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Written by Kass on 07.06.2012 at 05:56Sorry I didn't know the album is still underground here on MS.
Written by Troy Killjoy on 07.06.2012 at 06:04
The album almost has 40 votes actually - wouldn't call that underground for a black metal band. Even if they're an over-the-top symphonic black metal band.
Written by Bad English on 10.06.2012 at 14:54
Just give a try same stuff waht we canm expected from this band
Written by Kass on 07.06.2012 at 05:56
I read like six reviews(9\10) and listened to the album like five times, before writing this. Add to that it's been recommended a countless times by many of my friends..
Sorry I didn't know the album is still underground here on MS.
Written by Void Eater on 06.06.2012 at 23:59
I haven't seen anybody talking about it. No praise, no scorn, just nothing.
Written by matia on 12.06.2012 at 01:05A last note to my quoted friend..i am past 50 listens and still cannot/dont want to rate it...
Written by matia on 12.06.2012 at 13:07
I just pointed out that hearing an album 5 times doesnt actually help to form a justified opinion, even a negative one. It doesnt do justice to any album not just this one.
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 12.06.2012 at 13:115 spins is more than enough to get a clear picture of how good or bad an album is. Hell, in 99% of the cases even 1 spin is enough.
Written by Guest on 18.06.2012 at 14:08Pirate black metal
Written by Troy Killjoy on 19.06.2012 at 01:23
Written by Guest on 18.06.2012 at 14:08Pirate black metal
Effeminate pirates, maybe. This is way too cheesy to be synonymous with the likes of rapists, thieves, and murderers.
Written by Guest on 18.06.2012 at 14:08
Pirate black metal
Written by Windrider on 14.09.2012 at 17:27
Written by Guest on 18.06.2012 at 14:08
Pirate black metal
Actually I'd call this one a modern and politically correct form of NSBM
Written by Guest on 03.01.2013 at 09:49
Meh, I'm starting to think Lammendam was a fluke, because they just can't seem to write anything good after that. The dialogue-like black metal vocals really kill it for me on Where the Corpses Sink Forever.


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January 17, 2013
Last year I wrote a piece contrasting the path a city would have to take under the State's Emergency Manager statute vs. bankruptcy ("Trick Question for Detroit", Feb. 16, 2012).
In the 2012 general election, the voters repealed that emergency manager statute by referendum. Then, in the last days of 2012, the lame duck legislature replaced the repealed statute with a new one: 2012 Public Act 346, the "Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act".
In signing the new bill into law, the governor said that it "builds in local control and options while also ensuring the tools to protect communities and school districts' residents, students and taxpayers."
But opponents have contended that the new law is just as undemocratic as the one it replaced, and have vowed to challenge it in court and at the ballot box.
So, who is right? Let's take a look.
Both the repealed law and the new law apply to all municipalities (i.e., cities, villages, townships, etc) and public school districts. I will refer to them as "Locals".
The process for determining that a local financial emergency exists is essentially the same as under the repealed law. A governor-appointed financial review team examines the Local's finances and reports back to the governor, who makes the decision whether a "financial emergency" exists. The Local can appeal this determination to the Ingham County Circuit Court, just as it could under the repealed law.
Assuming that the determination is not overturned, the new law offers the Local a choice of four alternatives. This is new –at least on the surface. But the reality is that three of the four choices were available under the repealed law.
The four choices are:
- Appointment of an emergency manager. Of the seven emergency managers currently serving, only one (Muskegon Heights School District) was requested by the Local. The other six were imposed by the state, and it seems unlikely that very many Locals will seek an emergency manager voluntarily.
- Request permission to file for bankruptcy. This choice was also available under the repealed law if an emergency manager was appointed first. As far as I know, no Local has ever made this request and, again, it seems unlikely that any will.
- Negotiate a consent agreement. This process was also available under the repealed law, and the City of Detroit "chose" it, under pressure from the state.
- Neutral evaluation. This choice is new. The first step is that the Local and its creditors choose a mediator, called a "neutral evaluator". The neutral evaluator has the duty of attempting to get the Local and its creditors to reach a settlement, but he or she cannot impose a settlement. The neutral evaluator also must explain "the limitations of Chapter 9 bankruptcy" to the parties, which I take to mean he or she must describe the endless litigation expense, time and uncertainties of municipal bankruptcy. The reason for this "explanation" requirement is made clear by what happens if the parties fail to settle: the Local must then request the governor's permission to file for bankruptcy.
"Neutral evaluation" will put a lot of pressure on individual creditors to compromise on the debts owed by the Local. The choice presented to them will be "settle now for 50 cents on the dollar or pay your lawyer for a year of litigation and risk ending up with 20 cents on the dollar".
The 2012 Act does give Locals more formal rights for input than the repealed law. The Local can terminate an emergency manager after twelve months by a 2/3 vote of its governing body, with concurrence of its elected executive, if there is one. But if it does this, the next step is mandatory neutral evaluation.
An emergency manager has the same power to change or terminate collective bargaining agreements that he or she had under the repealed law, with one difference. The emergency manager must submit the proposed action to the Local's governing body, which has 17 days to approve or disapprove. If they disapprove, then they must submit an alternative plan "that would yield substantially the same financial result". A governor-appointed state board then chooses either the emergency manager's or the Local's plan. The emergency manager then must implement whichever plan the state board chose.
So the bottom line is this: Locals do have more input than they did under the 2011 statute, but in all significant areas gubernatorial appointees still have the final say.
Opponents of the new law have at least two options: a ballot initiative and a court challenge.
The 2011 version of the emergency manager law was successfully challenged by ballot referendum; the opponents gathered signatures exceeding the Michigan Constitution's requirement of at least 5 percent of the votes cast for governor in the preceding general election, which suspended the statute pending the next general election. In that election (2012) the "no" vote was higher than the "yes" vote, thus repealing the statute.
However, the opponents cannot use the referendum this time; the State Constitution prohibits a referendum if the statute includes an appropriation and 2012 PA 346 included two appropriations.
Instead, the opponents will have to use a different process, the ballot initiative. This requires submission of petitions with signatures exceeding 8 percent of all votes cast for governor in the preceding general election, which will increase the required signatures by almost 97,000.
A court challenge would probably take a year, maybe two years including appeals, and the result is impossible to predict. The opponents would argue that the legislature enacted a statute that is, in all significant respects, is the same as the statute which the voters repealed in the 2012 referendum. Supporters of the law would argue that the new statute is quite different not only in form, but in substance.
The courts would likely allow the law to continue in effect until all appeals were exhausted.
The Michigan Constitution contains no language expressly addressing this situation, but the obvious argument would be that the voters who approved the Constitution could not possibly have intended to allow the legislature to over-ride a referendum vote of the people.
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Each Monday we take a look at the top performers from around the region over the weekend that was. This week, we look both above and below the Mason-Dixon Line at a couple of familiar faces and one new driver on the scene.
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1. Brian Hoar, Williston, Vt.
Brian Hoar had never won at Lee USA Speedway until Sunday, despite being the all-time ACT Late Model Tour win leader. Hoar led the final 34 laps of the NH Governor's Cup 150 as he got off on the right foot in his bid for a third straight ACT championship and unprecedented eight overall title. Making things even better, Hoar's RPM Motorsports team placed both of its car in the Top-8 in a field of more than 50 entries at Lee.
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3. Sergio Pena, Winchester, Va.
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Just a couple days ago we shed some light on some potentially horrifying games from your childhood that you might not have realized were so disturbing. Halloween's coming closer and closer though, and you're probably wishing you had some intentionally nerve-wrackingly frightening games to rip into. Forget Dead Space or Silent Hill. You've gone through them a million times anyway. Instead, trick or treat with five criminally underrated horror games, each a little off the beaten path but still ripe with enough scares to warrant leaving every single light in the house on and at least as scary as Iwazaru's "voice" in Killer7. Put on your big girl pants and let's go.
LSD: Dream Emulator
If you've ever wanted to experience all the mind-numbingly terrifying hallucinatory visions of LSD without the damaging effects of actually taking it, then LSD: Dream Emulator is for you. Though technically not meant to scare you out of your wits, it hardly does anything else. You're supposed to be exploring the limits of "dreams" so calling LSD a game is actually a bit of a stretch. You'll walk around aimlessly, your only goal to explore what the limits of each dream world has to offer. If you happen to die in your dream, you'll "wake up" and be sent back to the title screen. Among the vast amount of genuinely strange visuals you can find an enormous man who takes up the space of an entire room, eyes on walls, human faces randomly patterned along the walls of certain areas, giant fish, expanses of nothingness, and the most unsettling soundtrack this side of Akira Yamaoka. Oh, and a little boy eating a hot dog. You really just have to see these things to believe it. This PlayStation import never received an official US release, so you'll have to be crafty about obtaining it, but it's so genuinely disturbing at most points that it's hard not to recommend for a solo gaming session on a stormy night after you've stayed up all night reading creepypasta. Head on over to YouTube and see what I mean. I dare you.
The Dark Eye
I found The Dark Eye in my youth at a Big Lots. When my father and I went to check it out together, we were met with a flurry of macabre sights and sounds all stemming from the works of Edgar Allan Poe. It can be classified as a point-and-click adventure, however there are no real subjective points to achieve. You simply explore several of Poe's classic tales ("The Cask of Amontillado and "The Tell-Tale Heart for example) from two different perspectives. Despite Poe's stories taking center stage, the actual plot revolved around the main character's spiral into madness, though rather than relying on puzzles or inventory management to advance it, you needed only to find the right spot to click in order to spur on the next scene. Despite Poe's tales being grotesque to begin with, The Dark Eye combined soulless claymation, puppets, and bone-chilling environments to explore, which only made the main character's descent into insanity even more believable. Thomas Dolby also lent his talents for a darkly ambient soundtrack. For a game released in 1995 it holds up remarkably well today and can easily plant the seeds of many a bad dream if you decide to seek out a copy. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Yume Nikki
It seems that dreams often lent a horrifying lilt to some of these hidden gems. Yume Nikki is based on the dreams of a young girl who lives alone. This independent cult hit may be a bit hard to decipher, but certainly isn't short on the chills. You'll enter Madotsuki's dream world and encounter untold horrors, whether it's an armless girl, the Toriningen who grab Madotsuki and whisk her away to an inescapable wasteland, or the fabled Uboa. The game is strange, no doubt, and exploration is absolutely required. While there's no tangible narrative to speak of, the conclusions you may draw simply through exploring Madotsuki's troubled dreams more than make up for the lack of conventional story-telling. The surreal world you'll find yourself in can be likened to Earthbound in terms of art style, but that's where the comparisons to more conventional titles end. When you set out to explore a new dream world, all you can really do is wake up. This lends an ethereal quality to an already otherwise dread-filled game world. Yume Nikki is certainly a strange one, and it may not be for you, but it's freeware and it costs nothing to give it a try.
Saya no Uta
The penultimate reason I wrote this list, Saya no Uta has stood out for me for quite some time now as one of the most underrated examples of body horror and Lovecraftian imagery I've ever found in a video game. It follows one medical student who wakes up after an experimental surgery seeing the world around him in an entirely different light. People are grotesque, slimy tentacle monsters. Walls and surfaces ooze and seem to be alive. A disgusting stench fills the air. What is reality? Why does he see these things? Fuminori Sakisaka is locked in his own tortured mind until he meets a beautiful young girl named Saya, who oddly enough appears in a normal human form. Sakisaka finds comfort in this mysterious girl and her normalcy in his world gone mad, but things quickly go awry when Saya's actions hint at what she might truly be. A shining example of just what the visual novel genre can do. If you can't pick up a translated copy to play, at least give the YouTube playthroughs a look.
Haunting Ground
Imagine if all the monsters of Resident Evil were out to rape and torture you rather than kill you. That's the case in Haunting Ground, a lesser known survival horror title from Capcom that shares many of the same tropes and similar gameplay as its more popular cousin. You're unable to defend yourself through conventional means such as weapons and must instead rely on items found scattered throughout the environments, as well as your faithful canine friend. Haunting Ground and the Clock Tower series also share many similarities, and the beautiful locations juxtaposed with the horror of being stalked and hunted make Haunting Ground a worthy choice if you're looking for something to up the dread this Halloween. It's likely waiting in a PlayStation 2 bargain bin at GameStop or a fair price on eBay.
These are but five great suggestions -- there's more! What are some underrated horror games you can't wait to force your friends into playing?
Brittany Vincent is a freelance writer who routinely eviscerates virtual opponents and tempts fate by approaching wayward Zoloms. A connoisseur of all things bloody and bizarre, she's available to chat via Twitter @MolotovCupcake, and is always ready to take on new projects. You can peruse her archived work at PfhortheWin.com


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The Central College A Cappella Choir will depart May 19 for an East Coast tour. The choir will perform at various locations in Iowa, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts. The choir has been preparing a variety of repertoire ranging from 19th-century to contemporary choral compositions and Brazilian and American folksongs.
Before departing, the choir will perform at 4 p.m. May 11 at Second Reformed Church in Pella.
"Performing music in different venues for different audiences in a condensed schedule raises the performance level and artistic vision of students," said Mark Babcock, director of the A Cappella Choir. "Touring builds teamwork, a stronger sense of citizenship, community and shared purpose."
The concert venues will include churches and schools. Invitations for this tour came from Central College alumni who have settled on the East Coast. Babcock said, "Alumni are some of the best supporters of our tours. They help organize and host concerts. In addition, alumni are some of our best concert attendees."
One of the selections the choir has been working on this semester is "Lullaby" by Daniel Elder. Elder will be present when the choir performs in Bedminster, New Jersey. Graduating members of the A Cappella Choir will be recognized at this concert. Admission for performances is free and open to the public.
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1 p.m. May 19—Davenport West High School, 3505 W Locust St., Davenport, Iowa
7:30 p.m. May 19—First Lutheran Church, 1230 5th Ave., Moline, Ill.
8:30 a.m. May 20—Bettendorf High School, 3333 18th St., Bettendorf, Iowa
12 noon May 21—Princeton Theological Seminary, Miller Chapel, 64 Mercer St., Princeton, N.J.
7:30 p.m. May 21—Lamington Presbyterian Church, 355 Lamington Rd., Bedminster, N.J.
2:30 p.m. May 22—Far Hills Country Day School, 697 Mine Brook Rd./Route 202, Far Hills, N.J.
7:30 p.m. May 22—Ponds Reformed Church, 341 Ramapo Valley Rd., Oakland, N.J.
7:30 p.m. May 23—First Reformed Church, 8 N Church St., Schenectady, N.Y.
11 a.m. May 25—Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, 1047 Amsterdam Ave., New York, N.Y.
7:30 p.m. May 27—Attleboro Evangelical Covenant Church, 841 North Main St., Attleboro, Mass.


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By Jim Lee
My abilities in matters of any practical importance have been called into question on more than one occasion. This has recently happened again. Yet I still fail to understand why people doubt my abilities, particularly my amazing versatility and creativity.
Why does everyone focus on the negative? OK, a few things have gone wrong, but just think of how intelligently they went wrong. Hey, I'm nobody's fool — I can foul things up in ways never before considered possible.
Maybe I am the only person on Earth who does home repair with a sledge hammer, but can Bob Vila modify a toaster oven with a chain saw? I think not. Why then does anything involving practical skill transform me into a stumbling klutz?
I have been very successful in living near the greatest people anyone could have as neighbors (the Russells across the street and the Wards next door), but I have failed at getting along with our household machines. In fact, they revel in my maintenance ineptitude. Among these dastardly devices is the demon commonly known as the lawn sprinkler.
Perhaps normal people fare better with the "conveniences" of 21st century domestication, but few accuse me of being normal. And I have vowed to rise above the dominance of gadgets.
I shall not prostrate myself at the altar of technology. I refuse to be ruled by mechanized or electricized contraptionry. I am the one with determination and the 9-pound sledge hammer too formidable to fit in my plastic toolbox from Sears —NOT THE MACHINES.
I shall overcome that massive conspiracy through force of will and inherent superiority over heinous gadgetry.
And this includes the lawn sprinkler.
The sprinkler head has stopped working. It's the evil one in the back corner of the front yard that sprays back and forth to soak a wedge of lawn. It's on a timer and works late at night while I dream of machine armies trying to conquer Planet Earth.
After around a year and a half I noticed the grass turning brown and brittle, and the soil in that previously irrigated wedge becoming a dusty, baked crust. The sprinkler head had seen better days. I bought a new one so I would not have to spend another year and a half fixing the old sprinkler. Problem: I had to install the new one. The directions made about as much sense as reading a Spenserian sonnet to a wart hog.
Fortunately, James Ward, our next-door neighbor, had experience installing and adjusting sprinkler systems from his days in the hardware business. I wanted to ask him for a bit of advice on how to do the job. He said I would need a small shovel, so I left the 9-pound sledge in its hiding place. After clearly and expertly explaining the procedure, James could obviously see the confusion and panic on my face. So he just did it himself. He even got wet and muddy to adjust the spray.
It's not often anybody has the good fortune to have a neighbor like that. James and Glenda Ward are great people to have living in the next house. Saundra and I have been living next door to them for several years now, and we have never taken the time to see how lucky we are. No matter how busy people are, they should appreciate the people right in front of their faces. Now I have guilt to add to my home repair difficulties.
Well, the sprinkler works perfectly now, thanks to James. Does this mean I should try to figure out that control thing in the garage that turns it on and off?


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Release Date: August 28th, 1951
Not Yet Rated|1 hr. 42 min.
Plot Summary
As the new commanding officer of a squadron of Marine pilots, Maj. Daniel Kirby (John Wayne), a stern and strict leader, cannot believe the lack of discipline exhibited by the soldiers. As the men resist Kirby's harsh adherence to orders, Capt. Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan) leads their cause for a more relaxed environment. But by pushing his men beyond their limits, Kirby slowly transforms them into battle-ready warriors, forcing all of them to make sacrifices along the way.
Cast: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Janis Carter, Jay C. Flippen, Don Taylor, William Harrigan,
Director: Nicholas Ray
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The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has launched an initiative to update the state's water plan.
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Sometimes, lost causes are the only ones worth fighting for. Hunger, war, disease, they'll always be with us, but caring souls will always fight to raise awareness about these issues.
Others, however, have a different idea. These brave types have latched onto other lost causes. Ones that, quite frankly, deserve to be lost. Such as:
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) want to buy a retired Maine jail for two hundred thousand dollars to set up a "Lobster Empathy Center," a place where the plight of scrumptious seafood can be likened to a heavy-handed and inaccurate metaphor.
PETA's rationale was "No building would be more appropriate than a jail to set up an interactive display about how these intriguing animals suffer."
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This lobster is too stupid to realize how ridiculous it looks.
A couple of hints, PETA:
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2) Except the ones that get Naomi Campbell naked, those ones are fine.
3) You may have better luck campaigning on behalf of less delicious animals.
4) Natalie Portman is very popular. Just a thought.
"I want to take my clothes off for lobsters."
Seriously, what could be more pointless than this?
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In what we can only assume is a brave attempt to starve sanctimonious vegans to death, the Swiss government's "Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology" has issued a document outlining the ethical treatment of plants, apparently with an eye toward getting it placed into law.
Which means that, as well as making sure your date consents, you now have to ask permission of the roses you bring. Though the document generously allows that "any action with or towards plants that serves the self-preservation of humans [is] morally justified." So if you ever find yourself locked in a life-or-death struggle with a Triffid feel free to fight back without fear of a stern letter with a Swiss postmark.


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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Karl Malone has "pretty much" decided whether to retire after this season but refused to say Thursday when he officially will announce a decision.
"You never back yourself into a corner, one way or the other," he said.
Malone, the NBA's second-leading career scorer, is entering his 18th season with the Utah Jazz.
He will earn $19.25 million in the final year of his contract.
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Yeah I'm sure the argument was over her religion. Those people try to keep non JW parents away from the kids to keep them indoctrinated in the cult without outside influence. I'm not surprised he lost it, I lived through the same thing with my dad, and he was a gentle man. His wife, my mother, threatened him with never seeing me again because he wasn't "in the truth". His response was to put her "in the hospital"… I don't agree, but I understand. That cult is deadly to families. Terrence, you are adorable, and if you read this, you've got my understanding, but please try to control yourself in the future, it only makes the world look like a bad place and vindicates the cult.


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An arithmetic series has a constant difference between the terms, like 2+4+6+8+10+...+100 for example.
Savings accounts have compound interest, so that would be a geometric series, since the ratio of successive terms is constant. For example, if you have an account with $1000, and the interest rate is 6% (or 0.5% per month), you would earn $5 the first month, then (1.005)*($5) the second month, then (1.005)^2*($5) the third month, and so on.


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BUENA VISTA, Va.—Southern Virginia University will reinstate to its athletics program men's and women's golf teams, which will begin competition fall semester 2011.
"Golf is a great fit for us," said Acting Athletic Director Deidra Dryden. "We have five years of experience running a golf program and the time is right to bring it back."
Men's and women's golf teams were initially added to Southern Virginia's athletics program in fall 2005. The programs ran successfully for five seasons—even producing a men's United States Collegiate Athletic Association individual national champion, Grant Dean, in 2007—before being put on hiatus in spring 2010 while the athletic department underwent restructuring.
"Everything the program needs to be successful again is in place," Dryden said. "We hired a proven coach and recruiter to run things, both teams will have access to a beautiful local course, and the men's team will have an immediate opportunity for post-season play."
Head Men's Basketball Coach Brian Pendleton, who coached men's and women's golf at Southern Virginia in spring 2007, has agreed to get both teams off the ground and coach the first season.
"Our goal is to field a men's and women's team each with six scholar-athletes this fall and grow from there," said Pendleton. "We've already heard interest from current and prospective students."
The Knights will practice at the Vista Links, an 18-hole, 6,925-yard, par-72 public golf course, which opened in 2004 and is located less than two miles from the Southern Virginia campus.
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I'm really not one to go too terribly political on my blog, but considering that this happened last night in my city, I feel it too important to not say anything about…
I spent most of the night obsessively watching my Twitter feed about the NYPD's raid on the Occupy Wall Street protestors last night, how the airspace over Zuccotti Park was closed off and subways stations by the protest site closed off, how the press were penned into special press pens and effectively silenced (which I hear was NOT reported on the mainstream news)… It absolutely appalling me this is how my city is dealing with peaceful protest.
I'm literally sick to my stomach about how Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD have chosen to handle this. It's absolutely disgusting. The thing that frightens me the most is the news coverage. I don't watch mainstream television news anymore, but from what I've heard others say about the reporting… It seems they're omitting a LOT of the reality of the police brutality that's been happening at OWS protests across the country.
The sad reality in America right now is that if you speak out en masse publicly against Wall Street, big business, and the government which protects them… you're going to get yourself stomped. I don't really care what your political affiliation is, whether or not you agree with the OWS movement or not, but the fact that peaceful protests are being violently assaulted by the police and members of the press covering the story are being corralled into government sanctioned spaces and/or being arrested like the protestors should alarm you.
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This past weekend, I went down to north county San Diego to spend some time with my sister-in-law. Sometimes you go through something in life and you just need family. It was a lovely and poignant time together.
So I come back to the week with a little better perspective on things. Which is good because last week I was kind of a basket case. I got C.K.'s progress from school. He's getting an "F" in American Sign Language. Now, I know we made a mistake putting him in ASL. We thought it was the perfect solution to having to take two years of a foreign language. It was not. He's doing fine in Physical Science, Government, English, Geometry but not in Sign Language. It's been the class in which he struggles most. Or, should I say, struggles least. Because, if he doesn't feel like it, he skips tutoring or pre vocabulary practice and just wings it during Friday's tests. I knew things weren't great. I've been to enough parent/teacher emergency meetings. I've had enough heart-to-heart talks with CK about trying harder. So when I got that 'F', my stress level went through the roof. Then I got a text message from CK saying it was my fault because I allowed everyone to talk him into taking that class. That was it. I was dressed and on my way into the studio, but I had just enough time to swing by school--- probably not a good idea, but nothing was stopping me. I cornered my son in the back door of the Student Center during break. And there, in front of all his friends, I let him have it with both barrels. Not my proudest moment. I just kept envisioning his whole life crumbling before him. All the hard work he'd done up to that point-- for nothing. The goal of graduating and college just slipping away.
I had to make him see that ASL was an important way to communicate for hearing disabled people. He was disabled—shouldn't he empathize? Well, he's Autistic, so he doesn't do empathy very well. At that point I was all out of morals and metaphors. Once again, my head exploded. It wasn't pretty. So after I said all I had to say to my son, I scraped my brains off of the ground and left, got in my car, and drove to work. CK seemed to handle the whole thing fine. And it did work. He's gotten back on track. Thank goodness that F was just a progress report. But I was not fine. I knew I didn't handle that the best way. Not even close.
What I realize now is that CK has a great interest in learning languages. And we've never taken him seriously because he struggles so much to express himself appropriately in English. But he is very curious about Spanish and Japanese and Chinese and Korean. What the heck! I told him to go for it in college. But I think his smattering of ASL will stay with him for a long time and eventually, be a blessing.
So that was my Tuesday. I knew the next day wasn't going to go much better when I got out of bed, looked in the bathroom mirror and cut my own bangs. I've been told over and over by my hair salon person (who is just down the street) not to cut my own bangs. But I couldn't see. And I knew I wasn't going to have time to go in to the salon for a long time.
So I just got out my scissors and cut. Also, the day before, I'd gone to my son Helio's Little League game and put sunscreen on my face. It dripped into my eye and I could feel my upper left eyelid starting to swell from some sort of allergic reaction.
So there I am, at work the next day with funky bangs and a swollen eye, wondering: can I pull off this look? Since I highly doubted that, I covered the mirror in my office at the studio and just went about my business. After a couple of hours, the staff stopped staring, so that was cool. And when I say staff, I mean two really smart, talented guys who make the ship sail smoothly at DAYS. Joe and Ryan.
The other day, I had my two youngest kids with me to work at the studio after school. I knew I wasn't going to get away till about 7 pm. So I took the kids to get snacks at the commissary. They ate and watched the monitor to see what was being taped on the floor that day. They drew on my big wipeboard and did some homework but they were pretty antsy. Joe was sweet enough to take them on a delivery run around the studio. Helio's very starstruck and Adelle's very shy. It was late and production was pretty much done with taping but it was fun for my kids to get into that world, go down and see the sets and meet some of the actors. It's something they don't often get to do.
I got a chance to read the responses to my first post. Thanks everybody for caring about me and my family. It meant a lot to me that you didn't crucify me out of the blocks. For a while there, my kids couldn't google me without reading the F word. Something about the freedom of the internet doesn't bring out the soft and tender side of people. But I love and appreciate all my comments and will take all the suggestions about story and about my personal life to heart.
For all you very vocal EJ/Sami fans, I want you to know I had a really good meeting with Ali and James and we are totally on the same page. I so admire the way they feel responsible to make their characters consistent through various head writer changes. I hope to make it an interesting summer for them. But Ali has another job too and we have to share her. We'll just see how scheduling goes.
I've got a meeting with Drake in a few hours. I think he's being very brave in the character choices he's making. Lots of good stuff for him coming up…
I just got a text from CK saying he loves me. I guess I do some things right.
Oh, and Adelle wants to give a special thanks to Cyndey Kelley (one of our staff writers) for turning her on to Baked Lays Potato Chips. (This is not an endorsement.)
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May 7, 2008
About a year ago I hit the wall when it came to making my kids' lunches for school. If I scraped together one more peanut butter and jelly sandwich, or built one more turkey and wheat…. If I pared and cut one more apple… aaaaahhh! I'd been doing it for about 15 years, if you count preschool (which I do). I don't know if it was hormones or fatigue or what, but I just couldn't make lunches anymore. So the kids pitched in and made their own. Such a good thing.
But now I find I want to do it again. With the impending departure of my oldest two and my babies getting ready for jr. high, I'm wistful and emotional as I stuff carrots in a bag or spoon left over spaghetti in a to-go bowl. In these last months of having all four at home, it's a privilege and a little bit of a trip down memory lane for me. My lunch-making days are numbered. And that makes me kind of sad…
But onto other things…
I know I promised my 18 year old daughter I wouldn't write about her in this blog, but I have to share this…
My daughter (Jen) participated in a program at her high school called "Every 15 Minutes". It's a program the school implemented along with local law enforcement and firefighters to deter teen drunk driving.
It was so powerful and so mind blowing. I don't think we'll ever be the same.
Real, crashed cars were placed on the street in front of the school. Jen was placed inside a gnarly-looking SUV, behind the wheel. One of her friends was placed on the ground, covered in special effects blood. Another of her friends was also covered in fake (but very real looking ) blood and placed behind the wheel of the second vehicle.
The bell rang and students poured out of the school and onto the sidewalk. Then the program began. Fire trucks, paramedic units, police, highway patrol and sheriff's cars arrived as if it were an actual accident.
Jen was taken out of her car and given a mock field sobriety test. Her acting skills were of value as she pretended to fail the test. Then she was handcuffed and taken off in a California Highway Patrol car down to the city jail lock up. Video cameras caught everything on tape.
My husband and I were invited to attend the mock trial in a very real courtroom with a very real judge, a real District Attorney and a real defense attorney.
Meanwhile, back at the crash site, one of the students was pronounced "dead" and another was taken to the hospital where they later "died".
Even though I knew it was all fake, my heart dropped to the floor when I saw that student put in a body bag and taken off in the coroner's van. Jen was given 34 years to life. If it has been a real trial, she wouldn't be eligible for parole until she was 52.
It wasn't real. None of it was. But it felt real to her and to us. Talk about scared straight. The students who participated in this staged event will forever be changed. They spent the night in a hotel and didn't have contact with their parents or friends for 24 hours. Then they went to an all-school assembly the next day and shared their experiences and the video tape of the "crash" and the mock trial were shown.
What can I say? Please log onto the website and take a look. I've learned a lot in the past 48 hours. We're blessed. We didn't have to go through the real deal to be impacted for life. I don't want anyone to ever go through it.
We all know one bad choice can affect the rest of your life. But do we really KNOW it? I sure do now.
|Apr 30 2008, 05:42 PM Post #2
|Thanks Ang!
|Apr 30 2008, 05:47 PM Post #3
|I kind of feel bad. If I googled my mom and saw this shit we post about DH about my mom, I would probs have a coronary. But then again, that's life in the spotlight!
|Apr 30 2008, 06:03 PM Post #4
Angie thanks for the update.
I am officially a PROUD HIGLEY HO! I love how this woman wears her heart on her sleeve and doesn't seem to be affected by the negative words spoken about her. How awesome is that!
Dena, thanks for the EJami shout out! :wave: Keep doing what your doing because what you are doing is great! :thumbsup:
|Apr 30 2008, 06:14 PM Post #5
|*slaps Pearly* lol
|Apr 30 2008, 06:16 PM Post #6
|I really hope she will stop blogging about her personal stuff for a while. I'm a very nice person and when i read all of that, I feel really bad for calling her "Hackley" and I think she's a great person. I would love to meet her though.
|Apr 30 2008, 06:22 PM Post #7
Sharongate, bitches!
"Higley Ho" has a certain ring to it. :lol:
Still, her blogs are as boring as her soap writing.
|Apr 30 2008, 06:24 PM Post #8
:lol: :lol: :lol:
|Apr 30 2008, 06:27 PM Post #9
I am impressed that this woman is so open about her life, about her kids, about her work!
I didn't think I would like her, but at least after reading her stuff, I like her as a person. She sounds so....normal. What woman hasn't done herself wrong and cut her own bangs?!?! I love it!
So thrilled about the EJ/Sami comment! I can't wait to see what is in store for this summer! The FL people must be going insane!
|Apr 30 2008, 06:43 PM Post #10
Um, she says and talks about the same stuff that Ali, Rachel, Thaao, and everyone else says and talks about in their blogs.
Why are people saying this is boring and no one cares? Because it's Higley.
|Red Mist
|Apr 30 2008, 06:43 PM Post #11
|I just love her blog...As a mom with an Autistic son I can so relate...esp to the hearing loss..my son has that too. I loved the Ejami fan shout out! :D
|Apr 30 2008, 07:08 PM Post #12
I have to agree. People just won't give her a chance. Granted, her HW tenure was awful the first time. But, i think her stories are much better this time around
|Apr 30 2008, 07:09 PM Post #13
My oldest is on the spectrum as well, and I find myself relating so well to her. Darn it - I didn't want to like her but can't help it now! :)
|Apr 30 2008, 07:40 PM Post #14
#1 Fan of Daytime Psychos!
|Awww, Higley! I love her so much.
|Apr 30 2008, 07:46 PM Post #15
I don't think that's true. Celebs are celebs, and their fans want to know about their personal lives, whether that's a good thing or not. I don't think Dena Higley has dedicated fans in the same way that Ali and Thaao do. People are reading Dena's blog mainly to see a behind the scenes glimpse of the writing process. I don't think people are necessarily reading the stars' blogs to learn about the show.
|Apr 30 2008, 07:47 PM Post #16
|I hope some of the gutter trash that polluted her blog on the NBC site steer clear of this one. It would be nice if people showed some respect and didn't use her personal blog as a pissing contest. At least she isn't taking it personally and is continuing to blog.
|Apr 30 2008, 08:10 PM Post #17
Who would have thought...I'm bonding with Dena over cutting bangs! I also have a hairdresser who is always yelling at me for cutting my own bangs.
If DH's blog is a calculated PR move to improve her image with viewers, they are doing a pretty good job. She comes across very real and very likable. As a mother, I can relate to the meltdowns and drama with her children, and I cringe when I think of some of my less than stellar parenting choices. I have one with ADD, and getting her through high school and into college will be a minor miracle! So I am relating to Dena on a personal level; I also like that she is meeting with actors and discussing storylines as I think that communication between actor/writer will improve what we see on screen. HOWEVER, I still think the show is a little boring right now, and I'm giving my ff button a regular work out so whatever I may think of DH as a person, mother and fellow bang-cutter, she still has to prove to me that she can do a good job writing my soap!
|Apr 30 2008, 08:37 PM Post #18
Eh, I don't really feel any guilt. If she wants people not to talk crap about her, then all she has to do is write decent stories. It's not rocket science.
|Apr 30 2008, 08:45 PM Post #19
|Another awesome blog, I love how real she is, she doesn't come off as fake at all and I love that. I also adore the fact that she sits down and meets with the actors (like Drake, WOO HOO). Kudos to her, I'm VERY impressed!
|Apr 30 2008, 09:00 PM Post #20
One man's treasure is another man's trash.
Every soap writer gets bashed no matter what they write.
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