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Monday, September 28, 2009
I'll have to wake up or force to walk up like what? 5-6 AM or something,Dad send me to school. Then I enter those 'Wonderful' school gates and get to see all my schoolmates and everything. Then I go through the most some of the most boring,hard lessons of my teenage high school years. Blah,blah,blah. Its time to go home. Those are the most the best times ,i must say,but,you don't know how i want to take a cab home everyday.Seriously. But sadly I can't. So I have to travel like about 21 km from school to reach home. I take the train,then the bus And then I'm FINALLY home! THE END!. So that's the reason why I'm tired and why I dread school days.
Maths was okay today,in fact I kinda,sorta thought it was...FUN! English was good as always. And you know what? This time 'round I'm terrified of not able to get high marks for EOY. Geography,was boring. I dislike Geography. We had a class test last week,and the results just came in today. I passed. Thankfully!
The one thing that I really could not,never stand about all these exams,test issues is, competition. Yea,my friends are competing and arguing among each other. I don't even know what for,or what's the point of it all. I mean sure go ahead,do your very best and score high marks,but there's no need to compete between each other. Sometimes,theses things leads to arguments and then,eventually fights.For me,I hate competing for things unreasonably,for this case,I'm more like "I did well,I tried my best. Who cares if they got higher than me.Its my future we're talking about,not them,and their marks does not mean any thing,or affect me in any way."
And also we got our subjects guide form. It tells us what subject is offered to our stream,and sub jets that are best for us.
I was thinking of taking Literature. Definitely. I haven't decided on whether to choose between Biology or Physics. Or choose between Art and DnT. Media Studies isn't an option for me anymore. *Saddened* Damn,I really wanted to take that subject!
And we also have this thing call 'STREAM' There is;
1) Express: This are people who are,whaddya call it,err...sorta smart? (4 yrs in school)
2) Normal Academic(NA): Average people,I'm this 'stream' (5 yrs in school)
There's one more,but our school doesn't have it. So,its like in Year 1 and 2 NA students can be promoted to Exp. if they're marks are like above 70%,but don't get too excited 'cause Exp. classes are really fast at their lessons. And if you can't catch up,be prepare to drop to the NA classes or end up screwing your eduction years.
I decided to stay in NA. I have everything planned in fact. Stay in NA,'cause i don't think I can't cope if I'm in Exp. Do well in this classes. And end up in a good college. 'Cause to me, its worth spending 5 yrs in school (even though its boring and long) than getting promoted to Exp. then,thinking "OMG,I am like one of the smartest students here!". Eventually you have that type ego( I hate that ego by the way),your studies will start slipping down slowly,that you don't even realise it,cause your too busy boasting and about yourself,and relaxing,then BAM! Bye,bye scholarship. Now that does sound like a happy ending to me.:p (No offence to anyone) Other than not being able to cope,I'll be studying day and night trying to maintain that my results.
So,i have decided,and that is that. I know what I what. People can say what they wanna say and I''l be like 'WHATEVER!' :D
Saturday, September 26, 2009
My whole family,seems a bit cramp. LOL!
My cousins.I'm the one wearing black :D
OMG! Isn't he cute!! Nephew <3
So this was when we went visting on Sunday,during Hari Raya. I love my family,and i also like wearing the abaya during Hari Raya :D
I relate to the toothbrush,because I often whine about things and not think twice over the fact that they're are many more people who are in a much more worst state than me. The fact just doesn't cross my mind when I'm in my bad situation. I'll be like "Oh no,today is my worst day ever" than I'll be like sulking and being sorry for myself. But when it comes to the day when someone tells me that there are many more people who are in much more poor state than I am,I'll be feeling bad and guilty about. So I'm learning to control myself and think about other people more. Right now,I kinda feel sorry for the toilet paper,who will have thought that it felt that way?!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Mom has a thing for ghost stories and suchs now. Since last Sunday. She's been listening to ghost stories that's aired at 12 midnight on one of our radio stations. Then she goes on telling about the stories she's heard to other people. I listen to the stories she tells,'cause I'm not really brave enough to listen to these sort things. Because it just creeps me out most of the time. (Believe me,the stories that are told,are pretty scary)So then she goes on repeating these stories she hears to people and does she gets scared? Yeah she does,well she did yesterday. After hearing just two stories,she turned off the radio,closed the bedroom windows,'on' the air-conditioner and quickly went to sleep. She told us that herself. Now she starts covering the mirror in my bedroom with blankets(she sad something about mirrors and how they are....),and also some other stuffs about windows and antique stuffs. I wonder how long she can keep up with these,well,she'll get over it eventually :)
And yeah,tomorrow's Friday!! :D
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Tom Kaulitz
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
So i said to Dad, "If i don't wake up for school on Tuesday,I'll put the blame on you." And so, it turned out that i cannot-not don't want to-go to school ,because of somethings...
Yea,so this year's Hari Raya's visiting was how do i put it...er,how do i put it?...boring and rushing! I observe some interesting things when we going from house to house,
-This thing happens EVERY YEAR and the same things are said every time,
Every time,when my relatives visits or i visit them,and whenever they/my family finish eating they'll/we take their dirty plate to the sink and start washing them despite knowing that the owner of the house will clean it up. And i hear this phrase every time "No,no,no just put it there,I'll wash it." And the visitor of the house says "Nevermind,nevermind I don't want to trouble you." Yes,i hear that every time,not only during this festive season,but whenever we go and visit any of our relatives anytime of the year. And everytime when this commonly sentence being use,I'll be thinking,"Are they just being polite,and say that they'll wash 'em or do they REALLY wanna wash 'em??" "I wonder if they really want us(visitors) to wash those plates ourselves."
-Every year,our family-whole family,with my cousins and all- takes a family photograph at my house,we will be all hype about how the it,and careful to make sure that every angle,lighting,pose is perfect,but sadly the picture is never printed out or washed. :(
-What else...hmm... Oh right,Mom. This year, around like 11PM at night. Obviously. She went on and on and on telling about repeating about ghost stories. I don't mind if people wanna tell 'em in the afternoon or whatever. But it was like late at night and we were all very tired,and there she was telling about ghosts and stuffs. I was like "I get it! We all get it,we all knew what happened! And I just please I just wanna get some peace here!
-I have learned not to clean up the house for any festive season or occasion at the last minute because that is when my Mom will gets all cranky at me. Its like I'll be sitting there watching TV or doing something,and all of a sudden she'll be all mad at me for no reason at all. And also,I had to clean up my entire messy room in 24hrs. So note-to-self:Never leave the room unclean till the last minute.
-Now,since all of us are old and mature(my cousins and I) don't count the decorative lights that are hung on people's house windows. I remembered how we used to count them and we were like, "Who counts the most/finds the most decorative lights wins!" Yea,so now we don't do that anymore.
-Also,now,we don't get all fussed up over the money that we've collected. Last time we used to "Hey,they gave us 10 bucks""She didn't gave us/me any money :(" And once we reached at our Aunt's house,which we usually means that's our last house visit,i remembered when we used to add up all our money and see who gets the most $$$. But now,it's completely different,instead of adding up all of money,we don't really care about how much we got and just lie down and Zzzzz.
So that's most of the things that I noticed about how our family celebrate Hari Raya. And since last year,I've never really care about how or what I was going to wear for the occasion(I wore last year's costume)...and I don't know why either.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
I went to some online fahion shops,and these clothings caught my eye. I just wnated to share,you can go to the sites form here, and yeah,i love sundresses :D
larimeloom and DoveTree
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Summary: Cammie Morgan may be a spy-in-training with genius IQ, but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like,does here ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And why is her mother acting so strangely?
This semester at Gallagher Academy,Cammie just wants to lie low, but danger seems to follow her everywhere. When the principal plays host to some mysterious guest-code name: Blackthorne-she is blamed for a security breach that leaves the school at risk.
Cammie and her friends are determined to clear her name,but this time the targets are tougher(and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart-and her beloved school-are even higher.
My review: I finally finish reading this book,and yeah it took me pretty long. So...as i was reading this book,i thought of or it reminded me about Harry Potter. Which is weird because this book has nothing to do with magic or anything. It reminded me because of Harry Potter because of the school. The made-up imagination school. This story is about spies,teenage spies(Cammie Morgan and her friends) who goes to a spy school and the fact that they are spies is top secret.
Personally I didn't like the book... I actually wanted to stop reading it halfway,but since i had nothing to do in between classes,force myself to read. Like i said, i like it when the author made-up an unrealistic school. I don't know why but, i love it and it seems that their school is much more interesting than ours.
Anyways,the book,was just okay to me. I had no idea it was a series book when i first bought it. I'm not really a fan of series books though,its hard for me to catch up. But honestly,i don't have anything much to say about the book. Its just another unrealistic story about teenagers having a-not-so-normal life,going to a-not-so-normal school and everything is top secret to those normal people who are in the book. I kinda though it has the same concept as Harry Potter.
My rating would be...3/5. The author (Ally Carter) wrote it well,it just that I didn't like the story. But I like the title though! :P
Friday, September 18, 2009
So i need to beset my mind straight on this.
Actually there some possible ways to make school better,in my case these are the following ways:
- Science teacher shows us more documentaries shows,on any current teaching chapter.
- The new English stops talking fast and starts talking in much more understandingly way.
- IF no.2 is not possible,then please just let our old English teacher teach.
- Instead of us writing notes for most of our lessons/topics,much appreciated if teachers could just print out the notes for us.
I know I sound lazy and rude,and i don't mean too,but its just my personal opinion besides this things have been bothering me ever since,i just wanted to get it over my chest.'Cause I know that non of this things is ever gonna improve. And this only 1/4 of the it,don't get me started on the others.
*Note to-self: Must hand in graded maths assignments on Tuesday even if...(how unbelievably worst am I,the deadline is actually today!)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
A few days ago,i got a letter from one of my activity club saying that if i took part in their contest i got a chance to meet Lewis Hamilton,the F1 one racer driver.
But i didn't took part. The competition was so simple i guess,you just had to make a unique card for Lewis Hamilton on welcoming him in Singapore,when he comes down here and tell them why you are a fan and all that. They will pick the best 8 cards and for those who were lucky enough to get picked will present meet Lewis Hamilton in person at the F1 race,and present him the card yourself plus some other cool stuffs.
I would love do all that,but the thing is I barely know anything about F1 racing,and the drivers who drive those cool,fast cars. So i decided that it'll be kinda hard for m to reason out why I should be pick. Another thing is that,I am waaay to busy to happily make card now. Its just not the right time 'cause there's lots of things that needs to be done within these few weeks as i have a tight schedule now. And lastly,I don't really know anything about Lewis Hamilton,except that he's really good-looking. So maybe,if they had asked to do a card and i get to meet Katy Perry,Lady Gaga some celebs that i really know about,then maybe,just maybe I'll consider it. :D
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I beginning to hate school more than ever now. Okay,let's not use the word 'HATE',its too emotionally strong. Well,I despise,dread,am very annoyed,dislike etc. school. And I have to endure it for another,3 more weeks. Surprisingly,I can't wait for end-of-year exams to arrive,so that I can get over this quickly and possibly soon.
Oh,yesterday,we had AES. Personally,I think,there is no need to for this class for us,instead of me knowing and learning how to play drums,it carries a burden on me,and i learn how humiliation could effect someone lives one way,or another. Yea,we kinda learn how to play drums,but its not like the rockstar kinda drums its er...I don't know,cultural or something. Don't get me wrong,but,I have nothing against this extremely boring subject,but i just think it shouldn't be in our curriculum hours or whatever. I can't believe I'm saying this,but I'd rather be sitting in math class for four periods than going through this AES thing.
And also,i quarrel with Mom and Dad yesterday evening.Mostly with Mom. EVERYTHING i do is wrong,even the smallest things. School,home,everywhere! Its just so,so,so...hurtful...D: Mom banned me from using MY laptop,but,I don't really mind,'cause my exams are in 20 days and I was hoping to get rid of my distractions anyway,so...whatever,I'll live. I can blog at my Grandma's house anyway..
I 'm like giving them the silent treatment now. I have no choice,Mom went to far this time. I know,I'm complaining how suxish my life is but I can't help it. There's no where else to vent out,school? As if!! LOL!
Monday, September 14, 2009
As we all all know,on September 13 2009 Kanye West showed how a stupid,psycho,dickhead he is during the VMAs. What is up with him anyway??! Taylor Swift is just an innocent,talented,sweet girl,who just got her first VMA award and he just disses her like that? Sheesh!!!!! Rude much! I mean,it was totally sudden and its one of those moments that makes you wanna go " WTH/F?!". Well,then again,its Kanye,whaddya expect? :p
Respect goes out to Beyonce,how sweet was she to Taylor :D
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Baking cakes,helping out with households chores and playing with the family baby was what I did and the rest of the family did yesterday at Grandma's house. Well i didn't really help alot,i slept for the rest of the afternoon,after i helped. Like the previous years baked pineapple tarts,as a matter of factly we ALWAYS bake pineapple tarts and we do this every year on the one week before Hari Raya. It was like some kind of family tradition i think. I have no idea how it start or why we had to bake pineapple tarts instead of the other cakes. So they'll be like four families in my one house baking and helping out to prepare for Hari Raya.(It falls on this coming Sunday)
It was fun,it wasn't boring. It was just...fine. I have to admit being at my Grandma's yesterday totally reminded me of school! That was the least thing that i wanted to be reminded of,I didn't want to spoil my 'i don't want to think of or be reminded of school weekend.' But,it didn't work out that well though. But,it wasn't all that bad,'cause the family baby boy was there!!! :D He is so cute!!! He's only two months old and he made the family gathering(i can't come with any more words that describes yesterday) not all that bad. Did i mention that he's cute,everyone can't help but want to pinch his chubby cheeks. :)
Okay,so.....tomorrow's school and i am so,so,so thrill to get back there,yeah!! NOT!!! NEVER WILL BE THRILL!!
F.Y.I,these are the things that are making me panic and worried about
Sorry for the BIG LETTERS,I tend to write like that whenever get a panic attack,worry attack or whatever attack that causes me to crumble alive in fear. I pray really hard to make this week pass by quicker,so that the weekend comes and I'll just get over this anxiety. It ALWAYS happen whenever I have/need to face the first day of school after/when a certain school holiday ends. D:
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I didn't take these pictures-but i wish i did and i could-its from my laptop. You know,the pictures that you already have in your computer/laptop that's already in there once you bought them...
Well these are mine,its just sample pictures that's already inside the computer when i first bought it .
I was browsing through my laptop,when i found these,funny how i didn't really take much notice in them till now.:) I know,its kinda random,but i thought they were nice. I wish i had the time to take pictures like these but sadly,i don't :( I love pictures of nature,its so calming to me. I like fashion pictures too,but its pretty hard to find them on the Internet. But i still love pics of random stuffs...and nature. Like you just snap a shot of just anything at any point of time when you were travelling,then you look back, and say "Hey,this is nice!!"
I was never really the one who had a camera in my hand whenever we had family vacations or outings or whatever,in fact I never make use of the camera itself and now it is in no good condition. Its like,if we take them,I'll end up deleting them!
Most of the pics were not like the ones above,it was mostly shots of the our us.
It wasn't shots of the surroundings area though. So far,i think,none of my family no one in my family really knows how to snap a good photo,but they are quite photogenic!
I would definitely post some pictures like the ones above,if i find any good ones. Hopefully i could a chance to take photos like those,once i get a new camera that is.
And i have gone to some blogs that includes terrific pictures. Here's one of them Nikon Sniper
Friday, September 11, 2009
Admit it,this is one of the coolest shows that hit your TV screen! Whenever this shows airs every Tuesday I'll be the one to take the front row sit in the living room. Among C.S.I NY,Las Vegas or any other C.S.I that is out there,this is,to me,the best. And why? 'Cause of Horatio Caine,that is. I mean, how much cooler can he get?! For those of you who watch this show,d'ya see how he handles every crime investigation,awesome right? :D
Another reason I love this show is possibly because this is the best detective shows i ever watch. Yeah i grew up loving to watch mystery/detective shows. I don't really remember when i start loving these genre though. Maybe it was because it was Mom who often chose mystery books for me whenever we were at the library,or maybe I just love it,just like that. I remember how i used to go to the library,or the bookstore and picked out like almost the entire stack of books that had anything to do with solving crime cases. Nancy Drew was one of them :D I even dream of becoming a detective myself! But I don't think i wanna be anymore,knowing that i don't really have what it takes to be one. *Sigh* Then i have these PC mystery games. Some are in my drawer and some I borrowed from the library,and honestly,so far i never did finish playing ANY of them. I never did solve the cases.Either i was stuck-and eventually i gave up-or i was just afraid going further onto the game.(Be lieve me,some of the games can be a little bit scarier than what you expect,with the sound effects and the graphics.)
Up to this age level,mystery/detective shows never bores me,well,most of them do not.
It just like how my Mom loves watching the cooking channel,Dad loves watching the news and football and how one of my cousins loves watching Korean drama series(*coughs*ahem, Nuraini *coughs* :p)
So yeah,i guess C.S.I Miami definitely a-must-watch- show for me,every week. There's just one tiny,little problem though,it airs on Tuesday nights,like 1hr before midnight and according to Mom I'm suppose to be sleeping at that time,so that i can wake on time for school the next day. Damn school!! D:
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Summary: "Thou Shalt Not Kiss Thy Best Friend's Boyfriend...again..."
There is no greater sin than kissing your best friend's boyfriend. So when Emma breaks that golden rule,she knows she's messed up big-time. Especially since she lives in the smallest town ever,where everyone knows everything about everybody else...and especially since she maybe kinda wants to do it again. Now her best friend isn't speaking to her,her best guy friend is making things totally weird,and Emma is running full speed toward certain social disaster.This is so not the way senior year was supposed to go.
Time to pay for a Minor miracle.Or maybe just maybe,its time for Emma to stop trying to please everyone around her,and figure out what she wants herself.
My Review: I finally finished reading this book. Honestly,the story was not what i expected it to be,it was completely different from what i had in mind.Seriously. I thought it was gonna be like,there were three friends,Emma kissed her girl friend's boyfriend,then the two of them break of their friendship...then their best guy friend(wow,that a lot 'friends' words!) confessed that he likes Emma then blah,blah,blah....
But it was totally different.
What I thought about this book was that, it was good,yet to me,it kinda went out of storyline just a tiny bit. It tells how,Emma has to make her own choices and its difficult because the right choices would help other people,but it will cause some negativity impact to Emma. Like if she chooses this,she would make things right but at the sometime she will loses or not get somethings that she really wants. It also a story about integrity and dealing with issues in the small town she lives in So,to me,its basically knowing how to,and when to make the right choices before its to late.
One of the things like about this book is that i admire how independent Emma can be,after causing the 'biggest sin' she made towards her friend and ruining the friendship. How she stood for herself,facing the meanest girl in school-Darci-,although,in some parts of the book she can get pretty selfish..
Things i was a bit annoyed about the book was that the town she lives in was pretty nosy,i know how that can be. And also the time when she knew the situation had gone a bit too far,but she didn't want to come clean about it. Oh and her friend Joann,didn't really stick up for her,when the
So if you mixed it all together,I can say that the author of this book,Eileen Cook,wrote it all well,though some parts could have improved. But i enjoyed it. The ending was just okay to me,not really surprising though. It was a fun,light read.
I'll rate it er... 3half/5 :D
So now,I have three more books to go... :)
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I just love the skirt modern/vintage versatile denim wrap,its from 100% bamboo denima and that! and that rose dress .Too bad they aren't affordable by me. Even if they were, I won't be allow to buy it online,anyways,i just wanted to share this,you can find out more about it at makool loves you.
Oh and +++ this super cute strawberry fields lime cube wallets i just thought they were really nice,i feel like as though i wanna change my wallet again :P
*Pics from web,credits to the owners.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
I've gotten a little bored over this two. I don't really take this things seriously,
these days its been like;log in,check my notifications,take 1-3 quizzes,update status then log off. Done.
I'm starting to get lazy to update this,comment that.
My facebook is just nothing much...I've stopped putting pics like,long ago,and I only update my status whenever i feel like it. Maybe Lily's right. :0
The same goes for twitter,I've got nothing to update about,and i have to admit most of my tweets are just plain boring and points out absolutely nothing. I don't really wanna update,but i need too. Makes sense?
I remebered the feeling when you first sign up for this kind of things,I'll often log in and will be busy setting up my profile into something really different from everyone else,just so It'll look extra good and extra interesting. But now,i just don't seem to bother 'bout it much. This kinda feeling only last for awhile...And why don't I just delete them? 'Cause i don't want too,and need/want them to be active.
Okay,I'm talking crap,and my explanation doesn't make any sense. Just try to,you know,get it. :D
I guess I'm more of a blogging person!! LOL!
Oh,and I'm addicted to this candy bar. Its tastes SO SWEET &&& SO NICE!!!!!!!! :))) <3
Monday, September 7, 2009
I finally found out when school's gonna start.Next week! Awesome or what!!? One whole week of fun AND relaxation is really what i need. I'll throw all my worries aside till next week.
This morning,i just remembered that I still have not hand in my school form,i was suppose to hand in like,one week ago! But,like i said,i forgot things easily so...i must have missed this one out! Not only that, to tell the truth i was lazy to go back to school,so just i could hand that damn form! Yea,the teacher asked me to go back-when there was lessons for us that day-just so i could hand in the form to the school's office. Ya think I'm so free??!
Here's the conversation on...Wednesday.
Teacher: Did you bring the form?
Me:No... its inside the other bag.
Teacher:Hand it in to the office tomorrow.
Me: WHAT?! Tomorrow no school right??
Teacher: Ya! That's your problem! But you come back and give it to the office,the deadline is tomorrow.
Me: Huh..... :(
Believe me,i planned to asked my Dad to give it for me,so i wouldn't have to get up and move...but i forgot.
*Sigh* Well,whatever..I'll worry about that when i get back to school,but now...I'll just make the most of this week school holidays.
Its funny how I said I'm gonna study,but never do it :p
Sunday, September 6, 2009
- My laptop...Dad can have this,really.
- My Taylor Swift CD collection,and my books i thought i'd give it to Nuraini. LOL!!
- Mp3, Farah can have that,she'll remember quite often then.
- Phone,phone,phone...hmm... Alisha!!!! Perfect for you.
- My diary..okay,now that's tough to choose,er...Haslina. I guess,i seem to trust her somehow.
- My clothes,to the homeless fortune,of course..
- What else?? I don't really have much things....Oh!! Room,my room,Aisyah!!! LOL! I know you'll always keep it neat and clean.
- My....accessories,Nadia can have it..if you want. Its not the accessories that you see everyday here in my room,its the ones that i never really had time wear it...they're gifts from people actually!
- My other music CDs, Sin Yun can have it..we listen to the our taste in music are rather similar..so i think she'll like it.
- Shoes...I don't have the nicest and most attractive kind of shoes,so whoever wants it can have it.
- Bags...Eunice can have them,on sec thought.. I'll give to Bella and Charlene.
- The other things that's left,I'll give to Mom. And trust me,a lot of things are left!
Not much things eh? Never mind, whoever owns any of my things may not have the best memorial gift they've receive,i just hope whenever they use it it remind them of me...that's the point of the gifts.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
I don't know why,but i sorta agree with this...In fact I totally agree!! We gotta take some let go of the fear and take some risks. But...don't go way beyond that :o
Life's hard,good,sucks etc. then we die.But,if you think it through,maybe its us
who makes it hard,in my case its definitely me! You just gotta know how to live it and have fun with the whoever you choose to be,or even if it means by yourself..then you'll just be fine.
10 tips for a happier life,
1. Make the most out of everyday.
Its never gonna come back again,right?
2. Don't hold grudges .
What's the point? Just breathe,take whatever or whoever as it is and MOVE ON ALREADY!
3. Don't worry.
This is a little bit hard if someone has is constantly doing this. Just tell yourself that everything is going to work out...eventually. No harm will be done.
4. Don't take your worries to bed with you.
Again,just go with the flow and... clear-your-mind(slow,dramatic voice)
5.Take one problem at a time.
Don't panic or rush,or your problem is gonna jumble up into one HUGE MAJOR issue,you don't want that to happen d'ya?
6. Don't let self frustration ruin and rule your life.
Anyone who has this thing in them just annoys me. You'll eventually get mad at people for no apparent reason and then people will start avoiding you and talk behind your backs.
7.Don't let your fears take control of you.
HIGHLY NOT ADVISABLE!! Trust me,you'll end up living under a rock,with your eyes and ears close,regretting all the wrongs or the things you haven't done. Just try and not have this thing going on in you.
8.Know where and when are your limitations and stop!
Yes,have all the fun you have,but don't..no..NEVER get carried away. Your life will be very hard if you don't keep this tip in mind.
9.Be yourself.
Enjoy life in your own being your own beautiful-self.
10.Count your blessings,and smile!
Smile,even when its raining.
*Bonus tip,
Be thankful for what you have even the little things. Make a list of things that you are thankful of for that day,even the small ones.
E.g: Today,I am thankful that i got to drink my favourite strawberry milk.
Try and apply these tips,and hope hope for some changes. 'Cause i need to apply them for my personal being too :p
Oh yeah,did i mention i already clean my desk? Now,all that's need to be done are the shelves. I hate clearing the shelves!
*Picture: Credits/From: Photobucket.com .... Goes to the Owner
Friday, September 4, 2009
We got my the phone bill today,mine and Dad's. I used our phones to get into the Internet,when my laptop wasn't here. And now,the bill is super duper high! :( I feel extremely bad about it.
I should have control myself from accessing the Internet to the damn phones. Argggh!!!! I am always like this. I thinking of paying for mine. No,in fact i should be paying for both bills. I need to learn how to start saving,and stop wasting money. How am i gonna face Dad like this. Can i feel more guiltier?
Dear Dad,
Thursday, September 3, 2009
- I have no idea if the printer is still in good use;even though i rarely print get paper;s out of it.
- IF,its working,i don't know which cable is suppose to connect with which.
- I would never try to to accomplish this 'cause there's dozens and dozens of wire,and they all look like snakes or worms to me. Ugh! :( Now,that that I've mention it,i didn't realise that my room was filled with wires;well,not everywhere,just behind the study desk. Weird!! :o
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
I should be glad that there's no school
today. But I'm not all that thrilled,why? Because I'm gonna have to get back there again tomorrow,just to attend this workshop about i-don't-know-what! Then there will be no school the day after that and so on. Isn't it troublesome?
Why can't they just close the school for the holidays
for one week straight.I certainly have o% interest on going for the workshop tomorrow.But sadly,its a must,or so they say or I'll end up sitting in the detention room when feeling annoyed at myself when school reopens. Come to think of it,I've never disobeyed any of the teachers orders about going to this kind of things. Talk about playing it safe! Since I've got NOTHING else to do at home.I've been spending my time on the Internet for hours,while my mom nags at me.
Yea,she's been nagging constantly at me,about my room,telling me to clean it up.
And it's really getting on my nerves! I'm not ignoring her orders on purpose,I will clean it up right after I'm done playing my laptop here...which is I'm not sure when....
And honestly speaking i do think that my room needs a good clean-up,especially my desk.
My books are piled up,and everything is everywhere.
So maybe I will clean it up sometime later...and hopefully mom doesn't go on nagging about it.


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Official blog of author Karen Harrington: mother, writer, dog-lover, scobberlotcher.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Sunday Salon: New Books
My editor sent me a lovely box of books this week! Nothing like getting a surprise like this in the mail. So many great reads to share with my girls.
Speaking of my editor - I'm very close to completing the edits on the new book. Woo! Just this time last year, I had a personal deadline to finish the book before the end of the year. And now, I have a PROFESSIONAL deadline to finish the book for a bonafide publisher. What a difference a year makes! Never give up on your goals. Listen to those whispers in your ear that tell you to move onward. There is a reason!
What are you doing this Sunday? What are you reading? I'm just finishing LOOKING FOR ALASKA by John Greene and WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by Grace Lin, which I've been reading to my daughters. Both are splendid reads.
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Hi I'm new to followimg the Sunday Salon and read your post. I love the books you show and am happy to reaf of your book looking forward to learning moreReplyDelete
- Anonymous20 November, 2011
Such a nice editor!ReplyDelete
I'm reading Sophie Hannah - A Room Swept White (in dutch). A nice read
Congrats on the new book! I can't wait to read it!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your new books.
Here's MY SUNDAY SALON POST and
What a great surprise! Today I'm rereading The Influencing Machine so I can write a review of it. Have a great Sunday and happy reading!ReplyDelete
What a wonderful surprise and what an inspirational post! I can't wait for your new book to come out!ReplyDelete
What a great editor you have! My kids and I LOVE the Mysterious Benedict Society books. We've read the first two, and book three is waiting on our read-aloud shelf.ReplyDelete

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Plainclothes police threaten to use their side arms against protesters in Jakarta yesterday. The demonstrations throughout Indonesia coincided with the first anniversary of the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono administration's five-year term
From News Reports
Jakarta, October 21: Soldiers and police – some of the about 19,000 deployed around the capital - fired into the air and used teargas and water canon against protesters – most of them students – outside the Merdeka Palace, Jakarta, yesterday.
Similar rallies were held elsewhere in the city and in the wealthy Menteng neighbourhood, students barricaded road with timber and burning tyres and fought police who tried to remove the obstacles.
The city administration's website BeritaJakarta says thousands of people joined the rallies at the Hotel Indonesia roundabout, Central Jakarta; outside the Manpower and Transmigration Ministry; the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court as well as the Japanese and South Korean embassies.
Rallies were also held in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Bandung and Bogor, West Java, Denpasar, Bali, Yogyakarta, Central Java, Lampung, southern Sumatra, Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Padang, West Sumatra, and Surabaya, Pamekasan and Gresik, East Java, reports the Antara news agency.
On Monday, students fought with police in Makassar, South Sulewasi, during a presidential visit to the city.
The protests coincided with the first anniversary of the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Boediono administration's five-year term.
The administration's continued application of neo-liberal economic policies was a major reason for the protests.
The president, a retired general, 61, is a technocrat.
He studied management at Webster University at St Louis, Missouri, and holds a PhD in agricultural economics from Bogor Agricultural University.
The popularity of both he and his deputy – former central bank deputy governor Boediono who was educated at the University of Western Australia, Monash University, Melbourne, and worked at the Australian National University as a research assistant as well as the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, - has waned since they were elected in the first-round ballot one year ago.
The Southeast Asian Times
Two Vietnamese fishing boats arrested off Natuna Islands
From News Reports:
Surabaya, October 21: Two Vietnamese-flagged fishing boats and their crews have been arrested for allegedly poaching off the Natuna Islands, northwest Borneo, reports the Antara news agency.
Both vessels were in Indonesia's exclusive economic zone of the South China Sea without permits from the Indonesian government, the news agency quotes navy spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Yayan Sugiana as saying.
The vessels - identified as the BV-99678 with 23 aboard and the KG-15381 – were at the Ranai naval base, the Riau Islands, he said.
Three Vietnamese vessels and their crew were arrested allegedly poaching off the Riau Islands earlier this month.
Three Thai fishermen were reported to have been killed when the Indonesian navy, police and fisheries officials arrested 13 boats from Viet Nam, Malaysia and Thailand allegedly poaching in the waters off the Natuna Islands in November last year.
Fisheries Ministry surveillance director general Aji Sularso said the arrests raised to 180 alleged poachers who had then been arrested in Indonesian waters for the year, mostly off the Natuna Islands.
Most of the poachers were from Thailand, Viet Nam, Malaysia and China.
In October last year, the House of Representatives passed a fishery law that allows the crews of Indonesia's patrol boats to shoot and sink foreign poachers after surveillance director Aji Sularso said the harsh law was needed to deter the poachers.
The director, who chaired the government's working committee that helped write the new law, said: "We will immediately draw up standard operation procedures to enforce the measure."
But Indonesian vessels would fire only at the vessels and not their crews.
"Implementation of the ruling should not breach human rights or international laws."
The measure was necessary to the protection of Indonesian sovereignty and sinking the poachers was more feasible than towing the vessels ashore, he said.
Poaching, especially in the waters of North Sulawesi, Maluku and West Papua, are estimated to cost Indonesia rupiah 30 trillion, about US$3.26 billion, each year.
Indonesian marine patrols have seized more than 700 vessels, most of them from Viet Nam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and China during the past five years.
The fisheries ministry had long sought legal endorsement for the "shoot and sink' policy, arguing that poachers disdain Indonesia's outnumbered and poorly equipped marine patrol boats.
The Southeast Asian Times


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This is my first Editorial Illustration assignment of the year. The task was to create a plausible skeleton for an everyday object. I chose an electric fan. Putting the skeleton in a context was unnecessary, our teacher simply expected us to render a skeleton. I decided to put a concept to my skeleton. The original idea was to have an illustration of a doctor's hand holding an x-ray of the skeleton up to one of those light boxes. Later I changed it to make it into an actual x-ray, and even printed it on transparency paper.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Swallowing Things Can Be Fun
Posted by Kevin Wada at 6:56 PM
3 comments:
- A-Game said...
ooo this is so cool! and kind of gross. did you do this on the computer or by hand?
- September 17, 2008 at 12:50 AM
- Kevin Wada said...
i sketched the skeleton in pencil on tracing paper, scanned it in and reversed the colors so that everything that was black is now white and everything that is white is now black:) Thus making it look like a a film negative or x-ray. everything else is computer obviously. :)
and the characters below me are the New Mutants from the X-men series. Duh.
- September 17, 2008 at 11:43 AM
- A-Game said...
i just re-read the title of this post. i think it's inappropriate.
- September 18, 2008 at 7:08 PM
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I read a heartbreaking article in the New York Times about the factory fire in Pakistan, that took over 262 lives in horrific ways (burning, boiling and suffocation). Sounds like something that would have happened in western countries at the time of the industrial revolution, when there were wild, wild west conditions in factories and laborers were the Native Americans. The entire article was basically an indictment of auditing systems that are supposed to be in play by large retailers to prevent these situations, governments that don't give a crap about poor people, poverty, greed and human indifference. I could go on, but in response to a commenter on the article who wanted to know what her options were around putting her money where her values were, I have developed this list of eight ways to shop ethically and consciously with your wallet and still look gooood. Wanna hear it? Hear it goes:
- Shop Your Closet - clean/organize your closet and find awesome stuff that you totally forgot about! Take pictures of various clothing combinations and store in your smartphone for ideas on those days when you feel you have nothing to wear. This would be a great project for a teenager to do for you. Donate items that you don't, can't or shouldn't wear to a friend or non-profit organization.
- Catwalk with Friends - have a fashion show with friends featuring some of those clothes from your closet that are still in good condition, but you just don't love anymore (or they don't love you...).
- Go Thrifting - you will be amazed at what you can find at thrift and consignment shops. Great and unique jewelry, coats, formal wear, amazing shoes and designer fashions for a fraction of the cost of retail. Checkout The Thrifyshopper website for stores near you. Once you experience consignment shopping, your life will not be the same. Even well paid celebrities find vintage and retro clothing add value and zest to their wardrobes. eBay is a great source for thrift, vintage and gently used finds. My son purchased a very nice designer shirt there for $.99! Patagonia, one of the world's most ethical brands, even sells it's gently worn and lifetime guaranteed outdoor wear on eBay. Who knew?
- Buy Fair Trade - most of us are blessed to have access to some retailers in our communities that sale fair trade goods. There are dozens of shopping sites dedicated to promoting fair trade fashions and even fair trade cities (Chicago). The problem is fair trade can be prohibitive for many of our budgets. It helps to think and shop for long term usage. How can an item be used over multiple seasons and with multiple outfits? Putting my banker hat on, I make a cost per usage calculation ($90/30 uses per year minus the cost of human suffering vs. $25/10 uses per year plus the cost of human suffering, is a pretty good deal to me). The value of eco-ethical shopping sites is that you can often get some really good deals. I recommend, JP Selects, SweatFree Shopping and Eco Fashion World to start. A caveat is that eco doesn't always mean fair trade, so be sure to look for ethical and fair trade in your filters. Another site for great scarves, hats and gloves is Ten Thousand Villages - I volunteer occasionally at the Cleveland store. I often purchase work appropriate dresses, tops and skirts from Revive. If you are in the UK, support African Fair Trade fashionistas by visiting the new Sapelle's online store.
- Hire an Image Consultant - No really. I invested $50 for one hour with a wonderful image consultant on a color consultation and it was one of the best investments of my life! Armed with a booklet of my optimal colors, I now save time and money by investing only in colors that look great on me and work well together. AICI is the best source for locating an image consultant. If you are in Cleveland, Dawn Waldrop of Best Impressions is the best!
- Buy Made In The USA - Now I know that there is an argument for supporting imported items as our purchases impact impoverished and disadvantaged people. But at what cost? Enough consumers will continue to purchase cheap imported goods to ensure job security for most overseas factory workers. It is however, essential to be part of a growing chorus of conscientious consumers that send the message with our wallets and our letters, that we can do better. What brands are still made in the USA? Spanx, American Apparel, some New Balance and some Lane Bryant. In addition to one of my favorites, Texture Clothing, Business Week compiled some not so familiar made in the USA brands to consider.
- Learn How to Sew - easier said than done, but many craft stores and community centers offer sewing classes.
- Think Minimal - Have a little fun with yourself and do this exercise. You are going on a trip in which you would be engaging in a variety of activities - meetings, partying, gallery hopping, people watching, community service - and can only take 15 items of clothing. What would you take? You may find that you really wear a small percentage of your clothes the majority of your time. So why burden yourself with buying so many clothes when you can keep life simple with 15 items that you absolutely love? You keep it fun and fresh with accessories like scarves and jewelry! I have a skirt that I can wear five different ways, including as a dress. Most of my dresses are worn year round via layering up or down, depending on the season. What would be on your list of 15?
www.textureclothing.com and www.revivestore.com to purchase one for yourself.


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From 2009-2012 I paid off 28,000 of my own debt. During that time I moved from Long Beach back to Whittier, met the man who is now my husband, and learned tons about how to manage my money. I'm back to blogging now that I'm married and my husband and I work to pay off his student loans. We're adding a baby to the mix this year, to keep things interesting. I don't own a home (and I'm just past 30) but I've come a long way on my financial journey!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November No Spend Challenge
I've always thought no spend days were a little silly. It doesn't matter when you spend the money, so your overall budget is more important. However, I noticed that I spend money on little things a lot.
A coffee from McDonalds here.
Breakfast in the school cafeteria instead of making toast and bringing yogurt.
Grabbing little supplies for my classroom here and there (folders and more pencils just last week).
It all adds up. And if I were trying to have no spend days, then I would be much more likely to forgo these little items, which in the end would add up to some savings.
So, since I am not accustomed to doing the no spend thing, I've decided to pick an arbitrary number and go with it as a goal. Because everyone knows goals should be random and meaningless.
Since November is the eleventh month, I'm going for eleven no spend days in November! I'll keep track of them on the blog, and hopefully this will help me be more disciplined in my discretionary money, and come in under budget in that category.
Anyone want to join me?
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I'm aiming for 10 no-spend days. I did 8 last month fairly easily, so I'm upping the challenge.ReplyDelete
I can never manage to do no-spend days. They just don't work for us!ReplyDelete
i love this idea!ReplyDelete
I don't really believe in no spend days for myself. I know they work for other people, but I'm pretty good at not picking up a random thing here and there. I am, however, in for no spend on clothes and limiting my eating out. Does that count?ReplyDelete
I'm with you!ReplyDelete
I use the NSD theory to minimize small, mindless purchases--it seems to work for me because I often find myself thinking that I'd rather not post about spending [$3 on a hot chocolate], so I don't buy it!
Of course there's an ebb & flow to all of this but I definitely spend a lot less now that I embrace the idea of NSDs.
I've noticed this about myself, too. I'm willing to join you, I just have something I'd like to get your feedback on:ReplyDelete
Say I take $20 out of the ATM on Monday, but I don't spend that cash until later in the week. Normally, I consider that money "spent" Monday, so the little purchases throughout the week don't count as spend days. Does that make sense or am I thinking about this in a really stupid way?
November is a tough month to join this challenge...I have to start Christmas shopping. BUT, having said that, I'll go with 10 days myself. It will keep ME from stopping at McDonalds, Dunkin Donuts, or the bagel store. :)! Great idea LBC!! :)!ReplyDelete
@TeacHer-Hmm, I see it differently. If the money's in your wallet it's not spent. So I'd count the little purchases, since that's what I'm trying to avoid. But do what works for you!ReplyDelete
And hurray for people joining in...i'm thinking I'll just do a weekly post about how many no spend days I had each week and any epiphanies I experience. :) Although I'm TERRIBLE about keeping up with weekly posts.
I have never liked no spend challenges, because I feel like if I needed to get milk today and this were a no spend day, I would just get it the next day. But there is some truth to your post about buying random things here and there. I think I will participate too. This should be easy for me, because I go home for lunch on most days (I live a mile away from work) and there are no coffee shops or cafeteria in my building.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 2, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Good luck! You're right about no spend days and budgeting. It's kind of like having a no spending month but buying a ton of stuff the day before it starts. You're still spending the same amount of money overall, so what does it matter when you spent it?ReplyDelete
I report my no spend days on the blog because they give me motivation, but I'm like me in millions, I rarely pick up something here or there. For me, it's the desire to avoid waiting for those small purchases to post to my checking account since I never carry cash.
I'm keeping track of how many days I spend money this month, to see where I am. I'd like to say I have 11 no spend days a month, but I have no idea...because you're right, it is a coffee here, a soda there. I'm going to evaluate and challenge myself next month, based on a typical month's spending habits! :)ReplyDelete
(So far I'm only at 1. Hmm)


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The company undertakes liaison with and representations to UK ministers and government departments including DEFRA, the Department of Health and the Chemicals Regulation Directorate on any issues which could affect English growers (eg quality standards, pesticides, spraying, wages, increasing consumption, fruit for schools). The company ensures the views of English growers are taken into account by a European decision-making bodies through membership of the Copa Cogeca Fruit and Vegetable Committee, the Apples and Pears Sub-Group and the EC committee of experts.
The company is a member of the World Apples and Pears Association whose objective is to ensure a strong and successful industry throughout the world and to increase consumption. WAPA also produces industry statistics including crop forecasts, monthly stock updates and consumption data.
The company's Quality Fruit Group monitors maturity criteria and stored product to provide advice to growers about picking dates, storage and particular risks to quality in this season's concerned. Advice is sent growers through newsletters.
The company provides information for journalists and writers from all sectors of the media and issues regular press releases throughout each season. The company also deals with queries and requests for information from consumers and customers as well as providing photographs for the media. Promotional leaflets and posters are produced and distributed to trade customers, organisers of apples/pear events, teachers, students and consumers. The company exhibits at various shows and exhibitions.
The Promotional Committee, whose membership comprises senior personnel from the major marketing groups and major growers, meet regularly to improve the industry's performance and to guide promotional activities. They are responsible for compiling industry crop forecasts and monthly updates of stocks by variety. Additionally, industry sales are monitored and discussed with customers.
A PR campaign is undertaken to launch each season and to stimulate demand from consumers and retailers for English dessert apples and pears. A further Campaign takes place after Christmas to highlight the availability of new late season varieties. Additionally, PR continues throughout each season with briefings to journalists. Posters and leaflets are produced and distributed to trade customers and consumers.
The Bramley Campaign is widely respected and regarded as one of the most effective promotional campaigns in the fresh produce sector. Continuous PR takes place throughout the year to reinforce Bramley's position as the supreme cooking apple. Specific seasonal promotional activities are undertaken including Bramley Apple Week and recipes are sent regularly to all sectors of the media as well as direct to consumers who have registered their interest. The support for Bramley from organisations and individuals is recognised through the annual Bramley Awards. Promotions are organised with retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and catering companies. Cookery demonstrations are undertaken for food writers and consumers and various activities are organised with catering colleges to encourage the use of Bramley by their students.
All the Company's activities are funded through voluntary levies paid by growers. Grant aid (European and National) is obtained wherever possible and activities are organised so that contributions are eligible for inclusion in Producer Organisations' operating programmes.
Websites: www.greatbritishapples.co.uk
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Single Women Don't Vote Enough?
March 13, 2012 5 Comments
I'm a member of One Million Pissed Off Women on facebook. Their mission statement is thus:
"Founded in April of 2011, OMPOW's Goal is to take action to bring about equality for all women. OMPOW plans to bring the Public Spotlight on Elected Officials and our Political Parties through accountability for their actions directly impacting women. We intend to work to eliminate discrimination and harassment against all women, in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society."
Today, OMPOW has pissed me off. This graphic was posted:
I have a problem with this graphic. It has a very "don't like the war on women? It's your fault, bitchez!" tone to it. That kind of victim blaming bullshit has no place on a feminist page.
I have a bigger problem, however, with some of the responses in the comment section. There's a whole load of "there's no excuse for not voting! Ever!" and "If you don't vote you deserve what you get!" sentiments flooding the comment section.
Again, this bullshit has no place on a feminist page.
Victim blaming much?
First, the obvious: attacking single women for their failure to vote, and telling them that they deserve what they get is the very height of stupidity. We're all in this together. "We" get what "they" get. Where does this division of "us" and "them" get us? Nowhere. Divided. Defensive. And not paying attention to the war on women. It zaps our energy as activists. And for what? For some "I'm not that girl!" validation. Whoopee.
Secondly, this broad-scale attack ignores the myriad of issues that keep single women away from the polls. A few examples:
- The GOP's attack on voting rights–including voter ID laws, purges of registered voter rolls, shortened early voting, student residency challenges, requirements for proof of citizenship before registration, and more. All of these things affect women–as a class, we're poorer, we're the majority of university students, we're immigrants, we have several jobs. Make it harder to register and vote, fewer people vote.
- Women are more likely to be poor. When you're struggling to survive, your focus is on your multiple part-time jobs, your bills, the sad excuse of a clunker you call a car, and hoping beyond hope that nothing goes wrong, because you will be fucked. Taking time off work to vote is a luxury when your boss can fire you whenever, for whatever, and there are fifty applications sitting in the office for people that can replace you just like that. And oh, look! From the link: "Only a quarter of all adult women (age 18 and older) with incomes below the poverty line are single mothers. Over half of all poor adult women—54 percent—are single with no dependent children."
- Poor women are also less likely to have a state-issued ID. If you don't have one, and you want to vote? The link has a nice mathematical equation that demonstrates just how many hoops a young woman would have to jump through: "1 person
+ 1 birth certificate
+ 1 marriage license
+ 1 utility bill
+ 1 trip to the DMV
= 1 vote"
If you don't have those? Welp, guess you don't get to exercise your duty as an American! Just sayin'.
Third, let's come back to the whole division thing. This graphic, and the ensuing comments, is yet another verse in the "kids these days!" song. It's old. It's tired. Young (aka unmarried) women vs. older women. Third wave feminists vs. millennials. This shit is a strawman, set up to degenerate young women and to set us against one another. Did anyone wondering at the source actually attempt to find where these numbers came from? Judging from the comments, I'm guessing not.
Check out the note at the bottom. VoterParticipation.org. Let's check it out, shall we? The organization is called the Voter Participation Center, formerly known as Women's Voices, Women Vote. I found, on the website, a fact sheet where it appears the statistics in the graphics came from. It does not appear, to note, that the graphic originated from VPC.
Remember: statistics are not the full story–they can be misrepresented depending on the agenda of the presenter. Whatever douchebag created this graphic wanted to project a message that young (unmarried) women are ruining America for women (fucking bitchez, ALL YOUR FAULT!). Looking at the rest of the statistics, however, it doesn't seem so much like we are Ruining America, after all:
In 2010, unmarried women lagged 11 percentage points below married women in voter registration, which translated into lower turnout by 15 percentage points.
o In 2010, 72% of married women were registered to vote (40.5 million), compared to 61% of unmarried women (32.4 million).
o In 2010, 54% of married women voted (30.2 million), compared to 38% of unmarried women (20.3 million).
o Had unmarried women voted at the same rate as married women in 2010, an additional 7.8 million voters would have participated.
Let's remember the points I made earlier in this post, about women being poorer, especially single women, and all the barriers that poor women have to overcome in order to vote.
Not so bad, I don't think. These numbers aren't far off from participation rates in the general population. They're better, actually.
It's too bad that we can't see the raw data. Check out the note at the bottom of the VPC factsheet. "Voter Participation Center and Democracy Corps post-election survey used for 2010 results. Results for other elections come from Edison/Mitosfky/CNN exit polls."
Hmm. A news media outlet poll. Very credible. And so very carefully selected, with minimal error margins, I'm sure.
Let me issue a challenge to OMPOW members:
If you want higher turnout for young (unmarried) women, then I challenge each member that commented on the graphic to personally register five women. That's not all–register five women to vote, ensure that they have a ride to their polling place on Election Day, and help them get all the documentation they need.
Stop the degeneration. Stop the attacks. You see a problem? Get out there and do something about it.


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Wells Fargo Advisors has nabbed five new advisors with $849 million in client assets to its independent brokerage, private client and wealth brokerage divisions.
News of the hires comes as Wells is amidst a hiring tear, having also added advisors with more than $1.9 billion to its various wealth businesses earlier this month.
The largest of the new hires by client assets and production is the Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management Group, who joins the firm's independent brokerage group Financial Network in Punta Gorda, Fla., from Merrill Lynch. The team includes Michael Landsberg, Lewis Bennett and Anthony Dubbaneh. Together, they previously oversaw a total of $493 million in client assets and had a combined $4.2 million in annual fees and commissions.
The team has been registered with Wells Fargo since June 15, according to their public registration records with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. Landsberg was at Merrill Lynch for about 18 years, his registration records show, and he also served Morgan Stanley and Fechtor Detwiler & Co. before that. Bennett served at Merrill Lynch for 13 years, while Dubbaneh was at the firm for more than three years prior to the move, according to their registration records.
Salim Kimiagar joins Wells Fargo's Private Client Group in Woodland Hills, Calif., from Merrill Lynch. He previously had $178 million in client assets under management. Kimiagar comes to the firm with 22 years of experience, according to the firm, and had previously been registered with Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Investment Services and BA Investment Services. He has been registered with Wells Fargo since June 6, according to his FINRA registration records.
Bruce Davidson joins Wells Fargo's Wealth Brokerage Services Group in Boise, Idaho, from UBS. He previously oversaw $178 million in client assets and had $1.1 million in annual production. Davidson also has 22 years of experience in the industry, according to Wells Fargo. He has been registered with Wells Fargo since June 4, his FINRA records show, and also served at Piper Jaffray and U.S. Bancorp Investments.
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I am making this for a potluck at church tomorrow. It is very simple to make and tastes great, two very important things for any recipe.
The first day, the noodles will be delightfully crunchy. After that, the noodles in the leftover salad (if you have any), will absorb the dressing and become absolutely delicious. If I did not know the sodium count of those little ramen flavor packages, I would eat this all time.
Originally, this recipe used vegetable oil, but I pretty much substitute olive oil for almost all other kinds of oil. Feel free to use what ever you like best. Sesame seed or coconut would be great as well.
Chinese Coleslaw
1 c. olive oil
1/3 c. white vinegar
1/2 c. sugar or sugar equivalent (like Splenda)
2 pkgs Oriental flavored Ramen noodles
1 tbls butter or margarine
16 oz coleslaw mix (cabbage and carrots)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 c. sunflower seeds or slivered almonds
Mix vinegar, sugar, and the two flavor packets from the noodles. Emulsify the olive oil into the mixture. Refrigerate this mixture for at least two hours.
Chop the uncooked ramen noodles into small, not tiny, pieces. Brown the noodles in 1 tbls of butter. Set aside.
In a large bowl, mix the coleslaw, green onions, and either sunflower seeds or almonds.
Just before serving, add the noodles to the coleslaw mixture. Remove the dressing from the fridge. Stir it a few times, then toss with the coleslaw and noodles.
Note: if you do not like the crunchy noodles, add the dressing a couple hours before serving to give the noodles time to soak up some of the dressing.


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I entered 2014 with dancing in the early hours. After a champagne lunch, I danced again. A perfect thing to do on a stormy New Year's Day! I love any dance music old or new. I also like any smokey music including rock'n roll. Once I start dancing I won't stop until I get really tired. Mike is a softie. He likes mellow songs and acoustic music. He never dances. Never! In a gig, if you see a man sitting tight on a chair, next to a little Japanese woman dancing like there is no tomorrow, he is most likely be Mike!
While I was in the studio preparing for tomorrow's firing, Mike started this.
|Mike, what are you doing?
|Colourful cables!
|'Why doesn't he use the dining table....?'
|The mask I made on New year's eve.
|My first mask of the year.
|One little, two little, and lots of little owls!
There is one unhappy camper in our house. As I was happily dancing to loud music before the bells last night, Pearl the whippet had enough - she sleeps in our bedroom - and decided to move from the the side of the bed to the back of the bed. She hates loud sounds while she sleeps. (Nobody does!) She sighed, whined and stared at us. Well, Pearl, only one night a year, I should be allowed to listen to any music I like until late.
Now I know how you feel when your kids groan when you listen to your favourite oldies loud. : D
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Built with an ash body, 3-piece maple neck and ebony fingerboard, the new bass is decked out in black with gold hardware. The hardware is accented by gold bone cross inlays for position markers as well as Avenged Sevenfold's Skullbat logo at the 12th fret.
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© 2011 Delia Latham
With Christmas fast approaching, signs of the season are everywhere.
Beautifully decorated trees adorn every store window and mall walkway. Tinsel, ornaments, lots of red and green…all familiar, well-loved traditions that make the season festive. Christmas music is piped into every possible sales venue to put shoppers in the Christmas (i.e., buying) spirit.
The lyrics to one of those songs talks about the twelve days of Christmas.
I don't know a lot about partridges in pear trees. What lords a-leaping and swans a-swimming have to do with Christmas is beyond me. Somewhere in the annals of history, there could be a reason they made their way into this song…I don't know.
But I do know about a newborn baby in a manger, surrounded by animals and angels and a few very wise men. I know about an inn that could not find room for the Christ-child. I know about these things because they are what Christmas is all about.
I enjoy a gorgeous Christmas tree as much as the next person. I love all the pretty baubles hanging on the branches, and the smell of pine. Nothing gives me greater pleasure then placing my angel at the tip top of the tree when everything else is hung and strung and picture perfect. You just can't beat that bated-breath feeling during the countdown to the "plug-in" and seeing the tree light up for the first time…sparkling, twinkling, filling hearts with the joy of the season.
I love that! I do.
My heart is thrilled at the sight of children tearing into the gifts they've waited all month to see. I especially enjoy all the extra love that seems to just be there on Christmas day. It's as if everyone tries a little harder to be kind, loving, and forgiving—thinking a little more of others, and a little less of themselves.
Giving and receiving…but especially giving, is a beautiful part of the season. And what could be more welcoming than the fragrance of hot apple cider, cinnamon and bayberry, and pumpkin pie spices wafting through a home?
Those are all good things. Great things.
But I can't help but wonder.
Have we over-filled our holidays with gifts and decorations and cooking and scheduling a dozen and one Yuletide events, to the extent that—once again—there's no room for Christ? When our little ones dive under the tree on Christmas morning, headed straight for the biggest box they can find…is that all the day means to them? Have we taken time to tell them about that lowly inn in Bethlehem? When they sing "Away in a Manger," do they have even the slightest clue as to what a manger is, and why this one made its way into a song?
Or have we allowed our children to think Christmas is all about talking snowmen, elves and reindeer, and jolly men yelling ho-ho-ho?
If the Christmas morning of tomorrow is to have any meaning beyond the commercial holiday it has become, it's up to us to make it so.
Let's open the door to Christ on Christmas!
Bring that baby in out of the cold and allow His love to make Christmas CHRIST-filled. Unlock the doors of your "inn," and let Jesus spend Christmas at your house.
He is, after all, the Reason for the season…
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Our Classroom Butterflies
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- Linette said...
Very pretty! It's so magical to watch them change into a butterfly!
- April 27, 2011 at 9:30 PM
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Hey .....I wondered if that's what you were aiming for....
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That would be too low of an aim, sistah
I'm much more ambitious than that
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Forwarded from my wall,and btw,congrats on being super
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OOhhhhhhh,damn,where do I put my sergeants stripes now?-I'll just lick them off during my next session
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Thank you so much Dash, you noticed
How could I turn down a tiraMISU offer
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Monday, December 29, 2014
The Last Scandihoovian
As in other parts of the country, eventually media comes around to the idea of marketing to specific ethnic groups. In 1930 Clellan Card hit it just right. He walked into the studios of WCCO-AM and got a bit part in a fishing tackle commercial. the stock market had crashed only a year earlier and him and his wife had been forced to move in with his parents. He was paid $4.50 for his radio work that day and he found his calling. More here and here.
Clellan Card was born in 1903in Minneapolis but graduated from Rutgers University in New Jersey. When the economy crashed he sold bonds, pumped gas and whatever he had to to pay the bills. On WCCO-AM he learned the ropes eventually earning a role as the host of the early morning "Almanac of the Air" program. By all reports he was popular but CBS killed the program for their national news show.
Card crossed the street to KSTP-AM. There he did man on the street interviews, a recurring segment called "Quiz of the Twin Cities" and a new music bit called Spinner Sanctum. He wasn't as successful on KSTP and moved later to WTCN-AM where he slowly started getting air time on their TV station WTCN-TV. In August of 1952, Midwest Radio-Television bought a controlling interest in WTCN and changed the calls of WTCN-TV Channel 4 to WCCO-TV to match their other AM property.. the CBS affiliate that Card just left. In 1958 he was cut from the schedule on WTCN-AM.. but he was taking off on TV so it was moot. More here.
On WCCO-TV he became the comic character "Axel Torgeson" a Scandinavian which he pronounced "Scandihoovian", Wisconcin in the same jest was pronounced "Sisconsin." The program "Axel and His Dog" was a very popular kids program. The Axel character was actually recycled from the Almanac of the Air, but on TV it really worked and Card continued the program until shortly before his death from lymphoma in 1966.
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For anyone coming for the blog train....So sorry, but I'm having a horrible time getting my train to leave the station. Out of state, and the connection speed where I'm staying is NOT letting me get anything done. I'll keep working on the problem. Be sure to check back next Wednesday (I'll be home then and it will definitely be up for you then. So sorry for the problems.
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8800 Warner AveFountain Valley, CA 92708(714) 841-13661 star rating7/20/2009I took my bike into Bicycle Discovery for a loose stem post on Thurs. I spoke to the guy with the ponytail at the service area. I explained that there was a little play in the stem post which makes my front wheel shimmy and somewhat dangerous to ride. He pushed down on my handlebars and turned the wheel side to side and he tried to tell me to just push forward on the handlebars and I should be able to ride the bike. He didn't see a problem so I held the front wheel with my feet and twisted the handlebars side to side to show him the play in the stem post as I explained how its ok for the most part when riding straight, but could be dangerous if I need to turn to avoid something. I asked if it could be tighted or replaced. He said he would have his mechanic look at it and call me, but that I wouldn't have my bike back until Mon. He said they were authorized Dahon dealers and would see what they could do to fix my bike, including contacting Dahon if necessary.
Its Monday and I received a voicemail earlier stating that my bike was ready to be picked up. I go to Bicycle Discovery during my lunch break to pick up my bike and the guy with the ponytail says he needs to talk to me about that. BUT, he kindly waits while the cashier rings me up first. $6....that was the bill....hmmm...must not be good. So after they have my money, he tells me that the mechanic tried to tighten up the stem by trying to turn the locknut that holds the stem, but wasn't able to fix the problem. His next line was "unfortunately this Dahon is no precision machine". So I say ok, thanks anyways and put the bike in my truck and head back to work. No info provided as to whether I could get a replacement or fit something else on there. I didn't bother asking if they contacted Dahon for any advice.
So I get to work and my coworker sees the bike and asks if he can try it out. I pull the bike out and the first thing he says is I'm NOT going to break my neck on this bike! He says my stem is going to fall off. I tell him yeah, there's a little play in it. He thought I was kidding and was going to put my bike back in my truck...so I reassured him that it would be ok to pedal around the parking lot. Thats when he showed me how loose the stem post now was and I was PISSED OFF. There's 3-4 times as much play now. I can use my pinky on the tip of my handlebars and make the play in the stem post very visible now without even having to hold the front wheel.
So now I can't ride my bike at all. What started as some side-to-side play in my stem post has now been made into an up-and-down AND 3-4x worse side-to-side play.
I called Bicycle Discovery and asked to speak to the shop manager and was told he wasn't in today and would possibly be in tomorrow. I will go there tomorrow to see what can be done to at least get my bike back to rideable. I can understand not being able to fix my bike, but making it completely useless is very aggravating.
So far, going to Bicycle Discovery has cost me $6 for labor to hold my bike for 4 days and make it unrideable.
I will email Dahon for help and tell him that I already tried an "authorized dealer" who ruined my bike. If you own a Dahon, please do not take your bike here. I am extremely disappointed in the poor service.
Kevin a 32 year old Die-hard Enthusiast, riding a Dahon ,
sorry that 20 year racer has $8K to spend on a bike - I hope he drops that attitude when he grows up.
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I was listening to NPR the other day and they had a piece on Mommy Bloggers, aparently there was some kind of convention or meeting of Mommy Bloggers (and hrumph, I wasn't invited...) and NPR decided to attend and ask a few questions. Unfortunately I didn't hear the whole story but it was put forth that some bloggers are getting lots of loot out of the deal. Becuase of the power of these Mommy bloggers, businesses are sending out tons of complimentary gifts (to put it nicely) so that their product will be reviewed on these increasingly important blogs.
I just wanted to make it clear that I do not ask for free ANYTHING I don't write stories on products just to get something for free. I write my blogs from my heart and I try to write about what I feel will be helpful to you... all the parent's out there! If anything I am trying to give you tips and information on things that you may already have in your home and I try not to be too product based. I must admit that I do BEG Weleda from time to time to send me ANYTHING because I love everything... but other than that, it's all about sharing information, new and old information, that can hep us be better parents.
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You might wonder where I'm going with bugs and brides. What could they possibly have in common? With June brides come the images of flowers and showers, preachers and parties and the meshing of new families. With June bugs come the sounds of head-buzzing and lampshade pelting, swooshing fly swatters and cats rocketing across the living room and smashing into patio doors.
I'm thinking of both as we glide past spring into summer. We've had two family weddings this month and seemingly more fat brown June bugs dancing around our light bulbs than all years past. Both brides and bugs have swept quickly past leaving a fluttering of invitations and, well, wings and legs. Perhaps it's analogous that we're also counting more blessings than ever in our lives.
Life doesn't always follow our plans, but along the turns of the past year we've found ourselves growing richer in relationships as every page falls from the calendar. The hours of this month fly past with old friends getting back in contact, new acquaintances from the weddings filling our address book and the activities of summer crowding our schedules.
Even after all the years since graduating school and university, there is still something delicious about welcoming summer and its possibilities for fun: jumping in a pool to escape the heat, slipping into a chilly matinee on a bright afternoon, choosing just the right flavor of syrup on snow cones or nestling down with that great paperback in the middle of the afternoon. It's all lightness that we create for ourselves. Life isn't perfect, but there is a perfectly magnificent blue sky beckoning us outside to gaze upward.
With triple digit heat in Austin, it's important to create some slow-down time outside to slurp on a juicy watermelon and feel the condensation dripping down your wrist from an icy beverage. We find that it works to write "Down Time" on the calendar and commit to it. I'm much less likely to bump it when it's committed on the page.
I am however, much more likely to bump into the sticky fly paper strip my husband posted on our patio to catch the bugs before they slip through the sliding glass door. Who knew they still made this stuff? Twice now while watering the plants, the breeze has shifted and sent me flailing about during a facial assault. It's far worse than a tangle in a silky spider web. When it's on you, it marries you and leaves a nasty trail of goo all over your face, arms, hands and hair.
I refuse to let this ick replace my happy summer memory scents like Sea & Ski lotion and baby oil. These take me back to blissful teenage afternoons in a pink gingham bikini lying on a quilt in our back yard listening to Motown hits on the radio. The sweetness of watching the clouds drift past and wondering about the future still invigorate my love for this season.
What are you doing to create lightness in your life this year? Which are your sweetest memories of summers past? What are your tricks for beating the heat?
We welcome the newlyweds into our lives and outfit ourselves for the battle of the bugs, accepting the sweetness of new love with the stickiness of just living. We're just not using the fly paper near the brides.
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"And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army." Revelation 19:19
Saint George, wearing white armor and a blue cape, riding a white horse, holding a blue shield, defeating the dragonActually I don't think we are living in the events of Revelation. Not yet anyway. Some really bad and unmistakable things would have already happened. But it's a very poetic choice of imagery on the part of the Russians. The kings of (((Europe))) have had it in for them for centuries.


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Tomorrow afternoon (Thursday): I'll write some more on this important subject.
A Call for a McCain-Clinton ticket and a government of national unity in a time of great national crisis: The following exchange that took place on http://mccainnow.com/ speaks for itself. Serious times demand bold actions. Love to hear your thoughts.
Stephen Maloney May 14, 2008
"There's an old saying that you drop your bucket in the well where water is. Sen. Clinton has a lot of water in her well (in the form of voters). Does she think John McCain would make a better President than Obama? Of course she does, but to say so might put her in the Democratic 'Hall of Infamy.' She can send signals though."
Michel Zala May 14, 2008
"I could not agree more with your opinion. Quite actually, in light of the absolute need to unify this country which faces the gravest challenges in recent decades and on so many dimensions, I dare to propose an outrageous idea: Nominate Hillary as John's candidate for VP. Anything to stop the empty suit with his disastrous ideas which could take the US as well as the entire free world to the brink of the abyss, is good enough for me."
Stephen Maloney May 14, 2008
Great minds think alike? :-) I sincerely hope John McCain and Mrs. Clinton have some serious, private discussions about running as a "national unity" team. Our beloved country -- and I truly believe both she and John love it dearly -- faces problems we haven't seen since The Great Depression and World War II. Senators McCain and Clinton need to look deeply into their hearts and then do what is best for the country. I'm sure there will be a lot more written about this by others, but I deeply support what you have suggested. I'm putting this exchange up on my Hillary Supporters for McCain blog: http://hillarysupportersformccain.blogspot.com./
Thanks Michel, for making a a truly bold statement.
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The Sunday Morning Special!
When The King Is Away: The Purpose Of Coming… Again
If Jesus came to the earth to establish the kingdom of God, why was it necessary for Him to go away? Why didn't He set up His throne in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, as his disciples expected? Why is this period of waiting so crucial? And what does the King desire to find in you when He returns?
Join Monica Dennington as she takes you straight to the Bible to find out how to behave while the King is away, as well as Jesus' purpose in coming…and then coming again.
This is Part 2 of the message series "Plant Your Flag: Establishing A Kingdom"
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