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Ella is a beautiful small sleepy town on the southern edge of Sri Lanka's Hill Country.
It's situated in the middle of beautiful countryside, with small vegetable plots in the valleys, tea plantations on the hill slopes and forests on the tops.
The climate throughout most of the year is typical of the high Hill Country, with a hot sun by midday, but a moderate air temperature. It will often rain in the afternoon, but only for an hour or so. A sweatshirt, or light jacket is needed at night. In December it can rain a lot!
There's not much to do in Ella itself, with a handful of small shops and only a few bars/restaurants. It's basically a nicely relaxing base for exploring the surrounding country.
Ella has a small post office, but no banks or ATMs. To change money you need to catch a bus or train to one of the nearby towns of Badulla or Bandarawella. Track bashers (rail enthusiasts) should particularly enjoy the line to Badulla, where at the village of Demodara it does a 360 degree loop before crossing over itself.
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By rail. Ella's a few stops from Badulla at the end of the railway line that snakes through the Hill Country. Trains go to Colombo and Kandy from here. The fares are ludicrously cheap in 2nd and 3rd class, (2nd class fare, December 2007, Colombo to Ella was R200/- or about USD 2.00) and the views spectacular. It's usually no problem getting a seat in 2nd/3rd class going to Colombo or Kandy, as the trains from Badulla are quite empty until reaching Nanu Oya. However the reverse is true going up to Ella and it can be quite crowded until the last 2 or 3 hours of the journey. Ella's railway station itself is prettily quaint.
By Road. Buses go south through Ella Gap to Wellawaya where you can change for a number of destinations in the south of the island
Get around
Rawana Ella Falls are about 5km away on the road south through Ella Gap. They're quite spectacular. Take your swimming costume for a refreshing dip, but beware of the touts selling tourist junk. You can catch frequent buses for about R10/-, or better still walk (but catch a bus back up the hill). About half-way down the road you can stop off for a look at the small temple and a cave above it where, according to local legend, Sita was kept as a prisoner before being rescued by Rama. You are also quite likely to meet families of langur monkeys by the roadside.
Walk up to Ella's Rock, about 2 hours along the railway track and through the tea plantations, for stunning views across the countryside. The first 1.5km is along the railway track itself so keep an ear out for oncoming trains although they travel so slowly you'll have plenty of time to get out of the way. If you stay at Rawana Holiday Resort they'll give you a quaint hand drawn map to get you there!
The home cooking in the guest houses/hotels is probably the best food in town.
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There ar[2]e a number of cheap guest houses scattered around town.
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Get out
Take a walk through the tea plantations to Little Adam's Peak south-east of the town centre, and about 45 minutes away.
For more strenuous exercise walk to the top of Ella Rock for views across the Hill Country and with the town nestled in the hills below you. This walk is about 2 hours each way, and about half of it is along the railway line before cutting off into the hills. For a longer walk, rather than head straight back to the line from the hill top, follow the track through the forest. (You can't really get lost. Just head downhill when you've had enough, and before long you will meet a road or the railway line.)
The locals who live near the bottom of Ella Rock have recently come up with a wonderful piece of inventive free enterprise. They obliterate existing tracks up the hill and create new ones every now and then. Tourists following guidebooks get completely lost, and suddenly, Hey Presto! A local appears offering to guide them.
Stay healthy
Don't walk in the countryside in shorts and sandals/flipflops, especially after it's been raining. There are lots of leeches that hang on to the vegetation by the side of tracks waiting for a nice juicy mammal to walk by. They're perfectly harmless really and if one attaches itself to you it's best to just let it drink its fill and drop off again. You have lots of blood and can spare one or two c.c. The other alternative would be to burn it with a cigarette or match.


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Rarely do Tu b'Shvat and Shabbat Shirah occur on the same Shabbat. But this year was an exception, and the exception led me to an exploration of the subject of trees, which led to the subject of water.
Josh Cooper, CEO of the Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF), contacted me after reading one of my columns about water. "I bet when you think about JNF all you think about is trees, but do you know what we are doing with water?" he asked.
I had to admit, after spending so much time on the topic of water over the last few columns, I thought I had seen it all, but alas, there was more to be learned.
Many of us remember the blue boxes in Hebrew schools in which coins were collected to support the work of JNF in Israel. We may also remember various school-based campaigns to plant trees in Israel.
JNF remains active in local Jewish schools and the community today. But the message and their projects have evolved to meet the needs of Israel and to help the country deal with water in a more sustainable way.
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Kadmon was on a speaking tour across Canada, helping JNF-KKL get its message out about existing and expanding projects – including research and development – aimed at promoting environmental protection and helping to deal with the water problem in Israel.
He spoke to Grade 8 students at Toronto's Robbins Hebrew Academy in Toronto. They were working on a water project highlighting similarities and differences between Canada and Israel.
After going over statistics on Israeli water supply and consumption, Avri touched on the role that JNF-KKL played in pre-1948 Israel, helping establish the country by draining the swamps and reclaiming land for agricultural purposes.
Kadmon reviewed JNF-KKL's large-scale Israeli water conservation projects prior to the recent arrival of large-scale desalination plants in Israel, including building dams and reservoirs to capture rainwater run-off.
JNF-KKL realizes that a way to address Israel's water shortage is to use high-quality recycled wastewater for agriculture instead of scarce and expensive freshwater. Two hundred and fifty JNF-KKL reservoirs can now hold rain run-off and high-quality recycled wastewater. This helped increase Israel's water supply by 12 per cent, providing half of the water used by the agricultural sector, and freeing up drinking water for domestic purposes, according to the JNF website.
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"To make bread or love, to dig in the earth, to feed an animal or cook for a stranger – these activities require no extensive commentary, no lucid theology. All they require is someone willing to bend, reach, chop, stir. Most of these tasks are so full of pleasure that there is no need to complicate things by calling them holy. And yet these are the same activities that change lives, sometimes all at once and sometimes more slowly, the way dripping water changes stone. In a world where faith is often construed as a way of thinking, bodily practices remind the willing that faith is a way of life".
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Thank you, Charissa, for this beautiful quote.
I began my morning reading this, a beautiful piece by Anne Lamott, in Parade magazine. I continued my morning smiling, pausing during housekeeping chores to read Tweets and scan Instagram photos of Americans expressing gratitude for their families, food, health, babies, traditions, and all these things we love to gush about this time of year. I gush too. It feels good to succumb to the vulnerability of holiday sappiness–a deep, deep inhale of goodness that will, over time, breathe out in an exhale affecting others.
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I am a feeler, an analyzer, an overanalyzer, a sap, a fixer, a learner and a lover. During not only this sentimental time of year but during this time of my life when I am young and healthy and aware that we are indeed blessed compared to so many others in the world that suffer and find happiness in dismal circumstances, I try to make sense of how to be grateful and aware and proactive and compassionate all at once.
In our country tomorrow, there will be many prayers–whispers of thanks, sighs of awareness, pleas for help, and quiet breaths of recognition offered to higher powers, inner selves, the earth, God, family, and the great big universe that unites us all.
My simple prayer is this:
Take what I'm feeling right now–this abundant love, this awareness of good, this thankfulness for family and food and home and connection, this enthusiasm for life, this interest in people and their stories, this hunger to create, this pain for others' suffering, this body that yearns to nurture and dance and do and see, this love for babies, this attraction for words and feelings and the desire to string them together and put them on paper, this silly joy for colors and textures and pretty things, these beautiful questions about faith, this painful vulnerability, this ability to learn, this past, this present and this future…and let me make something beautiful of it, every day. Let me find meaningful ways to use it, share it and give it away. Let me never ever waste it.
That felt good to write. So, a Selah for good measure.
And I am ever so thankful for the moment last night when I caught Brett eating a taco and watching a Hallmark Christmas movie with Florence Henderson…I mean a football game. Oh God, I am so dead.
This little blog community…whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, thank you for reading and sharing and being a part of this space. What a great big Thanksgiving table scene this community would create.
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Dazzling Hamptons Showhouse
The 2012 Hampton Designer Showhouse highlighted bold pattern and color
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If the extroverted interiors in this Hampton Designer Showhouse on Long Island are any indication, the Hamptons are no place for shrinking violets.
Over 25 designers eschewed quiet palettes and subtle adornments for audacious pattern and daring color in the 8,500-square-foot gambrel roof structure. Turquoise hobnobs with coral. Animal prints flirt with florals. Herringbone cozies up to large-scale stripes. Dressed to the nines, each space seems ready for its moment in the spotlight—eager to impress and inspire. Join us for a tour.
Photography: John Bessler and Jonny Valiant
Builder: Steven and Thomas Graziano, Grande Design Residential, 3 Oceanview Pkwy., Southampton, NY 11968; 631/384-8781.
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Foyer by Lee W. Robinson
Immediately setting the tone for pattern play is the foyer decorated by Kentucky-based designer Lee W. Robinson. Here, bluegrass meets coastal serenity. Large-scale horizontal stripes in the hues of the Hamptons coastline set the palette, while fabrics and accessories give an unequivocal nod to Kentucky's equestrian influence. A framed Hermès scarf hangs as art over the stairwell. An upholstered bench with equine legs adds whimsy.
See more of the foyer on the following slide.
Interior designer: Lee W. Robinson, The Lee W. Robinson Co., 211 Clover Lane, Lousiville, KY 40207; 502/895-1401 and 917/224-7785, leewrobinson.com [4].
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Foyer by Lee W. Robinson
Says Robinson of his studied mix, "All of these elements allow one to transition from those things steeped in tradition to those associated with the insouciant life of the Hamptons."
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Living Room by Patrik Lönn
In the adjoining living room, designer Patrik Lönn expands on the equestrian motif. A warm-hued horsehair wall covering enfolds the space, establishing a subtly textured backdrop for Lönn's signature mix of sophisticated elements. Custom panels inspired by an Hermès scarf from the 1950s grace the ceiling. Leather club chairs with saddle stitching face handsome horse photographs by Bob Tabor. Low-hanging lights illuminate a custom-made coffee table with a back-painted glass top, a collaboration with artist Vesna Bricelj. All shine against a determinedly subtle palette.
See more of the living room on the following slide.
Interior designer: Patrik Lönn, Patrik Lönn Design Inc., 12 Desbrosses St., New York, NY 10013; 212/400-4841, patriklonn.com.
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Living Room by Patrik Lönn
"The colors are derived from the equestrian world—the color of the horses and the leather goods," explains Lönn. "I prefer rooms in neutral palettes so that the art and people can shine in the space. Cream, brown, gray, dark ebony, black, taupe, and mocha were used with blood-red accents for the coffee table, leather-topped table, and bookcases. The crisp white ceiling, moldings, and doors provide a stark contrast to the neutral palette."
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Great Room by Skye Kirby Westcott and Nancy Galasso
Spirited yet restful, welcoming yet grand, Skye Kirby Westcott and Nancy Galasso's great room for Lillian August is a study in contrasts. With its grand proportions, scale and warmth are key elements. A prodigious, clean-lined sectional sofa anchors the space, softened by plum-hued upholstery, a smattering of pillows, and an impactful fabric with pretty details used for window treatments. "We decided to use blues, grays, and purples as our colors," says Westcott. "We found the perfect fabric for the windows and pillows for the sofa, which is the hero in the room."
See more of the great room on the following slide.
Interior designers: Skye Kirby Westcott and Nancy Galasso, Lillian August, 32 Knight St., Norwalk, CT, 06851; 203/847-1596, lillianaugust.com [17].
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Great Room by Skye Kirby Westcott and Nancy Galasso
Large-scale furnishings from Lillian August help to balance the proportions of this lofty space. In a corner, a regal hand-painted peacock holds court, its discerning eye surveying the well-appointed scene.
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Dining Room by Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler
Vibrant somehow seems an inadequate word to describe the dining room designed by the husband-and-wife design duo of Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler. With its two-toned blue palette and lively mix of pattern, it became the showhouse's upbeat epicenter.
To encourage engagement, Mabley and Handler chose a peacock blue grass cloth wallpaper that makes a statement but remains casual enough for the beach. Mixed with white woodwork and aqua accents—on the dining chairs, the embellished drum-shade light fixture, the wainscoting, and the ceiling's coffered panels—"the color scheme is unexpected and fun," says Mabley. "It's a dining room worthy of a luxurious Hamptons beach house."
See more of the dining room on the following slides.
Interior designers: Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler, Mabley Handler Interior Design, 34 Head of Pond Road, Water Mill, NY 11976; 631/726-7300, mableyhandler.com.
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Dining Room by Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler
"Dining rooms are usually the most formal room in a house and often the least used," says Handler. "We wanted to create a beach house dining room that was not only sophisticated but playful and punchy—a room that entices you to entertain by drawing you in rather than making you feel as though you need to keep out." Dishes and flatware are from Juliska.
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Dining Room by Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler
A multihued chevron fabric by Jonathan Adler for Kravet adds a touch of lively pattern to the space.
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Kitchen by Bob Bakes
A singularly color-free zone in a multihued house, the kitchen created by Hamptons-based designer Bob Bakes has no fear of standing on its own—vivid color or not. The little black dress of the house, its simple elegance is bejeweled with stainless steel appliances, nickel fixtures, a luminous mosaic backsplash, and Carrara Bianca marble. ("It's a slightly whiter type of Carrara marble," notes Bakes.)
A double island with curved walnut-veneered columns makes the large space feel surprisingly cozy. "It's unusual, in my experience, that a double island can really make a kitchen flow, but this was a rare exception," says Bakes. "And the curved ends really help to carve the two pieces into the overall fabric of the design."
See more of this kitchen on the following slide.
Interior designer: Robert Bakes, Bakes & Co., 106 Wildwood Road, Sag Harbor, NY 11963; 631/725-1010, bakesandcompany.com [33].
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Kitchen by Bob Bakes
The elaborate custom-designed backsplash becomes the centerpiece of the otherwise uncomplicated space—playing off the gray and white of the marble and drawing the eye to its intricate sunburst pattern. "This is a classic example of the phrase, 'Don't be afraid to mix it up,'" says Bakes. "I'm a big fan of accents and pleasant distractions in a room—whether through the subtle injection of color or shape or the drama of something like a custom-designed backsplash. Design should be fun and energetic."
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Conservatory by Judy Hadlock and Sean Bruns
In the adjoining conservatory for Old Town Crossing, Judy Hadlock and Sean Bruns used a mix of intriguing patterns in black and white—flame-stitch upholstery on a tub chair and geometric throw pillows—to create a restful albeit visually striking room perfect for lounging. A weighty black-lacquered coffee table with chow legs anchors the room, crowned by a shapely chandelier—feminine and flowery yet substantial.
See more of the conservatory on the following slide.
Interior designer: Judy Hadlock, Old Town Crossing, 46 Main St., Southampton, NY 11958; 631/283-7740, oldtowncrossing.com [40].
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Conservatory by Judy Hadlock and Sean Bruns
An updated faux bois fabric covers an antique armchair echo the room's contemporary aesthetic and stark color scheme.
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Den by Kate Singer
Sand, sea, and sky—the Hamptons triumvirate—were the inspirations for the quietly confident den designed by Kate Singer. "I'm always inspired by nature," says Singer. "The Hamptons landscape is among the most beautiful and inspirational of all. I wanted this room to feel directly connected to that."
See more of the den on the following slide.
Interior designer: Kate Singer, Kate Singer Home, 1 Huntington Bay Road, Huntington, NY 11743; 631/261-8376, katesingerhome.com [47].
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Den by Kate Singer
The updated ikat fabric used on the windows was the room's impetus, sparking a selection of elements with Hamptons appeal—sand-hued linens, a gallery of azure paintings, and diminutive skirted ottomans in the perfect shade of blue. "I was directly inspired by the beautiful blues of the ocean and the sky and the sandy beiges of the shore," notes Singer. "Each element is represented."
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Lounge by Greg McKenzie
Turning the lower-level lounge's biggest challenge—its lack of natural light—into its strongest asset, Greg McKenzie embraced the room's windowless status and created a cozy retreat made for relaxing. Instead of shunning dynamic pattern and color, the designer saturated the space, installing a burnt-orange embroidered grass cloth on the walls and contrasting it with turquoise accents and dramatic chevron throw pillows.
See more of the lounge on the following slides.
Interior designer: Greg McKenzie, Greg McKenzie Design, 65 Montauk Hwy., Suite D, East Hampton, NY 11937; 516/819-1554, gregmckenziedesign.com [54].
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Lounge by Greg McKenzie
Tucked into a corner next to the sideboard, a unique zebra-and-glass chair adds an artistic note of contemporary fusion.
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Lounge by Greg McKenzie
And don't forget the art, advises McKenzie. "A room with art is a room that has life," he says. "Here, the wallpaper just enhances the art and adds a punch to a room without natural light."
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Game Room by Lee Najman
Billed simply as "Her Space," Lee Najman's game room on the lower level had just one thing in mind: utter relaxation. To that end, he used a serene white-on-white cloud-inspired palette and a cocoon-like structure that acts as a comforting room-within-a-room.
See more of the game room on the following slide.
Interior designer: Lee Najman, Lee Najman Designs, 55 Channel Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050; 516/944-7740, leenajman.com [64].
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Game Room by Lee Najman
"The intention was to create a fantasy space for the woman of the house so that she instantly feels as if she's in a remote location," explains the designer. "It's the shortest trip one can take—to a vacation spot without ever leaving the house."
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Fun Room by Libby Langdon
For designer Libby Langdon, the goal in the fun room was "to create a relaxed retreat reminiscent of an English club room, with a modern, sexy twist," she says. "I wanted it to be an inviting space as ideal for cocktails and billiards with friends as it is for quiet moments reading a good book."
See more of the fun room on the following slide.
Interior designer: Libby Langdon, Libby Interiors Inc., 50 W. 57th St., Suite 1209, New York, NY 10023; 212/501-0785, libbylangdon.com [71].
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Fun Room by Libby Langdon
At almost 1,200 square feet, the room's plan was a challenge. To humanize the space, Langdon used multiple seating and gathering areas and delineated the spaces with sculptural light fixtures and creative furniture placement.
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Fun Room by Libby Langdon
Noteworthy accessories—antique boat replicas, globes, maps, and old books from English Country Antiques—entice interest. "I wanted to visually draw you in as you enter the space," says Langdon. "I thought of the homeowner as a world traveler who loved collecting lots of beautiful objects. They truly became a focal point of the space."
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Playroom by Diane Guariglia
The focal point in the playroom by Diane Guariglia was a bit more theatrical. "I designed a room where I envisioned Christian Grey [the main character in the Fifty Shades trilogy] would reside," notes Guariglia. "I wanted the room to be edgy and sexy, dark and complicated."
See more of the playroom on the following slides.
Interior designer: Diane Guariglia, Dyfari Interiors, 50 N. New York Ave., Suite 10, Huntington, NY 11743; 631/659-3539, dyfariinteriors.com [81].
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Playroom by Diane Guariglia
She created contrast by pairing rough-hewn barn-wood wainscoting with a sleek wall covering—both in (you guessed it) shades of gray—and layered in masculine materials—dark faux fur, patent leather, and nickel—to expand on the uniform scheme.
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Playroom by Diane Guariglia
"Honestly, the monotone color palette was solely used as a reference to the novel," laughs Guariglia. "I happen to love color!"
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Guest Suite by Jennifer McConnell
Playing off the cool blues of the showhouse pool, designer Jennifer McConnell chose a water-inspired scheme for the guest suite she created for Pearson Furniture. A blue-and-white palette (with accents of bright coral) and an undulating pattern on the room's dominant fabric set the watery tone, accented by watercolor pillows and shots of gilded iron.
See more of the guest suite on the following slides.
Interior designer: Jennifer McConnell, Pearson Furniture, 1420 Progress Ave., High Point, NC 27260; 336/819-7723, pearsonco.com [91].
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Guest Suite by Jennifer McConnell
"I wanted this room to be a comfortable oasis, reflecting the idyllic views of the pool," says McConnell. "I love layering bold patterns, and I think as long as you have a theme tying your patterns together, you can't go wrong. In this case, the unifying theme is playfulness and whimsy."
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Guest Suite by Jennifer McConnell
Contrasting patterns–the tie-dye fabric from Pearson and the striped rug from Karastan–work together swimmingly in the suite, which overlooks the swimming pool. Punchy corals and a gilded light fixture from Circa Lighting offset the cool blue palette. Furniture is from Pearson. Flowers are from Natural Decorations, Inc.
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Powder Room by Timothy Brown
Known for the warm, edited, part-vintage, and part-modern spaces that he creates for clients, Timothy Brown went for full-on color in the beach ball-inspired powder room. "I wanted something that said beach and summer fun," he says. "I think powder rooms are places that can be unexpected and a little crazy, so I chose high-gloss blue and yellow wallpaper with a red-orange light fixture."
Interior designer: Timothy Brown, Timothy Brown Studio, 1133 Broadway, Suite 616, New York, NY 10011; 212/255-4895, timothybrownstudio.com [101].
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Master Bedroom by Robert Passal
A feminine palette fills the master bedroom designed by Robert Passal. Various tones of apricot keep the eye moving throughout the space—from the watercolor mural Passal designed with Black Crow Studios to the throw pillows and lampshades. For contrast, a large tufted bed custom-designed by Passal was upholstered in a plush citrus-green cotton velvet. "The concept is that your bed should be as comfortable as your sofa," says Passal, "and multifunctional."
See more of the master bedroom on the following slides.
Interior designer: Robert Passal, Robert Passal Interior & Architectural Design, 36 W. 22nd St., New York, NY 10010; 212/242-5508, and 6580 Indian Creek Drive, Suite 207, Miami, FL 33141; robertpassal.com [105].
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Master Bedroom by Robert Passal
The room's lively, spring-like palette was inspired by a bouquet of flowers spotted at a farmer's market. "I was having difficulty in conceptualizing a color scheme for the room," says Passal. "Once I saw this bouquet of flowers in citrusy apricot, yellow, and green, I knew that was it."
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Master Bedroom by Robert Passal
A brass side table by Stephanie Odegard sits next to the bed for a touch of metallic shine. The sea urchin-shaped piece in the corner adds textural interest in an unimposing white.
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Master Sitting Room by Stephen Mooney
In the intimate master sitting room created by Stephen Mooney, the mix of patterns and jewel tones was inspired not by a floral bouquet but by an equally kaleidoscopic source. Used as draperies, the striking chinoiserie fabric becomes the room's touchstone. "It's full of vibrant, rich colors," says Mooney.
See more of the master sitting room on the following slides.
Interior designer: Stephen Mooney, Stephen Mooney Interiors, 6 Via Parigi, Palm Beach, FL 33480; 561/659-1862, stephenmooneyinteriors.com.
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Master Sitting Room by Stephen Mooney
Colors—amethyst, citrine, and jade—were sprinkled throughout the space, mingling with moody animal prints to create what the designer refers to as "an intimate space to retire."
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Master Sitting Room by Stephen Mooney
Small details–like a gilded walnut from Stephen Mooney Interiors–add metallic interest to the space. Floral arrangements are from Natural Decorations, Inc.
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Master Bath by Mercedes Courland
The gray-and-magenta master bath designed by Mercedes Courland is all about glamour. "I wanted to maximize the look of the marble," says Courland. "I envisioned a rich charcoal wallpaper with a transitional pattern, but it had to be the appropriate scale for this huge space, unifying the traditional builder details such as the coffers in the ceiling and the crown molding with the more modern details."
See more of the master bath on the following slide.
Interior designer: Mercedes Courland, Mercedes Courland Design Inc., 44 Glenwood Road, Roslyn Harbor, NY 11576; 516/759-4802, and Naples, FL; 239/595-5900, mercedescourlandinteriors.com [124].
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Master Bath by Mercedes Courland
A hot pink chaise longue provides a burst of color in the center of the master bath. The throw pillows are covered in a gray-and-magenta fabric from Schumacher that marry the room's two featured colors.
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Guest Bedroom by Katie Leede
Both bohemian and traditional, the guest bedroom designed by Katie Leede is pure granny-chic. "My imagined ideal guest for this room is a super-cool grandma who loves art and texture and all things wild and wonderful," effuses Leede.
See more of the guest bedroom on the following slides.
Interior designer: Katie Leede, Katie Leede & Co., and Digs By Katie, 1324 Lexington Ave., Suite 273, New York, NY 10128; 646/707-3569, and Los Angeles, 310/394-7524, katieleede.com [131].
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Guest Bedroom by Katie Leede
While the palette was relatively quiet—watery blue and soft creams—the punch comes from the pattern. Leede used a fabric of her own design to upholster the walls above a soft blue wainscoting. "The wallpaper is definitely the star here in terms of color and intensity," notes Leede.
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Guest Bedroom by Katie Leede
To balance that intensity, other elements were kept somewhat simple. An alpaca rug creates a blank but textural slate. The upholstered headboard, glass-top trestle desk, and slipper chairs offer traditional forms with a twist, providing respite in the complex scheme. "My favorite thing about the room is how harmoniously everything works together," says Leede. "The overall effect is actually quite serene and artful."
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Nursery by Tamara Kaye-Honey
In the dramatic nursery by Tamara Kaye-Honey, audacious pattern plays graciously with classic forms. Chosen for its "graphic punch and youthfulness," says Honey, a coral-and-white fabric by textile designer Lulu deKwiatkowski envelops one wall, coyly coordinating with a large-scale wallpaper used from chair rail to lacquered ceiling. "The bright coral and turquoise along with the pattern were the perfect complement to the dark, moody walls," says Honey. "The coffered ceiling and wainscot had more impact when painted a glossy, darker shade."
See more of the nursery on the following slides.
Interior designer: Tamara Kaye-Honey, House of Honey, 1518A Mission St., South Pasadena, CA 91030; 626/441-2454, houseofhoney.la [141].
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Nursery by Tamara Kaye-Honey
Nursery furnishings from Honey's new collection for Nurseryworks add a classic appeal—inspired by both legendary decorator Dorothy Draper and fashion designer Coco Chanel.
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Nursery by Tamara Kaye-Honey
"My theory is that by mixing old and new with whimsical pieces, patterns, shapes, and colors, the outcome is fresh, playful, full of personality!" the designer explains. Patterns in the nursery are anchored with the nubby and durable "Shaggy Kasbah" carpet from Stanton.
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Guest Bedroom by Tammy Connor
In the guest bedroom designed by Birmingham, Alabama-based designer Tammy Connor, serenity takes a layered approach. "The wallpaper was my starting point," says Connor. "And while the palette was a natural fit for the coastal setting, changing the direction of the stripe on the walls resulted in a playful design element. We then layered contrasting textures, patterns, and antique furniture, and suspended trouble lights to add some quirkiness to the room—creating a collected-over-time feel."
See more of the guest bedroom on the following slides.
Interior designer: Tammy Connor, Tammy Connor Interior Design, 1809 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209; 205/871-9797, tammyconnorid.com [151].
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Guest Bedroom by Tammy Connor
To keep the layers from overwhelming the small room, Connor ensured that the striated wallpaper was the main event. Texture played a role in playing up the room's more subtle patterns.
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Guest Bedroom by Tammy Connor
"The heavy surface of Serena & Lily's caned beds layered with their crisp percale bed linens and a raffia woven tray table introduce texture to the room," says designer Tammy Connor. The bedside table and bobbin corner chair are from English Country Antiques.
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Exterior by Steven Graziano and Thomas Graziano
The home's exterior features traditional East Coast design elements.
Builder: Steven and Thomas Graziano, Grande Design Residential, 3 Oceanview Pkwy., Southampton, NY 11968; 631/384-8781.
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Deck by Jeff Lincoln
Jeff Lincoln mixes textures—woven rattan, teak, and stainless steel—in his arrangement of furnishings from Gloster for the back deck. Outdoor area rug is from Stanton Carpet; lantern by Hinkley Lighting.
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Pool Pavilion by Tara Seawright
Positioned at poolside, Tara Seawright's pavilion is protected from the sun with draperies of Trina Turk's fabric for Schumacher. "I wanted it to feel like a living room outdoors, cozy but big enough to seat a large group." The deep armchair and ottoman are by Laura Kirar for Barlow Tyrie.
Meet the sponsors of the 2013 Hamptons Designer Showhouse
Barlow Tyrie
Circa Lighting [167]
Dacor [168]
Gloster [169]
Hinkley Lighting [170]
Juliska [171]
Karastan [172]
Lillian August [17]
Natural Decorations, Inc [173].
Pearson [91]
Pratt & Lambert [174]
Raymond Vineyards [175]
The Rug Company [176]
Schumacher [177]
Serena & Lily [178]
Stanton Carpet [179]
Thibaut [180]


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Scentsy contacted me a little while ago and asked if I wanted to try out a new warmer and some scents - especially there 2012 ScenTrend - pink pepper. How can you say "no" to that? I couldn't!
I got to choose the cutest warmer ever - the owl- called Whoot in the catalog!!!! Super trendy and so different than everything I have in my house. WE love him in whatever room we put him. His name is Ollie the Owl! My kids favorite is to turn off the lights and see his glowing eyes and body! He's the best pet we've ever had! I highly recommend getting a Scentsy owl for a pet!
The next best thing our family did was open each Scentsy bar and bask in the aroma of the wax. Remington, who is now almost 16 months, tried to eat it. That's how much he liked some of the scents! We all had our favorites. Cadence liked Pixie because it reminded her of princesses. Cooper liked Paradise Punch because it "tastes like Hawaiian Punch." Note: I did NOT let him eat it! My husband like Zephyr - probably because it sounds manly! My mom liked the anything that smelled like flowers. And because I am majorly undecisive, I couldn't choose just one! I liked them all for different reasons!
I'm totally thrilled to keep mixing new waxes in our new pet, Ollie! Even my husband is moving the owl from room to room so he can be accompanied by the Scentsy goodness. I'm tell you, Sentsy makes great Christmas presents!
Scentsy is so kind. Not only did they give me above mentioned products, they want to give you something special too. One LUCKY reader will get a warmer and two of my favorite scents. Since I talked about Paradise Punch and Pink Pepper, I will choose those as my "favorites" today (because really, you can't have favorites, can you?) Leave a comment below with your favorite warmer and/or favorite scents, and I will announce one winner next Tuesday!


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PENDLETON, Ore.— Pendleton is trying to tempt the drone industry to land in town.
The city hosted the Northwest's conference for unmanned aerial vehicles — commonly called "drones" — on Wednesday and Thursday, hoping to become a leader in the burgeoning industry.
"The industry is going to grow, those are the tea leaves we're reading," said David Blair of Bend's Paradigm Technologies, which researches agricultural drones. "The idea for Pendleton is to get a few businesses going in a sector and get talent to town. Over time as they succeed and grow, spin-off companies would occur. They're doing everything they should be doing, but it's still pretty hard to predict how it's all going to come about."
According to Pendleton economic development coordinator Steve Chrisman, the area offers both open airspace and a skilled workforce. Currently, 25 National Guard soldiers in the Pendleton base are trained with the RQ-7 Shadow, a drone used primarily for surveillance. Other Pendleton soldiers have moved on to cities with employment in the industry.
Pendleton also hopes to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to be one of the few drone flying ranges in the nation.
Several local research companies in the drone industry showed up for this week's "Robot Rodeo." With hundreds of people from the industry, it was the biggest conference yet for the Northwest association.
At the conference, Chrisman announced economic incentives available through Umatilla County and the Horizon Project to drone technology companies who locate to the city. Umatilla County would grant $100,000 to a company that meets economic and employment benchmarks, while the Horizon Project loan would have an interest rate of only 1 to 2 percent.
Although the industry has eyes on Pendleton, the plug could still be pulled on the city's initiative to go down the drone path.
Pendleton is awaiting a response in the coming months regarding an application to become one of 18 FAA-approved drone ranges in the Alaska, Hawaii and Oregon region. If it is rejected, Pendleton would have difficulty gaining access to airspace for flying drones.
Oregon State University vice president of research Rich Spinrad, who put together Pendleton's FAA application, said it's a waiting game for the city. The FAA is supposed to inform Pendleton of its status by December but the government shutdown may push back that deadline.
The conference showed off all the possibilities for the technology, including increased agriculture yields, fire suppression and surveillance.
In northeastern Oregon, drones are becoming a driving force in precision agriculture. They can fly over fields detecting weak spots and pests or pinpoint water needs for crops. Blue Mountain Community College is in the midst of developing a precision agriculture program that incorporates UAV technology. An OSU study in Hermiston is also using drones to monitor potato crops.
But the commercial industry for drones is still in its incubation stage. The drones in agriculture may pick up data points, for example, but those points can't yet be mapped out for farmers.
"It's all very experimental," Blair said. "There's a brave new world coming about a decade away."


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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Comic 539: An Outlier, Indeed
Okay, I know you all come here to hear us complain about XKCD. But I can't find any fault with this one, though the alt text might make it fall under the "breakup comics" category. It wasn't even "not bad." I liked it. Like, seriously and legitimately.
I enjoy puns, it's true. Some people do not. But I feel like this is exactly the sort of "nerd meets romance" thing that Randall used to be so good at. What the comic used to be all about--not just referencing nerd culture or pop culture, but integrating it with real world scenarios. Oh, and the alt text carries along with the joke, and is funny! WHAT IS HAPPENING
Let me explore a few avenues of attack you might be able to take here. First, "your math is irrefutable." I think this very much depends on how much time he spends with the number of people he hangs out with! If he's hanging out with twenty people for an hour a week, and her for two hours, that's not very statistically significant.
If that number is five, and it's four hours per week for each one, eight for her, then she has a better case, but even then--that's only an extra four hours, easily explained by "you live closer" or "what we do when we hang out takes up more time." I've also spent a half hour with some people that was more worthwhile than six hours with other people. She would have to introduce a variable that accounts for the quality of time spent, and he could easily refute that by denying that it had any quality for him.
And it's not like you are required to give each person you're casually dating an equal amount of time.
But these aren't the sorts of nitpicks I can actually fault him for, they are just the closest thing I can find. I--I have failed all of you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me.
UPDATE: oh PS to all you useless people that are like "you guys just can't acknowledge when Randall makes a good comic you all suck" YEAH I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT I LIKED A COMIC WHAT NOW
60 comments:
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 3:09 AM
I'm glad you liked it. I liked it, too :).ReplyDelete
Today is a day when I live in harmony with the Cuddlefish.ReplyDelete
Though I hate to admit it, you guys are right- this one is kinda funny.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 4:16 AM
I don't like this one, It's certainly a 'quirky relationship' comic. It's also yet another of Randalls detached-from-reality comics in which he tries to perpetuate the idea that girls are interested in this kind of nerdy stuff.ReplyDelete
Look, Cuddlefish, I don't know where you live, but where I come from, there are plenty of nerdy girls. I can think of two who definitely out-nerd me any day of the week, one who probably does, a ndseveral who at least match me for it. I'm not the nerdiest human alive but I'm more nerdy than your average individual. Girls are just as capable of being nerdy. In many cases they are better at it because they're better at being dilettantes.ReplyDelete
Not that I want to defend Randall, but at least don't attack him in such a misogynist way.
guys, Guys, GUYS! Three in a row!ReplyDelete
For me, #536 is really like xkcd in its golden age.
AND THE IMG TITLE DIDN"T SUCK! (it was actually funny) WOOOHOOO!
Randal, please do a fourth that's as good, please!
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 4:50 AM
To me it seems like a rather lame joke. Just imagine a canned laughter track dubbed over the final frame.ReplyDelete
the cuddlefish in these songs should have namesReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 5:11 AM
Really? I just started reading this site, and think it's pretty great. But I find XKCD funny on more occasions than I don't, and this was one of my least-favorite comics of all time! It's tjust totally pre-fab for a not-funny punchline. There's no imagination that goes into the narrative or the whole concept -- the art is the worst XKCD has ever come up with (girl talking on phone, two people talking, box-plot FER REAL, two people talking.) I'm sorry but it reads like open mic night at the improv club, where Randall's reading from a sheet of math jokes. "So I spend too much time with this girl....guess that makes her my statistically-significant other." Badoompsh.ReplyDelete
The alt-text redeems it a little, thank god. But it's just another example of what David Foster Wallace called the Carson Maneuver -- trying to gain sympathy by acknowledging the joke sucked.
What can I say, I like bad puns.ReplyDelete
- DoubleBlackbirdFebruary 4, 2009 at 5:19 AM
A good comic! Guys, pin it down, make sure it doesn't get away! But be gentle! We need to put a tracking ring on its leg and let it back into the wild to procreate.ReplyDelete
I'm so happy.
{P.S. I have never met a nerdy girl either}
- DoubleBlackbirdFebruary 4, 2009 at 5:22 AM
Crosspost! No, Jared, the worst art XKCD ever came up with was the lesbian experimentation comic. That comic still makes me wince every time I see it (which is a lot of times, because fools keep postin' it on forums).ReplyDelete
Nerdy girls are most easily found in the city and on college campuses.ReplyDelete
Really? At my university the sad fact was if you walked into a maths/science lecture you'd see 98% males. (If you walked into, say, a history lecture the numbers would be more even)ReplyDelete
Well, this depends on your definition of nerdy. With the advent of Web 2.0 you have seen the definition expand quite a bit--you can now be a part of the internet culture without being one of the more traditionally geeky people, like science/math/compsci/engineering people. Now 'nerdy' can include design students, polisci people, artists, writers, etc.ReplyDelete
I do know a surprising number of girls who are sciencey types, actually, but that may be skewed by my proximity to Harvard/MIT/every other goddamn university in Greater Boston, and previously by the fact I was in Seattle, which is a highly technological city with some pretty decent science programs at the UW.
But internet people can all find common ground to interact--celebrating the internet for all of its silliness, advocating free culture, and so on. So you can find nerdy girls in history and polisci and writing and design and law classes and they will fully and legitimately be a part of internet culture and just as nerdy as any math/science geek.
(it is also worth pointing out: Randall is also in close proximity to Harvard/MIT/every single goddamn university in the Boston metro, and can also boast a popular webcomic that still holds a lot of positive currency in geek circles.)ReplyDelete
Where the shit do you people live without encountering nerdy girls? Bob Jones University? The goddamn tundra?ReplyDelete
Can't you at least fake some anger? Can't you spruce up your post with some fury sauce, or a bit of vitriolic margarine? Something? Ranting about xkcd is one of my few chances for catharsis, and today it's been ruined. Ruined!
(Imagine your mom reading that last line, but she's all ashamed of you and stuff)
Here's some criticisms (baseless, poorly-informed, and largely exaggerated, but AT LEAST I'M TRYING ROB):
1.) There's no such thing as "irrefutable math", Randall. How about pulling your head out of nerd "girl" crotches long enough to read up on some Goedel, eh? EH?
2.) Your histogram has no units, Randall. It measures NOTHING in relation to NOTHING. YOU HAVE CREATED A USELESS HISTOGRAM AND I HATE YOU.
3.) Three panels of build-up for a pun? It fails both as dumb humor (just get it over with!) and as failed-expectations humor (you would've needed at least 6 or 7 panels of build-up to effectively incite groan-inducing guilty pleasure from deep within the recesses of my scarred and blackened Humor Cortex).
5. No real nerd would ever, EVER deny having a girlfriend. This comic is unbelievable to - no, beyond the point of absurdity.
See, Rob? Not so hard. Note the overused all-caps text to generate humor, and the lack of regard for how well-formed or valid the criticisms are. That's how you do it.
Now go fix this nonsense. You can thank me later.
I know, I know, it was a... poore excuse for a rant.ReplyDelete
1) I laughed at the pun. I love puns.ReplyDelete
2) I thought it was cute.
3) The only thing more annoying than "GET OUT OF MY HEAD RANDALL" is this false idea that nerd girls don't exist.
4) Outing people as homosexual before they are ready is not cool. Claiming that a guy is gay based on the fact that he seems to like women is just strange and also not cool.
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 8:16 AM
In terms of statistical significance I don't think your example works. Your scenarios would end up with standard deviations of .218 and 1.633, respectively. The amount he's seeing her is thus something like 9 and 5 times the standard deviation. Thus at a rough approximation of the significance tests I'm too lazy to do, the first scenario is actually pretty good. Mathematically. With real world knowledge, sure, yeah.ReplyDelete
But yeah this one was surprisingly good and similar to the xkcd of yore.
I'm going with Rob here. You could complain about this comic, but when it comes down to it, if you don't like this comic, you don't like xkcd and probably never did.ReplyDelete
That's not the point of this blog.
Oh yeah? Well, you're a...rob...excuse...
There is this thing. It's called "humor". It sometimes happens when you say things sarcastically, or satirically, and aren't actually being serious.
I sometimes use humor, Sarah. It is a thing that I do. When I do this, I do not expect people to take me seriously. Actually, it's really annoying when people cannot recognize when I am not being serious and then try to come up with serious rebuttals to points that I made AS A JOKE.
Then again, perhaps I misinterpreted your response, and you were also attempting humor, and we are both victims of the terrible inadequacy of the written word to express the subtleties of language.
What if you like xkcd, but have always hated people who like xkcd?
- SubcultureFebruary 4, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Didn't like it, but that's because I really hate puns that require elaborate set-ups. Say it, laugh at your own wittiness, and let us move on with our goddamn lives.ReplyDelete
That's not really xkcd's fault so much as my sense of humor though. I guess the comic has pulled out of its recent tail dive and into relative mediocrity. Congrats?
This wasn't bad, but it wasn't funny, either. So congrats on not producing a steaming pile o'crap today, Randall, but I still haven't forgiven you for "DUCKLOOP'D."ReplyDelete
I liked this comic for all the (positive) reasons stated above.ReplyDelete
But I'm not buying that alt-text for a second. The comic is like the good ol' days, yes, but since when did a male in xkcd threaten to break up with a girl for making math jokes?
Or perhaps this is an effort to balance out that time a girl broke up with a guy for making a chart. KARMA.
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 11:22 AM
I liked this one also, especially after the utter crap we've gotten recently. But the girl is definitely a stalker.ReplyDelete
Why do people think that nerdy girls don't exist? I'm one of the nerdiest people I know. Also many times there are closet nerds! OPEN YOUR EYES AND LOOK AROUND YOU FOR NERDS IN CLOSETSReplyDelete
poore I love you more and more every day.
I didn't like this one even though I did appreciate the pun because in every other aspect it was just like his other chart/relationships comics. It might have been funny if it were, you know, original.
I will admit though that Randy indeed appears to be doing better lately.ReplyDelete
Girls? On the internet?ReplyDelete
- DoubleBlackbirdFebruary 4, 2009 at 11:58 AM
Aww. I was a lot happier with this comic before I remembered it's a bash.org quote.ReplyDelete
(Of course that doesn't really make any difference since it's not one of the well-known quotes and that's probably not where Randall got it from, but it reminds me of 'HAHA DISREGARD THAT' from a while ago, and that one made me sad.)
There are complaints you can make about this comic, but yelling "Goedel" isn't one of them. Unless I missed Goedel's "refutable math" theorem somewhere. You could probably yell some post-modernism instead, but that wouldn't really be any better.ReplyDelete
At my college, the math forum is filled with 100% women!ReplyDelete
Okay, it's a women's college. But still, we exist! Complaining about the comic because it suggests the existence of ONE nerdy girl is just silly.
- NonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 1:45 PM
Meh, I liked yesterday's better. I don't know why.ReplyDelete
- Steven B.February 4, 2009 at 1:46 PM
I liked it too! Especially the alt text. Cuddles for everyone!ReplyDelete
I suppose I was trying to create subtle humor for those who actually understand Goedel's theorems by applying them incorrectly in a troll-like fashion.
But once again, it was a comedic post, and I admitted IN THAT VERY POST that the arguments wold be terrible, so...yeah.
(Actually, I was just throwing in a nerdy reference in hopes of pandering to my audience, without fully understanding said reference. I call it "Randall-izing" a post.)
Well, good show, then.ReplyDelete
Agreed that this one was funny, but what exactly is that drawing the girl is pointing to in panel 3? A dot and some sort of box with arms?ReplyDelete
p.s. Nerdy girls do exist.
Box with whiskers, soooo cuuuuteeee!!!!11
Well someone has to do the trolling when I am not! Yours are probably more subtle than my 'well-reasoned argument punctuated with fat jokes and existential insults.' (Usually I troll the fanboys, because they are just SO MAD and it is funny.)
You aren't at Wellesley by some fell coincidence are you?
Smith, damn you!ReplyDelete
Nah, Wellesley's cool though.
I have known too many wellesley girls.ReplyDelete
Wellesley WOMEN, chauvanist!ReplyDelete
Maybe I would have liked the comic better if the last two lines of dialogue were in reverse order, but as it is I just think the last panel feels too forced. Maybe it's because I find that pun too easy to make and so feel like reading so many panels for a pun like that just wasn't worth it.ReplyDelete
Or maybe if the guy in the last panel instead shouted "Lies, damned lies, and statistics!" :D
"Women" implies a certain level of maturity. The ones I know act like they are 16.ReplyDelete
Aha, I think I understand what I don't like. The line "Your math is irrefutable." just sounds so flat that it sucks all of the energy out of the argument before the punchline can even be made.ReplyDelete
holy CRAP there are a lot of comments. holy mother of god CRAPReplyDelete
So yeah Rob sucks that you had to have this come up on your week - it's clearly leaps and bounds better than the last 50 or so comics (possible exception: lesbian experimentation, which despite its shitty art was a genuinely good joke, in a very very similar vein).
One problem I had with it was how much it was like the very recent 523, in that the characters are scientifically charting out data to prove a point about relationships.
Also, even a good comic at this point feels like Randall is reaching all around a lake of mud, desperately trying to find something funny and shiny, and almost always coming up empty, and then this one time he finds something shiny and I go "oh that's nice...don't be too proud though, look at that pile of shit you have been building up."
In other words, a single good comic out of so many, while an important step, is not statistically significant.
Nerd Girls - they absolutely exist. Look right over here: 67! But seriously, they do exist very much like that. I can introduce you to a whole lot of them.
Jared - I'd say he deserves at least a little more credit on his pacing here. It's a very well constructed execution of what is, admittedly, a pun. Also I think it's a very strong pun, as these things go.
Thank you also for "The Carson Maneuver" - that is a great way to think about a lot of self-deprecating-meta-joke (I hope my subtitle of "[a] vitriolic and bitter collection of unwarranted nastiness about a silly and harmless comic." doesn't count as one of those....)
Sarah, you reminded me of a great simpsons line when Lisa starts dating school bully Nelosn - Nelson's friends say to him "You kissed a girl? that is so gay!"
Adam I think you summarized this well. Dammit, I feel all dirty liking this comic but it is always good to know that I haven't totally given up hope and I don't have to assume they are all bad and then justify it.
Poore, sorry you couldn't come up with a pun. Guess he Robbed you of a joke?
Lint - totally agreed on the line "your math is irrefutable". It should be erased to give the dialogue a pause before the punchline. this would make it much stronger, and the line is so very boring on its own. What if the last line were the man saying "Lies! Damned Lies!" in a more subtle joke? Perhaps that would make a good alt-text, as I didn't like this one as much as others seem to have.
The alt-texts seem to be getting worse - they had been holding out at "pretty ok" for a while now.
I have nothing to say, but this will bring the comments almost to fifty!ReplyDelete
Lint: Yeah, "Your math is irrefutable" stands out as really stilted and unnatural. It's like he censored the original line and left it with... that.ReplyDelete
feh, this comic did nothing for me. i think i'm just so jaded to xkcd at this point that when one comes around that even the xkcd haters like, i can't appreciate it.ReplyDelete
also, doubleblackbird's pointing out about this being derived from a bash.org quote makes me even angrier. i think randall just recently discovered bash - see the alt text on the laptop hell comic.
I don't think it's new to him.
I think we should establish bash.org as a baseline against which to compare humour. I'm really not sure you can beat the Harry Potter excerpts where they replace wand with wang.ReplyDelete
Now, while I find Randall constantly going on about his love life to be at times tiresome I'd like to point out that it *is* possible for some nerds to be able to maintain multiple casual dating arrangements. I'm not going to lay claim to any grand exploits because I prefer to have my heterosexuality unchallenged by Poore, but I'm just saying that it isn't unrealistic. Though constantly talking about it on your webcomic could certainly be considered bad form.
Also, I am in love with puns and enjoyed the comic.
WHY IS EVERYONE BETTER AT PUNS THAN MEReplyDelete
- DoubleBlackbirdFebruary 5, 2009 at 1:55 PM
OKAY REALLY NITPICKY MINOR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE COMIC COMING UPReplyDelete
What we have in panel three is, as cow_2001 pointed out, the very aesthetically-pleasing box and whisker plot (or as my Greek statistics professor called it, a 'boksin vikser plot'). And I assume that dot over on the far right represents Irrefutable-Math Girl. But panel two suggests that Multigirl-Guy is casually dating her, which makes her part of the data.
In that case, shouldn't she be represented by an extremely long vikser? That's how they're normally displayed - the boksin contains all the important stuff like the interquartile range, and the viksers show you the really outrageous outliers so you can laugh at them. You can't just draw a dot a long way from the plot, that messes up the whole graph!
Bear in mind that I haven't done much statistics yet so Randall's drawing could well be right, and what I'm saying might all be Jeffrey Archers. But I also question the notion that being a major outlier makes you 'statistically significant'.
@doubleBlackbird: She's an outlier to the data, in order to be an outlier you are actually required to be part of the data. She's still part of the data, however she's too far from the boundaries of the first and third quadrants to be included within the plot.ReplyDelete
I believe that's how it works, it's been a bit since Stats class.
- SubcultureFebruary 5, 2009 at 2:17 PM
It is traditional to separate an outlier from the box and whisker plot, and make it just a dot, to highlight the fact that there is an outlier.
Traditioooooonnnn... TRA-DI-TION.ReplyDelete
- DoubleBlackbirdFebruary 5, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Accursed Statistics professor. All teh plots I drew were wrong. :(ReplyDelete
- SubcultureFebruary 5, 2009 at 5:04 PM
Double Blackbird: Not necessarily. It is not required, just a common practice.ReplyDelete


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Monday, January 14, 2013
Naeto C Confirms They Are Expecting a Child
62 comments:
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*yay* i am happy for themReplyDelete
Refreshing to see a married couple announce their pregnancy.ReplyDelete
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- Billie The Goat's Nemesis14 January, 2013 13:35
Congrats jawe, i even like this couple. level headedReplyDeleteReplies
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 13:40
I am so happy for nicoleReplyDelete
- BabyGee14 January, 2013 13:41
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 16:31
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 16:49
Very dry comment.......was that meant to be funny. You are the one who worships Maximum blc some of us hardly notices her so speak for yourself.Delete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 17:20
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@16:31, enough with these bull crap comments, pls. It's getting irritating. And the name is MAXIMUS with an 'S' not a Z.Delete
**kisses** all the same
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 19:01
Ouch 16.31..........ouch !!!!!Delete
Even Maximus knws that is a foolish comment.
- Nsenile14 January, 2013 22:07
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 16:45
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 17:29
Congrats nicoleReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 17:51
She's a great wife though. At the mmr show, she looked beautifully pregnant and sang/rapped all the lyrics to her husband's songsReplyDelete
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 22:08
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 18:44
She sang and rapped so dat makes her a good wife? Loool. SmhReplyDeleteReplies
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 18:51
Big congratsReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 January, 2013 19:33
His ex-GF will quickly go and get pregnant. She's the real horse face and not Nicole.ReplyDeleteReplies
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husband and wife erin goes to school..your child shall not inherit the face in jesus nameReplyDelete
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- Anonymous14 January, 2013 22:19
Congratulations to them.ReplyDelete
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