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Just back from a spring break trip with the family! Here are a few things I learned!
1. A 13 year old boy does not want to sleep in a queen bed with his dad
2. When a 10 year old girl says she has to go to the bathroom, it means she had to go about 30 minutes ago, and is just telling you about it now.
3. Whatever the heck is on those iPod screens is a lot more interesting than another mountain or waterfall
4. If macaroni and cheese is on the menu, it will be ordered.
5. "Just stop the arguing back there!" will not stop the arguing back there.
6. A whole CD of Mom & Dad's favorite "story songs" like "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" is NOT fun for everyone.


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gotta agree, he's got a point there, as long as his rippin up his verses and not on no sub-par shit either but that super Tech that we want then i can't complain and also make the most of the features n be creative with the song concepts, stick to the origin of the album title n make it confusing and dark so it holds replay value years from now, as long as he hits those points then i won't complain, but if its a Gates Mixed Plate repeat then.........idk what know what to say
I hope tech comes in and just kills everyone on the cd .... i was hopin he wanted them on there just to demolish all of the industry punks once and for all..
Too many cooks spoil the soup...or something. I felt that KOD had way too many guests and this one appears to have even more. I prefer Tech solo songs or Tech with Krizz only. A lot of the features are just time on a sick beat that Tech could be raping himself. Of course I will listen and most likely enjoy the hell out of the new album...just a thought.
I'm not worried at all simply for the fact that Tech has stated that he puts artists on a song according to whom the beat tells him to put on. The only reason he has more collabs now is he's got more connections. He's not doing it to show off or anything. He simply feels to complete these songs & make them perfect he needs the collabs & wants to show what different artists can bring to the table.
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TROWBRIDGE snooker star Stephen Lee must wait until tomorrow to learn whether he has been banned from the sport for life after being found guilty of match-fixing last week.
The 38 year old is facing up to the possibility of a lifetime ban when he receives his punishment from World Snooker, who had been expected to announce the sanction today.
However, a WPBSA statement this morning said: "The hearing in the case of Stephen Lee to decide the sanction took place today.
"Adam Lewis QC will deliver his decision on sanction tomorrow.''
In a case that has rocked the world of snooker, the 38-year-old former world number five is facing a significant sanction due to his involvement in fixing seven matches.
Lee was initially charged following an investigation into eight matches - four at the Malta Cup in 2008, two at the UK Championship in 2008, and one each at the China Open and the World Championship in 2009.
He was suspended last October and an independent hearing was arranged by Sport Resolutions UK.
In a statement, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association confirmed: "The allegations were serious and related to match-fixing or the provision of inside information to enable persons to win money by betting on those matches.
"The matches in question were three matches in the Malta Cup 2008, two matches at the UK Championship 2008, one at the China Open 2009 and one at the World Championship 2009."
The WPBSA asked Sport Resolutions UK to appoint an independent QC to hear the available evidence. Adam Lewis QC was appointed to hear the case - which was heard in Bristol two weeks ago.
Lewis ruled: "Stephen Lee is found guilty of agreeing an arrangement... [and of] ...accepting or receiving or offering to receive... payment or... other...benefit... in connection with influencing the outcome or conduct of each of the seven matches in breach of Rule 2.9."
The verdict led to reigning world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan to express his belief that Lee is not the only snooker player guilty of match-fixing.
"I've heard there's many more players who throw snooker matches .. I suppose Steve lee was just caught out," said the former world number one on Twitter.
O'Sullivan quickly backtracked on his comments and claimed his only knowledge of match-fixing stems from second-hand accounts dating back several years, and before Barry Hearn took the helm of World Snooker in December 2009.
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One of the good eats that one can be had at the ball park is of course cotton candy. I have not had it in ages, until I had a taste of it this year in January. Well, I guess I have outgrown its taste.
What's cool is it now comes in different colors. When I was growing up they only came in pink.
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13 comments:
- Luke Wiley said...
I haven't had this stuff in a while either. very cool shots.
- September 06, 2008 10:35 PM
- Jules said...
Over here we call it fairy floss!!!
Thanks for visitng Rabaul DP. Am late this weekend visiting due to visitors, internet & power problems!!! - September 07, 2008 1:40 AM
- Livio said...
I love this kind of composition, you have many beautiful photos in your blog
- September 07, 2008 7:07 AM
- luna miranda said...
i can't remember the last time i had cotton candy. and yes, it only came in pink when i was a kid. i love your collage.:)
- September 08, 2008 2:08 AM
- Ash said...
YUm :-)
- September 08, 2008 5:19 AM
- mirage2g said...
Wow! Violet and blue cotton candies looks so lovely!!! yeah I remember pink only...the last time I had it was when I was last pregnant =D
- September 08, 2008 10:06 AM
- Alexandra said...
This is a delightful series of fun shots, the candy almost as sweet as the cute subject! :)
- September 08, 2008 10:36 AM
- Panaderos said...
You're right. Cotton candy was pink too when I was a kid.
- September 08, 2008 5:16 PM
- caryn said...
love the color of the cotton candy ;-) it's amazing how something asa simple as that can transport you back ... to a time and place when life was much simpler
- September 08, 2008 8:07 PM
- the donG said...
i remember the past. i use to really love cotton candy. we usually buy it right after attending the holy mass.
- September 09, 2008 8:04 AM
- Carol said...
hmmm, blue cotton candy just doesn't look right... it has to be pink... :) I love the collage and the colors .... super photo!
- September 09, 2008 7:40 PM
- Heart of Rachel said...
I love this collage. Makes me want to get a cotton candy tom. I remember the pink cotton candy too. Now it comes in all colors and different flavors.
- September 10, 2008 7:23 AM
- Joy said...
Love cotton candy! I grew up eating the pink kind and I always looked forward to it on Sundays - after church :D
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Plato once taught me, that we should find our way out of 'the Cave' of ignorance and to enjoy the real side of enlightenment. But now that we are out/closeted, what do we do now? I always like to cite the pew study that found that atheists, on average, knew more about world religions, and knew more about any particular religion than the practicing members within that particular religion. Well I was also taught by one of my favorite philosophy professors, that the Plato's cave does not have…
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So for anyone interested in watching a doc about greek gods and the such, please visit that site. They mention the parallels of Christianity to this, coincidence? I believe this takes from Hesiod's Theogony, which is the Greek's equivalent to Genesis. Have fun!
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Always hiding his tormented past along with his scarred body, Kaden James finds it difficult to keep a job. Luck finally turns his way when he finds work as a cook on a Montana ranch, where he meets terrifyingly handsome Logan Michaels. Logan is different from any man Kaden's ever met, and before long, he finds himself falling in love with the big cowboy.But Kaden's nightmares won't let go of him so easily, and he's not just jumping at shadows. He has nearly a lifetime of abuse, horrifying memories, and pain addiction to overcome. Can Logan's gentle touch help Kaden heal inside?
Hands grabbed at him, holding him down roughly. His clothes were stripped from his body, torn as threads gave way at the harsh tugging. His pleading for it to stop flooded the room and then screams of agony as he felt his body being violated. The musky scent of sweat and alcohol reached his nostrils, and he gagged as he lay there beneath the unforgiving, thrusting body above his. His mind seemed to shut down, and he felt nothing, heard nothing, was nothing. Fingers bit into his flesh, digging deep and bruising it. Suddenly, hot warmth flooded his insides, and the body above his collapsed.
Before he could try to move, a searing pain split one side of his face, and he screamed again as blood spilled down his face, filling his nose and mouth, choking his cries off. He coughed over and over, trying to keep the coppery liquid from filling his lungs. "Now, no one will want you! You'll always be mine!"
Kaden James shot upright in bed, gasping for breath, his body sweating profusely and soaking the sheets around him. Terror pounded through him as he remembered what he had tried so hard to forget. His violet eyes wandered around the shabby one-room apartment he rented, searching for any demons hidden in the shadows. He slumped back down onto the bed, struggling to control his breathing and to stem the flood of terror. That day's events had opened the door to his memories again. Nineteen now, he lived alone, and today he'd been fired from another job. Fear of large men always ended up getting him fired because he couldn't control his panic attacks. Sighing, Kaden ran a thin, shaking hand over his face. Knowing he wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, he rolled out of bed to make himself a cup of coffee.
He flicked on a light and wandered over to the sink to fill the coffeepot with water. He set it to brew and sat down to wait, lighting up a cigarette. The apartment he lived in was all that he could afford, dingy and small with only one room that consisted of the kitchen, the bedroom, and a small adjoining bathroom that you could barely turn around in. His hand lifted to trace the ugly scar that ran from the corner of his left eye in a curve down to the corner of his mouth. No one wanted to hire him for anything other than grunt work because of his face. Most people found it difficult not to stare and wonder or be disgusted and turn away. Tomorrow he would have to go back to the labor agency and see if they had anything else for him. The manager had to be getting tired of him, but he couldn't change the deep-seated fear that crippled him and sent him to his knees.
The coffee finished brewing as he stubbed out his cigarette, and he grabbed the only mug he owned, rinsed it out, and filled it with piping hot coffee. Sniffing appreciatively, he took a hesitant sip, wincing when it burned the tip of his tongue. He'd always been slender and almost feminine in some ways. His shoulder-length black hair, shaggy around his face, gave him an even more feminine appearance. It attracted men in a way he didn't want. He might look tiny, only five foot six, but he was strong physically due to the many jobs he'd taken requiring heavy lifting. Despite the muscle he'd gained from those jobs, he still cowered when faced with dominating males. Emotionally unstable from everything that had happened in his life, he tried his best not to let those thoughts and memories control him.
Dawn spreading across the sky, Kaden rose to shower and dress in one of the few outfits he owned. Locking his door behind him, deadbolt and all, he trudged down the stairs, stepping around the drunken bum that lay at the bottom. The area he resided in couldn't be considered the most sanitary, nor the safest, but it was cheap and the only thing he could afford. Traffic had already started flowing heavily along the streets of New York City as he slowly wound his way through the crowds of passersby toward the labor agency. When he arrived, he gave Terry Reynolds, the manager, a tentative smile.
"I don't know what I'm going to do with you, kid," Terry admonished quietly. He didn't know the kid's story but he knew something bad had happened to him. The haunted look that shadowed the boy's eyes told him that much at least.
"How many jobs has that been in three weeks? Five? Let me see if I have anything else," he said with a sigh, and Kaden gave him a grateful look, plopping down into one of the cracked vinyl chairs in the front office while Terry wandered back into his own.
Thirty minutes went by before Terry returned to the front office. He'd come up with a great idea, at least he hoped Kaden thought so. "Listen, Kaden, would you be willing to get out of the city?"
"What?" Kaden asked, his voice hoarse. He didn't use it much. No friends and fear of strangers kept him silent a good portion of the time.
"Well, I know you have trouble with big groups of people, but my cousin needs someone on his ranch in Montana. To cook and clean. Can you cook?"
Kaden stared at him in surprise. He was an excellent cook, if he thought so himself. He loved to cook and had been doing so since he was twelve. "I… don't know what they would think. I like to think I'm a pretty good cook. But… Montana?" The idea suddenly appealed to him, getting out of the city and away from the huge crowds of people.
"It's only for three months, though. After that, you'd have to find something else. You see, he has a lot more workers and ranch hands coming in during the next few months because of roundup season and all. So he needs someone who can make food and lots of it. Can I trust you to do this, kid?" Terry asked him softly.
Kaden nodded and then looked down at his hands. "What about my apartment?"
"You'll have to let it go. But if anything, when the three months are up, you can stay with me until you find another one," Terry offered eagerly.
"Will your cousin mind that I'm a… guy?" Kaden asked quietly.
"I already called him. He knows you're a guy and doesn't care as long as you can cook. It's not like you're going to be sleeping with him or anything."
Kaden's head shot up and his eyes widened with panic, but Terry's words sank in, and he nodded. "All right. I guess that'll be fine."
"Good. You'll leave tomorrow. There'll be a plane ticket waiting for you at the airport," Terry told him.
He stood up jerkily, unsure of what the hell he had just gotten himself into, and headed back to his apartment to pack up the very minor belongings he had. There were few personal items since the apartment had been partially furnished when he rented it. The only things he had to take with him included several articles of clothing, the coffeepot, and the journals that he wrote lyrics in. He loved to write songs, beautiful heartbreaking songs. Something to get his fears out, and his desire to be loved, even though he knew that would never happen because of the emotional and physical scars he carried.
The next day, as he stood waiting in line at the counter, his duffel bag on the floor beside him, Kaden sensed the curious stares at the scar on his face, and he bit his lip to stop himself from yelling at the strangers to leave him alone. It always happened that way. No matter where he went, people stared at the grotesqueness of his face. The line moved, and then he arrived at the front to claim his ticket. He showed his ID and moments later he sat waiting at the gate for his flight to be called. Taking out the black and white composition book that looked ragged from a lot of use, he started to write. He had almost finished the song by the time they called his flight, and he completed it on the way out to Montana. He wound up falling asleep partway there only to be brought awake by one of the flight attendants shaking his shoulder because he'd started crying in his sleep. He gave her a pained smile and shook his head when she asked if he needed anything.
When Kaden arrived, he stepped out into the airport and looked around, spotting the turnstile baggage claim. He strode forward and looked for his blue duffel bag. He heard a voice behind him call his name by the time the bag reached him. He snatched it up and turned around to find a man a little shorter than himself standing there and looking around the airport. "I'm Kaden James," he said as he approached the man, waiting to see the same curious stare at his scar, but to his surprise that wasn't what happened at all.
Instead the little man cracked a smile at him, causing his tan weathered face to crease even further, and his blue eyes twinkled at him merrily. "I'm Charlie. Logan's foreman. Is that all you have?" he asked, frowning at the bag in Kaden's hands.
"Yeah," Kaden said without explanation.
"Okay. Let's get going. So did you have any trouble on the flight?" The little man led him toward a red beat-up pickup truck just outside the doors of the airport.
Kaden tossed the bag into the back of the truck and slid into the passenger seat. "It went fine."
"Not much of a talker, hmm? That's a good thing, I guess, since you'll be in the house by yourself most of the day," Charlie replied, starting the truck.
The drive from the airport to the ranch took about forty-five minutes to an hour. Kaden listened to the little man ramble on as he drove and injected one or two word sentences here and there.
"Ah, we're here," Charlie crowed, pulling into a dirt driveway leading to the ranch.
Kaden stared around him curiously, wondering what type of ranch it was. White-washed fences lined the dirt road, and he could see several men in the distance, some on horses and others on foot. Fear stuck in his throat at the sight of so many men, but he coughed and managed to ask, "Cows or horses?"
"Cows. Logan has horses for the roundup and all, but he raises steers. Ah, there he is, over by the corral there." Charlie pointed out a tall man in a denim shirt, faded blue jeans, and a black cowboy hat standing with his back to the driveway. Kaden swallowed nervously when he saw how big the man appeared even from there.
He slowly climbed out of the truck, grabbing his bag from the bed. He winced when he heard Charlie shout, "Logan! Hey, Logan!" Charlie waved his hat to get the cowboy's attention, and Logan started walking toward them.
His anxiety increased tenfold the closer the man got. At least a foot taller than Kaden, he caused Kaden's heart to beat even harder against his ribcage when he realized how far up he had to look. What the hell had he been thinking? The man oozed sexuality and danger—nice muscular build, dazzling green eyes, and sandy blond hair, cut ragged, like it had been done with a pair of blunt scissors. His skin seemed almost as tan as boot leather, with fine lines around the corners of his eyes and along the backs of his hands. He had a long-legged stride that ate up the ground between them in seconds.
"You're a tiny thing, ain't ya," Logan drawled as he drew near. He stuck out his hand in greeting. "Logan Michaels." He frowned at the haunted look in the boy's eyes, and how it took the younger man a moment to respond. His eyes were instantly drawn to the scar on his face, unable to imagine what could have left such a mark on the soft, white skin.
Kaden slowly and reluctantly placed his hand in Logan's. It felt as though Logan's hand virtually swallowed his whole, and he jerked it back quickly. "K-Kaden James."
"Come on. I'll show you the house." Logan strode up the porch steps, shaking his head at why a slender teenager like this boy would be interested in burying himself on a ranch for three months. His cousin hadn't told him much, just that the teen desperately needed a job, so he'd said okay.
"I hope you can cook, because otherwise you'll have a whole group of angry men after you," he teased gently to try and get the kid to relax.
A small sound of terror escaped Kaden before he could stop it, and Logan came to an abrupt halt, turning back to look at him. "That was a joke, kid," he said soothingly, his eyes taking in the absolute panic in the boy's face. "Can you cook?"
Kaden nodded, only relaxing slightly. "Yes. I've been cooking since I was twelve."
Logan gave a short nod before continuing into the house, Kaden hesitantly following. "This is the kitchen. All of the foodstuffs are in the pantry there. Now, there are twenty men on the ranch, and you'll need to make enough to feed them all. Understand?"
"Yes." At the mention of the number of men on the ranch, Kaden once again berated himself for being so stupid to come to a place like this without knowing anyone here. Not that he'd really known anyone back in New York aside from Terry.
"Good. Now, whenever you need to restock just make up a list, and I'll send Charlie into town to get everything. There's very little to do here at night, so I hope you don't mind the slow pace. I'll show you where you'll be sleeping." Logan indicated that Kaden should follow him and led him down a hallway on the first floor to a room in the back.
Kaden's eyes widened in shock. He guessed the room to be about the same size as his apartment, and the bathroom was at least three times the size of the postage stamp he'd had to bear with. "Wow," he said in awe, unaware of Logan's small smile at his wonder.
"You'll have to make breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast is at 5 a.m. You'll need to prepare boxed lunches for the men to take since they'll be eating out on the trail. Except for tomorrow. We'll still be branding and castrating the steers already brought in. Dinner is usually around six. Make sure to have everything ready by then. Lunch is already over for the day so you'll only have to make dinner tonight. I would suggest you get started once you've got all your things put away, since it's already two." Logan watched the boy wandering around the room just looking at things. Amusing, yet sad at the same time, it seemed that it had been a long time since the boy had been in a nice place. That fact made his heart wrench with sympathy and pity. "I've got to get back out there. But we'll be back in at six."
"Okay," Kaden replied watching the large man leave. He quickly put away the few clothes he had, set the duffel bag, still containing the coffeepot, into the closet, and put his songbook on the bed before closing the door and heading out to the kitchen.
The pantry contained more food than he'd seen in his entire life outside of a grocery store, and he wandered through the room looking over the contents. After deciding on what would be the easiest to make in bulk, Kaden immediately lost himself in the love he had for cooking. By five thirty, he'd covered the table with huge steaming plates of fried chicken and three baskets of biscuits. Three giant dishes of mashed potatoes and a big pot of gravy sat on the sideboard next to the dining room table. He'd also made a huge pan of apple cobbler for dessert, currently staying warm in the oven. He tensed at the sound of men's voices as they approached the house, and he backed up into the kitchen, trying to remain hidden.
Logan wondered how the kid had fared, but he needn't have feared. The moment they came close to the house, his mouth began to water from the smell of the food waiting for them. His eyes opened wide in surprise at the sight of the steaming piles of food on the dining room table, and the men stopped speaking as they filed into the house, their own mouths dropping open. "Whoooweeee. Would you look at that?"
Kaden grinned at the man's words but stayed inside the doorway, listening to the sounds of chairs scraping the wooden floor and silverware hitting the dishes. Once the men had settled down to eat, Kaden turned on the faucet, letting the sink fill up and piled the pots and pans next to it.
Logan entered the kitchen to see Kaden standing by the sink. "Congratulations, kid." He gave a broad smile which dimmed quickly at the wariness that flooded the boy's features. "I… uh… think you're going to work out just fine. Why don't you sit at the table with us?"
The teenager shook his head furiously and began edging his way down the hallway leading to his bedroom. "There's apple cobbler in the oven, warming. Uh… I'm not really hungry right now. I'll get something a little later." Suddenly the teenager disappeared, and Logan sighed in frustration.
He made up a plate for his confusing cook, and after wrapping a paper towel over it, placed it in the microwave until later before grabbing his own food. The men were practically licking the bottom of the plates by the time dinner finished. He pulled out the apple cobbler and cut two pieces, one for him and one for the boy, before setting it on the dining room table. "Man, boss, I don't know where you found this person, but this is the best cooking I've tasted since I lived with my mama," one cowhand said, enthusiastically licking his fork.
Logan laughed and nodded in agreement. It amazed him how someone that young could have such a way with cooking. It killed him not to be able to ask questions about Kaden's past. Terry hadn't known much when he'd asked before he'd agreed to hire him. The men brought their dishes into the kitchen, piling them neatly by the sink for washing. Logan waited until the last man left before walking down to the boy's room and knocking lightly. He heard muffled sounds of movement inside before the door opened. Kaden blinked up at him, caution still lurking in those beautiful violet eyes. He didn't know why it bothered him so much that the boy seemed so afraid of him, but it rankled something fierce. "They're gone. I saved you some food since I knew it wouldn't last long with the men."
"Th-thank you," Kaden stuttered, amazed that the man had thought of him. "I'll do the dishes first."
"No. Eat first," Logan insisted, turning to walk back toward the kitchen. He'd saved his apple cobbler to eat with the teen so he could have an excuse to be able to talk to him. He heard Kaden slowly following him down the hall. "Your plate is in the microwave."
Kaden took out the plate and sat down at the table, almost moaning in dismay when Logan pulled out the seat across from him. He removed the paper towel, setting it aside, then picked up the piece of chicken, and began daintily eating. He tried to ignore the older man but wasn't very successful.
Logan watched the way the boy ate, the tiny pink tongue flicking out to catch the small pieces of fried coating that stuck to his lips. It made him feel very warm, which confused him even more. He'd never been attracted to a man before, and he'd always been able to get any woman he wanted. In fact, he had a date that Friday night with Helen Chambers from the local beauty salon. Although he never intended to get married. He'd nixed the idea of marriage starting at the age of five as he watched his parents go through fight after fight.
"So, Kaden, how come you decided to come all the way out here to work?" Logan asked curiously, propping his chin in his hand.
Stiffening, Kaden wanted nothing more than to tell the man to mind his own business. "I needed a job. This was the only one available."
"I'm sure you could have found something in the city. There isn't much partying going on around these parts," Logan drawled, not noticing Kaden starting to get agitated.
"I didn't come here to party," Kaden said, standing abruptly to go do the dishes.
"I didn't mean to upset you," Logan apologized hesitantly, noticing the teen's stiff shoulders and posture.
"I'm not one for parties, Mr. Michaels. I came to do a job." The dishes clattered as Kaden rearranged them, stacking them according to size for washing. He set his jaw in a firm line, stifling his anger that the cowboy believed he liked to party.
"It's Logan. I hate being called Mr. Michaels. Too reminiscent of my father." Logan grimaced at the thought and stood up, stepping close to Kaden to place his plate on the counter beside the sink.
Kaden felt the man come up next to him and flinched reflexively, causing him to drop the glass he held in his hand, watching in horror as it shattered in the sink. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry," he whimpered immediately, bringing his arms up to cover his head.
Logan stared in shock at the teenager's reaction, but instead of commenting he decided it would be best to ignore the situation for the moment and began to pick up the pieces. "It's all right. They're cheap glasses, anyway."
Surprise streaked through Kaden. Logan didn't seem to be upset. "But… I broke it," he said in confusion, letting his arms fall to his sides as he watched Logan pick up the pieces.
"Eh. I've broken almost one a day since I can remember," Logan joked, tossing the pieces in the garbage and running the faucet to rinse the tiny shards down the drain. "I'll dry while you wash, okay?"
Kaden nodded and moved to finish washing the dishes. His head whirled with all of the events of the day. He managed to relax a little as he worked side-by-side with Logan. He'd been so sure that the man would hit him for breaking the glass, but when he'd been so nonchalant and easygoing about it, his bewilderment deepened. Kaden's stomach twisted painfully, and he finished up the dishes before fleeing the kitchen, tossing a muttered good-night to the large man.
Readers, break out a box of tissues for this one. Oh my, the emotions were just violently ripped out of me. At times I felt I was under attack. Very well written, this was a love story of another sort. Focusing on the trials and tribulations of emotional healing this was filled with love, frustration and longing. The reader was right there with Logan and Kaden as they felt their way through the emotional jungle to get to the paradise on the other side. Don't miss this steamy, touching love story that will leave you feeling drained afterward. - 4.5 stars, Top Pick
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Touch Me Gently by J.R. Loveless is the heart wrenching story of Kaden James. Kaden has known nothing but abuse until he finds himself working as a cook on a Montana ranch. Initially he's terrified of his new boss but comes to learn that the man would rather hurt himself than Kaden. [...] Touch Me Gently was another tear jerker for me and a well told love story by J.R. Loveless. - Recommended Read
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If you're raising your eyebrow at the thought of using a diceroller in a play-by-post because you're used to freeform RP - don't be. In Apocalypse World, you literally freeform RP and the only time the rules come into effect is when you're trying to do something where your chance of success in uncertain. This keeps things fair. The MC (Master of Ceremonies - me) is running off their own rulebook as to what they can do to you - everything they do is in response to something a player does. The game is a back-and-forth: a player does something that provokes a dice roll, the MC responds, the player responds in kind.
If you don't care and just want to RP, all you need to know is that there's a little more mechanical backing to my responses so that it's not actually completely arbitrary. Which is good for you, because this is Apocalypse World, and things are kind of bad.
To note: You do not need to really know or worry about the rules - that's my job. It's just enough to know that they are there. A read of the link further down this post may be helpful, however, if only so you know what the basic moves are.
The Premise
Something like 50 years ago, the world ended. Billions died, cities crumbled and fell, the skies burned and life as we know it came to an end. The Golden Age of legend where things were good, grass grew, children were happy and you could see beyond tomorrow came to a horrifying, destructive end in the fires of the apocalypse. The oldest of us still remember it. For the rest of us, we grew up in this mess. All we know is the wasteland.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction and as the world died, something was born. A terrible thing. The Maelstrom. Nobody really knows what it is, but plenty are happy to speculate, and lie and bullshit each other that they know the truth. A psychic amalgamation of all of humanity's hate and fear, mixed with the energies of a dying world, it constantly screams in our heads at the edge of perception. And if you let it, it will tell you things. Who knows, maybe you'll get desperate enough to listen.
So here's what we got. A scorched, burning wasteland on the edge of a ruined and dead city. Cannibal slavers, insane cults, awful mutants, hunger, thirst, disease. A holding with too many mouths to feed and not enough strong arms to defend ourselves. All our human failings, our lack of trust and our vendettas. Yeah, this is what we got. But what are you going to make of it?
The Players
I'm looking for 4, maybe 5 players to be the stars of this show. The basic assumption of any player character in Apocalypse World is that you are a straight-up badass. For starters, you're alive in the Apocalypse so that puts you a cut above the average person. Second, you're a unique, one of a kind special case. Every playbook (that's a character archetype) is named The. There are plenty of people with functioning vehicles in Apocalypse World but there is only one The Driver. If anyone's going to make anything out of this god forsaken world, it's going to be you guys. So there is only one of any particular playbook in game at a time. On the other hand, if you see someone else has submitted a character from a playbook you want to play, go ahead anyway - your idea might be better than theirs and we can certainly talk it out like adults to see who wants to play what.
A list of the core Apocalypse World playbooks and the rules
A quick summary:
The Angel: You're a doctor, probably one of the last ones left. Your skills are in high demand, so charge big bucks for them.
The Battlebabe: You're not necessarily a girl, but you are as stunning as you are dangerous. You can kill and leave people speechless with equal measure.
The Brainer: You're a weirdo psychic who can mess around inside people's heads and talk to the Maelstrom on more equal terms.
The Chopper: You're a badass biker who runs a gang of other badass bikers.
The Driver: You're the best goddamn driver in the wasteland with the best goddamn cars.
The Gunlugger: You're the hardest, most dangerous person in the world. You have more guns than anyone and you know how to use them.
The Hardholder: You run the closest thing to a town that Apocalypse World has. You have a lot of power but an awful lot of responsibility.
The Hocus: You're the leader of a cult. You are really good at preaching to mobs, have fanatical followers and are kind of scary.
The Operator: You're a mercenary who always has five plates spinning at once. Everybody knows you and you get a lot done but your life is kind of difficult.
The Saavyhead: You're one of the few people left who's good with machines. You can build and fix just about anything and some people say you can even talk to machines (you can)
The Skinner: You're an unbelievably charismatic charmer. You're so good it's practically hypnosis. Arguably you're the only good thing left in the wastelands.
and some additional ones I can link you to if you're interested
The Faceless: You're Literally Bane. You wear a mask and you're a gigantic hardcase.
The Hoarder: You collect things. Lots of things. So many things your collection is actually kind of sentient now and gives you powers.
The Maestro D': You run a bar, a smoking den or some other kind of entertainment establishment. This gives you a surprising amount of power if you think about it. After all, you have access to everyone's food.
The Quarantine: You're a soldier from before the Apocalypse who recently awoke from a stasis pod with very little memory. It's going to be tough to adjust, but you do have a bunch of pre-war tech to play with.
The Solace: You're a fundamentally good person who seems to have the power to keep the Maelstrom at bay. The bad news is, it knows this and you're constantly hunted by the Wolves of the Maelstrom.
The Touchstone: You're Eli from Book of Eli. You go around spreading hope with some kind of symbol. You're also a terrifying badass in combat.
The Juggernaut: You've got a straight-up suit of power armor. When you're inside it, you're practically unstoppable. When you're outside it, you ain't much.
The Wolf: You're the Joker from the Dark Knight. An agent of chaos with a magic briefcase that has the Maelstrom inside, you exist to spread anarchy.


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I wish Benefit made Benetint with the same texture as Posietint. The gel-like formula is soooo much easier to work with - it doest drip, it takes longer to dry so i acctually have time to blend it into my cheeks, the tint is sheer and looks natural on my face and there is no offensive fragrance to worry about :)
BUT - yes there is always a BUT with me lol Why did Benefit have to use the flaky foil on the Posietint bottle? Its a mess - the glitter-like flakes get all over everything in the makeup bag, on my hands which inevitably transfer the sparkles to my face...I hate it with a passion and i am not usually too picky with my packaging but this one just plain annoys me!!!
But the girly pink glow won me over so chances are i would buy it again..glitter mess be damned!
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Benefit's Posie Tint is a "poppy pink tinted lip and cheek stain that will let you paint the town pink". Benefit says that this "kiss of poppy pink brightens cheeks and lips." The "liquid gel formula blends to just picked perfection on all complexions and lasts for hours." I got a deluxe sample of Posie Tint in the Ulta exclusive "Sexy Six" kit which sold for $24. The full 12.5ml (.42fl oz) bottle of Posie Tint retails for $29. My mini size contains 4ml (.13fl oz) and has a value of about $9. This multi-use product was made in France. Benefit does not test on animals. Benefit does not test on animals. Benefit products can be bought on the brand's website, at Sephora and Ulta and their websites, as well as department stores with Benefit counters.
Posie Tint comes in a mirrored, round, pink plastic bottle topped off with a white cap. The name of the product is written in white lettering, partially overlapping a bright pink sixties looking flower. A brief product description can be found on the back of the bottle. Unscrewing the white cap reveals a stiff brush style applicator. I like this applicator for this product, it's good for painting product onto the lips and is also useful for dotting product on the cheeks. Hurray for cute and functional packaging. Not particularly hygienic but that's not much of a concern for me, personally.
Application for the lips is different, but easy. Posie Tint is pretty liquidy and thin. I apply it to the lips as if I were painting it on. Long, soft strokes. I then purse my lips together, and adjust the product a bit with a finger tip if I need to. Luckily this is a stain, because Posie Tint isn't really good for quick on the go touch ups. Posie Tint barely shows up on my fairly pigmented lips, it adds a sheer and natural, flirty light pink tint. It dries down to an almost matte finish. This lip stain feels a little tingly on the lips when first applied but that feeling quickly goes away. Posie Tint is surprisingly non drying. This lip tint would probably look lovely on someone with paler lips, but on someone with naturally pink lips, it's just too sheer. I get about 3 to 4 hours of wear from this lip tint.
I apply about five dots of Posie Tint on the apples of my cheeks, then blend in with my fingers. Posie Tint is a little tricky to work with, you must blend it in immediately after application, this stain dries that fast. This product must be applied before any powder products or else it will grab the powder and apply in a patchy, unnatural, and unattractive way. This cheek stain, when applied and blended correctly gives a natural looking blush. Posie Tint really lasts on the cheeks! I get more than all day wear from it, it stays on even after I wash my face. I'm pretty sure this is one of those stains that just has to fade on it's own, it can't be removed any other way. I guess that's the definition of a stain though, at least cosmetically speaking. The wear time is downright impressive.
You know what I forgot to do? Describe the color of Posie Tint. Woops. Not like that's one of the most important parts of the review. Last time I checked, poppies are usually orange or red. I'm no horticulturalist, but this is a fact I'm pretty sure of. Are posies even a real type of flower? Anyway, Benefit's Posie Tint is a bright, warm, yellowed, Barbie bubble gum pink. This is a super girly color that looks especially charming on the cheeks. Posie Tint might seem a little intimidating at first, but it's quite sheer and can be as subtle or intense as you want it to be, depending on how much or little you apply and how quickly you blend it out.
Benefit's Posie Tint is a very cute, girly bright pink lip and cheek stain. I feel like this is a generally flattering color, but it might be a little too much for the ultra pale, and might not show up super well on those with the darkest skin. Lip application is fairly easy but inconvenient, if you're looking for something quite to put on don't even consider any of Benefit's lip/cheek tints. The color won't show up much if you have pigmented lips. It does wear pretty well though. I much prefer to wear Posie Tint on my cheeks, the color is cute and it wears forever! Application can be a bit of a pain though. Benefit's Posie Tint is a good product, but honestly it's my least favorite product I've tried from this high end brand, mainly because its a lot of effort to apply. I hate effort. Posie Tint is a good lip and cheek stain, but it's just not for me. I recommend it if you don't mind working a bit more with a product, or if you enjoy liquid lip and cheek tints, but if you're more into practicality, skip it. As always I recommend trying Benefit's products via value kits before taking the plunge and investing in one of their pricey full size products.
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A very pretty and natural tint, and a versatile shade that goes well with a lot of colours. This is a creamier formulation than the Benetint, which gives you a little bit more working time on the skin and doesn't feel quite so dry on the lips. You do still need to blend it quite quickly though. The bottle features a twist off cap which houses a small brush, much like a nail polish bottle. I dab or stroke along my cheeks, quickly put the brush back in the bottle, but only to rest it there, blend out the product, and then once that is done, I twist the lid back on and close the bottle properly. Otherwise I apply with one hand, and blend with the other, without putting the brush down, or I apply holding the brush between thumb and forefingers, and blend out with middle or ring fingers without putting the brush back down. If you blend it while it's still creamy, it blends very nicely and doesn't give harsh lines, which gives a more natural flushed look than an obvious "I'm wearing blush" look.
It's a flattering shade for cheeks, works beautifully for pale complexions, and gives a barely flushed pale rose tint (and doesn't look anywhere as bright a pink as it looks in the bottle, once blended it's a lot more subtle).
I find the creamier consistency and pale shade means I don't quite use this all that much as a lip tint as it wears very pale on my lips with the initial application. I do find I can intensify the colour quite a bit if I layer it by applying a little bit, dab and smooth over until it's no longer wet, and add more layers as needed to build up the colour, though it is time consuming and is a lot easier to just reach for a lipstick. Its thin consistency means you won't be able to do one heavy coat, but will need to work up the colour. Also, when working up the colour, take care not to blend it out past the lip line as it is quite thin until it dries. I do like it as a base for pink lipsticks, just to help prolong the colour a little. Once it has dried, it's soft but can be a little sticky and slightly dry, especially with multiple coats.
For cheek use, it really does stay put all day, for lip use it is a little less longer wearing as it does gradually wear away with talking, eating, drinking and such. There's not much texture to it either once it's dry, so if you are looking to add colour to your face without it being obvious that you're wearing make up, this would be ideal.
I've taken marks off for the packaging quality on account of the brush applicator design, which doesn't encourage quick blending as you need to do something with the brush, and quickly, in order to blend it out well. A small squeeze tube, or even a padded applicator fixed to the top of the tube (such as the their Girl Meets Pearl packaging) would be ideal for this.
Not a fan of this product at all. I seem to have the same problem with all of the BeneFit 'tints' and 'beams' I have tried. This product disappointed me the most because the colour was just so pretty!
* Colour is gorgeous
* Packaging is nice and easy to use with a nail polish-like applicator
* Good for travelling and touch ups as you can use your fingers (don't have to use a brush)
*Multi-purpose. Can be used on cheeks and on the lips
*Very long lasting and hydrating on the skin
*Gives you a nice, natural flush
*Will last you a long time
*Impossible to blend out! This goes back to the point I made about this being very long lasting. It sets almost immediately, which is good cause it makes it last long, but makes it such a pain to blend. Eg: I dot this on one of my cheeks, and by the time I close the bottle, which takes all of 3 seconds, the tint has set, meaning when I try to blend it out, it leaves dots (where I dotted it in the 1st place) Those dots never blend out and are clearly darker and more visible then the rest of the tint (looks very patchy on the skin, horrible!) Even if I blend immediately after applying it to my skin, it's still patchy. Nothing I have tried to make it look even has worked!
*Colour is so sheer (I understand that it's a tint), but it takes so much of this product for it to look like anything really on my skin, and I'm an NC20 by MAC.
*I don't think this will show up on anyone with deep skintones
*Sticky while you're trying to blend it (although when it dries it's no longer sticky, it's kind of annoying to blend it with your fingers and doesn't feel nice)
*Very expensive in Australia (over $50)
Even though I listed more pros than cons, the cons outweigh the pros for me. The fact that it turns out patchy and splotchy on my skin, even if I blend it in lightening fast speed, outweighs ANY pros that this product has. Cheeks with patchy, splotchy blush look horrible!
Definitely won't repurchase!
I can't imagine how anyone would be able to use this, maybe just on your lips. I think a lot of people who love this product, if they step out and look at their face in the sunlight, will notice the patchiness.
Gave it 2 lippies for the pros, mainly the colour as it is gorgeous!
pretty pink pop of colour for the cheeks, i like this in winter, it looks like a healthy flush. easier to blend than cha cha.
Im nc15 and i love it on my skin, lasts all day, stains your hand! haha. I use a mac 128 or 187 to stipple it on and blend out.
I bought this in the "feelin dandy" kit and it does perk you up! Pretty cotton candy flush. Looks so pretty on my pale skin and does give a pop of color. If you have any sort of acne on your cheeks do not use. It will make them a dark pink for awhile bc this does stain. The only thing I don't like is that it doesn't blend perfectly. The packaging is cute but I wish it had a different consistency. Anyways! After you put this on (three large dots across your cheek) blend them QUICKLY. Otherwise it will leave those 3 dots much darker than the rest of your cheeks. Overall more flattering on lighter girls that the other tints. I use this with minimal other makeup to make my cheeks pop, but dandelion on a daily basis as its more subtle.
Very expensive but worth it.
Applying it takes a little bit of getting used to as it dries relatively quick and stains so you have to get it right where you want to apply it.
Perfect pink colour, lasts all day and night whilst looking like a natural blush.
Lasted me nearly a year and i used it most days.
works just as well as a lip stain.
I nabbed this in a little mini size from my sister's stash. It gives my lips a flushed pinky tinge that works well with my fair complexion. It is a bit drying so I like to keep a lipbalm handy to put on top. Although I've given it a 4 I probably wouldn't go out and buy the full size simply because it's way too expensive for me right now. I'll just enjoy the dinky sized version until it's finished!
Posietint is my favorite color in the Benetint line. This is a very sweet, cotton candy pink cheek and lip stain. Posietint only shows up on my paler winter complexion. It's too light to notice on my slightly deeper summer complexion. That being said, I like the subtleness of this product. It really looks very natural and blends better than Benetint or Cha-ChaTint. I love this color on my lips too. The staying power isn't nearly as good on the lips but it is the only Benefit stain that doesn't dry my lips out. I only wish Benefit would lose the lame nailpolish-like brush. A sponge-tip applicator would make a world of difference. But I still love my Posietint and will repurchase if I ever run out.
Just. Don't. Unless you are applying at the local circus. Please. Do yourself a favor. If you want misses piggy pink stained the eff all over your cheek for the rest of the day, go right ahead and blow 30 dollars on this garbage. Not cute...unless it's the look your going for then more power to you I'm not judging, just not the look I'm going for most days..maybe halloween..


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We returned again here (for the third time!) in early September. Another fantastic stay and great to see the addition of the Stand up paddle board in the pool for guests to play with and get the hang of standing up on it! Pleasant stay as before. Friendly service from all of the staff.Nice to see the additon of the... More
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Host Emily Reese takes an in-depth listen to video game music and talks with the people who make it. Read more about Emily and the story behind Top Score.
Host Emily Reese blogs about what's going on in the video game world at topscorepodcast.tumblr.com. Here are the most recent entries:
(I would have liked to crop some of these gifs (like the accent ones) to make them more accurate but alas, I lack the skills.)
Made some more posters.
Bastion has been one of my favourite games for a long time because of its amazing narrative/storytelling, soundtrack and style. Would recommend everyone to check it out.
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