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With Wonder Woman now in the news with a new costume and a new direction, the timing could not be better for a book with that title. Also, too, Comic Con International is right around the corner so comics will once again be in the nightly news cycle (if only so TV networks can run pictures of guys dressed like Stormtroopers and Klingons).
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Chuck Koplinski: Star's superspy skills still shine in 'November Man'
Could the widespread usage and acceptance of Viagra be somehow linked to the spate of action films with heroes over 60 years old in the last decade?
Now that sexual virility is attainable at any age, is it is such a leap to assume that movie audiences are more willing to accept an AARP man of action stepping into the fray than they were before? Sure John Wayne and Clint Eastwood were both guilty of blasting past the edge of plausibility when they took on tough guy roles when they were past their "Sell By" date, but what with "The Expendables" franchise, the reinvention of Liam Neeson as a man of violent means and Bruce Willis still blowin' stuff up real good, there seems to be no stopping this wave of aging action guys.
Is there a connection between the little blue pill and this trend? Truth be told, I don't really know; this all just happened to be rattling around in my head what with having to review the latest entry featuring a gray-at-the-temples hero, "The November Man."
Surprisingly, this thriller from director Roger Donaldson isn't half bad, due in large part to its star Pierce Brosnan, who returns to the action genre after far too long an absence. It's good to see him again, as I always thought he was given short shrift where his interpretation of James Bond was concerned. He was able to strike the proper balance between the inherent fun in the role while being able to convincingly execute the derring-do the part required.
The easy confidence he brings to "The November Man" holds him and the movie in good stead as his sheer presence makes it far easier to suspend our sense of disbelief, something that's required early and often throughout this production.
Brosnan is Peter Devereaux, a retired CIA agent who is brought back into the fold by his old colleague Hanley (Bill Smitrovich). Seems Natalia Ulanova (Mediha Musliovic) is deep undercover in Russia and has requested she be extracted by the former spook. Devereaux reluctantly goes back into the field and immediately wishes he hadn't as the operation goes sideways, Ulanova ends up dead and he comes face-to-face with a former pupil of his, Mason (Luke Bracey), an agent with considerable skills but not the right amount of ice in his veins. They agree to fight another day and walk away, both knowing that this scenario is far from played out.
As a result of this mission, Devereaux has obtained the identity of an informant by the name of Mila Filapova, who just happens to have information about a conspiracy involving Arkady Federov (Lazar Ristovski), a militant on the brink of taking over Russia. If this intel gets out, his plans of controlling the country will be put on ice, so he commissions an assassin (Amila Terzimehic) to take out Alice (Olga Kurylenko), a Serbian social worker who may be the only person who knows where Mila is. It comes as no surprise that Devereaux, Mason and a few assorted others are after her as well.
As you can tell, there are far too many moving parts at play, and getting them all to mesh requires an occasional lapse in logic or a handy coincidence. Frankly, there were times when I wasn't too sure who was after who and why.
However, I don't think that was due to shoddy storytelling on Donaldson's part, as in the end, all is made clear. Unlike most modern action films, "The November Man" requires that instead of being spoon-fed each important detail, you pay attention. It's a refreshing and, at times, stimulating approach that pays off in the end.
The twists and turns in the plot, the characters who can't be trusted and the extended action climax won't come as a surprise to anyone who has seen a spy movie before. Donaldson and his crew aren't out to reinvent the genre; they simply want to prove they can still execute a well-done piece of action entertainment.
As for Brosnan, he proves he's lost none of his intensity nor swagger and can convincingly fill the hero's shoes. There has always been a sense of vulnerability about him that has made him accessible to audiences, and this comes in play here. When he's hurt, you feel it; when he fears for his daughter's life, you empathize; and when he threatens to kill, you believe it.
In the end, this sort of conviction is all that's needed to play a James Bond or Peter Devereaux, no matter how old you might be.
'The November Man' ★★½ (out of 4)
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Will Patton, Bill Smitrovich, Amila Terzimehic, Lazar Ristovski, Mediha Musliovic, Eliza Taylor and Caterina Scorsone.
Directed by Roger Donaldson; produced by Sriram Das and Beau St. Clair; screenplay by Michael Finch and Karl Gajdusek, based on the novel "There Are No Spies" by Bill Granger.
A Relativity Media release. 108 minutes. Rated R (strong violence including a sexual assault, language, sexuality/nudity and brief drug use). At AMC Village Mall 6, Carmike 13 and Savoy 16 IMAX.
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"Sin City" sequel visually dynamic, narratively tired (★★).
There's no question that Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez's "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is a visually stunning piece of work, the sort of film DVDs were made for — you'll find yourself wanting to freeze-frame multiple images throughout to simply study their composition and appreciate the attention to detail that has gone into them.
Utilizing green-screen effects, traditional animation and computer-generated images, the world the directors have created still seems fresh and vibrant as "Sin City" did some nine years ago, which is rather surprising what with all of the technical advances that have been made since. Unfortunately, similar innovations have not been made where Miller's stories are concerned. Hoary when they were used in the original comic books released in the early '90s, the film noir tropes at play here are as stale as the visuals are fresh, and they ultimately undo this production as their familiarity, as well as the unnecessary graphic violence, bred only contempt in this viewer.
Three tales make up the film, and all take place in Basin City, where men are hard, the women loose and daylight nonexistent. Whereas everyone goes to Rick's in Casablanca, all roads lead to Kadies' in this burg, a rundown strip joint where the once vibrant but now bitter dancer Nancy (Jessica Alba) works. Seems she's haunted by her dead savior and only true love Hartigan (Bruce Willis), and plans revenge on his killer, the corrupt Senator Roark (Powers Boothe).
We see how vicious this man-of-the-people is when he and his thugs take care of a young cardsharp by the name of Johnny (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who has cleaned him out at the poker table. That the young man might want his own taste of vengeance after he has had his fingers broken and been shot and left for dead in a gutter goes without saying. He's not too bright, but he looks like a brain surgeon next to Dwight (Josh Brolin), a private eye who allows himself to get in deep once more with his old flame Ava (Eva Green), who wants only to manipulate him to her own end.
The film's slick look serves as a distraction from the well-worn story, and for a while, the stark, washed-out black, silver and white tones with the occasional splash of vibrant color seem to be enough.
The ballet-like fighting, the slow-motion action and the striking slivers of white light that accentuate the dark world and actions of its characters are bold visual compositions that you can't help but sit up and pay attention to, so much so that this is one of the few recent films worthy of seeing in 3-D.
However, it all becomes too much in a single moment — when local thug Marv (Mickey Rourke) rips an eyeball out of another character's skull. From that point on, Miller and Rodriguez know no restraint, assaulting us with too many decapitations, splatters of blood and gaping bullet wounds to count. While the violence is of a stylized nature, it's rendered in such a callous, overwrought manner that it borders on the offensive and calls so much attention to itself that it takes the audience out of the film in every instance.
That being said, if you've seen one film noir, then "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" holds little in the way of surprises anyway. A character is wronged, and seeks revenge, it's enacted in a bloody manner — and that's about it.
This adherence to form doesn't do the movie any favors as the stories it contains soon become monotonous, breeding indifference and ultimately boredom in the viewer.
Like so many of the scantily clad women it contains, "A Dame to Kill For" is something to behold, but it soon becomes apparent that little lies beneath its surface.
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Regarding, The November Man, just the fact that they have one of those tired lines featured in he trailer revolving around the idea that the protagonist is "the best" and "he kills everyone who opposes him" is a total turn off to me, it tells me everything I need to know about the movie. I think the torch for quality story telling has been passed to writers and directors for cable series, which is why you see the likes of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson starting to take roles on HBO.

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text: Ripley gymnast ready for Junior Olympics Nationals By Tommy R. Atkinson April 30, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Fifteen-year-old Alexa Johnson of Ripley is West Virginia's lone Level 9 gymnast to qualify for the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Eastern National Championships, to be held this weekend in Battle Creek, Mich. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Alexa Johnson has come a long way from doing back flips off her living room couch.The 15-year-old capped her gymnastics season in style, becoming the only Level 9 athlete from West Virginia to qualify for the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics Eastern National Championships this weekend."It means a lot,'' said Johnson. "I haven't been this far. It's a lot of exposure for me and I'm really excited. It took a lot of hard work, dedication, tears, sweat and blood. Countless hours training every day and night.''About 400 of the nation's Level 9 gymnasts east of the Mississippi River will converge on Battle Creek, Mich., for competition beginning Saturday. The gymnasts will compete as a team for their regional age groups and individually for national titles. There are only two other levels above Level 9 - Level 10 and Elite, which is the level of Olympics gymnasts.After a slow start to the competitive year, Johnson wasn't so sure her ticket would be punched to nationals. She just missed out last year on qualifying."I wasn't really strong at the beginning of the year,'' said the Ripley sophomore. "I really started to look toward that at the middle of the season when I started to improve. I won states this year so that really made me feel like I had a chance to make nationals.''Johnson qualified a few weeks ago at regionals, where only the top six move on to nationals from a pool of about 400 gymnasts from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. She finished fifth in the all-around, fourth on balance beam and uneven bars and seventh on the floor exercise."She is very steady as she goes at a meet,'' said Susan Brown, Johnson's coach the past 10 years. "She's able to hit when it counts. At the regional meet she started on floor and that always means you finish on beam, and that's a mental event. "You know you're a strong competitor when you can finish on beam and hit. She knew after the third event she was right in there and the pressure was on. She can get in a zone. I don't know if that can be taught. She has something inside her, the desire, the passion, the love for the sport. That, I can't teach her, and it just makes coaching her just a joy every day.''Gymnastics has consumed Johnson's life since she was 2 years old."The story my mom tells me, I used to always do back flips off my couch,'' said Johnson, who's the daughter of former West Virginia University and Ripley High School kicker Mark Johnson."Mom was afraid I was going to break my neck so she said I might as well do it in a safe place with padding where I won't break my arm or leg.''Since then, Johnson has broken four bones - an arm, wrist and two toes. "It's a tough sport,'' she said. "You take a lot of beating.''Johnson makes the 45-minute, one-way trip from Ripley to Revolutions Gymnastics in Cross Lanes five days a week and works out four hours each day. "This is all I do,'' she said. "I don't do school sports. I'm here all the time. It's taken a lot of dedication and sacrifice. I've had to give up a lot. It's definitely worth it.''Johnson earned an invitation upon qualifying for nationals to the NCAA Showcase in New Jersey in July, where Division I coaches will be on hand. She will also attend a High Performance camp in September in Pennsylvania with more Division I eyes on her."I think it'll open me up to a lot of options in the collegiate world,'' Johnson said of nationals.Johnson's dream is earning a college scholarship for gymnastics. That process will begin in earnest next year when college coaches will be allowed to start contacting her."I really like the University of Kentucky,'' she beamed. "My mom and uncle went there. It's a tradition.''Johnson, though, has high hopes for this week. "I think I can probably place in the top 10 and that's what I'm looking for,'' she said. "I just want to go up there, have fun and compete for the state, the gym and for myself.'' Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Safety shutoff disabled prior to June coal-mining death, report says 4 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken 5 Reunions: Sept. 26, 2017 Cottrell named D&E men's basketball coach Previous Story WVU's Smith unsurpassed in regard to publicity Next Story


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The love's still there!
Exes Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth greeted each other with open arms when they saw each other in Brentwood, Calif. on Thursday.
Bloom, 34, gave Bosworth, 28, a friendly hug. "They looked cordial," an observer tells Us Weekly. "They were genuinely smiling to one another like friends, but didn't linger very long."
The two dated on-and-off from 2002 to 2006, but have since moved on to new loves.
The Lord of the Rings star married supermodel Miranda Kerr in July 2010; five months later, Kerr, 28, gave birth to the couple's son, Flynn.
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"So is the end of everyone who forgets God, and so shall the hope of the godless man perish. His confidence is but a gossamer thread and his trust is a spider's web." Job 8:13-14.
If you have read the Book of Job, you know that it starts and ends well, but the entire middle section of the book IS dire. Satan approaches God and says that he wants to test God's protected, beloved Job. And because Satan has freedom to roam the earth and do as he wishes, God grants His permission. And so Satan tests Job.
The incredible thing about Job is that, no matter how much he loses or suffers, he does not believe that God has deserted him. He holds fast and steady to his faith that God is present and loves him, no matter the trials he faces. He continues to hold on to his faith, even though his friends continually advise him to just curse God and die. Thus comes the adage to "Have the faith of Job."
In the passage presented from Job, we find that Job is in a conversation with Bildad, who has a distant connection to God, while Job enjoys a close and personal relationship with Him. Those who do not have a close and trusting relationship with God find that their connection is delicate, like gossamer, or like a spider's web. Neither are very durable.
What is your relationship with God? Is it flimsy and sheer or sturdy and strong? Are you able to turn to God, no matter what is happening and trust in Him? Be like Job today and turn toward, not away, God in times of trouble.
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April 19, 2013
Third grade students from Falkville Elementary students visited Vulcan Materials on a field trip this week, where they had the opportunity to see the plant in action, WHNT 19 News reported.
At the site, students watched plant at work as machines crushed rocks. With the help of Vulcan employees, the students examined fossils.
Falkville Elementary Teacher Lori Kyker said Vulcan allowed the students to take home some of the fossils.
Watch the students explore Vulcan Materials in the video provided on whnt.com.


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Clusters And Upgrading: A Purposeful Approach
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Check out LLBean's sale pages for some interesting discounts. I noticed previously that the Orion series of rods and reels weren't to be found on the website and that the reels were not available in-store; looks like they were discontinued?(I'm very late on this I guess) No idea of the details (some rumblings of bad blood between Bean and Loomis, their supplier), but you can reap the benefits with half-price Orion rods online (5 wt and 8 wt only available for $130 and $150, respectively, or half-price) or check a retail store if theres one near you. Bean's "top of the line" rod with their legendary guarantee for that price...think about it.
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Epilogue: One More Cast
You know how sometimes (most times for me at least) you find it just a bit too difficult to leave the water? I mean, it's time to go, you know it, I know it...there's someone waiting, it's getting late, or dark, or light, or cold or hot, rainy or sunny, crowded or deserted, you're famished or thirsty, loops are getting ugly...t is for time to leave. But you can't. You're just not finished yet.
Don't quit...don't even quit.
Gotta finish out the run, or put that last decent cast/drift/swing together. Gotta get that one last rising fish in the corner to commit...or at least show him one last variation. Just one more...
Gotta end on a good note.
Never mind that your buddies are staring daggers into the back of your head from the running car or the lady is wiping your number from her phone.
Sometimes you just need one more cast.
"The Trip" still consumes me. Can't help it. Probably won't be able to do much about it until next fall. There were plenty of "one more" moments over the 9 days.
Like me hoping for a second chance while we were all hungry, tired, cold and parched after over 11 hours on the Oak. In one spot.
Or Brian fishing over the visible pod on the Catt for 8 straight hours.
Or the 3 of us doing the same on 18.
Overall, the "never-say-die" attitude we were barely able to hang onto throughout the trip.
Or that last Genny, shared by 4.
Brian's refusal to leave the fish that were "randomly" taking eggs from the 2 anglers above, but snubbing him, until 15 minutes after Joe and I reached the car.
Sometimes it's not an end-of-the-day thing, like that 2nd fish I picked up in Paradise that day...as I was getting ready to reel-in and cross.
Then there was that legitimate, mind-altering experience. The battle by which all future battles are to be measured. The catch that exemplifies the journey-over-destination mentality. My own little Brad-Pitt-in-ARRTI moment.
Nearing the end (well...after 2:30 anyway) of our big day in the Upper Fly Zone, I was exhausted and satisfied. The other two stayed up top while I began my long journey down the North bank to cross the easy water. After picking up a couple browns with them, I still had my nymphing "leader" rigged, terminating in (slightly nicked) 6lb fluoro and shot above the ESL. Figured I might as well plunk through any open water on my way down with what I had. I contemplated what had happened in April and decided I was just too tired and satisfied to worry about it. Besides, I wasn't really fishing, I was walking with a line out.
I worked my way down to the middle rapids, where a guy was drifting the first "plunge pool". I gave him a wide berth and worked my way out onto the ledges above the 2nd big drop...maybe halfway through the 100 yard plus long rapids. It's big-boulder land. The type of place you always suspect to be holding good fish, but near impossible to fish in higher water. I've put my time in here before but never so much as a tug. Starting from the rod tip, I worked out line slowly, drifting and swinging from the drop-in through the holes and channels between the rocks. A few "casts" in, at the start of the swing, with the fly no more than 15' from the tip, my rod suddenly arced directly into the water.
It was what you might call an "OH SHIT!" moment.
The studs of my boots were the only part of me under water, but one step forward and I'd likely be over my head. These huge boulders that give respite to fish are a bitch to navigate on foot and grab line never to let go at the first opportunity. Not to mention my poor worn leader or the steep banks and complete lack of soft, landing water.
What the hell was I thinking? I need a plan. Maybe I can keep her in this pool, she's frantically circling but doesn't seem too eager to run me...if I just keep the pressure d-OH HERE WE GO...
Suddenly a docile, controllable fish circling at my feet transforms into a blazing hot pissed-off she-bitch cartwheeling down the chutes 100 feet from me. I'm doing the awkward run-jump-and-stumble over and through rock and pool with my rod held comically high for fear of entanglement. She abruptly turns around and jumps back up one pool, natch, but now I'm warmed up, reactions all catlike and shit, and take the line she gives me, no prob.
We play some more give-and-take, all the while leading her downstream and to the bank as my feet slowly catch up. By the time she's ready to come in, we're just above the head of Paradise, and I've got her corralled in a tiny side-pool. Well, until she jumps over the lip and into a downed tree. Now we have a problem.
I'm lifting and jabbing my rod, trying to keep some tension on my poor leader, which is partially wrapped around a limb, while reaching for the tail and trying to hold my balance, leaning in over/under the tree, one foot on the bottom, one knee on a rock.
One headshake and she'd have been gone, but I think she pitied me at that point. I took her tail, dropped the rod, popped the hook and cradled her body for a look. She had a little bit of length and some decent heft, not too much of either, but she was my silver bullet. We were both too tired for me to dig out the camera, which would have just cheapened it anyway. Throughout the ritual glove-and-fly-rinse, I couldn't stop laughing, my knees were shaking. I was done fishing a half hour earlier. Good thing I made that one more cast.
My birthday was a week ago (Miss Hannah has always claimed I'm an old man, but apparently now it's official). After quite the birthday dinner I was laying in bed and decided to set the alarm for 3 am. If I feel like going when it goes off, I'll go. I was strung up and waiting for light by 6:30. By 8:15 I had landed a gorgeous hen. By noon I was driving back home, elated.
It's "The Holidays" now, followed by hardwater season. It's been a good year, and it seems I've finally taken my last cast for some time. Certainly the last for '09.
...well...maybe one more?
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December 2, 2009
The Beast
I drank from this river
It ruined my life
I saw him comin' at me
Empty and so cold
I never knew emotion
Till he caught me in his fold
Part III; Last Days
It doesn't take much to change the entire mood, outlook, perception of a trip. We've all been on either side of the tracks at one time or another, the beneficiary or victim to a minor shift in events that starts gaining momentum, for better or worse. Averaging less than one fish per four angler-days, our once bright armor was starting to show the wear and tear of frustration. Sure, we were having fun. To this point, it was a very successful vacation. It's hard to complain whenever you can do what you love for an extended period. In terms of an overall angling experience however, we were rapidly approaching failure mode. Hitting morning thruway-rush-hour at Rochester, approaching Syracuse, and then turning north, I wondered how much gas I had left.
By the time the first Exit 36 sign came into view, the play clock had reset to zero. Warm-ups are over, we're in Pulaski now. We met B-mar at the shop halfway through Day 6 and I couldn't help but absorb that new-familiar vibe. I wasted no time, donning my waders while the others farted around inside.
Ain't nothin' over...and even if it is...I prefer denial.
The weather was a bit too nice, but at least there were promising reports and open waters.
"Got a couple...buggers...drifting and swinging...."
"Landed a nice brown, she just lost a big steelie...yup, eggs...nope, go ahead...."
Here we were again. Same old river; new, colder water. White flags of past-due kings waved in the currents while trout and no-longer-silvers porpoised the pools every so often. I fitted and strung the switch rod for the first time after single-handing it for the past 3 days. Screwed around with some buggers and speys until Joe showed up.
"The trout will sit in the faster water on this side behind the boulders and on the back-side of that bar where the bottom drops off and the current heads under the tree. You hit those areas and I'll swing down through the run...if you want to follow me through, just wait until there's room then hop in above."
Joe didn't exactly take my advice. Fair enough. I was trying to figure out how to get him to step downstream a couple yards when the rod tried to jump from my hands. This was a legit hit and run, not the soft, deceptive takes the Catt fish gave me. Couple headshakes and it was gone. Such is the life swinging a tight line. Drop the loop next time moron...been reading and repeating that phrase for months and still can't get it right.
"Just got a grab. A GRAB! Just got a hit! You know, fish...those things that swim up here from the lake and supposedly try to eat flies?"
Yup. We were back where we belong. Mojo risin' and whatnot. Turned a corner. Specifically...down Cemetery Road. I took two and lost two Thursday afternoon. All on hot-orange/olive ESL. Can't say I remember anyone else's stats, but there had to be some hookups at least. Thursday night was a celebration. After dropping our gear at Patrick's we hit wing night where "...there are no strangers, only friends we haven't met yet," adding on a couple steak sandwiches for good measure.
Cranking out ESLs back at the lodge, re-grouping for the next day. The late-night tying session is all part of the journey. As much as anything, this is why we make these trips. Just bein dudes, jokin, sippin, hangin out...holding onto immaturity. Real life is gonna suck come Monday morning. Gotta make tomorrow count.
Hard to beat an empty pool at dawn. Couldn't wait for everyone else to gear up and was just working line out when I looked up to see Joe finally loping down the trail. A heavy tug brought my attention back to the river. We had a good morning up high, but knew the crowds would be pulling in shortly. Avoid the crowds...always.
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Returning from a continental honeymoon with his new wife, Lady Jane, Lenox is asked by a colleague in Parliament to consult in the murder of a footman, bludgeoned to death with a brick. His investigation uncovers some unsettling facts about the family he served and a strange, second identity that the footman himself cultivated.
Going into the boxing clubs and public houses, the Mayfair mansions and servants' quarters of Victorian London, Lenox gradually realizes that an old friend may be implicated in the footman's death. Soon a suspect is arrested, but Lenox has his doubts. Desperately trying to balance the opening of Parliament and what he feels sure is a dark secret surrounding the murder, he soon discovers that the killer is someone seemingly beyond suspicion, and may be prepared to spill blood again-even a detective's.
Investigate more mysterious doings with Charles Lennox.
©2010 Charles Finch (P)2011 Tantor
"With a keen eye for period detail, Finch believably portrays his Victorian sleuth skillfully managing life's demands. . . . Readers of Anne Perry should be snatching up Finch's books and clamoring for more." (Library Journal)
"Good story. Great narrator. Loved it."
James Langdon is on everyone of my favorite narrators. He brings books to life. Awesome.
"Another good read"
I like Charles Finch's Lennox series very much.
James Langton was great when narrating/doing different characters, but his prose narration is of a style I have heard before and find very annoying. It is a sing song type of prose narration that can become monotonous to listen to. Quite stilted. Otherwise, most enjoyable.
Love books! Classics and lighter fiction, mysteries (not too violent please :-). And selective non-fiction--whatever takes my fancy.
"Very good, but not great"
This is a good book, in a series about a victorian gentleman, Charles Lenox, who is undertaking the shocking new profession (for the times) of being a detective. Although he has just been voted into Parliament (in this episode), his friends and peers still look upon him with suspicion. Because despite the fact that he has a record for solving cases that even stump Scotland Yard (or more often, helping SY solve the cases and he doesn't even take the credit for himself), this is still not considered an appropriate way for a gentleman to spend his time.
In this one, he is juggling his new place in Parliament, trying to learn how to make a positive difference there--while continuing to investigate a murder that is far more interesting to him. A footman in an aristocratic household has been murdered--and he is initially asked to help solve the murder, then subsequently (and mysteriously) asked to stop doing so. This of course leads him to wonder who, in the household, doesn't want the truth to come out.
It is a good series--I have read previous books in the series, and this is the first I have listened to. The narrator is okay, but sounds just a bit fancy or pretentious somehow (which I suppose might be what is indicated to support the story). But I find myself wishing his voice were just a bit more solid and straightforward. I must say, though, that the books themselves tend to be of that ilk, as well--the dialogue seems too formal, too polite (even though it is Victorian era) to be believable at times (and that would be my main criticism of the whole series).
Were I an author writing historical fiction, I think it would be a very hard job to write dialogue faithful to the times depicted without leaving a modern reader viewing it as a little silly. So I make this criticism lightly. I would compare this series to the books of Anne Perry--who, I believe has done a slightly more credible job of dialogue from this perspective. But both authors have written good books, good mysteries & always some interesting historical information--very readable if this is your area of interest.
"Good but not the best of the series"
Charles Finch's books are good for a light read. In A Stranger in Mayfair, the author seems to be trying to determine a way his main character, Charles Lennox, can be a Member of Parliament AND a private detective. This dilemma got in the way of an otherwise good story.
I have read all 5 in his Charles Lennox series and this one is my least favorite, although it is still a good listen and did not deter me from going back to listen to the latest in the series, Burial at Sea, which will keep me coming back for more.
While I have enjoyed James Langton's narration of books by other authors, for some reason his voice for Charles Lennox seems to contradict the strong, determined, yet gentlemanly character that Mr. Finch's writing portrays. With Langton's characterization, Lennox comes across as very mannerly, yet a bit weak. But since I have enjoyed several other books narrated by Mr. Langton, his narration of the Charles Lennox books will not deter me.
I would recommend listening/reading these books in the order written to enjoy the unfolding story of Charles Lennox's life.
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Trump says NFL too worried about players' safety
"Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up!"
Don Bauder 7:15 p.m., Sept. 23
Each year Korean War vet, Vic Caruana, 85, decorates his home for Memorial Day weekend. It's not hard to miss his house on Harding Street with the 66 American flags, five branches-of-service flags, and his largest flag, one flown in Afghanistan.
When Caruana explains why he spends so much time decorating each year, his eyes well up with tears. "No matter how bad the situation was for us, we made it home. This is for the boys that didn't come back," he says.
If Caruana receives any criticism about his display, it's the questioning of the 12 posted flags from foreign countries. Caruana says these countries were our strongest allies in WWII — Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, France, Greece, India, Malta (where Caruana was born), the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the Philippines.
There are two flags he refuses to display — Russia and Brazil. Caruana believes history shows that Russia's Joseph Stalin was already conspiring with Hitler to divide up Poland before the Nazis attacked Russia. Caruana also says the Russians would not allow American planes to fly over Russian airspace for the Pacific Theater of war.
And of Brazil, Caruana says he once had a Brazilian man stop by to question the lack of a Brazilian flag. Caruana says he told the man, sternly, to "read his history." Historians acknowledge that Brazil allowed the German submarines to stop over in their ports and provided them with supplies, up until 1942. Pressure from the U.S. eventually forced Brazil to renounce any association with the enemy axis.
Additionally honored in Caruana's display are pictures and bios of three vets. One is Navy Cross recipient Sgt. Major Anthony Kouma from WWII. Kouma's son Martin lives across the street from Caruana.
Anthony Kouma's brother, Master Sgt. Ernest Kouma, was decorated with the Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts in Korea. A picture shows Kouma receiving the award from President Kennedy. Both of the Kouma veterans are now deceased.
The third display talks glowingly about Dr. Lester Tennety, who, at age 96, still resides in Carlsbad.
At age 21, Tennety was in the 192nd Tank Battalion in WWII. His unit was among the 70,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war who were part of the Bataan Death March — 80 miles of walking, during which Japanese soldiers would kill or behead anyone who fell behind or couldn't walk anymore. An estimated 15 percent of the solders perished in the march.
Caruana asked his permission to write about and display Tennety's story three years ago. Caruana was, at first, very strong in his language about Tennety's capturers. Reportedly, Tennety asked Caruana to tone down his dissertation against the Japanese soldiers a bit, stating, "One has to have a heart."


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The Jayhawks - All the Right Reasons
Artist: The Jayhawks
Released: 2003
This is a revised version of the first post of this song by palamin0. The main
difference is this version is played by putting the capo on the 4th fret
instead of the second. I feel these chord fingering patterns lend themselves
better to the little riffs the Jayhawks play throughout the song.
(Verse 1)
D Bm
As I lay upon my bed, I began dreaming,
Em D C A7
Of how it's gonna be the day that I am free,
D Bm
Once I settled like the dust up on the table,
Em D C A7
But then you came along, you helped me write this song,
I don't know what day it is, I can't recall the season,
Em G D
And I don't remember how we got this far,
All I know is I'm loving you for all the right reasons,
Em G D A7
In my sky you'll always will be my morning star.
(verse 2)
Like a tired bird flying high across the ocean,
I was outside looking in, you made me live again,
Figures fill their heads, visions bathed in red,
(verse 3)
Lightning fills the sky as I watched you wave goodbye,
Figures filled their heads, visions bathed in red,


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Miss Jell-O In Spain
The front panel features a drawn colored illustration of the Jell-O girl dressed in traditional Spanish clothing. The title ?Miss Jell-O In Spain? is written in black and red lettering in the bottom right hand corner. The inside panels begin with an illustration of the Jell-O girl dressed in a blue and white plaid dress cutting a piece of Neapolitan Jell-O. The rest of the inside panels are dedicated to Jell-O Recipes including Neapolitan Jell-O, Almond Cherry, Imperial Salad, and Custard For Whipped Jell-O. All recipes are written in black lettering and entail directions on how to prepare the dish.View this piece: jpg pdf
Donor: Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Brand Name: Jell-O
Publisher: Jell-O Co., Inc. (Le Roy, N.Y.)
1926 (ca.)
7.6 x 6.4 cm
Package Inserts
Language: English
Key Terms:
Copyright: Permission is granted from the copyright owner/holder.
Citation: Miss Jell-O In Spain. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at http://www.lib.msu.edu/exhibits/sliker/detail.jsp?id=1900


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Japan Nuclear Watch Thurs: Don't Drink the Water and the Man on the Ladder
It's Thursday morning here and Thursday evening in Japan. It's been a frustrating day for crews trying to contain the radiation dangers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station.
Update I, 1:30 pm EDT: Watching NHK TV English feed indicates the coverage has shifted strongly from containment activities at the plant sites (it's 2:30 a.m. Friday there) and to increasing public and official concern about the dispersion of radiation and its possible health effects. Lots of stories of citizens worried about the tap water, about their children, with many parents having already used tap water for bathing and cooking before they got the warnings.
Maps showing locations of higher readings go well outside the 30 km stay indoors radius and as far south at Tokyo, 140 miles away. Key point: increased radiation doesn't spread uniformly out from the plant. Rather it is driven by wind direction and speed and weather. So we get increased readings south of the plant on one day, which falls the next day, but increased readings east and northeast the next day, as wind direction changes. Further, rain in one area can increase radiation readings there by bringing more of the airborne radiation to earth, even though it's further away from the site than areas with lower readings nearer the plant. So the patterns of dispersion are highly variable and difficult to model for predictive purposes. But they're now dealing with increased radiation in the air, on the ground and produce, in water supplies at many locations and in the ocean, while trying to prevent panic. [It appears the Tokyo tap water warnings ended on Thursday.]
Earlier hopes that restoring offsite power to the control rooms at Units 1-2 and 3-4 would allow quick reactivation of normal cooling systems were dashed with discovery, anticipated in our coverage, that critical pumps, valves and pressure sensors might be damaged and need repair or replacement. With radioactive smoke still coming from Unit 3, three more workers (laying electrical cables) at the site were exposed to dangerous levels in excess water outside, two of them hospitalized.
And as radiation continued to spread from the reactors, officials found unacceptable levels of radiation in tap water as far as Toyko and continuing unacceptable levels in produce and milk in the prefectures surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi reactors. It's now clear that the evacuation and stay indoors areas should be expanded from the current 20 and 30 kilometer circles respectively, and they're losing time to carry that out.
But if you want a flavor of the nightmare they're still facing, consider yesterday's New York Times story about the the salt buildup, stuck valves and the man on the ladder. First, a little history.
More than 30 years ago, I was a counsel at the California Energy Commission assigned the task of drafting the Commission's first decisional document, a preliminary assessment of critical safety features at a proposed nuclear plant that was applying for a state construction license in California. Much of the assignment was just learning about and explaining how a nuke functions and how its safety features should work during normal and emergency conditions.
So I got emersed in reading reports and testimony on "defense in depth," the nuclear industry's talking point invented to assure the public that no matter what happened, there was always another backup safety mechanism that would avoid a catastrophe. I vaguely remember the witnesses talking about the cladding, and the boron-filled control rods (to absorb neutrons and stop/slow the reaction), and the integrity of the reactor vessel, the multiple containment structures, emergency cooling systems, back-up generation and so on. But I'm quite certain the one thing the witnesses never mentioned was the poor guy on the ladder. My report never mentioned him.
Yesterday, the New York Times described the situation inside the crippled Daiichi Units, even after they restored power to the control rooms and could start testing gauges and controls. Debris and damaged equipment from the explosion could be everywhere. And before they could even attempt to restart the cooling pumps, they had to know water levels and be certain all the valves on the water cooling system were in the correct open/closed position.
But much of the equipment could have been rendered inoperable from salt corrosion and build up, coming from 10 days of injecting sea water into the emergency cooling systems. Since some of the valves might be stuck, or the power to them inoperable, a plant worker might have to manually close or open the stuck valves. Now, it's not unusual for plant workers to manually open/close valves. They just normally don't do this under such dangerous conditions. From the Times: (my bold)
The emergency cooling system pump and motor for a boiling-water reactor are roughly the size and height of a compact hatchback car standing on its back bumper. The powerful system has the capacity to propel thousands of gallons of water a minute throughout a reactor pressure vessel and storage pool. But that very power can also be the system's Achilles' heel.
The pump and piping are designed to be kept full of water. But they tend to leak and develop alternating pockets of air and water, Mr. Friedlander said.
If the pump is turned on without venting the air and draining the water, the water from the pump would hit the alternating pockets with enough force to blow holes in the piping. Venting the air and draining the water requires a technician to reach a dozen valves, sometimes using a ladder. The water is removed through a hose to the nearest drain, usually in the floor, that leads to machinery designed to remove radiation from the water.
The process takes a full 12 hours in a reactor that is operating normally, Mr. Friedlander said. But even then, the water in the pipes tends to be radioactively contaminated because the valves that separate it from the reactor are not entirely tight.
So, some very brave soul, possibly one of the already exposed Fukushima Fifty, will have to walk around inside the reactor building, withstand the internal radiactivity, seek out the damaged valves, remove the debris, climb up a ladder and manually open or close the valves at just the right moment. Defense in depth.
That same article contains a better description of the damaging toll the use of sea water is likely having on safety equipment, possibly rendering much of it inoperable unless the salt buildup can be quickly and safely flushed from the cooling system using massive injections of purified fresh water. That pure water will come from . . . where? If they had enough of that already, they would have used it.
So if I'm ever in a position again (unlikely) to have to write a safety assessment, I need to remember to add to the list of "defense in depth" features the following items: Water flushing system, garden hoses, debris remover, extra strength hazmat suits, an undamaged ladder or two, and at least one very brave worker. Also, better boots for the guys laying the power lines outside. Oh, and millions of gallons of bottled water and relief food supplies for the neighbors in a 50 mile or so radius while they wait to see if this works. I'll keep the list open.
We'll add some actual details as updates come in. Thanks again to all commenters who have helped in this effort.
Ongoing sources:
NHK live tv feed
Kyodo News: Japan Nuclear Crisis
New York Times coverage has generally been very good, especially from Matt Wald, a 30-year veteran of nuclear/energy reporting, who was part of a media coverage panel I saw at Harvard's Kennedy School yesterday. Bottom line: Mixed bag: lots of misinformation, some scaremongering and confusion (tv first showed harmless cooling towers instead of reactors); governments often don't understand what's happening, even if they're honest, which they aren't. Where have you gone, Harold Denton? The Harvard expert who's co-principal investigator of nuclear studies isn't sure what info the US had when they second guessed Japanese officials last week. Matt Wald's latest is here.
Democracy Now video on radiation in food
Picture of Unit 1 control room, via Kyodo News
Nuclear Power Plant Primer — good expert video


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Full White Drag is yet another entry into the post-punk world that seeks to create a valid bridge between the rapidly fading ethos of punk rock and the more marketable world of melodic angst. It's a tricky balancing act for any band. With so many genre distinctions being foisted upon the public (emo, screamo, a thousand subdivisions within indie-rock, post-post-punk, etc.) a cynical eye might see a band like Full White Drag as yet another pretender pulling a Trojan horse into your CD player by putting up a tough rockin' post-punk front, when in reality its been groomed and packaged by handlers eager to squeeze every loose penny out of their desired demographic.
Fortunately Full White Drag's five-song EP, Everything Will Fall on One Night, seems to find the band simply playing loud and hard with little concern for what's going to move the most units. There are no DJs added to the mix, no clever forays into electro-beats, not even any of the typical quiet-loud-quiet-loud dynamic that seems to be so prevalent in mainstream (I'm talking KROQ, Live 105 indie) "independent" music.
Full White Drag
Everything Will Fall on One Night
(Inner Flight)
US: 1 Feb 2005
UK: Available as import
Full White Drag seems intent on playing driving hard rock without the overt reliance on drop D tuning that so many bands from Simple Plan to Armor for Sleep count on to make their sound Rock (notice capital R, in which case word should be pronounced "rau-ck"). Instead Full White Drag uses more chaos than control on much of Everything Will Fall on One Night. The band eagerly embraces the noisy feedback-laden side of post-punk on opener "No Fire". The song opens with a pummeling two-note bass line before a dissonant guitar squall begins. Lead singer Dave Mueller doesn't sing as much as lash out with his vocal chords. He has a scratchy baritone that obscures most of his lyrics, but his intentions always seem to get communicated despite the lack of a defined vocabulary. "All I See" is a brooding mid-tempo dirge pierced by a high-pitched keyboard refrain that echoes intermittent stabs of guitar. By the time the song reaches the chorus the band feels ready to let loose a force its been holding back, but Full White Drag keeps the tension building through to the end, keeping our expectations at bay before exiting with two thunderous chords.
"Great St. Clair" is too ordinary to be on this EP. It sounds like the band's token shot at joining Linkin Park at the tops of the charts. It's a transparent effort that doesn't live up to the rest of the more challenging material on Everything Will Fall on One Night. Fortunately the band doesn't waste much time getting back on track with "Her Name Is Montreal", a noisy, confused mess (and I mean that as a compliment) that's just barely held together by gum and nails.
Closer "Art Beaudrie" continues the noisy rock. It's a menacing song, angular, deliberately paced, full of venom. It's as good an example as any of what Full White Drag does best: unleash a dissonant sonic assault that isn't dependent on the vocals for melody or meaning. I'm sure Full White Drag is making some tough decisions as it prepares its first full-length album. Hopefully it'll play to its strengths and not pander to those who will insist the band conform to a norm that's selling millions of records by using a well-tested formula. Full White Drag has the licks to take the world by storm on its own terms. I hope no one talks them out of it.
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I like Carrie's voice. Out of all of them she's been consistent. I like Bo and Constatine also.
Let's send Ryan home!
I like Carrie's voice. Out of all of them she's been consistent. I like Bo and Constatine also.
Let's send Ryan home!
Scott on of the bottom 3...no surprise there...he was there last week as I recall.
This site is going so s.l.o.w...
If Simon says "...biggest shock in Idol..." It has to be Carrie, Bo or Constantine - those 3 have been extremely popular, gotten lots of exposure, and all seem quite talented. So yes - any of them leaving would be a YUUGE shock - YUUGE!
Anyone else think that Constantine's hair looks really greasy tonight? I mean, it's just a little bit on the eeeew side...
I liked Scott when he sange Against All Odds the first time. This time... I was rather disspointed. If he goes, I'd say that they made the right choice.
Hmmm, if I'm posting, it must mean my daily Comcast internet outage is over. What a useless company.
Too bad it is probably Scott's time to go. I like him, but everybody left(except Anthony) is either a good singer, a good performer, or both, so it isn't any injustice if he goes home. Only 1 can win.
However I do think he got a bit of a bum rap based on his appearance. I hope all the irrational Scott-haters think of him next time they start moaning about guys not asking them out because the guys only look at the pretty girls.
YUCK carrie is safe.
Always looking for cat treats!
Breathe out, so I can breathe you in...
I have cable modem and it's slow for me, too. Wow, Bo in bottom three!
I think it's Bo (boo-hoo). He's in the bottom 3.
Get with it, audience.
Simon has tremendous power.
Oh here on West Coast...Wow that is a shocker. Please let Scott go home.Originally Posted by Swingsongbird
scott got a "bum rap"???? you gotta be kidding me.


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The title says it all.
But I'm just gonna throw in a few more words anywho…
I know cat videos are getting kinda old, but that doesn't mean they can't be fun – and that's exactly what this video is all about, it's really funny, made me laugh at several occasions (might not help if you're in a bad mood, but who want's to be in a bad mood anywya?!).
I especially like the Karate Kid cat at 0:37, the Walk on Water cat at 3:13 and Ceiling Cat at 1:17.
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- Enterprise Products Company23.Nov 2015
- Employee
Company culture
Depends on the department and it's leadership. Some are good, some are atrocious.
Support from Management
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I like this particular shop for sheet music because the staff are very friendly, know what they are talking about, and are musicians themselves. I havent ever needed to buy a guitar but I did pop into the other shop to see if they would display my business card for flute teaching, and ended up talking to the guy for ages about teaching and he recommended me by word of mouth although he couldnt display the card.
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Heartache A Justin Bieber Fanfic
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Chapter 1 (v.1) - Heartache A Justin Bieber Fanfic
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"STOP IT!" I yelled. "LEAVE ME ALONE!" I was looking around and all i saw were eyes.Eyes everywhere. "Aw is the little baby upset?" Jamar said. "Hahaha you ugly stick." I wasn't the prettiest nor thickest girl in the 7th grade. In fact i was pretty ugly. Or i thought i was. "Quit it you jerks!" Perri yelled. "Perri shut the hell up! This has nothing to do with you!" Jamar yelled so loudly everyone in the lunch room dropped what they were doing and looked at us. "Look ugly Betty, NOBODY wants you here.You're a freak show.Ugly whore!" Tears started streaming down my face. I couldn't listen anymore,i just wanted to be alone. "SHUT UP!" Perri yelled. My friend Cameron was watching me.Saying nothing.Not even protecting me."Jamar are you done?" I heard a voice say. "Actually im just getting started." Jamar replied. I turned around to find Justin leaning against the wall. "HEY UGLY BETTY! Eyes over here!" Jamar yanked my hair and laughed. "FUCK OFF!" I yelled again. "I would,but your just so ugly! It should seriously be a crime!" Jamar and his friends started laughing again. "Jamar." Justin said with a serious face.He walked over to Jamar and looked him in the eyes."That's enough alright?"
"Woah.Justin you can't be serious." Jamar replied."I am.Now stop.Leave her alone alright? Don't you guys have something better to do?" Justin said,he sounded so cute..Or maybe it was just me.But all i could do was stare at him like the loser i was. "Y-Yeah man." Jamar said,and then he left with his friends. I was relieved..Justin had saved me..My heart was skipping beats.Then Justin turned around to look at me.I died inside.His blonde hair and his brown eyes.He was perfect. "Who are you again?" I died as he asked me that question.
"Oh..I-i um..Im..um.." What was my name again?! What was it?! I couldn't think straight. "Shes Christy." Perri answered for me.Thanks Perri.I said in my head.
"Ah nice name." He smiled. I looked down at my tray and played with my food. I couldn't find the words too say. What was i going to say???Say thank you , idiot!"Thank you idiot!" I instantly covered my mouth as the words came out of my mouth. "I- No thats not what i meant.." But when i looked up Justin was gone.Well then."Wow, nice Christy." Perri joked.Justin made my heart ache so bad. After what he did for me, i knew he was the guy i wanted to be with. But i knew i wasn't the girl he was waiting for.
"Christy, you have to work on your flirting skills." Perri said as we were walking home. "I know i know..But Justin..He's just soo..So beautiful.." I blushed. "Christy, I dont think a guy can be beautiful..Handsome maybe?" She laughed,"Yes,Perri,he's handsome.Happy?" I laughed along with her. As we were walking i spotted Justin and i instantly stopped. "What's wrong?" Perri asked. "Look, it's Justin." I whispered. I pulled her back so he wouldn't see us. "Why are we hiding and whispering?" She asked. "Because.I dont wan't him to see me." I replied. "You know if you never get the courage to talk to him someone else will.Someone who is me,Christy."
"Oh you wouldn't!" I said,"No but somebody else will,if you don't." I knew she was right..But i couldn't just go up to him and ask for his number..I'd look crazy right? "Gooo." Perri said.
"No wait! What is he doing?" I whispered again. "I don't know.." Perri answered. We heard a voice.Not just a regular voice,a great voice. It was Justin. And he was singing.
"Woah.." Me and Perri said at the same time. "He can sing?!" Perri asked surprised. "APPARENTLY." I responded. Perri pushed me out so that Justin could see me. I looked over at him and froze. He was singing to a girl. My heart sunk.She must be special. I hurried and went back behind the wall fast enough that he didn't see me.
"What's wrong with you!" Perri said. "He was singing to a girl..Perri.." I answered sadly. "Oh.." Perri said. "Well maybe it's not like that.."
"What guy sings a love song to a random girl?? Plus shes freaking gorgeous Perri..Im sooo below that level. Can we just go.."
"Yeah..." Perri said as we walked away.
When I got home i just layed in my bed. Thinking about what things would be like if me and Justin were to date. How things would be years from now and how our children would look. Like any of that would ever happen, Thats why they call itdreams.. because they don't come true.Not for me anyways.I decided to un-depressify myself and get on facebook. I opend up my laptop and smiled as I read the messages in my inbox.
Cameron Gonzalez:Smile,I find that you look so much better when you smile <3 Im sorry i said nothing when those guys were tormenting you. I guess i was just afraid e.e i feel useless. But i love you Christy... I will be there for you when you need a shoulder to cry on. Jamar is just a lowlife and doesn't have anything better to do. I hope you're okay.. I really do.
Me: It's okay Cameron <3 I know you will always be there for me. Don't worry. I love you too ^-^ you make me smile.
Perri Langston: Giiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Romance ? Who Needs That ! We Have Each Other Right ? YEAH ! Girl Power ! EFF JUSTIN !!! <3
Me: Haha you're right ! Who needs guys anyways?! GIRL POWER.
I was about to log out of facebook and close my laptop and then a thought popped into my head.Does Justin have a facebook?I thought. Now i was debating wether i should search him up or just forget it. How was i going to find him anyway? I didn't even know his last name. But i was so anxious. I went to the search bar on facebook and typed in Justin. Alot of people popped up but none of them were the right one. But as i scrolled down i saw one that had 240 mutual friends. So i clicked it. It readJustin Drew Bieber.
The profile picture was dark and i couldn't really tell who it was. But when i looked at the cover photo,i had the biggest smile on my face, because it was Justin. My Justin. I instantly hit the friend request button. I was so exited! I couldn't wait for him to accept it! I felt like i finally had a chance. I can't talk to him in person but i was sure that i could on facebook. It was honestly easier. I waited for 20 minutes. Was he going to accept it? Well maybe he wasn't on. But what if he was? He probably thinks im a loser with no friends.
After a while i was about to give up,but then i had one new notification.Justin Drew Bieber Accepted Your Friends Request.Stay calm Christy. I told myself. Staaaay Calm. But i couldn't help it,i was so happy. I went to his page,scrolled down to see if he was in a relationship with anyone. He was single!Do you know how stalkerish you're being?But i didn't care,i continued to look through all of his stuff. His pictures were just so cute. Then i told myself i had to message him.. Since i didn't get to thank him earlier i should do it now.
Me: Hey Justin ! I just wanted to say thank you for earlier today..You helped me alot! Nobody else would've done that..So thank you <3
Justin Drew Bieber: Oh that ? It was nothing c; and they were just being jerks.It's cool no need to thank me.
Me:Yeah..well i don't mean to sound..How do i put it? Concieted? Or pathetic even,but they always pick on me and bully me. Yeah..
Justin Drew Bieber: Do they? Oh that's not cool.
Me: I know..And the only person who ever has my back is Perri. Lol. But today i was glad you helped me. Otherwise they wouldn't have stopped.
Justin Drew Bieber: Oh.
Me: Yeah. So what are you doing? ^-^
Justin Drew Bieber: Watching tv
Me: Whatcha watching? :D
Justin Drew Bieber: GOD you're anoing.Leave me alone. I knew i helped you today but GEEZ. Don't you have any frends?! Get a life. PEASE.
Me: I didn't mean to be annoying..Geez..Maybe you're no different from Jamar..
Justin Drew Bieber: Yeah mayb am not your ugly anway. Im blocking you goodby loeser.
Me: GEEZ you are just like him! Well i hope you rot! I can't believe i liked you..
Justin Drew Bieber: You? Like me? Ha.Ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.ha.hah.a can't wait to tell everybody about this.
Me: WOW! You REALLY ARE A JERK JUSTIN!
Justin Drew Bieber: By ugly twig.
I tried messaging back but he had blocked me.Justin was just like Jamar. Just a jerk..Who needed to learn how to spell.. But why..Why did it hurt so much?Because the truth is,no matter how bad he hurts you,you will always like him.No.Time to get him out of my head.Justin is a jerk.Jerk jerk jerk jerk jerk. I don't need him.. And he obviously doesn't need me..
Heartache, Chapter 1
"So Justin, theres no more hiding it. You're officially dating Selena Gomez eh?" The interviewer asked. "Yes,its official." Justin replied and smiled.
"Ugh." I sighed. "Do we really need to watch this Perri?" "Yes!" Perri replied. "Justin is famous now Christy. Why couldn't you have dated him!?"
"Because.He was a jerk."
"A jerk who saved your life?" Perri replied. I never showed Perri the messages me and Justin had. I didn't want her to know..
"Come on Christy.We're in high school you're 18 and you still don't like the guy..Every since you saw him with that girl that day in junior high you've hated him." Perri said.
"Yep.Look Perri, just turn the channel. I don't want to watch him. He's not worth my time ok?"
"But he's worth mine." Perri said as she continued watching. "So what's it like? Dating Selena that is. Because we all know how great of a guy you can be and how romantic you are." The interviewer said.
'OH COME ON YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS." I yelled. "Shhh!" Perri said.
Justin laughed and then he finally replied,"Selena is romantic too,she does little stuff normal people would do which is great. But i like to do the unexpected and go bigger you know?"
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah you sure do." i said annoyed.
"Are you seriously going to talk during this whole thing?" Perri asked. "I sure am." I replied. "Fine i'll just turn it off then." Perri grabbed the remote and was about to turn it off.
"So how do you feel about going back to your hometown to perform?" Then the tv screen went black. I jumped up from the couch and screamed. "TURN THAT TV BACK ON PERRI!"
"But you don't wanna watch Justin remember?" She said jokingly. "TURN THE FREAKING TV ON NOW!!!!!!!!" I yelled. She hurried and pressed the power button.
" -Really great to be going back to where i grew up to perform. I hope to see all my old pals,if they're still there." Justin replied.
"Ahh i see,and if you run into any enimies?" Yes,this is the question of my life. "Well,i dont have any." Justin said as he laughed. "I've never really hated anyone or treated anyone wrong. I was a good guy in junior high so i don't think i would have enimies." Wow.Such a liar! I thought. Did he seriously forget what he did to me?!
"And there you have it!" The interviewer said,"That's Justin Bieber for you." I walked up to the tv and turned it off. "Christy?" Perri said. "What." I answered.
"We totally are going to that concert right?" She asked. "HELL NO!" I replied. "N TO THE O!"
"But Christy!"
"NEVER SAY NEVER!" She said in a singy voice.
"Oh god ! NO i said. You can go i'll just stay home."
"Fine." Perri said giving up. There was no way i was going to go see Justin. The guy who destroyed me.Crushed my heart.Broke me into a million peices. Shattered my soul and left it there without saying sorry. No way in hell. No way on earth was i EVER going to go to that concert.
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"Yep thats right Cameron! Me and Christy are going to that concert!" Perri said happily as she was eating her hamburger.
"Wow Christy,I thought you hated Justin.What made you wanna go."
I rolled my eyes. "I couldn't let my best friend go alone."Lie
"But i told you if you wouldn't go i'd just ask my cous-" I covered her mouth quickly. "Shut up." I said. The real reason why i wanted to go to that concert was so that i could see Justin again. Just this once. I know it was stupid but maybe if he saw me. Just maybe..He'd be willing to give me my apology i've been waiting for.Or maybe you want him to realize something else.NO. I just want my apology. That's all.
"When is the concert anyway?" I asked. "March the 26th."
"WHAT?! You're kidding. That's only 5 days away from now! How are we supposed to get tickets Perri?" I asked furiously. People in the food court started to look at me crazily.
"Chill,I already bought them before the concert was even anounced. Front row seats. For all three of us." She said with a big smile.
"Gee.Thanks.Because i want to see Justin's face so closely,and because i want him to see mine too!" I said sarcastically.
"I know you do,Christy, We all know you're still secretly in love with Justin.You're just playing hard to get." Perri replied.
"Hahaha No." I said frowning.
"She's right." Cameron said. "You still like him don't you Christy?"
"Do too!" Perri said.
"You guys can think what you want! But i know the truth! I do not like Justin Drew Bieber..And that's a fact."
More like a lie i keep wanting to believe.
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