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Thursday, February 25, 2010
In The Pink
That quip, really defines who Tessa is and how she approaches life. She has a impish sense of humour and a love of life that's quite infectious. We met Tessa because the superintendents of the building placed us in an apartment next to another disabled person. We are our own ghetto. Tessa, the scooter user; Dave, the power chair user; and Joe, the hapless walkie have become a regular sight in our neighbourhood. Throughout Tessa's battle with the big C, right from starting chemo, her determination was simply to incorporate the battle into a quality life, not let the battle diminish a quality life.
Once the hair started to go Tessa went shopping and picked up wigs. WIGS. These babies would make a drag queen tremble! There's the bright, almost neon, pink wig. The red wig. The blue wig. The blond wig. She, as a woman with taste, always matches her wig to her outfit and makes them seem as natural as regular coloured hair. Some people know that under the wig, of whatever colour, is a woman of determination fighting the battle of her life and for her life. But most just smile at seeing a woman in control of her life.
A couple days ago, Tessa got very bad news. The second try at chemo wasn't working and the doctors have revised down her expected time here on earth. Tessa took it on the chin then shook her red curls and headed home to the apartment she loves, with the cat she loves and with the neighbours she prowls the street with. There are huge moments of sadness, obviously, but Tessa believes that she controls the quality of her life. That every day that she chooses to rise and shine, is a day lived in light.
We have always known Tessa as a strong woman, true. But she is more than that. She is a woman with a vision of the life she has and a knowledge of what she controls and what she does not. This gives her the power to control every day she has to live on this earth. From what we know of her life, Tessa learned long ago not to give away control to others or to circumstances.
So, today, after work, we are going out for tea. It will be my first outing in the scooter, oh boy. It doesn't matter what colour hair she will be wearing, what matters is that she will have chosen it ... like she has chosen how to live, how to wear, every day of her life.
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- Andrea S. said...
I used to watch this Spanish telenovela, called "Carita de Angel" (translated as "Little Angelface"). It's about this little mischievous girl with a big, golden heart and, of course, a little angelic face as per the title. The girl, Dulce Maria (sweet mary) had this aunt who also had a large collection of wigs in many different colors, most of them not natural hair colors ... blue, pink, and so on. And all her clothing exactly, exactly matched the colors of all her wigs. So if she wore a pink wig then you could expect to see her wearing pink pretty much literally from head to toe, no other colors, just all the exact same shade of pink. I suspect the TV producers probably dyed all the wigs to match the outfits!
There is someone on line (Lady Bracknell) who, due to a back problem, needs to use a cane. She also wears glasses. She buys canes and frames for glasses in a wide spectrum of colors and loves to match them both to each other and to whatever outfit she is wearing. Once she went to meet the Queen of England (really, you can read about it in her blog) and she made a point of wearing an all purple outfit -- including the cane and glasses and she even dyed her hat to match.
Me, I'm terrible at matching colors. Even if I started to need a cane every day (instead of once in a while) I would probably just stick to my relatively boring black cane because, at least with black, I can be reasonably certain it will match with nearly anything else! But if I actually had a sense of style (I sort of have one, I just don't trust it, LOL!), and the budget to match, I can imagine I might have fun with it too. Or, at least I know I admire people who do. Maybe just because I haven't enough color sense to try emulating them safely!
- 25 February 2010 at 06:47
- Belinda said...
Tea with friends who share the journey; inevitable laughter; maybe tears; more laughter; this is the stuff of battle and victory, no matter what the outcome looks like.
- 25 February 2010 at 08:04
- FridaWrites said...
Tessa, I'm very sorry about this news. I've really enjoyed knowing you through the blog and getting to talk to another scooter user. I hope that your pain is minimized and that you have as many days with your friends as possible. With love. I admire your strength with this bad news and your daringness with your question to your doctor (I am always hesitant). I love the idea of color-coordinating wigs to your outfits--I like to wear some blue or purple in my hair sometimes. I hope your tea is wonderful and am glad that you have Dave and Joe with you and as neighbors.
- 25 February 2010 at 08:56
- liz said...
Please give Tessa all my best wishes and let her know that I'm thinking of her.
I feel like she's someone I know personally, you've made her live for us through your writing.
- 25 February 2010 at 09:03
- Kristin said...
Tessa sounds like a remarkable woman. I wish her outlook was better and I hope she gets a miracle. Until then, I hope her life is filled with love, laughter, and friendship.
- 25 February 2010 at 11:11
Thank you all so very much for your well wishes and kind thoughts!
I am saving up all these good feelings, it is part of the stuff of victory, as Belinda said.
For now, I am not going anywhere, I have no sickness and I am living every day as I always have, with absolute delight. Part of that is reading Dave's blog every day. I am hoping to write another guest blog or two, also!
By the way, we had much fun at tea! We always do.
Thank you all again, I hope to be hear with you, reading this amazing blog, for a long time to come.
- 25 February 2010 at 15:29
Ofcourse I wish her the best and I pray that the victory is soon , but if it is not soon, then enjoy the days of light and living. Remember my dear friend Tessa that life , regardless if long or short needs to be lived to the fullest and ofcourse you can say that much better then I. Grins, as a woman with pink hair is indeed doing just that .
Love you Tess
- 25 February 2010 at 16:30
- Moose said...
Tessa reminds me of the woman who was my mom's best friend. She had been a quiet mouse until she was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. It was, for her, a light switch of awesome. She told her unemployed husband that he needed to be doing something, whether finding a new job or starting his own business, she would support him. (He started a business that then thrived.) She *made* herself a new job, going from something dull to teaching art to schoolkids in some of the worst neighborhoods of NYC. Her taste in clothing suddenly was loud, bright and outlandish without being bizarre, and when it came time for wigs, well, she didn't go with colors but she did get some funky styles. The cancer eventually took her but she really lived her life as fully as she could to the end. My heart goes out to Tessa, I hope her life is as full as my mom's friends was.
On the bright(?) side, BRAVA to her and BRAVO to you for pointing out that even in this day and age doctors are terrified about talking about (*gasp*) SEX! Sheesh!
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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On Tuesday, Pat and I left our RV Park on the Denver Municipal Bus System (seven routes) to visit the Denver Botanical Gardens and the streets of downtown Denver. While a bit too hot at times, the buses were an energy-efficient means of travel. Their passengers were thoroughly entertaining, and the drivers were helpful and talented. We'll remember the rides.
The Gardens were also being used by the Maryland Democratic Party to host a convention luncheon, so we were joined on our walks with many who were there to select a candidate. The pathway designs, and the layout of the botanical venues, made it easy for us to get lost in the beauty and fragrance.
It was late in the afternoon when we finally got to walk the pedestrain 16th Street, and settle onto a bench in Capitol Park. The energy of the demonstrators, and the enthusiasm of those displaying their campaign materials, was impressive. The city is excited to host the DNC, and seems to have done well so far.
Today, we drove north up into Nebraska, and pulled into Lincoln about 6pm. Tomorrow's drive (Thursday) will take us into South Dakota and Minnesota, arriving finally in the vicinity of St Paul, Minnesota.
Our plan is to find a central place to park Matilda, and then use some day trips for the next week to visit my cousins, and the locations of my family. If any are reading this, know that I'm low on the email, phone, and address info - having left key document at home. Some info is on my laptop emails, so I'll be working with what I have. But feel free to comment to this post, and help us stop by while we're here if you're so inclined.
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so glad you got to enjoy denver and convention fevor. enjoyed your photos very much because i chose not to go to denver and your pics were great. sounds like you might in twin cities to welcome the GOP....what a trip, hitting both conventions.
keep having fun....football starts this weekend and all the hoopla along with it...luncheons, rallies, etc. it will be fun
stay safe....love joan
- August 28, 2008 at 12:40 AM
- Wayne Seden said...
Always fun to follow your adventures along with your pix. Having lived in Denver for two years in the 70s it is good to see what's happening there especially with the convention going on. As you will be in both convention city you its timely to view the latest Jib Jab: http://www.peteyandpetunia.com/VoteHere/VoteHere.htm
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06 December 2012
Composite Characters
I'm going to be reblogging the posts from my blog tour earlier this past October, just in case anyone missed them in their original locations. They discuss writing generally, but are all tied back into Rmnce, my most recent release which tells a story of new love through the text messages and letters between characters.
A.M Jenner is the author of the Sci-Fi book Assignment to Earth, and hosted my post on composite characters. If you didn't catch it there, here it is!
They say that creating characters from real people lies at the vertex of laziness and subliteracy. And when I say "they," I mean the Bitchy Goblins That Live in my Head. Yet at the same time, a composite of a dozen people becomes more than the sum of its parts, or else less than the sum of its parts. In either case, there is art in it, beauty of an open and apparent kind. More over, in an attempt to capture the mind of a generation, it pays to take a few pieces from the individual, as well as from the collective.
Britney Morgan, the female lead of Rmnce, is one of those characters. She combines a sequence of men and women whose mannerisms were unique enough to remain steadfastly in my mind, some of them for years past our parting, whose tendencies and paradigms were both a product and a mockery of those people. The irony in this is that the character came out decidedly unlikable. She demonstrates the point of the work as well as I could ever hope for, serving her purpose flawlessly and without alteration.
Yet she exists in my mind, a personality which I could almost put in place of my own were I to choose, and perhaps part of the reason she eats at me like a Herculean poison is that she exists as an unnatural aberration, a creature of a certain sort of beauty which nonetheless simply ought not be.
Beauty in all things. So chew on that, Bitch-Goblins.
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Heated arguments between the two groups of doctors resulted in the BFU admission committee delaying the counselling by several hours. The PCMS doctors were demanding that BFU should not give the benefit of extra marks to the other set of doctors for the years of service put in rural areas.
The arguments continued till the university authorities decided that neither the PCMS doctors nor the rural doctors would be given any benefit of additional marks for the number of years of service.
The Rural Medical Service Association president Dr Aslam Parvez said the decision of the BFU authorities to not give the benefit of additional marks to anyone will mean that many of their members who had served in rural areas for years will not get a seat. "For every year served in rural areas an additional mark is added to the overall merit. We were denied this benefit," he said.


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Merry meet, Pagan bloggers!
This is my second first blog, as I've just set up this my second blog. This will primarily be for all my posts on the subject of paganism and witchcraft (even though I don't consider myself a witch). I've started moving all my Pagan posts from my first blog onto this one, but I'll be publishing them in a different order to when they were first published, as well as making any needed changes in grammar and spelling.
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- Pack lite:Review by Sportsterpaul
- Been buying these for over a dozen years, along with their less expensive counterparts, (Aerostich item also), I especially like the size, performance and novelty. The head glow after shut down has been much appreciated in a dark tent and during nighttime roadside repairs. A side note: entering the County Bldg recently mine set of the alarm scanner, sheepishly I pulled it out and mentioned to the two Sheriff Deputies and State Trooper that they all should have one. They replied in unison that they all do! How cool is that? (Posted on 6/23/18)
- Total winner!Review by famousperson
- I first used one of these 35 years ago as my only light when wilderness backpacking. I still have one of them. If buying today I'd get the hi/lo model. Fantastic for the tank bag or pocket. Too simple to fail. You should get one just because it is an elegant concept. (Posted on 5/31/14)
- IngeniousReview by Jim
- Very simple, very small, yet very useful. I was amazed at how bright such a little thing could be. I am very impressed with this product. It has found a permanent place in my motorcycle. (Posted on 8/27/12)
- Very handy!Review by Keith
- I bought this light before leaving for a month long motorcycle trip. That was in May and it is still on it's first battery in November. It has replaced my Maglight as the first one I grab. It's often in my pocket. Most people who see it ask about it. Lots have said they want one. I'm ordering 4 more today as gifts. (Posted on 11/12/11)
- Bright light, long battery life. Excellent!Review by Deacon 13
- As soon as I received it, as a test, I replaced the "stock" battery with a Duracell that I had taken out of our smoke detector after one year of service. For the last 65 days I have used this little flashlight every night, sometimes for an hour or more. The light is still bright. This is a minimalist's dream. I would recommend a "holster" simply to protect this small device from being banged around too much in the bottom of a bag -- and also to help keep track of it. I would guess that a new alkaline battery would last for a two week trip, even if this was the only light you brought along. Mine is the basic white which has the shortest rated battery life. The glow in the dark feature, far from being hokey as I had thought, is actually very useful. I highly recommend this light. (Posted on 8/21/09)
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I lost my favorite flashlight one evening while shoveling snow on my driveway. I found it about 3 days later crushed into ice and snow. Trash right? No, it still worked even after driving over it for three days. Great Crushproof light.
Why Is Green Neat?
It's better than white light, because when you turn it off there's no 'light blind' adjustment period. Also very easy to read a book by, compared to red night lighting. Another cool element is night vision goggles don't pick up green so well. So green lighting has a tactical advantage if you happen to be in a war theatre some evening. Green is also the toughest color to find in camping stores. Here it is.


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iPhone 7 new alleged leaked including 3 model 7, Plus & Pro: iPhone 7 leaks is still maintaining pace as only less than 2 month left launch of device and new leaks showing 3 new models of iPhone releasing this year as leaked image spotted on Weibo (Via iPhoneabonnementen), line up include iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 Pro.
iPhone 7 new alleged leaked including 3 model 7, Plus & Pro:
As leaks has some reality as some time ago last month as showing price and models of new iPhone which include all these 3 models and also previous leaks in support of this leaks as this new may have some reality. As Storage model will also include new 32GB as Base Storage and 256 GB for higher one while all these trio will come with same configuration.
While two iPhone 7 with 4.7-inch while iPhone 7 Plus will sport 5.5-inch while Pro model is not confirm yet but may have same dimension as iPhone Plus model. Price of Pro model is also expensive than both normal and Plus model as it may take iPhone Price to new height of thousand dollars or may more.
From the leaks images there is S model iPhone which is iPhone 6s while new iPhone 7 will not get S variant iPhone as Apple is planing to make anniversary with some interesting feature with new name as iPhone 8. As many expectation of iPhone 8 with new feature that revolutionises iPhone with new display, design, interface, and much more as we get to know about it.
Images are look like Spy Shots which allegedly showing the leaks part of next-gen iPhone 7 which showing some fact for new gen iPhone is really true including no headphone jack, dual camera module in iPhone 7 Plus, new Force home button, larger camera sensor in iPhone 7 and much more. While leaks of iPhone 7 is pretty same as it match all leaks while last week also show a video for iPhone 7 in video with all design element carefully mentioned.
While these trio look awesome and might have something promising to show which will soon to know about these device in this fall as about 2 month is left for release. Apart from these iPhone 7 Pro new to this line up also showing something promising not from outside but from inside with lots refinement in the internals may also full fills the want of iPhone 7s which will not get iPhone line up as Apple skip to iPhone 8.


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Patrick Kennedy Wages Fierce Anti-Pot Crusade
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Britain Puts Mormonism on Trial
Britain Puts Mormonism on Trial
A London court called the church's leader to account for "false" doctrines—the latest in a string of sensational charges leveled against Mormons since they first landed in Liverpool.
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— The Rock was in Australia over the weekend training for the new 3D San Andreas film. He was spotted doing some training for an air rescue. Filming for the movie began today.
— The Houston Press has an article looking at the best Piper's Pit segments in honor of Roddy Piper turning sixty. You can see it here.
— As previously reported, Ted DiBiase is running a Kickstarter in order to make a documentary about his father's career and eventual acceptance of faith. With three days left they have raised $20,266 out of the $30,000 they need. You can find out more and donate here.
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Grand Central Station in the New York City recently witnessed a never-seen-before sight, a fashion show without any LIVE model!
Yes, you read that right! No LIVE models. Instead there were a number of holographic silhouettes strutting about, displaying the latest in fashion.
The holographic fashion show was conceptualized and organized by Target and featured high-definition, faceless holograms wearing clothes and accessories being promoted for the holiday season.
I bet that without any LIVE models, the show did start on time and and that there were no wardrobe mishaps! 😉
I wish I could see it on the FTV though! Perhaps, the next season? 🙂


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Megara (1974) by Yorgos Tsemberopoulos and Sakis Maniatis represents a turning point in the last phase of the military dictatorship in Greece (1967–74), both as a cinematic achievement and with respect to the events it deals with. The year is 1973. Megara is about the fight of a village by the same name against the confiscation of farm land by the state and its clearing by a private investor. The trigger for the villagers' outrage was the destruction of an ancient olive orchard, and their revolt soon developed into the first mass protests against the military junta.
Greek with English subtitles.
With an introduction by Angela Melitopoulos.
Documents from the South: An encounter between documenta 14 and Kassel Dokfest
documenta 14 is hosting the program Documents from the South as part of the Kassel Dokfest. On November 18 and 19, Angela Melitopoulos and Manthia Diawara will each present two program sessions, including screenings of their own films as well as works by other filmmakers. In the films and in conversations following the screenings, the artists discuss what documents from the South could look like and which stories they tell.
Documents from the South takes its cue from the title of the magazine South as a State of Mind, which is published during the years of work preceding the exhibition of documenta 14 and helps define and frame its concerns and aims. "South" is no longer understood as a geographical orientation, but refers to a culturally and historically produced location charged with psychological and political meaning.
Two documenta 14 artists discuss these concerns in relation to their own work with the Dokfest audience: Angela Melitopoulos, in whose films and video installations different phases, ruptures, and mobilities between Germany and Greece play an important role; and filmmaker and writer Manthia Diawara whose films and books have shaped and expressed the critical self-assertion of the African diaspora since the early 1990s.


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Colorado's agreement with federal immigration authorities outlining how the Secure Communities program should work is becoming a template for how the program is implemented nationwide.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has now committed to report to states how many illegal immigrants are detained and deported and whether they fall in the class of serious criminals. ICE also has stated that illegal-immigrant victims of domestic violence and other crimes will be protected.
Those were two key tenets in Colorado's memorandum of agreement with ICE.
Given that ICE vows to continue to hew to Colorado's recommendations for reporting on detentions and deportations and not arresting domestic-violence victims, Gov. John Hickenlooper remains comfortable with Colorado's participation in the program, even as four other states try to wriggle out of Secure Communities.
"We believe the Obama administration is operating in good faith and acknowledged the underlying concerns in Colorado's agreement," said Eric Brown, Hickenlooper's spokesman. "We also understand why these types of immigration issues are better addressed in a uniform national policy."
The Colorado agreement with ICE was formalized in January after a panel of state authorities spent about six months crafting the document under the direction of then-Gov. Bill Ritter. The agreement addressed one of the major concerns with Secure Communities: that ICE might use the program to deport noncriminals.
The agreement required quarterly reports from ICE detailing whether detainees fall in the noncriminal category or have been convicted of crimes. Colorado was the first state to ask for such reporting.
Conflicting messages
Colorado's agreement was, at least on paper, tossed out this month when ICE voided all agreements with the 40 governments that had them. That action came after conflicting messages from ICE about whether the program was voluntary or mandatory and after growing controversy about the possible negative effect of the program on local law enforcement and on the reporting of crimes by immigrants.
Secure Communities was initially presented as a voluntary program whereby local law enforcement agencies share arrestees' digital fingerprints with immigration authorities so their status as legal or illegal residents could be checked. After internal memos and e-mails obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by immigration advocacy groups showed ambiguity within the agency about the voluntary nature of the program, ICE declared the program mandatory across the country and tossed out the negotiated agreements — but kept the key parts of Colorado's plan and extended them to other states.
ICE also announced the "improvements" to the way the program will operate.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation and its umbrella agency, the Colorado Department of Public Safety, are satisfied that the important points in the Colorado agreement with ICE are still in place in the new nationwide policy.
"They couldn't have conformed more to the provisions of the agreement that we crafted," said Lance Clem, spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety. "What they announced nationally is exactly what we asked for."
Headache intensifies
ICE's revelation that the Secure Communities program is mandatory does intensify one headache for Colorado.
More than half of Colorado's 64 counties don't have functional digital electronic scanners that are a key to the Secure Communities program, and some cash-strapped counties don't know where the money will come from to buy the equipment, which will cost $40,000 to $50,000 per county.
The CBI recently came up with $325,000 in federal grant funding to help eight of the poorest counties acquire the equipment by 2013, when the entire country is expected to be covered by Secure Communities. Clem said he doesn't yet know which counties will receive the grant funding or when more federal funds will be available.
The CBI has entered into a pricing agreement with a scanner provider that may bring the cost down closer to $40,000 for each county, Clem said.
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Title : Back to the Future Part 2 + 3
Publisher : LJN
Genre : Action Adventure
Players : 1
Release Date : 1990
Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$6
No, wait. Make that....*SIGH*
Just when I thought that LJN couldn't ruin my beloved Back to the Future series, they went ahead and pulled this out of their arses. Instead of doing Back to the Future Part 2 and 3 as individual games, they merged them both into one extreme cluster *insert expletive here*.
In case you don't remember the flicks, BTTF 2 takes place in 2015. Yes, that's next year. So apparently we need to have hover boards, hover cars, and wear extreme outfits with steel helmets...I have no idea, doesn't look like it's happening. Anyway, Marty has to prevent his future son from getting thrown in prison and stop Biff from taking over Hill Valley with the use of the SPORTS ALMANAC. Come on, Marty you should have known better than to mess with the future!
Now BTTF 3 takes place right after BTTF 2 when Doc Brown gets blasted back into the Wild West after the DeLorean gets struck by a stray lightning bolt. Marty now has to go back in time to prevent Doc Brown from dying at the hands of Biff Tannen's ancestor, good 'ol Bufford Tannen.
Surprisingly enough, the game actually somewhat follows these plot lines. BARELY. It's the way they go about doing it that just makes me want to curl up in a ball and cry in the corner.
They've down right MUTILATED IT.
The game is a traditional side scrolling adventure. Collecting items (most of which you have no idea what they do), stomping on enemies (which apparently there were a lot of in the BTTF movies, right?), unlocking doors, and solving puzzles. OH IT SEEMS SO SIMPLE! Yet, not.
It starts in the BTTF 2 story line where the DeLorean drops you off in a side scrolling adventure in 2015. Well, at least we're not running vertically down streets avoiding those retarded obstacles ripped out of paperboy. Unfortunately, now it's ripping monsters out of the Super Mario Brothers games. Tell me that isn't supposed to be a Koopa Troopa and a Spike. Were they even trying!?
Let's get straight into it. Figuring out what the hell you're supposed to do with this game is downright impossible without the use of a guide. If you managed to figure it out on your own, then you have the patience of a saint. I couldn't deal with it. The game gives you no explanation of what you're supposed to do and you're just tossed into it.
You'll end up mindlessly wandering the stages until you finally realize you're supposed to be collecting items and bringing them back to specific rooms that require those items. But first you have to solve some damn puzzle to figure out what item goes there. Then you have to find the item? But where the heck are they!? WHO KNOWS!! I seriously think they just randomly appear.
There wasn't a single moment while playing this game that I had any clue as to what I was doing. For almost an hour it seemed I was just running back and forth, accomplishing nothing but stomping on things and collecting an item that I happened to grab if I managed to notice it pop out of a bush or something.
At least with the first game, the linear path gave me a set goal. This game does nothing to explain what you have to do. I'm not the type of person that requires hand holding, but if the game is like this, PLEASE just tell me what my objective is!
If you do manage to get all the items you need, and somehow find the DeLorean remote, then you can finally travel through time. TO THE SAME GOD DAMN PLACES YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN!! This time with different backgrounds.
So enjoy the mid west. Enjoy 1955....and enjoy 1985........it's the same crap. Find the missing items. Solve the puzzles. Waste your time. They should hold competitions to see who can suffer through this game the longest.
Oh, and have fun hearing the most annoying sound in the world in this game. When flying birds enter the screen that sound like a screeching car alarm.
I'm sorry folks, I wish I could say more about this game but it has frustrated me beyond all that is good and holy. Stay away. Stay far away. This is the epitome of LJN fail. I'd take the first game over this, any day.
I need to now pop in the DVD's and at least get a good taste back in my mouth.
Great Scotts..........
Final Score (out of 5) :
Until next time. Keep on gaming!


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Gulberg Greens – Agro Farm Houses
The Intelligence Bureau Employee's Cooperative Housing Society Islamabad (IBECHS) is a welfare organization which helping the shelter requirements of the IB employees. It is mandatory that the Managing Committee of the IBECHS shall comprise of the serving IB employees only.
In 1984 the IBECHS developed a Housing Project for the low income IB employees as a IBECHS Phase-I and later on as Phase-II known as "Pakistan Town".
In 2005 IBECHS started a landmark development named "Gulberg Islamabad" was initiated. Gulberg Islamabad is set to open the doors to a new style of living in Islamabad for you and your family, one that has never been experienced before. This is your opportunity to have all that you've ever wanted in your ideal location.
Gulberg Greens – Farm Houses, is a part of Gulberg Islamabad, a Luxury Agro Farms Housing project launched by Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Scheme (IBECHS) in 2005. The project is also known as IBECHS Phase-III, Islamabad. It is located on Islamabad Highway at the intersection of Zone-IV and Zone-V, 3km from Benazir Bhutto International Airport and 12km from Islamabad Club.
The master plan of Gulberg includes the "Gulberg Greens" which is the Farm Housing Scheme for Luxury Living. Gulberg Greens is located at Mouza Koral Zone-IV, the project covers 3862 kanals of land with approximately 409 residential plots.
The layout plan was approved by Capital Development Authority on 26-08-2011. The development work was launched in June 2009 and is in progress.
Gulberg Greens Farm Houses are available in different size layouts as follows;
- Jasmine Enclave (4 Kanals)
- Rose Enclave (5 Kanals)
- Tulip Enclave (10 Kanals)
- Lily Enclave (20 Kanals)
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CDA Secretariat Branch, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Title of Account: IBECHS
Branch Code: 0965
Account Number: 0609084641001468
Swift Code: MUCBPKKA
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Title of Account: IBECHS
Branch Code: 0389
Account Number: 202558589
Swift Code: UNIILPKKA0741
Gulberg Luxury Living (Agrofarms) is the leisure facilities and green spaces – all within a peaceful, secure environment. Ideally located between Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Salient Features
Entrance Gateway
Guarded Physical Survillance
Security Gates, Walls & CCTV
Modern City Infrastructure
Underground Electricity Distribution Network
Underground Drainage & Sewerage Network
Sewerage Treatment Plants
Underground WaterSupply Network TubeWells, underground & Overhead Water Storrage Facilities.
Water Filtation Plants
Underground Telecommunication Networks
Underground Gas Network
Modren Circulation Network
Express Way & Main Avenues (220′, 200′, 160′, 150′, 120′ Wide Main Roads)
Main Traffic Commuters (100′, 80′ & 70′ Wide Central Roads)
Internal Roads (60' 50 '& 40' Wide Access Streets)
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Soft & hard Land Scapingo Parks,RoundAbouts, Passive and Active Recreational Sites.
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So I recently spent a week staying with friends in Chicago. Why did not one tell me this city was a yoga paradise?! If only I'd known sooner, I could have filled every day with yoga from the minute I woke up until the minute I went to bed! And I could've gone to a weekend workshop with Ray Long... sooo gutted I missed that :(
Nonetheless I had a great time. Really my type of place. I booked in for a week of Mysore sessions at Moksha Yoga and was assisted by a couple of great teachers Noah and Alexia. Got some really great adjustments too. One involved sitting on my feet so I could drop back and come back up to stand without help. Another got my shoulders right to the floor in kurmasana as if I'd been doing it all my life.
I wish I could've packed up and moved there...really. I also found a fantastic restaurant Native Foods, a vegan restaurant which did amazing dishes, I even bought their cook book. I've even made their vegan cheese! Out of cashew nuts?! Who knew?!!
But I really overdid it with the drop backs in class. It wasn't until I got home that the pain started, just an irritation of the SI joint I think, so I've laid off them since. It might have been doing them with straight legs when I'm used to bending the knees slightly, who knows.. I've given them a rest this week anyway, to be good to myself. It seems to be working.
I've been trying to practice handstand instead. This is not going so well. I can't hop up to the wall yet, I think I'm getting my hips higher but I can't tell, there's no-one around to tell me how I'm doing. They feel higher and I can feel them tipping towards the wall with concentration of moola bandha. More than before. However, this small increase in lift is still not translating to my jump-to-stands or jump-throughs and is disappointing. Maybe one day.
My home practice has gone a bit awry recently what with the travelling and being busy at work. Haven't got over the jet lag fully either, it's been awful. Thank god I've got classes I can go to when self-practice isn't happening. Although I do need to just get back on the mat at home and spend a bit more time with the postures. Led classes are just too fast to get in there completely...


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SOURCE: Zazzle
January 07, 2010 12:39 ET
LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwire - January 7, 2010) - Speck, a leading designer and manufacturer of
cases and bags for popular consumer electronics, and ARTSPROJEKT Global
Creative Network, a community-based online product platform, today
announced an expansion of their popular ARTSPROJEKT x SPECK collaboration
to "remix" the best-selling Speck Fitted iPhone 3G/3GS case with artwork
from some of the world's most renowned and "up and coming" independent
Speck and ARTSPROJEKT will reveal five new case editions, including one
live painting edition, at this year's Consumer Electronics Show Booth
#30659 in the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall 3 on January 7-10,
2010. These editions will be available to retailers on a non-exclusive
basis beginning in mid-February. In addition, a catalog of 25 additional
ARTSPROJEKT x SPECK Fitted Authorized Editions will be exhibited to
retailers, with the opportunity for retailers to secure exclusive
distribution rights.
"The ARTSPROJEKT x SPECK Fitted Authorized Editions Case Collection was
formed as a natural extension of both companies' passion for art and
product design, and it represents ARTSPROJEKT's core values of innovation,
collaboration, and artistic inspiration," said Andy Howell, founder of
ARTSPROJEKT. "The live painting exhibit at CES will demonstrate the
collaboration's power to transform original artwork by renowned artists
into collaborative products, live and in real time."
"This collaboration represents an amazing confluence of like-minded people
seeking to bring art, fashion, and technology together into one medium,"
said Irene Baran, CEO of Speck. "Fitted's success has been tied to a strong
demand from consumers for its unique and genuine designs. This
collaboration further demonstrates the capabilities of the case and its
ability to remain relevant to today's discerning customer."
The ARTSPROJEKT x SPECK Fitted Authorized Editions Case Collection was
launched on December 17, 2009 with three limited edition case designs
available for sale at www.speckproducts.com, and www.zazzle.com/labz/iphonecases. The
success of this initial launch has propelled the expansion of the
collaboration to these five new cases, as well as the 25 editions available
for exclusive distribution.
Through the collaboration, ARTSPROJEKT artists contribute original artwork
to the Speck Fitted case, remixing it for a fresh, authentic edge. Speck's
Fitted form-fit hard shell cases for iPhone 3G/3GS are the industry
standard for protection, versatility, and styling with a simple,
custom-fit, snap-together design that allows full access to touch screen,
controls, ports and plugs. Zazzle will also serve the collaboration with
patented printing techniques and tech-embellished materials to give the
cases full-color graphic applications ranging from simple hand drawn
patterns to complex full-color illustrations, and everything in between.
About ARTSPROJEKT
Finally the artist wins. ARTSPROJEKT is an interactive and culturally
relevant online community enabling artists, brands and consumers to connect
instantly, and on-demand. ARTSPROJEKT provides artist management,
exhibition, and e-commerce assistance to emerging and established artists
in all fine art and commercial genres. The company develops careers,
connects artists with galleries and potential clients, as well as promotes
and sells art and products online and offline. ARTSPROJEKT empowers artists
to create full time, and sell original art as well as limited or open
edition products on its site, partner sites, the artists own sites, and
other online networks. Launched in August 2008, ARTSPROJEKT is a unit of
Zazzle. Online at www.artsprojekt.com.
About Speck
Founded in 2001, Palo Alto-based Speck is a leading designer and maker of
original, high quality cases, bags and packs for the latest popular
portable electronic devices. The company is best-known for its focus on
creating refreshing designs that offer quality, thoughtful features, and
distinctive style. For more information, visit www.speckproducts.com.
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Outrage – 2010
plot: The boss of a major crime syndicate orders his lieutenant to bring a rogue gang of drug traffickers in line, a job that gets passed on to his long-suffering subordinate. The plot concerns a struggle for power amongst Tokyo's Yakuza clans, today just as likely to be playing the stock market as shaking down pachinko parlors, over which the Sanmo-kai clan holds sway in the face of constant betrayal and ever-changing allegiances. Sanmo-kai chairman Ototomo (played by Kitano himself) learns that his henchman Ikemoto has struck an alliance with the drug-dealing Murase family, and is not best pleased, to say the least. The ensuing retaliation triggers an orgy of killings, territorial invasions and score settling while law enforcement officers, too corrupt to intervene
Kitano is fucking back with a vengeance. let's all bow and thank the japanese film gods. after laying off the yakuza genre for nearly 10 years, master Takeshi Kitano brings us Outrage, once again starring himself as the main character. Outrage follows the ins and outs of Yakuza politics of revenge and atonement between bosses, brothers, and cohorts, and an unstoppable backstabbing bloody avalanche of awesome.
the winning recipe here is the ultra violence topped off with irresistible black humor. you gotta love it when the fatalities and horrible, blood filled yakuza situations you are presented with also make you let out an out loud chuckle or two. i mean there's a reason why Tarantino loves this guy so much, right? right.
one way Outrage differs from Kitano's other notorious yakuza movies, is that his character, and generally the story itself, lacks his distinctive outcast-inner struggle, the nuances in the people involved are put aside for a more straight forward kind of story telling, but after all, as Kitano remarked publicly about his making of Outrage, he is giving the people what they want – no pretense of artistic embellishments, but rather blunt, cruel acts of violence of the professional criminal devoid of any romanticism.
so sit back and enjoy the bloody ride, and then, if you're hungry for more, remember this is the same guy who brought us masterpieces such as Brother, Hana-bi, and Boiling Point. it's never too late for a good re-ash.


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June 24, 1929 – Feb. 6, 2018
TOPEKA — Lorn V. McNabb, 88, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, at Stormont-Vail Hospital, Topeka. He was 88.
He was born June 24, 1929, at Melvern, the son of Lester and Clara Patterson McNabb. He grew up in Melvern and graduated from Melvern High School in 1947. He lived in Topeka for many years.
He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He worked for Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Topeka for 35 years. He was a member of Local No. 307 and a 65-year member of the Melvern Masonic Lodge No. 22.
He married Virginia Shelton in 1966. She preceded him in death in 1969. He married Mary Helen Turner in 1971. She survives.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lester and Clara; a brother and sister-in-law, Lawrence and Loraine McNabb; and a brother-in-law, Dale Carlat.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Helen, of the home; a stepdaughter, Maureen Elder and husband, Glen, Joshua, Texas; a sister, Lorena Carlat, Auburn; three nephews, Bob Fellers and wife, Linda, John Fellers and wife, Linda and Dan Fellers and wife, Elva; and a niece, LeAnn Fouts and husband, Lee.
The family gives a heartfelt thanks to the wonderful caregivers and staff at Lexington Park Assisted Living and to his special needs caregivers, Ray and Annie Patterson.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon. Private burial will be at Melvern Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Melvern PRIDE Community Center and sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451.


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I hosted a lovely mother and child afternoon tea party at the Bonpoint store on Sunday (more on that on Friday for my next WIT Mama Friday post later this week) and the "What to wear question" was one that I had time to address a bit late in the day... I had planned to wear something that didn't work out so I had to think something very last minute. When outfit panic situations like this happen, I like to have a super strict brief so I'm not faffing around wasting time so on Thursday night I looked for a pink dress, with a sleeve, not too short (rather long) and that evoked all things spring and happy!
I couldn't believe my luck when I found this chiffon, orange blossom print tea dress with tiny sequin raspberries embroided on the fabric from Topshop which is not even a maternity one but fits perfectly around a bump! I wore it with my old J.Crew pink velvet sandals (I found a really similar pair from Chloe in sale here and from Gianvito Rossi here) and tousled hair by my gorgeous friend George Northwood (I always do my own make up). As many of you asked me about the dress, here's a link to it (and other items in similar print).
|Midi Dress by Unique £255.00 Topshop


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About Yvonne:
Hi everyone! My name is Yvonne and I blog @ A World Between Folded Pages! :) Yes, I'm a booklover and find immense pleasure in reading all day in my bed ... it's just so comfortable, ugh! I'm also a fangirl & more than ready for Dean Wichester to finally drop by - seriously, Dean, how much longer do I have to wait?! -, I love the 90's with all its amazing kid's series (Pokemon, Dragonball, Sailor Moon, ...), the music and let's be honest: Disney movies. They're heaven and I love them so much! Also I'm desperately waiting for a zombie apocalypse to happen so I can brag with my "knowledge" (and probably die very soon but psst!)! Usually I'm shy and quiet - well, in real life - but once you get to know me I can be pretty funny and crazy. Mostly I'm just weird though. :D
Now, onto the questions!
Well, I used to buy only paperbacks because they're cheaper and handier but ... hardcovers are so damn pretty. Lately I buy more HC's, even if they're more expensive, I just love how they look on my shelves, haha. :D So I'd say it's a mixture of both - if I want a book really badly I'll probably buy the HC, if I'm not so sure about it I'll go for the PB version.
2. If you could live in any possible genre, which would you choose and why?
Who's not going to say (Contemporary) Romance? A book by Stephanie Perkins? I'm all in! J. Lynn? Yes, please! Something with swoon-worthy characters, I'd say. :P
3. If you could meet any one author, who would you choose and why?
Hmmm, that's a tough one. I adore so many authors and would love to meet Tahereh Mafi because I love the "Shatter Me" series and Aaron Warner is one of my alltime favorite characters ever. Then again I also want to see Jennifer L. Armentrout and Richelle Mead (Adrian Ivashkov ftw!) but Colleen Hoover is the queen of contemporary and gives me so many feels with all her books - It's so hard to decide! I'd just write their names on a stripe of paper and draw one because I really don't know!
4. How many times have you read your favorite book and will you read it again?
I usually don't re-read my books. I can't. Well, I tried it once with Shatter Me and it worked quite good but most of the time I remember the plot so well that I get bored pretty quickly. I do want to re-read some of my faves though and I'm trying really hard ... Maybe Somedayis definitely one of those books!
5. Besides reading, what are some of your other favorite hobbies?
I like to play videogames - the result of having a brother and (mostly) male cousins around my age that never wanted to play with barbies - preferably games such as The Sims or "casual games" that you can play for a bit without a long storyline. The exception is "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt"! I've been playing it for the past week on and off and it's SOOOO good! I adore it so much! Other than that I like to take pictures with my camera, blogging and watching TV series. Loads of TV series. :D
6. What's your favorite book to movie adaptation?
Definitely Harry Potter! I have yet to read the books - I only read book 1 and 2 - but I think the movies are fantastic!
|Photo: courtesy of Yvonne
Right now they're in a rainbow (at least I tried), as you can see, but I don't really have a system. Books of a series or by the same author are together but that's it, really.
8. What's your favorite genre of music? Your favorite bands?
I don't know if I have a "favorite genre" but I like to listen to Classic Rock (thanks, Dean!) and Alternative Rock. Some of the songs on the radio or the charts are also favorites of mine and like I mentioned above I love Disney, so all the Disney songs are great too! :D My favorite bands are probably 30 Seconds to Mars, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Imagine Dragons, Bastille and and and.
9. Do you like to listen to music or snack on food while you read, or do you like it really quiet?
I hope I'm not alone but I can't read while it's super quiet ... I need some kind of background noise, so I love listening to music while reading! Especially if a song fits the general mood/feel of a scene it's SO epic! It makes it a hundred times better! I guess that's also why I enjoyed Maybe Someday so much - the music/soundtrack is brilliant!
10. If you were allowed to have a party and you could invite any three book characters, which three book characters would you invite and why?
Okay, firstly I'd choose Alice Cullen from Twilight (don't hate me) - she always has this sunny disposition and loves planning things, so she could definitely help me. That way I'd be sure that my party is be a success and that there would be people. Secondly I'd invite Cameron Hamilton from Wait For You and hope he brings some of his delicious pastries with him and lastly, of course, my beloved ... oh damnit. I was going to say Aaron Warner but actually I think Adrian Ivashkov from the Bloodlines series would be better. He definitely knows how to party!
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer all of the questions Yvonne!
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Drop the word "multiculturalism" and half of them will have an immediate allergy-like reaction. Their faces will turn red with fever as they glide away from you. Drop the phrase "lamestream media" and the other half will cringe and hold their brow with a splitting headache as they back away from you.
These otherwise normal Americans are obviously suffering from something. The author in this pioneering book has discovered what that is: severe, extremely contagious viral illnesses that are plaguing the entire country. He reveals here in layman's terms the infection, spread and treatment of these viruses. They make us insanely ill and susceptible to conspiracy theories, and are so easily passed between individuals by speeches, handshakes and karaoke.
He discovers Viral Media is not just a figurative expression. One morning an infamous radio personality spouts off a misinformed, belligerent opinion. By that afternoon the author's research subjects are repeating it with the same fever and refudiation. The viral words of the opinion had infected them and seemed to have taken possession of their minds like some voodoo zombie incantation.
No one is safe and many are contaminated. Treatments are provided so that they may become virus free and regain the ability to associate with those "other" Americans—those infected with the opposing virus.
If you are tired of the partisan arguing in our great country, this book is guaranteed to lift you to higher ground and make you LOL.
From the Publisher
If the status quo of politics-as-usual causes a profound need in your brain for levity, this book is meant for you. It satirizes both camps of the finger pointing, bumper sticker mentality, while offering thought-provoking vantage points to view them.
As partisan passions grow ever more heated under America's current political climate - further intensifying global warming - the rancor of debate becomes more foul and repelling. The narrator is a fictional researcher who has discovered the cause of this: highly contagious, heretofore undiagnosed viruses that plague the entire country. This tongue-in-cheek metaphor provides for the perfect examination of what ails America. It also allows the narrator to give satiric diagnoses and hilarious observations which are a most effective medicine for its remedy.
He reveals here in layman's terms the infection, spread and treatment of these viruses. He interviews many of the fictionally infected incorporating various stimulants - such as burning the American Flag or watching Fox News - to measure the viruses' parasitic effects. He discovers individuals consumed by viral illness in which they believe Pollsters to be scantily clad dancers who use polls to hold onto while they strip tease and seductively ask what your opinions are. Others believe Women's Liberation was actually women breaking free from their prisons of suburban boxes filled with torture instruments of stoves and ironing boards, chained to Electrolux Vacuums and glued to daytime soap-operas.
Viral media is true. People really do become infected. No one is safe and many are contaminated. No need to worry as the author provides treatments that America sorely needs if it is to become well and regain its sense of red-blooded humor.
Humor is an essential treatment for the condition of Democracy.


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This wonderful tiara has a silver diamante-style frame with pink gems at the centre. The words 'Bride To Be' are written in a bold pink font so there's no mistaking who's special night it is. The tiara is trimmed with white marabou feathers and silver flecks of tinsel and has a white veil attached to it.
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In less than an hour, Duke University (my alma mater) will be playing University of Virginia in the ACC championship title game. Charlotte now has a fabulous new circle skirt made from our old t-shirts so she can cheer on the Blue Devils in style!
I pieced together squares cut from the backs from four t-shirts (the lighter blue one was actually Corey's old Duke shirt, but the other three just happened to be in good colors), then cut it into shape. Afterward, I appliquéd on the logos so they would be in the right place near the hemline. The border between the gray and navy panels is the front middle of the skirt. Finally, I sewed on a 3" wide elastic waistband and zigzagged around the bottom of the skirt for a little extra detail.
I sewed the skirt while Charlotte was at school on Friday and just sort of winged the length. It came out a tad long, but it is winter after all, right? I stuck it on Charlotte right after she got off the bus and had her pose a little. Her hair looks a little bedraggled because this dry winter air is not kind to Charlotte's fine hair -- especially after taking hats on and off all day!
Best thing about a circle skirt? The twirlability! Yes, that is a word (at least in this household).
Crossing our fingers for an ACC championship trophy to get March Madness started out on the right foot!


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First, create a personal space for each child. It's a good idea to get two of everything (such as beds and dressers), and use curtains or other space dividers. Second, respect each child's schedule individually. Younger kids usually go to bed before older ones. Finally, set rules for when friends come over and how toys and personal belongings are handled.
When placing children in the same bedroom, it's important to take their ages and temperaments into account. Children who are close in age or have similar schedules and activity levels do best sharing a room. Twins can be particularly comfortable in the same room. However, children who have poor sleeping habits or illnesses may have difficulty sharing a room with another child. Children may need to be split up temporarily if these issues occur.
While younger children may enjoy sharing a room and feel comforted by each other's presence, older children often prefer privacy. It is important to listen to children's preferences as they grow older. In the case of opposite-gender siblings, room-sharing can work well when they are young and are less competitive than same-gender siblings for toys, clothes and friends. Once opposite-gender siblings get older and reach puberty, privacy issues may make it harder for them to share a room. Child psychologist Dr. Bartell recommends that opposite-gender children should have their own rooms after the age of six.


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Artist Biography:
Melissa Marcy is a Chicago area digital media artist, architect and owner of the Chicagoland art studio Virtuality. She was immersed in art and music from an early age, studying painting, classical piano, and illustration with her artistic family. In college she studied architecture, graduating with her masters at the age of 22 and earning licenses to practice both architecture and interior design four years later.
Having started her career as an architect, she credits Frank Lloyd Wright as her greatest artistic influence, stating that she loved the purity of his forms, his respect for the natural world and the way in which he was able to carry his designs across many different mediums successfully. She also credits Ansel Adams, László Moholy-Nagy and Khalil Gibran as other important artistic influences.
Melissa describes her body of work as an artistic record of moments in time and space. She explains, "I try to capture the transient beauty found in both the untouched natural world and in everyday urban life. Many people are simply too busy or distracted to enjoy the beauty in the world around them, and it is especially for those people that I create artwork."
Photography is her favorite artistic medium. "It is the basis for the majority of my pieces. I capture something that I love onto film and go from there." Her body of work spans from the 1990s through to today.
Melissa has clients and private collectors throughout the United States.
University of Illinois at Chicago: Bachelor of Arts In Architectural Studies, Concentration In Digital Media – 2001.
University of Illinois at Chicago: Master of Architecture – 2003.
Licensed Architect: IL – 2007.
Licensed Interior Designer: IL – 2007.