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When it comes to winter there is one drink in particular that paves the way straight from the drinks cabinet – and that is port. With its deliciously rich notes and warm flavours it is a tipple of choice that is ideal for sipping round a fire, enjoying with cheese after a meal, or even adding to your own Christmas punch. After all, port is a drink to be savoured and enjoyed. Because of this, we have worked with Taylor’s Port to put together our top tips for drinking port this Christmas to get the most out of every sip…

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How to serve port

One of the first questions many ask when it comes to serving port is whether or not it should be decanted. The answer to this is that it depends on which port you are drinking. You will need to decant Vintage Ports as they mature in their bottles and need to be decanted to remove the natural sediment and to allow the aromas to express themselves. Ports such as late bottled vintage ports and aged tawny ports don’t need to be decanted as they mature in oak vats or casks where sediment would have settled before being bottled.

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When to serve port

Port wine is a wine that can be served with a whole host of different foods, though is most commonly served at the end of a meal with cheeses, dried fruits and walnuts. Going forward, you should consider the type of port you have (or want) and then pair foods with this. For example, full bodied, fruity red ports such as Ruby Ports, Reserve Ports and Vintage Port have intense fruit flavours and are best to be paired with cheese than any other wine. These flavours also make them great to be served with desserts such as a chocolate tart or dark chocolate mousse with red berries. Rich and Mellow Tawny Ports such as 10, 20, 30 and 40 year old tawny ports have a nutty taste with aromas of butterscotch and fine oak wood go well with almond tart, pecan pie or a creme brulee. Vintage ports go well with walnuts, dried fruits such as apricots or figs and richly flavoured cheeses. Finally, try a white port chilled as an aperitif or make a cocktail by pouring it over ice in a tall glass and topping it with tonic and fresh mint. You could also try drizzling a dash of white port into a warm soup on a winters day.

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How to store port

Storing port properly is important to keeping the flavours intact. The best place to store your port is in a cool, dark and vibration free cupboard which is at a constant temperature – ideally of no more than 15C. If storing a Vintage port, it is recommended to store it on its side to keep the cork moist at all times. If you invest in an expensive port you can get this stored professionally with a good wine merchant.

Will you be changing the way you drink port following from our top tips for drinking port this Christmas to get the most out of each sip? Find out more about Taylor’s Port including where to buy and the full range, as well as different tips, tricks and recipes here.

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Well, got to the oral surgeon at 8:10 this morning, and was back at home on my couch at 11:00 a.m.

Six teeth in all were pulled (and I'm glad for it, really). The office was absolutely amazing, the waiting area was set up theater style. Really cool, and all the staff were friendly and amazingly nice and helpful. Men's bathroom had no toilet paper, but I reported it and I'm sure that was taken care of.

So far so good, lots of numbness, but no pain so far. My scripts should now be ready and my father-in-law will go pick 'em up shortly.

I took a before pic on Rachel's camera phone. Will take an after pic sometime later this afternoon.

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A Beautiful Disaster: Changeling Luna Mothprairieflower on March 1st, 2006 05:28 pm (UTC)
Trust me on this one. Get those meds in you LONG before the numbness goes away. I had two doses of my painkillers into me before the numbness had gone out of my mouth. And I am grateful. It made a big difference. The doc reccommended that I take a dose as soon as they were ready. I was given lorcet (vicodin) and since I need to usually take it with some food or something, I had a glass of milk. It wasn't easy drinking, but just a little to cushion your tummy will be better.

Get lots of rest, feel better.
Michael: Warlock smilingservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 06:14 pm (UTC)
Thanks for the tip! Just picked up the painkillers and antibiotics and popped 'em.
A Beautiful Disasterprairieflower on March 1st, 2006 06:53 pm (UTC)
Good good good.

Stay partly propped up, too- don't lay flat down. It will help with swelling.
Michael: Abbyservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 06:57 pm (UTC)

I have been using the compresses Abby uses whenever she gets a boo boo. One is a Clifford ice pack and one is a smiley face ice pack.

Woo! :)
A Beautiful Disasterprairieflower on March 1st, 2006 07:16 pm (UTC)
I love those little ice packs! They are too cute! I saw some the other day while I was shopping and really really want them. But I need larger ice packs most of the time. ;)
Michael: Warlock smilingservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 07:19 pm (UTC)
I have a towel wrapped around them both and then on each side of my face.

When Abby gets home, I'm sure she'll want to have them for herself. :)
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Michael: Campbell's Soupservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 06:16 pm (UTC)
That's good to hear--though it sounds like yours was much more hardcore.

Yours is one of the few experiences that I've heard that has gone well. It's a good thing to hear.
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Michael: Worried Dinosaurservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 06:22 pm (UTC)
EEK! Oh my.
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Michael: Worried Dinosaurservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 06:17 pm (UTC)
Before going under, I could feel what was going on...didn't like it one bit, and was glad that I was put under.
Simply Stan: scaredpaperpath on March 1st, 2006 05:59 pm (UTC)
Oh, dude. Ow.

(now's the time for a phone post, doncha think?)

But seriously, feel better soon.

Michael: Goofy Grinservermonkey on March 1st, 2006 06:18 pm (UTC)
Funny that you mention that, I have been considering it--and it would have been exceptionally entertaining when I was feeling happy after leaving the surgeon's place.

Thanks for the well wishes.


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I breathed a small sigh of relief today, after finally getting the skirt shell sewn together for my sister’s wedding. It fits. Thank goodness. Always a risk if you make a toile from another fabric that it can stretch more. I’m off to get another (invisible) zip tomorrow as the standard one just isnt neat enough.

The whole thing will look better once lined, as despite pressing it still rumples a little, but crepe is a bit of a sensitive customer. I appear to have improve my top stitching skills (yay!) and I think the white contrasts very nicely with the green.

So, here are some photos.

ImageImageImageImage more pressing to do. The jacket has been shoved around a bit and it really shows! next job, cut out and sew all the lining for both pieces.

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I am a sucker for leftover fabric. It calls to me, pleads not be wasted. Gives me “save me” looks. Tugs at my heart strings and frequently ends up costing me more money when I try and find a use for it. My current project is no exception. I have had the misfortune of having not just one but TWO projects result in lots of excess leftover fabric.

The result is two entire extra garments (I cant help myself). Here is one of them, a nice simple pencil skirt. Except  I had to decide to add a lining and also add piping. At least the extra fabric and notions were not all too expensive. After wrestling with the cord and being reminded why I don’t like piping I was finally able to see where I was headed. I’ve moved the side zip to the centre back and quickly pinned the hem up and basted the back centre seam together.

I must say, I have grown to be a real fan of boucle wool. The stuff drapes beautifully, presses like a dream and is surprisingly crisp to cut out. I’ve also found the perfect silk polka dot lining to go with it. You’ll understand why I had to purchase it, it matches perfectly with the boucle. I’ve sewn everything otherwise straight from the enveope. No lengthening needed. Amazing.  This never happens! just need to now hem it properly, and add the zip and lining.

let the sun always shine….

This fabric has a History. A rather sad one in fact. Originally the yellow fabric was going to be used for my dressmaking course to make a dress I had designed and drafted. Alas, my inexperienced dye job went rather badly and I ended up with an inconsistent colour. I spent a rather horrendous amount of time and money trying to dye it to a more solid shade. It was not to be.

With some no little frustration and annoyance I put it to one side, determined at some future stage to use it and create something more positive out of it. Fast forward the clock. Before starting the outfit for my sister’s wedding I decided something simpler was in order as a quick break (I have just finished making the toile).

I decided to make the curtain I had originally envisaged. I went out and spent (yet more) money on additional supplies. Hooks, rings, blackout fabric (and because the fabric wasn’t long enough for the drop) contrasting fabric.

It then became more decorated as the days went by, I thought merely two colours were a little dull. So I decided when I get up I should always see the sun shining regardless of the day outside. Also when I go to sleep the moon will come out to watch over me…..

This has just worked as I had to create very narrow seam allowances (the width of the blackout was 1.38 meters, just the finished width I intended to have. I’ve overlocked all the insides to ensure nothing frays.

To give you an idea of how overdue this was, here’s what it has replaced…as you can see its horribly sun faded.

I think it suits me!

I’ve sewn the jacket together (bar the lining and the collar facings) and can now see the final effect. I’m pleased to report I’m feeling much more positive and enthusiastic about the outfit now I can see it with the jacket.

The jacket does a good job of highlighting the waist and I just love that peplum. A few tweaks for the final version are required. The sleeves need to a smidge longer (I used a 2cm hem allowance to cheat) and I took in the side seams tapering out to a quarter inch from the under arms to the waist to create zero ease in this area.

The jacket was MUCH easier to put together than the skirt. I can also already see this is going to go really well with some of my existing wardrobe (which was the whole idea of getting more wear out of this than just for my sister’s wedding).

Some creative photography was required, as my housemate is currently asleep and the light was fading fast. Given the awful lighting conditions yesterday inside later in the evening, I grabbed the camera to take some photos outside before it got too dusky. I do love that front door….

trying to look elegant (not easy when taking your own photos!)

trying to look elegant (not easy when taking your own photos!)

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The AAS-AQS-UNO from Amphenol Advanced Sensors is an air quality evaluation board. This engineering evaluation board is used to evaluate the Telarie air quality sensors. It can support T9602 temperature and humidity sensors, T6713 carbon dioxide sensor, SM-PWM-01C dust sensors and other sensors. The OLED display and Bluetooth output can be supported at the same time. This evaluation board is designed to speed-up evaluation and development of relevant sensors. The serial output can be configured to send sensor data to PC over the USB connection for recording and analysis in 3rd party software. It is used for rapid development of air quality sensor acquisition system (temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide and dust), rapid development of intelligent apparel devices and low power consumption IOT based Bluetooth modules.
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Art: “Miss Lizzy Goes Beekeeping” ACEO art card

A lovely vintage Victorian lady beekeeper...(-: 2.5" x 3.5" ACEO art card. Original artwork by Sherry Key aka Skey

ACEO – Lowbrow Art – “No, You’re a Dumb Ass.”

"You quit smoking!" "No, you quit smoking!." "You're a dumb ass!" "No, you're a dumb ass!" I can always lay the blame on others, for my bad habits...(-: This is an Offworlder "Brown Egg Hatcher." Sometimes they put the egg in their mouth so it can be maintained at a certain temperature, or...sometimes they put... Continue Reading →

Art: “Lizard Interrupted” ACEO art card

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"You're Invited!" Everyone who is anyone will be coming to Fitz and Hugh's celebration. They even posed for this custom party invitation that they sent out.  === I created this little artwork for the February Nibblefest NFAC "Black and White" theme art auction that runs the 20th through the 27th of this month. All art... Continue Reading →

Art: February Nibble theme is “Black and White”

I'm working on a few new pieces that go along with February's Nibblefest (NFAC) theme that runs the 20th through the 27th of each month on Ebay.   At first I thought doing something in black and white would be kind of boring for me but I'm kind of getting into it now. Black and... Continue Reading →

Art: “My Freakishly Large Eye” Original ACEO art card

  They say my eye is freakishly large but hey, it got me this great paying job as the star attraction at the circus. I'm rollin in the dough so I guess I get the last === 2.5" x 3.5" very collectible ACEO art card. Original art by Sherry Key a.k.a. Skey

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Two sweet vintage girls pictured on this reversible mixed media ceramic decoration. All I have to do is add some ribbon to hang it with. This will be going to the Carpenter Family Auction along with some other art pieces to make money to have the reunion again next year.   ACEO 2.5" x 3.5'... Continue Reading →

Art: ACEO Art Card “Eye See You”

Thought you were alone? Thought you were out in a field by yourself enjoying nature and watching the butterflies flit by? Think again...there is always someone or some "thing" watching. I just don't want you to be unprepared if you look up and see a big ole eye in the sky. Sherry 2.5" x 3.5"... Continue Reading →

Art: ACEO “Pretty Please With A Cherry On Top?”

I'm calling this "Acerbic Monday" in honor of Joan Rivers. I've followed her for many years and one of my secret guilty pleasures in recent years was "Fashion Police." She wasn't afraid to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of fashion. Female body parts, male body parts, putting them together, fatness, skinnyness,... Continue Reading →

Art: ACEO “Triplets” This month’s theme is “All In A Row.”

This month's theme for Nibblefest and my art blog is "All In A Row." I really kind of love these guys in pastel colors and especially the one with the tie. I might carry this concept a little further on a future artwork.   Nibblefest's (NFAC) monthly themed art auction on Ebay is where selected... Continue Reading →

Art: ACEO “The Seer” This month’s theme is “All In A Row.”

This month's theme for Nibblefest and my art blog is "All In A Row" and in the artwork I have done so far I seem to be stuck on the number "three." Pictured is a rare, not often seen Tricyclops. To see one in person is a sign of good fortune. Nibblefest's (NFAC) monthly themed... Continue Reading →

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So I mentioned in my previous post that one thing I enjoy about the monthly Nibblefest (NFAC) themes is coming up with various ideas on the one theme. Last month I posted three works of art for "Clouds." I think before this month is out I'll have three done with the March theme "Doors." Below... Continue Reading →

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Ahh, the pause that refreshes! Nothing beats a drink of fresh, clean, clear water. Giraffes was the November theme for Nibblefest on Ebay. A monthly art contest that runs the 20th through the 27th of each month and the art starts at just .99 cents. This is one of the giraffes I did that I... Continue Reading →

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So I’m looking for some advice here… A year ago I found out my husband was having an affair… His mistress sent me photos and messages between the two of them to all my social media accounts. It was horrible, and almost destroyed my marriage. That was over a year ago and this woman continues to this very day to drag us all through their torrid affair. She has been setting up these revenge accounts on instagram. So far she has made like 5 profiles, posting pictures of her and my husband, of me, and of my children. This woman is crazy. Some of the pictures she has posted were of my husband and her in bed. She then after setting up these accounts goes and becomes friends with everyone in our followers list, and then sends them the pictures as well. She tags my husband and I in pictures of her basically nude all the time, constantly referring to her affair with my husband through different hashtags. We block her, and she just goes and makes a new account. We even hired a cyber security investigator that was able to get a few of the accounts taken down, but then she just put them right back up or makes new ones. The police don’t seem to care, and neither does instagram. This woman has zero shame and continues to drag our family through turmoil, when we are all just trying to move past this and recover from this whole thing. I don’t know what to do, isn’t there a way we can get her permanently banned from social media? She has no business being on there in the first place. A few weeks ago she even posted a picture of my daughters 13th birthday party saying she had so much fun at her step-daughters party… if that doesn’t disturb TF out of you, I don’t know what else could. This woman clearly needs psychological help, but I don’t know how to make her stop…

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  1. truthMay 29, 2018 at 2:11 pm

    what she is doing is stalking and last i checked its against the law

  2. stop being blindMay 27, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    you shouldnt be worried about what shes doing to try to get your atention BUT SHOULD BE WORRIED AND ASHAMED of staying with the cheater and trying to help him hide all the bad stuff he did! leave him and help her embarass him! please this is so embarassing i cant believe besides being cheated on you still agree to stay with him and try to cover up his mistakes

  3. Super WomanMay 27, 2018 at 12:05 pm

    You messed up by getting back with him in the first place. He took pictures with this broad? Really? Wow, you need to let this man go & move on woman. That’s my opinion.

  4. GiaMay 27, 2018 at 10:52 am

    Try deleting your own social media accts for 3 months then come back using a nickname, or just initials and your Grandma’s maiden last name and dont use any photo’s she would recognize as your profile picture. That twat waffle will eventually move on. There is a cyber stalking law, you may have to get a Lawyer to send her a cease and Desist letter, theeatening a lawsuit.

  5. TeresaMay 27, 2018 at 7:21 am

    He cheated and you’re blaming her for “almost” destroying your marriage! Blame him! Watch the movie Fatal Attraction cause that sounds like what’s going on here. He should be the one dealing with the damage that HE has caused. Be prepared for it to happen again cause since you decided to stay with him, he will cheat again. Good luck with that.

  6. Been thereFebruary 19, 2018 at 7:02 am

    How did she get a picture of your daughters 13th bday party? Do you have access to chech your phone/text log? If she is posting pictures of your under age child then you need to take everything you have and go consult with an attorney, hire that attorney to write her a cease letter threatening legal action, in the mean time lock up your social media accts so she can’t see anything. This woman sounds like a nut job. But this is not entirely her fault

  7. JewlesFebruary 17, 2018 at 11:22 am

    First she did not almost wreck your home. That pos you call your husband did. He chose to have an affair. If you really want to work on your marriage get the hell off social media. Granted she sounds like a crazy ass woman he chose her. Stop posting pictures. You already know she is gonna take them and use them against you. Put the blame were it goes. Say it with me. My husband had an affair and almost destroyed our marriage.

  8. NikkiFebruary 17, 2018 at 5:08 am

    Try to get a police report then go to the courthouse and take her to court and sue for pain and suffering and make sure you take pictures of all the accounts she have one Socia media’s and all the comments and post she put up because that is harassment and the judge will make sure she would not do it again

  9. Fuck these homewreckersFebruary 16, 2018 at 10:24 pm

    Restraining order restraining order. All of your accounts and your husband’s should b so private that she cant do any of that sh*t no matter what new account she makes.

  10. Just trying to help.February 16, 2018 at 5:09 pm

    I know you should not have to do this but maybe stay off of social media for awhile delete all accounts to whatever you have. Stay low for awhile and then maybe in a couple of months when she has no accounts to tag you and your husband in she will stop. If you do start up social media sites again make it a nick name of yours or something that she cannot guess and make it completely private to where people cannot search for you and only have friends and family on your accounts that are very close to you. Hopefully this person is not friends of any friends of yours.

  11. DbldawgdareyaFebruary 16, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    Why dont YOU delete your social media stop posting pics and repair your marriage? If she doesnt know whats going on it would be the best revenge dont you think?

  12. Wonder WomanFebruary 16, 2018 at 11:44 am

    I am sorry I am still stuck on the “she almost destroyed my marriage”. I am pretty sure him having an affair and one that gave her all those pictures should be the thing that destroyed the marriage. However since it isn’t and you are determined to work this out other then suing her personally not much you are going to be able to do.

  13. Don't Give A Fu*kFebruary 16, 2018 at 10:54 am

    Send her a ceased and disissed letter if she continues AFTER she receives the letter at that point you can move forward with a lawsuit! Her posting nude photos of your husband is 100% against the law. Calling your local county district attorney office is probably what you will have to do if the cops aren’t willing to help.

  14. TheRealMrsGrayFebruary 16, 2018 at 8:26 am

    Why are you with him? And why are you still fighting his battles? HE CHEATED ON YOU?!? He should be telling that bish to go kick rocks! She sounds like a psychopath. If it was me, I’d get a gun and let her know if she comes near you and your babies, you won’t hesitate!

  15. Sick n tiredFebruary 16, 2018 at 4:38 am

    Why are you still with him? They only change temporarily, then when you relax, they go back to cheating. Why has she not been blocked on these social media sites? How did she get pictures of birthday party? Change all your setting on fb private, friends only, and hide all personal info to only you can see it, my guess is, he’s still lying to you both, don’t just assume he isn’t seeing her, they know how to miss a day if work to visit the other, my ex fav saying was, God forgives me, you should too, well I helped him pack on mistress #9, him n her got married in diff state, I’ve seen him away from her at another woman’s house in our town, he’s her headache now

  16. LaceyFebruary 16, 2018 at 2:15 am

    Is there anyway u can get a restraining order on her or get her for harrasement

  17. Golden stateFebruary 16, 2018 at 2:04 am

    Keep all the evidence
    Don’t delete anything
    Do not respond unprofessionally in anyway. In fact do not respond to her at all.
    Report to police Report to your local county prosecutors office.
    I worked in the terms of service, fraud department for years for a internet service.

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    I work with online digital profile and having gone through a similar experience with my ex husband. Do you want me to help? If you give me the instagram profile names, I would love to do what I wish I had known back when my situation was going on


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Live in the Moment

As I sit on a bench looking out at Lake Washington, my thoughts are scattered. I think about my past. The relationships I’ve had and the things I could have done to change the outcome, but I also think about my future. Starting a new job and finding ways to push myself to become who I want to be.

It’s interesting though, that even when we are physically present, we can be living in a different time in our mind. Whether in the past, replaying memories; or in the future, planning our next steps to success. Yet living in the past or the future, can prevent us from truly experiencing the present moment we are in.

It is true that reflecting on the past can be beneficial, helping us learn from both our mistakes and success’. But reflection is merely a visit to the past. It is when we are living in the past that it can become dangerous. Maybe we are living in the past because we believe we have already had our best moments and that the future can’t compare. Or we have regrets. Things we wish we could change. So we replay the situation over and over trying to change the unchangeable.

Looking at the past

Yet we mustn’t get stuck living in the past. Memories, often times, are distorted. The further we go back into our memory the hazier our memories become, making it difficult for us to see those moments, whether good or bad, without bias. As they truly were. We tend to either remove all the negative and see only the positive, or remove all the positive and see only the negative. Neither interpretation which is accurate. We need to learn to leave the past in the past, where it belongs. What is done is done. By living in the past, we are preventing ourselves from moving forward, holding us at a standstill. Just like a train stuck at the platform, we aren’t reaching our full potential.

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However, living in the future is no better. Where we are always concerned about the next step. Our next career goal, who we want to marry, what age we want to have kids, where we want to live. These are all good things to think about and aspire to, yet sometimes we get carried away. We think once we reach a certain point in the future we will be happy. Once we have this job, we’ll be happy. Once we’re married, we’ll be happy. But once again this kind of thinking just steals away from our present sense of peace and contentment. Because we are always looking ahead; to what is just beyond our grasp. This anxious, goal driven mentality creates a cycle where we are never satisfied with the present and are always looking to the future to make us happy.

Past and future

So I’m going to stop letting the past have power over my present and stop borrowing troubles from tomorrow. Because in this very moment I have so much to be grateful for. The liquid movement of my pen, the sound of the waves lapping the shore, the seagulls flying around calling to their friends, the fresh air tickling my lungs, and the sunlight warming my face.

I would encourage you to start letting go of your past and stop trying so hard to control your future. Live in the moment. Right here. Right now. Be present where you are. Because this very moment is where you are. Embrace it. 🙂

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The past is the past and the future is the future. But I am going to be present. I’m going to live in the moment.

What I Learned in 2014

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With a New Year approaching, I always like to take time to reflect on what I’ve learned over the past year. And this year is no different. Looking back on the year reminds me of how far I’ve come, but also inspires me on towards my next adventure. In some areas of my life I grew only a little, but in others I grew exponentially. The next few paragraphs are just a few of the things I’ve learned this year.

It’s harder to meet people after college.

“And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

Baby, I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off” –Taylor Swift

Music has the profound ability to express our emotions even when we feel like we can’t.

In a relationship, you should love and be loved exactly as you are. Not based on who you expect them to be or who they think you should be.

It’s okay to cry. It means you cared enough for it to hurt you.

There is nothing like a good friend to comfort you and distract you from a broken heart.

Inability to see worth

Your self-worth is not based upon your accomplishments, so even when you fail, you are still worth more than ever.

Certainty is sexy.

Never stop trying new things and building up your life.

Some of the best moments in life are totally unscripted.

Even when God feels distant, He is always right there in your greatest times of need.

Crushed in spirit

If your gut is telling you that something isn’t right, you really should listen to it.

The ultimate battle is fought in your mind.

Although credit cards have a negative connotation, as long as you pay them on time you can gain all kinds of great rewards just from buying what you usually do.

There is nothing like a good workout to boost your mood and send you off ready to conquer a new day.

Live in the moment. Live with passion.

Stop waiting

I’ve learned so much this year! Every experience I’ve had, both good and bad, have shaped me into who I am today, and it’s crazy to think that I’m not the same person I was at the beginning of the year. With all that I’ve leanred, I’m excited for a new year. A year of adventure and intrigue. A year of no boundaries or limitations. A year of joy and excitement.

So as the sun sets today, it not only signifies the end of another day, but the end of another year. A year of joy and sorrow; beauty and pain; triumphs and failures; things I wish I could forget and things I never want to forget. What a beautiful year! Even so, I’m ready for the next one ❤

Beauty in Pain

She found herself lying on the floor again, a place she knew far too well. Tears gently fell from her cheeks, letting go of the dreams and hopes she had held onto so tightly. Yet, this is where God wanted her. At His feet. Humble. Crying out to Him. Of course, God didn’t want to see her in such pain, but He had a plan for her, with dreams far greater than her own and hopes more beautiful than she could imagine.

Romans 8_18

When disappointment comes, most people fail to see the beauty in the pain, with eyes clouded by tears and hurt, they become bitter and afraid, closing themselves off to the world and to their potential to grow. But pain is a necessary and unavoidable part of life. For it is in those moments of our deepest pain and disappointment, where we find ourselves weak and vulnerable, unable and unwilling to get up, that we realize who we are and what is really important to us.

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Pain refines us.

Teaching us who our true friends are. Teaching us humility. Teaching us to not make the same mistakes we have in the past. Teaching us to be more careful with our heart. It shapes us into a better version of ourselves. Inspiring us to overcome our circumstances and learn to provide comfort to those experiencing similar disappointments.

Pain and suffering can define you in one of two ways. It can make you bitter and afraid, closing yourself off to life and opportunities. Or it can make you better; growing you, refining you, and shaping you into a better person. The main difference in which direction your heart chooses to take is hope. Never lose that hope. For there is a light at the end of the tunnel and beauty in the midst of pain.

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So You Got Dumped…

You could tell something was off. He was becoming distant, pulling away, and building up his walls. Something had changed in such a short amount of time, leaving you with a million questions. Why is he pulling away? Did I do something wrong? So you attempt to get closer to figure out the problem, all the while he pushes you farther away until he realizes he can’t put it off anymore. So he tells you.

“I think you are a great person and any guy would be lucky to have you,          but ___________”

“It’s not you; it’s me.”

“I’m just not ready for a relationship, but maybe in a couple years we’ll be together.”

“I love you, but I’m not in love with you.”

All the lines you’ve heard before that don’t give you any hint as to why he decided you weren’t right for each other.

Comfort with a lie

It had all seemed so perfect though. You invested so much of your time and energy into caring for this person and building a dream of what life could be like together, only to have the magic carpet ripped out from under you. You go into shock, hoping that by denying it, it won’t be real. Hoping that tomorrow you’ll wake up and see a text from him saying “Good morning Beautiful” and the nightmare will fade. But you wake up the next day to nothing and reality hits you… hard.

You blame yourself, thinking that if you had done this better or that better he may have stayed. A kaleidoscope of thoughts dance through your head like a movie trailer replaying all the moments you wish you could go back and change. Yet you can’t rewind and even if you could it probably wouldn’t change anything. Sadness and lethargy overwhelm you. Your only request is that you could stay in bed indefinitely in hopes of escaping this painful reality.

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Then the anger comes… You can’t believe you trusted him with your heart. You are angry at him for hurting you, but also at yourself for trusting that he wouldn’t. You feel so stupid for being blinded by his charm. So you run farther, lift heavier, and push yourself harder hoping to get rid of your anger.

Months go by and as the time passes you think of him less and less every day. You won’t deny the pain he caused you, but you realize it’s not the end of the world. That there are greater things to put your time and energy into. So you take up a new hobby and start trying things you never thought you had time for. You discover you are quite the poet, and your ability to rap is off the charts. You begin to truly let go.

Close your eyes

Even so, break-ups are never easy. Yet all the pain and hurt you feel means that they really meant something to you. As Alfred Lord Tennyson wisely said, “Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Love is scary… it’s giving someone the power to destroy you and trusting that they won’t. But love is worth it. Entering any relationship, whether dating or friendship, there is always the possibility of it not working out. Yet, don’t be afraid to take that risk. Next time you’ll just have to be a little more careful with your heart. ❤

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Past Imperfect, Future Tense: The Elected Presidency and the Constitutional Development of an ‘Ever Evolving Hybrid’

Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, drawn by his cousin Niels Christian Kierkegaard (via the Wikimedia Commons)

Thio Li-ann
Professor and Provost’s Chair
Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

SØREN KIERKEGAARD once said: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” This sentiment reflects the evolution of the elected presidency (EP) as a facet of the development of the Singapore Constitution, not by judicial interpretation, but executive determination, within the context of a dominant party state. The development of the Constitution of Singapore in this manner is facilitated by the reality that constitutional amendment is a political and practical possibility.

The elected presidency was and is a unique constitutional experiment whose authors were determined to see it succeed, yet uncertain of how it would operate in practice. Its introduction was thought crucial to good governance, to check an untrammeled government, through pre-emptively instituting presidential ‘veto’ powers in relation to a limited range of primarily fiscal government decisions, providing a ‘second key’ to the national kitty. This was reflected in the strong entrenchment provisions that accompanied the institution, signifying its importance before it was tested. However flexibility was retained by not bringing into operation this special entrenchment regime. Instead, the institution could be modified following the general Article 5(2) procedure, which requires the support of a 2/3 parliamentary majority. The need to preserve the ability to refine the system reflects its experimental quality. Alarm has regularly been expressed where understandings contrary to the institutional design of its authors have been expressed (for example, by presidential candidates campaigning during elections), such as the opinion that the EP could operate as a second centre of political power, or that the EP could act in a proactive manner or in a publicly adversarial fashion vis-à-vis the government. Continue reading

Mandates, Majorities and the Legitimacy of the Elected President (Part II of II)

Hong Wen School in Kallang was used as a counting centre during the 2011 presidential election. (By Jack Lee [CC-BY-SA-3.0] via the Wikimedia Commons.)

Kevin YL Tan
Adjunct Professor of Law
National University of Singapore

Selecting the Elected President

In Part I of this post, I examined how the constitutional amendments to the eligibility criteria further limit voters’ choices. In this Part, I will examine how the lack of elections where there is no contest weakens the President’s claim of a mandate.

A major sticking point concerning the process of electing the President has been section 15 of the Presidential Elections Act which stipulates that if, on nomination day, ‘only one candidate stands nominated’ that candidate shall be declared ‘to be elected to the office of President.’ This happened twice, in 1999 and again in 2005 when the late SR Nathan stood as the sole candidate in both elections.

The situation changed completely in 2011 when four candidates stood contested the elections. Former Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan Keng Yam emerged triumphant, but only just. He garnered 35.2% of the popular vote, beating his closest opponent, Tan Cheng Bock by a mere 7,382 votes (or 0.35% of the votes cast).

The ‘election’ of 1999 and 2005 and that of 2011 bring into sharp relief the fact that none of the winning candidates had an absolute majority of the votes cast. In the case of President Nathan, who faced no opponent, it is difficult to ascertain what proportion of the public actually supported him or gave him their mandate to function as President. The case of President Tony Tan is more problematic. Notwithstanding his victory in this four-man race, his share of 35.2% was just slightly more than a third of all votes cast. Viewed conversely, a large segment of the population – close to 65% of all electors – were actually in favour of the candidates. It would thus be difficult to claim the moral high ground to say that such a majority gave him a true mandate from the people to speak and act for them as President.

Such was the system as of 2011. This matter of majorities and a change of electoral process was canvassed before the Constitutional Commission. I proposed that in the event of an election involving more than two candidates, a second-round run-off election should be held to give the final winner a clear majoritarian mandate. This system is not new, having been used in countries such as Austria, Brazil, Finland and India. The object of this two-round run-off system is to have the second round of voting limited to the top two first-round candidates. Thus, in the case of Singapore’s 2011 election, a run-off would have pitched Tony Tan and Tan Cheng Bock against each other. Whoever won that election would have an absolute majority.

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Mandates, Majorities and the Legitimacy of the Elected President (Part I of II)

A poster of Tony Tan Keng Yam, who was eventually elected as President at the 2011 presidential election. (By Jack Lee [CC-BY-SA-3.0] via the Wikimedia Commons.)

Kevin YL Tan
Adjunct Professor of Law
National University of Singapore

An Elected President to Check an Elected Government

The Elected Presidency was created as a knee-jerk reaction to the People’s Action Party’s (PAP’s) worst nightmare: that in a ‘freak election’, ‘irrational’ voters might cause a seismic shift in voting patterns to bring into office an irresponsible and profligate government. The Westminster parliamentary system of government, with its fusion of executive and legislative powers, would provide no check on such a government if it had a parliamentary majority. It was thus necessary to create a countervailing force to put the brakes on the excesses of such a government.

Back in 1984, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s solution was to transform the office of the President into an elected one. The logic behind the need to elect the President has been enunciated and emphasized many times: If you want someone to check on an elected government, you need to cloak him or her with the requisite moral authority to do so and this can only come from being elected.

Why Elections Matter

Elections are the bedrock of democratic representation and participation. Those elected are presumed to have the mandate of those who elected them, and thus a corresponding legitimacy to undertake whatever their office requires of them. The bigger the majority, the greater the legitimacy and the more secure the mandate. At the same time, elections are desirable because they throw up the ‘best’ candidates available for the job or mission. However, when we look at how Singapore’s ‘Elected’ President gains office, these precepts quickly fall by the wayside.

Prior to 1991, all presidents were nominated and ‘elected’ by Parliament. There was no real electoral contest in this closed system. Parliament’s ‘electing’ of the President was really a reaffirmation of the Government’s choice; nothing more. The constitutional provisions that followed transformed the office into an elected one, albeit with serious limitations. The idea was that elections gave holders of the office a majoritarian mandate upon which sat its moral authority to control an elected government. The logic of this idea surely lay in (a) giving the electorate a real choice in terms of the candidates; and (b) ensuring that the chosen candidate had indeed been put through the rigours of elections and emerged with an undisputed majority.

However, provisions in the Constitution and the Presidential Election Act subvert this logic in two ways. First, by severely limiting voters’ choice in stipulating the type of candidate who can stand for election based on a mixed criterion of executive experience and financial savvy; and second, by allowing sole candidates to be declared ‘elected’. In the first of this two-part post, I will examine how recent amendments to the Constitution have narrowed the field further by tightening the criteria for ‘private sector’ candidates and the institution of a race-based rotation system of elections.

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The New Constitutional Amendment Bill: Changes to the Role and Functions of the Council of Presidential Advisors

Dr. Jaclyn L. Neo
Assistant Professor
National University of Singapore
Faculty of Law

I.         Introduction

Singapore’s elected Presidency is a sui generis institution. It is a modification of the convention in the parliamentary system where the Head of State plays a ceremonial role and is not elected. The modification however does not go far enough to transform the political system to a presidential one whereby the Head of State is also the Head of Government. When the Singapore Constitution was amended in 1991 to institute elections as the mode of selecting the President, thus jettisoning the previous mode of selection, the President was bestowed with certain custodial powers such that he can veto budgets and transactions that draw down on past governmental reserves as well as veto key public service appointment. Indeed, it was the granting of these additional discretionary powers that served to justify changing the office into an elected one. The thinking was that this would imbue the President with a mandate to exercise his discretionary powers, especially when he disagrees with the government of the day to draw down on past reserves or on key public service appointments.

The changes to the presidency served to institute a unique system in which the President checks and balances governmental power on matters concerning the governmental reserves and public service appointments. In order to support the President in discharging his functions, a Council of Presidential Advisors (“CPA”) was established. Designed as an independent body to counsel and advise the President on the exercise of his powers, CPA members are not elected but are nominated by the President, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice, and the Chairman of the Public Service Commission. While the CPA’s central role is to advise, this should not obscure its importance as legal consequences could arise depending on whether they recommend that the President exercise his veto powers. Under certain provisions in the constitution, where the President vetoes a drawdown of reserves contrary to the recommendation of the CPA, this triggers a mechanism whereby Parliament can override the veto by a two thirds majority vote. The CPA thus plays a critical role within this system of checks and balances involving the President and the government. However, the complexity in which this system works and the independent expert nature of the CPA has meant that the CPA is not a very well understood institution within the constitutional framework. This is unfortunate especially since proposed changes to the constitution strengthens and expands the CPA’s role within the system. The CPA will become more important and needs to be better studied and understood.

The changes to the CPA come after a Constitutional Commission was asked to “review the framework governing the exercise of the President’s custodial powers, particularly the role and composition of the Council of Presidential Advisers.” It is to do so taking into account the custodial powers of the President over Singapore’s financial reserves and the integrity of its public service, and to “ensure that decisions in these areas are made with the support of careful consideration given by a group of persons with substantial suitable experience in the public and private sectors.” The Constitutional Commission made its recommendations in September 2016. The government responded in a White Paper to the recommendations shortly after and introduced a Constitutional Amendment Bill in October 2016. The amendments expand the size of the CPA, strengthens its role within the system of checks and balance, expands its functions, and imposes clearer rules concerning its workings. As the Parliament starts to debate the Constitutional Amendment Bill this week, this post aims to give an overview of the changes that affect the role and functions of the CPA and make some observations as to some of the implications of these changes.
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Wielding “Real Power” to Disagree: Amendments to the Council of Presidential Advisers Framework

The Istana, Singapore,

The Istana, which is the official residence of the President of Singapore. (By Sengkang [copyrighted free use], via the Wikimedia Commons.)

Benedict Chan Wei Qi
Third-year LLB undergraduate
School of Law, SMU

THE RECOMMENDATIONS of the Constitutional Commission on the Elected Presidency have generated much national debate even before they are tabled before Parliament. While the spotlight has largely been on the recommendations relating to securing minority representation in the nation’s highest office, perhaps we should also pay heed to the wise men and women behind the decisions of the Elected President – the Council of Presidential Advisors (“CPA”).

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Who Is an Elected President?

President S. R. Nathan on 31 December 2006

President S R Nathan (1924–2016). (Photographed in December 2006 by Calvin Teo, CC-BY-SA-3.0 via the Wikimedia Commons.)

Dr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Assistant Professor of Law
School of Law, SMU

REPORTING the death of former President S R Nathan at the age of 92 on 22 August 2016, The Straits Times of 23 August stated in the first paragraph on its front page that he was “Singapore’s first elected and longest-serving president”.[1]

It was soon pointed out that the first presidential election was held in 1993 and led to Ong Teng Cheong being elected to the highest office in the land. (ST couldn’t change its print edition, of course, but did update its website by removing the words first elected and, and publish a correction in the next day’s newspaper.)[2]

However, some have questioned whether Nathan can be regarded as having been ‘elected’ at all, since the 1999 and 2005 elections he had participated in had been walkovers – he had been the only candidate declared eligible by the Presidential Elections Committee.

This raises an interesting question: who can be considered an elected President?

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Magna Carta Then and Now: A Symbol of Freedom and Equal Rights for All

1217 Magna Carta (replica)

A replica of Hereford Cathedral‘s 1217 version of Magna Carta. The original was displayed at the Supreme Court of Singapore between 19 and 23 November 2015. (By Damien Chng.)

Eugene K B Tan
Associate Professor of Law

Dr Jack Tsen-Ta Lee
Assistant Professor of Law
School of Law, SMU

WHAT’S THE SIGNIFICANCE and relevance of Magna Carta, an 800-year old handwritten sheepskin parchment that is currently on a world tour having been to New York City, Luxembourg, China (Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai), Hong Kong, and now Singapore?

Magna Carta was never intended as a “great charter” of people’s rights and liberties. In fact, when it was first created on June 15, 1215, it was essentially a peace treaty warding off a civil war. Continue reading


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Mirror, Mirror…

A month ago or so, I finished reading all the entries I had received to judge for a writing contest.  I read both children’s lit and YA fiction this year, and it’s been fascinating.  I have so many things on my mind to say about what I observed, but I wanted to take a step back today and reflect on the big picture.

When you look in a mirror, why do you look in the mirror?

I’ll bet that if you look in a mirror — even if you just happen upon a mirror and pause to glance at your reflection — you don’t just stand there and stare at yourself.  You probably find something to fix — hair out of place, lipstick needs refreshing, and hope no one noticed that piece of spinach in my teeth.  Or you consider that you really should head to the gym today even though you don’t feel like it, or you notice that the baby spit up on the back of your shirt, or you realize that your tie is crooked.  And you proceed to fix whatever needs fixing.

Literature, in so many ways, functions like a mirror.

It shows us the best and worst of human nature, revealing the struggles of  man against some force internal or external.  But we don’t just read books to gawk at ourselves (collectively) in some voyeuristic fashion.  We read books because they can teach us something — they change us somehow, whether we mean them to or not.  Books encourage us to grow, to adjust, to become better human beings.  We identify with a character and his or her struggles, we watch him or her confront and (hopefully) overcome, and then we see how we can apply his or her experiences to our own lives.  And the goal is one of improvement, not just of recognition.

Lately, though, I’ve noticed a trend — and perhaps you’ve noticed it too.  There are some books where the characters just seem to develop…sideways, if that’s possible.  They change, but not in a positive (or even a negative) direction.  Something seems to push them sideways for a bit, and then they snap back and continue on.  There’s no indication that their decisions in the future will be affected by what’s happened to them over the course of the novel…no indication that they’ve become better people – or even different people — for what’s happened to them.

Reading a book like this is like looking in a mirror and saying, “Yep.  That’s me.  Yep.  Spinach in my teeth.  Tie crooked. Yep.  Guess that’s just how I am.  Oh, well.”

And in YA fiction, there’s often a follow-up to this admission of imperfection with no desire of amendment: “And if they don’t like it, well, screw them, because I won’t change.”

It’s not a question of whether or not literature will teach.  So, there’s a choice we face as writers.  Will our writing inspire our readers to be better people?

Or will we just teach them how to scuttle sideways?

Understanding Character Voice

So, I had intended to write a follow-up post to the last one on scene-setting by S.K., but instead I’ve decided to write about Character Voice.  It’s something that’s been on my mind lately, and I think it’s one of those essential vocabulary terms for all writers to understand.

If you sit in a room with a bunch of writers, chances are one of them will eventually start tossing around words like voice, tone and mood. For beginning writers, all these concepts can seem a little fuzzy, not to mention a little scary.  What exactly do they mean?  How do you know if you’re doing it right?  Don’t panic.  It’s not nearly as intimidating as it sounds.

Though writers often talk about voice, tone and mood in the same conversation, don’t mistake these concepts for synonyms.  Tone and mood have more to do with the storytelling itself, whereas voice is a matter of characterization.  We might talk about a book’s mood being dark, gothic, atmospheric, or it’s tone being bubbly, sarcastic, or ironic. To put it briefly, mood describe the overall feel of the story, while tone is how the author approaches the story.  But I’ll come back to the question of mood and tone in a future post.

Character voice, on the other hand, has to do with the personality of the character, shining through how they see, understand, and discuss the world.

Think of ten of your friends.  They’re probably a lively, diverse bunch.  Now, think about the greeting you get when you reach their voicemail.  Some of them might use the automated robot response: “The number you are trying to reach is not available”, or some such.  But for your friends with personalized messages, do they all have their own robot response saying, “The number you are trying to reach…”?  No.  Probably not.  In fact, their messages are probably quite a good reflection of your friends’ personalities.  One of my friends has a very standard, serious, no frills message.  One of them has a great message that starts, “Congratulations!  You have failed to reach [friend’s name].”  I smile every time I hear it.  Another one offers the psychologically damaging message: “Hello? [five seconds]  How are you? [five seconds]  Sorry you missed me!  Please leave a message.”  Gee, thanks for making me feel like an idiot.

Okay, that’s great.  So what?  What does that have to do with character voice?  Well, everything.  If we, as writers, give all of our characters dialogue that sounds identical — and identically robotic and bland — then we have failed to give our characters a unique voice.  Voice is the principal way readers can identify a character’s personality.  It’s how, if we’re reading an untagged bit of dialogue, we can identify who is speaking simply by the way it is said.  Consider this example:

Joe glanced up in surprise as Ms. Mary Rhodes entered the coffee shop.  A fleeting sense of panic seized him, nudging him to hide behind his newspaper. He forced himself to be calm.  Mary might be the CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, while he was just the electrician, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t exchange a polite greeting.  He got up and crossed nervously over to the smartly-dressed woman, who turned to him in surprise.

“How are you doing today?”

“I’m all right, thank you.  How are you?”

“Very well.  Are you here for a cappuccino?”

“No, actually I drink espresso.”

“Really!  I never would have imagined that you would be an espresso drinker.”

Okay.  Pop quiz.  Who started the conversation?  Who is the espresso drinker?  Honestly, I don’t even know.  Two computers might be talking to each other for as interesting as that exchange was.  Now, what if the dialogue ran like this?

“Hey…uh, hello!”

“Oh.”  Pause.  “Good morning.”

“Nice day, huh?”

“It was.”

“Guess you’re here for a coffee, huh?  You drink them fancy cappadachinos or what you call them?”

“Actually, no.  I’m a bit of an espresso connoisseur myself.”

“No sh— I mean, never would have guessed that!  Hard core!”

All right.  So basically, we’ve had the same dialogue exchange here, and we still didn’t use any tags to mark the speakers.  But it should be fairly obvious who’s speaking.  We’ve already set up that Mary is the CEO of a highly successful corporation, and Joe is an electrician with low self-confidence. Now, unless we seriously wanted to shatter some reasonable expectations, we know that the nervous speaker who mispronounces the word cappuccino must be Joe, while the snobby, slightly catty speaker who uses words like connoisseur must be Mary.

That, in a nutshell, is what character voice is all about.

The concept becomes more interesting when we start talking about 1st person POV narrative, where character voice begins to usurp the place of author tone.  What 1st person POV does is put the reader directly inside the mind of the narrator, who is a character and not just an outside story-teller.  It’s basically me, as character, relating the world and the events of the plot as I see them, to you the reader.  Everyone has a unique personality (think about those voicemail greetings).  Some people are positive and outgoing.  Some are shy.  Some are gloomy.  The vocabulary and phrasing you use for the narrative must all reflect that personality in 1st POV.

For instance, if I have Joe, the gloomy, broken-down, pessimistic electrician as my narrator, would this bit of description feel authentic?

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Dressing the Set(ting)

I happened to catch a fascinating show the other day on the DIY Network – Hollywood Builders.  They were following the construction of the sets for the new Total Recall movie, and I found it riveting (pun intended).  Watching the set electricians wire up the set for futuristic lighting, watching CGI transform a “green screen” backdrop…it’s stunning.  Really stunning.  But I found the segment on set dressing most fascinating.  The set dressers are responsible for making a set look like real by their attention to every conceivable visual detail.  In this case, they were dressing the marketplace set – using everything from swimming goggles to a martini shaker to baskets of some kind of dried fruit.  Will Douglas Quaid (the main character, played by Colin Farrell) interact with these tiny details?  No.  Most of these details simply form a backdrop – something the eye will catch in a glimpse as the characters interact in the foreground.  But, were these details lacking, there would be a hiccup in our suspension of disbelief, jeopardizing our engagement in and enjoyment of the film.

How does the idea of “set dressing” play out in a novel or short story?  It goes without saying that a story with ineffective or insufficient description will be drab and lifeless.  So how do we write successful, incredible, imagination-filling settings without using pages and pages and pages of description?

First, we have to remember that the written word is actually a visual medium, though not in the direct way that film is a visual medium.  The reader has to translate the words on the page into an image in his or her head.  When I say the word “tree”, for example, you form a picture of a tree in your head.  Now, the writer’s job is to try to ensure that this translation is as accurate as possible, so that whatever the writer is transcribing out of his or her own head makes it intact into the reader’s head.  So, to return to my example, if I write “tree” and want to evoke the image of a birch, but you see the word “tree” and imagine an aspen, I haven’t conveyed things precisely enough.  If I want you to imagine a birch tree, I need to write “birch tree”.

This brings us to our second consideration.  The writer also has to follow the principle of economy in description.  If I were to describe the Total Recall marketplace set in the sort of painstaking detail that the set dressers used in creating it, I would lose all of my readers within minutes.  They would be snoring with their noses in the pages (or snotting up the screen of their e-reader of choice).  No one wants to read ten pages of pure description – or even ten paragraphs, for that matter.  As an author, though, I desperately want the reader to see what I see when I imagine a scene, so the temptation to over-describe is intense.  How can I convey a setting in all its rich detail without boring my readers to death?

Choose setting details like you’d choose antiques: keep them few in number, but make each one priceless.

Consider what you notice first when you walk into a room.  Is it the lighting, the flooring material, the way sound echoes (or doesn’t), what adorns the walls?  Then consider how you could make each of these details count.  Remember, no matter what you’re writing, you are constructing a world.   Be vivid.  Use a few chosen aspects of your setting to illuminate the rest.

So, if you’re going to mention the lighting, be precise: is it an oil lamp, an LED panel, or a torch?  If you’re going to mention that your character has a lot of books, give us a sense of the predominant type: does he have cookbooks, or the complete works of Jane Austen, or mathematics texts? The precision of these details reveals or enhances your setting and your characters.  Choose details that do more than just look pretty – for really power-packed, punchy fiction, make your setting details do some heavy lifting.

To offer an example of the brilliant use of this technique (again from film), consider how Holmes cracks Moriarty’s code in Game of Shadows by observing the contradiction of the dying plants in the window with the prominence of the horticulture book in Moriarty’s office.  These two details and their correlation reveal something about both Holmes and Moriarty and advance the plot, all at the same time.  Not every setting detail is going to be this powerful, but it’s a good reminder of the enormous potential that precise, vivid setting description carries.

So, as you dress your settings, focus on details that can reveal your characters, advance your plot, or capture your world, and then let the reader color in the rest of the picture on his own.


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