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A New Sheriff (Make That Business Model) Is Coming to Town For US Wireless Carriers, And He Won't Look Pretty!
This is one of those pieces where, after reading it you say "Damn, why didn't I think of that!".. By demonstrating how Google is transforming the telecomm landscape, I may actually save up to $5,700 for at least a quarter of the readers who are perusing this blog. Yes, it's for real, and its a benefit of the "knowlege how" mentality that I described in my previous pieces on education. You'll see where I'm coming from once you get to the long graphic below...
T-Mobile has had a serious problem competing with the big boys of US wireless carriers. They are the only one not to carry the iPhone. This, in my opinion, was a wise move for the subsidy game has been a money loser from the get go, and although the iPhone is still selling like hotcakes, those hotcakes are looking much cooler as Andrioid sales have taken off. Still, T-Mobile doesn't seem content, so it decided to do what most of the carriers should have done a long time ago. T-Mobile is breaking the wireless carrier contract hegemony and offering pure service without the BS. For ANYONE who can count, this makes the decision to go with T-Mobile as brainless a decision as the sneeze is a reflex reaction. Let me count the ways...
Rip Up The Contract & You Reduce The Risk For Both The Carrier & The Consumer. As A Matter Of Fact, Only Fat Margined Hardware Vendors Have Anything To Fear - Oh Yeah, As Well As Those Carriers That Still Rely On Contracts!
The grand disruptor, Google, has been trying to break the grip the carriers have had on the smartphone industry for years, starting with the introduction of the Nexus phone which it sold direct to consumers online. The propeller heads at Google figured they would offer a better product at a lower price and people would simply flock in to buy it. Said propeller heads apparently didn't understand people. They won't always do what's best for them, but they will buy what is sold to them. So this time around, with 3rd (or 4th?) iteration of the Nexus phone, Google has paired with a major carrier in addition to selling it direct. Now, Google sole the last Nexus through Verizon, but Verizon crippled the device in attempt at carrier lock-in - an old school, naive and ultimately self destructive move, in my humble opinion.
Now, T-Mobile will be offering the device (it's already in stores, just not officially selling yet) and will offer it unlocked, off contract, for its original (not inflated like other carriers) price of $299, and with its original capabilities. This device is state of the art, btw, and blows the iPhone 5 out of the water in practically every way. Keep in mind that an iPhone 5 would retail at your local carrier retail store for $200 to $300, subsidized, tied to a 2 year contract. You can buy a far superior device outright for just about the subsidy downpayment of an iPhone.
One of the best devices on the market, approximately 1.5x the device the iPhone 5 is for roughly half the price! $299
ZOPO ZP950 Phablet - 5.7 Inch HD Screen Dual Core 8MP Camera 1GB RAM Android Phone
- 1GHz dual-core MTK MT6577 processor
- Support 3G network: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 & WCDMA 850/2100 MHz
- 8MP rear camera + 2MP front camera
Price: $279
OR you can pick up a smaller form factor for over $100 less...
A Smart Mentality For Dumb Pipes
The Performance Trap: Is LTE Really the next big thing or just a thing carriers use to charge you more?
Verizon, Sprint, Metro PCS (a MVNO reseller) and AT&T all market their 4G LTE services heavily. They also charge accordingly. I purchased a Galaxy 3 LTE phone and ran up a $150 bill within 18 days (that's right, I was just over halfway through the monthly billing cycle), without even trying. I called customer service, and they offered me a $50 credit, but the damage was done. I returned the phone forthwith. T-Mobile offers its HSPDA+ service as 4G, and it is actually quite fast for what is considered an antiquated technology. As excerpted from Fiercewirelss.com and Rootmetrics:
RootMetrics: Average download and upload speeds
To the average user, T-Mobile's speeds will barely noticeable in terms of difference from AT&T. Uploads may be noticeably slower, though. Verizon seems to blow them both out of the water, but there is this real life consideration of cost real life perofrmance issues that comes into question. With that, the equation changes considerably. The battery life on T-Mobile's HSPDA+ is practically twice that off the same devices running LTE. Until better tech is released, LTE is not a valid all day, battery operated solution IMO. Then there's the issue of cost. Uh Oh!!!!...
Price vs. Performance
Let's look at the monthly cash flows.... Yes! You actually SAVE $5,500 per bi-annual cell phone contract. Read carefully and thank me later... Click to enlarge...
Reggie Middletons Wireless Carrier PricePerformanceSpeed comparison chart
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Who ultimately benefits?
First, you, the consumer. Thsi competition is very good. The second beneficiary also happens to be the one that started this mess in the first place, Google! You see, Google is a data company, and data companies need bandwidth. The more cheap bandwidth you have access to, the more data you will be prompted to move, access, save, search for, request and engage with. The cheaper the hardware, the more hardware you will use. The more advanced the hardware, the more you will do with it. "Do what", you ask? Do data! Do Google! This is what Android is truly all about. This is why its free! This is why Google is poised to take over the (data) world. All of those armchair pundits and silly sell side guys who constantly quip about Google not making money on Android sound similar to those who scream, "But that damn fox is not making a dime on the free trips the chicken taxi is making to the chicken coops!" "'Hens R Us' makes more fare on transporting those chickens to the fox hole than Mr. Fox does!" Yeah! Think about it for a few seconds. That's all it takes in terms of critical thought to comprehend the Google business model. Yes, sometimes it is hard to see that forest with all of the tree bark in the way...
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T-Mobie has some of the worst coverage, which is the heart of any carrier regardless of the model. No coverage no sales.
Not a buy.
There are also others that are bringing new business models to the table. Republic wireless is $19/month, no contract, unlimited everything. They put everything over wifi when it is in range, then hands off to cell towers when out of wifi range.
Also, PagePlus cellular is a prepaid provider that uses Verizon's network. Way cheaper than verizon too.
That Nexus Google(LG) phone is sweet if it's unlocked without a contract.
Sign me up for that bad-boy.
Has no one noticed that Google+ is quietly challenging FarceBook?
Not that I really applaud "social media" and all that shit, but I long-since quit FarceBook and do now use G+ to recommend various sites, without a requirement to obey the shifting rules of FB.
Besides G+ has YouTube and that is something FB can never compete with, so I endorse Reggies views on FB, on top of his present post.
BTW I have just commended this post in G+.
I'm, just getting started you pussy!desirdavenir TURD BURGLER Ass clowns are welcome.
Apps. Great job .So I understand? I get junked for giving {ANCILARY} Thoughts?
Not new...
No subsidiees, unlimited calling and downloading pu to 3gb for 20€, or 15€ if you already have their 35€ adsl subscription...
I completely agree. Have loved T-Mobile for over 12-years now but with certain employers requiring certain carriers, I had to dropped T-Mobile about 6-years ago and go with two losers, namely AT&T and Verizon. I agree with the speed comment as well...I had a BB Pearl at the time and never ever had issues with data or call quality, nor did I ever have a dropped call. You scoff at my Pearl but it was an insanely good phone and small and I could type faster on that device than I can with a standard laptop keyboard. I'd sent text messages in early 2000 and people had no idea what to do when they got a text. Also, they used to have what they called an "@home hot spot" where you could set up a T-Mobile wireless router at your house or business, or take it on the road with you, and for $10/mo you got unlimited calling minutes through wifi. And that was either at home or at your local Starbucks. Any wifi you could hook into would be a free call. It was insane I tell you! In fact, if everyone could talk over wifi you'd essentially have 100% reception at home 100% the time, assuming you had some sort of broadband or internet access. And this was 8+ years ago! They are way ahead of everyone else in terms of technology. That was because of a very tight relationship with Google. To give you one idea of being way ahead of their time, and I'm assuming this part since they are German owned, when I would get a call from a colleague in Europe, their actually number would show up on my caller ID. That's right, a foreign caller # showed up on my BB so I could tell who was calling me no matter where they were calling from or what # it was. This I remind you was in 1999. AT&T and Verizon would show up as a blocked caller or unknown number or some other BS error message. Wouldn't surprise me if even in 2013 this is still the case with these 2 lame ass telecom companies. To give a second example, I could tether my BB to my laptop and surf the web damn near any place I could find cell service. Again, this was in 2001, maybe earlier. I'd get strange looks from people who had no cell signal or wifi available and I was on my laptop surfing away with no issue.
On top of that, T-Mobile, again for $10/mo gave you unlimited minutes to a landline phone to anywhere in NA through on that same router. I still to this day can't figure out why everyone in America didn't do that. I guess they were too busy drinking the Apple iKoolAid. My suggestion is to find an unlocked Galaxy S3 and see if it works with T_Mobile. Perfect combo IMO.
P.S. In case you wonder why you can't get the T-Mobile landline now, they dropped it a while ago...probably due to no one having a F@#$%ing clue about this service so they dropped it for a lack of interest. I'm not even sure you can talk over wifi anymore....I know of no other American wireless carrier to allow that. Damn I miss T-Mobile!
The phone love thing slays me. It used to be for talking. I remember when phone calls to anyone but your girlfriend were one minute affairs, because you needed the time with Sheila. With a mini screen in the face, most people can't see, walk, talk, ride or drive. They talk any time, any where, are rude as hell and disturb the peace wherever they go. And most think that is a feature not a bug. A driver using a cell is a traffic violation in our state, and no body cares. If the police would ticket the cellphone talkies driving impaired while blind, our national debt could be vaporised faster than Benny blowing ink jet cartridges.
A land line without long distance works for me, under $30/mo and no responsibility to call out-of-town family and friends, ever. (no smiley does this advantage justice)
Seriously?, do you have Internet at home? If so you're nuts to pay $30 a month for no long distance. You could do all kinds of options for next to nothing, free long distance, emails of voice mails, free texting etc
When I need to call long distance I just borrow a cell phone. To me cable is for internet only. The advantage is that I can still make local calls when the power is out.
excellent article
Thank you
I Concur. Very good article that presents an idea and provides supporting thoughts on that idea.
And I must say, this article wasn't the usual Reggie article that just alluded information to try get subscribers (nothing wrong with that because I understand Reggie is running a business which we should all applaud). Personally I left the standardized phone contract system years ago with trackphone. I don't use my phone for internet, though I can. It's only for calls and texting. I also learned along time ago to limit my associates so I only converse with important people in my life (real family, friends, or co workers). Most of the people in your life are just passing by. Overall, I spend less then $100 year in cell phone service and I have all the capabilities.
Excellent all around post Reggie, Kudos.
Sarcasm? This article is trivial dribble. Just got an iPhone at Verizon... free of course. They've been free for a while if you renew for two years.
Now that has to be sarcasm or total stupidity to be so blatant as to show how you missed one of the huge points of the article in which one does not have to sign one of those standardized contracts for 2 years.
Free? what's your definition of 'free'? They want to charge me $35 for a "free" bi-yearly phone which I can only get online. Aside from the coverage, Im getting less and less impressed with Verizon.
Oh, and I just have a simple old fashion non-smart cell...still $35.
Reggie thanks for the update on T-Mobile business restructure. I was going to purchase some Galaxy S3s . The Nexus looks sweet. Processor speeds are only 1ghz with dual core. Most top end phones are 1.4ghz+. I like the 5" screen, and the exportability.
Eg; the freedom to use the most competitve carrier network, at the best pricing. Best wishes.
Are these phones able to handle GSM in Australia, for our employees?
I got rid of my SpyPhone and went back to a dumb phone. Fuck Apple, Google and all the other tracking services.
Damn right. Paints a target on you, everywhere you go. All the apps monetize it and you get fingered.
Thanks fpr the info Reggie I'm going to look into this next week and it looks like I'll buy way out an att contract and get rid of nothing but trouble iphone. In the long run it will be worth every $$$$$$.cent. Thanks the vid.
Sorry to tell ya that fixation with electronic instruments is a major contributor to the dysfunction of you humans. Y'all know that, doncha ?
I don't know about this new sheriff. Something seems . . . off . . .
Sounds like the Solevei bullshit. Have an extended family member trying to pimp the Solevei shit in hopes he will become a "power seller", or whatever the fuck that means, and live the high life. Its called getting off your ass and doing something constructive other than selling a fucking useless service!! ...which is what most Americants don't comprehend. Everyone is about getting rich with little to no effort... shit, what happened to this cuntry...????
Hey Reggie, I see your points. Any chance you could give us some teaser actionable items here for investment so we can do well and then pay for your service?
What are we supposed to invest in? T-mobile, Google? Give us something cut and dried. Puts, calls, stock etc. Maybe I missed it but lay it out easy for a dumbshit like me.
Action: switch to t-mobile. How else you gonna make an extra couple grand in an hour at Worst Buy?
Particular action items are usually behind his subscription firewall. He's relatively cheap given the quality of his research.
Schmidt will do no evil, Zuckerberg is a genius, Monsanto has got your back, and Reggie has 3 sheep. So far. I remember when the federal tax on my phone bill was 1/20th what it is now. Don't worry Reggie, they are just shifting hands to get a better grip on your wallet. They'll get it all in the end.
dump the microwave for a toaster oven.
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It would make sense Reg IF you were a typical wireless customer, but obviously you're not. Most people use NOWHERE NEAR their data allotments and actually NEED HELP if the phone conks out. Plus T-Mobile's network is about a 3 vs. VZ's 8 on a scale of 1 to 10.
That's because they have tiny screen iPhones without the screen real estate and horsepower to really get busy. As more people use phablets such as the note 2, its almost impossible not to consume a lot of bandwidth. In addition, if they use the wireless device as a replacement for the residential internet access and just watch a few movies, access breaks ten gigs easily.
My Note 2 automatically stores 30,000 pic thumbnails in its cache from Picasa. That's about 6 gigs right there as soon as I get the phone.
Remember, the popular hardware (iPhone) is the source of a lot of limitations because its just not that utilitarian. Look at this...
Reggie, I for one want to thank you for some practical news that can/will actually save us money. I have extreme doubts about those who say they don't watch TV, go to the movies, use a car, read a paper, never travel, own a phone, hate IPADS, IPODS, MACS, PCS/all things electronic, blah blah blah. Then I think, of course not, they're on ZH 24 hours a day! LOL
I got a galaxy note2 a couple months ago, an incredible device. With all the goodness, the battery will last 2 days. My tablet is now a bedroom alarm clock. I just laugh hysterically about iphone users bragging about their extra 1/4" and siri. Iphones have been surpassed big time in every single way, but many just don't know it yet because they havent tried anything else. Reminds me of Shamalyans Village movie where the Apple villagers told their kids not to venture out because their are droid boogie men!!!
Anyway, competition is good and Apple will wake up to making much larger competitive devices in the next couple years or they'll be smoked.
Carriers are another matter, again, more competition the better. In my area in MN, verizon is hands down the best, prob followed by ATT then tmobile/sprint bringin up the rear, but sprint/att are bringing faster networks online in the next yr or so. I do see the day when something disruptive comes along and carriers will be forced to go to month to month with no contracts. they better do it before its too late. I have family members on a shared plan so 3 phones with 6gigs of data a month to share come out to be about 70bucks a month per phone. It's cheaper to team up with people you know on billing since additional gigs of data are only 10 bucks a month vs. 50-60/month for your first 2 gigs.
Perhaps there is a good business for entrepreneur to do "co-op" billing for subscribers.
accurate voice and digital pen based input/command/search is incredible and will be a staple in the future now that the tech is good.
My suggestion to you would be to wean yourself off of your apparent all-consuming e-gadget obsession (shared of course by the majority of trend-sucking consumerist sheep) and try to live a real life in the real world away from the obsessive and neurotic need to constantly call or text all of your e-'friends' about all the latest and meaningless minutia of an intellectually and spiritually very empty life.
Those who live their lives around their mass-marketed gadgets are perhaps the most pathetically shallow and sad persons I can imagine.
Why is it obsessive to use modern technology but not to be on ZH all day? Electronic devices extend our intelligence. It's hard to imagine a life where I can't Google for an address, phone, ball game or movie time, buy cheap things on Ebay or download books on Amazon. I recently finished closing my father's estate and doing it on-line was so much easier than traipsing back and forth to county court houses and probate. Sure, you can use a phone book (If you can read it) or visit a ton of store comparing prices but why go to all that extra work when you can google it? As long as your electronic devices are tools for a better life then it's not a problem.
(We are going the Reggie way, dropping cable and land lines in favor of Netflix, Hulu and cell phones.)
Why is it obsessive to use modern technology but not to be on ZH all day?
Both would be equally obsessive. And while there have been scattered days when I've been doing work on the computer where I have checked in on ZeroHedge every so often, possibly giving the appearance of hanging out here for hours on end, in fact I have virtually never done so, and in any case I have categorically never lived my life around being online in the same fashion which the modern trend-sucking, gadget-obsessed sheep actually do exactly that on a regular and daily basis with their "latest and greatest" continuous e-gadget fetishism. It is the very embodiment of shallow, materialistic, short-term, juvenilized modern decadence.
I concur. Some of us still use Stamps to make mortgage payments, and aren't sucked into the cloud for data storage.
Example; I changed my windows administrative password recently, then forgot to write it down. I did do a passwork backup file/j disc on my system. Pulled the disc and put in my backup drawer, and restored easily. Good luck doing that in the cloud!
BTW, Picasa sucks. Recommend you switch to Flickr.
For calls I just carry a cheap prepaid phone for the country I happen to be in, and an iPod touch for all my music, apps, and Swiss Army stuff. Works for me I can use the iPod for Facetime, Skype, and web browsing wherever there's wifi. I prefer the iPod because there are apps that I use that aren't available for Android.
There you go. Putting the phone guts into the iPod is what drives the design cost of the iPhone.
Nice Reggie, but I'll keep my almost free piece of crap cell phone which only makes calls.
I don't need an electronic Swiss Army knife.
Unlocked you say? Unfortunately carriers seem to have a policy of only activating their own phones on their networks. So it might as well be.
Eh? My unlocked iPhone works just fine with T-Mobile (in the United States) and Telcel (in Mexico). Insert SIM and go.


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Monday, March 19, 2012
Lily of the Valley
Although the left side of my house receives a tremendous amount of sunlight, the other is shrouded in shade. It's also a little hidden from view by the large rhododendron bush on that side, which is largely the reason why so far it has been sadly neglected in my gardening zeal. I've had a plan for a while percolating in the recesses of my brain to fill the area with lily of the valley, one of my favorite flowers. Its delicate plumage and intoxicating fragrance need lots of shade and moisture, so I'm pretty sure it will thrive on the right side of the house. Today I ordered a pack of 20 lily of the valley plants to begin to give it the attention it needs.
Spring has come so early to the Philly area this year. I don't ever remember things blooming this early or experiencing consistent 60-70 degree weather in March. It's given me a real case of gardener's fever. All I want to do is plan and plant. I have to restrain myself though because I know we could still experience a frost for another 3-4 weeks. No matter, the true start of spring is tomorrow and my garden is already a-bloom with daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths. Just wait until you see my hyacinth garden. I'm going to post a picture tomorrow. It's breathtaking.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Garden update: In 7 days the heirloom tomatoes (center) and cherry tomatoes (right) have sprouted. I could hardly contain my glee this morning when I checked.
Lavender has also sprouted.
This photo was just amazing to me. It's a seed that has just started to unfurl and looks a bit like a fuzzy caterpillar. Planting is such a cool process.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
A Monster for Real
The other day while driving in the car, Genevie called out from the backseat, "Mom, I just saw something for real. It was a monster!" surprise and fear evident in her voice. I knew immediately what she saw. We had just driven past a Liberty Tax location, which at this time of year invariably has a poor soul dressed in a really freaky looking Statue of Liberty costume complete with grotesque mask trying to drum up business. But I agree with Genevie. The mascot is more of a deterrent than an inducement. They should be called Monster Tax.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
What's Up, Dude
Any time we honk the horn, you will invariably hear a pint-size voice from the back shout indignantly, "What's up, dude?!?"
I have no idea where she got that rejoinder.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Starting from Scratch
Yesterday I started my garden the old fashioned way -- by sprouting seeds. I've never done this before. Last year's garden was cultivated from plants bought at Home Depot.
This year I wanted to challenge myself and try growing the vegetables that have to be started indoors, such as tomatoes and peppers, all by myself. I bought a Burpee seed starting kit and an ambitious number of seed packets, both those that need to be started indoors as well as direct sow plants for when the warm weather hits.
To do it this way, you have to start early enough to allow for adequate germination before transplanting outdoors, so for our planting zone, this is the ideal time to start. The seeds above are sweet pepper seeds.
I'm sprouting heirloom tomatoes,
red bell peppers,
big boy tomatoes,
cherry tomatoes,
and lavender to augment my herb garden. Incidentally, my rosemary, thyme, oregano, and chives all survived the winter. I'm going to try growing cilantro from seed once it gets warm enough. Then all I need to add is basil and parsley, perhaps some mint or lemon balm.
This self-watering seed starting kit couldn't be easier. Once the dehydrated discs were soaked and the seeds planted, I popped on the plastic top, set it in a sunny spot (like our basement steps), and watched the greenhouse effect in action. The plastic immediately fogged up with warm, humid air. So here's to a successful and bountiful growing season. The tomatoes should start sprouting in 7-10 days, so you can expect an update then.
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Sunday, March 11, 2012
Genevie Is 3
It doesn't seem possible that my baby is already three, and yet so she is. I look at her long her and her even longer vocabulary and see a complete transformation from the little peanut she was the day she was born to now. But there is no sadness for me. It is all amazement as her personality blossoms and develops. She is quite the character and becoming my little sidekick.
Genevie loves brownies so that's what she got for her cake this year.
This year she was so aware that it was her birthday and knew exactly what was expected of her -- probably because we just did it twice in the past couple of weeks.
She opened her presents with enthusiasm...
...and massive smiles.
All done.
Up Close and Personal
The window feeder is getting a lot of action lately. In fact, we are having to refill it every few days. In this photo I somehow captured the one and only starling I have seen try this little feeder. It was way too large and had to clutch the sides with its feet.
This photo is completely priceless for a point and shoot, I think. I somehow managed to capture the male house finch in flight with all the motion of its wings without its face becoming blurred.
I just love how close I can get to the birds while they feed and truly marvel at their beauty.
Labels: Birds
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Snaggle No More
Look who lost a front tooth! Now I guess I can't call him Snaggle anymore. Drat. I was really growing fond of that moniker.
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Monday I took both boys to their well visits with our new pediatrician. It was all fairly uneventful until we got to Davis's vaccinations. I hadn't warned him he would be getting any and had casually brushed off the pre-visit inquiries with vague we'll-have-to-see's despite the fact that I knew he was due for his last round of shots for a while. The last time he got a shot, his flu vaccination back in the fall, he took it like a wounded animal. He was far more upset about the fact that I would let this happen to him than he was about the stick itself. Given that history, I was reluctant to work him up prior to the actual shots, opting instead to keep the atmosphere light and fun.
But it was inevitable, and sadly he had to get three. He never cries outright, like his older brother would. Instead he makes these heart-rending animal noises in his throat that make him sound like an injured puppy. Afterwards, as I rocked him and cooed to him, I told him about how brave he was as a baby in Aberdeen when he would get his "sticks", as they call them there. He would hardly cry and settle right down afterwards. They love to hear these stories from the past, and I love to tell them.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Yellow Tulips
How I love this time of year. Even though the trees are completely stripped and devoid of all signs of life, if you look closely, you can see the early swell and bud of pre-spring promise. My lilac bush is covered in red buds. All of my bulbs are up and some are even open, including a white hyacinth and one lonely daffodil that Genevie promptly plucked from its perky stem. It makes my heart so happy to see the earth coming alive again and I begin to make plans for this year's garden and flower beds.
I got these tulips last Sunday at a local discount produce store. At the counter, the man who rang me up said, "What are those?" "Tulips!" I told him. He laughed and said, "I've been working here for over a year, and I don't know any of those plants." I had to restrain myself from launching into an impromptu flora lecture. In just under a week their yellow flowers peeked out. Imagine my complete delight at discovering they are yellow. There is nothing cheerier than yellow tulips. This past autumn I planted two bags of purple tulips to accompany the red ones I already had in my beds. I can't wait to add these yellow ones to the mix.
Labels: Flowers
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Addison Is 7
Well, we've made it through 2 of 3 celebrations this crazy birthday season, and now Addison is 7. As the day dawned, it struck me as supremely impossible that my oldest child was now 7. Somehow that sounded so much older than 6 and given how vividly I can remember the ride to the hospital that February 22, 2005, to be induced with him -- 5 days late -- right down to the clothes I was wearing and the silent, nervous tears I shed, it seems like it should be just a few months ago, not 7 years.
Addison's birthday fell mid-week this year, so we did a mini celebration that night with Chick-fil-a and brownies and presents. His proper kid party was scheduled for Saturday.
For his party, I ordered a Cars 2 cake. He invited a handful of school friends to join him for a viewing of Cars 2 on our new TV.
Lightening McQueen pinata and party bags for the guests.
Needless to say, Addison was mighty excited. This was his first proper kid party since the big bash we threw when he turned one, which obviously he does not remember.
Addison took this photo of Davis while we were preparing for the guests to arrive, and it just cracks me up.
Believe it not, Davis took this one. I love itty-bitty sister cuddled up to big bro.
Everybody watching the movie.
The new flat screen which we're loving. We haven't owned a TV since we moved to Aberdeen back in 2006. It's a 3D TV which is so cool!
Waiting for cake.
Opening presents. It was a great party for Addison but Trey and I were completely wiped out afterwards. I think we underestimated the exponential energy of seven 7 year olds, mostly boys.
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Hello, sweethearts! CelestialMemories, here!
I would first like to sincerely apologize about my lack of activity on dA, life is stressful. But I'm going to keep working, and working, to ensure that you guys all have a successful bit on dA with all of the critiques and comments and messages I can answer! I've been selfish, so let's fix that, with first, a WATCHer, feature!
So I have hit 134 WATCHers! And I know someone could easily just collect some icons and deviations and post them here, but I want to do something different!
I will be featuring all of the icons of the deviants, and in alphabetical order to your name given on your profile you can find a deviation of yours which has been featured! Please favorite this journal and show some love to the deviants who were so kind enough to WATCH me!
NOTE: A few deviants will have special messages they will need to see, scroll down to see if your name is listed and click on the link given to find your message.
My beautiful WATCHer List:
Wow, you guys have some pretty interesting usernames!!!
Anyway! Let's move to the deviation feature. This is alphabetical based off the name given in your name box (or if I already know your real name without it). If you did not give a name, find yours based off your username!
I hand alphabetized them too! Just look at the beginning process of figuring out your names! (ontop of the notebook for my newest upcoming story Death Wears Pinstripes)
Mature Content
A Trader From Far Away
A trader came to town today
He came from a land far away
He many things for sale
From freaky clothes to fruited ale
I, being the good soul that I am,
Gave him the tour of the town
I showed him the upsides and the down
When we neared the end of the tour
I took him in my humble store
"This all so weird," he said
"In my town no one bakes your bread
Or sows your thread
You just learn to do it
Or end up dead.
But the strangest thing of all
Is all the silver that you wear
It's on your clothes and in your hair.
Why do you replace it with sand?"
"Sand?" I spluttered a bit taken a back
For I was in my finest silver
His latest word sunk in like a sliver
From rotten wood rack
A heated hateful infection spread
From my heart to my head
Rage broke out cautions cage
"We wear silver, unlike you,
Because we, are not peasants
Who flaunt feathers like pheasants!"
Face locked he looked of shocked
After a minute he replied
"I'd rather wear feathers than rock
But either way I have made you upset
And that I
Mature Content
KitesI watch your kite disappearing -
slowly slipping through your fingers
like a defiant act of love.
The laurel wreaths I crowned you with -
sweet Adonis to a maid,
shivering on your cool, wet skin.
I said that I could set you free
but you never would believe me.
caught up
in your curls,
blissful, breathless,
backslidden to the moment we first met.
But I'm muddled in the thickets of your
marvelous mind,
blurred out by
thoughts of
Spring But NotYour feet are nice and warm,:thumb308577409::thumb296325242::thumb343611155::thumb320124955::thumb343741260:
But mine have turned to ice,
Bundled up in Winter clothes,
Hot chocolate is my vice.
You have the pretty butterflies,
Though I have only moths,
Huddled by the fireplace,
Wrapped up in Winter cloths.
You have visits to the beach,
And days out in the park,
Whereas I'm in bed by 7,
Thanks to the early dark.
So yes you are in Spring,
And lucky all of you,
But down here I am in Winter,
So screw the lot of you!
Because of you:thumb340418342:
I have days where I want to hide,
Lock my doors and just stay inside.
Days where I want to fly,
Spread my wings and glide.
Moments when I want to leave,
You'd never believe.
I have nights when I am broken,
silly words from the overly outspoken.
Nights when it's all too much,
My head fills with nonsense and such.
Times when I wanna go,
Get in that car and follow the snow.
I have thoughts that betray my mind,
images of a negative kind.
A youth corrupted by words of hurt,
Ideas that make my flaws alert.
But I have good thoughts too,
Ones that make me think of you.
I have days when I think of you,
My nights are filled with those thoughts too.
Not all of my nights are filled with doubt,
Regardless my mind still shouts.
But when you're around it is silent,
My thoughts are no longer violent.
Because of you, my heart can be pure,
It is of you that I have never been so sure.
Nuckalavee (Commission)Malevolent fairy
Poison to all life
The demon Nuckalavee.
Riding a demonic horse
Spreading the blight
The demon Nuckalavee.
Enemy to all
The worst plague
The demon Nuckalavee.
Pure evil
Devouring innocence
The demon Nuckalavee.
SchizophreniaI can hear them. Can't you?
The voices swirling outside my head,
The empty promises leaving me
I can see them. Can't you?
The beautiful wings
The pointed, black beaks
Both graceful, yet deadly.
I can't hear you
I can't see you
I can't touch you.
But you say you exist.
You urge me to do my best
To eat this pill.
What pill?
There's nothing in your hands.
I place my hand on your shoulder
And feel nothing.
I hear them again.
Promises of peace and relaxation
A world without this anxiety.
Where is it, I ask?
'Come here, come here!' is all they whisper.
I see them again.
Deadly birds, all colours of the rainbow
Flying over my head
Painting the skies.
So beautiful, yet I wonder
'Why such cruel beaks on such beautiful birds?'
You are here again.
Forcing me to eat nothing
Though something falls down my throat.
You tell me to stay in my room.
But there are no walls around me.
Only my companions,
The birds,
The voices,
The sky.
That is all that is in this world.
Breaking a PromiseEcho.
In the back of your head.
You know that I trusted.
So tell me,
Does it haunt you?
Don't get lost.
Don't get lost in the echo
That rings in your ears.
I could hear the glass shatter
All the way from across the world.
No, I don't hate you.
Hate is too over used.
I loathe you
For allowing myself to trust you
One more time.
Because of YouThis love you've created
Such beauty within
The life of the hurting
Can finally end
My wings are now spreading
I fly in the wind
Your hand I am holding
My heart's on the mend
I know I am lucky
Because in this end
The darkness is broken
And light filters in
PaperIn this crumbled up piece of paper,
Your emotions have been hidden.
So long ago,
The words of your love song were written.
These are the words I long for;
I gaze at this paper in unbreakable stares.
Thoughts and confusion engulf me,
But in the inside my heart flares.
I search in the crowds and see you there,
As your eyes whisper out "I love you."
But I don't know what's going on anymore,
Is it that I feel this way too?
Dizzy and falling into the darkness,
I've been used to for many years.
I hide down here to rush away,
And block all of my indefinite fears.
I don't want to open up;
No I don't want to become your puppet.
I'll head back to the enigma and quandary that I was,
Keeping my thoughts in a locket.
I know this seems wrong,
Like I am just running away.
But in the end I know nothing will become easier,
And my heart will fray.
regardless of where and which roads (write)i. so today we get together
as per your request
today you (at last) confess to me
i watch you narrate
the e.e. cummings you've
kept chained in your rhythm,
in your beats and paces and all other nooks
and crooks
and hidden places
i've secretly always known existed
i want you to start writing today
ii. you tell me you believe
in your ability
to write the words i always knew you whispered;
steaming at the hearts of other girls
turning them to froth
while i watch my own heart
shrivel like dregs
in the same cup of cappuccino
i've always been drinking off drought
iii. i am screaming even in my softest tissues
blaming my body for my hearts' issues
admit to me
(your best blue jeans and bravery set forth)
read me unspoken
find it futile to resist (dear me)
by grace you do and you do
admit to me
my meth, my myth
how (i never have the courage to say)
i am your greatest muse
The Raining Blood Saga (So far)Our story starts with a bold young man,
Who after losing a "game" sails out of his land
To search for the meaning of his life
Bringing with him his beloved ten scythe
He leaves his island to his servant, Nike
Who was a descendant of his late wife
After his master left, he made his plan come alive
To take over Demonia and to destroy every Demonis sibling that strived
Meanwhile, we go back to Shade
Who runs into his Rival, H
Who was a little ingrate who was held responsible for Ella's fate
Shade refused to bow to her
So Devera's citizens perished without a word
Along the way, we arrive at Stalaria
The home to the demi-gods of Demonia
Sheath, Gaia, Pandora, Senterra and Nova
Were some of the siblings that resided here
With Senterra's presence, the city glowed like a chandelier
Eventually, with his siblings, Shade came back
Only to find they were under attack
Alas! Nike was planning something all along
And Shade had only made him so strong
Eventually taking over his master's game,
Nike end
Deep Within the Confines of Her Mind Tick Tick Tick:thumb344006335:
Tock To
Peepholes Into the SoulAs I was thinking this evening, I was faced with this eternal question we're all confronted with at one time or another- Why. In my case, it was why do I write. A very good question, which I answered with this:
I write because, honestly, there's so much going on in my head that I can't bare to keep it all trapped within myself. It's a barrage of an eternal hurricane that is the cause of my being but yet hinders me so. Uncountable thoughts I want to share, create- to show you my world as I take your hand, then, maybe you could even share your own with me. Exploration of thought, represented in the most vibrant of colors that wave slowly in the cool breeze. The ripples that reflect in the turquoise waters of my mind, the slight overhanging branches that dip gracefully into the river…I want to show you it all, every single last drop of my conscience.
My origin of art is easily guessed- I was born from artists, and artisan blood will always run in my veins. But, people always inquir
Last Goodbye
This is the last goodbye,
I'll every say,
For the heartache I feel,
Every day,
Has taken over,
A once-innocent mind,
And left me with a feeling,
That is empty,
I can't take this pain,
In my heart,
It burns inside,
And tears me apart,
To pick up the pieces,
Would only shatter me more,
I think I'll just sit here,
And be torn...
Mature Content
Peacock dressesPeacock dresses swirl with shades of the night,
Contrasting against the sea of smiles.
The wheel of the ladder is the hardest thing to grasp
With the coolness of another's hands.
Golden wheat to cherry pink,
Emerald green to rippled blues
Swarms of buzzing hues.
Wisps of smoke float past me, leaving me in the corner. Alone.
By a flick of a paintbrush, a stranger of purple appears.
He bows and takes my hand, merging our two colours on the canvas.
The Royal begins to take the lead, caressing me and
Simply increasing our territory.
And as we grow old together, the foundation fills with splatters
Like a range of berries bursting and popping,
Symbolising our offspring. And so the cycle goes on.
The wheel of the ladder is the hardest thing to grasp
With the coolness of another's hands.
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The Sea Through Your Eyes The wind ripped around me, tearing at my hair and fragile skin. I felt as though my eyes were forced open by the breeze, as if the world wanted me to take in every last moment left. Everything was surprisingly white and blur from up here. The ocean no longer appeared purple and green, but for once my eyes were clear and I saw the true blue. The sky was light blue with perfect white clouds dotting it. Today was beautiful. This was how I would want to remember the world.
I tucked my hair behind my ears and smoothed down my white dress, though it was to no avail. The wind was determined to cause my strands of hair to catch in my lips and tremble with each of my limited breaths. I walked to the edge of the cement bridge. It stretched as far as I could see on either side. At each end lay towering buildings and thin palms. I shook my head and returned my gaze to the churning waves and perfect sky. The world was too artificial, what I needed now was to squint in the dying
To breathe the curve and then the coil,
The bulge of arm, the pull and spoil.
He levels arrow true in place
As muscles flex in rhythmic grace.
The tune and sinew of his bow
When now at last he lets it go
Towards rearing Horse Head nebulae
While I'm in awe and full entranced.
He ne'er gives me a single glance
Yet do I mind in spite the day;
It is for me that he aims high
To stay the target his first try.
With stars that set himself ablaze,
And claims the prize with self-same mark.
What legend brands his epic phrase
While 'twixt the galaxies we spark.
Sonnet IVIf I ponder how each hour is spent,:thumb334338654::thumb343771053:
Softly drift' along the motionless tide;
'Dark fresco, none so black which one may hide,
Or voice to suffer my minds discontent.
Where art thou maker? beyond the night bound,
Heartfelt words lost to the silent solace;
Or with thy blood stain the sacred chalice,
I kindly ask a voice that hath no sound.
That voice, thus replies, "What need there be,
For a Man or Woman cloak'ed in sin;
Which will Illumine even densest hole,
Resounding the deep with his elegy"
And thus I wept knowing "what need there in,
To remember thyself without a soul".
SehnsuchtOctober again;
and the curtains billow
with broken glass echoes and
Mendelssohn's bride waltzing
to better times
She becomes the rain,
and breaks her own heart as the sound
right through us.
Gun Violence:thumb318385677:
((Sorry if it seems like I'm all over the place and if it doesn't make sense. I really didn't want to get into too much detail because this is something I'm not too comfortable with writing about/talking about and I only had a limited amount of time to write it. 35minutes to be exact ._. If anyone really wants me to add more actual information and try to rewrite this so it's easier to understand then just tell me and I'll try. ))
I was going to try to make this a comparison between the gun laws in three different places but I changed my mind. Sorry if you were looking forward to that instead I can try to later add some of that on here. Right now I want to talk about gun violence and some of the things that have gone on in America. I'm sure that by now everyone has heard of the Sandy Hook incident, if not then don't worry. All you need to know right now is that there was a 20year old man who killed his mother at her house, then drove down to Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT wh
We Must Betray To LiveEvery way you look,
he is still not there.
He won't approach us.
He wouldn't dare...
No where to run,
is there even a way out?
Why can't we focus?
These mental voices just shout!
I would like to help you,
if you will trust me....
I'm lost as well,
darkness is all I see.
Where are we anyway?
Why is it us?
He never tells anything,
we'll have to survive with trust.
We are only 2,
there are definitely more.
Who might they be?
And will they help even the score?
This is HIS game!
We're stuck in his bag of tricks,
His sense of humor is twisted.
He keeps throwing more decisions into the mix.
We have to get out soon!
We could very well die!
The Prisoner's Dilemma,
is the strategy we're forced to try.
Who will you trust?
who is planning to betray?
He made this life-or-death...
All we can do is pray.
Pray that we judged correct,
that we know which ones are acting.
We mustn't panic now!
Our judgement can't be lacking.
This sick game,
it might change us all.
We may try to survive,
and cause others
pendulumthe world:thumb252454819:
is hanging
by a thread -
we are
clutching at the earth,
hands thrust deep
deep into the dirt,
feet dangling,
Addiction . . .:thumb340600200::thumb344546050::thumb341830662:
AddictionReturned from the abyss,
by your hand I creep,
creep forth to the sunlight.
Your amber hair calls me back,
my hopes are up.
I learn the ropes,
in these strange lands,
as well as defeat my Kraken.
My gaze torn from you,
my soul creeps back;
it's worst abyss yet.
Your hair,
once more,
calls me home.
I'm torn between two worlds,
worlds which despise me as well as love me;
worlds that trust me,
yet do not give me liberty.
Worlds which,
in the end,
will drive me once more to the abyss which is said to be my soul.
And yet,
when I scream within the year that is the night,
I am torn.
Worlds cross my vision,
intermixing and changing as one as they mix to regain control,
control of the universe that is my life.
Life creeps by,
as my soul did once,
seeking the best of me.
Long ago,
I'd have met those amber curls,
those twinkling eyes,
those rosy cheeks,
those somber lips;
but yet once more,
when it calls me,
I am once again called to the abyss.
My life,
forever torn between two wo
Letters Versus MeChronic
Words floating through space,
The universe of a song.
No beat is that long,
And the song comes to a close.
The letters fall, and rise again.
They just be,
Unlike me.
I fit these words into a puzzle.
.:Time Capsule:. Introduction: Vague MemoriesI don't have many memories of being a child
Frankly, I don't think anyone else can remember their childhood clearly
I do remember though, vague times in my life, whereas they are important.
Many of which, either significant or not, are the only things I remember.
As a child, I found myself either playing around with toys I've found in my grandparent's basement, or simply watching recorded VHS tapes of children's shows on the old TV.
I am truly grateful for wonderful grandparents who took care of me.
Before I continue on with my story of early childhood (as far as I can remember),
I'd like to make a few background notes: My father had left to the care of my grandparents, as he does whatever he really did, I should ask him about it but he seems rather vague or doesn't remember much.
Anyways, as far as I can recall, I do remember the sun slowly settling beneath the horizon of trees. It was a cool autumn day and the last set of children was picked up from the daycare by their parents. I'd
Music Language:thumb344297757::thumb337038297::thumb314967869:
Music Language
In every whisper, we can only spell the sounds of you,
They may not believe it or having any single clue
That we all are united throughout a source of goodness
Not a living god, but art which erases all the sadness.
If in this world there really exists a miracle, that must be you,
My soul was locked in a lamp ,lost by a mad genie, searching for cure
Finally you found what needed , buried in sand, the magic key
You are the shadow savior ,sent from above deliberately.
If you didn't exist, that would be life's biggest mistake
How would I be here, with a cross so difficult to take?
It doesn't matter if they say world will burn or drown,
With you-placed on five lines, I will never go back down.
My love.Don't take it lightly:thumb321959971:
Don't forget
Don't just say it and not mean it
Don't use it to get closer
Don't use it as motivation
Don't abuse it or break it
Don't dirty its name
Don't spoil it in the slightest
Don't turn it into a lie on snakes lips
Don't shun it
Don't ignore it
Don't take it for granted
Just because I say it a lot
Doesn't make it any less important
It just means, I need you to know
That I love you.
Forever the Love of HorrorViridian strands of grass shimmered in the moon's pearlescent beams. Heavy velveteen dresses sighed in the midnight winds as outstretched hands interlocked. An expected sense of heaviness seemed to weigh the group of seven gathered in the cemetery.
Harsh brogues filled the night air, staccato cadences slipping through the limbs of gnarled trees and wafting toward the stars' eerie glow. The voices tapered off, stark silence their only remnant.
Sickening cracks began to echo from the dirt beneath their feet. One by one, they fell to the ground, a single figure left standing. Breaths faded, strangled gasps falling from their mouths. The final female stood, face and posture relaxed.
A single booming laugh washed through the bare trees, they seemed to shrivel. The woman knelt.
"Weakling humans thought they would live. Preposterous!" Gravel fell from his mouth as his peeling skin slid to the now blackened grass.
"Oh! There you are, my dear." He beckoned
Idylliche always spoke of the romantic stance in a smoker
whose every gasp was like a suicidal swansong, he
wrapped himself up so tightly in unwarranted wishing, when
they stripped him free, he then stumbled into the sunlight
and burnt [out]
no one laced his pillows with lavender and moonbeams
and all the other things that call dreams out from
hiding; but he still prayed upside-down overdone
every evening for a falling star to find its way
back home.
instead, they surrounded him with [a grain of]
salt circles like curses to draw out the weaknesses
temptation had embedded in him, because
nothing beautiful was ever built atop a rotten foundation
(one exception: architecture of shattered resplendence)
and no one ever got anywhere by treating the
thorns in their side as a reminder to remain
more prominent than the injuries they would inflict.
he's broken (he does not reflect) he wanes and worries
as his heart choruses "not enough," ever-growing
as his fears acclimate and his pulse sings- some
Last NightLast night, I told him how I felt. Last night, I told him I fell in love with him. Last night, I told him about the way he looked at me. Last night, my heart was stripped completely bare of all it's insecurities. Last night, all emotions were poured out. Last night, my heart has never felt so relieved. Last night, he told me that it was okay. Last night, I finally told him about how it happened; how I didn't just "fall" for him... But how I fell *in love* with him.
A sea-like lover.I have a lover like the sea;:thumb342913259::thumb207267521::thumb333629528::thumb321123890:
he changes and washes
stretches wide and
smells delicious...
I have lover like the shores;
he's got June-like dunes
and softish sands
that stroke and lap your feet.
I have a lover like the breeze;
that warm breeze,
that draws you close with sticky skin,
cuddling you waist deep.
I have a lover like the depths;
his ever sinking empathy
drags you down,
down with understanding.
I have a lover like the spray;
fresh, sprite
surprising, quick
laughing and bright.
There are many aspects of the sea
that fit him well
the wild, the worldly, the universal and swell.
I am most thankful for one un-sea-like lover
in this one truth; an ocean can't be held.
On To My Funeralcome in out of the rain.
come in, though it's a parlor.
i know u didn't mean to show up,
but now u can have a cup,
thanks for showing up,
to my funeral.
i need a place to lay,
and u need a place to stay,
hit me up. we'll strike a deal.
and i'm just guessing that you know how i feel.
just thanks for showing up...
...to my funeral.
whatever u do, don't cry.
save that shit for u.
'cause someday you're going to die.
don't be sad.
was a wonderful life i had.
i am scared.
if u would?
hold my hand, in yours,
so warm. and if u could?
nevermind. just thanks for showing.
and maybe, you never know me.
i'll do the same for you.
whatever u do, don't cry.
save that shit for u.
'cause someday you're going to die.
don't be sad.
was a wonderful life i had.
Pandora's Box Has Been OpenedDare I ask about your past or do I keep mum,:thumb325929817:
because I really do not wish to get into my own
share of mistakes and blunders when they only
make everyone look at me differently and with
a taste of disdain. Let's keep quiet and run off
into the night like it's our last and let the clocks
keep on ticking, shaving seconds from our lives
that still have a lot left living to do. There are
plenty wrongs left to be made and even more
reasons keep fighting for what we have left.
I have you and you have me and I just wish
you could see that was more than enough
in this cycle of love and pain and hurt
and heartbreak. I will always be there to
piece you back together and wipe away
your tear-stained face and I just hope
you know I'm not going anywhere in
this place if you aren't right there with me.
You're like a puzzle that's never been solved
and my greatest challenge but my eyes will
never see another moment of rest until I've
figured out every last intricacy and quirky
bit of you that makes you
Mature Content
She no longer knows.a swirling shadow claims her pail allure.
Her face a memory that I once prized
buried in ghouls born by an evil pure
that through her, render true desires disguised.
the shadows I endeavor to, just, graze
in my hand shades dissolve, and leave a fear
and broiled skin. Tempests breed upon the haze,
that strikes and smolders those that stray a-near
perhaps a brightened blaze would clear the shade,
or mayhap I could cloak the light, and stare
as specters fade away - absolving maid
Of broken soul, its hatred through despair.
Her burdened surface I attempt and trudge,
Her spirit I only can try and judge.
LullabyCrystalline droplets of rain pattered against the window panes, twirling and glinting as they fell to the ground and splintered into a million glittering shards. The wind howled through the tree branches. The night air was freezing cold.:thumb342466203:
It was warm inside the small apartment tucked into the suburbs. The heater was turned all the way up, and the peachy walls radiated a soft warmth. Framed family portraits lined the walls, lingering memories of those long gone. An assortment of paintbrushes and sketches littered the carpeted floor. A middle-aged woman was curled up on a bare couch, fast asleep.
In her hand she held a small photograph depicting a woman and a young child.
Once, the child was scared -- terrified -- of thunderstorms.
Once, the woman would have sung the child to sleep.
Once, the woman would have reassured the child, telling her that everything would be fine in the morning.
Once, the child would have slowly drifted off to sleep, comforted by her mother's presence.
But those d
ImagineI watched you sitting there, in front of the window, alone
with the scent of night, as if you were caught in
a moonbeam spider web, alone
with pen and paper
I love to watch you
writing left-handed,
as if your words needed protection
With this absent-minded look
in your ocean blue eyes
which see more than all the others see - maybe
they see things more clearly, or rather
they see them how they really are
I love to watch you
breathing life into dead things
and turning sentences into melodies
How you´re able to give the little things significance
and write down what life keeps quiet about
You can make the stones cry and
bring a smile on the lips of the inconsolables,
apply a plaster on a broken heart with a couple of sentences,
you can drown out the ticking of the clock
and stop the world for a handful of seconds
You paint rainbows across thunderstorm-shadowed faces
and jot down the notes of the songs only hearts can sing,
you can touch my body more intensely with a few letters
than other
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S-Z and #'s
Exhibit 13This story is inspired by the Blue Man Group's Exhibit 13 (and subsequent Mandelbrot No. 4, which is hidden in the same track on the CD). The compilation is available on Spotify, and I highly recommend you listen along (with headphones) for the full effect.:thumb345085909::thumb340051813:
The protagonist is a young man with the extraordinary ability to control the elements. Everything you can find in nature is under his command whenever he wills it. And he is not alone in this. The entire population of his small, hidden village also had these powers. But not too long ago, the village was found, and the secret abilities of its inhabitants were discovered by explorers. They captured the villagers, one by one, and locked them up in an underground laboratory where scientists studied and tried to emulate their powers using whatever means possible, even torturing them to induce a supernat
HidingYou insist on hiding,
Don't you my sweet?
You hid from me,
For most of my life...
No matter how far you run,
How many miles you burn,
I will always find you.
I always will.
True love,
It took me this long to find,
And i will fight for it,
Every single day.
You are my world,
My point on the horizon i am always moving toward.
My rainbow,
Forever chased yet never gotten.
You are the beauty on a rainy day,
And my star to lead the way.
My light in the darkness,
My one true need.
True love...
No matter how far you go,
How many miles i have to scour for you,
I will find you.
I promise you that.
Lift Me Up, Hold Me Down Up.:thumb320167722:
Greater, skywards.
Floating, existing, cresting.
Summit, zenith , gravity, crash.
Falling, colliding, tumbling.
Lesser, earthward.
Two different beingsOne holds the feeling
one holds the feeling
I tell a story
i say something worth while
About one person that I hate
about the one I care for
This person killed my life
he started another one
He crushed everything I cared about
he make everything so much better
He doesn't deserve to live
he is so important
It's funny
how so?
You see him as an angel, but to me he's the devil. Why is that?
well my friend, that's how it works. We each have our own perspective.
We're human.
yes. Even if it's the same person, we each have different feeling toward him as well
It's only natural
it's okay for us to feel individual.
for us beginning individual is okay.
ReassuranceI feel you man
life got you down?
you don't see any pint
or anyway out
What tomorrow brings
will just have to wait
but as for now
it'll be okay
It will all be
at least for
It will all be
at least for
What's done is done
what's said is said
it's in the past
so just forget
So don't you worry
forget your strife
and just remember
it'll be alright
It will all be
at least for
It will all be
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SHOW REPORT: BLUE ZONE BECOMES GREENBlue Zone, the textile fair held in Munich from September 6-7, 2011, within Munich Fabric Start, closed its doors yesterday with positive results. According to exhibitors and visitors, the show was generally visited by indicatively the same number of people, even if the first day was very quiet, while the second day was pretty busy. The working atmosphere was positive, though the mood of insiders participating was not euphoric at all considering the international financial situation and a general weakness in sales.
Despite this, the Zenithalle, the area where Blue Zone takes place, mostly German, Austrian and Swiss visitors were busy making orders, visiting booths and discovering some "appetizers" from the upcoming season and new additional sections of the show, new exhibitors and new products.
For the first time, Blue Zone started hosting a section for the ECO Village as part of the "organicselection" initiative already being presented for several seasons. The eco-friendly section hosted by Blue Zone offered a series of denim and casual fabrics produced according to eco-friendly standards, together with some other non-denim-related materials.
Blue Zone hosted around 65 exhibitors including ten new brands, such as Italian denim specialist, TRC Tessitura di Robecchetto Candiani, and specialized garment manufacturers, Realkom and Realteks. TRC was enthusiastic having joined the Blue Zone community. "We are glad that we are participating in the show," commented Alberto Candiani, CEO/owner. "Our German clients who play an important role in our business had asked us more than once to exhibit at Blue Zone, but it was always bad timing for us since, for instance, we presented our fall/winter collections already in May. But now we are very happy since we were superbusy all the time and our booths were very crowded. And despite almost all of them had already visited us at Denim by PV they came to see some new developments, adjust some of their collections with new ideas or simply say hello to us. Moreover, other German brands that are not specialized in jeans, but offer them within their collections, came to see our fabrics."
Among some of the novelties presented by exhibitors, there was a new kind of stretch denim developed by Royo and Lycra, the Elast denim, a special fabric focused on the menswear market. It can provide an elasticity of 15% and can support hard washes and finishes since it consists of both the Lycra and Lycra T-400 fibers.
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-- A little more than a year ago if you asked Timothy and Victoria McBride what they would be doing around the holidays they probably would have answered with the usual holiday traditions - making cookies, decorating the Christmas tree or opening presents. Normal newlywed couples would have been able to enjoy the many activities we associate with the holiday season, but the McBride's aren't your typical newlywed couple.
Both Timothy and Victoria are KC-135 pilots at the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here. Due to the high deployment tempo of their job, birthdays, holidays and even their first anniversary have, for the most part, been relegated to chow hall dates and library visits. It was no surprise when both were notified of missions on Christmas day.
"We do many of the things your typical couple would do while we are home at McConnell Air Force Base, but while deployed our focus is expanded to accomplishing the Air Forces objectives as well," said 1st Lt. Victoria McBride, a native of Renovo, Pa.
"We both know the mission comes first," said Capt. Timothy McBride, a native of Orland Park, Ill. "We've been very fortunate. It's a testament to the Air Force's ability to accommodate relationships to even be deployed at the same time. If we have to sacrifice a holiday here to accomplish a much needed mission it doesn't really bother us."
Little did they know, however, that separate missions would also bring them together for Christmas.
After taking off on Christmas Eve on a nearly 10-hour mission to provide refueling support for special operations aircraft over Afghanistan, Timothy felt he would not get the opportunity to spend time with his wife on Christmas.
"It's the nature of the job," he said.
But things turned out for the better when the aircraft he was piloting was directed to provide fuel to an aircraft being co-piloted by his wife.
"It's a bit of coincidence that Vicky was in the tanker we were directed to offload fuel to," said Timothy. "Consolidating fuel is a common occurrence when providing tanker support; however, being able to work together to accomplish that mission on Christmas Day in the skies above Afghanistan was pretty special."
Consolidation of fuel is an oft used process in which one tanker will offload a majority of its fuel into another before heading back to base. By doing this, the newly replenished tanker can loiter providing additional air refueling capability.
Even though using this exercise is common, it was the first time that the couple had piloted the two tankers performing it in a real mission.
"It was a unique experience," Victoria said. "Even though I knew flying and completing a mission with Tim was possible, I never really gave much thought to actually accomplishing it."
Both were thankful for being given the opportunity to briefly connect during Christmas.
"Technically we got to spend Christmas together," said Victoria. "I can't complain about that."
"Going into this deployment I knew it would be hit or miss if we would actually be off on the same days during the holiday season," Timothy said. "Even though we both weren't, it's refreshing that I was able to speak and spend time with her on Christmas. Every little bit counts."
The couple knew that is was very much possible that they would spend their holiday season deployed.
"I had not deployed yet," said Victoria. "In a tempo such as ours I knew that it was only a matter of time 'till I was gone. It just so happened to fall on the holiday season as well. "
Victoria was notified in early 2011 that she would be deploying, upon completion of her co-pilot training in August. Timothy, who was coming off of his fourth deployment of the year, volunteered for another, in order to get on the same deployment rotation as her.
"She inspired me," Timothy said. "To be willing, without complaint to step up for her first deployment during the holiday season tells stories about her work ethic. After seeing how she carried herself through the whole ordeal I didn't mind volunteering to do the same."
The McBride's sense of duty and dedication to their mission speaks testaments to their character. For the rest of their lives they will always be able to tell the story of the Christmas night they spent in the skies of Afghanistan as only a service member can.
"The stars were aligned I guess," said Timothy with a chuckle. "It's truly the Air Force's version of the Christmas Story that I was able to work together with my wife to accomplish the mission in the skies of Afghanistan. It doesn't get any better than that."
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Really just made the one big one, then turnover near midfield. The other semi-mistake was the late hit on a kickoff, giving Iowa great field position. The turnover lead to 7 points. The other showcased a great job by our defense and led to zero points.
In the two previous games, we turned the ball over 3 and 4 times respectively (plus many other mistakes), losing both. Today just one turnover and a small mistake or two - win.
I saw guys over-thinking a new system and new fundamentals in Week 1 and Week 2. Today, I saw a team that is starting to understand and execute the changes the staff has implemented.
Following the turnover, we could've folded. We somewhat looked like we may. We fought back, making some great defensive stands and blocking a field goal.
At the end of the day, when our offense dried up in the 2nd half except 2 drives (one long one with no points, the final one), we overcame adverse conditions (turnover, losing the lead, missed field goal) to put together one last drive and a monkey-off-the-back field goal to win it.
One of the few times we've overcome adversity, shook off the "hear we go again" attitude and came through.
Win More Games
So, we're 1-2, two embarrassing, ugly losses followed by huge win today over our in-state rival. Now, win more.
Give these delusional fans nothing to yap about how we only show up to play Iowa and that's it. Go to Toledo and defuse the Rockets. Make some sore of noise in the Big 12, whether that be keeping games far closer than expected, winning a couple or making big waves with a major upset (Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska). But do something worth talking about after this game.
Grab that Super Bowl crap by its haunches and hump it into submission.
Iowa State, I've doubted you before and I'll likely doubt you again. But each time you prove me wrong, I'll gladly eat the crow you serve me and without hesitation, I'll ask for seconds.
Thank you for the win today. The fans needed it. The staff needed it. You needed it.
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This team can still achieve a lot of goals this year. Big 12 play hasn't started. We know how they can play, they know how they can play, they just need to keep it going and it can be a fun season for everybody.
I was really impressed with the way the team overcame the adversity in the 2nd half. Iowa had a lot of momentum but we made some plays and kept the game within reach to win it in the end.
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I was really impressed with the way the team overcame the adversity in the 2nd half. Iowa had a lot of momentum but we made some plays and kept the game within reach to win it in the end.
Right. Something very different from the past and definitely a good thing to build upon.
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I was really impressed with the way the team overcame the adversity in the 2nd half. Iowa had a lot of momentum but we made some plays and kept the game within reach to win it in the end.
Me too. This is the team I've been waiting and expecting to see.
Beating Iowa is more satisfying than beating UNI. It's like taking the candy away from Brent Muskburger.
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geeez ISUFan22.... do you ever stop being rational?
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March 7, 2013
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Kingdom Undone
The Powerful New Play Opens at the Southern Theater March 15 for a Three-Week Run
Minneapolis —Kingdom Undone, by Jeremiah and Vanessa Gamble, opens on March 15 at the Southern Theater. This critically acclaimed work with a compelling twist on the last days of Jesus and Judas runs through March 30. Click here for short video trailer.
"[Kingdom Undone] is notable for many reasons: the continuing dramatic rehabilitation of Judas' character; the palpable presence of a Jewish resistance movement in ancient Palestine; the sense of ebullient hope that Jesus (played by Jeremiah Gamble) elicited during his ministry and the aching devastation at his capture…" --- Graydon Royce, Star Tribune
The Gambles found the piece challenged both churchgoers and non-churchgoers to rethink assumptions and provoke discussion. "Because last year's production was a premiere, we had little time to finesse and fine tune things," said Jeremiah. "This year, we are grateful to have time to explore scenes and discover new moments. We've also added some new music, re-staged some scenes and added new choreography. We think the production is greatly enhanced by these new discoveries."
The Kingdom Undone cast includes Dustin Bronson (Pillsbury House, The Illusion, Park Square) as Judas, Jeremiah Gamble (playwright and author) plays Jesus, Vanessa Gamble is Magdalena (Children's Theater Company, Theater Latté Da, History Theater), Matt Berdahl (Bloomington Civic Theater, Skylark Opera Company) is Isaac, and Janet Hanson as Mary (Theater Latte Da, Park Square Theatre, The Children's Theatre Company). The rest of the stand-out cast includes Greg Bunce (Pharisee), Nathan Cousins (Peter), Stephanie Cousins (ensemble), Kelli Foster Warder (angel), Matthew Greseth (Caiaphas), Eric Heimsoth (Centurion), Nicholas Leeman (James), Daniel McLaughlin (John), Gail Ottmar (Joanna), Bethany Peters (ensemble), Arnie Roos (Lazarus), Peter Simmons (Pilot/Achan), and Kurt Schweickhardt (Zacchaeus/Sadduce).
The play is directed by Jeffrey S. Miller with musical direction by Michael Pearce Donley. Nadine Grant is the costumer and Betsy E. Mills is directing movement. The rest of the creative team includes Jeremy Barnett (Set Design), Joy Donley (Producer/Asst. Director), Sarah Pierucki (Stage Manager), Geoffrey Wold (Lighting Designer) and Mike Anderson (Fight Instructor).
Musicians include Anna Bakk (violin), David Doll (percussion), Christopher Erickson (upright bass), Karen Thomas (violin) and Jon Visser (classical guitar) who will be joined by Music Director Michael Pearce Donley on keyboards.
Performance Dates/Times: March 15 – 30 at the Southern Theater, 1420 Washington Ave. S, Minneapolis. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays – Saturdays with 3 p.m. matinees on Saturdays and Sundays. Additional performances: 7:30 p.m. on Palm Sunday, March 24, and 4 p.m. on Good Friday, March 29.
Tickets: $15 - $25, Discounts for groups, seniors, students and Minnesota Fringe button-holders at www.kingdomundone.com or 800.838.3006.
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