emotional Wellbeing of Teens at the Hospital?Gillie Gabay*1 and Howard R Moskowitz2
1College of Management Academic Studies, Israel
2Mind Genomics Associates, Inc. New York
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College of Management Academic Studies, Israel
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E-mail: [email protected]
Received date:: August 28, 2015; Accepted date:: September 23, 2015; Published date: September 30, 2015
Citation: Gabay G, Moskowitz HR (2015) Mind Genomics: What Professional Conduct Enhances the Emotional Wellbeing of Teens at the Hospital? J Psychol Abnorm Child 4:147. doi:10.4172/2329-9525.1000147
Copyright: © 2015 Gabay G, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Background: Hospitalization causes known neurotic disturbances of varying degrees of severity among teens. There is only one measure, the drawing tool, and preparation programs found to impact teens' abilities to cope with the hospital produced negative emotional status. This study focused on what teens perceive that would make their hospital experience more 'tolerable,' and less disturbing for them. Messaging accorded conduct will create positive feelings and increase utilization and cooperation among teens.
Method: 157 teens ages 13-18 from the continental USA participated in the study. Mind Genomics, specifically, the rule developing experimentation was used. The experiment was conducted via a computer assigning ratings to a set of unique vignettes comprising several statements, allowing analyzing both an individual-level analysis and subgroup analysis using conjoint analysis.
Results: Three mindsets were identified: Segment 1 responds to statements about a medical staff which genuinely tries to help the patient and bonds with trust. Segment 2, responds to the communications from the medical staff. For respondents in this segment the exchange of information in a pleasant but frank manner is important. Segment 3 wants a mentor. Differences were found on mindsets by gender and age. A viewpoint identifier was used for typing individuals in the population into mindsets of the sample.
Conclusion: Identifying mindsets allows healthcare organizations to facilitate better emotional status and healing by approaching teens with suitable messaging and avoiding alienating messaging. The most prevalent feeling regarding hospital visits is not neutral but rather either a positive feeling or very negative feeling affecting the utilization of healthcare hospital services among teens. Data and the viewpoint identifier allow us to assign the belonging of a teen to one of the three mindsets. Findings direct strategies of messaging by public health organizations, professional societies and policymakers to relieve anxieties and other disturbances of teens regarding hospitalizations.


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"Shear top"
Hmmm. A top to wear while shearing a sheep, perhaps? Or maybe a top to wear to reduce wind shear?
Nope, a "sheer" top, a top that is light and perhaps easy to see through. Aah, that's better.
You may shear a sheep in a sheer top, but it's sheer nonsense to wear a shear top.
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Paul Jewell is being lined up for a return to management - by League Two basement club Darlington.
The Quakers parted company with Colin Todd by mutual consent after they picked up only their second point of the season at Grimsby - and have put former Wigan, Bradford and Derby boss Jewell, 44, top of their wish-list.
Ambitious Darlo chairman Raj Singh is keen to sound out Jewell, and Sheffield United player-coach Gary Speed - who turned down Swansea in the summer - is believed to be another prime target.
Popular ex-players Craig Liddle and Neil Maddison will take charge for tomorrow night's home game against Rochdale.


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text: In his Nichomachean Ethics (VII.I.I), Aristotle suggests the possibility of a perfection of virtue so extreme that it could be characterized as heroic or divine. In Shaping Heroic Virtue, eight scholars from different fields of the humanities explore the reception of this notion within a broad range of artistic, political and religious contexts and map its enduring importance in the self-fashioning of monarchs and political elites. The case studies included in the volume span from Late Antiquity to the 18th century and include material from different parts of Europe, with a particular emphasis on Scandinavia.


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By now, you know the back story: The FBI has closed down the major online poker sites. Seizures and arrests are happening as I type this. Everybody is going to lawyer up and this thing will shake out in about three years. In the meantime, this raises some serious policy questions:
1. First, this is obviously going to drive the poker players back to brick and mortar games. What are the Indians going to do with all that extra money? This is a true redistribution of assests, from the Carribean to the Reservation.
2. The impact of this on campus cannot be overstated. What are the guys who can't get a date now going to do on weekends?
3. I can't wait for the next "Freakanomics" book to come out. The analysis of the use of resources here and the likely unintended consequences should be very entertaining.
4. It's kind of interesting that a source of banking business is being tubed while the Gov't is telling banks to get their cash balances up--after all, it was banks who made this gaming possible.
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The Crow (1994)
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The story is a basically about revenge from beyond the grave, and how true love is forever. The movie has a good (but fairly basic) plot, excellent action sequences, and very good casting. Brandon Lee gives a good performance (not excellent, but good), as does Ernie Hudson. The supporting villains are excellent in their villainy, and you do feel better when they get it in the end. But the real star of this film is the mood and the feel. It feels gritty, bleak, and depressing, but surprisingly uplifting at the end. Alex Proyas did an excellent job of transferring this feeling from the book onto celluloid. All in all, one of the best comic book to film translations I have ever seen.
You do not have to be familiar with the comic book to thoroughly enjoy this film (like you do with some other comic book adaptations).
Rating : 4.5 out of 5
Basically, it's about a rock star named Eric Draven, his fiancée Shelley Webster and the little girl they take care of, Sarah. When a ruthless gang of thugs viciously murder both Eric and Shelley on the night before their wedding, Eric comes back from the grave to avenge his fiancée's death by going after each member of the gang that killed her, and to say a final goodbye to Sarah.
An extremely moving film that I would recommend to anyone who has a heart.
On October 30th, a night that has come to be known as "Devil's Night," in reference to the hundreds of fires set by dangerous gangs, Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) and Shelly Webster (Sofia Shinas) are brutally attacked in their downtown apartment. Shelly is raped by the gang and Eric is thrown out of a five-story window, dying almost instantly. They leave behind a close friend and younger-sister figure, Sarah (Rochelle Davis), endless rainy nights in the city, and infinite sorrow on those who knew them.
Their deaths left a score unsettled, and as a result, an ancient legend becomes reality, as a mystical crow descends from the Heavens who normally carries souls to the land of the dead, brings Eric Draven's soul back to life so he can exact revenge on the men who killed him and his fiance. He dresses himself in torn black clothing, boots, and paints his face like a sad clown. He is invincible, for he is already dead, and sets out on a quest for retribution, seeking out each one of his murderers one by one. He is helped along the way by two people, Sarah and Officer Albrecht (Ernie Hudson), who stayed with Shelly until she died, against an army of arsonist gangsters led by the mysteriously incestuous Top Dollar (Michael Wincott), who is the orchestrator of Devil's Night, and inspires his troops with quotes and dialogue from Dante's "Inferno" and "Paradise Lost." With the crow leading the way, Eric Draven sets out to redeem his soul and regain his justice in a city that has never stopped raining since his death.
From its opening shot right to its final seconds, "The Crow" is a depressingly gripping film. A truly fantastic and faithful adaptation of James O'Barr's comic book series, this film draws its inspiration from both the comic book and earlier films such as Fritz Lang's "Metropolis." The story is set against the backdrop of a broken city ruled by an underground society of arsonists, where the police can do nothing to stop them and the children run wild in the streets. The buildings tower high over the urban streets, overlooking a sad foundation without law, justice or order - you know everything about this world with one shot. The production design and cinematography combines to create an atmosphere in a society without hope, accentuated only further by a Middle-East inspired score by Graeme Revell, and choicy tunes by Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Stone Temple Pilots and My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
Director Alex Proyas claims he has never seen a sequel to his film on the basis that no one could do justice to the main character like Brandon Lee... I agree with him. Lee's performance as the vengeful soul is one of the greatest I have ever seen on film. He exhibits confidence, cunning and menace, while at the same time communicating just enough pain and depression to stay true to his character. You know what he's capable of, and at the same time his emotional weaknesses. If I can think of any flaw to this film I would mention the incestuous relationship between Funboy and his sister. It was not a subplot, thankfully, but it didn't seem necessary in a film that was already disturbing enough.
Made with passion, performed with intensity, designed with precision and influence, "The Crow" is an unheralded masterpiece of the 20th Century. It is heartbreaking to think that this film almost dodged release - if that had happened, no one would ever have known the degree of Brandon Lee's acting capabilities. The man had a fiery presence and was articulate and powerful with his delivery - indeed, with one great film, he has become a martyr for the exposition of this character. 4 1/2 stars on a five star scale.
I am no Goth, have never read the original comic strip, nor do I wish to. I simply regret watching the unspeakably pathetic and inappropriate sequels...do not make the same mistake!
For all its grotesque violence, seediness and Gothic degeneracy, THE CROW is a pure love story, so pure, that even immersed within the blackest of adult fairy-tales its power cannot be dampened or lessened. Eric Draven's spiritual pursuit of those who murdered his beautiful girlfriend is less of a revenge story and more a reminder that karma balances out in the end.
Perhaps the best performance, other than that of the crow itself, is from Michael Wincott, a very underrated actor, as the incarnately evil gang leader. It is the role of a lifetime for him.
If I were in a position that I could see only two films again for the rest of my life, they would be 2001 and THE CROW. At no stage would I ever subsequently be able to say that I had seen EVERYTHING that either had to offer.
The question still taps away at all our doors, namely would the film be the cult classic it became without the Brandon Lee tragedy? That's a tricky one to answer because we all deep down have a morbid curiosity about us, especially with films and their stars. This is why I got a lot more from re-watching the movie after a very long period of time, namely that it may have drew many of us in years ago because of the tragedy and heart aching back story to writer James O'Barr's birthing of Eric Draven the character, but it can now enthral, thrill and shatter emotions of its own accord.
The Gothic art design and the soundtrack are emo personified before such a label was invented, Lee is lithe and skillful and serving notice to what a talent we were robbed of that fateful day in March 1993. The villains are a roll call of go to guys for such roles, Kelly, Wincott, Todd, while Ernie Hudson fronts up as good cop personified. And finally Proyas, struggling with the budget even before Brandon's death, that he manages to create this world of perpetual bleakness, but still offer hope and beauty - the latter via tracking shots, pull aways and intricate frame shots of a tormented Draven, shows him to be a purveyor of considerable skills.
All told, The Crow (1994) deserves to not be thought of as a cult classic, but just as a classic, period. 9.5/10
What it is: a comic-genre film - and like most film versions of dark comics, it is enslaved to rain and shadows, candlelight and eyeliner aesthetics, pseudo-intellectualism and faux-poetic moments. It suffers greatly from an unbelievable premise (murderous super bad guys run wild in the streets, doing their will) and mind-numbingly dense dialog.
I watched this movie just recently for the first time - and had to check all the background material on it because I just couldn't believe it was actually shot in the nineties - it is an eighties movie in every way shape and form, hearkening back to the days of the early Cure, Bauhaus, Souxsie and the Banshees, etc.
The acting is flat all around (Brandon Lee spends the entire movie with his chin on his chest, glaring menacingly from underneath his furrowed brow) and what little there is of character is two-dimensional - a comic book view of the world, juvenile and meaningless, trying desperately to be "deep".
If Brandon Lee hadn't died during production, this film would be regarded as nothing more than an amusing goth fantasy - and not the goth cult classic it seems to have become. I guess I understand some people's emotional attachment to it, but back when I was being goth and under the influence of nihilist aesthetics, my friends and I read Baudelaire, Sartre and Dostoevsky. To us, a film like this would be as intellectually an emotionally fulfilling as the popcorn you might eat while watching it.
The "best movie ever"? Sorry. No.
This has such bad and unconvincing acting, especially by the star of the film, Brandon Lee. A movie with a poorly executed story is made even harder to watch when the star of the movie couldn't act his way out of a house with no walls (therefore no roof, think about it). His wife got raped and killed, what is he supposed to be, angry or campy? Why is he making jokes as he toys with his victims? This is like a damn cartoon for 10 year olds. If the movie didn't take itself so seriously, then I wouldn't mind that performance choice so much. Everything from the script and the dialog was formulaic. How can anyone think this is a great movie? It's not 100% horrible, but it ain't Spider-Man, it's Elektra, enough said.
Sporting a skin type black ninja outfit, make up only Kiss would be proud of and Edgar Allen Poe's Raven's wimpier cousin 'The Crow', Draven (Brandon Lee's final performance) deals out painful revenge upon those that murdered him and his girlfriend one year ago. The plot plays out exactly as you would expect for a nineties revenge flik except rather than Harry Tasker kicking ass and taking names we observe Edward Scissorhands on drugs slaughtering all opposition.
Its a good laugh if you want a harmless revenge film with little more than the necessary amount of substance than the dry script requires, or you may enjoy it if you are aged between 12-17 and haven't found your niche in life yet. Rest assured teens, The Crow will answer none of your questions but will only fill you with new ones such as:
Wouldn't it have been nice if poor Eric Draven had only stayed dead?
Alone, Draven takes on the entire criminal organization of crime lord Top Dollar, whose gang killed him once. And it is easy, since Draven is already dead and can't be hurt. He is indestructible and invincible. Until Top Dollar figures out that it is the raven that gives Draven his superhuman powers.
Not a very entertaining story, since it doesn't get any suspense until the final ten minutes, and barely then either. Draven, with his powers, is simply to powerful. There is no threat to him. What it is is an action packed dark story. The scenery is very dark, it is always raining and the Gothic influence is heavy. Visually it is interesting, but not very good either.
Had Draven been vulnerable somehow, this could have been really good. Now, ironically, it is mostly known and interesting since lead actor Brandon Lee died in an accident while filming it. Had the accident never occurred, I believe this movie would have been forgotten long ago.
I feel that it is a movie one should have seen. But it wasn't very memorable, unfortunately.
Oh dear.
Don't get me wrong, I wanted to like this film, I gave it the benefit of the doubt considering it's age and the hype surrounding it but it was dreadful.
In my opinion, if Lee hadn't died tragically during the making if this film then it would probably have gone straight to DVD and I wouldn't have just sat through an hour and half of dross.
Alex Proyas (as he also showed with Dark City) has a visual knack for creating a dark world, and the world of the Crow is Detroit, but it could be anywhere.......The villains are never too OTT and the poignant moments between Sarah and Eric are handled well.
The real stand out for me though, is Brandon Lee's performance, and it still fills me with sadness to know, that his breakout role, was his last.
RIP Brandon...The Crow is a fitting epitaph for you.
I can't believe this motion picture was directed by the same person who directed "Dark City." If I had seen The Crow (an earlier film) first, I would never have viewed Dark City, and that would have been a shame. The two don't belong on the same planet... They truly don't reside in the same universe. The only thing I can figure: The Crow came out of Hollywood, while Dark City came out of Australia.
Regardless of what Roger Ebert says about The Crow (he called it "good" ?), to me it is the worst piece of ultra-violent dreck I have ever seen, even including "Narc," the only other film I've rated a "1" here. Both richly deserve a complete zero. I detect a pattern here: Both films' stories take place in Detroit. Moral: Never watch any film whose setting is Detroit! The Crow is genuinely scary to me, but not in the way you might imagine. I think the horribly ultra-violent spirit of the film, completely unrelieved throughout (no matter the insipid, unbelievably saccharine "good guys win" ? ending) contributed directly to Brandon Lee's death. How else can you explain something as bizarre as a "blank" movie-prop round killing someone during the filming of a motion picture? It is obvious to me that so many (way-over-the-top many) "blank" shots had to be fired at the (so-called) "hero" that this must have contributed to Lee's death. Someone said this film is a fitting memorial to Lee. Indeed. No further comment required.
Even the music during the ending credits: "It Can't Rain All the Time," or whatever it's called, is nausea-producing garbage. The singer is horribly flat (pitch, that is). Just listen to it, if you dare; it is totally forgettable trash. Thank heavens it has been forgotten! I made the mistake of starting to play the comment track by the Producer and Screenwriter. I do wish English grammar allowed me to de-capitalize their titles. I think they are quite demented, totally out of touch with reality... I believe their warped view of the world has caused them to descend into the depths of self-aggrandizing insanity.
People: Do not view The Crow, ever. Unless you like flirting with brain-damaging toxic waste. If you let any teenager view this film, it should be considered that you should be jailed for launching sociopathic violence on the rest of us.
Thank Goodness I watched The Crow only once. I am hoping that Time Will Heal All Wounds.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
It's been a while...
Since I posted anything here. I've been really busy running my weekly Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in my homebrewed World of Kulan campaign setting. The campaign is based on the Shackled City Adventure Path from DUNGEON Magazine.
I've also been busy trying to get my health back in order. It has been a tough six months. I've tried to get back to walking and swimming on a regular basis, but the chronic pain in my right hip and leg just won't go away.
It gets overworked so easily that I'm having trouble keeping a rhythm going. I've had two cortisone shots since the beginning of December 2005. One into my hip and one into my sciatic nerve. They've helped but only so far. I've had to start going back to physical therapy, but the benefits haven't been as good time time around.
Hopefully, it will get better.
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A 40-year-old Seattle woman cheerfully went into her annual review last month expecting the raise she had discussed informally with her boss a few weeks earlier. Instead, she was fired. She was told that she could be replaced by a recent college graduate for half her salary.
Clearly, not every raise story has a happy ending.
"Everybody feels they deserve more," says Vicki Spina, owner of Corporate Image Consultants Inc., in Palatine. But in order to get more, Spina says, "You need to have a clear understanding of the company and of yourself."


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Attitude AccountabilityPosted: March 6, 2013 Filed under: Character, Life | Tags: accountability, anger, attitude, character, curlygirl4god, God, growth, responsibility 2 Comments
Accountability. Why? I asked myself. Why couldn't I just keep my mouth shut? I tried to justify my response by telling myself the following:
You know she is just so provocative.
You didn't sleep well last night, or the night before.
If you didn't have a headache you would have been more patient.
But there is no justification good enough. I just should have pulled out my spiritual duct tape and kept my mouth shut. You see, I was visiting family, people I love, people I want to see and visit and have in my life. People who, I believe, require a little bit of extra grace ~ just like I do sometimes.
After traveling and uneasy sleep and no good quiet time, I just wasn't able to let the comment slide and I added my two cents. Not once, but twice ~ I don't know, maybe even three times. Meanwhile, my poor husband is sitting silently between the heated discussion of two women he loves. Needless to say, I felt less than great about myself.
But the situation was a disaster waiting to happen. A California girl, stuck inside for too long because of a snow storm, no real sunshine or fresh air ~ I had reached the limit before I realized it. I didn't realize that the storm outside was nothing compared to the turmoil inside. I needed to get out ~ in more ways than one.
"I'm going for a walk," I told my husband. "The fresh air will do me good." I can't say he was sorry to see me go, and I don't blame him. I bundled up as fast as I could and took to the streets. Literally. The sidewalks were buried in snow, so I had to walk in the street. I didn't care. And I didn't want to walk too far because, unlike in California where people curb their dogs, in the Midwest dogs are often allowed to run free. I love dogs, but not until we have been formally introduced. So I reduced my walk to the street where we were staying.
Up and down the street I paced, talking to myself as I went. It was a heated, ping pong conversation of "You know you shouldn't…" with a quick volley back of "But she said this…or she is so that…"
I thought about my focus word for this week: accountability. I knew that regardless of the situation or the people in the situation, I was accountable for my own attitude. I knew this, but my attitude was still bad. So I kept walking.
There was a boy down the street shoveling snow off his driveway, home from school, no doubt, because of the snow. I must have passed him 20 times. I am sure he was beginning to suspect I was either crazy or a child abductor. I smiled and said "hi" and kept walking. After a while his father came out to help him. I'm not sure if he came out to really help or to be sure I really wasn't some kind of threat. I'm sure other neighbors wondered about the crazy lady walking up and down the street. I didn't care. The attitude of anger, bitterness and self-pity had blanketed my heart like the snow and I was determined to walk it off.
I got back to the house, still feeling the remnants of the storm inside me, not ready to go back in. I looked at the driveway covered with snow. It had been a long time since I had shoveled snow, and by long time, I could mean never.
I opened the front door.
"Jeff, when you get a second, can you set out a snow shovel?"
Scoop. Throw. Scoop. Throw. I pushed the shovel into the white snow with a vengeance. I heaved it over my shoulder with purpose, as though each shovelful represented a heap of bad attitude being tossed out. I scraped down to the cement, I shoveled one side to the other, I even shoveled the walkway. I like shoveling snow. The exercise felt great, the act of throwing the snow in a pile felt exhilarating, and when I was done I could see the fruits of my labor. That driveway was cleared of more snow and exposed more cement than any other driveway in the neighborhood. I finally sat down and admired my handiwork. The time had come to go inside.
It still wasn't easy to keep my attitude in check and my tongue under control, but it was easier. I reminded myself that I was accountable ~ to God, to myself, to my husband ~ for my own attitude and words and I vowed to do better. I vowed to do better; but not on my own, because I know too well that on my own I am really not capable. Just ask my husband. But during my walk and shoveling the Lord reminded me that, with Him, I can do ALL things ~ even change a bad attitude. Thankfully, He also provided an endless supply of snow in case I need some extra help.
I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. Phillipians 4:13
Sacrifice ~ Joy?Posted: February 18, 2013 Filed under: Character, God, Salvation | Tags: curlygirl4god, God, Jesus, joy, love, sacrifice, self-sacrifice 1 Comment
Sacrifice. I sat in church this morning listening to the pastor talk about being a servant to others, and I began to think about my focus word for this past week ~ sacrifice. Had I ever really been sacrificial? I thought. And if so, at what times in my life? Two thoughts immediately jumped to mind ~ children and marriage. And just as quickly, the word joy also filled my thoughts.If any of you have ever been fully committed to another human being, maybe as a spouse, a parent or a caregiver, then you know full well that fulfilling that commitment will involve sacrifice, and probably lots of it. Over the years I have sacrificed time, emotions, physical comfort, money, pride, vanity, pleasure, preference and many other things out of love for my children and husband. Oh yes, I have sacrificed. To love well requires sacrifice! Now before you start thinking either (1) what a prideful woman I am or (2) you should submit my application for sainthood, know that I have also lived very selfishly alongside my children and spouse, choosing my own wants and needs over theirs many times. I said I have been sacrificial, not a perfect saint!
But with those sacrifices of self I also experienced an indescribable joy ~a sense that this is what I was supposed to be doing. In those times when I have poured myself out into them and their lives, I have felt that I was being refilled with joy. Not always, but often.
When I helped carry the burden of a broken heart, or worked to pay for school tuition, or set aside my time to be there for them, I could feel the joy that comes from sacrifice stretch the lining of my little heart, making it grow just a little more. The thing is, I know that on my own, this isn't possible. It is only through God's power and example that I am able to sacrifice AND feel joy.
I love what Mother Teresa said about sacrifice, "A sacrifice to be real must cost, must hurt, and must empty ourselves. Give yourself fully to God. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in his love than in your weakness." Amen, Mother Teresa! But be prepared for unexpected joy!
Today I listened to a friend give a talk about Jesus ~ our sacrificial lamb, the Alpha and Omega, beginning and the end, the Word, Emmanuel. Her talk rekindled in me an awe at the depths of God's love for us, that yet while we were still sinners, still thinking jealous thoughts, still turning a cold shoulder to someone in need, still lashing out with unkind words ~ that even though we are so imperfect, never good enough to be with a perfect and Holy creator ~ even in the midst, He sacrificed Jesus out of love for us. And what God tells us about that is even more amazing (note, emphasis is mine)…
For the JOY set before him he (Jesus) endured the cross (sacrificed), scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him (Jesus) who endured such opposition from sinners (YOU AND ME!), so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. (Keep sacrificing!) Hebrews 12:2-3
Where's Your Focus?Posted: February 2, 2013 Filed under: Character, Life | Tags: crashes, curlygirl4god, focus, God, Godliness, life, love, separation, temptation 2 Comments
Focus. "Can I tell you something I learned from riding my motorcycle?" my co-worker asked from behind his cubicle.
I was curious to know what riding a motorcycle had to do with my marital crisis and separation. I had just been lamenting to my co-worker about my need for affirmation. After having been married for 19 years I now found myself separated at 40 and my insecurities were high. I shared with my friend that I wondered what it would be like to date again. Would anyone out there find me attractive? Is it possible for a nice Christian man to fall for a 40 year old woman with two kids? Should I start dating? What about online dating sites?
I wasn't sure how motorcycles fit into all of this, but maybe it was a guy's way of offering some dating advice and for that, I was all ears.
"Sure, I'm listening," I said.
"You know, one of the first things I learned when I was riding a motorcycle was the power of focus and attention," he went on, speaking with a slow Southern drawl. "If I were riding down the road, say, and I see a parked truck up ahead. Let's say I just start to focus on the bumper of that truck. Well, you know what?" he asked with complete sincerity.
"No, what?" I asked.
"As sure as all get out, I will run right into that bumper. I will crash right into it, even though I know it's there and I have the whole road around me. If I put my focus on that bumper, I will crash into it every time."
"Hmmm…" I murmured, letting his words sink in and trying to see the correlation.
"You see, Lynne," he continued, "you're still married."
"Separated," I corrected.
"Still, is dating where you want to put your focus right now? Cause if you keep focusing there, you will go there, and I don't think you're ready to go there just yet. I don't want to see you crash." Of course he was right and I have never forgotten his words or the genuine care and sincerity with which he shared the truth.
During this time in my life, my focus was beginning to shift more and more to God, to His desires for my life, for my children, my family. It was a process and it wasn't always easy. There were many times when I focused on the emotional pain I was in, the hopelessness I felt for my future, the sins of my past, the failings of my present. It was a dark time and if I had kept my focus there, well, I am not sure where I would be today.
Instead, I learned to shift my focus to God. I would go to His words to us in the Bible and read His promises. They reassured me that no matter what I went through here, He was with me. That no matter what anyone said, He could transform me. That no matter how bleak things looked, through Jesus, I had an eternity in paradise with Him to look forward to.
Though I will probably never ride a motorcycle, I have kept this safety tip tucked in my heart. God only knows how many crashes I have avoided by putting my focus back on Him! How about you? Where are you putting your focus?
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8
Perseverance ~ Do I Have To?Posted: January 19, 2013 Filed under: Character, Life | Tags: apathy, chicken soup for the soul, courage, curlygirl4god, encouragement, perseverance 2 Comments
Perseverance. Two definitions:
Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
Continuance in a state of grace leading finally to a state of glory.
After days of trying to get this post written, I am not feeling the steadfastness to push through; instead, I am feeling more like settling into a state of grace. Does this make me a bad person?
As I have been thinking about perseverance the past few days and after a couple of false starts at writing this post, it occurred to me that there are two kinds of perseverance ~ one that requires action and one that requires patience. Sometimes I need the first kind (like now) and sometimes I need the other ~ and sometimes I need both.
I was re-reading a story from Chicken Soup for the Soul, Family Caregivers the other night and ironically the story was placed under the section entitled "Peseverance". Penelope, the author of the story, found herself in a season that required both steadfastness in doing and continuing in a state of grace. A young married woman with an infant son, she unexpectedly found herself acting as a caregiver to her 28 year old husband who suffered several devastating aneurysms. I had a chance to meet Penelope in person at an author's luncheon and I can tell you that she exuded peace, trust and hope, in spite of the life detour she found herself on. She and her husband were steadfast in his recovery process, hoping for complete healing; but resting in a continued state of grace, not knowing what the actual outcome would be. Her story and her countenance were an inspiration.
Maybe persevering isn't about everything looking pretty. Maybe I have been placing expectations of perfection that have kept me partially paralyzed. Maybe I have been just feeling lazy. Whatever the case, perseverance this week has meant stringing a series of words together. Maybe not the best words in an amazing order or with profound content ~ but words on the screen nonetheless. The action is complete.
But, truthfully, the spirit is in a little bit of a funk, feeling a little apathetic. I am sure it will pass but until it does I will persevere by remaining in a state of grace, trusting in the One who gives the grace to persevere. My challenges aren't life threatening, not even life altering, so a part of me feels like saying, "Curly Girl! What's your problem?" Does that make me a bad person? I hope it just makes me human. So I will be inspired by Penelope, who embodied both kinds of perseverance, I will accept that I am a flawed human being, and I will rejoice in a fresh start tomorrow.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9
SatisfactionPosted: December 5, 2012 Filed under: Character, Life | Tags: christian life, contentment, curlygirl4god, discontentment, dissatisfaction, God, gratitude, Paul, satisfaction 1 Comment
Satisfaction. The dog was looking up at me with those big brown eyes. Then she glanced over at the take out container I had in my hand and gave me that look, the look that says, "I would like some of that!"
"Okay, Hope," I said, kneeling down to give her one of the leftover pancakes. I justified the treat by telling myself it was a whole wheat pancake, after all, and she just loves anything that comes out of a Styrofoam container. As I was breaking up one pancake another one fell out, but I quickly grabbed it knowing that one more for our little dog would be one too many.
I set the container with the cut up pancake in front of her, but she just looked at me intently as I held the other pancake.
"Hope," I said sternly, "be satisfied with what is right in front of you!" What is the matter with that dog? I muttered to myself as I threw the remaining pancake in the trash. No sooner had I heard the smack sound of the pancake hitting the plastic liner did I also hear a small voice in my head say, "Oh, like you don't do that!"
As I took my plate of eggs, which was glaringly absent of carbs, and sat down to eat, I realized that too often I am just like my dog. In front of me was a perfectly nutritious plate of food. It was seasoned with spices and salsa and topped with guacamole. But I still looked longingly at the toaster, the bread and muffins sitting in the bread basket. What I wouldn't give for a carb right now! Thinking a thought that has entered my mind many times since realizing that I would have to change the way I eat if I ever wanted to have the energy and body I desired. It's a challenge, sometimes, to be satisfied with what is right in front of me.
I wish I could say the challenge was isolated to food, but sadly, that is not the case.
"Yes, Lord, I am grateful that my piece was published in Chicken Soup, but wouldn't it be great if I could just get a book published."
"Yes, Lord, I know I get to speak at women's luncheons, but wouldn't it be great if I could just get listed in the speaker directory, then I might have better opportunities to speak."
"Yes, Lord, I know I have all my teeth and they work just fine, but wouldn't it be amazing if I could have teeth as perfect and white as her."
"Yes, Lord, I know you have prepared a place for me in heaven, and I know heaven is a glorious place, but wouldn't it be great if this could be heaven now."
Satisfaction – sometimes I can't seem to get none. Another word for satisfaction is contentment and the apostle Paul sheds some keen insight into this nebulous state of being. He said, "…I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." Phil 4:11
Learned – Paul learned to be content. Learn is a verb, it is an action word; therefore, this means it will require some effort on my part. Maybe that means making a conscious effort to, first of all, see all that I have already right in front of me. And second, keeping my focus on that and not what someone else has. Third, I might try being grateful for the blessings I already have in my life. And finally, I could try to keep a heavenly perspective, remembering that this life is temporary and broken but God has something better planned. Yes, I must learn to be content in every circumstance, and regardless of what they say, you can teach an old dog new tricks!
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Phillipians 4:12
Appearances Part TwoPosted: October 19, 2012 Filed under: Character, Life | Tags: authentic living, being real, curlygirl4god, facebook, life, masks 3 Comments
Appearances – as in keeping up with.
"It looks like you are living your dreams, doing what you want," my friend said. "I keep up on your life through Facebook." Our families were having lunch together and I wasn't in a position to go into a lengthy explanation with my friend about how things aren't always as they seem and it has been bothering me ever since.
It took me a while to join the wave of people who were part of the Facebook social networking community. To me, it just seemed like one more thing to do that I didn't have the time for. Plus, I wasn't too excited about being contacted by people from my past. It surprises many people who know me that this curly girl has introverted tendencies, but I do. However, a speaking mentor insisted that I would need to get involved in social networking if I wanted more opportunities to speak, so I grabbed my boogie board and jumped on the wave.
Now I love Facebook ~ even the introvert in me! It has allowed me to remain in contact with people with whom I would otherwise lose touch. I can check in on family too far away to see on a regular basis, to see baby pictures, and share in the success of others. But I have felt a downside to social communities, too.
It can be a sea of temptation where undertows of discontentment and comparison are often stirred. Where, at times, friends are only seeing the pretty blue, calm surface of our lives and, if we are honest, appearances are not always what they seem.
I don't think any of us do it intentionally. It's not as though we say to ourselves, "I think I will go on Facebook today and make everyone else feel bad about themselves by sharing all the wonderful things that are going on in my life – my travels, my accomplishments, my picture perfect family." It is certainly not at all what I think when I share ~ I just want to share the great waves I catch on this ride of life. It doesn't seem right to share those times when I crashed on the ocean floor.
I don't want to bring people down. I want to be positive. I don't want people to feel sorry for me. I want to appear always grateful. Who wants to be a Debbie Downer? But maybe it's really about not wanting to be that vulnerable. And I don't think I am alone.
Sure, we will post when something really serious happens in our lives that is out of our control ~ an injury or illness. We will ask for prayer…and we should. But what about those days when I am feeling so insecure about myself because I haven't heard anything back from publishers regarding the seven personal stories I sent out. What about the days I worry that I am getting old and less attractive, that my hair might be thinning and it is hard to be a curly girl for God if you don't have any hair. What about the struggles I have with anxiety and the days my husband and I just can't get along. Do I really want to be that vulnerable with my 154 friends?
Maybe not all of them. Maybe not always. But I do think I owe my friend a Facebook message with an explanation. Friend, things are not always as they appear. Best not to completely judge me by my Facebook posts. Sure, life is wonderful most of the time…but there are many times in between status updates when life is, frankly, just okay or not great. And that's okay. That's life. Maybe not Facebook life, but it is real life.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Psalm 139:15
It Appears To Be A Post About ClichesPosted: October 9, 2012 Filed under: Character, Life | Tags: appearances, character, christian life, curlygirl4god, God, judging, life, love Leave a comment
Appearances. They aren't always what they seem. Don't judge a book by its cover. All that glitters is not gold. I don't know why writers get so upset about clichés; after all, they do convey a message in an effective manner. I guess it's because they are just so…well, cliché. But back to appearances, what I am trying to say is you don't always get what you pay for and what you see is not always what you get.
Years ago I had an acquaintance who was a fairly wealthy young woman. She drove a very nice Mercedes but also liked to dress very casually. Sometimes she would run her errands wearing jean shorts with holes in them and an old t-shirt; sometimes she might not even wear make-up. One day her car broke down within walking distance of a Mercedes dealership, so she walked over to talk to them about getting her car fixed. Who knows? She might have even been interested in buying a new car.
On this particular day, this gal was dressed very casually, her hair might have been less than coiffed and she told me she was definitely wearing that old t-shirt and pair of jean shorts. By the time she got to the lot, she might have even been a little sweaty and disheveled. When she walked onto the lot she was appalled at the way she was treated. No one came rushing over to see if she needed assistance, the sales force wasn't fighting to see who would get to show her the latest Mercedes model; in fact, she could barely get anyone to talk to her. Are you surprised that the dealership didn't get any of her business?
It's human nature to make assessments about life based on what we see or hear and that is not always a bad thing. In fact, this ability to make judgments based on our assessment of people and our surroundings has probably kept us safe in many situations. Even so, I believe this is an area of life that requires self-examination from time to time.
Am I treating someone differently because I believe they are wealthy? Or lazy?
Am I giving preferential treatment to someone who looks like me, assuming they are like me?
Am I avoiding those I perceive to be very different from me?
Am I ignoring the ones that might make me feel embarrassed?
Hard questions to ask; harder yet to answer. When I find myself making mental assessments about people based on their appearances, I am often reminded of my wealthy young acquaintance. It doesn't always keep me from falling into the trap of faulty first impressions, but sometimes it does. Have you ever found yourself in that trap? If so, let's remind each other of how God feels when we fall into this way of thinking.
My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism. Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's a good seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on the floor by my feet," have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts? James 2:1-4


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Moms clubs/groups are a great way to maintain your sanity and get the kids out of the house! If you aren't a member of a group, check one out. A lot of the groups are fairly inexpensive and they try to choose activities that aren't very costly because they know it can be a huge financial sacrifice to be a stay-at-home mom or just work part-time. I joined the Southeast Nashville Moms Club last summer and although Emily and I don't make it to all the events, I really enjoy going. And, I know it's great for Emily to get the opportunity to play with other kids.
Or you can try these sites (some of them may say Nashville, but also have communities all over) :
Moms Like Me
Moms Meetup Groups
Frugal Moms This seems to be a discussion group--still helps keep your sanity, though!
Try searching on-line or looking in the newspaper for your area. I had been wanting to join a group and one day the paper arrived with a story about a moms group in the area of Nashville that we happen to live!
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Ormond Beach company sold to private equity firm
The Riverside Co. bought a majority stake in Emergency Communications Network Inc. in Ormond Beach, reports the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Riverside is a New York-based private equity firm.
ECN makes software for governments and municipal agencies to send emergency messages to large numbers of people quickly. A Riverside partner said ECN's management team will remain in place, and the company will increase the size of its staff 15 percent in the next 12 months.


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Question about LG 47LC7DF 47 in. LCD HDTV
Posted by beltrami1954 on
How do I program my At&t U-verse remote to work for my Panasonic T.V.?
How do I program my At&t U-verse remote to work for my Panasonic tv?
can not program a universal remote to the tv
can not program a directv universal remote to emerson hdtv tv
Have a phillips uverse remote and am unable to get it to work with uverse.
have the same .. need to find a code for that tv
Most Polaroid flat-screen TVs won't program to the Uverse remotes. Try buying a different universal remote that shows coding for both Uverse and Polaroid.
Posted on Feb 14, 2009
You wanna reprogram a Uverse remote, follow these steps:
1. Press and Hold the ATT button (top left) and the OK button together
1. Press and Hold TV button (top of remote) and OK button together, all lights will flash
2. Press 9 2 2 on remote
3. Hold play button while pointing remote at TV
5. It could take several minutes, but hold the play button until your TV turns on or off. Immediately release the play button
6. Press the "enter" key (bottom right on remote)
That should do it. Try it a couple times, you have to be quick on the release and the pressing enter or your code won't save.
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SOURCE: Programing Remote
1343 or 1005 are the codes - press the TV mode button and the OK button together - the release at the same time - the top row of mode buttons needs to blink twice - then enter the code - the TV button should blink 2 times - try the power and volume buttons - if it worked then be sure to press the ATT mode button again after so you can change the channels
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This hair serum is another cheeky purchase I got while in America, just like the O.P.I. nail polish I talked about here. When I was in the States my hair became really, REALLY dry from all the sea salt, chlorine from the pools and just general hair neglect. Lets face it I was having way to much fun to care about my hair. So because of that I found myself running into Sephora to try and find something, anything, that would make my hair look and feel even a tiny bit better, without having to put much effort into it at all. This product is a Silicone and Paraben free hair serum designed to repair damaged ends, which is exactly what I have. The website states that this product contains Amino Acids and Keratin which help to rebuild and re-strengthen the hair from the inside out. As its Silicone free it means its not simply just coating the hair to mask the appearance of damaged ends, but working deep inside the follicle to help rebuild and restructure the hair.
I have neutrally dry hair that has also been Ombred, therefore the ends have been bleached, making my hair even more dry. I have to admit that I am also guilty of not using heat protectors on my hair which means the ends are in a seriously bad condition overall.
I didn't think much could help my hair, other than a hair cut really, but I bought this serum anyway. You can use it on either damp or dry hair, and I do both. I actually apply a whole lot more than suggested as well, but as my hair is so dry it doesn't make it greasy at all. Now don't get me wrong, I still desperately need a hair cut but this product actually made my hair look, and feel a lot better. Before I used this my hair was really dry and frizzy at the ends, now I have used this regularly my hair feels a lot smoother and looks more tamed, like I have actually made an effort. Which is a total lie because I can never be bothered to even brush my hair, let alone style it.
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Monday, June 7, 2010
We went to the garden center to buy some tomato and pepper plants...and strawberry, seeing as how the chickens ate all 15 of my strawberry plants from last year. Seriously, I think I'll have chicken for dinner, but anyhoo. I came home with this one plant. It's all I wanted. I just love it. It is so simple, yet elegant! I saw it planted and had to have one but couldn't find them. So I hunted the sales clerk down and she got one for me. It makes me happy to look at it. Aaron asked why I wanted it so badly. I couldn't tell him, there was just something about this flower. It won't come back next year, and I usually only buy perennials, but I think I might just buy one of these every year. Hope you enjoy it too!
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- Larsen's in Wyoming said...
I love it too. Daisy's are my favorite flower ever, they beautiful and simple. I just got the planting urge too, it was fun. Your grass looks great!
- June 29, 2010 at 6:52 AM
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Week 83
Mission Log
I`m surprised that I kept addressing my emails in the exact same way each week for the past 82 weeks. I just jokingly wrote that on the first week. I didn`t know that I would be continuing it for a year and a half. I might as well just continue it all the way to the end now. The end of my mission just feels closer and closer all the time. I don`t feel like an old missionary, or that I`ve been out here very long, but at the same time, it feels like I`m going to be going back home any day now.
That cord you sent me to charge my camera looks like it can plug into USB as well. So, I`m going to try to send some pictures home each week with the email if I can.
Last preparation day, we went to a giant slide that`s in the mountains south from the church. It was a lot of fun. At one point, the slide goes into a big dinosaur`s mouth.
It`s fun being back in an apartment with Elder Gardner again. He`s fun. His companion is named Elder Barney. He is from West Valley, Utah. He has blond hair. He is about the same height as Elder Gardner. He is brand new to the mission field.
Four different less-active members came to church yesterday. It made me so happy to see them there. Something I love almost as much as seeing new members get baptized, is when I see a member who hasn`t been to church in a long time finally come back.
I can`t get the pictures to work. I`ll send pictures back some other time.
Right when we left the apartment to go email today, it began to rain. The rain got harder and harder. It`s a good thirty minute bike ride to get to the email place, and I am now soaking wet and freezing cold. It is a good thing that there is free hot chocolate to drink here. This week was definitely the coldest week that we`ve had so far. It snowed a couple of times. It was painful to ride a bike outside.
Everything is going well here. The work is wonderful. I love you and I will write again next week. Bye.


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SCENE IBritain. Before Cymbeline's palace.
Enter CLOTEN and two Lords.
Was there ever man had such luck!
when I kissed the jack, upon an up-cast to be
hit away! I had a hundred pound on't: and
then a whoreson jackanapes must take me up
for swearing; as if I borrowed mine oaths of
him and might not spend them at my pleasure.
First Lord.
What got he by that? You
have broke his pate with your bowl.
Sec. Lord.
If his wit had been like
him that broke it, it would have run all out.
When a gentleman is disposed to
swear, it is not for any standers-by to curtail
his oaths, ha?
Sec. Lord.
No, my lord; [Aside]
nor crop the ears of them.
Whoreson dog! I give him satisfaction?
Would he had been one of my rank!
Sec. Lord.
To have smelt like a
I am not vexed more at any thing in
the earth: a pox on't! I had rather not be so
noble as I am; they dare not fight with me,
because of the queen my mother: every Jack-
slave hath his bellyful of fighting, and I must
go up and down like a cock that nobody can
Sec. Lord.
You are cock and capon
too; and you crow, cock, with your comb
Sayest thou?
Sec. Lord.
It is not fit your lordship should
undertake every companion that you give offence
No, I know that: but it is fit I should
commit offence to my inferiors.
Sec. Lord.
Ay, it is fit for your lordship
Why, so I say.
First Lord.
Did you hear of a stranger
that's come to court to-night?
A stranger, and I not know on't?
Sec. Lord.
He's a strange fellow
himself, and knows it not.
First Lord.
There's an Italian come; and, (41)
'tis thought, one of Leonatus' friends.
Leonatus! a banish'd rascal; and
he's another, whatsoever he be. Who told you
of this stranger?
First Lord.
One of your lordship's pages.
Is it fit I went to look upon him? is
there no derogation in't?
Sec. Lord.
You cannot derogate, my lord.
Not easily, I think.
Sec. Lord.
You are a fool granted;
therefore your issues, being foolish, do not
Come, I'll go see this Italian: what I
have lost to-day at bowls I'll win to-night of
him. Come, go.
Sec. Lord.
I'll attend your lordship. [Exeunt Cloten and First Lord.
That such a crafty devil as is his mother
Should yield the world this ass! a woman that
Bears all down with her brain; and this her son
Cannot take two from twenty, for his heart, (61)
And leave eighteen. Alas, poor princess,
Thou divine Imogen, what thou endurest,
Betwixt a father by thy step-dame govern'd,
A mother hourly coining plots, a wooer
More hateful than the foul expulsion is
Of thy dear husband, than that horrid act
Of the divorce he'ld make! The heavens hold firm
The walls of thy dear honor, keep unshak'd (69)
That temple, thy fair mind, that thou mayst stand,
To enjoy thy banish'd lord and this great land! [Exit.


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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Zara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. But that's not quite how things have worked out. For starters, well, Nick is dead. Supposedly, he's been taken to a mythic place for warriors known as Valhalla, so Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. But it's taking time, and meanwhile a group of evil pixies is devastating Bedford, with more teens going missing every day. An all-out war seems imminent, and the good guys need all the warriors they can find. But how to get to Valhalla? And even if Zara and her friends discover the way, there's that other small problem: Zara's been pixie kissed. When she finds Nick, will he even want to go with her? Especially since she hasn't turned into just any pixie. . . She's Astley's queen.
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Beth says 3.5 Stars…
I find this series difficult to describe… I really enjoy reading the books, but know they're nowhere near amazing. The plots keep getting more and more complicated to the point of confusion. This plot bounced around from one thing to another without emphasizing clarity. I didn't always know where I was in the story or how the action related to the endpoint of the novel; I actually got a bit fuzzy on the purpose of the story as well. However random the plot might have been, it still managed to be quite entertaining and engaging. The settings could have used a bit of improvement, although I acknowledge the brevity of the characters' stays in a few locations. I also feel like I haven't seen any growth in Jones's writing style, which I rather expected. Not to say that there's anything particularly wrong with it, but improvement can always happen.
Oh Zara. The angsty conflict that surrounds her grated mightily on my nerves. I really wanted her to make up her mind in her love life, which wouldn't have had nearly the amount of drama but would have been more satisfactory to me. I also didn't see an evolution in Zara's character; she changed more in the first novel than in the second two combined. Nick's absence caused a large amount of moping and pining, and that was one the biggest sources of angst in the novel. Astley started to grow on me, but I don't particularly buy their relationship. There's no heat coming off of the page when the two of them are together, which doesn't exactly make for the most believable of love triangles. I still love the supporting characters and find them vastly entertaining. The Buffy references slid into the dialogue made me super happy!
I can only recommend this book as fun. It isn't the greatest literature by any stretch of the imagination and at times falls into mediocrity because of the huge volume of paranormal/fantasy books flooding the market currently. However, I once I started the book I just couldn't stop reading it. This is a fun and mindless summer series that could work well either on the beach or just sitting attempting to do next to nothing.
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