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Evaluation and Analysis of Wireless Networks & MANETS
Abstract: A network is a collection of two or more computer systems which connected with each other. It is type of replace of information to communicate with one another. It is an association or set up of computer devices which are involved with the communication facilities. When number of computer is connected simultaneously to exchange information they form networks and contribute to resources. Networking is used to distribute information like data communication. Sharing resources can be software type or hardware types. It is central administration system or supports these types of system [1]. The communications protocols used to organize network traffic, with the network's size, its topology and its organizational intent. A network can be wired network and wireless network. Wired network is that which used wires for communicate with each other's and wireless network is that which communicate without the use of wires through a medium. In order to detect and Isolation of Selective Packet Drop Attack in Mobile Ad hoc Networks, we will discuss how study and evaluate the Selective packet Drop attack in MANET and its consequences in this paper.
Keywords: Wireless Sensor Network, MANET, AODV.
1. Sunil Taneja, Dr. Ashwani Kush, Amandeep Makkar, "End to End Delay Analysis of Prominent On-demand Routing Protocols", IJCST Vol. 2, Issue1, March 2011
2. ABDUL HAIMID BASHIR MOHAMED, thesis, "ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION OF WIRELESS AD-HOC NETWORK ROUTING PROTOCOLS"2004
3. Giovanni Vigna Sumit Gwalani Kavitha Srinivasan Elizabeth M. Belding-Royer Richard A. Kemmerer, "An Intrusion Detection Tool forAODV-based Ad hocWireless Networks", 2004
4. Sevil Şen, John A. Clark, Juan E. Tapiador, "Security Threats in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks", 2010
5. Rusha Nandy, "Study of Various Attacks in MANET and Elaborative Discussion Of Rushing Attack on DSR with clustering scheme" Int. J. Advanced Networking and Applications Volume: 03, Issue: 01, Pages:1035-1043 (2011)
6. Wenjia Li and Anupam Joshi , "Security Issues in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks- A Survey",2005
7. Gene Tsudik, "Anonymous Location-Aided Routing Protocols for Suspicious MANETs", 2010
8. Karim El Defrawy, and Gene Tsudik , "ALARM: Anonymous Location-Aided Routing in Suspicious MANETs" , IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING, VOL. 10, NO. 9, SEPTEMBER 2011
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14. Tien-Ho Chen and Wei-Kuan, Shih, "A Robust Mutual Authentication Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks ETRI Journal, Volume 32, Number 5, October 2010
15. Sushma Yalamanchi and K.V. Sambasiva Rao "Two-Stage Authentication For Wireless Networks Using Dual Signature And Symmetric Key Protocol" International Journal of Computer Science and Communication (IJCSC), n Vol. 2, No. 2, July-December 2011, pp. 419-422
16. Jacek Cicho, Rafał Kapelko, Jakub Lemiesz, and Marcin Zawada "On Alarm Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks", 2010
17. S. Sharmila and G. Umamaheswari, " Defensive Mechanism of Selective Packet Forward Attack in Wireless Sensor Networks", International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 39– No.4, February 2012
18. Priyanka Goyal, Vintra Parmar and Rahul Rishi , " MANET: Vulnerabilities, Challenges, Attacks, Application" , IJCEM International Journal of Computational Engineering & Management, Vol. 11, January 2011 ISSN (Online): 2230-7893 2011
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20. Amandeep Singh Bhatia and Rupinder Kaur Cheema ,"Analysing and Implementing the Mobility over MANETS using Random Way Point Model" , International Journal of Computer Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 68– No.17, April 2013
21. Jeroen Hoebeke, Ingrid Moerman, Bart Dhoedt and Piet Demeester , " An overview of Mobile Adhoc Networks: Applications and challenges", Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium ,2005
22. Loukas Lazos, and Marwan Krunz, "Selective Jamming/Dropping Insider Attacks in Wireless Mesh Networks" Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University ofArizona, Tucson, Arizona, 2009
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24. Ian D. Chakeres and Elizabeth M. Belding-Royer , "AODV Routing Protocol Implementation Design", In C. E. Perkins, editor, Ad hoc Networking, pages 173.219. Addison-Wesley, 2004
25. Rusha Nandy, "Study of Various Attacks in MANET and Elaborative Discussion Of Rushing Attack on DSR with clustering scheme" Int. J. Advanced Networking and Applications Volume: 03, Issue: 01, Pages: 1035-1043 (2011)
26. Tien-Ho Chen and Wei-Kuan, Shih , "A Robust Mutual Authentication Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks" ETRI Journal, Volume 32, Number 5, October 2010
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M. S. Harne, Manish M. Dandge
OVAT Analysis for Surface Finish in CNC Turning
Abstract: Metal cutting is one of the most important and widely used manufacturing processes in engineering industries and in today's manufacturing scenario, optimization of metal cutting process is essential for a manufacturing unit to respond effectively to severe competitiveness and increasing demand of quality which has to be achieved at minimal cost. Surface finish is one of the prime requirements of customers for machined parts. The purpose of this research paper is focused on the analysis of optimum cutting conditions to get lowest surface finish in facing by regression analysis. This paper presents an experimental study to investigate the effects of cutting parameters like Cutting speed, feed and depth of cut on surface finish on 16MnCr5H Steel
Keywords: CNC Turning, Surface Finish, One Variable at a Time Analysis.
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Kiran Singh, Chandasree Das
Analysis of DFIG Based Wind Turbine System during Different Types of Grid Fault
Abstract: The doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) based wind turbine(WT) system provides better power delivery towards the demand .This paper presents the performance of DFIG based wind turbine system during voltage dip caused due to different types of grid fault. Low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability of the system according to the grid connection requirement during these faults is studied and discussed in the paper. Further, power flow through the grid with different load conditions is compared and LVRT capability of the system is studied for each load condition. In addition to this, a 16 bus distribution system is connected to two generators and one DFIG based wind turbine system and the reactive power compensation is provided at two buses by using capacitors. The results obtained prove that due to the compensation provided the reactive power flow through those buses is reduced to a great extent and thereby improving systems stability and reliability. The design and response of the DFIG based wind turbine system during different fault conditions, various load conditions and integrated system consisting of DFIG based WT system and 16 bus distribution systems have been verified using MATLAB/ Simulink.
Keywords: DFIG, Distrbution system, LVRT,Wind Turbine .
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Nisha Malik, Rohit Khattar, Sukhvinder Malik, Amit Vatsh
Radio Link Analysis for 4G TD- LTE Technology at 2.3 GHz Frequency
Abstract: The Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the latest step in an advancing series of mobile telecommunications systems. In this paper, authors show interest on the link budgeting the information presented here will help readers understand how the budgeting will be done in LTE. This paper provides dimensioning of LTE for particular city. This will provides the number of cell count. Here we tell about a GUI MATLAB System for calculation of no. of resources required to provide services in particular area with optimum cost and better quality.
Keywords: LTE, Throughput, Radio link Budget Time Division Duplexing, MAPL, Cell count
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Ramchandra Patil, Shivaraj Hublikar
Design and Implementation of Car Black Box with Collision Avoidance System using ARM
Abstract: This paper is proposed to develop a low cost system which provides solution to the existing automotive control issues. This system has two main principle components namely Vehicle to Vehicle Collision Avoidance Unit (VVCAU) is used to avoid crashing between vehicles and Black Box (BB) records the relevant details about a vehicle such as Engine Temperature, Distance from obstacle, Speed of vehicle, Brake status, CO2 Content, Alcohol content, Accident Direction, trip Time and Date. The design selects ARM 7 (LPC 2148) as embedded controller, UART ( Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) is the common peripheral found on microcontrollers widely used for communication with the external devices and systems, I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) for on-board communication, Real Time Clock, Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory and GSM module.
Keywords: Black Box, Collision Avoidance, UART, I2C Protocol, GSM
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C Ilayarasu, K Boopathy Bagan, S Kanithan
Performance Comparison for the Design of Discrete Fourier-Invariant Signals
Abstract: In this paper, the design methodology minimizes the difference between the signal and its spectrum using gradient based iterative method. The proposed method reduces the number of iterations and simulation time compared with the existing method. The novelty method of design includes discrete Fourier-invariant signals with minimum time-width (T) and bandwidth (B) product. These methods achieve theoretical Gabor lower bound on BT product. Finally, we show how the proposed discrete Fourier-invariant signals with minimum bandwidth time-width product are not affected by noise with the help of wavelet processing.
Keywords: Eigenfunctions, Gabor uncertainty principle, shape invariant signals.
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Aprajita Sharma, Ram Nivas Giri
Automatic Recognition of Parkinson's disease via Artificial Neural Network and Support
Vector Machine
Abstract: Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the next mainly common neurodegenerative disease only exceeds by Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Parkinson's disease is a general disease of central nervous system along with the aged person and its difficult symptoms introduce some complexities for the clinical diagnosis. Moreover, it is estimated to enlarge in the subsequently decade with accelerated treatment costs as an outcome. Medical results produces undesirable biases, faults and extreme clinical costs which influence the value of services offered to patients. Precise detection is extremely important for cure planning which can decreases the incurable results. Precise outcome can be achieved through Artificial Neural Network. In addition to being accurate, these methods must meet speedily in order to relate them for real time applications. Artificial Neural Network (ANN)-based diagnosis of medical diseases has been taken into great consideration in recent years.. In this paper three types of classifiers based on MLP, KNN, and SVM are used to support the experts in the diagnosis of PD. The dataset of this research is composed of a range of biomedical voice signals from 31 people, 23 with Parkinson's disease and 8 healthy people. For this purpose, Parkinson's disease data set, taken from UCI machine learning database was used .The results show a high accuracy of around 85.294%.
Keywords: Artificial Neural Network, Parkinson's disease, Pattern Recognition, Support Vector Machine.
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Murari Lal Azad, Aizad Khursheed, Shubhranshu Vikram Singh
Operation and Control of Micro Sources in Island Mode of a Microgrid
Abstract: In the country like India where population is increasing at a rapid rate the electrical power demand has become a great problem. Unfortunately the conventional energy resources are limited, cause greenhouse emissions and are expected to increase in costs due to an increase in the demand. Recently, the new concept of MicroGrid has been emerging on distribution network for integration of micro generation in low voltage network and to increase the reliability of supply. A microgrid is a cluster of micro generators, loads, storage devices, control devices and a low voltage distribution network functioning in a coordinated manner. The microgrid can operate in two different modes: interconnected or emergency. In first mode the microgrid is connected with the conventional low voltage distribution network for importing or exporting electricity. In emergency mode the microgrid is isolated (islanded) with the help of control devices from the distribution network and uses local micro-generators, changing from power control to frequency control. Most of the micro sources installed in a microgrid cannot be connected directly to the electrical network therefore; power electronics interfaces (dc/ac or ac/dc/ac) are required. Thus, the inverter control is also a challenge for smooth and reliable operation of a smart microgrid. This paper describes microgrid operation in various modes and various control strategies adopted.
Keywords: Frequency control, Islanded Operation, MicroGrid, reliability, Voltage Control.
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Olasunkanmi F. Oseni, Segun I. Popoola, Robert O. Abolade, Oluwole A. Adegbola
Comparative Analysis of Received Signal Strength Prediction Models for Radio Network Planning of GSM 900 MHz in Ilorin, Nigeria
Abstract: The quality of coverage of any radio network design depends on the accuracy of the propagation model employed during planning and initial deployment. For efficient radio network design, the propagation models are estimated from signal strength measurement taken in the area of interest. In this paper, the suitability of Okumura-Hata model, COST 231-Hata model and Standard Propagation Model for radio coverage prediction on terrains of Ilorin City, Nigeria was investigated. Field measurement data were obtained from the GSM 900 radio network deployed in the area through drive test. The actual Received Signal Strength (RSS) values were compared with those obtained from model predictions in ATOLL network planning tool. The predictions of Standard Propagation Model gave the minimum Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 5.52 dB, 12.73 dB and 18.4 dB on BS2501, BS2502 and BS2503 respectively. The deviation of the mean RSS predicted by Okumura-Hata was found to be the highest when compared with that of the actual data collected. Therefore, the use of Standard Propagation Model in radio network planning at 900 MHz will deliver a better Quality of Service (QoS) to mobile users in these propagation environments.
Keywords: Drive test, Propagation Model, Received Signal Strength, Radio Network Planning
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8. COST 231, "Urban Transmission Loss Models for Mobile Radio in the 900 & 1800MHz band", COST 231 TD (90) 119 Rev 2, The Hague, Netherlands, 1991.
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Tunnel Diode Loaded Rectangular Microstrip Antenna with Passive Components for Millimeter Range
Abstract: The present work describes the circuit model based analysis of tunnel diode(Active Device) loaded microstrip antenna with parasitic elements using equivalent circuit concept. To optimize the antenna characteristics a study has been carried out as a function of tunnel diode space with microstrip patch. It is observed that the antenna can be operated over a range of frequency form 39.163GHz to 57.688GHz for Germenium tunnel diode loaded patch just by varying the value of passive elements. The return loss improves to -43.3dB.
Keywords: Microstrip Antenna; Active tunnel diode loaded patch and passive elements patch,
1. S. PSylvesten P. Gentile, "Basic Theory and Application of Tunnel Diode", Princeton, NJ: Van Nostrand, 1962.
2. D. M. Pozar, "Input impedance and mutual coupling of rectangular microstrip antennas", IEEE Trans. On Antenna and propagation, Vol. AP-30, 1982, pp. 1190-1196.
3. M. V. Schneider, "Microstrip lines for microstrip integrated circuits," Bell Syst. Tech. J., vol. 48, 1969, pp. 1424-1444,.
4. Rakesh N. Tiwari1, Prabhakar Singh2,"Tunnel Diode Loaded Microstrip Antenna with Parasitic Elements"Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, 2012, 4, 177-181
5. Yogesh Kumar Gupta1, R. L. Yadava2, R. K. Yadav3, Performance Analysis of 2.3 GHz Microstrip Square Antenna Using ADS International Journal of Research in Management, Science & Technology (E-ISSN: 2321-3264) Vol. 1; No. 2, December 2013
6. shweta srivastava & Babau R. Vishwakarma, "Tunnel diode loaded integrated two layer microstrip patch antenna", Indian journal of Radio & space physics vol 29,December 2000.pp.349-356,
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Slovakian Miroslav Karhan has been ruled out of the World Cup with injury, the midfielder announced on Saturday.
The 33-year-old, who has won 96 caps for Slovakia, scoring 13 goals, is suffering from a recurring Achilles tendon injury.
The former Wolfsburg and Besiktas player, who is currently signed with Bundesliga club Mainz, is set to face three weeks on the sidelines, ruling out a trip to South Africa.
"The injury is just a small fissure on the achilles tendon, but it is enough to prevent me from taking part in the World Cup," Karhan told Mainz's official website.
"This is pure disappointment for me as there are just two weeks left until the tournament.
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NEW LONDON -- Church leaders in the New London and Spicer area are hoping to provide comfort for a community rocked by the recent deaths of two teens by holding a prayer service tomorrow morning.
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With new engines with spectacular graphics appearing all around with the likes of Frostbite 2, CryENGINE 3, id Tech 5 and even the ever updating Unreal engine, many are wishing that Call of Duty would follow suit with next generation graphics engine also.
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- "I liken it to people who live in an older house that has been remodeled. Just because you're remodeling the house and it will look new or it will have a new kitchen, you don't tear out the foundation, or break out some of the framing. You might even go as hardcore as replacing the plumbing, and we will do that sort of thing, as an analogy. It's a gross simplification, but it's one way to say that. There's a lot of good still in that foundation that you wouldn't get rid of, and we don't. We look to advance in the areas that support our game design."
Lamia confirmed that Black Ops II will use an updated version of the Black Ops engine, which was again was based almost entirely upon IW 3.0, which caused Black Ops to suffer from poorer graphics and texture quality compared to the earlier Modern Warfare 2.
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- "We wanted to advance the graphics. I think the questions are valid. The answer may not need to be an entirely new engine, but you might need to do an entire overhaul of your entire lighting system. The trick is, we're not willing to do that if we can't keep it running at 60 frames per second — but we did that this time."
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Book Review: Parkinson Voice Project
My many thanks to my friends at the Parkinson Voice Project in Richardson, Texas for this generous review of our second book!
Book Review by LOUD Crowd® Member Carol Brandle
TITLE: Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's Disease and Other Health Conditions: A Workbook
for Body, Mind, and Spirit
BY: Angela and Karl Robb
Having a workbook to accompany the best-selling Parkinson's book, A Soft Voice in a Noisy
World, provides an excellent wellness tool for individuals or group discussion. Questions in the
workbook are closely paired with chapters in the book. Additionally, some questions shine light
on new ideas, such as complementary therapies like Reiki, massage, acupuncture, and
Karl Robb brings the same positive attitude, hope, and strength to this workbook as to his
book, A Soft a Voice in a Noisy World. Exercises which reduce stress and reaffirm strength can be
done as individuals or in communication groups, such as The LOUD Crowd® groups at Parkinson
Voice Project. A caregiver or partner might use the questions to strike up meaningful
conversation with the affected person, whether Parkinson's is the health concern, or some other
health conditions. Either format will help you balance the connection between mind, body, and
It's apparent that Angela and Robb write from a wealth of experience as they direct
questions to sensitive issues, such as "What are you willing to do to help yourself?" and creating
a timeline to improve communication with a health care provider. Angela was honored in 2015
as a White House Champion of Change in Parkinson's Disease. She and Karl also author an award winning
blog, http://www.asoftvoice.com
Angela and I have been fans, friends, and Board members of the Parkinson Voice Project for several years. We encourage anyone unfamiliar with this organization to learn about the wonderful work that they do.
Preserving the Smile
Parkinson's Disease can take away the very basic but vital skills that we treasure and sometimes take for granted. Facial masking, or loss of obvious facial emotion can make identifying a Parkinson's patient's state of emotion very hard to read, by observation. Due to muscle tightness and rigidity in the jaw and facial muscles, some patients find it difficult to smile.
Just taking the time on a daily basis and scrunching your face in the mirror, wiggling your tongue back and forth, and squinting your eyes and face can be a great way to keep the face a little more limber. That's what I do!
A smile is not to be wasted nor forgotten. Use your smile and share it with the world. Sometimes we forget to smile and the power that comes with it. If those facial muscles are a challenge for your smile, do what you can to work to keep those facial muscles as limber as you can and keep that bright smile. A smile is a viral gift that often comes back, when shared with others.
We shouldn't have to, but Parkinson's disease may make us have to practice smiling, instead of just doing it naturally.
Remembering Those Before Us!
As Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month comes to a close, as one well too familiar with this illness, I am compelled to bring awareness to those who have left us in the struggle. I am so very grateful to have known them and to have shared their stories and their lives. Losing friends, whether it is from PD or not, is a pain that I dread. Yet, death is a fact of life that none of us likes to talk about or truly accept. I am so grateful for the friendship and acceptance that our PD community continues to share. I truly hope that all 12 months become months of Parkinson's Disease Awareness–not just one!
Some Rediscovered Observations–Worth Sharing
Here are some thoughts and tips that I wrote down awhile back and found again-I hope that they are helpful:
1. It is a new year–full of exciting opportunities to explore. Keep your options open and remain flexible to new possibilities. Be open and a little cautious,too.
2. Keeping a positive and hopeful outlook isn't always easy for some of us. Following through the hardest times makes even the smallest joys of life that much sweeter.
3. Staying social and active are crucial to anyone facing an illness. The stronger your support team–the stronger you are!
4. Diet, sleep, and stress can alter everything–it's up to you how you monitor them.
5. Stay focused and on track. Targeting a cause can pinpoint your goal and keep you motivated and clear.
6. Embrace the day–there is no need to attack it.
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What gets you out of bed every day?
What makes you happy?
What inspires you?
Every day may be about small victories.
They count.
Be proud of your achievements.
Don't discount yourself or what you accomplish.
Winter Can Be Cruel
As a child, I used to love winter. I would sled and ski and didn't give the bitter cold a second thought. Now, I am less oblivious and less tolerant of the cold. My body functions and just moves more freely in warmer climates. Cold seems to cause greater constriction of the joints and even the muscles.
Winter doesn't just bring on change of the physical body but with light changes and shorter days, the changes may impact your mood. Keep a close eye on your daily attitude and if you experience thoughts or feelings that you need to express (sadness, possible depression, or anger) consider getting help and stay on top of it, before it manifests into something you can't control.
Our Second Book, Dealing & Healing… is Now Available and Shipping!
Today is the official launch of our second book!
RobbWorks (publishers of A Soft Voice in A Noisy World) unveils our 2nd book! Now available from Amazon, our new workbook is shipping and should be available from wherever you buy your books. The front and back of the book can be seen on Amazon.com!
Our second book, Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's and Other Health Conditions: A Workbook for Body, Mind, and Spirit is an exciting tool that provides new exercises to help enhance the mind, body, spirit connection. This workbook combines elements from the first book, A Soft Voice in a Noisy World to create over 100 exercises to help open the mind, ease the body, and enhance the spirit. When the three components improve, are combined, and work together, we may regain and achieve balance.
The workbook is arranged in an easy to follow format that allows for quick access to information and corresponding tools to make you think, ponder, and unveil possible improvements to your condition. The workbook is designed both for individuals as well as facilitators and support group members. Specially designated areas are specifically labeled to help support and communication groups of all-kinds to generate deep and meaningful discussions.
Many thanks to all our friends who told us and inspired Angela and I to write this workbook! We were told over and over how our first book went beyond Parkinson's disease and applied to other health conditions and life in general. We are excited and proud of this book! We think you will find this to be a tool to use over and over as you need it.
Anticipation is Palatable!
The new proof of our second book arrives in the next few hours and I feel like a kid on Christmas Eve awaiting Santa's arrival!
If the proof checks out and it looks as good as I think it will, book number two, Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's Disease and Other Health Conditions: A Workbook for Body, Mind, and Spirit by Angela and Karl Robb, should be available for shipping on November 1st, 2016!
Dealing & Healing is a workbook for everybody and anybody dealing with a challenge in their life! Physical, emotional, spiritual–something in this book will resonate with you! Filled with over 100 eye-opening, expansive, and easy to follow exercises, devised for both individual use as well as support groups of all-kinds. This book picks up where our first book, A Soft Voice In A Noisy World: A Guide To Dealing and Healing with Parkinson's Disease, leaves off! This fresh new workbook offers some new tools to your ever growing toolkit. Get ready, get excited, and get Dealing and Healing!
Dealing and Healing is available now for pre-ordering on Amazon.com and will be available wherever you like to buy your books, on November 1st! Stay tuned for the release and upcoming book signings across the country–if you would like to host a book signing, lecture, or meet and greet, please contact us at email@example.com.
Interview: Brian Huskey, Comedian and One of the Stars from the new TBS Show, People Of Earth!
Today I am overjoyed to ask some questions of one of the funniest and most entertaining people on television. Brian Huskey may not be a name that you recognize immediately, but you've seen him in numerous movies, television programs, and commercials. Brian has been a staple on Comedy Central and Funny Or Die. He's been making us laugh for years. Now, Brian has a new series coming out that I am looking forward to seeing. I have seen ads for the show and they are funny.
Beginning this Halloween on TBS, Brian stars with a collection of former Daily Show comedians and other cast members that you'll recognize on People of Earth, a comedy about a support group for people who encountered alien abduction.
Brian, thank you for speaking with me. We both come from North Carolina. North Carolina has been in the press a great deal, lately. North Carolina has had an impact on many great comics and entertainers, like Andy Griffith, Lewis Black, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, and you, just to name a few.
Did growing up in North Carolina mold your comedy?
Absolutely. I think wherever you grow up has an influence on your art, sorry had to get real and deep right out of the gate. But I would say that for some it could be something to react against, but I love NC, and something about that place and the people made me feel able to look at things from the outside, as many folks do with comedy- deconstruct things, question things, satirize etc. But at the same time I had a real feeling of home and safety, and love for all the beautiful quirks of the south.
How did you get to where you are to be on a major new series? Did you do the stand-up circuit or do you prefer improvisation?
I have only tried stand up once or twice, and very half assedly when I did try it. It's all been improv for me. That was my acting school, and my comedy education. Truly, finding the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater was the most important shift in my life. It is what help set me off on what had been a life long dream, but one that I deferred until I was 28.
And to answer how I got where I am to get on a series, I worked really hard for many, many years and had many disappointments. But over time, my reputation led to more work, and then people became more familiar with me, which I think makes the decision making process easier bc you are a known quantity. Dare I say I became more Starbucks and less Local Coffee Place You Don't Know So Why Risk It? I know in that analogy I am sort of the evil corporate entity, but remember I am not the consumer in the analogy, the networks are. Networks aren't known for shopping local so much.
Do you prefer stand up or improve? Where does your comedy come from?
Improv. I prefer to work with other people. I do love doing solo bits, but I don't think I am disciplined enough to do stand up- working the same joke over and over until it's perfect, building a set from those jokes. That works perfectly for some people. I'm sure it's a personality type thing, but I like the discovery of improv- it's a different kind of comedy high. It's like a jazz sampler you would find near the checkout of the Starbucks analogy mentioned before.
I saw you play a doctor on Marketing to Doctors: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO). I laughed so hard that it hurt. Was your performance scripted or improvised? (Brian is the actor playing the doctor at the end of the clip.)
Thank you! Happy to cause pain with my comedy. That was all scripted, But a lot of the script was just action line descriptions of my action, so I messed around there.
Will your new show, People of Earth be scripted or improvised?
It is scripted, but we would always do a take or two where we came up with new lines. I think that is essential in comedy, bc sometimes the writing continues once it's up on it's feet. What you thought was a killer scene or bit and then when you do it, it might need that extra tweak or even a different take on the joke. But it always has to be in service of the scene. I think some scripted shows are too rigid about the script, but I also think they trust the actor's to "write". One of our directors told me he knew I could write from my improv. That made me happy.
Have you worked with many of these actors and comedians, before?
Da'Vine Randolph, who plays Ivonne, were on ABC's Selfie last year. Nancy Lenehan, who plays Margaret, used to be on a ABC series called Worst Week and I guested and got to do my scenes with her. I did a kid's play reading improv show with Oscar Nuñez once.
Do comics hangout with other comics?
Yup. So much so that we refer to noncomics as "civilians". We are a weird people.
How do you determine what is funny?
I have no idea. Behavior is funny, or it can be.
Were you the original "Sonic guy"?
No, I Pete Grosz and TJ Jagodowski were the original guys. Then they wanted a heterosexual married couple scenario bc some of their fine customers were asking why they had two gay guys selling their burgers? Because apparently in Arkansas where the company started, two guys can't sit in a non truck car together and not have it look gay.
I would say that you are the "every man" comic. You look mild-mannered but when you speak and act out, the results are hilarious and surprising. Is that accurate? Do you like to shock and surprise?
Oh yes, I do like to shock and surprise. Less so as I have gotten older, but still I love being the package I am, which is very straight, and then having some dark or insane thing come from me is a nice combo. I have a TV special coming out Dec. 2nd on Adult Swim called Mr. Neighbor's House, and it is just that- very off but in a straight package. It's a kid's show that plays in a damaged mind.
Many thanks to Brian and best of luck to him on his new show and upcoming TV special!
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My children left crayons in the back seat of our vehicle. We live in the desert where it is 118 degrees, the crayons melted and now our back seat is a horrible mess! Please help! I have no idea how to remove the stains.
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Put an absorbent cloth over the melted crayon and "iron" over that cloth. Hope it helps. (06/30/2008)
You do not say whether your seats are fabric, leather, etc...however, nothing ventured nothing gained in trying the magic eraser. The original is from Mr. Clean and usually in the laundry aisle. They range from 2.00-4.00 or so, depending upon brands and quantity. The worst that can happen is you have to steam clean your seats (a small cleaner is about 30 bucks). You can also call dry cleaners, car dealerships and ask people at car wash places (do they have attendants anymore?) about their opinions.
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Scrape off bigger chunks of crayon, then use WD-40. Works great! (07/23/2008)
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Scrape off any excess crayon with the dull edge of a knife or your fingernail. Be careful not to create more of a mess.
This step to remove the crayon even further: Iron the spot using brown paper bag, very absorbent towel, paper or unpainted cardboard, being careful with temperature of the iron.
To completely remove the stain, the best secret of all is to sprinkle baking soda over area, rub into stain, then vacuum and repeat the process. Use this for all stains. No one wants the smell of WD-40 in their car. (08/05/2009)
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Okay, now I'm not for pirating, but I can't find a copy of FFXIV in any of the stores around my rural area. If I get the ISO's and install it, is there an option to purchase an account through that? Or do I actually need to get a "Buddy Pass" thing or whatever to play the game?
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"...this is exhausting, you know? Like we are never getting back together. like... ever."
Taylor Swift, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I hang up the phone after giving Ron his directions and I lay down, waiting for Drew to come to bed.
I hate this charade... I can't wait till I Ron calls so I can end this and throw his sorry ass back in prison. I don't love him... not anymore. Now I can't seem to be able to control my disgust for him... everything he stands for, everything I used to stand for. I hate him. I hate this life.
Maybe I like being a badass... okay, I definitely like being a badass... I like the thrill of breaking into places, I like the adrenaline that comes with a good fight... I like all that stuff. But I realized eventually that I can do that anywhere... it doesn't necessarily have to be evil. The things that Drakken has planned since he's been back are not only ridiculous, they are also hideous displays of heartlessness that I've never seen before. I've tipped GJ off to his most recent scheme, and they'll take him off my hands soon.
"Yes, darling?" I ask with sweetness that I have to work awful hard to falsify.
"Who were you talking to on the phone just now?" Drakken asks. His voice is falsely conversational, and my guard is instantly up.
"Not that it is any of your business, but I was talking to my brother."
He raises an eyebrow. "Your... brother."
"Yes," I spit at him as he gets into bed.
He leans in like he's going to kiss me, but then there's a knife at my throat. "And your brother's name is Ron?"
Did he really think he could pull this off? I have to laugh as I let my hands ignite and he yelps in response to the heat. "Yes. My brother's name is Ron. Ron Stoppable, you've heard of him. He and Kim have been more of a family to me these past four years than even my own blood, and you know it's the damn truth."
"You betrayed me and put me in prison once," he says more to himself than to me. "How did I trust you again?" He glares up at me from his spot on the floor where I blasted his sorry ass into next week. "Oh, that's right. I love you!" He gets up, fuming. "You heartless bitch. You used me to help him! After everything we shared... I thought you really wanted me." He looks dejected by the end of his rant and I almost feel sorry for him. Almost.
"So you've always been an idiot then. Did you really think we had a chance after you tried to, not only ruin my career, but also use your stupid mind control thing on me?"
"But Shelby—"
"Don't you fucking Shelby me," I hiss at him in fury. "I'm not heartless, you are! You got what you wanted, Drakken! World recognition, everyone who heard your name thanked it for the fact that they were still breathing! You were making good money and you were helping me with my GJ stuff... and we were happy. And then all of a sudden you're building a mind-control ray? Why? What in the fuck could make you destroy everything we built... everything you worked to achieve you got! What more do you need?! Tell me damn it, make me understand!"
He stares at his tiny hands. "Shelby... you're one of the smartest people I've ever met. How is it that you and people like Kim Possible can be content being told what to do by people who aren't half as smart as you? Even the Buffoon grew into his own. How is it that he is still content being only a sidekick? People like you... are at the top of the food chain. And you... you don't deserve to be someone's tool, someone's employee... you deserve for everyone to obey and listen to you. That's all I've wanted. If I could ever conquer the world, I would give it all to you."
The air around my hand stings with the cold after the fire in them dims into oblivion. "Drew... I don't need the world. I don't need to be... evil or whatever. My needs have changed. See... you know how I was when you met me. I became bitter and unsatisfied with anything... because I had nothing. And then I had this reputation as a badass evil chick working for a man who wants to take over the world... and I had my revenge on the people that killed Jason... and I was feared. And I liked it. But it wasn't what I needed. What I need is... what I need is peace, and I found that in an annoying as fuck teenager and her buffoon. They grew up, and they reached out to me even though they had every reason to hate me as much as I hated them. They were accepting and well, equally annoying, they were completely unselfish and open minded with me. They allowed me to change, they helped me change, into someone I can stand to look in the mirror at, directly in the eye, and be proud of. I never needed to conquer the world, Drew. I just needed to conquer myself."
He turned his back to me. "And I've been too blind and self-absorbed to see this."
"Conquering the world was your dream. This is my dream. Being with people that care about me and being able to pay back all the wrong I've done. Getting my life back. That's my dream."
He hung his head. "Am I going back to jail now?"
"We'll see about that," I answer with a smirk.
"Will you ever love me again?" His voice sounds really... tortured. It makes my chest tighten a little bit.
I draw a deep breath. "We'll see about that too."
"I told Monkey Fist about your plan."
"I know. But Ron is... he'll be just fine. I'll get some agents to go pick them up."
The entire time the doctor is stitching my leg, Dr. Director is berating me about something or other. I blew up the plane which had evidence, I blew up the plane, I went in without back-up, I should not have shot Monkey Fist... blah blah blah.
The entire time the Director is ranting, Kim is sitting on the next bed in nothing but her bra and a smirk on her face while someone works on the mark on her back. She's blatantly laughing at me and I'm going to get her back for it... later.
Her arms and one hand are sewn up too, and I realize that she had to cock the gun without looking and that doing that had cut her hand, in the most annoying place to have a cut ever (you know, that area on the back of your hand between your thumb and the rest of your hand that hurts like a bitch with a drug problem when you cut it). She lost a significant amount of blood, and they did a transfusion and some saline to make up for it. I'm also making her drink water and eat that fucking disgusting hospital jello.
I ask her for like the ten thousandth time how she's holding up.
"Dammit Ron! I'm okay! You asked me that five minutes ago. The bag of saline hasn't even run out yet! Just chill, okay?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," I answer with my arms raised in surrender.
"You will be," says the Director. "I'm tired of cleaning up your mess, Stoppable. I understand that you had to go on a rampage after your parents died and—"
"Okay listen very carefully, Betty," I seethe at her. "I killed that asshole because he had a knife to Kim's neck. I killed him because he threatened to hurt her, and my children. I killed him because he is the reason my close friend got tortured to death. Tortured, Dr. Director. He kidnapped my sister with the intention of killing her too. My first priority is my family, and I'll kill whoever the fuck I have to to keep what's left of it. I don't care about the mess you have to clean up! I don't give a flying fuck about crime scenes or evidence. I have all the fucking evidence I need, and whenever you're done ranting about all my mistakes I'll show you just why that bastard and everyone he's ever worked with is burning in the special place in hell I had prepared just for them. You knew what my plan was from the beginning so do NOT get on my ass about this."
Kim raises an eyebrow at me. "Ron, calm down. We're all okay now."
"Yeah, no thanks to—"
"Stop it, Ron. The Director made her resources available to you. Try to relax, let the doctor finish fixing you up okay? I want to go home."
"Oh no you don't! You two are being debriefed the second you sign out of here."
I level her with an icy stare that would have vaporized her if looks could kill. "Kim's had a long week. She needs to see her children." My voice is equally deadly. "I'm taking her home, Director, and I expect that we won't be interrupted while we are there. I'll set up an appointment for early next week and Shego will join us for debriefing then."
Betty Director stepped back. "Uh... A-as you wish."
"If you'll excuse us," I tell her with a smirk. She glares at me and stalks out of the room, muttering.
Kim glares at me. "Was that really necessary?"
"Yes, Kimmie Dearest, it was."
She glowers more.
"Okay, no it really wasn't but she was starting to piss me off."
She smirks. "Starting to?"
"Look, I don't need to be reminded of all the mistakes I've made. I'm very well aware of them, thank you very much, have a snake!"
Her eyes sadden. "I'm sorry, Ron. I know this has to have been difficult for you... you know how Dr. D is when she's stressed about how she's going to do something. Give her time. She's gunna clean it up and get off our case like she always does."
"You're right I guess... I just... I'm ready for this to be over now."
"It is over, Ron."
"No... no it isn't. As long as there is stuff out there that belongs to this... mystical monkey power... I'll never feel like its over."
"I thought we were going home?" He tells me where we are going and I frown. I lift the small plane into the air with ease. I missed flying.
He smiles at me. "We are... although home for you and your folks is a private island Shego owns off the coast of Greece. For a while anyway. Until this mess cleans up and all the threats to you and the girls have been eliminated."
"You had us put in protective custody on an island in Greece?!"
He grins. "Nah... I just told her she better find some place safe to stash my girls before I pulled any of this shit off. She told me that the Doctors P were due for a vacation anyway. She has it under an alias... she didn't tell me which one, but no one knows she owns this joint. Perfectly safe."
Many hours later, we're landing on an airstrip on a beautiful island with pristine beaches and rocky, tall mountains. Well... two rocky, tall mountains. The rest of the island just has trees and beaches. It looks like something out of a movie.
We walk along the beach for a while, hand in hand, the waves licking at our toes and making sand stick to our feet. We're both quietly absorbed in our own thoughts. My thoughts are for my girls. I miss them immensely and I feel like every nerve in my body is a live wire. I need to see Danni and Yori Anne... and I need to see Hana. I need to see for myself that they are okay.
Ron watches me. The sunlight makes the honey color of his eyes sparkle even brighter. I've missed those eyes.
"What are you thinking, Kimmie?"
"Just that... I really need to see my girls. All three of them."
He smiles for a moment, then he stops, turning to stare out at the water. "Thank you, Kim. For taking care of Han."
"Ron... you know I love her as if she were my sister too."
"You had every reason to say she was abandoned and dump her in foster care. Especially after finding out you were having the twins." He smiled at me. "I'm glad that you didn't."
"I wouldn't! I love her and I would have kept her no matter what."
"Calm down baby," he chuckles. "I know." He looks down at his feet. "Does she hate me?"
"She misses you immensely."
He looks out at the water again, and I can see tears gathering in his eyes. "I miss her too."
"Then lets get going."
When we get close to the beautiful beach house that is nestled amongst the trees, I'm amused to find my mom lounging on the deck with a drink and a book. She jumps to her feet immediately. "Kimmie! Oh baby, we've been so worried about you."
I chuckle. "Yeah I can see that. How's vacation?"
"If this is protective custody, you should get yourself in trouble more often, Kimmie," she says with a smirk.
Ron speaks quietly. "Shego says you guys are welcome here any time."
Her eyes widen comically and her jaw drops. "Ron?! Is that... is that you?" then she chucks her drink at him. "I can't believe you have the nerve to show your face around here!"
Ron glowers at his wet, sticky t-shirt and says nothing. I'm too busy laughing to come to his defense, and he glowers at me, too. He doesn't say anything to mom as she yells at him, though. I figure it's time to calm my mom down.
"Mom, it's fine."
"Fine? He left you here, pregnant!"
"He and I are working things out, Mom."
She looks at me like I grew a second head. "You're kidding... right?"
"No... he did some explaining. They are his kids too, mom, and he has the right to know them."
She deflates. "Okay but you better sleep apart unless you want James to put him in a deep space probe."
"I'd like to see him try," Ron mutters to himself with a smirk. Out loud, he merely says, "I'm glad to be home, Mrs. Dr. P."
Mom's eyes mist. "Oh honey... come here." She wraps him in a huge hug and consequently, her shirt is wet and sticky too. I just laugh. It really is good to be home.
It's the middle of the night. Ron stayed with me anyway, even though the lecture he got from my dad was long winded and mostly irrelevant, and did involve several mentions of black holes and foreign galaxies and frigid temperatures and lack of oxygen and so forth... he subtly told my father off in a way that had Mom and I laughing for hours, and had poor dad scratching his head.
The Tweebs tackle me when they hear us, and I squeeze each of them close to me. I know it's only been a few days, but it was intense and felt more like a year. I missed their insanity. After a long time of talking, lecturing, my brothers launching food during dinner, laughing, and bonding, we retire for the evening. Sometime during all the chaos Han woke up from her nap and launched herself at Ron, knocking him over. The tough exterior Ron has built around himself finished melting away as he held his sister for the first time in two years. It was an emotional sight for all of us. He didn't let go of her for the rest of the night, either.
Now, I'm wide awake, even though he must think I'm sleeping. He slips out of bed and presses a kiss to my temple before walking quietly down the hall. I follow him as he checks first one room, and then another. He tentatively steps in and I stand silently at the entrance as he reaches into a crib and picks up one of my little girls. She snuffles lightly and snuggles into him, and tears spring to both of our eyes. "That's Yori Anne," I state quietly.
He acknowledges the name without looking up. I step into the room and take her from him, and he looks at me questioningly.
"Don't you want to meet Danni?" I ask with a smirk.
He smiles widely and reaches into the other crib and picks up Danielle. "They're so..." his voice cuts out and he simply stares at his daughter.
"I know," I whisper.
"I never meant to hurt them," he chokes out.
"I know. You kept them safe... I'll never thank you enough for that."
He watches Danni sleep for a moment. "She has your hair."
"Yeah and she has your incredible 'marinating' talent," I add with a chuckle.
"That's my girl," he whispers into her hair with a small laugh of his own. Then he gives me a smug look. "I guess that means Yori Anne inherited your... intensity."
I flip him off and he gapes at me. "In front of the kids!" he hisses with another smirk.
"Oh shove it."
He kisses Danni's forehead gently and places her back in her bed. "I love you," he whispers to her, tucking her in gently.
I tuck in Yori Anne again and we go back to our room hand in hand. He sits on the edge of the bed, staring into space. "Dear God... I have kids," he says breathlessly. He looks up at me, his expression mixed between awe and utter bewilderment. "I have... kids! Baby girls, alike as they can be."
I smile at him. "They will love you, I know it."
"I already love them," he says quietly. "I... I have for a long time. I still have pictures of the... I mean, the sonograms. Shego would get copies of them for me. I framed them all, in my... I guess the equivalent of my office." His eyes shift uncomfortably. "Kim... I'm not the same. I'll never be the same."
"I know," I tell him. "I gathered that during our little... trip."
"I'm sorry you got hurt, Kimmie."
I shrug. "I've had worse."
"Can you love me like this?" He whispers, and tears spring to my eyes.
I swallow hard. "We can work this out. We can, and we will. I can't... I won't let you walk out on me again."
"I'll never walk out on you again," he answers back. "I let my tragedy get in the way of us."
"I loved them too, Ron," I whisper. "I still miss them. I still remember the dark, cold, awful place I found Han in... it still haunts me, too." I sit next to him, taking his hand. "It was our tragedy. We were supposed to be happy. But instead we got all of this."
He stares at our hands. "I wish I'd been better at letting us handle it... together."
I shake my head. "We have different ways of dealing with things. Seems we have suffered a bit of role reversal," I chuckle.
"Yeah, a little bit," he laughs. He kisses my temple gently. "I love you so much. Thank you for giving me back my family."
I pull back the sheets and he slips into bed. I do the same, and we curl into each other. It feels like it always did... perfect.
Sleeping next to her these past few days has been magnificent, blissful, and amazing. I wish it were that way when she is awake...
"What the fuck, Ron?" She hisses at me so that the rest of the family won't hear. "Why didn't you tell me that you had to leave again?!"
"Kim... I told you it wouldn't be over until... until all of that stuff is gone."
"And how long is that going to take?"
"As long as it has to," I hiss back at her. She's starting to piss me off. "Look, I get that you're anxious about me going again."
She scoffs and puts her fist on her hip. Shit, now I'm going to get it. Nothing good happens when she puts her fist on her hip. Fucking sexy angry redhead.
"... last time you took off to 'take care of some business' you were gone for two years and became a bonified criminal! You're damn right I'm fucking anxious!"
"I'm not really a criminal, KP, baby. I had to act the part."
I shrug. "Mostly to piss off he-who-shall-not-be-named. But it also had to do with the fact that most places in the world weren't going to be nice and just let me take the stuff. It had to be done a bit more forcefully."
"Oh that's great. So you're going back to stealing and robbing banks and getting yourself shot and whatever the fuck else you've been doing?!"
I'm not going to win this... I'd better quit while I'm ahead.
I get up early and fix breakfast for everyone... something I haven't done in a long time. It feels good to stretch my culinary muscles again. Han wakes up just as I finish the last of the waffles and plate the chopped fruit. I take her down to the beach for a few to play with her. I missed her. After a few minutes, the twins come crawling along too, and I have tons of fun with them. Kim watches silently, a small smile on her face. It's the first time in days I've seen her anything other than angry or tense. I pick up the twins and go up to the deck where she's standing. The sunrise makes her hair glow even more red than usual and I take a minute just to watch her. God, she's so gorgeous. I missed her.
"You're still going through with this?" She asks quietly.
"I'll leave tonight after I tuck the girls in," I answer.
She draws a deep breath and then her eyes are on me. "If you leave me here... you aren't coming back."
"KP I'm not going to just leave you here. I'm not going to do just that... I need to make sure it is safe for you guys to come home. I'll be in contact, every day. Always." I take her hands in mine, looking into her eyes. "I promise, Kimmie. I'll come back for you when it's over."
She removes her hands from mine and turns her back. "I don't think you understand what I meant. I mean, if you leave tonight... I'm not going to take you back."
My jaw drops. "Kim are you... are you fucking kidding me with this shit right now?!"
"No I'm not, Ron! Global Justice is perfectly capable of taking care of this! You just want to leave out of some sick revenge sitch that's still going on in your head."
"You're right that this is personal, KP. But I'm the lead operative on this assignment. I am Global Justice... for this assignment, anyway."
"I'm going with you."
"Hell the FUCK no, Kimberly Anne."
"You think I'm not capable of being on a mission now?" She crosses her arms.
"I didn't say that at all. I did chase you two miles in a bit less than ten minutes. A five minute mile is impressive, by the way. I've never seen you run that fast before. I know you're physically and mentally capable of doing missions if you wanted to do that. I just can't have you on this one. They are hunting you, remember. You and Hana. You're better off here, making sure everyone's safe... both strategically and for the sake of my own sanity. Please, don't push this. Okay?"
She sighs and grits her teeth. "Fine... do what you want. You always do."
I grit my teeth too. "I don't want to leave."
"Then stay," she begs, turning to face me. "Please, please stay."
I put my arms around her, squeezing her as close to me as I can. After a moment, her arms circle my waist. "You better come home soon," she whispers into my shirt. I realize that she's crying.
"Don't cry baby. I promise I'll talk to you every day. I promise I'll be home as soon as possible... I swear, I swear I'm not leaving you. Never again."
"Hi, Kimmie," he says quietly, a tired smile on his face. His eyes are jaded. I wish he'd let this go already. He smirks. "I know what you're thinking and I'm fine."
I curse under my breath, sending the chat from my Kimmunicator to the computer. "Ron, I'm telling you we're all-"
"Kim, can we please not argue today?"
I sigh. Every since he's been gone again, we can't talk five minutes without bickering about something or other. He said that Global Justice used all the robberies as an excuse to say that the stuff he's looking for is 'dangerous and can be used for mass destruction' so most things have been handed over. However, he still has had to... forcefully remove some of the more valuable things, like this one statue he almost got himself killed over last week after hacking through the jungle for days without any way to contact the outside world. And he was still nursing a god-awful gash on his leg when he went out two days later! I swear sometimes I wonder just how much lead paint he was exposed to as a child...
"Kim, I know you're frustrated and anxious and—"
"Look please don't do the whole 'I know how you feel' thing right now. I can't handle it."
He looks away from where he's sitting, and I can see him gritting his teeth. "What do you want me to tell you?"
"That you'll come home."
His shoulders slump a bit. "I'm sorry I'm putting you through this. I promise, I'll come home. I'll be back before you know it."
"It's been more than a month. You didn't even call for Thanksgiving—"
"I told you I had something that needed to be done."
"You're out on all these assignments and the Han cries for you and I have no idea what to even tell her! You're gone and none of us are at peace."
He's quiet. He has no response for that.
"Christmas is in two weeks. Will you be home?"
"I will do my best," he says tiredly. Then he grits his teeth again. "If that's not good enough for you then I'm sorry. Maybe your boytoy Saul or his douchebag brother Dylan will—"
"How dare you, Ron?!" I growl at him. "How dare you insinuate something like that?! You left me! This is not my fault! You fucked this up on your own, Ron. You spent our last week together being an asshole... and I tried to be understanding, because I know what you went through that week is unspeakable. Then you, drunk off your ass, by the way... God, and I was stupid enough to let you, too. I stupidly thought you just had to get it out of your system and that you'd be okay, but I was wrong. You used me for sex. You fucked me into next century and then you took off in the morning, never to be seen or heard from again. How do you want me to feel, Ron? Do you want me to do a fucking happy dance?! I can't do that! I'm tired of letting myself get hurt because of you. You know what..." I stand and turn away from the computer so I don't have to see his face... and maybe it's so that I don't lose my nerve either. "This isn't working."
I swallow hard and then I continue. "It's not working and Han and the girls see us arguing and they get upset. I'm tired of it and I know you are too. Maybe we should just face facts. It's over, we won't work out. We tried. I can't... I'm not even over the last time you were gone, and now you're gone again and I can't handle it. I refuse to put myself through this hell again."
More silence.
When he speaks, his voice is barely above a whisper. "Maybe... maybe you're right. I knew this could happen. I'm sorry that... I'm sorry I... fuck. I'm sorry I hurt you." He clears his throat and his voice is now icy, almost unemotional. "Goodbye, Kim."
The line disconnects. I bury my face in my hands.
oh you didn't think it would be that easy, did you? you guys should know you better by now... hmm. so, this marks the end of the um... segment, i guess, of this story. now comes the long awaited, CB-has-no-idea-how-i'm-going-to-pull-this-off reconciliation.
anyway, i hope your thanksgiving is frickin fantastic, i hope you all enjoy your families and have turkey-induced comas and shop at the ass crack of stupid o'clock in the morning, and all that other stuff that happens on turkey thursday. let me know what you guys think about this so far :)
~temporary insanity