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Running the JPA tests
The JPA tests can be run in J2SE and JEE, using several ways. Following section 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 demonstrate how to run J2SE tests with following three different ways, section 1.4 "Server testing" demonstrates how to run JPA tests in JEE with ANT.
- Ant 1.9.x for 2.6.0, Ant 1.7 for earlier versions
- Eclipse JUnit (4.5 or greater to support enhancement rev# 5555 and enhancement bug# 290528 - up from 4.3.1) - 4.7 not verified
- Testing Browser
The eclipselink.jpa.test/antbuild.xml contains several ant targets for testing. The "test" target will run the JPA LRG. Ensure that the eclipselink.jpa.test/test.properties file has been configured for your database and environment. You may overwrite this file in {user.home}/test.properties.
ant -f antbuild.xml test
This will run the JPA LRG, the results will be output into the eclipselink.jpa.test/reports directory as html.
The following ant test targets are defined:
- test (runs FullRegressionTestSuite using agent)
- test-no-weave (runs FullRegressionTestSuite without any weaving)
- test-static-weave (runs FullRegressionTestSuite with static weaving)
- test-srg (runs the JPA SRG)
- test-lrg (runs the JPA LRG)
Eclipse JUnit
The JPA test suite is written using JUnit. It consists of a set of jars that contain various persistence units and a number of tests. The JPA tests are contained in the eclipselink.jpa.test project. The current minimum version level is JUnit 4.5 (Which ships in Galileo).
- Ensure you have an eclipselink jar available in your local Git clone root folder. This jar is created by running the ant build located in your local Git clone root folder (ant -f antbuild.xml).
- Run the antbuild.xml in base directory of eclipselink.jpa.test. This will create a set of jar files containing the persistence units.
- Edit eclipselink.jpa.test/test.properties to include information necessary to connect to your database
- Use the JUnit run target provided, or create your own:
- The project will be: eclipselink.jpa.test
- The test class will be: org.eclipse.persistence.testing.tests.jpa.FullRegressionTestSuite
- Add the JVM argument "-javaagent:<eclipselink-jar-location>/eclipselink.jar" - This will allow the test models to run with weaving enabled
- Add to your classpath the following:
- Your JDBC driver
- A library that includes all the jar files generated by the antbuild.xml in eclipselink.jpa.test you ran earlier
- Run the run/debug target you created
Testing Browser
The JPA tests can also be run through the foundation Testing Browser. This provides additional debugging capabilities so is sometimes desired. There are some JPA tests that extend the foundation test framework, which are not run through the normal JUnit test target. The "JPA Tests" in the Testing Browser include these tests.
Note: Before testing in Eclipse using the Testing Browser - you will need to a full root build of EclipseLink in 'trunk>ant' so that the test jars eclipse*model.jar get created and placed on the root of jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test. Please refresh your eclipselink.jpa.test project to pick these up before running the Testing Browser eclipse launch target.
The eclipselink.jpa.test Eclipse project contains a launch file for running the testing browser. The database login information and logging level can be configured. If you have previously run the JPA tests on the same database the "Fast" checkbox can be used to avoid recreating the database.
Running JPA tests against Application Servers Using Ant
The JPA tests can be run on any JEE EJB 3 compatible server. Currently you can run JPA tests on the following application servers, using the provided Ant targets:
- BEA Weblogic Server 9.x, 10.x
- IBM Websphere 6.x, 7.x
- Oracle OC4J 10.1.3.x
- JBoss 5.x (cv/eap)
- GlassFish v2, v3
- SAP NetWeaver 7.x
It may be helpful for you to review the following documentation before continuing with these instructions. The links below will introduce you to the EclipseLink build and test system, and how to integrate EclipseLink with various application servers:
- Get EclipseLink Source
- General prerequisites for building & running EclipseLink tests
- Integrating EclipseLink with an Application Server
Please make sure your environment is set up with the following before starting:
- Java VM 1.6+ is installed on your local environment.
- ANT 1.7+ is installed on your local environment.
- EclipseLink source tree (/trunk) is available in local folder. See this link for information on how to acquire the EclipseLink source. You can use TortoiseSVN to check out and manage the source code.
- Target application server is installed (Please note additional configuration steps for different app servers). You typically do not need to perform any additional server configuration post-install. Take note of the install location as you will need to provide this information later.
- You have user access to a relational database, and JDBC driver files are available.
Files and Directories
- <trunk> : the root of the EclipseLink source tree.
- <trunk>/antbuild.xml : top-level Ant build file for EclipseLink product. You will need to re-build EclipseLink before running the tests by executing 'ant -f antbuild.xml' in this directory
- <trunk>/eclipselink.jar : the product bits in which the JPA tests run against.
- <trunk>/../extension.lib.external : This is a directory that you must create and it resides at the same level as <trunk>. You will need to put build dependent JAR files in this directory.
- <trunk>/../extension.oracle.lib.external : Similar to extension.lib.external, but used for Oracle specific dependent jars.
- <trunk>/jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test : JPA test root. All the relevant Ant build files and property files reside here along with the JPA test source code. We will refer to this as <jpa_test_root> for short.
- <jpa_test_root>/antbuild.xml : top-level Ant build file for building, deploying, and executing JPA tests on application servers.
- <jpa_test_root>/antbuild.properties : Ant properties file for build.xml. You typically do not need to modify this file.
- <jpa_test_root>/test.properties : Additional Ant properties file read by build.xml. It contains test-related properties for customizing the test run, such as the database connection info, desired logging level, etc... You will have to modify this file.
- <jpa_test_root>/{appserver}.xml : Server-specific Ant build files for each supported application server. Example: weblogic.xml, websphere.xml. The build files contain targets for server specific actions such as setup, start, deploy, undeploy, reset, and stop. They are called from <jpa_test_root>/build.xml
- <jpa_test_root>/{appserver}.properties : Ant properties file for corresponding {appserver}.xml. You will need to modify this file, typically with the application server install directory.
- <jpa_test_root>/setenv.cmd [.sh] : Convenience script for setting environment variables before executing the tests, such as JAVA_HOME, ANT_HOME, and PATH. You will need to modify this file and execute it in your shell window, or set the environment variables manually in your shell.
- <user_home> : User's home directory. On Linux, this should be defined by the $HOME env variable. On Windows, this is typically mapped to c:\Documents and Settings\{login name}.
1. Verify proper installation of pre-requisite applications - Ant, Java VM, and the target application server. Note that there are additional install instructions for some application servers at the end of this document. Take note the install locations for each of these applications.
2 a) Set JAVA_HOME, ANT_HOME, and PATH environment variables in your shell window. The first two variables should be self explanatory. Set your PATH to $ANT_HOME/bin:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$PATH or something similar in your target OS (for Windows, %ANT_HOME%\bin;....). Note : the JAVA_HOME setting determines which JVM is used to start the application server when you execute the server-start target; tor some application servers such as WebLogic and Websphere you may want to use their own JVM version instead of the Sun JVM.
2 b) If you are using ANT version 1.6 or older, copy your JUnit jar file to $ANT_HOME/lib.
2 c) If you are testing against Websphere, you must set JAVA_HOME to the JVM included with Websphere - $WAS_HOME/java
3. Create the following directories: <trunk>/../extension.lib.external and <trunk>/../extension.oracle.lib.external. For example, if your <trunk> directory is c:\eclipselink\src\trunk, then create directories c:\eclipselink\src\extension.lib.external and c:\eclipselink\src\extension.oracle.lib.external.
4a. Copy your JUnit jar file to <trunk>/../extension.lib.external/junit.jar. Note that you must rename this jar to junit.jar to align with our test scripts.
4b. Copy your bnd-0.0.366.jar file to <trunk>/../extension.lib.external directory. You can download this file from http://www.aqute.biz/Code/Download. <Need more info>
5. Copy your non-Oracle database JDBC driver jar files to <trunk>/../extension.lib.external. If you are using an Oracle database, copy the corresponding driver and xdb.jar, sdoapi.jar and xmlparserv2.jar to <trunk>/../extension.oracle.lib.external. These files will be picked up and added to the server classpath at runtime. Please choose the version of your JDBC driver carefully; some databases such as DB2 do not work well with older versions of their driver.
6. Copy test.properties and {appserver}.properties files from <jpa_test_root> to your <user_home> directory. You will modify these working copies in <user_home> in the next few steps. Note: the test build.xml loads these property files from <user_home> first and also from <jpa_test_root> -- this means you can also choose not to copy these files over to <user_home> and edit them from <jpa_test_root>. The former approach may prevent the property files from being overwritten when the source is refreshed to the tip.
7. Edit the following properties in <user_home>/test.properties.
- server.name : your target application server. Valid values are: weblogic, websphere, oc4j, jboss and glassfish
- jdbc.driver.jar : location of the JDBC driver jar file on file system
- db.driver : fully qualified JDBC class name (see samples included in property file)
- db.url : connection URL
- db.user, db.pwd : db user and password
- db.platform : fully qualified database platform class in (see samples included in property file).
8. Edit the properties in <user_home>/{appserver}.properties. Each application server has its own set of properties - the comments provided in the property files should explain how to set each required property. The following shows an example of properties required in the weblogic.properties and websphere.properties.
WebLogic Server (WLS)
- weblogic.installdir : the location on the file system where WLS was installed
- server.user, server.pwd : the admin user and password
- weblogic.host : WLS admin server host name
- weblogic.port : WLS admin server port
- weblogic.domain : location where the tests will create the WLS domain. You need to specify this location, preferably an empty folder.
- server.persistence20.lib : location where the JPA2.0 support patch added after apply patch by Smartupdate in order to enable JPA2.0 support with WLS10.3.x server.
It's not possible to run tests in parallel in separate domains under a single WebLogic installation. Ant script copies eclipselink.jar into oracle_common/modules/oracle.toplink directory of WebLogic installation and it will cause conflict.
Websphere (WAS)
- server.user, server.pwd : the admin user and password
- was.jython.scripts.dir
- instance.host
- was.home
- server.url
- server.depend
- edit jboss.server to point to appropriate jboss-as/server/default for EAP and server/default for the CE
9. For application servers that package EclipseLink as a persistence provider, you need to replace the jar that they package with the version in /<trunk> - we are assuming here that you want to test the eclipselink jar from <trunk> and not the one included with the application server. Please refer to the EclipseLink documentation on how to use EclipseLink in various application servers for more details, but for the purpose of convenience, here are steps you need to perform for various application servers:
Application Server/Version |
Copy From: |
Copy To: |
Notes |
Oracle WebLogic 10.3.1+ |
<trunk>/eclipselink.jar |
<middleware_home>/modules/org.eclipse.persistence_188.8.131.52_1-1-0.jar |
<middleware_home> is a directory you have specified in install wizard; generally it is one level up from the WebLogic install directory. |
Oracle WebLogic 12c+ |
<trunk>/eclipselink.jar <trunk>/plugins/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.modelgen_<version>.jar <trunk>/plugins/org.eclipse.persistence.nosql_<version>.jar <trunk>/plugins/org.eclipse.persistence.oracle.nosql_<version>.jar |
<middleware_home>/oracle_common/modules/oracle.toplink_<server_version>/eclipselink.jar <middleware_home>/oracle_common/modules/oracle.toplink_<server_version>/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa.modelgen.jar <middleware_home>/oracle_common/modules/oracle.toplink_<server_version>/org.eclipse.persistence.nosql.jar <middleware_home>/oracle_common/modules/oracle.toplink_<server_version>/org.eclipse.persistence.oracle.nosql.jar |
<middleware_home> is a directory you have specified in install wizard; generally it is one level up from the WebLogic install directory. |
Test Execution
Note: The eclipselink.jar is not automatically pushed to the server - therefore the version that was shipped will run unless you manually override/copy the jar. For example on WebLogic you can overwrite the one in the modules directory.
Once the setup is done, configuring and executing the tests is pretty straight-forward. Server configuration and test execution is controlled by ant targets in the <jpa_test_root>/build.xml file. You can execute the entire set of tests (lrg's - large regression) or individual suites. Browse the build.xml for a list of suites. To execute these targets simply run the command 'ant <target_name>' in the <jpa_test_root> directory. The following sequence of targets need to be executed to run the JPA tests:
1. Build eclipselink and tests. Go to the <trunk> directory, and execute 'ant' (the tests currently depend on this step; however, in the future we will be removing this dependency)
2. server-install : Go to the <trunk>/jpa/eclipselink.jpa.test/ directory - this actually does not install the server, but does some additional configuration to the app server prior to the server being started.
Note: There is a 30 second timeout during this step.
3. server-start : starts the application server administration server. You need to invoke this target in a separate shell window. This involves the following:
- a) set the JAVA_HOME, ANT_HOME, and PATH as described in the Configuration Section,
- b) Go to <jpa_test_root> directory
- c) Invoke 'ant server-start' .
Note that your choice of JAVA_HOME may affect the stability of this target -- for example, WebLogic Server tends to run better if their JRockit JVM is used instead of (Sun JDK - Not currently supported from these ant test scripts for WebLogic). Alternatively, you can also start the application server yourself using the application server's provided start scripts, but use this option with caution.
4. server-setup : performs additional setup (java:ELNonJTADS and java:EclipseLinkDS datasources) and configuration after the server has started. For example, the datasources are created and configured on the server.
5. server-test-{test suite name} : runs a JPA test suite. The following are common test targets. All the test suite names can be found by browsing the server-test-lrg target in <jpa_test_root>/build.xml.
server-test: run all JPA LRG tests on server server-test-lrg: run all JPA LRG tests on server server-test-{model name}: run individual test model only on server, you will find the model name in "server-test-lrg" target
Note: customfeatures model is not included in server-test-lrg for WebSphere, you need to set "run.jpa.customfeatures.model" property to be "true" in test.properties to run the model individually
6. server-reset : cleans up the server after testing. For example, the datasources created earlier are removed.
7. server-stop : stops the server
8. clean-runtime : ant target in <trunk>/build.xml to clean up all the runtime generated files during the build process.
Note: Stopping the WebLogic server in the CMD window will also require that the java.exe process be closed as well (because we are only closing the connection to the server)( - look for the one around 580Mb (64-bit) or 290 (32-bit) - or you will get a .lok exists error when rerunning the tests. Use server-stop.
Eclipse IDE users
- If you are developing in eclipse while running these server tests - note that there is currently an issue with the JPA 2.0 test framework where a full build in eclipse will remove classes expected by the server test ant script.
- You will see the following issue unless you do a full ant trunk build after any Eclipse IDE rebuild or clean.
<error type="java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException"> java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: org/eclipse/persistence/testing/tests/jpa/criteria/metamodel/JUnitCriteriaSimpleTestSuite at org.eclipse.persistence.testing.tests.jpa.criteria.CriteriaServerTestSuite.suite(CriteriaServerTestSuite.java:34) </error>
Debugging on WebLogic Server requires disabling the default 30 second transaction timeout
- - launch admin console at http://127.0.0.1:7001/console
- - change Domain Configuration | Services | JTA | Timeout Seconds: (from 30 to 2^30 (the normal 2147483647 max will throw a -1 int exception currently))
Additional Application Server Install Steps
OC4J Eclipse EAR Application Tutorial
- If you want to do fresh install, put oc4j_extended.zip under extension.oracle.lib.external. Later when you call "server-install", "oc4j-install" will unzip and config user/password as defined in oc4j.properties
- If you have oc4j installed already, put the right location, user name and password to oc4j.properties, remove everything from "oc4j-install" except four <copy> tasks.
WebSphere Eclipse EAR Application Tutorial
- Install the product
- Create following .py files as described below and copy to extension.lib.external, following contents is originally from WebSphere samples, later I modified that to comply eclipselink testing. These scripts will be used in websphere-install, websphere-deploy and websphere-undeploy targets during the testing.
- By default, the testing is on WebSphere Application Server base edition, you need to set server.version=nd in test.properties if you want to run tests on WebSphere Network Deployment edition
- For testing on WebSphere Application Server base edition and WebSphere Network Deployment edition, the configWebSphere.py and unInstallApps.py will be same, but installApps.py will be different, see following.
- For setting value to jdbc.driver.jar in test.properties and eclipselink.jar.dir and oracle.extensions.jar.dir properties in websphere.properties, you have to use absolute path, because these values will be used to replace the tokens in the follwoing .py files
- For manually start server for WebSphere Network Deployment edition, you need to start deployment manager under WAS_HOME/profiles/Dmgr01/bin, start node and server from WAS_HOME/profiles/AppSrv01/bin; for manually stop server for WebSphere Network Deployment edition, you need to stop server and node first from WAS_HOME/profiles/AppSrv01/bin, stop deployment manager from WAS_HOME/profiles/Dmgr01/bin
installApps.py for WebSphere Application Server base edition
# If the application is currently installed, uninstall it try: AdminApp.uninstall('%%appName%%') except: print '%%appName%% was not previously installed' AdminConfig.save() # Set the options for the install attrs = ['-appname', '%%appName%%'] # Install the application AdminApp.install('%%ear%%', attrs) AdminConfig.save() # Associate shared library deployment = AdminConfig.getid('/Deployment:%%appName%%/') print deployment appDeploy = AdminConfig.showAttribute(deployment, 'deployedObject') print appDeploy classLoad1 = AdminConfig.showAttribute(appDeploy, 'classloader') print classLoad1 print AdminConfig.create('LibraryRef', classLoad1, [['libraryName', 'eclipselinkjpa'], ['sharedClassloader', 'true']]) AdminConfig.save() # Start the application appManager = AdminControl.queryNames('type=ApplicationManager,*') AdminControl.invoke(appManager, 'startApplication', '%%appName%%')
installApps.py for WebSphere Network Deployment edition
# If the application is currently installed, uninstall it try: AdminApp.uninstall('%%appName%%') except: print '%%appName%% was not previously installed' AdminConfig.save() # Set the options for the install attrs = ['-appname', '%%appName%%'] # Install the application AdminApp.install('%%ear%%','[-appname %%appName%% -node %%hostName%%Node01 -server server1]') AdminConfig.save() sleep (30) print 'Performing a Sync operation on: application' Sync1=AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=NodeSync,node=%%hostName%%Node01,*') print Sync1 print AdminControl.invoke(Sync1,'sync') sleep (30) # Associate shared library deployment = AdminConfig.getid('/Deployment:%%appName%%/') print deployment appDeploy = AdminConfig.showAttribute(deployment, 'deployedObject') print appDeploy classLoad1 = AdminConfig.showAttribute(appDeploy, 'classloader') print classLoad1 print AdminConfig.create('LibraryRef', classLoad1, [['libraryName', 'eclipselinkjpa'], ['sharedClassloader', 'true']]) AdminConfig.save() print 'Performing a Sync operation on: shared library' Sync1=AdminControl.completeObjectName('type=NodeSync,node=%%hostName%%Node01,*') AdminControl.invoke(Sync1,'sync') sleep (30) # Start the application print 'start the application now' appManager = AdminControl.queryNames('cell=%%hostName%%Cell01,node=%%hostName%Node01,type=ApplicationManager,process=server1,*') AdminControl.invoke(appManager, 'startApplication', '%%appName%%')
# If the application is currently installed, uninstall it try: AdminApp.uninstall('%%appName%%') except: print '%%appName%% was not previously installed' AdminConfig.save()
# Create JTA DataSource name = ['name', 'EclipseLinkDS'] scs = ['statementCacheSize', 0] dsAttrs = [name, ['jndiName', 'jdbc/EclipseLinkDS'], scs] newds = AdminConfig.create('DataSource', newJDBC, dsAttrs) AdminConfig.save() print newds # Create JTA DataSource Custom Properties newds = AdminConfig.getid('/Node:%%hostName%% Node03/Server:server1/JDBCProvider:OracleJDBCProvider/DataSource:EclipseLinkDS/') print newds newpropset = AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourcePropertySet',newds,[]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'URL'], ['value', '%%dbURL%%']]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'user'], ['value', '%%dbUser%%']]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'password'], ['value', '%%dbPassword%%']]) AdminConfig.save() print '-> Done!' # Create Non-JTA DataSource name = ['name', 'ELNonJTADS'] scs = ['statementCacheSize', 0] dsAttrs = [name, ['jndiName', 'jdbc/ELNonJTADS'], scs] newds = AdminConfig.create('DataSource', newJDBC, dsAttrs) AdminConfig.save() print newds # Create Non-JTA DataSource Custom Properties newds = AdminConfig.getid('/Node:%%hostName%%Node03/Server:server1/JDBCProvider:OracleJDBCProvider/DataSource:ELNonJTADS/') print newds newpropset = AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourcePropertySet',newds,[]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'URL'], ['value', '%%dbURL%%']]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'user'], ['value', '%%dbUser%%']]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'password'], ['value', '%%dbPassword%%']]) AdminConfig.create('J2EEResourceProperty', newpropset, [['name', 'nonTransactionalDataSource'], ['value', '%%nonTransactionalDS%%']]) AdminConfig.save() print '-> Done!' # Create Shared Library try: AdminConfig.remove(AdminConfig.getid('/Node:%%hostName%%Node03/Server:server1/Library:eclipselinkjpa')) except: print 'eclipselinkjpa was not previously installed' AdminConfig.save() n1 = AdminConfig.getid('/Node:%%hostName%%Node03/Server:server1/') print n1 #library = AdminConfig.create('Library', n1, [['name', 'eclipselinkjpa'], #['classPath', '%%eclipselinkLibDir%%/eclipselink.jar']]) library = AdminConfig.create('Library', n1, [['name', 'eclipselinkjpa'], ['classPath', '%%eclipselinkLibDir%%/eclipselink.jar %%oracleExtensionLibDir%%/xdb.jar %%oracleExtensionLibDir% %/xmlparserv2.jar']]) print library AdminConfig.save()
Note: if you are testing customfeatures model, you need to add xdb.jar and xmlparserv2.jar in shared library as well as: library = AdminConfig.create('Library', n1, [['name', 'eclipselinkjpa'], ['classPath', '%%eclipselinkLibDir%%/eclipselink.jar %%oracleExtensionLibDir%%/xdb.jar %%oracleExtensionLibDir%%/xmlparserv2.jar']])
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Suddenly, it was December. Snow was on the ground, and Ivat's hands made the habit of stealing cookies whenever they found themselves in the kitchen. They were not, unfortunately, in the habit of flipping through glossy pages with photographs of the faces of Victoria Beckham and Winona Ryder being lightened up by the possesion of a beautiful man's designs and by another beautiful man's camera flash.
"It'll be there in January," another email said. Fine, fine, as long as it gets here, Ivat thought, sighing as she hung ornaments on a tree.
Eventually, it was January. The fifth, actually. And that morning, another email came:
"Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s) from your order."
And then ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE. Why? Because after six months-definitely not SIX DAYS- the book didn't come. In half a year, Ivat could've found another copy, and would have been willing to pay full price for it from a Marc Jacobs store, too, despite her general cheapness/laziness. However, it took six months for Amazon to realize it had none left. And by the time the last email came, the email which shattered hopes, and dreams, and even killed a few people, the only copy one could buy online cost at least 350 dollars.
The fifth of January was already bad. Ivat spent 20 minutes lying in bed the night before, contemplating whether or not to get up and pee, and ended up falling asleep with her glasses on, and couldn't find them in the morning. And was blind the whole day. She also chewed an Advil as opposed to swallowing it, because she is used to the chewable Tylonel that tastes like orange (the chewed Advil tasted like bad pasta.) So that also made her day bad. And, perhaps worst of all, Ivat had that "Party in the USA" song stuck in her head THE WHOLE DAMN DAY. Yes, THAT song. Yes, the one Miley Cyrus pole-danced to at some awards show, and OH THE SCANDAL! because it is definitely a well-known fact that pop stars have always been reliable as role models.
But you know what is probably more of a scandal? THAT THE BOOK DIDN'T COME. AND THAT IT TOOK AMAZON HALF A YEAR TO REACH THAT CONCLUSION. I COULD HIKE TO THE REAL AMAZON IN THAT TIME.
We spoke to Ivat for this story and she told us she plans on spending her money she's getting back on lots of consolation chocolate and shoes. "I'm very disappointed," said Ivat, "my daughters look up to Miley Cyrus-oh wait, you mean about the book? Sonny, don't get me started."
216 comments:
1 – 200 of 216 Newer› Newest»- Hazel said...
oh no! have you looked elsewhere?!
I REALLY FEEL FOR YOUUUUUUUUUU - January 05, 2010 5:34 PM
- Mallory said...
Ohhhh my gosh. That suuuuuuuuuucks.
I feel so bad for "Ivat" - January 05, 2010 5:37 PM
- WendyB said...
Ha ha ha...having that song in your head...I mean Ivat's head...really adds insult to injury.
- January 05, 2010 5:40 PM
dude that shucks. FUNNY STORY cuz I made an amazonian order which was supposed to arrive today which DIDN'T which I was/am excited for. but this is much much worse.
- January 05, 2010 5:50 PM
- paulinabelle said...
i feel that this would make me need chocolate too.
- January 05, 2010 5:53 PM
- somewhere else said...
funny how that kind of thing COMPLETELY RUINS your headspace.
P.S. I bought a Rodar-tay for Tar-jay dress, and there were girls talking about you in the change room. In Texas!
Nice work!
P.P.S. I'm from Sydney and didn't really realise how famous you are. - January 05, 2010 5:54 PM
- FASHION SNAG said...
Sorry about that! xoxo
- January 05, 2010 5:58 PM
- Emily said...
ahhhh tavi :( you'll get it eventually!! you definitely definitely will
xx - January 05, 2010 5:59 PM
- Michele said...
Hahah sorry I shouldn't be laughing at 'Ivat'. I could already see the Ghost World scene coming from miles away. But how lame that they didn't have it, I'd freak!
- January 05, 2010 6:00 PM
- Eloise said...
ya ya ivat. i understand your homely pains and sorrowzzz
- January 05, 2010 6:04 PM
- zoomslow said...
Amazing, Ivat is Tavi spelt backwards!!! What a coincidence ;-)
- January 05, 2010 6:08 PM
- C A said...
@ MAISONCHAPLIN.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 6:08 PM
- Unknown said...
That was one of the more depressing stories I have heard in my life. I would kill amazon in that situation. Oh! by the way, I saw you in the New york times style section a REALLY long time ago. and it made me happy.
therearelines.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 6:10 PM
- Unknown said...
damn... thats frustraiting...
- January 05, 2010 6:11 PM
- Maddie said...
oh daahhling do I FEEL for YOU!!!!!! i hate it when that happends. your so patient. excellent story. Check out my blog. follow meee!!read about you in teen vogue. jolly well done. love your style. <<33
- January 05, 2010 6:12 PM
- Jerome said...
Amazon be drawlin' and ballin'! I hope Ivat wrote an good letter.
- January 05, 2010 6:12 PM
- Maddie said...
BTW!! I am soo ordering the TAVI t-shirt. so cute
- January 05, 2010 6:14 PM
- Renaissance chic said...
Nice one. There was a column about you in the washington Post.
http://fulfillingmyresolutions.blogspot.com/ - January 05, 2010 6:16 PM
- blukats said...
Sad but this is the way Amazon operates. They are getting worse and won't allow small collector book sellers any more.
Have you tried contacting the publisher or other book sites? There are a lot out there, maybe you can find one where people will trade for it. - January 05, 2010 6:18 PM
- Savanna Bonsignore said...
poor ivat :(
zuccherosavanna.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 6:18 PM
I feel for Ivat... :(
The frowny face expresses my emooooootions. - January 05, 2010 6:20 PM
- joy said...
This is damned entertaining for a text-only post.
iplayfaves.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 6:20 PM
- firefly said...
Oh noes, how could they?
Took them long enough. Get consolations from the two saviors of womankind:chocolate and shoes. (But again, I wouldn't know-says the girl with two pairs of shoes and who takes three months to finish a chocolate bar) - January 05, 2010 6:26 PM
- Laura Gerencser said...
Too bad about the book! Amazon is not always reliable!:(
Great story though!!:) Very entertaining! - January 05, 2010 6:27 PM
- great aesthetics said...
I read an article about you in a newspaper a few weeks ago. the author had this nice little theory about you. it said that you're a project made up by some clever guys, who'll one day admit that you're not real. he had this idea because you're writing is so brilliant. I couldn't agree more.
- January 05, 2010 6:32 PM
- Ashley said...
So disappointing for um, Ivat? Yeah this little story was the best part of my day. seriously.
http://fashionroadkill-halifax.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 6:32 PM
- Tavi said...
Thank you for the sympathy! I am still learning to COPE, but alas, it is not EASY.
facon aesthetics-Wow, you'd think the guy that wrote that article would think to watch any of my vlogs first, or consider the fact that other journalists have actually met me in real life...before publishing that! Ah well. - January 05, 2010 6:40 PM
- Emily said...
Hey, you probably will NEVER read this, but did you realize your name spells out the word "vati" and vati means "dad" in england? Hmm, just thought you would like to know!
- January 05, 2010 6:42 PM
- (always)alanna said...
xx - January 05, 2010 6:45 PM
- josephine said...
- January 05, 2010 6:45 PM
- zoomslow said...
BTW I really enjoyed the Bob Dylan interview you posted. Sknaht! :-)
- January 05, 2010 6:53 PM
- Emilie said...
AH THAT SUCKS. Really, really really. Please pass my condolences along to Ivat.
- January 05, 2010 7:09 PM
- Kristen said...
Well, tell Ivat that Amazon will get theirs considering tons of people read this blog and it's not exactly good press for them. Nope!
- January 05, 2010 7:13 PM
- Richard Kilroy said...
This fantastic story will no doubt reach someone who matters either at amazon's run down crackhouse delivery centre, or marc jacobs' heavily guarded fortress empire of fashion, and you will be bestowed with the book eventually. You HAVE the power and the importance to achieve it.
- January 05, 2010 7:20 PM
- Erin said...
Poor Ivat! I myself have had terrible dismay from Amazon's 'Super Saver Shipping'. It took a month for one little CD to come! They should call it "Super-duper Slow Shipping'!
- January 05, 2010 7:24 PM
- J.N. said...
hahaha! I know what you mean!!
Amazon stinks.
jillian-hedges.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 7:27 PM
I am a personal assistant and I couldn't help myself.
I know you're hoping for $70 but I found it here for $120. Backorder (I know, I know) but STILL
Now if your tastes were for something slightly more mainstream I could get you a coffeetable book about pole dancing role models for a cool $19.99... - January 05, 2010 7:29 PM
- todd said...
tavi try looking at http://www.addall.com for it
- January 05, 2010 7:29 PM
- todd said...
listed on addall.com for $72.29 at buy.com and for a bit more at booksamillion.com
- January 05, 2010 7:32 PM
- Pinko said...
Love the GHOST WORLD reference as i am a huge Daniel Clowes fan. By the way, how did you get to be so cool? Perhaps there is a formula you can patent? Then put it in a bottle and sell it for a small fortune so you can then buy all the Marc Jacobs stuff you want...
- January 05, 2010 7:40 PM
- Erin said...
Oooh! Good idea, simplethings! A whole book about certain pole-dancing role models! How wonderful! You could bring it to school and show all your favorite teachers and friends. They would be delighted!
- January 05, 2010 7:41 PM
- Carys said...
This is definitely one of the most tragic stories I have ever heard. If it's any consolation, my teen vogue handbook still hasn't arrived and it was supposed to be sitting under my treeon Christmas morning.
<3 - January 05, 2010 7:54 PM
- D. Winfield Norman said...
I think you may need this to make you feel better:
But then maybe I need it more... - January 05, 2010 8:09 PM
- Chick Hatchers said...
This is absolutely the best blog post I have read in a long while. I have stopped in to read your blog from time to time after the first article (months ago) that speculated initially that you may be an underground fashion critic. You seem very interesting. I like your writing style better on this than the fashion posts. You have a lot of writing skill and can take this a long way, though I get the idea that your true passion is fashion.
Just a tip for future reference: When you don't receive an order within 10 days, go look elsewhere. If you end up with a duplicate, then you can always return one and get your money back. I'm sorry this was learned the hard way. It sounds like that book was very important to you. (Oh, and I had no speculation that Ivat might actually be you until I started reading the comments. It was clever and, with you name, creative.)
mychildsview.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 8:12 PM
- Isabelle said...
i think this might be the funniest ever, omniciant narrator. poor ivat
- January 05, 2010 8:14 PM
- Incroyables by Melissa May said...
They did this same exact thing to me with a cd. Give em hell!
- January 05, 2010 8:15 PM
Oh how you do make me laugh Ivat :P
You were in My UK Elle 'The Runway Edit' I've been too lazy to actually read the full magazine at the moment, So I have no clue if you're featured in that :P - January 05, 2010 8:15 PM
- Sondra said...
Juergen Teller is amazing. That book seems awesome.
And Ghost World reference! Hahah. Poor Ivat. :( That seriously sucked. I would have flipped a major shit, pardon my french.
By the way (and I mean this in the least creepy way possible) you were in my dream the other night. (See, it DOES sound creepy.) You sent me a package for some reason, and it had all these camouflage clothes in it. Yeah, I don't know. x) - January 05, 2010 8:23 PM
- Nat said...
That same thing always happens to me. Welcome to the club Ivat.
- January 05, 2010 8:26 PM
- khdz said...
haha... you have made my psychology class that much more entertaining. :)
- January 05, 2010 8:26 PM
- Tessa said...
Best. Post. Ever.
- January 05, 2010 8:34 PM
- tofupoo said...
I hate it when packages dont commee!! i hope you got your money back girly. Erm,well i hope Ivat did. Is she really friends with scarjo?
ooooooooo - January 05, 2010 8:35 PM
- simonesays said...
Oh, Ivat. My heart goes out to you.
- January 05, 2010 8:38 PM
- golden gate jumper said...
- January 05, 2010 8:40 PM
i'm so so so sorry. right before i read this post i ordered something online from urban outfitters - i hope that doesnt happen to ME!!!
whyaremadhattersmadhatters.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 8:42 PM
- Mon Alisa Design said...
I feel your pain darling x
- January 05, 2010 8:46 PM
- Fiona said...
you are me hero. - January 05, 2010 8:53 PM
- Fiona said...
yes... of course I meant to sound like a pirate in my above comment.
- January 05, 2010 8:54 PM
That's so depressing i would sue them! but i have a copy and you can have it for $50 I've have it for a while a friends mom gave it to me. Let me know if you want it i can probably ship it to you
email@example.com - January 05, 2010 9:09 PM
- brightlightsbigcity said...
oh pobrecita.. lo siento.
http://watermelonfeet.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 9:14 PM
- Chan said...
I see it's one of Those days.
By the way, your blog is fantastic.
In case you haven't already heard that... - January 05, 2010 9:17 PM
- Mila said...
Haha, love it. I could also relate. In many ways. Oh yes I could.
meme-stylenewbie.blogspot.com - January 05, 2010 9:24 PM
- Unknown said...
Great writing, Tavi; I am in full agreement that the universe will make sure you get your copy of this book one way or another. Happy New Year!
- January 05, 2010 9:26 PM
- sd said...
that's bullshit!!
...............i would most likely be crying in a corner if this happened to me... - January 05, 2010 9:38 PM
- supercereal said...
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- January 05, 2010 9:45 PM
- Sarah G said...
that is all.
oh, and your heading is wes anderson-tastic - January 05, 2010 9:53 PM
- Sarah G said...
that is all.
oh, and your heading is wes anderson-tastic - January 05, 2010 9:53 PM
- McMimi said...
Oh, my good God, that is outrageous!
- January 05, 2010 10:02 PM
- Elizabeth said...
hmm i like this mysterious "ivat" and her ghost world references...
this made me laugh. keep it up. - January 05, 2010 10:03 PM
- Elizabeth said...
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- January 05, 2010 10:03 PM
- Paola and Denisha said...
Darn that sucks !
A lot of girls look up to Miley Cyrus and . .
oh the book?
Yeah, that's catastrophic. I'll keep my eyes open for you. - January 05, 2010 10:05 PM
- Paola and Denisha said...
Darn that sucks !
A lot of girls look up to Miley Cyrus and . .
oh the book?
Yeah, that's catastrophic. I'll keep my eyes open for you. - January 05, 2010 10:05 PM
- Paola and Denisha said...
Darn that sucks !
A lot of girls look up to Miley Cyrus and . .
oh the book?
Yeah, that's catastrophic. I'll keep my eyes open for you. - January 05, 2010 10:05 PM
- Paola and Denisha said...
Darn that sucks !
A lot of girls look up to Miley Cyrus and . .
oh the book?
Yeah, that's catastrophic. I'll keep my eyes open for you. - January 05, 2010 10:05 PM
- Chantele Cross-Jones said...
gutting. I would so send a huge email of complaint
- January 05, 2010 10:05 PM
- Alex said...
Be strong, Ivat. Be strong.
- January 05, 2010 10:13 PM
- Bailey Faye said...
But seriously that's a bummer. The same thing just happened to me only it was with a purse. They kept pushing the shipping date back until they finally said it wasn't in stock. ICK. There is some serious incompetence going on...
Maybe they will get it back in stock...? Or maybe you can find it on eBay...? Or maybe...? Eh. I am an incurable optimist.
I hope you experience some good fortune soon! :] - January 05, 2010 10:13 PM
- JULIA said...
i only realized halfway through Ivat was Tavi backwards.
- January 05, 2010 10:15 PM
- Isabel said...
How upsetting! Amazon is so st00pid! REVOLT!
- January 05, 2010 10:29 PM
- Tavi said...
Emily-Of course I read it! Well, then, I suppose I am a father!
THANK YOU for all the links to buy it other places!!
Also I'm not asking anyone to boycott Amazon haha, they're usually pretty great, this was just majorly annoying - January 05, 2010 10:44 PM
- coco-june said...
poor Ivat,
i feel for her!
roop Tavi!
i leef rof reh! - January 05, 2010 10:44 PM
- coco-june said...
poor Ivat,
i feel for her!
roop Tavi!
i leef rof reh! - January 05, 2010 10:44 PM
- AFitz said...
ah yes. well tell Ivat she gets great sympathy from my good friend named....Anna.
The whole backwards name thing just really doesnt work for me - January 05, 2010 10:51 PM
like richard above said, you're totally going to get it, with a signed note from marc jacobs and juergen teller is going to hand deliver it. have you seen juergen teller's house that is up for sale in london? it's the most bestest narrowest house ever.
--jennifer - January 05, 2010 10:56 PM
- Fabiola "Fab" said...
Just stopping by to say Happy New Year!!
- January 05, 2010 11:49 PM
- thwany said...
that's so annoying!!!
- January 05, 2010 11:59 PM
- gloss_e said...
i'm so sorry you had to go through this annoying customer 'service' experience!! ahhhh ... you have made my night with this post though! 'i could have hiked to the real amazon' lollollollollol
- January 06, 2010 12:15 AM
- Eline said...
Ugh same happened to me with a poetry book I can't find anywhere else. Sad sad sad forevermore.
- January 06, 2010 1:11 AM
- Olivia Tripp said...
You are brilliant.
- January 06, 2010 2:26 AM
juergen teller is also one of my favourite photogrpahers. i was thinking about getting the book but now i am not so sure!
http://lisa-smalldetails.blogspot.com - January 06, 2010 3:33 AM
- Poulet said...
Oh my that's really terrible, but Amazon is not the only site for buying books...About Miley Cyrus: NO COMMENT
- January 06, 2010 3:40 AM
- jenn. said...
oh, amazon, you minx.
love for the Ghost World reference.
jenn.x - January 06, 2010 4:16 AM
- Natalie Hughes said...
The story made me chuckle! But seriously, that is TERRRIBLE customer service. Nx
CANNEDFASHION.COM - January 06, 2010 4:23 AM
- Sanna said...
I want you to write a book. About whatever. I love your writing, you're so funny :)
Hope you'll find the book someday. Or that the chocolat makes everything okay. - January 06, 2010 4:55 AM
- Chloe Tweeny said...
oh man, that's just sad! bad customer service AND Miley Cyrus? my thoughts truely goes to Ivat
- January 06, 2010 5:21 AM
- great aesthetics said...
Tavi, I think this journalist wrote that as a little joke and a major compliment. : )
- January 06, 2010 5:35 AM
- Eleanor said...
- January 06, 2010 5:39 AM
- Soren Lorensen said...
I weep tears for the plight of poor porr Ivat
- January 06, 2010 5:53 AM
- Mia said...
OMG... I feel for you. That sucks - if it was me, I'd probs sent them hate mail every day until august. See if they like that.
I wanted to say.... Did you know that your also really well known in the middle east now? I live in Dubai, and in the past two weeks I've read about three different articles about you. You are the new hype here!! Whoo.....
I love your blog! Mia xxx - January 06, 2010 5:54 AM
- la velvet said...
hi Tavi...i really love your blog,and i read this and think i feel for you little..hahaha my english sucks ok?
because im spanish...but,i dont know what can i understand you...
muuuuuua(is like the sound of a kiss right?)
jajajaja xxxx - January 06, 2010 7:44 AM
- Baro Lucas said...
Good history !
It´s bad ! :´(
Kisses! - January 06, 2010 8:02 AM
- Ruthers said...
Ahh I had that once with them... except it was breakfast club on DVD and only cost me the sum of £2.80+shipping from the cook islands.
I can relate, though my disappointment was probably less *hugjump* - January 06, 2010 9:01 AM
- Unknown said...
Oh no they didn't! That's a travesty. A real live travesty.
- January 06, 2010 9:13 AM
- Alice D. Millionaire said...
this is my favorite post of yours.. i'm pretty sure EVER.
sorry for your misfortune, though. you presented it in a really entertaining, creative way at least?
if i had it, i'd send mine to you.
alice d. - January 06, 2010 9:23 AM
- eden said...
i love the ghost world refrence so much!
- January 06, 2010 9:43 AM
- Miss Hulk said...
haha I felt stupid last night when I got into bed, closed my eyes, and realized that Ivat is Tavi backwards.
Stupid amazon. - January 06, 2010 9:51 AM
- Gem said...
The swines!
I hope you manage to get the book at some point. I think you should definitely kick up a fuss in Amazon's inbox. You might get some free amazon out of it at least!
x - January 06, 2010 9:52 AM
- Sam Harvey said...
Great detail in the story. I liked walking in the raindrops. Clever girl. Check out my logo development for SAM HARVEY. Tell me what you think. All the love...http://lara-serbin.blogspot.com/
- January 06, 2010 9:53 AM
- Becca said...
This story was hilarious! You are such an awesome writer (: I'm really sorry you couldn't get that book though. I looked for it a few weeks ago, but it was so expensive! Maybe Marc will see this and send you a copy (;
- January 06, 2010 9:58 AM
- Cyndy Eng-Dinsel said...
Annoying. Check abebooks.com . It is a conglomeration of used bookstores. One of the best places to go.
- January 06, 2010 10:16 AM
- mehallo said...
Just for fun, I played a similar game with Amazon for over a year. In this case, it was a rare kitchen knife.
Well, not too rare. The Sharper Image was carrying the same knife - but for 15 dollars more. Amazon had he best price. And after the first round of emails as to delays, I decided to see how long it would take. I was in no hurry.
A YEAR AND ONE MONTH later, the knife showed up. I got the price - and was happy. But it did take A YEAR AND ONE MONTH.
With the postscript being, 3 months later, the same knife showed up at a closeout store. I guess in that time it became old season merchandise. Tho: same price as Amazon.
My latest Amazon quest seems to be this rare book, which I do know was limited to a printing of 500 copies (I had the school I work for order it for their library, so all can share).
We'll see what happens next: http://mehallo.com/blog/archives/9125
:) - January 06, 2010 10:20 AM
- Richie Designs said...
somehow I believe that one of your new friends at Rodarte or maybe Vogue will read this and you'll get one.
Call me crazy...it just seems like this one is a no brainer -good luck! - January 06, 2010 10:57 AM
- Brittany DeFrehn said...
Oh Ivat. Haha. Hilarious "story". Hope Ivat feels better today.
- January 06, 2010 11:24 AM
- Brittany DeFrehn said...
Oh Ivat. Haha. Hilarious "story". Hope Ivat feels better today.
- January 06, 2010 11:24 AM
Sorry darling, it looks like you can get this for $130, but that's not much consolation compared to $75. Link below:
http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=&lang=en&isbn=978-3865217158&submit=Begin+search&new_used=*&destination=us¤cy=USD&mode=basic&st=sr&ac=qr - January 06, 2010 12:17 PM
- Grace said...
How awful of Amazon to do that!
I know this is completely unrelated, but when is it ever the wrong time to mention this, Freaks & Geeks.... AMAZING. I've memorized all 18 episodes. Fantastic to see another person so enamored with the show. (Also, love the fact that you refer to him as Daniel Desario and not James Franco.)
Love Grace. - January 06, 2010 12:27 PM
- Rheanne said...
wow thats really bad of amazon i swear they say on their website next day delivery???
http://rheanne-thegirlinnottingham.blogspot.com/ - January 06, 2010 1:10 PM
- Kelsey said...
Ooo, that sucks!
A few years ago, I bought my brother a hard to find (but amazon had it) movie (Old Boy) he loved for Christmas. I even PAID EXTRA to make sure he got it by Christmas as he was serving in Iraq at the time, I wanted to make sure he had the best holiday he could out there. In March I found out he never got it. After many phone calls and emails, he finally received the movie in august. AUGUST! He was already home from Iraq by that time! Ugh!
Anyway, your story reminded me of that incident; I'm sorry your book never came and it took them so long to figure it out. - January 06, 2010 1:18 PM
- Peacock's Hat said...
Oh dear, that is insanely rubbish. However, the story was AWESOME, and so awesome I feel a little concerned that you write better than me at age 13, and I'm doing an English degree and am 19. Big fat oh dear. Also loved the Ghost World reference- presuming you must have seen the Luella collection which was inspired by it? Sorry if you've already written a post about it, I have only recently started reading, and thought I should mention it just in case you had been deprived of the genius of Luella Bartley.
- January 06, 2010 1:19 PM
- Hi, I'm Ely. said...
youre so very amusing to me. i like you.
http://www.ucdtxc.com/ - January 06, 2010 1:27 PM
- Unknown said...
Ahhhh spelling my name backwards to disguise my identity totally wouldn't work for me as i'm called Hannah D:
P.S sorry to hear about the book! - January 06, 2010 1:35 PM
- Unknown said...
so sorry for ivat :s
- January 06, 2010 1:55 PM
- Gem said...
The swines!
I hope you manage to get the book at some point. I think you should
definitely kick up a fuss in Amazon's inbox. You might get some free
vouchers out of it at least!
x - January 06, 2010 2:18 PM
- stylespotterfashionblogger said...
I hate Amazon.. they always always mess up :/ always. I once never got my Christmas present because of Amazon.
... please don't tell it would be Tim Walker that you would kick off the top two list, that would make me :( - January 06, 2010 2:32 PM
- warren said...
"...have Ruth Gordon films on while she slept all day so as to test her theory on if it would do weird stuff to her unconscious brain and somehow make her more cool..."
It seems to have worked. +1 to Ruth Gordon. - January 06, 2010 2:37 PM
- by Sutton said...
everyone should enter my tote bag give-a-way!! its pretty f'ing cute.
http://stylesubstanceandsutton.blogspot.com/2010/01/win-this-tote.html - January 06, 2010 2:57 PM
- Initials.CC said...
poor tavi!!
you're so cute <3
http://initialscc.blogspot.com - January 06, 2010 3:04 PM
BEST STORY EVER. Read it while eating my lunch. Kind of a downer but hilarious.
Thank you! - January 06, 2010 3:19 PM
- Hannah said...
awwwww thats too bad....if it makes you feel better my january 5th really sucked too.....just be persistant!
- January 06, 2010 3:27 PM
- Unknown said...
OMG!!! Amazon seriously needs to get its act together. The same thing happened to me with my copy of the HBO movie for Grey Gardens. Granted, I live in Australia but, come on!!! I eventually got it though.
Tavi (or Ivat, whoever makes it to the computer first) should check out www.thingsthatshitme.com.
You could post about this and get the ball rolling for Amazon to get a clue.
Love your work!! - January 06, 2010 4:06 PM
- Coco [Lilcocoloco] said...
Oh, no! What a tragedy!!
Would Barnes & Nobles possibly have it??
lilcocoloco.blogspot.com - January 06, 2010 4:18 PM
- casey said...
It took me a disgustingly long time to realize that Ivat is Tavi backwards.
Also, I heard the Marc Jacobs marriage thing is just a rumor? Of course, have yet to google it, so I could be wrong. - January 06, 2010 4:24 PM
- Cami said...
It looks like you've gotten some good leads on where to find the book. I hope you'll post or comment on where you eventually find it. I'm sorry about your experience with Amazon, but I don't think it's typical - I order from them several times a month and I've never had a single problem. Good luck in your quest from a former Berwyn neighbor.
- January 06, 2010 5:25 PM
- Brianna said...
I really really like this blog! I'm also a fashion blogger! Can you visit my blog? It's According To Rainban: Fashion Freak
- January 06, 2010 6:35 PM
- Home of Pie said...
Please write a book, PLEASE! I could actually enjoy reading something with you humor.
- January 06, 2010 7:24 PM
Tavi, I had the same experience w/Amazon last year when I ordered Ruben Toledo's new book, "Fashionation," which had already been published by Steidl in Europe and was about to be released in the US.
First I received an email a day or two after I placed the order telling me it was on back order for two weeks. Two weeks later I got an email telling me it would be delayed a month. A month later I got an email saying, sorry, but now it's backordered another two months, and so on and so forth until eight months had passed, at which point I received an email informing me that, sorry, the book was not going to be available through Amazon after all. D'oh!
Talk about aggravating. I could've ordered the friggin' book directly from Steidl in Germany had I known. But as happened to you w/the Marc Jacobs book, by the time I got this info there were no more copies to be had (unless, of course, I wanted to pay $540 for the privilege of owning one). Umm, I don't like eating Spaghetti-Os that much, so thanks, but no.
I was recently told (by Ruben himself) that Lagerfeld's imprint, 7L will be publishing "Fashionation" later this year. So fingers crossed, my story of unrequited book lust will have a happy ending. - January 06, 2010 7:58 PM
- Caroline said...
also i like the ghost world reference.
im surprised its notta heathers reference(:
zozo XD - January 06, 2010 8:09 PM
- Hannah said...
Tavi you are a writing GENIUS!! seriously..
http://ticklesmepurple.blogspot.com/ - January 06, 2010 8:16 PM
Woa, Marc Jacobs is gay? Cool! Haha, I'm straight but gay people are cooool!
Check out my Blog,
http://thisiswore.wordpress.com - January 06, 2010 8:19 PM
- Trina said...
It was a cute story. ;] Until the ending. ;[
- January 06, 2010 8:25 PM
- Max Timander said...
Hey Tavi! I love your blog! My name is Max and I'm 12 (Going on 13). I live in Minneapolis and I run a blog called Areyourockin.com. You've probably never came close to hearing about it but you should like... check it out, if you want.
~Max - January 06, 2010 8:30 PM
This is amazing.
It sounds a lot like my day. - January 06, 2010 8:37 PM
- Wild Keiki said...
Oh how dreadful. I don't think I would have the patience to wait that long though! Hopefully this is the only bit of bad news for you this new year!
Jess. - January 06, 2010 10:41 PM
- like fried chicken said...
Ivat's a cool name
- January 06, 2010 11:36 PM
- Verena said...
I like this...
- January 06, 2010 11:49 PM
- Kate said...
That is a terrible terrible thing for Amazon to do!
- January 06, 2010 11:58 PM
- Miranda said...
I just wanted to say that despite the sorrowful story of Ivat, I found your storytelling really hilarious (esp. Miley Cyrus reference, hah!) and lovely.
Also, thanks for introducing me to Nick Knight's photography :) - January 07, 2010 12:36 AM
- Ollie Crafoord said...
That has happened to me several times on Amazon, Ebay, and just regular e-shops. :/
www.olliecrafoord.se - January 07, 2010 1:13 AM
- Ajeng Kartika said...
have you seen indonesian's traditional shirt???
- January 07, 2010 1:27 AM
- Moonlight said...
Aww darling, Ivat's story reminds me of the beginning of Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...when Charlie really wanted chocolate and a golden ticket.
oh well, at least guilty pleasures like chocolate and shoes exist to cheer us up. retail and food therapy all the way! Luvv ur Miley sarcasm. Cracks me up.
love Moonlight. - January 07, 2010 2:43 AM
- nik said...
oh my goodness tavi!!!!
i totally completely understand!
we have the same story. haha...
i ordered a latin american studies book from amazon for my latin american studies course and it took them a month til after it was due to say that it was postponed to a later date. and then a month after that and then a month after that. but after 3 months i gave up, i cancelled my order and tried to buy a diff book, which took long too. ughhhh... - January 07, 2010 8:02 AM
Actually, Marc Jacobs didn't get married last week; it was an engagement party and got misreported. Just FYI.
- January 07, 2010 8:32 AM
"The night before the end of a break.." no hate :-P but from the MOM side that's a YAY from me. HEEHEE.
Anyways - love what you write..any suggestions for military wives - less budget and usually kids and husband overseas... sounds good HUH? LOL!
Happy New year! - January 07, 2010 9:57 AM
- Julia said...
I would sue them. Seriously, Ivat-Tavi. Sue them and let them buy the book for 350 dollars and give it to you for free.
xoxo - January 07, 2010 11:20 AM
- michelle said...
Loook to my new blog:
i hope you like it! - January 07, 2010 11:23 AM
- christie! said...
Please keep writing things for the rest of your life. And if you never die just keep writing things because I love the way you write.
:) - January 07, 2010 12:53 PM
- Rose said...
hahaha! legitimately funny, u r one awesuum 13 year old-> super impressed by the writing skill.
http://tinypic.com/m/6z99wm/2 - January 07, 2010 1:20 PM
- The Trendy Fashionista said...
I feel so sorry for Ivat. One of my fashion design books from Amazon took a long time to come too. I was so desperate!!! Great story, well written. Congrats!
-The Trendy Fashionista
http://thetrendyfashionista.blogspot.com - January 07, 2010 1:58 PM
- deleted said...
ACTUALLY IT'S A FACT THAT MARC JACOBS GOT MARRIED. HE HAD THE SICKEST!!!!! CAKE EVER MADE!! http://omgeemag.onsugar.com/6949182
- January 07, 2010 3:41 PM
hey .. hey ... hey !!!!! I am a girl with super-way!! hiihi .... I live in Italy and I was born right here!! is true that the clothes are international branded much more?? our brands are strong and ... Actually I love the collections Ferre 'and my mother has several XDXD !!!!! I'd like to exchange a few remarks and words about what you do ... and the super city 'NEW YORK !!!!! wish we can add if you have facebook ... my name is Miranda SPAgnolo .. but since when l' I mistyped listing on fb you will appear ' "Miranda Spagnololo"
kisses..your new pen friend Miranda!!xd - January 07, 2010 3:57 PM
- Kylie said...
Urrg, I hope Amazon finds this and send you a bunch of free stuff in return for their SHEER LACK OF CONCERN FOR THIER CUSTOMERS. I would be flaming mad if I were you, if a package comes a week late I'm already going crazy!
<3<3<3 - January 07, 2010 4:52 PM
- Unknown said...
marc didn't get married! it was their engagement party
- January 07, 2010 5:20 PM
- Unknown said...
oh i was just starting to get jealous, you see, because a live in peru, southamerica, where it is practically impossible to order books from usa by mail, then dont arrive EVER, but know a realize it is a global problem, not only for our little tropical countries. dont worry, you ll get the book. but in a way you dont expect!
- January 07, 2010 7:25 PM
- Unknown said...
marc jacobs has a husband? but hes a boy?
is he... is he um... - January 07, 2010 7:54 PM
- isabelly said...
THAT GHOST WORLD REFERENCE JUST MADE MY DAY! - January 07, 2010 8:10 PM
- Evelyn said...
A good subtitle would be: When patience is NOT a virtue. Too subtle? How about : To try to please and please not, to wait for one who comes not, to lie awake and sleep not...
Too long ?
I know.
Amazon actually forgot me.
Perhaps I should introduce you to actual complaining. Barbara Streisand fills in for me on my days off.
The Castle Lady kiss, kiss! - January 07, 2010 9:51 PM
- Evelyn said...
A good subtitle would be: When patience is NOT a virtue. Too subtle? How about : To try to please and please not, to wait for one who comes not, to lie awake and sleep not...
Too long ?
I know.
Amazon actually forgot me.
Perhaps I should introduce you to actual complaining. Barbara Streisand fills in for me on my days off.
The Castle Lady kiss, kiss! - January 07, 2010 9:51 PM
- KNOCKOUT CLOTHING said...
OH MY GOD. Hahahahahahaha!
(the story, not the situation) - January 07, 2010 9:58 PM
- Heather said...
gosh, that sucks. YOU SHOULD GET IT FOR FREE SINCE THEY MADE YOU WAIT SO LONG! even if it costs THEM 350 dollars.
by the way, this story made me laugh "Ivat" :P I love the whole "wait. wrong story" and miley cyrus part :P - January 07, 2010 10:58 PM
- Alyssa said...
OH man, you know, Amazon is awesome but sometimes THEY SUCK. I thought it was bad when my book didn't arrive for a month.
But you know what I bet you'll get your hands on that book soon.
:) - January 07, 2010 11:36 PM
- Unknown said...
you are quite the storyteller! oh the sadness of your story.
- January 08, 2010 7:40 AM
- CMS said...
You're great!!!! I'm sorry about the book... try Strand.
- January 08, 2010 9:13 AM
Your writing is exquisite. Competely agree with your outrage -- that's unacceptable and I hope your celebrity(?) gets you a better outcome here. Fight the power!
- January 08, 2010 11:50 AM
- La fille de bonbon said...
What a shame, but how come "Ivat" already has children....!? I mean wasnt she fantasizing about the book when she was a girl? although she could have been a girl and......never mind =)
I do adore your new entries in your blog always uhmmm "juicy..." ??
weelll, I must be off, school is back on soon and I need to improve my own blog =)
AND BEFORE I LEAVE,i must ask: why does everyone think YOU were the one who ordered the book when you are just the storyteller and "Ivat" was the one...unless you are talking about yourself which makes perfect sense in the fact of stying anoynomous,but if you already have a blog everyone knows about whats the point!?
wellwell, farewell! - January 08, 2010 12:19 PM
- Ann said...
I think Ivat needs a hug.
- January 08, 2010 2:51 PM
- Ellie said...
Thats really funny. . .I feel really bad for "Ivat". . .and feel that the socks i am wearing rite now are AWESOME
p.s. u got party in the usa stuck in my head! - January 08, 2010 2:59 PM
- JESS said...
I wish there was a Rodarte shop in England *sighs*...
Poor Ivat, amazon are quite crap sometimes tbh x - January 08, 2010 4:20 PM
- JESS said...
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- January 08, 2010 4:20 PM
You always crackme up Ivat !
- January 08, 2010 5:00 PM
- Alexis Somerville said...
Oh dear, there are so many tales of Amazon injustice but this is the worst I've heard:( Glad you turned it into a highly readable tragi-comic story though! Hope 'Ivat' eventually gets her hands on a copy for significantly less than $350...
http://ghostzine.blogspot.com - January 09, 2010 10:00 AM
- isabelly said...
oh, yeah, and was that DALMATION MICE thing a reference to THE ROYAL TENEBAUMS (great movie)?
- January 09, 2010 10:42 AM
- Anke Weckmann said...
argh that sucks for Ivat :-/
It happened to me before, too.
x - January 09, 2010 1:25 PM
Tavi email me asap my book is a year behind 1997-2008 not 2009 if you still want ti email me and if you dont also email me
-sincerely sad sophie - January 09, 2010 5:34 PM
- TigerQueen said...
ivat could just maybe become best friends with marc jacobs as well.... ;)
- January 09, 2010 10:17 PM
- Robyn said...
aww no! poor 'Ivat', I do hope she manages to find another copy of the hallowed book somewhere!
-Robyn - January 10, 2010 12:24 AM
- Sheila said...
MUACCCKS :) - January 10, 2010 10:13 AM
- mariavivianne said...
What an excellent storyteller you are! I think you deserve an award :-) A book, maybe...
- January 10, 2010 11:28 AM
- Theanne said...
Poor poor "Ivat". I really feel for her. It was so aganizing waiting for my Betsey Johnson dress to arrive in their store when I needed it.
I demand you to write and angry email to Amazon. You should. Really. - January 10, 2010 11:30 AM
- Theanne said...
Poor poor "Ivat". I really feel for her. It was so aganizing waiting for my Betsey Johnson dress to arrive in their store when I needed it.
I demand you to write and angry email to Amazon. You should. Really. - January 10, 2010 11:30 AM
- Karen Morales said...
HAHA. great story!
oh, uh i mean, SORRY :(
if i were ivat i would have sent in a strongly worded complaint/letter to Amazon.com - January 10, 2010 1:06 PM
- kanishk said...
I wish there was a Rodarte shop in England *sighs*...
see through lingerie - January 10, 2010 8:27 PM
Dear Ivat oh I mean Tavi.
This is so funny, oh mean not funny at all.
Shame on Amazon.
But seriously I can't wait to buy YOUR book, hopefully not on Amazon.
xxshala - January 10, 2010 8:59 PM
- Unknown said...
Great story! Poor Ivat. :(
http://fashioncancer.blogspot.com/ - January 11, 2010 8:11 AM
- Unknown said...
Amazing tavi, just amazing.. :D
- January 12, 2010 9:47 AM
- Marguerite said...
Tavi, you are spectacular.
- January 13, 2010 3:34 PM
- Casiopea said...
Tavi you rock!!!!!
You should write a book with little Ivat's stories....
Love from Mexico
Luly Nader - January 13, 2010 10:38 PM
- Unknown said...
Ahh...that is horibble!!! I really hope ivat gets the book!!!!
- January 14, 2010 8:24 PM
- katja said...
well, as it happens, the books does seem to turn up on ebay every now and then: http://cgi.ebay.de/JUERGEN-TELLER-MARC-JACOBS-Advertising-OUT-OF-PRINT_W0QQitemZ160394426128QQcategoryZ378QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DSI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUCI%252BUA%252BFICS%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63
the last one was sold for around €200!!
so if i were you, and serious about getting it, i would contact the people from
IDEA BOOKS 104 Willoughby House, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BL. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com - Tel: 00 44 207 638 4608.
They may be able to help you out.
GOOD LUCK - January 15, 2010 3:45 AM
- Sandra L said...
good good writing skills....i"ve heard about you,,,,,here in Puerto Rico...so...nice to meet you..ciao!!
- January 15, 2010 10:28 PM
- prashant said...
This is so funny, oh mean not funny at all.
cooking video - January 16, 2010 12:51 PM


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His Eminence, Archbishop Alypy (Gramanovich) of Chicago was a retired Bishop of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia. He was appointed to the see, succeeding the reposed Archbishop Seraphim (Ivanov) in 1987 and was granted retirement in 2016, due to his advanced age at the time (89 years).
Nikolai Mikhailovich Gamanovich (Russian: Николай Михайлович Гаманович) was born on December 19, 1926 in the village of Novaya Mayachka of Kherson Province of the U.S.S.R. the site of which is now within the nation Ukraine. His father, Mikhail, was a blacksmith. His mother's name was Lumilla. The family included five younger siblings: three younger brothers and two younger sisters. While his parents had him baptized, he was not able to attend many church services because the Soviets had closed most of the churches near them. In the face of the Soviet programs of collectivization and expropriation of property from prosperous owners, Nikolai's family left their village to wander until they settled in the village of Fedorovka. Here Nikolai attended a four year school before going on to an eight year school in the village of Kucheryvo-Volodimirov.
As an aftermath of the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi forces in 1941, Nicolai became a victim of the Nazi practice of taking young men to work as forced laborers in Germany. At fifteen years of age, Nicolai was one of fifteen young men from his village sent to Germany as an ''ostarbeiter'' (east-worker). In Germany, he initially worked in Berlin in a truck factory where he was under constant guard. Later, he worked on a farm and then at a cemetery. When he was assigned to working at the cemetery, he was transferred to a ''Ostavsky'' labor camp that was free of guards and where the workers were required to use public transportation to work assignments. During this time Nicolai was able to attend church services from time to time. In 1944, during a visit to church, Nicolai met Hieromonk Kyprian (Pyzhov) of the St. Job of Pochaev Brotherhood.
Fr. Kyprian was in Berlin as the Pochaev Brotherhood had fled Slovakia before the advancing Soviet Red army. Having read some books of the Lives of the Saints that belonged to his grandfather, Nicolai expressed the desire to join the brotherhood. On February 3, 1945, Nicolai left the labor camp, illegally, and was accepted Archimandrite Seraphim to begin the spiritual labors of monastic life, Five days later Nicolai and his monastic companions fled Berlin for southern Germany, going to an area that was taken by the American army. From southern Germany he and his monastic companions proceeded to Switzerland in August 1945.
On September 23, 1946, Nicolai was tonsured a rassaphore monk and given the name Alypy in honor of the icon-painter of Pechersk. Later in 1946, Alypy and his companions traveled to the United States, to the Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, New York. At the monastery, monk Alypy undertook the study of iconography under the tutorship of Fr. Kyprian who was renowned as an iconographer.
On March 19, 1948, Alypy was among a group of three monks, the other two rassaphore monks were Laurus (Škurla) and Florus (Vaňko), who were tonsured mantia monks by Abp. Vitaly (Maximenko). On December 3, 1950, monk Alypy was ordained to the diaconate by Metr. Anatassy (Gribanovsky). On July 4, 1954, hierodeacon Alypy was ordained to the priesthood by Abp. Vitaly.
Graduating from Holy Trinity Seminary, Fr. Alypy remained to teach. Among the several subjects he taught were Church Slavonic and Greek. He also wrote a grammar on Church Slavonic that was published by the Monastery in 1964. This book has been subsequently been reprinted and translated for English language students. Fr. Alypy continued his education at Norwich University, graduating in 1970 with a Master's degree in Russian language. During this period Fr. Alypy was very active as an iconographer. His work covered many churches including the iconography of Holy Trinity Cathedral at Jordanville, the Cathedral of the Mother of God of the Sign in New York City, St. Sergius Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio, and later, the new Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1974, Hegumen Alypy, was nominated to the episcopate by the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Church Outside of Russia, and on October 20, 1974, he was consecrated Bishop of Cleveland, vicar of the Diocese of Chicago, Detroit and Mid America. The consecration of Bp. Alypy was led by Metr. Philaret (Voznesensky) and assisted by Abp. Seraphim (Ivanov), Abp. Vitaly (Ustinov), and Bp. Laurus (Škurla). During the few years before Abp. Seraphim's death in 1987, Bp. Alypy administered the Diocese of Chicago. After his death Bp. Alypy was appointed as ruling Bishop of Chicago. In 1991, Bp. Alypy was elevated to Archbishop.
In 1994, Abp. Alypy was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Sydney, Australia, and New Zealand. However, The Australian government was reluctant to grant Abp. Alypy a permanent resident status due to health issues. Also, the faithful of the diocese, especially from his Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral, petitioned earnestly appealing to keep Abp. Alypy as their bishop. Considering these conditions, the Synod of Bishops decided that Abp. Alypy would remain as Bishop of Chicago.
During the ensuing years, Abp. Alypy led the revitalization of the life of the diocese that he had begun earlier with the construction of the new Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral in 1990. He led a diocese of three cathedral parishes and some twenty parishes in the mid-west area of the United States, as well as five monasteries, three male and two female.
On April 28, 2019, Archbishop Alypy reposed in peace at his residence in Chicago, IL.
Alypy (Gamanovich) of Chicago | ||
Preceded by: — |
Bishop of Cleveland (ROCOR) 1974-1987 |
Succeeded by: Peter (Loukianoff) |
Preceded by: Seraphim (Ivanov) |
Archbishop of Chicago, Detroit and Mid-America (ROCOR) 1987-2016 |
Succeeded by: Peter (Loukianoff) |
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At first the news may be a shock because of what would seem to Americans to be such a relatively light punishment considering the crime:
Anders Behring Breivik, the "self-styled anti-Muslim militant" who killed 77 people in Norway on July 22, 2011, was sentenced today by a five-judge panel in Oslo to a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of 21 years, as The Associated Press reports. Twenty-one years is the most Norwegian law would allow. There is no death penalty in Norway.
But, the wire service adds:
"Such sentences can be extended as long as an inmate is considered too dangerous to be released. Legal experts have said that in Breivik's case that could mean he will spend the rest of his life in prison."
The Norway Post puts it this way: the prison sentence can be "prolonged at a later date, five years at a time, if he is deemed to remain a danger to society."
Part of today's ruling also focused on the issue of whether Breivik is sane enough to be held criminally responsible for the slaughter. The court concluded he is.
On Morning Edition today, New York Times correspondent Alan Cowell said the verdict and sentence is something of a victory for Brevik because he did not want to be declared insane. "If he'd been found insane, he could have been treated indefinitely," Cowell said. Also, in Breivik's mind the sanity judgment lends credibility to his crimes.
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