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It's been about a month since I returned from Tokyo, much due to my wonderful readers I was able to visit some great stores. So I thought it would be nice to write a post about the stores that I enjoyed the most. To summarize it you cannot visit Tokyo without going home with overfilled luggage. Tokyo is truly a sartorial paradise where you can find price worthy Japanese products and also clothing from exclusive Italian brands known in the western market. Anyway, here we go..
Located in Shinjuku this high-end department store is kind of misplaced, however if you're into menswear this store is a MUST. They pretty much have all brands that you can think of, so you'll probably find what you're looking for. They also offer an interpretation service which is incredibly valuable since most people in Japan don't speak English at all. The downside is that most of the staff aren't very passionate which you can see pretty easily by e.g. the way they dress.
This was among my favorite stores in Tokyo, I visited the shop in Harajuku and you simply cannot miss this one. You notice immediately when you enter the store that the staff know their thing and that they are very passionate. Here you will find brands like Belvest, Guy Rover, Stile Latino and in addition to that they also have their own brand which is very price worthy.
Definitely my favorite shop in Tokyo, their take on classic menswear is incredible! They have their own brand which is really great, the style is very Neapolitan and the quality is superb with many handmade details(or entirely handmade). In addition to that you'll also find brands like Lardini, Boglioli and many more. I visited many United Arrows stores during my trip but my favorite one was their store in Harajuku.
Located in Harajuku this store offers classic menswear clothing with a youthful touch. This is where you wanna go if you're looking for a bold sportcoat for the fall, or perhaps a sette pieghe tie from Tie Your Tie. Brands include Lubiam, Boglioli, Gajola and many others. Also the staff at B.R shop are really stylish, which is a big plus.
At Ships you'll probably find whatever you're looking for, their range is really good. I visited quite a few Ships stores but the one I enjoyed the most is located in Ginza. Here you'll find Boglioli, Borrelli, Alden, Valstarino, Ring Jacket(Ships have a collaboration with Ring Jacket, so if you're looking for a price worthy suit this is where you wanna go) and much more.
A huge store in Roppongi Hills(there are quite a few more as well) that you cannot miss out on. The store offers more than just classic menswear, they also have lots of more fashion oriented brands. They offer Isaia, Lardini, Gianfranco Bommezzadri, Stile Latino, Eidos, Finamore and Lubiam among others. Their range is pretty wide and if you're in the area you can also check out the Kiton store which is nearby.
I had heard about this store before going to Tokyo and by accident I ran into one of their stores in Tokyo, unfortunately the smallest of their stores. However if you're near the Tokyo Station/Marunouchi Building you should really go here, I wouldn't say that the store has anything special to offer but I thought the staff were really helpful and I ended up buying a jacket from Ring Jacket. Other than that you'll find brands like Lardini, Fray, Sartorio among others. Right next to the clothing store you'll find their footwear store(pictured above).
A great store if you're looking for more fashion oriented clothing, however they have a great tailoring department where you'll find some price worthy products from their own brand mixed up with extremely expensive clothing from e.g. Cesare Attolini. Other than that you'll find great knitwear from Drumohr, accessories from Drake's London and much more.


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BOSTON (CBS) – A 77-year-old Cape Cod woman was arrested in Florida Saturday night for drunk driving after she allegedly hit and killed a motorcyclist.
Barbara Dunn, of Chatham, is accused of hitting the motorcyclist on Oceanshore Boulevard in Ormond, Florida at around 9 p.m.
Charles Bixler, 64, of Concord, North Carolina was killed in the crash.
Police said Dunn was traveling northbound on the road, but veered into the southbound lanes, hitting Bixler's motorcycle.
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Tongue and Groove Wall Paneling Joins the Comeback Club
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Tongue and groove walls and ceilings combine with exposed beams in this bright, architecturally rich hallway.by Structures Building Company
Tongue and groove is paired with smooth drywall in this family room. Painted the same color, both elements are immediately integrated.by Rauser Design
This wall's rich texture and striped pattern eliminate the need for artwork.by Paul Rice Architecture
A natural pine tongue and groove accent wall creates a modern, rustic feel in this Austin, Texas, home.by Merzbau Design Collective
Creamy painted horizontal tongue and groove walls enhance a bright lake-home kitchen.by Yvonne McFadden LLC
A double push-button switch and horizontal tongue and groove make for a stairway dripping with vintage charm.by Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd.
Rustic beams plus tongue and groove walls and ceilings create the ultimate beach-house interior.by Rethink Design Studio
Paired with crown molding, these walls are architectural showstoppers.by Alix Bragg Interior Design
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Very nice article. I like to use v-groove paneling on projects as, to me, it conveys a higher level of architectural detail and quality than gypsum board. Cost, of course, is always the issue, but I think it's worthwhile to get the envelope right. As you show, depending on the treatment, it can go in a number of design directions.
January 2, 2013 at 10:26AM Like
We have Hardie plank siding on the exterior of our house, and when we recently had our screen porch enclosed (and opened onto our kitchen/breakfast area), we had the contractor leave it instead of drywalling the walls. He thought we were crazy, but we love the look!
January 2, 2013 at 5:50PM Like
As the article mentioned, ship planking (tongue and groove) has been around for a while. Last year we noticed more and more clients were wanting to include this design in their remodeling projects, from offices to kitchens. It is a great look for any decor!
January 22, 2013 at 8:46PM Like
Tongue & grove and ship lap are two different profiles. T&G has a tongue on one side and a grove on the other, ship lap has a notches facing opposites directions so each board just sits on the one next to it rather than locking into its sister as in T&G.
Now we can only hope that all that white paint goes out of fashion.
Now we can only hope that all that white paint goes out of fashion.
Love this look! When we remodeled our 1941 beach cabin we installed T&G pine in the breakfast nook to match the rest of the original boards in the kitchen. We painted the walls white, but put a soft gray/blue on the ceiling which gives us just enough color to brighten the space on our typical gray days in the pacific northwest.
Alas, hose gorgeous grooves are dust collectors. With dust mite allergies in our house and my own near-allergy to vacuuming, I'm loath to add walls to the surfaces that need regular vacuuming! But they are attractive and do create textural interest.
You might be surprised at how little dust it collects. I use a swiffer every couple of months and have noticed very little dust accumulation. In fact, these walls are about as easy care as anything I've ever had! Way less the the grasscloth wallpaper the previous owns had installed.
Wow, great article and timely too! I have a room covered in knoty pine (ceiling/walls) - I was thinking of removing it to add drywall, reading this article it appears I should remove the veritcal t&g panels to make them horizontal - this would update the look? Anyhow, will post a picture to obtain a recommendation on what to do with my panel room! Currently, it's turning into a dumping room! Yikes.
swan12: I appreciate the experience-based comment. We may be moving within the year, and you may have widened my remodeling options. .
January 27, 2013 at 12:56PM Like
TMVA, oh don't go to all the trouble. As you can see in this pix we painted the rest of the existing knotty pine in the cabin and it came out great. I see no problem with the boards running either way. They look wonderful either direction and paint really well. I did use an exterior white paint to get better coverage though. Love your room, it would look so fresh in a new coat of paint!
Swan12 - You are correct, paint does go a long way, your kitchen looks fantastic! I thought about painting the panels- however, there are a couple of other things needing to be cured - add insulation behind the panelling, wiring needs upgrading (1940), with 6 windows and a room facing NW, it's cold during the winter and its my TV room!
January 27, 2013 at 7:42PM Like
tmva- I forgot to mention that we too had to remove some of the boards for new wiring, plumbing etc. The nails were in the "groove" and a little difficult to punch thru as the wood was rather brittle, but with gentle persuasion and a very patient man, they came off mostly whole. The beauty of painting them is if you do have any splits etc, you can patch and paint right over. Hope it works for you...oh the joy of those little 1940's houses, but so worth the effort! One note: it's a little difficult to find new boards that are the same width as the old ones. If you put them back in the same direction, you will save yourself a lot of frustration and cost. Good luck!
January 28, 2013 at 6:36AM Like
Flagg Coastal Homes
We use quite a bit of breadboard in our coastal homes. We recently came across an old paneling profile called Pickwick. It's throughout the Hotel del Coronado, so we duplicated the profile and installed it in our Hawaii Calls House. Here are some photos
JoAnn McDougall
I love it, except the way it is done in the family room picture, as it reminds me of an addition
February 3, 2013 at 5:48PM Like
Georgia Evenson
In white...always , for me....luv the beachy, shabby chic look it can be:)
February 3, 2013 at 6:28PM Like
Jay Van Daley
Engineered flooring makes a great tongue and groove wall surface. I can't post pictures here, but I am currently doing an architect's offices in that manner.
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Should you consider this architectural treatment, be aware that dimensional stability is paramount. Unsightly unpainted cracks can appear for which there is no solution.
February 6, 2013 at 6:42AM Like
This is so beautiful. Love the streamline around the windows Leaving the original fireplace and the black ceiling lights is a great vintage statement. Original. I agree with the joints. Am looking for this in our porch design.
We have a room we need to renovate with pine plank walls and ceiling. They are not tongue and groove. The lower walls are flagstone with wide grout. Any ideas about painting these walls?
August 14, 2013 at 7:15PM Like
Michelle Stone
I love the look of the paneling and am thinking of using it in my house, but not sure how to mix it with the light oak cabinetry I have in my kitchen and the well weathered barn wood my husband placed in the bathroom. I know the bathroom is a separate room but I like designs to have visual flow and my house has a open floor plan so I would like to marry both ideas. any suggestions would be appreciated and pictures would be wonderful.
October 27, 2013 at 1:28PM Like
Michelle Stone
And by the way we are currently painting the interior of our home a warm gray color
October 27, 2013 at 1:34PM Like
ID by Gwen
Paneling walls is a great way to cover old wallpaper (although wallpaper is coming back!).
April 1, 2014 at 9:43PM Like
What kind of paint do you recommend on the butt board? I have just put poplar butt board in my new addition. My painter sprayed a satin finish on it and it has no luster. Do your recommend this or something with a little screen?
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New parents spend between $5,000 and $15,000 to decorate Baby's nursery, according to the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association, driving a $7.3 billion industry. That's a lot of money to spend on a room Junior can't enjoy until he's crawling.
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The WWE has been changing every since the first episode of RAW back in 1993. While some people dislike this promotion with a passion, I believe most people would agree that they have had some great things to share in the world of professional wrestling. Unfortunately, the WWE has gotten rid of a lot of their great aspects in the recent past. They have also let some past idea just to rot in the gutter even though they are free for them to use. If anyone from the E is reading this, then you're welcome.
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I think the Money in the Bank can be a great thing. It gives you an easy way out to push someone, or an excuse for a title change if it needed. The problems lays with having two of these matches a year, and having a MitB briefcase for both the WWE and World Heavyweight Title. This essentially means we know that the winner of WWE MitB will be WWE Champion at some point (Except Cena, but he was going to get the title again sometime anyway.) Back when they only had one match at Wrestlemania, there was at least room for the briefcase holder to tease what title he wanted to go for. You can build up an interesting feud where the case holder is causing problems for both champions. Also, can we go back to where the case holder can cash in while the champion is laying face first on the mat after being beating within an inch of his life? The recent adding of 'the champion must be able to fight' is a terrible thing. If you want it like that, you might as well make the MitB briefcase like the Royal Rumble, where they have to set a certain date. One more thing! If someone wins the case, then they shouldn't have the physical case to cash it in! They won the match, they get the title shot!
7. Women's Title
The Divas Championship is so pointless at this point that everyone I know uses diva matches as their scheduled bathroom break/snack fetching time. I remember when you could look forward to seeing a female competitor defending the Women's title. Now, the prospect of walking to the bathroom and possibly missing a segment is more alluring than seeing a divas match. I really don't understand how this is possible. From what I know, Sara Del Rey, one of the greatest female pro wrestlers of our generation, is part of the training team. I understand she may not have the 'WWE body', but she's still gorgeous! Have her come out and dominant the female roster. Oh wait, we were suppose to do that with Kharma, but oh well. At least we get to see Layla spank AJ Lee, right? How sad is it that when I see the divas, all I can think of, "Hey, we have our sex appeal on our PG wrestling show."?
6. Meaningful Midcard Championships
It seems like forever ago, but I remember when the Intercontinental and United States Championships were titles that mattered in the WWE. Nowadays these titles have been giving the athletes they are put on the kiss of death. It really makes no sense as the champions are suppose to be in the spotlight. One of the bigger problems with this is that the champion belts have just become accessories for the pro wrestlers to wear to the ring. It seems that winning either belt just means you will lose to anyone currently in a feud. At this point the only championships that should be in the WWE are the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. If they want to make these titles relevant once again, they need to put the champions in feuds and storylines. Have the champions look dominant in their division. Another helpful tactic would be to have actual number one contenders to these titles, instead of just drawing a name from a bowl and going, 'okay, you get a title shot.'
5. The King of the Ring Tournament
The King of the Ring needs to return, and it needs to return as a PPV event. The best way would be to have the qualifiers on RAW and Smackdown, then the semis and finals on the King of the Ring PPV. It would make for an easy way to push someone, granted they can stay on a straight and narrow. The 'King' gimmick doesn't need to return, but the annual tournament should. If it were up to me, or any sane booker, the 'prize' for winning the tournament would be the grandeur of winning the King of the Ring. That was the main reason for the roster to battle in the tournament, they wanted that prestigious title of 'King of the Ring'. It is a simple solution to bring back one of the many events the WWE is known and loved for. It also lead to quite a few fantastic matches the WWE has had in the past. It wouldn't surprise me to see KotR return randomly one week on RAW, as the tournament has been appearing and vanishing at intervals since 2006. With the amount of midcarders just floating around the rosters right now, I believe the KotR would be the best excuse to either push one of them, or even introduce a new talent to the roster. There are many wrestlers on the NXT roster that many would love to see up in the main shows. I personally would love if our final King of the Ring winner wasn't Sheamus.
4. Cruiserweight Championship
If they want to call it the Light Heavyweight Championship again, I'll be fine all the same. I remember staying home on Saturday nights for Velocity just to see matches between the athletes in the under 215lb weight class. I'm probably partial to this as a lot of my favorite wrestlers have held these titles. Dean Malenko, Jushin 'Thunder' Liger, Chris Jericho, Paul London, the Hardy Boyz, the list goes on. I know that the WWE roster is filled with many wrestlers who qualify for this championship. Even if they don't really weight under 215lb, they look the part and fly around the ring enough to justify their contendership. Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, Justin Gabriel, Curt Hawkins, and Tyson Kidd are some to name a few. There is also Adrian Neville from the NXT roster just waiting to been brought up. The best idea with this title is to put it on Main Event. I know it would make me watch that show a lot more, knowing that there is some potential for great matches just waiting for me on the show.
3. Tag Teams
I realize that the Shield has been a dominant team in the WWE for the past couple of months, and Team Hell No has been quite entertaining, but I still feel like the tag team division is lacking in regular teams getting the spotlight. We have Tons of Funk, Primetime Players, and the Usos. The Usos seem to be getting a push, and the crowd is responding quite well. Rhode Scholars seem to be off and on, until they can find something for them to do, or at least that is what I believe. International Airstrike is nowhere to be seen, unfortunately. My main gripe with the tag team division is that the regular teams are regulated to either the secondary shows or are only given less than five minutes on RAW or Smackdown. It seems the only teams that receive a chance to perform well are the ones that are formed together by the main eventers. Again, I love the Shield, and I've loved Team Hell No for the past couple of months, but I am dying to see more regular tag teams to get the spotlight. The Primetime Players are a blast to watch, and the Usos have been surprising me with some good performances in the small amount of time they are given. The WWE has been the home of many brilliant tag teams, but they need to realize that we need new regular teams to be fans of. It would also be nice to think that the Shield's championship reign actual has threats to it.
2. Better Writing
I put it as 'better writing' because that covers a couple of things. The main issue would be the rivalries and feuds we have in the WWE. Most of them feel as if they are just thrown together by the powers of randomization. It also seems that most feuds only last at the upwards of three months. Even when they surpass that, the story behind the rivalry is boring and has no meat to it. We've seen Del Rio battle for the title or number one contendership over and over again. His battles against Swagger were nothing more than a slightly racist story. The heel is suppose to find a way to get under the face's skin, which I haven't seen in a while. Ryback is just muscling his way to show that he is physically stronger than Cena, but hasn't really done much more than that. It feels like a schoolyard bully tearing up some poor kid's action figure in an attempt to show how much tougher he is. The other part the writing that needs to change is the continuity. I refer back to the Swagger/Del Rio I Quit match not long ago. I know the 'replay' finish is something that pops up every now and again, but the way it was handle was so terrible that just thinking about it makes my head hurt. We haven't seen that finish in a while, probably because of how terrible it is just on paper. I feel like the WWE is treating the audience like they are children. 'This guy is bad, that guy is good, they should fight each other!'. Faces don't like heels, we understand that. The problem is that we are not getting good reasons as to why they hate them beyond the fact that one wants the other's title. That or either one of the persons in the feud is just bothered by the other is some small, insignificant way.
1. Brand Separation
Oh, this is the big one. I remember back in 2004 when I would watch Smackdown more than I would RAW, for a couple of reasons. The first would be that Smackdown had competitors that I like more. Anytime RAW and Smackdown got together to battle each other, I would root for the Smackdown brand. SD also had the Cruiserweight Championship, which was one of my favorite titles of all time. It also made for interesting rivalries, when one champion would try to prove that his/her title was more opponent than the one on the other brand. This would also bring back the draft, and while that was a usually a bit hokey, it was fun to watch. We also got to hear Paul Heyman tell Nadia he hopes she goes blind again.
The draft was a good way to shake things up and create new feuds and storylines. All of this possible because of the Brand Separation. One of the main problems with having the entire roster compete on both shows is that you put only a small amount of guys in the spotlight. The main eventers are RAW are going to be the main eventers on Smackdown. Having separate rosters would, hopefully, cause the WWE to highlight more wrestlers on their shows. I understand there is an unspoken clause that Smackdown is the 'B' show, but that didn't happen until the brands were put together. Out of all the ideas I put on this list, I feel that this one move would benefit the WWE more than any other.
Now I have a very special place in my heart for the WWE, as I believe every wrestling fan does. I know that their programming is not the best it could be, but I still support it to this day. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't be the fan I am today. I hope that some of these aspects will return to the beloved promotion someday, but until then, there is always hope. Support Pro Wrestling!
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BURNLEY racked up another victory but it was far from impressive as bad habits returned.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Jan. 3, 2008) - Juniors Sarah Teegarden and Erin Kane of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's soccer team have been named Scholar All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches' Association (NSCAA), the organization announced Wednesday.
The award is the first for both players, as they become the fifth and sixth players to earn Academic All-American honors in team history. Ginny Graczyk was named to the NSCAA and ESPN The Magazine second teams in 2006. The pair are also just two of 10 juniors to be placed on any of the three academic teams.
Teegarden and Kane were each all-league first team selections for the third time in their careers, while contributing to the Panthers' league-leading defense. Teegarden was a force in the UWM midfield all season, starting all 21 games. She led the team in minutes played by a field player and contributed three goals on the offensive end. The Batavia, Ill., native was selected to the Soccer Buzz All-Region Second Team and the league's all-tournament team.
She is an education major and boasts a 3.46 grade point average in the classroom.
Kane, an all-region third-teamer by Soccer Buzz, started all 21 games in goal for Milwaukee. She posted a league-best 0.73 goals against average and 10 shutouts, while combining on an 11th shutout with freshman teammate Leslie Deebach. The 2007 season was a memorable one for Kane, as she set school career records for goalkeeper wins and minutes played. She also pushed her school and league record for career shutouts to 36.
A native of St. Charles, Ill., Kane is a pre-veterinary medicine major and has maintained a 3.35 GPA. She has also earned academic all-district honors from ESPN The Magazine and been named to the league's academic all-league squad.
Two Panthers earned the honor in the same season for the first time since Erin Blaedow and Julie Ruma were each honored by the NSCAA in 2001. Blaedow was a first-team selection, while Ruma earned a spot on the second team. Lisa Krzykowski was the other Academic All-American in school history, earning second-team honors from the NSCAA in 1997.
Milwaukee posted a 13-4-4 record this season and won its eighth-straight league regular season championship with a 7-0-1 record. The title extended a championship streak that is the second-longest in the nation. UWM also advanced to the league championship game for the league-record ninth time, but fell to Loyola in a penalty kick shootout.


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The Green of my Heartbeats5: Red, rude, a bully.She was bored, propping her face up on her palms. Her teacher, high-voiced and chirping in fuzzy green flurries, was writing rows of sevens on the board. White chalk. The sevens were glimmering in turquoise, and she smiled.Sevens were nice, friendly. Seven would never eat nine. Nine was just a baby, like her brother at home.She was only five. Fives were bullies, nasty. Bright garish red, like B. B was red, but he was not as rude. He forgot things though. Like his keys. Impatient.She sighed, her head slipping and resting on her wrist. She could feel her pulse on her cheek."Seven!" said her teacher, continuing to fill the board. "Say it with me. Seven!"Later, they got to practice identifying numbers. She had learned before, at home. Kindergarten was not meeting her new knowledge expectations.Sitting at the table, she strived to make conversation to ease the ache inside her brain. "I like sevens. Aren't they the prettiest color you've ever seen?"They boy next
The Danger of Untold StoriesI believe in words. I believe in voices, the unique cries of human beings as they pour their soul out into the sky. But most of all, I believe in stories.Stories, be they written or spoken or painted onto the walls of caves, reaffirm our humanity. They give us back our own heartbeat, that dull pulse of blood, but more than that they give us our minds. They let us reach back and see where we've been, what we felt, what we believed. They form a mirror, let us see who we are, who we were.And I believe that everyone has a story that deserves to be heard. But more and more I'm seeing that only some stories get told. You have books for children fully admitting that people have different bodies…but where is the admission of different minds? Why do no main characters have mental illness, or attention deficit, autism or dyslexia? Where are the movies about synesthetes, those with OCD, those battling depression?This is not just a problem of children's literature, it e
Shadow DaughterI first noticed the girl in History.Craning my neck to get a better look at the inaccurate clock hanging slightly crooked on the wall behind me, I found myself looking at a girl that had not been in the class when attendance was called.She was standing with her back and palms of her hands against the wall, looking at my teacher with rapt attention. She was incredibly thin and her lips looked horribly dry. She didn't have a belt on, but when I looked closely I could see that two of her belt loops on her jeans were tied together and created a small bulge beneath her black shirt. It made them hang strangely, the zipper pulled too far to the right.I was sure she had came on the request of another teacher, and I had failed to notice her come in. Unusual, sure, but not unheard of.I forgot about her and began to focus on the lesson again, trying to push her small, sad smile out of my head.~~~I noticed her again when I was walking to my Math class nearly a week later. She stuck out, the
FemininityI'm a girl.When I was young, I was taught being a girl had something to do with whether you sat down or stood up when your bladder was full and which of the bathrooms you went into when you were at a store. In kindergarten I was informed that it had something to do with the "parts" you had, after a classmate pulled down his pants during Show and Tell to show us his favorite underwear, and before the teacher could grab him managed to explain that girls couldn't wear it because they didn't have the right parts. And when I was six, someone in the third grade (two years older and still confused) told me that girls have long hair and boys don't and that's the difference.As a first grader, this was enough for me. I was a girl, my brother was a boy, and according to Melina, all the boys in my class had cooties, which were like germs but only boys could get them. I didn't buy it.In third grade, I met a boy who had long hair and one of the girl
Little GirlLittle meI let you wander in the woods,sent you out to playand told you I'd be back.Sweetheart,I said I was coming back,didn't you hear me?Youmust of thoughtI lied to you, Itricked you.And it's true,I've been gone far too long.Child me,I can't find you.The woods are confusing now,where do my feet go?Where are myeyes?I see traces of you,crayons andLegos andyour little shoes.Did you drop them?Little me,you've got to work on that.Why, when you're grown-Oh, I see.That's the problem.That was my job,wasn't it?Thatand to come get you back.Silly, I'm back now,where are you?I've come back.Didn't you miss me?Meghan?Where are you?I miss you,sweetheart.I miss you,little one.When I find you,I'll never let you go.That is,if you'll stillgive me your hand.
SadnessI've been sad for about two weeks.When I say I'm sad, please know that it does not mean I am in absence of happiness. There is happiness here. It just has a very short half-life.The sadness lives in a little tiny circle that is under my skin. It's like a bruise. Right now it's sitting off on my right side between my seventh and eight rib.I've been sad for about two weeks.That's long enough to die of dehydration four times over.The sadness comes and goes, and the happiness comes and goes, and there's this emptiness that sits underneath it.People aren't talking to me too much because of how stressed we all are. Finals. But when they do talk to me, their words ping off like stones on a frozen lake.Hi.Ping.How are you?Ping, ping, ping.I have the scrape the words out of the back of my throat and my chest because they're stuck.Words like "I'm fine" are all glued up with words like "My dog just had chemo
My AnxietiesI wonder to myselfas often as fear for myselfthat they can smell it.My burning inadequacyand my fear, quiveringlike a bow-string drawntoo tight,If they can feel thebrittle reverberationsof my hollowed bones.In moments like these,I wonder if they listenas I hate myself.I wonder how they must see me.Although I comfort myselfthat they can't think anyless of me than I do.After all, it's true,you're your own worst critic,for you shred the best.However, granted,you're the one who has tolive with the results.No one willcome and dig you out ofof the holethey put you in.You're the coffinfor the frequent funeralsfor other's feeling.At times I ponderwhether people can see theirfaces in my eyes.And if so,are they as terrifying to themas they areto me.I hope they cannot,I am aware that they don'tintend to scare me.Just the same as Idon't intend to be frightenedby their own voices.I wonder if my anxietymakes
SecretsToday held my heartbeatagainst my chestand told me it was mine.I wept.I didn't want to believe it.I wanted to believeI was infinitely finite,that I wasn't here at all.But the earth whispered,shifted under my feet.The sky split open,and I felt the sun,the cold air.Today took my breathing,the wind blew it in my face,and told me I existed.I stopped.Stopped walking,stopped speaking,And froze solid to the ground.I swallowed my voice,it hurt me inside,and became a pearl.The earth grew dark and cold.I listened to the darknessof my shadow.My forever-shadow,waiting behind closed lips,locked teeth.I heard it.There you go.Now you're not existingat all.I smiled.
FourteenRemember when I was fourteen?I called you asked to talk,but you had a movie on,and I let you go watch.I'd called that dayto tell you I wanted to die.I hope you liked that movieenough to remember it for life.I'll always remember the dayI picked myself up, alone.
A Reason to LiveIf only she had the guts to actually do it, to just leap among the cold waves and sink in death among the fish. She breathed in the smell and taste of saltwater, and water sprays hit her face, neck, and chest. She shivered slightly in the breeze from the waves, but she wasn't really bothered by the chill. What weighed on her mind was something much deeper than the weather. A pang of apprehension penetrated her heart as she envisioned her body being plunged into the water and weighted down by the strong waves. She thought about what it would be like to gulp in mouthful after mouthful of water, choking and never feeling any relief, but she didn't think the pain could be any worse than what she was already dealing with. "Aimée!" The young woman moved her arms in circular motions as she tried to keep her balance. Her mother's call startled her, and for a brief moment she thought God might be
Helicase Helio and I were always sitting on the stairs, chatting about the lamina and occasionally making snide remarks about ribosomes. There wasn't much for us to do. Our job was to simply be, and let the RNA polymerase scribble down the letters on our foreheads when they came around every once in a while. Helio was a G, I was a C. It wasn't exactly fulfilling, I suppose. There wasn't much to be filled. So to pass the time, we talked. "You ever wonder?" Helio asked. "About what?" "About...well...what's out there." Helio and I were rooted to the stairs, quite happily, but it was awkward to move in. He kind of twisted in the general direction of the closest pore. "Out in the cytoplasm." "I haven't," I admitted. "What's there to wonder about?" "That's exactly the thing. I have no idea." Helio sighed, gazing into the distance. "Somehow it feels like we pl
Of Birds and Wings.Mr. Chuges was a man that didn't like going astray--he had never strayed from the normality of life and would never plan to, that's for sure. He was a man who would rather expect what would follow to having to deal with surprises and turbulances. Mundane prosaism was enough for him to be satisfied. His appearance gave out that much; mahogany, dull eyes which reflected no light, no life, looked through a pair of perfectly-squared, thick glasses. His lips were usually set on a hard line, their corners never lifting up to even fake a smile. A short, pointed beard covered the tip of his chin, giving him an austere look that made his students flinch in fear. Being wrinkled, his face was the proof he had completed at least fifty years of his life, even though none of them had been eventful. Whenever he spoke, his voice indicated no feeling, no emotion. To one, it sounded like it was emanating from a deep, hollow cell as he narrated today's Latin Lesson. He was lifeless. Moving automatically
Bringing Down SweeneyI asked him who he was, and he said, "I'm Sweeney," and I believed him. I probably shouldn't have, except that it was true. I can always tell when people are telling the truth.Mum and Dad were still in the last battles of the divorce, so I was trying to keep myself out of their hair as much as possible. This was why I had packed two cornmeal pancakes and an old plastic dish of syrup and was heading out into nowhere, where I wasn't necessarily wanted but sure as hell wasn't unwelcome. Not that I was resentful about it or anything. Nobody wants to fight in an amphitheater. Well, nobody but gladiators, but you don't see a lot of those around these days. Goes to show you.So out I went, with my book and my pair of half-crumbling pancakes and my yellow wellies and an old, oatmeal-colored jumper that had holes in the elbows. "Get a new one, Linnie," everybody was always saying. The truth was I had gotten used to it, and now it felt weird not to have my elbows out in the wind like that. Out
paper hearts. Theres a crevice in the wall where she hides her little baby girl, all plastic smiles and mechanical giggles. She cuddles it like it has a soul and speaks to it like it has a name. Its soft rubber skin has been covered with paper hearts and marker stars, and its little plastic ears have been filled with whispers of adoration and love. Its wiry blonde hair has been crossed into braids, twisted up above its head, and she has pulled a dress onto its synthetic body with the brightest little smile. She reminds it that its beautiful, even though it cant hear. She fastens it tight into the beaten pink stroller and skips behind it as it rolls across the pavement, dancing in the sun like there is no tomorrow and yesterday is only a dream. And maybe she's only six years old, but she knows how babies are made. Not the ones you buy in the store, the ones you have to tear out of the cru
How to Sleep and Never Wake UpThe year they discovered my best friend, twenty years old and silent under the heap of her wrecked car, I learned one can sleep forever and never wake up.That year, her sister, only seventeen, ate magic mushrooms and lost her mind and her brother, fourteen, started running and stopped eating and I didn't eat magic mushrooms but lost my mind anyway as everyone watched my skin, too white to be real, disintegrate before their eyes.That year I flew to Colorado to see an urn surrounded by pointe shoes. It reminded me more of a wastebasket than the last I would see of the girl who shared my soul. Her sister ran naked through the street a few days later after ingesting a certain fungus at her school's homecoming dance. Most say it was the drugs. Maybe, I said. But I knew exactly what it was. Her brother started walking with his feet turned out, a remnant of his ballerina sister instilled in him. I ripped the flesh from my arms, hoping to find her somewhere underneath my fingernails until a
BryceHe always stands very close to people when he speaks to them, staring with those huge golden eyes and leaning in ever so slightly, as if he is craving their touch and the feel of their breath and their hands more than anything. This is the first thing you notice when you meet him, the closeness. You ache, for a reason you don't know, to bridge the gap. To touch him. Your fingers twitch towards him but you keep your hands beside you.And then you hear him speak, and everything else seems loud and bright and harsh compared to the gentleness of him. His lips are chapped and his big galaxy earrings glitter and his hair stands straight up and his freckles are like kisses, and you think he will sound like all the others and then he speaks; he speaks and something shifts inside you and a little storm begins to crackle and swell inside your chest and suddenly you love him more than anything.And then he finishes asking you the time, and you tell him, and he walks on.
Love Letters On the TrainDear Stranger,I'm leaving this post-it tucked in the side of the train-seat. If you're reading this, you've seen it. I've seen you sit here every few Monday mornings, sometimes tapping a bent, unlit cigarette against your thigh, sipping from your tea (who brings a tea cup onto a train anyway?); sometimes staring at the rain outside, or reading your well-worn, beaten copy of Jane Eyre (I hate that you fold the corners down - it's bibliophilic abuse. I wish the book would papercut you to defend itself a little, but I digress).You seemed so sad this Monday morning past. Please smile again. I love it when your eyes catch the light of something I'm unaware of, something silently and intimately your own; a secret from the world that makes everything all the more meaningful to you.- The PassengerDear Passenger,I'm not in the habit of reading post-its from strangers. I found a love-letter hidden in a newspaper once, that the author forgot or was too afraid to send. It made me sad to think
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Weekend Meditation: Sunday Suppers
The Sunday Supper is different than any other meal in my household. Casual, yet often more intentional than what I throw together during the week, Sunday Suppers are an opportunity to invite good friends over to talk and eat and enjoy our company. It's not an impressive dinner party, just a proper meal cooked with care and served up with a sense of generosity and neighborliness.
The Sunday Supper starts earlier than normal. Usually people arrive around 3:30 or 4:00 and the food is on the table no later than 5:00. This allows everyone to be on their way by 7:00 or so, allowing for a good night's rest before the cruel, inevitable arrival of Monday morning.
The pace is leisurely, the food served up family style in large bowls and dishes. No extra courses, except perhaps desert. In summer, the Sunday Supper can happen outdoors, but it is not a barbeque or a picnic. While casual, it does have some formality: real cutlery, china plates and even the occasional tablecloth.
Most Sunday Suppers I've given or have been to usually have a large main dish like a roast or a ham or a whole roast chicken in center of the table with various forms of veg and starch gathering at the edges. In the summertime, this often is forgone for lighter, cooler dishes like platters of cold meats and sliced cheeses. Sunday Suppers can often be a communal affair, with everyone pitching in with a dish to pass.
The food vies for attention with the discussions, stories and various forms of table talk. All subjects are allowed. In my house, the topics of sex, politics, and religion are encouraged! Everyone pitches in with the washing up and friends are often sent home with leftovers (Monday's lunch, perhaps) in a paper bag.
For me, the world just feels right after a Sunday Supper with friends. As I clean up the last of the meal and wipe down the table, I feel satisfied and fortified, ready to take on what the coming week offers.
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Usually we are two since Sunday is our "family night." We do a pretty standard Sunday supper; often it is roast chicken and mashed potatoes, sometimes a steak, sometimes a stewy thing. Tonight it will be a small rack of pork (leftover from our holiday meal) roasted new potatoes and asparagus. We'll eat at the dining room table (usually a workspace) and get caught up after some time apart (he's been traveling this week). I love our Sunday suppers because they give us a chance to rebalance prepare for the week to come.
I love this idea. Sadly my husband works weekend evenings and his days off change each week, making it tough to have any type of ritual.
What a wonderful post!
I tend to make a bigger dinner on Sundays-but it's just the two of us, and we don't have a dining table, just tv trays-but that doesn't stop our meals from being special.:)
A Sunday supper is a great way to recharge for the busy week ahead.
one of my favorite traditions and it helps to beat the sunday night blues that often creep in.
this meal looks beautiful! what is that main dish in the center?
We have a huge breakfast, the kids come for this. Then it's just us and we have wonderful evening meals. Tonight, it's lobster with pasta and herbs. It will be wonderful and I will break the rules and add some cheese to this.
What a lovely tradition!
Sunday supper is always different at our house. Sometimes it's each person fend for themselves, or grilled cheese and popcorn, or leftovers. In the winter it might be something that needed a lot of prep time like a big batch of chili.
Tonight it's deviled eggs and fresh bread hot out of the oven, served with apple butter that my kids made last summer.
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This was braised pork shoulder & roasted new potatoes & Nantes carrots. It was a good Sunday dinner!
Love the idea... We do a Sunday brunch since the little guy goes to bed so early.
Another question for Scott: Who makes the dishes, what are the pattern? Love the (yellow?) and black rims on the white plates!
ohanalog: the dishes are Audun Fleur by Villeroy & Boch
I wished my friends lived closer, or that I were friendlier with my neighbors, so that we could do these casual gatherings - it sounds so nice. Everybody's so busy on the weekends that nothing like this happens unless you make it into a big event and then people will come, but almost reluctantly, because you're cutting into their few hours of precious free time. Maybe I need friends with less going on!
I love sunday dinner. We usually have a group of friends over, have everyone bring a dish sort of potluck style or all sort of figure it out as we go. Always ends up amazing and a lot of fun. Yesterday we grilled steak, artichokes, very mustardy potato salad and garlic bread. Perfect!