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Live updates
Fry concedes Sochi Olympics 'won't change'
Stephen Fry said he believes the Winter Olympics in Sochi will not be moved or boycotted after David Cameron said he did not support a boycott.
"My feeling now is that it isn't going to change," Fry told BBC News.
The broadcaster said his call to move the Games to another country was "probably not realistic in terms of being likely".
He added: "But it's realistic to call for it, and if it makes anybody look online and see how gays are being treated in Russia - it's horrifying and it's getting worse."
Stephen Fry asks PM 'is there nothing we can do?'
Stephen Fry said the Prime Minister "may be right" after he ruled out boycotting the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, but asked, "Is there nothing we can do?"
After David Cameron said it was "better to challenge prejudice as we attend" the event in Sochi, Fry wrote on Twitter:
A reply from @david_cameron …
.@david_cameron PM, you may be right. Would that have been true in 1936? But is there nothing we can DO? Putin grow and grows in confidence
Lots of people popping down to Whitehall to make their feelings known. What to wear, what to wear?
PM: 'Better to challenge prejudice as we attend' Sochi
David Cameron said he believes it would be "better to challenge prejudice as we attend, rather than boycotting the Winter Olympics" in Russia.
In response to a letter Stephen Fry wrote urging him to back the boycott, the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter:
1/2 Thank you for your note @stephenfry. I share your deep concern about the abuse of gay people in Russia...
2/2 @stephenfry However, I believe we can better challenge prejudice as we attend, rather than boycotting the Winter Olympics. DC
What do Russia's anti-gay laws mean in practice?
New laws in Russia banning the promotion of "non-traditional relationships" have raised questions about the country's suitability to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Pink News publisher Benjamin Cohen explains what the laws could mean in practice, and why the International Olympic Committee may be prompted to look again at its choice of host city.
IOC awaiting clarification from Russia on anti-gay law
The president of the International Olympic Committee has said he is waiting for clarification from the Russian government on the anti-gay law that is overshadowing preparations for the Winter Games in Sochi.
"We are waiting for the clarifications before having the final judgement," Jacques Rogge told reporters.
"The Olympic charter is clear," Rogge said. "A sport is a human right and it should be available to all, regardless of race, sex or sexual orientation."
British Olympic official: Boycotts only penalise athletes
A spokesman for the British Olympic Association has said his organisation believes a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Sochi would serve only to "penalise athletes".
Darryl Seibel told ITV News that Olympic bosses are monitoring the situation in Russia closely and that the safety of athletes is a top priority.
Almost 130K people petition IOC to relocate Games
A petition calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to relocate the 2014 Winter Games away from Russia has garnered almost 130,000 signatures.
Petitioners want the Games to be taken away from Sochi because of laws in Russia which they say discriminate against LGBT people. They suggest relocating to Vancouver in Canada, which hosted the Games in 2010.
UK 'greatly concerned over Russian LGBT laws'
A Government spokeswoman said:
We remain greatly concerned about the growing restrictions on LGBT freedoms in Russia and have repeatedly raised our concerns, including at the 2013 UK-Russia Human Rights dialogue in May.
The Prime Minister outlined our concerns with President Putin during a meeting in Downing Street in June ahead of the G8 Summit.
We are working closely with the IOC and the BOA to ensure that the Games take place in the spirit of the Olympic Charter and are free from discrimination.
Stephen Fry urges PM to join Olympic protest
Stephen Fry has urged the Prime Minister to support a campaign to strip Russia of the 2014 Winter Olympics amid concerns about anti-gay laws passed in the country.
In an open letter on his website, the broadcaster said President Vladimir Putin "is making scapegoats of gay people" and "cannot be seen to have the approval of the civilised world."
Politicians in Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, have passed a law imposing heavy fines for providing information about homosexuality to people under 18.
Last month the IOC said it had "received assurances from the highest level of government in Russia that the legislation will not affect those attending or taking part in the Games."
Stephen Fry thanks Queen for gay marriage approval
Stephen Fry has thanked the Queen for giving royal assent to the Bill that passes same-sex marriage into law:
Thanks, Your Majesty, for the Royal Assent. You soon won't be the only married queen in Britain. Hurrah, hurray hurroo! #EqualMarriage


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The Sapphires
Occasionally we see a film where the positive messages offset the content concerns. While it doesn't mean the movie is suitable for all family members, the production still merits attention from appropriate audiences. The Sapphires falls into that category.
Movies about girl groups aren't uncommon. Dreamgirls, Spice World, Josie and the Pussycats, The Runaways, even Mamma Mia! feature female singers. But The Sapphires has a broader focus than these performers' musical ambitions.
During the turbulent 60s, racial prejudice raged as prevalently Down Under as it did on American soil. Until 1967, Australian Aborigines weren't even considered human by the British. Their light-skinned children were routinely taken from their homes on mission land and placed with white families to be raised. This government policy, intended to civilize the natives, resulted in the country's Stolen Generation.
Such is the setting for The Sapphires. In 1968, Aborigines Gail (Deborah Mailman), Cynthia (Miranda Tapsell), their little sister Julie (Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy) and their cousin Kay (Shari Sebbens) want to perform for the troops in Vietnam. The only problem is finding a way for this group from a remote mission in the Outback to get an audition. At a local talent show (where the only applause they receive is from a boy too young to be tainted by bigotry), they stumble upon Dave Loveland (Chris O'Dowd), a scruffy, floundering music manager who drinks like a fish. Though not polished, the sisters' rendition of a Merl Haggard tune catches Dave's attention and, after some badgering from the girls, he arranges an audition—but only if they agree to give up the country and western songs and sing Motown favorites.
Just because these sisters have dark skin doesn't mean the soul music comes easily to them. And making amends with their light-skinned cousin Kay, who was whisked away from her home as a child, also takes effort. But their goal to sing in Saigon helps them push through their problems.
Based on a true story and a subsequent stage play, the script, written by the son of one of the real Sapphires, is a labor of love. Unfolding slowly, the obvious thrust of the story is the girls' short career rather than the events that rocked that decade. Black and white footage of war protests, Martin Luther King's speech and the riots that followed his assassination serve only as a backdrop in this film. Rather, it explores racial prejudice, the strength of family and culture ties and changing norms. While the movie features less than perfect Hollywood faces, the casts' real looks are a refreshing twist in this Australian-made production. And although the plot meanders at times, the pace allows for characters to develop in a realistic way.
However, the film also features a brief but intense scene of warfare. Meant to mimic real events, rather than the kind of explosive action found in titles like G.I. Joe Retaliation, the war violence and the resulting injuries depicted here have a more sobering feel. Frequent smoking and drinking are also portrayed, along with a casual attitude toward sexual activity and profanities.
Although The Sapphires never achieved the fame of groups like The Supremes, this quiet little story of their contribution during the chaotic events of the Vietnam War offers inspiring entertainment for older teens and adults.

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Per the suggestion of the UG community, I grew a...
Per the suggestion of the UG community, I grew a pair and bought it. Lovin' it so far... though it's only been a day. Thanks!
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Vox AC15C1 - Too heavy?
I'm in the market for a new amp (currently playing a cheap Peavey amp) and wanted to get some opinions. I have a strat. I went to Guitar Center the other day and A/B'ed a Blues Junior and Vox AC15C1....
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MHP - Evelyn
I have a quick question... I bought a used MHP - Evelyn pedal (not mkII) today at a local guitar shop for around $160. I really like the tone/sound that I get using it, but I'm wondering if I got a...
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PODxt advice?
I just bought a PODxt, and I'm trying to learn what I can about it.
There are so many different amp settings (yes, it is a modeling device, I know), I don't know where to start. Does anyone know of...
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Well, I took (some of) your advice, and I...
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Okay... throwing something else into the...
Okay... throwing something else into the mix.
What's the reputation of the Zoom G2.1u? Am I allowed to compare any of the PODs to the G2.1u? :)
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Really? Is this the general consensus regarding...
Really? Is this the general consensus regarding these two products (pocket is better than 2.0)? I don't know a ton about the POD line...
Yeah, I would like to have the XT, but that's substantially...
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POD 2.0 - Line 6
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text: So there are a growing number of ways to get a wireless N setup at home- routers (airport extreme, Dlink855 or 655, SMC SMCWGBR14-N, Netgear WNR834B, Linksys WRT 150N, trendnet,others) or wireless access points (Dlink 1522, Netgear, airport express, as well as others). There seems to be a theoretical advantage to those routers and access points which work on the 5 ghz frequency but then you dont have backwards compatibility to all the other client devices that require 2.4 ghz. The mutant 'dual-band devices' have been spawned-some of which require you to select which frequency you want to use as well as those which have 2 radios in them and use both frequencies concurrently. I cannot seem to get a handle on which device gives the best throughput and signal strength despite reading a lot of stuff here, as well as at the dslreports website. I am leaning towards the Dlink 1522 AP. Since I have 2 ancient wireless b access points, my thinking is to replace them with wireless n access points that can fall back to 'b' and 'g' as well. But then you have the throughput gremlin-b/g drops 50% and n drops 30% when the same router tries to do both protocols.The alternative is to leave the ancient 'b' access points in place and to get the netgear AP which is 5 ghz only - simply add that to the network. or the dlink 1522 and turn off b/g? Any suggestions/experience to recommend a different solution/device? is there a 5 ghz router or AP worth getting that does N better than a 2.4 ghz device?


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A little bit of everything
Let me start off by saying "sorry" for this post not only being very late, but also being very disjointed. I've written it over a few weeks, so here we go.
Wow. A lot has happened in the past two months or so. Whoops… again. This post started out as a catch-up for Easter, our trip to New Orleans, turning Evie's car seat around to face forward, her speaking in whole sentences, and, last but not least, one epic second birthday party. And now you can add Mother's Day to that list. OK, so maybe "epic" is a reach, but I bought matching tablecloths and made a rag garland. It was cute, goddammit.
So, the birthday party: A few weeks ago we rounded up the troops and headed to Douglas Park for Evie's 2nd. Ed's mom, brother, and new stepdad came to town for it. Evie had a really awesome time running around the park in her new dress with matching sandals. (Sandals that I had to bribe her to wear, using leftover jellybeans). She ate many cupcakes, along with elephant-shaped cookies. Elephants were a loose theme for the party. This was an excellent choice on my part a while back; after visiting the zoo, we now know that Evie is deathly afraid of elephants. She ate the cookies regardless.
Other than that, the party was pretty standard, you know cake, presents, balloons, more cake, and singing. For the record, I forgot the candle for her cupcake. She didn't notice. Next year sweetie, I promise. This year I thought we could keep the party a little looser instead of having a planned activity. It worked out and when we got home, Evie got in her crib and said (very weakly) "it's my birthday" and then instantly fell asleep. I'd call it a success!
Things are winding down around here since all the spring holidays are over. The giant bunny paid us a visit and hid eggs (and by hid I mean left them in plain sight, on toddler eye-level shelves). Evie thought that was pretty great and she talked about the Easter bunny the entire week before. A friend asked me how we were planning to explain the whole meaning of Easter to Evie, you know, with the rebirth of Christ and all. I said, "oh no, no, no Easter is about eggs, chocolate, bunnies and possibly ham and not much else." Luckily she didn't ask about Christ and just told me "jellybeans are yummy, mommy." Exactly, sweetie.
Later on that day we went over Amy and Brandon's house in Hollywood for dinner with a big group. I made a giant coconut cake 'cause that's what you do on Easter. And we blew bubbles from the new bubble bucket the Bunny had brought Evie. Bubbles are huge with us right now. Bubbles and Play-Doh.
Evie is still doing great at school. She is now more often speaking in complete sentences, which is always mind-blowing to me. Where does she get this stuff? OK, so for the record, Ed and I have done little-to-nothing to potty train except place the little training potty in the corner. But about a week and a half ago she just whipped off her diaper, sat down on her potty, and peed! It was amazing. We cheered. To be sure, she had done it the week before that at school, but whatever, I'm taking the credit.
We also finally turned her car seat around. I'm not sure why I was so excited about this, or why I felt it was such a milestone. Evie could not have cared less, but I like being able to look back at her from the front seat without needing a mirror. So we're parents to a wild little two year old with preferences like to wear her "yellow shoes*" or "Santa PJs." Both have made many appearances in pictures over the past few months. In fact, she was wearing Santa PJ's on Easter morning. The previously mentioned yellow shoes were cute, but are now really gross and her little toes are starting to stick out. But she would wail if I place anything else on her feet.
So Birthday is done, Easter is done, and before all that happened Ed and I took Evie on her final "infant in arms" flight with Evie to New Orleans. Ed had a conference and we also thought we'd visit with my dad and stepmom. We went to the children's museum and the aquarium. We ate grits and lots of amazing seafood. It was a great visit, but went by very quickly. I think that just about covers it for the month/ month and a half since last update.
We don't have a lot coming up in the next few weeks, although Ed will be traveling back to PA this weekend to celebrate the lives of his grandmom and a friend from State College.
Mother's Day was yesterday. We celebrated yesterday with an amazing and very memorable breakfast at 26 Beach. Best french toast I've had in a really long time. And then I attended a pop physique class and got a pedicure. I had planned a picnic on the beach for the fam that night, but Santa Monica is covered in gloom like 80% of the time during May & June. I know, boo-hoo us. Not really complaining, but it just wasn't picnic weather. Oh, and Ed bought me these totally awesome shoes too. All in all: a really nice day.
I can finally bid you adieu since I've pretty much just spilled out most everything in my head for right now. It's late and time to say goodnight! See you soon.
Also, here are recent pictures.
*I've thrown away said yellow shoes because they got wet and moldy and were looking pretty gross. She took it like a champ.
Kathryne Walker, 1920-2012
We learned today that Ed's grandmother, Kathryne (Kay) Walker, passed today at the age of 91. We are deeply saddened and will miss her dearly.
Here is a photo of Kay and Evie from the holidays.
I realize I only post once a month but…
I will keep the blog alive, but I will no longer apologize for posting once a millennium. That is a promise I can keep, unlike my New Year's resolution.
During the week we continue to run a tight ship around here, but the weekends have been full of activity. As much as I'd like to just lay around some days, Evie would lose her little mind if we spent an entire day in the apartment. So every Saturday, Sunday, or both, we're doing all sorts of things outdoors.
Like hiking, and lots of it. Ed has actually started to keep up a Google Map of where we've hiked around LA so far. Check it out!
But lots of other things too. Three weeks ago we did the aquarium, last week was the botanical gardens and the zoo, today I met Amy we did a park in Silver Lake and then brunch at a trendy spot in Sunset Junction. I don't want Evie to grow up expecting that every weekend will always be mega-super-fun time, but I will admit it: this is pretty great.
I'm getting to see more parts of the city and surrounding areas, not to mention all of the experiences Evie is getting to have. I'm not getting over this city anytime soon and there is new stuff to explore always. I just LOVE it here and hopefully Evie will too.
I'm going to brag about living here for a minute, so bear with me.
Today was super hot for March (low 80s), so I took Evie out to meet up with Amy. Ed went to do his seminar reading and review a few manuscripts on the beach. I still ride my bike to work every day. I occasionally see celebrities on the 3rd Street Promenade, and the other day I missed Magic Johnson in my office's lobby by like two minutes! My office has the greatest view, and Ed usually takes visitors up to my floor just to see it.
Don't get me wrong, this place has it's downsides: traffic (of course), distance from our families, and it is still a real deal city with its associated urban problems. Take this morning for example. I wake up, get ready, and walk to the car, noticing a huge dent in the roof. (Actually the word "dent" doesn't really do it justice. It's seriously concave.) My first pollyannaish thought is, "that must have been the work of a very large pine cone." Until I notice the Chuck Taylor footprints on the hood. Yes, someone climbed up the front of the car and then jumped on the roof. WTF! And why? I said it on Facebook and I'll say it again: the person who did this is an idiot and I hope something bad happens to him. I assume this won't be the last city-esque thing that happens to us here, but so far the good has outweighed the bad by a long shot. I'm going to brush this crime aside, open up our wallet to the body shop, and focus on the good stuff.
Ed will be done teaching soon which means the option of more weekend fun, hiking, and other activities. We plan to do some weekend trips up the coast this summer, explore some more areas of California, and hopefully get up to Big Sur and San Francisco again. I'll keep this here bloggy-blog updated a little in the upcoming months.
Other goings-on in the Walker/Kusiv household. I cut Evie's hair! Bangs rather. The few times I've tried this in the past led to disastrous results. But this time was successful. It was no more than three snips straight across, so how bad could I have done? Still, we were prepared to visit a professional if need be. Once her hair grows past the toddler-mullet stage, we'll take her to a stylist.
Cutting Evie's bangs reminded me of my mom cutting my own hair, which terrified me. In my hazy memory of that age, she poked me once with scissors and I was forever convinced she was going to cut my eyebrows off. I'm sure I jerked my head or something. From that point on, I screamed if she came anywhere near me with those scissors. Memories.
Evie is still doing great developmentally and is memorizing more of her books all the time. The "Evie version" of her books is hilarious too. Some she's got down perfectly and can recite without looking at the book, like Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. And here is a video of Evie doing Panda Bear, Panda Bear. Others are a little more abridged like The Snowy Day, which as been condensed down to "Crunch, crunch, crunch, feet, snow." That pretty much sums it up though, right?
So that's where we are right now. We're busy, happy, and Evie's hair is finally out of her eyes without the loss of any eyebrows… yet.
The Terrible Almost-Twos
The past few weeks have been tough. Life is crazy and Evie has slid right into the tantrum stage of the toddler game and… have I mentioned that finally weaned? After 22 long months, I was finally ready to say "no." I was done.
As I mentioned before, we cut nursing down to twice a day, but then twice a day turned into once after school and one very long session throughout the night. I was losing sleep, she was losing sleep, and I was finally ready. So a few weeks ago we just stopped. I couldn't see a way to actually wean, so we went cold turkey. I thought cutting back anymore would be really confusing to her. Like saying, "No honey, it's 2am and we only nurse at midnight and 6am. Sorry!" I didn't want it to seem capricious.
So done we were, and that first night when she woke up at midnight (saying "Evie nurse! Evie nurse!"), we had one incrediblely unhappy toddler on our hands. It took about an hour and a half until she stopped wailing. There was nothing we could do, and we tried everything. For some reason what worked — or at least got her to stop screaming — was when I held her and spoke a few words to her. It was as if talking distracted her enough to make her think, "Wait I'm tired as hell." I then had to walk her around our coffee table for another fifteen minutes before I could finally place her down in her crib.
No night was like the first, but none of those first weaning nights were easy. All three of us were up for hours. Luckily things settled down a bit after that first week.
Although I think we're now past the worst of it, the week before last she started demanding that mommy put her down to sleep again. This, in turn, has been bringing mommy closer to the edge. Working full-time with a very, very busy husband and an incredibly cranky toddler is no good. Something had to give. As first-time parents, you always have to step back and ask, "why are we letting our 22 month old call all the shots?" This is when we take a step back and prioritize.
Ed is back to putting Evie down. She cries out for mommy sometimes, but we're firm about daddy putting her down. Every so often she still needs me or Ed to go in and put a hand on her, but for the most part we're doing well. Let's just call it a work in progress.
Then we have tantrums. Yesterday when we told Evie she couldn't stand on the table, she produced one absolutely epic meltdown. For thirty straight minutes we could do nothing. We had the crying, the flailing, the pounding on the ground and there was abso-lutely nothing we could give her. After offering songs, books, and walks outside, we started getting desperate: cookies and a Yo Gabba Gabba episode (otherwise only available on the plane!) were now on offer. Not even that would calm her down. Like a terrible hang over: time was the only cure. We got through it. We'll get through it again but this is a tough time.
Not having even that hour at night to myself has been trying and one of the reasons I haven't posted much lately. Like I said, something has to give. But I'm here and writing an update again because the blog still matters to me, and Evie went down for Ed at 8:00 tonight.
Despite having an overall rough time with Evie this month, today was great. Amy and Brandon met Evie and me in Santa Monica, and we all headed to Long Beach for a trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific. Evie was a doll the entire day. She didn't misbehave at all, she stayed with us and she loved every second. After we got home and she woke up from her nap, Ed asked Evie if she had a good nap. She said, "yes, fishes." After the nap we went to the park. Usually leaving the park means dragging a screaming toddler four blocks home, but today she was grand. Being a parent is hard, really hard sometimes. Some days I want to crawl into a hole, but Evie is awesome. She pushes boundaries and is constantly testing our patience, but she never fails to bring a smile to our faces. I love her more than I can ever write in this blog, which makes it all worth it and as I've been told it gets easier… right?
Fluffy Chickens: An Hour-by-Hour+ Day of Pictures
Last Sunday we had a very full day and I tried to capture it by taking at least one picture per hour (plus a few extra). It was one of my 2012 goals to take on a blog challenge, so cheers to me! Looking back, I'm realizing it was a big day, including: Santa Monica farmer's market, petting zoo, lunch at Ed's department chair's house, Evie's first pigtails, first tricycle ride, playing, reading and beyond!
Now I present you with a full day with us.
Happy 2012!
Christmas is over, we're home, and New Year's Day is behind us. I could start complaining about how January 1st is really the worst time to "start over," but I won't because we had a really nice New Year's Eve with one toddler, two pugs, a few cocktails, an amazing dinner by Brandon and a sleepover over at their place. It was totally fun. Board games were played, Portlandia was watched, and then we rung in the new year in our PJs. (It was amazing that we even made it to midnight).
Then we were quickly reminded why we don't do things like stay up past midnight when Evie awoke somewhere around 5:30am. But it was fine. Ed and I had a lazy day at home trading naps and followed it up with a sunset bike ride along the coast up to the Will Rogers State Beach. Living in LA has its perks.
It's good to be home after our long trip to Philly and New Jersey with a brief visit to Maryland. Every year I kinda wish we were just staying in one place, but I want to see as many people/friends/family as possible. We don't get back east very often, so we soldier on. Evie did wonderfully on the plane in both directions, and is doing great all around.
Evie is awesome and she gets a little more awesome all the time. Someone asked me about the terrible twos the other day and I thought: she keeps getting better, so how terrible could they be? But what do I know?
My favorite part of the trip was getting to spend longer amounts of time with people so they could really hang out with Evie. It's best when we're stationary for a few hours at least, so she can get comfortable with whomever we are with. She's getting really great with names and her memory is getting better all the time. For instance as soon as we got to my aunt's house and my stepdad walked in, Evie pointed and said "Granpa Buce!" She hasn't seen him for about a month. I could probably brag all day but really she is doing so well and we're really happy. She was such a trooper through the entire trip and as always seemed to enjoy the go, go, go of the whole thing. I could go over the entire trip, but I'll just let our flickr pictures do that for us.
As for resolutions. As much as I dislike the holiday, I can't help but think: I'm going to start doing [X] better from now on. I like to think of this more as "Christmas is over, I can now get back to my regularly scheduled life with a few caveats." Some considerations: (1) No more crazy work pastries or eating out for lunch. (2) Attempt to start running during the week more often. (3) I've given up the lose ten pounds bit. I'm really pretty happy with my weight now and I just want to feel better and feeling better means exercise. (4) I want to introduce Evie to an even more diverse and healthy set of foods. We eat pretty well but when things get crazy we tend to fall back on a few key foods that she likes and we're getting lazy about it. The great kid cookbook Le Petit Appetit has come back off our shelf and I'm ready to try some new things out on her. (5) I want to blog more. I think about this blog constantly and I wish I posted more. I've got a million posts in my head where I take pictures of everything I do and immediately post about it the next second, but it's just not possible. I'll never be a blog superstar and that's OK. I just want to focus on what I can do rather than feeling bad about what I can't.
2011, you were a nice year — a year of transition. Not an over-the-top spectacular year, but a good year. 2012, I'm excited about you. We've got lots of stuff planned, we're living in a great new city/state with lots to explore, and I'm really looking forward to it. Hope you're looking forward to it too!
Santa 2011
Around these parts, Santa comes early.
And it could be at any minute of the day. That guy is a slippery devil, but that's the "magic," right? Luckily, our baby girl still doesn't know about the big guy, just that while she was playing in a bubble bath, a giant blue bouncy horse appeared before that huge tree we keep in the house.
Christmas is a nutty, is it not? Ed and I usually haul everything back east to spend the holidays with our families, and it's usually no problem to get everything there. But it's really, really important to me that we start observing traditions now. I'm still working out the logistics of it all for next year, but this year there are two Christmases for Evie — one in the west, one in the east — and that's just it. As my mom assured me last year, when there are presents involved, no kid will question it, and when I gave birth I acquired the ability to lie on the spot to my child about anything. Especially regarding Santa. Talking your way out of Santa questions is like talking to a Schizophrenic person, meaning that it involves little or no logic; only a very malleable set of propositions.
Either way, Evie did not care and immediately picked up her Rody and started carrying it around the second she laid eyes on it. She doesn't quite get the excitement of tearing into the presents yet, but I think she'll get the hang of it. Western Christmas was a success! She loved everything we got her, even the books. So I felt good because I hate getting people stuff they won't like or use. It kills me.
Other than that, December has been absolutely bananas. I was losing my mind on a daily basis about finishing things up. I really wanted to sit back and enjoy some egg nog with a christmas movie, but I really had a lot to get done on a nightly basis. It was either the cards, the homemade gifts, our packages that needed to be shipped home, or other items that just had to get done. But it's all finished now!
About those Christmas cards. Friday night, while trying to run the (entirely too small) envelopes through our printer, I went over the edge because in my mind there was no alternative and the cards needed to get out the door on Saturday. I made myself a little crazy. Ed suggested some relaxation techniques! Then he sat down with me on Saturday morning and we wrote out all of the envelopes to our growing Christmas address list. This did make me feel better, believe it or not. It wasn't until Sunday (wonderful Sunday!) when I just sat back and spent time with Evie. It was a perfectly banal day. Then I made dinner and we all exchanged.
Although Christmas makes me crazy every year, I love the holidays. I love the music — I know, I know — the movies, decorating, the eating/baking, the parties. I love it but I do not love feeling crazy anxious for a month leading up to it. So I'm making a pledge to myself for next year. Next year I'm going to enjoy Christmas. Ed and I have decided to be in LA for Christmas Day 2012, so we won't need to go crazy shipping all of our gifts back and trying to see everyone. We'll probably fly back on the 28th and stay until after New Year's Day. A post-Christmas visit to see who we can.
I want to start some LA traditions next year because this city has a lot going on. UCLA has a huge Nutcracker production and Manhattan Beach hosts a huge pre-Christmas fireworks show. Sign me up! I pledge go not lose my head trying to make 84 gifts for people in addition to the shopping, baking, cutting, covering in glitter and whatever else I'm up to.
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Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Green
Love love LOVE this pigment. Looks great especially on fair skin as a lid colour. I like pairing this with Wedge or Cork for a natural, glowy daytime look or with Chocolate Brown pigment for a gorgeous evening look. You only need the tiniest amount as well. I have a huge sample of this from my sister which will last me forever! But when I run out I will re-order in a heartbeat.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
i really wanted to love this color, especially after i saw kim K. use this with contrast for one of her looks. Unfortuantly, it doesn't show up at all on me. im NC35 skin tone and it completly blends into my skin as if nothing is there. I gave it 4 out of 5 b/c it wasn't a total waste. I can use it as a neutral brow bone color, sweep it over my entire lid as a base or use it to blend out lines. I've seen some ppl on MUA saying they use it as a face highlight and as a nude lip color if you mix it with gloss. i haven't tried that yet but i will give it a shot.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Oily, Olive, Warm
Hair: Black, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I'm kinda mad I didn't get this sooner before they started using a smaller bottle for pigments which I think is a total rip off for $20 bucks, but I do love this color. It's my go to highlighter and all over eye for a neutral look. Very versatile color and works well with m dark skin. Probably won't purchase again only because there's a lot and a little goes a long way.
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I have a huge sample of this that I bought on LJ! This is my 2nd favorite highlight color. It's very light & easy to build up. It does have some shimmer to it, but I enjoy it, you don't notice it much. I read the other reviews about using it on lips, I should try that! Even if its not eye safe, (prob the glitter in it) I still use it :X and never had any problems with it, it would probably make a really great sheer lip color! Try this if you love neutrals :D
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Hazel
A very versatile color, perfect for an everyday look, highlight your face, brow bone, and why not, also in the lips looks awesome. It has a LITTLE shimers added, so if you are not fan of glitters.. this is not for you. I like to put in my eyes bare canvas with a flat brush, then, naked pigment and it works amazing for me. Also, goes perfect with nude eyes look, black winged eyeliner, and red lips!
I got this in my 2009 holiday set of pigments.
Age: 30-35
Skin: Dry, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Curly, Fine
Eyes: Blue
I bought this pigment because of the rave reviews here on MUA and on YouTube.
Besides the pigment there was a little note from MAC in the box saying "Caution do not use the following pigments in the eye area" and "Caution do not use the following pigments in the lip area" - and Naked was on BOTH lists!
Booooooo! I was so looking forward to using it as a neutral nude e/s.
To be honest I do not really know what to use it for now since I have already got all the foundations, highlights ets. I will ever need...
-Thank you MAC for also having the fine print about your pigments on your website!!
Age: 30-35
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Such a versatile pigment - Love using it on lid, brow highlight, and to blend. Ever since I got it a few years ago, I've been using this as a brow highlight more than anything else in my stash. It is a must have pigment IMHO ;)
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Wavy, Other
Eyes: Brown
This is the best for the simple, neutral eyes. I reach for this when I wear bold coral or fuschia lips. This is my fav MAC pigment. It's so lovely. Soft and not chalky at all. Just a little is enough. I apply it all over my lids and It never looks overdone.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Very Dry, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Green
I love this pigment! I've been going through my Make Up stash to find products that are more suitable for summer. I rediscovered this pigment and I love it. It's a wonderful colour for all over my lid up to the brow bone for summer days. Adds a lovely subtle sheen to my eyes without being loud or too glittery. I love how it makes me look good with little effort. Normally I don't like pigments that much because of fallout, but due to the light colour of this pigment that's not a real issue. Futhermore the fallout is how I discovered that Naked pigment looks lovely as a highlight for my cheekbones too.
If you're looking for an affordable dupe L'oreal Color Minerals e/s in 03-Desert Shimmer (that's the name in the UK) is a good one.
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Tan, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Straight, Other
Eyes: Brown
Not good for contact wearers. I bought this because of all the rave reviews on YouTube, the first time I tried it I noticed my eyes were itchy and felt like I got something in my eyes I was really hoping that it wasn't this pigment because it looks beautiful on. So I tried it a few more times Just by itself. It was this pigment that was irritating my eyes unfortunatly so I had to return it. I wish it could have worked for me.
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Listened to the show Saturday and it was not bad. I heard it all, the lovely sounds of the State Fair in the background, the crowds, the children giggling, and I could almost smell the deep fried delicacies I so long for this time of year -- the sausages and cheeses and breads, donuts with fillings and glazes and sugars and nuts. Mmm. Comfort in its simplest form, apart from the human hug, which I have been craving since last Thursday, on which day sometime in the afternoon before the sun began to fall, I drove away from my daughter, the oldest, the first to fly, leaving her to her new home, her roommate, and four years of pure joy ahead.
I love quotes. I search for words, and stumble upon someone else's thought -- someone who hits the nail on the head -- and I say, yes, oh yes. A woman named Elizabeth Stone nailed it when she said, "Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
I am thinking there is always a kind of ache in the space left by a child flying away into her own life. I try to see it, rather, as a full-circle beautiful thing, the way beauty is flawed and everything is broken but it is the right way of things, and good, and healthful. It is as it should be. However, I will admit to stumbling through these past few days in a weird kind of longing for my little girl, and avoiding her bedroom because it is so quiet and all I can smell is her. I also hear echoes.
At the same time, I am so happy. Life is happening. I will have my Big Cry, and who knows when. There are two children here who miss their big sister, and I have them to hold and lift on up. There is homework to do, and string instruments to repair, and walks with Mr. Sundberg when he's home for a stretch. I have a freezer full of salmon and halibut, and autumn is not long off. Neither is Fall Break, thank goodness, and the Homecoming. Onward then, toward the Next Thing.
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1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
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1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch salt
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1 T vegetable oil
Beat the egg with the garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, cayenne, and salt until evenly mixed. Spread the pecan meal into a shallow dish. Dip the walleye fillets into the egg mixture, then press into the pecan flour.
Heat the butter and oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Place walleye fillets into the pan and cook until golden brown on both sides and the fish flakes easily with a fork, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
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- The Celebration of a Life
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Tyler shaved his head forever ago and I got to paint it! I forgot about this photo from like 2 years ago XD. Sorry it's so fuzzy...I'll probably scrap it later today, it was just very nostalgic for me
I want to do more body painting this year before Halloween!
XD seems like fun
That`s amazing! I wish I had you around for my All Hallows Eve makeup! :3
that looks so cool!!
I love this!!! You paint the head!!!!!! XD
This is so seriously cool body art!
Please don't scrap it ;w;
can u do this on my going to shaved head plzz even though i'm a girl this is cool
He looks like a cyborg.
Thats crazy!
That is pretty cool
That's kindof neat!
Wow that's really amazing!
Cool ^_^
So realistic that it's initially quite disturbing... Makes my skull feel all funny... Which means it works <3 love it...
this would make an amazing halloween costume
The first thing that comes to my mind is the absurd idea that you painted this without him even noticing. Like maybe he was just too interested in watching TV to be bothered about a paintbrush on his head.
This is soo cool!!!!
Thats so awesome...
Don't scrap it!!! This is so cool! It's shows that you can paint on ANY surface. Nothing stops you! (So don't you dare scrap this! XD) Seriously, this is awsome!
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very nice! do you use face paint? or regular (acrylic, water, oil, etc)
~If you use regular, i would recommend face paint. im a face painter and attend carnivals at schools to help out as volunteer credit, so it isn't an occupation of mine.
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Fouth attempt at typing this, stupid tablet. Final update for Kanto, and this took forever. Lorelei was taken down by a combo of Slendy and Pixxy. Bruno was a joke for Pixxy, even his Onix were weak. Agatha was plain annoying! Confuse Rays everywhere, and Magma and Pixxy took her down. Lance is the definition of hell. Magma and Pixxy were the only two up when I defeated Lance. Gary was easier then expected. Pixxy swept most of his team, courtesy of Toxic. Blastoise ruined Pixxy's fun, but not before poisoning Blastoise himself. Magma finished Blastoise off, and he *****ed like always. Final team: Pixxy(MVP)-Ninetails Lvl.53: Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Dig, and Toxic: Magma-Magmar Lvl.51: Fire Blast, Psychic, Psywave, and Confuse Ray: Slendy-Charizard Lvl.51: Body Slam, Earthquake, Flamethrower, and Submission: FlameNFame-Flareon Lvl.50: Fire Spin, Bite, Rest, and Ember: Dash(LVP)-Rapidash Lvl.50: Fire Spin, Stomp, Flamethrower, and Double Team. I'll be busy for tommorow, so I'll try to update for Crystal when I can, and in the meanwhile I'll be deciding my Johto team. For sure I'll have Typhlosion, but any suggestions are welcome, and good luck to anyone attempting this challenge. See you later. :)
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Classified Ventures, LLC provides digital marketing solutions in the automotive category. The company owns and operates Cars.com, a website that helps shoppers to find new and used cars in the United States. Its website features local and national automotive listings, photo galleries, videos, reviews, editorial content, blogs, and online calculators. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. As of October 1, 2014, Classified Ventures, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc.
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Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI) has agreed to buy the remaining shares in Cars.com for $1.8 billion, Bloomberg reported citing person familiar with the matter. Jeremy Gaines, a spokesman for Gannett Co., Inc. declined to comment. As part of the deal, the four owners other than Gannett Co., Inc. will have five-year agreements with Cars.com in which they will continue to sell advertising in their respective regions. A representative for Classified Ventures LLC, the entity that owns Cars.com, couldn't be reached for comment.
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In a fast-changing world where people seem to have more needs than resources, today's church often finds itself at a crossroad of values as old as the gospel message itself. Who exactly is one's neighbor? What if an individual's needs outpace the resources and experience a church can provide?
They are tough questions that congregations often find themselves debating, but the Baylor School of Social Work's Center for Family and Community Ministries is in the process of providing resources to help churches work their way through that discussion. The Center received a $1.1 million grant from Christ Is Our Salvation Inc. private foundation in June 2006 to develop leadership, training and resources materials to strengthen congregational community ministries.
As part of the Center's work, a group of seven congregational, denominational and lay leaders participated in a panel presentation Nov. 3 to the 11 social work students and members of the administrative team of the Congregational Community Ministries project. Students had a chance to ask firsthand how pastors and others wrestle with these questions, what they find works and what doesn't, and what they need from the research and materials under way in the Center and School.
"Too often the mentality of ministry is that it's something we do to those of us inside the church, and mission is something we do to them," said Jim Young, former director of community missions for the Baptist General Convention of Texas, Dallas. He encouraged the students to help congregations think of those "outside the walls of the church."
The Rev. Marsha Martie, pastor of Waco's Crossties Ecumenical Church, emphasized Young's point. "The church has no walls," she said. "It is that thinking that is the dysfunction of the church. We don't go to church; we are the church."
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Several panelists voiced a need for training around areas of social work in their congregations and communities. "We need therapists to come and help people work very deeply through issues of abandonment and shame so that they can even begin to hear that there is Good News--people who are willing to build a bridge," Martie said.
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All the panelists expressed a desire to see congregations trained in ministering to the needs of those in their communities. "We need to train every lay person about community ministry. Those lay leaders can then educate the congregation about community ministry," Williams said.
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The combination of a stronger U.S. dollar, weak economic
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the worst one-day decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (
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Yesterday's selling was a reaction to unfavorable economic news
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Here are the levels of the 20-day moving averages:
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Nasdaq -- 2395.25.
Now I'd like to pick up where we left off
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illiquid and expensive to own. Storage, carrying charges, and
commission rule out bullion for all but the wealthiest
Coins are a choice if the investor wants to physically hold his
gold and admire the beauty of it. But owning coins can be expensive
with big spreads between buy and sell prices.
Both bullion and coins are priced to only appreciate if gold
appreciates. If gold were to remain stagnant for long periods of
time, holding charges will cost the buyers of bullion and
In my opinion, common stocks of the world's largest mining
companies are a good choice for owning an asset that appreciates
with the price of gold. The stocks are not only liquid (they trade
like any other stock), but the owner participates in the profits of
the company, and the best companies also pay dividends, which when
compounded over the lifetime of the investment, provide a superior
return to owning either the metal or coins.
The stocks of gold mining companies will often appreciate faster
than the price of gold itself due to the efficiencies of the mining
operation. But the reverse can also be true, i.e., when gold
declines, the mining stocks often fall faster than the price of
bullion. In addition, there is the company risk that comes with
owning any stock. In the case of mining companies it could be
mining disasters, poor management, and other unforeseen conditions
that could inject volatility into the price structure of the
In the past decade, another form of stock ownership of gold has
taken the lion's share of investors' attention, and for good
reason. Gold and precious metals funds, both mutual funds and ETFs,
provide a direct participation in the operations of the world's
best managed mines. Thus, the risk of a disaster in one mine is
mitigated by the diversity offered by the fund. And dividends are
pooled and paid to investors or reinvested, providing for a type of
dollar-cost-averaging. The cost of managing the funds is usually
low, and the initial cost is no more than a standard stock
According to Jim Cramer, "When people think about what
percentage of their portfolio should be insurance, they should
think maybe 20% and do it with a gold stock.
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