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Hey everyone, today is my one year blogiversary! Yes, I know, weird day to start blogging right?! Well, actually I started on the 30th, but I was busy the last couple days! I made some trick or treat bags, using the pattern I found HERE. There is a cute little treat bag pattern HERE that is basically the same. I'll show you pictures later!! I have some digiscrap news to share as well. So first up, I'm going to show you what the giveaway for today is!! The wonderful girls at Quilt Taffy are putting up the prize for today, which is a Christmas themed turnover, great for all kinds of projects! Here is a look at it:
If you want to enter for the giveaway, all you have to do is visit their store over at ebay, and let me know what your favorite item is in the comments. Click on the picture to visit their store:I'll leave the giveaway open til November 7th, and the winner will be drawn at random. Special thanks to Des and Corrie for supplying the giveaway for today!!
Next up, Maureen is having a sale over at her SAS store, so go check that out HERE.
Also, Stacey is releasing F is for Family Reunion and G is for Groovy this weekend, and if you buy them both, you get a super deal!! Click on the preview to be taken to the store. I'll be posting my layouts tomorrow. Hope everyone has a safe and Happy Halloween!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
My Blogiversary!! Giveaways!!
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Labels: blogiversary, CT, giveaway
Monday, October 26, 2009
Oh me, Oh my, it's finally arrived
Well, I laid down with my kids today to have a little nap as we've all been under the weather, and when I woke up, my husband was home, and I woke up to see this resting on my laptop (and please ignore all the extra crap in the background!!):
Does that say AMAZON.CA on the corner?!?! Yes! Yes it does! I'm so excited. Let's just pull on this tab here...Oh me, oh my, there she is!! Peeking at me from her hiding place in her cozy little box, which was delayed for some reason on it's trip home to me...Hey there P-dub. Wanna come out and play?My copy of The Pioneer Woman's Cookbook finally arrived today. I pre-ordered this on September 3, as soon as Ree noted on her blog that it was available for pre-order. And let me tell you, I am so glad it has arrived. And this is no ordinary cookbook! Of course she has recipes, some of her favorites from her blog, and some never before posted ones too. But she also included personal stories behind some of the recipes, and their lives on the ranch. And photos.Photos like this one, on a salad page. Typical Ree humour, and I love it. No boring old cookbook here!! And the artwork for the title pages is so...Pioneer Woman. It's like her blog popped off my computer screen and landed on this book.And there are photos of her family, and her "punks" like this one here. There are probably thousands of photos like this one on her blog (ok, well maybe not thousands, but a few) and I love that she included them in her book. It just shows (yet again, if you can't tell from her blog posts by now) that Ree will always put her family first, and without them, this book would never have been. And I love that too.
I also laughed out loud when I saw the last page of her book, but I didn't take a photo of it. It is the epitome of Ree, The Pioneer Woman, and her blog, and it is the reason why I read her blog in the first place, for her humour, her wit, and her outlook on life. If you want to see it, you'll just have to buy your own!! Ree, if you ever stumble across my little corner of blog world, I love your blog, and your book, and you!! You can buy her book on Amazon and other places, and if you've never been to her website, please do yourself a favour and go check it out. You'll be so glad that you did.
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Labels: The Pioneer Woman Cookbook
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Harvest Thanks, This is Halloween
Hey guys! I have two kits to show you today! The first one is from Cheri at Dream Big Designs called Harvest Thanks. Here is the full preview:And for my first layout I used the Hand Stamped Alpha on the date tag and the title is CK Ali's Hand with Gungsuh Che (I did a search but it comes up as a Japanese font, so I suppose any old typewriter font will do lol):
And the second kit is from Stacey. I tell you she is a designing powerhouse!! She keeps cranking them out. Her laptop must be permanently attached to her arms!!! lol. Seriously, she's keeping us pretty busy! Her new kit is just in time for the spooky holiday, and it's called This is Halloween. Here is the preview of the whole kit:
For my first layout, I used the font Jamaistevie for the title and Pea Mique Bold for the journalling. I also used a template by Crystal Longbrake.
For my second layout I used the font Dead Hardy for the title, and the font that is included in the kit. Isn't it great!! I used the googly eyes off the font as an element. I love them!So thanks for looking, and always happy scrapping!!
For my second layout I used the font Dead Hardy for the title, and the font that is included in the kit. Isn't it great!! I used the googly eyes off the font as an element. I love them!So thanks for looking, and always happy scrapping!!
Posted by Rose at 11:59 PM 1 comments
Labels: CT, harvest thanks, this is halloween
Beautiful, How I Wonder, Jungle Boogie
Hey all! The wonderful girls at Scrap That Idea have some great new kits out this week! Sara has a new kit out this week called Beautiful, and it's aptly named, as it is definitely beautiful!! Here is a preview of the kit: I don't actually favour blues that much in my scrapping, especially for photos of Rayna, but this layout came together fairly easily for me, and I just love the elements in this kit! I had such a hard time choosing which ones to use! I kept adding them and then deleting them... This is the result! I'm very happy with this layout! The font on the star for the date was DJB Journal Bits.This is the second layout I did, I just love craft papers! The cluster frame over top of the blue one is in a freebie add on Sara has on her blog, so make sure you pop over there and grab it! This was such a cool photo, it fit perfect on the layout! We actually had snow on October 6th, so the next morning, Chase wanted to go outside and blow bubbles, so I thought, whatever, go ahead, and when I went outside a few minutes later all his bubbles were just resting on the snow! I had to take pictures it just looked so neat. Only in Northern Alberta!! lol. Sucks that we have snow already though. The font on the date tag is Hotel Coral Essex, and the "bubbles" is the alpha included in the kit. The "in the snow" font is !Sketchy Times (no that's not a typo lol).
Mel also has not one, but two new kits out this week! The first one is How I Wonder, and it is so pretty, the pastels are grunged just right, I had fun playing with this kit. Here is the kit preview:
And my layout:
Mel also has not one, but two new kits out this week! The first one is How I Wonder, and it is so pretty, the pastels are grunged just right, I had fun playing with this kit. Here is the kit preview:
And my layout:
I took Chase to preschool for the first time today, and did this layout the same day so I wouldn't forget the details! The title and wordart are included in the kit (the title is using the alpha) and the journalling font I used was SF Carissa. The date font is Amienne.
Mel's other kit being released this week is a totally cute zoo type kit called Jungle Boogie. Here is the preview:Aren't all those fuzzy elements so cute??! Here is my first layout of Chase playing on his swing in the backyard:and my second layout, Chase barely a week old:The date on the photo was done with the Adler font, and the "Lion" is Sasquatch font, and the rest of the title is Ufrayd font.
Well, that's all folks! As always, the kits are on sale for the first 48 hours, so make sure you grab it at the Scrap that Idea store! Happy scrapping :)
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Labels: Beautiful, CT, How I Wonder, Jungle Boogie
Saturday, October 24, 2009
New Moon New Clip
Oooh, I found a new clip for new moon today!! You can view it HERE. Also found these movie stills, this looks like the scene at the beginning of New Moon where Bella is dreaming she sees her grandmother and then realizes it's herself looking in a mirror and she freaks out because she's getting older and Edward isn't. Looks good hey!! I'm getting so excited, less than a month left!And this one is obviously the date they go on before Jacob phases for the first time...I'm so excited for the movie. I've decided not to go on opening night though, as I really don't want to go see it with throngs of 13 year olds that will squeal every time Jake has his shirt off, which from the looks of the previews and the stills, is quite a bit! Notice both the boys are sitting with their hands open for Bella to hold??
I just hope I don't hate it. That new scene clip is from the ending of the movie, and there was no violence when they went to the Volturi, it was more...mental stuff...for lack of better wording. I'm a little irritated they deviated so much from the book! Edward stays close to Bella's side, only leaving her to let Aro touch his palm. And Bella is shaking with fear, and yet in the clip she is looking at them with contempt?! Maybe I'm too critical, and I'll try to refrain from making any snap judgements until I've seen the full version, instead of all these little sneaks!!
I also wanted to show you the new boots I bought Rayna for this winter. They are so cute!! Thank you Wal Mart for stocking cute little moccasin style boots, in pink, with pom poms, in a size 4 for my little girl. See those butterflies? And the little snowflakes? I think to myself, only in northern Alberta, do we see butterflies AND snowflakes...together.And these ones I thought were cute too. A girl needs to have some color options depending on what she's wearing right? And she can never have too many shoes. I've actually been really good, I haven't bought her shoes at all, these may be the first footwear (besides Robees) that I've picked for her! No, that's not accurate, I bought her some little baby crocs, but they never did fit her, and now it's too cold. Anyways, aren't her new shoes cute?? I love them. And the price was right too.
That's it. Stay tuned next week, as on my blogiversary, I'll be kicking off a series of giveaways, with great prizes from the great people that I've met here in blogland!! I also am going to be making some trick or treat bags from a tutorial and I'd love to show you when I'm done!!
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Sunday, October 18, 2009
Bumps and Bruises
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know Cheri has a new kit in her store! It's different, and has some great elements! It's called Bumps and Bruises, here is the preview:And here is what I did with it:
Chase had a heart murmur when he was born and he would have had to have heart surgery if it didn't close up on it's own. Scary!!! I was so glad he was ok. The font I used for the title was Pulse Sans Virgin, and the journalling was DJB journal bits. It's on sale for the week for only $2, so go grab it while you can!
Chase had a heart murmur when he was born and he would have had to have heart surgery if it didn't close up on it's own. Scary!!! I was so glad he was ok. The font I used for the title was Pulse Sans Virgin, and the journalling was DJB journal bits. It's on sale for the week for only $2, so go grab it while you can!
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Labels: bumps and bruises, CT
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Mel's new kit for this week is beautiful. It's another one in the series of her CT appreciation, and is called Leigh. I just love the leather elements!! Here is the full preview:And a preview of just the papers:And here is my first layout, it's a photo of the original farmhouse of my great grandparents in Alberta. The font I used was Aquiline Two.And this is one of my favorite layouts to date, my interview with Chase! I found the challenge and idea for this on the Oscraps forum, and I loved it! I love the answers Chase gave me, he's so amusing, and I would love to do this same interview again next year, when he's five. I used the alpha that is included with the kit, as well as the CK Ali's Hand font, for the title. The journalling font is DJB Journal Bits, and the Hand Stamped Alpha by Michelle Coleman for the date. I also used a template by BTA Designs.
So run to the store and grab this kit today! As always, it's on sale for the first 48 hours. Happy Scrapping!
So run to the store and grab this kit today! As always, it's on sale for the first 48 hours. Happy Scrapping!
Posted by Rose at 10:20 PM 2 comments
Labels: CT, interview with a 4 year old, Leigh
It's the Tooth Fairy
Wow, Stacey came up with a doozy this time! This kit is called It's the Tooth Fairy, and it is jam packed with all kinds of good stuff! Check it out:And here is my first layout, a very special photo, Rayna's first tooth! I just love the papers in this kit. I think I may be a paper addict. I love the colors and grunge effects. Stacey you are an artist!! I used the Hand Stamped Alpha for the date. This is another one of the rare alpha's that I've actually paid for (and it is a font, so you can just type it in, I love that!) and it is quickly becoming my go to font for lots of layouts.And this one is Chase's first trip to the dentist (yes, I know he's 4!!). He has perfect teeth despite my negligent attitude towards taking him to the tiny teeth program. (I mean, those teeth are going to fall out anyways, right?? I kid. Maybe. hehe.) I was so proud of him, he did fantastic, he was totally excited to open his mouth for them and everything, it was so cute. I used the Hand Stamped Alpha again for the date, and !PaulMaul font for the title. (And yes, it has an exclamation in front of the name, that's not a typo!) The "dentist" word is the included alpha from the kit. (There are two alpha's included!!) And here is Rayna again, chewing on the baby swing at the park, I swear she's part dog, she is chewing on EVERYTHING!! So gross, but I had to take a picture because she looked so funny. I love those sparkles!! And the clouds, and I love the colors of this layout. I used the other alpha from the kit on this one.
So run on over to the Scrap that Idea store to grab this kit, there are a lot of elements that I didn't use, I don't know if I gave you a very good idea of all you can do with this kit. But it's great!! Happy Scrapping, and make sure you check out Stacey's blog, she may have an add on freebie for you!
So run on over to the Scrap that Idea store to grab this kit, there are a lot of elements that I didn't use, I don't know if I gave you a very good idea of all you can do with this kit. But it's great!! Happy Scrapping, and make sure you check out Stacey's blog, she may have an add on freebie for you!
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Labels: CT, It's the tooth fairy
Oh Boy
Vicki has a really great new kit out this week in the Scrap that Idea store. I found this kit so easy to work with I did three layouts!! I love the techno elements, and the colors are great. Here is the full preview of Oh Boy: And here is my first layout, I just loved that gameboy console, as Chase and his cousins are always playing gameboys. It's so cute. I'm really amazed at how good they are at playing them, even though they're so young! I just love the alpha in this kit too.Here is my smart little boy learning and practising his letters! I just had to get a shot of him with his practise board, with all the letters he'd done with the dry erase marker. He's trying so hard! They need to know how to write their name and the alphabet before kindergarten, so we're really trying to focus on helping him get these into his brain! The font I used was Batik regular.And of course, could I really let a kit go by and not do a Twilight layout?? Hah! I don't think so lol. I have Twilight in so many different formats it's not even funny. And at first I thought the kite didn't really fit into my layout, but then it made me think of flying away, and escaping, which is what Twilight does for me. So now, I think it totally fits. The font I used was Pablo.This kit is only $3 at the Scrap that Idea store for the first 48 hours, so hop on over and grab it while it's on sale!
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
I touched my sewing machine
Ever have a day where you feel like this??I totally am having one today. Anyone want a 4 year old?? Chase has suddenly turned into this defiant little boy, tells me no to everything, and he cries at the drop of a hat...I seriously don't know what to do with him anymore, or what has brought it all on!! I spend ALL DAY entertaining him, we bake cakes, read stories, do puzzles, build train tracks, make playdough, practice writing his letters...he probably gets more one on one attention than any kid out there. And trying to do anything fun with him usually ends up with me yelling at him, totally frustrated because the whole point was to have fun and his behavior always ruins it. Are all 4 year olds like this, or is it just mine?? Eerg. It's no wonder my husband comes home to this everyday.On a different note, I actually managed to touch my sewing machine yesterday! I dusted it off, cleared off my sewing table of all the junk and clutter that has taken hold of the surface, dug out some of my scraps and made these two blocks:Now I think it's quite obvious that the brown one seems a little bit skewed. Granted I haven't touched my sewing machine in months, but I didn't think I could bugger up a 9 patch! I'd like to claim that it's the way I took the photo, or even maybe the way I cut the material, and it's merely illusion that makes it look like it's wonky. I don't know for sure. What I do know is that this orange one looks better to me. I hope Amanda Jean likes them! Oh, did I forget to mention why I suddenly broke scrapbooking stride and started sewing again? Well, I saw this post on Creative Chicks, about Amandajean's post, and decided to pitch in by sending in a block. Then I decided to send two, as well as some matching scraps for the scrappy border. I hope she doesn't mind an amateur quilter sending in a couple of wonky blocks!! lol. Hopefully once she adds sashing and borders it all up you won't notice!! How cool will it be to see one of my blocks in a finished quilt at Crazy Mom Quilts?? I love her blog, if you haven't been there before you should go check it out, she's got some serious talent! And what a great idea by Emily at Creative Chicks to help another quilter out?? I love it. If you want to help out, just leave a message on the Creative Chicks post, and Emily will send you all the info! Just gotta get these in the mail now! I also finished reading Silver Birches, I'll have the review up on my book review blog later today! Have a great day and happy sewing!
Posted by Rose at 3:26 PM 1 comments
Labels: crazy mom quilts, creative chicks
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Dream Big Digi's New Store and a Freebie!
Guess what?! Dream Big Digi has moved to a new store! Her fantastic designs can now be found at Designer Digitals. And to celebrate, she's giving away a free kit! Just click the link to be taken to her store to snag the freebie, and browse around while you're there!! She's got all her kits marked down for her store opening! Congrats Cheri!
Posted by Rose at 9:38 PM 2 comments
Labels: Dream big digi
Monday, October 12, 2009
Twilight Challenge!
Hey all, I'm hosting a Twilight scrapbooking challenge at the Scrap that Idea blog, go check it out for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Sara's store!! Go check it out and get your layouts up in the Rose's Challenge gallery!
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Ok, so here it is, the big one, the one I've been waiting for....Sara's new kit, Twilight. I ♥ this kit! I loved playing with it, loved the papers, the elements, the alpha's (yes, there are two!), I loved all of it! Did you notice my new blog design? I used this kit to do it. I had so many Twilight photos I wanted to use, I just kept doing layouts! Wanna see? You know you wanna... This first one is with the "Family Portrait". Anyone know where this photo originated? I first saw it on http://www.faceinhole.com,/ which is just a fun site for wasting time putting your face on Pamela Anderson's' body. This was one of the scenes you could put your faces into, so I searched on flickr, and found it, but have no idea if it was from a photo shoot for a magazine or what the heck. Doesn't really matter anyways, I'm just curious. I love it though. I am extremely curious too if that is the actual girl that will play Renesmee? I have to admit I got the idea for this layout from a photo of Twilight I saw somewhere (and I don't remember where) but Edward was sort of erased from the photo. Since New Moon is right around the corner, I decided to do this layout. (Anyone else as excited as I am for the movie to come out?) I seriously don't want to see the movie with a bunch of 13 year olds though. Bad enough watching Twilight and during the kiss scene they were all squealing, it was so annoying. I don't remember ever being like that as a teenage girl, but maybe I was and just didn't realize! The font I used was Be Safe.This is quite possibly my favorite layout, I just love that red paper, it really brings out her eyes lol. The feathers were perfect, and I love those ribbons too! Also, it's nice that the alpha is included in metal and in white, great for different layouts.Ooooh, and who could forget the Volturi?? I realized after I did this one that I forgot the blond one (not sure which characters play who, and I didn't care enough to go looking hehe). I know the bottom two are Jane and Alec, and the top one is Aro, but is cloaked guy Caius, or Marcus? Very sinister. AUGH! 39 more days til New Moon. And here is the whole kit! It really is great, and I know the other girls on the CT did layouts that didn't have anything to do with Twilight, so this kit is very versatile as well. And of course, the kits are on sale for the first 48 hours for only $3, so go grab this kit (click on the preview to be directed to the store)!! Sara also has a freebie add-on on her blog, so go check it out!
Happy scrapping! (Oh, and on a side note, the fantabulous Nancy made me another blinkie, and she made it to match my blog design!! Isn't it great??? I absolutely love it, so thanks again Nancy!!)
Happy scrapping! (Oh, and on a side note, the fantabulous Nancy made me another blinkie, and she made it to match my blog design!! Isn't it great??? I absolutely love it, so thanks again Nancy!!)
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The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with annoying bastards. —Alexander Jablokov
Saturday, December 23, 2006
The Yearly Christmas Letter
I propose that we have a law that mandates separating Yearly Christmas Letters into two batches.
I'm serious.
One set should be sent to people who know you well (like family and close friends), and the other set should be sent to people you keep in touch with infrequently or only once a year, mostly via Yearly Christmas Letters.
Because after reading some of these letters, those of us who know what fantastic people you are are often left scratching our heads and wondering if you had some kind of momentary eggnog-induced artery-clogging fat bubble in your brain that caused you to manifest an episode of Scary Orange Hair and Pompous Fart Disorder (it's listed under Donald Trump in the DSM-IV).
Since the early stages of our relationship, Hubby and I would save the Yearly Christmas Letters we received for a special night. We'd put the kids to bed, get out the snifters, have some Brandy or Grand Marnier (or more than some) and read them aloud to each other.
And laugh our damn fool heads off.
Maybe it sounds a bit unkind. But it's not.
We love hearing news from people we don't keep in frequent touch with.
But some letters from family and friends we are close to kind of freaked us out. Since as Paul Harvey used to say, we know "the rest of the story".
And since you know we know "the rest of the story", why in the world would you send us these silly letters? Alternative reality?
An example are the ones I like to call the "Who Are You Trying to Impress?" letters.
"Snotleigh was accepted at the very exclusive private Snerdsville Academy this year! Bratleigh has decided to stay in public school because he embraces all challenges!"
[Snotleigh threw his steel-toed boot at another kid on the bus but missed and hit the driver on the back of the head, causing him to momentarily lose consciousness and run into a telephone pole, so the kid has been banned from all public school buses for a year. Tuition at the Snerdsville Acadamy is an astronomical 25K per kid, so Bratleigh is just going to have make do like the little people!]
"This year, I did what I always dreamed of doing, and took a 60-day European tour (insert fabulous locations, shopping, food and details here)! Although Hubby missed me terribly, he graciously supported me in this opportunity to explore the world."
[I caught Hubby humping the housekeeper and convinced him that springing for this luxury tour would put a smaller hurt on his wallet than my divorcing his skanky cheating ass!]
Then there are the letters that seem to come from royalty, because the entire thing is written in third person with a royal "we".
Then there are the really weird ones.
One very lovely, gracious, successful, intelligent and usually "normal" friend sends out weird letters and writes about herself in third person. Apparently she had a bit of a weight problem as a teen (she's been thin as long as we've known her), because almost every year she references this in her Yearly Christmas Letter.
1995: "Sharon continues to keep her figure trim with yoga and swimming after losing 40 pounds in 1984."
1998: "Sharon is still slender after 14 years of weight loss and enjoys showing off her svelte silhouette in the slinky fall fashions. Vavavoom!"
2004: "Skiing is Sharon's new passion to maintain fitness (after losing over 40 pounds in 1984!). She could be a fashion model in her racy snow gear. Move over, Tyra Banks!!"
So hubby and I would get a little sauced and snicker over some of these letters and compose our own...
"After hitting the pinnacle of smoking 3-packs a day, Attila has managed to cut that in half this year. Now she just smells like a slightly smaller ash tray!
Mr. Attila was able to kick that nasty nose candy habit, and saved the family $6000.00 this year. We're looking forward to finishing the rec room (complete with full wet bar!) sometime in the spring with these extra savings!
The Big Kid has decided that it was time to move on from his first love and find a new girlfriend. Of course the restraining order helped this along a little bit.
The Little Guy has graduated from man-handling his janglies every time someone talks to him to the slightly less embarrassing action of sticking his finger up his nose like he is mining for treasure. We're so proud of him!"
Ok, I know we're a little demented. Maybe a lot demented.
But this is what passes for entertainment in the Atilla House!
Happy Holidays everyone! Stay safe and warm!
26 comments:
- michele said...
I love it. This year, so many bad things happened that I didn't do the newsletter. I tried. But what could I do? Joseph beat up his principal? This and this and this and this person died. Joseph continues to hone his fighting skills by taking on THREE boys at once!! It just didn't work for me and I got a headache. I sent a photo card.
- 12:23 PM, December 23, 2006
- Rootietoot said...
We must have the same friends...except that all mine homeschool while I continue to send mine to pubic school. OH well.
- 12:50 PM, December 23, 2006
An excerpt from a Yearly Christmas letter we received this year:
"Significant milestones this year...Aunt A. and Uncle B. - 60th anniversary, R. and E. ??? (I can't make out their surname)- 50th anniversary and Uncle B. is 90 years young."
I don't know who the hell these people are. Guess I'm happy for them (in a general humane kind of way) but in all honesty, I don't give a rip.
And this letter came with a card from people I haven't sent a card to (or seen) in years.
What makes some people tick?
Oh, and BTW, Merry Christmas - from someone you don't really know!
- 1:10 PM, December 23, 2006
Hi Attila,
LOL! The yearly Christmas letters can provide hours of entertainment, though I doubt that's the purpose for being written. I received a "Happy Holidays" epistle yesterday from an old acquaintance that was so chock full of psychobabble about her mental development over the past year that Sigmund Freud would've barfed trying to wade through the muck. Like you, I wonder what inspires people to write this crap in the first place and then have the cajones to send them out….
Merry Christmas to you and your entire family!
- 1:34 PM, December 23, 2006
- elizabeth said...
ROFL! Thanks for the chuckle.
- 3:00 PM, December 23, 2006
- brenda said...
I'll send you my address if you'll send me a few of your kind of newsletters. I truly believe they'd keep me depression free and smiling for the rest of the year.
We've got a bugger diviner too, she (the 17th month old one)does it when someone she doesn't know, or like, talks to her.
- 7:06 PM, December 23, 2006
- brenda said...
If I could spell I'd be dangerous!
Merry Christmas!
- 7:08 PM, December 23, 2006
roflmao this was hilarious!! I remember some of those yearly synopsis type letters my parents used to get....my mom tried them herself once in a while...eeeegads!! They are curious lil epistles eh?? You wonder sometimes what makes people think that you even have the time or the inclination to read them!!!
Happy holidays to you and yours Atilla.....:)
- 9:07 PM, December 23, 2006
My sister used to send out, every year, a poem highlighting the year's events. You knew you were in for a migraine when you'd read the title: "The Annual 'POME'" Cutesy misspelling aside, the "pome" was always a horrifying adventure in meter--another of my sisters and I discovered that the poem could always be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas." One year, she even managed to fit into the rhyme how they passed the smoldering ruins of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas on a family vacation.
- 9:26 PM, December 23, 2006
- Girl In Her Underwear said...
I HATE Christmas letters! I think we're related to those people who wrote about their brilliant kids and expensive vacations. What the heck!?!
We didn't get a letter from them this year, but I fully expected them to put some kind of a great spin on the fact that their socio-path older brother finally died this year...leaving more money in the family treasury for the rest of us. What the heck!
- 10:43 PM, December 23, 2006
Demented is good... goooooood!
Happy Holidays to you and the family!!!
- 12:52 AM, December 24, 2006
- Samantha said...
We don't generally deal with Round Robins as our family knows exactly what would happe if we got one of those in the post!
- 2:23 AM, December 24, 2006
- Kim Ayres said...
I used to send out those long Xmas letters, but now I just refer them to the blog as an option if they are actually interested.
Hope you and yours have a great festive season :)
- 3:16 AM, December 24, 2006
laughter is good for the holidays. thank you for the chuckles.
merry christmas eve!
- 3:31 AM, December 24, 2006
- Pendullum said...
That was brilliant....
And to yuou and yours Ms. Attila...
Merry Merry Chistmasto you and yours!
- 8:29 AM, December 24, 2006
- carmachu said...
You do what we do....except we make shit up and send it back. Cuts donw on those obnoxious letters....or course we dont get ivited to christmas parties(or family gatherings) andymore....but we enjoy the peace and quiet....
- 8:55 AM, December 24, 2006
So wonderful and funny as hell, as usual! Thanks for a whole year of grins, my friend! I hope you and yours have yourself a merry little and a happy New too! Hugs...
- 10:32 AM, December 24, 2006
ha ha ha.
I know, I seriously hate those things. Especially when my mom goes.. "Oh, well look! So-and-so who is your age, is engaged! And they graduated college this June! You're still single, and you are going back to school finally!"
@@. Thanks mom. ha ha.
Merry Christmas to you & your family! ♥
- 11:42 AM, December 24, 2006
- Mr. Fabulous said...
On the rare Christmas where I have done a letter it has been a totally fake one full of LIES!
Merry Christmas, my friend!
- 3:49 PM, December 24, 2006
- shirley said...
Hee! I'd looove to get an Attila holiday letter!
- 4:29 PM, December 24, 2006
very funny love your made up snickered (or was that snookered) version, I am voting for an entire letter next post...
- 4:31 PM, December 24, 2006
I would just love to read a TRUE letter, not an advertising flyer about a wannabe family!
Love your homor!
I wish you and the demented Attila family a very merry Holiday Season & may the joys of Christmas be yours all year!
- 9:10 PM, December 24, 2006
It's amazing what happens when you become a subsistence liver.
You realize the letters are horseshit and stop sending them.
Happy Holidays all
- 9:19 PM, December 24, 2006
- Annie Drogynous said...
Love it! Absolutely love it!
I got one this year where one part read "As you know, J was in a very bad biking accident a few months ago where he hurt his back, broke his jaw and broke some of his teeth but he's healing well and is now in the process of laying our wood floor."
So while you're husband is trying to heal from a back injury, you're making him put down a new floor?! What a freakin' cow!
- 4:58 AM, December 25, 2006
- Miss Keeks said...
I must confess that I love these letters. Tragically, we only received one this year. From someone I can't stand. I don't know why she sends cards in the first place. Creepy.
Last year I had the best helliday group letter. It was from my stepsister speaking of the joys of her genius spawn and discussing the delights and advantages of home-schooling. I was tempted to copy edit the letter and send it back, suggesting she send the spawn out. But I didn't. I will always regret it too.
Happy hellidays!!
- 8:52 AM, December 26, 2006
- phlegmfatale said...
I LOVE your tradition of laughing at the year-end round-up newsletters from kin. It's amazing how they come up with that stuff. I love your alternate suggestions for a letter - very clever. I hope y'all had a happy holiday!
- 4:52 AM, December 27, 2006

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Subject: I have found a DVD that I think you would enjoy
|Two English Girls
Les deux anglaises et le continent
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Philippe Léotard, David Markham, Kika Markham, Sylvia Marriott
Director: François Truffaut
Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama
NR 1999 2hr 0min
Australia released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.66:1)... more »
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wdanthemanw | Geneva, Switzerland | 03/18/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of Truffaut's favorite movies of mine, TWO ENGLISH GIRLS is an adaptation of a novel from Henri-Pierre Roché, the author of "Jules & Jim", a book Truffaut had adapted 10 years before.Two women, one man and the waltz of the misunderstandings and the hesitations dancing between the walls of a love that doesn't dare to speak. The movie features a romantic love story happening a hundred years too late, so, as always in Truffaut movies, the characters are out of focus, they live a virtual passionate love that could fill hundreds of pages of a novel but are doomed to suffer in the trivial reality of the beginning of the XXth century.A superb musical score by Georges Delerue and a Jean-Pierre Léaud lunar as usual should tempt you even if the quality of the DVD presented by Fox Lorber is no more than average.A DVD zone your library."
Excellent film, but flawed DVD
wdanthemanw | 07/28/2001
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Undoubtedly, the film is excellent, though I don't call this a masterpiece (I'm still not sure if the narration is too much in this film). But the DVD... not too bad, but when the box tells you that it is FULLY RESTORED, you should expect more from this. A brief scene (about 1 minute) is deleted. When Anne meets Claude again, it takes quite a few days before Anne takes off her bra and goes to Claude's bed. Their conversation on the bed (in which Anne is shown topless) is missing. Some scenes also turn too dark. If you don't mind these, this is still an OK DVD."
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Arguably the director's best movie,LES DEUX ANGLAISES ET LE CONTINENT is both charming and moving.TRUFFAUT always loved stories about love triangles(his own life was like that).It is not surprizing that he added the scenes that were originally missing when the film was first presented in 1971.He was obviously very fond of that movie.JEAN-PIERRE LÉAUD his alter ego from the DOINEL series was miscast to be sure,but it doesn't diminish the quality of the storytelling.A common TRUFFAUT device here is the use of the voice over that comes off perfectly.Very few films have succeeded in presenting the theme of love in all it's cruelty and physical aspects.MURIEL and ANNE the héroines are reminiscent of the BRONTÉ sisters.A good choice for anyone who wants to understand the psychology of women."
Minor Truffaut, minor pleasures
Trevor Willsmer | London, England | 11/15/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The restored 130-minute version of Two English Girls is something of a misfire but not without compensations. For a director who complained about the overly-literary nature of French cinema, his mise-en-scene is very clumsy here, with excessive use of narration not just to fill in gaps but to tell us the characters thoughts and feelings during scenes where, had he done his job properly, we should know. At times it threatens to become a slideshow accompaniment to a book reading.
The plot ambles along directionlessly as Jean-Pierre Leaud's selfish young Frenchman selfishly destroys two sisters' lives without ever finding happiness himself. It's very much fantasy-fulfilment, with the two embodying Madonna and Whore and at times threatens to turn into a distaff Jules et Jim as everyone is oh so civilized about it all. The casting is also problematic. Kika Markham is fine as the free-spirit of sorts, but Stacey Tendeter is less effective as her 'purer' sister and the casting of the minor British roles is haphazard at best - David Markham is fine as a fortune teller, but the next-door neighbour is not exactly a natural actor and one scene features a London Bobby who looks about as English as Raimu on a particularly jowelly day.
It's one of those films that always seems to be on for another hour no matter how far into it you get, and it doesn't reward the effort with more than minor pleasures. But it is nice to see composer Georges Delerue in a small role as an estate agent and for all its clumsiness and overlength it has its moments and a mildly affecting ending. It's just a shame getting there took so long.
The DVD transfer is respectable rather than outstanding, with a gallery of French trailers from most of Truffaut's films."


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Dark Endings Vs. Happy Endings?
I had a very interesting discussion last night with an online friend and a regular reader of this blog (and is he still sane, I hear you ask). Anyway the topic of our discussion was my previous blog post -(here) which was absolutely trashed by my friend. The post is a contest between a man and the devil with a single throw of dice determining the fate of the world. Rather fanciful I agree, but I didn't expect that it would provoke so strong a reaction. To quote my friend the first Para was brilliant, it started well and it went all the way downhill from there. The first Para my friend loved was about setting the atmosphere, a mood of gloom and doom hanging over the world as the dice game starts with the fate of the world in balance. I thought it was an atmosphere of despair tinged with hope, but my friend thought otherwise (different people/different perspectives). Anyway my friend offered me the advice that I should have gone with the natural flow of the plot – of death and destruction rather than end it with the game of dice being won by mankind and the devil being defeated. In short an ending with hope and happiness, especially such an easy ending was not what he wanted, he wanted an authentic ending.
I confess I was intrigued by what he said. I had gone with the most natural time tested ending of all- a triumph of good over evil- a cliché if ever there was one. It's the way of all bestsellers and hit films- from Tolkiens the Lord of the Rings, to Rowlings Harry Potter to Vijayakanths Ramanna and Vishals SandaKoli....introduce the villain first- the badder the better- show that people everywhere are in despair and at their wits end with a dark and dominating evil threatening peace and happiness and then the lone hero, an ordinary man, one of us and nothing special, he comes forward to save the world and all is peace and joy by the end. It's THE success formula for all authors. The only way most of us prefer to end- with hope rather than despair. Oh throw in endless strife and trouble and almost insurmountable odds, but in the end the hero should scrape through, shouldn't he? Even if just to restore the status quo instead of achieving anything outstanding. There is a comfort in a familiar happy ending rather than a grotesque climax which shocks just for the sake of it or in a heart-wrenching, tear-rending tragedy of an ending.
Off hand, I can count with my fingers (in single digits) the number of books I have read which end in total and complete tragedy and the destruction of all hope at the end. Of all such authors I have read, I would rate Shakespeare the highest in writing such doom and gloom books. Who else but Shakespeare would write a book starting with the death by assassination of the main character (after whom the book is named) in the first chapter and then goes on to show all the various and myriad ways in which complete destruction conquers the conspirators- all honorable men till the foul deed is done- a must read book, Julius Caesar. He does not show us Caesars triumphs, his battle field victories, his crowning even, but only his death and Caesar is the hero even though he disappears off the story in the first fifteen pages. Or let's talk about King Lear. When the book begins Shakespeare shows us King Lear reigns happily on his throne. By the end of the book he is driven mad, penniless, and friendless and his favorite daughter is dead. How's that for a tragedy? Still not convinced about my point? Then how about Coriolanus? The hero is as good as they come- a complete hero in the beginning, but because he is quite unable to make up his mind as to what he is, he is turned into a villain and then a quasi-comedian and by the end he is just a pathetic loser. All for the lack of a firm mind and sticking to ones decisions. A lesson if there is ever one. Anyway Coriolanus and Titus Andronicus are never popular compared to the more lighthearted Twelfth night or a Midsummer's night's books. And that's a lesson we all can learn from Shakespeare- more Falstaff and Prince Hal type of characters, rogues though them may be than the stately Henry fifth or gloomy Prospero.
As an ardent reader of books I would prefer to not read tragedies, given a choice. The last one I read was Bridges of Madison County and after drying my tears I decided not to touch the genre again. Even if they made a movie of it- as they later made with Clint Eastwood. And as a writer or author I can vouch for the fact that most of us can't or won't write tragedies. I personally prefer to leave my readers with at least the faintest glimmer of hope by the end, rather than total and complete despair. Even if the villain is the badass of them all, even the grim reaper himself, he should be somehow defeated and the hero prevail in the end. Nine/tenths of the book can be dark and forbidding but the last part should be pure sunlight dispelling the storm laden clouds and everyone should walk away from my book with the satisfaction that goodness prevails, hope triumphs and all is right with the world in the end. Just like Frodo survives to come to the shire, just like Harry Potter survives death to marry Ginny, just like Arnold Schwarzenegger kills a ten feet tall Extra-terrestrial hunter all by himself and Bruce Willis never dies in the Die Hard movies. That's the kind of hero I want, that's the kind of stuff I will write, even if no one likes it or how clichéd it is. Hope wins- always in my book. Happy endings everyone.


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I'm so pleased to have a paragraph and a few pictures of my woodburned pieces included in
" Boston's Etsy Entrepreneurs" in the April Home edition of the Improper Bostonian magazine.
A few of my pieces took part in a photo shoot in downtown Boston, as well. Here's the article!
April 11-24, 2012


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A Bomb That Drops Spools of Wire?
NATO warplanes knocked out most of Belgrade's electrical power this weekend, using carbon filament bombs. Carbon filament? What kind of a bomb is this?
Early versions of this bomb disabled Baghdad's power plants during the Gulf War. Cruise missiles loaded with spools of ultra-thin carbon wire were exploded just over electrical plants, and the unfurled wires landed on the outdoor circuitry, causing the plants to short circuit. The United States uses this technology when it wishes to minimize long-term damage to civilian infrastructure: The plants become operational again when the wires are cleared away, which can take just a few days. The bombs also minimize casualties at power plants.
In 1995, Aviation Week & Space Technology reported that the Pentagon had refined the weapon. Today, the bomb floats tiny carbon filament fibers down over the target in a dense, slow-moving cloud. These fibers are drawn into air ducts in buildings and vehicles, short-circuiting any electronic devices that are inside. The only known danger to humans is that the fibers can cause severe itching.
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This is a 'preview" of what I want to say upon reaching the 50,000 visit to this blog. It has been inspired by one "post-anarchist idiot" who has dared to reply to my previous postings on "why anacrhist projects fail". As regular readers of this blog may note I often do translations from either French or Spanish. I am much more comfortable in the former language even though my own prejudices say that Spanish is a much more rational language than either English or , especially. French. Still...I'm a Canadian, and French is my "second language". What I find REALLY disappointing is that NOBODY aside from myself has tried to bring the French and English sides of the Canadian anarchist movement to each others notice. SURELY there is somebody more fluently bilingual than myself, resident in Manitoba, who could do the job much better than I could. I don`t expect the Québecois comrades to do this `for us``. It should be done by an anglophone who is better at it than I am.
All that being said I do far fewer translations on this blog than I should, for the simple reason that it takes me so much time. I tend to give priority to Canadian events, as should be expected.
Very occasionally this blog gets comments from what I consider the "anarcho-nutter" point of view. The latest is a"critic" who thinks that anarchist organization is wrong. All that I can ask him to do is try and make the effort that I do, to translate his horseshit into a different language. If he did he would se just how silly he is. But that is a vain hope. I will continue with my "unsophisticated" anarchism that can hopefully be translated into other languages in the not-so-vague hope that I am actually "saying something".
Molly in her simplicity.;


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The past few weeks have been full of learning moments and rich with new experiences. Walking into CNN the first day, I was beyond anxious for what the day ahead of me was going to be like. I expected myself to be so intimidated and feel out of place, but being in the building made me feel the exact opposite. My journalism classes at Mizzou have honestly prepared me so much for this experience. I always get anxious at first, but then my nerves die down once I realize I know and love everything that I'm going to be doing here. It was really nice to see that four out of the 12 interns in Washington DC are Mizzou students, which helped me feel comfortable to at least be able to recognize a few faces at first. The other interns are all so nice and qualified, and I'm really excited that I am able to a part of this small group.
The first week was a whirlwind. Long-form investigative reporting is something that's really new to me, so that was a big adjustment at first. I'm used to the pressure of turning a story around daily or in a few days but never having weeks to months for one story, so I really think it will be good for me to see a different side to journalism.
A few of the moments that have really stuck out to me in the first two weeks are the interactions I've had with the people that work here. Everyone is so nice, they say hi in the hallways even if you don't know them and are always willing to help. On the first day of the job, all of the interns were sitting listening to one of the HR representatives talk about what we can expect here at CNN when Wolf Blitzer just walks into the conference room. I never really expected myself to be star struck, but I think everyone in the room was trying to hold back their excitement. He went around and shook all our hands and sat down and we each got to ask him a question. It was so great to hear him talk about his experiences as a journalist and what things he thinks are the most valuable to become a good journalist. I think more so as the days have gone on, I'm realizing that I was just thrown into a situation where I am surround by talented, knowledgeable people everyday. I have so much I can learn from all of them, so I really need to take advantage of the time I have here. Another highlight of my first week was of course meeting Anderson Cooper and watching his Town Hall meeting on gun control. Just being able to be in the audience and watch how the show is directed and run was so exciting. I have so much respect for Anderson Cooper and how he does his job, so it was great to see him in action.
I'm sure all the Mizzou J-School kids are sick of hearing about the Missouri Method, but it's honestly so valuable and true. There are few things about journalism that can be learned from a textbook. Most of your knowledge and improvement comes from actually getting out and experiencing different situations. I feel like in the past two weeks alone I've already realized so many things about myself and more about the kind of journalist I want to become, and I still have two months to go! After all the freak out moments I've had with Teddy (at least one a year) about whether or not journalism is really what we want to do with our lives, it is such a relief to be here and realize this is exactly what I want to do everyday. I love coming into work every morning and having everyday being something completely new.
I'm working 40 hours a week, plus a 2 hour, round-trip commute, so it's really been an adjustment! I have finally completely mastered the metro…except the minor incident where I lost my SmartTrip metro card which had $200 on it and the run in with an old lady this morning who yelled at me to let her sit down because I'm young and can stand. I also learned parking the hard way- regardless if you don't need to be at work until a few hours later, if you don't leave your house by 8am you'll have a nice $60 parking ticket waiting for you at the end of the day. Other than those little speed bumps, I've developed a really nice routine everyday of waking up, driving to the parking garage, grabbing a newspaper on the way to the metro and reading the news every morning on the way into the city. Once I get to work, I grab a French vanilla mocha and start my day!
I can't wait for the weather to get a little nicer so I can do some more exploring on the weekends around DC. I have my tour scheduled for the White House and the Pentagon next week, and I can't wait for James to visit THIS weekend so I can show him around to everything I get to see everyday now! :)
My first major assignment that I got to help out with was the interview CNN's new anchor, Chris Cuomo, did with Lt. Brian Murphy. I got to help with the whole process start to finish, and I learned so much!! We're definitely proud of the final product, and it was on the front page of CNN.com for a while and will hopefully be airing tonight! You can see a link to the interview here!-


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Hi Woodsy,
I managed to unearth my Corgi Corporal Missile Carrier after some minor excavations in my office.
I thought it might be nice to get a couple of shots of the two toys together. I suspect the unusual addition of chrome wheels on the JR21 toy was influenced by this variant of the Corgi model.
Originally posted on my JR21 blog 2009.


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The Mile High Club
With the three of them in Kichirou's room, the twins sat on the bed, sipping on the champagne. Yuu cleared his throat, "So...what exactly are we going to do until we get there? Did you want to know anything about us?"-
Kichirou gazed at the twins, he hoped that they'd be able to understand exactly what their roles would be when he got them to his home. He positioned himself between them, wrapping an arm around each one. "You may tell me a bit about yourselves, what ever it is that you're willing to share. I'm sure you'll also have many questions for me about what is expected of you."
Ume nodded, "Aren't we just for bearing kittens?" That was after all the role of a pet in their homeland.
Kichirou brushed a kiss over Ume's forehead and then Yuu's.
"That may be the role of my mates, but that is not everything. It isn't quite like the Master and Pet life, though I do understand thats how you were raised. You two as my Queens will have the duties expected of a Queen. My mother will be the one to guide you, but as to what we could do until we reach home, your new life..." He moved his hands down to stroke a nipple through their robes each. Ume nearly spilled what he had still left in his glass, color fusing through him.
Yuu whimpered at the sudden touch, his cheeks warming immediately. His hand shook with the champange glass in hand, "A-Are you saying...you wish to...mate with us?" He looked over to his brother, seeing the other just as flushed at the new sexual feeling.-
Kichirou chuckled softly, "Of course my little lovlies. A king must have heirs afterall should something ever happen, but hopefully it will not for a very long time, I hope to live for a very long time. However the people of Nekovia will expect it. Had my father not been ill I'm sure I would have had several more brothers and even sisters." He brushed his lips first of Yuu's neck and then Ume's.
"Disrobe for me and then you can take mine off."
Ume gulped nervously, finishing the champagne in his glass before setting it aside. He coughed a little bit, but he felt just that single glass might help him feel if only a bit more at ease.
No one other than family had seen him unclothed before. However he slowly removed the robes which Kichirou had given him. He gazed at his twin, biting his lip, not sure he was ready for this, was Yuu? Yet they belonged to Kichirou and when he'd touched him like that it had sent a new type of thrill through his body.
Yuu copied Ume's actions, gulping down the rest of the champagne before removing his robe, flushing anew as he looked to his brother and then back to the Prince. With following instructions they went over to Kichirou and started to remove his royal garb as well, both nervous and uncertain.-
Kichirou watched them as they disrobed him, his navy blue eyes trailing over each of their perfectly formed lithe small bodies. He was sure that if they were to dress in feminine clothing that they would look beautiful as they would in masculine clothing.
Perhaps though they'd be mistaken for females did they grow their hair longer and wear traditional garb befitting a Queen regardless of gender roles. Once they had finished removing his clothes and all three of them were naked, he brought them down into his lap.
He pulled Yuu's mouth down for a hungry kiss and then turning his head to Ume's, a trail of saliva connected still from Yuu's mouth as he thrust his tongue into the others.
He lay back on the bed directing them, "Arouse me further my lovlies." He brought them up against him, one hand on each stroking down their torsos, ticklingly lightly at their abdomen, before cupping in each hand their cocks.
Ume whimpered at the feel of strong, firm yet gentle fingers wrapping around him, stroking his length. His moist lips trembled as he bent his head to suck a bit of Kichirou's flesh just below his shoulder, one of his hands gripping the older neko's dark hair while the other, hesitantly touched and caressed the soon to be King of Nekovia, not wishing to disappoint him.
No one had ever touched Yuu in this manner and he shuddered at the firm and thick fingers wrapped around his cock. He bent down to kiss the Prince's chest, his mouth finding a dark nipple to suckle on, coating it with saliva before lightly blowing on it.
"Does that feel good?" He whispered, eyes fluttering as his cock had hardened completely.
Kichirou at the feel of Yuu's mouth sucking his nipple into his mouth and then blowing on it after coating it with saliva he shuddered, moaning softly as his cock throbbed, so hard as he was, "Ngggh yes that feels good." The motion of his hand stroking faster upon the pair.
Ume cried out at the intensity of feelings that shot through his nerve endings, plying Kichirou's other nipple, staring at his twin while his eyes glazed over in arousal. Kichirou moved his hand back to Yuu's hair and pulled him up for a hungry kiss, then did the same to Ume.
The twins cheeks brushed as he kissed them both at once, or at least tried to, before his fingertips trailed down their spine, stroking their buttox, before using this thumb and middle finger to part their ass cheeks, his index finger finding their sensitive holes and stroking them while their three tongues tangled together outside their mouths, saliva dripping from them as they panted together highly aroused.
Ume shuddering when he felt a finger dip inside of him as Kichirou thrust a finger inside each of them.
It was a mess of tongues and saliva, their moans and groans mixing together and even moreso when a finger had slipped inside of Yuu.
He arched forward and for the moment he broke the three-way kiss, hearing sucking and slurping not long after he did.
Flushed completely, Yuu looked over and saw his twin eagerly sucking their Master's tongue.
Ume's tongue sucked eagerly at Kichirou's, the first prince of Nekovia allowing this for a moment, before taking over the domainance of the kiss.
Ume's nipples felt taunt, his cock rubbing against Kichirou's leg as he whimpered.
When Kichirou dipped a second finger inside each of them, Ume cried out, tearing his mouth from Kichirou's. At that the prince turned his head to kiss Yuu as he and Ume had just done.
Moments later he had flipped Ume onto his lap, slipping his fingers out of both their tight little holes. Ume cried out as he felt himself impaled upon the long hard cock of Kichirou.
The prince positioned Yuu so that the other stood beside him, using his shoulder for support as he took Yuu's cock into his mouth, sucking on him while Ume bounced himself up and down his length, tiny loud mewling moans emitting from him.
Kichirou's tongue ran up and down the rigid veins that seemed to pop from the dark weeping cock of Yuu. Ume while he thrust himself up and down Kichirou's length, pinched his own nipple, throwing his head back while saliva continued to dribble down his chin to his chest.
Yuu mewled loudly at the suction on his cock, lightly arching and thrusting a bit into the Prince's mouth.
Why had they been so scared to find a Master in the first place?
Obviously this man was going to take great care of them and he had a feeling they would be exhausted sexually a great deal from now on. Yuu whimpered, "Suck me off...please!?" He could hear the cries of his brother and he was surprised at himself how it turned him on to see his twin bouncing up and down their Master's thick cock, obviously in such a blissful state.
Kichirou smirked inwardly, hearing Yuu whimper, wanting to be sucked off, going as far as to use the word please. He was really too cute as was his twin Ume, whose insides were so warm, so tight around his cock. Before the plane would land he hoped to have fucked them both thoroughly as he sucked on Yuu's erection, taking his length further into his mouth, breathing in and out around that hardened
flesh to be able to take him down his throat, his tongue wrapping and unwrapping itself around the needy wet with precome cock, coating it in his saliva as he bobbed his head back and forth, the fingers of one hand rubbing, stroking his balls, while his other hand held Ume's cock.
The bouncing of the one up and down his cock caused Ume's to brush against his hand again and again so that he need not move it, though every so often he'd grip him a bit tighter, especially when he felt Ume clench his inner walls around his cock.
Ume whimpered at the feel of Kichirou inside him, but too at the sight of his twin being sucked, the sounds coming not just from himself slamming down again and again onto their Masters cock, but that of the wet slick sounds of Yuu being sucked off.
He felt hotter than before and felt the muscles of his abdomen tense, so highly stimulated by sight, sound and touch that he couldn't hold out longer as he came, gripping onto Kichirou's sides as his head was tossed back again his pupils dilating as he stared up at the ceiling, before sitting up and leaning against one of Kicihrou's shoulders as he shook, panting at the intensity that had shot through him whimpering as he continued to watch the other two, still moving up and down, while his seed continued to flow from him, spattering up and over his and Kichirou's abdomen and stomach.
Yuu couldn't control himself, panting heavily and lightly thrusting into Kichirou's mouth, whimpering curses and his pleasure as that devilish tongue did wicked things to his cock.
He heard the Prince slightly moan and his sucking sounds had increased that Yuu eyes fluttered at the naughty man. When the man was bringing his cock all the way in and deep throating him, it was too much for the young male, crying out the man's name as he came so suddenly.
He didn't hear his brother's release as he was so lost in his own pleasure. He pulled back a bit to see the head of his cock still covered by the swollen lips of the Prince, so turned on by this wonderful man. Violet eyes looked over to his twin, seeing his cock spent and body flushed in all the right places.
"Ume...doesn't our Master look cute...with my cum on his lips." He purred softly.
Kichirou when he felt Ume's muscles tightened around him and hearing the naughtiness that pressed past Yuu's mouth his body shuddered, hot seed shooting up inside of Ume whose eyes rounded as he cried out, even as he replied to his twins question.
"Y~es..." his breathing had hitched, panting breath still while he stared as Kichirou's tongue moved up Yuu's cock. He turned his head to take Ume's-
mouth, which had his eyes widening. However he didn't protest, but he blushed furiously before the older neko moved the exhausted Ume onto the pillows. Ume had never thought about tasting his brother, but... apparently he just had albeit by proxy. Kichirou turned Yuu onto his hands and knees. Although he'd came inside Ume, he was still partially hard and knew it wold only take a bit to make him-
completely hard again. He'd positioned Yuu over his twin who laid beneath him, starring up at the pair above him. Kichirou smirked as he positioned his cock and with a single hard thrust was fully inside Yuu. His fingertips danced over the neko's nipples and down to his abdomen, his tongue running up his his spinal column to his neck, nibbling his shoulder, then his earlobe. He guided Ume's hands-
to Yuu's cock and with their hands combined stroked the length of the one between them. Ume's face was flushed a deep dark red. -
Yuu looked down at his brother, flushed still from his release and with a high pitched whimper he arched his back as that huge cock stretched him. His body trembled, lowering his head, "No wonder...you came so fast. Fuck!"
The extra attention of the Prince helped to ease his body to relax but his violet eyes stared down at his brother as he felt a new grip, smiling, "Take good care of me...Ume-". Though both of them were stroking, he wanted his brother to know he was perfectly alright with this. It was different but he imagined their lives were going to be this way from now on. He felt Kichirou pull out completely and slam back in and he cried out, the process repeating as his cock was hardening again.-
Ume had he not already been completely red would have been so instantly at his twins words. He moaned softly at hearing his brothers high pitched whimper.
"He's big isn't he... fills you right up...did your cute little hole gobble him up like a delicious dessert?" He smirked, not usually so bold with his words, but unable to keep them from rolling off his tongue even as he continued to blush. -
Kichirou chuckled above the two as he removed all but the head of his cock from inside Yuu before slamming back into him, repeating his movements again and again.
Ume stared up at Yuu, even though he'd said that he was still nervous, "I...I will...Yuu..." he couldn't believe this was happening, but apparently their Master enjoyed this, guiding them both. Ume reached up to plant his mouth on his twins, while gripping his cock tighter stroking faster up and down his length, his tongue coating Yuu's lips, his mouth which Kichirou's had coated with cum from Yuu having sucked him off now met Yuu's lips.
Kichirou growled as he bit into Yuu's shoulder, while thrusting in again and again, as deep as he could, parting the young nekos legs further, aiming for an angle that would slam into-
Yuu's prostate gland as he was growing closer to another climax. The sounds all three made together, watching them, feeling them. They were gorgeous, hot and aroused him easily.
He watched as Ume's tongue brushed Yuu's thrusting inside the others mouth, though Ume looked uncertain, blushing darkly and yet still managed to look erotically naughty.
Smirking he guided Ume's hips so that his cock brushed against his twins.
Ume's eyes widened again at that, but he moaned, whimpering as he held both his cock and Yuu's between his hands stroking up and down, brushing the slit at the top while Kichirou moved his fingers up to pluck Yuu's nipple.
Ume's tongue ran down over Yuu's neck while the precum from both twins cocks had slickened the Prince's fingers, which he thrust into Yuu's mouth. -
Yuu could only nod his head to his brothers words, feeling like he might split in two if their Master was any bigger.
He was shocked when Ume reached and gobbled up his lips, his own taste still on his brother's tongue and it sent a new thrill through him, his cock twitching in his brothers hold. He whimpered and sucked that delicious tongue of Ume's, wanting to taste it more and more, feeling his legs pushed further apart and exposing his asshole all the more.
When his cock brushed against Ume's he moaned, growling soon after against his brother's lips, loving the next angle he was being slammed at. He could feel the precome leaking and those fingers of Kichirou messed it all around and then placed it on his mouth which he sucked on like a common whore. He pushed his body back hard everything Kichirou slammed in, growling at how it just pushed against his prostate. He could only wonder what Ume thought of his wanton state now.-
Ume's tongue ran down as he bent his head to flick his tongue over one of his twins nipples and Kichirou's fingers as they tugged, pinched and twisted them.
When he felt his brothers cock twitching in his hand he quickened the pace back and forth, squeezing and unsqueezing, their cocks pressed against each other the heads rubbing back and forth against each other while he gave their cocks a bit of a jerk. His head came back up to stare at Yuu, his own eyes darkening at the wanton look of his brother.
He'd never think he'd think this, but he was gorgeous looking so aroused, so needy, so damn dirty with sweat and saliva, the smell of sex around them.
"Yuu, you've never looked more beautiful...or more like a dirty little whore... I think Master should spank you, you're such a naught little neko, getting all hard."
He stilled his hands on their cocks, Kichirou stilling his thrust as Ume said, "Now beg to cum, I know you're very close... but we wont let you, will we Master, until he begs like the little slut we know he is?"
Kichirou shuddered, thinking that he'd damn chosen well such pervy little nekos. He rubbed his hand over Yuu's ass, giving him a slap when he didn't speak,
having removed his hand from his mouth so that they'd be able to hear him, though he held him by his chin, whispering darkly into his ear, "You heard your brother."
Ume and Kichirou were so desperate to get him to such a high state of arousal he was quivering, trembling almost once again.
There were times he swore he would come on the spot but then Ume's hand would let go and that feeling would disappear until Kichirou would slam into him again. Violey eyes were nearly black with arousal, staring down at Ume and wondering if his twin wouldn't mind going for a round later on, though it was cut short at the suggestion for him to be spanked.
There was no cock thrusting inside of him and the loss of it was too much, he panted and growled and did the same in reaction to the loss of his brothers hand. He wasn't able to beg for the spank, receiving it inside, groaning. Saliva dripped from his mouth as he had been sucking on Kichirou's fingers for so long, hearing the dark tone of his Master. "Spank me! Please...fuck! Just want to come so badly!"
He wanted friction, he needed to be fucked! "I've been such a bag neko...Ume...so hard...M-Master..." He whimpered as another slap game, arching forward and getting the small brush of his hardened cock along Ume's.-
Ume groaned as he heard the slap echo through the room, he knew their master had spanked his twin. He squirmed beneath the two above him, feeling Yuu's cock brush up against his at that moment.
The saliva which dripped from Yuu's mouth fell onto him, he stuck out his tongue, to slowly lick his lips where the saliva had fallen. Kichirou growled when he heard Yuu beg, asking to be spanked... he lifted his hand and brought it back down to his ass cheek again and again thrusting into him over and over again.
Ume smirked up at his twin, "But the spanking, I can tell you like it," he stroked their cocks together again between his hand.
"You really are so fucking hard... and I am too..." he groaned.
Kichirou's teeth sank lightly into Yuu's back as he gave a final hard thrust against the neko's prostate gland before he came hard and heavy inside of Yuu. So much rushing from him that it overflowed and dribbled out and down Yuu's thighs.
Ume's strokes sped up as he panted beneath his twin jerking them over and over until his body shuddered, his cum splashing up onto Yuu before dripping down onto him. Kichirou continued thrusting whilst he was fully milked by Yuu's body, Ume stroking, growling at his twin, reaching up to kiss him as though thirsty for him. -
The thrusting resumed and mixed in with the spanking it was the best damn feeling ever. Yuu cried out at the sharp feeling of teeth into his back, crying out for another time as his Master filled him up that he could only come as well.
The smell of sex was heavy in the air as all three let their seed go, and he felt the stickiness run down his thighs, pleased with himself. He moaned deeply against Ume's mouth, kissing him like nothing else mattered, still the hard cock thrusted inside.
Kichirou once he had gone limp inside of Yuu, he gently licked the back of his neck, watching the twins as they kissed. Gently, slowly he removed his cock from inside him then turned them both over onto their backs to kiss them tenderly.
"You two should rest now, for as soon as we land my mother will wish to greet you and she can be exhausting." Ume enjoyed the tenderness even after so good a fuck, though he'd never have imagined sharing the times with his brother. He'd thought he and his twin would be taken completely separately, but that was not how it had been.
Kichirou once more brushed his lips over their foreheads and stood up. "I'm going to shower, you can after me since not all three can fit...then you'll dress to meet mother.:" Ume nodded, holding Yuu's hand.
Yuu lightly gripped Ume's hand and looked over at his twin, a lazy smile on his face. The pair alone. "Holy...crap..." He laughed slightly, "I never...thought...and you were fucking fantastic."
He moved over a little and kissed Ume's shoulder, "Mm...how long do you think before we're carrying kittens. If it's like that everytime it won't be long. Didn't think his cock would be that huge..."-
Ume's eyes widened as he gazed at Yuu, his face flushing darkly, "I...I don't know what came over me..." he murmured softly, though his lips quirked into a smile.
"But you were just so... so damn hot... I'd never thought before...but it was so... amazing." he chuckled softly, "Who knows," his eyes skimmed over Yuu, pointing between his legs.
"You might get it from this time alone... look how much he filled you up and you're still leaking!" He purred, "I didn't think he was so big either...but it felt...wow, right?" -
Yuu looked down beteen his legs when Ume pointed it out, making a face, "Ugh, I feel like such a dirty slut now. It just keeps coming out...doesn't it? What about you?"
He pushed his brothers thigh to the side, smirking, "He's a machine, isn't he? You'd better clean me up good. I don't want to reak of sex when meeting his mother."-
Yuu chuckled softly, "You looked like one while he was slamming into you above me."
Ume couldn't help the heat rising again to his face, one of his ears twitching as Yuu pointed out that he was no less filled. "A machine? I suppose... I mean he was able to screw us both one shortly after the other and... and filled us up with his cream."
He tilted his head, "Hmmn, do you mean in the shower, or do you want me to lick your hole clean, because if I do that you have to do the same for me."
Yuu blushed, "I was going to say in the shower since we don't have time to lick each-other clean...a naughty neko indeed."
There were footsteps and Kichirou appeared with just a towel around his waist, drops of water still on his body from the shower.
Yuu shyly smiled before looking at Ume, "Lets go shower."-
Ume giggled, though he was still red in the face, but looked up at the handsome Master that had chosen them.
He got up from the bed, helping his twin up.
His legs felt heavy, but he managed to walk with Yuu to the shower, dark blue eyes watching them with a smile before turning to get dressed and pick out robes for his mates to wear once they landed.
Ume sighed beneath the warm and relaxing spray of the water.
He took up the cloth and began to cleanse his twin. "We need to be quick, but through... I think... we'll have a happy life... but we'll have a lot to learn wont we?"
"We do have a lot to learn. It's not all about having sex and having kittens. We have all these rules and we have to hold a certain standard since our Master is going to be King soon. The customs will be very different there too. We're not...'pets' but his mates...his brides." He turned around and spread his legs apart so his twin could clean him, moaning low at the intrusive fingers.-
Ume nodded, "Thats true, but he said his mother wold help teach us all that we need to know about being... Queens? Did you ever imagine that we'd become pets, no brides to a..a King?"
He smirked as he heard his twin moaning as he cleaned his little hole thoroughly. When Yuu did the same to him he whimpered. "Ugh... I think we're both too sexually charged... and we were just thoroughly fucked too."
It didn't take them too long to clean up, not wanting to still be in the shower in case the plane dipped in for a landing and their master did wish them to dress beforehand.
"Just imagine... if he were a neko and went into heat around us how exhausted we'd be...I think he's going to exhaust us enough without that hmmn?"
"I honestly thought some shopkeeper would buy us to work for him since it's cheaper labor." He nodded, "We've been wanting sex for so long and barely getting through our heats...our bodies are demanding it. He'll make good use of us for sure."
The pair walked back into the room dry though naked, Yuu actually blushing before their Master.-
Ume sighed, "Yeah... I thought so too, that we might never be able to have sex with anyone. I mean no female would have wanted us we're too feminine looking ourselves and most males want actual females. Although... do you think he'll let us dress up in whats considered female garments? You look so cute in them after all. But he will take good care of us, he's just proved that..."
Kichirou smiled at them as they came into the room as naked as the day they were born.
"You two are very beautiful. I chose a plum colored robe for Ume and a copper and white one for you Yuu. If they are not suited to you in your mind there are other robes, male and female clothing to choose from as well in the closet."
Yuu studied the robe that was given to him and kind of wished he had a more girlish robe, thinking though that Ume appeared more like a girl so could pull off the purple. "Can I wear a deep green color? Is that okay? What color are you wearing?"-
Kichirou smiled softly, "You would like a green? Then I will see if we have one," he opened the closet. "I will be wearing a that which a sheik wears, an almost white robe that has a sandy colored hue to it to match our beautiful desert land. I am the desert and you are my flowers upon which you grow from the oasis that most consider my eyes to be."
Ume couldn't help but giggle at what the man said.
Kichirou pulled out his robe and then a deep green. "There are shades of red and pink too..."
Ume, while the two considered colors, dressed himself in the purple robe that had been chosen for him. -
Once Yuu went into the closet he couldn't pick a color. "Green would look nice, but if we're supposed to be the flowers I can't look like a stem. I can't be blue because that's your eyes color...and Ume has purple...oh! How about red? That would go well with my eyes, don't you think?"
He swore he heard Ume snort and laugh at him.
Kichirou smiled, "Hmmn, I think red would look lovely on you, unless you wish to wear the colors of a tiger lily, they come in orange hues or pink... with red in them. But red would look beautiful with your eyes my dear little Yuu."
Ume smiled, "I think you'll look cute Yuu, but you're like a girl worrying about what you should wear." He giggled.
Kichirou, sternly, "Ume," which had the neko quieting.
Kichirou smiled. "We do not want any bickering between you two, especially after you shared such a momentous bonding moment together with me."
He brushed his lips over Yuu's before feeling the plane begin its decent. "I think we'll be landing very soon..."
He turned to Ume, "Help us put Yuu's robe on then you two can put mine on before we land." So far it was steady, but the captain would tell them when to sit down where they would have to wear seat belts.
"Ooh! Tiger Lily sounds really nice as well!" He scrapped the red one and went for that, quite impressed with himself and how nice it looked.
Ume looked at him like he was ridiculous, no more words no doubt or their future-king would scold again.
Once Yuu was ready to go they helped Kichirou and quickly fixed their hair before leaving the room and going back out to their seats.
Ume was quiet as they reacehd their seats, Kichirou sitting between them, an arm placed around their backs.
"My Lilac and my Tiger Lily, I am sure that my people will love you." He whispered. "I do hope everyone else comes to take their seats soon..." No sooner said than did his brother usher Hiroki into a seat.
He arched a brow, not having expected them to come out, but instead cling to the bolted down bed. His eyes narrowed on Hiroki, his smile vanishing. He had to remain stern in front of him at least until after the ceremony. "I hope you'll be attending the ceremony..." though no one had mentioned that it was also to be Kichirou's wedding to Ume and Yuu or that whomever stood beside Nowaki was to be his bride, to Hiroki anyway. He'd asked the others too not to mention it to the grumpy bear as he'd heard him referred to.
A/N: I hope everyone was able to enjoy this despite it being focused on the OC's that surfaced in the RP between myself and another who shall not be named due to reasons I care not to reveal. I still have a bit more to use with the log I found before reverting again to memory alone. I would also like to know whom your favorite OC is, should you have one as I know they are not to everyone's taste.


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State of Bitcoin 2015 from CoinDesk
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I love the smell of data in the morning! Interesting and surprising statistics about digital media and devices. Compiled & curated by Dan Calladine, Aegis Media - firstname.lastname@example.com - All views expressed are my own. Please email me if you have any queries, amendments or suggestions. Follow me on twitter - I'm @dancall


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This image taken from the the Arabic-language al-Shamouk jihadist website shows promotional material for an animated cartoon an al-Qaida affiliate says it plans to roll out aimed at recruiting children into the terror network.
As a masked mujahideen finishes off the victim fallen flat on the back with a rifle, his eye glares a sinister white. It's not out of a bad horror movie, but from an upcoming jihadist propaganda—for kids.
The media wing of al-Qaeda plans to boost its recruiting with jihadist anime. London's Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremist group, reported that a user named "Abu al-Layth al-Yammani" posted the teaser art on the terrorist forum Shumukh. The user wrote in Arabic that he was putting finishing touches on the film. The released art features jihadist ninjas, looking rather youthful, shooting guns and plotting terrorism. Its caption reads: "Cartoon films for supporters of Qaida Jihad in the Arabia Peninsula, coming soon"
According to Wired's Danger Room blog, the film is a classic moral story, from the jihadist's viewpoint. The Prophet (the good guy) followers crush the western rulers (the bad guys). The plot includes "the heroic deeds of the mujahids" which are "incursions, clashes, and assassinations." The blog quotes al-Yammani (or al-Yemen) saying it's "missionary work for us to raise our children and youth in the blessed life in the shade of the sharia of Islam."
A number of major media websites and blogs believe that a Yemen-based extremist group could have funded the production and its progress, but the information seems difficult to verify, since sources on the jihadist website are password protected.
So how concerned should we be about al-Qaeda's savvy new PR tactics? Noman Benotman, an analyst at Quilliam, says not so much.
"I think it could backfire. Families will be angry that al-Qaida is directing this at their children," Benotman, the former jihadist and Osama-man turned anti-terrorism activist, told the AP. Other facors include the demon glare being too scary for children.
What's more, Wired suspects that the cartoon could be a rip-off of an already existing film, as the jihadists have a history of simply photoshopping faces on existing video games and claiming them as their own.


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Restoration Hardware doesn't really carry much that interests me these days. Not sure why I was looking through their gift section online, but I stumbled upon this very affordable set of fake moustaches ($5 for a set of seven). These things would look pretty good with a shirt from the "Stache Shirt Shop".
Friday, November 14, 2008
All I Want for Christmas is a Moustache (and Stache Accessories)
Posted by Dan at 1:29 PM
Labels: Moustache, Mustache, Poo Poo Diapers, Santa Claus, Stache
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This is great, but where is John Oates' 'stache ? Gotta be one of the best.....
- November 18, 2008 at 12:20 PM
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#10 Parent Communication Without Compromising my Privacy
This year I had almost all of my parents sign up with Class Dojo. I loved that I could shoot parents a quick message without my phone number showing. I communicated individually with 20 different parents this year. The conversations were sometimes questions parents had about homework, letting parents know when after school tutoring was canceled, parents letting me know that their child was sick that day, communicating with parents about behavior issues & more! It works just like you are texting the parent, but it goes through the app, so the parent never sees your phone number.
#9 I Can Use my Cell Phone to Record Behavior
With other management systems I have used I would need to get up to my desk to record behavior or be in the classroom. I keep my cell phone with me, {I frequently wear a cute apron with pockets} I bring up the app & I can record positive or negative behavior with a notification sound that all the student can hear. {it can be turned off if it is too distracting} Easy peasy~Lemon squeezy!
Some teachers choose to use it on their doc cams & let the class see as points are given, it is not my choice to use it this way.
#8 Students can Modify their Avatars
Once the students have logged in from home they can modify their Avatars to look they way that they like, the personalization provides ownership for the students.
These are a sample of the Avatars...demo class screenshot
#7 Customizable Points/Works Great with PBIS & Leader in Me
Class Dojo comes with several built-in behaviors, but you can customize them to meet your district/school/classroom goals/rules/expectations. For example, you can have '4 S Line' which is part of our PBIS expectations of how we walk in the hallway {4 S is Silent, Still, Straight, & Smiling} or you can have 'Was Proactive' {Seven Habits~Habit #1} Each behavior can be worth a different amount of points if you choose. I currently have all of mine +1 or -1. Here is a look at my behaviors from this last year:
I will probably modify them some more this school year. {The 'student' is my principal so he could see what was happening with Class Dojo~hopefully there will be a way to add an administrator to our class as an administrator, not a phantom student}
#6 Radom Name Generator
I use the random name generator constantly! Sometimes I use it for awarding points without playing favorites & the students know that I am using it...I tell them as we are walking to the cafeteria that I am using Dojo & they know if their name comes up and they are in a 4S Line they are getting a point & if they are turned around talking they are getting Needs Work on a 4S Line -1. This also works great when I am working with a group...I just hit the name generator & glance up to see if that person is on task.
I don't just use it for points, but also for calling on students to answer or share so that I don't call on the same students over & over.
#5 Add a Note to Behavior
Class Dojo now allows you to add a personal note when you to assign points; you only have a few seconds before that top part saying "Add Note" disappears, so you have to be quick! I don't use it every time, but I have used it for situations where I felt the parents needed some more information about what happened. {I love that the sample student is Bradley Pitt!}
#4 Class Dojo Staff is VERY Responsive!
Each school that uses Class Dojo has a Class Dojo Mentor & the Mentor is invited to be a part of a Closed Facebook Group...they can ask questions, share ideas, and make suggestions...I asked this question 2 hours ago & you can see the response was 2 hours ago...really it was MINUTES later...every time I have seen someone bring up a concern or question there as been a response almost immediately...how many organizations do you have that with?!?!
#3 Class Dojo Mentor Resources!
As I told you in #4, there is a Class Dojo Mentor group on Facebook...if you are not your school's Mentor, find out who is & and ask about the Mentor Drive folder...
#2 Class Story & School Story
This last year Class Dojo introduced Class Story & School Story...it is a place where you can share pictures from class, messages/reminders about class pictures, report cards, book orders, having a substitute the next day, dress up days & more! These can be shared through Class Story with all parents who have logged on with the code provided by the teacher or through School Story for all parents connected! {Check Mentor Drive for graphics/pdfs to use!}
#1 Student Story!
This is soooo exciting!! It was just released yesterday, July 20th! Now students can keep a digital portfolio of their class work!! I am looking forward to using it this coming year! Here are some pictures & the video I asked permission to use to tell you more:
#Bonus Reason~ ClassDojo Video Series!
Last night I hit the 'Publish' button, walked out the do to go to the Drive-In movies {we saw The Secret Life of Pets} and on the way there it suddenly hit me...I had left out something that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE about ClassDojo...their Big Ideas Video Series!!! So far the have done 2, the first was on The Growth Mindset:
The second series was on Katie discovering The Dip...ClassDojo created these in conjunction with Carol Dweck's {Carol Dweck is the psychologist who made the discoveries about Growth Mindset & coined that term!} lab at Stanford, PERTS!
They have a NEW series in the works I can't wait!!
The first 2 had a big impact on my students & they would refer to the videos when we encountered challenges or new learning!
I wanted to add one more footnote to this post, in this digital age there are many concerns regarding privacy & safety, ClassDojo was ranked one of the best performers in Privacy Practices, click here for a link to the article about it!
Thanks for stopping by!Nancy


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After being here in Washington for almost three weeks, I feel like I am finally learning the ropes. I've done the tourist thing and I've done the Washingtonian thing. Right now, I think being a local is better. I no longer look like a lost puppy when I'm walking through the city or through the metro halls. I walk on the right side of the escalator and I sit and read the paper on the metro. These, to me, are signs of a D.C. veteran. This may sound silly, but the small adjustments to living here have made it so much easier to get by. Beyond just adjusting to living here, academics and work have taken over my summer. I'm pretty excited to see what happens the rest of the summer...my job is hard but it's a lot of fun because I get to interact with a lot of different people. Today, our program set up a lecture with Ralph Nader so we all went to that and heard him speak about civic engagement, the economy and other current issues. I've been doing a lot of exploring lately and I'm confident that DC is the best place that I've ever explored. That's all for now!
About Me
- Carrie
- Welcome to my Peer Mentor blogspot! I'll be a senior at WC this year and I'm from Texas...I play tennis and manage men's basketball and I'll be living in D.C. this summer, more excitement on its way...
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Italian Wedding Soup is one of my all time favorite recipes and I'm happy to be sharing it with you.
I remembered to snap a photo as I was putting away the small amount of soup we had left over,
we all gobbled it up it was so good
The weather today was cool & crisp
No better day for soup
This has always been my favorite, it's simple to make and a really great meal that everyone will enjoy.
Italian Wedding Soup
1lb ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 egg
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/8 tsp gr. pepper
11/4 tsp oregano
mix together and make meatballs ( I use the medium pampered chef scoop-I think it's 1 1/2 T.)
place on wax paper while you bring
bring 6 cups water
to boil
then add 1-2 T chicken bouillon
when water is boiling drop in meatballs and cook for 10 minutes
then add 1/2 package orzo pasta
cook 8 minutes
(I also added 1/2 diced onion)
cut up 2 cups escarole and place some in each bowl
then add the soup to the bowls and top off with some Romano cheese which is my favorite.
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Friday, January 16, 2009
To Foul, or Not To Foul?
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Much debate or the "sportsmanship" of that move. I personally have never liked it in the past however it has become very very common. I guess Bo is old school.
Tubby schooled him coaching wise in the last 5 minutes of the game.
- January 16, 2009 at 9:53 AM
It's not a bad thought, but that would have been a much tougher shot had Trevon Hughes put a little bit of effort into his defense.
- January 16, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- Tim said...
If you do this wrong, you can get a ref who thinks he is bigger than the game calling an intentional foul. Now you get the free throws, plus the ball back at half court.
I'm not sure it has as much to do with "sportsmanship" as a coach thinking that his players should be able to play enough defense to prevent a quick three.
- January 16, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Atrocious game last night. I'm actually gonna put the blame on Trevon and Bo. I love Bo, but my one knock on him was that he is always too stubborn to change his game plan. All of the players seemed lackadaisical going to the rim and getting ALL of their shots blocked in the last 3 minutes of the game. Inexcusable loss, and Bo should take some blame...
- January 16, 2009 at 10:44 AM
Oh absolutely Bo should get some blame. Obviously they have spent zero time breaking the press in practice. I'm assuming this isn't the first time Minnesota has pressed a team this season. Shouldn't they have seen this in the film room?
- January 16, 2009 at 12:25 PM


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After all the sail timbers were finished, they were sent away for pressure treating with preservative. We then waited for a while (whilst working on another project) for the timbers to dry, to help with paint adhesion.
In the meantime, we laid the whips onto the stocks temporarily, to drill through both for the bolt fixings. We figured this would be a lot easier on the ground than half way up a mill in a hoist. It was still a hassle though, much thanks to our helpful farmers for the moving machinery.
|Positioning one of the whips for drilling
More recently, we have moved onto painting the sails. Very smart they look too. Shouldn't be too long now before putting them up. Watch this space.