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Since no Christmas morning is complete without someone giving you clothes you didn't ask for, here's a special Animal Crossing: New Leaf tee designed by Das Fuzzlez. And here are two other Tiny Cartridge shirts, and an ugly Christmas sweater, for good measure. Joys be thine.
How's your Christmas going? What were your standout gifts?
BUY Animal Crossing: New Leaf, upcoming games, holiday gift guide
Might actually be literally, really, for seriously, dying right now. Angel in the back is all, "I can't even do this, guys. Dead." The tiny arms under Luigi…
Merry Luigi-mas, y'all. Props to Secret Octopus for the pic.
BUY Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, upcoming games
Is it too late to take part in Animal Crossing: New Leaf's Toy Day event? If not, now's a great time to return to your town and visit all your old friends.
BUY Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, upcoming games, gift guide
We updated Tiny Cartridge's holiday gift guide, for those of you still looking for presents to get others or yourself. Along with suggesting 3DS/PS Vita games, handheld accessories, chiptune music, art, toys, and Year of Luigi junk, the guide now includes some of our favorite shirts and non-gaming books. Books are kind of like the portable gaming version of a TV series.
And remember all those rad Bit Bazaar-exclusive holiday cards we featured last week from Attract Mode (pictured above)? You can now buy the full pack online — it includes pieces from Kris Mukai (Pokemon), Kyle Fewell (Gravity Rush), Babs Tarr (Metroid), and Kelly Smith (Okami). While it's expensive at around $18 (includes shipping) for the full pack, that's kind of a steal when you consider you're getting limited edition art from some really talented folks.
BUY Nintendo 2DS & 3DS/XL, upcoming games, our holiday gift guide
You better watch out, you better not cry, you gotta go fast, I'm telling you why ~ Thanks to @Trachallo for the high-res pic!
If holiday hedgehogs aren't your thing, how about a papercraft Dreamcast?
BUY Sonic Lost World, upcoming games, our holiday gift guide
Capybara artist and animator Kelly Smith offers up one last holiday card from Attract Mode's Bit Bazaar: Winter Market pack, and it's a great Okami tribute.
Bit Bazaar: Winter Market is going on right now in Toronto! If you hurry to Bento Miso, you might still be able to make it before the event closes (7PM) and grab some of these cards! You'll also see some killer zines, games, snacks, comics, and more.
BUY Okamiden, upcoming games, our holiday gift guide
This Bit Bazaar: Winter Market holiday card comes from Kris Mukai, who makes awesome stuff on the reg, so follow her Tumblr. I want so much in this illustration: the sweater, the socks, the cookies, the hot chocolate, the Pokemon best bud.
You'll be able to buy this along with other holiday cards from Attract Mode and Bento Miso this Saturday in Toronto — RSVP here!
BUY Pokemon X and Y, upcoming games, our holiday gift guide
So happy to have an excuse to post some Gravity Rush/Kat art here. This is one of several holiday cards Attract Mode will be selling at the Bit Bazaar Winter Market, a "unique celebration of the art and craft of indie games, web comics, and good food," going down at Toronto's Bento Miso this Saturday. Why does everything awesome only happen in NYC, California, and Toronto?
BUY Gravity Rush, upcoming games, our holiday gift guide
I was reading tweets last night from someone visiting her family for the holidays, suffering that special sort of anguish that only your parents can deliver during these reunions, and trying to escape into the cheerful Christmas community in their Animal Crossing town.
Why can't more moms and dads be like the ones that send these sweet letters — picking out perfect presents and giving the family hamster the funeral he deserves?
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Merry Christmas from Animal Crossing! This card comes straight from the mayor's assistant Shizue, spreading a message of joy and cheer to all the rhinos, squirrels, and humans of the village. Nintendo also put out a couple of Animal Crossing wallpapers for your phone or PC, but neither are as great as the ones we posted yesterday.
Did Jingle bring you all the Jingle series furniture you wanted? Did you change your clothes and get more furniture from him? We hope you decked out your house in just the theme you wanted, and we hope you have a lovely holiday in the "real world" we hear exists somewhere outside of the internet and video games.
Drop us a comment to share the highlights from your Christmas bounty!
PREORDER Animal Crossing: New Leaf, more upcoming games
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This is a really cute Mega Man Xmas card put together by Capcom, featuring music from the "Mega Man Christmas Carol 2" fan game! Yes, there are two holiday-themed Mega Man games. If that's not a Christmas miracle, I don't know what is.
Oh, well, that, yes.
BUY Mega Man games and more
If you're in need of a quick and cheap gaming gift, the PC version of Scribblenauts Unlimited is a ludicrous $7.49 on Amazon. There are also a ton of other crazy discounts for PC games like the Batman Arkham Pack ($9.99), Dead Island ($5.99), L.A. Noire ($4.99), and a number of bundles on Amazon's Digital Holiday Deals page — I just grabbed Telltale's The Walking Dead for $12.49 myself.
If you buy Scribblenauts Unlimited for a friend (or for yourself), they can spend the holiday right tomorrow by hanging out with Santa, and swimming around the ocean on a red-nosed reindeer-shark with Cthulhu, just like in these pics from Sandrya and Monotone Metamorphosis.


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In 2013, the Leopold Center and the steering committee for the Regional Food Systems Working Group (RFSWG) collaborated on an outcomes-based evaluation to measure the collective community economic impacts associated with regional food system development in Iowa.
This evaluation measured four indicators of economic change:
The following report, 2012 Economic Impacts of Iowa's Regional Food Systems Working Group, discusses the findings from this evaluation and implications for local and regional food systems in Iowa. It is the first coordinated, comprehensive statewide attempt to measure actual community impacts associated with regional food system development in Iowa.
Part of the evaluation included a collection of stories about Iowa's local food champions -- those farm-based and community businesses working with regional food groups throughout the state. Read their stories at the links below or download a printable copy of all profiles [PDF].
Established in 2003, the Regional Food Systems Working Group is a statewide umbrella network for all Iowans working to build a more resilient regional food system. RFSWG is comprised of 15 geographically-based groups called regional food groups that reach 90 of Iowa's 99 counties. Each regional food group works with different stakeholders -- farmers, food-based businesses, non-profits, Extension, Resource Conservation & Development organizations, educational institutions and government agencies -- to support local food systems development in their region. RFSWG is funded by a competitive grant from the Leopold Center.
* Coordinators of 11 regional food groups have data specific to their region and profiles of local food champions; please contract regional coordinators for those reports. [Contact information for coordinators is on page 18 of the full report.]. Links above go to the regional food group's website.
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The economy will be a factor in a resolution tentatively scheduled for discussion at the next meeting of the Lake Township trustees as they confront a problem with overgrown yards at abandoned residences.
Melanie Bowen, who chairs the board of trustees, last week said she's received several calls from residents complaining about properties in need of mowing because the owners have left.
"It seems to be more prevalent this year than in previous years," she said at the trustees' last meeting. "It could be the state of the economy. Properties are being abandoned or foreclosed."
Tim Myers has been fascinated by farm tractors since he was a young boy.
Myers, 38, of Genoa, owns a truck driving business and he also owns a unique piece of farm equipment - a 1916 J.I. Case steam traction engine. Every year, Myers loads up the 15,000-pound engine, also known as a steam thresher, to put on display at the Five Point Steam Threshers Reunion.
This year's 49th annual event, hosted by the Five Point Steam Threshers Club, was held July 19 in Perrysburg Township.
Representatives of three environmental groups are asking Gov. Ted Strickland to veto a provision in the state operating budget bill they claim hamstrings the work of the Environmental Review Appeals Commission.
Jack Shaner, Deputy Director of Ohio Environmental Council, Jennifer Miller, Program Coordinator of the Ohio chapter of the Sierra Club, and Amy Gomberg, Program Director of Environment Ohio, say in a letter to the governor the budget amendment was added by the legislature's conference committee with no opportunity for public review.
The commission hears appeals of decisions made by the director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency regarding permits, licenses, or variances under the agency's jurisdiction.
Northwood City Council will decide at its next meeting in August whether to cut the salary of the zoning inspector as a result of the recession.
Kimberly Grames became the city's interim zoning inspector after former zoning inspector Heather Sayler accepted a job with the City of Bowling Green last year.
Grames, who was Sayler's assistant, currently makes $43,394 annually, the same salary Sayler made in the position. Grames' annual salary as Sayler's assistant was $25,000.
Council is divided over cutting Grames' salary.
A federal tax incentive that is due to expire at the end of the year has been an integral part of the success the Black Swamp Conservancy has had in protecting agricultural land and other natural areas from development, says Kevin Joyce, the conservancy's executive director.
Organizations representing land trusts are supporting measures in Congress that would make the incentive for land donations permanent.
Joyce says a permanent incentive would help more families save their land and choose conservation over land development.


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Students in the Community Works of Louisiana Summer Program at ARISE Academy paraded through the St. Claude neighborhood during a culminating celebration recently. The four-week summer program was a partnership with the New Orleans Recreation Development Commission.
The CWLA Summer Program at ARISE served more than 75 youths in kindergarten through eighth grade. The students' mornings were filled with classroom instruction preparing them for the next school year, while afternoon activities focused on dance, visual art, theater and sports.
"The Community Works parade was an incredible experience for our students, families and neighbors — a truly spirited way to end our summer program," said Laura Stein, site director. "The parade was a fantastic way to engage the kids and the local Ninth Ward community in our education programs."
Students worked daily creating costumes and umbrellas and practicing dances for the second-line event. Music was performed both by student participants and The Abney Effect.
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October 30, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature have rallied together on a bill that would prevent the state from cutting Medi-Cal payments to skilled nursing facilities by 10 percent.
The Assembly passed AB900 by Democratic Assemblyman Luis Alejo of Watsonville on a 75-0 vote Wednesday. The bill now moves to the Senate.
Alejo said one-third of hospital-based nursing facilities that treat the state's poorest residents have closed during the past five years because of the recession. He warned that more will have to close if the state does not restore a 10 percent reimbursement rate cut to the state's Medicaid program.
A federal appeals court recently affirmed the state's right to reduce rates to doctors, hospitals and health providers. The state plans to cut Medi-Cal payments retroactively to 2011.
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HOUSTON- Officials say three students have been injured after a Houston kindergartner brought a gun to school that accidentally discharged when it fell out of the child's pocket.
Houston Independent School District Assistant Police Chief Robert Mock says the students were injured by fragments after one bullet discharged in the school's cafeteria about 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Police say the student who took the gun to Ross Elementary School was among the three slightly injured. Houston Independent School District Public Information Officer Norm Uhl tells Fox News that none of the injuries appears to be life-threatening.
Images taken from Houston television KPRC's news helicopter show three children being wheeled to ambulances on stretchers. All were sitting up and appeared to be talking with emergency personnel.
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Yes. There's actually a game that uses "Zen Training," as its hook.
And the UK's PocketGamer has reviewed it. Here's an excerpt: "As colours flash and stones plummet, you begin to wonder why anyone would set such a frenetic game in a place normally associated with sombre, even-keeled mystics edging ever-closer to enlightenment. [...] Ultimately, Zen Training is a satisfying low-investment game to whittle away a few idle moments on in the course of your day."
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(^cliche i know xD)
papermagicians is a groups of girls raising money towards Young Epilepsy through various means - one of which is selling their origami creations on their etsy shop. All money received is donated to Young Epilepsy and their mission to give 'Better Futures to Young Lives with Epilepsy'.
If you have any questions/comments, you can contact the organizers at their tumblr - papermagicians
A set of two cute hair grips decorated with origami kawasaki roses and a centre of gems. The roses are made from a 5x5cm square of coloured origami paper with the gems attached in the centre and then carefully hand-folded into this traditional design of a rose. They are coated with water-proof spray varnish which hardens the paper and creates a sturdy product for everyday use.
Selling these for charity on etsy :)
Serene Blossoms
Here's the finished product! So this is my first Origami/Kirigami light switch plate.
The branches are pure origami where as the cherry blossoms are kirigami. You can get them to look like that origami style, but it involves starting with a pentagon and…it just wasn't working. So I busted out the scissors! I'm surprised that they held up being Mod Podged.
I do wish that I hadn't covered up the second branch so much; considering it's the first time I've ever attempted something like this though, I'm not beating myself up to much.
So I had this cute as all hell little lizard origami paper, but I didn't want to use it in a regular model, so I used a bow diagram I found and I'm thinking maybe I'll put it on a clip and wear it. It's not pure origami but the results are great. [Diagram]
120 followers! Wooo!
Wow, I've gained over twenty new followers in the last couple of hours, what is going on? Whatever it is, welcome everyone :D
Postcard design (1900) by Ivan Bilibin.
Origami bows! The top two pictures have six kusudama parts placed above them. I will be posting a picture of the kusudama when I am finished.


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With one of the toughest Winter's in the past several years behind us it is time to look forward to some nice hot Summer days and relaxing evening's around a bonfire. The City of Savage requires recreational fire permit for those that want to enjoy a bonfire, there is no cost for the permit and they can be filled out online. A copy of the permit must be retained in the event you are asked for it by the police or fire department.
Although the risk of residential fires is typically lower in the summer they can still happen.
Please remember these tips:
We hope you have a safe and enjoyable summer.
Electronic cigarettes have become a popular option for those that want to quit smoking, however like other electronic devices they can be a potential fire risk. We were recently called for a report of an explosion in a home; when we arrived there was no smoke or fire but we found that a hole had been burnt in the carpet. After investigating we found that an electronic cigarette was plugged into the wall charger, it had heated up and it exploded, the explosion shot the batteries approximately 8' across the room, the area of the burnt carpet, and the end of the cigarette was found another 5' from that. According to the MN State Fire Marshal's Office this was the third fire, in the state, involving e-cigarettes, there has also been several other related fires reported around the US. There has also been a recall on brands that use EVOD batteries, the batteries in question were manufactured before June 24, 2013, there is a possibility that the battery can explode while being charged.
For additional information about the recall you can go to the following link;
November 3rd marked the time to move your clocks back an hour, if you have not changed the batteries in your smoke alarms or carbon monoxide alarms now is a good time. We recommend changing the batteries at least once a year in each of the alarms. Along with changing the batteries it is a good idea to blowout or vacuum the dust from each of the units; the buildup of dust can cause them to go off randomly at anytime day or night
As a parent you want to keep your child safe. Using the right car seat and making sure it is installed correctly can make that job a lot easier.
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If you are interested in making an appointment, call John Babin during normal business hours at 952.882.2643.
Americans over the age of 65 have a fire death rate nearly twice the national average. For those over 75, this jumps to three times the national average. Whether living independently or in a care facility, there are steps seniors can take to remain safe from a fire.
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Grease fires can be very dangerous, especially in the kitchen. When a grease fire starts the initial reaction might be to throw water on it, that is one thing you DO NOT want to do! Putting water on a grease fire can cause an explosive force of steam that can blow the burning oil up and out causing devastating results.
Water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated, and as stated above, the explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. If this is done outside, with a turkey fryer for example, it can become a thirty foot high fireball. In the confines of the kitchen the fire ball hits the ceiling and can fill the entire room. Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire, one cup of either can create the explosive force of two stick of dynamite.
Here is what you should do.
Another thing to note; be careful when you add food to hot oil or a deep fryer. If the oil is too hot, or there are pockets of hot liquid in the food, the hot oil can spray about.
Click Here to learn more about grease fire hazards.
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Almost daily the Consumer Product Safety Commission posts a list of recalled items, ranging from children's toys that have lead paint to defective items. A list of the recalled items can be found at the CPSC website. The website features a list of recent recalls on their home page as when as a search feature to search for recalled items, you can search by manufacturer or item.
The Minnesota State Fire Marshal's Office has created some interactive games for kids of all ages. Learn about the different topics by clicking on one of the links below. Fire prevention is something that should be practiced by each member of your family. Test your fire safety knowledge by taking the Fire Marshal Challenge
Fire sprinkler systems are being installed in more and more homes these days. Take the Fire Sprinkler Challenge to learn more about residential fire sprinkler systems.
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Mumble is a free, open-source, cross-platform voice over IP low-latency, high-quality voice communication tool. It has great options and performance like very low latency, denoising of audio, automatic volume control, echo cancelation, connection and speech encryption, compression / quality control within the client and a lot more... It uses a client-server architecture where users who want to talk connect to the same server [1], and it uses Celt and Speex as the codecs.
On RBOSE IRC you can get information how connect to our new Mumble server
As root:
aptitude install mumble
Just type in your console:
emerge -avt mumble
On newer distros you can find Mumble 1.2 in the main trisquel repo. Simply type the following command in a terminal window:
Taranis 4.0 & 4.5
sudo apt-get install mumble
PPA Install
See the Ubuntu PPA Install Instructions. On point 3., replace "jaunty" with "lucid", if you use Taranis.
And/or use the Mumble Developer Snapshots.
On newer distros you can find Mumble 1.2 in the main ubuntu repo. Simply type the following command in a terminal window:
Ubuntu 10.04-11.04
sudo apt-get install mumble
Karmic Koala (9.10)
Install by the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:slicer/ppa; \ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade; sudo aptitude install mumble
PPA Install
You can install mumble or update to a newer version, on Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope (9.04), Karmic Koala (see above), Lucid Lynx, by using the PPA of the main developer of mumble.
Do the following steps:
1. PGP key import:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 165B2836
2. Open Sources.list in gedit:
gksudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
3. Add those 2 lines in the file (example is jaunty, replace jaunty with your version):
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/slicer/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/slicer/ppa/ubuntu jaunty main
4. Now do an update and install:
sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get upgrade; sudo apt-get install mumble
Dev Snapshots
You can get the latest developer snapshots for *buntu 9.10-11.04 at https://launchpad.net/~mumble/+archive/snapshot
To add this repo, download and install Mumble, type:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mumble/snapshot; \ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade; sudo aptitude install mumble
Finally there is a working Android client for Mumble
Tested phones (Working)
Tested phones (Not working)
Windows, Mac and others
To join the server simply download mumble from this website (Windows, Mac, or compile it on your own)
After you open up the program the first time an assistant will guide you through the calibration of the software. Then you can add a custom server with the hostname.
Register Your Nick
Your nick can be easily registered since the 1.2.0 version. After you made a certificate (with the cert wizard) you just have to connect and click with the right mouse click on your nick and choose register. Your certificate is linked then to your nick, and replaces a password.
Problems / solutions
If you are having problems, visit us in the #mumble channel of RBOSE IRC, we may help you :)
The official mumble IRC channel you can find at freenode.
See also
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Definition of ephemera in English:
ephemeraLine breaks: ephem|era
Pronunciation: /ɪˈfɛm(ə)rə , -ˈfiːm-/
1Things that exist or are used or enjoyed for only a short time: there were papers, letters, old boxes—all sorts of ephemera
More example sentences
- If you're an aficionado of arcane ephemera, you'll enjoy flipping through this at least once.
- Load up on cool ephemera and tacky souvenirs: NYPD snow domes, stick-on bullet holes, match books, carrier bags, free postcards, anything that says I heart NY.
- They were part of our lifetime, and their ephemera exists, pristine and whole, not yet chipped or broken, faulty with age, and to me, they are proof positive that monsters are real.
1.1Collectable items that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity: Mickey Mouse ephemera
More example sentences
- In effect, therefore, each participant was left to decide whether 'snapshot' constituted a category of one's own camera activity, a variety of keepsake, or a genre of collectible ephemera.
- As an ephemera collector from way back, I am particular vexed by the suggestion that history holds negligible value in a culture dominated by technological excess.
- This show of some 165 prints and related ephemera is the first in-depth assessment of the artist's work.
late 16th century: plural of ephemeron, from Greek, neuter of ephēmeros 'lasting only a day'. As a singular noun the word originally denoted a plant said by ancient writers to last only one day, or an insect with a short lifespan, and hence was applied (late 18th century) to a person or thing of short-lived interest. Current use has been influenced by plurals such as trivia and memorabilia.
Definition of ephemera in:
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With reports coming out that the Dallas Mavericks have contacted the Minnesota Timberwolves, Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban came to the forefront to deny any talks.
When Cuban was asked about the Kevin Love trade, he responded with,
We take pride that you never read about our deals before they happen.
This has been a common response over the seasons from the Mavericks brass involving trade talks.
We all know that Cuban loves to talk, but as we've seen with these comments and his history, he isn't one to let others know whats going on in-house.
Even if talks were true that the Mavericks have contacted the Wolves regarding Love, it's hard to believe that the Mavericks would have anything to even entice the Wolves to consider an offer.
Thanks to the botch Lamar Odom trade two seasons ago, the Mavericks are left without a first round pick to offer to the Wolves or any other team in the league.
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text: Facts in Two Cases Cited by 'Stand Your Ground' Opponents Don't Hold Up Print article Send a Tip by Lee Stranahan 23 Jul 2013 post a comment In Jacksonville, Florida this past Saturday, hundreds marched in the streets shouting, "No justice, no peace!"as part of Al Sharpton's call for 100 cities to demonstrate for Trayvon Martin. Speakers in downtown's Hemming Plaza also railed against Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, and brought up two other Jacksonville cases that are frequently cited by opponents of that law: the cases of Marissa Alexander and Jordan Davis. In reality, however, neither case actually provides a good argument agains the Stand Your Ground law. Despite their frequent mentions, both cases have been presented in a distorted, sometimes blatantly false manner reminiscent of the worst media malpractice in the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman stories. Both the Alexander and Davis cases are receiving major national press attention, and are becoming very well known cause célèbres on the left. For example, the Los Angeles Times recently published an article entitled "Marissa Alexander case emerges as symbol after Zimmerman verdict"; likewise, the infamous 'Bomber' issue of Rolling Stone includes a piece about Jordan Davis entitled "A Most American Way to Die" with the subtitle: "If you're an unarmed black teen in Florida, someone can gun you down--and they might get away with it." Both the Alexander and Jordan cases have also been cited frequently in protests across the country. In Jacksonville on Saturday, a speaker told the crowd about Marissa Alexander: Marissa was abused the whole time during her pregnancy. She also had a restraining order against her husband. After she had her baby, she had fired warning shots towards her husband. They told Marissa that she could not use self-defense. She not only had to defend herself, but she also had another life that she had to defend. Zimmerman only had to defend one person. Marissa never went to jail a day in her life. They gave her twenty-two years. Twenty-two years! Twenty-two years, y'all! Twenty-two years! She has never been to jail in her life. She had a restraining order against him. So you're telling me that someone that's protecting two people gets twenty-two years and someone that's the neighborhood watch gets not guilty? Is it right? (Crowds yells No!) Is it right? (No!) Is it right? (No!) Is it right? (No!) Is it right? (No!) Is it right? (No!)... Is the story told to the crowd correct? No! There are so many inaccuracies that it is tough to know where to begin--so let's start with what is true. Marissa Alexander is a black woman from Jacksonville who was repeatedly abused by her husband Rico Gray. Despite being the victim in the shooting incident, Gray is a decidedly unsympathetic figure. In fact, as much as both George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin have had their names dragged through the media mud, there really should be a special place in media hell for the likes of Mr. Gray. As the Florida Star Online reported: Evidence taken during a November 2010 deposition show Marissa Alexander's husband Rico Gray bragging about his relationship with women "I got five baby mammas, and I put my hands on every last one of them except for one," Rico Gray confessed. Gray stated "The way I was with women they had to walk on eggshells around me." He talks about punching women in the face, shoving and choking them. Gray has been arrested twice for domestic battery; one of the arrests was for an assault that sent Alexander to the hospital. That Rico Gray was still walking the streets reflects a serious hole in our criminal justice system. Although Grey had beaten Marissa Alexander once when she was pregnant, she was not, in fact, pregnant on the morning of the shooting incident, as the speaker told the crowd. The Florida Star Online noted: In September 2009, Ms. Alexander obtained a protective order against Gray that was still in effect on Aug. 1, 2010, when he flew into a jealous rage while going through her cell phone, discovering that she had sent pictures of their newborn daughter to her first husband. Alexander was in the master bathroom at the time, and Gray tried to force his way in. When she came out, he screamed and cursed at her while preventing her from leaving the bedroom. "I was like forcing her back with my body," said Gray… When Alexander managed to get by, she ran through the kitchen to the garage, where she said she realized she did not have the keys to her car, could not call for help because she had left her cell phone behind, and could not escape because the garage door was not working. Instead she grabbed her gun from her car and headed back through the kitchen, where Gray confronted her again. The fact that Alexander went to the garage to get her gun and came back hurt her self-defense claim. Further, police said they found no evidence that the garage door was not working, which meant that Alexander had a chance to flee. Gray was in the house with two of his children with him. The Los Angeles Times reports: [Prosecutors] said Alexander could have left her home during the argument. Instead, she got her gun from the garage and fired a shot in the direction of Rico Gray, her husband, and his two boys, 9 and 13. The 911 call Gray placed after the shooting indicated he was fleeing and scared for his life. Alexander also reportedly sought out Gray at his "safe house" a few months after the shooting and instigated a fight that left him with a bloodied eye. What really hurt Alexander's Stand Your Ground claim, however, was that Rico Gray changed his testimony on the day of the SYG hearing. As CNN reported last year: Alexander's attorney filed a motion for dismissal under the stand your ground law, but at that proceeding her husband changed his story. Gray said he lied during his deposition after conspiring with his wife in an effort to protect her. At the hearing, he denied threatening to kill his wife, adding, "I begged and pleaded for my life when she had the gun." The motion was denied by the judge. The trial went badly for Alexander, according to CNN. Alexander was offered a plea deal by Corey's office, but she opted to go to trial. A jury found Alexander guilty in 12 minutes. She is baffled why invoking the stand your ground law wasn't successful in her case. The plea deal Alexander turned down is rarely mentioned by those who invoke the name of Marissa Alexander. Florida has mandatory sentencing for gun crimes in a statute called 10-20-Life, and that is how Alexander ended up with a twenty-year sentence; the judge had no choice. However, Alexander had rolled the dice and turned down a plea bargain that would have given her three years. As CNN reported: Thursday, after the motion for a new trial was denied, State Attorney Angela Corey told CNN affiliate WJXT, "(We) offered to take 17 years off of the 20-year mandatory...I exercised that discretion and as late as the Friday before trial, before we were picking a jury on the following Monday, my two prosecutors were willing to let her take the three-year minimum mandatory," she said. "The internet is filled with contentions that she fired a warning shot as she was being choked. Nothing could be further from the truth." The Jordan Davis case is another Jacksonville crime frequently mentioned by opponents of Stand Your Ground law. It is a very different case, but doesn't make a good argument against Stand Your Ground. As News Station WPPT reported: Davis, 17, was shot to death by Michael Dunn in November 2012. Dunn told police that he asked Davis and three other teens, who were parked next to him at a gas station, to turn down their music. Dunn says he heard threats from the teens and saw a gun in their car. He says he feared for his own safety, and that's why he grabbed his gun and fired into the vehicle. Police say that they found no guns inside the teens' vehicle and that Dunn fired his gun eight or nine times. Dunn has been charged with first-degree murder in Davis' death and also faces three counts of attempted first-degree murder for shooting at the three others in the vehicle who survived. He has pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail in a Duval County, Florida, jail. His trial is scheduled to begin on September 23. This was a tragic shooting that seems to have happened for a stupid reason. Dunn appears clearly to have been the aggressor. There is no indication that was Dunn was injured in any way. There was no gun found at the scene, despite Dunn's claim that one of the teens flashed a shotgun. Dunn fled the scene and was arrested the next day and charged with first-degree murder, which appears to be a fitting charge given the facts. There is no reason to think Stand Your Ground applies to the shooting of Jordan Davis. Not only is there nono clear indication that a Stand Your Ground defense would be applicable in Dunn's case, but more importantly, Dunn hasn't even actually made a Stand Your Ground claim. Given the 10-20-Life sentencing guidelines, Dunn would be facing 25 years to life if he is convicted. The cases of Davis and Alexander make Jacksonville one of the epicenters of the debate over Stand Your Ground. Facts are facts, but in the whipped-up political environment we're in, facts often hardly matter. On Monday, the Obama administration announced that the President would be speaking in Jacksonville this coming Thursday. Given the President's recent statements on the Trayvon Martin case, the timing hardly seems coincidental.


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A lengthily post in which Jack O'Keeffe talks about his history with Religion.
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I was raised Catholic. Both sides of my family were Catholic (or at least Irish). Baptized, First Communion, whole deal. My grandmother on my Mom's side especially. She went to mass every sunday and put my mother and uncles through 12 years of Sunday School. Hell, I went to visit her a year ago and she had a bottle of Holy Water she used to baptize me. (I suspect it's because my grandmother is actually a Vampire Slayer, but I digress). I grew up learning a lot of my morals through VeggieTales, which to this day remains the only form of entertainment with the adjective "Christian" preceding it that I allow to be discussed without judging whoever claims it has importance.
When I was in second grade there were this sisters that lived a few houses down in the cul-de-sac. I lived in Abington, Maryland for 1st and 2nd grade. It was the first town where we had stayed somewhere for more than 1 year of school, so naturally I was going to stay there forever and the connections I made would last a lifetime. For 2nd grade the elementary school decided to put me in the gifted program, which didn't really pan out in the long run. (3.2 GPA, motherfuckers.) I had made a good number of friends around the cul-de-sac. There was Older Kid, the older kid who lived across from us who was in like 5th grade and would terrorize the younger kids while convincing us he was our best friend even though he ran around in a Scream mask and told us he'd murdered our families. There was Chilean kid, a cool Chilean kid who was also terrorized and would play Mario Party with me sometimes. There was Nick down the street, who loved Power Rangers (My parents wouldn't let me watch it at that age) and owned a Sega Genesis which was the hit of the town. There was Coral, the girl who was a prelude to my crush on Tomboys which led to my crush on Nerdy Manic Pixie Dream Girls, but the girl this story is about was Clarissa.
I think. I dunno. Let's just assume that's her name. I know a few Clarissa. There's the one who knows it all, obviously. There's the really smart, really politically active, REALLY hot Clarissa whom i went to High School with. I think this girl's name was Clarissa too. She had a younger sister. We were in the same grade, and one day when all us cul-de-sac kids were hanging out she told us that "If you pretend you're dead, like REALLY pretend you're dead, your Guardian Angel will come take you to Heaven and you'll chill for a while and see your dead relatives and then come back." I was totally game for this. I didn't have any relatives to visit, but angels seemed like pretty cool guys at the time. So that night I tried it. I lay in bed, eyes-tight-shut, tongue out, just like I saw on the TV. (I was a big Cartoon Network supporter back then.)
Alas, despite my extremely convincing acting nothing happened. I coughed a few times for good measure. I even said "O, I'm dead!" so they would be able to really tell I wasn't just asleep. Nothing.
This left me with two logical conclusions:
A.) I wasn't doing it right.
B.) God was Dead.
I talked to Clarissa about it the next day, and she said "Oh, well God must not love you or something." and then we played Freeze Tag.
I moved from Abington after 2nd grade and moved to Manheim, PA. I don't remember much because we only spent a year there, but I do remember one comment one kid made one day on one bus. My sister is autistic. It's not easy having an autistic sister, especially for someone who worries as much as I do. She was walking onto the bus with me one day and I heard a kid say "Something's wrong with her. I think it must be God's punishment for something." To that kid: Fuck you. Fuck you you ignorant bastard. Do I care that you were probably in like fourth grade? No. No I do not care. Go fuck yourself a hundred ways out of Tuesday.
After those, although my faith was a little shaken, Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber were always there to remind me that God loved me. However after a while, that wasn't cutting it. I was in that deep dark time of my life between Childhood and Young Adulthood-nostalgia where my taste for things such as VeggieTales had faded, so now all I had to go by was the BORING Masses and my parents. Well, them and my Sunday School teachers. See, Confirmation was coming up. Confirmation being that thing where you swear to be Catholic forever and ever. Because 14 is the age where you should swear allegiance to something for the rest of your life. (Seriously, if the populous as a whole think kids getting married before 18 is weird, shouldn't we give them longer to decide on their God?) Our teachers would quiz us on things such as knowing the Seven Deadly Sins, The Ten Commandments, and other mainstream things. But then they would grade us on the picky stuff like the "Beatitudes" whatever the fuck those even are. I've long-forgotten. The one thing that stuck was that she claimed John Lennon was evil because the song "Imagine" asked us to "Imagine there's no Heaven."
(Pictured Above: Evil)
Around this time I learned about this crazy thing called "Atheism". It was this wacko idea I hadn't heard of before with one simple idea: No Religion. Which ment not having to wake up early and get dressed on Sundays, which to a chubby little layabout like my 9th grade self sounded like the BEST THING EVER. And we got to be rebellious and talk about how we were different and it was awesome. Now obviously I didn't tell my parents this, and I still went through with confirmation to make them happily, but what I hadn't noticed is that my parents weren't as fond of religion as they used to be. See, while I was developing logical thought processes, my intelligent parents were coming to the realization that the Catholic Church didn't really represent them or what they believed in. My mother especially, who claimed that this "isn't the Catholic Church [she] grew up with".
A little while later, I had heard about this thing called "Agnosticism", which is basically just skepticism on a larger scale. More of a "Anything's Possible!" which is the same philosophy people have regarding blind dates and Science experiments, rarely turning out to be successful for either of those situations. So I decided I was that now.
Eventually it got to a point where I was one of three things depending on who was asking:
Family and/or Adults: Catholic
Close Friends (only during "real" conversations): Agnostic
Anything else: Pastafarian
I don't dislike the idea of religion as a whole. I remember people coming up to me and trying to recrute me as an Atheist against the Christian Establishment, and flack from people who claimed Agnostics were "Pussies who aren't brave enough to believe there is no god". In these situations, the Christians I knew were actually much cooler to me, claiming "Well, you're not shutting it off completely. You're allowing yourself the ability to have faith, which is something everyone has to do at some point.". The example I would always refer to regarding Atheists was this kid I knew from Catholic Church. He was about our age, but was mentally and physically impaired. He was in a wheelchair and what not. Chuch was his everything. God gave him hope, and the stories of the bible told him that if he was a good person, he would go to heaven and be happy. He spent his time at the Catholic Church helping out with events and helping any way he could. I would tell these asshole SuperAtheists to give their spiel to that kid. Ruin his hopes and try to hinder his belief, because he's perpetuating this evil.
Religion itself isn't bad, at least I don't think so. However those in Religion with too much power, like those with more power than they deserve in all other things, corrupt it.
As for me currently: If you asked me what Religion I am I'd tell you I'm a Pastafarian. Now some will tell me "That isn't a real religion. The dude that made it made it as a joke." but honestly of all the religions I could choose to put my faith into, Pastafarian is reasonable, lenient, and fun. What's the point of doing something in life like being involved in religion if it isn't fun?
And besides, who knows. Maybe if we all believe hard enough then we really all will go to a Heaven with a Beer Volcano and a Stripper Factory.
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How do I appropriately have feelings for someone?
And like, what do you do to show them without just having an explosion of emotion?
Also, How do you tell if something is just a friend thing or if they're actually interested in you?
Also, what do you do when you shy up around said person and aren't able to be nearly as "oh yeah, I like you too" as you want?
My face when I don't know the answers to these things.
tl;dr: HOW DO I LIKE THINGS THAT ARE ALSO PEOPLE?
Jack O'Keeffe Went to a Rally Protesting the PA School Budget Cuts, and Feels Like Talking About The Important of Fine Arts Education.
It was great. About 200-300 people were there (and only 5 or 6 really pathetic counter-protestors) and there were some AMAZING speeches.
Now, as you know I'm a Theatre Major. (Also a Comm Major, but Theatre is much more important to me, at least at this point in my life) Theatre, specifically the department at Clarion University is my life. It takes up the majority of my heart in terms of things I love right now.
When these 54% budget cuts hits, the arts are gonna be hit HARD. When placing priorities, I can't help but feel "real education" in things like Math and Science, although they WILL be hit, won't be hit NEARLY as hard as the arts.
See this? This is one of the entrances to my home. The Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Building. I spend as much time here as I can. Some people go here to learn about creating paintings, sculptures, drawings, computer-based art, etc. Some people go here to learn about music, be it with their voice or an instrument. This is where I learn about the things I love, and what I can do to become better at doing what I love.
And what do I love? To people who may not understand the importance of theatre, I'm a man who goes on stage and yells things.
I see myself (and my fellow actors) as a storyteller. I help bring tales to life that (hopefully) make people examine who they are, or how they view the world around them. I help people feel. I help people become aware of types of people and lifestyles they may not have been familiar with previously. I help give people a glimpse into history. I entertain. I educate. All in my own, particular way.
Culture as a whole is as much molded by the arts as it is by maths and sciences, and if we cut opportunities for people to learn how to create where will we find ourselves?
I know I, for one, will be lost. If we lose the theatre department, I'll have no great reason to be here (I came here specifically for its theatre department), and all of the friends and connections I've made thanks to theatre will dissipate. I can't take that, and I pray the government has enough of a conscious to empathize.
To my friends out of state: Do not wait around for this to happen to you. Educate yourself on the stances of your governor and senators. Find out who you should align yourself with, and vote accordingly. Just because we're getting these cuts doesn't mean you won't be next.
A voicemail I got last night.
A Few things that have been totally awesome in the last few days
1.) This freaking awesome sweatshirt I picked up at Goodwill a few weeks back. It's so great. It's Black (which is one of the colors I look better in, and because Simple Plan is just the only band that really GETS ME. YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND. IT'S NOT A PHASE. HOT TOPIC IS MY LIFE.). It's like SUPER warm so it's like wearing a blanket except not a Snuggie cause those aren't really that comfy. I also look like a total balla in it.
This is the sweatshirt, and also one of my not enough number of NPH shirts.
2.) Nice things people say when they're intoxicated, and don't remember which is probably for the best.
3.) The fact that Valentine's Day isn't really that big of a deal anymore if you don't make it to be. It's not like High School where it surrounds you. If you don't look for it, you wouldn't even notice it around Clarion.
4.) Her.
5.) Getting to watch Wit and Angels in America, which are both SO GOOD.
I watched Wit and I was all like:
Like literally, I was making audible sounds during my tears. Not like Toy Story 3 which was a series of manly, quiet, head-noddy type cries. Thank God my roomate was away this weekend cause I feel a conversation like this would've followed:
Jack's Roomate: Dude, are you okay?
Jack: *sniff* No, Yeah. It's just this movie.
JR: You're crying at a movie?
Jack: It's just so sad *a few quiet sobs*
JR: It's just some lady with cancer.
Jack: BUT HER PROFESSOR CAME TO SEE HER AND SHE WAS OLD AND SHE WAS GETTING SICK AN THEN SHE SAT DOWN AND SHE WAS ALL "I'll recite you something" AND YOU'RE ALL LIKE "Oh, she's gonna recite some beautiful piece of poetry about death or something because the main character was an English Professor" BUT THEN SHE STARTS READING THE RUNAWAY BUNNY AND EMMA THOMPSON IS ALL CUDDLY AND IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL AND YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!
JR: …Yeah.
But I also watched Angels in America which wasn't as sad, but was SO BEAUTIFUL because it's definitely the greatest miniseries of ALL TIME. I love ALL the characters and EVERY SINGLE SCENE IS AMAZING. Now some are more memorable, obviously. Some have better lines that others, but If I was handed any single scene from this and was told "you have to act in this" I would be like "OH LORD YES EVERY DAY."
I haven't read the plays yet, but I intend to.
Dreams are weird, man
So last night I had a ton of dreams, but I only remember like two:
One I was in a mall, walkin around. There were some iPod ripoffs in windows and stuff. Then I went into this like pharmacy-esque store and talked to this cute girl who I recognized from campus. We talked about how much she loved "Mangerine Cowboy" scented shampoo, and that we should have sex some time next month.
Then i woke up, went back to sleep, had some other dream, woke up, etc. etc.
The most recent dream I had involved some kind of mysterious antagonistic force throwing everything at me and my family trying to kill us in video games. We were walking around New Orleans and it was stormy and loud. You know that scene from Inception with the train? Imagine that but the trains are, thinner, and WAY faster. After having to pull family members out from in front of those a SUV drives up and offers to drive us to the airport. I blink, next thing you know the car is cel-shaded and falling off a cliff. We crash, and I get, and there's a gorilla that was in the car apparently, and my dad and my sister are hurt. I'm suddenly in this really cutesy video game. Like, very Kirby-like with clouds everywhere. I'm a fairy that looks like a pokemon and has one of those mountain horns but it's miniature, obviously. And no one explains to me, but I know that if I beat it, everyone's gonna be okay. So I go up to this other fairy dude and he explains to me that there's this sun in their solar system, and he's being kind of a bitch and that I need to get him to shut up by shooting plums at his mouth. So I go through a star door and start flying around space and shooting Plums into this suns' mouth and eventually his health bar goes down and I win.
Just like last time, I'm suddenly another video game. Only this time it's more action-y adventure-y. So we live in this village based primarily in caves (they have to because dragons are prone to attack anyone out in the open, except for winter). So there's snow everywhere and it's mine and some other people's job to go kill this dragon. So a bunch of us start treking through the snow. Occasionally we find power-ups in the snow which make us go a little faster, and we have to kill enemies along the way. Just like, rabid snow bunnies and stuff. No big deal, you know how it is. So we get to this MASSIVE kind of hole in this mountain that has no snow, and there's Mr. Sleepy dragon. So we go up to him because we have no idea how to kill him and some dumb piece of shit taps him on the nose. That dude gets ate like BOOM! So the rest of us are running away, and he flys after us. Eventually I notice that he's flying with a damaged wing when he COULD be walking just as fast after us, so I decide "hey, he must hate snow!" so I get a snowball real quick and throw it at him. It hits him in the eye (CRITICAL HIT!) and he falls to the ground, where the snow starts getting at his feet. He tries to run back to his cavern, but falls into this crevass off to the side instead.
Then I'm in this hotel room, and my family's all there, and they're all really happy. We got chinese for dinner.
Then I ACTUALLY wake up because my roomate left the TV on all night and Pokemon was being really loud.
Freakin' dreams, man.
Slow day.
I love the lounges at the Gemmel Student Center.
You can literally sit there for HOURS and it's no big deal. Seriously, there's some kids over there playing Magic: The Gathering and no one is judging them. That's so adorable.
My roommate's girlfriend came to visit him so I decided to pack up my laptop and spend the day chilling in the lounges.
I went to brunch first, then went to the post office in town to get a package to mail something to find out they close on Noon on Saturdays (Sorry, Meagan. I'll get the scarf to you next week for sure.)
Then I just sat in Gemmel and watched SPvTW for like the 10th time in the past month. It's nice watching a good movie that you're familiar with, especially if it can still make you chuckle.
After I finished it, I finally got around to watching this show "Misfits" that everyone on the internets keeps claiming is "so good."
Guess what guys, Misfits is !
(I love that gif WAY too much)
I've only seen the first few episodes, but it's definitely worth a watch if you can get your hands on a friends' DVD copy of Series 1. The characters are great, writing is witty, shit gets real. Joss Whedon would be so proud.
Here's a brief summary of the episodes I've seen so far:
Episode 1: "Hey everybody! Let's all listen to LCD Soundsystem and preform oral sex on Water Bottles!"
Episode 2: "Hey everybody! Let's all accidentally have sex with old ladies!"
Episode 3: "Hey everybody! Let's all watch each other masturbate because we're unable to have physical contact!"
Episode 4: "Hey everybody! Let's all go back in time and make Big Lebowski references!"
Also, it should be noted that this show has an awesome Soundtrack. Just sayin'.
That really all the eventful stuff that happened today.
One Oscar Nomination isn't cool. You know what's cool? A BILLION NOMINATIONS!
Let's talk about the Oscar Nominees.
Best Picture
Black Swan
This movie was so good. Classiest Horror Movie I've ever seen. Directing was outstanding, I loved that it had a very claustrophobic feel to it. The acting was brilliant by the entire cast, and I'll talk more a bout Natalie Portman later. That scene where Portman finally dances as the Black Swan and transforms would win any and all "Best Singular Scenes" awards. This is easily the greatest psychological Thriller since Satoshi Kon's "Perfect Blue", which everyone who loved Black Swan should definitely watch. Yes, it's anime, but this ain't Sailor Moon.
My face during Black Swan:
The Fighter
I haven't seen it. I didn't have any interest to until it started winning things. Mark Wahlberg is okay, I don't think I've seen him in much. I always think of SNL's "Mark Wahlberg talks to Animals" sketch when someone mentions him. Also, I refuse to accept proof that Christian Bale can act. I hate Christian Bale. I hate Christian Bale so so so so so so much. Hate him. Seriously, he's playing a crack-addicted ex-boxer turned coach? A fucking volleyball could've gotten an Oscar for that! (Yes, I AM still bitter Wilson didn't win Best Supporting for Castaway.)
My Face when thinking of Christian Bale:
"Jim Carrey would've been so much better for American Psycho."
Such a good movie, especially for a Blockbuster Summer movie. Great cast, great effects. Christopher Nolan is one of the best filmmakers working today, and I hope this starts a trend of intelligent big budget movies. Although the whole time I kept drawing comparisons to a very similar movie, Satoshi Kon's "Paprika", which everyone should see. Also, if you haven't seen Nolan's "Memento" do that RIGHT. NOW. RIGHT NOW.
My Face when the final scene of Inception:
"Fall. Fall. Fall, you son of a bitch."
The Kids Are All Right
I've already talked about this movie, but I'll do it again. Very good movie, the acting was brilliant. It's not going to win anything but I'm glad it's getting recognition. The only thing was for a movie that was advertised as a comedy, some serious shit goes down. Props for portraying lesbians in a relationship without the main focus being "WOAH WOAH! GIRLS? IN LOVE!?! MADNESS!!!".
My face when Julianne Moore's character was (SPOILERS) being a total cuckolder:
"What the fuck are you doing, Julianne Moore? Stop being such a goddamn slut. You got a wife and kids, Julianne Moore!"
The King's Speech
I wanna see this so bad. SO bad. You don't even know. I love Colin Firth, and it's nice to see Helena Bonham Carter in a role in a movie other than her crazy-ass, overrated husband's films (none of which have been good since Big Fish and nothing will ever top Ed Wood. Although, Burton is attached to do Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer. If anything can make me respect him again, it's that.). Hopefully all this Oscar Buzz and the awards this movie is winning will bring it into a wider release.
My face when Clarion's theater doesn't have The King's Speech:
"Really, Clarion? You still have Yogi Bear and Narnia but no King's Speech? It's fucking Oscar season. Get it together."
127 Hours
I haven't seen this either. I don't really have much motivation to. Danny Boyle is great, and I'm glad he won so much for Slumdog Millionaire, even though looking back it was a tad over-rated…
Hey James Franco, how good were Trainspotting and 28 Days Later?
I couldn't resist.
Speaking of so good, James Franco is awesome and I'm glad he's getting nominated. This was an Oscar Bait role, and he got it. Good for James Franco. Can't wait to see him and Anne Hathaway host.
My Face when James Franco and Anne Hathaway:
(I don't know how to make GIFs, but just imagine one of my face doing that.)
The Social Network
This is going to win. I'm fine with this, even though it's not my first pick.. Words can not express how much I love this movie. Jesse Eisenberg nails his role as Mark Zuckerberg. He's on a role and his career looks like nothing but greatness is ahead. The supporting cast also does wonderfully. I'm a little sad to see up-and-coming Andrew Garfield got snubbed for Best Supporting. The real star of this movie, though, is without a doubt Aaron Sorkin's script. The dialogue is snappy, witty, and goes from funny to full of heart to "shit just got real" in seconds. It's a wonderful movie and I'm glad it's going to win.
My face when it was all over:
"That was so good I'm tingling."
Toy Story 3
That being said, this is the movie that should be winning Best Picture. It had everything from heart-warming nostalgia, to gripping action and dramatic plot, to knee-slappingly funny comedy (Mr. Tortilla Head, all day every day), then right back to making you cry like a little bitch who just got his lunch money taken away. I cried my eyes out at five separate moments an I loved every second of it. In fact if you didn't cry at this, you are a soulless monster. If the original Toy Story set the standard for animated features to come, Toy Story 3 perfected the formula and ran with it.
Me during Toy Story 3:
(I couldn't take a good still picture of me crying, so here's the master.)
True Grit
If not THE, it's definitely ONE OF the best westerns of all time. (It's strongest competition is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence. Go watch that.) If he didn't win last year, Jeff Bridges would be a shoe-in for Best Actor (again, haven't seen King's Speech yet) and Hailee Steinfeld did SUCH a good job in this. Matt Damon once again proved that no one gives him enough credit for being amazing. Writing was fantastic, directing was good as always. One of the things I've noticed is that the Coen Brothers always have the BEST extras and actors in very minor parts. Anyone else notice that?
My face when Haliee Steinfeld is so freaking adorable:
Winter's Bone
I was very fortunate to have friends here who know about movies. I got to watch this with a friend and it BLEW ME AWAY. This won at Sundance for a very good reason and that reason is damn it's a good movie. Jennifer Lawrence gives a BEAST of a performance here. IMO she's Portman's strongest competition. This journey though a crack-ridden rural Middle America is stunning and bleek and everyone should see it.
My face when it was over:
Best Actor
Javier Bardem–Biutiful
Jeff Bridges–True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg–The Social Network
Colin Firth–The King's Speech
James Franco–127 Hours
From the two I saw, I think Jeff Bridges and Jesse Eisenberg have equal claim. All signs point to Colin firth winning, which I'm more than okay with.
Best Actress
Annette Bening–The Kids Are All Right
Nicole Kidman–Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence–Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman–Black Swan
Michelle Williams–Blue Valentine
As good as Annette Bening and Jennifer Lawrence were, this award is Natalie Portmans. Hands down. She nailed that role so hard the hammer broke.
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale–The Fighter
John Hawkes–Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner–The Town
Mark Ruffalo–The Kids Are All Right
Geoffrey Rush–The King's Speech
If it was up to me, John Hawkes would win this award hands down. Hell, I'd pick just about anybody over Christian Bale. But for real, John Hawkes was so good in Winter's Bone. (But Jack! You just said that anyone could win as a crack addict when talking about Christian Bale's role). It's my Tumblr, I can be as inconsistent as I want.
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams–The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter–The King's Speech
Melissa Leo–The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld–True Grit
Jacki Weaver–Animal Kingdom
I've heard Melissa Leo was good, and she's been winning, but Hailee deserves this award so much. SO much.
Also, Amy Adams should win an award just for being gorgeous.
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky–Black Swan
Joel and Ethan Coen–True Grit
David Fincher–The Social Network
Tom Hooper–The King's Speech
David O. Russell–The Fighter
Darren Aronofsky. The Coens and Fincher are wonderful, and I love them, but Aronofsky's work on Black Swan was the most undeniably powerful influence on art. No one else would've made that movie the way he did, and no one else could've.
Also, no nomination for Nolan? Really?
Best Original Screenplay
Another Year
The Fighter
The King's Speech
The Kids Are All Right
IMO, it's between The Kids Are All Right and Inception. TKAAR had great dialogue and a wonderful story, but considering you had Nolan writing Inception, I can only imagine how amazing that is as just a script.
Best Adapted Screenplay
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone
This award is Sorkin's. Hands down. The Social Network script is one of the greatest.
Best Foreign Film
Biutiful (Mexico)
Dogtooth (Greece)
Hors la Loi (Outside the Law) (Algeria)
Incendies (Canada)
In a Better World (Denmark)
Haven't seen one of them, but I'm honestly surprised The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo didn't get a nomination for all the buzz surrounding it. I wanna watch that sometime.
Best Animated Film
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3
Even though Toy Story 3 is the obvious winner, you've gotta give credit to How To Train Your Dragon, which would've won any other year. Surprisingly good for a non-Pixar movie.
If I get the chance to see any more of the nominees, I'll edit this maybe, or just put my new thoughts in a new post.
In a desperate attempt to be "Interactive", who do you think has the best shot at Best Picture?
He know, he so, f in' gifted (embodying every characteristic of the egotistic)
The High School drama club party was a lot of fun.
We all sat around and ate food, I got to catch up with people, tried to pitch the idea of going to Clarion to some of my more favorite high school friends who hadn't decided on a college yet.
Eventually me and the other 2 alumni (Stephen and Natalie) were asked to stand in front of the class and answer questions about theater education in college.
I feel kinda bad because my attention whore tendencies kicked in and it went from "talk about college theater" to "Hey Jack! Give 50 only slightly funny stories in a row!", but Stephen and Natalie did get some good talk and some good advice in, which is good. In all honesty, they should've been the only two up there because the drama club owes so much more to them than me.
I started attending drama club like 1/4 of the way through my senior year. It was right towards the end of Harvey. Meagan and I joined at the same time. Stephen was president. Natalie was Senior Representative (basically VP). The other officers I think were Taylor (Luckenbill. I dunno if I mentioned her previously), Erin (Schroeder, previously unmentioned) and Eden (Hirtzel. unmentioned previously by name, but was the girl who played Ophelia in my blog-resume).
I helped out with a lot of things for drama club. Namely the previously mentioned One-Act play. They were down an actor for a role and were all like "We need an actor!" and I was all "Umm…sup?" so they cast me. From then on I kind of just stuck around whenever the people who mattered were talking about issues and put in my two cents. I basically gave myself some kind of platform of power, and it worked. People took my suggestions, underclassmen looked up to me as they did the others even though they had little reason to.
It was easy enough to befriend most of the other members who I wasn't initially familiar with. A large portion of the club was made up of members of the schools "scene" group. For the most part, the only problems these cause were the almost necessary drama that comes with befriending teens who shop at Hot Topic (and not just the ever-shrinking nerd section). What? He's dating her? She cheated on him? Oh golly this is all so surprising to me!
Although in retrospect I didn't care too much because it was entertaining as all hell as long as it didn't involve me. And the drama that did involve me I didn't care much for, but I think I was more bothered by the one that was kept under the radar as opposed to the one that blew out of proportion. At least the latter was humorous. I'll cover one of these cases tomorrow, as to spread out the substance of my posts.
I don't regret any aspects of being in drama club aside from the occasional "Should I have been that popular? Did I steal thunder that was not intended to be mine from people who needed that thunder?"
Also the whole part where I didn't get every hot girl in drama club to make out with me while I had the chance. That part really hits close to home.
But I'm still in town for another few weeks.
Sup, Crystal?
The King of Highschoolland.
I spent the majority of this past weekend indoors.
Friday the only time I left was to go visit my younger friends at the high school.
I'm visiting the high school again today to sit in on my drama club's one act play rehearsal.
Tomorrow I'm stopping by for the drama club's Winter Holiday party (I think most of the focus is 80% Christmas, 10% Yule, 10% "Yeah whatever, just gimmie a cookie)
Does that make me pathetic that I've gotten back and my social life is dependent on my own high school?
I don't think it does, but I also think it might.
Apparently I'm something of a legend in my high school.
I spent a lot of my last two years at high school mastering the art of being an attention whore. It helped that I was a major anchor on our school's morning show. I would always try to have fun with it and make jokes and what not. Some people liked it, others didn't care much for it.
But when I waited outside the school on Friday to meet some of my other BFF's, a bunch of people saw me and were ecstatic, including some dude I'd never seen before, and even my ex-girlfriend! (The lesbian).
The only person who wasn't happy to see me was the girl I asked to prom over the announcements, but that's another story.
So I guess it's not THAT pathetic. I mean, I'm less than a year post-high school graduate.
My BFF is stuck in London until Tuesday and won't get back to America until around 10 PM at that.
I can't wait to see her again.
I got her a Christmas present on eBay, but it accidentally shipped to my college address, so it'll be late, but I hope she likes is.
Before I go to the high school, I'm stopping by my favorite bookstore.
Aaron's Books in Lititz, PA. IT's a nice little independent bookstore owned and managed by some of the nicest people you ever did meet. I spent my Junior-Senior summer helping out. Doing inventory and whatnot. I still visit every now and then and help out in exchange for books or book discounts.
It's the best. You should go there.
"They wrapped your fists in silver/
They took your crown/
As they washed your bloody fingers and hands/
Into a tight straightjacket, small padded cell/
screaming "I'm the Queen of High School Land!"/
At least in your head."
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Claire Martens looks at the leadership of the feminist movement, and asks 'where to from here?'
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Fantasy Baseball Podcast -- Stash clash
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Fantasy baseball owners love grabbing top prospects or talented DL-bound players late in their drafts, but at what point do these "stashes" become dead weight on your roster? The Fantasy Source crew breaks down this topic in our latest Sporting News Fantasy Source Baseball podcast (Download link).
From Wil Myers and Danny Hultzen to Mark Teixeira and Brandon Beachy, Fantasy Source editors Brad Pinkerton, Bill Bender and Matt Lutovsky talk about a bunch of guys who, to this point, have provided the same amount of fantasy value as they have.
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After doing at least three laps on Billy Hamilton (and not as fast as Hamilton would do them), we eventually play another spirited round of "F(orget) That Guy," where we each highlight one player we don't think is worth stashing right now. A future Hall-of-Famer (well, maybe) and arguably two of the top prospects in all of baseball get called out, so you'll want to stick around until the end.
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Lille Gard 2013 | Official video
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We are pleased to announce that the new season for Katalyst will begin on Thursday September 5th. (and every first Thursday of the month till next spring) For our season opener we have asked an array of singer songwriters to share a song and talk a bit about the inspiration and motivation behind them. It [...]Continue Reading
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