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Blog revivication time.
Hopefully, that happened with no problems. Inugami Kira illustration from Dengeki Moeoh December 2010 issue. Inugami Kira being in commemoration of her birthday, and less or more importantly, mine also.
So did you ever think I would ever, EVER, EVER COME BACK? Me neither. I was very doubtful ever since I kinda left the blogging scene and the gal gaming scene (THAT'S NOT EVEN REAL GAMING FFS).
May 14, 2011 | Categories: Gaming, Personal, S4 League, Vindictus | Tags: Anything, Chat, Gaming, Personal, Social | 2 Comments
Consistency Is Key
Hello, everyone~ It's Amu-kun, like always, and probably never going to change in a while. So… what's been happening lately? Well, I can tell you this much things if you're still reading. And… it's going to be long. Sort of. Hopefully not that long.
August 7, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, Japanese Illustrations, The Japanese Illustrator Twitter Project | Tags: Anything, Artists, Chat, Gaming, Social, Twitter, Visuals | 6 Comments
#yaplog? J-blogging aimed towards a female audience.
I promise I would cover this in my last blog post so let's start. Japanese trends are picking up in Twitter. Yup, they are. More blogging and social services are now using twitter as a means of sharing in Nippon. Oh yeah, and that lunaticjoker picture was an accurate representation of cute Japanese girls I would date. They have good taste. I have a Sony VAIO EB. That pink one is a Sony VAIO CW (which costs more, yaa). They got Sony MDRXB700s. Much love. Anyway, continuing on. *oh and that sundae looks so good*
August 5, 2010 | Categories: Japanese Pop Culture/Trends | Tags: Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, Social, Twitter, Visuals | 6 Comments
New computer is awesome (and a load of other things)
Yup, it's awesome. It's been like 3 days using this nifty thing, installing software, plugins, themes, you know, getting used to it. Kind of like moving to a bigger home. There's more stuff I can put around, more capability, and yet to discover for me~ W7 is pretty nifty and I really like it. Pretty nice.
As of the moment right now, I'm uninstalling stuff from my old laptop so there's more space and I'm moving new stuff into my new computer. So far it's been really smooth going and sleek. Though there's only one thing I really REALLY want to do right now.
I wanna hack my Zune. No, not bring a hatchet to it, but I want to get into the workings of my Zune and add some pretty sweet stuff in, say like syncing from other kinds of players than just Zune player, which IMO does a real bad job of adding metadata. I'll get into that later, and hopefully, once I complete that, I'll have more time to cover on what I really need to cover on this blog…
…and that is… Japanese Illustrators. Oh you guys are wonderful, lol. Picking what I was thinking was going to be the most popular anyway because Amu-kun has such a high taste for writing about that. Yes, I will focus on Japanese Illustrators. 🙂 Yeah you guys… I'll do my best to pick out another illustrator to highlight because I'm having debates over which I should choose.
JITP is at a stall right now because I'm still moving stuff from one computer to the other. Japanese pop culture and trends once again, I might get around to doing it later probably covering one of the latest twitter trends to hit the charts around 2 days ago.
#yaplog. YES. Why the heck do people hash yaplog and don't know what the heck it is? I will definitely cover it later though. As of right now though, I can tell you that yaplog is a blogging service just like ameba, ameblo, livedoor, fc2, tunabe and a whole lot of other blogging services in Japan. Yup, Yaplog.jp now supports twitter for all your microblogging, casual-blogging, and macroblogging (if really, you're into that thing).
That's it for this post, and I will cover some nice things in the following days to come. And meanwhile, Iggy better stop being busy. I've made more than enough references to him, and I know he's busy with the anime-sharing.com blog with Solistrasora and crew, but he should come back. I miss Iggy and Soso~ *cries* ~Aww, don't cry Amukun… they'll come back soon~
And that's personal stuff. Again, what you can help me do right now is to pick an illustrator I should highlight and 'research' into. I personally am thinking about p19 (who I am thinking about a TON).
P.S. Shout out for Taijou-kun (taikutsujoker) for finally making his first random post! Check it out here. I personally liked it a lot. Go ahead and read it. Oh yeah, and it's tradition for me to nuke text. I feel like it~ fufufufufufu~ *evil kawaii laugh*
August 3, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, The Japanese Illustrator Twitter Project | Tags: Anything, Artists, Computers, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, Social, Twitter | 2 Comments
LonelyAmure got a new computer!
Yup! LonelyAmure got a new computer. Straight how you read it. This is probably why I was absent for nearly the whole day, and darn, it is not a good way to end the month (even though I wrote my synopsis already).
The certain model of the new computer I got is a Sony VAIO VPCEB24FXM/I. It's white, sleek, and just… really cool. I'll give you all the specs right now so you can have a chance to 'spec'ulate. Oh yeah, and I took pictures but it'll take around a week to do so. I never sync my camera. LOL
- Processor : Intel Core i3-350M Processor / 2.26 GHz
- Graphics : Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
- Display : 15.5″ / 1366 x 768
- Total Memory : 4GB
- Storage : approx. 500 GB
- Optical Drive : DVD +/- RW +/- R DL/RAM
- OS : Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Ok, maybe not top grade, but I still am happy. This 3 year old laptop won't hold on much longer for what I need to do which includes like having 20 tabs open at the same time, Photoshop (without the brushes pixelating), and a whole bunch of other stuff.
That means my dad's going to be using this computer which works well for him and which he really likes. Of course, I'm going to have to clean out my drive so it's easier for him, and that took up most of the day, really. Tomorrow I might be able to be up and write something extremely long like last time on my illustrator highlights but that's not in chance of favor as of right now. There is still a ton of dark corners I never knew I had in my HDD (though I don't save to it a lot since I have an EHDD).
Other that LonelyAmure getting a new computer, now we move to the sort of drastic news. Well… less drastic, but more like strange. Misaki Kurehito has blocked me via twitter, so I'm not allowed to list her or take a look at her updates without going to her page personally. It kinda pisses me off. The half bad things? That includes never getting around to doing an illustrator highlight on her because for one, that's just rude (even if I am an English speaking foreigner), and if it was a mistake, it's been more than long enough. Therefore Misaki Kurehito will stay indexed but keep a wary eye out of following her because she might be tolerant of having followers outside of Japan. I find it really strange, I really, really, REALLY do. The majority of Nipponjins that share a good, normal, consistent, happy life highly like westeners as fans like me, a Californian. I don't know. I just don't know. She might be different from other illustrators. She might abhor having fans outside of Japan. *shrugs* I'm not too sure about Ii-kun (Iggy), but I have a high suspicion that Kurehito blocked Iggy too, because I don't see Iggy following her either. Don't ask me if she blocks you, because I left a note on the index there. =<
Other than the bad news, I updated the list with a couple more people! Which is wonderful. JITP list is up to about 120 but I'm always looking for more. It hasn't gotten as big as others but I'm still being patient with it.
That concludes it for this short short post. Be prepared to read an EXTREMELY long one tomorrow if I'm fast and lucky with this new laptop I got. Oh, we are going to spend so much time together~
And oh man, this cookies and cream ice cream bar is great. I better stop typing otherwise my keyboard'll get sticky. XD
July 31, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, The Japanese Illustrator Twitter Project | Tags: Anything, Artists, Computers, Social, Twitter | 7 Comments
Japanese Illustrator Highlight: Inugami Kira 狗神煌
Ok, so you KNEW this was going to happen, so it did. A Japanese Illustrator Highlight on Inugami Kira. Maybe I've already given you some little tidbits here and there on what I was going to say but YES. We probably did a highlight already this one time, so we're going to do it again. ROUND 2, BABY. Bring it on! Inugami Kira = ALL DAY.
Due to a small suggestion by SnooSnoo, maybe this is what had me on tip toe with how I wanted to finish this highlight before this month ended. So I kinda started early to get a fresh start off the landing because I'm in the talking mood today, and it's kilacco. Why not? She's a nice person, and another thing, she's talkative~
Of course, meaning I'm going to have to look through her pixiv to showcase some of her illustrations and what not. Oh, they're always better on pixiv. I don't have to look through as much!~
July 30, 2010 | Categories: Japanese Illustrator Highlight | Tags: Art, Artists, Social, Twitter, Visuals | 8 Comments
Monthly Synopsis: July is nearly ending~
A simple synopsis for today, yes, July is ending. That also means my blog is going to grow to be a month old. YES, you got that right. A MONTH OLD. Oh such is the consistency of blogging a hobby that's so fun in it's own right. To share my thoughts to the devoted readers on my blog~ (or ARE you devoted readers?). Anyway, as I am writing this, I'm drinking a strawberry banana smoothie. Quite chilly at the moment as it runs down my throat, but nevertheless a refreshing dessert~
July 29, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, Japanese Illustrator Highlight, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, Monthly Synopsis, The Japanese Illustrator Twitter Project | Tags: Anything, Art, Artists, Hits, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, Rant, Social, Twitter, Visuals | 12 Comments
#keion was trending yesterday? SCII release!!! (屮゚Д゚)屮
Yeah, so apparently people heard the news yesterday, and #keion trended for around 3 hours before being taken down by those other silly silly trends that make no sense at all and how people waste their time trying to get a retweet out of something that just bears no fruit. Not even the leaves.
What is Keion? (though I should really bamf uber killz you if you say that) Keion (けいおん) is basically what they call K-On! in America. Yeah, it's that anime and light novel series. Apparently it's gained a lot of popularity, whether it's the featured songs on the oricon charts like Yoko Hikasa's (Mio) hit song Don't Say Lazy or Fuwa Fuwa Time and Aki Toyosaki's (Yui) Cakayake! Girls and Go! Go! Maniac. People have probably already understood that the Keion series, both the anime and the light novel are popular in Japan. Not to mention a good part of the western United States like California where I live. Ok, it's not that popular since everyone talks about Naruto and Bleach and how freaking awesome Byakuga Kuchiki's Senbonzakura is. Yeah, it's awesome, but you westerner Bleach and Tite Kubo fanboys talk about bankais all the time like you're rocket scientists and want what not to devise some sort of IRL soul society. Luckily, Tite Kubo is in the JITP list so go fanboy over him there. Haha~
July 28, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends | Tags: Anime, Anything, Computers, Gaming, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, Rant, Social, Twitter | Leave a comment
Amuchi? Where did Amuchi go? Σ(´°o°;)
So you're all wondering where the heck I went for 2 days straight, aren't you? Yeah, I noticed. My views have been dying, but not because of the wasted fruit that I had started my blog out of. Someone told me that I put in quite a lot of time into my blog which he/she did appreciate, but said that I wasn't keeping up with my social networking, and actually, I've taken a break on social networking and instead, once again I pursued what I desired the most with my significant other, Iggy. Oh, yeah, and Ichi-chan always tags along.
Lemme cover what's been happening over 2 days, concisely (though it's never concise), because I can cover what happens in either a short period of time or a long period of time, and I don't want to lose all of you people that are extensively viewing the blog as fruit and devotion of the Japanese Illustrator bonds and interests you share with me! So, 2 days ago…
July 27, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, The Japanese Illustrator Twitter Project | Tags: Anything, Art, Artists, Computers, Rant, Social, Twitter, Visuals | Leave a comment
Again, today, I might lack the energy to write something interesting because my significant alter ego, Iggy is busy with many things. So, I might as well cover what I want to cover, and I'll write something about… twitter! Again.
If you've been keeping track of what people are tweeting in the certain region of Japan which Twitter doesn't have (because Twitter is English, duh), then you'll know about the 4ji twitter trend. Basically, at 4 AM (or just 4, it's Japan time) in the morning, at Japan, the Nippon people twitter either of the following:
- なるほど四時じゃねーの #4ji
- なるほど4時じゃねーの #4ji
- Something about 4 o' clock or the hash tagged #4ji
Don't know why this exactly is a trend, but it's pretty abused a lot. There's even an application for it. You can find here:
You can easily see that the following line (毎朝 4 時になるほど四時じゃねーのと発言する為のツールです) translates to something like: "An application to state an annoying remark about 4 o'clock every morning at 4 o'clock." Yeah. It's designed to… if I believe correctly, supposedly either wake your followers up, let the people you follow wake you up, or something useless. Anyway, it's a big trend. At around 15,000 users and growing fast, twitter will soon have to make a region for Nippon trending topics. Not that big as of right now, but you never know about a meme or a fast growing trend. They are always random. But maybe if there are enough people in the morning already using the application service, I guess you can easily say that every 4 o'clock in the morning in Nippon, #4ji will start to be a leading trending topic, and then other nations (like English speaking SPAMMERS that want a free iPhone 4 from some fake Canadian Pharmacy) will get into it and hash it randomly.
For me, I know it'd be horrible to wake up at 4 o' clock. I sure wouldn't do it, but as I am maintaining the JITP twitter list, I always seem to receive these kinds of things. Anyway, just wanted to state that out. It seemt like something interesting to blog about.
No visuals, sorry, I'm still too lazy to upload my own, LOL.
Oh, and also, yes, I'm still working on the JITP twitter list again now since twitter has a good reliable feel to it, but I'm slowly searching this time because there are still pixiv and DA artists that I need to filter out from the junk. Eep. Anyway, it hasn't picked up that much, but now it's like if I see someone, I'll add in a snap, but I won't extensively search without fruit. The Nippon No Illustrators will slowly approach me. ^_^
Iggy is pretty busy with things, what not, summer almost ending, so my blog is slowly dying. It happens, I guess, but hey, it was a fun week. I'm going to try my best to blog even more about Anything In General, but maybe I blog too much for a month ^^;; People only blog as often most of the time for around 1 time each 3 days to a week. I try to blog everyday because for me, I feel my interests are too wide not to share.
Oh, and also, I added some things to my 'About' page, if you didn't know, so if you'd like to leave a comment on my blog or how it looks, the work I put into it and all, go comment there. In the meantime, peace out. Enjoy… reading about 4ji. Oh, and also, I'm not highlighting for a while because I feel that if I highlight too much… My mind won't be able to put in the effort I normally put into those highlights. Meanwhile, I'm still studying on their awesome, adorable personalities. Ok, most of them. Iggy, you do remember what I told you on MSN about Misakura Nankotsu, no? That was crazy, lol. Though she definitely draws those things hot. I'll give her that. While that kind of 'content' might all be a little over the top, it's actually kinda hot and not gross like other… fetishers out there. I'm going to point that out in her highlight, but in the meantime I still have to observe~ フフフフフフフ...
July 24, 2010 | Categories: Anything In General, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, The Japanese Illustrator Twitter Project | Tags: Anything, Artists, Japanese Pop Culture/Trends, Social, Twitter | 6 Comments


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In a shameful move, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has sided with the disgraced former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio and asked a federal judge to toss out the criminal contempt case against Arpaio.
This new development comes after President Donald Trump pardoned the former Maricopa sheriff who was found in contempt of court for violating a court order to cease racial profiling and unwarranted stops of mostly Hispanic people.
In a court filing the DOJ stated that "The President's decision to grant Defendant a '[f]ull and [u]nconditional [p]ardon [f]or [h]is [c]onviction'—and Defendant's decision to accept it—ends this prosecution. The presidential pardon removes any punitive consequences that would otherwise flow from Defendant's non-final conviction and therefore renders the case moot."
Arpaio's sentencing for criminal contempt was due to happen in October. In July, a federal judge found Arpaio guilty of incidences of criminal contempt dating back to 2011. The convictions did not unfortunately include a whole litany of alleged civil rights violations.
The judge has canceled the sentencing hearing in lieu of the President's pardon, but still plans to hear arguments for Arpaio's request to toss out the case entirely.
What is your reaction?
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Sitka troller cited
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You must be pretty bored Wes.
Here's some NEWS!....How about that Drug Bust of several of Deadliest Catch workers?...All 18 of them! who are they?....Cocaine, pills, Oxycontin....Any boats involved....pretty hard not to dance a jig in the wheelhouse, when all that is running thru your veins...Sounds like D.C. had quite the PR Parties out there...give us a real story...who will it affect?
Uh, no. That's one "Deadliest Catch" worker, not 18.
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Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Looks like Christmas to me
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Beauty likes to be called Boo or Beauty or anything at all if she wants a bone
This is what Beauty looks like after a bath and trim.
And this is what she looks like when she is not trimmed. I think she likes this look the best!
Today I will be posting new jewelry on my Etsy site. janetkemp.etsy.com
And, I will be creating more jewelry, making display cards for earrings and wrapping some presents. We put up our outdoor decor and lights over the weekend and everything looks very pretty and festive.
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Broken Toys
An electronic perzine published by Taral Wayne starting in 2012.
Copies can be found at http://www.fanac.org/fanzines/BrokenToys/
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Three of Bollywood's biggest male stars are transferring to small screen but in a big reality way. Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar are each hosting a reality game show and each one is totally different.
Shah Rukh Khan, who of course we have seen on television before with Kaun Banega Crorepati, launched the reality television game show, Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain on April 25th. Much like the US version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, it has contestants answering questions to "tele teacher" Shah Rukh and has first-fifth classmates on hand if the contestants need help. SRK said on the first episode he, "always wanted to be a teacher. In fact, I did become one in Mohabbatein but today, my wish has actually come true". Contestants can take home, if they answer all questions correct, a cool Rs 5 Crore!
Salman Khan's Dus ka Dum-Ab India Sochega Percentage Mein is based on the US reality show, The Power of Ten that was hosted by Drew Carey. The concept is that you have to think like the people of India. A huge opinion poll was conducted for the show and the mean (average percent) answer is the question's answer. If you guess what the people would say then you win Rs 10,000 and then the power of ten comes in because your winnings are increased by that amount with every right answer. You can win as much as Rs 10 Crores!
The newest star to enter the fray is Akshay Kumar and he is going to be hosting the Indian version of Fear Factor, Khatro Ke Khiladi. He talked about the show with CNN-IBN while holding a snake, so he is all ready getting into the swing of things!
Akshay said, "I am very excited about it, I got lots of offers earlier also to come on TV shows but nevertheless I was waiting for something like that to come. This is where I belong."
He also said that he would be doing some of the stunts on the show, "Yes I will be performing some of the stunts for the show and trying to show the contestants how do it and try to help them."
Not only will see Khiladi back in action but the show will also have models and stars like Yana Gupta, Pooja Bedi, Aditi Govitrikar, Sonali Kulkarni, Tapur Chatterjee, Tupur Chatterjee, Sayali Bhagat, Nethra Raghuraman, Anjana Sukjani, Dipannita Sharma, Payal Rohtagi, Meghna Naidu and Dipannita Sharma taking part. Khatro Ke Khiladi is being filmed in South Africa.
So not only are these Bollywood hunks striving for box office supremacy, they are now fighting it out for ratings on TV. Wonder who will come out on top?


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Thursday, July 21, 2011
You may like punks but punks don't like you
This was my 1st Test in London.
Photo's: Jason Schembri (www.jasonschembri.com.au)
Jumper: cut from jayjays
Bra: cotton on body
Pants: punk store in camden
shoes: ZU
Everyone gets those days where they want to channel there inner anarchist.
Those days where the more tartan, zips, holes, metal and leather- the better.
The days where you really just want to lean against a wall and sneer at everyone who dares walk by.
Never get those days?...yeah, me neither.
peaceout lovers xo
ps: if anyone knows how to fix my blog layout, please let me know, my technological abilities are similar to those an armless monkey would possess.
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Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) The arbitrator and the premise in 1927
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Portrait of her Son Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), her Mother & amp; His Grandmother and his Dog, 1910
Suzanne Valadon (1865-1938) Andre Utter and His Dogs
Dog Days of Summer is the name for the Most sultry period of summer, from July 3 to Aug. about 11. Named in early times by Observers in Bordering the Mediterranean countries, the period Was Determined to extend from 20 days before to 20 days after the conjunction of Sirius (the dog star) & amp; the sun. The Greek poets Hesiod (ca. 750-650 BCE) & amp; Aratus (ca. 310-240 BCE) REFER, In Their writings, to "the heat of late summer que la Greeks Believed Was Actually Brought on by the appearance of Sirius," a star in the constellation, que le later Romans, & amp; Refer to today we have Canis Major, literally the "Greater Dog" constellation. Homer, in the Iliad, references the combination of "Orion's dog" (Sirius) with oncoming heat, fevers, & amp; evil, in Describing the approach of Achilles Toward Troy
Sirius rises late in the dark, liquid sky
On summer nights, star of stars,
Orion's Dog They Call it, brightest
Of all, an evil purpose carry, Bringing heat
Suffering and fevers to humanity.


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ohboy i'm lovin' life. the economy has fianally reached my doorstep and i'm feelin' the stress, but am i worried? nope. the Lord said "....I will provide for all your needs..." and he hasn't let me down yet. i can say though i hate going through the process of not having enough in the bank to cover my bills. but "faith" not tested, is like buying a computer, and never taking it out of the box. simply put, by His word, It's not my problem. oh it's wise to get a job, or get two. to even save your money and cut back on expenses. but the point is, turn to Him "first", then trust in Him to guide your actions. (faith)
anyway, that page was done on the fly, i ran into a mind freeze as to what to do with the background. i got so focused on the character, i forgot the put in the background. so left it alone, thinking i would just fill it in with black. then my partner vince took care of the rest.... ant BLAM! photoshop 5 to the rescue..
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(The other 1% is something to do with reason, logic, critical thinking and science. But it's mostly the song.)
Monday, 8 August 2011
Why I'm an Atheist (well, kinda)
Being subjected to this song on a regular basis as a child is, I think, 99% of the reason I'm now an atheist.
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Man who escaped handcuffs arrested SaturdayBy Michelle Casady - Express-News
He avoided jail for an extra two days, but Saturday afternoon Bexar County Sheriff's deputies caught up with Eric Delomba.
Delomba, 28, was caught by security guards at the Cypress Cove apartments around 3 a.m. Thursday when he tried to carjack a resident there.
The guards, who were off-duty detention officers, placed Delomba in handcuffs and escorted him to the complex's management office.


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After weeks of misery, shock & awe at facing the sorry reality of our latest Presidential Election, I at last found -at the bottom of my glass- a very toxic revelation. Empty.
So, I had another in hopes that my mood might brighten right here, right now, in my own private Institute for Institute for Attitudinal Adjustment. That didn't work either.
So, after a wee nap, I awoke with the ANSWER! Nothing weird like a vision, but simply cold, hard facts -not of the Alternate Variety.
What You See Is What You Get.
That's right, WYSIWYG. So clear, so simple, it clears up everything! What took me so long?
Hell, what took everyone so long! Even those stupids who voted for this 't'-creature, and those who didn't vote at all, and those thought their vote was worth wasting by voting for someone NOT HILLARY.
I'd better have another drink now, sorry.
I'll be quick.
There, that's better.
Others may feel cheated by this short unnecessary delay, but get over it, neither you or I are likely to feel better in the morning…
Anyway, what was revealed to me was this:
tRump never gave us any good reason to vote for him, except wishful thinking.
He never spelled out any plan except in the most general, hazy way.
He refused to answer any normal questions.
Neither the Press, nor his fellow candidates were able to penetrate his deviousness.
Neither the Press, nor his fellow candidates were able to penetrate his deviousness.
He bullied and intimidated his supposedly R competition, until they all dropped out, victims of poll tea-leaves reading, plus an epidemic of weak spines, fear and disgust.
He still defies releasing something as American as Tax Returns, unlike Warren Buffett, et al. He claims the 'unfairness' of his releasing tax information because he is involved in 'litigation'
-Huh? That ought to be a red flag, doncha think? Besides, the man is just plain litigious , with something like 3500 lawsuits reported.
Bottom line is 't' ain't gonna change, unless he's forced to.
His colleagues have so far been too chicken to really press the issue, so partisan is their view that they hope he will become the 'tip of the spear' for pushing through selective legislation, or repeals thereof, that they want to impose on the rest of us.
Until it proves too hot for the R's to handle, they won't do much about it, except the usual jawboning and posturing so typical of groups who operate as a block, desiring so mightily to stay in power.
Unless, their rather high tolerance for shame is reached, 't' is their man, despite the chaos he causes daily.
When that trigger point is reached, they will turn on 't' with a vengeance, and it won't be pretty!
The World will be treated to a spectacle it won't forget, and hopefully not of the violent type.
So, its up to you, Congress, to get this right -it's not a PARTISAN issue!
Question is, what will it take to turn up the heat quickly enough so that the frog knows it's being boiled?
Likely, that may be the Russian Connection which is NOT going away.
If that is the trigger that impeaches 't', then so be it.
But please let it happen sooner than later!
Then, we get to figure out What Mr Pence brings to the Off-White House.
Plus, all the excitement of finger pointing and scrambling for power seats.
I've already seen too much of this movie, which unfortunately, cannot be un-seen!
So, go ahead little 't' and make my day; screw up just enough -but not too much- to flush that throne you're trying to sit on.
Go back to where you belong!
Air Wick, anyone?
Maybe Fabreze…


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Chicago White Sox: Homestand Filled with Dangerous OpponentsAugust 3, 2012
The Chicago White Sox settle into a nine-game homestand following living out of their suitcases since the All-Star break. Despite being the visitors in 16 of the last 19 games, Chicago returns to U.S. Cellular Field on top of the AL Central by 2.5 games.
It doesn't get any easier for the White Sox, even in familiar surroundings.
Opening and closing the home stand are the American League's two wild-card leaders. The Los Angeles Angels face Chicago in the first game of a weekend series Friday night. Oakland is in town next weekend.
Both the Angels and A's are coming off series losses to Texas and Toronto, respectively. Los Angeles is sending recent pickup Zack Greinke to the mound Friday, followed by Ervin Santana and Dan Haren. The White Sox run out Philip Humber, Gavin Floyd and Francisco Liriano needing repeat performances of their previous starts.
Sandwiched between Los Angeles and Oakland is a three-game set with Kansas City. The Royals have plummeted to the bottom of the division but just swept the Indians. Chicago has split the six games between the two clubs.
Sure, the visitors from the West Coast have to be dealt with, but the Royals have proven a pesky opponent. The White Sox lost 11 of 18 meetings with Kansas City a season ago and have to beat a weaker division rival in order to stay ahead of Detroit.
Chicago swept the Twins in its last home appearance and have taken seven of their last 10 games. The White Sox have scrambled back to the top of the heap after being unseated by a sweep at the hands of the Tigers two weeks ago.
Chris Sale is scheduled to start the second game of the Royals series on Tuesday. If his arm benefits from a 10-day rest and the rest of the staff turn in solid starts, we can expect Chicago to build on their 27-22 home record.


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Franchises are the 'in' thing nowadays in the business world. In fact, in my country, there's never a better year (or decade) than this one to go into franchise. Notwithstanding the financial crisis, franchised business are springing up left and right.
So, are you one of those who are interested in getting a franchise for your business? Are you ready to become a franchisee? In this hub, I wrote about the things that one needs to consider before getting a franchise. They're actually more on questions that you need to ask yourself before even pursuing any franchised business.
Before going for a franchise, you may want to know about the advantages and disadvantages of franchising. Forewarned is forearmed and franchising is no exception. You may have the guts, you may have the money, you may have the brains but still, if franchising is not meant for you and you don't have the passion for it, then nothing can make you successful in it.
So good luck. I hope you find the right franchise for you.


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As you get deeper into recovery, you will start noticing those people who treat you the same as your family or other abusers did. You realize you have the same emotions and feelings around these people. One thing I noticed is my "narc-radar" got far better. The narc eyes and rest would alert you. You realized such folks never would listen to you and they had this sneer on their face as you talked and often got others to ignore or devalue you. I realized with horror, when young, I had picked up narcs like candy once I had left my family.
One was this college friend who I realized was very much like my sister in personality but very career directed and more intellectual. She always put herself first and everything was to be directed from her convenience. She would ignore me for months but if someone got sick and she wanted medical advice, she would call or write me while ignoring me the rest of the year and telling me she was "too busy". Watch out for the busy-body narcs, who play martyrs as they are put upon acting like they are perfect. Our go-go society serves as a platform for them to treat people like garbage under the guise of too many obligations.
Her selfishness was extreme. It makes me sad to think in college, I was chasing after this person I was so desperate for friends, but then I had carried, that neediness right out of the house with my parents into my college experience. This friendship was ended only months after my original no contact with my mother and sister. She didn't care either, just like them.
It seemed to me when I was young, I either befriended ACONs or fellow Aspies, or out and out narcs. The former type of friends would be successful friendships while the narcs gave me endless trouble. One thing I realize is in a desperation not to be alone and here add in my severe weight problems and Aspergers, narcissists were given too much of a place in my life. However once you go no contact and you start paying attention to the people who make you feel like your family did, you realize the world is full of narcissists. My policy now is to get as far away from them as possible.
The danger with narcissists is to others they appear kind and good. Some of the most crafty ones may even fool you a bit, as you pay attention to that sick feeling in your stomach, smiling and telling jokes, but you always realize there is a rejection there, as they seem to insult you always in front of others, and their word seemingly is always law. You can't disagree with them and they shut you down.
Going NC will change your outlook and what you are willing to tolerate. It definitely has with me. It can be a troubling time as you seek to adjust how you deal with the world. Already as an Aspie, I know I get tired from how society runs, but then I added this, avoiding narcs and people who are negative to me. You want to follow general rules, if you feel on edge around someone, or ignored or devalued or not listened to, listen to those red flags. I know I have the freedom to walk from negative people being disabled but some of you are stuck with them at work. In that case freeze them out as much as you can and let them know as little as possible about you.


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all around
with fests
and sparklers
and lots of music
It has already gone by so fast
and things are just heating up
were all catching dreams in our palms
and being a little ridiculous
but we try to be
because summer is the best time of year
to be sitting in the sun
and going on adventures
I've been trying to improve my hooping
and were all trying to party more
though that may not be possible
I went to NY a few weeks back
we visited a peace pagoda
I eat watermelon every day
and only drink tea and palmers
tie dying everything
and playing with salty hair
were all trying new things, and looking for old connections, and melting a little in the heat.
14 comments:
- rachel is a dreamer said...
yay for summertime! hope yours is filled of lots of happy times. :)
peace & love!
- July 09, 2010
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- July 09, 2010
- Aparna said...
Summer is the best! Love the pictures!
- July 10, 2010
- Vanessa said...
Sounds like you're having a fantastic time!
- July 12, 2010
- Electro Geisha said...
looks like summer :)
- July 13, 2010
- fashionable palette said...
Cool photos...a great summer feel.
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- ac said...
love the photos, the dreamcatcher are my fav.
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Cue rant.
This year, I've been working in a school. In the UK, the school holidays don't begin until the last week of July (which is ridiculous, but that's another rant for another day). So, while I managed to enjoy a spot of good weather when the sun deigned to shine on days I wasn't working, my summer didn't officially start until it was almost August. Which would be all fine and dandy, if I could actually enjoy it in peace instead of being constantly told that summer is practically over.
Case number one:
When I went shopping for swimwear for my long awaited trip to Spain in MID-JULY, only one high street shop still had a decent stock of bikinis. The rest of the shops I visited had racks of odd tops and bottoms, mostly in sizes that would barely cover a twelve year old's breasts, never mind mine.
Case number two:
Those same shops already had their "Autumn Collection" in. I repeat, it was JULY. And I'm pretty sure stationery shops and the likes of George at Asda crack out the "Back To School" rubbish before the kids have even finished school nowadays.
Case number three:
Not just the shops, but the media are telling me that summer is over, and people I follow on Instagram can't wait for Autumn (which is fine, but could you, you know, not remind me so often that after summer comes gloomy days and colder, wetter weather?) Well let me tell you, media, summer is not over. Where I used to live (Spain) August happens to be the hottest month of the year. And that's when everyone goes on their SUMMER holiday.
Last year, I wrote a blog post about how I found it hard to accept Autumn's arrival (even though I love all the colours, fashion and tasty things it brings once I finally embrace it). In the post, I explained how I'm a spring-summer kid, and I love it when the sunshine arrives with its warmer weather. So when I have the message being thrown at me from all sides that summer is over before it's begun, it doesn't make for a very happy me.
Some time ago, I read an article about how the media and the shopping industry basically wish our life away, to the point where we're living in a constant panic to get things done. I'm already seing restaurants urging me to make reservations for Christmas, and the Christmas shopping season will start pretty much as soon as September arrives (barely squeezing in Halloween). I, for one, constantly feel like I'm being left behind, and I remember last year being convinced for a moment I was still in September when it was, in fact, November.
Once upon a time I was sheltered from this sped up passage of time. Now, thanks to the internet and shopping, I can't hide from it. I want to live in the moment, in peace, without someone or something urging me to get on with the next big event of the year. I don't want to see hot cross buns and Easter Eggs in the shops on the 1st of January, when Easter isn't until March/April. I don't want to think about Valentine's Day until February. I don't want to buy my swimsuits in March and my winter coats in August. I would like to have the option of buying and eating pumpkins for the duration that they are in season, not just for Halloween, and I don't want to be urged to make Christmas plans in the summer.
So, shops, media, et al: summer is not over yet. Stop trying to convince me otherwise.


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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
How Jennifer Aniston maintain her svelte body for stripper role
In Jennifer Aniston's latest movie, We're the Millers, she acts as a stripper. For this role, she needs to maintain sexy body. She told Access Hollywood about her plan to maintain slim, "I was on a very like, you know, greens and vegetables and lean proteins and kale". "When I really wanted to have a cheat day. I had to have a kale chip."
Monday, July 29, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and her fiancee Justin Theroux already feel married
Everybody is waiting for their wedding but they keep delay their wedding. She told The Associated Press on Saturday, July 27, "We just want to do it when it's perfect, and we're not rushed, and no one is rushing from a job or rushing to a job. And, you know, we already feel married."
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux went dinner with Justin's mom
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux went to eat dinner at Blue Hill restaurant which located in New York City's Greenwich Village. Justin's mom Phyllis Grissim-Theroux also joined them.
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux went to watch Grown Ups 2
Even actors and actresses also go for movies. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux went to watch Grown Ups 2 on Saturday. They were wearing very casual.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Jennifer Aniston required to wear short wig for her new movie
Jennifer Aniston was required to wear short wig for her new movie, 'Squirrels To The Nuts'.
Lucky, it is just a wig. She does not look great with this hairstyle.
Lucky, it is just a wig. She does not look great with this hairstyle.
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Jennifer Aniston's new movie Squirrels To The Nuts has started shooting
Jennifer Aniston's new movie Squirrels To The Nuts has start filming. She will along with other
famous casts such as Owen Wilson, Cybill Shepherd and Eugene Levy.
Monday, July 15, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and fiance Justin Theroux attended Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney's wedding
Jennifer Aniston and fiance Justin Theroux attended Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney's wedding on Saturday. The wedding took place in Santa Barbara, California.
She wore black dress while her partner wore a dark grey suit. Other guests were Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Garner, Matt Damon and his wife Luciana.
She wore black dress while her partner wore a dark grey suit. Other guests were Ben Affleck and his wife Jennifer Garner, Matt Damon and his wife Luciana.
Friday, July 12, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux will get married in California
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's wedding was posponed due their busy work schedules. The latest news about their wedding venue is that they will tie knot in California.
The source said: 'Jen and Justin have gone back and forth on where to marry and whether to have a destination wedding so many times.'
'Jen has always made it clear LA was her first choice and Justin has compromised and agreed to marry in California.'
'Justin's reservations with LA are well known and he wanted to marry on the East Coast where his friends and much of his family is based, where he proposed to Jen and where he feels most comfortable.'
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux were spotted shopping
There have been lots of rumours whether they are still together because their wedding has postponed. They were spotted shopping in LA over the weekend and were looking very happy.
They were wearing very casual.
They were wearing very casual.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Jennifer Aniston chooses her lipstick based on her mood
Jennifer Aniston's make-up artist Angela Levin revealed that Jennifer Aniston's lipstick color is based on her mood.
She said, "No, she [Jennifer] doesn't usually go for a big, bold lip. Usually we keep her lips neutral and natural. I sometimes use Kevyn Aucoin's lip liner in Minimal or the Precision Lip Definer by Chanel in Natural."
"As far as lipstick, the assortment is huge; we choose depending on outfit or mood."
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Jennifer Aniston ate McDonald's Big Mac when she was on a road trip
Jennifer Aniston is always health conscious and careful what she eats to maintain svelte body. But there is one time she had to eat McDonald's Big Mac while on a road trip with her fiance, Justin Theroux.
She said, "I'll never forget when Justin and I were on a road trip and we were so hungry. The only thing around was McDonald's. I think I ordered a Big Mac. Wow, my body did not react well to that! It was like putting gasoline in a purified system. I am always trying to eat organic and natural foods, so that just made my stomach turn and made me feel terrible. And I think what you put in your body, as well as stress, is reflected in the quality of your skin."
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Another QueerJoe Milestone
A big one, in fact...this past Saturday I turned 50 years old.
Celebrations at Work and Home
Since I have been staying in my current hotel almost weekly for the last 3 years, the staff there treats me more like a co-worker than a guest (in all good ways). Last week, I arrived back at my hotel room on Wednesday evening to find the staff had done this:
And even this:
Then, I arrived to my client worksite to find that my project team members had done all this:
Not to mention, they also brought in fine pastries and soft pretzels.
If all that weren't enough, Marilyn sent this to my house on my birthday.
It's a beautiful basket filled with four different African Violet plants. It was very nice.
My mom also brought over my favorite cake that she always made on my birthday (Angel Food cake with whipped cream). And of course, Thaddeus and I stopped for coconut cake at our local Mennonite market and went out to dinner for Indian food at my favorite Indian restaurant.
All in all, it was a fitting celebration.
Current Knitting
Despite all the celebration, I was still able to continue making progress on my current Niebling project.
This shows me up to round 157. It's amazing how much slower progress goes as the stitch count increases, but I still seem to be making steady progress.
Readers' Comments/Questions
Regarding my assumption that folks that like my list of movies would hate Marley & Me, Megan in Cincinnati writes, "I think it's a matter of if you have a tolerance for silly, romanticized life stories."
I actually like a lot of silly romanticized life stories...what I really hated about Marley & Me was how poorly they tried to manipulate the audience, just to get them to cry. I know the whole idea of movies is manipulation, but the tear-jerker section was just WAY too incongruous with the rest of the movie and was clearly inserted just to make the audience cry.
Regarding my current lace project (and Ichida designs in general), Expat on the Go writes, "Two things: 1) did you know that after a certain amount of rows the author changes to larger needles (!) - from, lets say, 2 to 3. Also, when you have an odd row with a yarn over, the next even number row you need to k1,p1,k1 the yarn over. Just thought you'd like to know .... or you already know?"
I've been fortunate to have been on a lot of the Niebling lace forums on Ravelry and Yahoo, and both ideas have been discussed. I don't increase my needle size as the Ichida ladies did. Some folks say Niebling designs can be too tight in certain sections, but I haven't run into that yet. As for the yarn-over, I think what your Japanese translator really meant was that if there is a double-yarn over in the odd row, the even row requires you to K into the first and P into the second. Almost never would you increase from 1 to 3 stitches on the odd row. I just didn't want you to mess up your first attempt.


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Waking at sunrise, the view from the bag.
Neither of us moved very fast to get on the trail this morning. That fact may have had something to do with the cold temps up here at ~9k', may have had roots in the frequent rude awakenings we'd experienced at the hands of oblivious (they never knew we were there) and intoxicated late-night ATV joyriders, or it could simply have been that we were tired from the effort of touring.
Whichever it was we moved slow in packing up, even briefly rekindling the embers from the fire, and then once back on the trail we just kinda collectively shuffled along. No hurry, no schedule, stopping for whatever reason (or no reason at all) was just fine.
It was only around lunchtime that I realized what the *real* cause for TO's lackadaisicality had been: Withdrawal.
A new man walked out of that gas station, fully charged on several cups o' mud. He pushed the pace (relatively speaking) the rest of the day, animated the conversation, and took the initiative to think proactively about our water needs. An amazing transformation, all at the hands of a few hundred milligrams of caffeine.
But that was all on TO's end. I'm not afflicted with any kind of liking for coffee, so after we left the gas station I pretty much continued to drag ass, relatively speaking, the rest of the day.
Working our way up one of the steeper bits of Pole Canyon.
What we saw when we popped out on top.
Many clouds in the sky today, pushed (pulled?) along by the everpresent wind. We got so used to the blow that it was only in very brief (and very protected) moments that we noticed the odd absence of it. And then we'd be right back in it. Dressing for the day meant dressing for wind chill and immediate evaporation of any perspiration. Easy enough.
For the next chunk of hours the trail dipsy-doodled along the edge of the Sunset Cliffs. ATV-width trail, often badly eroded, led us back and forth from the cliffs to mixed groves of aspen and spruce.
Ever wonder what that stuff looks like up close, what the glue is that holds it all together?
Such stunning views tend, eventually, to desensitize you to the stuff closer at hand. I fought to remain sensitized.
Someone had to.
We descended a quick, exhilarating ~thousand feet into a dry creek bottom, where shandy track awaited.
A proliferation of healthy oak argued for the likelihood of water nearby.
TO checked the cues and found it so--not a mile ahead we came upon this clear running spring.
When I moved out west ~17 years ago, childhood friends afflicted with the "Here's better" bug would attempt to argue that fall colors were far superior 'back home' compared to the 'just yellow' that we get in the mountains.
To this day I just nod and agree.
Working our way out of the valley and back onto the flanks of the Paunsaugunt Plateau. Big trees, big views, little us.
Lots more 'just yellow' greeted us as we approached Water Canyon.
Although the riding got better and better as the sun set and moon rose, the wind had increased to the extent that we were having a hard time seeing the trail. Too much wind-whipped dust illuminated by our headlamps culminated in an awkward slow speed endo for me. We called it a night at Mill Creek Canyon, comfortably insinuating ourselves into the bosom of the big trees dominating that spot. Sinfully thick beds of duff twixt our pads and the earth, a small but bright blaze to warm our faces and feet, murmurs of appreciation as we tucked into our meager trail fare. TO crashed out a bit before I did, giving me a few minutes of silence to be thankful for roadless places, the health and wealth to get to them, and a companion so tolerant of my intolerance and other idiosyncratic behaviors.
Then I passed out.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
5 comments:
First class blogging Mike - awesome. Wow! So many of those pics invoke memories of scouting rides DH and I did up there. Good read and memory trip with my coffee this morning - ahhhh the bean of life ;-)ReplyDelete
These photos are just over-the-top awesome, even by the high standard you've set for yourself. Great post! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
A friend who is a regular reader put me me onto your blog today. Awesome pics and the video's are great!ReplyDelete
Google reader suggested your blog to me, and I'm glad: these photos are absolutely incredible.ReplyDelete
VERY, very nice series of photos .... well doneReplyDelete
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|Kamille's First Tits & Tugs|http://www.xlgirls.com/modeldir/data/posting/42/678/posting_42678_x_xl.jpg|The story you are about to see is not true. Kamille Amora is not a nerd or a geek in reality. She is actually a very sexy girl-next-door with huge 36I-cup boobs who strips and dances in Seattle.
Kamille is applying for a job. The human resources manager is a dick and tears up her resume. What's a girl to do? Get his dick hard and put it between her beautiful breasts. Jack, suck and tit-bang him off. Then get the job. It sure looks like Kamille has done this before! She's great at everything!
Kamille tells us all about her natural treasure chest. "I was actually a 32C when I was nine years old, and that's when I realized I was going to have a lot of problems with guys looking at them. I was a tomboy, so that had to end. You can't be a tomboy with tits like these, and then they kept growing. I was 34 triple-D when I was 13, and by the time I was 16, I was a 36 double-E. I skipped F, went to G, skipped H and went to I. And I still don't know if they're done growing. If they keep skipping sizes, I'll be a K-cup before long!"
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Faith. I have always had faith. As long as I can remember I have had faith. Faith in myself, faith in my family, faith in the innate goodness of people, and faith in God. I was deeply involved in a youth group that taught a belief in a higher being and the basic truths of the bible. Big lessons were faith, hope and charity. I was raised to have faith.
My four and a half year old daughter asked me how do we know God is real? I explained to her that we just have to have faith, or to believe and trust in our hearts that he is real. I asked her how did we know that air is real? Because we have faith that it is. How do we know that love is real? Can you touch it, taste it, or see it? No, we have to believe, or have faith that it is real. Even four year olds grasp the concept of faith.
My mother was a great believer in faith, hope and charity as well. She loved her God, and was a very religious person. We went to church when I was little, and then stopped going faithfully because of the commercialization and monetization of big religion. Religion sells. I was raised in a very faith filled, religious home. My mother would give addresses to every local chapter of her state, when she paid her official required yearly visit as part of her duties of her being the state president of a particular social service organization. People started to call her talks, "Carla's Sermons." She was that devout, and loved her God with all her heart and soul. She was one of those rare speakers, that God's message touched everyone when she spoke. Often there were no dry eyes in the house. She shone with the love for her God. She grew up in church. She did not attend church regularly in her latter years, she did not feel it necessary to put on her Sunday best to impress people with their hearts in the wrong place, and she did not feel it necessary to put in her twenty bucks every Sunday, for her to feel like a 'good Christian.' She was full of love, and fellowshipped regularly with others to celebrate God.
My grandmother taught me when I was little, after I learned to pray, that you did not have to just say your prayers at night. She taught me to pray all throughout the day. She taught me that when you believe in God, that he listens to the prayers of his children all of the time, not just at bedtime. She taught me that he is always there for us. She taught me to thank him for all of our blessings, not to just pray in our troubling times. They both taught me that God has a master plan, and prayers are not always answered. Sometimes I thank God for that. Sometimes I just have to have faith that he knows best, and trust in him.
I was lucky, I had two great teachers in faith and prayer. A favorite prayer of both of theirs, was Footprints In The Sand. I was tested when my mother became very ill. She was very, very sick for a long time. I prayed multiple times everyday to help her get better. She had to endure forty plus hospitalizations. It was very hard to watch her endure, what turned out to be her lot in life, her bad health. I prayed more than I ever thought possible. I prayed before, during, and after every surgery, every hospital, every infection, every amputation, every time her kidneys almost shut down, and when they did. I prayed every time there was a new condition, illness, infection, disorder, disease, bacteria, and slowly but surely watched her health deteriorate over time. Praying for my sweet momma, became a more important part of my daily things to do list, than going to the bathroom. I prayed that my work would let me take long lunches to go and be with my momma. I prayed for her to get better. I prayed for God to help her not be so depressed about her health, and to keep her spirits up. I prayed for her to not be one of the unfortunate ones that MRSA claimed as a victim. I prayed for no more strokes after the first twelve. I prayed for more time with my mommy, I prayed for my daughter to have more time with her gran-gran, I prayed and prayed and prayed. No more heart surgeries, strokes, polymyalgia rheumatic, diabetes, thyroid, sepsis, bladder infections, uti's, toe infections, leg infections, fungal, streptococcus, no more blood transfusions, no more surgeries, no more whacking off her dead black toes, no more debridement needed, no more equipment to suck puss out of her feet and legs, no more unbearable pain from the diabetic neuropathy, no more kidney infections and reduced function, no dialysis, no more going blind from diabetic retinopathy, cataracts, and glaucoma. I prayed for her to have to bear no more, or for at least God to help her bear her load. My mother suffered so much here on this earth, in her poor little sick body, that when the time came, I prayed for her suffering to end. She was the strongest person I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She bore her health with a smile. And then I selfishly prayed for her not to die. I cried and prayed for God not to take her. I prayed to take back what I prayed for. Yes, sometimes God doesn't answer all the prayers of his children.
I prayed when I left the hospital on the night that was to be her last, for God to help her. I prayed for God to help me. I cannot help but remembering thinking after all the hubbub died down, of all the things you go through when a person dies, that she had raised me to be as strong as she was. She had taught me to be strong, have faith and depend on God. She had spent her entire life preparing me for the moment she was no longer on this earth to take care of me. Then later that night, after I finished dinner with my husband and three year old at the time, I got the call. Less than two hours after I left the hospital. Her heart had stopped again. That this was probably the end. I had been there with her for two days, and the infection ravaging her poor little body had gotten worse and worse, to the point that she crashed after an x-ray. As I watched the countless medical personnel manually pump her heart for over an hour, upon returning to her bedside, I felt a quiet, cool, calming peace come over me. I had to be the one to make the call. In my morbid fascination in anything and everything medical, growing up with two parents in the medical field, I had to witness every single second with her. I had to be there. I had to touch her, hold her hand after we made the call.
She was there and held me when I came into this world, and I had to be there, holding her hand, when she slipped out of it. I had to make my father and brother come in to say their last goodbyes to her. I was poised on the edge of a precipice I did not want to cross, but yet I pressed on. I had to be the strong one. I am my mother's daughter. I cannot begin to describe the overwhelming sense of emptiness and pain that is incomprehensible to anyone who has not lost a parent. I have lost grandparents, and it is nowhere close to the pain I felt and still feel over losing my best friend in life, my mother. I truly believe there was a presence there that night flooding me with peace, to enable me to be the strong one. I have only my faith to tell me it was real, but I know it as surely as I know my own name. I believe that God was there for me after my beloved momma passed away. I believe he was watching over me on my drive home alone, while I was bawling my eyes out, and was having trouble seeing the lines on the road in the horrible rain storm. I believe that he helped me pick the best husband in the world, that would one day be able to give me what I needed while processing this life changing event. I believe that he helped me find the right words to tell my precious three year old, that her granny had went to be with Jesus in heaven. I believe that God helped me through losing my mother, just like I asked him to. I believe, like the line in Footprints In The Sand goes, that it was then that he carried me. I believe he answered my prayers, because I could not have gotten through it alone.
I couldn't have gotten through the death of my Momma without my faith, and belief in God. I fully believe in the power of prayer. I believe that sometimes, maybe just maybe, God sends you signs when you need them the most. I believe that God answers prayers, and that sometimes when he doesn't, that we just have to trust that there is a bigger plan.


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Wednesday, May 26
Quilty Thoughts.
I have had far too little of Quilty content on here lately.
Mostly because I am not really currently doing any quilting. I do have projects awaiting my return, but they remain on the back burner, as it were.
However I would like to mention a wonderful Birthday Giveaway by one of my friends, Miche'le of By Hoki Quilts.
I still love to read all my quilty friends news, and see their wonderful creativity.
I recently tidied the sewing room, and really thought the open spaces would inspire creativity again.
Doesn't seem to be happening.
Distractions in the shape of a kitty, two dogs, and a Gom, seem to take up my days.
I was kindly given some Chokoes.
When we were children growing up in New Zealand, we had a garden, as did most householders, back in those days.
There were huge Choko vines which grew and flourished, on a trellis our Grandfather had built before his death. Our Grandmother would ask us to pick some fruit and she would prepare them for our tea.
How we loathed them, when we were children. Usually our Grandmother boiled them and then put them into a white sauce.
I was lactose intolerant, so I rather detested white sauces, but I did enjoy the delicate flavour of the chokoes.
My B Brother on the other hand, did not acutally mind white sauce, but he positively cringed at the mere mention of Chokoes, and I know he would have given anything to be able to sabotage those vigorous vines!
The variety we knew back then, bore little resemblance to the ones we see here now.
They were huge creamy/white looking fruit, covered in horrible prickles and the skins were like leather, so every trace of them had to be removed. Then the centre seed area of them was tough and so that had to be carefully cut away.
Sometimes our Grandmother would roast the chokoes, but to my brother, that did nothing to enhance the flavour.
He remains of the opinion that Chokoes should be banished from the planet.
I on the other hand, have grown to be very fond of them, and once paid a rather large sum of money to purchase some, when I was living in the South Island. Chokoes don't like the cold, and I cant remember seeing any growing in Christchurch, when we lived there.
We are having cold wet weather. Ideal to cuddle a cat, or just dream. Or sew, of course, if I could only find my missing mojo!
This is one of my all time favourite pieces of music. I have posted it before, and once had it on the 'soundtrack of my blog', before people found such things irritating.
Just a thought; Why do I find an increasing number of things irritating?
Is it part of the general condition of growing older?
One of my pet hates of the moment, is the habit of people to refer to bast*rds who have committed dastardly deeds, as "Gentlemen". I can hear my mother's voice ranting on here!
She would explode with wrath, and declare the rotter was certainly NO gentleman.
People have lost sight of the meaning of the word!!
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- Stomper Girl said...
My best friend in Year 12 who worked at McDonalds told me that the McDonald's Apple Pies are actually about half apple, half choko, as chokoes have no flavour and were an inexpensive filler.
I'm really glad you were there for that lady at the vets (your last post), and I think Monty is gorgeous.
- 11:49 am
- Kathy's Klothesline said...
Okay, I confess, I have no idea what a choko is......... If they use them for filler in McD's apple pies, then I am assuming they take on the flavor of whatever you apir them with.
Morty is a sweet guy and smart, too. must be fun watching GOM try to win him over.
I, too, am lacking inspiration in the sewing room of late!
- 11:55 am
- ancient one said...
I think I'll go google the choko to see if they have a picture of one. I have no idea what they are. My husband loves the McDonald apple pies... I like the Burger King's apple pie..haha
Enjoyed your last post too! I'm catching up....
- 12:09 pm
- Penny said...
Never eaten chokoes - didn't know what to do with them. Now I do mmm...
As for "gentlemen": it used to irritate me the way "lady" is overused as well. That one's definitely changed its meaning.
Thanks for sharing Andres Segovia. When I was a kid my Dad was given tickets to a concert Segovia gave, and Dad took my brother and I along. I'd never heard classical guitar before and was entranced. We met the man after the concert and I still have his autograph. He was a lovely person: he must have been exhausted, after the performance,but he had time to talk to a couple of kids.
Some things stay with you forever.
- 1:31 pm
- Jennifer said...
"Recuerdos" is one of my favourite pieces of all time. Perhaps if I had been more diligent when I was younger I could play it on guitar, but I don't think my fingers would do it now, not all those tremolos!
- 2:46 pm
- Ali Honey said...
Wonderful gerbras. I like chokoes but hardly ever see them and we don't boher growing them.
Glad new puss is settling in and taking over( grin ).
- 8:19 pm
- Mary said...
I had completely forgotten about chokoes in a white sauce. We had a choko vine and mum used to do that too.
I'm with you - I liked it - although until you wrote about it I had completely forgotten that old old memory!
- 8:32 pm
- julieQ said...
Hmm, never heard of chokoes...so I googled them! I know what you mean...I don't think we are grouchy, just more selective of what we will tolerate in our lives!
- 1:44 am
Chocoes are ppretty tastless. If I am ever gifted any I usually pair them with a zucchini/garlic/onion/tomato dish. Love the gerberas!
- 8:00 am
- Marja said...
Never seen nor heard of chokoes So not a christchurch thing. So they grow on the North island.
Like your music It sounds very spanish
Have a nice warm day (by the fire)
It is raining here for ages Lots of flooding everywhere and snow in dunedin
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While I was on this journey last year to lose 45 pounds,
not only was I learning how to count calories,
how to fit exercise into my already bulging daily schedule,
how to plan ahead and list out my snacks for the day,
how to accept that loneliness, frustration, and boredom were emotions that were fueling some bad snacking habits,
but I also had to learn how to control my portions!!
It was another enormous "ah-HA" moment for me when I began paying attention
to what a REAL serving size is.
I was a little ashamed when I realized that I was often eating enough for 2 or 3 people!!
It takes an enormous amount of self-control to only eat one piece of pizza when you're STARVING!
(Well, for me anyway!)
But that's just it.
I had to learn the foods that were "diet busters" for me and either:
1. Avoid them completely until I wasn't starving
2. Manage my hunger better with a salad or something ahead of time so I didn't gorge
I started thinking about this idea of self-control a LOT!
I thought about the way the American culture is overloaded with huge servings!
We want everything "super sized"
and instead of treating it like it is...enough servings for several people...
we eat the entire thing!!
I don't think we expect to go into a restaurant these days, and get anything less than
a wheel barrel full of food on our plates.
And we wonder why obesity is such a problem?
Americans are becoming more comfortable with and accommodating to being such an unhealthy size.
Have you noticed that clothing sizes are different/bigger than they used to be?
I'm convinced that the size 10 jeans I could buy today are waaaay bigger than the size 10 jeans I
used to buy 15-20 years ago.
They have such a large selection these days of clothing for the larger person,
as well as so many accoutrements to accommodate them.
I heard recently that the number of bariatric surgeries has just skyrocketed!
Obviously, we have a problem with obesity in this country,
but we want the quick way out of the problem.
We either live in denial (that hamburger isn't THAT big or I'm not THAT heavy, I'm just pleasantly plump!),
or want a quick-fix!
Why can't we be content with just one serving?
Isn't that all we really need?
Am I using my food to be my comfort?
Am I so overwhelmed with my responsibilities and daily stresses that I turn to that box of cookies?
Why am I not turning to the Lord with my burdens?
"The Lord is my portion, saith my soul;
therefore will I hope in Him."
~Lamentations 3:24
"I cried unto thee, O Lord:
I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion......
Attend unto my cry;
for I am very low:
....Bring my soul out of prison,
that I may praise thy name."
~Psalm 142:5-7
I get that obesity will not become completely extinct in our country if we all learned portion control.
I know there is so much more involved.
But I have observed that Americans eat way more than they need to,
and that the driving force behind that should be addressed.
Sure, it's genetic.
Because my parents had bad eating habits passed down to them from their parents.
And where did my grandparents learn unhealthy eating patterns?
From their parents.
That's the genetic link.
It became so intensely clear to me that my children learn how to eat
and why to eat from.....
I want them to learn that finding a quiet place to regroup when the frustration mounts,
or that a hot cup of tea or coffee with some sweet, lovely music can calm the soul
better than that bowl of ice cream.
I want them to learn that beginning their day in the majestic and peaceful presence of the Lord
will make all the days pressures pale in comparison.
"My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever."
~Psalm 73:26


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September 9, 2007
Vaginismus is when the muscles around the vagina tighten (contract) against your will, causing the vagina to spasm. In some cases, this can be quite painful.
It is a psychological problem that shows itself in a physical way and is fairly common among women, especially women in their late teens to thirties.
The vagina muscles go into spasm, usually in response the vagina or vulva being touched before sexual intercourse. It can also happen if penetration of the vagina by the penis (sexual intercourse) is attempted, or during a gynaecological examination. Some women find that they cannot use tampons when they have a period (menstruate) because of vaginismus.
Vaginismus can cause distress and relationship problems. It can also create problems when it comes to starting a family.
Its untrue that women who have vaginismus dont like or want to have sex. In fact, many women with this condition enjoy closeness and share sexual pleasure with their partner. They are able to achieve orgasm during mutual masturbation, through foreplay and oral sex. It is only when sexual intercourse is suggested or attempted that the vagina tightens to prevent penetration.
Vaginismus can disrupt or completely stop your sex life and make gynaecological and pelvic examinations difficult or impossible. In some cases, a woman may need an anaesthetic before a doctor can perform an examination.
There are many factors that cause vaginismus. Some women have had the condition all their adult lives and may never have had sex because of it. With others, it may be due to other reasons, for example, a difficult childbirth or sexual trauma.
Vaginismus is not rare and its likely that a lot of women will experience it at some time in their life, even if they have had a previous sexual history of enjoyable and painless sex.
There are several symptoms of vaginismus including:
involuntary (against your will) spasm of the muscles in the vagina,
fear of pain or real pain,
intense fear of penetration,
loss of sexual desire if penetration is attempted, and
pain if penetrated by a tampon, finger or penis.
These symptoms are entirely involuntary - the woman can do nothing to stop it.
There are many different causes of vaginismus, although the reason depends on the individual person. It is not always fully understood why the condition happens.
Some cases appear to have a physical cause such as an injury, inflammation of the vagina, pelvis or bladder. It may be because of persistent vaginal dryness or irritation due to spermicides or latex (rubber) in condoms. Even if the original physical cause has disappeared, vaginismus can still continue to happen.
Vaginismus has also been linked to fear or dislike of sex and may be related to difficult or painful sexual intercourse (known as dyspareunia). It can also a side effect of alcohol, medication or drugs.
Other factors may be the fear that the vagina is too small for sexual intercourse. It could also be due to unpleasant sexual experiences at a young age or the first sexual experience.
Experiencing a past or recent trauma to the genital area or an incident linked to sexuality can make your body respond in a protective way to stop further hurt. A clumsy, painful sexual encounter or examination may be the root of the problem.
For some women, vaginismus may be the result of being sexually abused, assaulted or raped.
A very strict upbringing where sex was never discussed, or unhelpful messages leading to feelings of guilt and shame can be another cause.
Religious or cultural taboos or the fear of getting pregnant can also contribute to vaginismus. Relationship problems can also be a factor.
In some cases, vaginismus can occur after a vaginal infection, the after effects of childbirth, tiredness and depression. Inadequate sex education, being told sex is painful or sexual desire is wrong can cause fear and anxiety of sex.
Diagnosis is based on the womans medical history, the symptoms and a physical examination, if possible.
Any physical disorders that may be causing or contributing to vaginismus will need to be treated, for example, an injury or infection.
However, if the cause of the condition is psychological, then counselling for the woman and her partner (if she is in a relationship) is needed.
Treatment will depend on whether the root cause can be identified. If there is an obvious physical cause like an injury or infection, then this can be treated with appropriate medication.
If the cause is less obvious, it may be a case of taking time to see if the problem sorts itself out with self help techniques (see our Self-help section). In this case, getting to know your own body, an understanding partner or the help of a health professional are the most important factors.
There are a few different methods and self-help techniques that help treat vaginismus. The good news is, it can be cured.
Start by talking to your GP about the symptoms you have had. Your GP can advise you about the problem and refer you to another health professional that specialises in sexual health.
You will be taught a technique to relax the muscle spasms in the vagina. It involves gradually widening (dilating) the vagina with a set of vaginal trainers. These are four smooth, penis shaped cones that gradually increase in size and length.
Insert the smallest one first and use a lubricant to help if you want to. Go at your own pace and make sure you are relaxed before trying. Once you feel comfortable inserting the smallest one, move onto the second size, and so on. It doesnt matter how long it takes you to do this, whether its a day, weeks or months. Just do whatever you feel comfortable with so you gain confidence and feel more in control of your own body.
When you get to the stage where you can tolerate the larger cones without feeling anxious or any pain, then you and your partner may want to try having sexual intercourse.
If you dont think that the cone method is right for you, take the time and get to know your own body. Take a warm, relaxing bath and lie somewhere comfortable. When you feel ready, touch yourself around the vaginal area. If you feel yourself tensing up, stop and take a moment to slow your breathing down. Relax and try again. Do this for a few days before you move onto the next stage.
If you feel comfortable touching yourself, try to put your finger very gently inside your vagina. If you are ready, over the next few days, gently push your finger further inside and feel around. You will find that your vagina is very flexible and supple.
If you have reached this stage, try putting a tampon inside. Put some lubricant on the tampon so it will be easier to insert. If you have a supportive partner, ask them to help you with each stage. Spend time with your partner being sensual. Explore each others bodies through touch and massage.
When you are relaxed enough to attempt intercourse, make sure you are fully aroused before attempting penetration. Remember to take things slowly and gently.
If the problem doesnt go away, go back and speak to your GP.
1 comment:
- Maypaki said...
Primary Vaginismus.
If you have it, then your body is NOT designed for sex.
It is God's way of telling a woman that she is DESTINED to become a nun or celibate.
So if you have it, go on and BECOME A NUN.
Or be CELIBATE.
That's because it is God's way of controlling the global population. God created women with such sexual dysfunction to keep them away from sex and thus preventing conception. Unfortunately, most women don't realize it and would still go through days and weeks of therapy which is just time consuming.
Trying to remedy your condition is against God's will.
God does NOT want you to have sex.
If you're a woman, don't get married & don't have sex if your VAGINA wont let you.
God had CLOSED the gates of your virginity.
FACE IT! You have a NUN'S VAGINA.
It is time to give up on men and become a NUN.
VAGINISMUS may be the answer to overpopulation.
God truly works in strange ways.
- January 25, 2011 at 2:34 PM


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We strolled along Dandenong Road, past Presentation College.
We crossed Dandenong Road and here is where we are visiting, Ardoch.
Ardoch is a residential enclave with a very nice central park like garden.
While some may appear to be freestanding houses, as far as I can see, they are all apartments. I can't find the information now, but I believe there are 92 apartments of high quality in the Arts and Crafts style.
There were once two mansions on the site, with one mansion subdivided into apartments and still existing, and the other demolished to make space for more apartments, sometime between the wars. Information about Ardoch mostly from St Kilda Historical Society website.
In 1949 the whole site was bought by insurance company, CSL. It was renamed Ardoch and soon deteriorated. Greedy big business at work
In around 1977 the site was bought by the Victorian Education Department and turned into a school for disadvantaged and troubled children. Some of Ardoch remained residential to keep some life at the site out of school hours. It was a caring and gentle school in nice surroundings for the children who really needed such an environment to build their self esteem and life skills.
Dictator and all round nasty bloke, Premier Kennett, in the 1990s sold off what the government owned at Ardoch and the school closed.
Subsequently it was briefly owned by a government agency, the Urban Land Authority.
With strict heritage controls, it is again an estate of private apartments for the rich. I must say, I found the whole site very appealing and I think it would be a nice place to live.
Two bedroom, one bathroom, one car space, hydronic heating (rare in Australia) about $870,000. The same in our building, sans hydronic but with heating/cooling air con for a modern apartment would be about $650,000.


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Hirslanden Clinic Aarau
Department of Cardiosurgery
Surgical treatment of tricuspid valve disease with traditional tricuspid valve repair (open-heart procedure) #89853
The cardiac surgery department of the Hirslanden clinic Aarau was rebuilt since Prof. Dr. med. Thierry Carrel and PD Dr. med Lars Englberger worked here. Both of them are recognized cardiac experts. Prof. Carrel is the director at Inselspital and PD Dr.


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Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Mofo: Pizza Roll Madness!!
2 comments:
Ok...you HAVE to go out and purchase Vegan With a Vengeance. HAVE TO. It's a great book.ReplyDelete
Also, your pizza rolls look freaking awesome and I might have to try those sometime...even though the thought of making my own pizza dough intimidates me. Yeah, I'm weird.
Lastly, there is a cookbook called "Vegan Unplugged" that may come in handy for you! It's about making vegan foods without electricity. Your post just made me think of it, that's all.
Can't wait to see your next pizza roll adventure!
haha, Yeah I'll look into that for sure! Thanks! Making dough is actually pretty easy once you get the hang of it, and stop being intimidated by it. There's something very cool too about being able to whip up your own pizza from scratch w/in an hour or so, and it's so cheap!ReplyDelete


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It's not too late for climate solutions, but it sure as hell isn't too early.
People often ask me how, after so much overwhelming scientific confirmation of global warming, people can continue to deny the reality. I think the more interesting question is how all of us — even those who fight for climate solutions — subtly succumb to and reinforce the larger ecosystem of denial.
Let's root out the excuses, false frames, denial, fear, cynicism – the whole architecture of our culture's epic failure to take responsibility for the climate crisis. And let's explode them to make room for determination, responsibility, action, and solutions as big as the problem.


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This is a shot of my cool Collector's Edition chilling out and keeping my company while playing some AoC. The only other MMO Collector's Edition I ever bought was Star Wars Galaxies, but that was because the regular edition was sold out.
Monday, September 14, 2009
It has arrived!
The other day my Collector's Edition of Age of Conan arrived! If you notice one disc is missing, that would be the soundtrack that I left in the car. And to be honest I only really wanted the soundtrack. GoGamer had a nice deal so I picked this up for only $8!!
2 comments:
- Anjin said...
Really? I wonder if there are any Collector's Editions floating around out there that I might want. Hmm...
Word verification for today: strat. I suddenly have the urge to raid.
- September 14, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- Jayedub said...
Stratholme is an excelent dungeon indeed!!
- September 14, 2009 at 10:48 PM
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Chair Necklace Doesn't Look Particularly Comfortable
Posted by Sunny Don on Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Labels: Miscellaneous
No that's not an array of chairs lying down in a circle, it's a chair necklace (although if you really did want to get technical it IS an array of chairs lying in a circle). It doesn't look particularly comfortable to wear but since I don't wear necklaces I can't really vouch for that. I guess if you're a really big fan of chairs (and really who isn't these days?) you'd want to show the world what you love at all times. Interesting jewelry piece.


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I even managed to get these done when there was still a little bit of daylight left to take half-decent pictures. I still have a 2" x 3" rectangle left, but I think I'm going to save it for the center of log-cabin pillow cover.
I'm kind of a closet blogger, you know. Not too many people I know in real-life even know I sew or have a blog. This morning when I was dropping off my son at preschool, someone commented that I looked kind of tired. What was I supposed to say?--that I stayed up late 2 nights in a row sewing stuff for the fat quarter challenge? Yeah, right! Don't think she would have understood.


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As the weeks turned into months I finally had a couple of hours in the evening to myself and a plan began to form (after many hours of browsing baby blankets on Ravelry - inspiration from here, here and here).
I started in the middle of May with four colours of Baby Cashmerino and a vague idea:
I made a lot of circles and edged them in off white.
This is the first time for a while that I have made squares that need to be seamed and it made me particularly undecisive.
I evenutally made the decision to add more colours to balance the dark and light hues so dug into my stash of Baby Cashmerino and I ended up with 8 different colours for the centres of the squares.
After a last minute purchase of a ball of orange yarn I finally had 57 squares crocheted and what I thought would be just enough off white to add a border.
However, deciding which pattern to use was challenging. I spent three evenings swapping and changing squares and taking pictures.
With some help from Twitter and Ravelry I eventually decided on number 6 - Big diagonals.
It took a couple of evenings to join the squares. I was worried I'd end up messing up the pattern, or that my small people would mix up my carefully ordered piles; however it went without a hitch. I used Lucy's granny square joining tutorial - which made a lovely flat, neat seam.
After more deliberation I added the border from the pattern, but only had enough yarn to do one repeat of the front post crochet round.
And here is the ta-daaah moment!
Another success I think - it arrived in Surrey today and I know it will be loved and cherished.
Started: 18th May 2013
Finished: 9th August 2013
Hook Size: 3.5mm
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Baby Cashermino in:
Off White - ecru (101) - just over 5 1/2 balls.
Yellow - primrose (001)Green - apple (002)
Pink - candy pink (006)
Light blue (baby blue 204)
Teal - Mallard (59)
Dark Pink/purple - Hot Pink (60)
Orange- Apricot (63)
Light gray - silver - (12)
Dark gray - Dark gray (58)
I could get 8 circles from one 50g ball of yarn with a tiny bit left over.
The blanket weighs 630g and is 7 x 8 squares.


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This is a picture taken of the sky right after a storm system passed through our area Friday night. It reminded me of what my youngest child, my son had said to me once when he was around 3 years old. We were caught out in a storm in our car and the sky did something very similiar to this, he said to me, "Mommy do you see that?" and I said, "I sure do!" and said,"That's what God looks like mommy!" It was one of those moments where everything was right in the world for a brief period of time, We all just watched as "God" shinned down on us for a few minutes. I Thought what a very profound statement to made from a lil 3 year old child.
This shot was taken while a bunch of us (friends and family) went to a local county stock car race, I hadn't been to the stock car races in about 15 years, I'm not fond of racing but my DH and my Son are die hard race fans even if its a local stock car race (they must be addicted to the fumes!) lol Little did I know that they were still looking for someone to start the race off by singing the National Anthem. What would the Mother of a 13 year old star in the making do? Why offer up her daughter to perform the national anthem for about 1500 stock car fans of course! As soon as the first note was out of her mouth you could of heard a pin drop, I always like to watch the crowd when she starts singing, they all look around at each other with their mouths open with disbelief that a voice like that came came out of a 13 year old girl! The applause at the end while she hit that last note and held on to it was almost deafening, they loved her! The announcer reminded the crowd again that she was only 13 years old and then he said, "I do believe we have the next American Idol in our midst people!" I of course had tears rolling down my cheeks! (I'm such a blubbering fool when ever she performs in public) She was invited back to sing anytime she wants too! YOU GO GIRL!!!!! lol
Saturday was spent out at the lake, we had a pig roast going on and I dragged out Rachel's karaoke machine for the night time festivities, the kids and even the adults had a good time sitting on the beach with a raging bonfire going all night and the smell of roasted marshmellow to make s'mores and great music!
Sunday was topped of with a pancake breakfast at the lake, and a kids talent show with performances including....A Saxaphone player, Oboe Players, Clarinet players, Singers and even some hulla Hoopers! We even had a magician scehduled to perform but I guess his nerves got the best of him and he bowed out via Mom. We then moved on to a horseshoe tournament, another big spread of food under the stars in the pavilion and another night of karaoking around the bonfire!
Now for today I think we are all going to spend it together again, just a lil quieter a lil slower.......maybe spend the day fishing....but then again we still have the karaoke waiting for us! lol lol lol
Until Next Time!


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Monday, July 20, 2009
How do you know when you're dead?
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Dear Diary, today the sky fell in and I got lost somewhere between here and there! What next?


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Bekas pemimpin, ahli Pas Terengganu tidak senang sikap pro Umno
"Mereka berhujah kenapa dengan Umno Pas boleh berbaik-baik dan bersefahaman tetapi dengan pemimpin Amanah tidak pula dapat berbaik-baik dan duduk berbincang demi kebaikan rakyat
I believe in a world where justice and peace rules, where all human beings (and not just a privileged few) will be treated with the dignity that is theirs as the children of the one God.
I believe in a world where the economy serves the people and not the other way around.
I believe that it has become even more urgent for us now to become stewards of the environment and to hold corporations accountable for their wrongdoings.
I believe in the love, justice, compassion, simplicity and deep peace that Allah (and many great women and men down the ages) taught us – not the materialism, consumerism, avarice, hatred, violence and war that the power structures of the day promote.
I believe in people-centred globalisation – a globalisation of solidarity – not corporate-led globalisation that promotes a world ruled by corporations aided by greedy politicians, bureaucrats and tycoons acting in cahoots with one another.
I believe that real journalism serves the interests of ordinary people and holds to account the powers-that-be and their associated vested political, business and corporate interest.


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