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Well I am back home in Germany, experiencing crass opposites. From bright sunshine to cloudy grey, from the warmth of 25 degrees to a freezing –5 degrees, from pure relaxation to a whirlwind of chores and routines, from a houseful of family and the buzz of commotion to a serene and fairly empty home, from indulging in exquisite dishes from every part of the world to simple and comforting home cooked meals, from high heel sandals to high boots and from light cotton to thick flannels.
Crass opposites is an understatement to say the least. While part of me is happy to be back home another part still yearns to be enjoying the carefree days in Dubai. Winter in Weimar has been long this time. Beautiful for sure but it can stop snowing and be freezing cold already.
For me January and February are generally boring months. Time seems to be at a standstill as I await with anticipation for the first signs of spring. I usually taunt it to come earlier with colorful tulips and hyacinths, leaving an alluring scent all over the house. It does not always work and as I put on my gloves and snuggle deeper into my woolen scarf I look at the piles of snow outside with disdain.
The supermarket shelves are already beginning to stock up on strawberries and rhubarb. It's hard but I am keeping my fingers away. It's not the time yet, I know but they tease me with all their promises of juicy Spring excitement.
So, while I wait I am jonesing for vibrant flavored food. Tart, tangy, mellow, smooth, creamy, fruity and intense.
It all came in the form of one recipe – the first recipe I saw when I opened the crisp pages of my new Ottolenghi Cookbook (thank you Hilda) was of deliciously roasted aubergines smothered in thick yogurt spiced with vibrant saffron. Of course regulars to this space will know the love affair I have with this spice, so the recipe was calling my name. I truly love the fact that jewels of pomegranate added a slight tangy flavoring and roasted pine nuts gave it a nutty crunch.
Greek yogurt gave a wonderful creamy texture to the dressing – so good I was spooning it on its own.
Roasted Aubergine Salad with Saffron Yogurt, Pine Nuts and Pomegranate
Adapted from Ottolenghi - The Cookbook
Printable version of recipe here
3 medium aubergines, cut into wedges
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
olive oil
a good handful of pomegranate seeds, approx. 1/2 pomegranate
handful of basil leaves, coarsely chopped
coarse sea salt and crushed black pepperFor the Saffron Yogurt
pinch of saffron strands, infused in approx. 3 tablespoons hot water – 5 minutes
180g thick Greek yogurt
1-2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons olive oil
- Make the sauce first by gently beating the yogurt in a small bowl until it is smooth. Pour in the saffron infused water and stir to incorporate. Add the remaining ingredients and whisk well. Adjust seasoning to taste. Refrigerate till required.
- Preheat oven to 220 degrees C. Toss the aubergine wedges with salt, pepper and plenty of olive oil in a large bowl until the aubergine is nicely coated. Transfer the vegetables to a roasting tray or an ovenproof dish. Roast for 20-35 minutes depending on how your oven works. Once the aubergine wedges have taken on a deep golden color take them out of the oven and allow to cool.
- Arrange the aubergine wedges on a large serving plate, then drizzle generously with the saffron yogurt. Sprinkle with pine nuts, pomegranate seeds and basil leaves.
- The saffron sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored in the fridge.
- Once the aubergines are roasted they can be stored in the fridge for 3 days. Allow them to come to room temperature before serving.
- This is a great starter with some pita bread. We however, enjoyed it as a side to a lovely Middle Eastern style chicken.
- Leftovers? Use this to stuff pita bread for delicious vegetarian sandwiches.
This is a glorious dish with robust contrasting flavors and vivid, exuberant colors. Each ingredient complements the other playing off the aromas perfectly. I could not get enough of this – I love aubergines and paired with the saffron yogurt it was heavenly. Tom enjoyed the diverse flavors the dish provided, making each bite explode with a whole new flavor combination.
I am sorting through my pictures of Dubai and hope to take you away to a fun filled photo tour with me towards the end of the week. Hope you'll join me then.
Jamie is hosting this month's Monthly Mingle and has chosen Bread & Chocolate as her theme. Make sure you join us - you still have a few days so pop over to Jamie's lovely blog and check out all the details!
If you like aubergines you might like these ideas from WFLH:
Ratatouille Provençal | Aubergine Choka |
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Some of the latest developments related to the crisis in Syria and the increasing likelihood that the U.S. and its allies will soon launch missile strikes on targets there in response to last week's alleged use of chemical weapons by the regime of President Bashar Assad:
-- U.N. Security Council. Britain "has drafted a resolution condemning the chemical weapons attack by Assad & authorising necessary measures to protect civilians," Prime Minister David Cameron's office announced on its official Twitter page early Wednesday.
That resolution, Cameron's office added, "will be put forward at a meeting of the five permanent members of the Security Council later today in New York."
Now, as NPR's Philip Reeves tells our Newscast Desk, attention will:
"Focus on what the options encompassed by the words 'necessary measures.' Cameron is trying to convince a skeptical parliament and public to support plans to join the U.S. in a military strike against President Assad's regime. This faces resolute opposition from Russia and China — both permanent member of the Security Council. But by putting forward the resolution, Cameron can argue that he at least tried to get U.N. Security Council backing."
-- U.N. Inspectors. "U.N. chemical weapons investigators crossed Syria's front line into rebel-held territory on Wednesday for a second visit to the scene of a poison gas attack that has triggered Western plans for war," Reuters writes. "As long as inspectors remain in Syria, Western attacks are improbable, given the risk they would pose to the team's safety. ... U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stressed that the inspection team must be given 'time to do its job.' "
-- Regime Change Isn't The Goal. "President Obama is considering military action against Syria that is intended to 'deter and degrade' President Bashar al-Assad's government's ability to launch chemical weapons," The New York Times reports, "but is not aimed at ousting Mr. Assad from power or forcing him to the negotiating table, administration officials said Tuesday."
-- Still A Chance For Diplomacy? While all signs indicate the U.S. and its allies will soon strike Syria, "the U.S. says it is still committed to working with Russia to bring together the warring factions in Syria for a peace conference," NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on Morning Edition.
-- Could The Rebels Be Responsible? Though top U.S. officials have said they're convinced the Assad regime is responsible for last week's attack that killed hundreds and injured thousands more near Damascus, "it's quite possible" that the anti-Assad rebels are to blame, former British diplomat and intelligence officer Alastair Crooke said on Morning Edition. If sarin was used, he said, it's important to note that it is "not a complicated gas" and "doesn't require a government laboratory" to produce.
Tuesday, we heard from Gwyn Winfield, editorial director at CBRNe World, a magazine that covers biological and chemical weapons for the industry, that "[a rebel attack] is feasible, but not particularly likely,"
-- Intercepted Phone Calls Reportedly Point To Regime. Foreign Policy's The Cable blog writes that:
"Last Wednesday, in the hours after a horrific chemical attack east of Damascus, an official at the Syrian Ministry of Defense exchanged panicked phone calls with a leader of a chemical weapons unit, demanding answers for a nerve agent strike that killed more than 1,000 people. Those conversations were overheard by U.S. intelligence services, The Cable has learned. And that is the major reason why American officials now say they're certain that the attacks were the work of the Bashar al-Assad regime — and why the U.S. military is likely to attack that regime in a matter of days."
Update at 7:31 p.m. ET. Britain Appears Ready To Wait.
The New York Times has news this evening that the U.K. may wait for the U.N. inspectors to do their job, before launching an attack.
The Times reports the delay was signaled in a motion to Parliament that prescribes a second vote authorizing for military action. Parliament will vote on the motion Thursday; a second vote could be delayed until next week. The Times adds:
"The motion text states that 'a United Nations process must be followed as far as possible to ensure the maximum legitimacy for any such action.' The motion also states that the secretary general 'should ensure a briefing to the United Nations Security Council immediately upon the completion of the team's initial mission.'"
Update at 11:40 a.m. ET. "Muscular Enough Not To Get Mocked."
"One U.S. official who has been briefed on the options on Syria said he believed the White House would seek a level of intensity 'just muscular enough not to get mocked' but not so devastating that it would prompt a response from Syrian allies Iran and Russia. 'They are looking at what is just enough to mean something, just enough to be more than symbolic,' he said."
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
A Barry Booty-full Cake
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Behold the Behind!
According to Dave, this was for his son's birthday. According to this cake, Dave's son is something of an 'A' man, if ya knowuddamean. (And if not, don't ask.) Dave's readers seem to share my penchant for puns, too: the comments include cracks (oh! that one was unintentional!) about butt-cream frosting and speculation over whether the cake was Duncan Hiney, Betty Cracker, or perhaps purchased at Derriere Queen.
Personally, I'm kind of curious about the librarian heels, Monica Lewinsky hair, and anatomically impossible angle of the right ankle. I mean, I know strippers are supposed to be flexible, but rotating a knee cap 180 degrees? That's gotta be a rare talent.
What say you, readers? Do we give the buns a bum rap, or is all well that ends well in the end?
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- Wade's World said...
Now that's classy!!
There really is no accounting for good taste! - October 8, 2008 at 9:10 AM
- ad said...
I'm still wondering about the strange bulge in the left thigh...
- October 8, 2008 at 9:14 AM
- Jen said...
I can't comment on the cake because all I can think about is Dave Barry has a blog?!!
But I think Drum said it best in Steel Magnolias, "There's nothin' like a good piece of ass" - October 8, 2008 at 9:14 AM
- MeilingM said...
Um... if he's an "A" man... I see no strap or other indicator that she's wearing anything to cover "B".
And yes, flexibility (of ankles or other areas) is a must in scantily clad, butt cake models! - October 8, 2008 at 9:16 AM
If you're like me, with bad knees, you can do that with your feet. Of course, bad knees keep me from doing all those other stripper things, but cest la vie!
I'm wondering what a GOOD stripper cake would look like. Until I see that, I'll have to say that this ain't too bad. - October 8, 2008 at 9:16 AM
- M K Glass said...
I stand behind this cake 100%! If you ass me, some people will rear their ugly heads and butt in with their own crack comments. It bums me out to no end, as I am a big fanny of your site.
Oh, and think the cake is spank-tacular. Thanks for sharing. - October 8, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- loisgroat said...
I share the joy and laughter of Cake Wrecks with my kids, so: No, I don't like this post.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:19 AM
OH MY FREAKIN HECK!!!--It looks just like my mom!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:22 AM
- the rabbi's wife said...
ick. I hope he gave the crack to his worst enemy.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:22 AM
- The Creeper said...
Am I the only one fairly impressed by the shading of the frosting to mimic shadows that would be created by the natural form of a body? I wonder if the decorator is one of those Hollywood special effects people. Hmm.
And I cringed when you said this was for Dave's son and then I realized that his son might actually be of age and not, oh, say... four. - October 8, 2008 at 9:22 AM
I particularly like the oddly angled arm disappearing into the mass of crazy bouffant hair - unless she's a hunchback and severely deformed!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:24 AM
I think she needs to have the huge tumor on her right shoulder/back of her head looked at.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:26 AM
- Trevor said...
That really is a bizzare angle for the foot. There's no way it can do that. And yes, it's wrecktastic!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:28 AM
As is the norm for A-men, the face is so unimportant that it's reduced to dots for the eyes. Of course the bum is the focal point and you shouldn't be paying attention to her broken right ankle.
I am, I will admit, somewhat impressed that the sculptor attempted perspective, with her top half fading away into the distance. - October 8, 2008 at 9:31 AM
- Gage Herrmann said...
I say, "ew". And, "scary"!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:33 AM
I personally love the swirls on the ....mirror? Oy.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:33 AM
- Natalie, the Chickenblogger said...
Well, I am trying to get a leg up on this one, and I calf to say, she's a bit wonky.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Maybe the model for the cake was double-jointed? At any rate, if I had to have a piece (excuse me), I'd want it from the back or shoulder..or something.
No matter how hard I try, that just doesn't sound right!
~Amy B - October 8, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Where did her knees go? It looks like her calves go almost all the way up her leg and then straight into her thigh... Yikes!
And I would hate to have been the model for this one... Would I be happy or sad about it? She's just not proportional... - October 8, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- SolaMommy said...
Her calf and thigh are one, and she has no knees. If she's a stripper, it's to supplement her Medicaid.
That's for his son? How old is his son? Is this another "Happy 14th Birthday" repeat? - October 8, 2008 at 9:37 AM
Naughty cakes make me a little nauseous since I witnessed my father-in-law being forced to lick the icing off a boob cake on his fiftieth birthday. Poor, gentle man...
- October 8, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- trash talk said...
I don't want to rump-le anyone's feathers, butt this could get a little hairy and asinine. It's just a great reminder to take life with a little tongue in cheek. I can't believe I just wrote that. Deb
- October 8, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- KirstyB said...
Hahaha....I've been a little behind in reading and what do I come back to?? The Great Behind!! What a sight to see!!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:45 AM
- Olga said...
oh my! I just hope his son is at least 18!!!!!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:46 AM
- Carrie said...
Next time I'm hankering for a piece of a** I'll know where to go. Fann-tastic!
C.C. - October 8, 2008 at 9:46 AM
That girl's also got a rather painful wedgie there... ouch...
- October 8, 2008 at 9:47 AM
- Chezza said...
I thought it was Betty Boot!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:52 AM
- Hyla said...
I am hoping his son is old enough for a cake like this.
Maybe her ankle is broken??? - October 8, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Ew...is it just the angle, or does it look like Dora the Explorer on top, and J-Lo on the bottom? Regardless...it's wrecky.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- Michael said...
Wow. I hadn't even noticed the right foot until you said something. That's just freaky!
- October 8, 2008 at 9:54 AM
All caboose jokes aside...did anyone notice that she has cankles? At least on her right ankle.
- October 8, 2008 at 9:57 AM
- Eternal Lizdom said...
I think my biggest concern would be the green, foggy swirls eminating from this poor cake woman... what on earth did she have for lunch? And will it impact the taste of the cake??
LizC - October 8, 2008 at 10:00 AM
As scarry as the hair is, the leg this is actualy quite easy. Any woman in my family can do it...then again, we're all kinda freeks...
- October 8, 2008 at 10:01 AM
- Winona said...
For the record, as a librarian, I do wear sensible heels. But not usually with just a g-string... at least at work. HA! That cake is just... well, I'm not even sure which part I'd like to eat, if at all.
- October 8, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- Ami said...
You've 'cracked' me up again.
I'm assuming ( ha!! ASSuming.. very punny) that Dave's son is an adult? - October 8, 2008 at 10:08 AM
- Unknown said...
Unlike a lot of cakes here, you can at least tell what its TRYING to be, and its still a lot better than creepy super realistic babies :/
I'd have to say let it slide. - October 8, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- HorribleLicensePlates said...
Is there a cake decorating school you go to where you learn how to ice thongs? Truly amazing buttercream cheeks!
- October 8, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Oh dear. Not to mention that even the more "normal" leg is missing the femur! It goes directly from calf to booty. Awkward.
- October 8, 2008 at 10:17 AM
Of all the comments, the one most obvious to me would be asking if someone would "like a piece of a**."
- October 8, 2008 at 10:20 AM
Ohhh this one had me cackling like a fool! HAHAHAHA!
- October 8, 2008 at 10:25 AM
- JAMIE'S CREW said...
OMG! That is the best - the comments you shared in the post are hilarious! Betty Cracker, Duncan Hiney.....ROFLMAO.
So, if I forward you a pic of a cake wreck can I remain anonymous? - October 8, 2008 at 10:26 AM
... HOW old is this son? O_O
- October 8, 2008 at 10:37 AM
i think my favorite (and possible most distrubing) part is that she is spewing yellow swirls pig pen style...
- October 8, 2008 at 10:39 AM
- Leslie said...
I just can't help thinking it looks like Holly Hobby: the stripper years...
- October 8, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Accoring to a 1999 Bio of Dave Barry, Rob had recently gotten his drivers license. It is safe to say that the son is at least 25.
- October 8, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- *Michelle said...
Is it just me.. or does she look like a 70's stripper doing the "gettin jiggy with it" dance?
- October 8, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- Teagan Blackthorne said...
Woo, they mentioned your blog on Mark & Mercedes this morning in Vegas. The station is Mix 94.1 and the reason was Mercedes ordered a cake for a friend that did not turn out the way it was ordered. ;) I tried to call the blog in but was told several other people had already called it. So you are famous in Vegas.
- October 8, 2008 at 11:09 AM
- Larissa Holland said...
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Thank you so much for the biggest laughs I've had a in a long time. You are a genius comic writer. - October 8, 2008 at 11:16 AM
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Enjoy! - October 8, 2008 at 11:21 AM
- CJ said...
Relax folks! Checking Dave Barry's wikipedia entry shows that is son is 28 this year. This cake was not for a young child or teenager. No "Happy 14th Birthday" repeat here.
- October 8, 2008 at 11:27 AM
- Juliet said...
The whole right leg is disturbing. It's rubbery, as though she only exercised the left leg (which is nice and beefy) and left the right leg to atrophy.
This is a cake for an A-man indeed, so it doesn't matter that the face looks like Dora the Explorer. I guess. - October 8, 2008 at 11:33 AM
- Mary said...
Bottoms down on that one.
- October 8, 2008 at 11:38 AM
- Unknown said...
You actually noticed the ankles and knees? LOL!
- October 8, 2008 at 11:41 AM
For all of you worried about a traumatized kid, IIRC Robert Barry is about my age, which would put him at least in his late twenties/early thirties.
- October 8, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Tacky tacky!!!!
- October 8, 2008 at 12:01 PM
I'm laughing so hard I can hardly type!!!
My first thought was that this was for another child, but thankfully not! There really is no end to bad taste.
Thanks for the laugh!!!!!! - October 8, 2008 at 12:07 PM
- Stacey said...
This really cracks me up!!!
My kids too are in love with cakewrecks and they thought this was hilarious. they could not believe any one would want a piece of butt cake on their plate... ooohhh gross! - October 8, 2008 at 12:08 PM
- DotC said...
The hair and the shoes indicate that someone from Jackie O's era decorated this.
- October 8, 2008 at 12:17 PM
- Chelsea said...
I know this is being rather nit-picky, but as a dancer (ballet...not THAT kind...yeesh) I must say that you actually CAN get your feet turned out like that...it takes a lot of turning from the hip and really strong butt muscles, but it can be done...
And that cake is one of the tackiest things I've ever seen. - October 8, 2008 at 12:24 PM
- Real Live Lesbian said...
That's some sexy cake! She'd never be able to hold onto a stripper pole with that ankle!
- October 8, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Femaleclaws said...
Wrecktastic - but I'm sure Rob found the cake to be... bootylicious.
- October 8, 2008 at 12:27 PM
- Melanie said...
Dave's son Rob was born in 1980... so yeah, I'd say he's "of age"... :)
- October 8, 2008 at 12:58 PM
Well, at least the stripper's ON the cake instead of popping OUT of it!
I hafta say though, my "yea-or-nay" feelings on this particular confection depend on the age of said birthday boy. If he's around college age, then no problem; this is truly a crack-tacular culinary confection.
However, if he's younger than jr. high, that's just wrong (much like the Grand Theft Auto cake for 4-year-old "Lil Derrick"). - October 8, 2008 at 1:04 PM
- MetalNoir said...
With the big butt aqnd all the swirlies going on, I thought the "artist" was decorating a cake in the style of Austrian nouveau artist Gustav Klimt (see this example ).
Which brings to mind how incredibly well Klimt's work would adapt to a cake (like this one
and this one).
Unfortunately, this wreck isn't it. This is just hilarious. Two things: (1) THE SHOES!!!! and (2, and someone else mentioned this) the girl's disturbing resemblance to Dora the Explorer. - October 8, 2008 at 2:07 PM
- clueuin said...
To Stephanie: Cool 411 Steph, (May I call you Steph?)
Hey Jen your famous now!Maybe even as famous as your hero Dave Barry?
So I guess there is no excuse not to make those calendars now, eh, Jen?
Anywho! That cake looks like a well- defined cookie to me. It's not thick enough. (Yes, even for a cake that feature the female posteria.) As for the rest....
There were legs bent crooked? Sorry didn't notice, must be behind the rest in seeing the legs. LOL
Clueuin - October 8, 2008 at 2:09 PM
- E.A.D. said...
Is that woman wearing a wig or her hair just teased to Tower of Babel-like heights? Hard to tell from the angle, butt I must say this cheeky image could have been worse than what was asspired to - it could have turned into a NSFW redo of those baby-butt cakes.
- October 8, 2008 at 2:12 PM
- motivated said...
Wow, she's only got one calf! But it's a great looking left-calf. Too bad about her gimp broken right leg. :(
- October 8, 2008 at 2:34 PM
- Cyberhippien said...
But what about the thong? it doesn't get into the crack, but it's as if it was... painted onto the skin, and she has nothing between the legs at all... kinky!
- October 8, 2008 at 2:50 PM
I can't help but wonder if maybe J.Lo, Jenny from the Block posed for this???
UGH! I wouldn't touch it! - October 8, 2008 at 2:58 PM
- AD said...
Definitely a no.
Her hair and face reminds me of Cathy, from the Sunday newspaper comics. And I don't want to picture a comic character nude.
-acute_disaster - October 8, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Having gone to school with Rob Barry (but I won't say when), I can safely say that he's in his late 20s, so the cake is completely aboveboard. As for his, um, predilections, I don't have any evidence for or against. He is, however, an uncommonly sweet and funny guy, and I like him a lot. Happy Birthday, Rob! I hope it's all it's cracked up to be...*snerk* :-P
- October 8, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- Denise said...
I will forever think of this cake when I hear a man say "I'd like to slice me off a piece of that!"
I was always the kid who wanted the slice with the rose on it. What do I ask for here - the femur? - October 8, 2008 at 3:10 PM
- joyce said...
Wow---thanks for using my "find" on Dave Barry's website. But, you forgot to show the results of when they started cutting and eating it...
Needless to say, they went for her behind. Or, as my sister calls, it, boo-hiney.
I am so honored. I can't believe I was the first to send it to you. Wow. - October 8, 2008 at 3:30 PM
- Dea said...
Gotta love where they started cutting - I want a piece of a$$!!!! Bwahahaha!
- October 8, 2008 at 3:31 PM
- TornadoBaby said...
Lol... you can tell it's been a long day for me. I looked at the Duncan Hiney part and thought "isn't is supposed to be Hines...?"
"Oh... haha, I get it now..." - October 8, 2008 at 4:20 PM
- Angie Helm Interiors said...
And his son was how old? That must have been one clASSy party.
- October 8, 2008 at 4:23 PM
- Jackie said...
First day that I've visited your site. I love it! I've already passed the link on to several friends. Wonderful idea, so much fun!
- October 8, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Wow, her knees are mere inches below her hips. That, combined with the problems she's having with her right foot, must make it really hard to walk.
I can only imagine what it would look like... it brings to mind a Terry Pratchett quote: "It wasn't so much a walk as a collapse, indefinitely postponed." - October 8, 2008 at 5:15 PM
That foot looks like a club foot... so that would explain the weird angle...
- October 8, 2008 at 5:15 PM
- Jim Gerl said...
I just voted for your excellent blog for the Bloggers Choice Awards.
Could you please return the favor at:
http://specialeducationlawblog.blogspot.com - October 8, 2008 at 5:24 PM
- joyce said...
Silly me---you did include the cutting of the, uh, "cake" by letting us click on the words "blog entry". Thanks, your wreckporter
- October 8, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Back that c@ke up!!
- October 8, 2008 at 6:46 PM
When I finally figured out whay an "A" man was I had to laugh. I am a little slow. Personally I am a face man. Got to have a pretty face. Don't initial that it doesn't work. But I digress. An appropriate song for this cake would be Queen, Fat-bottomed girls.
- October 8, 2008 at 7:02 PM
- sarah sundae said...
My husband would like this cake...
- October 8, 2008 at 7:49 PM
- Jennifer Foster said...
I think it's pretty funny and all in good humor!
- October 8, 2008 at 7:52 PM
- Morgan said...
This is like a Photoshop Disaster and Cake Wreck all rolled into one!
- October 8, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- mousekemom said...
Say no to crack!!!! LOL
- October 8, 2008 at 10:40 PM
lol too funny
beautiful lady! - October 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM
My main worry would be where to put the candle!
- October 8, 2008 at 10:52 PM
- Gifted Designs said...
Now she's got herself some special calves and very little thigh! At least she can't be complaining they are fat...XD
- October 9, 2008 at 12:09 AM
This cake is assinine. <---extra s added. Webster can kiss mine
- October 9, 2008 at 12:55 AM
Wipe that cake off your face!!!
- October 9, 2008 at 2:35 AM
I have absolutely no idea who Dave Barry is but hey, I digress . . . I'm just hoping that they didn't get his son's girlfriend to model for this cake! Now *that* would have been embarrassing . . . .
- October 9, 2008 at 3:36 AM
- Kioran said...
NOM NOM NOM NOM - October 9, 2008 at 8:10 AM
- TB Tabby said...
It's not as bad as the "Macho Man" cake that looks like Operation.
- October 9, 2008 at 12:03 PM
It would appear that this is the ultimate "cupcake" cake!!!
- October 9, 2008 at 1:53 PM
- Julie said...
I guess it was either that or moon pies.
I can't believe that sucker was over 4 feet long! (I mean the cake, gutter brains.) - October 9, 2008 at 4:16 PM
- Mama Red said...
I thought that I pretty much dug you based on the cakes and commentary, but the Dave Barry reference sealed the deal. I heart Dave.
- October 9, 2008 at 7:48 PM
Et tu, Dave? Sigh.
- October 9, 2008 at 8:52 PM
So... Dave Barry bought his son a cake with a nearly naked lady on it? And Dave Barry knows his son favors the caboose?
Anyone else think this is TMI for a father-son relationship?
Hello? - October 10, 2008 at 9:02 AM
- Amy said...
Saw this book at B&N last night:
Maybe that's where this cake came from? - October 10, 2008 at 4:28 PM
- Wolf Woman said...
I...don't understand the question. How could this not be a wreck? It's a woman intended to be dismembered in effigy. Not cool.
- October 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Sure, Dave has a blog. I've heard he has a couple of books out, too.
- October 13, 2008 at 2:18 AM
- Unknown said...
you're hilarious! I LOVE DAVE BARRY. and butt cakes. well this is the first one i've seen, but so far so good.
- October 14, 2008 at 9:36 AM
- Wendy said...
It's a total wreck, from the giant-calf-as-leg to the gimpy club foot to the dislocated arm!
- October 14, 2008 at 4:36 PM
- October 14, 2008 at 9:46 PM
I have to say that I am usually behind (that was not an intentional pun) you 100% in your opinion of these wrecks. but in this case, I would probably be fine with paying for this from a decorator if it was for my hubby. He would definitly think this was a masterpiece.
I wouldn't say that this was the worlds greatest example of art or even the best representation of the female body, but to an "A" man this cake is heavenly! - October 20, 2008 at 8:26 AM
They even put it on a mirror for that extra stripper bar touch.
- October 26, 2008 at 3:59 PM
As far as cakes go, I kind of like it! Slicing it could get a bit creepy, and the artist has some perspective issues and whatnot, but as a concept I like it.
I love your blog! Thank you, thank you. I had tears streaming down my cheeks, I was laughing so hard, and my husband was worried I'd forget to breathe.... - December 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
all pinned-up and don't know what to do....
I love this look!!! It's like a modern day, edgy, pin-up look! Clean eye...sharp cat eye, winged liner......clean, pouty mouth.....gorge-ay!!!! (everything's gonna end in "ay" tod-ay! ha ha)
Rihanna doesn't care what people think...we shouldn't let people other people that have tongues that are ready to make fun of anything different, because they are too scared to be "non-boring"....ruin it for us making us scared to get things said to us like:
"nice shoes!"...."where'd you get that shirt"..."what is on your face?".....
OUR RESPONSES: I like it....and that's all that matters!
It doesn't matter what kind of car we drive, how big or small our house is, what we wear, how we talk, what color our hair is, if we are covered in tattoos from head to toe, what we look like....
no one has the right to judge us...
and if they do...they need to get the telephone pole out of their own eye...before the try to pick on a toothpick in our eye...
God gave us the creativity to think they way we do, put outfits together the way we do, and the desire to like something....if you want to wear a pink tutu and cowboy boots....do and wear it with confidence...and if anyone says anything to you like: "oh, nice tutu"....say "thanks, nice jeans!"....hee hee hee....or if they say "what are you wearing!?!"...and that sass-tone we all know....
"helloooooooo, a tutu!"...ha ha ha ha....or "same thing as you...just fancier sorts of grape leaves to cover the body"....hee hee
(for some reason...and I even say it in my video....the hot pink lips I did, looked the same color as Rihanna's in real life, but in the video and pictures...it looks light pink...argh!)
I love this look!
Be bold..be free...and don't let anyone stomp on you being you.....be the boldest, most confident you....and if y ou don't feel confident...fake it! Pretend you're going to meet up with me, we're going shopping....and we don't care what people say about how we dress.....Let them stare!
(i know kids can be mean in school, so if you're in school.....know that I used to wear weird outfits....and I got told mean things....but I didn't care, I'd show up with my bright red baggy jeans and white doc martens the next day too)
May the Fashion & Beauty Force be with you! ha ha ha ha
enjoy the video...try it and make it yours!! huge love all my lovelies....you beautiful and wonderful...and I cheer on any fun and creative shoices you make today!!!! Let's go and paint the world "non-boring"!!!! love you all!!!! kandee
75 comments:
- Shutterchic said...
Thank you so much for this blog Kandee. I have zero confidence and have social phobia (I always think people are talking behind my back too), and by reading your kind and inspiring words, I get like a jolt of "I don't care what people think". I wish it lasted forever! I love you Kandee!! Thank you! :oD
- February 9, 2010 at 12:22 PM
- TheGlamGoddessxx said...
always love your positive attitude! keep it up!
- February 9, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Unknown said...
i love it...beautiful make-up and hair :))
- February 9, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Danyell said...
Love it! You're gorgeous! So is Rihanna!
- February 9, 2010 at 12:38 PM
I'm doing this look today! Love it!
And I agree, I love how Rihanna will be who ever she wants to be, no matter how different it may be from day to day. Love you Kandee!
-Daniela - February 9, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Jedidiah said...
I totally agree with you Kandee! It's fun to be different. People always seemed to stare at me a lot growing up, I'm not sure why, but they did. So when I finally got into high school I colored my hair crazy brown and red. I figured if people were going to stare, I might as well give them something to stare at! Thank you for posting this. God created us all differently! Why look like cookie cutter people in this world? Insult my style if you want (saying that to the world), at least I make your life more interesting than if I looked just like everyone else. Life would be terribly boring if there weren't "out there creative" people in the world to add a splash of color and interesting. Plus, the "normie cookie cutter people" would have nothing to gossip about if there weren't interesting people like us to spice things up!
- February 9, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Unknown said...
You are Awesome Kandee!
I'm not a fan of Rihanna, but I like this make up look!
Thanks for being who you are and inspiring others like myself.
I made a Blog a month ago i was inspired by you to make one of my life and happiness :D
check it out:
http://breakingoutoftheshellblog.blogspot.com/ - February 9, 2010 at 12:45 PM
- Purple feathers said...
you are fabulous! I totally agree with the boldness! I love being diffrent and I wish everyday could be a dress up day! how funny would'nt i be to see obama dress up as a princess and oprah in a lady gaga outfit!
Btw Lady Gaga should be an inspiration to all! as well as you Kandee!
Much love and happiness to you from me <3
Liss - February 9, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Love this look and you made me feel like i can wear what i like and not be bothered what anyone thinks. Going to see Rihanna in May...Sooo excited :)
- February 9, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- Breanne Alyse said...
rihannas lipstivk looks liek its schiap by NARS.. im obsessed
- February 9, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- Unknown said...
Hey Kandee, keep up the great work on your videos. Always fun to watch. Question, do you mind including information of the products that you use on your tutorials? I really like the cream blush that you use but cannot understand what the brand is or the color. Thank you!
- February 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Fruädel said...
Beauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuutifull, as always my dear! I love her to! Lots of hugs from me! /Tess
- February 9, 2010 at 1:16 PM
i love rihannas look too!
- February 9, 2010 at 1:17 PM
- Sian Ryan xo said...
kandee your such an inspiration! im so glad i found your blog, you have inspired me to follow my dreams of being a makeup artist and im hoping to attend a makeup school in the summer!! thankyou kandee!!! <3
- February 9, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- Unknown said...
yes...if we dress and look like non-boring, then the world will be NON-BORING!
with love
Angel Ramirez - February 9, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- Jesie said...
Hey Kandee, this blog totally made my day. I was having such a bad day because someone who doesn't even know me made a hurtful remark to me. For awhile I let it bug me but then I totally started thinking about the things you say and how we shouldn't let others hurtful mean attitude affect us. Then your blog totally made me feel a lot better. Thanks Kandee for always having the right thing to say. Have a great day :)
- February 9, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Unknown said...
wow, I again love this look! It seems that I'm totally addicted to your blog because it is the first thing that I visit when I turn on my computer in the morning (I actually should check my email first and do other important stuff.. but oh well..:)
- February 9, 2010 at 1:29 PM
love it!! totally wanna try it sometime!!
- February 9, 2010 at 1:52 PM
- uc said...
This is really pretty I`m gonna use it for my DMV permit picture!! =) THANKS KANDEE!
- February 9, 2010 at 1:56 PM
- f said...
You are a smart and cute girl...
- February 9, 2010 at 2:10 PM
- jmp said...
Great video!! I will def try this... okay Ms. Kandee, i need your help. Have you ever seen small women but their faces look kind of like they still have baby fat. Im trim and only weigh 120 (28 yrs old), but my face looks very chubby to the point that in some pics you can see creases from the inner corner of my eye, down across the apple of the cheek then stops!!!! Its not dark like under eye circles...just dented looking. i know this sounds funny, but do you have any concealer tips or tricks or anything??
- February 9, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Beautiful as always. Hope all is going well for you Kandee. You are a sweetheart.
- February 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM
Beautiful as always. Hope all is well for you. You are a sweetheart.
- February 9, 2010 at 2:31 PM
- Irina said...
Very nice, Kandee, Thank you!!! and this makeup looks great on you.
kisses - February 9, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- Unknown said...
You are so pretty, much prettier than Rihanna ! I'm gonna draw this picture for you !
Love from France
Celia - February 9, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- Margara said...
i LOVE this look too!!! i am so excited you did this video bc i believe this shall be my valentine's look :) thanks Kandee!! love ya
- February 9, 2010 at 2:53 PM
- Shelby Renae said...
This is one of my favorite looks from you, Kandee. Simply gorgeous! I've been doing the winged eyeliner look for awhile, but this one is so much more fun and edgy. You've inspired me to be more daring and fun with my makeup. I usually stick with nudes and boring browns, but now I think of you whenever I'm in the makeup aisle. Pretending to shop with you is majorly fun. :D Have an awesome day!! <3
- February 9, 2010 at 2:59 PM
- sophiesworld said...
i think rihanna is a very btf woman, and do know how to style herself...
great vid you've done...
thank youuuuuu
and keep on smiling..even if its hard sometimes..
but you know, smiling to the problems makes them a bit lighter :)
kiss and hugs from luxembourg-fan
sophie - February 9, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- TKOmulatta said...
I love it....
great recreation. and you are right we shouldn't be afraid to do something we want just because someone else doesn't approve. its important to stay true to yourself! <3 - February 9, 2010 at 3:24 PM
- Fatima said...
I adore you KaNdEe!!! You are just so sweet!! I wish I could meet you!!!
I love your attitude! You are an inspiration and a counsellor for someone who is feeling low!!!
I love all your videos. I have a request if you can make a tutorial on how to apply eyeliner - liquid/gel and pencil. That would be so kind of you! I still don't know how to put eyeliner on! As a kid I had an accident with a sharpened pencil and I nearly poked my eye out (but thankfully just scratched my skin)...since then I've been scared to put any sharp pencil thing close to my eye!
Lots of love and hugs,
Your friend,
Fatima - February 9, 2010 at 3:26 PM
- Unknown said...
oh my gosh!! this is my first time posting, millionth time reading and i just want to say you look gorgeous here kandee! no joke! :)
- February 9, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Lady_Madonna said...
Very cute! Love your stuff!
- February 9, 2010 at 3:47 PM
- Unknown said...
Kandee, I have a question about some of the brushes you use. What brand of brushes are the ones with the white bristles w/black tips? In this video it's your blush/contour brush, but I've seen you use a couple of eyeshadow brushes like that as well.
- February 9, 2010 at 4:22 PM
- leta said...
i love this look!it's amazing!i love your site and i attend all your videos every day!thank you Kandee!you inspire me!
- February 9, 2010 at 4:39 PM
- leta said...
i love this look!it's amazing!i attend all your video's every day and i love your site!you inspire me!thank you!leta from greece!
- February 9, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- Carla said...
Very Pretty look!! Have a great day Kandee! Thank you for doing videos!!
- February 9, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- Margarett said...
I think that you look a lot like Debbie Harry (but with dark hair) when she first got big wearing this eyeliner shape. Looks really good. Thanks for the tutorial.
- February 9, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Gisselle Flores said...
ooh i like, its kinda different than your other looks, more natural looking than your usual smoky eye (which i love too)
- February 9, 2010 at 5:34 PM
- Unknown said...
Omg U Are So Pretty I trye it OnMe And I DO nOt LOOK Good at all but aways i watch ur youtube all the timne
- February 9, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- alex said...
i'm loving the lips in really bright colors like purple. i was wondering if you could show how to pull off these awesome bright neon-y lips.
- February 9, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Unknown said...
what's the name of the hello kitty mac lipstick u used?
- February 9, 2010 at 6:20 PM
Hi from New Zealand!
Love the edgy looks - more please!
Your videos are amazing...I have been subscribed to you on youtube for almost a year now. I loved the movie looks you did a while back. You are like the female Johnny Depp - amazing bone structure and a face that can really hold up to major stage make-up. - February 9, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Unknown said...
HI Kandee. I just fell upon your blog a couple weeks ago and when I saw your picture on top I thought wow that model is so pretty and her makeup is nice. Lo and behold, you were the gorgeous lady, and your positive videos and messages make you even better. I've been meaning to write for awhile in regards to your court issues and I wanted to let you know that at the end of the day the most important people who know you are a GREAT mom are your kids! From what I've gathered, me just reading your blog I find that your kids have the most amazing and loving mom and they will be great people when they grow up. I just wanted to write this to send you positive affirmations because you send positive messages to sooooo many people. Keep on keeping on, kandee!
- February 9, 2010 at 6:47 PM
HEY KANDEEE! I wanted to tell you that I am huge fan of your's, your best makeup guru on youtube by far! I want to put in a make-up request. If you could do like really funn rainbow look or like a yellow, pink, and orange look or even something with a lot of color it would be awesome!
- February 9, 2010 at 6:51 PM
- Unknown said...
wow kandee that's so true a lot of people tell you things like "hey where did you buy that? In Freaky's palace??" and you just feel bad cause in the end you care about what people says but you shouldn't cause you could wear whatever you like you´re free and people who say that kind of things are people without personality so they try to make you behave like the rest of people so in that way they could feel normal and accepted by the society, well at least that's my theory of why people behaves like that when you look "different" of the other people.
- February 9, 2010 at 7:02 PM
- Unknown said...
Kandee I can't even begin to tell you how much I look forward to your daily blurbs and videos. I truely feel like a friend, or feel like your a friend I suppose since you don't know me. I love all the looks you do :) I already tried this one out tonight. Love it think I'm just gonna keep fine tuning it so that one of these days I will wear it out ;)
Leah - February 9, 2010 at 7:12 PM
- katekeetch said...
hey Kandee! great video!! how do i give you a 5 star rating?? id like to do it for you but i cant figure out where i do it... thanks Katie!
- February 9, 2010 at 8:01 PM
loove it! you are so beautiful! I wish I had lips like yours...
- February 9, 2010 at 8:05 PM
- Sasha said...
this blog made my day!!! yay i feel the same way sometimes people whould ask me like what are you doing whereing that and now i will respond in a differnet new way!! thanks soo much!!!!
p.s i love rihanna and ima going to try this look for this weekend and rock it out thanks kandee xoxo
-sasha!! =]] - February 9, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- Elizabeth Donskaya said...
ah this is so amazing and you're so great to watch, i feel like i'm right in the room with you and we're having a conversation. i think i've watched this video like 5 times already!
Lots of love, big hugs! - February 9, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- Unknown said...
Loved the video last night. You are beautiful Kandee, inside AND out!
~Cassidy Z. - February 9, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Cieru said...
Thank you so much for the inspiring words! They always make my day and make me feel more confident about myself. You have an amazing personality <3
Just a question about the lip liner; I've been trying to find places that sell Hard Candy product. Would you happen to know any in Canada?
Thanks so much <3 - February 9, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- ~*geena*~ said...
You are so great Kandee!! I love everything you have to say! Reading your blogs and watching your videos are like a mini vacation!! they are so fun to watch and read!! and your messages are so inspirational!! love you!!
- February 9, 2010 at 10:10 PM
- Ashley said...
okay so.... pretending that i am going to be meetin up with you later really does make me feel confident to wear what i feel-crazy/fun clothes. i usually dont care if i dress down, people stare and i just walk tall...when i dress nice i feel fine cause im 'normal'...only once in a while i have the confident to wear what i feel...fun and me...i think i can get back to that, looking at it as not being the only one. Kandee is doing it too...we stand out :)
i love the video, i cant wait to go shopping for make-up. it will be my first time! lol (sounds funny, i know :) it's true though!) i'm going to watch all your videos and make a list of things to buy :)
okay goodnight! i heart you!
-Ashley - February 9, 2010 at 10:29 PM
- melissa said...
you have an ability to word things in such a special way. its a way that really makes me think about what you're saying and how it applies to my everyday outlook on life. theres always a positive or silver lining in every blog post, and your words are always honest, encouraging, and insightful. i love reading ur blog for these reasons.... thanks for ur words....
ps.u should compile ur posts into a "self help" book for people who love a daily pick me up! it would sell millions im sure! - February 9, 2010 at 10:53 PM
- jannette said...
perfectly said!
i love your style kandee :]
its fun and creative - February 9, 2010 at 11:32 PM
- Diane said...
Hy Kandee. I enjoyed this video so much, you look lovely as Rihanna. And I'm so happy you wrote this text, because I've always been like this. Wear make up or clothes or hair the way I wanted and never cared about other people and it turned out good for me, because I am unique, no on else can be me, ever!
:D Have a super fun day!
kiss - February 10, 2010 at 12:52 AM
- Krässu said...
Hey, Kandee!
I dress differently and I act differently than others and they stare too, but I kinda like that attention that I get. Now I'm re-designing my clothes, cutting skirts and wearing puzzles as my earings. It's confidence that makes me be happy and positive. I know that things are great and the more I think that way, the more greater things get. And now, when I realize that outside part of humans I get to the inside part too. And now I finally understand how stupid most of people are, who are all money-sex-alcohol-motivated.
Valentine's Day is coming and I hope you give your friends the most precious time that you have!
Have the best days of your life,
Krässu, the make-up artist. - February 10, 2010 at 2:22 AM
Kandee, it is such a wonderful makeup look! I love how you can pull off ANY look. For example, I haven't used my eyeshadow in FOR EVER, and the color isn't that great. You could pull of that look and would still be beautiful!
Thanks for inspiring me! - February 10, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- Trina said...
Fantastic! Both the look and your attitude. I love it.
- February 10, 2010 at 8:12 AM
- Julie said...
Hi Kandee! Would you consider doing a video where you put together a complete makeup bag? Maybe $200 of color essentials and tools (any brand) that can create gorgeous and versitile looks?
Julie - February 10, 2010 at 8:59 AM
- Julia said...
Hi Kandee can you please tell me what bronzer brush you use!!! I have been trying to figure it out in every video you do, but cannot, LOL! thanks!!! btw love love love you!!! you are truly an inspiration and a blessing, i read you every day:)))
- February 10, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- Giedre said...
You make me happy, you make me laugh, feel free, confident and trust myself, the things I need the most.
Not a surprise as you are my DIAMOND.:)
Love you.
Yours Giedre. (gianthug) - February 10, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- Unknown said...
I've never posted but I read all ur blogs and watch ur videos like a religion lol! Ur so gorgeous I would love to have eyebrows like you! Where did you get ur flat top brush u use for shading i love it!
- February 10, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- ruby360 said...
this look is so fresh n young i lov it thanks kandee mwah ::)
- February 10, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- ruby360 said...
this look is so fresh n young i lov it thanks kandee mwah ::)
- February 10, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Giedre said...
I'm writin' your words into my notebook, so if I'll be sad or lost in the outfit and I'll be on the plane, back to my country, and I won't have the internet, I'll read your words straight from my notebook. I'm 199.5% sure they will help me. Haa :D
Yours Giedre. (gianthug) - February 10, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- Stephanie Machowski said...
Thank you so much for that. I really really needed some encouragement in life and so I went to your site, because I know that you can always bring me back up. I am in cosmetology school and everyone hates me. I am beautiful, drive a nice car, have a wonderful boyfriend, and live in a very nice apartment.....I guess people just can't stand someone that is like that? I am the nicest person too, I bake them brownies and invited them to my house and made them dinner, and today at school, no one would talk to me no matter what it was about or anything. I love the encouragement you give. It REALLY helps me get through my day. (I only have 200 hours :s so I have a long way to go!!)....also, if you ever go to disneyland, you should let me know...I live right down the street!!
- February 10, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Mrs. Westmoreland said...
Hey Kandee, you really inspire me. I love your make up looks, they make me want to do different things. I used to be pretty boring with my make up until I found you. I love being different, I've always been different. And btw, shopping with you sounds amazing. You seem like you would be a great friend!
- February 10, 2010 at 8:42 PM
- The Twins of Think2!.. said...
Loving the Rihanna look!!! I trying out this weekend for sure!!!!
- Jess - February 12, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Autumn said...
I tried this look and I love it!! I am wearing it right now! Too bad I have no where to go so I can't show it off. I am going to try it with purple on the eye next time.
Keep up the good work! I love it. - February 13, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- pampam said...
I nominate Kandee Johnson to be the next Bachelorette!!! Who's with me??!?!
- February 16, 2010 at 12:56 PM
- Gabriela Frantz said...
Amazing!!! Thank you for such a bold rocker look to try out :)
- February 16, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- Cynthia B. Demented said...
Well, after watching this video, I ran to the pharmacy and bought electric colors!
Fantastic video! Thank you so much! - February 24, 2010 at 6:30 PM
- Unknown said...
Hello Kandee...
I ♥ the video! Rhianna has that "edgy" style that I like and you pulled off her look with flying colors! I just want to know what type of blush you used? It's the pink tube...It seems like it's an easy application and I want to know where I would be able to purchase one. Thank you.
"keep up the fantastic work!" :D - March 3, 2010 at 10:01 PM


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah teen accused of punching a soccer referee who later died was charged Wednesday with homicide by assault, a count issued when an attack unintentionally causes death.
Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill also said he will seek to try the teen as an adult in the death of 46-year-old Ricardo Portillo.
The charge is less serious than manslaughter. It carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison for adults, but penalties can be less for juveniles.
Gill said it became clear in looking at the facts that the teenager's actions didn't amount to murder or manslaughter.
"We did not believe we could demonstrate the premeditation or intent to justify those charges," Gill told The Associated Press. "Those other charges require another type of mental state. We did not believe that type of mental state was present."
The fact that the teenager will soon turn 18, combined with the seriousness of what happened, led Gill to push to have him tried as an adult. The chance of the teen's rehabilitation is minimal, prosecutors said in court documents. A juvenile court judge will ultimately rule on that request.
The 17-year-old, whose name is being withheld by The Associated Press because he's a minor, has been in juvenile detention since April 27 when the incident occurred at a recreational-league soccer match in a Salt Lake City suburb.
It's unknown when he'll make his first court appearance, and the judge has ordered that no information be made public about future proceedings. His attorney, Monica Diaz Greene, did not return phone messages.
Not much is known about the teenager, although Utah courts spokeswoman Nancy Volmer said he does not have any prior history in juvenile court.
His coach, James Yapias, has said he was playing his first game with the team, but has declined to elaborate any further about the young man or his family.
Police reports and court documents paint a picture of a young man who appears to have made a fatally flawed decision in the heat of the moment.
The punch occurred after what often are the most dramatic moments of any soccer game — the issuance of a yellow card by the referee. Portillo whistled the teen for pushing an opposing player during a corner kick.
As soccer players often do — professionals included — the teenager began arguing with Portillo about the call. But then the teenager went past the usual bickering, hitting Portillo in the rear jaw area with a closed fist, court documents state . Portillo was writing the teen's name on his notepad and didn't see it coming,
Portillo fell to the ground and laid in a fetal position, complaining of pain and saying he felt nauseated, police reports show. There were no visible injuries, but when he spit up blood, an ambulance was called.
Portillo was taken to a hospital in fair condition. Hours later, he went into a coma. He never regained consciousness and died Saturday.
The medical examiner's autopsy concluded he died from injuries related to the blow to the head. The death was ruled a homicide.
The incident occurred in a game held by La Liga Continental de Futbol, an unaffiliated soccer league created in 2009.
The oldest of Portillo's three daughters, Johana Portillo, declined comment about the charges through family spokesman Tony Yapias.
Friends and family spent Wednesday remembering Ricardo Portillo at an afternoon wake that was to be followed by an evening religious service. The wake attendees wore white T-shirts with a drawing of an orange referee jersey in the middle with the words, "In loving memory of Ricky" around a soccer ball.
After the funeral, Portillo's remains will be returned to his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico. He moved to Utah from there 17 years ago.
Tony Yapias said Ricardo Portillo was well known in the community, and once said that he would someday be a famous soccer referee.
"How ironic," he said. "What has happened as a result of this is just that."


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Good programmers decompose data from the interpreter that processes that data. Compilers exemplify this approach, where they will typically represent the source code as an abstract syntax tree, and then pass that tree to one of many possible interpreters. We benefit from decoupling the interpreter and the syntax tree, because then we can interpret the syntax tree in multiple ways. For example, we could:
- compile it to an executable,
- run it directly (i.e. the traditional sense of "interpret"),
- pretty print it,
- compress and archive it,
- or do nothing at all with it!
Let's try to come up with some sort of abstraction that represents the essence of a syntax tree. Abstractions always begin from specific examples, so let's invent our own toy programming language and try to represent it as a data type.
Our toy language will only have three commands:
output b -- prints a "b" to the console bell -- rings the computer's bell done -- end of executionSo we represent it as a syntax tree where subsequent commands are leaves of prior commands:
data Toy b next = Output b next | Bell next | DoneNotice how the Done command has no leaf since it must be the last command.
Then I could write a sample program that I might want to pass to an interpreter:
-- output 'A' -- done Output 'A' Done :: Toy Char (Toy a next)... but unfortunately this doesn't work because every time I want to add a command, it changes the type:
-- bell -- output 'A' -- done Bell (Output 'A' Done) :: Toy a (Toy Char (Toy b next)))Fortunately, we can cheat and use the following data type to wrap as many Toys as we want into the same data type:
data Cheat f = Cheat (f (Cheat f))With Cheat we've defined a stream of functors that will only end when it gets to the Done constructor. Fortunately, Cheat already exists in Haskell and goes by another name:
data Fix f = Fix (f (Fix f))It's named Fix because it is "the fixed point of a functor".
With Fix in hand, now we can fix our example programs:
Fix (Output 'A' (Fix Done)) :: Fix (Toy Char) Fix (Bell (Fix (Output 'A' (Fix Done)))) :: Fix (Toy Char)Now they have the same type. Perfect! Or is it?
There's still a problem. This approach only works if you can use the Done constructor to terminate every chain of functors. Unfortunately, programmers don't often have the luxury of writing the entire program from start to finish. We often just want to write subroutines that can be called from within other programs and our Fix trick doesn't let us write a subroutine without terminating the entire program.
Ok, so let's hack together a quick and dirty fix to work around this problem. Our subroutine finished but we are not ready to call Done, so instead we throw an exception and let whoever calls our subroutine catch it and resume from where we left off:
data FixE f e = Fix (f (FixE f e)) | Throw eThen we write a catch function:
catch :: (Functor f) => FixE f e1 -> (e1 -> FixE f e2) -> FixE f e2 catch (Fix x) f = Fix (fmap (flip catch f) x) catch (Throw e) f = f eWe can only use this if Toy b is a functor, so we muddle around until we find something that type-checks (and satisfies the Functor laws):
instance Functor (Toy b) where fmap f (Output x next) = Output x (f next) fmap f (Bell next) = Bell (f next) fmap f Done = DoneNow we can write code that can be caught and resumed:
data IncompleteException = IncompleteException -- output 'A' -- throw IncompleteException subroutine = Fix (Output 'A' (Throw IncompleteException)) :: FixE (Toy Char) IncompleteException -- try {subroutine} -- catch (IncompleteException) { -- bell -- done -- } program = subroutine `catch` (\_ -> Fix (Bell (Fix Done)) :: FixE (Toy Char) e
Free Monads - Part 1
So we proudly package up this "improved" Fix and release it on Hackage under the package name fix-improved, and then find out that the users are misusing the library. They start using the exception to pass around ordinary values instead of exceptional values. How dare they! Exceptions are only for exceptional situations and not for ordinary flow control. What a bunch of morons!
... except we are the morons, because our FixE already exists, too, and it's called the Free monad:
data Free f r = Free (f (Free f r)) | Pure rAs the name suggests, it is automatically a monad (if f is a functor):
instance (Functor f) => Monad (Free f) where return = Pure (Free x) >>= f = Free (fmap (>>= f) x) (Pure r) >>= f = f rThe return was our Throw, and (>>=) was our catch. Our users were actually using the e values as return values because that is the correct way to use them within a monad.
The great part about Haskell is that for any monad we get do notation for free. However, Free (Toy b) is the monad, not Toy b, which means that if we want to sequence our primitive commands using do notation, we have convert our commands of type Toy b into Free (Toy b). Our attempt to do so produces something that looks like this:
output :: a -> Free (Toy a) () output x = Free (Output x (Pure ())) bell :: Free (Toy a) () bell = Free (Bell (Pure ())) done :: Free (Toy a) r done = Free DoneI'll be damned if that's not a common pattern we can abstract:
liftF :: (Functor f) => f r -> Free f r liftF command = Free (fmap Pure command) output x = liftF (Output x ()) bell = liftF (Bell ()) done = liftF DoneNow, we can sequence these primitive commands using do notation, and everything just works! Let's translate our previous example, getting rid of the superfluous exceptions:
subroutine :: Free (Toy Char) () subroutine = output 'A' program :: Free (Toy Char) r program = do subroutine bell doneThis is where things get magical. We now have do notation for something that hasn't even been interpreted yet: it's pure data. Newcomers to Haskell often associate monads with side effects or actions, but the above code does nothing more than build a data type. We can prove that it is still just an ordinary data type by defining a function to convert it to a string:
showProgram :: (Show a, Show r) => Free (Toy a) r -> String showProgram (Free (Output a x)) = "output " ++ show a ++ "\n" ++ showProgram x showProgram (Free (Bell x)) = "bell\n" ++ showProgram x showProgram (Free Done) = "done\n" showProgram (Pure r) = "return " ++ show r ++ "\n".. and printing it:
>>> putStr (showProgram program) output 'A' bell doneIt looks like we just inadvertently defined our first interpreter: the pretty printer! We can use our pretty printer to quickly check that our monad obeys some of the monad laws:
pretty :: (Show a, Show r) => Free (Toy a) r -> IO () pretty = putStr . showProgram
>>> pretty (output 'A') output 'A' return () >>> pretty (return 'A' >>= output) output 'A' return () >>> pretty (output 'A' >>= return) output 'A' return () >>> pretty ((output 'A' >> done) >> output 'C') output 'A' done >>> pretty (output 'A' >> (done >> output 'C')) output 'A' doneNotice how Done swallows all commands after it, unlike Pure. I only included Done in the Toy functor for illustrative purposes. In many cases you don't need a Done-like constructor in your functor since you probably want Pure's resumable behavior, however in other cases you may actually want Done's "abort" semantics.
We could also write an actual interpreter in the conventional sense of the word:
ringBell :: IO () -- some obnoxious library would provide this interpret :: (Show b) => Free (Toy b) r -> IO () interpret (Free (Output b x)) = print b >> interpret x interpret (Free (Bell x)) = ringBell >> interpret x interpret (Free Done ) = return () interpret (Pure r) = throwIO (userError "Improper termination")The free monad is completely agnostic as to how it is used.
Let's say we have two monadic "threads" we want to interleave. For IO, we could just use forkIO to run them in parallel, but what if we wanted to thread two State monads or even two Cont monads. How would that even work?
Well, we could try representing a thread as a list of individual monad actions.
type Thread m = [m ()]... but this doesn't guarantee that our interpreter will call them in the order we list them, nor does it allow us to pass return values between successive monad actions. We can enforce their ordering, though, by nesting each subsequent action within the previous one, and if there are no more actions left, we use a separate constructor to indicate we are done:
data Thread m r = Atomic (m (Thread m r)) | Return rThis nesting forces the first action to be evaluated before the next one can be revealed and the Atomic constructor wraps one indivisible step. We can then turn any single monad invocation into an atomic Thread step:
atomic :: (Monad m) => m a -> Thread m a atomic m = Atomic $ liftM Return mNow we need a way to make Thread a monad, but we will just "pretend" that we sequence two threads while still keeping their atomic steps separate so that we can later interleave them with other threads.
instance (Monad m) => Monad (Thread m) where return = Return (Atomic m) >>= f = Atomic (liftM (>>= f) m) (Return r) >>= f = f rUsing this, we can write threads broken into atomic steps:
thread1 :: Thread IO () thread1 = do atomic $ print 1 atomic $ print 2 thread2 :: Thread IO () thread2 = do str <- atomic $ getLine atomic $ putStrLn strAll we are missing is a way to interleave two threads, while still maintaining the atomicity of the individual steps. Let's just do a naive alternation:
interleave :: (Monad m) => Thread m r -> Thread m r -> Thread m r interleave (Atomic m1) (Atomic m2) = do next1 <- atomic m1 next2 <- atomic m2 interleave next1 next2 interleave t1 (Return _) = t1 interleave (Return _) t2 = t2Now we need a way to run threads after we are done interleaving them:
runThread :: (Monad m) => Thread m r -> m r runThread (Atomic m) = m >>= runThread runThread (Return r) = return r
>>> runThread (interleave thread1 thread2) 1 [[Input: "Hello, world!"]] 2 Hello, world!Magic! We just wrote a primitive threading system in Haskell! Now try using it with the pure State monad.
Free Monads - Part 2
If you've been paying attention, Thread is just Free in disguise and atomic is liftF. The above example shows how a free monad greatly resembles a list. In fact, just compare the definition of Free to the definition of a List:
data Free f r = Free (f (Free f r)) | Pure r data List a = Cons a (List a ) | NilIn other words, we can think of a free monad as just being a list of functors. The Free constructor behaves like a Cons, prepending a functor to the list, and the Pure constructor behaves like Nil, representing an empty list (i.e. no functors).
So if a List is a list of values, and a free monad is just a list of functors, what happens if the free monad's functor is itself a value:
type List' a = Free ((,) a) () List' a = Free ((,) a) () = Free (a, List' a)) | Pure () = Free a (List' a) | Pure ()It becomes an ordinary list!
A list is just a special case of a free monad. However, the Monad instance for [] is not the same thing as the Monad instance for List' a (i.e. Free ((,) a)). In the List' a monad, join behaves like (++) and return behaves like [], so you can think of the List' a monad as just being a fancy way to concatenate values using do notation.
When you think of free monads as lists, a lot of things become much more obvious. For example, liftF is just like the singleton list, creating a free monad with exactly one functor in it:
singleton x = Cons x Nil -- i.e. x:[], or [x] liftF x = Free (fmap Pure x)Similarly, our interleave function is just a list merge:
merge (x1:xs1) (x2:xs2) = x1:x2:merge xs1 xs2 merge xs1 [] = xs1 merge [] xs2 = xs2 -- this is actually more similar to: -- [x1] ++ [x2] ++ interleave xs1 xs2 interleave (Atomic m1) (Atomic m2) = do next1 <- liftF m1 next2 <- liftF m2 interleave next1 next2 interleave a1 (Return _) = a1 interleave (Return _) a2 = a2So really, when you think of it that way, concurrency is nothing more than merging a bunch of lists of actions. In a later post, I will review a great paper that demonstrates how you can actually build elegant and robust threading systems and schedulers using this free monad approach.
It's not a coincidence that free monads resemble lists. If you learn category theory, you'll discover that they are both free objects, where lists are free monoids, and free monads are ... well, free monads.
Interpreters - Revisited
In the first section I presented the concept of using free monads for interpreters, but the concept of an interpreter is more powerful and useful than it sounds and it's not just limited to compilers and pretty printers.
For example, let's say you wanted to one-up Notch's game idea for 0x10c and make a player-programmable game ... except in Haskell! You want to accept programs from players that they can run in the game, but you don't want to give them full-blown access to the IO monad, so what do you do?
The naive approach might be to copy the Haskell language's original design, where output is presented as list of requests made to the outside world and input is presented as a list of responses received from the outside world:
main :: [Response] -> [Request]The Request type would enumerate the sort of actions you could take and the Response type would delimit the results you would get back. Then for our game, the set of inputs might be:
data Request = Look Direction | ReadLine | Fire Direction | WriteLine String... and the responses might be:
data Response = Image Picture -- Response for Look | ChatLine String -- Response for Read | Succeeded Bool -- Response for WriteWell, that certainly won't work. There is no clear coupling between requests and responses (Fire doesn't even have a response), and it's not clear what should happen if you try to read responses before you even generate requests.
So let's try to impose some kind of order on these inputs and outputs by merging them into a single data type:
data Interaction next = Look Direction (Image -> next) | Fire Direction next | ReadLine (String -> next) | WriteLine String (Bool -> next)Each constructor can have some fields the player fills in (i.e. the player's requests), and they can also provide functions which the interpreter will supply input to. You can think of this Interaction type as the contract between the programmer and the interpreter for a single step.
Conveniently, Interaction forms a functor:
instance Functor Interaction where fmap f (Look dir g) = Look dir (f . g) fmap f (Fire dir x) = Fire dir (f x) fmap f (ReadLine g) = ReadLine (f . g) fmap f (WriteLine s g) = WriteLine s (f . g)Actually, you don't even have to write that. GHC provides the DeriveFunctor extension, which would you let you just write:
data Interaction ... deriving (Functor)... and it will get it correct.
As always, we can create a list of actions by using the Free monad:
type Program = Free InteractionWith Program in hand, the player can now write a simple program:
easyToAnger = Free $ ReadLine $ \s -> case s of "No" -> Free $ Fire Forward $ Free $ WriteLine "Take that!" (\_ -> easyToAnger) _ -> easyToAngerThe interpreter can then interpret the program for him, perhaps converting it into some sort of Game monad:
interpret :: Program r -> Game r interpret prog = case prog of Free (Look dir g) -> do img <- collectImage dir interpret (g img) Free (Fire dir next) -> do sendBullet dir interpret next Free (ReadLine g) -> do str <- getChatLine interpret (g str) Free (WriteLine s g) -> putChatLine s interpret (g True) Pure r -> return rEvery free monad is guaranteed to be a monad, so we can always give the player syntactic sugar for writing their programs using Haskell do notation:
look :: Direction -> Program Image look dir = liftF (Look dir id) fire :: Direction -> Program () fire dir = liftF (Fire dir ()) readLine :: Program String readLine = liftF (ReadLine id) writeLine :: String -> Program Bool writeLine s = liftF (WriteLine s id)Now, the player can more easily write their program as:
easyToAnger :: Program a easyToAnger = forever $ do str <- readLine when (str == "No") $ do fire Forward -- Ignore the Bool returned by writeLine _ <- writeLine "Take that!" return ()In short, we've given the player a sand-boxed interaction language that delimits their actions, yet complete with all the syntactic monad sugar and luxuries of programming in Haskell. On top of this, we've given ourselves the complete freedom to interpret the player's program any way we please. For example, if I were to release a patch tomorrow that changed the game world (and Haskell had some form of code hot-swapping), I could keep running the players' programs without interruption by just switching out the interpreter. Or, if I were sadistic, I could use the most aggressive player's program to control a real-world destructive robot of doom (a.k.a. the IO monad) and watch it wreak havoc.
Free Monads - Part 3
The free monad is the interpreter's best friend. Free monads "free the interpreter" as much as possible while still maintaining the bare minimum necessary to form a monad.
Free monads arise every time an interpreter wants to give the program writer a monad, and nothing more. If you are the interpreter and I am the program writer, you can push against me and keep your options as free as possible by insisting that I write a program using a free monad that you provide me. The free monad is guaranteed to be the formulation that gives you the most flexibility how to interpret it, since it is purely syntactic.
This notion of "freeing the interpreter" up as much as possible sounds a lot like an optimization problem, which you might phrase as follows:
What is the most flexible monad to interpret, given the constraint that it still must be a monad?In fact, maximizing some notion of "freeness" given a constraint is the intuition that leads to the category theory definition of a free object, where the concept of "freeness" is made rigorous. A free monad just happens to be the "free-est" object that still forms a monad.


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Winter squash is in season and one that I do not use nearly often enough is spaghetti squash so when I came across the idea of a lasagna stuffed spaghetti squash I pinned it right away to try later! Lasagna is a layered pasta dish typically containing noodles, a meat sauce and a cheese or bechamel sauce and it is topped with plenty of cheese and baked until golden brown and bubbling. This lasagna stuffed spaghetti squash takes the basic components of lasagna including the meat sauce and the cheese layer and stuffs them into a spaghetti squash, which essentially replaces the noodles, and bakes them until the cheese has melted. Since this dish goes with healthy spaghetti squash instead of noodles I decided to keep things on the lighter side going with ground turkey for the meat and a low fat cottage cheese for the cheese layer. Even though this lasagna stuffed spaghetti squash is designed to be healthier it certainly does not sacrifice anything in the way of flavour! You will definitely not miss the noodles in this tasty lasagna!
Lasagna Stuffed Spaghetti Squash
You get all of your favourite lasagna flavours without all of the carbs when it is served stuffed in spaghetti squash!
- 2 small spaghetti squash, cut in half and seeded
- 1 tablespoon oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pound ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
- 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste (optional)
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning or oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon basil, chopped
- 1 cup low fat cottage cheese or ricotta
- 1 tablespoon basil, chopped
- 1 cup partially skim mozzarella, shredded
For the roasted spaghetti squash:
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For the lasagna stuffed spaghetti squash:
- Brush the inner flesh of the spaghetti squash with oil, season with salt and pepper and roast, skin side up, in a preheated 400F/200C oven until tender, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the turkey, about 8-10 minutes, and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and fennel and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Add the turkey, tomatoes, tomato paste, italian seasoning, bay leaf, paprika, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the spaghetti squash is cooked and then mix in the basil and remove from heat.
- Fluff up some of the inside of each spaghetti squash half, divide the mixture of the cottage cheese and basil between them followed by the sauce and the cheese.
- Broil in the oven until the cheese has melted and turned a light golden brown, about 2-3 minutes.
For the roasted spaghetti squash:
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Option: Instead of making the sauce from scratch, use your favourite marinara or other tomato sauce.
Option: Add one 2 inch piece of parmesan rind to the sauce while it simmers.
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How to Make An Authentic Native-American Arrow
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I make arrows the way my Iroquois ancestors did long ago. You can, too.
In our modern world, the hard part is getting the material, but you can use some alternatives that I've suggested.
Just remember: These arrows might look crude, but they're not toys. Use them for target practice only, under the supervision of an adult, or display them in your room. Be careful!
— Gordon Soaring Hawk
- Adult help and/or supervision
- Quarter-inch or 5/16-inch dowels
- Bone, metal or slate, ground to shape, for arrowheads
- Stout thread or cordage to attach feathers and arrowheads to the shaft
- Hot glue, wood glue or ferrule cement
- Wing feathers from a craft store
- Water- or oil-based paint
STEP 1: Shafts should be about as thick as your little finger and a couple of inches longer than the distance from your armpit to your fingertips. Make sure they're straight as an arrow! After you gather them (get permission before cutting any growing thing), bundle them in groups of five and let dry for a few days. Dowels can be used as a substitute; they are available at lumber and building-supply stores.
STEP 2: Once the shaft is dry, scrape off the bark until the wood is smooth.
STEP 3: Cut a notch (about as deep as the diameter of the shaft) for the bowstring by scraping one end with a sharp stone. To get a sharp stone, find a piece of quartzite cobble (river stone) and break it in half with another rock. At the end of the shaft that receives the arrowhead, scrape out a notch that is 3/8 – to 5/8-inch deep. You can also use a knife, small saw or file.
STEP 4: Grind an arrowhead into the right shape by scraping the material against a sidewalk until the arrowhead has a point and a sharp edge. It's a simple but tedious process. For safer arrowheads, you can round off the point.
STEP 5: Using the sharp rock, gouge a notch on either side of the wide end of the arrowhead for holding the cordage.
STEP 6: Place the arrowhead in the notch, wrap it with a piece of cordage 8 to 10 inches long and glue it with hot glue. I use resin, which is made from boiling pitch (sap) from trees. Making resin can be dangerous because natural turpentines must be burned off. For cordage, I use sinew, which I prepare by pounding deer tendons between rocks, then separate them into long, stringy fibers. Before I can use the sinew, I must chew it. The enzymes in saliva help dissolve the collagen that holds the tissues together, and this is what makes it work like glue. (Soaking it in water won't work.)
STEP 7: For fletching (arranging) the feathers on your arrows, make sure each vane comes from the same side of the wing. Split each feather down the middle of the spine (use scissors or pocketknife) and trim it to size.
STEP 8: Glue the feathers onto the shaft, making sure the top feather is aligned with the bowstring notch, then space the two others equally from the first. Wrap more thread around each end of the feathers and set the arrow aside to dry for a day.
STEP 9: Once the wrappings are dry, the arrow is ready for painting. I put animal fat in a tin can and melt it in the sun. Then I mix in some reddish earth and daub it on the arrow with a paintbrush. You can use watercolors or oil-based paint.
Now it's time for target practice!


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COMPILED BY DAN X. MCGRAW, The Houston Chronicle
A decade ago automakers equipped few vehicles with back-up cameras. But in December 2010, federal transportation officials issued a proposed rule that would require all new automobiles to have backup cameras by September 2014. The mandate, which has been delayed repeatedly, was spurred by the alarming number of children who die or are injured every year in back-over accidents. It's estimated the cameras would save 95 to 112 lives a year. Though the rule is not in effect yet, more and more vehicles are carrying the safety feature. Here are 40 vehicles under $30,000 with the cameras.
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