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Listed below are questions that are commonly asked regarding Seminole County Public Schools' (SCPS) extended day program. We encourage you to review these FAQs to see if they can answer some questions you may be having yourself.
How do I obtain a copy of my payment history for Tax purposes?
Using your Revtrak account Email Address and Password, login to your RevTrak account.
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Please list all medical needs on your child(s) online registration. If your child requires medication at the end of the school day, the Clinic Assistant will administer medication prior to sending the child to KidZone and Beyond. Be sure that your child's teacher, the clinic assistant and the Site Coordinator are aware of your child's needs. If your child requires medication that is only secured in the school Clinic, the Site Coordinator does not have access to this location.
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If you are in need of your KidZone and Beyond account suspended, contact the site coordinator at your child(s) school by phone or email with the start and end date of the.
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Before school care begins at 7:00 a.m. Students are not to be dropped off before this time. After school care will operate until 6:00 p.m. All parents must come into the cafeteria to sign out their children.
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There is a non-refundable $25.00 registration fee, which includes school insurance. This coverage insures each child for before, during, and after school hours. Please see our fee schedule for further details. *Reduced rates are available for two or more siblings.
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Who can pick my child up from school?
Children will only be released to individuals that are listed as authorized individuals to pick up your child, based on what's stated on their registration form.
Can my VPK student attend Extended Day? What is the age requirement?
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The arrivals report is a simple representation of your upcoming arrivals. You may want to use this report on a daily basis during your season to allow you to check in your customers easily. This report will show you: the arrival date, the customer's name, party size, and the unit which they are booked in to.
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A week-long residential course for volunteers from several organisations in the Lay Missionary and Volunteer Network. Sessions include: transitions, managing relationships, living and working in groups, culture, justice and peace, communication and conflict resolution, health, child protection awareness, spirituality of volunteering, visit to a place of worship of another faith, and more.
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As mentioned in my last post, we've just returned from a 7 night holiday to Norway aboard the P & O Cruises ship Aurora.
Now I don't want to be overly negative - there were a lot of things about the holiday that we really enjoyed, and we certainly didn't allow the negative parts of the cruise to ruin it for us - we're not the kind of people not to enjoy a holiday, we will make the best of any situation and make our fun wherever we go - we will always ensure that the kids have a great time, and they did - but that was because WE worked to make sure that happened and really, a cruise holiday such as this should be providing enough entertainment for us not to need to work so hard to make our own...right?
We always take the chance to get involved in anything going on - and as the family-friendly entertainment on board was so very limited we made sure we attended everything suitable - the 4 sailaway gatherings (more of a sing song than a party), the Captains Reception Gala, the Black & White Themed Ball etc - we had hoped to be able to go along to a show but nothing was family-focused, instead the shows were all comedians, classical musicians or Queen and Franki Valli tribute acts - nothing that the children would have been interested in at all (whereas Royal Caribbean by comparison offered Fairytale themed broadway style shows, and Ice dancing shows which the kids would have loved!) - but we enjoyed the few things that we were able to attend and made the best of them.
There were 5 or 6 girls that we met, and each of them was very friendly to parents as well as to the kids - they were full of energy and enthusiasm, and really tried hard to make sure the kids had a great time. They offered a lot of activities as part of the kids club, and even hosted a Welcome Aboard party and Pirate Party for the children during the cruise which were both a lot of fun.
What child wants or is allowed to drink coffee?! Yet they're supposed to sit there without any cake, or we have to give them ours and go without, otherwise not be able to use the Costa Coffee venue at all?! Even paying for a slice of cake wasn't an option (Despite the fact that the cake is the same cake given for free in the Horizon restaurant, and we have already paid for it in our cruise price!)
This meant that the children had to share one chicken goujon each, otherwise we had to pay another £5 and acquire 2 extra plates of useless food that nobody would eat - simply to get the plate of chicken that we wanted!
I also expected that a ship claiming to be "child friendly" would offer cordials to drink - again, I was wrong. Only pure orange juice was available.
And, this may have been naive of me, but I did also expect that child-suitable dinnerware and cutlery would be available too - it wasn't. The boys were served on full sized, smashable dinner plates every night with full sized silver cutlery - manageable for Tyne, kind of ridiculous for 13 month old Noah!
Our friends and the numerous other parents on board that we spoke to all had the same issue and complained of always having to travel back to their rooms to change their children's nappies. Its massively inconvenient.
*Early Closure Of Family Play Room - The fantastic family play room that I mentioned above, which is for parents to supervise their own children in, was closed at 5pm every night (It also closed for 2 hours at noon everyday, and didn't open on port days at all until 2 pm - so was only available for 3 hours).
I find this pretty silly - there is next to nothing going on aboard that ship to entertain children so would it hurt to leave that room open so that they can play in there after dinner?! It would have been very useful for taking them to whilst one of us was getting dressed for dinner, or even to go to if they woke during the night to avoid disturbing other passengers - why does it need to close at the same time as kids club when its an unsupervised space anyway?!
This happened in other ways too - there were 4 bottles of water in our mini fridge when we arrived, nothing else. There was no sign on the fridge, no price list - nothing to indicate a charge so we assumed they were complimentary otherwise there would surely be a price or some other options of drinks in there.
After a few days, I found a notice tucked away inside a folder - which had a hole in meaning it SHOULD have been hanging on the bottles - saying something along the lines of "Bottles of water = £10. If you don't want me, ask your cabin steward to take me away"
I wasn't too happy that, despite the sign being designed to be hung on the bottles, it wasn't - it was hidden away. So I mentioned it to reception - who told me that P & O mention in their email that water in the fridge is chargeable! This just seemed like a very sly tactic to me to make an additional £10 out of every cabin (which, with almost 2,000 passengers on board, would be a substantial amount of money!) - Why go to the trouble of mentioning it in the email when you could simply hang the sign on the bottles to make people aware of the cost?! Does this not just seem like a very sly way of covering yourself but ensuring that you get that money out of everybody?!
One day, we purchased an ice cream for Tyne (note: Ice cream is free on Royal Caribbean ships!) and he accidentally dropped it right away as children often do - the guy serving us saw this happen. It was one scoop of ice cream for £2. Did he charge us again to replace the scoop? Of course he did!!! As if P & O would lose out on that £2!!!
*Room Service Failure - In our cabin, as with on any cruise ship or in any hotel, there were order forms for breakfast to hang out on your cabin door each night if you wanted to have your breakfast delivered at a certain time.
We did attempt to get to breakfast in the restaurant one morning, but we found that the children wanted to sleep in and as the main dining room breakfasts stopped at 9am it wasn't suitable for us (We didn't enjoy the Horizon buffet breakfast as it was very busy) - so instead we decided we'd skip the hot breakfasts and just have a continental breakfast delivered to our cabin at a suitable time.
Each night we filled the form out, and hung it on our door as advised - there was no time limit on when to put it out, but it was always out before midnight anyway - yet every single morning, the order form was still hanging on our door - nobody ever took our order and no breakfasts ever arrived.
This was a massive inconvenience - it meant we had to place our orders over the phone with room service, who were difficult to reach during the morning rush, and then wait around 40 minutes for it to arrive which held our day up - it would have been a huge help if our orders had simply been taken and our breakfast delivered during the time slot we asked for.
I can understand this mistake happening once and an order missed - but this happened EVERY SINGLE DAY of the cruise.
On the third day, I had simply had enough and so I wrote a complaint letter - detailing this problem, and our issue with finding suitable meals at lunch time for Noah - and we handed it in to reception.
What happened? See below...
*NO RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT - Now this is where I get REALLY angry. If someone had bothered to simply acknowledge our complaint letter, and perhaps look into why our breakfast orders weren't being taken and resolve that issue and perhaps offer a simple ham sandwich or rice pudding for Noah to eat at lunch time - I would have gone away a happy customer.
It wouldn't have been my favourite ship ever but I wouldn't have been angry - I'd simply have tried a larger P & O ship next time - but the fact that we received absolutely NO response to our complaint letter whatsoever really sticks in my throat.
And it's not like we handed it in and forgot about it - we went to reception every single day and asked if our letter had been passed on, and every single day we were assured that it had been given to the reception manager who would contact us shortly - but she never did.
She had four whole days to get in touch with us after we gave that letter in, and she didn't bother to at all - no apology, no resolution to our problem, no acknowledgement of our complaint whatsoever.
I find this absolutely appalling.
Overall Verdict
It seems that once P & O Cruises had our money they were no longer interested in whether we were happy, enjoying our holiday or receiving a good service and I find that extremely disappointed.
After booking this holiday last May and looking forward to it all year as our first proper family holiday, I am very saddened and disappointed by the experience we had with P & O Cruises. I had been so excited to experience cruising with them, as had the children, and it feels pretty rotten to be so let down after such a build up.
That's not to say that we didn't enjoy our trip to Norway, we did - and it certainly hasn't put us off cruising at all - but would I recommend P & O Cruises to any other families? Certainly not based on the service we received during our holiday.
And unfortunately my thoughts were echoed by most of the other passengers that I spoke with - one particular gentleman that we shared a train ride with in Olden told us that he had found the cruise to be a thorough disappointment after sailing for many years with P & O, and very that their standards had slipped massively in recent years - a sentiment I heard echoed by many on board.
It's a real shame...with just a few very simple changes, P & O could make Aurora a far more family friendly environment and I spent a lot of time discussing this with other parents on board who shared my opinion - it really wouldn't be difficult to do and I could suggest some very simply ways to dramatically improve things for families on board - but I fear that P & O simply don't care about your experience once they have your money. That's the certainly the impression that their lack of acknowledgement of our complaint gave to me.
Have you had a better experience with P & O? Is cruising something you'd consider? I'd love to hear from you!
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So unless you've been living under a rock, I don't need to explain too much to you. His lady friend released footage of a phone conversation where she got him to question her Instagramming photos of herself with a black man, and now the world is clamoring for him to sell his team.
What's most striking to me about all this, is the strong whiff of Anti-Semitism in all this … the utter jubilation at the thought of stripping Sterling of his team, on such shaky charges, has the ring of Merchant of Venice.
Is what he said cringe-worthy? Of course. Does he have a history of questionable behavior? Of course. He's a capitalist. And capitalists don't get rich writing checks. His behavior is quite typical of his class.
Fortunately, in LA we have a nice case study of a slimy owner who we needled to sell his team: Frank McCourt. And regarding his situation, LA Times Business columnist Michael Hiltzik said "The history of baseball ownership is a brimming cauldron of con men, hacks, racists, cheapskates and bankrupts." I promise you the bell curve doesn't shift significantly to basketball or football team owners.
Of course, McCourt was embezzling money from the Dodgers, running the team into the ground. And yet, nobody clamored to force McCourt to sell, we had to patiently convince him to sell and pony up enough money collectively to make it worth his while.
Compared to him, Sterling looks like a pretty decent guy. Taking a nothing team from a nothing market to a championship team that rivals the Lakers over 30 years? I'd say that's decent management.
But the tune is far different with Sterling. We take a questionable phone conversation, one that would never be admissible in court for a number of reasons, and wave it around as the crowning jewel in a case to strip a Jew of his prize possession and achievement. And we celebrate that our consciences have been cleansed, with a nice new prize to boot! Everybody wins!
And that's the core of Anti-Semitism.
It's putting all our guilt and shame of the injustices of Capitalism and the innate bondage of wage labor, and transferring it into an impossible moral standard on the Jews who actually manage to claw their way into a piece of the pie. It's taking this opportunity to have all the players complain that they're being bought and sold on the market, like it's STERLING'S fault, and not the entire institution. It's accusing Sterling of doing all the things every other rich person does to get rich, while the rest stay conveniently out of the hot seat. As Chris Rock says, "It's all right, because it's all white!"
It's the core of Anti-Semitism throughout history. And if I may claim an exemption to Godwin's rule, it's what the Nazis did. It's going from "bankers run the world" to "Jewish bankers run the world". And rather than expropriating the expropriators, as that Communist Jew Karl Marx said, they expropriate only the Jews to cleanse their guilt and live another generation.
So, if we are to make some good sense ouf of this morass, there is one question to ask both players and the other owners. And that is, what is it about Sterling that really gets them and makes them want to get rid of him? The fact that he's a racist, or the fact that he's a JEEEWWW???
But this is not a question for us to ask them in public. It's for their mistresses to ask them (remember, the oppressed players have mistresses too, I'm looking at you Kobe Bryant), privately, needling the answer they want out of them, while recording the conversation and releasing it without their consent.
Frankly, you could probably buy this out of any number of mistresses for a couple million. For Donald Sterling, this would be a trifling sum well worth the vindication.
POST-SCRIPT: as if the universe were nodding in agreement, the New York Times just posted an article about the one guy who went to jail for the 2008 financial crisis. And guess what? He's a Semite. (of course there's also Bernie Madoff…)


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With the release of WoW Classic this past week, I started up again with the buddies from back home and was hit with a wave of nostalgia. During one of my writing warm-ups I decided to write a scene with my gnome rogue--Klane (who shares the name with my lead character with "The Journal and The Stone")--and my buddy Tommy's gnome Scooterpie--a quirky mage.
I ended up really liking the scene and expanded upon it. What was meant to only be about 500 words became well over triple that so far. Here is the first part!
To give you an idea of the region, I've placed a screenshot from the cinematic of the snowy mountains around Ironforge ... and the cinematic trailer below that which is really quite beautifully done.
This story starts off in a stereotypical dwarven tavern, located in the snowy mountains somewhere near Ironforge. Klane and Scooterpie wind up snowed in thanks to a vicious storm, and word of horde raiders in the area.
Orcs, Trolls, and Bears ... oh my!
Klane fiddled with the gryoscopic gnome-a-sizor with a defiant resoluteness. If the damned malachite lens wasn't going to fit in with good-ol elbow grease, perhaps this High-Tinkerer approved tool would do the trick. Sweat was starting to bead up along his brow, and it wasn't quite clear yet if this was from an increasingly frustrating effort at following this overly complex schematic--or the heat radiating from the hearth across the room which was crackling away and painting everything around it in a warm amber hue.
"It looks like the storm outside is picking up!" Klane glanced up at the source of the voice, a rather disheveled Scooterpie stomping into the tavern's dry protection, wiping flakes of snow from his robes. "Any minute now I expect the expedition to come packin' in."
"Great." Klane threw the gnome-a-sizor down as the faceted malachite lens shot across the room in spring-propelled haste, and ricocheted into the writhing tongues of the hearth's flame. If I can't finish this in this relative quiet, I sure as Stormwind won't be finishing it once Stormpike and his boisterous posse shuffle on in. Klane watched the green gem swelter in a notch of the log.
"How's the mechanical squirrel coming along?" Scooterpie pattered up to the workbench. "Nevermind." He sighed as his eyes fell upon the mess of copper and tin casement that looked marginally squirrel-ish. "You'd think after making twenty other ones that you'd have developed some sort of proficiency."
"Go lay yourself in the fire over there." Klane glowered at his friend.
"I guess proficiency doesn't kick in until mechanical squirrel twenty-one." Scooterpie shrugged. "You want a pint?"
"Might as well, while there's still some left." Klane twirled one of his daggers around on the granite working surface. The freshly oiled blade caught slivers of amber light along its edge.
"Here's your malachite." Scooterpie said, his words were underscored with a sharp hiss as a cloud of ice extinguished the flames around the gem. He broke it off from the rest of the ice, then rekindled the fire with a jet of flame from his opposite palm. Klane envied the elemental control most magi could harness.
"Thanks. Grab me some of the Ironforge Reserve." Klane caught the malachite and examined it, quickly pointing up toward the top shelf behind the bar.
"You choosy bastard." Scooterpie clambered atop a barstool, then up onto the counter-top.
"Ye' mischi'vous basterdz." The heavy dwarven accent carried out from the backroom. "Scoot's if you don't hop ye'self down from me'bar I'll have yer head served for breakfast in the morn'. Drinks aren't just free ye'know."
Klane hopped off his seat and ambled toward the door to the backroom as Scooterpie hastened back to the tavern floor. "How about we roll for it Hardras?" Klane fished a pair of dice from his hip satchel, a conniving smile twisting his lips. "A game of chance, I win, Scooterpie and I get a pint on the house."
"You can go eat an Orc's axe if ye'think I'll be fallin' for one of your roguish ploys Klane." Hardras said. Heavy iron-toed boots clunked across stone floor toward the tavern's main room. Hardras ambled around the corner, balancing a dozen-or-so freshly scrubbed tankards in his arms. His hair looked more gray than normal, bound with heavy iron circlets into a ponytail that fell to his lower back. He wore a cognac-brown leather jerkin, and charcoal pants. Much the same as the clothing Klane wore, but of a heavier weave.
"How did you know I was up there?" Scooterpie asked. He kicked his feet back and forth as he sat atop a barstool, head propped in his palms.
"I can hear the patter of little gnome feet like the damned mice in the walls. Yer'both troublemakers." Hardras shouldered past Klane back around the bar, and then unloaded the tankards with a crash into a storage basin. "Oi, I see your squirrel is still a mess." Hardras nodded toward the workbench. "Remin's me, the one you made me the other day back'n the basement done broke."
"Mallard?" Klane asked, eyes widening.
"Eh, whatever you named it. Kicked it over'n the corner."
"That's rude."
The narrow windows along the eaves of the ceiling rattled as a blustering gust of wind buffeted the stone facade. Klane stared up at the normally clear--albeit dusty--windows to see it was a complete whiteout. The door rattled in its frame as if to underscore the growing intensity of the inclement weather beyond, a low forlorn whistle slipping through the cracks across wet stone. The gryphons would definitely be sheltered for the day, any hopes of a quick lift up to Ironforge to swing through Tinkertown, or catch the tram to Stormwind were quashed.
"The High Tinkerer will have my head." Klane grunted.
Scooterpie appeared at his side, stepping up and handing a frothy mug of ale. A quick whiff of bitter oats and a hoppy scent told Klane it was the Ironforge Reserve he'd asked for earlier. Klane turned and nodded a quick thanks to Hardras--the grouchy bastard had a heart after all. "We probably should've left earlier, but you just had to build another squirrel."
"The parts were taking up stowage on the wagon okay?" Klane shook his head, and took a sip of the ale. His fingers tingled with the warmth of the tankard, the liquid within was just below a simmer, on the edge of drinkable without giving his tongue that weird, rough sensation.
The door rattled again, but this time it was more than just the wind. Muffled voices from outside and the rumbling grunt of a bear signaled the return of the expedition. A howling gale rushed through the tavern as the door opened, sending parchment and a tattered WANTED poster scattering from the bulletin board. A slurry of snow and muddy gravel splattering against the inner walls, glazing them in a mottled sheen.
"Thaurissan's frazzled beard! It's a cold one out'here."
"Interest ye' in a pint, Rimohr?"
"A few if ye'will." Rimohr shrugged off a heavy fur cloak, tossing it beneath a table. He hefted off the leather cuirass and spaulders he wore beneath, and quickly shed a second lighter coat. His corded arms glistened with sweat, his eyes were bloodshot and his bulbous nose looked as red as a cherry. The flecks of snow in his tawny beard was dissolving rapidly. "Worst I've seen in a decade. Ol' Michaen almost ate us out of frustration." He ruffled the gray fur of a small bear that had skulked in behind him, leading a band of five more grumbling dwarves in behind him. "Ain't that right Mich'?"
The bear huffed and nosed through the fur cloak. Small was a relative term, Klane realized. For, what was small for a bear around Dun Morogh was terrifyingly large for a gnome. Klane shied away as the bear padded over and nuzzled Scooterpie's outstretched hand.
"You're ... wet." Scooterpie frowned and wiped his palm down his cloak.
"Any sign of trouble?" Hardras asked. He was quickly filling up the remaining tankards he'd brought from the back.
"I'll be impressed if any foe tryn'a make an attack in this. Cron Hellguard's motley crew won't be doin' nothin'. A few tracks to the north--looks like some troll tracks, might'n be Cron's headhunter's doin' some recon. But they're day's old from Tralamir's best guess. I'd agree." Rimohr's voice was rough and worn. He threw his hands up in a wild gesture at the storm beyond the tavern walls, "Hellgrim's hammer, I don't even want to trudge across to the forge or the inn. 'N that's only a few paces such."
"Well at least I have an excuse for the High Tinkerer as to why our reports will be late."
"Quiet, gnome." Rimohr glared, "sorry wer late but it tisn't like Gnomer'gon is gonna be recovered overnight. Maybe if y'all hadn't lost it in the fir--"
"Rimohr." Hardras chided.
"Sorry. Sorry. The little fella just grinds my stones is all."
Klane cast his set of dice across a bar stool. The little cherrywood cubes tumbled to a stop. Boxcars as always. "He lives." Klane whispered to Scooterpie who had watched curiously.
"I'd like ta'see you try'n stop meh runt!" Rimohr yelled.
"I can arrange that!" Klane pulled his daggers from their sheathes, crashing up against Scooterpies arms. "your bear's pelt would fetch a nice price on the underground!"
Michaen crouched low and growled. Klane felt his throat twist to a knot, cogs on high that was terrifying. But he wouldn't show it. The other dwarves were watching with bemused smirks, and a few restrained chuckles.
"All ya' shut up." Hardras said. He eyed Rimohr warningly, "any more of that and y'all both be out in the storm 'til morn." Hardras wrestled a thick timber into place across the door. "I'm lockin' us down for the night. The bed rolls and fires are alight down the stairs. Try notta chew through ye' drinks too quick boys. The pipes atop are froze solid, can't get nothin from the brewing barrel on the ruf. Had to roll a few barrels out from below, whatever hadn't gone flat."
"We can drink the flat stuffs too!" Rimohr said, his band of companions cheered heartily.
"Over my dead body ya'will." Hardras said. He adjusted some of the rifles and axes that had been unloaded against a weapons rack on the wall and vanished into the back room. "It'd be a crime to serve that."
Klane wasn't sure how figurative the crime remark was. In all his years he'd not found any drinkers heavier or more dedicated than the dwarves. Klane turned to Scooterpie, "so what's the plan?"
"Stay here. I guess." Scooterpie shrugged and ran his fingers through the trimmed locks of his virulent green hair. "We can kick off first thing in the morning. I'll conjure us up some supplies for the journey before bed. Speaking of which, I'm going to go settle below right now. It's getting chilly up here." He eyed the dying hearth as he spoke.
"Deal. I'll be down in a bit." Klane watched as a few of the dwarves chugged down their ales and lined up to take turns hurling small axes at a stuffed target dummy rigged up in the corner. One of Klane's early, few inventions that still functioned.
I can give it another shot Klane thought, and looked over to the heap of gears, springs, and metal casement that was supposed to be a mechanical squirrel.
Workshop Wednesday #4
Alright so I hope everyone had an exciting New Year's Eve! I spent mine moving from California/Georgia up to Maryland ... that's about as exciting as it sounds. A lot of marathon driving, but I arrived safe and today is the second day I've been able to write without being rushed for time! So I figured, why not whip out another "Writer Igniter" prompt! Now if you don't remember, or didn't see, what Writer Igniter is, it's this cool little site I found that gives you a few ideas to start a story up. You can check it out: here.
Alright so I spun the wheel and here is the prompting I got:
Character: Delivery Truck Driver
Situation: Arranged Marriage
Prop: <<I actually started writing too quickly with just the other three points in mind and blanked on the prop! Oops!>>
Setting: A city on the coast.
Now keep in mind the piece below is unedited, so don't judge too harshly for grammar or spelling!
I'd be happy to see any prompts you undertake as well, post them in the comments below! Let me know what you think!
The air brakes hissed a defiant challenge—or perhaps the final wails of death, given the shoddy maintenance schedule these vehicles underwent—as they gradually brought the freight hauler to a stop. He narrowly edged the bumper of the hauler out over a cautionary line, and glanced either way at the intersection. Why the stop? Traffic had grown conspicuously scarce. What should've been streets packed end to end with cars and sight seeing vehicles was now a scarce wasteland. Hank half expected at any moment for two gunslingers to emerge from the nearby bar--club, there wasn't a bar in sight—doors and holler draw!
Come to mention it, the traffic wasn't the only scarce thing here. There were no pedestrians milling around either. No shoppers in the cafe, or boutique windows. The only sign of other life was a sailboat cutting a course across the glittering waters of the bay over to his right.
"Oh, there's that." Hank noticed a gathering up on an outdoor gallery of a second-floor building. One of those clubs where ritzy, sparkling decor and bright flashing lights would draw in the crowds by night. Twenty or so people milled about beneath umbrellas and clothed tables. Three young, clean-shaven men leaned against the glass railing that looked out over the intersection and stared Hank down.
His skin crawled. Come on light. The damn thing wasn't turning green. He would just run it this time. What was the saying? No cop, no stop? He let his foot off the break, expecting to hear the squeal of the releasing brakes as the wheels began to roll forth once more.
None came.
A series of erratic warning beeps sounded from the console. "What now?" Hank swore, setting the vehicle to park. The engine temperature had dropped to the little snowflake icon.
Hank glanced up at where the three men were.
Had been.
They were gone. He shot glances in every direction. Not seeing them turned around up with the others. His throat caught as the corner door to the club on the street level opened up, the frosted glass parting to show the three men striding confidently toward him. They looked like federal agents in their sharply tailored gray suits. Perhaps they were. The subtle rumble of the engine died.
"There's no way." Hank started, "no way." The black asphault of the street was glazing over with a crystalline sheen of white frost. The frost advanced before the men like an ever-expanding carpet of white. The immediate center of the carpet nearest them was a smooth velvet, out toward the extremetiest of the literal ice path large stallagmites of ice jutted upward like spearpoints toward the sky, a protective barrier to ward off any newcomers.
"Enough gawkin' you goof." Hank fussed with the keys, turning the vehicle on and off to try and revive the engine. It wasn't working. "What the fuck!" Hank slammed the steering wheel. Frost was creeping up over the red hood of the cab, invading the glass like a never-ending tide. The hair on the back of Hank's neck stood on end, goose flesh creeping down his arms and the cab's temperature dropped.
"G-god help me." Hank shivered despite his best efforts.
Lock the doors. That's it.
At least he would be safe in the cab. Reuter Industries protected their drivers with bullet-proof glass and armored doors. He never thought he'd need it but was glad to have it.
The three men reached the vehicle. Through a break in the frost he saw them break away to either side of the cab. One to the right, one in front, and the other strolled his way around to the driver's side door.
Hank jumped as the man tapped on the driver's side window and waited patiently, staring up at him with unblinking … solid blue eyes. His black hair was trimmed neatly at the sides, a military cut of some degree. No doubt he was like a guard. His skin was a fine porcelain, lips a slightly discolored purple … as if he had been starved for air. Overall the man had more angles and edges than the icy daggers beside the path, a face of all planes and facets. No curves.
"What!" Hank demanded.
"Lower your window!" The man said, cupping his hands around his mouth in an effort to direct the voice better through the glass. "Just a crack even."
"I don't see wh—" to Hank's surprise the window lowered. He quickly tore his finger from the switch. An inch was more than enough, a slipstream of icy air cutting any warmth that had remained. The cold froze to his bones.
"That's a mighty odd manner of dress for a wedding." The man pointed.
Hank raised his eyebrows in confusion. "W-what?" His teeth clattered.
"Your wedding."
I post on this blog rather sporadically as some of you may have noticed! As I balance out writing with "the day job" I will do my best to post more consistently.
Thank you for your support and feedback!
Matthew Taylor was born February 13, 1991 in Simi Valley, California. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from California State University Channel Islands, where he served as treasurer and briefly President of one of the campus's two political clubs. While earning his degree he continued to write and hone his craft, eventually releasing an initial few short stories on Kindle.
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Worst Sketch Actually Helped Police Identify The Suspect
Well, there's quite a resemblance.
Police sketches are usually helpful in identifying suspects and have led to various arrests across the globe. A cartoonish sketch by a witness, which was mocked for its simplicity, has actually helped the police track down a suspect.
Police authorities in Pennsylvania, United States, say that they have finally identified the suspect in a theft case, based on a simple sketch provided by the witness.
The sketch, along with the physical description of the suspect, have helped narrow the search.
Hung Phoc Nguyen, 44 years old, is still at large. He is accused of impersonating an employee at the Central Market in Lancaster. He took the cash at a stand when the employee went away. He reportedly fled on foot with the still unidentified amount of cash.
There's quite a resemblance…
Aside from the sketch of the suspect, the witness has provided the authorities with Nguyen's physical description.
"The suspect was described as a male 30-40 years of age, 5'04" tall, petite build and was possibly South American or Asian. The suspect was further described as having straight, black hair that covered his ears and that he had wide-set cheekbones and a pointed chin."
The sketch, which was mocked online for its simplicity, has actually helped the police identify the suspect. The police department said:
"While the sketch provided by the witness may have appeared amateurish and cartoonish, it, along with the distinctive physical descriptors, jogged the memory of at least one investigator to provide a potential suspect name."
Some officers were able to identify Nguyen based on the sketch, the physical description and the modus operandi used. He had been charged with two counts of theft by unlawful taking.
The police department is asking the public to report any sighting of the suspect. Anyone with the information of the current location of the suspect can report it immediately.
The New 'Hot Coil Challenge' Is Just Incredibly Stupid!
WTF! Why would anyone do this?!
We've recently heard about the absurd Tide Pod Challenge and when you thought nothing can get crazier than that, we get a new "challenge" that also greatly harms the body. What is it called, you ask? Well, yes, as you saw on the headline, it's called the "Hot Coil Challenge".
Basically, the challenge dares its participants to put a body part in a hot, smoking coil and hold it for as long as he or she can – which, of course, leads to a serious burn on the skin.
Seriously, who the heck are coming up with these kinds of social media challenges?
40 Funny People Who Wore the Right Shirts at the Right Time
#10 is something that you will not see coming.
Anyone can look and feel good depending on the clothes worn. However, when it comes to dressing down for the occasion, it is a difficult task to conquer. This is most especially with the thousands of fashion trends and styles the earth has nowadays. Apparently, there are people who, for some reasons, see an outfit as an art itself.
Whether or not they meant to wear a certain outfit, they certainly took the entire "dressed for the occasion" thing to a whole new level. This is where clothes become a funny thing at the right time. Scroll down below and see for yourself!
#1. Alternately the same.
Photographer Shares Photos of Woman Who Unexpectedly Gave Birth In ER Floor
"Travis, catch him!" the woman told her husband. (WARNING: Graphic images ahead)
Jes Hogan, a mother of 6, recently shared her interesting story of how she unexpectedly gave birth to her new baby in the floor of an emergency room hallway. Everything was captured on camera and the pictures eventually went viral.
Apparently, Photographer Tammy Karim of Little Leapling Photography was present during the unusual delivery and took a lot of pictures during the process. According to the Kansas mom, Little Max took his time since she experienced several days of contractions before the actual delivery.
Suddenly, Jes felt the baby was already coming out one day. When she felt it, Jes told her husband Travis:...
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On November 2, 2018, Astana – the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the Council meetings of the Heads of Governments of CIS. The delegation from Turkmenistan has participated in the meetings and the delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
During restricted meetings, participants have exchanged views on cooperation in urgent economic issues of CIS countries.
15 agenda items on various fields have been discussed by the participants.
It has been also decided to organize next Council meetings of the Heads of Governments of CIS in Ashgabat, in May 2019.


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Ingredients Hake fillets - Chorizo sausage (half) Sun dried tomatoes -eight Wholemeal bread -I used the two ends of a Brennans be good sliced pan Two Lemons -zest of half Paprika Garlic granules Baby potatoes Asparagus Green beans Method Parboil your baby potatoes and then pop into a pre-heated oven( 180 degrees if using... Continue Reading →
Monday's meals #17 Savoury lemon duck with courgette and eggy rice
Ingredients Duck breasts (4) Basmati rice one courgette one onion Chicken stock two eggs Rapeseed oil or oil of choice Chinese five spice Garlic granules One lemon Soy sauce Worcestershire sauce White rice vinegar Honey Oyster sauce Method Duck: Heat your oven to 180/200(fan oven) 200 standard. Score your duck breasts by... Continue Reading →
Monday's meals #15. Salt and Chilli prawns.
For my Irish readers I hope you have enjoyed your St.Patrick's day and the bank holiday weekend. We had our bacon ribs with cabbage and spuds and all plates were licked clean. If you have never had a bacon rib then you really are missing out, my mother made these weekly when I was growing... Continue Reading →
Monday's meals #14. Asian Lettuce cups
I wanted to make my own version of meat sung but only had beef mince in the fridge,however I love being in the kitchen and discovering something new from playing around with ingredients and have to say with this I have found a new recipe which will be added to the family favourites. It got... Continue Reading →
Mondays meals #13. Chicken, mushroom and bacon vol au vent.
If there is any meal guaranteed to require you to clean the remaining sauce with your fingers it's a good creamy vol au vent dinner. Vol au vents do not belong back in the seventies and remain one of the most popular starters at weddings here in Limerick and are a firm favourite in this... Continue Reading →
Mondays meals #12 .Braised balsamic beef stew.
Today is my Monday as I was on a days holidays yesterday ,hence the delay in posting my Mondays meals. I am still dipping my toe in and out of social media and adjusting to a life without my Mam. It is three months now since she passed away and as Christmas approaches I am finding it... Continue Reading →
Monday's meals #9 My special spaghetti bolognese
Life being generally very busy at the moment and the fact that we are eating out and about or having quick dinners has meant I haven't been online much as of late. Tonight's meal is probably already a household staple in your own home but those who I have shared my own take of Spaghetti... Continue Reading →
Monday's meals #7. Spicy minced beef with a smokey butternut squash topping.
Ingredients 1 butternut squash 1 packet lean mince ( preferably 5% ) Chorizo(optional) 1 onion 2 garlic cloves 1 punnet of mushrooms Beef stock pot Paprika -1 tablespoon Chilly flakes - I use 1 teaspoon with the kids I don't want it too hot so adjust to your liking. Italian seasoning -1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce -2... Continue Reading →
Monday Meals #6. Surf and turf salad with a sticky red onion chutney and rustic bap.
With the fine weather it is hard to get in the mood for cooking dinner but this one is literally finger licking good and takes no time at all. You can make the chutney beforehand and have it as a fridge staple , meaning dinner can be on the table in a little over ten... Continue Reading →


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The official U.S. trailer for The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death has been released. Directed by Tom Harper, the horror sequel takes place 40 years after the events of the first film, during the London bombings of World War II, and revolves around a pair of schoolteachers (Phoebe Fox and Helen McCrory) who lead a group of children in evacuation to the abandoned Eel Marsh House. I'm a sucker for UK-set horror films, so I found this trailer to be quiet effective. The gloomy atmosphere bleeds through the screen, and there are more than a couple of successful jump scares.
Check out the new The Woman in Black 2 trailer after the jump along with some new images and the poster. The film also stars Jeremy Irvine and opens in theaters on January 2, 2015.
Via Relativity Studios.
Here's the official synopsis for The Woman in Black 2 Angel of Death:
During the London bombings of World War II, school teachers Eve Parkins (Phoebe Fox) and Jean Hogg (Helen McCrory) lead a group of children in evacuation to Crythin Gifford, a remote village outside of the city. When the group takes up residence at the Eel Marsh House, 40 years after Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) investigated the first haunting, Eve soon realizes they are not alone. The longer they stay in the house, the more the awful past of the residence unravels itself and the evil spirit that lurks around them threatens the well-being of the children. With the help of a pilot (Jeremy Irvine), Eve does all that she can to protect the children and discover the truth behind the Woman in Black.


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Ubuntu Satanic Edition comes with a small selection of apps and here's a sample of what you get in the default install:
- The Gimp
- XSane Image Scanner
- Ekiga SoftPhone
- Firefox
- Pidgin IM
- Transmission BitTorrent Client
- Brasero Disc Burning
- Movie Player
- Rhythmbox Music Player
- Audio CD Extractor
There's less here than in some of the other distributions and you won't find stuff like OpenOffice.org installed by default. For that you'll need to click the Applications menu then choose Add/Remove. Once you do that you'll find tons of other software to install. In that sense Ubuntu Satanic Edition is a relatively slim distribution. It's not bloated with apps in its default install state.
Plus I guess that OpenOffice and other productivity apps really aren't satanic enough to be included by default. Unless they were made by Microsoft that is. I could definitely see a copy of Microsoft Office included by default at some point as it's more than evil enough. Heh, heh. Just kidding Microsoft zombies, no flames please.
Here's a list of some of the other stuff you can install on your Ubuntu Satanic Edition system if you want:
- Abiword
- OpenOffice.org
- Evolution
- Gnumeric Spreadsheet
- KOffice
- Scribus
- KOrganizer
- Various Games
- F-Spot Photo Manager
- Cheese
- gThumb Image Viewer
- Ephiphany Web Browser
- gFTP
- KMail
- Glade Interface Designer
- Quanta Plus
- Screem HTML/XML Editor
- Amarok
- Kaffeine
- Kino
- Dolphin File Manager
- Orca Screen Reader and Magnifier
- Project Management
So there's no lack of software for Ubuntu Satanic Edition. Continued…
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U.S. Supreme Court puts some limitations on monitoring of sex offenders
Putting an ankle bracelet on a convicted sex offender for life constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment.
Electronic monitoring is a staple of many probation and release programs. Ankle bracelets to monitor movements, breath test devices to check for alcohol, and online registration for sex offenders are all conditions by which the court can monitor people before trial or upon release from incarceration.
But how far can police and the courts go when tracking offenders?
For those accused of a sex crime, the issue is of the utmost importance. Sex offenses carry with them lifetime consequences over and above time served. One of those consequences is registration as a sex offender, as well as restrictions on movement, housing and employment.
Continuous electronic monitoring has Fourth Amendment protections
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court issued some limitations on the ability of law enforcement and the courts to track people convicted of crimes who have already served their time. The case arose when a convicted sex offender filed a lawsuit against North Carolina claiming the ankle bracelet the state forced him to wear for life violated the U.S. Constitution.
The Supreme Court did not find that the mandatory ankle bracelet monitoring was unconstitutional. However, following on its decision in United States v. Jones, which held that attaching a GPS device on a suspect' vehicle constituted a search under Fourth Amendment, the Justices found that similarly, "a State also conducts a search when it attaches a device to a person's body, without consent, for the purpose of tracking" that person. As such, the state needed to show that placing such a device is not an unreasonable search under the fourth Amendment.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals had previously held that since the monitoring program is technically a civil monitoring program, the U.S. Supreme Court's reasoning in Jones did not apply. The U.S. Supreme Court held that it did apply, and sent the case back to North Carolina to decide the case under the standard set forth in Jones.
Fourth Amendment protections
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EXCLUSIVE Interview with Dr. Ludwig's Marcia DeRousse!
August 4, 2014
Marcia DeRousse Pops Into TrueBloodNet to Answer Some Questions:
For fans of HBO's True Blood, Season 7 has been the season for cameo appearances. It seems the HBO writers are eager to bring back as many fan favorites as is feasibly possible. In just the last episode alone we welcomed back Hoyt Fortenberry (Jim Parrack) and the pocket rocket that is Dr. Ludwig!
And for fans of Dr. L, the actress who plays the miracle worker to the supernatural, Marcia DeRousse, her latest guest appearance was just as unexpected as it was to the fans:
I was shocked, more than anything else. I thought Dr. Ludwig had been put away for good. So, after the shock, I was also excited. I was just happy every time Dr. L was brought in. This time was the most fun, but I loved all three stories she was in.
she said when she stopped in for a quick chat with TrueBloodNet.
In Episode 7 (entitled May Be the Last Time) we find Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) desperate to find a cure for Bill Compton's (Stephen Moyer) accelerated dose of Hep-V. Considering Sookie suspects her fae blood may be the reason Bill's strain is so virulent, she calls in resident doctor to the supernatural, Dr. Ludwig, to try and sort it all out. While Dr. L leaves in a hurry once she realizes Sookie is related to dwarf killer, Niall Brigant (Rutger Hauer), is it possible Dr. Ludwig could have helped cure Bill, if she were given enough time? According to Marcia:
I think she THINKS she could cure Hep-V, but as to whether she actually could – well, who knows? She is a pretty kick-ass character, but maybe not the actual best doctor! (Please don't tell her I said that! HA!)
Don't worry, your secret is safe with us Marcia 😉
While she may be the best doctor out there (after all, even Sookie thinks her bedside manner sucks), for many Truebies, there was absolute excitement over her return to Season 7. And, after reading all the recaps and reviews on Episode 7, there was barely a bad word to be said about the return of Dr. Ludwig – other than her lack of airtime. What does Marcia think is the widespread appeal of Dr. Ludwig?
You know I don't now, except she is so crotchety and blunt perhaps people wish they could be more like her – and get away with it! LOL Whatever the reason is, I am so grateful and love everyone back one hundred fold.
I think Marcia may be onto something there. Personally, I always loved her honesty and genuine comic relief in situations (this season especially) that would normally be quite dire. Speaking of drastic situations, Dr. Ludwig has had to deal with a maenad, Pam's (Kristin Bauer van Straten) rotting face and, now, Bill's grotesque Hep-V veins over her time on True Blood. While many supernatural creatures have also appeared over the seven seasons, which creature would Marcia have liked to see explored in True Blood, if we were given another season?
Hmmmm… might have been fun for a poltergeist to show up – a true trouble maker – that would need to have Dr. Ludwig intervene to calm those pesky tendencies down! And since my dear friend, Zelda Rubinstein starred in the Poltergeist movies, I feel it might have been fitting.
That sure would have been awesome. I could just imagine a poltergeist showing up and disturbing all the patrons at Merlotte's, for example. Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) could have even helped Dr. Ludwig with that dilemma!
Now that True Blood is meeting it's true death, what does Marcia have in store for her fans down the track?
Several things in the works – all of them cool – and need lots of energy and good thoughts and prayers from all of you so they come to be! Of course, I always stay busy with Spiritual work.
So we need to keep our fingers crossed and let the energies flow so we can see Marcia DeRousse back on our screens as soon as possible.
Finally, I had one last question to ask Marcia. One that has been asked of every cast member recently: Did she take (or receive) any True Blood memento's? Also, if she could have taken anything from the set, what would it have been?
LOL! I did not take anything from the set- except the hair bands and pins left in my hair. What I got from True Blood was a group of the most wonderful people in the world – on the set, and as fans and friends. Thank you so much. I love all of you!
And we love you too Marcia DeRousse! Thank you so much for taking the time to sit down and chat with us here at TrueBloodNet. Also, thanks for bringing such a wonderful and much loved character to life on True Blood.
(Photo Credit: HBO Inc.)
TrueBloodNet's Exclusive Club Fangtasia Interview With Jessica Clark
November 5, 2013
True Blood's Jessica Clark Talks About Being Lilith:
So the epic Aussie True Blood event, Club Fangtasia, has come and gone. There were plenty of fantastic costumes on the night, great merchandise to purchase, a rocking band to dance to and some amazing cocktails designed by world champion barman Jamie Chesher.
And, of course, there were the True Blood stars!
Thanks to TrueBloodNet and the owners of Seamus O'Toole's (the establishment that hosts Club Fangtasia), Garth O'Hehir and Jason Rigopoulos, I got the chance to not only rub shoulders with Tara Buck (who plays Ginger the screamer in HBO's True Blood) and Jessica Clark, but interview them as well!
My first interview this week is with the lovely Jessica Clark, who plays Lilith in True Blood. Jessica is a relative newbie to both True Blood and the acting scene, having been a model previously. She was such a fantastic person, who was easy going and great fun during the night.
TBN: Firstly, I want to ask you about that make up.
JC: Oh my goodness, wasn't it amazing? They took four hours and two special effects make-up artists working on me. So, at the beginning they spray painted me. They did my whole body, top to toe. Inside my ears, inside my nose – everything, using air compressors. Then they painted me with what's called Reel Blood. There are all different kinds: aged blood, fresh blood. They painted it on with brushes and sponges because they wanted me to appear like I had risen up out of the blood.
It was amazing, but also, for me as a character, it was so fun. Sometimes I would walk past a mirror on the way to set and see myself and get freaked out because you forget it's you and that you're wearing all that stuff.
TBN: Is it sticky?
JC: Yes. It gets stickier and stickier as like the hours go by. Basically, after a couple of hours you're so sticky you stick to anything that you touch. So I would have to stand there with my arms out and rest my fingertips on poles they provided for me.
TBN: So, by the end of the day, you would be exhausted!
JC: I would literally be standing like this [puts arms out like on a cross], because if I put my arms down, they would stick to my sides and if someone called me over I would rip myself. They would have to spray me with water to separate my skin. But it looked amazing, so it was worth it.
TBN: It was an amazing costume – I guess you'd call it a costume.
JC: It was definitely a costume, but that was also the funny thing because in Season 6 Lilith wasn't so bloody. It was my minions that were. So in Season 6 I had to go to wardrobe and I didn't know where to go. I was like 'Excuse me, um where's wardrobe?' And they're like 'Oh, we get to put clothes on you this time!'
TBN: Yes, it's whole different level of nudity. Did you know you were going to be that nude when you auditioned for the show?
JC: I knew. Originally Lilith was only going to be in one episode, so they definitely explained what the situation was. They were very clear and super professional about it. Although I didn't know I would be naked the whole season. But I was a fan of the show already and I watched it from the very first episode ever, so I was just so excited and happy to be part of it all. Also, Lilith was such a cool, interesting character. She was so dark, so powerful and I got such a kick out of that. She wasn't weak, she wasn't a victim.
TBN: Being a fan of the show beforehand, what is the pressure like going in when you watch the show already?
JC: The pressure that I put on myself because I love the show so much was huge! It was such an honour to be cast. I wanted to do the best job possible. You just don't want to mess it up, you know what I'm saying? I was so excited and scared because these are actors and writers that I admire so much. I love their work and I'm just happy to be amongst them and I wanted to bring it. So I did, I put a lot of pressure on myself. But the thing that is amazing about them is the cast is so welcoming.
Most of my scenes are with Stephen Moyer who's so talented and such a professional and so welcoming. On my first day when I rose up out of the pool of blood – that was my first scene ever – it was intense. Afterwards everyone came up to us and they were like 'Good job and congratulations. We know that would have been rough.'
TBN: So do you watch it afterwards now?
JC: Of course I watch it! And it's funny because I was always such a big fan of the show, I still kind of watch it like a fan, like it isn't even me. Plus, we only get our scripts for the episodes we're in. If you're not in that scene you don't get the script. So some episodes I don't know what's going to happen next.
TBN: How did you react to Terry Bellefleur's death? And Steve Newlin as well? I think most people were shocked about Terry dying but Steve was there right from the start too.
JC: Oh yeah. It was awful. Although, you know the one that wasn't a death, but was an exit that really got me was Hoyt Fortenberry. I sobbed.
TBN: It was such a beautiful story line that one.
JC: I did an appearance with Jim Parrack (who played Hoyt) a month or so ago and I told him that scene, that episode, made me cry. The writing was so good, he was so amazing. It was like he went from being a boy to being a man. The whole thing with Jessica Hamby and him choosing to walk away, it was so powerful. I love that the writers didn't kill him. It was such a gracious, smart, intelligent exit.
TBN: Now I know you were a model beforehand, but which do you prefer: modelling or acting?
JC: Oh, my gosh, there's no contest: acting! When I was modelling, I was training as an actress, so I was at school nights and weekends. Any time I wasn't at a job I was learning. But I was a little scared because there's, um, a little bit of a stigma, you know? And rightfully so because I think, as a model, you do tell a story.
TBN: It's a different way of storytelling.
JC: [Nods] It's certainly a different way of storytelling and, I have so much respect for the actors on shows like True Blood. So there was that big question in my mind of 'Well, do I legitimately have talent. Do I have something to offer, or am I just being one of those people?' I struggled with that for a little while. But then I was like 'Well I love it so much' and I worked really hard and even if I'm not the best I'm going to work and work and work to be as good as I can be. Also, you grow and you learn. I love it, every day's a challenge. And sometimes I get an audition or a part and it's hard being completely different to who you are as a person. I'll get stressed out but then I'll say to myself 'You wanted this.'
TBN: Now that True Blood's finishing…
JC: I know…
TBN: If you could take one thing from the set, what would it be?
JC: If I was going to be really feisty, I would say Eric Northman's throne. Remember the first time we ever met Eric? And when it pans to that shot on him on the throne – so hot! And he has the hair; you know what I'm talking about? So good, so good!
TBN: That's certainly a good memento to take away.
JC: One of my other favourite scenes is in Merlotte's with Lafayette, when the guy comes in and they're being homophobic and Lafayette licks the burger. So maybe his apron, or something?
TBN: So, who's your favourite actor to work with on True Blood?
JC: Stephen Moyer. He's amazing. He taught me a lot, gave me guidance. He directs, produces, does all these things. He's so multi-talented it's inspiring. And he has a successful relationship and family. He really does it all and he does it well. My other two favourites were – not that I worked with them – but just in terms of their work, would be Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette and then Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam.
TBN: Everyone says that about Kristin.
JC: Everyone one loves Pam because she's so hard, yet she has that vulnerability underneath. Then you see Kristin and she's such a lady. Nelsan, too, is so, so different as Lafayette. When I grow up, I want to be just like them.
TBN: What do you have lined up for after True Blood?
JC: HBO have lots of shows coming up. I'm kind of working with them, trying to figure something out. So hopefully something will come together soon. As soon as anything is confirmed, you'll be the first to know.
TBN: Awesome. Well, Jessica, thank you for taking the time for this interview, and I hope enjoy the rest of Club Fangtasia as well as your time in Australia.
JC: Thank you, no problem. I sure will.
Thank you once again to all the staff at Club Fangtasia who made this interview possible. And make sure you hang around for our interview with Tara Buck!
(Photo Credits: Club Fangtasia/Lenore Mills)
SPOILER: True Blood Season 7-Will Alcide and Sookie Live Happily Ever After?
August 22, 2013
Will Alcide and Sookie Become True Blood's Faerie Tale Romance?:
The Season 6 Finale of True Blood flashed forward 6 months and showed a very happy and in love, Sookie(Anna Paquin) and Alcide(Joe Manganiello). Sookie has sworn off vampires(for maybe the 100th time) so we are sure that Sookie and Alcide will live happily ever after…NOT! Though Alcide is the suitor closest to a human that Sookie has fallen for in the 6 seasons(with the exception of Sam), it makes sense that the storyline would put these two together(since Sam is no longer available).
TVline.com got an exclusive interview with True Blood Show Runner, Brian Buckner and he dished on the Season 7 Alcide/Sookie Scoop!
"The show has flirted with a Sookie and Alcide romance for years. Why was now the right time to pull the trigger on that?
In a world where almost everybody is a creature of some kind, Alcide is the most human of all of our creatures. Now, that's not to say that it was his most human season. We all felt the same thing that the audience was feeling, which was that Alcide needed to come back to center. So it was that as much as anything else. And it was also that Sookie's going to put her money where her mouth is and say "no more vampires." She got into it with Warlow without knowing he was a vampire, so she was trying. But this shows growth for Sookie. I mean, I suppose he's a hunk, so at least she's still getting her piece. [Laughs] He's the most normal, most human, most down-to-earth of any of her suitors. To me, with Eric gone and off on his own story going forward, I think it's a pretty obvious triangle we're setting up between Bill and Sookie and Alcide."
To see the entire interview check out the link below!
I only have two issue with the Sookie/Alcide love story…Didn't Eric glamour Alcide into never touching Sookie? Wasn't Sookie supposed to repulse Alcide? I may have missed the un-glamour moment…What do you think Truebies? Is there a contradiction here? Number two, I love the Eric/Sookie/Bill love triangle…not sure the Alcide/Sookie/Bill triangle is going to do it for me!
Source: TVline.com-True Blood Scoop: Alexander Skarsgard's Season 7 Fate Revealed! Plus-EP Talks to That Nude Scene, Bill-Sookie-Alcide Triangle and More
(Photo Credit) HBO.com
VIDEO: SPOILER-True Blood Season 6 Finale-Behind the Scenes
August 21, 2013
Inside True Blood Season 6 Finale:
Well it goes without saying that there were probably many happy True Blood fans and many unhappy True Blood fans at the end of True Blood Season 6 Finale which aired on HBO last Sunday.
There was a lot to happen to be jammed packed into one episode, setting the stage for what to expect in Season 7. The attached video Inside the Episode #10, features some of the writers, and they give us the opportunity to find out what is in store for some of our favourite characters!
Source: YouTube-True Blood Season 6:Inside the Episode #10
(Photo Credit) Starpulse.com c/o HBO
SPOILER: True Blood's Season 7-What's Next For Bill?
August 21, 2013
Where Does Bill Go From Here?:
True Blood's Season 6 took Bill(Stephen Moyer) on a intense journey, as we saw the depth of his character continue to progress. He was the egomancial Billith, then the concerned Father, then the attempted Martyr, and by the finale we saw the side of Bill that we all fell in love with in Season 1. Billith is no more, and yet the experience will surely live in him and impact future choices he makes. But what can we expect from Season 7? TVline got the dirt with Show Runner Brian Buckner, where he finally had the opportunity to speak out after the Season 6 finale.
When Asked if "Season 7 would be a Reset of sorts for Bill" Brian responds:
"Absolutely. We don't want Bill to be an a—hole. The question we're going to be asking this coming season is: Can Bill be forgiven? Because he made his intentions clear. I think Bill doesn't have a trick up his sleeve this time. I think he's genuine. The real question is about forgiveness."
I don't think that Bill should be the only one headed on a pursuit of forgiveness, after all Faerie Princess Sookie Stackhouse(Anna Paquin) did try to stake him…
So Truebies what do you think? Will Bill get the forgiveness that he seeks in Season 7? Let us know in the comments below!
To see the full interview click the TVline link.
Source: TvLine.com-True Blood Scoop: Alexander Skarsgard's Season 7 Fate Revealed! Plus-EP Talks to That Nude Scene, Bill-Sookie-Alcide Triangle and More
(Photo Credit): HBO.com
VIDEO: True Blood's Kristin Bauer van Straten Appears on Good Day LA
August 18, 2013
Kristin Talks True Blood:
The Season 6 Finale of True Blood is less than two days away, and Kristin Bauer van Straten(Pam de Beaufort) talks with the hosts of Good Day LA about the role of Pam, the history of her name, and her feelings on the potential departure of the beloved Eric Northman(Alexander Skarsgard).
When asked if she can confirm if Alexander Skarsgard is in fact leaving the show she relies
"I hope he doesn't I would like to see him on the set…we'll see."
Check out the full interview by clicking on the image of Pam de Beaufort below!
Source: Myfoxla.com-Kristin Bauer: She Loves Being A Vampire The Most
(Photo Credit) HBO.com
True Blood Season 6 Episode 9 Synopsis Released-"Life Matters"
August 1, 2013
True Blood Season 6 Is Coming to a Close:
True Blood Season 6, Episode 9 Synopsis has been released. Episode 9 marks the 2nd last episode of Season 6. The battle between the humans and vampires will likely intensify even further in the upcoming episodes. Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) will be out for revenge for his sister Nora's (Lucy Griffiths) death, which was at the hands of the humans.
Here's What will Happen:
"A desperate Bill (Stephen Moyer) tries to ferry Warlow (Rob Kazinsky) away from the faerie plain, but Sookie (Anna Paquin) is having none of it. Meanwhile, Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) arrives at vamp camp, looking to inflict serious human damage. In Bon Temps, friends and family take emotional turns remembering a fallen neighbor. Bill feels the pull of Lilith's (Jessica Clark) sirens".
So Truebies do you think that Eric is going to get the revenge he is looking for, or will his return to vamp camp only to further secure his spot in the room where the vampires will meet the sun?
Source: Spoilertv.com True Blood-Episode 6.09-Life Matters-Press Release
(Photo Credit) HBO
VIDEO: True Blood Season 6 Episode 8 Promo "Dead Meat"
July 31, 2013
And Then There Were Three…Left:
We are down to the final three episodes of HBO's Season 6 hit series True Blood, and yet there seems to be so much left to be revealed! Viewers were left shocked last week when Eric Northman's(Alexander Skarsgard) sister, Nora Gainseborough(Lucy Griffiths) met the true death. In a last ditch effort to save her life Eric was forced to suck up his pride and reach out to Billith(Stephen Moyer), but even Billith's blood was not enough to save Nora from the perils of Hep V!
Check out the promo to Season 6's Episode 8 here! Sookie's(Anna Paquin) loyalties will be put to the test like never before!
Source: YouTube: True Blood 6×08 Promo "Dead Meat"
(Photo Credit) Wetpaint.com
Comic Con 2013 'X-Men' Cast Represents
July 24, 2013
One of Our Very Own is Stepping Out:
The entire cast of the X-Men: Days Future and Present appeared in front of screaming fans at this past weekend's Comic Con in San Diego. Our very own Anna Paquin who plays Faerie Princess Sookie Stackhouse was among the cast members to show their support at the 2013 Comic Con. Though, she was not alone.."Ian McKellan, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, James McEvoy, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Hugh Jackman and others made for an impressive panel"
We look forward to seeing and supporting Anna in this new and different role…though she will always be Sookie Stackhouse to us Truebies!
Source: nbcbayarea.com-X-Men Cast Members Unite at Comic Con
(Photo Credit) innercityny.com
True Blood Cast Interviewed at Comic Con 2013
July 23, 2013
True Blood Unleashes on Comic Con 2013:
The 2013 Comic Con was a buzz with True Blood Cast and fans this past weekend in San Diego! TvLine caught up with several of our recurring and newer cast members with the hopes that the True Blood Cast would spill on the remainder of the season!
Kristin Bauer van Straten, Deborah Ann Woll, Anna Camp, Michael McMillian, and Joe Manganiello participated in the interview!
When asked "Who will give the Season finale tease?" Michael McMillian replied "Game Changer". Joe Manganiello, added that while during the season the cast mates felt that they were filming on entirely different TV shows, "by the end, it is one show".
I don't know about the rest of you Truebies but I'm very excited to see how this season plays out…and I'm really hopeful that Michael is right and that a major "game changer" comes our way!
Check out the video below!
Source: You Tube- "True Blood" Interview-Comic -Con 2013-TVLine
(Photo Credit) -Truebloodnet.com


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