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Worst Dress shop I have ever experienced.
To all those future brides, I have have been in 7 wedding parties, and was brought here by my brother's fiance. This place is dirty, smelly and disorganized. The outside is not maintained, and difficult to find. Once inside, the service was non-existant. We stood around and looked the minimal amount of dresses available, and waited and waited for assistance. Furthermore, when we finally chose a dress to compliment the future bride's, the girl that was working "measured us". I had a long discussion with the girl about the size they assigned myself and my sister, and said that both were going to be too large. I was ignored and told to sign the order sheet. On going to pick up the dresses, even after calling ahead, we stood and waited for service, when finally noticed, the dresses were not yet ready, and we waited for them to find them. On trying the dresses on, they were huge! My sisters can come off without unzipping. In conclusion: Dirty, smelly, and very limited supply of dresses to look at and try on. Poor customer service, inept staff. I would never recommend this store.
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So my MIL and I have a agreement I watch her 4 year old daughter 12 hour days 4 days a week and she will pay my husbands and I's portion of the phone bill (we all share one big family contract that is in his mothers name) . Well I did my part of the deal this month, but tonight my BIL comes over saying we owe $300 (she couldnt pay all her share of the phone bill OR ours) or the phones get shut off..... WTF? we dont have the money for that this month! We had a deal! My husband NEEDS his phone for his job... What the hell do we do? I did my part of the deal... What would you do?
How is this fair? WWYD?
300 dollars? What do you have fancy smart phones? In any case you had a deal, babysitting for phone service. Since she didn't hold up her end of the bargain you do not pay her. Let her service be turned off. It is NOT your problem.
If you can not afford a cell phone then you don't have one. If your husband needs a phone for work, his work should supply one.
If they won't supply a phone and you can afford a cheap phone then get one cheap dumb phone for your husband. One with no contract.
yeah, the $300 in insane.
Look into prepaid phones--they will run you $40-$50 each per month for unlimited talk, text and web. Will be MUCH cheaper if you get a non-smart phone.
I'm sorry, in order for me to care about your insults, first I must care about your opinions.
I also have 2 smart phones on my plan with unlimited minutes, data, text, etc for $160/ month.
Get your own cellular plan. Stop watching your MIL's children and instead find some stranger's children to watch. This way you would make enough money to pay a monthly phone bill and have some left over.
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I texted her "I cant watch your daughter tomorrow".... She shows up at my house and said " Well I have noone else to watch her so.... sorry ill be here at 8am to drop her off'.... and then quickly added on " You need to forget about paying rent and pay this phone bill first, if the phones get shut off you are paying $50/phone to get them turned back on, since its YOUR fault they were turned off for not paying... would HATE to see you pay a $500 phone bill this month....."
Seriously? I am 8 1/2 months pregnant with a 14 month old... I have to worry about paying rent before paying for the phone bill... and to top it off even though I told her I was busy tomorrow and couldnt watch her daught she shrugs it off and says too bad I'm dropping her off anyways....
FML I cant stand her. I think I can catagorize her as a big freaking mooch.
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@MDSTX... see we normally pay $150/month for our cell phones... NEVER missed a payment and still watched her daughter 12 hours/4 days a week for free. But she swears we didnt pay last month so aparently we owe her X2
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Sticks and stones may blah blah blah...
Leave your house tomorrow morning before she gets there. Or call CPS if she drops her off anyways. You don't have to do this
Tell BIL sorry. The bill is your MiLs responsibility. However they can terminate your contracts because you will no longer be using them and go get yourself your own plan. Burner phones if you have to for the time being, though if you go with the company you currently have at least you won't have to buy new phones. Then tell MIL that you are no longer able to watch her child. Fool me once shame on you... Fool me twice shame on me.
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Last year we celebrated 10 years together from our wedding day. To celebrate we threw a big party. Our wedding was a very small, private affair and the photos we have don't do it any justice. For our 10 years together we knew we wanted it documented. I sadly never actually got around to sharing those photographs on here. Today we have been married for 11 years. They say time flies when you're having fun and in all seriousness it feels like only yesterday that we got married. I was lucky to marry my best friend, soul mate and lover, and each year just brings us closer. Growing old and grey has never been on my priority list but if it's with this man I'll take it as it comes. We've come a long way together and have had a roller coaster journey but we are on a good road at the moment. Life couldn't really get much better and I love everything that this life throws at us as it just makes us grow stronger together.
It was so heart warming flicking back through the photos that the absolutely lovely, very heavily pregnant at the time and super talented Anna Hardy took on the day of our 10 year anniversary party last year. She took gazillions and stayed way over the time she'd allocate and she delivered more than I could I have hoped for. It was so easy having her around. Thank you again Anna for just being so darn lovely and capturing our day so well for us to remember forever. I shall post more of the day later in the week.
To my darling, kind, caring, considerate Stephen, I love you more each day. Happy Anniversary! x
A few months ago our super talented friends, David & Louise, asked my amazingly talented Mr to create some graphics that they could translate in to credits for a short educational film they were making for the BBC. Having never done anything like that before it was a challenge and I'm really proud to say they went down really well. He came up with something really simple and well thought out in the end but they capture the essence of the story being told if you watch carefully. I'm so totally proud of him and to see our company name credited on a film, especially one made by two wonderful friends.
I found out this morning that the film was broadcast very early this morning. It's quite a dark storyline so be warned before you head over to watch it. I truly think it's a fabulous film and is very sensitively done but is very clear in its intentions.
You can find it on BBC iPlayer here.
We had the busiest weekend last weekend and I've a lot of photos to show for it! Making, learning, experimenting, participating, meeting and eating… Phew I'm ready for a lie down just thinking about it all!
SATURDAY: This past weekend was such a fun packed one. Our local University hosts a family fun Science Festival each year. We've seem BMX bikers do tricks to teach us about gravity and movement and this year we saw how Star Wars was actually real. No, seriously lightsabers will be in shops form next week! Ok slight exaggeration but the technology is in our not too distant future.
The boy loves anything sciencey and geeky and especially anything Star Wars. So many cool things to do, like robotic dinosaurs (which we kept missing!) and lots of building activities and experiments to partake in. Because it is soooo good it gets busier every year and after lunch it just got a little too busy for our liking. The wee man is going on a cub camping trip in a week so we needed to purchase a few items to make sure he was covered for all weather & activity situations. We ended up driving out to the town we work in and did a little bit of shopping. Whilst we were there we had a couple of birthday items to exchange that he (*read I!) wasn't keen on. We got a bit of a result and exchanged the tee and sunnies for some funky striped socks and 2 pairs of really cool boots that both he and I liked. They stated £18 on the ticket, so we were going to exchange the gifts and add a bit of money to buy them. At the till they came up as £1.99? Yes you saw it right less than two whole pounds, hence I sent hubs back to get another pair in a bigger size. Had I have been on the ball I would have scooped them all up so he had nice shoes till he was 20!! They are super soft and comfy and have a thinsulate label on them. I do love a bargain but I especially love them when I was prepared to pay full price in the first place!
What's the best bargain/surprise you've ever had?
Anyway whilst we were there we bumped into friends, who also happen to be clients of ours (my hubs has made many a friend from a client, it's just the kind of nice guy he is). They reminded us of a show we said we wanted to go and see so we headed home for food and caught the bus at 7pm.
The show is actually called Back of the Bus by Java Dance Company. What a fantastic show to see. I had no idea what it was about, I'd only seen the Mr's design of the flyer a day or two before and didn't take much chance to read it. If you hear of it happening near you then I highly recommend going to see it. It was only an hour but the time flew and it was just so funny. It's always done on the top deck of a bus and three super talented dancers in the show are also brilliant actors. I can't believehow entertained we were for the whole hour. We made two stops and there was a lot of laughter, cheek, fun, craziness oh and in all the commotion I manage to drop my phone and crack the corner! Thank god it wasn't the whole screen!
I don't really want to give too much away but lets just say for the first 10 minutes Lucas was a little afraid, I was very confused and my husband had a large bag of crisps and popcorn dumped all over him! Yes it was really that crazy but it started to make sense as the chaos calmed down. The hour for us turned into 2 as we stayed behind to chat with the dancers who were all the way from New Zealand. I took a lot photos but it was so difficult to capture the essence of the 'story' as there was so much movement from the 3 characters. We were told to stay in our seats and not move in the aisle and now I know why!
I know they did the Edinburgh Fringe last year. Apparently it's slightly different in every venue as they have to figure out a route with two very specific stops where everyone gets off the bus. I'd love to hear if anyone else has seen them.
SUNDAY: I've been looking forward to Sunday for two weeks! I went to Blogtacular, held in London on the 13th June, and I met some of my fave blogger 'friends'. I chat to few via blogging but mostly through social media such as Instagram. I'd been quite nervous about them all in real life but they were ALL just so bloody lovely. I was lucky enough to snag a spare bed in a hostel with 3 very lovely ladies. Two of which I'd already been chatting with for some time and another who I was just so glad to meet on the day. Anyway you can read more on that here. I was saying how lovely it is that have a 'circle' of blogger friends down South and that I wish I lived nearer to be able to be a part of that. Sarah-Louise introduced me to the lovely silver haired lady Nina. We chatted and she invited me along to a little IG gathering in Manchester she'd organised. Well this is just what I've been after. A chance to meet some bloggers from the North. Not as many as we'd hoped could make it in the end but you gotta start somewhere!
What an absolutely inspiring and lovely day it was. So nice to catch up with Nina again but also to meet 2 other ladies that we had so much in common with. Sarah is from more over my way and Rachelle lives between Manchester and Leeds. Both Nina and Rachelle had a lot to chat about as they are both relocated from the South to the North.
We met at Picadilly Railway Station at just after 11am and headed to one of my all time fave cafes in the Northern Quarter, Fig & Sparrow. It's a lovely little shop of scandi and other amazing, 'I need to purchase something every time I go', homewares and they does awesome food. After we ate and did some good old getting to know you chatting amongst the 4 of us, we had a little wander around Manchester. We went to the Craft & Design Centre. It was a super hot day for traipsing around with camera, bag, coat etc but shortly after we arrived at the centre the heavens opened and gave us a good old downpour. It cooled us down temporarily but it was very short lived. Now be warned about the centre on a Sunday, not all the little shops are open which was a little dissapointing but to be honest we were too busy scheming and plotting the future… oh yes we were.
There were so many places we would've liked to have gone but time was just flying by so we headed to the best place in Manchester that wasn't too far away… Fred Aldous. It's got to be the best place to just wander and drool over all the stationary and craft goodness.We spend quite some time in there… again mostly scheming and plotting.
It was so fun to meet three awesome ladies what blog and stuff and we have discovered that we all want to continue this little community and meeting up as often as we can manage. We have been in touch nearly every day since and have been coming up with some plans and ideas that I hope we can share more with you soon. It's really great to have this little community of local (ish) boggers that really want to share, teach and empower each other and I for one am super excited about the future.
I'd be really interested to hear from any of you who blog from the North of England or can at least get to Manchester with relative ease. Either leave me a comment here or drop me an email and when things start to happen I can get in touch.
I want to thank Nina for making this happen and want to thank Sarah & Rachelle for for just being so friendly and chatty and letting me crash their get together at such late notice. You ladies have totally made my week. ♡
Oh and I met up with my boys afterwards, who'd had a fun day at MOSI and we headed to HOME for a bite to eat as the traffic didn't seem to be easing up at 5pm! More about HOME and some of the other wonderful venues we visited in a later post.
REAL {home} LIFE : 4
I found Fiona through her husbands IG account and I immediately fell in love with her style, work ethic and ability to just do so much! She's an absolute force to be reckoned with and I would love to have a fifth of the get up and go she has. She has a beautiful home and family and since I started to followed her a few short months ago she has has set up another business, in addition to the design studio she runs with her husband Bobby.
(Sorry I'm a day late with this post as life has just gone mad… back on track for next month though)
If you're not following Fiona… then why the hell not? Get on over there and click follow and say hi! She's very lovely.
If you want a little of Fiona's style then check out the resources at the end of the post.
Fiona lives with her lovely family in a stunning converted Factory.
What part of the World do you live?
Who do you share your home with?
Tell me a little about you and your family?
What sort of space do you have?
Can you tell me a little about how you came to buy your home?
What was it that you first fell in love with?
Can you tell me a little about what makes your home different?
What's the best thing about your home?
What's the worst in your opinion?
Which room/space is you favourite?
Tell me a little about your taste/style?
Where do you get your inspiration to decorate and furnish your home in the way you do?
I know you do a lot of work from home. This has to be a bonus spending time with Stanley and getting the work you need to done. Was it always your intention to have enough room to have an office space as well as comfortable living space?
What is your most prized possession?
How do you fit in family and work and keeping house being a busy mum?
What is your favourite shop – Online and bricks and mortar?
Do you buy many magazines and if so which ones would you recommend?
What 3 pieces of advice would you give to someone starting out on their journey of furnishing and decorating their new home.
If money was no object, what is the one thing you would change about your home if anything?
What do your friends say about your home?
What's your biggest indulgence?
What has been your best DIY achievement?
What's the best thing about living where you do?
I want to say a huge thank you Fiona for sharing your lovely home and taking the time, which I know is so precious, to answer my many questions. x
If you don't already follow Fiona you can find her here: instagram, blog, pinterest, twitter, facebook
Don't forget to tune in next month for another Real {home} Life post and if you miss any you can see them all by hitting the REAL {home} LIFE button on the right side bar.
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Hay | Boskke | Eames | Ikea | Lucky Boy Sunday | OMM | Plumen
Wow I survived my first ever blogging event! I had absolutely no idea what to expect but it was both awesome and exhausting. That may seem like a pretty pathetic start to a post but for someone who isn't good at or can't really be arsed with small talk then it really IS a big deal. My brain takes time to process… you know like really slow. I'm the one who hears a joke and then laughs 20 minutes later when it's finally engaged with my brain!
My poor body was up at the crack of dawn to get a train from Up North to London. I was fairly prepared for the travel… food, notepads etc. I wasn't however prepared for the awesomeness that ensued and the mind blowing information that I had to retain in my small, can't remember anything, brain of mine. Thank god the seminars are video'd so we are able to re-watch them at our leisure later. FYI even those who didn't attend can watch them. How awesome is that!
I wanted to chat and mingle with so many people but it was just so overwhelming that I didn't talk to nearly half as many people as I wanted to. Also there should be a rule that you look EXACTLY like your IG, FB or blog avatar. I recognised so many faces but couldn't place which blog or social media name they went under! I was terrified that I'd completely ignore someone I had a pretty good friendship with on social media, thankfully I don't think I so much ignored as just didn't get the opportunity to find them. So if you are reading this and thinking 'hey you! Ignoramus'. Please don't be mad with me. I have a condition called stupid-itus and I have very few brain cells left to remember much more than my own name and address. So if you wear a flower crown on your avatar, or have your hair in a top bun, or have it blowing in the wind whilst you look away from the camera then please respectfully do the same wherever you go just in case you happen to bump into me.
For anyone I didn't talk to… I'm sorry. For those I did, thank you for being so lovely. Everyone I talked to was just fabulous.
Whilst I was sat patiently on the train there were some blogtacular attendees meeting for the West Elm colour walk, lucky duckies they were, I really wanted to do the photo walk. Looking at the photos I'm thinking I could have just stalked them on the way and they'd never have known.
I dashed into the Royal Institution of Great Britain possibly a little panic stricken as it was 9.55am and I had to get rid of my overnight bag and coat in the cloakroom and everyone was already heading into the main Faraday Theatre for Grace Bonney's opening keynote speech. I was a little hot and flustered I can tell you. Thankfully the first person I met was my long time IG friend Tip. I think I spent the first 10 minutes just prattling on and talking AT her. She was however very calm and understanding and hopefully she didn't think I was a total nutbag? I was pretty much straight of the train, on the tube, into the conference and off we went! It was a packed out day and not sure I necessarily attended the right seminars for me but I went with what I thought would give me some answers. I don't really want to talk too much about the seminars as I still have a lot to process and work out but I do want to share a few thoughts.
Goodie Bag
Firstly though I want to show the goody bag… it was filled with some great items from some amazingly creative sponsors. We were also rather spoilt in the evening too with a West Elm Pintacular event with canapés and drinks and lots of crafting activities as well as the chance to be able to relax and chat with people you'd met throughout the day or even a chance to grab and chat with the people you didn't get a chance to chat with earlier. It was a very full but fun day.
Speakers and seminars
I'm happy with the seminars I went to but I would possibly change tact next time. I'd like to try the styling sessions so I get to interact in the sessions a bit more but it was good to know that I already do some of the things that were suggested. However I think I'm far more focused on the things I need to up my game in and I've already started to make a few changes. The closing speaker, Anthony Peters, was in fact not a blogger, for which he apologised by showing us some very cute and funny photos of him as a child. We all forgave him rather quickly as he had some very wise words. He came across as very witty and charming and considering he was in a room predominately full of women he did an amazing job and had us all laughing and totally inspired by the end of it. He really topped off the day just right.
Business Cards
The one thing I kept hearing and reading about was to have a business card with your details on it. I'm so glad I got my Mr to put something together. We were printing and spray mounting and cutting up on the Friday afternoon but I'm so glad we did it as I exchanged cards with quite a few people. Some I literally spoke to for a minute as we were dashing off to the next seminar, so the one thing I would absolutely recommend is to get a business card and put a photo on it. The photo was great advice as it's easier to place a face than a name. The process of making my business card actually highlighted a few inconsistencies with my names! I started out blogging under flutterbymama so my twitter, IG etc is under that name. I also have an FB page, twitter and IG for TTT. These are some of the things I'm currently looking at changing.
Making, fun, discussion & shopping
Blogtacular put on a lovely spread of sandwiches, salad and fruit and a special chicken salad for those with certain requirements, me included! Nothing quite like sharing health stories over a yummy chicken salad. There was a room dedicated to crafting with Hannah & Davina from Seeds & Stitches. You could also get your photo taken courtesy of The Photo Booth Guys as well as get some advice about your blog from a panel of 3 lovely ladies. Along with all this you could, if you wished, do a little shopping from a small number of stalls including some of the sponsors. What more could you possibly want.
Tea (Dinner) out at Leon
I was so thankful that Tiffany of Curate and Display took us for good clean healthy food at Leon's. I don't mind admitting that I was flagging by 6pm and needed a good meal filled with protein and good carbs.
Ok, back to my thoughts… I started blogging in 2009 but, for me, it was a very different experience to now. There are bloggers I admire, some for their design, some for their content. I've always felt that blogging was a great way to find like-minded people and brilliant ideas. That is still true today but now we have so many other mediums like instagram, twitter and pinterest and these are ALL great ways to connect and share. I'm not sure exactly when things changed for me, I've started to take it a little more seriously but I don't want to lose that element of fun. I've never been involved with sponsored posts or advertising but that's not to say it isn't something I won't consider in the future, I'm just not at that place yet. I have a business to run and blogging is secondary to that. I know for a lot of bloggers that this is their full time job and also their only source of income. I applaud them for how well they run their blog 'business' and they should be taken just as seriously as anyone else running their own business.
I was lucky enough to share a room at the hostel with 3 very talented and serious bloggers. Sarah-Lou from Lapinblu, Lori of Wild and Grizzly and Mel from Geoffrey and Grace. There is a definite blogger 'circle' that these ladies are a part of and that's through meeting at events and workshops held by third parties. They've become good friends and it shows just how serious they take their jobs in the blogging world. I'm a little envious they all have such a great circle to be a part of in their neck of the woods as there doesn't appear to be any of that up North?! Hopefully that is about to change after meeting a lovely lady, through these three, who lives a little nearer to me. Nina from Nina Nixon blog is a fellow photographer and blogger and we plan to meet and chat about ideas for us bloggers in the North of England. That will be news for a much later post so do come back if you are interested in possibly being a part of something interesting up here.
What I was hoping to get out of Blogtacular was to know if blogging was worth pursuing. I don't get a lot of comments or followers but when I do post it on IG I know people hop on over and read it and come back to leave a comment on IG. This is wonderful as it's always nice to get feedback on a post whatever shape it takes. The important thing, and I already knew this, even though I may not have adhered to it, is to post regularly. Time is a factor in my blogging life as I know it is for everyone. I could stay up till after midnight but I choose not to as my health is suffering and until I can get my health in order then I can only manage what I can manage. I don't plan to become one of the next big bloggers and I'm happy enough with that… for now I'm happy to continue as I am but I'm going to plan more time to post a bit more often. I still want quality over quantity but I'm looking to plan a few more regular posts as well as sharing our weekend adventures when they happen or the odd recipe or health and wellbeing post.
Will I go to blogtacular again next year? Absolutely! Will I do anything differently? Hell yes! I'll be taking my time and choosing the seminars very carefully. I will take time out to stop and talk to more people and to really connect rather than just swapping business cards. I'll also be coming down on the Friday and try to connect with a few other people I know and generally just enable myself to slow down.
Did you get to Blogtacular this year and if so what did you think? Would you head back again next year?
I'm one of those people that has a lot to do but can never quite prioritise so in the end nothing gets done. Does that sound a little like you?
At the end of January this year I was having an IG conversation with my beautiful friend Karen. We were both having a rather non ideal Monday in that we hadn't achieved anything of what we set out to do. We were both feeling a little lost and so the idea came about that we should inspire and be accountable to each other. We decided on a hashtag and thought it would be lovely to get other people involved… after all the more people who know what our mammoth tasks are for the day/week the more likely we are to get those things done.
So #makealistmonday was born. The idea is to help break down your lists into manageable daily tasks and see how you get on. Take a composition whether it be your actual list or a view of somewhere you write your list or even an activity you wish to do. It could literally be anything. Post it to instagram and remember to use the hashtag so we can find it. In the comment be sure to let us know what your plans are for the day/week ahead. On Sunday we'll choose a grid of four of our favourite posts and it will also act as a reminder to think about your lists for the following day. Each month I'll share a selection of some of our most favourite images and/or comments over here on my blog.
Having done this for the last 20 weeks there have been a couple of small changes. Life has increasingly got busy for both myself and Karen so sadly she has had to take a step down to concentrate on life and work. However the lovely Emily has stepped in to offer to join with me. I wasn't certain whether I'd continue, especially if it was a solo mission, but Emily, who is currently waiting for the arrival of another baby, kindly offered to join with me and take on from where Karen left off.
I feel really warmed by everyones help, in deciding what to do once Karen was no longer able to contribute, and am so happy that we are able to continue. I had so many ideas in what I'd like to do for the future of the hashtag and I think once Emily's little bundle has arrived and settled in to our World then we shall get together to put some of these plans into action. For something that was started to help two people get off their sofa and actually do something I'm surprised and pleased that so many of you have joined us weekly.
Thank you… to all of you x
I can't quite get my head around the fact that my son is 8 today! It feels like only yesterday since we struggled to conceive and went through the tests, tears & trauma of trying to start our own little family.
He's such a sensitive little soul and a joy to be around. I couldn't imagine our life without him and that so very nearly happened.
My husband and I met when we were 30 and started trying for a family when we were 33 but it was a struggle for a year. I won't bore you with those details but I do remember the day so clearly when I saw those little lines. Actually I remember it well as we'd been to visit a friend in Sweden and the Mr told me I was acting weird so I did a test. I came down stairs and just cried in his arms as it was negative… no line. The Mr, being the wonderful man he is, went to clear it all away and re read the instructions. It was the faintest line ever. I rushed to the chemist for another test and the lady behind the counter said even the faintest line is absolutely positive. Happiest day of our lives… well until 9 months later at least.
We've been very lucky to have our wonderful boy and I'll be ever thankful for him because he was pretty much a miracle. It should have been an IVF journey for us but we were fortunate. We'll never have any more but he's enough. It's taken a lot of getting used to but we settled as a family of three.
He brings sunshine and light to dull grey days. His sweet voice is like an angel (with exception to his singing!) His little nose and beautiful mouth and those piercing blue eyes always melt my heart. I didn't realise I could love another human being quite so much. He means the absolute world to me and as frustrating as some of his little quirks are I love them all the same. I see myself in him, his words and his actions. His frustrations and temper, his smile and love of life. I see his dad in him through his actions and easy going-ness, he never wants to upset or disappoint, he's kind and gentle. He's clever (not sure where that's come from?!) considered and wary. Most of all he is my love and I truly don't want him to grow up. I want cuddles ad kisses forever but some day, and probably some day soon he will recoil at the thought of kissing his mama. I'm hoping that day will be far away.
To my darling pickle… I love you more than fish fingers and jaffa cakes (not that I'm allowed either anymore). You are my shining star in a sometimes dark sky and you are my bubbles in the bath. Keep being you for every little quirky and unique bit that your are. Happy 8th birthday sweetie, you'll always be my baby. Thank you for choosing us to be your mama and dada. x
I started blogging back in mid 2009. Why? Errr simply because I liked the idea of sharing stuff. My husband and I were looking to have the back of our house remodelled, gosh that sounds fancy, it was more knocking through walls and living with brick dust for months. We started to search for kitchen ideas as this was part of the work we'd started. I came across the perfect kitchen, which we incidentally didn't go with in the end, and I discovered this lovely ladies blog. Her home was virtually the same layout as mine, albeit a mirror image. I fell in love with her style and this was one of the first times I realised there were other people out there that liked the same stuff as me. Anyway long story short I was inspired to start a blog. I shared my thoughts, my family, my car boot finds and anything else I wanted to share. It was my way of sharing and got a few lovely followers along the way. If you're not a blogger you won't have any idea how a comment pinging up on your inbox can make you feel.
In 2011 I wrote my last post on that blog. I revisited it in 2012 just to leave an explanation as to why my World had changed.
I took over blogging for the studio, that I now co owned with my husband, and I've dabbling ever since. I've found it difficult to get my flow and have been a little sporadic to say the least!
Since 2009 and now, things have changed dramatically. From something I did for fun now feels like I need to take it a little more seriously. There are full time bloggers! That get paid to blog! What the…? I've looked at what they do and I feel inadequate. How sad is that? I don't want to be comparing myself to others but I'm struggling not to. I shouldn't be just playing at this anymore so I need to find another way. I toyed around with regular Monday and Friday postings as I had help from a member of the studio staff. It worked really well for a while but I'm now back to blogging alone and I'm just unsure whether what am I writing is of any interest to anyone? Strangely this hasn't stopped me and I post when I feel like I have something to say or time permits it. Time is a also a big one at the moment, or rather lack of it! Having found myself in full time work, running a business and looking after my family and home I don't always have the time or inclination to spend a couple of hours a night blogging.
Thing is I have lots of ideas and I just don't know how to organise it all and to get myself going. I'm checking out people who post things on 'how to blog' etc but I just need to meet some fellow bloggers. In all the time I've been doing this I've met only one other blogger. She's a relative newbie but has a lot of determination and drive and after speaking with her I discover she has a very specific plan. She has built a huge following both on her blog and social media and her secret, as it were, is organisation and planning. This seems obvious I hear you cry. I'm good at being organised at work but for some reason I struggle with blogging. Maybe it's a mind set. It should be fun and not feel like work. If I have to plan it all then I'm back in the realms of it being work.
In may 2014 I was perusing instagram and happened across a lot of folk talking and posting about an event they were at called Blogtacular. Itlooked like so much fun. I heard a lot about it and decided I would go in 2015. Well as soon as the early bird tickets were released I got myself all signed up for it. I'll be heading to London in exactly 2 weeks… eek, all by myself, no one to hold my hand. It's only really hit me this last week or two what I'm about to do. I'm going to walk into a room full of amazing bloggers and feel completely out of my depth. But you know what I'm gonna chat and mingle and most importantly I'm going to get inspired and get that kick up the butt I need to make some decisions about my blogging future!
I'm nervous as hell and excited in equal measures. Check out last years promo video. If this doesn't get your blogger juices flowing I don't know what will.
If you happen to going already I can't wait to meet you! x
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Andrea is from my neck of the woods in good old Lancashire, UK. I discovered that she literally lived 5 minutes away from me before she moved with her gorgeous family to the beautiful countryside of France. Andrea used to have a shop selling interesting vintage pieces she'd source locally and also handmade items like the little apple cushion I bought from her which is how we came to discover we would have virtually been neighbours in our younger years.
I've been in love with Andrea's instagram feed because it's not like everyone else's. It's warm, fun, family orientated and most of all full of love. Her feed is just beautiful and I adore what she has done with her homes (they are currently relocating).
If you want a little of Andrea's style then check out the resources at the end of the post.
Andrea lives with her husband and three beautiful children in rural France (at the moment!).
What part of the World do you live in?
Who do you share your home with?
Tell us a little about you and your family?
How would you describe your taste/style?
Can you tell me a about how you came to stay in your home?
Where does your inspiration come from to decorate and furnish your home in the way you do?
Does having children influence your decor and if so how?
How have you found the transition moving from the UK to rural France?
What is your most prized possession?
Is there a particular piece or something you have an interesting story about?
Do you have a favourite shop – Online or bricks & mortar?
I love a good rummage in a second hand shop and you seem to like the same. Do you often buy something just because you love it or it's too good a price not to take home or does it have to have a place before you will buy it?
Do you buy many magazines and if so which ones would you recommend?
What 3 pieces of advice would you give to someone starting out on their journey of furnishing and decorating their new home.
If money was no object what is the one thing you would change about your home if anything?
What in your opinion is the best thing about your home?
What do your friends say about your home?
What's your biggest indulgence?
What has been your best DIY achievement?
Thanks Cat for inviting me to be your blog guest. It's been an honor x
Thank you Andrea for sharing your lovely home and for becoming a true friend. x
If you don't already follow Andrea you can find her here: instagram, blog, pinterest
Don't forget to tune in next month for another Real {home} Life post and if you miss any you can see them all by hitting the REAL {home} LIFE button on the right side bar.
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This month I'd like to introduce you to the lovely Gayle. I met Gayle on that marvelous app, instagram. I meet the most lovely people over there so I'm very lucky indeed.
If you want a little of Gayle's style then check out the resources at the end of the post.
Gayle lives in a beautiful Edwardian home which they have been remodelling for a couple of years. The progress is amazing and I for one would love a peek at some before photos! It truly is a stunning work in progress.
What part of the World do you live in?
Who do you share your home with?
Tell me a little about you and your family?
Can you tell me a little about how you came to buy your home?
What space do you have?
How would you describe your taste/style?
You are currently renovating your home, which I know takes time, patience and money. Has Instagram influenced you in any of your interior design decisions?
Where does your inspiration come from to decorate and furnish your home in the way you do?
What is your most prized possession?
Is there a particular piece or something you have an interesting story about?
Do you have a favourite shop – Online and bricks and mortar?
Do you buy many magazines and if so which ones would you recommend?
What 3 pieces of advice would you give to someone starting out on their journey of furnishing and decorating their new home.
If money was no object what is the one thing you would change about your home if anything?
What in your opinion is the best thing about your home?
What do your friends say about your home?
What's your biggest indulgence?
What has been your best DIY achievement?
Thank you my dear friend for sharing photographs of your beautiful home with us and telling us a bit more about yourself and your style. I love seeing the changes by following you on instagram.
If you don't already follow Gayle you can find her here: instagram, pinterest
I'm really excited to be sharing some lovely real homes with you so be sure to tune in next month for another Real {home} Life post and if you miss any you can see them all by hitting the REAL {home} LIFE button on the right side bar.
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Update on WilsonHe is a part of the community bank "DINAMICO." He lives in the district of Huanchac in the province and department of Cusco.
He continues to work in tourism, he works with different travel agencies working on different travel routes. He has been making his career as a tour guide for years, and it is in this way that he helps his family to get along. At the same time, he does well with his business of therapeutic massage. He is a responsible and earnest person, with a great need to get ahead for his family's sake.
He wants the loan in order to buy travel tickets and tickets for tourism.
El socio continua trabajando en turismo ,el socio trabaja con diferentes agencias de viajes realizando diferentes rutas turisticas,el socio lleva años ejerciendo su carrera de guia de turismo,siendo de esta manera que el socio saca adelante a su familia ,a la vez le va bien con su negocio de masajes terapeuticos,el socio es una persona responsable y empeñosa con muchas ganas de continuar adelante por su familia.
El socio solicita el prestamo para la compra de boletos y tickets turisticos.
Previous Loan DetailsThis member, Wilson, belongs to the "DINAMICO" communal bank. He lives in the Huanchac district, in the province and department of Cusco. He is 32 years old, lives in a common-law marriage and has 1 child. He works for different travel agencies as tour guide. He has been working as a guide for... More from Wilson's previous loan »
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Important InformationAbout Asociación Arariwa
Asociación Arariwa is a large non-governmental organization that started offering microcredit in 1994 to improve the quality of life, skills and equity of the population in the rural Cusco region of Peru. Arariwa serves the southern Andean provinces of Peru, and is distinguished by its efforts to reach the very poor, who often live in isolated rural areas. Arariwa fosters village banking, supports savings accounts, promotes access to education, and empowers women entrepreneurs (who make up 78% of its borrowers).
Concurrent and Successive Loans
Our Field Partners often work with borrowers over a series of loans as the borrowers build credit, take out bigger loans, and expand their businesses. In order to make it easier for our Field Partners to post loans for borrowers who have been listed on Kiva before, we allow them to post successive and concurrent loans for their Kiva borrowers. This means that our Field Partners are able to post a borrower's second, third, etc., loan on Kiva without having to re-enter all of the borrower's information.
This borrower has been listed on Kiva before, so you'll see an updated loan description, as well as excerpts of the original descriptions from earlier loans. Most borrowers take out loans consecutively, meaning that they receive a second loan after having repaid the first. However, sometimes our Field Partners give out concurrent loans, allowing borrowers to take out one primary loan and a secondary "add-on" loan along with it. These "add-on" loans are typically smaller than the borrower's primary loan and serve a different purpose. Because Field Partners can now post loans as successive and concurrent loans, you will be able to track borrower progress over time and see the various ways a borrower is working with our Field Partners through funds from Kiva's lenders.
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Success!! The loan was 100% repaid
- Repayment Term
- 8 months (Additional Information)
- Repayment Schedule
- Monthly
- Pre-Disbursed:
- Jun 21, 2012
- Listed
- Jun 26, 2012
- Currency Exchange Loss:
- Ended:
- Jan 15, 2013
Photo from previous loan
Kiva allows our Field Partners to re-use the same photo for individual borrowers that have been posted on Kiva's website once before in a 24 month period, and we allow them to re-use group photos for up to 24 months, provided that 80% of the current group's membership is represented.
Taking, collecting, and uploading photos of borrowers is one of the most challenging elements of using Kiva for our Field Partners. In order to make Kiva easier for Field Partners to use, we have allowed them to post successive and concurrent loans without taking a new photo of the borrower if the criteria above are met.


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A Toronto group hopes bringing medical examinations, police interviews and other key events in a child abuse case under one roof will make the inquiries easier for investigators as well as children.
The Child and Youth Advocacy Centre will provide the full range of services an abuse child requires. It means rather than visiting several agencies around the city, a child would be assigned a team of law enforcement, medical, and mental health professionals who would be in charge of the case.
The head of Boost Child Abuse Prevention and Intervention, which runs and houses the centre, says the move will make it easier for children by letting them be interviewed about the abuse only once in a comfortable room at the centre.
Karyn Kennedy says that right now a child would be interviewed in a police station, often in the same room used to question offenders.
And she says the more relaxed a child is during the experience, the better the chance of a detailed statement to help
"One of the things that we really wanted to achieve was to reduce the trauma that children and families can experience going through a child abuse investigation and entering into the system,"
Kennedy said.
According to Kennedy, Toronto's 25-year-old protocol for joint police and child services investigations "eroded" over time,
leaving the system fragmented and in need of restructuring.
"Over the years I've heard many kids and families talk about how if they had to do it over again, they would have never told because in some cases, the process of the investigation and prosecution can be more traumatic than the actual abuse was," she said.
Ideally, the new, refined approach to dealing with child abuse investigations will lead to better evidence and higher conviction rates, said Kennedy.
While there are more than 800 child and youth centres in the United States, there are only 15 in Canada.
The Zebra Child Protection Centre in Edmonton saw a rise in conviction rates from 25 per cent in 2001 to 86 per cent in 2008 after adopting the multi-disciplinary approach. However, a Justice Department report suggests there is not enough
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The results from the youth centre in Toronto are being tracked in a partnership with the University of Toronto and the Child Welfare Institute.
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Take It All (song)
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|"Take It All"
| Song by Adele
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|21 track listing
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"Take It All" is the seventh track off of Adele's second studio album, 21. "Take It All", which incorporates a more soulful gospel sound, is accompanied by a choir and piano. Written with Francis "Eg" White, who worked with Adele on "Chasing Pavements", the song's lyrics focus on the protagonist's devotion to an unappreciative lover. [1] Adele said that the music for the song just kind of came to her one day. [2] Adele performed the song with "Rolling in the Deep", "Don't You Remember", and "Set Fire to the Rain" at Jools Holland on May 3, 2011. She appeared on The Today Show in 2011 to perform "Take It All" and "Rolling in the Deep" as part of their Toyota Summer Concert Series. It was also included in the setlist of the Adele Live tour.
"Take It All" was written with Eg White, who also co-wrote "Chasing Pavements". It was the first song written for 21 and upon entering into the studio together, Adele and Eg White had intended to write a song similar to "Chasing Pavements", and although Adele wasn't sure she wanted to write another "Chasing Pavements", the two managed to come up with "Take It All", a ballad that consisted only of piano and vocals and was quite different from "Chasing Pavements". [3] Adele spoke about the song again in an interview with The Sun, stating that, "It turned out to be about the early stages of a relationship falling apart." [4] Adele stated about the song that she wrote it about the man who inspired 21 and a few days after writing it, she performed it for him, and he broke up with her two weeks later, sparking the inspiration for the record. [5]
Adele debuted the song at one of her shows on the An Evening with Adele Tour; during her performance at the Hollywood Bowl on June 28, 2009, Adele performed the song live for the first time. The only other song she had written for 21 at this point was "I Found a Boy", which was a bonus track. [6]
Cover versionsEdit
Television star Jennette McCurdy (from the popular TV show iCarly) performed a cover of the song. [7]
Didn't I give it all?
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21_(Adele_album)
- ↑ http://www.adele.tv/trackbytrack/archive/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_cJ6avcJQk&feature=endscreen&NR=1
- ↑ http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=21905
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiffZekzdLo
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/stats/adele-bd6bd86.html?tour=An+Evening+with+Adele
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgmCrDNkbo8
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Chewy Chocolate Cookies
From EatingWell: February/March 2005
We can't resist big, soft, fudgy cookies, like those found in glass jars on bake-shop counters. These freeze exceptionally well-layer them in a freezer-safe container between sheets of wax paper; thaw 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.
Makes: About 45 cookies
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Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | Healthy weight |View Our Nutrition Guidelines »
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 large egg whites
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped and melted (see Tip)
- Position rack in the center of the oven; preheat to 350° F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Whisk all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer until foamy, about 1 minute. Beat in granulated sugar in a slow, steady stream. Scrape down the sides, then beat in brown sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat until smooth, about 3 minutes. Beat in vanilla and melted chocolate. Stir in the dry ingredients with a wooden spoon until just incorporated.
- Drop the batter by tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, 1 1/2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies until flat yet springy, with slightly cracked tops, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Let the pan cool for a few minutes before baking another batch; replace parchment paper if torn or scorched.
Tips & Notes
- Tip: Two foolproof ways to melt chocolate:
- 1. Bring 1 inch of water to a simmer in a double boiler set over medium-high heat, then place chocolate in the top pan. (Alternatively, to improvise a double boiler, place chocolate in a heat-safe mixing bowl that fits snugly over a pan with 1 inch of simmering water.) Stir until half the chocolate has melted. Remove the bowl and continue stirring until the chocolate has fully melted. Cool for 5 minutes at room temperature.
- 2. Place the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on High for 1 minute. Stir well, then continue microwaving in 30-second increments on High until two-thirds of the chocolate has melted, stirring well after each heating. Remove the bowl and continue stirring until all the chocolate has melted. Cool for 5 minutes at room temperature.
- Enhancements: Stir 2/3 cup raisins, dried cherries or dried blueberries into the Chewy Chocolate Cookies batter along with the flour mixture. Or use 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts.
Per cookie: 68 calories; 1 g fat (1 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 51 mg sodium; 54 mg potassium.
Carbohydrate Servings: 1
Exchanges: 1 other carbohydrate
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Why Are Presidential Candidates' Wives All the Same?
What do Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Ann Romney have in common? Apparently, everything.
The would-be first lady is self-sacrificing, and for years she has managed to somehow keep a household running with her husband off in Washington or wherever, and even though it's nearly impossible, she doesn't complain too much. The candidate's job, in turn, is to give her all the credit for raising the kids and opening the mail, and occasionally to say (as Mitt did in his convention speech) that her job was even harder than his. ("She was heroic," Mitt said of Ann. "Cindy will get her reward in heaven," John McCain said in 2007.) Perhaps, like Michelle Obama, she complained a little, leaving Post-it reminders for him to pick his underwear up off the floor. But ultimately, she bravely goes along with his ambitious schemes.
Thus, Laura Bush, the "quiet librarian," as she was inevitably described in news stories, was said by the New York Times to have wished for "long afternoons of reading" instead of national prominence. The 2000 election was thick with descriptions of reluctance and sacrifice, as one scholarly study documented—Cindy McCain was said to have an "allergy to Washington politics," and The New Yorker wrote of Tipper Gore, "as the stakes rise in Gore's political career, so does the level of Tipper Gore's sacrifice." As for Ann Romney, Yahoo! News recently ran a story headlined, "How Ann Romney learned to stop worrying and love politics."
Almost inevitably in profiles of would-be first ladies, there's a redemption narrative. The wife suffers some excruciatingly humiliating experience in the spotlight that makes her want to swear off politics altogether—think Michelle Obama's tone-deaf finally-proud-of-my-country remark from the last campaign, or Ann Romney's disastrous 1994 interview with the Boston Globe—but ultimately she agrees to let her husband run the big race because she knows it's what's right for America. Which is great for reporters, who can offer up a redemption tale about how the failed political wife became a "comeback kid"—returning to the stump, practicing her speech, pressing the flesh, and now …
This phrase is one of the most overused in descriptions of candidates' wives. It is often (though not always) an exaggeration, juxtaposed with tales of how her baking Welsh cakes for reporters (Ann Romney), or appearing in a very special episode of iCarly (Michelle Obama), is just the charm offensive her husband needs. In fact, inflating the power of the wife in the political process tends to underscore how little power she actually has, how narrow the parameters for her permitted discourse really are. Which is why, after Michelle Obama's impassioned, tearful convention address, political scientist Larry Sabato tweeted out a reminder: "Spouses please voters but don't change votes." And why, at the GOP convention, Ann Romney stuck to giving a speech about the grand policy debate of our time: "love."
Still, it's worth noting that candidates' wives are permitted a measure of steeliness, within bounds. Anger and bitterness are absolutely verboten. Instead, they must aim for descriptions like …
She has a quiet toughness.
So long as the show of steel is on behalf of family or country, and tempered by ladylike reserve, a measure of fire tends to be praised by profile writers. Thus, Elizabeth Dole was said to be soft except when she was a "steel magnolia." George magazine reflected that "Laura Bush may not have much to say on her own behalf, but when it comes to defending her husband ... she'll brave any crowd." During George Sr.'s '88 presidential race, Barbara Bush was described in almost identical language in a Los Angeles Times piece that called her "reserved" but fiercely loyal, "George Bush's most stalwart defender."
This is a difficult tightrope to walk. Michelle Obama has flubbed it in the past, but got it just right in her convention speech. Ann Romney, newer to this, is still figuring out the balance. Romney's defense of being a stay-at-home mom, tweeted in response to Hilary Rosen's provocation, was well-received, cited as evidence of her capacity to "fight back like a pro." But Ann's more recent attempts at aggressiveness—saying, for instance, that it's time for a "grown-up" in the Oval office—led Politico to observe that she is starting to seem "testy," and that she's engaging in "mudslinging."
The key to Michelle Obama's convention speech this week was that she showcased a permissible toughness, what Noreen Malone at the New Republic dubbed "muscular mom-ism." Her strong arms extending from a soft Tracy Reese dress, she camouflaged her attacks on Romney by emphasizing that her greatest concern is the welfare of her daughters. Obama never directly mentioned her husband's opponent; instead she implied a sharp contrast with his privileged upbringing by reminding voters of her husband's humble beginnings. And she did it all because of her deep passion for her husband. It is, alas, a well-accepted rule of American politics that whatever the first lady does, she must do out of love.


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How To Count Change
Michael Newman and Chris Wilson take your questions about Slate's quantitative gauge of Obama's progress.
Writer Chris Wilson and editor Michael Newman were online at Washingtonpost.com to chat with readers about Slate's Change-o-Meter, a regular gauge of the Obama administration's progress in changing politics in Washington. An unedited transcript of the chat follows.
Washington, D.C.: How do you decide how much to move the Change-o-Meter in the course of a given day? And what would it take to move it all the way to the right?
Chris Wilson: Excellent question. While I'll be the first to admit that the feature is not 100 percent scientific, we have guidelines that we'll continue to elucidate as the Obama administration's strategies gel. One of the goals of the feature is to really referee where actual change happens. For example, my colleague Emily Bazelon and I compiled a list of 10 of Bush's executive orders that we think Obama should scrap post-haste, and one of the things we discovered is that a lot of the really important decisions are made through federal rules, not executive orders. These don't get as much attention, but they're very significant. As Obama's Cabinet settles in and gets to work, we'll be watching this sort of thing closely.
To answer your second point, the far-right end of the spectrum is reserved for changes that are more permanent, like new legislation.
Washington, D.C.: I'm amazed how the people who didn't do that well under Clinton populated that photo yesterday of White House staff. As for Geithner, I thought we voted to get rid of people with beady eyes and creepy grins.
Michael Newman: I believe the Constitution requires at least one Cabinet member with beady eyes and a creepy grin. We have some legal scholars checking now, will get back to you.
Oregon City, Ore.: I just read that human embryonic stem cell research has just been okayed. Is this the result of anything Obama did?
washingtonpost.com: U.S. Approves First Stem Cell Study for Spinal Injury(Washington Post, Jan. 23)
Michael Newman: Doesn't appear to be: This scientist's research used embryos that weren't covered by the federal ban on such research. But Obama has said that he intends to lift the ban, which will be good for a few ticks on the meter. Good for other reasons too, but we're all about the meter today.
Washington, D.C.: What one thing could Pres. Obama do to most shift the Change-o-Meter? Pull out of Iraq? Sign Kyoto? Balance a budget?
Chris Wilson: Yes, all of those things would be very significant, particularly because they're more permanent changes. While restricting interrogation methods to the Army Field Manual was pretty significant yesterday, for example, it's still an executive order that could be rather easily dismantled by a future president or even Obama himself. Major health care legislation also comes to mind as something that would score big points.
Michael Newman: If he brings the Cubs the world championship, we'll close up shop.
Princeton, NJ: Will a patchwork, band aid approach to health care move the meter or will it take an efficient government run single payer system to really push it over?
Chris Wilson: We don't have any preconceived notion of what the change has to look like. Because the legislative process is so byzantine, we'll certainly be paying attention to significant progress toward new health care legislation, even if it's a piece-mail approach. A major bill making it out of committee, for example, would register at least a little.
Boston: Are you concerned about adjusting the meter daily? I mean, I know he's powerful and all but wouldn't a weekly measure give you a better sense of tracking over time how much change is happening?
Michael Newman: The president does a lot in a day, so I think adjusting the meter daily is OK. We can always leave it unchanged if not much happens that day. Also doing it daily helps us to be at least quasi-objective, since we're not weighing the significance of what he did Tuesday against what he did Friday and trying to come up with some kind of average. This thing is subjective enough already! Maybe we should adjust it hourly.
Chris Wilson: Please don't make me do that, Newman.
Alexandria, Va.: How would strictly partisan issues like lifting the E.O. on funding for entities that perform abortions overseas register?
On the one hand, it is certainly change from the Bush years.
On the other hand, it also looks like same old pendulum, just arcing the other way.
Michael Newman: This is a metaphysical question. Wilson is the philosopher here.
From a purely practical standpoint, I would say that we are measuring change from the Bush administration. But you raise a good point: The only constant in life is change.
Coming next week to Slate: The Metaphysical Change-O-Meter. It will measure how the Obama administration alters our perception of reality.


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So there was this project that was a lot like Star Wars--it was futuristic and fancy and to the liking of a gentleman who digs
So there was this project that was a lot like Star Wars--it was futuristic and fancy and to the liking of a gentleman who digs science fiction. But a lot of people thought it seemed kinda half-baked. And though it was supposed to get money from Barack Obama (via Judy Clibborn), Clibborn instead gave the money to everyone else. Some City Council members blamed Greg Nickels, who they said misled them. Now the Council says it won't go forward until someone can find some more cash. (The city is applying for federal stimulus money, hoping it won't miss out this time.)
The project, of course, is the Mercer Corridor Project. The City Council voted 9-0 today for a bill that lets SDOT acquire right-of-way properties and advertise for construction contracts, but prevents the city from spending any money on the project that hasn't already been set aside. Basically, no construction will happen until the Council decides there's sufficient funding.
A few words from project opponent Nick Licata, who sent out a press release about the vote, and an encore showing of Mercer Corridor Death Star after the jump:
Licata sent out this press release:
"Since 2004, I have argued that funds being considered for development of the Mercer Corridor should be used to address more pressing transportation needs. There still remains a difference of opinion on the City Council and in the public about whether the $200 million dollar project is a good use of taxpayer dollars. Still, I am gratified that today I have a piece of Mercer legislation I can support. For that, I thank my colleagues on the Council for showing with their vote that they share my long-held belief that the project should not get a green light until a realistic funding plan is in place."
Speaking via phone, he said, "Ideally, I don't think [the city] should be able to go out and solicit bids, but the votes weren't there." The West Marine case--in which the property owner is objecting to the city's acquisition of its land for the project--has been accepted by the state Supreme Court and may not be ruled on until fall, he added.
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this one looks better i guess, but anyway could be better((
nice can i use it as my youtube and skype ,etc banner?
hi, would you mind if I used this image in my ghost rider video?
will obviously give you credit, please let me know if that's ok
will obviously give you credit, please let me know if that's ok
fucking awesome and scary
looking to my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xDDD
yea this is badass too
nah, i wanted to delete this one, i don't like much
well i consider myself lucky to have found it before such a travesty was committed.. i dont take my ghost rider art lightly i may see deeper into an image than most artists intend.. this is by definition what this character is about.. pain anger sorrow and vengeance pours out of this like a faucet.. this better than most other captures the emotion theat should be felt when The Ghost Rider is portrayed.. He is the Spirit of Vengeance.. the whole premis of this character is to punish those who have murdered innocent people. so after spidey, x-men, avengers, police, fail to protect he brings balance by elimanating the vile.
like i said.. i take my Rider art seriously.. and this is a serious image..
like i said.. i take my Rider art seriously.. and this is a serious image..
Самый прекрасный Гонщик, которого я когда-либо видел :о
спасиб, правда сводить его к стоматологу и купить курточку по-приличнее и можно на конкурс красоты)))
да , супер !
здается мне у него зубы кривоваты и... чего-то не хватает=/
That's awesome.
Awesome job!!! Love the flames!!
AWESOME !! IS really good !!!
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Gypsy-Twisted Levity(E.P)
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A five piece band consisting of boys of young age twisting your mind to produce some great amalgamation of heavy metal/hard rock/glam metal. 'Twisted Levity' is the latest and the first product of their toil and fun. Providing them with the desired platform is 'Salute Records' from Sweden. This band has also joined hands with 'Transcending Obscurity', for management, re-releasing and touring, one of the oldest yet awesome organisation proving helpful to bands, across the world, since time immemorial. Deriving influence from basic main acts like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Deep Purple and the likes, these young boys are upto some real nomadic yet steady awesomeness. One of the uncommon yet great part of this band is the implementation of Sitar, the Indian Classical instrument, bringing out the best in them.


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Darrell Scott: Long Ride Home
5 Feb 2012 // 4:00 PM
There's a drunken fight, a couple grappling in the back seat of a car and other typical Saturday night scenes found outside a bar, but the lyrics give the participants a sense of dignity.
Darrell Scott: A Crooked Road
23 May 2010 // 5:04 PM
A songwriter's songwriter (or is he a multi-instrumentalist's multi-instrumentalist?) stretches out by doing it all on 20 new songs.


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A song that has to have the word darling
creeps in through the radio's breath
like a ghost that is pretending it is not there
when no one can see it anyway. (no one but me)
I remember when you personified sound
when you spoke to me,
you turned syllables and similes
into loving people and Greek Gods
and you cried because
the radio static sounded like those same
Gods and people snapping their precious necks.
I find something beautiful
in the bone crunching crackle
of their mortality,
I find something alive in the divine death
of sound.
I still find pretty songs in this old
decrepit radio,
songs that just have to have that word, darling
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This is gorgeous - you had me at the opening line x
A lot of hope and nostalgic longing all in one, here. Beautiful.
Loving the flow and feel of that second stanza. Well written altogether
I like it. a tad creepy but not overly morbid. It kind of reminds me of the corny song about being sick of love songs, but unable to turn off the radio. no idea what its called though.
I think I know exactly what you're talking about. I had that in mind. Thank you for reading and taking the time to comment!
This is so beautiful. I love every single word written in this piece.
Wow, thank you tons, that means a lot.
I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but I love the comparison of music to stories!


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