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Learning From 'Mother' Rachel
Throughout the centuries, following the Jewish people's exile from the land of our forefathers, when the name Rachel was evoked, the word "Imeinu"- our mother -was attached to it. Traditionally, Jews cry out to "Mother Rachel," one of the nation's four matriarchs, asking for her help in alleviating whatever woes we are enduring; beseeching her to petition Hashem on our behalf for relief and succor. Many have risked their lives to visit her burial place, known as Kever Rachel, in Bethlehem.
Respecting A Parallel Reality
It goes without saying that the process of getting set up on marriage-oriented dates, going out several times and eventually making the decision that "this is the one" is emotionally and even physically taxing. However, as hard as getting to the chuppah may be - being happily and successfully married is even more difficult and challenging. Two diverse individuals with distinctive mindsets, shaped by their unique experiences from the minute they were born, must suddenly mesh their way of looking at things and their way of reacting to them.
Communicating With A Teenager
For both parents and teenagers alike, adolescence can be a very hard time. Unfortunately, when family life gets rough, communication tends to break down. And when it does, parents need to restore their ability to relate to their teenagers by learning about the rules of communication.
Yiddish Theater Is Alive and Well (at Least in Chicago), But What Does It...
Trying to summarize the plot of "Jacob and Jack," currently in its world premier at Victory Gardens in Chicago, is a bit like, well, trying to understand a Yiddish play if you don't speak Yiddish. The viewer quickly gets the sense that something really interesting is happening in the play's myriad flashbacks - which are simultaneously redundant and singular - but even after skimming the Jacob and Jack script, I'm still having trouble keeping the narrative and chronology straight.
Crossing The Narrow Bridge With Rachel Factor
When seven year-old Ariel tearfully ran into the kitchen complaining of pain it was his younger brother Shalom who came to the rescue. "Should I get you something to learn so you will feel better?" asked the six year old?
Temper Tantrums
Dear Rabbi Horowitz: Our 10-year-old son, the oldest of our six children, has a very strong-willed personality and is very energetic. He has a very hard time sitting in school all day. (He attends school from 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m.) At home, he is frustrated with having to sit and do his homework. He often has temper tantrums when asked to do his work. My husband says that he is lazy and self-centered. I agree, in part, but isn't this what all children are like? Don't we have to teach them how to act properly? Thanks, Rachel
Looking For The 'Finished' Product?
I have been to many singles get-togethers over the years, and have noticed an unfortunate tendency by both men and women to give members of the opposite gender a quick glance over. Each is then given the label of being a "loser," "winner" (one worth making the effort to meet), and those who are "OK, but not really my type; so why waste my time and energy?"
In The Grace And Beauty Of The Matriarchs
When I was considering making aliyah, I was aware of how challenging the move might be, especially since much of my family stayed behind in the U.S. But the deep longing to be in Israel was too strong. It was like a giant magnet pulling on my soul, until I finally let go and came home.
Naphtali and Josephine Phillips
Naphtali Phillips, the ninth child of Rebecca Machado and Jonas Phillips, was born in New York on October 19, 1773. His great-grandfather was Dr. Samuel Nunes Ribeiro, an escapee from the Portuguese Inquisition1 who became one of the first Jewish settlers of Savannah, GA.2 His maternal grandparents were Zipporah Nunes and David Mendes Machado.3 David Machado also escaped from the Inquisition in Portugal and served for a number of years as the chazzan and Torah teacher of Congregation Shearith Israel in New York.
In The Embrace Of Mama Rachel
"Mama Rachel, I missed you!" I half-sob. "Mama Rachel . . . how could I have waited so long to visit you?!"
Rachel Factor's 'Not Even Normal'
When Rachel Factor was searching for a title for her new show, the words "not even normal" kept popping into her head.
Rachel And Leah – Two Destinies, Two Worlds
Rachel and Leah - two sisters, two wives of Yaakov, and two of the Matriarchs of our People;
Desecration Or Sanctification: La Juive, The Opera By Jacques Fromental Halevy
The curtain rises to reveal a towering wall of translucent glass behind which the chorus sings 'Te deum laudamus, You are G-d, we praise You,' to the provocative chords of the church organ.
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swing from above
and never, ever make a defensive manuever. They'll kill you dead.
I saw three movies this weekend, and they've left me in a bit of a sword and sorcery mood. Narnia, Lord of the Rings, and Kingdom of Heaven. Don't tell me there isn't any sorcery in K of H, cuz there ain't no way Balian survives all that shit without somebody looking over his shoulder.
Oh yeah, God. There is that. Magic, God, whatever.
The result of all this swashbuckling, two-handed, sword-swinging bloodshed, "my lord" this and "your majesty" that, good triumphing over evil always--not to mention Orlando Bloom covered in artistically placed patches of blood--is that I really want to go after some baddie with a sword, feel the hot spray of his blood across my face, and plug a few arrows through his sidekick's mail shirt. But, alas, I have no sword, nor arrows with broadheads, nor a handy evil target in a mail shirt.
I do have my children, currently brawling in the kitchen, but that sort of discipline is frowned upon, I'm sure.
Stuck with living this sort of life vicariously through Sean, who is about to kick his minor-enemy's ass and take over his barony, my only recourse is to go lift weights, which makes me feel tough.
I'm also having my annual yuletide crisis of faith, but you don't want to get into that.
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I was reading through some online postings about hair. I was appalled when I realized how much untrue things that people are reading and taking for truth. Time to point them out!
Not every type of hair can use layers, however. Very curly hair does not layer well, because the curls tend to tighten and disrupt the layered look, creating a scruffy appearance. Similarly, individuals who like to change their styles frequently may not want to attempt layers, because it can take years to grow out them out.
I have absolutely NO one that sits in my chair and doesn't get layers. And as most of you know - curly hair is one of my favorites to cut. So...curly hair does get layers and it DOES work! Just being educated about HOW to layer hair for each individual type, texture, density, face shape, body shape, there's a lot that goes into it. But layers can work for everyone and any type of hair.
And even people that like change, layers are the QUICKEST way to change the shape of the haircut without having to cut all your hair short.
At home color....please just don't try it. I know a few ladies that color just their grey hair and I can always tell that they do it on their own. Box hair color that you buy from Sally's, the department store, or Wal-Mart, they are all just that - BOX color and BAD for your hair. I know that I wouldn't have any kind of length on my hair if it wasn't for the Aveda products and haircolor that I use.
Never cut curly hair with a razor. Correction - you CAN cut curly hair with a razor but don't tear it apart, as you shouldn't with straight or wavy hair either. "Potato peeling" is not a good technique for razor cutting, but I used to cut like that because I didn't know better and I still see stylists doing it.


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So over new year I went on a mini eurotrip, visiting Amsterdam, Berlin and Prague. While staying with a friend in student accommodation in Prague (imagine a cross between prison and battery chicken cages..seriously, this place was rough) I was asked to adorn their walls with an artistic mural. *APPARENTLY* drawing on the walls was allowed, according to the Czechs living opposite. I had about an hour before we went out on the town, and nothing more than one biro to work with, so I found some space amongst the Czech scrawlings and cartoon genitals, and opted for a huge tiger – something fairly manly for a room with two guys. Turns out biro and wall is a pretty satisfying medium, although I'm not sure I'll keep practicing now I'm back home… could get me in to a spot of trouble.
Here's a few other design-y pics from my travels..


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Hello Lovelies!
I hope you had a wonderful weekend. My boyfriend's birthday is on Monday, and we're probably going to head to the Griffith Observatory in Hollywood, and maybe grab some sushi.
Today I will be reviewing three products that I'm currently using – Bare Minerals Ready Luminizer Duo in "The Love Affair", and "The Shining Moment", the Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place Flawless Wear Concealer and Benefit's Dandelion Brightening Powder. Here are my thoughts:
The Bare Minerals Ready Luminizer Duo is a highlighting set. The shade "The Love Affair" is a soft baby pink, while "The Shining Moment" is a goldish-champagne shade. I really like this duo – it is highly pigmented and does an excellent job in highlighting your face, providing it with a gorgeous champagne glow. This luminizing veil is also not too shimmery, which is a bonus. Overall, I was pretty pleased with this product.
The Estée Lauder concealer shade I picked up was in the shade light/medium or warm. This concealer did an excellent job providing my skin with coverage. However, if you have dry skin like I do, it would be a good idea to apply extra moisturizer and primer before you apply this concealer, as it can appear a bit patchy if you have dry skin, particularly around the nose. Other than that, it provides effective coverage and I feel like it makes your skin appear more vibrant, which is a great quality in a concealer.
Benefit's Brightening powder is definitely a win. It brightens your complexion, causing it to look vibrant, fresh and more awake. It also adds a lovely pinkish hue to your face. I feel like this powder would be a perfect finishing touch for a wedding. I'm really impressed with this powder!
So there you have it!
Bye for now,
Liz x


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A day in July, 1970. Home from boarding school for end year break, I left our Ginayar home early to catch the bus to Denpasar, heading for Kuta Beach for a day of swimming and bodysurfing. During the long ride, and three changes of buses and bemos, anticipation built as usual. Would I find waves when I got there? Would it be flat and boring? Big and stomach-churning "oh boy, get out there and ride a few" or friendly?
Jumping off at Bemo Corner, I trotted down the dirt lane to the beach. At the the little rise at the end of the lane, I could see the blow-back of offshore spray peeling off a wave, and not the wave itself, meaning it was going to be fun surf. I picked up my pace—and came to a complete and utter halt. It wasn't so much I couldn't believe what I was seeing—I couldn't understand what I was seeing.
A white guy was out in the surf. He was standing on a red thing and shooting across the face of a breaking wave.
I wasn't the only one standing there and watching. Dozens of locals were also mesmerized.
It's unbelievable to think of it now, but despite my bodysurfing and familiarity with the waves, I had absolutely no concept of the sport of board surfing. None. Nada. What that guy was doing was at first beyond comprehension. I might as well have been watching him spread his arms and do barrel rolls through the sky.
I hooted and cheered with the others on the beach. We watched for an hour. The guy finally rode into shore, and with the other local kids I crowded around to have a look at this red thing he was riding. I shyly asked to touch it, and he let me lift it. So light! So perfect! So sleek and strangely compelling! And what was this white sticky stuff on it?
"What is it?" I asked.
He gave me a strange look. I was a tanned blond-haired white boy just like the grommets at his home beach—didn't I know? "A surfboard," he said.
Next day, I went to the local carpentry shop near my house. Picking out a six foot length of teak, I asked the carpenter to round the nose, curve the long straight edges, and to nail a fin on the bottom by the tail.
My first surfboard. It weighed like a hundred pounds and was only good for proning the white water. But I was hooked. I wish I had a photo of it, but I don't.
I don't know who that unknown surfer was. Perhaps a flight attendant. According to Matt Warshaw's ENCYLOPEDIA OF SURFING, in the late 60s American and Australian flight attendants began to surf Kuta, with the first documented (modern era) surfers paddling out to the Kuta Beach breaks in 1971, including Nat Young.
Flash forward twenty years or so. The photo below is of the Hati Murnih at anchor off Periscopes at Hu'u in Sumbawa. This was several years before the bay was "discovered" and ridden "for the first time" (according to surf magazine articles that screamed of a new surf spot found). I don't think me and my friends were the first to surf the break, but it was still such an odd, compelling sight to the locals that they gathered by the hundreds on the beach to watch us, hooting and hollering.
And I knew exactly how they felt, their amazement and incredulity, because as a young teen, I'd been right there.
(Again, a photo of photo–scanner still broken. That's 6 to 8 foot Nungas in the background–my buddy Rob Nichols who took the photo surfed out there and said he did an awful lot of leash climbing after long hold downs)


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On the phone with one brother giving an update about the other brother, I say "hold on. I've got to say good-bye," and I give my my brother a hug.
"Why did you give me a hug?" he asks a bit surprised.
In proper smart-assed fashion I reply, "I'm just a tender hearted guy."
"It feels like you're saying good-bye for the last time."
"Nah, I'm just a sensitive guy."
That hit me hard, harder than when I first received my brother's diagnosis. Even though it wasn't the real reason I gave the hug, hearing that statement from him effected a moment where all the frustrations, exasperations, and limitations culminated and blended into a mottled cloth of grief. All the constructs that I had built up so far to try to keep it together began to come apart. And truth be told, it's not like me to give hugs as I'm not the least bit demonstrative when it comes to affection. His question was legitimate and so I tried to answer his question in my mind. I honestly did not know why I impulsively gave the hug inititially. It definitely was not a last good-bye despite the less than cheery doctor visit from which we just came.
It was a complicated sense of failure on my part. He received the first dose of Gemzar at an 80% dose. I knew damned well that his platelets were already low to begin with and that Gemzar would obliterate them further. But emotion trumped reason. I fed the false hope that he would be able to receive the second dose just 1 week after the first. I should've known better but I so wanted him to get the second dose right on schedule. And so it was devastating to me to see the look on my brother's face when the PA told us that there's no way he'd be receiving the second dose that day despite his improved overall clinical status. It wasn't as if he wouldn't be able to get treatment overall. We just need to wait until his platelet counts recover. But still, at that moment in time, I felt like I let him down. Yes, the doctor went ahead and scheduled the chemo and gave that false hope in the first place but I should've know better. No, I did know better and I should've been able to tell my brother that. No platitudes or reassurances from anyone, even my brother will ever change that.


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It's been a long weekend. so I'll be brief.
I went to watch some rugby yesterday, Aireborough first team.
Before the game, I attended the ex-players' lunch and joined in on the "Stand Up, Sit Down" game,
I've never played for Aireborough.
But the crowd was big...
...and colourful. (I have no idea who this is).
And then the bar called, or certainly Steve, the club chairman, on the left,
This morning, my head was sore as I fulfilled my regular role as Coach Helper with Aireborough Lions Under 6s.
Hopefully I'll be more lively next Sunday. And if not, it doesn't really matter.


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I enjoyed illustrating is character commission for Jeff G. His unicorn character looks great as a mounted knight. His at guard pose reflects both the personality of this character and the real person who commissioned it. My deepest thanks to you, Jeff.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Have you seen this art?
Some of you have been following my blog for a while. Others are more recent readers. If you're relatively new to this blog, you will want to click on the link below. It. Will take you to a piece in my Etsy shop that's worth a look (or even a second look!). Spring Shrine Kitsune is a vibrant, detailed artwork showing a fox priestess with five tails standing in a forest grove. The listing is for an ACEO. I have it available in larger sizes too. You can see it here.
Spring Shrine Kitsune
Monday, December 26, 2011
Sphinx Cat and Dragon
If you have even seen a sphinx cat, then you are seeing what a cat looks like under the fur. A sphinx does not have the fluffiness of most felines, but possesses the elegance and grace of the species, made obvious by the lack of covering hair. I had a chance to show these attributes when I was commissioned to do this piece by my patron, Steven B. He gave it to his daughter for Christmas. Part of the reason the piece turned out so well was that he provided me with excellent photos that displayed this agile and playful cat at his best. Thanks again, Steven.
I've made a print of this piece and I am offering it for sale in Etsy. You can see it there at:
Sphinx Cat and Dragon
Portrait of Andy and Sara
In keeping with the holiday season, here is a commissioned portrait that was given as a gift for Christmas. Some of my fantasy pictures are portraits of real people shown as fantasy characters. Gordon N., the patron of this piece, was very happy with it. He ordered multiple copies of the finished art, which he gave to his family. Thank you, Gordon!
I had a happy holiday
I visited my family and my husband's family this year. Both of us are fortunate in our families, who are lovely, intelligent, affectionate people. We are also fortunate in our mothers, who preside over holiday feasts surrounded by children and grandchildren. The picture here shows the house of my husband's mother decorated for the season.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Panther Princess
Wow. I just found a hidden treasure.
Mark has been gradually going through older art files and posting the best of what he finds in my Etsy shop. Among the oldies but goodies is this black painter princess painting that I did as a commission some years ago. I had forgotten how nice this piece was. To view this it, follow the link below.
Panther Princess
Monday, December 19, 2011
Chihuahua portrait New Print on Etsy
If you look at the images I've posted on my blog you will see a lot of cats. In the last few years I've added a line of dog prints. I did it for variety, for fun and because my dog was getting tired of my cat getting all the attention!
The piece I've posted today was commissioned in fall this year. I was delighted when I discovered that the patron wanted a digital painting of her chihuahua. I think this breed is charming and I had meaning to do a painting of one.
A print of this piece is available on Etsy at the link below.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Sketch event at Sloan Museum in Flint
Happy December, everyone. Late this month I'll be appearing at a unique event in the Sloan Museum. General Motors has joined with Flint Comix to sponsor a 3 day artists' workshop. 8 different local comic artists will be giving talks and doing demonstrations showing their techniques for making comics and other art. My workshop, on December 28th, will be about creating art with an IPad. In addition to all this, General Motors has provided the artists with a new Chevy Sonic and invited us to turn it into a work of art by drawing on it.
You can learn more about this event by clicking on this link.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Classroom Dragon
Here is a quick sketch I did while doing a talk in front of my nephew's creative writing class. They timed me: i did this in about 16 minutes. The students were great and I had a lot of fun talking to them about my work.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Calico Winged Cat
Here is a commission I took at FurFright. Kit commissioned this for her house sitter, as a gift. The sitter had calico cat who had passed; this cat looks like Lola, a cat I kept company with for more than 25 years before she moved on. I think of this piece as my cat welcoming her cat to a wonderful new home.
Friday, October 7, 2011
My Neighborhood
I have always liked the place I live, a house in a neighborhood of Flint Michigan. Lately, I like it even better. Some very good things have been happening here lately, among them this. A vacant house that had been abandoned and falling to pieces for years was recently demolished. It looks like a neighbor plans to plant a garden in its place.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Castle Defenders
Here is a fun commission that I did for Alexandra L. and her beau. It is based on a live action role playing game that both of them enjoy playing. The castle in the background is based on a photo of a real castle on a play site. Alexandra is the Tiger girl. This piece was very interesting because it involved coloring an existing piece of gray tone art, modifying an existing photo, creating the portrait of a second person and putting them all together in a single image. Thanks, Alexandra, for this very cool commission!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Draconic Health
It is getting on towards fall at home and the cold weather is setting in. I am thinking about good food. With this on my mind, today seemed like a good time to post the art for Draconic Health, which appeared in a new Dragon Storm set this summer. An apple a day is good for dragons too!
Monday, September 19, 2011
Kitten and the Magic Tea Pot
I have pieces that I pull out of circulation for a time. Later, I bring them back into my regular print offerings. This piece is one of those, I painted this when I was in an especially whimsical mood. Either that or I had been drinking a little too much tea. In either case, enjoy!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Travels of Kit 3
After Hans and Fran have proven, once again, that everything people say about them is true, There is not much left of the tavern. It has been destroyed, again! And again, the tavern owner blames Kit. Tigreans started the fight, so of course Kit must have been involved. Why can't she be a well behaved tigrean like that nice priestess, Tabitha? Kit's opinion regarding this turn of events clearly shows on her face.
Travels of Kit 2
After some time, and multiple rounds of drinks, Hans and Frans make a point of living up to their reputation in a characteristic manner. To be exact, they start a bar brawl. Kit is mortified, wondering how she can belong to the same race as these two.
New Travels of Kit 1
Good morning, everyone. You're in for a treat. I've got big bonus post this week!
Travels of Kit is a comic project I have been working on, with the help of Jim H. for some years. All the illustrations in this series are based on his Dragon Storm rpg character, Kit. Incidents shown in the story are taken from DS sessions Kit has been played in. I have had a lot of fun illustrating this series and I am grateful to Jim for conceiving the idea and sponsoring it. The two of us have had a great working relationship, despite the fact that we have an on going battle over the sketchbook in which the original artwork is done. Both of us claim parentage to the book. Recently Jim presented me with a court order (absolutely valid, of course, not at all written by him and printed on his home printer) giving him custody of the book. Sigh. At least I still have my visitation rights!
Anyway, enough of that. Onto Kit! Please enjoy the first of three new episodes. To view previous episodes, click on the link that appears below the art.
Kit goes to her local tavern to drown her sorrows in ale. This tavern is the same one that was destroyed with Kit first meant Tabitha some time ago. Since that ill fated meeting the owner has rebuilt the place and it is thriving. Kit has just began to relax when she is confronted by a pair of young male tigreans. These are Hans and Franz, a pair of bothers with a reputation for making trouble wherever they go. What king of trouble is made clear when Hans slaps Kit on the back and speaks his first words to her: "Sister! Buy us a drink!"
Previous Episodes available at: http://www.myonlinecomics.com/travelsofkit/001.html
Monday, September 12, 2011
Family Portrait as Tiger and Wolf
Elizabeth Y and family asked me to do this delightful portrait of her family as furies. It was fun to do, especially their child; she is a mixture of tiger and wolf, showing the influence of mother and father. Thank you for hiring me to do this wonderful image!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Dwarf Werewolf
One of the things I like about Dragon Storm is how many different kinds of characters there are to play. Since people of most mortal races can be born shape shifters and since there are a good number of different types of shifters, the combinations are many and exotic. The art below shows one of these exotic racial combos. It is a dwarf werewolf from the upcoming werewolf set release.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Autumn Lady
I found this piece while reviewing some of my work this year. This piece was done as part of the new Dragon Storm 2 cards. It was originally part of the Life Line cards. i renamed it for print sales and it has done quite nicely as a badge. The Autumn lady is illustrated in what I call my 'realistic anime' style. It's a style I hope to do more with in the future.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tail Percher Cat, 1 and 2
Here are a pair of pieces that I painted in acrylics. They are the first cats I have painted in traditional media in a while. I had fun with these and I like the way they turned out. I plan to do more paintings of this type in the future. If you would like a print of these cats, you can find them at my Etsy shop at link below.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
It is good to have Friends
Here is a piece for the upcoming Dragon Storm card, Great Wolf. I decided to show this wolf in a protective mood, hence the small cat sheltering by his legs. I did this piece as a pencil sketch then finished the colors on my IPad 2. I am very pleased with how it came out and I plan to use this technique again in the future.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Night Claw
Here is a piece that I did for Gordon N of his Tigrean Werecat, Night Claw. I enjoy doing tigers in general (such a gorgeous fur pattern) and Night Claw had the bonus of being a Dragon Storm character, which was a real plus. Thank you, Gordon, for commissioning this gorgeous piece!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Mallet Maid and Sugar Bandit
Some of the commissions I get are a blast. This is one of them. This is first in a series of commissions featuring Mallet Maid and Sugar Bandit, two characters inspired by Saturday morning cartoons popular back when I was a kid. You know, the ones where the hapless scoundrel is constantly undone by the wierd hero who won't give up, no matter what? Well, Mallet Maid is determined that her kitchen is going to stay varmit free and she has got the chops to make it so. Thank you AJ for this wonderful commission.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Mucha Style Badge art
I was fortunate enough to get this commission from Tristan. He asked me to do a badge of his character in the style of a famous piece by Mucha. I happen to admire Mucha's art quite a bit and consider his work one of my primary inspirations. As a result, this piece was a blast to do. The badge was oversize when I printed it--5" x 7"--so that all that detail is visible on the final piece. Thanks again Tristan for this wonderful commission.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Butterfly Dragon and Company
Yep, has been a very long time since I posted whimsey on my blog, so I am adding a second piece on this theme today. This brand new image will be available in print and badge form at both Origins and Anthrocon. In the meantime, enjoy this preview.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Cricket the Kitten
I noticed I haven't had many cats posted here lately so I decided to post this piece. Cricket is a charming kitten. I did this portrait of her as a mother's day gift for a patron's wife. Thank you RR for hiring me to do this lovely, whimsical piece.
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Jeb in Prime Gargoyle Form
Here is another pic from the AROC 2011 project that I wanted to show off. I had a lot of fun with the design and detail of this one and I am quite happy how it turned out. In fact, DS players should expect it to show up in an upcoming DS card. Thanks again, guys!
Monday, May 23, 2011
Horse with Guns, the Sequel
After posting the pencils of this piece earlier this year, I have been looking forward to posting the finished colored version. I had a blast doing this one, and it may set me on to doing more pieces with guns and gear. They are fun to draw. Thanks again to S. P. for this commission.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Even Cooler Werewolf
Back in February of this year, I posted the black and white version of this piece. Tonight, I want to share the finished color version. I am seriously geeked with how this came out! Thanks again to the AROC group, and J, for this commission!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Ginger the Werewolf
I've got some new images to post on the project for AROC I am working on. Here is a portrait of Ginger the werewolf, done for D H of the AROC group. I've followed the adventures of Ginger and the rest of her group as I've done these commissions; the story is part of what has made these projects so fun. Thanks again to D H and the entire AROC group!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Big Horse with Big Guns!
Good Morning, all! Have a look at the pencil sketch for a piece I am doing for S.P. He wanted this character shooting a pair of hand held modern gatling guns. I saw weaponry similar to this in Ghost in the Shell, which is one of my favorite anime series. It was a lot of fun to draw. I will be coloring this piece soon and I will post it here when it is done. Thank you very much, S.P.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Michael's Group Shot
Here is one of the most detailed character commissions I have done yet. Michael S. commissioned this piece on behalf of his role playing group. Each character was done as an individual portrait. I then combined the individual pieces to create this group shot. Each member of his group will receive their character portrait and a large copy of the group shot will be sent to Michael. I am quite pleased with how this technique worked and I plan to do more of this kind of thing in the future. Thanks again, Michael, for this very cool commission.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
David's Comic Color
I couple of weeks ago I posted a black and white sample from David's latest commission. This week I want to show one of the panels from the project in its final, colored form. I am pleased with how this one came out, both in the black and white and colored versions. In this version it keeps the shadowed style but still has colors I find appealing.
Monday, February 28, 2011
A Very Cool Werewolf
This is the first of a series of images I will be posting from the new AROC commission I am doing this year. I believe in a strong start and here it is. This is Jay's custom werewolf form. It came out very nicely, in part because Jay gave me such an amazing description of the scene. The idea of a ferocious black werewolf in a snowstorm really works for me. I hope all of you enjoy looking at this one as much as I enjoyed drawing it.
Friday, February 18, 2011
From David's Latest Comic
Hello! I have been working hard on a number of different commissions for the last few weeks, including a new comic page project for David S. These are always a lot of fun. I really like the dark inked style of these pieces and I get a lot of excellent practice with this style when I do his commissions. Thanks again David!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
My Cat Mac
I have done a good number of pet portraits for other people. This week, I am posting a piece I did for myself. Here is a digitally painted portrait of my cat Mac. This is based on a photo I took of her that captured her personality quite nicely. That knowing look is typical and sums up everything that makes her a marvelous companion. This was done as a sample for cat portraits, which is will soon be selling through my Etsy site. If you are interested in having me do a portrait of your cat, email me at email@example.com for an estimate.
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Ohayocon Color Commission
I am having a good time doing digitally colors commissions at shows on my IPad. I find myself stretching to do more every time I take one. Here is a dwarf with some serious attitude that I did at the show. He is a dwarven Gargoyle in Dragon Storm. He stands on a vanquished madspawn while inviting the monster's comrades to come see if they can do any better. Thanks to Gordon N. for commissioning this piece.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Back from Ohayohcon
Hello! I am home from Ohayohcon and enjoying a couple of days of recovery before returning to work. I want to send out a thank you note to all my friends and patrons who showed up to chat and make purchases. I also want to say hi to all the new people I met at the show. Ohayohcon has great energy and a first rate Artist Alley staff. I hope to see you all at the show next year.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Dragon Smile
Dragon Smile by Art by Susan Van Camp. Character designed by Sue Van Camp. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Waarhorse and Lord Griffon
To start with, I would like to,present this gray tone commission I did for Waarhorse and Lord Griffon. They graciously allowed me to mention their true names: STC Henry Bestwick and LTC Norman Fabian. Thank you, gentlemen, both for this commission and for your service to the country.
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Monday, January 3, 2011
I painted this on a Magic Card
Here is a piece that I did for Andrea P. Last year. It was done as a one of a kind commission. I altered a copy of Hymn to Tourach by paining a portrait of her cat in place of the wolf in the original illustration. I was delighted with now this turned out. The card and the paining blended together beautifully. Thanks again, Andrea, for this delightful commission.
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In May 1998, the prototype monitoring systems for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) provided effective and timely reporting on the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests. More detailed analysis of a broad range of imagery and seismic data illustrates evolving capabilities for refining the test site locations and estimating the yields and number of explosions. The results demonstrate that there will be sufficient scientific and technical capabilities to perform global treaty monitoring to very low thresholds once the CTBT monitoring network is fully deployed.
We compare the performance of four different instruments that measure the vertical component of motion of an inertial mass—an STS1 seismometer, an STS2 seismometer, a superconducting gravity meter, and an optical seismometer—operating inside the mine at the Black Forest Observatory near Schiltach in southwest Germany. Simultaneous, collocated operation of these sensors offers an opportunity to test the calibration, response, and performance of each instrument. We estimate noise floors from the tidal bands to 10 Hz. We note small nonlinearities in the suspension of the STS1, which are normally suppressed by analog signal processing and feedback or, in the optical version, by digital signal processing alone. The results demonstrate that the optical seismometer utilizing an STS1 suspension can provide observatory‐quality data over a bandwidth from tidal frequencies to at least 10 Hz and over a large dynamic range.
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Study of 3242 full first order synthetic seismograms of isolated normal mode multiplets shows that constructive and destructive interference of the singlets comprising a multiplet can account for the noise-corrected variance of free oscillation attenuation measurements in the frequency band 3.0-4.0 mHz. This interference gives rise to a distribution of synthetic Q measurements which is sensitive to the short wavelength velocity features of a model. While individual attenuation measurements depend also on the moment tensor, the overall variance of Q fluctuations is insensitive to the characteristics of the source employed and depends little on the length of the time series processed. The Woodhouse-Dziewonski model M84A of upper mantle velocity structure causes a scatter in the synthetics large enough to interfere significantly with any signal from lateral Q structure. Correlation of individual synthetics with data is poor, however, which suggests that either there are remaining uncertainties in the velocity model, that mode-mode coupling occurs in the data in a way that is poorly understood, or that lateral attenuative structure contributes to the observed scatter. Resolution of any such Q structure will be difficult given the present data set.
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RNF (Read Naming Format, specification) is a generic format for assigning names to simulated Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) reads. It provides a unified way of encoding genomic coordinates of reads, no matter which specific sequencing technology is simulated or which read simulator employed. Altogether, it simplifies evaluation of read mappers and debugging of tools for NGS data.
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Akshay Kumar is gearing up for the release of Twinkle Khanna's production venture PadMan, also starring Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte.
An actor who campaigned for toilets is now for sanitary pads. His other trendsetter low budget concepts were for middle-class families like Airlift, Rustom, Jolly LLB 2, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
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His upcoming films Gold, Mogul, and Kesri have more or similar concepts that attract middle classes and also set the box office on fire. All his recent films have entered the 100-crore club too – Toilet: Ek Prem Katha (Rs 216.58 cr), Jolly LLB 2 (Rs 197.33 cr), Rowdy Rathore (Rs 133. 35 cr), Rustom (Rs 128 crore), Airlift (Rs 127. 80 cr), Holiday (Rs 112.5 cr), Housefull 3 (Rs 109. 13 cr) and Housefull 2 (Rs 106 cr)
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Friday, January 20, 2012
Happy New Year 2012!!!
This will be the most out of date blog book to print to date!! I am just now looking at all the catching up I have to do. It goes all the way back to September, craziness. So, hopefully my March, I will be up to date to finish out 2011. Well, as most you know we are no longer living in Arkansas, we are officially in the Sunshine State of Florida. Trust me I have lots of reasons as to why the poor blog has been neglected, but the main one is moving a family of five close to 1,200 miles away and trying to get settled in a new place. It is not easy folks!! So, a lot has happened since my last post. The big move, Cohen has already turned ONE!! The kids are growing up so fast, it feels like a blur most days. I am going to do several posts tonight, but I am bound and determined to finish my closet. Last main project before our new house feels complete :) Saved the worst for last, trying to organize my closet. Happy New Year to everyone and we hope you will continue to keep up with the Kelly's through 2012 :)
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and for warnings Below error are also related to oracle support DECLARE * ERROR at line 1: ORA-20001: Failed to find user for supplied parameter : -1 Creating ADMIN user Error go to this web-site Re: Syntax for icon in Tree element KartikPatel Jul 8, 2010 9:25 AM (in response to Tomek) hi, Have you upload the image for "No Application Associated", in this case you Sql Error Code 99997 Thanks!ReplyDeleteAnonymousJune 25, 2015 at 5:25 AMIt's the easiest and simplest and greatest :)))) solution that I found for this problem. Oracle Error Codes And Solution Report message to a moderator Previous Topic: Error in cursor Next Topic: Modularisation of Plsql packages Goto Forum: - SQL & PL/SQLSQL & PL/SQLClient Tools- RDBMS
I not really understand it much. this contact form What Oracle say aboutORA-01008? Advertisement Newer Post Older Post Home 2 comments: AnonymousOctober 7, 2014 at 6:41 AMGreat, I was searching this solution 2 days. Tomas I have the same question Show 0 Likes(0) 1169Views Tags: none (add) apexContent tagged with apex This content has been marked as final. Oracle Sqlcode Values
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Please try the request again. http://apex.oracle.com/pls/apex/, which I appreciate is not ideal so I'll look to address this in our next release. I get the following error message: ORA-20001: read_meta_data error: ORA-20001: Parse error: ORA-00911: invalid character The syntaxes I tried are : #APP_IMAGES#OHSUFolder.png as icon and #WORKSPACE_IMAGES#OHSUFolder.png as iconwith icons loaded at Oracle Sql Codes List Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.The Programs may provide links to Web sites and access to content, products, and services from thirdparties.
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Thanks Recompile that package once again; the same errors and warnings will appear. USER_ERRORS SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE TEST_ERRORS(V_IN NUMBER) AS 2 BEGIN 3 V_OUT := V_IN * V_IN; 4 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('output = ' || V_OUT); 5 END; 6 / Warning: Procedure created with Report message to a moderator Re: How to check procedure compiled warnings & errors [message #596726 is a reply to message #596724] Thu, 26 September 2013 00:57 deepak416 If it is SQL*Plus, use SHOW command, such asSQL> help show SHOW ---- Shows the value of a SQL*Plus system variable, or the current SQL*Plus environment.
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SQL> show err package body your_package_name No errors. But below solution works well for me on my APEX application. I don't know what you have. I then retrieve the value of my hidden item in the tree query, appending on the #APP_IMAGES#del.gif: select case when connect_by_isleaf = 1 then 0 when level = 1 then
Action: In OCI, use an OBIND or OBINDN call to substitute the required values. Re: Syntax for icon in Tree element Hilary Farrell-Oracle Jul 9, 2010 5:33 PM (in response to Tomek) Hi Tomas, As a follow-up to your earlier query, I've logged bug 9893260 I tried #WORKSPACE_IMAGES#abc.gif but it is not working. Regards, Hilary Like Show 0 Likes(0) Actions 6.


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Drew is a charmer that is for sure. He started school yesterday. Two moms told me that their daughters talked non stop about Drew and that he was their boyfriend. I know Drew is very huggy and lovey and he is defiantly handsome but for a almost 5 yr old it looks like the writing is on the wall (: I will have to be one of those moms who is constantly checking in on him if he has a girlfriend over. He loves to use flattery to impress the ladies. He tells most woman how gorgeous they are, smart kid. He had a great day, came home singing songs and teaching me new facts about germs.
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At 48-years-old, Salma Hayek definitely has her beauty routine down pat. But one thing she won't try to continue looking ageless? Botox.
"I don't believe in Botox, especially when [people] do it so young. They destroy themselves. They keep telling young girls, 'Do it young, so you never get wrinkles.' No, your face is going to fall. You'll have to keep getting more and more and more each time. So if you're going to do it, I recommend doing it as late as you can," the stunning actress revealed in a new interview.
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Seafood dinner at Pandamaran
It's the weekend, so the guys decided to go take a trip down to Klang for seafood. The usual suspects included myself, Merv, Wan Yee, Jackson, Azuan and Zoe. Jackson and Wan Yee drove. Jackson lead the way, and the moment we got there, it was a totally different story. Jackson missed a turn and we ended up going back towards Kapar. To make matters worst, it was getting quite late and Zoe had a light lunch. Looks like Azuan's cover story of a scenic route didn't fool them. Hehehe.
Talk about a weekend in Klang and no where to go! Every car in Klang practically gathered in front of the Store shopping centre. Is it true that on Saturdays there's really no where to go except to the Store Shopping Centre?
After about half an hour of rounding about in Klang town, Wan Yee decided to call his colleague who was from Klang. After a few directions, we were headed back in the right direction, away from Klang town and towards Pandamaran. We finally got there at around 9.30pm. Considering that Klang is just about 30 minutes drive from KL, and we left at 7.30pm... it was quite a long journey. We could've ended up in Ipoh in that travelling time. Hehehe, but then again, I'd blame it on the confusing roads. All the small roads look the same! Can't the town council design the roads to look more recognizable or something???
As soon as we found the place, we looked for the closest restaurant available and just ordered our usual dishes like Sweet and Sour crabs, Mantis prawns cooked with dried chilli, clams and deep fried calamari. The food wasn't something to shout about, but it did fill our stomachs and the price we paid wasn't expensive at all. Would I return? I'd have to give that a pass. The next time we go on a road trip for seafood, either we bring some snacks, or we bring a map!
The night wasn't a disaster. It was good to have the group together, going out for seafood and chit-chatting. A little something different than our usual mahjong nights. Hmmm, got back, managed to catch the second half of the uneventful MU match.


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A softball game between the hospital staffers is but one of this episode's many story ingredients. In other developments, Greene (Anthony Edwards) suspects that his seven-year-old patient is a victim of abuse. Weaver (Laura Innes) finds out what her former lover Legaspi (Elizabeth Mitchell) has been up to lately. Carter (Noah Wyle) and Chen (Ming-Na) are hit with major disappointments. Benton's (Eriq La Salle) son, Reese (Matthew Watkins), is injured while in Finch's (Michael Michele) care. Abby's bipolar mother, Maggie (Sally Field), wants to return to her birthplace of Minneapolis. And Abby (Maura Tierney) makes a startling revelation.


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Is anybody else using F-Secure Client Security AND Novell
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It started when someone's Assistant called for my Boss. Her Boss wanted to send over two bottles of wine, but she didn't trust them in the hands of a messenger, so she was going to come by and drop them off herself. Fine, I told her, when you arrive just tell Security you'd like to see me and I'll come down to pick up the bottles.
Oh no. She didn't want to come into the building, because she didn't want to carry two bottles of wine from the sedan to the front desk, she used the phrase "when you get to be my age" and mentioned that she already had a pain her back she didn't want to aggravate. She said when the car pulled up on the building she would call me on the phone, then could I please come down, meet her at the car and so forth. "Fine", I said, thinking, this woman had better be old. Biblically old.
Forty minutes later the phone rang for me and it was the Assistant all panicked, "Oh Nancy. I couldn't reach you and the traffic is just awful! I don't even think the Driver can double park! Can you please come down right now!" So down I went to pick up two bottles of wine, wrapped in bubble wrap in a shopping bag weighing less than five pounds. The Assistant looked to be in her late 50s and healthy. God, I'm such a miserable bitch.
Okay, we're getting to the cute boy.
I got into the elevator. Too late into my ascent, I realized that I had forgotten to push my floor button so I quickly pushed 14. Just then the elevator stopped on the 6th Floor. A cute guy got in. He looked at the lit up 14, and puzzled, checked to make sure the elevator was going down. I started babbling, "Oh sorry, I forgot to push my floor button, but I just pushed it, but don't worry, we're going down first, it's okay."
"What floor were you looking for?" the cute boy asked. Maybe I looked a little lost with my shopping bag full of wine.
"Fourteen, " I said, wanting to establish that I did in fact work here. "But don't worry. It's just that sometimes I get in and just assume the elevator knows where I want to go."
"Well," said the cute boy, "sometimes it does," and with that he got out of the elevator because we were back in the lobby. I rode up to the 14th floor alone.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73715445210695042018-03-05T17:41:16.507-08:00Big town adventure for a small town girlEmma Khttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371544521069504.post-78183121699966836712011-09-18T09:31:00.000-07:002011-09-18T09:31:31.970-07:00ItaliaCiao Blog Buddies!

After many hours of sleeping, sitting and crazy nerves, I finally arrived in Italy.

Last minute packing was tough. At this point, I had so many things running through my mind; Will my host family like their gifts? Will they like me? What do I say when I first see them? Do I say ciao or will I sound like an idiot? These kinds of things...

When I arrived in NY, it was up to me to get myself to the hotel...which was quite the challege. Besides the fact that my luggage didn't come in until 35 minutes after I had landed, I had to haul ALL of my luggage up flight of stairs, in the rain, by myself, to get to the airtrain. I finally made it to the hotel where all the exchange students going through AFS to Italy from USA met, we had an orientation, and then we flew all together to Switzerland. After we arrived in Zurich, we had about an hour layover. This is when we had our first experience with a team of teenage boy soccer players! whoo!

From Zurich, we flew to Rome, where AFS held a 2 day orientaion. This orientation was of ALL the traveling students going to Italy through AFS from all around the world! Im guessing about 700 students. The food was much better here, might I add. We were grouped into the region of Italy that we were going to and learned the basics: what to say when you first meet your host family, how to help around the house, how to handle school, who to talk to if we had any problems...etc. We also learned a little about the region if Italy we were about to spend the next 10 months in. I am located in a city called Genova which is an old port city located in the region of Liguria. Genova is one of the cities in Italy that has the highest motorbike and vespa population and was home to Christopher Columbus. After Rome, I had a 6 hour train ride to Genova. Let me just tell you, when you have to wait that long to meet your host family, your nerves decide to double! As tired and exausted as I was, there was now way I could sleep on that train. (I couldn't sleep on the flight to Zurich either) When Joseph, the AFS volenteer taking my group to our cities said that I need to get my stuff ready, I couldn't help but smile. Despite the fact that I was tired, hungry, and looked pathetic in the bright yellow AFS tee that I was forced to wear...I was ready.

There were 3 other students located near or in Genova with me, so when we arrived in the train station, there was a crowd of Italian fans hording the train doors. Im not sure how to explain this feeling but as I replay it over and over in my mind in slow motion, I remember it bringing laughter, excitement, warmth, questions, and reality to my body and mind. Becuase in that moment, I knew that this was my new life. I will not step foot on any American land (or American food for the matter) for a whole year.

When I saw my host sister trying to get my attention through the busy excited crowd, I was so excited to actually see her in person, after many months of staring at their photos, anticipating the moment that I would finally have the honor of meeting them. The first thing we did? They took me straight to their favorite Gelateria (:

After being here a week, I already feel comfortable and part of the family. I am still getting used to the rules and traditions of the Italian lifestyle but they will come with time. School is very different and I am still not quite used to it. I attend Liceo Scientifico Leonardo di Vinci. I am taking Math, Biology, Philosophy, History, Dante, English, Latin, Physics, Art and PE. I know what your thinking...and your right. This is simply impossible when you dont know what your teachers are saying. I have yet to start my Italian lessons therefore I can't speak or understand anything in class, but again, this will come with time.

Being an exchange student means adjusting to adjustments. You have to learn to be patient and willing to abandon your old life, your old routine and your old habits and be willing to accept a new life, a new routine and new habits. Its easy to say that you will do something but actually doing it is 10x harder. I told myself I was not going to let myself get down and want to come home, but this early in the game, it is easy to miss home and just want to curl up with your mom. I do miss home. But I also have one here which I am so thankful for.

Lucia (my host sister) and I are going to make a chocolate cake for the family. These are the things that make up for sad moments (:
I'll get back to you.
Ciao.Emma Khttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371544521069504.post-44829902651311828102011-08-30T14:19:00.000-07:002011-08-30T14:19:08.928-07:00My Departure-itisSo, you know the saying about seniors who can't wait to finally be done with high school having "senioritis"? Well...that's me right now. But if you have been reading my blog, you know my departure-itis "symptoms" are caused by something much more…emozionante! Side affects include anxiety, random thoughts, restlessness, over excitement and a wee bit of stress.

Hey guys, it's me again, Emma. I am one of many exchange students (to-be) sitting at home right now while all of her friends are in the freshly waxed classrooms of their high school. Yep, the reason I am able to write this blog so early in the day is because I am not at school. Some call me "lucky" while others call me a "ditcher". No matter the name, my chance has finally arrived. It's weird to think back on the days I was counting down from 150 days and now its less then 10. I fly out of NY on the 8th September!

Through time, I was able to contact helpful people in <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Italy</place></country-region> as well as my host family, and received information about my school. I will be attending Liceo Scientifico Leonardo da Vinci. For those who don't know how the Italian school system works: The word "Liceo" refers to a class of secondary schools. These schools each differ in their overall subject. (Liceo Sientifico (math and sciences), Liceo Languistico (languages), Liceo Tecnico (technology), Liceo Artistico (arts and history)…etc) Each school also provides more basic key classes as well.  I was placed in a Liceo Scientifico where I will find good chemistry and math teachers. Also, classes consist of about 30 kids who stay in the same room all day, while the teachers switch from class to class! Much different from high schools in the <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">United States</place></country-region>!

After I had received my host family, my excitement and occasional sadness of leaving family and friends had over ridden some of my hopes and determination. I failed to find a summer job to keep myself occupied during summer, and instead had a summer well spent with my friends and learning the Italian language. Looking back, I wish I could change things. Mostly, I wish I had stuck to a job offer that was offered by a dear friend of mine and I regret that I didn't follow through with my plans to help fundraise. My big yard sale still hasn't worked out yet since Mom is busy working and weekends seem packed with what seems like endless Italian lessons and family visiting to say goodbye.

Beginning yesterday, I started packing. Let's just say 44lbs should be a minimal for a teenager like me. You got it; AFS only allows one 44lb suitcase and one 22lb carry on. At first, I freaked out! There was no way that all my clothes were going to fit in those 2 bags. After hours of rummaging through my closet and cleaning out the clothes that I should have gotten rid of years ago, I finally started rolling my clothes and "test packing" them in my suitcase. To my surprise, it fit! I was shocked to find that all those clothes only weighed 30 lbs! Then……..I realized something. Those 30lbs was not including shoes, boots, jackets, or my host family's gifts!

This has been one of the hardest things to prepare for, but I have no doubts that it won't be as simply amazing as I imagine it to be. Now it's up to me to finish packing, keep up on my language courses and prepare for hours on a plane.

I will make sure to update when I arrive in <country-region w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Italy</place></country-region>.

Arrivederci!
Emma Khttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371544521069504.post-36080034525614324372011-04-04T18:43:00.000-07:002011-04-04T18:43:26.526-07:00Being AcceptedHello again!

 Well, basically, my dream came true! After waiting two months to hear back from AFS Italy to see if I was accepted, the email finally came! But, I didn't just receive an email from AFS Italy. It just so happens that my host family in Genoa had accepted me and told me the news first hand on my sixteenth birthday. I couldn't ask for more! Now, it is up to me to successfully raise my tution costs and slowly but surley teach myself the Italian language. (:

P.S. AFS has designated the month of April as the "fundraising month" whereby each dollar (up to $500) raised here on my (and other AFSers') blogs, is matched by them.Emma Khttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371544521069504.post-38391218888076809022011-02-06T11:11:00.000-08:002011-02-06T11:11:35.239-08:00Getting StartedHello Everybody! Before I get started, I would like to say that this is my very first time ever blogging and I do not intend on boring you with some of the tedious realities of my small town life. Instead it is my goal to, more or less, excite you with the fact that you are reading about an extremely curious girl... who had a big town dream...and made it come true. If you are already bored, I recommend kindly leaving my blog, no hard feelings. So here I go...

My name is Emma Knight and I was raised in the small northern <state w:st="on">California</state> town of <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Yreka</place></city>. I am the youngest of 3 kids and just recently have come to accept the reality of being a "new" only child. My time alone has boosted my willingness and extreme curiosity of studying abroad and has opened my eyes to endless opportunities. I had been planning to apply to be an exchange student since the 7th grade and it has always been my dream to travel the world. Growing up in a small town, my awareness of the outside world is limited to what I have around me. What do I have around me? Let's just say that my everyday life consists of eating my bowl of Raisin Bran in the morning, going to my local high school, coming back home and begin preparing my favorite part of my day; dinner. I am happy to say that my mom and I share our passionate love for food and it has always brought us together and has created a flavorful hint of creativity and curiosity into my life.

My decision to study abroad with AFS was based on the positive feedback that I had received from past AFSers. I have heard nothing but good things about AFS and when I went to their website, I am proud to say that I was then positive that they were a good match for me, offering me the perfect experience of studying abroad. I have no expectations of my trip abroad other than I know that I'm going to learn a lot. I am going to physically and emotionally immerse myself in a new family, a new culture, and a new language. I am curious about how this experience will change my views on life and our country as I know it. I plan to really put myself out there while I am abroad so that I can get the full experience and bring everything back to my community. I plan to try new cuisine, be apart of new traditions and create long-lasting friendships. When I return, I plan to speak at my high school and encourage others to welcome a new culture into their life.

To cover the cost of my trip abroad, I have developed a fundraising plan that will help add to my parents' contribution. My plan includes: summer job, community fundraising dinner, a huge garage sale, corporate sponsors and you, my blog buddies. Whatever you choose to contribute to my trip, I am extremely thankful. To end my first blog, I would like to say thank you. Over and out….for now.

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text: So. I finally bit the bullet and joined the world of SUR ownership. Bought a Rock River, 16" bbl, telescoping stock, fixed front sight, clamp on rear. Would say carry handle, but as my buddy GI George used to say, "It's not a f***ing Samsonite!" Looks pretty clean, no obvious wear. $700. Pat me on the back and say I done good or mock and jeer at me. I know, need pics, I'm a Luddite and incapable. Maybe when The Lovely Miss comes back through town at the end of the month.