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A Keswick theatre and major arts centre in Cumbria has revealed it will be shedding dozens of staff due to the financial impact of Covid-19.
Theatre By The Lakes (TBTL) has confirmed 38 staff will be made redundant, following a consultation process lasting two months.
Changes to the Government's furlough scheme, alongside new social distancing restrictions, have necessitated 'difficult decisions' and 'decisive action to reduce expenditure,' according to the theatre.
Its artistic director, Liz Stevenson, and executive director, James Cobbold, said yesterday: "We deeply regret every job loss, but these actions are necessary to ensure TBTL successfully reopens in 2021 and continues to serve its community and audiences.
This has been a very difficult process for everyone involved but a reality of the situation that many theatres currently face."
The theatre says it is now looking ahead to the future and its reopening, whereupon it believes it would be able to increase staffing levels.
For now, a 'mobilisation team' of 12 staff members will plan for the permanent re-opening of the theatre in 2021.
In the meantime, this reduced team will seek new ways to entertain audiences, while creatively engaging with and supporting communities.
The theatre also announced it has so far raised nearly £90,000 to help fund its reopening - largely raised through one-off donations from supporters, as well as customers with bookings for 2020's cancelled shows converting their tickets into donations.
Commenting on the donations TBTL has received thus far, Ms Stevenson and Mr Cobbold said: "We'd like to thank everyone who has donated so far.
"The show of support has been overwhelming and the number of people who have got in touch to offer to help is simply wonderful."
The theatre has created a JustGiving page for the appeal, where members of the public can donate the cost of a ticket to support the TBTL.
A further fundraising campaign is being planned to help fund the project reopening costs.
TBLT has advised that, although a reopening date has not yet been set, it is unlikely to be before next year.
Theatre by the Lake has recently been awarded a grant from Arts Council England's Emergency Response Fund to provide essential support to the charity in order to withstand the immediate fallout from the Covid-19 crisis and help ensure its survival.
Additionally, the TBLT team has said it will apply for the Government's £1.57bn package of support to the arts, culture and heritage sector to support the reopening plans.
To find out more about TBLT's fundraising appeal and to donate, visit: www.theatrebythelake.com/donate.


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We're taking you back to the gritty NYC of the 80's, an era fueled by art, music, fame and limitless creativity. The film, directed by Julian Schnabel, feels like a beautiful piece of moving art with a captivating story line.
This is the final installment of our David Bowie in Film retrospective. We are showcasing Bowie in one of his greatest roles, as his own muse and long-time friend, Andy Warhol. A performance not to be missed.
Musician and actor, Brian Kelly, whose music is featured on the film's soundtrack, will perform songs from his album Each Day Blues with his original band. Additional monologues inspired by Kelly's personal interactions with both Bowie and Basquiat will be peppered throughout the evening."
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A road improvement scheme at North Road, Barrow, will start a new phase from Monday 26 November when resurfacing work gets under way.
Cumbria County Council is delivering the improvement scheme, valued in the region of £500,000, which involves widening a 260m section of the southbound carriageway of North Road to allow continuous two-lane traffic. This will help improve traffic flow and reduce traffic congestion by tackling a key pinchpoint in the local road network
Resurfacing work on this section of North Road will be carried out at night-time only and is scheduled to be completed on Monday 10 December. To enable our contractor to safely carry out this work, manually operated stop-go boards may be required at certain times between 7pm to 6am. Wherever possible, we will try to avoid the need for these boards.
Traffic restrictions will be lifted during the daytime when the road will return to normal. Access will be maintained for pedestrians during this period.
Electricity North West have confirmed they are planning to carry out infrastructure upgrading work which will involve laying new underground power cables. These are likely to be on the opposite side of North Road from where our improvement works are currently taking place.
The county council is working with Electricity North West to keep disruption to a minimum while ENW's works are carried out
As a result, resurfacing work on part of North Road will be postponed to enable Electricity North West to carry out excavation works. This will minimise disruption and avoid any duplication of work.
Once the ENW works are completed, the county council will then complete resurfacing works on North Road.


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Advice on Life and Creative Integrity from Calvin and Hobbes Creator Bill Watterson
We need an environment that stimulates our mind and lets it wander, doing activities that expand upon the mystery and wonder that the world provides us with.
A playful, inquisitive mind automatically learns, using the natural, in-built curiosity. This helps us absorb and cushion the upcoming problems of life.
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"Most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive."
The amount of effort we are able to put when we are completely in charge and are not working for someone else is astonishing.
While a work ethic and a daily grit towards working consistently is a must, the only time one is really working hard without any stress, and enjoying it, is when the work is just for us.
We need an environment that stimulates our mind and lets it wander, doing activities that expand upon the mystery and wonder that the world provides us with.
A playful, inquisitive mind automatically learns, using the natural, in-built curiosity. This helps us absorb and cushion the upcoming problems of life.
Mindless entertainment does not refuel the drained creative wells of the mind, and only real nourishment is high-quality stimulation like reading, traveling and pondering about life in solitude.
Like a car battery that charges when it is used, the mind needs to be exercised so that it rejuvenates, and eventually becomes what it is fed all the time.
If all joy is sucked out of an activity, it becomes a boring, monotonous robotic job that many of us are stuck with, or have experienced in the past.
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Selling out makes creative art as a form of commerce, which prefers efficiency and committee decisions over fulfilling, joyful work.
Your life should not be defined, graded and handled by other people, and having an enviable career is just one of the many ways one can be successful.
The real, rare achievement is to create a life that amplifies one's values and satisfies the soul.
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Bruce Lee was famous for being a martial artist and a movie star, but in reality, he was a Zen master. His philosophies are timeless, and his spiritual insights make him a rare cultural icon whose ...
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Nothing is weaker than water, and in that weakness, there is immense strength. Water is fine and impossible to grasp. It does not suffer any hurt, and cannot be stabbed, or cut. It has no shape of its own but molds according to where it is placed. It can be hard as a rock and also invisible as vapor.
Being like water, humble, adaptive, resilient and ever-changing, we become masters of our surroundings.
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When your best friend offers you a Coke, you know very well that the decision to not have anything like that is already made, and it is easy to say no.
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My Lane Cove Council Meeting Update - 19th November 2018-->
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This Sunday I am personally organising a community BBQ. I'd love for you to come along, enjoy a sausage sizzle and lets chat about what ideas and suggestions you have for our area.
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What's the one problem you are best at solving? What skill(s) do you have a knack for?
Probably helping people find their lost items. Missing your keys? I've got you covered. Can't find your glasses? I'll let you know they're on your face. Not sure what you did with that piece of paper in your hand last Wednesday? Top drawer, second from the left.
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With its powerful grip and smooth ride, the Dueler A/T REVO with UNI-T AQ II is the light truck and SUV tire that's equipped for the best and worst of driving conditions. Thanks to the advanced technology, it lets you handle the wet, the dry, even the snow, as the tire wears. With its aggressive tread and sidewall design, even the look of the Dueler A/T REVO grabs attention wherever you go.


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Marketed in Europe since the beginning of July, the new BFGoodrich® All-Terrain T/A® KO2 tyre will be, according to the Bibendum brand, endowed with more robustness, a longer lifespan and more adherence. These characteristics enable the new Michelin product to confront driving conditions and to approach the most difficult of them, notably asphalt, gravel roads and sandy, muddy or snowy roads.
This pneumatic uses CoreGardTM technology, which protects the side. By creating a wider and thicker shoulder, the technology makes this tyre more resistant to perforations and shock. The tyre tread is not exempt from improvements: new sculpture, specially formulated rubber to last longer and to reduce abrasions and cuts due to gravel. The tyre also possesses stone ejectors in order to limit penetration of objects in the tyre tread.
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SUNBURY, Pa. -- The sun was shining down all across our area Sunday which made for the perfect conditions to clean up the mess that was hidden under winter's snow.
Cameron Marlow and her siblings joined their mom and picked up trash along the side of Memorial Drive in Sunbury.
The Marlows, along with about 20 other volunteers, came out in an effort to make Sunbury more beautiful, one block at a time.
"I rode my bike around town and walk, and I see garbage all over, and I thought, 'Well, we're going to get this cleaned up,'" said organizer Bruce Bostian.
Bostian organized this cleanup and others throughout Sunbury. Last week, a group cleaned up Market Street. The week before, it was 3rd and Penn streets.
With warmer temperatures in the forecast, city officials say more and more litter seems to be appearing.
"Spring is always a time when the litter shows up because the snow has melted, and people are out and about," said Sunbury City Administrator Jody Ocker.
"You see the garbage on the surface, and then once you start digging around in the leaves, there's a whole other layer of garbage under there," said volunteer Kristi Marlow.
While the garbage collected will be picked up by the Sunbury Department of Public Works, the effort is entirely volunteer driven and not sponsored by the city.
"I think it's really fantastic because I think there needs to be a sense of pride in where you live, and this kind of shows that," said Ocker.
Even though it's hard work, those who came out say they are happy to do their part.
"It makes my heart smile," said volunteer Isabella Marlow.
Organizers haven't decided on a location yet for next week's cleanup, but they plan to share it on the Sunbury Pennsylvania Facebook page in the coming days.


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The Troy University Chinese Students and Scholars Association celebrated the Chinese New Year on Friday. Xi Huang (above), a junior accounting major from Guilin, China, performs a traditional dance at Troy University's Chinese New Year celebration, in which many students representing various cultures came together to ring in the year of the horse. The event included Chinese dishes and entertainment representing the Chinese culture.
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The School photographer will be in School on Wednesday 14th September taking individual and family photographs.
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The goals gave us all the goose bumps, but hearing the crowd chant "equal pay" at the close of the World Cup Final? Oh hell yeah. Major moment. We saw so many great articles come out during and after the Women's World Cup. Check out a couple of our favorites below. Hats off to these badass ladies who inspire us both with their strength and femininity!
A friend (actually, our Wild Rye fit model!) made this for the first time at a Friendsgivemas, and it became an instant classic. Brilliant trick: add pomegranate arils or raspberries for color and a little tangy sweet or rotisserie chicken to make it an easy full-on meal. Your friends and family will be asking for the recipe, we guarantee it. It's worth the chopping, we promise!
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I'm no stranger to loss, especially in the last couple of years. It can be awkward, clunky and downright devastating...and it's often difficult to know what to say. In this candid, sweet, funny and oh-so poignant TED Talk, Nora talks about her own journey through grief and how she's helped others—on either side—move forward, not move on.
"After months of prep and planning, hundreds of hours reviewing nearly 100 amazing stories, and testing out tons of killer gear, the wait is finally over. Title Nine is beyond stoked to announce the nine finalists for our second annual T9 Movers & Makers Pitchfest." - Title Nine
We're honored to have been selected along with 8 other rad female-led brands. Give the full line-up a look here.
We know, we know...it's not reality and it's about as basic as it gets. But if we're being honest, we love a Monday night with some mac and cheese, a glass of wine and some good old drama courtesy of the Bachelorette or the Bachelor. Hannah Brown gets the Wild Rye rose after telling off Luke P. for trying to control her sexuality with, "I had sex, and Jesus still loves me." If that doesn't deserve a hallelujah emoji, we don't know what does.
Great books! Please leave summer reads in the comments below. We're desperately in need of some book inspo.
I've got some summer beach read reccs for y'all!
I've been reading (and absolutely loving) Taffy Brodesser-Akner's Fleishman is in Trouble. I reread Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette in honor of the film coming out and was reminded how good good good it was. And finally, I picked up a copy of Les Liasons Dangereuse, another amazing epistolary novel.
If you haven't read it yet, The Power by Naomi Alderman!! You won't regret it! For a fun read, I really enjoy the Veronica Speedwell books by Deanna Rayborne.
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For the third consecutive year, Skyline is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of their local OHL team, the Guelph Storm for the 2011-12 season. The founders of Skyline officially kicked off the new season by dropping the puck before the team's home opener game on Friday, September 23rd at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph.
In addition to kicking off the season, the Guelph Storm family came together that evening to help out fellow Storm alumni, former player, Mike Vellinga. His wife Andrea was severely injured during the highly publicized stage collapse at the Sugarland concert in Indiana on August 13, 2011. The accident injured the right side of Andrea's brain and left her in coma for a month and has recently started her long path to recovery. To show support, people donned pink jerseys during the game (see photo below of the Skyline founders and their wives who are wearing the pink jerseys) and a bucket was passed around the arena for donations. By the end of the night over $15,000 was raised to help with Andrea's medical expenses. We wish Andrea all the best in her recovery.
Over the past 3 years, this community partnership with the Guelph Storm has fuelled many charitable events that have helped raise over $10,000 for local charities. Skyline looks forward to another great Storm season and hopes to raise even more funds and awareness for local charities this year.


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Do not reuse passwords across different sites and services; if you do, change them to passwords unique to each site and service.
What happened?
A hacker posted a plain-text file to Pastebin with a provocative headline claiming that Dropbox was hacked. This plain-text file contained approximately 400 email/password combinations that the hacker claimed to be Dropbox account credentials. The hacker further claimed that these credentials were a subset of the 7 million credentials accessed. The hacker promised to continue releasing the credentials until Bitcoins were donated to the "cause." The news spread quickly on Twitter.
A Dropbox blog post stated that, "The usernames and passwords referenced in these articles were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox." It is likely those accounts will be used to try to access other internet services. Dropbox represented that they monitor accounts and when suspicious logins are detected, they require a mandatory password reset.
What are the contributing factors/root cause?
Hackers are counting on users re-using passwords rather than remembering separate passwords for the many online services they take advantage of. The real problem appears to be the way popular services allow users to log in. Even though Dropbox's own servers weren't hacked, the service still allows third-party access. It is also possible for hackers to hack other sites and cross reference the login information with services like Dropbox since many people use the same logins for multiples services. Those third parties have become the target for hackers to obtain personal information. This, coupled with the fact that old passwords are easy to find on the web, makes this sort of situation likely to continue to happen.
What should be done to mitigate the risks?
Do not reuse passwords across web sites and services.
If possible, enable 2 step verification for your online accounts.
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Hardback. 8.5 x 5.5 inches. Black/dark navy blue cloth lettered in gold with insignia on front cover in gold. Navy blue endpapers. In very good condition. Corners slightly bumped and edges rubbed. Small nick to bottom of spine. Bump to rear edge. some rubbing to cloth on rear. Neat inscription to verso of frontis plate, top of title page and Members list. Inside pages are all very clean and tight throughout except p.116-117 are foxed around adjacent plate. else an excellent copy. 13 photo plates & portraits. 242pp.
Title: The Rifle Brigade Chronicle for 1904. (Fifteenth Year.)
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International law facts for kids
International law is the law that is used when there is a conflict between countries. There are two different types of international law:
- Public International Law applies to all countries but is not enforceable.
- Private International Law is when there is a conflict between two or more countries that broke a certain law based on the countries' law. It is composed of a set of treaties.
In recent years, people have also seen international organizations like the United Nations use international law.
Related pages
- International human rights law
- Constitution
- Constitutional economics
- Geneva Conventions
- Roerich Pact
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The First Geneva Convention (1864) is one of the earliest formulations of international law
The Italian thinker Sir Alberico Gentili is acknowledged to be the founder of the science of international law
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*SPYWARE ALERT* Since I first reviewed this software they are now bundeling spyware with it. Please be advised that the new version of this software will HiJack your start page. It's not too difficult to get rid of, and it's not the worst spyware I've ever seen, but it replaces Google with a Fake Google and smears google with ads. That's about all it really does, but I still don't like it. Removal was pretty easy, I just deleted the program from startup.
I would still use this software if it were not for this, I will review a new CD Burner App in the next few days…
Nero has long surpassed Roxio (Formally Adaptec's Baby) Easy CD Creator, but as time has gone along, all the awesome updates and added features are begining to turn the King of CD Burning software into another Adobesque Bloatware giant. This leaves a gap between software that does too little and software that does too much.If you're not producing home videos and burning them to cd and want a great VideoCD DVD HD-DVD Bluray software suite that well, just does what it's supposed to do, then starburner may be what you're looking for. Nero Burning Rom has everything and it updated frequently. But who really want to use their burning software to index your computer's files, or replace your media player? Much less pay for it!
StarBurn by RocketDivision is the answer we've been waiting for. Some Pro's in a short list for you.
- It's Free
- El Torito (bootable CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD). With this feature it's trivial to create custom recovery optical media. Use CD/DVD/Blu-Ray/HD-DVD as a very big floppy boot disk
- DVD9 → 2 DVD-R(+R) convertion. In this mode StarBurn will backup dual layer stamped DVD9 DVD-Video disc into a pair of two DVD single layer recordables. These days a pair of two single layer recordable discs is still cheaper then single double/dual layer recordable. StarBurn will allow you to save quite a lot when making backup of you home DVD-Video collection.
- I used the ISO featuers, and It made ISO's a snap to burn, create, or dump from a disc.
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The tax filing deadline is fast-approaching. If you're a small business working out of your home make sure you are you taking advantage of all the appropriate deductions!
Visit the US Small Business Association for tips, tricks and great interviews with IRS tax experts, like this one with Phyllis Grimes.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Spotlight Entrepreneur: Darcy Simmons Wills of Simmons Social Media
Darcy Simmons Wills is the founder of Simmons Social Media- a social media firm that helps small businesses to navigate the social media waters. Their mission is to take the burden of social media strategy and administration off of the small business owner by managing it on their behalf. Small businesses across the US (virtually) and locally in the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier area of New York lean on Darcy to establish strong social media strategies, grow fan bases and ultimately drive sales.
I have been a stay at home mom for almost nine years and while I needed to return to work – I did not look forward to the daily grind of going to an office everyday. I had been doing some consulting work for some small businesses – saw a need and decided to take the plunge and made it official.
What is the most challenging aspect about being an entrepreneur?
Self discipline is the most challenging aspect of being an entrepreneur for me. There are so many distractions when working from home and having flexibility. You really need the self discipline to stay focused on the task at hand.
What is your #1 tip for balancing work and family?
Organization. Being organized ultimately allows you to balance work and family. Being a work at home mom has many perks – flexibility one of the big ones. However, to utilize this perk- you must be organized – keeping track of your time, schedule and appointments – personal and professional. You might have the flexibility to attend your children's school book fair but if it is not on your calendar and you forget it – missed opportunity. We have opportunities in all facets of our life and to take advantage of them you really need to be organized.
Favorite social media site?
Right now Pinterest is my favorite social media site. I love that I can find information on almost any subject- pin it and save it for future use or for my clients. And as a mother – love it on so many different levels !
When you're not working, what is your favorite activity?
Spending time with my family and being able to treasure all the special moments with my two young boys.
Where do you see your business in 5 years?
My business will still be assisting small businesses with social media – I just have no idea what the social media arena will look like and what new players will have entered the arena. But I will continue to navigate these sometimes rocky social waters while helping small businesses and have a fabulous time doing it.
Have social media questions or just want to connect with this fabulous lady?
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Feb 15, 2010
51 of 52 episodes seen
SD Gundam Force (Anime) add (All reviews)
This series is set in an alternate gundam universe and begins in Neotopia, a futuristic utopia where robots and humans live in peace and harmony as friends. There are several noteable departures from the standard gundam series the main one being this series was serialized in Cartoon Network and aimed at the younger set (5-8 years old in my opinion), so tons of stuff is dumbed down and the series as a whole comes across as "kiddy-ish"
This was the beginning / test phase vehicle for the CGI techniques employed in later gundam series. In this series the gundams are not just mecha, they are sentient! This is both good and bad. I like the idea of sentient gundams but all the characters pretty much come across as one dimensional stereotypes - gundams are no exception.
The 4 main characters are:-
* Captain Gundam is the leader type.
* Zero is the heroic knight, which means he's dumb but noble.
* Bakunetsumaru the hotheaded samurai, honor trumps all
* Shute the good natured overly unrealistic optimist
There is a large supporting cast of other characters.
* Genkimaru the brat gundam with a great special ability
* Princess Rele the pretty but shallow leader of Arc
* Token female "love interest" who makes delicious cake
* Gunbike, Gundivers, Guneagle, Chief Haro, all the bad guys and Zakos.
Everything is very cutesy but surprisingly I wasn't as annoyed as I thought I would be. I guess Kawaii is my Kryptonite. I liked the cute sentient gundams but I wanted to kill Shute and the other little gundam because their characters WERE annoying. That being said when Zero and Bakunetsumaru got their special "upgrades" I still found myself cheering for them.
The soundtrack was ok, nothing special. The ED of the final 26 was a very catchy japanese rap type tune with dancing Zakos. It was so cute it ended up playing in my head for days after ....
Story, Enjoyment
While derivative and extremely predictable, I was surprised to find some dark underground humor and parody in this series, that was the only thing that put the story above a 5 for me. For example, the samurai Gundam Bakunetsumaru, when he's about to do his special attack (2 swords) he circles his katanas together forming Twin Circles of light. I was rather shocked because those look like the twin circles of light from the twin drive effect in Gundam 00 Season 2.
Notable parodies (some adult humor) include ripoffs from:-
* Apocalypse Now - "I love the smell of concrete in the morning"
* Star Trek - "I'm a robot doctor, not a miracle worker!" (Bones McCoy)
* And my favorite, I could hardly contain myself from snickering - "Can I touch it?" ... "Ooh, it feels warm" - ok ok, so I have a dirty mind.
Kind of funny, the last really good thing I saw in the series was a parody of Winston Churchill's WW2 "We Shall Fight On the Beaches" speech by Chief Haro, the one that goes "we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall NEVER Surrender!" Now that was impressive how they worked that in.
So, in summation, it was ok, nothing spectacular, very dumbed down with cute but one dimensional characters. I found myself looking forward to seeing what other pop culture/historical parody references they would put in more than anything else, but it did get really exciting in the last 8 episodes. However, by then it's too late to save this series from getting any more than a 5 from me. read more
Aug 22, 2009
3 of 3 episodes seen
Story and Characters
The year is Universial Century 0079 at the start of the war when Zeon has just landed on earth. These 3 OVAs are the stories of 3 common soldiers, their weaponary and revenge as their motivation in fighting for the Earth Forces during the period.
OVA1's protagonist is the conflicted Ben Barberry, notorious as a death god for sucking the life out of his unit but somehow surviving. At the start of the war, Zeon's Zaku's held the tactical advantage and Ben's anti tank unit is hastily renamed the anti Mobile Suit unit with their weapon of choice being a modified bazooka that fires (larger) anti Mobile suit missiles. Ben and his new unit of fresh recruits are sent to hunt Zaku's while providing cover for the Earth Forces Retreat - in other words, a suicide mission.
OVA 1 was reminiscent of world war 2 movies where everything is in black and white - the color, the landscape, good/bad, right/wrong, strong/weak. You felt like you were there with Ben struggling to survive and keep his men alive, and if nothing else it drove home 2 messages for me. First, it SUCKS to be ground troops against Mobile Suits. Second, technological superiority DOES matter.
OVA 2 had the most tactics as it was a cat and mouse game between two old enemies. Earth Forces tank Ace Herman Yardell survived against the Zaku ace Elmer Snell, the "White Ogre" and has sought revenge since. Both men have somewhat of a bushido code, wanting to fight only the best, and go to great lengths to achieve it, including feigning mechanical failure to get out of "Boring" fights.
At this stage in the war, earth forces tank has clearly somewhat bridged the technological gap to the Zakus and it is a pleasure to watch the genius Yardell (who is nuts) fight.
OVA 3 is the story of Arleen Nozen, a technical lieutenant unjustly imprisoned for leaking information to Zeon on the RTX-440 Ground Assault type Guntank. Arleen lives for revenge against the true informant, her ex (lover) because he not only betrayed her but the information leak resulted in her guntank program's development being halted with only 3 being produced. The Evil General offers a chance of amnesty to 3 prisoners in exchange for fighting in the battle of Odessa - Arleen accepts. By Odessa, the earth forces now have their own mobile suits so Odessa is the battle to push Zeon back into space.
Of the 3 OVA, this one had the best weapon. I thought the Guntank was phenomenal in it's flexibility! It had awesome maneuverability, high speed, ability to transform into 3 form factors and a TON of armaments to boot! Oh my god, information on this is truly worth stealing. If development continued this would surely have become a Mobile Armor. This OVA as a standalone would deserve a 9 because of the beautiful plot twist at the end.
All 3 ovas had easily identifiable and likeable characters developed in a short period of time, one could even consider their weapons as characters which grow in importance from OVA 1 to 3. The OVAs succeeded in making me cry. However, I felt like the death god theme was misplaced or could have been left out and the story would have been much better. The death god certinly wasn't "needed" and it seemed like it was put in just to showcase the beautiful animation of this character.
The Animation was incredible from a technical standpoint (10) but weak in characterization (6) for an average score of 8.
One thing that cannot be denied is CGI has made great strides in a short time. I am continually amazed by the level of detail rendered - you can see individual strands of hair, eyelashes/eyebrows, even the pores on the skin of an individual's face! Compared to MS Igloo I they've also made great improvements in movement and explosions, these no longer look chunky/block/fake but are instead smoother, rounder and more realistic.
The problem is with characterization. The shots of a character acting surprised by widening/opening their eyes bigger is overused and looks artificial. Cel drawings don't have the same issue as we are accustomed to exaggerated facial reactions. Igloo 2 suffers from this problem because the art is so good you tend to compare it with what real life people would do and if it isn't a realistic reaction or expression in live action it looks artificial in CGI. Now, the women are rendered very lovingly and their expressions are for the most part realistic, but not so for the men in OVA1 and OVA2.
Igloo 2 has no OP, but 3 different EDs, all of which tie to their stories so I thought this was inventive and clever. The voice acting wasn't as good as I hoped, some of the voices just didn't seem to mesh with the character personalities.
Enjoyment and Overall
I loved how realistic this was. Each OVA was a look through the eyes of a small common soldier, but the overarching theme is Earth eventually caught up with Zeon's technological superiority and the entire course of the war changed. All things being said I really enjoyed this anime and would recommend it to anyone. I hope to see more MS Igloo. read more
Aug 11, 2009
25 of 25 episodes seen
Story and Characters
Gundam 00 Season 2 takes place after Gundam 00 S1. Celestial Being comes together again to fight against the A-Laws although the process of "reforming" was not an easy one.
Here's what was great:-
* There are 4 Gundam Meisters, 3 from Gundam 00 S1 and a new one Lyle Dylandy taking over from his brother as Lockon Stratus. All 4 gundam meisters are likeable and interesting. Thumbs up.
* Noreiga the strategist had to be rescued from her "lover" and her tendency to drown her sorrows in a bottle to resume her strategic battle for supremacy against Kati Manneqin
* Sergei Smirnov and Soma Peries ... aaah :)
* Cataron, Federation, Celestial Being, A-Laws, Innovators, Awesome!
* Lots of fights, characters evolve and the powers that be were not afraid to show death in the battlefield. Kudos!
What was not so good:-
* Saji takes on a bigger role. Louise joins A-Laws, love is hard. I liked the whole how does this happen to a normal couple angle, but at parts I'm sure I'm not the only one who found Saji intensely annoying.
* Adding in many innovators but failing to develop the character, motivation or personalities of any of them. FAIL! Other than Ribbons I couldn't really distinguish between all the innovators and there were quite a few of them. Might as well have painted a "cannon fodder" sign on them and left it at that. Now, personally I believe if they cut out every scene with Marina Ismail and used the time to develop ALL the villians (including Mr. Bushido) this anime would have been a 10.
Art and Sound
Art was fantastic except when suits go into Trans Am they turn red and it becomes very difficult to distinguish who is fighting who and who is winning. Why can't they do Red Trans Am and Pink Trans Am so we can tell who is who? Sound Effects in general were fantastic too. Marina's song is kind of so so, the ED was good but the entire soundtrack lacked a cohesiveness that was evident in SEED.
Plot Pet Peeve (not unique to Gundam 00)
Why is it when they have any type of combining units (like 00 and Raiser, or Zeta and Zeta 2 to make double zeta) why can't they launch it already combined instead of separately launching then wasting 38 seconds on the mega-exciting-combine "Gattai" sequence not to mention giving the enemy a chance to shoot down both units which are in the process of combining? Also when they return to the ship do they have to separate to go in, or can the combined unit go in then dock and then separate? They never show this. In any of the gundam series! It makes no sense whatsoever! Stuff like this drives me nuts, really and kind of kills my enjoyment of the show. Somebody please explain this to me, there must be a logical reason.
Overall I thought this was very good. I couldn't wait to watch it and see what happened next. Parts felt rushed and bits were a waste of time. But it was pretty and the plot and characters kept me interested. I never felt like I "HAD" to finish this, instead I looked forward to it. I'd recommend every gundam fan watch this series as it is solid entertainment. read more
Jun 27, 2009
50 of 50 episodes seen
Turn A Gundam (Anime) add (All reviews)
Initially, Turn A Gundam started as a total departure from the normal Universal Century Gundam formula. Set hundreds of years from the traditional gundam storyline, the earth has just began to recover from the depredations of the gundam wars, and the old earth citizens who escaped from the moon are planning a return to earth.
Our protagonist Loran, is one of three "advance scouts" sent to earth by the Moon's queen, Dianna, to figure out if the planet is (1) habitable (2) worth returning to. This is his story. On the way he learns about earth, the moonrace decides to return and he inevitably ends up piloting a powerful relic from past "Dark History", the Turn A Gundam. He also ends up surrounded by powerful, strong women - at least, compared to other gundam series, the women in this series seem REALLY strong, and I don't mean physically. But the best characters by far were Keith and Guin Lineford.
I have to admit, the first 22 episodes of Turn A Gundam flew by as the story, characters, lay of the land and politics unfurled. This whole set up was extremely well done and I was intrigued. Around episode 23 to 42, it started getting ... well ... repetitive and boring. Also by then my suspension of disbelief broke. Some of the actions of the third level peon military characters made me incredulous, I guess I can't believe how stupid they were, or how quick they were to change allegiences.
However, the series redeemed itself. By episode 43, there was a HUGE, major plot twist that made the last 7 episodes or so fantastic. To be honest, if this series was condensed to 26 episodes and the middle one third cut out, it could have been as great as 08th MS team! Again, this is another of those gundam series that had great potential but it wasn't fully utilized.
Overall, animation was very dated with a lot of frame reuse, so was ok for its time but compared to current anime it really shows its age. But, I hated the moustache on the Turn A Gundam. It was ugly, seemed kind of pretentious and served no useful weapon or asthetic purpose other than having people be able to call it "the moustache gundam". Maybe I'm being harsh but when you think of the sunglasses from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagaan - now, that's how you do a feature correctly! In this respect the Turn A Gundam animators/model designers failed horribly!
To be fair, the Turn X gundam was actually a good looking gundam. All the rest were blocky and not appealing. Well, let's just say if I had the space to collect gundam models, based on this anime, the only one I'd buy is Turn X. Whereas I'd have purchased nearly every gundam from Gundam Wing, Gundam Seed, you get the picture. Art/Mecha design just wasn't well done.
Average sound effects, but the soundtrack was unexpectedly good, no great! Ending and theme songs were where this series really excelled. One of the ED songs "Moon's Coccoon" I have heard later used in RahXephon. I researched the OST and was not surprised to find out it is done by Yoko Kanno, a composer I really like. So, sound has a high score!
I am in euphoria at having finished one of the last "old" gundam series, which makes my goal of completing ALL gundam closer to being fully achieved. Turn A Gundam's premise was intriguing, everything dragged in the middle and it got exciting again at the end. All this with a really good soundtrack and one of the best last 5 min epilogues I've seen in Gundam. Turn A is a solid 7 if you can get through the middle 20 episodes. read more
Jun 18, 2009
13 of 13 episodes seen
Overall Rating: 10
Aria the Origination (Anime) add (All reviews)
As stated by pretty much every reviewer, to fully appreiate the masterpiece that is Aria The Origination you should first watch Aria the Animation, Aria the Natural and the other OVAs/Picture Dramas. When you start with Aria the Origination, you're already familiar with boh Neo-Venezia, its citizes, the cats and Akari and her circle of friends.
The storytelling is high art. It always starts with Akari writing to her friend, Ai-Chan about the weather, and what is happening today. It's like watching some old friends go about their lives. It feels good and familiar, then there's the realization/lesson/moral of that episode, and a conclusion.
Everything is so well done that although I swore I wouldn't, somehow, sometime during each episode my emotions would get the better of me and then tears would fall from my eyes. Something would set it off, a line of dialogue, the scenery, the music with meaningful lyrics. Most of the time it's not even tears of sadness, but tears of gladness, or joy, or I'm crying because something is so beautiful.
OK, I cried every single episode, with major crying on the last episode when I realized there would be no more Aria after this. Still, even though I want this wonderful anime to continue forever, I am glad it ended perfectly.
Everyone should watch Aria. At the least it's an entertaining slice of life anime. But it has a much deeper meaning and is able to speak directly to the watcher's heart an mind if the watcher is receptive.
So please, please, watch this wonderful anime! Watch it slowly, savor it, think and reflect on the messages embedded in the wonderful story. Aria has changed me. What I've learned:-
* Stop and smell the roses
* You can find beauty in everyday things - I realized I never looked before but one stretch of woodland road on the way to work is spectacular when the sunlight is streaming through the leaves.
* Do not fall into despair! Be optimistic, look on the bright side, things will get better
* You have some control over your happiness
* Ask for help, but be willing to teach others. I wish I had a teacher like Alicia.
* You can do more than you think you can but you need to try AND believe in yourself
* It's the little things in life that matter
* Think of what is truly important to you.
* I had really good friends, I should have appreciated my time with them more
* Things come up, Life/people may change/leave. What's important is to cherish what you currently have and live in the now. In the end memories are all you keep.
I will be re-watching the entire series whenever I feel down. But in the future I have resolved to stop just working, doing household chores and worrying about the future. Instead I'm going to slow down, tell my family I love and appreciate them being with me and spend more time making happy memories with them. read more
Jun 16, 2009
13 of 13 episodes seen
Vampire Knight (Anime) add (All reviews)
Cross Academy is like 2 schools rolled into one. The normal day class students are all intrigued and have terrific crushes on members of the Night Class who look like Movie Stars. Of course they day class is completely unaware that the Night Class are vampires, and an uneasy peace is kept by 2 prefects (Yuki and Zero), obeying the Headmaster's ideals of "let's all just get along".
The night class looks like Ouran High School Host Club come to life. Every one of the men is handsome *sigh*, with the handsomest being Clan Kaname, the Pureblood Noble. He saved Yuki when she was a child, but Yuki's fellow prefect Zero hates him because he is a vampire.
Therein is the crux of the love triangle! The plot twisted and turned enough to keep me interested. There was a lot of angst, staring and brooding. Parts of it were downright sexy. Even I who hate the sight of blood found myself intensely interested in some of the ... food scenes.
Art was same as Ouran style, sound was just ok. Although the OP was very well done the rest of the soundtrack was very nondescript.
The ending was a little unexpected (a cop out) or I would have scored it higher. However thanks to 1 scene of fanservice for females the overall score ended up as an 7. At the end of it, the series didn't feel complete hence the 7 overall score. Good premise, lots of promise, could have been better executed. At the very least though, it was good enough to make me want to watch the sequel (just to find out what happens). read more
May 6, 2009
26 of 26 episodes seen
Aria the Natural (Anime) add (All reviews)
Aria the Natural continues where Aria the Origination left off, chronicling the adventures of our very likeable main protagonist Akari and her best friends and fellow Undines (Gondoliers) Aika and Alice. Most of the episodes start off with Akari writing to her friend Ai-Chan about what is happening at Neo-Venezia and ends with a closing narration. The difference is, with Aria this is not only seamless, but very natural and fits the anime.
This is a true slice of life anime, the stories are random, mostly standalone (except a few arcs) and can be picked up at any time. All the stories are compelling in some form or another, and this anime is one of the best "feel good" anime I've ever seen. Aria the Natural is fantastically profound in that it can make you think and start to appreciate the little things in life that make it great to be alive because one can continue to experience wonderful new things and learn about themselves/the world/others.
Character and music
All the characters in this anime are well developed - the undines, their inner circle, customers, the city, the CATS! *poing-yau*, the music and the gondola. Aria the Natural made me feel as if I knew the planet Aqua and the city Neo Venezia, not just as some foreign place, but as if I'd lived there. Even though it is a fictional city, the watcher could easily get swept up in the pulse of the city/world.
Aah, the cats. Maybe it's because I love cats (even the unrealistically long lived 50+ year old President Aria) but no one who has watched Aria could possibly consider them just animals because of their intelligence and ability to emote. And then there's Cait Sith, who adds so much more than just mystery to Aria the Natural.
The music in this series is so good it is not background but it is like having another character. Everything fits the story perfectly. I would never skip through the OP because the animation changes each episode. Think of it this way, instead of the same stock OP song, you get a brief start of the anime, then it segues into the characters doing stuff as the opening song is on. So don't skip the OP. Also, the OP (euphoria) is so beautiful it's worth listening to again and again. Just so you know, I had to get the whole soundtrack. I can't say enough good things about the music - it can transport you to another realm of feeling.
Finally, I have to mention the gondola. Just because I never thought I would be the kind of person who could possibly ever have feelings for a "boat". *Embarrassing remarks not allowed*. But seriously, Aria did it so well it wrung all those emotions out of me I didn't even think I had. If you've seen those episodes you will understand :)
For the most part I enjoyed the animation in Aria the Natural. I still hate when it goes to the super deformed mode as I generally don't like that. The rest of the animation is great and I wish they didn't bother swapping art styles, oh well. If not for that I would have scored this anime a 10.
Enjoyment and Overall
For maximum enjoyment of Aria the Natural, I recommend you do NOT marathon this series. Instead, think of each episode like a piece of sweet, gourmet chocolate. Whenever you're having a bad day or feeling down, watch 1-3 episodes for an instant pick me up. I guess if you like sugar rush you could marathon it. But seriously ...
Take your time. Savor the feelings and reactions this show evokes in you. Reflect on the small positive messages sprinkled throughout the series and believe in the promise that tomorrow is another day to be filled with new learnings and experiences. If watched with an open heart and mind, this anime is should leave a small smile on your face pretty much nearly every episode :)
Please, enjoy! The whole series can be summed up as "and I think to myself, what a Wonderful World". I'm was really sad this was finished but now I have Arietta and Aria the Origination to look forward to.
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Apr 27, 2009
49 of 49 episodes seen
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (Anime) add (All reviews)
The setting is in the future where each country vies for the right to rule space by participating in a "Winner Take All" Gundam Fight on earth every 4 years. It started out slow (6 rating) but the pace picked up throughout and the last 10 episodes flew by. Although parts of the series are predictable, there are plenty of plot twists to keep us entertained, Cliches and all it was still very entertaining.
These are my top 10 reasons why G Gundam is worth watching:-
*01* The hero has limitless potential. So, the "young fighter in training" sequence is mandatory. There is always a wise Miyagi-san (Karate Kid) like character willing to teach our hot-headed hero. Who eventually powers up!
*02* Hong Kong style martial arts movie-like fights, except in Mecha. The Kung Fu moves come along with their special names, which must be yelled out while executing the moves e.g. "Burning Finger", "Hurricane Punch". There is ALWAYS a hyper mode/super mode/super secret technique. e.g. School of the Undefeated of the East's secret special technique.
*03* Men may start off as enemies, but if you are a true martial artist after you fight you end up learning about, respecting and finally becoming friends with your opponent. Very macho, very manly man. Very true to life.
*04* The bond between teacher and pupil is very strong. See episode 45. Similarly, the bonds of friendship between men who have come to an understanding through fist/martial arts communication are extremely strong to the point that friends are willing to risk their life for each other in true "band of brothers" fashion. All the characters rock, even the secondary characters were very well developed.
*05* Men cannot multitask well. If they are fighting they can only think about fighting and nothing else, whereas when fighting a woman can multitask by (1) fighting (2) thinking about repairing a gundam (3) worring if a man loves her and (4) agonizing with another off screen character or her superiors on what is going on with the man she is in love with.
*06* A man will treat his childhood friend and crewmate like a disposable doormat. He will only realize what he feels for her AFTER she is gone, then he will have trouble expressing his feelings.
*07* There is more than 1 enemy and the enemies are complex. After a while you're not even sure if the person is a villian or just misguided. This ambiguity makes us relate to the series better
*08* Gratituous eye candy factor!!! Fan Service for females! Tightest mecha suit ever, tighter than even CC's (from Code Geass). Also, Master Asia and Major Ulube are majorly built, with what look like 12 packs. Yowzers!
*09* Tribute to Hong Kong Style Chinese Martial Arts. The names in this series were very cute. Name of one of the villians is Wong Yun Fatt (Chow Yun Fatt?), Final tournament set in Hong Kong, Cantonese music. Aaah, the memories!
*10* FUN watching each country's Gundam and learing their special attacks. Most fun of the whole series! Africa's gundam was a zulu warrior, Holland's had a windmill. China's was a dragon and the US had a boxer. Singapore and Malaysia were represented! I loved Nepal's Gundam too. Gambatte!
Worth watching if you'd like to see a Gundam series crossed with martial arts. I certainly wasn't bored with this :) read more
Apr 1, 2009
47 of 47 episodes seen
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (Anime) add (All reviews)
Story wise, ZZ follows the generic gundam story line. Young hero, happens to "fall" into piloting the "latest and greatest" suit. Gets conscripted into fighting for adults whether willingly or unwillingly. Grows up, finds his own reasons to fight/not fight which usually includes a love interest somewhere. Goes to space, comes back to earth, goes back to space and there is the inevitable big battle to end it all.
However, despite having a good backstory with Zeta Gundam, ZZ fails to use the story framework to entertain the watcher.
Judau is annoying. I know he started as a scavenger but after someone is kind enough to let you pilot their latest and greatest suit you and your friends should not be "biting the hand that feeds" by trying to turn in your rescuer's ship to the enemy for salvage. That ungrateful brat. Although I didn't particularly care for Camille B'dan (from Zeta Gundam) because he was a whiny cry baby, let's just say by episode 10 I was PRAYING that he would come back and kick some sense into Judau.
So, if I didn't like the protagonist why did I continue to watch this series? Well I'm not a quitter, I honestly thought it would get better. But it didn't. The rest of Judau's friends were totally unlikeable too. Do they not know the meaning of the word "LOYALTY"?? The villians were terribly whiny cry babies too. And weak. Not really villianous, more like Silly. Victory Gundam had more characters but they did it right, I've honestly not seen another Gundam series with so many annoying characters.
To top it all off, the plot was horrible and got worse. Judau cross dressing in the harem episode was surely the low point. The animation is dated with lots of re-use. Sound is average. And despite Gundam being known for good music they couldn't even manage to squeeze in JUST ONE good song into the series, that's not asking for much, right???
So there's nothing there to really elevete or redeem this mess of an anime. I really wanted to like this and I gave it my best shot but let's just say by the time the anime ended I was relieved that it was over. If you don't have a lot of time to spare I would recommend watching some other Gundam Series and skipping this one.
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Apr 1, 2009
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Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Anime) add (All reviews)
Story and Characters
Story wise, Victory Gundam follows the generic gundam story line. Young hero, happens to "fall" into piloting the "latest and greatest" suit. Gets conscripted into fighting for adults whether willingly or unwillingly. Grows up, finds his own reasons to fight/not fight which usually includes a love interest somewhere. Goes to space, comes back to earth, goes back to space and there is the inevitable big battle to end it all.
Victory Gundam succeeds for three reasons.
First - the character development is very well done. Unlike some heroes, Uso is actually both identifiable and likeable. The supporting cast of characters all have their own storyline and despite the fact that there are a lot of supporting characters somehow you grow to know (like or dislike) each and every one of them even the dog and baby. That's a smart dog. I want one just like him. Throw in a Haro too while you're at it. By the end of the series the baby is actually walking and starting to talk. How is that for true to life?
Second - This portrays war in a realistic manner. It isn't one of those gundam series where people escape death all the time in fact, if I were to give a tagline to this series it would be "In War People Die". I felt bad at 90% of the deaths and cried more than once. That is effective storytelling.
Third - although there was the slow part, the story really picked up in the last 5 episodes and I probably enjoyed those more than the preceding 46. The ability to surprise, move the viewer and entertain at the end is the mark of good anime.
Very dated with a lot of frame reuse, so was ok for its time but compared to current anime it really shows its age. Nothing special here and one reason why I couldn't give this anime a higher score.
Pretty average OP/ED songs although Shakti's song was very catchy and the sad music really works. Sound effects were ok also.
I only had 2 issues with this anime. First - Katejina (ugh!). Secondly, why is it in every Gundam Series the adults are all too willing to give their latest and greatest suit to some young, irresponsible fighter pilot ace? Ok the second reason is applicable to all gundam series but seriously if I were a captain I would NEVER let them pilot those suits until they were mature.
That being said, although it took some time to finish it I liked this a lot. Completionists should watch this series. read more


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I'm glad he's going somewhere with a chance to start, but when he's making chicken salad out of chicken **** with the Pats weak offense I don't want to hear one ignorant *** "woah, Bill turned Cam into a pocket passer!" take.
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Not a fan of this. Dont think this team is very good around the QB position. Lets say he balls out and carries us to a 9-7 record... now were in the same situation next year. Well have to ponder whether or not to pay him big money as he ages and declines or turn it over to the unproven guy. Except now that unproven guy has one less rookie contract year.
This was an ideal time to bite the bullet and see what we had. Take a year to really prioritize young player development and teaching. Not just at the QB position but overall. Dont like this move.
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Even after coming home, time continues to fly by. It has already been a week since I excitedly greeted my parents in Chicago's O'Hare Airport. A lot has happened in that week, and I have many thoughts on how the process of reentry is going for me. It has been hard in many ways. But there are also some things that I have enjoyed coming back to.
Languages – I really miss the Lithuanian language. I may not have been able to speak it fluently, but I enjoyed hearing it and learning new words every day. By the time I left, I could understand quite a bit, and it was fun to practice using it as much as I could. I also enjoyed hearing many other languages all around me every day. It has been hard readjusting to hearing and using only English. Also, this has been somewhat overwhelming…I can actually understand every conversation going on around me in public settings. This has led to feelings of sensory overload. I became so used to not understanding background conversations that now I find myself struggling to focus on one conversation at a time.
Greetings – One thing I love about being home is how nearly everyone greets me in public. I love going on my morning runs and bicycle workouts and having everyone give me a big smile, wave, and "Good morning!" as I pass. I got adjusted to the shy public atmosphere in Lithuania, but I did miss the outgoingness of home.
Church – It is so good to be back in my home churches, but I miss my Lithuanian church families as well. I miss singing praises in the beautiful Lithuanian language and listening to the sermon in two languages at the same time. It was a bit weird for me this Sunday when I only knew two of the songs we sang at church.
The Location Lesson – I believe that God teaches us lessons in one place, then takes us to a new place or puts us under new circumstances so we can build on those same lessons. Now that I am home, I feel a bit out of place. I learned so much in Lithuania and my life took on a whole new look. I matured and became confident in the purpose God gave me there. Now, I have to apply the things I learned there to my life here. Before leaving Europe, I had a fear that I would get home and go right back to the same routine I always had, but I am so happy to say this has not been the case. I am working to maintain all the improvements I made and continue building on everything I learned. However, I notice that I occasionally feel out of place. There are some social settings that make me uncomfortable now, and I no longer instinctively know how to act in the American cultural context. It's actually a very strange feeling.
New Goals – For anyone who is on Facebook or has spoken with me recently, some of this will be a repeat of what you already know. I am having a bit of trouble knowing what to do with my time now. Next week, I will be starting my summer job at the hospital again, but I still wasn't sure what else I should do this summer to make good use of my time. So, I came up with a few new goals. First, I am starting to train for a sprint triathlon. I am going to choose a race in the end of August or beginning of September and register for it to give me more motivation to stick to my training. But, so far, I am loving it anyway! Second, I have begun working on two books that I hope to have written by the end of the summer. I am writing one children's book and one short novel. I will probably only have the rough drafts finished by the fall, but I hope to send them to a publisher at some point. My third goal is to make five new friends this summer (and visit many old ones). I want to continue practicing the lessons of choosing people and being intentional within relationships that I learned during my semester abroad. Finally, I want to accomplish all these goals while still living one day at a time.
These are the main things so far. But, I think I should also take this opportunity to answer the most frequently asked question. A lot of people have been asking if I am jet lagged at all… For anyone who hasn't already asked this in person, I will answer it for you now. Honestly, no. The only aspect of jet lag that I have noticed is my appetite. I still am not very hungry most of the time and fill up very quickly when I do eat. Other than this, I haven't had many problems. My sleep schedule adjusted to the time zone immediately. So, this has helped my transition go a bit smoother.
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