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I got the crew together and we talked about it all! So join us as #TeamGRF X #E32015 combines into something greater than the sum of its parts! Join us back here afterwards!
Now that you've joined us back here on #TheCool is we're going to take this one step at a time. So we'll start our journey on Sunday night when Bethesda took the stage.
Bethesda did their thing and showed off Doom, Fallout 4 & Elder Scrolls Legends. None of this is on my radar even though it looked cool. Honestly, the little bit I watched of it live made me go nap-nap. I think that says it all.
After some well needed nap-nap is Monday morning came and with it Microsoft taking the stage.
M$ came and went with the usual flair. Gears, Halo and the like but there were some games that caught my eye.
30 games for $30! The arcade version of Battletoads & Jet Force Gemini are the reasons I'm so down with giving my money to this. I'm glad that there's a collection of games like this for not only for me but for others who'll be discovering these wonderful games for the first time. There are questions I have about certain games in the collection but those will probably be answered closer to release.
Comcept X Armature = ReCore. What I saw has my attention so let's see if it lives up to that attention.
You wouldn't think a blind girl searching for a cat could make compelling gameplay. Beyond Eyes seems to prove that theory wrong with this beautiful masterpiece. I'll be waiting.
Cuphead was that game last year that had my attention but hearing people see Gunstar Heroes and Alien Soldier in its lineage has my undivided attention now!
They also showed off the HoloLens tech and I'm not impressed yet. That's something you have to experience yourself and until I do this is where I stand.
Other than what I took the time to mention is M$ didn't really impress me much overall.
The afternoon brought us EA and their usual sports, needing speed, Pele and Mass Effect teasers. There were a couple games from EA that got my attention.
Unravel looks like an experience I want to have and that's why I'm excited for it and have my eyes on it right now.
Faith is my bae and fuck you if you disagree! I must have Mirror's Edge Catalyst and there's nothing more to say about that!
Star Wars Battlefront. This is going to be THAT game! A must have when it drops.
EA does EA but again not much that caught my attention.
Later in the day brought us Ubisoft & Aisha Tyler. I missed the beginning but while Siege & The Division are in my eye sight there was one game in particular I'm looking forward to.
That game would be the game that was at the beginning of their show...South Park: The Fractured But Whole. Stick of Truth was in fact the truth and this game is all about Coon and Friends so this going to be that hotness. Can't wait.
Ubisoft. I only watch because I crush hard on Aisha Tyler and less about your game output. Assassin's Creed: This is Tuna With Bacon looked cool too but I don't play those games so there's that. Ubisoft.
The nightcap was all Sony and they brought the hype!
They started the show with The Last Guardian. THE LAST GUARDIAN!
I liked what I saw of Horizon: Dark Zero. My eye is on this one.
By now you know of Cammy & Birdie in Street Fighter V. If you're looking for the lowdown about both characters and the rest of cast so far then I've got you taken care of RIGHT HERE!
Final Fantasy VII Remake. Can you save Aerith? How humongous will Tifa's breasts be? Why isn't this Final Fantasy XII International? These questions and more answered at some point.
Shenmue 3's a thing now. On Kickstarter. You can give money HERE!
Sony gave you what you may have wanted but that wait is going to be super long. GOOD LUCK!
After the Sony hype died down we had Tuesday and all of its stuff to get through with #E32015 being official now!
The Big N started Tuesday off with this...
Star Fox Zero! In collaboration with Platinum Games! I will be playing this when it drops.
Fire Emblem if will be Fire Emblem Fates when it drops stateside and with it the whole Pokemon setup of 2 separate games, the DLC and whatnot. The Nohr make a compelling argument for reasons. I just want to play more Fire Emblem.
Speaking of more Fire Emblem, Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem AKA Illusory Revelations#FE or Genei Ibun Roku #FE as NoA is referring to it at this time is coming soon as well.
That 2nd vid is from the Nintendo Treehouse stream and should give you some clue as to what this game will be all about.
Xenoblade Chronicles X. December 4, 2015. Remember that!
Nintendo did what they did and knowing those titles I highlighted will be available for me to play within the next year gives me hope they may turn this around yet. And no, I'm not mentioning the Metroid thing so don't ask. I should be asking the question everybody is...Where's Devil's Third?
After Nintendo showed off their wares is Square-Enix made me go nap-nap more than once but what I did see has me excited.
Kingdom Hearts 3's first announced world is...Tangled?! Not the no duh of Frozen but at least we know something and that's good.
Platinum X NieR...YESSSSSSSSSS!
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness looks awesome. Want more of this ASAP!
S-E showed off Tomb Raider, Just Cause, Hitman and the like but not up my alley but it looked cool.
With the conferences out of the way let's cover what else caught my eye.
If this is where it ends then it looks to be going out and taking every mind with it!
Is Castle Crashers Remastered proof that remasters have gone too far? It looks to make a great game even better so I'll be watching for it when it drops.
Platinum X Transformers = Transformers Devastation. While this is awesome is the last time Platinum did work for Activision we got The Legend of Korra. Think about it. Hyped regardless though!
Even with E3 in full effect is there are some new costumes for DoA5: Last Round that celebrate Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess and the whole series as well. Here's who's who.
Ayane as Millennia. Brad Wong as Earnest Love. Ein as Zeno. Helena as Reina. Hitomi as Alma. Honoka as Evelyn. Kasumi as Laegrinna. Kokoro as Kanata. Leifang as Telma. Lisa as Lyla. Marie Rose as Lili. Momiji as Allura. Nyotengu as Velguirie. Phase 4 as Celia. Rachel as Freise Grayder & Raidou as Victor Lagos.
$2.99 for a single costume and $33.99 for the set on PS3, PS4 & XBONE and $34.99 on 360.
Speaking of, Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess drops July 14th.
Hitting the Midnight Stage to remind you the game drops on June 30th in Japan is Marie & Tohru Adachi!
In your hood right now is Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition. Enjoy!
For some reason during Nintendo's Digital Event they failed to mention Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Weird that.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4. Coming soon to a hood near you.
Does Project X Zone 2 have your attention now?
If you're answer is no then I may be able to help!
Coming to Project X Zone 2 as Solo Units are a Cutie Triple Threat.
Representing Capcom is of course my favorite catgirl and yours Felicia! Representing Sega is Ulala! Representing Namco is Valkryie! Eyes glued now?!
I'd like to thank BandaiNamcoEU for providing the pics and be sure to check out their Facebook page HERE!
If you'd like to check out some Saint Seiya: Soliders' Soul gameplay then I've got some for you right here.
Shakka vs Ikki, Saga vs seiya & Shurya vs shiryu are the entertainment. Please enjoy.
June 30th. J-Stars Victory VS+. Be there for the clash!
Killer Instinct has a story mode now.
Skullgirls 2nd Encore is coming to PS4Vita soon and you can pre-order the game HERE for $24.99 or $19.99 if you're rocking PS+ and if you do you get a special PS4 Skullgirls theme with your pre-order.
Coming to Eyes of Heaven is from Phantom Blood's William A. Zeppeli & Robert Edward O. Speedwagon. From Battle Tendency is Esidesi & Wamuu and from Stardust Crusaders is Mohammed Avdol & Mariah. There will also be a 2nd demo dropping soon and when more info comes out about it I'll let you know.
Coming soon from XSEED is Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson & Estival Versus, Oneechanbara Z2 Chaos, Earth Defense Force 4.1 & Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel.
Speaking of Nitroplus Blasterz is coming soon to the arcade version is Saber from Fate/Zero as a playable character and Angela Balzac from Exiled from Paradise & Yuki Takeya from School-Live as assists.
When this update drops is unknown but know that #DoaGHThaDOJO will have the good when it does!
Thanks to 4Gamer for the pics and you can read more if you'd like RIGHT HERE!
Koihime Embu will be dropping on PS34 in Septemeber so be watching for it! If you wish to know more then here the link to the official site HERE!
By time you read this this will be a real thing. I expect you to do the right thing here. $9.99 for this a steal and finally getting this version on a console as well. I have no clue what this version adds if anything but what does it matter. It's Shantae! THE END!
What Did I Get Into This Week #E32015 Edition?
I'm not finishing Super Metroid in time but I'll be finishing it when it gets finished. New game on the #DayoftheBasedGOD regardless of this!
Getting bunkered up for #E3 and watching Orange is the New Black is there were 2 things I missed and I want to speak about them now.
The 100th episode of Friendship is Magic is how you do fanservice like that. I will however never ever call Derpy by the name Muffins ever! Just not right. Congrats to the show and here's to 1000 more!
Drive & Gaim Movie Wars Full Throttle was great. The Gaim side was more of what's going on and less closure than usual. The Drive side would've been even better if I could've watched it when the movie dropped. Great watch I can happily say!
The universe got a #StevenBomb dropped on it with a week of all new Steven Universe and it was so good! Love the new remix theme too. Go watch Steven Universe!
True Detective Season 2 is delivering the goods and the last 3 minutes answered my question real quick of how is all of this going to come together and it did in a magical way and I want to see how this comes to some conclusion.
The Rock's new show Ballers is the sports version of House of Lies more or less. The comparison doesn't really do the show justice but I watched it and I'm down for as long as it brings the goods. Give it a shot if you're on the fence.
The usual suspects are doing what they do and what they do is very appreciated! Thank You!
The sexy BBW is singing her song! What I Watched & Listened to on the Internet This Week, please bring us home!
To compliment all the Giant Bomb is more Giant Bomb! If you watch anything is the last segment of Day 3 is a must! That is all I will say!
New episode of Pokemon Bridged!
Shouts to Brisulph for this Neutopia II playthrough. I've always wanted to play both game but never got around to it. One day. One day.
THROWBACK TIME! Don't do this. Please laugh at it. Just don't do it. Thanks.
Be sure to check out this episode of Team GFB Radio featuring the legend Sal Divita RIGHT HERE!
And with that we can put #E32015 behind us and look toward the future!
Shouts to MusyneXSK for this picture of Android 18! Be sure to check out more of MusyneXSK's work on Pixiv! 18+!
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden drops October 25th in MURICA! Just so you know!
As usual, we thank you for coming through and be sure to join us next time when this week becomes #LastWeekRightNow!
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I read this article the other week (courtesy of High Snob) and found it really interesting. It's all about the death of normcore, and to sum it up, how it simply appeared and disappeared, because it was only ever hype. Now honestly how silly is the word "normcore". That having been said, I don't consider myself much of a trend follower but if this is a trend then I guess I've followed it. My favourite things to wear lately seem to be blue jeans, white tees, white shirts, plain cardigans... I could go on. I haven't bought into it because of hype, I think I've bought into it because it's easy. It's fuss-free and thoughtless to throw an outfit together from a wardrobe of things that all match. If an outfit doesn't look plain then I'm not really into it. Sounds boring but the most beautiful outfits to me right now are utterly minimalistic.
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I could be your dream customer. I want to buy something from you and spend the money. But you make it so incredibly difficult. Here's how you can personalize better with simple steps to hit me with the right content in the right place at the right time. Check out this guide on how to create personalized web experiences.
Create personas i.e. fictional characters who represent the audiences you want to target. Think about granularity, about how you can find the golden mean between going too big or starting too small and scattered. It's like moving along a funnel.
You start by thinking of me as an individual with differentiating characteristics: age, gender, interests, preferred language. I don't like giving away too much data about myself, but at the very least, you can figure out my geolocation, date of visit and if I'm a new or returning visitor. Geolocation is a good one to start with. Experiment with a few personas, then enlarge the segment. If they respond well to personalized content, you can later divide large segments into smaller ones with even more targeted personalization for better results.
You don't have to produce more content. Create content in small, reusable pieces (rather than large chunks) that you play around with to meet personalized needs. Tag this content to make it easy to find and reuse. I like to think that I'm different from the others, but you can use the same content to make groups of similar people feel like they're one in a million.
Customer journeys are, understandably, less than linear. I might have searched on a tablet before landing on your site. I then visit your brick-and-mortar store to get a feel for your products. I would later go back to my desktop to purchase and pay. Try to understand the context, why I do certain things when, and how I behave across different channels, so that you can catch me at those touchpoints.
But before you try tracing a rather complex journey, why not start with just making my linear journey from shopping cart to payment much easier? I know exactly what I want. Give me information that is clear, straightforward and useful. Don't bombard me with extras and upsells. Just make sure your e-commerce system is in sync. The worst thing is when I fill in my credit card details, wait those couple of seconds, then get the message "payment failed". Make it work for me and I'll be a happy customer.
You probably have existing systems for CRM, marketing automation, CMS, accounting, but these shouldn't define the way you reach me. If you're saying to me: you have to register in this forum first, to access our online magazine, but then also register in our user database (so that we capture your contact details) -- sorry, you've lost me. You're putting the technology and your process before my needs.
I know that you track my online movements to build a better picture and I'm willing to share some personal data and preferences. But only if it's necessary and if I think you're giving me something of value. If I get a personally addressed e-mail saying, "You stayed at our hotel in the Redwood room this time last year. How about a return visit?", I might feel like you're stalking me.
However, if you send e-news about special weekend packages with landscape pictures that I've often clicked on, or a story featuring the new pool, I might be curious enough to check out the offers. Find a chord that strikes my soul. I'd feel like you know me and would be more inclined to do business with you.
In short, personalization doesn't have to be super-advanced and complicated. Take a back-to-basics approach. Your IT vendors have wowed you with demos on slick tools and intelligent systems that are way ahead of what your customers are able to comfortably use. But guess what, you can actually do more with less. Just start personalizing with basic demographics and take it from there.
See our step-by-step guide on how to create personalized web experiences. It shows you how to create personas and segments, how to scale, package and vary content, and how to build relevant digital journeys that your personas can enjoy taking. Catch them with engaging personalized content - you can.
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These days TERFs are largely to be ignored. An increasingly fanatical group of haters desperately trying to convince anyone stupid enough to listen to them that they represent either
a) all feminists or
b) all women
when in fact they represent only a minute fraction of either. A small number of bigots who shout a lot and have a lot of sock puppet social media accounts.
However the huge amount of noise and vitriol poured out over the suicide of Leelah Alcorn was somewhat unexpected, after all these people may be fanatics but I refuse to believe that some of them are not so dumb as to to think being seen to dance on the grave of a teenage suicide victim is a PR disaster. Some TERFs have been suggesting that her suicide note should not have been published, despite it being deliberately published on her Tumblr by Leelah with her explicit wish that the world take notice. Only TERFs would try and silence a trans girl in death. Some TERFs have deliberately misgendered her, as have her parents, despite her explicit wish to be remembered as a girl. Other TERFs tried to jump to the defence of her parents, suggesting that no parents are perfect and that trans people have been "gleefully" criticising them. For anyone to have such a wilful lack of understanding of how the trans community is feeling right now is, quite literally breathtaking. I think some of these people may be on the verge of needing professional help.
This sickening vitriol and hatred has surprised even hardened TERF-watchers, but there is a reason for it.
The cause of Leelah's suicide is clearly the 'Christian' treatment meted out to her by so-called 'Christian' healers. This is another word for talking therapies or "conversion therapy". Conversion therapy was an experiment carried out by a group of either quack practitioners or very right-wing psychologists in some parts of North America. It was used in the latter part of the 20th century as a supposed 'cure' for being gay. It is neither based on any valid psychological theory nor has it had any degree of "success" in turning people straight. All that has happened is that it produced lots depressed and suicidal gay and lesbian people.
This "treatment" is however still used to try and "cure" trans children, in some instances by psychologists but mostly now by quack 'Christian' therapists working on behalf of parents who want their children to be heterosexual and cisgender. Despite its 0% success rate and 100% harm rate, there are still people out there who will try and use the Bible to force trans people to be cisgender. Transphobia is alive and kicking in some communities.
The problem is that therapies similar to those which caused the death of Leelah Alcorn have been advocated in much of TERF literature since the 1970s, it is their only answer to the "problem" of the existence of trans people. This kind of TERF equivalent of 'Christian' conversion therapy is their only answer to trans people. TERFs want trans women to be men, they want us to stay in our boxes, it is apparently part of their ideology of "de-gendering" (yes I know that doesn't make sense). If Conversion therapy is shown to fail, especially to fail with trans people, then they have no mode of action left in the face of growing numbers of openly trans people, other than the abuse, harassment and doxxing that is so common by those who describe themselves as "gender critical".
The problem is that I know that some TERFs have recently engaged in their own kind of conversion therapy with at least one trans woman. I suspect many more than that. What happened to Leelah is what TERFs want to happen to all trans children, indeed all trans people. "Stay in your boxes, shut up and die quietly if necessary." The reason they protest too much is because they are attempting to do to trans people what Leelah's "therapists" did to her. "Be cis or die!" is their answer to the existence of trans people. The fact that TERFs are prepared to risk the lives and/or mental health of trans people in order to preserve their ideology of hate, to rid themselves of an inconvenient group of people is scary, but let's face it, they have no other option. In order to justify their hate they have to have an "answer" to the "problem" of trans people's existence. These kind of therapies represent their only possible answer, Leelah's death shows that their answer doesn't work.
They are protesting too much not merely because Leelah's death highlights the failure of these methods and their obvious dangers but also because at least some of them have guilty consciences themselves, having tried this on trans people.
Rest in peace Leelah. :-(


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...when you layer with a cropped-cardigan.
I've added the cropped cardigan to many looks in the past, but I've yet to layer with this particular article -- until yesterday.
The cardi is brand aerie from American Eagle -- purchased over 5 years ago. I paired the blue cardi with a blue and white striped button down from A & F, layered over a white lace cami. The wide-leg trousers are from Wet-Seal; and I finished the look off with a pair of Bamboo peep-toe booties from Ross. Fun and easy look to pull off.


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PS. I have added the scientific names below as they were identified with a little help from my blogger friends. Thank you! The names link to sites with more information and, when available, I've linked to a site that describes the plant's medicinal values.
November 6, 2011
Mystery Colors in My Garden
PS. I have added the scientific names below as they were identified with a little help from my blogger friends. Thank you! The names link to sites with more information and, when available, I've linked to a site that describes the plant's medicinal values.
50 comments:
- cieldequimper said...
I'm no good at identifying anything here but what a feast for the eyes!
- November 6, 2011 at 3:50 AM
- Kay L. Davies said...
Wow, Francisca, they're all beautiful! Is the second-last one some kind of bromeliad?
You know what kinds of flowers I'm familiar with, so I'm not much help, but I certainly enjoyed looking at these. The second one, with the big green knob is amazing, and I love the blossoms growing out from the trunk in the next collage.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
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- November 6, 2011 at 4:25 AM
- tapirgal said...
What amazing things you found in your garden! I love your layout with colored borders.
- November 6, 2011 at 4:45 AM
- EG Wow said...
You must be very pleased to find these gorgeous flowers blooming in your new gardens!
- November 6, 2011 at 5:58 AM
- Tina´s PicStory said...
wonderful flowers. some of them i have never seen! thanks for sharing with weekend flowers :)
- November 6, 2011 at 6:37 AM
- jennyfreckles said...
Haven't a clue what these exotics are but they must brighten your garden. The one with the pea thing in the middle is very unusual, to my eyes.
- November 6, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Vicki/Jake said...
Who could even guess at these masterpieces of the Universe? Beautiful..........
- November 6, 2011 at 7:52 AM
- Kim, USA said...
Hi Francesca, I like to guess. The 1st collage is Santan, 2nd collage no idea, 3rd collage looks like a fruit/tree we call Iba or Eba, 4th collage on the left looks like birds of paradise and in the right side I forgot the name but this is gorgeous flower too. Beautiful flowers!
Red Mums
- November 6, 2011 at 9:37 AM
- Ann said...
welcome to this meme, I love this.
Your first flower is IXORA. Common in South East Asia. We used to pull the flower and suck the sweet nectar.
- November 6, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Lui said...
Hi Francisca!
Are you back in Manila?
The first flower is Santan, the next is the Mickey Mouse plant (it has yellow flowers, I'm not sure about the next but the orange one is Birds of Paradise and the last is Adelfa!
Wow, you have quite a garden!
- November 6, 2011 at 12:26 PM
- enzo said...
These simple flowers become majestically beautiful in your cam...I love them. I suddenly miss my sweet home Philippines.
- November 6, 2011 at 1:27 PM
- Andrea said...
Hahaha, i didn't come here at once you should have told me to! I am amused at some comments to, you might end up having more problems.
1. Santan or Ixora coccinea - check
2. Micky mouse,Ochna thomasiana-check
3. kamyas or kalamyas, Averrhoa bilimbi - used in sinigang as souring agent. I love your photos comp here
4. Heliconia (definitely not bird of paradize which is Strelitzia reginae), i don't know the species but i have it at home invading large area
5. Mussaenda 'Dona Aurora', we have lots of colors of that here named after the wife of presidents
- November 6, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- Francisca said...
@Andrea, LOL... I just knew you'd come to my rescue! There are a gazillion species of heliconia, but wading through the photos I can still not identify the right one! Now I'll find some reference sites and update my post. Thanks, expert pal!
- November 6, 2011 at 2:28 PM
- Luna Miranda said...
i love to walk in the garden after the rain...you would feel things growing.:p
i love the Micky Mouse flower. they're strange and beautiful. and you have kamias! it's perfect with bagoong. LOL
- November 6, 2011 at 3:06 PM
- Maia said...
Exploring a new garden is quite an adventure.
These exotic flowers are all lovely.
They don't grow in our parts so I can't help with the names.
Beautiful photos and mosaics.
- November 6, 2011 at 3:55 PM
- Ann said...
The mango is my favourite, when I say miserable, I mean the spike has about 50 flowers, and only one fruit.
- November 6, 2011 at 4:05 PM
- Ann said...
Averrhoa bilimbi
does it have a small finger size very sour fruit. Used to love eating them but now, it is too sour for me.
- November 6, 2011 at 4:50 PM
- Kaori said...
You know, Francisca, I don't think I've seen ANY of these gorgeous flowers! They must be very tropical. I loved learning about them :D
- November 6, 2011 at 5:57 PM
- Francisca said...
@Ann... yes it does. They look like tiny cucumbers and one of the common English names is cucumber tree. I should have added a shot of them in my montage. And yes, as Andrea mentioned, it's sour and used in sinigang, a very sour Filipino soup.
- November 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM
- guild-rez said...
Hello Andrea..
I have enjoyed your very beautiful pictures.
You live in a wonderful country with rain forests and ocean coastlines. Home to a diverse range of birds, plants and animals I will never see in person.
But finding your blog will allow me a glimpse in this beautiful country.
Here is a link you may want to visit:
Cheers Gisela.
- November 6, 2011 at 7:55 PM
- Indrani said...
I like these details, thanks for the names. :)
- November 6, 2011 at 9:22 PM
- Denise said...
Our blogging friends are always so generous with the help they give in identifying our flowers. My knowledge of such things has greatly improved thanks to them. Your flowers are beautiful!
- November 6, 2011 at 9:27 PM
- Romina said...
Nice entry, the first photo we called it Santan flower in the Phils. they come on different colors. I like the photo of Balimbi, it's really tastes very sour, your face will really frown if you try to eat it, you can preserve it and make pickles. Just put on a jar with water and some salt or sugar then preserve it. We use to have that tree on my grandparents house. We like to pick and eat or dip on salt.
Enjoy your photos here.
- November 6, 2011 at 9:30 PM
- AL said...
I like the kamias flower! Gorgeous series of flowers thank you for sharing!
- November 6, 2011 at 10:17 PM
- Personalized Sketches and Sentiments said...
Beautiful blooms! Especially sweet are the plump petals of the Mickey Mouse plant :o)
Blessings & Aloha!
...catching up on some blog reading :o)
- November 6, 2011 at 10:25 PM
- Kay L. Davies said...
Just as beautiful but a little more interesting with the names, as you mentioned, Francisca. The cucumber tree is fascinating.
Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
- November 7, 2011 at 12:52 AM
- JM said...
Fantastic set of gorgeous flora shots!
- November 7, 2011 at 12:53 AM
- Carver said...
I can't help with I.D's but they are beautiful flowers.
- November 7, 2011 at 1:27 AM
- Rajesh said...
Very lovely flowers.
- November 7, 2011 at 1:58 AM
- JDaniel4's Mom said...
What beauties!
- November 7, 2011 at 3:13 AM
- Mama Zen said...
They certainly are lovely!
- November 7, 2011 at 6:48 AM
- chubskulit said...
We call that "Iba" in Bicol term but it is commonly called Kamias in tagalog. Lovely shots Francesca.
Christmas Cactus, have a blessed Sunday!
- November 7, 2011 at 7:43 AM
- Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...
Love this example of the blogging community at work! Wonderful pictures -- you sure made it easy for the experts to ID these lovely plants.
- November 7, 2011 at 10:09 AM
- Pondside said...
What a wonderful world we live in, that such exotic and fabulous plants need the same air and water as their more prosaic cousins!
- November 7, 2011 at 2:11 PM
- Andrea said...
I returned here to look for your reply to my comment, LOL. I also saw Gizela's comment and maybe thought it is my post, she also commented in my site. And I am further inspired by this post that I even made longer post on kamyas today, we call it kalamyas in Batangas and Quezon.
- November 7, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Francisca said...
@Andrea... I've added a link to your superb post in mine. :-)
- November 7, 2011 at 3:37 PM
- Arija said...
Congratulations on having acquired a garden with so many beautiful and useful plants. Lovely photos of the different phases of the cucumber tree.
- November 7, 2011 at 6:29 PM
What a wonderful variety of flowers. Just lovely!
I'll e-mail you my thoughts on Red Bubble.
- November 7, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- Karen said...
A gorgeous new garden!
- November 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM
- Lowell said...
You're so funny. You said you couldn't name them but you got names for most of them. I call them pretty pink and red and green flowers.
By the way, I had to put word verification back. I was swamped with spam!
- November 7, 2011 at 11:15 PM
- Veronica said...
Ohhhh these are all quite wonderful. Great shots.
Tassels Twigs and Tastebuds
- November 7, 2011 at 11:26 PM
- Genie said...
With mosaics of flowers like these, you are in the park with Bush Bernie and all of her fab shots. These are all gorgeous. Such beautiful reds. genie
- November 7, 2011 at 11:50 PM
- Prasetyo said...
Nice articles. I'm just blogwalking and very happy to stop here. And also give you some comment here.
Dont forget to give us some your comment into my blog too.
Thanks for share,
* Rio Prasetyo *
- November 8, 2011 at 2:35 AM
- H said...
I don't recognise any of these, but I love the Heliconia!
- November 8, 2011 at 5:12 AM
- Ida said...
How wonderful to have so many beautiful plants and flowers in your garden. Your photo's were lovely.
- November 8, 2011 at 6:00 AM
- Pat Tillett said...
I'm terrible at plants. The Averrhoa Bilimbi looks like it might be some kind of fuchsia. Sorry, that's all I have!
- November 8, 2011 at 8:16 AM
- Anita Johnson said...
So beautiful! I love the tropical look to these plants. Today was beautiful here, but cold and snow flurries are expected. Soon the color will be gone and the natural sepia filter will be applied to my world. NOvember is NO fun! (0:
- November 8, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Kala said...
Gorgeous photos and I love the collages you've created with them!
Happy MM
- November 8, 2011 at 1:41 PM
- Andrea said...
you might want to read this about the Philippine Mussaenda, just an additional reference:
http://admin.uplb.edu.ph/photos.php?a=1&i=4&s= .
- November 8, 2011 at 1:45 PM
- Ewa said...
so many beautiful things here :)
- November 12, 2011 at 7:59 AM


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When you buy a home using a mortgage loan, your home becomes collateral for the loan. If you do not repay the mortgage loan as agreed, your lender has the right to take your property and sell it to satisfy the debt, also known as foreclosure.
Whether or not your lender will begin foreclosure proceedings depends on exactly how far behind you are on your mortgage payments. If you are only a month or two behind on payments, your lender will not likely begin foreclosure proceedings. Typically, a lender will not file for foreclosure unless the lender is absolutely certain that the borrower is defaulting on the loan.
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Reverse mortgages were developed to assist elderly citizens who own their own homes but need an additional source of income. They work best in situations where homeowners wish to stay in their homes until they die. If you are approaching retirement and are unable to sell your home, a reverse mortgage may be an option for you. However, it can limit your ability to move in the future, because you will need to repay the reverse mortgage from the sale proceeds. In addition, if you are unable to afford or qualify for a refinanced mortgage when the term of the reverse mortgage is up, you may be forced to sell your home. A reverse mortgage also lowers the value of your estate, because it reduces the equity you have built up in your home. This is a disadvantage if you were planning to leave your house as an inheritance for your family.
You may want to consider a reverse annuity mortgage, more commonly known as a reverse mortgage. Developed to help the elderly find an additional source of income while remaining in their homes, reverse mortgages are steadily proliferating and in many instances are federally insured.
Generally speaking, reverse mortgages are offered at fixed rates of interest. (Federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages are also offered at adjustable rates.) All parties to the deed must be 62 or older before you can qualify. When you apply, your lender appraises your property to determine how much equity is available for you to borrow against. The older you are at the time of your application, the larger the percentage of your equity you may access. Once this amount is determined, you may borrow against it through one of three types of reverse mortgages.
A tenure reverse mortgage pays you a designated sum of money each month. The payment amount depends on your age, the equity in your home, and the interest rate of the loan. As you receive your payments, both the principal balance and the interest owed on the loan grow. Accumulated principal and interest are repaid upon sale of the property, which may not occur (unless you choose to sell) until after the death of the last party to the mortgage. Thus, you can use a tenure reverse mortgage to supplement your monthly income indefinitely. You do not run the risk of being required to sell your home. However, the size of your estate will be reduced because you are continuously reducing the equity in your home.
A term reverse mortgage allows you to receive preset monthly payments for a specified length of time (the term of the mortgage). Generally, all other factors being equal, term reverse mortgages will give you larger monthly payments than do tenure reverse mortgages, simply because the term of the mortgage is fixed rather than indefinite. When the term is up, the loan must be repaid. This might be accomplished by refinancing your home with a conventional "forward" mortgage. If this is not possible, however, and you have no other means to repay the loan, you must sell your home to satisfy the reverse mortgage. Thus, you might want to consider a term reverse mortgage only if you plan to sell your home before the expiration of the term, and need money in the meantime for medical care or home repairs.
An equity line reverse mortgage allows you to take different lump-sum amounts of equity out of your home as desired or needed up to a predetermined maximum amount. Depending on the mortgage agreement, the principal amount you borrow, plus accumulated interest, may become due either at a preset future date (as with a term loan) or at an unspecified date (as with a tenure loan).
Mortgage refinancing refers to the process of taking out a new home mortgage and using some or all of the proceeds to pay off an existing mortgage on your home. The main purpose of refinancing is to obtain a lower interest rate or lower your monthly payments by extending the term of your loan. Remember that if you extend the term of the loan, you will reduce your monthly mortgage, but you will end up paying more total interest over the years.
If you do refinance your home mortgage, you want to make sure that your monthly savings from refinancing will pay back the costs that are associated with refinancing while you are still living in your home. If you move before your refinancing has paid for itself, you really won't be saving any money. You can determine how long it will take for you to pay off the refinancing by dividing the cost of refinancing (points, closing costs, and private mortgage insurance) by the amount you will save each month from refinancing. Alternatively, you can eliminate the problem if you can find a no-point, no-closing-cost mortgage.
Generally, there are two types of mortgage refinancing: no cash-out refinancing and cash-out refinancing. No cash-out refinancing occurs when the amount of the new loan does not exceed the mortgage debt that you currently owe. Typically, you can borrow up to 95 percent of your home's appraised value with this type of refinancing.
Cash-out refinancing occurs when you borrow more than you owe on your current mortgage. You are generally limited to borrowing no more than 75 to 80 percent of your home's appraised value with cash-out refinancing. You can use the excess proceeds in any way you wish. Most people use this type of refinancing to pay off other outstanding loans, since the interest rate they pay on the extra cash they borrow will usually be less than the interest rate on the debt that they pay off (e.g., car loans, credit cards). Also, mortgage interest is typically tax deductible, while consumer debt is not. This strategy is useful if you use it to reduce your debt payments and you do not start charging items on your credit card again.
A home equity loan is a loan that is secured by your home. If you repay the loan as agreed, your lender will discharge the mortgage. If you do not repay the loan as agreed, your lender can foreclose on your home to satisfy the debt. Generally, the amount that you can borrow is limited to 80 percent of the equity in your home, although in some situations this amount may be higher. The actual amount of the loan will also depend on your income, credit history, and the market value of your home. The two distinct types of home equity loans are the home equity line of credit (HELOC) and the closed-end home equity loan, often referred to as a second mortgage.
A HELOC, which is the more popular loan, is structured as a revolving line of credit. You can borrow as much as you need, whenever you need it, by writing a check as long as your total borrowing does not exceed your credit limit. Because it is a line of credit, you make payments only on the amount you have actually borrowed, not the full amount available. Borrowers will usually set up a HELOC so that it is available for unexpected expenses. It may also be beneficial to use your home equity loan to purchase a car or pay your child's college tuition, since the interest is generally tax deductible.
A closed-end home equity loan, or second mortgage, is a loan for a fixed amount of money that must be repaid over a fixed term, just like your original mortgage. Borrowers typically use closed-end home equity loans to pay for a single large expense, such as a major home improvement or college tuition.
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R v Ruffel [1991] 13 Cr App R
Public Nuisance – Common Law Offence
The defendant had thrown an 'acid house' party which had attracted thousands of people. The party involved very loud music that continued overnight for some 12 hours. The party had caused traffic to block a road leading to the site and the woodlands had been littered with human excrement. The defendant was accused of the common offence of public nuisance and was convicted. He was sentenced to a suspended sentence of 12 months and had been fined £7,000. The defendant appealed against his sentence.
Whether the defendant was acting as a public nuisance or not. Whether the party which only lasted for just over 12 hours could constitute a public nuisance. Whether the defendant's sentence was unfair or manifestly unjust.
The defendant had been acting as a public nuisance. Following Attorney General v PYA Quarries [1957] 2 QB 169 a public nuisance must be capable of indiscriminately effecting a class of people within a neighbourhood. This was the case as a result of the very loud music of the party, the littering and fouling of the nearby woodlands, and because of the extremely heavy traffic that had been caused as a result of the party blocking the road to the area. These elements were enough to have affected a cross section of a class of Her Majesty's subjects within the area, and it was reasonable to expect them to have to take action to prevent it. Whilst the defendants suspended sentence was upheld, his fine was quashed because he had no means to pay it.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
In the whisky cupboard ... Tormore 12 years old
Tormore is a little known distillery in Speyside. It was only opened in 1958 and the majority of the whisky produced is put into Teacher's and Ballantine's, which are two of the biggest selling blended whiskies in the UK. The only current official distillery bottling is this 12 years old and other independent bottlings are hard to find. As a result, Tormore has a bit of a cult following (this includes Michael, my boss at Royal Mile Whiskies!). This was an impulse purchase by Karen, as Morrison's were selling it for £15 (the normal price is between £20-22) and it seemed a bargain. The appearance is golden brown (like caramel) and the nose is quite pleasant. There is something resembling fresh apples and also some freshly cut grass, vanilla and a whiff of heather. On the palate, the malted barley sweetness is the most prominent feature and this takes over virtually everything else. There is something herbal (maybe the grass again) and an acidic note (think of orange or lemon zest) that is present but overall, it is quite one dimensional. It feels thin in the mouth and the raw spirit coming through would not be to everyone's taste. The finish is quite short but I found it pleasant as the raw spirit from the palate fades and reveals a decent creamy mix of vanilla, toffee and coconut. Right at the end, there is a woodiness that appears, giving a slightly bitter final taste. This whisky is basic but good, although as mentioned before, not to everyone's taste. It is pleasant and easy drinking and would be good as an everyday drinking whisky. I am certainly not complaining about having a bottle of this in our whisky cupboard, especially at the bargain price of £15.
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Influential Photographs: Le Violon d'Ingres, 1924 by Man Ray3 18 Share Tweet
Surrealism and photography, when combined, is compelling and marvelous. May Ray was one of the pioneers of this state-of-the-art style and this violin-like photograph of a woman was his most famous work.
Emmanuel Radnitzky, or plainly Man Ray, was an American surrealist photographer. Aside from photography, film, painting, sculpture, and writing were his passions, too. He was a master of all trades and he excelled in all of the aforementioned art mediums. His early works revolved around cubism and expressionism. His style in photography made use of various techniques which created a definitive tinge of surrealism. Ray was also known for an enduring technique called rayography.
Ray's illustrious, sepia photograph of Missus Kiki de Montparnasse wearing only a turban was strongly influenced by Ingres's dreamy nudes. He manually painted the f-holes or f-notes onto the photographic print. He altered the original image into a more suggestive portrait. He magically transformed the woman's voluptuous body into a stringed musical instrument, the violin. The armless detail is, somehow, disturbing but it also adds to the appreciation and objectification of the female figure.
Just like Philippe Halsman, Ray's style can be highly likened to a classical version of the Photoshop. He manipulated photographs into his personal preferences and the outcomes were stunning and timeless. His works envisioned today's digital revolution. Ray still remains as one of the most original photographers in history and his Le Violon d'Ingres, among his numerous masterpieces, will forever be instilled in our inspirations.
Our intention with the Influential Photographs series is not to glorify or demean the subject of the photo. Our intention with this column is to highlight the most influential analogue photographs of history. The photographs we feature are considered icons, for their composition, subject matter, or avant-garde artistic value
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Photo of the Week
While doing some end of the year cleaning
out of my hard drives, I stumbled across
this image I shot in 2009 on the wreck of the
Spar in NC. It was in a folder labeled, 'TRASH'. Yikes! (New)
|Mike Gerken
Since I have no new dive stories to relay to you this week, I would like to share some of my poetry with you instead. It's a dive version of the "12 Days of Christmas". Relax, I'm just joking. I like having you as readers and would hate to loose you. Besides, I don't write poetry. I just have a few words to share with you this week on what was, what is and what will be for 2012. Oh yes, I also have a Photo Tip of the Week. Please read on.
As years pass by, I continue to see with my own eyes and read of other accounts, the degradation of our natural environment and, more specific to me, the marine world. One not go far to find such stories, for they are all around us in the media and out your own front door.
|A photo can speak a thousand words.
The Good
|2011- The Good, the Bad
and the Ugly.
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|My Father in his prime.
The Ugly
|Thousands of shark fins being dried on a roof top in Taiwan.
The scale of shark finning is enormous. Photo courtesy of RT Sea Blog.
To learn more click HERE.
|Hurricane Irene 2011.
"Barrier islands need hurricanes for their survival, especially at times of rising sea levels such as now. It's during hurricanes that islands get higher and wider," he said. "From a purely natural standpoint hurricanes are a blessing for islands, even though they're a curse for people who live there." Click here to read more.
|Another photo rescued from the trash.
The Spar NC 2009.
In addition, I will be adding a dive and photo newsletter to my itinerary of social media networking tools. The newsletter will highlight what the Dive Blog Report will contain and reach out to those who have yet to discover this sight. The first newsletter should come out early in the year. If you would like to sign up for it click on the link towards the bottom of the page.
I have lots more to tell you in regards to upcoming presentations, photo workshops and dive magazine stories to be published in 2012, but you will have to stay tuned for the next Dive Blog Report scheduled for after the New Year. I'm not sure if I will be doing much diving this winter so I'm relegated to telling you stories from the past such as "Mike's Top 10 Dives" of all time. From Truk Lagoon to Vanuatu to Palau and North Carolina check out my stories of the best dives I have ever done. Lastly, I would like to say Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone out there reading this. I'll see you in 2012!
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UK's Cameron to push case for joining Syria air strikes
British Prime Minister David Cameron will outline this week the case for air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Finance Minister George Osborne says. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION) STORY: British Prime Minister David Cameron will this week set out the case for joining air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, his finance minister, George Osborne, told BBC television on Sunday, (November 22), in an effort to persuade a parliament loath to embark on another war in the Middle East. Britain is already bombing IS in Iraq but Cameron has said he believes Britain should be doing more to fight the militants, who claimed responsibility for this month's attacks in Paris in which 130 people died. France has in the days since stepped up its bombing campaign against the group's members in Syria, who are also being targeted from the air by a U.S.-led coalition and Russia. Cameron is keen to avoid a repeat of 2013 when he lost a crunch parliamentary vote on air strikes against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Britain's Sunday newspapers, carrying headlines including "Britain prepares for war", reported a vote could be held within the next two weeks, with bombing underway by Christmas. Osborne said the Paris attacks were likely changing the views of those previously opposed to British air strikes but said the government would only call a vote when it was confident it could win. Another defeat would be "a publicity coup" for IS and send "a terrible message about Britain's role in the world", he said.


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What You Should Consider When It Comes to Hiring a Copywriter for Your Business
Know that it can be very stressful to market the business. You should spend money so that you can use different marketing platforms. The next thing that you must do is that you have to spend time to create relevant strategies for the business. However, if you want to accomplish all of such tasks, then it is quite important for you to hire a copywriter. You should know that it can be sad that there are factors which are actually neglected that could affect the decision you make. Here are some of the things that you have to know.
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Bush Theatre artistic director Madani Younis has announced an overhaul of the London venue's new writing policy.
The company currently runs a policy where a playwright can submit an unsolicited play to the Bush at any time via the theatre's digital platform Bushgreen and the theatre commits to reading it. However, speaking this week at the RADAR 2012 event, Younis complained that this meant the theatre was "panning for gold in too wider a river with too small a pan". He said the conversion rate to full production was less that 0.1% and it was costing the venue £20,000 per year.
Instead, from next year, Younis said a new system would be introduced whereby the company will run a seasonal call for submissions, twice a year for two windows of three weeks each.
He explained: "It will be open to playwrights, solo writer/ performers and companies who are developing new writing in the early stages of their careers, that are un-represented (and that have had a maximum of one professional production of their work staged). It will seek to discover original plays and projects that haven't been produced nor developed before. Most importantly, it will look for playwrights and artists that the Bush Theatre wants to develop for the future."
After each submission window a group of applicants will be selected to be mentored by a specific artist or company and invited to attend a weekend long workshop at the theatre. Following the workshop, a selected group of playwrights and companies will be given a seed commission to further develop their submitted play or project, or to develop a new one from scratch.
Younis added that from 2014, the Bush would commit to produce at least one solicited submission ever year for its main programme. The current system will close to submissions on November 23, with the first window under the new scheme opening on April 2, 2013.


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Some stories are so tragic, so unfathomably heartbreaking, I just don't know what to say. All I can really think to do is bury my head in my arms and cry. Unfortunately, I have to warn you: This is one of those stories.
This is the story of a 4-year-old girl in Washington who dialed 911 at 5 a.m. in the morning because her mommy was hurt (oh, but she wasn't just "hurt"). A 4-year-old girl who had the courage and presence of mind to watch someone fatally stab her mother, wait until that person was gone and then pick up the phone to call for help.
A 4-year-old girl who was truly a hero ... but her 18-year-old mom died anyway.
Laranda Konopaski was pronounced dead at Forks Community Hospital after being stabbed multiple times. The young mother's live-in boyfriend has been named as a suspect, but remains at large.
See what I mean? No sense can be made of a story like this. And there are far too many stories like this. Just the fact something this ugly could happen at all takes what little bit of hope or joy or belief in basic human kindness a person might have and destroys it. Not only that, it makes you feel like an idiot for having any hope to begin with. Like that soul-crushing Christmas Eve fire story, or the one about the little girl with the sick mom who was brutally murdered by a neighbor.
I know there's a got to be a better, more constructive way of processing this kind of news than locking yourself (and your children) in a dark closet where nothing bad can ever happen. The problem with that approach, of course, is that nothing good can ever happen either.
Part of me wonders, sometimes, why we tell these stories. Why we spread this kind of news. Would it be better to just let these nightmarish memories fade away in the hearts and minds of those immediately involved?
But then I realized: Anyone who goes through something like this, anyone who dies this way or watches a loved one die this way or suffers some similar fate deserves to be mourned by the world at large. That's the only thing we can really do, in the end, for people like Laranda Konopaski and her daughter.
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|Even if a picture means a thousand words… this one and the memories along with it will always leave me speechless.
I am truly blessed to be able to experience a love like this.
Feeling pretty nostalgic as it's been my friends' play week this week and with one ending tonight and the other drawing to a close tomorrow... I can't help but know exactly how they feel. Mind you, I've somewhat been living vicariously through them because poor ol' me, never had the "I MISS THEATRE TEMP" quite hit me post-production. But now, being reminded of some things... I can't help but feel compelled to address something.
Despite our differences as individual theatre programs... it's neat to see that no matter what company/production you're in... Us "theatre kids" have this elusive "thing." This "thing" is just untouchable. This became clear when I met up with the St. Pat's gang earlier today at Oakridge during their break. For one, the huge clump of high schoolers blocking the entrance to the White Spot could be seen as either a rather odd grouping of people (to those who may know them) or to the trained eye... a family. Looking from the outside in and knowing how it felt to be in that odd clump myself, it was kinda weird as I swear it was like a mirror image of the several Theatre Temp clumps in the Film Studio. As I tagged along, I started to get an inside peak at only the tip of their group's own set of traditions. As I joined in on the galivanting along 41st, making trucks and cars honk at us; it was like deja vu as I felt like I was belting out songs on Commercial Drive just yesterday. Traditions and antics that seemed unique to each group are really just all the same; reflections of each other. Which brings me back to that..."thing." This "thing" is something that we all share. We have our own variations of it but that cool elusive thing that only us theatre kids get to experience...is that magic. It's those single spurts of pure magic that you only notice in hindsight. Looking back, what was it that made you jump on your stage manager's back in the middle of a crowded mall? What was it that made you give that guy you saw in the hallways half of your sandwich? It's... that magic. Simply put. You don't notice it in the moment. But it's that weird crazy indescribable power that being in theatre has. And I think that's why so many people love it. Not before they do it, but during it. At one point, that magic inspires each and everyone of us and gives us that single thought of, "Wouldn't it be neat... if I did this for the rest of my life?" And those who act on it, it just keeps being reflected into the next person. Because, the only way you can have that "theatre magic" is well.... with magic.
before i forget some of my own moments of magic...
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- spontaneous bad romance dance party on stage
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I got a call from an old client recently. I accidentally scheduled an appointment for him through my online system and he was calling to let me know. We chatted briefly and he reported that he is doing much better than when he came in to see me. He was experiencing debilitating symptoms at the time and despite previous attempts at treatment, medication and current therapy with me, his symptoms just weren't lifting. He suddenly called me one day and dropped out of treatment. And for me, that is where our story ended, or so I thought. My goal with clients is to help them heal and relieve symptoms and at the same time respect their decision to change course in treatment. I'm a naturally inquisitive person and often wonder what happens to people I don't hear from again. Little did I know, I was going to have the chance to find this out.
When I spoke to him, he reported that something I said must have sunk in. Something shifted inside of him and changed. He sounded really great on the phone and shared that he was feeling great too. He thanked me for the work we did together and we hung up. I gave our conversation some thought and wondered how this turned out to be a treatment success, when if someone had asked me prior to talking to him, I would have said treatment was not effective. What I was able to recognize that the biggest factor in his case, and with many people, is the desire to have things differently in their life. The biggest factor of change in therapy is the client. I am simply a conduit for change. I provide the tools and feedback, but it's up to the client to do something with that information given. This was truly a case of reciprocity that continued on past the time in my office. This client was able to show me that no matter what technique was being done and what really insightful information was explored, it has to do with a person's willingness and desire to have a different life.
So now I decided to write a post about this topic for both myself and you, the reader. It served as a reminder to me that even though I might not see the fruits of my labor right away as a therapist, the seeds were planted and someone can bloom in their time, in their way. As for current and future clients, I implore you to think about what you desire in your life and how you (and me) can make it happen. It is after all the New Year and a time for renewal and setting intentions. What do you want your 2015 to look like? Are you currently in therapy and feeling stuck? Just remember therapy is a process and things take time and who knows, one day you will be able to call your old therapist and gush about the shifts you have made in your life.
Amanda Patterson, LMHC, CAP decided to become a therapist while attending Nova Southeastern University. She saw the need to help people achieve the life they wanted to live, while creating a life of her own. She completed her master's in Mental Health Counseling and started a career in the juvenile justice arena. Since then, she has started a private practice in Pembroke Pines, Florida, specializing in depression, anxiety relationship issues, and substance abuse. Amanda is a believer in holistic treatment and she practices veganism, meditation and yoga in her life. Find out more about her practice here. For a free 15-minute consultation, call or text Amanda at 954-258-8845 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Disclaimer: The client stories posted on this blog are intended to provide learning opportunities or address challenges in the home- or community-based counseling settings. Identifying information has been omitted and details have modified as necessary.