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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday Night Gratuitous Rant
The last one hasn't really panned out, perhaps because I let the advice-giving know-it-all set the tone for the blog. So I actually censor myself as though I owe something to my ivory-tower cruising, advice-dispensing GMP persona. She's quite a lady, isn't she? Well, fuck her.
So I am warning you: the following is a rant. There will be some profanity. Stop here if you visit this blog for my academic pearls of wisdom and do not care to gaze into my navel with me. What I will write next is not balanced or well-thought out and is written solely for the purpose of venting. If you end up disappointed, appalled, or offended, don't say I didn't warn you.
Here's the deal: I have a wonderful family, the job I always wanted, security in every aspect of my life. And I am miserable most of the time. What the fuck is wrong with me? The Web says it's burnout.
I actually am so bored by my job that I want to cry. Or pull my brain out so I would not be so goddamn bored any more. I do a lot of "service" collaborative projects where my expertise is needed and appreciated, these papers are read and respected, but I am soooooo bored by all of it. Bored by what other people care about. Bored by what the rest of my scientific community cares about. WHO CARES ABOUT ALL THAT SHIT?! BOOOOOOORING!
I have some 10 students who all hold on to my skirt; there is nobody with similar expertise in the whole university, so I have to teach them every single thing they need to know in order to get things done. So I am into the nitty-gritty details of every single project. Yes I have a postdoc, but he's not much help really; he's basically another senior student. And senior students are not as good at transmitting knowledge to junior ones as they ideally would be, because they are kids and they want to get out of here. Have I mentioned that there is no one with the same expertise? Ironically, that's why I accepted the offer from this university when I was job hunting -- no one here who did what I did, and plenty of opportunities for collaboration. You know what -- I was oh so right. All these opportunities for collaboration panned out. And then some. So be careful what you wish for, 'cause you might just get it. I sure did.
I went on vacation, and of course all hell broke loose. I have so much work piled on that I want to strangle someone. I can never go anywhere. If I go away from family, I kill myself cooking for the week ahead, making sure everyone's laundry is done, that all forms have been filled out, playdates scheduled.
If I am away from my group or my work, I come back to a pile of stuck students and a shitton of paperwork. All these papers that need to be looked over, white papers for the gazzillion of impending proposals, abstracts, paperwork for students who came back from conferences... And always at least 2 or 3 papers being written.
And there are the collaborators. They are the most fuckin' exhausting of all. I wish we'd move from the same old, same old, and do something exciting and new for a change. Sooooo fuckin' booooooooored. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
And don't get me started with hype. Everyone in my field (at least people considered successful) is a hopeless slave to funding. Which means this: Nature or Science publishes a paper with some earthshattering measurements. Everybody and their brother drop everything that they have been doing and jump on the new shiny object.
Funding agencies funnel all the money into the promising topic, the funding milieu changes significantly. You cannot afford not to flock to the hot new thing as that is where all the money is. For several years people try to repeat the hyped experiment or actually materialize on some of the promises put forth; after a number of students and postdocs working around the clock throughout the world keep failing for years, the truth starts to emerge: the hyped experiment had a flaw -- usually a too liberal/optimistic interpretation of measurement -- and the fabled effect is nonexistent or much more modest. And yeah, in the meantime a number of important but less flashy problems are abandoned and underfunded while everyone is busy being hypnotized by the shiny new shittopic.
So the job is a giant downer, all the time. And it affects my family life. Which is quite demanding. And have I told you we get no breaks? I am not comfortable about babysitters so we never go anywhere without kids. Never. Ever.
Yes I am burned out. But, if you are going to tell me to eat right, get plenty of rest, cut back on work, and exercise, I want to tell you straight up to go fuck yourself. I am exhausted, I am not mentally challenged; I can google too. Unless you are going to come babysit for me while I cook or do dishes or (gasp!) go to the gym, you cannot give me advice on how to relax.
People constantly want stuff from me, from all directions -- my husband, my kids, my students, my collaborators. No one ever leaves me the fuck alone. Which would be OK if I could recharge by lying on the beach alone sipping a cocktail (never happens) or doing interesting work. Except that I cannot, because I am completely enslaved by stupid uninspiring collaborative projects and the need to perpetually go after new funding. There is no fun left. The stuff I like to do I never have the time for, and there is no money for it. Yes, I play the academic game well, but my neurons are dying along the way -- being faculty makes me more and more stupid at actually doing science. On the upside, my plan to get an ulcer in my late 30's is going just swimmingly.
So there. I actually do feel a bit better... No, not really.
Oh, yeah. If you are going to tell me I am a whiny spoiled little bitch who has everything and is so self-absorbed that she does not appreciate what she has and is thus a despicable ingrate, get in line. I was the first one there.
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I hear you. You speak your mind here, and that is why I will keep coming back to your blog.
- July 22, 2010 at 3:19 AM
- melissa's said...
I also hear you. I think sometimes the academic/science blog community forgets that most of these issues are not specific to science or academia, they are life issues, plain and simple. GMP I hope you manage to find room for excitement in your work and home lives soon...
- July 22, 2010 at 7:02 AM
Glad to hear that someone else is bored with their science.
- July 22, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- Odyssey said...
What would happen if you started dropping the boring collaborations like you would flaming bags of dog shit? Seriously. What would happen? Piss some people off. Obviously it's not the total solution, but you will feel better and have more time.
- July 22, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- Dr.Girlfriend said...
I write my blog for myself. If other people derive something from reading it then that is awesome, but it is not why I do it.
Soon after starting it, my blog quickly morphed in to a series of whinny self-indulgent posts. I let it all out. It did not make me feel better, but it made me address some issues. By expressing myself in this media I was able to figure out what was wrong and possible solutions. It was not a warm fuzzy process, but I am happier now and glad I did it.
- July 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Alyssa said...
Good lord - I have been bored with my "science" for quite some time now. I just cannot fathom how others can think their research is interesting or exciting in anyway. Thankfully I'm getting out of the whole thing (for numerous reasons, not just the boredom).
I hope that this is just a rut you're in and that you find a way out. It sucks when everything that takes up your time is shit you don't care about or don't want to deal with.
I love rant posts, so don't feel bad! It's nice to see that side of things too (that not everything is perfect).
Hang in there!
- July 22, 2010 at 9:46 AM
I will definitely not tell you to hang in there or hope that things improve, because things never magically improve on their own. What is that quote about doing the same thing and expecting different results being the definition of insanity?
I feel strange trying to give you advice because you are so much farther along in the career path, and I am just starting out, and you are someone I would go to for advice. But, I know a thing or two about happiness and how to hold onto it, so here goes: if you expect things to change, you must do something differently. If you want everything to change, you must do something else entirely. Have you considered a new job? I don't mean a new university, I mean a new direction in life. I understand that tenure=job security, and this is not a trivial consideration, but it sounds like your job is eating at your soul. What are the chances of you telling the academic machine to go fuck itself, and looking for a job that is a little more nurturing of both the mind and the spirit? Of course I am a total outsider, and I know nothing of your family situation or whether you could even leave your current institution without a huge disruption in their lives, but even if it required a big disruption ... might it be worth it?
Perhaps you should ask yourself these two things: 1) Have things been getting worse for a long time, and therefore is there any reasonable expectation of them getting better? 2) How do you feel when you picture yourself in the same position 10 or 20 years from now?
You are not alone here. Other people have felt the same way ... and other people have managed to leave, and never look back. Case in point, my favorite former academic and all-around strong chick:
Good luck, and keep those rants flowing.
- July 22, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- prodigal academic said...
Nice rant! It's your blog, you can do what you want with it. You probably don't want advice, but since it is a Web 2.0 kind of world, I'll offer it anyway.
I agree with Odyssey--you have tenure, you have skills, you have other interests. Drop the boring stuff, start saying no, and start having a little more fun. Even if you need to do some boring stuff to pay the bills, you should can hopefully carve out a little fun space too.
As for babysitters, we use someone from the kids' daycare. They know her, she knows them, we trust her, so it all works out. Most of the time, though, we don't go out. As a sanity saver, my husband and I each take 1 night a week where we do something (anything we want to) while the other parent feeds the kids and puts them to bed. It really helps. Even my non-cooking spouse can make Kraft mac & cheese or nuke up some leftovers for them
- July 22, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- PUI prof said...
A nice rant makes us all feel better. Ahhhh, see!
- July 22, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- pika said...
You sound like my department chair. :-) I vote for Odyssey's and prodigal's suggestion to drop the boring stuff and replace it with something that you find exciting. What my chair did is to apply for a grant for a project that was totally and completely unrelated to anything we were doing at our institute - and he got it and is really happy now whenever he works on that particular topic.
And, just a thought (although I am rather fresh PhD supervisor, so take this with a grain of salt), would it help with boring PhD students if you refused to help them so much? Ask them to figure out things themselves? Maybe send them to the postdoc - and then that would also make the postdoc figure out how to be a mentor and help students? Also, maybe don't take any new students this year?
- July 22, 2010 at 10:56 AM
I have been thinking that I want to change jobs from a PUI to a research university. Hearing about the hell of chasing fads and boring collaborations for the sake of funding and prestige, I have second thoughts.
- July 22, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Female Computer Scientist said...
I'm sorry to hear you're so stressed out, GMP.
- July 22, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Ms.PhD said...
I agree with almost all the advice here, although I wouldn't tell you to go find another job before you consider moving to another school that has more people who do things you find interesting.
I'd say to see if you can get yourself invited to some good meetings, and/or to speak at schools that look like potential places to jump. Then you could start new collaborations with those people, and/or see about transferring over there.
I would also seriously consider, if I were you, asking your husband to help out a bit more. I went through a period of awakening recently when I realized that, despite being a rabid feminist professionally, at home I was allowing myself to get bogged down in more than my fair share of chores. It hasn't been easy, but it finally dawned on me that I was so tired from fighting at work all the time that I didn't want to pick fights at home. It was easier to just keep the peace.
Personally, I found your rant kind of gratifying. What you describe actually validates my fear about continuing to try to suck it up and do whatever it takes to get a faculty position: that what gets hired, funded and tenured is just plain dull.
My research was exciting - too exciting. I was told it was too risky, that nobody believed I could do it, even though I had already done it, had already published it, and was in the process of DOING MORE OF IT.
But nobody actually wants that, and especially not from me. Science has become the land of mediocre status-quo, especially for young women. We're the least allowed to anything exciting, and when we do, nobody can believe it's really happening. They want to credit our advisors, they assume we couldn't possibly do it on our own.
I say, if you'd seriously consider quitting academia, do something outrageous first. Make history. Pick your craziest idea that you always wanted to work on, take whatever funding you have left, and do it. What have you got to lose?
- July 22, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Comrade PhysioProf said...
You need more better post-docs--who are much more independent and can *direct* the work of other people--and fewer students. Ten PhD students is ridiculous unless you have excellent post-docs to help mentor them.
- July 22, 2010 at 12:11 PM
Have you considered a career change? Remember, you only live one life ...
- July 22, 2010 at 12:33 PM
Wow! I had no idea someone else felt some of those things. Especially the part about knowing all the little details of each of your students' projects -- I have the same thing, and it has to be that way because of logistics (like you explained). But it is boring, and you are stuck with those same little details for years!
- July 22, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- GMP said...
Thanks everyone for the comments and suggestions! Let me just address a few comments (I certainly appreciate all of them!)
Alex, please don't let my rant discourage you from moving to a research school. I can guarantee you that I would be much more miserable at a PUI. I am certain I would not be happy at all doing predominantly teaching and research with only undergrads. At an R1 school, you do have a fair bit of freedom in terms of what you do, except that you need to get it funded, but I am sure you had to do that even at your PUI. So sometimes you end up doing things that can get funded rather than the ones that most strike your fancy... The R1 world is not ideal, but it's not hell. As I am sure PUI isn't either. Perhaps we can talk more offline? I really don't want this rant to cause you to have second thoughts -- it's a rant, so not exactly a balanced view.
MsPhD, I don't think what gets tenured is mediocre stuff. I am bored by my work, but other seem to care about it a fair bit: the work I do with my collaborators is highly regarded (GlamourMag and similar) it's just that I personally am wondering -- is this all there is to it?
Casey, irongrrl, the job I have is my dream job. But I woke up and it's not all that... However, since I cannot stand having a boss, I don't think I would be happy doing anything else really...
A few people (Odyssey, Prodigal,...) suggested I drop collaborations. I could do that but not without a significant hit to visibility and fundability. Let me specify a bit about what I do: we can call it the interface of physics/materials science/electronics. My specialty is a somewhat niche field in theory and computation and my collaborators are all experimentalists. Without collaborations, my funding potential and visibility drastically drop, but with them I must often play second fiddle. The collaborative exp/theory work is what enables us to publish high impact papers and it is very useful for my students to be exposed to experiments all the time and be able to talk to experimentalists -- that's why there is so much pressure on me, and even with the group I have now I don't have the throughput to do all the projects that I am needed on. (Not all my projects are collaborative, of course.)
While I appreciate experimentalists, most of the time they don't care to learn how I do the things I do (equations and algorithms are of no interest) whereas I constantly hear about the different processing steps. The stuff I really like to do is pure theory and development of novel computational tools, but there is little funding for it and not every student is cut out for that -- most thrive on experiment-anchored problems. So there.
While I fantasize about going to a better school, my husband has a good job here and he is not keen on moving. Also, my collaborations may bore me, but the collaborators are really nice people who appreciate me, so that aspect I would miss if I moved.
But every 3 years there is a conference in Europe where I go geek out among my fellow theorists and I feel great.
Thanks for the other suggestions (Pika, CPP, a few Anons) -- starting a smaller side project and cutting back on the number of students. That was my plan but will take time (graduate a few and not hire replacements, get a few new and exciting grants on my own)...
Heh. That's life. Thanks everyone again!
- July 22, 2010 at 2:31 PM
I hear you loud and clear. When I got tenure, everybody asked, "doesn't it feel great?". Of course it was nice. But basically my life as a tenured faculty member with young children at home is soul sucking. No one at home ever feels like they get enough of my time. I really love the science we are doing in the lab and I have some terrific students and postdocs, so not too many complaints there. However, since we all have to be grant whores now and figure out how our research is "translational" as well as doing the piles of bureaucratic bullshit paperwork required to actually do research these days, I hardly ever get to think about science. Mostly, I just think about funding. I. HATE. THAT.
- July 22, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- Isis the Scientist said...
Wow. I find this version of GMP fascinating and endearing. I like her quite a bit.
The occasional "fuck" can be extremely therapeutic.
- July 22, 2010 at 7:04 PM
GMP I like your blog. I don't have tenure so can't really say much. But one thing I can say. It is not easy taking care of children. I also do everything. I'm tired and I never have any fun, always doing something for someone else. Sigh.
Hope you feel better.
- July 22, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- Becca said...
Some thoughts:
1) On babysitters: my SO got one of the folks from daycare, but *I* lucked out. I have an 11 year old neighbor who is AWESOME with my little guy. She's a bit too young for this to help me get out *without* baby, but it's fine for taking them both *with* me. I have a Toastmasters group, we meet in a windowed room inside a larger facility. I take them both, park them outside the room, and get to do my thing- baby interruptions minimized.
It is *hard* to trust random babysitters, but you can grow your own talent- start with situations where you are there and see how it goes. It could at least work for getting you a chance to cook in peace (Oh My, does that problem sound familiar...).
Also, my gym has childcare (in fact, the chief reason I have a gym membership- instead of using the free uni fitness center- is for childcare).
*Students benefit in many ways from multiple mentors. Figure out other people to send them to whenever possible.
- July 22, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- Kate said...
Actually, this was the most refreshing post I've seen you write. I like this a lot better than the know-it-all (your words, not mine).
I offer only commiseration. This is a great job in a lot of ways, but the neverending neediness of work and family gets to me too.
- July 23, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Gerty-Z said...
GMP, I'm new to the TT, so I'm not going to offer advice. But forfucksake, I can't imagine doing this job if you think the science is boring. I know that you have to pay the bills, but gah!
In any event, it is your blog. Rant at will.
- July 23, 2010 at 9:56 AM
Wow, that was fun to read. We've all been there (or will be at some point). And, as you know, it's a phase. Do I sense a sabbatical in your future?
- July 24, 2010 at 12:00 AM
- namnezia said...
Feel free to tell me to fuck off, but here's my two-cents.
I agree with ProdigalAcademic, just say no to stuff. What's going to happen if you drop a few collaborations? And delegate - let people in your lab struggle a bit more and they will become more independent.
Whenever we go out to eat at a Chinese restaurant we usually order various dishes and share. My sister in-law is the kind of person who takes it upon herself to make sure that what we order is carefully balanced and sufficient and unduplicated. She gets very stressed by this role and never enjoys her meal. What would happen if she didn't do this? The meal would not be quite as diverse, maybe we'd have too much food which we can then bring home or too little, in which case we can order more. Maybe some of the kids wouldn't eat, but then they can have a little snack at home. But its all fine. Most things do work themselves out on their own if you give them a chance.
- July 25, 2010 at 11:23 AM
- Unbalanced Reaction said...
Have you been feeling like this for a while? Or just since May?
I ask because I've realized that in the summers I get these horrible, crushing moments of resenting my work and home lives because I have more open time to ponder my many hats. During the academic year, I am worked to the bone, so I never have a spare moment for self-reflection. When the fall picks back up, I always feel better, but only because I don't have any time to think about how sucky things are.
God, it really sounds awful, huh?
- July 25, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- Ferlie Woman said...
Teetering on the edge of that cliff, wondering how much longer till you tip over...?
I hear you re: being the only one in your institution who can do what you do. It's a marvellous opportunity, but so easy to turn into a facilitator of other people's research. Time to get a decent postdoc who can take over some of the supervising and give you some thinking space, and a housekeeper to do the cooking and cleaning so you can have fun with the family! It's the ideal world.
Oh, look - those pigs are flying again...
- July 27, 2010 at 1:45 PM
I hear you - I often feel the exact same way (without tenure, yet). But, at least for me, things are cyclical. I'll be as bored as hell and feel completely drained for a while, then things will pick up and I'll be excited about my work and feel like I can manage everything. Hang in there! I just got back from two back-to-back conferences and feel great. The second conference in particular was excellent and revitalizing. And things did not fall apart at home as much as I expected.
- July 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM
- JaneB said...
Just catching up on my reading after being away - and I am feeling just. like. this. Completely understand - and the whole 'this is my dream job, but sometimes it SUCKS' feeling is far too familiar. Even without the family demands!
One of the best things I've got from blogging is a place to have these sorts of rants and get some sympathetic responses. I hope you enjoyed writing it, at least a little!
- August 2, 2010 at 5:06 PM
- Kea said...
I'm with MsPhD. It's up to you to stop being mediocre ... and to stop whining.
- August 14, 2010 at 8:36 PM
- GMP said...
@ Kea
I'm with MsPhD.
:) No surprise there.
It's up to you to stop being mediocre ... and to stop whining.
I suppose it takes a whiner to know a whiner.
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- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon 2% milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon butter
- 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Assorted M&M's miniature baking bits
- In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape dough into an 8-in. x 2-in. roll; wrap in plastic wrap and freeze.
- To use frozen cookie dough: Unwrap cookie dough and let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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Im bored. So Im gonna be talking about stuff. Yeah, just stuff. This is my new blog. Read it. Adam I saved all of your rants on Microsoft Word. 96 pages man, 96 DAMN PAGES! Thats a real slap in the face. Now imagine if those rants were all towards one particular person.
Well, I have nothing to do. Its 9:47 pm here, my mom is watching the movie world trade center, my cousin is playing nba live 2005 (like always, hes hooked to video games; will go on about that later on in the thread) and my sister is watching come movie I dont know. I feel like going online, but I cant. Mom said she doesnt want to get in trouble with dad, and he gets mad because he thinks I do the computer 24/7 and hes always right. The truth is, I do the computer about 1 and a half hours a day, and I really wish I could do it longer. All I do is go on WLM and PD and post. On WLM, it is boring because Xion is never on anymore (CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY) and Peeki keeps on being a whore because he never talks to me anymore like we used to in the days of summer 2006. Oh well. EDIT: Hes talking to me right now and I just woke up.
My moms birthday is tomorrow, and she just got early gifts. A shirt and a new shitty cell phone. Meh, shes lucky cause she could stay up on her birthday till 3 am or something without my dad getting mad because its new years eve. Dunno why, but my dad is a ver jealous man. My mom is pretty cool anyways, but my dad is confusing.
Im drinking a can of Diet Pepsi while writing this. It tastes okay; nothing special and I would rather prefer a regular Coke or Pepsi, but I dont have one. I live across the street from a Hess Express but neither mom or dad let me go outside my house. Im traped inside my home like a bitch on lock with her pimp master. Zero calories for diet pepsi? Wow, nice shit. Now Im looking around the can and reading to see if I find anything interesting okay found something. Manufactured by independent bottlers under the authority of Pepsico, inc. WTF? Pepsico? Explain this for me someone please.
Found something else.
Under the Pepsi logo is sais LIGHT. CRISP. REFRESHING~
- Light? Yeah, pretty much, hence it kinda tastes like they just threw in carbonated water, phosphoric acid, and caffeine. Pretty LAME.
- Crisp? Hell no.
- Refreshing? Somewhat yes, but Im leaning towards it tastes like pig intestines.
Okay I just burped and my cousing started repeating Chris burped for about a minute straight. My mom just got the video camera cause he randomly started farting and dancing to some rap music. This kid is pure nuts!
I totally agree with Adams rant stating that soccor sucks and basketball rules. Shall I quote it for you all to read? I shall.
Well, I just quoted his whole entry on sports. I like it. But I do think he is obsessed with Rhapsodys album Rhapsody of Fire or w/e its called.Let's see some sports, and explain how Basketball is the only cool sport.
Played by overweight middle aged men. Doesn't take much skill at all. Hit the ball far and have a decent run speed, plus the ability to catch the ball. Catching a ball shouldn't be hard either, they give you a huge mitt to do it. The game itself isn't exciting either. I've been to 1 before with my friends, we left after 3 innings. It was way too hot out and there was no action. They stand around and stare each other down, then the pitcher chucks a ball. The fact the game has no set time limit is frustrating also, one game could be over in an hour because they get totally murdered or tons of outs. Or the game can last 4 hours because they are deadlocked on 2 runs each. The game itself is just frustrating and annoying to watch. It requires no skill, no strategy, and yet it receives tons of undeserved attention. What's even more retarded is they have minor league baseball. People actually pay to see that too! What's funny is baseball is so ridiculously easy and stupid, yet they have tons of steroids scandals. Sadness.
Second worse sport to exist. There's like 50 players on a team, and they use 15 at a time. Defensive/offensive linemen never make it into the hall of fame. With good reaosn, they're meat bags. They just stand there and push each other while fast niggas run and tackle one another.
Funny unnoticed racism. Did you ever notice a majority of the quarterbacks are all white?
The game itself requires no strategy at all. They call a play, and run the play. What happens if the play fails? They just stop. They don't understand how to modify what they're doing. Fouls are lame too. Who the hell decided this point system?
The schedule itself pisses me off so bad. These guys don't play many games at all during the season, then the superbowl championship is ONE game? Every other sport not named soccer (to my knowledge at least) play MORE than one game per championship. This is so one team can't get extremely lucky, and it gives the other team a change to adjust strategy. This way you can prove you are the superior team. When i say change strat, that is basketball only. What the hell will change in baseball? "ok you need to make more home runs. you need to catch more balls and get people out. the pitcher needs to do better. LET'S GO OUT THERE AND WIN THIS ONE WOOOOO". Superbowl is the second lamest sporting event. Football is the second worse sport entirely.
White rednecks doing the fairy hobbie of ice skating, but they beat each other up so it's more manly. The goalie is stupid. You load the fatest guy on the team up with even fatter pads to make him super fat, then sit him in the goal. The goalie only has to cover the area from the floor to 6 inches in the air with his body, and the opposition will never score.
This sport is only about fighting, and i know that because fighting is notorious in this sport. Hardly anyone fights in football/baseball/soccer, and if it happens in basketball the second you shove someone you get ejected from the game. If you fight in hockey you get put in the PENALTY BOX OMG. 5 minutes out!!! I say again this is a fighting sport because they let people fight without stopping it at first. I don't even know if you go to the penalty box, i expect they let you keep playing.
Even if i'm wrong on the consequence for fighting i don't care. Hockey is a lame sport that canadians love. You don't want to be a canadian lover...do you?
Above and beyond the worst sport ever. People tell me "Omg Adam, the entire WORLD except your country loves soccer". You know why? Because it sucks. You know why the rest of the world loves it? Because America isn't hardcore about it. If we were seriously hardcore about it, we would dominate in it. Then the rest of the world would find some other pseudo-underground sport to love instead until we dominate that too.
Soccer requires no strategy. There are no time outs, only 3 substitutions. It's just "ok you 2 try and score, the rest play defense". Soccer is the most frustrating game to watch EVER. 2 people run in to score, the entire 9 people on the other team collapse around the 2 slashers on DEFENSE. No wonder no one scores, everyone is defending and not attacking. What if your entire team goes offense? You'd score. What are they going to do? Randomly kick the ball 200 feet behind you? They won't be pushing past you unless they leave a few behind (like they SHOULD) on offense. Only game where 90 minutes can go by and no one scores, yet everyone is exhausted. Waste of time.
Stoppage time is the gayest thing in sports history next to the defensive arc in basketball. Stoppage time basically says "We know the game should be over, but we're letting people wind down before we call it quits". No, stoppage time is retarded. The game ends when it ends. If you want 94 minutes instead of 90, then make the clock say that. You don't need to reach 90 minutes then bring up the extra computer graphic with stoppage time just because your computer guy wants to flaunt his skills. I have seen games lost in stoppage time, instead of a draw someone does an actual hustle play and a team plays offense, then there's a score and the other team loses. Game should have been over 2 minutes sooner anyway. Soccer sucks. Here is my FIFA attack from last summer:
-Coaches don't do anything. They sit there, and make substitutions in the last 20 minutes. Wow.
-Time. Time never stops in this game, which was pretty weird. it also counts up and not down, which made my head hurt the first time i saw it. Time doesnt stop when fouls are called (with good reason, because this game is long enough as it is). Aside from that...one glaring fact...STOPPAGE TIME?! What the fuck is stoppage time?? It serves no purpose. In a nutshell, stoppage time is this "The game SHOULD be over right now, but we're letting everyone slow down" what pisses me off more about stoppage time, is a team can score and win in this situation. in no other sport, can you win AFTER the game should have ended. Retarded!
-Fouls. Ok, a soccer person please correct me if i am wrong, but i swear, i saw in one game, a player was passed the ball and he was BEHIND the defender and they called it OFF SIDES. What i think i witnessed, was a pass to a player that was smart enough to get away from the defense to have a better shot, and it was illegal. If there was something in that i missed, please tell me so i can make sense of this game.
-Defense. In any sport, you want as much help on defense as possible. Even in basketball, the entire team players defense at one point. There's a difference. 2 people trying to score against 9 people, is just retarded. In basketball yes the entire 5 of the team play defense at once, but the difference is THE ENTIRE OTHER TEAM IS ALSO ON OFFENSE. it becomes 5v5, not 9v2. how annoying. The espn pseudo experts (i dont think american espn should commentate on soccer when it's a europeon sport respectively) say they need midfielders...for what? the entire team is on defense, no ones going to kick it 200 feet and then make a mad charge in transition to score. it happens in basketball but its near impossible to fathom it happening in soccer.
-Other. These were supposed to be the best teams in the world? You're telling me, guys who randomly kick the ball across the field are the best? Wow. I can understand defense doing it because you need to get that ball away from the goal, but i saw offense run within 100 feet of the goal, turn around and boot it down back to midfield for no reason other than they didnt feel like trying to get around the defenders. Lame sport, needs to pull its head out of its ass and realize anyone that can run around for 90 minutes and has enough strength to kick a ball a decent distance can play.
An excuse to watch minorities beat each other up.
If you know what this sport is, you know i don't have to say anything other than it's in the olympics and it makes me laugh hard to think of that.
This is a hobbie not a sport.
Same as bowling. Still fun as hell to watch though.
A hobbie but at least this takes some skill. Driving the ball takes strength and a bit of finesse, but making puts and chip shots or trick shots from the rough/bunker is where skill comes into play. Give it a try sometime.
Now i'm about to explain why this is the greatest sport known to humankind.
The only REAL team game. Sure there are some dominant players on teams, but this is a team sport through and through. 1 player can't beat a team, that simple. All team members play offense, all team members play defense. It is a game of skill and strategy, which is why i love it so. You need a little finesse to make some of those baskets sometimes, as well as muscular control if you're the big players like kobe/d-wade. I mention those 2 because they are some of the few players that can make some near impossible shots from unholy angles in the strangest conditions. I've seen Kobe make layups over 3 people after he got shouldered. As in, a guy made a basket while falling on his face and not looking at the basket at all, and getting over 3 sets of hands. Mad skills.
Coaches take constant time outs to make subs, readjust strategy, and talk to their players. That is how team sports should be. If your current plan is not working, call it back and reorganize then try again. Here were the rest of my initial points from back when:
-Time. When a foul is called, the clock stops. It's that simple.
-Fouls. ok, i'll give this one up, fouls in basketball are really lame. Blocking fouls especially, someone can run over another player, but because the defender was standing on a line, it goes from offensive foul to a defensive. That's retarded.
-Skill. Everything in basketball short of total mistakes or a defender swatting the ball, is an intended movement.
What i mean by skill, is there are no stupid things like in soccer or other sports. No one in basketball tosses the ball down court just to get it away from the hoop. If they make a cross court pass, it's to someone else who is standing there. None of this lets-kick-the-ball-down-field-300-feet stuff.
They have the cool playoff series, where you actually have to beat the other team 4 times to advance. That says one team can't just get lucky one night or if they need a player to heal up or something, that's pretty cool.
The points system is great. The amount of points depends on the (respective) difficulty of the shot. Freethrows = 1 because they aren't that tough since you can measure up and take your time. 2 point shots are anything made inside the 3 point line (about 20 feet from the hoop and everything inside is worth 2 points if you make a shot from there) and include dunks, but are worth those points. 3 point shots are worth so much because that's almost the same as threading a needle from over 20 feet away.
Carmelo Anthony is the most overrated player in the league. How many times has Anthony dropped 81 points? That's what i thought.
Maybe because most are black, but basketball players arent rednecks/racists/white trash like baseball/football/nascar etc. This sport is just the best, the sooner you learn that the better off you will be.
Im going to quote what I was going to post about 1 ½ months ago. I was so fed up with PD, but then posting got better and blah. Here it is.
====================Im getting annoyed. Im getting real annoyed. This is my grievance thread, same thing as pull your socks up, but enhanced. This one will not suck, and definitely wont be so short. Believe me. Ive been having many things on my mind lately, and I would just like to clear my mind out by posting here and telling you my troubles as well. Lets get started
First off, I would like to talk about alcohol.
I hate it. I really do. Theres also one simple reason to why I really hate alcohol, and thats because my dad is getting addicted to it again. Alcohol is like, something that paralyzes your brain, and manipulates you. You wouldnt want that to happen, right? Well, alcohol has got my dad, and Im afraid it is controlling him. Every month, my dad drinks a significant amount more than the previous month, and that is money right there. Money going nowhere for no reason, its like throwing money into a well and saying bye bye I couldve used you to pay some bills but I would prefer alcohol thank you very much. That seems like what my dad is doing. I moved my home, about 3 months ago, and the rent is about $400 more than my previous monthly rent. Guess what, my dad spends about $550 a month on alcohol alone, and then he complains when he is sober, that we dont have enough money to pay the rent and other bills. Along with that, when my dad is drunk on wine, it is even worse. His emotions are released, like some emotion curse or spell, and he thinks all this crazy shit. He thinks my mom cheated on him, then whenever my mom talks to my aunt whos 21 yrs old; he thinks shes talking to my aunts fiancé, who is young. Dont know his age though. The only reason that is, because my mom is 31, still young enough and good looking to pull a 25 yr old. Its all because of alcohol. I simply hate it
Next up, comes PD.
As I stated before, from my previous rant, this forum is screwing up. Youll all see for yourself why, in these upcoming days, somehow. For now, Ill just copy and paste when I ranted about in these forums before.
PD, Pull up your damn socks! Everything overall right now just sucks. We need some old members back, and some new members to fit into this forum! Shapen up! Theres been some really dim-witted thread making, and threads being made that are post-worthy, but we post about 1 2 days in them and forget about them! Members, shapen up too! Pull up your socks, and minimize that shirt size by 2, make your mother proud!
Example of a really stupid thread:
^ lemur thread by pikachnozz. I mean, wtf? Stop clownin around lolz. [/lemurpichere] nvrmnd. WHAT. THE. FUCK. This thread is a really good example. Right away now I know Tim or Mario will just start making stupid threads for the heck of it to annoy me.
Anyways, next topic. Good threads!
^ kgs tutor idea. Brilliant idea btw KG, but people just got into it a few days, then completely overlook it. All Im trying to say is, keep the good threads alive, and dont even bother posting in lemur threads that dont make sense. Please.
Now, for members. START. POSTING! I know Im one of those members that log in PD but dont post for a while until I find something to actually reply to with some god damn sense. Lucario, Solly or w/e the hell you want to call yourself, MAKE SOME SENSE. Ive seen you get better in grammar lately, but you still need LOTS of work. Who tutors you btw?
BM, you just need to shapen up overall. You need to make sense, actually type words that are read-able. You make me even more stressed than I already am when I see your posts with the non.read.able.ness. o.o
Events that happened today.
- I woke up.
- I ate breakfast.
- I played some NBA 2K7.
- Ate cereal again. (Cocoa Pebbles is mmm mmm fun!)
- Went online to PD for about a 1 ½ hour.
- Ate lunch.
- Took a shower.
- Worked out for about half an hour.
- Played NBA 2K7.
- Watched cousin play NBA Live 2005.
- Played with cousin in the slam dunk contest. (I won with Fred Jones, hes a short shooting guard but hes an excellent dunker. I got all 50s with him.)
- Text my ex girlfriend for a while.
- Took another shower.
- Ate dinner.
- Played NBA 2K7.
- Said bye to my dad cuz he was going to work.
- Started watching the Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic but quit after the first half, we were loosing by a lot and neither Shaq or Wade were playing so I turned off TV.
- Thought about making a rant thread for no reason.
- Read all of Adams rants on word that I saved.
- Started typing this up.
My day was fun? Not really, rather boring than usual. Right now it sounds like some guy is getting anally raped in the movie Trade Center. He kept on moaning to passionately, but I peeked in the room where my mom was watching this movie, didnt see anything sexual. Im guessing there was a change in scene.
My sisters weight.
She weighs 165 lbs., while I weigh 133 lbs. Not cool. Shes 11, and Im 14. Can anyone say, obbseessityyyyyyy.
Its 10:42 pm right now, and Im not tired. Now Im worried about my upcoming report card. AHHHHHHHHHH! 2 Cs = not good.
Im randomly going to post what I used to think of Ripdo on the other forum when she made her little thread about changing PD.
Ridpo You have serious mental problems. I suggest you see a psychiatrist. Please. Youre turning into pseudo bitch, and Im sorry to say that. I wish you would quit trying to help and revive or get it back to the way it was to PD. You horribly suck, but it is true, if you leave PD wouldnt be the same. I guess youll be on PD for a good while, but stop with this changing PD bull shit. Are you really black? Cause all of the black people I know dont act the way you do. Its prolly because youre name is RIPDO and you slope headed. =Self reminder, give yourself a treat for that one Chris. =
Now Ive written 8 pages on word, I must be really bored. Wait, I have an idea. Lets talk about my cousin like I said I would!
Okay. My cousing reminds me of Ripdo. He likes teen titans.
This kid was 5 when he got his Gamecube. Such a young and innocent age, and get him a video game system? WTF? His parents are retarded. (Sorry aunt and uncle I still love you )
Then they bought him about 25 different games. First time I go to his house and walk into his room, I see gamecube game disks all over the floor scattered. This kid doesnt take good care of his shit. He sits right in front of the TV, and thats 2 feet away tops. His eye sight must be pretty bad, and hes 7 right now. He still cant talk straight. He mumbles out his words. Thats pretty pathetic, I learned to talk straight when I turned 4. A 3 year differential! Woahzerz.
Then, this Christmas that happened a week ago, his parents got him a PLAYSTATION2. They really want to make him retarted, dont they?
=Just opened another can of Pepsi.=
Alright, about this kid. He plays his PS2, till 3 am. The same day he gets it, he gets hooked on NBA 2K7, and plays until-
He just yelled out Yao Ming out of nowhere.
- 3AM and his parents dont say a word about it. So my parents decide to take him home with us for about 5 days. Today is his last day. He brings his remote controller and brings his 4 games. (NBA 2K7, Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk, TTSuper Bikes: Real Road Racing, and DT Racer.) He plays only this basketball game, and wont allow me to play with him. When I force him to play with me, he finally agrees. He plays, I play, I start winning, he starts crying. After he cries, he screams at me and sais YOU NEED TO WATCH TV! I say fine, and leave. Before I leave, he hits me. Ouch. (It hurts inside.) Later on he finds out I own a PSP. He wants to play. He plays, he drops it. He just dropped my PSP, I snatch it from his hands, and he responds Can I play now. This nigger EXPECTS TO KEEP ON PLAYING RIGHT AFTER HE DROPS IT. Hell to the fuck no. Then he starts shouting, ITs mine! Hes a real big bitch.
Personally, I like this game, Rebel Raiders. Let me type up some stuff about this game.
Rebel Raiders operation Nighthawk is the latest in air combat arcade games. Using cinematographic production techniques, Rebel Raiders places you in the very heart of air battle of titanic proportions.
The game is set in the near future. The planetary nations have joined to form the Union of World Nations (UWN). Over time, this corrupt government became more and more inhuman and tyrannical. A few nations decided to reclaim their independence and established the Alliance of Independent states (AIS). A devastating armed conflict has been unfolding. You are a topnotch pilot who took the side of the rebels early on. You are an outstanding and valuable member of the Alliance of Independent States Air Force (AISAF). As the head of Ghost Squadron, you lead a handful of brave but inexperienced rookie pilots.
Rebel Raiders: Operation NightHawk puts you at the head of a squadron of pilots engaged in colossal air conflicts in the midst of vast natural scenery. Personally, I really enjoy this game.
Its now 11:24 am and Im DAMN TIRED. This is like a blog wowzerz! I hope you all enjoy this! (I know its not as entertaining as Adams pseudo blog, but its standard, right?)
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Tigers are in trouble, and National Geographic photographer Steve Winter is on a one-man mission to address the plight of this magnificent catwhile there's still time. Together with Panthera, the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to saving big cats, and its Tigers Initiative, Winter reveals a decade worth of stunning images and stories of tigers in their world. In Tigers Forever, readers follow Winter through Myanmar's leech-infested jungles in search of tigers; into the forbidden realm of poachers in Sumatra; and witness the breathtaking intimacy between a tiger mother and her cub. Winter's gripping images, along with co-author Sharon Guynup's eloquent prose, tell the dramatic story of the tiger's fight for survival, and the lengths to which one man would go to bring that story to the world. Above all else, Tigers Forever reveals the tiger itself: elusive, majestic, ferocious, powerful, mysteriousand in desperate need of our help to survive.
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Nowadays West Coast Rap is a multimillion dollar business, but how did it all begin? This website will take you on a trip to the forgotten days of the early West Coast Hip Hop scene when fame came before money and the foremost goal was to get the people dancing and the party rocking. The time was fresh and wild in the early 80´s. DJ´s like Michael "Mixxing" Moore and Tony Joseph moved from New York to Los Angeles with a bag full of skills and ideas to conquer the young West Coast Music Scene. They had the highest rated radio shows in Los Angeles on KJLH and KACE called "The Saturday Night Jam" ,"The Traffic Jam", and "L.A. Sunday". In the year 1982 the Rappers Rapp Label, owned by Duffy Hooks, emerged with Gigolo Rap performed by Disco Daddy and Captain Rapp, the first West Coast Hip Hop production. Roger Claytons Uncle Jamms Army was throwing big block parties and the scene was dominated by DJs like Egyptian Lover, Dr. Dre and Chris The Glove Taylor. The radio station K-day, hosted by Greg Mack, went on air 1983 which showcased the first live mixing shows on LA radio with the legendary Mixmasters. Clubs like the Radio and Eve after Dark, with Ice-T, Kid Frost, the Spin Masters and Grandmaster Lonzos famous World Class Wreckin Cru made the party people dance the "Freak" to an uptempo beat with synthesizer and vocoder. These clubs and legendary events like the Uncle Jamm parties in the LA Sports Arena captivated the people who became addicted to this new form of music. This website is dedicated to the early West Coast Hip Hop music scene, and a tribute to the artists who put California on the map.
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Three Generations
And so, the little girl learned to sew and quilt too, just like her mother before her. It was just one of the many chores that needed to be done around the farm. Yet another item on that list called "Women's Work."
The little girl grew up, moved away from the farm, and had five kids of her own. Money was still tight, but not quite like it used to be. She still sewed and quilted here and there, but the necessity of it declined steadily as the years passed. Quilting became something she did more out of habit than anything else. Around the time her youngest child moved out of the house, she hand-pieced five curved pinwheel quilt blocks. Then she put those blocks away and never sewed another. Why? Maybe it was her arthritis flaring up. Or maybe she realized she didn't have to quilt anymore. What had once been a chore no longer was. Store-bought bedding was well within reach financially. And she finally had a little time to herself, to do exactly what she really wanted to do, probably for the first time in her adult life.
Now the little girl obviously wasn't a little girl anymore. In fact, she had three adult daughters of her own. And those grown-up girls had all learned to sew too. Sewing was, after all, still on that list of Women's Work. Even if these girls didn't end up needing this particular skill, they were still expected to have it. So they all dabbled in it a little.
But the world was changing. It was becoming less expensive to buy bedding than it was to make a homemade quilt. Not only that, but that Women's Work list? Was getting turned upside down. Women could do many things now that weren't on that list. In fact, for a while, it became necessary for some women to put the list aside. They had to temporarily distance themselves from it, in order to prove they could do other things. One of the original little girl's grown daughters now had a daughter of her own, and that little girl grew up thinking sewing was just about the most uncool thing imaginable. Seriously. She wouldn't be caught dead sewing her own clothes, bags, or a quilt.
But of course, as that third-generation girl got older, the world changed yet again. Sewing is no longer a life-sentence to dorkiness. In fact, "handmade" is experiencing a coolness renaissance. Maybe this third generation has decided that we've done enough to prove ourselves as women (or at least we're done trying). Maybe we're tired of made-in-China mass-produced comforters and clothing. Maybe all the other things that might keep us from quilting and sewing are now taking a back seat to creative expression. In fact, for so many of us, it's a wonderful way of expressing ourselves and getting a little more fulfillment in life (and we're lucky that we have the time and money to spend on it).
Whatever the reason, I have my mom and my grandma to thank for the fact that I am able to quilt today. I don't do it out of necessity. I don't do it because it's expected of me as "women's work." I do it because I love it. How lucky does that make me? (And all of us!) In a way, I can do it only because of the inroads women made in the previous two generations.
So, a few months ago, I took those five blocks that my grandmother hand-pieced 40 years ago and made 12 more. My mom made a handful as well. And we put them all together into this quilt: The Three Generations Quilt. I tried to make it both a little vintage and a little modern. A little fun and a little serious. I tried to put a little piece of all three of us in there. I tried to make it representative of our stories: Three generations, and what sewing and quilting has meant to us, as women and as creative people.
Size: 86" x 93" (queen size - the picture above is on a king-size bed)
Design: Based on Red Pepper Quilt's Pinwheel Baby Quilt
Fabric: The pinwheels are mostly vintage fabric (my grandma gave a lot of her unused fabric to me). I supplemented that with some of my own, mostly Katie Jump Rope by Denyse Schmidt. The centers are Moda Bella Solids Baby Yellow. The white pinwheel background is Kona White (although I think my grandma's blocks used repurposed sheets). The borders around the blocks are from Darlene Zimmerman's Paper Dolls line, and the sashing is Kona Tan.
Back: Paper Dolls again, plus I pieced blocks of scraps down one side.
Quilting: Stippling in white thread, done by the long-arm quilter at my local quilt shop.
6 comments:
- Elizabeth D. said...
You have officially outdone yourself!
Not only did this quilt turn out just breathtakingly, but the story behind it is beautiful. Your commentary on the modern era of handcrafting items is just spot on and I think it's wonderful that we're in such a renaissance of handiwork, though like you, I despised the idea of handmade things as I was growing up.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
- November 4, 2010 at 2:32 PM
- AnneMarie said...
Bravo! Bravo! I echo everything Elizabeth said and agree with you completely. What a beautiful story you have told. And isn't it wonderful to be a part of the generation where we are done proving ourselves and are free to pursue that which pleases us?
What a special quilt to have in your family.
- November 4, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Brooke said...
This is wonderful! I don't come from a family of quilters, just sewists, but I really wish I could claim something like this as my family history.
- November 4, 2010 at 2:46 PM
- Kimberly White said...
Just beautiful ... what a wonderful story and heirloom!
- November 4, 2010 at 5:11 PM
- seamstosew said...
What a beautiful quilt that your family will cherish for many years to come!
- November 5, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- emaleebaldwin said...
I love the story you told, Lee. It is to be cherished as much as the quilt. I'm sure Grandma will love the story too. Thanks for the beautiful quilt and the beautiful words.
Love, Mom
- November 8, 2010 at 2:38 PM


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L- Lyrical genius U- Undeniably the best rapper out there P- Persuasive words of wisdom E- Extraordinarily talented F- Flows are ridiculous I- Inspirational A- Absolutely life changing S- Stands above all those other rappers C- Can't wait for Food & Liquor II O- Original in every single way Lupe Fiasco literally saved my life 3 years ago and still continues to get me through each and every day. 3 years ago i was in the darkest point in my life. I honestly had no motivation to continue on with my life and i was losing more and more hope as the days went by. Lupe is literally the sole reason i made it through those days. Every single song on Food & Liquor and The Cool is so meaningful to me. Hello/Goodbye is my favorite song though because out of every single song, i could relate to that one the most. It's about a very dark stage in Lupe's life and listening to the words and knowing he had gotten through restored faith in me and made me stronger. I one day hope i can tell him how much he truly means to me.
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The Coolest because his genius lyrics got the concept of his album across...it also has a sick instrumental...."and if the rain stops and everything's dry, she would cry just so I could drink the tears from her eyes. she'll teach me how to fly. even cushion my fall if my engines ever stall and i plummet from the sky"
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Day Dreamin' because of the lyrics. Hard to find a story in songs anymore and it not only has one but it is easy to visualize.
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:49 am
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I just finished reading THE SERPENT PRINCE and I was bowled over by it...loved the book so much...Simon was such a sweetheart and Lucy is truly an angel...at times I couldnt stop my eyes from watering...it was such a touching,angsty and sensual romance...
Any suggestions for romance novels similar to the above theme ???
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I haven't read The Serpent Prince in a while, so I can't remember precisely what happened in it, but these books, as far as I remember, all include periods where the hero is wounded/sick and the heroine takes care of him.
Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas includes this, after the hero is shot.
Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn (although mostly I was laughing at the fact that it was all over a sprained ankle;;; )
Those are the only two I can think of off the top of my head, but I'll see what else I can come up with.
: Adding some more.
The Rogue's Return (I think?) by Jo Beverley. I think the heroine used maggots to help cure him. Kinda gross, but it does stick with a person.
Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue by Stephanie Laurens. The hero is gored by a bull, after he rescues the heroine who was pushed into the bull's pen by mischievous little children. But it's all fate! Okay if you like Stephanie Laurens, I guess, but after reading the Cynster sisters trilogy, I am done with her.
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It has been a while since I read Serpent Prince, so I can't remember how closely these would match.
There are a couple of Linda Howard books with wounded heroes, White Lies and Up Close and Dangerous. White Lies the hero is in a coma at the start, and then it is an amnesia type story. Up Close and Dangerous is a plane crash, and the hero is more injured than the heroine so she has to take charge to keep them alive.
Hope this gets the thread going, because in the back of my mind there are many more.
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A Knight to Remember by Christina Dodd has an h that secretly tends the H's wounds at an abbey. They had known each other long ago. This is one of my favorite of Dodd's books.
Another Linda Howard: Diamond Bay
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The Conquest by Edith Layton. Her brothers bring home an unconscious man.
The Accidental Bride by Anne Gracie. She drags him into the house herself. Her brothers just take care of his horse.
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by LaVyrle Spencer - hero was shot, heroine is paid to take care of him
With This Ring
by Carla Kelly - hero was wounded in war
Not Quite a Husband
by Sherry Thomas - hero is sick with malaria
Miss Wonderful
by Loretta Chase - hero was wounded in an accident
When He Was Wicked
by Julia Quinn - hero is sick with malaria
A Rose at Midnight
by Jacqueline Navin - hero suffers from a mysterious disease
Tempting Kate
by Deborah Simmons - hero was shot
My Lord Protector
by Deborah Hale - hero gets sick
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:31 pm
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Here are several that I have enjoyed:
The Bargain - Mary Jo Putney
While not a favorite of everyone, I really liked this book. The heroine marries the hero expecting him to die. She nurses him back to health and then needs to deal with the repercussions of her marriage.
Marriage of Mercy - Carla Kelly
This is her newest, out this month. The hero is a POW and the heroine accepts his parole. He's illness is part of the story, but not the focus.
One Perfect Rose - Mary Jo Putney
Hero has an illness that he hides from his family. Late in the book, the heroine discovers his illness and helps him tell his family.
Never Romance a Rake - Liz Carlyle
The hero develop an illness that threatens his life. The sicker he becomes, the closer his attachment with the heroine.
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I also LOVE
The Serpent Prince
! I know of a few books with the theme you're looking for.
Seduction of a Highland Lass
- Maya Banks. The H was ambushed and left for dead. He manages to get on his horse and passes out. Horse takes him to h's cottage. I loved this book. Definitely needed a tissue for it.
- Charlotte Featherstone. h is a nurse. When H gets beaten badly, she takes care of him. However the H has bandages around his eyes, so he can see the h, only hear her voice. This book is not a light read. But if you like a dark, intense read, go for it.
Sweet Lullaby
- Lorraine Heath. This ones a little different cause the H gets taken care of by the h towards the end of the book. But boy oh boy is this an emotional read. I needed a few tissues for this one.
I know that I have read more books with this theme, I just can't think of them. If I remember, I'll edit them in
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No Greater Love by Katherine Kingsley - hero is traumatized after working to save people in a shipwreck. His parents had died in a shipwreck which he survived. He thinks that he failed to save a young boy who reminded him of himself. He becomes completely catatonic. Heroine works to bring him back.
Note: this is an old one, but it is very worth finding.
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Minerva wrote:
Here are several that I have enjoyed:
The Bargain - Mary Jo Putney
While not a favorite of everyone, I really liked this book. The heroine marries the hero expecting him to die. She nurses him back to health and then needs to deal with the repercussions of her marriage.
Marriage of Mercy - Carla Kelly
This is her newest, out this month. The hero is a POW and the heroine accepts his parole. He's illness is part of the story, but not the focus.
One Perfect Rose - Mary Jo Putney
Hero has an illness that he hides from his family. Late in the book, the heroine discovers his illness and helps him tell his family.
Never Romance a Rake - Liz Carlyle
The hero develop an illness that threatens his life. The sicker he becomes, the closer his attachment with the heroine.
These are all good choices, and I would add another Mary Jo Putney novel to the list, namely,
Shattered Rainbows
. The heroine literally saves the hero's life through a blood transfusion (since the story take place during the Napoleonic Wars, the transfusion was a real leap of faith!). It's my favorite MJP novel, and it's linked to
One Perfect Rose
because the hero in SR (Michael) is the younger brother of Stephen (the hero of OPR)!
"Have fun storming the castle"--Miracle Max in "The Princess Bride"
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Lady Gallant by Suzanne Robinson
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Dancing on Coals by Ellen O'Connoll....loved, loved, loved this book! Heroine is running from an abusive family and hides at hero's ranch. When family catches up to her, they force her to marry him and then beat the hero almost to death (trying to make her a bride and a widow in the same day). She must nurse him back to health. This is such an excellent book. Happy reading!
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Lost in Your Arms by Christina Dodd
Lady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas
The Touch of Fire by Linda Howard
Against the Rules by Linda Howard
Come Lie with Me by Linda Howard
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Really, really enjoying this thread. I'm always looking for stories of this type. (I think that's why I was such a sucker for Little Joe Cartwright on the old Bonanza western--he was always getting hurt, kidnapped, or shot!) I'm collecting all these suggestions to add to my TBR pile.
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Good theme:
Flowers From the Storm - Laura Kinsale
I also loved Hummingbird - Lavyrle Spencer which was recommended above
The Portrait - So so about this one but high praised heroine takes care of the mad artist...
Romance my favorite reading pastime.
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That's the only place I've ever ate in Memphis (just passed through on my way to New Orleans) and I liked it too, solid diner for breakfast or lunch.
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Huey's for dinner last night. They had great burgers. Brother Junipers was great for breakfast but they are not open on Mondays. Going to central bbq the tonight.Huang long beer kind of sucks. Ghost Rider beer has been good.
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I wasn't quite sure what the restaurant was called.. But they advertised fried chicken and waffles. Any good? Also Dyers on Beale was on Man vs Food
Did BBQ yesterday. Did Gus's fried chicken today, and went to Aldo's pizza tonight on Main Street and both places were outstanding.
We ate The Blues City Cafe right after the parade ended......great ribs and catfish!
We waited an hour to eat ribs at Rendezvous, and they were fantastic. They also had the best BBQ nachos I have ever had.
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Bad breath just like body odor is indeed a major problem to those who have it. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.ReplyDelete
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@Mel Avila Alarilla: I 100% agree with you my number commenter :-) Thank you for not getting tired commenting.ReplyDelete
@Spiky: nice to meet you my kapwa Bicolana. Yes, I was born in Guinobatan,Albay in Bicol but grew up in Manila then just moved here in Boston last 2008 :-)
Have a dentist regularly na lang at brush teeth always....ReplyDelete
@Arvin U. de la Pena: I agree with you Arvs but sometimes it can't remove by just brushing your teeth alone. :-D Thanks for the comment po.ReplyDelete
There are several factors that cause bad breath, The food we eat especially those that contain onions can really cause bad breath. You can combat it by maintaining a good oral hygiene. On the other hand, it is also good to use products that contain xylitol, one of the best ingredients to fight bad breath. In addition, it is a good practice to consult your dentist every 6 months.ReplyDelete
Maintain your oral health. This is to prevent from having an unpleasant breath.ReplyDelete
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Equip yourself with knowledge about oral health. Remember prevention is better than cure, and it should apply to everyone.ReplyDelete
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I agree that brushing your teeth alone won't remove bad breath. Bad breath may lead to severe condition called halitosis which is quite difficult to manage. It is important to always maintain a good oral hygiene and bi-annual check up.ReplyDelete
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It is important to consider the kind of ingredients being mixed or incorporated on a certain dental product. A xylitol rich product helps fight bacteria-causing bad breath. It is also important to use alcohol-free mouth wash.ReplyDelete
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I have to agree with Angeline, the use of alcohol-free mouth wash will help remove bacteria faster than the ones with alcohol.ReplyDelete
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Gross breath may involve a lot of factors such as the food we eat or a more serious health problems. It's best to consult an expert to really find the root cause why you have bad breath.ReplyDelete
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You have to consult an expert to determine the root cause of bad breath. Regular brushing and flossing can not only give you a healthy mouth but a fresher breath as well.ReplyDelete
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Bad breathe can be attributed to a lot of things. Smoking is a common cause but most people don't know that improper digestion can cause it too.ReplyDelete
There are a lot of causes of bad breath. I have to agree with you. I think when brushing your teeth you also need to brush your tongue so as to make sure no bacteria will be left.ReplyDelete
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Bad breath is something that people should take seriously especially if it's affecting their lives.ReplyDelete
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