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Hi I'm Jared
I grew up in Montana, love my life, and I'm a Mormon.
About Me
I am from Montana and love doing anything in the outdoors like horseback riding, boating, fishing, hiking, hunting, etc. I also love sports and especially playing with my siblings while I'm at home or playing with friends while I'm at college where I am studying geology. I also like reading books and some of my favorite genres are westerns and fantasy. Most of my jobs have been outdoors such as farm-work, grounds-keeping, installing sprinkler systems, and building log home frames and recently I have tried door-to-door sales.
Why I am a Mormon
Growing up, my parents were Mormons, so, naturally, when I was younger I went to church with them. But, as I got older, I needed to find out for myself. I prayed to God often and found that He does love me and answer my prayers. I tried to read the scriptures on a daily basis and could see the difference in my life when I did read scriptures and pray, and when I didn't. I began to realize how good if felt to give service, to be kind, to show love, and to try and worry about others more than myself. I saw how mistakes I made in my life affected the way I related to people and myself in a negative way. And, I saw how doing the right things and being able to repent through Christ's sacrifice brought me peace and happiness. I frequently heard or saw as the leaders of our church, prophets and apostles, spoke and the positive feelings and blessings I received as I listened and then followed what they taught. Then, after high school I gave up two years of my life to preach the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Russia and that solidified all of my convictions about the truthfulness of the LDS church and the doctrines and principles that it teaches. The doctrines taught are so pure and God does speak today! To the world He speaks through His Prophet - President Thomas S. Monson. And we individually can receive personal guidance from Him everyday as we study His words contained in the scriptures and as we pray to know the truth. God loves us and wants to bless us!
How I live my faith
I'm definitely not perfect, but I try to live in accordance with the principles and doctrines that Christ taught. I enjoy opportunities to serve someone in need of help and many of those opportunities come with our opportunity to have "callings" in our ward. These are just responsibilities that we are given the opportunity to take over for a while. One such example is being the leader of a group of men in the ward and part of that responsibility is to organize home-teaching, which ensures that each family is met with each month and that all their physical and spiritual needs are taken care of. Basically it's just an opportunity to look after one another and to be aware of anyone who is going through a hard time. Right now my "calling" is to help prepare those who haven't served missions for the opportunities and responsibilities that they'll have as they devote two years to preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I served a two-year mission in Russia. These "callings" are all voluntary and I think it is amazing that so many people are willing to give up so much of their time and effort.


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Friday, November 26, 2010
What We Believe, Part 7: American Exceptionalism
Many of you have said that it is US policy that has brought on the wrath of terrorist peoples, nations, and cultures. I say you are wrong. It is our greatness in every aspect of life that has created envy, hate and jealousy. Our way of life, the principles of our founding, and our compassion as a nation is why they hate us. Please take 12 minutes out of your day to watch this video.
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Galveston and Houston Cataract Surgeons from The Eye Clinic of Texas want to share some thoughts about Cataract and Macular Degeneration. "Cataracts and Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) share at least one common risk factor-AGE", commented Houston Cataract Surgeon Dr. Da-Thuy Van. "Cataract formation and Macular Degeneration both increase in frequency and incidence with age and thus it is pretty common to have one, the other or both as we head through our 50's, 60's and 70's. The question that many patients get confronted with is whether to have Cataract Surgery if they have Macular Degeneration. And if they do-will it make the AMD get worse and faster." The general consensus among Cataract Surgeons is that with proper preoperative diagnostic testing, examination, and consultation, patients who have Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) and who develop a Cataract are able to have Cataract Surgery after being counseled on what to expect with regard to overall vision improvements and lifestyle benefits. While ARMD is not a reason to avoid Cataract Surgery, realistic expectations must be established by and between you and your cataract surgeon. Further, the most current and widely accepted studies on AMD progression after cataract surgery found that there was no difference in the frequency of the disease among patients who had Cataract Surgery as compared to those who did not.
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As my house is near a park/open space, there are a lot of deer that wander through the neighborhood enjoying the landscaping and hanging out. I have named a number of them, although I am not sure if they recognize their names. 🙂 Some I see only occasionally, and others I see more frequently. And these ones are my favorites, although I do love them all.
This is Rosa, who is the friendliest of the bunch. She came right up to me the other day when I was out fetching the newspaper. She just seems to like people. She had a reddish ear, so I decided her name must be Rosa.
This is Tamara, and she is quite easily spotted. She stopped by without her youngster for once (he must have been off learning how to be a stag). She has been coming by for the past three years at least. I'm not sure how she injured her leg, my veterinarian friend though that she might have been struck by a car. Her full name is Tamara the lame, but she still gets around and enjoys a full life.
This stag is the newest deer to be hanging around the house. From the shape of his antlers, I have decided that he must be Albert's grandson (Albert used to sleep under the deck some years ago). He had obviously been fighting and lost an antler. He also has an injury to his right hock. I called the Department of Wildlife to see if they could patch him up, but they only euthanize injured animals (not an option). However, they did say that he could survive with only three legs, and that there are a number of three legged deer wandering about town. So I do make sure that he has plenty of water, and I am hoping that he makes a recovery as he seems to be rather nice for a stag.
My friend's great-grandson stopped by one day and was excited to see the "cows", so now he expects to see them every time. But they are on their own schedule, and I feel fortunate when I get a glimpse of them.


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the amount of material in a bar
an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver
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a barroom or tavern
(in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages:a breakfast bar
the legal profession
the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community
any tribunal:the bar of public opinion
a band or strip:a bar of light
a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc
a crowbar
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double bar
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an objection that nullifies an action or claim
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in one's own town or country
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home and dry, British Informal
having safely achieved one's goal
home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc
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certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc
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This was a busy week for me. Firstly, it was our last week in the Sprachkurse (language course). I admit, I participated little in the language course. Some of the teachers in my group in particular don't seem to know how to handle a classroom, and that, combined with my stress over the housing hunt discouraged me from coming to a few of the classes. I would like to say that I studied hard on my own instead, but honestly, my brain is pretty kaput. I mostly just cooked food and played video games.
I'm sad it's over though, because the cultural events were really great. Having pre-scheduled social outings distracted me quite a bit from the stress of having to work through bureaucracy in a foreign language. And it was so nice to get to know so many different and interesting people! On Wednesday, we had a going away pot luck party. Everyone made food from their country, and it was seriously awesome. I even got some stove top cooking ideas that I am really excited to try out.
On Thursday, I had to move out of the student dorm into my new place. I convinced the landlord to give me a lease for unbestimmte Zeit (indeterminate time), meaning I can move out whenever I want with a month's notice… which is a good thing, because I'm not sure how I feel about the place, but it was the only thing I was able to find in all that time of looking.
It's a room on the top floor of an old German couple's house. The house is old, and the room isn't the nicest. It's tiny (14 meters squared) and kind of dingy, it has no oven and no counter space (only the same kitchenbox as in the dorms I was in). On the other hand, it's furnished, cheap (€225/month), and in the perfect spot. It's located on a quiet street right in the middle of the Uni and the town center, so it's 10 mins by bus to get to either.
It sort of feels like staying in a homestay, because the German couple is very nice and quite chatty. I only understand half of what they try to convey to me, but I am learning new words. The woman is a Schriftsteller (writer), and the man is a Buchhändler (book shop owner), so there are a lot of books around which is similar to my parents' house. It's weird to feel like you are living in a parents' house, but those parents aren't even your own parents.
In terms of vocab, most of the words I have learned relate to things in rooms. I'm sure I used to know all of these words in the past, but it's hard to memorize them until you really have to use them:
- die Treppe – stairs
- die Bettwäsche – bed linens
- das Kopfkissen – pillow
- die Decke – 1. blanket, 2. ceiling
- die Licht – the light
- anmachen / ausmachen – turn on / turn off
- die Wand – wall
- der Teppich – carpet
- das Malen – painting
- malen – to paint
- abstellen – to park (a bike)
- stören – to disturb
- den Müll wegwerfen – to throw away trash
At the end of the week, I went to Luxembourg on a day trip with a few friends. The weather wasn't entirely cooperative, but it was still a lovely day.
Because it's such a centrally located and international city, almost everyone we met spoke German, French, and English to various levels of fluency, although it seems like French was often the preferred language. Since early schooling in Luxembourg starts in Luxembourgish (a West Germanic language) before moving to German and French, presumably most people also speak Luxembourgish as a mother tongue. Basically, many people in Luxembourg are quadrilingual.
Of course, I spent a lot of money in Luxembourg. Apparently, on Saturday mornings they have a farmer's market, which reminded me a bit of the ones we had in Portland. Since I haven't found much in the way of good produce in Saarbrücken, I was really excited about this. They had all sorts of fruits, vegetables, nuts, meats, and cheeses.. All in all, I liked the city and I'm looking forward to more day trips there in the future, which I will definitely plan around their farmer's market!
Costs this week
- €8 – snacks (not very healthy)
- €5 – groceries
- €2.7 – feminine hygiene
- €15 – climbing gym
- €10.5 – dinner with friends
- €6 – washer/dryer (expensive because I messed it up again)
- €7.8 – bus tickets because I forgot my bus pass (arrgh)
- €15 – bus pass for the first week of Oct (still waiting on my student one)
- €37 – sheets and organizational things to cozy up the new room I'm in
- €225 – first month's rent
- €16 – bus to Luxembourg and back
- €4 – ticket to the inside of Casemates du Bock
- €13 – lunch in Luxembourg
- €11 – farmer's market in Luxembourg
By the way, for any women out there that might be interested, in terms of shopping for feminine hygiene, the options are quite normal (as opposed to some other places I've been). It looks like most places have OB tampons (the ones w/o an applicator) and Always pads, plus some generic brand pads, available at budget grocery stores like Lidl/Aldi/Netto, but the selection is better at Drogeriemarkts (drug stores) like Rossman or DM. Drogeriemarkts also have a larger selection of make-up, shampoos, toothpaste, soaps, and similar. You can even find pet food and some dry food items (like grains) there. What you won't find are pain meds, cold medication, etc. For those you have to go to an Apotheke (pharmacy) and may need a prescription (I haven't had to do this yet).


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Saturday, November 5, 2011
The Best Beer You'll Never Taste (and Other Lamentations)
Fuck this. You know what else I did today? I bottled the best damn beer you'll never taste.* I corked 20 bottles like the connoisseur I am. Most of these bottles will go to the brewshop and as gifts to various friends. I capped eight 12 oz bottles- at least three will go to competition. If they carbonate properly I expect big things out of them. I've been drinking the boot full of beer that I didn't bottle. My friend gave me das boot as an early birthday present (my birthday's a little less than two weeks from now). Even flat it's out of this world.
I won't explain the brewing process to you on this post- maybe on a future one- but you should check out www.howtobrew.com if you want to know. I do all grain brews (like I said, I'm a real connoisseur), which is Section 3, but you should do some easier brews before tackling a ten-percenter like this one.
Belgium III aka Why Do I Even Bother Manscaping
Strong Belgium Dark
5.5 Gallons 9.98% ABV
14 lb. Belgium Pils
1.5 lb. Cara-45 (Caramunich)
0.5 lb. Aromatic Malt
0.4 Biscuit Malt
0.25 Special B
0.15 Dingemans Chocolate
28.2 oz. Small Lump Sugar from the Asian Grocery Store (because it's cheaper)
0.6 c. Cane Sugar
1 oz. Fuggles (4.20 % AA) (60 min)
0.5 oz. Czech Saaz (4.00% AA) (10 min)
0.5 oz. Czech Saaz (4.00% AA) (5 min)
Wyeast Belgium Abbey II
Safbrew T-58
Brewed 10.10.2011 (Fair Day!!!)
5.5 Gallons Collected
Racked: 10.23.2011
Bottled: 11.5.2011 (1.2 c Priming Sugar)
Mash at 152 and ferment at 68.
Is there a reason that all I can listen to right now is Slow Motion by Third Eye Blind and Why'd It Take So Long For You To Fall In Love With Me by the Tah-Dahs on repeat? Yeah. It's because I'm a 14 year old girl stuck in the body of a slightly overweight, but actually pretty good looking 26 (just about 27) year old man.
*Except for some of you.
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oh man... homebrew! sorry to hear about your date :(ReplyDelete
I organized a home brew competition recently for this urban ag nonprofit I volunteer with. some great brews including a rosemary saison, vanilla pumpkin porter, and double chocolate esspresso stout, a couple or brown ales. Since it was w/ crunchy types, off the wall sustainability stories. Come brew for us some time!
Hey mwong, I forget that people read this. Thanks! You have no idea how much I'd like to brew for you, but I hate to admit it, I was feeling funny about the amount of priming sugar I used, looked it up, and realized I used WAY too much, so I uncorked all the bottles and filled up a keg where I could easily control the CO2. It'll still be an amazing beer, but so much for giving it out as gifts and whatnot. I may rebrew it sometime soon to bottle properly. Anyway, thanks for reading and I'm glad to hear you had some killer beers at your competition.ReplyDelete


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Hi beauties! Now that prom season has reached its end and everyone is done posting prom pictures, I will post the clients I had for prom a few weekends ago. I had five beautiful girls ask me to do their makeup but I only did three, all of which I went to high school with. I won't go into depth with the shades/colors I used and steps I did, but I will just list the products used😊 also, that way I don't have to keep listing the products that I used on each girl, I will list them here.
Products used on each girl: Smashbox photo finish primer, Benefit Hula bronzer, BH cosmetics blush, ABH x Nicole Guierro glow kit, Kat Von D lock it setting powder, Urban Decay setting spray
Bold silver eye with nude lip Eyes: Smashbox double exposure pallete (silver all over lid and black on outer corner) & Tarte glitter eyeliner. Face: (foundation and concealer was hers and I don't remember what they were, sorry😣) Ulta contour pencil, (products used on each girl listed above). Brows: Anastasia Beverly Hills brow definer & clear brow gel. Lips: Colourpop ultra matte lipstick in the shade Trap.
Sublte champagne with mauve lipEyes: ABH Modern Renaissance pallete & Kylie Cosmetics bronze pallete, Ardell false lashes and Maybelline stilleto liner. Face: Wet n Wild matte foundation, Tarte shape tape concealer, (products used on each girl listed above). Brows: Smashbox face matters pallete (the lighter eyebrow shade) and ABH clear brow gel. Lips: Tarte color splash hydrating lipstick in Salt Lyfe.
Golden blowout Eyes: Urban Decay Naked pallete & Kylie Cosmetics bronze pallete, Kiss false eyelashes and L'Oréal infallible liquid eyeliner. Face: Maybelline Fit Me foundation and concealer, and (products used on each girl listed above). Brows: Smashbox face matters pallette (the lighter eyebrow shade) and ABH clear brow gel. Lips: Kylie Cosmetics Matte lipstick in the shade Spice.
I hope you enjoyed these looks! Book your makeover with me for any events you have coming up😊


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Wow, awesome! I love the artsy look it has!ReplyDelete
So totally gonna do it... ^^ReplyDelete
Let me know how it goes!Delete
I love this! :D Now I know what I could do with the five pound box of crayons that are sitting in my room... ^.^ReplyDelete
xoxo MorningReplies
Ahaha that's awesome!Delete
This is a REALLY cool project!ReplyDelete
So cool!ReplyDelete
We used to have a ton of crayons from when I was younger, now I wish we had kept them!
Keep up the good work Amy! :)
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Love it! I've always wanted to make one of these! You can direct the flow of the wax by blocking it with a bit of cardboard - I saw one where the person had done that and then put an umbrella in the gap with a couple under it ^_^ (sorry if that description was rubbish. You may not be able to visualise what I mean. But Pinterest would tell you!)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Turkey Sliders With Fresh Herbs- Great Football Day Recipe
Add some Turkey sliders to your football recipe list. I like to serve my sliders with a bowl of chip and dip. If you're looking to please the younger crowd too, this recipe does it. Using the Turkey instead of Beef is a better choice.
Also, add some vegetables with the plate for the dip.
Recipe material came from "Foodista.com – The Cooking Encyclopedia Everyone Can Edit"
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Turkey Sliders With Fresh Herbs
Nothing makes a better burger than fresh herbs from the garden.
20 ounces lean ground turkey
1 cup quinoa, cooked according to package directions
1 tablespoon rosemary, fresh minced
1 tablespoon sage, fresh minced
1 tablespoon thyme, fresh minced
2 tablespoons chives, fresh finely chopped
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
Combine ingredients in a bowl and score into six sections.
Mold sections into patties. They will be soft.
Place on grill and cook 4 – 5 minutes per side until patties are done.
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Saturday, November 8, 2008
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Before going any further, I must insist you watch her perform the song, in all its over-orchestrated glory, live on the BBC. Yes, she looks like she's made up for Kabuki, and at times semaphoring the lyrics, but that was part of her very considerable charm. Go right away to www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7n0HJEMqjA . Everything else can wait.
Welcome back. Have you collected yourself? Yeah, they don't perform that like that anymore. (Eat you heart out, Duffy!) But what's my point? What does Dusty have to do with Tuscany? Nothing, really. But there is an Italian connection. Dusty recorded an English version of an Italian song, "Io che non vivo (senza te)," by the immortal (here) Pino Donaggio, which she first heard and fell in love with at the Sanremo Festival in 1965. (You can watch that very performance, which was televised live, at www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AOqOZwcwt0 - this one's optional.).
That's not so surprising in and of itself. It sounds like I imagine many Italian pop song of the period sounded. What is surprising is that it appears to represent a high water mark for Italian pop. I mean, the schlock I have to endure here at the Internet Train, you wouldn't believe! It's a wonder sometimes that I can put two sentences together, given the distraction of this drivel. It's like Zucherro's "Senz' una donna" is on a loop. Thank God it's interspersed with more palatable stuff. The other day was pretty wonderful: KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, "Justified and Ancient;" Terence Trent D'Arby's "Wishing Well;" and Charles and Eddie's "Would I Lie To You?", in a row! You don't easily forget days like that.
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- nixatron said...
Oh, you haven't lived until you've heard the Spiderman theme in Spanish on a Mexican radio station in a Mexicali hole-in-the-wall cafe while you're enoying pork ribs in green chile.
- November 9, 2008 at 9:49 PM
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My mouth waters and my eyes tear up at the thought!
Speaking of mouths, be sure to check my flickr page today, John. Think "golden."
- November 10, 2008 at 5:30 AM
- Jim said...
#35? Your Grace, I confess I can't call myself a great Dusty Springfield fan, but after watching her video when you posted this entry, I did find myself making a pretty fast trip to the iTunes store. Then today, Chris starts reading me the Rolling Stone Top 100 Vocalists (ever) list, and I'm convinced that there are more than a few people higher in the list than Dusty's #35 who just don't belong there. Steve Winwood? Hank Williams? Good singers but great? Robert Plant? (I may be in the minority, not being a big Zep fan for starters, and my son certainly disagrees with me, but with the exception of Stairway I think of him more as a screamer than a vocalist). After you return, I'd love your perspective on the list.
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With credits such as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and especially "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial," Steven Spielberg is known as a director extremely in touch with his inner child.
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Without a doubt, the $130 million production, which is available in 2-D and 3-D, contains a few moments of wonder capable of sweeping children of all ages off their feet, but for the most part, the energetic picture seems best suited for 10-year-old boys who like nonstop dizzying action.
The PG-rated tale marks Spielberg's first attempt at the motion-capture method where actors are covered with ball-like sensors and then are painted by computers. The visual process was used in films such as Robert Zemeckis' "The Polar Express" (2004) and "A Christmas Carol" (2009). Center High School graduate and four-time Oscar winner Joe Letteri oversaw the film's motion-capture work.
New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson (the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy), a longtime "Tintin" fan, signed on as producer and gave the production an additional energy burst. (The Spielberg-Jackson combination seems to have already worked well overseas, because the film is zeroing in on more than $200 million globally.)
In "The Adventures of Tintin," which often plays like a junior-league "Indiana Jones" adventure, a young reporter (played enthusiastically by British actor Jamie Bell of "Billy Elliot") and his faithful canine companion, Snowy, become involved in an international quest. The two seek three scrolls leading to a treasure that can be anywhere in the world.
Daniel Craig ("Quantum of Solace") plays the villain who believes Tintin has stolen the treasure. Andy Serkis, who has previously played incredible motion-capture characters in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (as Gollum), the great ape in Jackson's "King Kong" remake, and Caesar the revolutionary chimp in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," creates a veteran sailor, Captain Haddock. The old salt consumes so much alcohol that the film sometimes appears to have been financed by a brewery.
The story line means little, since the thrust of "The Adventures of Tintin" comes down to keeping the young journalist going in forward motion as he's covering the globe. Although young boys may be happy to go along for the ride, there's no emotional hook to grab general audiences, who may feel the cinematic experience offers too many stops and starts.
Postscript: Tintin was created in a 1929 Belgian newspaper by 21-year-old one-named illustrator Herge (aka Georges Remi, who died in 1983). The film is based on three adventures - "The Secret of the Unicorn," "The Crab With the Golden Claws" and "Red Rackbam's Treasure" - from the series that has sold more than 350 million copies in more than 80 languages.
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MechSE grad students may spend countless hours hard at work, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to have fun. This past semester, an extracurricular soccer team of 16 mechanical engineering graduate students, MechSE United, was formed to compete in the Fall II intramural session.
MechSE United was formed by GraMS (Graduate MechSE Students) to encourage busy students to rekindle their love for athletics.
"Soccer, being a world renowned sport, unifies many nations," said Jose Guadarrama, GraMS Intramural Chair. "MechSE has vast diversity with people from across the globe. Our hope is to create an inclusive environment where graduate students can feel relieved from their daily responsibilities and mingle based on their personal interests."
Guadarrama said the creation of the group has been incredibly successful. There were more students interested than the chairmen anticipated, so they could not accommodate every student who tried out. However, Guadarrama said that if this semester goes well, they will attempt to organize an interdepartmental tournament for the spring semester. If there is an interest in creating a team for another sport or one that is co-ed, the GraMS board is open to helping create those types of groups.
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Project Superintendent Keith Ringold is the winner of the Kraus-Anderson Construction Company Mission/Vision Award for April 2014.
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Heath Wooten is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi, where he studies linguistics, anthropology, and English with an emphasis in creative writing. Writing is one of Heath's biggest passions, and he shares his poetry on his Instagram account. Read below for more about his journey with writing.
1) When did you first start to write? Do you remember what pushed you to start?
I first started writing some time in grade 3. I had started seriously reading about the same time, and I found the stories interesting and decided I wanted create something of my own. I continued the hobby off and on over the years. Most significantly, I wrote thousands of pages of stories in late middle school, but it was still at that point just a hobby–something to do in my spare time. I got serious about writing in April 2016. I had been reading Wuthering Heights and decided that writing was something I had to be a part of.
2) What type of writing do you do?
Up to the past three months or so, most of my creative output was formless, abstract, vague poetry. It was very much stream-of-consciousness, then cleaned up a bit later. As I've warmed up to form and imagery, my poetry has become more focused on emotional moments rather than a detailed or lengthy narrative. I've been working sporadically on a fiction story (novel might be too ambitious) as well, and though it's not in a form I'd want people to see, I'd describe it as a series of detailed vignettes of modern human life. I'm really fascinated in my fiction and poetry with elaborating on hyper-specific emotions and unique situations. I recently wrote a poem about the feeling when your hands are too greasy after applying lotion—anything is fodder for the imagination.
3) Do you have a writing routine, or do you just go as it comes to you?
I keep a journal, and I try to write in it every day. I'm extremely organized with my journal, and it's divided up into poems, personal entries, little narrative fragments, and several storylines. Most of the poems that are written down in my journal, however, are not seen by anyone but me. They're my launch pad for something more. It's really hard for me to decide I'm going to write, to sit down, and to write something I'm proud of. The poems that I'm proud of that end up being posted on my Instagram are stored in the "notes" section of my phone. Those poems are written during frenzied moments of inspiration (often in the middle of the night), but I use the journaled poems to supplement the imagery or to provide unique vocabulary.
4) Is there a piece of advice about writing that's' kept you going?
One of my obsessions is 90's music, and I'd be hard-pressed to tell you who it was, but in an interview, a musician said when asked a similar question, "Don't be self-conscious of anything you write." I took that to heart and began posting my poetry to my Instagram account soon after. Even though I cringe while reading some of my older poems now, I was very proud of them at the time. Though not falling into the realm of advice exactly, my friends were definitely the main thing that kept/keep my going. They're very encouraging of my writing, and never refuse if I ask to run a new poem by them. Just last week, I had a big poetry deadline for my creative writing class. Without complaint, seven of my friends helped me narrow down which poems were to be submitted, and it went splendidly in workshop. I'm intensely grateful to everyone who has supported me.
5) One last question, just for fun: If you could have dinner with one dead historical figure, who would it be?
This question was maybe just for fun, but it was also the hardest to answer! I'd definitely want to have dinner with Mary Magdalene. I grew up Catholic, and I have always had an interest in the women in the Bible. They don't really get to tell their own story, in my opinion, which is probably symptomatic of the culture, but I think there's a glaring lack of female perspective in the Bible. Who better to tell the story than Mary Magdalene, possibly the closest woman to Jesus? There is of course the apocryphal Gospel of Mary, but do we know it was her, and can it really give me what I want? I'd love to hear her life experiences, because I feel like she could definitely add a lot to the story of Jesus.


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Rainy day bike ride through the city with Fat Tire Tours Paris
Not all days are created equal when you are traveling, especially when you are traveling with your kids. Some days are sunny, warm and bright, other days are cold, grey and pouring sheets of rain down on you. You can either be miserable, or you can accept that this is just part of life (rain does bring spring flowers) and roll with whatever Mother Nature throws your way. We chose the latter on our first day in Paris. We were scheduled to do the Day Bike Tour with Fat Tire Tours Paris and we were going to do it no matter how wet we got. And we did get very wet.
Our first day in Paris couldn't decide how it was going to be. We started out with grey, but dry skies as our plane landed at Charles Du Galles. The boys had slept on the plane and were in good spirits. We strolled the neighborhood around our rental apartment, had a late breakfast and got to know the town. Before we knew it we needed to get ready for our day bike tour. As we walked out the door my youngest Ty fell asleep in his daddy's arms. He would stay that way as we walked to meet our group and until we tried to gently place him in the carriage my husband would pull behind his bike. Ty was none too happy when he woke up wet, cold and in a strange bike carriage. His brother Dek wasn't too thrilled to have to sit next to him either. I bribed them both with granola bars and we were on our way.
To say our bike ride was smooth would be a joke. This bike ride would be a comedy of errors for our family, and looking back we probably should have rescheduled, but we were determined to experience a bit of Paris every day in whatever way possible.
Our guide Patty didn't skip a beat anytime the boys cried. He just kept telling us facts and fun antidotes about the kings of France and the planning of the city. He had a great attitude despite the rain and understood that the kids were tired, wet and jet lagged.
Although we were all getting wet, we still had a great time on our tour. The office had told us it would give us a good overview of the city that would set us up for the rest of our stay. They were so right. Even with water dripping down my face I got the lay of the land. It was easy to find the different sights again the rest of the week, and we were one step ahead of other patrons on the rest of our tours that week since we had heard a few of the stories already.
After our stop at the crepe, waffle and coffee stand, the boys did begin to perk up. I handed Ty my phone so he could play a few games. It was not the time for the boys to experience the city and soak up the culture and architecture. Their first day in Paris was all about settling in and acclimating. There would be plenty of time for them to enjoy the view later.
Yes, the tour would have been a bit more enjoyable if it had been warm and dry. The boys probably would have ridden a tandem and a baby seat behind my bike. However, you can't always control the weather. Sometimes you just have to make the best of things and enjoy the ride, which is exactly what we did.
Many thanks to Fat Tire Tours for the fun, yet wet ride during our stay in Paris. We were guests of Fat Tire Tour for one week as the winners of their Fat Tire Tours Paris trip giveaway. I was not asked to write about our experience or express any views. I am simply sharing because I think it is information every family should know. As always, my opinions are my own; when they aren't you will be the first to know.
What a fun visit to Paris. The bike tour sounds like an awesome way to see the city. Congrats on winning the trip! Great photos.
I'd like to add that a great way to be prepared for lots of walking and riding in the rain is to also purchase rain pants for adults and children. By the time you arrived in Scotland to join us, we had received these from LLBean and brought them along for all of us. They were indispensable as we hiked in the Highlands and tramped through Edinburgh.
I'm also impressed that Fat Tire Tours was prepared for children with a bike carriage, a tandem adult and child bike, and a baby seat that I saw on your Facebook posting.


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The Great American Toilet Paper Debate
Link - Help Declare a National Toilet Paper Hanging Way!!! Join the Great American Toilet Paper Debate and help settle this toilet paper hanging debate! This debate about whether the toilet paper should hang so the paper unrolls down the front or down the back has been going on since 1882 when toilet paper was first on the roll. Now you can vote for your way of hanging the toilet paper to be officially declared "The National Toilet Paper Hanging Way" and help settle this debate once and for all.


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HOT MUMMAS I What You REALLY Need to Pack in Your Hospital Bag for Labour!14:14
There are many lists on the web detailing items you might need when you go into labour, and you can even purchase ready packed bags. However, I am due to give birth to my second baby any day now and after the first I can tell you some of it is a waste of time, and some things that people always miss off theirs are essentials! So here we go this is my REAL hospital bag list!
- Clothes and toothbrush for your partner if they need to stay (mine stayed all week with me last time as bubs was in special care unit)
- Comfy clothes for you to leave hospital in (don't think you will fot back in your old clothes! You will need maternity bottoms with soft waistband and nursing tops) including nursing bras
- Your own breast pump
- Breastfeeding pillow
- TENS machine if you're using one
- Birthing ball if they don't supply them and you think it's worth it
- Breast pads (tons)
- Breastfeeding vitamin supplements
- Bottled water (a week's supply in case you are kept in)
- Fan, preferably with water spray (see amazon.co.uk for this)
- Flannel to mop down sweaty labour forehead
- Disposable slippers (you won't want to keep them after treading yukky hospital floors with all those bugs)
- Phone and charger
- Camera and charger
- Ipad and charger or kindle- for moments of boredom if kept in
- Ipod and charger plus battery powered speakers if you want to play music in your birth suite
- Button down pyjamas
- Cosy dressing gown
- Cosy socks (a week's supply in case you are kept in)
- Nipple cream
- Disposable pants (a week's supply in case you are kept in)
- Extra absorbent night time pads with wings (a week's supply in case you are kept in) (maternity pads are horrid)
- Snacks (a week's supply in case you are kept in) (hospital food is horrid)
- Toiletries including dry shampoo
- Makeup and mirror- bronzer in particular, lip balm
- Hairbrush and scrunchies/hair bands
- Your own paracetamol/cocodamol in case you miss the dispensing nurses rounds while in loo or tending to baby
- Your own tissues/loo roll/soap
- Cash for taxis, snack machines etc
- Ear plugs!!
- Baby swaddles (otherwise you won't be able to sleep worrying about SIDS)
- Baby nappies (a week's supply in case you are kept in, that could be a pack a day!)
- Cotton wool to clean baby (they say not to use wipes on newborn)
- Top and tail bowl
- Babygros (a week's supply in case you are kept in)
- Baby hat, socks, mittens (a week's supply in case you are kept in)
- Baby muslins
- Car seat
- Warm outfit for baby's trip home
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Eliminating Pain without Narcotics and Other Pain Medications
Pain is the single most common health issue people experience. According to the American Academy of Pain Management, chronic pain (pain that lasts over three months) afflicts almost a third of our population. At our office, the most common pain problems we see are headaches (including migraine), muscle and ligament pain, and pain of the joints, including the spine, hips, knees, shoulders, arms, hands and feet.
Pain killing drugs, including narcotics, though useful and necessary at times, should not be relied on as a permanent solution for chronic pain and are best used for shorter time periods until the cause of a person's pain is corrected. Prescription narcotics in particular are addicting and can be dangerous, being responsible for more drug related deaths than heroin and cocaine. Another problem with narcotic medications is that the body often rapidly develops a tolerance or resistance to these medications, decreasing their effectiveness.
What you need to understand is that no pain medications fix the cause of your pain. They only act to block the pain - and even then, only until they lose their effectiveness.
So what can be done for chronic or acute pain?
Alternative Pain Therapies:
There are natural and effective non-drug pain therapies that work by correcting the cause of the pain and not just blocking the pain signals. In our office we may use any of the following tools, depending on the particular case. We have found that correcting the cause of the pain is much more effective and desirable than only blocking the pain signals the body is generating with narcotics and other chemical pain killers.
When a patient comes to our office because of pain, they are carefully evaluated before any treatment begins. We review your personal medical history, family health history, past treatments, dietary practices and life style factors. A physical and neurological examination and, in many cases, laboratory evaluation and testing are also used. It is important to determine if your pain is caused by an autoimmune problem or some other problem. Knowing this, will determine the course and nature of your treatment.
Chiropractic: Dr. Redd provides chiropractic therapy for muscle and joint pain and pain issues related to faulty nervous system function. You can read more about chiropractic by clicking here.
Biopuncture is the injection of natural homeopathic medicines into acupuncture and other body points to bring about healing. Neck and back pain, sciatica, sprains and strains, headaches and neuralgia all respond very well to this type of treatment. Acute sprains may heal in half the time with Biopuncture. This unique therapy is also effective in treating allergies, asthma, eczema, bronchitis, cystitis, sinusitis and colitis. Biopuncture is safe even during pregnancy. Biopuncture was featured on the Dr. Oz show and you can get more information about it on the internet.
Triggerpoint Therapy was brought to the United States by Dr. Janet Travel, MD. Dr. Travel learned this important treatment method from doctors in Germany. Trigger point therapy is part of Neural Therapy. Trigger points are tiny knots that develope in a muscle when it is injured or over worked. They frequently are the cause of headaches, neck and jaw pain, back pain, joint pain, tennis elbow and carpal tunnel problems. Trigger point therapy may be done by hand or by injection of a local anesthetic like procaine or lidocaine.
Neural Therapy was begun in 1925 by two German medical doctors. It involves the injection of Procaine, a natural anesthetic that normalizes the function of the nerves, into various but very specific body areas. Neural Therapy is based on the theory that trauma can product long-standing disturbances, or "interference fields", in the electrochemical function of tissues. These fields disrupt the normal transmission of electrical impulses and the function of the nerve fibers in the body, leading to pain and other health problems. The types of tissues affected by trauma include scars, nerves and nerve clusters. A Neural Therapy injection can often instantly and lastingly resolve chronic longstanding illness and chronic pain.
Prolotherapy is also known as "proliferation therapy," or "regenerative injection therapy". It was invented by Dr. George Hackett in the 1940's and was further developed by Dr. Gustav Hemwall, who joined him in the 1950's. Prolotherapy is based on the theory that chronic pain is often caused by laxness of the ligaments that are responsible for keeping a joint stable. When ligaments are damaged they often generate pain.
Prolotherapy is performed by injecting damaged ligaments with natural substances such as procaine or lidocain (anesthetics), dextrose, special homeopathic medicines and other substances, to help regenerate the loose and damaged connective tissues. This results in a permanent resolution of the related pain. Prolotherapy is often an effective alternative to surgery and should be considered for any chronic joint pain problem. The following symptoms and conditions that can be helped with Prolotherapy:
- Laxity or looseness of a tested joint that fails to heal on its own
- Old sprain injuries that are unstable or painful, or joints affected by arthritis
- Distinct tender points were tendons or ligaments attach to the bones
- Recurrent swelling of a joint or muscle area
- Popping, clicking, grinding or catching sensations in joints
- Temporary benefit from chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation or from any form of manual mobilization of a joint that fails to fully resolve or requires ongoing treatment to maintain its benefits
- Aching or burning pain that is referred into an arm or leg
- Recurrent headache, face pain, jaw pain, ear pain
- Chest pain with tenderness along the rib attachments on the spine or along the sternum (breast bone)
- Spine or joint pain that does not resolve with surgery, or the cause of which cannot be determined with regular examination methods, including x-ray, MRI and orthopedic or neurological evaluations.


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Raiden Yamato: Samoan Samurai Part 6
Hours passed after the match. There was no celebration after the match either. With his vision blurred, Pua slowly awoke to a fuzzy world with a wide circular light shining right on his sore eyes. His body was numbly stiff all over, from the neck down; tingling sensations were spotty along his heels and toes, but everywhere else his body felt motionless and heavy. A fur-thick blanket covered Pua up to his chin, his head resting on a foam pillow.
Pua had been moved to the stadium's exam chamber. Several doctors and nurses had inserted IV fluids into him. Bandages with a faint glowing green light were tied around his neck and forehead; they were actually scrolls with written spell chants composed by tribal priests. The blanket also had healing properties, its fabric absorbing excess fluids from Pua's cuts and bruises and releasing restorative beads to recondition his skin and internal organs.
Seoul sat next to Pua. He checked his electronic wristband; he received a text from Kwan asking about Pua, "He is okay?" Seoul read the message in a calm mood, his facial expression indifferent and plain. He then deleted the text, and returned his attention to Pua.
Pua's fingers started moving, the numbness slowly fading. His toes quickly followed as Pua could wiggle them in tiny movements. The nurses and doctors surrounded his bed and adjusted his blanket; one nurse, instructed by the chief doctor, gently removed one of the bandages off Pua's forehead. Another nurse applied a warm towel over his forehead, noticing the Samoan's twitchy reaction, his eyes aggressively squinted.
A few minutes later, Pua was fully conscious, and stiff with fading soreness. As the residual soreness lessened, along with the numbness in other parts of his body, Pua slowly lifted his head, then his upper body, using his elbows for support. The nurses instructed him to lie back down, and the doctors told Pua to let his body rest, but he ignored them. Pua rolled the blanket off his chest and pulled his legs from underneath the sheet, seemingly comforted by the cool air hitting his skin. The medical staff stood there silent, appearing slightly annoyed; Pua looked at one doctor with a raised eyebrow, smirking at him, and that doctor turned away. Pua was sitting on the bed with his legs crossed and arms folded. He starred at the distant wall he was facing. Seoul politely asked the doctors and nurses to leave the room, telling them Pua was trying to mediate to deal with the leftover discomfort in his body. Appearing to be sympathetic, the physicians agreed and the medical staff left.
It was just Seoul and Pua in the medical room. Pua looked at Seoul in a pause, just looking at him, and then he told Seoul, "I feel like sh**."
"You shouldn't be moving." Seoul held both of Pua's hands, feeling the roughness of his left, and the contradicting softness of Pua's right hand. Seoul starred at Pua's hands for a while as he squeezed them, seeming puzzled by the contrast between the Samoan's palms.
"Where are we?"
"We're in the medical room. You and Tua won the fight, but your holy armor malfunctioned." Seoul went on to explain that Pua developed a high, influenza-type flu that caused his suit to overcharge its energy flow, resulting in both armor and his body to shut down. "All that stamina training you went through to improve your body's tolerance…that damn demon blood keeps f***ing with your armor."
"No s***." Pua looked down and noticed his right hand, seeing flakes of dead skin around his wrists. "At least my skin isn't peeling off like before. It's just flakes now."
"That's good. Maybe the stamina training's working after all." Seoul fiddled with his wristband, trying to take it off; it's connecting hook was stuck, preventing Seoul from removing it. Pua noticed and playfully glared at him, smirking. "What's with the face?"
"You're ignoring Kwan's texts again, aren't you?" Seoul was quiet. "I know what you're doing, Seoul. You only mess with that thing when Kwan contacts you." Seoul remained silent.
Pua asked about his gauntlet. Seoul told him that the weapon had overheated when Pua passed out; guards with steel gloves pulled the device off before it melted his skin. Pua then asked if he could see it, receiving 'no' in response from Seoul. "Why can't I see?"
"The demon blood infected it again", Seoul explained, "It's being cleaned out. You can't touch a corrupted weapon, even with the divinity stream in your body; it's too dangerous."
"If it's too dangerous for me to touch, then how the hell can anybody else clean it?"
"Mystic priests are cleansing it, Pua."
Pua felt his legs regain most of their normal sensation, and lingering soreness had almost disappeared. He started to feel hot under his blanket; he checked underneath his sheet to see if he had underwear on; he did not. Fully nude from head to toe, Pua wrapped his blanket around his waist, covering his hip area between his belly button and knees. Seoul noticed, making a sly smile. Pua quickly asked, "Did you see Tua? Has he been come by or anything?" Seoul shook his head. "Has anyone seen him?"
"Nope, he left the stadium right after you passed out. He's out somewhere, I just don't know where."
"…He's probably out in the streets c**t scouting."
Tua strolled through the capital's food market district alone, spending most of his time at the fish market square. Foreign tourists flooded the streets buying carts of locally caught fish, and Tua walked around checking out the foreign women, particularly colored American women. He took notice of a Latina buying crispy shrimp rice patty with her girlfriends at a fried fish stand near an old post office. She wore a strapless dress, dull orange with bright yellow spots scattered down her thin gown, with an aged brown belt around her waist. Her anatomy rivaled a Victorian Secret model's body, having a fuller figure and well-shaped calves complimented by her seemingly handmade sandals.
Tua kept his distance, standing behind a large wooden sign, staring at the Latin American girl, grabbing his lava-lava covered crouch. Clever about it, the American, talking to her friends while eating her food, pretended not to notice Tua, her eyes only occasionally wondering off to his direction. Eventually she told her friends she was feeling tired and needed to head back to their inn to rest.
The other women went on their way, searching for another food stand to eat local food. In an alley far away from the fish stand, next to stacks of dried messy ink-marked crates and stuffed boxes, Tua caressed the tourist, whispering into her eyes and then pressing his lips against her neck and shoulders, slowly pulling her outfit down with his large hands. She took hold of Tua's hands and placed them on her hips, kissing his neck before proceeding to his lips. Following an intense make out session, with her verbal consent, Tua pinned the woman against the wall, right next to a tall stack of crates with printed Chinese symbols. He found the zipper on her gown while she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. He undid his lava-lava and threw it to the side, fully nude as he tossed off his sandals. Her dress unzipped, she climbed Tua and wrapped her legs around his waist, their lips locked together. From there, sexually smashed onto the wall, the Latina could only dig her nails into Tua's bare sculpted back and barely contain her bodily urge to moan loudly, while Tua, deep in heavy breathing, buried his face into her neck, thrusting hard in a slow, aggressive motion…that lasted nearly an hour.
Pua asked Seoul, "When you used to battle demons, you were afraid? Like, overcome with fear and you had to mask it so others wouldn't see your fear?"
Seoul replied, "Any sensible person would be afraid of battling the Oni. I dreaded them, especially early in my career when your father was alive. During my first two years as a foot solider, it was difficult to keep composure while fighting demonic creatures. What got you to ask about fear?"
"…It's been several years since I felt like death cornered me. Fighting Toto was just like all the other duels, with and without Tua, and even the missions I go on to kill demons, but as soon as Toto transformed into that Oni… my body went into autopilot. Everything was happening so fast, my emotions screwed around and became a wall of fear masked up by other feelings. I can't explain it any other way." Pua paused for a moment, fiddling with his fingers and pressing his lips as if trying to hold back tears from seeping out of his eyes. Pua continued, "These duels are getting to me. Fighting for this bulls*** entertainment for politicians and fans wanting blood lust – I can't do this anymore."
Seoul replied, "Well after what that daimyo did, you may get your wish. That demon transformation could have been a disaster. Our diplomats will have their work cut out for them if they manage to pull off a new truce – we can't afford another war." Seoul started to stroke Pua's hair, sliding his fingers from the back of Pua's head to his neck, caressing his right shoulder. Pua gently nudged away. "What's wrong?"
"I'm not in the mood, Seoul."
"C'mon, don't be moody. Are you still sore?"
"I'm fine, I just I don't feel like doing anything – please, Seoul." Tears broke free from his eyes and Pua quickly covered them with his right hand. "I'm scared of fighting, Seoul. I hate summoning this damn armor and my body f***ing up from it. Every time I merge with the armor, every part of my body gets strained, and scares the s*** out of me. The only real reason I didn't run away was because of a voice in my head. It sounded comforting; it was one calming feeling I felt in the whole fight."
"You heard voices?"
"One voice, Seoul – don't imply there's something wrong with me. Anyway, it told me what to do. It kept me from going off rails from all the other crap I was feeling. Even when the voice went away, it had a lasting presence that helped me to keep going, even when my body was shutting down and I passed out. I was scared but not completely paralyzed by it." Seoul resumed stroking Pua's hair, though at that point, the Samoan samurai was more relaxed, no longer bothered with Seoul's touching him.
"It's not unusual to hear things when your body is under severe strain or trauma. You were going through various sensations during the fight; it makes sense you heard a voice during that time."
"You expect me to go along with that sh**-ass explanation?"
"Relax, Pua. Getting worked up won't do you any good."
Pua took a deep breath, followed by a long exhale. Seoul began massaging, digging his hands deep into Pua's shoulders, rubbind deep against his muscles. "I'm still a little sore, Seoul." Seoul blew a soft hush into Pua's ear. "…Seriously – here? You want me to get into the mood in a medical room, knowing what my body went through just a few hours ago? You're that horny?" Seoul continued his massage, caressing Pua's back. "Seoul, can you please stop – you really need to listen to me when I say stop." Seoul's hands then moved to Pua's crouch. Pua's face drastically changed, intentionally smiling. "…Damn it."
Two hours passed. Two guards armed with spears walked through the tunnels, stern faced and indifferent in their unified, straightforward body language. They approached the door to Pua's medical room, and one banged on the door, shouting in a loud deep voice, "Officer Seoul! Emperor Kenji has requested your audience." They stood there for a long moment, briefly looking at each other with slight aggravation. The other guard shouted, "Officer Seoul, can you hear us? Our emperor has asked for your in-person audience."
His voice loud with irritation, Seoul yelled through the closed door, "Tell the emperor I will be there shortly. I need 30 minutes."
"Sir, why do you need 30 minutes? Is there something serious preventing you from honoring his request sooner?"
"I said 30 minutes! Leave, now!" The two guards again looked at each other, awkward and unsure in their frowning faces. One murmured about Pua caught in a suspicious encounter by two other guards earlier that day; the other shook his head in mild annoyance.
"…Sir, are you having sex with Pua?" There was a long pause. "Officer Seoul?"
"Your voice sounds familiar. It's Kuna, right?" The guard answered yes, his voice cracking from nervousness. "I recall hearing a civilian woman screaming that name several times in a restricted training hut yesterday. I believe she had multiple orgasms, probably from having wild sex with a soldier inside a barn reserved for military personnel." The guard gulped as sweat started to bead on his face. "The barn can be very humid during the day, which explains why a servant boy found a soldier's armor, boots and socks underneath the hay. Now I could report that to your rules-obsessed captain, unless…"
"We're leaving. Sorry to bother you." The other guard grabbed Kuna, trying to get him to change his mind, but Kuna yanked his arm out of his partner's grip and in haste walked back to the tunnel, his head lowered while he stomped his way for his exit.
Nude and barefoot, Seoul walked back to Pua's bed. While Seoul got underneath the blanket to lie next to Pua, Pua pulled the blanket off his nude body and placed his feet on the floor. Seoul asked him where he was going; Pua told him he need to use the bathroom. Seoul pointed to an empty bucket against the wall near a burnt out torch, asking, "It's just a piss, right?" Pua glared at Seoul.
"At some point I'll need to take a dump." Pua started to head to where the bucket was, but Seoul quickly leaned forward and slapped Pua's butt cheeks. Pua turned around and, pissed off, shook his head, telling Seoul to not do that again. Pua resumed his walk, got to the bucket, and relieved himself.
"I got us 30 minutes for more alone time."
"We had sex three times, and you're expecting more?"
"I can go another round."
"Well as the bottom, I'm telling you I'm tapped out, at least with you anyway. Aren't there spare clothes in this room?" Seoul told him no. "Are you effing serious? Can't you call a guard to get some clothes?" Seoul shook his head. "Seoul, I'm not playing around!"
"We got 28 minutes." Pua nearly shouted at Seoul, but while looking at him, he spotted a black bag next to Seoul's cloths. He marched right toward the bag, unzipping it and pulling out fresh cloths while ignoring Seoul's calls to stop. "Damn it, Pua! I got us extra time and you want to act like an ass!"
"We just f***ed." Pua attempted to say more, but a sudden creep of pain hit his left knee, causing him to squint in irritation. "Sh**, my knee's acting up." Pua took his time getting back up, holding one of Seoul's kimonos.
Moving in haste and ignoring the residual soreness in his knee, Pua dressed himself in Seoul's red kimono. Covered up, Pua headed for the door; Seoul slid off the medical bed and jetted past Pua, reaching and then using his body to block the door. Pissed, Pua told Seoul to move, becoming more frustrated when Seoul refused.
Seoul pleaded with Pua, "Wait, please wait. I know that I'm being a pain right now, but we hardly spend any intimate time together. It's been five days since we had sex like that, awesome quality sex. You spend most of your free time with the other guys, including Kwan. All I want is more time with you, like years ago when we first met. Please, Pua, please just drop it and let me have you for a little while longer."
Pua felt something on his butt. He turned his head and rubbed the bottom back of his kimono. Turning back to Seoul, Pua marched for door and yelled, "Move it!" He brushed Seoul to the side and bolted out of the room.
15 minutes passed, and Kenji Minamoto stood with patient irritation in one of the grand halls of the imperial palace, waiting for those he had summoned. His ministers kept their distance from him, visible too nervous to say anything to him. Kenji's ears unexpectedly twitched and he looked straight to the main hallway leading to their circular rotunda hall; he heard footsteps, several persons approaching them from the shortening distance. Pua and Kwan soon were visible to Kenji and his ministers; Kenji seemed to be still in his stance, but actually, he shook his head in small side-to-side turns no one noticed. Pua and Kwan arrived and bowed before Kenji. Kenji said nothing to them, only staring at Pua.
Tua then showed up, entering the rotunda hall from a short, narrow hall left of Kenji and his imperial entourage. Kenji and his ministers turned to Tua, taken aback by his brash body language; unlike Pua who appeared submissive in repentance, Tua came in with a prep-boy attitude in his lips, hands on his hips expressing pride and uninterested eyes, seemingly attentive to where he was earlier. Kenji saw a large, crimson-red hickey all over his neck and collarbone area. Pua and Kwan were dressed in modest kimonos, whereas Tua boasted in a lava-lava and sandals, nothing else.
"Tua", Kenji said in a soft yet stern announcement, his attention on Pua gone, "Didn't you see your brother at all since the match?" Tua shook his head, silent and rolling eyes away from Kenji in a [barely] settle manner. "Drop your shitty attitude! Every time we have a meeting here, you cop that smart-ass attitude. It's getting old and it's been old – drop that s*** now, Tua!"
"Why aren't you yelling at Pua", Tua asked, annoyed, "He was screwing around before the match!"
"And Pua performed better than you during the match!"
Kenji strolled to the center of the round floor, staring at the surrounding artwork and wall paintings, visibly pissed as he crossed his arms behind his back, tensely pressing his lips. Then, Kenji spoke to everyone around him, "This has been a ridiculous day in too many ways. For me, this has been the worst of all the scandalous events I've witnessed or took part in, aside from my own spear tackle incident. Daimyo...damn it, I keep forgetting his name – that lord has ruined stadium duels with his war-provoking stunt, an offense that can never be forgiven and an act of war. He knew our military was stretched thin from all the counter demon operations we've carried out – had it not been for Konjo Raiden Yamato Manu Samoa, our soldiers and people would've been put in jeopardy of a Trojan horse invasion by a single demon. This incident will not go un-avenged."
Kenji's war minister asked if he should summon the generals to the war room; Kenji nodded and ordered that minister to gather the commanders and generals. Kenji looked at Pua, walked to him, and, once face to face with the Samoan samurai, while also keeping his eye on Kwan, spoke to Pua, "Your prowess as Raiden Yamato continues to amaze me, Pua. Your battle would have made Jubei proud." Pua nervously smiled. "I do wish you wouldn't repeat your dad's mistakes off the battlefield." Kwan attempted to speak on Pua's behalf, but Kenji put his hand on Kwan's mouth.
Tua, overhearing Kenji and Pua, confronted the former, storming right for him. Boasting pouting lips and an intense angered stare, Tua glared at Kenji and yelled, "Are you serious?" He pointed at Kwan and continued yelling, "He was screwing him in the tunnels right before our duel, and you're just lecturing him? F*** that! This is bulls***!"
Kenji, speaking calmly, though visibly upset with Tua, replied, "Your brother could've died today! But I guess you're allowed to fornicate in an alleyway instead of being by your brother's side." Tua tried to respond, but Kenji interrupted him, "I know what both of you do. You are too eager to demonize your brother, yet he never comes to me, or any of my ministers, about your mistakes. Now step aside." Tua unwillingly moved to the right, clearing way for Kenji to walk back to his ministers. Before he and his cabinet departed, Kenji turned to Tua and commented, "Next time, don't hook up with a foreign exchange student that has a tracking device on her."
Kwan and Pua looked at one another for a while, facing the others and their backs turned to the entrance hall they came from. Kwan asked Pua if he was all right: Pua passively nodded, prompting Kwan to ask, "You shouldn't let Tua get to you."
"It's Seoul. He's pissing me off."
"What did he do?"
"Seoul's just too needy, and obnoxious. He says he cares for me, loves me, repetitive sh** – I really do not know what I see in him anymore."
"Did he at least keep you company at the medical room, in a non-annoying way for a little while?"
"…I still got semen in my ass." Kwan blushed in embarrassed.
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