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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
A Living Stereotype
I think stereotypes are even more annoying when they are accurate.
I've been trying to blog lately and have found it difficult. Perhaps that is because I have a lot going on in my life. My fiance and I are looking to move into a new place closer to his work. We're trying to figure out how to save up for our wedding. I'm critiquing several novels and receiving critiques on one of my own as well.
And most of all, I am living an author stereotype. Pain breeds art and I've been struggling a lot.
I've seen many authors share some of their personal lives. Of course some things are inappropriate to share, like I'm not going to tell you about the last fight I had with someone close to me or rant to you about the time one of my friends annoyed me.
But I do want to be honest because I've seen other authors be honest about their struggles. And I feel closer to those authors than I feel to the authors who don't share anything.
Sometimes, as authors, we are given the advice that it's bad to share because people can be cruel on the internet. You can't erase what you post online, so people censor everything they blog. People can be cruel in all of life and you can't undo what you tell people in real life either. If you hide every time there's a possibility of that, you'll never connect with anyone...
I have struggled my whole life with various types of anxiety and depression. I've had panic attacks and obsessive compulsive disorder. Social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and other problems I'm not comfortable talking about.
And lately, things have been hard. I seem normal to most people, but my fiance has seen me cry and hugged me in the middle of the night.
The more books you write, I think the harder it is to write another book. You don't want to recycle old ideas. You also want to make sure every book you write is an improvement on your last book. You have the thoughts and dislikes of your readers hanging out your head, influencing how you write in the future. You put a lot of pressure on yourself to make this next book bigger and better than the last.
This is definitely not the only anxiety in my life right now. Things, like the fact that my fiance and I have a low income make moving into a new place difficult and scary, for instance. But worry over my writing is a very frustrating anxiety to have. Because it's sometimes how I vent frustrations. To some degree I've been struggling with writers block both on my blog and in my writing.
I'm critiquing right now, sure. But that's partly to try to help me with all the anxious thoughts that prevent me from writing what I want to. The fact is, I want to please my readers. Of course you can't please everyone and I don't expect all my reviews to be stupendous. I think success in writing is more about sales than your reviews. Lots of people hate Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey for instance, but I consider Stephenie Meyer and E.L. James to be much more successful authors than me despite the amount of criticism they receive. Because everyone has read their books. They are a part of pop culture. I don't expect that kind of success, especially in self-publishing, but I do want to sell more books than I sell right now.
Not to mention that I was recently given advice by authors that I look up to that you need to write a certain amount of books per year to get anywhere.
And that puts a lot of stress on me. I want to write for fun and I do still have fun when I write, but the thought "Is this going to sell?" is always on the back of my mind. And I keep saying,"Hurry! Writer faster!" And that causes my brain to shut down completely on occasion.
And I think that's leaked some into this blog. I've tried to write this post at least five times in the past two months and every time, I delete it. It's time to just write my posts, write my stories, and learn a little more each time. They're not perfect. I'm not perfect. I can't always write a blog on time. I can't always give you the story you want to read. But I will try and I have to accept that as good enough.
2 comments:
- Richard Hughes said...
You and I are in a similar place. I blog about these subjects too (OCD, depression). I'm also stuck right now and haven't been able to write much lately, but I find blogging fulfilling most of the time. Perhaps you need medication for depression. Perhaps not. You'd have to discuss it with your doctor if you're not on medication. I am, and it helps me to live a more normal life. You're young and off to a good start; you just can't give up as a writer unless it no longer interests you or occupies your dreams. If you still dream about being a writer, you'll find the words somehow in due time.
- October 30, 2013 at 6:08 PM
- Eva Fhadilah said...
Banned complain !! Complaining only causes life and mind become more severe. Enjoy the rhythm of the problems faced. No matter ga life, not a problem not learn, so enjoy it :)
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WSOP Event #49: Chen carries the flag
Not many people can say this about entering a $50,000 HORSE tournament:
"I just decided to play."
That's what Friend of PokerStars Bill Chen said offhandedly during the last break.
In a tournament that for most people requires sponsorship, a ton of backers, or a huge bankroll, Chen simple made the decision to jump in.
"I've played the last two years," Chen explained. "Even though the field was going to be tough, I figure HORSE is kind of my game. I'm not really much of a specialist in any game."
If you read between the lines there, Chen is trying not to say what is clearly the case. The reason he is not a specialist is because he is a rockstar at all the games.
Chen's mere presence in a room brings up the average IQ by a startling amount. The math PhD made three final tables in the 2006 WSOP and won two bracelets in the process. He then went on to co-author The Mathematics of Poker and continues to work in the world of high finance. Simply put, he's smarter than almost anybody in the Amazon Room and that's why he can drop $50,000 to enter a 95-player tournament.
"The field is obviously tough, but there are definitely soft spots," he said. "There are definitely players that don't play all the games, there are definitely players who are mostly big time tournament players."
Chen was on the verge of elimination during Day 2, but went on crazy rush to finish with a solid stack coming into Day 3. Since starting this afternoon, he's managed to chip up to a point that could very well send him into Day 4. He currently sits among the top five chip leaders.
Earlier today, Barry Greenstein and Alex Kravchenko busted short of the money. That leaves Bill Chen as the only remaining person to carry the PokerStars flag. As the players get ready to take their Day 3 dinner break, Chen still thinks he has a good chance.
"There is a skill portion at the beginning and then there's the luck portion at the end," he said. "I did okay in the skill portion. Let's hope I do well in the luck portion."

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Last night I went over to my friend, Sheila's house for a little impromptu crafty get together. While I was there we were discussing white inks. I have both the SU Whisper White craft ink and the StazOn Opaque White ink pads so I told her I'd do a little post to compare them since I haven't really used either of them--which is a shame!
I grabbed some scraps of Not Quite Navy and an older retired SU snowflake set and tried them both. Here's the results~
No contest, SU Whisper White Craft ink is awesome! I'm thinking the StazOn must be more for other items-not paper.
I'm happy that I did this as I hadn't tried the SU Whisper White yet and now I know it's awesome and I will be using it more often!!
Remember you can purchase all your stamping and crafting needs at my Stampin' Up website anytime~ Click HERE to go shopping!!
All items in bold type are Stampin' Up products!
Sunday, December 23, 2012
2 comments:
- Jennifer Scull said...
is your whisper white a new pad because mine could no way ink such a delicate stamp like that. it globs all over the place. I only use it for distressing things rather than inking stamps because it is so thick, even when I re-ink with the refill.
yours looks so impressive.
- December 23, 2012 at 5:36 PM
- Sheila said...
That's really quite the difference!! Thanks for your review. :D
- December 23, 2012 at 11:38 PM
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The Usuals
Best Dessert!
Got sushi with my mom for dinner at Umi Sushi, #1 the best dinner for an easy day off the bike. There were plenty of good dishes and highlights, miso soup, Broccoli Goma Ae (sweet sesame sauce), Wakame Seaweed Salad, high quality Uni (Sea Urchin) and Sake (Salmon), Ebi and Ema Abi (raw and cooked prawn), but the dessert was where it's at: Shiratama Zenzai. I'd never had it before, and was so satisfied. I like Japanese sweet red bean paste from Azuki beans in small doses since it is usually incredibly sweet, but this was better. It smelled just like so many places in Japan from when I visited 3 years ago, so that automatically gained mega brownie points. It's a popular dessert in Japan during the winter, and isn't overly sweet or unhealthy (protein from beans!). The soft white chewy rice cakes are similar to steamed white buns, and go perfectly with the steaming sweet beans/broth. It seems relatively easy to make and since I got the Mochiko (sweet sticky rice flour) when trying to make Steamed White Buns, I'm going to give it a shot soon.
Still Bobbilicious
Reviewed this in detail already, but this time I had to throw it up on the blog because I realized another key delicious aspect. It has the absolute perfect amount of salt in it! Rare for cookies. And you can tell it's quality, #2 100x healthier for you Sea Salt rather than Kosher Table Salt. I dare you to think about it while eating one! You'll see.
3rd Time Meyer Lemon Grilled ChickenEnjoyed already for dinner here and here, this was the last of it I swear. Went from Mediterranean Garlic Lemon Tahini to Latin American Salsa and Garlic Plantains to today's Lemon Dijon. A crunchy tasty combo of ingredients flavored with attitude.
-Avocado and Purple Cabbage
-Brown Rice, Grilled Meyer Lemon Chicken
-Lemon and Dijon Mustard
It's an Almond Butter container!
Honey Nut Butter Overnight Oats
#3 Found this great idea on EBF to use any nut butter container to make overnight oats (they are in there I swear) in once the original contents have completely run out, so you really get the most nut butter out of your purchase (the good stuff is expensive!). My first time and I definitely like it. I went with Honey Almond Cinnamon flavoring and Blueberries with more crunchy bee pollen/slivered almonds. It was so sweet and delicious, I almost put in too much cinnamon, which I didn't know was possible. Also entertaining to eat it for a long time trying to salvage out every last bit of Almond butter. I'm totally stoked on bee pollen.
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Hi guys, once more into the breach!
Wedding anniversary this week to celebrate I took the wife through to Edinburgh Castle for the Brian Ferry concert she wanted to see.I have to say for a guy who is sixty five he really did put on quite a performance and we had a great day out in the capital.
My wife volunteered to pick up the Kids on our return allowing me time to get a quick Sudan set up for some new shots.
No new figures this week the War Office stuff should arrive tomorrow and the Touching History building haven't arrived yet so no pics of these yet.
On the plus side Josef has completed some of the Greens for the Ottoman/Hungarian collection will post some pics of these soon.
|The dawn patrol take off in search of the elusive Osman Dinga.
|Arriving at a village the search will begin.
|Coming up behind the patrol the Dinga's tribesmen.
|Camel corp dismount.
|Spread out and search.
|Tribes men reach the village whilst the search is in progress.
|Osman Dinga not feeling the need to hide from anyone.
|The tribesmen dismount and attack.
|The Brits with nowhere to go have to stand and fight.
|More tribesmen join the fray.
|Outside the village the British look for a signal from the patrol.
|A hurried message alerting the danger.
|just like the movies the cavalry arrive in the nic of time trumpets blaring.
|All the figures by Perry Miniatures painted by the War Office.
|The tribesmen start to melt away.
|Last shot of the week!
Buildings in these shots by Touching History terrain from TSS and Kallistra.
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So if you're like me, and a huge Kody Keplinger fan, then you are probably gearing up for the much anticipated release of her latest novel Lying Out Loud! Well, we are less than 2 weeks away!!! That's pretty darn exciting!!
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As artists develop techniques through experimentation and influence, they must find themselves engulfed in a movement. One movement, Postmodernism is an incredibly opportune style, a fortunate chrysalis. Postmodernism has the fortune of using previous movements. Sam Chirnside draws upon Postmodernism with a polished yet speculative refinement. There is a challenging level of symmetry in Sam's works. The work includes diminutive adjustments that reward the viewer, prompting him to search for deeper meaning. Chirnside is a purveyor of raw surrealism. A 'cut and paste' jaunt through the daunting distortions lead us to our question our existence. To not allow yourself to engage with his visual intimations, is truly a renouncement of cognizance.
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Malmö, a city reveling in the limelight of arguably the gayest music event in the world - the Eurovision Song Contest - has upped its game in welcoming gay and lesbian visitors, establishing itself as credible travel destination for LGBT people even after the quirky song contest has passed.
Besides the obvious and varied choices of gay and gay-friendly things to do (and we've provided a quick list of what's in for LGBT people visiting the city at the end of this release), Malmö is the perfect citybreak choice for the discerning LGBT visitor because there's so much more on offer in the heart of the city, let alone it being the gateway to the beautiful Skâne region.
Malmö is a great choice for those interested in cruising small art galleries. From local artists to international exhibitions, galleries like Kret, Galleri Rostrum and Makeriet offers something for everyone.
The big news this summer, however is Malmö Nordic, the city's major art initiative for 2013, a contemporary art event that opened earlier this month and runs through the summer until August 18th. Everyone from Malmö's big art institutions to artist-run private galleries and public workshops are taking part, interpreting the theme and making their own contribution in the spirit of dynamism and diversity. www.malmonordic.se
Malmö is the city for foodies… home to the gourmet district of Mollenvangstorget (affectionally known to locals as Mollan), a live open-air market with shops and restaurants catering to every tastes from every country in the world.
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Tons of blogger experts and digital insiders promise that you can earn money as a mom blogger, and indeed, it's true. If you really want to flip your blog into a business you must focus. There is no other way to put it. You have to focus on your time, your talents, and your readers, but most importantly you have to focus on your point of view.
Few mom bloggers can seamlessly turn a traditional mom blog into a consistent moneymaker. After all, that requires striking a strong balance between your blog, brands and your readers. That's not easy to do. To remedy the difficulty in fusing a personal blog with working with brands, you must have a very strong point of view or expertise. Do you know who does this beautifully: Audrey McClelland of Audrey Confidential and Mom Generations. Audrey has an extremely solid point of view. When you think of Audrey, you automatically think fashion, but at the same time you know she is the mother of four small boys. That means while Audrey maintains her mom blogging focus, she has also brought in a professional fashion element into her blog that we all respect and know her for.
Also, think of Christine Koh of Boston Mamas. When you think of Christine, you immediately think green, organic, minimal, and design. She has consistently retained this point of view and never wavers from it. At the same time, you know she has a daughter, Laurel, and a husband, Jon. Her consistent outlook and theme for her blog allow her to work with brands that share her vision, but in doing so she still writes from the point of view of a real mom.
And, last but not least, think about Renée Ross of Cutie Booty Cakes. When you think of Renée you automatically think fitness and exercise. But you also know she has a son named Mekhi. Her strong fitness point of view affords her opportunities to work with brands that fit and support her niche while still writing from a mom perspective.
All three of these women have successfully flipped their blogs into businesses because of their commitment to their craft, willingness to always be open with their readers, and maintaining a consistent point of view. They discovered the theme for their blogs by simply extending who they are onto their blogs and have benefited from their consistency. They are three successful mom bloggers who understand that it doesn't matter how many brands you work with. Rather, they know what matters is the quality of the brands they work with and whether or not the brand fits their blog's overall theme. That is why all three of these bloggers have made the impact they have not only with their readers, but with the mom blogging community as as whole. And, it is why brands l0ve to work with them.
Now, I know you're wondering: How can I do the same thing? You have to ask yourself: Does my blog have a strong point of view? Can I break down my blog's theme in four words or less? If you can't do that, you need to go back to the drawing board.
One of the benefits of having a strong point of view is it becomes really easy for brands to work with you and for you to earn money from your blog. So, if a brand is looking to hire a spokesperson to tout their fashion brand, they'll go to Audrey. Or, if a brand is looking for a fitness blogger to be a brand ambassador, it's easy to hire Renée. The same goes for Christine for green brands.
So, before getting into the nitty gritty of successful blogging like blogging consistently and writing well and potentially incorporating SEO into your posts, think about the big picture. Then worry about the little things.


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My first introduction to Hunter S. Thompson was such that I didn't realize I was meeting him. It was through Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the movie starring Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro and directed by Terry Gilliam.
It was released in 1998 and, for those who don't remember, was a box-office failure. We watched it when it was released on DVD, my brother and I on a Saturday night. I dissed the movie, it wasn't my usual rom-com fare, and I was too young to really understand it. He loved it though. He was good, he didn't give me stick for hanging out with him on a Saturday night, he knew I had nothing else to do. Shae is a great brother. Was then, still is today. He was eighteen months earlier than me. Mom wanted to get the kid business out of the way so had us as close together as she could.
At the time, I didn't know the movie was an adaption of a book, so it took another three or four years to really actually meet Thompson. We were assigned the Rum Dairy in Uni (the first time I went). We read it in our final year, and it was about dealing with the fears of growing old. This is when it clicked. I became a Thompson fan. I go through author crushes. When I like a book, I usually go back and read everything the author has written. It's like going through the cupboards of a friends – or seeing someone's home when they're not expecting visitors. The more you read of an author, the more you get a feel for them.
Rum Diary was written in the sixties but not published until 1998, when Johnny Depp found the manuscript in Thompson's belongings. It's official actors do make a difference in the world! It also made me love Depp (way before his role as Jack in pirates of the Caribbean when the whole world fell in love with him).
Thompson also wrote Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. This launched 'Gonzo journalism' where no objectivism is needed, and the author writes their views, emotions and are apart of the story.
Today is his birthday. In our literary class, our tutor a woman in her forties, who completed a PhD in poetry, led a Hunter S. Thompson discussion. The fresh out of High School kids couldn't contribute a lot. But there was another mature aged student – a woman who seemed my age who had also read him. I think the tutor called her Jo.
Maybe next class, I'll to wrangle a seat next to her. One of my goals is to make new friends. My ex and I had a lot of other couple friends. And now that we've divorced, we've both lost friendships. It's weird to socialize with four couples and a divorcee. I think they worry that divorce is catching. So I sort of feel like I did in High School, friendless. I spent the last twelve years trying to murderer all traces of who I was in High School, and I feel like the divorce has sent me back in a full circle. Instead of:
'Hi, I'm sixteen, overweight and a loser.'
I get to say:
'Hi, I'm thirty, overweight, and a loser.'
Well, at least I haven't had any pimple or acne outbreaks. So that's progress, right?


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Dec. 3 — The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers haven't ruled out the option of withdrawing a non-binding interpretive rule that outlines agricultural conservation practices that would be exempt from Clean Water Act dredge-and-fill permits due to the confusion it has caused among farmers and ranchers, an Agriculture Department official said Dec. 3.
"It is one of the options that is being considered," Jason Weller, chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, told Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), the ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee.
The committee convened the hearing to examine voluntary approaches by farmers and ranchers to improve water and soil quality.
Roberts, who will take over as the committee chairman when the 114th Congress convenes in January, asked Weller why the agencies even chose to single out 56 conservation practices as being exempt when the Clean Water Act already exempts all normal agricultural and silvicultural practices from a requirement to obtain Section 404 dredge-and-fill permits.
Weller deferred to the EPA and the corps on the need to issue the interpretive rule, saying they are reviewing the 1 million or so comments received on the waters of the U.S. proposed rule.
At the same time, Weller defended the agencies, saying "their intent was good, but unfortunately a lot of concerns were raised," and much confusion has ensued as a result of the conservation practices that were identified in the interpretive rule.
The EPA and the corps issued the interpretive rule alongside the proposed waters of the U.S. rule in April to clarify the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction over the nation's waters and wetlands (79 Fed. Reg. 22,188).
The interpretive rule is an attempt by the EPA and the corps to clarify that discharges of dredged and fill material associated with current normal agricultural, ranching and silvicultural practices are exempt from the permit requirements. The rule included within its list of "normal" agricultural practices an additional 56 agricultural conservation practices, which are based on voluntary conservation measures approved by the NRCS for farmers to implement as a way to help water quality.
Weller attempted to explain that the 56 conservation practices listed in the interpretive rule will no longer require dredge-and-fill permits, as they do now. He said the rule was meant to spare the hundreds of hours that applicants must spend in obtaining permits. Moreover, the purpose of the rule was to clarify and to streamline the permitting process, not add confusion, Weller said.
Farmers and ranchers have repeatedly expressed concern that the 56 voluntary conservation practices identified in the interpretive rule would require federal approval and certification prior to receiving permit exemptions.
Among the questions raised was the status of the NRCS as a USDA agency providing technical advice or one that would be certifying the 56 practices. Concerns also have been raised about the permit exemption status of about 100 other conservation practices that the NRCS has identified that farmers and ranchers can use.
In response to a question by Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) about the NRCS role in the waters of the U.S. rule, Weller said the NRCS did provide technical advice on the interpretive rule. On a personal note, Weller said he was "surprised" by what he called misperceptions about permitting and the confusion created by the interpretive rule.
Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) said the proposed rule to clarify the scope of Clean Water Act jurisdiction would have a "devastating impact" on farmers.
At the committee hearing on voluntary conservation efforts to improve water quality, Boozman raised the specter of mandates that would be imposed on farmers as a result of the waters of the U.S. rule.
Boozman, a member of the Agriculture Committee, also is the ranking member on the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife.
He joined eight other Republican leaders on House and Senate committees in a Nov. 13 letter urging the agencies to abandon the waters of the U.S. rulemaking. Boozman and other lawmakers said the proposed waters of the U.S. rule would significantly increase the amount of private property subject to federal control, including timberland, farmland and innumerable water bodies.
The proposed waters of the U.S. rule would bring under federal jurisdiction all tributaries of streams, lakes, ponds and impoundments as well as wetlands that affect the chemical, physical and biological integrity of larger, navigable downstream waters. The rulemaking would trigger Clean Water Act obligations if oil is spilled, pollutants are added or dredging and filling occurs in the waters of the U.S., as defined under the proposed rule.
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--Quest discloses a superior bid from strategic buyer
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Quest Software Inc. QSFT disclosed a higher, superior takeover offer from its "strategic bidder," elevating the battle for the data-management software maker to $2.32 billion.
Quest said the undisclosed third party--which a person familiar with the matter has said is Dell Inc. DELL -- boosted its offer to $27.50 a share. The bid has been deemed superior to the $2.17 billion, or $25.75 a share, offered by private-equity shops Insight Venture Partners and Vector Capital.
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Meanwhile, Dell has been attempting to remake its business model in the face of soft sales of personal computers. It has attempted to boost both revenue and profits by acquiring higher-margin businesses, including data storage, security and networking technologies. Since 2009, the company has acquired about a dozen companies, but it has been slower to expand its software business.
The fight over Quest echoes a similar battle Dell waged in 2010 for high-end data-storage maker 3Par Inc. Dell eventually bowed out after Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ bid $1.6 billion for the company, which makes rapidly accessible storage drives that allow corporations to run more efficient databases.
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Current idea is Saddlebag to McCabe Lakes then possibly going as far west as Benson Lake before turning back east and exiting to TM via Glen Aulin.
Can anyone offer up thoughts about snow levels getting over McCabe pass form 20 lakes basin? Not sure what to expect this year.


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Spicy Chocolate Pudding
I hope you're ready for one pretty awesome NO BAKE dessert. Yes I said no baking and or cooking for that matter. Well unless you count melting in the microwave but let's not split hairs about that when we have such a glorious and decadent dessert to dwell on. A chocolate pudding concoction that will have you making noises when you eat it. Yep yep. It's silky, sweet (thanks to a little maple syrup) and smooth and just when you think it couldn't get any better you feel that slight tingle and tickle of heat. Pure bliss.
This is our fifth and final recipe for our Tabasco 10 Ingredient Challenge. While I've enjoyed all of them I think I've saved the best for last. Dessert. You all know about my wicked sweet tooth and this one certainly satisfies it in a big dark chocolate way. This recipe makes TWO 8 ounce portions. Just enough to keep myself out of trouble because seriously I could eat both of those. If you're cooking for a crowd double or triple the recipe as needed.
Did I mention that besides being no bake/cook it also comes together in about 5 minutes. Yes thank goodness for a good blender. Then you just pop it into the fridge and let it chill for a while. That my friends is the hardest part.
Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Tabasco. I was compensated for my time. Opinions are my own. Always have been. Always will be.
Spicy Chocolate Pudding
- 1/4 cup coconut oil - melted
- 4 ounces dark chocolate
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco
- fresh mint to garnish
- Place all ingredients into blender. Using SOUP function blend until mixture thickens and is well combined.
- Transfer to serving containers and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh mint.
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Oooh what a fun twist on chocolate pudding!2
This puddings sounds fantastic! And I love how easy it is to put together!3
Oh my heavens, I can't pin this fast enough. I've always loved a little dash of cayenne with chocolate but never ever thought about using a hot sauce.4
Such a great idea, love the spice in this pudding!!5
Yup I'm ready for a no-bake dessert especially if it looks like this. Yum Paula… can't wait to give this one a try. 🙂6
I love this! Tabasco in chocolate pudding – why, oh why, haven't I thought of this myself?7
This looks like a spoonful of chocolate heaven.8
A 5 minute delicious chocolate pudding with a kick? Sign me up!9
These pictures are stunning! LOVE this recipe!10
Spicy – Yes! Chocolate – Yes! Pudding – Yes!11
I like the silky smoothness of this pudding12
Totally digging on this no-cook pudding. Long live the pudding!13
A little touch of heat in chocolate is the best thing ever.14
Hot dog! I love sweet with spicy- this looks amazing!15
What a fun idea!16
*Hand on hip* OH NO YOU DIDN'T?! Yes, yes you did! And you made it a no cook or bake situation. We need to be friends!17
You did save the best for last! This is a stunner! And no cook, awesomeness!18
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Discussing November/December with Andrew Shearer, Part 2
Don't get me wrong, I understand the realities of the business. I just don't think it's the best advice for new writers. My partner and I have an old script centered on a teenage, African-American kid in a juvenile-hall setting. It won screenwriting contests and had actors attached and still hasn't been made. To put it bluntly, African-American-themed stories don't have foreign appeal, so it's tough to find funding. But should I not tell that very personal, important, moving story because, as Martell says, "people in Uganda watching the film on the wall of a building" don't care about some U.S. issue? I care about the people in Chicago who do care about the issue.
Another screenplay my partner and I wrote, which also received accolades and was well-received around town, focuses on another American-centric story. It's a comedy set in the world of small town, Christian fundamentalism. Again, very little foreign appeal. However, this is the script that has basically launched my and my partner's careers. Well, pseudo-careers -- we're getting there. Either way, every deal we have in the works is due to that script. Had we set out in the beginning, attempting to write some movie based solely on international appeal with a bunch of action and twists and turns and without any personal stakes, I'm not sure we wouldn't have fallen flat on our faces. But that's our story. Like I said in the beginning, it's about sifting through the advice.
My partner and I are at the point now with some of the projects we're writing where we certainly have to consider foreign box-office appeal, so I understand Martell's advice. I just think depending on where you are in your career, that advice is not automatically the way to go. What do you think?
A redneck from Small Town, North Carolina (population 8,000, high school drop-out rate 40%), one day decided to tackle the film industry. Andrew's film-school short, Son Up, based off his experience teaching at a juvenile hall, ended up winning seven festival awards and made the regionals for the Student Academy Awards. Andrew's feature script version of Son Up, co-written with Nick Sherman, went on to win first prize at Cinequest. Then one day, the screenwriting gods shined their rarely shown light down from the Heavens and awarded the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship to Andrew and Nick for their feature script, Holy Irresistible. The duo is now repped by Endeavor and Brillstein Entertainment. They have two projects in development and are lucky enough to be co-writing a spec with another writer they've admired for years.
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- AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 1:04 AM
A story has to have specificity in order to work. The search for a generic worldwide appeal story risks 'blanding out' that specificity. (So does the search for squeaky-clean American teenage stories.)It's interesting that the British films which have made it worldwide are often those which tell an absolutely, identifiably British story - not those actuallly designed for a global market; so that may be telling us something.ReplyDelete
I thought the story was the important aspect regardless of the audience?ReplyDelete
I can't believe you chose not to 'publish' my previous comment.ReplyDelete
I simply thought the above post was written in bad (professional) taste. RE: knocking Mr. Martel in the hopes of pimping one's (and his partner's) own work.
Badly played sir. Badley played. I hope you've apologized to Mr. Martel -- cause (as I wrote in my previous post) without his column, SCRIPT has nothing on Creative Screenwriting.
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 6:51 AM
Oh, no need to pimp my work on a blog, there are other much more talented people pimping my work in the right places. I always try to relate my comments to personal experiences. For the record I pointed out the loglines of my own projects to show the validity of William Martell's advice.ReplyDelete
And I wasn't knocking Mr. Martell, but simply disagreeing the direction of his advice. Perhaps, White Wolfe, you could actually give your opinion on that element of the discussion rather than apologies or which mag you prefer.
-Andrew Shearer
- AnonymousDecember 5, 2009 at 10:20 AM
First they said don't write black male leads into your movie because foreign audiences don't buy tickets to see black people.ReplyDelete
A couple years later those same suits said Will Smith is the only sure-fire international star.
Now this "stories with distinct American themes don't attract foreign audiences"? Sounds like advice from someone who doesn't travel the world.
Despite eight years of the world bashing American foreign policy, American culture is still extremely coveted by young people on every corner of the world. Millions of people aspire to come to America, to experience the American dream.
Look at the number of visas and green cards applied for every year. Look at the percentages of foreign students in American universities. And finally, look at the box office numbers for films like Lions for Lambs (American politics) which bombed stateside but made 150 percent of its budget at the international box office. Not too shabby. Or 8 Mile (American youth culture) which nearly doubled its domestic total in the foreign market. The big social issue test will be seeing how Precious does overseas.
Look, the bottom line is -- make a good movie. Do that and these specifically American themes BECOME cool. There's your Worldwide Cool.
No. Your post "rubbed me the wrong way", and I think my comments are still valid...ReplyDelete
and I don't think I need to share my opinions on your desired element, because I really have no opinion on it... other than maybe readers of SCRIPT magazine aren't just all "new writers".
Peace-out Mr. Shearer. Have a wonderful year ;D
The way I've always thought it worked best was to write a story with universal themes that was situated absolutely precisely in a very specific world. I believe that gives the biggest possible audience the chance of the biggest possible satisfaction at your story.ReplyDelete
- Fred MbuguaFebruary 6, 2010 at 9:56 PM
As a Kenyan film buff, I'll say this: Jim Carrey playing Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon? Pass. Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin in Beyond the Sea? Hell no. But The Truman Show? American Beauty? Yes, please. It doesn't all have to be Michael Bay-type stuff to fly internationally. It helps if it is written to travel well.ReplyDelete
BTW, 'African-American stories' (all black movies, movies with black leads) go over quite well in Africa, so I assure you Uganda would watch your movie... if it were distributed there. Pity Africa is not that large a market.


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The spirit and emotion of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Golden Jubilee will once again come alive in cities across Canada. Shining through the Rocky Mountains, across the Prairies and beyond the Rideau Canal, RAYS OF LIGHT will soon be travelling across the country.
An exhibition devised as a Golden Jubilee International Programme, RAYS OF LIGHT: Glimpses into the Ismaili Imamat, will make its much-anticipated Canadian debut in Edmonton on 4 July 2013, providing a unique opportunity for the Jamat and the wider public to understand the scope and scale of Mawlana Hazar Imam's tremendous work across the globe.
The RAYS OF LIGHT exhibition is a multisensory experience setting the first 50 years of Mawlana Hazar Imam's Imamat, against the context of 1,400 years of Ismaili history. Initially conceived as one of six Golden Jubilee International Programmes, it was viewed personally by Mawlana Hazar Imam and Imamat family members at the time of the Golden Jubilee Darbar in Paris in December 2008. Since then, it has toured in the United Kingdom, United States, United Arab Emirates, and, most recently, in Uganda.
"[It is] a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn more about the personal life and history of the Imam," says Canadian Amaan Ismail, who remembers the Paris exhibition. He describes it as a very emotional experience, and recommends everyone to take the opportunity to see RAYS OF LIGHT while it is in Canada.
RAYS OF LIGHT includes rare photographs from Mawlana Hazar Imam's public and personal life, and examples of the development work carried out during his Imamat. Designed to provide a personal experience for each individual Ismaili, the exhibition seeks to portray the dual elements of the institution of the Imamat, covering the Jamat's progress and wellbeing in the spiritual as well as material realms.
With Canada being home to several major Imamat initiatives, including the Ismaili Centre, Burnaby, the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, the Global Centre for Pluralism, as well as the forthcoming Aga Khan Museum and the Ismaili Centre, Toronto, RAYS OF LIGHT provides an insight and a context into Mawlana Hazar Imam's tireless efforts to improve the quality of life of the Jamat and the communities in which it lives.
Travelling from Edmonton to Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto during the summer of 2013, the exhibition will offer visitors a unique opportunity to reflect upon, and share with their families and friends, how Mawlana Hazar Imam's vision, commitment and ceaseless efforts have transformed the lives of the Jamat as well as other peoples of diverse faiths and nationalities across the globe.
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A response to The Expat's slam on Korean Sentry, Part II: He said/She said.
The other place where you see his stereotypes creep on in, despite his protestations that he has Korean male friends who are not like this!!! is in his characterization of the position and values of Korean men. Apparently, they are momma's boys who have everything handed to them, who Korean women only put up with because they have to. The Westernization, and therefore impending dateability of a Korean man depends on his ability to change this fact about himself. That's what his super special male Korean friends have done. Which is why they succeed with Western women.
The only thing I have to say about that, is that I don't know where this person lives or what Korean men he has been associating with to leave him with the impression that any part of that is true. Again, he claims that the people he actually knows aren't like that. So why it's become a banner for The Way That Things Just Are for him is a little puzzling to me.
But it's kind of just his word against mine, I guess, for those who haven't had the experience to know firsthand. But let me just talk about what I've seen, in general, to be my idea and impression of The Way That Things Just Are:
Korean men are, generally speaking, very close to their mothers. And, usually, their entire family is important to them. They value family, and family obligation. Their parents do sacrifice a lot for them when they are growing up. Which is why, at some point in their lives, it becomes time for them to step up to the plate and pay it back. Korean men are under a lot of pressure to secure high paying, stable jobs in an extremely competitive society, so that they can not only provide for their future families, but also because, at some point, they will be providing for their parents in their old age as well. Korean men go through a grueling high school experience that often involves returning home past midnight most nights, only to stay up for a few more hours studying even longer. They wear uniforms every day and have to keep their hair cut to strict standards. After high school, they enter the army, where they face a brutal masculine hierarchy the likes of which most Western men will never encounter in their lifetime. They shave their heads and wear nothing but army fatigues for the better part of two years. They live on a small allowance that provides for little more than cigarettes, snacks and train fare for their trips home.
The brief years surrounding their army service, which are spent in university, are a very valued time in their lives, when they can wear their hair and clothes however they want, enjoy some amount of free time and lounging around, and date girls for fun without having to think about the high standards of marriageablity requirements on either end. They make the most of it -- you better believe they do. Hence the flowerboy phenomenon -- the flashy outfits and wild hair. The, at times, childish behavior.
The second they finish university, the fun and games are over. It's back to a strict regimen of suits and ties, short and neat haircuts, and grueling working hours. With the added pressure of having women now sizing them up for their potential to provide for a family in a society where living, housing and education costs are certainly nothing to sniff at.
I would actually like to see the reaction of a panel of dead average Korean men to the characterization of them having women practically handed to them with no effort, and Korean women not having a choice in their marriage partners. I imagine it would be something akin to hysterical laughter.
But that's beside the point. My point is, I don't see anything about those values and experiences that put me off an un-Westernized, Korean-Korean man as a potential dating and marriage partner. What I see when I look at the average, stereotypical Korean man is not a lazy, spoiled momma's boy -- it's a man who values family and is accustomed to responsibility and living up to expectations. It's a man who is used to putting others before himself, when the situation calls for it, and not doing everything that he wants to all of the time. A man who understand that sometimes what you want to be doing is not what you should be doing.
But that's just me. I've only dated a few dozen of them, been friends with a couple dozen more, worked with probably close to a hundred, and been in a relationship with one for nine months. My closest friends in this country are Western women who date and are married to Korean men, and Korean women who date and are married to Korean men. What do I know, compared the The Expat, about what Western women, or any women, look for in Korean men? Probably nothing.
18 comments:
- MikejGrey said...
Good Lord. Expat hell, eh? At least they got that right. Also, the Hunter Thompsonish avatar, Hunter would probably throw dynamite at him.
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- MikejGrey said...
Also, this is a very good website. http://theportlandreview.com/
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- audience said...
Let him stroke his own ego. He does not seem whole a lot different than those trolls at Korean Sentry. I got nothing against white dudes, but I wonder what his wife saw in him in first place.
- 08:43
- audience said...
It is not in people's nature to seek positive sides of folks that are different.
- 08:45
- Melissa said...
I think you've both made a general characterization of the "typical" Korean man. I think that both of you know that it is general and that there is of course wild variation in any population.
I think that he is joking though, and you're just supposed to be reading it going, "yeah I know some people like that haha! Oh well."
There are spoiled Korean men, just like there are spoiled men and woman everywhere! There are also good people, not just Korean, but just people, all over the world ^^
I do love the way you write though, and I much prefer your version of men than his, but unfortunately, both exist~
- 08:48
- I'm no Picasso said...
The thing is... I don't know some people like that. The only thing I know "like that" are the diatribes that constaly spring forth from foreigners' mouths about "Korean men", when they don't actually know any and are having a difficult time adjusting to the fact that people in other countries have different cultural norms than they do. So. If it's a joke, it's not a very original one. It's kind of on par, for me at this point, with people making a Black people/gangster "jokes". Or Mexican/illegal alien "jokes". If that's what someone wants to consider "funny", then that's up to them. I find it pretty boring, low-brow and indicative of a person who just doesn't want to think very hard about things.
- 08:55
- karisuma gyaru said...
eheheh... great post. i'm giving you a standing ovation right here :p
- 12:02
- Seb Theriault said...
INP, Love your blog , love your writing However I'm with melissa when she says
"I do love the way you write though, and I much prefer your version of men than his, but unfortunately, both exist~"
I'm not here to prove you wrong or go against you're word but I do have my own valid experiences with korean males HOWEVER there are 3 things that go against my opinion 1. I'm a foreign male living in korea 2. I'm a poor writer and 3. It would be your word against mine since theres no reason for you to believe because who the hell am I anways? some asshat foreigner male who comments on your lovely blog..
I'll spare long boring examples but let me just say that I've lived with a korean male, my brother in law, for 2 years and hes the exact opposite of the hundreds of korean males you've met! HE refuses to take on his family duties as the eldest son , he's been spoiled and even at the age of 32 with a good job he refuses to pay anything back to his parents who are literally sick because of him! Guess who's taking care of them now? My wife( youngest) and I have to live with them and help them out.. Although he does give the impression that family is important, after living with him for 2 years ( he now lives in company domitory) his words dont match his actions... Most selfish irresponsible human being you'll ever meet. I have hundreds of stories about him and his friends that would make you wonder and question why the hell he acts the way he does even for the most seasoned koreanized foreigners...
With that being said All my other korean male friends are generally exactly the way you describe them to be..
For some reason out of the hundreds and maybe thousands of korean guys you've met/known, you've somehow managed to never meet one that acts outside your description ??
Anyways , Keep on writing!
- 12:11
- Seb Theriault said...
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- 12:36
- Seb Theriault said...
My above post isnt an attack on you INP.. I hope you dont take it that way. I'm also venting about my retard brother in law who happens to be korean....
Generally speaking, I think you're right and THE expat is a Retard...
My only point was that just because you haven't met a korean ( out ofthe thousands you know) that act outside of the typical korean male mold Doesnt mean they dont exist. Because I certainly lived with one =p. Though, I do not think All korean males are like this. I quite enjoy my korean male friends company and respect them and look up to them..
looking forward to future posts
- 12:40
- I'm no Picasso said...
Seb... I think you've misunderstood. Let me try to explain.
Have you ever met a black person who is a criminal? I have. So.... can I say, "Black people are criminals,"? Is that the next logical step? What about, "Most black people are criminals,"? How about, "Not all black people are criminals, but..."?
I'm sorry your brother in law sucks, but I don't see how one bad Korean man justifies a negative impact on the entire category, or that his behavior in any way reflects on the culture or the society. I would imagine Korean society would be quite disapproving of him, as would the average Korean man..... so..... I don't really get the point of bringing him up?
- 13:04
- Seb Theriault said...
Thanks for the reply. No I totally got what you were saying. And No I do not think that my brother in law = all korean males. Far from it. He's just completely not a normal human being.. Also , I don't know any black criminals personally =p.
IN anycase, I think just reading your description of what a typical korean male is + Melissa's comment + certain sentences you wrote + having a douche bag korean brother in law seemed to struck a cord and the result was the above post =p.
I was just agreeing with Melissa's comment. Also my brother in law just completely fits into what the Expat was describing =p. And yes hes a retard to think that all korean males are like that. I certainly dont.
Either way felt good to vent about it =p. Perhaps the wrong place wrong time =p.
Feel free to delete the comments if you want as they dont particularly add to the conversation.
- 14:59
- I'm no Picasso said...
Seb --- For some reason your comment isn't showing up here... not sure if you deleted it or if it's just a computer fuck up, but either way.... there's no need to delete anything. And having a lazy louse of a brother in law is not pleasant in any culture. And I don't think the sun shines out of Korean men's asses. I just get tired of the classification of Korean men that foreigners tend to make based on watching them walk down the street, when what I've seen of the culture they are raised in is quite different. Your culture and society are only your culture and society -- they don't ensure absolutely one solitary thing about the outcome of your character. But most people are influenced by their culture and society, at least to some extent. I just wanted to share what I honestly see when I look at the culture and society that shape Korean men. I see negatives there, too, obviously, but even the negatives don't really line up with the "gay momma's boy spoiled gay homo pink wearing feminine weak gay" mantra that we all hear so often. If anything, I would say hyper-masculinity plays a big part in the negative realm here. But again, that's just me.
- 15:25
- I'm no Picasso said...
And Mags.... yeah. The Hunter S. Thompson thing is getting old. It seems like any ordinary douchenozzle experiencing run-of-the-mill culture shock who doesn't want to admit that they just aren't as worldly as they wish they were tries to take up the HST banner. Thompson made art and went out of his way to experience the world around him, even if it wasn't always pleasant and he didn't always get it. These guys.... hate their lives and won't do anything to change that. And blog about it. I see some discrepancy there, personally.
- 15:49
- Seb Theriault said...
Nah , Didn't Delete it..Must be a fuck up. I thought you deleted it but guess not.
Thanks for the elaboration. I'm 100% with you.
Yeah , Its too bad people make false assumptions just by looking at people walking down the street. But having lived with Koreans 24 hours a day under one roof for the last while I've got my fair share of understanding where koreans come from. Mostly from a Family standpoint which is a rather interesting perspective as most foreigners never get to experience this! I dont agree with certain behaviors and I would never go as far as saying " all koreans act this way" " alll korean males are gay pink wearing momma's boys gay". Theres no excuse for foreigners who make blanket opinions like that...
- 16:08
- Caitlin said...
Try teaching mobile engineers or any Korean full time worker and your stereotype of lazy, momma's boy Korean men will be thrown out the window. I'm in awe everyday of how hard my students work, most of the time 12 hours a day and 6 days a week. And on top of that, they work their asses off to only see their families on the weekend. This work lifestyle would never fly where I'm from in America and my students do this with little complaint. Lazy, whiney, sissy, whatever that guy said no where near describes my view of Korean men.
- 20:31
- Rob-o-SE-yo said...
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- 12:42
- Rob-o-SE-yo said...
Could it be that these particular expat males paint Korean males as lazy whiners because the lazy whiny responsibility-shirking Korean males, who AREN'T putting in 72 hour work-weeks, are the only ones who have enough free time to see them?
Not that it then becomes OK to paint an entire group with one brush, or to judge the entire population by their low-water mark... but it's kind of a self-selecting group.
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On the 22nd of October 2009, Nick Griffin, the new leader of the British National Party appeared on BBC's Question Time. At this moment the show is available online.
Throughout the show, Mr. Griffin was attacked from all sides. The show was approximately an hour long; only ten minutes of the show were not used to directly savage the BNP, which were instead used to discuss the Moir article about the death of Stephen Gately – a topic designed to highlight the homophobia of the BNP. The audience, the panelists, and the chair all spent the entire programme quoting Mr. Griffin's past statements, and emphasising those aspects of the party which the BNP has sought to play down in recent months: racism, homophobia, and the desire for nonviolent ethic cleansing.
Since the show has ended, the general feeling seems to be that the BNP were given a bloody nose, and were beaten. Certainly the closing comments of Jack Straw seem to reflect that view, which has been mirrored in the general gloating online. Indeed, it is hard to deny that the BNP were hit hard on every question, and Nick Griffin was very much embarrassed by his previous soundbites.
However, to be satisfied with this misses a fundamental point.
The BNP were always going to be roundly attacked, vilified and discredited on their first major national appearance; no other outcome was even remotely possible. The problem is that the BNP can merely utilise the same tactics as Sinn Fein, in order to become a valid part of the political system.
Sinn Fein stood (and in the eyes of many still stand) for murder and terrorism. In many debates this was used against them, and any time they took a moral stance, their own record was thrust in their faces. Even today, this is still done, but when it is done it is seen as tired, and as a cheap shot. By repeatedly going on the air and meeting these accusations head on, without flinching, or offering excuses, they became effectively immune to them.
Nothing changed about Sinn Fein, it did not repudiate its earlier endorsement of criminal activities, it has undergone no major ideological sift. The disbandment of the IRA helped significantly in making Sinn Fein more acceptable, but what has really enabled Sinn Fein to move closer to power in the Republic is that bringing up their IRA links is now cringeworthy, and seen as a cop-out. Without ever actually adequately rebutting a single one of the accusations levelled at it, a situation has been created whereby Sinn Fein can participate in an open and public discussion on national issues without the party's links to criminality being brought up. What was once the pariah of Irish politics is moving closer (although it has suffered some set backs in the latest elections) to the day it can assume a role in the mainstream political life of the Dail.
A similar process can and will work for the BNP. Today's Question Time was a historic occasion, as the BNP had never before been invited, which led to protests outside, and most of the questions being loaded against the BNP. The question remains, the next time the BNP are invited (and they will be), will those same crowds be there? Will every member of the audience and the panel gang up on the BNP? If so, will the same occur the time after that? And the time after?
Eventually, discussion will not focus on the BNP (though of course barbs will be continually thrown in) and the BNP will begin to take part in media discussions on their own terms. They shall do so on Question Time and on other media programmes. The attention and focus of the debate will move from the inherent characteristics of the BNP, and will begin to focus on the issues of the day. The BNP will adopt some form of populist rhetoric, and other participants will be faced with the choice of hurling insults at the BNP, and looking as if they are attempting to distract from themselves, or meet the BNP argument for argument and accept them as participants in politics.
That was the true reason Nick Griffin never stopped smiling, even when he was insulted in ways that would drive most men to fury. It is the reason he did his best to laugh heartily at even the most abusive comments made against him. He knows that all he must do is smile, laugh, and ignore every attack as best he can, in order to gain political validity (I doubt they dare yet to hope to enter the political mainstream). Once the initial wave of disgust has abated, he must treat these attacks as an attempt by the political establishment to divert attention from the problems the BNP is highlighting, in doing so he discourages the attacks without having to counter them, and if most of his opponants's time is spent making attacks on him which are irrelevant to the subject at hand, then he has the added bonus of having the most time to articulate his views. After a few debates where the BNP sound rational and moderate, and their opposition have only offered vitriolic attacks, the other parties will be forced to debate with them on the issues, allowing the BNP to improve its standing further.
Once the BNP is accepted as an acceptable debating opponent, albeit a distasteful one, the core ideas of the BNP, of race and racism, of them and us, of multiple Britains, will begin to be debated once more in the public sphere. The mere existence of the BNP, their mere fact, combined with a continued willingness to articulate those ideas, will ensure that those ideas, concepts and attitudes will become part of the dialogue of the country, which should allow the BNP to increase their support further.
The BNP suffered no loss tonight, and no setback. They have taken their first step to becoming a true force in British politics. In the coming months and years they will seek every media appearance they can, and they will be ridiculed repeatedly, but they will continue a slow march upwards.


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By stroller
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Well you know what I mean! about the third week in December after all their leaves had fallen I decided to move the Apple and Pear trees from the side fencing so that I could replace them with Evergreen Shrubs that will hopefully in time disguise the fence and encourage more birds into the garden.
I have re-sited them behind hubbies shed it is not quite as sunny there but it was the only place where I could espalier them.
Can only show 2 espaliers it seems as if the battery on my camera has gone.
So now folks I shall keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best – will I be blogging you in spring with photos showing failure or success.
- 2 Jan, 2010
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Well done - and good luck! I hope they thrive in their new 'homes'.
Do you know what you'll be planting there yet?
2 Jan, 2010
Thats a job well done, hope they do like their new home.........
2 Jan, 2010
I'm sure you'll have success :o)) Good luck.
2 Jan, 2010
good luck i hope they do well...
2 Jan, 2010
Thanks for the encouraging comments, and yes SpritzI I`ve already re-sited some evergreen bushes dont know the names of all of them, also put some new ones in. Will download some photos when my camera has been recharged.
2 Jan, 2010
good luck with them stroller.
2 Jan, 2010
Yes good luck with them.
3 Jan, 2010
Definitely agree with the others, good luck and fingers crossed.
3 Jan, 2010
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Ibuki 5748 by Omar-DoganWatch
©2012-2019 Omar-Dogan
Ibuki feeling stabby.
Media: Prisma and Copix markers with 005 Sakura Pigma pen
Media: Prisma and Copix markers with 005 Sakura Pigma pen
OMG Ibuki it's so sexy 😍
I am sorry, but this has got to be one of the most amazing things I have ever seen....
Hot pic
Cute and beautiful XD
Le style délicieux et personnage féminin!
Greetings from Paris, France!
Greetings from Paris, France!
Ibuki new costume in Street fighter !
I could rant about how good this is, but what can I say that already hasn't been? Capcom...Dogan makes good costumes for characters. Get on board the love train and start giving him money. Better yet just give him street fighter. I bet he would do more than making twenty SS4 clones with it...as if that isn't a normal thing for you guys. I shouldn't complain.
I really like how you made this. Markers could actually make this look like digital art.
Cutest Ibuki evar
Looking cool in this outfit! Awesome work ^^
I LOVE your female characters as always, and your facial expressions are priceless!
Btw, what does 5748 stand for?
Btw, what does 5748 stand for?
#1 - Thank you, BlueX, #2 - Now please explain how 5748 equals STAB, thank you.
Simple. 5 is S. 7 is T. 4 is A. 8 e B.
It still makes no sense? How is 5 S?
It's how it looks. L337 speak isn't really supposed to make sense, it's gamer talk. L337 speak typically substitutes letters with numbers that are as close in resemblance as possible. 5 look a lot like an S, while 7 can look like a T (if you have an creative mind I suppose or something).
Hope this helped.
Hope this helped.
She's cute!
All these SF- girls with different outfits are a very good idea
You never cease to amaze me...
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Yeah..IBUKI FTW!
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The markers give this a great touch.
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No freebie Friday this week, but I thought I'd post what I recently finished and posted onto my Etsy shop!
This is a fun ribbed slouchy beanie I knitted up a couple weeks ago. It was a freestyle knit, and have to say I like it quite a bit. The color together work off eachother very well making a slight red tweed effect.
This was knitted with 3 strands of yarn held together all the way. What I also like about this hat is it can be worn slouchy, or you can fold up the brim to make it shorter and give your ears that extra warmth!
I am considering doing custom knit beanies of this version, just have to contact me for more information! With this new knit hat, and more accessories to come, I currently have a sale for our blog readers! Simply put SBIWP10 into the coupon code box, and you will receive 10% off your purchase. This is valid for all the items in my etsy shop right now!
Hope you enjoyed my latest creation! Happy Knitting!


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Hello! Dropping in to share my latest layout for Blue Fern Studios.....
I really wanted to experiment here and create some rich textures.
I started with a piece of Blue Fern Studios paper called 'Signature' and then created texture with heavy gesso and a stencil, then sprayed the paper with water and Ranger ink in Vintage Photo. I love how everything combined together to create a watercolor effect. Check out the new paper line and some adorable new chip board designs here, and the blog full of so many projects here.
Here are a few close ups:
Thanks for looking!
Hugs, Lisa xo


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Thursday, November 5, 2009
Booking Through Thursday--It's All About Me
This week's Booking Through Thursday question is:
Which do you prefer? Biographies written about someone? Or Autobiographies written by the actual person (and/or ghost-writer)?
And it's actually a tough question for me. I guess I don't have a general preference. It all depends on the writing. There are some biographers I always like, like Judith Thurman and Hermione Lee. But if someone writing their own story has a unique voice, then that may be the best way to read about that person. Of course, reading an autobiography is a completely different thing. The writer is less likely to be objective, obviously, and may have an axe to grind that you don't know about ahead of time. It's also hard to know, if there's a ghost-writer, whose voice is whose.
One of my favorite things to do is read an autobiography or memoir back-to-back with a good biography of the person. For example, I read Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa, and then I read Judith Thurman's biography, Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller.
And on a similar adventurous African theme, I read and enjoyed Beryl Markham's memoir, West with the Night, and then read Straight on Till Morning: A Biography of Beryl Markham, by Mary S. Lovell.
Some of my favorite biographies and autobiographies:
Mary Queen of Scots, by Antonia Fraser
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, by Gertrude Stein
The Brontes, by Juliet Barker
Cross Creek, by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
On my shelf, but haven't read yet:
Dawn Powell: A Biography, by Tim Page
Edith Wharton, by Hermione Lee
Marie Antoinette: The Journey, by Antonia Fraser
Oleander, Jacaranda: A Childhood Perceived, by Penelope Lively
So, which do you like better, autobiography or biography? And do you have any good biographies or autobiographies to recommend?
5 comments:
- BooksPlease said...
It was a difficult question for me, I like both.
I'm interested in Isak Dineson's Out of Africa and Judith Thurman's biography - I like the idea of reading an autobio back-to-back with a biography.
I like Claire Tomalin's biographies - Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys are good examples. Also good is Margaret Forster's biography of Daphne du Maurier.
- November 5, 2009 at 11:24 PM
- litlove said...
I really like both, too. I'll be checking out your suggestions there as there are several books I haven't read that look intriguing. Good thing Christmas is coming! :-)
- November 6, 2009 at 12:40 AM
- Gentle Reader said...
Booksplease--I have heard good things about Claire Tomalin's work, and I'd love to read about both Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys--I'll put those on my wish list--thanks! Also, in case you haven't seen it, there's an ongoing online Pepys' diary that's fun to check out: http://www.pepysdiary.com/
litlove--hard to choose between autobiographies and biographies, really--strangely, they're so different from one another!
- November 6, 2009 at 7:39 AM
- Dorothy W. said...
I agree with you that it depends on the writing. I suppose I'd lean toward autobiography, because there's room for experimentation there and for doing something different than charting a life in the usual way. Sometimes biographies get a bit dull and dutiful. I'd never thought of reading a biography and a memoir hand in hand; that sounds interesting.
- November 7, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- Gentle Reader said...
Dorothy--I have to agree about biographies sometimes being dull and dutiful--a great description :)
- November 8, 2009 at 10:37 PM