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Monday, April 09, 2007
Grant Morrison's New X-Men 137
I have not talked about the covers in a while, but Quitely's covers are great and this is the best one in the arc. Just a tremendous about of clearly articulated chaos; your eye knows just where to go. Quitely is a great designer.
This issue -- this one issue -- is the riot: the rest of the arc is build up (a failed buildup in which no tension is established, as I have demonstrated) and epilogue. Our points about the gang reach fruition here: Morrison has been making fun of privileged teens by making them look like idiots and this issue is no exception: their "riot" is hot wax tossed out of broken windows, literally.
Emma says that she misses the verve and imagination of her old students -- the ones from Generation X, drawn by Chris Bachalo. So do I. In a great line, she makes fun of Quentin's Gang with "Seize the school and then what?" Of course she is right -- these guys have no plan. The problem, already covered here, is that you can make fun of Quentin's gang for being lame but you cannot expect to generate any story tension if your bad guys are morons. If they have no plans, they are not much of a threat. It's cool that Quentin can fuck with Wolverine, but it just seems like the worst these guys are going to do is kick everyone out of the school and break all the windows. When Cyclops hits one in the face, they freak out like the pathetic teenagers they are: "That's assault!" The anti-authority riot kids are now phrasing things for the police report they want to fill out; when push comes to shove these guys want to rely on traditional human authority to save their asses. I know this is to make fun of them, but Morrison is doing too good a job -- I fucking hate these guys, and want to be past this stupidity.
Then, in the chaos, Dummy -- from the special class -- is cut and dissipates (he is an intelligent gas in a rubber suit). This moment is a good one: we have bonded with this character last issue, so the death has some meaning.
As for the good guys? Saying "Let's all calm down" is still the best plan the paramilitary X-Men who bombed China can come up with to deal with drug addicted teenagers with powers formidable enough to disable Wolverine. Idiots.
Xavier just somehow -- it must have been so easy it is not worth showing -- got out of the helmet and calls them on being lame. "The revolution lasted minutes." The Cookoos say that this fight is not youth versus experience, or anarchy versus authority -- the fight is always "in" versus "out." I don't quite know what to do with that, but I kind of like it -- I like their point that, for example, experience or authority could be "in" (fascism, for example, in the Authority).
Quentin has got to be one of my least favorite comic book characters, but at least he dies cool, ripped apart psychically by the cookoos into skin, nerves, muscle, and skeleton. Thank god the X-Men had these girls as students, because the X-Men hade NO IDEA how to deal with the riot. Quentin did it all to impress a girl who died, somehow. Morrison keeps it off screen. Fine.
People are getting mad and my bad mood with these issues, and don't know when I will snap out of it. Here is a preview: Murder at the Mansion (three issues): AWFUL. Assault on Weapon Plus (four issues): AMAZING. Planet X (five issues): BAD. Here Comes Tomorrow (four issues): QUITE GOOD ACTUALLY. Assault on Weapon Plus and Planet X will be shorter posts, becauase I have written about them elsewhere, and will link to what I said when I post about them.
11 comments:
- Madd_Hadder said...
I have to say that I wish I had read this run of books. I have half heartedly looked for it, but as I am still getting back into comics, it is all overwhelming.
- Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 12:31:00 AM EDT
- Geoff Klock said...
If you have the cash you can get all of morrison's run in one big hadcover volume, though I think you should spend the money on something perfect. Get the All Star Superman collection and issue Seven, both of which are out Wed. Or get WE3.
- Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 2:06:00 PM EDT
- Streebo said...
Even though you bring up many valid reasons for the weaknesses in Morrison's X-Men run - I must admit that these were the first X-Men books I picked up since the atrocious Executioners Song crossover in the early 90's.
I enjoyed almost everything in Morrison's run as long as it wasn't drawn by Kordey, and even then, I still liked Phantomex.
I know I'm setting myself up for a tongue lashing - but I liked Quentin Quire and his gang. No matter how lame they were. They were doing their best to play the Clockwork Orange gang card - and had no idea what to do with it. I loved how they adopted their gang colors from the old newspaper clipping about mutants. I love how they are utterly not cool. I read every X-book on the stands at one time - and it seemed that every issue featured some new super cool killer mutant that more often than not was someone related to Wolverine's past. Every character was made to seem important. Every month was an endless parade of new "cool" characters: Gideon, Deadpool, Cable, Feral, Shatterstar, Gambit, and on and on and on. Quentin Quire and his gang seemed to be the antithesis of this ultra-cool mutant mentality. I liked them for this reason alone if nothing else.
There are a lot of great characters and ideas in Morrison's run that weren't played out as strongly as they could have been. Characters like Quentin Quire, Jumbo Carnation, and the U-Men all contain the seeds to become powerful parts of the X-Men universe. I wonder if the weakness of the overall stories can be attributed to Morrison's poor mental health at the time?
I would humbly like to second Geoff's recommendation for Morrison's All Star Superman. It is the best superhero book on the stands today!
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 4:43:00 AM EDT
- David Golding said...
I'm pretty sure that Quire is supposed to (visually) look cool. It's just that Morrison has a different sense of what's cool than, say, Liefeld. Check out Morrison's own drawing of future style on the last page of the second-to-last issue of The Invisibles.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 6:03:00 AM EDT
- Troy Wilson said...
streebo: What was up with Morrison's mental health during that period? Was that when his dad died? Or something else?
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 12:55:00 PM EDT
- Streebo said...
David - I pretty much agree with you. I think Morrison intends to bring a punk against-the-grain sensibility to whatever he designs. (I'm doing my best not to say "post-modern") I remember spotting Quentin's call back to the "FUCK U." written on the forehead of the rebellious student at the end of The Invisibles. I thought that was a nice touch.
Troy - Here is the link to the Morrison interview:
"During the period of writing The Filth, which coincided in part with my tenure on New X-Men, I was so distressed and affected by what was happening and by the 'dark' material I was trying to process and resolve, that I hurled myself at a 3rd floor balcony in a hotel on Sunset Boulevard only to be hauled back by Kristan, scarred my chest and stomach with a jagged metal broom handle, and slashed at my own wrists ineptly but with sheer class, using a broken champagne bottle. Among many other idiotic and self-mutilating tangos with madness, designed, you might think, to look good in the biography (please, please, please don't try this at home, folks. the people on stage are professionals and experts, we are assured.). I was NOT MYSELF for a lot of the time and prey to all manner of obsessive disorientations."
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 5:26:00 PM EDT
- Streebo said...
Oops. Clickable link:
Morrison Interview
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 5:28:00 PM EDT
- Geoff Klock said...
Streebo, David: I am with David here, Morrison wants Quentin to look cool, and he kinda does. And as for your "seeds" idea, that is a very nice way of saying Morrison invents great ideas and does nothing with them (e.g. "Dust"), which I think is pretty much a crime.
Also you have to wonder how seriously to take Morrison here. I LOVE Grant Morrison but that does not mean everything he says in interviews happened. In the interview where he says he was kidnapped by aliens he also says that a comic book writer has to give the impression of being cool so people will buy his comics. He is a genius, but part of that genius is that he is very smart with PR.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 5:52:00 PM EDT
- Troy Wilson said...
Thanks for the quote and the link, Streebo.
And I agree, Geoff. He is very smart with PR.
- Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 10:21:00 PM EDT
- Matt Brady said...
Geoff, I wanted to reassure you that it's okay for you to have a bad mood if you don't like this stuff. I commented on it previously, mostly because it amused me. It's hard to make sarcasm or dry humor come across in print. ;-) But keep writing what you feel; I (and others, hopefully) have no problem with you calling something out as bad.
- Friday, April 13, 2007 at 11:53:00 PM EDT
I've said it before and I'll say it again, in real life, GM comes across as one giant douche.
BTW, I'd have to say, Dust survived the post-Morrison era rather nicely...prob one of his longer lasting legacies, after Scott/Emma.
- Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 2:02:00 PM EDT


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the trails aren't marked that well but we are familiar with the park. They are nice clear trails. It was a great hike for us and our dogs
This was a nice hike. more traffic than I expected. the trails were clear. it was about a 2 hour hike with our dogs
All the trails at EastFork are great, the only request I would have would to add more trail markers as some of the trails share common links and its easy to get off course.
Nice trail. Trails aren't marked all that well in places, so this app came in real handy. Just open it up and make sure you are on the right path.
Fun trail with great views and wildlife. It's longer than the 4.4 miles the app says.
This was our first time on the trail. We absolutely loved it. From the car down to the creek is just a few minutes. The views by the creek are just beautiful. We decided to go off the beaten path some to get to the playground for the kids. Some spots we had to climb over trees nothing too difficult. Plenty of places to wade in the water. Possibly our new favorite trail.
I attempted one single trek of this back on Tuesday May 1st. The weather couldn't have been better!! Check out my most recent group of photos. Some portions of the trail were still soggy muddy from horse tracks, especially near the campgrounds area. That's my only dispute on the trail as a whole- the perimeter should be strictly hiking only to keep from the large puddles and dips from lasting. There are plenty of horseback trails in the park: Cascade and Red Fox trails to name a few. I didn't complete the entire trek on Tuesday. I stopped at the turnaround on the dam at Slade Rd. I had severe stomach and kidney pain on top of my feet killing me. It was tough! Lol I began at the park office at Bantam and went east, around the lake passed camps 2 and 3 and then to the campgrounds. I did deviate from the trail then and walked southwest on Park Rd 4 to the the North Shore boat launch. After resting the Sun had fallen over the trees with night approaching and I walked the lake shoreline around the north cove (a total bitch!!) of Slabcamp Run and then around to the Slade Rd turnaround where my girlfriend graciously picked me up. It was black night by then. Roughly 30 miles in all and 14 hours later! Next time I won't be so stubborn and cut down on the pace and camp overnight along the way. I love Eastfork though and make it a must to take care of the trails and nature.
Great warm up trail. 8 miles from trailhead to Camp 2. Frequent water access along the way. Many vistas of lake. Very well marked with red blazes that are faded in most spots, but you also follow blue blazes almost the whole time.
We opted for roads on the way back due to time, burgeoning injury, and novel scenery. Saved A LOT of energy and time.
Pretty mucky in areas when we went this weekends. Last two miles (eastern half of loop) was big altitude swings. Camp 2 had tiki torches, fire rings, wood shelters, and easy access to water.
Enjoyable camping!
Well maintained and marked. Nice wooded area walk.
shred the gnar!
Super muddy and the trails and not all clearly marked.
Easy hike. Takes about 2 hours give or take. Was sloppy but I expected as much. Not very well marked, but that's what gps is for. I will be frequenting as it warms up.
I've been on this trail several times recently and find it to be ideal for working up to longer distances and/or overnight camping, or breaking in boots and new gear. The full out-and-back hike to campsite #2 (?) can be broken up into a variety of shorter loops and has several bail-out points to roads. It is not a remote wilderness experience of course but once you are familiar with it, becomes a go-to "backyard" walk/run/bike in the woods if you live on the east side of Cincinnati. It is one of the few longer trails in the area.
Pretty scenery and well marked. The trail was extremely wet and made it kind of slow and difficult, but I guess that's what I get for going in February!
Slippery and slow but very technical for running.
Love this trail hiked it a few times, can get muddy during the wet seasons.
Park at the mountain bike trailhead. All other documentation states this is a 14 mile trail. Most of the trail is poorly marked, especially the first section. Stick to the red trail markers, they were very faded and extremely difficult to see. The majority of the trail is single track. If you're running, watch out for tree roots, I found many buried under the leaves. Lots of thorns on the last bit before the loop and the loop itself, some where at head height, so watch out! It had rained for about 20 hours prior to my run but was not overly muddy. The leaves provided the most difficulty. I saw at least a dozen dear, maybe more! Overall it was a good run that was not overly challenging, exactly what I needed to try out some new shoes.
Not bad. I wish there was a decent map for the perimeter trail on here. I think it's 28 miles long.
Nothing to write home about, but some decent views. trail is poorly marked and a lot of horses and mountain bikes as well.
It was super muddy when we went and the trails weren't well marked.
Good moderate difficulty trail. Not very scenic. Mostly woods - you do get a peak of the lake occasionally.
Parked at the first lot on the right off Slade Rd off 222. Walked towards the woods and ended up on the Buckeye Trail. Was a great hike with my dog. We loved the scenery and the waterways that we passed, crossed and waded through. Excellent hike. We will be going back!
This is actually a mountain bike/hiking trail--a good long hike, with lots of twists, turns, dips and rises. It's actually a lot easier to walk on than the putative horse/hiking trail, which is all torn up and almost totally reduced to mud after it's rained; not so the bike trail, which keeps tolerably firm through most weather conditions.
Very good trail for casual hiking in the woods. Beautiful area with great opportunity to see wildlife. The route marked on AllTrail here is NOT Hopewell, rather its called Adena, which is more intermediate. Hopewell is marked white. Adena is marked blue.
Good easy trail. Shared with bicyclists and a small portion is also a horse trail. But well worth it.
Good mountain bike trails. although was a little difficult maintaining bearings. First time trail riding may have been a factor
This is probably my second favorite area to hike near Cincinnati after Caesar Creek! I'd have to look up all the trail names on their website, but there's a slew of them to get lost on heading east away from the Hopewell that eventually take you to the road that connects to the "beach". The backpacktrail continues over a road and several bridle trails while never retreating far from the lake, then curves south to a loop running near a few campsites. South side of the lake is definitely better than the north (no horses) and part of it includes the famous Ohio Buckeye trail (blue blaze) that circles the entire state. I'd recommend staying away from the Steve Newman perimeter trail as it's always muddy, overgrown and and nowhere near the lake when I've tried portions of it (green blazes). The PDF park map seems to suggest those two trails are the same but I know that isn't accurate.
Anyone know where the trail crosses Sugartree creek on the southeast corner of the park? It actually ends at the lake's edge haha...
I just got back into biking and I biked the Hopewell Trail to have an easier start to acclimate to my new equipment. I punctured a tube my first lap. I had a spare tube...no device to put air in it. I returned the next day, with levers, spare tube, AND air pump in case my unfortunate event should catch me again. Prior to my bike issue, and the entire second day, I had a blast. Rode it again today and cut 8min off my time.
Dave C. on Adena Loop Trail
Visited East Fork Lake Park for the first time over the weekend ... nice place in general. I only had time to walk the li'l' ol' Whippoorwill and Fern Hill trails. I like scenery and these didn't have much, but they were nice enough.
Looked up the park on AllTrails.com and it refers to a 4.4 mile trail. Sorry if I'm not using this website correctly, but exactly to which trail at the park is the website referring?
Also, has anyone walked the Backpack trail ... how is it?

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Friday, February 27, 2009
Not Over Yet
The snow started on Wednesday morning and didn't stop! A little friend was here that day and after an unsuccessful attempt at taking the kids outside, I remembered an idea that I heard about from a friend on facebook. Instead of bundling her kids up to go outside, she brings the snow inside to them. So, while Micah played outside by himself, the younger 2 each happily played with their bucket-full of snow inside. I added some food colouring to make it more interesting. I think they thought it was snack time...
Erik stayed home yesterday (Thursday) - not because he couldn't make it to work (he's been working at his parent's house), but because the one tool he needed for his day couldn't be transported to him. So, it was nice having him around, but it means sacrificing Saturday with him since he will have to work tomorrow now.
Erik spent the day entertaining the kids which allowed me to do a few things. Since I still have some room in my stocked-up freezers, I made a big batch of my mom's corn chowder. While I was cooking away, this is what Erik and the kids were doing upstairs:
(the kids never seem to stay fully-clothed when Daddy's in charge)
They also had a puzzle party and put together every single puzzle they could find.
We have been saying all winter that we should get some sort of sled for the kids, but we keep thinking that the snow will be done anytime. Well, finally we went to Canadian Tire yesterday and found ourselves a plastic sled. Erik took the kids to the park in the afternoon to test it out. He didn't feel like taking the camera, so there are unfortunately no pictures of that expedition.
That's all to report today. Tomorrow I will be 37 weeks pregnant and considered full term! As exciting as that is, I am totally preparing myself for a full month of pregnancy yet. At least I know that this baby will for sure be here by the end of March!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Ready for Church
Keziah isn't complete without her "dee dee" (a.k.a. blankie) ...
This "shirt" is actually a 12-18 month dress. I really wanted Keziah to wear it for church but she complained that it was too tight. I knew it would still fit, so I told her she could have a chocolate kiss if she put it on. She was happy to oblige!
Yep, sometimes bribing is necessary for the sake of cuteness.
And I had to include this picture of what Keziah's hair looks like "post piggy tails". This is how she came downstairs after her nap yesterday (Monday). She had managed to get her own slippers on and brought with her a book and her stuffed mouse from Granny(which, by the way, is her favourite stuffed animal, mom!)
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Spring is in the Air
I'm really enjoying the anticipation of spring coinciding with the anticipation of this new baby. It's nice to be expecting a baby in a month other than Nov & Dec. With the days getting longer I can envision myself taking long walks in the evening to get this baby out :) - and enjoying family walks together once this baby actually arrives.
Grandma gave the kids a book a few months ago called "Franklin's Baby Sister". In the story, Franklin finds out that he's going to be a big brother in the spring and eagerly looks for some signs that spring is here. So, in the last couple of weeks, when Micah would discover a new tulip or daffodil blooming on our windowsill, he would exclaim, "I can't wait for the new baby to come!!"
A bit of spring indoors.
Some signs of spring outdoors.
A warm afternoon at the park on Wednesday...
Sporting some nice "nap hair".
My view looking down. It kind of looks like I'm standing in this picture but I'm actually sitting on a bench.
As of today I am 36 weeks pregnant. My due date is exactly 1 month away - lucky for me, it's the shortest month of the year :) My doctor checked me on Thursday and said that I'm not dilated at all. It made me think that this baby may be snuggled inside me for many weeks yet, even though I get uncomfortable contractions all the time. It's crazy to think that this baby could come pretty much anytime in the next 6 weeks - that's a big window of time and I remember all too well how the last month went with Keziah. I drove myself crazy waiting for labour to start and she ended up being overdue. So, hopefully this beautiful spring weather will continue so that I can be distracted! The worst part right now is sleeping since I am afflicted with everything from heartburn and numb arms to freqent bathroom trips. I'm also battling a cold so I can't breathe properly. I feel like I've been awake more than I've slept in the last 3 nights and I don't even look forward to bedtime anymore :(
Yesterday I participated in a big cooking day. A friend of mine has been organizing these for awhile, but it's the first time that I've taken part. 9 of us worked for about 7 hours and we each went home with a freezer-full of meals! It was great and I'm so glad I was able to do this before my due date. Now we just have to try and save the meals for after the baby comes :)
Here's a bit of my stash in our garage freezer:
Well, I think it's time to get off the computer and go enjoy this beautiful day!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Sleeping Beauty
Monday, February 16, 2009
Valentine's Schmalentine's
Playgroup party:
Chocolate from Mommy:
Some goodies that came in the mail this morning from the Manitoba cousins:
Erik was in bed pretty much the whole day on Saturday with a nasty cold/flu. When he emerged from his hibernation and heard about the chocolate we were enjoying, he said in a hoarse voice, "Oh. Happy Valentine's Day." Erik stayed home that evening while I took the kids to Grandpa/ma's for supper, heart-shaped jell-o jigglers and - you guessed it - more chocolate.
It's OK, hon. I know our love goes much deeper than a hallmark holiday :)
Friday, February 13, 2009
Comin' Down the Pipe
"Mommy, how is the baby going to come out of your tummy??"
So, I showed him this picture from my weekly Babycenter update as well as this video.
Then he said to me:
"Oh, so it just comes out that little pipe??"
Yes, that's right buddy.
What a clever kid :)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Feeling Ambitious
On Mondays I babysat a little boy, and since my housework and organizing was all in order, I figured we could tackle Valentine's cookies! Yesterday morning I mixed up the dough and gave the kids each a little bit. Keziah quickly figured out that this dough was edible, but I don't think her little friend caught on :) He was happy just to roll and cut while my kids pigged out!
Later, after naptime, we iced the cookies. I gave each of them a bowl of icing, a bowl of sprinkles, a plastic knife and a few tiny heart cookies. They were SO quiet.
We created quite the mess in both the morning and afternoon, and I spent most of the day cleaning up after them, but it was worth it!
After supper I took the kids out to Superstore since Erik was working late and we needed a distraction (and a few groceries). As I waddled through the store I realized how achy and sore and generally gross I felt. All I wanted to do was be home on my couch in my sweat pants! But I still had to get the kids home, get them in bed and unload all the groceries. By the time I finally sat down in front of the TV, I could barely get up again!
Here's me at 34 weeks:
I thought I'd post a comparison picture from October when I was wearing the same shirt at about 16 weeks.
Sigh. I can't wait to look normal again.
Friday, February 06, 2009
My Do It
So far I've managed to steer clear of the flu, though I was certain I was getting sick on Tuesday. It turned out to be nothing and it actually felt more like morning sickness than anything else since I felt better after I ate. I remember having the flu at the end of my pregnancy with Keziah and it was NOT fun, so I'm hoping I'll stay healthy this time around.
We dug out all of our baby stuff this week and the kids have loved all the new "toys" :) Keziah, especially, has been enthralled with everything from the burp cloths to the soothers.
Cousin Caleb smiling at Keziah...
We've been spoiled with beautiful weather this week. I even wore flip-flops for the first time yesterday! On Wednesday, the kids and I finally checked out the playground in our complex and it confirmed my recollection of it not being very preschooler-friendly. There is sand/gravel everywhere and no real safe way for either of the kids to climb up to the top. And when Keziah tried going down the curly slide, she went way too fast and ended up flipping around and whamming her nose into the side.
We stayed for a little while and then decided to get in the van and drive to our regular park.
In the last month, Keziah has hit the terrible twos. Hardcore. She is SO much more stubborn and independent than Micah was at this age. I hardly know what to do with her. She is so insistent on doing things herself and I hear the phrase "My do it!!" about 100 times a day. The worst is when she can't actually do what she sets out to do and then whines even louder, "Mommy do it!!", so I try to help her and she goes back to "My do it!!!!" I find myself getting into verbal arguments with her and I have to stop and remind myself that she's 2! I need an extra dose of patience for her these days. Other than "my do it", the phrases I hear most frequently from her these days are "read a book Mommy!" and "Mommy, hold me!" I need to prepare her for the days when Mommy will be holding and feeding and caring for a new baby because right now I'm pretty sure Keziah thinks she's the only baby around here!
Cute bum crack.
I registered Micah for preschool last week at Mountain Park Preschool. We got to meet his teacher and he played with some other kids while I filled out the forms. I even met another mom that I know through a friend and we realized that our boys will be in the same class.
Otherwise things have been pretty regular around here. This morning was the first rainy day we've had in... forever. But now the sun is actually peeking out once again!
Tomorrow I will be 34 weeks, so we're 6 weeks from the due date! I saw my doctor yesterday and talked to him about all the contractions I've been having - painless, but frequent. Even now as I write, my belly is tightening. He wasn't concerned but thought maybe it might mean I'll have this baby a little earlier. I really want to believe him, but I know how that turned out for me last time. I had lots of contractions with Keziah too and I ended up having to get induced. So, time will tell. I am seeing him every 2 weeks now and will get my cervix checked at my next appointment.
I've also signed up to have a TWU nursing student follow my pregnancy since my due date lands during their spring semester. I'll meet her for the first time next week. It won't involve much, other than meeting her once before and once after the baby comes, as well as having her accompany me to one of my prenatal appointments.
Micah helping out around the house:
Micah saw this picture of himself sitting in the toy box and decided to re-create it. This was taken in Nov/06, a month before his 2nd birthday:


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So, as most of you who have blogs are well aware, there is a section called "Statistics" on the blog editing page where you can see all of the referring URL's and sites that have directed people to your blog. There is also a little mini world map that shows where in the world your views come from and my favourite option – a list of "search keywords" that people have typed into google that caused them intentionally or unintentionally to stumble across your blog page.
I am now going to share some of that list of keywords with you:
"becky fotobi" - Pretty standard. The average family member that hasn't really figured out how to use a website bookmark. (Don't worry family, I do this too.)
"ghana" - Makes sense, I AM in Ghana. Although I'm a little bit confused about how my goofy blog rates in representing the whole country of Ghana. I feel it puts a little bit of pressure on me, knowing that I am having a part in randomly shaping people's opinions of the country.
"my sister in accra even" - Errrrrm.... I don't really have anything to say about this.
"jesus loves me in ghanaian" - Guh... this reminds me of that fateful day when I had to sing "Jesus loves me" in front of an entire expectant congregation.
"women 'communal shower' " – bahahahhaha.... I think this person would have been severely disappointed with what they found.
"Hridi Chowdhury" - BAHAHAHHA. Hridi, just so you aware, someone has been google-searching you. Or maybe that was just you searching your own name... Don't worry, I do that on occasion too.
So anyway, just a quick update for now. I was looking at the blog statistics this morning (don't judge, I have nothing better to do) and thought I would share. I was also wondering if any other IDS-ers have weird search keywords whereby random people have stumbled upon their blogs.... please share ! Entertain me, I live in a village.
Hope you are all well! I'm coming home in only a couple of weeks!


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|Pic of the Day.
( Chad, Godfrey, Grant, Chris & Colbert.)
Leopard ( Mbali) / Java – Sjambok Pod.
Buffalo ( Breeding Herd) / Karans – Top Rd West.
Buffalo ( Dagha Boy) / Motswari – Motswari Dam.
Elephant ( Breeding Herd) / Vielmieter – Blue Thorn Rd.
Elephant ( Kambaku's) / Motswari – Trade Entrance Pan.
Afternoon Drive.
( Chad, Godfrey, Grant, Chris & Colbert.)
Buffalo ( Breeding Herd) / Karans – Kudu Pan Rd North.
Leopard ( Madzinyo male) / Peru – Hippo Rocky Rd.
Elephant ( Breeding Herd) / JayDee – Makulu Rd.
Elephant ( Breeding Herd) / JayDee – Ndlophu Rd.
Daily Synopsis.
There is not much to say about this mornings drive apart from it being cold and very windy. There were a number of sightings out there but they were few and far in between. We were on a mission to find Rhino, not the most ideal conditions for that adventure, but we none the less took a chance that we may find something in the West. Along the way we found tracks for a large single male Rhino very close to Motswari. Following up for a short while we decided that it more than likely was a long way away by now and should we expend the time and effort in looking for it, we more than likely find a very skittish Rhino that we would not be able to view anyway. We therefore reverted to our original plan to head West and try find one of our more relaxed Rhino's.
While we spent time in the West the others headed to the East where they found themselves a nice breeding herd of Buffalo. They then proceeded to head South to check up on Mbali and her Sharpes Grysbok kill. The kill was still securely up in the tree but initially Mbali was no were to be found. After a little investigation she was found lying to the North of the kill at the base of some bushes sheltering from the wind. I know certainly would not have liked to spend any time up in a tree this morning! Following the Leopard there was a nice breeding herd of Elephant not far away that some of the guys visited. This rounded off a nice fluid drive for them.
Ours on the other hand was one of much frustration with us heading backwards and forwards around the central Western section. We picked up on tracks for two Rhino that we thought had walked in the area early the night before. This left us with a lot of catching up to do! As we worked our way South East we slowly caught up with the tracks looking fresher and fresher. Maybe we would get lucky after all. Things were looking good right up until we were driving a road that is not often driven and suddenly there in front of us were a multitude of Rhino tracks. These headed in all directions leaving us with a massive puzzle to solve. Working through it we eventually thought they had kept heading East but now had changed direction slightly back to the North. This had taken us some time to figure out and unfortunately left us with no time to follow up. So it is back to square one on this afternoons drive as we will once again try to catch up.
Conditions for afternoon drive did not improve much, truth be told they became worse and we set off with the ever present threat of rain. Well if nothing went to plan at least we still had Mbali with her kill on Java to rescue an uneventful afternoon. We once again set off in the direction of where we left our Rhino tracks from the morning but soon realised on the way that we would be wasting our time as the ground was now so wind swept tracks were near impossible to see. We kept heading South though as a breeding herd of Elephant had been found around Makulu Dam. It would also fit into the route to Mbali nicely. We located the herd and found a number of youngsters in amongst it that were extremely relaxed and would approach the vehicle within metres. Naturally where the youngsters are mom is never far behind and at one stage we could reach out and touch an Elephant from any side of the vehicle. It was amazing to see how relaxed the herd was especially with so many youngsters present. Needless to say we spent the rest of our afternoon with them, specially after the news that Mbali and her kill could not be relocated.
While we spent our time with the Elephant a majority of the Motswari stations visited a very relaxed male Leopard that had popped up in the North. Turning to Chad to identify this newcomer it was not long before he identified him as a youngish male from Ingwelala. This would not have been that far from his territory had he been from the South West section of Ingwelala but apparently his territory is in the far North East, a very long, long way away. It's great how the bush can spring a surprise everyday and the guys got to enjoy a good sighting of this new visitor to our area.
Shortly before we all started to stop for our drinks break, I call it that as opposed to sundowners as there was certainly no sun, it began to rain. Combined with the wind and cold it had us all heading for home early.
Lets hope the weather improves tomorrow and if not the least we deserve is something that resembles a Lion!


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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Lakeview Restaurant
This is our favourite breakfast restaurant in Harrison's Lake. Great food, great service, an amazing waitress who does the work of three like a duracell bunny on speed with the patience and personality of a saint; great view of Harrison Lake and all the people walking dogs on the seawall. Usually I'm on a motorcycle so can park the bike where I can keep an eye on it, the parking being across the street from the restaurant. I've been eating here for years and never once had a bad experience. Amazing considering the bad experiences I can cause.
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A Shimmer of Angels
By Lisa M. Basso
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To be released: 29th January 2013
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Rayna sees angels, and has the medication and weekly therapy sessions to prove it. Now, in remission, Rayna starts fresh at a new school, lands a new job, and desperately tries for normalcy. She ignores signs that she may be slipping into the world she has tried so hard to climb out of. But these days, it's more than just hallucinations that keep Rayna up at night. Students are dying, and she may be the only one who can stop it. Can she keep her job, her sanity, and her friends from dying at the hands of angels she can't admit to seeing?
Psychiatry, fantasy and real life come together in A Shimmer of Angels, as a young girl struggles with identity, secrets, and confronting her greatest fears. A Shimmer of Angels is for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, or perhaps has felt like giving up entirely. It touches on themes of suicide, ostracism and emotional pain. The author, personally exposed to suicide through the death of a beloved family member, will donate a percentage of sales of this novel to a suicide prevention and outreach program in San Francisco, California. - goodreads.com


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In another life, I was a 1950s housewife. One who loved slim waist cut floral print dresses, had pumpkin pie scented hair and just a tiny bit of dirt under her nails from playing in the garden. I've lived this life for a long time in my head.
As part of my pledge to do 28 acts of random kindness, I found a community garden for weekend volunteer work.
I volunteered at the Edgewood Community Garden with a group of high school students from a gifted program. One of the first youths I spoke with was Tasha. She attends the Carver School of the Arts and will be attending Spelman college after graduation. I was really impressed with her as well as the other students and what they were doing for the community.
Carrot on steroids. Whoa.
I'm not sure why Mother Nature won't let us have Spring but I'm quite simply over it. Weeding and mulching in 50 degree weather is not what I consider a great time. But it soon warmed up and I was back to being happy.
Our wonderful leader, Monica, showing us how to plant tomatoes.
"Eat Mor Chikin"
I had a blast participating in the 50 Shades of Black Open Photo Shoot, hosted by my favorite photographer, Ross Oscar Knight. All shots were free, courtesy of Mr. Knight. How sweet of him.
As we drove to our next event, we saw the most dapper man enjoying the beautiful Atlanta sunshine.
A friend of mine invited me to a live tapping of a tv show called Twiin.
Twiin, the Reality Show, will bring those look alikes together and put their looks to the test. The show will also see if family members and friends are convinced as well as many other surprises.
Naima Mora from America's Next Top Model was the host. I just remember her saying "Ohh Lucyyy". I turned around and answered. But evidently, her friend's name is also Lucy. Oops.
Weekends are never long enough.


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It should not be surprising that The Inquisitor's Tale is about the Dark Ages, when the Inquisition rooted out and punished anything that the Pope determined was heresy. It is also not surprising that Gidwitz would employ a style of storytelling reminiscent of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Each chapter is a tale told by one or other patron of a local inn in rural France.
What is surprising is that Gidwitz, with six years of research under his belt, does not try to write a history book for children. Instead, he paints a deeply informed picture of the Dark Ages that is also interesting and accessible. He taps in to the corner of the imagination that transcends time and allows someone in the modern information age to truly understand a few of the difficulties and delights of a life 800 years ago. You can trust the background details to be true and accurate of the time period. Yes, the Kings and Queens had a corner of the banquet hall designated for their bladder relief during mealtimes. Yes, peasants slept with their cow at night for warmth. Yes, people from all stations of life gathered at inns to drink ale, warm themselves by a fire, and swap stories till past their bedtime. (Some things never change!)
The thing I loved most about this book is that I knew I was learning so much about the Dark Ages without even trying. I didn't have to memorize dates or names, but I now know who the king of France was during that time period (and his mother and wife too!) After reading this book, I have a much better sense of what life was like back then. We've gained almost everything. (It was the Dark Ages, after all.) But we've lost things too. Who knows herb lore and which plants can have which effect on the body? (I know some do, but not many!) Who has seen or used a handmade, illuminated book? Who has seen a book that took 40 years to make and was a work of art worthy of sitting next to the Mona Lisa?
The three children of this story could not have been more unlikely friends. William is a giant of an oblate (basically a monk's understudy) who loved books and learning. Jacob is a Jew which was almost equal to the Devil in that culture. And Jeanne is a peasant girl who has fits in which she sees visions that often show her something of the future. Even so, they are thrown together and they do miracles. ("Really?", you say. Well, it all depends on your perspective, just as it did in the Dark Ages. Maybe they were just normal people. Maybe they were heathen witches. Maybe they were saints doing the work of the Almighty.)
Gidwitz cleverly weaves together truth and tale and produces a legend. A wonderful beautiful legend, illustrating perfectly the Biblical principle: God uses the weak things of the earth to shame the strong; He uses the humble things of the earth to shame the proud. Through the story, he weaves in elements of more Biblical principles: Forgive, love, and care for your enemies. Trust that God sees more than you see, and that there is a reason and maybe even beauty in the pain we experience on earth. (The Troubadour's Tale got it right when he said that God was singing the song of the world. The pain of life and loss of loved ones is never beautiful, but the song that is telling the story might still be....will we trust that it is?) Truly, these are the hard questions of life--not just life in the Dark Ages. They are questions of life now, where terrorists murder, and political battles are full of hatred and blindness, and people are afraid of showing too much of themselves to others.
William, Jeanne, and Jacob experienced these things in their world. People murdered without reason. (Jacob's parents died this way.) Political battles were blinded by hatred. (William saw the horror of thousands of books being burned and knowledge lost just because the Christians hated the Jews.) And Jeanne. She was afraid of her shadow--the shadow of her fits and dreams and of the people that would burn her as a witch because of what they did not understand. At any rate, these unlikely friends protect each other and comfort each other through loss and loneliness. And together, they make the hardest choice of all: to do what they believe is right no matter the consequences. This is still a decision children (and adults too) have to make. But back then no one had any "human rights". There was no "social justice." There was no "due process" of law and order. In the culture of the Dark Ages, "Might made right"...with a bit of superstition thrown in. So the rule of the land was more like: "Might makes right and saves your soul from eternal fire and torture where bloodthirsty demons will shred the flesh off your living bones."
There's something admirable and stunning about someone following truth when "Might" is on the side of the lie. The way these children do. The way we could. Admirable. Or crazy. Either way, it makes a good story.


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adult site web site with sms support
Budget $300-1500 USD
I would like to create an adult site based on SMS for communication where users can register and fill up a registration form and post their sexual fantasies either by submitting them via a simple form or by sending an SMS to a short SMS number.
Site should have these features and pages:
- Registration form. Basic data, user should send an SMS from his mobile in order to confirm registration and his mobile number.
- Member's user page where they can add their sexual fantasies, a photo, etc.
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We spent the better part of last week in the car driving to and from a wedding. Two days northwest of here, I finally caught a glimpse of the mountains.And there they stayed, just out of reach. There wasn't enough time in our schedule to allow for any exploration...perhaps another time.
And now it's time to start baking some Thanksgiving pie!


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Thats the state of education in the US nowadays...and more increasingly so, because prople are moving more and more away from their "self" ..and suffering more and more as they do so. We are biological beings, the Natural laws apply as much to us, as they do to an animal which suffers from mutation, because of abnormal living conditions...
I did post a comment to all the concerned individuals reading the news and groping in the blinding light of [cool-but-not-right + fast-but-indifferent-living + have-wealth-but-no-time + have-access-to-world-changing-resources-but-no-intentions-or-effective-direction] to find something which will lead them onto the right ladder to "MEANINGFUL" success, fulfilment, and art of living.
On a more effect-encompassing level of life...the work life, This is the survey I have dug up from apex prgm site :
Stress on the job STATISTICS
- 40% of job turnover is due to stress.
- Xerox estimated that it cost them $1 to $1.5 million to replace a top executive and that was two decades ago.
- Replacing an average employee today costs between $3,000 and $13,000.
- 60 to 80% of accidents on the job are stress related and some, like the Three Mile Island and Exxon Valdez disasters, can affect untold thousands many miles away.
- In California, the number of Workers' compensation claims for mental stress increased by almost 700 percent over eight years and ninety percent were successful with an average award of $15,000 compared to a national average of $3,420.
- In 1987, California shelled out almost $1,000,000,000 for medical and legal fees alone, which is more than most states spend on actual awards.
- Double digit increases in Workers' compensation premiums every year as a result of mental stress claims threaten to bankrupt the system in several states.
- A jury in New York awarded nearly $6 million in 1996 to three women for repetitive stress injury allegedly due to faulty computer keyboards.
- Repetitive musculoskeletal injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome have become the nation's leading workplace health cost and account for almost a third of all Workers' compensation awards.
* Studies show that keyboard entry operators who are under stress (because they are uncertain as to whether their activities are being monitored for performance evaluation), have a significantly higher incidence of such complaints and injuries.
Although we are often asked to construct lists of the "most" and "least" stressful occupations, such rankings have little importance for several reasons. It is not the job but the person-environment fit that matters. Some individuals thrive in the time urgent pressure cooker of life in the fast lane, having to perform several duties at the same time and a list of things to do that would overwhelm most of us — provided they perceive that they are in control. They would be severely stressed by dull, dead end assembly line work enjoyed by others who shun responsibility and simply want to perform a task that is well within their capabilities. The stresses that a policeman or high school teacher working in an inner city ghetto are subjected to are quite different than those experienced by their counterparts in rural Iowa. It is necessary to keep this in mind when sweeping statements are made about the degree of stress in teachers, police personnel, physicians and those in other occupations.
Stress is a highly personalized phenomenon and can vary widely even in identical situations for different reasons. One survey showed that having to complete paper work was more stressful for many police officers than the dangers associated with pursuing criminals. The severity of job stress depends on the magnitude of the demands that are being made and the individual's sense of control or decision-making latitude. Scientific studies based on this model confirm that workers who perceive they are subjected to high demands but have little control are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. "
So where do we go from here... I'll suggest SUDARSHAN KRIYA .....if it has changed my life , and lives of people in around 150 countries.....then what exception are you ? (still unsure, r you ?..You would b an exception that only proves the rule)
Whats this big wave that has soaked all dimensions of cultures, age-groups, Organisations, Governments, nationalities.. Its called blossomingof yourself....to be able TO BECOME 100% OF YOUR POTENTIAL, 100% OF YOURSELF, AND TO BE ABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS THROUGH LOVE.
When did you last give your 100% ? Truthfully never really..now is the time to do it sincerely, and experience how it changes us into a I-POD (Inner Peace Outer Dynamism ! )
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This is Slimy. He is a slug that one of the toddlers found on the playground.
The toddlers had fun watching Slimy. We put him into a small jar with some grass so the we could take him inside with us to show the other teachers and the preschool class. The toddlers were excited to share their amazing find. Slimy spent the afternoon with us safe inside his jar while the toddlers carefully watched his activities. He was released back into the garden at the end of the day.
Ohio Early learning and Development Standards
Approaches toward Learning
Strand: Initiative
Topic: Initiative and Curiosity
Experiment in the environment with purpose
Ask questions to gain information
Cognitive and General Knowledge
Sub-Domain: Science
Strand: Science Inquiry and Application
Topic: Inquiry
Observe the physical and natural world around them
Engage in focused observations of objects and events in the
Ask questions about objects and events in the environment


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Your contribution is critical for the continuation of this project. By having your support we can provide rescued wolves with a safe and natural habitat and create a new future for this fascinating predator.
JOIN the IWRC PACK!
Grupo Lobo, the responsible for the IWRC, is an independent non-profit NGO founded in 1985. Grupo Lobo works to conserve the Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) and its habitat in Portugal, where the wolf population has been declining for many decades. Grupo Lobo's mission is to provide accurate and updated information about the wolf, to contribute to the development of scientific studies about the species, to educate and to raise awareness among the general public of the importance of this predator and promote practical conservation measures that increase coexistence between man and wolf.
The work of Grupo Lobo has been recognized nationally and internationally by being awarded with several prizes such as:
- 1987 – An honorable mention in the international competition The Rolex Awards for Enterprise, with the Signatus Project
- 2001 – Joint 1st prize of the "Ford Motor Company Award" for Conservation and Environment
- 2010 – 1st prize BES Biodiversity Award, with the project "Keep the wolf in Portugal - from theory to practice"
The IWRC
In 1987, Grupo Lobo created the Iberian Wolf Recovery Center (IWRC), aiming to provide a suitable environment for wolves that cannot live in the wild – giving wolves that have been rescued from inappropriate captivity, or are injured or disabled, a safe and secure sanctuary. The IWRC is located in central Portugal, in Picão (Mafra), about 30km from the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.
Now 25 years old, the Iberian Wolf Recovery Center, has already received more than 100,000 visitors from around the world. The Center has a volunteer program for those, over the age of 18, interested in wildlife conservation. It also has an adoption program that enables people to adopt one or more wolves, helping to keep them in excellent conditions that mimic their environment in the wild.
What We Need & What You GetBuying the site of the Iberian Wolf Recovery Center, to allow the wolves to have a permanent home, is of critical importance to Grupo Lobo. The IWRC is extremely important in terms of wolf conservation as it not only provides the rescued wolves with a safe home but also allows scientists and the general public to get to know this important predator in as near-to-natural conditions as possible.
We need your help to raise the funds - $250,000 – which are required to buy the land for the wolves. You can make the difference and be part of the pack that will save this endangered species!
Grupo Lobo urges you all to contribute towards the purchase of this important site. Any donation, however small, will helps us and can make a difference - together we can win this fight.
We have a number of cool perks for you! Be part of our project and help us to save the wolves.
Our wolves count on your support!
The ImpactWith your help we will continue our mission, making a decisive contribution to the conservation of the Iberian wolf, a unique subspecies and a noble and fascinating animal which is the focus of so many traditions, myths and fables throughout the world.
The wolves that find refuge here play an important role in raising awareness of the wolf's plight and contribute to the conservation of the species, being true ambassadors of wolves in the wild. Every year, thousands of people have their first glimpse of a wolf in the Centre, and are made aware of the dangers that this species faces in the wild under the constant threat of extinction in Portugal.
Other Ways You Can HelpEven if you can't make a donation, you can still contribute to this cause and make the difference by spreading the word:
- Please talk about this campaign with your family, friends, colleagues... everyone!
- Tell them that every $5 will help the wolves have a home for life.
- Share this in your personal mail, Facebook, Twitter...
- Visit our website http://lobo.fc.ul.pt
- Become a friend of Grupo Lobo at Facebook
- Follow us on Twitter
- Use the Indiegogo share tools!


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Howdee all,
If we have to be stuck somewhere while having our Homey repaired.
This is one great place to be..
This particular day we took Gator road to Peacock road
This was the day of pink and white birds
What have we here?
A Roseate spoonbills remains..feathers and a few bones..
We drive on and see yet another grouping of birds..
Spoonbills, Snowys, Ibis Roseate spoons with Ibis
We drive on and see more white and pink in the distance.
A Roseate Spoonbill flies over
And my baby camera takes a few shots..
Roseate with Cape Canaveral in the distance.
We pass yet another grouping of pink and white birds..
Oh..a few black ones too.
Great Egret, Snowy Egret, white Ibis, Roseate Spoonbill
We drive on and see another pink and white grouping of birds
I didn't see any pink or white feathers in its toothy mouth..
Wood Stork..
And a White Ibis hanging out in the top of a tree
A Great Day of pink and whites!
Jeff and I are leaving today to head back to the west coast of Florida. We will stay in Ruskin at a county park, unless we find something closer to St. Pete and Tampa area.


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With the Holiday season quickly drawing to a close and 2013 fast approaching, the internet is ablaze with "2012 year in review" posts. My favourite, of course, being the ones about annoying celebrities.
And since the 100 scotch cookies I've eaten over the past week have completely turned my brain to mush (that's right, mom. I found your secret stash. muhahaha), I figured I'd weigh in with my own list of utterly unbearable celebrities in 2012.
1. Bethenny Frankel
love hate to be gratuitously mean here, but there is just something about Bethenny Frankel's face I really don't like. Actually, it's everything about her face. And her voice. And her personality.
I feel sort of bad harping on her, since her made-for-tv marriage just broke up and everything, but I really can't help it. She just grinds my gears. Bethenny please, for the love of God, pack up your 8 TV shows, cookbook collection and SkinnyGirl Margaritas (which are gross, by the way) and just go somewhere. Anywhere. As long as it's not in my living room.
2. Lindsay Lohan
Oh, Lilo. It's just a sin, really. There's not much I can say here that hasn't been beaten to death already..so instead I'll just focus this portion of the post on the travesty that is her hair extensions.
I mean, really, Linds. I know you've been experiencing some financial difficulties as of late, but couldn't you just pawn a stolen fur or something and get yourself some new 'stensions? It's the least you could do after making us sit through Liz and Dick. Plus, that nasty weave of yours sure as hell ain't inspiring no confidence in any judges. Trust me. I know these things.
3. Rihanna & Chris Brown
If you, like me, have made the mistake of following BadgalRiRi on Twitter or Instagram, then you already know what I'm talking about. Her newsfeed, which, at the best of times, is a schizophrenic combo of ganja posts, half-naked selfies and "inspirational mantras", has recently played host to her grade 8 style make-up/break-up/meltdown cycle with Chris Brown.
Plus this whole Karreuche Tran love triangle element. RiRi seriously needs to pull a Mary J Blige, cut the drama, and stick to doing what she does best: writing killer pop songs and performing them in front of Windows Screensavers on SNL.
4. Honey Boo Boo
Y'all know I have shockingly low standards when it comes to my reality-tv (Ex-Wives of Rock, anyone?), but even I draw the line at Honey Boo Boo.
Never has anything so mentally and physically repulsed me within a 30 minute time period. Except for maybe my performance on the treadmill yesterday. But let's not talk about that.
From the gourmet 'sketti dinners, to the Go Go Juice, to Mama June's "forklift foot" (for the love of God, do NOT google this), I just can't even. It's actually shocking to me how spoiled and ill-behaved this child is. The last thing homegirl needs is a renewed contract. What she really needs is a speech pathologist.
5. Tom Cruise
This one is also kind of gratuitous, because Tom didn't really do anything in particular to piss me off in 2012; besides get his "heart broken" spectacularly. I just kind of can't stand him. His voice. His smile. His glibness. I mean, just look at him:
Leave the "charmingly befuddled" thing to Hugh Grant, would you Tom?
There is a Scientology building in Toronto, and whenever I pass by it I like to imagine it as a 24-hour "Tom Cruise New Wife" screening centre. I always do a quick scan of the entrances for tall, endomorph midwestern girl next-door-types. No luck yet, though. They must be hiding them well.
Phew. Ok. End rant. I feel I can enter 2013 marginally less bitter now. Marginally.


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they have this thing they call "coaches." and, they do this thing they call "practice." and, they sit around and try and figure out how to do things better, and how to keep other teams from doing stuff that hurts them.
and, they go out and play like hell, because no one likes getting beat very much.
something to think about in the real world.
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p.s. please remember, "there ain't no such thing as a sure thing."


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Making Valentine boxes was always one of my favorite things to do in school. I always wanted to make something really creative and fun.... Well, now that my kids are in school, they get to make boxes.... and now it's really fun because, I have all the scrapbook tools to make them extra cute! I asked Zach what he want to make? He said " A Pencil sharpener." Not really knowing how to make one I saw a box of Crayons on the counter and said "How about a Box of Crayons?"Zach liked the idea and next thing I knew I had all the scrapbook stuff out!!!!
We had a fun time making this project together! I would cut and he would glue and do all the writing... We copied the Crayon box to a tee! Our finished project turned out so cute!!!To be official we even made a color copy of the back of the box and cut and glued it on... (that was a lot faster)
The whole box took us less that two hours to make!
It was great to spend sometime together being creative...
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Valentine Boxes
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It's been a while...
Sorry, for letting this blog go for so long. I was so busy during the holidays I kinda just let it slip by. I will try to better on blogging.... Wish me luck, (if you're still out there reading this!)
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Halloween 1-6 and Friday the 13th 1 and 2, but I fell asleep on two, so I don't know what else they'd watched after that. The day before Halloween, I got all decked out in my costume, and went to a house party. It was the lamest house party, I ever had the pleasure of attending but I had wayyy to much fun. It was the usual HEY EVERYBODY LETS GET DRUNK AND DANCE, kind of party, but I met new people, and I LOVE meeting new people. Hopefully, Next Halloween the weather will be better. My sister, her friend and I were Heroes. Batman, Superman, Robin respectively. It quickly became one of my favorite costumes of all time. I bought the shorts, the corset and the mask at Spirit, and then I got the tights from Citi Trends for ONE DOLLAR ( I literally couldn't pass it up), and then the boots I bought at Party City. While I was out getting final pieces of costumes for my Sister and her friend, Spencer's had another hat sale. Buy one get one 50% off, so of course, I couldn't pass that up either, and I got a Batman and a Superman snapback! It really is becoming an addiction...If I'm not careful, It's going to turn into my comic or heaven forbid MY YARN HABIT! My Sister and my younger cousin, who dressed up as Jason Vorhees ( Friday the 13th killer/ She's 10) did a stop action photoshoot, of Batman getting stabbed. (Oh, the things we get up to on Halloween.) I know it's only been like nine days since Halloween, But I already can't wait for next year. I have so many costume ideas floating around in my head, that I'm surprised it hasn't exploded yet.
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'Kitchen Caddie'
A freedom of information requested submitted by the Salford British National Party information officer exposes how a notorious Labour controlled Salford City Council have paid out a small fortune for 'Kitchen Caddies' and bin liners for them.
A staggering £56,000 was spent on 63,000 small green bins for waste food and a eye watering £118,000 for 200,000 bin liners to accompany the bins, the council was also asked how much of tax payers cash it spent on literature and delivery of 40,000 caddies that they claim to have delivered for free across the city who of course didn't have a clue of the cost and therefore was unable to answer the question, whilst saying the information is not held.
Salford Council say this new bin has been purchased and distributed in conjunction with all other recycling schemes across the city, the bins started to arrive at people's doors shortly after the council decided to scrap the weekly bin collections in April 2013.
Bin & Instructions
After contact with Salford Council Labour Councillors who control environmental services for comments on how they can justify such spending when a council holds an account which is millions of pounds in debt, and suppressing its own people to the likes of 'bedroom tax and an assortment of benefit reforms' in favour of them in power to benefit no comment was offered.
A Salford British National Party spokesman said "it doesn't surprise me, for years Labour have been wasting money on such daft items like this, the thing that concerns me is they think they are doing a great job for this city, well come on please take them rose coloured tinted glasses off and smell the coffee, you are wasting our money it needs to stop, reform the council and give the people a real democracy and let us the tax payer have our say! Labour OUT!"
If you want Labour Out of Salford then there is only one option get in contact with the British National Party today email firstname.lastname@example.com, letters of support send to BNP, PO Box 16, Salford, M6 7PT


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So this was what I wore today, my new skirt, bought at none place other than my dear beloved H&M. And a top from River Island, and a vintage belt.
I totally regret my decision in shoewear (which by the way are not those devils I'm wearing at the pics. Only for the sake of the picture, people!) after hour five on work, but hey what don't you do for the art of fashion.
Next week will be all about Halloween and tomorrow will be workshop-day, making everything that is needed to do the coolest halloween-party ever. Which is what Sarah and me will be doing next saturday. It will be fab-u-lous!
Will try to keep you posted, guys!
Will try to keep you posted, guys!


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credit card advice
Some people believe credit cards are evil inventions that exist purely to land you in lifelong debt.
This may be true for those who lack the willpower or knowledge required to use credit cards wisely, but it's a shame for the rest of us. When used smartly, credit cards can be very helpful financial tools with advantageous free perks.
Even if you don't think you need a credit card, you will want one for these free benefits. You can simply pay off your purchases right away and never carry a balance. You will still reap all of these rewards without ever paying fees.
1. Avoid foreign transaction fees when traveling.
When you travel outside of the United States, you will incur what is called a foreign transaction fee if you make a purchase with your debit card.
This means you will pay a small fee of each and every transaction — usually 3 to 5 percent — when you spend in a different currency. When you are vacationing somewhere for a week, this really adds up.
Certain credit cards, including all Capital One cards, offer no foreign transaction fees as a perk. No more paying fees for purchases overseas!
2. Get cash back.
Why not earn some money back from making your everyday purchases?
Apply for a cash back credit card, which gives you a percentage of your purchases right back. You can usually opt to either receive it via check or a balance credit.
Many of these cards have tiered systems, with higher cash back percentages on staples like gas and groceries.
"Use your card wisely to make
these advantages worth it."
3. Earn free travel.
Frequent flier credit cards allow you to earn free airline miles for every dollar you spend, which can be redeemed for free flights. It's not too good to be true — I have flown to Ireland and back for free on airline miles!
Some credit cards actually give you enough points for a free domestic flight for simply signing up.
Note that certain credit cards allow you to only gather miles for one airline, while some let you use them for any airline. Make sure to get the latter if you don't have loyalty to one airline.
There are also hotel credit cards that allow you to earn free stays.
The quickest way to rack up miles is to use your credit card for every purchase (or at least your larger purchases) and pay it off right away.
4. Make a large interest-free purchase.
There's no need to finance purchases at furniture stores, electronic stores and other retail establishments when you may make a large purchase.
Many credit cards offer long zero percent APR introductory offers, which means you owe no interest on your purchases for a designated time period. For some cards, there is no interest for 12 months — and sometimes even 18 months!
If you've been meaning to make a large purchase but need several months to pay it off, you can use a zero percent APR card. Put the purchase on the card and pay off the balance before the interest kicks in.
What are you waiting for? Apply for a rewards credit card now to enjoy free perks. Some reward cards charge annual fees, but many don't.
Just use your card wisely and pay off your balance as quickly as possible to make these advantages worth it.
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It is easily adjustable for you to balance the camera when you want to change the position of the camera or the lens
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 08, 2014
The Yun Team, a multinational group made up of a variety of experts, has just announced a fundraising campaign on the Indiegogo website. The group hopes to raise enough money to market their innovative handheld stabilizer for digital cameras. The YUN-II Gimbal set for Sony Nex 5/7 and other cameras under 500g is perfect for both traditional photographers and remote control aerial videographers who want to capture footage in challenging conditions.
As an article that accompanies the fundraising page on the Indiegogo site explains, the YUN-II Gimbal is a 3 axis camera stabilizer that features a remote control function. The package, which is ideal for action cameras under 500g, includes a variety of devices, including a controller, which allows the YUN-II to be highly customized to the user's camera. The YUN-II, which started out as a simple BGC Alexmos Project for camera under 500g, features a mode for creative mounting possibilities as well as a remote mode.
In order to make the YUN-II Gimbal set as sturdy as possible, the Yun Team has created a frame made from high quality and strong materials including carbon fiber, aircraft aluminum, and stainless steel. In addition, the battery works with both the controller and the FPV screen power supply, and the handle bar is made from stainless steel and rubber and features a built-in leveler that makes it both comfortable and easy to use.
"It is easily adjustable for you to balance the camera when you want to change the position of the camera or the lens," the article noted, adding that all of the connector plugs are designed to be on one side, and it also has a special designed case that is compatible with both a MAC and PC.
"What makes the YUN-II the greatest Gimbal is that besides ensuring stable performance, we also focused on the whole design package, user friendly detail, and a 3 axis stabilizer that is still the cutting edge in technology - supported by the customized motor. The easily adjustable structure, remote power switch battery and great looking design handholding platform are just the bonuses."
Anybody who would like to learn more about the YUN-II Gimbal set is welcome to visit the Indiegogo website at any time; there, they can read more about the project and watch a video that illustrates how it works.
About the YUN-II Gimbal Set:
The YUN-II Gimbal set is a handheld stabilizer for digital cameras that is being produced by the Yun Team. The group recently launched a fundraiser on the Indiegogo website to raise money to help fund their innovative project. For more information, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/yun-ii-gimbal-set-camera-stabilizer-for-innovative-filmers or http://www.actioncamz.com.


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News Corp. reported its quarterly and annual earnings today, showing a healthy increase in its annual operating income thanks to its cable holdings which include Fox News, FX and its Regional Sports Networks.
Newspaper watchers will no doubt also see, however, that operating income at News Corp.'s publishing division fell over 30 percent to $597 million, versus $864 last fiscal year.
(The earnings statement did say that publishing losses were partially offset by gains seen at the Wall Street Journal.)
Revenue was down overall for the quarter, as each industry segment other than cable saw declines. For the year, however, News Corp. recorded a slightly less than one percent increase for the year – again with cable being the healthiest segment, up almsot 14 percent for the year.
News Corp. reported that it took a $2.8 billion charge on the quarter. 'The charge
consisted of a write-down of $1.5 billion of goodwill and a $1.3 billion write-down of the Company's indefinite-lived intangibles, principally related to the Company's publishing businesses, most significantly the Australian operations," the earnings statement said, though I must admit I haven't a clue what that is supposed to me. (And apparently the WSJ's Peter Kafka can't decipher it either.)


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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sister Time
My sister and I don't get to spend much time together. I work odd hours and haven't been feeling great and she has a boyfriend, school and work. Last week after 8 days of planning we went to lunch and a movie. Then tonight we both had cancelled plans…so we went to dinner and a movie!
Dinner was delicious…we split a pulled pork sandwich with fries and Cheesecake Factory and each had a Passion iced tea. I ordered a piece of cheesecake to go…the plan is to nibble on it throughout the next few days. Mmmm! Yummy chocolate! Godiva cheesecake! Continue reading
I got my 7th piercing Wednesday…
A navel piercing has always appealed to me. Though, I haven't always felt the most comfortable with my tummy. I have NUMEROUS scars from my pump and a pretty short waist. But, I'm working on embracing who I am. Continue reading
Infusion Set Change #2 & Picture Time!
Since I have a new camera, I've been posting more pictures. Here are some from yesterday:
The bruises are relatively new – thanks to the shelving at work. The scars were acquired in July 2009 – falling UP an escalator at the BART station in Millbrae. Continue reading
A Bruised Ear
I bruised my ear Sunday night. I also have hurt it on the inside somehow. It aches and throbs. This is my bruise. Obtained trying to get the water out of my apparently thirsty ear.
For the record, I have yet to meet anyone who has bruised their ear, so I consider this to be talent.
Fish Out Of Water
…Now I'm a fish IN water.
Not a real fish. I have not developed fins and gills. But, I have a pump! A pump that swims! (It doesn't have fins or gills either) But it's water proof!!!
It's wonderful to swim without a time limit. Saturday night was the first time, Sunday the second. I LOVE it. I'm still working on the right basal rate, with time I'm sure I'll figure it out. …That and how to keep water out of my ear! Continue reading


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Windows: If you're looking for some action-packed fights have a look at Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The classic combat game is back again with some new levels, more characters to choose, several play modes, unlockable bosses and, of course, special key combinations to produce the best moves. Are you ready to join the fight?
Mac: What's the best way to sync Google Calendar and iCal on your Mac? Spanning Sync's the answer! I really like this app because it's simple to use and lets you view what calendars and contact lists you want to sync. You can either merge or replace lists and the app takes care of the whole operation. All you need is your Google login details.
Smartphone: Fed up with having to dodge calls from certain people, or hang up on unwanted callers? Then you need MagiCall, a smart tool for bidirectional calls SMS filtering. With MagiCall, you have the ability to block unwanted callers, automatically hang up on someone bothering you, and more! Stop anyone you just don't feel like speaking to at the moment from disturbing you.


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3 New Bill Cosby Accusers Reveal Explicit Details of Alleged Assaults
The sexual assault scandal surrounding besieged comedian Bill Cosby spread even further on Wednesday, as three new accusers, including an actress who said she appeared on "The Cosby Show," came forward to accuse the TV legend of wrongdoing.
At a press conference in attorney Gloria Allred's Los Angeles office, the women — identified as Linda Ridgeway Whitedeer, Colleen Hughes and Eden Tirl — detailed at length how they were allegedly victimized by Cosby.
Hughes, who said that she was an American Airlines flight attendant when she met Cosby in the early '70s on a flight to L.A., explained that the comedian "flirted with me the entire flight" and invited her to lunch in Beverly Hills when they landed.
: Bill Cosby Mocks College Sexual-Consent Rules in Newly Unearthed Book Passage
According to Hughes, the two went to her hotel room so she could shower and change clothes and, when she emerged, Cosby had ordered champagne and appetizers. Hughes claimed that Cosby was drinking champagne out of her shoe. There were also glasses of champagne, Hughes said, and Cosby handed her one. The last thing Hughes claimed to remember was Cosby attempting to hold her hand, after which she woke up hours later.
"My clothes were thrown all over the room and I felt semen on the small of my back and all over me," Hughes said. "Bill obviously did not use a condom and there was no lunch and he was nowhere to be seen."
Hughes claimed that, approximately a year later, she encountered Cosby on another flight. When she reminded the comedian of the alleged incident, Hughes said, Cosby "turned pale and said 'did you ever report that to anyone?'" She replied that she hadn't.
Whitedeer told reporters that she encountered Cosby in the early '70s, after embarking on an acting career. According to Whitedeer, she was on a movie set with Cosby, who told her, "I'm going to interview you and we will use the director's office."
However, Whitedeer said, what transpired in the office was very different.
"I felt Cosby's left hand gently grab my long hair behind my head … his giant frame blocked the door so if anyone should try to enter, they would not be able to see what he was doing," Whitedeer said. "As I looked up his penis was out of his pants and he shoved it in my mouth. His attack was fast with surgical precision and surprise on his side."
According to Whitedeer, "When Cosby was done there was a horrible mess of semen all over my face, my clothes and in my hair. He took out a Kleenex to try to wipe off my face. I was bordering between vomiting and passing out. He was mumbling that I had been blessed with his semen as if it was holy water."
Cosby, Whitedeer said, "gloated over my humiliation."
The third accuser, Eden Tirl, claimed that she had been cast to play a police officer on "The Cosby Show" on its fifth season and was ushered to Cosby's dressing room after shooting one afternoon.
Cosby, Tirl said, "closed the door behind him… and locked it.


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Reader Rick Adams passes along the following picture of an unusually-painted Kawasaki Ninja 250:
Some great advice on how to start your own business online!
For more information please visit www.onlinejobhunter.info
Perfect for cruising around Townsville
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What is that thing, GB , a Mary Kay sales award? Even if I were a Biker Chick, I still wouldn't ride a pink crotch rocket around town.
* please note my probelm isn't with the power puff girls, but they do sort of enhance the embarassment factor, lol! *
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The last month has felt like a blur, but one that has been full of many changes sprinkled with laughs and familiar faces. I started a second job, moved into a house, had a weekend visitor, flew home to surprise my mom and flew to San Diego for our family reunion.
All this coming and going, packing and unpacking, has made me feel worn out yet overwhelmingly grateful and fortunate. I've been able to clink glasses with the best of the best, reminicing on past memories while in that moment making new ones. I have given hugs to the people I wish were geographically closer to me and belted out tunes in the car while the summer sun beats down on my left arm.
I have felt like the Energizer Bunny with no energy for the past 30 days but busy means I am living.
Will you join me?
Dance when your feet hurt because music is contagious and pick up extra shifts at work to pay off that last minute Vegas trip you booked. Add another scoop of ice cream to your cone because you are never going to look back and wish you hadn't. Brush up on your manners and make a difference in the world every single day.
Winding up to wind back down is a wave that I will continue to ride. A lack of sleep is tiring but that's why they invented triple shot Lattes and Melatonin to ignite your REM cycle.