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The story behind the name:

One evening, at the Old Broadway Grill in Fargo, North Dakota, my brother caught the end of a Mountain Dew commercial. In the commercial, a Mountain Dew drinker was riding a shark in the ocean. My brother exclaimed in surprise, not realizing that it was a commercial. When I told him he declared "All I saw was a guy coming out of the shower with a shark." Of course, he meant water, but the idea of showering with sharks has been with me ever since.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

I'm sure it's not a terribly original feeling, but I am very tired today. I don't know why... It could be the cold and dreary weather, could be the last vestiges of my cold, could be stress, could be a combination of all those things. At any rate, I am tired and I can't wait to walk out of my office this afternoon and point my car toward the grocery store, then home.

I am going to make chili tonight. Does anyone else out there plan their menu based on what the weather is like? I'm guessing someone does. For the obvious reasons, when the weather takes a turn for the cold and darkish, I like to make chili for supper. While I have experimented with a variety of different kinds of chili, in a pinch, I always rely on my mom's old stand-by recipe, with just a few modifications. Here's what you need: a can of Joan of Arc chili beans (yes, they should be Joan of Arc. A lot of the other brands add sugar or high fructose corn syrup), a can of dark red kidney beans, a can of tomato sauce, a can of diced tomatoes, a packet of Boca or Morningstar Farm veggie crumbles, chili powder, and cumin. You dump all those things (after rinsing the kidney beans - but do NOT rinse the chili beans) into a big pan and cook it up. That's it! It's super easy and delicious. Of course, if you are not a vegetarian you can use hamburger instead of veggie crumbles. I like to put shredded cheese and tortilla chips on mine.

So, anyway, chili is yummy and I'm going to make some. The only real question left plaguing me today is whether or not I should go to the gym. Of course, I'm feeling lazy, cold, and tired which means that I don't WANT to go. But I haven't been in quite awhile (stomach flu will do that to you) and I'm sure I'd feel better if I went. It's a major conundrum. I wish I just felt normal again so that the prospect of doing regular things didn't seem quite so daunting. I long for the days that I used to wake up full of energy and feeling fine - ready and excited to start the day! Lately it's been waking up cranky and tired, cursing the day and wanting to go back to sleep. I think that some warm, sunny days would really help. It's hard to get motivated about being up and about when the day is so cloudy it still looks like night behind your curtains.

But I shouldn't sound so down... Not all in my life is sad and tragic. In all honesty, most in my life is not even remotely sad and tragic. It's just easy to get into one of those moods where you dwell on the less-than-awesome, even if the less-than-awesome is still pretty alright. One really bright spot in my day today is that there is a brand new episode of NCIS on tonight for the first time since before Xmas!! I love NCIS. If I could only watch five shows, NCIS would be one of those five. Fortunately, I don't have that terrible problem. If I could only watch five TV shows my life really would be sad and tragic!!

Speaking of no media, this morning Diane Sawyer was interviewing Rosie O'Donnell. Apparently, Rosie has instituted a no media rule in there house. They (meaning the parents and kids) are not allowed to watch TV. I am of two minds about this. First, I am hoping that when Mark and I finally do have kids, that I am able to keep them from watching TV until they are 2 years old (I read somewhere that kids shouldn't watch TV before then, it's not an arbitrary choice). On the other hand, I don't think I could just not watch it! I will have to TiVo all my shows and watch them while the children are sleeping or otherwise occupied. Is this sad? I used to think so, but I really don't have many vices. I don't smoke, don't drink to excess, and I've pretty much conquered my addiction to shopping. In the scheme of things, how harmful is TV - especially to someone who studies media effects and understands the ramifications of regular television viewing?

Oh, one last note about TV. My prediction for tonight's Dancing with the Stars results show... Adam Carolla will be going home. I was thinking it would be either him or Marissa, but Marissa did well last night so, unless the legions of Jimmy Kimmel fans out there were glued to their phones/computers, I'm not optimistic about his chances. Yes, he is a great character and I think people like to watch him... But can that save him for another week? We'll see. I have been shocked and surprised by Dancing before (Hello, Sabrina!?!) Personally, I'm pulling for Shannon Elizabeth. It's about time another woman won the disco ball trophy. I like Kristi Y as well, but there's a big part of me that needs to cheer for the underdog (I think it's that same masochistic part of my that cheers for the Vikings every fall).

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Sunday, 24 September 2017

Caer Bears?

Well done to Caer Caradoc lodge, who raised £120 by raffle towards the excellent Teddies for Loving Care charity. The generosity of a member saw the total doubled and a cheque for £240 has been sent to Allen Cadman and his cuddly team.

The charity, which supplies teddy bears to children in A&E and other trauma units throughout most of the country, requires about £5,000 a year in Shropshire to meet its costs - if each lodge could match Caer Caradoc's efforts, the fine work of TLC would be guaranteed in Shropshire for years to come.

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Friday, June 28, 2013

The Princess and the Ninja

Once upon a time there lived a beautiful princess who loved to walk in the woods.  One day she went into a cave where a fearsome dragon lived.  When she found out what she had done she tried to leave, but she tripped on the dragon's tail!  The dragon woke up!  He saw the princess, and she looked so tasty.  But when it seemed all hope was lost a ninja swung from a vine, threw a smoke bomb and took the princess out of the cave!  Then they took a walk around town.  They stopped to look at a magnificent castle. Two guards grabbed them and threw them in the dungeon!  The princess screamed for five minutes,  "Let me out!"   However the ninja stayed calm, he thought for a bit then he pulled out his suction cups, grabbed  the princess and climbed out.  The princess let the ninja come to her castle and he said yes!  When he came the princess asked the king if she could marry him.  The king said yes! So they were married and they lived happily ever after.   The end.

  1. Love the story. Quick questions though...who does the guards work for and also is the ninja an actual prince? Keep up the good work and can't wait to read your next one.
    ---Uncle Chad

  2. Great story Sierra! Cant wait to read mor.
    --Mandie McCreadie

  3. Very nice, Siera. Go on!
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Saturday, November 27, 2004

Halliburton losing its ass—Oh sorry, that was our ass

Stuart Bowen, Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), has found that KBR, a Halliburton subsidiary, was not keeping track of CPA property as it was being paid to do. The CPA apparently needed some real CPAs.

John Solomon of the AP reports,

A third or more of the government property Halliburton Co. was paid to manage for the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq could not be located by auditors, investigative reports to Congress show.

... [A]n audit earlier this summer found KBR had lost track of more than $18 million worth of equipment in Iraq. Investigators could not track down 52 of 164 randomly selected items in an inventory of more than 20,000 items overseen by KBR, including two electric generators worth nearly $1 million, 18 trucks or SUVs and six laptop computers.

But Halliburton would be hard-pressed to find a way to offend the Pentagon—

Bowen's report said the Pentagon agency that managed KBR in Iraq did not agree with all of the findings, and the agency declined to force KBR to change its inventory tracking system.

The Pentagon "stated that the contractor has put an accurate property control system in place that is effective, and an analysis of the system does not need to be performed at this time,'' Bowen's report said.

Bowen told lawmakers the Pentagon didn't provide any information to back its conclusions. However, he said the government did agree to "conduct a thorough review of CPA property and seek to recover the cost of missing equipment from the responsible party."

Of course, what the Pentagon would know about inventory-control systems is as much a mystery as the whereabouts of its own inventory.

Early leaks of the report came out in July, right after Paul Bremer of the CPA officially ended his reign. Back then noted

The disappearance of government property comes on the heels of a new report from Congress which says the war on terror needs an extra $12.3 billion over the amount provided by Congress last year. The Congressional Government Accountability Office said "anticipated costs will exceed the supplemental funding provided for the war by about $12.3 billion for the current fiscal year." The report cites Halliburton's LOGCAP contract with the Army as a primary reason why the military needs an extra $12.3 billion in funding. "LOGCAP costs have grown significantly as contractors replaced soldiers providing complex support functions," said the report.

Evelyn Pringle of Independent Media TV summarized the history and exploitation of the LOGCAP contracting program—

The LOGCAP program (Logistic Civil Augmentation Program), was created by Cheney in the early 1990s when the last Bush was in office. As defense secretary, Cheney hired Halliburton to conduct a classified study to determine whether private companies should handle the military's civil logistics.

The study concluded that military outsourcing would be cost effective. The plan that Halliburton developed covered all services to soldiers, to include the construction of military housing, transporting food and supplies, delivering mail, serving food at military cafeterias, janitorial duties, and just about anything else the military might need. When the military needs a service performed, it issues a task order (mini-contract), that outlines the job that the contractor is to perform.

LOGCAP contracts are often referred to as "cost plus" contracts. The contractor is paid a fee above the cost of the services performed, ranging from 1% to 9%, depending on its job performance.... Simply put, when a company’s profits are based on a percentage of the cost, the more the company spends, the more it makes.

On August 3, 1992, Cheney awarded the first LOGCAP contract to (who else but) Halliburton. The Washington Post noted at the time, "The Pentagon chose [KBR] to carry out the study and subsequently selected the company to implement its own plan." I've also heard it said that Cheney paid Halliburton to create its own market.

And of course the rest is history. Three years after Cheney gave Halliburton the multi-billion dollar contract, the company made him CEO. Over the next 5 years, Cheney reaped employment earnings and stock options worth more than $40 million. Who says it doesn't pay to make friends in high places?

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Nicole Austin, Summer Of The Cougar

Title: Summer Of The Cougar

Author: Nicole Austin

Rating: Four And A Half Siren Stones

Genre: Romance

Keywords: Older Woman/Younger Man, Cougar Challenge Series

Page Count: 94

ISBN E-Book: 978-1419929090

Price: $4.45

Publisher: Ellora's Cave

Reviewer: Nikki

With the big four-oh looming, Larissa Cross is more than ready to shed the roles that have defined her and make drastic changes. Gone are the widowed Army wife, soccer mom and empty nester. She’s even setting aside the schoolteacher until fall.

A naughty challenge issued by fellow erotic romance booklovers on their blog, Tempt the Cougar, has come at the perfect time and ignited Rissa’s competitive drive. It’s going to be a glorious summer full of hot younger man lovin’ for a new cougar on the prowl. Rawr!

Tattooed and pierced fireman JD Harmon is tempting prey but there’s much more to the hunk than his bad boy good looks. A one-night stand isn’t in his plans, and sex—no matter how mind-blowing—won’t distract him from his goals. JD intends to tame the wicked cougar and stake a claim on her heart.

I enjoyed Summer of the Cougar more than I thought I would. Rissa, nearly forty, a teacher, widowed with two older kids takes on a challenge; to go to bed with a younger man.

She meets JD when her car decides to break down, and from there on, the two spend much time together in bed and out. JD is looking for much more than just sex, he is looking for love. Rissa, on the other hand, is not.

Reading about the two proved to be very interesting, and I very much liked how the story ended. Reading this makes me believe that love can be found at any age, despite the difference between the two. Great read!

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Friday, July 17, 2009

Review Fighter IV

I know it's very nerdy to rage over video game reviews -- in most cases, reviews of games that you've never played but want to like and can't bear to see get anything less than a 10/10 -- but the gaming press does have its fair share of legitimate annoyances. Take, for example, the IGN review of the PC version of Street Fighter 4. Some have complained about the fact that the graphics scored lower than on the other platforms, and other such minutiae. I can accept that; even though the PC version's graphics are objectively better in every way, a different reviewer approaching the same game is going to rate its graphics differently.

What is a bit irksome, though, is the lack of any mention of some of the PC-exclusive features, most notably the inclusion of three graphical filters. Whether the reviewer loved these filters or simply found them not worthwhile, it's something that should be commented on in some way, since it was one of the PC version's only unique selling points.

The more baffling issue here is that the reviewer claims to have had severe difficulty finding anyone to play online with. I find this hard to believe, assuming he tested the game during (and not before) its release week, which he asserts he did. I can say from first-hand experience that since the very first day of release and to this day, over a week since, finding an opponent online has been remarkably easy. In fact, in my several hours of play I have only ever managed to complete one match of Arcade Mode, because I am constantly interrupted by fight requests, often before my fight against the computer even begins. The only thing easier than finding a match in this game is breathing. Hence my assertion that this reviewer must have tripped on either his network cable or acid.

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A Level English Literature

Key Information

Examination Board Cambridge International Examinations
Syllabus Code 9695
Entry Requirements IGCSE Grades B in Literature and First Language English

The syllabus aims to develop:

  • appreciation of and informed personal response to literature in English in a range of texts in different forms, and from different periods and cultures
  • the interdependent skills of reading, analysis and communication
  • effective and appropriate communication
  • wider reading and an understanding of how it may contribute to personal development.

Course Content

Year 12 (AS)

Students will take Paper 3 and Paper 4 as outlined below.

Paper 3 is based on Poetry and Prose.

The poetry element involves the study of a selection of Elizabeth Jenning’s or Ted Hughes’poetry.

For the prose element, students will study House of Mirth by Edith Wharton.

Paper 4 is based on Drama and includes the study of Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare and Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckborn.

Year 13 (A2):

Students will take Paper 5 and Paper 7.

Paper 5 is based on a Shakespeare text and another pre-20th century text.

Paper 7 is based on previously unseen literature.

All examinations for English Literature at AS and A Level are closed-book examinations, which means that no books are allowed in the exam room and therefore students have to commit quotations to memory.

Year 12

Poetry and Prose Paper 3 – 2 hour paper

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A Poetry and one question from Section B Prose.

Drama  Paper 4 – 2 hour paper

Candidates answer two questions on two plays.

Year 13

Shakespeare and Other Pre-20th Century Texts Paper 5 – 2 hour paper

This paper contains two sections: Section A: Shakespeare; Section B: other pre-20th Century Texts.

Candidates answer two questions: one question from Section A and one question from Section B.  At least one of the questions candidates answer must be a (b) passage-based question, chosen from either section.

Critical Appreciation Paper 7 – 2 hours

Candidates answer two questions on different, previously unseen texts out of a choice of three.

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A Level English Literature is useful for a range of careers from Law to Politics

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Friday, 6 March 2015

Why I like playing megagames

I was recently describing a megagame to a non-game playing person.

Mike, was telling me how he had recently played a cooperative game with his niece and her family and had really enjoyed the experience. He added that in the past he had played the usual family fare of Monoploy, Cluedo and Risk, and has abiding memory of this was competitive bickering and arguing.

Mike went on to ask me about the games I play. Implying or assuming that they are competitive too, and how did I like or cope with this.

I tried to explain megagames, rather than other board games, though I did mention that I had played a few cooperative games like Pandemic, and had designed a cooperative game called Live and Let Live.

After my quick definition of megagames, as multiplayer games, with hierarchical teams reporting to each other, that often took up a historical scenario like WW2 or the Wars of the Roses, Mike than asked me if that is what I liked: trying to do better than history in the replay.

My answer: I play megagames because I get an understanding of how communications and negotiations work in a conflict and are perhaps the most important element. I might learn something about the history, and the background. But it is the experience of negotiating under pressure, the need to liaise, coordinate and work with my comrades and also with the umpires that makes these games so interesting to me.

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Saturday, March 31

Made it alive

this is my first post in SF.
can i just say i love it here.
am so glad that am here. am with some good friends i havent seen in a while.

this city is amazing, i know am not a city "city" type of person, but Bay area is just one of those really pretty cities that you just have to live in once in your life.

yesterday i went to Crissy fields, one of the famous kite spots here.

and your backdrop is the amazing Golden gate bridge and upwind is Alcatraz.
how cool is that?
i also met Steve Gunn the local cabrinha distributor here.
Also met the local kite racers down at the spot since there was a race yesterday, and its a pretty well knit community.

today i made a really big mistake apparently, concern Facebook, uhhh i hate chatting with people when am in transit. i say stupid stuff.
but anyways, i try to mend it.
but its said and done.
i also do not regret what i said.
Truth is out!

PS: people that are bitter with their lives will never be happy for you nor be happy for any other being and their achievements for that matter.

PRIDE is overrated!

Always be happy for the soul that lives within you, and be happy for the souls that live around you.

Thursday, March 29

I cant get no sleep

am in seoul right now awaiting my last connecting to SF.
i already adjusted my watches and am tired as hell but cant get no sleep!
am so excited! so many ideas, so many friends to see, ahhhh! cant wait.
PS: the Seoul airport is awesome!
free wifi.
free sleeping couches
even 110 plugs for your 220s
now this is an airport!!!

i got my first DK official board today! DK is now the the product manager for Cabrinha boards and he is awesomeee!!!
cant wait to shred with this new one! looks really good :)

ok so here is ME in the podium for the KTA and

yes, am on the cover for Boracay Mag maiden issue March 2012

grab your FREE copy NOW!!!

available nationwide in the PI :)

am missing thailand though. a little bit.
especially the peeps i was hanging out with.
such a creative energy inspiration! just what i needed!

Tuesday, March 27

Endless Summer: Asia Edition 2012

Today is my last day here in Thailand.
I am off to HK for a couple of hours to meet with DK of Cabrinha and my Good friend Louise from HK/Sweden.

I had such a great and chill two weeks here. With the KTA wrapping up there are only less than 15 kiters in the whole beach. its awesome conditions except for the fact that there is no wind this past few days enough for my small kite.

This last 3 days has been hectic, we figured out that we havent been productive in filming; due to the lack of wind. so we just did the tourist route and did a lot of Cable. Made me progress in my passes again which is siiiick! i just had to get over that initial first handlepass after the big shoulder injury. wohooo! so stooooked about it.

I also got to reflect a lot on my own here in pak nam pran and also since i wake up so early (1 hour time difference makes a lot of sense here.) do some yoga.

I got to spend a lot of time with other people here living like neighbors in a summer house. joy rides, breakfast by the beach and other random things! Its nice to be around people that are truly nice and creative and also supports you in whatever you do. Its such a nice break from being around people who just always bring you down and have issues with people who lives with a lot of luck

PS: Chivalry lives.

    • Then am off the the USA!
      SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA! to be exact. and am really really excited!

Saturday, March 24

Living local

Its so nice to be one with the locals when you travel. Eat where eat, live like them, learn a few new words in the local language plus many more. We went to the cable again and i just cleared the full transferbox so am really stoked about that. Here are some snaps of our fun days in the streets of Pranburi

Tuesday, March 20

Luck, positive thinking, love and good karma

Am i not lucky!? I just bagged 2nd in the KTA asian tour 2012 womens freestyle! So awesome! And i just scored a brand spanking deal with some new brands too so its been a really awesome month! I thought i am not really gonna make it out here to thailand because my finances have been dwindling down but i just got to stay positive and believe its gonna happen and it did <3 i am now staying in Pak Nam Pran and i fell in love with the place in a different way this time, went here last year and it was a different vibe too. This year there is a new rixen cablepark just near pranburi which is around 45mins to the kite spot. So its a perfect place to go to enjoy some decent rails when the wind is not blowing! Did i mention that the kite spot is amazingly beautiful with a flat lagoon when its low tide and perfect set of kickers when the tide is up! I cant really say anything less than a <3 so ill be here for the rest of the month then quick stop in HK at the Cabrinha HQ and then Bay area baby!!! Whooop whooop! I am having a blast but i really miss some friends too!

Caveman and Pacman+Sarah, This post is for you! Miss you guys!

Headed to the future

I thought i would be a wreck arriving malaysia from lack of sleep but not really, guess am excited for tonight! Now am stuck in the airport waiting for some people
Ps: am not holding other people's tix again! Lol
Just had a nasi lemak breakfast :)

Thursday, March 15

Pak nam pran with love and good vibes

Pak nam pran is such a chill place! Today i experienced the spot first hand because last year we didt have any wind when i was here! And its sweeet! Not to mention it was also my heat for the comp! It was great i had fun and learned a lot about myself and my riding today! Now am just waiting for some days until we put the slider up !!

Day 1 KTA edit

ok guys the KTA Day1 vid is out!

watch it :)

Kitezone KTA Thailand 2012 Day 1 from Kiteboard Tour Asia on Vimeo.

Wednesday, March 14

KTA Thailand

the wind has been very light but everyone is just here hanging out. we went to the new Rixen Cablepark in Hua him and it was really fun i just hope i got to ride some more.

check my FB page and instagram for some pictures :)

am enjoying my stay here in Pranburi, a different scene!
very quiet and quaint.

i feel so happy and blessed with everything going on with life right now. in a couple of days i go to Malaysia for the future music festival then i head to San Fo!!!

Sunday, March 11

Art attack

Am just in time chilling here at Clark with mandy and a workshop on print making. It was really fun but i was a bit unsatisfied with my work in the end! Ha! I was always excellent in this things but lost it along the way, here are some snaps! This place is a future venue for workshops, art gallery and cafe.

Friday, March 9

ultimate hang out

ok so i need to bid good vibes and hang out with some friends before i leave.
dinner with ilyana.
mall ratting with Dane.
Tin's Bday
M cafe Thursday with special appearance from Chie and Diego Maps
and of course.

Am headed to pampanga now to hang with Shey&Amanda at Oasis maybe? do some yoga
and play with my favorite nephew.

i have this new app in my pink bunny eared iTouch and its sick! here are some pics i took with it in Timezone G4!!

This is for all my Timezone buddies

Monday, March 5

moving forward

the last 3 months has been really crazy for everything.
2012 is a year of recovery and realization.

A lot of people that you call friends shows you their true form when they have no need for you, nor when they realize you know more than what they think
and when you get vocal about your feelings they just see you as a prick.

o well, these are the times you can see who your real friends are and who are your frenemies.
some of them might have even seen you as an enemy from the very beginning so they made friends with you.
am still Macbook less, am in my brother's PC here in Manila-
i left the sunny island of Boracay a couple of days ago to bring Anton to the airport and to make way for another shoot and my last surf trip for the season.
it is a blast spending this last trip with the true surfers that i actually grew up with
its nice to see everyone still working with what we love the most!

Thanks Lor, Rozie, Joey and Gang for a nice last hurrah for my 2012 season in the Phil. see you on December guys X

stayed tuned for pics and vids of our trip

i <3 Rip Curl

PS: so hard to pack your life 35kilos for the next 6 months. ouch

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Friday, September 21, 2012

its okay

i am learning that in life... don't worry about the little things. its okay.

if you have a bad day, its okay.
if you are frustrated, its okay.
if you aren't best friends with someone for a moment, its okay.
if you just need a moment to get away, its okay.
if things just aren't going your way, its okay.

i am one that worries about everything instead of just being happy being me.
i make mistakes. i get upset. i get lazy. i have break downs. i have bad days.

its okay!

just make the next day better and stop worrying and just live!

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You have no idea how badly I needed to read that. Even though it was a really simple post, the timing honestly could not have been better. Thank you SO so much:)


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Seller or Buyer
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** I am also not married to Grissom hence I have no CSI knowledge to know which story is true or not. I am only your cut & paste typist.

Pinochio's free size

I saw this post on Diary Addictions of this very nice simple stop. And it was only RM20+

So I immediately went to the blogshop and went through her stuff. Most of her stuff are cheap and nice but I wanted the one I saw on Diary Addictions. She wrote there Free Size and I saw the model is quite an average size I think. Plus I wear UK6-UK8. I was very sure I could fit into it even if its too big. So I bought it.

I was excited when the parcel arrived. First thing that turned me off was her way of packinging. Mind you, I'm a seller too. I would have at least fold the clothes nicely even if I dont have plastic to wrap it whatsoever. She just dumped my shirt without folding it! Okay lah fine you're busy but make it more presentable la.

Oh before that, this blogshop apparently has 2owners. So since she stated that the top I wanted was last piece I quickly sms-ed the owner. So I sms-ed the first number and said "hi my name is bla bla I want that bla bla please sms me yr acc num so I can make immediate payment" guess wht she reply? Please sms the other number. WTH? Why am I the one who has to do that? She could just simply pass me the acc num whatnot and tell me to wait for her to check ke whatnot. But nvm I wanted the top so bad so fine, I sms-ed the other number. Luckily the owner was all nice and she sold it to me.

Anw, I was happy when it arrived and when I took it out from the envelope, I knew I couldn't fit into it because it was tagged XXL? Hello? It was tagged XXL and yet you wrote on your blog it was free size. Come on la. I was upset so I sms-ed her. I said, "Hi, the top is really big. I thought it is supposed to be a free size. I can't fit into it because its XXL and I wear S-M only"

She replied, "Dear it is free size only the tag says XXL"

Come on I know how XXL looks like. And it was big. Please lah. The least THEY could do it to tell me the truth. PLus their blogshop was reviewed.

Theres no need to lie.

  1. which blogshop? wanna know..mail me

  2. Since when does XXL became free size? ergh hate dealing with people like this.

  3. author,

    if we're talking about the same blog, is it the basic tank which is sold out in other colours but only available in purple? i'm planning to buy it too but now i'm second guessing.

    hit me back if we're talking about the same blog.
    thanks :)

  4. hi can i know who is it?

  5. If what anon may12 6:07pm assumed is right, then i know which blogshop too. check out diary addictions past entries to find out ;)

  6. which blogshop? pls email me. thank u.

  7. I scrolled Diary till at least 10 pages of older entries and i only see 1 highlight that has a RM20 offer. Yup it fits the description of the 'only purple left' but seriously i'm god smacked!

    I didn't know the owner was like that at all, i've bought from her once before and she's nice plus her shop always sells things cheaper than others too. hmm, i am indeed surprise. maybe its not that shop lar, but really i can't find another that fits the description in Diary.

  8. hi.
    wow. like that also can.
    damn. please email me the blogshop.

  9. i can't seem to find it anymore. even tried searching with purple+free size or only purple left. maybe diary author deleted it already?

    mail me please!

  10. which site? do tell. . thx

  11. it's so easy to find the mentioned tank. go search la dear.

    and regarding the issue, that was quite surprising. it's a a famous blogshop right? :\ famous till never bother to care all the little things anymore?

  12. isn't this blogshop been complained before at a post regarding "famous for selling bodycon/panel skirt"?

  13. which blogshop? ;p

  14. i found that! gosh! its in my own bookmark! i can't believe its that bad! >.< i mean the cutting, coz the pic looks so fine wei! with the mannequin. hmm~


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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Project Life Pages November 2011

I've spent the past few days trying to catch up with being several months behind with the journalling for my 2011 Project Life.

Last night I got to the end of November, so all I have to do is select the photos for December, print them, put them in the album and do the journalling. Oh, and finish all the scrapbooking layouts that I have planned to slot in throughout the album.

There's still a lot to do before I can even consider starting the 2012 album. I haven't decided on an approach for 2012, but I know it's going to be a lot simpler and more organised than 2011 was.

Here are the layouts for November 2011 that I finished last night. I've also started putting in different sized page protectors so I can include different things.

First up the two month summary pages, right and left (or front and back). These are where I put 10 of the 'photos of the day' that featured on my blog last year.

After these pages will come the one month calendar page, backed up with the month's "journal in a sentence" to explain the pictures. I haven't printed them yet, but each month will look like this:

Then we move onto some event-specific layouts. First "eleven", where I have used an A4 sheet protector for my journal of the day. It was too much to fit on a single card. (The other side of the A4 will have one of Juniordwarf's artworks.)

Next is the story of Slabs and my weekend away in Oatlands, and I did the same thing with the A4 sheet protector for the story (front and back) and an A5 sheet protector for the tourist brochure.

A page about Juniordwarf's arty pursuits.

Then we moved into the random picture layouts about Juniordwarf. As you can see from the second page, I've been printing titles onto the 3x4 blank journal cards for the 'Design B' page protectors, as the 6x4 title cards don't fit.  (They could probably do with some more embellishments, but I don't have time. I just want to get the pages done!) In the third page, I cut up one of the 12x12 cardstock sheets to make some extra filler cards.

Then another themed layout. Here I put a certificate I received in an A4 sheet protector and printed out my blog entry for the day and put that in the other side of the sheet protector.

And the last page (left hand side) to round the month off is "just some stuff".

And that's it for November. It wasn't a huge month of photos, but we certainly did a lot. Apart from the lack of embellishment on the 3x4 title cards, I'm content with it.

  1. I think it looks really good. Far better than anyhting I could do.

  2. The beauty of this system River is that you can make it as simple or as complicated as you like. The really basic stuff is just putting in the 6x4 photos and writing on the journal cards & filling up the blank spaces with the filler cards. As they are all pre-cut it's just a matter of putting them in there. Then from there you can make it as sophisticated as you want to go.I love the flexibility of the 3 ring binder as it means you can put different things in as well.

  3. You are making beautiful memories for your lucky day he will be soooo impressed you know it will all have been worthwhile...keep up the good work..hugs, Joan

Hi! I know you hate having to type in the words as much as I do, but I am being furiously spammed, so I've had to reactivate that feature. If you're a real person I'd love to hear from you :-)


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Friday, August 10, 2012

Yankees Still Unsure of Pettitte's Return Date

From George King:
With Ivan Nova getting spanked the past two outings and Freddy Garcia failing to provide consistent length, the Yankees’ rotation requires a boost.

That is expected to be supplied by Andy Pettitte, but general manager Brian Cashman can’t predict an exact date when the 40-year-old lefty will come off the disabled list.

“We have to let the healing process take its course,’’ said Cashman, who expects to see Pettitte pitching next month in the big leagues. “He had that setback which cost him a week to 10 days, but he is in the middle of the healing process.’’

“Obviously, it’s healing up but it hasn’t healed up as much as [Dr. Chris Ahmad] thought,’’ Pettitte said referring to the Yankees’ physician.

Pitching coach Larry Rothschild doesn’t know when Pettitte will be able to throw off a mound and is waiting to find out how much the time off will affect Pettitte.

“We have tried to keep his arm in shape, but I won’t know until he gets through it, how it will impact him until he faces hitters,’’ Rothschild said yesterday. “It’s hard to tell but as long as the bone is healed he should be OK.’’
Cashman doesn't sound too concerned, but he rarely ever does so I wouldn't read too much into that.

At this point all we can do is cross our fingers and hope he can come back when they expect him too.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.

A Shimmer of Angels by Lisa M. Basso

Release Date: November 2012
Publisher: Month9Books

A compelling and spirited debut from Lisa M. Basso in which sixteen-year-old Rayna Evans has spent the last three years locked away in a mental institution for seeing angels. Intent on remaining free, she ignores signs that she may be slipping into the world she has tried so hard to climb out of. But when her hallucinations begin showing up at school, can Rayna keep her job, her sanity and keep students from dying at the hand of angels she can't admit to seeing?

Psychiatry, fantasy and real life come together in A Shimmer of Angels, as a young girl struggles with identity, secrets and confronting her greatest fears. A Shimmer of Angels is a wonderful read for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, or perhaps has felt like giving up entirely. It touches on themes of suicide, ostracism and emotional pain. The author, personally exposed to suicide through the death of her beloved family member will donate a percentage of sales of this novel to a local suicide prevention and outreach program in San Francisco, California.

Sounds intriguing, no? When I read the description it made me think of a YA version of Fight Club with Angels. I could be completely off base (probably), but I like the idea anyways. And it's nice to see an "Angel Novel" where the protagonist isn't actually an angel/part angel/starcrossed lovers with an angel (admit it, you've read at least one of those).

Besides, a chunk of the proceeds go to charity, so you don't have to feel guilty about buying more books when you get this one. Just convince yourself that you're spending the money for altruistic reasons.

How about y'all? What are you excited for this week?

  1. That does sound interesting! And I love that a portion of proceeds goes to charity. I will have to keep an eye out for this one! Thanks for stopping by!

  2. I have not heard of this one, but that cover is stunning! That alone just makes me wanna read it :) Sounds totally amazing as well. Great WoW pick and I'm a new follower!

    Confessions of a Readaholic

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New Formats Premiering at MIPCOM 2016

MIPCOM 2016: A to Z list of formats launching global sales in Cannes.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Global format distributors brought their new TV content to Cannes. Here is the list of new formats premiering at MIPCOM 2016 (in alphabetical order):

'Animal Attraction' (dating show, DRG). One woman who always makes bad choices undertakes a series of tests, based mostly in the natural world, in order to see if one of seven male contestants would be right for her.

'Big House, Little House' (home makeover show, BBC Worldwide). This property show follows two couples as they tackle similar renovation projects, but on two very different budgets. We reveal which of the participants have been smart with their spending and added the biggest percentage profit to the value of their house.

'Blue' (docu-drama, Keshet International). The format discovers what it really means to be a police officer - shining a light on the high pressure conflict, personal dilemmas and complex motivations of those who job it is to keep us safe.

'Born To Be A Chef' (cooking competition, Armoza Formats). Two acclaimed chefs will each lead a team of 10 young apprentices. The chefs will challenge the trainees with demanding culinary assignments, keeping on only the creators of the most impressive dishes.

'Boxed' (social experiment, Keshet International). The show takes two people in the midst of a serious conflict and places them inside of a box to help them reach an agreement.

'Burning Questions!' (quiz show, Nippon TV). Eight famous men and women from all ages come together to put their worldly knowledge to the test. The program starts off with the "True or False Quiz" segment, in which the contestants give an initial answer based on their first impression. Then, Mr. True and Mr. False take turns making convincing arguments for their side.

'Clues' (detective drama, Keshet International). When one man vanishes from the face of the Earth, the two inherently different women in his life must learn to work together to reveal the truth.

'Cash Trapped' (game show, ITV Studios) sees six contestants battle it out across a series of fast paced question rounds that see them actively trying to sabotage their opponents in order to win a big cash prize. But in this quiz show, nobody leaves until somebody wins – until then, the players are cash trapped.

'Celebrity Home Secrets' (celebrity biography format, ITV Studios) features favourite stars' stories told through their personal property ladder, homes they've lived in.

'Countdown to Murder' (factual, BBC Worldwide). Stories of high-profile and shocking murders, charting the last days leading up to the horrific killings from the dual perspective of murderer and victim.

'Cue The Music' (game show, FremantleMedia). Music-focused trivia game show. With play along app.

'Curvy Supermodel' (casting show, Armoza Formats). In a nationwide casting show that searches for catwalk potential among the prettiest curves, 40 aspiring “plus-size” models will be selected out of thousands looking to find a place in the tough and discriminative modeling industry. An expert jury will mentor them and choose who has what it takes to continue to the next episode.

'Doctor Foster' (psychological drama, BBC Worldwide). Life of talented and respected family doctor at the heart of her village is about to explode. Suspecting her husband of having an affair, she’s determined to get to the truth.

'Drop the Mic' (battle show, CBS Studios International). Four celebrities are pitted against each other in a rap battle royale packed with “I can’t believe they just said that” moments. Each week, the studio audience chooses a new winner. Based on a segment from The Late Late Show.

'Dumb' (crime drama, Dori Media). 30 year old frustrated and stoned actress is stuck with the body and appearance of a teenager and hates it.

'Families Gone Wild' (reality show, FremantleMedia). Reality family drama set in the wilderness. Dysfunctional families in desperate need of an extreme remedy are marooned on a tropical desert island and must work together to rebuild their family harmony.

'Fast Forward' (reality, Endemol Shine). Ten motor racing fanatics go head to head for the chance to train and compete against each other for a spot in an international touring car team.

'Fishing Impossible' (factual, BBC Worldwide). Three fishing fanatics embark on the ultimate extreme fishing trip.

'Game Over' (half hour comedy, Dori Media). A peek into the life of stand-up comedian just before his wedding.

'Get The F*ck Out Of My House' (reality show, FremantleMedia). 100 complete strangers cram into an average sized suburban family home in the bid to become the last person standing and win a jackpot prize. To survive, the group will elect a leader and work collaboratively on how best to spend the household pot of money which doubles up as the prize fund – will they use it for necessities or will sparks fly as the prize fund dwindles as it is spent on alcohol and pizza.

'Going Back, Giving Back' (factual entertainment, DRG). Journey into their past in order to change another person’s future with an act of extraordinary generosity. The host reunites each benefactor with locations and people from their past, discussing how their lives could have turned out differently.

'Hoff the Record' (scripted, BBC Worldwide). This semi-improvised comedy sees actor David Hasselhoff play a fictionalised version of himself – complete with previously unknown German son and an oddball entourage – as he arrives in the UK to try and reignite his career.

'I Want My Wife Back' (romantic comedy, BBC Worldwide). When he throws a surprise 40th birthday party for his wife, he gets the biggest surprise of the night – she’s leaving him.

'Intuition' (game show, Dori Media). Challenging contestants use their intuition alone to answer 10 questions about a stranger they meet in the street to try and win cash prize.

'Living Stone' (adventure reality format, DRG). Seven couples are sent into the African wilderness and challenged to find their way to civilisation in ten stages. It’s a brutal journey through the salt pans and the savannah as they try to stick together and avoid exile and elimination.

'Locked' (game show, Endemol Shine). Contestants can win big, but only if they're able to escape from the game. Two contestants have to navigate their way through a maze of five concentric circles, each larger than the last, and each containing an increasing number of locked doors. Only through a combination of skill and strategy will the contestants be able to find their way out and win a money prize.

'Look Me in the Eye' (social experiment, Red Arrow International). An emotionally charged show that puts the power of eye contact to the test by attempting to reunite divided friends and families.

'ManBirth' (social experiment, Keshet International). Soon-to-be fathers are offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go through the mental and physical challenges - and joys - their partner experiences during pregnancy.

'Meet The Parents' (dating show, ITV Studios). One single girl questions the parents of five guys hoping to find their perfect partner. The boys must sit through their parents’ revelations while locked in the Parent Trap, the under-stage studio, seen only by the audience and viewers. They have one chance to defend themselves using The Panic Button.

'New Blood' (one hour crime format, BBC Worldwide). A new breed of criminal hides behind the legitimate facades of business and government. A trainee police detective and a very junior investigator must combine their skills to bring them down.

'Old House, New Home' (home makeover, BBC Worldwide). Two very different makeovers, with contrasting budgets, and design dilemmas. Every homeowner shares the same ambition; to achieve innovative and stunning results, while celebrating the unique history of their home.

'One of Us' (one hour drama, BBC Worldwide). Recently married, they are full of hope for the future – until their young lives are cut short by a brutal murder.

'Residents' (docu-drama, Keshet International). A look into the complex day-to-day worlds of five talented surgeons. Set in a high-pressure, large hospital.

'Saving Christmas' (reality, Electus). Friends and families get a chance to nominate the struggling holiday enthusiast for a crash course in how to do Christmas right. Comedic, DIY-enthusiast celebrity and no-nonsense food, beverage and design experts, will intervene and provide tips and tricks to pull off a Christmas friends and family will remember for years to come.

'Sidewalk Karaoke' (talent show, FremantleMedia). Musical entertainment format with sidewalk superstars.

'Streetlab' (comedy, Red Arrow International). Comedy format that follows four friends as they hit the streets to test their crazy theories about human behavior.

'Stupid Man, Smart Phone' (anti-survival show, BBC Worldwide). In this survival show, a city-dwelling comedian attempts some of the world’s toughest outdoor adventures, with no training, no guide – and his only survival tool is a mobile phone.

'Tenable' (quiz show, Endemol Shine). Play-along quiz focused on top ten lists.

'The Aliens' (one hour series, BBC Worldwide). The aliens are here. And they look just like us. After they crash-landed 40 years ago, attempts to integrate them into society failed. Now, these aliens – or ‘Morks’ – are penned into a bustling ghetto.

'The Animakers' (Nippon TV). Anime-aficionado celebrities are given the opportunity to develop characters that will spread love and joy to the world for ages to come. Combining their fresh ideas, passion and fetishism with cutting-edge Japanimation technology, they bring to life two-dimensional characters that they nurture from concept to creation.

'The Best of All' (game show, Dori Media). The show tests the theory that a crowd of people will answer a question correctly more often than an individual, and even an expert.

'The Dating Code' (dating, Endemol Shine). Two singles. They dont know each other. After a short date to know each other, its time to exchange and reveal their passwords. Now, they are digitally naked and have 24 hours to study each other, without filters.

'The Ex Team' (factual entertainment, Armoza Formats). A bachelor will be guided by his exes. 3 of his ex-girlfriends will try to put aside their differences to become a qualified coaching team and will work together with the sole purpose of helping him to find love.

'The Fare' (fantasy thriller, Keshet International). A taxi driver tries to help his passengers solve their problems in order to fulfil the deal he has made with a higher power for protection.

'The Job Interview' (fixed-rig, ITV Studios) follows the interview process for real jobs being offered by genuine employers.

'The Kettering Incident' (thriller, BBC Worldwide). Dr Anna Macy was just a child when her best friend Gillian mysteriously disappeared. Fifteen years later Anna returns to her home town to find that the rumours still persist about what really happened to the girls that night.

'The Letter' (reality, ITV Studios). A close group of friends draw names and anonymously write their chosen person a thoughtful yet brutally honest letter outlining all of the things that they need to change to make their lives better. For one week, they must follow all of the rules outlined in their letter.

'The Lie Detective' (talk show, FremantleMedia) puts couples in the hot seat for intimate and honest conversations with lie detector involved and an expert interviewing them.

'The Paper' (crime drama, Keshet International). A cocktail of political corruption, power struggles, private weaknesses, crime, selfishness and betrayed expectations. Set at a busy news desk.

'The Society Game' (reality, Endemol Shine). 22 people will be split into two distinct and contrasting societies one a Democracy, the other a Dictatorship. Each day the two sides will compete against each other to explore which society is more effective and which leaders rise to the top.

'The World According to Kids' (factual, BBC Worldwide). In each self-contained episode a small group of youngsters explore issues that affect all children, regardless of age, background, class or upbringing. Focusing on solving a task or problem, they bring their own brand of logic to a variety of topics.

'Thirteen' (psychological drama, BBC Worldwide). A 26-year-old woman learns to live again after 13 years in captivity. She’s beginning to pick up the threads of a life half-lived, but they’re about to be pulled apart again.

'Too Much Information AKA TMI' (hidden camera, DRG). Prank show that uses social media to catch out socially active 18- 25 year olds - to shock, confuse and freak them out.

'Top Class' (competition, ITV Studios). 16 schools compete in a nail-biting, knockout tournament, and show by show, are whittled down until just one remains to be crowned the smartest school in Britain.

'Undercover' (political thriller, BBC Worldwide). A high-powered lawyer is at the very top of her profession. But just as her life comes under intense public scrutiny, she discovers that her husband has been lying to her for 20 years. At the same time a case that has dominated her career is about to reach its conclusion.

'Wedding Cake Challenge' (cooking competition, FremantleMedia). A mashup of baking and weddings; the aim is to make the best wedding cake.

'Welcome to the Wild' (adventure reality format, Keshet International). Contestants on a wild journey.

'What You Don’t Wanna Know' (reality, ITV Studios) sees 15 brave participants entering a room in couples, where one is hooked up to a lie detector and the other asks the questions. Participants don’t know is that at the end of questioning, the roles are reversed and the interviewer will be in the hot chair facing the questions.

'Worst Bakers' (cooking competition, all3media). Twelve of the most disastrous bakers in the country set for a grueling baking boot camp.

'Yes Chef' (cooking show, ITV Studios). Country’s top professional chefs are partnered with amateur cooks to do battle in the kitchen.

'Youtubers' (reality, ITV Studios). Sharing a house together, the Youtubers compete in a series of video challenges covering genres from comedy to culinary – and the participant with the most likes on their video wins.

'!mpossible' (quiz show, BBC Worldwide). In a traditional quiz, questions only have right answers and wrong answers. But this is the quiz with the third dimension. It’s an answer that’s not just wrong, it couldn’t possibly be right. In each show, our regular cast of 30 players answer multiple choice questions for the chance to win one of three places in the daily final.

'#TheFeed' (cooking, Keshet International). Culinary guidebook driven by social media; the series sets out on a global adventure to discover the internet’s most talked about dishes.

'100% Hotter' (makeover show, FremantleMedia). Contestants with the worst fashion disasters are nominated by friends or family to have their extreme look tamed and a panel of style experts who have just 24 hours to complete a style overhaul.

Sources: Press releases by FremantleMedia, ITV Studios, Dori Media, CBS Studios, BBC Worldwide, Red Arrow, Nippon TV, FremantleMedia blog, Realscreen, World Screen, press newsletters.


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Both this article and the character(s) documented in it contain language that may be considered offensive to some users.

Bowser Junior's Birthday Cake is the 21st video of SML Movies.

Bowser wants a special cake made for his son's birthday, so he asks Chef Pee Pee to make the cake.

The episode starts with Chef Pee Pee beating up a cat and then he cooks it in a pot. Bowser arrives and tells him that today wants a Junior's birthday, so he asks Chef Pee Pee to make Junior a cake. Chef Pee Pee gets out a boxed cake mix but then he decides to get the cake from Cake Express. He then dials the number 555-5554 to get the cake, the delivery guy delivers the cake to Chef Pee Pee and he decides to take the lid off and put it on a plate so Bowser will think he made it. While getting the plate, Toad comes in and asks Chef Pee Pee for a slice. Chef Pee Pee tells him no, so Toad tries to grab the cake which makes Chef Pee Pee knock the cake off the counter. Chef Pee Pee blames toad for ruining the cake and toad tries to fix the cake using bandages but Chef Pee Pee stops him. He also stops Toad for the idea of making a balloon cake and starts beating him out of anger but Bowser comes in. Bowser asks for the cake so Chef Pee Pee explains it's still in the oven. Bowser leaves so Chef Pee Pee is forced to work with Toad on creating a new cake. Toad gets the idea to make a cake with a hamburger bun and other ingredients. When they take it to Junior's party, Junior says that wasn't the one he wanted. Toad then arrives and strips for Junior thinking he is 18. Bowser then sings Happy Birthday but he sings Feilz Navidad. Chef Pee Pee then sings:

  • "Happy Birthday to the bastard"
  • "Happy Birthday to the bastard"
  • "Happy Birthday to the bastard"
  • Eat your fucking cake.

  • Chef Pee Pee was trying to explain to Bowser that he can't bake cakes because of the awful cake he baked for Bowser's birthday.
  • This is the first time Bowser Junior has a birthday.
  • According to continuity in the future, this birthday is Bowser Junior's 5th Birthday. Any appearance before this, Junior was only four years old.
  • The reason why He called Bowser Junior a bastard is because He hates him

  • This video was uploaded on June 16, but Bowser Junior's 6th Birthday,Bowser Junior's 7th Birthday! and Bowser Junior's 8th Birthday! was uploaded on September 27 & 30, meaning that his birthday actually takes place on September, but the date of Junior's birthday remains a mystery.
  • At 10:39, Lovell's mouth can be seen.
  • When Toad and Chef Pee Pee are making the cake, Bowser can be seen sitting on the stove.
  • The cake says "Happy Birthday Baby Bowser" instead of "Happy Birthday Bowser Junior."
  • When Toad causes Chef Pee Pee to push the cake off the counter, Lovell accidentally screamed, "YOU WHORE!" in Toad's voice, yet not even 30 seconds later, Chef Pee Pee calls him a 'fucking whore.'
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The Nintendo DSiShrek's Big CrapHow To Save Princess Peach, The Black Yoshi Way?Shrek's Costume
Shrek's NightmareHow to eat an Oreo
Toad Is CoolThe BirdBlack Yoshi's GirlfriendMario's HairGhost Shrimpo
Valentine's DayBowser's BirthdayBaby ShrekBowser's MilkshakeBowser's Cookies
Bowser's DilemmaBlack Yoshi's New Call Of DutyShrek's Hot CheesecakeBowser Junior's Macaroni
Bowser Junior's Birthday CakeBowser's Biggest FearA Bird ProblemBowser's Salad Wrap
Toad's Stupid IdeaBowser Junior's CheeseburgerBowser's Dinner DateBowser's Biggest Fear 2
Bowser's ThanksgivingMario's WigBowser's Christmas Problem
Chef Pee Pee's FatherBowser Junior's CaprisunBowser Junior's Happy Meal
Shrek's Homemade CheesecakeBowser Junior's HomeworkBowser's Biggest Fear 3
Bowser Junior's Nerf GunBlack Yoshi's KoolaidBowser Junior's Easter Egg HuntBowser's Soup
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Foundation Annual Fund Campaign

The Annual Fund Campaign has raised $129,137 for the school so far this year, which is 65% of our goal of $200,000. Overall current parent participation is 42% and here is the parent participation by class:

Senior parents: 49%
Junior parents: 51%
Sophomore parents: 45%
Freshmen parents: 24%

If you have not yet donated, you may do so online at


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Men’s Ministry “Case for Christ” Movie

22 Apr

On Saturday April 22, 2017, the Men’s Ministry went and saw The Case for Christ in theatres. The movie is based on a true story and book written by Lee Strobel, an atheist investigative journalist who sets out to disprove the existence of God. He eventually ends up converting to Christianity with the support and prayers of his wife and the unsurmountable evidence for Christ’s death and resurrection. We all enjoyed each other’s presence while watching the movie. We pray that we may use this great evidence for Christ to spread the Name of Jesus throughout the community. May the Lord bless this ministry for the glory of His Name.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Speaker to address business ethics, story of incarceration

Jerome Mayne, a former mortgage-banking executive and white-collar criminal, and renowned motivational speaker, will present “Professional Ethics” Wednesday, Oct. 5, as part of Lasallian Week of Peace.

The event — free and open to the public — is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Salvi Lecture Hall.

Using humor, Mayne will share his personal experience in the finance world and of his incarceration for white-collar crime. Mayne hopes his story inspires students and business professionals to use their own morality to make the right decisions — even when the right decisions aren’t easy.

Mayne’s presentation is co-sponsored by SMU’s offices of Campus Ministry, Student Life and Student Activities, the Business Department and the Kabara Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.

For more information, contact Dennis Gallagher at Ext. 6936 or


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the eric update: the best day. evah!

day 4: first look

nothing but good news today. early in the morning, the doctors decided to take kris off her magnesium sulphate and discontinue her IV completely. so no more tangled mess of cords coming out of her. and her labs all look more positive, so i think it’s safe to say that she’s starting the “normalization” process. she’s eating regular solid foods and even has real pajammas on, so that all makes her happy. and in the evening she finally got the go-ahead to take a shower. i guess the novelty of a sponge bath wears off pretty quickly.

day 4: first touch

day 4: getting acquainted

even better – kris got word that she could see eric! despite all the pictures, her initial reaction was to gasp at how small and fragile he appeared to be amidst all the equipment. we stayed for about an hour and watched as they prepared to put him on a new ventilator. we talked, and touched and even saw him open his eyes!

day 4: eyes open

that’s right, his eyes were fused shut and nobody was expecting him to open them for another week or two, but i guess he’s enjoying proving everyone wrong. he’d struggle to keep them open and slowly start closing them, until i’d say his name and then he’d try to open them again.

day 4: first family  portrait

the new ventilator is a big step for him. he’s been on what is known as a high frequency oscillator which rapidly causes his chest to rise and fall as it helps him take 300 to 400 “breaths” a minute. this is absolutely necessary when he first arrived, but he shouldn’t be on it for too long as it can affect his long term lung capacity. so, it’s a really good sign that he’s on a new vent called a “baby log” which is in “continuous positive airway pressure” or CPAP mode. so no more oscillating and he’ll essentially be doing most of the breathing while it’s in CPAP mode. this is another big stabilization step, so it’s fantastic news. he will probably be on his new ventilator for awhile. or not, i guess, considering how much he enjoys beating the odds.

the new ventilator arrives

[ update: he’s been on the new vent for a few hours and he doesn’t like it so much as his blood gasses started looking bad – mainly due to him forgetting to breathe. so they’ve taken him out of cpap mode and put him in ‘pressure support ventilation’ (PSV) mode with a volume guarantee (VG) of 3 cc’s and a backup rate of 44 breaths a minute. so essentially if he forgets to breath, the machine ensures that the makes 44 breaths a minute and it also makes sure that he’s getting 3cc’s of air, which is about the capacity of his super small lungs. ]

and, proving that he really does have snowdeal genes, they started giving him caffeine today which he seemed to enjoy. i always said that you can’t start drinking caffeine too early or too often. no, they aren’t trying to create a coffee addict, but rather the caffeine somehow helps him to remember to breath. micro-preems apparently have a bad habit of forgetting that they aren’t in the womb and simply forget to take breaths. it’s not unusual for babies to be released and still be on a caffeine schedule as they are still forgetting to inhale.

day 4: adjusting his shades

he’s been under the “jaundice light” again today and he’s looking a little yellow, but that’s completely normal and the least of anyone’s concerns.

day 4: finger and foot

thanks so much too everyone who has sent flowers. they kept coming yesterday and today and we’re starting to look like a regular florist shop. the room is really fragrant and nurses and been poking their heads in because they can smell the flowers all the way down the hall. word has spread around the floor and everyone is so surprised at the amount of support she’s getting. in just the hour that we were in the nicu seeing eric, she received six arrangements, and was obviously very happy. again many, many thanks to everyone for sending the flowers. considering how much she’s improved in the past 24 hours, i’d say the plan worked perfectly.

flower power

in fact, you all can stop sending flowers because there’s a small chance that she might not be here to get them. amazingly, she’s making such rapid progress, that they are hinting that she might be released tommorrow evening. if not tommorrow, then almost certainly on saturday. her recovery is simply amazing as it’s not uncommon for the preeclampsia “10 percenters” to take weeks normalize.

lots and lots of people all over the world have let us know that they’re sending us good thoughts in whatever way seems appropriate for them and i must say that while i’m typically a skeptic’s skeptic, it certainly doesn’t seem to be hurting; we’ve had nothing but good news and both eric and kris are making surprising recoveries.

but while kris is clearly out of the danger zone, eric still has a tough road ahead. amongst many other impending issues, everyone is going to be very vigilent about infections. one bout of pneumonia can wipe out all this wonderful progress.

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Kurt Cobain's Height

Kurt Cobain's height is 5 feet and 9 inches. That's 69 inches tall.

Or in metric units, Kurt Cobain is 176 centimetres. That's 1 metre and 76 centimetres.

Kurt Cobain is 5 centimetres (2 inches) taller than the average celebrity (the average is 171 centimetres, 5 feet 7 inches or 67 inches tall).

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How many bitcoins left

Another advantage of steady inflation is that salaries go down over time.As opposed to paper currencies which hold value precisely as long as people believe that they do (i.e. a fan currency).The hard limit of transactions in somewhere around three per second (or at least that order of magnitude).

How to choose a Bitcoin or Ethereum Mining contract

An interesting fact is that the person or group who created Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has over one million coins that were mined during the early stages of the renowned crypto-currency.While bitcoin is fairly welcomed in many parts of. bitcoin remains in a grey area as the technological leap has left.Many people interested in Bitcoin have a less than optimistic view about the health of the global economy. Seems like someone is going to be left holding the bag.

Then the first asteroid ever prospected is found to have more gold and precious metals than have been mined from the Earth in all history.Legal purchases, donations, etc, appear to make up only a tiny fraction.Furthermore I always think to myself whenever I see those Roslyn Capital commercials that if the doomsday fiat currency crash happens (think Depression-era tier or worse) like the spokesman says then who will be able to buy all that gold you been hording if everyone is broke.It is a capital gain tax as if you sold your property when you left.

Bitcoin Crowdfunding for Charity |

The best resource for learning how to mine bitcoins and other bitcoin mining essentials.

How Many Bitcoins Have Been Stolen? - Business Insider

Meet the Bitcoin Millionaires - Bloomberg

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment system:3 invented by an unknown programmer, or a group of programmers, under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. It was.The majority of pragmatists using bitcoin seem to be people engaged in activities that.

Bitcoin on the other hand is thinly traded, volatile, digital only, and relies on technology of uncertain robustness.Bitcoin is the first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network that is powered by its users with no central authority or middlemen.Someone made a distro that ran bitcoin entirely out of tmpfs.You need to pay 000001 BTC to get a credit of 1000 page visits.Cryptocoin could be regarded as a currency backing that actually scales with economic output - because there are no physical limits beyond manufacturing the ASICs and generating the energy (until you hit physical limits for those.).Trump coin will posses intrinsic value regardless of the face value precisely because it had the face of Donald trump on it.

Paper money only has value because enough people think it does.Credit cards settle in seconds, and the network has scaled to massive size and can continue to scale no problem.

Running A Full Node - Bitcoin

That means that unless your economy grows less than that, or mining rates go up significantly, you are basically having deflation: Your gold becomes worth more over time.A user on the BitcoinTalk forums has posted an extensive list rounding up the details on Bitcoin thefts since August 2010, well before most were paying.

Nowadays it seems we reward the fools for being foolish and punish the cautious.Hundreds of other nodes have dropped off for their own reasons.But it was always expected that as the return on mining slowed that it would become fee based.These bitcoins have remained unspent and moved, whether or not this was intentional or not, the motivation remains unknown.Become the best Bitcoin miner and learn how to mine Bitcoins with the best Bitcoin mining hardware, software,.

Deflation is generally seen as a really bad thing, as it makes people prefer saving over spending.

Countdown to SegWit: These Are the Dates to (Still) Keep

Usually this is all but impossible, even though the laws of economics demand it for an efficient economy.

What Is Going on With China and Bitcoin? - The Epoch Times

From this we may predict that there will be a rising price in bitcoin due to scarcity, over the long term, as the bounty for miners will be halved to 12.5 BTC per block next year.Your prices change, either they go up or they go down in response and people react accordingly.Gold is great until you need more of it, which you always do, because economies grow (all being well) and extra money is needed to support that.

How Many Counterpartys Are Left: The Affluence Network

Once the mining reward halves later this year, the incentive to increase transaction fees will be that much greater.

3 Ways to Get Bitcoins - wikiHow

It is, or at least was, incredibly unfriendly to cache schemes because you keep skipping backwards by 1000 blocks to get to the root.


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Socialist Review issue

October 2009 #340

Sir! No sir!

by Jan Majicek

Big celebrations took place when US president Barack Obama announced that his administration had dropped plans to base a missile defence radar in...

by Anindya Bhattacharyya

This summer saw a sinister new development on the far right of British politics.

by Christophe Chataigné

On the morning of 22 September French riot police razed a makeshift camp in Calais where mostly Afghan refugees were living as they waited to...

by Patrick Ward

The current bickering between the three major parties about cuts in public spending started with accusations being tossed between them over who...

by Patrick Ward

Foreign secretary David Miliband wrote in the Guardian last month on the impending UN security council meeting on nuclear disarmament.

by Patrick Ward

Our increasingly poverty-stricken MPs are having an apparently tough time keeping up with debt repayments.

Judith Orr

The war in Iraq left the country in ruins and the occupation in Afghanistan is being questioned on a scale not seen since the 2001 invasion.

Sabah Jawad

Sabah Jawad has just returned from Iraq. He reports on a country still devastated by the effects of the war and explains how the very foundations of society have been shattered by the US.

Dahr Jamail

Growing numbers of US soldiers are refusing to go and fight what they see as immoral wars, reports Dahr Jamail, who has recently written a book on the soldiers who won't return to the battlefield...

John Tipple

Lance Corporal Joe Glenton has been a soldier for five years. He first went to Afghanistan in 2006, but refused to return. Next month he faces a court martial for desertion.

Laura Miles

New Labour has had 13 years to tackle inequality but the underfunded and toothless equalities watchdog falls far short of what's needed.

Paul Brown

Braille was created 200 years ago by a blind school student. Paul Brown celebrates the fight of blind people to win its acceptance.

Charlie Hore

The 60th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution will be marked by the customary orchestrated celebrations in Tiananmen Square. In the first of a short series on China, Charlie Hore looks at how the...

Letter from
by Luke Stobart

In response to recent right wing attacks, workers are organising to put pressure on Hugo Chávez to deepen the revolution, reports Luke Stobart.

In my view column
by Lindsey German

"I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat."

Union-made column
by Richard McEwan

At the time of writing, UCU members at Tower Hamlets College in East London have been on all-out strike for three weeks.

In perspective column
by Chris Harman

Economic "reforms" for increased growth are often justified by the ruling class as being good for everyone. But what is the truth behind the statistics?

Culture column
by Pat Stack

Last month James Murdoch, son of Rupert and CEO of News Corporation, gave a keynote lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

by Alys Zaerin

I would like to disagree with Tariq Ali's assertion (Interview, Socialist Review, September 2009) that the "mood in...

by Sara El Sheekh

I agree with Ghada Karmi that there is no other solution than a one-state solution in Palestine (Feature, Socialist...

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I have read Ghada Karmi's piece with great interest. She gives an excellent insight on the current political...

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Your enthusiastic endorsement of A Child in Palestine: The cartoons of Naji al-Ali (Reviews, Socialist Review, July/...

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Economist and author Graham Turner talked to Socialist Review about his new book No Way to Run the Economy, why he believes Keynes is misunderstood and what he has learned from Marxist economics...

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The opening pages of Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness contain a powerful description of the ideology of imperialism: "The conquest of the not a pretty thing when you look into it...

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Edward Carpenter - Tariq Ali - Caledonia - Hamzat's journey

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Director Marco Bechis; Release date: out now

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Directors Jacques Martineau and Olivier Ducastel; Release date: out now

by Christophe Chataigné

Director Robert Guédiguian; Release date: 2 October

by Steve Henshall

Directors Mike Wayne and Deirdre O'Neill

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By Lucy Prebble, Royal Court Theatre, London; Until 7 November

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Alcohol and Drug Problems: Law Enforcement and Legal Policy

Anna Celeste Burke

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Historically, U.S. policy has been characterized by long-standing ambivalence evident in the changing emphasis placed on prohibition as the aim of drug policy, and in debate about the ... More

Capital Punishment

Sondra J. Fogel, M. Dwayne Smith, and Beth Bjerregaard

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Capital punishment, the administration of death as a legal sanction, is a criminal-justice response to a restricted class of criminal activities that involve the killing of another human ... More

Children and Armed Conflict

Susan Mapp

The United Nations has defined six grave violations that occur in war that impact children: killing or maiming of children, recruitment or use of children as soldiers, sexual violence ... More

Client Violence

Christina E. Newhill

Client violence and workplace safety are relevant issues for all social workers across practice settings. This entry addresses why and how social workers may be targets for a client's ... More

Community Violence

Neil B. Guterman and Muhammad Haj-Yahia

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Community violence represents a widespread concern receiving increasing attention by social workers. This article considers the problem of community violence and our present understanding ... More

Confidentiality and Privileged Communication

Carolyn I. Polowy, Sherri Morgan, W. Dwight Bailey, and Carol Gorenberg

Confidentiality of client communications is one of the ethical foundations of the social work profession and has become a legal obligation in most states. Many problems arise in the ... More

Crime and Criminal Behavior

Margaret E. Severson

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This entry includes contemporary definitions of crime, theoretical ideas about the etiology of criminal behavior, and information about the methods used to estimate crime rates in the ... More

Criminal Justice: Overview

Rudolph Alexander Jr.

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The criminal justice system traces its roots to ancient times. When the 13 original colonies were formed, they brought many of the laws and legal processes from England. Traditionally, the ... More

Criminal Justice: Criminal Courts

Diane S. Young

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This entry on the adult court system in the United States discusses the foundation, structure, and authority of courts at federal, state, and local levels. The role of criminal courts, the ... More

Criminal Justice: Corrections

C. Aaron McNeece

The United States has more than 7 million adults under correctional supervision, with more than 2 million incarcerated. The history and theories behind incarceration are described, along ... More


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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Recipe: Homemade Pear Syrup

I love pears. They're my favorite non-banana fruit, and I love everything about them. The way their bulbous curve fits my hand slightly better then an apple. The sweet, but subtle flavor. Which brings me to the first of my next two posts-I wanted to make my own pear soda. However, I haven't had much time to plan out and brew my planned concoction, so the next best thing was to make some pear syrup and combine it with some club soda and see how it goes.
First, I peeled the skin from an apple and a pear. Then I set 2 cups of water to boil, adding 2 cups of sugar as I went for a basic simple syrup. After dissolving the sugar and getting a good mix in, I threw in the peels and covered, allowing to simmer for about 7 minutes. Took out a few tablespoons and allowed them to cool. I thought it was okay, but my wife tried it and said it was too much sugar and not enough anything else.
To correct this, I took the leftover pear "core"(which was only about half-eaten) from my daughter's post lunch snack and threw it into the pan with the rest of the syrup. I brought the heat back up to a medium high, covered with a lid and let simmer for 10 minutes.
Wow! I'm glad my wife was there with her sugar-repellent taste buds. Taking a sip of this syrup is liking biting into a fire-roasted pear-super sweet and very peary. It even retained the flavor of the peel-which just makes it that much better. I haven't combined it with club soda to try out the soda aspect yet, but it is great on pancakes along with being a very tasty fruit dip.
Next up I'll be reviewing a pear soda from the Pacific Northwest.

  1. Thanks for posting this .. I was wondering what to do with some pears that were left over and I made this today to have with pancakes..delicious! Thanks again!

  2. Just made this recipe and it is fantastic! Thanks so much for posting.

    (And I recommend adding a cinnamon stick to the last few minutes while it's simmering.)

  3. I've scoured the web looking for a pear syrup recipe but none to be found, I too want to try the pear soda mix as I dont know what all those chemicals are in soda's. I want it simple.. fruit sugar and carbonated/club soda. The pancake idea sounds good as well.

  4. can u ferment this with beer yeast? and carb it naturally


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Friday, December 23, 2011

Turn and Face the Strain

My husband has been singing this song by the inimitable David Bowie as we undergo our move. One verse I want to quote for you:

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A Temporary Lapse

Due to the overwhelming necessity of focusing on our move, guests, family, and the holidays, I'm signing out until the New Year. Thanks for your support, comments, and interesting thoughts! I look forward to reconnecting once our internet works again and I have a few moments to call my own.

Many blessings in this season!

I will be:

Playing music with family
Eating way too much wonderful food
Baking Bread

And many more things including, but not limited to: packing and unpacking, trying to set internet up at the new place, moaning in frustration over the ineptitude of the internet company, watching movies with my husband, eating homemade French Onion Soup, and making music with family.

I'll look forward to resuming contact in a few weeks! Until then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

I've always considered myself a change-lover, but I'm not sure where I got that misconception. The truth is, I love to think about change, to roll new ideas over in my mind, to look into the ramifications of this move or that opportunity, but when a door opens and I must go through it in my life, I suddenly think of all the things I'll miss from my old place, and find the uncertainty of the new overwhelming. Emotionally, I struggle until I find a new equilibrium.

The first box packed!
This I have had the chance to observe in myself lately, because my husband and I are moving. It's a wonderful move--lateral in space but most definitely an improvement on financial fronts--that will give us the freedom to consider more opportunities in the future. We will spend our first night in the new place on Christmas Eve.

Now I am eight months pregnant, so I am doing more directing than actual moving, and dear friends and family are volunteering their hours and muscles. We are about halfway moved, at that awkward stage where it seems that anytime we need anything it's at the other house.

The strange thing I'm realizing is that my fear of change does not make change bad! In fact, this fear should be faced and laid to rest as I root into the unchanging soil of love within and around me. If all were to change in a terrible way, I would still be loved and would still love. So let me hold to what is sure while all around me swirls, while my physical environment shifts, and while my accustomed routines are disrupted. Because I have all I need, here within me and beside me.

All I need is love. The rest is dispensible.