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Nerwen sat beside the strafes with a plane in her hand, but did not try to pretend, even to herself, that she was working on the boat.
They had found Bothir* too cramped to sail together comfortably, and as she had learned some of the craft of boatbuilding from Olwë's people, and he from Cirdan's, they had begun to build another, larger vessel. A pleasant pastime, a harmless hobby, soothing after the mental ache of Melian's lessons, the heartache of dancing around Elu's political speculations.
A good excuse to go somewhere private and be alone together.
Why had she not seen it then? Though she had, as she had told him, many admirers in Aman, and though it was pleasant to stroll across the lawns of Tirion surrounded by adoring men, she had rarely found any of them interesting enough to work beside, and of those few never twice. Why had she not questioned her eagerness to teach Celeborn Quenya, and the sword, or to walk in the forest beside him, and have him teach her the lore of the woods? She should have noticed, surely, that those days which she spent in Nargothrond she spent thinking of him. Or that the delight of Menegroth largely faded when he was gone from it. Why had this come as such a shock?
Because falling in love was never part of my plan.
She had come to conquer and rule, to take vengeance on Morgoth and to spite Feanor. For all of those purposes she needed to be free; the ruler of her own fate. Thus she had brushed aside thoughts of love as a pleasantry which could come later, once she had wrought her will upon the world. And I knew not that love was so mighty. I believed I could bend it to my hand and make it wait for me.
Putting down the plane, she laid a hand on one of the timbers, feeling the gentle curve and the memory of song that echoed in it, urging it to be buoyant and light. At the touch, her unruly heart spoke again, lamenting that he had not followed her flight from the Thousand Caves. He had watched her leave, in evident distress, and for all his protestations, he had not cared enough to come to her when she was in need. "And thus love makes me weak," she said, half to the boat, half to herself, "For I was not in need before I met him. Now all my plans lie in ruins at my feet, and it is all his fault."
Light shifted, and a hand parted the curtain of vines. At once, sharp citrus sunlight lanced into the room, making the shadowed water glitter like fountain-spray. As he held open the honeysuckle, Celeborn was silhouetted by the blaze of golden river. Then he ducked through and she could see his face - strained, worried; weary. Evidently she was not the only one suffering.
"I did not know if you would follow," she said, and found it hard not to still feel that hurt, "Or whether I wanted you to."
"Nor did I know," he said quietly, "Until I found my feet on the path. But since I am here, may I not come in?"
"It is your own boathouse. You may come and go as you please."
So many things to say, and yet she could think of none. He let the vines fall, and scent filled the sudden darkness. As he came in, she found herself conscious of his every movement. A brief caress to the prow of Bothir, like a horseman's instinctive gentling of his steed; the scrape of a stool as he brought it away from the wall to sit upon; the glimmer of his eyes and belt in the twilight; the soft slide over his shoulder of the long fall of water-bright hair. His presence seemed to flow into every shadow, until she felt lit by him like moonlight.
He put his head in his hands, and they sat together, lapped in the cool, while the voice of water murmured gently about them. Some fear went out of her then, seeing him thus. Love seemed less like a trap, less like the invasion of her personality she had feared. For see, she was as aware of him as of light upon her skin, but still she was herself. Still she was free.
Silence pressed on her, and a grief for which she had no name welled in her slowly. Was it even now too late? What she had said to him...was it impossible to take back? Why did he sit there and say nothing? Was he too insulted even to gaze upon her? Had they come so far apart they could not even talk, here in this place they had once filled with arguments and laughter?
At length the pain became unbearable. They looked up together. "I..." she said, and he said "Galadriel..."
At the name, tears sprang to her eyes and her throat closed. Seeing it he rose, abrupt, furious with himself. "No," he paced away, hands clenched, "Forgive me. Not Galadriel. How I let my mouth run away with me!" He turned back, pale and wretched, but Silmaril-intense, "Nerwen, I beg you, do not let this make you unhappy. I love you, what of it? You are not obliged to return that love. I will never speak of it again. I will be your friend only, as Daeron is Luthien's. If he can endure it, so can I. Only..."
Her tears spilled. She wondered at herself, who had not been able to grieve thus since the Ice. Why did she cry now, now, when she did not feel sad, but only awash with fallen certainties, overmastered where she thought herself invincible.
He threw himself on his knees in front of her, close enough to touch, but not touching, unless with the naked despair of his gaze. "Only, please, Lady, do not weep. I would not, on my life, cause you pain. Tell me what I can do. Tell me what you wish me to do to ease you, and it will be done. But please..." he brought a hand up as if to wipe away the tears from her cheek, let it fall without touching. The lack of contact was a small wound. "Please do not weep."
She shook her head, not sure what she was denying, and wept into her hands; long dammed tears for all the griefs she had set aside on her journey, all the sorrow she had hoarded secretly since Darkness fell on Aman and she had been forced unwilling into a world where even the Valar could fail. A monster had sucked the light from the land of the blessed, and her family had run mad, and the cousins she had so admired had become murderers, leaving her behind to die. All of it she had born in pride, alone, afraid to admit to weakness even in front of her brothers, lest the rumour of it spread.
Warily, Celeborn put his hand on her arm. When it was not slapped aside he leaned forward and pulled her into an awkward hug - her elbow trapped between them, as she slumped to lean her head on his shoulder and cry inelegantly into the warm indigo velvet.
Not alone any longer, she wept, and was held, and felt ...comforted.
"Clearly neither of us have done this before." After what seemed an age Nerwen pushed away from the hesitant embrace, offering the comment with a watery smile. Her neck felt cricked and her eyes swollen. What her father would say to her woebegone look she could imagine well enough. He would not be pleased with Celeborn, she thought, for reducing her to this. Yet though her ribs ached where her arm had pressed against them, and her poise lay shredded, still some part of her heart - some large part - seemed lighter than it had been for centuries.
"I have hugged Nimloth," said Celeborn and offered her his sleeve to wipe her eyes on, "But she is a lot smaller." A corner of his mouth turned up, but his eyes were too concerned for the expression to be called a smile, "If she is not comfortable she wriggles until she is."
Picturing him with his niece, storytelling perhaps, or just soaking up each other's presence, made Nerwen think once more of Finarfin, of whom she had been careful not to think during these years of exile. "My father used to hold me..." she began, and grief surprised her with its infinite reserves as she remembered that she would never see him again. "My Ada..." She pushed the stool away, turned and was engulfed in solace as Celeborn pulled her close once more. "He did not come with us. He turned back and left us, knowing it was forever. I think, I think perhaps he loved me not. Not at all."
This childish fear she had not told even to Finrod, and she was aghast at herself to thus expose her most painful secrets to this near stranger, but Celeborn only said "That cannot be so," as though it truly were unthinkable. "He turned back for your mother, perhaps, so that she would lose all she loved at once, but it must have riven his heart in two. I know it would mine." Looking up she met his puzzled, sympathetic gaze and could almost sense the effort it cost him to stop himself from stroking her hair - a lover's gesture that even now he did not know he was entitled to make. The unmade caress made her want to weep again.
"You must think me so weak," she said, and drew in a strengthening breath, fighting for control.
"I saw your sorrow when I looked on you first," he said, "And how bravely you bore it." He sighed too, and loosened the hug in which he had cradled her, as reluctantly as if he believed this to be their last touch. "I vowed I would lighten it, if I could," he said, looking away, "Yet I have done naught but make it worse."
Even now, she thought, with some surprise, she had not yet taken back the words of hatred she had flung at him for daring to love her. No wonder he was wary. Like one of Aulë's students sidling up to a crucible full of strange ores, he had no way of knowing whether he would be greeted with treasure, or an explosion. If only she knew what path she should take from here. If only she knew what to say!
For a time she merely rested against him, thinking. Slowly, as sorrow fled, she began to hear the song of his body against hers; his breathing, the press of his warmth, the firm embrace of velvet and silk and strong arms. Her heart fluttered and blood suffused her face, making her burn.
She pushed him away and stood up hurriedly. "That is not true."
"I disgust you. You have said so. My love has made you flee here into the darkness to weep. I did not wish..."
"Ai!" Striding to the door, Nerwen swept back the trailing flowers and the lowering sun smote her dazzled eyes. Walking to the bank, she knelt among the purple iris, scooped up water and washed the tears from her face. Even the cold river's touch would not rid her of the soaring tingle which had driven her away from him at last, but she was not entirely sorry for that. "You have too long a memory. And I...I spoke foolishly."
"I do not..." Coming to her side, Celeborn sat a decorous arms length from her and left unsaid the rest of his thought.
Swallows were wheeling over the stream, and, in the trees, crows began to welcome the night with comfortable squabbling. The sun was huge but cool before them, and the forest of Region encircled them with a green scent. She thought of stones and waterfalls they had visited together; the long views and the quiet places, and it occurred to her that other suitors had brought her jewels, but only he had thought to bring her the world.
"What do you mean?" he said finally, plucking the long stemmed poppies and watching his hands as he weaved them idly together.
"I..." she slipped her shoes off and laved her bare feet in the water, studying the slide of liquid in the sunset. Both of them, it seemed, were too embarrassed to look at one other. "I was afraid, and fear made my words bitter beyond all reason."
"Fear? How could Nerwen fear aught? I would have said it were impossible."
"Yet fear I did." Risking a glance, she saw him sitting tailor fashion, pleasingly incongruous in his fine court clothes with his hands full of flowering weeds. His brow was creased and his eyes shadowed at the thought that somehow he had frightened her. She hurried to explain, that he might not be even more angry at himself. "I was afraid to lose my friend, Celeborn, whose society has meant much to me," she said, "And I was afraid that if you loved me, you would try to ...to own me. Love would give you power over me. You would seek to control me, and I would lose who I am for your sake. Of that I was...afraid."
Nerdanel came to mind. Bold, adventurous Nerdanel, the great explorer. Feanor had taken and tamed her. Now, tied by love to a man she could not reason with, drained of her vitality by bearing sons, she had at the last been abandoned entirely, her life sucked dry by the one she loved.
"You think I am the kind of man who would try to hold you captive?" said Celeborn sadly, "Have I seemed so to you? When have I ever...?" He shook his head. "Why would I clip the wings of a hawk whose flight made my heart sing?"
"You would not, I know." Water was chill and swift about her calves, pulling slightly on her as it rushed past. Managing to laugh slightly, she let it sweep away her foolishness into a drowned past. "It was only a fear."
By chance both looked up at once. He saw her watching him and frowned, even as she was stabbed by the resolute lack of hope in his gaze. "Does it come down to this then," he said, "That I am but 'Moriquende', and my 'darkness' repels you?"
It was in her heart to deny it, if only to soothe his hurt, but she could not. She would not lie. Morgoth had long poisoned the lands of Middle Earth, and his power spread through every mote of it, insidious, marring. Of that poisoned earth was Celeborn grown, and he bore its subtle influence in every fibre of his body. Even now, if she thought of it, she found her newborn desire for him distasteful, almost perverse. And if she found it so, how much worse would it appear to her brothers? To her father...if he ever heard of it? Or to the cousins who had slaughtered even Amanyar Teleri in the belief that as Noldor they were greater, and entitled to take what they would. Caranthir - who had spoken so vilely of Thingol - what would he say? She could hardly imagine in what depths of contempt he would hold Celeborn, or the scorn he would pour on her for making such a choice.
"Still you are a dark elf," she said, "And I know not what it would do to the unity of the Noldor if I were to pledge myself to you. My brothers...I dread what they would say if they knew I loved you. I do not know myself what I think of it."
There was a space in which he heard what she had said, and then he turned, sharply, scattering the forgotten flowers while his head came up like that of a stallion wild to gallop. "'If they knew I loved you'? ...You love me?"
The way he thawed out of despair into ferocious eagerness was like seeing winter give way to spring. At one word from her, Nerwen thought, he had bloomed like a white tree in sunlight, and it would take only her honest answer to make him blossom. It was a pleasing thought, and for a fleeting moment she wished she could cry in happiness, so that he might have an excuse to hold her again.
"I love you," she said, and felt overwhelming relief. It was good to have it said.
Joy lit Celeborn's face brighter than the sun. He leapt to his feet and stood gazing at the sunset for a moment. Then he took her elbow and drew her up beside him. "Look!"
Sliding silently half below the world, in the West Anar was wreathed in boiling gold and rose and amethyst. The sky's luminous glory rose through snow and lemon into an arch of pale, pure blue, shading in the East to indigo and the silver glint of early stars. At the sight, Nerwen laughed, and her giddy emotions touched an exaltation she had only felt before looking in the face of Varda. This joy was less high, perhaps less holy, but sweeter. Infinitely sweeter. Behold, she thought, looking at the sunset, Night wedded to day, and darkness to light. Neither destroys nor changes the other. Only they create, where they touch, a splendour greater than that either had apart.
"If we may be a sunrise together," said Celeborn fiercely, "Then all else is tactics. Not 'what will my brothers think' but 'how will we persuade them?'" He strode away, came back. She noticed that his restlessness measured an area the width of a campaign tent, and was amused. Had he learned to pace thus in the Battle of Amon Ereb, working out his strategies of warfare before Elu? Would he marshal their romance like a general marshalling his troops?
He looked at her with a clear and merciless look, "Not 'will it not lower my status among my people if I am seen with this man,' but 'how will I retain my allies, and which ones can I afford to lose?'" And she felt accused and absolved in the same breath. A turn brought him back to stand just within arms reach, and this time his dark gaze was full of uncertainty. Nerwen wondered - if the sons of Feanor were nothing more to him than allies he could afford to lose, then what could he possibly fear?
"And not 'how can I bear him touching me?' but 'will I let him try to persuade me?'"
Oh, it was uncomfortable to be wooed by a man who saw so clearly into her heart. She had wanted to keep secret the small frisson of distaste that still accompanied any fantasy of them together. "Celeborn," she said, "I do not mean to... I am sorry."
Evening shadow spread from the trees and slid across his face. As the light faded he became one with the twilight; all glimmers of mithril-silver in the darkness of a warm summer night. "I would not have you other than you are," he said softly, "And there are moments when I find you uncanny. But if we love one another then this will fade with time. And we have time in abundance. Let us only be acknowledged lovers and I will not speak of marriage to you for many years. Not until you are ready."
"I care not how long it takes," he said, and held out his hand to her to take, to make the pledge, "Though it is not what I hoped, I swear it is infinitely better than I thought."
How straightforward he was, and how wholehearted, and generous, to take love with so many caveats and not once complain. Nerwen smiled and felt humbled among her gladness. If only she could be as honest in return.
At that thought memory leapt upon her like a hunting wolf and she was savaged by its teeth. How could she have forgotten the fate she bore, who she was? Bliss soured in her throat. With misery she saw the way Celeborn's smile transmuted into pain as she hesitated. This curse on her he did not see, and could not. "Will you not take my hand and begin it?" he said, puzzled, his mouth thinning with hurt.
'Everything you begin will end in ruin,' Nerwen thought, and the Doom of Mandos crushed her heart for the first time as she saw to the depths the punishment that had been laid on her. Elentari... I did not know I loved him, and thus I dragged him unknowing beneath the anger of the Valar, and my curse will lie on him the moment he accepts my love.
The outstretched hand had become an accusation; a future of love she desired but should not grasp. Eru forgive me for thinking him unworthy of me when it is I who am tainted.
"Lady?" he said, and touched her sleeve. Nerwen turned her face away, feeling the now familiar burn of tears. How could the Valar be so cruel? She had done nothing to deserve this! Nor had he. I must tell him. she thought, It is as Luthien said - I cannot keep such a secret from him. He must learn that I am cursed.
"Celeborn," she said, and wrung her hands, turning half away "I would not have you pledge yourself to me not knowing that I am... I am..."
If she needed proof of her love for him it came in this - the devouring terror that if he knew all he would walk away. He was wise, and it would be wise to turn his back on a woman as tainted as she. But she was not now certain if she could survive such a rejection.
"Nerwen?" he asked again. He was pale as the moon and seemed to have caught something of her terror, and she could not bear to give him this one blow after so many. Later. There would be time later to explain.
"I will be your lover," she said solemnly, "But do not ask me to begin it. You must start this between us, and you must pursue it. It must be your doing and not mine. I swear. I swear I will explain later. Only do not make me speak now."
At that he frowned, and she was afraid he had somehow divined her thought and would turn away. But he merely struggled with his curiosity, and won. And at last he gathered up her hands into his. She breathed in, shut her eyes, feeling the touch of skin to skin with a strange shock. His hands were large, the fingertips calloused from bowstring and lute, stronger than hers, but gentle. It was a grasp from which she could have withdrawn at any moment, and so she did not. Nerwen let herself rest within his strength, and, as they stood together, stars springing to light above them, gradually her unquiet soul at last stilled into peace.
Opening her eyes she looked on him then; intent, utterly beautiful, and hers, and she sighed. She should be full of doubts, frightened by her secrets, but at this moment they, along with the rest of her, could do naught but float on contentment. Perhaps love never had been part of her plans, but it had come, and now she would set her will against any who tried to destroy it, be it the Valar themselves. The plans would have to be changed.
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Date of death: 05-04-2002
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Keep on sharing memories of Layne Staley.
Was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the supergroups Class of '99 and Mad Season. He struggled throughout ...
Was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the supergroups Class of '99 and Mad Season. He struggled throughout his career as a musician with severe drug addiction, which eventually led to his death in April 2002.
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Fossi stata lì avrei spaccato quella porta e ti avrei portato via dallo schifo in cui ti eri sepolto. Non riesco a immaginare la solitudine dei tuoi ultimi giorni e la desolazione che ti ha accompagnato per due settimane su quel divano. Tutti dicono che finalmente sei felice, da qualche parte: a me questo non consola. Avevi ancora tanta bellezza da dare al mondo: le tue parole, la tua arte, la tua magnifica presenza avrebbero reso la nostra vita un po' migliore. Spero di avere la possibilitá, prima o poi, di scambiare due parole con te e di ringraziarti per tutto quello che mi hai dato. Manchi.
If I had been there I would have broken that door and I would have brought away you from the disgust in which you were buried. I can't imagine the loneliness of your last days and the desolation that has accompanied you for two weeks on that couch. Everybody says that are finally happy somewhere: to me this doesn't console. You still had so much beauty to give to the world: your words, your art, your magnificent presence, they would have made our life better. I hope to have the possibility, sooner or later, to talk to you and to thank you for everything you have given me. You miss.
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You got left alone too often my friend. We shouldve kicked your door down before the cops did and for that im sorry. You will be with us and the world forever in the music. Rest now with no more pain.
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hi layne its mike h i listened to your music i have the greatest hits
cd from you guys i think layne was a great musician i wish i could see him if he wasnt dead from mike
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layne youre beautiful and i hope i get to see you in the after life. you were so beautiful in every way. i love you so much.
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2 years, 5 months
Freakin awesome grunge singer, R.I.P.
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Scolers wrote:Komodo wrote:I spent a bit of time looking at the LWB this weekend. I'm not sure that I like it asthetically (sp?). Looks too much like an old bus.
I don't mind the look and I know from some of the trips we do with ppl who own Wranglers that they are a very capable 4x4. The older one's were useless for towing but again, very capable offroad.
I'm not in the market just yet for a new fourbie ... I still love my old Paj ... ... but in about 5 yrs I will trade up and so far it's between the wranlger (again if it comes out with the TD in the Rubicon) and the 70 series cruiser.
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The shortwheelbase and soft top ensured the fun, the low low range and solid axles provided great offroad ability, the cast iron pushrod engine and agricultural styling provided the reliabilty
I didn't plan to keep it very long but 5 years on I'M NEVER GETTING RID OF IT! I have aquired some accessories for it, i even have 4 soft tops, 3 sets of doors and 3 sets of wheels and tyres for it
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This is just really way offtopic though as it was a nitpick for the windows driver side as well, and I don't really think that we can directly compare the windows catalyst drivers to linux as it sounds like the linux ones are more closely related to the firegl "pro" drivers while the windows drivers are specifically for the radeon retail massmarket line with a separate driver for the "pro" firegl line.
Try this (for dkms):
Code:diff -Nru fglrx-8.620.orig/firegl_public.c fglrx-8.620/firegl_public.c --- fglrx-8.620.orig/firegl_public.c 2009-07-07 23:35:39.000000000 +0200 +++ fglrx-8.620/firegl_public.c 2009-07-08 00:54:08.155793160 +0200 @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ #include <linux/string.h> #include <linux/gfp.h> #include <linux/swap.h> +#include <linux/pid.h> #include "firegl_public.h" #include "kcl_osconfig.h" @@ -1292,7 +1293,7 @@ #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,26) p = find_task_by_pid( pid ); #else - p = find_task_by_vpid( pid ); + p = pid_task( pid, PIDTYPE_PID ); #endif if (p) {
A user with a Radeon 4890 is complaining of an "unsupported hardware" watermark with these drivers on Ubuntu 9.04. Is that normal or did the user foobar the install?
It means that it _might_ work, but the user should update to a driver that came out after the hardware was purchased.
(Note that there may be lots of variants of a piece of hardware, the variants may be supported after the original release, so don't always go by the original 4890 release date).
Thanks, Matthew. I understand what it means, but I was wondering if it was normal with Catalyst 9.6 and a 4890. I guess if it is, the user will have to wait for the next Catalyst.
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When playing a matroska-containered high definition video of the film "microcosmos" (haven't tried any others yet) exactly the same symptoms occur; system freezes.
Occasionally i can ssh to the box, but at other times even that is not possible anymore.
Hope this is of use to the developers.
I will be happy to give more information or test things.
The black rectangle corruption has now also been observed in other applications, e.g. Gnome Terminal and random appearance of black rectangles in empty desktop shells.
Video playback still consistently locks at least X on awake from sleep. (Black rectangle corruption related? I honestly haven't paid attention enough to remember if it also only occurs AFTER wake from sleep.)
Seems like some things may not be properly restored for the GPU after wake from sleep, given that video is OK BEFORE sleep, but after it consistently freezes at least X. Also the freeze is still there IF compiz/beryl is enabled and then the machine is put to sleep.
I'd suggest possibly that monthly releases be dropped in favor of more tangible goals, e.g. some serious bug squashing.
The monthly releases more or less come for free along with the other OSes since the drivers make heavy use of common code. Keeping the code regression-free is the expensive part, and that needs to be done whether we release or not. Dropping monthly releases would not really allow the allocation of more resources to bug fixing etc...


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Hello, Jamie and Bill,
I'm thinking you traveler-hikers probably have some rather sore muscles today. I love the photo of the frog. Which one of you are responsible for the photography? Nice shot of the hippie bus. I was wondering if the Partridge Family was anywhere near by. :-) Thanks for sharing.
Lovaya, Mom/Sharai :-)
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We are in love with our hotel - the Requa (pronounced Rek-wah) Inn. This 1914 guesthouse is like staying with a good friend. The lobby/living room
If this isn't enough, we have a magnificent room with an unforgettable view.
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--Delicious Mexican Food: This is actually the second time we have experienced this lovely reality. Due to our west coast location and proximity to Mexico, the Mexican restaurants display a greater level of authenticity with their menu. We enjoyed homemade tamales for lunch today.
--Hippie bus - This trip may be filled with hippie sightings. Today's was one of the more artistic viewings. We only captured one side of the bus. The other side featured a memorable artistic rendition of aliens visiting planet earth.
Today we took two hikes. One to fern canyon and the other on a trail named after some dude with the last name Irvine.
Wanting to immerse ourselves in the magnificent Redwoods, but not needing a trail life-threatening long, we ended up on this six-mile round trip journey through old-growth Redwoods. At first the trees were spectacular.
It isn't easy hiking through Redwoods. Their roots are close to the surface meaning each step is a carefully orchestrated move to be sure you don't trip on the roots lining the trail. We passed a man pulling off his boots and socks to check on a twisted ankle. You also have to climb over trees and under trees that had fallen over the trail.
We were getting tired. It was taking forever. Would the trail ever end? Would we get back in time for 7:00 p.m. dinner at the Inn? Would we end up living in a tree?
It took us nearly two and half hours to reach our turnaround point. We were exhausted having trekked the last mile merely on the principle of completing what we set out to do. It was misery and now we had to go back.
Fearing a night in the forest, we put ourselves into motion. Every tree in the forest could have turned purple and started dancing for all we noticed. Our eyes were on the trail and our feet moving like the wind. The three-mile trek back took only an hour and half. Of course, we spent the entire time speed-walking and avoiding tree roots, but we did make it back to the Inn for dinner and more importantly we are not writing this entry from a Redwood tree stuck in the middle of the forest!
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This morning I was on Google earth checking out where you were. Your pictures are better. The frog should have a name. Sam said he would like to visit Belle for a week. Fred
Your Redwood Journey
You have a great view from your room athe the Requa Inn. Sure you will never forget your trek in the Redwoods. The wall of fern was impresive. Congratulations for completing your journey. It was hard to comprehend the size of the trees. Feel like we are on the vacation with you. Sam would like to play with that frog. Love Mom,Lela,Dad,Fred & Sam.
Hello, Bill and Jamie,
I NEED MY TRAVELBLOG FIX! Oh, so sorry, did I print out that thought? So,I will check back later.
Oh, and Fred you can tell Sammy that Belle would love to come over, just let her know the time and the day. :)
Lovaya, Mom/Sharai
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HOUSTON — James Harden scored 21 points and Greg Smith added 20 to help the Houston Rockets to a 101-89 win over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.
Rajon Rondo had 15 points, 13 assists and four steals for Boston, but also committed seven turnovers. Kevin Garnett chipped in 14 points for the Celtics, who shot 40 percent.
Courtney Lee grabbed a steal on a bad pass by Delfino soon after that, and was dribbling down the court on a fast break when play was stopped by an inadvertent whistle. Celtics coach Doc Rivers was not happy with the miscue and walked several steps onto the court while yelling as the ball was reset.
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I was struggling to find a "optimal" way to jungle with Akali and I fiddled with various masteries and rune setups. Using this guide and the 21/0/9 mastery setup I have found my answer and I will stick with it as it works wonders, absolutely brilliant. Thanks a lot man you really made my day.
Just as info for those interested:
I use is the sterotype Rylai's, Sheen->Lich Bane,Zhonya.
With those three items Akali is really really deadly and I used to have MPen marks but the the massive damage output I really can't tell the difference.
After that it's pretty much game over or whatever fits the situation best. I never replace Doran - unless I upgrade it to say Hextech - as I like having the small amount of vamp.
TL Frolo
disagree strongly with hextech, rageblade is better on akali
maybe suggest a fort elixer and 5 health potions? you can clear the jungle starting at blue and double buff gank if you tank ghost/flash/exhaust as your second spell
fort pot also enables far more flexibility in runes and masteries and allows you to jungle pre 30
the reason you run flat ap runes is to get your other passive at level one which makes you jungle a bit faster by adding 10 extra damage each attack
Rageblade is a decent enough early item on Akali. That said, if your game is dragging on to the point where you need to decide what to replace Doran's Blade with, Rageblade is a terrible choice. In that kind of late game slugfest you need both survivability and damage, which Hextech Gunblade provides.
As I said before, if you know you're going to go for a level 4-5 gank then an Elixir of Fortitude is potentially useful. I personally don't like committing myself to that at champion selection. My build allows me to make that decision during the game using knowledge of actual in-game conditions rather than relying on pure prognostication. The ability to adapt to the game is too valuable to me to pass up for a slightly faster gank.
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Bizarre Love Triangle Brownies:Coconut Crust, Black Bean Brownies & Macadamia GlazeCoconut Crust:
- 4 cups fresh (or dried) coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup coconut oil or butter, soften
- 3/4 cup Earth Circle Organics coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/3 cup coconut flour
- 2 eggsPreheat oven to 350 F. Cut out parchment paper for a 9x13 baking pan and lightly grease it with coconut oil. Mix all the ingredients together in a medium bowl. Pour into prepared pan and spread the mixture evenly around the pan. Press lightly, but firmly. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes. Do not overbake it! Pull crust out of the oven and let it cool a bit while making the brownie batter. If the crust puffs up a little, take a knife and poke slightly to allow hot air to escape. Leave the oven at 350 F for the brownies.Note: If you opt to use dried coconut flakes. Add 1/3 cup of butter or coconut oil into the mixture.Black Bean Brownies:
- 4 cups cooked black beans
- 7 eggs
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cup Earth Circle Organics coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (or coconut oil)
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 2 Tbsp. vanilla
- 2 Tbsp. instant coffee
- 1/2 tsp. sea saltRinse out black beans with water and let it drain completely. Pour into your blender or food processor and blend for a couple minutes. Add in eggs, cocoa powder, vanilla, instant coffee & sea salt. Melt and briskly stir the coconut sugar, butter and coconut oil together over low heat. Add in with the rest of the ingredients. Blend till smooth. The batter should be thick, but slightly soupy.Pour the mixture over the coconut crust evenly. Bake for 45 minutes to one hour, or until the brownies are set. But don't overbake! Use a knife to test the brownies... it should come out clean.Set aside and let it cool in the pan completely while making the macadamia glaze. For quicker results, put them in the fridge.Note: You can use 2 cans of black beans instead of making it fresh and use instant grain coffee substitute instead of instant coffee.Macadamia Glaze:
- 2 cups macadamia nuts, soaked & dehydrated
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 cup Earth Circle Organics coconut sugarStore macadamia nuts in the freezer for at least a couple hours. Pour into food processor or blender and give it a whirl till it starts to clump together into a ball. While it is still going, pour in coconut oil. It should look runny. Turn off motor and add vanilla & coconut sugar. Blend it till completely smooth (several minutes). If you want it sweeter... add more coconut sugar. Pour the glaze into a seal tight jar.Note: you do not have to soak & dehydrate the nuts, but you'll be missing out the benefits and improved flavor from this nourishing technique.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Foodie Fights, Battle 13 - Bizarre Love Triangle Brownies: Coconut Crust, Black Bean Brownies & Macadamia Glaze
21 comments:
These are GENIOUS! You're awesome!!ReplyDelete
I'll have to vote for you!
That's beautiful and very creative. I love the work that you've done. No instant cooked black beans or shredded coconut. Everything is just made withe labor of love.ReplyDelete
HOLY COW! That's an insurmountable amount of work!!! WAY TO GO! Good luck with the "fight" and congrats on being chosen. Great job & imagination.ReplyDelete
- Mary
This is awesome, Marillyn! Such a fantastic post. I have never had black beans brownie before and yours look sooo delicious. Well done, girl! & congrats to your grestest creativity...he he!ReplyDelete
Wow, a lot of work, but these look AMAZING. I love black bean brownies, and I love coconut, so this would be a match made in heaven, for sure.ReplyDelete
I never would have thought to use beans in brownies -- really creative!ReplyDelete
That looks amazing- and the step by step photos are really useful!ReplyDelete
Mmmm - looks delicious! You got my vote!ReplyDelete
Wowza! That is one delicious looking treat! Good luck with the foodie fight!ReplyDelete
simply beautiful! I would not judge because I have to try it first but I know that this is very delicious! everything you make I find very interesting and creative.ReplyDelete
Carli & Divina & Foodo (Mary) - Thank you! It was for sure a labor of love! LOL!!ReplyDelete
Little Space & Tasty - Thank you! Yes this is a match made in heaven.. hehe I had so much fun putting this together. I'll be doing it again when I have time... LOL!
whineaux - me neither until I came across one... so good and you should try it!
Chocolate Shavings - Thank you... glad you like the step by step photos. I enjoy those too because I am more visual :o)
ValleyWriter & Jenn - Thanks so much!
Jessie - you gotta try it.. too good to past up! LOL!
EVERYBODY - THANK YOU for your comments and encouragement. I do hope some of you will brave it and make this delicious brownie.
This is such a clever way to tackle the challenge. Your black bean brownies are the fudgiest black bean brownies I've ever seen (probably because I've never seen any that used eggs...), and your whole concept sounds amazing. I can't wait try something similar in my kitchen!ReplyDelete
Micco - Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the photos and concept :o) PLEASE let me know when you do make these brownies.. I am interested in seeing what you come up with :o)ReplyDelete
THank you for the top 9 guys!!ReplyDelete
loved your post and your site! glad to have found you via foodie fights and will be back :) love your passion and how you gave lovins to each stage of your food.ReplyDelete
Amanda - great to see you here! So glad you found me :o) Hope to see you around and thank you for stopping by!!ReplyDelete
Can I substitute anything for the coconut sugar?ReplyDelete
The DeL Sisters - Yes, you can use any kind of sugar... I just like the coconut sugar because it gives the brownie a lovely carmel-like flavor.ReplyDelete
Hi, Loook delicious! I'm going to try.ReplyDelete
Just found you after a google search for black bean brownies. We have lots in common - Jesus, awesome family, Nourishing Traditions, sustainable living, etc. Wished we lived closer! =) And FYI, I just used raw cream from my farmer and coconut macaroons to make this lovely dessert for Valentine's Day. http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/recipefinder/chocolate-macaroon-tart-recipes?click=main_srReplyDelete
A similar (and easier) version of your labor of love! But what a treat to have fresh coconut....
God bless your ministry and family!
=), melanie in DC
Mare, after I got my new computer, I lost some of my favorites, but was so glad I could remember the name of your blog (in this head filled with so many other details...). Sooo glad to hear about your submission to the Foodie Fights, and to read of this inspired creation :DReplyDelete
God bless you! Your blog is so fun.
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Yigal Cohen on Kibbutz Nir Am, July 21, 2014. .
(photo credit:TOVAH LAZAROFF)
Early Monday morning, Nicole Rabin raced around her home locking the windows and doors so that a terrorist could not easily enter.Now, as she sits on the sofa of her Kibbutz Nir Am home in the late afternoon, she can hear repeated explosions from the IDF's ongoing assault on the Gaza Strip."This is the kind of place where no one locks their doors," she said, but the idea of coming face-to-face with a terrorist in her home is more frightening than the more than 180 rockets that have fallen on the kibbutz during the last decade."This is an entirely different story," she said.The nightmare that she shudders to think about almost became a reality for the small kibbutz on the border of Gaza and across the highway from Sderot.At around 6 a.m., 10 Hamas terrorists emerged from two tunnels on the outskirts of the kibbutz, in a field where its members often walk or picnic, said kibbutz member Shlomo Maizlitz.It was as if, he said, they came "from the belly of the earth."Alerted by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), the IDF sounded the alarm and an SMS message was sent to Kibbutz members to lock their doors and enter a safe room, until the IDF was certain that it had killed all the terrorists.As soon as it was safe, many of the community's members left to spend the rest of the day elsewhere.As Maizlitz spoke, he sat in a small concrete situation room, next door to Rabin's house. Here, throughout the day, soldiers, civilian emergency personnel and community leaders met to discuss the situation.At one point, soldiers left, thinking that there was an additional infiltration in a nearby kibbutz, only to discover it was a false alarm.The 70-year-old kibbutz has not experienced something like this since the 1950s, Maizlitz said.Yigal Cohen, 69, who was born on Nir Am, said that he was "stressed but not scared."He explained that he has lived through all of Israel's wars, starting with the War of Independence when he was three.A rocket, he said, has already fallen on his home. On Monday morning, he said, he weathered the attack in his protected room with his wife, son, daughter-in-law and year-old grandchild.He was not surprised by the attack, he said, because it was not the first infiltration in the area and kibbutz members had a feeling that terrorists could be digging tunnels that one day could be used against them."People spoke about it, and topographically and motivationally it makes sense. They want to kill civilians, and the most direct way to do that is this kind of a tunnel that would reach the kibbutz," he said. "We are waiting for the discovery of another tunnel."Patrick Cohen, who has lived on the kibbutz for 31 years, said that initially he was woken by a warning siren about an incoming rocket, but luckily his four children were sleeping in the protected room.Then he turned on the radio to get a better sense of what was happening but received the warning message on his phone. As they waited for the all-clear sign, there were more warning sirens, he said.It could almost have been expected, he said, "because there is no reason why we would not also be in danger from an infiltration. Luckily we have soldiers who protected us. We have to thank them."Once the roads were safe, Miriam Middleman came to work in the kibbutz secretariat on Monday from a nearby community. Next to her desk, as she listened to reports of warning sirens and fielded concerned calls from residents, was a piece of a rocket that once hit the kibbutz.She pointed to a map on the wall with 180 red dots and dates that show everywhere a rocket has hit the community during the past decade."Eventually there were too many attacks, so we stopped recording them," she said.
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