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Here's my spankin' new self portrait. It's pretty accurate if I do say so myself. I think this is gonna be part of a secret project I'm workin' on. More on that later (maybe). I should be finishing a new record sleeve project today so... Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
TV Party
Just finished this promotional illustration for party-rockin' VJ Tom Yaz. Got to exercise a bit of my Hanna-Barbera influences on this one. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Back To The Jungle
Here's the cover art for Volume 2 of the Brazilian Nuggets series. These comps are gonna feature the wildest and most obscure rock'n'roll 45s to come outta the '60s scene in Brazil. Volume 1 is being pressed even as we speak (check the archives of this blog for the sleeve art of that) and this one should follow soon. Plans are for me to do the cover for Volume 3 as well. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!
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As negotiations on a debt-ceiling deal broke down again over the weekend and leaders of both parties now plan to unveil their own debt ceiling plans, Mohamed El-Erian, co-CEO of PIMCO—the world's largest bond fund manager—is warning that even with a debit limit deal in hand, the United States' AAA rating is still at risk.
El-Erian (left) said in a blog posting for The Huffington Post that while he believed the nation's leadership would "stumble into a short-term compromise over the next few days—one that raises the debt ceiling and avoids a debt default" more importantly such a plan "leaves the AAA rating extremely vulnerable and does little to lift the damaging clouds hanging over the U.S. economy."
A debt deal, he said, "will come down to the wire," however, "the resolution will likely be temporary, and the damage will be real and long-lasting—both of which render an already worrisome situation even more difficult going forward. Indeed, by illustrating so vividly to the whole world what is ailing America, the weekend's political theatrics should make us all worry even more about the world's largest economy."
El-Erian went on to say that America's "already-fragile economic psyche and its global standing have taken a material hit. Forget about 'animal spirits' for now." Instead, he wrote, "worry even more about an economy that is already having tremendous difficulty sustaining an acceptable growth momentum, and that already suffers from an unemployment crisis that is increasingly protracted in nature. Analysts will now scramble to again revise down their projections for growth, and up those for unemployment."
Second, he warned. "The debt and deficit issues that are at the root of the debt ceiling drama are, unfortunately, a small part of a much larger set of structural impediments to employment, investment and wealth creation." The housing sector is still languishing, he continued, "credit intermediation is uneven, infrastructure investment is lagging, job skill mismatches are increasing, and income and wealth inequalities are worsening."
Under a plan by House Speaker John Boehner (left), R-Ohio, the budget deficit would be cut by $1.2 trillion over 10 years and the debt ceiling would be raised in two phases, according to The Wall Street Journal on Monday. The first phase would enable the government to cover its bills through the end of the year and a second in January 2012 depending on recommendations from a congressional commission, the The Journal said.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., said in a statement on Friday that "time and again these [debt ceiling] talks have reached an impasse for one reason: the Democrats' insistence on raising taxes on small businesses and working families." Cantor went on to say that "contrary to news reports, a deal was never reached with the White House and a deal was never close with the White House—especially after the President insisted on more tax revenue after the Gang of Six plan was released."
But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left), D-Nev., said neither he nor President Obama nor House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will support Republicans' "continued insistence on a short-term raise of the debt ceiling." A short-term extension, he said in a statement, "would not provide the certainty the markets are looking for, and risks many of the same dire economic consequences that would be triggered by default itself." Boehner's plan, he said, "no matter how he tries to dress it up, is simply a short-term plan, and is therefore a non-starter in the Senate and with the President."
Reid said that in an effort to reach a bipartisan compromise, the Senate is putting together a $2.7 trillion deficit reduction package "that meets Republicans' two major criteria: it will include enough spending cuts to meet or exceed the amount of a debt ceiling raise through the end of 2012, and it will not include revenues." Reid planned to hold a news conference Monday afternnon to unveil his proposal to lift the $14.3 trillion debt ceiling.
Read PIMCO's Bill Gross' view of what to do with the debt ceiling at AdvisorOne.

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When you idolize someone, a great way to show your adoration is through gift-giving, right? Well some celebrity fans agree, but they take things too far. Celebs don't always receive normal gifts from adoring fans – they sometimes receive gifts that would make you cringe.
1. Taylor Swift – Turtle Shell
Taylor Swift has a knack for making the celebrity world seem somewhat normal, but one gift from an adoring fan was decidedly not so. This past Christmas, Swift opened a package to find a turtle shell with her own face painted on it.
2. Harry Styles – Sanitary Napkin
Most people would give a boyfriend a customized t-shirt or a watch. These gifts are personal and show you care, but aren't so personal that they're awkward. But some people take a much more intimate route. For Harry Styles, that meant receiving a sanitary napkin with his name written on it in Sharpie.
3. Anna Kendrick – Stalker Relationship Letter
One fan somehow got Anna's home address and sent her some snail mail. There's nothing strange about receiving a letter from a fan unless it's an exorbitantly long epistle detailing why the stranger and Anna Kendrick should be in a relationship. The letter also came with a pair of diamond earrings. "I was just like, these have to go into the trash," she reported.
"I can't. I cannot. I cannot wear them. I can't give them to someone. It's too weird."
4. Jared Leto – Human Ear
Another incredibly creepy gift went to Jared Leto in the form of a human ear. It came attached with a note that said, "Are you listening?" What's even weirder is that Jared kept the ear. He dried it out, drilled a hole in it, and made a necklace. It's hard to tell what's stranger about this situation.
5. Daniel Radcliffe – A Photograph of His House
Apparently, Radcliffe's followers just wanted to prove that they had been to his house. "I … got sent a photograph of a milk bottle and a door," he said. "It was my house! There were two people in front of it. There was only a door between us." That's something that would make it hard to sleep at night.
6. Halle Berry – Diamond Engagement Ring
Most people try to get to know someone before they propose, but one fan must have felt like watching Halle Berry's movies on repeat for hours on end was enough. He sent her a diamond engagement ring with an attached marriage proposal letter.
7. Jonas Brothers – A Dead Shark
One adoring admirer brought "Shark Week" to a whole new level when they sent the Jonas Brothers a dead shark. "It wasn't a real big shark though," Nick Jonas made sure to point out. "It was only a baby shark but they'd preserved it in this tube for us. That was odd." Meanwhile, Kevin Jonas is still trying to figure out where you can buy a dead shark to send to your celebrity crush.
8. Dolly Parton – A Baby
A dead shark is weird, a human ear is disgusting, but a baby? That's downright disturbing. In the 1970s, Dolly Parton opened her front gate one morning to find a baby lying in a box. It came with a name tag that read Jolene, undoubtedly after her famous song. Naturally, Dolly handed the child over to the Department of Health and Human Services to find her a good home.
9. Emma Watson – Bibles
It seems that the "satanic" nature of the Harry Potter saga made a few fans fear for Emma Watson's soul. During the decade she spent starring in the Potter films, she received a whole slough of bibles from concerned fans. "Finding our 'Harry Potter' films un-Christian, people think I need to be guided and send me The Bible. I now have a collection of 20," she said during an interview.
10. Ariana Grande – 42.5 LB Pumpkin
One fan must have felt that Ariana Grande deserved a gift as large and heavy as her voice, because he sent her a ginormous pumpkin. This came from a stalker named Tom Normandin, who also sent her cat and dog calendars, a 3-piece mirror set from K-mart, and a variety of other strange presents. It got so out of hand that Grande involved the polic, who ordered Normandin to stop sending gifts or be faced with harassment charges.


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The names of the 11 U.S. recipients of the 2009 Nobel prize have been added to a Manhattan monument that already honors 317 American Nobel Laureates.
The city parks department planned to unveil the new inscriptions Tuesday on the Alfred Nobel Monument at Theodore Roosevelt Park.
The Alfred Nobel Monument was dedicated in 2003 by the Consulate General of Sweden and the parks department.
The prize was founded by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Last year, there were three Nobel prizes in physics, two in chemistry, three in physiology or medicine, two in economics and one for peace -- given to President Barack Obama.
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Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA) hosted the agency's third annual Run for Recovery 5K race on Saturday, June 10, at New Britain Stadium, home of the New Britain Bees. More than 300 attendees enjoyed the beautiful summer morning with a 5K race, fitness walk, kids fun run, and family friendly activities at the ballpark. The event raised more than $60,000 to benefit CMHA's mental health and substance abuse treatment programs.
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with 12 locations in 3 cities throughout northwest and central Connecticut. CMHA partners with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and addiction, treating more than 6,100 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut's first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home.
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I'm uncomfortable putting numbers in the open, I get far too many "but you said the price was" messages as it is.If you'd like a quote send me a PM and I'll be happy to do one for you.
Understood, but showing numbers would allow potential users of your service to know where they can save.ie. like the shipping.Schiit only offers USPS and Fexex up to $174. I understand you reckon you can save on shipping?How much?Please PM if not posting response.
Can you assist with Massdrop orders e.g. freight forwarding type queries?
I can do from pretty much anywhere except South America, Russia and Australia, and anywhere there's a civil war going on or something.I can help with all those "online traders" you mentioned. Technically this is advertising so I won't mention names myself VAT is applicable in country of origin as it's delivered to a local address.
Ah I see what you mean.Ok using Schiit's cheapest option for the Freya is $120(R1620) my courier will be R1011
Thanks! I understand warranty-related issues will be for my account, but what happens if the item is damaged (or lost) in transit?
Please confirm exact exchange rate used in the above calculation. Perhaps rather quote a variable figure(min-max) to allow for +-5% variance?
Also be aware that with my example of the Freya, one can pay by either credit card or Paypal (3% levy). Paypal will have the benefit of PayPal buyer protection and thus be preferred.Can you allow for PayPal, not to pay but the protection? (obviously for a fee)
Protection against what?
Like EBAY protection...The seller only gets paid if you are happy and you have a certain time period to put in a claim. The claim gets checked by PayPal on a case by case basis.If you are unhappy with the product and want to return it. Got it but it is not as described.Never got it, lol
In the example of the Freya with $120 shipping and R 1011 courier. What is the expected order/transit/delivery time?
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Several months ago I experienced what I believe to be another level of my own Spiritual Awakening.
I began to look deeper at my underlying beliefs about, well, everything.
It's been the intimate journey of self discovery.
And WOW, have things shifted.
One of the biggest awarenesses that came to the surface was around my fear of being heard and seen FULLY in the world.
See, I've always known that I was put on earth for something BIG.
I'm here to teach
I'm here inspire
I'm here to show women what's TRULY possible for them in family, life and business.
Because, I want you to know that YOU can have the life that you dream of in your heart.
I know, trust and believe that ANYTHING is possible in this life, if we are WILLING to do the inner work and to take the inspired action to get there!
But, the truth is, I've been afraid to show all of myself to the world.
I've been afraid to say the wrong thing.
I've been afraid to show my kids and to talk about myself as a mother, because I did not want it to hurt anyone struggling to have a baby.
I've been afraid to post how I truly feel about things on social media.
I have been afraid that if I'm anything less than perfect, you will not like me.
Yes, I fear you will not like me.
And I really want you to like me. lol
See, what you might not know about me, is that…
I'm someone who has always had a lot to say.
I have an opinion and a story for and about everything.
I always find the bright side of things no matter how dark it might be.
I love to make people laugh.
I'm crazy intuitive. (It's my superpower)
I can see things that are possible for people that they might not be able to see for themselves.
I'm a healer.
I'm deeply passionate.
I'm an empath and super sensitive to other people's energy.
I'm a rapid action taker.
I love to learn.
And one thing that only those closest to me know is that I have a tendency to cuss like a pirate.
But, here's the thing…
When we hold back ANY part of ourselves, especially when it's grounded in fear…
It takes a ton of mental, emotional and physical energy.
It's exhausting.
So, as you can read from this email, things have begun to shift in a BIG way.
And here is the most incredible part…
The underlying anxiety that I've had for most of my adult life has, like magic, gone away.
Anxiety that I was not even really fully present to, until it was gone.
It was like I had found a part of myself that I didn't really even know was blocked or trapped until she was set free.
This internal shift has supported me in my marriage
As a mother
As a healer
As a coach
As a friend
And even how I navigate life day to day in the world.
I feel safe to speak up for myself.
I feel safe to ask for what I need.
I feel safe saying NO.
I feel safe sharing my truth with you!
And for that I'm truly grateful!
So, what does all of this mean?
Well, it means that moving forward I'm going to be sharing MORE than just fertility support!
I want to share with you…
All I've learned becoming a mother after infertility.
How I released my fear of being seen and heard in the world.
How my husband and I have begun to heal our marriage.
How I'm making my impact in the world.
My daily life lessons and Ah Ha moments. (Yes, I have them daily! lol)
And so much more!
How does this sound?
If this will not work for you, I totally understand.
But, if it does…
I'm so excited for ALL that I have to share and all that is to come!
Thank you so much, for allowing me to share my heart with you today!
I feel deeply grateful to be a part of your life and your journey through it.
Sending you love and the biggest hug,
P.S. Would you like to KNOW the EXACT process I used that caused me to have such a huge and fast internal transformation?
Are you curious how I released my fear of being fully seen or heard in the world?
Are you ready to show up more fully as YOU in all areas and aspects of your life?
If your heart is saying YES!
Private Message me NOW >>with a big YES!
And I'll make sure YOU get access to this LIFE CHANGING information FIRST before anyone else!


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Dead body? Check. Haunted boarding house? Check. Caustic detective and his long-suffering sidekick? Double Check. Take a nineteenth-century, roller coaster ride chocked full of all the Action, Mystery, and Deduction you've come to love out of the adventures of the world's greatest detective in this new graphic novel!
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I just wanted to share the good news that my novel, Kings & Queens, has won the Indie Book of the Day Award and is the featured book today on the IBD site. It's still 99 cents on Amazon, so pick it up while it's at this low price.
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In what has become a common trend these days, Leo Henning drew inspiration for his new online viewing tool Kidobi from his own life experiences. The Toronto, Canada-based software company founder wanted to create an age-appropriate video playlist for his young daughter and found the task of gathering online content to be arduous and time-consuming. His team of 10 at Henning Software Solutions set off to create a program for parents that would let them curate age-specific content for their kids with the click of a mouse. Over the past two years, the company has refocused its full attention and resources toward fine-tuning what it deems a revolutionary customizable online viewing tool.
The software
Kidobi is a video player that aggregates personalized educational video content for kids. For roughly US$4 a month, parents can register details about their child's interests and skills, and Kidobi sets off to create a tailored programming block from third-party content producers. Henning is also touting the value in Kidobi's reporting tools, which provide insight into viewing patterns. "With technology today we can make that leap from broad programming to content being more precise, appropriate and relevant," says Eric Sorenson, director of research and content at Henning. "Subscription-based models like Netflix and the ubiquity of computers leave huge opportunities because consumers are ready for this transition."
The next phase
The company intends to launch Kidobi in North America this spring prior to rolling it out internationally in 2012 and plans to attract viewers through traditional and social media marketing tactics. The startup is looking to grow its library, which at launch time will be stocked by partners like The Children's Group and WeeHands, and is banking on the software's valuable audience-measurement features to draw in additional content providers. "The analytics and reporting data is so rich and age-specific that companies can put a pilot episode on Kidobi and see that while it may be intended for four-year-olds, six-year-olds really love it," says Sorenson. "We're always looking for more content. That's our focus for now."


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PAINESVILLE, OHIO—Lake Erie College men's soccer players Willy Cognee (Montreal Quebec, Canada) and Ryan Gibson (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Scotio) were named to the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA) NCAA Division II All-Ohio Second Team released on Tuesday, December 18.
"Evaluating the All-Ohio applicant pool is very difficult because it covers both GLIAC and Independent DII schools within the State. Both Gibson and Cognee are very competitive young men that displayed a lot of discipline and character throughout the season," said head coach David Carmichael. "We have a great core of rising freshmen and sophomore players that are gaining recognition and playing experience and building a platform for the years to come."
Cognee was a solid defender for the Storm this season. The sophomore played and started in 16 games. Cognee was previously named the 2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Freshman of the Year.
Gibson contributed as a midfielder and forward and was an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention. The freshman scored one goal on the season, coming in a 2-0 win over the University of Findlay on October 7. Gibson picked up an assist in his second career game against the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
"Ryan and Williy are very deserving of these awards and are both very important to us and to our program. We hope to build upon these individual awards and start pushing towards team awards and silverware over the next few seasons


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I have been thinking about why some people are averse to undertaking a deeper study of the Quranic Arabic. After all, it would seem to me that a better understanding of the language in which a text you are studying would be something to aspire to. There seem to be various reasons for this, and I can understand why some people may be intimidated by the notion of having to learn a new language, but I am at a loss as to why there is at times such a strong push against pursuing any kind of in depth study of Arabic roots.
I would be very interested to know from those who marginalise the study of Arabic and its roots when studying the Quran, why they feel it is not an important part of such study.
There are those out there who would like to study Arabic roots but feel it is beyond them, and this is what I would like to address here. The most concise way that I can address this is by saying: "Don't shy away from studying the Arabic of the Quran because you feel that it is difficult or you don't have the credentials". It is much easier than you may think.
We sometimes see people discussing things (any subject), and feel out of our depth, forgetting that they started somewhere, at a beginning and developed stage by stage as much as they put in to it.
I am not an Arab, nor do I have no formal tertiary Arabic training, but I think that it is important to learn the Arabic of the Quran and would like to create a friendly, easy environment for those who want learn some of the basics of studying Arabic roots. For this, I have started a facebook group called QuranRoots. It hasn't been active because I have been trying to figure the best way to move forward with it. I've finally decided how I would like to approach this.
The discussion group will utilise the chat function in a kind of class environment at a set time, when any members interested can join the "class". This group will be focussed on QuranRoots and will not put too much emphasis on the grammar aspects. It will require volunteers who are willing to share their methodologies for studying Arabic root words. These volunteers would "lead" the class by taking people through the process of examining a particular root, which could extend over a few sessions. Once the root has been explored this way, further discussions on the root can take place on the forum.
Would anyone be interested in this, especially volunteering to share your methodologies for exploring the roots? Once we have a few volunteers I will post it on Quranology group and others.


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Leon, Thanks for your message: > I found your draft page... Current is ftp://ftp.bovik.org/draft-salsman-www-device-upload-02.txt but the differences are very slight and do not impact any implementation issues or described behaviors. >... Let me ask you if you have code sample for FORM ACTION="_URL_" Please use http://www.bovik.org/testform.html which calls a debugging cgi script to test implementation. If my ISP was somewhat less expensive, I would put up a simple front end to "sox" (the C program converting to and from WAV, AU, AIFF, etc.) to do type conversions for immediate play-back. If you would like the source for that, let me know, but you could build one with Lincoln Stein's CGI.pm and the sox(1) program and manpage probably in less time than it would take for me to put the code in to the commented quality I would prefer to publish. Please keep me informed of progress on implementation. If you are working on the Mozilla code, please see my posts to the public Mozilla newsgroups, most recently news:netscape.public.mozilla.general which describe the only known working version, and the points patched to achieve it. (N.B: in the base implementation "DEVICE=MIC" is implied when the filename is "/dev/L16-audio" but that is NOT part of the draft and I'm not going to release it because of that and the fact that recording is started and stopped in a most unlikely manner, using spare keys on the -- ugh! -- keyboard :-) Cheers, James SalsmanReceived on Friday, 24 July 1998 13:06:37 UTC
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So what happened this past week in the world of Supernatural?
Well the big news was all about Comic-Con!
Yes, it was finally announced that Supernatural will be at Comic-Con again this year, talking the coming season. Jensen, Jared, Misha and Mark have been confirmed along with Jeremy Carver, but don't be surprised if more of the writing/executive producer team attend.
Supernatural will, once again, be in the largest venue, Hall H, with their panel being at 10am on Sunday July 27. Expect them to most likely preview a clip from the first episode shot, which will be episode 3 directed by Jensen and part of the season 9 gag reel.
I'll keep you up to date as more about Comic-Con is revealed, like TV Guide covers, Comic-Con bags and whether we will get the guys at the Nerd HQ panel again this year...fingers crossed!
The other really big news was that production got back into full swing. With shooting starting tomorrow, on July 8, the team in Vancouver were busy with tech scouts and concept meetings! All with their first director of the season, Jensen Ackles who was the victim of the infamous lunch prank!
And Russ teased us with tweets from the first concept meeting.
Argh! Such a script-tease!
Jim also put the kibosh to a persistent rumour about the season premiere episode.
There's was also news on the convention front, with the first writer/executive producer confirmed for a Supernatural fan convention since Kripke attended one in 2008!
Yes, Adam Glass, writer on the show since season 6 and executive producer, will be attending Vancon, and this time, in an official capacity as a convention guest! Adam excitedly tweeted out the information during the week.
Hopefully this will be the beginning of getting more of the creative, behind the scenes team as regular convention guests!
And though this isn't strictly news... has everyone seen Mark Sheppard lately?!
Looks like Crowley will be getting a new wardrobe! Wowzers!
And that's the latest in Supernatural news!
Don't forget to tweet the crew to wish them all the best for the kick off of SNX on Tuesday!
Have a Supernaturally awesome week!


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Attorney Lisa Bloom has her ear to the streets when it comes to women coming out of the woodwork and alleging that they've had unprotected sex with Usher. On July 19, a report hit the internet that stated the "Burn" singer paid $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit in 2012 after he allegedly infected a woman with herpes. Shortly after that report, another woman filed a lawsuit against the singer for $10 million, alleging that he exposed her to herpes, too.
Bloom took to her Twitter account over the weekend and said that other women have contacted her about having unprotected sex with the singer.
In a statement to Hollywood Life, Bloom did not disclose whether there's a lawsuit underway, but she did say: "They say that he did not disclose his STD to them. Such behavior would be appalling, illegal and dangerous to women's health."
Quite telling in this whole situation is the fact that Usher hasn't made a statement about the previous lawsuit or the most recent one filed. But I guess if he did admit to having sex with these women, he'd also be admitting to cheating on his current wife. And who knows if she even knew about his alleged status?


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Selling My House for Cash in Toronto
Should you take a cash offer for your Toronto house? Not always. I'll tell you how to sell any property for cash, some reasons to refuse a cash offer – and when you shouldn't say no. Selling My House For Cash In Toronto If you're selling a property in Toronto to an end buyer (the person living … Continued


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For the latest Slicer documentation, visit the 4.10 page.
Introduction and Acknowledgements
Author(s)/Contributor(s): Alex Yarmarkovich, Steve Pieper, Demian Wassermann, Isaiah Norton (SPL, LMI, BWH, SlicerDMRI)
License: 3D Slicer Contribution and Software License Agreement
Acknowledgements: The SlicerDMRI developers gratefully acknowledge funding for this project provided by NIH NCI ITCR U01CA199459 (Open Source Diffusion MRI Technology For Brain Cancer Research), NIH P41EB015898 (National Center for Image-Guided Therapy) and NIH P41EB015902 (Neuroimaging Analysis Center), as well as the National Alliance for Medical Image Computing (NA-MIC), funded by the National Institutes of Health through the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research, Grant U54 EB005149.
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This module is used for interactive seeding of DTI fiber tracts starting from a list of fiducial points or vertices of a model, or a label map volume.
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Most frequently used for these scenarios:
- Use Case 1: Create DTI fiber tracts starting from a list of fiducial points. Tracks created from a small number of fiducial points are are highly interactive and can be used in exploration mode while moving fiducials with the help of transformations. This mode can be useful in pre-op planning or for tracking tools during the surgery.
- Use Case 2: Create DTI fiber tracts starting from vertices of a model. This mode can be useful for exploring tracts around a tumor model.
- Use Case 2: Create DTI fiber tracts starting from a label map volume. Tracks created from a label map ROI can be used in interactive mode while modifying the label map using Editor module.
Links to tutorials that use this module:
- Slicer4 Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tutorial: https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/Training#Slicer4_Diffusion_Tensor_Imaging_Tutorial * Slicer4 Neurosurgical Planning Tutorial: https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/4.5/Training#Slicer4_Neurosurgical_Planning_Tutorial
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Adelaide has a problem; it's boring. Well, it's always touted as just that. Searching the term always brings up some fun results and even one of the major radio stations back in the day, Triple J, tried to help turn it around with an "Adelaide: It's Okay!" campaign that was hilarious and tried very hard to help Adelaide with its boring label.
It also has that "serial killer capital" label hanging around its head that even Dexter Morgan himself, Michael C. Hall, shot a promo stating it.
A place can't be boring and an (alleged) serial killer paradise though, can it? Only if it's so boring that's why people are going bananas and offing each other.
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Welcome to Source of Steel - The Heavy Metal Museum. For the metal head who likes to own or collect physical CDs, Source of Steel is my website dedicated to the love of physical metal on shiny plastic discs. Micro-reviews, thoughts, pics of my own collection and random utterances galore. The site started out purely as a way of sharing my rarities to like-minded fans, but now (for longevity's sake more than anything) it is open to new physical metal music bits I've picked up, including new releases and other random shit.
Possessed - Seven Churches
Arguably the birth of death metal right here, the debut album of Possessed still stands up to this day. No further description necessary, but if you call yourself a death metal head and don't know this album, bow your head in shame. This is the Roadracer 'Price Killers' pressing.
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from her direction.
Wanda Sabir is a powerhouse with her site wandaspicks.com
which describes itself as a "Black arts event source"
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use itunes will be interested in clicking here.
In a recent program on blogtalkradio taped Thursday, January 8,
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Posts tagged 'cheese'
Crazy eats, good friends, and life's ups and downs
Hi friends.
I was still sort of in a funk today. I got to work from home, which was nice, but right now I'm having trouble shaking these yucky feelings.
One thing that did totally make me smile was a slew of Twitter conversations from some of my favorite bloggers :) I'm starting to realize that it's almost impossible for me to get anything done if I have Twitter open in the background (as Angela noted today on Oh She Glows), so I'll have to check in a little more sparingly in the future, but today it really did the trick.
On a similar note, I tweeted at Tina, asking if she would blog about how to be productive when working from home. I can't wait to see what she says!
After running a few errands and
wasting a ton of time reading blogs finishing up the working day at Caribou, I called it quits and headed home to drop off my computer. I texted my friend Allison to see if she wanted to join me for a walk since it was so nice out (and the fact that I hadn't seen her in awhile!), and she jumped at the chance, which totally made me smile. In an earlier post, I mentioned making fitness dates to keep up with your social life — I am a perfect realistic example, right here!
We strolled around the neighborhood while chatting about our respective weekends, then passed some of the tennis courts nearby. Apparently Allison is really good at tennis and has some rackets, so we're going to try to get a court sometime soon and play! By "play," I mean having her embarrass me horribly while I run around, red-faced and panting. Even though I totally suck at tennis (poor hand-eye coordination, or at least that's what I keep telling myself), I've always thought it was fun, and it will be a nice change from the run-gym-run routine.
It was a beautiful evening.
After passing though the park, we walked over to the lake and Al showed me how to use my fancy schmancy camera. I still have no freaking clue how to use any of the manual settings on this thing.
I love living so close to the lake, and it's amazing in the summer when all the sailboats are out :) If this is exercise, count me in!
After strolling around and chatting a bit more (including some serious discussion over the Casey Anthony trial), we decided to head back. We made plans to get together this weekend though, which I'm super excited over because I never see Allison enough — every time we hang out, I'm reminded about how much I enjoy her company.
As I was walking back home, I realized how hungry I was for dinner. My eats are always a little wonky on work-from-home days because I wake up later than usual and either spend the day parked on the couch in my pajamas, grazing away, or head to a nearby coffee shop and end up getting coffee, iced tea, or occasionally a baked treat.
For example, this was a work-from-home breakfast one week:
And here was a lunch from last week:
See? Wildly inconsistent. Today I had a bowl of Kashi Go Lean! Crunch for breakfast with some unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Lunch was my leftover massaged kale salad alongside a small bowl of whole wheat rigatone topped with a spritz of olive oil and some pecorino romano.
A short while later I was hungry again, so I had a bowl of blueberries. They were SO good though, that I had to have more, so I finished off the pint. I seriously can't resist summer berries, mmmm.
After working some more, I hit the point where I needed to get out of the apartment so that's when I went to Caribou. Before walking out the door, I had a Kashi waffle topped with that same cream cheese, fig spread and chia topping to tide me over. While running post-work errands, I nibbled on a mini cherry pie Larabar (not my favorite), then did the whole walkin' thang with Allison. See! Eats all over the place!
Guess what I had for dinner, though? :D
Yep, another FlatOut pizza. I am so obsessed with these, and I'm getting really good at making them! This one started with a new-to-me type of marinara sauce — it was Bella Terra Organic's Tomato Basil, and it was SO GOOD. It had just the right balance between savory and sweet, and tasted super fresh. I wasn't thrilled about the 25% daily value of sodium in one serving, but I eat too much salt anyway so I was able to look past it, haha. Overall I highly recommend this brand!
Next, I topped the toasted wrap with the usual spinach, then added some sliced roma tomatoes, a few leftover sliced grape tomatoes, yellow bell pepper slices, creamy goat cheese, a few shreds of mozzarella and a sprinkle of pecorino romano. I made sure to do less cheese this time around (although it doesn't look like it) to see how it would fare without as much fat, and I was so glad I did! The runniness of the marinara, cooked spinach and tomatoes made it super juicy, so you better believe I licked the plate clean. I'm obsessed with these pizzas!
On the side, I cooked up some Alexia spicy sweet potato fries. Note to self: your oven is very small, so it cooks things (and therefore burns things) much faster. Plan accordingly.
I totally burned these, but they were so good I ate all of them anyway! Well, okay, maybe not that one on the left side…But seriously, the combination of the sweetness from the sweet potato and the chipotle seasoning is to-die for, and at only 130 calories and 4 grams of fat, along with loads of vitamin A per serving (30 fries!!!) these are totally a great bang for your nutritional buck. Go out and buy these. Now.
So I got about halfway through this post when I realized that I left my computer charger at Caribou — d'oh! Had to call and frantically run back to retrieve it, but thankfully people in my neighborhood are awesome and neighborly, and someone turned it in to the register. Phew.
Earlier today I got some fantastic news — I called my insurance company about a bill I had received from Quest Diagnostics, a medical testing lab, for $400. Not only do I believe that medical insurance exists to pay things like this, but I also believe it's insane that they would charge me for super important tests of the female persuasion. After chatting with the lady for about five minutes, she offered to call the company and check into it. As it turns out, there was just a paperwork error on their end, and I never should have gotten the bill. I was SO SO happy to hear this news, I can't even tell you. I do NOT have that kind of money, plus — where would that leave me to be able to tame the wild hair? ;)
Sadly, I also got some really awful news about half an hour ago, but I'm going to hold off on posting about that, as I still need somet time to process it. If you have a spare second, please send some positive thoughts out into the universe…Not for me, though. Lately it seems as if bad things keep happening to good people left and right. Gotta push the negative out with some positive thoughts.
I'm off to bed — last night I stayed up way too late again reading The Hunger Games, but it's so good that I can't put it down! I'm almost finished!
What are you guys reading lately?
Playing catch-up + "massaged" kale caprese salad
Hi guys.
Despite the fun package from Amazon that I received earlier, I'm having kind of a shitty day. But first we'll start with the positives:
I stopped at the grocery store on the way home from work and saw some organic kale on sale, so I nabbed it up, thinking I would make kale chips alongside one of my FlatOut pizzas. But by the time I got home, I was feeling pretty icky from the 90-degree weather that the thought of turning on the oven seemed far from ideal.
Soooo, I decided to make Gina's massaged kale instead, with a little twist of my own.
Caprese Kale Salad
First, I trimmed my small bunch of kale (about 2.5-3 cups), removing the stems and cutting the kale into bite-size pieces, then rinsed and dried it off in the salad spinner.
I sprinkled the kale with a few grinds of sea salt and about a tablespoon of olive oil, then came the fun part..
"Massaging" the kale! It's not so much massaging, per se — it's more squishing the kale around with your fingers. I used dinosaur kale, which is more tender, so you'll have to do this a little longer if you use curly kale. I did it for about two minutes. Next, I added about a tablespoon (I didn't measure, so use your best judgement!) of honey, the juice of half a lemon and a splash of white balsamic vinegar. Apple cider would work as well.
While letting the kale rest for a few minutes (it was tired after that long massage), I halved about 3/4 cup of grape tomatoes, crumbled up three or four walnut halves, and chopped up a big bunch of basil (do this to taste — as little or as much as you want!) and added these in with the kale.
After doing some more massaging, I transferred the mix to a salad bowl and topped it with a small sprinkle each of shredded mozzarella and crumbled goat cheese. I think fresh mozzarella would taste even better with this, but I used what I had on hand.
Presto! This made about two servings.
It was absolutely delicious and couldn't get more than a few bites without stopped and remarking (to no one in particular) how shockingly good this was. I always thought people were crazy for eating raw kale salads, but now I can see why they gobbled them up. This is so tasty, so healthy, and smells amazing! I'm sure you could do this a million different ways/flavors, but I really loved the flavor of the fresh basil. Yum.
I had this alongside an organic turkey burger that I California-ized by topping with a slice of Jarlsberg lite, about 1/4 of an avocado sliced, some pea shoots and ate it between a sliced piece of toasted Trader Joe's Tuscan whole grain bread. It was just what I wanted.
I was going to head to the gym after work and do some incline walking or elliptical time while reading The Hunger Games (no running still…waiting to talk to my doctor about my knee/IT band pain and potential shin splits), but by the time I got home it was already pretty late. I decided to tidy up my kitchen a bit instead before making dinner.
I'm still struggling to…well, function normally at the moment because of the lobster-grade sunburn I got on Sunday. After sleeping off our hangovers, my friend Megan and I headed to North Ave. beach to meet Amy and lay in the sun for a bit. I didn't think it was for long, but I sat out with my un-protected back to the sun reading for a little while before turning over onto my back.
I had a band-aid on my back from my recent dermatologist visit and didn't take it off so it would protect the scabbed spot.
This was the result:
Yeah, not cool, right? It's still excruciating, and I'm having trouble laying on my back (TWSS) and wearing anything too binding — especially a sports bra. Here's to hoping it fades from a horribly awkward sunburn into a horribly awkward tan soon. I don't think I'm ever gonna get rid of that BandAid mark….haha.
After finishing dinner and settling onto the couch for some work, I received an upsetting text message that really made me feel awful. The issue ended up being resolved, but I feel like it flipped some sort of switch inside my head that changed my mood. My anxiety has been sneaking in for brief periods lately, and I know now that some of the thoughts I'm having are related to it, but it doesn't make it any easier.
Do you ever get into a funk, where you feel like you don't really have anything to look forward to in the immediate future? Logically, I know that the summer is full of fun things and nights with friends, but somehow this black cloud starts to creep in. I'm worried about paying off my credit card, and because I'm working on that, I can't buy a plane ticket to visit one of my good friends who lives far away like I wanted to…or take a vacation like I had planned…etc. etc. etc. Owing money is exhausting, and although my debt isn't anywhere near as bad as that of many other people I know, it's still really daunting and scary. Once I get this paid off, I'm never putting myself in this position again.
In the meantime, my credit card stays at home, tucked neatly into my desk so I can't use it. Helps a lot!
Anyway though, I'm sure I'm just tired and having an off day. I'm hoping my sunburn will ease up enough by tomorrow so I can get a good run in and bring back some of those feel-good endorphins.
Thankfully, my sunburn isn't as bad as that of some of Amy's friends that I spent the day with on Monday. After bumming around the apartment for a few hours, I headed over to meet Amy at her boyfriend's house and join them and his two friends on the rooftop deck. All the guys are Scottish, so I had a blast chatting with them and making a really poor attempt to understand their accents.
They neglected to put sunscreen right away, so after spending several hours on a hot rooftop, they were sporting some seriously deadly farmer's burns. Before they had a chance to realize how bad they were, we headed down to Millenium Park for the free Monday night concert. It was enjoyable, but we got a bit antsy after awhile because the band that week wasn't that good.
We decided to grab dinner at Sweetwater, then head to Navy Pier to watch the fireworks. Most of us ordered "normal" food (I got their salmon salad , which is really tasty), but one of them decided to order chicken fingers and the other ordered mac & cheese bites (thinking it was just a smaller portion of the noodle dish) and a brownie ice cream sundae. Needless to say, he was completely shocked when they brought out triangles of deep-fried and battered mac & cheese — his face was priceless. I couldn't stop cracking up as he was lecturing us about this "disgusting American creation." Hilarious!
Unfortunately, we took a little too long at dinner and ended up missing the fireworks! As we were walking over toward the pier, we saw huge crowds of people walking away. I asked one of them and they confirmed that the fireworks had already happened! Haha, I felt so silly.
Fortunately, I was able to enjoy my own little private fireworks show Sunday night. It was a close friend's birthday, so my friend Laura invited a bunch of us to her apartment and we threw him a non-surprise surprise party.
After everyone got there, we were hanging out on the back porch while a few people smoked cigarettes and the rest of us chatted. All of a sudden, we saw all these fireworks! There must have been a nearby show at a park, because we could see them perfectly. It was so peaceful and sweet, and our super talented friend Lisa accompanied the show with some ukelele music in the background. It made me a little nostalgic, and surprisingly a little sad for some reason, but overall it was a really nice start to the night.
I ended up spending a lot more money than I had planned to, buying a big assortment of gourmet cupcakes to bring over so we would have a cake to sing happy birthday with — they had malted milk ball! And moon pie! I brought over 7 or so, and got to enjoy a few bites of a couple of the flavors. I think Boston Cream pie was my favorite :)
Since my sunburn was just starting to settle in, I was really feeling the pain, as well as some wicked congestion from being hungover (Sidenote: does this happen to anyone else? I am always super congested the day after I'm drinking, even if it's not a lot!). I tried to tough it out as long as I could, but ended up taking a Benadryl to feel better.
Bad idea. I spent half the party asleep on the couch! I eventually felt a a lot better (because it also brought down some of the sunburn's inflammation), but I'm not sure it was worth it to miss out on some quality time with friends. Oh well — lesson learned.
Sorry this post has been so long…I felt like if I didn't update my weekend shenanigans now, it would never happen! I'm off to finish up a little work then crawl into bed for some reading. It feels good to be able to go to bed with a clean kitchen — it's been WAY too long!
Hello friends! I am such a bad blogger lately, my goodness! Can you ever forgive me?
I have a good reason for it though, I swear. Well, multiple reasons…one of them I mentioned here :) My, er..romantic life has taken a turn for the interesting. I'm not quite sure how I feel about sharing the details of this little situation with the world (and world meaning the three people that are reading) for fear of upsetting my future lover/boyfriend/fiance/husband (if you're reading this — sorry future lover/boyfriend/fiance/husband! I love you!…I think), but here goes…
I happened to go out on two different first dates with two different people in the same week…and liked both of them. YEESH! It has been so much fun so far getting to know both of these people (and again, I reiterate — this is not meant to be malicious! It just happened that way!) but it's hard to tell at the moment where things will lead…so for now, I'm just having fun, and boy, let me tell you — it has been fun!
No, not in that way you perverts…I have remained *chaste* and simply enjoyed some lovely goodnight kisses! :P
Anywho, between spending time with these two gentleman, gym time, work and fun (see below), I feel like I barely have a minute to myself these days! For example, my Saturday was filled with this stuff:
Believe your eyes, that is green beer. Unfortunately, it wasn't as tasty as it looks (do
esn't it kinda look like Green River soda??) because it was Miller Light! Blegh, I HATE light beer, and would much rather drink something that doesn't taste like stale water. Thankfully, a few (or 10..) of these made their way to my belly:
Unfortunately, there were still a few more of these:
Neat can though, no?
We started the day off early (9am!!) with some drinks and a walk down to see the Chicago St. Patrick's Day parade. It was so much fun walking around the crowds with everyone dressed up for the holiday. We have a lot of Irish people here (myself included), so Chicagoans REALLY take the holiday seriously! I couldn't help but laugh though — the entire city seems to have decided that last Saturday was St. Patrick's Day…not the actual holiday on Thursday! People were drinking all morning, afternoon and night (my neighbors, for example, decided to start the morning off at 6am with "Come On Eileen" playing at full volume below my bedroom…lovely) and needless to say, this town was toasted.
I can't say I wasn't in on the fun…
I spent most of the afternoon swigging Guinness and who knows what else, then planned on heading home around 6 to take a nap. Then my brother called and invited me to meet him at an Irish bar downtown…and I couldn't resist (he even offered to pay for my cab — what a guy!). I stayed out much later than I had intended, as well as drank far more than I should have. I still had a great time and didn't get sick, but I was in bed — dead to the world — by 9:30 pm and felt like I had been run over by a car, truck, train and bus (all at once, of course) the next day. It was a plain bagel and 37 glasses of water kind of Sunday…
Buuuut — I still got to watch them turn the Chicago River Green!
After my epic day Saturday and useless day Sunday, I really needed a good workout today. After stopping home for a quick snack and to feed the kitties, I tied mah shoes and headed out the door. Boy oh boy was this a good workout! I can really see the value of rest days (although unlike my tactic, you're only supposed to take one or two, not like…eight…) if every workout of mine was like the one today!
I felt like I had endless power in my legs that carried me through a 2.5 mile run (far for my pathetic running butt) with lots of super-speedy intervals. I felt amazing! Afterward I mishmashed a strength workout together that seemed to incorporate a lot of what I've been learning from Women's Health lately. I did some upper back schtuff, squats + lunges, bicep curls, shoulder presses and even PUSHUPS! I can do pushups now! It never ceases to amaze me when I can feel AND see myself getting stronger, and it really is the best motivation evah.
Can you tell I'm in a good mood?
Said mood is surprising, considering I was in the foulest of foul moods earlier today. Really, I wanted to rip somebody's head off…Amazing how a little sweat can turn things around, eh? :)
When I came home, I really wanted something satisfying but loaded with protein since my diet was WAY out of whack this weekend. I came up with this:
It may not look like much, but let me tell you — this bad boy was tasty. I had originally planned on nuking some frozen broccoli, but when I took it out of the freezer, it was clear that that stuff wasn't going anywhere except for the garbage. I hate freezer burn!
While I cooked a little bit of whole wheat pasta, I heated up and pulled apart some chicken I made last night for chicken tacos (boneless skinless organic thigh meat, simmered with onions, cumin, paprika and cayenne) and defrosted some chopped spinach. When everything was ready to go, I mixed the pasta with the chicken and spinach, then topped it with shredded cheddar, shredded lite mozzarella and a little (okay, not so little) blob of soft goat cheese, then nuked the whole mix for another minute to melt the cheese. After it heated up, I stirred it together then topped it with Garlic Gold.
Ohhhhhh man. Have I mentioned that this girl loves cheese? Yeah, because I love cheese.
Delish and easy, just the way I like it.
Now I'm off to have a glass of Zinfandel then get ready for bed. I have a chiropractor appointment bright and early!
Beer, cheese and beans
Hello friends!
My apologies for my brief reprieve — I was out of town this past weekend and have been scrambling to catch up since I've been back!
I've had quite an interesting past week…As you may recall, I went on a date, but I failed to mention that I actually went on two. Oh yeah, I'm a player.
Okay, I'm not really a player — but I really didn't expect to go on two dates with two separate people and like both of them. I'm worried this may get me intro trouble, but at the same time I think it will not only help me keep a healthy perspective, but also be…well, fun! I mean nothing malicious by it, I just happened to meet both people at the same time, and for once had good luck!
I am getting together with suitor #1 tonight for some beers and grub at a casual beer-nerd bar, and I'm quite excited. He has invited me to join him along with some friends even though we have only gone out once, so this could end up going very well, or very — VERY badly.
Anywho, this past weekend was spent in Madison! I went to school there waaaaay back in the day (not really) and hadn't been back since I moved to Chicago last summer. I had a blast seeing old friends and even got to visit with my friend's brand new 10-week old golden retriever. She is the CUTEST little bugger in the world and I will post more pictures tonight or tomorrow, but here is a little sneak peek:
Meet Shandy :) Doesn't she look like a stuffed animal? My heart just about melted.
Since I left for Wisconsin right after work on Friday, I didn't really have a chance to pack much aside from a bag of clothes. Knowing how things tend to go on weekends away though (especially in a state known for beer, cheese and brats), I was worried that I would spend the entire weekend eating junk with nary a vegetable in sight. This did, in fact, turn out to be the case — however, thanks to some savvy preparation on my part, I snuck some healthy foods in anyway!
It was freezing and raining as the work whistle blew Friday, but I trudged over to the grocery store anyway and picked up a few essentials: rolled oats, apples, bananas, baby carrots, Justin's almond butter packets, red peppers (on sale!) and dried blueberries. The oatmeal was the real lifesaver, as the friend I was staying with had little more than cereal and milk for breakfast — and as we all know, this gal doesn't do milk. I made peanut butter-y oats with dried blueberries and some borrowed honey + cinnamon both mornings, and even made some for her the the second time around! Her reaction when I arrived with a full bag of oats was hilarious, though — she was looking at me like I was nuts. (Okay, maybe I am a little nuts — but I was happy that I had again made the initiative to be healthy!)
That doesn't mean I didn't indulge in some good old Wisconsin fried cheese curds and beer though. Never heard of cheese curds? Look em up. They'll change your life.
Speaking of taking healthy initiatives, I was really stretching my dedication last night. After staying at work late and stopping home to have a snack, I was exhausted and unsure if I would make it to the gym. I hadn't been in almost a week and was feeling very sluggish, but was too far out of my regular routine to want to go without much of a battle in my head.
After some serious couch-ridden pondering and a few longing gazes at my pretty pink sneakers, I decided to just go — even if it was already 9:30 pm!!! I know, I'm totally nuts, but sometimes you just gotta make it happen. I did a quick 2 mile run (which, shockingly for me, took almost zero effort!) along with a few full-body power moves (think squats with shoulder raises and walking lunges with bicep curls). In the end, even though I left the gym at the whopping hour oh 10:30 pm, I felt amazing. As Julie said today, "You're just one workout away from a good mood." She always has the best mantras!
My lunch today was pretty incredible. I am way impressed with myself, guys — no joke. I haven't gone grocery shopping in quite some time due both to time restraints (hey, dating takes a lot of time!) and going out of town. So when I was trying to decide what to have for lunch today, I was stumped. But then the simplest (and cheapest — I am way broke at the moment) occurred to me on the way home from the gym — beans and rice!
It's the ultimate budget food staple, and couldn't be much easier to prepare. Unfortunately though, I didn't have any black beans, so I decided to try my hand at a Middle Eastern classic instead — Mujadarrah.
I wanted to kick mine up a notch as well as use some stuff from my giant freezer stash, so this is what went into the mix:
- 1/2 can french lentils, rinsed and drained
- liberal pour of olive oil
- 2 cubes frozen garlic
- handful of frozen spinach
- handful Trader Joe's fire-roasted pepper + onion mix
- veggie/chicken broth
- sea salt
- pepper
- cumin
- paprika
- cayenne pepper
While I was sauteing the onions and cooking the lentil mix, I made some brown Jasmine rice in the rice cooker, then mixed equal parts lentil/onion mixture and brown rice. It was HEAVENLY. I really had no idea something so cheap and easy to prepare could taste so decadent. And depending on whether you use veggie broth or chicken, this dish can also be completely vegan. Win! I brought a dollop of plain Greek yogurt along and stirred it into the mix to make it nice and creamy, then had a basic salad and honey mango on the side for lunch today. Love.
Off to finish the rest of today's work, then it's date night!
Too salty!
That's how I would describe my lunch today. Don't get me wrong, it was delicious, but I definitely think I could have cut down on the sodium content somewhere. In addition to having a TJ's chicken sausage (which, in the scheme of things, really isn't too bad), I made my quinoa with veggie broth, which I didn't realize has 24% of your daily sodium intake in one serving! Sheesh! On top of that, I added some sea salt at the end, not realizing how salty this already was. It was still very tasty though :)
See the roasted leek I snuck in there? The fennel didn't make it, but the leek was mighty tasty!
Quinoa looks so neat close-up! I had a big, tasty salad on the side.
After work, I stopped at Macy's to look for a few things I needed. Of course I ended up with a few things I didn't need. I got a neato silicone spoon since my wooden one had a rather unfortunate, err, fire incident. I also picked up some great tall, thin cocktail glasses (I'm not sure what they're called) that were on sale for 6 bucks! What a steal. I then had to stop by the makeup counter and, despite needing some new foundation, spent FAR too much money. Bad bad bad!! I really can't resist expensive makeup….
By the time I got home, I was tired and had seriously considered picking up some Qdoba for a burrito bowl. Thankfully I stuck to my guns and made something healthier and considerably cheaper at home. I went for a quesadilla made with two whole wheat tortillas, a TJ's goat cheese medallion, some shredded cheddar, some grated parmesan, grilled asparagus, sliced leeks and spinach. On the side, I had some FF Greek yog + Cholula hot sauce (aka spicy sour cream), vegetarian refried beans and some sparkling mineral water + pomegranate juice. It was AWESOME.
I am SO glad that I made dinner at home, it was very, very good. You can also see my new glass here :)
Have you ever had fat free Greek yogurt instead of sour cream? I always thought it sounded stupid (and wimpy), and I'm crazy about sour cream. But since I only like the full fat stuff, sometimes I have to make concessions…and this is a surprisingly good one! Without any sugar, most of the taste you associate with yogurt is gone, and the little splash of hot sauce makes it so you almost can't tell the difference!
Yeah, this was one tasty dinner, and I am one happy girl :) I'm also exhausted, so I'm going to turn on a movie and hopefully fall asleep. Have a lovely night!


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+ I've adopted the first two steps of Clare Lyons' beauty uniform and my skin feels amazing and noticeably more smooth amazing!
+ Stranger Things 2 on Netflix. Have you seen it?? Soooo good, and I don't usually like sci-fi, science fiction, monster-type shows.
+ And while we're watching Netflix, if you need a political drama, have you watched Madam Secretary? I love Tea Leoni and Tim Daly's chemistry (did you know they're together in real life?).
+ this gluten-free pumpkin pancake mix at Trader Joe's...the best!
+ these vegan/paleo coconut butter cups (I'm partial to mint cream)
What are your favorite things this fall?


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June is here - my favourite month - and it's time for our new themes and a new challenge.
Let's draw our inspiration on our June page and see if blue color fits in there as well. Extra challenge this time is about using stencils. If you don't have any I made a tutorial on how to make one yourself. I even prepared some stencil images for you to print and use in the process.
If you are new to this project and want to tag along, click above on the "12 pages in 2015" tab to read all the posts about it. I even opened a FB group to support this project because it's always fun to share our art and get some feedback. It's also fun to meet new like-minded people so I encourage you to join us. Ask to be added here.
This is it for this month :) Don't forget to tag your art if you publish it on social media with #12pagesin2015 so that we can all see it. Now go and have some fun with your page and I hope you'll make a stencil too!