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A Made In Kind design.
A pop of teal peeks beneath lilac-hued lace as strategic pleats nip this frock into an hourglass form. Each piece in this Anthropologie-exclusive collection by Tracy Reese was inspired by lush garden landscapes and is set apart by a tailored, feminine silhouette.
A pop of teal peeks beneath lilac-hued lace as strategic pleats nip this frock into an hourglass form. Each piece in this Anthropologie-exclusive collection by Tracy Reese was inspired by lush garden landscapes and is set apart by a tailored, feminine silhouette.
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- Cotton; cotton lining
- Dry clean
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Marston total score
This dress is somewhat surprisingly awesome. I took a stab at it because it was on sale and I'm really glad I did.
The quality is really fantastic. It has great fabric, refreshing colors and a depth in texture that makes it very eye-catching.
What's interesting too is the sort of classic, vintage shape of the dress. You can get a little creative with the accessories while wearing this and make it versatile somehow. This dress will take a unique place in my closet.
August 22, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by JustErin Lovely Dress
The color combination of this dress is just stunning in person. As mentioned by the other reviewers the fabric is much heavier than expected - and I think this dress would be uncomfrotable in the hot summer heat. The quality of the dress is top notch, from material to execution. The cut is also incredibly flattering - the gathering of the fabric in the middle is sure to hide a belly.
Fit: I am a six/eight - this is the eight and it was perfect! Hugged everything just right. I think girls with more hour glass figures will struggle with the waist either being too big or the lower portion being too small - so beware. For this reviewer - this was a winner - only problem, it doesn't quite fit in my budget. A pass for me until I have a need for it or it goes on sale.
July 11, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by mcho gorgeous color, good fit
I loveee the color combination of this dress! It is absolutelyyy gorgeous! Unfortunately - the fit was a little off for me. Tracy Reese dresses have always been a little big on me. I tried on my usual size 0 (5'2'', 105 lbs) and the straps were definitely too long (easy fix) - and the waist could have been pinched in a little bit (not so easy fix). Other than that, the dress looked very summery, structured, and well made. One more thing - something about the thick material and double layers makes me feel a little bulkier when wearing the dress.....
Anyway I might reconsider buying when/if it goes on sale so that I have some extra spending capability to play around with it a little (alterations-wise)
May 4, 2012
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This is a shot of Sambuka again...I manipulated her with the transform tool to make her taller in the frame, and colourised her with levels, then cloned out a few things in the background to my taste, have taken a few things out and put in some grass and bush. Hope you like it, as the large is great here. I have put the original shot here as a Mod to show you all where it came from.
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Excellent portrait, with a nice clear eye and plenty of detail,
She's beautiful - that look in her eye is so sad....
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Mollywood director Majeed Manasserry has roped in Priya for his next, Yes, I Am, which is about someone who is born as a man, but is forced to live the life of a woman owing to birth deformities. Majeed says, "The protagonist is a character called Vaigha, who is a dancer at a nightclub. For 26 years, she hides the fact that she is actually a man, and lives the life of the dancer. A couple of American students approach her and it's with their arrival that her past unfolds."


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"The expansion of the natural and organic foods is in response to listening to our customers," Lowrie says.
Complementing the natural foods expansion are several rows of shelves devoted to gluten-free items. The Dillons at Harry and Webb has a gluten-free section.
Kim's Magic Pop kiosk, expected in March, also complements that section, Lowrie says, calling it a "healthy snack that's all natural that we feel our customers will enjoy."
The Kim's Magic Pop website describes the product as "a freshly popped grain snack that is a wholesome blend of wheat, brown rice and corn made with today's health-conscious consumers in mind."
Similar to a rice cake, it comes in various flavors that customers can choose, Lowrie says.
Baby World expands beyond the basic baby offerings and has worked well at Dillons stores at 21st and Maize and 32nd and Seneca, Lowrie says. The section also includes baby clothes, baby monitors and myriad other items.
Bidwell, the store manager, says Baby World, which was finished Thursday, attracted a lot of customers over the weekend.
"We'll certainly get some good feedback, I'm sure," he says.
Finally, the special unit to dry-age beef using a cooling and humidification process that can take 21 to 30 days, will be a first in the Dillons group, Lowrie says.
"(The beef) is a very tender product as a result of the dry-aging process," she says.
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By Alexandra Burlacu | Aug 06, 2013 05:40 AM EDT
Acer has launched its latest handset, the Liquid Z3, aiming to compete on the budget Android smartphone market.
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"While much of the industry is trending toward larger and more complex devices, we believe there's also a whole lot of room for thinking small and simple," said Allen Burnes, Acer Europe's vice president of the smartphone division, in the press release. "Liquid Z3 bridges the gap for a new generation of smartphone users, providing they really can have it all without sacrificing the size and simplicity they want."
The Acer Liquid Z3 further packs a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage and a micro SD card slot for additional memory. The handset runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, which is a notable feature for a mid-range device. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3G with HSPA+ support and micro USB.
The Liquid Z3 also comes with a 3-megapixel rear camera, a 1,500 mAh battery and dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) functionality. The smartphone features Quid Mode profiles, targeted at different user and age groups, according to the company. A Basic Mode is reportedly designed for youngsters and optimized for calls and text messages, while a Senior Mode sports features such as magnification, quick call and radio. The Classic Mode, meanwhile, is for first-time smartphone users and delivers all main functions in a simple and organized layout. Lastly, the Keypad Mode targets users who need the keypad right away.
Acer is launching its Liquid Z3 smartphone in selective countries such as Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ukraine, Italy, UK, Germany and Russia. The smartphone will be available from mid-August for a starting price of €99 and will come in two color options: Rock Black and Classic White. Acer made no mention yet of U.S. availability.
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Film: Underground hits the streets
The Volcano! festival of no-budget cinema starts this Saturday
Over the eight days of Volcano!, London's underground film clubs will come together at sites scattered throughout the metropolis.
In a film culture dominated by a crippling lack of imagination and a shopping aisle multiplex mentality, the London underground's brand of mixed media provocation is more vital than ever before.
To a certain extent the idea of "underground film" still lives in nostalgic thrall to its Sixties influences, to a pre-punk DIY aesthetic that sought to explore film as a personally expressive medium and to retrieve it from industrial models of film production and consumption.
I asked Duncan Reekie, a film-maker and member of the Exploding Cinema collective, which has been active now for six years, how he would define "underground".
"You can either define the underground as the early stage of the avant- garde or in terms of its content," he said, "in as much as it's sex and drugs and excessive or spectacular degeneracy.
"But I'd argue that it's neither of those things. I think it's got more to do with a different conception of cinema based upon a kind of popular idea of culture or folk culture, like pubs, circuses or the music hall. The roots of cinema lie in that bawdy, fairground, carnival type atmosphere."
It is a part of the strength of the London underground that it has largely taken on this early-cinema idea and throws together open-access film screenings with performance, readings, live music and all manner of site-specific mayhem.
With the increasing prominence of experimental visual artists in the club scene, as well as the ubiquity of the moving image in gallery spaces, cinema has, it seems, well and truly expanded beyond its conventional institutionalised spaces. This expansion, Reekie says, grew out of the frustration with "independent" cinema that lies behind the Underground ethic.
"The idea is to break down the mystique of film-making," he says. "There's no mechanism between the film-maker and the audience. Most of these ideas come out of the fact that we were film makers back in 1991 and were incredibly frustrated by the fact that there was no audience for our films.
"When we tried to approach people at funding organisations or in institutions the answer would routinely be that this is `difficult' work - it's avant- garde or experimental, you can't expect ordinary people to understand this work.
"Eventually we just said `No, You're wrong. And we'll prove you're wrong by putting on shows and we'll pack these shows out. This will give the lie to this idea of difficult work. Because the difficult work you're talking about is bad, nobody wants to see it and it's dreadful.'"
Reekie has a way with knock-out polemic which will no doubt be fully exercised next Thursday when he goes head-to-head with Helen De Witt, curator of the London Film-Maker's Co-op, in an onstage debate at the Lux Cinema.
This event will explore the relationship between the underground and the independent film sector, of which the Film-Maker's Co-op is an important component.
And Reekie reserves his most withering contempt for precisely this sector, which he regards as having atrophied into a self-serving, state-funded elite group whose "power of taste depends more on rejecting film makers than encouraging them.
"There are a lot of people within the independent sector who perceive the groups in Volcano! as simply models of themselves when they were teenagers, having adolescent tantrums and being rebellious," Reekie says.
"And they kind of admire us because they see themselves in that. But it doesn't really frighten them because they think that once we've stopped acting up we'll join the establishment and become their next generation. They don't understand that we don't want to become the next generation of the independent sector, we want to get rid of the independent sector."
Fighting talk, this, and bound to ruffle a few feathers in the funding sectors. As for the action of the Volcano! festival, this includes a major retrospective of the work of the Godfather of English underground film, Jeff Keen, who's been ploughing the no-budget furrow since 1959; the last night in the life of the wonderfully named underground outfit Omsk; special presentations by critic and underground anthologist Jack Sargeant and Aftershock, "a final night of spectacular decadence" when the clubs unite for a concluding full-on extravaganza.
For further information about Volcano! call 0171-582 0080 or contact the film festival website on www.backspace.org/volcano. The Volcano! box office's telephone number is 0171-582 7680
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Chemical/biological weapons for example.
Chemical/biological weapons for example.
Anyone producing nerve gas, or antipersonnel cluster munitions, or weaponized biological agents designed to actually be used (as opposed for research into how to counteract them) should definitely feel bad about what they're doing. These things have no other purpose than to be immorally used against people.
Someone producing a hunting rifle can likely feel fine about what they're doing even though there is a chance it could be used against a person. However, if you know that the hunting rifle you're making is intended to be used by some despotic ruler for hunting and killing people, you should probably feel bad about it.
Military drones can be used for many useful purposes, but they have also been used to kill a lot of innocent people.
I'm guessing myself, like many people put up with the 2x day delay in getting something (delayed gratification) due to not having to pay sales tax on orders from Amazon.
I'm up in Canada. Around here, if you order something online and the store doesn't collect the provincial sales tax you're actually supposed to fill out a form and send it in yourself. I've never actually heard of anyone doing this though....
It's well documented that some animals have the mental capacity of a typical 3 year old human child. (See Alex the african grey parrot, Koko the gorilla, etc.)
And I do not know why people banter about about "dishonest" trading -- the trades themselves are public record, and only executed because the seller and buyer agreed on a price. There is no coercion or manipulation in the trade itself.
The reason why people don't like it is that they see the high-speed traders as a man-in-the-middle attack.
Hypothetically if both parties were on the network at the same time they could sell to each other at a mutually agreed-upon price. The high speed trader in the middle gets one party to pay a bit more to buy and the other party to accept a bit less to sell, and pockets the difference while doing very little in return.
The real market maker usefulness is when both parties are not on the market at the same time, but that requires them to hold onto the asset for longer, which they generally don't want to do.
It's *really hard* to prove that something is safe, you pretty much need to test every possible interaction.
It's relatively simple to prove that something is not safe--you just need to find one thing demonstrating lack of safety and then you're done.
That said, I think there should be some level of due diligence required before bringing a GM food to market. That said, the current alternative to GMOs is irradiating DNA to force it to mutate, which causes way more changes in unrelated areas and offers all the dangers of GMOs, but currently has basically no labelling requirements.
A brain surgeon doesn't just get hired as a heart surgeon.
A brain surgeon also doesn't get hired as "10 years of experience doing brain surgery with brand X scalpels and brand Y CT scanning equipment".
They're expected to train as part of the job, and they're given a certain amount of time and money to keep current.
going over wifi there's no reason they should use your cell minutes, is there?
The technology exists...there are systems (Republic Wireless, some Blackberry setups) that can actually handoff from cell to wifi while you're in the middle of a call.
It goes for most of a week without charging.
Of course, if you have a modern smartphone and only use it for phone calls it'll go for a long time on a charge too.
I have a manual transmission vehicle, but you're not being accurate in your criticism.
The flappy paddle automatic transmissions on most supercars use one or two dry clutches, not torque converters. And in most fluid clutch systems you can shift down at least one or two gears using the shift lever.
I own a manual transmission vehicle, but it's no longer accurate to say that manual gives better fuel usage or better performance.
These days a CVT is tops for fuel usage, and for shifting performance an automatic dry-clutch system (like used on basically all supercars) will shift far quicker than any person can (60ms or so).
The voices in the headset also represent real people, and they were there before you.
Do you think that people that walk into a fast-food place are more important than the people who are in the drive-through (and therefore almost by definition are in a hurry)?
If you're working on a very specific project, you need someone with a specific skillset.
I worked for a decade in linux kernel development for embedded telecom systems. The linux kernel has 12 million lines of code...you want someone who has experience with it, at least enough that they know where to start looking when they run into an issue.
My current company is looking for people with experience with a particular open-source project, because it takes months to get up to speed and we're on an aggressive schedule.
My own job is programming Moodle, an LMS with over a million lines of code. That's roughly equal to an entire Linux distribution.
What are you smoking? Just the linux *kernel* is roughly 12 million lines of code. Firefox is 10 million lines of code. The GNOME desktop framework is 8 million lines of code. The GNU compiler is 6 million lines of code. Chromium is 7 million lines of code.
That's just a smattering of the packages that can be found in a linux distribution...
And rather than reinvent the wheel they're looking for someone who has done it before.
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Kevin Durant: Will the Thunder's Star Win the MVP Award?
The Oklahoma City Thunder have started off hot for yet another season this year. The team is currently boasting a very impressive 30-8 record, which is the best in the NBA.
Since moving from Seattle to Oklahoma City, the Thunder have improved steadily each year. They were able to go as far as the NBA Finals last year, but fell short to LeBron James and the Miami Heat.
This year, the Thunder are looking to go back to the finals, and this time win it. With all of the talent on this roster, there is one player who will lead them to that goal.
Durant has been the centerpiece of this team since moving to Oklahoma City. After being drafted out of the University of Texas, it seems that he has somehow gotten better each year.
This year, Durant has officially made his case for the league's most valuable player. With fans feeling that he had been snubbed the past several years, it looks like Durant might be able to win the award this season.
Durant has been a star player for several years, with three straight scoring titles and all-star appearances. His sensational play has propelled the Thunder into a championship-caliber team.
What is most impressive about Durant is the improvements he has made this season. While his average points per game has only risen from 28.0 to 28.9, his other numbers have jumped.
Durant's shooting efficiency has gone up in all aspects. His field goal percentage jumped from 49.6 percent to 52.4 percent. His three-point percentage went from 38.7 percent to 40.2 percent. Even his free throws have improved, going from 86.0 percent to 90.2 percent.
The resurgent Durant is looking like one of the best players in the league. While James is still looking like James and Carmelo Anthony is beginning to be in the MVP talks, Durant is still making a strong enough case for the award.
Regardless of whether or not Durant wins MVP, the Thunder are having a phenomenal season, and individual awards won't matter if they can win in the NBA Finals.
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Keith Mathahs, CRNA, apparently decided whatever time he has left with his family is more important than protecting colleagues accused of starting a hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas that put thousands of patients at risk and left 1 patient dead.
The 76-year-old anesthetist pleaded guilty for his role in the 2007 outbreak in order to avoid facing 28 felony counts of racketeering, neglect of patients, insurance fraud and second-degree murder. He now faces 5 criminal counts, including neglect of patients, and a maximum 6-year jail sentence. In exchange for the plea, he'll now testify against gastroenterologist Dipak Desai, MD, and Ronald Lakeman, CRNA, in a trial scheduled to begin in April.
As reported here, Mr. Mathahs, Dr. Desai and Mr. Lakeman were indicted for reusing contaminated vials of propofol between patients. The 3 defendants were also accused of submitting falsified anesthesia records to insurers for reimbursement under false pretenses, limiting the use of supplies needed for safe endoscopic procedures, failing to properly clean endoscopes, and overloading case schedules and rushing through procedures in order to boost their facility's bottom line.
Michael Cristalli, the attorney for Mr. Mathahs, says the possibility of being found guilty of multiple felonies and slapped with a jail term that would have essentially been a life sentence put a lot of pressure and stress on his client's family.
Lead prosecutor Michael Staudaher believes Mr. Mathahs's decision to take the stand will strengthen the state's case. "You've got one of the individuals who was involved in the conspiracy now agreeing to testify," he says.
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I've been reading blogs even less than I've been posting blogs, so I hadn't seen this Q&A until my regular stop by Sometimes Sweet. Apparently it's doing the rounds? I need to get back in the know.
1. When did you first start blogging and why?
I started my first blog on Xanga, early 2005. Prior to that I kept traditional paper journals, but typing out all the feels was much easier than writing so the paper diaries became more like scrapbooks. I spilled my guts on that website, and that's where I met one of my best mates Dylan. Without whom I probably wouldn't have got to know Charlie. And life would be extremely different right now.
2. Have you had any past online presence?
Of course. It's all I bit jumbled in my memory, but my first website was a terribly cringeworthy though relatively (NZ) successful fan website. Then it was personal blogs, Myspace, Bebo, Facebook, Twitter etc. I jumped over to Blogger properly in 2010.
3. When did you become serious about your blog?
I'm not, and haven't really been. Well okay, a year or two ago I was posting very frequently and making some great connections - but it was still all very whatever-I-want-to-write-about if/when I feel like it.
4. What was your first blog post?
On this site it was a very angry post following a fatal mauling at Zion Wildlife Park. It was an emotional reaction and not terribly well researched. But I don't really disagree with the sentiment reading it again four years on - had a similar reaction today hearing plans to "destroy" a shark which killed a surfer in Australia.
5. What have been your biggest challenges blogging?
Lately it's been finding the time. Sometimes in the past it's been over-thinking my audience. I caught up with some school friends months ago and one of them told me she found out someone I don't know at all reads my blog. And obviously I can look at my analytics and see there's lots of people I don't know who stop by. But when it's a two degrees of separation thing, for some reason that weirds me out much more than people I know OR total strangers.
6. What's the most rewarding thing about blogging?
I think the best thing about blogging is the same as the best thing about keeping any diary - being able to look back on past experiences and feelings. Having a good record of things I'd otherwise forget. It's nice to write the odd post that entertains people or artwork/photos people admire. But really they're just fleeting visits; it's me that will keep going back to old posts in the future.
7. What is the most discouraging thing about blogging?
I think when you start out (especially on Blogger) and see all these (financially) successful bloggers posting incredibly mundane posts with pretty pictures you can feel pretty discouraged when you're putting so much effort into your own blog no one's clicking your comments and coming back to visit you. But I definitely haven't felt that way for a long time. When my visitor count was getting pretty decent every day, I did consider trying to find "sponsors" but never pursued that because I decided I didn't want that pressure. Or ass-kissing. Also the terrible spam attack earlier this year definitely discouraged me for a long time.
8. What is your lasting inspiration or motivation?
As I'm getting back into blogging again, it's been simply seeing that people are still stopping by the site even while I've been MIA and not wanting to disappoint them! Also there's one email I received almost two years ago now which I've kept this screenshot of on my phone ever since.
9. What is your blogging dirty little secret?
I'm not sure I have one? There's definitely some opinions I have about things within the blogging community that I keep secret. Oh, and anywhere I posted prior to Blogger is most definitely private-d.
10. What is your current goal as a blogger?
To post regularly again. So... to be a blogger? Haha.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Everything I can think of
My biggest problem/barrier when it comes to blogging is not having the time to make it a priority. Obviously the day job comes in at number one because it pays the bills. And lately my work for SYAONZ has come in at number two because of all these events I've been invited to (goodbye weekends) and the fact we've set up a website which still needs a lot of content to be written or assigned to writers. Which is fantastic, and I'm so excited by all the stuff that's happening, but that takes a lot of time too. Then there's my art which is so very neglected right now, due mostly to the lack of time but also to the lack of space in my house. And then there's all the video footage I have stored on Charlie's iMovie (sorry) which I need to whittle down into interesting videos for my YouTube channel, just because it's already helped my speaking-confidence substantially (that and public speaking). And lastly there's blogging. Which I miss. And Caitlin's visiting NZ in two weeks which is so exciting, and I suspect is what caused me to gain a new follower today (hi!) even though I'm posting nothing...
The GUILT!
I'm going to try and play catch-up this week, and perhaps that will get me back into the habit... It's tricky too though, because all the SYAONZ stuff I want to recap here from a personal point of view, I kinda also need to post on the new website in a more professional way.
I should stop apologising and explaining myself and just write, right.
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Okay, we covered the Fit for Work Summit in another post. Next was a Halloween party Charlie and I went to at our friends' house. It was a small gathering which was perfect for me because sitting around chatting and playing drinking games is far more appealing to me than mingling with strangers. And the food, oh the food. Best hosts ever. Charlie dressed as La Parka, and I dressed as Becky from Sin City. The absurdly expensive facepaint I bought from Gordon Harris was TERRIBLE, and flaked off my skin within an hour or so of application. I was terribly unimpressed. Followed all the application instructions for prepping my face and using thin layers etc. Tried a sponge and a brush. Just terrible.
The day after that party was almost summer-like so Charlie and I caught a bus and went to visit Wellington Zoo - the first time for both of us in years. Quite a few of the enclosures had changed a lot since the last time I went, and definitely for the better. I do have mixed feelings towards zoos in general, but can't deny I just love seeing the animals. And after missing all kangaroos when I visited Australia (okay, I think I missed a roadkill spotting while dozing in the car) I got to pat one, so that was exciting.
The next highlight after that expedition was throwing out everything I'd said about running my iPhone 3GS into the ground, and instead swooping on a gold iPhone 5S with Telecom as soon as my contract with Vodafone ran out. I just couldn't resist, and I'm so glad I went for it. Had no problems with Vodafone's customer service etc. but their reception in my hometown is terrible, and Telecom offered a better data deal (though still atrociously low. Seriously, who uses the bajillion minutes and texts these plans offer? It's such a scam). So yeah, having a phone that reacts instantly is fabulous. Even though I knew it'd be shoved into a case, I still desperately wanted the gold because I'm an irrational, easily-swayed consumer. This is probably a blog post in itself, but the difference between this phone and my very first cell phone ever (which was such a dream-come-true at the time) is hilarious. I got the Sony Ericsson T206 when I was probably about 14 (?), and boy did I think I was fancy.
Next was the Arthritis New Zealand conference on 9 November at the Waipuna Conference Centre in Auckland (great venue), where I stood up and gave my (slightly adapted) speech again in front of 220+ people on a proper stage. It was exhilarating to be honest, I loved it. I got a laugh at one point and was kind of shocked so probably looked a bit startled-possum before chuckling and carrying on... Really hope I get more opportunities to practice/improve my skills. We had workshops in the afternoon which were really interesting - one brilliant presentation on employment law in relation to chronic illness. Definitely a major to-do of posting notes from that on our website. It was unfortunate there still were very few younger people in attendance, so SYAONZ will definitely try to encourage more of our lot to attend next year. The content of the conference itself is quite valuable for a lot of people on a personal level, but it'd also just be great to make more of an impact with having a lot of younger faces in the crowd. Sarah still got a comment from another (elderly) attendee that she was too young to have arthritis. Groooan.
On Friday just gone I flew up to Auckland again for a one-and-a-half day workshop with 30ish CEOs and managers mostly from not-for-profit organisations in the health sector. I got invited after my Wellington speech at the Fit for Work Summit, and while a lot of it was well above the level SYAONZ is at, it was still super interesting - even relating back to my day job at a not-for-profit - and pretty inspiring to speak to leaders of organisations who started out just like us. We're in such a good position having over 600 people already involved in our community, it's just hard to know where to take it next, so is still an ongoing discussion. Would definitely be easy to over-commit and crash and burn, so we'll be doing some careful thinking about that.
On Friday evening all the workshop participants went to dinner at Vivace which was delicious and a lot of fun. Dylan came along after a work event for a few beers, and as always it was really great to catch up with him. Got back to my hotel room in the wee hours, and contemplated watching a movie before seeing the cost, crap TV, and rubbish selection. Watched YouTube instead. Could surely get used to staying in hotels though! BUT I have to say, the front desk service at Rydges was so bad. So very cold, not at all welcoming. I wasn't asked at all about how my stay was or anything like that on check out. I don't even think the guy said goodbye. Pretty appalling, and I checked out well before there was any line in the lobby. Guess I didn't look rich enough.
In amongst all of this (okay, a while ago now) I got a new tattoo, which those of you following me elsewhere have probably already seen. I'd originally hoped to get Malika Rose to do it, but it was getting a bit iffy as to whether she would be at the Tattoo Expo in New Plymouth or not, so I decided to get Michelle at Sinatra's (now Tattoo Freaky) to do it instead, and I'm thrilled with how it turned out. I still haven't taken a decent healed picture even though it's been weeks, so that one snapped right now in terrible lighting will do for now. Yes, it's Captain von Trapp from The Sound of Music. Because reasons.
Also some time ago I had a lovely day with my family - one of Wellington's first summery days this season. We had brunch at Chalk on the waterfront which I really liked, and then later in the day I took my parents and sister to see Gravity (the boyfriends weren't keen, unimpressed).
That's it. That's all my photos have managed to jog from my memory. We're all caught up.
Monday, October 28, 2013
I'm still here... just not, well, HERE.
Life's gearing up to be busy again! Last week I attended the Fit For Work Summit with Arthritis New Zealand. Professor Stephen Bevan from the UK spoke about his research on musculoskeletal disorders and work... and I spoke about my experience with AS.
Yep, it was pretty damn scary, but I'm so glad I did it. Pretty much prepared it only the night before, and though there was a lot of 'umm's, I'm pretty proud of myself and kind of enjoyed it. There were maybe around 50 people there, which doesn't sound too scary, but after initial introductions around there room there were enough "former MP", "CEO", "doctor"s to make me feel a liiitle bit intimidated. Everyone was super lovely though, and it was a really interesting day. From that I've been invited to another workshop in Auckland later in November. And before that I'm going to the Arthritis NZ open day also in Auckland.
Yep, it was pretty damn scary, but I'm so glad I did it. Pretty much prepared it only the night before, and though there was a lot of 'umm's, I'm pretty proud of myself and kind of enjoyed it. There were maybe around 50 people there, which doesn't sound too scary, but after initial introductions around there room there were enough "former MP", "CEO", "doctor"s to make me feel a liiitle bit intimidated. Everyone was super lovely though, and it was a really interesting day. From that I've been invited to another workshop in Auckland later in November. And before that I'm going to the Arthritis NZ open day also in Auckland.
Have been tidying up our website a bit in preparation - so we can actually give interested people the link without an apology - ooh, it's a bit of a work in progress.
Besides all that, I have an idea brewing for my art. And the first problem is finding some space to get creating. Our house is getting just a wee bit small (well, we're accumulating more and more stuff) and while I absolutely don't want to move anytime soon, I'm going to need to either downsize some furniture or find studio space elsewhere.
Next week we're going to a Halloween party to kick of a very busy November. Been working on the best way to do my costume... hopefully it'll turn out well on the day.
Since this blogging thing is clearly just becoming a place for me to throw tidbits for future reference, I won't bother trying to recap the past few weeks (months?) I've skipped over. Highlight of October has probably been going to see Gravity (twice), it is phenomenal! I'd go see it a third time if tickets weren't so absurdly expensive.
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday Funday
The finale of Breaking Bad has aired, and I have to wait another two hours to get home and see it... torture! The weather's miserable so I'm spending my break at my desk unable to browse any part of the internet for fear of spoilers. This show has been such a huge part of my life for so many years now. I think I first started watching early 2009, catching up on the existing episodes in a big binge, then devouring each new release over the following seasons. I've watched season one to five-and-a-half through more times than I can remember, and so many one-off re-watches when there was nothing else to do.
It's been a long time since I wrote on this blog and I am starting to miss it. I've said this before, I know. But I'm not really sure what direction I want it to go in anymore. Space is serevely limited at home, so the past couple of drawings I've done have been quick pieces resting on my coffee table in front of the TV which is less than ideal. Over the weekend I found out my old bloggy pal Caitlin is coming to New Zealand for a holiday later this year which is SO EXCITING, and that news especially made me miss the old days of blogging whatever the heck I liked. Summer's approaching, so I'm going to try harder. I bought a better camera recently and have recorded a couple of YouTube videos which is super fun, but I'll try to take more photographs with it too.
The last couple of posts I've made have still been getting hits, so I guess some people out there are still dropping by! (Thank you!) Break's over. The countdown begins.
Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Oh, hi!
It's been a long time since I last blogged. After spammergeddon, I was very much sick of it all. But now I've got to the point where I actually miss it, so hopefully I'll be posting on the regular again soon.
It's all been business as usual around these parts really. I turned 24 in May. Spent time with a couple of friends I don't see nearly enough. Spent a Saturday building a wall of bookshelves with Charlie. Watched three seasons of The Sopranos. Got semi interested in games thanks to The Last of Us. And did just one drawing; a portrait of Lil Dicky which he retweeted and made my day.
I've felt kind of overwhelmed by the number of other projects and activities I'm getting involved in, all the while juggling it with regular work and keeping healthy. Everything is really exciting, but there just aren't enough hours in the day and it's hard to put as much effort into everything as I would like to. It's enjoyable though, I feel like I'm really getting to a point where I know what my priorities are, and where I want my life to be heading.
I'll try my best to get this blog back to where it used to be. It's kind of daunting to post again after such a long break; feel like I should be posting something truly profound or thrilling... but this will do for now.
Hope anyone who's still following me on... Bloglovin' I guess (?) is well.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Mini Rambly Update
My sister Emily graduated from Massey University today! My aunt has the photos on her camera, so I'll post those at a later date, just a couple from my phone for now. Dad's face in that last photobooth picture is cracking me up. It was a beauuutiful sunny day, this weather is so ridiculous and amazing for May. The graduation ceremony itself was actually really enjoyable, I suspect it wasn't as long as those some of my friends have attended because it didn't drag on at all. Emily looked beautiful as always, and it was lovely celebrating with the family. Super proud of my little sister!
I ended up coming back to Wellington after dinner tonight rather than going to my parents' house. My birthday on Friday is going to be pretty busy with a couple of medical appointments (lucky me!) and just celebrating with Charlie, so I think I'll do some big time cleaning around home tomorrow and hopefully some drawing once my workspace is tidy again... Busy weekend ahead with another Arthritis New Zealand event on Saturday (I'm speaking on a panel) and a family lunch on Sunday. May is mad.
I'm being really common and listening to this song a lot lately. Those of you overseas may have already heard it after it got some Buzzfeed attention. To be honest I didn't see what the fuss was about when I first listened. And something about her face reminds me of someone from my past I have no good feelings towards. But after that one listen I had it stuck in my head and went crawling back to it again after a couple of days of repeating 'royyyals... ruuuler' under my breath. I love her hair in this video so much. Super styled I guess, but it still kinda sorta makes me want to stop damaging my hair with straighteners and let the curls go for it... When I was at high school I used to wear it curly a lot, and it formed such nice ringlets. It's so damaged and dry now that no matter how many treatments I try, the curls just frizz apart. This post is going somewhere really boring so just watch the damn video and goodnight. Haha.
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Sunday, May 05, 2013
Thoughts from my weekend in Auckland with Arthritis New Zealand
I've just returned from a super inspiring weekend in Auckland, attending an advocacy training workshop run by Arthritis New Zealand. Prepare for a lengthy post!
I was aware after I started Humira and almost all of my pain symptoms stopped that I lost a lot of enthusiasm for attending our Super Young Arthritics of New Zealand support group meetings. I felt like people who were still in constant pain wouldn't be able to relate to me anymore, and being able to move around freely while others in the group were often unable to walk unaided made me feel almost like I'd be rubbing it in their face. I've slowly been realising that's a stupid way to think, and this weekend has really brought home how much I can help and that I can probably do even more for people than I could have when my own condition was at its worst.
A few of the other people there also have ankylosing spondylitis, and for one of them it's quite evident that they are unable to move their neck. I initially sat there feeling quite emotional, thinking that if it wasn't for how successful Humira has been in treating my condition over the past few years I could easily have ended up the same way. It was pretty incredible that when I said that to Sarah later in the day she said 'bro, that's exactly how you were before Humira'. I knew my movement had been limited but to hear that it had been so visible was actually pretty shocking to me.
We learnt a lot of skills around advocating for individuals; assisting people in coming up with their own plans for solving problems, getting effective treatment etc. It was interesting to learn about the distinction between support and advocacy too. For a lot of people I've met through SYA of NZ, they don't necessarily need someone to be working through their issues with them, but just want an emotional outlet, someone to tell their story to. For others, they do need that advocacy side of things. Something that stuck out for me during discussions was that advocating is 'helping people to find their voice rather than being their voice'.
We had MP Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga speak to us yesterday about how to get local MPs' attention, and the kinds of things that will impact politicians and make them pay attention to your cause. I have an o‐kay knowledge of that side of things, but it was mostly inspiring for me to consider ways to really getting involved and take action, rather than just sitting around thinking about issues. Sarah and I had a brief chat with him afterwards and he's a really cool guy. Very engaged with social media and seemed really interested in our group.
Today we had media commentator/columnist Chris Trotter speak about a similar thing but from a media perspective which I was a lot more familiar with. One of the most important things I took away from today had nothing to do with training, but discussing Arthritis New Zealand's ad campaigns. There is this one I've embedded below that has been running on national TV for a while now about ankylosing spondylitis.
For me personally and for several other young people in our group, it seemed to be a very inaccurate portrayal of the reality of AS for many people; glossing over the months or years of experimentation with many different treatments before hopefully finding one that does work effectively to treat symptoms ideally without nasty side effects. I definitely felt like the ad diminished the harsh reality of living with chronic pain ‐ go see a doctor for some medicine, you'll feel good as new! And as someone who had to go through almost a decade from the first pain symptoms to finding an effective treatment, it made me feel like the struggle to make the general population understand how serious it can be at its worst would be even more difficult ‐ oh yeah, like that active race car driver on TV?
The reality is something we probably should have worked out for ourselves but hadn't really considered; that the funding for that campaign was from drug companies, and obviously they don't want people to know that their products are not a quick fix (I should point out that for all my ravings about Humira, I know quite a few people now who have tried or currently use it, and I'm the only one who found it totally effective literally overnight. It does happen, but for the people I know personally it's either been a gradual improvement or has not worked for them at all.) From Arthritis NZ's perspective, it greatly increased the number of people going to their GPs and getting referrals to rheumatologists which is fantastic. I just still feel that harder hitting campaigns would still encourage people to seek medical treatment. I wouldn't want it to be scaring the shit out people with worst case scenarios, but just convey how serious it can be and the huge impact it can have on people of all ages. It was great to hear acknowledgement that other appeal campaigns have been "too soft" and will hopefully improve.
I've been thinking a lot about the fine line between staying PC when raising awareness about arthritis (there was talk about not using the word 'suffering' for example) or not downplaying the strength of people who have the condition, and making people realise how serious it is. As Chris Trotter said (paraphrasing), people will think 'oh, they're not suffering? Well great, they're fine then!'
I've certainly been given a lot to think about, and I spent last night in our hotel room with Sarah, Keryn and Lauren drinking cider and brainstorming some pretty exciting ideas (I also haven't laughed so hard in ages). In two weeks I'm going to be on a panel with Sarah, Keryn and a few other young Wellingtonians, speaking to teenagers with arthritis. I had been looking forward to it, but am pretty excited for it now. I'm hopeful I can offer some kind of valuable advice for someone there, but also so keen to hear their ideas and needs. It's amazing how much has changed in terms of communication since I was diagnosed mid teens. There's so much work that needs to be done in getting diagnosed people aware of the support available but with Facebook especially it's a hell of a lot easier than when I was 15.
Slightly worse for wear this morning. |
Anyway, we shot a few brief interviews with speakers so I'm going to start editing them while its still early. I have a really busy week at work coming up with our national conference so I better get as much sleep as I can.
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Hello Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota and Winnipeg. Good-bye Detroit and Columbus.
The NHL's realignment plan took a step toward becoming official on Thursday, when the players' union gave its consent to the league.
The NHL is expected to present the plan to its Board of Governors within a week and if ratified, the Western and Eastern conferences will be shuffled beginning in the 2013-14 season.
"We will update the status of the process as future developments warrant," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said in a statement.
Under the proposed plan, the Western and Eastern conferences will remain but would house two divisions within each.
The Blues' division would feature Chicago, Nashville, Colorado, Dallas, Minnesota and Winnipeg. The team would lose longtime rival Detroit and also Columbus, which are headed to the East.
The Blues still would face the Red Wings twice a season, as clubs would play a home-and-home series against every team in the league. But that's down from the current six meetings a season, and eight just a couple of years ago.
"It gives a different look," Blues defenseman Barret Jackman said. "Unfortunately, you lose a big rival in Detroit. It's going to be a tough one for the fans of both teams, but we're going to get some other rivalries going with the new teams in the division."
The realignment plan creates an uneven number of teams in each conference. While each now has 15 clubs, the trading of teams will put 14 in the West and 16 in the East. As they are formatted now, the playoffs will consist of 16 teams, with eight from each conference. But what could be new next season is a wild-card system in which the top three teams in each division make the playoffs, with the remaining two spots in each conference going to the remaining teams with the most points.
The plan has one specific concern, regarding the fairness of eight of 14 teams qualifying for the postseason in the West and eight of 16 in the East.
"They obviously looked at it and geographically you have to do something so teams aren't hindered by travel," Jackman said. "You get 14 teams in our division, so you might have a better chance of making it, but you still have to be a top-eight team to move onto the playoffs, so it's going to be tough on both sides."
The realignment proposal is a three-year deal. The union said that following the 2014-15 season it will be re-evaluated.
Optional practices
After Tuesday's embarrassing 6-4 loss to Los Angeles, Blues coach Ken Hitchcock held an optional practice Wednesday in Phoenix.
The schedule on non-game days has been lightened because of the condensed regular season this year. Still, some fans are questioning why certain players are electing not to practice, even it the workout is labeled "optional."
"You have to be really careful when you evaluate (whether players should or shouldn't be on the ice)," Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. "An optional is exactly that, and sometimes we ask people to take off and then somebody sees he's not on the ice and they don't really know what goes on behind the scenes."
Blues defensman Kevin Shattenkirk was one of the players who did participate.
"A lot depends on how much you play (in games)," Shattenkirk said. "Someone like me or Alex (Pietrangelo), if you're going to play over 22, 23 minutes, maybe you take the option and rest up for the day. But for me personally, it's an everyday thing, wake up and see how you feel ... there's even some days when coaches talk you out of it."
Added forward T.J. Oshie: "A day off when you're not winning ... then you should probably be working on some stuff. But with this season, it's so much different than any other year. The more rest we can get the better and the more fresh we'll be for the game."
Defenseman Alex Pietrangelo played in his 200th career NHL game Thursday. ... Healthy scratches were defenseman Ian Cole, forward Andrew Murray and goalie Brian Elliott.
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