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Raleigh, NC (Wake County)
The Capitol Area Historic District includes this central square, the surrounding structures - churches on each corner and government offices facing the capitol - and streets extending to the east and west. These streets include a number of distinguished and representative domestic buildings and churches. No commercial buildings are represented. Though the buildings represent a plethora of styles and periods, there is a persistent, identifiable continuity with few intrusions (except for gap sites created by large parking areas). The boundaries of the district roughly correspond to the locally designated historic district. (1)
The square itself became a landscape of commemoration for noble deeds, sacrifices, achievements, sayings, and official sentiments of the state. A third of the memorials pay tribute to individual and events of the Civil War. The largest and earliest of these, a Confederate monument erected in 1894, features a tall stone shaft on an elaborate base, with two statues, decorations, and inscriptions, and cannon placed at Fort Caswell during the War. Other Civil lvar monuments include Gutzon Borglum's statue of Henry Lawwon Wyatt of Bethel, North Carolina, said to have been the first soldier to die in battle; sculptor Augustus Lukeman's sentimental tribute to the women of the Confederacy (1914); a plaque honoring Samuel A'Court Ashe (1840-1938), last surviving commissioned officer of the Confederate States Army and noted editor.
The non-Civil War monuments include a mid-nineteenth century copy of Houdon's statue of Washington; F. H. Packer's statue of Worth Bagley, first American killed in action in the Spanish-American War; statues of Zebulon B. Vance (by H. J. Ellicot) and Charles Aycock, each flanked by tablets of bas reliefs by Borglum and quotable quotations; statue of noted educator Charles Duncan Mciver (1806-1906) by Ruchstuhl; and a large tableau (1948) of the three presidents of the United States claimed by North Carolina: James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, and Andrew Johnson. (1)
References (1) NRHP Nomination Form files.nc.gov/ncdcr/nr/WA0053.pdf
Guaranteed to make you slow down and make the driver behind you nervous...
Barbie Beach is a roadside oddity that has sprung up in nearby Turin Georgia. As you drive along Hwy 16 you cannot help but notice a sandy beach filled with naked Barbie and Ken dolls obviously having fun in the south Georgia sun. I've seen it before but never had the nerve to slow down enough for a photo - since this is an extremely busy highway. This weekend a jam-up at the intersection ahead allowed me to get a shot.
Check out an AJC-originated article here:
Barbie Beach turns heads in Turin, Georgia
Notable quotable on the beach's origin: "It takes two to three beers," Quick said, "to plan some of these things."
The Barbie Beach Facebook fan page: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=58070577786#!/group.php?gi...
By Bambam-Collective: Marc Hennes, Berta Mattern, Joe Villion,
Marek Kochanowicz, Mariya Sulymenko, Benedikt Rugar,
Pia Zölzer, Lena Schrieb, Ellen Wagner.
17,5 x 24,5 cm / Edition of 100 /
cover: laserprint / 44 Pages: riso print / 12 €.
Burgundy truffles from Tuscany, a truffle slicer and a good Chianti Classico: all you need to have for a plain and tasty dish (beside Spaghetti), photographed in our holiday home near Poggibonsi, Tuscani
Some background information:
These two burgundy truffles were our ingredients for a plain Italian dish, which we cooked in our holiday home in Tuscany and which can be seen here. Our dinner was accompanied by the pictured bottle of Chianti Classico of course.
The burgundy truffle (Tuber uncinatum) resp. autumn truffel is a mushroom and species of truffle that can be found in almost all European countries. Burgundy truffles have an intense, hazelnut-like aroma and are highly prized for their gastronomic qualities. They smell a bit of garlic and malt. Burgundy truffles are used in the haute cuisine of France and Italy, as well as a substitute for the Périgord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum). Like other truffles, they are also canned and bottled for export.
Burgundy truffles have a more intense aroma than summer truffles and both are distinguished from each other in cuisine and commerce. However, molecular analysis showed in 2004 that these two varieties of truffle are one species. The differences between them are therefore likely due to environmental factors.
With bodies from 2 centimetres (1 inch) to 10 centimetres (4 inch) in diameter, burgundy truffles are relatively large. Their brown or black outer skin forms pyramidal warts about 3 to 9 mm wide, resembling rough bark. The flesh of burgundy truffles is yellowish or even hazel and has a rather compact texture that is evocative of the texture of carrots or kohlrabies. It is crossed by whity small veins that make it look marbled.
Burgundy truffles are harvested from September to late December, sometimes also until late January. They have a wider distribution than any other truffle species. Burgundy truffles are found across Europe, from Spain to eastern Europe and from Sweden to North Africa. In France they are found mainly in the north-east and in Italy, in the north and in the middle. In the United Kingdom they were plentiful prior to the 20th century, but are now rare.
Usually, burgundy truffles grow below ground in oak or beech forests, mainly on base-rich chalk or marly soils. But on rare occasions they can even be found in conifer forests. Their spores are brown and have a length of approximately 35 micrometres. The mushrooms are surrounded by a coarse-meshed net of lamellar structures.
Because all species of truffles can only be found below soil surface, it is almost impossible for human being to find them autonomously. Hence, truffle pickers are dependent on the help of animals with an exceptional scenting ability. These animals are either pigs or a few dog breeds that can be trained to find truffles. In Italy, the most popular dog breed for truffle hunting is the Lagotto Romagnolo. It is a curly coated little dog with an appearance of being robust and hardy. Lagatto Romagnolo dogs have generally sharp senses. But they are also very loyal and loving, which makes them the perfect family companions.
Chianti Classico wines are premium Chianti red wines that tend to be medium-bodied with firm tannins and medium-high to high acidity. Floral, cherry and light nutty notes are characteristic aromas with the wines expressing more notes on the mid-palate and finish than at the front of the mouth. As with Bordeaux, the different zones of Chianti Classico have unique characteristics that can be exemplified and perceived in some wines from those areas. Chianti Classico wines must have a minimum alcohol level of at least 12% with a minimum of 7 months aging in oak, while Chianti Classicos labeled riserva must be aged at least 24 months at the winery, with a minimum alcohol level of at least 12.5%.
Wine is cultivated in Tuscany ever since Etruscan times. However, the earliest documentation of a Chianti wine dates back to the 13th century when viticulture was known to flourish in the "Chianti Mountains" around Florence. The merchants in the nearby townships of Castellina, Gaiole and Radda formed the Lega del Chianti (in English: "League of Chianti") to produce and promote the local wine. By the 18th century, Chianti was widely recognised as a red wine, but the exact composition and grape varieties used to make Chianti at this point is unknown.
It was not until the work of the Italian statesman Bettino Ricasoli (1809 to 1880) that the modern "Chianti recipe" as a Sangiovese-based wine would take shape. Prior to Ricasoli, Canaiolo was emerging as the dominant variety in the Chianti blend with Sangiovese and Malvasia playing supporting roles. In the mid-19th century, Ricasoli developed a recipe for Chianti that was based primarily on Sangiovese. His recipe called for 70% Sangiovese, 15% Canaiolo, 10% Malvasia (later amended to include Trebbiano) and 5% other local red varieties. In 1967, the DOC regulation set by the Italian government firmly established the "Ricasoli formula" of a Sangiovese-based blend with 10 to 30% Malvasia and Trebbiano.
Today, Chianti wines are popular among wine connoisseurs all over the world, unquestionably ranking with Bordeaux wines. At the same time the famous Chianti wines also appear in popular culture. In the 1991 film "The Silence of the Lambs" Hannibal Lecter delivers his most quotable line: "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
I don't know what it is today but I've been in the most mischievous snarky mood after reading the news about Rumsfeld leaked memo. He's such a clever man and his past quotes are a great reminder of that...
""I am not going to give you a number for it because it's not my business to do intelligent work." -asked to estimate the number of Iraqi insurgents while testifying before Congress
"I believe what I said yesterday. I don't know what I said, but I know what I think, and, well, I assume it's what I said."
"Needless to say, the President is correct. Whatever it was he said."
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."
"If I said yes, that would then suggest that that might be the only place where it might be done which would not be accurate, necessarily accurate. It might also not be inaccurate, but I'm disinclined to mislead anyone."
"Freedom's untidy, and free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things." –on looting in Iraq after the U.S. invasion, adding "stuff happens"
desktop made using:
- wallpaper made from my photo and a quote by WB Yeats typeset in the Homemade Apple font by Font Diner
- Rainmeter (Faenzometer battery skin, Elegance2 clock skin)
- Metro UI Dock Icon Set for Rocket Dock
Windows 7 Ultimate
...couldnt think of any other title :))
"When you cant think of a title, throw in a quote" - ancient Sumerian saying ;) ps: why is it that they seem even more "quotable" when in italics? :))
Nothing more to see Large On Black, but definitely better.
Newspapers... hands - well - what can I say :P
Wonderful quotes to inspire and lift up at Oprah.com www.oprah.com/more.html?section_type=undefined&page_l...
Eckhart Tolle on Super Soul Sunday with Oprah... www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnZ83CSVWF8
In view of the country's difficulties, the joyful exuberance of these youngsters is touching. Maybe Zimbabwe's greatest resource and hope for the future; ODT These Humans; ODT Smiles, ODT quotable quotes "People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be".
~Abraham Lincoln
Volvo (3rd Gen) FH16 750 6x4R HSLP (2012-on) Engine 16120cc S6 single overhead camshaft four valves per cylinder twin sequential turbochargers
Decals Die Hard (welcome to the third party pal)
Fleet J Davidson
Registration Number 42 JD (Fleet based, cherished number)
VOLVO TRUCKS ALBUM
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The FH Series, is a series of heavy trucks, first introduced by Volvo in 1993 which has remained in production through several generation changes and updates. The FH range is one of the most successful truck series ever having sold more than 400,000 units worldwide
First unveiled in September 1993 as a replacement for the F Series as the FH12 and FH16. FH stands for Forward control High entry, where numbers denominate engine capacity in litres. which shared common cabs. The FH12 won Truck of the Year award in 1994
The third generation FH was launched in 2012 with major technology upgrades, and a new design. The company also introduced the first of its Euro VI engines, the D13K which became compulsory for new trucks from 2014. Other quotable new features are the I-torque driveline and the I-see fuel-saving technology. Volvo Trucks has demonstrated the new Autonomous Emergency Braking system that combines radar and a camera that works together to identify and monitor vehicles in front. The system is designed to deal with both stationary and moving vehicles and can prevent a collision with a moving target at relative speeds of up to 70 km/h. When the system detects a vehicle that the truck will hit at its current speed, the warning system activates a constant red light in the windscreen in order to bring the driver's attention back to the road. The flagship FH16 is built with the tried-and-tested straight-6 configuration, with a single overhead camshaft operating four valves per cylinder. In the interests of noise and general refinement, the camshaft is fitted with a hydraulic vibration damper, as well as the more usual one fitted to the crankshaft. Common-rail injection supplies the fuelling, but unlike the smaller Volvo engines, it’s into an airstream delivered by twin sequential turbochargers. The smaller one spools up rapidly to provide a quick response to demands for low-speed torque, while the second, larger unit provides high volumes for outright power.
Diolch am 94,825,457 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 94,825,427 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-352
Day 183/365
July 2
FGR--Can I Quote You On That? ...with quotes and borders
I found this quote here.
I also considered the following quotes:
"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install, A lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
and "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass
TRP--Brown/Beige
July's Alphabet Soup--B is for brown, beige, and books
Today I took both of my girls to the library. I dressed us all in brown or beige, but Elizabeth was too busy playing with the puppets to participate in our picture!
I love, love, love that both of my girls love books as much as I do!
Nick Fury week is almost over. But I have a few more shots to post.
The last stand, as earths mightiest hero's face the Skrull Queen. In the final battle in Central Park
Skrull Queen; We are here to save you. And we're here because in spite of all that you've done to our empire...He loves you
Spider-Man; uh...he who?
Skrull Queen; God
Nick Fury; Yeah? Well my God has a HAMMER!
Avengers Assemble! and with that the final Battle takes place.
Mystery Minis are a crapshoot. One day you get The Beast and all is good. The next you get Cyclops and are like, 'eh, at least it's a solid figure.' Then you get a third mini to complete the 'gram and it's Sabertooth. Not you're favorite character and the figure won't stand on its own.
At least he's a villain. I need more villains.
I grabbed the quote from a YouTube search. It's from the 90s X-Men series. That show was mad melodramatic. It was great!
Project: 3 X-Men Mystery Minis figures. 1 mini photography studio. 10+ years design doodling.
Project goal: Step 3: Profit!!! 💰💰💰💰
Wolverine: "You're getting a little ostentatious for a spy boy, Fury... or didn't you know there's a SHIELD emblem plastered on your jacket?"
Nick: "Look who's talking! Ya ain't exactly a poster child for Brooks Brothers, either. Besides, my undercover days are over! My mug's been plastered across the cover 'a Newsweek more time 'n I can count. I got as much hope 'a keepin' my identity a secret as you did when ya used ta disguise yerself with that stupid eye patch."
Wolverine: "Now look who's talking."
Nick: "Mine's real."
(Wolverine: Bloody Choices, Graphic Novel - April, 1991)
Volvo (3rd Gen Facelift) FH500 6x2 (2020-on) Engine 12777cc S6 503hp
Fleet Arclid Transport, Arclid Quarry, Congleton Road, Sandbach, Cheshire
Registration Number PK 71 OCV (Preston)
VOLVO TRUCKS ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157625222431370
The FH Series, is a series of heavy trucks, first introduced by Volvo in 1993 which has remained in production through several generation changes and updates. The FH range is one of the most successful truck series ever having sold more than 400,000 units worldwide
First unveiled in September 1993 as a replacement for the F Series as the FH12 and FH16. FH stands for Forward control High entry, where numbers denominate engine capacity in litres. which shared common cabs. The FH12 won Truck of the Year award in 1994
The third generation FH was launched in 2012 with major technology upgrades, and a new design. The company also introduced the first of its Euro VI engines, the D13K which became compulsory for new trucks from 2014. Other quotable new features are the I-torque driveline and the I-see fuel-saving technology. Volvo Trucks has demonstrated the new Autonomous Emergency Braking system that combines radar and a camera that works together to identify and monitor vehicles in front. The system is designed to deal with both stationary and moving vehicles and can prevent a collision with a moving target at relative speeds of up to 70 km/h. When the system detects a vehicle that the truck will hit at its current speed, the warning system activates a constant red light in the windscreen in order to bring the driver's attention back to the road.
The third generation FH was updated with a facelift in 2020, with most notably a new headlight design, an updated interior, new safety features, and efficiency improvements. The pre-facelift model continues to be offered in selected markets where the facelifted model was introduced, now marketed as Volvo FH Classic
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Thanks for 94,827,467 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 28.05.2022 at Smallwood Steam Rally. Cheshire REF 160-358
other chicken picture in : plus.google.com/100001448954947983372/posts/Fp9xyZywiL8
Chicken Idioms and other Funny Things We Say -
We've been amazed at how many common every-day sayings originated from people who owned and raised chickens. Who would have thought that the lowly chicken was so interwoven into our everyday lives? Below are some of our favorite chicken sayings submitted by our community members. Submit your own chicken saying:
Quotable Chicken Quotes
- “A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.” - Samuel Butler
- “I want there to be no peasant in my kingdom so poor that he cannot have a chicken in his pot every Sunday” - Henry IV
- “The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” - unknown
- "Chicken one day, feathers the next” - unknown
- “We can see a thousand miracles around us every day. What is more supernatural than an egg yolk turning into a chicken?” - S. Parkes Cadman
- "Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching for what it gets” - Henry Ford
- "Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.” - Chuck Palahniuk
- "Religion is no more the parent of morality than an incubator is the mother of a chicken.” - Lemuel K. Washburn
- "I'll change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot!" Dolly Parton's character in 9 to 5 movie
- "Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.” - Frank Lloyd Wright
- "Love, like a chicken salad a restaurant has, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor” - Helen Rowland
- "It is better to be the head of chicken than the rear end of an ox” - Japanese Proverb quotes
-"Ain't nobody here but us chickens" - Song lyrics, Louis Jordan
-"The Sky is falling!" - Chicken Little, childrens fable
- "Boys, I may not know much, but I know chicken poop from chicken salad.” - Lyndon B. Johnson
- “The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: the chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'.”
- "A chicken in every pot" - 1928 Republican Party campaign slogan
- Don't have a pot to put it in - 1928 Democratic Party response slogan
- It's a chicken and egg situation - Which came first?
Talkative Women
"It is said that even the hen reared by a talkative woman crows." - Sinhalese proverb
Hen party - a large gathering of gossiping women
A whistling woman and a crowing hen, Are neither fit for God nor men;"
A whistling woman and a crowing hen are two of the unluckiest things under the sun.
A whistling wife and a crowing hen, Will call the old gentleman out of his den;"
Whistling girls and crowing hens, Always come to some bad end;"
A whistling wife and a crowing hen, Will come to God, but God knows when;"
A whistling girl and a crowing hen can drive the devil out of his den.
A whistling woman and a crowing hen will always come to no good end.
Finance (or putting your cart before your horse )
Nest egg - to save a little money each week
Scratching out a living - to earn enough to get by on
Don't count your chickens before they hatch - don't plan on an outcome before it actually happens.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket - don't plan on an outcome before it actually happens.
Don't spend the egg money before the hen lays the eggs - don't plan on an outcome before it actually happens.
Chicken feed - small amount of money
Feather your nest - saving for the future
Chicken Jokes
What the hen said when she saw the scrambled eggs......my children are all mixed up!
Yolks on you - Jokes on you - play on words
Why'd the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum/armadillo that it CAN be done!
Which came first the chicken or the egg?
Hen Sayings
Hen house - large number of females living in the same house
Mother hen - very protective
Madder than a wet settin' hen - very angry
Fussing like an old hen - angry
Work as hard as a hen hauling wood- hard working
Hen cackle – to laugh
Laid an egg – failed
Feeling like Henny Penny – one person doing all the work
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow - a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
A hen that struts like a rooster is often invited for dinner - pride goeth before the fall
Scarce as hen's teeth - extremely hard to find
Long long ago, when chickens had teeth - once apon a time
Chick - young girl or teenager
Roosters (get no respect!) Sayings
Hen-pecked - nagged
The rooster may crow but the hen delivers the goods.
The rooster may crow, but this hen lays the egg!
The rooster may rule the roost but the hen rules the rooster.
The rooster makes all the noise, but the hen rules the roost!
Rooster games - willing to fight instead of trying to work out a problem.
Chicken Behavior Descriptions
Flew the coop - gone
Up with the chickens - waking early with the sunrise.
Going to bed with the chickens - going to bed early in the evening.
Walking on eggshells- treading softly where certain people are concerned; trying not to upset someone
Like a chicken with it's head cut off - running around with no direction
Like a head with it's chicken cut off - depressed
Shake a tail feather - get moving
Strutting' your stuff - Showing off
Strutting around like a banty rooster - showing off
Bird brain - senseless
Dumb cluck - senseless
You're chicken! - being afraid
Sunny side up - cheerful attitude
Hard-boiled - tough attitude
Over easy - soft inside
Chicken out - not follow through
That just flaps my wattles - when something annoys you
Ruffle your feathers - something annoys you
Chicken hearted - Not brave
Chickens have come home to roost - the past is catching up with you
No spring chicken - you're old. Plain and simple.
Like a banty on a june bug - all over you
Hatch an idea - put a plan into motion
Egg on your face - caught in an untruth
Put up a squawk - argue over something
Squawking - putting up a fuss
Rule the Roost - to be the boss
Pecking order - finding your place
Cock of the walk - to be the boss
Do chickens have lips? - dumb question gets a dumb answer
Play Chicken - a stand off, who will give first
Something to crow about - exciting news to tell
Brood over it - to worry; to hover over a problem
Chicken scratch - poor handwriting
Stick your neck out - go to bat for someone else
Stuck in your craw - upset about something and won't verbalize what's going on inside you; carrying a grudge.
Cock sure - to brag
Bad egg - less than honest person; poor moral standards
In a stew - got yourself in trouble
Neither chick nor child - a childless and/or petless person
Raise your hackle feathers - visibly annoyed
Cock and bull story - tall tales and elaborate lies
Nesting behavior- preparing a home (especially pregnant women just before a baby is due)
Empty nest syndrome - depression and loneliness when children leave home
Made from scratch - made from raw materials by hand
Making chicken salad out of chicken poop - able to cobble together things without many supplies or efforts
Chickenhawks - politicians who are pro-war but declined to participate themselves
Chicken lights - tractor trailor running lights
Tastes like Chicken - to describe the taste f any number of other meats
Use everything but the crow - use it up and wear it out; made due with what you have.
hatching rooster eggs - wasting time and/or resources
Eggs
Sunny side up - cooked only on the bottom, happy yellow yolk staring at you
Over easy - flipped once and the yolk still runny
Dippy egg - Southern slang; runny yolks (often sunny side up or over easy) for dipping toast.
Hard-boiled
cackleberries - eggs
hen berries - eggs
Scrambled eggs - Gold trim on Naval Officers Dress Hats
Have to break eggs to make an omelet - make a mess to get something done
Not everything it's cracked up to be - disillusion
Don’t cackle if you haven’t laid - don't complain if you haven't finished your part of the effort
Chicken Parts
Pope's nose / parson's nose / dashboard - The chicken butt - the boney protrusion where the oil gland and tail feathers are located.
Cock-eyed - turned or twisted toward one side
feet-n-feathers - the whole thing
QID with "The Expanded Quotable Einstein". Collected and Edited by Alice Calaprice. Irish tea-cozy courtesy of SLA. 2012. Photo by FSK.
One of Australia's largest rainforest trees may be seen in the mid north coast region of New South Wales.
The laser returned a figure of 66.1 metres. (64.4 metres on the screen, 1.7 metres added for the height above the ground at eye level). The tree was measured on the other side of the Wilson River, and the base of the tree was somewhat raised above the river bank.
So the actual figure would be less than this number, by a metre or three. 63 metres tall is a quotable figure for this tree.
I'm dubious of published heights of Australian trees. The scientists are too conservative. And the commercial and tourist publications exaggerate.
These figs are immense; they are giants, leviathans, colossal in the height and breadth. There's one nearly as tall, up at Sheepstation Creek in the Border Ranges.
Scientific publications say this tree may reach 30 metres. Don't you believe it!
Twenty or so years ago I wrote a poem about a giant. In mythology, giants are usually good natured creatures who live a happy solitary life. Often in their cave, and don't use their strength for anything but good.
However, in this case. The giant was being annoyed by a group of goblins. Who made noises, lit fires and were a nuisance.
I read this poem aloud to an audience of literary people. Gave the poem a similar preview, saying the giant is easy going as rule.
When reading the poem I made sure I did so very slowly. Usually I gabble and speak at an intensely quick rate. Which is mostly unintelligible for the average listener.
So, I read it very slowly. There were plenty of pauses, even though it is a short poem.
At the end, the poem got a lot of applause, I was shocked. A couple of people approached me after the reading, saying how horrible it was, and how bloody and disgusting it was. (Saying so in a complimentary way of course).
I had no expectation that it would evoke this reaction.
Anyway, the tree in the photo is a giant. The poem is about a giant. Here it is:
GIANT
they light their fires near my cave
drum and chanting
throwing rocks my way
too small to bother me
until today
I slept and a goblin came near
screaming in my ear
breaking a bad dream
I knocked it with a backhand flip
half my height
but what a bizarre fight!
it kicked and squirmed
a howling shriek
a turmoil of strength
before I ripped off an arm
the stink of black blood
the festering insides
I twisted the head off
hurled it to its mates
so now they know to let me be
don't mess with me
'cause I'm a Giant
I think therefore I was? No, I think there for I think? No, I think there for I forget, wait, I think therefore I.. I ... Lets see, two letters.. I think, therefore I .. Im not sure ...
I am
~ S.D. Gordon
You know how Cory and I are: we love any excuse to make cute cupcakes :)
I wanted to make little bird nests out of coconut but I have learned from past experience that not everyone enjoys coconut so I was sure to make some without.
New Easter post at Tiny Treasures... are you a member of the group yet?
May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.
~ Peter Marshall
One of the biggest challenges facing diplomats is problem of being required to frequently change the environment in which they operate and in which they are expected to deliver, explains the Ambassador of India to Georgia and Armenia, Mr. Achal Malhotra.
As the fourth Indian Ambassador to Georgia, Mr. Malhotra presented his credentials to President Saakashvili on December 3, 2009. He is based in Yerevan where he resides, concurrently representing India in Armenia alongside Georgia.
“In Armenia and Georgia… I [am] making my own earnest efforts towards forging closer ties with two out of three countries of the South Caucasus region, which has remained the centre of the international community’s attention for the past several years,” Mr. Malhotra told Georgia Today in an e-mail interview.
Having completed a Masters in Literature from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Tourism Administration, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981. He has served at the Indian diplomatic headquarters in New Delhi in addition to diplomatic missions in Moscow, Bonn, Vienna, Sri Lanka and Brunei Darussalam.
He is married to Mrs Anita Malhotra; His son Sahil Malhotra has recently graduated from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Q: Mr. Ambassador, do your impressions of Georgia match your original expectations?
A: It is my endeavor to visit Tbilisi on an average once in a month. Georgia and the Georgians are no strangers for me. I met several Georgians way back in the late 1980s when I was on my first ever overseas assignment in Moscow. The Georgian Restaurant in Moscow was my favorite. I had in the past known Georgians as humorous, unassuming and hospitable persons, and during my recent interactions with them I found them true to my perceptions and expectations.
Q: Diplomatic relations between India and Georgia started in 1992. What dynamics have taken place over these years to advance bilateral ties? What contribution has the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation program (ITEC) and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) made?
A: Bilateral relations between India and Georgia are on the right track. India and Georgia have recently signed three agreements which would raise the level of institutional mechanisms and also promote larger cooperation in the fields of trade & economy, culture and science & technology.
ITEC program and ICCR are two important arms of India’s Development cooperation program and cultural diplomacy respectively. ITEC is a program which has been devised to share India’s accumulated expertise and experience with developing countries in the fields of Human Resource Development and Capacity Building. Every year, the Government of India is offering a certain number of places for Georgian nationals from the Government, and Public and Private sectors to undergo short and medium-term training programs in India in diverse areas of specialization. These Fellowships are fully funded by the Government of India.
The primary objective of the ICCR is to promote cultural interactions with foreign countries. The ICCR inter alia offers scholarships to foreign nationals for undergoing Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses at various Universities in India. Two Georgian nationals have been availed of this opportunity this year. Now that India and Georgia have concluded a Cultural Cooperation Agreement, we expect interaction in this area to grow in the coming years.
Q: How fruitful are economic and business relations? Where are the areas you see untapped potential for development?
A: Bilateral trade between India and Georgia is still minimal and perhaps much below its potential. The “Best of India” Trade Exhibitions being held in Georgia from time to time have proved to be a win-win situation for both India and Georgia. These Exhibitions have helped Indian businessmen in popularizing quality and yet cost-competitive Indian products on the Georgian market; at the same time, these Exhibitions have generated considerable revenue for the Government of Georgia by way of duties and taxes. The Exhibitions also provide temporary employment for Georgian youth and also generate revenue as more than 200 Indian businessmen stay and spend in Georgia for a period of nearly 5-6 weeks a year. More importantly, these events have enhanced people-people contacts between the two countries.
The Indian investments in Georgia at the moment are focused on the metallurgy sector. Energy, particularly small and medium hydropower plants, pharmaceuticals, and the agro-processing industry are some of the areas where the potential remains untapped.
Q: Could you please briefly outline the domestic and foreign policy priorities of India?
A: India is a large country with a population of more than 1.2 bn. Its economy has displayed a great deal of resilience in the wake of the global financial crisis and continues to grow at an impressive rate of around 9%. One of the major challenges is to ensure that the benefits of growth reach each and every segment of society. The priority on the domestic front therefore is to work towards achieving inclusive growth.
On the foreign policy plank, India remains committed to principles such as good neighborliness and peaceful co-existence. It also remains committed to contributing towards the restructuring of the global economic and financial architecture, addressing issues such as global terrorism, climate change etc. Very recently, India has been elected as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a period of two years, beginning January 1, 2011. India received 187 out of 192 votes – the highest among all countries standing for elections to the UNSC as Non-Permanent Members.
This resounding endorsement of India’s candidature at the UN serves as a reaffirmation of the overwhelming support that India enjoys in the international community; it also reflects the expectations of the international community from India. During its tenure in the UNSC, India will discharge its obligations as a responsible member of the international community by remaining fully and actively engaged on all issues before the Council. India will also work with other like-minded countries to bring about reforms in the UNSC structure. India’s immediate priorities in the Council would also include peace and stability in India’s near and extended neighborhood including Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa; Counter-Terrorism including preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors and strengthening UN peacekeeping.
Q: In the Soviet times, people in Armenia and Georgia became familiar with the Indian lifestyle and culture mostly through Indian movies. How well does the tourism industry serve this purpose now?
A: Both India and Georgia have much to offer to a prospective Tourist. India has a large upper middle class population with sufficient disposable incomes. More and more Indians are now traveling to foreign destinations to spend their holidays; they are on a lookout for new and attractive destinations. However, the absence of direct or convenient air links between India and Georgia places some limitations. Nevertheless some Georgian Tour Operators have occasionally organized Chartered Flights to Goa, one of the most exotic tourist destinations in India. Recently, Armavia have started direct flights between Yerevan and Delhi and some passengers are known to have used this flight for traveling to Tbilisi via Yerevan. Some concerted efforts in this area can surely lead to the promotion of tourism, both inbound and outbound, between the two countries.
Q: What about your hobbies?
A: I like reading; I read for the purpose of remaining updated on domestic and international developments (an important prerequisite for a diplomat); I read also to meet my aesthetics needs. I am also fond of traveling, when I also indulge in amateurish photography; my preferred themes are Portraits and Nature. I have published a book in the Coffee-Table format with the title: Sri Lanka-India: Pre-Historic, Mythological and Legendary Links; it has several photographs which I took during my tenure as Assistant High Commissioner for India in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Q: You represent a country with an ancient history and culture including world-famous monuments and delicious cuisine. How do you feel being an Indian Ambassador?
A: I had the privilege of being born in Independent India in 1952, 5 years after India gained independence from British colonial rule in 1947. I belong to the first generation of independent Indians and thus I grew up as my country did. I have been witness to the incredible transformation of India, from an impoverished country into one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
I consider it as my proud privilege to represent India in Armenia and Georgia – two countries with whom the history of our people-to-people contact spans over several centuries. It is also my privilege to represent India as an ancient civilization with a history of over 5,000 years, [a country] which is the birth place of major religions and numerous political and spiritual leaders who have shaped the destiny of the country and also served as role models for the rest of the world. I am also proud to represent India as a modern country which is the world’s largest functioning Democracy, which is a vibrant economy endeavoring towards inclusive growth so that the fruits of prosperity are shared by each and every citizen of India. I am also proud of representing a country which is home to over one billion people with enormous ethnic, religious and linguistic diversity and yet bound together by the sense of unity in diversity and one identity of being an Indian first and everything else later.
Q: I can not wrap up an interview with the Indian Ambassador without asking about India’s national treasure – Mahatma Gandhi! Do you have a favorite quote?
A: With regard to quotes from Mahatma Gandhi, in my opinion, almost every word uttered by Mahatma Gandhi is quotable. While it is extremely difficult to rate one quotation better than the other, I personally like the following two quotations which are timeless and remain equally valid even after a span of more than 100 years.
No. 1: “We (ourselves) must become the change we want to see (around us).”
No. 2: “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed”.
This is extremely relevant in the contemporary context of sustainable development, which demands that we should exploit from nature what we need for the present generation but at the same time should also leave enough for the needs of future generations.
Q: Thank you very much!
"Georgia Today" 22/10/2010
For 365 Days, FGR, TRP, TOTW, and July's ABC Soup.
July 2nd - Quotably Suitable for Framing, Brown and Beige Unlimited!, Accessorize, and The Letter B.
B is for bridge.
This bridge is connected to a bike trail I sometimes ride and crosses over Dry Creek. The creek's name is perfectly suitable, as I believe it is the same creek that I jumped over on day 154. Not a lot of water, but it's still nice scenery.
Accessory: I'm wearing all brown, but I especially wore my brown sunglasses today rather than my purple ones that match my bike.
TRF: I'm also wearing brown flip flops. Remind me to never bike in flip flops again, mmm'k?
24/100 Possibilities~ 100 Possibilities Project set
Benjamin Franklin, born January 17, 1706
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass 'armonica'. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania. He was an early proponent of colonial unity and as a political writer and activist he, more than anyone, invented the idea of an American nation[1] and as a diplomat during the American Revolution, he secured the French alliance that helped to make independence possible.
Franklin is credited as being foundational to the roots of American values and character, a marriage of the practical and democratic Puritan values of thrift, hard work, education, community spirit, self-governing institutions, and opposition to authoritarianism both political and religious, with the scientific and tolerant values of the Enlightenment. Franklin became a newspaper editor, printer, and merchant in Philadelphia, becoming very wealthy, writing and publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and the Pennsylvania Gazette. Franklin was interested in science and technology, and gained international renown for his famous experiments. An accomplished diplomat, he was widely admired among the French as American minister to Paris and was a major figure in the development of positive Franco-American relations. Toward the end of his life, he became one of the most prominent abolitionists.
Benjamin Franklin was born on Milk Street, in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 17, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler, a maker of candles and soap, whose second wife, Abiah Folger, was Benjamin's mother. Josiah's marriages produced 17 children; Benjamin was the fifteenth child and youngest son. Ben attended Boston Latin School but did not graduate; he continued his education through voracious reading.
At the age of 17, Franklin proposed to 15 year old Deborah Read while a boarder in the Read home. At that time, the mother was wary of allowing her young daughter to wed Franklin. Her own husband having recently died, Mrs. Read declined his offer of marriage to her daughter. Besides, Franklin had a baby boy named William, by a woman whose identity remains unknown. Deborah married a man named John Rodgers. This proved to be a regrettable decision. Rodgers shortly avoided his debts and prosecution by fleeing to Barbados with her dowry, leaving Deborah behind. With Rodgers' fate unknown, and bigamy illegal, Deborah was not free to remarry.
Franklin established a common-law marriage with Deborah Read on September 1, 1730, and besides taking in young William, together they had two children. The first, Francis Folger Franklin, born October 1732, died of smallpox in 1736. Sarah Franklin, nicknamed Sally, was born in 1743.
Like the other advocates of republicanism, Franklin emphasized that the new republic could survive only if the people were virtuous in the sense of attention to civic duty and rejected corruption. All his life he explored the role of civic and personal virtue, as expressed in Poor Richard's aphorisms. Franklin later in life rarely attended Sunday services but commented that "...Sunday being my studying day, I never was without some religious principles. I never doubted, for instance, the existence of the Deity; that He made the world, and governed it by His providence; that the most acceptable service of God was the doing good to man; that our souls are immortal; and that all crime will be punished, and virtue rewarded, either here or hereafter." One of Franklin's endearing beliefs was in the respect and tolerance of all religious groups. He consistently attacked religious dogma, arguing that morality depended more on virtue and benevolent actions than on strict obedience to religious orthodoxy: "I think opinions should be judged by their influences and effects; and if a man holds none that tend to make him less virtuous or more vicious, it may be concluded that he holds none that are dangerous, which I hope is the case with me."
www.earlyamerica.com/lives/franklin/
"I'm going away for a while.
But I'll be back, don't try to follow me,
'Cause I'll return as soon as possible.
See I'm trying to find my place,
But it might not be here where I feel safe.
We all learn to make mistakes.
And run.
From them, from them,
With no direction.
We'll run from them, from them,
With no conviction.
'Cause I'm just one of those ghosts,
Travelling endlessly.
Don't need no roads.
In fact they follow me.
And we just go in circles.
Now I'm told that this life,
And pain is just a simple compromise,
So we can get what we want out of it.
Would someone care to classify,
Our broken hearts and twisted minds,
So I can find someone to rely on.
And run,
To them, to them
Full speed ahead.
Oh, you are not useless.
We are just...
Misguided ghosts,
Traveling endlessly.
The ones we trusted the most,
Pushed us far away.
And there's no one road,
We should not be the same.
But I'm just a ghost,
And still they echo me.
They echo me in circles."
--"Misguided Ghosts" by Paramore
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I love this song SO much. Paramore's new cd has SO many quotable songs. It drives me crazy because I don't have enough pictures for all the quotes I want to use! haha
Here's something new. It's finally fall!
I'm going to some "haunted" houses tonight! = )
Dif version below that says "All i wanted was you".
Tempus Fugit: Time Flies. edited by Karl Jirgens. Windsor, [november? 2o15].
6-1/2 x 11, 4o sheets white bond perfectbound into white rectogloss card wrappers, all printed black offset with 3-colour process addition to outside covers.
cover graphic by Gary Barwin.
81 contributors ID'd:
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Lillian Allen, Liana Vrajitoru Andreasen, Joanne Arnott, Gary Barwin, Fausto Bedoya, John M.Bennett, Carla Bertola, Bill Bissett, Julien Blaine, George Bowering, Di Brandt, Sean Braune, Christian Burgaud, Natalee Caple, Dennis Cooley, Ellie Csepregi, Steven Da Gama, Frank Davey, James Davies, Christopher Dewdney, Tom Dilworth, Nathan Dueck, Paul Dutton, Amanda Earl, Stephen Emmerson, S.J.Fowler, Keith Garebian, Armand Garnet-Ruffo, Carolyn Gerrish, Marty Gervais, James Gray, Elke Grundmann, Kristjana Gunnars, Bernie Harder, Joe Haske, Merete Helle, Brian Henderson, Barbara Henning, Susan Holbrook, Marshall Hryciuk, Peter Jaeger, Tom Jenks, Karl Jirgens, Wally Keeler, Richard Kostelanetz, Micheal Laverty, Arthur Levine, Britt-Marie Lindgren, Alan Lord, Nicole Markotic, Daphne Marlatt, Lesley McAllister, Steve McCaffery, Eugene McNamara, Gustave Morin, Norval Morrisseau, Mihaela Moscaliuc, Erin Mouré, Eddie Mumford, Roland Nadjiwon, Lance Olsen, Onyinye Oyedele, Clemente Padin, Emma Paveley, Elise Puddy, Omaha Rising, Stuart Ross, Mari-Lou Rowley, Frank Sauers, Diane Schoemperlen, Jay Smith, Josh Smith, Stephen Ross Smith, Kate Solbecke, Laura Solomon, Morton Sondergard, Carol Stetser, Steve Tomasula, Guido Vermeulen, Andy Weaver
includes:
i) 36 YEARS OF QUOTABLE QUOTES FROM RAMPIKE 1979-2015, [edited by Karl Jirgens] (pp.78-79; bpNichol quoted from vol.5 no.2, p.78)
La Paz
Peace
~ If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.~
~~~ Mother Teresa
I think I'm going to take long walks and talk to myself a lot more now often. I was given a broken heart recently. I feel like healing isn't going to fix the love I was surrounded by. I am looking at myself from a high up perspective. The right feelings should be found up there. I let myself step outside of my perimeters. I let myself go, knowing the consequences. I knew the whole time. Like I was an elderly sister for myself I watched me go, but I’d be back and with a half way filled up cup, and bloody, bloody. I fell in and fell afraid of the way I felt as each day turned into each moment. I never got to say it, and I kept hearing myself say "it's going to make you feel like a million dollars worth spending". I'm not going to go through this being angry or blaming the one who left. He did it for himself, I hope what was wrong in his head is now fixed. The hard thing to admit to myself is what I'm going to miss the most. I'm going to miss those people I fell in love with, every single one. They are the people who I felt comfortable around enough to shout out words that meant nothing, laughing won't be there. I just felt like that's where I belonged, for the first time in my short life. I already want those times back. I'm finding my way back home to the heart I used to have, it wasn't graceful, and it wasn't broken. I know I'll bother it enough until I stomp out the cracks . . . there's not enough footprints on it just yet. I don't want pity from people, just treat me like you used to. Treat me fair give me what I deserve. I'm trying my best to give it all to me. I don't know if you'll ever go looking, but I've been putting notes for you in the crack of an empty room. You’ll never know the way. "It all boils down to one quotable phrase, if you love something, give it away".
Great collection of saying image from all over the world.
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Below are some unique quote you can read :
This clip of Steve Jobs via Paris Lemon/Dalton Caldwell is just great. Jobs was one of the most quotable men in the...
Hansel, Zoolander (Really, the whole movie is quotable.)
Sadly, this isn't the first blue steel shot in my photostream. :)
For FGR (Zoolander) and TRP (Big Ass Shades).
Austin's New Central Library opened October 28, 2017. There is a massive, metal window shade mounted on the library's east facade. The shade is imprinted with quotes about books and reading.
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." - Gandhi
"I am still learning." - Michelangelo
Library Journal - September 1, 2013 - Fall Announcements issue
Fringe Florida: Travels among Mud Boggers, Furries, Ufologists, Nudists, and Other Lovers of Unconventional Lifestyles
American Alligator: Ancient Predator in the Modern World
Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs
Cuban Revelations: Behind the Scenes in Havana
High Seas Wranglers: The Lives of Atlantic Fishing Captains
The Quotable Eleanor Roosevelt
Skyway: The True Story of Tampa Bay's Signature Bridge and the Man Who Brought It Down
Enchantments: Julian Dimock’s Photographs of Southwest Florida
Zephaniah Kingsley Jr. and the Atlantic World: Slave Trader, Plantation Owner, Emancipator
Places I Never Meant To Be -- “In this provocative collection, Judy Blume, the censors' favorite target, assembles an all-star cast of young adult writers who have themselves felt the pain of censorship. Each contributes an original short story and some highly quotable observations on their own experiences and feelings when under attack. "Where once I went to my writing without a backward glance," writes Norma Fox Mazer, "now I sometimes have to consciously clear my mind of those shadowy censorious presences." – from www.amazon.com
I’ve been reading a lot about literary censorship in the past few years and this book came up when I was on Judy Blume’s website. It’s really amazing some of the ignorant, disturbing and downright ridiculous reasons people will come up with for challenging or banning a book. The stories in this book were really good – a couple of them were very moving and one had a really funny ending. I would recommend this book, especially if you grew up reading Judy Blume, Norma Klein and other challenged/banned authors.
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The Angel's Game -- “In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man, David Martín, makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city’s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house lie photographs and letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner.
Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Close to despair, David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book unlike anything that has ever existed--a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, and perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realizes that there is a connection between his haunting book and the shadows that surround his home.” -- from www.amazon.com
I’m about halfway through this book and so far, it is very good. There are some parts where the story drags a little but that’s balanced out by some really amazing parts.
Places I Never Meant To Be -- Started: July 4, 2009 Finished: July 5, 2009
The Angel's Game -- Started: July 5, 2009 Finished: July 22, 2009
25 Book Challenge 2009 Books #36 & #37
~ Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons, 1964
Cory and I stumbled upon a HUGE group of squirrels... be expecting more shots soon...
My notes from Matteo Bologna's presentation for AIGADC on January 26, 2012. One of the most quotable/tweetable/sketchable presentations I have ever been to...the perfect mix of humor and cheekiness. If you ever get a chance to see him talk, do it. And then make him buy you french fries afterwards.
Day 101 of 365: A Ray Bradbury quote that pretty much sums up my philosophy in life. You tend to get a few bruises along the way, but learn a hell of a lot quicker. Speaking of Ray Bradbury, "Something wicked this way comes" was my favorite book back in junior high.
For FGR: Quotably Suitable for Framing.
For TRP: Brown and Beige Unlimited
For TV: Juxtaposition. Added the little twist with the ankle shackle just for y'all.
Been doing a lot of pondering lately... If you don't mind I'm going to ramble for a while. I know I don't normally, but I feel like it tonight.
So, I've been housesitting, as you know, and the grandmother lives here with the family. Well, "Mimaw" stayed here while everyone is away and she and I have all our meals together (she even insisted on taking me out to dinner tonight. :)). We've had some really good conversations. I've been making our meals, but a couple days ago I came down with a bug. Mimaw was so sweet... she knew I was feeling blah and made some chicken noodle soup for me. It's not super easy for her to do things, so that meant a lot. Today after lunch I asked her if I could take her picture. She responded with, "Well, I suppose you can. I am Marilyn Monroe, after all. Of course, I won't look like her in the pictures. You know that, don't you?" She makes me laugh! Her sense of humor is great. More quotables would be, "When I was little, back in the dark ages..." and, "I'm not perfect. I'm just a little perfect." :D After a picture we started talking about families and family histories, which led to Mimaw getting a book about her side of the family. We spent over an hour looking at the book. So many pictures... and the stories she told! Wow. Everyone has a story. You don't see it just to look at a person. You don't know the depths of them; what they've gone through, the decisions they've made, the regrets they've lived with, the joys they've known.
I was thinking then too of my parents. They are completely amazing. I want to thank them for raising us kids the way they did and teaching us to care about others through their example. If they hadn't I know I wouldn't be here having a great time talking with someone who is 57 years older than me! My world doesn't consist of just me and I can learn soooo much from others! -Especially those who have lived longer and experienced more than I.
I have a challenge for you.
Take one moment from your busy day and tell someone you appreciate them. Thank them for some little thing they've done. It'll make their day and yours. Try it.
it's thursday, but no work tomorrow, so really, it's KIND of like friday! four day weekend WIN.
it's pouring out, but i'm just so damn giddy. i'd say i can't sit still, but i have a task tonight. no work tomorrow means i can catch up on those random movies i've never seen but picked out of the LVL 0.49 bin at the grocery store. tonight's flick(s):
-swimming with sharks (couldn't stand it. FF'd to the end.)
-what's eating gilbert grape (expected better things. dicaprio's performance was epic.)
-outside providence ("my brother's in a wheel chair because of a freak accident as a kid. one day we were playing touch football and he fell off the roof." quotable stuff.)
spinspinspinspin! one day i will actually put some effort into a hair-fwip shot.
037/365