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Calm down, Buddy. I LIKE YOU and I RESPECT YOU, very much, Kind Sir! The counterweights on the crankshaft, if properly balanced, offset the the reciprocating masses/forces of the piston-rod assemblies, within the SAME plane. (SAME linear-force vectors applied.) This is NOT the case with pushrods, Fred. YES, THEY DO WORK! Just not quite as efficiently. Okay? You make a VERY fair case about some of the drag motors. The Oldsmobile DRCE (Drag Race Competition Engine) uses a PUSHROD valvetrain. (I LOVE to see Mr. John Force SMOKE IT!) And the venerable "Elephant"...the Chrysler 426 "Hemi" is UNQUESTIONABLY one of the FINEST powerplants ever devised...PUSHROD valvetrain and all!!! "Big Daddy" Don Garlits, Shirley "Cha-Cha" Muldowney, and countless others PROVED that, decades ago, Kind Sir!!! (Fred, I need to be RICH...so I can go to Jackson-Barrett Auction...to buy a mint-condition 1970 Plymouth "Hemi" 'Cuda. Just to raise the "Shaker" hood and see those dual, inline Carter "AFB" carbs is BETTER than SEX!!! Please include the (A833) four-speed man trans. You got a loose $1.5 MILLION you can loan me?) My (former) nextdoor neighbor had a an '02/'03(?) Ford F-150 "Lightning." The damn thing is a cross between an Indy car and an NHRA dragster, with a SEXY truck body sitting on top. Had to pull my underwear out of the crack of my a$$, when I put my right foot into the "Loud Pedal." And to see a "Blower" under the hood? I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!!! Fred, my Dad (stepfather) has a 2005 Dodge Dakota (extended cab) with V-6. It averages about 16 (sixteen) miles per gallon. Ditto for my nextdoor neighbor, who has a 2000 model. My other neighbor owns a 2007 Dakota with V-8. It averages about 18 (eighteen) miles per gallon. All are auto tranny, P/S, P/B, and A/C trucks. Chrysler, most of their vehicles just can NOT "cut the mustard" when it comes to fuel-efficiency. I would not own one, for FREE. Decimal point. |
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You are correct....Toyota still isn't serious when it comes to the truck lines, but I'm not sure they should be really. As much as I like my truck, I won't lie to you. I think the 2010 F350 with the new 6.7L Diesel is going to be a sweet truck (that is if Ford learns their lessons from the crappy Navistar diesels over the past 25 years). I didn't buy a Ford b/c the 5.4 and the 4AT Ford was using was a dog. As well, from what I understand, the 5.4 had a small problem of causing the spark plugs to break off in the head and this wasn't fixed until 2007? Eh, either way it didn't yield the mileage or power of the Toyota 5.7. Your remarks about the Dodge products is correct. The Hemi gets some of the worst mileage in all pickups. Even with that MDS system...yuck. Now I sit back and watch. I think Ford is going to be okay in the end. They have some excellent products and if I was buying a new truck in two years, it would probably be a Superduty. The new Fusion Hybrid is going to be a hit as well.
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OT: I'm glad to see some members here can have a civil argument - there's a lot of facts being thrown around instead of name calling
Back on topic - I still miss the power (and sound!) of my 5.7 Toyota. Although I'm only 25, I think it's one of the best gasoline engines out there in terms of HP/torque for the displacement.
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While I won't speculate about the outcome of either GM or Chrysler, I believe FoMoCo will do just fine. Of the Detroit Three, (IMO) Ford has the BEST product mix, with extremely high quality ratings. Were I ever to revert to a Detroit brand, it would be a FORD! If Detroit does ONE thing extremely WELL, they build (IMO) the BEST damn TRUCKS in the entire world. I admit bias/prejudice; my Dad drove/owned nothing but Fords, back in the 1960s. WHY he now owns a Chevy Tahoe and a Dodge Dakota is beyond my comprehension. They are constantly in the shop for some repair else a recall campaign. Fred, I sure miss the old 1967 F-100. It was in our family from 1977 until I sold it in 2005. (Yeah, some 28 years!) Good, old "FE" block family...352 CID...with three "on the tree." I added P/S off of a 1966 big car (Galaxie 500). My Dad and I rebuilt the motor in 1983. Black-on-black, shortbed, with fancy wheel covers off of our old 1969 Country Squire station wagon. Not even a year out of college, I drove it to my first job. I dated the woman who would later become my (now ex) wife. Just that it was kinda dangerous to drive with (as you know) four LOUSY drum brakes that won't stop you in a forty-acre field, jumping terrace rows. Two panic stops from 60 mph, and the (brake) shoes are TOAST! With 4.33 chunk cogs, it got MAYBE 10-12 mpg. Plus, it was getting really tough to find body parts. I drove that old truck MANY times...when I was looking for another vehicle. I helped many family members and friends MOVE with it. (Try fitting a refridgerator, washer and dryer, and a living room suit in your Accord! Hahaha!) It was a rugged "Work Horse." (I love the old "FE" block family. The 352/390/428 CID engines, large and terribly heavy as they are, (IMO) they were once some of Ford's BEST. Our old 1969 Country Squire wagon, with 390 2-BBL, it would FLOAT like a cruise ship, at 75-85 mph, all day long, without complaint. Smooth as silk. And whisper quiet! But you wanna go FAST? NO problema, Senor! My "bud" (Steve) has this 1970 Shelby GT 500 with "KR" package. The (factory) twin, cross-ram "Fours" + Ford top-loader tranny make for a lot of sheer excitement!) Most of the TRUCK owners in my neighborhood drive an F-150...or a Tundra. I admire and respect BOTH. When you gotta have a TRUCK...there is absolutely NO substitute! |
Hi Robert,
Yes, my truck is the same model as the one you drove. '99-'04 Lightnings were essentially the same. Way underrated in horsepower from the factory. Mine was rate 360hp 450ftlb. At the time they dynoed at the rear wheels 330 hp and nearly 500 ftlb. That torque is addictive. I can totally agree about Mopar and the fuel economy, and not to mention the lack of reliability in their current offerings.. Steven, I'd be quite nervous about the 6.7 (aka Scorpion) diesel that's coming out. I've seen some very scary pics of the underhood environment. Talk about squeezing 20 lbs in a 5 lb bag. The radiator alone is more than 30% larger than the 6.4. Today's 6.4, is another, when it runs well, it's good, but if it screws up, forget it. And for that matter, nearly all service save filters, is cab off. I'd like to meet up with the engineers who came out with the latest light duty diesels in trucks. The whole idea of diesels was do be simpler and lower maintenance than that of gassers. That's not true anymore. The 3 valve per cylinder Ford engines, 4.6/5.4 and 6.8 have the plug freezing problem, where the ground shield sticks in the head, and the top part and threads break off and leave that in the head. There's all kinds of procedures and special tools to get them out. The most recent engine are supposedly changed to prevent this? This is just the opposite of pre '03 2 valve modular engines, which only had 4 plug threads per hole, these engines routinely blew out plugs if installed improperly. Ford had all their ducks in a row when they went to Washington to watch the other two squirm. The thing is, why is there such a different attitude towards an industry that employs directly or indirectly 3 million people? The ones who got the most are running around nearly scott-free while the automakers are meddled with. I want to see Ford with Ecoboost in all their cars, which both the V6 and the 4 cylinders are coming next year. The funny or sad part is GM beat Ford to GDI in the US, with first the 2.0 TGDI in the Solstice and Sky, and then in the Cadillac CTS 3.6. I've heard of no issues with either, yet.
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FredSVT and All:
I think the F-150 "Lightning" is rated at 380 BHP. You and I could know the truth only after we bolt it to a dynamometer test stand. In the case of a high-performance vehicle, one of the "games" played is to NOT rate maximum BHP and torque. Rather, just pick a point on the curve for "published" ratings. This minimizes insurance company "high-perf" surcharges on your policy. A profitable sales volume and high insurance rates tend to work cross-purpose. This is a primary reason as to what killed the GM "F-body." (Camaro/Firebird, especially in "Z28" and "Trans AM" versions). Within that particular market segment, people won't buy them...if they can't afford the insurance rates. FoMoCo was extremely WISE and CAREFUL to offer plenty of Mustangs with a slick, "Retro" bodystyle and V-6 powertrains. Desirable AND affordable. Chevy intends to reintroduce the "F-body." And Chrysler will fast enough sell you a new Dodge "Challenger." WHY is totally beyond human comprehension. I can instantly think of many superior alternative choices, that perform as well or better, for the same or less money. Chevy Division is presently tied up in a lawsuit, with a supplier, over parts and tooling for the new "F-body." And I haven't seen even ONE Dodge "Challenger" on the road. Maybe the collectors are scooping them up, to speculate on them later. Far as I am concerned, both are frivolous products that each company should NOT be investing precious resources in. Kinda ridiculous to try to engage sex...when you have erectile disfunction. Salient point: GM and Chrysler need to straighten out their basic product lineup before they take a "walk on the wild side." My generation, the Baby Boomers (once some 78 million of us), we grew up, and came of age, at a time when Detroit was turning out some really BAD cars. Detroit burned us, and we never forgot it. Many Boomers will never forgive Detroit of their sins, either. Dollars are votes, and we put them into Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans, etcetera. And we never looked back. Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen (Z) Next, they have tended to achieve the same brand loyalties, since their PARENTS drove them. (Gee! I remember my Mom's 1985 Maxima! That was a waay cool ride!) The Japanese cut Detroit's throat...with better marketing and better PRODUCTS. I have been in Honda cars for some twenty (20) years now. Thoroughly satisfied, I have NO incentive for change. WHY should I give Detroit another chance...when they won't change their foolish ways? WHY should I have my TAX dollars used to subsidize the products/services of a company who is FAILING in the market place? I honestly do NOT see where I "owe" the GM and Chrysler LOSERS a damn thing. YOU don't, either. Instead of going to Congress, GM and Chrysler should have notified all of their DRIVERS/OWNERS with a letter stating "Send us a FAT check. Right NOW. We are in DEEP SH**!" Let THEIR owner/driver constituency subsidize them. NOT the rest of us. If MY company, HONDA, ever gets in a serious bind, I will do my very best to assist them. Doubt that will happen, though...since Honda, a tiny company, with limited resources, cannot afford the luxury of expensive, idiotic mistakes that are a significant part of Detroit's long history. A Corvair, Vega, Pinto, GM "X-car," GM "J-car," ad nauseum mistake would have destroyed most of the Japanese automobile industry, decades ago. |
Super off topic, but I am super excited to see the new Taurus SHO. It is super expensive, but that 365HP in an AWD form looks awesome.
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/11/o...rd-taurus-sho/ I hope this car sees lots of success! The powertrain looks promising and the interior looks well put together while still being simple. Fred, I haven't seen to much on the 6.7 yet as for pictures, but the numbers look promising. From what I understand, most of Ford's problems with their diesels stem from the Navistar supplier. Weak studs in the heads, EGR valves that leak coolant into the motor, bad injectors, etc of those motors really soured me on the old crop of diesels. I have faith that Ford knows that their future in the HD truck line depends on a successful launch of their diesel as I think it is 60-70% of all Superduty sales. The latest Ford koolaid is claiming a 3MPG increase in fuel mileage for the new diesel. I see myself in a Ford truck in the next 5-7 years if their diesel proves to be reliable, fuel efficient, and affordable to maintain. You are correct though....the current crop of EPA mandated diesels are difficult to maintain.
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One of my "Favs" is the 1993-1994 Taurus "SHO." Friend-of-mine's wife had a 1994 "SHO." NASTY "Jade" green with a saddle interior. But God, did it ever FLY! Does the new "SHO" have Yamaha cylinder heads? Guess I'll have to look it up at Ford's website. And 365 BHP? With AWD? You'll need a commercial pilot's license to fly that! |
The '99-'00 Lightnings were rated 360, the '01 and up were 380 and they got weaker con rods out of that deal.
The funny thing is the base engine block is capable of withstanding nearly 1500 hp, with the stock forged crank. The rods were the weak link in these motors. I don't find the management of GM totally at fault, yes for years they built crap, the cost cutters took it out of the product. But they had and still have to pay legacy costs to the UAW. That's their main problem. At our shop we have a few UAW assembler retirees. One guy was paid 104k per year to balance tires, he did this for 30 years. He now gets 67k per year, full free medical, free use of a GM lawyer anytime he needs it and cars/trucks at the assembly price. And he can still collect social security. He also gets a 5% cost of living raise per year. Ridiculous. I think none of these companies should have gotten a dime of our money, period. I've driven the Challenger, it feels just like an old 70s car, big, heavy, slow to respond, but moves well in a straight line. BORING! IMO the Camaro is ugly, they took the nice styled '68 and made it too square and angular. It's gonna be quick with the LS, but heavy. The new SHO is an ecoboost engine, Ford's corporate Duratec 3.5 with DI and twin turbos. They have cosworth designed heads and castings. I'll believe the 6.7 hype when I see them actually work right. The failings of the 6.0 and 6.4 were a combination of both companies. The base engines were weak, with only 4 bolts per cylinder on the heads. In the Int'l applications they are tuned 100-150 hp LESS. So the cylinder pressure isn't there. The Ford cylinder pressure is so high that on the 6.0 all the heads lift in normal operation, pulling heavy loads for long periods will always result in the truck puking coolant. The 6.0 had major issues with casting sand plugging oil coolers and then cooking the EGR cooler, then blowing head gaskets, cracking heads and warping blocks. The 6.4 isn't much better. It has issues with injector failure, making oil, blowing EGR coolers, radiator failures, turbo failures, base engine self destruction amongst others. I went to Honda after having a bad experience with American products, Saturn specifically, that car, the twin cam coupe, for the time was okay, it at oil at a rate that I found unacceptable. At 3k the rear main blew, at 11k the water pump blew, by the time I traded it on my GSR it used a qt of oil every 900 miles, and that was AFTER it was repaired by saturn under warranty. I had the GSR for 10 years and only had the rear calipers lock up on it just before I sold it. It even still had it's original battery. I miss that car. Here's an infuriating thing about late model Chryslers, some others may use this too now, say you have a headlamp or tail light blow, (explode) and the bulb filaments touch, shorting out the circuit. They use what's called a SJB (smart junction box) that sends power and ground to the lamps. If it detects a short, it will disable that lamp. Once you repair the problem, say just a bad bulb, the circuit will remain dead. You'll need a factory scan tool to go into the SJB and reset it, if it survived the short. The SJB is a $600 part. It's a nice idea, it eliminates fuses, of which some cars can have hundreds now, and puts that function into a reset-able electronic part. But, when it requires the owner, who may be able to change a bulb or fuse to return to the dealership or to a very well equipped independent shop, and pay to reset or replace the part, it's just insane. We have a customer with a Dodge diesel pickup, she smashed the headlamp assembly, and the bulb did blow, and shorted. She went to Dodge, after I couldn't get the lamp to operate. Just to reset the SJB cost her 129.95, their normal charge to replace a bulb and reset the component. Stupid.
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I LOVE what all you say. YOU are one of the guys who needs to be "in charge" of Detroit. Clean house, get a clean sheet of paper, and start FRESH. Back on topic...as to pushrod-actuated valvetrains versus OHC setups. Fred, I am going to "bust your chops," just a little bit...but in a nice way, hoping you take NO offense to what I say: Some specific problems that remain with pushrod engines: Limited engine speeds...as in RPM - Pushrod engines have more valvetrain moving parts thus more valvetrain inertia and mass. As a result, they suffer more easily from valve "float" and may exhibit a tendency for the pushrods, if improperly designed, to flex or snap at high engine speeds. Therefore, pushrod engine designs cannot revolve ("rev") at engine speeds as high as OHC designs. Modern pushrod engines are usually limited to about 6,000 RPM to 8,000 RPM in production cars, and 9,000 RPM to 10,500 RPM in racing applications. In contrast, many modern DOHC engines may have rev limits from 6,000 RPM to 9,000 RPM in road legal car engines and up to 19,000 RPM in current Formula One race engines, using pneumatic valve springs. High-revving pushrod engines are normally solid (mechanical) lifter designs, flat and roller. In 1969, Chevrolet offered a Corvette and a Camaro model with a solid lifter cam pushrod V8 (the ZL-1) that could rev to 8,000 RPM. The Volvo B18 and B20 engines can rev to more than 7,000 RPM with their solid lifter camshaft. However, the LS7 in the C6 Corvette Z06 is the first production, hydraulic-roller cam, pushrod engine to have a redline of 7,100 RPM. It achieves this feat vis-a-vis an ECU-controlled powertrain management system. Limited cylinder head design flexibility - OHC engines benefit substantially from the use of multiple valves as well as much greater freedom of component placement and intake and exhaust port geometry. Most modern pushrod engines have two valves per cylinder, while many OHC engines can have three, four or even five valves per cylinder to achieve greater power. Though multi-valve pushrod engines exist, their use is somewhat limited due to their complexity and is mostly restricted to low and medium speed diesel engines. In pushrod engines, the size and shape of the intake ports as well as the position of the valves are limited by the pushrods. Fred: PUSHRODS always work against Sir Isaac Newton's famous laws of Physics. Inertia: That force which keeps stationary objects at REST. And which also keeps moving objects in MOTION. KE= 1/2 (M) (V), squared. Kinetic Energy equals one-half the mass, times the velocity, squared. I always loved to argue with my Mathematics and my Physics professors. I FLUNKED a lot of their exams, too....foolishly thinking I could BREAK...else find my way around...the inviolate principles of pure SCIENCE. The "Quadratic Equation," it is a wonderful example. X= negative B, plus or minus the square root of 4(a)(c), all divided by 2(a). From the Calculus, it is a derivative of the basic expression, (a)(x) squared, plus (b)(x), plus (c) equals zero. When YOU can find a BETTER way to determine "non-linear" functions, you let me know. YOU will be a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Mathematics. Take 16 (sixteen) pushrods, weighing approximately 4-to-6 ounces each, factoring for distance traveled, per each cylinder combustion cycle. Be sure to assume that the camshaft rotates at one-half of the crankshaft RPM. You should REALIZE that a LOT of kinetic FORCE is WASTED. YOUR Hewlett-Packard Scientific Calculator works just as good as mine, Buddy! Overall, pushrod motors run about a 60-65 percent efficiency LOSS, against their DOHC brethren, all other things being equal. I've already given you ONE exception to the rules, as in low-to-medium RPM diesel engines. They "lug" well, and they are cheap to manufacture. Brush up on your Algebra and your Calculus, Fred. Review your "Statics and Dynamics" texts. Next post, this old geeky "Inga-Neer" may hit you with a tough "pop quiz." |
This thread is nothing short of AMAZING! Good show by all!
To All:
This is perhaps redundant...but.... The VTEC system on my '02 (J30A1) V6 is a PART-time VTEC. BELOW about 3,200-to-3,500, it opens only ONE intake valve fully. The other intake valve is opened just enough to prevent fuel "puddling" in the port. This is Honda's way of "improving" fuel economy. MY preference? Gimme a DOHC setup, with FULL VTEC engagement say, 3,000 RPM and above...for explosive "roll on" response at 50 mph and above. "Makes nice" for passing maneuvers and "panic situation" avoidance maneuvers. |
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Robert Pattinson, while I think it's great that you're standing by Kristen Stewart's side as she helps her mom through her difficult divorce, a new report claims that you're not getting along too well with Jules Stewart — and that's not OK!
"[Living with Jules] has all but killed their love life," a source tells OK! Magazine of you and Kristen. "Neither Kristen nor Rob has any libido when Jules is around."
I know it might be difficult to keep your hands to yourselves, because you and Kristen are so in love, but you'll just have to cool your jets while Jules is around. She's going through a difficult divorce right now, and you'll have plenty of alone-time with Kristen down the road.
You Have To Learn To Compromise With Jules
Rob, you're reportedly bugged by the fact that Jules makes you do chores around the house, but I'll be honest: If you were living at my house, I'd make you do chores, too! Being gorgeous and talented doesn't excuse you from having to clean up after yourself.
The report also claims you get annoyed that Jules asks you questions about your relationship with Kristen, but guess what? She's a mom! That's what moms do; they grill their daughters' boyfriends about every little detail, because they like to feel like they're involved in their daughters' lives.
Kristen & Her Mom Are Very Close
The bond between a mother and daughter is very strong — trust me, I have two of them — and Jules and Kristen are no exception to that. Not only have they worked together, but they're very supportive of each other in interviews.
"I tried to make them understand that it's OK to make mistakes, so don't be afraid to have a go at doing something different," Jules told SuicideGirls about the values she taught her kids. "My kids have always been the first ones on the line ready to have a go at something different. And it's OK to fail, because that's how you learn, when you fail."
And while you were in Australia filming The Rover in Feb. 2013, Kristen even spent Valentine's Day with Jules!
"Kristen spent the day with her mom and her little brother [Taylor Stewart]," a source told HollywoodLife.com exclusively. "She's been hanging out with her mom a lot lately. I think her mom is really comforting and supportive."
While you were temporarily out of the picture, Kristen leaned on her mom for support. That won't change now that you're back. You have to learn to share your girlfriend with the woman who raised her.
HollywoodLifers, do YOU agree that Rob should do whatever it takes to get along with Kristen's mom? Drop a comment with your thoughts below!
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This story is a bunch a crock and crazy, kristen does have her own home I saw pictures of her new house and I saw pictures of Robert there at her place, theres pictures of Robert coming down the steps to bring her a towel and a mug of something to drink, as she emerged from her pool and he was even smlieing at Kristen as he was walking down to her, he seem to be happy and at peace and in love, so yes Kristen does have a home of her own. So quit your lieing and printing false reports you need to check your resources again before you wright a story.
I'm a true fan of Kristen and I know her mom wouldn't enterfear in their relationship besides Jules loves Robert she has always thought of him as her son, so quit the lieing, I think you could be jealous of Kristen so back off and leave her and Kristen mom Jules.


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Hot off the presses, the new indy comic "One Night Stand," written by David Hopkins, is available now at select stores. The mini-comic series (that is the collaborative work of 32 artists) features a collection of one-page stories all about "casual encounters" where sex and intimacy, guilt and anonymity, and risk and fantasy are explored. Out lesbian artist Cat Staggs illustrated a lesbian story for the comic entitled "Darcy" and called on her actress-fiancé (FEED's Amanda Deibert) as a model for the character.
Staggs has illustrated over 130 cards for the Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith card set for TOPPS and joined the Star Wars / LUCASFILM family in 2004, which brought her into the forefront of Star Wars fandom. In addition to her work in that galaxy far, far away, Cat also works in the comic book and film industries – ranging from creating original character sketches for a new character by Stan Lee for POW! Entertainment to her work on Rittenhouse Archives' Complete Marvel Avengers, X-Men Archives, and DC Legacy card sets, as well as The World's Finest VS trading card game and Iron Man I and II trading cards for Upperdeck. Her work has also been featured on The Lord of the Rings Evolution and Masterpieces card sets and three sets featuring Indiana Jones for TOPPS.
In her art for "Darcy" (pictured above), Staggs illustrates a man talking to a woman, telling her he likes her. The woman looks down and beams…and then the full shot reveals that she is actually looking down beaming at her girlfriend. The man is Colin Firth and the lesbian couple is watching Bridget Jones' Diary.
The story behind "Darcy" stems from Hopkins' friendship with a woman who recently came out as a lesbian and is having a difficult time dealing with it. This page in the book was his way of telling her that she is wonderful just as she is, being the person she is supposed to be. (The line from the film that is featured in the comic reads: "I like you…very much…just as you are.")
"One Night Stand" also deals with straight sex, random hook ups – both lesbian and straight – and there is even a threesome thrown in a time or two. So, there is a little something for everyone.
Artists included in the book, in addition to Staggs (pictured left), are: Christopher Higginson, Ryan Dunlavey, Jason Copland, Sina Grace, Mark Murphy, J.E. Smith, Tom Kurzanski, Brock Rizy, Paul Milligan, Daniel Warner, ZeeS, Chad Thomas, Brad Marshall Wilson, Scott Zirkel, Dave Sherrill, David DeGrand, Tania Kaufmann, Nate Bramble, Joe Eisma, Matthew Warlick, Vinh Luan Luu, Jake Ekiss, Erica Stephens, Samax Randolph, Josh Boulet, Ryon Elliott, Cal Slayton, Jose Esquivel, David Rodriguez, Michael Lagocki, and cover design by April Wenzel.
Stores that have received copies of "One Night Stand" (which is an extremely limited edition) are: Zeus Comics and Collectibles in Dallas, Texas Titan Comics in Dallas, Texas Lone Star Comics in Dallas, Texas Keith's Comics in Dallas, Texas Good Records in Dallas, Texas Madness Games & Comics in Plano, Texas Heroplex Comics and Games in North Richland Hills, Texas Boomerang Comics in Lewisville, Texas Austin Books in Austin, Texas Domy in Austin, Texas When Nerds Collide in Allen, Texas Allstar Comics & Games in El Paso, Texas Atomic Comics in San Antonio, Texas Skylight Books in Los Angeles, California Meltdown in Los Angeles, California Golden Apple in Los Angeles, California House of Secrets in Burbank, California Hi De Ho Comics in Santa Monica, California Isotope in San Francisco, California Comic Relief in Berkeley, California Hijinx Comix in San Jose, California 4 Color Fantasies in Rancho Cucamonga, California Jim Hanley's Universe in New York, New York Midtown Comics in New York, New York St. Mark's Comics in New York, New York St. Mark's Comics in Brooklyn, New York Rocketship in Brooklyn, New York Jim Hanley's Universe in Staten Island, New York Pulp Nouveau Comix in Canandaigua, New York Challengers in Chicago, Illinois Quimby's in Chicago, Illinois Chicago Comics in Chicago, Illinois Brainstorm Movies, Comics, & Gaming in Chicago, Illinois Comix Revolution in Evantston, Illinois The Million Year Picnic in Cambridge, Massachusetts Hub Comics in Somerville, Massachusetts Comicopia in Boston, Massachusetts Reading Frenzy in Portland, Oregon Cosmic Monkey Comics in Portland, Oregon Floating World Comics in Portland, Oregon Zanadu – Downtown in Seattle, Washington Zanadu – University in Seattle, Washington SpazDog Comics in Phoenix, Arizona Samurai Comics in Phoenix, Arizona Big Brain Comics in Minneapolis, Minnesota Source Comics and Games in Falcon Heights, Minnesota Bizarro Wuxtry in Athens, Georgia The Dragon's Horde in Stone Mountain, Georgia Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman, Oklahoma Astrokitty Comics in Lawrence, Kansas Star Clipper in St. Louis, Missouri Copacetic Comics Company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Atomic Books in Baltimore, Maryland Sarge's Comics in New London, Connecticut Green Brain Comics in Dearborn, Michigan Velocity Comics in Richmond, Virginia Ssalefish Comics in Winston Salem, North Carolina Tangled Web in Spartanburg, South Carolina Zaldiva Comics and Collectibles in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Strange Adventures in Fredericton, New Brunswick Strange Adventures in Halifax, Nova Scotia The Beguiling in Toronto, Ontario Comics Mart in Singapore.
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French drivers seem to be like buses - you wait ages for one and then three come along at once. One of the three on the 2012 grid is Jean-Eric Vergne, the promising Red Bull protege who was promoted to a Toro Rosso race seat last December. Vergne has been considered a hot prospect for some time and his showings at the pre-season tests so far have been impressive to say the least, especially given his limited Formula One experience. Winning is, of course, his ultimate goal and hes determined to avoid the distractions that inevitably accompany the F1 lifestyle along the way
Q: Jean-Eric, is it fair to say that landing the Toro Rosso race seat was a shock promotion? Tell us something about that day?
Jean-Eric Vergne: Ha, shock-promotion is good way to put it. And of course it was the best day of my professional life so far. I remember every single detail of that day. Helmut (Marko) called me on the morning of December 14. What a wake-up call! (laughs) I knew that they were evaluating the data of the current drivers and, of course, you always hope that a situation might arise where suddenly you are in the picture. And voila, it happened - the best phone call Ive ever received. I had that one day to really understand what had just happened because the next day I was already at the Red Bull Racing factory to work with the simulator.
Q: Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost has made it very clear that the task of Toro Rosso is to breed winners. Is that something of a mountain to climb for you? A high-pressure situation?
JEV: I dont need anybody to put any pressure on me - I do that all by myself! (laughs) Because in the end I want to be a race winner - and more - so pressure coming from someone else doesnt have any more weight than that coming from me.
Q: Fact is that youve arrived in the highest category of motor racing
that is true, it is the highest level of racing that you can reach. But when, like me, you have been dreaming of getting there since you were a kid - and youve proved to be successful in lower categories - then Formula One in a best-case scenario is the next logical step. Of course, a lot of things can go wrong on the way to F1 that have nothing to do with talent or passion - just adverse conditions - but so far such conditions have shunned me! (laughs) Ive made it now and it is not so different to anything Ive done before: the target is to do well and to win.
Q: If all goes according to plan, then drivers from Toro Rosso will one day sit in the cockpit for Red Bull Racing
that is dreams of the future. Right now I want to do my job at Toro Rosso - learn as much as possible and show them that I was promoted for a reason. And I havent done a race yet so it does not make much sense to think about 2013. First things first, and the first thing right now is doing a good test season and then taking that to the Melbourne grid. And then to take it race by race.
Q: You have now done three full days in the new Toro Rosso. Whats your impression?
JEV: Well, I think we have a good basis to build on, but what will make the real difference will be the improvements that we will be making during the season.
Q: For your first two days in Jerez you were probably the driver with the least mileage in a Formula One car - and yet you did a pretty good time. Could it be that experience is overrated and that you cant keep a good man down?
JEV: Probably it is so. (laughs) But to be clear, you need both - talent and experience - if you want to be successful in the long run. In testing its basically about giving good feedback to the team and racing is something completely different. You have to build your weekend from free practice to qualifying and then the race, so doing one fast lap in winter testing has to be put in the right context.
Q: Franz Tost has an excellent reputation for breeding rookies, but of course he is also always looking for the next Sebastian Vettel. Is that a pressure point for you, always being compared?
JEV: No, because I feel it is helpful if you have high objectives in your career. And, of course, it would be fantastic if one day somebody would call me the next Sebastian Vettel. For me hes the best driver on the grid right now. But then again I dont want to be anybody else - I want to be myself: a driver who is winning races. I dont need anybody to tell me to win as I am the first one who wants that.
Q: Its been quite a long time since French drivers graced the F1 grid - now we have three. How is the feedback in France about this fact?
JEV: It is good - and will be even better when a French driver wins races. France has a long history in racing and I think we should have a Grand Prix in France soon. Why not next year?
Q: You have now had a real taste of Formula One. What has been the most surprising thing for you?
JEV: Believe me, I have been prepared quite well so far as a Red Bull youngster. I was connected to Formula One well before the past two weeks, so the level of surprise level has not been that high. (laughs) What is definitely a difference is that [in the past] I have been with a team with 40 people in total. Now around 60 people are working just for me on a race weekend, so that is indeed way above what I knew. But as the objective is to be fast, these are all fantastic aspects of Formula One.
Q: You have been thrown into Formula One at the deep end - and now you are expected to swim
JEV: Exactly - and I am not thinking about the sharks everywhere! (laughs)
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It's strange to think.
Even though you feel a tad bit sorry for the prey, seeing a cheetah hunt is a beautiful sight. The way it's rubbery back stretches and how it's slim legs extend out. When you watch a video of it, no matter if it's in slow motion or regular speed, just watching the graceful large feline run after its food is just a beautiful sight. In fact, everything a cheetah does has grace in it, the way it walk, the way it sits, the way it runs, and even the way it eats, they're so graceful and elegant like a princess or something.


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I've played Elder Scrolls, and must say it was surprisingly good. Well I... take characters really seriously, I once made a character which was a total coward... really funny to play him. I'm saying here when I create a personality for a character, I stick with it even though it means killing the char.
In the future, I will create the most ultimate MMO ever, but for now I still need to get through my freshman year. And MMO's need to be more skill based, if you were to take the Kingdom Hearts platform, make some changes, it could be quite nice.
In the future, the developer may be one of us
k-hallowseve wrote:Exactly. I do the same thing. I have characters that steal everything that isn't nailed down, I have characters that don't break the law at all, I have some that pick fights for fun and some that try to never fight at all. If I do something out of character, I reload my game. It's fun.
k-hallowseve wrote:If you could do all that, and allow maximum customization (like Oblivion), and defeat the evil that is lag, I would bow down to you.
k-hallowseve wrote:I was hoping someone would say that. Game devolpment is a great career. I hope we have future developers on this forum. All the ideas I've seen here are great, and it'd be a shame to see them go to waste.
I hate it when "ohh look a dragon so big it could eat mountains and yet I'm NOT scared at all gasp, charging time" ... one of my friend is like that. He has gotten better though, because I began to use the balls of lightning ( what my group calls the penalty stick ... don't ask <.< ).
What about a game with NO max? that would be swell... hard yes... but it could be done with some superior formula... stuffz...
It was my first dream to be... but I'm now I'm aiming to be a ophthalmologist... since I love eyes...
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I have created a Dinosaur Roar pack filled with 24 pages of different dinosaur fun activities to do in your classroom. You can purchase the pack in my TpT store or my TN store!
Here are all of the items included in the Dinosaur Roar unit:
I wanted to include an alphabet matching game in my unit as well, but the additional pages and clipart set the file size over the uploading limit for TpT and TN. I know that I can compress files, but that only reduces the file size a teeny tiny bit! Does anyone else have any other secrets up their sleeves for this? I'd love to know them if you do!
So, instead, you can download the alphabet matching game for FREE on TpT to go along with the Dinosaur Roar unit.
This activity includes capital letters on a dinosaur and lowercase letters on dinosaur eggs for students to match up.
As I mentioned, we will be doing Monster's next! I do plan on creating a monsters unit, so be on the lookout for more great activities! In the meantime, let me know what you think about my Dinosaur Roar unit! :)


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So I've been gone a while. And, because I've been gone awhile, I'll only talk about the very important, or maybe interesting things I've done recently.
I see the last journal I posted was on Thursday, June 3rd. And I was talking about how hard life was. Little did I know life was about to get a lot harder.
My mom likes us to pick up our clothes in the bathroom when we take a shower. But we don't always remember. So, me and my brother are sitting around on Friday of that week, and she comes in after a soccer game she had. She goes upstairs, then comes back down, and just keeps repeating "unbelievable, unbelievable". My brother asks whats up, and she says "give me your keys, you left your clothes in the bathroom again.
They get in an argument.
I'll just say it was probably the worst night of my life, with shouting from all members of the family, mom getting defensive, me trying to mediate, my brother trying to tell my mom that the way she treats us makes us feel like SHIT, and how she's always yelling at us. And eventually, everyone was crying. My mom was crying, because she thought she was being attacked by her kids, my brother was crying, because he was being torn apart by mom, and I was crying for everyone.
Then dad gets home.
The next week, last week of school, I call Loveline, a national radio show, and ask them what to do about gf, who was KILLING me. I was awkward, I didn't know what to say, I didn't get everything in. They really didn't help, because I didn't press my case. Oh, and I felt horrible afterward. And I figured out why. Partly because I didn't say everything, and partly because when I told everyone I was gay, they were so readily accepting, with no fanfare.
And I was grateful for that.
And ashamed for feeling grateful.
Later, Thursday, I actually put their advice into action. I tell her. She runs off. Later, crying, armed with friends to the teeth, she comes to me. She yells at me, telling me I shouldn't have done that, that I shouldn't have led her on, and basically tears me apart.
Then, someone I didn't know was walking by, then goes and asks gf what was wrong, then comes over, and is like "You're gay?! Ewwww!!! Get away from me, you disgusting freak!".
That was my second lowest point of the day.
The only good thing to happen that day was a girl who came up, and said "You're gay? That's AWESOME. Can we like, walk around, and you can point out your crushes to me?"
I smiled and told her we might find a time.
Later that day is when things really get fun. I get home from school on Thursday, and my mom starts yelling at me. There was this thing, a paper, I turned in a day late. I don't remember why I turned it in late, maybe because the teacher doesn't penalize for late assignments, and I was doing something the night before, or something... I don't know. But she took my phone, which is pointless, because I hardly use it except to get me up in the morning with an alarm.
And she also said I would stop swimming, after summer, which is very not pointless.
Later that day, I had to go to Graduation. They were going to drop me off at Uber Christians house, and he would drive me. Well, I didn't know where his house was, because I was going to text him earlier, but my phone was taken. So we're ready to go, then my mom and dad find out I don't know where his house is.
They start shouting. Loudly.
Here's the fun part. Right now, suddenly, catastrophically, I crack, burst, whatever you want to call it.
I'd suspected it coming for weeks, and here it was, in stunning technicolor.
The week before, I'd cried, but not really cracked.
Now I was sobbing, and begging them to stop yelling, so I could call Uber Christian, and ask him where he lived, that a few minutes wouldn't make anyone late. It was disgusting.
I was sobbing, sobbing because my life was both falling apart and being taken away, taken away by the person who should love me the most. Sobbing because I was coming to resent my own mom, that whenever I was in my own house, I feel uncomfortable, like someone else's house, because there's always SOMETHING I did, SOMETHING to feel like shit for.
I was sobbing because most of the time when I was being nice and loving to my mom, I was actually acting, to get her to stop being mad, to get her to stop punishing me.
I might say more later...
For sheer drama, can anyone beat this?
But... it's great to have swimmerguy back.
For our sake, however, please pick up your clothes from the bathroom floor, put the yogurt back into the refrigerator, and don't watch porn flicks in an unlocked bedroom!
I'm convinced your parents love you... and you've given them so many memorable events :)
And... change might to will! Or are you still persisting in saying shall?
Just read Misery, or Where are the Children?, or The Shining. Very dramatic. More dramatic than my life, and undoubtedly more interesting.
No one escapes from life alive
But...on condition that you read one of my choice.
Wow, you have a lot going on in your life. Firstly, I think you should know that being gay isn't a bad thing, and you're definitely not a freak. You did the right thing in telling your girlfriend that you're gay. It certainly doesn't sound easy though, so congratulations on that! Secondly, sometimes parents can be like that ,but i'm sure your mother loves you, maybe she just has different ways of showing it, or maybe she's going through a rough patch in her life. Sometimes when people are at a time in life that is not going very well for them they pin their anger or depression on others. Don't blame yourself though, we all make mistakes, and leaving your clothes on the floor after a shower isn't a horrible mistake, i'm sure everybody's done that before.
I missed the return of my favorite dude!
I'm glad you're back. I missed you alot. Also, I'm still sorry I couldn't untangle the kite D: I hope your mom didn't yell at you for that, too.
Hey, look on the bright side. We both really hate our moms! WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON, YAY!
Smile real pretty for me, baby.


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A disciplinary committee meeting earlier this week banned the Leopold Sedar Senghor Stadium for 12 months and fined the Senegalese federation US$100 000 for the crowd disturbance which forced the stoppage of the African Nations Cup qualifier against the Ivory Coast and led to Senegal's disqualification from the competition.
Half the fine was suspended for two years, a CAF statement said.
Rioting erupted as disappointed fans throw objects onto the field and set small fires in the stands when then Ivorians took a 2-0 lead in the second leg with a second half penalty to extend their aggregate lead in the final round qualifier.
CAF also fined the Malawi and Togo federation for crowd invasions that followed success for their teams in qualifying matches earlier this year.


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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Q&A with YA author Eve Marie Mont & Win A BREATH OF EYRE
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I'm super excited about this book! (Especially the mentioned sequels!)
One of my favorite books as a kid was The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe.
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email@example.com love Jane Eyre - one of my favorites growing up! But as a kid, I loved Anne of Green Gables and the Lionness Quartet by Tamora Pierce!
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LeanneI loved Enid Blyton books as a kid. There was 1 particular series that I recall with much fondness The Faraway Tree or something.
Jane Eyre was such a good book! Probably influenced my preference for dark, brooding heroes.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.
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firstname.lastname@example.com for the interview, that was interesting. Still, I have a little trouble with a young girl ending up in a woman's body and in love with dark Mr. Rochester.
My favourite childrens books are written by Thea Beckman (Dutch author), I still read them every now and then.
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auriansbooks at gmail dot comJane Eyre is one of my favorite classic so I'm curious to see a modern take of it. Many of my childhood favorite books still remain my favorites now. That's a great thing that they can endure the times. One of them is Little House on the Prairie.
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Mass layoffs in June 2012
July 23, 2012
In June, employers took 1,317 mass layoff actions involving 131,406 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month. The number of mass layoff events in June decreased by 63 from May, while the number of associated initial claims increased by 1,215.
There were 267 mass layoff events reported in June in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, which resulted in 29,093 initial claims for unemployment insurance.
Year-to-date mass layoff events (8,085) and initial claims (767,890) both recorded their lowest figures for a January–June period since 2007.
These data are from the Mass Layoff Statistics program. To learn more, see "Mass Layoffs — June 2012" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-12-1420. Each mass layoff event involves at least 50 persons from a single employer. Mass layoff data are identified using administrative data sources without regard to layoff duration.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Mass layoffs in June 2012 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2012/ted_20120723.htm (visited March 04, 2015).
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HP Software's community for IT leaders // January 2013Gartner: DevOps is poised to improve your status quo
The DevOps movement has gained ground, the analyst firm finds, with many IT organizations deciding that now's the time to change.
IT organizations are in a bind, and it's one they created themselves. Years of attempts at simplification have had the opposite and unintended effect of creating complex processes and tools that mire IT and applications organizations today. In many organizations, that complexity has two unfortunate results: intra-organizational conflict, and poor IT service delivery. Ops organizations say apps leaves them out of important IT architectural and business decisions, but forces those decisions—such as service levels—on them anyway. And the dev team's perspective on operations is similarly strained.
Something has to give, and it won't be the pressures that created these conditions in the first place. The general macroeconomic conditions that set these wheels in motion—the need to do more with less, and to do it ever faster and better—are here to stay. The question now is how to address these problems.
At the recent Gartner Data Center Conference in Las Vegas, attendees answered questions about the state of IT, and their responses pointed to DevOps as a possible way for IT organizations to get out of this bind. Even more surprising, it seems that many organizations are already starting to experiment with it.
Making the leap
Though the concept of DevOps is still somewhat ambiguous, a significant number of organizations said they are in some phase of experimenting with it. DevOps is purposefully non-prescriptive in nature, instead providing philosophical "guardrails" around IT service delivery—without demanding dogmatic implementation. Thus, almost one-quarter of the respondents said they are actually implementing DevOps even though there is no "recipe" to follow.
Still, it seems DevOps—which entails some pretty big and unfamiliar changes—is something that many individuals and groups have a hard time accepting. In any organization, there's a significant vested interest in the status quo. And the fact that there is no playbook to follow seems to be holding some organizations back, but that resistance will likely decrease as concepts of what DevOps looks like crystallize. (See our recent interviews with DevOps leaders Damon Edwards and Gene Kim, for a start.)
The responses provide some clues as to how best to approach a program centered around DevOps, including first steps, necessary baselines to establish, metrics, incentives, how apps and ops should collaborate using technology, tools, and common sense.
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Bulimia, unlike many of the things I've experienced, is strangely easy to write about. The reason for this is most likely because when I think of myself as being "bulimic", it's like stepping into somebody else and watching myself from the outside; almost like a movie. It isn't real. Even after fifteen years of binging and purging, something inside me still refuses to accept that I could possibly have an eating disorder.
ED's happen to other people, you see. Not me. I simply… have a little trouble with food. Since I first made myself sick at eleven years old it's all been a sort of blur to me. I know it happened, but it may as well be somebody else's story because I can't ever quite accept it's not all a big lie I concocted to get attention.
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So I Got Curves is officially on instagram!
Follow the blog to see more pictures of me and dirty mirrors and unmade beds! *sarcasm*
Posts will mostly consist of plus size fashion, inspirational and motivational pictures, and diy projects.
Interested? Follow @soigotcurves
Checklist. 1st semester of College ✔
So as you can see in the title, I have just completed my first semester of college!
…Have I told you guys that I actually graduated high school one year early? So technically, I would just now be graduating high school this June. But I looked life right into the windows of it's soul and said, "Ha! Is that all you've got? I need a bigger challenge than that!" (…that's not actually how the real story goes, but I'll save that for later.)
So as far as my grades go….well, I have a 3.5 GPA! Woop woop!
I'm not even going to go into all of the individual grades, but I would like to say this much.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I kinda sorta suck at math. So what really sucked was when I was put into Statistics and Analysis…like, whet?
I didn't even know what it was until I got into the class! I just knew that it sounded scary and annoying, and every time I would bring it up in conversation, the person who I was talking to would roll their eyes and say "shoot, good luck" and laugh. That was not a calming response!
But the real problem was that umm, it was an ONLINE class, and, well, I NO LONGER HAVE A COMPUTER! Annnnnnd it was an 8-week class–meaning that it would go twice as fast as all of my other classes! Ugh.
So blah blah blah, after plenty of blood, sweat, and tears being shed (literally, well, maybe not blood), and with plenty of prayers and praises to God, with His favor and mercy, I got out of there with a 'B' in both the class and the lab! Woop woop! Isn't God amazing? Ahhh.
Just thought that I would share that little story with you–maybe encourage someone.
I'm not trying to preach to anyone, but I just want you guys to remember that you can do allllllll things through Christ who strengthens you.
…what's new with you guys?? :)<3*
"I just want to show plus size girls and women all over the world that you don't have to be a size small to feel beautiful and confident." -Karra K aka TheKarronicoles
I. Love. Sweat.
Please enjoy this before and after picture of my day at the gym. After an hour of being in the gym, (30 minutes on treadmill, 30 minutes on weights), this is my end result.
The before says: I'm amazing, I got this. And the after says: okay…two miles on a treadmill is a little longer than I thought.
Either way, I felt soo exhilarated afterwards! I love seeing the progress that I've made, and I lovee sweating. It just makes me feel so accomplished!
So far this month I've made sure to exercise AT LEAST 10 minutes a day. (Because I'm a full time student, it's hard to fit exercising into my schedule, so setting a small goal like that makes it easier to stick too.)
Now my next step is reeeaallly watching what I eat . The only place where I mess up is choosing the food I snack on, and I know that is many people's downfall.
Just switch your snacks from chips and muffins to fruits and veggies and you should be good!
Happy Healthiness!!
New Blog for a New Year
Well…not really.
Sorry, I lied, but I thought the title rolled off the tongue nicely!
But yes, no new blog, however, I will be improving many things.
Like hey, here's a thought…maybe I'll put up posts more than once every two months!
ooh and here's another one! Maybe because my blog is called, "So I've Got Curves", I'll post more about my curves and more about plus size fashion!
*shake my head*
Dont worry everyone, I'm back on! I have to represent for my fellow "thicker than most" women!
"So I've Got Curves is back!!!"
***I hope you enjoyed this very sarcastically toned post. Well, the beginning was sarcastic, but the rest was very serious.***
*insert stern look here*
P.s. Don't you just loveeee my outfit? Post on it coming up next! ;)
it's what you (literally) make of it.
Tonight's attire is a black dress, well, not really.
I took a long black skirt and paired it with a long black sleeve shirt with a black lacy scarf to use as a belt. And on my feet I'm wearing the most comfortable black platform wedges that have ever been created. And I'm wearing the most beautiful cameo earrings that I died and ressurected for when I saw them in Forever 21. Ha! And this beautiful gold necklace that I also decided to buy basically goes with everything in my closet.
Well, I must say that I am quite satisfied with this look for just a laid back family dinner party. Yes, im THAT relative. I get it from my mommy!
No More Waiting 'Til New Years
Ok…so its almost 11 o'clock and the choices of "after hours rummage food" are narrowed down to leftover lasagna or fresh artisan salad and I choose…unlike any sane person…artisan salad! I don't know, I guess my body knows what it wants! So I went ahead and ate the salad, and surprisingly I was perfectly satisfied. I didn't even steal a bite of lasagna afterwards like I had planned too!
Anyways, I don't know who I can inspire today or tonight, but if I don't end up helping anyone else, at least I can help myself.
Dear Karra,
Your body knows what it wants, your mind knows what it wants. Do not procrastinate, for that is what the Leo's tendency is. Don't wait until new years to do your annual, "This upcoming year I'll lose the rest of this weight." No ma'am you will not make the same mistake again. Follow what you feel is right, do not indulge in things that are not helping you for the better. Continue to make these types of small changes, and in the end, you will see the grand result! Little changes in your life will come together and make a huge difference.