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Saturday, July 9, 2011
Red River Noise is now Backbeat Magazine
Yes folks, it is true. I decided to post this video because I am still getting emails and questions about my involvement with Backbeat Magazine and what's happening with Red River Noise. I made this announcement officially at Club de Ville on July 1st. Red River Noise merged with Backbeat Magazine from San Antonio. We will not only be writing for the Backbeat Austin print edition, but also online when we launch the new website. We are currently working on launching that this summer. The first issue drops today at our Block Party on 7th. I can't wait for you all to see it. Click here for the Block Party details.
My role, just so you are clear, is to wear many hats. I'm part owner, national content editor, handle online promotions and will do some writing when time permits or if the mood strikes. This past month during the transition I've been helping with the debut issue, the Block Party planning, setting up video shoots and wrapping up Red River Noise stuff. I do whatever is needed basically. Our Red River Noise staff is also accompanied now by a great team recruited by our current Editor in Chief, Sarah Vasquez, that she brought with her from The Accent.
So as you can see, this is a big task but a worth while endeavor. Austin has needed something like the new Backbeat to continue coverage of national touring acts but also take better care of our local scene. In my opinion, the best thing you can do for your local bands and artists is spotlight them professionally in a National publication that gets readership outside of Austin. The web will make sure of that while the print helps tell their story or spread the word here at home. Reaching San Antonio directly and instantly is pretty cool too, something no other publication in town can claim.
I hope you like what we're doing at Backbeat and look for it in Austin, San Antonio and online. While we get things going online, feel free to visit or "LIKE" the following links to keep up-to-date with Backbeat happenings. We'd love to hear from you.
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By LazerKim: I always get caught by this word "Namja", I didn't know its meaning not until now!! Namja means "man", so it's understood among Kim Hyun Joong fans if they say Namja they are pertaining to only one man and that is Kim Hyun Joong….the world's man!! Yes, Hyun Joong had already stepped out of Asia and the Namja became known worldwide!!
When I started on my research on Hyun Joong, my focus was only about his career life, on how he started to be at the lime light. And I would say it's the most interesting story I have ever read. Kim Hyun Joong himself and his story is something I'll never get tired writing about. This would at least keep him close to my heart.
I remember the days last year when I was in search of anyone who shared the same feeling as I did, being addicted to Hyun Joong. I was like crazy that I felt restless, looking for something I can read about him, at least a fan who could describe what she feels about Hyun Joong just to let me know I'm not alone… When I started writing, it took me some months of everyday writing and posting before I finally found what I was looking for, Kim Hyun Joong fans.
As I wrote the article Unity in One, it was only then that I found out the guy had reached countries that I wasn't expecting his name to be known. And it was then I found out the Kim Hyun Joong's market goes out to any age range from the teens to the elders. Wow, this is just so great.!! I dig deeper into that matter of age and nationalities, until I got through to the hearts of Hyun Joong's fans from different nations.
Kim Hyun Joong debuted last year in June as a solo artist, and this is barely less than a year that his popularity boost higher and his chain of success had been unstoppable. Every time he's on his public exposure, his popularity just keep on rising. And almost every month Hyun Joong had been gaining commercial endorsements.
Needless to say if a celeb gains the endorsement for commercial advertisement and to represent the company products, it only goes to show that Hyun Joong also had gained attention from the business community not only in his home country but worldwide. It was a clear chain reaction that many individuals believe in Hyun Joong's credibility as an artist.
In some other countries, I found out that Boys Over Flower are still airing, and this would mean another aftermath of Hyun Joong's gaining attention from another part of the world, which most of us had experienced after seeing him for the first time in 2009. I'm quite sure about the aftermath of watching this drama. People would be in search of Hyun Joong, exactly what I was before I started writing. I just hope and pray my articles would be able to reach those who are new to Hyun Joong, to get to know him better.
Kim Hyun Joong is a Korean star with different culture and language. He barely speaks English as an international language, and he is a singer but he sings in Korean. But all of these barriers did not even created problem to admire him as an artist nor to like him, or to love him as a person for who he really is.
Others would say, Kim Hyun Joong should learn English, to be able to communicate with his fans, which he has a much larger chunk of fans than his fans back home. But Hyun Joong's fans took the initiative to learn his language instead!! Language barrier did not matter at all as far as Hyun Joong's fans are concern. They would do anything in their power to understand him.
I cross my fingers that Hyun Joong would finally decide on working on new drama. By this way, being a lead star in a drama, there would be another event to spread to the world showing another side of Hyun Joong as an actor. It may be a lot of effort to have any TV drama series translated to different languages, but it's worth it to be out there in the international showbiz arena. The Korean drama industry in TV series had been doing a good job in producing and exporting to different countries worldwide, which brought an excellent result in the industry. All Hyun Joong's fans are there excited to see his much awaited come back drama.
There are lots to look forward to about Kim Hyun Joong. There's also his third album that he had been preparing for, but all of these will just pop out to surprise his fans. Again this album shall be out there to be distributed to different countries, that we can just wait for it. Hyun Joong sings his songs in Korean, but by just listening to his voice and the melody of his songs would just make you fall in love with him over and over again!! Specially the latest OST "If You're Like me" he did, it's a ballad song that would touch your heart as you listen to it.
The internet played a big role in reaching out HyunJoong's fans from the different parts of the world. Without internet, I don't think I would be able to know who Kim Hyun Joong is and there's nothing for me to write and for you to read, even updates about him!!! And I appreciate the effort of those fans who had gone out of their way with their sincere effort in continuously uploading video clips of Hyun Joong to be able to reach out other fans. And once Hyun Joong decides to work on his next drama, I'm sure his fans will put an effort to upload the episodes. If it may not be aired in your country, internet will do it for you to be able to watch it.
At the Twitter, you'll be surprised that everyone talks in different languages, and even you barely understand, you know that they're just talking about one person, and that's Kim Hyun Joong. At the Twitter, we meet in the morning greeting each other in English, sharing updates, sharing photos of Hyun Joong that brighten our day before going to work or school. Here, mother fans, noona and teenagers student, working ladies, we get together just like a one big family, but we treated each other equally like friends regardless of age. And it's fun because everyone is Hyun Joong's fans, in different nations and different ages in one family of Hyun Joong. You wouldn't feel strange even if you can't speak English, because everyone is friendly by just simple greetings.
Many of Hyun Joong's fans out there are still alone in their thoughts about Hyun Joong and who wouldn't be? When every one in your neighborhood are fans or admirers of your local stars, while Hyun Joong is a Korean. In one of your areas in your country, the ratio could be 20 is to 1, or maybe your neighbor feels the same way as you do, who is hesitant to talk about Hyun Joong thinking she's alone in her thoughts.
This was how I felt before, I got no one to share my thoughts about Hyun Joong, and that was why LazerKim was born, for you to have someone to share with!! I do encourage everyone to leave your comments even in your language, and by this way, maybe there are fans who speak the same language as yours who happen to read my article, then there you go, you finally met your country fellow who just felt the same way as you do. If many of us do not understand Hyun Joong's language, it didn't matter at all because Hyun Joong understands his fan's heart.
We may not understand languages, culture, or whatever we have in our respective countries, but nothing matters. Because all of us understands only one thing, and that is Love for Kim Hyun Joong. As Hyun Joong only understand one thing from his fans and that is Love for his fans. They said…Love is blind and lovers can not see… if this would be the case for Hyun Joong then I rather be blind, it's enough for me to feel Hyun Joong's sincerity for his fans.
Kim Hyun Joong is indeed a World Namja, that he was able to capture the world by his own natural way of being an artist, and as you get to know him better, the closer he gets into your heart to like him as a person for what he really is. And in no time, you'll search for him further, that before you know it, you're learning to love the man. By the end of the day, you'll just be proud to be one of his fans, because every time he's out there, to sing and dance, he always prove to be worthy of your love and support.
There will come a time Hyun Joong will be able to visit your country and any country around the world where his fans are. He will prepare for you as he plans for his world concert tour. Just keep your fingers cross and keep your prayers, I think this is just a matter of time, as Hyun Joong expands his fan base worldwide and strengthen it. There's a plan for Asia Fan Meeting which will start on May 4 and Singapore will be his first stop and succeeding countries shall be announced later.
Yesterday after I finished writing my article for the day, I went back at Twitter to check on updates. I got caught up by the news about a strong earthquake in Indonesia, everyone at Twitter got worried because many of Hyun Joong fan community are from Indonesia. We started monitoring on them, and I have seen how everyone was worried about what's going on in Indonesia, and other neighboring countries since there was a tsunami warning around the area of Indonesia and its neighboring countries. Everyone shared prayers for Indonesia since this was the second attack by earthquake and the scary tsunami in 2004.
Hyun Joong's fans I would say are strangers to each other, we don't see, we don't know each other's real names, but I deeply felt the concern and caring for among the fans from all different nation. It's like a one big family caring for each other. I think this is the essence of being a fan, it's not just admiration to Hyun Joong, it's just not cheering and supporting, but it's beyond the normal perception of being called "fan of Kim Hyun Joong".
There was no verbal or written commitment that we have to do this and that, nor a commitment to their time because everyone come and go anytime. But there's an instant connection among the fans and sincere concern anytime you need it. Someone will be there for you. It's amazing, that because of just one Namja Kim Hyun Joong, people you do not know gather in one place called Twitter, are there for you anytime you need a friend.
For the new Kim Hyun Joong fans, I'm glad you have found your way to this blog. In case you are in search of Hyun Joong;'s other fans who are active in sharing, they are at the Twitter and Face Book. They are currently active in providing update news all about Hyun Joong and share with you his latest photos, creative fan arts and you can communicate with them easily, making their presence over the Twitter available to your needs of information about Hyun Joong.
Simply look for LazerKim at Twitter and follow those whom I follow then you won't lose your way towards Hyun Joong. Majority of Hyun Joong's fans at the Twitter and Face Book has their own Blog where you can find further information about Hyun Joong and we will guide you to the right way towards knowing more about the Namja.
I fully understand how it is a new fan feels can sometimes be alone in your thoughts about Hyun Joong. And we're here to be with you to guide you in search of Hyun Joong and to be someone whom you can share your thoughts. We, Hyun Joong fans had experienced what you are currently experiencing. I can guarantee that Hyun Joong fans are friendly and accommodating. To be at the same community of fans is a wonderful experience where friendship builds up and a family from different nationalities develop. What have you got to lose in winning friendship in one and only World Namja Kim Hyun Joong??
Nation's color, language, culture, religion shall never be a barrier for friendship, for as long as the World Namja Kim Hyun Joong is always in our hearts.
From the United Colors of Kim Hyun Joong!! LazerKim here writing
Photo credits as tagged, no tag Chin, Bliz thanks.

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Yes, I am still editing the novel. You may remember in my last post that my 'first reader' - also known as hubby, was now doing his thing and finding all the mistakes. Well, that plan which worked pretty well in the past now no longer really fits.
Once upon a time, hubby worked in London and had an hour's commute on the train. This allowed time for a kip on the way up and any reading I needed him to do on the way home. These days he no longer works in London and so doesn't have that commute. He also runs his own business which means that work doesn't stop at the door. So, whilst he did try and do some, it was pretty obvious that it wasn't going to be the ideal set up.
After some pondering, I took over the job and once more am going back through the novel trying to winkle out typos and 'am-I-entirely-sure-that-makes-sense' moments. I'm nearly there. Probably about 30% left to go through, according the Mr Kindle.
I downloaded (uploaded?) the manuscript as a pdf onto the Kindle to make it nice and transportable, initially for hubs, but it worked pretty well for me too. I have to admit it's a bit fiddly noting down the sentence and what it needs to be changed to in the accompanying notebook but I'll see how it goes when I get to the transcribing part. I'll let you know!
So, no great news but I thought I'd just give you an update on things. I'm itching to finish now but almost dreading it too because then it comes to the point where it has to go out into the big old world on its own and possibly get maimed by editors. But what can you do? I suppose that's all part of the process. And I know that. And I know that people like John Grisham and JK Rowling were turned out a tonne of times, just as most of us have been, but it doesn't make it any easier or less painful, if we're being honest!
I'll be back - hopefully soon - to say I'm finished!
I hope everyone else's projects are going well in the meantime and wish you lots of luck if you're in the sending out stage already!
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This is a hard one for me since I live by short term goals all the time.
At work, my goals are daily--more like a "to do list". Right now, with all of our turnover, this is the best approach for my sanity.
Personally, I usually have a project that I'm focused on. Right now we are in the middle of a kitchen remodel. Granite tomorrow....yeah!
Life-Continue to improve my marriage, retire by 60, live healthy, move back to the country.
Golf- break into the 80's this summer.
Tonight- sleep!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
13 Goals
Monday, May 2, 2011
Assignment 12-What I Believe
What I believe-
*I believe in God. I think God is good and he created all things good. I believe that God can take care of all things and will show us the path if we put our trust and faith in him.
*I believe that there are three things that are better kept private, opinions about religion, beliefs about politics, and thoughts on abortion. All are private and should be kept that way, and it's not right to force or impose your thoughts about these three subject on someone else.
*I believe in love and faithfulness.
*I believe in family and sticking by family through thick and thin.
*I believe that people have the capacity to change and become something different if they want to be.
*I believe that if you put out good in this world, you will get back good.
*I believe that if you think you can do something, with work, you can do it.
*I believe in me.


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Before I tell y'all (ok, so I tried to pull of a Texas accent) about my trip down south, I first need to introduce you to my newest addition.
Yes folks, that's a beautiful Canon Rebel XS camera—my dreams officially came true this past Christmas. Thanks mom and dad! So of course Ms.Canon got put to work this past week as I toured Texas for the first time. And my Casio digital camera has officially filed for retirement.
My gram and I left for Texas last Thursday. What seemed like a start to a nightmare (delayed flights, 4 hour bus ride, 6 hours layover in Minneapolis airport), finally led to waking up to some Texas sunshine Friday morning.
I thought it was so weird to see everything still decorated for Christmas minus the snow. Is it just me, or does Christmas just need snow?
Downtown Austin
I think I mentioned this before, but my cousin is opening up a bistro in downtown Austin on 6th street, so this trip was highly anticipated for me—I knew it would be a lot of things food related! She is starting from scratch in an old historical building.
It's going to focus highly on brunch, appetizers, and a wide variety of wine. She is also renting out the bottom half for test kitchen needs! She plans to open in April..I can't wait to see how it goes!
Starting a restaurant from scratch is no easy feat. I realized this as we paged through plans, forms, and more plans!
Then my cousin knew I'd jump at the chance to visit the HUGE Whole Foods. When I say huge, I am not exaggerating! We spent at least two hours browsing, admiring, and of course eating at the famous hot bar.
Throughout our browsing, I bought this gorgeous kabocha squash..
I admired the gorgeous bakery displays..
And after working up an appetite walking around, we ate at the hot bar.
Check out the gigantic salad bar!
Glorious grilled salmon!
Grilled salmon, grilled squash, sautéed broccoli. So fresh & delicious!
And of course, a day spent traveling is not complete without some shopping. This was on the top of my list!
The All in One Bakeshop is the largest cake supply store in Central Texas. I had a few things I've been looking for, so I figured this would be the spot! It was a baker's delight!
Cupcake toppers galore!
Every birthday theme imaginable!
Cookie cutters anyone??
Sprinkles, glitter, flavoring & more!
If you are ever in the Austin area, make sure to pay the All in One Bake Shop a visit! :-)
And other must when I travel?
Self-serve frozen yogurt places of course!
Being that Minnesota has virtually none, I cram as many in as possible when I am in states that do!
The Yogurt Spot happened to pop up first on the GPS, so off we went!
16 flavors of pure goodness—so hard to choose.
After much debate, I decided on two kinds—cheesecake and pumpkin with some crushed grahams and a few strawberries thrown into the mix! Amazing!
Had to get the classic fro-yo shot!
And then it was time to call it a night!
**Stay tuned for part 2 and 3 of my trip!**
Have you been to Texas? If yes, what did you do? If you haven't, would you like to visit sometime?


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Of particular interest to those here is that Ghostcrawler says Blizzard is a little paranoid about changing things too much, and that it doesn't want to alienate the old players in favor of the new players. Of course, some change is necessary to keep things fresh, but Ghostcrawler makes good points on how there is a balance.
He also weighs in on Mass Effect 3 and all the fun players are having at the end of the game. Ghostcrawler sums up the situation nicely:
Read the full interview over at The Baltimore Sun.
When you make a two-hour movie, and people like it, but they don't like the ending, they'll say "that was disappointing." But when you make three video games where players have invested 30-plus hours each, and the ending isn't good, they're mortified. That's been an investment in their life that now feel wasted, specifically because of what they did with it really rubbed a lot of players the wrong way.


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About Christa
BioIn 2000 I graduated from Western Kentucky University with a marketing degree and began to work in the children's wear division of Fruit of the Loom. I was a marketing manager with a teacher trapped inside. In 2003 I quit my job and began the process of going back to school to become a middle grades math teacher. Teaching is my passion. I have taught 8th grade math, algebra I, geometry, and algebra II to students of all ages since 2006. I was originally hired as a high school math teacher and grew to love working with students on the cusp of maturity. Now, I am a middle grades math teacher who loves the energy and excitement my students bring into the room. I like to tell people that high school students see the light at the end of the tunnel and are always reaching to get there. Middle school students have so many years of education left, they are generally just happy to be at school. I have worked in many different situations with many different types of people, and I am blessed to say I have enjoyed it all! I currently live in Bowling Green, Kentucky, with my husband and our three beautiful daughters. I teach math at South Warren Middle School in Warren County. These past three years, I have been a participant in the Mathematics Design Collaborative, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Wow! My whole view of teaching has been challenged and turned upside down. It has been hard work but some of the most rewarding work I and my students have ever completed together. I look forward to continuing the journey learning and growing as I strive to become the best teacher I can be.


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Hello everyone!
I've got a new tutorial for you today; a ring set with a cabochon. I've named it after my niece who is just awesome :3
This one might appear kind of complicated but really it's pretty straightforward. Hope you enjoy it, and if you make one, please show me! :)
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Note: this tutorial is protected by an International Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike licence. This means that you are free to post this wherever you like as long as you give proper Attribution (that is, to me, Jet Kosanke, and my website, malfaitluciu.blogspot.com), it may not be used commercially (you're not allowed to make money off it, that is, sell this tutorial to other people for money), and you're free to make changes to it as long as you also share it under these same restrictions (that is, you still give Attribution to me, you don't sell it, and you allow it to be shared freely.) For more information, click the Creative Commons link at the end of the tutorial.By the way- NonCommercial doesn't mean you can't sell works you make using this tutorial. If you make a necklace, bracelet, or whatever using this tutorial, feel free to sell it- however, you may not mass-produce it, and the Attribution part still applies, that is, you still have to attribute the design to me.If you're unsure if what you want to do is allowed, just ask me! I'm really pretty laid back about things like this :) I'd rather share my knowledge and discoveries for free so others can learn than charge money for my tutorials. With all that said, on to the good stuff! :)
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- 1 14x10mm glass or stone cabochon (this tutorial uses a vintage glass cab from myAtlantis on Etsy; another great source is Yummytreasures on Etsy)
- 24 inches of 20 gauge round wire
- ~40 inches 26 gauge round wire
- ~35 inches 20 gauge 1/2 round wire
- Chain nose pliers
- Flush cutters
- Ring mandrel
Let's get started!
Cut three 8" lengths of 20 gauge round wire. Decide what size you want your ring to be, and wrap one of the three lengths around your ring mandrel. It helps to first wrap your wire tightly at a size or two smaller than the size you want, then slide the wire down to the size you want. This will help ensure your ring comes out at the correct size instead of being too big.
Your wire should be in a circle with two 'tails' - bend the tails upward, but make sure that the wires overlap for about 1/4 inch to 3/8 inches.
Straighten out the circle in the wire, but be sure to keep the bends you made in the last step.
Cut 16 inches of 26 gauge wire and 16 inches of 20 gauge half round wire. Wrap them both around the 20 gauge wire at the same time, just before the first bend in the 20 gauge wire. It's ok if this part is messy, we'll be undoing it later.
Add the other two 20g wires cut in the first step, and use the 26g wire and the 20g half round wire to wrap the three 20g base wires together. Notice how the wrapping alternates from half round to 26g. By wrapping those two wires around the base wires at the same time, you end up with this look. It's best to continue wrapping by first wrapping the 26g around once, then the half round around once, switching back and forth. This step can also be done with only 26 gauge round or 20g half round if you prefer, but be sure you double the length of the wire when you cut it so you'll have enough to go down the length of the ring band.
Continue wrapping until you get to the second bend in the 20g base wire.
Wrap the wires around your ring mandrel again, starting at a smaller size and then moving it down the mandrel to the size you want. Note the section in the middle marked in purple where the wires on each end 'overlap'.
Unwind the wrapping wires in the area marked in purple in the last step. Adjust the size of your ring one more time by wrapping it around a smaller size on the mandrel and then sliding the wire down to your preferred size.
Cut a 3" length of half round wire, and use it to bind the base wires together as shown, snip off the excess, and press the ends flat with your pliers.
Bend the topmost base wire up, and use a 10" length of 26g wire and wrap around the base wire for 1 inch.
On the middle base wire, use 8" of half round wire to wrap, also for 1 inch.
Repeat steps 10 and 11 on the base wires on the opposite side.
Carefully gather a 'set' of 3 base wires together and bend them up and over so they're pointing in the opposite direction. Repeat on the other side.
On one side, guide the three base wires up around the band and then push the ends down through the ring band so they're 'hooked' onto the band.
Repeat the last step on the other side (these base wires will be pointing down, and you want to bend them UP through the ring band).
Guide the base wires up around the band on both sides.
Trim the wire ends somewhat close to the band; repeat on the other side.
Carefully bend the wires cut in the last step around to the back of the band. Try to push them down pretty firmly with your pliers. Repeat on the other side, and you're done!
Here's a look at the back/inside of the ring, for reference-
I hope you enjoy making this ring! If you have any questions or to show me what you've made with this tutorial, let me know in the comments :D
Zoe's Ring Tutorial by Jet Kosanke is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Today I'll leave you with my mom's cat Vinnie, who seriously sleeps like this for some reason.
Til next time!


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It's been too long since I've updated.
To be honest, I've been super... lazy? Unmotivated? Bum-like? You name it.
I've been working on my CSEM essay on "the unconscious" and I just finished. It's 3 AM now... and I don't know why, but I'm not tired. That's not to say that I'm fully awake, either. I kind of feel my brain is stuck in this huge vat of gooey marshmallow... I feel like a really really really stupid rock - if rocks can feel stupid.
I just googled "marshmallow" and I saw this (-->). I mean, I don't feel like a giant marshmallow monster (I said my BRAIN felt like it was STUCK in marshmallow). But that is one scary marshmallow monster. I think it's from Ghostbusters.
*shudder* That marshmallow monster is tied for 1st place with the Mars Attack alien picture (check my former post on Scary Things) on my list of "Scary-But-Not-Really-Scary" things.
Okay. OBVIOUSLY, I'm going into crazy, ramble-mode. I need to force myself to go to sleep...
I'll try and update later today. I promise.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
3 comments:
- Leah said...
hahaha aww i think that marshmellow monster is cute!
- November 3, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- Lena said...
hey unnie nice photo.......hehe
how do u call the marshmallow monster scary?
i think its hilarious!
- November 3, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Hannah said...
i thought leah was lena :P
really, unnie. really.
scary marshmallow? or are you just trying to act cute :O
i caught you, didn't i? >:)
ms. cute-wannabe :D
when you received another comment, were you like OMG SOMEONE COMMENTED ME?? x)
go to sleep.
I almost missed this btw.
i have a new e-mail address: firstname.lastname@example.com (: if you can, send it via my new address... i check that one wayyyyy more. thankies.
that marshmallow is so FAT.
marshmellow is spelled marshmAAAAAllow
did you know that??
i had to go back and change everything! ><
- November 8, 2009 at 8:38 AM
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Richard Fine suggests that you can file "In Pro-Per" or better yet ask your attorney to use Dr. Fine's Motions To Null & Void the Decision made by your Judge. The templates he used are shown below.
|Step 1
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A lazy Tuesday morning in bed thanks to the snowlocaust blanketing most of the country. Outside the window, at least six inches of snow across the neighboring roof. Inside, the kids are curled up next to me—my daughter busily playing her Nintendo DS dragon game; my son stroking my hair.
"You're the best Momma," he says. "I'm glad you don't have your procedure this morning."
Procedure: a.k.a. kid slang for ECT, the electrified details obscured in the technical abstraction; but a word vague enough, formal enough to impart seriousness to their genuine fears.
My son runs his small, warm hand along my neck, down my arm, then pauses, when he reaches my forearm, uncharacteristically bared by my nightgown sleeve pushed up to my elbow.
"What are these marks, Momma?" he asks, his finger tracing the new red scars that ladder and criss-cross my skin.
"I don't know," I respond, ashamed, unable to substitute an acceptable excuse.
"You're becoming a tiger," he says. "You're growing stripes!" He smiles at this understanding.
"Grrrrr," I growl, and swipe a five-fingered paw along his tummy, tickling him silly.
And then the stripes are forgotten in the pell-mell scramble out of bed in the direction of Dad's blueberry pancakes.
If only the bitter leavings of knives and razors could be explained away by some jungle-cat metamorphosis. But these days, I am certainly no tiger. Instead of stealthy ferocity and unflagging self-composure, I am consumed by shame and dread, bereft of self-confidence, my tight, perfectionistic stitches unraveling at the seams. After all, in a three week period, I lost my teaching job, was redefined as "disabled" (accepted even 2 years after the fact into my college's Long Term Disability Insurance Policy), and was cast adrift by the longstanding Dr. B.. And to top it all off, I find out today from my nutritionist that I have somehow gained several pounds over the past 2 weeks, despite an intensive running and weight-lifting regime. Regular meals (no restricting) and no purging have let that scale creep back up, so I am in a panic: everything feels out of control, right now, and I'm feeling alone and desperate.
But. What I need to remember: I am, at least to my son, Tiger-Momma, brave and fierce, and most importantly, loved.


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Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday's Beginnings (167)
NaNoWriMo has begun. And my life has halted for it.... Okay, not all of my life, but the bookish part has. It's only been four days, five now, and I miss you all! I miss the emails seeing responses to comments here and at your blogs when I comment. I'll get by...
Hope all are doing well. Me, I'm doing fantastic, even though I'm missing you all. As of yesterday I'm over 10,000 words on Nano project; Cursed, By The Rain. (working title) I'm actually TWO days ahead of the word count for the month, which is great as there is two days I'll probably not be able to write. If I keep at this pass, I could finish early. Sweet! I was starting to worry I wouldn't have enough to write 50,000 with yesterday afternoon. Then I sat down with my handy dandy notebook and looked at my vague synopsis, this always brings me back to what I'm to be doing, and now I've got a huge map of what the characters are to do. Now I need to come up with the little things to make the scenes, but the idea is there and they will take me though the motions of the rest.
I've also come to thinking I need a mystery character. I want another view, but can't do from one character as that would give to much away. So I think I need a new mystery character. With being NaNoWriMo I'm going to throw in this un-named person to see if it will give me what I am needing then see where he takes me. It's all for fun! :) and I'll learn a lot about the world. ;D
That's my Nano update at this time. Not much to say, but way ahead of the game at four days in.
So, on to the bookish stuff from last week now...
Current Read:
The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr and E.B. White --- yes, this is an english book. I figured it'll help me when I finally get to re-writes. ;)
Finished Last Week:
The Crown Tower by Michael J. Sullivan
Reviews to Come:
House of Grey Vol. 2 by Collin Earl
Endgame by Ann Aguirre
Curran POV Vol 1 by Gordon Andrews
Curran POV Vol 2 by Gordon Andrews
Gunmetal Magic by Ilona Andrews
Magic Gifts by Ilona Andrews
Book Reviews Posted:
The Weird Girls by Cecy Robson
Christmas in Chains & Devil's Bargain both by Seleste deLaney
What Have I Done & The Cost of Love both by Seleste deLaney
Of Course I Try by Seleste deLaney
The Ghost of Vampire Present by Seleste deLaney
Kiss of Death by Seleste deLaney
Podcast Reviews Posted:
I've not started a new one yet. Maybe in December, or January depending on how the holidays go.
Movie Review Posted:
No movie review, sorry, been running out of time.
Books and Covers Shared:
No new covers this week.
Special Posts:
Freebies and Deals, on Nook too (30)
GIVEAWAY on the tour for Cecy Robson's now books ~ Swag!
Nano, Nano, NaNoWriMo Time!
I did not do a Flash Fiction Friday. With being NaNoWriMo time, I'll not be doing these. Maybe some day I'll give you a clip from my NaNoWriMo if you would like. :)
My WANT List...Well, I must really be slacking. I only added 2 books last week. But that's okay as I've got so many books on the Want List, I don't know if I'll ever get to them all.
Received Last Week:
All are ebooks this week. There were lots of amazing free ebooks last week, and well, I couldn't pass them up!
Goodreads Synopsis:
Nyx had already been to hell. One prayer more or less wouldn't make any difference...
On a ravaged, contaminated world, a centuries-old holy war rages, fought by a bloody mix of mercenaries, magicians, and conscripted soldiers. Though the origins of the war are shady and complex, there's one thing everybody agrees on...
There's not a chance in hell of ending it.
Nyx is a former government assassin who makes a living cutting off heads for cash. But when a dubious deal between her government and an alien gene pirate goes bad, Nyx's ugly past makes her the top pick for a covert recovery. The head they want her to bring home could end the war--but at what price?
The world is about to find out.
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Nyx is a bodyguard in Mustallah, the capital city of Nasheen. The centuries-long holy war between Nasheen and Chenja is taking its toll, with shortages and rationing causing the Queen to lose power and popularity. While protecting the daughter of a Ras Tiegan Diplomat, Nyx is attacked by a group of assassins. Nyx survives, but begins to suffer from a strange, debilitating condition that nobody can identify. Caught up in a whirl-wind of intrigue involving Bel Dam Assassins plotting against the Queen, Nyx must learn who the rouge Bel Dam is, and find a cure for her illness, while avoiding the wrath of the queen she is trying to protect. The danger that swirls around her may have finally become to much, and Nyx's colleagues and friends began to die. Will Nyx be next?
Goodreads Synopsis:
Meghan Chase is finally getting used to being the Iron Queen, ruler of the Iron Fey. Her life may be strange, but with former Winter prince Ash by her side at last, she wouldn't have it any other way.
But when they travel to the Summer and Winter courts' gathering for Elysium, the oracle from Meghan's past returns with a dire prophecy: "What you carry will either unite the courts, or it will destroy them." Now Meghan faces a devastating choice that may determine the future of all fey—and her and Ash's unborn child…
A novella from the bestselling Iron Fey series
Smashwords Synopsis:
Driven by darkness, Tyson sets the stage for the elder gods' return. (A short story)
Goodreads Synopsis:
Nalena Maxwell has been branded 'The Waste' at her new school, due to her mom's obsessive paper hoarding. Nalena desperately wants something to change in her life, but when she receives a sign (and it's the wrong dang one) inviting her into a mysterious, ancient community, too much changes. What she knew of her family, what she thought of her life and what she believed about her future, is no longer applicable. Seventeen years worth of family skeletons come crashing into Nalena's life and it is the boy...the one that smiles at her like he wants to hear everything she'll ever say...that already knows her powerful secrets. But it is only Nalena that can choose between protecting the life that is already crumbling beneath her feet and the one that might sacrifice everything she could ever have.
Won eARC, For Review:
Goodreads Synopsis:
While trying to save her brother from a witch's fire four years ago, Greta was thrown in herself, falling through a portal to Mylena, a dangerous world where humans are the enemy and every ogre, ghoul, and goblin has a dark side that comes out with the eclipse.
To survive, Greta has hidden her humanity and taken the job of bounty hunter—and she's good at what she does. So good, she's caught the attention of Mylena's young goblin king, the darkly enticing Isaac, who invades her dreams and undermines her will to escape.
But Greta's not the only one looking to get out of Mylena. An ancient evil knows she's the key to opening the portal, and with the next eclipse mere days away, every bloodthirsty creature in the realm is after her—including Isaac. If Greta fails, she and the lost boys of Mylena will die. If she succeeds, no world will be safe from what follows her back...
So, how did your week go last week? Hope it was a good one. How does the new week look for you?
Here's wishing you all the best in words and pages.
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Oh many new books and many new reviews to come, what a nice week!Happy reading!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Melliane! Thank you. I'm excited for this collection this week, although I am every week with what I get too. lol. Hope you have a great week!Delete
Oh the Iron Fae downloads are still free: http://www.theironfey.com/unlock.php (I posted this below too). I do want some of your NaNo writing so I would be happy with snippets for the flash (you flasher!). I hope you have fun and...ReplyDelete
NaNo NaNo (please, you knew that was coming... you inspired it with the Mork below!) :DReplies
Oh Melissa (B&T) I was keeping my eye on that. I'll have to see what else is open, if anything new. I saw the new book was only a sampler. I'll have to get the whole thing. lol.Delete
And thank you...I'll have to see if I can work a section up for a flash for you. ;) Maybe from the preface I started early on.
We'll see what I can find. :) Thank you!
Sigh, nano...no, I feel like giving up alreadyReplyDeleteReplies
Oh Blodeuedd! No! I know Nano isn't for everyone. I think I like it as it's an excuse for me to stop everything else and just focus on creating a story that's been driving me crazy for far to long. I understand if you stop, but I hope you try to push through, even if its just creating something to work from later. Good luck!Delete
Looks like you are doing really really well, Melissa! Good luck and I hope you will finish early and then can relax a little bit! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Kara-karina! Thank you. I'm doing well, and surprising myself too. lol. Thank you! I'm aiming to get done early, maybe a week? lol. Thank you greatly for stopping by!!Delete
Wow way to go on the progress! Can't wait to hear all about the journey. Good luck my friend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh thank you GMR! Some days I wonder about the whole journey with this project, then remember there are loads of words left to go. :) Thank you greatly dear friend! You don't know how much the support, and still stopping by here, means to me. :) **hugs**Delete
I'm almost 30K in and suddenly realized that my FMC needs a friend...otherwise there is no way in heck she is going to make it through the next 30K of the novel. So I'm throwing in some comic relief to help keep me going. :]ReplyDeleteReplies
Ash! I've been watching your numbers climb like crazy! You are amazing at the Nanowrimo thing. :D Congrats to you! Once you start adding that friend in through the book, you will easily come to your count. And you have loads of time to do that. :D Best of luck!!Delete
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I will be showing projects with this kit, but for now I thought you might like a little peek inside the tin and a little review of it all!
After playing with the contents of this kit at Susan's workshop, (that's Mrs USArtQuest, Susan Pickering Rothamel, yes, name dropping here, again, lol!!) I was so excited to get my tin... and, oh, Christmas came early, I couldn't get the lid off quickly enough!!!!
But, before I begin on the napkin kit contents, I have a little confession to make, when I ordered this kit (and others) for the shop, I also ordered a number of individual items too, one of them was at the top of the list, I had a yearning for it that I cannot explain, I think you well know how that fluttery feeling of gathering crafting stash excitement goes...
Anyway, the kit I yearned for containing pots of uber fine, ultra weeny, tiny itsy bitsy particles of crystal shimmer was, boo hoo, out of stock!!! If any of you that order from us think we don't understand your disappointment when you want something that we are out of, do understand that we truly KNOW how gutting it is. But...Imagine my excitement to find a little pot of that shimmery loveliness in the napkin kit, yay, those miniscule sprinkly bits from heaven had decended to surprise me!!
And here's that precious pot, unfortunately the photo does not do it justice at all, believe me it is the finest stuff you will ever find to sprinkle! It's not even the usual fine glitter, that will seem lumpy in comparison. I'll tell you more about it and the best way to sprinkle it another time:)
Ok, with a deep breath I'll move on to the rest of the kit.
As I mentioned in yesterday's post, the USArtQuest products are top quality, I'll be explaining more about the adhesive another time as it is MUCH more than just a glue and if you buy the kit you will be very impressed with the brushes too.
Susan has gone down the top quality route by including the excellent detail painting and flat brushes, and I have found them fantastic to use. It's such a refreshing change to have good quality brushes in a starter kit, it makes a big difference to the quality of the work you can produce.
Moving on now to the napkins themselves, every one of them in my tin has been WELL stroked, and you know the dilemia, which to use first, or can you bring yourself to use ANY of them? Phew, my hands were flapping about stroking and chosing before I made my first and final selection.
I can honestly say that there isn't one that I don't like, there were no horrid ones sneaked into the bottom of the tin which may have cut the price of the kit in other's hands, and many of them have a lot of images on so I can see the kit really earning its keep for many more projects than I first thought. Plus they are 2 and 3 ply so you can colour and use the underlaying tissue layers too. Some had a faint print of the original pattern too, ah, an added bonus!
Some of the napkins have 4 main images with pieces left over that you can use for other collage work, others have multiple smaller images all over that you can use individually and again the leftovers of these can be used very effectively.
The next pic shows a napkin that says it all, inspire, with a little peek at a part of the mica paint palette that is also included. How fab are the colours of those napkins!!
A few more napkins, the smoothing sponge and one of the studio cups for using with glue or sprinkles oh, and a little peek at the instruction sheet.
Now to the Mica Watercolour Paints! You get this palette of 6 luscious colours to paint on the napkins when you have fixed them in place on your project. Pick out some of the detail in the napkin, then add the shimmery mica paints. Believe me, it'll make then pop!
If you are reading and feeling a bit scared about the 'artiness' of this kit, well, Susan has provided you with 24 ATC size blank canvas' in the kit, well not canvas in the texture, but thick board that is not over facing to work with for your first projects. When you have made them they will be like toppers or the main focal part to add to a card. She's taken the scariness out in the kit and I'm sure that by the time you've used up those 24 cards you will be ready to move onto bigger projects. We will be getting extra packs of those ATC blanks in stock if you wish to continue using them though.
You get 12 white and 12 black ATC/topper boards. Plus there is the tin itself that can also be decorated!
A final peek at the kit contents...
At the start of our day at Sue's workshop we were drawn to her examples while we had our first welcome coffee. They were truly and utterly amazing!!! Just as I remembered they always were.
All my classmates were in awe of her artwork too, there was LOADS of awesome stuff she has made with the products but there were some extra special pieces that looked like they were painted by hand, honestly we really thought she had hand painted them, but they were napkins with the extra detail added with her mica products and her acrylic paints. I am amazed how nice napkins can look on artwork.
I hope you've had a good weekend and are keeping safe and warm!


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Blacktop Battle 2010
Monday March 22, 2010 4:22 PM
Blacktop Battle 2010
Rockets and University of Phoenix team up for annual event showcasing the best of Houston hoops
The members of Flight 713 pose with their medals after capturing the overall adult elite title.
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HOUSTON - Nearly all of us started the same way: outdoors, ball in hand, pavement, backboard, basket, and a dream.
Rain or shine. Nylon net, chain-link or no net at all. Didnt matter. Just you and the ball, eye on the hoop, recreating the magical moments you saw on TV the night before.
Regardless of color, creed or class, that scene played out on all the driveways and playgrounds of our youth is the great uniter. Its my story and yours; his and hers. It serves as the origin of our lifelong love affair with this amazing game, one which transcends the myriad walls we consciously and subconsciously place around ourselves out of fear, ignorance and whatever other bogeys we create which needlessly keep us up at night.
Such is the power of basketball. A mere game, yes, though one seemingly blessed with an inherent ability to assist its practitioners in the art of overcoming the insurmountable.
It figures, then, that after monsoon conditions threatened to spoil this weekends Blacktop Battle the annual 3-on-3 hoops tournament put on by the Rockets and University of Phoenix which takes place just outside Toyota Center the skies cleared, the sun ruled and basketball in its purest form was allowed to take center stage once more.
More than 200 teams took part, all displaying different levels of skill while showcasing the exact same passion for the game that compelled them to enter the event in the first place. There were shimmies and shakes, no-looks and no-ways, as some soared and others allowed gravity to have its way. But regardless of the signature style in question, each was welcome and all were embraced because, on that court, there is no such thing as wrong or right, only unique interpretations of the universal hoops vernacular.
The entire event served as a basketball celebration of sorts, from the games themselves to the slam dunk contest that beckoned everyone to the main court to watch finalists Derrick Lawrence, Isaac White and Keyshawn Reed engage in a gasp-inducing game of "Can you top this?!?" There's just something about watching mere mortals morph into objects temporarily freed from the laws of physics which takes your breath away every time. And to hear the human harmony as the huddled masses uproariously exhale all at once at the gravity-defying miracle playing out before their eyes is to know that few things in life are sweeter than shared euphoria.
This is what brings us together. These are the ties that bind. Here we find eternal youth and dreams both past and present. The game has brought us full circle, back to where it all began: a ball in hand, a backboard and a basket. On the blacktop, as it always was. And as it always will be.
Thanks to all the teams that competed in the 2010 Blacktop Battle presented by University of Phoenix Houston Campus on March 20 & 21. Congratulations to the following teams for winning the championship in their respective divisions:
Div. 1A Overall Adult Elite: Flight 713
Div. 1B Adult Elite: BAMF
Div. 2A Adult Competitive: Believe da Hype
Div. 2B Adult Competitive: Spidas
Div. 2C Adult Competitive: Brave Nuts
Div. 3A Adult Recreational: T-High Hoopers
Div. 3B Adult Recreational: Legendary
Div. 3C Adult Recreational: Hustle
Div. 3D Adult Recreational: Lewis Park
Div. 3E Adult Recreational: NWA
Div. 3F Adult Recreational: Houston Bombers
Div. 4 Youth 11&12: Hoopers
Div. 5 Youth 13: Houston Kings
Div. 6 Youth 14: Thunder
Div. 7 Youth 15: 5th Ward Wildcats
Div. 8 Youth 16: Houston Ballers
Div. 9A Youth 17: Beast Mode
Div. 9B Youth 17: The Generals
Div. 10 Youth 7-9: West U Ballers
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COPPEROPOLIS, Calif. - The sun wasn't the only searing ball of fire to shine on Saddle Creek Golf Course Monday as the Santa Clara University golf teams rode some white-hot shooting to stellar performances in the first two rounds of the WCC Championships. The SCU men fired their way to second place Monday and are in the hunt to make history as the first Bronco squad to qualify for NCAA Regionals, while the women rode a consistent performance to third place and are within striking range of second.
The teams will return to the par-72, 5,823-yard course tomorrow morning for the third and final round from Copperopolis. Santa Clara will be looking to make a run for not only its first WCC title since 1998 but also for the automatic berth to the NCAA West Regionals, a feat no Bronco golf squad has ever accomplished.
On the men's side, senior Michael Nicoletti leads the individual competition after 36 holes with a one-under 143. Nicoletti, starting on the back nine in the first round, shot even par before heating up, firing three birdies against only one bogey to finish the round two-under and tied the lead with Portland's Matt Jacobsen.
The Dos Palos native stayed hot in the second round, notching birdies on three of the first five holes against one bogey to get to four-under for the tournament. Nicoletti stayed there for the rest of the round, heading into the clubhouse with the advantage.
As a team the SCU men followed Nicoletti's lead as Eric Lillibridge is tied for third place with a two-round score of 145 (+1). Tim Lynch is tied for 15th at 150 (+6) and John Colyar is one stroke behind Lynch. Jong Yoon rounded out the quintet with a two-round total of 153.
Loyola Marymount leads the team competition with a score of 585, while the Broncos are three back of the pace. San Francisco is also in the hunt, on the Broncos' heels at 590.
For the Santa Clara women, a strong start got them entrenched in third place where they held firm the rest of the day. Megan Stoddart and Samantha Trask's top-ten performances did much of the damage for the Broncos as Stoddart fired rounds of 78 and 76 for a total of 154 which has her sitting in a tie for eighth while Trask, who hit an astonishing 34 of 36 fairways in play Monday, carded a 157 that has her in tenth place and aiming for a second-straight All-WCC performance.
"Out here it required a lot of up-and-downs, and Samantha did a great job being consistent in the fairways," said women's head coach Polly Schulze. "The performances of Samantha and Megan give confidence to the rest of the team and we hope they can maintain those top-ten spots tomorrow."
Jenny Nelson, Candice Palmer and Corey Utsurogi all provided consistent play as the women ended the first round only eleven strokes back of second-place San Francisco. In the second round, Nelson and Palmer shot matching 82s to help the Broncos remain in third place, still within reach of the Dons.
"The consistency between the rounds was good today," Schulze added. "We haven't played a 36-hole round since November, so for them to be able to hold it together in the second round, an 11-hour day, it showed that we are working very hard on our mental toughness.
Pepperdine holds a commanding 27-stroke lead over San Francisco heading into the final round and is all but assured to capture its fifth-straight WCC title. The Waves also boast the tournament's leader after Monday in Jayvie Agojo's two-over 146, followed by San Francisco's Jessica Potter who is three strokes off the pace.


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Friday, October 5, 2012
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Hello to all. It has been months since I have posted a new update. I am back to my old teaching stomping ground. This year, I am teaching 2nd grade. It is very exciting. However, I am absolutely exhausted. So I will make this post short and sweet. I have just submitted my first project to Donors Choose. I would like to know if you have been successful using it or if there are any tips that I should consider when posting projects. Thanks:)!
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This post documents the process I went through in exploring a better way of presenting about Second Life (and other virtual worlds) using Second Life as a presentation platform.
The dilemma
For over a year now, Jo Kay and I have been exploring virtual worlds, in particular Second Life, with a focus on their educational uses and their impact on education. We have developed resources to help educators enter Second Life and we've provided training and in-world tours, and given numerous presentations.
However, presenting about Second Life and other immersive virtual environments poses a real (not virtual!) challenge.
For people to fully 'get' what an immersive 3D environment like Second Life is really about they need to immerse themselves in the environment, so ideally it's best to get them in-world and have them experience it first-hand. This of course, is not always possible, because access is not available or because it's not suitable in a presentation format.
The next best thing to 'being there' is a live demonstration, which I do whenever I can, but, once again, access to Second Life is not always available, and when doing online presentations using tools such as Elluminate or Adobe Connect desktop sharing of Second Life doesn't really work because of the demands on the computer of running both applications simultaneously.
After demonstrations the next best option is to play videos. This method comes closest to giving people a good idea of what Second Life is about in a short space of time without taking them in-world. And there are plenty of good, illustrative videos to chose from. You can see some examples of the videos we use to demo Second Life and virtual worlds on the video section of our wiki.
After video the next best medium is 2D graphics which includes screenshots, Powerpoint presentations and slideshows. These are the most common format used by presenters talking about Second Life.
I usually use a combination of videos and screenshots whenever I can. I use other people's screenshots, especially Jo's, as I am not a visual person and I'm just not into taking screenshots or creating graphics. I couldn't use Photoshop to save my life!
I have only ever (begrudgingly) developed one Powerpoint presentation in my whole career, and only then because it was the required format for an online presentation.
As you can imagine, trying to describe virtual worlds like Second Life with text or verbally is the worst option. You can't really describe what the experience of being immersed in a 3D virtual world is like.
Now the problem for me is that traditionally I've been using text-based wikis as the platform for my presentations.
The old way – using wikis
I loved it when I discovered wikis in May 2000. Not only did they provide a quick-and-easy way to develop online resources, but they also suited my presentation style and philosophy about knowledge.
To me knowledge is dynamic and always changing – not something that can be frozen in time. Wikis are a great tool to reflect this idea. You can always be adding to or tweaking a wiki-based presentation right up to, and even during, the presentation.
If you have the wiki open, others can come in and add resources or make corrections (and they often do). This reflects the collaborative nature of knowledge construction, and an acknowledgment on my part that I cannot know everything on a topic.
Of course wikis worked fine while I was presenting about web-based tools and services. I would compile a bunch of links on a wiki and from there launch the websites I wanted to talk about.
Unfortunately Second Life isn't web based, so as I moved to presenting about Second Life I found I no longer had links to show (other than links to screenshots and videos). I initially persisted with using wikis as my presentation platform for a while (e.g. 'Virtual Worlds – What are They and Why do Educators Need to Pay Attention to Them?'), but looking at a wiki and talking about what is in fact a really exciting visual, immersive medium started to feel pretty lame.
So I had me a dilemma, and I had to start thinking about different ways of presenting about Second Life and virtual worlds.
The inspiration
Inspiration came after I watched a video of a presentation given by Philip Rosedale – the visionary creator of Second Life and CEO of Linden Lab – that he gave for the The Long Now Foundation in November last year.
In the presentation Philip used Second Life instead of Powerpoint. He had written his notes on a piece of virtual paper, which he had his avatar hold. He periodically zoomed in to look at the paper in his avatar's hand whenever he needed to remind himself of the points he wanted to cover.
Watching this gave me the idea of using Second Life as a live presentation platform. And it made sense – why not use the platform itself to demonstrate the platform?
The opportunity
The opportunity came to try out this idea when I was asked to give a keynote presentation called 'Virtual Worlds – Trends and Opportunities' for NSW Learnscope's Regional Event Go Virtual 07! Teaching and Learning in Virtual Worlds for VET in September this year.
Jo was organising the event and agreed to help me experiment with a new presentation format. She offered to build the in-world parts of the presentation for me, as I didn't have the requisite graphics and 3D building skills to bring my idea to fruition.
A mixed reality event
The idea was to have a mixed reality event, with me presenting in the real world, using my avatar on screen to present from inside of Second Life.
One advantage of this arrangement is that we could include remote participants from anywhere in the world who could participate from inside Second Life. That way the presentation is not restricted only to those in the physical room.
The other advantage is you can include other Second Life residents in the presentation. They can share their experiences of using virtual worlds and Second Life. Jo and I are using this technique more and more. For the real life attendees this showcases the truly collaborative and social nature of 3D immersive environments like Second Life.
It's also helps to show that Second Life is not just a 3D development environment, but a place that is inhabited by other people from around the world. Many people think Second Life is just a 3D platform for creating 3D exhibitions and simulations until they see other residents in world interacting. Even then they often initially don't believe the avatars have real people behind them!
The preparation
First, we built a sky platform above Jo's island of jokaydia (I will use the term "sky platform" to distinguish between the actual platform of Second Life and the notion of Second Life as a presentation platform).
The aesthetic chosen was a blend between Jo's usual green branding aesthetic, and textures reminiscent of the movie 'Tron', in honour of my fondness for science fiction. 🙂
I wanted to create a sort of 3D Powerpoint presentation, so we created nine stations on the platform – each one to illustrate a different point or issue. The idea was that my avatar would move around and present from each station, with the in-world audience following me around. I would factor in as much interactivity with the in-world audience as possible.
I wanted to get away from the idea of a linear presentation, so we placed the stations in a circle. I wanted each station to be as stand-alone and self-contained as possible so you could approach the presentation from any point. This reflected my ideas on the non-linearity of knowledge.
In reality it was hard to move fully away from a linear presentation. I couldn't really get away from a beginning, a middle and an end. I guess many would say a good presentation is a narrative anyway.
The first station starts on the right hand side of the entrance area, and they move in an anti-clockwise direction from there.
I wanted to showcase as many of Second Life's teaching and information presentation tools as possible, so on the stations I included slide viewers, a video projector, a 'Thincbook', a holodeck to demonstrate rapid scene changes, URL givers and landmark givers, notecard givers, a polling tool and rezzable seating.
In the end, I found it difficult to get away from bullet points, and still ended up with slide viewers on two stations, each with several slides with bullet points. How ironic that in attempting a new form of presentation I ended up doing something that looked at times more like a Powerpoint presentation than what I would normally deliver?!
We had hoped that the whole presentation would be re-usable, something we could pack up and rez elsewhere as needed. This turned out to be more of a scripting challenge than expected and may be too difficult to do. It doesn't really matter anyway, as I have since decided to abandon the idea of holding further presentations using this system (more on that later).
Jo did an amazing job developing the presentation to my (sometimes very demanding!) specifications. A massive thanks to her for all her hard work!
The limitations of displaying content in Second Life
One issue one comes across when giving presentations inside of Second Life is that it isn't very good at displaying information in-world (yet).
If you want to make a sign, for example, you have to go through the hassle of creating an image with text and graphics on it in a graphics program, uploading the image to Second Life, then adding the image as a texture to the surface of a sign-shaped 'prim' (the basic building block of Second Life).
The other option is to create notecards (like the one pictured above) that can be handed out, but these are limited in what they can display.
There are ways to get around these limitations, such as slide viewers, video players, HippoTELL noticeboards and other in-world tools commonly used to display content, but many of these tools are still a bit of a kludge and a hassle to use, and certainly nowhere near as easy to use as the current crop of Web 2.0 tools.
At some stage (hopefully soon!) Second Life will be introducing 'html-on-a-prim'. When that happens it should be easy to display web content in-world, including all of our favourite Web 2.0 tools. For me it measn I will be able to display all the web-based content I've developed over the years.
The other reason I look forward to the introduction of html-on-a-prim is because then I can take charge of developing and updating my own content myself. Because I have few building skills, and I'm not much of a whiz with Photoshop, Jo did most of the work, and having to rely on someone else to develop my presentation was difficult. Normally I do it all myself.
In-world facilitation
Jo was to assist in-world. When one of us presents using Second Life we always get the other to facilitate. Having an assistant in-world is invaluable as it can be a lot of work dealing with both real world and in-world participants.
We sometimes invite and nominate helpers for our events, as there are often lots of newbies who need plenty of attention… attention I can't give when I'm focusing on a presentation. We often find though that everyone in-world is pretty helpful to the newbies. This showcases the truly social nature of Second Life and the way that, for the moment at least, most of its residents are only too willing to help out.
Sometimes an in-world facilitator is needed to run interference with other residents. This means dealing with curious residents and explaining to them what's going on, dealing with newbies who accidentally fly in front of a presentation screen, or dealing with the occasional griefer.
So how did it go?
On the day we were plagued by a bad wireless connection – a nightmare scenario when your presentation depends on quality broadband access. My connection dropped out repeatedly (that's why I'm missing from the picture above!).
In fact, at times I was reduced to the embarrassing situation of having to read out text from a printout (I have learned to always take backups and printouts of my presentations… I never trust Internet access).
Oh, how ironic! As I mentioned before, text is the lowest preferred option on the hierarchy of media for presenting on Second Life, and about as opposite as you could get to the desired outcome I was trying to achieve in this particular presentation!
Since we'd only managed to get 80% of the sky platform finished by the day of the presentation, and I only got to show about 70% of what we had prepared because of the failing Internet connection, I ended up only showing about 56% (70% x 80% = 56%) of what I had intended to show.
Overall I was pretty disappointed with the result, especially after all the work we put into it (again – another special thanks to Jo who did all the hard work!)
The issue of documentation
Documenting these types of in-world and mixed reality presentations presents another challenge.
I've used the sky platform several times since Go Virtual 07!, but there hasn't been any documentation, so I have nothing to show for those presentations. This is unusual for me – there is little evidence that I even gave these presentations!
And there is no way for people to get the resources mentioned in the presentation short of going into Second Life and checking out the presentation for themselves.
In the past, documentation was built into the presentation. In fact, my wiki-based presentations serve three functions:
- As my presentation platform, with links to material, including resources and links I want to show, and my own notes.
- A resource attendees can use to do further research and follow-up after the presentation.
- A stand-alone presentation that can be worked through for people who were unable to attend the live presentation.
So this new method of presentation – using Second Life as a presentation platform – needs a new method of documentation.
At first glance it would seem like doing a screen recording would be best, but a screen recording would only capture one perspective – that of my avatar. What about the perspective of the audience, both the face-to-face one and the in-world one? How is that captured?
Second Life events, and especially mixed reality events, are like real life events such as conferences. They really have no authoritative point of view, nor should they.
At conferences you get documentation from multiple points of view… people blog them, take photos and load them to flickr, or record them as audio or video podcasts. Tscenariohey tag them appropriately so that others can find them. Multiple perspectives are represented. This 'field' of documentation can then be entered at any point. I believe this is a more accurate and honest representation of reality than any single, edited point of view.
The traditional, single point of view of a news bulletin or documentary edited from a particular perspective is a relic of the broadcast era of media and reflects not only a false and limited perspective of an event, but also the power dynamics of that era. We are now in the era of citizen journalism and the democratisation of knowledge.
The key to documenting events like this is not to find one representative perspective, but to encourage all types of documentation from as many people as possible participating in the event.
Go Virtual 07! documentation
Stephan Ridgway recorded audio from the original Go Virtual 07! presentation and posted it here – Talking VTE Podcast: Go Virtual 07!: Keynote: Virtual Worlds – Trends and Opportunities. This should capture the essence of what I was talking about, but without visuals it may not convey the full context. (No, I haven't listened to it, I don't like being recorded and listening back just makes me cringe!)
Stephan links to the Flickr photos tagged with 'govirtual07' which include some screen shots (from which I have drawn many of the pics on this post) that may help with context.
One of the attendees at Go Virtual 07! – Dean Groom – took a video of my presentation. Now I hate being videoed at the best of times and, particularly since this presentation didn't go well at all by my standards, I've been too embarrassed to look at it, but if you must, it's here – TeacherTube – Second Life in Australia. 🙂
There was also a video shot by TAFE that is still being editing. I'm not sure if they are going to do anything with it. If they ever edit it and make it available I will post that here. Apparently it's not going to be that much better than Dean's effort though.
Lessons learned
The presentation was a worthwhile experiment, but I wouldn't do it that way again. I have learned many lessons, but it's not a model of presentations I would continue with.
I've used the sky platform to give several presentations since Go Virtual 07! (why waste all that great work?), and I've tried different ways of using it, but it still doesn't work.
At the end of the day, as novel as the method of presentation was, and despite the fact there was more interactivity with the (in-world) audience, it still ended up looking like a fairly traditional presentation from a 'sage-on-a-stage', and in sections of my presentation I ended up talking to bullet points on slides. Sheesh!
The presentation didn't fully leverage the unique qualities of the immersive 3D world.
They say you should always 'start with the demo', and in a sense I did (I was in Second Life and using it after all), but I ended up talking about the topic, when I was in an amazing world where I could actually show what I was talking about.
And, as I mentioned earlier, I've also learned that I need to find ways to take more control over my content, so I am not relying on other people as much.
Next – my presentation at eLearning07
In early November I presented The Educational Potential of Virtual Worlds at NSW LearnScope's annual conference – eLearning07.
This time I didn't do the presentation on the sky platform. Instead, I moved around – I wanted to use all of Second Life as a presentation platform.
I placed a slide viewer and video player on the ground, on Jo's personal island.
We did a tour of jokaydia, including the Hairdressing Salon and LearnScope Teams in-world poster display, and ended up on NMC Campus. I would have taken people to at least one more location, but time was against us.
I stopped where appropriate to show slides and a video, talk to guest speakers and pull resources out of my inventory to be rezzed and displayed in context when they were needed.
This approach also reflects my belief that – just as in real life – learning can, and should, happen anywhere, not just designated learning spaces such as classrooms or 'learning environments' built by instructional designers. All of Second Life is a learning environment.
I invited several educators – Konrad Glogowski, Westley Field and Alan Levine – to share with us what they have been up to, or plan to get up to, in Second Life, and their views on the educational potential of Second Life and virtual worlds.
Jo and I have found that inviting others to contribute has several advantages:
- It adds another dimension to the presentation.
- It takes the pressure off me to talk all the time.
- I don't need to be the expert in educational uses of virtual worlds and Second Life (remembering I'm actually a researcher/consultant/trainer/presenter, not a practitioner – getting practitioners to speak in their own language works really well).
- It leverages and demonstrates the social and collaborative qualities of the Second Life platform.
There were some hitches on the day (aren't there always with presentations in Second Life?!), and Jo was called away to attend to something else so couldn't be in-world to assist as she normally would have, but overall I felt that this presentation worked a lot better than the Go Virtual 07! one.
And a big thanks to Gnu Curry who stepped in and helped out!
eLearning07 presentation documentation
Stephan Ridgway did another amazing job of recording and editing the audio of my presentation and posted it here – Talking VTE Podcast: elearning07: The Educational Potential of Virtual Worlds.
As for images there are only a few, with Konrad Glogowski taking a few screenshots, and Alan Levine taking this one and this one. These pictures only show the section of the presentation held on Jo's personal island – illustrating the need to organise thorough documentation of an in-world event to give a more accurate impression of what happened.
Where to from here?
Both Jo and I will continue to explore the ideas discussed in the post. (That's her in the picture above supporting my Go Virtual 07! presentation – thanks again Jo!)
I enjoy using Second Life as a presentation platform, and I will be taking the many lessons learned during my experiments and continue to develop my presentation style.
Visit the presentation in the sky
Finally, the 'Virtual Worlds – Trends and Opportunities' presentation for Go Virtual 07! on the sky platform will be there for a while (until we need the prims for something else!), so if you get a chance, check it out. We put a heck of a lot of work into it, and it's a bit of a shame that not many people have seen it yet – an issue this blog post, in part, is intended to hopefully rectify.
To find the presentation you need to go to jokaydia's landing point, look for the Teleporter sign and select Sean FitzGerald's Virtual Worlds Presentation.


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Starts with C
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Colour – Diamond colours range from colourless to light, leaning towards a yellow colour. The value of most gem-quality diamonds is founded strictly on the absence of any colour in the stone.
Cut – With an assortment of cuts to choose from, how a diamond is cut will affect the overall brightness of a stone due to its ability to reflect light through the rock.
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Simply give the gold a little rub against slate and expose the rub-off to acid. If the little amount of gold that rubbed off disappears under the acid, you've got fake gold, also known as "fools gold".
Diamonds - The science behind testing diamonds is much more recent than that of gold testing, and it can also tell a synthetic diamond from the genuine article. The testing of diamonds is facilitated by measuring the speed of which heat passes through the gem, and it is by no means a simple task. We suggest consulting a professional for this one.
Get Help
When appraising the value or authenticity of any antique diamond engagement rings in Sydney, you are still best suited to seek out an appraiser you trust.
Appraisers have a trained eye and are generally quite honest (especially when you are not buying from them directly). Testing gold or diamonds cost a nominal fee at most and it is good practice when you are considering dropping a few pay cheques on a single purchase such as antique jewellery.


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Peanut Butter Goodness... A win for the Griffith's
My husband and starting to get into the groove of having Shakeology now with me every day. He's a huge fan of this recipe! It really tastes like a Reese Cup!
10 ounces of water
4 ounces of vanilla almond milk
1 scoop of chocolate Shakeology
1 tablespoon of natural peanut butter
10 ounces of ice
1 ripe banana
1 ripe banana
Combine water, ice and almond milk in a shaker cup
Dump into the blender
Add in the banana, peanut butter and scoop of Shakeology
Turn on and blend for one minute.


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Heiroglyphics LOL :)
So, usually I do my most interesting thinking when my mind is not working quite right. I've no doubt that this post will elucidate that concept.
We now use acronyms for a lot of our communication. The most recent variety came into popular usage due to that glorious invention that keeps me from having to verbally communicate with people if I don't want to: the text message. Let me start by saying that I am an English snob to a certain degree, and so one might think that I would abhor these recent bastardizations of my beloved language. Not so. In fact, I welcome them with open arms and open mind - one figuratively and one literally. Now, I'm not saying that these shortcuts are good for classic styles of literature. It's much too early to tell what the long-term effects of all this lol-ing will be for the traditional written word. Rather I am excited about it because I believe it represents a huge leap forward for the human race in terms of evolution. Or at least it is a harbinger of that impending leap.
Think about it: we can now compress entire thoughts into a simple 3-5 letter acronym, and almost everyone can actually decipher what the hell we're saying. Better yet, we can do much the same thing with emoticons - the modern heiroglyph. That is just the type of thing that has never been possible on this planet, at least not to our knowledge. The omnipresence of the internet and social media, and to a lesser extent, reality television, have made this widespread alteration in our means of communicating possible. We make the changes and society either adopts them or rejects them on an almost daily basis, until we have at our disposal an entirely new lexicon, and one that is more efficient than the one that took us thousands of years to arrive at. Mind you, there are great limitations to this "language." It imparts nearly no subtlety or emotion, and it is as yet too broad to be used for anything more than phrases or simple sayings. "You only live once." "In my opinion." "By the way." "Rolling on the floor laughing." Really? I doubt it. This is why I am not worried about the future of the language itself. And yet...
So many minds all converging on the same point is grounds for giant breakthroughs in many areas. The think tank now consists of billions of minds instead of a handful. Yes, there are plenty of morons contaminating the pool, but they've always been there, and they're easy to identify and quarantine, like the Baby Ruth bar in Caddyshack. Twitter managed to help start a regional revolution in the Middle East a couple of years back. That's a big deal. Some video gamers helped decode an HIV protein that had stymied researchers for 15 years... in 3 weeks. I could cite more examples, but I'm not here to offer a treatise on the effectiveness of modern technology in solving age-old problems. Maybe I'll do that in an upcoming post.
The caveat is that right now society is in danger of becoming a parody of itself, as its main source of knowledge and learning is the garbage that society itself cranks out. I see no value in learning that your famous fill in the blank is on the menu this evening, or that you broke this morning's fast yet again with your hubby, who it is your pleasure to announce that you love dearly. But once we get all that stuff sorted out and we figure out how to separate the wheat from the chaff... look out! Because we are capable of great things. Really great things. Things we have heretofore not even bothered thinking about due to their seeming impossibility.
Thanks for indulging me. (insert favorite sign-off acronym here) and/or (cliché post-ending zinger to bring the whole thing together in one tidy little package)
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