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ROCHESTER — In the Seacoast area, 70 children are waiting for mentors who will spend at least four hours a month with them, said Alyssa Salmon, development and communications manager for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast.
"I was kind of hoping for a male (mentor) but I changed my mind ... just the way we get along," said James about halfway through the evening.
James, who spent a good portion of the event playing dodge ball with Murphy and other participants, described his evening in one word — "fun."
Among the volunteering mentors was Ewan Seabrook, 31, an associate head coach for the UNH men's soccer team, as well as three members of the team.
"I think it's really important for them to get out of their comfort zones as college kids," said Seabrook, who said participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters can be a valuable experience for the team members as well as the children.
On Thursday, Seabrook was paired up with 12-year-old Adam Newell, of Epping, who, despite being shy, has warmed up to Seabrook as the evening rolled on.
Adam's mother, Angelia Newell, said her son has previously had a negative experience with a "big brother" before, and Adam was unsure whether he wanted to get involved in Big Brothers Big Sisters anymore. Although he enjoys the program, getting Adam to participate on Thursday took some encouragement, but Newell said the program helps him "come out of his shell" and socialize with others.
In the crafts room, Christina Toothaker, 17, and her mentor for the evening, Leah Sprowl, 34, were making each other's friendship bracelets.
Sprowl, of Rochester, not only works at Holy Rosary Credit Union, but also at Spaulding High School — the school Toothaker attends.
The two said they were happy that after the Start Something Big Day, they will be able to see each other at school.
"It's kind of my passion, the youths," said Sprowl.
Before the craft session, she and Toothaker were enjoying circuit games, involving jump rope, push-ups, and hula hooping — activities Sprowl said she hadn't been involved with since she was in high school herself.
"It's fun," she said.
On Thursday, Erika Weidner, executive director of YMCA of Strafford County, announced that children participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters will get a free membership to the YMCA.
"Welcome to the Y," said Weidner to the new and existing young members of Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The event took place as YMCA's new facility on Industrial Way approaches its first anniversary, taking place Jan. 28.
Thursday's Start Something Big Day was sponsored by Profile Bank, and corresponds with National Mentoring Month.


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September 5th, 2012, 10:02 AM #676
Sounds good in theory. Just wish I had more spare time.
My theory is if I could make enough money to take 1 day a week of work then I could easily write more.
September 5th, 2012, 10:30 AM #677
Finding time to write is never easy. We have a thread for that too :-)
September 5th, 2012, 10:32 AM #678
September 5th, 2012, 12:06 PM #679
Even if they are PAID reviews, I still believe my manuscript was just as legitimately judged as it would be with any trade published reviewing house, or any random book blogger on the internet that can't be bothered by self published authors who write within a non commercial genre like myself.
Not that it has happened here yet, but I have been met with negatively rude criticism on other forums over this. The notion that I purchased a paid review because I wanted a 5 star review without the reviewer actually reading the book/manuscript is insulting. Anyway, the self publishing route for me is both rewarding yet frustrating at the same time.
September 5th, 2012, 12:27 PM #680
I do understand the frustration that sends you to these sharks (and yes, as far as I'm concerned these are parasites preying on new authors), because getting any review is hard as hell even when you are with a publisher. Especially one without a NY address.
Have you thought about approaching blogs? Networked at conventions for a review? Yeah, it's work, and not often going to get you a review, but boy when you do hit pay dirt, you got a keeper. Not something you might want to brush back into a corner.
Kerry (all opinion)
September 5th, 2012, 12:35 PM #681
I've not heard of paid reviews before. Sounds like an odd setup. People have suggested I send free copies to reviewers, is that what you mean?
I think I'd rather get bad reviews. The beauty of self publishing is you can go back, change and fix the book and it's online the next day. Surely that's better in the long run.
Saying that, I ask my friends to read and review my book in the hope it would move up higher, but that seems to have backfired as one of them did review it but only after reading one chapter. I'm learning I guess.
September 5th, 2012, 12:42 PM #682
I have not received any reviews on Amazon. At this point a negative review would be great for at least that means that SOMEONE read the damm thing. haha But yeah I have submitted more than enough requests to fiction reader bloggers to review my book for free. Months later so far no takers. That is why I went the paid reviewer route because I figured that meant my book would get reviewed within this lifetime. It was not some sinister act I did because I wanted a guaranteed 5 star review as more than enough people on the internet insist that I did.
Not to mention the reviews I got were not that glowingly positive. Each one points out that I am an amateur author with room for improvement. But points were made about the book that could only have been done if they actually read the entire thing that would be no different to what the more legitimate reviewers would do.
September 5th, 2012, 01:00 PM #683
Very, very few books warrant a second reading, and that is always because they were so good the first time that I want to experience the same thing again. It is not because I want to give an inexperienced author a second chance at something they didn't get right first time.
(Now obviously this is okay if we're just talking about the odd typo...But I'm not getting the impression that is the case)
September 5th, 2012, 01:20 PM #684
I think the dream is to be a full time published author.
As much as I think my book is awesome, it's been read by others who liked it, it's been proof read. I am realistic in thinking that if nobody else liked it then I would need to change it. If I can't write a decent book at all then it's been fun and I'll do something else.
September 5th, 2012, 01:49 PM #685
I don't look at a self-pubed work as a WIP but I see nothing wrong with fixing grammar mistakes or little things like that. If some one puts up a work and then heavily modifies it, that's a different area all together.
As for sending review copies, that's encouraged and cheap to do. As for paying for reviews, that's just a little shady.
September 5th, 2012, 01:51 PM #686
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Marketing in conferences and conventions
In regards to promoting and self marketing, one thing I tried out recently was to attend a conference that was in the same domain as the story line I'm working on. I recently attended a Star Wars conference in Orlando (Star Wars Celebration) and I printed out some promotional business cards with the website and a sketch of one of my characters.
So I took 2 different approaches , quantity versus quality.
For Quantity, I stood by the entrance and gave out the cards as people were coming in an mentioned a quick one liner "indie sci-fi story, check it out". Most people took the promo, some people asked what it was about, and a small number of people completely ignored me (boy, that was humbling).
For Quality, I approached some people who were either reading some books already or were interested in comics or novels. That was great because I got to engage in some conversations regarding the plot and receive some feedback.
Then, when I was done, I got to enjoy the conference myself which was outstanding.
Has anyone tried something similar? If so, what was your experience?
September 5th, 2012, 01:55 PM #687
Hypothetically, what if I got a lot of reviews like "Love the book, but chapters 3-4 are too long and boring". So I thought, hmm... I'll make those a bit shorter and more snappy.
Would you think that was a bad idea?
(Please bare in mind that I am new at this.)
September 5th, 2012, 01:57 PM #688
I like the conference business card idea. I'll look into it. Seems like promotion is less about the book and more about just plain old getting people to read it.
September 5th, 2012, 02:03 PM #689
In hindsight I am now aware that paid reviews are frowned upon with the status quo readership. But I still contend that I thought the review fee was just simply a guarantee that it will be reviewed within a reasonable time frame and to have the review permanently posted on their website. Even if I can get a book blogger to review my book for free, I am sure they will only reiterate the positives and negatives that my paid reviews did.
September 5th, 2012, 03:34 PM #690
That is my opinion, of course, and you're more than welcome to re-write those chapters. Just make sure when you put out a new version you have something in your copyright that tells people which version they've bought.


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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Elvis Costello has just announced a 13-date North American fall tour. Costello will launch the tour on November 2nd at Burlington, Vermont's Flynn Center For The Performing Arts and winds things down on November 19th in Orono, Maine at the Collins Center For The Arts. Costello already has one other U.S. date on the books for September 13th in Durham, North Carolina. On September 17th, Costello releases his latest album, Wake Up Ghost, which marks his first collaboration with the Roots.
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November 14 - Kingston, NY - Ulster Performing Arts Center
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Chocolate Cupcakes
How time flies. Baby G turns two today. It was just like yesterday when he was born, so adorable and fragile. He has grown so much and he is like a little man now. In the past two years, he has given us so much laughter and sweet memories. Every night, as he falls asleep, I look at his angelic face and can't help but smile contentedly. That's my happiest moment each day…well, if you are a mother, I am sure you know the warm fuzzy feeling that no one else could give you, but the love for your children.
Anyway. I digress.
Baby G goes to a day care in the day, and he told me that he has three girlfriends at school: Sydney, Grace and Stella, and that Sydney is his favorite. Isn't that funny? Anyway, I wanted him to celebrate his birthday with his friends there, so I made these chocolate cupcakes with ganache filling for his birthday party tomorrow. All kids love chocolate, and with frosting and sprinkles, I am sure all the kids would love these cupcakes. And I already know that he is going to score big with his three "girlfriends." Haha.
Happy birthday my little prince. You will always be my little baby!
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What kid wouldn't like cupcakes? Lol! Happy Birthday Little G!
Happy birthday little G!
Happy Birthday G.
Happy Birthday little one and happy birthday to you too. Hope you guys had a good time : )
Happy Birthday to both of you! Hope you guys have a good time in Vegas!
Happy Birthday to Baby G
Your write up about your son is sooo cute, two girlfriends already?? HAHA
They are absolutely adorable at such age. I remember when my nephew started to eat broccoli when it was described as "little trees". Uncle was really proud hearing that he was the first who ever made him eat broccoli.
Happy birthday to Little boy G.
And yeah, time is flying by. It frightens me already that my oldest nephew is turning 5. It feels like last week when i had a sms saying that he was born, while waiting for my flight to hong kong at Heathrow UK end of 2007.
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Happy Birthday Baby G! Oh how time flies! Delicious cupcakes for the celebration, Bee :)
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Dear Rasa Malaysia,
I could'nt access to the recipe of this awesome Chocolate cupcakes. Any idea?
Hi, your choc cupcakes looks so yummy! I was so motivated to try your recipe. May I know why your recipe is using bread flour but not cake flour?
Baked this for my daughter's birthday this week. Everyone loved it. My husband says that it's the best cupcake he's ever eaten, and requested me to bake it again. :) I'll be using this recipe from now on. Thank you so much for sharing.
hi, cupcake looks yummy… i'm just wondering how did you make your buttercream so smooth. i always have this problem with buttercream.. whenever i add the powdered sugar it seems there's a sand in it even if i beat it for a long time. how should i correct this? your reply will be a great help..


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How does DRI2 relate to Gallium3D?
Phoronix: DRI2 Comes Closer To Its Debut
Kristian Høgsberg, the creator of AIGLX, has announced on the X.Org mailing list that he is beginning to merge his new DRI2 components. This work includes the new DRI2 module, glxdri2 to GLX, and DRM/Mesa patches...
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Nice, what kind of general performance boost would you expect on shader/texture intensive games?
Will the r300 gallium driver be using dri2? (and is there anything yet available for testing for the r300 (radeon x800) for both the gallium driver and dri2?)
Absolutely kick-ass. Keep up the good work!
I look forward to all of it.
(and maybe have the Tungsten Graphics folks update their gallium3D wiki to include DRI2 so that people don't get confused and think there are these rival 3D driver models or anything like that.)
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Good old Amy Vanderbilt said that 7 P.M. was the cutoff for the cutaway coat, known as a morning coat. Since its a traditional form of dress, Id go with the traditional hours. The cutaway goes with gray striped trousers and a gray or white vest. The archtraditional authority, Emily Post, thought white vests brightened up the affair. One thing both old gals suggest is that if the ceremony calls for you to kneel, you should polish the bottoms of your shoes with black waterproof polish. Isnt civilization charming?
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Blackberry Muffins Recipe
Here in California, we are lucky to have berries all year round, even though they are not in season. Last weekend, I got a box of fresh blackberries from Costco and baked a batch of these beautiful looking blackberry muffins.
Blackberry is a great source of antioxidant–in fact, the highest of all accordingly to this article—meaning you're more likely to stay younger, healthier, and live longer with lots of blackberries. Sounds good to me.
After many attempts in baking muffins, I've gotten pretty good at it, so much so that I no longer need to refer to my muffin recipes for these blackberry muffins. If you love muffins–which most people do–you can try my blueberry muffins, raspberry muffins, and banana nut muffins recipes.
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You are lucky to be able to get all those berries! Over here I can only find blackberries frozen…but may just give them a go :)
Wow, your blackberry muffins look so delicious I wish I have them for breakfast this morning. Yum.
Yeah. Those blackberries are delicious and sweet too.
I am in So Cal this week and have been tasting it :-)
this is simple to make… maybe i'll try this one of these days.
i have a question though? why do you have to fill the empty cups halfway with water? the paper cups would get wet. i was just wondering.
tnx. :)
I just tried this recipe today and I was wondering too why would you fill the cups with water? It looks funny with all that water and batter mixed in. They are baking now and I really hope they turn out delicious.
awesome looking muffins…. mmm…can nearly smell them from here… and i love costco!!!! whenever i go canada, would stay in there for ages going up and down aisles….
ooh, I have blackberries in my fridge right now. Too bad I'm on a dumb diet! I'm bookmarking this one for later!
I love your blackberry muffins pictures, especially the blackberries shot. Simply gorgeous and clean.
cant wait to try this recipe! i am also wondering why the need to fill the empty cups halfway with water.
ING, Susan – Filling the cups half with water creates slight steam in the oven which keeps the air moist and hence the muffins moist. Also, most muffin cups have 12 cups, so since this recipe makes 10, it's best to use the redundant ones to create steams for moist blackberry muffins. :)
Well, I should have read the comments before making this. I put half water in ALL the cups. My batter ended up with 12 cupcakes, not 10. Goodness, this is a bummer for me. I wish the directions were more clear.
"If you have a twelve-hole muffin pan, fill the two empty cups halfway with water (this makes the muffins moist)."
not quite sure how you could get much clearer than that… always double check your recipe.
Well, actually I didn't quite understand it either so she wasn't alone in that. Thought your comment was a tad bit rude. Not all of us went to a Culinary School.
Keropok Man – you are in SoCal? Which part? Leisure or work? Have fun!
Lovely…I attempted to enjoy some strawberries here in New York today and was thoroughly disappointed! I guess I should stick to frozen berries for a few more months…
Growing up I use to pick wild backberries, ohh they were so sweet. Your photos just brought back a flood of memories, and now my stomach is growling :)
Thats funny , think this is the first time we see you making pastries like this , cakes and so on but looks small and firm and just right for us with one pop !
I have just read the article, berries are really super food! Fortunately, I love them! I see fresh blueberries and strawberries in my supermarket. But no fresh raspberries and blackberries… I will bookmark this for future reference! Thanks!
They look gorgeous! Don't get them here. But we do get preserves. Maybe I'll try it with that!
I.Love.You. mainly because I love blackberries, and this looks so delicious and simple to make that I may just attempt it this saturday in preparation to a trip to Monterey Bay Aquarium. The Trader Joes near my house almost always has fresh blackberries, so I always look for simple yet filling recipes to use them in (if I don't eat them all by themselves first.)
Mrs Engui – yes, all berries are super food and they are great, too.
Miakoda – preserved blackberry should be fine, too. Try the recipe.
Katia – yes, it's really simple to make these blackberries muffins and they are just great, and pretty. :)
Gotta love the slightly cracked top when baking muffins. It's always a good sign. :)
I don't think I have ever tasted blackberries because there is no fresh ones in Malaysia.
I just tried making it, and my husband said it's not sweet enough. Also I am not sure why everytime I make muffins, the sides and bottoms are all golden except the top which makes me want to cook them longer and make the bottom really crispy. Any advice?
Your pictures are terrific! They make my mouth water! Any ideas of other fruits that are high in antioxidants? I love variety!
Just made some with fresh blackberries my daughter picked, they tasted great but were pretty heavy. Just wondering if its normal, havent done much baking lately so I though maybe the baking powder was not good…
Will definetely try this recipe as I have fresh frozen now in the freezer. I will subsitute some of the fat with low fat yoqurt and may mini muffins. Since the berries are so sweet right now I will also cut back on the sugar. You know we are all trying to lose a little weight. HAAH
I just picked fresh blackberries and I want to do this recipe but I'm not understanding why the 2 tbs of milk are seperated? Are they suposed to be used after? During? Together with all the milk? If it's that, why seperate them on the ingredients?
Great looking pictures by the way ;)
I made this recipe.. and I was a little bit disappointed.. there was way too much blackberries for the available dough.. it was blackberries with a little bit of dough around. Also I think it should have a little bit more sugar on it, or maybe my berries weren't sweet enough.
Other than that it was ok.
I just made these and they were very bland, even after adding some vanilla & cinnamon to the batter. Also, had barely a cup of berries and that turned out to be a great amount.
I used less blackberries and more sugar as it didn't seem to be enough sugar for a muffin recipe. I also added a little olive oil as I didn't like the consistency of the batter.


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Apr. 9, 2013
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Mar. 19, 2013
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Feb. 20, 2013
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Jan. 7, 2013
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Dec. 27, 2012
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Oct. 13, 2012
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Oct. 5, 2012
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May. 13, 2012
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Mar. 23, 2012
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Feb. 28, 2012
Elpida Memory files for bankruptcy with $5.6 billion in debt; filing is biggest ever for a Japanese manufacturer, and could lead to higher memory chip prices for consumers. MORE
Jan. 21, 2012
Thailand produced much of the world's hard disk drives before the floods of 2011; it is now clear it will be months before production returns to normal, as only 15 percent of the 227 factories in the flood zone have restarted production. MORE
Dec. 6, 2011
Computer researchers are hard at work finding a successor to the silicon chip, which is encountering limitations in terms of size and efficiency; many researchers say the field of nanotechnology holds the most promise for such innovation. MORE
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October 15, 2014, Wednesday
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September 30th, 2012, 04:43 PM #1
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Reading in October 2012
This is where you talk to us about your monthly Fantasy and Horror Reads: whether good or bad, we want to discuss with you what you thought.
As it's October, we'll be counting down to Halloween with our now-traditional posts from the awesomely-knowledgeable Forum member Randy M.
Have a great month: and a brilliant Halloween.
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September 30th, 2012, 05:00 PM #2
Starting this month with a continuation of Trinity Rising by Elspeth Cooper.
I have to admit that whilst I kinda like it, I'm really struggling with bits of it. It jumps around a little and I feel like I keep missing major things here and there. On top of that, there's been quite a few sex & rape scenes in the first 100 pages but I've been assured that after a certain point they drop off completely. Phew.
Not going to put it down, though.
September 30th, 2012, 05:36 PM #3
About halfway through Best Served Cold and really enjoying it. Abercrombie is one of the only new fantasy authors I've enjoyed in recent years (haven't tried Lynch or Rothfuss yet, because I'm getting sick of unfinished series).
September 30th, 2012, 06:56 PM #4
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Still plugging away at Reapers Gale. I'm about halfway through and I really can't say that it's good or bad. I would say that it's a big serving of the usual Malazan type story with a few dashes of new developments and a side of mild confusion about where this is headed.
However, as I've found to be the case with the other Malazan books, the last third of the book is usually what makes the reading the first two thirds "worth it". So onward and upward we go...
October 1st, 2012, 12:39 AM #5
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Started Tim Marquitz's Embers of an Age.
October 1st, 2012, 01:49 AM #6
Finished Tad Williams Dirty Streets of Heaven, overall thought it was OK but not great. A bit too over the top for me.
Currently reading Jack Finney's Time and Again.
October 1st, 2012, 07:43 AM #7
I only managed to read 2 fantasy books on holiday, but they were really good : The Killing Moon and The Shadowed Sun by N K Jemisin. I would compare them to The Long Price series by Daniel Abraham, for the focus on character studies and the magic system based on mind powers - in this case magic is distilled from dreams. I welcomed the change of scenery away from the Thousand Kingdoms setting, the toning down of the romance subplots (still present, but more subtly treated) in favor of politics and larger conflicts, the more confident writing style. I will follow this auhor career with great interest.
I will start now on Daniel Abraham's The King's Blood.
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I finished Mage's Blood by David Hair; the book itself - action, characters, portrayal of the cultures (Western, Islamic and Indian in barely veiled disguise) and their clash well done with nuanced characters, good and bad guys and girls on both sides - the Sainted Mater-Empress Lucia takes top prize for pure evilness, though it degenerates into cartoonish stuff on occasion - but I had two structural issues that at least for now stops the series from being a top-top level one:
The world itself or at least the known continents are just a shrunken version of Europe and Asia and that makes it feel a little like a small sandbox rather than a real world and second the cultures described have been in isolation one from another for untold millenniums before a few hundred years ago when the appearance of magic in the world allowed the West to get to the East so to speak (that would be a third flaw in a way, why not do it the other way, with the East getting the magic and getting to the west first) and I just cannot believe the unitary nature of the cultures as despite surface differences there is a fundamental similarity between the Western, Islamic and Indian cultures in our world and in the world of the novel, which of course is not surprising in our world considering how they interacted and influenced each other forever so to speak (compare to the pre-Columbian Maya, Inca, Mexica or even the North American Native cultures and see what I mean), but it stretches the disbelief thingy in the novel
Still a gripping read, lots of twists and intriguing characters so I am in for the duration...
October 1st, 2012, 09:59 AM #9
on book 3 of "the wheel of time" still enjoying it, got a while to go yet though.
October 1st, 2012, 10:18 AM #10
I'm about three quarters through David Harris' Mage's Blood. I'm very much enjoying it.
Also simultaneously reading Kij Johnson's new collection, At the Mouth of the River of Bees, and Kameron Hurley's Rapture.
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October 1st, 2012, 09:02 PM #12
Almost finished Summer Knight by Butcher. Really enjoying it. Love this series. Should be starting Death Masks later tonight.
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Finished Embers of an Age by Tim Marquitz, I thought it was a major improvement from the first book in the series. Lots of action and character development. I look forward to the third installment.
With EoaA finished. I am going to jump into Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell in the hopes of finishing in before it comes to the theater. I have heard mixed reactions to the book, looks like you either love it or hate it. I hope that is not the case or at least I hope I fit into the love it portion of readers.
I have a lot of books that I really want to get to including Reaper's Gale. I love the Malazan series but with such large tomes, I can't read them back to back and have to give myself time to breath before venturing back into Erikson's world. But I should get back to it before the end of the year.
October 2nd, 2012, 09:52 AM #14
Reading the anthology Fading Light: An Anthology of the Monstrous and I have to say that it's pretty amazing. It's mostly horror, full of monsters and whatnot, but it's also got some great post-apocalyptic and scifi.
I'll probably pick up To Ride Hell's Chasm by Janny Wurts soon.
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Started "This crooked way" by James Enge, and "The sword-edged blonde" by Alex Bledsoe.


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Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Mango and Cardamom Jam
I have been enjoying the sweet and savoury combination of grilled cheese sandwiches with jam for a while. With my newly made mango and cardamom jam in hand the first thing that came to mind, after the required display of the jam on toast of course, was a grilled cheese sandwich with mango and cardamom jam. There is just something magical about that melted gooey, savoury, cheese contrasted with a sweet jam all wrapped up in golden brown buttery grilled bread...mmm... The grilled cheese sandwich with mango and cardamom jam met and even exceeded all of my expectations with the addition of the aromatic cardamom lifting it above other grilled cheese and jam sandwiches from the past.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Mango and Cardamom Jam(makes 1 sandwich)
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2 slices bread
1 tablespoon butter (room temperature)
2 slices cheese (cheddar, gruyere, etc.)
1 tablespoon mango and cardamom jam (or any jam)
1. Assemble the sandwich and grill until the bread is golden brown and the cheese has melted.
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