The Immanuel Dramatic Society have produced one of the longest running pantomimes in Swindon, which is now in its 900th year (Oh no it isn’t!). It’s good old-fashioned fun for all the family, from 1 year-olds to 100 year-olds, featuring sing-a-long songs, sublime and superlative sketches, and dramatic delirious dances  – courtesy of the Estelle School of Dance (Oh yes it does!) and jokes*.  For more details of times, prices, and how to book see the poster below.

*NB Certain jokes may be 900 years old. No mice or pumpkins were harmed during this production. Some actors may have been harmed.

Another Cinderella Story (2008)

Bazat pe povestea clasică a Cenuşăresei, dar adaptat într-o manieră modernă şi revoluţionară, filmul “Another Cinderella Story” o are în centrul acţiunii pe drăguţa adolescentă Mary, care locuieşte împreună cu mama ei vitregă Dominique Blatt – o fostă vedetă pop şi cu cele două surori vitrege pe nume Britt şi Bree. Fiind foarte talentată la dans, Mary visează să studieze în Manhattan şi să întâlnească marea dragoste a vieţii, dorinţa ce pare să i se împlinească atunci când îl cunoaşte pe Joey Parker, un cântăreţ popular al cărui nume de scenă este J.P.

La un bal mascat, Mary şi Joey dansează împreună toată noaptea şi se îndrăgostesc nebuneşte unul de celălalt, dar atunci când orologiul bate miezul nopţii fata se grăbeşte spre casă lăsând în urma ei nu un condur, ci un I-pod. Având acest singur indiciu ce l-ar putea conduce spre aflarea identităţii misterioasei dansatoare, Joey porneşte în căutarea frumoasei mascate în vreme ce Mary se înscrie la un concurs de dans al cărui premiu este o apariţie în ultimul videoclip al cântăreţului J.P. Sperând să o reîntâlnească, Joey Parker dansează cu toate participantele la concurs şi în cele din urmă o regăseşte pe fata visurilor lui în persoana lui Mary.Merită văzut!

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According to the Metro, girls as young as three believe that they are too fat and would change part of their appearance if they could.

Researchers have found that nearly a third ‘almost always’ worry about how chubby they are, and a further 18 per cent ’sometimes worry’ about the way that they look.

The study found that youngsters are not influenced by stereotypically thin and beautiful cartoon characters such as Disney’s Cinderella when it comes to their own body image.

Adverts and programmes which feature ‘real’ people, especially those that feature women in an idealised manner which appear to have the most impact.

Half of the 121 girls aged 3 to six watched animated children’s films, such as Cinderella and the second group watched parts of animated films that did not contain appearance-related messages.

According to the study, there was little difference in the attitudes towards body image between the groups.

Eating disorder charity Beat, spokeswoman, Mary George said: “What we need to do is put out positive images from adults to boost children’s self-esteem.”

The study, which was carried out by a team at University of Central Florida appears in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.

Story: Miles Erwin, Metro

Cinderella Castle Dream Lights during the Christmas holidays at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida.

Heading down to Orlando, Florida to enjoy some holiday cheer at the Walt Disney World resort with family and friends.  Will be posting when I can over the next week as I enjoy sights like the Dream Lights on Cinderella Castle. Aren’t they beautiful?

Last year I linked to a post I did for my Disney blog on how to photograph Christmas lights.  This year I blogged about how I did last year at Walt Disney World using those tips.  Thought you would find it a good refresher for the upcoming holiday light displays in your area: Photographing Christmas Lights at Disney II.  If you like, please, post links to your holiday light photography in the comments below.

Some awesome fairytale pictures from Korean celebritys. I wonderd if i should have something like this in my final work?

Han Chae Young and Baek Seol Gong as the Queen and King from Snow White.Ye Ji Won as Little Red Riding Hood

Ha Ji Won as Gulliver from Gulliver’s Travels

Kim Seong Ryeong as Rapunzel

Chae Sira as Cinderella’s step-mother. Models Kim Min Hee and Lee Hyuk Soo’s reinterpretation of Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride

Nice work, i wish i had a budjet for that…

In the 21st Century fandom exists in all shapes and sizes. There are groups devoted to everything, from Ford Mondeos to Poodles to music released only on unplayable formats. Indeed, the fandom of shoes is nothing new. Admissions of Shoeaholism have become as everyday as Carrie Bradshaw’s indecisiveness but in recent months a number of news stories have brought to my attention the notion that there may well be many specific different types of Shoeaholic.

The first type of shoeaholic to acknowledge is the classic ‘hoarder’. I would suppose that ‘hoarders’ make up the majority of shoeaholics and beside owning hundreds of shoes, they are also known to have an extensive, dare I say, encyclopedic amount of knowledge when it comes to footwear. They are also known to have a physical bodily reaction when certain names are mentioned. For example, mutter Louboutin or Balenciaga in the presence of a ‘hoarder’ and they are likely to slump to the floor only to be revived by a splash of cold water to the ankles.

The second type of Shoeaholic could well be regarded as the next step up from the typical ‘hoarder’. Whereas a ‘hoarder’ may work in the fashion sector, own and collect many shoes – they probably act like you or me. However, the so-called ’shoe extremist’ will take the right to wear a specific type of shoe to court if they need to. In Essex this month, a woman (owner of 200 shoes) who was injured after slipping over at an airport decided to sue for damages because she could not wear her heels after the fall. She won.

The final type came to light via a slightly different news story, and this group seem a little more illusive than the others. The ‘Celebri-feet-fan’, instead of directly following the styles and changes as dictated by the fashion industry, will follow the shoe choices of someone in the public eye…and not necessarily someone famous for their style sense. The most recent celebrity supposedly at the heart of starting a shoe following is none other than Sarah Palin. The Mail reports that her red Naughty Monkey heels have been flying off she

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While Obama enjoyed high approval ratings at the start, they have begun to fall. This is hardly surprising and seems to follow the usual historical pattern.

In terms of general reasons, there is the seemingly natural tendency of approval to decay over time. For whatever reason people seem to think less well of other people or things as time goes by. This is, of course, most evident in fads. Also, there is the fact that people often have high (even unrealistic) expectations of  a new president (just as people do for a new boyfriend or girlfriend) and when the person proves to be a fallible mortal, the magic begins to fade.

In terms of more specific reasons, Obama has been dealing with a rather awful economy and as unemployment continues to increase, his approval will drop. Throw in two wars and concentrated attacks from the right, and it is somewhat surprising that his numbers are as good as they are.

While his approval ratings have dropped in general, he has been suffering significant loses among white women. He still remains hugely popular with black women (around 90%), however.

Folks on the left tend to attribute this to the fact that he has not strongly opposed the attempts to ensure that public money will not be used for abortion, he has not done anything about “don’t ask, don’t tell” or same sex marriage, and that he has not seen to it that enough women are in his government.  While these facts no doubt have led to some dissent among the left leaning folks, they do not explain the general drop in approval among white women in general (especially older women, low income women, and women in the southern parts of the US).

One way to explain this is to refer back to the general reasons why his approval ratings are dropping: while Wall Street folks and big companies are starting to make huge profits again, the economic recovery has yet to trickle down. Unemployment is still increasing and this matters to people. Of course, this does not explain why he would have such a significant drop among white women.

Not surprisingly, some folks on the left might attribute this to a resurgence of racism, perhaps inspired by the harsh attacks from folks on the right. Of course, the obvious reply is that these women knew he was black before he was elected president-hence race should not be the main factor. Unless, of course, something has triggered a racist revival-which is a possibility that is worth considering (if only to refute).

Another factor that some might see as worthy of consideration is the stereotypical view of women and men. Stereotypically, women are seen as somewhat fickle-they will see a man as great and wonderful at first. But, when that man does not prove able to meet up to the impossible expectations and that “new man” glow wears off, then women become discontent and unhappy. So, perhaps Obama is experiencing what so many men have experienced: the discontented woman.

This does have some plausibility. After all, Obama was presented as an amazing man and hyped like a Hollywood hunk. His media generated image was clearly such that no mortal man, however amazing, could ever live up to. But, during the election and the start of his presidency, Cinderella was still at the ball and he was still Prince Charming.

But, the ball is over now. The coach has returned to being a pumpkin and the coachmen (and women) are now out of work. Prince Charming has been revealed to be a man who does not have the fairy Godmother’s magic to fix everything instantly. And so Cinderella is not happy. Not happy at all.

I’m expecting some kick-ass refutations of the Cinderella hypothesis.

About a week ago I picked up a book called Orthodoxy(by G. K. Chesterton) in my dads little unorganized basement library. I am about halfway through right now. The dude is a BRAAAIIIINIAC, and sometimes I have to stop and read a sentence three times and just be like WOAH, yesssss.

If you want some good thinking, CHECK IT.

Here is some tastiness from the book(in my own words) :

On the MySTeRY. The whole secret of mystery is that we can understand EVERYTHING with the help of what we don’t understand. The scientist tries to make everything believable, provable, and therefore makes everything mysterious. The believer allows one thing to be mysterious and everything becomes real.

Hmmm? There is no way to prove the mysteries we believe in as christians. Yes there are the miracles, but even the cynic has an explanation. So we go on believing, and it is clear to us. While the non-believer is going crazy trying to figure out a way to disprove our miracles, our belief; and suddenly it all becomes mysterious to him.

He goes on to speak of fairy tales.  On ‘Jack the Giant killer’, and that giants should be slayed(a word?); a story about ego, and that no man should be giant. Beauty and the Beast: a thing must be loved before it is lovable. Sleeping Beauty: all humans were blessed with all birthday gifts, but cursed with death and how death might also be softened to a sleep.

The importance with all of fairy land is the whole spirit of its law. Laws can be broken in fairyland, here they are something that can not. The way fairy tales look at life is beautiful. Anything is possible in a fairy tale, trees may grow candles instead of fruit, squirrels may talk. Yet there is always one exception, one law that must not be broken, a forbidden. Cinderella must be home by twelve or her magic will be gone, the princess must kiss the frog for him to turn back into a prince- of course she does not know he is one. Yet it is not utter chaos either? No because there is always the big picture, something to believe in. Some law not to question; our fairy tale creatures are innocent yet perfect. But, not perfect, because they are still human-with maybe a little magic on their sides. So what is the difference between me and Cinderella? Nothing. We both have magic on our side. I just call mine Christianity. Corny? Maybe. True?

This is why I so love fairy tales lately. The magic is a means of sanity! I can believe in whatever I like, and be more happy than the ‘honest’ ‘grown up’ who refuses to lie about Santa.

Make sure to keep you diary free for one of the performances of Cinderella, it’s shaping up to be an exciting show.

The dates are Thursday 10th December, Friday 11th December and Saturday 12th. Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start in the evenings, or 2pm for 2.30pm for the Saturday matinee.

Tickets from Edwalton Post Office, the Meadow Covert pub or on the door.

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*”The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don’t define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.”*
Denis Watley

Setting goals is so critical to achieving and maintaining a successful life. Though some goals may, at times, seem unattainable, I believe that any ambition can be achieved with a set plan and drive to attain it. Sure, we all have had unrealistic goals and may even go chasing after them for a short while. I once had the dream of becoming a Broadway star belting out those high notes in Wicked’s “Defying Gravity” and one day becoming, as Mary Catherine Gallagher would say, “a SUPERSTAR!” But, in my heart I knew I never possessed enough talent or drive to make this dream a reality. However, I have set, reached, and surpassed many realistic dreams over my twenty-three years on this planet. As a nerdy student, I wanted to get the best grades possible in school. So, for many years I worked meticulously studying at night, asking for assistance from my teachers and peers when I needed it, and doing my schoolwork to the best of my ability. As a high school freshman, I wanted so badly to become a high school cheerleader, so I practiced for weeks before the first try-out attempting to have flawless Herkes and Russians and to perfect each cheer’s rhythm and hand motions. In college, I wanted to become a teacher so I spend four years at an institution mastering teaching pedagogy and preparing myself for the world of education. For each of these short-term goals, I crafted plans and constructed steps, much like the blueprints of a house, on how I would accomplish each goal. However, no strategy could have ever prepared me for the sweaty, giddy hormone-driven gossip factories that are my middle school students! But, I still love them anyway!

As discussed in my previous post, “Giving Thanks”, some people go their entire lives never finding something that they are truly passionate about. They get up each day with a chip on their shoulder, return to jobs they loath, lead lives they hate, and are never truly happy. They never set goals for themselves for fear of failure or because they are unsure as to what their purpose in life really is. They may have desires and hopes in life but never have enough drive or know how to go about making those dreams a reality. These people attend their nine-to-five jobs, do what is expected of them (never more and never less), and usually never pursue anything of great meaning to them. I could imagine leading a life without passion or purpose would be very unrewarding and unfulfilling. I never want to be a person who gets stuck in the day-to-day grind never reaching for something more. There is so much more to life than a steady paycheck and a mundane life full of fruitless routine.

I truly believe that if you want something bad enough and if you work with all of your heart and soul, never giving up, that you can make any distant dream you have an existing reality.

I am a firm believer in the notion that we create our own destiny. No one is going to make your dreams come true but Y-O-U. Too often people go about their daily lives waiting for the right time to make their dreams come true. They believe when they get that promotion at work, or when the kids are in high school, or when they have enough money that then they can start really living the lives they want to lead. These people go on to realize (as much of their life has already passed them by) that there is no perfect time when all the stars will align for them to begin following their real dreams and passions in life. The time is now. Life is too short to wait for a perfect time that will likely never come. Like Matthew McConaughey says, ‘Just Keep Livin’. If you do, I promise your life will feel so much more fulfilling.

I feel so fortunate to have found my true passions in life at such a young age. For as long as I can remember I have always had three life goals (as well as other smaller goals that I set on a more short-term level) and know that once I have these things and have accomplished my life goals that my life will be complete. One is already beginning to come true while the other three feel as far away as the Milky Way (and no, I am not talking about the chocolately-nougaty goodness wrapped inside the brown and green packaging). Though that would be a nice reward. Reach a goal, get chocolate! Dear God, please make mine peanut butter m&ms!

Life Goal 1- Become a Tenured Language Arts Teacher: Since I was seventeen years old (and maybe even earlier as I played teacher as a child during each summer vacation) I knew I wanted to become an English teacher and share my love of literature and learning with children. With the guidance of my main inspiration, my very own high school English teacher Mrs. Tutt, I embarked on the journey of becoming a teacher. I spent four years reading, researching, and studying teacher practices. I spent numerous hours in clinical placements observing and instructing in different classroom settings. I spent nine weeks in a student teaching placement taking the driver’s seat as a full-time teacher. I prepared my own lessons, taught my own classes, graded millions upon billions of assignments (or so it seems) and assimilated into the teaching world. All of this prepared me for my life as a future educator. I loved every minute of student teaching from teaching content, getting to know my students, and even to those dreaded parent phone calls. I knew within the first few weeks, that this was what I was meant to do in life. I have been blessed to be able to make my dream of becoming an educator a reality the past few years. After graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato in the fall of 2008, I was immediately offered a teaching job at the high school in which I student taught. It was truly a dream come true. I’ve never been happier then the first day I stepped through Hopkins High School’s doors as a licensed educator. I love being a teacher and inspiring, helping, and being a part of my student’s lives. I look forward to going to work everyday, hearing “Hi, Ms. Topp” in the hallways, and teaching my students. I think all of this is so very important. Since we spend a significant amount of our adult lives working to support our needs and wants in life, I think having a job you love and look forward to going to is so essential. I couldn’t imagine going to a job I detest day-in and day-out. I feel so lucky to have found a career that gives me so much joy and fulfillment.

Though I have now found “My Place In This World”, my journey is just beginning. Being a relatively new and young teacher in this economy has already been very difficult. At the end of the last school year, I was let go from my teaching position due to budget cuts. I was devastated. I searched and searched for a new job that never came. I applied to hundreds of school and interviewed for very few positions. I began this school year as a substitute teacher. Thankfully, about two weeks into my substitute positions I was offered a job (or a series of jobs strung together to equal a full time job) back at Hopkins. It felt so good to be back at the school that I loved so much and never wanted to leave. I felt valued and appreciated as I spoke with other educators who recommended me for the positions being offered. I felt worthy. Through this experience I have expanded my first life goal. I began the 2009-2010 school year working with English Language Learners. Initially, the idea freaked me out! All of these children not only speak different languages but some of them know very little to no English… How would I ever reach or teach them? I wasn’t sure I was cut out to work with ELL students but I gave it a try. Any job is better than no job, right? Especially in my dream district! It was a lot easier than I anticipated and I now have found another passion in life. I want to return to school not only for my Master’s Degree but also to get a second licensure in ESL/ELL. I guess my goals associated with my career have and will continue to grow and change as I am exposed to more of the joys of teaching.  Now, after two years of teaching, my first life goal has become three-fold: a-become a tenured Language Arts teacher, b- obtain my ESL/ELL licensure, and c- go back to school to acquire my Master’s Degree in Education. Eventually, I want to get my Doctorate Degree, too, but that goal hasn’t come to the forefront of my mind just yet.

Life Goals 2/3- Become a Wife and Mother: My second and third life goals go hand-in-hand, quite literally through marriage. When I picture my future I have always seen myself as a mother waiting in the kitchen of my cute little house with the pink picket fence waiting for little Susie and Sammy to get home from school. We’d talk about their day as I make dinner waiting for the love of my life to return home from his day at the office. We’d eat dinner together as a family, end the night watching a movie, and live the fairy tale life. Okay, so maybe my dreams are really not that Stepford Wife-ish but you get the picture. I want to be the supportive, caring wife and loving mother. I want a family. Growing up, I always enjoyed babysitting and caring for the younger children in my neighborhood. I remember summer days scraping together money from my piggy bank or the bin of change in my parent’s closet so I could ride my bike up to the convenience store a few blocks from my home to buy kool-aid, mac and cheese, and candy for my sisters and other kids who happened to be at our house that day. Being the oldest child of three girls, I always felt like a second mother to my sisters growing up. I felt responsible for their happiness and well-being. In many ways, even though they are now grown women, I still do. Maybe that is one of the reasons I became a teacher. I like the thought of someone needing or depending on me- even if it is just for a grade, help with homework, or someone to talk to about the latest GLEE or Gossip Girl episode. I can’t wait to be married and have someone to come home to at the end of the day and start a family with. I look forward to the day when I say, “I do” in a beautiful white gown and commit myself to my husband. I know the feminists of the world may gasp at the thought of needing another person to feel fulfilled but I truly believe that through marriage a person becomes absolute. I know that one person is not able to make you fulfilled 100% of the time but through marriage you make a partnership to love and cherish one person for the rest of your life despite your or their shortcomings. What can be more fulfilling than that? Even if your hubby does leave the toilet seat up, watches sports all Sunday afternoon, and works until late evening most nights? I’d trade in singledom for a sports-watching workaholic any day of the week!

I also can’t wait to start a family. I have loved being an older sister (not only to my sisters but also to their friends). There is nothing better than holding a baby in your arms as they sleep, or when a kid looks up and smiles at you, or being told that a child that admires you loves you. I can imagine that these feelings would be even better if they were your own children. I can’t wait to play Barbies with my daughter or go to my son’s sporting events and cuddle up reading a fairy tale or some superhero book at the end of the night. I have the mom gene (no, I won’t be wearing “Mom Jeans” ick!) and I look forward to holding my own miracle in my arms someday. I’m not sure I have met the man I am going to marry yet (and if I have, I certainly don’t know it’s him), but I know God will lead us to each other when the time is right. In all honesty, I think I’ve always been ready for these two life goals and long for them more than the others. I may not be ready for children this year or the next but I know once I find my future husband that these life goals will all fall right into place like Cinderella’s glass slipper.

Life Goal 4- Change The World: I just recently realized my fourth, and final, life goal. I want to change the world. I know this seems like a grandiose idea and an utterly impossible notion but I think I can do it. I don’t mean that I am going to be the next Mother Teresa or Mahatma Gandhi, but who knows? All I do know is that I want to leave this world a better place simply by being in it. I don’t think this world, other people, or God owe me (or anyone else for that matter) anything. It is quite the opposite actually. I know some people feel a sense of entitlement or that the world owes them something if they have gone through some sort of hardship or their lives don’t work out the way they had initially planned. But, I don’t feel that way. I’ll be perfectly honest in saying that my life hasn’t always gone according to plan, but then again, whose has? If it were up to me I’d be married with children (no, NOT Al and Peg Bundy Style), a stay at home mom or famous, and would give back to the world as much as I can. I have none of these things- no husband, no child, no celebrity… but, I still have a desire to make this world a better place. After recently facing some major life issues, some that have haunted me since childhood, I began to wonder what I could do with all that life had thrown my way. How can I turn my suffering into something beautiful and possibly healing for someone else? What do I have to offer to the world? And how can I make a difference? I know by being a teacher I am crafting minds and changing hearts but I want to do more… I think the way I want to change the world is through some sort of public speech. I don’t know why, but lately I’ve been having dreams about this very thing. I would love to travel the country or world speaking to children and adults, Christians and non-believers, at schools and at churches about this very thing: YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. I want to speak to others about shifting from a victim mentality to that of a survivor. I want to talk about overcoming adversity and hardships. I want to show people that it is perfectly okay to grieve, feel sorry for yourself, to be hurt and be angry when something horrible happens in your life but that there is so much healing in getting help and forgiving people who have wronged you. I guess, I just feel I have a lot to say. I don’t pretend to think my life or hardships are any more severe or drastic than others, I just think I have a story to tell and my hope is that I can help others by sharing it. So, even though I have no idea how to go about making this fourth goal or dream happen a huge part of my heart is pulling me in the direction of speaking out about such things and changing the world one student, person, youth group, school, or arena at a time.

I’m not the only one who can change the world. You can too… The world is your oyster; don’t be a clam! You can do and achieve anything you set out to do in life, if you just believe in yourself. You have the opportunity to make any dream a reality. So, set goals, plan, and shoot for the moon. Even if you miss you’ll land among the stars. We all falter but we all have the ability to get back up and succeed. So, as Ryan Shupe sings, “when you dream, dream big… as big as the ocean blue. ‘Cause when you dream it might come true. When you dream, dream big!”

Can a single word really describe a person? Possibly – as may be the case with the Cancer female. So what would that word be, you ask? Unplugged. She’s raw, she’s emotional, she’s got no limits and she may even be brutal at times. Crab girl is a well spring of emotions . . . and she needs to express them, always.

Those observing our crab girl in action and operating on gut instincts will go as far as to refer to her behavior at times as reckless, uncontrolled and irrational. You could liken it to the term “cleaning house” – and not literally. She’s sweeping the floor all right. . . usually with your ass.

Sextrology describes this “energy” best:

“Eternal commotion in the unfathomable ocean of her emotions might see Cancer manically swinging from proverbial party girl to sorrowful soul, especially in her tender years, during which she’s fairly aching for loving care. In truth, she often feels at sea, challenged to establish firm emotional footing, secure a healthy lifestyle, and land the right kind of mate. In early relationships she expects to be saved by men and thus risks attracting tyrannical types who take advantage of her natural urge for dependence.”

So what does Cancer girl ultimately need? A man who is a rock. Stable ground in a sea of swirling watery emotions and constant utter need.

Sextrology refers to her as “The Pearl” – of wisdom (which is usually gained throughout a lifetime of ups and downs). She is ruled by mother Moon, thus representing the “Mother” principle. She controls emotions, mood, intuition and gut impulses. If you know a Cancer female, then you have to know that they FEEL everything. Every single thing, right down to the last little subtle vibe of emotion.

Here’s where the mother principle of the moon affects our crab girl according to Sextrology:

- she views females over males as authority figures, for better or worse
- the girl Moonchild effect is in place (the inherent sense that existence itself is somehow feminine in nature)
- she believes that Mother Earth is the sovereign source of life, not distant star dwelling sky-gods which represent the masculine paradigm.

Cancer female tends to hail from a childhood presided over by a matriarch (mother) as opposed to the patriarch (father). Females play the dominant role in crab girls existence. It’s not the other way around and it’s not even in her nature to consider that could even be a possibility.

But you see, the moon also controls rhythm in the universe. Cancer female embodies routine and rhythm (even though it may appear to others as chaos). Sextrology calls her “a seeming ball of chaos who is actually a broadcast of natural order, albeit on an unseen, internal level. The whole of her life will be a process of embracing herself as a natural rhythmic expression of rhyme and reason” – external pandemonium aside.

The turmoil the the crab girl feels is very real to her and unless she learns to embrace her internal unpredictability, her pain in life is only compounded. And here’s the rub . . . Cancer female longs for the white picket fence existence. Perfect husband, perfect home, perfect children, perfect job, perfect LIFE. But the reality of it is that crab girl finds this all extremely challenging to maintain. It’s hard to find a “rhythm” in those conditions. And to compound matters, Cancer females generally lack any element of a fatherly principle. This means that not only is there not a rhythm, there also isn’t much discipline being handed out either.

This is why it’s hard to Cancer female to protect herself. After all, we all know that underneath that crabs hard exterior are a bunch of mooshy innards. She’s a softie . . . but she’s usually too busy trying to control things . . . organize things . . . create “rhythm” . . . that she comes off looking like more of a frazzled, somewhat controlling yet amazingly refined woman. She’s alltogether – on the surface of things.

The womb is ruled by the sign of Cancer. The moon is hers and represents emotions, fluids in the body, mood and intuition. The glyph of Cancer represents the female condition symbolizing ovaries or breasts – the seeds of life and nourishment – fertility.

And fertile she may be. She may also be more than a bit promiscuous in her youth and somewhat irresponsible about controlling her fertility. She flirts with the idea of motherhood from a very young age and she is drawn to the idea of it naturally. Crab girl doesn’t mean to behave with loose morals in her youth . . . it’s just that she’s searching. You could probably even liken it to “looking for Mr. Goodbar.” Her Prince Charming is out there (ironically it’s Cancer male) and she’s bound and determined to find him. She’ll turn over every rock, look in every closet and knock on every door.

Let’s face it, you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a Prince, right ladies?

Crab girl usually does her fair share of kissing (and then some). But her intentions are pure. She’s operating on pure, raw and unabashed emotions thus usually landing her in situations in her youth with more tyrannical types of men. Her complete and total dependence on a man makes her easy prey to the power hungry, insecure, controlling types.

Now let’s get deeper into the nuts and bolts of this mysterious woman. She’s a bit more complicated, a bit more emotional and a bit deeper than most others. It may take Cancer female many years to recognize herself as the pearl of wisdom she really is – through experience. Cancer female doesn’t avoid negativity. She forces herself through it. To experience it, to process it – and to truly know it.

It’s really a Cinderella story.

Poor Cinderella, not accepted in her female dominated household. Her father is a missing or vague character in her life. But rather than fight the station in life she’s been given, she accepts it. She resigns herself to face the facts and to live the existence. It is only through experiencing and embracing the negativity that she is able to transcend her existence – and score big time. In the end, she’s all the more wiser and well-rounded of an individual for having done so.

But there are many out there who can attest to the fact that crab girl can be a real witch at times – literally. Sextrology states:

“It is during the waxing of the Moon that one is meant to cast spells of wish craft. The cause is taken up on an unseen, mystic level characterized by this witchy, nocturnal sign. All Cancer females are witches and may not realize it. She’s engineered to “vibe” into situations and project her immediate emotional, raw gut reactions and intentions onto it. Whether anyone has asked her to or not. Remember, she’s a water sign. Water represents feelings and raw emotion.”

“In her emotional quest, which leads straight to men, Cancer woman projects an aura of caring littler for her own sex. In fact, with her single objective in life being that to secure herself as the be-all-end-all little woman to her man, she may have such utter disregard for other woman her own age that she seems to be somewhat of a nemesis to them. This is how she represents herself to all her “sisters” – as the Egyptian goddess Isis, a figure associated with the Moon. Nemisis (Nem-Isis) is Isis’s “dark sister” or shadow self.”

Crab girl will always and forever be revealing her dark side to her female counterparts in one way or another. This is just her nature. She can be conniving, phony, manipulative, vain and totally (and purposefully) out of sync with other females. Sextrology states that “being the demure darling to men, no matter how disingenuous, is a popular tactic for our crab girl. Such displays however, are usually by those of a crab girl in deep pain.” Cancer girls motto: “I Feel.”

Famous Cancer females: Princess Diana, Meryl Streep, Carly Simon, Pamela Anderson, Christine McVie, Courtney Love and Liv Tyler. (This sign has tremendous emotional power as you can see.)

Her number is 4 which represents the substances of the universe – air, fire, earth and water. No matter how old her physical age, crab girls mental age is always coming from the feeling or frame of 21 to 28 – the age of maturity. The age when most women traditionally marry or become pregnant. Her psychology can be overly emotional, self-pitying and a bit too anxious to please – men in particular. Generally, that won’t apply to the female sex. She may typically have mother issues, tolerates psychological abuse and may act out rebelliously or promiscuously. She has trouble setting boundaries and may give in to melancholy and fits of hysteria.

I think you can get a good idea of what’s going on here. It is a Cinderella story and Cinderella is always viewing it from a melancholy state waiting for her Prince Charming. But the best way to describe the energy of a Cancer female is this: “Cinderella isn’t swept off her feet; she wows the Prince, who then spends his life metaphorically groveling at hers. Kneeling at her piggies, putting on that glass slipper.” She likes tall men, Nordic type blondes, jocks and body builders, father figures and businessmen and collegiate sorority boy types.

She’s sentimental, doting, nurturing, mothering . . . and at times, a handful. (As any woman of real substance usually is.) She’s raw emotion bundled in a storybook existence.

But alas, Cinderella finds her Prince Charming, gets a great pair of shoes and a nice big house . . . and lives happily ever after.

Provided by:

Cancer Female Cinderella Story.

Ozzy Osbourne “Over The Mountain”
Dangerous Toys “Line ‘Em Up”
Sgt. Roxx “Push & Squeeze”
Poison “Fallen Angel”
Aerosmith “Angel”
Electric Boys “Electrified”
Queensrÿche “If I Were King”
Souls Of We “Skeleton Key”
Faster Pussycat “Nonstop To Nowhere”
Vince Neil “You’re Invited (But Your Friend Can’t Come)”
Chickenfoot “Turnin’ Left”
White Lion “El Salvador”
Warrant “Down Boys”
Uzi “Away From My Heart”
Def Leppard “It Don’t Matter”
Cinderella “Somebody Save Me”
Cinderella “Shelter Me” (live)
Freakshow “Four Leaf Clover”
Cinderella “Fire And Ice”
Freakshow “Burning Me”
Mötley Crüe “Bitter Pill”
Vinnie Vincent Invasion “No Substitute”
Sacred Oath “Blood Storm”
Lita Ford “Die For Me Only (Black Widow)”
Halford “Silent Screams”
Great White “Save Your Love”
Age Of Evil “Cruel Intentions”
Scatterbrain “Sonata #3”
Bang Tango “Someone Like You”
Guns N’ Roses “Shackler’s Revenge”
Automan “Back In The Sun”
Alice Cooper “Dangerous Tonight”

Para todos aquellos que no les pareció mi propuesta para que Tom Keifer de Cinderella pudiera sustituir a Steven Tayler en Aerosmith, no se preocupen. A pesar de que ya está recuperado de su voz, el cantante y compositor lanzará un disco solista y espera regresar con la banda que lo hizo famoso en el 2010, así que verlo en otro proyecto es  casi imposible, aunque uno nunca sabe.

- ¿Cuándo regresará Cinderella?

Tom: Nosotros nunca nos  hemos ido. Hemos tenido un descanso, porque me lesioné la voz hace un par de años y  estuve  rehabilitando mis cuerdas vocales y el tren está de regreso, donde puedo ser capaz de realizar un espectáculo de Cinderella nuevamente. Pensé que yo estaría ahí  en el verano de 2008 para la gira por los Estados Unidos y terminamos cancelando porque se lesionó mi voz.  Y me alegra decir que ahora mi voz es muy fuerte y  estamos buscando volver a estar en la carretera en 2010. 

- ¿Cómo vas con tu álbum solista?

Tom: He estado trabajando en mi disco alrededor de cuatro años, entre giras con Cinderella y la vida en general. Ha sido un trabajo en progreso y estoy en un punto en el que estoy casi por terminar. Estoy muy contento con este material. He recortado cosas, remezclado algunas canciones, se han reorganizado las cosas y ahora creo que finalmente todo está donde yo quiero. 

- ¿Qué debemos esperar de este disco?, ¿Cómo suena?, ¿Cómo lo describirías?

Tom: Es muy parecido a la música de Cinderella, porque al ser yo el principal compositor y cantante,  hice mucho trabajo de guitarra, por lo tanto el estilo se refleja a través en este disco. Así que es definitivamente un disco de hard-rock,  aunque también hay baladas y música acústica.

Tom Keifer ha recuperado su voz

Charles Perrault, yang menulis versi modern kisah tersebut pada abad ke-17 belas, salah mendengar kata vair (bulu bajing) dalam dongeng abad pertengahan yng dipinjam dan diperbaruinya dengan kata verre (kaca) yang kedengarannya mirip.

Cinderella adalah sebuah kisah yang kuno dan universal. Ada sebuah versi asal Cina yang berasal dari abad kesembilan dan 340 versi lain sebelum yang dibuat oleh Perrault. Tak satu pun versi awal tersebut menyebutkan selop kaca. Dalam kisah Cina yang original-Yeh Shen-, selop tersebut terbuat dari benang emas dengan sol emas padat. Dalam versi Skotlandia-Rashie Coat-selop tersebut dibuat dari rumpun gelagah. Dalam dongeng Prancis abad pertengahan, yang diadaptsi oleh Perrault, sepatu Cinderella digambarkan sebagai pantoufles de vair-selop dari bulu bajing.

Selain memoles kisah Cinderella, menambahkan tikus-tikus, buah labu, dan ibu peri, Perault juga mengurangi kesadisan dalam cerita itu. Dalam buku asli abad pertengahan tersebut, saudara-saudara perempuan yang buruk rupa memotong jari kaki mereka untuk mencoba selop tersebut, dan setelah sang Pangeran menikahi Cinderella, Sang Raja membalas dendam kepada mereka dan ibu tiri yang kejam dengan memaksa mereka berdansa sampai mati dengan menggunakn sepatu bot besi yang panas.

A Steven Tyler le buscan sustituto

La legendaria banda Aerosmith se encuentra en estos momentos en una etapa de crisis, debido a que su cantante Steven Tyler se encuentra prácticamente en el limbo, tratando de poner orden a su vida, por lo que prefirió salir de la banda, aunque existen rumores de que volvió a recaer fuertemente en las drogas.

Por su parte el guitarrista Joe Perry comenzará una gira en Canadá con su banda Joe Perry Project, abriendo para los Mötley Crüe, durante enero y febrero del 2010.

Por otro lado se habla que Aerosmith está buscando un nuevo cantante para seguir vivos, pero la historia de esta banda comprueba que cuando han tocado sin sus integrantes originales de plano son un real fracaso, aunque también la mala relación que han llevado, más sus problemas con los estupefacientes, también ha provocado que su gran nivel musical  baje a la más pura mediocridad.

Así que pensar que Aerosmith sobreviva sin Steven Tyler, cuando su voz  es prácticamente el sello del grupo, es una idea que sus fans podrían considerar ridícula  y provoca cuestionamientos serios sobre el juicio de los demás integrantes de Aerosmith. 

Aerosmith sin Tyler, sería como los Rolling Stones sin Mick Jagger  o Metallica sin James Hetfield, sin embargo ya comienzan a decirse nombres de quién podría sustituirlo y aquí les damos algunas opciones.  

Tom Keifer, quien fuera el frontman de Cinderella, podría ser un sustituto con afán de revancha, porque seguramente conoce al dedillo el material de Aerosmith. Recordemos que Tom se vestía igual de Steven Tyler y hasta tomaba de la misma forma el micrófono. Sería un renacer para este talentoso cantante y compositor, pero esto es sólo un deseo de Inquisidor71, ya que las últimas noticias que se tienen de este talentoso músico es que perdió la voz, debido a unos nódulos en sus cuerdas vocales.

John Corabi fue brevemente el cantante de Mötley Crüe, en la etapa en que esta banda quiso cambiar su sonido radicalmente, pero sin buenos resultados. A pesar de todo, la calidad de este cantante es incuestionable y podría musicalmente dar el ancho en la música de Aerosmith, pero no es tan dinámico en sus movimientos;  nadie baila como Tyler.

Chris Robinson de The Black Crowes podría ser otro candidato ideal, ya que domina esa mezcla de blues-rock con maestría. Quizás tendría que dejar de lado un poco la banda que lo ha hecho famoso para probar qué se siente subirse  al escenario con esta gran banda.

Stephen Pearcy ex cantante de Ratt, modernizó con esta banda, el hard-rock  de los años 80’s. Aunque muchos los comparaban con Def Leppard, la realidad es que su mayor influencia era Aerosmith, sólo que eran más dinámicos en las guitarras. La voz agresiva de este cantante haría un efecto interesante en la música de la banda que dirige Joe Perry.

Sebastian Bach es un intérprete que a pesar de salir de Skid Row hace varios años, ha mantenido su fama con participaciones en series de televisión y en realitys, así como con participaciones en Broadway, así como en uno que otro disco solista.

Su voz ha sido considerada una de las mejores del heavy metal, pero ahí está el problema, no se identifica mucho con el rock-blues, pero seguramente se pondría a ensayar con todo para ser adorado por los fans de Aerosmith.

Josh Todd de Buckcherry es dinámico en el escenario y tiene una voz rocanrolera de primer nivel, quizás sea el que más se adapte a las necesidades de Aerosmith. Por algo los lectores de la revista Rolling Stone lo tienen ubicado como el principal candidato para sustituir a Steven Tyler.

David Johansen quien fuera el frontman de New York Dolls también es otro candidato favorito para entrar a Aerosmith, sin embargo no creo que logre el nivel por el cual se hizo famoso. Sin embargo, si conserva su dinamismo en el escenario podría salir adelante en esta hipotética empresa.

Axl Rose fue influenciado tremendamente por Aerosmith, sino chequen su versión en vivo con los Guns N’ Roses de “Mama Kin”. Y en realidad es el único que lo veo adecuado para la música de esta banda, ya que tiene una gran voz con perfectos  agudos y graves, así como un estupendo manejo escénico. Pero si fuera invitado, su ego probablemente se lo impediría.

Cormac Neeson de la banda hard-rockera The Answer también es mencionada por algunos medios como un ideal sustituto, aunque en mi particular punto de vista no podría mantener el ritmo dramático que impone Tyler en vivo.

David Coverdale, líder de Whitesnake le cambiaría la cara a Aerosmith. Si con Jimmy Page cantó como Robert Plant, por qué no podría hacerlo como Steven Tyler, además su manejo en las vocales del blues-rock y del hard-rock es de grandes ligas.

Nota: También se menciona a David Lee Roth,  a Iggy Pop  y a un tipo que participó en American Idol, llamado Adam Lambert, pero sobre este último, a pesar de su talento, quizás su homosexualidad no sea del agrado de los legendarios Aerosmith.

Since Abigail was born still certain music has had a very special place in my heart.  It was hard to plan a funeral service for a baby that we never got to know, or even meet, but songs helped to express what we were feeling on that special day.  And, in the months that followed I kept coming across new songs which made me think about my beautiful baby daughter and how much I missed her.

More recently, I made a playlist of songs that spoke to me about Abigail as a gift for my lovely wife.  This was a good way to honour both of the special girls in my life.

Around the first anniversary of Abigail’s death I felt so much emotion but not the release of tears.  It was music once again that broke through my emotional reserves as I eventually sobbed my heart out listening to one particular song.

Anyway, I thought I would share here some of the special music that reminds me of Abigail.  Since the web is not as joined up as it should be, you might not be able to play all the music linked here.  If so hopefully a quick internet search will bring you somewhere where you can hear them or failing that, try spotify or youtube.  If I have already posted on this blog about a song I will link to that otherwise I will try and find a version online.

Songs about stillbirth

Some songs that seem to me to be about stillbirth or the loss of a child include:

- Still by Gerrit Hofsink is a very powerful song – “lost you before I met, gone before you came”.  Thanks to Sian for introducing me to this song

- Heaven is the face by Steve Curtis Chapman – I love this song and also With Hope and Beauty will Rise by the same grieving father.  I happily recommend the whole album in fact.

- A little more of you by Ashley Chambliss is a recent discovery for me – thanks to In the land of Broken Hearts

- Daughter of heaven by Kate Rusby

- Gone too soon by Michael Jackson also seems very appropriate for a grieving parent but I am not sure if that is what it was originally about

- I will take you hope by the Grateful Dead of all people

- Somewhere over the rainbow always reminds me of heaven

Some love songs (which still do it for me)

Two songs by snow patrol which I only discovered recently include the haunting lyrics of Chasing Cars and the rising anthem of Run.

High by Lighthouse Family was a song we very nearly had at Abigail’s funeral but in the end we went for Friends by Michael W Smith, mainly for the first few lines “packing up the dreams God planted, in the fertile soil of you.  I can’t believe the hopes he’d granted, now a chapter in our lives is through.  But we’ll keep you close as always”.  I can’t bring myself to type the next line because it isn’t even remotely true!

I will always love you by Whitney Houston reduced me to an emotional pulp a few months after Abigail died when it came on the ipod on random shuffle.  I had a similar response to One more day by Diamond Rio – forgive the video! 

Unchained Melody by Righteous Brothers is another love song that is now forever about Abigail.  As is Without you by Dixie Chicks and 20 Good Reasons by Thirsty Merc.

The current ringtone on my mobile is Sweet Child O’Mine by Guns and Roses – just the guitar solo at the start – still no one had picked up on the relevance.

Heaven by Live is another song which has Abigail written all over it for me.

Annie’s song by John Denver is a song that I sometimes listen to when I climb the hill where we scattered Abigail’s ashes.  Another such song is Go rest high on this mountain by Vince Gill or To where you are sung by Josh Groban

A Father’s love song for his daughter which reminded me of all the potential lost when Abigail died and also spoke of our ongoing infertility troubles is Cinderella.

Christian worship songs

The old children’s song Jesus loves me seems very appropriate for Abigail – risk searching youtube at your peril for this one.

As high as the heavens (voice of hope) – a song pointed out to be by Andthroughthestorm who had this song at the thanksgiving service for their daughter Abi.

A song by Matt and Beth Redman (who have had three miscarriages) is Blessed be your name. Also by Matt Redman is You never let go, a song based on Psalm 23.  Also further down in the same link is At the foot of the cross (Beauty for ashes) which helped me to start thinking about looking for beauty and God in our grief.

Two songs which we sang at Abigail’s funeral were How deep the Father’s love for us (which speaks about how God was himself a bereaved parent) and God of Grace (I stand complete in you) which includes the line “strivings and all anguished dreams in rags lie at my feet, but only grace provides the way for me to stand complete.”  A song played at the end of Abigail’s funeral was There is a Day which I absolutely love as it has such hope in it.

More recently I came across Jesus, draw me ever nearer by Keith and Kristyn Getty which spoke to me about letting God into my grief.

So as you can see quite a lot of songs have really touched me over the past 14 months.

What songs have really impacted you during your journey of grief?

(for a similar post on stillbirth poems click here)

 The story of Cinderella is well-known. Ash has lost her mother, cares deeply for her father and struggles with the sadness that envelopes her everyday. When her father marries the ultimate wicked stepmother with two bratty children, Ash doesn’t think it can get much worse. That is, until her father dies.

What makes this telling different is the magical world that is not filled with cheerful mice and birds but rather a dark fairy world that entices Ash, especially the fairy prince Sidhean who offers her escape from the world she has come to not feel a part of. As the story goes on, Ash is introduced to the king’s huntress, Kaisa and struggles to decide what her future will be-the ultimate release or following her heart.

I decided a while ago to not write unbiased reviews. Lots of people do-this is my blog-I’m good with that. I’m so glad I did so I can say that I loved this book! Of course I’ve read a lot of lgbtq but this book has a magical, lyrical quality that transcends that angle. You can easily look at this as a Cinderella story with a lesbian twist.  That is a beautiful quality to me and readers will be thrilled to see themselves represented. Beyond that,the characters are beautifully developed, the world in which Ash lives is recognizable and comfortable with little effort and the language, sense of place and sense of self is well, magical. I was transfixed. 2009, 272 pages.

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Jeff LaBar, guitarist for classic hard rockers Cinderella and new hard rock supergroup Freakshow, will join JT on the next edition of Hard Rock Nights, airing November 20-26. Jeff will recount the early days of Cinderella, how he joined the band and the first major tour, one of the group’s most notable videos, and the future of the band.

Jeff also talks about his role in Freakshow, the supergroup featuring vocalist Markus Allen Christopher (Miss Crazy), Tony Franklin (The Firm), and Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot/WASP). Freakshow’s debut CD was released earlier this year on Retrospect Records.

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