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26 Jan Cardio-strength training modes I use…
In the last post I talked about the science behind cardio-strength training. In this post I'll talk about the different modes of this type of training I use on a regular basis as I found them to be the most efficient and effective way to burn fat but keep lean muscle mass.
There are many ways you can incorporate cardio-strength training or high-intensity interval style training into your workouts. Remember this style of training is intense by design as it taxes you whole system and creates a metabolic disturbance that causes the burning of fat even AFTER the exercise session is complete. In fact you're burning fat up to 2-3 days after one of these workouts.
Here are some examples of ones that I do:
I already touched on Tabatas in the last post. Remember the repetitions performed during a Tabata are ALL OUT and fast as you can go without sacrificing form and safety. You work for 20-sec and then rest for 10-sec and continue to do this for 8-rounds totaling 4-mins. That's 4-mins of intense work. I typically will do a couple of these Tabatas every once and a while usually after doing my traditional strength training sessions (i.e. weights). These are awesome because they don't take much time and you can mix a number of exercises up into a Tabata. You want to aim for 12-15reps minimum for each 20-sec work period. Here's an example of one:
- squat jumps
- pushups
- ice skaters (side-to-side skating movement pattern)
- burpees
So you complete 20-sec of squat jumps, rest for 10-sec, then move on to 20-sec of pushups… continue this until the burpees then move back to squat jumps again. You can also do Tabatas where you pick just one exercise and do it over again for the 8-rounds. A good example for that is doing a shuttle run or a full out sprint around a track.
Engineered Bodies progresses in a systematic way to get clients up to this standard and burning fat quickly.
This is a very effective method of cardio-strength training that incorporates weights in either a repetition or a timed-set fashion. The load that you choose is very important since you're expected to handle it for an extended period of time or number of sets. Complexes are essentially two or more exercises performed in back-to-back fashion. Let's say we choose three exercises: squat, push press, and bent over rows. I would perform all the prescribed reps for the squat then, without putting down the weight for a rest, perform the same amount of reps for the push press, then finally performing all the reps for the bent over row. All that equals 1-set. I always try to aim between 8-10 reps for each exercise and I do them as fast as I can without compromising proper form. This is ridiculously hard.
Here's one complex a friend of mine and I did for 10-reps for each exercise performed back-to-back without putting down the olympic-bar once. The load I chose was 95-lbs. We did this for three sets. This was brutal and I nearly passed out after this one…
- power cleans
- front squats
- push jerks
- straight leg deadlifts
- bent over row
- rest 1-min
The total time to complete the entire complex (including rest) was 6-minutes. I was soaking in sweat and laid-out on mat gasping for air. Let me repeat… The entire workout was 6-mins long!! I was totally done. If a workout like that doesn't cause a metabolic disturbance, I don't know what will…
Of course you wouldn't start out with a complex like this if you're a beginner. We at Engineered Bodies put clients through safe progressions when we introduce complexes into their workout program.
Density Circuit:
The last mode I use is called density circuit training. I use this style of training when we've got teams working on strength and conditioning. Typically I'd choose 5-exercises and have each of them choose their workloads so that they're doing rep-ranges between 8-10 for each exercise. They then perform each one, moving through in circuit-style for a set time (say 20-mins). They can rest as much as they want to throughout but the idea to get through as many rounds as possible in the allotted time (1-round is completing all 5-exercises in the circuit). Here's an example of one of my favorites:
- bench press
- squat
- wide-grip pull ups
- dumb bell straight-leg deadlifts
- push press
So those are the modes I typically use. I don't use all of them in the week nor do I do them all the time. It's all about variety and mixing it up. That's the thing about this style of training. It's not only ridiculously effective and efficient at burning fat while keeping on the lean muscle, but it never gets boring. Give it try and let me know how it goes. Also feel free to comment on each post or ask any questions. We'll get back to you with an answer usually within a day of receiving it.
That's it for now.


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Anamika Khanna's (one of the top Indian fashion designers) capes are tonic for eyes. They, not only make you look bold and beautiful, but also different. They top my wish-list. An Indian's wardrope is incomplete unless you own a cape by the fabulous designer Anamika Khanna. You can wear them at your cousin's pre-wedding function or a formal dine out. She is one of the many Indian fashion designers whom I believe have changed the face of Indian fashion. The contemporary saree (people who know her, are aware of her beautiful creation) that has been spotted on the oh-so- gorgeous Sonam Kapoor and Soha Ali Khan. is a master piece by Anamika Khanna. Among all the capes, my favorite is the second one in red. Which one is your favorite?
Capes by Anamika Khanna
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So those were a bit of a disappointment. first the recipe is not so great, and second, those are good, but not GREAT.
For the recipe, the dough calls for A LOT of butter, way too much in my opinion. Then it also calls for butter in the filling, which i omitted because my arteries ordered me to (and as far as i know all it takes is cream and chocolate to make a nice filling anyway).
The result is overly chocolatey and a bit heavy. It does need the fruit to cut the cacao-ness.
I'm not a chocolate addict in the first place (I'm more for fruit tarts) so maybe that's why i did not love those.
But fair is fair and i promised i would let you know how they were!
Here is the pic, they don't look that bad…(don't get me wrong i'll still eat them!!)
The other thing is the title is magret and its foie gras sauce. probably one of my favorite dishes now! i had it yesterday again. i have it every time i go there, and when i try sthg else, i miss it. it's just wonderful (sorry to all my veg friend out there!)
'Courage' for the week ahead everyone!


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Today Chanel reveals the entire selection of their much anticipated SS17 line of new bags, called the GABRIELLE bags. The collection of impeccably crafted calfskin handbags pay tribute to their founder's legacy of combining beauty with practicality.
The chunky gold and silver hardware, nod to the '80s excess while the bag's garnet-hued cloth lining references the first ever bags created by Mademoiselle herself.
The Gabrielle Campaign will star a fierce cast of fashion's hottest faces, including Cara Delevingne, Caroline de Maigret, Kristen Stewart and Pharrell Williams – which, also marks a first for the iconic house: featuring a man in one of their handbag adverts.
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We fail to be happy because we are not satisfied with what we have.
So here are a few satisfaction guidelines:
1. Do not hold on to something that would never be yours.
2. Do not fight for someone not worth fighting for.
3. Do not cry for something lost, gone, and inevitable.
4. Appreciate what you have and be thankful for whatever things people give you.
Happiness is a mere construct of the mind. Everyone can be happy as long as they really want to.


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Ships calling here sail past modest Melanesian villages to the port of Vila. A walk through the colorful open market leads to the main wharf. The best excursions here include town and island tours, glass-bottom boat tours over the reef, sailing and diving, and snorkeling expeditions.
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What is wrong? you ask me
I can't even perform the action
to voice my dissatisfaction
to you
How did I get here?
to a place where
all I know is pain
on my face there is a strain
from smiling
so that everyone thinks
I am all right,
even now when I am not
I have this perverse theory
that if I make everyone else happy
some of it will rub off on me
I just need.....
Hell if I know
I just feel needy
I think I just need a life
To live
With people
With hobbies
With love
With laughter
I have been existing
For a while now
I just need life


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This picture I took before I got my new equipment, using still my DSLR Canon 60D instead of the CCD Atik 450. I was planing to make more sessions and get the double of frames before editing and posting this picture. But now, I dont want to use the old camera and old setup anymore, so I guess I won't be getting more frames for this picture.
After the disaster with the dew, I used the Dew shield that I had forgotten when I did my first session. And I was able to take way more pictures before the Dew started affecting it. And with the Maxim DL and the auto-guiding at errors bellow 1 pixel, I manage to take very good frames.
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), IC4263
Celestron AVX 8″ SCT
Filter: Astronomik CLS-CCD
Focal Length: 1278 mm
Aperture: f/6.3
Shutter: 600s
Frames: 11
Total exposure: 110 min
Aquisition: Maxim DL
Taken Apr 14, 2015 around 23:32 CEST
The result is amazing. Very long exposures gives such an amazing result. And I could catch several tiny galaxies on the background, where IC4263 in the upper right corner is the biggest of them, but there are 6 other tiny galaxies visible on this picture.
Vote in me for astrophotography award:


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[This is a game I designed for an IELTS reading class that was practicing scanning skills. The main goal of the game was simply to get the students running around a little bit, and stop them from going to sleep completely during what had the potential to be a very boring lesson on just skimming and scanning.
This game was designed in a hurry (one of those activities quickly thrown together in the 20 minutes before class starts). But I think the basic idea is good, and may redesign it at some point using a different article and different questions.
I tried to find an IELTS style reading. Since IELTS likes to use popular science article, I quickly searched the New York Times for science related articles. In my rush to prepare, I ended up grabbing an article on the Vatican's position on climate change, which is more of a social-religious article than science. (One of the reasons I'm thinking I may have to redesign this game at a future point and use a more IELTS type article.) Anyway, for whatever it's worth, here's the rough draft of the game.
I copied about half of the article onto Microsoft word. In class, I put the document on Full Screen View, and projected it onto the WhiteBoard. (Ideally you need a computer and a projector for this game, although I suppose you could just photocopy a large version of it.) The students had smaller print-outs of the article for use in their groups.
Following the teacher's script, I called out words which the students had to scan the article for. Then, the first team to run to the front and underline the word in the article got a point. (I gave each team a different color marker.) The first 5 words the students had to scan for the exact word, the second 5 words they had to look for synonyms, and for the last 5 words they had to listen to a paraphrase of the word.
The original article is dated July 21, 2015, and is by Gaia Pianigiani and is located here [LINK]. I am hoping, perhaps overly optimistically, that my use of it is covered by fair-use, since I only copied half the article, and because the intent is not to steal the ideas in it, but simply to use the text for scanning practice.]
Adopted from New York Times Article by GAIA PIANIGIANI
About 60 mayors from around the world gathered here on Tuesday and pledged to combat global warming and help the poor deal with its effects, at a conference swiftly organized by the Vatican barely a month after Pope Francis' sweeping encyclical on the environment.
The two-day conference, which also focused on fighting forms of modern slavery, was not the first time that the Vatican had organized a meeting on the issue. But it was the first time that it specifically invited local officials, hoping to mobilize grass-roots action and maintain pressure on world leaders for action ahead of a global summit meeting on climate change scheduled for December in Paris.
In Tuesday's declaration, the mayors pledged to urge world leaders to pass a "bold climate agreement that confines global warming to a limit safe for humanity, while protecting the poor and the vulnerable from ongoing climate change that gravely endangers their lives."
Welcomed with great excitement, and some silence, Francis took the stage on Tuesday to thank the mayors for coming as protagonists from the "peripheries," in his usual emphasis on the world's forgotten areas and their people.
"We can't say that the person is here, and the care for the environment is there," he explained in Spanish during his brief appearance to salute the conference attendees. "This is what I was trying to express in the encyclical "Laudato Si', " We can't separate man from all else. There is a mutual impact."
"It's not a green encyclical; it's a social encyclical," Francis said, commenting on his own much-debated work and explaining that creation and humanity are deeply intertwined.
Francis told the audience he was worried about the uncontrolled growth of poverty belts around expanding cities with no care for the environment, and the ensuing suffering for those who inhabit the areas.
He also expressed his concern about the "rebound effect" for human beings of the deforestation of the Amazon in Brazil, and for how the trafficking of people, forced labor and prostitution thrive in poor areas. And he urged the mayors sitting in front of him to pay increasing attention to the problem of environmental destruction.
The mayors had, in fact, taken their task very seriously.
"His Holiness did not convene us here to ratify the status quo, but in fact to upend it," Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York, said in his 10-minute speech. "It's increasingly clear that we, the local leaders of the world, have many tools, more than we may have in fact realized, and we must use them boldly even as our national governments hesitate."
In most countries, mayors can impose regulations to make buildings more energy efficient, encourage public transit and promote a green culture among residents, all crucial components of the larger challenge to combat climate change.
"Political and business leaders are not taking climate change seriously enough," Gov. Jerry Brown of California said in an interview before the conference. "The hope is that local government leaders can create pressure on the national leaders."
On Tuesday, some leaders recounted their cities' experiences with natural catastrophes worsened by environmental degradation. Others spoke of social emergencies, like the mayor of the smallest town invited, Lampedusa, the tiny Italian island close to Tunisia where migrants crossing the Mediterranean have arrived by the thousands in recent years.
The mayor of Stockholm, Karin Wanngard, took the opportunity to urge climate negotiators to eliminate the use of fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy sources.
Some of those invited announced new measures for their cities, like Mr. de Blasio, who pledged to reduce greenhouse emissions in New York by 40 percent by 2030.
Put the above article on the Projector. Students compete in teams to find the words.
Teacher's Script:
Find exactly these words:
1) audience
2) town
3) fossil fuels
4) attention
5) debated
Find synonyms of these words:
6). worry [Answer: concern}
7). lecture [Answer: speech]
8). global warming [Answer: climate change]
9). get ride of [Answer: eliminate]
10). poor [Answer: poverty]
The following are paraphrases. Find the word.
11). The person who is the leader of a city or town {Answer: mayor]
12). To live in a place. {Answer: inhabit]
13). A group of people who make the laws for a country [Answer: government]
14). The twelfth month of the year [Answer: December]
15. people who move to another country to live there permanently [Answer: migrants]


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I thought these were excellent suggestions so here's my response:
A partial list of the historical progenitors of conservatism would include Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Montesquieu, John Locke, the American Founders, Alexis de Tocqueville, and perhaps John Stuart Mill. Many readers will be able to think of others, I'm sure.
In our own age, starting in the 1950s, intellectual conservatism was shaped mostly by the people at William Buckley's National Review (Buckley, Russell Kirk, James Burnham, William Rusher). Their thought nourished generations of conservative politicians, most notably Ronald Reagan, and paved the way for numerous popularizers like Rush Limbaugh and myriad other media talkers and columnists. Nevertheless, despite the fecundity of contemporary conservative thought, it was the thinkers at NR who pretty much established its intellectual lineaments. There were others, of course (Robert Tyrrell at the American Spectator and Ayn Rand come to mind), but the NR crowd was really the heart of it.
Conservatives today generally agree on the following seven elements, although they'd differ on which should be given priority in the event that two or more come into conflict:
- Limited government - Freedom and prosperity are inversely related to the size of government. Big government not only tends to be oppressive, it also tends to be inefficient, wasteful, unresponsive, and easily corrupted.
- Free markets - As a rule, when people are left to engage in a free exchange of goods and money with minimal government interference and regulation, everyone benefits.
- Individual liberty - Conservatives believe that citizens should be free from government interference to pursue their own dreams and desires consistent with the rights of others.
- Private Property - Conservatives believe that the right to personal ownership of life's material goods is an essential element of freedom and that states in which government is the property owner are perforce oppressive.
- Strict constructionism - This is the view that the Constitution is not indefinitely malleable and that no law should go further than what a reasonable interpretation of the words of the Constitution permit. As an example, most conservatives would agree that the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was an extra-constitutional abuse of power by the Supreme Court which fabricated a constitutional right to abortion whose existence in that document most conservatives deny.
- Strong national defense - Conservatives believe that the best deterrent to war is the ability to decisively project force and defend the homeland and that weakness is an invitation to national insult. Conservatives believe that a great nation should behave as historian Edward Gibbon described Rome under the emperor Hadrian: It was as little willing to suffer insult as it was to give it.
- Traditional values - Conservatives believe that a people which holds itself to high standards of sexual morality, which places a high value on traditional family and religion, and which loves their country, its heritage and principles, will form a strong and vibrant society, and that failure to hold these values results in societal dissolution.
Moreover, the first four elements reflect the genealogical connection of modern conservatism to classical liberalism. Eighteenth and nineteenth century liberals (classical liberals) all embraced #1, 2, 3, and 4. Modern liberalism as it is incarnated in today's Democratic party, however, pretty much rejects all seven. This rejection severs modern liberalism from classical liberalism and places it instead in the descendency of early 20th century progressivism which itself was the intellectual offspring of 19th century Marxism and 18th century French Jacobinism.
Anyway, if you agree with these seven points, or at least most of them, you're a conservative. You may not have realized that you are, you may even have voted in the last election for liberal Democrats, but if you embrace these seven elements, you weren't being very consistent if you did.


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You are Love
You are Loved
You are Enough
These three phrases can never be said enough. Ever.
I turned 34 since the last newsletter I sent. A time of reflection has been happening. Taking an inventory of sorts of who I am, what I have and what I have learned. Deep. Soul. Work.
I am a consumer & a creator, a mother & a highly sensitive leader.
Who are you?
After much glancing back, I am turning my gaze forward. The present moment & future awaits!
What do I want?!
What story am I going to write this year?
I have filled journals with my words and have found writing to be a constant companion in my life. So, a few thoughts On Writing. Lately I have been trying all different styles of writing, lots of poetry and a whole lot of fun. Paper & pencil (old school style), let the fun begin!
What do you want?!
What is your story?
Our stories matter. You matter. The world needs you and your stories.
I do too.
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We have made a blog all about our little girl as well as our four legged kids. We have a Great Dane, Kane and Olde English Bulldogge, Harley. RIP Griffin was our first and the most wonderful blue male Dane that is deeply missed and Trinity was a blue female Dane that heavy heartedly had to become a member of another persons family and we sure miss her. Please come and read about our sweet little Kayler and our wonderful furkids.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Honeymoon In Telluride Colorado!!!
For the honeymoon we went to Colorado and it was just breathtaking. We stayed in a cabin in the mountains called "See Forever Cottage" and it was just beautiful. The people that owned the cabin just spoiled us, they wrote us cute little notes, brought us deserts, chocolates, and all sorts of sweet little things that meant so much.
We went horse back riding in the mountains, site seeing, hiking, and lots of shopping... :-) We had a smooth trip there and back with only 1 1/2 hour lay over in Denver, which is a HUGE airport. It wasn't bad at all, each time we had a layover it was supper time, so we just ate our supper and got on our flight. So everything went very smoothly.
My brother took care of our boys "Griffin & Kane", he did a wonderful job, even to our surprise he cleaned our house for us while we were gone. Griffin and Kane were sooooo happy to see us, and we were overjoyed to see them. Now they both have a special connections to Josh (my brother) :-)
We got back to the house 3:00 a.m. on Saturday and woke up at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, because I was real excited to get to town and change my id so I am now officially Mrs. Shaw. :-)
Friday, October 28, 2005
Our Wedding!!
Date and time of ceremony: October 15, 2005, 4:30 p.m.
Location: North Salem Lutheran Church
Officiated by: Pastor Julie Martin
Color scheme of the wedding: Royal Blue and Silver
Brief description of wedding gown: Strapless A-line, lace up gown with a draped satin overlay. The gown features lightly beaded tulle panels at the side front and the center back sweep train. The front neckline is embellished with a delicate floral beaded design comprising of Swarovski crystals, pearls sequins and ice blue seed beads.
Brief description of bride's flowers: Beautiful Bouquet of White Roses, Blue Delphiniums, and caspia
Bride's honor attendant
Heidi Mohrman
Friend of Bride - Sycamore, Ohio
Bride's attendants
Lindsey Beckley, Bridesmaid – Cousin of Bride, Upper Sandusky
Linda Grenwalt, Bridesmaid – Cousin of Bride, Upper Sandusky
Angie Shaw, Bridesmaid – Sister of Groom, Upper Sandusky
Amanda Minor, Bridesmaid -- Friend of Bride, Upper Sandusky
Jamie Schmidt, Guest book Attendant—Cousin of Brides Upper Sandusky
Colors and styles of attendants' attire, flowers: A-line dress with gathered front and beading. Bridesmaids were wearing royal blue and the maid of honor was wearing silver. Their bouquet was consisted of white and royal blue roses and caspia.
Grooms Honor Attendant
Jeremiah Atkins - Upper Sandusky, Friend of Groom
Groom's Attendants
Joshua Schmidt, Groomsman – Brother of Bride, Carey
Nate Treadway, Groomsman -- Friend of Groom, Upper Sandusky
Andy Kirby, Groomsman -- Friend of Groom, Upper Sandusky
Doug Reinschell, Groomsman -- Friend of Groom, Upper Sandusky
Mitchel Grenwalt, Guestbook Attendant – Cousin of Bride, Upper Sandusky
Keith Vehrs, Usher -- Friend of Groom, Upper Sandusky
Bob Spitler, Usher – Cousin of Groom, Upper Sandusky
Colors and styles of attendants' attire, boutonnieres: Best Man was wearing a black tux with a silver vest and tie, delphinium boutonniere.
Attendants were wearing a black tux with a royal blue vest and tie, delphinium boutonniere
Ring bearer
Kolin Holloway, Ring Bearer – Cousin of Bride, Upper Sandusky
Colors and styles of flower girl's and ring bearer's attire, flowers, boutonniere: Flower girl- white dress carrying a basket of blue and white roses and carnation petals
Ring Bearer-black tux with white vest and tie with a delphinium boutonniere
Becky Bennett, Organists, Tiffin
Becky Blocksom, Upper Sandusky
"The Prince of Denmark's March" - Clarke
Entrance of Bridesmaids
"Bridal Chorus" - Wagner
Entrance of Bride
Recessional: "Wedding March" - Mendelssohn
Number of guests: 270 approx.
From where: Mostly local guests, also a few from out of state California, Illinois, & Florida.
Location and time of reception: Immediately following the ceremony at Elks Lodge in Upper Sandusky
Wedding trip: Telluride, Colorado
Grooms family
Saturday, October 08, 2005
New Toys...
Mommy and Daddy went out and bought us a bunch of these fun puzzle toys. They kept up busy for hours. Thanks Alex for suggesting Mommy to get these for us. We love them!
After many hours of playing we were both ready to take a nice long afternoon knap.
Mommy and Daddy Getting Married
Mommy and Daddy tell us that they are getting married next weekend and that they are going to be gone for a whole we after.
They say that Uncle Josh is going to stay with us. That will be fun, but we are really going to miss Mommy and Daddy, they have never left us for that long before.
My big Brother Griffin gets really depressed when Mommy and Daddy leave and the family isn't complete,
I do what I can though to keep Griffin busy "come on Griffin lets play"...
Its a long hard days work keeping Griffin busy and happy, but whats a little brother for...


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Hopefully no more drama!
My mom told my aunt that the invitation was for her and my uncle only, not my almost 40 year old step-cousin. I haven't heard if there was any more drama after that, but frankly I could care less. Never, EVER assume you are invited to anyone's wedding unless the invitation has your damn name on it! I will never do this for as long as I live, I think once you've been a bride, you'll always remember what a pain in the ass this part of the planning was, and try to take it easy on the brides of any future weddings you attend.
The only other feedback I've gotten about the invitations is that people really like them, and our choice of stamps for our reply envelope (The Simpsons!). So, hopefully I'm not jinxing myself by saying the guest list drama is hopefully over with.
I'm heading up to Maryland to have a brief visit with my parents and to meet my DOC to talk about the big day. I can't believe that as of tomorrow I can tell people "I'm getting married next month!" Eep!
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I'm a new reader, and I just experienced a similar situation. A friend said she was waiting to RSVP "in case she met someone." There was no plus one on her invitation. I think I stuttered and fumbled for an answer, so I think she saw that I was somewhat taken aback and RSVPed for one pronto. I felt a little bad, but we had to leave out some of our own friends to keep the guest list in control.
Yay, whoop for the calm and whoop for the comments. Well deserved!
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We must become the change we wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Ghandi
When thinking about a change we need to consider two things. The first one is, you need to ask yourself if you really want to do it and the second is why you want to change yourself. If the first question is yes, the second is oblige to answer. Do you want to change because you want to fit in a society that you think its meant for you, that you want to fit in? Or you want to prove your family, your partner, your chef that you can be someone else?
Start thinking about why you want to change. Accept new challenges to develop your skills, to grow with the upcoming task and to discover a so far unknown site of yourself. We must listen to our inner voice what is it telling us and then we need to follow. One of my favorite quotes is "and later on, when so many roads open up before you, you don
t know which to take, dont pick one at random; sit down and wait. Breathe deeply, trustingly, the way you breathed on the day when you came into the world, don´t let anything distract you, wait and wait some more. Stay still, be quiet, and listen to your heart. Then when it speaks, get up and go where it takes you.
LoveYogaFoodExplore: My heart tells me to help people where help is needed, to spread love that comes from the bottom of my heart. I leave home, friends, my safe job and the most important: my comfort zone in order to follow my inner call. Yoga will help me to calm my mind and focus on the my energy. Healthy food will make my body become stronger and last longer in difficult moments. Without knowing where to go next, I will follow the never ending pursuit to explore and this will take me to various countries I´ve never been before and that I´ve only know from stories.


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My good old friend, Sub-Toymaster, had the most awesome 30th birthday party this weekend at Unit 11.
A couple of us artists were there, drawing away as the Masked Mystery party went on around us.
Of course I went and made life hard for myself and decided to turn my skateboard (or in this case a piece of board cut to the shape of a skateboard) into a comic page. I ran out of time, so I only ended up doing two out of four planned panels, but I think it turned out ok.
Live performance art is not really my thing, but I had a blast! Thanks to Paul, Unit 11 and all the other artists who were there, even though I didn't get to chat much it was fun and everyone's boards looked awesome!
I decided to go with my Victorian obsession and make myself a comic style steampunk mask - and here it is for you enjoyment - just click on the image above, download it, print it out, stick it on some cardboard and suit-up Victorian style!
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post108419377292939804..comments2018-06-10T21:19:30.719+05:30Comments on Remembering Film Institute Days: How I joined the Film InstituteRamachandra Babuhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-86667781332246386072015-04-14T13:37:58.433+05:302015-04-14T13:37:58.433+05:30Dear sir..... Thanks for sharing your experiences....Dear sir.....
Thanks for sharing your experiences. But it is personal. May be you want to share something from your life. Appreciated. But, nowadays who want other peoples experience. Also we all are thinking we are only living in the world. . Forget it. . But if you give some lessons about cinematography, camera movements and editing and actors mind frame or psychology and framing mmmmm.......about lenses .....the future generation will kneel down before you.
Because that is the final station..
Thank you sir. firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-88283855042830142712010-05-26T16:11:24.925+05:302010-05-26T16:11:24.925+05:30Hi, I was planning to apply for a course in Direc...Hi,

I was planning to apply for a course in Direction at FTII this year. After reading your article , I was wondering...How important is it to know how to draw/paint to be able to do a course in Direction? Coz' I suck at that & if it's very important, no point trying at all email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-70458300889622708932007-12-06T06:39:00.000+05:302007-12-06T06:39:00.000+05:30Though not formally educated in photography, I lov...Though not formally educated in photography, I love the art. If I remember correctly Freddie Young got an academy award for his wok in Ryans Daughter - and what a marvellous work it was!! (John Mills also got an oscar for his role as a supporting actor and two other nominations were there for the movie)

It was not to show my knowledge in films that I pointed out the error, while writing blogs such as yours, blogs which people love to read, one shouldnt get carried away.

All the best to you Mr firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-16184143394816858982007-12-05T07:45:00.000+05:302007-12-05T07:45:00.000+05:30Thanks anonymous for pointing out the error. I al...Thanks anonymous for pointing out the error. I always liked the cinematography in David Leans' films by Freddie Young,BSC and Rayan's Daughter somehow got into the list!Institutewallahhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-15148889434131574992007-11-27T12:42:00.000+05:302007-11-27T12:42:00.000+05:30You couldn't have seen 'Ryans Daughter' before joi...You couldn't have seen 'Ryans Daughter' before joining the institute - if you are referring to David Leans Ryans Daughter, since it is a later release

A reader of your email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-62365401758653592692007-11-20T19:05:00.000+05:302007-11-20T19:05:00.000+05:30Hi Ramachandra, this is naga (nagarajan lingam)of ...Hi Ramachandra, this is naga (nagarajan lingam)of 83-86 batch. Your experience sounds almost similar to mine. Just change Loyola to Vivekananda and chemistry to physics.

I also remember the questions asked about some of the paintings i carried with me to the interview. You should give it to Rahat Yusufi for some of the questions he came up with. It went like this:

RF1:Why have you used purple and pink for the buffaloes?
Me:That's how i see them.
RF2:You mean you are colour-blind?
Me:No, there are reds and greens used along with the pinks and purple.
RF3:Well, i dont see pink buffaloes around me. How do you?
Me:Its done with instinct and intuition.
RF4:We give a very formal training here.(He looks around doubtfully at others for approval)How do you think your intuition will help you in such a formal course?
Me:Give it to me. I'll show you.

I had given up hope on my admission to the institute by the time i finished my interview. :)

RegardsNagahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-6695953623512400572007-11-19T23:28:00.000+05:302007-11-19T23:28:00.000+05:30hello sir, this is raja from prasad film & tv acad...hello sir, this is raja from prasad film & tv academy. we have met in the institute along with sunny sir.its wonderful to read a personal, unbiased experience from a great creative person like you. please keep sharing your experience with us.

love..rajarajahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4886084423884614994.post-47696217615246740342007-11-19T19:31:00.000+05:302007-11-19T19:31:00.000+05:30Sir, never thought I would get an opportunity to g...Sir, never thought I would get an opportunity to get to know you so close!! Would love to read more!!

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The publication of the Report for the Councils consideration on the 16th March 2010 seems to have created a bit of interest in the CGB and quite rightly so in my view. The development has not been without controversy, is costing a lot of money and is significantly late and therefore the Public need to be kept informed as to the issues surrounding its lateness. Yesterday the issues were aired on the Local BBC News programmes and can be seen on the BBC website: "Cambridgeshire busway firm hits out at critics". The story leads with the publication of the report by the Cambridgeshire County Council cabinet member for planning Roy Pegram and BAM Nuttall being disappointed that the report was "made public without reference to BAM Nuttall Limited (BNL)". There is also a video clip from a reporter on-site at the St Ives end of the CGB.
It seems that from the report and from what BAM Nuttall has said that both sides are in "dialogue" over the matters, but perhaps the problem is a standoff in terms of accepting whether some of the issues are defects or not. I wonder if the contract allows for arbitration, I have had building work done and the terms of my contract used Arbitration as a way of resolving issues without racking up huge legal costs for each side. I guess the problem is that the cost overrun is tens of millions of pounds - and with such sums at stake it makes it harder to resolve the issue quickly. the report also indicates that the likely completion date is November 2010. (It was originally set for April 2009). Which implies that the "defects" will take significant fixing.
Interestingly enough it was also announced that plans for a Luton-Dunstable 8.3 mile busway have been granted Government funding and that Sadiq Khan - Transport Minister had been assured that the Cambridge issues would be resolved very soon. The report also indicated that the Contractor was expected to be BAM Nuttall but with a "very different contract". Isn't politics wonderful - it must be quite difficult trying to get things done at a County Level caught in the crossfire of Local and National politics. (I must check to see whether they will also end up with a cycle path - 8 miles is a great cycle commuter distance on flat lands.)
On another "building" note apparently "plans to revamp Cambridge's station area are back on track". Let's hope that significant attention is paid to the issue of cycle parking. The plans include more than 1,000 student flats - which is surely bound to bring in an influx of cycles to the area. There will also be a Section 106 plan in which the developers pay for major transport infrastructure improvements!
Yesterday's cycle ride was a quick pop round Wicken Fen, the weather was gloomy and despite the temperature starting around 6C (although dropping to 4C by my return) it felt much colder because of the North wind. It is not stopping the farmers though and as it has been dry for at least a week it is amazing how quickly the land dries out. This field has been harrowed by the disk harrow - used to finish the field after the rougher ploughing. In the background is Longmeadow which along with Lode has a farming community of seven farms.
The theme is aliens beaming things down or up? continues with this view over the fields nearby Priory Farm looking towards Baker's Fen Drove.
From the same vantage point is the Sustrans 51 sign pointing the way. All of these pictures are composites of different exposures and the bushes (or the camera hand held by me) must have moved between shots which is why they have multiple images. Actually I quite like to effect as it blurs the foreground leaving the background ok-ish.
A picture of High Bridge which crosses Burwell Lode - looks like the aliens are now blasting Upware! This will be where the Connect 2 route provides a link into Wicken Fen.
Despite it being warmer the wind chill is worse at the moment - my toes were once again pretty chilly when I returned home. They remember and try to put me of cycling in this weather - perhaps I ought to find some better way of keeping my feet warm!


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PM calls for increased W. Bank se... JPost - Diplomacy & Politics: "Israel's decision to build new housing units in east Jerusalem and two West Bank settlements will destroy the peace process, the PA warned.
"It's a blow to the Quartet efforts to achieve peace," said Nabil Abu Rudaineh, a spokesman for PA President Mahmoud Abbas.
"The talk about freezing tax revenues belonging to the Palestinian Authority is a provocation and theft of our money," he added.
"We call on the Quartet and the US Administration to put an end to these practices, which will have a negative impact on the whole region," the spokesman continued.
The inner cabinet's measures were a direct response to the PA's continued pursuit of unilateral statehood in favor of a negotiated agreement with Israel"
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Painting is a serious love of mine. I can't wait to plein air paint this summer.
Some mostly done portraits I did for Nancy before spring break. I am varnishing them and rendering a bit farther on some things for them so it's not so flat in places. As you can see, I like redheads. They're a rare breed.
Here's some shots of things I'm currently working on- I had issues updating recently due my camera and losing things from spring break.
Creative perspective assignment that I'm really ambitious about it but frankly I need to do this if I want to get better at environments. This old grid is getting redrawn for corrections.
The inking I did for my Tarot card in Imagemaking; I'm coloring digitally, so I'll post updates of this by Saturday.
This oil painting needs tweaking, but it's for Tech 2... the longer I look at it, the less effective I think it is conceptually speaking; composition-wise it makes sense. Trial and error.
some color studies of a personal piece for a possible book cover thing in Tech 2.
Things I learned this week getting back to CCS...
Being the student rep for my department is really an experience; relationships in the Illustration Family need strength and support in leadership. It's just hard to get together when CCS swamps you with work and other commitments.
Artists are really islands and we need to get to know each other more often. As a freshman, I met numerous people that I consider great friends. Even now, I find new people that are considerate. It's those people that pull you out of a crappy day.


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This is the overview from a new report, Best Cities for Minorities: Gauging the Economics of Opportunity by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox for the Center for Opportunity Urbanism. Read the full report here (pdf viewer).
This study provides an initial analysis of African-American, Latino and Asian economic and social conditions in 52 metropolitan regions currently and over the period that extends from 2000 to 2013. Our analysis includes housing affordability, median household incomes, self-employment rates, and population growth. Overall, the analysis shows that ethnic minorities in metropolitan regions with significant economic growth and affordable housing tend to do better than in other locations irrespective of the dominant political culture. read more »


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A fun quiz all about birds.
Fun facts about birds for World Animal Day!
Here is some interesting trivia about migratory birds.
A bird themed word search!
Another fun quiz about birds!
8 interesting facts about migratory birds.
A fun quiz about (mostly) migratory birds. The answers start with the letters at the front of questions.
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Ingredients - 2 cups flour. - 2 cups water. - A cup of margarine. - Three-quarters of a cup of sugar or as desired. - Hill teaspoon fine. - A cup of coffee rose water.
- Method: -
- Dissolve the sugar in the water. Heat ghee and add the flour and stir until it browns and fragrant.
- Add water and sugar gradually, with constant stirring over low heat until cooked mess. Need to between 45 minutes to an hour. Add a little water if necessary flour was not cooked well.
Volatility mess up Balling not stick as much. Add rose water and cardamom and leave for 5 minutes and then drink in the plate and spoon decorated parties.
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Tutorial: Altering Fridge Magnets
"March Giveaway " is still going on until the end of March when I will pick a winner for the inspirational magnets. So continue to leave your comments on this post and YOU could be the winner! Many asked how I made these refrigerator magnets so here is a tutorial for you. Remember you can always click on the slide picture to stop it and then click it again to continue the slide show. Future TIP: I will be showing you a quick way on "faux ribbon tieing" that goes with this tutorial but couldn't get it in today. Please come back for that. Any questions, let me know. Thanks for visiting!
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The trooper, the car I drive, is in the shop. I hate that. I hate operating on someone else's time schedule. Being the first of the month, there is hundreds of things to be done and I did not think I could wait to get started on that errand list. Marc said he would let Matt off from working with the groups today and take me to town. I only put the most urgent things on today's list: buying groceries for the Casa kids, formula for the babies, bank, health insurance for the employees, paying Rosy's tuition.
In typical Honduran fashion, nothing went as planned, but as I always say, "It is what it is." We knew when we left the bank, we did not have time to get to Seguro for the employees insurance cards before they closed for lunch. We did a couple of other things and had a nice little lunch break at Quizno's. We then headed to El Centro to Seguro. I got the cards and we were getting through El Centro to go to PriceSmart.
El Centro is the old part of Tegucigalpa. The streets are narrow and are all one way streets. There are lots of pedestrians and traffic frequently moves quiet slowly or not at all. We were on one of the narrow streets on which a building was being reconstructed. Scaffolding came out into the street, making it even more narrow. We were creeping along when all of sudden we came to a complete stop. That is not that unusual, except that we never started moving again. Two cars ahead of us there was a big water truck and in front of him, a little pickup truck was parked, thus preventing the water truck from going any further.
People are not patient here. The motorcycles were going down the sidewalk. We might have tried that except a utility pole prevented us from getting on the sidewalk. We could here a cacophony of horns honking, like that is going to do some good. The traffic was backing up for blocks. Every intersection was jammed. Matt turned off the car and we were going to wait. We were preparing for a long wait.
The driver of the water truck began climbing down from his truck and with two other men began walking toward the parked truck. Sitting on the passenger side, I had a bird's eye view. They were trying to pick the truck up and move it. They were able to pick it up, but not high enough to get up on the sidewalk. When all the motorcyclists realized what was happening, they began to park their bikes everywhere and anywhere. They flexed their muscles as they rushed up to the pickup truck. Even the pedestrians were stopping to watch. And even a policeman joined the challenge to move the car.
There just happened to be a trench running along side the curb, a rather deep trench. The crew was not able to lift the car enough to get it upon the sidewalk, but they were able to move it enough to get the the front and rear tires on the right side of the vehicle into the trench. And that was just enough room to allow the water truck to squeeze past. Then the rest of us were able to easily pass.
Matt and I were laughing so hard. I noticed other people were too. While this was another delay, it was well worth watching.
Monday, July 2, 2012
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Liz has over 25 years' experience in Clinical Operations and Clinical Development across the pharmaceutical and CRO industries, with experience across all phases of development.
Liz started her career as a clinical research associate with SmithKline Beecham and has since held positions of increasing responsibility within SB and subsequently with Covance, Johnson and Johnson, Syngenta and Actelion. Most recently she was Senior Director, Clinical Operations at Allergan and subsequently Country Head for the UK for the CRO PSI-CRO.
Throughout her career Liz has managed clinical programmes from early phase entry into man and proof of concept through to global Phase 3 registration projects, managing teams and activities performed both in-house and in a full or part-outsourced model.


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Brian and I decided to try Chef Geoffs for brunch. He had the Senators Steak and I had the French Toast and we split Gouda Grits. We both had coffee and orange juice for me, mimosa for him.
It was very tasty and well worth the $25 set price per person.


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…can you find this apple?
this Celtic cross?
and this message?
There are two pictures still unsolved from colder weather. As the sun is shining this weekend, I'll post them again here, and maybe someone will find them.
…can you find this apple?
One answer received via twitter from Louisa at the Elecric Elephant! Well done Louisa. Now for the rest. 🙂


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The supremely talented youngsters of the Rising Youngstars are already rehearsing hard for their pantomime of Cinderella.
Last January, 50 young performers, all under the age of 16, thrilled audiences with their version of Aladdin and this year they are hoping for the same great success.
Rising Youngstars is a community group run by a committee of volunteers aimed at encouraging children in the Forfar and Kirriemuir area to become involved in musical theatre productions.
Fiona Retalic, founder of the group, said: "Our cast members, who range from five to 16 years old, have been rehearsing since the start of September and are all showing true star quality.
"The song and dance numbers are fabulous – during rehearsals, it's often hard to believe there are no adult cast members on the stage.
"Cinderella is shaping up to be yet another fabulous, fun-packed production by Rising Youngstars and we'd love as many people as possible to come along and support these talented and enthusiastic young performers – and find out just why our shows always receive such excellent reviews from everyone, of all ages, who sees them."
The principal parts in Cinderella are played by Amy Baigrie (Cinderella), Lorcan Dyer (Ugly Sister One), Callum Gibb (Baron), Tasmin Glass (Stepmother), James Keenan (Ugly Sister Two), Abbie McLaren (Prince), Lucy Scarlett (Fairy Godmother), Penny Stephens (Buttons) and Eilidh Watt (Dandini).
Fiona added: "Several of these young performers have been part of Rising Youngstars since we began putting on shows over ten years ago and it is wonderful to see them now taking on principal roles.
"They clearly love being on stage – as do all our fabulous cast members. Who needs to watch X-Factor when you can see the stars of tomorrow on stage at your local theatre?"


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To purchase tickets to see Get The Led Out perform at the Lynn Auditorium on January 13th visit www.lynnauditorium.com
Get The Led Out is a group of musicians who are passionate about their love of the music of Led Zeppelin. It's been their mission to bring the studio recordings of "the mighty Zep" to life on the big concert stage. This is not an impersonator act but rather a group of musicians who were fans first, striving to do justice to one of the greatest bands in rock history.
SD: How did Get the Led Out form?
AL: Well, the current lineup has been together for over 2 years now. Paul Sinclair and Paul Hammond kind of founded the group. Over the years, there has been some member changes, but we are pretty settled now. It is great to have a group now who really wants to focus on the sounds that were produced in the studio album recordings.
SD: How did you become a Led Zeppelin fan?
AL: My first experience was when I was around 11 years old and I was in the mall store (a store like Spencer's) and they had a Led Zeppelin poster. I liked it and bought even though I didn't know who they were. After doing some research, I started listening to their music. I was already playing guitar and the first song I learned to play of theirs was "Stairway to Heaven." I was already into Pink Floyd and Metallica, so their sound wasn't too far of a jump for me.
SD: Are there any Zeppelin songs that were the most challenging to replicate?
AL: A lot of them are. Trying to create the sound that they created in the studio for the stage can be very challenging. The great thing is that now there are so many tools that didn't exist when we first started. I now have an Apple tool on my laptop that helps me recreate the sound that they created in the studio. The entire process is so much easier than back in the day.
SD: Have any of the guys in Led Zeppelin seen or given feedback to Get The Led Out?
AL: An acquaintance of the group was delivering a Martin guitar to Jimmy Page's house. During a brief conversation with him, Jimmy told him that he had watched some of our videos and thought we were doing a fine job.
SD: When you are not listening to Led Zeppelin music, who are you listening to?
AL: Don't laugh, but I love classical music. That is what I am now listening to most days. My favorites are Bach and Mozart. Honestly, I love all kinds of music. I love Radiohead, Metallica, and Pink Floyd.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Links between smoking and gum diseases
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Many of the ministries here are run by Acoli staff who do a marvelous job! But it is also important to gather as a missionary team to pray, fellowship, and support each other. Having a team in ACTION Gulu is really a new thing (and a team that is only growing as the Riegers plan on arriving out here late Jan/early Feb!) so we're all still trying to figure out HOW to be a team. Please pray for us as we work through HOW to be a team, HOW to support each other, HOW to support our directors (the Binghams), etc.
Our adventures with Action International Ministries in northern Uganda, including daily life of these missionary kids and our household!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Missionary team
Many of the ministries here are run by Acoli staff who do a marvelous job! But it is also important to gather as a missionary team to pray, fellowship, and support each other. Having a team in ACTION Gulu is really a new thing (and a team that is only growing as the Riegers plan on arriving out here late Jan/early Feb!) so we're all still trying to figure out HOW to be a team. Please pray for us as we work through HOW to be a team, HOW to support each other, HOW to support our directors (the Binghams), etc.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Today's cultural experience was quite a new one for us. Nursery school graduation (called "gradation"). Like many special events, it was an EVENT!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
First thanksgiving... in Uganda
We have SO much to be thankful for!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Ana went to the children's service with her best friend, Fortunate, and they caused problems with all their hugging, giggling, and goofing off together! They are peas in a pod, those two!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Great is THY faithfulness
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Letting go
I've never been a really paranoid mother. I wash their hands and vaccinate them and keep them in car seats and helmets but otherwise feel that a little dirt is good for them.
But what paranoia I did have is being tested.
The first two weeks' of vehicles that we rode in here did not have functioning seatbelts, so Josh and I were constantly evaluating if a partially or non-conventionally secured car seat was safer than no car seat. Our personal vehicle is equipped with lots of seat belts and we praise God for that!
It's impossible to keep the children from tasting the tap water. What kid doesn't drink some bath water? Or last night when I stepped away for a second while Ana was brushing her teeth, I heard the ominous trickle of faucet water after the girly "spit" in the sink.
At Home of Love yesterday, I had to make some quick decisions. Do I let Ana drink the bore hole water untreated like her friends were doing? Do I chew off the bark of the sugar cane straight from the field so that my children could gnaw on sugar cane with their friends? At the market, do I let the stranger hand Noah a peanut that he was eating? Or do I try to insulate my children, put up fences around them, make them appear different from their friends, all in an attempt to protect them from the unknown?
There are many times that the love of Jesus is going to be more clearly portrayed when we live WITH our new friends instead of apart from them. So Ana has graduated to drinking non-treated bore hole water, we've all been inoculated with garden dirt, Noah ate a random person's peanut… and I pray that we are a little bit more approachable and that the cultural and racial barriers are a little less as we are a little more vulnerable, a little more dirty, and gnawing on sugar cane with everyone else!
Monday, November 14, 2011
In the kitchen
You have probably heard that everything takes longer here… it's true, for many reasons.
Everything is simply more work-intensive.
Today, I drove to the market (at least I have a car! That cuts two hours off the endeavor!). I spent just an hour buying 3 green peppers, 1 bunch of greens, 1 papaya, 1 bunch of bananas, 3 avacados, 8 tomatoes, 1 pineapple, 5 passion fruit. Each type of produce was purchased at a different vendor. Each interaction includes a greeting, laughing at my Acoli, asking for the words in Acoli and trying them out back and forth until I pronounce it right. Then I ask for the price, expertly feel and examine the produce, and then make my decision. Then, more greetings and pleasantries, more laughing, and I'm free to move on. It's quite a nice experience, but there's no quick errand.
Then I drove to another place to buy eggs and converse with that shop owner, his wife, and baby.
After a few more stops for bread and mail, Noah and I got home and I started the cleaning process.
I wash the produce to get the dirt off, then I soak in a dilute bleach solution for 20 minutes. The eggs have chicken-ness on them still, so I wash each one individually (unless I know I'm just baking with them, then I'm lazy and just careful to not get the dirt when I crack the egg). We go through about 36 eggs a week as we eat them for a major source of our protein. We would probably eat more if I got to the egg place more often to buy them!
Everything is made from scratch, of course, which is not unpleasant. It's rather fun, but it's time consuming and you know that mom cooking signals that every child needs mommy NOW and DESPERATELY. Right?! ;-P
The clean-up is not so fun. Josh has set-up composting and then we have buckets for various types of trash. Trash is burned for the most part. But we're not set up well to handle our trash yet, so that's been an issue. I have to wash and clean carefully so that we don't get even more flies in the house. We seldom have electricity at night (it gets dark at 6:35pm), and I hate doing dishes in the dark, so that's been an issue for me! I desperately try to wash every dish as I dirty it so that I don't get behind. We sweep our tile floors multiple times a day to keep the crumbs out of the house.
Water: someone left behind a Katadyne filter so we're thrilled to have that! Otherwise, we buy bottled water and boil water for cooking. No drinking from the tap, even to brush your teeth.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Cloth diapering in the tropics
The verdict is in about cloth diapering in the tropics.
Fuzzi Bunz are fantastic! Noah is in Fuzzi Bunz and they dry SO quickly that I can get them washed and dried usually before the afternoon rain (we'll see when rainy season is truly here full force in several months).
For what to use to stuff the diapers, I am using several things. I'm using regular old prefolds because I have them – I have the infant size and they work fine. BUT they take a LONG time to dry. What I love are what my friend Gina recommended: car wash cloths. The large ones are fantastic and work even for Gracie (think 8 year old sized bladder in a cloth diaper – yeah!). And the best thing is that they dry very quickly (almost as quickly as the Fuzzi Bunz themselves) AND stay soft despite harsh washing, wringing, and line drying in strong sun.
I'm also using an absorbant liner for two reasons: poop and rashes. Noah gets a little rashy in cloth diapers but that was solved by using cloth liners next to his skin to wick the moisture away. I have an abundance of flushable liners… but I can't seem to position them right to catch the poop… so they are minimally helpful.
For Gracie, an amazing servant in our sending church MADE HER dozens of cloth diapers with a pattern that I bought from Kayla's Cloth Kits. These are working great and are the same style as Fuzzi Bunz so I use the same stuffers and liners. I stuff Gracie's with 3-5 different pieces depending on time of day and what I have available.
Thank you to you all for your opinions, suggestions, and labors of love to help me out in this department! Of course, very recently, disposable diapers became available in Gulu. BUT, it's nice to have the expense of the diapers behind us AND there are, of course, no special needs youth sized diapers available. It's nice to have the disposable option for Noah if he gets a rash that respond to a more wicking diaper OR diarrhea when I can't keep up with the washing!
We do lots of laundry here but at least Ana sometimes likes to help (especially with the pink diapers!).
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Orphan Sunday 2011
Dirty children, different life
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Local living
Gulu itself is trying to be a city - parking tickets (really a permit for the day) along the streets with the shops, electricity some of the time, more and more shops and a more "organized" market. But local living is still largely in traditional huts as soon as you get out of the few blocks of city. This is a scene on the way to Home of Love Orphanage (ACTION's orphanage where we will be spending a fair amount of time!). Notice the neatly swept dirt around the huts - very tidy and keeps snakes and other unwanted critters away from the huts.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Daily life
But we had a lovely welcome celebration at Home of Love on Sunday and today we met each of the classes at the primary school. The experiences were overwhelming to Grace, exciting to Ana, and normal to Noah who just went about his explorations as if nothing different were happening.
The roads around us are mostly dirt, although the main road from the capital through our city is paved. Josh is doing a great job driving a borrowed 15 passenger van on the LEFT side of the road, avoiding the many many bikes, motorcycles, and pedestrians.
We have electricity for a few hours a day – enough to charge up our computers and wish for a little more! It's fine now, because the weather is very cool at night – down to low 70's. (We'll get a generator before the hot season sets in!) We, unfortunately, have to keep heavy curtains pulled and the windows closed at night for security reasons so we don't get to feel the lovely breeze while we sleep. (It is the custom in many parts of Africa to close up the house tightly when the sun sets.)
We have friendly geckos in the house but otherwise, very few critters and bugs at this time of year (end of the rainy season). We've been eating rice and beans and eggs and produce – I made a yummy ground nut (peanut) sauce to go on the rice and beans yesterday!
My verse this week has been: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, with prayer and petition, with THANKSGIVING, present your requests to God." Phil 2:6


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I'm building a temple to God.
But I use not mere temporal things: no stones, no wood, nor bricks and such.
For in this temple only shall be used the best materiél:
Good human hearts, and limbs of flesh, and minds inside their living skulls.
Let hearts and hands and feet and tongues give praise to Your Creator High!
What – temples wrought in flesh and blood? Whose senseless words commanded this?
Our God of heaven. He it was that ordered thus His temple built.
But why? Ask Him! For He alone ordained He'd dwell in nothing else
Except in hearts made holy: purified from all the dross of sin.
I shall be a temple to God.


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mood: Okie
listening to: Last word - rentrer en soi
We spent the whole morning out in gudaibiya. The heat killed me. T-T
I'm sitting here playing the guitar like I always do. I'm thinking of cleaning this apartment abit when mom leaves. Dammit. I forgot my hair products. T-T Nasreen's probably going to sleep soon. She didn't sleep yet. I'm still thinking if I should go home and come back later or stay here. There are crap I forgot. like my friggin' Towel. I should leave some shit here. T-T Seriously...
Yesterday, I say was pretty okie. Seef seef. >-> Kinda really awkward for Nikz and Nial. atleast all went well in the end. That reminds me I should call her in a couple of days. I wantz HYD season 1 & 2.


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Live Nation Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has joined (RED) to help raise funds for the Global Fund to fight AIDS through Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com purchases.
People who purchase concert, sports, theatre and family event tickets through Ticketmaster.com and LiveNation.com can add a $5.00 donation to their cart to help support the Global Fund now through December 15.
Live Nation has also agreed to make a donation to the Global Fund every time a person downloads the Live Nation or Ticketmaster mobile apps, which are both available for free download in the iTunes and Android mobile stores.
One hundred percent of all donations will go directly to the Global Fund to help support programs for the prevention and treatment of HIV infections in Africa.
"We are working together with (RED) to fight for an AIDS Free Generation," Live Nation President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino said. "Through our efforts we will not only help raise funds that are critical to enabling the work of the Global Fund, but we will help raise awareness with the 32+ million live entertainment fans that use our mobile apps and visit our websites each month."
Since its inception, (RED) has helped raise more than $215 million for the Global Fund to fight AIDS and for grants to fight HIV/AIDS throughout Africa. Its contributions have reached more than 14 million people.


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On Turpentine Lane, by Elinor Lipman (2017)
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I've read only one other book by Elinor Lipman, The Inn at Lake Devine, years before I started this blog, but I've never forgotten it. That says a lot about her writing, and I happily dove into this new offering. It doesn't quite measure up to Lake Devine, in my view, but it's a lovely choice for a bit of escapism in a winter that is sticking around longer than it should! The book opens with 30-something Faith Frankel deciding to buy a little house on, you guessed it, Turpentine Lane. Smitten by the two-storey home complete with a delightful pineapple newel post, Faith soon negotiates the buy from the owner's distant daughter, as the actual owner, Mrs. Lavoie, is in hospital, having tried to commit suicide. Faith then finds out the woman's first, second, and third husbands all died in the house. She also learns her father has left the matrimonial home to become an artist, which quickly leads him into an affair with a younger woman, what he calls love he's never known before. No wonder, then, that Faith is undergoing a fit of doubt about her own love life, since her "fiance" (who tied a red string on her finger rather than presenting an engagement ring) is trekking across the U.S. to find himself, not to mention former girlfriends if his Instagram feed is anything to go by. With the support of a steady co-worker named Nick and her loyal brother Joel, Faith investigates the truth of the history of her new home, leading to an unexpected visit by the police who would like a closer look at those steep cellar stairs… Lipman's sharp writing and appealing characters, including the delightfully nasty Mrs. Lavoie, results in a funny and tender story that never strays into cloying. My thanks to publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the advance reading copy provided through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
More discussion and reviews of this novel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28114543


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Last weekend my big, crazy, loud, and loving family met up for a photo session. The last time we had pictures taken was 3 years ago, and since then we've added 4 (soon to be 6!!) new members to the family… so it was definitely time for some new photos.
It was COLD out, but the fall colors were just lovely, and the little boys were as cute as I'll get out… and everyone else looked pretty darn good too 🙂
I just had to throw this next photo in here… because it shows what we looked like most of the time!


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Dr. Gabor Maté | The Hungry Ghost: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction from Heroin to Workaholism
Mission: Empowerment!
Saturday, 27 May 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT)
Event Details
The Hungry Ghost: A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Addiction from Heroin to Workaholism
Instructor: Dr. Gabor Maté
Date: May 27, 2017
Time: 9am - 4pm
Location: Arden Park Hotel, 552 Ontario Street, Stratford, ON
Early-Bird Cost: $199 +HST (by April 26, 2017)
Regular Cost: $219 +HST (after April 26, 2017)
* Fee includes lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments
**All prices are in CAD$. American Patrons - your dollar goes further! $1 CAD = $0.75 USD (as of Nov 28, 2016 - check online for current exchange rate)
*Group Rates available for groups of 5+ people registering together OR for individuals registering for more than one workshop. See www.missionempowerment.ca/discounts for more information*
For more information on this workshop visit www.missionempowerment.ca
Workshop Description
This workshop, based on the best-selling book In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts, draws on cutting-edge science to illuminate where and how addictions originate and what they have in common, whether the addiction is to drugs, alcohol, nicotine, or behavioural addictions such as shopping or sex.
Dr. Maté weaves together scientific research, case histories, and his own insights and experience to explain the roots of addiction and to encourage us to develop a compassionate approach towards the addicted individual; one that stands the best chance of restoring him or her to wholeness and health.
Participants will learn about the source of addictions and what happens chemically and physiologically in the brains of people with substance dependency or behaviour addiction; the development of the addicted mind and how early childhood experiences shape the brain; the social basis of addiction in economic, cultural and political dislocation and disempowerment; how to develop a therapeutic relationship in which healing is possible; and how to prevent addiction, both in adolescence and before.
About the Presenter
For twelve years Dr. Maté worked in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside with patients challenged by hard-core drug addiction, mental illness and HIV, including at Vancouver's Supervised Injection Site. With over 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience and extensive knowledge of the latest findings of leading-edge research, Dr. Maté is a sought-after speaker and teacher. As an author, Dr. Maté has written several bestselling books including the award winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. His works have been published internationally in twenty languages.
For more information, see www.drgabormate.com
The BEST WESTERN Plus Arden Park Hotel is pleased to offered preferred rates for Mission: Empowerment guests. Rooms start at $184.79 + taxes. A block of rooms has been set aside for this event, up until April 26, 2017. For reservations, call 1-877-788-8818 or 519-275-2936 and quote "Mission Empowerment Block". For other accommodation options, visit www.welcometostratford.com
Cancellation Policy
An administrative fee of $50 will be charged for all cancellations. Cancellation 14 or more days prior to the workshop date – receive a refund, less $50 administration fee. Cancellation less than 14 days prior to the workshop date – receive a credit, less $50 administration fee, to be applied to a future workshop. No credit or refund will be issued if you do not notify us in advance of the workshop date. You may transfer your registration to another person without prior notice. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the event due to under-enrollment, instructor illness or inclement weather. If a workshop is cancelled, any payment will be returned in full.
When & Where
Arden Park Hotel
552 Ontario Street
Saturday, 27 May 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (EDT)
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Mission: Empowerment!
Mission Empowerment provides professional development and personal development workshops and events that educate, transform, inspire and empower.
Our mission is two-fold:
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Professional development workshops are offered in one or two day formats and are held in convenient locations in southwestern Ontario (typically Kitchener or Stratford, ON). Some workshops are also available for on-site training.
Personal development workshops and events range from two-hour classes to full weekend retreats.


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Windows :
Not getting enough work units
(Message 1325254)
Posted 6 Jan 2013 by Will Starrett
Well that explains why my work load has fallen so dramatically. A shame, I love watching progress on this project. :/
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SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.


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Right This Way Please … Early Admissions Debate Rages On
by Courtney Wilk
February 25, 2011
In September 2006, Harvard made the decision to end early admissions. Early admissions takes on two forms: early action and early decision. What Harvard had in place was non-binding early action, meaning that a student applies before the regular deadline—in early November—and has until admissions decisions come back from other schools before deciding where to ...Read More
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They were a young couple with a small child. They rented a room and started their first "shongshar" in Dhaka. That was 1973. Next week, she will be reaching USA with her 36 year old "shongshar", packed in two suitcases. My mom. A teacher. A grandma. A great mother. A widow. I still can't think of her as a widow.
I think relationships between parents and children change as the children enter different stages of their lives. I feel like I never got to know my parents as an adult myself. I left them in 1992, barely out of my teenage years. I didn't spend more then 6 months in a row with them since then. Now I would never have that chance with Abbu. That's why I am really looking forward to my mom spending some time with us. I've heard stories here and there, but this time I want to sit down and ask her questions, get all the details and engrave them in my memory.
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
While on the train I read, I doze off, I wake up and read, then doze off (perhaps I should go to bed earlier) then wake up and get off the train at back bay station.
This is usually a cattle rustle because everyone is mindless, and we just funnel through two sets of double doors and either walk or take the escalator up to the main platform of the station.
I decided to take the stairs because, ya know, I'm a chunky monkey and I need the exercise. As I'm walking up the stairs, I notice that a 20 something dude on the escalator is staring at me. I don't get self conscious or anything, I just immediately go to the most vain part of my mind: Oh he wants me.
I turn my head and smile at him, and just at that moment all traffic on the stairs stops, but I keep going. Unfortunately, the stairs are arranged so that your head is about the same level as the ass of the person in front of you.
I did a big ol face plant right into the old dudes ass.
Thank God for pants, because I was so deep up there I would have been able to tell what he had for dinner last night.
It is hard to pull away from giving someone a free colonoscopy with your face without looking like a total ass (pun here. Get it?) . I didn't. The guy in front of me turned around and gave me a doughy "I'm being herded like cattle and something new just happened and I don't know what to do so I'll keep eating my cud" look. I apologized. In fact I think I said something like "Oh my god, sorry, ew, sorry oh god, sorry" and kind of under my breath.
The guy next to me on the escalator kept going, but he saw the whole thing, and of course the son of a bitch was laughing.
Screw you ya bastard. I wasn't attracted to you in the first place, you slope headed, fish faced, mouth breather.
I needed to drain the lizard so I stopped by the Back Bay bathroom to relieve myself. So I pee (point of interest, it apparently doesn't matter where you piss in this bathroom. The walls and floor are saturated with it. Even the air. Gross), decide against washing my hands in the toilet paper clogged sinks, whip out my purell and give my hands a sterilizing once over.
As I head out, I notice in the mirror that I have this huge boogey hanging out of my nose. And then I realize that that was probably what the guy on the escalator was looking at. Well thanks for telling me, ya jerk!
Like I said, my day started off pretty normal, and so far it is just par for the course.
Monday, March 22, 2010
I am become an old man.
Last Saturday, I awoke at 8:00am.
Last Saturday night, I went to bed at 10:00pm.
Last Sunday, I awoke at 7:30am.
What the hell? At what point did I become old? In college, those awoke / went to bed times were reversed. This is an horrific step in the journey to wearing suspenders that hold my pants up around my armpits, and I look forward to my mashed banana, "Are You Being Served" at 7pm on PBS, and having slow easy glide enemas to ease my constipation. You know what I mean, this is the journey of a thousand miles and it is starting with a bed time. Damn it.
Today I woke up with a swollen toe. Not in a good "A storm is coming" way but a "Oh shit, my warranty is up" way. The second metatarsal / phalanges on my left foot decided that it didn't want to work. I woke up and it said "Hey, fuck it. I'm done. Count me out."
I figured that this new development was something that maybe needed to be walked off.
It seems that the rest of the toes are fine, but my second one it just refuses to lift up. That's when the pain happens, trying to bend my toe upwards like in a normal step. As I hobbled into work, I called my doctor and made an appointment for later in the day.
Fast forward 6 horrific and painful hours (I was at work after all. The toe was just annoying and unpleasant) I called a cab, and hauled my ass over to the doctor's office.
He watched me squirm out of my shoe, then examined my toe and said "Well, it might be broken. What did you do?"
"Nothing. I woke up."
And this is what he says, I shit you not:
"Ah, it's starting."
Holy shit! Is there like a clock on my back?! Does he actually measure your life using http://www.deathclock.com/ ?
Ok, so now it is 3:15 and I have to haul my ass up 2 flights of stairs ( I took the elevator, of course) and I show up to the foot fetish lounge.
I answer some insurance questions, get asked several times who my primary doctor is, and after every answer I get "Oh...Him."
Alright, little creepy, but whatever. I like him. I'll look past this.
So I get led into this back room, and I'm told to take my socks and shoes off so the doctor will be better able to come in and suck on my toes. I mean examine my toes.
Side note: You have to be messed up to want to work with feet. I mean, working with intestine is shitty, but at least it isn't with people's nasty ass feet. Don't get me wrong, my feet are perfect, but I'm just sayin', some peoples aren't so good.
This portly older gentlemen whom I can only describe looks like a southern Colonel minus the weird white goatee comes in and greets me.
This is the type of person who has charisma and presence. Someone you instantly like despite the fact that he's a stranger.
"Hello Mr. Carlson, what seems to be the trouble with your toe?"
"Well, I can't bend it. The others are fine... YEEEOWW!!!!" I scream as he bends down, grabs my bad toe, and peels it backwards.
"Guess that hurt huh?" he chuckled
Despite myself, and the blinding wall of red pain that I'm seeing through, I chuckle as well. What can I say? This guy has an affability that needs to be researched.
"Does it hurt when you pee?"
"Yeah, but only because I squeeze every last drop out"
Chuckle. "I mean, does it burn?"
"No. That's a foot related question?"
"Yes haha, it might mean you have (something or other that I completely forgot because he then man handled my toe, sending waves of agony up into the pit of my stomach)"
He took my X-rays, looked at them, and saw something there that I didn't see at all (Oh, if you look real close, you'll see I have a bone spur on my big toe. Isn't that interesting / disgusting?)
As I was looking at the X-Rays, he bent down and began suckling on my toes. "I'm testing to see if there are any bacterial infections. This may take a minute". Ok, that didn't happen, but I know that kinky freak was thinkin' it. Him an his lovable portliness.
"Do you eat beef? Drink excessive amounts of red wine?"
No, and no.
"Might be gout, might be arthritis. We'll get some blood work done on you, and we'll see what it is. For now we'll put you in a buddy splint." - which basically is means he just taped my big toe to the damaged toe next to it. Surprisingly it did help. These freaky foot doctors sure know their stuff! He bandaged me up, caressed my foot for a few more minutes, moaned inappropriately, and then smelled his hands. No lie.
Ok, maybe a little lie. The bandaging did happen though.
He then says to me "Don't worry, maybe it is just some inflammation. Nothing to be worried about." Stands up, says goodbye to me, then heads out the door.
Not three feet from the door, his nurse practitioner says "So what's the verdict?" And as loud as if he were talking across the room, says "Probably Gout."
WTF?! Give me a straight answer you sideways foot loving pain inducing ..... aw, I can't stay mad at you! You're so portly and cuddly!! (Fuck, how does that man do it!!!)
I hop on down to the lab to get my blood work done, and of course they are closed for the day. Not wanting to have to come back again for blood work alone, I remember that there is another lab 2 blocks down the street.
Ok, I can walk 10 feet in 7 minutes, that should only take me 5 more hours. Dammit!
Again, I grit my teeth, spit blood, and of course push an old woman who happened to be walking faster than me over on the way there.
I get to the lab, and of course there is drama there. So much so that I'm a little worried.
"I'm supposed to be done for the day, I ain't doing any more!" screams a woman.
"They've been waiting an hour!" screams the boss.
Oh god. Great, this cross eyed pin sticker is pissed, and she's going to take it out on me.
My turn comes up, and I hobble over. "Oh great, your info isn't filled out. Your doctor probably wanted to get out of there, just like me."
In my humble and terrified voice, I say "I'm sorry" (Insert puppy dog eyes here)
"Oh honey, don't worry, it's ok. I'm not upset at you." Success!!!! I can still win 'em over.
So here I am. Waiting to see if I have gout. I was going to research the disease, but instead I figured I'd type it into my blog. My god, this took almost an hour. Time to get to bed!!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Fashion Faux Paux
I have to admit, this is a nice bag: Brass buckles, leather straps, smooth black fabric. It's fancier than what I need it for which is dumping assorted gum wrappers, holding purell bottles, stuffing my yellow and black scarf that resembles the House of Hufflepuff that was hand made by my mother, and whatever book I am reading at the time.
Today on my commute into work, I wedge myself down into a seat on the orange line, and dive balls deep into my Bon Appetite magazine. I was perusing a letter a woman had written concerning her love affair with Celery Root (no lie) when I happened to glance up and see a very pinched, curt, coiffed man standing before me.
This was the sort of man that you instantly identify as trendy, fashionable, and of course, a flaming homosexual.
His shoulder bag was at my eye level, and low and behold, he had the same exact one I had purchased and was now resting on my lap. When people hang out and we are wearing the same articles of clothing, I really don't give a damn. Who cares? We happened to buy the same thing (probably on sale) and happened to wear it at the same time. No big whoop.
Other people (typically people you see on Jersey Shore, douche bags, people over concerned with appearance and fashion, shallow people, and people I just generally don't like very much) get wicked freaked out by this and will often leave a party to go change, or distance themselves to opposite sides of the room so as to not look like you are together. Such as this primped little bitch standing before me.
He sees me eyeing his bag, looks down at my crouch (or course he would, how can you not? It is so impressive and all. Hell, I'm looking at my crotch as I type this) and sees my bag in my lap.
The little queen huffs, makes a sour, disgusted look at me and my bag, makes sure I see him look at my bag, and moves (MOVES!!) down the train to the other end.
I laugh out loud (I lol'ed. Literally) and continued reading about how a woman desires the knobby fibers of the celery root. I love people! It takes all kinds to fill a subway car. :).
Happy Commuting!


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The majesty. The beauty. The power. There are many reasons Lake Superior draws so many people to her shores. My mother always told me the primary reasons she chose to attend UMD was because it was next to the Lake.
The Lake: The greatest of the five greats. From the chilling depths to the fierce shape, this lake can evoke the deepest sense of awe.
Despite my love for travel and exploration, I can feel the lake calling me back. We talk about moving to anywhere in the world…but I don't think I can stay away from the lake for too long.
During our trip home this summer, we spent a day driving up the North Shore during our trip home. It really doesn't get better than spending time in your favorite places with your favorite people.
|Split Rock Lighthouse
|Gooseberry Falls
We stopped at our favorite State Parks. Toured a historical lighthouse. Took a (very) cool dip. Basked in the glory of the Lake.
And ended the day together at another delightful restaurant unique to Duluth: The Burrito Union.
|MONSTROUS Chocolate Cake! (It took six of us to eat this!)


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Friday, May 7, 2010
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Well I've never heard of a sentence starting with 'which.' Secondly, 'unreality' sounds like a George W. word. And lastly, she uses too many descriptive words to get across an idea. She's actually talking about several things at once: museum exhibitions, the fashions themselves, and what becomes of high fashion. This makes it somewhat difficult to stay focused on what she's trying to get across. But it's still an interesting topic after you wrestle through it.ReplyDelete
I don't know much about fashion, or these shows, but the writing seems watered down. What does "delirious yet discomforting unreality" mean? Delirium is discomforting--for me at least. I'm not sure if fashion shows even belong in a museum setting. It seems to perpetuate things like sensationalism and celebrity. Yba anyone?ReplyDelete


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Why called "worst"?
This hub is based on a variety of different subjects. Just to clear my mind of the information flowing through it, I've decided to create a hub on the worst of the worst. Not necessarily based on a certain topic, you will learn some new things today lol.
Worst Drug To Use
Currently, the worst drug to use is Herion. Because of the intense reactions to withdrawal, its a drug that many users can not come back from. This drug forces the user to become addicted. It gives the user a feeling of not having a choice in the matter of whether they can stop using it or not because withdrawal can have some very dangerous effects to the body.
How long before withdrawal starts?
It is said that withdrawal can start in as little as 6 hours after the last usage of Heroin. After 6-24 hours, the user will start the feel the physical effects of withdrawal. These withdrawal effects can be fatal, so do not use!!
What are the biggest risks?
The biggest risk is you can die from overdose. Some other serious issues with using Heroin is the use of needles, which can lead to HIV (Human Immunodefiency Virus) due to sharing. Its highly addictive and will leave you bankrupt (more like an opinion)
Worst Affiliate Program Ever
This is based on my personal opinion. I may be wrong. There may be a worse program out there than this one, but this is the worst one I have ever used.
NetKlix- Even the name sounds like a scam. This isn't a case of a good website turned bad by the third party websites. Its a case of a bad website turning good third party websites bad. Netklix is crap!! I wouldn't wish the disappointment upon anyone. I used this program for a long time and actually generated sells. I even purchased a product from my own affiliate link just to see if the website would pay, and to my expectations, nothing!! I didn't even earn from a product I purchased from my affiliate link on someone else's computer.
Netklix, if not the worst, is one of the worst affiliate programs ever. I put this program alongside "The Rich Jerk", earning no money at all.
Worst Plague
In my opinion, the worst plague ever was the Bubonic Plague. The Bubonic Plague is said to have killed over 137 million people.
What is the Bubonic Plague- Its a severe infection in humans and many species of rodents. Its caused by Yersinia Pestis (a bacterium previously known as Pasteurella Pestis).
A Rhyme Scheme With a Meaning?
Ring around the rosies, pocket full of posies, ashes, ashers! We all fall down.
What does it mean?
Rosies refers to rosary beads, used to pray for help. Boboes released a foul odor, which posies and flowers were used to cover the smell. Ashers were from the burnt corpes of the victims of the Bubonic Plague and fall down symbolizes people dropping dead.
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