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Invite your mom, grandma, and close friends over for second opinions while you try on your could-be gown for the first time. Add some refreshments, tunes, and voilà! Here are a few planning tips…
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2) Once you've ordered your gown, plan to host your at-home fitting with a week or two of its arrival
3) Decide where you'd like to host the fitting. Whether it's your house or your grandmother's, for example, consider what will be most comfortable and conducive to a special occasion
4) Send out invites (or e-vites). Consider inviting your future mother-in-law too!
5) This event could also be a great opportunity to ask friends and family to be part of your bridal party
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4) Some try-on essentials: heels for height; accessories for sparkle; a great mirror; hankies; camera
5) Procure a sturdy box to stand on for optimum viewing
6) Designate a photo-savvy friend to take photos throughout
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AutoCAD Essentials is a multi-part series that takes a more modular approach to this massive program, used for everything from 2D and 3D CAD design, drafting, and modeling to architectural drawing and engineering projects. In this installment, author Jeff Bartels concentrates on the particulars of creating basic geometry in AutoCAD, including assigning imperial or metric units of measurement, using object snaps to control accuracy, and drawing and transforming basic lines and shapes. The last chapter in the course tests your newfound skills in a short project.
Before I start drawing this part, let me emphasize that there is no right or wrong way to construct this drawing. The most important thing is that we accurately reproduce the geometry. That being said, this is how I would approach the creation of this part. I'm going to start by panning the drawing over and give myself a little bit of room on the left side. I will start the drawing by recreating the center line. To do that, I'll launch the Line command. I'll pick a point onscreen and then I'm going to lock my ortho. And I'll pull to the left.
Distance really isn't that important right now. I'll click to finish my line and then I'll press Escape. I will then launch the Line command again. I'll click above the first line and pull straight down. I'll click and then I'll press Escape when I'm finished. I have just created an object snap that I'm going to use to start building this part from. This intersection represents the center of this circle. And, like any good set of plans, this drawing is missing a dimension. That's all right. Based on what we know now, I could select this circle and come over to the Properties palette and I can see that it has a radius of 1.15.
I'm going to press Escape to deselect the object. I will then launch the Circle command. I'll create my circle from the--Shift+Right-Click-- intersection of these two lines, and I'll give it a radius of 1.15. I will then launch the Trim command, I'll use this vertical line as my cutting object, then I'll press Enter. And I'll trim off the left side of the circle. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape. Next, I'm going to find the centers of these circles. I'll do that using the Offset command.
I'll launch offset. And my first distance is going to be 3.25. I will offset this front edge to the back. I'll launch the Offset command again. We'll go a distance of 1.5, and I'll offset this line one more time. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape. These intersections represent the centers of these circles. Let's go back to the Circle command. I'll create a circle at the intersection of these lines. And these circles must have a diameter of 1 because the width of the slot measures one. So, I'll access the Diameter suboption.
I'll type 1 and press Enter. Now, I could create another circle at this intersection. I could also create that circle using the Copy command. I'll launch Copy, I'll select my last circle, and press Enter. I'd like to copy it from the center of the object. And my ortho is locked. I'll pull to the right and enter a distance of 1.5. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape. Next, I'd like to finish the slot geometry. I'm going to do that using the Offset command. It looks like if I offset the center line up and down a distance of 0.5, I can create the top and bottom edge of the slot. So, I'll launch the Offset command, I'll use the distance of 0.5, and I'll offset my center line up and down, and I'll press Escape when I'm finished. Now it's time to go back to the Trim command and clean up my geometry.
I'll select both of these vertical lines as my cutting objects and I'll press Enter. Then I'll trim off this piece in this one, this piece in this one, and then I'll trim off the insides of the circles. When I'm finished I'll press Escape. Next, I'm going to create this circle at the end of the part. It looks like it has a radius of 1. We'll go back into the Circle command. I'll create a circle at the center of this one. I'll give it a radius of 1 and I'll press Enter. Next, I'm going to use the same offset trick to create this top edge and bottom edge of the part. I'll launch the Offset command, and my offset distance must be 1 since the radius of the circle is 1. I'll offset the center line down and up, and I'll press Escape when I'm finished. Let's trim up a little bit more geometry. I'll launch the Trim command. We'll grab this vertical line as the cutting object and I'll press Enter.
And I'll trim off this piece and this piece and the left side of this circle. Next, I'm going to focus on the very top and very bottom edge of the part. Once again, another job for offset. It looks like two units is going to work. I'll launch the Offset command, 2 units. I'll offset the center line up and down. I'd like to find this corner next. I am going to use offset again. We'll off set this front edge back 1.5 to find this intersection.
So, I'll launch this Offset command. I'll use a distance of 1.5, and I'll press Escape when I'm finished. To create this angular line, I'm going to use Polar Tracking. I'll come down and right-click on the icon, and I'm going to choose the 30-degree increment option. I will then click the icon to toggle that feature on. I'll launch the Line command and I'll create a line from the intersection of these two lines. I'll snap to the 60-degree angle, and I'll click and draw my line a little bit longer than what I need. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape. I will then press the spacebar to go right back into the Line command.
I'll create another line from the intersection down below, and I'll draw this at a 60-degree angle coming up, and I'll click Escape when I'm finished. Let's trim up some more geometry. I'm going to use these two objects and these two objects as cutting edges and I'll press Enter. I'll trim off these two ends and these two ends. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape. Finally, I'm going to take care of these chamfers. Looks like they're the same measurement, 0.5 in either direction from the corner. To create this geometry, I'm going to use a circle. I'll draw my circle at the intersection at the front corner and I'll give this a radius of 0.5. I'll create one more at the top-left corner of the part. Then I'll press Enter to accept the default radius. Finally, I'll draw a line from the intersection of the circle in the front edge to the intersection of the circle in the top edge, and I'll do the same thing down below. When I'm finished, I'll press Escape. Now, I'm going to eliminate much of the geometry that I don't need. I'll grab both of these circles, I'll grab these vertical lines and my center line, and I'll press Delete.
Finally, I can use the Trim command to clean up the rest. I'll select all this geometry in the front as cutting objects, and I'll press Enter. And I'll trim off this piece and this one, this piece and this one, this piece and this one, and I'll grab this last piece inside the arc. Notice I do have two additional pieces I have to erase. Fortunately, there is an Erase suboption inside the Trim command. I'll select that and I'll grab these last two entities and I'll press Enter when I'm finished. Finally, I'll press Escape to exit the command. And my part is now complete. If you got the part finished, congratulations! You're doing very well. If you struggled, try drawing the part again using the techniques I used in this lesson. The more practice you get, the easier the job becomes.
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West brings jump shots, professionalism to young Pacers
Jan 3, 2012, 10:06 PM EDT
The Indiana Pacers are 4-1. Let that sink in for a second. They've done it against a soft schedule (something changing this week with the Heat and Celtics on deck), but in years past the Pacers did not consistently beat the teams they were supposed to beat.
This year is different for a few reasons — Roy Hibbert's maturity, a very versatile defense that is allowing just 95.7 points per 100 possessions (second best in the league), and they are healthy (knock on wood).
The glue bringing it all together is free agent pick up David West, explains Adrian Wojnarowski at Yahoo. Last season the Pacers were a team that had a fun but not very professional locker room. That has changed.
"I don't tolerate a lot of ignorance, and I think guys are starting to figure that out," West said. "I'm not a preachy guy, but I just try to represent something different in terms of who I am."
"He does a lot of one-on-one mentoring, and does it every day," (Pacers coach Frank) Vogel said. "Just his presence – guys are going to think twice before they handle themselves the wrong way. Big brother is there. He's a good observer; he knows what the right chemistry feels like. He knows when guys need hugs, when guys need a kick in the butt."
Right now, West and Darren Collison are running the pick-and-pop as well as anyone in the NBA. It has opened up the Pacers offense and provided balance. Granger still leads the way(17 per game) but after that Hibbert, West, Tyler Hansbrough and Paul George all average 12 points a game — it's tough to defend that type of balance.
If the Pacers can continue to grow and defend, they are going to become that team that the elite teams like the Celtics and Knicks really don't want to see in the first round. They have a team that will not go quietly as they did a year ago.
- bparmalee - Jan 3, 2012 at 11:30 PM
You had me until you called the Celtics and the Knicks elite teams. I dont think you can be considered an elite team if there are 2 teams clearly better than you in your conference. The Bulls and Heat are still the class of the East..the Hawks might even be the 3rd best team. So Celtics and Knicks….good…. but not at all elite.
- ctguns - Jan 3, 2012 at 11:50 PM
Since when did the Knicks become elite??
- goforthanddie - Jan 4, 2012 at 1:05 AM
"The Indiana Pacers are 4-1. Let that sink in for a second. They've done it against a soft schedule (something changing this week with the Heat and Celtics on deck)"
You speak of soft schedules. Boston's 3-3, with 2 wins over WASH and one over Detroit.
Do you see the problem?
- 00maltliquor - Jan 4, 2012 at 1:11 AM
What I tell you about those Pacers! Surprising everyone but me.
- karlton2 - Jan 4, 2012 at 1:12 AM
"They have a team that will not go quietly as they did a year ago."
Quietly? They beat on the Bulls for the first four games of the series where the Bulls outscored them by a total of ten points. If that series was quiet, the NBA doesn't want to see rough.
- wiLQ - Jan 4, 2012 at 7:43 AM
He maybe brings the professionalism to young Pacers but that was a nice joke with his jump shot… his FG%=40,7% so in that category he didn't contribute to those wins [yet].
- metalhead65 - Jan 4, 2012 at 8:23 AM
nice dig at the pacers record, who cares who they have played as long as they have the record they do. last time I checked you do not get bonus points because the teams you beat records are not very good. do you mention the records of of the teams your beloved heat beat when they win? and as was pointed out by kalton2 the pacers may have lost to the bulls but they did not go out very quietly to them in the playoffs last year. the pacers are a young and improving team with a bright future let tnem and their fans enjoy it after all they have gone thru the last few years with thugs for players and the horrible coaching of obrien. where all those people now who said Larry Bird did not know what he was doing? he had a plan and stuck with and thanks to that pacer fans have something to look forward to besides police reports and lousy records.
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Film Review: McCarthy Steals Show as Comic 'Thief'
In supporting roles in "Bridesmaids" and other comedies, Melissa McCarthy has been a ruthless and unapologetic scene-stealer. So it's appropriate that her first feature-film star vehicle, "Identity Thief," is about a professional pilferer.
I thought about writing that somebody must have stolen the script, too, but the problem with "Identity Thief" is not what's missing but what's there. The movie is overplotted, not underdeveloped. The film has too many characters, too much sentiment and too much time-wasting side material and phony-baloney "motivation," when the only thing it needed more of was smarts: What it needed was for director Seth Gordon to plant his camera on a tripod, get out of the way and let McCarthy do her thing.
Conceptually, at least, "Identity Thief" is an ideal vehicle for McCarthy. The title role plays to the actress' strength as an improviser, familiar to those who stay for the closing-credits outtakes on her films or who watch DVD deleted scenes. The story requires her to improvise outlandish falsehoods on the fly, which is apparently what McCarthy always has done on set.
The role also makes good use of McCarthy's larger-than-life persona and broad and robust presence on-screen (and I'm not referring only to her full-figured appearance, to use a marketing euphemism). In the tradition of such heavyset yet graceful physical comedians as Jackie Gleason, Oliver Hardy and Curly Howard, McCarthy is not just a skilled performer but sometimes a walking sight gag, and she enters "Identity Thief" in tacky wardrobe and makeup that generate instant smiles in the audience.
The cheesiness of the character design is appropriate for a con artist and hoarder who misappropriates people's identities so she can fill her home with useless consumer goods. (The movie suggests she's also trying to fill a hole in her heart; see what I mean by too much motivation?)
With a script credited to Craig Mazin ("The Hangover Part II") and Jerry Eeten (something called "Elvis Took a Bullet"), "Identity Thief" gets off to a slow and dull start as it introduces us to Sandy Patterson, played by Jason Bateman, again cast as an insecure underdog Everyman.
Sandy has a lovely, supportive wife (Amanda Peet, in a truly thankless role that requires her to do little more than talk into a phone a couple of times) and two young daughters (real-life sisters Mary-Charles and Maggie Elizabeth Jones, veterans of Craig Brewer's "Footloose.").
Sandy also has a jerk boss (Jon Favreau), who rewards himself with millions in undeserved bonuses. This callous executive might be a refugee from Gordon's previous film, "Horrible Bosses," which also was less than the sum of its funny parts.
Sandy works as an accountant in the "financial industry," where his honesty is unappreciated, and where he is played for a "chump"; in other words, he is exploited by the same economic system the McCarthy character exploits. Did "Identity Thief" start life as a commentary on greed and a response to class imbalance? Perhaps, but the movie that has arrived in theaters is such a compromised consumer object itself that — like the snake that bites Sandy's neck during a forest sequence — it lacks any real sting.
The film brings its lead characters together after Sandy learns his identity has been stolen by a thief whose spending spree and arrest record are threatening his financial and job security. Sandy decides to track the woman to Florida, despite the objections of his wife.
After Sandy apprehends and essentially citizen's-arrests Diana (the thief's real name, she claims), the movie becomes a zany cross-country road trip that, in another era or with different stars, might have evolved into a screwball romantic comedy. Instead, what develops here is a mutually inspiring "friendship," intruded upon by an uncouth skip tracer (the always reliable Robert Patrick), a couple of drug criminals (Genesis Rodriguez and the rapper T.I., whose characters are utterly redundant to the story) and a cowboy-hatted would-be Lothario named Big Chuck (Eric Stonestreet, whose sex scene with McCarthy reeks of comedic, audience-pandering desperation).
The trailer for "Identity Thief" promises a raucous good time, and the movie works well as long as McCarthy is roughhousing with Bateman, throwing out punches and one-liners. When she's not on-screen, however, Gordon robs the movie of its only saving grace; worse, sometimes he misuses his star.
At one point, Diana is on the verge of escape when she stops to answer Sandy's cell phone. The voices of Sandy's young daughters bring Diana to tears; plaintive piano music on the soundtrack attempts to do the same to the audience.
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The past two weeks, players in World of Warcraft, Guild Wars 2, Star Wars The Old Republic, and Final Fantasy XXIV may have witnessed the odd and enticing experience of seeing hordes of elaborately dressed characters gather, dance, pose for huge guild photos, participate in contests, and in general just rock the house down as only RTGC can!
Second only to our summertime Pixel Pride Parades, Halloween has traditionally been a popular time to celebrate and reconnect with friends across all of our gaming properties. This year, we turned it out even bigger!
Behind the scenes, guild leaders and officers held contests, awarded awesome prizes of game gold and coveted items, and generally worked some social mojo to help our beloved members celebrate the spooky season.
Thanks to everyone who participated and a big thanks to everyone who helped make this Halloween magic happen! <3
Gurrrl! Only somewhat recovered from our 10th Birthday Celebration and 4th National MeatUp at GaymerX in San Francisco. . . and now we are about to launch balls-n-labs out in Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. We haz a feel this is going to be big. Let's meet Levi, the guild leader for RTGC's newest foray into FF. Oh, stop.
Benjamin Bon Temps: Hi! Important stuff first. Tell us about your Rocky Horror Picture Show fetish please!
Levi: I am OBSESSED with Rocky Horror, it was the first daring thing I did after I came out. I can't act for shit, in fact I've dated actors who have been insulted by our midnight shows because we prefer a performance over a re-enactment of script. But I do know how to entertain an audience, even when perfectly in sync with the movie, and I sold the theater out every time as Frank N. Furter. My very first time I went on stage, one of my *ahem* boys fell out during "Make You a Man (Reprise)" when you have to bitch-kick towards Rocky, and damn that audience gave me a standing ovation. I did that show for 10 years across three cities. We even got the OK to perform in an old de-sanctified church, it's all about sex and shock value with this show! I swear those poor friars dropped their jaw far enough to be on a Saturday morning cartoon.
But I think I'm even more obsessed with Tim Curry as an actor, he knows his roles are terrible but he will go head-first into absolute garbage and make his character so off the wall that you can't stop watching. I have his autograph on my wall and I make an effort to watch every movie he's ever been in. I even own the songs during his brief musical career!
Benjamin Bon Temps: If we wanted to stalk you, and we do, where might we first look?
Levi: I was born and raised in a little city called Buffalo. I'm a bearish leather man, so you can find me anywhere near either of those bars. If not there, I'm usually being a good pup and volunteering in the LGBT community. I work with an LGBT suicide prevention service, awareness for HIV/AIDS, I make sure I'm helping somewhere for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and I help out with pride events. I also love camping, so there's a little gay campground down in our area that I'll go to with friends, get completely hammered, and pass out in whatever location looks most comfortable.
Benjamin Bon Temps: For those of us who have never played a Final Fantasy game before, please explain to both of us the appeal, and how RTGC chose its guild name in FF?
Levi: Final Fantasy is as sacred to a console gamer as World of Warcraft is to an MMO gamer. The story and lore, the character development, the gods, even the weapons have legends behind them. Final Fantasy XIV combines the stories and lore of the past 13 games.
The name of the guild, MagiTaint Mayhem, was voted on in a poll by our members. It's from Final Fantasy VI at a point where you think the game is finally over and the credits are about to roll. Kefka Palazzo comes from the rear, pulls out an army of devastating bastards to pummel you, yelling, "Uwee, hee, hee! How 'bout a little Magitek Mayhem?!" Magiteks are high-ranking mechanical mounts in Final Fantasy XIV, so I imagine our little army is going to be known for riding these massive vibrating beasts and giving some surprise pummelings in the rear.
Final Fantasy XIV also combines really innovative ideas from other games like the instant map battles of Guild Wars 2, the guild perks of World of Warcraft, the immersive story and development of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the guild housing of Vanguard, and so much more. And if you get sick of your role, all you have to do is equip another weapon and you're a completely different class. You can master every class and tradeskill in the entire game on one character, and even use some of their special abilities to combine with other classes. You want a dps or tank with a healing spell? No problem. A healer with a guaranteed DPS focus crit buff? Sure thing. The combinations are endless. No more alts needed! And if your healer drops out of the raid, all you have to do is pick up that staff you've been working on.
Benjamin Bon Temps: I need a cigarette! You got to meet a lot of Rough Trade folks in a short amount of time at GaymerX in San Francisco earlier this summer. What qualities, if any, did you find that Rough Traders share, in general?
Levi: Rough Trade is the largest LGBT guild in the world, and for good reason. In real life they're organized, helpful, constantly checking up on you to see how you're doing, and going out of their way to make you comfortable. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I traveled across the country, but it was easily the best weekend of my life. Despite all of our love for that frisky flirtation in guild chat, the leaders of each of our guilds are very warm and welcoming people. I hope more people see that there are genuine human beings behind these Guild Leader titles.
Benjamin Bon Temps: You've assembled an awesome group of officers for us in FF. Tell us a lil about em?
Levi: They're all very dirty individuals and I suggest that you stay away from them if you value your virginity. I don't know what I've gotten myself into, I clutch my pearls every time they try to influence my virtuous morality! But I think you'll really enjoy how down to earth and sociable they are.
Benjamin Bon Temps: Tell us about your history with MMOs and what, in your mind, RTGC hopes to achieve in FFXIV?
Levi: Final Fantasy XIV has massive potential for success. It has a fantastic story, it encourages players to play multiple classes to master jobs used in raids, it provides players with guild bonuses and even provides extremely expensive land for housing. Our goal is fostering the community and give players a reason to keep coming back. With the commitment of our guild and its players, we have a wonderful chance to really make every aspect of this game shine. I could not be any more honored to be the leader of my favorite guild in my most favorite series in gaming history. There is no greater honor, and I'll listen to every idea our players give us to keep the game as fresh and exciting as we can make it.
Benjamin Bon Temps: Any other upcoming MMOs you are excited about?
Levi: I think Wildstar looks interesting. LuckyResNovae and I were acting as the booth babes for the RTGC table for the 10th anniversary and I had so much fun working with him. I'm looking forward to his leadership in that game.
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Andrew Bynum is not exactly the most popular sports figure in Philadelphia right now. To put it kindly.
The man the Sixers traded Andre Iguodala for, the guy they planned to rebuild the roster around, has not played a game for them all season. He was injured, recovery times got pushed, back, and next he had an injury setback while out bowling. Finally he said he didn't want to play through pain — fans and teammates (who are playing through pain) don't want to hear that. Bynum's low pain tolerance and seeming lack passion for the game have been talked about behind his back by former teammates for years.
Now Bynum is going to have surgeries on both knees before becoming a free agent this summer. Philly fans are pretty much done with him.
So, does anyone have his back? You know things are rough for him when Bynum's former high school athletic director and coach didn't have his back in an interview with the Star-Ledger's Dave D'Alessandro.
"Everyone here at school says the same thing: What's wrong with him? Why does he act like that?" says St. Joe's athletic director Jerry Smith. "He went from someone we're proud of to someone whose name we don't even mention anymore."
"Yeah, I never respond to that kind of request (to defend Bynum), because Andrew has chosen not to stay in touch for whatever reason, so I just don't get involved with it," says Mark Taylor, who now coaches the St. Benedict's Prep powerhouse. "I don't dislike him, and he'll continue to do well if he can stay healthy, but I'm sure he's got people who will guide him in times like this."
"Like most big guys with big expectations, he seemed uncomfortable with them," says Wendell Alexis, the former Syracuse star who was Taylor's assistant in 2004-05. "And subsequently, he seemed leery of people around him — coaches, or agents, or could be anybody. He had a very serious nature for a 17-year-old, actually, whereas most people that age — with that talent — would think the world was their oyster."
That kind of aloof posture is how many former teammates speak of Bynum.
The question now becomes what kind of deal is Bynum going to be offered? D'Alessandro suggests it's in the one-year, $8 million range. I think Bynum is the first big test of the new CBA and tax rules — while that one-year deal is what he should get, I think some team will gamble more because of the potential return. He is an All-Star and game changer at both ends when healthy, teams in the past have taken risks and overpaid bigs (Kris Humphires got $12 million a year for two years last summer). I expect an offer more like two or three years in the $12 million to $15 million range, with teams using an exemption that lets them waive him if he can't play due to his knees.
But we'll see. If I'm Philadelphia I'm more likely to bid low and just move on, despite the huge loss. Because Bynum isn't going to help you sell a lot of tickets again. Except to boo him.
- ambitoos - Mar 20, 2013 at 11:19 AM
He just doesn't want to run anymore. It hurts his knees to run and he just doesn't care about anything else. He has enough money now and everybody will just have to wait untill he's in the mood to play again. God gave him all this adult talent to use and then he gave him a childs brain to use. Too bad for us basketball fans. He's a good one gone to wast.
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|Mt St Helens
Date Climbed: May 9, 2015
|Summer route w/great friends. Blue sky, no wind and a long glissade made for a sweet time!
|Posted May 18, 2015 4:41 pm
|Tom Robinson
|Dogsled with 148 others
Date Climbed: Jun 18, 1966
|Climbed at age 14 with a large party of Seattle Mountaineers. I somehow managed to be on the only two-person rope team with the leader. It was a sunny day, and we set out at 3am. It was my first experience of seeing dawn from very First Light, with planets setting as Adams and Rainier appeared above early morning fog across Washington. It all cleared later. We ascended the snowy simple face of the Dogshead, the very part of Mt. St. Helens that blew into space fourteen years later. Then we crossed a glacier with maybe two easy crevasses, traversed to the summit, then returned to glissade the Dogshead in slushy, sunny June snow. A wonderful climb that can't be made any more.
|Posted May 18, 2015 2:15 am
|Dressed for success
Date Climbed: May 10, 2015
|I was fashion-forward in the traditional Mother's Day dress, along with 499 other climbers. New this year: early May permits now limited to 500 only; they sold out early. Low snow year: snowpack resembled that of a typical July. Minimally overcast, perfect weather. A bit windy atop Monitor Ridge; much less so on the summit. Summit cornices significant; unable to get close enough to see into the crater. Glissade trenches (there were many) in good condition. Planning a sassy little number (i.e. new dress) for next year's ascent. Partners: L. Travis, A. Rimov, Rae.
|Posted May 17, 2015 10:00 pm
|Monitor Ridge, Perfect Day
Date Climbed: May 8, 2015
|Started at 6 am from the climbers bivouac. Clear day. Summited at 930 am and back at the car by 1215 pm.
|Posted May 10, 2015 7:08 pm
|Mike Lewis
|Snowboarded Worm Flows
Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2015
|Went with Michael Williamson up Worm Flows and snowboarded down. True summit was a little spicy but the cornices were smaller due to low snow this year. Great trip.
|Posted Apr 5, 2015 5:38 pm
|Worm Flows Route
Date Climbed: Jan 25, 2015
|Camped at Marble Mountain Snopark trailhead under the stars on a clear night. Sunny all day for our climb up the worm flows ridge. A beautiful and warm january day. Snow level was somewhat low, which added to the boulder hopping, etc. @11 hours RT with a nice break at the top enjoying the blasted crater views. Long trek in winter, 5,700 ft., but really worth it.
|Posted Jan 28, 2015 11:46 am
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Date Climbed: May 27, 2012
|Reached the top... we think. Above 6000' we were in a whiteout, so by the time we reached the rim visibility was down to around 50'. Great glissade though!
|Posted Jan 23, 2015 2:42 am
|Ian Culhane
|Worm Flows Route
Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2011
|Got to the weather station at around 7000' before having to turn back due to fierce winds. Will be back!
|Posted Jan 23, 2015 2:38 am
|First actual outdoor experience
|First real hiking exerience
|Posted Jan 5, 2015 2:33 am
|Worm Flows
Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2013
|Climbed it twice, both times in the "off" season. Lots of fun, an excellent day hike!
|Posted Nov 7, 2014 6:09 pm
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Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2013
|I got an early start from Climbers Bivouac and beat most of the crowd to the top. Enjoyed the views from the summit for a bit and had a snack before heading back down. It was a great day on the mountain.
|Posted Oct 25, 2014 3:22 am
|Windy Climb
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2014
|Nice Climb with great weather. Very windy for about 1 mile of the hike on the way up but not much wind on the way back. Great hike.
|Posted Sep 9, 2014 8:21 pm
|Awesome Day
Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2014
|Weather was awesome. Started around 0530, ran into 1 other group going up. Passed them and had a blast climbing the snow up the Worms Route, last 1000" needed crampons due to the ice. On the way down we glissaded, ran into a few skiers going up, temps were so hot people were in shorts and t-shirts.
|Posted Aug 10, 2014 10:13 pm
|Winter Mess
Date Climbed: Nov 11, 2013
|Climbed with 4 buddies, Monitor Ridge route, was our first time on the Mountain. Temps were too mild and the snow was slushy. Got to around 1000" below the top and had to turn around due to storm moving in. Visibility was zero.
|Posted Aug 10, 2014 10:09 pm
|Absolute blizzard
Date Climbed: May 18, 2014
|Rainy day at trailhead changed to blizzard half way up. Snow all the way up. At the top I couldn't see more than 15 ft, if that. I hiked to the lip of the volcano without even knowing it was the end of the trail: lucky I saw the edge no more than 6 feet from it. The no views weather conditions made this a not so memorable hike. Hiking on snow I believe was much easier than hiking on ash.
|Posted Jul 22, 2014 9:16 pm
|Monitor Ridge with headwind!
Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2014
|Obtaining the permit was almost more difficult than climbing the mountain! Left the TH at 5:15 and 2+37 up to the cairned crater rim highpoint. Strong wind smack in the face up the entire ridge. 2+06 down for a total elapsed time of 5+04. Forest = nice; boulder field = less nice; scree and ash = ugh. Still a worthwhile climb and had wonderful views from the crater rim. Sehr IVD und das ist sicher.
|Posted Jul 17, 2014 10:55 pm
|Monitor Ridge - Sunny Day
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2014
|Started our climb at 4:45 AM from Climber's Bivouac. Wore shorts and a T-shirt for the entire climb (a little brisk at first walking through the wood line but warmed up quickly). The wood line and Monitor Ridge route were free of snow (although there was still packed snow in the gullies along the ridge). Guide posts were clearly visible for the entire route. Clear day for the climb. Around 6,000 feet of elevation to about 8,000 feet, there was a sustained wind blowing from the west at about 15 miles per hour. Surprisingly, however, zero wind at the caldera rim - extremely pleasant on top. Had to walk part way around the rim (across some snow fields - just a touch slippery without crampons) to gain a view in to the caldera and Spirit Lake to the north (the snow cornice around the rim was still thick and tall enough to block some of the views and, obviously, would not want to walk out on the cornice). On the descent, did glissade down some of the shorter stretches of snow in the gullies (just wearing my shorts) but it was a bit slushy. Walked down on some of the more level sections of snow in the gullies (which was faster than the ridge line) but, mostly, stayed on Monitor Ridge for the descent. Returned to Climber's Bivouac by 1:00 PM. All in all, an excellent day to climb.
|Posted Jul 11, 2014 3:19 pm
|Mother's Day Fun!
Date Climbed: May 11, 2014
|Went up the Worm Flows route with about 1000 other people for the annual Mother's Day Climb. Many of the climbers were in costumes (the usual dresses + Star Wars themes), and it all around felt like a party atmosphere. Camped at the Marble Mountain Sno-Park the night before -- luckily, we were in the smaller parking lot (the one without the bathroom), which I heard was much quieter than the main parking lot. I imagine there were plenty of hung over climbers that day. We started up about 6 am and didn't hit snow until around Chocolate Falls, which was way later than when it hit it last year around this same time. Even after Chocolate Falls, we spent a good deal of time scrambling on the ridge rather than in the snow. I think we were consistently on snow for the last 2/3 to 1/2 of the climb. The snow was soft, and although we brought crampons, we didn't need them at any point.
Hit the very crowded summit around noon, and the weather started to deteriorate while we were waiting for the rest of our climbing party to arrive. In spite of a forecast showing no clouds and little wind, a cloud rolled in, and we got both wind and poor visibility. We glissaded down, and luckily one of the members of our party had placed some wands, which let us know we were going the right way. In spite of the limited snow at lower levels, we were able to glissade almost the whole way to Chocolate Falls, which was similar to what we did last year with more snow. Glissading was slow, though, and the chutes had various pits that required a bit of climbing around. Still beats walking, though. We got back to the car around 5.
Overall, a super fun day with a fun crowd but not your typical nature experience due to the crowds. One other note regarding the crowds, picking up passes the night before took forever, and getting to a computer or on a wifi network is difficult if you don't have your permit printout. So come prepared and if possible, try to show up earlier in the afternoon.
|Posted Jun 26, 2014 7:29 pm
|Ski Descent (sort of)
Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2014
|Departed Climbers Bivuac at 0450, got to the true summit at 0820. Hung out for 45 mins or so. Snow had began softening up and I skied down almost to tree line. The ridges had no snow and I had to kick of skis twice to cross on the rocks. Snow was goodfor spring/summer ski. Got back to car at 1130.
|Posted Jun 25, 2014 7:15 pm
|Monitor Ridge
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2014
|Stayed at the Climbers Bivoac the night before. If you have time, go explore the Ape Caves.
Started at 6:00 am with a party of 24. On the hike through the forested portion that group broke up into 3's and 4's depending on speed. Weather was overcast and cool but OK. Once we got up to the weather station the weather started to deteriorate quite quickly. Rain, Sleet, snow and wind.
We made it to the top where the weather was just slightly better than lower. Only thing visible was the top of the crater, but we were there.
Of course when we all back at camp, the weather broke and the sun came out. Oh, well. Gives me an excuse to do it again.
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Outstanding 1912 Matte Proof Five1912 PR 67 NGC. Ex: Trompeter. There were 144 proof half eagles minted in this year, and as expected, the number of survivors is far fewer than one might imagine from the mintage. Some catalogers in the past have claimed that perhaps as few as 15 separate pieces exist today, but we believe a larger number are actually extant, with perhaps as many as 25-40 pieces known. One can easily speculate that many were either melted in the Mint or entered circulation. We do know, however, that only 8 pieces have been certified by NGC (7/98) and 23 by PCGS (7/98), with this piece being tied with twelve others for second finest certified honors.
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Au Revoir Simone started life in the Fall of 2003 when Erika (Forster, keyboards & vocals) and Annie (Hart, keyboards & vocals) first became acquainted on a long train ride home to NYC from a weekend getaway with friends. Along the way they exchanged stories and ambitions, and discovered that they shared a common desire to form an all-keyboard band. When they returned to NY, they started meeting regularly to play music.
After a time their friend Heather (D'Angelo, drum machines, keyboard & vocals) started joining in at these informal bedroom band practices, which also included former member Sung Bin Park (keyboard & vocals). Before too long, they started playing shows around NYC and Brooklyn. In January of 2005, Sun Bin left the band and the girls started anew as a trio. Keyboards found their natural home in the hands of Au Revoir Simone (or perhaps it was the other way round). A romantic notion it may be, but fate you might say had had a hand in their meeting – born out of a common love of synths then, Au Revoir Simone came to be.
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Made principally using keyboards, drum machines and hand percussion, Au Revoir Simone's sound is defined by their instrumentation. In their own words, and to put it simply, they make "warm and organic electronic music with forthright female vocalists". This, the band's debut, was named after a tiny book Annie received in the post one day at work entitled 'Verses of Comfort, Assurance and Salvation'. The title seemed to capture perfectly music's ability to make you feel, but more specifically how the band's music was making Annie and the rest of the girls feel – complete, inspired, and happy. Recorded in Brooklyn, in their friend/producer/manager Rod's basement apartment (to be more precise in fact, recorded in a former shower stall rigged up with quilts and fancy microphones to resemble a vocal booth), 'Verses..' was a lot of fun to make..
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It's Wordless Wednesday!
Gotta love fresh sweet corn in the Summer!!
Kitty | Coupon Divas says
After seeing all these pictures of corn on the cob, now I want some! Yummy
Cheryl says
Corn on the cob is my favourite!!! Great pictures!
TrenchMommy says
Love these pictures! So cute! We are actually going away this weekend to my in-laws to do corn. It's the family tradition for my husband's family which is made up him, his 3 brothers, parents, & grandparents. 4 generations of family husking, hairing, blanching, and freezing corn!
Susanne says
Mmmm yum. We live in Canadian Corn Country and ours is not ready yet. I can hardly wait, especially seeing you all enjoying yours so much! Great pics.
Melanie B says
mmmm yummy!
Tiaras & Tantrums says
well, now I may just have to go to the corner stand and pick up some corn today!
Firefly says
Yummy we are having some today
Susan says
Yummy!! I love corn on the cob as much as your family does.
Marianna says