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39isabop-blog · 6 years ago

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Tag!

I was tagged by @unicornsapplesandstuff. Babe, I appreciate getting these so much! I always go overboard and write literal books for each of the answers, so prepare to get to know me real well.

1. How tall are you?

5′5, but I’m pretty sure I lied on my licence and said I’m 5′6. Oh well!

2. What colour and style is your hair?

My hair’s a kinda boring brown, but it gets reddish in the summer. I’ve had it cut in many different ways, but now it’s growing out from a pixie cut so it’s short and wavy/curly, depending on how humid it it or how much conditioner I use. I have a v precise routine for hair care because I can’t deal with it otherwise.

3. What colour are your eyes?

They’re green. But they’re a dark green. I wish they were a brighter green like my mom’s, but oh well.

4. Do you wear glasses?

I’m a blind bitch who can’t see more than four inches in front of her face clearly without them.

5. Do you wear braces?

Yeah, I had horrible teeth as a child. I literally had a bottom front tooth that was sideways and a giant gap between my front top teeth that I could fit a straw between. I also had to have an expander, which is another word for a medieval torture device that is glued to the roof of your mouth and cranked with a key to expand your top jaw. I had two sets of braces because my teeth were so bad, one when I was nine and the other when I was fourteen. I also got my wisdom teeth out at fourteen so they wouldn’t grow in and ruin all my dental work.

6. What is your fashion style?

I’m very retro inspired, from the 60s to the 80s. I have bell bottoms, really light wash jeans, white Beatles boots, etc. that are very throwback and I love to wear them. I also have a shirt that I call my John Deacon at Live Aid shirt, because it’s like a pink striped short-sleeve dad button-down that I wear tucked into my light wash jeans with a cropped jean jacket and my Adidas All-Stars.

7. Full name?

Not gonna do this one, but my full first name is Samantha and my nickname is Sam. You can tell how well someone knows me by what they call me. The less you know me, the more likely you are to call me Samantha. If you’ve known me for years or are a good friend, you’re allowed to call me Sam. It’s a legit rule I have. You know your place in my hierarchy by what you can call me. And it’s NEVER Sammy. I absolutely hate that name and no one is allowed to call me that.

8. When were you born?

Fort Wayne, Indiana.

9. Where are you from and where do you live now?

Fort Wayne, Indiana. I have moved once in my life, and it was from a small house to a bigger house before my brother was born in the literal exact same neighborhood. I am within walking distance of my old house.

10. What school do you go to?

I’m at an offshoot campus of Purdue University.

11. What kind of student are you?

I’m a self-destructive student. I adore school, but only when I’m doing something I like. I like the idea of school and academia, but it’s also a lot of work and I can be lazy and unmotivated pretty often.

12. Do you like school?

Like I said previously, I love school. I love learning and I really can’t imagine not being in school.

13. What are your favourite school subjects?

English, history, music, French

14. Favourite tv shows?

Bob’s Burgers, The Office, Broad City, Parks and Recreation, The Goldbergs, Mindhunter

15. Favorite movies?

BoRhap, Kingsman, Anastasia, The Heat

16. Favourite books?

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Here We Are Now by Jasmine Warga, Unorthodox by Deborah Feldman

17. Favourite pastime?

Reading, writing, knitting, playing music

18. Do you have any regrets?

Not necessarily regrets, just things I look back on and realize were actually stupid for me to do. Like sneaking into a hookah lounge at fourteen.

19. Dream job?

Rock star, or maybe a professor. I know, two totally different things.

20. Would you like to get married someday?

Yes!

21. Would you like to have kids someday?

Maybe, but only if I was with the absolute best partner and we were in a perfect place in our lives and the stars and planets align...

22. How many?

If the previous scenario comes true, then only one. A daughter, preferably. I don’t feel like I have the energy and thoughtfulness to have multiple children. Serious props to those who do, though. You’re the real heroes.

23. Do you like shopping?

I’m a bit of a shopaholic. It’s not a problem or anything, but I also work at a clothing store and have the urge to buy everything that I think is cute.

24. What countries have you visited?

I’ve been to Mexico, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands. States in the US: Indiana (obviously), Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, Georgia, and Louisiana (New Orleans, specifically). Maybe Kentucky, I don’t remember.

25. What’s the scariest nightmare you’ve ever had?

Anything involving tornadoes. I have a really specific nightmare that I’ve had several times of a tornado ripping down my street and everyone being totally nonchalant about it, meanwhile I’m the only one freaking out that everything is going to get destroyed.

26. Do you have any enemies?

Several. Just kidding. Idk.

27. Do you have a s/o?

Currently working on that, working up the courage to ask them out on Monday. Pray for me lol

28. Do you believe in miracles?

I believe in coincidences and messages. For example, I know something good is going to happen to me if I hear a David Bowie song in the wild (i.e. not played by me on a playlist or something). I don’t know, it just kinda feels like hearing Bowie is the Universe’s way of telling me that it’s gonna be okay.

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tipsycad147 · 5 years ago

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Aries March Mardi Gras

By shirleytwofeathers

Mardi Gras is a carnival celebration that begins on Twelfth Night (the Feast of Epiphany) on January 6th and culminates on the Tuesday before Lent. The best known Mardi Gras is in New Orleans, Louisiana where it is a legal holiday.

Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The biggest events happens on this day. The name Fat Tuesday comes from an old custom of parading a fat ox through the streets of Paris on Shrove Tuesday. The term Fat Tuesday also reflects the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season.

Related popular practices are associated with Shrovetide celebrations before the fasting and religious obligations associated with the penitential season of Lent. In countries such as the United Kingdom, Mardi Gras is also known as Shrove Tuesday, which is derived from the word shrive, meaning “to administer the sacrament of confession to; to absolve”

Mardi Gras traditions are rooted in Ancient Greek and Roman customs. Carnival in Rome became popular around the middle of the second century as a way to feast and act wild before the somber days of Lent. They wore costumes and masks. They celebrated Bacchus and Venus and all things glutinous and pleasurable. The Bacchus parade is still held during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Mardi Gras in the United States

It’s believed the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana. They held a small celebration. Each year, it got bigger with street parties, masked balls, and extravagant dinners. However, when the Spanish took over, the celebrations were banned until Louisiana became a U.S. state in 1812.

On Mardi Gras in 1827, a group of students wearing bright costumes danced through the streets of New Orleans, emulating the revelry they’d observed in Paris. Ten years later, the first recorded New Orleans Mardi Gras parade took place.

In 1872, the official Mardi Gras colors were established as purple, green, and yellow when the Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff came to New Orleans during carnival in pursuit of actress Lydia Thompson. These were the colours of the Romanoff house. Purple stands for justice, green for faith, and yellow for power.

Carnival organisations are called Krewes. The first krewe was the “Mystick Krewe of Comus”, which began in 1857. The second oldest krewe is the “Krewe of Rex”, which started up in 1872. Balls and galas of elaborate and enormous proportion are held every year, but only members of the Kewes may attend.

Mardi Gras parades fill the streets. Beads, coins, balls, cups, and other trinkets are thrown to the crowds. In 1872, the Krewe of Rex, staged a daytime parade in the archduke’s honour. This parade is still held and is the largest of all the parades.

In 1916, Zulu began to parade featuring characters such as King Zulu, Big Shot, and the Witch Doctor. While Rex rules Mardi Gras with a golden scepter and jewelled crown, King Zulu carries a banana stalk and wears a lard can on his head.

Alabama and Mississippi also have Mardi Gras celebrations.

Mardi Gras in Belgium

In the Belgian city of Binche, the Mardi Gras festival is one of the most important days of the year and the summit of the Carnival of Binche. Around 1000 Gilles dance throughout the city from morning until past dusk, while traditional carnival songs play. In 2003, the “Carnival of Binche” was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

Another noteworthy celebration in Belgium is Aalst Carnival. Mardi Gras is considered the day of the “Voil Janet” or “Dirty Sissy”. Traditionally in Aalst, men dress as their wives or mothers. This custom called “Voil Janet” goes back to the time when Aalst was an industrial time and workers did not have the money to buy dresses. On Mardi Grass the “Voil Janet” gets a parade dedicated to it. Men and woman dressed traditionally get to walk along in the parade, and interact with the viewers.

The word “Voil” in the local dialect, means dirty (= Dutch “vuil”, cognate with English “foul”). For this reason, the parade is sometimes claimed obnoxious, dirty and flat out obscene. Though the parade has mellowed down over the years due to restrictions implemented by the town.

Later that day people gather around an effigy that is lit. This event is paired with a lot of music, emotions and fraternity. The event is known for the fact that almost every person in the crowd starts crying. After that, there is one last night of celebration.

Mardi Gras Around The World

Brazil

Carnival is the most famous Brazilian holiday. During this time, Brazil attracts 70% of its tourists. Variations in carnival celebrations are observed throughout the multitude of Brazilian cities. Commonality observed among them is the incorporation of samba into the celebrations.

The southeastern cities of Brazil have massive parades that take place in large sambadromes. The Rio Carnival is where two million people celebrate in the city. The city of Salvador holds a very large carnival celebration where millions of people celebrate the party in the streets of the city with a very big diversity of musical styles together.

Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands Mardi Gras hosts a popular Monday Food Festival prior to the Fat Tuesday Festivities. Ash Wednesday being a holiday has a daytime party in George Town which coincides with the annual Agriculture Fair which is attended by thousands of residents.

Colombia

Carnaval de Barranquilla is Colombia’s Mardi Gras celebration. In 2003, it was proclaimed as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.

Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic it is a folk tradition to celebrate Mardi Gras, which is called Masopust (meat-fast i.e. beginning of fast there). There are celebration in many places including Prague but the tradition also prevails in the villages such as Staré Hamry, whose the door-to-door processions there made it to the UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

France

Carnival parades take place in many cities such as Nice, Alpes Maritimes, Dunkerque, Granville, Sarreguemines as well as in the French Caribbean islands Guadeloupe and Martinique.

The Nice Carnival is held annually in Nice on the French Riviera. The earliest records establish its existence in 1294 when the Count of Provence, Charles Anjou, wrote that he had passed “the joyous days of carnival.” This may make the Nice Carnival the original carnival celebration. Today the event attracts over a million visitors to Nice every year over a two-week period.

Germany

The celebration on the same day in Germany knows many different terms, such as Schmutziger Donnerstag or Fetter Donnerstag (Fat Thursday), Unsinniger Donnerstag, Weiberfastnacht, Greesentag and others, and are often only one part of the whole carnival events during one or even two weeks before Ash Wednesday be called Karneval, Fasching, or Fastnacht among others, depending on the region.

In standard German, schmutzig means “dirty”, but in the Alemannic dialects schmotzig means “lard” (Schmalz), or “fat”; “Greasy Thursday”, as remaining winter stores of lard and butter used to be consumed at that time, before the fasting began. Fastnacht means “Eve of the Fast”, but all three terms cover the whole carnival season. The traditional start of the carnival season is on 11 November at 11:11 am (11/11 11:11).

Italy

In Italy Mardi Gras is called Martedì Grasso (Fat Tuesday). It’s the main day of Carnival along with the Thursday before, called Giovedí Grasso (Fat Thursday), which ratifies the start of the celebrations. The most famous Carnivals in Italy are in Venice, Viareggio and Ivrea. Ivrea has the characteristic “Battle of Oranges” that finds its roots in medieval times. The Italian version of the festival is spelled Carnevale.

Netherlands

The Netherlands also has a festival similar to Mardi Gras. It’s called Carnaval and is similar to the Venice Carnival. The origin of the word Carnival is carnem levare which means “to take away meat” in Latin, or carne vale, Latin for “farewell to meat”. It marks the beginning of Lent, leading up to Easter.

The carnival in the Netherlands is mainly held in the southern part of the Netherlands in the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg, some parts of Zeeland and in eastern parts of Twente and Gelderland. As with many popular festivals, people tend to loosen some moral codes and become laid-back or loose, which is based in the ancient role-reversal origins of Carnival, including dressing in costumes.

Russia and Ukraine

Both Russia and Ukraine have the festival of Maslenitsa (Масленица, rus.), which on its pagan side celebrates the end of winter and the upcoming summer, and on its Christian side marks the last week before the Great Fasting period before Christian Easter.

The festival includes family gatherings with festive meals and treats of bliny (crepes) that resemble the round shape of sun, and culminates on the weekend with mass outdoors gatherings, festivities and entertaining activities such as pole climbing, where a wheel with variety of presents is affixed on the top of a long pole and the contestants need to reach the top to get them.

Also the festival’s mascot – a feminine figure made out of straw, which symbolises winter, gets put on fire at the end of the celebration.

Sweden

In Sweden the celebration is called Fettisdagen, when you eat fastlagsbulle, more commonly called Semla. The name comes from the words “fett” (fat) and “tisdag” (Tuesday). Originally, this was the only day one should eat fastlagsbullar.

Mardi Gras Foods

Pancakes are a traditional food. Pancakes and related fried breads or pastries made with sugar, fat, and eggs are also traditionally consumed at this time in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

Food in New Orleans is incredible. A Mardi Gras specialty is King Cake. It is a circular sweet roll-like cake with a hidden treasure, a tradition that originated during medieval times. Originally a gold bean was baked inside but today, to avoid choking, a plastic baby is placed inside instead.

The Twelfth Night Revelers, a Mardi Gras krewe, use a King Cake to randomly select the queen for krewe. The one who finds the baby gets to be queen. At parties, offices, and causal gatherings the lucky person who finds the baby gets to bring a King Cake to the next occasion and/or be “king” for the day. Similar cakes and breads can be found in other cultures like Rosca De Reyes in Mexico.

Costumes

Mardi Gras, as a celebration of life before the more-sombre occasion of Ash Wednesday, nearly always involves the use of masks and costumes by its participants. In New Orleans, for example, these often take the shape of fairies, animals, people from myths, or various Medieval costumes as well as clowns and Native Americans. However, many costumes today are simply elaborate creations of coloured feathers and capes.

Unlike Halloween, Mardi Gras costumes are not usually associated with such things as zombies, mummies, bats, blood, and the like, though death may be a theme in some. The Venice tradition has brought golden masks into the usual round of costumes.

Going Topless

Women exposing their breasts during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, USA, has been documented since 1889, when the Times-Democrat decried the “degree of immodesty exhibited by nearly all female masqueraders seen on the streets.” The practice was mostly limited to tourists in the upper Bourbon Street area. In the crowded streets of the French Quarter, generally avoided by locals on Mardi Gras Day, flashers on balconies cause crowds to form on the streets.

In the last decades of the 20th century, the rise in producing commercial videotapes catering to voyeurs helped encourage a tradition of women baring their breasts in exchange for beads and trinkets. Social scientists studying “ritual disrobement” found, at Mardi Gras 1991, 1,200 instances of body-baring in exchange for beads or other favours.

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espidermens · 8 years ago

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30 Questions Tag

Nobody tagged me but I’m on break with nothing better to do and I’m my own woman so suck it up.

1) How tall are you? 5′3″ exactly, I’ve grown again idk what to do 2) What color and style is your hair? brown and long I guess 3) What color are your eyes? greeeeen 4) Do you wear glasses? nah son 5) Do you wear braces? I did in 8th and 9th grade, got them off in the beginning of 10th 6) What is your clothing style? I’ve been feeling black and turtlenecks lately. I also rock maroon, dark green, and gold because of my warm skin tone so you know I wear those often. Also flannel. 7) Any freckles/moles/beauty marks? some freckles but nothing prominent or exceptional. 8) When were you born? October 26 9) How old are you? 22 10) Where do you live? The Big Apple 11) Do you have siblings? twin sister (yes, identical) 12) Do you go to school? grad school ayyyyy 13) What kind of student are you? I get anxious and procrastinate and stress out about everything but I still made it to grad school so there’s hope for you, too. 14) What are your favorite tv shows? Holy crap, uhhhhhh... Supernatural has been a long time fave. Sherlock’s cool. Some oldies I used to love are That 70s Show, Bones, Full House, Ghost Whisperer (lol). Some weeby stuff is AOT, OPM, YOI 15) Favorite pastime? Dance is the first thing that comes to mind. I used to draw a lot I guess. 16) What is your dream job? The Met, I would be a janitor there honestly, whatever it takes to get my foot in the door 17) Would you like to get married one day? idk? I don’t really think about it and it isn’t a priority at all, but if the right person came around I might think about it. I think the whole tradition of weddings is overkill, so as long as whoever I’m with agrees to go to the courthouse and fly directly to Thailand and not talk to anyone in the process then we’re good. 18) Would you like kids one day? not on my radar AT ALL I’m barely a Real Human myself. Right now it’s looking like a hard pass but maybe I’ll warm up my frozen, pea-sized heart and adopt one day, who knows 19) Girly girl or tomboy? This is so dumb 20) Do you like shopping? Hell yeah but it would be better if it wasn’t my money 21) What countries have you visited? 35 states, Mexico, many Caribbean Islands (Jamaica, Cayman Islands, PR, etc.), Canada, France (my love), England, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria 22) What is the scariest nightmare you’ve had? Idk but I hate that falling feeling 23) Do you have enemies? My roommate but she doesn’t know we’re enemies 24) Do you have a significant other? lol nope 25) If not, do you want one? Eventually? yeah I guess, if one saunters over I’ll give it a go 26) Are you open about your feelings? the opposite, and I’m trying to work on that but it isn’t going great 27) What’s your family like? immediate family is great, outside of that, holy moly. Drama and lies and bad choices in so many ways 28) Would you date someone your family didn’t approve of? none of their business honestly, and they know that and completely agree, but I doubt that would happen because I have very high standards and our tastes in people are very similar 29) Any pet peeves? like a million I’m not even going to start 30) Do you believe in astrology? Not even for a second but you know I’m still going to look at how scorpio’s doin.

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themirthfulroadrunners · 5 years ago

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And We’ll Throw In Haiti! or Labadee, Labadah, Life Goes On

The eastern islands of the Caribbean have been a bucket list destination of ours for years. Who hasn’t dreamed of a cruise to the Bahamas? While the Bahamas has been a euphemism for the eastern islands, modern travel in that direction includes a multitude of locales including the Caymans, the Virgin Islands, Dominica, St John’s, Barbados, St Maarten and host of other paradise adventures.

On our particular Royal Caribbean cruise, we set sail (not really) in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida after an exhilarating stay at North Palm Beach and a drive down billionaire’s alley on Hwy A1A along the east coast. We had to deviate a stretch due to the visit of “our friend” to quote a re-routing PoPo describing the president. The detour ended at Mar-a-Lago’s driveway which was manned by 10,000 gun-wielders (not really, but suffice to say, security was quite visible).

We, Debbie and I, really enjoy sea days - travel days at sea with no stops. Despite one traveler who was overheard lamenting that it’s all nothing but air and a lotta water, we like the vast expanse of the sea, the mild climate, and endless buffet. Even on one of the largest ships on the planet, a floating city, we are but a speck in God’s fabulous creation. We’ve been a thousand feet underground, 14,000 feet above sea level, 200 feet below sea level yet still above ground, and on beautiful waterfall-blessed hiking trails at all elevations between, but cruising the seas remains special to us.

.... Approximately 9k human beings accompanied us on our journey (really) – a fact that took away just a teense from our enjoyment of the trip. Merely walking the 1,187 feet of the mega-ship’s length or trying to catch an elevator was always a traffic jam-ish experience – definitely not for the claustrophobic. And trying to grab a serving of bacon from the breakfast buffet on some mornings could seriously risk life and limb in that carnivorous bunch. The next time we look into cruising, the body-count of the ship will be our first question. Less is more in this setting (really)....

St Maarten, spelled any way you want (not really), offers opportunity to set foot in both The Netherlands and France (sorta). Since we’ve been to Belize where we saw the church that the Queen of England visited, we can sort of claim to have been to Great Britain (British Honduras). While many have traveled far more extensively than us, especially those with European conquests, after this cruise we can claim The Netherlands, France, Haiti, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico and Alaska. While Puerto Rico is a U. S. possession and Alaska is a U.S. state, they are singularly exotic - outlying enough to include here. Of these, Puerto Rico and Alaska stay on our ‘places to go to’ list since there remain many unseen sights and yet-to-do experiences. Oh, and not to leave out a near-miss, we sailed by Cuba close enough to see it, gliding between this island lighthouse and that country.

Puerto Rico was a problematic stop for us: we were hesitant to vacation in the middle of suffering people - eat cake in the throngs of islanders who had not bread, so to speak. Visions of hurricane and earthquake tragedies filled our consciousness but not our eyes, on this excursion. San Juan did not play out that way … the locals seemed genuinely happy for our business.

The city of San Juan offers old European-style architecture and street layouts that called to mind San Francisco, Belize City and the French Quarter of New Orleans. The streets are extremely narrow and paved with brick. Thick-walled buildings are alternately painted white, pastels, and bold primary colors. Some of them encompass quaint courtyards. Like San Francisco, the city fills a peninsula that protects a deep-water bay. At the tip is a scenic 500-year-old fort that is now preserved as a National Park.

One particular trip highlight was the airport beach on St Maarten. Guided there by Wayne’s brother Jeff and his wife Lenay, we enjoyed jumbo jets landing on our heads (not really, but CLOSE!). We watched several planes land while lunching on sandwiches and coconut shrimp, yum.

Our last stop, originally set for a private Royal Caribbean island called Coco Cay, was nixed due to stormy weather and we were treated instead to an alternate private island on Haiti, melodiously named Labadee (spelled any way you want). It was mostly a beautiful beach destination and we were not able to view the “real” Haiti, except for those islanders who were there selling their crafts. We’ll count the country on our Been There list though, as we did dip our toes into the gorgeous-yet-blustery turquoise waters and trudge through the sand.

One of the fun parts of cruising to warm climes in winter’s midst is the contrast. We wore coats to leave central Arkansas for a 2-day drive to Southern Florida, then lived comfortably in shorts/capris/swimsuits for a week. The trip back home had us clutching for the winter attire once again.

We venture into a Rocky Mountain late winter for a house sit next month. This time we will not pack the shorts and flip-flops, mon.

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Originally built in 1908, Grand Old House is a premier oceanside restaurant located in South Sound, Grand Cayman, that offers delicious delicacy and world-class wines.

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FASHION’s Guide to a Chic Getaway in Grand Cayman

Craving an amazing tropical getaway offering something for every type of traveller—hotel lovers, adventure junkies, foodies and wellness seekers? Grand Cayman is a prime spot that’s easy to get to and super fun to explore. Located between Cuba and Jamaica, Grand Cayman is part of the Cayman Islands three-island group (Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are the other two) and is the largest and most energetic of the trifecta. Here’s our essential guide detailing where to stay, play, eat and explore on the island.

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Kimpton Seafire Resort & Spa is Grand Cayman’s newest resort on beauteous Seven Mile Beach is the island’s coolest and a new exclusive fave of celebs (Armie Hammer is a regular) and seasoned Caribbean travellers. This boutique hotel has a modern design style that’s bright and urban chic. All of the hotels 266 guest rooms are light-filled thanks to huge glass windows looking out to the spectacular pool and beach area. Pops of fuchsia, orange, yellow, lime green prevail throughout and an ocean view suite is definitely the top pick room pick if you can swing it (hello soaker tub with a sea outlook!). You can indulge in amazing food at the Seafire with three amazing in-house restos (Coccoloba a breezy oceanfront taqueria is our fave) as well as amazing self-care at The Spa at Seafire which is home to the most incredible Hammam room and Caymanian-inspired treatments like the Ocean Calm massage and Cayman Coconut body scrub.

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The Cayman Islands are home to some of the world’s best diving sites. The marine life is vast and varied and the underwater world of Grand Cayman is just as breathtaking as land life. If you love exotic adventure that takes you off the beaten path, Cayman’s Crystal Caves are a must. Situated in a forested area in Northside, Grand Cayman, the caves have been recently excavated and can now be explored via a 90-minute guided walking tour. Millions of years old, the caves feature incredible crystal formations. A great way to end a day in Grand Cayman is with a sail on a 65’ luxury catamaran to one of the island’s most famous attractions Stingray Sandbar. Head out late afternoon and arrive in time to take a snorkel with the friend rays then sail back to Seven Mile beach against a stunning pink sunset.

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Grand Cayman is famed as the culinary capital of the Caribbean. A decade ago, chef Eric Ripert’s now-annual Cayman Cookout event put the island on the international dining map. In Grand Cayman you can enjoy a different type of cuisine at every meal—giving your vacay a distinctly global flavour. A few must eat spots include Luca at the Caribbean Club which offers classic Italian; Andiamo at the Ritz-Carlton Grand Cayaman which also serves Italian flavours with a Caribbean twist and has the best pizza and homemade gelato on the island; and Agua at Cayman Bay offering a largely seafood-focused menu with a Peruvian culinary flair. Also if you love sushi, dinner at Taikun is a Grand Cayman essential….fresh wasabi grated tableside anyone?

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There is a wellness vibe happening on Grand Cayman and if you are looking to get your groove back, this is the island to do it on. Make the Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa your home base as it has a huge health and wellness focus that pervades all aspects of the resort from dining to spa and resort activities which includes everything from beach yoga to paddle boarding. Book a Deluxe Ocean Front Room on the ground level and you can walk straight out to the beach. The resort is also home to the largest freshwater pool in Grand Cayman so if you are looking to just lounge under a breezy palm tree and realign your Zen zone this is the perfect spot.

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the ones who had the pleasure of meeting him would leave with out all their parts or not breathing. He have been known to turn good cops bad.. The first time I’ve laid eyes on him was off 59th Ave after a drug bust in a major ware house, as he watched from the back of his Lincoln 5yards from the fence line puffing on a cigar with a condescending smile, was once a happy cop, married, ideal life, had an amazing wife that I’ve met when I was in the Core, I’ve survived 4 world tours on a specialized team, and after five years I’ve decided to get out for a normal life. I’ve been on the force for 15 years, all was well until I ran across this know drug ring out of Mexico. The leaders name is Frost, very few have seen him, n his face when he seen me looking. Later buying the property from a corrupt politician that have a “secret” account in the Cayman Islands.

I remember waking up to the sun rising, glistening through the blinds, shining against your skin as it glows with warmth as you lay in my arms with your head in my chest as my finger tip slowly run up and down your spine, lightly careful not to wake you.. As I lay here on my back, I thinking back over the night and where it starts.. It’s a early Saturday morning… just out of the shower, early morning phone calls, typical Saturday, as usual my partner calls, to fill me in on what supplies have been moved from one warehouse to another, then get dressed so I can start the day. So I load up the truck as I go to pull out the drive way I see you passing, not thinking anything of it I continue to pull out.. as the day goes on five deliveries down I had out for lunch thinking back of you… on to Jimmy John’s for my favorite sandwich.. as I sit down to eat I receive a text saying “how’s your day going daddy” “good” I responded “by the way who’s this?” As I take my fist bite and wait for an respond thinking uhh wrong number.. so as lunch finishes, my alarm goes off reminding me I have an meeting in 45 minutes.. packing up my trash to toss out, as i start out of the door I hear “sir, you forgot your key” as he walks over to me I look down in my hand at my keys smile and replies “sorry I have my keys here” as i look up I noticed something familiar about the key…this is the key that I have made for her.. thinking back to my self… taking the key as a tear runs down my face.. as I get in the truck I placed the key in my cup holder as I sit and stair in the mirror as memories flash in my head.. quickly interrupted by a text saying “you’ll find out tonight” …… Ok not thinking anything of it, wrong number still as I convened my self.. On to my meeting……. after the meeting is over I head home, pulling into the garage I noticed an single rose peddle with shades of white and pink, with a slight red tip.. then an alarm goes off in my head as I round my truck noticing an approaching car.. I don’t have a rose bush neither does any of my neighbors.. standing at the edge of the drive way with the peddle in my hand, thinking how strange this day is becoming, the wind blows as i raise my hand and opens it letting the peddle float away in the breeze.. as I unlock the door and walk in the house, to my bedroom I go, turning on the shower, as I undress and steps into the shower under the hot water just letting the water beat against my skin, thinking about you, the last time I’ve seen you, as you smiled and walked out of my life and on to the new job offer… getting out of the shower, drying off, thinking about what to ware out tonight… it’s a nice night for black.. I think to my self… pulling up to the bar music blasting as I walk in, shaking hands with security as every one greets me, but one face sticks out of the crowd more the others, looking into her eyes as you get closer you can smell the sweet fragrance of her perfume.. as I get closer time stops and the music dampens.. flash backs starts to play in my head, remembering her soft skin, and the feels of her lips.. pulling her from the bar stool holding her in my arms with a warm embrace. I miss you so much we whispered In each others ears.. as we leave the bar and on to the beach, hand in hand as we walk under the nights sky, for hours who knows how much time has passed by.. catching up as the night gets late back to my place thinking oh my god I can’t wait.. as we pulled in to the drive way I walked around to open her door, remember the last time her cloths hit my floor.. as time ticks down as she lays closer to me, and lays her head in my chest I kissed her on the forehead and said “I love you” holding her through the night wishing the moment would never end. Now the sun is rising, glistening through the blinds, shining against your skin as it glows with warmth as you lay in my arms with your head in my chest as my finger tip slowly run up and down your spine, lightly careful not to wake you.. As I lay here on my back, I thinking back over the night and where it starts and how it ended.. A love so deep came to an end I lost you my lover and my best friend.. So in the end you came home to rest until our souls meet again.. Years later I ran back into an old friend we talked caught up, that went on for months until we decided to get married, my life was whole again. I returned to work, frost have fell off the map, no longer a threat.. Things were returning to normal well at lease I thought…

Five hours into my shift, walking into my office and noticed a package. Opening it the package reads “watch if you dare” calling my partner and chief into my office I set the DVD to play. What we seen that day was enough to set any man over the edge, realizing in order to beat frost there couldn’t be any rules, any limitation. I have to become a Renegade. So now I’m dead….. Dead because you killed me. After a life time of friendship, I’m forced to live with out you. I’m A renegade after my own heart, speeding, crazy off of red bull, vodka, and 5 hour energy mixture. Trying to go faster and faster as my heart pumping faster and harder, sweating, chills, and tingling!!!!!!! Fast, speeding, gripping the wheel going a buck fifty, bobbing and weaving through traffic as my music blaring off in the back ground, not a care in the world only me in that moment. Quick sharp turns, drifting all my problem away, as the rubber meet the road, as the smoke smack the ass of the car. Oooh feel so good, as the i hit the corner at 4g’s. Sssshhhh listen, to the engine as she purr as the pedal meets the floor….. As we go faster and faster reaching that point of no return, hold on tight if I fuck up now it’s all over.. Do I back off now¿¿ Or push a lil harder and get it all in¿¿ Major question, one simple answer… Its all or nothing….. Fuck it let’s go. My heart pumping, sweating, tingling chills.. Drunk in a world full of blood hungry vampires searching for the one who took your heart. I’m A Rabble flipping table.. shoot first asking questions later.. Last thing I remember you saying is don’t worry about me. Leaving… nothing more then tears and sorrow… As day turns to night I see you over and over in my mind twisting and turning with every thought. As each day passed I get closer to the man who took you from me. Plans of toucher plays over and over in my mind. As each day passes i want to kill him more and more. It all started with the affaire 6 months ago, In times of darkness the truth will bring you light. If you seek the light, seek the one who provides it for you to see..” Come in, and close the door, cut off your phone.. Get undressed, come here" she said “I’ve been waiting on you” “wait” he said ”what about your husband?” ”Oh I’m working late” she said ”yea you are working late he” she replied as they laughed, as he asked her ”why, why cheat, do he not treat you right?” ”No she replied I’m happy he treat me like a queen, I just want you..” ”Mmmm” he said, as she got on her knees, as she slurp on his dick taking it deeper and deeper as he leaned his head back, as he asked her ”Are you sure you want to do this?” as she replied ”ssshhh come give me that dick!!” Pulling him down on top of her. As he entered her slowly, striking over and over as she screamed with delight.. As I walked through the house, past the kitchen, down the hall to the gun case. I reached for my 9 & two clips, the shot gun she brought me with the engravemeant LOVE FOREVER clinching it tighter and tighter as I loaded each slug.. As I chocked it he stopped and said ”shh!! what was that?” as he listened, she said ”nothing” as she turned over for him as he slide his dick back in her from the back. Doggy style as she likes it. I closed my eyes not thinking clearly. Thinking about the moments we shared, as I made my way up stairs, down the hall cutting through the bathroom entering the room and pressed the end of my cold steel barrel against his bold head, as he went limp she turned to look back at him she faced the barrel of my 9… Damn…. As I repeated the questions he asked calmly, from before they started…. why? why cheat? Demanding an answer, as he went to answer he felt a nudge from the shot gun, ”not you” I said ”her”!!! In shock the words fumbled from her mouth ”I… I….. I thought you were on a business trip”… ”Answer me!!!” I said ”Why?” ”Why not just leave?” As the tears rolled down her face, she yelled I don’t know. Don’t lie to me moving my finger closer to the trigger narrowing down my aim.. Wait yelled the guy, glancing down at him I asked ”what?” He mumbled I asked the same thing. But it didn’t stop you.. As I slammed him in the head with the butt of the shot gun as he fail over she went to catch him.. Don’t move!! I yelled.. Why I asked holstering my 9.. now facing my shot gun.. Why, she explained that she have been seeing him for years. As I started to squeeze the trigger…. Buzz buzz buzz as my alarm goes off… ahh just a dream.. So now I’m up on the edge of my bed thinking about the quickest way to die with out any one having to clean up behind me, nor freaking out when they find me, thinking to leave a note or not, na no note i write enough, I’ve been writing for so long about so many things every one that know me know every thing about me, so no more words…. No good byes i think the world would be better off with out me, and every one can move on as if i never was here…. So many ways to die but every death have a different meaning so I’ll make up one of my own. Do something i can do with out freaking any one out, don’t worry it wont be any cutting, or meds, or me drinking any thing.. There will be no hanging or waiting to be found…So just do something my body do on it’s own just got to remind my self not to come out of it nor to wake up…. So i guess this is my own little way of being me, leave me to make everyone else happy so oh well not like i did right by anyone in my life any way, as I sit here and think back to the dream, that was the last time I seen you alive.. I couldn’t hurt you, I loved you too much, after you got dressed and left me that day slowly killing me. From that day I couldn’t help but be reckless to try and mend my heart but to only turn around and hurt more people, as I look over to the card that I brought you for your birthday that reads ”Happy birthday, Summer I will always love you and to keep this close to your heart I will always be with you even late in the night, When you can’t help but fight the loneliness in the dark, with no one to take a part, but remember deep within, shines a part of your heart..” Now out of the shower, getting dressed for the day to start. Day 265 of my manhunt obsessed with finding him, vowing to follow him to the ends of the earth. From China, to France, to Alaska where I await within my Solitude I wait. patiently, for you to come. Watchful, conning waiting for the moment of your arrival. Watchful for the head lights to show in the distance.. Within my solitude I am carefully plotting my next move with an ever so watchful eye looking down the scope… Solitude no where any one would bother you, no where anyone would want to be.. Within my solitude it’s peaceful, calm, the well needed vacation away from everyone.. Well so I though.. For five years I have been running after you, staying low but yet still my hunt for you have not ended.. But soon It will be, I’m ahead of you this time, today it ends..

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Porsche Controls the Future for Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini

It may be that all’s well that ends well, but at this point, it is difficult to predict what shape the end will assume. The “end,” in this case, is the point in time when the reorganization of the VW group’s luxury and sports car division, as masterminded by Porsche, is complete and fully functional.

The plan is for Porsche to coordinate the future activities (and to control the flow of revenues) of Lamborghini, Bentley, and Bugatti. The marques will share architectures and componentry, and pool their efforts to address essential challenges like electrification, digitalization, and autonomous driving.

In the wake of this major strategic revision, Porsche has announced that it intends to cut costs at a rate of $2.3 billion per year until 2022. The money saved will be instantly reinvested in new technologies most of which happen to have a low return on investment. The key efficiency gains will be had in improvements to research and development, procurement, and production.

OLD TROOPERS AND THE NEW GUARD FIGHT IT OUT The premium brands are run by Bram Schot (who replaced Rupert Stadler at Audi), Oliver Blume (Porsche), Adrian Hallmark (who took over from Wolfgang Dürheimer at Bentley) and Stephan Winkelmann (Bugatti).

The dark horse on the management carousel is Peter Duesmann who will join VW when his retention period expires in summer 2020. The ex-BMW top manager has three options: he could replace a potentially underperforming Bram Schot at Audi, he could become COO of the VW group, or he could step in for Oliver Blume at Porsche.

As always, the strings are going to be pulled by the supervisory board, which is controlled by the Porsche and Piech families. In a rare show of agreement, they want to promote Porsche chairman Blume to the board of the VW group. Blume’s successor may be Duesmann, who has a strong motorsport track record and is a dyed-in-the-wool car guy. Schot is said to be safe in his position at Audi at the moment, but he must get the brand back in shape—or the board will find a new number one.

HOW NOT TO HANDLE A LUXURY BRAND From Wolfsburg’s vantage point, Audi is a potential future casualty—not least because of Dieselgate—but right now the biggest problem child is Bentley. According to a German business weekly, the Bentley boys are currently losing nearly $20,000 on every vehicle sold. In the first half of 2018, losses amounted to more than $90 million as sales fell by 15 percent. If Adrian Hallmark increases the marque’s annual output from about 10,500 to 15,000 units, he would likely only repeat the mistakes made by every Bentley boss since the departure of Franz-Josef Paefgen. Volume is a blessing and a curse for every luxury brand. Flooding the dealers with hard-to-sell stock, counter-productive rapid-succession facelifts, embarrassing design issues (Bentayga, Mulsanne), and a total lack of low-emissions engines, hybrids, or electric vehicles is bound to stifle demand, ruin resale values, and put an emphasis on the “olde” in Bentley’s olde worlde brand image. The fact that Audi is not getting its act together in terms of Crewe-bound future-emissions-ready engines only adds insult to injury.

BUGATTI IS BACK ON TRACK—WITH A VENGEANCE Perhaps messieurs Winterkorn, Müller, or Diess should have put Stephan Winkelmann in charge of the Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini triplets, and made Oliver Blume run the Audi & Porsche Show.

Winkelmann is feared for his crackdown management style, the ruthless pursuit of a chosen target, and his egocentric personality. But let´s face it: Lamborghini owes what it is today to the fit and fashion-conscious tri-lingual Berlin-born jack-of-all-trades. Although his interregnum at Audi Sport lasted only a year, he kicked off three projects that may put the rudderless appendix back on track. At Bugatti, he stepped in for Wolfgang Dürheimer whose legacy was the amazing Chiron. Instead of leaning back and watching 70 cars a year leave les ateliers in Molsheim, Winkelmann once again switched to attack mode. The Divo, to be built by Italdesign, was his first attention-grabbing product, and there will be more.

Insiders are expecting a limited run of aerodynamically advanced lightweight Superleggeras, an even more track-oriented Chiron SS, and a completely re-skinned targa-top Chiron Aperta. In addition, Bugatti is reportedly pondering an all-electric high-end model, which may materialize in cooperation with Porsche, Rimac, and Dallara.

A DARK HORSE BY THE NAME OF LAMBORGHINI Rumor has it that Lamborghini will soon be transferred from Audi ownership to the luxury and sport division masterminded by Porsche. The ambitious completion date is Jan 1, 2019. If the tall legal hurdles posed by Italian corporate law can be overcome, Ducati Enterprises would be the new holding company representing the group’s remaining interests in Italy. Stefano Domenicali who used to run Ferrari’s F1 team, remains Lamborghini chairman with Maurizio Reggiani as his CTO. The revised game plan caught Audi and Lamborghini with surprise—and at a critical point in time for the Raging Bull’s future product portfolio.

You see, the Italians had hoped to complete the Aventador and Huracán replacements before the Zuffenhausen bean counters could intervene. Since both models were to share their monofuselage carbon fiber architecture, the ragazzi from Sant’Agata would have been all but untouchable by Porsche’s synergy-creating aspirations for the next ten years. Will that happen? Possibly.

Although the next-generation Aventador has been pushed back to 2022, the project is thought to be too far down the road to be revoked. It’s a wild-looking thing, overtly aggressive and expressively stylish, a badass wedge adorned with plenty of trademark Y symbols. The modular monofuselage can be divided in three elements: the front axle driven by two electric motors, the backbone center section that houses the batteries, and the drivetrain assembly comprising V-12 engine, new dual-clutch Getrag transmission, third e-motor, and rear suspension.

Still normally aspirated, the modified V-12 will be good for around 770 hp. Add 300 kW (402 hp) of electric power, and you’re looking at nearly 1,200 hp without pulling out all the stops. Since there is no way this monster machine DNA can be integrated in a rival VW group architecture, the flagship will almost certainly proceed as planned.

A similar carbon fiber layout is in the works for the next Huracán, which also remains faithful to its non-turbo engine. The upgraded 5.2-liter V-10 is said to be good for 650 hp. Thanks to a 250 kW (335 hp) electric power boost, Lamborghini’s AWD bestseller should be able to keep up with the Ferrari 488.

It will, however, be important to come to grips with the weight penalty caused by energy cells, motors, and performance electronics. In addition, the monofuselage hardware is still way over budget, and there are no obvious scale effects with respect to Audi and Porsche.

So what to do? Right now, the decision makers are looking at two alternatives. Option one is to keep Huracán in lock-step with the R8, but this approach works only if Audi actually wants a new R8, and if this R8 comes with a watertight business case. Option two is to create a new aluminum-intensive modular multi-brand sports car architecture to open up a broader scope of opportunities. The latter route may be the most likely.

ADVANCED GERMAN ENGINEERING AT A CROSSROADS Internally known as Mimo II, this electrified lightweight structure would be developed by Porsche for the repeatedly delayed Ferrari 488 fighter known as the 960. The same Mimo II architecture could also see use in the future Huracán and the R8 replacement, with expectations of a 650-hp V-8 PHEV powertrain. Electrification is the catchword here. You see, Mimo II is flexible enough to cater for ICE, HEV, PHEV, and BEV applications.

To keep complexity at bay, we hear that the J1 platform prepared for the Porsche Taycan will, for cost reasons, remain a one-off, which is another way of saying that it and any successor are all but dead for group use. The rumored SPAZ and SPE future architectures may share a similar fate, since the research and development wizards reckon that the existing MMB/MHB platforms can be electrified at relatively little expense. In essence, this would leave the group with three premium components sets: PPE/PPC for larger cars and SUVs; Monofuselage or Mimo for high-performance sports cars; and MMB/MHB evo for Cayman and 911.

Audi may replace the R8 with one of three options, including an all-electric PB18-inspired car, a Huracán II derivative, or a Mimo II-based sports car, but since no decision has been made, we’re not going to see anything in the flesh before 2022.

Alternatively, the R8 could simply go away. An intriguing, equally unconfirmed alternative is the recreation of the iconic Ur-Quattro, which could be a synthesis of the many show cars Audi has devoted to this theme. Another possibility is said to be a limited-edition supercar described as a TT RS on steroids. Radically aggressive in appearance and fitted with a 500-hp-plus five-cylinder turbo engine, this 2+2-seater may indeed have what it takes to replace the R8.

Yet another alternative is an ultra-lightweight high-performance two-seater halo car, assembled by a coachbuilder at no more than 500 units in total—think super-R8. Last but not least, there is the striking zero-emission 400-kW (536 hp) Audi e-tron GT shooting brake, which shares its genetic material with the Porsche Taycan and the Bentley Barnato—though remember our previous caveat about the viability of the J1 architecture.

Lamborghini will add an Urus plug-in hybrid in 2020 and facelift the Urus in 2022. There will be no Urus coupé, but we do expect an Urus Performante range-topper. What about a fourth model range? Not in the foreseeable future. The closest thing to a fourth Lambo was the 2008 Estoque, which ticked all the boxes when there was still a market for ultra-high-performance saloons.

If Lamborghini ever does extend its line-up, it will probably by a potent four-seater, two-door, Espada-style luxury GT based on the upcoming PPE/PPC platform. Beyond that, the folks in Sant’Agata are still keen on extreme one-offs like Egoista and Terzo Millenio; exclusive, tailor-made editions of no more than 20 units such as Veneno and Sesto Elemento; and limited-edition hypercars like the Aventador SVJ. Currently in the works are said to be a Paris-Dakar Huracán and a de-contented rear-wheel drive Aventador Ultima.

Porsche is about to release the next 911, dubbed 992. Originally, this was meant to be the final iteration of the MHB toolkit, but since the 992 architecture can accommodate PHEV componentry, we would not be surprised to see it live on in modified form. While the 992 retains the classic rear-engine layout, the still-pending 960 would be a mid-engine coupé featuring a six-cylinder boxer and a 200-kW (268-hp) electric front-wheel drive system.

Although Porsche has allegedly signed off the Boxster/Cayman replacement (codenamed 983), it’s another low-margin project because the segment is in free fall. We hear that 983 is package-protected for a straight-five engine in case Audi feels like replacing the TT with a proper sports car.

Rumor also has it that Porsche is investigating an all-electric sports car scenario. Derived from the MMB components set, there is talk of a neo-Cayman E (two motors good for 400 hp, 100-kWh battery) and a neo-919 E (three motors rated at 600 hp, 125 kWh battery).

IN HINDSIGHT, YOU ARE NOT ALWAYS WISER While Porsche’s return on investment is second only to Ferrari, Audi is seriously overstaffed and worryingly over budget. Would it not have made more sense to put Audi and Porsche together in one cooperative group, while creating a separate, partly autonomous subdivision for Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini?

Audi and Porsche are the biggest earners within the VW group, and already share heavily in terms of technology and development. In a nutshell, Audi needs Porsche more than Porsche needs Audi, but they still both need each other.

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