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Marriage is like democracy. It is the least worst option
My baby brother is getting married, although he isn't quite old enough. Actually, he never will be old enough.
Since, like many a baby brother, he is locked in time. Suspended in history somewhere where he still has limbs like twigs and goes by a nickname that no one has been allowed to call him for decades.
So in my head he is still Neddy, and he is about 3. It's the middle of a stinking hot summer circa 1980 and I have had the idea of using the hose to fill our plastic bin with cold water to make him a swimming pool. Neck deep in the cool water, he is looking up at me like I am an absolute genius.
When my mobile rings though it is bristly, big-voiced Ed on the other end. He is calling from work and he wants me to speak at his wedding. At first, I suppose, I am pleased, then surprised, then concerned.
So far my experience of marriage has been inextricably wound up with the experience of numerous closely packed small children. I don't even know what marriage without small children feels like.
But marriage with small children feels like sitting down to a dish of mental and physical deterioration, served on the tanned hide of personal freedom. I am more of a casualty than a proponent.
Hasn't he got a young friend, still flushed from the fire of his first child-free years of marriage, with something nice to say? Or perhaps an older acquaintance, glowing from the attainment of a wedding jubilee, who can serve to remind everyone that it really can be done.
At the best of times getting me to say something nice is a bit like producing diamonds – it takes years of extreme pressure to create something very small. But in the circumstances getting me to speak at, or about, a marriage is high risk. What if bits of truth start to spew out?
Little brother, marriage is a great idea if your partner is becoming too attentive. And children, well they are perfect if you are sick of your partner treating you like you're number one.
And if you are a geyser of desire you need to ask yourself, "How much do I like eating chicken?" because marriage is like eating chicken - for the rest of your life. There are a hell of a lot of things you can do with chicken, but it is still chicken.
No, I will need to concentrate on the pluses. Marriage is like democracy. It is the least worst option.
Most people have a layer of normality that is about as deep as the silver stuff on a scratchy, and marriage is somewhere we can safely be the person underneath the silver stuff.
Marriage is two people in front of a wall – on your own you can't get over it, but with a leg up new things become possible.
But there's more - when you retire you will already have a bridge partner. Your insurance premiums might improve. You'll always have someone to pick you up after an anaesthetic.
If you ever found romance tricky, fear not because the only place you'll find it now is between Comedy and Thriller at the DVD store.
Perhaps it's better to just skip straight to some advice. First, always keep the lines of communication open.
My husband apparently noted to himself the other day that I had packed on a couple of winter kgs. But he is way too safety conscious to actually raise anything like this in person.
So he waited until he got to work, and then emailed me an image of the Teletubbies with the caption "Which one are you?". What a stupid question. The only one that looks vaguely like me is Laa-Laa.
Second, handle your partner with care. My husband and I never criticise each other's personal qualities. We just tell each other what our next spouse will be like.
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Craig says:
It sounds like you just made a couple of bucks from the speech you plan to give at Ed's wedding. Not sure whether to congratulate you for the chutzpah or condemn you for commercializing your brother's happiness.
acotrel says:
I love being married. My wife is different from many other women and I love her to bits. She does the cryptic crossword every day in about five minutes, and she can sensibly discuss politics, religion, social justice, and the state of the economy, and she can change a babies dirty bum (most important). The Japanese have women known as geishas, they are trained to communicate and make men happy. I've seen all those old playboy magazines with Hugh Hefner and the dolly birds, and it all looks good. There is only one problem - 'sex takes care of the first five minutes, then you have to talk to them' !
Sorry ladies, some men actually do like smart women !
( Some of you are probably going to bite me faster than you can say 'misogynist' ?)
acotrel says:
I was just reading you comments about kids and marriage. Due to a family situation we currently have a glorious year old baby living with us four days at a time. I never previously realised how manipulative they are. It must be part of the survival strategy which is genetically programmed into them. Our girl seems to know who will fight for her and look after her interests. She has grabbed my heart with both hands and is gently squeezing it for her own purposes. I know when I am being suckered, but it is not all bad.
OchreBunyip says:
Marriage for men is the worst financial and emotional risk they can take in their lives - which is why women continually try to dress it up with romantic fluff. How many people would invest all of their savings in a fund that has a 60% chance of them losing their house, 50% of their current wealth and their children? There are no legally enforceable exit penalties from this contract, it is grounds for any false allegation made by your ex-cupcake with no actual investigation and no penalties for perjury on her part.
Hopefully your baby brother has some aware male friends who will let him know the risk he is willingly entering into; certainly no-one in the marriage industry will.
AdamC says:
I am quite a fan of marriage, which is probably why I am keen to protect it from unnecessary innovations like gay marriage. It is not perfect, of course. It is a little old-fashioned for one thing, and far too dressed-up with silly sentimentality. No fault divorce has also undermined its effectiveness as a contract between two people and the rest of society. What kind of legal agreement can one party unilaterally abrogate without any kind of penalty?
In any event, marriage is certainly better than the alternatives, as the author contends.
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Marriage is nothing like a democracy. It's more like living with an irrational despot who can shut off access to all important resources by nationalising them and furnishing their own place with all the good stuff whilst the citizens starve to death. Sort of like Robert Mugabe. Even though the citizens get no benefit from it they are still expected to bow and scrape or face severe punishment. So maybe like North Korea.
Marriage is not like standing in front of a wall with someone to help you over it. It's like swimming whilst wearing concrete boots. It really does very little for you and you're better off without them. You have more freedom and less responsibilities.
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Marriage is nothing like a democracy as I see it. My wife and I had words the other day but I didn't get to use mine.
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Some nights I don't have dinner, or it is cheese on toast. Some Sundays, I don't change out of my nightie and lounge around reading all day.
Were I still living in a marriage (still married but no longer co-habitating), these would not be options for me. Why, when married and co-habitating, there seems to be an entire lexicon of unwritten and unspoken rules about what it is permissable and acceptable to do as a married person?
God forbid you should be interesting or have other thoughts outside of your domestic arrangements. Your entire life is subsumed by other people's wants/needs. How is it that both people managed to live spearately (successfully) before marriage eating beans on toast and sometimes wearing the same underwear two days running but once that contract is signed, such behaviour is obviously abusive and not becoming of a married person?
Perhaps it is not the marriage which is the issue but the relentless monotany of living with someone.
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"We just tell each other what our next spouse will be like."
When we got married we made a few rules, one is that we never joke about infidelity, divorce, cheating, etc. Fidelity requires discipline as well as love. Beware statements like the one above, as it may be a self-fulfilling prophesy.
We did a marriage preparation course which was fantastic and taught some basic rules for arguing - which we have incorporate in our 25 year old marriage. One is: "never say 'never', or always" (in an argument) another is: "stick to the subject", another "do not deconstruct the foundations of your marriage in an argument - stay on the topic".... "set aside time to argue it through ... to talk a subject through properly"....
These rules presuppose you WILL fight about stuff, but you can learn skills to argue in a way that actually results in a better relationship.
My advice - as someone who runs marriage preparation courses - is take the time to learn some of these skills before you get marriage. "Being in love: or "finding someone attractive" is not enough to ensure a lasting marriage. Some basic preparation, makes all the difference… and make marriage fun.
Cairns Rebecca says:
I was married for many years, then I was in a non-marital relationship for many years. Both were good relationships for 95% of their existence. They both held equal importance to me.
While marriage exists I will support gay marriage. Anything else is simply biased, unfair and unjustified anywhere outside of a theocratic state.
But quite frankly I think its time that any government or legal structure for 'marriage' ended. Let people have a wedding in a church or enjoy a civil wedding of whatever type rocks their boat. But its time to get rid of the legal document entitled 'Marriage Certificate'. The original reasons for the creation of 'marriage' no longer exist, or are at least ignored by the majority.
Esteban says:
On behalf of my wife I am outraged at the blatant sexism displayed in the photo which displays the man outpainting the woman which suggests that men and women are not equal in their capabilities to paint.
Of particular concern is that it appears the man is thinking, talking, breathing and painting all at the same time which is contrary to feminism studies on male multi tasking.
If it was a video the next scene would probably have the man looking at his watch because "apparently" a woman has painted too long and should get back in the kitchen to prepare the man's lunch.
One of the keys to a successful marriage is for the man to do the cut out work and leave the glory of the roller to the wife. This equal roller time marriage is doomed and they will split up and be faced with selling their house with yellow walls.
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Also starting tomorrow. I haven't done the prep work yet(photos, measurements, etc) but hopefully will catch up tomorrow. Good luck to all
I'm doing great so far! It's actually been 2 hours and 15 minutes since I began. Hope I can keep up this momentum. Best of luck to each of you other newbies as we tackle this life changing endeavor.
Glad to hear you had a good start Vicki! I had a great UBWO this morning. Felt great to get back into the gym after a week away. Definitely have some soreness in the arms, but that's okay, I know my body will recover. If you're beginning for the first time, the soreness will be rougher for the first week or two, but it does get better!!! Once you've done your workout, focus on 6 clean meals for the day. Use your portion sizes and don't forget to drink water!!! Hope everyone has a great Monday!
I started July 7. THis is my first time doing BFL. This is day 2 and I did upper body at the gym and my arms feel like jelly. I know I will be sore tomorrow. I am very excited about this program. I hope it really does work. I am a pretty motivated person and I don't have trouble sticking to stuff (I ran 3 half marathons last year). I haven't looked good since I had children 14 years ago (UGH!). I have tried "everything". But nothing seems to work for me. I started running because I wanted that sleek runners body and I was running 30 miles a week and I gained weight. I have never lifted weights so I hope that this with the healthy eating and the 20 min hiit cardio works for me. I still run so I hope that doesn't interfere. I am not running 30 miles a week anymore but I do about 20. Does anyone know if you can do too much cardio?
I've read more than once that distance running and the BFL program will not work well together. If you're hitting your 10's, I would think running 20 miles a week on top of that would be extremely taxing on your body and would hinder muscle growth. Remember, it's not the quantity of cardio that's important, it's the type and quality.
Doesn't mean that they won't work together for you, but we know that BFL - as written - works. We have thousands of success stories to prove that. Distance running along with BFL, you're trying a different program that may work and may not.
Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope the start of your challenges have gone well! I started on the 7th so up to day three, and im going strong! Just had a great LBWO and am already feeling the benefits of eating right! Keep us posted on your progress.... it will only get easier! :)
Hope everyone is doing well on this Tuesday. I started the morning with an ab workout and then did my 20 minute HIIT cardio. Felt good to get back into some cardio...first cardio I've done in 8 days. My kids have had colds the last week, and I feel a little sluggish this morning, with a slight sore throat, so I'm hoping I'm not getting it. I started taking Airborne, and I'm sucking down water, trying to drown it out. Don't need a cold in Week 1 of a Challenge!!! Eating yesterday went well. Made plenty of dinner last night, so I'll be having leftovers for lunch today. Plan to do the same thing tonight. Let's hear how everyone is doing!
I wish I could say I had a good tuesday morning...lol. Did my upper body yesterday, went swimming last night ( for the first time this yr). Was a little sore, more so than I thought I would be...lol. So no cardio this morning, but it is so hot and muggy today...sounds like another dip in the pool for me tonight...LOL!
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In his latest project, however, Matchett — known for his work in such highly regarded Orlando bands as the Minks and the Continentals — has discovered a new appreciation for simplicity. Starting this weekend, Matchett will be starring in the lead role of "Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story," a rock 'n' roll musical that runs through Feb. 17 at the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora.
To prepare, Matchett has immersed himself in Holly's seminal music, a catalog of 1950s classics such as "That'll be the Day," "Oh, Boy," "Peggy Sue" and other songs that would turn Holly into a legend after his death in a 1959 plane crash.
"The simpler songs are the more challenging ones," Matchett says. "'Peggy Sue' is one of hardest songs to learn to perform, because it's back and forth between two chords all the time. It's really about the lyrical sentiment. He was writing about universal sentiments that always feel very personal."
In addition to being a bona fide rocker, Matchett also brings some theater training to the role. He's a 1998 graduate of Orlando's Dr. Phillips High School, where he participated in the school's visual performing arts magnet.
And Matchett has incorporated theatrical flair into his performances with the Minks, productions that combine exuberant songs with massive balloon drops, confetti and cardboard robot characters. Alas, none of that prepared him for the more structured world of theater production.
"This is completely different," says Matchett, 32. "For one thing, I'm being a different person, trying to get into this man's head and what he was thinking when he created the legendary stuff that he created."
Matchett had to learn Holly's distinctive, if slightly awkward mannerisms, including how the icon stood, held a guitar and moved to the beat. There are additional technical adjustments for a musician used to high-powered amplifiers and electronic gadgets.
"It has made me think differently about how I approach music onstage," says Matchett, whose Minks bandmate Abe Couch also is in the production as an upright bassist. "I don't have an electronic tuner on stage, so we have to tune to each other by ear."
Matchett also is at work on a show for the Orlando International Fringe Festival, a post-apocalyptic musical "Key of E."
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BELLEVILLE — Aldermen voted 11-3 to appoint Thom Peters as interim city attorney for Belleville, though some council members questioned his public service record, neutrality and legal opinions.
The City Council at the special, end-of-the-year meeting on Monday also unanimously voted to appoint Brian Flynn as the assistant city attorney.
Peters is a partner at Boyle Brasher LLC in Belleville and a former Ward 7 alderman. He will replace Patrick "Mike" Flynn, who did not seek reappointment after serving in the post for the past year.
Mike Flynn's son, Brian Flynn, works at Flynn, Guymon & Garavalia in Belleville, and did most of the duties of the assistant city attorney for the past year, Eckert said.
On the vote to appoint Peters, Ward 2 Alderwoman Melinda Hult, Ward 5 Alderman Joe Hayden and Ward 7 Alderwoman Lillian Schneider voted "no."
Ward 3 Alderman Rob Anderson and Ward 4 Alderman Tim Carpenter were absent.
Hayden said he cannot support Peters -- may his appointment be for a day, a month or a year -- because of Peters' opinions on tax increment financing districts and bias against aldermen who are independents.
Peters was first appointed a Ward 7 alderman and then elected, from June 2004 to April 2006, as part of Eckert's Good Government Party.
Hayden said he has "no faith and confidence (Peters) can provide a neutral opinion" and good legal advice.
Hult said Peters missed 45 percent of meetings when he was alderman. She also said she was concerned with the vagueness of the phrase, "short term," and preferred Peters to be appointed for a set time frame.
Eckert said Peters has no interest in serving long-term.
"If Thom has his way, he wants to be out of this position by June 1," Eckert said.
In public participation, Belleville resident and landlord Rick Brown said Peters is like "the ghost of Christmas past."
Brown said Peters gave bad legal advice in 1999 when he condoned retroactively rezoning homes in Belleville from multi-family designations to single-family.
Resident Rose Wilson responded to Brown's comments by saying that Peters is very qualified and, after all, the appointment is temporary.
Also on Monday:
* The city gave plaques to honor outgoing members of the council and attendees had a standing ovation for City Clerk Linda Fields.
Fields has worked for the city as an employee or elected official since 1978.
The other officials recognized were Anderson, City Treasurer Jerry Turner, Ward 4 Alderman Dean Hardt, Ward 6 Alderman Dave Martinson and Ward 7 Alderman Phil Elmore.
Hardt was elected city treasurer.
Eckert said he held off on recognizing Carpenter and Ward 2 Alderwoman Dorothy Meyer because those candidates might still contest election results.
* The City Council voted 14-0 to approve an additional $90,000 in tax increment financing funds from TIF District No. 1 to redevelop the old YMCA.
The incentives will help a Swansea businessman rehabilitate the vacant, deteriorating historic building at 15 N. First St. and move his employees there.
The city will now give $334,000 instead of $230,000. Of that, $34,000 is in the form of a sales tax abatement for building materials.
The money will be used to replace the roof, asbestos and mold remediation, and to install an elevator and lift to comply with the American with Disabilities Act.
Kurt Artinger, chief executive officer of Replacement Services LLC, said final project costs went from $730,000 to $978,000 because bids were higher than expected.
Artinger will give an additional $124,000, bringing his personal investment from $500,000 on the first phase to $624,000.
* Aldermen voted 14-0 to approve renovation plans for the Gustave Koerner House, a property at 200 Abend St. that the city owns.
The Koerner House Committee asked city officials to approve plans prepared by architect David Leonatti. When funds become available, the committee plans to add a metal roof, heating and cooling, plumbing and electrical outlets. The plans also include configuring a west side porch in its original design.
* Alderwoman Schneider was designated an alderman-at-large, with a focus on Ward 7.
Schneider was elected to represent Ward 7 until 2015. However, her home is now in the boundaries of Ward 1 because of the city's recent redistricting.
Schneider and Ward 1 Alderman Michael Heisler drew lots Monday to see who would be a Ward 1 alderman and who would serve at-large.
Heisler and Ken Kinsella will continue to be aldermen of Ward 1.
Mike Flynn said his research shows the two aldermen in Ward 1 whose terms expire in 2015 should draw lots. He said he did not find any case law, only an opinion from the attorney general, on a comparable case.
Schneider asked to play an audio recording of when Eckert and former City Attorney Bob Sprague said she would serve at-large when the redistricting went into effect, but Eckert said no. Sprague simply did not fully research the matter a year ago, Eckert said.
Eckert denied rumors that he plans to appoint someone to fill Schneider's Ward 7 seat.
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From Confederate Flag to Being Gay in Montrose, Award Winning Paper Doesn't Tiptoe Around Subjects
MONTROSE – Staffers at The Chieftain, Montrose High School's award-winning newspaper, aren't afraid to confront provocative subjects. They're happy to ask the uncomfortable questions. And if a story stirs some controversy, that means what they write is being read, and may even spark conversations that lead to more understanding and learning.
Co-edited by MHS seniors Kaylynn Miller and Abby Padilla, and published by the Advanced Journalism Class at MHS, The Chieftain has once again won the Colorado High School Press Association's All-Colorado Award. It has, over the course of this school year, inspired plenty of conversation among its student readers and readers in the Montrose community about some tough-to-talk-about stories.
In the October edition of the monthly student newspaper, The Chieftain staff took on hate speech and First Amendment rights, breast cancer, the stereotypes of cooking meth popularized by the hit show Breaking Bad, police brutality, and an ongoing Confederate flag debate at the high school.
The Chieftain's coverage of MHS students wearing and displaying the Confederate flag has stirred controversy – and a lot of conversations.
"I noticed there were some kids coming to school with the rebel flag," Miller said in an interview this week. "A lot of people started talking about it and what it stands for. We kind of wanted to debunk it and understand what it represents and then bring it to people's attention."
And so the paper's October edition ran a short story on the history of the Confederate flag, as well as an editorial titled "Confederate Flag Debunked," by Miller.
"Although the origin of the flag and how it came to be a symbol for the Deep South remain fuzzy, its ties to slavery do not," Miller wrote in her editorial. "Since the flag is an adaptation of the second Confederate Flag, it can be said that it has some relation to the seven slave states that seceded from the Union in 1861. Southern-proud friends in the parking lot spewing chew from their stained lips may need a reminder that their flag is closely related to the Confederate Flag."
The editorial and the paper's coverage sparked heated arguments.
"It kind of blew up on the internet," Miller said. "A bunch of people felt like we were attacking what they represent. I made sure to call what I wrote an editorial. I didn't single anyone out and I explained what the flag is affiliated with and what it could mean. We think that is good journalism. I still get crap for it, though."
In the face of criticism about its coverage of the Confederate flag issue, Padilla said what impressed her the most was how collected the staff remained.
"There were some very rude things said about us, even some threats on Facebook," Padilla said. "Our staff was very professional about it. We all just said we have the First Amendment right [to] write about it. Nobody resorted to personal insults."
That same October issue featured a story about hate speech, pointing out that it, too, is protected by the First Amendment.
The cover of the September edition tackled the issue of being gay in Montrose, after Russian President Vladimir Putin enacted a bill last summer banning propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors. With the Sochi Winter Olympics in February, and Putin's new law limiting gay's expression of their sexuality, Miller and Padilla said it was a good topic for their student readers.
"The law outlawed gay propaganda among minors," Miller said. "That made it relevant for us, and the fact that the gay community in Montrose has never been really talked about. Our job as reporters is to cover all news, [so] it was our job to cover the gay community and express their views."
The September edition of The Chieftain contained two front-page stories reporting on gay issues as well as tips for coming out, and a story on page two titled "Being Gay is Okay."
While it is not a large community, Padilla said MHS does have a community of gay students.
"My story involved students who are gay, and most said they felt comfortable being gay in Montrose," Padilla said. "It was a good story."
The front page headline – "Montrose Embraces Gay Community" – got some negative feedback from the community.
"People thought it was misleading," Miller said. "We got a lot of calls from parents and from people at the school because they thought it was our opinion."
"I think we could have thought out our headline more to make sure it was more clear," Padilla said.
"You can't edit something enough that nobody will get offended," Miller continued. "You can't tiptoe around subjects. It's our job as writers to ask the tough questions. I think sometimes we want people to get heated about a subject and talk about it. If people are doing that, people are reading the newspaper, at least."
While sometimes the heated discussions The Chieftain evokes among students can create issues district officials must handle, Montrose School District Superintendent Mark MacHale said he's proud of what the student newspaper has accomplished, and especially pleased at the amount of learning it sparks, most particularly when controversial topics are discussed.
"I think it shows guts," MacHale said. "It also speaks about the fact, I think, that in all of our schools, we have a really healthy culture of people who can talk about tough stuff and be themselves without getting too picked on. When you stick your neck out, sometimes it's going to sting a little bit. I see all kinds of really diverse kids getting along well in our schools."
While it would perhaps be easier for him if The Chieftain covered less controversial subjects, MacHale said the learning curve it spurs would suffer.
"Anything worth doing is going to get bumpy," he said. "You have got to break a few eggs to make an omelet. And sometimes we get that egg on us, and we have to deal with it. It would be easier if they didn't take the bumpy road, but I sure don't think they would be learning as much, and the student body wouldn't be looking at issues like that as much."
Both Padilla and Miller said they are extremely pleased with the The Chieftain and its staff, and that even though their paper isn't as well-funded as some student newspapers in Colorado, there's a reason why The Chieftain received the All-Colorado Award.
"We are doing some really good writing," Padilla said. "That's what's given us our top honors." Jack Kennedy, executive director of the Colorado High School Press Association, agrees. "We consider it one of the top journalism programs in the state, and it's been that way for some time," he said. "Everyone in Montrose should be very proud of them."
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The Saints (21-6, 1-1 PBC) split their Peach Belt Conference opening doubleheader with Augusta State University on Saturday, Mar. 9 before bouncing back with a dominating pair of performances in out of conference action on Tuesday. The Jaguars claimed Saturday's first game 3-0 before the Saints fought back to claim a 6-1 victory in the day's second game.
Tuesday saw North Georgia sweep Belmont Abbey College in dominating fashion with two lop-sided, shutout victories. The nationally-ranked Saints took the first game 8-0 in six innings with sophomore pitcher Melissa Dickie securing the no-hitter. The Saints then continued to impress at the plate with 16 unanswered runs in just five innings in the second game. The 16-0 score in game-two was the largest margin of victory for North Georgia since besting Coker College 19-0 in a single, five-inning game on March 5, 2011.
For the first time this season there is a new No. 1 atop the national poll as West Texas A&M University (19-1) surpassed Valdosta State University (20-5) for the honor with 13 first-place votes compared to two by the Blazers. The University of Indianapolis (18-2) is now third in the poll with fellow PBC institution Armstrong Atlantic State University (17-2-1, 2-0 PBC) fourth. Southeastern Oklahoma State University (21-6) dropped from second to fifth in this week's poll.
Joining Armstrong and North Georgia from the Peach Belt in the poll this week is Columbus State University (20-9, 4-0 PBC) as Flagler College dropped out of the poll from 14th last week. The Cougars check in at No. 24 after starting the season ranked 10th in the preseason poll.
The ninth-ranked Saints will play the University of South Carolina Aiken (14-8-1, 2-2 PBC) in their first PBC home doubleheader this Thursday, Mar. 14 at 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. The games will be North Georgia's annual "Cancer Awareness Day" with t-shirts being sold at the game for $10 with all proceeds being donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. In between games, North Georgia will recognize and honor those who have battled and/or are still battling cancer.
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you are right cole , i´m working on anatomy regular now, thank you, hope i will understand more soon too
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hey there Cerasela
keep up those studys looking good maybe watch the proportion of the head
looking forward to seeing more
have a good one
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The life drawings are improving but they still look a little stiff. I would say try to make a more fluid and continuous line, even if it means giving up a little accuracy for now. Looking good though, keep up the good work.
good studies , usually studies like that (object studies) work , never did on me but usually they do. And the model studies are starting to look better and better tough there are problems with the proportion, wold be good if you put more time into that
take care,
Thank you for the Critics Omerta ,Aedman and Giorge .I´m quite not sure how to handle proportion , is it because i lack accuracy in observing/measuring or i don´t know, but i keep doing anatomy studies.
I did a character after reading about female genital mutilation in africa;/.
Some observing sketches of my mother (because she hates it ) and 2 heads from photo ref. I did more sketches but they are all more quick observing stuff..
till next time
Some digis i started today
a still life which i will need to do tomorrow night as well ,i´m pretty slow to make it as accurate as possible ;/
and for bobby chiu`s contest i started the cheshire cat, i need critics !!!! ;P
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I mixed up the dates lol, still working on the still life not sure if i can finish it tonight,i try ;P
Last edited by Cerasela; February 19th, 2010 at 06:11 PM.
Nice pencil stuff. Keep on posting drawings! Thanks!
Do more anatomy studies
In your drawings legs are really short
cheers and keep it up
Hey Cerasela, thanks again for the visit . For the still life, I think is good to take your time to make things accurate as possible. Give us some more still lifes .
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nice job in the digital painting, and keep practicing the life drawings and proportions, keep posting, well done up to now
Hey all back with some sketches.
I have to update ,otherwise Wing wants to exile me D:
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we have now 1hr design challenge thread : http://conceptart.org/forums/showthr...-Challenge-***
Group thread with weekly studies: http://conceptart.org/forums/showthr...47#post3620247
and tumblr blog for the overview: http://siaddicts.tumblr.com/
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Cera! : D
I like your style of sketching!!
keep up those anatomy studies!
also maybe try some value studies as well? : P
really like the second girl portrait on post 72!
gogogo! : )
last week assignment nature studies but i wont update the assignments here anymore just for a life sign now ,they can all be found in our group thread. And some procrastinaton sketches
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nothing to crit just keep pushing it dear!!
really like ur fineliner drawings. post more !
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i love snow , and we have a lot atm ,i hope it stays for a while
I try to get into photoshop ,doing some custom brushes and stuff and some women again
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big improvement cera! Looks cool
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finished a 1 vp scene for the perspective assignment of our group ,now to 2 vp <.<
That turned out so nice! Btw I love your natures, cant help but admire everytime i see them.
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good job on the nature/hand feet assignment Cera!!
I really really like your line work! (the custom brush pictures look cool too!)
gogogo for perspective week! : )
Today we had our 100 heads challenge , made up from alex , the first idea was if anyone of our group can manage it to make 100 heads in a day from mind and reference and second of course for observation and studying. The red number heads are from mind. I managed it to do but i wish i could have made them better. But now i´m quite tired xD
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Oh yesssss, kudos for you Cera for finishing the challenge on time!! I really love your las photoshop paintings and your nature studies, keep going! you are on the right track
I really enjoy the variety of mark making in your work!
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Thanks Clover and Jake some of the week assignments of the group ,days pass by and i realize so few done ,needs to get mor >.<
some turnarounds,gestures and studies
nice update!
You have a pretty good sense for movement cera.
Btw. why u dont show ur hdcs here?
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I love those head studies!! you hard working maniac!! D:
also tim's ears XDD somehow they stare into my soul (doesnt make sense but) (I like it. : O )
also the eye study (good job) : )
keep on drawing!! : D gogogo!! updates!!
I love those nature studies of yours, how you captured the different types of leaves on the trees is amazing. Your lines are awesome!
I really enjoyed your characters! Nice work on them. One thing you might want to try to is drawing the character first then adding the clothes, right now to me he looks like he has really wide hips for some reason. Here is a tip from silver.
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@ Lakai , thanks yeah ,i dont know the hdc images in the other thread is enough otherwise to many images all around for my taste
@ Niam xie xie baobei ;D
@ Rovanna thank you ,glad you like them ,was fun to do them in pen
@ Wingal ,great advice ,yeah i forgot to draw him nude because of the poncho ,i see what you mean!,Thank you !
will come back to you guys ,just a bit busy atm >.<
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Clinton Shepherd is trying to set a new world record for the longest time riding a Ferris Wheel.
The Pier Park Operations Manager was stationed at Navy Pier Thursday morning, preparing for this weekend's marathon event.
The current Guinness World Record for the longest Ferris Wheel ride is held in Edmonton, Canada, at 30 hours and 35 seconds. Shepherd wants to go for 48 hours – straight.
Shepherd plans to begin his world record attempt at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, at the home of the first Ferris wheel, built by George Washington Ferris. He is a South Side native, and wants to bring the title back home.
The operations manager gets a five minute break every hour to use the bathroom and stretch if he needs it. But he is not allowed to sleep at all!
Shepherd partnered with United Service Organizations to make sure donations from his record attempt go to those in need.
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It was the Annual Grandparents Day Breakfast, an event that Yvonne Hall has helped plan for more than a decade.
"Many of our grandparents actually parent our children," said Hall, the chairwoman of the school's improvement council. "They live in the homes of our children and they get them ready for school."
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Oh yeah, how could I forget..The worst, most inconsiderate person I have ever watched a movie with went with me to see Devil's Rejects. I was all excited for the movie, since I had been a fan of all of Zombie's work since 1994, and I had spent months posting every day with my friends at the official board for The Devil's Rejects.By the way, Bill Moseley and Sid Haig were at that board for awhile, and they answered some of our questions. I made some good friends on taht board.I so wish some of those friends lived in the same state as me, and I could have watched Rejects with them instead of my former best friend and my former asshole roommate. First of all, their whorish asses were trying to hook up, we got to the theater, got our seats, and I went to the bathroom before the movie. I came back to a disgusting sight, them kissing and slobbering all over eachother. Ewww..Then, when we actually watched the movie, it seemed that my former roommate was very offended by the level of violence in the movie, I guess it was too real for him ( dumbass shouldn't have bragged about all the disturbing movies he had seen in the past, or I wouldn't have invited his pussy ass), he gave me shit after the movie for liking it, and he gave me shit every time he saw me for the next 3 years for liking Rob Zombie, until he had to move in with me because he lost his job for smoking pott at work (of course that wasn't what he told me before he moved in), believe me, I am kicking my own ass for every putting up with that shit.


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Funeral services for Edith V. Shepherd, 89, who passed away Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, were held 11 a.m. Friday at Shenandoah Bible Baptist Church, with Pastor Don Smith officiating. Interment was in Rosedale Cemetery.
Bearers were Mark Pennington, James C. Long, John H. Shepherd, Terry D. Shepherd, Forrest E. Shepherd, and Chris Shepherd.
The obituary was read by John Doss.
Russell Kelvington read scripture and gave remarks.
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Congregation sang "Face to Face" and "When We All Get to Heaven," lead by Chris Edwards.
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A roundup of bite-sized health news from around the web.
TMI?: Facebook users are often criticized for sharing too much information on the website, but their posts may be more valuable than you think. Dark posts may be indicators of depression and serve as an early warning system for intervention. Whether therapists should engage with patients over Facebook, however, remains a matter of debate. (New York Times)
Online outbreaks: To get an early read on illness outbreaks, epidemiologists are looking for clues online. They have found people who type "fever" or "flu medication" into a search engine are more likely to end up in a hospital a few days later. (NPR)
Ben & Jerry's goes Greek: Ice cream maker Ben and Jerry's is capitalizing on the Greek yogurt craze by unveiling four new flavors this month. The flavors, Strawberry Shortcake, Banana Peanut Butter, Raspberry Fudge Chunk and Blueberry Graham Cracker, contain fewer calories than normal ice cream, but tasters say they don't taste much like Greek yogurt. (Time)
19: The percent of teens who admitted to driving under the influence of marijuana, according to a new survey. Fewer teens reported driving under the influence of alcohol. (USA Today)
VIDEO: Television cameras followed 21-year-old Kirstie Mills Tancock of the UK as she simultaneously planned her wedding and waited for a lung transplant. Tancock was born with cystic fibrosis that reduced her lung capacity to 16 percent. Watch a short clip as one of her doctors explains how dangerous her condition is. "Breathless Bride: Dying to Live" will air on TLC on Wednesday at 9 p.m. (TLC)
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