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Boy howdy, sure does smell like darn good rye whiskey around these parts! Well golly, no wonder it does when there's High West Rendezvous Rye from Utah up in here!
With a very high rye content in its mash bill, Rendezvous Rye is an authentic, spicy blend of that makes one heck of a Manhattan as well as being brilliant by itself.
Nose: Rustic notes of oak and fruit, a little menthol. Slightly grassy, followed by sweeter notes of toffee and classic vanilla.
Palate: Oak spices, pepper and even some chillies. Needles to say, it's rather spicy. Deep inside you'll find a little treasure cove of sweetness, but then it's back to the savoury notes from the nose.
Finish: The heat continues from the palate (how could it not?) with fresh oak and tea leaves.
Overall: A surprising rye whiskey, unique and very enjoyable.
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one of the best rye's on a budget, you'll be looking at spending much more to get anything better, especially with the mark up that bourbon has in UK...and as previous reviewers have mentioned High West is and always was very honest about where they source their whiskey from, hopefully anyone reading reviews won't be discouraged because of someone who not only doesn't know such basic info but also posts reviews without actually trying the whiskey he's "reviewing"
4th May 2015
Of course it doesn't. Just to be clear - this is a blend of young LDI and old Barton sourced rye whiskeys and High West has been nothing but straight honest about that fact from the beginning.All that said - this is a FANTASTIC rye that just edges out Sazerac 6yo as my favorite affordable rye whiskey. It's a brilliant and masterful blend with an expressive rye / butterscotch nose and a delightful rye, caramel, citrus taste that finishes with more rye just a touch of white pepper. Excellent on every level and worth every damn bit of coin.
12th January 2015
I do not know why the other review only gave it a rating of 2, probably based on the fact that HW RR is from LDI and Barton distillery. All information you can easily find on High West's website.Masterfully blended by High West. In my opinion it is one of the best ryes available in Europe. You're in for a treat!
Please note that this is not distilled at High West Distillery. For now, High West is a non-distiller producer. They buy their whisky from the Lawrenceburg Indiana industrial facility, which supplies bourbon and rye to many NDPs, including, most notoriously, Bulleit.
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Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Happy Mother's Day! ~ Before I was a Mom
Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom, I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom, I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom, I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body..
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.
Before I was a Mom, I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom ...
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Hi footnoteMaven,
I remember telling my daughter when she was about to have her first child a few years ago that she will finally know the feeling of being a mother. To me, there aren't enough or the proper words to ever totally explain it. She agrees with me now. It does change your whole world. What was important before children for me anyway, just reminds me of being a teenager. Thank you for the comment.
Hi Becky,
Thank you. I had no idea Randy picked this, as I hadn't been to the post yet. Thanks for letting me know!
I hope you both had a wonderful Mother's Day!
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Tb eventing mare-allrounder roxy is a beautiful girl, 16hh 15yo chesnut tb mare with a star grade 3 pc. Been on trails, used to dogs, sheep, cows, alpacas good to catch, shoe, worm, good with other horses. Confident intermediate rider. Great for someone looking for something to take them up the grades. Located 10 mins outside ballarat vic, regretful sale but she has to go, i dont have the time she deserves! contact: cheyenne steenhuis on email@example.com or 0447260325 |
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- - critique my new horse (said to be dash ta fame dont know yet though)
critique my new horse (said to be dash ta fame dont know yet though) ok so the people i got him from had him in irrigated water so he needs a few months to dry out. they said he is dash ta fame but no conformation on that. i will get his bloodlines in the next couple days and i will post them then. i will also post conformation pics tomorrow here are the pics i have now i will post more with in the next couple days ;) http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...9105/dash3.jpg http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...l9105/dash.jpg"> http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/a...9105/dash2.jpg |
I like the spots in his blaze. But I don't think anyone is going to be able to tell much with these pics besides that he is terribly handsome looking. Love the brand : ) |
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Was just about to ask the same thing bubba did. His front legs look a little wonky but that could be the way he is standing and/or the angle of the picture. Looking forward to seeing conformation pics. |
He looks over at the knee, which would explain his awkward stance. He has long pasterns, and his hind legs look slightly awkward aswell. He is also downhill |
You need to take some side shots and you'll get more accurate front, side and rear shots if he is squared up. |
He looks quite alot like my Red, who is a Dash for Cash baby. Posted via Mobile Device |
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Maftoul (Couscous)
If anyone is thinking to themselves, "do people in the middle east eat any food that doesn't include rice?" The answer is um, "sometimes."
Maftoul,also known as couscous, is one of the few main Arabic dishes that doesn't include rice. Maftoul or couscous consists of wheat granules that are rolled up into small pellets. A special two-in-one steamer is used to prepare this dish. The bottom steamer includes the water, salt, spices(cumin,cinnamon)and chick peas while the top steamer includes the maftoul. Olive oil and onions are added in the top steamer with the maftoul.Once the maftoul has been cooked, it is placed into a large plate and olive oil is rubbed onto the maftoul.
Maftoul is usually prepared during special occasions since the preparation of this meal is very time-consuming. This dish is also very difficult to prepare so not all households know how to prepare this meal. When my mother-in-law makes this meal, she invites her whole family for dinner because she is one of the few people in the family that knows how to cook maftoul.
Depending on area of the middle east you reside, maftoul can be served in various ways. There are 3 main ways to serve maftoul.
1. The maftoul is served in a large plate and chick peas are placed over the maftoul. Boiled chicken is also prepared and served with the maftoul. A light chicken broth is poured over the maftoul to add some flavor.
2. The maftoul is served in small plates and a tomato sauce is prepared that includes chick peas and fried cauliflower. This sauce is poured over the the maftoul. Fried chicken served alongside the maftoul.
3. The maftoul is served in small plates and chick peas are placed over the maftoul. A chicken broth soup and roasted chicken are served along with the maftoul.
Country of Specialty:
Maftoul is highly recognized in Palestine. The wheat granules used to prepare the maftoul in Palestine are rounder and larger than the wheat granules used in other middle eastern countries. Couscous is a very popular dish in Morocco.
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- AnonymousNovember 26, 2010 at 10:44 AM
I'm happy someone is finally calling it Moroccan or Palestinian and not "Israeli Couscous"
Israel has only existed for 60 years and it's refreshing to see that all these dishes were authentic Arabic dishes that have existed for centuries and thereby can only be attributed to Arabs and not Israelis!
Keep up the good work.
I'm craving some maftool now :) - AnonymousJanuary 9, 2012 at 5:14 PM
My mother in law "taught" me how to make maftoul we she came to visit. I am now one of the few people in the family who know how to make it. Even her daughter admits that she doesn't know how. I feel lucky that I had that experience and I am teaching my children how to make it.
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Middle east food- AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 2:37 PM
There are so so many Arab dishes /meals without rice. In fact when I first moved to thd middle east I was shocked at how little people eat rice. Most families I know only eat a rice dish once a week, other days fish with salads and bread. Various stew type dishes which are often NOT served with rice but with bread, soups often thick eaten with bread and green chillis various pastries stuffed with spinach, feta. chicken, mince, trays of layered veg topped off with a layer of seasoned mince or chicken, pasta dishes, loads of veggie stuff and of course Mashee which is various veggies and leaves stuffed with rice, ok I know rice!
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Hello I'm from Palestine and I have been to North African Arab countries and I have to say that although in theory Maftoul and couscous are synonyms they actually taste very different. I don't know if you already know this but couscous grains are made from semolina and a little wheat flout unlike Maftoul which of course is wholly made of flour and occasionally bulgar is added to it. Also the stew tastes different between the two dishes. Although I like Maftoul but I would choose couscous over it every time. i just love couscous prepared in Moroccan or Tunisian style.
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Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
I should preface this review with an admission: performance art usually gives me the jeebs pretty bad. Like many art forms, it has a tendency to be pretentious and unintentionally humorous. Unlike other art forms, the performance often mandates the presence (and occasional participation) of the audience – which is where things tend to get uncomfortable for me. Sure, there are some great performance artists out there – I love Roman Signer – but for every great one, there are at least one hundred of them doing stuff like this.
I was able to catch another retrospective exhibition at the MoMA last week – that of the self-described "Grandmother of Performance Art" Marina Abramović. Her show, The Artist Is Present, consists of a live performance by the artist (more on that later), photo stills and videos of her previous works and re-created live performances of her historical pieces. Serbian born Marina Abramović has been at this for a while – exploring the limitations of the human body and mind through self exploration and mutilation since 1973 (which, having been born that year, could and should be my new slogan) by means of live and filmed performances. She received the Gold Lion Award at the 1997 Venice Biennale where an installation of her work was shown – an exhibit which I was able to see in person then and one which can be viewed in her current show at the MoMA. Her work was lampooned on the TV show Sex in the City during it's last season and it is worth noting that James Franco loves her.
Ms. Abramović's body of work has been evolving for nearly forty years and as such, it is difficult to explain it. Her best-known early work, a piece titled Rhythm 0, is one which directly involved the audience in a dangerous way. For the performance she he laid passively on a table for six hours while the public was invited to use any of 72 items (including – but not limited to – nail varnish, a feather boa, knives, chains, a pitcher of water, cupcakes, a gun and a single bullet – all laid out on a table next to her body) on her. While the audience was squeamish at first – initially reacting with modesty and trepidation – they apparently became increasingly bolder and more violent as the performance went on, cutting her clothes, poking her with thorns – one person even pointing the loaded gun to her head. When her six hours were up, the artist rose from her table and walked towards the crowd – all of whom ran off during this confrontation. Several of the items used during Rhythm 0 were on display at the MoMA, along with photo stills from her 1974 performance. Seeing such a diverse group of items – arranged left to right from most lethal to least – was actually quite a chilling, thought-provoking experience. I find it nearly impossible to get in the mind frame of Abramović in such a case – I could never allow myself to be so vulnerable or willfully place myself in such a dangerous position. I think it's fascinating, however, to discover what ordinary humans will do to each other - unprovoked and in a non-threatening environment - and I believe that was her point all along.
Marina Abramović's interest in the connections between herself and her audience is explored in such a daring way – she exposes herself – literally and figuratively – often subjecting her own body to pain, pleasure and scrutiny in the process. In her MoMA exhibition, live performers re-enact her previous works throughout the gallery along with videos and photos which help to contextualize the pieces. While at times it was very uncomfortable to walk through (I am thinking specifically of a piece that asks the public to pass between a doorway that contains two, nude figures facing one another) I thought this addition to the show created a layer of involvement to her body of work that it otherwise would not have garnered. Her live performance during the run of her current show is incredibly simple – the artist is filmed while sitting in silence at a table and the public is invited to sit across from her and essentially engage in the World's Longest Staring Contest Ever. I personally would find it excruciating, having to stare into the eyes of a stranger for any length of time without making the usual niceties – all with a crowd watching you (and while on film no less). I don't know if I would be able to make a non-verbal, ephemeral connection with another person under these circumstances, but it is an interesting concept.
Abramović's commitment to her craft is evident and admirable, she continues to use her body completely – and while some of it can feel self-important, provocative and silly – her work left an indelible impression on me which had me thinking about it long after leaving the gallery. All she, or any artist for that matter, can do is ask that you look at it and draw your own conclusions from it.
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present runs to May 31, 2010 at NYC's Museum of Modern Art. Click here for more information about the show.


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Review: One Man Two Guvnors
Though the original company may now have been shipped off to Broadway – this triumph of stage comedy still holds strong in its new home of the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Set in the criminal underground of Brighton in 1963, we follow the helpless confusion of the life of Francis Henshall (Owain Arthur) and his basic quest … Continue reading
Carousel: Landor Theatre
Almost-normal & The Landor Theatre Ltd present CAROUSEL Music by RICHARD RODGERS Book & Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Time magazine's best musical of the 20th Century, Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1945 classic, is re-imagined by almost-normal as an intimate post WWII drama with all the music and heart of the original. Based on the Ferenc … Continue reading
Review: Lend Me A Tenor
Currently on Sunday nights we're fed a second innings of singing competition 'Popstar to Operastar' (does what it says on the tin). As these forgotten stars screech and belt their way through every loved opera, my thoughts lie in the strength of these musical theatre tenors (and sopranos) lending themselves to opera with great aptitude … Continue reading
Review: The Magician's Daughter
Following on from The Tempest, an RSC and Little Angel Theatre collaboration last month, The Magician's Daughter unites the two companies again in a new story for 3-6 year olds, inspired by and continuing Shakespeare's story. Written by former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen, The Magician's Daughter tells of the adventures of Miranda's daughter Isabella, as … Continue reading
E4 Udderbelly: Not So Grimm Fairy Tales
After their hugely successful 2009 and 2010 national tours of The Little Mermaid and Alice In Wonderland, Uncontained Arts return with another exhilarating interpretation of more much-loved children's stories. All your favourite Grimm characters …Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Tom Thumb, a handful of princesses, a whirlwind of witches and one weally, weally wicked wolf…are … Continue reading
Review: The Birthday of the Infanta
It's the twelfth birthday of the Infanta (that's a Spanish princess) and for today only she's allowed to play with other children. We are invited to a celebration and all number of wondrous acts are assembled to play before the great princess. But it is one, an ugly boy who dances, a little fearfully and … Continue reading
Review: Clybourne Park
Challenging the bourgeois values is the flavour of Bruce Norris' Best Play winner. The play is a riotously funny yet troubling confrontation with the issues of race and poverty in America. The first act is set in 1959 and the second in 2009, with a tight symmetry and almost parallelism between the two parts. The … Continue reading


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I wish I possessed Martha Stewart's love for cleaning the house (although I am pretty certain she doesn't actually clean her own house). Don't get me wrong- I love a clean house, and I don't mind organizing every now and then. But when it comes to actual cleaning, let's just say I'd give up every non-essential expenditure in my life before I'd give up having someone else clean my house. Even if you dislike cleaning as much as I do, you might be tempted to use a mop or broom if you had some of Alice Supply Company's cleaning products in your home. Designer Trina Turk has teamed up with Alice Supply to add some of her chic graphic patterns to cleaning essentials. The designs are so cute you don't want to hide these in your laundry room!
A dustpan lined with a retro navy and green graphic pattern:
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One thing I use ALL the time is my little toolbox. I keep a little hammer, some picture hanging kits, screwdrivers, and pliers in my toolbox and use it at least once a week. Mine isn't nearly as cute as this striped metal toolbox though!
I'm not really an avid gardener, but maybe this adorable set of tools would improve my black thumb.
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Watering those plants I am always trying to keep alive would be more fun with this bright green hose with a striped nozzle.
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Frustrated that a certain male in your house is always borrowing your hammer and not returning it to your little toolbox? We bet he wouldn't be caught dead banging away with this cute nautical striped hammer.
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"Our lives a series of defining moments, strung together by passing time. Surrender fully to this moment, because it is not the moment itself that defines us, but how we choose to live in it."
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"Don't let nobody overshadow your greatness, for you were intrusted with this gift! So, protect it with your life if you must!"
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"Chasing money, gets into the way of life."
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"Life was given to us to be happy and to be what we want to be. Enough of letting the unknown force to decide our fate or every move we make! Is time to take control. We must stop living like we are going to live for 1000 years! We got to Live for the now, live for today!"
"LET GO OF THE PAST! For the past is not holding on to you, you're the one holding on to it."
"I refuse to live My life under the shadows of doubts and fears! For I know who I am and I know where I'm going!...."


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So I recently started noticing a LOT of squirreliness on the highway. More than the normal lifted jeep squirreliness. I have a 97 tj, 2.5 with an OLD 4" skyjacker and 33's. I had dw for a bit so I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade my steering to currie currectlync which solved my dw but now I have movement in the rear axle. I checked the bushings and they are all fine (were replaced less than 6 months ago) so I figured it was the old worn out heim joints. I replaced the two lowers in the rear with Johnny joints and it made the ride quality better but the axle still moves. It's extremely noticeable on the highway. When I get on the throttle it straightens out and tracks straight but when I let off it dives to the right. My front axle doesn't move at all during this. Would it be the upper control arm heims still causing this? Or something else? Help me! This is getting increasingly frustrating.
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South Korea (Hangul: 남한; Hanja: 南韓; Namhan lit. "Southern Han [State]"), officially the Republic of Korea (Hangul: 대한민국; Hanja: 大韓民國; Daehan Minguk lit. "The great country of Han people") is an independent nation in Eastern Asia.
South Korea is in East Asia and comprises of the territories that traditionally make up most of the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. The capital region is Chungcheongbuk-do. (Gyeonggi-do prior to the Second Japan-South Korea War). South Korea shares natural borders with China, Russia, North Korea, Japan and Republic of China (Taiwan).
The original territory of South Korea is composed of several regions:
Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do (occupied by ), Chungcheongbuk-do, Chungcheongnam-do (occupied by ), Gyeongsangbuk-do (occupied by ), Jeollabuk-do (occupied by ), Gyeongsangnam-do (occupied by ), Jeollanam-do (occupied by ), and Jeju (occupied by ).
Its current territories are listed below:
Original Owner | Resource | Map | |
Gyeonggi-do | Grain | ||
Chungcheongbuk-do | Iron |
This table shows the taxes currently established in South Korea.
Embargo List
This country doesn't have any trading embargoes at the moment. |
Active Top 5 Parties:
Party Name | Initials | Orientation | Party President | Members | Congressman (Feb 2015) |
%of Congress |
RL Korean Union | RLKU | Center, Totalitarian | SaetByul | 83 | 16 | 43% |
eGensokyo | EGK | Far-Left, Libertarian | Reisen U Inaba | 50 | 9 | 23% |
Shield | SID | Center-right, Totalitarian | KOR_Sohn | 37 | 8 | 15% |
Clover | CLO | Center, Libertarian | Delpus | 25 | 4 | 12% |
Sport Party | SP | Center, Libertarian | Park Byeong ho | 13 | 2 | 5% |
- Last updated: March 11th, 2015 by SaetByul
Current Government
Position | Name |
President | serzel |
Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) | Park Ju Chan |
Governor (MoF) | SaetByul |
Minister of Education (MoE) | Delpus |
Minister of Health (MoH) | seoul city |
- Last update: March 11th, 2015 by SaetByul
Military Units
MU Name | Logo | Commander | # Members | Link | Note |
S.T.A.R.K | Ernesto Jeon | 293 | S.T.A.R.K | Full Name : Special Tactics Army on Republic of Korea | |
Lego Empire Army | lucky789 | 640 | Lego Empire Army | ||
South Korean Dragons | ManuR | 11 | South Korean Dragons | Running by Not RL SK | |
Korean White Tigers | erk the Great | 101 | Korean White Tigers |
- South Korea has a lot of MU. but many of them are dead or non-active.
Written By Princess Luna (2014-09-06) |
Throughout its entire history, South Korea has been directly involved in the following wars:
Start | End | O-Allies | Our | Enemy | E-Allies | Title |
21 Apr '09 | 24 Apr '09 | First Japan-South Korea War[1] | ||||
08 May '09 | 24 May '09 | China-South Korea War[2] | ||||
24 Aug '09 | 07 Sep '09 | Theocratic War[3][4] | ||||
06 May '10 | 07 Nov '10 | Second Japan-South Korea War[5] | ||||
?? ??? '11 | 17 Jul '11 | 2nd China-South Korea War | ||||
05 Sep '11 | 12 Sep '11 | Canada-Japan War | ||||
01 Nov '11 | 10 Jul '12 | Pro-( ) | Pro- | World War V (Mar '11)
(South Korea ProONE join) | ||
06 Nov '11 | 31 Dec '11 | |
World War V | |||
01 Jan '12 | 07 Jan '12 | World War V | ||||
07 Jan '12 | 10 Jul '12 | World War V | ||||
10 Jul '12 | 06 May '13 | World War VI (Mar '11)
(South Korea CoT join) | ||||
18 Jan '13 | 20 Mar '13 | World War VI | ||||
05 Jul '13 | ?? Oct '13 | World War VI
(EDEN Breakdown) | ||||
09 Jul '13 | ?? Oct '13 | 3rd Taiwan War | ||||
01 Oct '13 | ~ | (CoT Breakdown, Octobor) (Determination(RW) System Update, Novembor) | ||||
06 Dec '13 | 07 Dec '13 | 1st eS.Korea AIR STRIKE WAR of South Korean Airstrike (ePhilippines, Visayas) | ||||
?? Feb '14 | (-ing) | (Redefining the world) | ||||
22 May '14 | 24 May '14 | 2nd eS.Korea AIR STRIKE WAR of South Korean Airstrike (eIreland) |
Written By Ernesto Jeon (2014-06-12) |
Currently, South Korea is at war with the following countries:
- Republic of China (Taiwan) - Taiwanese attack on South Korea.
South Korea has mutual protection pacts with the following countries:
Rank history
- First 3 Titan Player of South Korean :
Number | Name | Acheive | Note |
1 | doodogi | Day 2228 | He is RL Korean and is only living eSouth Korea |
2 | Ernesto Jeon | Day 2229 | He is RL Korean and lived many e-foreign countries |
3 | lucky789 | Day 2231 | He is RL Korean and lived many e-foreign counries |
The First Republic
Not much is known of South Korea's history before the Japan-South Korea War in May 2008 that resulted in the annexation of South Korea into Japan. In November 2008, ATLANTIS-backed freedom fighters alongside richie450 and his efforts launched three successful resistance wars in Gyeonggi-do, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Chungcheongnam-do, putting the country back on the map; if South Korea were to have a Founding Father, richie could certainly be considered.
The Early Days
After South Korea's liberation, richie450 remained to help rebuild the country. The population was small, only 40-60 people at the time, but notable citizens like Yonai Keiko, Parrot, and Khairul Asyraf were arriving. Taking advantage of this, Parrot immediately started the Liberal Socialist Worker Party to run for president unopposed, but Defiantly Sin started the Liberal Democrats of Korea to challenge him. A power struggle ensued and continued until the congressional elections. Eleven Congressmen were elected and lead the country until the first presidential elections. Defiantly Sin left eRepublik for real life issues and left the party to Melkion, a French war hero who ran just for the medal; citizens soon realized their mistake in voting for a president who wouldn't do anything.
In mid December The Party arrived in South Korea, led by the Triumvirate of Father (Peregrine), Teacher (ThisGenMedia), and Watcher (Trisk). They kept to themselves and spoke little, only saying they wanted to make Korea "better". With a growing population, South Koreans fought off The Party in the December Congressional elections, but in the end, The Party took over Congress, and then, the Presidency.
The Party ran South Korea in classic PTO fashion. They owned several companies which produced plenty of stock and enabled them to manipulate the economy. Their forums were never public, and they proved themselves inaccessible to citizens. Richie450, among others, abandoned his position in Congress and left the country. The Party lost its hold on the nation in the January congressional elections by Parrot due to the support of the Central Intelligence Agency. The CIA's intervention is rumored to have been due to personal grudges of the then American government against the Triumvirate.
The Parrot and DeBoyle Administrations
With Parrot winning the February 2009 presidential election, The Party was ultimately defeated. Though he was saddled with a weak economy, low production, and a small and starving population, Parrot rallied the community and, with the help of Japanese and private donations, was able to stave of starvation and refill the treasury. His actions spawned the first immigration wave to South Korea, where new companies were built, wages were competitive, cost were low, and the economy was strengthening.
Unfortunately, Parrot could not end the bickering with remnants of The Party and his heavy-handed response to criticism started to draw many comparisons to the autocratic system his administration replaced. In March 2009, in the first free elections in the country's history, he was defeated by one vote by Francis DeBoyle, who promised greater visibility, more freedom and continued economic growth.
The Goonrush and PowerSweden
No sooner had the economy revived (the KRW holding at 0.025 gold), the Goons arrived on the scene. Whatever gains made by the Parrot and DeBoyle administrations were soon eroding into media chaos and market freefall. They quickly grew in number and in domestic allies, and rumors of coorruption grew; the president appeared unconcerned, the Minister of Defense is alleged to have cut a deal with the Goons to retain his post, and the Unity candidate of the Free Koreans, Mr. brodie, is also rumored to have been bought off.On the heels of the Goons' arrival, however, came another wave of immigration, this time from Turkey. Among the newcomers was PowerSweden, a man accustomed to the destructive nature of the Goons, and he had come to neutralize their effect on the country. Thanks in part to the efforts of his compatriot, LanceLoTR, a dialogue was established with the Free Koreans. PowerSweden quickly attained their support for the April presidential election.
Mr. brodie had a trick up his sleeve; on election day, he sought an impeachment vote, of which the vote would end three hours into the new president's term. The trick momentarily worked; PowerSweden won the election and was immediately impeached, with the presidency thus going to the Goon candidate, TokiWart00th. The admins sorted everything out, TokiWart00th was removed from office, Mr. brodie was temporarily banned for his scheme, and PowerSweden was re-installed as president.
During the melee, China sought to seize on the confusion by invading South Korea. During their small window of 'power' the goons were able to scrape the gold for an MPP from amongst their ranks but too late to stop the fall of Seoul. With the rightful return of PowerSweden, however, the tables turned and with the help of eTurks, eThais and a powerful effort from PowerSweden himself, South Korea was able to fend off the Chinese attack on Chungcheongnam-do and eventually expel them from the peninsula in the following liberation of Seoul (see China-South Korea War).
With the Goon plot to ascend to the presidency defeated and the Chinese pushed out of the country, PowerSweden decided to retire by way of self-imposed impeachment, leaving the presidency in the hands of Yonai Keiko.
The May 2009 Presidential Election
In her time as interim president, Yonai oversaw success across the board, in economic, diplomatic, population, and social matters, and she parlayed this into a win in the May 2009 election. Still burdened with a relatively small population, however, political leaders realized the nation's vulnerability to PTO's.
The cracks had, however, begun to appear.
Party leaders acknowledged the need for unity when threatened by foreign PTO groups. Leading up to the election, they had agreed to nominate one candidate, who would then for an administration using leading members from all parties. This was seen as a short-term solution, and with population bound to grow, this was planned as a temporary anti-PTO measure, not permanent policy. A few days before the election, however, LordSlowPoke, leader of the Workers' Party, broke the agreement by nominating Aarons-Miller for President. Yonai won the election, but the idea of unity for the sake of thwarting PTO attempts was destroyed. Sure enough, PTO groups from Poland and the United States of America soon came, and with every new PTO attempt, national morale waned.
The JASKO Union
With the never-ending waves of PTO mercenaries coming in, with parties unable to broker deals to assure unity, and in an era before the citizenship module, national leaders from the center and right, unable to trust leftist leaders like those in the Workers' Party, began to seek other options. As it stood, the choice was to either allow one PTO group after another take over the government, or to merge with Japan, a country with a democratic tradition and a population large enough to not have to worry about constant PTO's.
A postal vote was held, and by two-thirds majority, South Koreans decided to stop being at the mercy of PTO malice and to join Japan.
With Japan's consent, South Korea declared war on them, and the process of merging began. By the time the June 2009 Congressional elections came around, the process was complete; South Korea was part of Japan. The South Korean community assimilated into Japanese culture and seemed content with the move.
The Theocratic Nation
How the Theocrats Took South Korea
During the merger with Japan, South Korean leadership in exile planned to eventually rejuvenate the country. On August 20, 2009, Yonai Keiko started a resistance war in Gyeongsangnam-do, just in time for the August Congressional Elections. After two months, working with the Japanese, South Korea returned to the map. After this success, Yonai was the defacto president of the nation and was proposing a war with Japan (with Japan's blessing) in the hope to slowly take back old South Korean regions; with no Congress, the proposal met no opposition.
Unfortunately, the country was vulnerable for the five days it went without a Congress; without a Congress, the citizenship module was not in effect, meaning the old PTO problems the country faced before were still a concern for this window of time. Over this span, the population bloated with newcomers, in particular, the Theocrats, a military culture with a quasi-religious tie to Dioism. The South Korean community, a mix of veteran citizens like Yonai and Alfagrem on one hand, and new devotees like Spade and Smily132 on the other, appealed to the international community for assistance. With the world watching the election, even with last-minute voters jumping from South Africa to assist the indigenous community, the Theocrats won six of the ten seats up for grabs; quite truly, they won by the skin of their teeth, only a couple of votes could have turned the tables. The Theocratic win became a very sore point of contention, as many Theocrats were subsequently banned for creating multi's. Without control of Congress, the community could only hope to stave off impeachment.
Leadership sought to merge with Japan again, and at their request, Japan opened up a battle in Gyeongsangnam-do to take the country back and to undo the Theocratic PTO. This was the beginning of the Theocratic War. The day after the election, the battle commenced, and it concluded successfully, with South Korea retreating from the battle, and Japan retaking the country. The Theocrats, however, were not going to just allow this to happen. Initiated by Cidadao, they started a resistance war in Gyeonggi-do late on September 3 in order to get the country back on the map just in the nick of time for presidential elections on September 5 and to get their candidate on the ballot. The battle was bitterly fought, and with an hour left, the wall stood at 50,000, its highest of the fight; however, thanks to Theocratic expertise in tanking, they quickly brought the wall down to -6000 and won.
With South Korea back on the map and presidential elections the very next day, the Theocrats were much better prepared, and their candidate, Colinar, defeated long-time South Korean resident Alfagrem by a 2-to-1 margin. With the Presidency and Congress in their pocket, they fought a war with Japan to maintain control of the country and to gain regions; despite Japan's best efforts and momentary wins, they ultimately were unable to retake South Korea. In the September Congressional elections, the Theocrats cemented political power with a much more convincing win than in August. Many who were loyal to the indigenous South Korean community left in disgust.
How the Theocrats Ruled South Korea
With the Theocrats firmly entrenched in power, they turned South Korea into, as Dio Maksas called it, a fascist-communist state. Tax rates were installed to basically destroy the food and grain industries, putting many South Koreans out of business; without food, they build a Q5 hospital in Gyeonggi-do to deal with wellness. Being a militaristic culture, they sought an MPP with Malaysia to engage in the Sol wargames; between the wargames, regional conflicts, and fighting on behalf of EDEN forces, there were plenty of opportunities for battles and using said hospital. They shut the door completely on citizenship, and unless an applicant was pre-established in the Theocracy, he would be rejected. Dissenting voices were shouted down by chants of "SILENT LEGES INTER ARMA", their motto, or a little more provocative, "SLIA or GTFO!" After several weeks of Theocratic dominance, the population thinned out, which was of no consequence to the Theocrats; with tight control of the economy and their own companies replacing those already in place, they hardly cared. Many criticized them for creating a sort of segregated society, a closed totalitarian regime; in response, such critics were harassed and mocked until they gave up.
Not every South Korean folded under Theocratic dominance. In September 2009, as the Theocrats were trying to enjoy their MPP with Malaysia to take advantage of the Sol wargames, Alfagrem took it on himself to start a series of resistance wars in Thailand to try to keep the Theocrats from strengthening their multi's; he funded the RW's himself, but also received criticism for the effort. Also, in the middle of the Theocratic totalitarian regime, Andrei Vissarionovich came and created the Democratic Nationalist Party in the hope of creating a true democratic presence; to his credit, he managed to get several members of his party into Congress, including Herbert Von Bern.
While the Theocrats held their regions, Russia sought to take control of the peninsula for themselves. They were successful in taking over North Korea and keeping it as a "colony" under Shaolin control. The Theocrats were successful in fending off Russian and Japanese threats, and by January 2010, of the nine original South Korean regions, only Jeju-do was not in Theocratic hands.
The Republic of 798
A Return to Democracy
In January 2010, after five months in power, the Theocrats announced they were leaving South Korea. With a lack of battles in the region and a distaste for governance, leadership directed members and resources to Spain and worked with the South Koreans to transfer power as smoothly as possible. To their credit, their departure was much more diplomatic, much more affable, than was their arrival. By the January Congressional elections, the Theocratic Era was over.
The post-Theocratic era was greeted by the community with enthusiasm and eagerness to rebuild. Facing many of the problems which had always plagued South Korea (weak currency, a turbulent economy, predators and PTO groups looking to take their share of the country), those who stayed were committed to a return to a free-market, democratic society. The newspaper media sprang to life, the national forum buzzed with activity, and positivity replaced the pessimism seen in Theocratic South Korea. The KRW quickly strengthened from 112 KRW/gold to 65 KRW/gold, the food and grain industries were slowly rebuilt, the South Korean Guard and Crimson Tigers were created to fill the military vacuum created when the Theocrats left, the population rose from just over 300 in mid-January to 650 by March, and an MPP was signed with Malaysia for the sake of wargames. The political parties that were vacated by the Theocrats were soon put to use.
After waiting five months, Spade's dream came true as he won the February Presidential election over Andrei Vissarionovich by a single vote. His leadership through this transition garnered him wide support, and in March he ran for re-election unopposed.
Operation Spiderman
In late February the Goons returned to South Korea, soon to be followed by the Facepunchers, who initially devoted themselves to rendering any Goon threat useless with an initiative called Operation Spiderman. Gaining the support of Spade and the community at large, they used their goodwill to target the Goons' party, the party In My Pants. Under the leadership of Abdul'Allah Kazim Kyrgazi and monkey111, they took over the party during the March Party President elections and renamed it the Federal Social Democrat Party.A Peaceful Transference of Power
The Goon/Facepuncher conflict was not the only event marking Spade's second term. During the March Congressional elections, his profile was hacked into, with which the hacker acted with vulgarity and disregard for the country and its president. The hacker proposed a pornographic citizen message and published Spade's private messages. Speaking through an organization, Spade directed the National Assembly to impeach his citizen account in order to halt the hacker's antics, and the Assembly obliged him.
The April Presidential Election would be considered by many Koreans to be the first democratic election since the Theocrats arrived. Peter de LusionisT Bae won the election with just under 43% of the vote.
The Second War with Japan
Below is a summary; for more details see: Second Japan-South Korea War
Peter was reelected on May 5, and the next day, Japan declared war on South Korea, giving a list of reasons for the action, from wanting to eliminate multi's from South Korea to owing it to the country to erase it and let them start over, but no one was fooled, it was for the "lulz". The Japanese won the first battle by less than one tank, which forced them to escalate the war with the incorporation of EDEN forces, especially from Croatia. Peter signed an MPP with Germany. The first resistance battle of the war was again a narrow win for Japan, but two days later, they attacked three regions at once, winning all three handily; by the end of the week, they had taken the South Korean capital of Gyeonggi-do and reduce SK to two useless regions.
Resistance battles bore fruit, but it was the signing of the MPP with Russia that ended Japanese aggression once and for all. Koreans pushed the Japanese out rather quickly, and with numeric superiority, they regained Jeju, becoming whole for the first time since coming back on the map the previous August.
The MPP with Russia did not come without a price; upon signing the deal, Russia was able to use Gyeonggi-do to launch an attack on the Chinese region of Shandong, altering the ongoing war over Liaoning.
New president Arjay Phoenician took these new realities as an opportunity to change the course of the country. Among other things, he sought the renewal of the MPP with Russia, guaranteeing the Japanese would not launch another attack. In his two terms, he oversaw a good-sized baby boom, bloating the population from 546 on June 6 to 1003 by August 4, an 84% increase in two months. Many of these newcomers were native Koreans, and he encouraged the growth of Korean-language newspapers. They came from a Korean gaming site, Europa Universalis, and notables from this community include Grease, Philip Park, and Elignis Jinn.
Grease succeeded Arjay after two terms, becoming the first president from real-life Korea.
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The pilgrims who come to the Holy Land meet the Franciscans almost exclusively at the Sanctuaries, but many of them are actually involved in numerous pastoral, social and welfare activities.
The Custody has learned that a building cannot be built and preserved if, at the same time, the collateral structures of a humanitarian nature are not looked after. In their eight centuries in the Holy Land and in many countries in the Middle East, the Franciscans have established many social and welfare activities.
These include running children's institutes often in the care of other religious communities that collaborate with the friars. There are old people's homes and medical-welfare centres for the elderly, such as the one in Bethlehem which is part of a project run by the NGO of the Custody, ATS – pro Terra Sancta.
The Homes activity is also very important for the local Christians, which aims to help families by contributing to the fundamental problem of housing. Through various building projects of whole areas, free housing is given to many families, contributions for the rent are given to other families and houses in precarious conditions are renovated.
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It's not easy choosing the G.O.A.T. Like American Lit exams, it's more essay question than multiple choice. And even if you're tennis's answer to Mark Twain, those snarky Sartre-types can always blow smoke in your eyes and snarl: "What a futile exercise. It's obvious that the G.O.A.T. is a media construct and not reality."
Can you pick a G.O.A.T. from the choices below?:
- Big Bill Tilden: He dominated like no other player ever has or maybe ever will. (Yeah, back when players wore pants and sipped brandy between games!)
- Rod Laver: He won the Grand Slam twice – as an amateur in 1962 and as a pro in 1969 (But 3 of the 4 Majors were on grass! How many would Roger or Pete have won if the surfaces hadn't changed?)
- Bjorn Borg: He won six French Open and five consecutive Wimbledon titles. (But he bolted as soon as McEnroe reared his curly head! And he couldn't master New York, either.)
- Pete Sampras: He held 14 major titles and was year end No. 1 for six consecutive years – an open era record that Roger will likely never break (The operative word is "held" as in Roger now holds a record 15 major titles – including one at the French Open. The best Pete ever did in Paris was the semi-finals – once.)
- Roger Federer: 15 majors and counting, career slam, best hair in history. (Oh, and that crappy 7-13 head-to-head against Rafael Nadal.)
Here's a question to keep those philosophy majors smoking clove cigarettes past their bedtimes: How can Roger Federer be the greatest of all time, if he isn't the (undeniable) greatest of his era?
Pete Sampras, who has praised Roger's accomplishments, was recently asked about the Roger-Rafa G.O.A.T. conundrum. And I think he's stumped:
"I do understand the argument as far as being the best ever. You have to be the man of your generation. He (Roger) has come up short against Nadal. I can see the point. It's hard to answer that. I don't know how to answer it. You know, it's not done yet. Roger's career isn't done yet. He's going to play Nadal a number of times over the next number of years, and he has to beat him. He has to beat him in the finals of majors. To be considered the greatest ever, he certainly in my book is (already that). But he has to figure this kid out. . .It would have bothered me if I had a losing record against Andre in majors." (via tennis.com)
Just for the record: Sampras was 20-14 over Agassi, including a 6-3 head-to-head in slams.
Okay, maybe Pete's on to something – maybe it's just a matter of time before Roger turns that head-to-head around, dominates Rafa from the clay of Monte Carlo to the Cincinnati hard courts and treats his Spanish rival like Lleyton Hewitt in the US Open final. Or – and this seems more likely – things will continue more as less as they have been, with Roger winning some and losing more (and more) as he enters his twilight years on tour. And who knows how many majors Rafa will win before he's forced to replace his knees with ball bearings? Few could argue Rafa's G.O.A.T.ness if (still a big IF) he surpasses Roger's trophy count.
This is about the time when I bum a cig and go brood in the corner. G.O.A.T., schmoat, as Descartes would say.
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D & S Service Center provides general auto repair services. The logo needs to portray a neat, clean, organized and professional image. Must use PMS 3145 and a complementary gray or possibly black. Read more details in complete brief.
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He entered the now familiar Houses of Healing and went first, to Merry and Pippin, who were walking in the garden. They gasped when they saw him.
ōStrider, you look splendid!ö Pippin exclaimed.ö You really look like the King now!ö
Aragorn smiled, though fighting to control his emotions. He had fought and survived many battles, but never one in which the odds were as hopeless as they were now.
He hardly felt the pain in his arms and shoulders any longer, so great was the pain in his heart, a sorrow that must be concealed, as it was his duty to inspire his men and calm their fears in the face of almost certain death.
ōIt is time for you to join the company of the Men of the City which is ready to depart, Pippin,ö he said,ö We leave within the hour.ö
ōI would take my oath to you now.ö said Pippin impulsively. öLord Denethor released me, yet I would swear again to you and to Gondor.ö He knelt at AragornÆs feet.
Overcome by the HobbitÆs loyalty and courage, Aragorn drew Anduril and offered him the hilt. Pippin placed his hand on it and said.
ōHere do I swear fealty and service to Gondor and to the King, in peace and war, in living and dying, from this day henceforth, until my King release me, or death take me, or the world end. Thus do I, Peregrin of the Shire solemnly swear.ö
Aragorn replied ōAnd thus do I hear, Aragorn son of Arathorn, heir to the thrones of Gondor and Arnor and will not fail to reward what is given, valour with honour, oath breaking with vengeance and fealty with love.ö
Pippin kissed his Liege LordÆs hand and Aragorn raised him to his feet and embraced him, as fought to keep the tears from his eyes.
Merry watched, wiping away his own tears with the back of his hand.
Aragorn turned to him.ö Now our ways must part and I know not for how long it shall be!ö he said sadly. ōIf we never meet again, I have been honoured to know you, Farewell!ö
He held out his hand to Merry, who took it, hesitated for a moment and then they impulsively drew each other into a close embrace.
Aragorn reluctantly released the tearful Hobbit and left him to say his goodbyes to Pippin.
Faramir was sitting propped up in bed when Aragorn entered.
When he saw the King, resplendent in His borrowed finery, he slid out of bed and knelt on the stone floor before Aragorn could prevent him.
ōI would swear my oath to you, my King. ōhe said.ö I am sorry I do not have my sword with me.ö
ōYou are not well enough to be out of bed!ö The healer in Aragorn was horrified while the man was deeply touched at the gesture.
ōMy Liege, I beg of you!ö
Aragorn drew Anduril and held out the hilt to Faramir who grasped it and said solemnly.
ōHere do I swear fealty and service to Gondor and to my King, to speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and to go, in need or plenty, in peace and war, in living and dying, from this day henceforth, until my King release me, or death take me, or the world end. Thus do I, Faramir son of Denethor of the House of Hurin solemnly swear.ö
Aragorn replied with equal gravity. ōAnd thus do I hear, Aragorn son of Arathorn, heir to the thrones of Gondor and Arnor and nor will I forget it, nor will not fail to reward what is given, valour with honour, oath breaking with vengeance and fealty with love.ö
Faramir noted how the King had changed the order of the words from his fatherÆs day. It was in keeping with the man.
He bent forward to kiss AragornÆs hand and almost swooned .The King was beside him in an instant, gently raising him to his feet and supporting him back to bed.
ōToday the King has returned out of legend.ö Faramir whispered. öI am glad that I have lived to see this day and would serve my Liege Lord as you command.ö
Aragorn looked at him with a mixture of pride and sadness.ö I command you to rest and regain your strength, to care for Gondor and her people and to especially care for the Hobbit, Meriadoc, and the Lady of Eowyn of Rohan, who too lie within these houses.
ōI will, I give you my oath.ö said Faramir gravely.
ōThen I bid you farewell. I do not know if we will meet again, but may you be blessed by the Valar!ö
He bent and kissed Faramir on the brow and then he was gone, striding out magnificent in black and scarlet as he rode out to face the Dark Lord.
Faramir stared after him, seeing only the scarlet lining of his brotherÆs cloak, crimson as freshly spilled blood, a noble sacrifice for the greater good of Middle Earth.
He vowed to follow the KingÆs commands while breath remained in him and then he wept for the future he longed to see but feared could never come to pass.
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There was a time that if I thought of a song it played. Right there in my head. No iPod, no computer. It just was. I suppose it's one of the few benefits that came with having the chip.
Infants are now born and implanted. It's just how it's done. No one has a choice. They don't even pretend you do by giving you an authorization form. It's mandatory and they just do it.
We are the computers. We are the databases or depositories for information. Most of the knowledge we hold is meaningless to all but ourselves. Most of us still have a human heart, but we also have a mind that can and is manipulated at will by the government, the Man, Big Brother. Some of the information they have us store is their way of being sure it's hidden from their other enemies; the ones they cannot control with starvation and thirst. None of us know who hold what information either. Only they know.
Don't discount what I'm telling you. There are enough signs for you to find the truth, but you have to let this letter open your eyes to see them. You have to fix it. This is not what our country is supposed to be. Hell, WE are not what God intended us to be.
Those who created the technology that they implant in us — and those they sell it to, have turned us all into game pieces. It is so impregnated in us that we don't know it to be any other way so everything I'm saying just sounds nuts. Trust me, I'm not nuts.
InDOC — short for Indoctrination is manufactured by the American government; a program that begins at your birth and leads to your death. It's quite possible you have the chip. It's probable actually. I haven't met someone without it in years. Every memory you have is manufactured. Nearly every emotion too.
I don't know in what year or place you have found this letter, but it's 2027 in the High Desert of California as I write. I feel hurried. I don't have much time before I have to go back under. I just want someone to know what's happened in case I never come back up. For history's sake you know?
I don't know how many others there are like me; how many that are left that remember…I could be the only one.
Back in 2017 — wow, those years went by like a snowball rolling downhill…fast…we fell under total economic collapse unlike the United States had ever seen before. The Great Depression was nothing in comparison. There were some people who said for a decade or more before it happened that it was coming. Most of us didn't believe them. We thought they were just a bunch of conspiracy theorists. We were dead wrong, and they were right. We should have listened.
By 2022 half of the country's population was gone. Just gone, mostly from starvation, disease, and violence after the collapse. It happened fast. The government let us rob and kill each other in the initial chaos and then those of us that were left were rounded up and immediately chipped and Indoctrinated. Everyone that has been born since is officially owned and even manufactured intentionally by the American government.
Your every movement and experience is accessible by someone else. Your handler. You don't even know when the moment of access happens most of the time. Nothing is unknown to your handler if he or she wants to know about it. They make a lot of money to know about.
It started with the spy cameras and grew more invasive from there. Now Orwell's "Thought crimes" really do exist. Soon, very soon, the real race of man will be completely gone and all that will be left are InDOCs. With technology rapidly developing who knows what will come next?
I dug my implant out a year ago and disappeared. I nearly died from the infection that set in. Each chip is programmed to release a poison if it's tampered with. The expired anti-dote I'd bought underground barely saved my life and cost a months worth of the supplies that I had creatively hidden away for the year leading up to my escape. Your chip is embedded at the base of your spine where the cauda equina is. It's hard and dangerous to get to. Be careful if you try to remove yours, but know until you do, you will never be free.
No one can be trusted in this new world. Greed and it's accompanying evil are everywhere and squalid circumstances for all of the "have nots" only perpetuate more crime, violence, and death. What's "theirs" is theirs and what's yours is anybody's for the taking.
After the collapse and round-up many of us were stuck in the internment camps they started building back in 2007. We thought our local officials or the military would help us, but Posse Comitatus had been gutted since 2006 and the military was not on our side. After the passing of the Patriot Act followed by the NDAA we were pretty much screwed, most of us just didn't want to believe it.
Most of us lost our guns in 2013 when all the known firearm owners had theirs confiscated. We were left pretty defenseless. Some people were smart and thought ahead. They reported their guns stolen before the confiscation so they were able to hide them and hold on to them later. Now though, those guns are of little use without ammunition or the means to make any.
Food is scarce. It's rationed. We are not allowed to collect rain water or grow our own vegetables. We are not allowed to own cattle. The government owns what little resources were left after the collapse. Companies like Monsanto destroyed food growth between their pesticides and genetically modified food and there were few precious acres of farm-able land left and they too were confiscated. The food that's grown is for them, not us. The food they ration out to us is manufactured with waste and chemicals and who knows what else and the only medicine left is the drugs they give us to keep us passive, docile, and dumb.
There's no time left. I have to go. I want to tell you the rest of the story, but they're coming now. I can hear the dogs in the distance. Remember, everything you think is real, is not.
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I feel like the stars were aligned against me last week.
L.E. has turned into a 6-month-old colicky baby again, only this time she has verbal skills and free will. Getting her to go to bed has turned into a 2+ hour venture with Dr. T and I tag-teaming with countless stories. She also wants her binky all the time and cries when we make her take it out in the morning. She'll throw herself on the ground at random and will scream and cry for a lollipop or popsicle. She wakes up in the middle of the night demanding more stories and milk. It's been awful.
When she's not having a super-psycho-freak-out, she's the most amazing and sweet little girl ever.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: it's like living with a drunk Tasmanian Devil who is also bipolar.
I work till 6 and commute 30 minutes so I'm generally not home much before 7. This has turned Dr. T into a huge grouch because he's home alone with the devil incarnate for almost 2 hours. It shouldn't be that big of a deal but it all came to a head this week. I'm not one for tears at work, especially at a new job, but Wednesday I couldn't control it. I was upset, tired, angry and feeling like all of my spinning plates were falling around me.
I'm ready to say, "I give up."
I've been back to work for two weeks and my house has gone to hell, I've gained 7 lbs and I have yet to stay awake past 9:30.
I feel like a failure at life, work, marriage and parenting.
There is only one other woman at my job who has kids. She gets the same flack I do about not pulling her weight in the office. That is the worst possible feeling to have, especially when it's been less than a month. The younger employees don't think it's fair that I leave on-time every day. But they don't see me coming in early, working through lunch. They don't know that in my 15-year career, I've done more than my share of covering for people who have also struggled with finding a work-life balance.
On top of it all, we're pretty lonely. We don't have many friends here and we're trying not to be too pushy with the people we do know.
This is just really hard right now.
I hope it gets better soon.
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