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OMG!!! Can I just apologies for not getting this up sooner...Last Friday, we had a storm, My husband had gone away for the weekend with a volunteer army cadet organisation, leaving me in the house on my own shatting my pants! Just as an almighty clap of thunder rolled over our abode...MY FUCKING COMPUTER BLEW UP!!!!!!! Meaning that for the last week, we've not had one...hence the apology for the lack of update lol. We're up and running again now though so WOOHOO!
Now to serious stuff, YOU ARE ALL FUCKING AMAZING!!!! I made it to 200 reviews, quite a few from first time reviewers *squeeee's so hard*. That means that I got the 31 reviews from 1 update. Seriously....If I could you'd all be getting a mechanic Edward in the post he he he
Back to the final chapter...
Chapter 14
I don't know how long we stayed wrapped in each other's arms in the back of that Volvo and I didn't care.
All that mattered was that I was with Edward...And he wanted me; but I couldn't help thinking about my lying shit of a brother.
Why the fuck did he have such a problem with the idea of me and his best friend being together?
The gorgeous mechanic by my side snuggled into my hair and sighed deeply, bringing my thoughts back to the moment.
"What are you thinking about?" His smooth velvet voice whispered, causing my eyes to close of their own accord.
"How this feels..." I pulled his arms around me tighter, causing him to snuggle up more. "...And why my dip shit brother doesn't approve. I've never known him stoop so low before. He never liked Ben when I dated him either, but he never went to these lengths."
"Ben's the dick that you found in bed with one of your collegues right?" He stiffened at the mention of another man.
I turned slightly to look at him in shock at just how well informed he seemed to be but then my heart danced a fucking jig.
"Yeah that's the one."
"Biggest fucking idiot on the planet!" He mumbled. "But remind me to thank him...I might not be here holding you and having the most amazing sex of my life if he hadn't...Then remind me to knock the son of a bitch out for ever hurting you."
"The most amazing sex huh?" I bit my lip as the jig turned into a chorus line.
"Are you fucking kidding me?" He leaned up on one arm to see around to my face. "Bella...You are the most incredible woman I've ever met! You want me to make a list why? You're beautiful, you're funny, you're smart, and you're warm...compassionate...you give the best head on the planet...you fucking let me watch you get a lap dance, that nearly had me coming in my pants..."
"Ok! Ok...I get it." My face flushed crimson at hearing him reel off good things about me. I'd never been good with getting complimented and he'd just gone to town on me.
My sudden blush had him carry on regardless. "...You blush at the slightest thing and it drives me wild. It's been a long time since I ever cared for someone even half as much as this."
"What were you thinking about anyway?" I desperately tried to change the subject before all the blood from my body migrated into my head.
I nodded.
"I was thinking..." The teasing tone in his voice subsided and a silky, sultry edge replaced it.
He kissed just under my earlobe and I gasped.
"Yes?" I encouraged as he kissed his way down the column of my throat; hoping that he'd be open for another round in the back of the car.
He nudged my hair out of the way with his nose and caressed the exposed skin of my shoulder.
If it were possible to die from this kind of contact...I would have been found dead in some elevator in Vegas a while ago.
Every time his mouth moulded to my skin, a wave of goose bumps rose all up my arms yet they left a burning trail in contrast.
"I was thinking..." He repeated slowly and purposefully. "...that I really hope..."
Fuck! He really was trying to kill me...If I'd been standing; my legs would have given way shakily from under me.
My eyes were tightly shut and I started to whimper; feeling my body reacting to him as his words caressed my ear.
"...that this pen comes off easily." He chuckled from behind me. "Otherwise it could prove a little bit painful to try and scrub it off."
As I realised what he'd said I turned and slapped his arm, causing him to progress from chuckle to guffaw. Then when I thought about it again he was right.
"Oh god!" I gasped.
I hadn't considered how he would get it off. And even though I'd made sure to pick up a water based marker...Yeah it was still fucking annoying to get off completely.
"But now...You've put a rather more appealing thought in my mind."
"Hold that thought! " I raised a finger at him in a gesture to stop him in his tracks. "Um you have a bathroom here right?" I suddenly asked as my bladder decided I needed a moment alone.
I waited sheepishly for him to point me in the right direction. He pointed towards the back wall of the shop.
"Hurry back." He pouted as I pulled my self out of our warm embrace...and the back of the car.
I stumbled slightly as I stood upright. I grabbed the side of the metal frame in an effort to save my dignity...well. I tugged at the fabric of my dress, allowing it to once again cover my most intimate areas; seen as I no longer had my panties in one piece to put back on.
Note to self...Buy extra underwear...Edward Cullen likes to rip things.
I don't know what I was expecting when I entered the little room...But it wasn't this. Guy's don't tend to be clean freaks and you can usually tell their lack of motivation from there littlest rooms.
This however seemed immaculate. Clean, fresh and bright.
The only semi strange thing in here was the small shower cubicle in the corner, with a few stray bottles of body wash and two-in-one shampoo lining the bottom of the tray. I guess it wasn't so odd...I doubted they wanted to head home covered in motor oil and dirt. I did my business and washed my hands. I gave my self the once over in the little mirror above the basin and giggled at the little black smudges down the side of my neck...and the bluish red hicky at the end of the messy trail.
When I walked back out and closed the door behind me I saw Edward walking around with a phone to his ear. He'd tried to adjust his overalls the best he could in a hurry to answer the call but he still had them at a funny angle and I smiled at the view I had of his ass hidden behind that dirty blue fabric.
He turned when he heard my and smiled before mouthing the word sorry while pointing to the device in his hand.
"Don't worry." I whispered back and turned to look at my surroundings more.
He turned and carried on his conversation as I quietly walked around.
The whole west wall was stacked with bright red tool chests, probably loaded with hundreds of different things I'd never heard the names of. Besides the dirty metal spare parts lying around, there were also some very sexy new chrome pieces too. My mind raced back to Las Vegas and our outing to the car show. I mimicked how Edward had stroked the hoods of all those cars, but my fingers were caressing a cold metallic set of sexy fucking rims. Then stopped abruptly as I realised it wasn't the best idea to get excited, I'd wind up flooding the place; coming in your panties was harder and messier when you weren't even wearing any. I quickly turned away from them and strode in the opposite direction.
Out of the corner of my eye I noticed a rather small fold up cot, and of course my curiosity got the better of me. Edward was still talking animatedly into the phone with his back to me so I had time to snoop around.
It was made up but messed up, with a Washington state phone directory splayed open on top of the covers. Next to the bed was an upturned packing crate doubling up as a nightstand; harbouring a small reading lamp and a collection of books.
I glanced through the titles and filled with warmth as I recognised them as some of the same books I loved. My fingers ran over the very crinkled spines, noting how worn they seemed. These books had been read and re-read over and over again; cherished each and every time their pages had been turned. Next to the pile of books lay one on its own, obviously the current choice of reading matter. It was a very battered copy of Mark Twain's Huckleberry Fin.
My eye was then caught by something unexpected.
Just behind the books, but facing the cot was a small framed photo of Me and Edward...sat in a booth in the club on our last night away...Our faces were a mixture of 'I think I love you' and 'Fuck me now!'
It was apparent that Rose must have taken it when Emmett wasn't looking and I have to admit she did it on the sly...because I couldn't remember it being taken either.
Just then a very warm and welcomed pair of hands slid around my waist and his head suddenly rested on my shoulder.
"I'm sorry..." I cursed my self internally for being so inquisitive and blushed like a champ at being caught out ogling his belongings.
"It's ok...don't worry about it." He chuckled as his hold tightened around me.
"You like to read huh?" I stuttered as I placed the picture back where it belonged.
"Guilty pleasure." He shrugged.
"Yeah...Mine too. I'm guessing the Huck Fin is one of your favourites." I nodded towards it sat on the makeshift table.
"What gives you that impression?" He asked in a toying manner.
"Well...because it's as shabby looking as my copy of Wuthering Heights.2
"You're favourite?" He raised his eyebrow.
"Ye-ah. I pretty much no it verbatim." I nodded like one of those novelty dogs. "I still don't get why you and my brother are friends...You're both completely different!" I looked back to the stack of books. " He hates to read; he prefers to see the movie version because he doesn't have to expend as much effort. If you asked him about books he wouldn't have a clue...He thinks Moby Dick is a sexually transmitted disease for fuck sake!"
He looked at me understandingly. "I know but he's usually a decent guy. I've known him since college. We just kind of hit it off, we both loathed one particular professor and sat taking the piss out of him through out his lessons, He wasn't so hot with some of his subjects and I offered to help him out...We've been friends ever since...Though right now I kind of want to knock him the fuck out."His lips pressed into a hard line as he remembered our earlier conversation.
He turned me to him so my body was pressed to his chest and he placed a chaste kiss on my seeking lips.
"Ok so you really need to help me out here." He picked up the directory and flicked to the 's' section. "There's only one B swan listed in here...And apparently it's some crazy lady that yelled at me when she answered and told me to stop trying to steal her cat!" He shook his head in disbelief before flicking again to the 'B' section. "There is also only one A Brandon in here...And she was completely different from the first crazy cat lady, who just for the record scared me a little..."
I chuckled at his admission.
"Mrs Brandon kept me on the phone for over an hour...telling me about her family and asking why I'd called. She had me tell her everything but I obviously censored it for her."
"An hour?" I asked incredulously.
"Yeah... I kind of didn't have the heart to stop her...Apparently she didn't get many calls or visitors."
I had to stop my self from gushing over how sweet he was.
"Anyway she gave me a few 'tip's for when I did find you; then told me if by any chance I didn't...I could always call her and she'd gladly go out some place nice with me." He grinned slightly embarrassed.
I kissed him in reward of his kindness and pulled the directory back from his grasp and pointed to a number two up from the sweet old lady that tried to seduce my man.
"D Brandon?"
"Everything's in Alice's father's name, I just sub let it. I pay him everything every month and he takes care of it." I shrugged
He looked back down to the page. "So fucking close!"
Just then I turned back to everything around me and realisation hit me flat in the chest.
"Is this where you've been staying?"
He suddenly came over all bashful. He rubbed his neck with his hand as he nodded ashamedly.
"yeah...I um...I was so intent on finding you and sorting out this place that I forgot to take into account somewhere to live."
"Are you looking for some where close by?" I asked...forming a plan in my head.
"If I can find something decent...I've kind of got a limited budget so..." He grimaced.
"What's your limit?" I asked; suddenly feeling very nosy again. "I mean...you can tell me to fucking butt out if you like."
"Six-fifty a month. I know...I haven't got a prayer."
"Maybe you do...I happen to know somewhere...four-fifty a month, all in except for the phone bill." I shrugged
"Are you serious?" He beamed. "Wait...What's the catch?" I saw his eyes narrow in suspicion.
"You'd have a room mate." I smirked.
He seemed to ponder it for a while then shrugged. "It couldn't hurt to check it out right?"
I told him to stop by the place at nine, telling him I'd be there too for moral support...if he wanted.
I left out the part that it would be me he'd be sharing with. I wrote down the address for him and kissed him goodbye. He promised to call me later and I'd hold him to it.
I made my way home and sighed at the direction the day had turned.
I glanced at the clock on the cooker and established I'd have and hour and a half before he got here. I threw my keys on the counter and pressed to play the waiting message I'd obviously missed while I was out.
'Hey Bella...It's your favourite big brother...'
"Traitor!" That was the first of my profanities to leave my mouth as I picked up the cat bowl and placed it on the sink drainer.
I heard the little bell jingle as Orion, my silver tabby, came bounding out from his hiding place at the realisation it was dinner time. I opened the fridge and pulled out his meticulously covered can of food and proceeded to empty it out. He'd jumped up and started to eat it before I'd even finished. I took the bowl in one hand and my furry friend under my other arm and placed them both on the floor.
Emmett was still rambling on into the machine about something he did at work.
I filled Orion's water dish and then turned to clean down the drainer and wash my hands.
'So anyway call me back ok...I feel like I haven't heard from you in a while, see ya.'
"I'll give you a while!"
I started to strip off my clothes on the way to the bathroom and took the time to make sure I got of all the evidence of my tumble around Edwards workshop. The water was soothing and helped me clear my head.
When I'd done, I rummaged through my closet for something to wear, I didn't want to seem desperate or too high maintenance so I opted of a red matching underwear set, with little black hearts printed on the fabric, then covered up with a pair of blue denim short short's and a plain white tank top with spaghetti straps.
When I was done I picked up the phone and called Emmett back.
'Hey Bell's what's up?' His booming voice greeted me and I couldn't help the playful grin that spread across my face.
"Oh not much." I feigned. "How's things with Rosealie going?"
'Hell Bella...I think I'm actually in love.'
Ok I wasn't expecting THAT!
"Srysly? Wow." I found I didn't even have to fake the happy tone in my voice at his declaration. But I quickly reminded myself of the task in hand. "So...How's Edward?" I asked eagerly.
"Um...Oh...He's er...great, he's just nipped out though, sorry."
"YOU LYING FUCKING DIP SHIT! Now try telling me the truth!"
The buzzer to the door sounded and I headed over to the intercom.
"Hold on a second Emm'." I pushed the phone to my shoulder trying to cut out the noise. "Hello?" My voice was thick with anger.
"Um hey...I'm here to look at the apartment." Edward sounded a little worried and I realised I must have sounded a little odd having an angry greeting. He obviously didn't recognise my voice for it so I just buzzed him up.
I took a deep breath then launched back at my brother. "Why don't you really tell me where he is?" I demanded as I looked my self over again in the mirror by the door.
'Ok! Ok...I think he went to see Candy...' His voice was filled with panic.
"Aaanng! Wrong answer!" Was he really going to try to continue lying to me?
The gentle knock on the door alerted me to Edward's presence. I pulled it open hastily and kissed him. I gestured for him to come in then turned to carry on my call. I glanced at his expression as he slid the door closed and turned to take in his surroundings. His mouth fell open at the sheer size of the place.
"He's not fucking anywhere near Candy...He's never been anywhere fucking near her you fucking asshole!"
Edward looked at me "Emmett?" He mouthed.
I nodded curtly and he grinned back obviously understanding my tone.
"Do you want to know WHY I know that? Huh?"
'yeah!' Oh he was going to try and get clever huh?
"Because he's here Emmett,.Now. In. My. Appartment!" I noticed Edward's head spin back to look at me in shock. "And you know what? I'm planning on fucking his brains out! I have to go because he's waiting for me to take all my clothes off Emmett. This isn't over. I want fucking answers about all this shit...about why you fucking lied to us...and why the fuck you have suck a problem with it.
'I'm jealous' His small voice was almost missed.
"What the fuck...why?" Ok so I wasn't letting this go just yet.
'I know it might sound childish to you and you probably won't understand but...He's my boy, and since Vegas he's been all 'your sister this' and 'your sister that!'
My chest swelled; then cracked again at my brother's stupidity.
'I just felt pushed out...I figured you guys just had a bit of fun and weren't all that serious...But then you were texting each other so much and shit...I thought if you thought he'd moved on that you would too. I didn't realise how much you really thought about each other...sorry you got hurt Bell's. He's not really there is he?' He thought I was kidding.
"Emmett, I really have to go and yes Edward IS really here...Say hi Edward." I bit my lip because he'd snook up behind me and started to kiss my neck again and I had to stifle my whimper's has he torturously kept going. He turned me to face him and kissed my mouth before he spoke.
"Hey Emm...listen do you mind if she calls you back later...I'm trying to get her naked dude." His mouth moulded to mine and I couldn't hold back my moaning any longer.
'FUCK ! I don't want to have to listen to this shit!' He groaned.
I pulled my mouth away long enough to leave my brother with one more thought.
"Emmett I love you you're my brother...but if you EVER...lie to me again where Edward is concerned...if you ever try to get in between us again...I promise you I'll replace your tonsils with your fucking TESTICLES!" With that I ended the call to see Edward using both hands to cup himself defensively.
I turned my full attention back to the man I'd thought I'd never find in my life time.
"So about the apartment..." I started.
"I'll take it!" He stated as he pulled me close and kissed me.
I broke away and walked a few feet towards my room.
"I think there are a few things you need to know first..." I teased as I unbuttoned my shorts and slid them off. "Firstly...For four day's out of the month...I'm not so nice to be around."
"Compromise...I can't have it that good all the time...I have sister's so I know the drill." He smirked
I raised my eyebrows at him then continued. "Secondly...after copious amounts of alcohol...I've been known to kiss Alice..." I added. "And I'm not just talking a peck on the cheek."
His mouth now dropped but he reined him self in. "Girl's kissing girl's...again I'm sure I can live with that." The last part of his words started to sound strained as I pulled off my tank top and threw it at him.
"And thirdly...I like to walk around the apartment in NOTHING but my underwear...sometimes less." I didn't but I had a feeling I might start if he was living here too.
He rolled his eyes and threw his head back chuckling.
I walked back over to him and he scooped my up in his arms. I was glad to see he'd taken a shower before he came over, not that I was opposed to getting dirty with him.
"Which way is my room." He breathed into my ear and I shivered, knowing how wet that one little question was going to make me.
"I can't wait that long to have you inside me...I need it now." I whispered back.
He chuckled again and turned towards the couch.
"I know I said it before...But you are a fucking angel." He grinned as he threw me on the couch and stalked over me, burying his face between to breasts and kissing me frantically.
All I could do was giggle like a fucking blond.
So that's it.
Please please review it for me, even if you never have before and even if you hated it.
I know I've left it open and that's because I MIGHT decide to add to it IF I can come up with something worth keeping it going for. I don't want to turn it into one of those long ass stories with no focus, so for now it's done.
I've loved every minute of writing this one and love you all for your kindness and fantastic reviews.
Still waiting for fresh inspiration for my next one but when I get the idea firmly set in mind you'll all be the first to know...well you will if you add me to your author alerts lol.
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Now, if you know Derrick at all (or just read his blog) it might be a surprise that he chose this theme on his own. But, Derrick is always one to challenge us and our pre-conceived notions and as he said to me a few weeks ago "I didn't define what a pretty label is...it's totally up to the individual."
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With Major League Baseball kicking off another season this week, here's a quick question – who's the greatest high school baseball player ever? Photo by Getty Images Todd Helton, Knoxville Central, TN The question is not so easily answered. While the National Federation Record Book is filled with many awe-inspiring performances, relatively few of the names ever reached the Major League level.So how do you judge who is best? We've taken on the task of selecting the greatest high school baseball player from each state, but there is a catch. The player chosen also had to have a solid, if not outstanding, pro career as well.So you won't see David Clyde on this list. The Texas schoolboy phenom has his name all over the national record book, but injuries caused him to wash out at the Major League level.Likewise you won't see Ty Cobb. Obviously one of the great baseball players of all time, Cobb didn't play on a high school team (at least not that we could find), instead playing semi-pro ball. Thus he doesn't qualify for the list.
Now in some cases we had to make exceptions. Some players played baseball in high school, but not at their high school because the school did not have a team. In those cases, we allowed American Legion performances, but we did not count semi-pro ball.One other rule. The player had to go to high school in the state. Being born in the state, but playing high school in a different state, is not considered. So Jackie Robinson, who was born in Alabama but played high school ball in California, would be considered a California candidate.So with those guidelines in mind, here's a look at the best high school (and pro) baseball players from each of the 50 United States. Let us know if we've missed a great high school player from your state. Photo by Getty Images Hank Aaron, Central, Toulminville AlabamaHank Aaron, Central, Toulminville – Played high school baseball as a freshman and sophomore before playing Negro League baseball with the Mobile Black Bears during his junior and senior seasons (which were spent at Josephine Allen Institute in Ala.). Aaron led Central to the Negro High School Championships both seasons. Aaron went on to break Babe Ruth's all-time home run record with 755 career round-trippers. Future Hall of Famer Willie McCovey also played at Central during the 1950s. Photo by Getty Images Chad Bentz, Juneau Douglas High School AlaskaChad Bentz, Juneau Douglas - According to the Baseball Cube, Alaska has had only two high school alumni advance to the Major League level (Curt Schilling was born in Anchorage but went to high school in Arizona). Bentz played two seasons at the Major League level, posting a career pitching record of 0-3 with a 7.58 ERA. Bentz was a standout at Juneau Douglas despite having a deformed right hand. Like former major leaguer Jim Abbott, Bentz switches his glove from his right hand to his left hand after delivering the pitch. Photo by Getty Images Jim Palmer, Scottsdale High School
ArizonaJim Palmer, Scottsdale – Although born in New York City, Palmer was adopted by Moe Wiesen and wife Polly. However Wiesen died and Palmer moved to California where he eventually took the name of Polly's new husband Max Palmer. He eventually landed at Scottsdale High School where he was 10-0 as a senior and signed a major league contract as an 18-year-old (there was no draft in 1963). Palmer went on to win three Cy Young Awards and a place in the Hall of Fame. Photo by Getty Images Brooks Robinson, Little Rock High School ArkansasBrooks Robinson, Little Rock Central – Possibly the greatest defensive third baseman in Major League history, Robinson earned 16 Gold Gloves and was known as the "Human Vacuum Cleaner" and is remembered for his incredible defensive display in the 1970 World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Robinson got his start at Little Rock Central, where ironically he ran track and played football. Little Rock did not have baseball in 1952, but he did play American Legion baseball and won the state title in 1952 and 1953. Photo by Getty Images Barry Bonds, Junipero Serra, San Mateo CaliforniaBarry Bonds, Junipero Serra, San Mateo – Winner of seven Major League MVP awards and holder of the all-time home run record at 762, Bonds was a star at Serra, batting .467 his senior year. He was selected by the San Francisco Giants as a senior in 1982, but instead attended Arizona State before eventually turning pro with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1986. Photo by Getty Images Rich Gossage, Wasson, Colorado Springs ColoradoRich Gossage, Wasson, Colorado Springs – Gossage was a fearsome relief pitcher for a number of Major League teams, most notably the New York Yankees, and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008. He won six letters in basketball and baseball while playing at Wasson.ConnecticutJeff Bagwell, Xavier, Middletown – Bagwell got his start at Xavier, a private all-male Catholic school. He excelled in baseball and soccer and was eventually signed by the Boston Red Sox. Involved in one of the more lop-sided trades in Major League history, Bagwell went to Houston in exchange for Larry Anderson. Bagwell went on to a long career with the Astros as one of the organization's all-time great players. Photo by Getty Images DeLino DeShields, Seaford High School DelawareDeLino DeShields, Seaford – DeShields had a 13-year career as a second baseman for the Montreal Expos and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was first team all-state in 1986 and 1987. He was selected in the first round of the MLB draft and also received basketball scholarship to Villanova. Photo by Getty Images Alex Rodriguez, Westminster FloridaAlex Rodriguez, Westminster Christian – Rodriguez had a spectacular high school career and was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft by the Seattle Mariners. He has since gone on to collect three MVP awards and is considered one of the top all-around players in the game today. At Westminster, Rodriguez was the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and was All-American as a senior when he batted .505 with nine home runs. Photo by Getty Images Frank Thomas, Columbus High School GeorgiaFrank Thomas, Columbus – An outstanding all-around athlete in high school, Thomas batted .440 in baseball, was an all-state tight end in football and also played on the basketball team. Although undrafted coming out of high school, Thomas went on to a 19-year career in the major leagues that included 521 home runs and a .301 career batting average. Photo by Getty Images Sid Fernandez, Kaiser, Honolulu HawaiiSid Fernandez, Kaiser, Honolulu – Fernandez was a member of the Mets pitching staff when New York won the World Series in 1986. He was known for his sidearm delivery and he won 116 games in his MLB career. At Kaiser, Fernandez reportedly threw a no-hitter in his first high school game. He was drafted out of high school in the third round by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Photo by Getty Images Harmon Killebrew, Payette High School IdahoHarmon Killebrew, Payette – According to the Harmon Killebrew website, he was an all-state quarterback at Payette, but was signed by the Washington Senators after a scout watched him play in a pickup baseball game. Killebrew went on to a Hall of Fame career with 573 career home runs. Photo by Getty Images Kirby Puckett, Calumet IllinoisKirby Puckett, Calumet – Although his career was cut short by vision problems, Puckett was elected to the Hall of Fame and had over 2,000 hits in his career. He led the Minnesota Twins to a pair of World Series titles and hit a walkoff home run to win Game 6 in 1991. As a third baseman at Calumet, Puckett was an All-American.IndianaChuck Klein, Southport – Klein was a four-sport athlete at Southport, excelling in baseball, football, basketball and track. He played semi-pro ball before eventually signing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1928. He went on to a Hall of Fame career and was the National League MVP in 1932. Photo by Getty Images Bob Feller, Van Meter IowaBob Feller, Van Meter – Feller struck out 15 batters in his Major League debut with the Cleveland Indians in 1936 – he was only a junior in high school at the time. He went on to graduate from Van Meter in 1937 and spent a long career with the Indians, although interrupted by wartime service. The Hall of Fame pitcher, known as "Rapid Robert" and the "Heater from Van Meter" won 266 games and struck out 2,581 batters in his career. Photo by Getty Images Bill Russell, Pittsburg High School KansasBill Russell, Pittsburg – Russell had the longest career of any Major Leaguer from Kansas, playing in 2,181 games during an 18-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the shortstop on the Dodgers' World Series teams in the 1970s and he had 1,926 hits in his career. Photo by Getty Images Don Gullett, McKell KentuckyDon Gullett, McKell – This is a tough call because Pee Wee Reese, David Justice and Steve Finley are all from Kentucky as well, however Reese reportedly only played five high school games due to his size, Justice's school didn't have a team and Finley was not necessarily considered a pro prospect in high school. Gullett, however, excelled in three sports at McKell and once pitched a perfect game with 20 strikeouts. He also once scored 11 touchdowns in one football game. As a pitcher in the major leagues, Gullet won 109 games and was the top pitcher for the Reds during the 1975 season. Photo by Getty Images Rusty Staub, Jesuit, New Orleans LouisianaRusty Staub, Jesuit, New Orleans – Staub ranks as one of the great all-time hitters in the game. He had 2,716 career hits and 292 home runs with 1,466 RBI in a 24-year career. As a senior at Jesuit in 1961, Staub helped lead the team to a state championship. Each year, the Jesuit baseball team presents the Rusty Staub Award to the top senior leader on the team.MaineBilly Swift, South Portland – Swift played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues as a pitcher in Seatle, San Francisco and Colorado. His best season was in 1993 with the Giants when he went 21-8 with a 2.82 ERA. Swift helped lead South Portland to a league title in the late 1970s. Photo by Getty Images Babe Ruth, St. Mary's Industrial School MarylandBabe Ruth, St. Mary's Industrial School – Ruth learned the game from Brother Matthias at St. Mary's and quickly became a major league talent. He was a member of the varsity team by the time he was 15, playing pitcher and catcher. At 19, Ruth signed with the Baltimore Orioles before eventually landing with the Red Sox and ultimately the New York Yankees, where he gained everlasting fame as the game's greatest home run hitter. Photo by Getty Images Tom Glavine, Billerica Massachusetts
Tom Glavine, Billerica – Glavine has played 22 years in the Major Leagues and has won 305 games with 2,607 strikeouts. Glavine was a league MVP in ice hockey, but also led his team to the Division I North Title in the Eastern Massachusetts Championships his senior season. Photo by Getty Images Derek Jeter, Kalamazoo Central MichiganDerek Jeter, Kalamazoo Central – Jeter was the starting shortstop on four World Series champion teams for the New York Yankees and ranks as one of the game's all-time great shortstops. Entering his 16th season, Jeter has 2,538 career hits. At Kalamazoo Central, Jeter was the national high school player of the year. Photo by Getty Images Dave Winfield, St. Paul Central MinnesotaDave Winfield, St. Paul Central – Winfield was a three-sport star at St. Paul Central, although he didn't play baseball until his junior season. He did earn All-City and All-State honors. The Hall of Famer collected 3,110 career hits in 22 seasons with 465 home runs.
MississippiGeorge Scott, Coleman – "Boomer" was a three-sport star at Coleman and has been inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. He played first base for the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers during a 14-year career and finished with 1,992 career hits and 271 home runs. Photo by Getty Images Albert Pujols, Fort Osage MissouriAlbert Pujols, Fort Osage – Pujols has emerged as one of the game's top young players and he already has impressive numbers in just eight seasons of play. Besides rapping out 1,536 career hits, Pujols also has 320 home runs and 979 RBI. While at Fort Osge, Pujols was a two-time all-state player and batted .660 with eight home runs as a senior.MontanaDave McNally, Billings – Montana doesn't field high school baseball teams, but has an outstanding American Legion program. McNally went 18-1 and struck out 27 batters in one game during the 1960 Legion season and led Billings to the American Legion World Series. In the Major Leagues, McNally won 184 games. Photo by Getty Images Bob Gibson, Tech, Omaha NebraskaBob Gibson, Tech, Omaha – Gibson won All-City and All-State awards while playing basketball and baseball at Tech. After a playing at Creighton University, Gibson played a brief stint with the Harlem Globetrotters before emerging as one of the top pitchers in the Major Leagues during the 1960s. He had 251 career wins with 3,117 strikeouts in a Hall of Fame career. Photo by Getty Images Greg Maddux, Valley, Las Vegas NevadaGreg Maddux, Valley, Las Vegas – The four-time Cy Young Award winner was a standout in high school as well, earning all-state honors as a junior and senior. He ranks eighth on the Major League all-time wins list with 355 and has 3,371 strikeouts in a 23-year career. Photo by Getty Images Carlton Fisk, Charlestown New HampshireCarlton Fisk, Charlestown – Fisk excelled in all sports at Charlestown, even leading the basketball team to a 25-0 record. He made his Major League debut in 1969 and went on to catch more games in the Major Leagues than any other player in history (2,226). He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2000.New JerseyJoe Medwick, Carteret – Considered a good enough football player to be recruited by Knute Rockne at Notre Dame, Medwick chose baseball instead and had a Hall of Fame career with the St. Louis Cardinals. Already playing semi-pro baseball by the time he was a sophomore in high school, Medwick won Triple Crown in 1937 with the Cardinals and helped St. Louis win the 1934 World Series as a member of the "Gashouse Gang." Photo by Getty Images Duane Ward, Farmington New MexicoDuane Ward, Farmington – Ward was good enough in high school to be drafted with the ninth pick of the first round in 1982 by the Atlanta Braves. A middle reliever most of his career with the Toronto Blue Jays, Ward led the American League with 45 saves in 1993.New YorkLou Gehrig, Commerce – Gehrig, one of the game's all-time great first basemen with the New York Yankees, caused a stir in high school when he belted a grand slam out of Wrigley Field against Lane Tech in a national high school championship game. In the history of Wrigley Field to that time, only 18 Major League baseball players had hit a ball out of the stadium. Photo by Getty Images Gaylord Perry, Williamston North CarolinaGaylord Perry, Williamston – Perry was an outstanding high school pitcher, tossing a pair of shutouts as a freshman and leading Williamston to a state title. He also threw five no-hitters in his career and was playing semi-pro ball prior to his senior year. He signed with the San Francisco Giants after graduating in 1958 and won 314 games with 3,534 strikeouts in 22 seasons. Photo by Getty Images Roger Maris, Shanley North DakotaRoger Maris, Shanley – Before breaking Babe Ruth's home run record in 1961 with 61 homers, Maris was a standout football player at Shanley, once scoring four touchdowns on returns (kickoff, punt and interception) during one game. He played American Legion ball in the summer, earning MVP honors in 1950 while batting .367. Photo by Getty Images Pete Rose, Western Hills High School OhioPete Rose, Western Hills – This could easily be Ken Griffey or Mike Schmidt, both of whom are outstanding Ohio natives, but Rose was good enough at Western Hills during his high school days to sign with Cincinnati right after graduation. He was in the major leagues by the time he was 19, on the way to a 24-year career that amassed a league record 4,256 hits. Photo by Getty Images Mickey Mantle, Commerce OklahomaMickey Mantle, Commerce – Known as the "Commerce Comet" for his blazing speed to first base, Mantle was playing semi-pro ball with the Whiz Kids while still in high school. There, a Yankee scout noticed Mantle and signed him when he was just 17. He was in the Major Leagues by the time he was 19 and he played 2,401 games in pinstripes – more than any other Yankee. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1974.OregonDale Murphy, Wilson, Portland – Murphy was a two-time National League MVP with the Atlanta Braves and finished his career with 2,111 hits and 398 home runs. At Wilson, Murphy played catcher and was considered to be "the next Johnny Bench". He batted .400 his senior year and was considered the top player in Oregon his senior season.PennsylvaniaStan Musial, Donora – Musial only played one year of high school baseball because Donora only had a team one season while he was in school. Nevertheless, he was good enough to pitch semi-pro ball, striking out 13 batters in one game at the age of 15. Eventually signed with the St. Louis Cardinals and had one of the most consistent careers of any major league player, earning 20 all-star selections, three MVP awards and getting 3,630 base hits. Photo by Getty Images Davey Lopes, LaSalle Academy Rhode IslandDavey Lopes, LaSalle Academy – Lopes was an all-state player in baseball and basketball at LaSalle Academy before embarking on a 16-year Major League career, mostly with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He joined Ron Cey, Steve Garvey and Bill Russell to form one of the greatest infields in Dodger history during the 1970s.South CarolinaJim Rice, T.L. Hanna – Rice was good enough in football to gain attention from colleges all across the country, but he was even better in baseball. He signed with the Boston Red Sox right out of high school and embarked on a 16-year career that culminated with his induction into the Hall of Fame last year.South DakotaMark Ellis, Stevens, Rapid City – Not a hard choice here, considering that Ellis is the only South Dakota high school player to reach the Major Leagues. Ellis has played seven years with Oakland A's.
TennesseeTodd Helton, Knoxville Central – Helton was a Baseball America All-American as a senior and was also a great quarterback, a position he played in college at Tennessee. A five-time all-star, Helton has, 1958 hits in a 13-year career. Photo by Getty Images Nolan Ryan, Alvin High School TexasNolan Ryan, Alvin – Ryan had a 20-4 record at Alvin and pitched two no-hitters – a sign of things to come. During his 27-year career in the major leagues, Ryan struck out 5,714 batters and won 324 games with seven no-hitters.UtahBruce Hurst, Dixie – Hurst was the first player from Utah selected in the first round of the Major League draft when he was chosen by the Red Sox with the 22nd overall pick. He won 145 games in his 15-year career.VermontRay Fisher, Middlebury – Thanks to our readers, we have added Fisher, who was a 3-sport star at Middlebury at the turn of the century. He won exactly 100 games in his career, mostly for the New York Highlanders/Yankees.VirginiaLou Whitaker, Martinsville – Whitaker was an outstanding pitcher at Martinsville, but he became one of the all-time great second basemen in the major leagues. Drafted out of high school by the Tigers, Whitaker played 19 seasons with Detroit, amassing 2,369 hits and five all-star game appearances. Photo by Getty Images Ryne Sandberg, North Central, Spokane WashingtonRyne Sandberg, North Central, Spokane – All-city in basketball and a scholarship winner in football, Sandberg chose to play baseball following his graduation from North Central in Spokane. He went on to a long career with the Chicago Cubs, resulting in his induction in the Hall of Fame.West VirginiaJohn Kruk, Keyser – Kruk gets the nod over Lew Burdette (who didn't play baseball in high school) for the top high school player in West Virginia. Kruk was a standout at Keyser High School, where the high school field is now named in his honor. Kruk played in three all-star games and had 1,170 career hits. Photo by Getty Images John Kruk, Keyser WisconsinHarvey Kuenn, Lutheran, Milwaukee – Kuenn was a standout baseball and basketball player at Lutheran in the late 1940s and signed with the Detroit Tigers in 1952. He was the Rookie of the Year in 1953 and led the American League in batting in 1959.WyomingMike Devereaux, Kelly Walsh – Although baseball is not played at the high school level in Wyoming, Devereaux was an all-around athlete at Kelly Walsh, excelling in track and eventually playing at Arizona State. He played with several teams in the Major Leagues, including the Atlanta Braves, with whom he won the NLCS MVP award during the 1995 season.


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Barclays may be "too big to fail" but it is also probably "too big to bail out".
What went wrong in
The origins of this disaster lie in the collapse of
Barclays decided to become a debt trading investment house. About half of its profits now come from the sort of activity that Lehman does.
"Our 2008 performance continues to benefit from the diversification of our business in recent years. In Global Retail and Commercial Banking, our UK businesses performed well. There was very strong profit growth in Barclaycard and we continued to expand our international businesses rapidly. Our Investment Banking and Investment Management businesses were profitable in challenging market conditions. "
I know they offered guaranteed bonuses – so when they slow this beast down the staff costs do not go away.
Having employed all these people and told them to trade. Unsurprisingly they did. Now I am just going to extract a few things from the annual reports. Here is the derivatives exposure from the 2007 annual:
I encourage you to click for detail.
These numbers are as they seem. The total gross derivative exposure is 29 trillion pounds. I deal with banks – but I am not used to dealing in trillions of pounds. I don't think anyone is.
The gross credit swaps are 2.4 trillion pounds – but mysteriously the fair values (both assets and liabilities) are low. Only the fair values go in the consolidated balance sheet so if you were to mark these like some people do the balance sheet would be much larger. (There is mismarking in someones book - but it may not be Barclays).
The CDS are up from a mere 1.2 trillion at year end 2006.The scale of the growth is best seen by looking at the same disclosure in say the 2003 table (snipped from the 2004 annual report):
It is not just the derivatives that they grew. The on balance sheet exposures grew to astronomical size too. Here is the summary from the Barclays annual report of Barcap.
Lets stress how weird this is. You have 3.8 billion pounds of "trading income" and only 42 million pounds of "value at risk". The balance sheet however – and this is ON BALANCE SHEET exposure is a mere 840 billion pounds. That is about the same size as the whole of Citigroup! In the income statement they took a net 795 million pounds of charges against
Oh, and you got all this income with a trading team you hired with guaranteed bonuses into the most crazy-for-talent market that has ever happened. When I saw the bonuses some of my friends were being promised - well I wondered why I wasn't going to Barclays.
They were pretty good traders all up too. Unlike anything I do they made money almost daily. Below is the value at risk over 2005-2006 with the number of positive and negative trading days.I love this - almost EVERY day they made money.
It was a little rougher in 2007 - as the 2007 annual makes clear
Analysis of trading revenueOh well - in bad times you get some losing days at Barclays.
The histograms show the distribution of daily trading revenue for Barclays Capital in 2007 and 2006. Revenue includes net trading income, net interest income and net fees and commissions relating to primary trading. The average daily revenue in 2007 was £26.2m (2006: £22.0m) and there were 224 positive revenue days out of 253 (2006: 243 out of 252). The number of negative revenue days increased in 2007 largely as a result of volatile markets in the second half of the year. The number of large positive revenue days also increased but these were spread across the year
Of course it all depends on how you mark the exposures. Barclays held - and continues to hold lots of nasty stuff. Their marks on the super-senior CDOs are implying only a fraction of the problems at Ambac or AIG. How do I put it? When is it mark to model and when is it mark to myth?
They put out a interim trading report. Its here. You look at the marks - and see if they make sense to you. The statement is here (warning pdf).
They got the true subprime thing happening here. They own Equifirst - a true subprime lender. Or at least it was a true subprime lender - it now does FHA loans and the like. They purchased in March 2007 when it was early in distress. They got a few billion pounds of loans with the acqusition that they meant to securitise if the market reopened. Oops.
I got much more on this thing. But this is a blog and meant to be light hearted. Enjoy.


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Highlights: Washington women's volleyball closes out Kansas in straight sets
By Sean Kent, @Pac12Network Newsroom
Dec 13, 2013
Pac-12 Player of the Year Krista Vansant leads the Huskies with 10 kills, while Cassie Strickland added 10 digs in Washington's 3-0 win over the Jayhawks Friday night in Los Angeles. It took the Huskies multiple tries after a pair of disputed calls on match point to seal their NCAA third round win.
Washington advances to an all Pac-12 regional final tomorrow at the Galen Center where they will face host USC. For the latest tournament news, stats and updated bracket, head over to NCAA.com's women's volleyball tournament page.


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We had a fantastic 10 night stay at this villa. The home was everything one could wish for; huge pool, very comfortable beds, lovely decor, recliner sofas (which my son loved!), coffee machine, pool toys and beach chairs. The location was brilliant, felt very safe in the gated community and only 10 minute drive to the shops and beach at Naples. The villa was exceptionally clean and the owner Michelle was a delight to deal with. We had no issues whatsoever and will definitely rent this villa again. Wish we were there now !
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My wife and I spent a very restful nearly two weeks in this beautiful villa. It is spotlessly clean and extremely well presented for rental. We have holidayed in Naples a few times in other rented villas and we were certainly not disappointed this time. The house is very well furnished and equipped with everything you could possibly require. The pool is very private and the decking ideal for long days in the sun. Naples is a beautiful city and this villa is within a few minutes driving distance of all the major attractions including the many sandy beaches. We would have no hesitation in recommending this villa to anyone looking for a pleasant holiday in Naples. Booking was also very easy and owner Michelle was extremely helpful
This villa lived up to be everything we hoped and a whole lot more. Beautifully situated in a quiet cul-de-sac with a great view over the lake, the house was beautifully furnished and maintained to a really high standard.
The location was just what we needed, being close enough to all of the attractions of fabulous Naples but quiet enough to enjoy precious relaxation time.
I can't recommend this property too highly, it has everything you could need to have a splendid time in one of the best locations in the world - and we got exceptional warmth for the time of year!
We had a wonderful vacation in Naples, Florida this past December. This house was fantastic for a family of five, spacious and well laid out, with a very private pool surrounded by greenery and the lake. It was a lovely place for the family the spend the afternoon playing in the pool, barbecuing dinner, and enjoying quiet evenings. We would definitately rent this home again.
We enjoyed our stay in Naples and the wonderful house that we rented. It has a lot of space - two living areas - a master suite and two other bedrooms. The pool is extra large for lap swimming. The listing description was very accurate. Some days we just enjoyed lounging at the pool and house. The home is very tastefully decorated and the exterior is well maintained. The owner and property manager were available for anythings special needs. The residence is close to the beach, restaurants and all the attractions in town. We would highly recommend this residence to family, friends and other people seeking to stay in a house in Naples. The neighborhood is very quiet and safe. It is in a gated community with security. It is great for evening walks and bicycling. If we have an opportunity to visit Naples again this home would be our first choice. The home is near the zoo, botanical gardens, and a short drive to Marco Island or the Everglades. We would rate it with ten stars if the rating went that high.
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5 Miles from downtown Naples and beaches. Located in Briarwood, a gated community.
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Ossie Clark, the eponymous British fashion house may soon find its way back to your wardrobe. And not just vintage pieces from its seventies heyday. Ossie Clark was one of Britain's most successful brands, defining the Swinging Sixties along with designers such as Biba and Mary Quaint. He is also known to be a great inspiration for many fashion designers, including Yves Saint Laurent and Tom Ford. Ossie Clark and Ossie Clark for Radley clothes are highly sought after, and are still worn by models like Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell. | |
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Luxury brand Bulgari presented their financial statements for it's third quarter 2007 this week. The statements highlighted a turnover of $355 million increased by 13% in comparison to the same period of last year. In the first nine months of the year the turnover increased by 14% at comparable exchange rates from $945 to $1,026 billion. | Undercolors, the underwear range of Benetton is expanding. This year, the multicolour brand planned on opening thirty stores of which they launched 50% already. For the upcoming year, Benetton is looking at opening another fifty branches. Barcelona, Athens, Warschau, Rome and Venice have recently opened new stores, Madrid and Lissabon are coming up next. |
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Firstly, I'd like to apoligise for the poor grammer i'm going to be using for a while. My little s^&* of a brother split coffee/hot chocolate on my laptop yesterday, so the first row of letters now doesn't work (every 'a' you see has been painstakingly copy + pasted into position) along with the exclemation mark, tab, shift and CTRL. Usually, I'd be typing this at school, but for some strange reason, the over-sensentive internet blocker had decided to ban E2 for the following reasons;
One 15 minute rant to Mr Barry (the system admin fella)later, involving many a threat to his children, voilence towards his beloved Vista capable laptop with an axe later, and an influx of hentai porn to his mother, he has now 'reconsidered', and E2 should be available asap.
Rebuilding a Mystery
Since the beginning of January of this year I have been in a state of limbo. Just after New Years Day I was making plans to leave the state of New Hampshire and look at my options. At that time there were things going on that were quite intense and extremely detrimental to my overall well being. In fact, in early January I had given notice that I would be leaving at some point in February.
That got a bit reversed for complicated reasons that led me deep into an abyss of such proportions that over the past couple of months I've gained a great deal of momentum simply from a statement repeated to me by people who do not know each other and do not talk to each other. That statement was some variation of "If it was anyone but you, they wouldn't have made it out in one piece." It might not make sense to some people, but to have people show that degree of faith in me was a major component in my personal recovery. It rates right up there with a certain mantra I turn to whenever I feel like throwing in my cards and disappearing into the bathroom, never to return.
That mantra is, "If you give up, then what are the rest of us supposed to do?" And in my realigning of my personal mythology, recalling the source of this mantra made appointing a new muse in the hierarchy of my mythology a fairly simple matter.
And now things are being finalized. I've given written notice at my job that my last night of work will be June 27th with plans to leave New Hampshire on Friday the 29th. And, instead of a straight shot back to Florida, I'm going to be making the trip in leaps and bounds. I already have tentative plans to make as many as six stops along the way, possibly more. It will be much easier on my withered constitution right now to drive a few hours and stop for a while than it would be to drive all day and night until I am so exhausted I seek out a motel for the night, my usual method in the past.
A few noders are already on the potential stop list. My route will take me through Connecticut, just north of The City on Interstate 84 before cutting south on Interstate 81 through Pennsylvania and Virginia before I cut back over to the godforsaken road of pure, unadulterated evil that is Interstate 95. So, if you find yourself not far from this route and would like to make me a steak and sacrifice your youngest daughter to me, let me know and we'll try to work something out. I've made this drive so many times in my life that I greet this trip with much distain, but in treating it like some kind of tour it is far more palatable.
Things are very much in a jumbled state of random uncertainties as far as the table being set down in Orlando. All kinds of options and variables of various sizes, shapes and forms... which, when it comes down to it means I'll only be flying slightly less blind into things than I did during my original arrival in 1997. Sometimes it becomes necessary to trust your instincts, your gut, the voices in your head and just go. The reasons for me staying up here in the hinterlands have been going out the window one by one over what seems to be a drawn out period of time, but in reality has only been a few months. Feels like it has been much longer since the beginning of this year than it has been. More like two years than five months. That kind of ugliness I can do without.
And so, just less than ten years later, I am back on the road to where I once belonged. There is a sense that I am being called home. When I came back north I convinced myself that this was home and I was returning in some kind of triumph, but I was deluding myself for reasons that had to do with proving I could do what I knew could not be done. And I no longer belong up here, this much I now know. The pettiness and backbiting I remember well from those I was close to more than a decade or so has come back to haunt me. Subtle manipulations, promises made and never held to, people who pretend to have your best interests at heart but throw you under the bus if they can gain something from doing so... these things exist everywhere, but here in New England it seems to surround me like the plague. I once told a friend in Florida that New Englanders have a system. They use the summer to collect whatever resources they can to avoid freezing to death in the winter. People usually wait until spring to dump their lovers. It is getting too warm to not sleep alone and no one up here has really figured out central air conditioning yet. They've barely figured out how to heat their homes without going bankrupt.
Of course, this is just circumstantial prejudice. There is nothing that different in people here than anywhere else, but it all relates in a way to personal attitude, and I have not maintained a positive attitude about being here. And as long as that focus remains negative and focused on not wanting to be here, things will continue in a negative vein until the destruct cycles get out of control. And I simply cannot feel positive about being here. I came here with a singularity of purpose, no matter how I tried to convince myself there were other reasons, and when that purpose led to disaster... it became progressively more difficult to convince myself there were reasons to stay and good elements to my being here. It just became eventually a counting off of time, as I was most certain I would not be staying through another winter. I hate winter. Passionately.
Negativity, with all its angles, from the external to the internal, is an abyss from which it is difficult to escape, and sometimes the only escape is to leave completely, to change, to start over, to reboot from last save. I've been calling my return to Orlando a reboot from last save for several weeks now.
My angels are still in Orlando. They wait for me, they anticipate my return. I must believe this. When I did not believe, they proved me wrong. And now all the dreams tell me of the journey back. All my visions are overwhelmed with tales of going back. Going back to where I once belonged. It may not mean much, but I am being called back. I sense it on a different level. What I needed to do for myself, to clear that pointless devotion to the self this all brought me to, has followed to its conclusion. And now I will be able to face the future without the past holding me back.
Debts have been paid. Accounts have been closed. It is time for the final blasphemy to begin.
Once upon a time I measured myself against you, but that was when I thought you offered something other than what you were capable of. And in the end you will find your own way outside of what we were, and that is how it needs to be.
Then again, we'll see each other again. You are the reason I'm stuck in samsara. I still have to figure out how to change your course. It just isn't possible in this lifetime. Next time around, Marci, things will be different. I can only be who I am. I can't save you from yourself.
Once upon a time I moved from New England to Florida based on nothing aside from faith in a completely insane story and my life changed for the better. At the time I was facing a completely different junction than I do now. At that time I was having it pounded into my head that I needed to believe in myself. And it culminated in the week I spent in the apartment of Christine Lisl, who I swear upon all that I hold holy I still love to this day, when every time I turned on her television I ended up seeing the video for this song... or turned on the radio and heard this song... which is why returning to Orlando is what I consider "Rebuilding a Mystery," simply because back in 1997, I had reason to believe Sarah McLachlin had written this song about me. And so now, broken and ready to return, I am taking up the wheel once again.
Whether it was written about me or not really does not matter, because at times it does matter. As was once told to me by someone I still dearly love, "No song could have been written about you that would have been so on the ball." And that is where the meaning comes into play.
You come out at nightThat's when the energy comes And the dark side's light And the vampires roam You strut your rasta wear And your suicide poem And a cross from a faith that died Before Jesus came You're building a mystery
And if I rebuild it, they will come.
You're a beautiful A beautiful fucked up man You're setting up your Razor wire shrine Cause you're working Building a mystery Holding on and holding it in Yeah you're working Building a mystery And choosing so carefully
It will be rebuilt. And it will be stronger than it ever was before. I am fucked up enough to believe that.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Salads, Soup, Snack, Smoothies, aka back to reality
Running out of food salad: spinach, celery, carrot, tomato, capers, red onion, avocado, hemp seeds (that's all I have for protein in the house right now!), nooch, sriracha.
From Paradis: kale, tomato, raw corn, quinoa in an avocado vinaigrette.
Bumble bar: Chunky Cherry flavor. I had one of these bars a long time ago and didn't like it so much, but I guess they introduced new flavors and maybe re-worked the recipe? Anyway, they're softer than I remember and it was pretty good.
This was a kind of sad salad. No dressing, I was too tired to think. Spinach, zucchini, carrots, red pepper, sauerkraut, fennel.
Whatever: spinach, red pepper, broccoli, carrot, zucchini, kraut, tempeh with mustard dressing.
Lacking in stuffs again. I almost had the ingredients to made a Rising Sun Smoothie: this is spinach, frozen banana, spirulina, almond butter, soaked goji berries, flax seed, the driest bit of lemon juice.
miso soup. The usual. Broccoli, onion, carrot, rice noodles, shiitake mushroom, hiziki, red pepper flakes, anise seeds, ginger.
Sorry, I've really got nothing better for you guys. This is what I eat. I'm moving on Sunday and I want to use up my pantry stuff. maybe tomorrow will be better.
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Beautiful salads! I love how you throw salads together with whatever you have but it's always such a great and inventive combo! The miso soup looks absolutely delicious! I need to make my soup soon because I'm getting the sniffles again. I don't think mine will be that pretty though! Love the idea of sriracha as dressing!
Is this the move to NC? Or somewhere else? Good luck with the move, keep up posted!!Running out of food salads can either be really awesome or sub-par, I think I'll be making one of those for lunch today (and hopefully it'll be awesome, ha ha)! This post is making me crave green food very badly! Good luck with the move!
ReplyDeleteExtra credit for the fennel! Even though I know those Bumble bars are vegan something turns me off about them seeming to be made of honey.
ReplyDeleteWell now, if my usual eats looked anything like yours, I would be in much better shape! What may seem mundane to you is inspiring to me.
ReplyDeleteYour salads are always so varied — I admire that. And they always look like something I'd want to eat, except for the fennel, of course. The miso soup looks so good I think I'll make some.
ReplyDeleteI'd also like to know where you're moving to. I hope it's someplace you'll love!
All of the salads look great, as usual, and like Andrea I really admire the variety in them. The avocado vinaigrette sounds especially good.
I had a Bumble Bar quite a long time ago and didn't care for it, but maybe I'll have to try one of the new flavors. Chunky cherry sounds good!Wow! You're like 95% raw now.Sauerkraut on a Salad is strange to me. It seems as though you're using the Kraut as the counterpart to the Avocado in lieu of dressing.
ReplyDeleteI had a Bumble Bar once before I was vegan, and it had a lot of honey in it. I'd be interested to try one of their new bars (I like the packaging too). "Running out of food" meals at your place look really delicious. It's hard to choose a favorite meal out of these, but I guess I'd have to say the miso; that looks super good. Good luck with the move!