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It's common to describe a talent as singular, one of a kind or larger than life. And yet those words seem strictly accurate, albeit a bit flimsy, when applied to Elaine Stritch.
Onstage and off, Ms. Stritch was strikingly blunt about needing to be loved by an audience, although in her later cabaret performances, her first words might be how terrified she was to be up there. Perhaps more than any other performer, she embodied the contradictions that churn in the hearts of so many actors and singers: Her constitution seemed to be equal parts self-assurance and self-doubt, arrogance and vulnerability. A need to be admired did constant combat with a nagging fear of being rejected.
But unlike most performers, Ms. Stritch never felt the necessity (or had the filter) to mask either the egotism or the fragility, in public or in private. She made the complications of her own personality part of her art, indeed the wellsprings of it. And in acknowledging the depth of her needs, she touched a universal chord.
For evidence of her singularity, consider that the greatest role she ever played was the demanding one of Elaine Stritch, in the blazing one-woman show "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty," in which she related, in sardonic song and salty story, the turbulent arc of her life and career on Broadway and in the West End of London: the boozy all-nighters with Judy Garland, the emotional tussle with a young Marlon Brando, the privilege of having no less than Noël Coward write a musical for her.
Nakedly honest, and practically naked — she wore just black tights and a man's shirt, referring to herself at one point as "an existential problem in tights" — Ms. Stritch gave a performance that set an unmatched standard for solo shows about the unlikely breaks, tough knocks and heady but dangerous highs of life in showbiz.
While looking her age, she somehow still seemed ageless, as well as tireless and fearless. In a performance that brought audiences to their feet not just out of dutiful affection but from electrified excitement, Ms. Stritch showed off her deep scars as casually as she recalled the high points of her career.
Elaine Stritch in her 2002 one-woman show "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty." The brassy Broadway actress and singer, who became perhaps the leading interpreter of Stephen Sondheim's wryly acrid musings on aging, died Thursday at her home in Birmingham, Mich. She was 89.Credit...Sara Krulwich/The New York Times
She sang Stephen Sondheim's "The Ladies Who Lunch," from the musical "Company," with the same dust-dry acerbity, and raging emotional force, that she brought to it three decades before. With the same inimitable phrasing she used to draw out the comic bite in a lyric, Ms. Stritch delved into anecdotes about the darkest aspects of her life, including her long battle with alcoholism.
This defining performance came when Ms. Stritch was well into her 70s, at an age when many actors retire, or settle for small parts, or fade into obsolescence. There would be none of that for Ms. Stritch, who found herself a whole new audience a few years later, when she portrayed the ego-chomping mother of Alec Baldwin's character in "30 Rock." Only at the very last, when her memory began to fade, and she seemed to lose some of her savor for performing, did Ms. Stritch move back to Michigan, where she grew up.
And then, of course, she made a two-act drama of her retirement, saying in an interview last summer that a) she wasn't sure it was a good idea, and b) she wasn't really retired, just sort of resting after her busy life in New York.
Until the end, she continued to captivate, to amuse, to fascinate, occasionally to frustrate. In her last Café Carlyle performances, she sang just a handful of songs and mostly talked, with no real focus, about whatever she wanted to talk about; no one seemed to mind.
What united her classic performances, in character or as herself, was a commitment to digging into the truth in the texts she was given. She would use that craggy rasp of a voice to underscore the almost stoic resignation in a song like Mr. Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns," or turn his "Every Day a Little Death," also from "A Little Night Music," into a grimly honest little prose poem shorn entirely of the rippling musical accompaniment that somewhat softens its sting.
One of the most arresting, and unlikely, moments in "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty" came when she performed the song "Something Good," originally a love duet from the movie of "The Sound of Music" — a seemingly sugary tune one would not naturally associate with her hard-bitten, wised-up persona. She recast it as a yearning love song performed to the audience, whose admiration she needed, and appreciated, but probably never ceased to question. The lyrics are faintly imploring:
Nothing comes from nothing
Nothing ever could
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.
Ms. Stritch sang the words with a quiet gravity that was strangely affecting. Even having returned to Broadway at 76, more triumphant than ever, she still seemed to wonder if she was worthy of our admiration. She was.

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The Washington Monument isn't a 'national monument' like Devils Tower is, it's a memorial.twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Sun Dec 23, 2018 12:25 amI've seen the movie and know the "monument". I still don't get natural places as "monuments". I also don't know why this one was the "first" when the Washington Monument was already 50 years old.
Also, the Antiquities Act that creates national monuments didn't exist until 1906.


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"Time ticks for everyone so I cant -- now Im a lucky man to be a manager in the Premier League." Nicknamed the "Baby-faced Assassin" during his time at United from 1996-2007, it was a grey-haired Solskjaer who was presented at Cardiff City Stadium as the replacement for Malky Mackay, who was fired last week after losing a power struggle with the Welsh clubs Malaysian owner, Vincent Tan. Solskjaer has signed a rolling, season-by-season contract, with his first task to ensure Cardiff retains its Premier League status following its return to Englands top flight for the first time in 51 years. Cardiff is 17th in the 20-team Premier League -- a point and a place above the relegation zone after 20 games. If he achieves that, his next aim will be to establish the team from the Welsh capital as a force in the division. And he is pledging to do so by playing an attacking brand of football modeled on the sides of Alex Ferguson, who was his manager at United in that trophy-laden decade when Solskjaer won six league titles, two FA Cups and the Champions League. Naturally, Solskjaer spoke to Ferguson before accepting the job at Cardiff, which is increasingly perceived in Britain as a tough role because of Tans reported meddling in team affairs. "When theres a big decision to make, you rely on certain people you trust," Solskjaer said. "I trusted him with my football career, to manage my career, and I trust him now as well." Solskjaers career, whiich reached its peak when he diverted home Uniteds injury-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Bayern Munich in that most dramatic of Champions League finals, ended in 2007 after he failed to recover from a serious knee injury.dddddddddddd He remained at United in a coaching and ambassadorial role, however, and went on to become the clubs reserve-team manager. 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Since buying Cardiff in 2010, Tan has alienated some supporters by changing the clubs colours from blue to red, adopting a new crest and then removing Mackay, who had guided the team to a League Cup final in 2012 and the Premier League a year later. "When I went to Manchester United, it was a new experience for me; when I went back to Molde with the English influence I had, that was a cultural difference for people back in Norway," Solskjaer said. "Now when I come here, I want to create a culture here too. The communication between me and Mehmet and me and the owner will be crucial. Communication and dialogue is the key in any organization." Solskjaers first game in charge is against Newcastle in the third round of the FA Cup on Saturday. He will return to Old Trafford on Jan. 28 for a league match against United. 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Getting down to the heart of the matter in this piece... This sentimental number was inspired by a dear friend who recently had heart surgery. She is kind, she is brave, she is a nurturing soul, and she perseveres.
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To celebrate this achievement, Lee Hwa launched the Destinée Promise collection, comprising a ring, a pendant necklace and a pair of stud earrings that all feature these dazzling stones. Inspired by love and set in white and rose gold, each piece shows hearts from every angle; in profile, white gold bands loop into hearts, while from the top, heart-shaped settings cradle the diamond. These are the perfect pieces to show your love for someone special.
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|January 21st, 2004, 06:41 PM
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Windows Media 9 = HD DVD?
I read an interesting article from Video Systems' newsletter. Unfortunately, I couldn't find that article on their site, and I don't want to cut and paste it for (c) reasons. But it led me to this:
Is WM9 the future of HD DVD? Apple, where are you?
Also, if you do a search at Video Systems' site, the article is:
HD on Your DVD
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|January 21st, 2004, 06:58 PM
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I'm really curious about this too. I'm a devoted Mac user, but can't help but notice the excellent quality available with the free Windows Media Encoder. I don't see the .wmv HD as too valid right now because you have to have a fast chip just to play the movies (due to the extreme 9000kBps bitrate), but the potential is certainly there.
As far as Apple, some predict that Pixlet will provide the future of computer driven HD. It has the advantage of real time scrubbing, not all choppy like Windows. However, right now it is geared specifically toward HD editors. Maybe, I say as I cross my fingers, this will develop into the codec that everyone is waiting for.
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|January 21st, 2004, 10:10 PM
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I've film scanned about 20 thirty minute 35mm films, the client then encoded them as 1280 x 720 media 9 videos, with 5.1 soundtrack as well. Looks great on a 1280x720 DLP projector in a full theater environment.
So where is Apple, the former media leader?
|January 22nd, 2004, 04:32 AM
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wmvhd is picking up fast. I have no doubt it will be the standard HD-DVD format for HTPC owners. Sure everyone does not have a 3GHz processor but most will in two years. And a lot of people already have them. wmvhd 1080p from a good source looks friggin awsome on a HD display. I don't think wmvhd was ever intended for web distribution. It's a DVD-ROM distribution format.
I'm having a hard time seeing Pixlet as a contender in this market.
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|January 22nd, 2004, 01:56 PM
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With its no interframe compression and "lossless" video quality, Pixlet is way overkill for the average consumer. I would prefer to be able to FF/REW/scrub like the formats we have right now (dvd, vhs) to the stutter effect with the Windows Media codec. However, I certainly don't feel that consumers should have, or need, access to a lossless version of the video. Considering that you generally watch a movie in 1:1 or 1x time, Pixlet's scrubbing would be nice, but not necessary.
Next, consider that Pixlet has been topic of discussion for almost a year now, and was even released to the public in October, yet there is virtually no information on it other than the Apple press release. Its geared specifically toward the professional market. I agree with Martin that Pixlet probably won't provide much, if any, competition with the current wmvhd, unless Apple gives it a major overhaul.
I am very impressed by wmvhd and would love to see it on a full sized HD monitor/television. With all the talk of blu-ray discs and bigger, faster media, I wouldn't be suprised to see wmvhd in distribution within the next year or two. Am I correct in assuming that you can just plug the monitor into the DVI port and run fullscreen like a projector?
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|January 22nd, 2004, 02:38 PM
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Aside from some issues, I'm enjoying cutting with Pixlet in FCP. But I don't recall, and I may be wrong, but Pixlet was created more for delivery of footage for editing, etc., than final delivery to DVD, etc.
Apple probably will have a more common version like WMVHD.
|January 22nd, 2004, 06:01 PM
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I've been playing with wmvHD and I think the codec is pretty clean. The compression is good, that's for sure.
I will buy the first player I can find and try it out on an HD comsumer TV. I guess that will be in March or so.
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|January 23rd, 2004, 11:01 AM
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At CES several companies announced multiformat DVD players that scaled up to 1080i and support WMVHD.
Here is one company, see their new D3 line
This particular model has built in uprez/scaling technology.
No need for a high powered WinTel machine AFAIK.
|January 29th, 2004, 11:39 AM
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Real 10
There will hopefully be competition eventually for WMV. The Real 10 codec was released just recently. More info here:
I haven't had a chance to play with it much yet, but its claims as far as HD include:
Same quality at 75% lower bitrate than HDTV
Same quality at 30% lower bitrate than WMV 9
HDTV quality video at <5 Mbps
Supports all HD formats and resolutions including 720p and 1080i
Interlaced supportthe RealVideo 10 bitstream can carry 60 fields / second interlaced content
New RealAudio Multichannel provides the ultimate home movie experience through the encode and decode of 4, 5 and 5.1 channel audio
How easy it will be to integrate this into an editing workflow will remain to be seen. Premiere has had an export path to RealMedia in the past, but no way to edit with it.
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|January 29th, 2004, 02:00 PM
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<<<-- Originally posted by Joe Carney : At CES several companies announced multiformat DVD players that scaled up to 1080i and support WMVHD.
Here is one company, see their new D3 line
This particular model has built in uprez/scaling technology.
No need for a high powered WinTel machine AFAIK. -->>>
Interesting Joe! Hey, do you have an HD1 or HD10? I feel kind of alone in Palm Beach County with my HD10. :-)
|January 30th, 2004, 11:53 PM
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I didn't like developing in RealPlayer because it subjected the user to the Realplayer website which had pop-under ads for the x-10 camera, and had a well hidden link for the free version of the player, they made it impossible to link directly to the download page.
The player itself is obnoxious. it installs itself in the taskbar (on windows) and has some sort of message center that delivers ads to you.
Their streaming server is expensive, we have a 60 user license at work that we paid around $1000.00 for 4 years ago, now they are pricing based on bandwidth instead and for 500kbs stream you get about 6 users for around $1000.00. Quicktime Streaming server is free. Windows Media Server comes free with Windows Server.
MPEG4 is great, DivX which is MPEG4 compliant rivals the quality of Windows Media, and can be played in Windows Media and Quicktime both (with DivX installed).
People have posted examples of HD content in 3ivx here which also looks great, another MPEG4 format.
You can stream most flavours of MPEG4 (after hinting) from Apple's free streaming server.
VInc's player is based on sigmadesign's chipset which also supports MPEG4
It will be a long time before Microsoft makes an encoder for Macs (If ever), there are already free MPEG4 encoders available on both platforms.
I think the solution is clear, MPEG4!
|January 31st, 2004, 02:45 AM
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I found that for 5 megabit Divx 5 encoded 720P video, the decoding ( playing ) takes too much CPU.
Won't play smooth video.
I've used Divx ever since it was a hacked Microsoft mpeg4 codec, but for 720P it just takes too many cycles to decode.
Media 9 can play good quality video on lower cost Celeron systems.
Has anyone played 720P Divx 5 megabit in a P4 2Ghz ok?
Is there a standard for 5.1 sound with Divx using a normal player?
|January 31st, 2004, 11:38 AM
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I agree that WMV HD will play smoother than MPEG4 on a 2 Ghz machine (both will play poorly on a slower machine).
My most recent project was distributed as WMV HD on CD, for the short term I will continue to use WMV. In 18 months the average processor speed will double, and I am hoping the difference will become less of an issue. Not having a Vinc deck, I don't know how either format will play in HD.
I think DivX's somewhat shady early history is an impediment to its acceptance but I choose not throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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My total guess
Honestly I believe the excitement over WM HD is because of a few things.
1. It's the first HD Codec shipping non beta
2. HD owners are very eager to see more HD content
3. It's promoted by Microsoft
However I see very distinct problems. I doubt that Hollywood is going to let MS in. Sure you can download WM HD video of the coral reef or planes flying but for people looking to produce and distribute their videos they need the format that will eventually gain critical mass.
That format is h.264 and is the codec for the official HD-DVD. Look for Apple to support h.264 in a future version of Quicktime. Honestly I think we're going to see Quicktime 7 with h.264 support at NAB 2004 to go along with Final Cut Pro 4.5. I have no inside information or contacts it's just a hunch that the next version of QT is coming and HiDef support will be in it to enable a new version of FCP.
I see Pixlet and h.264 working hand in hand. Pixlet will allow us to edit in HD and then we will be able to convert our projects to h.264 or re-purpose to other formats.
Despite Microsofts early lead the DVD Consortium has approved h.264 as the HD-DVD codec and I believe you will see a majority of studios delivering products in this format. Apple will be right there as they already have robust support for MPEG4 video and audio.
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I've Been Waiting
How long might a normal dog take to do his business?
Because mine had me waiting almost 15 minutes as he walked around the whole backyard to find his "perfect" spot.
I've been waiting all my life to find a nut butter as good as Mighty Maple. I'm glad that search came to an end last Summer when I found it!
This Summer, it's all about the coconut milk ice cream. And I'd been waiting to review Luna And Larry's Coconut Bliss with the free coupon samples I was sent until I was home with a full freezer. Except then it had to thaw for 10 minutes to get scoopable. So I waited…
Done. The chocolate peanut butter flavor wasn't my favorite rendition of this "classic combo", but I liked it very much. The ribbons of peanut butter was very flavorful. I just wish there was more of a chocolate bite to all of this somewhere in there because that's what I missed: A real sharp chocolate.
The texture was definitely more intense than with any other non-dairy ice cream I've tried; this was just like a premium Ben & Jerry's. And I this brand tastes and feels the most like dairy ice cream for any fussy eaters. I'd like to serve this at a party and see if anyone notices, except I'm not sharing 😛
I was waiting to fall asleep, but I couldn't so I snacked on a broccoli crown. On The Today show they said raw vegetables were good for dental hygiene because they're already kind of like toothbrushes. I could see the resemblance.
And I was waiting weeks until I could finally have almond butter in a jar, and this morning was finally the morning. Trader Joe's makes the best almond butter. I'm glad we have another 1/2 eaten jar of this somewhere. But apparently the Trader Joe's near me considers chocolate chips a seasonal item and hasn't had them for a while. What season is that?! Don't tell me I'm going to be waiting until September for chocolate chips…
What have you been waiting on? A marriage proposal, perhaps?… After waiting and waiting and waiting, I've finally got a new camera I love. I have to be thankful for my old camera, which lasted me 3 1/2 years. But I'm too clumsy, and have dropped it too many times; it was time for retirement.Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 13 so far )
I'm A Nut And Oxidize Them, Too
Hey, all! How was your weekend? In cased you missed it…
- Friday there was good talk on Food Combining
- Saturday I admitted feeling burnt out and then wrote my first Picture It post
- Sunday was just excessive but there was a lot of domestic doings done.
- I've added a How To Make Oatmeal page
I enjoyed such a low-key weekend because honestly I have no clue when I'll be getting that again. Next weekend is off-the-wall busy with family and then after that I have my half-marathon. Already?! And that comes just before finals kick up. Greeaaaat. My point: Rest(when you can get it) is good.
My favorite thing of the weekend came from Averie's blog talk about protein and metabolic types. You can take this online test to find out what kind of oxidizer are you. I was a fast oxidizer. I completely disagree that a 50/20/30 ratio protein/carb/fat ratio is right for me; I could never eat that much protein, shun protein powders, and j'adore carbs. But besides that, the test was shockingly spot on. Always eat fat or protein at a meal/snack? Check. Avoid caffeine and alcohol? Check. Eat fatty meat and don't overcook it. Somebody knows me too well… Don't eat a meal around carbs and avoid high GI foods? Close-enough-check. What kind of oxidizer are you? And do you think it's right? Speaking of fat and protein(but mostly fat)…
I sipped on almond amaretto teeccino while eating the last of a hazelnut toffee Endangered Species bar topped with vanilla peanut butter. So really, I'm nuts(pl). Sometime's(alright, most times), there's just nothing better than the combination of chocolate and peanut butter. I sweetened mine with Madhava vanilla agave.
After that I finished off the jar of 365 peanut butter by making the same sweet kind as I did with the chocolate and topping it on oats. I also included some scharffen berger's extra rich milk chocolate. If you're looking for a gift, nothing says "I love you" like milk chocolate with butterfat. Yum 🙂
This morning I felt starvacious waking up and like I could have eaten a whole meal. Instead, I wanted to get a run in first thing so I grabbed a healthy hazel boomi bar. There was definitely no joking around with the hazelnuts here; I love how they were the first ingredient. Besides that, it didn't seem all that flavorful, though it was certainly enjoyable.
I spent 90 minutes watching The Today Show. I think if I didn't start my week off like that, I'd just feel lost in the news and weather.
Even though I'm starting to think more and more there's merit to being a fast oxidizer and being more satisfied with fats and proteins, I'm not about to change how I eat. Greek yogurt really fillsme up, but today I was craving a soy yogurt with milk chocolate peanuts, so that's what I had. I added an egg in my oats to replace the protein, and topped with cinnamon raisin swirl PB&Co. peanut butter. Yum! I have a lot of "gourmet" peanut butters, but I like PB&Co. because they're a bit cheaper and easier to buy at markets near me.
What kind of oxidizer are you? Do you think it's about accurate? Also, I'd be amiss not to mention the Boston Marathon today! Good luck to all its runners! Having always grown up in MA, I can't understand why the world hasn't stopped here today like it's not a holiday, and why the race isn't on TV 😦 I'm following along on Boston.comRead Full Post | Make a Comment ( 16 so far )
How Gluten Makes Me Feel
In case you unplugged over the weekend, yesterday was definitely the highlight and worth a look. "Gluten" has probably been googled more in the last year than the rest of the time google has existed. It's definitely emerged as a new "buzz word" and you hear people refer to it as everything from a "diet" to a "fad" to a "cleanse".
These are the foods I [foolishly] ate over the weekend with gluten in them. Tasty? Of course. And when we eat a food, we're often focused on how it will makeus feel. But there's more to feeling than immediate taste, and that's where the downside of gluten comes in for me. Since Saturday, I haven't particularly been hungry. At all. In a sense, one thing gluten does to me is take away the ability to know how and when to fuel properly. The only way I know I need more is if I'm cranky for more. For anyone who does a serious amount of physical activity, this isn't only inconvenient; it's dangerous. My biggest weapon in fighting this is simply awareness. Be aware that your regular hunger's gone, be aware that gluten can do this, and be aware where gluten is hiding. On top of all this, gluten has other side effects for me, like irregularity and bloating.
My point is not to scare anyone off gluten. I say eat and let eat! And if gluten works for you, eat it. Some people shun soy, while I thrive off of it and love not having to worry about the ethical treatment of an animal. Other people restrict themselves from cheese; I have around 30 cheese sticks in my fridge and another couple of pounds back home(I kid you not). What my point is is that it's up to us to be aware of how certain foods make us feel, and equally important how they make other people feel and respect that part of them. If you feel you might have any of the same symptoms, there is a way to test for gluten intolerance and I plan to try it over the Summer. And lest you think that you could never eat normal again without gluten, well… you might be right…
There was nothing normal about this muffin. It was, however, gluten-free and freshly baked from Garden Grille. And you know I can't pass up anything maple.
I realize now I forgot to ask if it was a muffin or a cupcake. I couldn't really picture it being eaten at either time, but I had it for dessert. It was good! A little odd to have something so spicy right after dinner. But the maple was definitely a nice and subtle sweetener, and the texture was just like a muffin(cupcake?) should be.
I snacked on some strawberries while watching the Brothers & Sisters movie. I planned on going to bed early to make up for Saturday's lack of sleep but I just got way too into the movie and watched the whole thing. Did anybody else Wasn't it good! But I feel like they could have taken the drama just one step further, and not leave us hanging at the end.
And about halfway through I made a bowl of oatmeal with Justin's chocolate hazelnut butter. I love that it's vegan and hazelnut is the first ingredient! Because of the gluten problems I mentioned, I wasn't actually hungry for this. But I wanted to make sure if I was running in the morning, I was well fueled.
And I was. I started out my morning by waking up naturally at 6:44 while my alarm was set for 6:45–love that. Then I rocked out 10 miles while catching up on the Today Show. I love getting the workout done first thing; it just makes the rest of the day go so much more efficient!
Breakfast was only "boring" in the sense that it was the same ingredients as last night; otherwise, it tasted delicious 😀
I can't believe how much coconut milk I still have from that one can. How could I possibly use it all up before it goes bad?!
I sweetened the soy yogurt a bit with Madhava's vanilla agave after I realized I bought plain instead of vanilla and it tasted just right. It was definitely nice not to have the spice of jalapeno 😉
How do you differentiate between a cupcake and a muffin? I'm curious about this one. I've seen people change their opinion on something based solely on the time when they eat it. If I ate a slice of chocolate cake for breakfast, would that make it oatmeal? For me, a muffin has more grams of whole grains than of sugar, and vice-versa. If you're eating a "muffin" without any whole grains, you might as well be having a cupcake.Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 26 so far )
What's In The Oil?
I feel like I'm part of that Reddi Wip commercial asking "Oil or cream?" Uhh, you know what, keep both.
But what I would like to know is what's in the oil that we constantly stir(or not) back into or nut butters? Last night, my Naturally Nutty vanilla almond butter was a bit more than thick; it was more like almond meal than butter. I had a thought: Why not take the oil off of plain almond butter and rehydrate this one? That's what I did, and it worked beautifully. Afterwards, I decided to look a little more into almond oil.
Apparently, it's not so obscure an ingredient. You can buy pure almond oil from plenty of sources, and among its uses other than cooking is body care. It's high in monosaturated fats and is good to keep around because the low number of essential fatty acids in it(the omega-3's that we otherwise want a lot of via fish, flax, hemp, or other fats) means it won't go rancid quickly, even at room temperature. Did you learn something about almond oil? I sure did!
For sort of a "dormroom sundae", I had the last piece of Bob's Red Mill cake with the last scoop of So Delicious mint chocolate ice cream. I love finishing things! It gives you an excuse to get more new stuff, right? 😉 This was so delicious(pun not intended), but it made me realize that, for all the coconut milk ice cream I've had, I don't think I've had "coconut ice cream". Weird, huh? I'll have to look for that one next.
I love learning about my readers. For instance, from this post I learned you're all hardcore when it comes to waking up and getting to the gym! I love it. And today I figured I could be "hardcore" to. I got up at 6:15(which clearly would be sleeping in for a lot of you), grabbed a banana and some water, and hit the streets.
The weather in the early morning couldn't be more perfect for running this time of year: slightly cool with a breeze. And it was so much more busy than I would have guessed it to be! Apparently, there are more morning runners in this city than I know. A convoluted path and a stop at Whole Foods later, I went 11.55 miles and whipped up a breakfast for class.
Again, I did the oil trick: A little pure peanut oil in the the butter toffee flavor and it was the right consistency once more. Peanut oil is much more commercially available than almond oil for cooking and frying, but it has a lot of the same properties. The major difference I found was that peanut oil is often more fragrant and nutty than almond, at least when it's unrefined. The yogurt tasted especially good this morning, and I don't know why; I guess candy on yogurt can't be bad 🙂
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Race For The Border Half Marathon Recap
In short, I survived! And with all my toes and fingers, too 😉
The night before was filled with carbs, of course. I meant of went a little overboard with the maple-flavored goods, but how could someone not? I love the duo of mighty maple and maple cashew butter with some New Hampshire maple butter. Mmmm. I also had a reunion with the Food Network; after 4 weeks of 20 channels, being at home with my DVR was heavenly until I had to get a good night's sleep for the race.
The run itself started by the New Hampshire/Maine coast border, which was a good 90 minutes away. We left bright and early and I had a breakfast to eat in the car. I mist have been nervous because I didn't even want oatmeal; I needed something with some crunch! I smothered a Nature's Path peanut butter energy bar with butter toffee peanut butter and roasted peanuts. Holy peanut power, Batman. That's fuel! And of course there was plenty of anti-oxidant rich organic dark chocolate on a pomegranate Chobani.
If there's one thing you can't control, it's the weather in New England. Today, it was below 40 with a strong coastal wind, too. In line for the bathroom, the man behind me said I was "brave" for just having basketball shorts on. I didn't want to admit it to him but I don't own running tights and my shoes have been the same pair since July. Whoops!
My pre-run fuel was some of these runner's magic bites. I also had about another 1/2 a handful while waiting to start. If you're going to boredom eat jelly beans, it might as well be right before a big run, right?
Race Recap
So we're all on the same page, this was my longest outdoor run yet. My previous outdoor distance PR was 11.25. On the treadmill, I've ran 17 miles, and had a half-marathon time record of 1:46:28. That was all the past. My goal for this was sub 1:40.
Miles 1-3: I started off with "the runner's high" and was really enjoying myself, listening to country music and practically dancing along. I passed a lot of people in this time, and it felt great to be going so fast. I also decided not to look at my pace ever; my time goal seemed lofty, and like if I pushed for it I'd burn out.
Miles 3-5: I really enjoyed the scenery. We were on the New Hampshire Hampton coast, so there was plenty to look at. I couldn't imagine how many millions of dollars those houses were worth. This was also difficult because the entire run practically was against the wind.
Miles 6-9:
Miles 10-11: My left leg first started hurting around here. At 11.5, I could feel soreness in both of my legs. I started to think about it, and it made a lot of sense; why wouldn't my legs hurt then when it's the farthest on terrain they've ever run?
Miles 12-13.1: I kicked it in gear, gave it what I had left, and pushed for a good time. The endline was confusing, cars were driving in between me and the finish line, and it wasn't even really made clear where that was That sour not aside, I tried to finish with a smile.
Alright, really I was thinking "Can we get in the car and turn on the heat?!" I still haven't gotten an "official" time, but here's what my Garmin had:
Whoopee! It wasn't the 1:3X I was hoping for, but I couldn't complain with the winds being what they were. That was still a huge distance and time PR, and in some of the worse conditions. I'm very happy with all of that… for now.
I did make one very big rookie mistake. I overlooked the time when I'd need to refuel. I did not realize that this half-marathon was 90 minutes away in virtually a black hole. The only restaurants we could find clearly did not have ethical meat or even vegetarian options besides pasta, which would not work when avoiding gluten. And so I had a lemon pie Larabar to hold me over until we got back to my hometown. It gave me plenty of time to think about how much better I could be at refueling. We all need to learn our lessons somehow, right?
Near home,w e stopped at Chipotle, which I heard was very eco-friendly after watching the CEO on Oprah. It may be eco-friendly, but I thought the options were really limited. No brown rice? What's up with that? They didn't even have fresh tomatoes… I just got what I could and then added more when we got home.
On top of lettuce was all the black beans/salsa/peppers from my burrito bowl, 1/2 a sweet potato I microwaved with salsa, and the leftover black beans from last night with a dollop of Chipotle's guacamole. My mouth was on fire after this! Even if their options aren't great, at least what Chipotle does have is pretty tasty. And at this point, I think we were all pretty hungry, so there was no judging shoveling Mexican food into our mouths while standing up.
After a much needed hot shower, no one wanted this sweet potato, so I'll take it! When these are nice and soft, they're pretty much candy to me. They taste a lot better roasted but who has 90 minutes to think about how their sweet potato will taste?
And since I've been writing this, I chugged my favorite flavor of Zevia. I don't know why I didn't think about this earlier. All in all, my first race was an excellent experience, and there will be more 🙂 I just need time to recoup while the weather realizes how hot it should be in March, almost April.Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 42 so far )
Feeling Not Quite Right
Right after posting last night, I was still a little hungry That ain't right! I guess snack food at dinner maybe isn't the most filling option. Oops. Oh well, I knocked out another one of these apples from the dining hall and felt happy again. If only that were the simplest part of my night…
Doesn't this So Delicious yogurt with milk chocolate peanuts look excellent? Well, looks can be decieving. As soon as I opened the yogurt, it smelt a little moldy. "But it looks fine!" I thought, so I dressed it with vanilla stevia and the Sunspire drops. I took one bite and knew it was off–yuck! In the trash all this went 😦 It wasn't even close to expired, too!
So I grabbed more peanuts…
…And gave it another shot. This time, thankfully, things tasted right and this was delicious. But I couldn't help but feel "dirty" with the taste of mold around for most of the rest of the night. Have you ever eaten something that's gone bad accidentally? I'm the worst at throwing out food, so I've eaten a lot of "questionable" produce, but that yogurt was beyond question.
Where was my head tongue last night? Instead of oatmeal, I was craving some Purely Decadent chocolate peanut butter swirl coconut milk ice cream; why deny a craving? It wasn't "right", but it damn was tasty 🙂 I'm so happy to have discovered an all-natural chocolate peanut butter ice cream I like. If only my wallet and health could be as happy for me.
Contrary to the title and the previous night, this morning I woke up feeling excellent; don't you love it when you can spring out of bed fresh like you never even went to sleep? I didn't feel like I needed much even, but I grabbed 1/2 a Perfect Foods cranberry crunch lite bar. These things taste great when they're fresh from the pack; after a week or so lying around the fridge half opened, well, that ain't so right.
Did I mention I was feeling good? 11 miles good. And I didn't even get bored between all the distractions. For the first time in a while, I was the first one to the gym; then again, not much competition at 6:35. My other option would have been to run later on after my midterm, but for some reason getting it done early just felt "right" even if it did put me to a rush.
Breakfast was a quickie and eaten in class while taking a midterm(oh yes, I have coordination). There was pumpkin oatmeal with honey maple protein peanut butter. On the side, I had a Pineapple Chobani topped with Trader Joe's mini peanut butter cups; I'm not sure if the flavor combination was the best, but when two amazing things come together how can it not be even more amazing? And I'm so grateful to have the instructors I do. I give them every reason to think I'm incredibly weird; instead, I get a "good luck on the race and early happy birthday" on the way out.
Now I'm snacking on an apple and coffee. Great combo, isn't it? Good Lord, I think I've gone through a whole pesticide laden apple tree this past week. I just need to make lunch and then attend my last class before Spring Break at 1! And those 2000 more words of paper I have to write… that'll happen sometime, too 😉 And time sneaks up on you because it's the last day for Averie's lunch box giveaway.
Don't Sweat It
Sweat during your workout? Definitely. But one of the best things you can do for mental health is not stress what you do not control. Some people find this through acceptance; some people find it through a higher power. Whichever way is right for you, it's important to recognize there are some things in life we don't choose but we can prepare for. Just today, I couldn't choose what passages would be on my midterm. But I could prepare for whatever came my way and reduce stress through that. How do you find acceptance over what you can't control? Or, for a more fun question, What's the last thing you ate that was well-expired?Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 19 so far )
Mint Everything And Stress Sleep
This has got to be quick; I'm done with 1 class but I need to make lunch and eat soon for back-to-back midterms in the afternoon–yikes! Not sure how those will come out…
I love mint. There is copious amounts of it in this post, and it disappoints me that it's so hard to find as a flavor. Should I invest in a mint herb? I'd probably eat all the leaves right off… I kicked off things by having some mint chip so delicious coconut milk ice cream. I love that you can't taste the coconut in this flavor! Nothing should get in the way of me and my mint 😉
But the chocolate in that wasn't satisfying enough; I need a lot of chocolate to be satisfied, in case you hadn't noticed. So I had a little bit of Endangered Species deep forest mint right afterwards just to hit that sweet tooth. I'm not crazy about this bar; that's probably why I'm still working on it after 7 or so months.
I wasn't sure if I even could work mint in to my oatmeal, or–if I could–how would it taste? It turned out fantastically. I took 1/2 of my favorite raw macaroon from Emmy's organics and sprinkled that over plain oatmeal with pepita sun butter. The flavors of vanilla and mint were amazing here. It definitely tasted like dessert oatmeal 🙂 And then I hit the hay early to try and get some good rest.
Nothing was pretty about this morning's run; it was one of those times you can only be thankfully for what you could control and let the rest go from your mind. I'd rather just gloss over it while I (don't) have the time and say I pushed through 9 miles and then quickly showered and made breakfast.
It was mostly the typical, portable goodies. I added pumpkin and an egg white to my oatmeal to make it a little french-toasty and topped it with Justin's maple almond butter and Naturally Nutty's organic cinnamon vanilla almond butter. Can you even process how amazing that flavor combination was? Like french toast, I tell ya. And then there was So Delicious plain soy yogurt(unsweetened) with milk chocolate coated peanuts. Is it bad I would consider those a "healthy fat"? I like to not question and just crush(and then eat!).
And now as I'm writing this post I've demolished this apple.
Stress Sleep
First up, I'm not saying sleep like you're stressed. I'm telling you to put a stress on sleep. That's the best thing you can do for your mental health at a time when you might otherwise be distracted. We've all been there: Too much to do and the first thing you're willing to sacrifice is sleep. But that's not the answer. In fact, in times when we just need clarity, sleep can be the most beneficial thing for us and boost brain power and concentration in our waking hours. It also helps to "normalize" hunger cues. Despite a 6:15 wake-up call, I prioritized and managed 7 and 1/2 hours of sleep last night to be a sharp thinker for my tests. Between 7 and 8 hours is the recommended amount, but this varies slightly between person to person. How's your sleeping?Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 24 so far )
Hung[ry] over
No, this hasn't turned in to a blog reviewing organic ales. Give it a few more years, the right sponsorship, and we'll see where it goes 😉 But as for last night, it took forever to fall asleep(lets blame the people who probably are hungover), which drove my hunger up a wall and this morning I'm feeling a little hungry over. Why does the keyboard type so loud?
Because all good nights should start and end with chocolate, I broke out a bar to satisfy my sweet tooth. I've ran out of my favoritedark chocolate but luckily remembered I still had some Vivani 72% Organic Dark Chocolate and broke off 8 squares. I love that this has 3 ingredients(cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and sugar), all of which I have. How's that for simple eating?
Once that was gone, I snacked on an apple. When you can't remember when you got the apple, it's not a good sign for the freshness I swear this was turning to cider on the inside already. Come to think of it, maybe that's why I'd be hung[ry] over today…
A little later and it was time for oats. This I topped with Justin's Chocolate Almond Butter and some dried cherries, the combination of which was fantastic. Good news: 2 readers, Kim and Carolyn, commented on this post saying chocolate Justin's has reached New York! It's comin'; I can feel it.
After that oatmeal, I tried to go to bed. How'd it work out? Not so well. Oh well, at least I'd get to see Betty White on SNL, right? That wasn't last night, either. Shucks. I hoped that some Tazo Rest tea would lull me to sleep, which was followed up with a vanilla chobani topped with cherry butter and 4 squares Green & Black's cherry dark chocolate. Despite that this was mostly sugar, it must have worked because I don't remember being up much longer; Sigourny Weaver on SNL was just not cutting the entertainment for me.
The plan for this morning was either run on the treadmill 10-11 miles while watching a Scooby Doo movie(hey, it was what's on) or stay in for breakfast and run later. The sun and my stomach led me to the latter. I think the fact that I'm having "bedtime tea" at 9:30 says my mood.
Since I plan to run withing the hour, I opted for So Delicious soy yogurt sweetened with vanilla stevia instead of greek because it's easier to digest. And I topped that with Bob's Red Mill hulled hemp–gotta love the hemp. My oatmeal turned out more like a salty, watery pancake because I ran out of oatbran 😦 That, too, will get fixed today. And I hardly noticed after deluging it in Naturally Nutty's Pepita Sun Butter with some of Navitas Naturals' Mulberries to sprinkle on top. Come to think of it, the pepita sun butter has hemp in it, too; I guess it is a hempy morning, afterall 😀
I have 11 outdoor miles on the agenda for today. I'm a little worried how this will feel after yesterday's 9.5 felt "long" but I have some great motivation waiting for me at the end to look forward to 😉 And I'll be packing jolly beans for fuel; can't run around Easter time without your jolly beans! Happy Sunday! What are your plans?Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 10 so far )
Yogurt, Yogurt, And With A Side Of Yogurt
Yogurt can be fantastically healthy for you with protein, probiotics(a superfood), and calcium. Of course, these numbers vary by the brand. There are some I just wouldn't suggest touching, like any using artificial sweeteners or even the organic ones which have more sugar in them already than a serving of ice cream. But–on the whole–if you've got yogurt in your hands, you're doing all right.
What's a better way to unwind on a Friday night than with tea? OK, OK, I know there are more exciting drinks to be found. But I have to tell you this tea sent to me by Tazo was probably the best I've had yet! It was so calming with rose and citrus–I could have fallen asleep then and there. I think it's new and not available yet but should be soon.
I did a silly thing last night: I purposely went out and bought this ice cream for Friday's sundae, even though a very strong part of me knew it wasn't truly what I wanted. Why do we–as humans–cloud our wants with thoughts only to do the wrong thing? Fortunately, I was sensible enough to put this in the freezer and eat what I really had in mind.
It's a small departure, but I was really craving a pomegranate Chobani with some chocolate on top; who am I to deny a yogurt craving? And for said chocolate, I used half a bar of coconut oil chocolate. If you'll remember when my friend came to visit, I gave her a bar of this to eat when she got home. Since this is partly a all-natural product review blog, here's her review :-D:
"It was absolutely incredible. I didn't want to share it with my family, but since they were all curious and jealous, I did and they all loved it. (In short, since that syntax was awful, the fam is one huge collective fan of your chocolate bar.) Seriously. I should probably stop being lazy and make some for myself, but I think that I'm just going to have to visit you more often to get some."
If that doesn't make you want to make some(or come visit me to get it for free), I don't know what will 😉
I'll let the secret slide that this is the only food not yogurt in this post. I can break for yogurt for cashew butter, especially from Tierra Farm. There's something so much more rich and delicious about cashew butter; if you don't have any, you must! I don't know of any widely available chocolate cashew butters. That's a shame because the combo was fantastic and something I need to recreate in my food processor pronto.
Saturday morning were made for sleeping in, cartoons, and wasting time. I haven't done much of the last two(yet?), but I certainly enjoyed sleeping in. Once I got up and started moving, my hunger led me to double yogurts. I think that's a good thing; how can you go wrong with yogurt?
First up was some So Delicious soy yogurt sweetened with vanilla stevia and topped with milk chocolate peanuts and salt. I might have gone a little overboard on the peanuts–whoops! Oh well, I was counting them as my "healthy fat", even if buried under chocolate 😉
On the other spectrum, for some good protein I had another pomegranate Chobani, this time with the last two squares of Endangered Species dark chocolate with orange. I'll admit that I need to stop putting crazy of chocolate on yogurt when you accept that pomegranate and citrus chocolate is the best combo ever. Seriously, how have I not tried this one before? it was almost like a fine marmalade–delicious.
It's another beautiful and sunny day so I'm going to mull about until 11 to go for a pleasant outdoor run. I'm making a new playlist just for it! But it's horribly uninventive: I'm just putting all my Lady Antebellum and Sugarland songs onto the On The Go and calling it done, haha. Have you tried cashew butter? Love it or hate? Obviously, I'm a lover 🙂 And while I don't want to spark any "brand debates", I'll simply ask what's your favorite type of yogurt? For me, I like greek-style if it's cow's milk. I also like soy yogurt and–as I discovered yesterday–coconut milk yogurt!Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 21 so far )
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"This Recording by the Hanover Band is from the complete set of Schubert Symphonies (also available) recorded using period instruments. Is this a success? I believe it is. We now have music played as Schubert intended for the listener of the day. There are many recordings of the Unfinished Symphony, This one on this disc is also available on the four disc set No: NI5270. The real gems not included previously are :The Overture Alfonso und Estrella D732, Music from Rosemunda-Incidental music D797 and His Overture D644. The sound of original instruments for me was a wake up call. I recommend this to all lovers of Franz Schubert and all that like to hear this period music on Original instruments."-Philip Ashton
This album offers us interesting recordings of a handful of his orchestral pieces. The CD is part of the famous Nimbus Orchestral Favorites series, which is reviewing the best and best of the genre. The album includes three selections: the Opening in Do Major D.591, incidental music for Rosamunde D. 797 and finally the famous Symphony no. 8 in D Minor.759, also known as Unfinished Symphony. Not at all Opening in D Major is subtitled "in the Italian style". As with the Sixth Symphony, Schubert accuses here particularly in the wind solos of the Adagio the great influence of Rossini, both fashionable in Vienna at that time. Follow a selection of music that the composer wrote for Rosamunde, Furstin von Zypern by Hermina von Chezy. Curiously, the opening that normally associates with Rosamunde actually corresponds to Die Zauerharfe. This album is replaced by the opening that originally appeared on stage and that Schubert borrowed from his opera Alfonso un Estrella, never released until the author's death. Close the collection the famous Unfinished Symphony no. 8. His first two movements, completed by the composer to the last detail, count on the best pages of the great Austrian. The Hanover Band, a well-known British orchestral ensemble of period instruments that has recorded 176 recordings. His name is inspired by the Hanoverian period (1714-1830) and this time they appear under the command of one of its principal directors, Roy Goodman who, besides being a reputed director, is also known as a specialized violinist in old music The interpretation offered in this album is particularly rich, correct, brilliant and full of expressiveness, which does justice to an orchestral composer too often considered a mere melodist. Sonograma Magazine


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A first of its kind for the Royal Surrey County Hospital Allied Health Professionals
A pioneering project led by a physiotherapist is changing the way pre-surgical cancer patients are being looked after.
Rachel Brown, who has worked at the Trust for 10 years started investigating how a prehabilitation routine would best support surgical patients in 2014. By increasing fitness levels before they reached surgery, patients could expect reduced recovery times, improved emotional wellbeing and a network of fellow patients with whom they could share experiences.
Having secured funding from Macmillan in 2017, Rachel and the team were able to roll their prehabilitation programme out to a selection of cancer patients who had recently received their diagnoses. These patients were invited to a number of face-to-face events including two weekly gym sessions and a weekly wellbeing group where patients were given the opportunity to discuss healthy eating, what to expect from their surgery, how to handle the recovery process and how they can try to achieve a good night's sleep from a Macmillan funded Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Dietician (Allied Health Professionals).
Rachel said:
"Patients are referred to us by Consultants and Specialist Nurses and we meet with them at the beginning of their cancer treatment to give them the advice, tools and support they need to improve their wellbeing, both physically and emotionally."
Patients are encouraged to continue their tailored exercise programme during their treatment. Rachel said:
"We've known for a long time the benefits of physical activity and even light exercise can have a really positive effect on patients going through treatment."
Initial feedback shows that 100% of participants in the pilot would recommend the Trust's prehabilitation programme to other patients and for those patients that live too far to travel to Guildford twice a week, the team runs a home-based programme which consists of telephone consultations, home based exercise programmes and wellbeing sessions held at an alternative satellite centre.
The programme is unique in that it is run by Allied Health Professionals (Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists, Dieticians etc) which ensures a system of continual, wraparound care for patients and a service that can support the care being given by Consultants and Specialist Nurses.
Our Professional Director of Innovation and Transformation, Dr Piers Johnston said:
"The amazing work that this multi-disciplinary team have been doing over the last two years, with Macmillan's support, has made a significant difference to over 200 patients' pre-operative preparation, both physical and psychological, for major surgery. This is a class-leading service that we are integrating with our already internationally renowned Enhanced Recovery after surgery programme."
To date, the prehabilitation programme at the Trust has been so successful that when the Macmillan funding lifespan ended in August 2019, the Trust adopted the service.
The Trust is sharing the story as part of a week-long celebration to launch a change in its name.
The Trust started providing adult community health services for Guildford and Waverley in April 2018 and has decided to change its name, from Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, to just Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.


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Dates for this summer's Connacht Championship confirmed
Mayo travel to play New York in the provincial SFC opener on Sunday May 5th
Galway won the 2018 Connacht SFC, beating Roscommon in the final. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho
Connacht Council has confirmed details for this year's senior football championship.
It begins in New York on 5th May when Mayo travel to Gaelic Park and the final takes place on 16th June at 4.0pm.
Champions Galway open their defence also on 5th May with a trip to London.
May 5th: New York v Mayo, Gaelic Park, 2.15, London v Galway, McGovern Park, Ruislip, 3.30; 12th May: Roscommon v Leitrim, Dr Hyde Park, 3.30.
May 19th: Sligo v London/Galway, Markievicz Park, 3.30; 25th May: New York/Mayo v Roscommon/Leitrim, Elvery's MacHale Park/ Páirc Seán Mac Diarmuida, 7.0.
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Hello, lovely reader! Congratulations on being half-way through the week. You're doing great.
Today I've been thinking about romantic comedy films, and how quickly we are willing to exchange our common sense for warm and fuzzy feelings. Don't get me wrong: I love rom-coms, and Richard Curtis provides me and my friends with ample opportunity to waste an evening bewailing our boringly realistic love lives, but seriously. The morals and attitudes encouraged by Hollywood's happy endings are appalling.
If we actually examine the lessons in rom-coms instead of concentrating on the smouldering glances and mushy moments, we can see that these films are dangerous. They could create a generation of women who will negotiate the dating world with all the skill and success of a neo-Nazi who has halitosis. (This may be slightly melodramatic, but you know what I mean.)
As I said, I do love these films, but I also worry that there's some murky moral ground being covered. Here are some lessons that I really hope none of us learn from our favourite romantic comedies:
1) Grease
If your boyfriend is nice to you when you're alone and acts like an asshat in front of his friends, get a makeover and wear clothes tight enough to give you gangrene. That'll get him back. Obviously, you are the one who is not good enough and you need to adapt to his shallowness.
2) Pretty Woman
Go on the game. A handsome, rich and charming man will inevitably sweep you off your feet and fall madly in love with you. You will definitely not get pregnant, contract a horrible disease or be putting yourself in serious harm's way every night. Not even a little bit.
3) Four Weddings and a Funeral
Be horrible to a guy for ages, sleep with him a bit, get engaged to someone else, sleep with him again, take him WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING and then turn up on his doorstep just after he gets punched in the face at the altar. Also, lose the ability to notice basic environmental factors like whether it's raining or not.
4) Bridget Jones' Diary
Waddle everywhere. Colin Firth will totally fall for you.
5) Serendipity
Let the amazing guy you just met get away because a piece of paper flew away. Obviously it's fate and not just the traffic passing you by in the middle of a New York highway.
6) America's Sweethearts
Keep quiet about your feelings for years, and then get annoyed with the guy without explaining yourself. Also, spend your entire life slaving away after your bratty sister. Way to respect yourself.
7) The Princess Bride
When the love of your life reappears after a few years, completely ignore his height, voice and facial features. A few inches of eye mask should completely obscure any idea you might have about his identity. Sure, you love him, but you're blind and deaf, ok?
8) 10 Things I Hate About You
Lead a guy on for as long as you can, and only be nice to him when he's gone through ridiculous amounts of nonsense to make you happy. If your big sister has ideals and can be a bit snappy about them, make sure that you use her as a pawn in your relationship games. Being manipulative means that you deserve your happy ending; after all, you've worked for it. Or at least your boyfriend has.
9) Friends With Benefits
Define what you want from your relationship with a guy, and then completely change your mind. Make sure that he is unaware of this for as long as possible. Remember, only a flash mob is enough to regain your attention, preferably in a busy train station at peak time.
10) One Day
Keep chasing the unobtainable guy who probably wouldn't make you happy anyway, and in the meantime settle for someone you don't really love. Also, change your accent a lot.
Have a great Wednesday, and please enjoy your rom-coms responsibly.