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ALCS Game 3 pregame
CLEVELAND — During one of my trips to Cleveland during the regular season, I made a point of heading over to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I could've spent the whole visit poring over the display case for the Grunge Era. They also had a special exhibit on The Clash at the time, which was pretty sweet.
Right now, the special exhibit on display is on The Doors, which I may go take a look at some time this week — possibly tomorrow. I wrote in this week's Jays mailbag, track 10 on the Doors' 1970 album "Morrison Hotel" is the song "Indian summer." Fitting, considering I'm here at the Jake to cover the Indians prolonged summer.
I didn't blog yesterday due to my utter lack of sleep and energy. Along with most of the other writers, I was at Fenway Park on Saturday night well beyong 3 am and I had an early flight to catch to Cleveland. An hour of sleep and it was off to the airport and then to the ballpark to get right back to work. I nearly didn't get here either.
My flight was going through Laguardia in New York — all the directs were sold out — and when I got there, they told me I didn't have a seat. Nice. Shortly before they started boarding, though, I was able to get on. Crisis averted. Both in Boston and in New York, the gates directly next to the one I was at had flights going back to Toronto. God certainly has a sense of humor.
Here are tonight's lineups:
Boston (1-1) at Cleveland (1-1)
at 7:10 p.m. ET at Jacobs Field
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Manny Ramirez, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
Jason Varitek, C
Coco Crisp, CF
Julio Lugo, SS
PITCHING: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka
Grady Sizemore, CF
Asdrubal Cabrera, 2B
Travis Hafner, DH
Victor Martinez, C
Ryan Garko, 1B
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Kenny Lofton, LF
Trot Nixon, RF
Casey Blake, 3B
PITCHING: RHP Jake Westbrook
BUGS: None in sight, yet.
QUOTE: "Hey, Canada's here." — Red Sox manager Terry Francona, upon seeing Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star during Monday's press conference
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I want to thank you for your quality postings on this blog. Of all the MLB blogs, this one is the best.
Could you find out the current status of Robinson Diaz? The Jays had earlier stated he was going to the Arizona fall league.
Well, play has started and he's no where to be found on the Scottsdale Scorpion's roster. Is he still recovering?
Anyone else watching Mike Timlin pitch for the Sox get shivers thinking about the '92 World Series?
And who would have thought back then that he'd have such a successful career?
Yes, Timlim is amazing. At 41 still going strong.
He has been one consistent performer over the years.
How about those rockies? If Cleveland and Boston go to 7 games, the Rockies will definatly have an advantage.
Both Boston and Cleveland will pitch their 1+2 guys in games 6+7, which means they won't be available for the start of the series.
Colorado won't have that problem.
A crazy series win by the Rockies — aside from Holliday and Hawpe, their offense was pretty sub-par. Their pitching, on the other hand, was outstanding.
Arizona, for their part, seemed to roll over and die. Maybe their young lineup finally got a case of the playoff jitters?
Actually gsumner Beckett and Sabathia will be on the hill for game 5 in the A.L.C.S. and that means they would pitch game 2 of the World Series.
I meant to say game 1 of the World Series not game 2.


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Peter and Bobby Farrelly are eying Jenna Fischer to star opposite Owen Wilson in "Hall Pass," the latest movie about a woman who grants her husband a night of extramarital sex.
Joining Fischer and Wilson is "SNL" star Jason Sudekis, as Wilson's best friend whose wife grants him the same privilege, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The premise of "Hall Pass" sounds an awful lot like "The Freebie," from writer/director/star Katie Aselton, best known for "The League" and her marriage to writer/director Mark "Puffy Chair" Duplass.
U.S. & World
The day's top national and international news.
In "The Freebie," Aselton and her husband, played by Dax Shepard, are an otherwise happy couple whose sex life has hit the skids. They decide to grant each other a night sex with a stranger in an effort to reboot their own sexual relationship.
While "The Freebie" debuts at Sundance on Jan. 24, "Hall Pass" isn't due until some time next year, and the two films will no doubt reach for very different audiences. It's kinda like when House of Pain and Kris Kross both came out with singles instructing listeners to "Jump." Only one is for the ages.

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"LAB42 main design principles are based on circularity and modularity - making sure that we re-use materials and increase the lifespan of the building by making structural changes possible without demolition. It is an exciting challenge and we are looking forward to work towards the final result together with our great team."
"While the white, wavy canopy contrasts with the sleek and functional design of the station hall we also designed, it connects to the expressive light rail station by ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architects, creating a unified bus platform."
The Hague Centraal bus platform from Benthem Crouwel Architects on Vimeo.
For more than three decades we have been creating innovative, flexible and efficient designs that must meet high standards and complex user requirements. Our field of work extends from (public) buildings to infrastructural projects and urban master plans. Whether we are renovating or modernizing a building or designing a completely new structure, we always seek clear, unique and efficient solutions.
Some of our designs are restrained, such as the extension to the Anne Frank House, while others are iconic, such as the Bergbau Museum and the Ziggo Dome. In various projects we have shown that combining old and new elements can result in very sustainable buildings that blend harmoniously with their surroundings and accommodate new forms of use.
Old and new buildings form part of an urban morphology that we respect and want to contribute to. In our iconic designs our aim is never to be conspicuous just for the sake of it. We deploy architecture to create new urban character and thus to contribute to the city of the future. Unexpected qualities surface frequently in the design and planning process, and they provide impulses for the urban environment or for the occupants of a building.
Our office is renowned for skilfully controlling the entire design and planning process in terms of both time and costs. We are well organized and have plenty of experience in supervising complex processes at all scales.
"We respect the hierarchy between urbanism and architecture. Our buildings must add something to the city. They must contribute to the city and function well as part of it."
"In designing buildings, we want to fully comprehend and respect the interests of clients and also of neighbours, occupants and the city."
Listening is an important quality in fully understanting all questions that arise during a design process. We want to discover 'the question behind the question', because that can help us to discover what really matters. Good architecture begins with clear thinking and thorough analyis. We always try to find the essence of the question.
Better solutions result if you are prepared to dig deeper and always have the courage to keep asking questions. In our designs we are not after sensational or spectacular architecture but after the best solution for the task at hand. We study the functional and internal logic of buildings and derive great pleasure from that.
Our work is rooted in the Dutch design tradition that marries understatement and efficiency with innovation and self-criticism. We adopt a restrained and intelligent approach and are not afraid of confrontations. That is also 'Dutch'. Our team, however, consists of professionals from various cultural backgrounds who enjoy working both nationally and internationally.
We have a deep love of building and want people to enjoy our designs and genuinely appreciate them. In the station in Rotterdam you can see the trains and smell the wood as the lighting guides you to your destination. These are highly tactile, sensitive experiences, and it is fantastic that architecture can facilitate them.
"We want to get the very most out of every commission. That is why we want to understand the question behind the question. Our aim is to give clients more than they ask for."
"Our office is full of extremely curious individuals whose job is to understand all stakeholders, not just the client. We keep posing questions. Why this? Why that?"
Our first projects were based on design principles that later came to be known as 'sustainable': compactness, good orientation and efficient use of materials. Sustainable building therefore comes naturally to us, as it has been part of our architectural tradition ever since the office was founded.
We make buildings that meet the highest contemporary standards of sustainability, among them RAI Amtrium and Mall Forum Mittelhein in Koblenz. In our office we have a specialist sustainability team that includes devoted and certified BREEAM designers. We are a participant in the 'Green Building Council', a member of the 'German Sustainable Building Council' (DGNB) and are certified ISO 14001:2015 .
We believe that sustainability is embedded in the wider context of social responsibility. In view of that responsibility, we always seek to balance the ecological, economic and social aspects of a project. We are proud that in so many of our projects we find an equilibrium between aesthetic and conceptual ambitions, efficient use of materials and innovative technological systems. That balance is essential for good architecture.
"We have created buildings with the highest attainable sustainability classifications. We have sustainability experts on our team, yet Benthem Crouwel is not a typical 'green office', because we always seek to integrate sustainability with other architectural values."
"Over the years we have built enduring relations with many of our clients, and we have worked with some of them for decades. That continuity testifies to their trust in the consistent quality of our work."
The application of new technology and new methods of production plays an important role in our work. We critically examine traditional processes of construction, production and planning again and again. Is there scope for improvement? Can we make it more efficient and smarter? These are the questions we ask ourselves throughout the process.
The aim of innovation is to ensure that our product possesses exceptional qualities that can make the result more user-friendly, sustainable, beautiful and easier to maintain. So for specific commissions we like to look for new methods and answers, as we did at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and Mall Forum Mittelrhein in Koblenz.
The facade of the Stedelijk Museum is made of composite material that seamlessly covers an exceptionally large area. The facade panels of Mall Forum Mittelrhein are manufactured from deep drawn aluminium sheets. In both cases we deployed existing production techniques from the boat building and automobile industries respectively to create architecture. That reflects what innovation means to us: introducing new technologies, materials and methods into our field.
"We believe that our way of working can make a major contribution to the design and planning process. Cooperating with stakeholders and co-creating are great ways to inspire others."
"Our advisors are not only specialists in structural engineering, building physics and traffic engineering but also artists, graphic designers and changemakers. After all, other disciplines offer a fresh and potentially enhancing perspective on our field of work."
Benthem Crouwel received many prizes for their work, ranging from national to international prizes. And the firm is frequently successful in national and international design and innovation competitions.
|BNA Best Building of the Year 2019
|an ode to craftsmanship, a declaration of love to materials
|North-South Metro Line
|Amsterdam Architecture Prize
|extraordinary craftsmanship, nuanced and thoughtful solutions
|North-South Metro Line
|Talent met Toekomst
|Saartje van der Made: great proof of her capabilities and talent.
|Saartje van der Made
|'Amsterdam Prize' World Architecture Festival
|the best building in Amsterdam
|North-South Metro Line
|ARC18 Architecture Award
|prize for best design
|North-South Metro Line
|Nominee - Amsterdamse Architectuurprijs - A.A.P.
|prize for the best building in Amsterdam
|Special Mention European Prize for Urban Public Space 2018
|prize for the best recovery projects and developing public space
|The American Architecture Prize
|winner in Architectural design/Transportation
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Nationale Staalprijs
|best infrastructure project
|Nominee – Mies van de Rohe award
|excellence in the field of architecture
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|special achievement in underground construction
|Delft Station
|BNA Gebouw van het Jaar
|best building of the Netherlands in 2015
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Nederlandse Bouwprijs
|high quality innovative building initiatives
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|StIB Award
|most successful area enhancement in the Netherlands
|Rotterdam Central District
|Nationale staalprijs
|inspiring use of steel in building projects
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Brunel award
|best projects in railway architecture worldwide
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|inspiring use of wood in building projects
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|International Tunneling & Underground Space Award
|Sustainable use of underground space and Tunneling client of the Year
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Architect van het jaar ´14
|best architect of The Netherlands
|Team CS
|Gulden Feniks
|best renovation and transformation projects
|Rotterdam Central District
|Rotterdam Architectuurprijs
|best architecture project in Rotterdam
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Dutch Design Award
|the best Dutch design has to offer. Won in category 'Habitat'
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Living daylight Award
|optimal balance between daylight, artificial light and building design
|Rotterdam Centraal, Rotterdam
|Co-creation Award
|cooperation between architect and producer
|New Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
|Iconic Award Best of Best
|Rat für Formgebung for interaction between design principles
|New Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
|Amstelveense Architectuurprijs
|best new building in municipality of Amstelveen
|Bella Donna, Amstelveen
|National Prix d'Excellence Award
|to recognize the best real estate development
|New Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
|Best Architect '14
|most interesting the German architecture scene has to offer
|Complete oeuvre
|Iconic Award Winner
|Rat für Formgebung for interaction between design principles
|Bergbau-Museum, Bochum
|Hedy d'Ancona Award
|excellent care architecture
|Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA), Amsterdam
|AIT Award
|global award for best interior and architecture
|Academic Centre for Dentistry (ACTA), Amsterdam
|Nationale Staalprijs
|inspiring use of steel in building projects
|Wilo, Zaanstad
|Nationale Renovatie Prijs Utiliteitsbouw (as of 2011 'Gulden Feniks')
|best renovation and transformation projects
|Las Palmas, Rotterdam
|Benelux Aluminiumprijs Award
|excellence in innovations for aluminum industry
|Penthouse Las Palmas, Rotterdam
|inspiring use of concrete in building projects
|Muiderbrug on the A1 over Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal, Muiden
|PROM des Jahres 2009
|most energy efficient real estate project of Germany
|Etrium, Cologne
|Goldenes Gütesiegel
|Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen - sustainable building
|Etrium, Cologne
|Job Dura Prijs
|excellent cultural projects and buildings
|Las Palmas, Rotterdam
|Jaarprijs Nederlandse Raad van Winkelcentra
|contribution to the qualitative development of shopping malls
|Villa Arena home furnishing centre, AmsterdamVilla Arena, Amsterdam
|BNA Kubus, Royal Institute of Dutch Architects
|outstanding merits for architecture in The Netherlands
|Complete oeuvre
|FGH Vastgoedprijs
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CARO, Mich. – Call it a cupcake controversy.
A third grader at Schall Elementary School in Caro was told the toy soldier topped cupcakes he took to class to celebrate his 9th birthday were inappropriate.
Casey Fountain recently baked and decorated 30 cupcakes for her son's classmates. She topped them with plastic army guys. She was then called by the principal of the school, Susan Wright, who told her the cupcakes were "insensitive" due to the recent gun-related tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Connecticut.
The army soldiers were removed from the cupcakes.
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Recently, a third grade boy brought cupcakes to school with plastic soldiers carrying weapons atop each one. These are toys that were commonplace in the past. However some parents prohibit all guns as toys. In light of that difference, the school offered to replace the soldiers with another item and the soldiers were returned home with the student.
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That's why it can be such a shock to realize that nobody else is thinking about your product. Well, ok, unless you're Apple, but there's clearly some kind of weird mind control thing going on there. In general, when you have a new product, you're incredibly lucky if you're getting more than a few minutes of attention from anybody but your most passionate early adopters.
Why is it important to realize this? It's important, because it has a really big impact on how you design your product and connect with your users.
Make Everything More DiscoverableYou know exactly where in the user interface to go to do every task that can be completed with your product (I hope!). Other people, especially new users, don't even know that most of your features exist. This means that it's just as important to design for discoverability as it is to design for usability. But how are they different?
Let's do a quick thought exercise. Imagine somebody hands you a featureless metal box. You might look at it for a minute or two. If it's particularly attractive, you might admire it, but you're probably not going to spend a lot of time with it. Now imagine that the box has $10,000 dollars inside of it. You will probably spend a lot more time figuring out to get it open, yes?
Your product is like that box that is hiding money. If people don't discover very quickly that it provides something valuable to them, they're not going to spend much time figuring out how to use it. You need to help people understand immediately that your product has features they really, really want. That's discoverability.
You also need to make it pretty easy to actual learn how to use those features, once they've decided to dig into the product a bit. That's usability. For bonus points, you can make the whole process interesting and engaging so that people actually enjoy discovering features and using your product. That's fun.
Key Take Away: Users are not going to spend any time learning to use your product if they don't immediately understand what's in it for them. Make it easy for them to figure out what features exist and why they're useful.
Remind People You ExistThis is going to sound obvious, but people have lots of things to do every day. What with their own jobs and families and checking Facebook and standing in line at the Apple store for whatever is coming out next, their schedules are pretty full. If you're going to fit into that schedule, you can't just sit around and wait for them to come back to you.
Remember, they're not thinking about you. Ever. That's why you have to contact them regularly via email or Facebook or Twitter or post cards or sky writing or whatever you think will get the attention of the people you're targeting. Think that you can put off writing your welcome emails or your mass notification system? The longer you put it off, the more early users you're going to lose because they didn't think to come back to your product the next day.
Key Take Away: Assume every single one of your users forgot about the existence of your product five seconds after closing it. If you want them to come back, you need to remind them.
Design for DistractionYou know what you never see in a traditional user test? The seventeen million other things that your users are doing while using your product.
See, even when people are thinking about your product, they're not thinking about only your product. They're thinking about the phone that's ringing and when they have to pick up the kids from soccer and what they're going to make for dinner and the fact that their boss wants a TPS report finished before 5.
Things like shopping carts that time out or registration forms that need to be filled out from scratch if you make a small error or login redirects that don't send you back where you wanted to go are all poisonous to the distracted user. They dramatically increase the number of people who are going to simply give up on your product halfway through.
That's why it's important to make sure that you're actually watching people use your product in their natural environments whenever possible so that you can understand the kinds of interruptions that you need to plan for. It's also critical to make sure that, if somebody were to get called away from your product in the middle of a task (which they will), that they can easily come back and finish that task without having to start over from scratch.
Key Take Away: People have other things going on in their lives, so make sure that your product allows for interruption, inattention, and distraction.
Make It AddictiveIn the way that heroin addicts always think about heroin and WoW addicts always think about Wow and Apple fans always think about new Apple products, if you can design something addictive people will think about your product more. The problem is, making things addictive is harder than just throwing in a few simple game mechanics or copying whatever WoW or Apple does.
There are a lot of good blog posts on how to make your product stickier, but some of the common themes include:
- creating social bonds with other users (Joe wants to be your friend!)
- having time sensitive tasks that require users to return at certain intervals (Log in in the next 15 minutes to get this great deal!)
- providing incentives and achievements for regular use (You unlocked the Foozle Badge!)
- providing competition with other users (You are now the mayor of the Scranton, PA Taco Bell!)
- creating a sense of disaster if they don't return (Your fake crops will die!)
- offering quality content that the user can't get anywhere else and that updates daily (Learn about the five things in your pantry that could KILL YOU!)
Key Take Away: Provide reasons for your users to want to come back daily by using things like game mechanics, social pressure, or new content, but make sure that the features fit comfortably with your product.
Cultivate the People Who DO Think about Your ProductIf you're lucky and you work really hard to get people's attention, everything I've said isn't going to apply to a tiny group of early adopters. These are the people who will think about your product all the time and want to be heavily involved in its growth and improvement. Use those people! Talk to them. Learn from them. Get them to evangelize your product to other people just like them. Give them jobs, or let them monitor your forums and answer questions for other users. They will love that they're contributing to something they care about, and your product will improve as a result.
Also, if you ignore them, they'll most likely stop thinking about your product, and go think about somebody else's product.
Key Take Away: Understanding the few people who are deeply attached to your product can help you understand and improve the features that may make it appealing to other, less dedicated users.
But Most Importantly...You need to internalize the fact that, even once they've visited your site or downloaded your app or become a registered user of your product, the vast majority of people simply aren't thinking about you or your product. At all. This means that a big part of your job is not so much about countering loathing or dislike as it is about countering total indifference.
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Dear Bishop Assis,
I write to thank you for sending to the U.S Catholic Conference the recent courageous statement issued by the bishops of Brazil at their 34th General Assembly concerning the brutal massacre of landless workers in the State of Para.
The tragic events which took place last week near the town of Eldorado do Carajas in Para, when the police reportedly "lost control" and fired into crowds of landless workers, members of the Sem-Terra, the Landless Movement, killing over twenty and wounding some fifty people, including a 3-year-old child, were also reported, if only briefly, in our own national press. According to news reports, President Cardoso referred to these killings as a throwback to the "Brazil of the past."
It is because we in this country have such strong recollections of, and profound admiration for, the clear and prophetic stance taken by the bishops of Brazil during those troubling years, that I write today to express the support and solidarity of this Conference with our brother bishops of the Conferencia Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil, and all the people of Brazil who struggle and yearn for justice.
As Chairman of the USCC Committee on International Policy, I applaud the forthright expression of your Conference in offering your solidarity with all the affected families, and in renewing your denunciation of all violence, "especially that coming from those sworn to protect life and preserve social order."
In calling for the immediate investigation of the killings and a "rigorous determination of the guilty, so that impunity can no longer continue claiming innocent victims," you also repeated your call for "an immediate and effective Land Reform, joined to an adequate agricultural policy, the postponement of which the nation can no longer tolerate."
We join you in the prayerful hope that this sad episode will motivate all who want peace to pursue the peace that is the fruit of justice, especially for the millions of displaced rural workers seeking only the right to work the land and raise their families with dignity.
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The Samois Festival is organizing a masterclass with Sébastien Giniaux on Satursday the 1st of July. the Masterclass will take place in the festval buildings (in samois, near the center of the village).Sébastien will give a class of two hours detailing the differents aspects of gipsy jazz, voicings, his approach of improvisation etc...basic gipsyjazz guitar skills recommended for this class
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UHHHH. Ok
So, I work on the 2nd floor of an office complex in Wichita. The 2nd floor has business's like insurance, investment, energy, etc. The 3rd floor is primarily for hair salons, massage therapy, photography, and the like.
Right above my office, there is a hair salon that I go to out of sheer convenience. Earlier today, I hear music blaring above me - fkg rap - and I can't figure wtf is going on. I let it play out for about 10 minutes and then it just starts to fkn annoy me. I'm trying to have a phone conversation and I'm hearing Lil Whayne in the background:cuss:
Anyhoo, I walk up to the 3rd floor salon, and there are no lights on. Initially, I thought maybe they might have some construction workers doing something for them, since they are closed on Monday's - but, where's the lights?. I knock on the door - no answer. I then proceed to walk in and turn the corner to the salon area. And then, I see it. There is a woman, buck naked, blowing a guy in a barber chair. The dude makes eye contact with me.
ChiTown "Uhh, sorry bout that".
Dude: "Uuh, Uuh, babe" (and points at me)
Chick (turning around to see what it is): "F*&^!" (and makes some guttural shrieking noise, while trying to cover herself up)
That's the some total of that conversation. Ok, here's where it get's weird.
A. Fkg lock the gdamn door next time you dumbfug's
B. Chick = Owner of the Salon
C. Dude does not equal her husband, whom I have met before
D. Chick = Gal who cuts my hair
E. I have an appointment with her to cut my hair on Friday:doh!:
Before you ask, yes, she has a very nice ass, and a decent set of knockers. I have totally blocked out any image of the man's penis. I need a drink.........
this thread is worthless without pics.
Damn it!
Ask her if you can also take advantage of the alternate payment method like the last guy did....
so it's a full service salon?
Did he cum or what?
this Friday cut is going to be very interesting.
tell her she better give you the full treatment and the happy ending better be damn good, otherwise you are gonna tell her husband.
maybe she'll shampoo your junk.
I wonder why she took her clothes off? That isn't required for a BJ, unless there are different requisites in Wichita.
just a little trim?
Whoa baby, first time I have literally laughed out loud in a while. Wowzer. LMAO...that's what you get for trespassing!
maybe she got confused when he asked for a blow-dry?
BJ and a haircut, two bits!
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In 2002, Roger Mathey shook up the L.A. theater scene with his groundbreaking, ballsy production of Irvine Welsh's "Trainspotting." The play went on to win a host of awards and was picked by the Los Angeles Times and Entertainment Tonight as one of the best of the year.
Mathey has revised the production for 2013, and it is as gritty and in-your-face as the original. The play has been selling out since it opened on March 9, 2013 and Mathey has just extended the production through June 1st.
If you are looking for theater that is nude, rude and crude, this is the one to see. Despite that, "Trainspotting" may also break your heart as these sad lives unravel before your eyes.
The staging here is crisper than the production I had the pleasure to see back in 2002. This version feels tighter and darker. There is truly never a dull moment and the Elephant Theatre feels like a great venue for this show. Where ever you sit, you can practically smell the stench of these pathetic shit stained, heroin addicted characters, and yet, you can't help but feel some empathy for them.
Mathey rotates the cast with a Friday/Saturday group and a different set of actors on Sundays. Justin Zachary, who was the lead in the 2002 production and received a "newcomer of the year" nomination is back as the lovable loser, "Mark Renton." He is your narrator and guide through this brutal world and he manages to be both wide eyed innocent and at times cold, calculating and heartless.
Zachary does a lot of the heavy lifting in this production and is the only cast member to appear all three nights.
The performance I attended boasted a fine turn from AJ Jones as "Tommy" who alternates the role with the excellent David Agranov, one of the 2002 originals and now a producer of the play. Karl Wade and Francesca Manzi were in fine form as "Mrs. and Mrs. Houston" and a variety of other roles. Katie Aquino, Travis McHenry and Sam Bangs were all outstanding as "Gail Houston," "Mother Superior" and "Laura McEwen" respectively.
The Scottish accents in the play are thick and often hard to follow but the meaning and the intention is never lost. Just in-case, there is a glossary in the program to help navigate the slang.
The cigarette smoke on stage can get a little thick, especially if you are sitting close, but that discomfort (if you're not a smoker) only helps to augment the grungy feces, urine and vomit laced environment you have just found yourself in.
"I woke up in a strange bed, in a strange room" indeed. "Trainspotting 2013" is not to be missed.
Don't bring the kids.
Performances: Fri and Sat at 8pm, Sun at 7pm through June 1, 2013.
Elephant Theatre
6322 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038
(1½ blocks west of Vine).
323-960-7785 or www.plays411.com/trainspotting


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Adobe Proto: Sketch Your Website
Web designers use paper or napkin sketches to come up with a wireframe design for a web page by drawing a freehand sketch of it in a piece of paper or other media like whiteboards. Even though they don't follow any rule while sketching on a napkin or a whiteboard, invariably, they use similar drawing pattern to represent a HTML object, say a DIV box, image, video, table, button or edit box.
Once the design comes through well in these napkin sketches, they then use a software tool to recreate the sketch as wireframe objects. Looking at the free hand sketching, they will insert wireframe objects for images, tables, videos, menus, buttons etc into the tool's canvas and recreate the web page design as wire frame.
Use Gestures for Creation
Most desktop wireframe tools are mouse and toolset centric wherein wireframe objects are dragged and dropped into the design canvas and then resized and repositioned as required using mouse as the input. For a designer, doing this in front of a customer is not natural, quick or intuitive.
With the proliferation of tablets, web designers can do free hand sketching of web pages using sketching and drawing apps instead of using a piece of paper. But these sketches will be just images and will not be directly usable to generate wireframes.
Adobe Proto allows the designer to do free hand sketching on a tablet similar to the way they would do in a piece of paper. As they draw, these sketches are automatically converted into wire frame objects based on the gesture and the sketch pattern used.
So a wireframe idea can be sketched as shown in the left side figure below and it gets automatically converted as it is being sketched to usable wireframe objects as shown in the right side figure below.
Stroke Gestures
Adobe Proto's stroke gestures are combination of one or more stroke patterns. Stroke patterns are a basic set of shapes like rectangle, line, triangle, sinusoidal wave, angle bracket etc. The following shows example of different stroke gestures that differ in number of strokes.
Each stroke gesture is mapped to a wireframe object and these mapped wireframe objects get inserted into the page when the user draws the patterns of the stroke gesture. For e.g., a stroke gesture can be a single rectangle shape which gets mapped to a DIV element, or a rectangle followed by a line inside which gets mapped to an Accordion object, or a series of lines in parallel which gets mapped to a Menu object.
[Note: The stroke gesture examples here are for explanation purpose and may not be supported in the current version of Adobe Proto.]
Adobe Proto provides a Sketch mode in which touch inputs are primarily treated as stroke gestures. As the stroke gestures are performed, Adobe Proto converts it to a wireframe object when it recognizes that the stroke gesture is completed and a wireframe object is mapped to this stroke gesture. It then replaces the stroke gesture drawing with the wireframe object on the page canvas.
Multi-touch Input
Touch inputs are nowadays multi-touch. Adobe Proto takes advantages of this and allows the stroke gestures to be multi-touch. For example, you can create a 4 item Menu bar using 4 parallel lines drawn one after another or drawn simultaneously using 4 fingers at a time. In fact, Adobe Proto allows a combination of this and so a user can create a 4 item menu bar by drawing 2 parallel lines simultaneously by using 2 fingers twice.
Using this, people can create even a 12 item menu bar using whatever combination of multi-touch strokes as shown below.
[Note: Some OS treats certain multi-touch input as OS gestures for certain predefined OS actions like closing an App or switching between Apps. In such scenario, these should be disabled in the OS settings so that it can work in Adobe Proto.]
Sample Gestures
Adobe Proto supports many stroke gestures and these are shown in the Gesture Guide at the bottom of the Editor view. Stroke gestures are chosen based on some common interaction pattern used by designers to express ideas. Moreover, these stroke gestures can be drawn naturally, whether you are right handed or left handed. This allows the user to freely draw a rectangle from left to right or right to left or by starting from any point in the rectangle and in any direction.
Some commonly used stroke gestures are given below.
The following screenshots shows the Gesture Guide and lists all the stroke gestures supported by Adobe Proto v1.0. As you can see, the stroke gesture for Vertical Nav Bar, Text Field and Text Area look similar with a pattern of horizontal lines. But they differ in number of lines and the size. If it is more than 2 parallel lines, then it is a Vertical Nav Bar and if the between the 2 parallel strokes is more than a certain value, then it is Text Aea.
Gestures for object editing
Apart from providing stroke gestures for object creation, Adobe Proto provides gestures for editing operations like Object Alignment and Duplication. These are multi-touch gestures (touch and tap) requiring a touch operation in both the source object and the target.
Object duplication can be done by touching and holding a source object with one finger, so that the object's position grid is shown, and then tapping on the canvas where the duplicate should be created.
Object alignment can be done by touching and holding a source object by its middle handle on one of the side and then tapping on the target object with another finger. This will move and align the target object with the source object.
Impress your clients
The way we interact with machines is improving day by day with new innovation. The way we express our ideas and share them are becoming more impressive. Adobe Proto takes a step ahead in increasing the usability of touch based devices for not only expressing an idea, but also creating it as a re-usable functional wireframe for further use in the web development workflow.
Being a tablet App, Adobe Proto allows designers to share their ideas with the client anywhere and also impress them by creating new ideas in front of them in a very natural way of sketching with freehand strokes.


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"Nelson's first novel is tender, romantic, and loaded with passion."—The Horn Book
"The author brilliantly navigates Lennie's course between despair and hope, sorrow and humor… a gripping love triangle."—Shelf Awareness
"In this amazing tale of love and loss, Nelson introduces a cast of characters who make the reader laugh and cry."—NPR's The Roundtable
"Nearly everyone who's staggering through life in the wake of a loved one's death will recognize themselves in this brilliant, piercing story."—The Denver Post
* "This is distinguished by the dreamy California setting and poetic images that will draw readers into Lennie's world…"—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A joy to read. You'll remember [it] long after you've turned the last page."—The Romantic Times
* "It's romantic without being gooey and tear-jerking without being campy—what more could a reader want?"—BCCB, starred review
* "This is a passionate, vulnerable, wonderfully complete and irresistible book."—VOYA, starred review
"[Nelson] writes with abandon… it's a headlong kind of book, preferably devoured at a single setting."—Los Angeles Times
"Brimming with humor and life, full of music and the poems Lennie drops all over town, The Sky is Everywhere explores betrayal and forgiveness through a vibrant cast of characters."—SLJ
"Those who think young adult books can't be as literary, rich, and mature as their adult counterparts will be disabused of that notion after reading The Sky is Everywhere… A finely-drawn portrait of grief and first love."—The Daily Beast
"A story of love, loss, and healing that will resonate with readers long after they've finished reading."—Booklist
"A story about love and loss… both heartfelt and literary."—Kirkus Reviews
"Sky is both a profound meditation on loss and grieving and an exhilarating and very sexy romance. The book deserves multiple readings simply to savor Nelson's luscious language…"—NPR (chosen by Gayle Forman as one of the top five teen reads of 2010)
"How grief and love run side by side is sensitively and intensely explored in this energetic, poetic, and warm-blooded novel."—The Guardian
"An addictive, romantic, heartbreaking, and wise tale of one girl's epic loss—and equally epic self-discovery. Seriously, stop reading this blurb; start reading this book!"—Gayle Forman, author of the New York Times Bestseller If I Stay
"Wow. I sobbed my eyes out and then laughed through the tears. I have not fallen in love with a story and its characters like this in a long time. Stunning, heartbreaking, hilarious. A story that shakes the earth."—An Na, winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and National Book Award Finalist
"Okay, I admit it. I have a huge crush on this book—it's beautiful, brilliant, passionate, funny, sexy, and deep. Come to think of it, I might even want to marry this book."—Sonya Sones, author of What My Mother Doesn't Know
"Full of heart, quirky charm, and beautiful writing, The Sky Is Everywhere simply shines."—Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist and author of The Secret Life of Prince Charming
"Jandy Nelson's story of grief somehow manages to be an enchantment, a celebration, a romance—without forsaking the rock-hard truths of loss."—Sara Zarr, National Book Award Finalist and author of Story of a Girl and Sweethearts
"The Sky Is Everywhere evokes the intensity of desire and agony of heartache with breathtaking clarity. This beautifully written story will leave an indelible impression upon your soul."—Susane Colasanti, author of When It Happens
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Title
A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Nominee
A Junior Library Guild Selection
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Folk artist Castillo explores hybrid identity in new exhibit
For the past 15 years, Verónica Castillo Hernández has taught the members of the Casita de MujerArtes Cooperativa how to shape clay by hand, sharing her knowledge with the women in the bustling communal space.
When Castillo wants to focus on her own pieces, however, she retreats to the quiet and solitude of her home studio.
"When I do this type of work, I need complete concentration," says Castillo, 45, speaking in Spanish as her friend Josie Méndez-Negrete, an associate professor of Mexican American Studies at UTSA, translates.
Castillo's is painstaking work. She creates exquisitely detailed folk art works painted in vibrant colors using the centuries-old methods that are her birthright. She is a member of the Castillo Orta folk art family of Izucar de Matamoros in Puebla, Mexico, which is renowned for its tree of life candelabras.
It took the artist, who lives in San Antonio, roughly a year to create the 17 new works featured in "Renacimiento desde las entrañas de mi ser" ("Rebirth from the depths of my being"). The exhibit, currently at Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, also features work by family members, including Castillo's mother, Soledad Marta Hernández Castillo, and sisters, Patricia Castillo Hernández and Marta Angelica Castillo Hernández.
The exhibit pays homage to Castillo's heritage and explores the path she has forged for herself as an artist and activist who uses her work to tackle contemporary social, political and environmental issues.
"I love my family's pieces. They fascinate me. We see traditions, customs directly in their work," Castillo says. "And for me, I want to create another language in clay that shows the difficulties people have in everyday life that create an unjust world."
The subjects of Castillo's work include the genetic modification of corn, global warming and the struggles of the poor.
Castillo considered a solo exhibition but the idea ran counter to her upbringing in a collaborative.
"I grew up in a family nucleus," she says. "It's very difficult to sever those relationships. I would have liked to have done it on my own, but I said to myself, 'I have to include my family, even if the concepts are a little different than mine.'"
The heart of the exhibit is a tiered Día de los Muertos altar honoring three generations of Castillo's family. The ofrenda includes examples of work by her great-grandfather Don Simon Orta, grandmother Catalina Orta Uroza, and father Don Alfonso Castillo Orta intended to show the distinct styles of each within the family tradition.
Known as the "maestro de maestros" or "master of masters," Castillo's father, who died four years ago, was awarded Mexico's most prestigious national prize, El Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes, in 1986. He is also honored in the exhibit with a Tree of Life in the form of an ofrenda. The clay altar, which includes contributions by Castillo's mother and four siblings, features a thumbnail black-and-white portrait of Don Alfonso. His image is surrounded by the traditional elements of an altar rendered in miniature — including a string of papel picado painted in stunning detail with a three-hair brush — and his favorite foods, among them a plump red lobster.
"My father loved good food," Castillo says with a smile.
The influence of Castillo's family in general, and her father in particular, is strongly felt throughout the exhibition. Castillo still uses the crown-like family symbol — her parents' intertwined initials — and marks her pieces with "Taller Alfonso Castillo."
"I don't think I'm splitting from my family or breaking away from them, because I continue to use the same technique," she says. "But now I create the dreams I've had since I was a child."
At the same time, Castillo asserts her own vision as an artist and as a woman who first left Mexico for the United States at the age of 24. Initially, she lived here part time, but she is currently a permanent resident. Castillo is married to an American citizen and has a 14-year-old daughter who attends Brackenridge High School.
In Mexico, folk artists are registered with a government agency that monitors their work, Castillo says. The artists are discouraged from deviating from traditional styles and subject matter.
"If you change your style of work, they stop buying your pieces, because they want you to sell things that are innocuous," she says.
Here, Castillo doesn't have that worry. The artist made the new works in the show with the help of her sister, Patricia. Otherwise, she would not have been able to finish them, she says.
Among the works is a portrait of Mexican singer-songwriter Lila Downs, her shoulders wrapped in a flowing rebozo. She holds a dove in her hand that represents the spirit of murdered human-rights attorney Digna Ochoa, about whom Downs wrote a song.
"Calentamiento Global," or "Global Warming," depicts Castillo at various stages of her youth, climbing the limbs of a tree. Half of the scene is singed "where the earth begins to burn itself up," Castillo says.
"Implorando a la naturaleza" depicts Mother Nature, surrounded by a menagerie of creatures, her hair made up of cascading water.
"We don't listen to the birds, we don't listen to the ocean, and we're destroying nature," Castillo says.
In the title piece of the exhibit, Castillo explores her hybrid identity. She depicts herself emerging from the center of a maguey, a symbol of Chicano culture. She is flanked by a cactus and a corn stalk on either side — both allusions to her Mexican heritage.
"When I emerge, I see that the Mexican and Chicano worlds are the same, and for that reason I have the cactus and the corn," she says. "And I'm accepted in this world because of what I can express through clay."
The arms of the central figure branch out into a tree of life in a traditional form, but her Adam and Eve figures are meant to evoke "men and women who struggle for justice, because that's how I would like it to be." The giveaway is Adam's tiny raised fist.
And instead of topping the piece with saints, as is customary, figures of Castillo's parents stand at the apex with the archangel Michael. Her father holds an ear of corn, and her mother clutches a heart.
"I changed this and included my mother and father, because my father gave me an inheritance that will always give me food to eat," Castillo says. "And my mother is the one who taught us to love everything we do."
While the other works in the exhibit are painted with acrylics, the title piece was done in natural pigments. There is a fuschia made from the cochineal insect and bright shades of yellow, red, blue and purple made from different plants. The centuries-old recipes Castillo uses are a family secret that she refuses to share.
"I just tell them, use gum arabic and experiment," she says, laughing.
"Renacimiento desde las entranas de mi ser" continues through Nov. 17 at Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, 922 San Pedro. For information call 210-228-0201 or go to www.esperanzacenter.org.


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Paul and I headed to Vegas last Wednesday evening to meet up with my parents and check out the Mountain West Basketball tourney in which our beloved University of New Mexico Lobos were playing. In addition to the b-ball games, I was appointed as master tour guide of all things Vegas for Paul who hasn't been there since he was somewhere between 13-18 (he may not have the best memory, but I love the heck out of him!)
Here is a rewind of what went down. I guess what they say is
nt true, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas ends up on the internet.
Vegas Fun
We are now officially addicted to Draw Free. This happened in the airport. Nothing says I love you quite like sitting next to each other playing games with each other on your phones.
We decided to jump on the bandwagon and become imitation hipsters.
These are our "crazy Lobo fan" faces
We saw a show. The acts were good, the comedy was a little raunchy for our taste. So I give it a half/half rating.
We weren't sure who rolled in on this bad boy, but we were sure it was someone awesome. And VIP.
I decided I needed to upgrade to full fledged hipster.
And Paul decided to downgrade. BOO.
We FINALLY figured out what those little cloth straps on his shirt are for!! How did we not know this all along??? (That is a buzzer for a restaurant in case you couldn't tell what it was.)
I can't relate to this problem at all given the amount of hair on my head
Vegas Eats
Pretty sure I broke every food rule with this one. Carbs, sugar, carbs, sugar consumed at about 11pm. Bad Cinnamon!!!
Bkfast at the buffet, not too shabs. Can you tell I like my bacon?
Paul and I have a unhealthy love for Chilis but of course there are none in the state we live. But there was one right down the street from our hotel! FTW
Pizza from Serendipity 3 at Cesars before the show. I'm pretty sure they cooked it on the sun it was so hot. We had to wait and blow on it forever to finally be able to eat it. I'm also pretty sure I got a third degree burn on my finger. Apparently eating on the strip, you eat at your own risk.
Probs the most hugemongous shrimp (oxymoron whuuut!!) I have ever laid eyes on.
I have been wanting to eat a French macaron for what seems like a million years now but was having trouble finding them. Buuuut, since I am brilliant I thought, "they will surely have them at the Paris hotel". And they did. Now I am obsessed and am considering ordering some off of the internet b/c I need to eat more and try all the different flavors.
Smoked shrimp risotto. Creamy. Smoky. Eaten on a outdoor patio in the sun. Ahhhhh LIG.
You can never go wrong with CPK. Greek pizza sub avocado for chicken. I kind of wanted both, but wanted the avocado more so it won out.
Not sure whose hand that is, I'm assuming Paul's?…gelato at Sugar Factory at the Paris. We had salted caramel and Reeces. Isn't the color of that raspberry crazy looking?!?
Vegas Drinks
Can you guess whose is who's? BTW's, Dunkin Donuts is very impressive these days. I wish we had them here, but alas, we do not.
At the game, they are nice and tidy with their beer. No spillage.
We have both pretty much stopped drinking Coke/Diet Coke, but how can you go to the Coke store and not have some? It's like going into a candy store and refusing the free sample. It's just not right.
This picture makes me happy.
Vegas Basketball
Mom was accosting all of the women's and mens players that we would run into randomly in the hotel. And by accosting I mean hugging and telling them what a great job they did.
Everyone's a Lobo, WOOF WOOF WOOF
My dad likes to ham it up for the camera. Like father like daughter.
We went to three men's games and they won all three. The UNM/UNLV game was the most intense though b/c it was a home crowd. BUT there were like 8,000 Lobo fans there so it was pretty even when it came to the cheering.
When they won the tourney, the fans rushed the court.
Vegas Shopping
We spent some hours at a couple different shopping venues and it seemed like we bought so much stuff but I only got two little pics.
These are my new kicks. I feel like people will either think they are super ugs or super cute. Please only let me know if you think they are cute. 🙂 I love them and they are super comfy. Like I dont want to take them off comfy. I have had them on since I bought them. Luckily they are waterproof. And for those of you who can't tell that I am kidding, I am kidding.
Vegas Sites
gotta love NY, NY
Aria. This wasn't here the last time I was in Vegas. It is GORG. I totes want to stay here next time around.
They have lots of awesome artwork around and most of the hotel has a water theme which I just loved.
This GIANT art piece was outside. It is made of canoes!
Pretty sure I have convinced Paul that we need one of these in our next house.
Hi Chilis! We miss you and love you and can't wait to see you again!
There's a macaron in that building and I am going to find it!
This was our hotel. South Pointe. Its waaaay down the strip and is apparently where the majority of the bball'ers and fans stay, so that's where we stayed. It was nicer than I thought it would be.
Can you spot the difference in the next two pics?
I know, I'm a freak.
I only got to do this for about an hour or so and I am very excited to do it again at some point. No idea when, but it WILL HAPPEN.
We didnt have time for much gambling, but I did get some in. This about sums it up.
Acronym guide for the non-hipsters out there:
FTW= for the win
BTW= by the way
LIG= life is good
CPK= California Pizza Kitchen
What is your fave part of Vegas?
What do you think of my new shoes? (remember I only want to hear about it if you think they are cute) 🙂
Have you ever had a French Macaron? If so, what is your favorite flavor?


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About the Author
Andrew Newberg, M.D., is the director of the Center for Spirituality and the Mind at the University of Pennsylvania. He is one of the founders of the new interdisciplinary field called neurotheology. He is an associate professor in the department of radiology, with secondary appointments in the departments of psychiatry and religious studies, at the University of Pennsylvania. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, Nightline, Discovery Channel, BBC, NPR, and National Geographic Television. He is the co-author of Why God Won't Go Away, Born to Believe, and The Mystical Mind.


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65 years young, Notz Plastics SA today and tomorrow!
For more than 65 years, Notz has supplied plastics. 65 years, during which, plastics have progressed. Today, manufacturers, plastics transformers, users and consumers of plastics are numerous. Many of them are customers of Notz Plastics SA.
But who are the users and what do they buy? Are there new sectors of customers to be reached? Is the plastics specialist still necessary, how and with what? These are questions that the management of plastics companies must ask themselves each day in order to keep up to date in terms of products.
Notz Plastics must always react rapidly when a customers enquiries are formulated. Better yet, Notz must take the lead in procuring what the customer will need tomorrow. The answer to the question if the specialist is still needed is yes, today more than ever. Notz doesn't just have an instinct for finding new forms of plastics, but is also an expert and a partner for many companies.


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Space Satellite Connects Rural Health Clinics to Broadband
To connect mobile health units in the hills of rural New England with broadband access, policymakers are looking up -- all the way to space.
To connect mobile health units in the hills of rural New England with broadband access, policymakers are looking up -- all the way to space. In the next few months, roaming trailers that serve rural communities and ships that double as health clinics for Maine's outer islands will be equipped with the gear necessary to draw broadband Internet from a satellite powered by Hughes Network Systems. The initiative is being led by the New England Telehealth Consortium, a federally funded group of health care providers dedicated in part to improving rural health care access. The consortium's efforts also focus on building new broadband infrastructure, but the mobile units that serve many of the hard-to-reach communities in the area would never be able to plug into the grid. Instead, they'll transmit data through the Hughes Spaceway 3 broadband satellite, floating 22,300 miles above the Earth. It will allow those providers to use remote monitoring, electronic health records and more in a way that they never could with their current technology.
"People will sometimes say: 'Well, those are just going to be unserved areas," says Tony Bardo, vice president for government solutions at Hughes. "With satellites, there are no unserved areas. We can serve wherever you can see the southern sky."
The 10-year, $500,000 project -- which got some start-up funding from the states -- will serve mobile units reaching more than 400 sites and 2.5 million patients in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. And it could be the first of many, as rural connectivity is continually integrated into the health care reform conversation. In fact, the FCC announced last week that it would be setting some of its $400 million in recently announced rural health funding for satellite projects specifically.


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This cover. Amazing how not having Cyndi Lauper's voice makes it kind of heart-wrenchingly sad. In a totally awesome way of course.
this dress pattern. I've wanted something 50s-ish for AGES and I found patterns and now sewing machine is dead and I am sad. And aware that even if I made it it would probably be a disaster (my sewing was tremendous fun but also mild panic as I tried to keep up with my mini-machine, not get my finger sewn through and avoid its enthusiastic bouncing sending it into my lap).
Painted shoes! My Docs are still too shiny and look like school shoes so I am really keen to sand them down and paint them. There are also a bunch of awesome techniques for buying ugly heels and painting them with awesome patterns. I wish I was artistic AND brave. Anyone keen to spend a weekend making a mess?
Sleep. I'm not getting much these days. I seem to alternate between 6 hours of solid sleep one night and about 2 hours of broken sleep the next. I made coffee this morning and forgot to boil the kettle. It's starting to get to me.
And of course, late night productivity spurts. Last night was insane! I think I did a week's work in 4 hours.


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On if the team is going to lose 95 games as predicted by Sports Illustrated:
"That's not going to happen. That ain't going to happen, I can promise you that. We're going to get after it. I don't know how many we're going to win and how many we're going to lose, but we're not going to lose 95 games. This team has too much pride. We're going to play the right way and we're going to compete, that's just all there is to it. We're not going to give away games. We're going to have some growing pains, especially with how young we are in the backend of the bullpen, I'm sure there's going to be times that we lose some tough ones or give one away but that's to be expected. At the same time, we have enough veteran presence on this team, guys who have been in the fire before, to lead these young guys. We got great leadership from the coaching perspective and we got too much pride, this team's going to compete. We're not losing 95 games, I can tell you that."
And I was worried!
Other White Sox links:
- J.J. looks at the White Sox career of Magglio Ordonez who is very close to retiring, and, also, at the latest White Sox cuts.
- James looks at the latest White Sox cuts, and defends Don Cooper's curmudgeonity.
BTW, Fangraphs' Mike Podhorzer looks what Spring Training stats matter. Hint: ERA: No. K% and BB%: Yes. And BTB's Lewie Pollis looks to see if a teams W-L record matters.