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Visual Shock: Bathroom Edition
Since when is it okay to have sexist bathrooms?
I'm talking to you, Proof. You're the G Street, NW, restaurant I frequent for your yummy gnocchi and luscious sablefish. Though I may love your food, when I use your facilities my stomach turns.
Here's why: A few weeks back, my (male) dining companion returned from the loo and asked, "Are there pictures of naked men in the women's bathroom?"
Uh, no, there aren't. There's a cutesy heart-shaped mirror above the sink and it's flanked by a wall of mirrors. The dominant color scheme is pink.
The men's room at Proof is a different story. If you're using the urinals, you're relieving yourself in front of sensuous photographs by Swiss photographer Christian Coigny. You'll find two curvaceous derrieres to daydream about while you go about your business. Across the room, a massively scaled nude spreads out behind the sinks; erect nipples emerge near soap dispensers. The mood is sensual and the lights so low you can barely see your hands to wash them.
But hey, guys don't need to make themselves look good for girls. They have the privilege of looking at them naked, right?
Over in the women's room, where it's bright and full of mirrors, we ladies have the perfect place to freshen up for our menfolk. Because that's our job, right? Looking good for the gentlemen?
Proof owner and bathroom designer Mark Kuller sees it differently. When I told him I found the bathroom situation a tad unfair, he had this to say:
"I wasn't trying to think about sexual equality. I was just trying to create cool, different bathrooms," Kuller told me. "I thought I was giving women a very beautiful, elegant bathroom.
"The women who have spoken with me about it have no desire to see naked men," Kuller added. "If anything they want to see naked women. [Hmmm... you wish - ed.] I assure you there was no sexist intent."
We savvy image-watchers know that intentions matter a lot less than perceptions. Kuller may have meant no harm, but what kind of message are Proof's bathrooms sending? I'd vote that not only are they sexist, they're heterosexist (my dining companion that night was gay and not too thrilled to be relieving himself around the bodies of naked women).
And what about connecting sex with defecation and urination? Kind of a strange practice unto itself, dontcha think?
Point being: Isn't it insidious when a restaurant reinforces the very stereotypes women have been fighting for decades to overturn?
Hey Proof, I'm pissed!
Jessica Dawson
| December 9, 2010; 12:06 PM ET
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What if you could change the past – what would be the one thing that you would go back and change?
When you are a teenager you are still trying to figure out who you are and what your strengths and weaknesses are. You still don't know who your friends are. Don't they say that adversity brings out the true character of a person? How do you know what your character is? How do you if you are making the right decision? What if you make the wrong decision? How would it affect your life or other people's life?
What answer would you give to the questions above? If someone says 'I did not have a choice' – wrong answer. We all have choices. Every decision you make you have a choice. Depending on the choice you make determines the path that life takes on.
Can you change the past? No. But you can make sure you never make the same mistake again. You can sincerely apologize for your stupidity. And you hope your kids learn from your mistakes.
Isn't that why pencils have erasers? So you can fix your mistakes?
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Charlie Yates is desperate. It's almost Christmas and his flight home from college has been delayed. For days. Charlie promised his little sister Ava he'd be home for her first holiday season since going into remission from leukemia. Now he's stuck on the opposite coast and someone else grabbed the last rental car. Someone he hasn't even spoken to in four years. Someone who broke his heart.
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Going in, I did not expect the MCs to be 18 and just finishing their first semester of college. I had a moment of sheer panic when I realized I was reading YA/NA.
Because. EIGHTEEN.
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Charlie is desperate to get home for Christmas to his family, particularly his little sister Ava, who's suffered far too much in her short eight years. He doesn't expect that his first love, the guy who broke his heart, will be the one to get him there.
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Wesley had been fighting cancer for six years. She wrote a book about the experience, published in 2010 under the title, "To Begin Again: A Life of Tragedies and Miracles."
She was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by her brothers, Thomas P. Gray and Matthew A. Gray, her daughter C. Page Saulsbury and two grandchildren.
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Holidays are cherished moments. Most of us would agree that we don't get enough time to spend those stress free times.It is quite essential to celebrate and take a break because you will free rejuvenated and refreshed and you are ready to get back in reality.So make most of your valuable your time anyway.
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Here are some of the list of Top Festivals in Asia
Hong Kong Arts Festival
February – March, 2013
This is the most awaited festival in Hong Kong.It is a special event where they showcase a line-up of top-notch local talents along with the top artists around the world.This includes concerts, ballets,operas, art shows and a lot more.Many people from foreign countries were elated and proud of continued transformations that Hong Kong has made through the years.
The Hong Kong Arts Festival is one of the signature highlights of the Hong Kong cultural scene.
Getting there: Be a part of this momentous event in Hong Kong. Book a flight into Hong Kong or any airport in China
Harbin Snow and Ice Festival
January 5- February 28 2013
Harbin's Intl Ice Festival is one of the world's largest international ice festivals, along with Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, Quebec's Winter Carnival and a lot more "Ice Cities". During the long cold winter months the temperature drops down to as low as -21F. And what can you see on this festival?Of course, Snow Sculpture, Ice Lantern Garden Party, Skiing contests, Theatrical performances and a lot more.So prepare your thick coats and fur jackets when going to Harbin. Their ice creations will surely impress and dazzle you especially with their bright daylight and even a more breathtaking sight at night.
Getting there: Located 33 kilometers (20.5 miles) northwest of Harbin City, the Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) is the second largest airport in northeastern China at present. Book your flight to Harbin, China so you won't miss this famous "Ice City".
Cherry Blossoms
April 4-May 13
The blooming time of cherry trees differs from year depending on the weather. If it is cold, blossoms will open later but if the season is mild it can open early. The timings can really vary from year to year.The famous Japanese Cherry Blossoms or 'Sakura' showcases its beauty on every street and corner of Japan. Cherry blossom festivals take place all over the country.
Most of them are held between March to May, though other regions have them in January, February, and June, based on their location.You can plan to have a picnic and perhaps a walk in the park would be a great idea to relax. Ever wonder why the Sakura is an icon in Japanese culture? That is because the flower represents the rare beauty of a woman and exquisite charm, just like the flower, it's hard predict when it is going to bloom.
Getting there: The country is filled with beautiful cherry blossoms in spring.Witness the cherry blossoms in Japan when they bloom
April 13-15
Get ready to be wet and wild in Thailand. Every 13th-15th days of April seems to be the most crucial day to watch your water bill. Thai New Year is better known as Songkran. It is better known as the world's biggest water fight! Even elephants don't have an excuse for not celebrating it. The Songkran Festival is in a certain sense like April Fool's day, where people make pranks on you.
The only difference is you know it's coming and you are prepared to hold up a lot of bucket of water and flour. A word of warning!Slow down because the road is really slippery.Try slowing down so they can spill water on you.
Getting there: You can fly into Chiang Mai or take a plane anywhere in Thailand
Kite Festival
January 14 2013
Expert kite-makers and flyers in India and all over the world participate on this day of celebration.It is believed that it is a time of thanksgiving for the religious. This is one day when the skies above the city come alive with flattering and colorful kites. And when they fly their kites-they actually mean it. These aren't the ones that you used to make with a simple twigs glued on a Japanese paper.
These are fighter kites with strings laced with cut glasses, sometimes 14 kites in one thread.The objectives are simple.To attract tourists and ofcourse, the last kite in the sky, wins.So be ready for Jaipur's clear sky to become a colorful canvass.
Getting there: Jaipur is well connected with New Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad,Calcutta, Udaipur and Jodhpur via a network of domestic airlines in India
Ati- Atihan Festival
Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines
Every year in January, local and foreign tourists flock in the island of Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines to celebrate the various activities held in honor of this patron saint Sto. Nino. This includes processions,masses and of course lots of street dancing. But what really attracts the visitors is the native dance competition.
The merry dance around the town, the frenzy dancing of the participants in colorful costumes, the tribal costumes with their ethnic masks is a magnificent sight to behold.
Getting there: The Philippine islands are very accessible and you can fly direct to the island of Kalibo in the Philippines.
Kadayawan Festival
August 17-19 2012
Kadayawan Festival is a weeklong celebration and thanksgiving of Good Harvest. Kadayawan is derived from the prehistoric word "madayaw" which means a warm and friendly greeting. "Kadayawan" in Mandaya means anything that brings fortune and thanksgiving for the gifts of nature.Kadayawan is celebrated with the "indak-indak" or street dancing, floats of fresh flowers, a variety of tribes parade the streets with their colorful tribal costumes, Boat Races, Horse Fighting, Beauty Pageants, Wind Surfing and a lot more. As the festival arrives, fresh local fruits and vegetables as their bountiful harvest are obviously seen on the streets.You can buy and enjoy these fruits on the spot.Take the opportunity to taste the famous malodorous Durian.Take your camcorder and camera and see your reaction while eating it. One of the Kadayawan Highlights is the ten tribes or Lumad.If you want to watch their apperances and cultural performance, you can catch them at venues like the People's Park or at NCCC Mall.Both are accessible by taxi and jeepneys.The Davao City is very much alive every year. In fact, The Davao City Investment Promotions Center (DCIPC) is expecting around 20,000 to 30,000 tourists to visit Davao City for the Kadayawan Festival in August.
Getting there: Davao City is served by the Davao International Airport (IATA: DVO, ICAO: RPMD), which receives flights from Manila through Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific.
Bali Spirit Festival
March 20-24 2013
Ubod-Bali, Indonesia
Have you ever heard of a festival that requires you to stay calm and remain silent?Well, this is a nice opportunity to do something that will uplift your individuality through yoga, live dance, and vibrant music. Bali Spirit Festival is a full month of daily performances. It is an elevating festival which helps a person nourish his positive change within, leading to a positive outlook in life.
International Yoga Gurus,Dance and Music Instructors around the world would visit Bali to offer their expertise in giving the participant the chance to experience all the excitement of merging the East and West cultures through arts.If you are seeking Yoga and wanted to feel a new you, then the Bali Spirit Festival is just the right place for you.
Getting there: Ubud is arguably the best place to use as a base if you're visiting Bali. The Next Bali Spirit Festival is scheduled for March 20 – 24, 2013!Best to book your flight as early as now.
Boryeong Mud Festival
July 14- July 24, 2012
Boryeong City,Daecheon Beach
Boryeong Mud Festival is considered one of the festival in South Korea that attracts the largest amount of international visitors.Tourists flock to Boryeong- a 3.5 kilometers stretch of white beach to experience the energetic people, the all mineral-rich theory mud, swimming in the mud massive tub, mud wrestling, mud massage, mud painting,mus slides, mud attack, mud fountain I mean, all I can say is mud everywhere! Even if your are a first time visitor in Seoul, Korea,this is one event that you don't want a miss. It's quite fun watching people smear each other with mud. Dirty never looked this fun!
Getting There: You can book a flight to any airport in South Korea .
Eid Al Fitr Festival
August 19 2012
South-East Asia countries and for Muslim worldwide
In Muslim calendar, a holiday begins on the sunset of the previous day, so Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Fitr on the sunset of 18th of August. This Holiday marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting which becomes the greatest religious observance in Islam.So what happens during this day?This is one of the festivals in Asia where almost all Muslims pray together. There is a great bonding of the community and family as they eat and pray together.
People give gifts to the family, friends and colleagues.For some country like Afghanistan, carnival rides are set up for children.Others like Indonesia visit their elderly -the Halal Bi-Halal. In Philippines, where Christianity dominates the population, recognizes Eid as a public holiday.
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Wichita police locate woman who left hospital without baby
Wichita police announced Thursday night that authorities have found a woman who checked out of a local hospital the day after giving birth to a premature baby and leaving against medical advice.
In an e-mailed statement, agency spokesman Lt. Doug Nolte said the woman was located thanks to the public's assistance.
"Her health and well-being are fine," he wrote in the e-mail. "We want to thank the public for their concern and help."
Contacted by phone, Nolte would give no specifics on where or when the woman was found. He said more details would be released Friday at a 10 a.m. news briefing with police at City Hall.
Authorities on Thursday morning requested the public's help in finding the woman because she used an alias at the hospital and may need medical care, said Lt. Jeff Weible of the Exploited and Missing Child Unit.
The woman, who appeared to be in her 20s, gave the name Hannah O'Conner at the hospital, but Weible said investigators determined that wasn't her real name.
She gave birth at 7 p.m. Monday to a boy who was born at 32 weeks, Weible said. She then checked herself out of the hospital shortly after 8 a.m. the next day.
"Anybody that leaves the hospital prior to being medically cleared, obviously there's a concern for," Weible said Thursday morning.
Because the case falls under the state's safe haven law, police said they don't expect there to be any prosecution for leaving the child at a safe location.
The Newborn Infant Protection Act, passed by the Kansas Legislature in 2006, allows a mother or guardian to surrender a child at a hospital or police or fire station up to 45 days after the child is born – provided the child hasn't been physically harmed.
The infant is being cared for in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Via Christi Hospital St. Joseph, Weible said. After struggling initially with intestinal issues, the boy is responding well.
"This is the first case that I've seen" of a mother checking out of a hospital after giving birth and leaving the newborn behind, Weible said Thursday morning.
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[5] viXra:1503.0260 [pdf] submitted on 2015-03-30 12:49:34
Authors: Rodrigo de Abreu
Comments: 4 Pages. Técnica 1, 50-53 (1987).
In this paper the concept of system is related to the concepts of entropy, work and heat. Through the analysis of three models it is shown that the arbitrariness in the choice of the system is related to the existence of parts of the Universe whose energy is only a function of the deformation variables. For this reason those parts may or may not be included in the system or in the work term. With this in mind we propose a new interpretation of the quantity heat and a non orthodox enunciation of the Second Principle of Thermodynamics.
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Authors: Laszlo B. Kish, Claes-Goran Granqvist, Sunil P. Khatri, Janusz M. Smulko
Comments: 4 Pages. Accepted paper at the International Conference on Noise and Fluctuations (ICNF 2015); to be published in its IEEE proceedings.
We briefly address Landauer's Principle and some related issues in thermal demons. We show that an error-free Turing computer works in the zero-entropy limit, which proves Landauer's derivation incorrect. To have a physical logic gate, memory or information-engine, a few essential components necessary for the operation of these devices are often neglected, such as various aspects of control, damping and the fluctuation–dissipation theorem. We also point out that bit erasure is typically not needed or used for the functioning of computers or engines (except for secure erasure).
Category: Thermodynamics and Energy
[3] viXra:1503.0225 [pdf] submitted on 2015-03-28 12:23:31
Authors: Rodrigo de Abreu
Comments: 8 Pages. Técnica 2, 33-40 (1991)
In this paper, through the criticism of the paradigmatic view of thermodynamics, we aim at showing a new perspective attained in this matter. The generalization of heat as internal energy (generalization of the kinetic energy concept of heat) permits the generalization of the Kelvin postulate: "It is impossible, without another effect, to convert internal energy into work" (no reference to heat or to a heat reservoir).
Category: Thermodynamics and Energy
[2] viXra:1503.0145 [pdf] submitted on 2015-03-18 08:26:52
Authors: M. de Abreu Faro, Rodrigo de Abreu
Comments: 27 Pages. EPS 10 TRENDS IN PHYSICS 10th General Conference of the European Physica Society, Abstracts p. 314 (1996)
The main purpose of this paper is to show that it is possible to understand the origin of irreversibility with a simple one-dimensional model of a collisionless gas. We begin by studying a one-particle "gas" and then we generalise the results to an N-particle gas. The gas particles are enclosed in a cylinder and their movement is perpendicular to a frictionless piston. Only elastic collisions of the particles with the cylinder bottom and the piston are consider. In order to understand the origin of irreversibility we compare the solution obtained for the differential equation f=dp/dt, where the force f on the piston is due to the gravitational field and to the particle collisions on the piston, with the solution obtained for the momentum conservation law. When the number of particles increases and are not in phase, both solutions must agree most of the time in agreement with a statistical formulation. Therefore irreversibility exists in a model without friction between the piston and the cylinder wall and without heat flux between the gas and the exterior. And, although this is commonly suggested, it is not due to mathematical hypothesis like the use of a mean value for the force due to the particle collisions. In fact irreversibility has its origin in the interaction between the particles through the piston and then the statistical formulation agree with am exact and deterministic solution, most of the time and for most of the initial conditions, but not for all time and all the initial conditions.
Category: Thermodynamics and Energy
[1] viXra:1503.0141 [pdf] submitted on 2015-03-17 07:29:53
Authors: Rodrigo de Abreu
Comments: 6 Pages. Técnica 3, 39 (1991)
An ill-formulated problem gives rise to paradoxes.However, once concepts are conveniently defined, such false paradoxes are easily eliminated. In mechanics,one of the concepts generally held as fundamental is
the reversibility of its equations. Hence, the
well-known statement that mechanics is irreconcilable with thermodynamics. We propose to show that only apparently are the two branches independent and that
wrong assumptions are at the basis of this
Category: Thermodynamics and Energy


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- June 28, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Just added a new conference to the calendar (thanks to Myriam Lewkowicz for letting me know about it).
It's the 9th International Conference on the Design of Cooperative Systems, May 18-21 May, 2010, in Aix-en-Provence, France.
Details can be found at http://www.coopsys.org/
- September 2, 2009 at 9:43 pm
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The site has relatively little information at the moment, but you can see what they have at: http://www.dicom.uninsubria.it/~barbara.carminati/collaborateSN09/
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All of them? Most of them mean basically what they were originally translated from. I guess I could go briefly over the ones that don't?
- "Newest Updates" became "Nýjustu fréttir" ("Latest news"), because the direct Icelandic equivalent of "updates" is awkward.
- Rather than saying the site would be better in "my native tongue", I said it would be better in "ástkæra ylhýra", a poetic name for the Icelandic language that literally means "beloved warmth". Yes, we love our language.
- Instead of the paragraph explaining this was the last English update, the Icelandic version of that update had "Welcome to the new Cave of Dragonflies!"
- The name of the Almighty Random Poll, "Hin mikilfenglega slembiskoðanakönnun" translates to "The Magnificent Random Poll", though with the extra touch that what it uses for "random" (the prefix "slembi-") is specifically the one used in mathematics. Ironically, I actually picked that because the more common words for randomness don't really get used in that "unrelated to anything" sense and pretty specifically mean "chosen at random"; the mathematical term more implies that what it's attached to has an intrinsic quality of randomness, and though it literally should mean mathematical randomness, it captures that meaning of "random" better.
- Instead of "Who knew?" above the Joltik poll, the Icelandic version asks "Who would have thought of that?"
- We don't really have an expression like "the (adjective) thing ever" that would have sounded good on the poll, so instead, I went with an expression that attaches "dauðans" ("of death") to a noun and here just serves as an intensifier. "Krútt" means basically "something cute".
- However, that didn't sound quite right with the equivalent of "If I weren't arachnophobic it would be", so I made that option into "I am incapable of having an objective opinion on the matter due to arachnophobia."
- The "You suck" option on both polls became "Þér eruð fífl", as explained in the April Fools' joke archive.
- We don't really have "Whatever floats your boat", so that became "but what say do I have in it?"
- "Yes, and now I will never visit this site again, you greedy moneygrubber" became "Já, og nú kem ég aldrei aftur, peningaplokkarinn þinn." "Peningaplokk" actually more means "money-making scam", but it amused me more than any closer translation.
- The link to my mom's site at the bottom became just "My mother runs the health advisory Heilræði", since the "you wouldn't understand a word of it" thing didn't actually apply to the supposed Icelandic version of the site.
- "Splash" became "Upphafssíða" ("Starting page"); I didn't know of an actual Icelandic term for it, though it just now occurred to me that I actually have heard it.
- I don't know of any actual translation of "Hall of Fame", so I named that "Framapotarar", which actually means more "self-promoters". :P The Quiz Hall also became "Beturvitar" (know-it-alls). Again, more an expression of what amused me as a translation than my actual opinion of the people involved.
- "Affiliate with TCoD" became "Vingast við Hellinn" ("Make friends with the Cave").
- Trying to do something similar to "Gotta Spell 'Em All" with the Icelandic equivalent would have sounded horribly stupid, so that was just "Stafsetning" ("Spelling").
- Fun Facts became "Vissir þú?" ("Did you know?")
- "Anti-Anti-Pokémon" became "Gegn gagn-Pokémon" ("Against counter-Pokémon"), which sounds kind of stupid but was the best thing that came to mind.
- "Religious Objections" became "Trúarofsi" ("Religious fervor"), because nothing with quite the proper connotations to replace "objections" occurred to me (the one lawyers use more accurately means "protest", and would seem to imply actual organized protests).
- The best I came up with for "Game Mechanics" was "Innviði leikjanna" ("The insides of the games"), and rather than "Stat Mechanics" and "Battle Mechanics", I just wrote "Status" (which is wrong but the Icelandic word for "statistics" means "the mathematical subject that deals with means and standard deviations" and can't really be stretched to apply to video game stats) and "Battles".
- "EVs, Natures and Math" was probably the most difficult translation in the whole thing. I couldn't even think of a word that meant "effort" and would be even remotely understood to refer to something like effort values. So I went with something that translates to "Stress, temper and math". Which is hardly understandable as being about effort values either.
- "The Legendary Whatevers" became "Legendarywhat?"
- I got creative and translated "Shadow Pokémon" as "Skuggabaldrar", which is actually a mythological creature that is the offpsring of a fox and a cat. "Skuggapokémonar", the more literal translation, just sounded way wimpy, like they actually are shadows or just prefer the shade, instead of the menacing creatures of darkness they're supposed to be.
- "Magikarp: the Gathering" became "Magikarp: hittingurinn", which was just me amusing myself because "hittingur" is a really casual word for "meetup".
- I don't think we have a proper word for "hangman", so I just used the catchiest noun derived from "hang", "hengill" (which is actually a volcano, but whatever).
- The Marquee of Doom became "Vítisorðaflaumur", which literally translates to "Stream of words from Hell". I quite liked that one.
- We don't have a good word for "obsession" that doesn't sound awkward almost anywhere, so the obsession test became a "geek test".
- I don't know of any word for "sprites", so that just became "pixel pictures", which sounds pretty stupid.
- We don't have a proper not-overly-slangish equivalent of "sucking", so "Sections that Suck" became "Bad example", as in "setting a bad example". (Does not sound as grammatically whuh in Icelandic.)
- The Wall of Shame became "Skammarkrókurinn" ("place of shame"), the place we tell kids to go to when they've been bad (as in, "Go stand in the corner!").
Aaand I think that's just about it that's different in any significant way.
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Ace Attorney, a series of visual novels about lawyers that I will never stop adoring.
Re: Icelandic Translation
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No, that's just because at the time I didn't actually know "stats" was supposed to be short for "statistics" and figured it was the same word as "status".
Butterfree's Current Obsession
Ace Attorney, a series of visual novels about lawyers that I will never stop adoring.
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Forums, when translated back with Google Chrome, was Cork Board.
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Sustainable Burien [1] is having its next meeting this Sunday, Oct. 11th from 2pm to 4pm at the Burien library.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Sustainable Burien's [1] monthly meeting
WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 11th from 2pm to 4pm – doors open at 1:30pm
WHERE: The new Burien Library, located at 400 SW 152nd
INFO: Jeff Kelley-Clarke from Seattle City Light will be the guest speaker. He will be speaking at 2 p.m. on how Seattle City Light can help residents and small businesses with energy conservation.
From their website [2]:
Sustainable Burien [1] is an organization started in January of 2008. We recognize the need to promote and participate in the creation of a sustainable community in Burien. We invite all residents and businesses to participate in creating a sustainable local community by sharing their ideas, passions, knowledge and talents.
At our meetings we will be collecting burned out CFL (Compact Fluorescent Light) bulbs and dead rechargable batteries. People are welcome to bring any extra food items [produce from your garden, fruit from your trees, etc.] that they have and barter with others. Also bring any coupons for food that you get in the mail or from the newspaper, we'll pass them on to the food bank, who can make good use of them.
Gatherings are held on the second Sunday of each month, – from 2:00 – 4:00PM at the (new) KCLS Burien Library (doors open at 1:30PM). For more information, go to: http://www.sustainableburien.org [3].
Please call Rebecca or Bill at 243-9366 if there are questions.
- Sustainable Burien Holding Garden/Birthday Party At B/ IAS On Saturday, Aug. 8th [4]
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I no longer use this blog. I am now the author of a food blog called "For the Love…of Food". Please visit me there and subscribe via RSS feed! Thanks for reading!
I no longer use this blog. I am now the author of a food blog called "For the Love…of Food". Please visit me there and subscribe via RSS feed! Thanks for reading!
Well I did another American civil duty (did jury duty when I was 18)…I voted for the first time! I know what you're thinking…you're 25…how could this be your first time? Well, in '04 I was at college and busy w/ tests, papers, writing a thesis, planning my wedding, among other things…and well I just didn't get it together and ask for an absentee ballot. Oh well.
This election, I really wanted to vote. Then I found out I was registered under my maiden name still. I thought there was no way they would let me vote…the government is usually so strict about stuff, right? Wrong. I brought my marriage license, driver's license and my old SS card and my new one for proof. All they wanted was my driver's license. Within 5 minutes, I was cleared to vote under my married name and new address. Unbelievable.
Isn't it amazing how everything else government-related requires you to have 50 forms of ID but voting requires almost nothing?! I don't get it.
Anyway, I watched in awe last night while history was made. The first African-American president. That's pretty cool. Especially considering I have family members in the deep south who are still very prejudiced. It is very sad. I think everyone, no matter who you voted for, can agree that history was made and can see how our country has progressed positively.
I will not tell you who I voted for. I'm not a huge fan of politics or the government. I honestly didn't care for either candidate. I don't trust man, I trust God to lead our country through the man He has put there. Regardless of who is president, we should pray for them and support them…especially as Christians.
End of my political soapbox. That's probably all you will hear from me about politics ever. I don't think there's any point in arguing with others about it because we just end up going around in circles.
It was great to be a part of the voting process this week. I was proud as I scanned my ballot and wore my sticker. I can't wait to do it again!
Hello blog world, I know it's been a while. I have been busy with birthday parties, weddings and baby showers non-stop for the entire month of October! It's been a lot of fun.
We're 24 days away from the predicted due date! I can't believe how fast the pregnancy has been. I can't believe she will be here in just 3 weeks or so! Here's some pics to enjoy from October.
Yes, I know I've been AWOL lately. I'm not gonna apologize because, well, this is my blog and I usually just update it whenever I'm inspired or have something to say! Here's what's been happening w/ me since we last spoke :):
I love Real Simple Magazine. I don't subscribe or anything, I just like to buy one every now and then when I have a few extra bucks. I was so happy today when I found out that Real Simple blogs! I subscribed to all of them and I am so excited to get little tidbits of advice, tips and common sense answers to my unorganization.
I was reading the "food" blog earlier and found a link to a great chart that tells you how long you can keep food in your fridge and your freezer. This is priceless to me because I never know what is right (hence, the bugs in my potatoes a few weeks back!). I'm always calling my Mom and asking "If I bought this ground turkey on Monday, is it OK to eat it today (Thursday)?" The answer is no.
I usually find myself bending down in my fridge with the garbage can next to me throwing food (and $$) away because of my carelessness. I hate it about myself, but maybe the chart will help me! I want to print out a copy and stick on my fridge so I always know what is safe to eat.
Do you have any horror stories of leftover food in your fridge? Tell me about it!
I don't know a ton about my ancestors but I do know that my great grandmother arrived at Ellis Island at 14 years old. She didn't know any English and was put in a kindergarten class. She met my great grandfather later, who had also arrived at Ellis Island from Sweden (not sure of dates).
On another side of the family, my great grandfather came to the U.S. from Sicily (hence my maiden name, Rizzo) and met my great grandmother later who had come over from Lithouania.
Other family members came from England, France and there's even some Cherokee Indian in me somewhere. Most of my family either settled in Chicago, Miami and Alabama. I'm a melting pot in and of myself.
All of these wonderful people were in the U.S. at the time of the Great Depression. I've heard many stories about the way they lived. They were all broke. It's funny to see now how their kids (my grandparents) are still affected by the Depression. For the most part, they are very conservative. They wash plastic plates and utensils. No food goes to waste; even if it's one piece of bread left over. Food never gets thrown away. They had to be creative. It's admirable.
I almost feel like I could be like them sometimes with the economy the way it is. I often wonder if history will repeat itself in our generation or the next.
What do you know about your great grandparents? I love hearing family histories and how people survived the Depression. Share it in a comment!
Well dinner tonight was interesting. Because half my brain isn't functioning (thank you, pregnancy), I thought I had laid out a pork loin for dinner. I was planning on pork with roasted potatoes and onions. When I got home, I saw chicken in the sink. Somehow I thought pork and laid out chicken instead…weird! So, I had to change my plans. I still wanted to use the potatoes but when I opened the bag, there were bugs in it!! Ugh it was disgusting. I guess the potatoes were a little too old.
I looked on foodnetwork.com for a little inspiration and saw a recipe for lemon chicken w/ pasta. It sounded good to me but I didn't have all the ingredients and thought I would try to make it on my own. So I made a recipe from scratch with stuff in my pantry and fridge that I wanted to get rid of. The result? Deliciousness. It was actually very good!! The recipe is below. Some of the measurements are approximate because I ended up not measuring anything but just threw stuff in. If you know me at all, you know that I like to follow a recipe to the "T", so this is very unlike me, but I am proud of me! 🙂 Let me know if you make it!
Lemon Pepper Chicken in a Sherry Vinegar Sauce with Roasted Onions
1 medium onion
Olive oil
3-4 chicken breasts pounded thin
1 egg
1 T water
1 T Dijon mustard
Flour to dredge chicken
3 T lemon pepper seasoning
1 C chicken stock
1 C sherry vinegar
3 cloves garlic minced
1 T honey
¼ C lemon juice
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp parsley
Cut onion up into half moons. Place on baking sheet. Season with salt & pepper and drizzle w/ olive oil. Roast in a 450 degree oven until translucent and browned.
Heat a pan over medium-high heat with olive oil to coat the pan. Pound chicken breasts very thin. In a small dish, combine 1 egg, a little water and the mustard. In another dish, combine flour with lemon pepper seasoning. Dip chicken in egg mixture, then flour mixture. Sauté each chicken breast…just brown it on both sides, you don't have to cook all the way through. Set aside and keep warm.
After sautéing, pour chicken stock in the same pan and use a wooden spoon to get all the bits off the bottom of the pan. Add sherry vinegar, garlic, honey, lemon juice, thyme, and parsley. Heat to boiling. Add chicken back in and cook on low covered for about 10 minutes or so.
Serve with couscous, pasta, or rice and whatever else. Put chicken on a serving dish and pour sauce over it. Top it with the roasted onions. Serve and enjoy!


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I'm not attached to no material thing
Therefore nobody can control me
that's why I am a King!
KēNg Anthony
We have entered a whole new era of music where people want creative artists and musicians back in the spotlight again and I am going to do my best to entertain them at the highest standard of creativity possible with my music
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I made all underlined links clickable so that you can see whom I speak of when detailing those that I know who have helped me along my path, and those that I have encountered within the music and entertainment industry on my journey.
I grew up making music at an early age but knew that Hip Hop would be my genre when I first I heard
Malcolm Maclaren's
song "
Buffalo Gal
" I knew what I wanted to do, so after much begging my mother she finally gave in and got me a small little drum machine from the music store for christmas one year and the nonstop practice began. After fine tuning my skills over time I got my first record deal by the age of 15 and although it was an indie Midwestern record label, we were backed by basket ball players from the Indiana Pacers back during their
Reggie Miller
In 1991-1992 I moved to Los Angeles, to Burbank actually, which was fascinating to me, seeing major movie and music stars at the grocery store late at night was somewhat mind blowing. I even saw
Denzel Washington
mowing his yard one day and he waved hello to me. Crazy right? and
Will Smith
playing basketball on a regular basis at Verdugo Gym during his Fresh Prince Of Bel Air days was quite interesting also, not to mention the fact that when I first got off the plane when arriving in Los Angeles I met
Jeffrey Osbourn
and got his autograph and quickly ended up hanging out with
David Faustino
"Bud Bundy" from married with children during his
Grandmaster B
phase and many more celebrities back in the
days, including hanging out with the star of that show as well. Everyone called me Casper back then. It wasn't, the greatest stage name but it was what it was :)
Within a couple of days of touching down in LA courtesy of my good friend
Ricardo Broadus
who at the time was a sound engineer for several major films like "
Dead Presidents
" and "
The Inkwell
" I was able to meet his cousin
Derrick Perkins
"Former professor at
Full Sail University
" music school, and I was asked to do a 30 second radio drop for Orlando Cruz who at the time was an executive at
Delicious Vinyl Records
and he loved the drop so much that I was offered a deal with his up and coming Indie label called "Brass Records" immediately after completing the 30 second drop. I knocked it out in one take and wrote it in the studio in the moment as well.
Orlando then hooked me up with everyone from
The Baka Boys
who at the time were major radio personalities in Los Angeles, as well as connected me with the artist's and producers who were hot in the game at that time, such as
Dj Muggs
Tone Loc
Young Mc
The Brand New Heavies
Masta Ace
Booya Tribe
The Pharcyde
House Of Pain
Cypress Hill
, and
The Dust Brothers
who at the time were
The Beastie Boys
producers, and the list goes on with regards to how many amazing creative people I was introduced to at that time, way too many to name. However, Orlando ended up not being able to continue with the Brass Records idea so we went our separate ways but I continued working with
Derrick Perkins
, writing and performing songs for a major children's television show, etc. and shortly after Derrick became the lead sound man for
Stevie wonder
I was able to spend a lot of time at Stevie's
Wonderland Studio
where I also began to work with Stevie's bass player
Nathan Watts
on a rap project that he was interested in completing.
I resided in North Hollywood which is now called The
where those who are considered to be superstars of today and throughout the 90's were all flocked together in one centralized radius but nobody was famous yet. This includes artists such as
Jennifer Lopez
Nia Long
Erick Bennet
Jessie Powel
Anthony Anderson
Ray J
Terrence Howard
, and
Dave Chappelle
just to name a few. We'd all talk about the direction we wanted to go in career wise, and what we wanted to be. My clubbing days back then included hanging out with
Jada Pinkett
Tisha Campbell
Chris Tucker
, and many more. I feel like I have met everyone, on down to a meeting with
Jackie Jackson
, micheals brother, to even meeting
himself and
Janet Jackson
as well. I even Hung out backstage with
Rod Stewart
after one of his concerts,
Tevin campbell
and his mom became great friends of mine, and I also became friends back then with several rappers from
, on down to
, and had the opportunity of meeting
Notorious BIG
as well. There's just far too many to highlight in one bio but let me end by saying that back then R&B superstar
step father at that time "
Ozz Saturne
" was managing me right when I had changed my stage name from Casper to "
Rukus From Da WyldKingdom
" I even used to babysit "
," in fact I named him Omarion which you can read
in one of his USA Today Interviews . His real name is Omari. I wrote the rap for him that got him noticed also, and he still knows it by heart to this very day.
Back then
DJ NU-MARK's
house was my hang out because I was amazed by his production skills, and this is way before he had any albums out with
Jurassic 5
, he was just dedicated, and focused and he taught me how to use the Akai MPC-60 and the EMU EMAX, and with that I was sold on what gear I wanted to use to make beats with.
Sometime later around 1994 we had the BIG California earthquake which destroyed the apartments that I lived in and a friend of mine who knew
Terrence Howard
came to get me and said that I could stay with them for a few days until I found a way to get on my feet. Needless to say, Terrence was fascinated by my music production abilities, and we became great friends. He was not famous yet for anything much really at the time but an episode of the Cosby Show, and The Jackson 5 made for TV movie. However, I played my beats to him that I had made and explained my "Lack of music gear" situation by which he not only allowed me to come stay with him and his wife for a while but he loved my music so much that he offered to buy me some music equipment with his income tax check, which he did do, and the rest is history. He bought me an Akai MPC-60 and an EMU EMAX.. I then went on to making and selling beats throughout 1995 through 1996 selling them underground to survive, and then I made a demo with my new crew Da Wyld kingdom that shot us to the top of the bidding wars with major and indie record labels during the time of the Wu-tang,
, and Notorious BIG Era thanks to
David Esterson
who paid me well for beats for his artists to demo, many of whom eventually signed with indie and major labels such as Disney and Universal MCA, etc. But most importantly I give thanks to David for hooking me up with
Pete Manriquez
who at the time was music director at
Power 106 FM
in Los Angeles and got us heard via a rap battle with one of our songs against believe it or not "
Brian Austin Green
" from Beverly Hills 90210's rap group.
Pete liked our overall material and took our demo and shopped it around to people such as
Paul Stewart
over at PMP Records when
Montel Jordan's
song on the PMP label "This is how we do it" was blowing up, as well as taking our material to several other labels who wanted to sign us but unfortunately we were shopping during the last quarter of labels having low budgets, but then somewhere around 1997-1998 Pete teamed up with a partner of his, as well as with
and got Coolio a label deal with Beyond/BMG Records and then added me and my crew "Da WyldKingdom" to their talent roster which you can read about in
where my groups name is also mentioned, and although the album didn't get to flourish due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the highlight of that moment for me was two fold. The number one highlight was when the president of BMG Records approached me and asked me to go on the first stretch of the tour for the album, and then secondly, right after we performed for all of the executives of BMG worldwide in California "
Chuck D
" from
Public Enemy
approached me and said, "
Da Wyldkingdom is the greatest
".. and that we were going to blow up :) I had to add that because I was all so proud and humbled at the same time.
So here we go again folks, after starting an independent label called "N-Ovative Media" back in 2007 and not being able to fund it properly, and taking a decade long hiatus that allowed a lot of other artist's and companies who named themselves (
Ruckus and Rukus ) to brand the name to a degree to where I am no longer interested in using it, I return as
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Friday, April 30, 2010
six weeks
When I was a CA (Community Advisor) in college, I remember my Hall Director telling me that you are remembered for how you finish a job. I think she was speaking that as a warning. Middle of the night lock-outs and roommate disputes and puke on the stairs gets old fast. And when a job gets old, it becomes difficult to be gracious.
Last year when I decided to stay home with Claire this year, part of my decision was based on my fear of burning out. Teaching is a sucky job sometimes. I was beginning to wonder if it was my profession or just my job. Was it okay if teaching was just a job? Could I be a good teacher if I didn't martyr myself with loads of nightly grading? In college I took an English methods class with a woman who equated teaching with becoming a nun: both require total devotion. I remember a couple of the other students nodding in agreement. I wondered what I'd gotten into.
The first couple of years teaching were terrible. Every day is trial and error. At my first district, I taught a student in my junior/senior class who was only two years younger than me; the freshmen were near intolerable and the only reason I didn't hang myself was because my eighth grade students were still kid enough to not be too snotty. I hated it. Not all the time, but a great deal of the time. Most veteran teachers say that the second year is better (it usually cannot get too much worse), so I spent the first month of my summer off talking myself into returning the next year. Then Justin's new district called me for an interview and I was hired there instead.
I learned a lot at that district. About teaching, about myself, about parents, about politics. I had good classes and bad classes. I had moments of inspiration and moments of frustration (oh, I'll just say it: I wanted to bang my head against the cinderblock wall). I figured a few things out. I wanted to figure out a lot more. The thing is, it can take a lot of time to gain confidence in the classroom. When we moved abroad, I felt like a first year teacher again, trying to figure out what to do with a classroom of students and not enough books. I taught some great classes and some muddling classes. I began to read more about how to teach, and to revisit advice given by past teaching colleagues. Last year, I think I was a better teacher. Not brilliant, but better.
And last year, I was also ready to be done for awhile. My friend Karla once told me about an English teacher friend of hers. This English teacher friend did not stay an English teacher for long. He began to hate English - the literature, the writing - because his students seemed to hate it. He was trying to share something he loved, and they weren't interested. So he quit. A lot of teachers quit.
They probably become engineers and business managers to replace the ones who idealistically leave their careers to give back to the community by starting charter schools. (That's meant jokingly, but could also be true).
So this year - the year that I was going to stay home, learn to plan a weekly meal menu and grocery budget; the year I was going to write my book (still have until July 31!) and think about what might come next for me teaching-wise - this year, I stepped back into the classroom for second semester and realized: I'm actually getting the hang of teaching. This is my seventh year in the classroom and it is finally clicking. I'm not as incompetent as I sometimes fear. I do have enthusiasm for what I teach (except straight up grammar instruction: gag). I continue to learn from my colleagues and my students. And I enjoy teaching.
What happened? I'm counting down to a relaxed summer schedule and looking forward to staying home next year, but I am not rabidly anxious to be out of the classroom yet. And that is a good feeling: to realize that this job I have isn't that bad. I rather like it.
Now I need to rather like it for six more weeks. Graciously.
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- Angela and David Kidd said...
This was so interesting. Not that I ever didn't for one second think that teaching was hard but it occurred to me that I never once thought in high school or junior high about the fact that my teacher may also find what they are teaching us boring. Grammar is boring for both the teacher and the student. Huh. I guess those teachers that were good teachers loved what they thought and those that were bad teachers probably didn't. I never thought of it that way, I always just thought there were either good teachers or bad teachers.
- April 30, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- jsmarslender said...
Angela - I think you're right about teachers liking what they teach. Interest in your subject goes a long ways to making teaching that subject enjoyable for both students and teacher. I tell my students that one of the things I like most about teaching is all the learning involved: students ask a difficult question and I actually want to know the answer too. (Even if it is grammar related - we just finished an SAT prep unit with loads of grammar and I found myself flipping through books and searching websites to figure out exactly why ___ was correct or incorrect. Yikes).
- May 1, 2010 at 6:24 AM
- jsmarslender said...
Angela - I think you're right about teachers liking what they teach. Interest in your subject goes a long ways to making teaching that subject enjoyable for both students and teacher. I tell my students that one of the things I like most about teaching is all the learning involved: students ask a difficult question and I actually want to know the answer too. (Even if it is grammar related - we just finished an SAT prep unit with loads of grammar and I found myself flipping through books and searching websites to figure out exactly why ___ was correct or incorrect. Yikes).
- May 1, 2010 at 6:24 AM
i am counting down the days... and singing my favorite song, "next year will be better!"... from texas!
- May 2, 2010 at 8:29 PM
Sonia here. I finally got a chance to catch up on your blog and whoa, is it ever so timely. As I try to exit out of my position graciously, I find myself spending more and more time in my cave, alone, out of fear of what I may say to a new teacher here. I do not want to be known as the bitter teacher who stayed at Bolivar too long. I cannot wait to be an actual teacher again. Thanks for reminding me how I need to end my "teaching" career here. Six weeks to go.
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A chill breeze whispered through the trees, bearing the stench of rotten corpses and death. Pale light flickered between the twisted branches as the moon rose eerily beyond the mists that clung to the swamp as damp cloth to skin. The totality of dusk smothered the land in silence, oppressing all who dared to enter it. It was beautiful.
My tattered robe flapped uselessly in the wind as the cold cut me straight to the bone. A thousand shards of ice seemed to pierce my flesh and reach for my bloodstream. The pain was severe, yet glorious. I was exhausted beyond reason from my journey here, yet the pain kept me awake and alert. My destination was close at hand.
A whisper of movement called through the shadows to my sharp and pointed ears, a disturbance in the air that sounded against the contrary wind. I froze, watching carefully for the unknown danger. Again it came, the deadly soft click of unsheathed claws, or of teeth, or of.. pincers.
The freezing wind gusted anew, stirring the dying grass and the dead trees around me. My eyes suddenly caught onto something, a tree that swayed not in the wind, but that was creeping toward me. Not a tree, but a leg. Not a leg, but several of them. Eight to be exact.
But the number of the long spindly legs was not what concerned me for the moment. I watched, entranced, as the large, ominous body loomed over me, several times my own size. A glimmer of moonlight reflected off a pair of long, lethal fangs.
This was no time to admire those very shiny fangs, fangs that would shortly be entering my own body and injecting a crippling venom. The enormous arachnid had crept to within a dozen yards, easily within the distance of a single pounce.
I did not want to draw attention to myself. Where one demon lurked there was another, as the saying goes. I was alone, and my enemy surely had extended family nearby. I took no chances.
My lips formed words and my tongue waggled as I whispered the demonic incantation, though the whispered sounds were lost to the wind. I twisted my fingers together in the sign of power, gesturing and directing the force. In the instant before the beast struck, my spell was complete.
An invisible bolt soared through the air straight at the beast. It penetrated its flesh, finding its tiny brain. Immediately I twisted my hands, gripping the will of the spider with my own. It was all too easy.
A thousand tortures I inflicted upon the mind of my prey, pain of the sort it had never felt before. With an arachnid shriek it tore off into the woods, traveling as swiftly as a three-hundred pound spider can. The immediate effects of the power would last several more minutes, though the spider was unlikely to want to return any time soon. Regardless, I decided to move on as quickly as I could.
Shadows loomed within shadows as the moon steadily climbed higher in the night sky behind me. With its dim light I could just make out the crumbling spires of the ruins ahead. I had arrived.
The trees were sparser here, the mist thicker. I stepped cautiously out from the cover of the dark dirt path and onto the cobblestone walkway that led to the ruins. All was quiet, save for the constant screams of the wind.
As I crept toward the old village, I stared around in awe. Though decayed and crumbled by the centuries, the grand spires and arches spoke of a majesty I could scarcely imagine. Actually, the buildings themselves were quite dull and depressing, not nearly as impressive as the beauties of Silvermoon. I marveled not at the architecture but at the tremendous force that had destroyed it. What powers had this destroyer commanded? What energies had been unleashed here? Visions of power filled me, and I craved it. Oh, how I craved it.
But I did not come here for sightseeing. I came for power. When magic is used, it leaves traces, whispers of remembered power. When large quantities of power are used in one place, the leavings are much more.. interesting.
The closer I stepped toward the center of the ruins, the stronger I could feel it. Subtle vibrations permeated the air. A pulse, a throbbing wave of energy shook me from my toes to my pointed ears. I could feel the power almost enough to taste it. Yes, the power was still here.
My thoughts were interrupted by a wailing scream. I ducked to the side just in time to see a shadowy figure with a shadowy sword pass through the space I had just occupied.
I studied my attacker for a moment as he recovered from his missed lunge. He moved with the grace of one released from the cares of the world and of the physical realm. His translucent body gave him away for what he was: a ghost. A trapped and tormented soul who was bound to this location even beyond the life of his physical body.
Usually ghosts are quite friendly people, when they're not trying to chop off your head or steal your soul or whatever the case may be. Generally there is some final task they must complete, some noble quest to return that which was stolen or lost. This ghost also likely had a story of his own. Not that I cared. He might have injured one of my ears.
With a snarl I snatched my dagger from my belt. The ghost paused, confused, and raised his sword to block, thinking that I meant to strike.
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Fel flames erupted from my fingertips, engulfing the ghost completely. I stepped back in astonishment, the sudden blinding light and the force of the explosion had caught me by surprise. The latent power must already be affecting me.
The ghost screamed in terror. Though he could not feel the pain as acutely as a living being would, the demon flames burned deep into his soul. Pain, glorious pain.
Hearing the howls of pain brought me to a new level of ecstasy. My arm was throbbing now, the blood still flowing freely over my ruined robes. My sight was again starting to blur.
More screams in the distances reached my ears. Other denizens of the dark had heard and had seen the commotion here. Trouble was coming.
Several other ghosts appeared, running toward me and their burning companion with cries of rage. I laughed manically, as I often love to do, and attacked.
Still feeling the excess power coursing through me, I felt invincible. I launched several more fire spells, surrounding myself with a wall of flame. Fire fed flame and the ghosts were caught in its destructive path.
Then I began to draw upon their essences, streaming power from my fingertips and into their souls. Their screams redoubled, murder to my sensitive ears, but I did not relent. As the energy of their souls withered and waned, I felt them drain through my power and watched as my flesh regrew itself and the blood ceased to flow. My vision cleared again as the ghosts burned away to nothingness, their screams still ringing across the once-again-deserted village.
I ran to the nearest and largest crumbled tower and hurtled up the spiral staircase inside. I did not know exactly what I was looking for, but I knew I would find it. As I emerged on the catwalks above I felt my pocket begin to glow warmly. I dashed along the rooftops, running from building to building. And there it was.
On the flat roof of a shorter building on the far side of the ruins was a symbol of power. One of the greater symbols, engraved into the rooftop centuries ago by a powerful sorcerer. The deep-cut lines formed channels filled with blood, in the shape of a ritual summoning circle. My pocket began to burn.
I reached my hand inside and withdrew the felstone I had acquired earlier. The stone was burning intensely, yet my hand felt frozen as I held it. I placed the stone carefully in the center of the circle, then knelt on the outside of it.
My eyes became attuned to the latent energies and I saw faint loops of purple energy circling around me. They seemed to twist and turn but all seemed to be connected at the center, at the stone. I reached mentally toward it, and pulled.
The earth seemed to shake around me as the forces collided and repulsed each other. Slowly, very slowly, the lines separated from each other and inside the tangled mass was an opening to.. nothing. I kept pulling. The stone glowed red, then flashed a brilliant purple for a moment before turning darker than midnight. The opening expanded suddenly to the size of a portal, large enough for me to step into. I dared not.
I reached then, calling mentally through the gateway into the twisting nether beyond it. I called, and there was an answer.
Through the darkness and the void I saw a pair of dark glowing eyes. I yelled aloud:
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A chill breeze whispered through the trees, bearing the stench of rotten corpses and death. Pale light flickered between the twisted branches as the moon rose eerily beyond the mists that clung to the swamp as damp cloth to skin. The totality of dusk smothered the land in silence, oppressing all who dared to enter it. It was beautiful.
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She was born in Portland on March 30, 1957, and grew up on Munjoy Hill. Moran attended local schools and in 1975, graduated from Waynflete School with honors. She also attended Syracuse University in New York. Moran was a bright, creative person who had many interests, such as art, dancing, reading and jewelry-making, but her true passion was for music. For more than 20 years, Moran took pleasure in her job as a band promoter for Geno's Rock Club in Portland. She relished in the many long-lasting friendships that she developed there.
She was predeceased by her parents, Davielee and Marie A. Moran.
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- +Trophy awards give you lots of little things to work towards, and give more of a purpose to playing mini-games.
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