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Sunday, 1 August 2010

Through The Grater: Catch Up

See that's the problem with disappearing for weeks on end - having weeks on end of news to sift through. Jeez. Thank God I love this nattering stuff. And that bullet points exist.

  • Damages has been saved! Hurrah!...I think. Seasons 4 and 5 will be shown by DirecTV in 2011 and 2012 and have 10 episodes each. Whilst this is great news in some respects (why should a quality show like Damages be axed after three seasons and Smallville still be running after ten blah blah blah), I do find the set up to be limited on this programme, and the success of it entirely dependent on the main legal case Patty is fighting. 10 episodes is a good solid number though - I think I can stick with it for that.
  • There's been a bit of a plot explosion over on 90210. Whilst seemingly having their plates full with Naomi's rape, Annie's murder confession, the school possibly on fire, and Silver and Teddy existing, we also have an earthquake, a court case, an older guy romance and a gay outage ala Gossip Girl to look forward to. It's got to be Teddy, hasn't it? He's called Teddy for christsake.
  • Speaking of GG, the cast have been busy filming the first few episodes of Season 4 in Paris. Plenty of pics have come out to majorly hint at upcoming storylines this season, but I have been much more interested in what Blair has been wearing.

Look how god damn pretty she is! I WANT THAT WHOLE OUTFIT NOW!
  • And some good news for moi and the redundant Katie Cassidy - she's just signed onto Gossip Girl to play a new love interest for Nate. YAY! Hopefully she can bring some charisma and sparkle to the screen when the two of them are together.
  • And then onto Supernatural, which has been getting a lot of coverage of late thanks to the Comic Con panel last weekend - you can get a full lowdown of events here. It's about as much as I expected really - not a lot to be positive about. The buzzwords seem to be "reinvention" and "a return to Season One" - I don't want a return to Season 1! Season 1 was awful! Why do you want to cart us back there, Sera Gamble? Pffffft. Oh, and have I mentioned there's a fairy episode yet?  But still, there are a few things to look forward to - Jensen Ackles directing for one. I thought something like this might happen - it feels like they've wrapped the overarching storyline up and now they've been given free reins with this 'extra' season to pretty much do what the hell (lolz) they want. It could end up being a load of pointless nonsense that doesn't mean anything. But there again I've been thinking - would we really want the last EVER closing shot of Supernatural to be Dean settling down with stupid Lisa and her stupid kid? Maybe this Season 6 malarkey ain't such a dumb idea...

  • A while ago and on a completely different blog that I think no longer exists, I wrote a piece on how excited I was about ABC possibly turning Fables into a TV series. That sadly never came to anything, but it looks as though a screen adaptation of the graphic novels hasn't completely died - now there's new talk about a film. I don't mind what format it comes out on really, as long as something's made. Can't really say anything for David Yates as I'm not a Harry Potter fan, but he's British and well respected so at least he wouldn't balls it up ala a McG or Michael Bay.
  • And on the subject of twisted fairy tales, this story was so similar I thought they actually meant Fables! But curiously this is about a different graphic novel altogether - Legends. It's a kind of Kick Ass development where the film rights have already been secured before the publication itself is released (although it has been released now...d'oh!). It's a big coup, too - Ron Howard's production company snapping it up. It's still in the early stages, but with an intriguing storyline (who killed Pinocchio?) and a dark fantasy, magical setting this could be an even tougher interpretation than Fables, and it would be great it they both make it to the big screen so we can enjoy pitting them against one another.
  • Another bit of news which looks very exciting is word that Disney is prepping a new film about scary stone gargoyles. No, not shiny happy cartoon Disney - the arm of the studio that is responsible for Pirates of the Caribbean. So don't expect it to be *too* scary - but it should be a lot of fun, as long as they don't sentimentalise it too much and throw annoying kids in there. Googling this film made me come across this too - a 1990s cartoon by Disney also called Gargoyles but that has no relation whatsoever to the big screen version in the works. How have I never heard of this programme?! Around that time I was really into my cartoons - Thundercats, Turtles, Zelda, X-Men. I would have loved this! But my digging shows it was never broadcast over here - more's the shame because I would have leapt on it. And another thought as my brain wanders - when are they going to make a film of Andrew Davidson's amazing first novel? I remember looking for a film as soon as I'd finished reading it a couple of years ago, certain there would be something as it was just so epic and cinematic to read. But there was nothing. And there still is nothing.
  • Trailer time! Woody Allen's new one (I know, it is hard to keep up... this is the one with Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin in) - You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger.

Blimey it looks awful! But it has had good reviews, so...

  • Onto The Hobbit where it's generally been assumed that Peter Jackson will be directing. I'm more disappointed about this than I thought I would be. Peter Jackson's ace, he was responsible for the trilogy being made in the first place, but I think it's his last couple of misfires, especially The Lovely Bones which has made me go right off him. Plus I really wanted to see a fresh take on Middle Earth and I fear this will just end up being an extension of Jackson's world. Still no word on a cast either - this could end up being one of those badly hindered films that never recovers. But let's hope not.
  • An update on some Jason Reitman projects that have been announced (just because the man can do no wrong at the moment, I can't miss a single film) - Elliot Allagash is the new one he'll be producing if not directing. Amazon compares the book - which isn't out here in the UK until next week - to Heathers, Election and Napoleon Dynamite - all treasured films within my DVD collection. Sigh, if only he was doing Prep...
  •  And now let's link up several of the stories I've just mentioned with an update on Guillermo Del Toro, who's had his reins cut now he's left The Hobbit. He has a bundle of projects up his sleeve so the only question is what to tackle first? Well at Comic Con he broke rank again and added a new one to his ever growing list - an updated version of The Haunted Mansion, which will be a Disney made film based on the brand's signature theme park, but will be "scary". So maybe scarier than the Eddie Murphy version but not The Orphanage scary. But he made it clear he would be solely producing this film, and his next directing feature would be a horror. But he didn't mention what it would be - Frankenstein perhaps? His dark, apparently Nick Cave inspired, take on Pinocchio? Jekyll and Hyde? Could be any of those - but definitely not At The Mountains of Madness as he recently admitted it will never happen due to Hollywood dislike of an unconventional plot and a less than settled ending.  BUT OH WAIT NOW HE'S NOW GOING TO DO IT. Yup, out of absolutely nowhere, Del Toro has now not only cemented the Lovecraft film will be made, but it will also be his next offering. Talk about veiled words! The only downer? The inclusion of James bloody Cameron as producer. Just don't let him near the script and it'll be fine!
  • Now for a better trailer - eagerly awaited Sucker Punch. Just don't try to understand it.

  • I'll finish with what Natalie's been up to. The big news is that Black Swan has been named as the opening film of this year's Venice Film Festival, which is hardly surprising but still fantastic to have it confirmed. The festival which starts next month is bound to lead to the trailer release as well which I can't wait for. This is officially the most exciting film Natalie has done in yonks and yonks and yonks, and I have really high hopes of it doing well in awards season. Very little is still known about the plot, but some pics have been leaking. Get a load of supernatural Natalie!

Freaky deaky eyes! Black Swan opens in the USA on December 1 so we should get it soon after.

  • The other biggie is Thor which was one of the main highlights and draws to this year's Comic Con. Natalie was there along with the rest of the cast to do a panel, interviews and present footage and a sort of trailer for the 3D action adventure set partly on earth and partly in Asgard. The trailer has found its way online, and into my laptop, but unfortunately - and I feel I have to whisper here - it's awful. Truly awful. Not only does it look incredibly ill-conceived and dull, it looks like it has bloody Transformers in it. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Oh Natalie maybe this was all a terrible, terrible mistake... I think Marvel are very touchy about it because the trailer's now been pulled from every site that was hosting it, so I'm unable to post it here (not a real shame). Hopefully all this negative reaction will make them sit up and realise they have a lot of work to do in that editing suite. A LOT of work to do.

 News of Venice Film Festival, Toronto Film Festival, The Man Booker Prize and Pretty Little Liars to come shortly, but that's the round up of everything interesting that's been happening in the world lately. I can go have a Crabbie's now - phew.

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

{Real Parties} Adam's Sonic the Hedgehog Birthday Party Recap

My little Adam is CRAZY about playing video games!  His favorite game, at the moment, is Sonic the Hedgehog.  The whole idea of the party came about when he told me that he wanted a Sonic, Wall-E, Call of Duty birthday party.  Being that I am not a fan of him playing the last game (we have Dad to thank for that) and that I was definitely not sure how to combine those three all together, I took his favorite of the three and chose a Sonic theme.

  • Golden yellow painted floral foam centerpieces made to resemble the 'rings' in the game
  • Plastic gem vase fillers used as Chaos Gems
  • Paper Palm Trees that sit on either side of the sweets table just like the trees in the game
  • Sonic action figures and toys used throughout the party for decoration

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My favorite little dude!!!!

There are not too many online party ideas  for this theme that don't include the mass produced licensed party decor.  It also didn't help that I didn't know much about this game.  So, I had to go with the very small bit of info I had on the game and from looking on You Tube to see how the game is played to work with an overall theme.  In the end, I just decided a full fledged Sonic filled party would suffice.

I learned a lot and after all my research, I designed the printables for the party and a few key ideas to focus on for the decor!  Adam's favorite color is blue, and there are a lot of party items in the party shops with this cool blue checkerboard theme.  It also plays off of the brown checkerboard theme that's seen throughout the game.  I incorporated some of that in the design of the printables.

The game also consists of Sonic running through various worlds, collecting golden rings.  I can't remember why, but I believe it's how points are tallied.  So, I created gold rings using floral rings I got from the craft store and painted them yellow.  I initially wanted them to hang from the ceiling, but instead chose to use them in the centerpieces I created for the main table.  To create the centerpieces, I attached each ring to a bamboo skewer and then slid a striped paper straw over it to conceal the stick and to make the rings look more festive.  I then anchored two rings into  Styrofoam that I placed in wooden crates and topped them with green paper shred to play off the greenery that is featured throughout the video game.

My goal was to try and incorporate a few of the key elements from the game and recreate those themes into the decor.  In the game, as Sonic runs through the various worlds, there usually is a bright blue sky.  I found the perfect backdrop for my sweets table when I came a cross a cloud filled sky roll of bulletin board paper.  It was a major score and saved me tons of work & time, as I initially was going to create clouds from paper and hang them against a sheet of blue paper. I also wanted to add palm trees to the decor and found a few ideas online on how to make them with paper bags and pool noodles!  It was such and easy and creative project.  Between my husband and I - we made two trees within 2 hours.....and he McGuyvered the trees to be able to stand using PVC pipe, C-clamps and jumbo rolls of toilet paper (don't ask).

Anytime I'm forced convinced by my kids to do a character party, I stick mainly with toys to add to the decor and not store-bought party supplies.  Adam had a small selection of Sonic toys but it wasn't nearly enough for the party.  So, I found a good mix of toys online, that also served as his presents and I used them as decor - they didn't stay on the table long, he snatched them up quicker than I could snap the pictures!  If you're not into using mass produced party supplies or having trouble finding them, using your child's toys are a perfect and usually economical way to give them the party they want and add a personalized touch!

Thing 2 loves to color, it's on of his other favorite past times.  So, I created small coloring books that the kids could use as an activity and they also served as party favors.  I placed two big boxes of Crayola crayons on the table and let them have at was a no-fuss kind of activity.

Another fun activity the kids enjoyed was a Pin the Ring on Sonic game that I found while I was out getting plates and candy for the party.  It was a lucky find, because there aren't too many Sonic themed party supplies available in stores.

Since the party only consisted of the kids in our family, we also let the boys (and The Mini Diva) have a water gun and balloon fight and they also had turns at playing Adam's new Sonic Video Games!

Table Setting
I heart kraft paper, just like Thing 1's cupcake party, I covered our dining room table with brown kraft paper, and added the gold ring centerpieces that I made to the table.  I found gem shaped vase filler at the craft store that I used as table scatter to represent the Chaos Gems that Sonic collects in the video game.

Adam's request for food was easy, he wanted hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken wings.  To make the cuisine really fit the theme, I came up with some names for each dish.  We served Tails' Windy Wings (Buffalo wings), Sonic's Lightening Quick Burgers & hot dogs and Robotnik's Devilish Eggs (deviled eggs).  We also put our popcorn machine to use and gave the kids popcorn served in custom popcorn boxes that I created for the party.

The sweets table was very simple as we had a very small group of family only guests!  I ordered cupcakes and used the most awesome custom fondant toppers by Edible Details to dress them up.  In addition to the cupcakes, I also ordered a small bakery cake and asked for it to be decorated with just blue icing.  I added a small Sonic figurine to the top and a #6 sparkler candle.  You might notice the candle has a striped straw around it.....let me warn you not use a paper straw to cover up the stick of a sparkler candle.....bad idea......very, very, bad idea.

In addition to the cupcakes and cake, I made chocolate covered Oreo Cookies. You can make these with special molds, but luck was not with me the day I went looking for them at the craft store.  So, in a pinch, you can do what I did and use a muffin pan to make them.  Using a different chocolate mold I ordered online, I added a number '6' to each cookie.  These are really delicious treats, but they are SUPER sweet - major sugar rush.....MAJOR.
For the party favors each child received a mini tote bag filled with goodies.  I included a bag of Funyuns (remember the gold rings?) large swirlpops, noisemakers, Sonic stickers and a glow stick in each bag!  I also added a personalized tag on each bag for the kids.  As mentioned earlier, the kids also got to take home the coloring books that I created.

My favorite little dude is very easy going and in a matter of words very ho-hum about things.  So, I didn't expect much excitement from him about this bash.  However, when the party was over, he was playing quietly with some of his new toys and casually said, 'Momma, thank you for my Sonic birthday party.  It was the best party ever.'  Yup!  Best party ever for the best son ever!

Vendors & Where to Buy:

Styling & Design  - Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams
Fondant Toppers - Edible Details
Sonic Action Figures & Toys - Amazon
Mini Tote Bags
Number Molds

(FYI - The FTC would like me to inform you that I may or may not receive payment/commission for some items linked to Amazon on this post.)

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Friday, April 29, 2011

♥ Angel Berry Trifle ♥

* 1-1/2 cups cold fat-free milk
* 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant vanilla pudding mix
* 1 cup (8 ounces) fat-free vanilla yogurt
* 6 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, cubed
* 1/2 cup Reduced-Fat Sour Cream
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 carton (12 ounces) frozen reduced-fat whipped topping, thawed, divided
* 1 prepared angel food cake (18 inches), cut into 1-inch cubes
* 1 pint each blackberries, raspberries and blueberries

* In a small bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.
* In a large bowl, beat the yogurt, cream cheese, sour cream and vanilla until smooth. Fold in pudding mixture and 1 cup whipped topping.
* Place a third of the cake cubes in a 4-qt. trifle bowl. Top with a third of the pudding mixture, a third of the berries and half of the remaining whipped topping. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining cake, pudding and berries. Serve immediately or refrigerate.

Yield: 14 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup) equals 209 calories, 6 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 330 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 5 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 reduced-fat milk.

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Cale Gale wins Homestead truck race as James Buescher clinches title

Cale Gale, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, crosses the finish line ahead of Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Dollar General Toyota, to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16, 2012 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Cale Gale, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, crosses the finish line ahead of Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Dollar General Toyota, to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16, 2012 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – With sparks flying as the two trucks raced to the finish line, Cale Gale beat Kyle Busch by .014 seconds to win Friday night’s Ford EcoBoost 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami.

Behind the dramatic race to the checkers, James Buescher rolled to his first series championship, securing the title with a 13th-place run.

In a championship battle that generated little drama until the closing laps — when rookie Ty Dillon made a last-ditch move — Buescher drove a methodical race en route to the title. After Dillon wrecked with two laps left in regulation distance, Buescher finished six points ahead of series runner-up Timothy Peters, who ran eighth Friday.

Joey Coulter finished third in the season finale, followed by Nelson Piquet Jr. and Miguel Paludo.

Gale claimed the first victory of his career in a green-white-checkered-flag finish that took the race six laps beyond its scheduled distance of 134 laps. As he and Busch exited the final turn, Gale pinched Busch’s No. 18 Toyota against the outside wall, taking the checkered flag by a nose in a shower of sparks.

“I got drove into the fence,” Busch said. “That’s it. You saw it.”

Gale didn’t disagree.

“It’s not my style, but I knew that, if I could pinch him a little bit, I could get the advantage, and pretty much, that’s what I was thinking at that point,” Gale said. “A guy like me, it’s my first opportunity to come down for the checkered flag in a NASCAR race.

“Kyle’s a racer. He’s been in the same position I’ve been in. We’ve all seen hungry racers get an opportunity and take it. That’s what you have to do in this sport. He owes me, but I saw the checkers in the final race. That’s all I can say…

“When it comes down to the final straightaway to win at Homestead in the last race, and your first NASCAR win, I believe anybody would do it.”

Buescher started 17th, 14 spots behind Dillon (who entered the race 12 points behind the leader), but the driver of the No. 31 Chevrolet moved briskly toward the front, working his way up to eighth by the time debris from Bryan Silas’ contact with the outside wall in Turn 4 caused the second caution on Lap 43.

Buescher had dropped to 12th, the last car on the lead lap, when NASCAR called the third caution on Lap 104, again for debris. He held that spot after pit stops under the yellow and gained one spot to 11th before Max Gresham’s spin with 10 laps left brought out caution No. 4.

After a restart on Lap 130, Dillon charged into second place, 11 positions ahead of Buescher, but contact between the trucks of Kyle Larson and Dillon wrecked both as they fought for second and also collected the Dodge of Ryan Blaney.

Buescher pitted for tires after a 10-minute, 40-second stoppage and came home 13th after the two-lap sprint to the finish.

“Everybody on this team has done a fantastic job,” said Buescher, who won four times on the way to the title. “We had a shot at it last year, but we came into this year swinging and did a lot of work over the offseason. It definitely paid off. This is definitely the coolest thing I’ve ever done in racing.”

Despite the wreck that took him out of contention and dropped him to fourth in the standings behind Coulter, Dillon was philosophical when he talked about the final race.

“We just had to go out there and win the race and make something happen,” said Dillon, the series rookie of the year. “I just tried to make something happen there at the end, I got to second, and the points were looking good.

“We just missed that championship by a little bit, but I’m all right with everything that played out. We were going for it. We almost had it. We were trying to hit the home run in the bottom of the ninth and almost did it. But it’s all right. We’ll be back next year, fighting harder than ever.”

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race – Ford EcoBoost 200
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
Friday, November 16, 2012

1. (5) Cale Gale #, Chevrolet, 140, $45025.
2. (6) Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 140, $23190.
3. (11) Joey Coulter, Chevrolet, 140, $19410.
4. (4) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 140, $17825.
5. (7) Miguel Paludo, Chevrolet, 140, $16500.
6. (10) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 140, $16275.
7. (1) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 140, $17375.
8. (14) Timothy Peters, Toyota, 140, $14875.
9. (12) Justin Lofton, Chevrolet, 140, $14675.
10. (18) Ross Chastain #, Toyota, 140, $17950.
11. (19) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 140, $14375.
12. (9) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 140, $14200.
13. (17) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 140, $14075.
14. (21) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 140, $13975.
15. (28) German Quiroga, Toyota, 139, $12700.
16. (29) David Starr, Toyota, 139, $13750.
17. (22) Jason White, Ford, 139, $13650.
18. (30) Tim George Jr., Chevrolet, 139, $13550.
19. (25) Jason Leffler, Chevrolet, 138, $13450.
20. (8) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 138, $13975.
21. (24) Mario Gosselin, Chevrolet, 138, $11900.
22. (20) Jake Crum, Chevrolet, 137, $10650.
23. (13) Max Gresham #, Chevrolet, 137, $10525.
24. (26) Jeff Agnew, Chevrolet, 136, $11225.
25. (3) Ty Dillon #, Chevrolet, 135, $10175.
26. (36) Travis Miller, Chevrolet, 135, $9825.
27. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 131, $9625.
28. (16) Ryan Blaney, RAM, Accident, 131, $9425.
29. (35) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 131, $9200.
30. (34) Ryan Lynch, Chevrolet, 130, $9000.
31. (32) Jennifer Jo Cobb, RAM, 129, $8450.
32. (15) John Wes Townley #, Toyota, 118, $8425.
33. (33) Bryan Silas #, Ford, Accident, 43, $8400.
34. (23) Dusty Davis, Toyota, Clutch, 28, $8375.
35. (27) Chris Jones, Chevrolet, Brakes, 10, $8350.
36. (31) Blake Koch(i), Ford, Transmission, 3, $8264.

Average Speed of Race Winner:  121.407 mph.
Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 47 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.014 Seconds.
Caution Flags:  5 for 23 laps.
Lead Changes:  11 among 7 drivers.
Lap Leaders:   P. Kligerman 1-5; N. Piquet Jr. 6-37; K. Busch(i) 38-50; K. Larson 51-86; K. Busch(i) 87; N. Piquet Jr. 88; J. Sauter 89; T. Bodine 90-93; K. Larson 94-105; J. Sauter 106-108; K. Busch(i) 109-139; C. Gale # 140;.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  K. Larson 2 times for 48 laps; K. Busch(i) 3 times for 45 laps; N. Piquet Jr. 2 times for 33 laps; P. Kligerman 1 time for 5 laps; T. Bodine 1 time for 4 laps; J. Sauter 2 times for 4 laps; C. Gale # 1 time for 1 lap.
Top 10 in Points: J. Buescher – 808; T. Peters – 802; J. Coulter – 789; T. Dillon # – 784; P. Kligerman – 778; M. Crafton – 759; N. Piquet Jr. – 747; J. Lofton – 710; J. Sauter – 678; M. Paludo – 668.


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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Elizabeth Bathory - The Bloody Countess

Countess Elizabeth Bathory (Báthory Erzsébet) is renowned for her atrocious crimes and has been a famous character in pop culture. However, many debate whether she was indeed a serial killer or not.

She was born in 1560 and was engaged to Ferenc Nádasdy at age 11. Unlike most women from that time, she was highly educated and spoke four languages. Her husband trusted her with managing the estate and business while he was leading the Hungarian troops at war with the Ottomans. They both had control over a wide land and they were the most powerful union in Hungary. Unfortunately, with her husband missing for battle, she gained interest in occultism and alchemy.

A lot of her sadistic behavior has been explained by the fact that she might have been mentally ill since she was young, due to inbreeding. Also, her husband was not very far from being as cruel as her and it seems that he “educated” her in his favorite ways of punishing servants. Some tales say that they were both involved in the occult art and participated in different satanic rituals, others say that her husband had no idea of his wife’s “hobbies”. However, one thing is certain: in those times torture and punishment were common, so people even considered cruelty to be a virtue.

While her husband was away she seemed to engage in sexual activities that were seen as perverse at the time, such as: adultery, bisexuality, masochism, and sadism. But the real atrocities started when the count died in battle, leaving Elizabeth and her children alone with his mother. First she got rid of her mother-in-law. Then, she started by torturing her servant girls along with accomplices such as Helena Jo, Dorothea Szentes, and Johannes Ujvary. Her torture methods included: beating her maidservants with barbed lash and heavy cudgel, dragging them naked in the snow and dousing them with cold water until they froze to death, and putting pins underneath their fingernails, armpits and genitals; she also bathed in the young girls’ blood, made different surgeries on her victims, starved them to death, bit their flesh, and sexually abused them.

Her accomplices testified and described certain tortures. Ficzko was very graphic about a specific torture:
“They tied the hands and arms very tightly with Viennese cord, they were beaten to death until the whole body was black as charcoal and their skin was rent and torn. One girl suffered more than two hundred blows before dying. Dorko [another accomplice and procurer] cut their fingers one by one with shears and then slit the veins with scissors.”

Ilona Joo admitted that she applied red-hot pokers in the mouth or nose of girls, stabbed them with needles and torn open their flesh with sharp pincers. She also enjoyed cutting the skin between her victim’s fingers.

A servant refused to testify against Elizabeth and her eyes were poked and her breast cut before she was executed by burning at stake.

Bathing in young girls’ blood might be just a legend. Apparently she discovered this when she slapped a young servant and when the girl’s blood touched her skin she thought it made her skin look young again. With this idea in her head, the countess started taking numerous blood baths that were supposed to reverse her aging process.

Her downfall began with Erszi Majorova, the successor accomplice of Darvula (who died in 1609) who advised her to start killing noble people. Although the deaths of peasants were overlooked, too many nobles dying was catching people’s attention and soon the Lutheran minister Istvan Magyari complained about her publicly. She was kept under strict house arrest because she was noble and any scandal would have disgraced the noble family that ruled Transylvania at that time.  The exact number of killed girls is unknown but it has been speculated that it could be as high as 650. Some say that the number of victims was approximately 32 while others even argue that she was a victim of conspiracy (which could be a valid argument since it would be explained by Hungarian history at the time).

On 30 December 1610 she was arrested along with four of her servants. As I mentioned earlier, she was put to house arrest but her servants were not noble so they didn’t received the same treatment. Three of them Dorota Semtész, Ilona Jó, and János Újváry were tortured and executed. Katarína Benická was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Although many historians believe that bathing in blood is just a legend made to impress an audience, the story of Elizabeth Bathory still influences culture today and has inspired countless fictional characters.

  1. goodness Andreea, my goose bumps are all up and I just have no words on what this woman has done. Btw, those sexual stuffs like sadistic, multiple partners, same sex are all done now too.

    Another one is also exchange partners, spouses and having sex with the other. Maybe she went a bit over board.

  2. hi andreea, this is even more grotesque, imagine a woman can be so violent- especially so when aristocratic women are supposed to be gentle, lady like and very disciplined.

    OMG the way people torture others during those days were very scary indeed- makes me want to vomit blood.
    consider ourselves very lucky :)

  3. eeeewwwww..Andreea not in my own knowledge have I known a woman such I say "evil" like she really human..killing someone is really cruel but torturing those servants like putting pins on their genitals inhuman..she must be insane to do really research so well Andreea..scary what will you bring us this November sis..Trick or Treat..

    thank you for always visiting me sis..I really appreciate it so much..I'm not feeling well now even yesterday so just a short comment..oh is this short..bye sis ;)

  4. It's always hard to tell with historical figures what is true and what isn't. Plus everyone during that period had a much more accepting view of torture and cruelty, especially on the lower classes. It does make for an interesting read, I love all your posts, you do a great job of bringing up interesting people and ideas :) Have a great weekend!

  5. There are very few female serial killers....but she certainly sounds like oneto me! A creepy Halloween read - and I read every word!

  6. She definitely was insane.

    I just watched a video "HOSTELS", how the very rich bid the highest to a syndicate who lured unsuspecting young tourists, boys and girls (drugged and kidnapped)- to satisfy their cravings for torture hence slowly killing these youngsters - with my eyes covered watching the most part of the scenes.. really cruel!.

    And yes, there was this a scene, one crazy lady lying naked while blood of her victims (hanged and slashed slowly)oozes down her body!

    Very2 chilly but an eye opener when we go on holidays - to be careful when we travel abroad!

  7. @Nava.K Yeah sexual things like the ones mentioned by me are still done today but what I meant in the article was that they are not seen as big perversions as they were seen back then, people are more open regarding sexuality today. In that time, engaging in bisexual relationships was completely outrageous.
    @Wan Yeah, this is pretty grotesque and she was probably suffering from a mental condition. If you think about it, perhaps the fact that they were supposed to be very disciplined made them so cruel.
    @Sie She was pretty creative at being cruel, but I guess that’s what being a cruel sadist means. I hope you are feeling better now, it makes me sad to know that you are not well.
    @Frugal in WV Indeed, it’s hard to determine whether these stories are true or not but they are a great way to spark a conversation during Halloween :D Thanks for your kind words! :D
    @Ann Yes there is a small number of women serial killers and I believe that she is the worst of them if we take the cruelty into consideration.
    @Katrina Indeed she was. I know that movie, it was pretty gruesome. It makes you think twice before traveling to an unknown place :D

  8. Omy god...its real shocking to know such cruel hearts existed....truly undigestable killing..!
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  9. I agree Jay, she was really cruel, if everything about her is true.

  10. It's creepy. At first, when you mention that she 'offed' her mother-in-law, I thought maybe this was revenge for something really horrible that she (the Countess) had been subjected to. But when I read that she tortured and killed her servants ... she was really sadistic. It's pretty hard to understand how someone can get satisfaction from seeing others suffer - but I guess that's what it is. I can more-or-less understand depression, mania, anxiety disorder, even delusions and hallucinations. I can imagine what it would be like to experience any of these things. But wanting to see someone suffer (especially someone like a servant, who's helpless, vulnerable) is unimaginable.

  11. This lady was scary, if everything was true. I can't imagine someone would enjoy bathing in others' blood. The thought makes me sick.

  12. According to history, Elizabeth Báthory was probably the most prolific female serial killer in history. Today (August 7), its her 453rd birthday and the cruelty of her evil deeds is still remembered today. Nevertheless, one should be careful to connect her to the vampire myth as it is often done here among the vampire fan community, because this will make her an idolized icon and potential role model...what for god's sake should be prevented...There's more to read about Báthory in our daily history of science, technology, end arts blog:

    1. Thanks for your information Harald! :D You have a very interesting blog!


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It's blueberry picking time, and we LOVE blueberries! The only problem is that they are a little harder picking than strawberries. They aren't as big, so it takes a little more time to fill up the bucket. I was so excited to go and pick blueberries this year. We had some friends come with us, and we got out early to try & beat the heat. The weather was beautiful & there was a bit of a breeze as we started to pick. However, as we found ourselves in the middle of the blueberry bushes the sun came out & we began to sweat. we managed to step in a couple of ant hills in the process of picking, and kids began to whine, so about 30 minutes into our blueberry adventure we decided we were finished. We did capture some cute pictures and managed to get about a gallon of berries that we made into a syrup(recipe below) for pancakes the next morning - yummmmmm

Blueberry Syrup/Sauce

10 oz. blueberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbs. cornstarch
1 Tbs. lemon juice

Combine all ingredients together in saucepan. Stir well. Heat and stir over medium heat until boiling. Simmer gently about 5 minutes until berries release their juices and begins to thicken. Serve warm or cold. It's also really good on ice cream.

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Friday, December 19, 2008

My 1st MM Pivotal

YAY! I found the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Barbie clearance at $8.74 at Target. I really like her, I wish the pivotal body was more afordable.
Here she is with the 2007 Holiday doll(one on the left)

I plan to re-root them. I want to give the Holiday doll a red color, not sure about the other one. Maybe a golden blonde or something like the Niki below. What do you think?

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what mbili is that on the right? I love her skin tone and her makeups!!


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Several years ago, J & I thought we needed a friend for Sasha. We thought she could use more play time and more time being non-people-focused. We wanted a dog about her size, male, friendly and calm. We hoped it wouldn’t be a swimmer, and it needed to be a rescue.

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

biking indoors, skiing outdoors

We've been biking indoors and skiing outdoors. This is a good combination for february.

Skiing at parc Mont Orford continues to be an excellent experience. 90 minutes from Montreal. Mont Royal trails need more frequent trail-grooming.

We have been watching slide shows of pics taken on previous years' bike rides to improve the indoor biking experience.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Montreal Bike Show! (9th Salon du Vélo de Montréal)

Lots of snow to play in and on!

Get out and do something, and if possible, everything.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

more great xc ski conditions

We skied up the xc-ski trails of Mont Royal early (for us) this morning, early enough to see the Ski-Doo snowmobiles grooming the trails, and we can report that snow and ski trail conditions are as perfect as you could ever hope for!

We know that winter's primo snow conditions are both finite and fickle, so get out now and enjoy some winter fun before it disappears.

We saw a few cyclists on Olmstead road, but seriously, it really isn't bike season in Montreal. Winter is the season for skiing, snowshoeing, skating, and polar bear swimming.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

eat, love pray... for spring!

Spring is on his way. Along with desireable warmer weather, there's going to be potholes, cracks and chasms, all kinds of crunchy crap on the road surface, and those 'ostie spring rain showers.

So why are we wanting it SO much? because we are cyclists. and we have a certain addiction to the sensation of traveling rapidly and silently across our fine planet on our own power, attached to a pair of wheels and some pedals.

Also, we know that summer follows spring. We like summer more than a lot.

And that's why we are going RFN to ride the bike trainer.

Saturday, February 05, 2011

Spectacularly great conditions at Parc Orford xc skiing

Highly excellent winter adventures on cross country skis can be had at Parc Orford. It's one of the premier locations for skiing in a province known for good ski destinations. Snowshoe too. But we like the skiing here.

Today's conditions were prime spring day, and at the beginning of february, that is a good day indeed. Fresh snow and lots of it, perfect and fresh groomed trails, a large network, lots of climbs and descents, wait, climbs and descents... is that a good thing? You betcha.

Simply put, it was another "best day ever." We were not alone in this assessment. The many big smiles were matched in number only by by the many excellent gluteus maximuses, because skiing (and cycling) have this effect on people.

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

BAPE public hearings on new Robert Cliche bike path

When there is a big project of some sort in Quebec, the provincial government holds a public review process at the "BAPE" or Bureau d'audiences publique sur l'environnement.

The BAPE is holding a hearing right now on the Projet d'aménagement d'un lien cyclable entre Vallée-Jonction et Notre-Dame-des-Pins. (Project to build a bicycle path between Vallée-Jonction and Notre-Dame-des-Pins. This bike path is located along the Chaudiere river south of Quebec City on an old railroad right-of-way.

This path fills a big gap of missing bike path along this very scenic river valley. Quebec City is becoming a really excellent location/destination for cycling.

There is extensive online documentation, and for the first time there is a map of the project.

Very interesting stuff.

Did you know that Quebec's longest covered bridge is at Notre-Dame-des-Pins?

1) New Robert Cliche section of Route Verte
2) The "Circuit de decouverte Chemins Craig et Gosford" region
3) Cycloroute de Bellechasse (74 km of pure fun)
4) South coast of the St-Laurence river where it becomes a maritime coastal ecological zone
5) Route Verte rail-trail coming from Sherbrooke

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

We miss summer, and Roadsworth

Remember Roadsworth? The man who single-handedly changed the Montreal streetscape for the better (and then got busted for it?).

You can view his many improvements to Montreal's city streets at

As for summer, well we will have to wait a little bit longer.


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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Day -24 and counting

Just 24 more days until the beginning of the 2009 NaNoWriMo. Today is a cold rainy day. Today is the kind of day for beef stew and biscuits and that's just what we're having for supper. I wrote so much yesterday and the day before that today I woke up and couldn't think of much to do except edit my first novel some more. I know they say that there's always things that can be written and rewritten in a novel and each time you look at it, there's always something that can be done. It's a lot like when you own a home. It may look good to everyone else but there's always something that you know needs fixed or replaced or added to. I haven't done much though. Of all things to start changing, I started on the first page. I can't tell you why, but it doesn't have the look I'd want the first page of my novel to have. It seems sparse and barren. Maybe it's because my writing skills have been used so much since I wrote it that I'm actually a better, more critical writer than I was when I first wrote it. Maybe I need to really sit down with it and give it a good going over.

One of the issues I have with the book is that there doesn't seem to be enough detail. They say that historical novels need to have a lot of details to indicate that they are in an earlier time period. Maybe that's why I haven't had the success with the agents that I'd like to have. If I'm not satisfied with what I've written, who else is going to?

Last night our daughter was reading the Little House on the Prairie series and then she got on the computer and watched some of the videos about the television show. I had read the books when I was a couple of years older than she is and then I watched the original series. Plus because we live close to Mansfield,Mo where Laura wrote the books, I'm really familiar with the true story. It kind of makes me a Little House Expert, you know? Anyway, I was watching the videos and she was asking me questions about the show, the books, and what really happened. The television show takes from both the books and what really happened and then adds it's own creation to the stories.As I was telling my daughter about what I knew, my husband commented that I knew too much about the show. I was a fan. Little House was one of the motivating factors of why I like to write historical fiction.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Oh, I wish I was in the land of cotton, Ole times there are not forgotten.

I know I have already been to the cotton patch once this year, but I heard they were pickin’ and just had to make another trip! This time, the leaves are gone and I saw acres and acres of white fields seeming to stretch forever. These pictures were taken in Dixie, La. They were from several different plantations and farms along the river.

The cotton bolls are dried out making it easy to release the cotton. And the cotton is all fluffy and white and ready for harvest.

Isn’t this pretty?

 Here is what the field looks like after the cotton picker has been through. It does a pretty good job of getting all the cotton, however my daddy would always fret over all those bits of cotton left behind. He wanted to harvest every single bit!

Here is cotton, picked and waiting to be taken to the cotton gin for processing. In the picture below, you can see them lined up at the edge of the field waiting for pick up.

There were lots of thunderheads in the sky, but no rain is predicted for the next seven days, so they should have no problem getting all the cotton picked before any wet weather sets in. Good news for the farmers and plantation owners!

The rains came at the right time in the spring and this has been a very hot summer and a dry fall so far, which is perfect for growing cotton. As you can see from the picture above, it will be a good  harvest this year.

Looks like it was a good year for hay as well. I think these bales are so pretty all rolled and lined up next to one of the cotton fields.

This will be my last trip to the cotton patch this year. By this time next week, all the cotton will have been picked and stacked, ready for the gin.

I am thankful to still live in the “land of cotton” where “ole times are not forgotten”. I was born in the South and have lived here all my life. I have wonderful “ole times” to remember and the cotton patch is one of the best of them.

PAT said...

Beautiful post, Carolyn. I love the shot of the hay bales. Your banner is wonderful!

Southern Lady said...

Love, love, love your pictures, Carolyn, especially your header picture ... and your words went straight to my southern heart. I, too, love living in the "land of cotton!"

Southerncook said...

Oh my, honey, You brought my Southern inhibitions to the forefront with this post. YEE HAW!!!! I am not a redneck, far from it but I am truly a died in the wool SOUTHERNER. Loved your post. I have often thought that I would plant some seeds from the cotton bolls in my garden just to say, "Hey, I am SOUTHERN through and through". Where is that smiley face when I need him. I so enjoy driving by the fields of cotton in our area.

BTW, your last post about the Hurricane Lilies, sometimes it takes a couple of years for them to bloom and I have planted some yellow ones. One bloomed, didn't get a photo of it but went and got about six more bulbs. I love them.

Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook

Karen said...

Oh you did it again! Love this one too;) Tell me...did you have the urge to sing?!
love you,


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Sunday, December 20, 2009

A new home

After much frustration with Blogger, I have decided to move to a new home. You can find my new blog here:

I will keep this blog open for people that would like to view my older entries. Thanks!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Article Madness!

We are very fortunate to have two great articles on two of the top gaming sites: Kotaku and Joystiq. You can read both of them here:

It is great that we have received so much support for this event in such a short amount of time. Thank you all for your help.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Popping the cherry, one change at a time.

My new cover for the Horus Heresy game by Fantasy Flight Games was just spoiled today. I have been waiting for a long time for this illustration to become public since it is my first 40k illustration. Unfortunately, when I saw the printed version I noticed that they altered my art. The monitor behind Horus was changed to a bunch of windows that look out into space. I wish they had just asked me to make the change so that the illustration would look consistent.

Dragons, rawr...

The other day I was googling "dragons" for reference when I came across this:

The left and right sides have been cropped off in this image because they wrap around the sides of the box. I'll have to post a full version later.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Some new stuff

One of my new Warhammer covers for Fantasy Flight Games was released today. You can find more information about it here: The Gathering Storm

Some new WoW cards from the Scourge War set.

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Loose Stools

Loose stools can occur for a number of reasons. It is best, when possible, to determine the cause of the loose stool and then treat the cause.

In almost can case of soft stools or diarrhea it is a good idea to have the stool examined to make sure that there are no signs of intestinal parasites and to consider checking fecal smears for signs of bacteria associated with intestinal problems.

If these tests are negative it is sometimes worthwhile to try one of the safer de-wormers, such as fenbendazole (Panacur Rx) anyway, just to be cautious. A blood chemistry panel and complete blood cell count are also reasonable tests, to be sure that there is not a contributing systemic cause such as kidney or liver problems.

There are several things to think about while looking for the cause of the diarrhea. The first thing to think about is whether your dog is maintaining weight. If that's the case, there is less need to rush into sophisticated testing procedures if nothing shows up on the initial testing that your vet can do.

The next thing to think about is the pattern of the diarrhea or soft stools. If the problem is originating in the small intestine, the frequency of bowel movements tends to be normal, or about 2 - 4 bowel movements per day for a puppy, 2 for an adult. If there are frequent bowel movements and soft stools or diarrhea then the problem is more likely to be in the large intestine. Knowing the pattern of the bowel movements can help your vet in deciding what tests to pursue.

If your vet has done the routine testing and you wish to try dietary means for controlling the soft stools we have the best luck using Hill's w/d (tm) diet. This is a low fat, moderate fiber diet. You might be able to use Fit and Trim (tm) or Cycle Lite (tm) or some similar food, as well. An alternative is to use any low fat diet and add fiber (several companies make low fat diets). Fiber can be added by using high fiber cereals, canned pumpkin or psyllium (Metamucil and other products). Puppies have done well when fed these diets for several weeks but it is best to see if  you can switch to a puppy food after the stools are normal for a week or so.  When these diets help they usually help pretty quickly, within a few days. If they don't help it would be worth trying the hypoallergenic diets (Purina LA tm or Hill's z/d tm) but these have to be used for at least 3 – 4 weeks before giving up on them, in order to really rule out the possibility of a food allergy.

If you get through the routine testing and easy dietary trials without a cure, it would be a good idea to do some more sophisticated testing. At least consider a trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) test to be sure that there isn't a problem with deficient digestive enzymes. A bile acid test to rule out liver disease might be a good idea in this circumstance, too. Endoscopic examination of the digestive
tract, with biopsy samples taken during the procedure, is another helpful test procedure.

Hopefully things are already better and you don't need this advice.

Advanced testing for puppies with soft stools who are growing normally and doing well otherwise and who show no signs of discomfort from the soft stool production is probably not required. I think it is probably best but I have a number of patients with consistently soft stools who seem to be doing fine otherwise, so I tend to think it is possible for dogs to live a normal lifestyle despite having this problem.


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

NICU Day 5

Tuesday June 7, 2011

The babies had an excellent early morning.  I manage to get up throughout the morning hours and call to check on them after every feeding.  They fed well all day today.  Feeding tubes have been removed.  Brock is now in an open isolette!!!  He has maintained his temp since the "top was popped!"  We keep telling him that he is in a convertible now!! I gave Brock a bath tonight, and watched Lynlee get hers.  They are just like big brother...LOVE warm water!  Praying for a good night and good reports in the morning.  Lynlee only had two alarms today, so hoping the medicines are starting to work.

Weights: Brock 5#1oz
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CaSondra Shim said...

Anonymous said...

They are precious! I think Lynlee looks a lot like you!

Toots and Helen said...

Thank you, Destiny, for the good update! I hate to be a pest; just anxious! Love, Thoughts, and Prayers for your little (BIG) family. love helen

Anonymous said...

Yea!!! May God continue to bless all of you :)

AngK said...

Oh my goodness...I have just LOVED reading your updates lately! Your babies are so perfect!! I especially love the ones where they are laying next to one another. That last picture of Lynlee makes me smile...her hair looks like the downy fuzz on a duck :) So sweet!!

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Friday, January 16, 2009

Apple #364: Year of the Ox

As this week comes to a close, I know what everyone is thinking about. The anticipation is palpable. People are making plans, preparing food, planning parties. It's clear that everyone is looking forward to January 26, the date of Chinese New Year, when it will become the Year of the Ox.

I've got my finger on the pulse of the people, I tells ya.

  • The dates of Chinese New Year mark the beginning of a new lunar year, according to a calendar established by a Chinese Emperor named Huang Ti in 2600 B.C.
  • If we Westerners were keeping track of dates according to this calendar, as opposed to the International/Gregorian calendar which we use now, we would be referring to January 26 as the first day of Lunar Year 4706. (Some count the cycles differently and think it should actually be 4705.)

One month in a typical Chinese calendar. Even if the characters weren't in Chinese, I think I would still be confused.
(Image from Volatile Yard's blog about computing, math, and physics)

  • People living in China, Korea, and Vietnam do use this calendar. They'll be celebrating their new year on the 26th by decorating their homes with lots of flowers and fruits which are signs of new life, lots of visits with all sorts of family members, and remembering their ancestors.
  • Many cities also have parades that include the traditional lion and dragon dance. The dragon is a symbol of good luck and fertility. It is also said that the dragon lives in the heart of every person. So the more undulations the dragon makes, the stronger its spirit. The longer the dragon, the longer it will live. The lion is also a symbol of good luck, so when the two of them are dancing together, that's supposed to bring a lot of good luck to the coming year.

The dragon during a New Year parade in London, 2005. Often the people carrying the dragon will do lots of undulations and circlings during a parade, signifying the dragon's vitality.
(Photo from Nam Yang Pugilistic Association, Surrey)

Lots of lions were in the parade, too. Later, there was a dance in a square between these lions and the dragon.
(Photo from Nam Yang Pugilistic Association, Surrey)

  • The Chinese calendar seems very complex to me. It tracks both the moon and the sun's movements, and sometimes also Jupiter's. The days, months, and years are reckoned by both the sun and the moon.
  • The years are counted using a two systems of reckoning paired together, which some people refer to as the Stem-Branch system.
  • The Heavenly Stem is like a color-element sign. There are 5 of these. The elements are described by colors that most closely resemble their properties.
  1. White Metal
  2. Black Water
  3. Green Wood
  4. Red Fire
  5. Brown Earth.
  • Each of the five properties repeats two years in a row, once for its yin (feminine) and again for its yang (masculine) attributes.
  • Earthly Branch is the second part of a year's name. This part uses the name of one of 12 animals. There are 12 of these.
  1. Rat
  2. Ox (sometimes translated as cow)
  3. Tiger
  4. Rabbit
  5. Dragon
  6. Snake
  7. Horse
  8. Sheep (sometimes goat)
  9. Monkey
  10. Rooster
  11. Dog
  12. Pig

Mosaic of the 12 animals in the Chinese calendar, from the courtyard of the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver.
(Photo from mag3737 on Flickr)

  • The color-element part with its yang and then its yin gets linked up with the animal part, which gives you each year's full name. For example:
  1. 2002 = Black Water Yang Horse
  2. 2003 = Black Water Yin Sheep
  3. 2004 = Green Wood Yang Monkey
  4. 2005 = Green Wood Yin Chicken
  5. 2006 = Red Fire Yang Dog
  6. 2007 = Red Fire Yin Pig
  7. 2008 = Brown Earth Yang Rat
  8. 2009 = Brown Earth Yin Ox, etc.
  • Using this system, the years get a distinct name every 60 years.
  • There is so much more going on with this calendar, I am only skimming the surface.
  • I can't tell you why, but all I know is that most of the time, people ignore the heavenly stem part with their yang and yin, and only refer to the years by the earthly branch, or the animals.

Most pictures of the Chinese zodiac include only the animals, sometimes with their characters, sometimes with the years. I didn't see any that also included the heavenly stems, or elements. A more complex one is here, but I don't know what all the other characters mean.
(Image from Annette's Chinese zodiac page)

  • Perhaps the reason people only talk about the animal part of the year designation is because a whole mythos has been built up around the earthly branches, or the animals.
  • The story goes that Buddha called the animals together to celebrate new year's day with him, and only 12 were loyal enough to show up. To reward them, he named a year after each one.
  • The story gets more detailed, with descriptions of who arrived first and when or how, which in turn tells us something about each animal's personality.
  • For example, Ox arrived first, but Rat was riding on his back and jumped off and ran ahead, so Rat got to be the first animal in the list.
  • According to some renditions, Dog and Pig didn't actually show up, but their names were included on the list because of what was essentially a clerical error.

Character representing Ox. The guy who was essentially Buddha's secretary wrote down the wrong characters, and that's how Dog and Pig got on the list.
(Image from Ching Oracle)

  • So the animals each have their own personalities. Thus, according to Chinese astrology, each year has the personality of its animal. So, too, will all the people born during that year. So if you're born during the Year of the Ox, you will have a bit of the ox in your heart, as the saying goes.

The ox is helpful and loyal
(Drawing by Fa Lian Shakya, sourced from Poems on the Oxherding Series)

  • [This is very similar to Western astrology, in the way people say things like, if you're born during the end of February, which is the Pisces or fish sign, you'll have the personality of everyone else during that month, which is to say imaginative yet sometimes too idealistic, compassionate yet sometimes too easily led, dreamy yet secretive and vague.]
  • So if you were born in any one of the following years, which are Years of the Ox, you are supposed to have the traits associated with that animal sign:
  1. 1913
  2. 1925
  3. 1937
  4. 1949
  5. 1961
  6. 1973
  7. 1985
  8. 1997
  9. 2009
  • Let's take an example and see how this plays out. One of the people born in a Year of the Ox is Barack Obama.
  • (See? There is a method to my madness after all.)
  • So, according to the Chinese Lunar astrology, Barack Obama and the year 2009 are supposed to have these following personality traits:
  • (positive traits) Patient, dependable, hard-working, calm, honest, reliable, logical, well-organized, work best when alone
  • (negative traits) Stubborn, narrow-minded, lacking in imagination, tend not to say much, not very sociable, shy

The ox can also be stubborn
(Drawing by Fa Lian Shakya, sourced from Poems on the Oxherding Series)

  • The Metal Ox (1961, the year Obama was born) people tend to be even harder workers than their fellow oxes. Especially bold and strong-willed, sometimes to the point of being ruthless. Fierce defender of the truth.
  • The Earth Ox (2009) is supposed to be a year of calm, good judgment, modest ambitions, stable reliability.

Poster of the Year of the Ox by Swan Design, available for $50

Meanwhile, economists in the US and in China are predicting a lot of instability, possible military strife, and general unpleasantness in the coming year. We'll have to see how it all plays out.

Sources, Chinese New Year 2009
Wolff-Michael Roth's page on Chinese New Year
China Beautiful, Chinese New Year by the Chinese Calendar
Calendars through the Ages, The Chinese Calendar
Chinese Fortune Calendar, 2009 Chinese New Year Days (I found this site confusing until after I'd looked at a few other explanations)
Mark Schumacher, Onmark Productions, Zodiac Lore
China Orbit, The Chinese zodiac, Year of the Ox 2009 Predictions and Forecast
US Bridal Guide, Chinese Horoscopes, The Ox
The Economist, China in 2009: Year of the Ox, December 22, 2008

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