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A memorable quote from my favorite movie of all time: "Leave the gun. Take the cannoli." The Godfather has supplied many quotable lines, and that is surely one of them.
A little tribute to my friend and flickr contact, 8. SiMpLe. RuLeS.
Happy Birthday Trixie!
Taco Tuesday lighting above the table. To clarify, the habanero sauce was hot. Thanks AlmonRoth for being so quotable.
A house in Fitzroy Square, central London, which played host to two literary giants – though not at the same time.
The upper plaque reads, 'George Bernard Shaw lived in this house from 1887 to 1898. From the coffers of his genius he enriched the world'.
It was here that he published his early plays, notably Arms and the Man in 1894 and Mrs Warren's Profession in 1898. The highly quotable sentence on the plaque is what Shaw's housekeeper wrote on a note she attached to his gate to announce his death.
The blue plaque commemorates the residency of Virginia Woolf, the novelist and critic, who lived here between 1907 and 1911. The plaque was installed by the Greater London Council in 1974; the GBS brass plaque by St Pancras Borough Council in 1951.
All this plus glorious blood-red geraniums!
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 €.
My tradition is to create something in my sketchbook for cast members to sign the final weekend. It's a fun way to remember the cast and the quotable quotes.
’Melon balls gone troppo by Su_G': entry in Spoonflower's 'Tropical Fruits' Design Challenge. No AI - Hand-drawn line art + patterns. © Su Schaefer 2023
Who knew there were so many tropical fruits? My working list included: avocado, banana, coconut, durian, fig, guava, honeydew melon, jackfruit, longan, lychee, mango , papaya (pawpaw), passionfruit, pineapple, rambutan, rockmelon, starfruit (carambola), watermelon - most of which grown in Australia's tropical north, while some also grow in semi-tropical/ temperate areas. The phrase 'gone troppo' has long been used to describe a local madness that comes over those who live in the extremely tropical areas at the time of the 'build up' - the extreme humidity that occurs before the monsoonal rains start.
Shown as a throw rug mockup c/o Spoonflower.
Sorry that the new voting system still has bugs... www.spoonflower.com/design-challenge/Tropical-Fruits is the link for voting - generally open for one week only.
BUT be warned! There may be about 1,500 entries, many of which will have little to no relationship to the brief (Tropical fruits) & we're still playing spot the AI-generated entries (they're the ones with strange numbers of fingers and toes & other pretty ordinary mistakes that humans just don't make).
If you do feel reckless and decide for the "new and exciting" voting experience please let me have some quotable quotes re what worked and what didn't so I can pass them on to Spoonflower. Thank you! :-)
But I understand if that's too much.
[Melon balls gone troppo by Su_G_throw_mockup]
'Birthday Stripes Memphis on White by Su_G': bright yellow, pink, blue non-directional free form (rough) stripes on white. Original: hand-drawn line art. © Su Schaefer 2023
Relates to: 'Birthday Party Table Linens by Su_G': bright yellow, pink, blue one-way free form stripes on white.
Wallpaper mockup c/o Spoonflower.
New voting system still buggy... www.spoonflower.com/design-challenge/non-directional-wallpaper-2023-06/vote may be the link for voting - patience needed as can take time to get past the gray boxes stage - voting is generally open for a week.
Be warned! There will probably be around 1200 entries, and in previous contests they've been hard to see in the wallpaper mockups, that's why my entry is big, bright & bold!
Please share any quotable quotes re the voting experience so I can pass them on to Spoonflower (what worked, what didn't). Thank you! :-)
[Birthday Stripes Memphis on White by Su_G_wallpaper_mockup]
"If humans could have one super power, what would it be? I have finally decided that it would be the power to see things from another perspective. You could be in a war and hear the enemy's mind praying to make it home safe. There wouldn't be as many wars."-hallie geier
Its the quote on the inside sleeve of a Kimya Dawson CD.
And this is a hand embroidered plushy quotable :)
its up for grabs here rhiancaroline.typepad.com/rhiancaroline/2008/10/24-down.html
For FGR: Quotes and Frames
July's Alphabet Soup: B is for Bathroom!
365 days of my dog: Day 34
Theme of the week: Accessories.
Sorry I haven’t posted in over a month, haven’t been working on much.
But here’s this.
Back row (L2R)
10. Batman Begins- the dark knight trilogy film I rewatch the most. This movie is really underrated, probably because dark knight is considered to be a masterpiece people forget this one is almost as good. 34th favorite film overall.
9. Kick-ass- finally got around to watching this and I’m surprised people don’t talk about it more it’s got great performances and is able to balance multiple genres at once. While being a good superhero parody movie it’s also probably the most realistic superhero movie. 33rd favorite movie overall
8. Batman (89)- quite possibly the most comic accurate film out there. I may have listed dark knight higher but jack Nicholson is by far a better joker imo. One of the best parts about this movie is how quotable it is. 31st favorite movie overall
7. Watchmen- first off, I’ve only seen the directors cut so I’m basing it off that. This movies really good. Best parts easily the performances and visuals. Feels like the comics came to life. Obviously the graphic novels better. Very interesting if you can get Alan Moore’s satirical and political messages. 25th favorite film overall
6. Shazam!- man, this was way more fun than I thought it would be. Kinda felt like spider-man 1 for dc. Everything about this is really good, except for sivanna’s dialogue was pretty iffy and a bit of the cgi was off. Shazam really feels like an older billy batson in this, wasn’t for sure if they could pull that off. 23rd favorite film overall
Front row (L2R)
5. The dark knight- lots of people call this one of the best movies ever made. And I do really enjoy of course, it’s got quite a few plot holes. But I really enjoy the darker tone of his film. And of course all the performances are excellent. The movie is suspenseful and got plenty of action from start to finish. Not much to say about this movie that hasn’t already. 20th favorite film overall.
4. Spider-man into the spider-verse- another amazing film from start to finish. All the detailing put into this is really impressive. The voice acting is done really well. All the world building doesn’t seem rushed or excessive. Quite possibly the most fun film on the list, oh and it won an Oscar. 17th favorite film overall
3. Captain America the winter soldier- surprisingly the only mcu film on the list. Really like me a good conspiracy, so seeing a conspiracy done in a comic book world was always really interesting to me. Got a somewhat darker tone, but still manages to have humor within it also. All the actors work really well together and the stealth suit used in this is definitely caps best. 16th favorite film overall
2. Logan- only a matter of time before I got here. Like with the dark knight so much has already been said it’s hard to know what to put. However I can say this does make probably a perfect ending to wolverines character by giving a darker tone and placing it in the soon future. The movie feels like a western set in the future, which is very interesting and I don’t think it’s ever been done. Action was great acting was also. 15th favorite film overall.
1. Kingsman the secret service- so this is actually based on a comic done by mark miller (who also did kick-ass) the movie keeps you engaged and entertained all the way. All the spy gadgets are really interesting. Action in this is amazing especially that church fight. The acting is also done nicely except Sam l. Jackson’s fake lisp shouldn’t have been there. Film is really fun and doesn’t get boring in rewatches. Can’t recommend enough. 9th favorite film overall.
So what’s yer top 10?
Can't say I'm liking the game as much as previous installments but I do like Nick Valentine's character and how his voice actor plays him is pretty well spot on. I expected more 40s private eye quotables said in a gravelly tone maybe, but he's a good guy. My favourite companion so far. SPOILER: Right in the feels ;_;
Fallout 4
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Freecam, hide HUD via console commands
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Marigold: not fancy but fine!
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are".
~Teddy Roosevelt
Taken for Flickr's Our Daily Challenge: 5 QUOTABLE QUOTES
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 €.
- Saint Ignatius
A blessed (and somber) Good Friday to you all
World-famous route 66 / America's highway / Kingman / Mohave County / Arizona
~Albert Einstein
HAPPY NEW YEAR....2012 HERE WE COME!!!!!
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
~The bicycle is a curious vehicle. Its passenger is its engine. ~John Howard
~The bicycle is the most efficient machine ever created: Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of three thousand miles per gallon. ~Bill Strickland, The Quotable Cyclist
~Cycling is unique. No other sport lets you go like that - where there's only the bike left to hold you up. If you ran as hard, you'd fall over. Your legs wouldn't support you. ~Steve Johnson
~It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle. ~Ernest Hemingway
~What do you call a cyclist who doesn't wear a helmet? An organ donor. ~David Perry
~A metaphor for the journey through life of any living thing: Consider a man riding a bicycle. Whoever he is, we can say three things about him. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. Most important of all, we know that if at any point between the beginning and the end of his journey he stops moving and does not get off the bicycle he will fall off it. That is a metaphor for the journey through life of any living thing, and I think of any society of living things. ~William Golding
~Helen Keller said: Next to a leisurely walk I enjoy a spin on my tandem bicycle. It is splendid to feel the wind blowing in my face and the springy motion of my iron steed. The rapid rush through the air gives me a delicious sense of strength and buoyancy, and the exercise makes my pulse dance and my heart sing.
~Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy
I used to be a runner for years, but after many injuries I now have become a cyclist and love it! Yes, there was the "runners high" but ah...cycling has a high all it's own. If you haven't tried it, I highly recommend it. Great exercise no matter the pace, it's for all ages-no one is too old. Even if you have other injuries, often biking is forgiving and you can peddle away.
Hope you all had a great Christmas and wow, 2012 is almost here! WOW! How did that happen so fast?
I want to thank you all for your wonderful visits & comments over the holidays, what a blessing!! I have had lots of family here and still do, but I will be around as I am in and out. Looking forward to seeing what you are clicking : )
Have a great day!
With full can of XXXX in each…
consumed with half a kilo of Tiger prawns from Costco, the rest for tomorrow...
on Welcome to the Enlightenment!
on Silence Dogood Essay #3
yousuf on Benjamin Franklin’s Birthplace
Sites @ Suffolk University
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
It is commonly mistaken that Franklin once said, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” However, Franklin apparently did not like beer very much and was much more of a wine lover. The quote originally came from a letter that Franklin wrote to his friend André Morellet while he was in France. He stated,
“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy!”
www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htm
Although Franklin does love wine, here, he may be referring to the greatness of God and the wonders of the rain and the vineyards, rather than the greatness of wine. However, either way, the quote never had anything to do with beer.
It is still unknown who started this rumor, or when his words got twisted since it it so hard to trace the roots to a rumor that started so long ago. However, according to beer.about.com/od/historyofbeer, the rumor may have spread so broadly because so many people commonly use the quote, and after hearing it so often, it is automatically is believed to be true. Also, since Franklin is known to have a satirical side to him, it would not be preposterous to believe that he may have said such a thing. However, today the false quote is still printed on-shirts all around the world.
Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.
~Ice T, The Ice Opinion, quoted in Reader's Digest, "Quotable Quotes," February 2002
A wine-growing estate in the Chianti Classico region near the little town of Radda in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Some background information:
The Chianti region covers a vast area of Tuscany and includes within its boundaries several overlapping regions. Within the collective Chianti region more than 8 million cases of wines classified as DOC level or above are produced each year. Today, most Chianti falls under two major designations of Chianti DOCG, which includes basic level Chianti, as well as that from seven designated sub-zones, and Chianti Classico DOCG. Together, these two Chianti zones produce the largest volume of DOC/G wines in Italy.
The Chianti DOCG covers all the Chianti wine and includes a large stretch of land encompassing the western reaches of the province of Pisa near the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Florentine hills in the province of Florence to the north, to the province of Arezzo in the east and the Siena hills to the south. Within this regions are vineyards that overlap the DOCG regions of Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Any Sangiovese-based wine made according to the Chianti guidelines from these vineyards can be labelled and marked under the basic Chianti DOCG, should the producer wish to use the designation.
Within the Chianti DOCG there are eight defined sub-zones that are permitted to affix their name to the wine label. Wines that are labelled as simply Chianti are made either from a blend from these sub-zones or include grapes from peripheral areas not within the boundaries of a sub-zone. The sub-zones are: Colli Fiorentini, Chianti Rufina, Chianti Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montespertoli and Montalbano.
The original area dictated by the edict of Cosimo III de' Medici would eventually be considered the heart of the modern "Chianti Classico" subregion. The Chianti Classico subregion covers an area of approximate 260 km2 (100 square miles) between the city of Florence to the north and Siena to the south. There are about 7,140 ha (17,640 acres) of vineyards in this area. The four communes of Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti, Greve in Chianti and Radda in Chianti are located entirely within the boundaries of the Chianti Classico wine-growing region.
The soil and geography of this subregion can be quite varied, with altitudes ranging from 250 to 610 m (820 to 2,000 feet), and rolling hills producing differing macroclimates. There are two main soil types in the area: a weathered sandstone known as alberese and a bluish-gray chalky marlstone known as galestro.
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."
“What kind of world we are creating? It is the exact opposite of the hedonistic Utopias that the old reformers imagined. Something huge, terrible, and glittering—a world of steel and concrete, of monstrous machines and terrifying weapons.” – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four
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It’s been a while since I opened up Photoshop for a bit of cheeky image editing, so here’s the latest experimental result! This one depicts a very British dystopia. George Orwell remains an infinitely quotable chap for this sort of subject, and I highly recommend his thought-provoking literary works. 'Nineteen Eighty Four' was a truly visionary undertaking – it foreshadowed the concept of a surveillance society long before the development of modern day technologies that would make it all possible.
Britain is leading the world when it comes to CCTV. It has one and a half times as many surveillance cameras as communist China. The exact number of them in the UK is not known but an estimate in 2002 counted the figure at well over four million. The methodology of collecting such statistics is rather vague but reasonable research suggests that our country now has one camera for every 14 people.
The security infrastructure being created, whilst valid in many respects, presents a plethora of worrying possibilities. The coupling of CCTV cameras with facial recognition algorithms that track people through crowds, read registration plates and log all this data for future use is handy for current civil enforcement but leaves the door open for the state of the future to have profound levels of control over society.
(Thanks go to Richard Dawkins and the editors of Boing Boing for using the image to illustrate this article and sending lots of visitors here as a result.)
"It isn't that life ashore is distasteful to me. But life at sea is better."
-Sir Francis Drake
7DOS - "7 Days of Shooting" "Week #10 - Quotable Quotes " "Lines and Angles Friday"
Circumnavigating Australia Blog: nancyjean-alanarose.blogspot.com.au/
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 €.
A quotable quote from a past coworker who really wanted to quit as fast as she could. She was pretty cool.
I'm going through a teal phase. And that is one classy-ass frame.
For sale on the etsy cause I'm broke.
Act normal.
Hello! I'm catching up with my 52 weeks project though I know I'm ssooo way behind. But it's ok, right? As long as I didn't quit. =)
Btw, how are you?
Well, i'm good! I'll be joining a marathon this Saturday and i'm fairly positive that i'll finish it. 10km is soon to be crossed out on my goal for this year. Yaahooo! =) This is my way of staying healthy. And yes, I'm tryin to eat more fruits and veggies now. I'm cutting down on meat, oily and junk foods. :)
Lastly, i'm developing this attitude of Gratitude. Less complaining, more thanking :D
Okay, gtg. Off to the jogging track ;)
Love,
Vee
52 weeks : the 2022 edition Week 32: Water (Aug 6th - Aug 12th)
Our Daily Challenge 5 QUOTABLE QUOTES is the topic for Saturday, August 6, 2022 "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are".
La foto anatra_LagoPerso_Bousson2022_IMG_0102 che hai aggiunto al gruppo Our Daily Challenge è stata selezionata come foto di copertina del gruppo.
Flickr Monthly Scavenger Hunt 8. Summer Water Play (Or Work) ( msh0822-8 and msh0822)
"Winter is good -- his Hoar Delights
Italic flavor yield
To Intellects inebriate
With Summer, or the World --
Generic as a Quarry
And hearty -- as a Rose --
Invited with Asperity
But welcome when he goes."
- Emily Dickinson
Our Daily Challenge ... dots.
"7 Days of Shooting" "Week #10 - Quotable Quotes " "Minimal Sunday"
"All that glitters is not gold" ( originally all that glisters is not gold" is a quote from "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare. Basically it means that everything is not always as it appears to be.
Collectibles from Germany. Collected by Dad, WALC and Lorna in Germany 1930s
on Welcome to the Enlightenment!
on Silence Dogood Essay #3
yousuf on Benjamin Franklin’s Birthplace
Sites @ Suffolk University
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.”
It is commonly mistaken that Franklin once said, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” However, Franklin apparently did not like beer very much and was much more of a wine lover. The quote originally came from a letter that Franklin wrote to his friend André Morellet while he was in France. He stated,
“Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards, and which incorporates itself with the grapes to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy!”
www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htm
Although Franklin does love wine, here, he may be referring to the greatness of God and the wonders of the rain and the vineyards, rather than the greatness of wine. However, either way, the quote never had anything to do with beer.
It is still unknown who started this rumor, or when his words got twisted since it it so hard to trace the roots to a rumor that started so long ago. However, according to beer.about.com/od/historyofbeer, the rumor may have spread so broadly because so many people commonly use the quote, and after hearing it so often, it is automatically is believed to be true. Also, since Franklin is known to have a satirical side to him, it would not be preposterous to believe that he may have said such a thing. However, today the false quote is still printed on-shirts all around the world.
- B. Cybrill
Explore #154 January 17, 2010 ---> Who would have thought!?
For the wonderful and lovely group Parallel Vision created by the equally wonderful and lovely Westsidebeadery {Barb} and Kristina♥Kiessig.
The word for the week is Winter...
Took this right through the car window (crazy, huh?) while Cory and I were stuck in traffic. Everyone was surprised by the snow and forgot how to drive. It usually takes us about 5 minutes to drive from the library to Cory's place... on this night, it took us 45.
YAY for the Golden Globes tonight!! WOO!!
Only counting movies I saw for the first time.
So, uh, best documentary: Before the flood!
Best fictional movie: L'oiseau rare! Supercute, animated, 4 minutes long.
Best fictional & long movie: Not sure yet. Ask me again in 2026. D: As usual, I enjoyed most of them more or less, but some that stood out were Macbeth, A bigger splash, Better than sex, Dust (2001), Pure, Mustang, and Goldstone.
17-Jan-2016: 1. Carol
24-Jan-2016: 2. Macbeth
I saw it mainly because of David Thewlis, but it exceeded my expectations. Beautiful cinematography! Ultra-slow motion, dust, sparks, mist, and not least the SCOTTISH EARTHPORN! :D I had failed to consider the possibility that the dialogue might actually be in Shakespearian (or I would have re-read up on the plot), but it was. The subtitles rescued my ass, even though they, too, were archaic. I got the gist, and noticed a few quotable passages. :)
29-Jan-2016: 3. Far from the madding crowd
31-Jan-2016: 4. Suffragette
IN YO FAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!
5-Feb-2016: 5. Dust (2013)
I don't always list short films on my film lists, but when I do, perhaps they feature Alan Rickman. As the tooth fairy. Snorting a line of tooth-flour.
5-Feb-2016: 6. Swing
14-Feb-2016: 7. The Danish girl
*climbs onto rooftop*
*switches on megaphone*
Did I mention that Alicia Vikander is FROM MY HOMETOWN?!!!1!111!!!!1! %D
19-Feb-2016: 8. Bullhead (a.k.a. Rundskop)
Shady Belgian Blue business is shady. This had been on my watchlist since (presumably) the time of its release. It just got bumped up said list after I became a fan of Matthias Schoenaerts. :)
20-Feb-2016: 9. The Grand Budapest Hotel
21-Feb-2016: 10. A bigger splash
3 movies this weekend. Two with Ralph, two with Matthias. Yay.
1-Mar-2016: 11. Clouds of Sils Maria
I have passed pretty close to Sils Maria on my Interrail trips! :)
12-Mar-2016: 12. Nine
18-Mar-2016: 13. The bad lieutenant: Port of call - New Orleans
4-Apr-2016: 14. Mad Max: Fury Road
6-Apr-2016: 15. Touching home
8-Apr-2016: 16. Hot pursuit
9-Apr-2016: 17. Better than sex
"So tell me…"
"Yes?"
"With how many guys have you got to the sleeping-with bit?"
"You wanna know how many sexual partners I've had?"
"Yeah. Yeah, if you wanna tell me."
"A few. Quite a few."
"Mmm. How many's quite a few?"
"I don't know. You're not gonna go all strange on me, are you? Because I've... I've slept around a bit."
"No, of course not. Nothing wrong with a bit of practice. OK, you wanna fuck anything that moves, what's the big deal?"
"You're deranged. :) OK… Um… 27. No, 28, if we're just counting guys, and 31 otherwise."
"Mmm. I'm gonna take for granted the extra three were women."
"Good idea."
"28, eh? That's a pretty good memory."
"Yeah. Actually I was having this exact conversation with number 27 a few weeks ago, and he didn't like it too much."
"What, he wanted to know how many?"
"Mmhm."
"Didn't like it?"
"Nope."
"Hmm. Hey, hang on, let me get this straight. What, you found this guy attractive?"
"Mmm."
"And you asked him up here?"
"Yeah."
"You're both naked, you're having sex, right? No complaints?"
"No complaints."
"Hmm… He should be happy!"
"I know! I hate it when guys make you feel like that… So come on, your turn."
"What? What, how many? Well, I was a virgin before you forced me up here."
"Come on, how many?"
"I don't know. Never really counted."
"Well, ballpark it."
"OK, I'd say… uh, 40 to 50. Probably closer to 50."
"Oh, 50! God, you're such a slut."
"Mmm. Yeah, all women."
"Of course. So when did you embark on this rampage?"
xD
11-Apr-2016: 18. Grizzly Man
14-Apr-2016: 19. Gettin' square
David Wenham excellent. Again. :) He may well have been the most memorable (and least glamorous) character in the movie. Again. Looked like... like... a skinny gray baby parrot stranded on a sidewalk. :'(
15-Apr-2016: 20. This is the end
I watched it because of Emma Watson, who died after a few minutes. Boo. But wait! She turned out to be alive! But then she left forever after a few more minutes! *cri cri* The movie was pretty funny, although I can't identify with people who are scared of DEMONS AND THE SKY FAIRY.
16-Apr-2016: 21. Oranges and sunshine
19-Apr-2016: 22. Igor
21-Apr-2016: 23. Broadcast news
22-Apr-2016: 24. Eye in the sky
23-Apr-2016: 25. The Crocodile Hunter: Collision course
14-May-2016: 26. The drop
"Hey... You just... I mean... You just fucking shot him!"
"Yes, I did. Absolutely. He was gonna hurt our dog."
^_^
29-May-2016: 27. Alice through the looking glass
3-Jun-2016: 28. Nightwatch
28-Jun-2016: 29. Tapeheads
30-Jun-2016: 30. L'oiseau rare
Fave! I don't always list short films here, but when I do, they may have caused me to die from teh cute. x) Btw, I couldn't find an official poster, so the one in the collage is kind of home-made...
22-Jul-2016: 31. Molokai: The story of Father Damien
30-July-2016: 32. Dust (2001)
A fellow Wenhamaniac recommended it to me. She and I are pretty much the only people who enjoyed this speshul little movie. :p
6-Aug-2016: 33. Pure
Cosy British Film^TM about drug abuse. Features David Wenham! :D Bonus points because the football arena in the movie was located next to a hostel where I stayed in 2015. :B
7-Aug-2016: 34. Suite Française
10-Aug-2016: 35. Public enemies
13-Aug-2016: 36. The loft
7-Sep-2016: 37. Känn ingen sorg (a.k.a. "Shed no tears")
10-Sep-2016: 38. Cell
I read the book in early 2014, shortly after hearing the movie was getting made. I expected to see it much sooner... D: #firstworldpains
12-Sep-2016: 39. Änglagård: Tredje gången gillt
14-Sep-2016: 40. Dragon blade
13-Oct-2016: 41. Mustang
14-Oct-2016: 42. Snow White and the huntsman (extended)
20-Nov-2016: 43. Before the flood
Fave! But not that bit about chicken and other non-bovines. -_- Here's why:
"We recognize that people may avoid red meat on environmental grounds. Research suggests that pound for pound chicken is responsible for less environmental degradation than beef. Though some people may snicker about the impact of methane, or 'cow farts,' the warming potential of methane is 30 times that of carbon dioxide. Nevertheless, a diet that is responsible for hundreds of times more suffering is not made ethical by producing a lower level of greenhouse gas emissions."
Full article (by Peter Singer) here.
26-Nov-2016: 44. A clockwork orange
1-dec-2016: 45. Stockholm, Pennsylvania
2-dec-2016: 46. After the fall
3-dec-2016: 47. Blood ties
4-dec-2016: 48. Hugo
8-dec-2016: 49. Fantastic beasts and where to find them
10-dec-2016: 50. Paper planes
11-dec-2016: 51. Practical magic
16-dec-2016: 52. Goldstone
17-dec-2016: 53. Colonia
18-dec-2016: 54. The thin red line
22-dec-2016: 55. Passengers
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Vegan FAQ! :)
The Web Site the Meat Industry Doesn't Want You to See.
Please watch Earthlings.
Landscape with wineyards and olive orchards in the Chianti Classico region, seen from Vignavecchia wine-growing estate near the little town of Radda in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Some background information:
The Chianti region covers a vast area of Tuscany and includes within its boundaries several overlapping regions. Within the collective Chianti region more than 8 million cases of wines classified as DOC level or above are produced each year. Today, most Chianti falls under two major designations of Chianti DOCG, which includes basic level Chianti, as well as that from seven designated sub-zones, and Chianti Classico DOCG. Together, these two Chianti zones produce the largest volume of DOC/G wines in Italy.
The Chianti DOCG covers all the Chianti wine and includes a large stretch of land encompassing the western reaches of the province of Pisa near the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Florentine hills in the province of Florence to the north, to the province of Arezzo in the east and the Siena hills to the south. Within this regions are vineyards that overlap the DOCG regions of Brunello di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Any Sangiovese-based wine made according to the Chianti guidelines from these vineyards can be labelled and marked under the basic Chianti DOCG, should the producer wish to use the designation.
Within the Chianti DOCG there are eight defined sub-zones that are permitted to affix their name to the wine label. Wines that are labelled as simply Chianti are made either from a blend from these sub-zones or include grapes from peripheral areas not within the boundaries of a sub-zone. The sub-zones are: Colli Fiorentini, Chianti Rufina, Chianti Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Senesi, Colline Pisane, Montespertoli and Montalbano.
The original area dictated by the edict of Cosimo III de' Medici would eventually be considered the heart of the modern "Chianti Classico" subregion. The Chianti Classico subregion covers an area of approximate 260 km2 (100 square miles) between the city of Florence to the north and Siena to the south. There are about 7,140 ha (17,640 acres) of vineyards in this area. The four communes of Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti, Greve in Chianti and Radda in Chianti are located entirely within the boundaries of the Chianti Classico wine-growing region.
The soil and geography of this subregion can be quite varied, with altitudes ranging from 250 to 610 m (820 to 2,000 feet), and rolling hills producing differing macroclimates. There are two main soil types in the area: a weathered sandstone known as alberese and a bluish-gray chalky marlstone known as galestro.
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."
~Edward P. Morgan
Last week I was fortunate enough to meet talented photographer and blogger, Bree Walk. We have been online friends and we wanted to get together and do a photo shoot (A couple days after this shoot she was leaving with her family and moving to California. I couldn't let her get away before we had the chance to meet!)
She was lovely and I can't wait for her to come back so we can do more shoots together :)
This photo is one Cory snapped and I edited with some of my own touches and with the help of Kim Miller's outstanding actions!
The word of the week at Parallel Vision is "Fun." This past week I got to have SO MUCH FUN at a vintage photo shoot. I got to have my hair an makeup done and pose around/inside a GORGEOUS home. Josh, Megan, and Brindy made me feel sooo glamorous :)
Cory was sure to bring our camera along so he could snap a shot or two. This is one he took (and I edited) while I was sitting getting my makeup done.