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He doesn't know he's gay

An offhand observation turns out to be right
When I was a college freshman, I got to be friends with a guy down the hall who came from a place near my hometown. Although it was a big state school, it turned out we had one late-afternoon class together, and about the third week we started going out afterward for beers before heading back to the dorm.

Dan and I didn’t have a lot in common -- he had been a pretty good athlete in high school, I was more the studious type; he was religious as a kid, I never set foot in a churchl -- but we always found plenty to talk about. We both loved the outdoors, and we both liked to play cards while listening to baseball games on the radio.
We also discovered, one beer-sodden night about halfway through the semester, that neither of us were particularly experienced where sex was concerned. We were not virgins -- I had had sex several times with a high school girlfriend, he had had three or four one-night stands -- but we both admitted we were both mystified by women -- as what guy isn’t?

Dan was a good-looking guy: blond hair that never looked quite combed, green eyes, skin that always looked a little sunburned on his face and arms; medium height, slim and fit in a loose, rangy kind of way. I noticed that girls often gave him the once-over, looks he never seemed aware of.
One night at a party I was talking to a hot-looking girl -- and failing, I could tell, to arouse her interest in me -- when she spotted Dan across the room in deep conversation with a friend of hers. She took a long drink of her wine, turned to me and said, “Poor Dan. He’s gay and doesn’t know it yet.”
“Wha?” I sputtered. “Dan? Are you kidding? What makes you say that?”

“Oh,” she said, tossing her hair, “you can just tell. His mouth is saying, ‘Go to bed with me,’ but his body is saying, ‘It makes no difference if you say no.’ ”

I looked at him. Damned if I could see what she was talking about.

“I don’t think so,” I said. “I mean, I don’t know him really well, but we hang out some, and he seems like a normal straight guy to me.”
She looked at me, her eyes narrowing. After a pause she said, “Then maybe you are, too.”
I laughed, a little nervously.

“Well, if I was, I think I’d know it.”

“Maybe you would,” she said, putting down her glass. “And maybe you wouldn’t.”

She walked over to where Dan and the other girl were standing, said something to her friend, who picked up her purse and got ready to leave. Dan watched them go, his face showing no expression. He looked around, saw me looking at him and smiled.

“Yo!” he said. “Let’s get another beer.”

We got several, as it turned out, and it was a long, stumbling, hilarious walk back to the dorm. I poured him into bed about 3 a.m., and when it became clear that he wasn’t going to be able to do so on his own, took off his shoes and pants. Of course I thought about what the girl had said when I unbuckled his belt and slipped off his jeans, but he barely seemed to register what was going on and I didn’t feel too self-conscious about it.

Once I got back to my own room, though, I couldn’t stop thinking about it, drunk as I was. I stripped and got into bed and, as I do most nights, started tugging at my dick. But the thoughts that came to mind were not the usual ones of my old girlfriend’s big round tits and the way she’d rub my cock against her clit before slipping it in. I kept thinking instead of Dan in his underwear, and imagining what might be underneath.

“Shit,” I thought, trying to drive the thought from my mind. “This is so wrong.”

But every time I tried to picture tits and nipples, the image would give way to a that of a cock. I didn’t know what Dan’s cock really looked like, but the brief glimpse of him in his briefs was enough to suggest it was probably a pretty big one.

And since the only cock I knew well was my own, and mine is pretty big, as I stroked myself I imagined I was stroking him. A part of my mind fought to suppress the thoughts I was having, but my dick had a mind of its own, and I realized I was harder than I could remember ever being; painfully hard, with precum leaking from my cock in a way it never had.

In the dim light coming from outside the window I could see how dark and swollen the head was, and then I realized I was moaning pretty loud. Clamping my lips shut I gave my cock a few final strokes that sent a jet of cum spurting over my chest clear to my chin. Three more spurts followed, leaving half a dozen pools on my chest and stomach.

Normally after I jack off I wipe off quickly, but not this time. My cock was still throbbing, my breathing was still heavy, and suddenly without thinking I scooped up the largest pool of cum and wiped it across my mouth.

I had never tasted my cum before -- the thought of trying it had always disgusted me -- but now I had to know. I Iicked my lips, tasting salt, and something musky, and I wanted more. I scooped another pool of cum off my chest and thrust two fingers in my mouth.

I sucked on them, imagining they were Dan’s cock, and next thing I know I was stroking myself again and in what seemed like seconds I came a second time.

“Good Lord,” I said aloud. “What the fuck am I doing?”
My thoughts were in a whirl. Never mind Dan, I thought, maybe I’m the one that’s gay. This was a possibility I couldn’t deal with, and I spent several minutes in something close to agony. I’m straight, I told myself, always have been, always will be. I had nothing against gays, but I was pretty sure I didn’t want to be one.

I couldn’t have enjoyed sex with my girlfriend so much if I was gay, could I? I tried to picture my old girlfriend’s beautiful body, but soon her tits flattened to nothing and a big throbbing cock sprouted where her pussy should be.

I don’t know how long this went on, but at some point the beer took over and I fell into a restless sleep. I woke an hour or so later with a need-to-pee boner and struggled out of bed to the bathroom. I had to wait several minutes for my hard-on to come down enough to pee, and as soon as I flushed I started getting hard again. I stalked back to the bed, cock in hand, threw myself on my back and jacked off again, images of a naked Dan floating through my mind. To my surprise it was another big cum, and I rubbed every bit of it into my chest.

What on earth is happening to me?

Next morning I woke, hung over of course, and encrusted with dried cum. I turned the shower on as hot as I could stand it, and stood there a long time letting the water wash over me. I finally toweled off, skipped shaving and went back to bed, making sure to avoid the damp spots on the sheet.

It was Saturday, so I stayed in bed most of the morning. At one point I heard a knock at the door, then another, then Dan’s voice.

“Tom,” he said. “You in there?”

He knocked once more, but I kept quiet and he went away.

I spent the next hour arguing with myself. Was I attracted to Dan? At first I scoffed at the notion, but after thinking about it realized I couldn’t dismiss it. He was a good-looking guy, no doubt about that. I liked him, sure. He was a nice guy, so why shouldn’t I? But did I like him in a different way than I liked other guys? Or girls, for that matter?

I thought so hard so long I finally started to get a headache. I got dressed and, realizing how hungry I was, went down to the cafeteria for a late lunch.

When I came back upstairs Dan was just walking away from my door. When he saw me he smiled, a little sheepishly, and said, “Hey, some night, eh? I’m still hung over. I remember walking home with you but nothing after that. I woke up in my underwear. I’m pretty sure I didn’t walk home in my underwear, so.....”

“Um, yeah,” I said. “I put you to bed.”

“Oh,” he said, a little embarrassed. “Sorry you had to do that.”

“It’s OK,” I said.

A brief silence followed.

“Well, I gotta go,” I said.

He looked puzzled.

“I got some studying to do.”
“C’mon, it’s Saturday,” he said, smiling now. “Time to chill!”
“Later,” I said. “See you.”

I opened my room door, went in and closed it behind me, but not before seeing the slightly hurt look on his face.

What that might signify I didn’t want to know and didn’t want to try figuring out. All I knew was that I need a little space, a little time not to think -- about him, anyway.

Ten minutes later I slipped out of my room and went to the library. I kept my nose in the books all afternoon though it was a beautiful late-fall day and most people were outside enjoying it.

About 6 I left for the dorm, went straight to the cafeteria and got some dinner. When I was halfway through I sensed someone standing near and looked up. It was Dan.

“Hey,” he said. “Can I sit?”
 “Sure,” I said. “Free country.”
He put his tray down and sat.

“Something wrong?” he asked.
“No,” I said.

“Yes,” he said. “What is it?”

I looked at the glop on my plate.

“Nothing,” I said.

He didn’t believe me, I could tell, but he let it go.

“Hey, a bunch of us are going to a party off-campus tonight. Wanna go?”
I started to say no, but by this time I was tired of being a grump and said, “Sure, why not?”

He smiled, said, “I’ll pick you up at 9.”

The party turned out to be a drag, but something totally unexpected happened: two girls picked us up. Mine was a slightly plump, curvy thing with long dark hair; Dan’s was a tall, willowy blonde. We went back to their apartment and, after a couple glasses of wine and two joints, paired off into separate bedrooms.
I had a rollicking good time with my girl, who just loved sucking my dick and practically screamed when I finally put it in her. From the other room I heard sounds of giggling, then low moaning and finally a high-pitched squeal as the girl came.

“This is more like it,” I thought.

A few minutes later I got up to pee and, thinking the coast was clear, decided it was safe to slip into the bathroom naked. But when I pushed the door open Dan was standing at the toilet with his dick in his hand; he must have just finished pissing, but his eyes were closed and he was giving his half-hard dick a stroke more like jacking than flicking. Yep, I thought, pretty nice cock, and I felt my own cock give a jump.

He turned with a start and caught me looking at him. I started to mumble an apology, but he just smiled, looked briefly down at my cock, and turned to flush the toilet.

Then it happened. As he turned to leave the bathroom, I flattened myself against the door jamb so he could get by. But instead of turning his back to me and sliding past on the other side, as I probably would have done, he turned to face me, looked me straight in the eye and slid by not more that a few inches away.

As he did his half-hard cock brushed against mine. It was on purpose, no doubt about that. The feeling was electric. I drew a sharp breath, half-closed my eyes and, without thinking, reached out to touch him. But my hand closed on air; he had already slipped into the other bedroom.

I stood there for a second, rooted to the spot. My cock was getting hard again, and for a second I thought about jacking off right where I stood. But I recollected myself, took my piss and went back into the bedroom where, seeing my still-stiff cock, the girl insisted on having another go.

The walk home afterward was not the long, quiet, awkward one I expected. Dan talked animatedly about the girls, whom we had promised to see again, and cracked half a dozen jokes I’d already heard him tell. I couldn’t help laughing with him, and soon I forgot my own awkwardness. Neither one of us said anything about our encounter in the doorway.
When we got to the dorm, though, Dan grew quiet. We went upstairs and headed down our hall. I stopped at my door and turned to him.

“It’s still early,” I said. “Should we find get another drink somewhere?”

“I could use a shower first to clear my head and get the girl-funk off me,” he said.

“Good idea,” I said, opening my door.

To my surprise Dan followed me in.

“How about I just shower here?” he asked.
“Well...OK, I guess,” I said.
Dan followed me in and shut the door behind him.

“You go first,” he said.”

He sat on the bed, picked up a magazine and started leafing through it. I kicked off my shoes and stepped into the bathroom to turn the water on. While I waited for it to heat it up my thoughts went into a whirl. Where should I undress?

I didn’t really want to strip in front of him, but undressing in the bathroom would seem kind of squirrely. But if I went back in the room now would it look like I was coming on to him? Did I want to come onto him? Was he coming on to me?

Fuck it, I finally decided. I stepped back into the room, opened the dresser drawer, pulled out a clean T-shirt and boxers and laid them on a chair. I slipped off my socks, unbuckled my jeans and let them fall to the floor. As I pulled my shirt over my head I got tangled briefly in a sleeve, and when I got free I saw he was looking at my crotch, which was beginning to bulge in a big way.

I hesitated for a second, then slipped my fingers into the waistband of my shorts and pulled them down, looking away so as not to see whether he was watching.

“I think I need to pee first,” I said.
“Me, too,” he said. “You go ahead.”
After I flushed I turned around to go back to the room. Dan was standing in the doorway, naked.
“Go ahead and piss and then I’ll get in the shower,” I said.

As I moved to the doorway he turned his back against the door jamb the way I had at the girls’ an hour ago. His semi-hard cock was sticking out in front of him. Without thinking I turned to face him the way he had faced me. And when I got close I made sure I brushed my cock against his.

Again I felt that electric thrill. I stopped, and after the briefest of pauses pressed my body against him. I put my hands on his shoulders and rubbed my cock against his. He ground back, and put his hands on my ass to bring me in even tighter.

To this point we hadn’t looked at each other, but now my eyes sought and found his. Before I realized what was happening he leaned in and kissed me.

Now this was something I had never thought about, even the night before while jacking off to an image of Dan’s cock. If you had asked me at any previous point in my life whether I could ever kiss a guy, I would have scorned the suggestion. But now it seemed like the most natural thing in the world to do, and I kissed him back passionately, pushing my tongue into his mouth and letting him do the same to me.

The next five minutes were a blur. Our hands found each other’s cocks, already rock-hard, and madly stroking each other we fell onto the bed. He laid me on my back, flopped on his side next to me and took both our cocks in one hand, rubbing them together while we kissed with more passion than I’d ever kissed a girl. Then he pulled away, and the next thing I felt was his mouth on my cock.

I groaned. The feeling was unbelievably intense. My old girlfriend had sucked me a few times, but always reluctantly and never for more than a few seconds. Dan sucked me greedily, taking me deep into his throat while his tongue whirled madly on the shaft and head. He stopped briefly to lick and suck my balls, then took me in his mouth again.
I was in ecstasy. All the energy in my body seemed to have collected in my dick, and I could feel it swelling as my orgasm built.

Less than a minute later, with a writhing, violent shudder, I came with a groan. To my surprise Dan didn’t pull away, but drank my cum, pumping me as jet after jet poured into his mouth. When at last he raised his head he looked at me with a smile.

“Oh my God,” I said. “Oh my frickin’ God.”

Dan laughed, and then I did, too.
He leaned back, looking down at his still-unsatisfied cock, purple and straining with excitement. He looked at me and said, “You can just jack it if you want.”

“You kidding?”

I took him by the shoulders and rolled us over -- damn near dumping us on the floor in the process. Straddling his knees, I dived for his crotch. I had never done this before, of course, but I had a pretty fair idea of how it worked. I went for his balls first, licking them one by one and rolling them gently in my mouth. I pushed his sack up to lick underneath and, when he parted his legs slightly, tongued him vigorously as far as I could reach. I breathed deeply, scenting the scent of the blonde’s cunt mixed with his own faintly musky smell.
Then I did it. Hovering over his twitching cock, I licked it from base to tip in one long, slow movement. I thought to myself, not quite believing it, I'm actually about to give a guy a blow job.

Dan groaned, and I licked him again, and once more after that. He started writhing underneath my touch, so I grasped his straining cock with one hand and guided him into my mouth.

A strange taste, I thought -- a little salty, a little musky, an even stronger trace of the woman, which turned me on even more. I moved my head up and down, working a little farther each time, until he went so deep I gagged. But after a few seconds more I got the hang of it, and started pumping that wonderful dick of his like I’d been doing it all my life.
Dan was almost whimpering now, straining to push deeper into my mouth, and I let him take over the movement. I reached up with one hand and gently twisted a nipple, which earned me a long moan of pleasure, and cupped the other hand around his balls. Soon I felt them tightening, and knew he was close to coming.

Dan put his hands on my head and started to lift me off of him, saying, “You don’t have to,” but pushed his hands away and swallowed him as deeply as I could.

Seconds later he came, his hips thrusting, a sound almost like sobbing seeping through his lips. A blast of hot jizz shot into my mouth, and then another, and another, till it was filled almost to overflowing. I swallowed it, every drop, and milked him slowly to get the rest.

 Soon he was spent, I let him go, and slumped on the bed next to him.

“Jesus,” he said. “Wow.”

I turned slightly so that we were both on our backs, my left leg draped over his right, my hang still cupping his rapidly deflating dick.

Minutes passed.

“That was some kind of intense,” he said. “Jesus fucking Christ.”

“You ever done that before?” I asked.

He hesitated.

“Yes, actually, a couple of times,” he said. “You?”

“No, never,” I said.
“Seemed like you knew what you were doing,” he said playfully.

“I had a good teacher,” I said.

We lay there a while longer.

“So are you gay?” I asked him.

For a moment he didn’t answer.

“Like I said, this isn’t the first time I’ve been with a guy. But I like girls, too. This was more fun than banging that blonde, but....shit, I don’t know. It’s confusing. What about you?”

“Well, this is my first time, like I said,” turning to face him. “But I hope it won’t be the last.”
He smiled.

“No, it won’t,” he said.

“If that makes me gay,” I said, “well...I’ll deal with that later, too.”

I leaned in to kiss him. It was a long kiss, almost a loving one.

“You know,” I said, “a girl at that party last night said you were gay and just didn’t know it.”

“Yeah? What’d you say?”

“I said I was sure she was wrong. Then she said I might be gay, too.”

“Hmph,” he said. “Smart girl.”

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PREVIEW: New York at Ohio

March 18, 2016
New York Lizards at Ohio Machine

Saturday, May 17 – 8:00 p.m. (EST) – Shelby Stadium

Game Notes:  New YorkOhio

The New York Lizards (1-2) and the Ohio Machine (1-2) are both looking to pick up their second win of the season.

Last time out:

New York: The Lizards were handed a tough loss from the Rochester Rattlers (2-1) last week. While New York controlled the first quarter outscoring Rochester 4-1, the Rattlers ran away with the game, scoring 12 goals in the middle two periods and kept the Lizards to only four goals. New York couldn’t recover after the run by Rochester and fell 15-9. Rob Pannell and Ned Crotty both led the Lizards with three points each. Greg Gurenlian was 15 for 27 on faceoffs and Drew Adams had 13 saves in goal.

Ohio: The Machine held strong in their game against the Florida Launch (2-1) last week but ultimately fell short at 10-9. Despite falling short, Ohio scored six unanswered goals in the game. Brian Phipps was vital in keeping Ohio in the game with 10 saves after subbing in for an injured Scott Rodgers at the beginning of the second quarter. Logan Schuss and Peter Baum led the offense with three goals a piece.

Three storylines:

First Victory?:Ohio is in their third season in the League and have yet to beat New York. With the addition of Peter Baum, Tom Schreiber, and Kyle Harrison, the Machine has all the necessary parts to pull out a win this week marking it the first time in club history they beat the Lizards.

Improvement: The evidence of Ohio’s improvement may not be shown in their record but statistically, they are steadily improving since their inaugural season in 2012. Their faceoff win percentage has reached an all-time high of .494 as well as their shots on goal percentage at .647. With such lethal attackers and tenacious faceoff specialists it is easy to see this team going far this season.

On Paper: The Lizards lead the league in shots on goal percentage (.702), faceoff win percentage (.607), groundballs (92) as well as most goals for (38). On paper it looks like they should be undefeated. So where is the disconnect? Their defense gives up the most goals per game (12.56) than any other team. If the Lizards want to turn their season around the defense needs to hunker down and keep the opposing attack from getting to goal.

Players to Watch:

New York: Pannell is such a vital part of the New York offense. Not only does he lead the team in goals but he also leads in assists making him the ultimate threat. Pannell’s versatility between feeder and scorer is going to be important this weekend against the Ohio defense.

Ohio: While he doesn’t lead the team statistically, Steele Stanwick is the backbone of the offense. With just two games this season, he is tied for second in the league and leads his team in assists. Stanwick’s leadership and presence on the attack is key to the team’s success.

Statistical Leaders:

New York: Rob Pannell leads the team in points (12), goals (8), and assists (4). At the middle of the field, Greg Gurenlian leads the league and team in ground balls with 22 and faceoff win percentage at .607. Drew Adams has a .542 save rate on 83 shots.

Ohio: Peter Baum (7G, 2A) and Marcus Holman (5G, 4A) lead the team with 9 points each. Matt Dolente and Dana Wilber are tied at 11 groundballs each while Scott Rodgers has a .609 save rate on 64 shots. Eric O’Brien (.500) and Matt Dolente (.490) are neck-and-neck for faceoff win percentage.

2013 Season Series:

Ohio lost both games to New York last year.

Fun Facts:

New York: Gurenlian is 76 faceoff’s away from his 2,000 th faceoff attempt and 17 wins away from 1,100 faceoff wins.

Ohio: This is the best start to a season Ohio has had in club history.

Heading to the Game?

Be sure to wear your Machine gear to the season home opener. This awesome sweatshirt is one of many options you can find at the game tomorrow or if you want to come prepared you can order it online now! We have adult and youthsizes. If you can’t make it to the game but still want to support your team, just buy this cool sweatshirt at the MLL Shop. Need to know where to watch if you can’t make it to the game? Tune into ESPN3 on Saturday at 8:00 pm (EST) to watch New York take on Ohio at Shelby Stadium in Columbus, OH.


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    Hi MUG’s,

    We’re currently working on developing our range of loose eyeshadows/pigments!

    We do have a few questions we would appreciate your feed-back on.

    We are thinking of this kind of jar:

    The one on the left contains 5g, the one on the right 2g. As a reference, the current Mac pigment jars contain 4.8g.

    Which size do you think would be better? Would you be bothered by the shape of those jars when it comes to storage?  Would that be a no-no for you? Because as you can see, they’re pretty wide, especially the 5g one (see below for size reference)

    On the other hand, you can easily work in the lid as there’s enough space.
    Also, when it comes to the lid, they could come with a slightly moreflat lid (1-2 on pics) or a more domed one. What do you prefer?
    More shiny or matte?

    We will need to make our decisions depending on what’s available on the market, the costs etc… but we really want to take your insight into account as much as possible so please, let us know what you think!

    Profile photo of Eroxxa

    I would prefer a flat lid and a smaller size container.  Personally, I don’t use that much pigment so it would be more cost-efficient for me to buy smaller cases and buy more.

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    It seems like a good idea, I do think that the flatter lid would definitely would be better. And I think that to 2g jar would be good, only because I know that I don’t use my pigments too fast. So the 2g jar would be easier to store. Also think the lid should be shiny :)

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    I also prefer the 2g size, and the flatter lid. As for shiny vs matte, I like anything glittery/shiny/metallic… that’s why I like makeup!

    Hi! I think that the 2g jar would be better because it’s easier to store and pigments tend to last me a very, very long time anyway so it would be better with a smaller size since makeup, after all, has an expiration date. :) I prefer flat lids, which also makes the jar easier to store.

    Shimmery pigments are my favorites, but there should definitely be some matte ones too!

    Hey! Yeah I agree, the 2g one would probably work best as long as its cheaper than if it were the 5g one! :D and flat lid definitely ! Regarding the lids I agree with @xxxrynnexxx, matte or shiny will always looks good, but why not spice it up with glittery and metallic lids! :) Yeah keeping the bottom of the jar clear is a definite yes so we can clearly see the colour!

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    I would also prefer the smaller 2g container and a flat lid- but I don’t have much of a preference for what the lid looks like.

    Jar ~ 2g. Pigments in general seem to take a while to go through anyway. Also, flat lid, so users can work with it better.

    Types of pigments ~ All kinds. Some duochromes would be excellent.

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    I would also prefer a 2g jar with flat lid. I do think that you probably would sell more shiny and glittery pigments, but I do hope there will also be some matte ones, cause not everyone likes very glittery eyes. And for example, I can not go to work with a lot of glitter on my eyes. I’m sure I am not the only one, so a mix of the two would be awesome.  Also, if it is possible, it would be nice to see a couple pigments that are in between matte and shiny, such type of eyeshadows or pigments are very hard to find (atleast in the stores I look for them).  And while I am giving suggestions, I would love to see a couple of pastel pigments, for the very pale. :)

    Either way, I am looking forward to see what you guys and girls come up with. :)

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    2g jar with a flat lid for sure as i hardly use my pigments to. i would also like to suggest using a clear lid instead of black so we can store pigments face up but still see the color. and i recently bought a pigment from a brand called Makeup Atelier Paris. in their new packaging they use a clear container. the base is square and the lid is circle and flat and inside there’s a middle lid which has a smaller opening so if you were to tip the pigment jar over, you wouldn’t have all of the pigment falling out. it’s also less messy when opening. i would highly recommend that container and creating diamond powder type pigments would be awesome.

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    I would prefer the smaller jar and with a flat matte lid.  Pigments last a long time and like many have said if they are smaller and less costly we would purchase more colors.  The flat lids make it easer to stack in drawers, something similar to the MAC sample jars.

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    I would prefer the smaller jar, as long as the price is right. I’d like the lid to be matte.

    Ahhh Pigments!!! That’s so exciting! I personally love the 2g jars! Easier for storage, pigments last a long time so you don’t need much, plus small size means better price which means ppl can buy more variety!

    SoOo excited for these pigments. I’d definitely prefer flat lids, it’s just easier to store & the shape really doesn’t matter to me all that much, however would we be able to purchase these with sifters, or would we be able to add sifters to these containers easily?

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    Wow MUGs – you guys are so awesome! Thanks so much for all this wonderful feedback!

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Drill, Baby, Drill Is Back, Baby, Back

By Ben Lieberman -- September 2, 2010

Public support for tapping America’s oil reserves has been strong over the past several years, but it received its toughest test with the Deepwater Horizon spill. The verdict is now in – and it’s drill, baby, drill!

A clear majority continued to support drilling in American waters even during the height of the spill, when oil was gushing uncontrollably and dying birds headlined network newscasts. Pollsters at Rasmussen report that, “since the oil rig explosion that caused the massive oil leak, support for offshore drilling has ranged from 56 percent to 64 percent.”

That’s not far below the 72 percent who supported it before the spill, nor much different than the support back in the summer of 2008 when pump prices topped $4 a gallon. Now that the leak has been stopped, the percentage in favor should start rising again.

Support was always strongest in Louisiana—which bore the brunt of the environmental and economic damage—where 79 percent of residents remained in favor of drilling, the same as before the spill.

And it is with Louisianans and other Gulf Coast residents with whom President Obama overplayed his hand. His administration tried to parlay the spill into a justification for a moratorium on offshore drilling, as well as other energy price-hiking and job-killing measures like the Senate’s cap-and-trade bill. The Bayou backlash against the moratorium—including from Louisiana Democrats in Congress—was deafening.

Looking forward, the biggest threat to the Gulf region’s economy is not the spill itself, but Washington’s reaction to it. According to a study by Louisiana State University economics professor Joseph Mason, the moratorium may destroy 12,000 jobs in the near term, and 36,000 if it lasts a year. And while Gulf region loses the jobs, and the rest of the nation eventually loses the energy that would have been produced.

And it turns out that the public was wise to remain pro-drilling. Despite the best efforts of President Obama to hype the spill, including a prime-time speech calling it “the worst environmental disaster American has ever faced,” the damage has proven to be far from catastrophic. The scariest claims turned out to be nonsense—remember those “experts” predicting that the oil would make its way around Florida and blacken the Atlantic coast?

It appears that much of the oil has been broken down by microbes before it could do damage. As cleanup activities and efforts to compensate those who have been harmed move forward, there is reason for cautious optimism about the long-term prospects for recovery in the Gulf. Even the Gulf seafood industry is making a quick comeback. To the extent they do have problems it is not with actual contamination of Gulf shrimp and other seafood, but the mere perception amongst buyers that a spill big enough to dominate the news for months must have caused more harm than it did.

The administration is still pushing the moratorium, but its gloomy rhetoric—echoed by nearly every anti-fossil fuel environmental group—may undercut its efforts. If the Deepwater Horizon spill really was the absolute worst that could happen, then the benefits of producing American oil sure seem worth the risks. Keep in mind, spills of this magnitude have occurred rarely – the Exxon Valdez tanker spill was in 1989 and the last major offshore well blowout in American waters occurred off Santa Barbara in 1969. We will most likely see a return of gas at $4 a gallon—or higher—long before we see another spill this big.

Washington can and should find out what caused the spill and impose reasonable safeguards, but it should not close the door on tapping the nation’s oil resources. The American people have had it right all along—drill, baby, drill.

Ben Lieberman is an Associate Fellow In Environmental Policy with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, in Washington DC.

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Theatre Release: Mary Baldwin College Theatre Presents Hedda Gabler

Mary Baldwin College continues its 2010–2011 Emilie Holmstock as Mrs. Elvsted, Anna Ferrandino as Hedda and Ben Houseknecht as Eilert Lovborgtheatre season with Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler. Translated and directed by MBC Professor Emeritus Frank Southerington and produced by Terry Southerington, this classic drama studies the life of a strong, restless, individualistic woman trapped in a passionless marriage which she herself has chosen.

The role of Hedda is considered by many scholars to be one of the richest, most complex female roles in the theatre and has often been called the female Hamlet. She has been played by some of the world’s leading actresses, Ingrid Bergman, Diana Rigg, Vanessa Redgrave, and Maggie Smith to name but a few. Controversial from its premiere in 1891, Hedda Gabler has been variously interpreted as an idealistic, feminist heroine fighting a Victorian society that has no place for women, as a tragic victim of circumstance, or as a malevolent villainess. Director Frank Southerington translated the play from the original Norwegian.

Anna Ferrandino, most recently seen as the flirtatious maid Lettie in MBC’s recent hit musical Something’s Afoot, plays the role of Hedda. She is joined by Emilie Holmstock (Hope in Something’s Afoot) as her friend and rival Thea. Linnea Barklund, remembered for her performance last season in MBC’s The Servant of Two Masters, plays the role of Aunt Julie. Savhanna Jones makes her onstage MBC debut in the role of the maid, Berta. The male leads are local theatre favorites Brent Hull, Ben Houseknecht, and Bob Wright as George Tesman, Eilert Lovborg, and Judge Brack respectively.

The theatre will provide special parking during performances, with shuttle service directly to the entrance of the theatre. Call the theatre department to arrange for the shuttle. All performances are in the Fletcher Collins Theatre in Bertie Murphy Deming Fine Arts Center at Mary Baldwin College. For directions, please call the box office. Show times are 7:30 p.m. February 16-19, and 2 p.m. February 20. Tickets are available by calling 540-887-7189, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Single show tickets are $5 for students and seniors, $10 for all others. Shows do sell out, so order your tickets soon.

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Performance on the balance beam distinguishes the best from the merely great in women’s gymnastics. In the postseason particularly, beam is often the deciding factor for which team is crowned national champion.

“We call beam the great equalizer,” said Michigan coach Bev Plocki. “You can be the No. 1 team in the country, but if you have a bad beam day, it can cost you dearly.”

The No. 5 Michigan women’s gymnastics team (12-2 Big Ten, 23-2 overall) learned that lesson at the Big Ten Championships on March 23, when it relinquished its lead to No. 8 Nebraska after scoring a 49.000 — the Wolverines’ second-lowest beam score of the season — on the final rotation.

Returning to West Virginia on Saturday evening to compete in the NCAA Morgantown Regional, the Wolverines have luck on their side and a shot at redemption. Not only will they be competing in Olympic order — vault, bars, beam, floor — and thus, not starting or ending on beam, but they will also be familiar with the equipment and meet format since they won a quad meet earlier this season at the WVU Coliseum. Placed in the same regional location, Michigan will have the opportunity to rematch Nebraska, as well as face No. 17 Illinois, No. 19 Kentucky, West Virginia and North Carolina.

Michigan typically scores in the mid-49.000 range on vault, bars and floor, but its season high on beam is only a 49.275 that was earned at the very first meet of the season, the Cancun Classic, on Jan. 4.

Despite lower scores on beam, the Wolverines are encouraged by their capability to perform much better than their scores reflect on the event. To prepare for regionals, they’ve been focusing on training for pressure situations.

“It’s impossible to create a real meet-like pressure in practice, but we do what we can,” Plocki said.

Methods to simulate meet settings include pressure sets with music blasting in the background to recreate crowd noise, stick competitions and “team beam,” in which the lineup competes and tries to obtain a certain team score.

The major beam assignment of the week was originally to spell out “Regional Champs” by Wednesday. Every time a gymnast scored at least a 9.900 on a beam routine in practice, she would put one of the letters up. Because the Wolverines almost spelled out the phrase by the end of Monday, the phrase was extended to “Regional Champions,” and then again, to “NCAA 2013 Regional Champions” because of their progress. The team completed the task on Wednesday, the day before the team traveled to West Virginia, and remarkably, even gymnasts not in the beam lineup helped accomplish the letters assignment.

In addition to being physically prepared for the upcoming meet, the team mentality is on point.

Sophomore Annette Miele has consistently been in the beam lineup throughout this season. She treats each routine in practice the same way she does in a meet.

“This is all mental at this point,” Miele said.

Michigan has demonstrated a new level of confidence that was absent during the previous season. Rather than let one major mistake or fall create a domino effect on the rest of the lineup, this team is unfazed by the added pressure placed in such high-pressure instances.

Plocki comes up with a saying each week for the team to live by. This week’s is “If you think you can or if you think you can’t, you’re right.”

“What you’re telling yourself is what you believe,” Plocki said. “What you believe is what your reality is, and if you believe you’re not good, you’re not going to be good. If you believe you’re good, you have a lot better of a chance of being good, but you have to believe that you’re great if you want to go out there and win a National Championship.”

The Wolverines hope to place in the top two at Regionals to advance to the NCAA Championships, held in Los Angeles. The last time Michigan was in California, the team scored a season-best 197.550 on March 10.

“We need to do what we do,” Plocki said. “We need to be as good as we are. We need to perform the same way on Saturday that we have during the bulk of the regular season, trust in our abilities and have confidence.”


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Just saw PS I Love You play at the Lexington in front of an audience of around 50 people, tops. But what a lucky 50 we were. Audacious axework, incredible songs and a very fine line in sweatbands. Between us, a friend and I made off with two 12”s, one 7” and a t-shirt. We were even compelled to ask frontman Paul Saulnier to sign our plastic at the merch stall. Thrillingly he obliged, though it should be noted his indelible, scant ‘P/S’ does look like someone’s scrawled ‘PIS’ on the label.

What a band. Of course ‘Facelove’ appeared on last week’s New Noise, I only hope I get to enjoy witnessing one of the tracks from this week’s podcast performed live at some stage in the next few weeks.

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Dedicated to dramatically changing lives of children and adults afflicted with sarcomas and other orthopaedic tumors, Ilya Iofin, MD, utilizes innovative limb-sparing surgeries, groundbreaking techniques, and a specialized multidisciplinary approach for all stages from diagnosis to treatment. Dr. Ilya Iofin has extensive experience in the orthpaedic oncology field and works diligently and cooperatively with other medical professionals for a seamless continuum of care. He is also committed to embracing the most advanced, viable solutions for all types of bone and soft tissue tumors, particularly sarcomas.

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Park Peeves 2010

by Steve Russo, staff writer

Let me take you back for a moment—all the way back to the spring of 2008, when I wrote a column called Park Peeves. In that column, I borrowed a bit from my book and poked some fun at a few of the things or people (OK, mostly people) that might try my patience just a tad at the Disney parks. Do you remember the Dead Stoppers? How about the Esca-Waiters?

There was a terrific reader response to that column and many of you sent in additional suggestions, so in the spring of 2009 I published a sequel which I entitled Park Peeves 2009. (I know. It’s hard to believe I can be that clever, isn’t it?) In that second column, the list of Peeves expanded to include the FastPass Blockade and one of my personal favorites, Touristo Oblivioso (a reader suggestion.)

So here we are in the spring of 2010 and I began contemplating a third column in this series. My thoughts turned to one of my favorite movies of all time: The Godfather. It’s a great film and some would argue that its sequel, The Godfather Part II, was its equal…and maybe even better. The Godfather Part III? Not so much. The consensus is Francis Ford Coppola should have quit while ahead. Will the same fate befall me? Have I gone too far with this concept? Is three just one too many? I hope not, but you will be the judge of this, the third in the series, which I have even more cleverly named, Park Peeves 2010. (So I’m not the most original person in the world… sue me.)

The concept behind Park Peeves is simple—I list and describe those little things we encounter while vacationing at Walt Disney World; the things that make us sigh, scratch our heads and wonder just what that person was thinking. The list will include the occasional rude guest, but in all honesty, most of these come simply from those that have been overwhelmed by all that Disney has to offer. I use that term, “overwhelmed," rather than a far more graphic phrase that involves their cranium and an act that, I suspect, is anatomically impossible. However, this is a family-friendly column so we’ll just stick with “overwhelmed."

Nevertheless, that won’t stop us from poking fun—but remember that this column, like its predecessors, is aimed at those other people that commit these heinous acts—not you or me. Lord knows we could never be guilty of these infractions.

This time around, let’s begin with the transportation aspects of our Disney trip…

This first one may only strike home if you fly with Southwest Airlines. Just a few years ago, your Southwest Boarding Pass only contained the boarding group: A, B or C. At boarding time, you jostled and threw elbows with the rest of your group attempting to board sooner than the next person—all for the privilege of getting your choice of the 9” wide wafers we call airline seats. It was common for some folks to sit for hours on the floor, under the A, B or C sign, just to be the first in their group to board. Now, the process has changed so you receive a boarding group and a boarding number, guaranteeing you a specific spot in the line of boarders. I’ll say that again for effect: You are guaranteed a specific spot in line. Yet, the Early Bird will still be sitting on the floor under the “A” sign, 90-minutes prior to boarding. Can someone explain this to me?

You finally board the plane but find yourself backed up in the aisle, with thirty or forty others, while you wait patiently for the Color Guard Guy to take his seat. Before he can sit, he needs to stow his jacket in the overhead bin and he’s folding it with as much pomp and circumstance as a flag at Arlington National. He then gingerly places it in the overhead compartment where, three minutes later, it’s demolished by…

… the Carry-on King (or Queen.) This person has never checked a bag in his or her life. The thought of wasting time after arrival while waiting at Baggage Claim is so distasteful, they’ll toss all their worldly belongings into a cardboard refrigerator box, duct tape a rope handle on it, then cross out “Frigidaire” and write “Samsonite” on the side in red magic marker. They’ll drag this thing on board and stuff it into an overhead bin—completely crushing anything that had been placed there before.

The Air-Diner is a new breed, spawned by the steady decrease in anything resembling food being offered by an airline. Not satisfied with the six-peanut bag offered for the four-hour flight, the Air-Diner has thought ahead. As soon as a “comfortable cruising altitude” is reached, he begins to pull out a seven-course meal that has been cleverly disguised as a carry-on bag. Normally, this wouldn’t be terribly disturbing but, in most cases, their culinary choices seem to be focused on the most aromatic selections: things like Yak Flambe, Road-Kill Fricassee and Broiled Blubber. The aroma has me pining for the smell of burning rubber.

Moving on to the parks…

Have you ever found yourself in line at a FastPass machine? This usually occurs at a popular FastPass attraction like Soarin’ or Toy Story Mania. The line seems to have stopped moving when you discover you’re queued behind the FastPassinator. This person either has a large family or is part of a tour group and they’re holding something close to a bazillion tickets to run through the machine. It always seems that half the tickets are bent and this is the first time this person has ever used a FastPass machine. Ultimately, the machine jams and you’re forced to watch as he/she gestures wildly and shouts “Excuse me” at a nearby cast member. As an added bonus, about halfway through, they'll forget which of the two piles of tickets they have made on top of the machine have already been run through… and they'll start over again.

Have you ever been in a queue and been forced to listen to one side of a conversation? Some folks just can’t seem to pass even a few minutes of idle time without the compulsion to call someone at home and talk about absolutely nothing. The disease is called Cellular-itis and you’ll find the person afflicted will annoy you and the person they’ve called simultaneously. “So guess where I am right now…” Sheesh! Here’s something to try when this person is standing next to you… respond aloud as if you were the person on the other end of the call. Just make sure the caller is smaller than you and not armed.

A similar group of offenders, the Blue Toothers (should that be the Blue Teeth?) just scares me. They talk incessantly and, if I haven’t noticed the earpiece, I think they’re talking to me. It’s only after they’ve ignored me saying “Pardon me” three or four times that I realize what’s going on.

Several of you wrote in complaining about the Script Showoff. This is the person who, thanks to either owning the CD soundtrack or having ridden a half dozen times today knows the complete attraction script by heart and wants everyone onboard to know that he or she knows it.

Many of you wrote in to comment on the Stroller Stuffers. These folks will first stuff a stroller with a child that’s about six years too old to be in that stroller. This “child”, in order to fit, will have to sit/lie diagonally across the double stroller yet his knees are still up around his ears. The parents will then load every remaining square inch of the stroller with enough cargo to support a Marine battalion for three months.

In a similar vein are the Stroller Folders. For some unknown reason, they wait at the stop until the bus arrives before beginning the 15-minute process that will collapse their SUV-sized stroller down to the approximate dimensions of a Mini Cooper. The fun part is watching these poor souls trying to maneuver these things through the bus door and down the aisle while they juggle the stroller, four bags, two backpacks and three children.

Speaking of buses, have you run into the Back-Door Brigade? As the bus pulls up and 20 people line up to board at the front door, members of the Brigade decide they have no patience for lines. They simply cut to the back door to try to ensure they’re able to grab one of the few seats still available. I’ve been known to cheer wildly when the bus driver will catch them at this and make them exit and re-join the line.

Here’s one I’ve been guilty of… The Stalker will stand outside the head of the line for a character meet and then take pictures of that character regardless of the fact that no one from their party is in the line. The picture would usually be a character posing with a complete stranger. In my defense, I’ve only done this once but you’ll need to cut me some slack—it was Jasmine! The guys will understand.…

Hey! It's Jasmine. Photo by Steve Russo.

The Mad Hatters are those who enter a store to try on the hats and take pictures of each other. They clearly have no intention of buying anything but they’ll don Sombreros and Rastafarian wigs while giggling and clicking cell phone cameras. I’m just hoping that shampoo has been on their shopping list somewhere in the last decade.

The Rack ‘em – Stack ‘em Dads can often be found directly in front of me at fireworks or parades. I find a spot and think I have a great view until the show starts and the six-feet six-inches dad puts little Johnny on his shoulders forming a nine-foot wall that successfully prevents me, and the dozen or so around me, from seeing anything. This is particularly perplexing when said dad took up his spot about three minutes before the show started and I’ve been waiting for 30 minutes.

The Space Invaders also strike during parades and fireworks shows. You’ve staked out your spot amidst the crowds and, just prior to the show starting, three people slide into the six inches of empty space between you and the person in front of you. So much for personal space—I’ve gotten to know a few of these people better than most of the girls I dated in high school.

Although it sounds like the name of a Native American tribe, it’s anything but. The U-Owe-Mes have somehow become very prevalent at Walt Disney World. They can usually be found at a resort’s front desk, a restaurant podium or bending the ear of an attraction cast member. They’re loudly complaining and usually looking for something extra… for free. I’ve seen attraction cast members berated because of a lengthy wait. I’ve also seen restaurant hosts/hostesses try unsuccessfully to explain the facility is completely booked and there are no tables available yet the U-Owe-Me will have none of that. The cast members work very hard to make our vacations magical—they don’t deserve that.

I have a new Park Peeve that has nothing to do with guests—it’s with the characters and, most notably, the Big Cheese his own self: yes, Mickey! Several years ago, they introduced a newer technology for a few of the masked characters, Mickey included. This technology allows their eyes to blink. While this is very lifelike, it’s ruined more than a few of my photos when Mickey’s eyes are half closed. It looks like he’s falling asleep or, in some cases, it’s that semi-drowsy look that comes with a wee bit too much of the mouse juice.

Has Mickey fallen asleep here? Photo by Steve Russo.

Lastly… a plea. With each previous Park Peeves column, I’ve received a good number of responses and suggestions (for which I thank you.) I’ve also received more than a few pleas from wheelchair and ECV users and I’ve promised to plead their case here. They chuckle with us over the Dead-Stoppers, Bull-Rushers and Wanderers that present a problem to us all… but they ask to publicize the particular problem they present when you’re riding in a motorized vehicle and lack the ability to stop on a dime. I’ll relay their message and ask all of us bipeds to be cognizant of those around us and try not to cut off, stop dead in front of, or overly crowd the folks in these vehicles. They have to spend a lot of their time staring at our butts in line so the least we can do is cut them a bit of slack and give them a bit of room. On their behalf, I thank you.

That’s it for Park Peeves 2010. Does anything here strike a note you’re familiar with? Let me know and send in your suggestions for next time, assuming there will be a Park Peeves 2011. As always, thanks for reading.


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