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Caerleon Legionary Fortress
Priory Field Excavations 2010
Monday 20th September
A day of very mixed emotions. As I stood alone in Priory Field watching the trench being backfilled by large yellow machines it was hard not to think of the many great times we have had here over the last 3 link building service∞ years or so, and the many friends that we have made in Caerleon and from far beyond. It is only 5 years or so since I talked to Tim Young about using Caerleon as the location for Cardiff University's geophysical field course, yet in these few years we have achieved an amazing amount and added a wealth of new information about Isca and its Roman inhabitants. Of course, archaeological excavations are very social events too and it was strange to be in the field without hordes of people bustling here and there - the patches of bleached grass where our campsite had been are now the only reminder of the many who joined us during the 2010 season. Finally, at the end of day and after the JCBs had gone and the site huts had been taken away, I spent a few very pleasant minutes beneath the ash tree looking at the remains of our trench and enjoying the calm that has settled once again over this quiet part of Caerleon.
So, this really is the end of the Priory Field research project. It has been a fantastic experience and we hope that all Cotto vs Margarito∞of you who have followed our blog have enjoyed it as much as we have. Goodbye and 'Vale' to Caerleon and to everyone who made our time here so memorable. To paraphrase the most famous of Roman conquerors and statesmen, 'We came, We dug, We loved it!'
Posted by Peter, 21/9/10
Friday 17th September
The last day of work on site passed in a bit of a whirl. There was a lot going on both on and off-site. The final bits of drawing needed to be completed in the trench, along with a few last-minute photographs, while off-site there were finds to bag up, environmental samples to complete, and then tools to wash and site-huts to sweep out and pack up.
We were delighted that our cook Steve Ash, recovering now from his earlier illness, was able to come and visit the site, and to receive the first of the official dig t-shirts in thanks for all his efforts over the three seasons of our excavations in Caerleon. When work drew to a close around 6pm, we cracked a few more bottles of bubbly and celebrated the end of the dig with a final feast and party. All-in-all it's been a fantastically successful season, and everyone deserved to end the dig on a high note.
Posted by Andy, 21/9/10
Thursday 16th September
Today was our penultimate day on site, so there was lots more bustling activity. We began by cleaning the site for final photographs, one of which is posted below. The trench looks amazing now – a testimony to the huge amount of work all of the diggers have put into the project. From right to left in the picture, you can see the cobbled courtyard towards the side of the trench, one long wall line (which was the outer wall of the warehouse) to the left of that, then the series of rooms running through the trench, and finally the line of the inner wall, which faced on to the internal courtyard of the warehouse. In each of the rooms there are standing cross-shaped baulks where we have left the floor deposits intact to record them in profile.
The rest of the day was spent on a whole range of tasks including final drawings and recording, and finds processing. Everyone worked overtime, but as a reward we were treated to a terrific performance by the Widders∞ down at the Hanbury Arms (finds supervisor Chris and her husband Steve are members of the group), which was an excellent way to end the day.
Posted by Andy, 17/9/10
A view of the trench at the end of the dig
Wednesday 15th September
Today was planned as our last digging day, allowing two days for final recording, finds processing and packing up. At this stage of the dig things move even more quickly than normal and time flies by in a frenzy of activity. Work continued in all areas of the trench, with Rooms 1 and 4, 5 and 6 all now well below the construction levels. In Room 6, we seem to have revealed evidence that a black layer we had thought might be indicative of timber phase activity is actually a makeup layer within the stone building, but beneath this there are a couple of features which probably held timber posts and beams. It is exciting to get to the bottom of the archaeological sequence and have the complete history of the fortress and later buildings within our grasp.
In the afternoon we were delighted to welcome distinguished guests and friends of the dig for a cup of tea, a scone, and – after a tour of the site – a glass of bubbly to celebrate a highly successful season. Guests from the Welsh Assembly Government, Cadw, Newport City Council, National Roman Legion Museum, GGAT and Cardiff University were all present as the Mayor of Newport toasted the diggers and their discoveries. Thanks to all who attended to mark the culmination of the season.
Posted by Andy, 16/9/10
The Mayor of Newport leads a toast to the success of the dig
Tuesday 14th September
Back to wet and windy weather today, unfortunately, but at this stage work must continue whatever the elements throw at us. For the second day, Mark, Penny and Evan were working long and hard on the wrapping and lifting of the delicate armour fragments that Peter described yesterday. By the end of the day, they had successfully dealt with all of the material in Room 2, culminating in a huge block-lift of a large concentration of parts, which definitely includes some lorica segmentata hoops. Many thanks to them for all of their efforts to help us with this major find. Coverage of the discovery can be seen on the ITV∞ and BBC∞ websites.
Meanwhile, digging continued apace across the trench, with clay deposits at the bottom of the Roman sequence emerging which, combined with the continual drizzle, left everyone rather muddy! The construction levels of the masonry warehouse are now revealed in Rooms 1, 5 and 6, and we can start to see the sequence of activities that began the building's life, including the levelling up of the ground surface, the cutting of the foundations (including extra-wide footings for the main outer wall), and even the dressing of the stone of the internal walls. Little insights like this seem very personal: the scatter of waste left by a stonemason doing their job nearly 2000 years ago, sealed until now. A humble counterpoint to the more spectacular finds perhaps, but still one that tells us about the people who lived and worked here.
Posted by Andy, 15/9/10
Saturday 11th – Monday 13th September
Apologies for the temporary interruption to the blog – there have been some incredible discoveries on site in the last few days and we wanted to make sure that we fully understand them before letting everyone know. Excavation has progressed nicely across the entire trench, but it now turns out that the scatter of objects on the floor in Room 2 includes part of (and possibly most of) a soldier's body armour, as well as weapons and perhaps some items of parade or ceremonial equipment!
The body armour is the lorica segmentata type that is so typical of the early Roman imperial army and which appears in almost all films set in the Roman period (makes the legionaries look a little like armadillos). We have numerous iron bands from the torso and possibly shoulders together with lots of copper studs, rivets and buckles for the leather strapping that would have held the armour together. The room was under excavation for six days and Ray, Chris, Kenji, Dave and the other students involved have done a fantastic job in often difficult circumstances to excavate the material from around these very fragile objects and reveal their distribution across the floor. Everyone is very excited by what we have found and it really is a once-in-a-lifetime discovery for all of us, whether student archaeologists or experienced professionals. Even our real 'dirt' archaeologists who love their stratigraphy and tend to be rather dismissive of 'finds' have admitted (albeit quietly) that they are rather impressed with the discoveries in Room 2.
The first photo below was taken from the scaffold tower late yesterday afternoon and shows the room fully excavated with the iron and copper objects in situ. We have been joined today by curators and conservators from the National Museum Wales who are carefully block-lifting the objects and surrounding soil so that they can be excavated in their labs – we are immensely grateful to Mark, Penny and Evan for helping us with this intricate job that we simply do not have the capacity to undertake ourselves.
As if this isn't enough, the room also contains some pieces of what we think must be parade or ceremonial armour. We have found a fragment of what looks like scale armour, but rather than the usual Roman scale this is made of tiny copper circles that must have been pinned to a leather backing. There is also a piece of copper sheet with a head in relief and we wonder if this might have come from another very expensive suit of armour, perhaps an officer's, or from a cavalry parade helmet. The second photo shows these finds in detail and you can see the tiny disks extending into the surrounding soil.
So, sorry for not keeping you informed, but I am sure you can see why we wanted to be certain of what we have found before announcing the find. A great way to begin our last week in Priory Field – who knows what the last few days will bring!
Posted by Peter, 13/9/10
Room 2 with armour finds in situ
Detail of armour finds; note the small relief head, lower centre-left
Friday 10th September
Recycling was the 'R' word of the day on site today. As finds of all sorts continue to come up from across the site, we discovered something quite unusual and spectacular – the carved piece of sandstone below. According to Mark Lewis of the National Roman Legion Museum, this seems to show either a god/hero figure or perhaps a bound captive. It was part of the rubble on the western side of the trench in Area B and so seems to have been reused in one of the lean-to buildings of our 'intermediate phase', which was also the case with our inscription two years ago. A further stage of recycling beyond this phase emerged as we dismantled the wall-collapse feature on top of the external courtyard. Rather than being a straightforward fallen-over wall as had been the case with last season's example, this rubble seems to have been compacted and levelled off as some kind of building platform, with a little bit of flagstone flooring surviving. This reuse probably all dates to well into the Middle Ages.
On a different note, our cook Steve Ash was taken ill a few days ago and has since been in hospital. We've all been worried about him but he's on the mend now and we wish him all the best for his ongoing recovery. We'd also like to thank a range of people, including Dave Lewis and the folks at the Caerleon Town Hall, for helping us out with catering facilities; Archie, Rob and Chris cooked up a good feast at the end of the day.
Posted by Andy, 10/9/10
Carved sandstone fragment
Thursday 9th September
A super-busy day for everyone on site today, luckily with fair weather despite the forecast earlier in the week. In the trench, the northernmost rooms are progressing downwards very rapidly and in Room 5, the narrow chamber on the north side of the carriageway through the building, Dawn and Meg made great progress down to a black layer which may belong to the timber-phase structure(s) preceding the masonry building. In Rooms 1 and 2, work also continued with Room 1 now down to construction levels, and Room 2 revealing a scatter of military equipment. This seems to include some highly corroded iron objects which may have been scrapped and abandoned, and then fallen onto the floor. As well as being intrinsically interesting, the way the finds have come to rest should tell us a lot about the history of this room.
Meanwhile, Peter and I spent much of the afternoon in the company of various visitors, including the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Heritage, Alun Ffred Jones AM, and a BBC film crew. We were very pleased to welcome all of these guests to the site, which is now looking really good. The day ended with a very pleasant picnic in the grounds of Chepstow Castle, making the most of the fine weather.
Posted by Andy, 10/9/10
Andy and Peter discuss the site with Alun Ffred Jones AM
Wednesday 8th September
As a volunteer on the site, I have been asked to contribute today's blog posting. I should begin with a bit of background. I am an archaeologist employed by the United States Army, stationed at a logistical facility in Kentucky. My duties include the identification and protection of historic structures, landscapes and archaeological sites in accordance with laws similar to the Ancient Monuments Act. I first got word about the Priory Field excavation from a friend and former colleague of mine, Amelia Schaefer-Rutherford, who arranged my visit with the archaeologists in charge of the site. So basically, I took a busman's holiday from my job on a military logistical installation to work on another military logistical installation – the only difference being 1800 years and roughly 6000 miles: a short trip when one considers the rewards.
It is hard to describe my initial impressions of the site, as the sheer depth of history can be intimidating to citizens of such a young country. Once the shock wore off, the areas of ordered space and uniformity of construction become apparent. The Romans imposed a strictly standardized spatial order on the landscape, which serves not only efficiency, but as an expression of the power and reach of the Empire. The imposition of order, clearly visible in the excavations at Caerleon, is similar to that found in U.S. military installations. On the surface, they serve efficiency, but the subtext of power and domination of the landscape is not far from view. In addition, the United States, at several points in history, has seemed to develop the habits of empire. One finds the same ordered landscapes from Kentucky to Afghanistan, and from Montana to Okinawa. Although, as an American, I hope that these installations are temporary – we'll see how that story turns out.
As far as my hosts are concerned, it is comforting to know that history and archaeology are valued so highly. The integration of universities, commercial archaeology and the local community is wonderful. I certainly hope that we in the States can live up to the example set here. Finally, I would like to thank everyone, on and off the site, who has made my visit so fantastic. And it is also comforting to know that archaeologists like a pint (or more) at the end of a long day. The archaeology, the people (and the beer) have made this busman's holiday a rare pleasure. Thanks so much!
Posted by Nathan White, 9/9/10
Tuesday 7th September
The start of our penultimate week - and our last full-length week - brings a great sense of anticipation and not a little anxiety. After a rather worrying weather forecast the day turned out to be fine, though we still hedged our bets by moving another of the white tents into the trench to give some protection to Room 1. The rooms in Area B, although currently at a higher level than those to the south, are also starting to produce some rather nice finds, such as the brooches shown below. These perhaps help address an interesting question, posed by Nigel Young of Caerleon.net∞, as to whether the artefacts we're finding are material stored in the warehouse, or dropped by people using it. The brooches seem more likely to be the latter, while the armour and equipment fittings might be a mix of the two.
Meanwhile, we're continuing to work on the entrance-way with its flagstones. So far the bedding material for these has not produced the cornucopia of datable finds that we'd hoped for, but there is more to come off and the cobbled surface underneath this should also help us to pin down the sequence. At the moment this area has the best potential to help us understand the longevity of the building; compared to the rooms themselves, it probably had heavier usage and therefore more resurfacing, creating the deposits we're digging. As is always the problem with archaeology, not all kinds of human activity generate stuff in the ground, so we have to make the most of those that do.
Posted by Andy, 8/9/10
Three fish-motif brooches
Sunday 5th September
The letter R seems to be a theme on this excavation. We've now got rid of our early friends 'rubble' and 'robbers', and we had hoped that we would now be able to concentrate on the 'Romans' for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, our other regular R-related companion - (sotto voce) 'rain' - returned to Caerleon again today and we spent much of the morning dodging heavy showers before finally giving up and calling a halt to work after lunch.
We have 10 days of digging left and, so that any future rain showers don't slow us down too much, we have moved some of our marquee tents into the trench to cover particularly sensitive areas of archaeology, particularly in the 2 rooms where we are now excavating layers that appear to be associated with the construction and use of the masonry warehouse. These deposits are producing large quantities of finds, especially iron and copper alloy objects as well as pottery and animal bone. The metal artefacts include some fabulous examples of Roman military equipment, such as scabbard chapes, belt plates, strap-ends and harness pendants, together with large lumps of iron which may need to be lifted in blocks and excavated later in the conservation laboratories. The coins we are finding still include later 3rd and 4th century bronze issues, but now we are beginning to recover more early coins including several silver denarii of the 1st and 2nd centuries. So, after almost 10 weeks of digging in 2008 and 2010 we are firmly within the Roman period and revealing lots of new information about Caerleon almost 2,000 years ago – amazing!
The site looks superb and the photo below was taken yesterday after our big clean. We used the archaeologists to show where the walls of the building would have been had the 'robbers' not completely removed them and you can see the various rooms contained within our 35m long trench. We are all looking forward to a well-earned rest tomorrow before we begin the push to complete the excavation in the final 2 weeks of the season. Will we make it? Not entirely sure at the moment, but if the weather gods are kind to us (which might require more student sacrifices) I think we might just cross the finishing line with seconds to spare!
Posted by Peter, 6/9/10
The Roman warehouse foundations fully exposed
Saturday 4th September
Today was a very exciting day as most of the team are now down onto Roman levels. The team in Area A have mainly been working on the two rooms at the South end of the trench. These have been divided into quadrants to allow for more efficient and speedy excavation down through the sequence of floor deposits. The levels which have been removed today revealed quite a few small finds, mainly copper and iron objects. Further analysis of these artefacts should tell us what types of items were being stored in the warehouse. This in turn may provide us with valuable dating evidence showing when the building was in use. Some of the soil from these deposits is also being sieved to catch any small objects or environmental evidence such as shell and small bones. This a very exciting and crucial time for the project as it could help reveal how a legionary fortress was supplied, what it was supplied with, and where it was supplied from.
The photographic tower was also erected today, for the first time in a while, to enable us to take photographs of the site in its entirety. As the team moved the pieces of the scaffold to construct the frame it was discovered that a friendly vole family had decided to make its home under the boards and in one of the wheels! After fifteen minutes of coaxing and many exclamations of how cute it was, it finally decided to abandon ship to find a more appropriate home (don't worry, no voles were harmed during the making of this excavation!)
The site photographs were then taken from the top of the tower. We also took some team photographs in which all the members of the excavation stood within the robber trenches, where our Roman walls once would have been. It has been a great achievement for us to finally reveal and better understand the placement and orientation of this phase of the building's structural elements. Obviously we can only see those contained within the limit of our excavations, but these findings could help us re-create what the rest of the buildings layout might have been like.
Finally, the site tours are still proving to be very popular with members of the public coming to see what is going on in the beautiful town of Caerleon this summer. We had many visitors today and if there was ever a time to come and see this important excavation, it would be now. The site has changed so much over the last four weeks and we would very much love to show you around during our daily tours at 11:00am and 2:30pm. Looking forward to seeing you!
Posted by Becky Smith, 5/9/10
Our smallest visitor!
Friday 3rd September
After the excellent summary of the recent finds from Chris yesterday, it's time to catch up on developments concerning the structural sequence of the site. As we have been completing the excavation of the last robber trenches and some of the other later deposits, we've discovered further partition walls - some in unexpected places - further 'intermediate phase' walls on top of the courtyard outside the warehouse, and we are also now well into the deposits inside some of the warehouse rooms.
To deal with the Roman elements first, it now looks as if the area we have been calling an entranceway or carriageway, with the flagstone floor that has featured quite often in the blog, was flanked by two narrower rooms or passageways - perhaps for foot traffic. One of these has been heavily disturbed by a post-Medieval pit but the other is well-preserved and we'll soon see what kind of surface it had. The rooms that we have begun excavating - the southernmost Rooms 1 and 2 - have not yielded proper floor surfaces yet, but have contained some interesting finds, including a scatter of oyster shells, which is a bit of a puzzle.
The post-warehouse phase now contains two further unmortared stone walls, one of which is at a slightly odd angle in the north corner of the trench, while the other is very similar in alignment to the collapsed wall we found in 2008 - though this one fell over to the east, rather than the west. These all seem to be further elements of what must have been quite an extensive complex of stone buildings utilising the main outer wall of the warehouse as a spine-wall. Dating on this phase is still elusive but now we have further opportunities to pin this down - so hopefully we can finally resolve whether this is 4th/5th/6th century or much later.
Posted by Andy, 4/9/10
Section of collapsed wall, being cleaned by Jonathan and Becky
Thursday 2nd September
Steve's Meal of the Day: Chillis (meat and veg), spicy rice, salsas and tortillas
It has been three and half weeks on site, but we have been waiting for a truly exceptional find to match last season's inscription. There has been a constant line of students bringing finds in to be 'Small Finded' (written up in the special finds Register), but most have been everyday objects or small parts of the varied equipment of the legionaries. Today, though, was that exceptional day.
I think it started with Alex, who was pot-washing the bulk finds in trays outside my window of the Finds Hut. She was quite excited: "we thought this was a piece of bone but it's a lead tag and it's got writing on it!"
Next I heard a shout out in the trench. "We've found a head!" Hmmm, as the Finds Supervisor, I would have to deal with this if it turns out to be a grisly decapitation, but nobody screamed so I relaxed. Clemmie had found a beautiful little head of Minerva with her crested helmet. It is only very small and when it made its way to the finds hut it was passed immediately to Evan Chapman from the National Museum of Wales who just happened to be visiting along with Ed Besley, the Numismatist from the museum. He thought it may well have been a decoration from a lamp. It is gorgeous.
Another shout from Peter from the trench and Evan, Ed and I, along with about 3 students who had been queuing up to get to the Small Finds Register, rushed out to join in the general celebrations and photo opportunities provided by Caroline lifting up the first of the flagstones from the paved area which has been on display in the trench for the majority of both seasons of digging.
A very little time later, Anushé, who wrote the blog for Tuesday, came in with a lovely small crescent shaped copper alloy chape. This is the decorated part that sits at the bottom of the sheath of a dagger or sword. Evan was again consulted and he thought that it would have been likely to come from a dagger.
Meanwhile, Ed was getting quite excited by the number of coins of Carausius that we have accumulated. We have a small cluster of them and it seems that that might be significant for the later Roman history of the fortress.
So it was a very exciting morning, to say the least! I tried to persuade our visitors from the National Museum that this was just a usual morning, but I don't think they believed me.
Posted by Chris Waite, 3/9/10
Miniature bust, possibly of Minerva
Wednesday 1st September
Today was a very productive day on site, with new features being discovered and good progress being made in the rooms of the warehouse. The team is working really well, and looking back at the past entries, it's great to see that the students contributing to the blog have been having a wonderful time here, and are able to put this excavation in wider archaeological and global contexts. The wider significance of this site is also reflected in the constant flow of visitors to the site, who come from both near and far, and for all sorts of reasons.
My main interests lie in the folklore of archaeological sites – what people say about them and what they do at them. Of course, Caerleon has its own fair share of folklore and legends attached to it, and whilst our focus of the dig is its Roman archaeology, it is important to note that people are attracted to the site because of all the different stories they hear about it, and what significance it has to them. But an interesting thing occurs at archaeological excavations, where the staff and students themselves become entangled in new stories of their experiences – from how someone found a particularly interesting object, to the party games in the white tent. Thus, as we near the end of the week where our first team are about to leave Caerleon, a place of popular tales, the students will take with them tales of their own, which will enter the folklore of archaeologists and their own experiences of working on sites.
Posted by Tina Paphitis, 3/9/10
Tuesday 31 August
Honestly, I hadn't thought there would be so much to say at the end of this month. Choosing the excavation at Caerleon as my first ever 'proper dig', frankly, caused me to panic far more than I would have admitted four weeks ago – partly due to guilt, and partly politeness. Unsure of my area of archaeological interest, I had picked a bit randomly and at times regretted not choosing some place more exotic or where more of my friends were going. But writing this, I know I made the right decision – and I mean every word.
Caerleon has been, in short, quite an experience. From terribly rainy days to the baking summer heat (my folks back in Pakistan would be ashamed by my complaints); from seemingly never ending (but ultimately rewarding) tasks such as spending a whole day sorting CBM or planning, to the indescribable excitement felt when unexpectedly discovering that beautiful piece of green copper (a Roman coin); from egg mayo baguettes to Steve's delicious dinners, frequent trips to Spar and the bakery, and nights spent wandering from pub to pub and eventually, perhaps, drinking port in the white tent. At the end, it was the people around who made the tough times easier to get through, and who made all the rest worthwhile.
Lastly, even though this blog is meant for the Caerleon dig, as a Pakistani I cannot help but mention a few things. We seem to be stuck in the middle of far more turmoil than it seems possible to handle; as a student at UCL, living in London, I feel somewhat helpless as I cannot be back home helping out. What I can do is reach out to whoever I can, however I can. Everyone is probably aware of the ongoing situation regarding the Pakistani cricket players – and I hope it is not taken as a reflection on the rest of the nation. Secondly, I do not need to explain the current crisis at home, so all I ask is even if each one of us donates the worth of say, just one drink, to those suffering the vicious impact of the floods it will go farther than you think (http://www.dec.org.uk/∞).
We've been taught at this dig to work through some hard times, and to help out wherever we can – whether it's in our 'area' or not, whether it's a Cardiff student or a UCL one, or a Colchester Sixth Former; different ages, nationalities, supervisors, directors, volunteers, students alike are working as one team, and working brilliantly. Let's spread this spirit globally. Here, it's always a good day to do some work – let it also be a good day to save some lives.
Posted by Anushé Hassan, 2/9/10
The dig team at the beginning of week 4
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by syxxpakk » Sun May 05, 2013 9:21 amI won't say it ruined the movie, but the way he was built up I was let down by that being the reveal.
by GOSD » Sun May 05, 2013 12:23 pmMeh, it was ok.
The first one was still the best.
by GOSD » Sun May 05, 2013 12:28 pm
The best is still the Avengers.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sun May 05, 2013 1:29 pm
That was kind of the point. The audience was supposed to have the same reaction as Rhoaddie and Tony did.
by syxxpakk » Sun May 05, 2013 2:05 pmI don't think letting me down was their point.
by xaraan » Sun May 05, 2013 2:08 pmSpoilers, I guess I'll tag 'em so:
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I thought the movie was ok/pretty good.
Definitely not as great as the hype:
I'd heard best marvel individual movie to date: No. Iron Man 1 was better, not even sure I'd put it above some of the others.
I'd heard the big finale fight was as big as the Avengers finale. No, not even close.
One thing I think hurt the movie was everything was given away by trailers. There was never one moment where I was thinking "this is awesome" while getting chills. Unlike Avengers, where it was going on every scene almost. The pepper finale was fine, just had no real impact.
Something about the pacing of the movie was weird to me. It seemed rushed. Too jokey, even for Iron Man. The phone call to Iron Patriot while he was holding the room at gunpoint and he stops and turns was kind of stupid, like he can't take a call and talk without turning his voice off from the armor or needing to turn away and put his hand up. I get what they were going for, but made no sense. Most of all, I really wasn't liking Tony Stark too much in this movie, normally his antics are amusing to a degree, his quips witty, but here they often came off as annoying and not too clever.
The ending really killed it for me though. The fight was ok, but I don't think the various armors got highlighted very well for the short time they were in a scene, half the time I could barely see what was going on. The extremist was way too overpowered, they tore through the armor like nothing most of the time. It's as if, if Tony hadn't had fifty suits, he'd have zero chance of doing anything to one of them. The Iron Man armor just came off as weak.
Let's see, the second time we've seen the gov't let some other company do something with War Machine and it turns out bad, maybe they just let the guy who designed Iron Man handle stuff for WM and go through Stark's company or something in the future.
The Mandarin reveal was cute I guess. I had no real attachment to the character not being an Iron Man comic reader. But it did seem a waste of a big IM comic villain. Can't say I cared either way personally though, but it was amusing and god knows the movie was trying really hard to be amusing.
But, when I say the ending killed it, I'm talking about after the big fight. All the IM armors destroyed. Pepper gets fixed up, off screen, no problem, even though what was happening to her/them was a major part of the story. Then, not only that, but Tony Stark is fixed up as well, no more arc reactor needed, all that wasted screen time from the first two movies worrying about his arc reactor could have been fixed by a single surgery after he got back from the cave.
And the after credits scene was boring to me. One, making the audience sit through the WHOLE credits instead of just the first title sequence before the main credits roll is only going to make it need to be that much better. But it teased nothing. They are not working on a Hulk movie that I know of, plus we've already seen Banner anyway, it's not a tease or reveal. It was cute, don't get me wrong, (remember how hard they want to be amusing), but it wasn't anything that got the audience hyped about the next marvel project. Considering how much we know of what they are working on, actually teasing something would have gone a long way. They could have touched on Cap 2, Thor 2, GoG, even Ant Man though its far out, or at least addressed some of the changes Stark had been through and what it meant to the character. To me, it just piled on a bit more disappointment at an already lackluster ending.
All that said, I didn't hate the movie. I was just focusing on issues with it in my post. It was still enjoyable. But I wouldn't care if Shane Black had little to do with the next movie.
by outsider » Sun May 05, 2013 3:21 pmI really liked it, but I'm still confused why Tony had to do the 'clean slate' bit.
by Wally Brando » Sun May 05, 2013 3:45 pmI loved the twist.
This was better than Iron Man 1, mainly because the humor was better and the villain better and not yet another evil version of Tony with armor.
Not the best Marvel Studios movie, that is still Avengers. But I'd put it second.
by Arion » Sun May 05, 2013 3:55 pmI really, really enjoyed Iron Man 3.
by Amoebas » Sun May 05, 2013 5:53 pmWhat didn't work...
Too much of the kid.
Too much of the armor and or armor pieces being able to fly themselves cross country (really, the face plate had enough fuel to fly 800+ miles (without hitting any planes, trains or automobiles (or innocent people) as they traveled).
The Mandarin reveal. I got a Batman Begins/Ra's Al Ghul vibe early on, so the truth about Ringo was a let down.
Pepper surviving was likewise telegraphed the moment she 'died'.
The armors targeting high heat signatures was cool - but they all conveniently stopped the moment the RDJ and Pierce fight began (and then there's the one going after Pepper when Pierce was glowing much hotter).
'Clean Slate'
The end credits scene
What did work...
The cast lead by RDJ (which was acted with enough fun to overcome the list above).
by fieldy snuts » Sun May 05, 2013 8:02 pmi thought guy pearce breathing fire was stupid.
by Amoebas » Sun May 05, 2013 8:48 pm
Yeah - I kept thinking the next thing was going to be throwing Human Torch style fireballs from his hands.
by Rockman » Sun May 05, 2013 9:20 pmJust based on some comments
-Why didn't Tony have a simple surgery to repair the arc reactor in Iron Man 1? Well because he needed the modified Extremis to survive the surgery, this was pretty obvious as he just explained that he fixed the procedure for Pepper.
-Mandarin was wasted? Um not really Guy Pearce was the Mandarin, he even said so during the final battle.
-Guy Pearce breating fire? Kind of wonky I guess, but it was played for laughs obviously. I thought it was funny and I'm glad it didn't pop up anymore.
-Loved his tatoos near the end of the movie.
-Clean Slate was important to Tony because all those suits of armor represented the darkest time of his adult life. They were his "cocoon" while he dealt with his PTSD from New York, it was a symbolic gesture on his part. And since he basically has a bottomless bank account I doubt he's too worried about replacing them if the need arises.
-Sorry amoebas but worrying about how the bits of armor traveled 800 miles is kind of fan nitpicky. You're dealing with a character that created the most sophisticated weapon in human history from missile parts while working with a broken heart in a cave for 3 months. Is it really that unreasonable to assume that this character created a suit that could do that kind of stuff?
Gotta say my opinion of this movie is very high, I thought it was hilarious, some of the best insight into Tony's character in any of the movies, some of the best action in the series, heads and tails the best villain, and the absolute best use of the supporting cast to date. It gets a 10/10 from me.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sun May 05, 2013 9:37 pm
Hopefully I'm ding this right:It was basically to show Pepper that he'd changed and wasn't being a thick headed stubborn idiot after everything that had happened the last few years of his life.
More of a symbolism/show of faith so to speak.
by Eric Ratcliffe » Sun May 05, 2013 9:41 pmAlso seriously, complaining about the kid?
He's in like 10 damn minutes of the whole thing and 8-9 of those are Tony flat out making fun of him.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- The North Greenville University women's volleyball team withstood a second-set surge by Lees-McRae College and a match-high 19kills by Avalon Liscio (Naples, Fla.) en route to a 3-1 victory in Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday evening in Williams Gymnasium.
North Greenville (6-23, 4-10 CC) won the match by scores of 25-17, 22-25, 25-14, and 25-12, posting 39 kills and 39 digs in the contest while holding Lees-McRae (2-24, 0-13 CC) to 36 digs and 30 smashes. The Bobcats tallied nine blocks and seven aces on the night.
Liscio led the way for the Bobcats with 19 kills and eight digs, as Angela Morse (Greenville, S.C.) and Kortnie Curry (Lexington, N.C.) added six and three blocks, respectively. Morse and Curry each posted four kills, while Molly Corhn (Hendersonville, N.C.) tallied 29 assists, six digs, and a match-high two service aces.
Rachel Burts paced the Crusaders with 13 kills and a .450 hitting percentage, as Yomi Adeyeye added nine smashes and three block assists. Codiann Amis tallied a match-high 14 digs, while Elizabeth James posted 32 assists.
North Greenville jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in the first set before the Bobcats responded, taking a 12-11 lead on a Liscio smash to cap an 11-6 run. The Crusaders would answer with a 10-4 spurt, claiming a 21-16 advantage before closing out the set with an ace from Gabby Sehres.
The Bobcats fought back in the second, rallying from a 17-14 deficit with a 7-3 run to open a narrow 21-20 advantage following a solo stuff by Liscio. Lees-McRae would cap the set from there, evening the match at 1-1 on a Liscio smash.
North Greenville responded in the third set, opening the frame with an 8-4 run before pushing the advantage to 16-6 following a trio of kills from Burts. The Crusaders continued to dictate play over the remainder of the set, holding off a late push by the Bobcats to claim a 2-1 lead in the match on a smash by Taylor Dupes.
Burts and the Crusaders carried the momentum into the fourth, launching a 12-3 run to open the set that was capped by a Sehres ace. North Greenville would hold on from there, pushing the margin to 17-6 on a Burts smash before capping the set and the match with a kill from Adeyeye.
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USDA will conduct a request for referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Program or soybean checkoff during most of the month of May.
The request for referendum will determine whether U.S. soybean producers want a referendum on the Soybean Promotion and Research Program. The Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act requires the Secretary of Agriculture provide soybean producers the opportunity to petition for a referendum every five years.
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Soybean producers eligible to participate in the request for referendum are defined as any producer who paid an assessment on the sale of soybeans during the period beginning Jan. 1, 2002 and ending Dec. 31, 2003, and who owned or shared in the ownership and the risk of loss of such soybeans during this period of time.
Eligible individuals who do not want a referendum need not take any action.
Producers can obtain a LS 51-1 form to request a referendum either in person, by mail or by fax, from May 3 through May 28, 2004, from their county Farm Service Agency offices or online at www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/mpb/rp-soy.htm.
Individual producers and other producer entities can request a referendum at the county FSA office that maintains and processes the producer's administrative farm records. A producer not participating in FSA programs may request a referendum at the county FSA office serving the area where the producer owns or rents land.
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Request for Referendum forms returned by mail must be postmarked by May 28, 2004, and received in the county FSA office by June 7, 2004. Requests for Referendum forms returned in person or by fax must be received in the county FSA office by May 28, 2004. Producers also need to attach documentation such as a sales receipt to this form showing that the producer, corporation or other entity paid assessments on soybeans during the period from Jan. 1, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2003. FSA will determine a producer's eligibility and notify all producers who are ineligible to participate in the request for referendum process.
If USDA determines that at least 10 percent of the nation's 663,880 soybean producers have requested a referendum, a referendum will then be held within one year from that determination. No more than one-fifth of the producers who support having a referendum can be from any one state.
Federal law requires that soybean checkoff dollars must be used to conduct the request for referendum process, and, if desired, a referendum.
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The procedures for the request for referendum were published in the March 23, 2004, issue of the Federal Register. The request for referendum dates were published in the March 25, 2004, issue of the Federal Register.
For more information on the request for referendum procedures, visit www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/mpb/rp-soy.htm or contact Kenneth R. Payne, Chief; Marketing Programs Branch, Livestock and Seed Program, AMS, USDA; STOP 0251; 1400 Independence Ave., S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20250-0251 The telephone number is (202) 720-1115.
USB is made up of 62 farmer-directors who oversee the investments of the soybean checkoff on behalf of all U.S. soybean farmers. As stipulated in the Soybean Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has oversight responsibilities for USB and the soybean checkoff.


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Whatever Happened to 'Goonies' and 'Indiana Jones' Star Jonathan Ke Quan?
Then: Jonathan Ke Quan's first acting gigs were in two of the most memorable movies of the '80s. He starred as Short Round in 'Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom,' and as Data in 'The Goonies.' He was also brought on during the fifth season of 'Head of the Class' to portray Jasper Kong, but his previous magic didn't rub off, and the sitcom was cancelled.
Now: These days, Ke Quan is a stunt coordinator, with credits on 'X-Men' and 'The One.' Save for one appearance in a movie from Hong Kong, Ke Quan's last role was a cameo in 1992′s 'Encino Man.' The 40-year-old recently told 'Access Hollywood' that he is developing an action project which he hopes to direct.


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Scott in his sophomore year was part of the 4x400m relay team that broke the school record...Broke the DMR school record, the 200m and the 400m school records at Claremont High School his senior year...Qualified for CIF Southern Section Preliminaries in the 200m with a time of 21.7...Made it to the CIF Southern Section Finals in the 400m running 48.27...Was on the National Honor Roll his sophomore and junior year...Won top student-athlete of the Baseline League...Chosen and attended the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.
Parents are Brandy and Oscar Scott...Has two siblings Taylor and Payton...Enjoys mountain biking, studying and hanging out with friends in his free time...Majoring in Biology...Lists his favorite movies as "I am Legend", "Transformers", "Radio" and "Bad Boys"...Enjoys listening to Hip-Hop and R&B...Favorite book is "Invisible Man"...Favorite athletes are Michael Johnson and Jeremy Wariner.
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400m - 47.98 (Cal/Nevada Championships, 3/26/2011)
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Lady Antebellum Repeat as Vocal Group of the Year Winners at 2011 CMA Awards
The Vocal Group of the Year category was arguably the most loaded of all 2011 CMA Awards categories, and Lady Antebellum said as much as they accepted the honor during Wednesday night's broadcast. It's the second straight year the trio has taken home the award.
Dave Haywood recognized the four other nominees in accepting his trophy. Rascal Flatts, the Zac Brown Band, the Band Perry and Little Big Town rounded out the category. "A lot of the other groups have had such great years," Charles Kelley said earlier about the competition. "I just want to go and try to have a good time with it and focus on the music."
Vocal Group of the Year was the only category the trio were nominated for. Before walking offstage, Kelley reminded fans of the group's upcoming tour. "Come see us out on tour, we start Friday. We love you all!" Earlier, Lady Antebellum performed 'We Owned the Night' from their 'Own the Night' album.
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The second of the four movies included in 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's MICHAEL SHAYNE MYSTERIES VOLUME 1 collection, this snappy little number was actually the fifth of seven Fox B-mysteries starring Lloyd Nolan as Brett Halliday's "keyhole dick" hero. (After an interim of a few years, the character was resurrected at PRC in the person of Hugh Beaumont, of all people.) Marjorie Weaver, Nolan's leading lady in the series opener MICHAEL SHAYNE, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, returns as the daughter of a senator under investigation who hires Shayne to pose as her husband to unmask a "ghost" who goes around firing bullets into her bedroom at night. Essentially an "old dark house" thriller in then-contemporary guise (admiring a sunken marble bathtub in his room, Shayne quips, "Did DeMille have something to do with that?"), the movie has some superbly creepy atmospherics, a fun supporting cast (Billy Bevan, Olin Howland, Jeff Corey), and a beautifully executed opening sequence that runs a full three minutes without dialogue.
The first family-authorized DVD release of THE ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET was recently released as a self-styled "BEST OF." As much as I'd love to endorse it (and I do recommend it to the show's fans), it's hardly all that it claims to be -- it emphasizes the later college-and law office-set episodes featuring the Nelson sons, skimping on the early episodes featuring Ozzie Nelson. For an essential core sampling of the real "Best of OZZIE & HARRIET, check out Mill Creek's 38-episode FUN WITH OZZIE AND HARRIET, which offers such must-see classics as "A Night with Hamlet" (with guest John Carradine) and "Tutti Frutti Ice Cream," an obsessive-compulsive gem in which Ozzie Nelson embarks on a nighttime quest to re-experience the forgotten taste of a favorite dessert of yesteryear. Even more extraordinary is this surrealist masterpiece, co-scripted by future GREEN ACRES scribe Jay Sommers, in which Ozzie's consumption of two Triple Banana Surprises at the malt shop inspires a sleepless night of adventures that make Abbott & Costello's "Who's On First?" routine seem lucid and linear. This single episode is worth the cost of the set, which gives you so much more -- and most of the programs include the original commercials for products like Kodak cameras, Hotpoint dishwashers (hawked by Mary Tyler Moore as "Happy Hotpoint") and Prophylactic Toothpaste (you heard me). How's the quality? Uneven, but generally as good as many of these episodes looked during their 1980s Disney Channel run.
I was never a devotée of THE WILD WILD WEST when it was on the air, but David J. Schow's writing about the show for VW has been making a convert of me. In preparation for editing a forthcoming VW feature about the second season of TWWW, I watched this recommended episode without knowing beforehand that its Special Guest Star was Boris Karloff! The master of menace is in fine form as Dr. Singh, garbed in flowery silks and satins, and '50s genre heroine Audrey Dalton is on hand as his daughter. It amazes me how Robert Conrad, wearing a green suit that appears to be painted on him, could walk in such outfits without feeling sudden breezes, much less do his own stunts. The sitar-spotlighting score of this episode is unusual for its time and adds nicely to its exoticism.
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O say can you sing when it's freezing outside?
Aretha Franklin did, at President Barack Obama's first inauguration ceremony in 2009--but she understands why Beyoncé didn't. And, regardless, she says her fellow diva did a "beautiful job."
"When I heard the news this evening that she was prerecorded, I really laughed," Franklin told ABC News yesterday. "I thought it was funny because the weather down there was about 46 or 44 degrees, and for most singers that is just not good singing weather."
Things haven't always been so warm and fuzzy between Aretha and Beyoncé
But the queen of soul "really cracked up," she said, when she found out the weather was actually 40 degrees on Monday.
"I thought it was really funny, but she did a beautiful job with the prerecord...next time I'll probably do the same."
Franklin pulled "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" duty back in 2009, the song sung (live) by Kelly Clarkson at Obama's swearing-in this week. The U.S. Navy Band's Sea Chanters Chorus sang the national anthem four years ago.
5 other big lip-syncing scandals
But though lip-syncing "never crossed [her] mind," Franklin thinks her voice was affected by having to wait around in the cold.
"Had I not had to sit that long, I had to sit for 45 or 30 minutes and it was much colder, it was in the 20s," she recalled to ABC. "I just wished I could have sung the moment I got there. If I could have walked on immediately and sung, it wouldn't have affected my voice the way it did."
Yes, there was a music legend singing underneath that show-stopping hat.
Anderson Cooper thanks Beyoncé for a beautiful national anthem
And while the matter of whether or not Beyoncé opted for her prerecorded version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" isn't really up for debate, even though the U.S. Marine Corp would ultimately only confirm that the Marine Band didn't play live, CNN is now quoting an "inauguration official" who assured the news outlet that the star did indeed lip-sync.
Her recorded vocal was "spot on," the official said, and the go-time decision to use it was "all Beyonc."
Beyoncé posted some photos of her rehearsal session, but has otherwise remained silent in response to the increasingly uncontroversial controversy.
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I love meringue whether it's the soft sort that tops pies and cupcakes or this – the crunchy kind. What has previously put me off making a pavlova is the amount of cooling time required in the oven – many of the recipes require the pavlova to be cooled in the oven, often overnight. That's why this Nigella recipe caught my eye – the pavlovas are mini and this dramatically cuts the cooking and cooling time.
It's impossible to make a pavlova look anything but decadent – they are the Miss Worlds of the cake world! Sweet, but light enough that you can eat loads, what's not to love?
This tasted as delicious as it looks!
Here it is with the side off, so you can see the cream sitting in the meringue:
I topped mine with strawberries, raspberries and blackberries but any fruit would work. If the fruit is a little tart, this gives a lovely contrast to the ultra-sweet meringue as well as providing one of your five a day. One of the statements in the prior sentence was a lie – can you spot which one?
8 egg whites
Pinch of salt
500g caster sugar
4 teaspoons cornflour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar
750ml whipping cream
Fruit for topping – use whichever combination you like.
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan oven 160°C/350°F/Gas mark 4.
- Line three baking sheets with baking paper (I used non stick foil as I find it easier to remove the meringue from without breaking it) and draw 6 10cm circles on each sheet (I used a round biscuit cutter as my template). The meringues puff up on cooking so they need to be spaced apart.
- Whisk the egg whites and salt until the firm, but not stiff, peak stage.
- Gradually whisk in the sugar until the meringue is shiny then fold in the cornflour, vanilla and vinegar.
- Spoon the meringue onto the circles you have drawn on the baking paper and make the meringue bowl shaped as you need to be able to fill it later.
- Put in the oven and straightaway reduce the oven temperature to 150°C/fan oven 130°C/300°F/Gas mark 2.
- Bake for 30 minutes and then turn off the oven. Leave the meringues in the oven for a further 30 minutes before taking out and cooling on a wire rack. I had to do the baking process twice as my oven only has 2 shelves and the meringues take up 3 baking sheets! I put the third tray to one side (on a marble board) and it was fine.
- When all the meringues have cooled whip the cream until it is firm but not stiff. Spoon it into your little bowl shaped pavlovas.
- Top with your chosen fruit.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
Sunday, 24 August 2008
Mini pavlovas
Posted by The Caked Crusader at 18:13
3 comments:
- Gloria (Canela) said...
All look fantastic !! I want to make these mini paulovas, I love all mini, tarts, cakes thes look wonderful!!! xxGloria
- 25 August 2008 at 20:30
- Rosie said...
Just scrummy delightfulness C.C.
Rosie x
- 27 August 2008 at 18:58
- Dee said...
Ooh, pavlovas! Love, desire and lust all together.
The lie? Hmm...the meringue wasn't ultra sweet?
- 28 August 2008 at 11:18
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Funnel Clouds, Hail and Heavy Rain Pound The Sioux Empire. See The Pictures Here.
Shortly after 2pm the studio line started ringing with a report of a funnel cloud spotted by a listener near Hartford. The next two hours were a wild weather ride across the Sioux Falls area as high winds, heavy rain, and large hail pummeled the area. In addition several funnel clouds were spotted.
The above photo was taken near Hartford. Another funnel was spotted about a half hour later at I-229 and Louise Avenue (which is where the B102.7 studios are located!) and another was spotted on the ground just outside Canton, touching down on Highway 11 by a friend who was driving a delivery truck and said it was the first time he'd ever had to write 'tornado' in his drivers log to explain a 28 minute break between Canton and Fairview!
The heavy rain and hail were evident across the city as a number of pictures were posted to our Facebook page. The one that really caught people's attention came from Brienne Maner taken downtown which looks like a monsoon hitting!
And there were plenty of people who suffered a lot of hail damage to their cars and gardens. I saw a few friends posting about having some windows busted out and some siding beat up pretty good as well. My wife's cousin lives in Sioux Falls and reported six inches of rain in his gauge in about 20 minutes. We saw plenty of street flooding around the area and reports of up to egg sized hail in town, but fortunately no major damage like what happened down in Omaha and that area the other night.
Summer's just starting. Today was a reminder to always pay attention to the weather and listen to the radio in case another storm like today blows up!
This 'Ghostbusters' looking photo was shot downtown at the Holiday Inn City Center and posted on our Facebook page by Kevin Lopez. "I am Gozer The Gozerian!"
Brenda Heggen took this shot near Canton. It was captioned "The Mothership is landing"
It looks like Melanie Bender has quite a crop of ice growing in her garden.
Cynthia Jordahl showed us the hail stacking up at Augustana College in Sioux Falls
Carl Holloman wanted to show his west coast friends the type of 'hard rain' we get here in Sioux Falls
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Girls, what do you think when a guy calls you, baby
I just cringe for him.
If we're not in a relationship then it's even weirder.
You can't choose what stays and what fades away
men,,better than bitch..
drink the wine and take my hand, and fly....
Am I going to have to be the first to make a Justin Bieber joke?
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Calling your girlfriend 'baby'..... because you just have to remind her that she's an annoying, diminutive creature that spends most of her time crying, pooping and requires constant attention.
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Negative much? I love babies even when they're crying and pooping. They're fascinating, beautiful, and endearing to me, and they're good company so I don't mind giving them attention. I'm not a huge person, I cry once in a while, and I do No.2 on occasion because I'm human. I don't ever really seek attention as I'm fairly introverted, but I guess everyone needs a little attention at some point, so even if someone meant exactly what Kaiser wrote when they use the term baby it still wouldn't be terribly insulting. In all seriousness though, I think I get why some folks get irritated with pet names and the whole familiarity thing. And, It's good to be a little wary sometimes.
I'm gleaming, sparking...dreaming, breathing...
It's like saying "it's cute." It's diminishing. It makes things small.
Saying "baby" chops a small part of what you are.
Watching K-dramas instead of sleeping....;D
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In other words, I will inwardly recoil if I don't know and/or don't like the person, and I will continuously have my guard up around them until I enjoy their company.
^This, but I don't mind it when old people (20+ years older than me) call me that.
20+ years older than you!? People actually live that long!?
If they are gay and we are friends than I'm usually ok with it (just like I would be ok with one of my female friends using them, though not many would use such terms towards me). Any other male (outside of a committed relationship) just NO I don't like it. It implies that we are closer then we really are, and I don't like it when people try to level jump in any type of relationship. I also don't like it when male acquaintances try to make sexual jokes directed at me (it's not funny and really creepy). Both cases are usually followed by a very awkward silence and me giving him an, "I'm not amused," look.
I really dislike 'baby' as a pet name. It makes me feel like I'm being condescended to and having my opinions dismissed. This from anyone, no matter how well I know them.
In general I find pet names a bit awkward, but on the bright side the only person who calls me one ("honey") on a regular basis is my mother, so. -Shrug-
To me, it's only appropriate when I say it in relationships.
That went for my ex's as well.
However, only some liked being called baby - the others hated it and preferred words like darling, dear, or sweetheart.
The amount of affection in the word depends on the person or the couple that uses it.
Now, outside relationships - I have never called a girl baby. I don't even think I've said it to be funny either. It just feels awkward.
A lot of my Hispanic and African-American friends have like.. NO problem in calling girls baby anywhere - whether it be in the mall, park, or etc. The girls that they talk to don't seem to mind either. Unfortunately, the ones who they call baby are usually trashy and.. trashy. Not saying that girls who like being called baby are all trashy - it's just the ones in my life are.
Besides them, most girls that I've met in my life are very uncomfortable with being called baby in public or outside a relationship. I don't know anything about guys though. I don't really have a preference. My ex's used to call me baby all the time but I never gave it a second thought. The word also seems to intensify in the bedroom as I've also discovered.
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20+ years older than you!? People actually live that long!?
Sure they do, just like yo mama.
Watching K-dramas instead of sleeping....;D
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20+ years older than you!? People actually live that long!?
Sure they do, just like yo mama.
So true. Advances in science and medicine can be such a pain sometimes. You look pretty young in that picture though. I didn't realize they had cameras back then.
UBC Science or UTSG Rotman Commerce?
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20+ years older than you!? People actually live that long!?
Sure they do, just like yo mama.
So true. Advances in science and medicine can be such a pain sometimes. You look pretty young in that picture though. I didn't realize they had cameras back then.
What are you talking about? You know that's a picture of your mom. Just ask your daddy. Your mom took this picture of him shortly afterwards.
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Food - We kept it simple! Chicken salad and roast beef sandwiches wrapped in wax paper, an antipasto platter, number one-shaped sugar cookies, and pink lemonade.
The Cake - A Victoria sponge cake sandwiched with strawberries, strawberry jam, and freshly whipped cream; on top I used a doily to create a pattern with powdered sugar. Yum.
The birthday boy had a wonderful time! He loved all of the attention, and he even made it through opening all of his presents before crashing.
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December 6, 2012
Supreme Court Front Conference Room
Bismarck, North Dakota
Present: Justice Carol Ronning Kapsner, Chair
Justice Dale Sandstrom
Judge M. Richard Geiger
Judge Gary Lee
Judge Steven McCullough
Judge Bruce Romanick
Staff: Sally Holewa
The Executive Committee of the Judicial Conference met on December 6, 2012. Chair Kapsner called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m.
Justice Sandstrom made a motion to submit the proposed bill draft on post-conviction relief to the legislature. The motion was seconded by Judge Romanick. The motion carried.
Justice Sandstrom made a motion to support the introduction of two bills, one related to the right of persons committed as a sexually-dangerous individual to an annual review of the commitment, and the other regarding the timeline to file the examiner's report in criminal cases where the issue of a defendant's fitness to proceed has been raised. The motion was lost for lack of a second.
Judge McCullough made a motion to nominate Justice Sandstrom to the newly re-activated Cameras in the Courtroom Committee. The motion was seconded by Judge Romanick.
Judge Geiger `made a motion to nominate Judge Herman, and alternatively, if Judge Herman declines the nomination, then Judge Joshua Rustad. The motion was seconded by Judge McCullough. The motions carried.
There being no further business to come before the committee, the chair adjourned the meeting at 8:30 a.m.
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I kinda hate Mondays….but I kinda love re-hashing the week in blogs with my Last Weeks Loves series! Here's what I loved from last week:
I LOVE this DIY art that Beatrice posted over at A Crafty Bee. The upholsterer in me has been trying to find some cool furniture art for awhile, and this is an easy and affordable way to get it!
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Overall it was a great night with awesome company. We managed to turn a regular night out into a celebration and we toasted to this little blog and it was such a great night with friends who love you even if you literally sweat garlic from every pore. It was a food overdose and as we rolled into the car with full stomachs and busted eardrums, we did so with huge smiles.
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