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In a recent article published by Huffington Post, author Jessica Anderson lists several reasons that Westerners enjoy living in California. With 34 million residents and thousands of Americans moving into the state on a daily basis, California is the largest and one of the most populous states in the United States. New comers visit and move to the state for a plethora of reasons, including career advancement, real estate acquisition, and tourism. Anderson states that Westerners enjoy visiting and relocating to California primary because of the outdoor scenery,warm environment, quiet lifestyles, organic materials, and festive restaurants. Ultimately, Anderson expresses the view that the serenity and freedom involved in daily life on the west coast is vastly superior to her east cost counterparts.
One of the key benefits of living in or visiting the West Coast is the experience of ideal weather conditions. California has extremely pleasant year-round temperatures, making the state ideal for both tourism and the production of many crops. California's mild climate has historically made it a beacon for growth and prosperity and has contributed largely to the burgeoning job market. The weather is also beneficial because of the enormous amount of beaches that exist in the state. As a coastal state that is completely bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west side, a large portion of California's revenue comes from beach tourism. The mild and sunny climate of the West drastically impacts the coastal state's ability to draw Americans from all walks of life.
Anderson also draws a parallel between Westerners love for California and the state's residents easy, breezy lifestyle. As one of the largest importers and developers of organic produce in the United States, California has developed a reputation for an unconventional, bohemian-styled lifestyle. Although this lifestyle is not viewed by most Americans as substantial or productive, it is an undeniable draw for a people who naturally exist in a state of perpetual labor in an increasingly stressful world. The fact that California has always been a beacon of light to citizens from all over the United States of America can hardly be refuted. According to Jessica Anderson, there is no place on earth that offers the scenery, peace, or tranquility as does the west coast of the United States.


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Caroline Lees is a British journalist. She worked for The Sunday Times, for seven years including time spent as South Asia Correspondent, reporting from India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, and as a news reporter and assistant foreign editor. She has reported extensively from Africa and has been assistant editor of The Scotsman, foreign editor at The Sunday Express, Scotland on Sunday and Sunday Telegraph.
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Where We Stayed | We stayed at the Omni Parker House-- it's apparently the longest running hotel in the United States and full of a lot of really amazing history, and is the home of the original Boston cream pie. My husband's conference was located at the hotel, so that was our main reason for staying there, but it was the perfect location for exploring the city because you're really close to just about everything, though I think we'd opt to stay somewhere a little more modern on our next trip.
|the lobby was so pretty but the lighting made taking good pictures on my phone nearly impossible so sorry for the poor quality; bottom right picture is the boston cream pie!
|basically just a bunch of photos from the trolley to show the snow
Museum of Fine Arts | I really love art museums, so during my Boston research I knew I wanted to visit the MFA during one of the days while my husband was in conference sessions. The $25 admission fee felt a little steep as I'm so used to the museums here being free, but I think it was completely worth it. The museum is huge so there was a lot of stuff I missed seeing, but also so much I did see. I went searching straight for the art of the americas wing-- which is on four levels of the museum!
The North End | This is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Boston and is also known as Boston's Little Italy and also has a large part of the Freedom Trail. We had a really good late brunch at the North Street Grille, pastries from Mike's Pastry and Modern Pastry (Mike's was a million times better in my opinion). Our favorite meal of the entire trip was on our last day at Carmelina's & if I could recommend one place to eat if you ever visit Boston that would be it (right picture below). We also tried out the famous Regina Pizza-- which is this little hole in the wall pizzeria that definitely lived up to all of the hype. We love thin crust pizza and this was pretty perfect, we would maybe go back to Boston just for the pizza (kidding...).
I originally planned on just having one blog post on our trip, but I ran out of time to sort through the rest of the pictures so there will be a part two eventually, which is why this kind of stops in an odd place.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The third-ranked Penn State womens volleyball team defeated Maryland in three games (34-32, 30-27, 31-29) Saturday night to advance to the NCAA Regional Semifinal match for the second year in a row and the 17th time in 24 NCAA Tournament appearances. Penn State improves to 29-2 with the win and will take on the winner of the Long Beach State-UCLA match being played tonight. The teams will square off on Friday, Dec. 10 in Seattle, Wash. The other Regional Semifinal match will pit St. Marys versus the winner of Washington-Kansas, also being played tonight.
The Nittany Lions improve their all-time NCAA Tournament record to 43-22 and stand with a 31-2 record in NCAA Tournament matches played at Rec Hall. Of the 31 wins since 1981, 25 have been three-game sweeps.
Freshman Melissa Walbridge (Yardley, Pa.) pounded a career-high 15 kills with only one error on 22 swings to hit a match-high .636. Walbridge was one of six Penn State players in double-digit kills, as sophomore Cassy Salyer (Aurora, Colo.) tallied 13 kills, senior Ashley Pederson (Sioux Falls, S.D.) notched 12 and senior Syndie Nadeau (St. Georges, Quebec), freshman Kate Price (Fraser, Mich.) and junior setter Sam Tortorello (Shorewood, Ill.) all recorded 10 kills apiece. As a team, Penn State recorded 70 kills, a season-high for a three-game match, and hit .263.
Tortorello recorded her first career triple-double in the win, adding 52 assists and 15 digs to her career-high 10 kills. It is the first triple-double this season for Penn State.
Junior libero Kaleena Walters (Mt. Lebanon, Pa.) paced the Nittany Lion defense with 22 digs while Nadeau added 15, Price posted nine and senior Tabitha Eshleman (Greencastle, Pa.) tallied eight. Penn States 80 team digs ties a season high for a three-game match.
Maryland won the blocking battle, 15.0 to 6.0. Salyer led the Nittany Lions with five as Pederson notched three and Tortorello posted two.
For the Terps, Sarah Treadwell and Rachel Wagener both posted 11 kills and Jennifer Dewalt chipped in 10. Aimee Huddleston dished out 44 assists and libero Beth Gillming led the team with 17 digs. Stephanie Smith recorded a match-high 10 blocks.
Penn State took the 10-6 lead in the first game behind consecutive kills from Pederson, Walbridge and Price. Back to back Maryland blocks narrowed the Lion lead to two at 11-9 before another Walbridge put-away extended the lead back to three. But a Terp kill and two Penn State errors knotted the score at 12-12 and the teams exchanged points before kills from Price and Tortorello and a Price ace pushed Penn State ahead, 16-13. A Terp kill and block trimmed the Lion lead to one at 16-15 but kills from Tortorello and Walbridge put Penn State ahead, 18-15. The teams traded points three times before a Maryland attack error gave the Lions the 22-18 advantage. A disputed call led to a Maryland yellow card and following two Terp kills to make the score 22-20 in favor of Penn State, a red card was awarded to Maryland to give Penn State a point, making the score 23-20. An emotional Terp team responded by scoring the next three points to tie the game at 23-23. A Price kill broke the stalemate and the teams exchanged points before a Maryland kill gave it the 26-25 lead and forced a Penn State timeout. Out of the break, kills from Walbridge and Nadeau put the Lions back on top, 27-26 and the teams exchanged points three times to make the score 30-29 in favor of Penn State. Back to back Maryland blocks put the Terps up, 31-30, before a Price kill and a block from Salyer and Pederson switched the lead back to Penn State, 32-31. Maryland answered with a kill to knot the score at 32-32 before a Terp service error and a kill from Walbridge ended the game, 34-32. Walbridge led the Lions with eight kills while hitting .700 as Price and Nadeau each chipped in five kills. Maryland outblocked the Lions 7.0 to 1.0 in the stanza.
Game two remained close from the start, with eight ties before a Tortorello kill and a Maryland ball-handling error gave Penn State the 11-9 lead. Maryland scored three of the next four points to knot the game at 13-13 and the teams traded points four times before the Terps gained the 18-16 lead on a Lion attack error and a kill from Sarah Treadwell. But two Maryland attack errors again tied the game and two more ties ensued before Penn State went up 23-20 on back to back Tortorello kills and a Salyer put-away. Following a Maryland timeout, the Terps climbed back to tie the score at 23-23 and again three more ties followed. Kills from Nadeau and Price allowed Penn State to gain the 28-26 advantage and the teams traded points before a Maryland miscommunication allowed the set to fall to the floor, ending the game, 30-27. Walbridge, Tortorello and Salyer all posted four kills as Walters racked up 11 digs.
The Nittany Lions took the 12-10 lead to start the third game on a block from Salyer and Pederson. Penn State maintained the slight advantage, going up 15-13 on a Walbridge kill before Maryland tied the game at 15-15. Four ties ensued before Maryland claimed the 21-19 lead on consecutive kills from Maria DiLivio, Sarah Treadwell and Rachel Wagener. The Terps remained ahead, taking the 24-21 lead on a block from Jennifer Dewalt and Stephanie Smith. A Nadeau kill and a Maryland ball-handling error trimmed the deficit to one at 24-23 but the Terps responded with a kill from Jade Brown to take the two-point lead. Penn State fought back with a kill from Nadeau and two from Price to re-take the lead at 26-25. The teams traded points three times before a Penn State attack error knotted the score at 29-29. But a kill from Pederson and a kill from Tortorello on an attack from the backrow ended the game, 31-29. Salyer posted seven kills on an errorless 10 attempts to hit .700 in the game while Pederson added five kills and Tortorello and Walters posted eight digs each.
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I was busy talking to people at the coffee center Sunday morning before the church service, and when I turned around to find my husband, he wasn't there.
He had followed me inside just moments before. I scanned the crowd, but didn't see him. That's when it hit me that I didn't really know what I was looking for. Though we had spent the morning together having breakfast, checking the TV weather channel and driving to church, I couldn't remember what he was wearing.
How humiliating it would be if he had actually disappeared and the police would ask, "What was your husband wearing the last time you saw him?"
"I'm sorry, officer, I know it was something light - maybe his favorite yellow shirt, or maybe the summer window pane check, the light blue on white. I could check the closet and see what's missing, if that would help." And they would look at me with scorn, knowing that if I really loved him, as I said I did, I would have been more observant.
They would be right. I did find my husband a few minutes later and took careful note of his pastel green shirt and almost-white pants (remember, this happened before Labor Day), just in case he should disappear again.
We've been married a long time. I'm sorry to admit, we often don't actually see each other, and we should really be more careful. When we were younger, I got annoyed because he didn't notice when I got a haircut or new item of clothing, unless it was red, which always drew praise.
Then I found out that if the clothing was red, it didn't matter if it was new. Old tops or dresses drew the same praise. "Oh, I like that? When did you get it?"
To be fair, he didn't see when I quietly gained 110 pounds. Of course, he didn't see when I lost it, either, but if I wear red once in a while, he thinks I'm beautiful.
What's the secret to really seeing people, connecting with them as individuals, not passing them like telephone poles whizzing by along the highway of life?
I think it's a matter of setting aside our natural tendency to think more about ourselves than we do others - not just how we look, but in every area. Make eye contact. Speak their name. Think about what issues they are dealing with, what joys they may want to share. Of course, it helps if they are wearing red, but sometimes you just have to make the effort.


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Sometimes something runs around in my head until I write it out. I do not lay claim that any of this is good; it's just what is there sometimes. These pieces will tend to be snippets without much background. They have nothing to do with any part of my life. I just seem to need to write them.
"You can leave your toothbrush here," he said as he walked by the bathroom. He took three steps down the hallway and waited.
He heard her choke on her toothpaste, rinse, spit.
"What?" She came into the hall.
"You heard."
"You don't like clutter. I'm leaving tomorrow to go home, which is fourteen thousand miles away. Why would I leave my toothbrush?"
"Maybe you'd come back sooner."
She stood in front of him, head tilted slightly up. "I thought you were coming to visit me next."
"Four months is a long time. It's symbolic. You know you have a place here."
"I don't. You are my friend. I don't leave toothbrushes at friends' houses."
He reached up and brushed his fingers across her cheek. "He was my friend. I miss him. Despite that, I somehow managed to fall in love with you."
She looked stunned. He looked worried.
"You waited until the day before I have to leave to bring this up?"
"I didn't even know I was going to tell you until last night. Now if you decide you can't stand me you only have to deal with me for another twenty-eight hours."
She shook her head. "I don't know what to say."
"Just think about it. I needed you to know how I feel about you before we go back to emailing as our main communication."
He held out his arms, just a little, as he had done so many times before, and she leaned in for a hug. His lips touched her hair. They both stepped back at the same time.
"So," she said, in a purposefully normal tone of voice, "what are we up to today?"
"Well, first order of business is definitely breakfast. I have waffles ready to go whenever you get hungry."
She smiled up at him. "Let me get through a shower and I'll be right down. Do the waffles have walnuts?"
"They can!"
He went downstairs. She watched him go, shook herself, and retreated to the bathroom.
The morning was as normal as they could make it. Waffles for breakfast, swimming, hiking, lunch. They talked about light subjects and teased each other about silly things – his irritation with anything out of place, her frustration when she ran out of things to read. They made it through lunch, then found themselves sitting, looking out at the vast landscape, content.
"It's peaceful here." She looked over at him. "I have to work to fit peaceful times into my life, and here it's just…" she waved her hand at the scenery "it's almost unavoidable. The cars are all on the other side of the hills, and you have this land that just keeps going. If you hold still, the only noises are bugs, birds, and breathing."
"It takes a little bit of getting used to. When I moved here, I was restless a lot, but it's gotten so I miss it when I'm out in the rest of the world. I'm around people, at school and work, but I can always come back to this place, where it's silent if I need it."
"It would be easy to grow to need this."
"I was worried about you coming to stay for two weeks because I thought you would take away the silence, but you've kind of sunk into it and accepted it. I thought I'd be happy to see you go, just like I have with everyone else who has come to visit, but I'll miss you."
The silence was suddenly less comfortable than it had been.
He reached over, touched her hand, and got up.
"I'm going to go work on the piece for a while."
She nodded.
He went to his studio, saw her head out to her favorite spot under a tree. He began to paint, layering colors and textures to get the effect he was looking for. He didn't notice when she came in almost an hour later, sat down quietly on the floor, and watched. She stayed, still and quiet, until the sun began to set and the light changed too much for him to continue. He looked around, blinking, and swore quietly, then jumped as he saw her.
"I didn't see you! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to abandon you. It was just coming together."
She smiled, stood up. "Don't worry about it. I enjoyed getting to see what you do."
"I can't usually focus as well when people watch. I guess you are an exception to a lot of rules."
She smiled her crooked, not-sure-how-to-take-that smile that he'd seen before.
"Take it as a compliment," he said, and watched her smile grow into a grin.
"I like what you are doing with the colors. I'm not good at colors or almost anything artistic, but I know what I like, and that just appeals to me in a kind of challenging way, if that makes any sense."
"Not really, but that's ok. I'm glad you like it."
She took two steps, suddenly in his space, and he looked down at her, startled. Her arms went around his neck, and he wrapped his around her waist. He jerked back too late to avoid getting paint on her clothes, but she steadied him. "The clothes don't matter," she murmured, and his arms went around her again. She rested her head on his shoulder, tucking her face into his neck.
"I still miss him." She didn't speak loudly.
"You were with him, and happy, for ten years. Of course you miss him. I think I'd be worried if you didn't."
"I don't know how to love anyone else. We matched, and where we didn't, we worked it out. We didn't fight because we worked through things. I don't know if I can love you without hurting you by missing him. Which is convoluted."
"You don't want to let yourself love me because you miss him?" Amusement and a certain gentleness were in his voice.
"I didn't say it made sense. That's just where I am right now. You matter a lot to me, and you helped me through living with his death. I just never really expected anyone to be interested in me again. Especially not you," and now her voice was amused, "the famous artist who could have anyone he wanted."
His arms tightened around her. "You're the only one I've wanted for a long time. I just didn't figure it out fully until about a week ago. I've gone on dates in the past six or eight months, but I end up feeling dissatisfied. I've spent two weeks with you, together almost constantly, and I'm happy."
She leaned into him.
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Jack: Hey, how are you man?
Bill: Not bad, got married and I have three kids now.
Jack: That's awesome. How old are they?
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It's 12, 4, 7, 2, 5 are Eastern beast of burden.
It's 1, 8, 10, 9 are street made famous by Sinclair Lewis.
It's 11, 3, 6 are past.
On whole it means a person suffering from delusions of greatness.
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Dr. Stan Kutcher is the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health and the Director World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Mental Health Policy and Training at Dalhousie University and IWK Health Centre in Canada. He is a renowned expert in adolescent mental health and leader in mental health research, advocacy, training, and policy and has been involved in mental health work in over 20 countries.
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- Kutcher, S., McLuckie, A. Evergreen: Creating a Child and Youth Mental Health Framework for Canada. Psychiatric Services. 2013 May; 64(5), 479-482.
- Kutcher, S., Wei, Y., Gilberds, H., Brown, A., Ubuguyu, O., Njau, T., Sabuni, N., Magimba, A., & Perkins, K. (2016). A School Mental Health Literacy Curriculum Resource Training Approach: Effects on Tanzanian Teachers' Mental Health Knowledge, Stigma and Help-seeking Efficacy. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 10:50.
- Kutcher, S., Wei, Y., Gilberds, G., Brown, A., Ubuguyu, O., Njau, T., Sabuni, N., Magimba, A., & Perkins, K. (2016). Community Health Care Providers Knowledge and Self-confidence in the Identification, Diagnosis and Treatment of Adolescent Depression in Tanzania. Arch Depress Anxiety, 2 (1), 26-30.
- Kutcher, S., Wei, Y., & Morgan, C. (2015). Successful Application of a Canadian Mental Health Curriculum Resource by Usual Classroom Teachers in Significantly and Sustainably Improving Student Mental Health Literacy. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry/La Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 60 (12) 580-586.
- McLuckie, A., Kutcher, S., Wei, Y., & Weaver, C. (2014). Sustained Improvements in Students' and Teachers' Mental Health Literacy with use of a Mental Health Curriculum in Canadian Schools. BMC Psychiatry, 14 (379).
Selected awards and honours
- 2016 Nova Scotia Champion of Public Education, The Learning Partnership
- 2015 McMaster University Distinguished Alumni Award
- 2014 Order of Nova Scotia
- Distinguished Fellow Canadian Psychiatric Association
- Fellow Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
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Now, the two men will face each other as candidates for mayor.
A winding corridor separates their offices. Despite their proximity, both men said the contest will not interfere with city business during the three-month- long campaign.
``The campaigning will definitely be done after 6 p.m. and Friday, Saturday and Sunday,`` Tagg said. ``I`m sure the mayor will do the same. I don`t want it to interfere with my work here.``
Branca agreed with Tagg and said he plans to run ``the kind of campaign an incumbent should run.
``It doesn`t affect what I`m going to one bit,`` Branca said. ``It`s going to be life as usual. And after hours we`ll present our cases to the residents.``
Tagg earns $40,000 yearly while Branca earns $52,500.
Tagg has lived in Miramar for 30 years, he said. After serving as city clerk and in other city positions, he chose to run for mayor because he wants to promote a city manager government in Miramar, instead of the current strong mayor-commission form, he said.
``We`ve been promised a city manager in the past,`` Tagg said. ``This time we need to follow through. It was on the ballot in 1981, but was so confusing, no one knew what it was.``
Residents defeated a switch to a city manager government on the March 1981 ballot.


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The Youngs – A Rustic Romantic Wedding
This past Saturday Jon and I had the wonderful privilege of witnessing our friends Eric and Hannah exchange vows beside a beautiful big red barn out on an Iowan farm. It was truly a picture-perfect day, and you couldn't ask for better company to celebrate with – the best type of wedding! Clear back in January, Hannah had asked me if I would be interested in decorating for their wedding, and I said yes! Other than my own, I have had very little experience in planning and arranging wedding decor, but I absolutely love this couple and was willing to take on the challenge to help them out! 🙂 (Plus, it gave me an excuse to surf through all those cute wedding pins again. 😉 )
Both the ceremony and reception was held at the Rustic Rose Barn in Roland, IA. The venue came complete with a quaint pasture for ceremonies, a big ol' barn for receptions, and a cute little patio area for hangin' and dancin'! So great! Since I know that many of you have been hearing me talk about this wedding for months, I decided to attempt including several half-way decent photos to help share the day with you. And I would be doing wrong if I didn't give a shout-out to The Shop for having amazing wedding rentals (check them out here) and to my friend and creative partner Whit for helping me create and build a vision for this special day. Thank you both!!
We kept decor at the ceremony pretty simple…it was just so naturally beautiful that it hardly needed anything! (I didn't get any shots of them, but the shepherd's hooks in the aisle had baby's breath hanging from them, and the wooden signs you see are segments from 1 Corinthians 13, done up by my pal Missy over at Spruced Up Creations.)
And can we all just take a minute and appreciate how pretty that red barn is up against the blue sky?! It seriously couldn't have been a more perfect day.
The inside of the barn had the perfect element of old rustic charm that paired well with the soft romantic touches of blush and tulle. My personal favorite scene was this giant pallet wall. I wasn't loving the style of the garage door with the look we were going for, so I began to brainstorm ideas of how to make it work with our vision. The door was a natural focal point in the room, so instead of trying to just cover it up, I wanted to make it into something pretty and unique. This pallet wall was the winner and I recruited my husband to help pull it off. I'd say he did a pretty good job!
The backdrop for the head table incorporated a few floral hoops (stitching hoops spray painted gold with floral attached), lights, tulle and garland. Initially we weren't quite sure how this would come together, but in the end we were pretty pleased with how it turned out! 🙂
And how perfect is that chandelier?? When we first visited the barn, that feature blew us away. Pictures really do it no justice. Below is a shot of our little photo booth set up (props to Whitney) We used this faux shiplap wall as part of our booth at the Barn Flea & Fair this spring, and so when deciding on a photo booth back drop, naturally it would be perfect! Jon built the faux fireplace and the two vintage chairs were rentals from The Shop. By the end of the night I wanted to curl up on one of those chairs and just move in to this little space.
Whitney had the idea of including a little corner for the kids at the wedding, so we decided to incorporate a few crayons and color sheets for them to take into the reception with them. (Not going to lie, the kid in me wanted to color one too. 😉 )
I can hardly believe that this day has already come and gone! It seemed like just yesterday that Hannah sent me her colors and I started some mood boards. Overall it was a good experience, and I am so thankful we could help out in this way. Thanks to the Nichols and Young families to putting up with my crazy lady-isms in the days leading up to the wedding and to all those who gave of their time to help build, set-up, and make this thing happen. Y'all are the true heroes!
Thanks for reading, friend! Hope you have a good one.
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Sitting on your back porch at 1am after a 12 hour drive from the midwest, you can easily mistake the faint howling of cars on the Long Island Expressway for something a little less inviting. I just returned from a fun but exhausting weekend of driving hours on end, family reunions, and old friends. At 4:30pm this afternoon I drove past the highest point on I-80 (this side of the Mississippi River) and it all went downhill from there.
And where was my camera? I have no idea where that thing is, but I missed a great photo opportunity. Exit 273 in Pennsylvania on I-80 is identified by a large green sign, with your typical mile marker at the bottom, with the text reading:
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Dripping with irony….What were they thinking?


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We're all about moderate (and safe) alcohol consumption, yet when you're having a lot of fun, drinking a few more Fireball ginger ales doesn't seem like that terrible of an idea. (Perhaps Fireball was our first mistake.) Then the morning comes, and it all sets in: you have a hangover — on a weekday, no less — and it can feel like a death sentence. Adulting can be so hard, can't it?
If there's anything you can do to help with feeling like The Walking Dead (outside of taking some Aleve and sleeping the rest of the day), it's looking alive. You might not feel like a normal functioning human, but you can look like one with a few tips: If you can, wash off your makeup as soon as you stumble in the door. Do not opt for a lazy girl makeup wipe routine — your skin will not forgive you in the morning, as many of them are loaded with alcohol, and you're clearly had enough. Instead, use a makeup-removing cloth. They only require hot water and be a refreshing way to pamper your hammer-timed skin.
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Drink coconut water. You know you need to chug lots of water while you drink, but if you had, you probably wouldn't be hungover. So in addition to guzzling for H2O in the morning, drink coconut water. It contains a lot of potassium, a nutrient you lose a ton of when you drink. (Those frequent trips to the bathroom can do that to you.) Or, the next morning, eat a banana.
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
I have come to the conclusion that I don't understand people. We have been waiting for months for this kind of weather to come back; and what is the first thing that people feel the need to do? They have to get out of the house. That is not a problem, but when all they do is go shopping and clog up the roadways and grocery stores like it's fucking christmas (bad driving included), it becomes a problem. MY PROBLEM! Old people need to go back to the damn nursing home and get the fuck out of my way. Quit sauntering up the aisles at the store looking for your fucking old people food (I'm too pissed off to think of anything that old people buy) at sub-snail speeds. If you didn't know what you wanted to buy, you should not have left the house. You don't even remember how to drive, so how can you be responsible for feeding yourself or others?! I pity the poor fools who show up to your house on easter to eat canned ham, pickled eggs and wash it all down with ovaltine tainted powdered milk substitute from 1923. Shame on you!And another thing: Quit stopping to catch your breath. There is a reason you lost your breath. It is supposed to stay gone. The only trouble with that scenario is the fact that they would then fall in the middle of the aisle and be in my way even longer! Then there would be the obligatory EMTs... and I would be stuck going ALL the way around the other end of the aisle, when what I needed was just beyond the now dead old lady... What a fucking hassle.
Posted by MScottW at 3:42 PM 2 comments
Tags: beer, get out of my way, last breath, nearly dead people, old bitches, ovaltine, tainted milk, why won't you die
Getting one's hopes up
I'm just a short while away from checking out the closing sale of a central new york staple: Fred Mazza's applicance store. I'm hoping to pick up a cheap roll away dishwasher in the clearance sale. I'm hoping. Hence the title. I know that the stark reality is that I will get there and look around to find one of two things; a piss-poor clearance sale, or an empty showroom. I hate myself sometimes.
Posted by MScottW at 11:56 AM 2 comments
Tags: amazing deals, cascade, dashed hopes, dishwasher, dreams, hopes, lethargy, Mike, self loathing, shattered dreams
Thursday, April 1, 2010
I Have No Clue Who Justin Bieber Is, and Neither Should You.
Who is this boy?
This is an excellent question, don't you think? No? You probably don't. And why don't you? Well, my first guess is that you actually know who this is. What brings me to this conclusion? Well, the fact that my Facebook feed has been filled with complaints about this boy, his character, his celebrity, his whatever-it-is-he-does, tells me a lot. What it tells me primarily is that those of you who can mention him in your Facebook status updates in rudimentary attempts at being clever or funny via insulting posts have failed entirely (at wit, if not life). That you even know his name, know he has some type of career, know he is actually alive (he is, after all, just a little boy) know more about him than you should, is just frightening. And why is it that you possess this knowledge? I don't know, exactly. Perhaps you had/have an out-of-line thing for child actors/actresses and you've been inundated with news about this kid while trying to collect near-risqué images of underage celebrities that you really shouldn't even be looking at. (I'd actually wager that most of you fall in this category, but I'm not one to make unfounded accusations, no matter how hilarious they may be.)
The fact of the matter is, I don't know who Justin Bieber is because I'm actually living in my age bracket. I don't follow nonsensical popular culture because it has no appeal to me. Therefore, I have no reason to complain. The only reason any of you can bitch about this little future burnout/failure/on again, off again homosexual (just saying, Lindsay Lohan has set one hell of a precedent; why shouldn't this guy follow in her footsteps?) is because you care. Before you all start shouting your rabid disagreement, attempting to persuade me that you don't care about anyone who's ever been on the cover of Tiger Beat, riddle me this: why is it that until tonight, when watching NBC, where a promotion for a guy who shouldn't even have a television show--except for the fact that the masses can't handle the atypical, and can only cope with change when it's network-sanctioned (I'm talking about Leno, if you can't tell)--happens to be a promotion for a Justin Bieber guest spot, and this is the first time I'm ever hearing his name mentioned outside of Facebook? Why? Well, I can only assume that this is because you don't have any taste of your own, and so you have no choice but to rely on what's presented by the leading demographic (girls, age 15-23, the scourge responsible for the careers of vermin like Metro Station and whoever sings that damn song with the inaccurate and grammatically maddening lyrics about Helen Keller) as the viable options for entertainment. You know, if you could develop a soul, obtain a personal and unique sense of taste/a real opinion, shun the popular in order to enjoy something that actually has some sort of comprehensible value and make a decision of your own without having it backed by a Ryan Seacrest blurb on E!, you wouldn't know who this 10 year old poser was either, and you'd have nothing to be complaining about.
Personally, I say Justin Bieber can be/do/say whatever the hell he wants, no matter how much Facebook complaining any of you have to do. Do you know why I think that, despite the fact that what he does is absolutely worthless in my opinion (proof being that I don't even know what the kid does/aspires to do)!?[<--Can we get an interrobang here, please!? See Mike's post entitled "This one's for you Justin"] I think this over-promoted diaper-soiler can do as he pleases because it doesn't effect me in any way, shape or form, because my knowledge of entertainment is founded on my tastes, not what SoundScan or box-offices claim is good. I suggest you do the same. I promise, you'll live a happier life, and your Facebook feed will contain things that someone (it's not likely to be me) might actually find clever.
Posted by Justin at 11:00 PM 3 comments
Tags: annoyance, Celebrities, Facebook, irritation, Justin, Stupidity, Television
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
This one's for you Justin.
New Punctuation Marks for Grammar Nerds" by Owen Parsons
Posted by MScottW at 11:46 PM 4 comments
Some updates for your day
1.) Everyone but anonymous users should be able to comment now. I hope that is pleasing to you.
2.) I added the adult content warning because Justin and I are about to be parents and I wouldn't want my son or his daughter to be clicking "Next Blog" in a few years and stumbling on this without at least a warning that it might be harmful to young minds. Likewise, I do not wish to subject anyone else's children to this. I actually spent a little time clicking that button and found quite a few blogs that seem to be written by VERY young children (one girl was eight years old).
3.) The NavBar is back by popular demand! There was a piece of code in the template that forced it to be hidden. Mutha fuckin' DELETE, bitches! BOO-yah!
4.) I have to say that managing this blog is tough but fun. I know it's only been a few days. I've had some troubles here and there, but I am working through them. I ain't calling it quits on this bad boy!
If anyone has any suggestions for additions, I'll hear them. I was thinking of setting up an e-mail address just for this blog so I don't have people jamming my inbox that is already full of shit from Apple, Nintendo and various other large commercial organizations (note: I get no spam. It's all shit I signed up for but that I am too lazy to unsubscribe) that are looking for me to give them my money for their objects of great desire. Any immediate suggestions may be left as comments. I may even look into a separate page here for suggestions if I can figure out how.
Posted by MScottW at 11:35 PM 6 comments
Tags: answers, Mike, suggestions, updates
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Fuckin' A.
Bah! Never mind. I'm too fucking pissed off to post what I was going to post. Fuck it.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Modern Vulgarity
So let's face it: vulgarity has become a regular, everyday, nearly acceptable part of our day to day conversation. How many of you actually go an entire day without at least saying the word "jerk?" Not swearing, you say? Tell my brother and his Zest stained tongue that. My grandmother thought it a strong enough word to scrub his mouth until it was zestfully clean, and that was in the mid-nineties. That and a few other words that the majority of us (that is, us born after 1930) would never consider swearwords (like suck, pimp, etc.) were enough to earn us a few whacks with my grandma's flyswatter (it sounds like nothing, but I assure you, with the right flick of the wrist, that shit stings). The point I'm trying to make is that time heals all wounds; especially those caused by the masses and what is deemed socially acceptable for base conversation.Consider this quote from Bill Bryson's Mother Tongue, a book that examines the nature and origin of English: "in almost all cultures, swearing involves one or more of the following: filth, the forbidden...and the sacred, and usually all three" (p. 215).
In the thirties, when my Grandmother would have been a teenager, prostitution being called forbidden filth wouldn't have done enough to express how poorly it was perceived. It was something that was just ignored, especially in the mid/southwest, where my grandmother was raised on a small farm by God-fearing people. Currently, we have phone books in major cities loaded with "escort service" listings; we have a "ranch" in Las Vegas where prostitution goes on...legally, I think? And there's a BBC program (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) that humanizes a very real, very popular, prostitute. While Billie Piper's character in SDOACG (a bad anagram, I know, but I did not feel like typing the title again (yes, I know I've spent more time typing this than I would have the title of that show, but I'm trying to be clever, dammit. Respect my efforts!)) while it may be nothing more than a fictional depiction of a girl trying to make it in the world without a man to collect the dough and dole out misdirected backhands, we can see why the word pimp has lost a great deal of it's impact since 1939. We no longer see it as forbidden, as filth, but as a part of society. (At the time of writing, I'm ashamed to admit I'm actually watching a "professional" wrestling program that features a pimp character. The fans are actually chanting something or other about him pimping as he delivers a speech and has a female actress request he make her his "hoe.")
I realize my example above doesn't do much to explain why other "four letter words" we hear day to day are perceived less as vulgar and more as colloquial, but doesn't this sentence take care of that for me? My over-explanation here is just my way of saying, albeit cautiously (hence the advisory against the explicit being added to the tag line under our title), what's the big fucking deal?
In the thirties, when my Grandmother would have been a teenager, prostitution being called forbidden filth wouldn't have done enough to express how poorly it was perceived. It was something that was just ignored, especially in the mid/southwest, where my grandmother was raised on a small farm by God-fearing people. Currently, we have phone books in major cities loaded with "escort service" listings; we have a "ranch" in Las Vegas where prostitution goes on...legally, I think? And there's a BBC program (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) that humanizes a very real, very popular, prostitute. While Billie Piper's character in SDOACG (a bad anagram, I know, but I did not feel like typing the title again (yes, I know I've spent more time typing this than I would have the title of that show, but I'm trying to be clever, dammit. Respect my efforts!)) while it may be nothing more than a fictional depiction of a girl trying to make it in the world without a man to collect the dough and dole out misdirected backhands, we can see why the word pimp has lost a great deal of it's impact since 1939. We no longer see it as forbidden, as filth, but as a part of society. (At the time of writing, I'm ashamed to admit I'm actually watching a "professional" wrestling program that features a pimp character. The fans are actually chanting something or other about him pimping as he delivers a speech and has a female actress request he make her his "hoe.")
I realize my example above doesn't do much to explain why other "four letter words" we hear day to day are perceived less as vulgar and more as colloquial, but doesn't this sentence take care of that for me? My over-explanation here is just my way of saying, albeit cautiously (hence the advisory against the explicit being added to the tag line under our title), what's the big fucking deal?
Attention, Fucktards!
Only rare "supertaskers" can balance driving, cellphone use
And I have to suffer because the majority of people are fucktards. I remember the days of driving my Plymouth Laser (a 5-speed stick shift) down the Parkway while on the phone, drinking coffee, and smoking a cigarette... While it was snowing. Uphill. Both ways. Oh, sorry. But holy shit, people. Thanks for fucking life up for those of us who were blessed with mad skillz.
Posted by MScottW at 9:48 PM 2 comments
Tags: driving, irritation, multi-tasking
Look here, Google...
I have been very happy with my experience here at Blogger. You have treated me well. I was willing to accept that I needed to have first party cookies turned on to log in. That is fine. I am extremely pissed off, however, that you seem to want me to accept third party cookies. I don't like you setting files on my computer to keep track of certain information, but I was willing to let it go because it's just you. I am generally NOT willing to let third parties place files on my computer even if I have firefox set to delete them when I quit. This is completely unacceptable. I am not entirely sure what I plan on doing about this. But you can NOT rest assured that I am going to sleep on this issue. I will be heard. I WILL BE HEARD!
Posted by MScottW at 7:38 PM 1 comments
Sunday, March 28, 2010
No, Sir, You do NOT Rock.
There's this common stereotype tied to the car known as the IROC, the old Camaro model that somehow surged into uber-popularity some time in the late eighties, when Mustangs were horribly boxy and sports cars were only cool if they were imports (you can thank the yuppies for that). While it's hard not to see the appeal of an engine that's actually composed of a majority of real metal pieces--a car that actually generates a few noticeable Gs when accelerating--it's hard to understand why this one car was at one time so damn popular, and why it retains so much popularity even now. (Don't believe it? Google it. Hundreds of thousands of images and entire websites like iroczone.com are keepin' the faith alive, brother.)
While there are a handful of reasons for writing on this phenomenon , it seems time and fate have brought me more than enough reasons to keep the stereotype alive and strong. The first and most hilarious/infuriating: the typical IROC driver. You know this guy. In fact, I'd be willing to bet you know at least two of these guys. One of them is that guy that calls you once a week, telling you he's having "a blast," that he's surrounded by "foxy mommas" at some hole in the wall bar where he's currently exploiting the canned beer special of the night (most likely a Tuesday or Wednesday); you typically ignore his phone call because you won't be seen in public with him. The other version you likely know is a relative of yours. A distant relative, maybe, but if you're Caucasian and American, this guy has likely splintered off your family tree at some point due to lack of gene-pool chlorination. His disposition is similar to the one I just described. The only difference is the two inherent strikes built in to him: his appearance, as above, and the fact that he'd mention being related to you in public (an even more mortifying consequence of spending time with this genetic excrement).
The typical IROC driver, and damn similar to the first guy I can remember seeing in an IROC as a child. The major differences: I remember a Miami Dolphins Jersey (cut in the same fashion) and denim cutoffs (with frayed strings a-plenty). I'm sure the Milwaukee's Best Ice was a staple, though.Let's face it: the majority of IROCs still on the road today look something like this one. They are piecemeal signifiers of a man still longing for the days when mullets and bonfires were the pinnacle of social evolution; a time where Kip Winger was still a feathered-haired god; a time where women could easily be separated into two categories: the shoulder-padded and the available. While a part of me still longs for the days when my mostly black wardrobe and cheeky band t-shirts made me both a rebel and an innovator in the latest in teen-angst fashion, I can admit that I looked, well, flipping ridiculous. I have since moved as far on from those days as I can so as to not sacrifice my dignity on the altar of humiliation. The IROC driver can make so such observation. He sees himself as cool; nay, as cool-est, the superlative of his kind.
The largest problem with IROC drivers is self evident, honestly, and it's proof sits in dilapidated garages everywhere. There is no one more dedicated to living in the past than an IROC-Z owner. In fact, the one Camaro from the era I still see on a regular basis has a vanity plate that attests to this principle (amongst others that I will, of course, conveniently overlook). Nevermind that the car itself is in great shape, only gets driven in the spring and summer seasons and still growls like a Kodiak bear: SICILY84 is having "nothin' but a good ti-ime," "livin' on the edge," with "the songs of yesterday." Can't you just "feel the noize" coming out of those killer aftermarket stereos every IROC seems to be equipped with? You can imagine it, right? A 1984 Camaro with a 2001 Pioneer deck? Why is that so bad you ask? Well, it may not be for SICILY84, but allow me to give you the perfect example:
Unfortunately for him, the IROC driver is wrong. There is nothing cool about body filler, mismatched body pieces, restoration projects that last longer than 8 years but are still driven regularly, mullets, the last several Motley Crue records, drinking beer that costs less than ten dollars a twelve pack, acid wash jeans, Chevrolet window decals that match the intended primary paint job color of said pathetic restoration project, black and red wolf/tiger/grim reaper tattoos, or public scratching. You say you disagree with me? Disagree with this: this picture was taken on a major local highway in the city I reside around; the speed limit is 55mph, and you'll notice it is raining:
I think you can agree when I say, enough said. Get a door, buddy. Then, get a horse. It's a finer way to get around, and it will match your wardrobe and haircut.
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Ideas For Painting The Living Room
In most instances, the living-room is among the general public locations of your house. This is the location where the site visitors are obtained. This is the room provided for gatherings. Then, it is mostly the one that is very much available to objection. Consequently, the painting of your living-room matters a lot.
Here are some ideas that you can bear in mind and know backwards and forwards when it comes to the attempt of painting the living room. Transforming your living-room is such an endeavor that you have to beware when taking care of it.
First of all as well as generally, you need to pick the color scheme that should be utilized in painting the living room. It implies that there is the need for you to pick the paint color that you want to have for your wall surfaces, doors, trims, accents, and various other devices.
Mix and also match your color paint selection with the largest furniture in the living room. That is your focal point, in a manner of speaking. You also should take note of the illumination element, the feature of the living room, its size, as well as the state of mind that you definitely wish to produce within the living room.
After that, you need to have the time to invest to focus yourself on the option of the paint finish considering that it can alter the state of mind that you wish to sweep into the room. When the wall surfaces contain some imperfections, genuinely, you could constantly get a paint coating which could hide them. Typically the paint finish which are not glossy and also those that emit a matte coating are the very best to utilize. These paint finishes additionally provide an equally effective immune to the feasible wall discolorations.


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I'm writing again!
I wrote this down as I was sitting down in class with nothing to do...
One Call.
She was walking home in the rain when the call came. It had been a long and arduous day for her. Nothing seemed to be working for her today. She got shouted at during her departmental meeting, she dropped her favourite coffee mug before she took her first sip, her suppliers delayed her shipment causing a slowdown in production, and now this news.
With long and fatigued footsteps she cursed her luck. She cursed the ground that she walked on and she even cursed the small stone that almost tripped her into the puddle.
She was downcast and had no intention of going home. Is she did, she would be going home to nothingness. There's nothing for her to go back home to. Not after this phone call. Every day, she would rush home from work to see her two favourite things in the world. Now both are gone. Little Roger choked on a stink beetle about two weeks ago; Little Roger was probably the only thing that kept them together. Maybe her fate today was linked to Little Roger's demise. Maybe it began going downhill since then.
She was searching for answers in her heart but her mind told her of this futile attempt to rationalise. What has been done, has been done. Words said cannot be undone. Feelings hurt will only recover through time, with the scars telling and reminding you of the time when.
He was gone.


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A business is only as strong and successful as its staff and boss allow it to be. Hiring staff is a pivotal moment for any business. Without the right team behind you, your business won't make any money, and, even worse, it could fail altogether. It's important to employ the right people and create the right positions too. Here are the team members that you'll need to hire if you want your business to be a success…
Follow The Leader
Your business will need a few different leaders. If you're the founder, you'll be one of them. As the founder of the business, you're the one with the vision. You are responsible for imparting that vision to your workforce and inspiring them. If you have a larger company you may need someone to manage smaller teams in your stead. If this is the case, it will be them who recruits, trains and inspires the staff. This is a crucial role because without proper training your staff can't be effective.
When hiring someone to lead in your stead you need to be absolutely sure that they understand the ethos and vision that you have. They also need to know what kind of people will fit into the business. It's not just about hiring either. A great leader also has to support and nurture the staff's talents as the business grows. This role is of the utmost importance because leading by example, praising, correcting, and nurturing staff will lead to better results.
The Numbers Person
Directly connected to the money your business takes, your director of finances will be another key player. Any successful business needs a financial expert at the helm. Someone to steer you through the hard times and advise you about capitalizing on the good ones. You'll need to hire someone who has training and experience is all aspects of finance. They'll need to have been a bookkeeper or an accountant before. It's not just having the skill set either. A really talented financial director will be able to advise you on the best strategy to keep cash coming in. They will be able to help you to decide where to make necessary cuts too.
Obviously, whoever undertakes this role will also have to be somebody who you trust implicitly. They are responsible for the company's funds after all!
Social Media Whizz
Business is constantly evolving. In today's world, some would argue that it's just as essential to have a social media manager as it is to have an accountant. Social media has made business marketing easier than it's ever been. That doesn't mean that anyone can manage your social media though. You'll need to hire someone who has grown their own social media accounts and knows the importance of marketing a brand.
This role will be a vital one to the company as it will help to increase traffic to your website. Your website is the main place that you make money. It's where you advertise your products or services and provide information and buying details. A social media manager will be able to get the word out about your business and create a great image for it too. With such stiff competition in business you need to use every asset available to you, and social media is one of them. A social media manager will be able to come up with a strategy for posts and promote your business effectively.
Content Creator
Increasingly businesses are expanding their websites to include blog posts. This appeals to today's consumer. They want to know about the lifestyle aspects of the brand, not just the products. Having a skilled content creator will get your ideal consumer more interested in your products as they read how it could fit into and improve their lives. The content writer will also be able to give you business the voice it needs. From press releases to email alerts and newsletters, giving your business the right voice is important. Just like a receptionist is the first port of call in most offices, and acts as an ambassador to the company, so does the tone of voice. It needs to embody your ideals and appeal to your target audience.
The Technological Titan
Whilst we're on the subject of technology, it's important to have an IT manager too. They'll deal with the day-to-day tech needs of your business. Don't underestimate how essential they are. We often take technology for granted but when it fails us, it can cause huge ramifications. If the telephone system or the internet was to suddenly drop this could leave your business redundant until the issue is fixed. There would be no way to stay connected with customers or clients, and you'd be losing money each minute.
Employ An Expert
Any great leader needs advisors. These are people who you turn to for information and support. They fill in the blanks in your knowledge, whatever they may be. It makes sense to hire heads of staff who are experts in their given fields. They will have unrivaled knowledge about competitors, the marketplace, and consumers. They, in turn, will be able to share their expertise with their staff and with you. This will make the business more profitable all round.


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Circle Two Worlds Connected episodes 5&6: Trust Is Dust.
Hey Circle Clubbers! I think it's safe to say, three full weeks into our story that this show is consistent in doing at least 3 things: (1)Finding a way to make everyone inherently suspicious. (2)Answering a few questions, while creating just as many (if not more) new ones. (3)Dropping one big plausible reveal. Circle:Two Worlds Connected is no where near tipping it's entire hand, nor is anyone walking away without a little blood or bug on them. The theories keep mounting and now that the keychain has been shattered and some old photos have been uncovered, getting at the truth may involve more than the Kim brothers had imagined. Join Akua, E-kun and I as we share our ideas and angst, then jump down to the comments and give us your thoughts!
Akua: Boom. Boom. Boom! Let's just get into it. Can we? Can we? Can we just lay it all out on the table tho? Woo Jin could be the Chairperson?! Omo omo omo Whaaaaaaaaaat? I guess it makes sense because the loss of his brother, disappearance of his dad and Byul could have been so traumatic that he decided to remove his memories; especially given what he said to the Professor? Right?
Unnichan: I think given what we know from the start, the research that is now Human B most likely has Kim Woo Jin's hands all over it but I'm not sure in what capacity. Like you said, he could have inserted the chip, done all that but that would kind of reset him in a way and I'm not certain that works with what we have before us. When the show began, I initially assumed the Chairman was Bum Gyun, then ep5 happened and I said maybe it's Woo Jin. However, now that we've met all of our players save the Chairman, especially Mr. Ministry of Science and Economy, Park Dong Gun and everyone is pointing fingers at Woo Jin, I'm less inclined to believe it's him. Something is just fishy there and I don't want to accuse until I'm sure.
E-Kun: Exactly. Is it in the realm of possibility? Absolutely, but my money is still on Professor Daddy or now Woo Jin and Bum Gyun's daddy. When they explained his disappearance, I found it odd that he had not returned. Now, we know that he was working with Prof Daddy on some super secret project that everyone is hiding in 2017. The thing with Woo Jin being the Chairman is that I don't think he would reset his own memories - I think he has characteristics that he can easily pull mind over matter and do what he has to do. Is he liable to fall under his own weakness from time to time? Yes, but I think his will power is on another level for so many reasons.
Akua: I love how this show drips clues for us. Every week I feel like I'm getting closer to solving the mystery and then it totally unravels (smile). I don't like it when I can predict the plot line so I enjoy how they keep us in suspense. My heart goes out to Bum Gyun 2037. With every passing moment we see his desperation to not only recover his memories but recover his family. I can't imagine what it's like to wake up with no memories and have to piece together some semblance of normalcy. I can feel his anxiety and stress levels ratcheting up. In fact, the stress levels of all our main characters from Bum Gyun to So Hoo to the Mayor to Minister Dong Gun are skyrocketing. I feel as if something is going to crack very soon.
Unnichan: In regards to Minister Dong Gun, I think we might have to take our cue from HJY-2037 and not trust that man. It's crazy because I want to. He seems to be genuinely concerned and relieved to meet both boys, whether in our present or the future, because he clearly had great regard for their father but I just don't know. He could be faking and could be the Chairman. Or he might be trying to infiltrate and find out what they know or don't, in order to push his own agenda. I will, concede that his suspiciousness could all be based in his knowledge and whatever secrets he and Doctor Daddy (Kim Gyu Chul) had but until we know, I will continue to give him side-eye. Bum Gyun is to me, the most pitiable character, outside of HYJ-everytimeperiod because he's lost so much and there is no guarantee he's ever going to recover any of it. But Ho Soo and I… I just can't understand his logic. Not when it comes to Bluebird. His "confrontation" with HYJ-2037 set my brain ablaze.
Eboni: It really does seem like Bum Gyun is getting the short end of the stick in this equation. Not only has he lost his memories, his has lost family, Woo Jin in particular, and the only thing he can do is take his cues from Woo Jin's memories. But I also question: where did those memories come from? I mean, is it something like as soon as the chip is inserted, it not only records your current memories, it pulls your past as well? Let me tell you how much I am not for Ho soo… TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MUCH! It is one thing for you to want to block your own memories because you can't deal, but the fact that you are trying to subject everyone to your punk a** way of thinking is a mess. I understand the trauma you went through seeing the woman you love hanging in such a way, but do you think she would want you to live your life like this? In constant fear and paranoia? Well, perhaps that is not the best cue considering what was up with her, but still. And I agree Unni - I want to trust Dong Gun, but something in me keeps giving him the side eye. I will continue to give it to him until things come about.
Akua: You're right, Unnichan. We can't make any assumptions about anyone. I mean is Bum Gyun really Bum Gyun? Is he experiencing a real memory or has he watched the memories so much that it's a part of him? I can't trust anything really. Well, maybe I can trust that Doctor Daddy is a bad man! Even HYJ-2037 is having issues with her own self! Yo, Eboni! Talk about it! Ho Soo is just unhinged right now. He needs more therapy. Erasing the memories doesn't make it better. What makes it better is processing the memories, the pain, the emotions and growing through that. What Human B is doing is taking away everyone's option to be human!
Unnichan: Exactly. At this point we can watch and wait and tentatively believe what we see. But one big thing right now is that Doctor Daddy is involved in this as well. We just don't know how. He disappeared after or as we was delivering HYJ-2007, did he really abandon his kids or was he detained [read: killed, abducted]? Is he the person that messed everything up? Is he to blame for HJY-2017 having no memories? It seems as though there are so many hands in the cookie jar, we don't know who stole one. Professor has HJY-2017, he's pretended to be her father to keep her close in hopes she regains her memories but he's not the one who caused the problem in the first place and he doesn't seem to know why or when it happened. I like that this show is called Circle because, though I don't believe we're going in circles, the point is that everything is connected and overlaps. And Show is staying true to the concept that there's no real beginning, we just start. Because while the boys' first meeting with HJY-2007 seemed to be the opening, Daddy most likely knew, who, what and where she came from. That was no coincidence. Just makes me wonder if bringing her home was a mistake.
E-Kun: I was just thinking the same thing - that Daddy probably knew what HJY-2007 is/was when his boys encountered her. Though, there is a small part of me that is reluctant about daddy. I don't want to think that he is allowing his sons to be manipulated and trifled with all in the name of science. Have stranger more horrific things happened? Duh! But I just don't think he would be down for subjecting the, to this particular type of thing - like knowing Bum Gyun was imprisoned and drugged in 2017. The name of this game is definitely "Trust no one".
Akua: I love that "trust no one". What did happen to Daddy Doctor? Why did he leave his two sons? I want to know more about the other girl who believes in Bum Gyun. Where is she in 2037? And who is the Dr. helping out Bum Gyun who had her chip taken out? What's her history? Where has HJY-2037 been all these years? Isn't it interesting the dynamics between the Minister and Hyun-Seok as well? How did Hyun-Seok get to where he is now? Every character brings something unique to the table!
Unnichan: As far as Min Young is concerned, she is the doctor. Not only did Joon Hyuk refer to her as Min Young, Dong Soo and Hyuk Soo had a little discussion about the "status" of their relationship. Which was comical because Hyuk Soo is mighty curious about both women and how Joon Hyuk has time to have an "It's complicated" stamp with both of them. Also Min Young tells Woo Jin and Detective Hong she is a med student in 2017. Everything else, is still a huge mystery in many ways. Right now, I'm most interested in the Minister, Doctor Daddy and Eun Sang Hospital, plus, whether Ho Soo is going to truly go off the deep end and become a full-blown villain. Looks to me like he wants to. And while I don't care for his stance, especially when he's spouting off about rights and things, I don't mind that he's made a choice and is active in achieving a goal. He'd make a proper, insane Two-Face type villain.
Eboni: He is active alright - and it is actively tap dancing on my last good nerve. While I am not flipping cartwheels over his decision to live in fear, I cannot cast stones (hard ones) at him unless he is infringing on others and their choices. Which, in some ways, he is. After these last 2 episodes, I am very curious as to the whereabouts of their father. This Chairman has to be someone familiar with these boys - why else would they keep this picture of the 2 of them? I just love how show gives me enough but leaves me with questions at the same time - without this balance I can become bored or frustrated!
Akua: Oooooh so it's THAT one! All cleared up - Min Young 2037 is the one who was running around looking cray-cray in 2007. Got it got it! I wonder if the Chairman is Doctor Daddy? Who knows who the Chairman is? And is the Chairman bad or not? Is the Chairman also Human B? I'm very interested in the Mayor's position too. Is he someone from the past who is linked to the twins? He seems to care about the citizens of Smart Earth. Does he have something sinister up his sleeve as well or is he bluffing?
Unnichan: All these questions. All these questions. Don't think I've had this many since Lost. The difference being I have a whole lot more faith in this show to answer them. At the end of the day, all I need is for my eyes to stay dry. That moment with the boys and the Blood Donor van almost had me though. Show.... I need you to hear me on this.
E-Kun: I cannot believe you mentioned Lost! Girl! But you are right - we don't need anymore Blood Donor Van moments, but it is coming. Best to prep now than be in the street like a 50 cents crack ho later.
Akua: What was really going on in that van? Oh my gosh, were they inserting the robotic bug then? Aaaaaaaack! Can't wait for next week ladies! And Eboni - #donewithyou LOL
Missed a Drama Club? Check out the links below.
Circle Episodes 1&2: We're Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto!
Circle Episodes 3&4: Just When You Thought You Everything...Or At Least The Important Things
Circle: Two Worlds Connected
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It took a pit bull released from captivity to show us how to do it.
Those of us taking in the sport of pugilism Thursday night at Michael's Eighth Avenue in Glen Burnie learned that comebacks should be done in style and class.
It's been awhile since there was so much excitement and anticipation in the air at the Josh Hall-Victoria Savaliski dinner/boxing shows as there was Thursday night.


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Another ebullient man has fallen in the country. Stephen Keshi, erstwhile national coach who won laurels for Nigeria has taken the ultimate bow and gone home to rest.
It is sad to remember that Keshi just buried his wife this same year. But it's a grim reminder of how frail we are. How truthful the words of the Psalms
The life of mortals is like grass,
they flourish like a flower of
the field; the wind blows over
it and it is gone, and its place
remembers it no more. (Psalm
In spite of the fleeting nature of man you made your mark, great one. Calm, calculated leader, you took criticisms with poise.
Arguably one of our best national coaches ever, you were the first Nigerian coach to lead us to the African cup of nation's gold in 2013. You did that feat even earlier as a skipper of the Nigeriam team. Even the world recognised your enigmatic ingenuity, naming you the 14th best coach worldwide. You even managed Togo's national team, leading it to its first World Cup tournament ever in 2006.
The reminiscences are many but our loss of you huge. Rest in peace big boss, as you were fondly called. You made your impact o patriot. May the angels lead you home.


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Chicago may be the Midwest's largest city, but enjoying it doesn't have cost big bucks. Here are our top picks for saving time and money, including free museums, guided tours and outdoor activities.
Naturally, there's thrill in the flying trapeze. But the other rewards might surprise you.
One of America's biggest music fests, held in Chicago's Grant Park, isn't just for crowd-surfing 20-somethings.
Furniture giant Restoration Hardware's Gold Coast mega-store is an unlikely hot spot to meet girlfriends for wine or lunch—and, after, go home with a lamp.
June 2 is National Doughnut Day, but these Midwestern shops celebrate the drool-worthy treat all year long. The photos alone will have you dashing to the nearest doughnut store!
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16 March 2017
Operation SOLVAN
Operation SOLVAN is a demonstration of the government of Australia's continued commitment to support maritime surveillance and security patrols in Vanuatu and Solomon Island's Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ).
Royal Solomon Islands Police Vessel (RSIPV) LATA returned to Honiara recently following a twenty-day fisheries deployment targeting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing in Vanuatu's EEZ. The operation, designated Operation SOLVAN, is an Australian Government-funded operation through its Defence Cooperation Program (DCP).
RSIPV LATA, commanded by Staff Sergeant Harold Reggie, teamed with Republic of Vanuatu Ship (RVS) TUKORO, commanded by Superintendent Eddie Kalokul of the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing, to lead a surveillance mission encompassing the south eastern section of Vanuatu's EEZ.
The mission saw the successful exchange of fisheries, transnational crime and police maritime officers between the vessels to strengthen the bilateral relationship and build upon the interoperability between the two nations, particularly with regard to the detection and deterrence of breaches to Vanuatu's maritime security.
"The sea conditions were extremely rough, with more than four metre seas and forty knot winds. It was not very good for surveillance operations however I was impressed by my team's effort to still participate" Staff Sergeant Reggie advised when asked how the operation went.
"We managed four boardings in total, RVS TUKORO achieved a further five. I think this was a good effort considering the weather we faced," Staff Sergeant Reggie continued.
The operation was hailed as a success by the Australian High Commissioner to Vanuatu, Her Excellency Jenny Da Rin, with a total of 9 boardings conducted that resulted in 2 infringement notices being issued.
At a small closing ceremony held at the Vanuatu Police Maritime Wing – MALA Base, Ms Da Rin also took the opportunity to welcome the two forces' efforts to create a more gender-balanced environment with several female officers participating in the very successful operation.
Under the DCP, the Australian Government provides assistance with maritime surveillance to eleven countries across the Pacific. The centrepiece of this is the Pacific Patrol Boat Program. In Solomon Islands the DCP provides fuel and rations funding to support a majority of surveillance operations conducted by RSIPV AUKI and LATA. Australia also provides training opportunities for Maritime Division officers and provides two Australian Defence Force Maritime Advisors that live in Honiara full time.


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The Flexible Spending Account (FSA) benefits, or pre-tax benefits, offered by SEGIP can provide you with substantial tax savings by paying your health and dental plan premiums, eligible dependent day care, out-of-pocket medical, dental, and transportation expenses with pre-tax dollars. Since your taxable income is reduced for social security, federal and state taxes, so are the taxes you pay. Since you pay less in taxes, your net income may be greater. Many employees can save a substantial amount.
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Review: Doc Yard and Sailors Academy, by Anna Morell
Last summer, at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, a slightly mad professor, Doc Yard, invented a brand new gas – A1R. Given this, um, 'new' discovery didn't go entirely to plan, she's back this year along with her able assistant, Bunsen, to show all budding Techsplorers her newest discovery – a special liquid called BU88L. Before…Read more


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