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Zebra 6-piece Bed in a Bag with Sheet Set
This ultra-soft microfiber comforter set features a stylized Zebra print. The comforter and sham reverse to solid purple. The coordinating sheets feature a tonal zebra print.
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This ultra-soft microfiber comforter set features a stylized Zebra print. The comforter and sham reverse to solid color. The coordinating sheets feature a tonal zebra print.- Set includes: Comforter, two shams, (one sham with twin), flat sheet, fitted sheet and two pillowcases (one pillowcase with twin)
- Comforter pattern: Zebra
- Comforter reverse: Solid
- Color options: Purple, aqua, brown
- Comforter detail: Printed fabric
- Sheet weave: Plain
- Fitted sheet pocket depth: 10 inches
- Fully elasticized fitted sheet: Yes
- Care instructions: Machine washable
- Materials: 100-percent polyester microfiber
Twin Dimensions
- Comforter: 64 inches wide x 86 inches long
- Sham: 20 inches wide x 26 inches long
- Flat sheet: 66 inches wide x 96 inches long
- Fitted sheet: 39 inches wide x 80 inches long
- Pillowcase: 20 inches x 30 inches
Full Dimensions
- Comforter: 76 inches wide x 86 inches long
- Sham: 20 inches wide x 26 inches long
- Flat sheet: 81 inches wide x 96 inches long
- Fitted sheet: 54 inches wide x 75 inches long
- Pillowcase: 20 inches x 30 inches
Queen Dimensions
- Comforter: 86 inches wide x 86 inches long
- Sham: 20 inches wide x 26 inches long
- Flat sheet: 90 inches wide x 102 inches long
- Fitted sheet: 60 inches wide x 80 inches long
- Pillowcase: 20 inches x 30 inches
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Features | |
Color | Blue Brown Multi Purple |
Style | Patterned |
Material | Microfiber |
Pattern | Animal |
Gender | Girls |
Reversible Bedding | Yes |
Fabric Care | Machine Wash |
Product Features | Reversible Bedding |
Tags | Cozy Quality Soft Winter |
Dimensions | See description |
Materials | See description |
Model Number | 1 |
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Love it... Awesome....my daughter loved it
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Mr. The quality of this item was extremely poor. The sheets feel like plastic and the color faded on the first wash. It is probably worth $ as a set rather than $$ I should have gone to ********
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brenda Grandaughter love it . I would recommend 1 size larger.
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zebra as just as picture showed
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Fitted sheet does not stay on bed. Poorly designed You have to remake the entire from scratch every day. The fitted sheets come off the minute you even sit on the bed. Finally got rid of these after about 2 mos and bought sheets from ******.
Read MoreErin S. Apr 21, 2015 - Helpful 0
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bed in a bag Very disappointed, looks cheap and nothing like the picture. The picture is completely false. The comforter is actually brite white with ugly grape purple, not pretty violet like showed. There is nothing comfy about this. So mad that when I pull up my account it says I can't return the comforter and I bought 2 for my girls. this was part of Xmas, now I don't have the money to buy replacements.. Will never oder from this co. again.
Read Moreheathercreel Nov 30, 2012 - Helpful 8
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Color was not what it looked like in picture I recieved my order and was kind-of disappointed, the colors were not what I had thought they were. It looks darker in the picture. I ordered a different one (black and white) and decided to keep this one to give to my grand-daughter. They are both Christmas gifts but I may change my mind and send this one back.
Read Morewendeee Oct 25, 2012 - Helpful 5
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Nice and cozy!! Bought this for my 9yr old daughters b-day and she absolutely loves it!!
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Love the product Comforter & sheets are comfortable. Item exactly as described
Read Morekristiej21 Aug 22, 2012 - Helpful 2
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Serves the purpose Nice looking but really don't think it's worth the asking price. Time will tell.
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Questions & Answers
my granddaughter love it and plus the price was great
My grrl loves animal print.
My teenage grand daughter loves dark purple.
My son saw it at a Walmart Store and told me that he really liked it. I'm sending it to him for his Birthday!
Because I like the colors
How can I purchase a second sheet set without having to purchase a second comforter and sham?
Hello oshops, unfortunately the sheet set is not available to purchase separately. Thank you for shopping with us. Vicki H
My granddaughters room is purple and blue so I bought my second sheet set in blue. We love mixing up the pillowcases. Maybe you could try that.
Could you tell me what brand this item is, since I will be looking to purchase other items that match.
Hello basspohl, We are unable to disclose the manufacturer of some of our products; however, Overstock.com stands behind every product we sell. When necessary we can contact suppliers if a product issue arises. Thank you for shopping with us.
It doesn't have a name,cheap design
does it come with curtains
Hello luckyad, thank you for your interest in the Zebra Purple/White 6-piece Bed in a Bag with Sheet Set. The curtains are not included. Thank you for shopping with us.
Is it available in a twin size yet?
Hello khhudson. Thank you for your question regarding the Zebra Purple/White 6-piece Bed in a Bag with Sheet Set. Yes, this is now available in Twin/Twin XL. I hope this answer helps you, and thanks for shopping with us.
What is the material and thread count for the coordinating sheets that are included in this set?
The thread count is 155. Thank you for your interest.
We just received information that a microfiber polyester is now being used instead of cotton for the sheets. Thank you for your interest.
can i find curtains to macth?
Im sorry I could not find matching curtains to this set.
does this come in queen size
Item #: 13463475 is the closest we have.
Your option box does allow me to choose twin, but your description box states that this comes in a twin size. Eva
Unfortunately, that happens when a specific size is out of stock.
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2012 Umstead 100 Mile Endurance Run race report
April 4, 2012 at 2:43 pm Tips from the front of the pack 29 comments
On Saturday I ran the Umstead 100 mile Endurance Run. It was my first 100 mile race ever. But to accurately and fully write a recap of this race, I need to go back some beyond four days ago. Back to last June when I went to a Baltimore Road Runners Club picnic. It was there that I talked some with Serge Arbona, mostly about the races he'd done and the ones he had coming up. For those who don't know, Serge is one of the most accomplished ultrarunners around (and a REALLY nice guy to boot!). I was only a few weeks away from moving to North Carolina and he joked that I should come pace him at Umstead next year, as I was going to be living close by. At the time I had never run more than 31 miles but somehow a seed had been planted. Fast forward to September 7th, the day registration was opening up for this year's race. Umstead tends to fill up very fast, like five minutes fast. I happened to have a bit of a break at work at noon when registration was set to open. I decided that I would try to register. Whether I got in or not I would take as a sign from the universe on how to proceed going forward. As luck would have it, right around 12:02pm, I was officially registered to run. At that point I had still hadn't run an ultra since the 50k disaster in DC in November of 2009. But if I didn't want to waste my money, I was going to run my first 100 miler in a few months.
Fast forward a bit. I ran some longer races last year, to mixed results. I got some experience and miles on my legs. I got a little fat and out of shape by the time I ran Weymouth Woods in January. Fortunately, something clicked after that race. Despite being sorta fat and out of shape I ran reasonably well and reasonably even splits and recovered quicker than I probably ought to have. I guess I made up my mind there to get my shit together and train seriously and maybe I'd be able to survive the whole ordeal.
I had some pretty good, encouraging results leading up to Umstead. But in the few down weeks leading up to the race, I was consistently more looking forward to seeing my friends and some runners that I admire than I was about actually running it. The race was more an excuse for everything else. I remember telling someone only a few days before that I was a little nervous that I wasn't really feeling nervous or anxious at all. For once I felt like I had done everything right, or as right as I could manage making things up as I go along. By Wednesday of race week my legs felt better than they have ever felt. Ever. I was starting to get a little excited.
Thursday night Katie, my amazing crew chief, flew in from Boston. Despite having extremely limited ultra experience (as in, she crewed for me at Stone Cat and that was it), I was confident that my life was in the best hands possible. Friday morning Johnny showed up and Team Awesome was fully assembled. But the fun was just beginning. Part of why I was so excited about this race was who else was coming down to RUN it. In addition to Serge, Christian was coming down to crew/pace him. As was Dave Ploskonka, another very accomplished ultrarunner from Baltimore who I met when we both paced the 10 miler there last June and then I crewed him at Hellgate last December. Those two I knew, and look up to a great deal as both have run some incredible races and have a ton of knowledge and experience and bad-ass-ness to their credit. In addition to them, last year's race winner, John Dennis, was running. So were a couple other guys who ran very fast times last year. And Mike Morton, who had already run 13:18 in Florida in January and almost broke the American 24 hour record last September (running 163+ miles). In short, there were A LOT of really good runners there and with a course that is entirely runnable, I was pretty excited to see what would happen.
Friday was a bit of an adventure. Dave's car got towed in Baltimore so he was having a rough start to the weekend but DID manage to get down here in time to suffer through what was apparently not the most enthralling pre-race briefing ever. We all missed that briefing because we had to drive out to Chapel Hill and pick up Serge and Christian from a mechanic. Apparently Serge's car was shot. We got to the park a little after 6 and I got my race bib and after Serge and Christian got their stuff out of Johnny's trunk, the three of us headed to my pre-race pizza place, Bella Mia. Dave joined us and we had a pretty relaxing, delicious dinner. A quick trip to Target and then it was home to get things prepped and get to sleep. Only hours away from the race and I still wasn't very keyed up. Instead Dave and I were sitting around joking about all sorts of stuff and I was feeling extremely loose and relaxed. I even managed to sleep relatively well.
4 am my alarm went off and I got up easily. Thanks to Katie's packing the night before, all I really had to do was eat a small bowl of cereal, go to the bathroom, get dressed, and gather my belongings to get out the door. We were all in Johnny's car and headed to the park around 5am and probably arrived around 5:30. It was drizzling a little but not obnoxiously so. It actually felt a lot like the morning of the Umstead marathon, so I took it as a good sign. I got my Brooks Pureflows on, grabbed my duffel bag and headed up the hill to the start/finish area. It was a pretty crazy scene up there. With 280-some people registered, the start area was extremely crowded with runners and volunteers and crew. I was more than a little overwhelmed and for the first time, feeling some nerves about what I was about to attempt. Instead of trying to digest the magnitude of running 100 miles, I focused on the steps I needed to take to get to the start. I got to the bathroom and applied my A&D ointment (which I FINALLY remembered to thank Dave for giving me that advice, LIFESAVER!), and got my singlet on. I found a spot in the woods to take care of some business. With about three minutes to go I was at the start line, with Johnny and Katie around me. I tied my shoes and then with about 30seconds I worked my way toward the front where I found everyone I expected – Serge, David, Mike, John, and a couple other people I didn't immediately recognize but who looked fast. This was it. I looked around and spent a moment just enjoying the calm before things got started. I switched my headlamp on and heard them count down. GO!
The race
The nice thing about Umstead (or the awful thing depending on your perspective) is that the 100 miler consists of eight 12.5 mile loops, all of it on the bridle trail, except for the half mile or so stretch that runs between race headquarters and the bridle trail that is run at the start and end of every loop. The bridle trail is made up of extremely well packed gravel (I described it to Johnny early in the week as 'NCR trail with some hills') and every step of the course is runnable. Most of the first few miles are flattish, some downhill, some uphill, nothing too intense. There's a brief section from a little after mile 7 to a little after mile 9 that has some short, steepish ups and downs, and that's it. I don't know exactly how much I've run the course but I was certain that no one in the field had run more miles on it than I have in the past few months. While knowing what to expect isn't as important as being in good shape, it definitely was a mental help to know what was coming and when. Doing my first 100 miler, the less surprises, the better as far as I was concerned.
So the race. Yes. We started by running up the park road that led out of camp. Because it was dark I couldn't quite make out who was who but someone I figured correctly to be Morton darted out quickly ahead, followed closely by Serge and John Dennis. I was briefly up there and I know I said something to Dave before he pulled away too. By the time we hit the bridle trail I was probably in 6th and I was also already sick of my hat which I took off and hung on the gate. Another one or two guys went by me on the airport spur out and back. It also started raining a little harder, enough that as I passed the gate, I ran over and got my hat off it and put it back on, this time ON TOP of my headlamp. The next forty or so minutes were pretty uneventful. I got passed by a few more guys. I think by the time I hit mile 3, I was in 8th or 9th. I had no idea how fast I was running; I was wearing my regular old watch because the rain would mess with the garmin (in retrospect, I think this might have been a good thing). All I knew was I was running what felt pretty relaxed (and if I was being honest with myself, maybe a touch faster than planned). I also felt pretty flat which was initially disappointing. My legs didn't feel that peppy, and I felt a little sleepy actually. I decided it wasn't worth worrying about and that when the sun came up I'd probably feel better. As I ran down corkscrew hill, someone I recognized as Jonathan Savage ran by me and as we made our way up the hill on the other side of the bridge, I went by him again. I could say lights waaaaay up ahead already and thought to myself that I should mention to Katie when I got back that somebody was probably gonna crash and burn later.
About 6 miles in, it got light enough to take my headlamp off, FINALLY. I hate that thing. I left it at the aid station just before 7 miles and was off. The first time through the Turkey Creek hills was uneventful. I saw three guys who were waaaay ahead earlier in the loop already starting to come back to me. This whole stretch I was constantly reminding myself NOT to push it on the hills, just relax and take them easy as it was VERY early. By the time I got back out onto Graylyn Road and the lovely mile-ish downhill stretch, I might have gone by another guy. On Graylyn I caught up to another runner who I think was Troy Shellhamer (who I knew had run almost under 16 last year and was probably looking to run even faster this year). We chatted very briefly about how fast some of the guys went out and he mentioned there was some really good runners this year and advised me not to get sucked up in going out too fast with them. It was a good reminder. After that I pulled away a little and continued on. I think the first time I noticed a mile marker was at mile 10 and I noticed I was right around 8:00 pace. Whoa. Not sustainable. BUT! I had exchanged some emails with Ray K about a week earlier and he advised me to go out right about how I was, shoot for a 6:40-7 hour 50 mile split and then try not to die too hard. Maybe not the BEST strategy for someone for their first 100 miler, but I wasn't really interested in trying to 'just finish', I wanted to see how fast I could actually go. I promised myself that I was going to actually race this one. So things were either going to go awesomely, or they were going to get really ugly and be fucking miserable for a long, long time. I didn't want any in between. I didn't want mediocre.
Coming back in at the end of loop one, I felt fine. I had wanted to get done with the first loop and feel like I hadn't really done anything yet and that was pretty much what happened. I had my nutrition plan working (coconut water, honey stinger chews and assorted gels every half hourish, supplement with water and salt at aid stations) so far. I saw a few guys coming out on their second loops as I was coming down the hill at the end of my first. Said hi to Dave who was probably a half mile ahead, and then met Katie and Johnny at the start/finish. I gave them my singlet and hat (both were too wet and would only get wetter and I worried about chafing). By my watch, the first loop took 1:41:47, a little fast but well within reason.
I re-stocked my gels, took a fresh handheld, and was off on number two in seventh place. There were a couple guys pretty close to me on the way in as I was going out. The second lap was fairly uneventful. The sun had come up but it was very overcast and still sort of drizzling. It actually felt really good to me and I kept hoping it would stay like this all day. Around 2 miles in, I came up on 6th place, who I recognized as Darian. He had also run the Triple Lakes 40 miler back in October. We chatted for a few miles before I pulled away around mile 4 (he went on to have a stellar first 100, running 18:25 for 10th place!). And that was really the only excitement for this lap. I couldn't really see anyone else ahead of me, I was still running about the same effort, and was incredibly relaxed and calm. I think it was this lap (or maybe the third) that I saw Jessica, a teacher at my school who also runs and does Ironmans, at the far aid station. That was a nice surprise. As I came back in at the end of the lap, I noticed how much further along the three leaders, Morton, Dennis, and Serge, were, easily already a half hourish up on me. I said hi to Dave in about the same spot as I was coming in. I asked Johnny and Katie to move down to the bottom of the hill so I could tell them what I wanted coming in and grab it going back out. I think after this loop I had some candied ginger. My stomach wasn't bothering me (and thankfully really didn't all day) but I kept taking a couple pieces each lap as a preventative measure. Second lap took 1:40:12, and that wasn't surprising because I had more pep now that it was daylight.
The third lap was my fastest somehow, but again, it was pretty even. I had no interest in trying to chase down the leaders. I was sticking to the plan and it was still very early (which makes me chuckle to write, I had already run a marathon, at essentially the same pace as my very first one four years ago, and it was EARLY). I DID realize a few miles in that I didn't have enough gels to stick to my fueling plan, because I should have taken one when I came in. I didn't really sweat it, just knew I needed to eat something more at the far aid station. I got in and out of that, forcing down some pretzels because it sounded like a good idea, and a banana (so I could tell Katie I was eating solid foods). I tried to stretch the gels and chews I had as far as they'd go on this lap and I relaxed on the hilly section. Despite that taking it easy, I came upon the guy in 4th place (I say 4th because unbeknownst to me, I had passed Dave at the aid station, he had been in the bathroom with stomach issues that unfortunately ended up torpedoing his race). At this point we were starting to encounter runners on their second laps too, but I recognized the guy in the green shorts as having been way ahead earlier. I was actually a little surprised because someone earlier had specifically mentioned that green shorts was fast and I also remembered right near the start hearing him talking with someone else that he was 2nd (?) at Uwharrie 40 this year. As I slowly went by up one of the early steep inclines I had a brief moment where I thought maybe I've actually been running a really stupid race all along because, really, do I have any business being this far up and passing people like that? It was a brief moment, because then I shut myself the hell up and continued on, at what felt almost like dawdling pace.
The rest of the loop was the same as the previous three. I noticed my legs felt eversoslightly heavier or tighter or something, but not alarmingly so. When I came down the hill I quickly told the Katie that I needed more of everything. Double it. I hit my watch at 1:39:29 and headed out again. I chugged a Boost shake here, on Katie's orders. It was a good idea, the calories definitely helped. I set off loaded up with two gels and two bags of honey stinger chews. They informed me that the only three ahead of me were the three leaders. I was incredulous, but didn't bother staying around arguing. Right around 4.5 miles in, I heard footsteps coming quickly. One of the guys I had been seeing fairly close behind every lap had caught up and he was looking really strong. I'd later learn his name was Jim and he was from Albany. He mentioned running together for a little, to break up the monotony. I welcomed it, but also worried that he looked A LOT better and stronger than me right then and I didn't want to burn myself out keeping up. The next few miles to the aid station were pretty pleasant as the conversation was a welcome distraction. I mentioned that it was my first 100 and he had previously done Vermont and when he asked what time I was shooting for I honestly had no idea anymore how to answer. I was nearly 44 miles in and if I kept up the pace, we'd break the previous course record. I was honest and said I figured I'd like to hang on enough to break 15 at this point and he had similar designs. Only about 6 hours in, we had ourselves a long day ahead still.
We got into the aid station together. I started dipping a boiled potato in salt and eating it which seemed like a good idea. He stopped for the bathroom and I continued on, figuring he'd catch up pretty quickly (I was right). We ran together for a good bit of the back section hills before he gradually pulled ahead. I was right that he must have been feeling better than me at that point and it would have been stupid trying to chase him down not even halfway into the race. I came in at just about 1:45 for a 6:46 50 mile split, which is a HALF HOUR PR (unless one counts the 7:00 50ish mile split at the 12 hour, in which case it's only a 14 minute PR). I was really happy that I had managed to perfectly execute Ray K's advice to go out between 6:40-7:00 for the first 50. The second part of that advice was essentially to hold on for dear life and try not to blow up TOO much. I was definitely starting to get a little tired but not as badly as I imagined. Johnny also surprised me by jumping in to pace me here, which was definitely welcome.
Johnny was great to run with. I was quickly starting to not enjoy running. This probably had a lot to do with the rain stopping and the sun actually coming out. Things warmed up quickly and the humidity seemed to linger. My comfort level quickly dropped. He kept reminding me to drink, and made sure I was eating. I wasn't very talkative but that was alright. He also reminded me to relax into the hills, and not get too excited yet. I started cramping some, particularly my calves and some weird tendon-y thing on the front of my ankle (where it connects to the top of my foot). When we came into the aid station I was wondering how far back I had fallen from Jim. But as we left, I ran into him (he had changed from a neon green to a black New Balance singlet) and we ran together a little bit before he again pulled away. I don't recall anything much else extraordinary from this loop except I was starting to wish I could just call it a day after the loop and get credit for a 50 mile finish. Of course, neither Johnny nor Katie would allow that to happen. Neither would I but still, it's nice to know your friends won't let you back out of the stupid thing you started. We came in around 1:46 (~8:32 total), so even though I felt a good deal worse, I had managed not to slow considerably and Johnny deserves a lot of that credit.
Three laps to go. The mental math had started in earnest. If I ran 2:00 laps the rest of the way, I'd still have a 14:32 finish which would be pretty good, and if I slowed even more I could probably hold it together to break 15. Johnny went out with me on the 6th lap too. We had gained on Jim on the back half of the fifth lap, he seemed to be struggling with the heat some too. I noticed as we ran along Reedy Creek trail that we had gained a considerable distance on the guys I assumed were immediately behind me, standings-wise. I also noticed that I hadn't seen Serge or John Dennis as I was coming in from the last lap, wondering if they had slowed some. Morton, however, was continuing to hammer it. As for my lap, there were a few moments where I had to walk and shake out a cramp. Johnny was good about not letting me take too much time, only a few seconds. It was now legit hot out and I was going through A LOT more fluids. Aside from the main aid station before mile 7, there were a few unmanned water stops set up every few miles and I was now stopping to take a cup or two of water there. And I refilled my bottle at least once, possibly twice. I also stopped to pee around mile 3, the third time I had done so during the race. I was happy that while my urine was yellow, it was not dangerously neon or anything. Another buoying thought: while I was definitely gassy, burping and farting quite a bit, my stomach was cooperating and there were no warning signs that I was in imminent bathroom emergency territory. And that was mainly the story of lap 6. At some point I went past Jim (maybe it was at the aid station?) and didn't seem him for the rest of the lap. It was hot and miserable, possibly the least fun of the whole race. The whole time I knew even when I finished, I'd still have almost a marathon left. As we came to the end, Johnny mentioned that he was stopping after this one. Apparently he was feeling kind of off too. If HE'S feeling off after TWO laps, shit, what's gonna happen to me?! was probably a thought I had around then. We finished the lap in 1:54ish, I was in about a minute before Jim but needed a little time at the aid station and then I came back down the hill and saw my cousins and their kids. A big old group there just for me. According to Katie, this was the only time I smiled all race. It's kind of blurry, I just remember coming down the hill and stopping. My cousin Bryan asked me how I was feeling. I replied honestly, "I've felt better." Just a tiny understatement. My 3 year old cousin Greg was holding the bag with the orange slices and I remember grabbing into the bag for some while muttering to myself, out loud, "Fuck, fucking fuck, fuck fuck fucking fuck—" And then an "oh shit" when I realized what I was doing within earshot of my 3 and 6 year old cousins. Someone told me that the only two ahead of me were Morton and Serge, that Dennis had dropped after 5 laps for some reason. That put me in 3rd. On top of that, apparently Serge looked like he was starting to really struggle and I could maybe catch him. What. The. Fuck!? Was this real life? Was all this actually happening? And on that note, I chugged a 5 hour energy and was off again.
I remember immediately thinking to myself that I could now run 10 minute miles and still break 15. And also reminding myself that a 15:30 or so would not be anything to be embarrassed about. The first two miles, the airport spur, took about twenty minutes (including the stop for resupply). It was still hot and miserable and I was not happy. This was definitely the time where I thought to myself how I didn't just never want to run another ultra again, I never wanted to RUN again, period. I just wanted to sit on my ass and do nothing. Jim had put some distance on me again and I was content to just hang on. I came down corkscrew hill and saw Josh and Shannon and maybe said something or maybe just grunted at them at that point. Right after the bridge after mile 4, I saw a group of people, a family, standing by where the trail forks and you could go right over to the lake instead of up the hill that the course goes. They were cheering and then, as I got closer, I recognized the tall blonde guy to be my friend Zane! He had said he was going to come cheer at some point and there he was, with his family in tow. And what's awesomer, he jumped in and started running with me. PERFECT timing. He asked me how I was doing to which I responded flatly, 'bad.' Everything sucked. But we trudged up the incline and he talked and it helped take my mind off things for a bit. n
At the top of the incline the trail levels out and turns right onto Turkey Creek. There was an unmanned water station here, near the water fountains. As we were coming to it, I see a tall, shirtless runner in compression shorts. Christian. Again… what. The. Fuck. All I could manage was, "Christian?!" He looked at me a little downcast and mentioned that Serge was done. That he had never seen someone throw up quite that much. I looked up the trail a few more feet and there was Serge, looking much more miserable than I was feeling. My heart sunk. We were 80+ miles into the race and he was one of the runners I've looked up to, the guy who was a big reason why I was even running the race (with a goal of not letting him lap me) and I was about to go past him. It sucked, and I think I managed to say something that wasn't totally stupid (or maybe it WAS totally stupid, but the intention was good) and Zane and I carried on. We came into the aid station and that's where Zane said he was gonna turn around and run back to his family. I thanked him for getting me through that rough spell. Truth be told, I WAS feeling some better. As I started to leave the aid station, Jim's girlfriend (who if I were giving out crew awards obviously Katie and Johnny would be #1, but she would have to be #2, or even 1b. She was a one woman operation and kept driving back and forth from the start/finish out to the second aid station where you have to hike in all day. That one's a keeper fo sho. I digress) had a granola bar in her hand and looked at me and said, I should just give this to you to give to Jim. I saw him about a hundred meters up ahead and laughed and told her there was no guarantee I'd catch up to him. So we both ran up at him and I told her he's in second place. She argued with me that he's in 3rd but I knew I was right this time. She got him the granola bar and we headed onto the trail together. I told him that we were 2 and 3 now, that I had just passed Serge and he must have too without realizing it. This was officially crazytown in my head. Morton was going to win and break the course record, unless a snake got him or something (and even then I wouldn't bet against him). Everyone else was basically in a race for second place. And by everyone else, I meant Jim and I because it appeared that everyone else had also succumbed to something or other that slowed them down.
Jim pulled ahead on the hills again and I stopped to refill my bottle and walk off another cramp. I was pleased in general that my feet still felt pretty ok. I knew the left little toe had the same blood blister that always occurs after a few hours running. My left ankle was also a little sore but nothing felt broken. I chuckled when I hit 85 miles right about 12 hours. Again. This time though, I HAD to keep running for another 15 miles. I reasoned that even 5 mph would bring me home in 15 hours now, and that thought was slightly mollifying. When I came out to Graylyn Rd, I realized I really had to pee. Rather than stop completely and risk really tightening up this time, I noted that no one else was around so I pulled down the front of my shorts and peed while walking forward. I was actually quite impressed with myself. At that point I also decided that if I had to take a crap, I would just crap my pants and worry about it later. It's amazing how 12 hours of running and a bit of competitive fire can alter your idea of what is acceptable.
I finally finished up the lap in 1:56ish, right about 12:22 on the clock. I was thrilled to meet one of my primary goals – despite the fact that Morton was about to completely obliterate the course record by running a 13:11, he didn't lap me! Looking at the results, it appears Jim and I were the only people who DIDN'T get lapped. Sicknasty. One of my only regrets from the race is not being able to tell Mike how bad ass he was and how inspiring it was to see him out there every loop, hauling ass. It was a good reminder that as bad as I felt running as hard as I was, someone was out there running faster and probably didn't feel all that fantastic either. Digression over, I knew this last lap was make or break. Katie argued with me to take a headlamp. I told her no and stormed off. Jim had left about three minutes before me and really what choice did I have but to try to chase him down for 2nd? Unfortunately the first two miles of the lap were slow again. It was a struggle, a crampy struggle. I just made myself continue moving forward, as slow as necessary, but constantly moving forward. Right after the second mile, things started improving some. I kept muttering to myself, "empty the goddamn tank" and it seemed to be a good reminder.
I kept passing people on earlier laps and some of them would cheer and ask me if this was my last. I honestly didn't have the energy to formulate recognizable words so I would just give thumbs up and grunt. I sincerely hoped my grunting didn't come off as rude or anything, I just couldn't think of words, and if I could, I wasn't able to get them out. 'URRNNGHHH' was about the best I could do. I started making deals with myself, the evil sort I am known to make on training runs – just run to the first water station and you can powerwalk for a minute. Nope, haha, you have to keep running! Just run to the top of the mile 5 hill and then you can back off a moment. HAHA NO! YOU CAN'T! Any sort of downhill or flat I consciously tried to pick up the pace. I couldn't see Jim up ahead and the thought that I could back off and still comfortably come in 3rd and under 15 started tracking across my mind but I had promised to keep the pedal down and that's what I did. I was in and out of the far aid station in maybe 30 seconds, faster than the previous two laps. I hit the back hills as hard as I could, running every step this time, imagining all the miles and miles I ran over this very loop the past few months, all that work was for this day, this moment, there was no make-up race. I went right by the water station this time, my bottle nearing empty but adrenaline had me thinking I was fine to make it to the finish at this point. I grabbed the headlamp I had left there on the first lap. 3.5 miles to go. Out onto Graylyn. I ran that downhill as hard as I could, it felt like an all-out sprint, I was redlining. 2.5 miles to go. I hit the uphill hard too. I knew I just had this and cemetery hill and that short one to the finish left. I turned at the top. Maybe 2 miles to go less. 1.5. Cemetery hill. My mind was almost blank. I had run this very loop dozens and dozens of times and occasionally, the times when I was running it late in the evening, I'd imagine it was the last lap of the race and how that would feel. And here I was, ACTUALLY DOING IT! I crested cemetery hill and knew I HAD to put everything I had left into the final mile. I KNEW I wasn't just going to break 15 hours, I was going to SMASH it. I was going to break 14:30! All the times I tried to imagine what it would be like had failed so miserably it turns out. My mind was just thinking push push PUSHPUSHPUSHGODDAMMITGOPUSHNOWGOOOOOOOOO! I was thinking about Johnny and Katie and how they had been out there all day long and how they'd probably be very happy to see me. I figured I was probably going to come up just short of Jim because if he had ANYTHING left, he was likely doing the same thing I was right now. And I was ok with that. And then I came up on Dave. He was coming in at the end of his sixth loop. He hadn't been having a fun day but I guess seeing me pepped him up some and he started running with me. It was awesome to have someone to push me that last stretch. We were probably running close to 7:00 miles. It felt like I was flying. Finally, the turn off the trail onto the park road. Then into camp. Now it was just a steep downhill and get up the hill to the finish. People were clapping and cheering. I could SEE the red neon of the finish banner through the trees. Bottom of the hill. I yelled Johnny's name because it was dark and I wanted them to know I was the one coming in now. I bounded up those steps. I don't actually remember feeling them at all. I got to the top, only a step or two more. I remember throwing my water bottle down in some surge of emotion. I ran through the finish. 14 hours, 16 minutes, 25 seconds later, I was done. I had finished my first 100 miler. I was 3rd place.
The immediate moments post-race are kind of a surreal dream sequence to me. I know I gave Johnny a big bear hug. And Katie. And Katie got my finisher's buckle for me. I know I wandered over to the aid station and people were asking me what I needed. I think I grabbed a Gatorade. Someone asked what lap I was on. Katie interjected, HE'S DONE! It felt so good to hear that. Holy shit. Then it hit me. I had done it. I had taken my expectations, which were by most accounts on the ambitious side for someone running his first 100 miler, and I had obliterated them. I ambled toward the cabin and then I broke down and sobbed uncontrollably for a few moments. Johnny took a picture of me around this time that I think perfectly captures the moment, hopefully I can get it up here soon. I thanked the two of them profusely Without them, there's no way I would have accomplished what I did.
Going into this race, I kept mentioning that I was more excited to see my friends and be around the race atmosphere. Of course once I got out on the course, I also wanted to do well. Sometimes you put in the hard work and sacrifice and suffer and still something happens and you have a bad race. And other times, everything, EVERYTHING comes together and you run one of the best races of your life. I was very fortunate that at Umstead, for my first 100 mile race, the latter happened. This recap is entirely too long as it is, so I will cut it here, at the end of my race; a logical place as any for stopping. I have a bunch more thoughts on everything, and pictures, and random musings as I am want to ramble about. I'll get to all that later, separately. I'm still sort of decompressing and recovering and getting my mind around things.
Til next time… RUN HAPPY everyone!
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Brian asked you how you were doing and you replied "I've felt better." UNDERSTATEMENT.
I completely stole this and put it in the post as my own. Thanks for the reminder (and, you know, everything else)
Thanks for the awesome race report! I am amazed at how well you remember all the details from the race – I'd be in a catatonic state after running 100 miles! Also, thanks for being honest about your feelings towards the end – there have been times where I've hated running (or, for that matter, hated performing) but you have to gut it out and just do it. It's nice to know that other people get those thoughts too. Kudos to you and your crew!!!
Thanks Hope! I WAS sort of catatonic for a bit after the race. This was not the first time I didn't want to be running anymore but it was definitely the first time I wanted to quit running forever. It was obviously a fleeting feeling
This is a terrific report Mark. And great job on the race. Congratulations on the 3rd place finish.
Thank you!
I am nearly speechless! That is just… AMAZING! I am in awe. Seriously. I actually read your report twice- once myself, and then again later aloud to my boyfriend. (He has done a few ultras, but not a 100.) I was like, "Isn't that AWESOME???"
I also think repeated use of the "f" word is hilarious. I'm pretty clean-mouthed for the most part. One of the only times I've dropped the "f bomb" was in my first 50K. Something about reaching *that point* makes you cuss!
Haha, your poor boyfriend had to listen to the WHOLE thing?
I'm forced to be pretty clean-mouthed considering I spend all day with kids but in races, especially the longer ones, I drop f bombs about as much as I gobble gels. Mostly it's directed at myself though. Or inanimate objects.
Congratulations, Mark! Great write-up too… I can't imagine how you remember all these details. It's an enjoyable read though – I like your point about how 12 hours of running can alter your idea of what's acceptable behavior :-)
How far ahead was the second guy?
Thanks Tracy! I'm not sure either. I start writing and things just come back to me as I go along. 12 hours of running can alter quite a bit of your mental state!
He ended up finishing exactly 2 minutes ahead. I consoled myself but noting that I ran the last lap about a minute faster at least.
What an inspiring report! Simply kick-ass.
If it weren't for a slightly bum knee, I'd been feeding off this story for the next few morning runs…
Thanks man! Hope the knee feels better soon!
Incredible. Awesome race. Wow.
Great report too. Congrats on an amazing first 100.
what will the amazing mark "the running shark" manz do next?!?!
Well, he's gonna spend a week not doing much of anything. And then he's gonna run for 24 hours in Philly in July. Because clearly this wasn't miserable enough.
Now the important question — when am I gonna see you at the CrossFit Games on ESPN2?!
Amazing job Mark! I can't even fathom 100 miles! You really did a spectacular job on your 1st 100, and Katie seems like an awesome crew captain!
I can't really fathom it either! Thank you!
And yeah, Katie's pretty baller.
Mark- "green shorts" here. You ran an awesome race- very smart pacing. It's special when you feel great on a day like that. I can't believe that's your first 100- you'll only get better. Congrats on a job well done and good luck in your future races.
Hey man! It went A LOT better than I could have expected. Thanks a lot!
Congrats on a fantastic first 100! Excellent race report, thanks for taking us readers along for the ride.
Thanks for reading John! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great race report! Awesome time for your first 100!!!!
I have enjoyed reading about your dive into ultra running; I had a feeling you would have a break out performance sooner rather than later.
Haha thanks dude. It's been quite an interesting adventure. You knew better than I then, because this came out of nowhere for me. Not gonna complain though. You're gonna kick some ass in a week, can't wait to hear about that!
So we were all standing there as people started finishing their first laps, and I said "If Mark come through in 1:30ish I'm going to fucking kick his ass…" and both Christian and Johnny gave me this look. Maybe because of the early morning profanity? Anyway, we would have told you if you had gone out too fast.
Also, we need to try and find you a headlamp you can stand. Some are more comfy than others.
HAHAHA! And that is why you are the perfect person to be my crew chief :)
Also… I dunno if it's that particular one or if I just hate headlamps in general. It works fine enough, though I'd prefer it to be a little brighter.
Not only an incredible race but also a race report that is very inspiring and easy to read.
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Mariano to be honored before Yanks-Astros finale
Huff squares off with Bedard after pregame ceremony for retiring closer
The biggest story line revolving around Sunday's season finale between the Yankees and Astros might be who won't be playing, not who will be.
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said on Saturday that he will not pitch during the series in Houston, meaning the longtime closer has already thrown the last pitch of his illustrious career. However, the Astros will honor Rivera in a pregame ceremony Sunday.
"I'm done, guys. I'm done. I gave everything that I have," Rivera said. "I think Thursday was the game that I left everything on the field."
The final outing of Rivera's career will be the emotionally charged 1 1/3 innings he threw on Thursday in his final game at Yankee Stadium. Rivera was removed from that game with two outs in the ninth inning by longtime teammates Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte.
"I know it was the perfect moment. It was something I would have never expected," Rivera said. "I think I squeezed every ounce of fuel out of my tank. It is empty. I have nothing left."
Rivera will finish his 19-year career 82-60 with a 2.21 ERA and a Major League-record 652 saves over 1,115 games.
It's probably good news for the Astros that he won't pitch, as they are still looking to break a franchise record 14-game losing streak. After Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Yankees, Houston has lost a franchise-worst 110 games this season.
"When we got to 51 wins, I thought we would end up with a better record than the last two years [106 losses in 2011 and 107 losses last year]," Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "That's obviously not going to happen. We lost [starting left fielder Robbie] Grossman, we lost [starting catcher Jason] Castro and we shut down [rookie pitcher Jarred] Cosart and it kind of put ourselves at a bit of a disadvantage. This team is a lot better than the results on the field."
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• David Huff has been mostly effective in a long-relief role for the Yankees this season, going 3-0 with a 3.99 ERA over 12 appearances.
But as a starter, he hasn't had that same success. Huff gave up nine runs in 3 1/3 innings against the Red Sox in his lone start for the Yankees this season.
Huff will try to bounce back from a poor performance in his last appearance on Sept. 22, when he gave up back-to-back home runs to the Rays as he was tagged for four runs over 3 2/3 innings of relief.
Astros: Bedard looks to finish strong in the rotation
• Erik Bedard recently rejoined the Astros' starting rotation -- he's the team's only non-rookie starter right now -- but he hasn't been effective in his return.
The veteran is 0-2 with a 10.00 ERA in his last two starts, dropping Houston to 6-19 in his 25 starts this season. In his last outing on Sept. 22, Bedard was lit up for six runs over five innings in a loss to the Indians.
"I'm trying to end up on a good note," Bedard said. "We're going to put it all out there and try to win for the fans."
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• Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte threw a complete game to beat the Astros in the final start of his 18-year career on Saturday. He is now the only pitcher in Major League history to pitch 15-plus years and never have a losing season.
• Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez -- who has sat out three straight games with a leg injury -- will not play Sunday against the Astros.
Josh Vitale is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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text: Meta Battle Subway PokeBase - Pokemon Q&A Login Register All Activity Questions Unanswered Tags Users Ask a Question Rules Chat How do you evolve a Pokemon that evolve by happiness in white? 0 votes I trying to evolve my swadloon into leavnnay and my woobat into swoobat but, they both evolve by happiness. How do I evolve them if they evolve by happiness? P.S. I tried to cheer them up by entering them in the Pokemon musical and battling with them. happiness evolution white asked Jan 25, 2013 by ehesister I just wanted to say that you can check a Pokemon's happiness in Narcene City (girl to the right of the Poke Centre); this is how you can know if your Pokemon is close to its happiness quota for evolving. I tried that, I talked to her and she start talking about a wild audino. She says "Hi trainer! Do you know a Pokemon called Audino? Its a pokemon that I sometimes find when I'm walking. It jumps out of the rustling grass. I can get a lot of Exp. Points. It's kind a friendly pokemon, isn't it?" Try again I did. Each time I talk to her, she kept talking about that wild Audino. nevermind, I found out that the girl is in the BUILDING NEXT to the pokemon center By the way, the girl who tells you about Audino talks tells you happiness in black. I know because I have both black and white. Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to answer this question. 4 Answers 5 votes Best answer Pokemon generally gain happiness as you play the game. However, there are specific occasions that cause happiness to increase: When happiness reaches a certain level (220), the Pokemon will evolve the next time it levels up. http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Happiness answered Jan 25, 2013 by ƒιzz selected May 1, 2014 by ehesister Or decrease. By the way, the woman isn't on Castelia street, but in the first building on the left. She will massage your Pokémon once a day. Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Try this: Ways to induce happiness: Walk 256 with the Pokemon in your active Party. (+1 for all happiness values) Give the Pokemon Vitamins [HP Up, Carbos, Iron, Protein, Calcium, PP Up] (+5 0-99, +3 100-199, +2 200-249) Usage in Important Battle [Gym Leaders, Elites, Red] (+3 0-199, +2 200-249) Level Up the Pokemon (+5 0-99, +3 100-199, +2 200-249 per level) This may help : http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Happiness answered Jan 25, 2013 by Kronos darn, beat me to it WHAT THE ******.THERE'S A SKYPE LINK ON THE +3 O-199 O.O "o"Red is in gen 1 and 3, not 5 Please log in or register to add a comment. 1 vote Try catching that Pokemon in a Luxury Ball. answered Jan 25, 2013 by EeveeLover I already caught my swadloon and my woobat with pokeballs! Please log in or register to add a comment. 0 votes you can evolve a Pokemon which evolves through happiness by keeping it as the first Pokemon in your party , by giving it berries to hold , by resting it frequently.....and if you continue this.....for some time the Pokemon evolves.... take care of the Pokemon as you took care of it before it evolved. answered Feb 15, 2013 by BS Please log in or register to add a comment. Related questions Can Pokemon that evolve by Happiness De-Evolve if treated badly? In EOT, how do I evolve pokemon that normally evolve through happiness? What level is normal for a Pichu to evolve by happiness? What is the average level for pokemon to evolve by happiness? How much more happiness do I need for riolu to evolve in white? Do wings raise happiness? Can you make a Pokemon evolve with happiness without leveling it up? Where can I find a guy that tells me what my happiness levels are? (black 2 & white 2)? Useful Meta Posts How to change your username How to add a user avatar Why was my post hidden? The points system Question etiquette Flags vs Downvotes Anime FAQ


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I have a friend in the program whom I am trying to help out with an issue that keeps coming up in his life. To his credit he has been working real hard with his program, he has been in and out of AA over the years, but he seems to be getting the hang of things this time. He has been sober and clean for one year and he is real excited and positive about the whole thing.
One of his big issues is his ex GF who is now the partner of someone else. To make matters worse the new partner of this woman is a well to do guy and helps pay for her "up keep" and looks after her children. My friend doesn't have the financial capacity to do this . However it seems the woman still likes my friend and he seems to be holding a candle to her as well. They do "run into" each other occasionally and sometimes contact is made by phone. My friend says he actually " loves her" and I believe him. I believe nobody can control with who and when you fall in love , and who am I to judge him on this matter. My job is to help him stay clean and sober so I am thinking of giving him the following suggestions :
1. Avoid contact with this person in any form until you get some more sober time. I believe he is still "emotionally immature" to be dealing with relationships especially an ex GF. She was also his drinking and using partner.
2. If you do run into her , and can't avoid a conversation do not bring up the past or put yourself down because of your past actions against her (he has a habit of doing this). Always stay positive and talk about yourself in a positive way. Example I have been clean and sober for 1 year and am very happy about that. My work is going good and life is looking good.
I hope you are happy and your kids are well etc
3. If you have any amends to make to her (esp. if they are making you feel guilty) then make them. This may help remove the burden of guilt you have about her and give you some closure. But check with your sponsor on this . (I'm not his sponsor but I seem to be .
4. This relationship doesn't look like its got any future for you , if she is with another man and is still using you for her emotional needs , it means you are not available emotionally for another woman. This doesn't seem fair, she is being selfish and you are being a sucker . Break it off and move on . When the time is right find someone else and give her 100%.
4 seems harsh but I believe our disease kills, so I'd rather be harsh and he stay alive.
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I wore it on my right hand after E was born.
I wore it in place of my wedding rings when I needed it in my second pregnancy.
I wore it on my right hand after L was born.
And then it broke when I was in Puerto Rico. I found out today it can't be repaired.
October 14, 2009
Still life with memory band
I was sentimentally distraught when I received the news by phone and indulged a good wallow across my lunch hour as I drove to the jewelry store. But then the lovely jeweler said, "You have so much gold here. Let's make something new. It will be for new memories, with the material of the old."
I snuggled E at her bedtime. She lay her head on my shoulder and draped her arm across my belly as I read her a book. I realized that her toes were brushing my knee.
She used to be the same body as me, the same bloodstream, my six-pound barnacle. And now she's from me, yes, but so much more. Her sister, my seven-pound barnacle, is nearly as long.
A new ring. From what was, but more. For a lifetime on my right hand.
If these broken strands could talk they'd say: I'll Be Back.


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I got a call from the school nurse to pick up Ella today. Sick day! As she fell asleep on the couch watching Bob the Builder, all I could think about was the moment in The Catcher in the Rye when Holden watches his little sister Phoebe sleep. I love that part.
For years, The Catcher in the Rye was my favorite book. But when I learned it was a sort of a cliche answer, I started making up new obscure favorites! It worked out so well, that I started doing it with everything. Annie Hall was no longer my favorite movie. My So-Called Life was no longer my favorite show. Bob Dylan was no longer my favorite musician. At least not if anyone asked me! Oh how intellectual and interesting I must have sounded to name an oddball book, movie, show, or band!
I picked up a copy The Catcher in the Rye from the library today so I could find that passage. Owen and Oscar joined me. After I found the part I was looking for, I started reading the book from the beginning. I haven't read it for years. It's weird and wonderful to read it from a NY parent's perspective. I continued reading it while my boys played on the train track carpet in the children's department of the library. I couldn't help but feel like my life was just about perfect in that moment. Obvious choice or not, it's by far my favorite book.
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I felt such an outsider reading your post! I better catch up on American literature before my kids start elementary school. I grew up reading Brazilian authors, a few translated Charles Dickens and classics, and I guess that is all. In the last issue of Matchbook online magazine they have an article about the 50 classic girl novels, kind of fun to look at their picks!
ReplyDelete- Bridget W.March 30, 2012 at 6:21 PM
I read Comfort Me with Apples first and didn't feel lost since both books are just from different times in her life. read both :)
ReplyDelete ha after I wrote this post, I realized how much I liked the name Phoebe. She's such a great character in the book! Great choice!
Yes--I adore A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Did you like it? I remember never wanting it to end because I fell in love with all the characters. Also--it makes me want to move to Brooklyn. That last scene where she's walking around saying everything she loved about it--I would kill to write something so perfect. One of my favorite books for sure!- IsabelleMarch 30, 2012 at 6:22 PM
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird; Favorite Movie: tie between To Kill a Mockingbird and Breakfast at Tiffany's
Pretty darn cliche. But, boy, do they make me happy. So funny! I just read Catcher In The Rye this Autumn while living on an island in Greece! I don't know how I didn't read it when I was younger. So random! I also thought it was too cliche to tell anyone I was reading it, but I feel safe to tell you here: I love it. I'm not kidding. He really knocks me out, old H.V. Caulfield. Holden Vitamin Caulfield.
ReplyDelete- RebeccaMarch 30, 2012 at 6:22 PM
My absolute favorite book is Pillars of the Earth, I discovered it at 21 & read it three times in one year it became an Oprah Best Book pick and went hog wild. I felt funny saying it to people after that because they would all mention Oprah.
My favorite bands: U2 & Coldplay - you can't get more cliche than that (but they are sooooooo good)!
Although Bowie is my all time favorite musician, so I guess that lends a slight cool factor. I feel the same way. Before I was a creative writing major in college, I LOVED 'The Bel Jar' by Sylvia Plath, but then I felt like everyone thought I was an overly dramatic emo girl when I told them that.. ;)
(Still love it though) The same happened with music, I went to a 'too cool' art school where there were music snobs that laughed at you when you told them you used to like Dave Matthews! So lame!
I have since learned as an adult that popular isn't neccesarily a bad thing, I mean, it got there for some reason, right?- Lauren Morton-FarmerMarch 30, 2012 at 6:22 PM
I will always love Peter Pan. It's something that I loved as a kid, love as an adult and can't wait to read to my kids one day!
And as for music, while my "current" favorites are Frank Turner and Chuck Ragan, my heart will ALWAYS belong to The Beatles, and I don't care how trite that is! They were my mom's favorite band growing up, my dad used to impersonate Paul McCartney with his buddies and they were the first band I ever knew the words to their music!
Love this post. I think I might have to pick up Catcher in the Rye tomorrow when I go to the bookstore and reread it again! - Bridget W.March 30, 2012 at 6:22 PM
"Comfort Me With Apples" by Ruth Reichl..oh man! So good. Read it with a bag of Milanos.
ReplyDelete Oh hun, I'm so obvious in my likes. Gone With the Wind is my absolute favorite - but up there too is The Giver, Ethan Frome, The Alchemist, Romeo and Juliet, To Kill a Mockingbird, among others.
I should tell you I JUST read The Catcher in the Tye this fall while I was living abroad in Istanbul. I ADORE it, and couldn't believe that as an English teacher, it was the first time I picked it up!
Have a lovely rest of your week!! xoxo- JeannineMarch 30, 2012 at 6:22 PM
I've never read that book, but I'd like to! I love Animal Farm which is also cliche. Tuesdays with Morrie is also a great book.


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For the first time, by focusing closely on the dynamic give-and-take at the Constitutional Convention, Ray Raphael reveals how politics and personalities cobbled together a lasting, but flawed, executive office. Remarkably, the hero of this saga is Gouverneur Morris, a flamboyant, peg-legged delegate who pushed through his agenda with amazing political savvy, and not a little deceit. Without Morris's perseverance, a much weaker American president would be appointed by Congress, serve for seven years, could not be reelected, and have his powers tightly constrained.
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This may cause you to wait a few moments. === Why not just use svn:externals? === The main reason to not use svn:externals is that since curseforge provides SVN, Git, and Hg support, .pkgmeta is an easy way to support all three equally. Also, svn:externals can only refer to other subversion repositories, whereas with .pkgmeta, there is nothing stopping you from referencing repositories of unlike types. == Moving folders around with the packager == There is a way to move folders by specifying in .pkgmeta. This is useful if you want to essentially have two addons in one game, particularly if one is a module of the other, e.g. Monkey and Monkey_Suit. Suit is inside the Monkey project, but can move out and be its own addon with .pkgmeta. Example: <> move-folders: Monkey/Modules/Suit: Monkey_Suit Monkey/Modules/Hat: Monkey_Hat <> For clarity, it is ##Source: Destination##. As you can see, unlike other portions, you have to specify your addon's name, as this allows you to create modules. == Ignoring folders or files == To make the packager ignore files, you can easily do so by making an ignore header with filepaths underneath Example: <> ignore: - Scripts # ignore the scripts folder - Some/File.txt # ignore a specific file <> It is to be assumed that this takes place before moving folders around with the move-folders header. == Changing the package name == Instead of using the "Package as" box on your repository, you can specify this in your .pkgmeta file as well. Example: <> package-as: Monkey <> == Specifying dependencies == To specify dependencies that will show on the site and also through the Curse Client, you can do so with the required-dependencies and optional-dependencies headers Example: <> required-dependencies: - monkey-town # same as monkey-town/mainline optional-dependencies: - monkey-city <> This will not add anything to any files in your zip. The list consists of the short names of projects or project/repository combos. == Tools used == If you want to specify that you used a tool that is not a library, but would like people to know that it was used, and for it to receive points for the Author Rewards Program, you can do so with the tools-used header. Example: <> tools-used: - data-tools # same as data-tools/mainline <> ==Manual changelog== If you want to make your own changelog manually rather than having one automatically generated for you, that's possible with the following specification: <> manual-changelog: CHANGELOG.txt <> You can specify any filepath you want. If it cannot be found, the automatic changelog will still be created. If you want a changelog that is not plain text, use the following format: <> manual-changelog: filename: CHANGELOG.txt markup-type: creole <> Supported markup types are: creole, plain, bbcode, html, markdown, textile, and wiki (no longer supported, use creole now) ==License output== If you want your project's license to be automatically included with your zip, you can specify it with license-output. <> license-output: LICENSE.txt <> You can specify any filepath you want. ==-nolib creation== If your project has libraries, by default two zips will be made, one with libraries (main one) and one without, the -nolib version. You can disable this with the following: <> enable-nolib-creation: no <> If not specified, it will default to ##yes##. ==Why call it .pkgmeta?== It's a nice, neutral name. We didn't want something curseforge-specific, in case anyone else decides to implement it. Also, since we don't want to limit it to just external definitions, we went for something more generic than .externals == Full Example == <> package-as: Monkey externals: libs/LibStub: url: svn://svn.wowace.com/wow/libstub/mainline/trunk tag: latest libs/CallbackHandler-1.0: url: svn://svn.wowace.com/wow/callbackhandler/mainline/trunk/CallbackHandler-1.0 tag: latest libs/LibMonkey-1.0: svn://svn.curseforge.net/wow/libmonkey-1-0/mainline/trunk libs/LibBanana-1.0: url: git://git.curseforge.net/wow/libbanana-1-0/mainline.git tag: 1.2 libs/LibSuit-2.0: url: http://hg.curseforge.net/wow/libsuit-2-0/mainline move-folders: Monkey/Modules/Suit: Monkey_Suit Monkey/Modules/Hat: Monkey_Hat ignore: - Scripts # ignore the scripts folder - Some/File.txt # ignore a specific file required-dependencies: - monkey-town optional-dependencies: - monkey-city manual-changelog: CHANGELOG.txt license-output: LICENSE.txt tools-used: - data-tools # same as data-tools/mainline <>
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