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Tango Diva : Travel Stories for Women, by Women

by Nirmala Nataraj

It’s a serene Monday morning in the Lower Haight, one of San Francisco’s trendiest and most bustling districts—and I’m ready to begin the long week with some much-needed indulgence.

You’d think that in the midst of all the hip boutiques, hair salons, record stores, and other city fixtures, there would be more options for harried customers looking for a pampering fix. However, Dolci is the only one-stop oasis for mani-pedi addicts in the entire neighborhood. And after only a year of being around, it’s already a favorite among both locals and people just passing through—even getting a nod from popular local website Citysearch.com for the best manicures and pedicures in town.

As soon as I walk into Dolcei which is perched inconspicuously along a tree-lined street just a half-block away from urban madness, I am greeted by walls in shades of lemon yellow and cotton candy pink. It’s a tiny yet cozy establishment, lined with four pedicure stations on one side and a “manicure bar” on the other. The retro-mod appointments and French lounge music whispering from the speakers only add to the charm of the sunny ambience.

Treatments are derived from a combination of research and creativity, according to manager Sandy Ma. The lavish pedicures are all named after drinks (for example, ‘lemon drop’ and ‘mint julep’), which complements the concept of a manicure bar, where customers can relax with friends as they get filed and buffered. The nail treatments also include add-ons like oil therapy, a refreshing paraffin dip, scrub exfoliation, massage, or the rejuvenating caress of vitamin shea butter cream. The two back rooms offer body waxing and facials, which utilize Dermatologica products and emphasize the importance of supple skin through concentrated multivitamin boosters.

I myself opt for the mint julep pedicure, with its detoxifying combination of fresh mint, lime, cucumber, and cooling peppermint essential oil. I sip on green tea and play with the massage controls on my chair, enjoying the occasional envious glances from passersby who are drawn to the lemon interior.

Customers can expect far more than a touch-and-go treatment. Aside from the requisite cuticle care, my pedicure includes a leisurely paced exfoliation with a salt sea-scrub and vigorous cocoa butter massage from my calves to my soles. The best part of the pedicure comes right before the polish, when a cooling mint masque is thickly swabbed over my feet. Saran wrap is then draped around them, and sandwiched by moist, hot towels. It’s simple but brilliant, the perfect formula for soft feet that tingle to the touch.

The modest perfection of the treatments is complemented by the fact that Dolci applies the most stringent sanitation procedures in their treatments, and all nail instruments are disposed of after one use. Ma says that Dolci is looking to incorporate massage and body work in the near future; judging from the number of bridal showers and birthday celebrants that have graced the spa over the last week, additional treatments would be nice but not necessary.

For a quintessential girl’s night out, or an uncomplicated way to relax on your lunch break, Dolci Beauty Lounge is a must. And don’t worry if you get lost—ask around, and you’ll find just how much of a neighborhood favorite this unpretentiously hip establishment has become.

Dolci Beauty Lounge

211 Steiner Street @ Waller

San Francisco, CA 94117

1521 18th Street (at Connecticut)

San Francisco, CA 94107

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Monday, November 8, 2010

Which Books for the Library? Feedback/Ideas Needed!

On the AP-Psych listserv, the question was asked as to what psychology books we would recommend for a school to add to its own library.  I find this to be a fascinating question.  I have my own favorites which I will add later, but please take a moment to add your own idea(s) in the comments.  If I were to add one, this one would be it.

There are many, many more, but this is my current first choice.

posted by Chuck Schallhorn

Jann said...

My kids have a reading assignment for the semester, and I have a list of about 40 books they can choose from. Some of the ones that kids thing are the most interesting are: The Lucifer Effect, Outliers (or anything by Gladwell), How we Decide, 50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology, Nurture Shock, Brain Rules, Thinking in Pictures, Predictably Irrational, Picking Cotton, Forty Studies that Changed Psychology, and Columbine (the one by Cullen).

Anonymous said...

DSM Made Easy
DK Edition The Human Body
How the Brain Learns by Sousa

Mike said...

Not so much related to any aspect of a high school psychology course, but I'd definitely recommend 'The Dice Man' by Luke Rhinehart as a brilliant (semi)fictional book. If you've not heard of it, it's about a psychiatrist who chooses to make all his life's decisions based on the cast of a dice. I thought it was great.

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Tea Estate Girl gets leave with pay for studies

Jaigaon: Lakshmi Oraon of Carron tea garden near here can drop the pruning knife and concentrate on her books.

The owner of the garden, P.K. Basu, called her yesterday and told her that she can take a paid holiday before the Madhyamik examinations, which will start from February 21.

“He called me to his office, told me to sit on the chair in front of his desk and asked me how I was preparing for the exam. He shot off questions on several subjects and even showed me how to solve an algebra equation when I stumbled on it,” Lakshmi said. “I could not believe my ears when he asked me to take paid leave.”

“I learnt about the girl from The Telegraph last Monday,” Basu said. “I did not know that someone was sitting for the Madhyamik from my estate. I thank the newspaper for reporting it.”

He said if he had known about Lakshmi earlier he would have granted her a leave with wages for three months. “Now, I have asked the manager to pay wages to Lakshmi from February 13 to March 7 — the period when she will be on leave. If she passes the exam, I will give her Rs 5,000 for further studies,” Basu said.

Basu’s action overwhelmed Lakshmi’s father, Shankar Oraon, also a worker there. “Even the manager does not dare to sit in front of the owner and he asked my daughter to take the seat,” he said.

The unit secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers, Shankar Baraik, said: “We have never seen an owner do this before.”

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#Teaparty in Michigan’s UP: Vote Benishek, not the misguided child Wilson #MI01 #tcot #tlot

Misguided and disgruntled “independent” Glenn Wilson is a self-serving punk who was rejected by the main body of UP Tea Party activists for his eccentric and nonsensical views. They also didn’t like his inability to complete sentences.

One of Wilson’s odd views is the belief in that a third party is needed. The rest of us get it: take back the Republican Party. Get rid of the power-hungry career politicians who are just in it for themselves. Get rid of people like … Glenn Wilson.

Wilson decided to sabotage the Benishek campaign out of spite. That is why he lost his campaign manager, who resigned Oct 13 when Wilson refused to abandon his lost cause campaign.

The Democrats have figured out that they can use Wilson to beat Benishek. Which is all just fine with Wilson. As long as Benishek loses, he doesn’t care if he wins.

Don’t be fooled. See more at Redstate.

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CD1 – Don’t Be Fooled

To my Tea Partying friends. If ever there was a time to break out the thinking cap, it is now.

Obviously we want limited government, we want the restoration of power to the people and not politicians. We are concerned that Washington is not listening to us, and that government has grown too large and cumbersome. There is no doubt where most of us stand… and why.

And part of her electoral entourage comprised of mostly Libertarians who have an unreasonable distrust in the ability of the Republican party to re-brand itself, EVEN WITH the tea party efforts have given Wilson that 7 percent base on which the independent candidate feels is an appropriate launch point for a campaign to nowhere. Those newly energized ‘conservative’ independents that just don’t like the two party system will do what they can to make it SEEM like this is the year for their big break. With a myopic idealism that forgets that 30% that will NEVER vote outside the Republican or Democrat party from either side. (yes.. 60% total)

And The Democrats have just figured out what to do about it. They have found the best thing for those supporting Gary McDowell’s campaign to do, is keep Team Wilson’s dream alive!

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4. Nokia 6 Sold Out

Nokia 6 was sold out less than 60 seconds during its first flash sales in China. We were surprised to see that the website listing the Nokia 6 as available later went further within a minute to update the phone as sold out. However, we have no info on the unit of Nokia 6 sold. Check out the Nokia 6 features here.

The Nokia 6 sells at the rate of 1,699 Yuan or $247 considered as not too expensive. The phone is being sold exclusively on Jingdong ( in China. The device is only available in China for now. You can check out the Nokia 6 specifications.

3. Bug Fixes for Infinix Hot S

Good news to all Infinix Hot S users as there is now a new firmware upgrade available. The new Hot S update (340 MB) fixes some current issues starting from the notification box, XManager error, XLauncher error, camera error, and calculator error with some added features.

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1. Coming To America: Android One

There are uproars that Google is planning the launch of Android One smartphones in the United States of America. This is odd, considering that the programme is targeted at providing affordable smartphones in developing markets. Who knew? We shall find out soon enough how true the USA push is.

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Mac Mini comparison short-changes DIY PCs

osViews has posted another delightfully uninformed PC versus DIY PC comparison. This time around, they try to assemble a DIY system that will stack up against the Mac Mini, and as usual, their PC build needs some serious help. The comparison has already been corrected to remove a 10/100 Fast Ethernet card that wasn't needed because the system's motherboard had integrated LAN, but numerous glaring flaws remain.

The system spec osViews has compiled is based around a Pentium 4 2.0GHz processor, Asus P4S800 motherboard, Radeon 9200 graphics card, 256MB of DDR333,a 40GB hard drive, CD-RW/DVDROM drive, and a cheap case for $505. They also throw in Windows XP Professional and a bunch of potentially unnecessary software, but since hardware is our area of expertise, I'll limit my corrections to the nuts and bolts. Since they made no attempt to match the Mac Mini's form factor, I won't either. Here's what I was able to come up with in about 10 minutes poking around Newegg:

That all adds up to $281, which is a far cry from $505. And when you're building a system, you can get an OEM copy of Windows XP Professional for about $150, which is less than the comparison's $199 retail copy. If you're going to spec out a DIY PC, you might as well do it right.
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It can be said that to be able to truly be successful in the present company world, you must create a considerable internet existence. However, you can solicit as many different electronic resources as you like but without an extensive knowing of how electronic systems work as part of a web online promotion technique, they will do little for your overall company performance.

A company web page is the primary foundation for an internet company and as such this must be a valuable material system that is professionally developed with the user in thoughts, considering that the purpose of all other internet resources is to attract users back to your web page.

This can be done in a number of different methods, one of which is to create material for other websites which are proportional to your place of company and that the prospective audience is likely to frequent. Articles produced should be exciting and at the same time full of strategic key content for seo (SEO). The addition of backlinks to the web page is another important aspect to remember.

Additional methods to build on the internet material include the use of on the internet resources such as Search engines Aware, Twitter Deck, Public Mention and Trackurl to name  a few. Position yourself as a market expert by creating on the internet information on websites such as LinkedIn, guaranteeing that when people google a particular market or profession, your profile will appear. To be able to further create on the internet standing, s developing existence on Twitter as well, regularly tweeting exciting information that is applicable to your expertise is important.

Social press is one of the more complicated systems to operate because it needs an extensive knowing of the prospective audience and how those people interact with social press. Investigate websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Search engines, YouTube and Pinterest. While it’s a wise decision to begin familiarising yourself with these systems, keep in thoughts that for a social press strategy to be truly efficient, it needs a well-devised technique depending on the behavioral styles of the prospective audience.

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Andrea’s jewellery design is inspired by shape, color, dimension, texture, and unique gems from Brazil. Her creations often embody sculpture like art pieces to wear with the emphasis on one-of-a-kind and timeless beauty. The balance of materials, textures, colors and how design embraces the uniqueness of a gem is what makes her pieces exceptional, infused with the artists’ creative mind and soul.

Andrea’s training began in Germany where she grew up and graduated as a certified goldsmith in 1989 at the prestigious College for Goldsmiths in Pforzheim, Germany. After working in the trade for some years she decided to move to Vancouver, Canada in 1996 where she established her own studio.

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Her jewelry has travelled all over the world. In 2004 one of her pieces was commissioned by the former Governor-General, Adrienne Clarkson as a present of state for her majesty Sonia, Queen of Norway representing Canadian Arts and Craft.

I am motivated by originality from the inspiration of an idea to the finish of the design execution and process. Each piece becomes a creative statement, a visual poem; unique in shape, colour and texture. All gems from Brazil incorporated in my designs are completely conflict free therefore making your wearing experience a happy one. Individual design wishes for clients are always welcome and they are designed and fabricated with love for each customer’s needs.” – Andrea Roberts

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A lot has happened since 2015’s Hoops catapulted The Rubens to the top two of both the ARIA and iTunes charts, and the title track was certified platinum and topped the triple j Hottest 100.

Zaac (lead guitar), Elliott (keyboards, vocals) and Sam (lead vocals, guitar) alongside friends Scott Baldwin (drums) and William Zeglis (bass) are prepping the release of their highly anticipated third LP.

The band tapped Run The Jewels producers/collaborators and brothers Wilder Zoby and Little Shalimar (AKA Torbitt Schwartz) for the LP, which came together in a World War II communications bunker in the outskirts of Camden in Sydney’s deep South West.

Now, the five-piece are taking their groove-fuelled first single ‘Million Man’ out on an international tour, taking in Australian and New Zealand audiences this February and March before they tour the US, UK and Europe throughout March and April.

Watch the clip for ‘Million Man’ below

The Rubens ‘Million Man’ tour dates

Friday 16 February
Galatos | Auckland, NZ

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Saturday 17 February
San Fran | Wellington, NZ

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Saturday 24 February
The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD

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Thursday 1 March
Forum Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC

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Saturday 3 March
Sydney Opera House – Concert Hall | Sydney, NSW

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Don’t you just feel so sproingy and hop-skip-jumpy today? Don’t you just want to bounce off of the walls? I do, but that may have more to do with the latte I just chugged than the date. According to the blub, today is the day when all of humanity is required to use ballet leaps as a form of locomotion. No walking allowed. We’ll see how he does. In the meantime, here’s what I’ve been…

Reading (although technically I am listening to this, as it is the audiobook read by Jeremy Irons)

Listening to…water flowing up your butt!

I can’t listen to “Once in a Lifetime” without thinking that. My little brother insisted that’s what the lyrics said when he was about four or so. My family has since referred to it as “The Bidet Song.”

And you may ask yourself…God! How did I get so clean?

Hey look! Knitting!

top down HG

Yup, that’s my progress on the newly christened “Top-down, making it up as I go, it better fraking fit this time Hourglass Sweater.” Catchy, isn’t it? As you can see, I’m really chugging along! I just cast on last week, and I’m already three rows in! Hopefully the sonic booms coming from my needles won’t hurt your ears, wherever you are.

Regardless, have a good weekend.

I am such a dope.

Did I go to the new yarn store? Yes. Did I have my camera with me? Yes. Did I actually take any pictures? Nope.

Well, I can still give a full report. It is a nice yarn store. It is smallish, but really packed full. Seriously. It was a bit overwhelming. They have every color of Cascade 220. Every. Single. Color. In fact, I think they carry the entire Cascade line. They had Cloud 9. They had this angora/cotton blend. They had a wool/silk blend! Stuff I’d never seen or heard of before! They also have the entire Blue Sky Alpacas line, which is nice but excites me less, as I’m not an alpaca person. The cottons are nice, though, and they do have the new Skinny Dyed cottons. Brown Sheep was also very well represented. It was nice to see all those colors of Lamb’s Pride. Plus they had this stuff that was like my beloved Cotton Fleece, but twisty. Serendipity Tweed, it’s called. They didn’t have Cotton Fleece or Cotton Fine, but they might have in the back. I heard speak on Ravelry that said all the yarn wasn’t actually out on the showroom, and they had tons more in the back. Good to know.

The sock yarn, though. Meh. That stuff I was excited about before? It turned out to be Plymouth Happy Feet. I was pretty bummed. Mostly they had Sockotta and Maizy and Cascade Fixation. Not my cup of tea. I hope they’ll get some other stuff in, or maybe they have more stuff in back. We’ll see.

So I ended up not spending much money after all. I gave myself an allowance of $50, but only spent $12. Here’s what I got.

Wildfoote sock yarn

Hardly drool worthy, but pretty nonetheless. It’s two skeins of Brown Sheep Wildfoote, in REALLY FREAKING GREEN. I’ve been looking for this color for awhile, so I snatched it up. The blub said it looked like Kermit’s butt, but I think the actual color name is Deco Lime. It makes me happy.

And speaking of things that make me happy, my mum made me a new knitting bag!

my new knitting bag

My mommy loves me, how do I know?

Isn’t it rock-licious? It’s an Amy Butler pattern. This one. I sent her a link saying that it was cute a bit ago, and she made it for me! Isn’t she the best mum ever? She said she did make a few changes to the pattern, one of which was dividing the inner pockets into two. She said that they just hung open otherwise. She said she changed something in the top too, but I forget what it was. She also made the straps longer. They probably could stand to be a bit longer than she made them, but she used up all of the fabric that she had. It’s okay with a sweater or a jean jacket, but it won’t fit over my shoulder when I have my winter coat on. Oh well. It’s still fabulous! Thanks, Mom! :)

And speaking of MORE things that make me happy, look what I got in a swap!

orange sock yarn

Some delightfully orange sock yarn, and

green laceweight silk

Oh. My. God.

some orgasmically gorgeous green laceweight! Ooooh greeeeeeen, you are the color of my dreams. 1400 yards. All silk. All luscious. All mine.

Both of these yarns were custom dyed for my by gracielou. Doesn’t she do fabulous work? I don’t know if she sells her yarn, but she should. I swapped her for a pair of shoes and a pair of boots. She asked me what color silk I wanted, and I said “Spring green.” And then she gives me that! I mean, dang! Spring green morphed into subtle kellies and wasabis and grass! Beautiful, beautiful. Now I just have to find a pattern that lives up to it! Not an easy task.

Well, that’s about all I have to say for today. Oh wait, knitting? Did you want knitting?

Maybe next time…

Hoo-wee-bob did I have a fun morning! The weather is complete crap here today, as it is in most of the Midwest/East Coast. Sleet followed by freezing rain followed by snow followed by more freezing rain. Ick. So many schools were closed that the guy on the radio this morning said, “Why don’t I just read the schools that AREN’T closed?” Then he read one name.

Anyway, so I was stuck at home for a bit today. Since I live out in the sticks, our roads are the very last to be plowed. I drove out to the main road at 8, and there was an inch of solid ice on top. So I went back home and tried to make myself some tea. Then the blub told me we were actually out of propane (oops! he said) so I couldn’t use the oven. So I popped some water in the microwave, dug the Thin Mints out of the freezer, and sat down to knit. All-in-all, not really a bad morning.

The blub drove me into town at 11 in our nice AWD car. The plow still hadn’t come by that point, but we had gotten tired of waiting. Plus, I was getting hungry. Cookies are all well and good, but sometimes they just don’t hit bottom, ya know? Anyway, that’s my very exciting tale for today. Somebody call the New Yorker–I’m sure they’ll be itching to publish this crap.

So yeah. It’s Friday. Here’s what I’ve been

Reading (hey look! it’s on sale!)

Listening to

Watching. I do love them so.

But today’s REALLY exciting news is that there’s a new yarn store in town! That’s opening today! Now we will have TWO! Hey, I know for you high-falutin types in big cities, that’s chump change. But us country-type gals get all twitter-pated over this. I’m taking off early to go over there. And don’t you worry about the yarn diet! I suspended it for today. Besides, I managed to sell some stuff at Ravelry, so I have a little room and some cash to spare. Yay.

Here’s the website for the place. Look at the store photos! Did you see the sock yarn? I’m very interested in those end cap bins. I have a feeling they will be somewhat less full by the time I’m done with them. :) I guess they’ll be doing online orders too, at some point, so keep them in mind. I very much want them to stay open.

So yay, that’s all for today. I’m taking my camera with me later, so do expect a full Yarn Store Report. Until then…

CPnsH front model

I totally have the dorkiest smile.

The Central Park not-so-Hoodie!
Pattern: Central Park Hoodie, by Heather Lodinsky, size 32, mostly.
Yarn: Debbie Bliss Aran Tweed, red, 10 skeins
Needle: US 8 for body, collar, and pockets, US 6 for ribbing.
Started: November 3rd-ish
Finished: February 16th, with zippers and pockets and ribbon (oh my!)
For: me me me!
Mods: a plethora

So done! Hooray! It took me pretty much all of my free time on Saturday to finish the finishing. Um…yeah.

CPnsH back

See? Dorky.

I do heart it.

So mods! Heavens, where to start? At the top, I guess.

Mod#1: collar instead of hood.

CPnsH collar up

Gimmie all yer sock yarn!

Instead of picking up the stitches for a collar, as per pattern, I picked up the same amount of stitches and knit a 2×2 ribbing instead. On the larger needles. Then I just knitted until I had the right length for my zipper, which was 21 inches plus 5 inches of collar = 26 inches. It was supposed to be the right length for my zipper to fit in, but we all know how that turned out. Hmph. I actually think the collar’s a leetle bit long, and it doesn’t stand up so well when zipped. Oh well. I wasn’t planning on wearing it up anyway. I like it better down.

CPnsH open collar

Mod #2! I did short row shaping and a three-needle bindoff at the shoulders. This was the first time I tried this technique (thanks for the idea, Weez!) and I have only one thing to say about it.

Kick. Ass.

It was really easy. Plus, no stupid seaming of stupid stepped bindoffs at the top! And very much less bulky at the joins. I highly recommend.

CPnsH sleeve

This is the best picture I have of the shoulders. It sucks, I know. Sorry.

Mod #3! Did the sleeves in the round instead of flat. I hate seaming sleeves. This worked much better. I also knitted the second size up on the sleeves cuz I have Amazon arms. Stupid rock climbing. One thing about the sleeve sizing, though. I have pretty skinny forearms and wrists. But the sleeves are actually pretty tight down there. Not uncomfortably so, but still. If I were any bigger, I wouldn’t like it. And all the sizes start out the same at the wrist. Seems a bit odd to me. Anyway…

Mod #4! Pockets! I love having pockets in sweaters. So I decided to put some in mine.

Here’s what I did. I thought the easiest way to do it would be to put in the pockets along the side seams. I knit the front and back pieces flat. Then I tacked it together and put it on, to see where I wanted the pockets to go, height-wise. On this sweater, I put them just above hip height, where the bottom ribbing stopped.

CPnsH left pocket outside

See? Right above the ribbing.

I then just knit two little bags, 5 by 5 inches, in the round. I grafted the tops shut, and was ready to go. I actually knit these out of some black Karabella Aurora 8 that I had lingering in my stash. It makes fabulous pockets. So squishy! Besides, I didn’t have any of the Debbie Bliss left. Not enough for pockets, anyway.

So then I tacked them into the side seams and sewed all the way around. I took a couple of pictures, but they turned out really craptastic. They’re here and here, if you’re so curious. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

I had pockets! Yay! But they looked kind of crappy from the outside. Boo. So then I picked up some stitches along the outside edge and knit a teeny ribbing flap to cover up the gaping maw. Really, it was kind of indecent. But now they look better.

CPnsH pocket outside

Kind of hard to see, even.

Then, to keep them from being all floppy, I loosely sewed down each corner to the inside. Fortunately, a rib sat right there, so I was able to do it invisibly. From the outside, I mean. I wasn’t invisible when I sewed them in, or anything. Just in case you were confused about that.

CPnsH pocket inside

Last and mostest coolest mod. Mod #5! Zipper!

Sewing in the zipper wasn’t really that bad, actually. I did end up shortening it by 1.5 inches. I just cut off the top. Easy peasy. Then, taking my lead from this this and this tutorial, I put that sucker in.

First I basted the opening shut, so everything would line up all pretty.

CPnsH outside basted shut

Then I turned it inside out and basted the zipper in.

CPnsH zipper basted in

After checking that it looked okay, and zipped up and down and everything, I sewed it in. By hand. I think it took me about 30 minutes or so. Then to stabilize the zipper (and make it look pretty!) I lined the zipper back with grosgrain ribbon.

CPnsH inside collar

I like polka dots.

And the yarn left over? Well, when I put that little bit of ribbing on, to cover up the pockets? I had to unravel my gauge swatch. Ha! I do so love cutting it close.

And that’s all she wrote, kids.

Like it? I do. I think this is my favorite sweater yet. The yarn is just the slightest bit itchy where it hits my pulse points, but that’s bearable. And it’s warm! So, so warm. In fact, wearing this sweater, I could almost endure two more months of winter!

Um. Not.

But…almost. :)

That title has nothing to do with anything, except that I do, in fact, like tea. It’s nummers!

Other things are nice, too. Like being able to fix a certain niece’s princess hat so it fits.

fixed princess hat

All I did was cut up the back with my nice sharp fabric scissors, then lace some ribbon across the cut, shoelace style. I didn’t even have to make the holes for the ribbon–I just poked through with my tapestry needle. Pretty slick, huh? So now it’s a “Grow With You” princess hat.

More things that are nice:

Watching (not as nice as the first one, but still nice)

Listening to.

The last thing is very, very nice. Seriously. I linked to the Amazon page there that has bits of the songs you can listen to. Go do it. You might think I’m nuts for liking it, but you have to agree that Mary Schneider has some serious talent.

Other things aren’t so nice. Like when I went to sew the zipper into my CPnsH last night, and the stoopid zipper didn’t fit! Arrugh! I purposely knitted the collar to a certain height, even! So the zipper would be perfect! Alas, it’s not perfect. It’s about 1.5 inches too long. I suppose I could re-block the sweater a bit longer and skinner, but I really don’t want to do that. For one, it took forever for the pockets to dry, and I’m not feeling particularly patient of late. For two, the fit is perfect the way it is. I don’t want anything to change. So back to Joann’s I go, hoping they have the same zipper in 24″ instead of 26″. If not, no biggie–I can shorten the zipper. It won’t look as nice at the top if I do that, though. Yes, I’m being picky. So sue me.

Anyway, have a great weekend. I, for one, will be in zipper-sewing hell. But at least I’ll have tea!

Happy VD, everybody. For your amusement on this fine day of lovers, here’s an article I found about the science of love.

Here’s wishing you a great day! I hope you all get chocolate. It’s good for you–antioxidants. So eat lots.

Sigh. Don’t you just love science?

The Central Park not-so-hoodie, that is.

It’s all sewn together, and it fits fabulously! Seaming took me about 2-3 hours yesterday morning. The pockets were the biggest PITA. I took pictures of the pocket insertion in a tutorial-like way, but they all turned out like sheee-ite. I guess that’s why I don’t do tutorials.

Anyway, now I just have to sew in the zipper. (‘Just’ she says. Ha!)

But, since that sweater’s pretty much done, do you know what that means?

guess what I'm winding

Heh heh heh.

For those who didn’t guess correctly, I’m making another Hourglass Pullover. Except, not. I’m going to modify it to be top-down (to make sure it bloody well FITS this time), plus add a couple of design elements. Oh yeah, and my gauge isn’t the same (although I am holding the yarn double. I’m not insane, no matter what you may have heard). Hell, I don’t even know if I’m going to use the HG pattern. So it might be a Something Else Pullover.

But the yarn, the yaaaaaaaaaaaaarn!

Shibui yarn

*contented sigh*

Hey speaking of yarn, I’ve got a bunch I’m looking to swap or sell. If you are so inclined, check out my flickr set or my Ravelry trade page. I can be reached by email (thechemgrrl AT gmail DOT com).

So I had this really long, bitchy post about how much my week sucked all ready to go up. Then I read it again and thought, “Now why on earth would I want to subject my nice readers to that shit?” So I deleted it. Gone, gone! It was kind of therapeutic to get rid of it, actually. I did have a most crappy week. It involved approximately 10,000 whiny and demanding students, a procrastinating and demanding boss, the grading of 130 exams (all long answer), a huge storm, a flooded garage, 3 nights where I didn’t get home before 10 pm, defending myself against my neighbors @#&%($&# dogs with a plastic snow shovel, and missing my knitting group.

Needless to say, I’m Very Glad it’s Friday.

So here’s what I’ve been

(it never gets old)

Listening to.

Barely time for these things, but I did manage to squeeze them in. Oy! I’m tired. And I got almost no knitting done. Feh. But that’s what weekends are for, right?

Have a good one, everybody!

Before Christmas. It seems like such a long time ago, doesn’t it? I hearken back to the time when I was knitting…the Central Park Hoodie.

Remember that? Ha! Probably not. When I last posted about it, I was here:

cph back

The date on that blog entry? November 5th. Hmm. Many moons have passed since then. Many.

So I have picked it up again. Ummm…about two weeks ago. Behind the bloggy scenes, I’ve been knitting away happily, tra la la. I’ve been meaning to post about it for kind of a bit now, but other things kept coming up. But all along I kept knitting, so I’m slightly ashamed to say that I’m almost done. Now I’m here:

CPH front and back

That’s the two finished fronts, laying on the back. They’re all attached and everything. (Three needle bind off, I love you!) I even have the sleeves done.

CPH sleeve

But not yet attached. I actually knit those before I did the fronts, since I knitting sleeves pisses me off like sumo wrestlers on a celery diet. Actually, that’s not true. Knitting sleeves pisses me off if I do them last. In the middle was a-okay with me.

So I picked up the collar stitches this morning. (I’m hoodie-ing sans hood, remember?) I have to knit that, then pick up and knit the button bands. Then knit the pockets (yes, I’m adding pockets!) and sew the side seams. Then, done! Oh, and I have to sew in the zipper. Can you believe that I found such a close color match on the zipper?

CPH front with zipper

. I walked in looking for elastic (oy) and practically tripped over the zipper display. I just happened to have a half-finished sleeve in my purse, so I was able to whip it out for color matching. Is it not perfect? Crap! I probably couldn’t have found a better match, um. Ever. By the way, the yarn color in my pics? Dead spot on, at least on my monitor. Have I finally learned how to photograph reds? Probably not; that was most likely a fluke. I did monkey a bit with the pics on my computer, but not much.

So, yes, zipper! Sewing it in will be a bitch, but I have hope. I also have the most perfect little finishing touch that has me quite excited. I’m not blabbing on that one! You’ll just have to wait.

And speaking of waiting, I have this lovely waiting for me when I finish the CPH.

bag o sock yarn

Yup. That is what it looks like. A whole bag ‘o sock yarn. It’s Shibuiknits sock, in peacock. Ten skeins. I haven’t allowed myself to open up that bag yet, because I know that once I do…well. There will be much squeezing and fondling and rolling around on the floor going “Agagagagag!” No room for other knits once I pop open that puppy. So I need to finish the CPH. Soon.

Whatever will I do with it? Why, another sweater of course. You get three guesses on which one. And the first two don’t count.

So that last post. Let me ‘splain…

My SIL is pregnant again! Yay, more babies. I found this out, ummmm around Christmas I think. So I’ve been plotting and planning since then, trying to figure out what to make for the new baby. Originally, I thought of a Christening shawl. My family’s pretty Catholic. Well, my mom and my older brother are. Plus, my brother’s wife is Filipino, and they typically are really Catholic. (At their house resides a Virgin Mary snow globe. Enough said.) So I thought that a Christening shawl would be a Nice Thing. Yes? Wrap up the little babe in lace and dunk it in a pot of water. Much screaming and crying and picture taking. Everybody happy.

BUT do I want to knit something that will only be used, well once? In all likelihood, this will be big brother and SIL’s last baby (it’s #3). The pretty shawl would then probably be packed away in tissue and saved for the next baby, which again in all likelihood would be…mine. I’m not planning (mom, avert your eyes) to have my kids baptized. I’m not a religious person, even though I was raised as such; and the blub wasn’t brought up with any religion at all. So it would seem really silly to baptize my kids, ya know?

Heavens, I’m rambling. ANYway, I decided to make another baby blanket instead. And I DON’t want to do another log cabin. Baby J’s turned out great, but I’m ready to move onto other things. So I was perusing blanket patterns in Ravelry, and of course my eyes fell on Babette.

And I fell in love.

Can you blame me? There are some really beautiful Babettes out there! Like this one. And THIS one. And THIS one! I think that last is my favorite, but bloody hell they’re all gorgeous.

(ETA: I forgot the most important one, being made by the super-uber-swankiest frau on the whole planet!!! Here. Please excuse my horrible omission. :))

So I will make this blanket. Baby-sized.

The trouble? I don’t crochet. But it can’t be that hard! Besides, I have an in-house helper. One of the other grad students in my lab is an extensive crocheter. She dabbles in knitting, and I help her out sometimes. She said she’d be happy to help me if I get stuck. So crap, what am I waiting for?

I’m waiting to find out the sex of the baby. Yes, I’d be happy to make a brightly colored unisex one, but for reasons quite unclear to me I desperately want to put pink in it. My SIL is about four months pregnant now, and she said they can find out the baby’s gender during their next ultrasound, which will be in mid to late February. So I have to wait a little bit. Grrr. I guess that’s okay (she’s not due until July) but I’m champing at the bit, here! I want to pick out yarn! I want to make granny squares! I WANT TO…CROCHET! Holy crap, I never thought I’d say that. Live and learn, I suppose.

So *am* I crazy? Maybe. But it doesn’t matter because I AM going to make this thing. Even if it kills me. Which it might–I heard that crochet is dangerous. It starts with one innocent little blanket, then before you know it you’re making stuff like this. Oh gawd, isn’t that so cute? Baby J would love it.

So. Oh yeah, it’s Friday. I suppose you want the regular Friday stuff? Okay, here it is.

Here’s what I’ve been:

Listening to

*One thing led to another there. In the second Bridget Jones book, she does this ridiculous interview with Colin Firth, where she keeps asking about the scene in P&P where he dives into the lake. So then I had to see it again. It was a bit ruined for me, because I watched it with the blub, who kept saying that it looked like the men had “ten pounds of baloney” in their pants. Then I couldn’t stop giggling.

P&P wedding shot

Baloney? Um. Maybe ten pounds of something else.

**NOT ME. We have a new postdoc in our lab. He’s a middle aged Chinese guy who apparently loves 1980s American music. Yesterday, I walked into the lab to see him getting down with his bad self. LOUDLY. He was pretty embarrassed, but I thought it was funny so he’s been keeping up with it. Today is a mix of Chinese folk music and vintage George Michael. Rock on!

Have a great weekend, everybody!

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GOP Senators Are Vowing To Cripple Supreme Court if Hillary is Elected

Apparently the GOP no longer want the people to have input in the court.
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Apparently the GOP no longer want the people to have input in the court.
President Obama and Judge Merrick Garland

President Obama and Judge Merrick Garland

With the presidential election just a week away and polls showing their nominee, Donald Trump losing bigly, GOP senators are walking back their promise to let the next president pick a new Supreme Court Justice.

Shortly after Justice Antonin Scalia died early this year, Republicans came out in droves and told the American people that they had no intention of allowing President Obama to fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court. To excuse their despicable behavior, they said the "reason" they were doing it was because they believed voters should have a voice in filling the seat by choosing the next president.

But on Monday, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) said that he is going to do everything possible to cripple the Supreme Court if the GOP's candidate does not win next week. “If Hillary Clinton becomes president, I am going to do everything I can do to make sure four years from now, we still got an opening on the Supreme Court,” he said.

This is the exact opposite of what he said when President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to the court. Then, Burr said,“The American people deserve a voice in the nomination of the next Supreme Court Justice. This appointment could easily tip the balance of the court in a direction not supported by the American people as evidenced by 2014’s election results giving Republicans both the Senate and House.”

Even more hypocritically, in 2005 Senator Burr said that an eight-person Supreme Court would destroy the court's effectiveness:

 “If we are not able to produce a Justice out of this fine Hall, then they will meet with eight Justices. I have to believe there is an odd number of Justices for a very logical reason. It was so there would not be a tie. On a 4-to-4 tie, what happens? Seldom have we asked the question,” he said in a speech arguing for the appointment of a circuit court justice. “On a 4-to-4 tie in the Supreme Court, the lower court’s decision stands. That means all of a sudden the Supreme Court, our highest court, the Court we look to to be the best and brightest to interpret law and the Constitution, is insignificant in the process.”

Now, eleven years later, Burr is promising a constitutional crisis and he is not the only member of his party to do so.

Last week, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) was asked about the open seat on the Supreme Court and he responded that an eight-person court is perfectly fine:

“There will be plenty of time for debate on that issue, there is long historical precedent for a Supreme Court with fewer justices, just recently Justice (Stephen) Breyer observed that the vacancy is not impacting the ability of the court to do its job, that’s a debate that we are going to have."

Cruz also previously said that he believed the people should have a voice in choosing the next Justice by voting for a new president when Garland was nominated.

Finally, last month Senator John McCain caused an uproar when he also vowed to block any appointee put forth by Hillary Clinton. The Arizona Senator later claimed he loves the Constitution and would never do such a thing.

The Supreme Court is supposed to provide a vital role in the checks and balances system that our forefathers enacted when they signed the Constitution. Partisan politics and political feuds are not supposed to ever have any impact on the Court, yet here we are. Because of the GOP's ridiculous games, our highest court has not been operating at full strength for almost a full year. We have been stuck with multiple split decisions and lost the opportunity to have important precedents set for future legal battles.

Every American should remember this when they cast their ballots in this election and ask themselves,"Do I really want to elect people who have no respect for the democracy we have worked so hard to build?" If the answer is no, the down ballot choices are very clear. We must not allow this attack on the very foundations our country to continue.


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CPU Faults Cause Huawei Ascend D Quad Launch Delay Again

The Huawei Ascend D Quad unveiled four months ago during the MWC and dubbed the ‘world’s fastest smartphone’ expected to land on the market anytime now will be delayed a little longer.  Enthusiasts expected it to be available this spring but it seems they will have to wait a little longer. It happens the delay of the release of the Huawei Ascend D Quad is because of a faulty processor.  This is the same problem that caused the first delay of the smartphone in the first time but Huawei only mentions that the delay is because of ‘technical problems’.  According to Huawei’s Consumer Business Group CEO Yu Chengdong, the snappiest CPU on mobile phone yet is yet to properly operate on mobile.  However, Huawei is working hard to overcome these technical problems and mass production of the smartphones with D Quad core processors is most likely to begin in August or September.  This is however dependent on how swift Huawei solves the technical problems with the processor and the lack of further issues over the next few months. When the Ascend was unveiled back in February, the most attractive feature on the smartphone was its 1.5 GHz K3V2 Quad Core processor but the rest of the features and specifications are pretty impressive too.  The phone is supposed to have a 4.5 inch IPS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 x 720, 8GB internal memory, 1GB of RA, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, an 8MP rear camera and a MicroSD card slot. If the specs are anything to go by, the Huawei Ascend D Quad is a decent high-end smartphone that should hit the shelves before the end of the year.  What we know though is that it may have lost it’s crown as the ‘world’s fastest smartphone’ because of the delay as there are faster smartphones released this year including the HTC One X, LG Optimus 4X HD, Samsung Galaxy SIII and the soon to come HTC One XXL.  What Huawei may bank on to penetrate the market though will not be the specs but pricing; otherwise, it will be a tough battle for the Chinese company to penetrate the market dominated by Samsung.

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The Blog North Awards 2012

Posted on October 25, 2012

Last Wednesday evening, the great and the good of the Northern blogging scene assembled for the inaugural Blog North Awards. Spinning off from seven years of the Manchester Blog Awards, Blog North aims to capture, encourage and reward excellent blogging and writing in the North of England.

A partnership between Manchester-based Openstories, and Creative Tourist and Culture Vultures, the network stretches from Liverpool to Hull and beyond. Crucially, the Manchester Blog Awards and now Blog North have always been supported by the Manchester Literature Festival as part of their belief that good writing does not necessarily exist solely in printed media. This in itself represents how innovative the Manchester Literature Festival can be as it expands beyond books to digital media.

It is important for bloggers to get recognition, not only for the opportunities that nomination and winning could offer them, but also for the wealth of talent that risks running under the radar. Blogging has had something of an uphill struggle to get noticed in the world having been a niche interest in its early days. However, with the founding of Twitter, Tumblr, Blogger and WordPress, there are numerous innovative and inventive ways of getting your message out there.

By uniting cities, towns and villages across the north of England this can only encourage collaboration, and above all competition for bloggers to up their game by producing engaging and enlivening content that is relevant, and of interest to readers.

A packed crowd assembled at The Deaf Institute in Manchester for the awards event. The evening was a tremendous success with readings from shortlisted blogs including the trials of working  with I Never Knew You Were Such a Monster, the show stealing Her First Year and the diaries of a postman in The Most Difficult Thing Ever amongst others.  Headlining proceedings with a reading and Q&A was acclaimed author Adam Christopher, reading from his smash hit superhero adventure Seven Wonders. Adam’s story, the first part of which can be read here, is an interesting one in itself as social media and blogging has played an important part in his career.

Certainly I wasn’t aware of some of the wonderful blogs that exist out there, and the seven categories highlighted blogs covering all areas, from food and drink to arts and culture through to young bloggers. With ample networking time before and after the event, The Blog North Awards will become an essential part of the calendar for all current and aspiring bloggers across the North of England.

Beat that London.

The full list of winners and runners up is below:

Best Arts and Culture Blog

The winner: A Negative Narrative

The runner up: Hope Lies at 24 Frames Per Second

Best City or Neighbourhood Blog

The Winner: Sevenstreets

The runner up: Unicycle Emptiness

Best Food and Drink Blog

The winner: Around the World in Eighty Bakes

The runner up: Squidbeak

Best Personal Blog

The winner: Her First Year

The runner up: A Different View

Best Specialist Blog

The winner: The Magic Square Foundation

The runner up: Fontilan

Best Writing

The winner: The Most Difficult Thing Ever

The runner up: Tiffers At: Otherwise I’ll Forget

Best Young Blogger

The winner is: A tie between Considerate Trespassing and Every Second Song

The runner up: Celluloid Wickerman

A full shortlist can be found on the Blog North Awards website. The awards will return in 2013. Further events in the Manchester Literature Festival can be found on their website.

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Selling Your Junk Cars For Some Cash?

Maybe you did not know that you can actually gain some good profit from your used old cars. A number of us have no idea how much our junk old cars that are rusting their way to their tragic deaths can actually be of great use and big help to us once we realize that they still have some use for the society and that they can actually fill in our dirty empty pockets and wallets with some cash. If you are just keen on details and do a ton orf research, there are actually companies existing just out there that are waiting for you to realize that your car still actually has some good use, maybe not for you, but for them.

You might just be wasting on some space for a more important object than just your car that does not work properly for you anymore or a car that you have already grown tired of. Keeping your old junk cars in your garage for years might actually cause more harm to you and your neighbors than you think, and it is also just an unattractive thing to see in your place.

You should be able to get rid of your old car that is just silently sitting on your garage so that you do not only eradicate that eyesore in your property, but you also create a big place to store on some more important stuff as well as protect you and your neighbors from further harm it may cause, and it is not very expensive to even do that. Things like insufficient and useless ones are supposed to be eradicated from your life to create a bigger space to fill in the far more essential things you need.

Junk Car Systems will usually buy your cars, not minding whether they are in a good condition or not, which will help you take it off freely from your space and have you take more room for other more important stuff.

These companies do not really care if your car is still in a good shape or it is already good for throwing out, they will happily and willingly pay you for it, freeing you from keeping up more space for something that is no longer useful and necessary for you. Irregardless of your car’s model, these companies will happily take it and willingly pay you a sum of money, so you will not need to worry about that aspect. Know more about junk cars at

Usually, these companies will be quick to have your cars delivered to them and you wont need to wait for a couple of days. You do not even need to take your cars yourselves to them, since they offer other people to do that for you, which will then save you not just time, but money and effort as well. Know cash for junk cars los angeles here!


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Peugot Club Malaysia’s Annual Event 2012 – A Famosa Resort (8-10 Dec 2012)!

I’m helping my friend to promote an event especially for Peugot car owners! 🙂 Here it goes… Dear Peugeot Owners, We would like to extend our invitation to everyone who owns a Peugeot for our Annual Peugeot Club Malaysia event. … Continue reading

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Volleyball Regular Season Champs | The Molokai Dispatch

Volleyball Regular Season Champs

SEA at MKK BVB 4-14-17 246

Photo by Rick Schonely

The Molokai High School Boys Volleyball team clinched the Maui Interscholastic League Division II Regular Season Title last weekend in front of the home crowd at The Barn. The Farmers (9-1) won two exciting 5 set matches against Seabury (7-3) to secure the top seed in the MIL DII Tournament at Hana April 27-29.

On Friday, the Farmers celebrated Senior Night and got a five-set victory 12-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-22 and 15-11. Molokai was led by Kaina Adolpho with 10 kills, Michael Sterner and Lekilii Burrows added seven kills each, and Kawena Augustiro had six aces. On Saturday, it was another five-set victory 23-25, 25-13, 29-31, 26-24 and 15-12. The Farmers were led by Sterner with 16 kills, eight aces and five blocks. Adolpho added 10 kills and Keison Poaha Alcon had 36 assists.  Augustiro added seven kills.

Head Coach Hale Domingo knew they would be tough games against the Spartans and he was proud of his team’s play.

“We were sloppy at times but we pulled together when it mattered,” he said. “I got to learn a lot about my boys as my outside hitters struggled this weekend but with all our changes we seemed to somehow put it all together and come out on top.”

Seabury Head Coach Joshua Kulhavy-Sutherland likes that both teams came to play.

“Great games by both teams and it’s really nice to see the MIL so competitive,” he said. “The fact that the boys get to experience these tough five-set matches during the regular season does a lot to prepare them for competition at the state level.”

Senior Augustiro cherished his last home games at The Barn.

“Seabury put up a really good fight, they weren’t going to just hand us the win,” he said. “We pulled together as a team and each one of us had our role and if one of us struggled, the other picked up his slack. It was the ultimate last home and senior game for us, the class of 2017. We are so grateful for our coaches for taking their time away from their family to help us become not only better volleyball players but better people in life. I will miss this a lot.”

Molokai will travel to Lanai (0-10) this weekend, where the Pinelads will be celebrating their Senior Night, before the MIL DII Boys Volleyball Tournament at Hana April 27-29.

The State Boys DII Volleyball Championships will be May 4-6 at Hawaii Baptist High School, Kalani High School and the Blaisdell Center Arena.

“I have a lot of high expectations from my players but the one that caught me off guard [last] weekend was the size of their heart and the not willing to give up the fight of a Farmer,” said Domingo.

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If you haven’t been following this series, you don’t know what you’ve been missing (athough some might claim ignorance is bliss). If you are a follower, you may think the humor has been pretty juvenile. This first selection of Part 05 should assuage all concerns:

3 to 1 you now think this series is for the birds….but you ain’t heard nothing yet. Here’s a real turkey:

OK, I don’t need a straw vote to tell me the next selection has nowhere to go but up….

Now that’s what I call ending on a high note (as opposed to starting on a high chair). And so we come to the moment you’ve all been waiting for….

You’re welcome.

11 comments on “JAZZ FOR LAUGHS (PART 05)

  1. Garfield Hug says:

    Not at all juvenile as I enjoy these very much! Thanks for the laughs!

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  2. Don Frankel says:

    Great clips here. I’m not sure which is the best but I’ll give the nod to Laurel and Hardy.

    Now in the interests of political correctness let us say the opera ain’t over till the plus sized lady sings. Or maybe we could use the medical code E66.3 which is used to indicate overweight. It would be like spelling a word in front of a two year old because you don’t want them to hear it.

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    • mistermuse says:

      I agree with your nod to the Laurel & Hardy clip, which is from one of their best movies, WAY OUT WEST (1937). I thought TURKEY IN THE STRAW (one of the two obscure clips I mentioned in a previous comment) was relatively well done, given that many ‘hayseed’ films of this type are just plain cornball.

      As for “the plus sized lady sings,” that description may be more politically correct, but it ain’t nearly as FUNNY as “it ain’t over until THE FAT LADY sings” — though I admit I probably wouldn’t think it was funny if I were a fat lady. On second thought, make that “if I were a plus sized lady.” 😦

  3. nice blog, I like very much.

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  4. Wonderful. Thanks for the giggles!

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  5. mistermuse says:

    Thank you, moorezart. May the Fat Lady never sing on your blog!

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Wild Onion Pickle

We are very excited about our new plot at the local community garden.  Visions of red ripe tomatoes, plentiful cucumbers, grillable eggplants, and fresh green beans fill our heads (idealistically, probably).  In an attempt to involve The Brood, we took them to the plot and had them help dig, pull weeds, and plant seeds.  Number 4 Child lost interest relatively quickly and hung out at the picnic table with the food (and his DSi).  Number 3 Child was interested in payoff…now.  When I pointed out the ubiquitous wild onions to her, she found her mission.  We ended up with a full bag of them and nothing in particular planned for them.  So I, rather predictably, said, “Hey, why don’t we pickle some?”

Wild Onion Pickle

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup apple cider vinegar

1 tsp each sugar and salt

1/2 tsp each cracked peppercorn and mustard seed

small bunch of fresh tarragon

a garlic clove, finely sliced

a small bunch of wild onion

Heat the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, peppercorns, and mustard seed in a saucepan until simmering.  Meanwhile pack garlic, tarragon, and onions (which have been thoroughly cleaned and trimmed) in a half pint jar.  Pour the hot hot vinegar mixture over, seal, and wait.

That’s what we’re doing.  Can’t wait to try these!

Dinner: Lemon Pizza

Fridays have become Pizza Friday around here.  Not that long ago, in an email thread now long lost, we documented a blog with a lemon pizza.  When I found cheap Meyer lemons just after those emails were exchanged, it was clear that Pizza Friday must feature the lemon.  With olives and onions and garlic, it was so surprisingly good.  Like sunshine on a slice!

Dinner: Stewed Artichokes and Favas

It’s spring and I’ve been craving artichokes.  I have not, however, been craving the work of prepping them.  Having a bag of frozen green fava beans, I bought a bag of frozen artichoke hearts and made a simple stewed version of these with white wine and homemade stock (of which we now have scads).  Along with a fresh tomato salad, farro, and the lovely French Rose Paul brought me, it was an infusion of spring.

After the blood orange marmalade went over well at the last Food Swap, I decided to get serious about making more before the blood oranges disappear from the markets.  So today is marmalade day!  We’re making two variations: blood orange (again) and lemon ginger.  Some day I might try a meyer lemon rosemary.  Hmm.

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The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Barak Obama…

…..has got to be Rick Santorum. He of the sweater vests, and earnest religiosity.

Seriously, all you moderate Republicans out there, are you just about losing your minds yet? I feel for you, I really do. Without naming names, I have some moderate Republicans in my life, and by moderate I mean very fiscally conservative, but more liberal on social issues. And I know that they cringe every time they watch what passes for the Republican field this election season.

We all know that the Republican nominee is going to be Mitt Romney; the math just doesn’t work out for anyone else. Yet, on and on the primary season goes complete with name calling and mud slinging, not to mention Rick Santorum’s epic doomsday commercial, Obamaville (For the best effect, watch in full screen mode). A video so over the top, that my daughter, who is a budding journalist, couldn’t believe it was for real. She thought it must be some type of parody or satire. But no, this is Rick Santorum’s vision of a second Obama term, a world in which he (Obama) is apparently the only black person left, and all the white folk are on the brink of utter destruction.

With every passing day, and every sound byte the Republican candidates become less and less likable and/or credible. Meanwhile, I have to imagine that the Democrats are sitting behind closed doors and cackling with glee. Can’t you just see them with a gag reel of Santorum/Gingrich/Romney comments, clapping each other on the back and saying they couldn’t have done a better job of discrediting their opponents if they tried?

If the Republican party wants my advice, and I admit no one has knocked on my door just yet, please, for the love of all that’s good and holy, stop bickering and fear mongering, stop the religious crusade, and start talking about your fiscal and foreign policy plans. You know, the things Republicans are supposed to be good at.

Religion and Politics

Aren’t those the two things you’re not supposed to talk about in polite company? Well, here goes anyway…..

When did religion hijack politics?

I don’t remember it being this way growing up. I never saw politicians talking about their particular religion or justifying policy “because the Bible says so” .  Maybe that’s because I’m from the northeast, which is an admittedly liberal kind of place, or maybe it’s because in the past I’ve tried to avoid political debate because I find it intimidating to discuss.

Things have changed and like it or not, I feel like I have to jump in with both feet. It’s increasingly hard to be a moderate nowadays because the tone of the conversation has definitely amped up. In high school I had a social studies teacher who would compare the events leading up to each upheaval in U.S. history saying it always begins with “the polarization of the moderate attitude.” (See, Mr V, I was paying attention in class!) And that is exactly what’s happening at this point in U.S. history. It feels like everyone around you wants you to pick a side, and PICK IT RIGHT NOW!

I’ll admit it…..I’m angry at the Republican Party. And the Democratic Party. And pretty much every political party, especially the Tea Party. I’m angry because all I’m looking for is an honest debate about the most important issues our country is facing, like the economy, our educational system, our infrastructure, how our country is going to compete in a global market and foreign policy. But no, what we’re talking about is whether birth control pills should be covered by insurance (Yes) and which talk show host is the bigger jerk, Bill Maher or Rush Limbaugh (Probably a tie).  Are you kidding me??????

I really wanted to be able to follow the Republican debates this primary season, but I just can’t anymore. Each candidate is trying to “out-conservative” the others and they throw around “Moderate” like it’s a four letter word. They are doing a damn good job of turning issues with all sorts of shades of gray into issues that are black and white. Even worse, they are spending an awful lot of time and energy arguing over who’s the better Christian based on his track record and implying that the biggest test of your faith is in who you vote for in November, and it better not be for that Muslim in the White House (wink, wink).

I don’t care what your religion is, that is a private and personal matter. I don’t care how closely or loosely you practice the tenets of your faith because again it is personal and private.  Its time to get back to discussing secular issues on the podium and issues of faith on the pulpit because what I do care about is whether you want to change or impose laws based on your religion and force the rest of the country to live by your faith which we may or may not agree with.  That, my friends, is a theocracy and we all know how well it’s worked in the past.

The Birth Wars (Part 2)

Because I’m a nurse in the labor and delivery arena, I follow a lot of organizations on Facebook that post links to articles about birth. Last week, my midwifery school posted a link to an opinion article about the benefits of non-intervention in uncomplicated pregnancies and births. The actual article  isn’t what bothered me, it was the epic comment section.

Enter Dr Amy Tuteur, a woman who is fed up with the natural childbirth movement.

Reading the comment section was like staring at a car wreck as you pass by, or following Charlie Sheen‘s meltdown, you know nothing good can come of it, but you just can’t seem to turn away. I read for at least two hours; first I read the comments, then I went to Dr Amy’s blog and read her postings and I was just sick. Not because I disagree with her opinions because we’re all entitled to our opinions, but because of the lack of respect or compassion for women who may have a different philosophy of birthing than she does.

Some of the inflammatory things she said included that natural childbirth advocates are uneducated, that midwives learn everything they know from obstetricians and how it doesn’t take any skill to catch a baby that’s coming out alright anyway. In one fell swoop dismissing an entire profession of caregivers and the work they do. Now, I can understand her bias towards the medical model of care, and I don’t fault her for that. Hell, most women agree with her if you look at the numbers. But why the rhetoric? Why the nastiness? Why not try to talk to your audience in a way that makes them want to learn more, instead of fanning the flames of discord?

Don’t get me wrong; I know there are plenty of people on the other side of the argument who are just as inflammatory. They minimize the great service OBs do for women who have complicated pregnancies or emergencies during labor, characterizing them all as greedy and unfeeling about the women they care for and that is just as despicable.

Can’t we all just get along?

There is a huge spectrum of birth choice out there with a planned unattended home birth at one end and a planned c-section (without a medical cause) at the other. My guess is that your birth (or your wife’s or partner’s or whatever’s), like mine, fell somewhere in the middle. I tend towards the “crunchy” end of things in that I birthed with a certified nurse midwife in a hospital based birth center. I have friends who would have gotten their epidural placed at 8 months pregnant if they could have. I don’t think my births were better or more special or more gratifying than theirs. I think my births were the births I wanted.

An open discussion and trying to figure out why we gravitate to the models of care we do is a fascinating conversation, and here is where I get passionate. I don’t care what you choose for your birth, and you should never feel judged for the birth you had.  What I care about is that all women have access to good information which will guide them in the direction that’s right for them, and that when they decide on a hospital, birth center or home birth, they are supported and encouraged instead of being made to feel like they are already screwing up as a mother. Not only that, but that a full range of choices are actually available to them. What is more personal than how your baby comes into the world? Why would we ever think that one size fits all? Yes, we all want healthy moms and healthy babies, but there is more than one way to get there and “health” has many meanings including emotional and psychological health.

So next time one of these topics comes up and you feel yourself getting defensive or feeling threatened, take a deep breath and remember someone else’s choices have absolutely no impact on who you are or what you’ve chosen and if you’re ever tempted to dismiss someone else’s choices as just plain crazy, stop a minute and listen to why they did what they did. It will probably not change your mind but it will give you a new perspective to consider. Even I learned something from reading the hateful commentary of Dr Amy; I realized how important it is to me to make sure I’m informed about the latest research guidelines so that I truly know what I’m talking about when I recommend something to a client or get into a debate with someone about the risks and benefits of  an out-of-hospital birth, but most of all I realized that I could have a part in stopping some of the spite and name-calling and help us be gentler to ourselves.

And here I am, blogging because of it.

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The Birth Wars (Part 1)

Oh, I love, love, love being around pregnant women and the process of birth. It’s a subject that never gets old for me. I’ve been the labor nurse/birth assistant at hundreds of births and consider myself supremely lucky to go to work every day to do what makes me happy. So, I guess it makes sense that it would be a debate about birth that would be the precipitating factor to do something as out of character for me as starting a blog.

I’ll talk about birthing babies to anyone who’ll listen. We just met? Doesn’t matter. I’d love to hear your birth story (or your wife’s or partner’s or whatever), and don’t leave out any of the gory details; I’ve heard it or seen it before. Oh, and can I share my birth stories with you? Both of them? Each one was incredible in it’s own way. We can compare notes, and commiserate, and bond over such a life changing experience.

Except…..there’s a good chance that’s not what’s going to happen. Something about such a personal event makes us feel worried or defensive or militant when we come across someone who’s made a very different choice than we did…..and then begin the Birth Wars.

You know what I’m talking about. If you’ve had a baby you’ve probably had an uncomfortable conversion or two. There are blogs and message boards all over the internet where mostly moms, but sometimes others, fight tooth and nail about why their birth was better, smarter, and safer than yours. You got an epidural? Then you drugged your baby and missed a bonding opportunity which can’t be replaced. You had a home birth? The you put your desires and your fantasy birth scenario ahead of your baby’s safety.

We need to be kinder to our fellow parents and more open and accepting of different philosophies in general for ALL our sakes. In the interest of not writing a novel for each post I’ll wait until next time to tell you exactly what got me all riled up and in the meantime, leave a comment, follow or share this blog or better yet, tell me about your birth story. I promise not to judge.

The Start of a Revolution?

You know what the problem is with moderates? We tend to be quiet. Those at the opposite ends of an argument tend to be very passionate and vocal. Moderates? Not so much. We see both sides of the story and so we don’t tend to get so heated. We just wait things out and dismiss the radicals as radicals. You know what the problem is with that? The radicals get all of the airtime and start to sound not quite so radical.

So here I am, The Passionate Moderate. I am here to talk about being in the middle of polarizing subjects. I am here to be the voice of understanding and tolerance. I am here to give a voice to cooler heads.

So who am I?

A non-conservative living in one of the most conservative political counties in Texas.

A former Catholic, Unitarian Universalist in the bible belt.

A RN/midwifery student who absolutely appreciates obstetrical care while practicing in an out-of-hospital setting.

A vegetarian who cooks meat for her family every night……amongst other things.

So, have you characterized me as a flip-flopping, wussy, fence-sitter yet? Well, I am here to tell you that is not the case. I believe with all my heart and soul about the choices I’ve made for myself, and amazing as it may seem, I believe you have the right to make choices for yourself without my help. What frustrates me to no end are the people out there who want to make my decisions for me or tell me what kind of person I am based on the decisions I’ve already made.

Over the next few posts, I’ll tackle a number of divisive subjects, and I welcome all respectful comments and debate. No name calling or insults on either side will have a place on my blog. I’m here to encourage a civility that seems to be lacking in the current culture. Who’s with me?


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Tag Archives: Tony Bourdain

An ode to St John…

For every food lover there are restaurants that are the serious ones. The ones on the list. At the top of these lists are the establishments that occupy the hallowed ground territory. St John Restaurant in Smithfield is my hallowed ground. Continue reading


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Welcome to my blog

Welcome to my blog! I am a paper crafter that loves to share new tips and techniques. Feel free to case (copy and share everything) any of my projects. I am honored when my work is duplicated. I only ask that you provide a link to my blog if you are uploading to the internet anywhere, giving credit where credit is due. . Please do not submit my projects for contests or magazine submissions. Content within this blog are shared for personal/non-commercial use and for inspiration only. From time to time some of the products used on my blog have been provided by the vendors mentioned in my posts. Let me reassure you , I will always be completely honest with you whether I truly believe a product is fabulous or not.

Friday, 28 February 2014

Artist in Residence~Congratulations

It's my turn again to share a post on the Imagine Crafts Blog.  I am sharing a wedding card featuring the fabulous Delicata Shimmery Silver Ink.  Pop on over and check it out.  To see what I created.....Click Here.

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!!

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  2. I went over and left a comment on your super cards. The AMAZEBALLS stamp is very cool and the swan is just beautiful. You made some awesome creations.

  3. This is so sweet. Love the swans and it would be perfect for so many occasions.

Thank you for your comments, I read and appreciate each one - you make my day!


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For The Record, My Name Is Not Rachel (or Jessica)

The first time somebody called me Rachel, I was in the fourth grade. A classmate of mine kept poking my shoulder and saying, “Rachel? Rachel? Rachel?” He was being a typical little shit trying to get a rise out of me and it worked. After yelling at him that my name was Rebecca, I knocked his black and white composition book on the floor and kicked it as far away from him as I could without being seen by the teacher. He never called me Rachel again.

Over the years, being called Rachel by mistake has become so normal that I am not even surprised when it happens. I have even answered to it a couple of times in moments where I am not really paying attention to the asshat who is too self-absorbed to actually learn my name.

But why Rachel? When I look in the mirror, I don’t see a “Rachel.” To be fair, I just see me and if I were to choose another name for myself, Rachel wouldn’t be on that list. But for some reason, passing acquaintances, strangers that strike up a conversation on the train, and Starbucks Baristas in the Tri-State area, are all convinced I am a Rachel.

Just yesterday I walked into Starbucks and ordered a Grande Chai. The Barista asked me my name and I told her it was Rebecca. Before I could even finish saying my name she was already writing on the cup and sending me on my way. After a couple of minutes I hear, “Grande Chai for Rachel?” I ignored the Barista because hey, hi, hello, I am Rebecca.

She called it out two more times before I said, “Do you mean Rebecca?” She just looked at me and said, “Rachel/Rebecca, if you are waiting on a Grande Chai, it’s all the same.”

“Ummmmmm no. No it’s not the same. There’s even an extra syllable in my name.” Duh.

I can’t tell you how many times I have corrected people and almost every time I correct someone they have the nerve to look offended. Which makes zero sense!! I literally just introduced myself to you and you forgot my name, but I am wrong for correcting you? Bye Felecia.

And then there are the people who think my name is Jessica. It doesn’t happen as often as the Rachel offenders but it does happen. I had a coworker once introduce me to some higher-ups as Jessica. And in that situation it was too awkward to correct. Like how do I go about fixing your mistake in front of the big dogs? It makes you look misinformed and it makes me seem forgettable. So I just smiled and shook their hands and acted like the best Jessica I could be.

The best is the guy I ride the train with almost every day. We both get on and off at the same stop so we see each other frequently. He is a nice guy and we have made small talk on many occasions. After the first time I introduced myself to him, he successfully called me Rebecca for the first month or so. Then, one day we were walking through Union Station together to get to our train and he says, “Hey Jessica! How was your day?” And I kind of looked over my shoulder to indicate I had no idea who he was talking to. I pointed to my face and said, “Rebecca?” He recovered quickly and apologized. But he has called me Jessica ever since. Here’s the kicker: I carry a monogrammed shoulder bag that has the single letter “R” printed in large font right on the front. So yeah… Jessica with an R is very pleased to meet you.

So here I am folks… Just standing before you all proclaiming that my name is indeed, Rebecca. My face may tell you my name is Rachel or Jessica, but my face is lying to you. I apologize on behalf of my face for being a shitty trickster.

There is a Silver Lining in all of this: I have never been called the wrong name in bed. So there’s that. #Winning

Xoxo Rebecca

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Sewing Syllabus

Practice, patience, and a whole lot of pins…

From easy wovens to slippery satins and silks to stretchy knits… I’ve learned that I must take the time to tackle each of these fabric types in sequence before advancing to the next. With each project I’ve challenged myself by using fabrics of increasing difficulty.
I’ve sewn a considerable amount with canvas and linen fabrics and by now I have the confidence to tackle something less easy to handle…

Slippery fabrics like satins and silk are known to be more than a challenge for even seasoned sewists… They need a lot of pinning down and prep work before heading to the machine- this I learned when I actually spent 3 hours+ pinning and shaping a basic peplum top with princess seams. Not to mention, I also chose a fabric with noticeable stripes which required additional time to arrange and cut each pattern piece in the right direction so that the stripes lined up.

What I’m currently working on:

It’s not quite satin or silk but equally slippery (100% poly). Got the fabric off the remnant rack with 75% markdown which came out to less than $3 for 3 yards… Jackpot!!! Because it was so inexpensive I won’t feel as guilty if when I screw up!


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Chelsea and Lille on different paths this season

Didier Drogba and Chelsea had their hopes of repeating as English Premier League with the unexpected loss to Liverpool over the weekend. (Courtesy Eric P Flickr)

By Ryan Fleming

In one of the more unpredictable weeks in the soccer world this year, there are a couple things to take note of, if you haven’t already.

1. Chelsea are struggling … still.

Despite their recent acquisitions of Davie Luiz and Fernando Torres, the Blues slipped, slid and went away with a whimper after their 1-0 loss to Liverpool. Naturally, much of the hype from the match surrounded the former Liverpool frontman, Torres, and how he would fair against his old club and if he would or would not celebrate if managed to score. Fortunately for the Reds new manager Kenny Dalglish, Torres was barely existent on the field, save for one scary moment that Jamie Carragher so gracefully blocked away.

Some ludicrous pundits are claiming that the Spaniard is a bust, a flop, an overachiever. What you decide to call Torres, he is neither of those things. Did Liverpool see the best out of him? Maybe. But, the matter at hand is how poor the team is playing as a whole – the loss to Liverpool exemplifies that.

Chelsea managed some spells of possession and might have looked threatening for a moment or two, but not before over-thinking or being outplayed by a Pool defender. Drogba can be put in the same category as Torres, just an apparition on the field. With the Merseyside club’s new signing, Luis Suarez, scoring in Liverpool’s previous game, Torres had added pressure on him to provide and with immediate effect. Torres couldn’t deliver, but more importantly, neither could his teammates.

A single measly shot on goal reflects the rather bemused look that consistently surrounded the truly gifted roster that Chelsea has.

2. Lille could run away with Ligue 1 title.

No, it is not a flower. Though, it might sound like one. Lille is a city located in the North of France and its soccer team has every Frenchman wondering how and why. Despite being held by Auxerre, 1-1, this past weekend, Lille has shown it’s for real.

Not having lost a game since Nov. 10, Les Dogues currently boast the leagues top scorer Moussa Sow (16 goals) and own the best goal differential. Continuing to impress everyone, Lille made it to the second round of the Europa League where they will take on Dutch side PSV Eindhoven later this month.

Aiding the club’s success is an entire lack of consistency by every other team in Ligue 1. The usual French giants Bordeaux, Lyon and Marseille, find themselves at ninth, sixth and forth respectively. Nevermind that Les Dogues have only managed one point against the favored teams, it’s how they perform against everyone else. When you take away Lille’s 3-1 losses to Marseille and Lyon, Les Dogues have outscored their opponents 58-27 in all competitions.

While Bordeaux might finally be getting on the right track with manager Jean Tigana in the hot seat. Marseille seems to be gaining some momentum after taking the common course and struggling with consistency. Lyon is limping – picking up only one point out of their last two matches while getting knocked out of the Coupe de France.

Things are a mess in France … and I’m not talking about their politics or national team. It’s Ligue 1 and fortunately for Lille, it doesn’t seem likely to change.

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Arts exhibit review

Beyond the familiar: exploring perception through different media

The List Visual Arts Center showcases "Seeing while Moving" by Charlotte Moth and "At Odds" by Gwenneth Boelens

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"At Odds" features arts made with chromogenic color print (photogram), metal, magnets, chromogenic color print (opaque projection), paper, glass, umbrella frame, and tie-wrap.
Courtesy of Gwenneth Boelens

Seeing while Moving
By Charlotte Moth

At Odds
By Gwenneth Boelens

MIT List Visual Arts Center

Curator: Henriette Huldisch

Feb. 17–Apr. 16, 2017

For the next two months, the List Visual Arts Center at MIT will be showcasing two exhibitions by artists located abroad that challenge and explore the perception of the mundane through photography, sculpture, and installation.

Seeing while Moving is the work of Charlotte Moth, a Paris-based artist. About 17 years ago, Moth first began her Travelogue, a series of photographs collected during her travels. Moth’s Travelogue provides material for her work: she inspects and amplifies the ordinary details in the scenes, transforming our ordinary perception of the buildings and spaces that we occupy into one that is uncanny and wonderful.

In the center of the exhibit lies Noting Thoughts (2011), a collection of tabletop photographs and text fragments which have unique spacing and eloquent wording. I enjoyed the thoughtful, poetic text that lay side by side the Travelogue photographs, as it provided a commentary on the concepts of staging and modernism, and juxtaposes image and text.

In addition to investigating the sense of sight, Moth explores the sense of touch in Living Images (2016), which consists of a pair of metal hands holding simple objects. Moth places familiar objects in strange contexts once again in Lurking Sculpture (Rotating Rubber Plant) (2016), which consists of a 3D-printed houseplant slowly rotating.

Study for a 16mm Film (2011) is a silent film made in Portugal that explores color, light, staging, and display. Moth’s in-motion camera captures light reflection on objects and furniture. The mobile, gleaming objects create a fantastical sight, representing Moth’s style and originality when it comes to finding new ways to challenge our perception of the familiar.

Gwenneth Boelens, an artist located in Amsterdam, also challenges perception through innovative methods. Specifically, her work in photography and sculpture focuses on movement in time and its connection with memory. At Odds, her first solo museum exhibition, features photograms, wall installations, weavings, floor sculptures, and even an acoustic piece.

Boelens’s photograms are made over an extended exposure period during which moving bodies carrying objects or “shields” act as a barrier for the light source. This process inscribes moments in time of both obstruction and shelter onto the photosensitive paper. The production process is thus critical to how the final product looks.

Boelens’s novel approaches to expressing artistic perceptions are also evident in Liar’s Cloth (2017). She meticulously weaves electroconductive and reflective fibers into a hanging textile that spans the diagonal of the room. The use of a forensic chemical reveals the fingerprints of the weaver on the material, highlighting Boelens’s interest in exposing the past traces of her work.

In Seeing while Moving and At Odds, conventional perceptions are challenged and explored by Charlotte Moth and Gwenneth Boelens. Both artists are concerned with visual and tactile perception laced with another dimension. They infuse their photographs, sculptures, and installations with a direct link to memory and time. Their use of contemporary and inventive techniques take the perception of familiar things to a deeper and more thought-provoking level.


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[Tutorial] How To Rearrange Your Keyboard Layout With SharpKeys

If you do not like the way buttons/keys are arranged on your keyboard you can change the key layout by editing the Windows registry. But this procedure is pretty complicated and sometimes a small mistake can cause system crash. In order to greatly simplify this task, you can use a free app for Windows called SharpKeys; in this tutorial I will show you how to do that.

With SharpKeys you simply select which buttons you want to replace from a list, and the software will then load changes in the registry in a manner completely transparent to you. Of course, if the change that you have made does not satisfy your needs, you can easily cancel the operation and return the previous values.

Before proceeding further, make sure you download and install SharpKeys on your computer.

Step 1: Once the SharpKeys app is installed, double-click the app icon from you desktop to start the application; click OK in the welcome screen that shows up.

Step 2: Once the application window is open, click the Add button.

Step 3: Click the Type key button inside left column.

Step 4: Press the key on your keyboard which you want to replace and click OK.

Step 5: Then inside right column select the function/value you want to assign to the key. You can also click on Type key from right pane and then press the appropriate button on your keyboard.

Step 6: Click OK. Repeat above steps and replace other keys you want to change.

Step 7: Finally, click on the Write to Registry button.

Step 8: Click OK and then click Close.

Step 9: Restart your computer to apply the changes.

Step 10: If the replacements you made are not practical, you can easily cancel the operation and return to the original keyboard layout. To do that run SharpKeys again.

Step 11: From the main window list select the replacements you want to delete and click the Delete button.

Step 12: Click Write to Registry, click OK and then click Close.

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