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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Price really matters when it comes to car insurance

We love to save. It is a fact that doesn't need to prove itself right. Sometimes we want to believe something that doesn't seem too real. It is crazy and unbelievable how TV or advertising in general can influence one's mind. Commercials are made so that it blanks off our conscience completely - we trust every single word said if we see a good picture that matches our expectations. Nothing can stop us once we set our mind into something that we wanted to do for a while. TV and advertising is that "push"...

Since early 90s, back when people started to get more and more used to internet, advertising and online searching has become very popular in society. Practically millions of people became addicted to it and dependent on it overnight. With the help of web-sites that would allow you to advertise your services for free, companies that are dealing with cars and property started to earn more than ever. People received free quotes on subjects that they were interested in, companies became popular and talked about. Everybody gets profit from it.

But every person in this country clearly understands that cheap doesn't mean good. So can how you find a non-pricy deal and not have nightmares about it at night? First of all, you never have to lose conscience about any decisions that you are about to make. We all know that sometimes we are blind to see reality because we want to hurry with a problem that is hanging above our head, but when we rush into something; we are more likely to trip and fall than to do it correctly.

We all have connections. We are social people that communicate with each other. This helps a great deal as we are able to give and share opinions, help with advices. Most of us like the support family and friends are able to give therefore we address them for help. When it comes to insurances, automobile, for example - we have to remember that 70% of people in the world do have cars, they drive them everyday. This means the automobile insurance deal is a part of their life every single day. These people could do us a favor if they shared their points of view with us from time to time.

When you want to get a non-expensive insurance, you have to stay focused on the reasons why you need it. These reasons have to be included in your contract and kept as number one priority. Price matters when it comes to car insurances as the one that is greedy usually pays twice more later on. Cheap car insurance is the matter of many discussions. Some experts claim that you can't get a car insurance that would not cost you enough money to not get furious about it. Some say that it takes time and Internet is full of offers that may be suitable for any person. But all of them say one and the same thing when it comes to safety - please make sure you do not get fooled with your car insurance as nothing comes for free. If you see an offer that just looks "too good to be true" - stay away from it.

Fashion Brand

Developing A Fashion Brand
By Jennie Amit Gandhi

You walk into a party in a simple ensemble and furtive glances and raised eyebrows are what your encounter. Actually it's all about the brand you are wearing. You are right now making a statement.

Fashion Brand

That's what branding is all about. One look at the garment and the onlooker is able to relate the weave, work, colour, embellishment style or typical detailing with the name of the designer. Brand positioning is like sitting high on a pedestal and staying there. A brand could be an exclusive colour like white experimenting with all fabrics and yet the designing could get unique. It is like your personality, unique and distinguished.

Branding is a delicate subject. Once you choose a style it remains. Allowing modifications loosely, the concept should never change. Focusing on the target audience is a marketing skill. One has to adhere to a lot of survey in gathering information about clientele, competitive areas, and spending powers of the client. All this marketing techniques are catered to garner attention on the brand. Once the brand is consolidated, demand automatically generates.

For e.g. If you are focusing on apparel for Indian saris, a certain peacock motif or plain style pallu or zigzag gold-silver zari work in single lines would be a nice idea. Ideas seem many and it's a designer's perspective to create that effect.

Expansion of brand creation in the home market and international ramps is also to be well chalked out. Factors of all kinds like finance, turn-around times, talented and classified man power, marketing strategies broad based in seasonal selling, mega-sales and membership facilities is necessary.

Ultimately a brand should be evoking an emotion. A strong sense of recall and awakening from the client should be effectively registered. The creation be it a shirt, print, combination fabric or fashion should be niche, unique and a logo by itself.

World Biggest Tomato Ever Seen



Tomato is a herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family that is typically cultivated for the purpose of harvesting its fruit for human consumption. Savory in flavor (and accordingly termed a vegetable; see section Fruit or vegetable below), the fruit of most varieties ripens to a distinctive red color. Tomato plants typically reach to 1–3 metres (3–10 ft) in height, and have a weak, woody stem that often vines over other plants. The leaves are 10–25 centimetres (4–10 in) long, odd pinnate, with 5–9 leaflets on petioles

Ever look at some of your larger tomatoes and wonder if they’d be in the running for the Guinness Book of World Records?

Well unless they’re over 7 pounds, 12 ounces—yes folks, that’s a good-sized newborn baby—you’re out of luck.

Gordon Graham of Edmond, Oklahoma, holds the honor of growing the world’s largest tomato, which he harvested from his backyard greenhouse back in 1986.

In this picture below we’ll find out about how the World Biggest Tomato Looks like. Enjoy






Mortgage Protection Life Insurance

Many people have heard of mortgage protection through insurance policies but it may sound quite complicated to some. To answer the question right away: mortgage protection through insuring ones life is a form of personal insurance that pays off mortgage loans for people who were unable to pay it off in full due to death, terminal illness or disability.

The initial forms of mortgage protection insurance were directly linked to the current balance of your mortgage account and if your balance decreased so did the insurance coverage amount. However, these days the most popular form of such insurance is getting the insurance coverage amount equal to the initial amount of the mortgage loan without it decreasing over time, which makes it a quite inexpensive form of term insurance.

One of the most recent trends in this market is purchasing return of premium policies as mortgage protection insurance. This trend is caused by the fact that usual mortgage protection insurance rates have become far less competitive than those of term insurance policies. And having the premiums returned with the policy intact reimburses all your payments after the term has expired.

The most popular and less expensive form of mortgage protection life insurance is level benefit term life policy. This form of insurance coverage is typically available for certain periods of time, usually from 20 to 30 years. It has a constant coverage amount and the premiums are kept the same over the entire policy term.

Typical mortgage protection is still available at some banks and certain agents will try to sell it to you, but nowadays it is more beneficial to get one of these:

  1. An insurance policy that delivers set rates that are lower than traditional mortgage protection insurance policies
  2. An insurance policy that guarantees paying off your mortgage in case of your death
  3. A police that doesn't decrease its coverage amounts

It's better to check out life insurance quotes from different companies with analyzing the mortgage protection option specifically in order to find which option is best in your case.

Covering your mortgage with return of premium insurance

Another option that has become quite widespread recently is return of premium form of term insurance policies. This form delivers a unique benefit in the form of returned tax-free premiums that you have paid over the entire insurance term in case you keep the policy over it.

This method is quite beneficial because not only it pays off your mortgage loan in any situation, but also gives you back all the money you've paid for the insurance in case you are still alive after the policy term has expired. This feature makes it quite appealing to many people, since it is quite likely that you will live on after 20 or 30 years of the policy's duration. And why not having your money back tax-free in the end? Besides, it makes a really good enhancement to your retirement plan or any other funds when you get older.

Cheap life insurance is possible and it can be quite useful and beneficial for you in the end, as you can see. So if you have a mortgage to secure, now you have good option for making the most out of your loans.

Managing cash-value life insurance policies

Some insurance companies are criticized because it's not always clear how your premiums are used nor how the value of your policy is calculated. At a state level, insurance departments and commissioners do their best to protect your interests, but the majority of consumers are not well protected. This is less important with term insurance, but whole life and universal life policies have an investment element that slowly builds up and gives you a cash value in addition to the minimum guaranteed death benefits. Getting the most out of these more expensive policies is important.

Note that, unlike "ordinary" policies, cash-value policies do not lapse if you stop paying the premiums. Once you reach a minimum threshold, the policies remain valid and the investment element continues to accumulate value - this assumes the wider economy is doing well and the stock and bond markets provide a worthwhile return. So the best way of looking at these policies is as a saving fund. If you had run a savings account in your bank, this would give you a nest egg to draw down when you retired. You can treat cash-value policies in the same way.

Almost everyone with a whole or universal life policy pays long enough to reach protected status. Most take out a policy during their twenties and are still paying twenty or thirty years later. What seems a high premium when you started becomes more affordable as inflation works in your favor. Now the big decision is whether to continue paying. The longer you pay, the better the benefits. But if there's a family emergency, you can stop paying, withdraw some of the cash or take a loan, and keep the policy valid for when you die. If you hold a life policy, you should receive an annual statement telling you the minimum cash value and the guaranteed death benefit. But, with both a whole and universal policy, you can contact your insurer at any time, and get an up-to-date statement.

If you simply make a withdrawal or take a loan, check the effect on the death benefits. Always get the most information from the life insurance company before taking the decision. One key issue with a loan is the amount of interest payable. Borrowing always has a cost attached to it and, unless you want the interest to come out of the remaining cash value, you should make regular payments back to the company whenever you can afford it. One option to consider is using a cash withdrawal to buy a long-term care insurance policy. As everyone now lives longer, making provision for future health needs makes good sense. Alternatively, think about buying an income annuity. The only limit on your use of the cash is how much tax-free death benefit ultimately passes to your heirs. You can be selfish and use the money for your own comfort and protection or plan for your family's future. One word of warning. Do not be tempted to surrender your life insurance policy. You will owe back taxes on all the investment gains made since the policy came into force. Paying this as a lump sum is a big hit. It's always better to leave the policy in force and draw down cash or take a loan

Reel Thoughts Interview: The Prairie Moves

After musical versions of Happy Days and Gilligan’s Island, you would be forgiven for thinking that Little House on the Prairie, starring Half-Pint herself, Melissa Gilbert, might be just another nostalgic trip to a beloved TV show.

A closer look, however, reveals a pedigree few other shows can match. Launched at Minneapolis’ prestigious Guthrie Theatre, Little House on the Prairie (now on tour) is a faithful adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic books, with a gorgeous score by Oscar winning composer Rachel Portman. The show is directed by Francesca Zambello (The Little Mermaid), a renowned opera director.

Dance captain Tony Vierling started the tour after a long association with the Guthrie, including the original production of Prairie last year. He admitted that working with Portman and Zambello can be intimidating at first, but it’s rewarding.

“I love the score – it’s really beautiful. It’s been compared to Aaron Copland. Watching (Portman) work, seeing her at a piano writing away was really thrilling,” Vierling said. He said Zambello is “a strong person and she has very distinct ideas and you think, ‘Oh my gosh, Francesca. Don’t look at me!’ You just don’t know what’s going to happen when you first meet her. And then you start to see how she works and how she works with the actors and it’s amazing.”

Vierling is a self-proclaimed song-and-dance man who has starred in big tap dance musicals like Crazy for You, 42nd Street and Anything Goes. “That’s sort of my genre – I really enjoy that.” Being a “swing” like Vierling requires flexibility and a lot of dedication. “I understudy 10 men’s tracks (roles),” Vierling said. As the dance captain, he’s responsible for teaching choreography to the entire cast and their understudies.


The Salina, Kansas, native went to Iowa State University and moved to Minneapolis after graduation. After a stint in Los Angeles, he returned to Minneapolis for its theatrical environment and because he could buy a house more affordably. He’ll have little time to enjoy his home now that he is part of a new tour. “It’s a little bit of a built-in vacation,” he said, noting that he has family all over the country.

The performer, who resembles a young Anthony Perkins, loves being part of a show that families are enjoying together. “The mothers and grandmothers are coming to see Melissa (Gilbert), but their girls want to see the stories from the books,” he said. “We have a lot of little girls who come dressed as Laura Ingalls Wilder.”


His favorite scene is set in the schoolhouse where Laura first meets Nellie Oleson. “It gets a little crazy. Laura wreaks a little havoc in the schoolhouse. The kids are hilarious and sweet and they love what they’re doing so much. And then there’s some stuff in the second act between Laura and Almanzo. The ballads that they sing are just beautiful and I never, never, never get tired of hearing them. The show is sweet and friendly and warm, and it captures the feel of the books so well.”

Little House on the Prairie performs at Gammage Auditorium in Tempe from December 8 to 13. For more information about the tour and future dates and locations, visit the show's official website.

Interview by Neil Cohen, resident film critic of Movie Dearest and Phoenix's Echo Magazine.

Pop Culture Musings: Alternative Cultures

It used to be that being part of an alternative subculture meant something. Today, anyone who's seen Ghost World can call themselves a punk and anyone who hasn't bathed in a few days and has a Hot Topic gift card can be a hipster. Like everything we know and love (Beatles and Stones songs, BDSM wear, homosexuality, etc.) it has fallen under the care of Corporations. Follow my blog and see how The Man(TM) decided to use hip and alternative subcultures to appeal to even the most well respected man about town.

Living Dead Dolls and Living Dead babies
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What are they? Relatively small dolls you can buy in Hot Topic or Forbidden Planet that have pale clammy skin, demonic expressions, and axe wounds.

Why does corporate love them? To quote Bob Hoskins' character in Unleashed, "Get 'em young, and the possibilities are endless." For the preteen girl who loves Tim Burton and mutilating Barbie but is a little wary of throwing her out just yet--voila! She can transition from doll loving girlhood to cynical goth adolescent. Think of Living Dead Dolls as the equivalent of a Dora the Explorer training bra.

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I must confess to a soft spot for these dolls. I was a dark child, though. Back when I used to pore over the American Girl catalog, I always wondered why Kristen's accessories didn't include a few teensy tiny coffins of the siblings that succumbed to dysentery (too much Oregon Trail, I guess).

Emily the Strange.

What is she? She's a stony faced Wednesday Addams doppleganger, who has been appearing on wallets, buttons, purses, t-shirts, and her own book for years now. In the punk tradition of insulting your audience, Emily is associated with stock phrases like "Get lost."

Why does corporate love her? Emily appeals to the little girl who once loved to collect everything everything Lisa Frank ever put her name on. Today, though, said preteen grows weary of her fuzzy pens and her array of unicorn notebooks. And even though she's still polite and would never dream of doing anything truly transgressive (like wearing an "Down with Homework" or "Up with Miniskirts" tee-shirt courtesy of Mad Magazine), Emily gives her a way to both buy into the system and quietly tell the world she's a Bad Seed...without actually hurting anyone's feelings.

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In terms of marketing value, Emily the Strange is just as lucrative as Lisa Frank, if not more, because the age range goes from age twelve to eternity. (Plus, you save overhead costs by not having to produce colors other than black or red.)

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For parents who still think Emily's a bit too much for their previously wholesome little girls, don't worry about it. In a few decades, they'll be slaves to yet another fad: collecting Anne Geddes portraits and sighing over Alexis's tendency to carry around an alligator and Aaden's wheat allergy.

Twilight themed make up. What is it? The same old song with the same meaning. Different packaging, though. Brands like DuWop Lip Venom and Volturi slapped a Twilight label on them. They have as much to do with vampires as Barbie and Hot Wheels have to do with McNuggets.

Why does corporate love it? It appeals to girls who are too old for dollies but consider themselves a little too cool to be caught dead reading Anne Rice. Twilight's cool, though.

These products serves two purposes. One, it gets a really shoddy lip plumper product that doesn't work out there.

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Two, it appeals to the kind of teenage girl who rolled her eyes when her brother renamed himself Azrael and asked her if she wanted to hitchhike to the Meadowlands to see the Cure open for Bruce. I'm talking about the girl who owns a copy of the Sephora Ultimate Guide (autographed by Bobbi Brown), and who saw First Wives Club and immediately begged Daddy for collagen. Sure, next time she's at Barnes and Noble, she won't pick up a copy of The Fall of the House of Usher or Meat is Murder, but she probably will purchase a Twilight New Moon tote bag. And that's what counts.

Pin Up Girl Merchandise. What is it? Pin up art of the forties and fifties is now festooning all kinds of crap like wallets and mugs.

Why does corporate love it? It's easily marketed to the hipster girl in her late teens and early twenties who doesn't want to admit to herself that while she still buys into the beauty myth, she doesn't quite meet the gold standard. After all, not every girl can be a perfect size six with Pacific blue eyes. For the plus sized princess who doesn't quite fit into the tanned hard body ideal, pin ups appeal.

Sure, pin up girls were long legged, pneumatic beauties who only look big compared to say, Keira Knightly. But throw in some shrewd marketing and these girls will start spouting catch phrases like, "Back in the fifties, they appreciated voluptuous women--Marilyn was a size twelve" and "Pin ups girls were empowered!" (Kudos to the Mad Men producers for riding this tide.) And thus, the merchandising continues. I bet Alberto Vargas is wishing he'd branched out into lunch boxes, t-shirts, candy bar wrappers, and bed sheets.

If liking pin ups in general is greatly encouraged by the Powers That Be, liking Bettie Page is even better. Unlike Marilyn, she was a brunette, and nothing says depth and intellect like eschewing a blonde. Add to that the BDSM stuff and guys who see you sporting a Bettie t-shirt will think you're liberated and intellectual about sex.

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Porn again. What is it? Many corporations have decided to use commercials that emulate the porn aesthetic. Think the, "We shot this in some forty year old bearded creep's basement and he ogled the girls and paid them cash" look.

Why does corporate love it? We're a generation whose anthem is The Internet is for Porn. Of course, everyone likes to think that they're beyond modesty. Corporations are hip to that, too. Many companies have decided that the new "edgy" is shooting ads that look like they're part of the porn subculture. So you get Calvin Klein ads that look like they're in recrooms who look like they're narrated by a creepy guy who's about a roofie away from turning off the camera and pulling a JonBenet Ramsey.



American Apparel CEO Dov Charney also pioneered the art of taking young underfed darlings, hiring the cinematographers from Fiona Apple's Criminal video, and photographing the bobby socked waifs in decor that John Holmes would find dated.

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When you combine the girls who adore pin ups with the jaded "Knowing About Porn = Feminism" perspective and subtract a spine, you also get SuicideGirls, a site for girls who think that an ironic Prince tattoo make up for having ever read a single paragraph of Germaine Greer, Simone de Beauvoir, or Gloria Steinem. The models of the site get to post photos of themselves in addition to blogging/live journaling their thoughts for their fans. And yes, people really do care about your opinions about this year's Burning Man and the latest Killers' album. Really.

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Tattoos. What is it? The age old phenomenon of body festooned art. Being covered from head to toe in tattoos meant you really were someone at the local Freak Show. It meant that the college boys who came to geek off chicken heads every summer, albino hunchbacked dwarf with no real talents, and the only moderately mustached lady all looked up to you.

Why does corporate love it? If you want to make a TV show about a hot "alterna" chick, and she's got ludicrously square opinions, how else can you make sure the audience knows she's non mainstream? The dyed pink hair only goes so far. That's right! Tattoos.

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Today if you look like her, you don't get ostracism from the mainstream and all the hot dogs you can eat at Coney Island. Instead, you get your own TLC TV show and your very own make up line.

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Arm Warmers. What are they? Socks with holes on both ends that you put on your arms. Usually they're striped with black and some other color.

Why does corporate love them? Once again, they're designed to appeal to the mainstream kid who wants to look emo but isn't prepared to make all the sacrifices. Want to cut yourself to feel something...but the only problem is that the tempo of your life is more Songs in the Key of Life than How Soon Is Now? Purchase some twenty dollar striped arm warmers and you won't even have to break out the safety razor to gain acceptance into the alternate subculture. You'll be fielding, "Is everything okay at home--wanna rap?" questions your Jeff Rosso esque guidance counselor in no time!

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Plaid, polka dots, stripes. What are they? Fairly self explanatory. Judging by Hot Topic and the Hipster Handbook, alternakids love things with stripes and polka dots.

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Why does corporate love it? They require very little work to manufacture. And they're great equalizer. Anyone from actual schoolgirls to Gap and Burberry aficionados can pick out a plaid skirt or a polka dotted bra--it's not as daunting as buying thick emo glasses (too thick is Hank Hill, too thin and you start to look like Rachel Leigh Cook--getting that right Elvis Costello/Buddy Holly vibe takes months if not years to perfect).

BDSM wear. What is it? A complex subculture of dominance and submissive relationships, psychology that probably can't be summed up succinctly. For our intents, it means whips, chains, thigh high boots, and corsets galore!

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Why does corporate love it? Once again, it's fashion, and that means the outside being more important than any silly little thoughts on the inside. Plus, it's an easy way to push the envelope. Think Madonna's Sex book, or Maggie Gyellenhaal's sassy ass in Secretary.

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After all, when the world's most famous virgin wears a three hundred dollar leather daddy get up, you know it's gone Disney.

This post dedicated to all the poseurs (and poseuses) I went to college for four long years with.

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Friday, December 4, 2009

Artislav Mel v. Jake and Jim


(Round 1: Crowley v. Tolle)
Universe says?



One point Jake and Jim!

Ultimate indulgence of self yielding annihilation results in what realization?


thnx ish, finish the post.

Artislav Mel says...


- Yo, Cookie, the foist round is over?! I don't remember it Cookie, am I hoit?
- Yeah Champ, he hoit ya real bad. Listen kid, yer left eye is closed up, I'm gonna have to cut you.

Cookie cuts the Champs eyelid, which gushes forth with indigo colored blood....the Bell Rings. The Champ stands, wobbles, thumps his gloves on his chest, and stumbles into the center of the ring, his silver sweat iridescent in the hot light of the spots.


Round Two (Artislav vs. Jake and Jim - Who Knew?)

I feel a little strange being conflated with Crowley, for whom my regard is mainly his genius as a writer, and not so much his philosophy of Ritual Magick. My own muse is Humor, which is in a sense, the complete diameter of power. Power, if I understand, is Crowley's big kick - I'm in it for shitz and gigglez.

I put myself at the mercy of the Muse. My arms are tied.

Stranger still that I should be conscripted into the ring without warning and at a loss. This fact in itself, I think, ought to score the round in my own favor. And yet, because I am delighted to be singled out in this special way, I defer the first round to my opponent.

BTW who is my opponent? Eunus Noe? Jake and Jim? All Three? Can I have a team, too? If yes then I choose Jon Kidd. No? Alright. I'll go it alone.

And just what is at stake here? Checkers? Chess? Naked Twister? Global Thermo Nuclear Wargames? I'm up for anything, although I admit I may be a little low on equipment for an all out nuke-attack - or Naked Twister, for that matter.

Do I have time to run to the store and grab some extree tabacky? No huh? Jeez, youse guyse are tough, you are. On with it then.

The Champ comes out and goes right into his famous quintuple knock-out combo.

1. Chris McCandless is not a good posterboy for the slogan 'People Matter'. He rejected people for the experience of what he believed to be 'The Divinity of Nature', which is simply a passive way of bowing out of the game... quitting. And his reward: to find nature exactly just as it finds him: as his Death. What is more indulgent and self-annihilating than that?

2. The use of the term Matter as in 'People Matter' is a corporate fascist post-mortem. That which matters also 'must be', and is therefore presented as an unfalsifiable absolute. Any value presented as unfalsifiable absolute represents the end of discourse and the beginning of dogma. Too rough?

3. In the social sense such phrase as people matter is a nifty example of Orwellian doublespeak. What do you do with the one guy who simply must insist that nothing matters? Doesn't he matter too? Do some matter more than others? Who decides what matters? Not I, Not I.

4. I do not believe that anywhere in the glorious opus of my work stretching back on line for more than eight years, that I have once so much as hinted that people do not matter. Therefore, the scoring of a point against me with the banner 'People Matter' seems a sucker punch. The same flaw in...

'Ultimate indulgence of self yielding annihilation results in what realization?'

Have I suggested some sort of 'realization'. If so, I admit the error, because as of this moment, I just realized that I have yet to realize anything, except perhaps a highly refined taste for Haute Coture, Bacon and Country Time Lemonade.

5. Your mother wears army boots.

How many points do I get?













Artislav Mel v. Jake and Jim


(Round 1: Crowley v. Tolle)
Universe says?



One point Jake and Jim!

Ultimate indulgence of self yielding annihilation results in what realization?


thnx ish, finish the post.

Artislav Mel says...


- Yo, Cookie, the foist round is over?! I don't remember it Cookie, am I hoit?
- Yeah Champ, he hoit ya real bad. Listen kid, yer left eye is closed up, I'm gonna have to cut you.

Cookie cuts the Champs eyelid, which gushes forth with indigo colored blood....the Bell Rings. The Champ stands, wobbles, thumps his gloves on his chest, and stumbles into the center of the ring, his silver sweat iridescent in the hot light of the spots.


Round Two (Artislav vs. Jake and Jim - Who Knew?)

I feel a little strange being conflated with Crowley, for whom my regard is mainly his genius as a writer, and not so much his philosophy of Ritual Magick. My own muse is Humor, which is in a sense, the complete diameter of power. Power, if I understand, is Crowley's big kick - I'm in it for shitz and gigglez.

I put myself at the mercy of the Muse. My arms are tied.

Stranger still that I should be conscripted into the ring without warning and at a loss. This fact in itself, I think, ought to score the round in my own favor. And yet, because I am delighted to be singled out in this special way, I defer the first round to my opponent.

BTW who is my opponent? Eunus Noe? Jake and Jim? All Three? Can I have a team, too? If yes then I choose Jon Kidd. No? Alright. I'll go it alone.

And just what is at stake here? Checkers? Chess? Naked Twister? Global Thermo Nuclear Wargames? I'm up for anything, although I admit I may be a little low on equipment for an all out nuke-attack - or Naked Twister, for that matter.

Do I have time to run to the store and grab some extree tabacky? No huh? Jeez, youse guyse are tough, you are. On with it then.

The Champ comes out and goes right into his famous quintuple knock-out combo.

1. Chris McCandless is not a good posterboy for the slogan 'People Matter'. He rejected people for the experience of what he believed to be 'The Divinity of Nature', which is simply a passive way of bowing out of the game... quitting. And his reward: to find nature exactly just as it finds him: as his Death. What is more indulgent and self-annihilating than that?

2. The use of the term Matter as in 'People Matter' is a corporate fascist post-mortem. That which matters also 'must be', and is therefore presented as an unfalsifiable absolute. Any value presented as unfalsifiable absolute represents the end of discourse and the beginning of dogma. Too rough?

3. In the social sense such phrase as people matter is a nifty example of Orwellian doublespeak. What do you do with the one guy who simply must insist that nothing matters? Doesn't he matter too? Do some matter more than others? Who decides what matters? Not I, Not I.

4. I do not believe that anywhere in the glorious opus of my work stretching back on line for more than eight years, that I have once so much as hinted that people do not matter. Therefore, the scoring of a point against me with the banner 'People Matter' seems a sucker punch. The same flaw in...

'Ultimate indulgence of self yielding annihilation results in what realization?'

Have I suggested some sort of 'realization'. If so, I admit the error, because as of this moment, I just realized that I have yet to realize anything, except perhaps a highly refined taste for Haute Coture, Bacon and Country Time Lemonade.

5. Your mother wears army boots.

How many points do I get?













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The Latest on TV: All I Want for Christmas

Two of our favorite things — Kristin Chenoweth and half-naked men — will be in one place tomorrow night: the new Lifetime Original Movie 12 Men of Christmas!

Described as "The Full Monty meets Calendar Girls", Chenoweth plays a publicist who loses both her high-powered Manhattan job and her lawyer-fiancé at her office Christmas party. So, naturally, she ends up taking a job in Montana where, to help the local search-and-rescue station raise desperately needed funds, she tries to convince the male rescue workers to pose for a beefcake calendar. Of course, along the way she discovers what really matters to her (and, no doubt, the "true meaning of Christmas") ... plus wins the heart of one of the pin-ups.

Cougar Town's Josh Hopkins, Paradise Falls' Stephen Huszar and DietTribe's Jessie Pavelka are amongst the dozen hunks appearing in the movie ... and the calendar. Speaking of which, you can get a sneak peek at all 12 Men of Christmas in their calendar poses right here, or watch the trailer here.

Suparwono The Tallest man in Indonesia



Have you ever heard his name before?? he was suparwono another giant from Indonesia. several days ago the guiness world of record measure his height. Suparwono claims that he is the tallest man in the world today with 272cm before, However, after measuring Suparwono in both a lying and a standing position, the museum found that the 25-year-old was just 7ft 11in – two inches shorter than Kosen.

Even suparwono failed to be the world tallest man in the history he is still got the title as the tallest man in the Indonesia. congratulations for Suparwono as the tallest man in Indonesia

This makes him the tallest man in Indonesia, but does not qualify him for the Guinness Book of World Records.

"We had reports this morning including the result of measurements from a hospital which were 2.71 metres,” said museum director Ngadri. “But we have to stick to our measurement.”

Suparwono, who comes from the village of Tri Tunggal Jaya on the island of Sumatra, was first identified as a world record holder when a relative invited neighbours to take pictures of him.

He lives with his parents and earns money doing odd jobs around the village. He eats almost seven pounds of rice and 15 eggs a day.

“I started to realise my exceptional height when I was 10 years old,” he said. “At that time, I was already the tallest at my school and in my village.”

Suharto said he felt “proud” of his height, but added: “It also gives me problems because I can't live like normal people.”








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