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Flights to Perpignan from Europe
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Built in the 13th century, it's one of the most remarkable examples of the medieval civil and military architecture in southern France. The main courtyard and its ensemble of Gothic buildings can be explored.Address: Rue des Archers, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 48 29
This beautiful building was first a church in the 14th century and was then given the status of Cathedral in 1601. Admission is free.Address: Place Gambetta, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 33 72
Situated in a typical 18th-century townhouse. The museum features rare and rich collections of the art and culture of the Oriental Pyrenees from the 13th century to the present.Address: 16 Rue de l'Ange, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 35 43 40
Loge de Mer is one of Perpignan's finest and oldest historical sites. Made of river stones, it represents typical architecture of the region. It used to be a stock exchange and the maritime consulate.Address: Place de la Loge, Perpignan
Standing at the crossing between the old and modern city, the building used to be a city gate and a prison. It is now home to a fascinating museum of the history of the North Catalonia!Address: Le Castillet Place de Verdun, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 35 42 05
This beautiful private mansion in the heart of the Old Town is one of the only Gothic houses conserved in Perpignan. It's also the house of Art and History of Perpignan and features many secrets of the city!Address: 8 Rue de la Main de Fer, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 62 37 98
If you have time, the countryside has many interesting spots and villages worth a visit, such as Elne and its 2,700-year-old citadel, Riversaltes (renowned for its vineyards), or Saint Estève with its beautiful landscape at the edge of the Pyrenees' chain. The coast has also some best-kept secrets, like the typical Catalan village of Saint-André!
Not only displaying 500 dolls at this museum but also posters, photos of artists and television celebrities. The Museum staff will receive you with pleasure but only by appointment.Address: Espace Primavera 6, avenue du Languedoc, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 22 97 11Website: http://www.oraseeetlespoupeesbella.fr
At this museum you can enjoy a permanent exhibition with rare or disappeared animals of the Eastern Pyrenees including different bird species, great mammals and African ethnological objects. Do not miss the Egyptian mummy from the XXIII dynasty.Address: 12 rue Fontaine Neuve, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 66 33 68Website: http://www.mediterranees.net/museum
By the St John's Cathedral you can find the only cloister-cemetery in France. It is classified as a historical monument since 1910. The construction dates from the beginning of XIV century and the current building consists of 4 galleries and is about 54 m long each.Address: Rue Amiral Ribeill, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 19 80Opening hours: Open from 11.00 - 17.30 from October to April, from 12.00 - 19.00 from May to August. Closed on Mondays and some holidays
A fun way to discover the city is by bike. At this tour you will follow a guide who shows you the most interesting attractions in Perpignan. Along the tour you will see the modern part of the city as well as the historical centre. The tour last for 2 hours.
The garden on Rue Sant Vicens is a delightful place with exotic flowers, orange trees and oleanders. This is also the place where you can look for ceramic pots and textiles which are on sale.Address: Rue Sant Vicens, PerpignanWebsite: http://www.santvicens.fr
Couvent Des Minimes (Minimes' Cloister) was built between 1585 and 1620 and is located in the ancient Jewish district of Perpignan. Here you will find a church, a courtyard and conventual buildings. Today the cloister holds many exhibitions all year long.Address: Rue François Rabelais, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 25 63Opening hours: Open from 11.00 - 17.30 from October 1st to April 30th, 12.00 - 19.00 from May 2nd to September 30th. Closed on Mondays and some holidays
Make an excursion to the seaside town Canet-en-Roussillon which is located only 12 km from Perpignan. Here you can enjoy 9 km of beaches of fine sand, discover ruins and a castle or stroll around in the old town. In addition there are some water sport activities available here such as windsurfing, beach volleyball, kayaking and jet skiing.Address: Canet-en-Roussillon
You should not leave Pyrénées Orientales until you have paid a little visit to this charming medieval village called Castelnou. It is located some 20 km southwest of Perpignan and is nestled at the base of Les Aspres foothills and the Canigou. Castelnou is truly a beautiful village with cobbled streets and offers amazing views from the Castle.Address: Castelnou
Expect fine and tasty dishes at Mas Vermeil, in a beautiful Mediterranean style house (the Mas). It's a bit out of the city centre, but worth a visit if you have time and can afford it. Excellent wine selection!Address: Chemin de la Roseraie, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 66 95 96
Bistrot Saint Jean is both a wine bar and restaurant with Catalan specialities. This is a popular and recommended venue and is located near St Jean-Baptist Cathedral.Address: 1 Rue Cité Bartissol, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 22 25
This is one of the best places to try the Catalan style gastronomy at a reasonable price. The restaurant is also serving succulent tapas and offers a great selection of wine!Address: 9 rue de la République, Perpignan Phone: +33 4 68 34 77 62Website: http://www.assiettecatalane.com
There is always a good pizzeria in any city in the world! La Roma is one of them, pizzas are traditionally cooked with wood fire and the owner has a great selection of wine.Address: Place Arago, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 62 39
Al Tres is tucked away in a narrow street and is a good venue for those who like the Mediterranean style seafood. The friendly staff also serves a great selection of regional wines.Address: 3 Rue De La Poissonnerie, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 88 39
Brasserie L'arago is a friendly place with good pizza dishes and typical brasserie styled cuisine. You will find Brasserie L'arago on Place Arago and during summer time you can have your meal on the lovely outside terrace at watch the world go by.Address: 1 Place Arago, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 81 96
This restaurant is perfectly located in the heart of the old town. Le France offers quality food at reasonable prices. Be sure to come here with an empty stomach; the friendly staff serves huge portions.Address: Place de Loge, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 61 71Website: http://www.restaurant-le-france.com
If you crave for Asian food then you should try restaurant New Saigon. This simple place provides fresh food with vegetables and herbs for a reasonable price. The friendly staff provides a good service to create an enjoyable evening for their guests.Address: 93 Rue Marechal Foch, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 54 48 37
Barraco do Dende is a family-run restaurant with a welcoming and friendly ambiance. The menu offers authentic Brazilian food for a good value. The portions are quite big so hopefully you will leave the restaurant full and satisfied. Please notice; sometimes there is live entertainment at the restaurant.Address: 1 Rue du Four St-Jean, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 07 57Website: http://www.barracododende.com
You will find this restaurant with a beautiful location in Perpignan and with only 3 minutes 'walk from the 'Castillet'. This brasserie is usually full of locals and provides a laid back atmosphere. The attentive staff serves fish and meat dishes.Address: 9 rue Fabriques d'en Nabot, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 57 73Website: http://www.restaurant-le-divil-66.com
Enjoy a pleasant dinner at this Mediterranean restaurant which is situated in the peaceful green park château du parc Ducup. The chef Alain Delprat prepares fine cuisine with Catalan and Mediterranean influences. There is a lovely garden where you can have your dinner - if the weather permits.Address: 21 allée des chênes, Parc Ducup, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 85 56 54Website: http://www.le-yucca.com
With more than 40 years of experience the restaurant Napoli serves mouth-watering Italian cuisine. The food is prepared with quality produce and the restaurant team is friendly and service-minded. The comprehensive menu offers something for everyone.Address: 3bis Place de Catalogne, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 25 02Website: http://www.lenapoli-perpignan.com
Here you can eat as much as you can from the Thai buffet. The staff knows little English but the warm welcome and the tasty food more than makes up for it. La Thailande is a very good value restaurant with lots of choices.Address: 1 Chemin de la Fauceille, PerpignanPhone: +4 68 98 73 55Website: http://www.lathailande-perpignan.fr
The attentive staff serves French cuisine that is perfectly cooked. The atmosphere is slightly formal but not over the top. This is a great place to have dinner with friends, family or for business.Address: 6 rue Camille Desmoulins, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 50 39Website: http://www.restaurantlessaisons.fr
When dining at La Table you can expect well-presented French food, impeccable service and mouth-watering dishes. The chefs make excellent preparations of beef, veal and fish dishes. For dessert try the lemon meringue tart.Address: 1 rue Madeleine Brès, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 50 08 08Website: http://www.restaurant-perpignan-lepatio.fr
Bistrot Saint Jean is a pleasant café for a break while touring the Old Town. The attentive staff is serving a wide range menu and the atmosphere can be described as warm.Address: 1 Rue Cité Bartissol, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 22 25
Although a restaurant, Café de Vienne is also popular with its nice terrace on Place d'Arago, ideal for an espresso or fresh drink! Here you can also enjoy a deliciously fresh and tasty salad.Address: 3 Place Arago, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 80 00
This is a popular café where people like to meet. The café is housed in a lovely old building with a good location. Here you can enjoy coffee in a friendly and Mediterranean atmosphere.Address: Place de Verdun, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 25 65
Again, a popular venue with a nice terrace, where people like to sit and relax in the legendary Perpignan sun. And if you're hungry, you can get great typical French brasserie style food!Address: 2 Place de la Loge, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 25 05
A L'heure des Thes is located in the city centre of Perpignan. This is a place where you can treat yourself with a wide variety of hot and cold drinks accompanied by a delicious pastry. The café also serves breakfast, lunch and snacks.Address: 14 rue de l'Ange, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 66 86 17Website: http://www.a-lheure-des-thes.fr
La Habana Bodeguita offers the best cocktails in town in a salsa atmosphere! This is a great place where you can relax with a tasty Mojito.Address: 5 Rue des Grandes Fabriques, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 11 00
El Boca Boca Club is the largest bar club in the centre of Perpignan. Every Wednesday and Thursday you can enjoy a great evening in a very Spanish atmosphere! There is also a patio with an exotic garden where you can relax and chat with friends.Address: 1 Rue Queya, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 33 51
You will find this music bar in the heart of the city. L'Ascot is the favourite venue for jazz lovers. There are great local bands playing here every week! The atmosphere is friendly and people come here for a drink and listen to music.Address: 12 Impasse des Cardeurs, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 51 01 43
This is a small venue yet very popular with a great DJ every Thursday. Bus Café is a great place for the techno House Garage enthusiasts.Address: 42 Boulevard Georges Clémenceau, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 97 15
It's another good option for dancing in town, great music although the dance floor is not that big. The atmosphere is described as warm and vibrant.Address: 5 boulevard Félix Mercader, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 34 06 70
ABC gets very busy at night. The over-30s night clubbers usually come after 2am to dance to their favourite hits. It is ideally located on the outskirts of Perpignan.Address: 56 Rue De Dombasle, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 56 90 60Website: http://www.abc-dancing.com
A wide range of beers with an Irish accent are the main attractions of the Shannon bar! The atmosphere is warm and "so Irish" and the décor is a bit rustic. Enjoy a pint of beer or a whiskey at this warm bar.Address: 3 Rue de l'Incendie, PerpignanPhone: +33 4 68 35 12 48
Perpignan is served by an international airport, "Rivesaltes," located just 7 km north of the city. The cheapest and fastest way to get into the town is the shuttle service with Courriers Catalans tel: +33 4 68 55 68 00 and takes approximately 15 minutes. The buses are more or less synchronized with the flights. You can buy your bus ticket from the bus driver. There is a taxi rank just outside the terminal. The trip takes about 10 minutes.Address: Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, Avenue Maurice Bellonte, PerpignanWebsite: http://www.aeroport.fr


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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate community editor
Carbon Democrats spoke to a packed house last Friday at Helper's Rio Theater as local petitioners for county commissioner sought the party's backing.
The two-year commission candidates selected by the delegates at the Carbon County Democratic Party convention were Neil Brienholt and John Jones.
Jones edged fellow Helper resident Kenji Otani by one delegate vote to claim a place in the Democratic Party's primary election ballot.
The four-year county commission candidacy was locked up by incumbent Mike Milovich, who secured 70 percent of the Carbon County Democratic Party's vote.
Milovich's bid for party support was opposed by Scofield Mayor Doug Trease.
In the statewide elections, Carbon Democrats supported Bob Springmeyer for Utah governor and state attorney general candidate Jene Welch Hill.
The candidates along with nominating speakers were given 10 minutes to convince county delegates that they would best represent Carbon County Democrats in the November general election.
Vying for the two year-seat to be vacated by Commissioner Steven Burge were Breinholt, Jones, Otani, Robert Welch,and Mikel Johnson.
Breinholt was nominated by Ellis Pierce. The nominations was seconded by Liz Kourianos and Richard Tatton.
Welch was nominated by his sister, Brianna Welch.
Otani was nominated by Tom Paluso and seconded by Tom King Jr.
Johnson was nominated by Nick Tatton.
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HE'S NO AL ARBOURTorre book deal only reaffirms class of The Coach
Until Joe Torre came around, Al Arbour had no competition as the pre-eminent leader of a dynastic New York franchise over the last 50 years.
Ten years ago, Torre joined the conversation. There were the four World Series championships. There were the playoff berths in every season he coached. There was the perfect management of personalities in his stacked lineup, even if Derek Jeter is the only everyday player from the World Series teams going to the Hall of Fame.
Most of all, there was the perception of true leadership. Torre put on a Masters class in public relations with every media scrum in his office, every phoner with "Mike & The Mad Dog." As brilliant as he was with protecting his team, the Yankees manager was unsurpassed in protecting his own image. "That stuff stays in the room," he said all the time.
Is there any reason for the rest of our lives to ever believe a coach or player with that one?
Torre wants it every way with this book. Cute idea to have it by Joe Torre & Tom Verducci, as opposed to "As Told To." Just because it's well-written and insightful (thanks to Verducci) doesn't change anything. Torre has now blown what always mattered to him most – his image. He's going to spend the next week in New York repairing it, masterfully no doubt. But the damage is done.
With each year, the skill, the dignity, the class of the man they called "Radar" only become more untouchable. How blessed we were to have him in New York, on Long Island.
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|What do circadian clocks have to do with sporting events? Speaking this week at the SLEEP 2008 conference, researchers presented the results of a study into the impact of travel and time zone changes on Major League Baseball teams. The researchers looked at the outcome of over five thousand games, taking into effect the direction of travel for each team, in addition to how long the team had to become synchronized with the new time zone. The researchers found that when one team had a 'circadian advantage' over another due to one team being out of sync with their regular time zone, the team more in sync with their body clocks was slightly more likely to win the competition. The bigger the circadian advantage was, the larger the competitive edge. In this segment, we'll talk about how playing across different time zones might affect the outcome of sports events, and what steps players might take to reduce the effect of their circadian clocks on the game.


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News about Calvin Trillin, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Nov. 21, 2012
Calvin Trillin suggested in 1981 that Americans gather around the Thanksgiving table for pasta carbonara instead of turkey, which he did not like; recipes for pasta carbonara are wildly variable, as two recipes offered for dish illustrate. MORE
Nov. 20, 2012
Michiko Kakutani reviews book Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse by Calvin Trillin. MORE
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Voters Are Red, Voters Are Blue
A short poem about Calvin Trillin's new book, which tells the story of the 2008 presidential election in light verse.November 21, 2008 booksReview
Scenes From a Marriage
Calvin Trillin writes an appreciation of his wife and muse, Alice.January 14, 2007 booksReview
At Lunch With Calvin Trillin
As an author and deadpan humorist, Calvin Trillin often recycles his life into his essays and stories and then recycles them into books. In ''Family Man,'' his latest and his 20th book, he says that for a writer nothing is off the record.August 8, 1998 artsNews
Calvin and Alice Trillin: Derailing the Gravy Train
Biting into a bulky oyster po' boy with plump pieces of oyster overflowing from the side, Calvin Trillin was trying to explain himself, in case anyone at the table was a vegetarian. "Oysters don't believe in God," he said. "Everybody knows that."May 25, 1994 gardenBiography
Can a Middle-Aged Writer Fill a Void Onstage?
Funny writers are funny. I have never met a writer who wrote funny who wasn't funny in person. And with funny writers, humor permeates everything they write.September 25, 1988 artsNews
A Glimpse of the Future of Parking
Inrix Park gathers live information on parking spaces and prices and sends it directly to drivers.
January 8, 2013, Tuesday
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Pasta Carbonara, an Unlikely Stand-In
If we all followed Calvin Trillin, we'd have pasta carbonara for Thanksgiving — a deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified and fetishized.
November 21, 2012, Wednesday
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Finding Rhyme, if Not Reason, in Election Season
In "Dogfight," Calvin Trillin uses verse to recount the long road to the 2012 election, starting with Romney's dog on the car roof and ending with a look ahead to the next time "candidates will growl, and bare their teeth."
November 20, 2012, Tuesday
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Calvin Trillin Returns to Verse to Chronicle the Election
His newest book, "Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse," is a collection of satirical poems about the just-finished election.
November 9, 2012, Friday
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Calvin Trillin Wins Thurber Prize for American Humor
Mr. Trillin won for his book "Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff."
October 2, 2012, Tuesday
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Those of us with water in our personalities don't pick where we'll flow to. All we can do is flow where the landscape of our lives carries us
–Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha
I never seek to defeat the man I am fighting, " he explained. "I seek to defeat his confidence. A mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. Two men are equals – true equals – only when they both have equal confidence.
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HAMMOND - Hammond is looking to put the Thousand Island Islands-St. Lawrence River Region on the map as top scenic area in the state.
Town Supervisor Ronald W. Bertram and a committee will work with multiple towns and villages inland and along the river to designate the region as a Scenic Area of Statewide Significance.
The designation, through the Department of the States Office of Communities and Waterfronts, offers protection to scenic landscapes through review of projects requiring state or federal action, including direct actions, permits, or funding.
It wouldnt be like the Adirondack Park Agency; there will be no regulations, Mr. Bertram said. However it will require the state to do some type of project to promote and protect the area.
Mr. Bertram said he became interested in applying for the designation after several residents came forward suggesting the idea.
The big reason to do this give us more name recognition and bring in tourism, Mr. Bertram said. It will allow us to advertise in another avenue and give us an opportunity to promote the area as a whole.
Two other areas that have been selected for SASS include the Hudson Valley region and Long Island. The first application of the states scenic assessment program was in the Hudson River Valley coastal region in 1993. In 2010, nine areas totaling more than 25,000 acres on Long Islands East End within the town and village of East Hampton received the SASS designation.
The areas in both the Hudson Valley and East End encompass unique, highly scenic landscapes accessible to the public and recognized for their outstanding quality, according to the Department of State website.
Mr. Bertram said he and his committee received $75,000 matching from the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, which will go toward the application for the designation. The grant will be split by 10 municipalities, to fund in kind research which will be included in the SASS application packet, Mr. Bertram said.
Local committees will be compensated for their time to research and highlight certain areas of significance which contribute to the overall quality of the area, mostly near the water, Mr. Bertram said. For instance, we have another area islands in Chippewa Bay with turn-of-the-century homes. For those types of things, someone is going to have to do physical inventories, which will be quite a lengthy process. Whoever is chosen, will be billed for their time and other expenses such as boat rental and picture taking.
Mr. Bertram said the town of Hammond will seek help with the application from the villages and towns of Morristown, the village of Alexandria Bay and town of Alexandria, the town and village of Clayton, the town and village of Cape Vincent, and the town of Orleans.
Cape Vincent is on board, and Clayton has offered help, Mr. Bertram said. I will be submitting pledges to each of the municipalities and talking with them individually.
He said he would get each municipality to pass a resolution to join an oversight committee to review sites to be included in the application.
Meanwhile, Mr. Bertram will request proposals for consultants who will put the application together through a contract with the Department of State.
The goal, I think, is to gain name recognition, which will help in our efforts toward economic development, he said. While speaking with some people from Plattsburgh recently, they were not really aware of the where the 1000 Islands Region is. This will hopefully put us on the state website and help promote the area. And people will know they dont have to go very far to visit a great place.
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YIELD: Makes 6 to 8 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 1 hr
TOTAL TIME: 5 hr (includes cooling)
IngredientsFor roasted fruit
- 2 firm-ripe pears (1 lb total)
- 2 apples (preferably Fuji or Gala; 1 lb total)
- 1 quince (1/2 lb)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 tablespoons apple cider
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 sticks (1 cup) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 6 to 8 tablespoons ice water
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Special equipment: a pastry or bench scraper; an 11-inch round fluted tart pan (1 1/4 inches deep) with removable bottom
Make roasted fruit:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
Peel, quarter, and core pears, apples, and quince, then cut into 1-inch chunks. Toss fruit with sugar, lemon juice, ginger, cinnamon stick, cloves, and 1 tablespoon apple cider in a bowl. Transfer to a large shallow baking pan (17 by 12 inches) and roast, stirring once or twice, until fruit is very soft and caramelized, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Remove from oven and add remaining tablespoon apple cider, scraping up caramelized juices from bottom of baking pan. Discard cinnamon stick and cloves. Cool in pan on a rack, about 45 minutes.
Make pastry shell while fruit roasts:
Whisk together flour, salt, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl. Blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) until mixture resembles coarse meal with some roughly pea-size butter lumps. Drizzle evenly with 6 tablespoons ice water and gently stir with a fork (or pulse) until incorporated.
Squeeze a small handful: If dough doesn't hold together, add more ice water to dough, 1 tablespoon at a time, stirring (or pulsing) until just combined. (Do not overwork mixture, or pastry will be tough.)
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 6 portions. With heel of your hand, smear each portion once or twice in a forward motion to help distribute fat. Gather all of dough together with scraper and press into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Chill dough, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.
Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 14-inch round, then fit into tart pan (do not trim).
Make brown sugar filling:
Put a large baking sheet in middle of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to low, then add flour and a pinch of salt and mix until just combined. Spread evenly in pastry shell.
Assemble and bake pastry:
Scatter roasted fruit with juices over filling. Fold edge of pastry over filling to partially cover (center won't be covered). Pleat dough as necessary. Brush folded pastry edge lightly with egg and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar.
Bake on preheated baking sheet until filling is puffed and set and pastry is golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool to warm, about 1 1/2 hours. Remove side of tart pan and slide crostata onto a plate.
Cooks' notes: Pastry shell can be chilled up to 1 day. · Fruit can be roasted 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. · Crostata can be baked 6 hours ahead and kept (in tart pan) at room temperature. Reheat if desired.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories922
- Carbohydrates116 g (39%)
- Fat49 g (76%)
- Protein9 g (18%)
- Saturated Fat30 g (150%)
- Sodium440 mg (18%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat3 g
- Fiber6 g (26%)
- Monounsaturated Fat13 g
- Cholesterol215 mg (72%)


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I write, not as a man, rather as one living in a delusion, caught in the painful grip between life and love; one besieged on all sides by fate, longing, sorrow and hope. It is a woman I speak of, one unlike any other…the same story told throughout time. And just like Romeo did after staring at Juliet, I find myself asking….have I ever loved before? Have I ever breathed so deeply or dared climb such mountain tops so as to witness the fullness and splendor of the world, where one wrong step, one single slip would break one's heart, dashing it upon the earth below.
Like Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, man and God ever reaching for one touch, one longful gaze between Adam and his maker, simply to feel such love, such bliss, if even only for a moment.
My dear reader, I have been Adam's finger and I speak now of that moment, when dream's dreams have come to pass and the sweet nectar of the gods has coursed through my veins. I now do my feeble best to put pen to paper, to speak that which cannot be spoken, to describe that which is without description.
Oh, how my soul longs, and my innards yearn for death…. for life….for love. One glance. One precious touch. Have I ever been alive before today? I think not. For to live is to be, and to be is to feel and in that feeling to know that which cannot be known.
My words surely make no sense to you my reader; but they are not written for you or me or her; rather, they are written so that the world may know that love is real. That the unspoken thoughts and feelings kept pent up within the bosom of man for fear they may be broken, for fear they may not be real. Well my love, my reader, they are real and there is nothing to fear. But do not be in haste to quicken your spirit, to reach down and unlock your mightiest vaults. For love takes time. And just as the chef creating the finest dish requires certain ingredients, so too does love.
It will never be easy. The world will rally against it. But it is there, it is true, and if you fight for it, it can be yours. So, now I seek love or death, this tepid world in between cannot be.
You will know her when she comes. She will be as a best friend arriving for the first time. You will know her, and yet you won't. Your soul will pull you to her. Your mind will rejoice at finding an equal. Your heart will throb and will feel things you've never felt before. You will be confused, nervous, excited, uncertain, and possibly scared all at the same time. You will feel alive. You will feel. Your passions will be made complete by her, and your body will be enraptured with her. It will be as though she was made for you. And you will sing aloud, "At last, my love has come along." You will feel eighteen again and will realize that no price is too high for even a glance at this love.
Like dining with the King of Kings, we spend our lives as beggars hoping for a scrap to fall from His table. This is our life. But when that day arrives, when we raise our voices high and sing At last! At last!…when we know and understand that a banquet has been prepared for us, when we hear a knock at the door of our heart….let us be ready, let us accept love's invitation wherever we may find ourselves on this road of life, and enter and sup with the one that was made and refined, just for us. This is a reflection of God's love. The one truest gift that we may encounter in our lifetime. Such love enables us to better understand who He is and to see Him in the world around us. If you ever hear such a knock on your door, do not hesitate to answer, lest it pass you by before you, in your timing, think you are ready. This might not be easy to do, but it is worth it….regardless of any outcome.
I have now seen such a love, walked its paths, and as a corpse rising from the dead I can never go back. I can never again scrounge for scraps or bits of sustenance from love's table; for I have seen too much. The breath in my lungs, the beat of my heart can never be as they were; for my lungs have breathed in life and they glisten as gold, and my heart has beat to a siren's song so seductive and fulfilling that nothing else will do. How can I now ever return to what once was…. No! Heaven forbid; it simply cannot be done.
And though I walk through the eternal abyss of night, each step a temporal agony; my soul can never again rejoice or be satisfied apart from her. For I am the lucky one, part of the blessed few, who after searching a field for gold to no avail eventually surrenders and succumbs to comfort, to second-best, to the safety of the status-quo; only to stumble over and fall prone before the grandest of jewels.
Then, when I am lacking, when my ineptitudes and short-comings obstruct my efforts, I will lie beside my jewel as long as I can, until the last rays of twilight pass and I am again cast into darkness. Though I may fail, I am blessed; for in that moment I received the most precious and painful gift that man can be given. I got a glimpse at love.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Favorite Things in My Town
Aside from worries of 40 year old bachelor basement dwellers, I thought it might be fun to show you some of my town. Most of it looks like any other small suburban town. We have a few of my favorite stops: Target, Borders (not for much longer!), Starbucks, Panera, Hobby Lobby, and a mall. I can head just 30 to 40 minutes north to browse IKEA, and 60 minutes south to play at Pottery Barn. I love the Salvation Army.
What makes my town special is the history. The town's history dates back to the 1600s, and several of our founding fathers had ties to this area. The town played a role in both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars! I don't go into "Old Towne" often, but it was really fun to take the girls and explore earlier this week.
The main street in Old Towne is filled with shops and restaurants, and lined with trees (at Christmastime, they are all lit).
The buildings are mostly old. Visitors get a kick out of seeing shops, homes, and churches that have been around for two hundred years. My girls love all the cool alleys and tunnels to explore.
As serious as all the history stuff may seen, you'll see a cheerful (even humorous side) with the brightly colored shops and apartments:
There are bistros, cafes, diners, fancy gourmet spots, and a well-recognized ice cream shop. Having choices right off the sidewalk was helpful when the girls started whining about being hungry. We chose a little diner known for its sweet potato fries.
There are loads of beautiful homes downtown, and several that offer tours. We had fun riding past many of them, until I felt kind of stalkerish for taking pics from the Swagger Wagon and decided to stop and let the girls stretch their legs again at one of the historic homes that allows visitors to walk the grounds.
As you can see, I kind of have the best of both worlds: proximity to large cities, culture, and shopping... and the hometown apple pie America factor.
Pretty sweet indeed!
Linking to Favorite Things in My Town at Centsational Girl.
48 comments:
- FrouFrouBritches said...
Such beautiful photos! I love the downtown area with all of the alleyways and colorful storefronts. Gorgeous! The big historic homes are fabulous too. I'm still totally jealous that you have an IKES so close!
- August 31, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- FrouFrouBritches said...
I mean, IKEA.
- August 31, 2011 at 8:50 AM
- Elyssa said...
IKEA and Pottery Barn close. I am beyond jealous! :)
This is such a quaint lovely old town! Thanks for sharing!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:10 AM
- CMT said...
I won't name your town but I grew up there! It is a great place to grow up and the history is amazing! Your pictures make it look great as well :)
- August 31, 2011 at 9:22 AM
- Angela @ Our Family Journey said...
Your pictures are great! Your town has a charming historic and old world feel! It's beautiful!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:28 AM
- Dawn said...
Oh my gosh! How charming! Love the old brick, and that grey house with all of the steeples...swoon! The name of that tattoo parlor cracks me up!
Dawn @Eventually Cottage
- August 31, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Yvonne@StyleBurb said...
Oh my goodness, Amanda... you get to live there... I love your town! Such scope for the imagination.
- August 31, 2011 at 9:55 AM
- christina said...
Your town looks amazing. So cute...I always wanted to live in a town where you could walk down one street and get pretty much anything you want. i live in a big city so we dont have that!
- August 31, 2011 at 10:12 AM
- Mom in High Heels said...
I know where you live!!!! I've been there and it's beautiful. Your photos are lovely. Thanks for sharing.
- August 31, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- AB HOME Interiors said...
Incredibly charming! Holy cow! And yes so much history! Thanks for sharing your photos...I promise I am not a basement dweller in Idaho.....Im from nashville...heheh
- August 31, 2011 at 10:52 AM
- Kim @ NewlyWoodwards said...
The houses are gorgeous! All that history is just awesome. And your girls look too cute.
And why does everyone pick on Iowa? There are crazy guys in mom's basement everywhere. ;)
- August 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Kim @ NewlyWoodwards said...
PS - I'm literally looking at Iowa out my window now. I get a little defensive about my Midwest. hehe
- August 31, 2011 at 11:00 AM
- Kelli @ RTSM said...
That looks like such a great town Amanda! We live in the country, so we don't really have a town close by just a bigger city about 20 minutes away.
- August 31, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Amanda said...
My family used to drive 45 minutes to that Carl's for custard but I've never seen the rest of the town. It's adorable and I love all the historic buildings. You must love living there! Great post!! Your girls are so stinkin' cute!
- August 31, 2011 at 11:16 AM
- Kelsey said...
I love all of the history your town has Amanda! We live in a town which was established in 2000, so there is hardly any history here!
I'm off to link up my post to Censational Girl now - I hope you will check it out! :)
- August 31, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- stephaniegiese said...
I love the name of that tattoo shop and sweet potato fries are my favorite thing on earth! I wish I knew the name of your town so I could visit.
- August 31, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- destiny said...
Your town looks amazing!!! Old and new...I love it! It seems like it would be a really nice place to visit. Our town has a little downtown area with old buildings and neat shops too(but on a much smaller scale) that I love! And how nice to be so close to an IKEA!
- August 31, 2011 at 12:51 PM
- janet said...
Hello Amanda,
I have eaten those fries...delish!!! I love your 'Old Towne' .
I was a vendor at the University for a holiday show a few years back....beautiful buildings.
Thanks for the tour and those models of yours should get a raise! (or more fries)
Janet xox
- August 31, 2011 at 12:52 PM
- My Mercurial Nature said...
We live in a similar small, historical town...though across the country from you. Great photos...there's something so wonderful about seeing it all laid out as you did. Fun! Thanks!
- August 31, 2011 at 12:58 PM
- Wendy said...
Tsk Tsk -- you've shown all the stalkers and basement weirdos Carl's. They'll probably be butting in line before you know it. Beautiful pictures. I'm enjoying Centsational Girl's party.
- August 31, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Suzy www.savedbysuzy.blogspot.com said...
Your town is charming. I love historical places. Your girls are adorable too. In fact, my 2 year old is wearing that same green striped polo dress right now that your older daughter is wearing. I'm kind of paranoid about stalkers, pedophiles, too and was a bit wary about doing this post.
- August 31, 2011 at 1:22 PM
- Richella said...
You DO have the best of both worlds! Lucky girl!! And you're in Virginia. . . which in and of itself is swoon-worthy, if you ask me. (Have I ever told you that Jack and I moved to Charlottesville when we'd been married three weeks? My first home was in Virginia!)
Gorgeous photos, Amanda. Of course, with Natalie and M.B. to pose for you, how could you go wrong? :)
- August 31, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Maria said...
HI Amanda, that downtown area is so quaint I'm in love with the historic homes too.
Thanks for stopping by!
- August 31, 2011 at 1:46 PM
- The Tall Chick said...
LOVE IT! And Ikea. I can only dream!! Thanks for stopping by my blog to leave a comment. :)
- August 31, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- The Mommy Therapy said...
Amanda, your town looks amazing!
I love all the old buildings, the cute shops and restaurants, and the fact that you have all the standard stores too is phenomenal.
Thanks for sharing. What a fun tour!
- August 31, 2011 at 2:15 PM
- Kassi @ Truly Lovely said...
Oh gosh! The Sorry Mom tattoo place is too funny! :) How fun to take the girls out to see the sites! There are lots of fun little places around my hometown and new town that I have never been too. Think it's time to check them out, huh!
- August 31, 2011 at 2:25 PM
- Jessica said...
Hi Amanda, great photo's! I like the ice cream diner ...very homey!REminds me of where I live with all the old homes & history...I need a new camera I think..your pics look great!
- August 31, 2011 at 2:31 PM
- Jen @ The Decor Scene said...
What a charming town you live in. I wish I could say the same for my town. I'm going to take pictures for my blog of my town, once things are cleaned up from Hurricane Irene. It's not charming like yours, but it has nice places. Thanks for sharing Amanda! :)
- August 31, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- A Pretty Life in the Suburbs said...
What a great tour! I love all the buildings and history! Looks like my kind of town! Thanks for sharing!
- August 31, 2011 at 2:47 PM
- Katie Newcomb said...
Thank you for sharing your great town :) I love the Sorry Mom Tattoo! So funny. And your girls are adorable!
- August 31, 2011 at 4:13 PM
- Erin @ How to Nest for Less said...
LOVE this! Reminds me of the little boardwalk I just featured. I could move away to a small town with Victorian architecture any day. Thanks for sharing!
- August 31, 2011 at 4:31 PM
- ceodraiocht said...
What a beautiful little town! Love your shot of the girls from the back in the alley. Stopping by from Censtational Girl's party.
- August 31, 2011 at 5:29 PM
We live up the road from you. LOVE the grill with the sweet potato fries. But if looking for a good tatoo, Jack Brown's Tatoo Revival is better than Sorry Mom. I only know this because my son and husband got tatoos at Jack Brown's this summer. :)
- August 31, 2011 at 6:55 PM
- Me and My Pink Mixer said...
I know your town and have been there a few times. I live in Virginia too! Love your pictures :)
- August 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Paula said...
Your town is one of my favorites in Virginia. I love the history there and your fabulous downtown. I waited in line for-ev-er for Carl's ice-cream the one time I had it. If I were a local, I'd line up for it often, too!
- August 31, 2011 at 9:04 PM
- cornerofmain.com said...
What a beautiful town, and great photography! I just love sweet potato fries ;) I love reading about everyone's towns. The old homes near your house are fabulous!!
~Kelly @ Corner of Main
- August 31, 2011 at 10:21 PM
- Elle @ Ellementary Home said...
What great photos! Love that old brick Colonial house -- I think my parents dragged me there once when I was a kid. I should go back now; I'd be way more into it!
- August 31, 2011 at 10:24 PM
- Just B @ Love Where You Live said...
Your photos are beautiful! So many historic buildings and homes to see. I love all the bright colors. Thanks for sharing with us. :)
- August 31, 2011 at 10:53 PM
- Kirsty said...
Wow that's a pretty magical street you have there! So pretty!
- August 31, 2011 at 11:21 PM
- Lime Green Rhinestones said...
Looks like you live in a really charming town. I especially love the name "Sorry Mom Tattoo" for the tattoo parlor!
- August 31, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Centsational Girl said...
Oh by the looks of your town you live in ..... would you die if I revealed it? Ha! I love love love looking at the historical buildings in your town captured through your eye, and your girls are so precious! Thank you so much my friend for linking up to this fun par-tay!
- September 1, 2011 at 12:35 AM
- Carole @ The Blue Chateau said...
I'm a sucker for historical towns. Yours is beautiful! Love the amazing houses, too.
- September 1, 2011 at 6:45 AM
- Kelly said...
Loved seeing our town through your lens! It is so funny how easily we take it all for granted, it really is such a beautiful place to live. Makes me want to head downtown this weekend and remind myself why we moved here!
(And if you would email me the diner with the sweet potato fries I would love it. Yum!!)
- September 1, 2011 at 7:45 AM
- Stephanie said...
I totally get the stalker thing...I am right with you. Love, love your town. We have no real history in San Diego, but with our weather it makes up for it. I love the history your town has, but the tattoo shop was the funniest! Great character your town has.
- September 2, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- Homestyling101 said...
Love the sweetness of your hometown...now you've got that stalker idea in my mind! And if you end up doing that girls weekend in NYC- I'll meet you in the city!
- September 2, 2011 at 2:33 PM
- Kristina @ A Home Made by Kiki said...
What a fun place!! My friend is actually getting ready to move there and we head that way to go to IKEA multiple times a year. I'll definitely have to take a look at some of the historic areas the next time we drive through! Thanks for sharing!
- September 3, 2011 at 8:35 PM
- Vanessa@decor happy said...
Looks like a very charming place to live and your girls are adorable!
- September 4, 2011 at 12:44 AM
- Xazmin said...
I loved looking at all the pictures. Especially the historical homes. I soooo want to come out that way and visit someday. U.S. History is very dear to my heart! I miss you friend! One of these days I'll learn to balance blogging with the rest of my life!
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VERMILLION, S.D. - South Dakota State struggled on the attack, lost the blocking battle 8-4 and eventually lost the match 3-0 at South Dakota on Friday night in Vermillion by the set scores of 15-14, 25-18 and 25-15.
The loss drops the Jackrabbits to 16-11 overall and to 8-6 in The Summit League. The Coyotes improve to 12-14 overall and to 6-8 in league play.
Kelly Herrmann led the Jackrabbit offense with 10 kills and hit .391 in the match with just one error in 23 attacks. She also added 12 digs for her seventh double-double of the season. Margit Hansing also finished with 12 digs to go along with her eight kills.
Shay Birath finished with 15 digs in the loss, which leaves her 13 digs shy of breaking the SDSU career digs record of 1,929.
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Kevin Allen writes at USA Today that neither the NHLPA or the owners understand the damage they are doing to the game right now
"In its simplest terms, the stalemated negotiations between owners and players are like every heated marital spat you have ever witnessed. Both parties are so busy assigning blame to each other that they are blinded to the truth that neither is doing anything constructive to repair the relationship."
Allen writes that the most important thing is for the two sides to get together before "the button" to cancel the season is pushed.
Allen writes that the owners need to discuss alternative ways to reducing the salary hit on for players in the first two years and the players need to agree to go to a no-strings attached 50-50 split by the middle of the deal.
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Whistleblower reform is having significant impact. The SEC's Office of the Whistleblower has one full year of operation under its belt, and with it 3,001 tips and two awards to date. Leading companies are looking closely at the Office's first-year report and drawing lessons for building stronger ethics and compliance programs. They're also considering what it takes to create a highly ethical culture. This 10Minutes highlights the importance of having an ethical culture at the workplace.
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Okay, on re assmbly I noticed a small hole in the top of the upper neck bearing cover, that coincides with a similar hole on the underside of the upper tree. Is there some sort of dowel pin that holds the two together so the bearing cup rotates with the upper tree? Stands to reason, but there isn't one, and don't see one in any exploded front end views.


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BUFFALO, NY- After checking holiday gifts off their lists and finding steals and deals, Black Friday shoppers are finally able to rest. But for those who avoided the lines and the chaos, the holiday shopping season is really just beginning.
Our Ways 2 Save money man Matt Granite says there are still deals to be had, beginning with Cyber Monday and the following Tuesday.
"Then when we get into the sort of Christmas/Hanukkah rush. About a week before the big days for either respective holiday, prices drop all over the place, so it's not all over yet," Granite says.
Cyber Monday used to be all hype, but not anymore.
Brad Wilson from BradsDeals.com says Cyber Monday is his favorite day to shop. He says free shipping is the rule at this point, and online shoppers should always look for a coupon or promotion code.
"We found that the average BradsDeals shopper takes 88 seconds to save $24 on their purchase when they're going to look for a coupon code, so you can't beat that," said Wilson.
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Hot holiday gifts in general? Electonics including laptops and TVs, Apple products, especially the iPhone, iPad and iPad mini, and other reasonably priced tablets as well.
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Matt says the best deals on TVs and laptops were on Black Friday, so if you can hold off on buying them, you should.
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Wahooo...I finally beat her!! Die Shadow Queen die!!!
Final boss in Paper Mario Thousand Year Door.
I got lots of new games recently. I got Monopoly (PS3) for christmas and I had fun with that. I got my ass kicked so hard though. I was the first to go bankrupt.
I got the family, Family Game Night and we've all been enjoying that. Yahtzee and Sorry are fun. Sorry Sliders was a little annoying but it's been getting better.
Bomberman Live Battlefest is extremely fun. I love the new bombs. Rocket bombs, laser bombs, and cluster bombs add new strategies to the mix. The doubler is cool too. I love the avatar support makes it much more fun.
I played the LBP2 demo and it kicks ass. I can't wait until it comes out. I need to pre-order the collectors edition soon. The robo animals level was amazing. The hamster and the dog kick ass. I recently beat LBP1 too. The ending was kinda weak though. Now I need to get the PSP version.
I've been trying to get the DC Universe Beta to work but the update is taking forever . I also got Sonic Adventure from the PSN network recently and it's amazing. I don't like the wii much anymore and SA was half off. It was such a great game and I'm so glad I can play it again.
Sonic Episode 4 is on sale til january 4th so I'm deciding if I should get that or not. And on the really really old games side I got Crash Bandicoot and have been playing that on my PSP non stop. I got stuck on the damn Nuclear Reactor one though. All those barrels and the bouncing barrels. I actually got to the end and died stupidly.
I'll check out the Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 demo soon.
It's been gaming heaven over here lately. Oh and I got Storm 2 and Super Street Fighter half off on Amazon the other day. That should be coming soon. I am going to look into Blazblue soon. I heard that's a pretty good fighting game.
can I still call myself a gamer if I play WoW and maplestory.
I like MMORPGs=D
I received a few games for Christmas:
Epic Mickey; I played the first few levels & I am enjoying it.
Kirby's Epic Yarn; on the 3rd world/level, also enjoying.
Super Mario Galaxy 2; 'nuff said.
A Boy & His Blob; haven't started yet, but I have heard rave reviews about it.
Professor Layton & the Unwound Future; I love this entire series!
It was nice that in the first one the emphasize was more on "Create, Share, Play" thing and the story was really there to play some levels and get some tools to use.
To be fair I think the demo was just to display some of the new stuff. Like the grappling hook, the multiplayer battle thing, and the animals. They did not really show off any new platforming or give you an idea of how it's different from LBP 1 other than the new stuff. I wish I got in on the beta when they did that. I think it will be a great game. Even if you or others aren't real crazy about story mode or some of the new features or gimmicks. There will be some fun created levels to play shortly after the game comes out.
I'm going to get my pre-order in soon.
I'm waiting to get Epic Mickey. Have to beat Donkey Kong Country first!
Just got Dragon age origins! WOOT
I've been trudging through the new WoW expansion and how flawed it is.
Besides that, I have been playing DKC returns and it is surprisingly a tough game. Nintendo tooted that NSMB was tough but it was pretty easy till the last hidden world. This game can be downright relentless platforming, especially the hidden levels where one wrong jump is instant death. It reminds of the 80s platformers a lot without the cheapshots.
I beat Fable 3 right before xmas also (especially when playing WoW simultaneously, the quest grind genre really wears you out) and kind of deciding what I want to play next.
Recently got Dead Rising 2, and boy is it hilarious. Killing zombies in just boxers or some other ridiculous combination of clothing. It's quite entertaining.
Yeah I found the info about the DA2 s\ame sex relationships here
They think that this guy might be one of the gay options:
An elf again (aren't they gayest of all mythical races though? lol), but better than Zevran by far. He looks like the dark brooding type, but don't worry, I can save him!
Workin on some old games I've never bothered to beat. Right now This is what I've got on the go:
Lunar Silver Star Story Complete- PS1
Bioshock- PS3
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion- PS3
God of War 2- PS3 (I know. Serious catching up to do lol.)
Didn't know this thread existed, so forgive if I'm to late to the party....
But the types of games I enjoy are RTS, Rpg's, and hack'n'slashers. I'm currently playing Sengoku basara: Samurai heroes and looking to get Transformers: War for Cybertron on the PS3. Among other things.
I'm currently playing Final Fantasy 13 and trying to get all the trophies. I've never liked FF before but this game I love! I'm also playing a bunch of others... Donkey Kong Country Returns, Infamous, Batman Arkham Asylum, Call of duty... there's a lot!
Playing Donkey Kong Country Returns and Epic Mickey...liking Epic Mickey more.
On a non-gay note, Carver looks pretty damn awesome. It's a good thing I usually play mage, Bethany can die for all I care. :P
And on a side note, nearing completion on Golden Sun Dark Dawn. Game is disappointingly a tad bit easy. But still a good game nontheless, even if the dialogue is a drag and the story a bit lame.
Of course FF13 had the opposite problem, great storyline (IMO) but mediocre gameplay.
I'm on disc 3 of Lost Odyssey right now, and I'm lovin' it.
An ALERT for Gaymers playing Lost Odyssey:
After sailing through 3 discs of the game smoothly, I started encountering disc read errors on disc 4. I had noticed that the loading times were longer, but didn't think much of it until I was near the end of a really long segment when my unit froze up tighter than a bull's ass in fly season.
After shutting down manually, I tried installing the disc, but at about the 40% mark, I got a disc read error.
Cleaning the disc hand no effect. A little research led to the discovery that this is a frequent occurrence, cased by a residue on the disc from the separate paper sleeve the 4th disc is shipped in. The fix is rather bizzare, and I never would have thought of it:
I heated up a pot of water until it was boiling then removed it from the element. Using tongs I grabbed the disc from each side and dunked it in for 10 seconds, twice, making sure not to touch the sides or bottom of the pot (which can warp the disc apparently). I took it out and wiped it down with a tissue, wiping from the center to the outside (not in a circular motion).
There was no residue to wipe off which I have seen mentioned on other forums. In fact, it looked exactly the same as it did before. Anyway, I noticed the difference as soon as I popped the disc in. It sounded normal while spinning (before it was really quiet) and load times are the same as the other discs. And the main point - no disc read errors! Have played about 20 mins and it is loading perfectly.
Finally I have thrown out the cursed paper sleeve. The fourth disc can *just* fit on the same peg as the other three discs. Hope this helps anyone else with the same problem.
It works!
I'm playing Epic Mickey...wow is all I can say right now.
Has everyone seen the new images from the next Tomb Raider game? It's looking pretty awesome!
There's a couple more details here as well...
It's interesting they're rebooting the character. It sounds fasinating but quite risky for a medium dominated mostly by straight men. I can't wait though!
I've been playing the games I've gotten for Christmas mostly, but I just bought the 3rd Professor Layton DS game. I've been puzzling over it for a week now.
And yes, I do love bad puns.
still hooked on City of Villains (surprise - been playing on Virtue Server since game came out) but the Incarnate system of post lvl 50 content has finally given me a reason to play my 50s more.
I'm head of the VG The Obsidian Oath on virtue - global is Pool Boy. Hit me up in game sometime.
Also loved Dragon Age - but was disappointed that the expansion Awakenings wasn't half as gay friendly as Origins. Has anyone heard if they'll be including the same type of adult content in Dragon Age II? Any commitment to LGBT inclusion they made with origins is called into question by hiring homophobic sci-fi writer Orson Scott Card to write the comics book adaption of the game.
Been playing a lot of Mario Party lately....the older games are in many ways more enjoyable than the recent ones.
I just found all my old computer games so I've been playing Battle for Middle Earth and Age of Mythology, good times
I'm sucha fan for any fps, espionage, stealth games and good gore detail but what i really love, is games like Hitman (the whole game series), Deus Ex (whole series incl. TNM mod), Fallout 3 and NV, Splinter cell(s), Alpha Protocol etc...
games where you can interact with the world and where your choices have an effect on the upcoming stuff, those games are real gems and those are the ones i'd like to see more.
I'm über excited about LA. Noir and Deus Ex 3. Any Hitman 5 news would be also positive. I don't exactly know what's the probem over at IO but they REALLY should pick up the pace, it's not that hard really.
I know BFME is kinda addictive, I came home from work last night and that's all I did from like 10:30 to almost 2:30...AOM was fun when it first came out but now its lost its charm. I never did get into Zeus, I tried it at a friends house and I thought it was kinda boring.
Other than that I've got a guys night coming up so that means two days straight of L4D2 on expert mode should be a lot of fun this time were going to play L4D then transition.
I'm expecting to hear full reviews from all those who run out to get DC Universe Online tomorrow...