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Does anyone know if there will be vendors at the conference besides PHP and Great Hall Productions, who I assume will be offering their wares?
I've put in an email to PHP, but thought I might get a quick answer here.
Thanks!
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And I still can't get over that the "good" vampires don't try and save innocent humans from succumbing to other bad vampires.
I know Carlisle is a doctor, and good for him, but what about all of those tourists in the second book? Wouldn't a real good and wonderful guy try to help all people from their certain fate? Wouldn't he die trying?
I personally couldn't respect my beloved vampire who was so obsessed with me and yet wouldn't try to help the innocent.
Is it enough to avoid blood on your own hands or do you have an obligation to stop others from killing to make you a real good guy worthy of the adoration Bella has for him?
I know. I know. Too deep. It is really just a fun read but Ed bugs me.
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I find him creepy. In fact, I find the premise of the books creepy. I'm in the middle of the third book and while I'd like to stop reading them, I can't. I've fallen under their spell for some bizarro reason.
And yet, the whole thing makes me shudder. I mean, he's a VAMPIRE!!!
Have you people not seen/read Salem's Lot??? And what about the sweet little lady in the second book with her rosary? Also, there's just something off about the fact that he pines to kill her but holds back because he loves her. Not to get too deep, but I find that bizarre.
Oh well. They are fun. Just weird.
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isn't so much about being terribly intellectually stimulated (unfortunately) but rather, it's a test of your ability to persevere. Everyone wants a good time or to be interested in everything they pay attention to, but not everyone has the ability to focus on that which they find mundane.
It is ironic to me that those with the least ability to learn the mundane end up in often the most mundane careers. You may be bored now, but if you don't push through in spite of your feeling, you'll end up with limited mundane choices as an adult.
So, my advice to you is to push through. Push hard. Realize that the choices you make today really do impact your future. If you want choice as an adult, you have to do the grunt work now. Think of it as building a house. Today you are laying the foundation of the great mansion (or shack) you will live with for the rest of your life.
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration and all of that. It's time to sweat. No one can do it for you.
And good luck. We've all been there. :grouphug:
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is to realize that I don't have much to do with why he isn't content when his job is making him nuts.
Really, just don't take it personally. Don't get emotional and worry about what you can do to make him happy. You're not the reason he's unhappy so don't think you can change his circumstances.
You don't want to end up feeling bad because you tried so hard to cheer him up and he's still miserable. And then, your hurt feelings can lead to getting irritated with him since he's not noticing you're trying so hard which in turn leads to friction which is what you were wanting to avoid in the first place. BTDT at the beginning of our marriage. Never again.
Just do your job as best you can, take care of yourself, and be available to listen if he wants to talk.
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An old boyfriend used to tell me that women were the "woe of man". More accurately, I was the woe of him and he didn't have the guts to say it.:D Wonder where he is these days.....:lol:
The following is from http://tafkac.org/language/etymology/woman_etymology_of.html
"Old English wifmann, wimman; from WIFE+MAN(human being) In other words, at the time the word has been traced back to, man(n) referred to a person of either sex.
A Dictionary Of Euphemisms And Other Doubletalk, by Hugh Rawson, has this (among other things) to say about the word "woman":
"Woman" itself has a curious history, which may be of some consolation to female readers, since it shows that they are not, linguistically at least, derivatives of the other sex. "Woman," superficial appearance to the contrary, does not come from "man," but from the Old English "wif-mann," where "wif" meant "female" and "mann" meant a human being of either sex. As late as 1752, the philosopher David Hume could use "man" in the original sense, when contending that "...there is in all men, both male and female, a desire and power of generation more active than is ever universally exerted." What happened as the language evolved, of course, was that males gradually arrogated the generic "mann" to themselves, while the old word for female, "wif," was diminished into wife, [...] Today, some men still insist that when they use "man" in such constructions as "The proper study of Mankind is Man," or "Man is a tool-making animal," they do not intend to imply that their sex is the superior, but they are fighting the tide of our time.
But then what can you do with a philosophy which believes changing the spelling of a word (womyn/womin/wimmin, they can't even agree on that) is a significant act? Or that Ms should be pronounced Mz (as in miserable) and not be an abbreviation for anything at all? (Why not just eliminate the use of Mrs and use Ms, pronounced Miss, as the logical counterpart to Mr?)
Anyway, all the capable, independent, intelligent, competent women I know (and that's almost all of them) have far better things to do with their lives than indulge in these inane academic parlour games."
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Woohoo!! I'm below my happy weight!!
So why aren't I happy? :001_huh:
I guess you need to gain a few pounds. :D
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Thought some of you might enjoy this calculator. The corresponding articles are interesting too.
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"There won't be anyone who calls upon the name of the Lord (i.e. puts their faith in Jesus Christ, and finds out that they aren't part of the elect. The fact that they have put their faith in Christ proves that they *are* part of the elect. If God hadn't drawn them, they wouldn't have been able to trust in Christ."
It was my understanding that the number of the elect was fairly small. I think I've read the number to be 144,000?
Is that the belief held? If so, couldn't the elect already be filling heaven? That number is just so small....
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1. Read a book aloud to each other.
2. Take a class- doesn't have to be academic, could be cooking, gardening, photography, home repair, etc.
3. Learn to SCUBA together- it's easy to keep up with dh and leads to great vacations! (Not free or cheap but lots of fun!)
4. Take walks or bike together- plan to do all the trails in your community and have fun checking them off of your list
5. Talk about your dreams, your future, your plans, etc.
6. Start inviting people over for dinner more frequently or become friendly with another couple and do things with them
7. Exercise together
8. Have a movie marathon of your favorites
9. Learn to ballroom dance by taking lessons or renting videos
10. Cook together
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is that the price per share of stocks have fallen. If you are still investing the same amount of dollars, you are able to buy more shares. In the long run, you'll reap the advantage.
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"if someone walked up to me on the street and said, "I'll give you $310 to shave your head" I would probably do it."
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potatoes might work. Even better, depending on the veggies you're using, you could try sweet potatoes. I would boil and mash the potatoes and then mix with the other ingredients and then fry them in tiny bit of olive oil. You could also bake them, but I think frying would make them cohere better.
I was going to suggest beans which would be nice with the rice, but it looks like they're out too.
Hope you find something that works!
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and since I used the term first, I feel obliged to define it.
I define "freaking out" as altering your life or decision making criteria before the law has been implemented.
I think meaningfully seeking out what the law entails and then trying to help shape the law into what it should be is admirable. This is not "freaking out" but is instead a worthy endeavor.
OTOH, forwarding to your dear friend KJB a million emails about how KJB should buy all kinds of things now because they won't be available soon seems a little like "freaking out" and is the kind of behavior I am trying to discourage.:lol:
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Pencils use graphite and not lead.
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The law was just so poorly written, I couldn't believe it even passed. You're right that people "freaking out" probably positively changed the outcome.
I guess a more appropriate way to describe my feeling is, it's too soon to make life changes based on this law that has yet to be implemented. Some smart people are clearly waking up those that slept through the passing of this law initially.
And in general, I am in the "don't freak-out" camp of life. Kudos to those who do and keep the world running smoothly.
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It seems like they would be able to tell you if they will have to comply or not.
I would think they would test if required and then raise their prices accordingly. Of course, I'm speaking through my hat as I really don't know what will happen.
Here's an excerpt from an LA Times article:
"Outraged thrift store owners blitzed the commission with objections, and on Tuesday the two-member panel gave preliminary approval of several measures to exempt products made from natural materials, such as cotton and wood, from the rules.
But the commission said those exemptions would not be formally adopted before the testing requirement went into effect Feb. 10, fueling continued protests.
On Thursday the agency backed away even more, issuing a statement saying that "sellers of used children's products, such as thrift stores and consignment stores, are not required to certify that those products meet the new lead limits . . . or new toy standards."
Commission members Thomas Moore and Nancy Nord could not be reached for comment. But a statement issued by the commission suggested the retreat was driven by practical concerns.
"The agency intends to focus its enforcement efforts on products of greatest risk and largest exposure," the statement said."
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I think they are going to end up being exempt, but I could be wrong. I read that an exemption for them is likely. I'll try and find the article.
Added later: I can't find the article I read earlier but I think if the components used for a handcraft were certified than the new product or resulting hand-crafted object would be exempt.
I could definitely be wrong about this. One thing that seems to be focused on especially are children's toys so hand-made toys could certainly suffer.
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I think the freak-out is premature.
A few links for you:
Second Hand Stores Clarification
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/37303914.html
Thrift Stores Exempt
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-thrift9-2009jan09,0,7588285.story
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or staying at a Eurocamp or similar lodging facility.
If you're really trying to control costs, Eurocamps are like campgrounds that have trailers you can rent. The trailers are nice enough and depending upon the campground they can be really fun. We stayed about a ten minute train ride (with easy walking distance to the train) from Paris at a Eurocamp and had a great time. The trailer had a small kitchen where we could cook and three bedrooms. There are also activities associated with the campground and restaurants. I don't know if they are as common in the UK, but they are all over the mainland of Europe. If you're interested in details, let me know and I'll post again.
I know this may sound weird since it's unusual in the US but, also, check out (google) renting an apartment or small house where you want to visit. Renting apartments for vacationing is fairly common in Europe and not unusual. If it's off-season, you can sometimes get a great place and a good deal.
Have fun! We're heading to London for my birthday in March to see Phantom of the Opera. I can't wait!
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I wouldn't want to leave them with him all day so that I could go hang out at another Mom's house, unless her home were paradise. I just wouldn't consider that much of a break. I'd pretend I want to and would love to but "can't" and might use DH as an excuse.... I very very rarely feel any desire to "escape" from my children.
This sums up exactly how I feel. Well put.
I wanted to add: I've left dh alone with the children for a week and for a couple of weekends. I usually grocery shop alone with him home on weekends. He'd also stay home pretty much any time I asked, but I rarely ask. My dh works a lot and I enjoy spending his free time with *him* and not leaving him behind as caretaker of the kiddos.
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to Kazoo Toys, I think located in Denver, through Amazon. They shipped my son's Flying Turtle in time for it to arrive before Christmas after estimating I wouldn't receive it until January. It was his "big gift" and the only thing he'd requested. His big brother received a Razor scooter I bought locally and it would have been hard on the little guy to not have his gift to open. Kazoo also was the only company I could find willing to ship this toy overseas to an APO box. The shipping rates weren't outrageous for such a heavy toy, either.
So, thanks Kazoo toys even though you had me worried until the last second!
16 month old won't eat table food
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My friend's baby had William's Syndrome. Until age 2 the little girl ate nothing but her milk and not very much of that. She would hamster her food in the pockets of her cheeks and spit it all out as soon as her Mom had finished attempting to feed her.
The therapist began to battle the little girl's food issues by trying foods like Cheetos. The little girl branched out to healthier foods fairly quickly but she still has major food issues and growth developmental delays.
It might be a place to start anyway. I think getting involved with a therapist is a good idea. You can always quit the therapy if the issue is resolving but in the meantime you might get some helpful strategies.