#blume la tour

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I have some idea that sometimes publishers have swanky parties and invite their staff, best sellers and big authors. Is this real? Or did I see this in a movie lol

Oh, it's real. Though I'd say this was more of a thing back in the OLD days, pre-Pandemic, and a couple economic crises ago. :-/

The ones I have been to (and I have been to many) are usually for a reason, they aren't just random parties. Usually it's to promote new books to a specific audience, and they are often held during a conference or something like that so that a bulk of the people they are trying to reach will be there.

So like, for example, they used to do a lot of "Pre-Publication Tours" and take booksellers out to very fancy dinners with an author (and the publicist, and sometimes the editor). Or they might do something like a breakfast or dinner at ALA (for example) where they have several authors and a bunch of librarians, and each author gets to introduce themselves and talk about the book and spend some time at each table, and all the librarians get copies and they all have a chance to chit-chat over a nice meal.

When BookExpo/BEA used to be a thing (and actually even more so before that, when it was called the ABA), publishers would throw really grand parties and invite a number of famous authors with new projects coming, and invite a bunch of booksellers, and the party would be on a rooftop or some gorgeous venue. I went to one at ABC carpet where they took over a floor of the store and there were living flower walls. I went to one at Dylan's Candy Bar one year and there was an open bar where they had candy apple martinis and I got sick off em. I went to one IN the Library of Congress -- like the FANCY part -- and one in the main library in downtown LA at night, that was pretty spectacular.

I went to one on a rooftop in LA I believe and they gave us all t-shirts and we could go around to different tables and get autographs on the shirt from the authors, and Judy Blume was one of the authors, and I had a literal meltdown and cried on her and Libba Bray had to hold me up. (Judy Blume was very nice about it - she gave me a Kleenex and said, "don't worry, women your age always cry when they meet me" -- which was both reassuring and made me feel v basic lol).

I went to one on this like -- observation-area in a swank hotel in downtown NYC, and I was chit-chatting with John Green, and I had to go to the bathroom, so I went to the bathroom, and THE BATHROOM WAS ENTIRELY MADE OF GLASS INCLUDING THE FLOOR -- so to get to the toilet and pee you had to be like *hovering over empty space and anyone could see you???? I absolutely was not OK AT ALL and I think I just had to like, LEAVE to go to a real place with a real bathroom.

I still remember the ones my boss told me about -- one at PRINCE'S HOUSE where PRINCE PERFORMED, and one at the Playboy Mansion! -- I was not invited to those! *cryface*

[roseberry-memories]

Blume la tour's Freshmen Welcoming Ceremony:

NOTE: About Blume la tour (Rapunzel) dormitory, which is founded on the daring nature of the Princess with Golden Locks. I know that I lack the full knowledge but I can try with the cultural references. Still, I’ll also take what I need to build the lore and build a fantasy-way around it.

The dormitory would prepares many exquisite foods, such as hazelnut soup, marigold flower-shaped cake, braided bread and chocolate chip cookies.

After eating, they gathers in the garden and share stories about the wonderful journey with their imagination.

Therefore, they dance in the courtyard as the princess dance with the villagers of her kingdom while the uppermen playing the music instruments at the pavilion. The music, "Kingdom Dance", is a tune that has been considered a tradition for the dorm.

Afterwards, on a beautiful and peaceful night, the students lit their lanterns and flew into the sky at eight o'clock. However, the freshmen sit on the boat, put the flowers in the small basket on the water, and then enjoy the magical scenery.

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Blume la tour dormitory belongs to me / @roseberry-memories

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Soweit die Füße tragen Tag 25: spiel mir das Lied – vom dritten Mann

Gut, dass es Michael Ende gibt. Und einen wunderschönen Park in seinem Geburtsort Garmisch-Partenkirchen, mit klassischen Blumen. Dort hat er eine eigene Ecke und es wurden zu seinen Ehren allerlei Figuren aufgestellt. Für alle, die ihn nicht kennen – es geht um einen ganz großen Schriftsteller, der Momo, die unendliche Geschichte und als Meisterwerk Jim und Lukas und die Lokomotive zu Papier gebracht hat. Leute, da geht nun wirklich nichts drüber., Ansonsten erinnert mich dieser Ort ein wenig an Las Vegas. Oder noch viel besser: an jene skurrile Bar im Science-Fiction Film Star Wars, wo die ganzen Kriegsgewinnler, Waffenhändler und schrägen Figuren aus der Gesamtgalaxis am Tresen aufeinandertreffen. Läufst du am helllichten Tage durch Garmisch-Partenkirchen, sieht es fast genauso aus. Da glotzte mich eine Riesengroße Sonnenbrille an und war in einem schwarzen Ganzkörperkondom eingemummelt. Links führt ein russischer Mafiosi seine Edel Nutte aus, rechts ein arabischer Öl Oligarch seine gross-Familie. Wobei Gross noch leicht untertrieben ist. Ich hör mal auf, sonst behauptet noch einer , ich sei ein Rassist. Ich beschreibe einfach nur, was ich gesehen hab. Also komme ich zur Tour. Erfrischend trabte ich des morgens früh um acht an einem kleinen Flüsschen aus dieser Stadt der Sünde heraus dem Berg entgegen. Und ihr glaubt es nicht: ich habe mein drittes Geldstück gefunden. Diesmal waren es 0,20 €, da muss ich 20 mal mehr Glück haben als am ersten Tag, Wo mir ein Chinese eine ein Cent Münze die Hand drückte. Ansonsten: Das gleiche Spiel wie fast an jedem heißen Tag. Jetzt weiß ich endlich, was man unter Einsamkeit des Langstreckenläufers versteht. Und wieder hatten unterwegs alle Kneipen zu, so dass ich mein Not Bier anzapfen musste. Es war ein russen- Bier. (beweis Foto angefügt) entschädigt wurde ich durch den wirklich netten bayerischen Ort Mittenwald. Da sind nicht nur alle Häuser schön bunt angepinselt sondern es läuft auch ein kleiner Bach mitten durch, dort lassen die Kinder ihre Beine rein hängen, wegen der großen Hitze. Und dann der Hammer: nichts ahnend sitze ich beim Abendessen Und warte auf mein bayrisches helles Bier vom Fass - als (nichts Böses ahnend) ein Zither Spieler neben mir Platz nimmt. So wie man ihn sich vorstellt: er wiegt zwei Zentner, trägt Lederhose und Hut mit Gamsbart. Er wurde prompt zu Menschen des Tages. Und wisst ihr warum: weil er Wasser trank. Seine ganzen Kumpels sind schon gestorben, weil sie immer wieder Schnaps spendiert bekamen, erzählt er mir. Und er will doch 80 werden. Dann gibt er mir noch einen wichtigen Tipp für das Leben auf dem Weg: „such dir eine wesentlich jüngere Frau, dann geht es dir gut. Meine ist aus dem Erzgebirge und spielt Zither wie ich“. Dann zupfte er los, bekam artig Applaus und ich fragte ihn, warum mich diese Musik an einen bestimmten Film erinnert. Klar meinte er - an den dritten Mann. Und schon waren wir Freunde. Mit letzter Kraft konnte ich entkommen, denn ich war schon bei Bier Nummer vier. Morgen gibts nur eines. Ach ja, ich machte ein Beweis Foto von ihm, was ich sonst nicht mag. Aber der Musiker hatte nichts dagegen. Ich verstecke es in meiner Foto Liste. Die Blume des Tages war alpenblume Nummer zwei und weiß. Die kosten- naja, ab morgen wird gespart. Versprochen!

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2019 Bucket List

1. Become a Homeowner 2. Get a new mattress 3. Become a first aid instructor 4. Become a CPR instructor 5. Get a position in Labor and Delivery or Postpartum 6. Write a legal will and get it notarized 7. Complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program 8. Obtain a regular drivers license 9. Write a legal advance directive and get it notarized 10. Get a passport 11. Complete ACLS certification 12. Pay off provincial student loan completely 13. Get a new couch 14. Get a tattoo 15. Get a British Bulldog (Winston) 16. Crochet a viking hat 17.Crochet comfy boot slippers 18. Make melted crayon guitar art (JK) 19. Sew a teddy bear 20. Sew a dress 21. Make a quilt 22. Start a scrapbook 23. Make cold process soap 24. Complete Grad Photobook 25. Complete wedding scrapbook 26. Crochet Christmas stockings 27. Make a Wonder Woman apron (JH) 28. Crochet a hooded owl blanket 29. Crochet a coaster set 30. Fold 1000 origami stars 31. Crochet a Hogwarts baby blanket 32. Crochet a black cat blanket with hood (KS) 33. Fold 1000 origami butterflies 34. Make a mobile of 1000 origami cranes 35. Design my own deck of cards 36. Complete wedding photobook 37. Make homemade lip balm 38. Make a geode bath bomb 39. Make carved wood or burned wood personalized wine box (ME) 40. Swap customized keychains with Daniel 41. Sew matching aprons for me & Daniel 42. Make a cross stitch quilt (CB) 43. Make a Lion King cross stitch (JK) 44. Make wine glass winter scene candle holders 45. Make a Little Mermaid Apron (JM) 46. Make a carved or burned wood "It's Always Tea Time" Mad Hatter Tea Box 47. Crochet a Spiderman blanket (LS) 48. Crochet a Legend of Zelda blanket (CW) 49. Make jazz guitar print art (SS) 50. Adopt an otter 51. Donate 5 items to the Ronald McDonald house 52. Participate in a charity walk/run 53. Donate 5 items to the Terra Centre 54. Run a Hogwarts Running Club race 55. Adopt a polar bear 56. Make my own cookbook 57. Make all the recipes from The Superfun Times Vegan Holiday Cookbook 58. Make crepes 59. Make "Curious Confection" Disney drink 60. Make "Siren's Song" Disney drink 61. Make "Glass Slipper" Disney drink 62. Make "Belle of the Ball" Disney drink 63. Make all the recipes from the I Quit Sugar cookbook 64. Make homemade fried chicken 65. Make caramel apple jello shots 66. Make the Grey Stuff from The Beauty and the Beast 67. Make homemade California rolls 68. Make all the recipes in the Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook 69. Make candy apples 70. Bake a baked Alaska 71. Cook lobster 72. Make tiramisu 73. Bake Boston cream pie 74. Make homemade basil pesto 75. Roast pumpkin seeds 76. Finish my red recipe book 77. Bake lemony blueberry cheesecake bars 78. Make Sims Bouillabaisse (in real life) 79. Make Sims Goopy Carbonara (in real life) 80. Make Mexican tostadas 81. Make 365 new recipes 82. Cook every single recipe in a cook book 83. Make all recipes from the Swap & Drop Diet Cookbook 84. Do a chopped competition with Daniel 85. Make fruit sushi 86. Make "Sleep Cycle" Disney drink 87. Make "False King" Disney drink 88. Make "Ohana Colada" Disney drink 89. Make all recipes from the Cooking Light Global Kitchen cookbook 90. Make Sims Porcini Risotto (in real life) 91. Have a meal at Bistro Praha 92. Go to Dinner Theatre 93. Eat at Cafe Bicyclette 94. Have lunch at Ampersand 27 95. Eat at Cafe Linnea 96. Eat at Earnest's at NAIT 97. Go on a gelato date 98. Have dessert from the Italian Bakery Edmonton 99. Eat at the 3 Bananas Cafe 100. Eat at Dorinku 101. Try a Po'Boy 102. Eat deep fried ice cream 103. Eat at Have Mercy 104. Have lunch at the Harvest Room at Hotel MacDonald 105. Have dinner on the Edmonton Queen Riverboat 106. Try La Poutine 107. Have breakfast at Under the High Wheel 108. Have dessert at Block 1912 109. Eat at Uccellino 110. Go out for hungover breakfast the morning after a party with friends 111. Read "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Lawson 112. Read "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen and watch the movie 113. Read "Blood, Sweat, and Fear" by Eva Lazarus 114. Read "It" by Stephen King and watch the movie 115.  Read "Labor Day" by Eleanor Henderson 116. Read "Three Day Road" by Joseph Boyden 117. Read "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins and watch the movie 118. Read "They Left Us Everything" by Plum Johnson 119. Read "The House Girl" by Tara Conklin 120. Read all 36 books from the Dear Canada series 121. Read "My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir" by Mark Lukach 122. Read all 54 books from the fictional Magic Tree House Series 123. Read “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher and watch the series 124. Read “Dolores Claiborne” by Stephen King 125. Read “We Need To Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver 126. Read all 51 books from the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series 127. Read “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” by Mary Roach 128. Read “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients Lives” by Theresa Brown 129. Read “Working Stiff: by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell 130. Read “Every Patient Tells a Story” by Lisa Sanders 131. Read “The Night Shift” by Dr Brian Goldman 132. Read “Wenjack” by Joseph Boyden 133. Read “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks 134. Read “Weird Edmonton” by Mark Kozub 135. Read “11/22/63” by Stephen King 136. Re-read Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events series 137. Read all 20 Royal Diaries books 138. Read all the books from the Dear America series 139. Read “End of Watch” by Stephen King 140. Read “I, Ripper” by Stephen Hunter 141. Read “Happyface” by Stephen Edmond 142.  Read “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie 143. Read “The Mighty Miss Malone” by Curtis 144. Read “In The Unlikely Event” by Judy Blume 145. Read “Church of Marvels” by Leslie Parry 146. Read “My Secret Sister” by Helen Edwards 147. Read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Annie Barrows 148. Read “The Book of Negroes” by Lawrence Hill & watch the movie 149.  Read “The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly” by Matt McCarthy 150. Read “Nerd Do Well” by Simon Pegg 151. Read “Wild” by Cheryl Strayd and watch the movie 152. Read “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai 153. Read “The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak and watch the movie 154. Read “Welcome to Nightvale” by Joseph Fink and listen to all podcasts 155. Read “1984” by George Orwell 156. Read “Nightmares!” by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller 157. Read “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams” by Stephen King 158. Read “Finders Keepers” by Stephen King 159. Read the Little Old Lady Series 160. Read “Mr Mercedes” by Stephen King 161. Read “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova 162. Read “Doctor Sleep” by Stephen King 163.  Read “Bringing Adam Home” by Les Standiford 164. Read “Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell 165. Read “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande 166. Read “A Spy Amongst Friends” by Ben Macintyre 167. Read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova and watch the movie 168. Read “Five Days at Memorial” by Sheri Fink 169. Read “Canada” by Mike Myers 170. Read “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo 171. Read “Quiet: The Power of Introverts” by Susan Cain 172. Read “The Haunting of Sunshine Girl” by Paige Mckenzie 173. Read “Dirty Jobs” and “Second Hand Souls” by Christopher Moore 174. Read “My Sister’s Keeper” and watch the movie 175. Read “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by April Genevive Tucholke 176. Read “Four Past Midnight” by Stephen King 177. Read “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland” by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus 178. Read “Anya’s Ghost” by Vera Brosgol 179. Read “Trauma” 180. Read “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by JK Rowling and watch the movie 181. Read “This is That Travel Guide to Canada” 182. Read “The Trouble with Goats and Sheep” by Joanne Cannor 183. Read “Tough Shit” by Kevin Smith 184. Read “Tales of Beedle the Bard” by JK Rowling 185. Read “The Trouble with Alice” by Olivia Glazebrook 186. Read “The 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating” by Alisa Smith & JB MacKinnon 187. Read “At Home in Old Strathcona” by Gwen McGregor Molnar 188. Read “The Tumbling Turner Sisters” by J. Fay 189. Read “The Dangerous Animals Club” by S. Tobolowsky 190. Read “The Book of Speculation” by E. Swyler 191. Read “The Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins 192. Read “Shine Shine Shine” by Lydia Netzer 193. Read “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel and watch the movie 194. Read the EC Wells series 195. Read “Scrappy Little Nobody” by Anna Kendrick 196. Read “The First Phone Call From Heaven” by Mitch Albom 197. Read “Hope’s Boy” by Andrew Bridge 198. Read “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” by Claire North 199. Read “The House At the End of Hope Street” by Menna Van Praag 200. Read “Home” by Harlan Coben 201. Tour the Saskatchewan Science Center 202. Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park 203. Visit the Atomic Bomb Dome in Japan 204. Visit the Dead Sea of Saskatchewan (Little Manitou) 205. Tour the Royal Canadian Mint 206. Visit the Eskimo Museum in Churchill 207. Visit Prime Berth Fishing Museum in Twillingate 208. Go to the Barbie Expo in Montreal 209. Visit the Acadian Historical Village in Caraquet 210. Visit the Tokyo National Museum 211. Visit the Owl Café in Akhabara 212. Go to the Tokyo Studio Ghibli Museum 213. Visit the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg 214. Visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum 215. See a Sunset Retreat Ceremony at the RCMP Heritage Center in Regina 216. Visit the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec 217. See Head-Smash-In Buffalo Jump in Fort McLeod 218. Visit the Shinjuku Goen National Garden in Japan 219. See Niagra Falls 220. Visit the Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington 221. Visit Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in Toronto 222. Visit the Royal Ontario Museum 223. Do the Underground Tour at Bell Island’s Mine Museum 224. Visit the Samurai Museum in Japan 225. Visit Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg 226. See a show at the Regina Globe Theater 227. Visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax 228. Visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights 229. Visit the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa 230. Visit the Fort George National Historic Site of Canada at Niagara-on-the-Lake 231. Go to Science North in Sudbury 232. Take a photo with the Hachiko statue in Tokyo 233. Go to the national Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo 234. Visit the Amsterdam Cheese Museum 235. Visit the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Japan 236. Catch all Fourth Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon 237. Catch all Second Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon 238. Catch all Third Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon 239. Successfully do winged eyeliner 240. Have a yard sale 241. Grow Lavender 242. Go scuba diving 243. Go rock climbing 244. Go through the Edmonton Corn Maze 245. Attend a Superstore cooking class 246. Bowl a 100+ game 247. Catch a fish 248. Dye my hair blonde 249. Go ice fishing 250. Tour Candy Cane Lane 251. Find 5 Geocaches 252. Go paintballing 253. See the stars at an observatory 254. Go on a double date 255. Can something with mom 256. Play through Fran Bow 257. Visit Dr Woods House Museum 258. Grow parsley 259. Go on a bike ride around Telford Lake 260. Solve a Rubik’s cube 261. Grow oregano 262. Pick berries from a berry farm 263. Host a holiday dinner for family 264. Plant a Tree 265. Skip rocks with Daniel 266. Do yoga outside at sunrise 267. Go horseback riding 268. Go to the Deep Freeze Festival 269. Learn how to edit photographs 270. Get a hot stone massage 271. Pose for a nude painting 272. Complete a 642 Things to Draw Journal 273. Be in a boudoir photoshoot 274. Get ears pierced again 275. Learn Under the Sea on xylophone 276. Learn calligraphy 277. Go roller blading 278. See a moose in the wild 279. Learn Over the Rainbow on ukulele 280. Pick a pumpkin at Upick 281. Build a fire 282. Complete Wreck this Journal 283. Build a sandcastle 284. Build a snowman 285. Complete a 1000 Piece Puzzle 286. Get all Pokemon Go medals 287. Try a sensory deprivation chamber 288. Sew all badges on my camp blanket 289. Sign a petition 290. Camp at Elk Island Provincial Park 291. Tour the Alberta Legislature Building 292. Go apple picking 293. Go hostelling in Nordegg 294. Photograph a robin 295. Photograph a blue jay 296. Go to the ballet 297. Go to a hot spring in winter 298. Plant a Fairy Garden 299. Fully decorate apartment for Halloween 300. Go to another TWOS Dark Matters Night 301. Go to the Muttart Conservatory 302. Play through Beyond Two Souls 303. Watch an outdoor movie 304. Go to the John Walters museum 305. Body paint with Daniel 306. Take a class at the Greenland Garden Center 307. Go Canoeing 308. Play a game of chess 309. Play laser tag 310. Have a girls night 311. Go to a drop in class at the Art Gallery of Alberta 312. Send out Christmas cards 313. Reach level 40 of Pokemon Go 314. Visit the Reynolds-Alberta Museum 315. Go on a Canmore Cave Tour 316. Get a couples massage 317. Have a game night at Table Top Café 318. See a live show at the Roxy 319. Shoot a Gun 320. Juggle 3 balls 321. Pick a door lock 322. See a Rapidfire Theater show 323. Dance on my balcony with Daniel as it gently rains 324. Go to a driving range 325. Write a love letter 326. Go to a U of A varsity game 327. Go to the new Royal Alberta museum 328. Go to a hockey game 329. Go to a football game 330. See the Nutcracker Ballet 331. Play at Breakout Edmonton 332. Complete a coloring book 333. Go peddle boating 334. Visit the Alberta Aviation Museum 335. Visit the Jurassic Forest 336. Play slots at a casino 337. Go skating 338. Try to escape The Cabin at Escape City 339. Complete my Sims challenge 340. Get a BBQ and have a BBQ with friends 341. Tube down the Pembina river 342. Get a facial 343. Take a class at Purdy’s Chocolates 344. Do a "Disney Love" photoshoot with Daniel 345. Grow a carrot plant 346. Fit size 6 pants 347. Do 100 consecutive push ups 348. Hold Kala Bhairavasana (yoga) 349. Hold Sirsasana (Yoga) 350. Do 100 Consecutive Sit Ups 351. Reach goal weight of 120 lb 352. Walk 20 000 steps for 3 consecutive days 353. Attend a drop in spin class 354. Buy and eat only local food (produce, meat, etc) for 30 consecutive days 355. Try hot yoga 356. Hold Crow Pose (Yoga) 357. Complete 12 months to a healthier you challenge 358. See a movie at Princess Theatre 359. Go to the Edmonton Film Fest 360. See a movie and have dinner at the VIP theatre 361. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Musical and Art Movies 362. Watch the Rotten Tomatoes Top 200 Movies of 2018 363. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 movies of 2017 364. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Documentary films 365. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Comedy Movies

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Theatre at the Ace Hotel, LA, 5/11/19

This was the second of two back-to-back stops on Amanda Palmer’s There Will Be No Intermission tour. This write-up will be more like my traditional write-up about the specifics of this night and comparing and contrasting with the previous night. For a more general overview of the show see my write-up of the San Francisco show.

The story of this evening centers around the crowd.

On the one hand, the crowd was full of luminaries of the AFP universe. John Congleton, whose virtuosic production really brought the album to life, was present, as was Amber Sealey, director of the video for Voicemail for Jill. Former bandmates Jherek Bischoff and Brian Viglione (with his lovely wife Olya) were in the house, as well as documentarian Ondi Timoner, sex toy magnate Kim Airs, and political genius turned screenwriter Laurie Penny.

But on the other hand, the crowd in general was a lot more rambunctious than the SF crowd had been. Amanda has always been very supportive of audience participation at her shows, but this is not the show to be screaming “OH MY GOD I LOVE YOU!!” every five seconds. I felt that this threw her timing off a little because every time she tried to leave some space in the performance it was immediately filled by a shouting audience member.

Amanda handled all of this like a seasoned pro, and the show was still powerful and enjoyable.

Annotated Set List:

The evening kicks off with a recording of Neil Gaiman reading the forward to the art book that is a companion piece to the album.

Judy Blume. This was the first time I noticed that the line “The world’s a vicious place” has been changed to “frightening place,” even on the album.

While discussing her formative years as a songwriter Amanda intimated that the songs to which she was drawn were essentially incomprehensible. “If The Cure were singing about abortion - which they probably were - I wouldn’t have known.”

Runs in the Family. The piano repairman who was Romanian last night magically became Bulgarian tonight. Poetic license.

The Thing About Things (ukulele)

Amanda has been effusive in her praise of Brian Viglione’s role in the early years of the Dresden Dolls. She says he was her personal Henry Rollins punk rock motivational speaker, and credits him with getting her ass in a van and on the road, even while they were being derided as a “gay mime band.” This is always a good story but took on special significance tonight with Brian present.

Bigger on the Inside

Mandy Goes to Med School (excerpt)

Oasis. Discussing the backlash from this song, Amanda mused that if it were written in a minor key (sad) and a slow tempo (sad) it probably would have been embraced by the feminist establishment. She then proceeded to play a few bars in that style, which was awkwardly hilarious.

Part of Your World (from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”)

Tonight while discussing Adam Sandler abortions and Doctors without Watches Amanda opined that “There is no Yelp for abortion.”

Machete

In discussing Jason Webley and the Crazy Uncle Tour Amanda recounted how Jason challenged them to each write 11 songs in one day, then proceeded to run errands until about 5:00. Jason did end up writing half a song called “Henry’s Donuts” about an iconic donut shop in Everett, WA, which he actually played at the Shakaroo event. Amanda played a brief snippet, attempting her best Jason Webley impersonation.

A Mother’s Confession

- Intermission -

Coin-Operated Boy

Amanda recounted her experience spending a weekend at a prison for a restorative justice retreat. This involved having intimate discussions with a small group of convicted murderers, one of whom was named Coyote. On the second day she hit a squirrel with her car on the way to the prison, earning her the nickname Amanda the Squirrel Killer.

The Killing Type

Drowning in the Sound

Voicemail for Jill

Let It Go (from Disney’s “Frozen”)

The Ride

Photo Gallery:

The scene of the crime ...

... was really beautiful inside!

Amanda in action!

DRESDEN DOLLS REUNION!!!

[de-gueules-au-lion-d-or]

"Parmi les symboles les plus repris par les Wandervögel, on retrouve la « fleur bleue » (Blaue Blume), souvent évoquée dans leurs chants, mais aussi prise comme symbole de nos camarades Fahrenden Gesellen sous la forme du bleuet. Mais que représente en réalité cette fleur mythique ?

Le thème de la fleur bleue a été un des motifs favoris du mouvement romantique allemand, duquel le mouvement wandervogel est un prolongement. Le mouvement romantique français, plus tardif, l’a repris à son tour, sous l’influence du mouvement allemand. C’est ainsi que l’expression « être fleur bleue » est passé dans le langage populaire, sous une forme certes un peu dégénérée, qui a de nos jours une connotation de fraîcheur d’esprit, voir même de crédulité. Selon le Larousse, la petite fleur bleue qui s’y rattache symbolise « la part de sentimentalité, de poésie qui est souvent cachée au fond de l’âme humaine »."

Arnvald du Bessin, La Maove, 47, Eté 2003.

[crazy4tank]

Porsche Celebrates 20 Years Of Existence And Milestones In China

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Porsche Celebrates 20 Years Of Existence And Milestones In China

Not long ago, each year at the LA Autoshow, Porsche , who always rental prices their own hall, separate through everyone else, would begin their particular annual press conference simply by stating that the US had been Porsche's biggest market which California was over 50% of this market. But all that can change.

Porsche still sells plenty of vehicles in California, but the standing of both it as well as the US status must deal with China now being regarded the largest auto market on the planet. With such a huge appetite for new vehicles, including electric ones , even local carmakers without having foreign ambitions are selling thousands of vehicles in the country. Porsche has long recognized the potential for the market in China, getting into the Asian giant close to 20 years ago. Now, Porsche is celebrating important breakthrough in the country.

To celebrate its twentieth anniversary in the country, the carmaker unveiled a new special edition associated with the quickest Porsche yet at the 19th Shanghai Worldwide Automobile Industry Exhibition. The particular unveiling was graced simply by no less than Porsche's top honcho, Oliver Blume. Dubbed since the new 911 Turbo S i9000 20 Years Porsche China Release, this new model will simply be sold in China.

The 911 Turbocharged S 20 Years Porsche China and taiwan Edition is wrapped within blue exterior finish, maybe to pay tribute to the brand new development opportunities in the country possible through electrification and digitalization. The new special edition is notable by thin white lines running the from the logo on the front hood towards the rear wing of the sports vehicle. "20" and "Porsche" marks are found on the sides from the 911 Turbo S unique.

In past times 20 years, plenty of things have got happened with Porsche in China and taiwan. Porsche's China headquarters has been relocated to the prestigious Lujiazui Financial Plaza in Shanghai in china two years ago. The sports vehicle maker now has 126 sales outlets on the Chinese language mainland, Hong Kong and Macau. Likewise, Porsche's first electrical car – the Taycan – proved to be heavily favored by young customers, whose typical age is just 33.

ASSOCIATED: Porsche 911 Turbo S Gets Tiongkok 20th Anniversary Edition

Within 2020, China became the particular third-largest global market for your two-door Porsche sports vehicles, 911 and the 718. Nevertheless, the Cayenne and Macan remain the most sought-after automobiles in China, which is also the biggest single market for the Panamera. Porsche is confident the fact that sports car culture will continue to be grown in the country.

To tap the younger era of car buyers in the land, Porsche China has developed numerous digital products and services. For instance, the particular carmaker has launched the particular Porsche Tmall Flagship Shop, which is the only authorized Porsche flagship store running on the third party e-commerce platform. Porsche isn't just celebrating 20 years within China, it's already getting yourself ready for the next two decades to come.

Source: Porsche

FOLLOWING: President Biden Tours EV Plant Within Push To Overtake China's Foothold On Market

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CHRISTIAN GERHAHER

MYRTHEN

Con Myrthen, el barítono Christian Gerhaher, ganador del Premio Opus Klassik al cantante masculino del año 2019, se embarca en el segundo capítulo de un proyecto único: la grabación completa de la producción lieder de Robert Schumann. A la venta el próximo viernes 11 de octubre. Además, anuncia gira por España.

Con Myrthen, el barítono Christian Gerhaher, ganador del Premio Opus Klassik al cantante masculino del año 2019, se embarca en el segundo capítulo de un proyecto único: la grabación completa de la producción lieder de Robert Schumann.

Desde la grabación de la década de 1970 de Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, ningún cantante se ha dedicado más a la producción lied de Robert Schumann que Christian Gerhaher. Alabado como el mejor cantante lied de nuestro tiempo, lanzó su ciclo lieder de Schumann completo con el álbum Frage, por el que fue nombrado el Cantante Masculino del Año de Opus Klassik 2019. La grabación completa significa ver cumplido un viejo sueño y, enfatiza, se trata "probablemente del proyecto más importante de mi vida". ElNeue Zürcher Zeitung habló de "talento vocal consumado. Gerhaher ha abierto una nueva puerta en la interpretación lied”. The Guardian lo nombró uno de los mejores nuevos lanzamientos clásicos del año.

Como de costumbre, Gerhaher está acompañado por el igualmente brillante pianista Gerold Huber. Él mismo interpretará la mayor parte de repertorio lieder, pero para las otras partes, duetos y conjuntos, ha invitado a cantantes de su círculo íntimo de amigos que se cuentan entre los mejores en su categoría vocal, incluidos Camilla Tilling, Julia Kleiter, Sibylla Rubens, Wiebke Lehmkuhl y Martin Mitterrutzner.

El proyecto completo abarcará diez CD, que se publicarán en una caja recopilatoria en 2020. El propio Gerhaher está a cargo de la concepción del proyecto. Además de Sony Classical, con el que ha tenido un contrato exclusivo desde el inicio de su carrera, ha logrado obtener el apoyo de dos de sus socios habituales como coproductores en este proyecto de lujo: Radio Bávara y el Centro Internacional de la Canción del Festival de Primavera de Heidelberg, cuyo objetivo es dar a los artistas, organizadores de conciertos y audiencias la relevancia de la canción artística actual. Ambos socios prestarán apoyo en los medios al proyecto.

En la segunda entrega, Gerhaher, Hubert y la soprano sueca Camilla Tilling se dedicarán al ciclo de la canción Myrthen (Myrtles). Fue compuesta en 1840, el "año de la canción" de Schumann, cuando creó la mayoría de sus obras para voz y piano. Concebido como un regalo de bodas para su prometida Clara Wieck (2019 marca el bicentenario de su nacimiento), Myrthen contiene escenarios de palabras de nueve poetas diferentes. Como Gerhaher enfatiza en las notas que acompañan la grabación, los poemas están estrechamente relacionados en sus contenidos. La secuencia que Schumann seleccionó crea "no solo un libro ilustrado", escribe Gerhaher, "sino una narrativa que anticipa el camino anhelado y esperado por dos amantes", creando "uno de los regalos más bellos jamás entregados por un corazón que ama a otro".

Con este espíritu, Schumann entregó Myrthen a Clara el 12 de septiembre de 1840 en una edición de lujo especialmente producida. Desde entonces, ha figurado entre los grandes ciclos de canciones en la historia de la música.

CONTENIDO

Myrthen, Op. 25

1.     Widmung

2.     Freisinn

3.     Der Nussbaum

4.     Jemand

5.     Aus dem Schenkenbuch im Divan I – Sitz’ich allein

6.     Aus dem Schenkenbuch – Setze mir nicht, du Grobian

7.     Die Lotosblume

8.     Talismane

9.     Lied der Suleika

10.   Die Hochländer-Wittwe

11.   Lied der Braut I – Mutte, Mutter, glaube nicht

12.   Lied del Braut II – Lass mich ihm an Busen hangen

13.   Hochländisches Abschied

14.   Hochländisches Wiegenlied

15.   Aus den hebräischen Gesängen

16.   Räthsel

17.   Venetianishces Lied I – Leis’ rudern hier, mein Gondolier

18.   Venetianisches Lied II – Wenn durch die Piazzetta

19.   Hauptmann’s Weib

20.   Weit, weit!

21.   Was will die einsame Träne

22.   Niemand

23.   Im Westen

24.   Du bist wie ein Blume

25.   Aus den östlichen Rosen

26.   Zum Schluss

FECHAS DEL TOUR EN ESPAÑA

30.9.19 – Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

11.1.20 – Barcelona, Palau de la Música Catalana

13.1.20 – Madrid, Teatro de la Zarzuela

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LA Agritecture Workshop Connects Community Around Sustainable Urban Food Production

How do you address food shortage, lack of jobs and lack of green space all in one design solution that is accessible to the community yet profitable to sustain itself as a business?  This is the question our multidisciplinary team tackled on a day long Agritecture workshop held at the office of Perkins+Will in downtown Los Angeles.

Our next Agritecture Design Workshop will be in Baltimore in June 2017. Click here for more information.

Context of Los Angeles

Los Angeles has been experiencing a resurgence of interest in urban agriculture as our city grows denser, taller, and ever more diverse.   Beyond the veil of hollywood glamour, a cultural shift has been slowly emerging - a movement towards a healthy and environmentally conscious lifestyle, a resurfaced interest in strengthening our diverse communities and an effort to becoming more resilient as a city.  Water, food and energy have been central topics of discourse as we chart our way towards carbon neutrality.  Essential to this transformation is a re-imagination of our food system.  How do we reduce our consumption of natural resources while increasing the reliability of our food supply?  Where does food production fit in our urban context? And furthermore, how would vertical farming affect urban form?

Devika from Perkins+Will and Jose begin preliminary sketching (team two)

Connecting the Country to the City

The Cornfield Arroyo Seco Specific Plan (CASP) proposes a vision that integrates farming land use in an urban landscape.  Our workshop group was tasked with designing a vertical farm on a parcel within this zoning area.  Ethnic neighborhoods surrounding the LA River are currently identified as food deserts with no real access to fresh produce.  With this in mind, our team set out to bring the country to this predominantly industrial neighborhood.

Johanna presents on how team one would integrate with the local neighborhood

Agro-Hub

Touring LA Cleantech Incubator's (LACI) facility helped us realize the potential in marrying clean-tech ideas with business mentoring.  With the nearby LA Kitchen, Goodwill culinary training and worksource station, we identified an opportunity to foster economic growth by serving as a hub for local culinary businesses.  Community members would be able to rent a full industrial kitchen, garden space as well as offices and administrative resources.  Offering these resources would empower the larger community to not only produce their own healthy food, but also to create businesses that would over time mitigate the “food desert” status.

Eighty thousand square feet of vertical farming area would produce twenty pounds of crop per square feet, which at wholesale price would yield us $6.4 million annually.  Our team also integrated rooftop garden towers and avocado and fruit trees, which would yield an extra half a million dollars annually.  Visitors ride a glass elevator up the vertical farm tower to a rooftop restaurant and garden, where they are served savory dishes with fresh produce directly from our vertical farm (Tower to Table), while enjoying sweeping views of the LA River.   

Team Three Design - Plan View

Team Three Design

Team Three Rendering by Jimmy from Perkins+Will

Collaborative Design Process

The first day's meeting point set the tone for the attendees, who for the most part were curious first-timers participating in Agritecture's design workshop.   From soil-based agriculture to a crash course in water-based agriculture, workshop participants were provided with the guidelines and required deliverables necessary to satisfy the judging criteria. Once the presentations were out of the way, we finally got a chance to personally meet the members of our respective teams, and loosely define a game-plan for the following day.

Leigh from Perkins+Will and Jen from RiverLA present @ LACI The second and final day of the workshop was held in the Los Angeles offices of Perkins + Will, a research-based architecture and design firm specializing in areas of sustainability, resilience, and health and wellness. Team 3 (our team) was designated a large desk in the northeast corner of the firm's office, with windows large enough to grant entry to morning sun's rays. Energized by the sun, we began brainstorming and soon allocating tasks to all members of the group.

Agritecture’s Andrew Blume advises team three Before joining the group in LA, I had made it clear to myself that winning was not the priority of this "friendly competition", but the ability to appreciate the gathering of like-minded people and being able to reach a common goal, and that was what Team 3 was able to accomplish. The synergy among the group allowed for respectful dialogue and last minute changes/additions to be easily incorporated into the final presentation. Occasional visits from the members of the Agritecture team helped guide and keep us focused as we got closer to our deadline. Working with a limited time-frame, architects Avideh and Jimmy were able to piece together fine computer-based architectural pieces, allowing Jerome, Niels, and Heather to focus on calculating numbers pertaining to leafy green and mushroom production costs, while Brian, Manuel, and Mishael mapped out a suitable marketing strategy.  As a team, we were keen on providing a solution that not only brought our vertical farming vision to life, but was also sensitive to the needs of the community.  Our final design proposal was a building that gently slopes up to become a tower - a glimpse into how urban agriculture could affect urban form in new and interesting ways.  

Colin Archipley delivers the event’s keynote speech

Giving Back

While the judges deliberated on which team would be crowned the winner, we heard a presentation by Farmer Ben from team one and from Community Healing Gardens. It was terrific to hear about how they support community through urban gardening, particularly with the garden they support at Edwin Markham Middle School in Watts. What was even more terrific was that at the conclusion of the workshop, the +Farm unit that was on display was donated to Edwin Markham Middle School.

Big shout out to all those who made the donation of this system happen including:

Transcend Lighting (LEDs)

Bluelab (sensor/controller)

No Stress Hydroponics (discounts on equipment)

Association for Vertical Farming (donated the racking)

Agritecture & Blue Planet Consulting (organized donation + paid for all additional expense)   

This +farm unit will be donated to Edwin Markham Middle School in Watts READ MORE ABOUT THE +FARM BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE WHITEHOUSE

In conclusion, the LA Agritecture Workshop was a valuable and fun experience. Thank you to Perkins+Will for sponsoring and hosting the workshop!

Team three poses with their prize, Hamama Greens

What follows is a team one recap: 

Our Mission

Team Agora-Culture’s objective was to convert an unused space in an underserved community into a space for science, education, learning, community-building, and nutritious food.  We were presented with the challenge of converting an underutilized parcel of land in the Cornfield Arroyo Seco zone into such a space.  The idea of a space that serves to both empower and strengthen the local community while simultaneously foster sustainable development resonated well with Team Agora-Culture.  We chose the name Agora-Culture because it reflects our allegorical comparison of our project to the Greek agora; an accessible space where community members gather to both sell fresh food and engage with one another.

Andreas from team one presents to the crowd

Our Vision

Our architects, engineers, and horticulturalists convened to produce a design that gracefully marries the traditional garden and farmers’ market atmosphere with high tech vertical aquaponic farming installations.  The design features a four story, U-shaped terraced building with rooftop garden that is surrounded by orchards and gardens that grow specialty produce.  The first story of the structure is an open-air farmers market that sells produce grown in the indoor aeroponic farms on the higher levels, the rooftop gardens, and the surrounding orchards.  We intended to make this space as accessible as possible; the aeroponic farms will serve as both active food production facilities and educational centers that will serve as a field trip venue for local grade schools.  To help Agora-Culture even better accommodate students as well as provide venue space for community events, we elected to include an event space on the roof in our design.

Agoura-Culture is structured as a nonprofit to ensure that it best serves the needs of the community.  Our nonprofit status would allow us to price food affordably and receive funding from government organizations and CSR.  This is integral to serving the needs of the community, because otherwise, we would be constrained by the expectations of investors and shareholders who may or may not share our vision.

Challenges and Solutions

Organization and time management were the two most challenging issues that our team faced.  We attempted to set ambitious goals and deadlines to keep everyone on task and productive, but we eventually found that our effort to do so was marred by a lack of organization despite our efforts.  We were having trouble deciding on several of the design elements of our structure, and this resulted in us losing time that could have been better dedicated to a few of the other deliverables.  It was eventually decided that it was necessary for us to default to the most complete idea we had contrived; this bought us enough time to complete all of our deliverables in a punctual manner.  Granted, if we had not spent so much time deliberating over design features, we would have likely been able to present higher quality deliverables.

Team one brainstorms the problems and solutions

About the Authors

Avideh Haghighi (Team 3)

“Avideh is a sustainability designer at Steinberg architects, passionate about making positive change in our built environment.  She is personally and professionally invested in creating an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable future through an understanding of buildings as a part of a dynamic socio-ecological system.  Through her leadership at the Los Angeles Living Building Challenge collaborative, she strives to facilitate the creation of living buildings and living communities in our region.”

Khaled Shames (Team 3) Khaled is an environmental horticulturist, paying close attention to the topic of food security in Kuwait and the surrounding region. Water is a precious resource in hyper-arid environments and, it is up to the agriculture sector to address and look to water-managing solutions while curbing dependence on imported goods. Providing the local population with quality nutrition is a passion of his.

Andreas George (Team 1)

Andreas is a recent graduate from Santa Clara University who came to the LA Workshop with 2 years of gardening and permaculture volunteer experience. While at the workshop, Andreas met one of the three judges, David Rosenstein from OurFoods. Andreas is now OurFoods newest employee.

Our next Agritecture Design Workshop will be in Baltimore in June 2017. Click here for more information.

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SONGBYRD ARTISTS STORM FESTIVAL SEASON!

Festival season is here! And while the Fyre Fest dumpster “fyre” and general consolidation and proliferation of music festivals has caused many to ask if we have reached “peak festival”, there’s a reason that these weekend- or week(s)-long events are basically more popular than ever—they tend to be a fun and value-packed opportunity to see a raft of great artists in unique settings.

Without delving too much into the topic of festival politics, we here at Songbyrd still love a great festival, especially the ones that retain their local mission and flavor and contribute to cultural and economic wellness in the place they reside. Our favorites include Milwaukee’s Summerfest, which has been a stalwart of cultural and economic ignition in the American Midwest, New Orleans’ Jazz and Heritage Fest, which has a local economic impact of over $300M and uses proceeds for year-round programs in education, economic development and cultural enrichment and, locally, Broccoli City Festival, which has featured and engaged artists and residents from traditionally under-served parts of the District of Columbia and has a stated mission of building thriving urban communities to sustain future generations by mobilizing and educating urban millennials through social impact campaigns and major events.

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But whatever your personal leanings (or travel budget!) dictate, our motto this year at The Byrd has been “We’ll Bring the Festival to You”! And to those ends, we take the opportunity to share and get you excited about all the major festival acts you’ll be seeing at Songbyrd Music House during Spring and Summer 2017:

Tkay Maidza (Wednesday, May 24th): Tkay Maidza played every festival in Australia worth mentioning and now a phenomenal performance at South by Southwest has put 21-year-old Adelaide rapper Tkay Maidza on the cusp of global stardom.  Tkay’s date at Songbyrd is sandwiched right between her dates at Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama and Governor’s Ball in NYC.

Featured Track: “Glorius”

Blossoms (Saturday, June 3rd): Blossoms have been nominated for both 'Best Breakthrough Act' at the BRIT Awards and 'Best New Act' at the VO5 NME Awards this year. After its stint on the 'NME Awards Tour' in March 2017, Blossoms headed to North America for a tour this April as well as appearances at this year's Coachella Festival in California, Firefly in Delaware, Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Governor's Ball in New York City and Chicago’s Lollapalooza before heading back across the pond for Reading and Leeds Fest and Bestival. These boys are staying busy this Summer!

Featured Track: “This Moment”

Lauv (Tuesday, June 6th)

One of the biggest up and comers at the momet, alt-pop singer Lauv is never one to shy away from utterly revelatory work. He previously peeled back the layers of pop's true potential with 2015's unforgettable and mighty Lost in the Light EP -- named one of Popdust's 22 Best EPs of the entire year -- and he continues pushing the envelope with his brand new singles "Breathe" and “I Like Me Better, which was just featured in Time Magazine.  Lauv hits Milwaukee’s Summerfest in late June.

Featured Track: “I Like Me Better”

Jessie Reyes (Friday, June 9th): "I told you I'm a loco Colombian, now" Toronto-raised Jessie Reyez proclaims on "Fuck It," the opening track of her new EP, Kiddo. Never lacking on boldness, this soulful hip-hopper joins Tkay Maidza and Blossoms at Governor’s Ball just before heading to DC.

Featured Track: “Figures”

Hamish Anderson  (Wednesday, June 14th): “I started playing guitar when I was 12,” notes Melbourne-raised, LA-based Hamish Anderson. With “Trouble,” the raw, chunky opening cut and title track of his debut full-length studio CD, a couple of things become clear toute de suite: 1) The affable young Australian is intimate with a six-string, and 2) His music belies his youth. This child of the ’90s, raised on his dad’s classic rock vinyl, has roots that go deeper than you’d guess.  The word is out on Hamish, which is why you’ll be seeing him at Firefly and Summerfest just after his date at Songbyrd.

Featured Track: “Working Blues”

RAY BLK (Thursday, June 15th): Rita Ekwere, better known under her stage name of RAY BLK, is a British singer and songwriter who was born in Nigeria, and grew up in Catford in London. She won the BBC's Sound Of 2017.  After her U.S. Tour, including the date in DC, Ray Blk also heads back across the pond with Blossoms to play Reading and Leeds Fest and Bestival.

Featured Track: “Patience”

Alvarez Kings (Saturday, June 17th): Four lads from South Yorkshire, UK who gleefully share their moniker with an infamous old school South American gang, Alvarez Kings summon pop power through timeless analog synth and guitar magic.  BBC Radio proclaimed “No Resolve” the “Single of the Year,” while they impressed audiences at Isle of Wight and O2 Wireless Festival in addition to show-stopping stints on the Vans Warped Tour in 2013 and 2015 and again this year.  In addition, boys will also be at Summerfest.

Featured Track: “Cold Conscience”

Chastity Belt (Friday, June 23rd): This June marks the release of I Used to Spend So Much Time Alone, their third and finest full-length to date. Recorded live in July of 2016, it’s a dark and uncommonly beautiful set of moody post-punk that finds the Seattle outfit’s feelings in full view, unobscured by humor.  Chastity Belt hits Bestival along with Blossoms and Ray Blk later this summer.

Featured Track: “Different Now”

Tank and the Bangas (Friday, July 21st): The 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Concert contest winners are on a rocketship right now with their one-of-a-kind soul, funk party sounds. They are on the Bonnaroo roster and don’t be surprised if they start getting a lot more festival invites.

Featured Track: “Quick”

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In addition to all of these featured artists, other Songbyrd upcoming artist and alums representing at this year’s festivals include:

Bonnaroo: Walter Lukens (6/19), Ella Vos (6/13), Kevin Abstract (alum)

Summerfest: Jamila Woods (7/29), Hey Violet (alum), Ish Darr (alum), Saba (alum), Shaed (alum), Big Thief (alum)

Firefly: Salt Cathedral (alum), Taylor Bennett (alum), Kevin Garrett (alum), 888 (alum)

Reading and Leeds: Loyle Carner (alum), Sundara Karma (alum)

Lollapalooza: Lady Pills (alum), Gibbz (alum), Michael Blume (alum; also at Governor’s Ball)

The High and Mighty Festival: Katastro & Pacific Dub (6/4)

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So this festival season, plan to treat Songbyrd Music House as that cool festival stage that you and your friends sneak off to in the heart of Adams Morgan!

[sistemabibliotecariomilano]

Il lavoro: le nostre radici, il nostro futuro

Questo il motto di quest'anno del Concertone del Primo Maggio che, come da tradizione, si è tenuto ieri in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, organizzato dai tre sindacati confederati: CGIL, CISL e UIL. Una vera e propria maratona musicale che dal 1990 tiene compagnia agli italiani dalle 15 del pomeriggio fino a tarda notte della Festa dei Lavoratori.   E proprio gli organizzatori Massimo Bonelli e Carlo Gavaudan hanno dichiarato:

«Quest’anno abbiamo voluto dare al palco del Primo Maggio quell’impronta di contemporaneità che l’ha contraddistinto nelle sue prime edizioni, provando così a rappresentare al meglio l’attuale momento musicale italiano».

Ecco, infatti, che la line up dell’edizione 2017 del Concertone ha visto sul palco, tra gli altri:

Brunori Sas, al secolo Dario Brunori, cantautore quarantenne della provincia cosentina. Nel 2003 il suo esordio musicale nel collettivo Minuta, nel 2005 fonda con Matteo Zanobini e Francesca Storai la dream-pop band Blume, con grande consenso della scena musciale indipendente che lo premia nel 2006 in occasione del MEI (Meeting Etichette Indipendenti). E' però nel 2009 che si affaccia al cantautorato italiano col nome di Brunori Sas. Pubblica così il suo album d'esordio “Vol.1”: un vero e proprio canzoniere italiano, fatto di sonorità retrò e immaginario anni 90. Diverso da “Vol. 2: Poveri cristi” (2011) in cui il racconto autobiografico lascia spazio alle storie di vita altrui. Nel 2014 Brunori chiude il cerchio con “Vol. 3 – Il Cammino Di Santiago In Taxi” che vi invitiamo a prendere in prestito in biblioteca. Ascoltiamo invece il suo ultimo successo, trasmesso da tutte le maggiori radio italiane in questi giorni, e primo singolo del nuovo album A casa tutto bene (2017).

Levante (Claudia Lagona) nata nel 1987 a Caltagirone, è bella, canta da quando era bambina, suona la chitarra, disegna e ha attirato l'attenzione del grande pubblico con il ritornello, quasi un urlo, "che vita di merda"del suo primo singolo Alfonso, tratto da Manuale distruzione, diventato il tormentone dell'estate 2014.

Max Gazzè l'ha ascoltata e ha deciso farle aprire il suo tour. Fiorello l'ha invitata all'edicola a cantare con chitarra e voce. Nel 2015 arriva Abbi cura di te e da pochi mesi è uscito il terzo capolavoro dell'artista siciliana, Nel caos di stanze stupefacenti, ideale successore di Abbi cura di te, questo album vede la presenza di Antonio Filippelli al banco di regia e nuove sonorità più elettroniche e ritmate.

Vasco Brondi, alias Le Luci della Centrale Elettrica, è un giovane artista con la capacità di far discutere molto. All'uscita del secondo disco Per ora noi la chiameremo felicità (2010), criticato  di essere troppo simile al debutto Canzoni da spiaggia deturpata (2008). O, viceversa, perché il terzo album Costellazioni (2014), che invece ha una svolta stilistica, ha scontentato alcuni fan della prima ora. Ma Vasco Brondi, ha dimostrato di non curarsene troppo e andare dritto per la sua strada: dischi (quest'anno è uscito il suo ultimo progetto Terra), libri (Anime galleggianti, Nave di Teseo 2016), graphic novel (Come strisce che lasciano gli aerei, Coconino 2012) e ora anche la nomination ai David di Donatello per L'estate addosso, brano che prende il titolo dal film di Muccino di cui ha scritto il testo insieme a Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini.

E poi ancora, Ex-Otago, Ermal Meta, Fabrizio Moro, Lo Stato Sociale, Samuel, Rocco Hunt, Motta, Gabbani e molti altri, fino agli ospiti internazionali come Editors, Public Service Broadcasting e Bombino. Ma c'è anche chi, con la sua solita ironia sul concertone del primo maggio prova a riderci su, pur nell'assoluto rispetto di una festa così importante.

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[roseberry-memories]

I have an idea!

I painting this picture so long in the painting app called "Happy Colour".

Then I am thinking about if I can draw other princess dormitory for @phnxart / @phoenix-manga ’s Diamond Crown Academy.

I give the name for Rapunzel’s dormitory

First I named it

Blume la tour

Meaning

"Blume" - "Flower" in German

"La tour" - "Tower" in French

(If someone who would agreed of this dormitory name)

Second is ....

Golden Curar

Meaning

"Golden " - same meaning but in German

"Curar " - "Heal" in Galician

But the character I don’t have much time to draw so I’ll use Gacha Club to making it . And then I find a way to focus in this when I have time to do it.

[topfygad]

How to spend 48 hours in Miami

I had little over 48 hours in Miami once I visited. In order you may think about, it was fairly a problem to try to squeeze town’s finest sights into two days.

Miami is now not nearly South Seashore, oh no. You might simply spend per week right here exploring the huge Miami Seashore space, attention-grabbing neighbourhoods like Wynwood and Little Havana, and the skyscraper-filled Downtown space and past.

However if you’re time disadvantaged, how do you see the perfect of Miami in simply two days?

Learn how to spend 48 hours in Miami | A mini-guide

We arrived into Fort Lauderdale Airport on a Friday night and left town to drive to the Florida Keys and Key West on Sunday night. And as we had been leaving, I felt like sure, there was nonetheless a lot extra we might have seen, however we’d managed to expertise among the must-see areas and undoubtedly left with a taster of Miami life.

So based mostly on our unbelievable weekend, right here’s a mini-guide on tips on how to spend 48 hours in Miami.

I hope it conjures up you.

Arrival – examine into EAST Miami

After touchdown into Fort Lauderdale Airport, it was fairly an ordeal getting by means of airport safety and filling out all these kinds! So, it was late night by the point we arrived at our resort, EAST Miami, in Miami’s Downtown space.

The place to remain in Miami

In the event you’re questioning the place to remain in Miami, you’ve limitless choices. South Seashore is fashionable for youthful crowds who wish to celebration or discover the well-known Artwork Deco district, whereas Miami Seashore is probably a bit quieter and extra suited to households and people in quest of a complicated resort. Doral (west of Miami Worldwide Airport) is a well-liked place to remain for golfers, whereas Coconut Grove (south) has a laid-back, boho vibe.

As talked about, we had been booked in at EAST Miami, a classy modern resort within the coronary heart of Brickell Metropolis Centre. Brickell is traditionally, residence of the monetary district, or ‘FiDi’ however is quick turning into one of many coolest locations to remain within the Magic Metropolis.

One of many nice issues about staying at EAST Miami is you’re near Brickell’s finest nightlife and the numerous sights of Downtown together with Brickell Metropolis Centre, the most effective procuring malls within the metropolis.

What’s extra, whenever you keep at EAST, you’re steps away from the Brickell Metrorail station which additionally hyperlinks you to the remainder of town.

Spend the remainder of your night having fun with your room (many visitor rooms boast an wonderful bathtub-with-a-view). Or if the 10-hour flight from the UK hasn’t obtained the higher of you, head as much as Sugar, the resort’s cool rooftop bar, for a nightcap.

Breakfast at Quinto La Huella

In the event you’re barely jet-lagged, it’s possible you’ll be awake tremendous early the subsequent day. The plus facet to that is it means that you can admire the wonderful views you get from the resort rooms at EAST, Miami at dawn. After having a shower and having fun with a cuppa within the room, head to Quinto La Huella for a filling breakfast – the proper energiser for a day of exploring Downtown Miami and past.

Go to the Miami Circle

Take a stroll from EAST Miami to The Miami Circle, a Nationwide Historic Landmark and the previous dwelling of indigenous Tequesta Indians. Right this moment, a 38-foot circle and hanging statue marks the place the place they lived for over 2,000 years. It’s additionally proper by the mouth of the Miami River, which presents nice views over the water.

Discover the Wynwood Partitions & Wynwood Arts District

Visiting the Wynwood Partitions is kind of an expertise and undoubtedly one of many prime issues to do in Miami should you’re keen on avenue artwork. Due to the work of group revitaliser Tony Goldman, this former warehouse district was reworked into an ‘out of doors artwork gallery’ and now options the works of a whole bunch of various avenue artists. Arrive earlier than 10.30 should you can to beat the tour buses and get the perfect images, freed from crowds.

When you’ve discover Wynwood Partitions, peruse the boutiques and retailers of the Wynwood Arts District. Get a mid-morning espresso repair at Panther Espresso or The Salty Donut (the donuts are unimaginable). The Salty Donut is situated in a procuring advanced generally known as the Wynwood Arcade the place you’ll discover a pretty rooftop – good for admiring some extra metropolis views.

Down the street from The Salty Donut, on the nook of NE 23rdAvenue and N Miami Avenue, try extra avenue artwork and the hanging sculptures by Alberto Aragon Reyes, generally known as the Metamorfosis/Metamorphosis.

The set up is made up of The Fisherman and The Witness and Reyes created them to focus on the difficulty of rising sea ranges.

Attending to the Wynwood Partitions from EAST, Miami

We walked from EAST Miami to the Wynwood Partitions, which took about an hour however it allowed us to get our bearings in Downtown, see the Miami Circle and take slightly detour to admire the waterfront views from Bayfront Park. You possibly can take the metrorail from Brickell, adopted by a bus, however for first-time guests, taking a cab or Uber might be the best choice. It takes lower than 20 minutes and can prevent numerous time.

Discover Little Havana

Little Havana is among the finest sights for first-time guests within the Magic Metropolis. And should you solely have 48 hours in Miami, I extremely suggest you pop this in your precedence record.

The simplest strategy to get to Little Havana from Wynwood Partitions is to take a cab. Particularly as among the neighbourhoods between these areas usually are not thought of the most secure for vacationers. We took an UberPOOL and we had been on Calle Ocho inside 15 minutes, the guts of Miami’s Cuban group. Spend a number of hours exploring Little Havana’s prime sights, together with the Cuban bars, bakeries and memento retailers.

Get your photograph taken with one of many big roosters and cease by Domino Park (also referred to as Máximo Gómez Park) a favorite spot for among the older Cuban locals to fulfill and play dominos. In the event you’re feeling hungry, seize lunch at considered one of Calle Ocho’s prime Cuban eating places. I like to recommend heading to Versailles, ‘essentially the most well-known Cuban restaurant in Miami’.

Buy groceries in Brickell

Take a cab again to Brickell and revel in a spot of retail remedy. You’ll discover a handful of trend and jewelry retailers and specialty meals shops at The Outlets at Mary Brickell Village, a couple of 5 minute stroll away from EAST, Miami. However you may’t beat the tremendous swanky Brickell Metropolis Centre, residence to excessive avenue manufacturers, Saks Fifth Avenue and among the finest designer procuring in Miami.

The most effective foodie sights at Brickell Metropolis Centre is La Centrale, the brand new Italian meals corridor that just lately opened. Browse the Italian specialties, cease for a craft cocktail on the Aperitivo Bar or cease for an early night glass of wine at Enoteca.

Or… loosen up by the pool at EAST Miami

If the solar continues to be out (and also you don’t fancy procuring), benefit from the final of the Miami rays by the fabulous pool at EAST Miami. The pool right here stretches throughout a powerful 20,000 sq. toes and is surrounded by sunbeds, cozy leisure areas and heaps of tropical crops.

Soak within the jacuzzi, take in some rays and order a cocktail from the bar forward of your Saturday evening out in Miami.

Dinner at Quinto La Huella

If you’re staying at EAST Miami, I can extremely suggest the resort restaurant Quinto La Huella – a unbelievable place to get pleasure from dinner on Saturday evening. Quinto La Huella specialises in Uruguayan meals (nice seafood and steak) and has a energetic buzz on the weekend. The wine record can also be unbelievable.

In the event you fancy venturing additional for dinner, there are all kinds of eating places throughout Brickell, starting from Caribbean and Latin American to Japanese and American. SuViche, EDGE and La Petite Maison Miami are all value testing whereas the likes of Casa Tua Cucina, Luke’s Lobster, and Tacology are all proper in your doorstep by Brickell Metropolis Centre.

For one thing actually particular, attempt NAOE, one of the crucial unique Japanese eating places, over on Brickell Key. You’ll have to ebook effectively upfront to get a desk although.

Cocktails and golf equipment in Downtown Miami

There are limitless locations to drink and celebration within the Magic Metropolis. The primary problem is deciding which space you wish to go whenever you solely have 48 hours in Miami.

Wynwood is great for hipster craft beer and cocktail joints whereas Miami Seashore and the famed Ocean Drive is the place you’ll wish to go to celebration. As we had been staying in Brickell, EAST Miami’s rooftop bar Sugar, was an important place to go for Saturday evening cocktails. It will get fairly energetic in a while within the night with visitor DJs. And you’ve got a really quick stroll again to your mattress!

Elsewhere in Brickell, Child Jane, Mo Bar & Loungeat the Mandarin Oriental and Whisper Cocktail Lounge on the W Lodge are nice locations to go to in Miami for prime notch cocktails and music. In the event you’re trying to actually celebration, BLUME is among the hottest nightclubs in Brickell.

Breakfast in Brickell

It’s up early and time for breakfast to set you up for an additional jam-packed day of Miami’s finest sights.

I can extremely suggest the continental breakfast at EAST Miami, it’s so good. It’s going to set you again round $24 however you may eat as a lot as you want from the expansive buffet of cheeses and cereals to yoghurts, pastries (don’t miss the dulce de leche buns) and artisanal breads. You’ll be effectively fuelled for a day of exploring.

In the event you’re eager to seize breakfast exterior of the resort, there are a great deal of juice bars, cafes and eating places serving breakfast and Sunday brunch in Brickell. Seize some takeaway pastries on the Mercato in La Centrale, order eggs and avo on toast at Caffé in the identical place or attempt Dr Smood, situated inside the procuring centre, for detoxifying natural juices.

Over by The Outlets at Mary Brickell Village, you may feast on breakfast burritos and mimosas on the good brunch spot of BALANS, tuck into all kinds of huevos and churros French toast at Rosa Mexicano or go tremendous wholesome on the hipster hangout DIRT the place you’ll discover Matcha lattes and vegan and gluten-free delights.

Take a strolling tour of the Artwork Deco Historic District

You possibly can’t go to Miami with out getting a glimpse of the Artwork Deco Historic District. So when you’ve stuffed up on breakfast, soar in a cab and take the 15 to 20-minute journey over the water to South Seashore, to affix a strolling tour of the Artwork Deco Historic District, with Artwork Deco Excursions. (Guide forward through the Artwork Deco Excursions web site).

Our assembly place for the strolling tour was the Essex Lodge, a legendary resort on Collins Avenue in South Seashore, also referred to as the Clevelander. And whereas it can take fairly a piece out of your 48 hours in Miami (the tour lasts round three hours), you’ll be glad you probably did it.

On this tour, you’ll study all about the historical past of Miami Seashore and listen to all of the tales of medication, homicide and mobsters.

It means that you can get a full understanding of how the long-lasting pastel-coloured 1930s buildings took place and the way they’ve remained preserved. You’ll depart with some unbelievable pictures on the finish.

Discover Ocean Drive

In direction of the tip of the tour, you’ll be left on Ocean Drive. An iconic tackle that’s appeared in numerous motion pictures, it’s one of many must-see sights if you end up with simply 48 hours in Miami.

Ocean Drive can also be residence to the famed Versace Mansion, the previous residence of Italian designer Gianni Versace. Get your photograph taken in entrance of this elaborate residence (now the gorgeous boutique Villa Casa Casuarina resort) after which stroll the total size of Ocean Drive to absorb the quirky retailers, go-to-be-seen cafes and candy-coloured buildings.

In the event you’re eager to have lunch in considered one of SoBe’s most well-known eating places, attempt Information Café. It was one of many first cafes to reach in South Seashore and was considered one of Gianni Versace’s favourites.

Spend the afternoon chilling on the seashore and absorbing some rays in Lummus Park. It is a great place for snapping the well-known lifeguard stations on the seafront and watching all of the attention-grabbing characters who play volleyball, work out and hang around right here.

Miami Seashore goes on for miles, so should you’re feeling energetic, comply with the coast as much as a few of SoBe’s most well-known seafront inns, just like the Loews Miami Seashore, Ritz-Carlton and Delano South Seashore, and peruse the seafront artists stalls alongside the best way.

As you head inland from the seafront the place Lincoln Highway meets Washington Avenue, you’ll be completely positioned for some late afternoon procuring.

Buy groceries alongside Lincoln Highway

Finish your afternoon in Miami Seashore with some retail remedy, by heading to the crossroads of Lincoln Highway and Washington Avenue. The most effective procuring locations in Miami, you’ll discover all of the excessive avenue shops reminiscent of Zara, Endlessly 21, Anthropologie, Macy’s and City Outfitters. Lincoln Highway can also be nice should you’re in search of designer boutiques.

As you cross over Washington Avenue alongside Lincoln Lane, you’ll discover there’s an unlimited pedestrianised part stuffed to the brim with cafes and eating places that spill out onto the streets.

It’s an important place to seize a drink or chunk to eat, take within the energetic environment, log off your 48 hours in Miami and benefit from the final of the day’s rays.

How would you wish to spend 48 hours in Miami? Do you’ve any strategies and have you ever discovered this Miami itinerary useful? Be at liberty to depart your feedback and share!

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2018 Bucket List - August Update (3/365) (Total: 24/365) (I did 0 in July. Oops)

1. Become a Homeowner

2. Get a new mattress

3. Become a First Aid Instructor

4. Become a CPR Instructor

5. Get a position in Labor and Delivery or Postpartum

6. Write a legal will and get it notarized

7. Complete Neonatal Resuscitation Program

8. Obtain a regular drivers license

9. Write a legal advance directive and get it notarized

10. Get a Passport

11. Complete ACLS certification

12. Increase student loans to $350 each/month

13. Get a new couch

14. Get a tattoo

15. Get a permanent position

16. Join the organ donor registry

17. Get a British Bulldog (Winston)

18. Make melted crayon guitar art (JK)

19. Sew a teddy bear

20. Sew a dress

21. Make a quilt

22. Start a scrapbook

23. Crochet a hat

24. Complete grad photobook

25. Complete wedding scrapbook

26. Crochet Christmas stockings

27. Make a Wonder Woman apron (JH)

28. Crochet a hooded owl blanket (MB)

29. Do a cross stitch*

30. Fold 1000 origami stars

31. Make matching Mr & Mrs Scarves*

32. Crochet a black cat blanket with hood (KS)

33. Fold 1000 origami butterflies

34. Make a mobile of 1000 origami cranes

35. Design my own deck of cards

36. Complete wedding photobook

37. Make homemade lip balm

38. Make house key print tree ornament

39. Make carved wood or burned wood personalized wine box (ME)

40. Swap customized keychains with Daniel

41. Sew matching aprons for me & Daniel

42. Make a Feminist cross stitch quilt (CB)

43. Make Lion King cross stitch (JK)

44. Make wine glass winter scene candle holders

45. Make a Little Mermaid Apron (JM)

46. Make carved or burned wood “It’s Always Tea Time” Mad Hatter Tea Box

47. Crochet a Spiderman blanket (LS)

48. Crochet a legend of Zelda blanket (CW)

49. Make jazz guitar print art (SS)

50. Adopt an otter

51. Answer 50 correct answers in a row on Freerice.com

52. Participate in a charity walk/run

53. Donate $50 to the Edmonton Humane Society

54. Run a Hogwarts Running Club race

55. Donate $50 to the Canadian Mental Health Association

56. Donate 5 Items to Ronald McDonald house

57. Donate 5 Items to the Terra Centre

58. Adopt a polar bear

59. Make “Curious Confection” Disney drink

60. Make “Sirens Song” Disney drink

61. Make “Glass Slipper” Disney drink

62. Make “Belle of the Ball” Disney drink

63. Make herb butter

64. Make homemade fried chicken

65. Make caramel apple jello shots

66. Make macarons

67. Make homemade California rolls

68. Make all recipes in Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook

69. Make candy apples

70. Bake a baked Alaska

71. Cook lobster

72. Make Tiramisu

73. Bake Boston cream pie

74. Make homemade basil pesto

75. Roast pumpkin seeds

76. Finish my red recipe book

77. Bake lemony blueberry cheesecake bars

78. Bake cream cheese, banana & coconut pain perdu

79. Make Sims Fried Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich (in real life)

80. Make Mexican tostadas

81. Make 365 new recipes

82. Cook every single recipe in a cook book

83. Make all recipes from Swap & Drop Diet Cookbook

84. Do a chopped competition with Daniel

85. Make fruit sushi

86. Make “Sleep Cycle” Disney drink

87. Make “False King” Disney drink

88. Make “Ohana Colada” Disney drink

89. Make all recipes from Cooking Light Global Kitchen cookbook

90. Make Sims Porcini Risotto (in real life)

91. Make Crepes

92. Go to Dinner Theatre

93. Eat at Café Bicyclette

94. Have lunch at Ampersand 27

95. Eat at Café Linnea

96. Eat at Earnest’s at NAIT

97. Go on a gelato date

98. Have dessert from Italian Bakery Edmonton

99. Eat at the 3 Bananas Café

100. Eat at Dorinku

101. Try a Po’ Boy

102. Eat deep fried ice cream

103. Eat at Have Mercy

104. Have lunch at the Harvest Room at Hotel MacDonald

105. Have dinner on the Edmonton Queen Riverboat

106. Try La Poutine

107. Have breakfast at Under the High Wheel

108. Have dessert at Block 1912

109. Eat at Uccellino

110. Go out for hungover breakfast the morning after a party with friends

111. Have a meal at Bistro Praha

112. Read “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen and watch the movie

113. Read Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and watch the movie

114. Read “It” by Stephen King and watch the movie

115. Read “Labor Day” by Eleanor Henderson

116. Read “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden

117. Read “The Girl on the Train“ by Paula Hawkins & Watch the movie

118. Read “They Left Us Everything”

119. Read “The House Girl” by Tara Conklin

120. Read all 36 books from the Dear Canada series

121. Read “My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward: A Memoir” by Mark Lukach

122. Read all 54 books from the fictional Magic Tree House series

123. Read “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher and watch the series

124. Read “Dolores Claiborne” by Stephen King

125. Read “We Need To Talk About Kevin” by Lionel Shriver

126. Read all 51 books from the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series

127. Read “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” by Mary Roach

128. Read “The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients Lives” by Theresa Brown

129. Read “Working Stiff: by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell

130. Read “Every Patient Tells a Story” by Lisa Sanders

131. Read “The Night Shift” by Dr Brian Goldman

132. Read “Wenjack” by Joseph Boyden

133. Read “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” by Oliver Sacks

134. Read “Weird Edmonton” by Mark Kozub

135. Read “11/22/63” by Stephen King

136. Re-read Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events series

137. Read all 20 Royal Diaries books

138. Read all the books from the Dear America series

139. Read “End of Watch” by Stephen King

140. Read “I, Ripper” by Stephen Hunter

141. Read “Happyface” by Stephen Edmond

142. Read “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie

143. Read “The Mighty Miss Malone” by Curtis

144. Read “In The Unlikely Event” by Judy Blume

145. Read “Church of Marvels” by Leslie Parry

146. Read “My Secret Sister” by Helen Edwards

147. Read “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society” by Annie Barrows

148. Read “The Book of Negroes” by Lawrence Hill & watch the movie

149. Read “The Real Doctor Will See You Shortly” by Matt McCarthy

150. Read “Nerd Do Well” by Simon Pegg

151. Read “Wild” by Cheryl Strayd and watch the movie

152. Read “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai

153. Read “The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak and watch the movie

154. Read “Welcome to Nightvale” by Joseph Fink and listen to all podcasts

155. Read “1984” by George Orwell

156. Read “Nightmares!” by Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller

157. Read “The Bazaar of Bad Dreams” by Stephen King

158. Read “Finders Keepers” by Stephen King

159. Read the Little Old Lady Series

160. Read “Mr Mercedes” by Stephen King

161. Read “Left Neglected” by Lisa Genova

162. Read “Doctor Sleep” by Stephen King

163. Read “Bringing Adam Home” by Les Standiford

164. Read “Carry On” by Rainbow Rowell

165. Read “Being Mortal” by Atul Gawande

166. Read “A Spy Amongst Friends” by Ben Macintyre

167. Read “Still Alice” by Lisa Genova and watch the movie

168. Read “Five Days at Memorial” by Sheri Fink

169. Read “Canada” by Mike Myers

170. Read “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo

171. Read “Quiet: The Power of Introverts” by Susan Cain

172. Read “The Haunting of Sunshine Girl” by Paige Mckenzie

173. Read “Dirty Jobs” and “Second Hand Souls” by Christopher Moore

174. Read “My Sister’s Keeper” and watch the movie

175. Read “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by April Genevive Tucholke

176. Read “Four Past Midnight” by Stephen King

177. Read “Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland” by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus

178. Read “Anya’s Ghost” by Vera Brosgol

179. Read “Trauma”

180. Read “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” by JK Rowling and watch the movie

181. Read “This is That Travel Guide to Canada”

182. Read “The Trouble with Goats and Sheep” by Joanne Cannor

183. Read “Tough Shit” by Kevin Smith

184. Read “Tales of Beedle the Bard” by JK Rowling

185. Read “The Trouble with Alice” by Olivia Glazebrook

186. Read “The 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating” by Alisa Smith & JB MacKinnon

187. Read “At Home in Old Strathcona” by Gwen McGregor Molnar

188. Read “The Tumbling Turner Sisters” by J. Fay

189. Read “The Dangerous Animals Club” by S. Tobolowsky

190. Read “The Book of Speculation” by E. Swyler

191. Read “The Nurses” by Alexandra Robbins

192. Read “Shine Shine Shine” by Lydia Netzer

193. Read “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel and watch the movie

194. Read the EC Wells series

195. Read “Scrappy Little Nobody” by Anna Kendrick

196. Read “The First Phone Call From Heaven” by Mitch Albom

197. Read “Hope’s Boy” by Andrew Bridge

198. Read “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August” by Claire North

199. Read “The House At the End of Hope Street” by Menna Van Praag

200. Read “Home” by Harlan Coben

201. Read “The Devil in the White City“ by Erik Lawson

202. Tour the Chicago Connection tunnel in Moose Jaw

203. Tour the Passage to Fortune tunnel in Moose Jaw

204. Visit the Dead Sea of Saskatchewan (Little Manitou)

205. Tour the Royal Canadian Mint

206. Visit the Eskimo Museum in Churchill

207. Visit Prime Berth Fishing Museum in Twillingate

208. Go to the Barbie Expo in Montreal

209. Visit the Acadian Historical Village in Caraquet

210. Visit the Tokyo National Museum

211. Visit the Owl Café in Akhabara

212. Go to the Tokyo Studio Ghibli Museum

213. Visit the Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg

214. Tour the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina

215. See a Sunset Retreat Ceremony at the RCMP Heritage Center in Regina

216. Visit the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec

217. See Head-Smash-In Buffalo Jump in Fort McLeod

218. Visit the Royal BC Museum in Victoria

219. See Niagra Falls

220. Visit the Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington

221. Visit Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada in Toronto

222. Visit the Royal Ontario Museum

223. Do the Underground Tour at Bell Island’s Mine Museum

224. Visit the Western Development Museum in Saskatoon

225. Visit Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in Winnipeg

226. Visit Squamish Lil’Wat Cultural Centre in Whistler

227. Visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax

228. Visit the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

229. Visit the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa

230. Visit the Fort George National Historic Site of Canada at Niagara-on-the-Lake

231. Go to Science North in Sudbury

232. Take a photo with the Hachiko statue in Tokyo

233. Do a “Disney Love” photoshoot with Daniel

234. Grow a carrot plant

235. Go to new Royal Alberta Museum

236. Catch all First Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon

237. Catch all Second Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon

238. Catch all Third Gen Pokemon Go Pokemon

239. Successfully do winged eyeliner

240. Have a yard sale

241. Build a Bear at Build a Bear

242. Go scuba diving

243. Go rock climbing

244. Go through the Edmonton Corn Maze

245. Attend a Superstore cooking class

246. Bowl a 100+ game

247. Catch a fish

248. Dye my hair blonde

249. Go ice fishing

250. Tour Candy Cane Lane

251. Find 5 Geocaches

252. Go paintballing

253. See the stars at an observatory

254. Go on a double date

255. Can something with mom

256. Play through Fran Bow

257. Visit Dr Woods House Museum

258. Grow parsley

259. Go on a bike ride around Telford Lake

260. Solve a Rubik’s cube

261. Grow oregano

262. Pick berries from a berry farm

263. Host a holiday dinner for family

264. Win something

265. Skip rocks with Daniel

266. Do yoga outside at sunrise

267. Go horseback riding

268. Walk across a suspension bridge

269. Learn how to edit photographs

270. Get a hot stone massage

271. Pose for a nude painting

272. Visit Grandmas grave

273. Be in a boudoir photoshoot

274. Get ears pierced again

275. Learn Under the Sea on xylophone

276. Learn calligraphy

277. Go roller blading

278. See a moose in the wild

279. Learn Over the Rainbow on ukulele

280. Pick a pumpkin at Upick

281. Build a fire

282. Complete Wreck this Journal

283. Build a sandcastle

284. Build a snowman

285. Complete a 1000 Piece Puzzle

286. Get all Pokemon Go medals

287. Try a sensory deprivation chamber

288. Sew all badges on my camp blanket

289. Sign a petition

290. Camp at Elk Island Provincial Park

291. Go to Sea Life Caverns at WEM

292. Go apple picking

293. Go hostelling in Nordegg

294. Photograph a robin

295. Photograph a blue jay

296. Go to the ballet

297. Go to a hot spring in winter

298. Plant a Fairy Garden

299. Fully decorate apartment for Halloween

300. Go to another TWOS Dark Matters Night

301. Go to the Muttart Conservatory

302. Play through Beyond Two Souls

303. Try an alcohol shot

304. Go to the John Walters museum

305. Body paint with Daniel

306. Take a class at the Greenland Garden Center

307. Go Canoeing

308. Play a game of chess

309. Play laser tag

310. Have a girls night

311. Go to a drop in class at the Art Gallery of Alberta

312. Send out Christmas cards

313. Reach level 40 of Pokemon Go

314. Visit the Reynolds-Alberta Museum

315. Go on a Canmore Cave Tour

316. Get a couples massage

317. Have a game night at Table Top Café

318. See a live show at the Roxy

319. Shoot a Gun

320. Juggle 3 balls

321. Pick a door lock

322. See a Rapidfire Theater show

323. Dance on my balcony with Daniel as it gently rains

324. Go to a driving range

325. Write a love letter

326. Go to a U of A varsity game

327. Complete Pocket Posh Logic book

328. Go to a hockey game

329. Go to a football game

330. See the Nutcracker Ballet

331. Play at Breakout Edmonton

332. Complete a coloring book

333. Go peddle boating

334. Visit the Alberta Aviation Museum

335. Visit the Jurassic Forest

336. Play slots at a casino

337. Go skating

338. Try to escape The Cabin at Escape City

339. Complete my Sims challenge

340. Get a BBQ and have a BBQ with friends

341. Tube down the Pembina river

342. Get a facial

343. Take a class at Purdy’s Chocolates

344. Hold Crow Pose (Yoga)

345. Complete 12 months to a healthier you challenge

346. Fit size 6 pants

347. Do 100 consecutive push ups

348. Hold Kala Bhairavasana (yoga)

349. Hold Sirsasana (Yoga)

350. Do 100 Consecutive Sit Ups

351. Reach goal weight of 120 lb

352. Walk 20 000 steps for 3 consecutive days

353. Attend a drop in spin class

354. Attend a drop in yoga class

355. Try Hot Yoga

356. See a movie and have dinner at the VIP Theatre

357. Watch the top 100 movies of 2017

358. See a movie at Princess Theatre

359. Go to the Edmonton Film Fest

360. Watch an outdoor movie

361. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Musical & Art Movies

362. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Movies of 2016

363. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Horror Movies

364. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Documentary films

365. Watch Rotten Tomatoes Top 100 Comedy Movies

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Alice Dye, ASGCA Fellow, dies at 91

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BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Alice Dye, the first female President of the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA), a Fellow and 2017 Donald Ross Award recipient, died Jan. 1, 2019, at age 91. The matriarch of the most famous family in golf course design – and architect of the famed 17th hole “island green” at TPC Sawgrass – ASGCA members will remember Dye for her service to ASGCA and the game of golf.

  A winner of more than 50 amateur golf tournaments, Dye earned the Indiana State Championship nine times, and won three Florida State Championships and 11 Indianapolis City Championships. She also won the Doherty Cup, and secured a place on the U.S. team for the 1970 Curtis Cup.

  She met her future husband, Pete, at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. The couple married in 1950 and moved to Indiana, where Pete began a career in golf course architecture in 1955.

  Their commitment to golf course design was cemented after a tour of Scottish golf courses that followed Pete’s competing in the 1963 British Amateur. “Both Pete and I were champion golfers and played famous courses, which influenced our design features,” Dye said in a 2018 interview.

  “I think our golfing ability was significant to our design work. It helped us to make tees for all abilities, as we truly understood the game. I have worked hard on playable yardages for women,” she said.

  Alice joined Pete in the design and construction of their first course, El Dorado (Royal Oak), now called Dye’s Walk, in Indianapolis. She continued as co-designer for numerous courses, including: PGA West, LaQuinta, California; Harbour Town Golf Links and Long Cove Club, Hilton Head, South Carolina; Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana; and Teeth of the Dog, La Romana, Dominican Republic.

  Her “Two Tee System for Women” was cutting edge, encouraging clubs to introduce an additional set of forward tees for women.

  "Alice was certainly a pioneer and inspiration to us all regardless of gender, but she blazed a trail as only she could for great architects like Jan Bel Jan, Vicki Martz and Cynthia Dye McGarey to follow," ASGCA President Jeff Blume said. "She will definitely be missed."

  A leader in golf administration, Dye served on the USGA Women’s Committee and USGA Handicap Committee, the LPGA Advisory Council and on the Board of the Women’s Western Golf Association.

  The Dyes’ golf course legacy stretches far beyond the courses they designed themselves. Many of golf’s leading course architects honed their craft while working alongside the Dyes. The couple’s sons, P.B. Dye, ASGCA, and Perry Dye, ASGCA, have also gone on to develop their own golf course design portfolios. Many other members of the extended Dye family are now also involved in golf course architecture, including their niece, Cynthia Dye McGarey, ASGCA.

  Alice Dye received numerous awards and honors, including inductions into the Indiana Hall of Fame and Florida State Golf Association Hall of Fame; The Heritage of Indianapolis Award; the Don Rossi Award for Lifetime Contributions to Golf; the Women’s Western Golf Association’s Woman of Distinction Award; and the PGA of America’s 2004 First Lady of Golf Award.

  Dye became an ASGCA member in 1983, served as President from 1997-98 and achieved Fellow status in 2004. She is survived by her husband, Pete, and sons, P.B. and Perry.

  A Florida Celebration of Life will be held at Gulf Stream Golf Club on Feb. 20, 2019, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. An Indiana Celebration of Life will be held at Crooked Stick Golf Club on May 29, 2019, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.

  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wayside House, 378 NE 6th Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483, or the Indiana Golf Foundation, 2625 Hurricane Road, Franklin, IN 46131.

ASGCA Background

  Founded in 1946 by Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones and 12 other leading architects, the American Society of Golf Course Architects is a non-profit organization comprised of experienced golf course designers located throughout North America. Members have completed a rigorous two-year long application process that includes the peer review of representative golf courses. ASGCA members are able to counsel in all aspects of golf course design and remodeling and comprise many of the great talents throughout the golf industry.

  For more information about ASGCA, including a current list of members, visit http://www.asgca.org or call (262) 786-5960.

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