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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64877476965736949232018-05-27T18:40:38.009-07:00Mermaid blogMermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-40605450136400519162012-02-08T17:58:00.000-08:002012-02-08T18:06:29.460-08:00Hey, Jealousy...So last month, it was the struggle with depression and my anger that really shitty things happen to not only good people, but those who should be up for sainthood! I was able to blame various environmental factors, even fancy myself a victim for a little while. What I struggle with this month, (and continuously) is something I have invented and spent far too much time nurturing: jealousy. No, I'm not talking about the worry that my husband's attention was momentarily diverted by the Victoria's Secret commercial, or the "sour grapes" verbal attack on the people with the lakefront house, the boat, and perfect hair. It pains me to say this, but I'm talking about my friends.

 I have had the great misfortune of making some of the most talented, beautiful, thin, educated, insightful, stylish, selfless, enlightened friends. Most days, I am honored to be in their presence, but for a tiny (still too large for me) portion of the time I am with them, I feel like I am just tolerated to come along for the ride with people in whose league I could never really find myself. I want so desperately to move through the world the way they do. There are moments when I am consumed by these thoughts.

My friend writes (beautifully and eloquently) in her blog about Pinterest and HGTV making her feel inadequate. Oh, gorgeous, funny, amazing, stylish friend...HOW?! Another dear friend of mine who blogs and causes me to ponder things that had never before crossed my mind is like a Mother Theresa in a statuesque supermodel package (except with massive "street cred" and intellect). She has also shares feelings of inadequacy from time to time. It's shocking to hear this from her.

I am no slouch, I know. This isn't a "down on myself" pity party. It's more a prayer that I will decide that I am enough. If I never loose the thirty pounds, I am enough. If I am never published, I am enough. If I never run the marathon, I am enough. If I never sing another aria in public. I am enough. Most importantly, if the people around me do accomplish these things, I can celebrate with them, be genuinely happy for them, and still decide I am enough.Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-20107264405569756952012-01-10T12:36:00.000-08:002012-01-10T12:41:36.460-08:00It's back againI thought I had shored things up, armored myself. I didn't think it would happen this year. I mean, we had a great Christmas. We're finally buying a house. My nephew will be born any minute. I should be over the moon! But depression didn't get the memo, and has chosen to winter at my home for the time being. I mean, it wasn't completely without warning. He sent his friends anxiety and insomnia weeks in advance. I tried to ignore them, wanting so much more to see heavenly harbingers announcing Christmas, not those which would announce a dark odyssey into my own head.

I was coming back from taking a friend to the airport the week before Christmas. As I got on the ramp from 85 to 77, I felt the all-too-familiar wash of vertigo. "Oh, God not now, here we go." My heart began to pound in my ears, heat rushed to my scalp where prickles became sweat. I cranked the AC to full blast, moved into the slow lane, and began the mantra: "You are not dying, you are not going to faint, you will not crash this car. Try to breathe. A familiar exit is coming, soon. You can't stop this. Lean in to it. You have to let the whole thing wash over."

I had another panic attack a week later as I went back to get said friend from the airport. (Yes, I know, locations are triggers). I had even had a .5 of Ativan this time. Right about this time the insomnia started to kick in, as well. No doubt the darkness was just around the corner.

That hit on New Year's Day. I know, how cliche to be depressed after the holidays, right? Hey, I may be rather original, but my mental illness just has no imagination.

I sit home today after a night of insomnia and upset stomach, and a morning I just could not face. My meds have been adjusted, which should help. I am about to take a short walk. I also need to go on a "news diet" for a while. Too many unspeakable things happening to children. I can't handle it. I will fight this, like I do almost every January (although who knows why I was off the hook last year). Meds, fresh air, exercise, paint samples and seed catalogues. They are my arsenal. Those, and knowing we are gaining about one minute of sunlight each day!Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-78692101479282061412011-12-02T17:06:00.000-08:002011-12-02T17:07:29.080-08:00Simple GiftsI threw out some traditions this year, along with ornaments and signs of the season I had felt obligated to keep for far too long. Well, I didn't throw them out, exactly. I took them to Goodwill. They will adorn someone else's trees and mantles.

My children were not keen on the idea, at first. In fact there was "wailing and gnashing of teeth" as we packed some familiar (albeit tacky) things to send on. It was slightly torturous. Why go through this at all?

Our Christmas decorations had gotten out of hand. They also did not represent, in the least, who we are. Too fussy, too "frou frou." I was begging for simplicity.

A mantle. A nativity. A tree. That's what six Rubbermaid containers became. The tree got an overhaul. If ornaments were not handmade, or had nothing to do with art or nature, they went. The mantle is stockings, stocking holders that spell "peace," and very simple candles. Even the overdone Victorian wreath for the door was replaced by a grapevine and glitter star.

This is us. We love art, nature, and simplicity. We recognize that the holiday has gotten, like our decorations, completely out of hand.

Making our decor more humble seemed to fit the idea of a simple stable, a messy manger. God appearing in lowly human form. It also took away some of the pressure to make it all look "postcard perfect."

Maybe it was selfish. I do get the greatest pleasure out of seeing my tree adorned with glitter pine cones and popsicle stick Stars of David.Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-65557042248548505352011-10-11T08:33:00.000-07:002011-10-11T16:44:29.636-07:00The Luxury of Letting Grief in through the Crack in the DoorI swore I wouldn't start a blog and then abandon it, but this is, at the very least, a neglected blog. Today, I write because I need something. Today, I expect it to be cathartic. Today, I am hopeful that if I blog, I may be able to keep it together a little more. I am hopeful, but not unrealistic.

A dear family friend, Christi, lost her three-year-old to cancer last night. There is no universe in which this simple fact is not completely fu&%ed up. I am angry. I am afraid. I am heartbroken for her, yet I worry that if I fully acknowledge that this happens to children, it will happen to one of mine. I am too selfish and scared to let it all in. How fortunate I am to have that option. Christi doesn't.

I start to let the grief gain entry little by little, as I imagine what her days will be like from now on. Details like: what to do with his belongings, how to pay the medical bills. More difficult issues, such as: seeing the obvious space in the back seat where she used to look back and see him, responding appropriately to a mom at the park who says, "I see you have two children" because she can't see the gaping hole left by absence of the third.

I don't know how she will do all of this. I don't know how she will eat, sleep, breathe. She is a better person than I am. She continues to say God is good. This isn't even happening to me, and I'm practically screaming at him like a defiant teenager.

I don't have any resolution for this post. Fitting, I suppose.Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-10997579013648287442011-07-27T07:19:00.001-07:002011-07-27T07:28:45.858-07:00A Day No Laundry Would Be FoldedMy sweet niece has come to visit for a couple of days. I had forgotten how precious the sound of a babbling toddler is, the intoxicating smell of silky baby hair after a bath, the sweet snuggle when she first wakes up, bleary-eyed, bewildered, and looking to you for guidance on how to start the day. It is two days I will savor, as I worry that I let this time slip by with my own three children.

When Melanie arrived at our house, we had waited, prayed, hoped, had our hopes dashed, cried, resolved to move on, then dared to open our hearts to the possibility that she really could be ours. She had just turned nine months old the day she came home. We watched her play, we watched her sleep. For two solid weeks we had very little contact with the outside world. The TV and radio were, for the most part, silent. The "guilty pleasure" novel on my nightstand went unread. Once we resumed normal day-to-day activities, a large portion of time was still devoted to being in the all-too-fleeting moments of Melanie's babyhood.

Alex came to us in an altogether different way from his older sister. He arrived with the the drama (and trauma) of labor. An emergency c-setion and horrendous bout of post-partum depression made his first few months a blur. My family stood in for me until I was able to rejoin life and motherhood, but I still feel pangs of guilt when I think of the time lost with both Alex and Melanie during those days.

Sara-Alyce came two weeks before Melanie started kindergarten, and Alex started preschool. No depression this time, but I still feel like her first few months are a blur because I was exhausted from the demands of three children, working from home, volunteering, and trying my hardest to keep my marriage and friendships going.

I blinked, and we are here. We are on the eve of middle school, fourth grade, and first grade. Sure, there were great "fully engaged" vacations, outings, special occasions. I'm not saying I missed out on it all. I'm saying that many times, I just wasn't fully present for each moment that I wouldn't realize the value of until it was gone.

This morning, when I should have been cleaning the kitchen or folding laundry, I watched my three children play with my niece. I listened to all of them laughing. I saw my almost six-year-old "baby" play mentor. I was enraptured.

Warning: It could be awhile before the dishwasher is unloaded.Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-69223401113158591082011-06-28T07:29:00.000-07:002011-06-28T19:52:43.664-07:00Chasing the Wild GooseWhere do I begin? It is so difficult to talk about without using such seemingly trite words as "awesome" and "amazing." But it was. We arrive Thursday afternoon, just as the deadline for bringing cars into the campsite has passed, so we haul all of our gear in from the car. It's steamy. The trek equips us with the appropriate amount of humility and fatigue to gratefully receive the rest of the festival, I suppose.

From the car to the campsite we pass the social justice and sustainability booths and displays being set up. Among these: Blood Water, Amnesty International, People of Faith against the Death Penalty, The Gay Christian Network, Triangle Interfaith Alliance. It is clear we are going to be a part of a place that dares to tackle the real issues, not just the protestant "fluff" to which we are so accustomed when discussing missions work.

After setting up camp among others tents at the tree-shaded edge of a large pasture, we head to the opening ceremony. It is a blur now as I try to recall it. We sing, dance, laugh, and spread mud, ashes and water on one another. "The trigger has been pulled on Wild Goose, " says Founder Gareth.

The next three days are full of music, talking, praying, crying, and a great local beer from the Fullsteam Brewery in Durham. I learn that Jay Bakker (yes, the offspring of Jim and Tammy Faye) is passionate about acceptance of the LGBT community in church. (On that note: I heard way too many pastors say "I believe in including these groups, but I'm afraid of what my congregation/diaconate/convention/fellowsip, etc. will think of/do to me when they find out I feel this way. We realize it is the same argument used over and over again in the South during the Civil rights movement. Baker essentially tells all of them to grow a pair and stand up for the marginalized! Yes, my friends "on the fence" I agree. I say this out of tough love: GROW A PAIR!) I listen to Tickle. Campolo, Mclaren. What they say fills me with both righteous indignation and renewed commitment. I learn, under the lights of a humble barn stage, that Michelle Shocked is one hell of a storyteller, and that the Psalters (kind of a Matisyahu/Mumford and Sons mashup) are incredible live. I learn that DoxoSoma brings body and spirit together in a similar fashion to yoga, and I love it. I learn that the greatest encounters with God can occur during seemingly irreverent moments like "The Bluegrass Liturgy" and "Hymns and Beer." I learn that total strangers are called to love on my children like they've known them for years and to teach them to create, and to experience love and fellowship by zooming down a 300 foot slip and slide covered with baby shampoo and water from a fire truck that has backed up to it.

Yes, I feel like I need debriefing for my re-entry to the "real world." But even though I have washed the festival dirt and grime down the drain, and have pulled two stowaway ticks off my husband, I will continue to have Wild Goose with me.Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-80958594380098551612011-06-06T17:47:00.000-07:002011-06-06T17:47:28.850-07:00Wildly Out of BalanceAs I sit here, composing a post for a blog which has lain dormant for the past few months, there are papers stacked all over the place, laundry on my bed, and far too many pounds registering on the scale each morning that I weigh myself. My first inclination is to eat a whole bag of Dove Promises, dive under the mountain of clothes on the bed and hide out until sometime tomorrow. My second inclination is to be angry with myself for even having my first.

How does this happen to me every few months? Can I really blame being a teacher at the end of the school year? My schedule? Having three children?

I see so many women accomplishing so much. I support my friends who are writers, yet I am insanely jealous. Hey! I was going to do that! They go by with their 13.1 and 26.2 stickers on their cars. Again, I am reminded of my own shortcomings. They lead women's groups, bible studies, audition for shows, and fold all of that pesky laundry so it doesn't end up on the bed. They even have time to send me a quick email from the desk of their full-time job to remind me of what to bring to my children's class parties. Crap! The class party? I completely forgot!

Tonight, I am going to fold a lot of laundry. Tomorrow, I will wake up and go running. Baby steps. I'll keep you posted. Ok, I'll try to keep you posted.Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-66810542845012696242011-03-24T19:04:00.000-07:002011-03-24T19:04:08.610-07:00This is the real stuff.So, I was running with a friend today and she was remarking on the fact that I had been married "a long time." Almost 16 years is a long time, I suppose. Danny and I have had our share of good and bad. Married life is not always pretty. It's not all passion, hearts, flowers and jewelry. It's helping you remember the "football hold" when the baby you are nursing won't latch on. It's loading a washing machine with the comforter that your child just threw up on. It's holding the hand of your mother-in-law and the hand of your husband, as your mother-in-law takes her last breath. And, lately, it's blood pressure and colonoscopy scares. This is marriage. Sometimes, not pretty. Always beautiful.Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-35888183884883022572011-03-14T17:57:00.000-07:002011-03-14T18:01:49.058-07:00If the Birks fit...I will be 37 years old in just one month. The birthday itself does not upset me. What does is the fact that it took me so damn long to embrace who I am. I realized this as I caught the whiff of a sandalwood candle while browsing the shelves of the Home Economist's Market in Davidson. This was it! My happy place. Ten years ago, I tried to tell myself that a Coach Bag, the right house and a club membership were what I needed. It seems so shameful to admit to this. There's nothing wrong with any of this, but it's just not me. Show me a cute pair of shoes, and I'll smile. Show me organic, fair-trade, shade-grown coffee, and I'm over the moon! I have friends of all kinds, and yes, if you voted Republican, you are welcome at my table, even though we probably shouldn't discuss politics. But a decision has been made. I am going to stop apologizing for not driving a mini-van, for not having (or wanting) a Pandora bracelet, and for wanting to camp instead of going to Vegas. Love and acceptance will come my way no matter what. How beautiful!Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-3286614045111930692011-02-21T10:54:00.000-08:002011-02-21T10:54:06.053-08:00Girl Time, Dining Solo, Self-LoathingSo, welcome to February, even though it is already half-gone! I had a wonderful weekend. I spent time with my dear friend, Anne in Asheville. We have known each other for just shy of 19 years. During that time, our friendship has gone through good, bad, and silent periods. After a very long silent period, I am thrilled to say we are able to have it be "just like the old days." Except, there are gray hairs and wrinkles on the scene, now.

I finished my time in Asheville on Sunday in an Indian restaurant, dining solo. In my twenties, I never would have attempted this. I would have felt like everyone was suspecting I had been "stood up." Now, I do not mind this at all from time to time. I see it as growth, to be able to take myself out on a date.

Now, on to where I could do better. I am angry with myself that I am not reaching my fitness and weight loss goals, that I continue to sabotage myself, that I binge mindlessly, that some nights I opt for a glass of wine on the couch instead of a run on the treadmill. I must do better with this. I am the only one standing in my way. I can blame no one else.Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-24751529552552496082011-01-29T19:38:00.000-08:002011-01-29T19:38:15.045-08:00Loss, Emotional Eating, and Getting Back on the horse (treadmill)This week my family experienced a loss, a friend got news that her mother does not have long to live, I didn't sleep well, and I was disappointed to learn that we only have one confirmed sign-up for Girls on Track so far. I did not work out once beyond Sunday. Bring on the pity party with balloons. Actually, it was chocolate. And wine. And donuts. And Oreos. And double decker Boca Burgers. Did I mention the wheel of brie?

I cried because life is full of loss. Then I cried because life is short. Then I cried because I don't feel like I'm doing enough with mine. Then I cried because I caught sight of my "moon-pie" face in the photo booth application on my MacBook. This resulted in the consumption of more cheese.

My friend John is the only other human (No, I do not tell Danny. It's bad enough he sees the yo-yo in pants sizes every time he does laundry) on this earth who knows my weight. I report to him each Monday via email. I asked him for a pass this week. He has graciously given this to me, along with a bootie-kickin' treadmill workout. He expects me to get out of my funk and get back to the gym. So, I will. Sometimes all you need is for someone to expect something of you.Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-70907963525526434882011-01-16T13:51:00.000-08:002011-01-16T13:57:14.762-08:00A little of this, a little of that, and my gym rantThis week has been truly non-eventful, which, in our house, can be a very good thing. We started out with snow and ice and now are in the 50s. I took a couple of my runs outside this week, which was glorious! Days like this make me forget Spring is still far away.

We gathered with the Billups clan last night for "Christmas." I watched my father beaming as his six children and four grandchildren created the most beautiful cacophony and chaos. It really was a great evening.

The food modifications are going well, and so is running, for the most part, except when I am stuck in the gym and have to be a hamster on the treadmill. The gym. Ah yes, that reminds me. Time to rant a little.

So the "gym" is actually your typical apartment complex fitness room. For those who don't know, the Lloyd family downsized to an apartment back in June in order to save money and prepare for a house purchase in this frightening economy. Putting five people, a dog, and a cat in 900 square feet is working much better than I had anticipated. We have no maintenance, valet trash, a pool, and yes, the gym. The gym is fine, really. Nice equipment, clean, television. The television. This opens a whole can of worms which makes me do everything from silently stewing to questioning who I am and what I stand for.

Our apartment complex is filled with many families just like us, plus singles, new divorcees, and a very special breed I like to call "the overgrown frat-boy with his first real job." It is the latter, (they do realize they all look exactly the same, right?) unfortunately, who is at the root of my fitness room television issue. I can go in at any, and I mean ANY time of the day to work out, and there one will be, remote firmly in hand, watching ESPN. Ok, so he was there first. Fair enough. He only has 10 minutes left on his treadmill countdown. I'll just wait. Just when I think I may be able to commandeer the remote and head towards HGTV or Food Network bliss, my hopes are dashed by a figure coming through the door in oversized nylon shorts and a backwards hat. The "overgrown frat-boy remote handoff" then takes place. I am stuck. Yes, I know, partially my fault. I'm a strong woman, right? Why don't I just ask for the remote instead of doing the passive aggressive eye roll? Because I am deathly afraid of losing my Polite Southern Girl membership by asking for what I want. And I really hate that about myself! Almost as much as I hate seeing entire shows devoted to Tom Brady, who I really couldn't care less about, except that's not true because now I've had so much over-exposure to him, I wish that smug egomaniac would just cut his hair!!!! Ok, I know this is ridiculous. I have an Ipod. I'll use it. If I want to watch something, I'll just download episodes of Madmen and Big Love and watch naughty TV while the renaissance man next to me sees the injury list for the Bears for the 50th time. Problem solved.Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-80861016161980321482011-01-08T20:13:00.000-08:002011-01-08T20:15:16.286-08:00Miles to GoThis morning I attended a training for coaches for a wonderful organization called "Girls on the Run." I am very much looking forward to coaching the middle school girls this year. I am starting to recommit to healthier living and regular exercise. The outer is coming along quite nicely. The inner needs much work, still.

"Things fall apart. The center can not hold."
-T.S. Eliot

My "center" did not hold at all today. I had to come to the realization that as of today, inner peace is not coming along so well. It will, but I underestimated the power of the things I would have to unearth to get to that stage. I simply thought I could speak it into being. I forgot how messy it can be to deal with the past. I underestimated, too, the power of issues swept under the rug so carefully each day. There is much cleaning to be done.Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-71790711403246948942011-01-03T12:26:00.000-08:002011-01-03T12:27:31.171-08:00Back to Life, Back to Reality
Ok, so now the Soul 2 Soul song from high school is in my head.

Mr. Lloyd, children, and I all went back to school this morning. It was an adjustment, but actually a relief to get back on a schedule. I awoke at 5:15 and enjoyed a quiet cup of coffee before rousing the hellions. We got out the door on time for the first time in at least a few months. It's been a good day. I discovered that I really had missed my students, although maybe not as much as I miss sleeping in.

I'm hungry. This means I did not plan well for today. Why I thought two cups of Butternut Squash soup were going to satisfy the same beast who two weeks ago killed off the entire top layer of a Whitman's Sampler in one sitting is a mystery! I will be more realistic tomorrow. Is it bad that I'm picturing the students who are staying after in my classroom as little hummus-covered Triscuits?

I will run the treadmill this evening. Probably just 2-3 miles. I know I should push harder, but since it is the first day back to everything, I'll cut myself some slack.

Three days into my least favorite month of the year, and Depression seems to be in hiding...for now. I will be looking under the beds and behind the shower curtain all month. I don't trust him.

I am ever-hopeful that sound mind and body will continue.

Mermaid bloghttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6487747696573694923.post-83571250664818237202011-01-01T16:23:00.001-08:002011-01-01T16:26:31.851-08:00New Day, New YearSo here we are in 2011. I have set some very high expectations for myself. For those who care to join me, we are going to venture through this year as I try to be live better and be better. I'm under no delusions. I know I will slip up, and in some cases, outright fail. I'm looking forward to seeing what and who will impact me in the next 12 months.

I began my "vegetarian year" today at the Boone Bagelry in Boone, NC. It wasn't difficult. I ate well, all day, and am satisfied...for now.

We drove home in a fog which seemed to belie the start of something new. We were greeted by the children with "too-tight" hugs and sloppy kisses. My mother was eager for her shift to end. Now we resume the routine. I worry that it will be just that - routine. I am both filled with eager expectation and apprehension about the coming year. I am not afraid that things will change. It is more terrifying to think that they won't. That I won't. That growth will be stunted. I am in my restless state again. I do this a few times a year.

At this moment, I do what makes me feel in-control. I make endless lists, fill in calendars, map things out, and pray that this year, I will not completely lose it every time things veer off-course.Mermaid bloghttp://email@example.com


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Mrs. Poe
Lynn Cullen
This book can be downloaded and read in iBooks on your Mac or iOS device.
Inspired by literature's most haunting love triangle, award-winning author Lynn Cullen delivers a pitch-perfect rendering of Edgar Allan Poe, his mistress's tantalizing confession, and his wife's frightening obsession in this new masterpiece of historical fiction to which Sara Gruen says, "Mrs. Poe had my heart racing...Don't miss it!"
And make sure to check out the captivating new novel from Lynn Cullen—Twain's End—where the acclaimed author tells a fictionalized imagining of the relationship between iconic author Mark Twain and his personal secretary, Isabel Lyon.
1845: New York City is a sprawling warren of gaslit streets and crowded avenues, bustling with new immigrants and old money, optimism and opportunity, poverty and crime. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is all the rage—the success of which a struggling poet like Frances Osgood can only dream. As a mother trying to support two young children after her husband's cruel betrayal, Frances jumps at the chance to meet the illustrious Mr. Poe at a small literary gathering, if only to help her fledgling career. Although not a great fan of Poe's writing, she is nonetheless overwhelmed by his magnetic presence—and the surprising revelation that he admires her work.
What follows is a flirtation, then a seduction, then an illicit affair…and with each clandestine encounter, Frances finds herself falling slowly and inexorably under the spell of her mysterious, complicated lover. But when Edgar's frail wife, Virginia, insists on befriending Frances as well, the relationship becomes as dark and twisted as one of Poe's tales. And like those gothic heroines whose fates are forever sealed, Frances begins to fear that deceiving Mrs. Poe may be as impossible as cheating death itself…
From Publishers Weekly
© Publishers Weekly
- $11.99
- Category: Historical
- Published: Oct 01, 2013
- Publisher: Gallery Books
- Seller: SIMON AND SCHUSTER DIGITAL SALES INC
- Print Length: 336 Pages
- Language: English

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Dating /Girlfriend Name/Affairs- Cheshta Sharma (Air Hostess)
Wife/Spouse Name - Cheshta Sharma (Air Hostess)
Amit Dolawat (Actor) Height in feet?
He measures 5 feet 8 inches in height
What is Amit Dolawat (Actor) weight?
His weight is 70 kgs
Is Amit Dolawat (Actor) Married?
He is Married to Cheshta Sharma (Air Hostess)
Amit Dolawat (Actor) Family Details/ parents/ family background?
Parents /Father Name- Not Known
Parents /Mother Name- Not Known
Siblings/ Sisters Name - Not Known
Siblings/Brothers Name - Not Known
Wife/Spouse Name - Cheshta Sharma (Air Hostess)
Baby /Children/Kids/Son Name - Not Known
Baby/ Children/Kids/Daughter - Not Known
His First Film Movie Debut?
He made His debut with
Tv Debut is Piya Ka Ghar Year 2003 - Year 2006
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He is Married
Amit Dolawat (Actor) Wedding dates/ Marriage date
Amit Dolawat (Actor) Wedding date/ Marriage date
Amit Dolawat (Actor) Wedding date/ Marriage date is not known with Cheshta Sharma (Air Hostess)
Home & House Address
- India
His Hobbies are Dancing, Gymming
His Salary is Not Known
His Net Worth is Not Known
Amit Dolawat (Actor) hot
He is a hot Indian actor known in television industry
His smoking?
- Not Known
Favourite Things
His Favourite Actor is Shahrukh Khan
His Favourite Actress is Kajol
Amit Dolawat (Actor) Movies / All film list / Dramas list
Amit Dolawat (Actor) New Movie/Film/Upcoming movies/latest movie list /New Drama /Upcoming Serials/ Show
Television show /Tv Serial/ Tv Shows / serials
Piya Ka Ghar
Saat Phere
Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyann
Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon
Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar Ki
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Hi! Padosi... Kaun Hai Doshi?
Sasural Genda Phool
Shubh Vivah
Diya Aur Baati Hum
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Badi Door Se Aaye Hai
Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do
Icchapyari Naagin
Dev - TV series
Amit Dolawat (Actor)Songs/Music list/All Album
His facebook
He is active on facebook on https://www.facebook.com/pg/amitdolawatofficial/a
His twitter
He is active on twitter on https://twitter.com/amitdolawat
His Instagram
He is active on Instagram on https://www.instagram.com/amitdolawat/?hl=en
contact number details /new number /personal phone number / contact details
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I'm not even kidding! the movie is EPIC! too epic to even talk about.
If you're the type of person who doesn't like watching action movies, i guarantee you would still LOVE this movie! You don't have to watched the other sequel, you would still understand this movie.
Also, You would come across a very nice music that would make you high (hahahaha!) and after you heard it you would search it at Google when you get home.
Great news! I'm saving you that time and tell you the name of the song right now. It's "Danza Kuduro" by Don Omar ft Lucenzo. You're welcome.
A little advice, after the credits of the movie.... keep watching there's more.


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There are a few first day stories from yesterday, but the one I wanted to share is this one:
After the bell and attendance on the first day of school is the school wide assembly right after which follows the PTA coffee. I had to check out a few classrooms with respect to helping them set up and a few odds and ends in terms of jobs, after which I decided to pop in to welcome the new parents and greet the old faces.
I encountered one of the parents who had had a ski accident and was telling me about her recovery. She then pulled me aside and asked, "Aren't you the one who taught Scratch to my children?" She now has a fifth grader and a seventh grader. I wasn't quite sure how to respond to that because yes, I did introduce the children to Scratch and guide them along, but not quite taught them but that does boil down to our definition of "teaching" the students. She then proceeded to tell me how for her birthday her fifth grader had made her a Scratch card with popping fireworks and it was the coolest thing she got so she wanted to thank me. Her face was lit up while talking about it, she was so happy, so proud of her son and it was really nice for her to share her story.
Needless to add, it was one of the many things that just made my day!


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This was was my feeling the day before yesterday: I've never been one to dress purposely provokingly. In fact, I get peeved with my fellow ladies when they chose to blatantly AND insecurely put it out there. It's demeaning, unnecessary and pretty much guarantees that you will not get the phone call the next day. I'm not suggesting that you nun it up and hit the streets in your most fashionable sweats and burkas. Let the sexuality ooze naturally. Be the goddess you are.
FUCK THAT. Yesterday I wore my standard summer garb: Tank Top, jeans and flip flops. This particular tank is low cut enough to show a hint of what most Kabat women are blessed with. We have never been mistaken for men. Please know that Kabat females also have curses that might be the focus of a blog down the line. Gotta throw in some humility. Most of us New Yorkers choose to zone out as we walk our streets with Ipods, texting and conversations..with ourselves..in our heads.. Just the way we roll. Yesterday, I was in that aware mood and just decided to be consciously awake as I went about my day. I realized that a little subtle cleave made my life start working for me rather than against me. I got a free coffee, a guy gave me his seat on the subway and my neighborhood scaffolding guy asked for my phone number because I looked "smart." Even more women wanted to be my friend.
I'm always up for a little self esteem booster. And of course winter will come and I will have to pay for coffee again. But for now my "sexy enough" tanks stays on.. in the name of social experimentation.


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Friday, June 7, 2013
Happy Father's Day - take #2
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a card that I had made to send to my dad for Father's Day. A friend wanted to buy it, so I sold it and thought, "I have lots of time to make another." Today I suddenly realized I'd better get one made and in the mail if I hope to get it to him on time!! [My mother's Mother's Day card was late, so should his be late, too?? :) ]
Many challenges have father's day as the theme so it was easy to find inspiration. It didn't take too long to make and I'm thankful as I don't have much energy because I'm trying to recover from a miserable cold!!
Here it is...
I used the same image as last time because he really can fix just about anything!!
~7 Gysies DP
~Doodle Pantry precolored Handy Ants image and Doodle Pantry Handy Birdie sentiment
~Nestabilities Large and Small Label dies (My Cuttlebug really gave me a hard time! I hope it's not ready to die!!!!)
~Darice 'Plaid' and 'Dots' embossing folders
~letter brads from ??? (I've had them FOREVER!!)
Pile It On #22 - plaid and/or stripes (2nd submission - hope that's ok)
Little Scrap Pieces Fun Friday - Father's Day
Cut It Up #20 - Father's Day
Clearly iStamp - Father's Day
Cardz TV #30 - Father's Day
Simon Says Stamp - masculine/Father's Day
Paper Pretties PWC 261 - 'Fantastic Fathers'
Tuesday Throwdown #150 - embossing
Terrific Tuesday - Father's Day
Wags 'n Whiskers #105 - Father's Day
Cards for men challenge 11 - dad
Clear It Out - male + metal (my brads)
My Craft Spot #100 - dad
Die Cuttin Divas #118 - sketch
Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great weekend!!!
36 comments:
- DIANA L. said...
This is so cute I just love all the details with the tools and great take on the sketch.
Thank you for joining us at Little Scrap pieces.
LSP--DT member
- June 8, 2013 at 1:41 AM
- Asha said...
Great man-card. Love hoe you emboss the DP. And how about that image? Those little ants are just the cutest!
- June 8, 2013 at 3:50 AM
- Cut It Up Challenge Blog said...
Simply beautiful! I never think to emboss patterned paper . . . hmmm. I'll have to give that a try.
Thank you for linking your card to Cut it Up Challenges!
- June 8, 2013 at 7:10 AM
- Lynn's Place said...
Thanks for joining us @ CIO challenge your work is wonderful....tfs...and please come play along with us again...LYNN B. <((><
- June 8, 2013 at 7:17 AM
- Nannieflash said...
Fabulous card love the design and your colour choice. Thanks for joining us at CFM, good luck with the challenge. hugs Shirleyxxxxx
- June 8, 2013 at 7:23 AM
- Blue6366 said...
Oh now how awesome is this? I love it. Thanks for playing along with us at Cardz TV.
- June 8, 2013 at 9:53 AM
- L.B. said...
a great card for Dad.
- June 8, 2013 at 11:10 AM
- Heather said...
A fabulous male card, great design and colour scheme, your image is fabulous - lovely colouring and perfect details!!!
Thanks so much for joining along with Simon Says Stamp challenge
Heather xx
- June 8, 2013 at 11:45 AM
- Creative M said...
A Fantastic and Fun card!! Awesome job!!
Thank you for playing at Cut It Up Challenges.
Have a wonderful day,
♥ Crafting With Creative M ♥
♥ 2 Creative Chicks ♥
♥ Silhouette Challenges ♥
- June 8, 2013 at 12:36 PM
- Gerda said...
What a fabulous card! Thanks for joining us at DCD this week!
- June 8, 2013 at 1:35 PM
- Jeri said...
Great card. The embossing on the printed paper looks fabulous. Thanks for sharing with us at Cardz TV.
- June 8, 2013 at 3:10 PM
- Scrappy Moms Stamps said...
How cute - I love the sweet mice! Thnak you for playing along with us at Scrappy Moms Stamps! :)
- Mel
- June 8, 2013 at 3:54 PM
- Lisa said...
This is a fabulous Father's Day card, Debbie!! I so love that image!! The design and embossing are fabulous!! Thanks so much for joining us at LSP!! Happy Saturday my friend :)
A Mermaid's Crafts
Little Scrap Pieces DT
- June 8, 2013 at 4:05 PM
- Carolina Girl (Cely) said...
Fabulous card. I've done that too....sale a card I needed and then not having another when event is due so I rush around. Good for you. The problem I'm now having is no one in the family will give me a card. They say they can't make cards and nothing is going to be as cute as home made so they stopped trying. Isn't that sad...:( oh well...haha
- June 8, 2013 at 4:26 PM
- Jennifer said...
This is so great for a manly card! Love the embossed design papers!
- June 8, 2013 at 5:54 PM
- Sherrie K. said...
Super cute design Debbie! I love the fun layering and papers:) The image is daring!
Sherrie K
- June 8, 2013 at 6:35 PM
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- June 8, 2013 at 8:12 PM
- snappy scrappy said...
Oops...typo. So cool...perfect for Dad. Thanks for playing along with us at DCD! Lee-Ann :)
- June 8, 2013 at 8:13 PM
- Pat N. said...
Great Dad's day card. Thanks for using our sketch from DCD this week.
- June 8, 2013 at 8:45 PM
- Amy Johnson said...
What a fabulous Father's Day card!
- June 8, 2013 at 8:56 PM
- abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...
Fun card! Great layers and pattern papers! Thanks for joining us over at Little Scrap Pieces! DT Member Carri~Abusybee
- June 8, 2013 at 9:46 PM
- mulberry station said...
What a great image. I love your colors and fabulous colored image. Thanks for joining us at Clearly iStamp
Nancy Guest Desinger CiS
- June 8, 2013 at 11:36 PM
- Glenda Atkins said...
Fabulous male card, would be perfect for my hubby!Love how you embossed the DP and your colouring is wonderful!
- June 9, 2013 at 1:10 AM
- Georgiana said...
Thanks for joining us this week at Die Cuttin' Diva for our sketch challenge. I shared on our FB page too!
- June 9, 2013 at 5:15 AM
- ScrappyHappyMommy said...
I love this card. Perfect. Thanks for joining us at DCD for our Sketch Challenge.
- June 9, 2013 at 9:18 PM
- Kathy D. said...
I have done that more times then I can count....with selling a card and then running out of time. Thanks you just reminded me that I need one for my father in law!!
Thanks for playing in the Clearly iStamps Father's Day challenge.
Hope to see you on June 21st when our regular scheduled challenges start back up!!
Kathy D.
Clearly Digi Stamps DT
- June 9, 2013 at 9:26 PM
- Sharon ~ A Piece Of Heart said...
Great card! Thanks for joining us at the Clear It Out Challenge blog.
- June 9, 2013 at 11:15 PM
- Sarah said...
Super card! I love that digi. My Dad was one of those who could fix anything, too! Thanks for joining us at Tuesday Throwdown!
- June 9, 2013 at 11:37 PM
- Susan Sieracki said...
WOWZA Debbie...what an incredible masculine card. This looks awesome!
- June 10, 2013 at 1:36 PM
- Jessi Fogan said...
gah, cold germs! Yuck. Glad you're feeling better!
This card is just awesome - and I love the embossing. It really kicks it up a notch!
- June 10, 2013 at 1:42 PM
- Tamika said...
Cute I like the embossing and colors!
- June 10, 2013 at 1:54 PM
- GiGi said...
Spectacular card! The tool image is colored beautifully and I love the DAD metal accents! Thanks for playing along at My Craft Spot!
- June 11, 2013 at 7:56 AM
- Linda Anderson said...
Super cute card Debbie!! Love the embossed layers as well as the sweetie of an image!!! Perfect for Father's Day.
- June 11, 2013 at 9:31 AM
- Thomas Dickinson said...
What a wonderful creation! I like the style and layout used. Simply amazing... Perfect for this coming Dad's day. By the way, I'd like to express my warmest fathers day greetings to all masculine dads around the world! Cheers!
- June 12, 2013 at 2:31 PM
- Kimberly S said...
Such an adorable Father's Day Card! Thanks so much for joining us for the Wags n Whiskers challenge, hope to see you again! hugs, Kimberly
- June 13, 2013 at 12:34 AM
- Dawn Frost said...
I just love the texture you created with the background Debbie. Totally gorgeous, masculine card, lol!
- June 18, 2013 at 8:57 AM


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A Lesson On Drawing
One day, after another measuring lecture in which he once more demonstrated how to hold your thumb out just so, than translate the proportions, he was fed up. He realized that what he was trying to teach me was simply not working. He said, "why don't you just forget everything I've tried to teach you and just draw what you see." It was the most wonderful thing anyone had ever said to me. I did draw what I saw. Thick rounding lines in some places, soft thin ones in others. But it was more than that for me. I imagine if I had wings and could fly around the room, it would have felt similar. My drawings didn't look realistic, at all. They were delicious to me though, not because they were the best drawings, but because something I had always been afraid to do because I couldn't do it like everyone else, had awoken in me. You may recall this post about self-handicapping, and displacement activities. I was the queen of both when it came to drawing. I wanted to draw well so badly, but I couldn't bring myself to make terrible things first. I was always so nervous that my drawings would be strange and that people would want to correct me. I found a million reasons not to draw, even though I was in a college art program.
That day though, in the old, upstairs figure drawing room, with all of the plastic anatomy skeletons hanging limply on the walls; the kid with headphones who smacked his gum way to loudly; the dingy, charcoal-smeared floors; and a giant pad of sketch paper across my lap, I felt like I finally was seeing.
I don't remember where or when I heard a concept that has helped me, maybe I just made it up, but I think of it a lot. Here it is: Think if you were to stand in front of a horse and someone asked you to draw it. Would you try to illustrate what you think in your mind a horse should look like without even really looking at what is in front of you? Or could you stop, even for a few moments, worrying about what you think a horse should look like, and savor the lines, shapes, and movement in front of you. Could you follow them with your eyes and let your hand guide you without looking down at your paper? Could you allow yourself to draw something absurd, something that fits outside the bounds of what you have pictured in your head. If you've never done this, I think you should this weekend. You don't have to draw a horse, but find something to draw. For some minutes, try to erase, or at least ignore all of your pre-conceived notions about what that object is supposed to be or to look like. Don't even bring an eraser. Get a big piece of paper and follow the lines with your eyes, and let your hand do the work. I think you'll be surprised at what happens.
Don't do lots of short little movements or marks. Let your lines be long, ebbing and continuous. When it comes to drawing, it is easy to spend more effort trying to cram what we 'think' something should be into the space where we should just let something happen. We worry so much about illustrating the notion we have in our head that we forget about the real lines in front of us. Drawing is so often taught as if there is a formula for it, a tree always looks like this, a face looks like this, etc... but for me, un-doing the things I thought I had learned, was most helpful. I talk to so many people who say, "I couldn't even draw a stick figure." I don't buy it. I think you could do much better than a stick figure. Drawing is a vulnerable and therefore wonderful. We surrender for a few moments not to what everyone else has told us things have to be, but to what we actually see in front of us.
I won't wax to melodramatic, but I will say that I think drawing is an excellent metaphor for life in general. I believe we far too often live under the pressure of what we assume things have to look like or be. We don't though. Probably what we are capable of creating with the tools right in front of us is much better. Our drawing, or our lives may not look like what we had imagined they would when we set out, and thank goodness. An actual unraveling of creation is much more beautiful and interesting than a illustration of something we've built up in our minds. The Irish poet, John O'Donohue wrote, "I would love to live/ Like a river flows/ Carried by the surprise/ Of its own unfolding." Bless him for those words, and bless my grouchy old professor who insisted that I just draw what I see.
I would love to hear how your drawings turn out.
Here is an artist I love, Maira Kalman.
8 comments:
- Heather said...
Excellent post! And you know I love watching you paint, and especially outline your portraits first! You never, ever look at the paper! It's amazing! Cousin
Luv 4 eva
- March 10, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- Racher said...
Ashley, I so love everything you write. Was that the German professor? I remember being a model for your class a couple of times!
- March 10, 2012 at 12:09 PM
- Heather said...
Love love this post! You have such a beautiful way of expressing yourself (both in words and in visual art!) You are so real and inspiring -- which is amazing considering how talented you are! Thanks for encouraging a few "mistakes" as we play around with creating. You're great!
- March 10, 2012 at 10:19 PM
- aubry. said...
i loooove maira kalman! i was looking for a print i saw of hers on design sponge a few weeks back. i emailed her and she just wrote back! someone that popular has no business replying to meeeee!
also - i was an art major for three days. i quit because i couldn't "draw". hmmph.
- March 12, 2012 at 7:24 AM
- melimba said...
Okay, I love this post (as I do with ALL of your posts)---but I totally remember the moment when I felt like I really had learned to make the lines how I felt they should go. And, I remember being so critical of myself in figure drawing too---and finally, it clicked and I realized I captured the model differently than the awesome people surrounding me, and that was okay.
And, I loved the stuff about the line work you talked about---and advice to skip the sketchy/hatched lines and to just go for it. Once I learned that tidbit, I was so happy and it was so freeing! Right?!
Ahhh... I love that you tapped into all of this fun stuff. You, my dear, need to teach classes again someday. And, really, in this blogging world, you are teaching. So, keep on keeping on. And, we, your fans, will be right here cheering for you!
p.s. no! I'd never heard of Maira Kalman!? Where have I been? I love her work now and she's a new favorite. THANK YOU for introducing her to me.
p.p.s. can't wait to see your letter you did! wish I could have been there to see them all too.
p.p.p.s. I just wanted to add another post script because I could. the end. happy wednesday.
- March 14, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Rachel Hunt said...
Ashley, this is fortuitous, because I have a new goal to remember how to draw. Or just to draw. It has been since childhood since I have really tried. One day when I was sick I sat in front of my mirror for hours and just drew what I saw. It never looked like me, but I (sometimes) liked what it looked like.
- March 14, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- Shelly said...
Oh, ASHLEY!!! I just DID it! Hahaha! I've been afraid to draw since I was in 1st grade. I'm serious. And you know how old I am... I've been thinking about your drawing lesson ever since I saw it and I've been almost trying to ignore it but I couldn't! Every time I go back and read it though my heart skipped a beat. Really!
Anyway, I thought I'd be brave and give it a try. It worked! Anyone else would think a 5 yr. old drew these pictures, but I really did put pencil to paper and DREW! A lamp, and then Curtis -- the cat. I can't believe it. Oh, my gosh, I'm so excited about this.
If you taught online classes I'd be your most faithful student...THANK YOU for even thinking about sharing your talents and especially for actually sharing! Who would think it would be your old aunt that would be this happy about it?!
- March 15, 2012 at 6:27 AM
- ashmae said...
Rachel, yes! It was that professor, and I think you did model for our class.
You guys, I love hearing about your drawing experience. I'm glad I'm not the only one who struggles to get going!
Shelly, I'm emailing you write now!
- March 15, 2012 at 8:30 PM


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A long football season still lies ahead, but Friday night's contest was one the Dukes (0-2) will want to learn from.
They'll have to put a 49-19 loss to the Mapleton Mounties of Ashland in the rear view mirror.
"Last week, we played three quarters of a good game," said Dukes head coach Roy Moore. "This week, we played a bad first half then came out with some more fight. We didn't give up and came out with some fight. We're moving in the right direction."
Mapleton (1-1) pounced on the Dukes early to the tune of a 19-0 lead with 4:48 still remaining in the first quarter.
A shoulder injury forced sophomore quarterback Ben Higgins from the game soon thereafter, leaving senior receiver Mason Wright to take over under center.
Toward the end of the first quarter, Wright recovered a Mapleton fumble, returned it 45-yards into the red zone, and proceeded to score on a bootleg from five yards out to get the Dukes on the board.
Wright closed the first half with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Mason McClellan and broke loose for a 60-yard run for six early in the fourth quarter.
That long run came one play after an 80-yard touchdown to Parker Rieske was negated by a penalty.
"We have to play both halves," said Wright. "We played a lot better in the second half but we gave up too many points early on, and we can't have that. We have to be better."
Leading 19-6 entering the second quarter, Mapleton quarterback Logan Pharmer broke to the outside for a 19-yard score. On the ensuing series, a blocked punt gave the Mounties the ball back at the Dukes' 10-yard line, which quickly led to Mapleton's Parker Rohr barrelling across the goal line for another touchdown.
A Dukes fumble was soon scooped up by Mapleton's Ethan Hartley and returned 33-yards for one more end zone trip before Wright's touchdown pass ended the half.
"It feels like we just get nervous and tired," Wright said. "Maybe not tired, just kind of scared. We adjust to it and get over it later in the game but that needs to happen in the first quarter. We need to be mean in the first quarter."
Second half scoring included Wright's long run, a 69-yard run after the catch for Mapleton, and the Dukes getting stuck in their own end zone for a safety.
Next week will start Patriot Athletic Conference play for Wellington when they travel to New London to take on the Wildcats, who've also began the season 0-2.
"We'll get where we want to be," said coach Moore. "We only gave up nine points in the second half to keep it from becoming a big rout, but the effort is there. The effort is getting better. It's a matter of playing 48 minutes. You can't pick and choose when you want to play. It has to be right off the bat. That's what we're going to work on this week."
Jonathan Delozier can be reached at 440-647-3171 or @DelozierNews on Twitter.
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The Vaio just crashed and ate the Chronicle I've been working on for the past hour. It's too late to try again. The short form is we traveled from Chipping Campden, England, to Cannes, France, today in a car, two buses, and a plane . Some of it went smoothly, like arriving in Nice just in time to catch the last express bus to Cannes. Some of it didn't, like whacking the curb in the rental car at a roundabout near Oxford. But in the end, we're very grateful to be back home on Boulevard Carnot. Chipping Campden seems like a dream trip to the land of Hobbits.
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
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"I could feel the angels and archangels and could hear the choir
of the saints responding with melodic voices as were present in the Kingdom
of Heaven," said Father John Salem of St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox
Church of San Francisco.
It has been some two weeks since Patriarch Ignatius IV had visited San Francisco, but the buzz about his presence and the unity among all Eastern Orthodox Christians in the Bay Area is still felt strongly among the people.
"I have not felt this comfortable or this at home in San Francisco since His Beatitude (Holiness) came," said Tony H. Karam 30, who is earning his masters degree in Mechanical Engineering at San Francisco State University.
The feelings are overwhelming; people came from as far as Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Modesto and even Los Angeles just to worship with His Beatitude for maybe the only time in their life.
All branches of Eastern Orthodoxy came to take part in this mystical liturgy. Greek, Russian, Serb, Ethiopian, Middle Eastern, both born into or converts to the faith came together in one church with estimates of 1,200 plus people in attendance.
"The significance is not that he came but how all these Orthodox Christians would come together in honor of His Holiness' arrival in California for what most people will never get to experience again," said in Arabic by Lyla Samo a parishioner at St. Nicholas.
To understand why His Beatitude's visit is so significant one must examine a brief history of the Church. St. Mark the Apostle who wrote the holy gospel founded the Antiochian Orthodox Church in Antioch, which was originally in Syria. The Church is one of the five blessed churches by the Apostles.
The city lies on the northwest tip of the Syrian-Turkish boarder and was annexed by the Ottoman Empire from the Al-Iskandaroun area of Syria. Antioch was the epicenter of constant political controversy during the time of the Ottomans. The ancient Apostolic See found it necessary to move the great city to a major metropolitan area in the Middle Eastern, thus moving the Patriarch to Damascus.
The Patriarch of Antioch's jurisdiction lies in the entire East including the Orient, all Arabic speaking Orthodox Christians in the Middle East, Europe, Cyprus, North, Central and South America as well as Australia.
The Holy Synod is the Patriarch's governing council who are Metropolitans (similar to Catholic Cardinals), they hold a type of spiritual court that select other Metropolitans for "widowed archdiocese" replacing Archbishops who have passed on into eternal life. They also deal with spiritual problems that face the Antiochian Patriarchate.
His Beatitude is a direct successor of founders of the Church of Antioch and a successor of the teachings of the Apostles St. Peter and St. Paul.
Preparation for his arrival was great. Weeks upon weeks of getting the Parish ready to hold such a large number of people made it that much more challenging for the council who prepared the church.
Night after night the Church Council would discuss how arrangements would be made for the Patriarch's arrival, who would pick him up, where he would stay and the type of security needed to take care of His Beatitude.
The day had finally arrived. St. Nicholas was full of strong Christian Believers at 7 a.m. for the 10 o'clock Liturgy ready to partake in the Mystical Supper of Christ and to witness what was only thought possible to occur with their relatives living in the Middle East.
"I couldn't believe it, I got here at 8 thinking I was early to help as an usher and to my surprise the first half of the church was full of people," said David Hanhan, 27, a Chiropractic Student.
Metropolitan Elias of Beirut and Bishop Joseph of the Western Region of the United States accompanied his Beatitude Ignatius IV. Thirty Priests, Deacons, Sub-Deacons, as well as 12 Alter Boys all stood by in the Holy Alter of St. Nicolas in preparing for Liturgy.
Five giant sized plastic bags were filled to the top with bread for the Holy Communion to be served to the Orthodox Christians. Most of Diamond Heights Street was blocked off my police barricade waiting for the black Lincoln Limousine to drive up as the Choir was preparing to sing "God Grant You Many Years" to the 85-year-old man. "I lost count of how many loaves we cut after the first two bags were filled," said Tony H. Karam.
As he entered the doors of the Church, the Parishioners all rouse to their feet trying to get a glimpse of the small stature man who holds the title Patriarch of Antioch and All the East.
Standing what looked to be about 5 feet 4 inches, dressed in black from head to toe with a long walking stick adorning a traditional long beard that has become custom for Priests and the higher ups of the Church to have.
The Priests had just finished blessing each other's garments as His Beatitude entered the Holy Alter. All of them gathered together to robe (dress) him in his Patriarchal clothes.
"My attachment to him and the church has brought me closer to my faith," said Dr. Tali Bashour who preformed heart surgery on His Holiness about five years ago.
Finally the time had come for the Holy Communion. His Beatitude blessed the wine and bread, which became the blood and body of Christ and passed out the chalices to the several Priests distributing communion. Priests and alter boys were sent downstairs into the church hall where a live video feed was sent for the people who were not able to enter the church due to fire safety codes.
After Liturgy a banquet was held in his honor at the Crown Plaza in Foster City. There, men close to His Beatitude all praised him for his hard work in the church and uniting together with the other sections of the Eastern Orthodox Faith that spoke with the Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in which they have finally united the dates of the Resurrection of Christ all to be celebrated in unison.
"Each one gives a spirit to the Church, he (Patriarch Ignatius IV) gives a sense of love and a vision and to bring about a University in Lebanon during the height of the civil war only shows how much love he has for his faith," said Father Thomas Paris Dean of Ascension Greek Orthodox Church in Oakland.
"Volumes of books could not hold the works that you (His Beatitude) have done," said His Grace, Bishop Joseph.
After His Grace had finished speaking, His Beatitude walked to the podium thanking everyone in attendance for making him feel welcome.
"I have two choices, to speak in English where few will understand me, or to speak in Arabic where no one will understand," joking said Patriarch Ignatius IV.
"There is a practical weakness because Orthodox people do not meet enough," he said. "If we continue not to see each other, then a pit will be created to divide us," said His Beatitude.
A silence falls over the crowd as people begin to look at one another wondering if they could make time to come together more often.
"We are created individually, but that we may come together as a community," he said. "What we constitute as a family at home is an image we want to create for our community," said His Holiness.
As the Patriarch finishes his monologue all 500 plus people at the banquet stand in cheer, praise and a sense of brotherhood for the father of the Church of Antioch all waiting to try and receive a blessing from him.
"Each of you are a stone of the building which is called the Church. The Priests, Bishops, Patriarchs and buildings are for you, you are the Church. Please feel like you are for each other," said His Holiness


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In the midst of all the craziness going on, that is my life, I had the most traumatizing experience of my 23 years at the tailor's yesterday morning! If I didn't have enough stress worrying about packing up my apartment, getting everything out of storage in Brooklyn, planning for this stupid wedding, and work, I just got another revelation thrown in my face that I now need to deal with! I am a fucking fat ass!
Of course since the bride works in the fashion industry, standard tux rentals just weren't going to fly at this event. I needed to get something custom made just for the fucking wedding. After a month of comparing and contrasting Stephanie had found the "perfect suit" for me and arranged for me to meet with the person who was going to make it happen. I think I was okay right up to the point when he pulled out the measuring tape. I knew I had put on a few pounds since January because no running or surfing makes RGB a chubby boy (not to mention my atrocious eating habits and my affinity for dark beer). When the guy told me I have a 33inch waist I practically started crying right then and there! The last time I had my measurements taken was in November and I had a 28 inch waist. I gained 5 inches in 5 months.
The phrase "downward spiral of despair" doesn't even to begin to cover my mood. A large part of my self esteem is based on my body, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that I now look the way I feel, but still I am a little surprised! Physical manifestations of emotional problems always suck because nobody likes getting reality rubbed in their face, but it always just seems a little bit worse when those manifestations are happening with me!
Last night I dreamed I was on, The Biggest Loser, and when I stepped on the scale all the other contestants started laughing at me! It was seriously intense and I totally freaked out, woke up, and couldn't get anymore sleep after that. The last time I gained this much weight I had injured my back, but the second I was better I lost all the weight in just over a month with a crazy no fat, no carb, no taste diet and a workout regimen that would have made an Iron Man competitor cry. But this time around I am just not motivated to put that kind of effort into myself. I feel like maybe being in shape at this point in time might actually be more trouble than it's worth. The last time I lost all the weight it didn't really do anything to improve my mood and it wasn't until months later that I actually felt better about myself.
My fat ass is only going to last until the second week of July, by then all the activity from surf camp and skate camp will have totally burned it away. Maybe in the meantime I can work on the other stuff that has been bothering me. Until then I am hoping this Biggest Loser nightmare doesn't start happening on a regular basis. That would be bad.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
2 comments:
- Trevor said...
I don't even know where to begin! You are fucking crazy! Yeah you have put on a couple extra pounds, but you don't look fat, you just don't look like a 12 yr old boy anymore. The reason why all the ppl from the biggest loser were laughing at you was because they were trying to figure out why the hell you were on the show. Sometimes you can be a total drama queen! Man up Nancy!
- Jason said...
You are not fat! I know I haven't seen you since Coachella, but I seriously doubt you've gained that much weight in the last 2 weeks. Stop smoking crack and take a nice honest look at yourself. YOU ARE NOT FAT!
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I can sleep in on weekends! No need to wake up to anything, not the dog, not the early seafood market.
I have enough disposable income to buy the clothes I want, get the manicure and pedicure done by the pro while I sit there, relax and read magazine.
I have many guys trying to ask me out and tell me how gorgeous I look... (Ok right, I like compliments, who doesn't!?)
Going out straight after work and no need to worry about the dog is not fed, the plants need water.
No need to put a mental note, "remember to put the bin out by Wed morning!"
No need to have a weekly shopping list, no need to keep track of how many toilet rolls left in the cupboard, no need to keep a close eye on the olive oil, grab them when they are on specials.
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** I have a really bad habit of, whenever discussing mental health, immediately following with, "Sorry that was so heavy" or "I didn't mean to turn this conversation into a heavy one" or "But I'm okay." We are all so socialized to apologize for imperfect (and…human) mental states, that often meaningful and necessary conversation is avoided for the sake of the comfort of the people around us–and at the expense of the person who needs to talk. To be frank: this poem can be read in a number of ways, but at core it is about mental health. It is about the things I've learned from the generous students, partner, and a handful of friends whose openness has allowed for mine. And there is precious little I am more thankful for than the gift of openness, for the gift of shared silence, and for the gift of "me, too." **
My mom says I've always been a heavy walker
That when I was three you could hear me coming down the hall
From the opposite side of the house
During the hardest month of my life
I ran around a track every day for thirty days
Knew my running was running away
Until halfway through it became running toward
I seemed to always end up where I started
And out of breath
But in better shape than when I had begun
At times I walked as slowly
As the three year-olds in New York City
Tiny hands enveloped by
Those just trying to get home
Getting home:
We either walk
Or get dragged
Sometimes it's a little bit of both.
On the day we ambled down Broadway
You said that for as many
As there are in big cities
For as many steel-tipped spines
Standing a little straighter
In the shadow of the heavens
There is always building to be done
But that getting places is hard
Amidst constant tearing down
And building up
For as often as I've tried to get places
With my heavy step
More often I've been caught staring at the road
Wondering who is leaving behind
And who is going towards
Wondering whether I'm leaving behind
Or going towards
As if they're different.
And I can't stop thinking about gravity
About how the force that makes for
This heavy step
This weighted tread
This thing that announces me
From the other side of the house
Is the force that also
Brings all things closer to one another
And is precisely what grounds me
So when I say that this
Has gravity
That is my way of saying
This is heavy.
So come closer to me.
And like with most things
My delivery is not my strong suit
Too often I make known the heavy
Too often I make known the weight
Too often I show you how my shoulders sag
And too often I fail
To point to exactly
Where there are handles
Where you can get a grip
Much better than mine
Where you can come closer
And help me carry.
Too often I fail
To even tell you it's heavy
That you don't need to pick it up
That all we need is rest
Before we try again in the morning.
And once we have rested
Let us not mistake pacing for progress
Treadmills for travel
For abandoning.
I want to be a tap dancer
I want to steel-toe my decisions
And make music
Of what's always been called
But dancing is hard
When you don't have rhythm
And have never taken lessons
At 25
I'm only just learning
To make music
Of my miles
And I just hope
That the scuff marks
Left behind
Speak not marks of ruin
But sing loudly
That on this floor
It is still okay
To dance.
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- 1½ pounds carrots, peeled
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- Kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon Ras el Hanout (North African spice blend)
- 1½ pounds asparagus
- 18 large "dry" sea scallops
- Cooking oil
- 6 teaspoons Argan oil*
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Occasionally Snowcatcher and I will ride to downtown Denver for whatever reason. I'm not big on downtown, but it does provide an excellent training ride of about 60 miles, round trip. Snowcatcher often rides it as a commute to work. Moreover, there is an excellent bike path along the South Platte River nearly the entire length into town. Today, we were checking on bike path detours due to highway construction.
First, a scenic detour of Chatfield Reservoir dam for climbing practice. Chatfield Reservoir is actually a huge flood control reservoir. In 1965, over four consecutive days of rain, the South Platte River let loose. The flood flows claimed 21 lives, inundated 250,000 acres and yielded $540 million in damage. Flood control followed.
We have been paralleling the Platte River for about an hour. Earlier, I had done some bearing work on my headset (a headset is the bearings where the forks attach to the bike frame); we stopped so I could fine-tune the bearings a bit. Low and behold, I find Dieter and Wolfgang lounging in an Altoids tin in my back pocket. Slackers! I was curious as to why they were suspiciously gone this morning. I attributed it to them marauding another Friday night spinsters dance. But noooo, they're just lazy!
"Hup to it, morons! I know you don't want me to send you back to Bavaria," I challenged.
"Bite me!" retorted Wolfgang.
"Bite yourself!" I chided. "My gosh, I thought you guys liked to ride, now get after it!"
We reach the end of the bike path and are forced to zig and zag through an old industrial area. A sign said the bike path would be completed by mid-April. The detours are not bad. Soon we roll onto brand new bike path for the remainder of the ride into downtown.
About 2.5 hours into our ride, we roll up to busy Confluence Park, which is the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River. On the west side of the river, REI has restored the 1901 Denver Tramway Power Company Plant into one of their huge flagship stores. It's a fun store to visit.
After some food, water and several minutes of people watching, we point our bikes 180-degrees and begin our return trip. Elitch Gardens Amusement park is along the way, so we stop for some blog fodder. The first to catch my eye is a portion of the Mind Eraser. The Mind Eraser is a coaster where riders are suspended whith their legs and feet dangling. Throughout the ride they blast through rollovers, dives and double corkscrew spins at 50-plus miles per hour. I have ridden this ride, and enjoyed every second of it!
The next ride that caught my eye was the Twister II. For me, nothing epitomizes a large amusement park more than a good old fashioned wood roller coaster. Did I mention the wood supports need to be painted white? Well, they do. The Twister II fit the bill, and we loiter around while I take numerous photos. I rode this roller coaster many moons ago when Elitch Gardens was located in another part of town.
The Twister II comprises 4,640 feet of track, is 10 stories high and sports a 90-foot drop. Even better, segments exert up to 3.1 g-force.
Sports Authority Field. The stadium is home to the Denver Broncos, and hosts numerous large-scale concerts.
The Denver skyline is my parting shot of downtown, proper. Now, it's into the industrial world we go.
We zig and zag the opposite direction along our bike path detour. As we ambled along, we came across the Denver Animal Shelter and decided to ham it up a bit.
Stopping at a Qdoba, we pick up some burritos for supper. Four-hours into our ride, we find ourselves back amongst green fields, only 30-minutes from the end of the line and good grub.


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