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The talent of Vishal Bhardwaj is neither supererogatory, nor lilliputian. Being the only director in Bollywood, who has the ability to both man the camera, and play with notes (he is also a composer, in case you did not know), Vishal Bhardwaj deserves all the adulation he receives for his poetic filmmaking style. He is justifiably admired for his craftsman-like ability, to transform an anachronistic Shakespearean tragedy, into a critically acclaimed cinematic fare. It is, therefore, no surprise that his latest, Haider, is being hailed by critics, and moviegoers alike, and is being feted as a masterpiece, that unfailingly presents a contemporary take on one of the most evocative dramas of the Bard of Avon — Hamlet.
But, just like Hamlet, Vishal Bhardwaj too, while making this film, was perhaps encountering the dizzying dilemma of the 'Prince of Tragedy' himself. Why would he otherwise set his characters in a background more complex than any other in the current Indian political scenario? Would it not have been better, if those very characters were set in a more identifiable, and comprehensible setting, such as the corporate world, or a political family? Why did Bhardwaj pick Kashmir, of all the places? And even if he did pick one of the world's most politically sensitive regions, why did he choose to show only one side of the story?
At the time of writing this piece, Pakistan were busy launching mortars deep into the Indian territory in Kashmir, destroying homes and killing many, forcing the Indian army to retaliate. A few days before Haider's release, Kashmir faced the most devastating natural disaster in its history, when floods took away more than 250 lives, and left many others homeless, for a prolonged period of time. The Indian armed forces intervened, saving many lives in the process. In both the cases — the shelling and the floods — it was the Indian Armed Forces that everyone turned to for help, and help they did. I do not think there is any need to eulogise, or emphasize the dauntlessness and abnegation of the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces, who are ever ready to go beyond their powers to ensure the safety of the people in the valley. People who believe in the spirit of India's armed forces know of their valour.
But into the first few minutes of Bhardwaj's Haider, I felt that the Indian Army was being depicted as one of history's vilest armies; a chilling sensation ran down my spine when I realised that the soldiers were sketched to resemble the troops of Nazi Germany in their conduct, and that the condition of Kashmiris were being equated to that of the Jews under Hitler's reign. Perhaps it was only me who had such a feeling. Maybe I drew an inference too deep. Or maybe, Vishal Bhardwaj wanted us to see the political problem of Kashmir in the way he sees it.
Indeed, the situation in Kashmir is far from rosy; in fact, in the early '90s — the period where the film is set — it was as rotten as the State of Denmark was, in Hamlet. But the volatile political situation in Kashmir was not a result of the presence of Indian Armed Forces, as you might deduce after watching Haider, but because of militancy. The Indian army was not the one that invaded Kashmir in the first place — it was Pakistan, in 1947. The Indian army did not throw out thousands of Kashmiri pandits from their ancestral homes — it was the militants, supported by certain local fundamentalist groups.
Haider would, however, make you believe that whatever is wrong in Kashmir is because of the constant presence of the Indian Armed Forces, backed by a 'diabolical' law known as the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The dialogues in the film have been carefully penned, so as not to deliberately offend the sensibilities of Indians, but the euphemism in every scene, and in every word, will not be lost on the discerning mind of a viewer. You will be visibly moved by the emotional scenes, where the characters are looking helplessly for their loved ones — picked up by the army, and cast in the list of 'disappeared'.
In one scene, Kulbhushan Kharbanda's character makes an allusive reference to Mahatma Gandhi, when telling a radical-thinking man, that 'azadi' cannot be won by the means of violence, but by peaceful methods. Gandhi fought the British Empire; so, is Bhardwaj comparing the Indian army to the British? The film also inanely remarks on the plebiscite, promised by Jawaharlal Nehru, and how "when two elephants fight, it is the grass that gets trampled" — pointing at both India and Pakistan. Films containing dialogues that comment on serious political issues in a myopic manner, lend to the inception of a contorted discourse.
No referendum is possible in Kashmir, in the current circumstances, because of religious, ethnic and nationalistic reasons. If a plebiscite is granted now, there is no guarantee that the separatists of Kashmir will not inveigle the gullible people to side with Pakistan. That would be disastrous for India, not only politically, but symbolically as well, for it would mean that the sacrifices of the soldiers we lost over Kashmir, were for nought. Siding with the neighbour, would upset the action of Kashmir's former ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, who, under his legitimate authority, decided to side with India, when Pakistan invaded Kashmir in 1947.
It is true, that Maharaja Hari Singh did not choose to accede to either India or Pakistan, at the time of partition. Both India and Pakistan were requested not to interfere with the administrative arrangements of J&K, and both agreed. Pakistan, however, betrayed and began infiltrating Kashmir, in late 1947, forcing Hari Singh to sign the Instrument of Accession with India, so that the Indian army could legally enter the region, to protect his people. What followed was a standoff that continues to this day.
It was, however, not war that created this troubled situation in the Valley; it was militancy, which peaked in the '90s. It is because of militancy — which somehow, drew sections of the local populace to it — that the entire state is now under such a strict law. The AFSPA, imposed on Kashmir on July 5, 1990, is harsh, perhaps beyond measure, but its removal might mark the return of militancy of the late '80s and '90s. Of course, living under the shadow of the gun is not something anyone in any part of the world would want. This is not only torturous but, to an extent, undemocratic. I strongly believe that the people of Kashmir should have the same rights and freedom, as anyone else in any other part of India has. But, eminent people, such as Vishal Bhardwaj, and liberal intellectuals must understand, that the Indian Armed Forces are there to defend and maintain the security of a land over which four wars have been fought.
In one of the first scenes of the film, a terrorist is shown offering Namaz just before the soldiers blow his hideout. In another, a senior Kashmiri police official carries out a fake encounter. Such scenes would only strengthen the voices of separatists, who were silent when innocent Kashmiris were being gunned down by militants. In fact, the depiction of the Indian army in Haider will strengthen the anti-Indian forces in Pakistan, and all the fundamentalists in that country, who are always looking for excuses to convert impressionable minds to their satanic understanding of 'Jihad'.
Haider tells us about the current situation in the Valley, but obfuscates many truths. The film points to the problem, but does not tell us why the problem arose in the first place, and neither does it offer any solution. In a world where an act of nationalism is dabbed with religious colours, and secularism is a political tool of exploitation, an apocryphal Haider is more confused than Hamlet was, in the Bard's eponymous drama.


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I'll be honest, it's been a tricky week. Between household repairs, rehoming a cat and pretending that my cold was gone, keeping on with the writing has been difficult. And then the punch in the stomach on Wednesday from the Charlie Hebdo assassinations (hey, just because they weren't politicians, doesn't make it any less assassination). I didn't always feel like writing. In fact, my Big Project barely made any progress.
So it was nice to have some structure to write around – you probably wouldn't have had much from me otherwise. I thought some of my challenges were quite difficult once it came to doing them (especially the five perspectives one), despite having a vague idea of how I could approach it when I was writing up the prompts. (This is why I give at least a week between writing the prompts and my response to the prompt.)
That said, I had hoped that more people would pile in with ideas of their own. But then, maybe everybody else is recovering from colds and trying to overhaul their lives too. Still, feel free to join in at any time, you don't have to start from the beginning. This week's prompts are to do with favourites, I think. Should be fun.
So I am determined to carry on. To pick up my Big Project and carry on with the words. To carry on this Little Project and see where it takes me. Because even with water leaks, and rehoming cats, and bad colds, the writing will always be waiting for me. Somebody told me this week to "Be You". So that's my current plan.
I'll let you know how it works out.

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I wrote this in the middle of the night. I tried to fall asleep, but couldn't because of racing thoughts. Words really, poetic words kept dancing around my head. Every time I turned on the light, they would dissipate. Until I finally gave up and wrote this entry instead. How many of you have experienced this very same thing?
Elusive thoughts,
racing words
screaming to get out…
of my head.
Scared by the light,
they retreat.
I lie down,
close my eyes, and they're back…
racing 'round and 'round
pushing each other,
trying to come out of my head,
screaming to be heard.
But it's no use,
each time
I turn on the light,
they scamper away,
at my ineptness to write in the dark.
~L. Mireles June 2004


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George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion makes for a glorious film, even with some nips and tucks, including a neatly shaved rather than Shavian landing. This may be the most entertaining film comedy in the period of sound—and, sociopolitically, an important one. It perfectly expresses Shaw's Fabian socialism—egalitarianism as the incremental result of education (as well as government legislation) rather than as the result of bloody revolution.
Professor Henry Higgins, a languages and phonetics expert, wagers a friend that he can train Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney street flower-seller, in six months' time passing her off as a lady in society. Higgins works relentlessly with the girl, bullying and humiliating her, and takes full credit for the triumphant result: "I've created this thing out of squashed cabbage leaves out of Covent Garden." But he hasn't taken into account Eliza's feelings; while he aimed at winning a bet, Eliza was working towards a better life. "The difference between a lady and a flower-girl," she opines, "is not how she behaves, but how she is treated." Meanwhile, "one of the undeserving poor," Alfred Doolittle, Eliza's father, has no morals, he explains, because he can't afford them. His association with Higgins "ruins" him, causing him to slip into the gutter of middle-class morality. He ends up marrying Eliza's stepmother.
Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard directed with visual flair and exquisite comic timing. Their cutter, David Lean, ably assisted. Especially memorable are montages of Higgins and Eliza at work together.
The three lead performances are brilliant: Howard, hilariously pompous as Higgins, Wendy Hiller as Eliza, and Wilfred Lawson as Doolittle. Howard deserves especial credit for one of the most unforgettable film performances.
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Uniting All parts of your Consciousness as One (you and your Soul) is not as difficult as it may "seem" to be. The consciousness, that is in a state of wanting or removing (that which is not here or that which is here) cannot on its own, understand Not Being in Control. Yet, being in control has never worked, and the desires for change are all great, it is the WAY, ultimately, that one Releases the control (or not) that one receives (or not) the Ultimate Destiny created as the Blueprint for the Souls incarnation.
Your Destiny will show up, guaranteed. It is through your letting go of perceived control, through acceptance of what is, that you journey THROUGH your Being Present in your experiences, that unlocks within you the keys, the synchronistic events, that REVEALS the Greater Destiny, Planned for you.
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This week I have to film forty-five videos. Then I have to edit them all and send them out to clients by the afternoon. My usual turn-around is averaging one to two weeks, how am I expecting to get forty-five videos done in one day?
It's insane, but I'm not the least bit worried. It'll get done. I know it'll get done, all because of one simple fact: we're prepared.
By spending time on the following three steps, even the most daunting of filming days can be made manageable, if not stress free.
It pains me that I actually feel the need to write this down, but your first step when filming should always be to have an idea of what you're filming. The number of times I've asked for a brief and been told "We'll work it out when we get there" is depressing.
That's not to say you need a complete, detailed script, with a teleprompter or memorized performance, although that's certainly helpful (and, to be honest, one of the ways we're achieving our herculean film shoot): rather, what you need as a minimum is an outline of what topics will be discussed, and if you're filming interviews, a prepared list of questions.
This outline, and your interview questions if you're using them, can be as broad or specific as you like or need. You might just need to get the ball rolling on a conversation and let it develop naturally, or you might need to ensure specific details are covered. Whichever way you decide, it is crucial to have that outline down and agreed upon before you even think of setting up a camera.
In an earlier article I said that the primary consideration when filming someone is to ask whether to have the subject talk to the camera, or to a person. The videos are personalized presentations to individual people, so we're having our subject talk to the camera as though addressing the person watching. From that, we also know that we're filming with a teleprompter, which office we're filming it in for the best shot, where the camera will be set up, where the light will be, and how the microphone will be set up.
I'd be lying if I said I had this level of preparation for every shoot. I'm often filming in locations I've never seen before, let alone been in, so knowing the exact location of the camera, subject, and interviewer beforehand is impossible.
Surely, then, that means I'm not prepared?
Not at all. Before I get to the client, I know that we're filming an off-camera interview. I know where my camera needs to be relative to the client for the best angle. I know that shooting with a window as a light source is ideal, whereas shooting with a window as a background is asking for misery. I might not know precisely where things will end up, but I do know what the setup will be and what my limitations are. The only thing left is to work out the specifics on the day.
As with the outline above, you don't need to know exactly how you're filming, you just need to know what your basic setup is and what your requirements are so you can adapt them to your needs.
My herculean shoot is going to sound a lot less impressive after this, but here's the thing: those forty-five videos?
30 seconds each, sending them out as multimedia messages over the phone.
Because of this, we know we can cut certain corners with filming and editing. The bulk of the videos we actually only film once, then use personalised beginnings and ends, with editing to make them look like single, continuous videos. We know we'll lose a lot of quality when we compress the videos down to a phone-friendly size, so we can skip most of the precision work we normally do in post-production without compromising on quality.
That's why knowing how and where your video will be presented before you start filming is so important, and should be something you know when you're making your initial outline. Even on the shoots where there was no plan content wise, we always knew what our delivery was going to be. If nothing else, just knowing that can give you the barest structure to work from and help you deliver a quality finished video regardless of what the day throws at you.
Follow those three steps, those three major pillars of preparation, and you'll not only save yourself a world of stress but start to create better content. And if you need help getting the ball rolling, find a video you like — one you've made, one on the internet somewhere — and structure your plan around creating something similar. That's not to say create a carbon copy, but at least find a style and feel that resonates with you and guides you down the right path.


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Five-year-olds entering public school for the first time this year can get a complete, computer-based education without leaving home.
As early as kindergarten, Broward and Palm Beach county students can bypass traditional schools by enrolling in full-time virtual school programs. They can take it all the way to high school graduation.
Mostly for convenience, South Florida families in growing numbers are choosing state-sanctioned online instruction over classrooms, commuting and even home-schooling.
In fact, Florida ranked first among all states last year in online education policies and programs, according to a report from the Center for Digital Education, a California-based research group. Nearly 60,000 Florida students took virtual courses.
"To me it is the best thing they could have come up with," said Raquel Pelaez, of Plantation, whose sons Jonathan and Ricardo are in the eighth and 12th grades of Broward Virtual School. "It's like I'm sending my kids to a private school and the county's paying for it."
Officials project that 310 public middle and high school students will take all of their classes online this year, with 200 other students choosing to supplement their traditional or home-school studies with virtual courses. Their teachers work for the county's virtual school, based in Davie. Broward Virtual School contracts with Florida Virtual School for its middle and high school courses. Florida Virtual operates out of Orlando.
A different virtual program is provided for Broward elementary students. K12 Inc.'s Florida Virtual Program, run out of Jacksonville, serves 21 Broward elementary students on a full-time basis. This is a new offering for local families.
To be sure, most of Broward's 250,000 students still are taught the traditional way, through on-campus instruction. Some educators think students can gain more from classroom interaction and socializing than working on a computer for hours.
"Face-to-face instruction is always better than virtual instruction," said Karen Whetsell, principal of Don Estridge High Tech Middle in Boca Raton. Online offerings are expanding this year in Palm Beach County.


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And I'm happy to say that I managed to finally get this done a full week and one day before Thanksgiving. That makes me one day ahead of where I was last year! I'll take it! :)
So, the Thankful Tree? Chances are you've heard of this before, but in case you haven't, the Thankful Tree is just a tool to help us maintain hearts of thankfulness through the Thanksgiving season. The ideal is to start at the beginning of the month. I am not the ideal, but you're reading this so.....you must be ok with that. ;)
It's a pretty simple project and great to do with kids. My boys really got into it this year. Here's how we do it:
I usually find some leaf clip art that I cut out and the boys color. When we're done, I punch a hole in the end and then tie some ribbon in the end to make a loop for hanging.
Here's where it gets fun. We sit down and I ask the boys to tell me what they're thankful for as I write each thing on the back of a leaf. I'm always hoping they'll name things like food, shelter, warmth, Jesus dying to take our sins away, etc. You know, deep, spiritual things.
This year I managed to get "myself" ..... from both boys. Oh, and Manny threw in "my head" and "my hair" (he really does have senator hair). So, while they were feeling very thankful for themselves, I prodded us to consider just a few more things they left out. We'll keep working on that.
The overall goal for us is to take a leaf (or a couple) each day and thank God for what we wrote on it. I put our tree in the niche with some burlap underneath and a few decorative things I had laying around and there you have it!
I'm thinking that in December I'll spray paint the branches white or silver and make it a Jesse Tree. We haven't done that before and I'm pretty excited about it. One of my favorite bloggers, Ann, tells you how to do it in her ebook here.


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I'm excited to report that my quilt, "Departure", has been juried into the show Made in New York. It will be hanging at the Williams Club in New York City from September 22 through November 14, 2009. I'll post a photo once the show begins. It's a happy summer day!
On a side note, the postcard I sent to Germany for my aunt's birthday arrived in fine condition. Now we know foil can pass through the international postal routes just fine.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Posted by Vivien Zepf at 2:30 PM
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4 comments:
- Michigoose said...
WAY TO GO! Congratulations on getting into "Made in New York" AND for getting your postcard across the big pond in good shape.
I also love this photo. How did you get it? Wonderful how the light plays!
- August 1, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- norma said...
Congratulations on getting into the show. My Succulent Succulents made it, too.
Your aunt must have loved the postcard. I'm sure it's the best and most original card she got.
- August 1, 2009 at 3:34 PM
- Vivien said...
Thanks so much! I am very excited.
I'm glad you like the picture; I took it in the afternoon when the light is gorgeous. Believe it or not, I took it in shallow water with a waterproof camera. I just held the camera in the water and click! That's why it looks a bit watery.
- August 2, 2009 at 9:29 AM
- Judy Alexander said...
Great news! Congrats!
- August 2, 2009 at 12:25 PM
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I've Been Reading My Own Blog
Makes for interesting reading, if a little unpleasantly revealing. About how selfish I am, have been. How obsessed with losing weight I've been, yet how ready I am to excuse my eating excesses. How boring my life is. How I think I've recorded my childrens' milestones, but my posts are comprised mostly of my self-absorbed ramblings. How overwhelmed I was a little over a year ago, and how bleak my outlook was. How so much has changed but so much as stayed the same.
For a year and a half now, I've written about plan after plan, intention after intention. Plans to spend more quality time with my kids, intentions of cutting back on their TV watching. Plans to lose weight by using this or that weight loss plan, this or that workout. Plans to save money. Intentions of cleaning my house and keeping it clean. Determination to not let my work suck me back into working a lot of hours.
So let me sum up the status quo:
- I have managed to lose 43 pounds in the last 8 months. I am not following a specific plan, but a conglomerate of multiple plans and what I've learned about healthy eating. I feel better, healthier, stronger, and more educated about whole, good foods.
- I have learned some wonderful things about cooking, and ideas for different healthy foods. I have gained the confidence to experiment with recipes to make them healthier, and I'm constantly trying to figure out ways to sneak vegetables into my childrens' diet. I have become a better cook.
- I know what to eat and about how much to eat in order to lose weight.
- But….I have once again allowed myself to add in a lot of treats and excess sugar. I've been binging again on a semi-regular basis. So despite my gained knowledge, I haven't lost any new weight in almost 3 months, and the only reason I'm maintaining is because of my rigorous workouts.
- My children still watch too much TV, but they don't watch as much as they used to. Improvement has been made.
- I still constantly struggle to spend quality time with them. I have renewed my determination to do so each day.
- I have a new (again) system for planning which consists of two laminated documents that reside on the fridge. One is a weekly menu for each meal of the day. The dinners are planned a week at a time, and the rest of the meals are planned the night before. The other document is a daily T0-Do list that I fill out each night for the next day. I try to keep it realistic and I try to cross off everything each day. These are both laminated and I use dry-erase markers on them. This method is my favorite so far of all my grandiose ideas.
- I feel like I've gotten pretty good at maintaining a relatively clean house, and I don't constantly hate my house or feel overwhelmed. There are a few things that I try to do every day that help, and I use my daily To-Do to keep up with the others. For example, I do the dishes every night right after dinner. This is a habit I fell out of in the first years of our marriage and its taken me this last year to re-establish it firmly. I also try to do a load of laundry every day.
- I am once again working more than I intended to….. last week I had 16 hours. I am working 12 hours in the office and sometimes a few at home. Yesterday, my boss told me she'd take me back full-time in a heartbeat if I wanted to come back. I have resolved that I can handle the 12+ hours I'm working now, but I won't add more until something changes with K. He is talking about going to school, and if he does that I might have to work full-time. Until such time as he's got everything in place to go to school, I'm going to tell work that I would rather continue with the status quo. It is more hours than I first agreed to (4/week), but we could definitely use the money, especially as the holidays are fast approaching. My ego was boosted by hearing how badly my work wants me and feels they need me, but once I got over the knee-jerk reaction to the ego-str0king, I talked myself down.
- I work out hard most days. I have run two 5K races this summer and I'm running another one on Thanksgiving morning with my brother T and my husband K. I don't run fast, but I'm proud of how far I've come and how strong I've gotten. I have more work to do.
- I read my scriptures and pray most days. Recently, I've been reading them in the morning right after I take P to kindergarten and before I get K2 up. I feel stronger spiritually…. but I have more work to do.
- I feel better equipped to handle extra commitments in my life. Appointments, parties, social engagements. A few weeks ago on Halloween day, I VOLUNTEERED to help decorate the RS room for the Halloween party. My volunteering for anything extra was previously unprecedented.
- We still don't do much. We're still kind of struggling financially. But we've been paying our tithing in full since the beginning of 2009, we have temple recommends again, and we're starting to keep up better. I'm trying to learn to not have an attitude of avoidance for bills I can't pay and issues I can't deal with. Trying to learn to face stuff head-on.
I think I've come far in the past year. Our family has grown a lot, and K's and my relationship is stronger than it was a year ago. My children are happy, well-taken care of, and loved. Could we experience more things and make more memories? Yes. We have more work to do. But we've also come far. And I'm proud of us. Happy with this assessment of myself that has come from reading about myself.
And I have more work to do. More to follow……


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I've been flipping through old sketchbooks, reminding myself of work I'd forgotten about. I came across a cluster of heads in one that I'd bought from the Tate gallery in London. Nice sketchbook. I like drawing heads and faces, but children's faces are so difficult. The younger they are, the more they look like an alien life form. There's a mixture of media here, graphite, charcoal pencil, Faber Castell Pitt drawing pen and biro (ballpoint).
A Cluster Of Heads…8 Jun
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Leonie Andrews June 10, 2018 at 06:10 #
Great sketches. These are really good. Children can be difficult. Too many lines and they look like wizened old men.
alethakuschan June 9, 2018 at 14:59 #
the second drawing, the child in profile, reminds me a bit of Van Gogh in the character of the line — they're a beautiful group of drawings
Thanks Aletha. I should group my drawings more, I think. Because they're on single pages, I don't tend to think of them in groups
alethakuschan June 10, 2018 at 14:42 #
it's also nice seeing them one by one — maybe both ways — different presentations bring out different qualities
Rosie Scribblah June 11, 2018 at 09:33 #
I'm thinking of putting all my sketches together digitally – heads, people in cafes, on the beach and so on…. see what they look like en masse
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We had a great birthday blast for Phil at La Pergola in Radicondoli last night, complete with cake and candles organised by Roger and Frances. (http://www.lapergoladiradicondoli.it). It has the best terrace in the world to celebrate a birthday that's for sure and the staff are so welcoming, especially Ghigo and his lovely sister. We watched the sun set over the distant hills, drinking prosecco (whisky for Phil), and savouring the delicious food – roast suckling pig for the boys, stuffed zucchini for Frances and me, with mixed roast veges and spinacci gratin. Dessert was panna cotta, profiteroles, fruit tart…. followed by the most delicous cake…. get the picture?
Was a great evening for us all and one Phil will surely remember.


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Well, Lily has pink eye. It was a tiny bit red last night and I thought it was just allergies. This morning it was so red and swollen, but still didn't look like pink eye to me. It was more red around the eye than in it, like I've seen pink eye before. This is how it looked when I got home from school today---lots better than this morning!
I subbed today, so I made a Dr. appointment for 9:30 and took her in for the school nurse to check out to see what she thought. She said there is a form of conjuctivitis that's been going around that looks just like this. So, Jeff took her to the Dr. and sure enough it's pink eye.
Lily was SOOOO upset and cried all morning. She had a big day planned. They had a puppet show in her class that she was in and had made her own puppet and everything. It was a big deal to her and she was very upset to miss it. She was also supposed to go over to her friend Leia's house to play after school and was just so upset that she couldn't! I felt so bad for her that I went at lunch to get her McDonald's along with a hot fudge sundae. She seemed happier at lunch time.
At least it wasn't next weekend, which is her birthday! I really hope none of us get it! The good news is, she shouldn't be contagious anymore by tomorrow.
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Monday, October 30, 2006
DMV Drama Continues...
Well, I guess it's my turn to post a little about the Minnesota DMV. I have to admit that it was Melissa who had quite the difficult time even getting her license approved, but I received mine in the mail today, and apparently there is a David Garrord who lives here. I don't know this David Garrord, but I sure hope he is a nice guy. I've never really been the one in my family to have my name spelled incorrectly, but I do remember many stories that my father used to tell us when he would return from a trip overseas. Upon returning from Japan he was always called Mr. Gasford and they pronounced his first name (Lowell) as Rowrell. I guess it is time for the torch to be passed, to me, Mr. Garrord as we launch out into the far out culture of Minnesota and teach the natives our new language. Here's to adventure!
4 comments:
- Kris & Megan Hutsell said...
That is so funny. There are many Japanese people who work on base and sometimes they ask me to spell my last name. When they read me back the double ll's (Hutsell), it always sounds like r's. Several times we've just dropped my last name and they'll take my order as Miss Megan.
It's quite sad when the DMV screws up. Maybe you should keep your residence in Indiana, Michigan or Illinios, heck take your pick? Unless Minnesota's taxes are cheaper. :)
- angela said...
yea! it reminds me of your dad's story of going to Asia..
"Welcome, Rorrer Gassfor"... or something to that affect.
of course, no one ever screws up my last name.
- Robin said...
Well, I guess this would help if you were ever going to go into the Witness Protection Program or engage in criminal activities. Not so helpful for a music minister.
- Keetha said...
If there is a more annoying and less helpful place of business on the PLANET than the BMV - - - - I am unaware of it.
And, we have to go there and GROVEL at least once every four years, sooner if we purchase new vehicles. It's a trip - - - - and not of the pleasant variety.


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MPs expenses (again)
Looking through the .pdfs
I'm sure these were all "within the rules" but by what stretch of the imagination some of these are items were deemed to be wholly and necessarily for the performance of the duties of an MP is beyond me.
From David Miliband the South Shields MP and Foreign Secretary's expenses:
- £2500 fitted bedroom furniture (Sept. 2007)
- £5800 repairs to external wall and lay block paving (Sept 2007)
- £525 replacement garage door (Oct 2007)
- £160 goose feather filled duvet (May 2004)
- £412 re-upholster chair (Oct 2004)
- £320 painting and decorating (Feb 2007) – damn good value compared to Gordon Brown's cupboard under the stairs toilet for £2000
- £4402 pointing of house (Oct 2006) – eye watering price!
- £500 contribution to South Shields Labour Party for refurbishment of office (Apr. 2005)
- £70 iron (Apr 2005) – what, for the office?
- £268 Canon Ixus T5 digital camera (March 2005)
- £13 promo shower radio (March 2005) – an office expense?
- £46 Newspaper bill at Bretts, Westoe road South Shields (March 2005) – we even have to buy his morning paper
- £75 training for Scott Duffy (March 2005) – worked a treat!
- £38 256Mb SD memory card (March 2005) – extortionate, even then.
- £193 Bretts newspapers (Nov 2005)
- £330 Dennis Bates for accountancy services (Jan 2005) – may as well make sure you fleece us properly!
- £250 office shredder (Jan 2005) – That's a lot of money to destroy the evidence.
- £290 Bretts newsagent (Jun 2004)
- £83 Bretts newsagent (July 2004)
- £162 Bretts newsagent ((Aug 2005)
- £9015 Oak fitted kitchen from Windsor Kitchens (June 2005) – this is for the office? He should have gone to Ikea/Wickes/B&Q/MFI
- £345 Dennis Bates again for tax accountancy work (Feb 2007)
Now I'm getting seriously bored looking at black boxes, just looking for the exceptional stuff now.
- Tim Richardson and Craig Leng sell photographs to Miliband, proving there is an opportunity to earn money away from the Gazette (Miliband pays a lot less than The Sun).
- £41 arrears fee to Paribas (June 2006 and again in 2007) – even when he defaults he charges to the tax payer!
- We paid for his TV ariel and TV licence for his office.
- £1500 per year for website updates and maintenance.
- Viking Direct obviously ply our MPs with lots of free biscuits and chocolates to retain their business.
- Rental fee paid £6000 per annum to South Shields Labour Party claimed through expenses (ie Labour Party funded by tax payer)
There is nothing that is particularly exceptional about David Miliband's expense claims in light of the bigger picture that The Daily Telegraph has painted over the past month, but one has to admire the tenacity of the journalists who have gone through these files meticulously, I found it tedious and frustrating because I had to contend with the mark of the Parliamentary censors. Nevertheless, if you are up for it they make fascinating and annoying reading.
When you are spending other peoples money you tend to lose touch with reality, there is no necessity to look for value because your own wallet is not being hurt, and this is what irks me more than anything else, other than the feeling that some MPs have lost sense of what is morally right and wrong, irrespective of what the rules said.
Having looked at David Miliband's I'm not so sure that I want to spend the same amount of time going through Steven Hepburn's, I may, but it depends on time constraints.
Suffice to say that it has prevented be from writing on other matters today. I wonder how many other blogs fell into the same trap?
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Day 18 – Jesus Hates Suffering
"Jesus hates suffering, injustice, evil, and death so much, he came and experienced it to defeat it and, someday, to wipe the world clean of it. Knowing all this, Christians cannot be passive about hunger, sickness, and injustice." – Timothy Keller
I read that this morning in Timothy Keller's bookThe ProdigalGod. Adiel, the pastor of Missio Dei, loaned it to me with the recommendation that it was one of the books that influenced him the most. I've really enjoyed the book, but that line in particular strikes a cord with me. Or does it strike a "chord"? I don't know…
I did a lot of walking around the city today, using the opportunity to practice Romanian with people, check out some sites, and do a lot of praying. I'm gonna flash forward to the end of the walk first and then work backwards. I took Naomi and Mae with me today, and after hours of walking and walking, it was past their bedtime, they were worn out, they hadn't eaten dinner, and they just wanted to get home. And I, being a good father and also tired, wanted to get them home. A block from our house, an old Gypsy woman who looked very sick grabbed me and began speaking to me in Romanian. I could pick out just a few words, mostly that she was hungry and wanted some money for food.
I was tired. My girls were tired. I didn't want to be bothered. But Jesus came to earth to experience suffering so that he could one day eliminate it completely. How could I walk away from this woman who was just asking for some food? So I gave her my arm and we walked her to a bread store down the street, where I bought her some bread, learned her name was Doina, and explained the Gospel as best I could (which was not very well unfortunately). I know this woman needs more than just some bread from strangers. She needs some permanent help so she doesn't need to sit on the side of the road asking for money every day. But, in that moment, I realized that it was my responsibility to do what I can.
I'm not telling you all this so you think I'm amazing because, frankly, I would like to have done more. I could barely communicate with her, all I got for her to eat was some carbs (no meat, no vegetables, not even a drink). I should have stuck around longer and shared more about the love of God, or at least prayed with her…
There's always more you can do, and the task is always bigger than you alone, but your job is to do what you can for the ones God puts in your path. You may not have much, but give what you've got. You may be a terrible speaker, or you may not have a lot of money, or you might not have all that much time, but give what you've got and don't turn a blind eye toward suffering. It's our responsibility to end it.
Suffering doesn't always look like a hungry old Gypsy woman either. Sometimes suffering looks like wealth and prosperity.
At one point today, in our wandering, I accidentally got us on the subway during rush hour. It wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be – actually much better than I've experienced in Chicago – but nonetheless we were surrounded by a sea of people, each in need of a relationship with the Savior. Sure, the women all carried expensive purses and the guys had ritzy suits and smart phones, but underneath the facade, they all need the Savior as much as the homeless guy under the bridge. They're carrying the weight of guilt and shame, they're fighting to look the best or do the best or make the most of themselves, they're running from the past or pursuing an elusive future dream that will never satisfy. They may have it all on the outside, but they're suffering, and Jesus came to end their suffering too.
Besides getting a lot of attention, I like bringing the girls with me on the subway because then people feel obligated to move so we can have their seats. There's a lot of old-fashioned politeness in Romania that we don't have in America, and it can be really nice at times. So while we were on the subway, one Romanian after another kept getting up and offering us their seats. Even in the middle of rush-hour traffic, we only had to stand for a small portion of one trip. But being good isn't enough. Even people who are good, courteous, and polite need the Savior to be freed from the bondage of never being good enough.
There are so many people in this city. There are cars everywhere (even on the sidewalks, which seems normal to me now), apartment complexes all over the place, grocery stores and markets every few blocks. This city is a sea of people. And most of them know nothing about Jesus but man-made religion and interesting stories. This is a country of Orthodox believers, which means most people call themselves Christians but never go to church, read their Bibles, or really have any relationship with Jesus. Whether they're destitute Gypsies, members of the new elite wealthy class, or traditional-minded "good" Romanians, they're all suffering and they all need to know the Savior who came to end all suffering.
I like walking around this city, taking the subway, and going to where the people are gathering. Every time I get out there, I'm reminded that Jesus loves these people and gave His life for every one of them.
OK, a few funny Naomi stories before I close…
First, we got goat cheese from the market the other day (brânza). Today, when we finally sat down for dinner and I asked Naomi if she wanted some of it she gave me this look of disgust and told me, "Ewww, no. I don't wanna eat goat cheese. That's sick. It came from a goat." I told her, "Well, you eat cheese that came from a cow." She proudly reminded me that, unlike goat cheese, eating cow cheese was normal.
Final story: While walking around today, we passed a lumber yard. Outside the shop, they had a cutout of Yogi Bear carrying wood. Mae wondered what it was all about, so I told her, "Oh, they probably just think it's fun to have Yogi Bear carrying wood. It's kind of like they're saying he likes it, so you might like their wood too." Naomi got all thoughtful and then told me, "I think when stores do that, it's all just to get people to come inside and buy their stuff. Probably the wood isn't very good. Probably when you see Yogi Bear likes it, you think, 'Oh, I'll probably like it too,' so you go inside and they get all your money, but really it's probably awful wood. Like you'll go inside and see it's terrible. But you buy it anyway because Yogi Bear likes it, and so they get all your money. I think stores do that just to get our money." Watch out, Romania. Naomi is onto you.
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What a wonderful father you are, just being you and setting Jesus' example to your daughters, who will indeed continue the Kingdom of God on this earth. Isn't it funny how just by being who you are in God's image, without even knowing you are doing it, spreads hope and peace to so many. I love you, Jake, for just being you.
May 19, 2012 at 5:44 pm
Hey Jake. I read your post today, and was really encouraged. Thank you. I am Romanian btw. and I also admire the way you handled the situation with the Gypsy woman. Being Romanian and growing up among a bunch of poor peole who always try to take advantage can make you very cold and uncaring. Thank you for helping me see the need of salvation in the poor Romanians.
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New house, new routine! And my husband's out of town this week! I've scheduled this post in advance but right now I'm imagining, I'm going to have to play this song on repeat. It's an all time favorite.
Music Monday- Make You Miss Me
Later this week, I will pack up my home in North Carolina and move to my home town in Virginia. I've lived in three different states, driven across country twice, and visited China. I have to say, I have mixed feelings about leaving this area. We didn't get to meet a lot of people but everyone we did meet was so friendly. There's just more southern hospitality here. And our house is HUGE and in a low cost of living area. I was really trying to put down roots since we were told it would be a two to three year move. However, I do love the Shenandoah Valley. There's no place like it on earth. Trust me, I've seen a fair bit of it. And the people are nearly as friendly and kind as small town North Carolina, in addition to family and friends who reside there. Still…I'm going to miss it here so this song seems appropriate.
Positivity Monday- Half Way There
I'm a huge believer in faking it until you make it. Bring an aura of calm and professionalism, and you'll be more respected and reap greater results. I often feel like a duck. You might not see my legs working furiously under the water, but I promise you they are.
This weekend was a whirlwind for me. I had an author event at the Virginia Festival of the Book and got to hang out with so many lovely romance authors! The highlight for me was meeting Julia London, Margaret Locke, and Sue London!
I also packed some and helped move. My husband did SO much more work than me, but it's been on my mind even if I couldn't help physically.
I also published The Earl's Bluestocking Dream! I'm so proud to offer this story to non-JAFF readers as the story line should appeal to all Regency romance and historical fiction lovers- especially with the new changes! I can't wait to have time to work on some others and finally feel energized to continue my current projects. Now, it's just a matter of getting settled in the new house.
Now, it's just a matter of getting settled in the new house. Unless things change, the plan is for the kids and me to stay here until April 7. I am going down today (Monday, Marcy 27) to help arrange furniture but then driving right back up. Fingers crossed we can make it to spring break without me losing my mind. Then there will be two weeks off where my son can adjust to the new house and area before school starts.
It sounds like a lot! And it is! But I believe I can do it so I know I'm half way there.
Truthful Tuesday- Moving
If you read yesterday's post, then you know I'm moving to North Carolina sometime soon. We don't have an exact date yet. It's about 4 hours from where I currently live. This time, my mother and youngest brother have decided to move as well. This is the fifth move in less than three years for us. In my twelve years of marriage, we have moved many, many times. And I always get sympathy when I talk about it. Don't get me wrong, I hate packing and unpacking. The stress of finding a new place, sorting out schools and getting doctor recommendations is stressful. But the truth is, I really like parts of it. I like changing houses and getting to decorate again. I like changing cities and meeting new people, making new friends, and learning about a new setting and "culture." I will admit I wasn't always happy with our move in West Virginia but I also was trying to function while battling clinical depression, so I wasn't my usual cheerful self that was outgoing and making friends. That's a mistake I won't make this time! I also was really tunnel-visioned with work. This time, I intend on having plans that make me get out of the house and goals to talk to a certain number of people every week, etc. It does make me a bit uncomfortable because I have introvert tendencies too — I need some peace and quiet to recharge — but the truth is, I also like to be pushed outside my comfort zone. It's how I became an author!
Positivity Monday-Things Could Go Right
I'm preaching to myself today. We got word last week that my husband's relocation To North Carolina is set for the middle of THIS month. It's been a moving target but we had last been told June. We've been living with my father-in-law so I am dying for my own place again. However, I worry about all the things that could go wrong. What if Teddy doesn't handle the move well. Should I stay up here with the kids until the school year is over? Is it more disruptive to change schools or have his father away for days/weeks on end? We went down to look at places and the funny thing about crashing with family for a few months is now I've got sticker shock. Do I really want to pay *that much* every month? What if something goes wrong and I'm too sick to write ever again?
But you know what? That sort of obsessive negative thinking is toxic. Kids move all the time and this move is for several years. Do some people have chronic illnesses? Yes, but it doesn't mean I'll be one. And it doesn't mean it would be the end of the world if it did happen. Why is it we never ask ourselves to list all the great things that could happen? Why do we focus on the bad so much that it takes all joy out of our lives?
This move, I'm hoping to keep a positive frame of mind. Great things will happen because of this. This will be our home for a few years and I can't wait to see how we all grow! I've already discussed with my husband that I'd like to tour some lighthouses while we're in the state. I have several JAFF friends that live in the state that I'd love to meet or see again! I'm going to kiss fears goodbye!


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I'm going to keep this one relatively short. As the title indicates, my mind is currently plagued with this bacterium! I have an assessed presentation on Friday; at first it didn't seem daunting at all in fact, it was quite literally the opposite, but now the tables have seemed to turn on me. I feel a little bit 'unprepared' but in my opinion I think I've done all that I can. I'm trying not to over-think it, but knowing me…well lets just say that's easier said than done.
On a different note; I was recently in touch with my cousin last week, who I've not spoken to since…(still thinking)…(now scratching head)…I can't remember, maybe Christmas? It may not seem that bad, but considering we both just live a few minutes walk away, it seems slightly odd. But more odd was the fact that when we spoke it was like we'd never stopped speaking the whole time – there was no awkwardness which was nice. Just remembering all the times I've ran into people and family who I've not seen in a while and had nothing to talk about…I say people and not friends because, if you've not spoken to someone in months and had absolutely no form of contact, are you still friends or just acquiantances? Damn it! I'm trying to write this whilst watching 'Jamie Oliver's 30 min meals' – I really want to eat mac and cheese now!!!
Just remembered, that I'd said I'd make it short. So all in all, I've got my presentation to do this Friday, the first group revision meet tomorrow at 11am, the rest of my revision to complete, starting back on my seminar and then finally revising. Let's see how far I get with that. Until next time 🙂


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CHICAGO -- The love story of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle is being recreated for the big screen.
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Ann B. Davis, 'Brady Bunch's' Alice, Died at 88: Rest In Peace
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"Ann B. Davis, who was best known for playing housekeeper Alice Nelson on the hit ABC series "The Brady Bunch," died Sunday in San Antonio, Texas.
Davis fell and hit her head in her bathroom on Saturday morning and suffered grave injuries. She was taken to a hospital where she died a day later, her agent Robert Malcolm told TheWrap."
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we queued for over half an hour to have a walk in the cheung po tsai cave. is that the cave used by pirate cheung? i don't think so. it's too damn small, hard to store or stay for a longer time. but the boy renting flashlight is a special. he walked outside the rusted railing and the path is just only a foot wide next to the cliff with slippers only!
the house is really crappy, the worst among the years. small, insecure, dirty toilet, damn a/c. we could not control the temparture, wind speed. and there were water droplets coming out. later on, the machine sounded mad and made us awake. so we needed to turn it off!
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Chapter five: In which Abby becomes self-aware
by Gretchen Neal/Editor-in-Chief
Abby awoke on the concrete floor of a tiny room, surrounded by iron bars. There was a soreness at the back of her head, where she had presumably been hit with a two-by-four.
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Abby shot up from the floor, nearly smacking her face into the bars. She snapped her head to her left, where an old man in rags was sitting, cross-legged, staring at her from his own cell. He had a long grey beard and an overall filthy appearance. There appeared to be no one else in the prison-like holding room.
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"Trouble-makers," Abby repeated to herself. "What did you do to get in here?"
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The old man squinted at her. "Earl," he said, slowly and seriously.
"… Earl?"
"That's my name. No, wait. Spencer."
"… Oka-"
"Camel," the old man said, having made up his mind.
"Okay, Spencer Camel," the girl said "I don't know what's going on around here but I've had enough of this day, and I really just want an explanation. Upstairs, the mayor's son and the mayor's brother mentioned some prophecy and magic. What are they talking about?"
The old man said "Oh, that. I guess Topsham does have a history with magic. Using magic to cure the sick, using magic to take care of crops, using magic to crush our enemies…" the old man trailed off. "And then it was forbidden. The mayor told the people that using magic was a crime punishable by death. But that was when I was a boy. There's been several mayors since then." Spencer was now rocking back and forth with his feet in his hands. He seemed to be a five-year-old in the body of an eighty-plus man.
"Fantastic," Abby said, growing impatient. "That answers absolutely nothing."
"They make you forget things," Spencer said "If you anger them. Is that why you can't remember anything?"
"I don't know. Maybe?"
"Can you do magic?" the old man said, looking eager.
"Again, I don't know." Abby reiterated. She sighed and looked for an obvious exit. Noting but a barred window, above Spencer's cell.
"What's that on your shirt?" Spencer was pointing. Abby looked down at her clothes, now sullied from the prison floor. She realized he was talking about the symbol on her white T-shirt.
"This is going to sound repetitive, but I don't know." Abby said.
"Maybe it's the secret to your powers," the old man suggested. "Touch it, see if something magical happens!"
Abby hesitantly raised a shaking finger to her shirt. What if she did have magical powers? What if she couldn't control them? She didn't know if she was ready for the answer, as she slowly touched her finger to the symbol on her shirt…
Nothing happened.
"Well, it was worth a shot," Spencer said. But Abby wasn't paying attention to him. She had heard movement above them.
A door slammed open, and the room filled with light.


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Obama Address Blagojevich ControversyDecember 12, 2008
Here's President Obama addressing the whole Blagojevich situation with the press. Of course because of my sore point of this whole guilt by association, I really wish President Obama could tell them to take their GOP talking points and shove it up their azz.
There was no where near this level of zest or zeal when it was empty headed Barbie and her connection to a convicted felon — Ted Stevens. Where was the media then? Why or why can't the democrats be mean like me?
Now you have a supposedly corrupt (not even convicted) governor coming from President Obama's home town supposedly tainting his person. Please. This is just another tactic to try to decrease President Obama's mandate. Ain't going to happen. The new President is better than Teflon. My suggestion? Keep digging for that right dirt, nothing so far is sticking.
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