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Five Reasons to Hire a Wardrobe Consultant

Most people believe that only superstars can afford to hire their own personal stylist. That could have been the case, though, until lately, much as with personal trainers and coaches.  However, those who wish to make prudent financial decisions now not only have the option, but the desire, to hire their own personal stylist.   So let's stop using the term "luxury" immediately!  Usually, when we think of luxury, we picture excess and pleasure.  Personal styling is directly related to prudent financial management, as well as thoughtful planning and decision-making.

Below we have highlight five big reasons why you should consider hiring a wardrobe consultant.

Optimize your wardrobe  utilization

The answer should be yes if, like the majority of people, you only wear 20% of your wardrobe! What makes us not wear everything in our closets, then? In addition to the fit concerns we covered, your wardrobe most likely contains a mix of hits and misses. As you've never truly established your brand or utilized it to create a branded image, the clothes you own will represent your attitude, past employment, hobbies, presents you've received, and impulsive purchases made in response to friends' demands that you "had to get." With the assistance of a wardrobe consultant, you may edit your wardrobe to remove items that no longer represent who you are and replace them with the right elements. 

Master the art of fitting

A personal fashion stylist is skilled in identifying lines and shapes that best fit your frame and taking into account your body type. You will almost always get it incorrectly if you don't comprehend your vertical and horizontal plane. But you'll always discover the right fit if you grasp your body's peculiarities and comprehend the science of style. If you make a mistake, you may convey a lack of competence, maturity, confidence, or abilities, which might hinder your ability to advance in your job.

Promote extended wearability

Cost Per Wear (CPW) is the formula used to calculate prolonged wearability. The price of the item divided by the quantity of wears is the cost per wear. In the end, it enables you to determine an item's value based on how much you plan to use it. You're squandering a lot of money, therefore, if your wardrobe is full with stuff you don't wear. But as you start using existing wardrobe pieces more frequently and discover new methods to reuse them, your cost-per-wear on purchases might drop significantly.

Increase confidence

Our clothing affect our mental processes and how we think, feel, and perform in areas like attention, confidence, or abstract thought, according to a 2012 study on enclothed cognition. Engaging with a skilled wardrobe consultant fosters self-assurance. Your wellbeing and self-assurance are closely related. You dress boldly and truthfully, you show up differently, and you raise your achievement when you feel good about yourself on a mental and emotional level. Your ideal clientele will notice you when you're confident, your leadership will be prepared to further your career, and audiences will be amazed by your presentation.

Redefine how you wear clothes

Unless you work in a field where a particular dress code is enforced, you should take into account both your personal brand and the culture of your company while creating a professional wardrobe. Remember that your company's image should come first, but you should also make sure that it complements the culture or dress code of your place of employment. So that you may stop feeling the need to have two entirely distinct kinds of clothing in your closet, an image consultant in Birmingham can assist you in creating the right fusion within your wardrobe.

The Conclusion

Want to look at your best everywhere? Seek the support of a personal fashion stylist in Louisiana at Style Yourself chic. This way, you can exhibit your best in today’s world.

Disclaimer- The information provided in this content is just for educational purposes and is written by a professional writer. Consult us to read more about a style makeover program.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife - Trailer 2 Full Breakdown

This is it, this is definitely it!

A meaty and goosebump-evoking trailer just dropped today for Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Much like the first trailer, the main focus of this is the family - forced to move to Oklahoma after falling on tough times. Janine, Terror Dogs, Mini Pufts, and Ghostbusting in motion as Jason Reitman has referred to it are all here. There’s a whole lot here to unpack, plus a whole lot that I’m sure we still haven’t seen. In fact, I would argue that we now have a pretty complete picture of what’s in store come November and are being shown just enough to tide us over until the fall.

This was a solid trailer. It hit all of the right notes. It invoked goosebumps on several occasions. And oh boy, does it demonstrate that Jason Reitman wasn’t kidding when he told us hardcore nerds that if we loved easter eggs, we were in for a treat.

Let’s break it down, shall we?

A GREAT MOM

The trailer begins with a very quiet and intimate bit of dialogue between Paul Rudd’s Mr. Grooberson and Carrie Coon’s Callie.

The two sit at a table, and while the trailer frames it to appear to be Spinners, a quick glimpse at the wall next to the two in a later shot shows they’re actually in a Chinese restaurant. In fact, I love that Grooberson has what looks to be one of the deluxe Benihana cocktails in a ceramic glass in front of him. Grooberson tells Callie that she’s a great mom, but she’s not so sure. Callie feels like she’s been a great mother to her oldest, Trevor (Finn Wolfhard). But feels like her introverted daughter Phoebe (McKenna Grace) keeps her at a distance. There’s a sense that Callie and Phoebe can’t find much common ground, and for this her mother is struggling.

I really love how the trailer gently brings us into the world, helps set the stage, and gives us several glimpses of some of the incredible cinematography in store from Eric Steelberg.

AN AWKWARD, NERDY KID

Grooberson’s dialogue reassures Callie that what Phoebe is going through is normal. He calls her an “awkward, nerdy kid” to imagery of her at school being teased. Ghostbusters: The Video Game fans concerned about if the story and events from the game will somehow be referenced or acknowledged in some way will probably quickly notice the Doritos product placement. Hours of gameplay has trained them well.

Anyway, not only is Phoebe failing to connect with her mother on a deeper level, but it appears that she’s an outsider at school as well. It makes the friendship we know she’s to have with Podcast (Logan Kim) that much sweeter. And you feel for her right out of the gate here, hoping that she’ll find that friend as soon as possible.

Callie and Grooberson’s conversation comes to a conclusion with Phoebe’s mother just wishing, “she’d get into some trouble.” As her mother laments about her daughter needing to be bold and a little more adventurous, we see a continuation of the scene from the first trailer in which Phoebe solves a puzzle built into the floor of the farmhouse in order to find a hidden ghost trap. Perhaps Ghostbusting is exactly the trouble the young and brainy kid needs?

As we, the audience, see the familiar ghost trap, there’s quite literally a drum roll added to the music scoring of the trailer. Perhaps Ghostbusting is exactly the trouble we need too.

JANINE, YOU HAVEN’T CHANGED

The trailer continues with the Trevor dialogue we heard in the first trailer as he explains to Lucky (Celeste O’Connor) that they’re broke and the only thing they have is a “creepy old farmhouse” left to them by their grandfather. But that is the lead in to our first major surprise of the trailer: a glimpse of Annie Potts’ return as Janine Melnitz!

Janine jokes to Callie that her father wasn’t much of a homemaker. “He could hardly keep the power on,” Janine says with a chuckle. If there was any question of the family lineage, this trailer solidifies that Callie and her family are Spengler through-and-through.

It should be noted at this point that the quiet music that accompanied the beginning of the trailer suddenly has these eerie choral notes added to it. Adding a little bit of that paranormal/otherworldly feeling but keeping the trailer light and playful. I’m not sure if this is Rob Simonsen’s score, but if I had to guess given the way the music builds and shifts, this is an original music bed for the trailer only.

It’s also interesting to see how we’ll be able to revisit the past in the film by use of footage from the original (as seen in the YouTube videos playing on various computers) but also the use of one of my favorite set photography moments framed and displayed in the farmhouse presented as a personal photograph. I know, given how some people reacted to seeing a headshot of Sean Connery used in an Indiana Jones film, these types of touches can take people out of a film. But I think the trailer gives us a great idea of how these moments will be integrated and I love it.

The trailer takes a hard turn with a great back and forth between Callie and Janine. Callie tells Janine that it sounds like her father has left her nothing. Janine playfully retorts, “Well, I wouldn’t say nothing.” This line is masterfully juxtaposed with Trevor opening the barn doors to find the Ectomobile housed under a tarp. The music comes to a crescendo as Trevor lifts the tarp and reveals the Ghostbusters Mooglie logo.

Let’s call this goosebumps moment number one.

THE ONLY ONE WITH AN ENGINE

It’s this part of the trailer where it does something that’s a rarity these days, and that I appreciate so much: the music takes a breath and completely drops off to give us a small vignette of a scene from the film. Phoebe enters the barn to find Trevor working on the Ecto. She ribs him that, of all the broken down cars on the farm, he’s chosen “the station wagon.” Trevor responds that his vehicle of choice was the only one with an engine.

The music and percussion come back in full force to score Trevor on a joy ride through the wheat fields of the farm. He seems to be having a good time.

So am I… this was definitely goosebumps moment number two.

A STORM COMING

Act Two of the trailer starts with a dark and ominous storm coming into Sumerville. There’s trouble in small town Oklahoma. Grooberson reiterates his line about a town with no faultlines shaking on a daily basis to Trevor and Phoebe. Only this time, he receives a response: “Maybe it’s the apocalypse.” Phoebe delivers the line to Grooberson with such amazing deadpan earnestness that you can tell she and grandpa might have a whole lot in common. Including their sense of humor.

The line gives us a good chuckle to break the tension but also sets the stage for what’s to come in the trailer: exactly what Phoebe has predicted.

EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON

As Phoebe tells us that “Egon came here for a reason,” an archival piece of footage and dialogue from the first film plays on her laptop: the commercial playing on Dana Barrett’s television at 55 CPW. As the original Ghostbusters give you their sales pitch, this is where the trailer really kicks into modern trailer overdrive.

Flashes of imagery including the PKE meter, Mini Puft mayhem at Wal-Mart, and more quickly breathe in and out. In fact, if this trailer is our Christmas present in July, this is where we’re unwrapping and unpacking what’s inside the box.

But we also get glimpses of a creepy underground temple with some pretty intense architecture and even creepier statue work. Terror dog/human hybrid statues flanking what looks to be a pharaoh with wings. And gaunt peasants all reaching out to it all. Did Sumerians have pharaohs? Or is this something else? Certainly seems like if there were Gozer worshippers out there, this might be a stone tribute to them.

The kids discover the terrifying temple and Trevor gives us an “oh my god” to punctuate as they see what we see.

NICE DOGGY, CUTE LITTLE POOCH

Right about this part of the trailer is where my brain explodes and I’m not sure where to start. Imagery is rapid fire as the shit hits the fan.

Phoebe looks into a cauldron in the temple (where there’s numbers behind her that we’ll have to analyze further at some point). And the cork pops on the bottle. As she does so, there’s a terrifying growl in the background foreshadowing some familiar imagery we’re about to see.

But before we get to that, two incredible things are seen as well: familiar purple PKE trails that look a whole lot like those that explode from the firehouse and converge at Spook Central. And, as Grooberson’s line about New York City looking like “The Walking Dead” is repurposed to sound like he’s talking about Sumerville, there’s an incredible physical creature design sitting at a lunch counter. A half-decomposed cabbie maybe? Wearing a 1970’s collar and neckerchief. To my eye, I’d be willing to bet that’s the work of Arjen Tuiten and his team of creature designers. And it’d make Steve Johnson proud.

Plus it’s such a funny image of this corpse sitting at a lunch counter, and the waiter is pour him coffee like it ain’t no thing. I love it.

Back to man’s worst friend: the terror dogs make several appearances in the trailer. First as a cool half-manifested entity above Groobersen and again chasing the poor guy out of a Wal-Mart. Is Groobersen haunted by these things like Louis Tully? Or is something else going on here?

IN A SPIRITUAL SENSE, OF COURSE

If there was a moment that I expected Ray Parker Jr.’s iconic theme song to kick into full gear, this would have been it. The icing on the cake of the trailer, after we see the dead rising from the grave and all hell breaking loose, is Trevor, Phoebe and Podcast all in the Ecto chasing after what we now know is Muncher. The editorial of this is insanely cool. And we get to see the Remote Trap Vehicle (RTV) deployed from the Ecto and how it’s used in the pursuit of Muncher. We’ve seen the gunner seat, but the beats that this moment in the trailer hit, well…

Goosebumps moment number three.

VENKMAN, WE’RE NOT HOME

After all the debate among friends if there would be a “Chewie, We’re Home” moment in this trailer - where we’d see one of the original Ghostbusters live and in the flesh, we got the perfect tease. As Grooberson, Phoebe and Podcast watch the conclusion of the original 1984 ad, the trailer closes with a phone ringing inside a very familiar looking Occult Book shop.

Tattooed arms (I’ve tried with everything I can to see what the tattoo says) pick up the phone and the familiar voice of Dr. Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) curtly tells whomever is on the other end of that phone that, “We’re closed.” A perfect little tease if you ask me. Let’s save seeing Peter, Ray and Winston on-screen to the main event.

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on friends

During CPW (campus preview weekend), we tell prefrosh that its ok if they don’t meet the best friends of their life or if they don’t make friends at all. And the same goes for orientation, the first couple months of school, freshman year. But the longer it takes, truthfully the harder it gets, seeing people with their squad on Instagram going to formals, hiking in Maine, eating out at cafes. 

“Be patient,” we say, they say. “Be patient, the right people will come.”

My freshman year, I thought I was one of those people - I found a few friends I hung out with all the time. I remember sitting in their rooms until 10, 11pm at night, and we’d watch movies and TV shows together, cook together, play board games. We’d do all the freshman things together, like go to Tech Twinkles, Fall Formal, apple picking; I took my friend to Chipotle for the first time, we got food at the North End for the first time, a lot of firsts happened that first year. Everything was new, and with new friends, I thought things couldn’t get better.

These friends were truly the best - they understood who I was, and maybe they felt the same about me. I felt like I could tell them everything (and I still do). Time passes though. People move out, shit hits the fan, people fight, and a lot of us eventually grew apart. Truthfully, a lot of freshmen friend groups end like that, not to say that they all will, but it’s ok if they do. At the tail end of this during my freshman spring, I met a few other friends who lived in my building, and I eventually ended up hanging out with them more.

And so, I thought I had found my friend group #forlife, the ones that I would grow old with, that I would invite to my wedding, that I would get brunch with on the weekends when we all had full time jobs, or the ones that I would go vacation with in Europe over holiday breaks. There were around ten or so of them in the inner circle, and twenty people on the floor in total - and the floor was always having a party since they were all seniors at the time. And for most of my sophomore year, I hung out with them, despite them being two years older. We’d do weekend hot pots, make homemade boba, play video games, party, and I’d sit on their floor and code during the weeknights. We’d talk about what came after college, where we came from, all that deep stuff. So on that end, I pretty much moved onto their floor.

I still feel that way - when I logged into the discord chat the other day and heard their voices, I felt like I was home. But when they graduated, it was hard. We went from seeing each other every day to talking once a week to seeing each other once a year. My junior fall was tough because I was stuck in a dorm without many people I knew or could call friends. And for the second time, I found myself without much of a friend group to call mine, outside the weekend video games we would play together online.

Something happened over winter during my junior year that splintered me further from that group. The rare few times that multiple people are in town, I felt uncomfortable and apart - the experiences I continued to have here no longer matched up with them, and as time went on, the people I knew changed a bit, but I had also changed too. It breaks my heart to feel that way, and I still don’t want to let them fall away because I truly believe they were some of the best people on this planet. But for my own wellbeing, I had to find other friends on campus so I didn’t go insane. As a second semester junior, finding it hard to find friends was an understatement, but I didn’t give up - my junior spring I went out of my way to reconnect with people I had lost touch with, and also meet new friends. I met up with people I hadn’t talked to since freshman year, friends in Boston I hadn’t seen since high school. I messaged other friends from high school to catch up, and I joined new exec teams in an effort to widen my circle.

And for the most part it worked - the people I reconnected with, I wouldn’t call them the closest of close friends, but we talk every now and then. Some of the new friends I met last semester, I really thought this time: these were friends #forlife. And we spent the entirety of a year and a half together, building friendships, forging memories, spending so so so many nights together. We shared secrets, meals, and promises. I would wake up in the mornings excited for the day, knowing they made my MIT experience worth it. We talked every day, we went through pandemic move-out together, and we’ve kept each other sane in these wild times. We spoke about graduation in May 2021, spring break in Orlando at Disney World, living together in the Bay. I imagined a future with them. These were good, good people that made me a better person and taught me about the world, and I love them so much.

I really wished the story ended here, but as is a growing theme in this saga, I suddenly thought I lost one of my best friends, a friend I thought I would have around for my entire life. I wish I could say I’ve gotten used to the feeling, but this time, it was one of the most devastating points of my life. I thought about whether the other friends in my life will stick around. I don’t know if they will, but I don’t think there’s anything I can do except trust in them that they will. But if I lost them too, I genuinely don’t know what I’d do.

But things decided to turn up. It’s as if the third time really is the charm, or maybe some god above decided I had been through enough (lmfao). After a month of animosity, we reconciled. I personally think we’re still in the process of feeling things out, but I think we’re on a really good path. Did any good come out of it on my end? Unclear. But I guess I’ve proven to myself that I definitely have a few awesome friends that will somehow stick there through ups and downs and /really/ bad downs, and in these times, I’ll take it. When I was a freshman, I worried about whether my friends and I would stick around, but I never would’ve imagined the ups and downs I would take to meet the people I’ve met here. So turns out the right people did come, slowly, one at a time, but they did.

I guess at the end of the day, I see a lot of people get sad here because they don’t have the #squad that maybe they see around campus or maybe they had in high school. And by sophomore year, it seems like the whole frenzy to make new friends has slowed to a halt, but as long as it takes, its not an “if”, but a “when” the right people roll around. And it doesn’t have to be like a whole group of 10 people, but it can just be a few people here and there who build you up to be the best you - that’s what counts in the end. I’m hanging on to the day that I can see my best friend standing in front of Maseeh again, waiting for me so we can walk together to class, or holding onto the image of my friends walking down the street soon in September - they’ll look up and we’ll see each other, the first time in six months, and we’ll know that everything is going to be ok.

And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb of your tide, let him know its flood also. For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill? Seek him always with hours to live. For it is his to fill your need but not your emptiness. And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

- on Friendship, Kahlil Gibran

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IN TODAY'S REAL ESTATE MARKET, BEING A BUYER IS NO LONGER A RUN-OF-THE- MILL OPPORTUNITY.

We understand that these are not the best times to be a home buyer in our market. In the past few months, there have been dramatic increases in all types of housing in brampton. This has seemingly driven more people out of the market and shattered dreams of homeownership for potential first-time buyers. Each day brings more and greater articles praising the rising cost of entry and more statistics and reports that point to staggering figures in condo, freehold and rental markets.

(Source: wealthprofessional.ca)

It can be difficult to believe that your search for a home will result in a home that meets all your needs and that doesn't cost you a lot of money every month. We are here to tell you that there are always exceptions and there are still good deals. We at Chestnut West have made our career coaching clients through difficult markets. This is what makes great real estate agents different from just competent ones. We have continued to perform in the market agent-for-agent on both the buying and selling sides, despite the difficult conditions.

A few examples of detached homes with garages in brampton have been recently listed to give you an idea about the potential value. Selling for less than $650,000 This is far from the $910,000 average sale price for single detached homes earlier in March. This can happen without the fault of the agent listing the home. There are many factors that could cause a home to not sell for the maximum price. Unexpected competition from nearby properties, inability to arrange weekend tours for buyers or agents to take out-of-town clients to view properties in person (especially during this time of the year), and the day a listing goes active on MLS.

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As we move into the busy spring selling season, it is also possible that there will be an increase in resale inventory, which should ease the buyers' pressure. Although prices are still quite high when compared to last year's market, prospective buyers will be happy with any relief from the intense competition for a historically small number of active listings over the past few months.

If you or your family are in need of a home, and you feel frustrated, tired, or defeated trying to navigate the market on your own these past months, we encourage you to contact us at CPW. Our Realtors have extensive experience in all kinds of markets and are dedicated to our clients. They also have unparalleled knowledge of the local areas. We know how to find good value in difficult markets and how to ensure that our clients are able to close on a home that they love, at a price they can afford.

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Colorado runner kills cougar in self-defence after attack

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A man running on a popular park trail in the mountains of northern Colorado killed a mountain lion after it pounced on him from behind.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials say the man sustained serious injuries after he was bitten on his face and wrist by the young male lion.

The man, who has not been named, turned after hearing a noise behind him, just as the lion lunged, officials say.

The cat died from suffocation, state wildlife officials have determined.

Monday afternoon’s attack occurred on the West Ridge Trail at Horsetooth Mountain Open Space near the city of Fort Collins – about 66 miles (106km) from Denver.

The victim “described hearing something behind him on the trail and was attacked by a mountain lion as he turned around to investigate,” according to an official statement.

“The lion lunged at the runner, biting his face and wrist. He was able to fight and break free from the lion, killing the lion in self-defence.”

After killing the predator, the man was able to leave the park on his own and call for help.

In a statement, officials the described the wounds to his face, wrist, arms, legs and back as “serious, but non-life threatening”.

Officials later found the dead lion, which was determined to be a juvenile male weighing around 80lbs (36kg).

“The runner did everything he could to save his life,” said Mark Leslie, CPW’s Northeast Region manager, who did not say exactly how the runner killed the animal.

“In the event of a lion attack, you need to do anything in your power to fight back just as this gentleman did.”

Cougars, also known as mountain lions, panthers or pumas, are members of the wild cat family. They live across the Americas, from British Columbia to Argentina.

Mountain lion attacks in North America are very rare, officials say, with fewer than 20 happening in the past 100 years.

Instances of attacks are often seen among sick or starving lions, which normally are elusive and tend to avoid humans. The animal in Monday’s attack has been taken to a nearby lab for a post-mortem examination to be performed.

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Image caption The Horsetooth Mountain Open Space is a popular hiking spot outside Fort Collins

If you ever seen a big cat, authorities say not to run, since that may trigger the lion’s hunting reflexes.

“Running may stimulate a lion’s instinct to chase and attack,” the park service said.

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Victims of ’emaciated’ US cougar named

Instead people should stand firm and make an effort to look larger, and if attacked, fight back using any weapon at hand.

“What you want to do is convince the lion you are not prey and that you may in fact be a danger to the lion,” officials said in a statement.

“People have fought back with rocks, sticks, caps or jackets, garden tools and their bare hands successfully,” the park statement read, adding that sensitive areas such as the eyes should be targeted first.

Last May, two cyclists in Washington state were killed by what authorities described as an “emaciated” cougar.

In September 2018, a hiker in Oregon was found dead in what officials suspect was the state’s first ever fatality caused by a wild mountain lion.

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I LOVE CLOSETS.

This is not brought to you by Marie Kondo. One, she doesn’t know me and two, I have yet to watch her show. I will, one day. 

There is something about January that just makes you want to start fresh. Since my daughter was born last March, I have been trying to reduce the amount of shit we have in this house. I could make a poop joke here but it seems unoriginal and I can’t think of one. Anyhow, when you have children, I feel like you soon realize how much crap you have in your house that you just don’t need. We’re making progress and getting somewhere but damn, it’s a MOTHER F’IN PROCESS. 

Closets. Now, closets are something that have always plagued me. Did I use that word correctly? Maybe! I’m sure we would all love the pleasure of building our own closet but usually we gotta work with what we got. You know, like with butts or boobs. That kind of thing. 

When we first moved into our house, we had all this extra space for two people so I turned one of the rooms into a closet room. Typing that out just sounds...sad? No judgement to people who one or who love them but I realize now that having a room dedicated to clothing just gave me a reason to buy, buy, buy. Buy things I didn’t need, buy things because they were cheap, or buy things because I thought I “needed” them to fill some void in my closet. Maybe everyone doesn't need a little black dress OR a striped shirt OR 100 pairs of shoes. The room that used to house all my clothes now houses my son. Wow, having kids is a blessing! He inspired me to start getting rid of all this STUFF. THANK YOU, WALTER. 

Anyhow, now my husband and I share a closet and a dresser. Isn’t that sexy? I’ve started getting rid of things in over time. I feel like I have purged my closet two-three times this year. I’ve had to get rid of things in stages because the purging things all at once doesn’t seem to work for me. I feel like I’ve finally gotten to a place where I can see what I wear, what I like and what I really need in my closet for me and my lifestyle. 

I stay at home with my kids and work from home a couple hours a week. My style is mostly casual, I like to have a few pieces here and there where I can snaz up an outfit. I am finally at a place where I am enjoying what I have and getting so excited to wake up and get dressed in the morning. Also, I feel like I'm at a place where I don’t take in those  “10 items EVERY closet NEEDS”. I used to follow those religiously and now I can see what I wear and what I really need to add in my closet for ME. 22 year old Sara Booshie didn’t know shit. She just bought bags of clothes from the thrift store and thought since I bought everything CHEAP that I was winning at life. Some of that may have been true but in the end, you just end up with a bunch of shit that never truly gets worn. 

Blah blah blah. Here are some of my tips for cleaning out a closet and keeping your style clean, clear and fresh. 

-1 in 1 out. I’m really trying to do this so I don’t end up with 50 of the same item. I worked for a shoe retailer for 10 years and had a bunch of shoes because of the amazing employee discount. Because of the deals I got on shoes I had A LOT of shoes. An unnecessary amount, most of which didn’t get worn. So I started a new rule. 1 shoe in 2 shoes out. I want to get to a place where I have a good 20 shoe collection. For whatever reason that number sounds good to me. I’m in the 40s right now and it’s getting easier and easier to get rid of the excess things I don’t need and don’t wear. It’s a nice rule and since that rule helped me with my shoes, I try to apply it to the rest of my closet. Mainly when I am replacing an item. 

-I’m being mindful of the things I’m putting into my closet. For instance, I’ve been on the hunt for a spring raincoat for a while. Something light and rain resistant. I found this great jacket last week and once I got it home, I took out my old light jacket and put the new one in it’s place. I probably took a few months (which is weird) researching coats. Went to stores, tried them on a few times, read many (many) reviews until I found one that I love. I find that when I’m seeing items that I'm missing from my closet I want that new item that I introduce to my wardrobe to be quality items. I don’t mind spending good money if I'm going to wear it. Now, every new item doesn’t have to cost a lot of money but I don’t mind spending money on a few items. CPW (cost per wear) goes a long way. My raincoat I purchased at JCrew. It was $120 with 25% off, I think it ended up being $96 and if I wear that coat 8 times I’m down to $12 a wear. I plan on having that coat for the next 15 years, the CPW is gonna be so low!!!!!

-I know a lot of people say to get rid of items you don’t wear but I don’t fully believe it that. I have a little section in my closet of “special items”. I have a few vintage pieces, some old clothes of my moms from the 70s, a few items I loved and wore in high school, my wedding shoes! Just a handful of items that spark a special memory in my mind. I will not be getting rid of those things. They are staying and NO ONE CAN TELL ME OTHERWISE! 

-Clean out the clutter in stages. Again, I know everyone says to purge all at once but I've had to purge a few times to get to a place where I feel really good about what I have. Every time I purge, it helps me see my closet in a different way and see more items that I don’t need and can get rid of. It also helps me see what I'm missing. It’s nice and comforting which is an odd thing to say but its the truth. Did I spell it’s/its correctly? Probably not. 

-This one is important. DON’T BUY SHIT JUST BECAUSE IT’S CHEAP. Now, if it’s something that you love and it’s in your size and you’ve been hunting that item, well then, that’s the universe rewarding you. But if it’s a fuzzy purple sweater at target thats a little big but you can make it work because you LIKE it to be oversized, walk the fuck away from that damn sweater. Look, I've made so many purchases because something was OMG SO CHEAP and at that moment, you think “I'm saving money, I’m smart!” but you really end up wasting your money. Good money. A few instances, an item surprises you and you wear the crap out of it but more than often it sits in your closet and you end up donating it. 

-I stopped buying Target clothes because those seemed to be the items that I kept donating when I purged my closet. I still buy accessories, under garments and some shoes but clothes and shoes are something I really stopped and you know what I still find plenty of other things to spend my money on in that place. 

-I don’t do seasonal closets. When I had a seasonal bin, I would throw everything in there and put it in the attic. Since I live in Ohio and our weather is fucking erratic, I would forget the bin was up there and not get it down and then already buy new things for that season and then have all this extra crap. Half of which I didn’t wear. Now, everything is in my closet at the same time and you know what, I can see it all. I love it. I know what I have and when one day is 35 degrees and the next is 80 degrees, I am prepared! 

-I really love reading about capsule wardrobes. I love seeing curated collections and filling out the questionnaires to get a better understanding of what my style looks like on paper. HOWEVER, I don’t like putting a specific # on my wardrobe.  To me, a wardrobe and style should have a feeling. If having a specific # works for you, then that’s what you should do! I like the 30x30 Remix to shake up your wardrobe if you need a little inspiration but I have found that limiting myself only makes me want to go out and buy everything. 

Just a few things I’ve thought about and wrote down recently. This post is long and repetitive but you know what, no one reads this and that is nice. 

PEACE. 

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A Dark and Stormy Weekend

Aka: Jun’s CPW experience; 7/21: “Tell us about your CPW as a prefrosh.”

I visited MIT two times before comMITting. The first time was for the 2015 MIT Science Olympiad invitational, and the second was for CPW.

Both times, I was cold, miserable, and lonely. When I found out that other people were having the time of their lives, and that CPW was the reason they comMITted, I felt even more lonely.

Preparations

The best laid plans of mice and Juns often go awry.

I had high hopes for CPW. People told me it was a weekend of fun and friends and excitement. There would be so much to do, they said, that you’d have at least two or three things you’ll want to go to every hour. And the CPW catalog itself was so promising. There were so many kinds of food I liked. The event descriptors radiated sunniness. I imagined spontaneously meeting people, the kind that you forge magic with and whose conversations linger in your head even as the hours since your encounter elapse.

Being from southern California, I braced myself for the cold and packed accordingly. In contrast, my CPW schedule was relatively lightweight, where I would have at least a few hours every day to meander around campus and drop by impromptu to any especially interesting events. Even my fly-in time was later than most adMITtees I’d met at that time--I figured Thursday night, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning were sufficient time to explore a medium-sized campus. My only real goals were to stay fed, sleep enough so that I didn’t miss my flight home, and visit all the dorms. People told me the latter was super important, because every dorm had its own unique culture. A lot of those cultures sounded really cool and hardcore, and I hoped I would vibe with one of those.

It didn’t go south immediately. There were two other kids from my high school who were there with me, and I had some online friends (from Olympiads) who also got into MIT. Sure, I didn’t click at all with any of the kids I met at the airport. They didn’t seem to want to talk to me at all, even though some of them definitely hit it off right away, but whatever, right? It was going to be a decently large school, and I already knew some people there.

Slowly, I started to realize that the odd distance I felt on the shuttle to MIT wasn’t just a fluke.

I watched as people moved in packs, despite having been here for barely a day, and I observed the way they interacted so happily with their groups. I usually assume that friend groups are onions, where there are various circles of closeness and layers that peel off because they are secretly not wanted, because that’s most of the friend groups I have observed or been a part of up to this point. But...but these groups. Everyone seemed to like each other. There was no tension bubbling under the surface or passive aggressive jabs. Sure, they just met and so would have no reason to be cruel to each other. Regardless, it reminded me that I had yet to meet anyone with whom I felt comfortable being that vulnerable, that quickly.

MIT: +1

Things which made me love this school.

Speed Friending on Thursday night was like a little blip of hope. I met one of my online friends, Roger, with whom I had swapped Science Olympiad exams and talked to periodically. He turned out to be just as cool in real life as he was online. A little more awkward, but that is inevitable. After Speed Friending, I thought, “Hey, maybe there are more people I mesh with around here.” I think I met a few of those at the Breakfast of Champions at the ZBT house, on Saturday. A lot of them didn’t end up comMITting, but it was still very nice to meet them.

Sneaking into Tangerine Tours (where they take you up to the roof of the dome): Right before we were supposed to congregate in Lobby 7 (groups of ten!) for the tours, I was chatting with a freshman friend of mine. When I brought up having to leave for the Tangerine Tours, she communicated interest in going, and so we went...right when everyone was finalizing their groups of 10. We could not go in without such a group, and so had to devise other ways of getting in. My friend is a very smart cookie, and she concluded that there are only really 2 places on main campus where you can store that many prefrosh. We checked both of those, and pronto...They were in 26-100. We walked in, and they gave us the evil eye, so I panted very hard and told them, “We got lost.” I’m sure they suspected that we weren’t actually lost, but that’s how we got in even as other people who arrived in Lobby 7 before us got sent home with citrus fruits and empty hearts.

Visiting the dorms with my high school friend was also mildly nice. We prioritized a lot of the same things in dorms--friendly atmosphere and cleanliness in very equal amounts--and so we shared opinions on what we saw. I remember going up to one of East Campus’ floors (one of the fifth floors), marveling at the murals, seeing a huge “WE PUT THE BEST IN ASBESTOS” signs, sharing a glance as we immediately remembered someone mentioning EC and an asbestos problem, and hightailing it out of there. Similarly, we both really liked Next because there was a piano and it seemed very homey.

Speaking of Next: Next Act was amazing. My friend’s host was involved in the production, so we managed to sneak in. The play being shown was The Little Mermaid, so I immediately prepared myself for disappointment. As a hardcore Hans Christian Andersen fan, I vehemently abhor bastardizations of his work. (It’s why I will hate Frozen as long as I live. It took something as creative and unique and touching as the Snow Queen and replaced it with some clumsy tale about sisterhood with sisters who are virtually strangers. Similarly, a huge part of A Little Mermaid’s poignance was the fact she chose to sacrifice her life instead of killing the prince, and she gained a soul from it.) I was not disappointed at all. Yeah, the mermaid didn’t die at the end, but the singing was fantastically beyond what you’d expect based on MIT stereotypes, and the ship captain during the storm threw the wheel into the air and yelled “Jesus take the wheel!”. They also incorporated a running gag about Voldemort which was very appreciated.

Remember that high school friend mentioned above? Ironically, one of my better memories of CPW is wandering around and realizing that even though MIT was our dream university through all of high school, we were feeling so very disillusioned by it all. We were even more conflicted because CPW was so much worse than any prior visits to MIT, and we both had friends at MIT that we liked and felt somewhat similar to. It felt so odd to see those friends, with some of our characeristic traits, fit so well while we felt so ambivalent. It made us feel even more lonely amidst the hordes of people having fun. Every cloud has a silver lining. Over a tray of Stud-bought sushi, we realized that there was someone else who felt similarly out-of-place.

MIT: -1

Things which made me not love this school.

This was not at CPW, but it sort of sets context for my hopes and worries. I went to the Class of 2020 reception that was held in my local area and met a lot of other accepted students from my county and nearby. The kids were all very nice. What was not so nice was the immediate realization that 1) we didn’t share that many common interests and 2) talking with them (much less bonding) was excessively difficult. I hoped that at CPW this impression would change.

The oodles of small activities I went to through the days, such as Cookie Decorating or Dumplings. Many, like the former, were very void of conversation, just people eating cookies. Whenever people did talk, it was because they already knew each other. The latter just...ended up not happening though  I spent way too long hunting down its location.

Chemistry Olympiad reunion, where years of Top 20 Finalists congregate, was supposed to be a place of camaraderie. I had looked forward to it for a very long time, even though my Chemistry Olympiad camp experience was a bit...dicey. There were some older friends I hadn’t seen in a long time there, and there were also a lot of prefrosh campers I’d never met before. See, I qualified for Top 20 in 2014 when I was a high school sophomore, but failed to qualify in my junior year. There was a whole crop of 2015 kids for me to meet. Instead of feeling companionship with them, I saw that they already had their own dynamic going on. When I tried to talk to them, they seemed very reluctant to look me in the eye or engage me deeply. It was disappointing especially since I figured I’d at least get along with my chemistry kindred. (They’re all very cool people, now that I have befriended them! After CPW, when things were less hectic.)

Tangerine Tours, though it was not all bad. I was very excited for this! Current students kind of hyped it up when I talked to them (“There’s this tour thing where you go on the roof; my friend can tell you more. You should do it.”) so I was very eager to go. But once I was on it, I really wanted to go home. In 2016, the CPW weather machine which ensures sunny skies for the impressionable prefrosh was broken. On the roof, it was ridiculously cold even in my down jacket, thermal leggings, and scarf. Even worse, due to the number of people, we moved so very slowly. In hindsight, I should have left after the first roof, but my curiosity and expectations got the better of me. And 4 AM in the morning, I really regretted my decisions. Don’t get me wrong, the tours are pretty cool, but it was not worth the cold and the many hours I had to stand in it.

ComMITting: “Why did you commit then, Jun?”

In which I think carefully about my future, and what I want to be.

When I went home, I went home exhausted and disappointed. I didn’t imagine MIT as a magical wonderland,but I’d hoped I could have made more friends or at least struck more connections.

Then I got a good night’s sleep and thought over the issue of college selection. I realized, perhaps, CPW is not the best experience to base my choice off.

First, CPW is high energy and ultimately superficial. As a slow-to-warm-up kind of person, I was unlikely to forge any deep bonds from it. And second of all, looking back on my life, this feeling of isolation wasn’t unique to MIT. I felt it with every friend group I’ve ever been a part of--that horrible (and later proven true) feeling that there was a lot of fun and gossip going on, and I wasn’t included in it at all. I could go to any college’s visitation weekend, and I would still feel elements of this exclusion.

I hoped that Caltech’s PreFrosh Weekend, slated for the weekend after CPW, would go better. It marginally did because I gave up on socializing and studied chemistry by one of the ponds.

When I decided to come to MIT, it was because I sat down and weighed all the factors. MIT gave me good financial aid (comparable to my other offers), so that was not a factor to worry about. I knew that I would major in either chemistry or chemical engineering, and MIT was top notch in both. In addition, I had a few upperclassmen  friends who were going here, so it wasn’t as if I would be absolutely lonely. MIT is far from Southern California, but that was not necessarily a bad thing. I live 30 minutes away from Caltech, and the thought of my parents visiting me on a whim without any warning is a somewhat unnerving thought.

Furthermore, I knew that all those kids I felt so alien among would one day become successful--the leaders and engineers of tomorrow. I would have to navigate among them someday if I wanted to grow as a person and professional. It is better to learn their ways now, I thought, rather than to try and mingle with them when we were all enigmatic adults.

In the past, I might have shied away from people I didn’t immediately get strike it off with or persisted in my seclusion, surrounding myself with objects of fascination. There were many things I did like about MIT, and it would be very conducive to my aspirations.

Perhaps, now was the time to leave my comfort zone and finally grow up.

And so, in the back of my dad’s car, on the way home from the Chemistry Olympiad Nationals exam, I decided to comMIT.

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COLORADO | Adventure Day, Go Outside events, free admission for military highlight August calendar at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

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COLORADO | Adventure Day, Go Outside events, free admission for military highlight August calendar at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

Adventure Day, Go Outside events, free entry for military highlight August calendar at Cheyenne Mountain State Park

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Maybe you have guests visiting from out of town. Or you have kids preparing to go back to school. Perhaps you are active or retired military.  Whatever the case, August is an exciting time to be at Cheyenne Mountain State Park.

We are especially proud to take part in the free entrance fees for our nation’s military offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in August. We love our Army neighbors directly across the highway at Fort Carson.  Just bring your proof of service to the park and get your window hanger.

Of course everybody gets in free Aug. 6 when we celebrate Colorado Day with free entrance for everyone coming into the park.

Colorado Day will be even more special as we partner with the Pikes Peak Library District to present the “Go Outside” speaker series. Guided hikes will round out the day’s events at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Our annual Adventure Day returns on Aug. 18 with fun activities and adventures for all ages, food trucks on site and, of course, awesome prizes. It all starts at 9 a.m. with the grand prize drawing at 2 p.m.

Here is the full slate of activities in August:

August Programs

Friday, Aug. 3

Program: Senior Stroll Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Visitor Center Details: Join our naturalist led morning stroll. Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, through September.  This walk will be no more than a mile, with no more than 400 feet in elevation gain. We will take a different trail every time and explore, discuss, and discover the uniqueness each trail has to offer. Join us after our stroll for cookies and a cold beverage.

Saturday, Aug. 4

Program: Jr. Ranger – Wildlife Encounters Time: 10 a.m. Location: Camper Services Details: Do you have the right stuff to be a Junior Park Ranger? What does a ranger do when she encounters a potentially dangerous wild animal?  Come find out.  You can pick up a Junior Ranger training booklet at the Visitor Center or at class. Kids 7-12 years old can earn a Junior Ranger patch. Reservations requested.

Program: Owl Talk Time: 7 p.m. Location: Camper Services Details: After the sun sets and darkness engulfs the landscape, nocturnal animals utilize heightened senses to forage for food and stay alert for danger.  One of the biggest night hunters are Owls. Join us for an in-depth discussion all about Owls. Please bring a camp chair.

Monday, Aug. 6

Program: Outside Speaker Series Kick-Off Time: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Location: Prairie Skipper Picnic Area Details: Entry is free all day. In conjunction with the statewide program, Check Out Colorado, Pikes Peak Library District will be hosting the kick off of the “Go Outside” speaker series. Join us and our local partner, Mountain Equipment Recyclers, which will be accepting gear donations that go back into the community towards great local causes.  There will be various outdoor groups, a guest speaker, guided hikes, and other fun activities for any age at the Prairie Skipper Picnic Area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Hiking, mountain biking, and camping are available at the park.  Guided hikes will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.  No registration is required to visit the library or participate in activities.

Wednesday, Aug. 8

Program: Wildflower Walk Time: 9 a.m. Location: Visitor Center Details:  This is a beautiful, easy guided nature walk lasts about an hour and a half and focuses on all the wonderful wildflowers that can be found around the park.  Recommended for ages 7 and up. Closed-toe shoes required. Hiking shoes recommended.

Saturday, Aug. 11

Program: Women’s Archery

Time: 9 a.m. Location: Archery Range Details: Ladies – Learn to shoot like a pro. One on one instruction will help students learn how to shoot or polish up on skills you already have.  All equipment is provided.  This session is intended for women aged 14 and up.  Reservations are required, as limited space is available.

Program: Nature Crafts Time: 10 a.m. Location: Camper Services Details: Join us for a family fun craft activity.  We will have an array of crafts for the whole family, using the supplies that nature gives us. That’s not all.  We will also have S’mores. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

Program: Bear Talk Time: 7 p.m. Location: Camper Services Details:  What should I do if I cross paths with a bear? Knowing about bear behaviors can help to keep you and your family safe in the outdoors.  Join us for an in-depth discussion of black bear biology. Please bring a camp chair.

Friday, Aug. 17

Program: Senior Stroll Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Visitor Center Details:  Join our naturalist led morning stroll. Every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month, through September.  This walk will be no more than a mile, with no more than 400 feet in elevation gain. We will take a different trail every time and explore, discuss, and discover the uniqueness each trail has to offer.  Join us after our stroll for cookies and a cold beverage.

Saturday, Aug. 18

Program: Adventure Day Time: 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Location: Prairie Skipper Picnic Area Details:  Bring your family and friends and complete outdoor themed activities scattered throughout the park.  Each time you successfully complete a station, receive a free raffle ticket that can be used to win great prizes.  The more stations you complete during the allotted time the better chance you have to win . Stations this year will include, shooting .22-caliber rifle, tomahawk throwing, archery, birding, wildlife watching, fishing and much more.  Witty Pork Food Trucks will also be here.

Wednesday, Aug. 22

Program: Wildflower Walk Time: 9 a.m. Location: Visitor Center Details:  This is a beautiful, easy guided nature walk lasts about an hour and a half and focuses on all the wonderful wildflowers that can be found around the Park.  Recommended for ages 7 and up. Closed-toe shoes required.  Hiking shoes recommended.

Saturday, Aug. 25

Program: Big Cats Talk Time: 7 p.m. Location: Camper Services Details:  What should I do if I cross paths with a mountain lion? Knowing about lion behaviors can help to keep you and your family safe in the outdoors.  Join us for an in-depth discussion of mountain lion biology. Please bring a camp chair.

Sunday, Aug. 26

Program: Full Moon Hike Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Visitor Center Details:  Join us on this guided evening stroll as we explore moonlit landscapes and discover the nocturnal activities of owls and other nighttime creatures.  Bring a flashlight.  Reservations are required as space is limited.

Ongoing Programs

Programs: CMSP Trail Challenge and 100 Mile Trail Challenge Time: Ongoing. Began Jan. 1–Ends Dec. 31 Location: Trail System Details:  After receiving such a popular response from our 2017 participants, the Trail Challenge will continue into 2018.  Join the 500+ participants who have already accepted our challenge.  The goal of the Trail Challenge is to complete all 18 of the existing trails for a total of 21.87 miles.  Not enough of a challenge for you?  The 100 Mile Trail Challenge goal is to log 100 miles of trail within the park.  This challenge is a go-at-your-own-pace kind of challenge.  A quick sign up is necessary and sign-up sheets will be available at the visitor center during business hours.  All miles must be logged and checked off by staff.  Completion of the Trail Challenge will earn a special patch and the 100 Mile completers will earn a CMSP Challenge Coin.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday

Program: Yoga in the Park Time: 9 a.m. Location: Visitor Center Meeting Room Details:  What better setting for a morning workout than Cheyenne Mountain State Park. Join certified instructor Sudhanshu Semwal for Sankalp Yoga every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Beginners are welcome.  Dates, times, and locations are subject to change. Call 719-576-2016 to confirm classes or sign up for the weekly email reminder.  Donations are appreciated and a valid parks pass is required on all vehicles entering the park.

Cheyenne Mountain State Park is located at 410 JL Ranch Heights Road, south of Colorado Springs, off Colorado Highway 115.  From the city, take Nevada Avenue south, which becomes Highway 115 to JL Ranch Heights Road, opposite the Main Gate One entrance to Fort Carson.  Programs are free unless otherwise noted, but vehicles entering the park must have a valid State Parks Pass ($7 daily or $70 annual).

For more information, call 719-576-2016 or visit http://cpw.state.co.us/placestogo/Parks/CheyenneMountain/

CPW is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 41 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education.  CPW’s work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.

SOURCE; Originally published July 30, 2018 by CPW.STATE.CO.US

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So I guess while I’m in my five nights of fixating stage, I should post some character renders for my fangame! Chica’s Party World - Legacy is going to be what the original CPW game should have been. (Aka, not having gave a 15-year-old the capability to make a FNaF fangame) If you’re any interested at all, feel free to follow us on Gamejolt! 

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Final Project: An Argument on HKBU Secret

Our work (Screenshot and translation)

#BU10339 Damn! We’ve done group projects together from 3 years ago. I still can’t expect that you would be the free rider in the group. You said that you didn’t want to do anything. I thought you were just kidding me. But you did nothing in fact. You always say you are very very very busy. Everyone is studying here but is anyone as busy as you? Due to your “contribution”, I need to finish your part of work in a hurry and overnight. You want to have a worse grade, it is ok. But now you are encumbering me to get a higher GPA! BIG SHIT! I don't want to see you in next semester! (Reported. You just need to wait for retaking the course.) [posted on 27/11/2017,104 reactions, 42 comments]

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Aiko Tim Lee @Foss Chan We have been in same dormitory from a year ago.I still can’t expect that you would be the free rider in the group. You said that you didn’t want to do anything. I thought you were just kidding me. But you did nothing in fact. You always say you are very very very busy. Everyone is studying here but is anyone as busy as you? Lo

Judy Chan hihi (foul language in HK internet) why you freeride me

Louis Leung you know who is freeriding 😉

Judy Chan 😉

Hong Yung Chan Leung, give me a chance to be free rider in the next semester.

Louis Leung @Hong Yung Chan reg my major electives😂😂

Adrian Law @Gogo Chan i’m sorry

Gogo Chan @Adrian Law I'm sorry

Link: https://www.facebook.com/HkbuSecrets/posts/1576814599028451

#BU10352

"Re #BU10339

Are you joking?

I confess that I am a freerider. However,don’t you think that you should be responsible for this problem? As you know, my part should develop from your part. You should finish your part three days before the presentation if you on schedule. Unlucky, you just finished your part at the day before the presentation! I am not on call for this presentation! I still have other assignments! I am sure that you can finish your part if you spend your school time on study instead of joining the society committee! By the way, I don’t want to be a deadline fighter as you. I am busic!

Beside this, I don’t want to hand in a piece of rubbish even I need to retake this course.

[posted on 28/11/2017, 30 reactions, no comment]

Link: https://www.facebook.com/HkbuSecrets/posts/1578044518905459

#BU10366 Re #BU10352 Frankly speaking, we’ve been friend from 3 years ago. If you need help, just ask for my help. However, you do nothing without any notification. What do you mean?  You do not care about having a low GPA, it is OK. But I care. Having a low GPA, I’ll be harder to get in the job interview. Don’t tell me you can help me! Don’t tell me the theory which learnt in class can help me! You always say that start working on the report after going through all of the related readings. Roland Barthes? Hyperreal? What is the use? If you get a worse grade finally, will the HR ask you about the reason of low GPA? Wake up plz! Plz don’t sleep in your academic world anymore! [posted on 29/11/2017, 6 reactions, no comment]

Link: https://www.facebook.com/HkbuSecrets/posts/1578997725476805

#BU10405 RE #BU10352, #BU10366 Keep secret if you want to quarrel each other. No one wants to know that what do you arguing. By the way, it is really hard to like studying. Although you study hard, you may not get the high marks. [posted on 2/12/2017, 2 reactions, no comment]

Link: https://www.facebook.com/HkbuSecrets/posts/1582134505163127

#BU10414

Birds of different feathers do not flock together. You may choose to find a new partner. You are an university student and no one can force you to do anything you don’t want.

I just don’t understand that you may choose to play hard or work hard in this four year in university. However, it seems that it is the hardest choice when you choose to study hard.

If we follow the study plan, we should take five to six course for every semester. Otherwise, we may need to defer. Under my calculation, we need to spend around two hours on reading the materials or doing revision for each course. It takes around ten to twelve hours a week. It is fine at the beginning  of the semester.

On the other hand, our schedule maybe affected by the deadlines of assignments and presentations, which may affect our GPA, during the semester. It is difficult to finish reading all materials if we do our assignments just for aiming a good grade. I think the most meaningful part is the reading materials when we are doing presentation, especially for the humanities students as me. So, I hope we can start doing our presentation after we finish all the reading and gain from the process.

We better be prepared that we may not having a high income job as we are studying Humanities. Why don’t you study business if you want a high income job in the future? I don’t understand that why you are so concern on the GPA instead of gaining knowledge from the university life. Your academic levels should not be valued by the GPA! GPA just represents the grading from the universities or even the society but you should not be valued by grading! If we are not friends, I will not spend so much time typing those words for you!.

It seems that studying in Hong Kong universities is a anti-intellectual matter. They propose that you should be familiar with the topic which taught for three to four months. In fact, we need to clear our mind for the new semester when we just finish the courses last semester. I am sure that we are not as  familiar with our major as expected when we graduate.

It seems that the universities in Hong Kong want to torture with the tight study plan. I think I should aim for knowledge instead of grading or even a piece of diploma in this four years. Otherwise, why do I need to study in university?

Sorry for confusing" [posted on 2/12/2017, 60 reactions, 1 comment]

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學生 hksecret This is university (SO SAD

Link: https://www.facebook.com/HkbuSecrets/posts/1582136228496288

#BU10452 We are three CPW students. In light of the assignment of WRIT 3007 Writing for New Media, we chose to start a writing project on HKBU Secret. We posted #BU10339, #BU10352, #BU10405, #BU10366 and #BU10414 on the platform. It is about two guys argue because of someone absent in the group project, and complain the system of the university. We hope to achieve these influences: 1, Discuss the problem of free-riders in group project. Moreover, we hope that we can stimulate people to reflect about the system of the university; 2, After people seeing this statement, we hope that they can review the anonymity of Secret and the effects due to this anonymity. Sorry for any inconvenience which was caused by this project. We are welcome to receive comments on this post if there is any question. [posted on 8/12/2017]

Link: https://www.facebook.com/HkbuSecrets/posts/1587233544653223

Technical efforts

In Facebook, there is a lot of “Secret Page” that provide a platform to different people submit their secret to share to others that make them find resonation with somebody. Most of the secret page managed by someone called “Admin” belong to the community that the page declare to. These “Admin” only have the power to decide post the secret or not. In general, most of the secret would be posted only in the case that the secret attack some people with opening their real name, including pornography and violence, and not related to the community. Moreover, apart from the contributor, others comment, share and like the post must through their real account that means they need to express their opinion with their real identity.

Our group find these kinds of secret page have two features. First, anonymity. People cannot be aware of the identity of the contributor. Second, interaction. In these secret pages, other user in Facebook can through “Like” and “Comment” to response the post. For instance, people in real can give “sad” to the post to express they are feeling lost. The features of Facebook help our group grain the response quickly and make our script seems real enough.

Therefore, we submit the secret to “HKBU Secret”, a secret page served students studying in HKBU, create a story about two friends arguing for the problem of assignment. We submit it day by day, after the former secret have posted, we write down the secret was responses to the former one and submit it. After five post, we create a story, which is challenging the purpose of doing assignment and authenticity on Facebook.

Aesthetic influences

The art piece is influenced from “Excellence & Perfection” created by Amalia Ulman on instagram. From April 20 to September 19 in 2014, Ulman performed a brand new artwork within photo and social media, entitled “Excellence & Perfection”. She uploaded an images were made up of “Part I”, in black lettering on white background, and writed down the caption that read “Excellence & Perfection”. After that, the photographs were posted to Ulman’s Instagram account over a period of six months giving followers of the account a heavily engineered insight into her supposed life. In the project, Ulman take on the characters of ‘cute girl’, ‘sugar baby’ and ‘life goddess’, simulating behaving a female on social media.

In the first place, Ulman play the role of an artsy, provincial girl who has moved to Los Angeles, a big city, for the first time. The girl who want to be a model posted the photographs decipt clichés of aspirational living, such as healthy breakfast, yoga, encouraging quotes, visits to the spa, and shopping sprees on instagram. Using middlebrow props looks feminine, hashtags that girl commonly uses, and filters full of pink and white, the Instagram feed became ubiquitous documentation of someone striving for a perfect life. Ulman successfully played the part of a normal, pure and cute girl on the internet. Our group are inspired by this, it bring us a new idea on doing art on internet, make a good use of social media. Therefore, we refer to her idea, make the “secret art piece”.

Conceptual ideas

We have two main idea in doing this art piece, assignment system and authenticity.

Firstly, our upper levels motives is discussing the purpose on doing assignment in university. Usually, all of university students need to doing group project with others, whether they want to or not. And that system derive different problems. The most commend one is “free-rider”, person who put very few effort on the group project. Free-rider not even create an unfair situation to other students who is willing to attain perfection, lose the original purpose on doing group project, complement and inspired each other. The other is "learning pursuit”. Someone want to pursuit the knowledge on doing assignment, but a majority of people are focusing on grading. One of the purpose of doing group project is enhancing the co-operating skill, however, that should not be the main purpose on doing assignment. We think that co-operating oriented assignment limited the developed of students on their learning area. For example, in our story, there is two type of people, one is mainly focus on understanding the theory and the other one is mainly focus on getting a good grade. The group project create the conflict between them, and that cannot help them improve themselves. That is putting the cart before the horse, people cannot learning deeply in their area but need to learn cooperate with others.

Finally, we hope to discuss the authenticity in secret page in Facebook. In this secret page, people can submit any post that is not convenient to talk with their own identity. It seems similar to the forum which also provide the authenticity to users. Originally, the purpose of secret page is building up the sense of belonging to the community members, but that would be mislead when the page would not opened the identity of contributors. Users in this kind of page can easily create the public opinion and lead them with a fake story. In our project, the first post until 7/12/2017 have 104 like and 16 comments on it, it is a quite big number on a page only have 24,976 like and not buy advertising on facebook. That bring us a question about authenticity on social media. Anonymity let the users does not need to take the responsibility on posting any words. That is a danger for the people cannot find out the reality on the community. On surface, it seems bring more real to the community, the members are more willing to share their own secret about the community to the public, but in fact, fake news and slander are more liable spreaded out.

Bio notes

This is an assignment for the course, WRIT 3007: Writing for New Media, in Hong Kong Baptist University. This project was created by Tony, Oscar and Henry. All of us are the students of the Creative and Professional Writing. We tried to use a more creative way through new media to write and discuss some important issue.

[voguemode]

Should you purchase a replica handbag?

Luxury isn’t always attainable for everyone. Whether it’s a matter of other priorities getting in the way, or not knowing how to budget for one, many people turn to replica bags. Should you buy one? Here are my thoughts.

First of all, what are replica handbags? In case you’ve been living under a rock, a replica handbag is exactly how it sounds. It is a handbag (this applies also to SLG’s and other fashion accessory items) that is made to look exactly like the real thing. But it isn’t the real thing. It is not the same thing as an inspired bag, or a knockoff. Got it? Good.

Okay, so now that we’ve covered the basics, why would anyone want a replica bag? Most likely, it is because they don’t want to pay full price for the real thing. They still want to have the look and style of the real thing without having to put up so much of an investment. So what’s so wrong with that? Well...

Replicas aren’t as harmless as they seem. For one thing, they’re illegal. It’s illegal to buy and/or sell them. Why? Because it violates the intellectual property rights of the original owner. It takes away from the hard work and time that the original designer has put into achieving the design. Additionally, the money people use to purchase these bags has been linked to going towards organized crime, terrorism, sex trafficking and child labor, just to name a few.

I know what some of you may be thinking at this point: “I’m still not going to pay thousands of dollars for a purse, I could spend that money on way more meaningful things.” And you know what? You’re probably right. No one is forcing you to purchase a $2,000, $5,000, or $50,000 handbag. But you should stop breaking the law and contributing to crime by instead purchasing handbags that are in your budget and fit your lifestyle. If you still want the look and feel of a designer bag, then you should do what the rest of us do: Budget for the bag and buy the real deal. There are no shortcuts in life and sometimes you may have to invest in things that you really want. Besides, I can speak from experience when I say that saving up and budgeting for, and then buying, the real thing is so much more fulfilling than getting that instant gratification of buying a fake.

But wait, okay, okay. I know, $2,000 is still $2,000. And yes, that is a lot of money. Is there any way to justify this ostentatious amount? Why yes, in fact there is. Let’s talk about a brand I’m partial to: Louis Vuitton.

Louis Vuitton has a wide range of prices when it comes to their bags. On the low end, a canvas bag will typically run you somewhere in the ball park between $1,200 and $3,000. To be fair, let’s sit somewhere in the middle and say that you purchased a bag for $2,000. How can you justify spending that much money on a bag?! Let me put it into lamens terms for you.

On average, and with normal everyday wear and tear, your typical LV canvas bag will last anywhere from 20-25 years. If we humble ourselves and say that it only lasts for 20 years, the CPW (cost per wear) would only be $100 per year or a measly $8.34 per month. Can you think about all of the things you purchase right now that are completely non-essential items? How many of them can you think of that you spend more than $8.34 per month on? People spend more than that on coffee and cigarettes alone.

In addition, when you are done with the bag, you can normally almost always sell the bag for what you initially purchased it for. If it’s a vintage bag, you can usually get much more than what you initially purchased it for. This doesn’t apply to bags that are torn up beyond repair or are just generally not in good condition. You will be required to take care of your bag. But for the most part, LV canvas bags aren’t as high maintenance as you might think.

The reality is that everyone has different things that they like to spend their money on. If buying a Louis Vuitton bag is really important to you, I can almost guarantee that you can work one into your budget. It really is just as simple as working out your priorities, straightening out your budget, and putting away some money for what you want. Don’t get discouraged if you can’t buy the bag you want right away. Saving up for it is fun and also a great incentive to budget your finances wisely.

If you’re reading this and are still thinking that bags like this are a waste of money, try to think about all of the things you spend money on that are unnecessary. Try to remember that just because someone budgets for and purchases designer goods, it doesn’t mean that they’re shallow, dumb, or irresponsible with their money. If you do it right, anyone can own designer goods. And no one should be criticized for what they love.

That is all. (:        xoxo

P.S. -> I’m planning on making a blog post about how to budget for a designer bag. If you’d like to read that from me then please give this post some love by liking and sharing.

As always, you can submit a post if there is something you’d like me to feature on my blog, and you’re also welcome to drop me any questions/concerns you have under the “ask me anything” tab.

photo credit: https://www.pinterest.com/cmcoving/ Her name is Caitlin and she is wearing an authentic bag.

[meanwhileinoz]

Colorado to Spend $4.5 Million to Kill Mountain Lions and Bears – The Reason is Unthinkable

An outrageous and costly plan approved by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will kill over 100 mountain lions and bears, just so more deer are available for hunting season.

Despite widespread criticism and opposition from scientists and conservationists, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) is going ahead with a controversial “experimental plan” to trap and kill an estimated 45 mountain lion and 75 bears over a three year period. The plan, which will cost Colorado taxpayers an astounding $4.5 million, is said to be aimed at increasing the plummeting population of mule deer. The commission hopes to gauge if the removal of the deer’s natural predators will contribute to a rebound as the costly plan will be followed by a six-year study examining the deer population’s response.

Colorado is currently home to an estimated 400,000 mule deer, down from the commission’s target of between 525,00 and 575,000. “We’re trying to understand what contributes to it,” commissioner Chris Castilian told the Denver Post. “Our main motivations is to get to the bottom of the deer declines we’ve seen. Everybody is concerned about the mule deer population.” Though the commission appears to mean well, there is sufficient evidence to suggest that an ulterior motive is to blame for the experimental slaughter of important predator species.

The first clue that something is amiss is the scientific consensus that natural predation is in no way to blame for the deer population decline. Even the pro-hunting Mule Deer Foundation along with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) point to habitat loss due to human development as the primary cause. Brian Kurzel, regional director for the NWF told Ecowatch “habitat degradation from energy, and residential development, which has been confirmed by CPW biologists for years, should be the primary focus of scientifically-based wildlife management.” Andrea Santarsiere, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, echoed these claims, saying “Deer in Colorado suffer from lack of habitat and habitat degradation, largely due to expansive oil and gas drilling and invasive plant species. Without adequate nutrition, deer will not thrive no matter how many predators CPW removes.”

Indeed, deer population declines began at roughly the same time that fossil fuel production in the state expanded. Between 2005 and 2012, 8,965 new wells were dug, making Colorado the sixth leading producer of natural gas in the United States. More than 90% of those wells were created by means of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. In other states, increased oil and gas drilling has been shown to shrink deer populations by up to 30%.

If the scientific consensus is against the plan to kill off the deer’s natural predators – why was it approved? Many residents and other critics have argued that the commission’s decision was motivated by money. The CPW receives 90% of its funding from hunting and fishing license revenues, with $693 million generated in just northwestern Colorado. Last hunting season, 34,000 mule deer were killed by hunters. Without a higher deer population, the commission’s largest source of income is in danger.

Also of note is the CPW’s disdain for the welfare of the natural predators targeted in the “study.” Mountain lions are also a game animal for Colorado, even though the CPW has admitted it has no idea of the population size of the species within the state. Despite that, they allowed 467 to be killed last hunting season. Despite the massive impact that last year’s hunting season had on the mountain lion population in the state, the commission didn’t bother gauging the mountain lion’s population before approving the killing of 45 more for “research.” It’s also worth pointing out that if killing off nearly 500 natural predators did nothing to rebound the deer population in the past year, this newly approved plan to kill even more will be an abject failure.

What are your thoughts? Please comment below and share this news!

This article, by Whitney Webb,  (Colorado to Spend $4.5 Million to Kill Mountain Lions and Bears – The Reason Why is Unthinkable) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to the author and TrueActivist.com . Photo credit: Ecowatch

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[thisnerdsadventures]

year 1 ✔️

i found this old post I must have written on the first day of classes in fall semester:

This year flew by, I really don’t know where the time went. It feels like yesterday my parents dropped off my boxes and suitcases and let me go free, but now people on my floor are messaging out for packing tape and extra boxes, and one by one, we’re saying goodbye for the summer. Strangely enough, my year did not go too differently from what I guess last summer went - my freshman year constituted of a lot of random fun things, food and more food, and my mom questioning my well-being at every possible time. 

Yesterday night I picked up that same book and read some of my favorite stories from the collection. I think back to what I must’ve been thinking before I got here, and how nervous I was to transition my life into something like that, but it happened so fast, so naturally, that I didn’t even realize when I had become someone different, when my lifestyle had adapted to the situation. It somehow all worked out, but that’s what I tell myself usually anyways - it works out in the end, somehow.

The friend I met during CPW - sometimes you know a person is going to stay in your life for a long time when you connect with them so quickly, so easily like that. Without any effort at all, we picked up where we left off and acted like we knew each other for years already. From there, I met a few other people from her and from my dorm, some of whom I’m close with now and am grateful for their existence. Some of the others wax and wane, it seems like we would have been together past graduation, taking midnight beach runs until we got old, but we’re now strangers as much as we were in the beginning of this whole adventure. It happens though, some people are better for you than others, and I figure that’s part of what college is all about, figuring out who’s good and who isn’t.

At the beginning, I didn’t have a safety net - I knew no one in the city, I was thousands of miles from home, and at 17 years old, I still wasn’t even trusted to sign my own forms much less live on my own. But you realize that your safety net also adapts, mine to the people around me. I can’t even imagine what I would have done without them - just the other day when I was bedridden sick, they brought me crackers from Verdes to check to see if I was still alive. When I was really spiraling from toxic situations, they talked it through with me every time I needed to rant and made sure I was ok and gave me a break when I seemed distant or short-tempered. I can’t thank them enough for that.

How much have we changed as people honestly? I feel like I haven’t intentionally changed at all, but on the outside looking in, I’m sure I have. Everything I do here, I never thought I would do - joining Asian Dance Team and quidditch and house gov, every single activity I adopted out of pure impulse gave me something to look forward to, introduced me to new people, and I’m very glad I chose to stick with the things I did. Next year I have plans to join a couple more things, but I’m sure with how it’s going, I’ll wind up in completely different things, and it’ll be fine. What classes am I going to take next year? who knows ahahahahaha still a mess though, that hasn’t changed.

also here’s a pic from the last few months (dance) eventually there will be a video,,,,,hopefully

also i guess i should put in a note about classes: they weren’t super bad? i thought each and every class was going to be absolute hell, but other than the final for 042, nothing outrightly wrecked me (the average was a 57, so at least I was above average). Then again, my high school was actually crazy in hindsight compared to literally every other school in the country, so I might have been extra prepared for this crazy school.

Ah i should get to packing, gotta get my stuff into summer storage soon. Will update yall when I head back to Taiwan in a week and move into Random for the summer!

[itsworn]

Giant Pile Of Mopars Hit The CPW Spring Fling In Los Angeles!

When it comes to the bigger, more established Mopar shows, one can argue that the Chrysler Performance West (CPW) annual Spring Fling (and by extension CPW’s Fall Fling) stand out in a couple of remarkable ways. As we walked along aisles filled with hundreds of vintage and late-model Mopars in Van Nuys, California we couldn’t help but notice how remarkably laid back everybody is. Compared to shows back East, CPW’s Spring Fling is open to any spectator who happens to walk by, free of charge. Held in Woodley Park, a large public venue typically filled with lots of families enjoying their weekend, it’s not uncommon for curious “non-car people” to walk through just to see what all the hoop-la is about. In the land of anti-car liberals, it’s surprising and fun to see how many of them seem to truly enjoy seeing these beautiful machines on display.

At least as remarkable is the fact that there are so many extracurricular Mopar activities going on before, during, and around the main event at Woodley Park, which happened this year on April 8 – 9, 2017. While a typical event promoter spends months figuring out new ways to fill up the coffer by holding spectators and participants captive and confined, the founders and members at CPW—all non-paid volunteers—enjoy bringing outside happenings into play. There’s plenty to go around. The Spring Festival Of Speed, for instance, is a great example. A hardcore contingent of Mopar road race junkies from across the West meet at Willow Springs the Thursday before Spring Fling for a day of hard lapping at the track in nearby Rosamond, CA. The following morning, eager attendees meet at Woodley Park for a day-long cruise through Malibu. There’s no cost, only the requirement that you’re a true blue Mopar lover—and you have Chrysler power to get around in.

Spring Fling proper opens on Saturday morning, but even after the park empties at 4pm, it’s time to enjoy the unique cruise scene that exists in Southern California. For those with a nostalgic bent, it’s off to the Bob’s Big Boy in nearby Northridge, CA. This old-school favorite has been in the same location for 60 years, and though less famous than its sister store in Burbank, it draws quite the crowd on a Saturday night. With the Mopars in town for CPW’s Spring Fling, that means Bob’s is swarming with Scat Packs, Super Bees, and Hemis galore.

By the time Sunday morning dawns—the final day of the show—attendees are happily exhausted, but certainly not bored. Having spent the prior four days partaking in as many as five different confederated Mopar-oriented activities in the area, the Mopar peeps are feeling happy and satisfied. The shaded park setting and grassy grounds make cruising the rows of Mopars a pleasure, and the adjacent swap meet and manufacturer’s midway are equally inviting. When it’s time to leave the event proper, car show participants find that getting out of the park is just as easy as getting in. That in itself is enough reason to attend, a fact you’ll appreciate if you’ve ever had to deal with egress at any of the East’s big Mopar events.

Enjoy our photo gallery and video highlight reel, and remember, if you’d like to attend this cool Mopar-only event, you don’t have to wait until next spring. You can set your calendar for CPW’s Fall Fling, which happens in October. Anybody interested in planning a trip to CPW’s Fall Fling or next year’s Spring Fling should point their browser at www.CPWClub.com

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