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A couple months ago, Junko asked me in comments to my Challenged by Hands article what I was using as my current hand regimen; if I'd found anything new that was working better than what I'd found before. We discovered we were both using the same product- ZO Skin Health's Oraser Day and Night Hand Care. We also agreed that although there was some improvement in both our hands; I could say (after using it for more than 3 months) the improvements had leveled off, and if I stopped dutiful application even for a couple days, immediate crepeness washed over the backs of my hands as predictably as a high tide. To date, however, ZO Skin for Hands is the best hand treatment I've found, and I'm still using it.
After Junko's inquiry, I was motivated to do some research and went to Google, "What is the best hand cream?" This led to a majority of biased marketing lists which lent little to my research needs. One list, however, pointed out a list compiled of creams all containing EGFs, HGF or Human Growth Factors. Knowing some of Marta's favorites are based on human growth factors as well as other luxurious potions I've read about, my first reaction was: "too expensive," but also knowing (trusting) Marta knows her stuff, I began reading through the list. Expensive proved mostly true, at least for my budget- especially for a potion I would be purchasing for test purposes, until I got to a product called Regeniskin.
I purchased Regeniskin that same day, and it arrived within a week. The jar is an "old game" open to the air, no bells or whistles, jar. I paid $29.95 for 50ml/1.7oz, however, I just put in a reorder, and the cost now has gone up to $39.95. There is a discount if you buy 3 or more jars.
I've used Regeniskin for approximately 2 months at least twice a day. The texture is light, the fragrance slightly lemony, a small dab on the back of each hand is absorbed completely in seconds and leaves your skin feeling slightly taut. I immediately apply day or night ZO Skin Oraser or even Amala rejuvenating hand cream. I think any cream or lotion you like would suffice on top of Regeniskin.
Before I began using Regeniskin, the skin of my hands was incredibly thin and creped. Incredibly! When it began to thicken I was too nervous to believe it could be true, but as the weeks compiled, I've had to admit it is true. Before using Regeniskin, the skin of my hands wouldn't hold moisture from lotions; now when I'm done applying Regeniskin plus hand lotion, my hands feel like butter. As an illustration I'd say my hands look a decade younger; I'm not exaggerating.
I love the results I'm getting from Regeniskin on my hands, and I recommend this cream. I'm curious how it would do on the face and neck. As I've purchased my second jar, I may venture upwards.
Ingredients: Deionized water, bioferm complex (jopboa, saponaria yucca, rosemary, chamolime, comfrey, arnica, juniper, horsetail, protein growth factor, glyceryl monostearate, stearic acid, octyl salicylte, aloe vera, almond oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, methylparaben, propylparaben, sweet orange oil.
Vespro Regeniskin Regeneration Cream- reviewed and recommended
A couple months ago, Junko asked me in comments to my Challenged by Hands article what I was using as my current hand regimen; if I'd found anything new that was working better than what I'd found before. We discovered we were both using the same product- ZO Skin Health's Oraser Day and Night Hand Care. We also agreed that although there was some improvement in both our hands; I could say (after using it for more than 3 months) the improvements had leveled off, and if I stopped dutiful application even for a couple days, immediate crepeness washed over the backs of my hands as predictably as a high tide. To date, however, ZO Skin for Hands is the best hand treatment I've found, and I'm still using it.
Hi Carol.
I'm not a TIA rep just a person who turns to TIA for honest opinions and truth about products and/or ingredients and happened to see you inquiry while browsing. Reginskin is not a product carried in the TIA shop but that does not mean it is not a good product. As you've seen from what you've read several people have experienced great results. You can copy and paste the following link to order from a company called VesPro. Hope this helps.
Hi Carol, we don't sell this particular cream. But you can buy it from Vespro.
I have tried every way I can think of to order this product from TIA but cannot get to it. Can you help?
Amanda- glad you like it. I keep my jar of Regeniskin next to my bedside. I use it nightly on my hands (with a good hand lotion). If in the mood, my arms and legs get a good lather; as well as my forehead. I'm also liable to put a dab where marionette lines develop if I feel like it and (yes, Junko) on my neck. It all depends on "if I feel like it." The heavy hitters for my face and neck still reside in the bathroom. ~jk
I've been really pleased with Regeniskin too. It's the only thing I've found that makes my hands look well-moisturized, and there may have been some fading of sun spots although I couldn't swear to it (no before photos either, alas). Thanks for reconfirming my positive opinion. I do a quick google every now and then to make sure no one's discovered some horrible side effect after several years' use. Growth factors sound kind of intimidating!
Julie - I went to the VesPro web site and saw that they list many other growth factors besides the protein GF that's in the BioFerm Complex. For anyone else who is curious, their ingredient disclosure looks like this:
"RegeniskinTM formula, for the first time ever, combines these top ingredients: The biological activity of these growth factors is verified by University of Kansas studies.
Active Ingredients
stabilized Epidermal Growth Factors (EGF)
stabilized Platelet derived Growth Factor(PDGF)
stabilized Transforming Growth Factors (TGF)
stabilized Fibroblast Growth Factors (FGF)
Other Natural Ingredients Protein Growth Factor, Bio-Ferm Herbal Complex (includes Jojoba, Saponaria, Yucca, Rosemary, Chamomile, Comfrey, Arnica, Juniper and Horsetail), Glyceryl Monostearate, Stearic Acid, Octyl Salicylate (sunscreen), Aloe Vera, Almond Oil, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Deionized Water, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, Sweet Orange Oil (natural Fragrance)."
They also caution anyone who has a skin sensitivity to dairy products. I wonder if all the growth factors are from cow's milk. From that leap, can you tell I'm not a scientist? :)
Jaysie, don't slap me upside the head, but I haven't a clue. The website has it all listed with semi impressive hoopla. I went with it for the other nasty ingredients it didn't include. It acts like a serum in consistency; needs a moisturizer to top it off. I have grown quite fond of Regeniskin. ~jk
Hi Julie - Sounds like a hand cream I should try! The growth factor in the ingredient list has a pretty generic description. Do you happen to know the source of the growth factor...animal? plant?
I've been using this on my hands as well. I haven't had quite the dramatic results that Julie has, but I do find it helpful. Moisturizer with it is a must though, as I find it too lightweight and not especially hydrating. But is it good for the price - yes, indeed.
I've been searching for something for my poor "veiny" and wrinkled" hands for a long long time. This sounds very promising. I can't wait to hear what your take is on this, Marta.
Junko- EXACTLY! Manufacturers just don't seem to get that the hands need the "big guns" (maybe bigger) as well the face and neck do. Most hand creams lack the "get-go" cosmetic actives needed for really aging hands. I'm sure, as I did, that's why you snapped up Zo, as it has Matrixyl 3000. Yet alone, even Zo wasn't enough for what aging hands need. They're demanding, but look how we often treat them!
Dennis- I know, I know- I so wish I'd taken a before in this case. I've taken befores before, only to believe (in the after) it was a waste of vanity.
Marta- I was hoping you'd give this your nod. I'm eager to hear how you get on.
Peace ~jk
Julie * Looks like a wonderful find! To me, handcreams often do not have enough repair actives in them to do anything other than moisturize. More is needed which is why I also bought ZO. I am fascinated/obsessed with EGF's and you've found an economical one. I hope you'll try it on your neck and face too!
Awesome Julie! but where are the before and afters? ;)
Sounds like a great product...maybe TIA shop worthy! I'm currently testing the Heaven Bee Venom Mask & have been including the back of my hands in the testing areas...and I am liking it! My hands appear less veiny now, if that makes sense?
Thank you for the review Julie. This product looks so interesting that I have ordered it. I'll let you know how I get on.


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ISBN-13: 9780636062559 Young Africa series - Teenage Science Fiction.
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It is the year 2030 and fifteen-year-old Kerem moves to Cape Town with his mother
and father. Shy and anxious, he is finding it hard to make friends and fit in at his
new school. A vicious gang, with bodies genetically altered to look like animals,
is taking over the neighbourhood. Together with his pet chameleon, Kerem faces his
fear of the gang. And with his new friends, Phulani and Lindiwe, he hunts for an
extraordinary stone that may save them all - but the gang is looking for it too!
Kerem knows he must find the stone chameleon first ...
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Far Away and VERY Long Ago, in a zoo on a most distant coast, a bunch of young people worked in a big(gish) municipal zoo. Annie D, who introduced me to Betsy of Querencia (who volunteered there, but I didn't know her then), and who often comments here, was one, and I was another. We often get together online and tell tales of those wild days forty- some years past, together with our far- flung former colleagues Paul, Glen, and Other Steve.
The stories are rude and funny and speak truth about what happens where humans and animals meet-- obviously a subject of interest to Q- Blog and its readers. We have decided to start up an open- ended series of old tales, beginning with a universal rule of animal handling, courtesy of Other Steve, that I call Steve's Law.
So: pay attention, volunteers: it is the summer of 1970, our creatively foul- mouthed supervisor Richard is going to give a quiz on your recent studies, and you will fail. Other Steve has been here for a while-- listen to him...
"Every year, the new recruits (and especially the volunteers) have to be warned, especially about the primates. To me the tipoff comes when one of them says, "I understand that you have to be careful, but I feel that I have developed a special bond with (Bo, Shyly, Kimba, etc)." [Mt lion, surly plotting gibbon, dominatrix spot- nosed guenon-- SB] "That's when you know that, soon, you will be driving this person to the hospital.
"Special bond = imminent injury.
"Cautious respect = less frequent injury.
"As we all have learned, unless you pick earthworms as your animal of choice, you're going to leak a little red fluid now and then."
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I think Sean is not going to allow me to take George up to my mom's any more, every time we go it seems like he ends up with a cut or a bruise. And Mom feels so bad about it. But accidents happen. George is a boy (and boys will be boys) and Mom's house isn't childproofed at all. I feel like I don't get a moment's rest trying to keep him out of cabinets and drawers.
Owie. This is in the car just after he got treated at Cook Children's Urgent Care Center in Hurst.
George threw a tantrum at Nana's and hurled himself onto the base of my mother's motorized wheelchair. One of the metal supports on the chair has a bit of a sharp edge to it and that's the part his forehead connected with. It bled like crazy (all head wounds do) but ended up only being superficial. At the urgent care center they cleaned him up and put DermaBond over it to seal the cut and help it heal. He sobbed quietly while it was being done but not a peep afterward.
What a brave little guy!
And a special great big THANK YOU to the Cook staff (Dr, nurses, registration, etc.). They are so great with kids and turned a potentially scary situation into one of the best "hospital" visits I've ever had. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And God bless you!
Monday, August 10, 2009
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This week, we're celebrating, well…nothing special. But that doesn't mean you don't deserve a glass of wine (if you're not pregnant). Or a new spring dress (if you are). Or both. Get prepped for Earth Day on Saturday, and your weekly mom group meet-up of course, with all the pregnancy & parenting news from around the web that everyone's talking about this week.
1. Since you probably need a glass right now, check out Speak Wines' new "Mama Collection," featuring quotes from some of our fave ladies (We "Couldn't Find a Sitter" either, Leslie Bruce. Cheers!). All bottles sold will benefit organizations that give back to both children and mothers in need. As if you need another reason.
2. Have you missed the breastfeeding fashion line Au Lait? Us too! Well, it's back as Love Comma, with an expanded focus on maternity and nursing. Get a head start on your spring pregnancy & postpartum wardrobe.
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So, without further adieu, September also brings another PageMaps reveal. Mellisa and I received some Bo Bunny new Double Dot, and some more of Emma's favourite Stella & Rose from My Minds Eye. She also provided some flower pins and crocheted flowers.
Mellisa's take on the sketch:
Lorena's take on the sketch:
I must say, this 3 photo layout was alot easier to do, since I knew I wanted to do a layout of my son's first haircut ... boy did he need it, what a shaggy mop top he had going on before that hair cut. This weekend he is going to have his 3rd haircut. Time really flies, soon I won't be measuring time by the number of haircuts my kids have had, but the number of baby teeth that have fallen out, then by the number of A's they got on their report card, followed by the number of sleepless nights I've had worrying about them being out too late ... and life goes on like that.
Patterned Paper = My Minds Eye (background), Bo Bunny (brown), Basic Grey (orange), Graphic 45 (blue)Embelishments = Prima (flowers), Petaloo (crochet flowers) stick pins (I believe they are Little Yellow Bicycle)
Journaling = Journaling card by MME, rubons Karen Foster
Other: Ranger Distress Ink, twine, Glimmer Mist, brads (Basic Grey, Stampin Up, dollar store)
Mellisa's Inspirational take on the sketch coming soon :o)
This month all My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose collection is on sale - all you have to do is say "I was Inspired" at the cash when you are purchasing anything from this collection.
You can link to Lorena's blog here, and Mellisa's blog here for more inspiration.
Be sure to show us your creations too!
Here's Mell's photo of her take of the page map sketch....fingers crossed lets hope I can do this!
you can uncross your fingers - looks like I did it!! Now I know why I was leary of a blog but Lorena and Mell assured me it wouldn't be hard - to count on them and that I do! I know Mell would say more about her photo and the techniques she applied to her layout - however she is unavailable! So you just get me rambling, sorry! Hope you enjoy the layouts and don't forget to drop by the store and check out the MME Stella and Rose Collection - something for everybody!
Emma :)
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1 precious man, 1 goofy gal, 2 perfect toddler boys, and too many animals to count.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Starting school and such
Sorry that it has been so long between updates. As always, I have been super busy trying to find that balance between work, family and life.
Alex started his 2 weeks of a trial basis of a preschool, with tomorrow being his last day. During the two weeks different therapists evaluate him to see if he qualifies for early intervention through the school district. Unfortunately ( or not! ) he is testing so high that I highly doubt that he will qualify. These past two weeks we have seen amazing leaps in his development! His speech has doubled!! It has been such a blessing. Hopefully, we will be able to find something else to get him enrolled in.
Poor Jacks allergies are so severe that we are we have to carry an epi pen with us. Please pray that we never have to use it. I cannot not even imagine! On a positive note, he is excelling at his preschool and I love to hear the stories that he tells us about his day.
As winter drags on , I long for warmer days and sunshine. I cannot wait to play with the boys outside and return to frequent trips to the zoo.
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My latest entry for "Sketch Dailies". The theme was "Piglet". I envisioned Piglet as a giant, wild boar. I was influenced here by :King Kong, "Iron Giant", "The Amazing Colossal Man" and others. I also took the bold move to draw the characters from memory.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Happy Halloween!
A drawing i did this morning based on Thomas Gainsborough's iconic portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, from 1787. Simply done to wish all of my readers, who still are still around, a Happy Halloween!
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- A Thousand Clapping Hands said...
I love this, Tutta!!! I didn't know you could draw so well. Wow. Happy Halloween to you, too. Thanks for the tea suggestion. I will look for it. Wish you could have been an honored guest.
- October 29, 2011 3:14 pm
- Tutta Rolf said...
Oh thank you so much, Catherine! -drawing is what i've done all my life, though not professionally, not much anyway. But i've just started a new blog in my own name, where i will post drawings and perhaps do something about it, like selling prints and so on... http://whatjustusdrew.blogspot.com/
You're welcome, it is a truly delicious tea, it can be purchased at http://www.sweetea.com/ though sadly it no longer comes in the pretty, cerulean tin it used to, but it's still the same heavenly blend...
- October 29, 2011 3:53 pm
- Circe said...
Happy Halloween, dear heart! Stunning! Striking! Perfect for the Season!
- November 01, 2011 5:00 am
- Laura said...
Oh wow, Tutta! Instantly recognisable as Gainsborough's portrait of Georgiana. What a beautifully thought out drawing, and just the very thing for Halloween. :)
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On May 18th, we went to Brittley's school for the school picnic. It was really Grandparent's Day, but being on a Friday, all of Brittley's Grandparents were not available so Tate and I went instead. We had a lot of fun eating with Brittley, and then we went to the book fair. Afterwards the kids played outside until it was time for Brittley to head back to class! Such a fun day!
May 22, 2012: Tate had a preschool program and I will post videos in my next post because it was very entertaining to watch him sing his songs! He, like usual, was very boisterous and enthusiastic about singing and participating in his program. I was one proud momma!
Hugging Ms. Lisa after getting his preschool award!
On May 23rd we went to Brittley's class to bring treats for her birthday. Yes, her birthday is not until June 1st, but she will not be in school and she really wanted to bring in treats so mom to the rescue :)! A kid earlier in the year brought doughnuts for treats so that was what Brittley wanted too and I thought it was a GREAT idea since I didn't have to make anything!
During the month of May the kids have been going to swimming lessons at the city pool twice a week. Brittley did very well and Tate was great too, but had issues with listening or at least I thought he did, but he still did really well and was just diving in swimming under water. It was very fun to watch the two of them each week and I was very proud of the both of them!
Brittley is at the wall in the second group
After class they got to go down the slide...their favorite part of swimming lessons!
Brittley is chasing her instructor...when they first started Brittley said, "I hope my teacher is a boy and he is nice." I just was thinking okay that's weird, and low and behold her teacher was a boy and he was nice! lol
May 24, 2012: Tate's LAST DAY of preschool!
May 25th, 2012: Brittley's LAST DAY of 1st Grade!!


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I believe that good and simple improvement to Layout would be an ability to draw and measure in real scale values. Say I do the house plan and work in scale 1:50. I start to draw a line and input 1 meter while Layout automatically inputs according scaled value of 20 mm. It could be either happen within content frame or as an option
As a cherry on a pie would be a back compatibility to Modeling environment so we could use our tech drawings to make models within the native format.
I believe it would solve ALL the issues with a Layout and Make it great again ©. Even in compare previous excellent Drafting module.
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I've just finished reading Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey.
The heroine of the book is Maud, an 82 year old with dementia who is trying to unravel the mystery of her missing friend despite all the problems with her unreliable memory. As she struggles with every day life, flashbacks show the reader her life 70 years previously when her sister Sukey disappeared. The two events are cleverly intertwined by the Author.
Many of the situations in the book caused by the dementia and the reactions of Maud and her caring family ring true to me as I have experienced exactly the same in real life.
The book is most enjoyable and heartwarming. It also gives an insight into the difficulties faced by those dealing with dementia, a subject that is very rarely dealt with.


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this first pic is for Ben Traxel. it's my old DIYed Invaders Puck.
never really posted it, because it didn't say "Invaders Hockey" to me... just the Invader guy on a puck. but, i promised Ben i'd snap a pic of it after he sent me this pic of a VERY creative use of a Uni Watch sticker!
how cool is that?!?! also featured on UW itself. check it out, click here:
next up is a knife that i have on my desk that i scribbled on, literally, years ago! charming little thing, and ALWAYS brings a smile to my face.
check out both sides below:
the Invaders are off to the ol' Labatt Hockey Tourney in Columbus, OH this weekend, wish us luck!
hope you all have a very happy Friday the 13th, and an all around great weekend!


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Regardless of how settled in you are, there's always a possibility that you will move to another location elsewhere in B.C., another province in Canada, or even abroad. When you have nobody in Vancouver to bequeath your house too and you're no longer looking back, you can put it up as one of the many Vancouver homes for sale. Fortunately, there are ways to make your property buyer-ready.
Unloading Baggage
Part of the process of selling your house is conditioning yourself to accept that someone else deserves to live there. In regard with this, you ought to clear the place of all your personal belongings; this includes any special attachments like a chandelier or similar fixtures—unless they are included in the selling price. All closets and kitchen cabinets must be stripped of contents and cleaned as some buyers will be interested in opening them. You can either throw away, donate, or sell the items, or put them in storage.
Have the place inspected for minor repair issues before calling your trusted real estate agent to put up a listing. You will also have to do some of the cleaning yourself, such as power washing the exterior and cleaning the windows, vacuuming the interior, and caulking the bathroom fixtures. Deodorise the house as well to help buyers breathe freely during the open house.
Selling a house can be a way of saying goodbye to the past. It would all be worth it when you've prepared well.


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A couple of months ago I was so blessed by Heart Felt Creations...I won their whole monthly line for leaving a comment on their blog. I was so pumped and then came vacation, Halloween and now Thanksgiving...can you believe I'm so horrible that I hadn't made a thank you card yet with the beautiful stamp set/ and nesties they sent me. So tonight my project was to make a long overdue card.
These are the challenges this card qualifies for:
2Sketches4you : Sketch
Flower Soft : Thank you
Simon Says: Snow
Stamp Something : Thank you
A Spoon Full of Sugar : Anything Goes
Paper Take Weekly: Cut it out
Alota : Christmas
Crafty Catz: Christmas
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Where have I been? well last November I was looking like this....and that was two weeks before I had my second child another boy.
Thankfully they did a c-section as giving birth to my first wasn't great, he got stuck in my pelvis coming out amoungst other things. He was 8lb 3 and this one....well a good 10lb 6 or if you do the conversion correctly nearer to 10lb 7. Poor love, they even had to use forceps to get him out despite the c-section.
Anyway, my little man is now 13 weeks old, today to be precise and we are finding our feet. It is interesting to say the least getting them both ready and out the door for 8.30 for the school run. Even though I am a routine type person, he doesn't have a routine and I am feeding him what he wants when he wants and this is causing a few issues as I have to top him up everynow and again so we can do this with my eldest but we are getting there. Compared with his brother who at this age was downing 8oz bottle of hungry baby formula every 4 hrs on the dot he isn't so bothered about his milk and is causing me a bit of brain ache...but we are working it out slowly.
Enough about the baby, more importantly Beady Pool news.
My website is closed at the moment as I am having difficulties finding the time to update it but my jewellery is still for sale over on Folksy. I am also trying to slowly tidy through my bead stash so I am selling some of my beads which don't suit my current designs in my other Folksy Shop. There are some great bargains to be had especially on the silver as I bought a fair bit of it before the prices increased - silver prices have skyrocketed in the past year.
Oh and I am doing the Henley Art Trail again this year - May 28th - 31st May 2011. Put the date in your diary and watch this space for more news.


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Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Why Me?
Why must I bear this tragic burden...to be forced to recommend another David Corn piece, and from The Nation, no less? Corn must save his really bad stuff for the posts at Huff'n'Puff, because it was only a few days ago that I remarked on how on the money he was on fili-deal, and that piece was also from his Nation gig. This time Corn takes a look at the Karl Rove-Valarie Plame 'did-he-or-didn't-he?' story, and find there's not much there to get excited about, it's all still rumors and suggestions at this point. Of course, I knew that already, since I read the excellent work of Tom Maguire, but doggone it, does Corn have to agree? It sure makes it harder for folks like me when a 'progressive' voice goes and gets all reasonable all of a sudden...
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text: So wife and I got babysitting reprieve for Thursday night. Its been a while since we've been out to dinner. Looking for something in the West Village or Tribeca that's new, good, and we can get into at around 7 on Thursday night without a resy- or where we might get a last minute resy for 7pm. Price not an object. Will eat at the bar if that's what it takes. Most important is quality and someplace relatively new. Hope the request isn't lame. Any recos appreciated.


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Monday, October 5, 2009
Monica Fairview Guest Post
First of all, I'd like to thank Grace for having me here. This is a lovely blog and I'm very happy to be part of it.
When I tell people what The Other Mr. Darcy is about, their first reaction is surprise. They are intrigued by the idea, but they also want to know how I managed to turn Caroline into a convincing heroine.
Well, of course, you're going against the grain to start with, which was my biggest challenge. People love to hate Caroline. Personally, I think she's not as bad as people make her out to be. Obviously Caroline wants to keep Mr. Darcy. Wouldn't you want to keep Mr. Darcy, if you thought you had a chance? Caroline tries all kinds of silly ways to attract his attention, including asking Elizabeth to take a turn with her around the room, knowing (perversely) that Mr. Darcy would look up. Another silly technique she uses is making fun of Elizabeth. But just as Caroline makes fun of her, Elizabeth, too makes fun of Caroline. It's a two-way thing. And then there's the problem of Darcy himself. Yes, Caroline is snobbish, but Darcy is, too, and he actively encourages Caroline at the beginning to look down on Meryton and all its inhabitants.
The problem in Pride and Prejudice is that Caroline is never really developed any further. She starts off exactly like Darcy, she's part of his arrogant clique, but nothing happens in the novel to change her, unlike Darcy, who is transformed by love.
So my biggest challenge was to write a book in which Caroline could be similarly transformed. I decided the best way to approach it was to combine humour with sympathy for her. I should say that my decisions weren't necessarily thought out deliberately. It was just a writer's instinct about how to go about things.
So I started the story with Mr. Darcy's wedding day. Caroline has a meltdown, something that has never happened to her, ever. This is where we can both laugh at her, and feel sorry for her, because her reaction to breaking down and crying is so ridiculous. Yet most of us have been in similar situations, so we can empathize with what she's going through.
Then, as if it isn't enough, her pride is wrecked because someone else sees her at her most vulnerable moment: Mr. Robert Darcy. Can you imagine anything worse for Caroline than to be discovered in such a situation? It's not an enviable situation, even if she deals with it in typical Caroline way.
By the time the Prologue's over, she's already had a couple of emotional shocks. The Caroline we meet when the novel actually begins almost a year later has already been changed, both by losing the man she loves, and by meeting someone who has power over her. After all, Robert Darcy is an unknown factor. He might decide to let everyone know about her carefully concealed attachment to Darcy. He might use emotional blackmail to get a hold over her. She's unsure of her position, and she can't just make him go away, which is what she'd like to do.
Since the novel started that way, I felt that at least one big obstacle had been removed. It's hard to continue to hate someone when you've seen them at their weakest.
After that, it was a matter of giving her the chance to deal with her new challenge: a Darcy who makes fun of all her pretensions. The cobbled road toward redemption for Caroline is full of potholes. Before she can even start, she has to accept Robert as an American. Obviously, given her character, she looks down on him as an upstart and an outsider. The good thing about Robert Darcy is that he's immune to her snubs. He takes them in his stride, and he keeps chipping at all the defences she has carefully erected.
It wasn't easy to get Caroline from point A to point B. She had to be burnt several times before she learned her lesson. Luckily Robert is quite capable of handling her, and eventually, helping her move beyond the rigid social identity she's constructed for herself.
About the Author
As a literature professor, Monica Fairview enjoyed teaching students to love reading. But after years of postponing the urge, she finally realized what she really wanted was to write books herself. She lived in Illinois, Los Angeles, Seattle, Texas, Colorado, Oregon and Boston as a student and professor, and now lives in London. To find out more, please visit http://www.monicafairview.co.uk/
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Thank you for having me on your lovely blog, Grace, and for giving me this opportunity to explain a bit about The Other Mr Darcy.ReplyDelete
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I love the idea of Caroline from a different perspective :)ReplyDelete
My excitement for Monica's book is building up, it has been great following her on this blog tour for TOMD!ReplyDelete
I love P & P and love all the different views that can come from this wonderful book. I look forward to reading this one!!ReplyDelete
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Gosh - after reading this post, I'm almost feeling sorry for Caroline! Great guest post. I enjoyed every minute of it!ReplyDelete
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Here we are in the final week before the ALA YMA on Monday. If you haven't already added it to your calendear, here's the link to the live stream. The ceremony takes place at ALA Mid-Winter in Seattle so it will be a late morning watch for me. I'm sure you all on the west coast appreciate not having to get up in the middle of the night. Last year I chatted with Patti, watched the video, and followed Twitter & Facebook at the same time. What will happen this year? A total unknown for the Newbery? Will the Schneider Committee find a book that's worthy this year? I just love the awards. Golden Globes has nothing on it.
Patti and I are going to have our yearly chat which is now it its 4th year! See 2010, 2011, and 2012 for our past YMA posts.
Monday, January 21, 2013
One Week to Go ... ALA Youth Media Awards
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- Madigan McGillicuddy said...
"Golden Globes has nothing on it."
How true! I often tell people, "This is like the Oscars, but for librarians."
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I have the next round complete. I just need to do a little trimming and pressing then I can attach it. I work on this as I get little spurts of desire. Those few minutes here and there really add up.
The rest should be pretty easy to put together since I will be making this section as it was...for the most part. No rearranging just a little balancing.
I was told my house was painted today (inside). The cabinets are being delivered tomorrow and will be installed this week. Windows will arrive this week as well. The built-ins are all done and the dog door is installed. Just waiting for my insurance check so that I can get counters, tile and appliances. That is due to come in any day now.
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The Born Pretty Store sent me two things to review, Magnetic nail polish and dotting tools. I was really excited for the Magnetic polish since I have never tried it and was waiting for ages to try.
The magnetic nail polish comes with a magnetic plate all for only $6.38. I have seen other brands with their plates and I was happy to see that this brand had handles to hold from. The nail polish I got to review was CH Nail Magnetic Nail polish NO.14, The NO.14 is a metallic blue with purple and blue shimmer particles however the purple is hardly noticeable and definitely not noticeable on your fingers. Overall the nail polish worked amazingly and the magnetic plate was fairly strong. Let me warn you the photos don't do justice to what it really looks like. It looks much better in person than in photo.
Below is the swatch for the nail polish.
This is what the polish looks like in the sun or outside. It is a gorgeous blue and I was very happy with the quality. The nail polish dried fairly quickly in fact after having the magnet plate over your nails for about 10-15 sec they were almost dry.
This is basically what the polish would look like if you're indoors, the colour is more of a navy blue this way. Both in the sun and indoors the colour looks amazing.
Steps to achieve this look:
1. Paint a thin layer of polish on your nails and allow to dry
2. Paint a thick layer of polish and quickly hold the magnetic plate over your nail for 10-15 seconds. The closer the magnetic plate the better the effect
3. Apply top coat to keep it lasting for a while.
The magnetic polish dries very quickly and the quality of the polish was amazing. The nail polish was very pigmented and the colour was awesome. The best thing is you can even use it as regular nail polish without the magnetic. The amazing price is only $6.38. The formula of the polish was great and applied easily. The only downside is you may not get perfect stripes across your nail every time so it's kinda trial and error however once you get used to it, it will be easy
The Dotting Tools worked great and definitely felt of good quality. It didn't feel cheap and felt like quality nail art equipment. The dotting tool set comes with five dotting tools, each double sided and with different size tips to make different size dots. The dotting tool was very easy to use and doesn't require any practice. I will be posting pictures of nail art using the dotting tool pretty soon so stay tuned.
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Born Pretty Store Magnetic Polish + Dotting Tool
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That looks good. I might buy that polish and a few others. The price is very good as well.ReplyDelete
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Scribbit made a list of the most romantic songs, many of which I agreed with ("With or Without You" by U2, "The Way You Look Tonight," "Annie's Song" by John Denver, "When You Say Nothing at All" by Alison Krauss, "Hey There, Delilah" by Plain White Ts, "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, and "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers) and a few that just didn't do it for me. I started out writing a comment on her post with some extra suggestions for her, but I decided to post them here instead, because I came up with 54 of them!
Keep in mind that I think even sad love songs can be counted here, and songs by artists I wouldn't usually like (like the Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Lonestar). They're not in any special order, though I have provided links to my individual favorites (marked with *). Some are accompanied by favorite lines.
"Sweetest Thing" by U2
"One" by U2: I've heard people say before that this song was written about a Mormon girl. Some of the lyrics support it, but I still don't believe it. "Love is a temple/Love a higher law."
*"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen (I like Jeff Buckley's version best): A combination of Biblical references and sensual love with simple, lovely music.
*"The Luckiest" by Ben Folds: You've just got to listen to this one. Ben Folds is an all-around genius. "I don't get many things right the first time/In fact, I am told that a lot/Now I know all the wrong turns, the stumbles and falls/Brought me here."
"Diary" by Bread: "And as I go through my life, I will give to her my wife/All the sweet things that I can find."
"Everything I Own" by Bread
"Open Arms" by Journey
"Without You I Don't Think I Could Live" by the Backstreet Boys
"All My Life" by K-C and JoJo: "All My Life/I Prayed For Someone Like You."
"Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion: "I'm everything I am/Because you loved me."
"I Can't Help Fallin' in Love" by Elvis Presley
"Swear It Again" by Westlife: These guys have pretty self-explanatory titles. "I swore to you my love would remain/And I swear it all over again."
"I'm the One Who Wants to Be With You" by Westlife
"More Than Words" by Extreme
"I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie
"Collide" by Howie Day: "Even the best fall down sometimes/Even the wrong words seem to ryhme/Out of the doubt that fills your mind/You finally find/You and I collide."
"I'm With You" by Avril Lavigne: This one's great for people who are single, unsure of the future, and confused by the dating world.
*"Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne: I just barely discovered this one. That guy has one amazing voice! Who can sing "saved" like that?
"Everything Stops" by Cary Judd: I don't think many people know about Cary Judd. But they should.
"I'll Be" by Edwin McCain: "And I'll be better when I'm older/I'll be the greatest fan of your life."
*"Dreaming with a Broken Heart" John Mayer: "When you're dreaming with a broken heart/The giving up is the hardest part."
"When I Fall in Love" by Nat King Cole
*"Only in Dreams" by Weezer: Long, but worth it. "You can't avoid her./She's in the air... in the air/In between molecules of/Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide."
"Everything I Do" by Bryan Adams
*"If You Ain't Got Love" by Mason Jennings: (The music starts around 1:30.) This one is a little confusing. It could be abou a child, it could be about a girlfriend, or both. Who knows? "You said, 'Life has no limit/If you're not afraid to get in it.'"
"Greatest Story Ever Told" by Oliver James: "But if destiny decided I should look the other way/Then the world would never know/The greatest story ever told."
*"Crash" by Dave Matthews
"The Longest Time" by Billy Joel
*"Two Coins" by Dispatch: Being Dispatch, there weren't high quality videos of them on YouTube. "I stick loneliness, your lips, and the two coins of your eyes into my pocket."
"Something" by the Beatles: We can't leave out the Beatles!
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" by the Beatles
"Yesterday" by the Beatles
"Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" by Lauryn Hill: "You're just too good to be true./Can't take my eyes off of you./You'd be like heaven to touch./I wanna hold you so much."
"How Sweet It Is" by James Taylor
*"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor: I love pretty much all the words in this song.
*"The Scientist" by Coldplay: "Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry/You don't know how lovely you are./I had to find you, tell you I need you,/Tell you I set you apart."
"Out of Place" by Gavin Thorpe: "You'll be coming home soon/I know you're out of place/Will you knock on my door soon?/I just need to see your face."
"One Love" by Jason Mraz
"You and I Both" by Jason Mraz
"1000 Things" by Jason Mraz
"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz
*"Sleeping to Dream" by Jason Mraz: "Sleeping to dream about you/And I'm so tired of having to live without you."
"Earth Angel" by the Penguins
*"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol
"Rainbow Connection" (choose your artist)
*"More Than Anyone" by Gavin DeGraw: "I'm gonna love you more than anyone."
*"A Lifetime" by Better Than Ezra: "We were standing on the hood of your car/Singing out loud when the sun came up."
"A Plain Morning" by Dashboard Confessional: "It's colder than it oughtta be in March/And I still got a day or two ahead of me/Till I'll be heading home,/Into your arms again./And the people here are asking after you./It doesn't make it easier."
*"Out of My League" by Stephen Speaks: "It's her hair and her eyes today/That just simply take me away/And the feeling that I'm falling further in love/Makes me shiver but in a good way."
"I'm So in Love with You" Lonestar: "Every little thing that you do/I'm so in love with you/It just keeps getting better/I want to spend the rest of my life/With you by my side."
"I'm Already There" by Lonestar: "I'm the sunshine in your hair/I'm the shadow on the ground/I'm the whisper in the wind."
"More Than a Feeling" by Boston: "When I'm tired and thinking cold/I hide in my music, forget the day/And dream of a girl I used to know."
*"Brighter Than Sunshine" by Aqualung: "Let the rain fall, I don't care/I'm yours and suddenly you're mine."
"Stand by Me" by River Phoenix: "If the sky that we look upon/Should tumble and fall/Or the mountains should crumble to the sea/I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear/Just as long as you stand, stand by me."
*"Walk Away" by Ben Harper: "With so many people to love in my life,/Why do I worry about one?/But you put the 'happy' in my 'ness.'"
*"Hear You Me" by Jimmy Eat World: This song is one of those ones that just gives you an awesome feeling. I found the sound quality of the YouTube videos pretty weak, though.
Any more suggestions? Did I make you a new fan of any songs/musicians?
15 January 2009
Best Love Songs, Michelle-Style
Scribbit made a list of the most romantic songs, many of which I agreed with ("With or Without You" by U2, "The Way You Look Tonight," "Annie's Song" by John Denver, "When You Say Nothing at All" by Alison Krauss, "Hey There, Delilah" by Plain White Ts, "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston, and "Unchained Melody" by the Righteous Brothers) and a few that just didn't do it for me. I started out writing a comment on her post with some extra suggestions for her, but I decided to post them here instead, because I came up with 54 of them!
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Chasing Cars is my daughter's absolute favorite, though for me not so much. She gets irritated because she wants them to play it at stake dances but the dance committee won't, saying that "if we just lay here" part is sexual. Argh. Irritates me too.
And for Elvis? I'm not a fan but that one song of his is so good it sells me every time.
I love the Beatles but I have a hard time hearing their songs as love songs, Yesterday is so sad to me. When I'm 64 is sweet but Michelle is probably the most romantic.
I remember at EFY dances, they wouldn't play any Dave Matthews for me, even "Satellite." It's sad that the songs I hadn't ever noticed anything questionable about were then made questionable, you know what I mean?ReplyDelete
"Michelle" is probably the most romantic? Hee hee. Might that have something to do with our name?
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"Sucker" by Zerubbabel You'll never find it. It's one of my brother Tommy's bands' songs. It was played at my wedding.
"Such Great Heights" -the Postal Service. The remake is better than the original. Also at my wedding.
"Cupid's Chokehold" -Gym Class Heroes. This is a rendition of "Take a look at my girlfriend" by Supertramp which is also a good one.
"Send you my love with a dozen roses" -Born Jamericans
I could go on forever, but I should stop there. My wife is in SLC, so I'm writing really long comments on peoples' blogs in between other distractions. I noticed your comment on ours so you are more than deserving.
Oh man...Only in Dreams by Weezer has been one of my top 3 favorite songs for a long time. It's awesome, but you can't listen to just the beginning. You're right, it's long, but you have to listen to the whole thing. I love it.ReplyDelete
AND Hallelujah is another one of my favorite songs. so good. I love the version by Rufus Wainwright (like on Shrek). I'd never heard the Jeff Buckley one but it's good too. I'm listening to it now.
Rainbow Connection... haha. I love it when Kermit the Frog sings it best.
You have a lot of great ones on there. I love one by a French artist named Manu Chao called Me Gustas Tú (I like you). It's mostly in Spanish with some French. I love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzgjiPBCsss
Amanda--I totally love the song you suggested. I first heard it from my ex-fiance.ReplyDelete
Joey--I never noticed that "Such Great Heights" was a love song. Although I like "Cupid's Chokehold," it doesn't seem very flattering to the girlfriend. Thanks for the tips and the comment!


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Welcome CJ! Thanks so much for this opportunity to find out a little about you and how you work. J Has someone helped or mentored you in your writing career?
I was very lucky to be mentored by an Australian children's author, Ann Harth, when I started to take my writing seriously. She helped shape my writing style and storytelling abilities into what they are today, and I'll be forever grateful for what she's taught me.
When in the day/night do you write? How long per day?
I basically block out a whole month/month and a half to write (depending on how long the book is—I can do 70,000 words in 6 weeks), so I write all day until I feel I need to stop (usually around 3pm, starting at 8am). Some writing days are better than others, of course.
Does your significant other read your stuff?
I don't have a significant other, but my bird Kaleb sometimes reads over my shoulder haha ;)
Plotter or Pantser? Why?
Definite plotter! Most of my outlines nowadays consist of 3-5,000 words by themselves, and I outline because if the details aren't clear in my head, I have trouble putting them on paper (or screen). I plot scene by scene and try to write down as many details as possible. This way, I can see exactly what I need to write, and what is coming up next.
Do you use a pen name? If so, how did you come up with it?
C.J. Hart is a pen name. My goddaughter's initials are C.J., and 'Hart' came from a book I have been working on for years—the main character's last name (an adult book, which I write under a different name). I went through lots of variations before settling on this one. Both of my pen names have a special meaning for me :)
Do you listen to music while writing? If so what?
Yep! I listen to a variety, and it depends on which book I'm writing. But usually it's a mixture of Blue October, Florence + The Machine, Sara Bareilles, P!nk, Melanie C, Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, and more.
Mostly crime shows like NCIS, SVU, CSI, and others like Charmed, Supernatural, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Smallville.
What songs are most played on your Ipod?
I don't have an iPod…but the most played song at the moment is "Yellow Flicker Beat" from Lorde (or anything from the Mockingjay part one movie soundtrack).
Title: The Forsaken
Series: The Abandoned Series, Book 2
Author: C. J. Hart
Published: November 2nd, 2015
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Genre: YAm Paranormal Romance
Content Warning: Violence and Language
Recommended Age: 13+
Synopsis: Fear. Uncertainty. Wonder. Those three things are thrumming through me, pounding in my ears and coating my tongue with acid. All words that escape my mouth are wrong; I can't explain how it feels to not remember—for chunks of my memory and hours of my night to have been erased. Erased? No… forgotten.
How do you forget whether you killed a person or not the night before?
Cassie Spencer's human life is over, and the resulting consequences are flooding in. As she learns to adapt to her new life, pieces of her honorary family are unraveling. Every day is another spent worrying who Ash will take from her next. Though he's not the only danger she should be concerned about.
A man turns up dead. Eaten.
The Hunters suspect Ash is behind it—one of his sadistic games. But who is really at fault?
And then there's the mystery illness Cassie contracts, a disease unheard of by both her father and the elders. Can they find her a cure before her condition worsens?
Not every hero wears a cape. Some wear gray beanies.
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Excerpt from The Forsaken by CJ Hart:
Excerpt from The Forsaken by CJ Hart:
Almost five months ago, our dear leader traded his life, his alpha status, for a human. A weak, pitiful thing barely worth the energy—but good enough to eat, in my opinion. I kept asking myself, Why doesn't he just slit her throat? Humans are annoying. Wasn't he bored already? I couldn't comprehend why, after endless days of playing the doting boyfriend, he hadn't killed her yet.
But I was wrong.
Even more months ago, years ago, Sebby decided to quit munching on humans and chose to hunt animals instead. That's when he went soft, lost his spine. He got a job at a record store. What does he think he is now—human?
At the same time, some major changes were snowballing.
The elders decided to allow Seb's allegiance to the mortal race.
Kat sided with them.
And I decided to torture those they loved the most. Starting with Seb's new girlfriend. An added bonus was that her father was a Hunter. Anything I did to her, directly and indirectly, he would undoubtedly feel. But when I saw her at the café that day, when Sebby was drooling all over her, I realized the best way to get to her father was to play a little game with her. And how do you make a teenage girl miserable? You kidnap her best friend.
I don't recall her name, but I do remember her scream. She was a fighter, and she loved to squeal as I peeled her skin off strip by strip. Oh, what a treat it was to smell her fear.
I smirk at the memory, and then I grimace.
Cassie Spencer thinks she's better than us. Better than me. That she's good and honorable. It's laughable, really. Now that she's one of us, we're equals. It's only a matter of time before she screws up again. And I only have to be in the right place, the right time, to catch it.
And it will happen.
She's the same as the rest of us—whether she likes to admit that or not. She's a monster. A freak.
The only one who gets under my skin.
About the Author:
Renée Shearer writes young adult fiction under the name of C.J. Hart. Renée is a full-time writer who lives in Sydney, Australia, with a crazy pooch named Abbey and a boisterous, somersaulting rescue budgie named Kaleb. Her days are spent living in her fictional worlds and consuming way too much caffeine. She has an (unhealthy?) obsession with all things cupcake- and coffee-related plus Kerouac and YA dystopia/fantasy books. Renée can often be found surrounded by books, marathoning crime shows and munching on vegan goodies, on Twitter (@Renee_Shearer), Pinterest, or dancing in a rainstorm.
Renée hopes to one day visit Rio and is currently learning Brazilian Portuguese.
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Red Egg and Ginger Party (滿 月 酒)
Traditionally back in olden days of ancient China, the mother would be confined to the house in the first month of post-partum. This was done in order to giver her time to rest and recover from the physical stress of labour and delivery of the baby. Also, the mortality rates of babies in China back then were the highest in the first month of the baby's life - if the baby survived the first month, then it is likely that the baby will have a long and prosperous life. It was common back then to wait for a period of time after the birth of the baby before officially welcoming the baby into the circle of family and friends.
As a result, the Chinese held a "Red Egg and Ginger" party to celebrate these two events - the mother's "re-integration" back into regular life and to welcome the baby into the family and the world. It was also common at this time to formally present the name of the baby as a part of the celebration. The egg represents fertility, red symbolizes good fortune. Ginger is important because in the yin (cold) and yang (warm) balance of Chinese food, ginger adds quicker recovery and rejuvenation to the new mother.
Ok, ok, so not every letter of the tradition has been followed, but it's still definitely a one-month celebration that was held for Silas on Feb 17, 2007. Unfortunately, due to Silas's dad being out of a steady source of income, Silas was not able to invite all the people that he wanted to see at his party. It is Silas's most sincere hope that those who had heard about this party, but wondered why they were not invited, would understand and forgive his dad for this offense.
Silas's one month party also happened to coincide with Chinese New Year's eve for this year. During Chinese New Year's Eve, it is customary and a big social event for the families to gather and have a big dinner to usher in the new year, and also as a symbolic gesture of reinforcing the family bonds (團 年 飯). So, Silas's one month party also served as the Chinese New Year's Eve family dinner. For Chinese New Year, it is customary for the younger children say "Gung Hay Fat Choi!" to their aunts and uncles, and in return they receive packets of lucky red envelopes containing sums of $$$$. But with Silas being the alpha male in the clan (seriously, Silas's dad is soooo subservient now, it's no longer funny), and with his one month coinciding with Chinese New year's eve, some of his aunts and uncles went over the top and as a result, Silas was the lucky recipient of some bling-bling.
What would a one month old know about 24-karat and jade bling-bling? Right, and that's what Silas's dad thought as well. Anyways, to prepare for this big event, Silas had a nice hot and soothing bath in the afternoon, followed by an extra long nursing from Silas's mummy, so Silas was pretty much knocked out for most of the night, and had no clue what was going on around him during the dinner, or how many times he was passed around from stranger to stranger like a basket of bread.
During this one month party, it was tradition and customary for Silas to go around to each table and have a toast with each guest. However, since it was such a small party, and since Silas's parents wanted to keep things informal, there was no ritual toasting at each table, but just going to each person and chatting, catching up, and having fun in a relaxed atmosphere. It was all good.
Sunday, February 18, 2007
The One Month Party
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1 comment:
- Fianna said...
so where's the allabouttamara blog huh?? playing favourites albert... its gonna come back and bite you in the ass one day :D
- February 19, 2007 at 10:51 AM
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As I am sure many of you know, I am not the world's biggest fan of Valentine's Day. One, I'm not a big fan of flowers, they wither and die and then I just feel bad throwing them away, because really what was the point? Two, not really into chocolates - I mean they're good a couple noms but then I'm tired of eating them. So there's your two major Valentine's necessities chucked out the window for me.
Now this Valentine's I was sick, but not enough to not appreciate how spectacular my boyfriend is. Not only did he drive all the way to Parallax to pick up some supplies so I could fully work at home, but he also cooked some delicious vegetarian "chicken" (seitan) noodle soup, and poured my juice in a red wine glass so I could feel fancy. I also got a very sappy but heartwarming robot-themed Valentine's card. Seriously, how did I get so lucky?
I also received my make-up Christmas gift (since both Steven and my parents got me a Smart Pen) - a Nook color! Now the neat thing about the Nook is that you can root it to be an Android tablet! So now I have my very own Android tablet, and the best part is, I can start reading comics again!
So Steven, this blog post is really just to say, thank you for being amazing & I love you! <3


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True story...
I was at Menards a couple of weeks ago. As I walked down the aisle where the cash registers are, I saw a little boy (maybe 6 years old) pulling on something that seemed to be connected to the shelving, it looked like a pipe.
He was really tugging and pulling to loosen whatever it was. I was about 5 registers away when he finally pulled it loose and he was pretty surprised. And I finally figured out what it was. One of the railings on the endcap. That was supposed to not probably come out. It was about 5 feet long (longer than this boy was tall) and it was shaped like an "L".
He looked up to see me walking toward him and gives me this guilty face, an "oh boy am I in trouble now" look, as he was holding this railing in front of him with both hands. I kept a straight face and when I was about 6 feet away, I shrugged and gave him an oops look. He shrugged with the same look back. As I passed him I said, "Well, these things happen". (I do not know WHY that's the ONE THING that popped into my head as logical to say in that situation.) He shrugged again and smiled a little.
Once I was about 6 feet away I looked back to see what he was doing and saw him just standing there, holding this long railing, trying to figure out what to do with it. Then as I watched, he dropped it to the floor, looked around to see if anyone heard the noise as it hit, then walked away... quickly.
It's still making me laugh even weeks later.
Some happenings I posted on Facebook...
I moved a small bench with shelves from the living room to the boy's room. I guess Katie wanted a change for her room too. She told me that she wants me to "move the objects in her room around so it looks different."
Jackson is so precious. I was singing the song that repeats God made me and God loves me and substituting Jack's name for the word me. I heard him singing the words right after me... Substituting my name. He was singing "God loves mommy" and "God made mommy". It was so sweet.
Leaving urgent care with Katie and I was pushing the button to open the van door but it wasn't working. So I did it a few (or like 10) times and it STILL wasn't working. I was getting frustrated when Katie says, "Mom? Isn't THAT our car?" And points to the car BEHIND the one I was trying to open by yanking on the handle. Once I looked up, I saw that ours was about 3 feet off center from the one I *thought* was ours. This brings back memories of my mom trying to teach me how to drive a stick shift in the parking lot of the church near our house. Apparently we seemed like a threat to the older ladies inside of the church who were watching me drive back and forth, stalling and jolting, around the lot. Enough of a threat that they called the police. Yes, they called the POLICE. Which was a little embarrassing at the time, but funny now. (I still can't drive a stick shift.)
I was telling Katie something about the history of the U.S. flag and she cut me off saying, "Do you have my teacher's phone number?" Like MY guess wasn't good enough. So I told her we would google it when we get home.
(On a side note, does having children make *everyone* feel like a big dork sometimes? Or is it just me.)
Jacob is saying "Hello Oklahoma." Which would be great... if we weren't in Austin. Texas. (We were driving home from a family vacation to Texas with my parents and me and the kids. We were about 5 hours into the drive... with about 30 hours left to go. Thank you for the reminder of how far we had yet to go Jacob.)
On our trip to South Padre, Jacob got one of those water canons (the kind where you draw back the handle and suck water into it, then push the handle to force the water out). He started out by spraying our family; my aunt and uncle, cousins, his sister and little brother, grandpa, grandma. That was a little naughty. But then, THEN he started to spray other people who were not related to us. Like the two older women who were standing in the water up to their knees in shorts and t-shirts just having a nice chat. Or the little, little girl playing near us. And a number of other innocent bystanders. It wouldn't have been so bad if he hadn't laughed like a villian EVERY TIME he did it (a hearty HEH HEH HEHHHHH laugh), RIGHT in front of the now wet, not thrilled children and adults he had just hosed down with water (salt water too, yuck). It was terrible. But funny. No, terrible... No, funny. Yep, it was funny. Mostly because *I* was safely sitting on the beach.
Katie lost her THIRD tooth today while she was eating a piece of hard candy!! I asked if she wanted to put it under her pillow for the tooth fairy and she told me she knew the tooth fairy wasn't real. She was suddenly a believer after hearing that kids who don't believe in the tooth fairy don't get money from the tooth fairy!
And finally, just for fun, here's one of the (surprisingly many) pics I've taken in the car (while stopped at a red light, or parked!). My head looks abnormally large here, but I promise you it's perfectly normal. Jacob or Katie are usually making some odd face in almost every car picture if I give them advance notice that I'm taking it. If I go stealth (or if I provide treats), I can sometimes get a sweet picture of the two of them talking quietly or just gazing out the window. I'm not often stealthy enough. And my treat budget is limited.
Well, that's enough for now. Hey! I'll have to post about our trip to Texas soon. It was so much fun! Mostly the actual *being in* Texas. Not so much the getting there and home part. But that is definately another post.
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Here's this month's list of what are our favorite Top 10 science-fiction movies on Netflix streaming. A bunch of our favorites have been taken off recently, so this list might be a little different than lists past.
10. Pandorum
9. Sphere
8. Daybreakers
7. Pitch Black
6. Monsters
5. Star Trek
4. They Live
2. The Thing
1. Contact
Seriously, if you haven't seen Contact, you really need to. Click here for the full blog post we did awhile ago on it.


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We've all seen a movie about a robot or computer that became "self-aware," and manifested human-like characteristics. From Terminator to Wall-E, the concept of artificial intelligence is a popular one that makes for great science-fiction. It also serves as an effective marketing gimmick.
The belief in A.I. rests on the metaphysical assumption that consciousness is something that simply "happens" whenever a material object (e.g. a computer) reaches a certain level of complexity. While that assumption may or may not be true, it is certain that scientists have come nowhere near achieving it. It is likely that they never will. Unfortunately, you wouldn't know that from the way new technologies are marketed and hyped in the press.
By describing their products in anthropomorphic terms, computer scientists have grossly overstated the "intelligence" of their technological innovations, probably for advertising purposes. A "smart-phone" sounds much more snazzy than a regular phone. Doesn't it? And who's not impressed with the i-Tunes "Genius" feature? "It's so smart. It's like it knows me better than I know myself." But most of these innovations are simply algorithms. They are not "smart" in any human sense of the word. And scientists know this implicitly. As Lanier points out, "Engineers don't seem quite ready to believe in their smart algorithms enough to put them up against Apple's chief executive, Steve Jobs, or some other person with a real design sensibility." In other words, they would never let an algorithm design their next product. They leave that to real people.
Marketing isn't the whole story however. The tendency of computer scientists to anthropomorphize computers is also due to their own metaphysical assumptions, i.e. their religious beliefs. Lanier explains:
The influential Silicon Valley institution [Singularity University] preaches a story that goes like this: one day in the not-so-distant future, the Internet will suddenly coalesce into a super-intelligent A.I., infinitely smarter than any of us individually and all of us combined; it will become alive in the blink of an eye, and take over the world before humans even realize what's happening....Some think the newly sentient Internet would then choose to kill us; others think it would be generous and digitize us the way Google is digitizing old books, so that we can live forever as algorithms inside the global brain....Yes, it sounds nutty when stated so bluntly. But these are ideas with tremendous currency in Silicon Valley; these are guiding principles, not just amusements, for many of the most influential technologists....which suggests something remarkable: What we are seeing is a new religion, expressed through an engineering culture. [emphasis mine]It may seem like a harmless thing for computer scientists to believe wacky sci-fi theories and anthropomorphize technology as a result. But Lanier thinks this has a negative effect on society. "[B]y allowing artificial intelligence to reshape our concept of personhood, we are leaving ourselves open to the flipside: we think of people more and more as computers, just as we think of computers as people." I agree. And in my view, dehumanizing people is always a bad thing, even when it's unintentional.
It's sad to me that someone would even need to write a book titled You Are Not a Gadget. One would think that would be common sense. Unfortunately, it's not. I'm glad we have level headed, clear thinking scientists like Lanier. He offers some practical advice to help break the materialistic spell our culture as fallen into:
Seeing movies and listening to music suggested to us by algorithms is relatively harmless, I suppose. But I hope that once in a while the users of those services [e.g. Netflix, Pandora, etc.] resist the recommendations; our exposure to art shouldn't be hemmed in by an algorithm that we merely want to believe predicts our tastes accurately. These algorithms do not represent emotion or meaning, only statistics and correlations.And Lanier's advice to his fellow computer scientists? Believe what you want, but sell technology without all the "metaphysical baggage."
Amen, brother.
A special thanks to Jocelyn for sending me the original article.


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Art collector Huguette Clark leaves prime Monet to Corcoran but sets up museum in Santa Barbara
Paintings by the likes of Renoir, John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase that have long been held in private hands will form the core of a new museum in Santa Barbara.
Basic instructions for the museum were revealed Wednesday in the last will and testament of art collector Huguette Clark, who died at age 104 last month in New York. The daughter of U.S. Senator William A. Clark, she had a 42-room apartment on Fifth Avenue full of art, books and musical instruments at the time of her death.
She willed one especially famous painting, a 1907 "Water Lilies" canvas by Claude Monet, to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. (Perhaps it will be displayed in the Clark Wing, named after her father, who left his entire collection there.) But she specified that her other paintings and artifacts be shown at her $100-million, 24-acre estate in Santa Barbara, soon to be a museum.
The museum will be called, like her estate, Bellosguardo, meaning "beautiful view." For more on Huguette Clark's will, see L.A. Now.
Huguette Clark dies at 104; reclusive heiress
Far removed from her seaside jewel
-- Jori Finkel
Photo: Top, Clark's Bellosguardo estate in Santa Barbara. Below, Clark in 1930. Credits: Top, Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times. Below, Associated Press


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photo courtesy of Kromephotos.com
With Christmas around the corner, it's becoming crunch time on what to get those special people in your life. I've discovered a easy, stress-free gift for anybody, even those hard to buy for people. It's a photo book from Kromephotos.com .
Now this isn't any ordinary photo site I've dealt with before, Kromephotos.com makes life a bit easier, especially during the busiest time of the year. I've made several photo books from other sites and know that I would spend a good part of the time editing the pictures, and then figuring out which picture would go where and on what page. Kromephotos.com does all the work for you, all you have to do is upload and submit. You have the option of doing as little or much as you want. You can choose the book size, number of pages, even write a message to the designer with special instructions, for example, what colors you like, and what events you would like highlighted in the book.
Once your photos are uploaded there is no need to sort through all your pictures. If you choose "Designers Choice" , your book designer will have the option of choosing the best photos to go into your book. There is no need to edit your pictures either, your book designer will enhance the photos for you. And if you don't like the way your book turned out, you can ask to make corrections.
The best part of it all, is there is no obligation. You can upload your photos and the designer will start making your book for free. You can see a digital version of the completed photo book without any commitment to purchase. But I'm sure you would be as satisfied as I was!
I had the opportunity to try this out for myself and lets say I am impressed. I uploaded all my pictures and clicked "order my photo book", it was as easy as that. A few days later, I received an email telling me my pictures obtained the "Krome Treatment". Here is one example of the Krome Treatment,
You can see how much brighter the yellows and greens are. The cake looks much more prettier enhanced and I didn't have to do anything. No photo editing programs and hours spent editing it myself. Easy peasy!!!
Below is the photo book that was put together for me with the photos I uploaded. The pictures were placed in perfect order and they "match" on the pages.
This is a great personalized gift without spending hours on the computer making.
For more information visit Kromephotos.com and start your photo book today!
**disclosure: I will be receiving the above printed photo book for my review, no other compensation was given. Opinions are my own and yours may differ.


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Pete Della Ratta, Holley-Navarre Middle School Dean of Students, has been selected by the Dairy Council of Florida to be inducted into the Fuel Up to Play 60 National Hall of Fame.
Della Ratta was selected for his active leadership role and dedication to creating a healthier school environment with the Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP60) program.
Read more in the June 5 issue of Navarre Press or subscribe online here.
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Because of GARP's call for Protection
We gave CD-ROMs a rejection
Their quick degradation
Before regulations
Expire, brought film's resurrection
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