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Title: Hot Mess
Rating: R
Chapter: 1
Fandom: Degrassi: The Next Generation
Summary: Clare uses her womanly whiles to protect Eli. Eclare. Flare. Misfits!
Comments: "Hot Mess" by Cobra Starship.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the idea.
Clare stared at her reflection in the body mirror fixed on her bedroom wall. She turned to the left, the right, and even turned to her back, checking herself out over her shoulder. She was dressed in a black halter corset with white polka dots and outlined in red tulle, black leather leggings that shined in the lighting, and bright red peep-toed high heels which added another three inches to Clare's height – all courtesy of Darcy's closet. Her faced had been glossed with a pale cream that she believed to be foundation, her cheeks flushed a soft pink from blush, and her eyes seemed almost smoky from the heavy dark brown eye shadow.
She smacked her bubble gum pink lips together in thought as she looked back up at herself, fluffing her curls which were pulled half back. "How could boys possibly be turned on by such an image? Disgusting."
But she had to do this. She had to make this sacrifice if only for the safety of Eli.
She looked down at the ring ornamenting her left ring finger. "Pure hearts wait." She grimaced, slowly pulling the ring off her finger and rested it on the top of her desk.
Clare took a deep breath, grabbing Darcy's black leather jacket off her desk chair, and slid it on.
When Clare arrived at the ravine, she almost doubled over from the smell of drugs, alcohol, and urine. She opened her mouth, letting out a heavy cough as if to catch her breath. She stopped mid-cough at the sight of the boy she was looking for. She straightened up and headed over to the picnic table he sitting on top of, sashaying her hips seductively – the way she had seen both Darcy and Alli do so many times.
Fitz smirked at the sight of Clare – clad in nothing less than sex in a bottle. He bit his bottom lip, his leg shaking with anticipation. "Hey Sexy," he greeted.
Clare wanted to wince at the pet name, but grinned instead. "Hey yourself," she stated, popping her hip out to the side which caused her chest to rise out in the air. She slowly slid her jacket off her shoulders, letting it drop to the ground. She shuttered when the cold air wrapped around her so suddenly, causing Fitz to jump to his feet – though Clare doubted it was because she was shivering.
Clare took deep breaths slowly, her chest bouncing with each breath.
Fitz could not help but stare, licking his lips. The most conservative, reserved girl in school was standing before him in practically nothing. He took a few steps closer so he stood right before her and reached out, resting his hand on her left breast.
Clare closed her eyes, trying not to let out a gasp. She chewed on her bottom lip before looking up at him, "Fitz."
The sound of his name coming out of her mouth caused Fitz's eyes to fill with lust. He gave her breast a squeeze, wrapping his other arm around her waist to pull her closer. He leaned down, whispering, "Clare…"
Clare's eyes fluttered shut and she let out an involuntary moan at the feeling of his breath in her ear. She could feel her heart racing in her chest, thinking it would pop out from the extreme anxiety pulsing through her veins.
"Let's go somewhere," Fitz slid his free hand down her spine before resting it on the small of her back, playing with the hem of her slippery leggings, "private."
Clare's eyes widened at the request, but did not falter otherwise. She wrapped an arm around his neck, pulling herself up to his level, and crushed her lips against his. He kissed her back willingly, only to have her pull away. She took in a deep breath, nodding nervously, "Of course."
Fitz nodded, pulling half away from her so he could walk, but kept a good grip on her elbow to tug her along.
Clare looked around as they walked away, but paused at the sight of Johnny DiMarco sitting in a chair, drinking a beer while he read a book. She squinted in the dim light of the moon and fire to catch the title – Of Mice and Men. Drinking alcohol and reading a deep book - definitely Johnny.
Fitz took notice of Clare's attention and let go of her arm. He turned around, heading to a table and grabbed a bottle with a yellow label. "Edwards." Once Clare turned to face him, Fitz threw the bottle at her.
Clare gasped in shock, catching the bottle. She turned it around, reading the bright yellow label with fiery red words: vodka.
"Something to relax you, Gorgeous," Fitz stated, continuing his way to a van.
Clare followed him, clutching the bottle tightly in her hand, but stopped instinctly at the sight of the vehicle. The van looked like something out of a horror movie. The white paint had chipped, showing off the multiple times it had been painted before – with reds, blues, greens, blacks, and even yellows. The wheels had come off – she assumed to keep the car from shaking too much when people had sex inside – and rested on the bottom of the body. She quickly unscrewed the cap off the vodka bottle and took a long swing – it was the only way she would ever get in this death trap.
She coughed as the alcohol burned in her mouth, but gladly took another sip – for Eli.
She put the cap back on, crawling inside backwards. She closed the door and turned around, facing Fitz. She gasped at the sight of him shirtless in the little moonlight that shone through the windows. She fluttered her eyes, looking down at the faded red shaggy carpet on the floor of the van.
She twisted her fingers in the threading nervously as his fingers traced up her arm slowly. She took in a soft breath as the delicate touch ran along the top hem of her corset just above her right breast. She closed her eyes, her body tensing at his touch.
"You know… it's not fair that you get to wear a shirt," Fitz whispered hotly in her ear, his nose playing in her hair, "And I don't."
When Clare did not respond, Fitz laid a soft kiss on the side of her neck, pulling her into him.
Clare shook in his arms, partially from the cold, but mostly from nerves. "It's cold," she stated as he untied the lacy back of her tight corset.
"Then I'll have to warm you up." Fitz's words were cheesy, but they gave her comfort. It was something KC or Eli would have told her after walking to school in the rain.
The phrase was so consoling she did not realize her top was gone until she felt his warm mouth consume her breast, causing her to gasp suddenly. She stumbled back to get away, but only ended up lying on the floor.
Fitz quickly placed himself on top of Clare, trapping her. He crushed his lips against hers – she swore they were officially bruised from the force – and slid his hands up her sides quickly, fondling her breasts as if it would turn her on.
And it somehow did, surprising Clare. She could feel something warm forming inside her as if burning to get out – an odd passion she had never experienced before. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck, kissing him back harshly when suddenly he pulled back.
"So…" he whispered hotly in her ear, grabbing her knee and wrapping it around her waist to pull her even closer. "What did you come here for, Sexy?" He skimmed his fingertips slowly up and down her covered thigh.
Clare closed her eyes in thought. Her blue eyes popped open, staring straight into his, and quivered underneath him as she spoke quietly, "If I sleep with you…" she started, swallowing hard to rid of the lump in her throat, but it only made it worse because her mouth was so dry, "you leave Eli Goldsworthy and Adam Torres alone."
Fitz's eyes gleamed with power as he smirked. He rubbed the bulge in his pants up against her most sensitive spot – causing Clare to toss her head to the side with a moan. "Okay," was his simple reply. "But we're doing this… my way."
Clare nodded softly, closing her eyes, as she felt his hands try to tug off her skin-tight leggings. She sighed heavily, resting her hands on his to relax him, and leaned up into him so she could reach behind herself to pull down the zipper on her leggings. She grabbed him by the back of his head, pulling him into another heated kiss.
Fitz willingly kissed her back, prying open her lips with his tongue, and quickly tugged off her leggings, along with her underwear. He swirled his tongue along the inside her mouth, causing a string of moans to leave her throat and into his mouth. He slid his hand down her spine, making her shiver anxiously, and he laid her back down carefully to toy with the buckle on his belt.
Clare tried to contain her giggles as he struggled to get his own pants off, pulling his boxers down with them. He furrowed his brow at her, "Don't laugh."
And without another word or movement, Fitz shoved himself inside Clare. Clare tensed in pain, turning her head to the side, and closed her eyes to hold back the tears that threatened to spill out. Fitz did not seem to notice or care, enjoying the tight pleasure Clare's virginity gave him.
When Fitz saw Clare at school the next day out front of Degrassi, he half expected the amazingly hot hooker dressed in her slippery leggings and sultry top which he had the honor of having sex with the night before.
Yet Clare was back to her normal self. She had half of her auburn hair pulled back into a ponytail with a white bow decorated with green polka dots and was wearing a green sweetheart cut dress with a strap that hung the dress perfectly over her neck. She had her golden cross necklace hanging down the cleavage of her dress. She stood there with her black and green shoulder back, clicking her black Mary-Jane heels together as if she was waiting for someone. Then a small gleam caught Fitz's eyes – oh, no she did not.
Fitz fearlessly stalked up to the girl in question. He reached out without a word, taking her hand.
Clare jumped in surprise, looking up at him. She snapped her hand back from his, "Fitz…"
"What the fuck are you doing wearing that anti-sex ring?" Fitz demanded, reaching for her hand.
Clare's eyes narrowed at him, "Not now, Fitz." She turned away from him, heading up the steps of Degrassi only to be followed.
"Then when?" Fitz questioned with a smirk.
Clare froze, letting out a deep sigh, "Lunch. Ravine."
Fitz nodded, running his hand up her arm slowly. "Just can't get enough of you, Mary," he hissed in her ear before walking passed her into the school.
Clare bit her lips together in deep thought, staring at the ground. Mary. Obviously from the bible, duh. But which one? Virgin Mary? Mary Magdalene? Or that one Mary everyone forgets about? Clare prayed for the latter of the three choices: forgotten.
Clare spun around with a relieved smile. "Eli." She was breathless as always.
Eli frowned at her in concern, furrowing his brow, "What did he want?"
Clare shook her head, shrugging, as she lied, "Just wanted to see if he could borrow my English notes. I told him I'd give them to him at lunch." She started inside.
Eli rose a questionable eyebrow, following behind her quickly, but grabbed her arm to turn her back to him. "Clare, you shouldn't be hanging around him," he stated once she faced him. He sounded concerned, but Clare could tell if she said much to him at this moment he would turn cocky. "He's bad stuff. You're…"
"I'm what, Eli?" Clare challenged his words, cocking an eyebrow.
"Lovely and I don't want to see your lovely face hurt," Eli replied, cupping her chin in his hand.
Clare stared into his bright green eyes, taking in a sharp breath. She bit her bottom lip as he leaned in, closing her eyes to prepare herself.
But, once again, Eli did not kiss her and just said, "I'll see you in class." He dropped his hold on her face, walking away.
Clare watched him, frustration raging through her. "Ugh!" she growled, pulling her shoulder bag back in place on her shoulder. Damn that boy.


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Tazz and Fin enjoyed the RV. They were good puppies the entire week.
I covered all the furniture as they sat in every chair.
It was like goldie locks and the three bears. They wanted to know which surface was the most comfy. They decided the bed.
All in all I consider the trip a success although Fin and I weren't as successful as I wanted to be in all our runs. We did do really well the first day coming in 13th, but the rest of the time we had moments of brilliance, but didn't go clean the rest of the week.
I was able to spend alot of time enjoying watching some really great handlers and dogs, and also spent time relaxing reading, walking, and just hanging out.
Now we are back, I am working on a list of training goals. Certainly continuation of my obstacle independence is really important, but also, going wide and around things is a high priority. In two runs, we had problems as I took my eye off her for a moment and she was around the obstacle before I realized it.
It is good to be home and I highly recommend going to the USDAA nationals as an experience. All we did was team (no GP or Steeplechase) and although I thought it was silly at first to do this and not be in the "big" events, I am so happy I did.
I totally missed my best friend as she was unable to come, but it was nice hanging with other people and relaxing at the trailer was fun too. It is good to be back, but I was certainly getting used to walking every morning and going out and hanging with good people doing great agility.

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9 years after seeing The Orphanage, I still have issues doing laundry at night in my building's basement for fear of seeing that real life raggedy andy doll appearing. Yikes!
My 'Other' choice for this poll is the 2008 Canadian zombie (kind of?) flick Pontypool. It's a single-location siege movie set in a rural radio station. Through their talk show, the radio hosts and staff slowly get news of a disease that appears to be spreading through sound waves and infecting the town. It combines everything I want in a good horror move: siege on a group of disoriented and unprepared characters? Check. Check. High concept, creative premise? Check. Borderline campy performances? Check that as well. The ending is a mess, and it's nowhere near as clever as Get Out or as thought-provoking as Under the Skin, but it terms of pure horror glee it gets my vote.
I was all ready to vote 'Other' and put a shout out to Raw. And then I saw The Babadook on the list. Nuff said.
The fact that The Witch and Let the Right One In are winning shows me that most of the people voting aren't hard-core genre fans. Both of them are in the league of the more arty fare that non-horror fans find easier to swallow because it's under the guise that's there's more substance. To be honest, I find those kind of movies to be more shallow than the off-the-wall, crazier fare, for example, Beyond the Gates. There's more things a filmmaker can do and say when they don't feel like they have to pretend like they're doing something important. I like The Conjuring, It Follows and Cabin in the Woods the most from this list, but ultimately it felt like a list made by people who don't have their ear to the ground about horror. Also I don't mean to come off pretentious. I just want to sing the song of a few underappreciated horror movies that don't take themselves as seriously as most of the ones on this list.
Here's my alt list:
You're Next
Tales From Halloween
Beyond The Gates
Kill List
The House of the Devil
There's only one movie on this list that I have seen so many times the only horror movie to rival it is The Shining for personal view counts. This is the movie that changed my mind about modern horror movies. This is the film I force anyone who tells me "I don't like horror" to sit down with me and watch and even the most cynical (like my own mother) are immediately affected and appreciate both the film's style and substance along side its very legitimate scares.
Paranormal Activity is a huge build up to a fairly substantial and scary payoff...
The Witch is incredibly unsettling and it's use of the period is spot on...
It Follows is unnerving and forces the audience on the edge of their seat studying every inch of the frame...
The Babadook is a chilling and beautifully tragic allegory...
Get Out takes the allegory and plugs it into 100 watt speakers and keeps it there...
Cabin in the Woods is a great send up of the genre...
Let the Right One In almost makes it, but for me the scares are just not there to give it "Best Horror" title. "Best Vampire" for sure...
This film takes the mind games of Rosemary's Baby, the jump scares of your best Paranormals with suspense building comparable to Hitchcock and places into a beautiful shot haunted world that is also somehow fantastical. For that, none of these other films can compare to the terrifying heartbreaking brilliance of The Orphanage.
From this list, Let the Right One In is my favorite as far as just movies go, but I am voting for The Orphanage, which I found to be more horrific/scary. A few not on this list that could have been are Martyrs (2008) - extremely disturbing but well done, The House of the Devil (2009) - great slow burn horror, very much an homage to 80's horror and finally Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) - ok, it is parody horror, but it is very funny.
In the winter of 1994, I was 10 and I couldn't sleep. I snuck downstairs, started a fire in the fireplace (I grew up in WV where a 10-year-old making a fire was boringly normal), and turned on the TV. What transpired was equal parts terrific and horrifying, as Poltergeist began a quest to find other great horror films. Over my college years I left that quest (sorry Saw fans, your brand was not for me), and I lost my drive. Then, one weekend as my wife was out of town, I rented The Vvitch in the winter of 2016. Even though I was now 32, I felt like I was in my childhood basement again. The attention to detail, the incredible acting, and the sheer directing will of Eggers. It's great when a film like this can make you time travel like that. Hell, it had me even turning all the lights on in the house. True story.
This is a lot harder than expected - largely because much of the time, what makes a successful "genre" film and what makes a film great aren't naturally complimentary. A few of the movies on this list are flat-out terrific, but do they earn their "horror" billing? "The Witch" is one of my favorite movies of the last few years, but it's spooky at best. I hold "Let the Right One In" in similar high esteem, but I don't think it offers a single honest scare. It's almost warm and fuzzy.
"The Cabin in the Woods" and "The Babadook" are two very different movies that share a disqualifying trait: they exploit horror tropes and tricks, but really, they're only playing at the genre; they commandeer our familiarity with scary movies to stealthily advance ideas they're more interested in. "Get Out" has a foot in this arena, as well.
I'd rather consider the movies that primarily concern themselves with honest fright: the ones that level a nightmarish threat early on, and make good, putting the protagonists and audience through a ringer that's never softened by a punchline.
I admire "The Conjuring" and "It Follows," but "The Orphanage" ticks all the boxes: it's well crafted, it's entertaining, and it stares the genre down. I'll never set foot in an old Spanish orphanage. Vote earned.
Getting the horror recipe right-- and getting it right so it satisfies the appetites of both life long horror fans and dabblers alike-- is a tricky prospect. I voted for It Follows as it satisfies a desire for convention, with a clear love for 80s horror history, but also has the will to take convention in a new and effective direction. Like my all time favourite horror films, It Follows may not completely survive deep analysis, but captures attention and imagination with a dreamy logic that works on fears, phobias, and other feelings that put common sense on hold.
A couple of honorable mentions of films not listed on the poll would be Berberian Sound Studio (2012) and Kill List (2011), the former with a love for Italian Giallo professed from a very oblique angle, the latter more of a crime thriller, but with a strange horror undertow that recalls 70s more psychedelic UK horrors (say, like Wicker Man, for example). Both highly recommended.
Excellent selections here, fellas! My choice is The Cabin in the Woods. The film walks a tightrope so slim and sharp it might as well be piano wire. It comments on and plays with tropes of the horror genre while also effectively using tried-and-true techniques. I especially love an early scene taking place in the cabin's basement, in which the five unlucky coeds at the film's center individually fiddle with possible instruments of their demise. The scene is brimming with tension because there are so many potential ways it could go poorly, and then a character speaks up, the others leave their gadgets alone, and the moment passes.
All the while, two control room operators (played by Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford) watch the action unfold. These guys are the movie's MVPs. For one, the actors seem to be having the time of their lives, which is a joy to watch, but for the sake of the film the characters are an ingenious invention. They act as a mirror to the audience. We watch them watching the coeds, and the effect of this varies. Sometimes we react as they do, but other times the film confronts us with how they react, like when it cuts from two of the coeds having sex to a control room full of ogling men. It implicates us in their voyeurism, calling into question the nature of watching horror.
Get Out and Cabin in the Woods are my favorite movies on this list, but I wouldn't call either one a horror film even though they have some horror elements. Let The Right One In manages to be both a solidly "in the horror genre" film and a truly great film, so it gets my vote.
"28 Weeks Later" deserves to be in this conversation. It's much scarier and more disturbing than many films on this list. (Adam has rarely been more wrong - and Sam more right - than in Filmspotting #160; for those of you who listen to the back catalogues, don't skip that fight).
That all said, even if it were on the list, I would ultimately go with Let the Right One In. It's been almost a decade and I still haven't quite shook that movie off.
I am not a horror film fan and I tend to avoid them, like Adam. But I've seen four on this list, which says to me it's a good list. I really enjoyed The Orphanage and Let the Right One In, but my choice was The Witch, the art film on this list. I pet sit for a couple of goats several times a year, and this movie made that job a lot more difficult. Goats are actually very nice! (I think. Or are they whispering behind my back?)
i voted for (rec), because the ending of that film is truly one of the only moments in a film where i have ever actually felt anything like terror. there have been movies where i've felt tension, or i've been grossed out (that one's easy, i guess), but (rec) is just about the only movie ever to truly frighten me since i saw alien when i was 12 or so.
and i'll also echo the comments made earlier on kill list and oculus. oculus in particular is a movie that is way better than you'd expect it to be. absentia, also by flanagan, is another low budget horror that really works. he definitely has a talent - all of his movies seen to tread over territory you've seen many times before, but they're almost all really effective and fresh.
No Ti West on the list?
It would have been great to see either 'The Innkeepers' or 'The House of The Devil' here.
Both are far superior to the unimaginative Paranormal Activity franchise and the distinctly formulaic and derivative The Conjuring.
I opted for It Follows, as although I feel that both Get Out and The Witch are better films and both encompass strong elements of Horror, I don't consider either of them to be strictly within the genre. It Follows stands up so well to multiple viewings and works very effectively as metaphor and social commentary, whilst performing on the visceral level of a slasher movie.
Seeing Let The Right One in leading the pack is definitely heartening though.
I find the list of suggestions too mainstream. Those are perhaps scary movies, and most of them great ones, but none of them is truly horrific. Horror is a transgressive genre, that's its true merit to me. What about "Martyrs" (2008) or "American Mary" (2012)?
I think this is a really good set of options. For me, The Witch comes in slightly ahead of It Follows and The Babadook, but I haven't seen Let the Right One In. I also really loved Baskin and think it could've held a spot here.
I struggled with this, and judging from the great comments lots of other people did as well. I am less nit-picky about to what degree any of these films are or are not horror, but I had to nail down what I really wanted out of something being the "best." Let the Right One In, The Babadook, the Witch, It Follows, and Get Out are all basically on the same level of quality. Let the Right One In and The Witch are stunningly beautiful films that explore dread really effectively but both of those films land too much on the nihilist side of existential horror for me (especially The Witch, which managed to introduce me to a new level pitch black bleakness - until I saw It Comes at Night, which wow). I have a real problem with the coupling that happens at the end of It Follows (trying to avoid spoilers here), which I think muddies its metaphorical effectiveness (I would have ended it in the hospital, tbh). The Babadook and Get Out both clearly use the scares and the horror to hammer at some deeper issues and fears, but as of this moment, what Get Out is trying to do in reaching for a kind of cultural catharsis beyond the film is what puts it over the top for me. Today, anyway.
Even though it's not pure horror, "Cabin in the Woods" wins it for me. It's not just a bloody hilarious film, it's also a quite brilliant satire and really gives you a lot to think about if you give it some attention. There are a bunch on this list I haven't seen though (Paranormal Activity, Let the Right One In, The Orphanage, It).
Also, controversial opinion... the Conjuring is pretty damn rubbish.
No Green Room and no Bone Tomahawk...
great list guys...
Comment #2—if I could have font all the way back to 2003, I would have gone with "open water" as the best horror film I've seen in recent years. This 2-person found footage about a couple of scuba divers who get left behind by their tour guide gave me nightmares for weeks after seeing it
I never get tired of exposing people to PONTYPOOL for the first time. The whole film feels like it could have been adapted from a stage play, but it's pure, visceral terror. It's, essentially, two people trapped in a radio station as all hell breaks loose outside, with nothing but eyewitness phone reports and their own ears to inform them as to what is happening. Stephen McHattie is tremendous here, but it's the sound design and continuing escalation of terror and dread that make this one of the most unusual and effective horror films ever made. And, if you pay close attention, it sneaks in a message or two. Those Canadians sure do know their horror.
I read the question and, without looking, Let the Right One In popped into my head. I think it's easily the best film on the list (and I liked all of the movies here). So why did I vote for It Follows? Well, it's the one I've thought about the most. I think the vagueness of the It (and the forms it takes) opens the film up in a way that lets you fill in the blank of what scares you the most. I always liked the part from Michael and Josh's discussion of the end and how the kids' plan is really bad, and how it should be bad because they don't really know what they're up against. I agree with Josh on the movie and that specific point (hopefully I'm attributed that correctly). What makes It Follows work so well for me is the idea that once you understand the concept/reality of death and that something will kill you, you can either live looking over your shoulder and grow increasingly paranoid or you can try to make the most of your time left.
This is a solid list, and if I could choose only the movies from this list, it would be a tough toss-up between Paranormal Activity and It Follows. But ultimately, I had to choose "other" and give a my vote to one of the most surprising movies (to me) of the last decade: 2013's Oculus. The advertising was terrible, and the 1-sentence-premise (it's about a haunted mirror) doesn't help. But hell if this wasn't one of the most intense mindtrips I've ever been taken on. I was immediately sold on writer director Mike Flanagan, and I will automatically watch anything he makes now. Which, by the way, he just directed and adaptation of the Stephen King book Gerald's Game, starring Carla Gugino, that just got released on Netflix 2 days ago!
I love a lot of the films on this list: Let The Right One In, Cabin In The Woods, The Witch, The Babadook, but the best horror film of the last decade, and my favorite horror film is Ben Wheatley's Kill List.
There is no other film which has such an oppresive atmosphere, and while it doesn't have a large number of jump scares, or traitionally scary moments, but it's a film that give me feeling of unease about what horrible things are going to happen, even on repeat viewings.
Such a rough choice. Each of these movies is fantastic and a testament to how great horror cinema has been over the last decade. There's a great diversity of voices and ideas.
But I still chose THE BABADOOK, even as I recognize the elegance of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, or the spine chilling terror of THE ORPHANAGE. For me, Jennifer Kent's allegory is a brutal psychological exploration of shame and grief unlike anything seen in horror movies. Her monster is a truly unique, personal boogeyman whose strength comes from being ignored and denied. As a result, THE BABADOOK is intensely personal and doesn't lose its horror with repeat viewings. I've seen this film probably 10 times at this point, and each time is a different experience. The scares don't come from traditional shocks, but from something deep and emotional. This film resonates and hurts.
Of the films offered "the orphanage" is by far my favorite and I have recommended it many people. However, I have always considered it a ghost story rather than a horror story. Watching it gave me a feeling of dread rather than fear and the reveal elicited an audible groan of "oh no" the first time I saw it leaving me with an intense feeling of grief that only a parent could experience.
My vote goes to "the mist" as best horror movie of the decade. For a darapont/king collaboration I would consider it as successful as "the green mile" and "the shawshank redemption". Granted the special effects are a little hokey and no doubt the ending is even more depressing for a parent to watch than "the orphanage" but there are plenty of jump scares and scenes I had to watch between my fingers as I covered my eyes.
Kudos to me for not giving in to the snark and nominating The Room.
Whups. Too late.
If I were to limit myself to the choices offered, I would probably go with Paranormal Activity; the footage of Katie Featherston spending two hours standing over her boyfriend/victim is as eerie as anything I've seen in any other movie. But I must urge you all to give a look to André Øvredal's The Autopsy of Jane Doe. It establishes and maintains a mood of discomfort throughout, and manages to subvert the genre that it simultaneously raises. It is as good as its cast would suggest.
Let The Right One In wins and it's not remotely close. Very few films are able to capture a profound sense of loneliness and isolation the way that Alfredson's film does. It's a movie about vampires that uses its premise as a means to reveal character and explore deep themes, which is more than can be said for almost every other film in the genre. The child actors are astonishingly good as well, and considering how much of the movie is put on their plate it's amazing that this works at all. Everything about this movie, from the set design to the execution of its more traditional horror scenes, deserves the utmost praise and it is not only the best horror film of the past decade, but one of the best films period.
(Continued) . . . due to its profoundly unnerving depiction of teens grappling with their mortality, but I went ultimently chose other and went with It Come at Night. Its ugly and realistic portrayal of humanity's darkest side is truly terrifying and leads to what I would easily consider one of the most disturbing scenes in cinema history. Good horror movies makes us scared of the outside world, great horror movies make us scared of our own life, It Comes at Night is one of the few films in recent memory that does the later.
I voted for Let the Right One In but honorable mentions/oversights I have to mention are You're Next and A Girl Walls Home Alone at Night (if simply being a vampire film qualifies it).
Let the Right One In managed to make me feel something horror films never do. The closing scene transported me back to my first "love" as a child. This wasn't just a movie about horror and pain - it was a movie about loneliness and what's its like to feel connected to someone for this first time. Even if that connection might result in you killing others to feed your beloved. But, no relationship is perfect.
I was close to voting for It Follows
There's a lot of good stuff here. The Conjuring ushered in a return to slow-burn tension building that still didn't skimp on intensity. Get Out was witty, incredibly smart and absolutely brilliant. The Cabin in the Wood was a balls to the wall good time that exploded into one of the most insane climaxes of any horror movie I've ever seen.
But The Babadook managed to create an entirely new movie monster and imbue him with real terror and menace; it was, as many horror films are, really a film about motherhood and psychological trauma; it featured an unbelievably powerful lead performance from Essie Davis and was an incredibly intense film. But, you know what? It still falls to The Witch, a film that absolutely shook me to my core. It's right in my wheelhouse as an exploration of religion and faith set against a bleak, hopeless vision. It isn't that it's a battle between good & evil; it's about people who believe in good in a world where evil has already won the day and the chilling, terrifying nihilism of its vision left me reeling. The atmosphere is one of constant dread and terror. Great performances too and it's been nice to see Anya Taylor-Joy move effortlessly into the scream-queen role by picking other horror movies as follow-ups. But really I'm voting for this one because I have the uncomfortable feeling that if I tried to click on any of the other options and might feel the light touch of that gloved hand on my shoulder and hear that bone-chilling whisper, "I will guide thy hand."
I love a lot of these movies, but my top 3 is pretty firmly set:
1. Let the Right One In
2. The Babadook
3. The Witch
These are the three masterpieces. There are a lot of good and very good movies on this list, and I'm so happy to see the horror renaissance, since my gateway drug into cinema was the "Scream" movies in the mid-late 90s.
"The Babadook" is emotionally rich and powerful, while "The Witch" is stark, cold, and haunting. Which is what gives the edge to "Let the Right One In" - it's both of these things fully. Brilliant direction and cinematography matched with two of the best child-actor performances I can remember.
I'm not sure why The Orphanage is so low on the list at the moment. I can only assume more people need to see it. I'm pretty hard to shake when I'm watching horror movies so I usually go to them hoping for something extra, like the satire of The Cabin in the Woods or the social commentary of Get Out. So I love a lot of these options but The Orphange the only one that really terrified me.
I might vote for "Under the Skin".
Another film not on the list is "10 Cloverfield Lane". A lot comes down to what one considers a "horror" film.
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This is a good selection of movies, and of the poll choices, my answer is easily The Witch, which is one of the most accomplished debut films of all time. However, that is only my 2nd favorite horror film from the last 10 years. My favorite is the one that scared me more than any other film - Martyrs. It starts off as a violent revenge movie, but then takes a very dark turn. I won't say more, and it might be easy to dismiss this film as "torture porn", but that's not what it is. The New French Extremist movement has produced many great films, like Irreversible and Inside, but Martyrs is far and away the best.
I vote for "What We Do in The Shadows" which is not only a great horror film but it also funny as hell. Runner up with be "28 Weeks Later"
The correct answer is The Lords of Salem, and it isn't even remotely close.
Of this list, I'd have a hard time choosing between The Cabin in the Woods and Get Out. But whichever one emerged victorious would fall to 2007's The Mist. Once again, Frank Darabont and Stephen King are a match made in cinema heaven. As a director, Frank Darabont ratchets up the tension to the breaking point. As a writer, he introduces a powerful ending more bold and bleak than even King himself could conceive. There were many worthy options in this poll, but The Mist stands out for me above them all.
Really, LTROI? It's a very good movie but I don't even consider it a horror film, more like a coming of age tale via vampirism. Even as horror would be behind Babadook, Get Out and The Witch for sure.
This is HARD. I chose LTROI because it has such a great aesthetic (and even spawned a good Hollywood remake). But The Orphanage is fantastic, and probably has the single scene that scared me the most (1-2-3-knock on the wall). Cabin in the Woods is fabulous fun. It Follows is great and I love its ending. The Babadook is tremendous and Get Out blew me away. I'd better stop now before I change my mind...
I don't know if Paranormal Activity is the best film of these choices. But I know it's the one where I literally could not go to sleep afterward because I was too frightened. Get Out might be the most important of these films, and Cabin in The Woods is the movie I enjoyed the most, but Paranormal Activity still gets the vote because months later when my wife came on my side of the bed to grab a blanket off the floor in the middle of the night I inadvertently shouted "what are you doing?!?!" at her.


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Top 3 Reasons to Visit Tanque Verde This Fall
September 30, 2014
During the fall months, cold temperature sets on the Midwest, but balmy weather finally begins to settle on the Sonora Desert, allowing for warm-to-hot 80 degree days, but cooling nights. Fall colors move across lower elevation canyons where you can find several flora to give up their leaves and several winter animals begin to emerge. It's truly the season of change.
This transition is also a good time to fulfill your goals, dreams and refocus on the important people in your life – your friends and family. Tanque Verde Ranch invites you to reconnect with nature, yourself and those closest to you by experiencing one of our three fall packages specifically designed for the girls getaway, dudes-only, or couples escape.
Our Desert Divas Package, or otherwise known as the "girls getaway adventure," is offered October 1 through December 18 starting at $575 per night. It includes deluxe lodging with 3 hearty meals daily, 2 hour private ride just for the Divas, all horseback trail riding, lessons and activities, BBQ cookouts, breakfast rides and much more! Cowgirl up and create a new girls getaway tradition!
With just the men in mind, Tanque Verde Ranch invites all men to try something new – our True Grit Package. True Grit is available to book October 1 through December 18 starting at at $575 per night. It includes deluxe lodging with 3 hearty meals daily, all horseback trail riding and lessons, guided hiking, mountain biking and other activities, BBQ cookouts, breakfast rides and much more! Join us and let us show you a spectacular western adventure with just you and some friends.
Wine, Dine, Ride and Romance – Show the one you love just how much they mean to you this year. Spend just the weekend or a full week with us and rekindle your relationship. Our Ranch Romance Package is something neither of you will forget. Starting at just $500 per night, you and your special someone can enjoy deluxe lodging, special pricing on spa treatments, $75 dining credit for a romantic dinner and all ranch activities will be available ala carte.
Whatever getaway you may be looking for, we hope to see you this fall at Tanque Verde Ranch.
Prickly Pear Marshmallows Recipe
September 30, 2014
Roasted over a fire, gifted to a good friend, or secretly eaten too close to dinner, our homemade prickly pear marshmallows is a treat above all others. The prickly pear flavors are a guest favorite at the ranch. Learn how to make this popular flavor-filled treat and share with your family and friends.
Click here for recipe!
Top Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter
September 30, 2014
If you're looking for something unique and want to escape the typical land adventures, turn to the Mt. Lemon Sky Center and discover several astronomy programs. Their programs include public observing, a multitude of workshops, and remote observing, all of which are offered several times throughout the year.
Just a half hour west of Tanque Verde Ranch is Mt. Lemmon. More than 9,000 feet above sea level, it's one of the highest mountaintops in the continental United States. The thirty-mile trip up the mountain winds through several ecosystems beginning in the desert and ending in Pine Forest. At its peak lies the Mt. Lemon Sky Center, a premiere site for astronomical research.
Mt. Lemmon's SkyNights Star Gazing Program is offered nightly and is one of the most popular programs offered. Experience the heavens of the Arizona sky and learn about constellations, observe atmospheric phenomena, and view the wonders of the cosmos from Arizona's largest public viewing telescope – a high quality 32-inch Schulman Telescope. A five-hour excursion, you will enjoy a shuttle ride up the mountain taking in the beauty of the dessert and experiencing the various ecosystems on your way. After you reach the peak, the presenter will introduce the facilities, the mountain, and elements of the program. A light meal is given and shortly before sunset, the guests will be escorted to a picturesque mountain overlook to observe the sunset. Once deep twilight has fallen, a brief sky orientation and stargazing will unfold.
Another unique program is where you can experience the life as an astronomer through Mt. Lemmon's Astronomer Nights. As a visitor for this extended observing program, YOU become the astronomer investigating the cosmos and deciding how the night unfolds. Typically the program is limited to 1 or 2 people. You will observe through a telescope with an astronomer's guide, acquire high quality data, and sleep on-site in the astronomer dormitories. Your stay might offer a significant contribution to the field. Also offered at the SkyCenter are various workshops where you are able to learn about the wonders that happen in the sky.
They also have several workshops available to the public such as the Making Every Pixel Count Workshhop. Learn how to produce stunning images of deep sky objects from Adam Block, a renowned imager whose skill with a CCD camera continues to inspire enthusiasts around the world. His images have appeared in numerous books, magazines, websites and television programs.
This hidden exploratory center is suitable for all ages, and a perfect evening adventure for the whole family. The high quality of Mt. Lemmon's SkyCenter programs will impress and please both novices and experienced amateur astronomers. Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter offers access to the universe. Capture these exciting endeavors on your next trip to the ranch. For more information, please click here.
Furnishing Memorable Vacations
September 30, 2014
Carmen Petitti owns and operates Que Bonita in Tucson, a wonderful home furnishing store, with an array of items including rugs, jewelry, furniture and furnishings, one-of-a-kind apparel and accessories. Carmen has been instrumental in assisting Tanque Verde with some of the furnishings for the current 'room refresh' project that has been taking place this year at the Ranch.
Carmen has a truly unique outlook on life that results from many personal miracles she experience first hand. Originally from Honduras, Carmen immigrated to the United States as a teenager with nothing to her name and no family to support her in the United States. After surviving cancer at age 21, she attended night school while working two jobs during the day.
In 1979, Carmen brought some items from Honduras with her after a visit home, and her co-workers liked them all enough that they purchased everything she had brought. It was here that sparked the idea of going into the import/export business in retail and furnishings. Guided by intelligence, flair and luck, Carmen made her first contacts in Mexico and started her own business in the early 1980s, performing sales throughout the western states. The Que Bonita shop came into being in 1986.
Carmen doesn't hesitate to offer her intelligence and flair to bring luck to others; not just with the products she sells, but also with where she obtains products. Tanque Verde Ranch will be home to dozens of chairs hand-crafted by the Tarahumara people of northwestern Mexico, fairly isolated in the high sierras. It's not easy for Carmen to transport the furniture – some will be transported out of the village by mule! Working with the Tarahumara is close to Carmen's heart, as she looks to give back and help others wherever possible.
Other furniture that Carmen is helping the ranch with will be handcrafted leather chairs, desks, wrought iron lamps and wrought iron copper-topped tables. Each of these is indeed made by hand by craftsmen in different parts of the southwest and Mexico, each, like Carmen, with their own stories and hardships that they survive in special ways as Carmen has.
Carmen's joy from Que Bonita has been making friends and knowing beautiful people through the store, while giving back and helping others in need. Next time you're at the ranch enjoy the new furnishings, consider stopping by to see Carmen and her store – Que Bonita. Learn more about her work with the Tarahumara Indians and her story by clicking here.


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Understand the environment they grew up in - their childhood, their family, their relationship with parents, friends, extended family - and try to figure out the "core principles" they could have developed because of these experiences.
Understand the good (e.g., a happy, stable childhood) and the bad (e.g., poverty, abuse). And remember that, our DNA defines who we really are and how we are inclined to process these experiences.
Looking at a person's extended world is an incredible predictor of who they are and/or who they will become. If you like what you see -- that is a good thing. Are there exceptions? Sometimes : )


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According to the latest EcoWatch news, Monsanto and Cargill Aggressively Pursue GE Soy Feed for Factory Fish-Farming Industry.
So first we stopped eating meat, be it due to environmental impact (land use, water use, pharmaceuticals, ethical aspects, …) and we thought we could eat fish. Then came the overfishing and the tuna issues, particularly with Sealord in the New Zealand context. Bad enough. And now this on top.
Not only that it may (we probably don't know yet) impact marine life, we are also feeding our feedstock with GE modified food, ie we are indirectly feeding us with it. Whether that's good or bad is up to any individually, I personally do not like the idea. As history showed many "things" and impacts were only discovered after decades of use, see DDT.
Watch out, Monsanto is also big into GM crops. So soon we cannot eat vegetables either. What's left then? Grow your own. But be careful where you get the seeds from….


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Spelling error on State of the Union tickets may force them to be recalled
President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, but the historic speech has already hit at least one small snare.
China shuts Marriott website over Tibet error, scolds other firms
Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week and scolded Delta, Zara and a US medical firm Friday for listing Tibet, Taiwan and Hong Kong as separate countries. Alongside Marriott, the Spanish clothing giant Zara, Delta Air Lines and Medtronic — a medical device company — were all called out by Chinese authorities for "illegal" classification of regions that Beijing claims under its authority. Shanghai's cyberspace authority late Thursday ordered Marriott to close its Chinese website and app for a week and completely clear out illegal and irregular information, according to a government statement.
Hannity Loses It Over ABC News' Michael Flynn Error: 'Journalism Is Dead'
Fox News' Sean Hannity railed against ABC News' Brian Ross on Monday night after the journalist had to walk back a Michael Flynn report so explosive it briefly drove down stocks.
Air Force error let Texas gunman buy weapons for church massacre
The gunman who shot 26 worshipers to death and wounded 20 others at a Texas church was embroiled in a domestic dispute with his in-laws and had been sending threatening messages to his wife's mother before the massacre, officials said Monday. The killer, Devin Kelley, 26, was previously convicted by court-martial of assaulting his first wife and step-son while serving in the U.S. Air Force and spent a year in detention before his bad-conduct discharge in 2014, according to the Pentagon. The Air Force acknowledged on Monday that it failed to enter Kelley's 2012 domestic violence offense into a U.S. government database used by licensed gun dealers for conducting background checks on firearms purchasers.
'Walking Dead' Producer Responds To Possible Eye-Opening Error
With such a dedicated, detail-obsessed fanbase, "The Walking Dead" has a magnifying glass put over even the most minor production gaffes.
Amazon blames human error for cloud-service disruption
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc blamed human error for the disruption in its cloud services that resulted in widespread glitches for its clients from news sites to government services on Tuesday. An incorrect command led to the removal of a larger set of servers than intended, the company said in a blog post on Thursday. (amzn.to/2melOup) The disruption in the company's Simple Storage Service, or Amazon S3, lasted for more than 3-1/2 hours and impacted sending and receiving clients' data. The company said it will make changes to improve the recovery time of its key S3 subsystems. …


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The endothelial barrier of the brain is characterized by specialized endothelial cells with low paracellular permeability. Along with the basement membrane and other cell types, the blood brain barrier (BBB) is an important regulator of normal brain metabolism. VEGF is a growth factor secreted by tumors that can induce vascular permeability (VP) and disrupt the integrity of the BBB. Our previous studies have demonstrated a Src requirement in the host compartment for VEGF-induced vascular permeability (VP), particularly in the lung and brain. We have exploited the 'leakage-resistant1 phenotype of Src-knockout mice to examine the characteristics of tumor growth and metastasis. These studies have revealed that an absence of Src leads to reduced VEGF-induced VP of blood vessels providing protection from lung metastases. In the brain, a reduction in VEGF-induced VP has also been associated with Src-mediated changes in FAK phosphorylation. Recent data indicate that FAK is enriched in brain blood vessels compared to surrounding cell types, and is a target of Src-mediated VP. We hypothesize that FAK is a key intermediate in the maintenance of the integrity of the BBB.
In Aim 1 we will characterize the role of Src in regulating VEGF- induced FAK activation and VP of brain blood vessels. These studies will examine the molecular basis for the VP phenotype and will include the characterization of BMK1 and eNOS.
In Aim 2 we will determine whether Src regulates BMK1 in VEGF-stimulated brain blood vessels.
In Aim 3 we will examine the role of eNOS in Src- vs. BMK1-mediated VEGF-induced VP. While these studies will provide novel and important insights into the regulation of the BBB, relatively few studies have examined the role of the BBB in tumor metastasis. Therefore, we will use animal models to determine the function of FAK, BMK1 and eNOS in the host compartment during breast tumor metastasis to the brain. These studies will build upon our previous studies of the role of Src in the host compartment in Src-mediated metastases to the lung and provide a comparison for the characterization of the growth and invasion of intracranial tumors. A panel of human astrocytomas is available for xenograft mouse models of human glioma growth and infiltration. The results of these studies will be validated in human brain tumor samples of varying malignancy to determine the clinicopathological relevance of VP and the BBB in various stages of tumor growth and invasion.
|Podvin, Sonia; Dang, Xitong; Meads, Morgan et al. (2015) Esophageal cancer-related gene-4 (ECRG4) interactions with the innate immunity receptor complex. Inflamm Res 64:107-18
|Baird, Andrew; Lee, Jisook; Podvin, Sonia et al. (2014) Esophageal cancer-related gene 4 at the interface of injury, inflammation, infection, and malignancy. Gastrointest Cancer 2014:131-142
|Shaterian, Ashkaun; Kao, Steven; Chen, Lin et al. (2013) The candidate tumor suppressor gene Ecrg4 as a wound terminating factor in cutaneous injury. Arch Dermatol Res 305:141-9
|Shaterian, Ashkaun; Borboa, Alexandra; Coimbra, Raul et al. (2012) Non-invasive detection of spatio-temporal activation of SBE and NFAT5 promoters in transgenic reporter mice following stroke. Neuropathology 32:118-23
|Baird, Andrew; Coimbra, Raul; Dang, Xitong et al. (2012) Cell surface localization and release of the candidate tumor suppressor Ecrg4 from polymorphonuclear cells and monocytes activate macrophages. J Leukoc Biol 91:773-81
|Lopez, Nicole E; Krzyzaniak, Michael J; Blow, Chelsea et al. (2012) Ghrelin prevents disruption of the blood-brain barrier after traumatic brain injury. J Neurotrauma 29:385-93
|Kong, Seong Deok; Lee, Jisook; Ramachandran, Srinivasan et al. (2012) Magnetic targeting of nanoparticles across the intact blood-brain barrier. J Control Release 164:49-57
|Dang, Xitong; Podvin, Sonia; Coimbra, Raul et al. (2012) Cell-specific processing and release of the hormone-like precursor and candidate tumor suppressor gene product, Ecrg4. Cell Tissue Res 348:505-14
|Gonzalez, Ana Maria; Leadbeater, Wendy E; Burg, Michael et al. (2011) Targeting choroid plexus epithelia and ventricular ependyma for drug delivery to the central nervous system. BMC Neurosci 12:4
|Eliceiri, Brian P; Gonzalez, Ana Maria; Baird, Andrew (2011) Zebrafish model of the blood-brain barrier: morphological and permeability studies. Methods Mol Biol 686:371-8
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After a few lazy hours indoors, Kat and I decided to venture out and shop for our upcoming long weekend to Barcelona. When we were done at Zara, the first store we visited, it was pouring rain again. I decided to head back to St. Johns. This was my first mistake. I was soaked within seconds, and my shoes had no traction, so I slipped and fell a bit every few steps. After getting back to my room, I quickly changed into comfy clothing and climbed back into bed.
For dinner tonight me, Kat, Collette, Bri, Leah, Wyatt, and Tierney had a wonderful treat--we got to eat dinner with Tierney's parents! We ate at our favorite Italian restaurant (this is the 5th time I've been since I got here) where all the servers and the managers/owners love us. We enjoyed fine wine and dining and got to know Tierney's parents a little better, it was so nice to have them with us and laugh at all the shenanigans we've gotten ourselves into over the past few weeks. Our waiter was Marco again and he gave us a CD of his as well as his business card. It was too funny. Also, while we were eating dinner three little girls (who we later found out were from America and visiting Paris for a wedding) came up to our table and sang Taylor Swift's song "Our Song". It was beyond adorable & I will upload the pictures of them tomorrow.
Although today started out as a drab, boring day it turned out to be very pleasant in the end. I am so blessed to have such amazing friends and to be able to share these experiences with!


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Matt's got several demos at the website to show you exactly what the software can do for you, so I highly suggest that you take a few minutes from whatever you're doing right now, and go check 'em out.
I can't understand how this will be free for much longer. So if I were you, I'd at least go see what it's all about now.


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Something I have noticed and experienced since becoming disabled is the lack of boundaries able-bodied people have around us. They cross personal boundaries in ways that they wouldn't dare to cross with other able-bodied people.
One thing is when it comes to mobility aids. For many disabled people, our mobility aids are a part of us, no matter if it is a cane, walker, rollator, wheelchair…doesn't matter. If it is a mobility aid, it is like a part of us. So when someone touches it or moves it without consent, its not cool. Its fine if something like a cane falls and you pick it up out of reflex, but it is not fine if the person is resting their cane somewhere (which of course would be near us) and you decide to move it. The same goes for all the other mobility aids used, especially wheelchairs. DO NOT move a wheelchair user. If they are in the way, politely ask them to move. Don't just grab their chair and move them. You wouldn't grab a stranger by the shoulders and make them move, don't grab a person's wheelchair and move it.
People seem to think its okay to ask really invasive questions too. Why do you need that? What's wrong with you? Granted, those may seem like such innocent questions, but they aren't when they are coming from complete strangers. Disabled people do not owe anyone any personal information what so ever. If we volunteer it, then fine. Or ask the person if you can ask them some questions, but don't be pissed if they tell you no. I can't stand when random people ask me why I'm disabled, why I'm sick, if I'll get better, why I need a mobility aid. I need to learn to tell them that its none of their business. I had someone not too long ago feel the need to interrogate me as to why I need my cane, what my disability is, why I'm sick, in Walmart of all places. And I felt very violated. I gave vague answers, but I wish I had just told them that it is none of their business. "Why do you need the cane?" "Because I do." that's how it should go next time. I hope.
Unnecessary help is something I think all of us disabled people deal with. People think that they are "helping" when in reality, they are making things worse. Instead of automatically helping a disabled person, ask them if they need help. And if they tell you no thank you, don't get pissed. Chances are, your "help" may do more harm than good. This can be anything from trying to grab a door while a disabled person is trying to open/go through them, getting a mobility aid out of a car, carrying something, there are so many things this could pertain to. Not only can you risk injuring the disabled person, but chances are, they already have a way of doing whatever they are doing without help.
DO NOT TOUCH A DISABLED PERSON WITHOUT CONSENT! Oh my gosh, I do not know why people automatically think its okay to touch me. No. Do not pat my hand or shoulder. Do not hug me. Do not touch me without consent! Again, this goes for mobility aids too. I've legit had someone LEAN on my wheelchair and hold one of the handles. A COMPLETE STRANGER! I couldn't move! And I had no idea what to do! They just stood next to me and thought it was totally okay! I'd compare that to the equivalent of a stranger putting their arm around your upper back and leaning most of their body weight on you. Doesn't that sound really uncomfortable? It is, trust me. I'm going to add personal space here as well. I don't feel like I'm ever given a normal amount of personal space, especially when using my rollator or wheelchair. I know these mobility aids take up more space, but give me that space! I hate feeling like I'm going to hit someone with my rollator, and I have run over quite a few toes with my wheelchair. People just don't give enough space between me and them. I honestly don't know what the deal is. Then there are the times when people act like I'm not even there. Like last year at Warped Tour. I was in my wheelchair, of course, and someone tripped over me to get to my sister to tell her how awesome her hair is. Now, my sister's hair is awesome. Its bright pink and she always has it up really cute, I'm super jealous of her hair. But the girl could have gone around me instead of trying to step over my legs, which she ended up tripping over, and hurt my ankle. Seriously.
Also, do not take pictures of disabled people without asking. This has never happened to me (that I know of), but it has happened to others in the disabled community. Able-bodied people will take pictures of disabled people do everyday things and post it as "inspiration". Able-bodied people have also taken pictures of disabled people doing things like getting out of their wheelchair. This is not okay. And its really creepy.
I'm going to add this on as well… DO NOT DISTRACT SERVICE DOGS! If you see a service dog in public, they are working. They are keeping their human safe. If you distract them or touch them without their human's permission, their human could have a medical emergency while their service dog is distracted and could get seriously hurt. I know its exciting to see a dog in the store, or maybe you feel bad for them because they have to work, but do not acknowledge the dog! Trust me, these dogs LOVE what they do, and they get lots of playtime and snuggles at home. Off duty, they get spoiled. This is partly why I don't have a service dog. I was thinking about getting one, but personally, I couldn't deal with ignorant people coming up to me all the time and/or distracting my dog. It would take too much out of me and it would frustrate me. Which is sad because I could really benefit from having one, but I would not be able to deal with people if I had one.
Honestly, if you are ever unsure about something, just ask for consent. May I move your wheelchair? May I ask why you need that mobility aid? Would you like my help? May I give you a hug? Can I pat your service dog? And don't be shocked if the answer is no. Our lives may be different than yours, all you can do at the end of the day is respect that.


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Jamie Leigh Jones
Jamie Leigh Jones was born in 1984, the same year as my lovely case manager, Erin. She began working for KBR in 2004, a subsidiary of Halliburton, the massive oil field services company once run by Dick Cheney, as an administrative assistant, and started her contract of employment with Overseas Administrative Services, Ltd. in Houston, Texas on July 21, 2005, and arrived in Iraq on July 24th of that year.
Four days later, on July 28th, Jamie states she was invited by her fellow KBR employees for a drink and was subsequently drugged and severely and brutally gang raped while unconscious, sustaining gross physical injuries in the process. She was able to identify one of her attackers due to his confession to her, but unable to identify the others because she was unconscious. Physical evidence of the multiple rape was confirmed by an Army physician in the form of a rape kit, which was given to KBR security forces and disappeared, only to reappear two years later missing crucial evidence.
Upon reporting the attack to her employers, she was confined in a shipping container under armed guard. She says she was denied food, water, and medical treatment. After approximately one day she was able to convince one of her guards to let her use a cell phone, whereupon she called her father, who called Representative Ted Poe (R-TX), who contacted the State Department, who contacted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, who dispatched agents to secure Jamie's release from KBR (a miracle of cooperation in and of itself).
Ms Jones was denied due process of the law due to a stipulation in her employment contact that forced her to enter into private arbitration rather than filing civil and criminal charges against KBR, Halliburton and her one known assailant. However, on September 15, 2009 the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled Jamie Leigh Jone's federal lawsuit against KBR and several affiliates can be tried in open court.
On October 6th an amendment to the 2010 defense appropriations bill presented by Senator Al Franken (D-MN) that would withhold defense contracts from companies like KBR "if they restrict their employees from taking workplace sexual assault, battery, discrimination cases to court." Speaking on the Senate floor, Franken said:
"The constitution gives everybody the right to due process of the law... And today, defense contractors are using the fine print in their contracts to deny women like Jamie Leigh Jones their day in court... The victims of rape and discrimination deserve their day in court and Congress plainly has the constitutional power to make that happen."
Backed by the Defense Department, Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) maintained that Franken's amendment overreached into the private sector and suggested that it violated the due process clause of the U.S. Constitution, and that it was just a political attack against Halliburton.
Senator Sessions in his argument failed to take into count that Frankin's amendment was not aimed at any one particular corporation, or organization (unlike Congress's move to de-fund ACORN), just those who used similar practices against their own employees, and it is precisely Congress's role to allocate funds.
The amendment passed 68-30.
30 Republican, male senators sided with corporations rather than side American citizens who travel overseas in the service of their country, and would condone the practice of assault, discrimination, and rape perpetrated by employees of said corporations, voting to keep such heinous crimes hidden from public scrutiny and the force of law.
Those senators are: Lamar Alexander (R-TN), John Barrasso (R-WY), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Richard Burr (R-NC), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Bob Corker (R-TN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim DeMint (R-SC), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Lindsey Graham (R- SC), Judd Gregg (R-NH), James Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), James Risch (R-ID), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), John Thune (R-SD), David Vitter (R-LA),
Robert Wicker (R-MS).
Please notice that this list contains within it the last Presidential nominee of the Republican Party.
I'm not saying that these men are psychopaths. I'm not a doctor. I am saying they have repeatedly displayed many of the symptoms associated with that disease, displaying a shocking lack of empathy towards those they were elected to serve and protect, as did the President of the previous administration who sent the men and women of our armed services into an unnecessary and needless war in Iraq.
The Republican Senate got five more of its members to vote 64-35 against cloture on a hate crime amendment in the same defense bill, stating that the laws already on the books took care of these types of crimes, dismissing the fact that hate crimes against a certain type of group, be it women, Jews, blacks, whites, Muslims, or gays, represent a terrorist act against a whole subset of our society, not just an individual.
This is the same party that is currently attempting to quash the current effort for health care reform, wherein 45,000 Americans die each year due to lack of health insurance.
Listen: psychopathological disorders are not amenable to professional treatment.
I end with this passage from, Killing Hope, by William Blum:
"[American leaders] are perhaps not so much immoral as they are amoral. It's not that they take pleasure in causing so much death and suffering. It's that they just don't care ... the same that could be said about a sociopath. As long as the death and suffering advance the agenda of the empire, as long as the right people and the right corporations gain wealth and power and privilege and prestige, as long as the death and suffering aren't happening to them or people close to them ... then they just don't care about it happening to other people, including the American soldiers whom they throw into wars and who come home-the ones who make it back alive-with Agent Orange or Gulf War Syndrome eating away at their bodies. American leaders would not be in the positions they hold if they were bothered by such things."
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We got to chapter 8, and have proceeded no further. She takes the book away and won't give it back. She studies it and 'reads' it. Her little babbling voice is so sweet and completely different from the sounds she usually makes.
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Hazel Nina and The Littles
We got to chapter 8, and have proceeded no further. She takes the book away and won't give it back. She studies it and 'reads' it. Her little babbling voice is so sweet and completely different from the sounds she usually makes.
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Beautiful little girl and her beautiful grandparents! You have something special there, Nan. It does make you wonder why certain songs, books make such an impression - these mysteries of life.ReplyDelete
- One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.June 14, 2015 at 5:25:00 PM EDT
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and memories that will last a lifetime.
What a sweet story. Your life is so blessed with this Little Nina.ReplyDelete
How sweet! I love the fact that Hazel is already a 'reader'. She comes by it naturally - right? :-)ReplyDelete
This is the sweetest of bedtime stories; little Hazell Nina and her love of a Little book. Your sweet chronicling of the book and the littlest reader would make a sweet book itself, Nan.ReplyDelete
This is so lovely, Nan. Hazel Nina's love for that book brought back memories of my two-year old carrying around a much beloved copy of The Human Comedy by William Saroyan. We hadn't read it out loud--he chose it out of the bookcase and kept it by his side for a long time. Was it the red cover? The boy on the bike on the cover? We don't know. It seemed like such a philosophical title for such a very young man.ReplyDelete
I don't know The Littles series but can imagine that I would have been completely in love with them as a child. I loved Mary Norton's "Borrowers" and often imagined to have such little people in my home, or even be one of them myself.ReplyDelete
Although it is a bit of a shame that one of the books is now torn, she did it for love, not because she wanted to destroy it...
What beautiful memories.......All my children adored The Littles and the entire series. And Hazel Nina is so darling!ReplyDelete
This is honestly the sweetest happiest post I have ever read. Such joy. I wonder, since our kids and even my grands are too old to have had their happiness documented in this way -- I wonder if when Hazel Nina is old enough to read this post whether it will trigger memories ... Maybe she will be able to tell you why it was so special. In any case it is wonderful that you documented the beginning of her love of books. Lucky girl, lucky grandma and grandpa.ReplyDelete
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I have just the comforter cover, and love it. I really bought it so Hazel Nina could enjoy it. It came in a little bag, which we gave to her.
What a lovely post! Hazel Nina is already reading, there's no doubt about it.ReplyDelete
Oh I love her, she is so precious. xxReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2015 at 5:58:00 PM EDT
Building a book reader page by page...love it! :) - J.ReplyDelete
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It is interesting that the denial of service attack (badged as Titstorm) launched against Australian Government websites by Anonymous, a group of hackers and activists has recieved little coverage in the mainstream press today. Although I first heard about it on the ABCs Hungry Beast last night, the best I could find today was a small piece on page 8 of the Oz.
I wonder why that could be ????


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THE U.S. Supreme Court has said it is unconstitutional to execute the mentally retarded and for judges to unilaterally impose the death penalty. Two states (including Maryland) have suspended their use of capital punishment, pending the completion of studies to determine its fairness. And a judge in New York this week said federal use of the death penalty creates "undue risk" of killing innocents and is therefore unconstitutional.
That last decision is a somewhat radical one that's likely to be reined in by higher courts. But nonetheless, these developments in totality describe something of a trend - a reflection of this nation's growing uneasiness with the seemingly random (and therefore reckless) nature of many state-sanctioned killings.
For some reason, that notion seems lost on U.S. Attorney John Ashcroft. Instead of putting the brakes on capital prosecutions to take stock of their probity, he's charging full steam ahead, with little regard for even his own prosecutors' apprehensions.


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When I first made my new main, Barbiie Taurus, I figured I was only going to do 50l friday, TDR, hunts and any other discount group i could find. So far I been doing good w/ that. So today I'm posting alot of stuff that I got on sale.
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...his name! This is big news for me. You say "Jack" and he totally looks for you and wants to know what you're saying to him.
And he knows "reload" (meaning, give back the spoon so I can put more food on it), and that when I am singing Baby Beluga he will get a kiss on the nose after the part about the "little white whale on the go," which he is pretty sure is him. :)
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Just now as I was thinking of what to write, my cat, Merlin, jumped up on my desk and started to walk on the phone. Somehow he managed to turn on the speaker phone and dial. All of a sudden the operator came on and announced, "We're sorry, the number can't be completed as dialed..." I wonder if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It would have been cool to see who he was calling!
Last night was a late night for me after teaching the first part of my Psychic Remembrance course. It is so much fun to be a facilitator to the rekindling of that intuitive spark that lives within each of us!!


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Professor Soku Byoun, Baylor University
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Saturday, April 09, 2005
Stupefyin' Jones ain't nowhere near here but I am definitely stupefied.
I got an email from my new hiking buddy. The subject was THANK YOU. There was nothing else in the email but his initial. I sent back a YOU'RE WELCOME and my initial.
I don't know what I did or what I said, except that, as usual I bugged him about taking care of himself. I worry about him. He says I shouldn't because he's a big boy. Well, I worry anyway. And he worries about me. So it's mutual.
He called today after sending me several emails. We talked for a little while, laughed a lot, and teased each other. It's a habit neither of us seems willing to break. He's been having problems with his back, but he just had surgery a few weeks ago and doesn't understand that when doctors operate on the front the back compensates for the pain of standing upright by carrying a much heavier load than it's used to carrying. But he said he gets sharp pains when he gets up from a chair or sits down. My definition of sharp pains and his are very different. He meant he gets a twinge. That's not the traditional knife I think of (and feel) when I say sharp.
I explained a yoga stretch and another exercise called the pelvic tilt (get your minds out of the gutter) that he has actually been using (he never takes my advice when it includes anything that he has take internally) that have helped. His back has improved since he started the exercises. If he continues at the same rate of twice a day he should be pretty much healed by the time he has his massage this week.
I just can't help myself. Someone is in pain and I want to help. Someone has a problem and I listen and offer advice (sometimes too often). Someone wants to talk and I want to listen. I'm always meddling in other people's lives. But, as you have seen, he meddles in mine, too.
I wouldn't have my ham radio license without his information, input, and help. I wouldn't have set a date for the AT and be hiking the Colorado Trail this year without his suggestions about books. He's even making me a camping stove and bought me a book about the AT today. We meddle in each other's lives. The only difference is that I do it with a heart of gold and he does it to get me addicted to evil things. Oh, well, in life there must be balance. I'm the angel and he's the devil.
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|The only electric site on the edge.
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There are lots of hiking trails and some for bikes too. We traversed the Sand Cave Trail a total of 2.4 miles taking us past two sand caves. Very doable even for us. Although now I always recommend a walking stick, it's just like an additional third leg and steadies me when taking photographs. Also makes a good pointer, by george.
Wyalusing park also has a procession of Indian Mounds. The area is also noted for the Effigy Mounds, National Monument right across the river in Iowa. It's on our list of to do's for next year so I won't elaborate.
|Effigy Mound of a bear
|Observing deck with computerized scope
We also paddled around the backwaters of the Mississippi River for a little cooler adventures.
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Report: Iowa DB Desmond King has ab strain, won't run 40 at NFL combine
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Iowa DB Desmond King won't run the 40 here in Indy. Will do other drills. Has an ab strain, source says. His 40 time at pro day will be big.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 3, 2017
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