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24 Oct 2015

Hello fellow ARTISTS.
Today I am sharing my take on the latest challenge at Color Stories Inspiration.  I will be honest, this palette is one I struggled with, primarily because it was right out of my usual colour choice comfort zone.  But having said that, I'm happy with what I pulled off and how I solved the case.
Here is what I did with the case.

Scheme : all there
Evidence : book pages, decorative border, scallops, watercolour
Testimony : Carry on Tuesday prompt - don't walk behind me I may not lead, don't walk in front of me, I may not follow, just walk beside me and be my friend
Meet Sharon.  One of the most amazing and inspiring and beautiful women I have ever met.  Though she lives hundreds of kilometres from me, I have no doubt that she is always with me.  She's helped me through some rough times - with a telephone call, a kind comment and purely with the knowledge that she is THERE.  She tells me like it is, knowing full well that I don't appreciate sugar coating.  She berates me when I need it most.  She loves me when I need it most.  I don't often call people "friend" because I deem the word itself to be very sacred.  Anyone can be a friend.  But Sharon, she is the epitome of the true meaning of friend.  What a privilege and a blessing it is to me that I can call her just that - my friend.
Here are some close up shots of my piece.  Thanks for looking.

17 Oct 2015

I know I've said this before, but I really am enjoying cardmaking!  I can't believe I've never really done it before. Right now I'm churning them out like crazy.  So here is my take on the latest card sketch at Feeling Sketchy.

Love This Life

Finally it seems as if my network issues are resolved and I can do some work!
Today I'm sharing my take on the latest sketch over at Let's Scrap.
Here is what I put together using the sketch.

And here are some close up shots.

11 Oct 2015

So Happy With You

Hello fellow artists!
Today I'm sharing my take on Color Stories Inspiration Case Number 179.
Off the bat, I just fell in love with this scheme.  It's almost edible!
Here is what I did with this case:

Scheme : all there
Evidence : Stripes, flowers, stitching
Testimony : write a letter to the subject of your photo
Dear Wolfie,
We have known each other for just about 20 years and I've always thought you were so gorgeous.  Even Travers used to roll his eyes at me when I told him how gorgeous you are.  I've been fascinated with your life - primarily because you have chosen to live a life that is not dictated by society.
I did not seek out to start any form of relationship (loosely termed) in early May.  I did not make up my mind that I wanted to start something with you.  But it did.  And it took me by surprise.
What surprised me more was that I still have the capacity to love again.  Not like before, because echoes of fear run riot in my head and my heart.
But love you, I do.  I'm enjoying this time with you so much.  It has changed me once again as a person.
It's only been 5 months, but you have already changed so much in me.  You have made me see things differently.  You have made me start to realise that really, so what, where all the small things are concerned.  You are starting to make me accept myself more every day.  I hear your voice inside my head often; wise words that we share in the dark of night.
I've come to realise that the arrangement we have now in terms of our "relationship" is nothing short of perfect.  I don't want more.  And I ask myself if I will get to a stage where I will ask the question "where is this going".  And I already know the answer to that - why worry about where it's going, when where it is, is absolutely fine.  Why "fix" something that isn't broken?
I look forward to the 55 years we have agreed to do with our arrangement; I really do.  I know that I'm going to learn so much more from you.  I know that we're going to have loads of fun, share laughter and maybe, just maybe, be there for each other during the rough patches too.
You're an amazing human being and I admire you more than I can find words for.  Thank you for the past few months and thank you in advance for what's still to come.
Here are some close up shots of my piece.

5 Oct 2015

40th Birthday Card

And now for my final post!  Such a relief to be caught up on this front (and this front only, I've hit the ground running this week!)
I have to say that I've never REALLY made cards much - but now that I have been as of late, I'm really enjoying it and intend to continue doing so!
Here is the latest sketch challenge over at Feeling Sketchy:
My sister-in-law's 40th is coming up next week and I decided to make her a card.  Having just had mine and having received many duplicate cards, I decided that I wanted her to have a one of a kind original. Here's what I made for her:

Love Your Smile

My next share is for the latest sketch over at Let's Scrap.  I really loved working with this sketch.

I have an enormous batch of baby photographs which I had done years ago - you will be seeing ALOT of them with my upcoming challenges!
Here is how I worked with this fortnightly sketch:

I'm so behind on my posts - today you will get three.
First up is the latest challenge at Color Stories Inspiration.
And here's how I solved it:

Scheme : all there
Evidence : film strips, metal, arrows
Testimony : 100 random questions : how many tattoo's do you have
Having always wanted a tattoo, this year I went all out and now I have 14.  I believe that tattoo's are a lifetime commitment, so they need to have some significance.  All of mine do.  The four pictured here are amongst the most significant to me.
I survived = semi colon: there is a worldwide trend surrounding the semi-colon tattoo.  It supports those who have survived suicide attempts, depression, etc and it's symbol means that your sentence is not over.  On some days I feel strongly that I have not survived, not really.  But my sentence is not over.  My story is not finished.
My she wolf represents a new man in my life who has changed me so much in so many ways.
My Lotus: they grow through mud and gunk to rise as one of the most beautiful flowers I have ever seen.  I hope that my life can be like this too, in time.


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Games Workshop '145' video- what the...?

Here's the link to the video.

I mean, rumors on the internet are that Games Workshop is re-doing their line of paints, and presumably 145 is the number of paints.  But... seriously?  The video tells us nothing (it's just the number 145).  A video on a line of paints is certainly better than nothing (and better than GW has done in the past), but given the efforts their competitors have put up as video teasers (say, the Privateer Press Colossal video?), this felt really weak.

Ah well, just noticed it, and it surprised me enough that I had to mention it.

  1. I saw it too and it wasn't interesting at all. I got more info from the leaks around the internet.

    As you say, when you compare it to the Colossals video that Privateer Press produced, which has people salivating about the models even if they don't play, it comes off very poorly.

    Still, I look forward to seeing what GW produce as their products are usually good quality, though not always priced so nicely.

  2. Yeah, I do like their paint line, so I would like to see what they end up doing.

    I suppose the good news is that GW is TRYING to use multimedia to engage their fans at least? :)

  3. I suppose so. If it's true that New Line Cinema have them locked down with respect to information leaks then perhaps we'll see a leaner and improved Games Workshop marketing machine after the films come out.

    I quite like GW paints though the new pots aren't so nice. I'm a bit fan of the P3 line in the old school flip top lid pots.


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Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Jonas by Jens Bjørneboe (1955)

Jonas is looking forward to starting school. But he doesn't know how to read, the letters don't make sense to him so he cheats by learning everything by heart at home. When he is found out in second grade, the teacher wants to send him to the other school, where all the dumb kids go. So Jonas runs away.

"Every new teacher should read this book", according to the Chicago-Sun-Times praise on the book's cover. And I agree that it would have been true at that time, but I'm not really sure if it still holds today. The characters in the book are definitely interesting and I actually laughed out loud a couple of times, but it doesn't focus as much on Jonas as the title indicates. You don't really get to know Jonas.

The book has been published in English, probably some time in the fifties, so if you come across it, you should read it.

Friday, 24 September 2010

Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller (2003)

A female teacher, Sheba, is having a sexual relationship with her fifteen year old student. After being arrested she is living together with a former colleague from the same school, Barbara. Barbara is secretly writing a true account of the affair, starting with the day Sheba arrived at the school.

What was she thinking? Barbara is doing a marvellous job putting together the story of the scandal. She didn't treat Sheba well when she started teaching at the school, and she is certainly jealous of everyone around Sheba. When the scandal of the relationship surfaces, the media is making fun of Sheba, her husband refuses her to see her children but Barbara moves in with Sheba and takes care of her.

The film version was really intense, if I remember it correctly. I didn't find the book as intense, but it was an interesting read.

sixty-nine, seventy, seventy-one, seventy-two: poirot

After the Funeral by Agatha Christie (1953)

After her brother's funeral, Cora turns to her family and says 'he was murdered, wasn't he?'. Two days later Cora is found dead, murdered in her bed. The family's solicitor believes that Cora was right and gets Poirot on the case.

I think I have had it with family feud themed Agatha Christie's novels. Didn't enjoy this one as much as I should although it had a very clever twist.

Hickory Dickory Dock (1955)

Miss Lemon's sister is working at a student house where a lot of things have disappeared. Poirot is fascinated by the list of missing things and he want to solve the puzzle. After having a chat with the students, a girl confesses to Poirot. The next day the girl is found dead with a suicide note next to her. But was it really suicide?

A great crime novel, I really enjoyed the setting with the student house and all the drama.

Cat among the Pigeons (1959)

A royal prince in a small state in the Middle East and his British friend are planning an escape because of rumours of a revolution. The plan fails as the plane they are flying crashes in the mountains, but some precious stones are missing. A princess from the same state is starting at a top-notch private school for girls in England and a few weeks later a teacher is found murdered. Is there any connection to the jewels?

Poirot is not part of this story until over half-way into it, but it such a thrilling tale. Another great Poirot story.

the Clocks (1963)

A young typist is sent to a house owned by a blind woman, but when she comes there she discovers a dead man. The woman who owns the house claims she didn't ask for a typist and has no idea who the man in her living room is. But the strangest thing is the clocks; four beautiful clocks set to the same time and none of them belong to the house.

Another story where Poirot doesn't appear from the start. And yet another great story.

All these stories can be found in the Poirot: the Post-War Years omnibus. And now I'm taking a break from Agatha Christie and Poirot, I think I still have 12 more stories to read.

Sunday, 12 September 2010

sixty-eight, sixty-seven, sixty-six: twenty thousand streets under the sky

Twenty Thousand Streets under the Sky by Patrick Hamilton
- a London trilogy

the Midnight Bell (1930)

"The kiss of a wicked woman - the kiss of Sin... The sweet, brief, virginal kiss of Sin! A miraculous and exhilarating contradiction! It remained on his mouth like a touch of violets. There had never been such a kiss in the history of the world."
Bob is a waiter at the Midnight Bell, a small pub in London. One a very busy night he meets a prostitute, but she is the prettiest girl in London. She is in a poor state, owing a few shillings on her rent. Bob has never lent money to strangers before, but the pretty Jenny, although she protests, gets the money and promises to pay him back. Bob cannot stop thinking about Jenny and starts walking the streets of West End in hope to see her again. And then he does and fell in love. He spends an awful lot of money on Jenny who hardly ever shows up on time, if at all, and is always in a miserable state. Bob is proud of the 80 pounds he has in the bank, but the more he sees of Jenny, the more money gets withdrawn from his account. But he loves Jenny and she is going to pay him back.
"And how could he complain? Languishing husbands might love her to distraction; authors might give her books. She might go to Paris. But she was here now, forgiving him with little pressures - his 'girl'. She had said she loved him"

the Siege of Pleasure (1932)

"'All through a glass of port,' Jenny, the girl of the streets, had said. She had said it in jest, but who shall decline to surmise that she had stumbled upon the literal truth? If Jenny had not taken that first glass she would not have taken the second, and if she had not taken the second she would not have taken the third, and if she had not taken the third she would not then and there have resolved to abandon herself to the pleasures and perils of drink. And if she had not done that, she would not have become involved in the events which lost her her job, and set her going down the paths of destruction."
The second book in the trilogy is all about Jenny, Bob's love interest, and that fatal night that made her late for her new job as a maid in service at the age of 18 and thus made her a girl of the streets.

the Plains of Cement (1934)

"'Doesn't the lake look lovely?' said Mr. Eccles, for by now they had walked right round into view of the lake. 'I shall never forget this lake'.
'Won't you?'
'No. That was where we walked when we first Knew, said Mr. Eccles, giving her another nudge, while Ella concentrated on gropingly on a Letter. A postman alone could curb this prodigious man."
Ella is the barmaid at the Midnight Bell and one day an older man, Mr. Eccles, asks her on a date to the theatre. A few weeks later they are engaged, but Ella is never sure of her feelings for this much older man with such a temper. And who she really loves is Bob, but he is unaware of her feelings.

Such a strange trilogy, not in chronological order at all and the second book doesn't really correspond with the other two. I think that if the part about Jenny's past had been left out, it would have been a much better book. But such lovely language and style of writing.

I agree with Doris Lessing; 'Hamilton was a marvellous novelist who's grossly neglected'. I'm definitely going to read more Patrick Hamilton, and I urge you to do the same.

Monday, 6 September 2010

sixty-five, sixty-three, sixty-two: poirot

One, Two, Buckle My Shoe by Agatha Christie (1940)

Inspector Japp phones up Hercule Poirot to inform him that the dentist he just visited, is found dead. The inspector thinks it's a suicide, but Poirot doesn't agree. One of the dentist's patients is also found dead at his hotel room - a lethal dose of anaesthetics. And then one of the other patients on that day, a woman, is missing. Poirot suspects it all to be connected to yet another patient, an important bank man with plenty of enemies.

The background of this story is World War II, and it has a fair share of foreign spies and war time angst. This is also the first Poirot story where I couldn't focus while reading, maybe it had too many possible plots for my little brain. I didn't even get it when Poirot was laying it all out.

Five Little Pigs (1942)

A young woman comes to Poirot and asks him if he could investigate a murder that happened 16 years ago. Her mother had been found guilty for murdering her father, but the woman had received a letter left to her from her mother stating her innocence. Poirot goes back in time and interviews the five other people who were on the crime scene, but all evidence points towards the mother.

This is one of the best Poirot stories I have read so far. I thought I would get tired of reading the same account of the murder over and over again, but all the testimonies are written very differently and you definitely notice the minor details which help Poirot solving the mystery.

These two stories both use nursery rhymes as chapter titles and they are constantly on Poirot's mind while he's solving the crimes.

Taken at the Flood (1948)

During an air-raid in London, Hercule Poirot seeks shelter at the Coronation Club. Here he hears a rumour about a woman who lost her husband in Africa and then remarried a rich old man in England, but the first husband isn't dead. Two years later; a man is found dead at a hotel in a small village where the woman, now very rich and very disliked after her second husband's death during an air-raid, lives. The dead man has been blackmailing the widow by saying that he can prove that her first husband is in fact very much alive.

So many intrigues in this story. There is the pure hatred of the family of her second husband as she inherits everything from him. And her brother who cares more about the money than the well-being of his sister. And I was absolutely shocked to discover that Poirot lets someone getting away with murder!

All these three stories can be found in Poirot: the War Years. I still have four more Poirot omnibuses to read.

Saturday, 4 September 2010

the Storyteller's Market by Gert Nygårdshaug (2008)
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Eight letters sent from an old priest to a retired veterinarian and a librarian takes them on a voyage through history. The old priest is on a hunt for the truth about Jesus and the creation of Christianity. He writes the letters as mystery hunts, where he gives clues about his next discoveries and the two friends in a small village in Norway manage to follow his discoveries by using literary sources. And what the priest discovers will be a blow to all religions springing from the deserts in the Middle East.

Holy Grail, Templars, Maria Magdalena. Same shit, but definitely new and interesting wrapping. What I really liked about this version is the characters and their surroundings. The retired veterinarian and the librarian love good food and drink, fishing and women. And it is set some time in the near future with global warming. This is not a thriller, no hero being chased by Templars or the Illuminati, and I was actually relieved to discover it. Another thing that I liked was that it isn't a complicated book and it is easy to follow as the important clues are repeated so I never lost track. And finally, it is in no way a copy of other works about the same theme.

The only thing that is wrong with this book is that it has not been translated to English.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

It Started With a Whisper by A. W. Hartoin - Virtual Review tour and giveaway

This review is done in conjunction with the author's tour with Goddess Fish Promotions. A. W. will be awarding a $10 Amazon GC to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour, so leave your thoughts here and you're entered! If you want more chances to win, visit the rest of her tour stops here.

It Started With a Whisper by A. W. Hartoin
Young Adult Fantasy
376 pgs
4.5 Stars

Wishes are powerful things, if you belong to the MacClarity clan. You can ask Ernest for anything and he’ll make it come true, even though he’s been dead for nearly a hundred years. Puppy MacClarity doesn’t take the rumors about Ernest too seriously. But when he’s had enough of his teacher’s harassment, Puppy asks Ernest to take care of Miss Pritchett for him. Ernest does and family secrets start to surface like magic. During a summer filled with both fear and fun, Puppy begins to realize that Ernest isn’t the only special thing about his family, and their oddities aren’t just skin deep. Too bad he didn’t know sooner.

My Review:   The characters in this book completely engaged me and made It Started With a Whisper thoroughly enjoyable.

While the story line would be suitable for mature middle graders, this might be more appropriate for teens as there is a lot of cursing, under-age drinking, and talk/thoughts of sex -- which is part of what makes the characters come to life. The teens in this book think and act like normal teenagers. What 14-year-old boy doesn't have a crush on a good-looking 17-year-old girl? Or think of girls' bodies? It's normal and it's very much a part of this story.

One thing that's different about these teens is they come from a family that is--to put it mildly--eccentric and magical. And, they stick together against all outsiders--except when they are trying to kill each other.

It's an easy book to read--I was able to read it in one sitting, which is rare for me. It's interesting, well-written, and the characters are engaging. I certainly hope this author has more stories about this family planned--I want to learn more about them!

Now enjoy an excerpt:

Mom cut my hair at the beginning of every summer with a pair of rusty old clippers, once used on a poodle named Ragamuffin. She didn’t see anything wrong with that, even though the clippers cut odd furrows and missed some of my hair altogether.

I stretched out across the kitchen island between flour sacks and stacks of well-worn pots, shivering as the small strip of skin between my uniform shirt and pants touched the frigid zinc countertop. There was no escape. When I was younger, I tried running away, or hiding in the storage closet with the rest of the family’s odds and ends, but Mom always found me in three minutes flat. I think she had a secret weapon, it might’ve been Ernest, but I was never sure.

“I’m too old for this,” I said.

Mom didn’t look at me, but continued to search through a drawer filled with rusty egg beaters, broken crayons, and bits of jagged scrap metal.

“You’re not too old for anything until I say you are,” she said.

I picked a walnut off a loaf of zucchini bread and popped it in my mouth. “Can’t I go to the barber like other people?”

Mom smacked my hand as I went for another walnut. “Why would I pay someone to cut your hair, when I can do it for free?”

Then she discovered the clippers in the back of a drawer with dog hairs still sticking out of the blade and pulled me upright. She switched it on with a look of triumph and my curls rained down around me, sticking to my sweaty arms and tickling my neck. After Mom finished, I ran my hand over my head. Spiny hair pricked my fingers and I sighed. It wasn’t so bad. If I could stand being called Puppy, I could stand anything. My real name was Ernest and that was worse. Mom nicknamed me Puppy when she was potty-training me, because I kept peeing all over the house. She loved telling everybody the origin of my name, so the hair wasn’t so bad in comparison.

A.W. Hartoin is the author of the Mercy Watts mystery series and the Away From Whipplethorn fantasy series. She lives in Colorado with her husband, two children, and six bad chickens.

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  1. Oh my god what an embarassing nickname! Sounds like a crazily quirky family!

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  2. What genres do you like to explore in the future?

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    1. Thanks for asking, Lyra. I'd like to write an historical mystery. I haven't done than genre yet. I love research and having a mystery set in the court of Louis XIV sounds like a blast to write. It's on my to do list.

  3. I love the cute excerpt! Poor Puppy! It's tough enough being a 14 years old...but having a mom telling embarrassing stories like that, butchering your hair, and then having an eccentric and magical family...it sounds like an adventure!
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  4. What was the first story you have written and was it published?

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    1. That's a hard one, Anas. First story I wrote was in college for a final. I can't remember the name, if it even had one. It definitely wasn't published. I wish I still had it though. My professor wrote in big red letters Shows Talent. I was thrilled. My first published work was A Fairy's Guide to Disaster (Away From Whipplethorn Book One).

  5. How do you go about researching for your book?

    1. Hi Ami. Whisper was a low research book, which is unusual for me. I used car websites to research Luke and Caleb's car. I had to make sure how I wanted an explosion to happen could actually happen. Other than that it was straight out of my head. My Mercy Watts mystery series is a whole different story. :)

  6. What a fascinating family. This sounds like an awesome story.

  7. I love the idea of a family that is "eccentric and magical".


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  Springett Shere Vanity

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registration number: AKC HA820103 Inbreeding co-efficient: 24.7233508% birth: 9-21-1965 AKC Studbook date(if appropriate)10-0-1969 color: wh
total possible ancestors 10 generations: 2048
total possible ancestors 11 generations: 4096
total possible ancestors 12 generations: 8192
the dog itself is generation 0

total ancestors found:2042
Ancestors not found on both sides of the pedigree (Unique ancestors)271
Ancestors common to both sides of the pedigree 230
Record date: 8-25-2010
Rcord creator ID: 920807000
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sire: Springett Copper Beech [Ped] [Bio] dam: Springett Sable Gown [Ped] [Bio]

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Growing Some More

Our family will be growing some more the end of August...  we are expecting baby #4!   We are all so very excited!

I am now officially out of my first trimester and I am glad about that.  Yuck!  I know God gives us amnesia for a reason when it comes to bearing children, otherwise you wouldn't be so quick to want to do it again.  My mom's presence has been one big blessing.  She has taken over daily duties, such as meal preparation, cleaning up and doing laundry, allowing me to rest and try to keep my food down.  Although the nausea is passing, I think I am missing my energy even more.  Where did it go??  Seriously, I could probably lay down on the floor and sleep all day long.  I have so many things around here that I want (and need) to do but can't muster the energy.

We went to the doctor's office last week and heard the heartbeat for the first time; everything sounded healthy.  Right now I am seeing a midwife, but she does not deliver anymore so I will be passed along to a (highly recommended) doctor about the halfway point.  The midwife had encouraged me to bring my kids to the heartbeat appointment and the ultrasound, but I thought only Ava was really old enough at this point to understand.  So she went with Elliott and I to this last appointment and the midwife couldn't have been better with her!  She let Ava help with the equipment for listening to the heartbeat and again encouraged me to bring her to the ultrasound, which I will probably do.

Due in large part to my mom's role as short-order cook these days, I have only gained a couple of pounds so far, which is a huge deal for me, since I gained about 15 pounds the first trimester with the other pregnancies and they tell me my goal is to gain no more than 20 pounds altogether this time.  Having someone around to make something quick or who makes sure we always have food on hand has curbed my tendencies to make a fast food run more times than I can count.  (Of course I have given in to some fast food runs, Panda Express being my current favorite.)

Ava is thrilled with the news and sometimes places her hand on my tummy and asks when she will be able to see the baby or feel the baby.  She also alternates wanting a sister or a brother, "because we don't have one of those yet."  Elliott says he told Lily, but I don't talk about it with her.  There will be plenty of time for questions and "when is the baby coming?" and I don't feel like starting that before I can help it.

No cravings or abnormalities that I can think of yet, but I have noticed that my sense of smell is again heightened.  I bought some body spray at Victoria's Secret the other day because I can't get enough of the scent (I have two lotions in the same smell), I have been alternating body washed based on smell, and I am severely tempted to pop into Bath & Body Works to pick up some grapefruit handsoap after using it at Momma Kay's house (yum!).

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That is exciting news! You are amazing! Congrats!!!


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Interview with the Sexy Allie Haze

OK, I have to admit it— as much as I love cock, I think I might have a serious girl crush on Allie Haze! Maybe it’s her girl next door, “I’m secretly a horny slut”, appearance. Or maybe it’s her sweet, genuine, down-to-earth personality that makes her so appealing.

Porn Star Allie Haze

This 26-year-old smoke show is a California native who tried out many career choices prior to stepping into the adult industry— namely firefighter and bartender. I’m sure she makes many a hose squirt in her current profession as well as her previous!

Being brought up in a super religious family, Allie found herself married to a preacher at the age of 18 and then divorced two years later when she realized it just wasn’t what she wanted.

When I asked Allie how she got started in the adult industry she said, “Well I’ve always been into girls, and identified as a lesbian when I was younger, before my marriage. But I got sick of going out to bars, picking up women, taking them home, only to find out that they weren’t really into girls and that it was all just for show in front of the guys at the bar. That wasn’t what I wanted because I was really into girls and having sex with women. That’s what pretty much led to me getting into the business because it provided a safe and fun way for me to have sex with other women who liked to have sex, not be a tease for a bunch of guys.” Allie broke into the business by doing strictly girl-girl scenes. When she decided she wanted to try a boy-girl scene, Reality Kings helped pop her cherry in that genre.

Like many of today’s starlets, Allie Haze has made the cross to mainstream. You can currently see her in regular appearances on HBO’s Emmanuelle .

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Tuesday, October 18, 2005

More bragging and shameless self-promotion

Adewale on the cover of the New York Post's TV Week Posted by Picasa

I do love to brag, but mostly I just want people to see the cover photo of this week's TV Week because it is so hilarious, especially if you are a fan of Lost. I wrote three stories for last week's edition, and the cover photo of Adewale blah blah blah (I still can't spell this guy's name even though I wrote a whole thing about him) is the best thing ever (well, besides Google Earth. And maybe Baked Ruffles). Other stories in the issue: one on the gorgeous Jaime Pressly, starring in NBC's My Name is Earl, who was the world's biggest pain in the ass to get on the phone, but it was completely her non-existent, non-working publicist's fault, and NBC agrees with me; and one on the equally gorgeous and actually very articulate Jennifer Love Hewitt, who is starring in CBS's Ghost Whisperer.

Added bonus on the Love interview -- I got to also talk to James Van Praagh, who is a famous medium and also the creator and exec producer of GW. He was so interesting, even if you think that stuff is total bunk, which I don't. I'm a total sucker for all that stuff!

Anyway, he said that since I'm a Scorpio with Pisces Moon that I'm super-intuitive and should become a medium myself. I actually think that would be really cool, if I could see or talk or sense any dead people. But since I have trouble communicating with real live people, maybe I should just work on those skills and leave the crossing-over stuff to others.

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Staff Recommendation: In The Time of Butterflies

Told from the perspective of the four Mirabel sisters, this is a heartbreaking story of life in the Dominican Republic under the Trujillo dictatorship and a fictional tribute to their real-life women who paid the ultimate price for resisting tyranny. Alvarez starts out gently, but the tension mounts as the sisters try to hold onto their ideals and each other in the face of growing danger.

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Resolving Boundary Disputes in Toronto

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People have been known to become quite passionate about their land. Boundaries are generally respected, but there are times when boundary disputes in Toronto occur. Disputes of this nature can be easily resolved without the need for drastic measures. Keep your cool and get a copy of your property survey.

A property survey may have been provided when the land was purchased, but if not, they’re quite easy to come by. Some of the most reputable firms in the industry contribute to an extensive database of land surveys. Simply input the address of the land in question and download a copy of the most recent survey available. Of course, in the event that one cannot be located, there are other options available and they’re all just a mouse click away.

The solution to any boundary disputes in Toronto, or any other city for that matter, is simple, and it starts with a survey plan. If you don’t have one, getting one is easy and will lead to the resolution of the property dispute quickly. Just remember to stay calm, think about the facts, and consult the survey.
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Land is often the biggest investment that people make in their lives. With that in mind, it’s easy to understand why so many people develop an emotional bond with their property, and even easier to see why neighbours are so passionate about protecting what they feel is theirs. Boundary disputes in Toronto don’t need to be as stressful or costly and they are. The solution is simpler than you might think.

Get a New Land Survey

Your best option is to commission a new survey of your property. This will give you an up-to-date view of your property, its boundaries and any encroachments.   A professional land surveyor establishes the boundaries of a specific piece of property and creates a diagrammatic representation of that property, called a survey plan.  The final signed and sealed plan is considered a legal document that can be used to discuss the factual evidence of a boundary dispute.

Find Survey Plans Online

Top firms in the land survey industry provide access to electronic copies of their survey plans in online databases like Protect Your Boundaries. Simply input the address of the property in question and for a nominal fee the survey can be downloaded. If there is no survey on record, a team of professional researchers can be hired to do an extensive search through other databases and survey libraries that are off limits to the general public and pass on their findings to you.
Boundary disputes in Toronto have become common, costly and stressful events. It’s important to keep calm, and remember that the best way to solve the problem is to start with a land survey. A land survey provides land owners with the facts regarding a shared boundary which is always a good place to begin the discussion.

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Drawing attention to both gender inequality faced by women in Tibet and ethnic discrimination faced by Tibetans in China, award-winning radio correspondent and filmmaker, Jocelyn Ford, visited Bowdoin on Tuesday to discuss her documentary, “Nowhere to Call Home.”

The film follows a true story about Zanta, a widowed Tibetan woman who struggles to reconcile her desires to be a good daughter-in-law, following the traditions of her village and to seek an education and better future for her son in Beijing.

“Gender in Tibetan communities has only been looked at by a very small handful of people and I think popular culture has totally ignored it,” said Ford.

Ford hopes her film will reinforce the burgeoning conversation about gender discrimination in Tibet and urge audiences worldwide to think about issues of discrimination on a global level.
“A lot of the issues in the film are really universal issues,” she said. “They happen to be happening in China with a Tibetan minority, but around the world we experience discrimination based on gender and different issues.”

When Ford created her film, she chose not to include information on recent, highly charged political issues in Tibet. This is not because she was concerned with alienating Chinese audiences, but rather because she did not expect to be allowed to show the film in China.

However, Ford has since had the opportunity to screen it in China and hopes to spark a conversation on issues of ethnic discrimination there. Ford feels that her film is one of very few to show discrimination faced by ethnic minorities in their daily lives in China. For example, in several scenes, Zanta endures explicit discrimination directly because of her ethnicity.

“This is quite shocking to a lot of people in the People’s Republic of China, because media there is not allowed to cover this sort of dynamic,” said Ford.

Ford hopes that audiences across the globe will relate to the issues presented in her film. For American audiences, who live in a country where ethnic groups have endured and continue to endure discrimination, Zanta’s plight may bring up familiar themes.

“I’m hoping that people will reflect on their own lives, people they know, situations they’ve been in, and that in some way my film will shrink the world, because we really are all the same,” she added.

Ford also recognized that many Bowdoin students strive, in various ways, to take action in helping people who are less advantaged.

“I would like them to take away that it’s not easy. You don’t just throw money at a problem and solve it—you really need to try to understand the mindset of the people you are working with,” she said.

By the start of filming, Ford had already been an active presence in Zanta’s life—helping her pay for her son’s education and, consequently, challenging common perceptions of journalism and documentary making.

This is the kind of action Ford hopes to encourage—not just giving someone $100 and hoping it will all work out, but actively engaging with people and helping them to better their lives on their own terms.

For now, she urges that what students can do is watch this film and bring awareness to the issues faced by Zanta and people like her across the globe.


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Actress Liu Xue Hua

Liu Xue Hua is a famous Hong Kong actress, although a native of Shandong. Born in 1959 in Beijing, the 5-year-old moved to Hong Kong with her family. At the age of 12, she started to learn Chinese painting.She was later hired by a film company, Great Wall, Hong Kong in 1978, and thus her acting career began in 1982 when she was transferred to the Shaw Brothers movie agency.During 1983 whilst still in Hong Kong, she starred in the TV series '少女慈禧'. After that she went to Taiwan for the first time in 1984 filming the drama Ao Xiao Jiang Hu and Swordsman in 1985. In response to the invitation of the famous female writer Qiong Yao she starred in the TV series " Many Suns". Her rise to popularity occurred during the 80's and 90's, but she is still a mainstream successful actress through her recent roles in Jade Palace Lock Heart, and Legend of the Concubine Zhen Huan.

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Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Can We Change the Lib Dem Manifesto on EU Membership?

EU membership?

It is a fact that a high proportion of the electorate within the UK are anti- EU.

But, do they really want the UK to leave the EU?

Let us assume that the Lib Dem party manifesto promises an IN-OUT referendum within one year of taking office.

Bearing in mind that they campaigned for such a referendum at the time of the Treaty fiasco in the Commons last year, I think they will lose much credibility if this quietly disappears!

Would this make enough of us inclined to vote for them, and might they actually be elected as a result?

They would declare themselves as being pro-EU and would be campaigning for an IN vote, so it would certainly seem a two edged sword.

Personally, I think it would win them considerably more votes, but not nearly as many as a far more meaningful referendum would.

What if the majority of the electorate really do want us to stay in the EU, but far too many of them will vote for OUT simply because they do not like the way the EU functions at present, nobody seems to listen to their complaints, and the only choice being given is IN or OUT?

What if they really only want to see the way the EU functions reformed?

Why not offer the electorate a referendum that involves two leading questions -:

Do you want the UK to leave the EU? - YES or NO

Do you want the UK to stay in the EU, but wish to see the EU reformed? - YES or NO

During the run up to this referendum the reforms desired by the electorate would become clear, and the UK would be at far less risk of a much feared protest vote for OUT.

In my view, the most democratic party out there, the one laying claim to be doing the most to reform the workings of the EU, should take note!

Please note: This blog post was post by Dazmando for and on behalf of Billbloggs as a guest post.

Billbloggs has send in an email request to Nick Clegg for him to answer the above question on Sundays Q&A session with him at the Lib Dem Party conference, Billbloggs has also sent a letter to the Lib-Dem news on the above subject for publication.

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  1. An interesting idea changing the EU referendum question. I think that its still a hard sell as the Lib dems wont get alot of exposure for this change and there is so much negitive press against the EU. Some true but most I think is simply wrong. Why do we not like the EU so much the EU countrys cope ok and we are prefectly happy to move to Spain or France using EU laws, ever understood the problem myself. Yes the EU does need reform however need to be more democratic put people dont go and vote for the EU anyway so whos fault is that. vote for EU hater parties really does not help change the EU an I can see how that inturn helps us in Europe. So yeah lets change the question but im not sure it will do any good unless people get to hear what the Lib Dems actually have to say about it

  2. Typical wishy washy Dim Lib solution. The first suggested question of IN or OUT should be the only one asked; and the inevitable OUT response delivered to the people by getting OUT of the undemocratic political monolith. Asking if you think the EU should be reformed is a rubbish question because it is has no obvious objective action in response to a YES. VoteUKIP4sure.

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    Dim Lib that's very good better then con-servative or U KIP.

    This is a blog so this is not the Lib Dem policy just an idea. Obviously UKIP would take us out of the EU and I do understand the problem with the EU although its not totally undemocratic other wise why would UKIP have voted for MEP's.

    But why do you think that no main party is actually going to pull the UK out of the EU. Which is the whole reason for the UKIP single issue parties existence.

    The UK would be excluded from key decision which if we like it or not would still effect us anyway. the EU would be more willing to send economic migrants to the UK. British citizens would be kicked out of Spain and France etc if we went down the road of excluding EU citizens. With the problems of climate change food sharing and farming is going to be even more important and also immigration control. We have to work together.

    There would be a total economic collapse which would be compounded by our national debt, the money saved by pulling out would easy be offset by the total collapse of sterling and the UK economy perhaps for that reason alone it would simply not happen unless there was a referendum on the EU itself.

    Also people forget that since the EU excistance no member countrys have gone to war with each other ad we all know europes history with regards to that.

  4. Your position is wrong. We do not need a EU to do these things. Co-operation between sovereign nations can address any farming, food sharing or other commercial issues through free trade. Free nations would not 'kick out' foreign nationals if they were law abiding and net contributors to their economy. No one died of starvation in a pre-EU 20th century Europe because there was no Eurpoean-wide political structure. Tell us what was and is the problem that the EU solves? We don't need a political dystopian EU that has no democratic mandate and don't present a manifesto for regular democratic review. As for the old chestnut about preventing more european wars; that is a ridiculous justification for the imposition of EU policies that are totally unrelated to peace between nations - light bulbs! As for UKIP MEPs; the electorate voted 13 UKIPs in because they know that having representation inside the beast will expose it for the vile monstrosity it is. We now work and fight for UKIP MPs, because they are the ones that under the current constitution could tear up the EU treaties that other main parties and their Liberal lackeys have forced upon us to our detrement.

  5. Only one party took us into the EU and it was not the Lib Dems so please stop using the word liberal when it is not true. Liberals are not lackeys and have their own minds and policys just like UKIP does.

    The Lib Dems would be a better party to vote for on the EU question because at least we would give the general public a referendum on being in or out of the EU. Even thought the Lib Dems support being in the public would get a chance to have their say and you for example could vote to be out of the EU, after all UKIP have even less chance then the Lib Dems of gaining power at Westminster.

    The fact is that we can actually leave the EU at any time so even though we endorse EU laws etc we can just leave if they do something really crazy. So the EU don't really hold ultimate power over us or Westminster.

    Sometimes it is best to not just give up and just walkway. Its better in the long run if you stick with it and try your hardest to improve the EU for all and make it the democratic parliament it should be. Some how our European neighbours manage to get along with EU policy most European counties for some reason want to stay in the EU and those countries still function democratically.

    BTW I would conceed that the manifesto point is a very good one. But the Lib Dems want to change the EU and make it more democratic and not go along with any old law the EU come up with.


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Wednesday, 3 February 2010

New article

I have a new article,over on Powder Room Graffiti. Please go by and give it a read. You all gave me such grand support on the last three articles, I really appreciate it. Thank you. You can still find it here.

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

I'll send up a...

Glory for 2 hour long (plus) naps!

Hallelujah for grandparents who babysit for free!

Amen for food in the house, AC, a warm bed, and a toilet that works!

That's right for my Moby carrying ability, seriously, LOVE this thing!

Uh huh for having a job I can do from home!

Oooooeeee for pacifiers, because honestly, they get my kid to sleep until 9am on a Saturday.

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November 12

100 WC Week #35

the prompt is: flame,  swimming,  celebrated, white, tomorrow

The flame spirted high into the sky. earth around me was white from the days of snow. We had just celebrated christmas and tomorrow we would go back to the plain old days  of swimming in pools or playing with friends. Some of my friends are going overseas while I stay here trapped in a country I have grown up in and know everythng about. not going on an adventure not seeing the world. I will be trapped here no matter what happens.

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October 29

100 WC Week #34

My goal is to add show not tell to my writing.

The prompt is :…as the door slammed, I knew…

“Stop it’s mine!” I screamed.

“No it is mine” Shelly screached.  We were fighting over  the IPad a typical thing that we do every day. We were rolling around on the floor tring to grab it befroe the other did. When suddenly I said,

“You are a pig Shelly a mean nasty pig!” Shelly’s eyes bulded wide and staarted to fill up with water, her red cheeks fading.

She ran away and slammed the door to her room, and as the door slamed, I knew I had said the wrong thing.

October 22

100 WC Week# 33

The prompt is:

They were sticking out of the water like there was a body attached but there was none. The legs lay there like part of a prank. We all first noticed them on the same day Friday the 13th. Now Friday the 13th has a special curse on it as three boys went missing that day and three pairs of legs sprouted out of the ground. Still they lay here sprouting up like a candle that’s never been lit. someone said they once saw them move with their very own eyes. I don’t know if it’s true but anything can happen on friday the 13th.

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September 17

100 WC Week #32

The prompt is:…so, what lies ahead of…

I can barely feel my feet as I rush across the sand. I bolt towards the lake and jump into a canoe. I can see the others in the distance as they sprint across the sand. I look behind me as I near the middle of the lake. The signs say go around but I would be wasting valuable time. I row into the middle of the lake. The water is churning as I row faster. I speed up a tentacle reaches out of the water. It grab’s my canoe and pulls me under. So, what lies ahead of the lake… I don’t know.

September 10

100 WC Week #31

The prompt is:

I was running. The kite was flying behind me. Suddenly I tripped. There was a hole, a huge hole, it was bigger than my foot but it was shaped like a footprint. I looked around. No – one was around this part of the park. I took another look at the footprints. I thought that they had been made from a long time ago because they had moss growing around the edges. I was worried. I grabbed some sand from the nearby sand pit and filled in the hole. I ran away from there as fast as I could never looking back. I never go to that park anymore but i’m not sure why.

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September 3

100 WC Week #30

The prompt is: … then suddenly it went dark…

The floor was creaking. It was following me! I ran faster. The marble vases and photos fell to the floor with a crash. It was catching up. I turned the corner into the living room and tried to get out the back door. It was locked. It was getting closer. I turned into the laundry and locked the door behind me. I ran into the parlor and locked that door too. I was trapped. The Landry door opened with a snap. He was right outside the parlor. The door crashed open and then suddenly it went dark…

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August 20

The prompt is:

I was laughing like crazy! My flippers were jiggling up and down as Johnny the duck performed his latest trick.

“I shall now create a tornado in the pond!” he cried and started randomly swimming in slow circles. I jumped into the pond flicked my tail and started swimming in a speedy circle around the pond in a second I had made a animal swallowing tornado and he just had a slow current! I collapsed on the beach laughing again, as I watched Johnny swimming in circles I knew that this was going to be a slow day… and I was wrong.

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August 13

100 WC Week #38

The prompt is: Cushion     Scarlet     Annoying    Watered    Violin

There it was, the SCARLET globe! I was memorized and the whole room went black. The sweet sound of VIOLIN filled my ears and and felt like I was sitting on a velvet CUSHION! Suddenly the violins turned into talking, the velvet cushion turned into a broken patched up mattress and the darkness around me turned into light. I was in my dark cave that smelt like old cheese and an ANNOYING patch of sunlight streamed onto my face. The patched up mattress was cold underneath me. I stood up and WATERED my plants. This was going to be a normal boring day.

August 3

100 WC Week #37

The prompt is: …but then the flash made me…

“But Dad…”

“No buts! You blinked in the very important family photo that we only take once a decade!”

“Dad let me explain. I was all ready to take the photo. I was smiling and standing perfectly still in the very uncomfortable position you gave me to stand in… but then the flash made me blink because it was so bright and for a second I thought I was dead!”

“No excuses! Your grounded!”

“Dad it’s not fair! All I did was blink!”

“Go to your room… now!”

This is the worst day ever!

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July 30

100 WC Week #36

The prompt is: …when all of a sudden…

I saw my life flash before my eyes. They where coming closer. The swarm was huge! Why did I have to choose this bee hive? My parents were deathly allergic to bees… and so was I! I was getting tired of running and my legs were aching. I turned a right towards the Town Hall. The bees followed I turned left towards the Post Office. The bees followed. I was just about to give up …when all of a sudden… I fell. I fell down a porthole and into a pile of muck. The bees didn’t follow me then.

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Bringing Out Your Dead

Onto the specifics....

The entire story arc is done – at least in my head.

Missions #1-3 should be all written out (the specifics of each encounter/mobs/NPCs/etc.) within the week.

It’s been a little tricky for each encounter to have that interesting “hook” (especially in the lower levels, when the PCs can’t exactly face a sizable marauding horde), but I have some surprises setup for when they move out into the world.

Two words: GIANT TONGUE.

I think I’m easily on-track (if not a little ahead of schedule) to get it all knocked out by the time play starts in May.

Now to design minis for some of these weirdos.

Warp 1......Engage......

Been listening to a lot of the D&D Podcast from lately – and it’s a surprisingly useful resource for ideas. The episode titled “Dungeons” (in which devs relate anecdotes of favorite/best/worst dungeon uses & encounters) was particularly helpful.

I’m shooting for Bringing Out Your Dead to be a fairly straight-forward campaign (no crazy spaceships, firearms, excessive anachronisms, etc.), but with a little twist or “hook” attached to each location and encounter. I want everything to feel familiar – in that classic D&D-flavored way – but with a hint of strangeness, absurdity, or horror attached: “normal” enough to have the PCs feel comfortable and capable, and “odd” enough that they aren’t always on truly stable footing.

So, most of the main characters are now listed (with bios full of completely superfluous info).

I will now be moving on to cultural, economic, and societal concerns, i.e.: flesh out some towns where general mayhem can occur.

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

I guess I reallly REALLY can't sing...

All my life I have sung out loud.  Not a quiet type of humming, but full out belting the tunes.  In fact, I'm kinda known for it.  We can be anywhere anytime and I'll break into song.  I don't even realize I'm doing it unless I'm with someone who doesn't know me very well or very long and gives me an "OMG" kind of look.

When I was little and riding in the car with my dad, he said... "Hey Shelby, what did you do with the money I gave you?"  "What money dad?"  "The money for singing lessons?!!"  In fact, during his last visit, he asked me what I did with the money Jason gave me.. I realized then I was singing and just laughed and said, "the money for singing lessons?!"

Sometimes when I'm in the middle of a tune Jason will say "is that angels I hear singing?"  I just keep on singing and he really doesn't seem to mind.  That's probably one of the reasons I married him. :)

None of this has ever bothered me... However, this morning I was taking Madison to school and singing right along with Lady Antebellum "Need You Now" when Madison pulls her thumb out of her mouth and hollers "NO SINGING!"  (Kind of like .. I just can't take it anymore!!).  She then stuck her thumb back in her mouth satisfied once I closed my mouth.

I sucked in my breath in disbelief.. All I could really do at that moment was laugh.

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Sunday, March 20, 2011

Happy Sunday!

Another dream-related cartoon. Kind of a creepy story--on the morning of the earthquake before we even knew about the disaster, my mom told me that she wasn't feeling well and that she had a dream where she was trying to make her way out from under the rubble. I'm not a superstitious person, but it was still a bit unsettling.

I, on the other hand . . .

I have retarded dreams. I remember consciously thinking to myself in my dream, "Why the hell am I running with an ice cream cone in my hand?" I think I had to deliver it to a friend before it melted or something. It kind of reminds me of that really cute Frog and Toad story.

Or maybe I was thinking of this guy:

This is my personal favourite:

Uh. Right. Ahem.

It's Postsecret day!

  1. soft-serve! this week was march break and unusually warm, and i saw the first ice cream truck of the year!

  2. Seeing the first ice cream truck is like the first robin sighting!! AWESOME!


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Children too are a gift from the LORD, The fruit of the womb, A reward. – Psalm 127:3

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Yesterday morning, I had my supression check and ultrasound. Blood work came back great-estrogen level was at 58. So my new schedule was written up. I lessened my Lupron from 10 units to 5 units a day, until we are done with the transfer. Today was my first IM injection of Estradiol (.01). I do another on Saturday. Then on July 29 and Aug 2, I do .02 on the Estradiol. Monday Aug 4, I go in for another ultrasound and bloodwork. If all goes well, I will have 5 IM injections of PIO before transfer, the week of Aug 11. So glad that things are going so well!

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Friday, November 27, 2009

Heartache and Thanksgiving

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” -Matthew 11:28-30
Though I have much thanks and praise for God in my conception and the birth of our son Jackson, today my heart feels slightly empty, a piece is missing and I hurt.  I must admit it's not easy to "celebrate" when a dream feels shattered.

My spirit understands the Truth however, and I know that while our son Jackson Jeffrey is with Jesus, it is God who gives me the strength to move forward with my life to represent HIM.

So in the celebration of Thanksgiving and all that God has done in my life and within me, I will continue to praise Him through this heartache of mine and ask Him to heal our hearts during the most joyous of seasons.  What better reason to celebrate than to celebrate the season of the birth of OUR Savior who gave His life so we may KNOW and LIVE with God in heaven.

There IS a reason for the season as the saying goes.  It's what gives me the strength and joy and pleasure to celebrate at a moment I don't really feel much like celebrating.

Dear Lord, let MY life be a testimony shared with others for YOUR GLORY.  Thank YOU for everything in my life.  For I AM a mommy and I DO have a son who is now in heaven with Jesus.  Give me strength through rough days and help me to learn your ways o' Lord. So that I may be a light in this fallen world.  In Jesus name I pray...AMEN

Praise Be To God!

Friday, November 20, 2009

Come To Me, All You Who Are Weary and I Shall Give You Rest...A Mother's Heart-Cry

The past few weeks have been pretty hard.  Not only are we trying to pick up the pieces and walk forward without our son until we see him again in heaven, but my husband has been out of work for a week, because of another issue with his finger that kept bleeding for literally 4 hours at a time.

Add to that by the grace of God we were spared from what could have been a tragic accident concerning a ball joint holding on by a thread on the front passanger side, that both struts were absolutely shot and one severely leaking, leaving the drivers side tire bald...and a whole slew of issues that happened to take place, we have felt SPENT.

Even through our darkest moments, God has shown Himself through others. Believers and Non-believers, God has used both to share comfort and lift us up when we have felt we couldn't stand on our own.  I can't imagine my life without God, nor could I even imagine going through the death of a child, and the other issues that have taken place WITHOUT the love and presence of God and those who overwhelmingly shared their lovingkindness with us.

While my heart hurts very much still, I am able to stand.  Standing is good.  I have made a new step.  Now there are those who may suggest I get passed this and quickly, but I am learning that it's OK to cry, it's OK to feel the emptyness I feel.  I must just remember that God is with me and I can STILL count on Him as He has shown Himself deeply with each new day.

I often reflect on the fact that He too, gave His son as a sacrifice for Sin.  He watched His son go through such suffering so that MANY would not parish, but have eternal life.  It says alot!

While it's unfortunate, I am also learning I am NOT, nor will I be THE ONLY ONE going through this.  Over the past 3 weeks, I have met and talked with MANY women who have lost their child.  MANY different ways.

In my bureavement group there is someone like me who went through the same exact pre-term birth.  Another couple found themselves with the same genetic disorder, only to find out that they could not bare more children or they would find the same ending as their dear child.

I met someone that will soon share a resting place just in front of us.  She is slightly older, but had her daughter pre-term at 22weeks as I have.

Another several have discussed how they weren't given an opportunity to hold their child or bury them.  NOR did they have support.

Mothers who couldn't bare children who lost THEIR child through an adoption process.
They are all the same losses, yet different.  Some were in early trimesters, some mid to late, others through the loss of the children who were born IN their heart who were prayed and waited for.
I am NOT alone.  Sadly I feel for each family, each woman who still holds a part of their heart with their child/ren.

But there is HOPE for us.  The hope that we can all one day unite in Heaven and hold our dear children tight for an eternity.  A joy long awaited though for Gods timing, short.  Thinking of the wait to see Jackson seems like an eternity here on earth, yet for God, it's a glimpse.

I think to myself, how on earth can I take another step?  The son I've waited for 8 years is in heaven waiting for me.  The hopes and dreams as I step out into the real world and watch life go on seems almost unbareable, yet through the tears, I find a glimpse of light.

God, I know YOUR here!  I'll say.  I see you all around me.  He has even spoken boldly and yet I find myself asking questions and being so stubborn as He trys to lead me through this darkness I am in.
I am deeply sad, but not overwhelmingly depressed.  I am standing, but am walking day by day with Gods hand.

Please forgive me if I don't post as much as I have.  Just know that as I go through this "valley", I'm doing so with joy in my heart.  Knowing the end result one day, will lead me to My God and Our son.  Just today....TODAY, I need a bit of Gods sunshine.  Today, I hold onto His promises and seek Him as He picks me up and carries me until my burden gets a bit lighter.

And to end the Title,  "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”  Matthew 11:28-30


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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Throbbing Gristle Members Announces New Disc / Genesis P-Orridge Disavows Release

Throbbing Gristle Members Announces New Disc / Genesis P-Orridge Disavows Release
New Throbbing Gristle always seems like a good reason to celebrate. Last month, Chris and Cosey announced the release of a new disc from the three remaining members of Throbbing Gristle, a 2CD set entitled Desertshore / The Final Report.

The ‘Desertshore’ project is a 're-imagined' cover version of Nico’s seminal 1970 album first conceived by the late Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson in Berlin 2006. In 2010 at his home in Bangkok, he refocussed his approach readying to record guest vocalists while Chris and Cosey prepared material in their UK studio for his return there in December. Sadly, Sleazy unexpectedly died in his sleep on the 25th November in Bangkok.

Chris and Cosey made a commitment to Sleazy to complete the ‘Desertshore’ project picking up from where they left off just prior to his untimely passing. With enthusiastic support and contributions from so many who were close to Sleazy, especially the guest artistes whose work he admired; Antony, Marc Almond, Blixa Bargeld, Sasha Grey and Gaspar Noé, the project is now complete.

The Final Report
Throughout their 36 year friendship Chris Carter, Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson and Cosey Fanni Tutti produced many pioneering and acclaimed collaborative works together.
These trio sessions were without exception always very productive; ideas that produced many hours of recordings, sound experiments, research in new performance possibilities, visuals, the ongoing design and building of new and innovative instruments; a constant restless exploration of new paths together.

The Final Report
album has been completed from their final 2009/2010 sessions together at Chris and Cosey's studio in Norfolk. This album stands as the final report; a celebration, a loving remembrance of their unique partnership.

Available from 26th November 2012 in the following formats:
Double Vinyl - Gatefold cover with 12" booklet.
Double Vinyl 'Special Edition' - Details TBC
Double CD - in bespoke CD packaging, 12 page booklet, postcard & bonus track.
Digital Download - with pdf booklet and bonus track. - aac, mp3, flac etc.

'Desertshore / The Final Report' teaser 1 from Industrial Records on Vimeo.

Genesis P-Orridge, who parted ways with the other members of Throbbing Gristle in 2010, posted the following: "CHRIS & COSEY released the TG records without my consent & have kept all the money. We NEVER quit TG.That is UNTRUE.BOYCOTT their records." -Genesis's Vocal Tracks were deleted By Chris And Cosey for this forthcoming release.

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More stuff for Mega Tree

Well I got some more accomplished today for the MegaTree.  Not sure if I have mentioned this or not but it's now going to be a 15 foot MegaTree.  After the wife made a comment that 10 feet was NOT a MegaTree I decided to add 5 more feet.  Nice of me huh? lol

So 15 feet.  I strung the 16 individual guide strings today.  Using Paracord instead of anything else.  Also am using Paracord for the 4 guy lines.  We shall see how well it works!

Debating on turning this MegaTree into a Spiral tree also.  I just have to make sure I have enough lights for this.  Also the sequencing of said lights needs to be done. :(

Paint Test

Well while painting the Halloween display I decided to try to paint the electrical conduit.  Did this while I was waiting for some paint to dry and wanted to see how it would look.  It did want I want but I just don't think this paint I have will last very long.  Guess I should have bought the black water pipe.  But we shall see.

The Megatree is time consuming.  Not so much the assembly of but rather the sequencing of.  But here is a pic of our tree.  Not the best shot as there is some of the Halloween display in the way.  I'll have to clear out the spot so you can see more.  Try not to look at the messy garage. lol  * Read more for more info and a pic.

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Friday, October 03, 2014

Routes Asia 2016 to be hosted in Philippines

News this week: UBM plc announced at its recent World Route Development Forum held in Chicago that the 14th edition of Routes Asia will be held in the Philippines’ capital city of Manila. The three-day event will run from 6th to 8th March 2016.

Routes, founded in 1995, organises airline and airport networking events. Every year, Routes hosts one global event, World Route Development Forum and one regional event each in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

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Sunday, March 22, 2009

10 things I love about this place

I decided to make a list of things that I am grateful for and truly love about this place. I sometimes forget that I am so blessed to be able to live here, know these people, experience this culture and serve Him in this way. So here it goes...

Bangles at an amazing market

1. I love that I can easily get the freshest of fruits and vegetables at our favorite outdoor market or from the precious little man that walks around our neighborhood with his cart every day yelling, "Vegetables! You want vegetables?" in the local language. And, it's dirt cheap.

2. I love my neighbors. Even though our doorbell sometimes rings constantly, our neighbors are wonderful. The little girls that come by to play and make us laugh when they fight with each other, the sweet aunty that brings us food on a weekly basis at the least, the family that let us borrow their super huge extra television set because they felt sorry that we didn't have one...

3. I love our security guards. Throughout our time here, we have had the best rotation of security guards! They are always so friendly and helpful. I know that they will take care of us. One of the highlights of my day is when I leave my gate, and the security guard yells out, "Hello! Had your breakfast?"

4. I love the little things about this culture that make it so unique. Like "Had your breakfast?" It is common here to ask this question (or "Had your lunch?") instead of "How are you?" And, if you say "no, I haven't," you might even be fed. I love the head bobble, the way they use the thumbs up as a signal that they are asking a question and the way the ladies wear flowers in their hair everyday.

5. I love the body of believers here, national and international. It's amazing how you can be totally different from someone culturally but still have so much common ground. Sisters and brothers despite race, culture and background.

6. I love auto rickshaws! Now, don't get me wrong. It can be scary since the traffic here is insane, and no one ever follows traffic laws. But, Reba and I feel so comfortable and relaxed in the autos that we could fall asleep. We barely talk when we are in one. It's kinda soothing. I do some of my best thinking in autos.

7. I love the, I love the food. I am going to miss it so much. Sure, I can cook a few dishes, but I don't know if the ingredients will be available (cheaply). And, restaurants in America are expensive compared to prices here. I know there will be days that I crave dal, garlic nan and hariyali kabob!

8. I love how this place calls my mind to God's Word constantly. I mean, I basically live in the Old Testament. I see the verses about idol worship, about the fatherless, etc. come to life. It is very sobering.

9. I love shopping here. Everything is so beautiful and so cheap. I have no idea what it feels like to buy something that costs more than, say, $15. Food, clothing and gift items are very inexpensive. Can you say reverse culture shock when I have to buy a $4 gallon of milk!?! That's 200 stinkin' rupees (I usually buy my milk for 12 rupees)!

10. I love how colorful everything is. From the women's saris to the brightly painted public buses to the colorful way the owners decorated my home, everything bursts with color. It is so fun!

These are just ten of the things I love. But I could name so many more. Even though I am excited to return to the States in 4 months, I am already beginning to feel the sadness that will come when I have to leave this place.

Sarah said...

I am so intrigued by your post. I have stumbled upon your blog from Heavenly Homemakers. What a great adventure you are on. I pray that you will be successful in spreading the word of the gospel.

Sarah said...

Oh and I forgot to add great taste in blog decor! (mine's the same).


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