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Cuppisztok Blog olvasók =)

Hs által fel lettem hatalmazva azzal a joggal hogy néhány kis kedvcsináló titkot kiszivárogtassak nektek a legujabb RB. éjszakájárol. Ááá hadd kezdjem a legjobb
résszel a Cover Showval:D

Hihetetlen pörgős, vidám és nagyszabású lesz!Igazi vizuális élmény:D:D Azthiszem ekkorát az utobbi időben nem nagyon tudtak
alkotni az emberek, nem hogy a minden napiak de merem állitani hogy néhány szám jobb lesz így, mint amúgy:D Tehát értitek. Természetesen nem mondhatom el h ki
hogyan és milyen számmal lép fel. De biztos hogy igazi, mai tini fiatalságnak szóló müsör lesz. Aztán lesz még az éj folyamán a ceremónia ugyebár, bevallom
erröl a részéröl sokat nem tudok, de minden bizonnyal ez lesz az est fénypontja és tuti valódi HS esküvő lesz:D Mint mindenki tudja sztárvendég is lesz
akinek a kiléte elméletileg titok dehát annyira el lehet itt titkolni a dolgokat h természetesen már mindenki tudja ki lesz az Én imádom személy szerint,
bár nem tudhatom 100%-ra kilesz az:$ Sálálálá=) Ja és nem mondtam volna a lényeget?XDD Énis benne leszek a Cover showba:D Azthiszem egy olyan produkcióba
ami osztatlan sikert arat majd mert szerintem zseniális:D Dehát gyertek el és nézzétek meg:P Aztán majd véleményeztek:D

Összegezve egy nagyon jó hatalmas,fergeteges bulinak nézünk elébe tele meglepetésekel,váratlan fordulatokkal, romantikával és rengeteg ribanckodással:P
Hiszen ez erről szól:P

Ui: Természetesen minden jogotok megvan arra h MR. & MRS Hoolienek nászajándékot hozzatok-vigyetek:P Poénos ajándékoknak jobbára mindenki jobban örül:P

CuppCupp és Szeri: Matthew B.

La compagnia il cane pezzato

con Artestudio

presenta

Macbethica

with something of shakespeare 

progetto e regia

riccardo vannuccini dp

Dal 13 al 15 novembre 2009

presso il teatro

shake am Ostbahnhof

Di Berlino

http://www.shake-berlin.de/11-0-shake-shake.html

Ventiduemila spazi vuoti fra le parole del macbeth. RICCARDO VANNUCCINI DP ha messo in acqua e a lume di candela una ballata con i suoi vuoti, le sue bucherellature, le sue inesattezze, le sue invenzioni sghembe, e tutta la sua spaventevole insensata finitudine di cose umane brevi, superflue, piccole e senza risposte che fanno la vita stessa.

CON  ALBA BARTOLI, CAMILLA DELL’ AGNOLA, TIZIANA TIBERIO, MARIA SANDRELLI, ARTIOM POPESCU, LARS Röhm CEREN TURKMEN e  RICCARDO V DELLA PIETRA

Testo e regia riccardo vannuccini dp

Scene, luci, costumi Ferdinando ammore

Colonna sonora rocco cucovaz

Direzione tecnica Daniele cappelli

Assistenti alla regia ylenia sina e lars rohm

Teatro senza spettacolo, temporaneo e senza vantaggio, senza messaggio e senza scontrino, senza sfruttamento, un teatro politico. Teatro senza utile, riferito ai pochi avventurosi e per necessità, senza economia. Teatro della vicinanza, diffuso per contagio di casa in casa, di strada in strada, di bocca in bocca, per relazione e per conoscenza. Teatro senza senso se non quello del teatro e dell’ azione teatrale immediata e provvisoria, manchevole e in movimento. Teatro minore che sparisce e che finisce in un bel nulla. Teatro del deserto.

Como pode um suplemento alimentar tão rico e nutritivo nos ajudar a emagrecer?

Vocês lembram qual é o motivo pelo qual engordamos? Em resumo, porque ingerimos mais calorias do que gastamos.

O Pó Nutricional, mais conhecido como SHAKE HERBALIFE é um alimento nutritivo, que fornece níveis adequados de proteínas, carboidratos, fibras, vitaminas e minerais com baixas calorias.

Imagine comer muito bem, como por exemplo um prato bem completo de alimentos variados, verduras, frutas e carnes com as calorias equivalentes à de 1 maçã (1 medida -26g- de Pó Nutricional = 90 calorias).

Esse é o segredo do SHAKE: quando tomamos esse Pó Nutricional saboroso e completo em nutriente, ficamos sem fome por 3 a 4 horas e substituindo 2 refeições por ele, conseguimos diminuir pela metade a ingestão diária de calorias.

Ele serve tanto para quem quer garantir uma boa alimentação e manter, eliminar ou ganhar peso: o que traz os resultados diferentes é a maneira como tomamos.

Manter peso:

Substituir uma refeição pelo Shake.

Eliminar peso:

É recomendado escolher 2 refeições do dia e substituir pelo Shake.

Ganhar peso:

Tomar o Shake após 2 refeições.

O Pó Nutricional HERBALIFE tem 5 sabores: Baunilha, Frutas Tropicais, Chocolate, Morango e a novidade Cookies and Cream!

***Aproveite a promoção de Shakes de R$90,00 por R$66,00

I am, of course, *loving* how US conservatives are going crazy over Obama’s bowing to the Japanese Emperor. How dare he show respect to the titular leader of a foreign country?! Never mind how W walked hand-in-hand with the Saudi Arabian royal petro dealers or cozied up perched on their arm rests.

Obama playing nice in Japan and currying favor in Chinese signals a shift from the aggressive unilateralism into a new era where the US must please and satisfy the purchasers of our ballooning Treasury debt. The sexual undertones add to the political realignment of new roles and possibilities.

As others have noted, Obama was poorly prepared for his meeting with Japanese leaders. You do not bow while hand-shaking. It is either/or, or at the least bow-then-shake.

Neste domingo, 15, houve o lançamento mundial do novo jogo da Nintendo, New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Em São Paulo o evento ocorreu no hotel Caesar Business, na Av. Paulista. Quem se inscreveu antes ganhou boné vermelho com M de Mario (O RLY?) e uma camiseta bacanuda. Quando cheguei fiquei assustado com a quantidade de gente. A fila para entrar ia até a rua Augusta! A Av Paulista estava tomada pela galera de boné vermelho! E o público ia desde crianças que não tinham idéia do que era Super Mario Bros 3, até nerds gordos que dão muito medo. Melhor deixar esse último de lado…

Jogar qualquer Mario Bros. é sinônimo de nostalgia. A Nintendo sabe disso e aposta forte em New Super Mario Bros. Wii, a nova velha aventura 2D de Mario e seus amigos de batalha! A história é a de sempre, a princesa Peach está dando uma festa com seus amigos Mario, Luigi e Toads amarelo e azul, quando Bowser Jr resolve colocar a princesa do reino dos cogumelos no bolo e levá-la para seu castelo para brincar um pouco com a coitada (?). Para salvá-la os quatro amigos passarão por oito mundos cheios de novos desafios usando velhos poderes já conhecidos como a flor de fogo, flor de gelo e a estrela da invencibilidade, bem como novos poderes que são a hélice a roupa de pinguim, que dá aquela adiantada nas fase com água!

Você usa o Wii Remote e com o botão 1 corre e usa os poderes adquiridos, com o botão 2 pula. Simples, como nos velhos tempos. Com gráficos de encher os olhos, NSMBWii trás o tradicional modo História, com direito a moedas vermelhas e estrelas para poder desbloquear filmes que mostram onde estão as áreas secretas de cada fase, e o mais importante, colecionando todas você desbloqueia uma super área secreta acessível após o término do jogo!

Há dois modos multiplayer em que você joga nas fases já finalizadas no modo História. O Free Mode é basicamente um replay da fase com seus amigos. No Coin Mode é que a graça reside! Vence quem conseguir coletar mais moedas. E vale tudo, desde carregar seu amigo e jogá-lo no buraco mais próximo, ou pular sobre a cabeça dele para alcançar moedas. Quer dizer, um caos! Quando um jogador perde a vida ele deve chacoalhar o controle para reaparecer no jogo dentro de uma bolha de sabão (lembra de Yoshi’s Island?). Continue chacoalhando para chegar próximo de um amigo e estourá-la!

Este é considerado o Mario mais difícil de toda a série. Por isso, no modo História há uma inovação, o modo Super Guide. Após perder oito vidas na mesma fase você pode escolher assistir Luigi jogando a fase para você!  Caso exista algum chefe de fase ele também te mostra o modo mais fácil e rápido de vencê-lo! Claro, este modo não revela onde está a moeda vermelha ou a estrela, nem o cano secreto. Mas já é uma grande ajuda para você não querer jogar o controle longe naquela maldita fase da água! No modo História a sensibilidade do controle também é explorada de várias maneiras.

Saudoso até no som, New Super Mario Bros. Wii é um game que se sustenta por si só. Só estou com dúvidas no fator replay do modo História. Já o multiplayer caótico é diversão garantida.

No final do evento dei um abraço no Rafael Gomes, meu homônimo e responsável pela Nintendo na América Latina, pensando que íamos nos fundir e tal. Infelizmente não aconteceu. Já pensou eu responsável pela Nintendo na América Latina? Agora coitado dele se minha vida fosse a que prevalecesse…

"Its me, Mario! Tá bão assim?"

The last of my crops to yield food are my pumpkin vines. The jack-o-lantern pumpkin plants didn’t produce this year, but the little sugar pumpkins did. I’ve also picked up some cheese pumpkins and kabocha squash at the farmer’s market in town, so I’ve been roasting and pureeing pumpkin flesh all over the place. First off, let me say that the easiest way, by far, to cook a pumpkin (or orange-fleshed squash) is to plop the whole thing (uncut, unscored) in a baking dish and roast it at 375 for about an hour or so. Once the pumpkin takes on a golden, shiny glow and looks like it’ll collapse once away from the oven, it’s done. The baking dish will be full of golden liquid — don’t toss it! Twist off the stem-handle from the top, peel away the layers of skin, and scoop out the glorious flesh. What about the strings and the seeds? If I’m pureeing the pumpkin, the strings are no problem. I extricate all the seeds, set ‘em aside for cleaning and then toasting (toasting these pre-roasted seeds yields THE BEST pumpkin seeds for snacking I’ve ever had). Then, toss the pumpkin flesh (strings and all) and the baking dish liquid in a blender and pulverize. Heaven! The last batch I roasted yielded four large yogurt containers full of bright orange, sweet-as-anything puree. And, here’s what I’ve done with it all:

• Made a Pumpkin Porridge — After having an out-of-this-world dinner at a vegan Korean restaurant in NYC (Hangawi), I came home determined to make my own version of their Pumpkin Porridge appetizer. I did, and here’s what I do: Sautee a half of a small onion in a little olive oil until black on the edges, add in about a cup of pumpkin puree (or chunks), about a quarter cup of water, and a nice pinch of salt, and stir until warmed through. Then I turn off the heat and add about a half-cup of pancake/baking mix (I’ve been using the gluten-free kind lately), to thicken. If it gets too thick, I add more water. Done. And, yum.
• Whipped Up Orangy Pancakes — Adding in pumpkin puree to pancake mix (and reducing the other liquid in the recipe), yields a super-tasty, super-healthful version of the regular old pancake. Mmmm.
• Added a Vitamin A Kick to Chili – I needed a little sweetness in the chili I threw together yesterday, so I poured in about a half-cup of my pumpkin puree. The chili sweetened up, but not too much, and we all got a little extra something with our tomatoes, beans, and spices.
• Made a Vegan Pumpkin Pie/Pudding — Blending two cups of puree with one pack of tofu (drained), a half-cup of maple syrup, and a little pumpkin pie spice and salt makes a fantastic pumpkin pie (cooked in a pie shell at 350 for an hour) or pumpkin pudding (eaten straight out of the blender with a long spoon, or chilled in the fridge — either way!).
• Threw Together a Power Lunch — I put cooked rice, pumpkin puree, and leftover garlic-sauteed kale in a pan to re-heat and mix together. A splash of tamari (I use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos) activated some amazing flavors, and I had a can’t-get-enough lunch.
• Made a Pumpkin Shake — Today for lunch I’m going to reprise my pumpkin shake: a half-cup of pumpkin puree, a quarter-cup of milk (soy, hemp, almond, goat, cow, whatever), a little chunk of tofu, a squirt of agave nectar (and a couple drops of Young Living’s orange oil for that extra wow — optional, of course).

I’m planning to freeze as much pumpkin as I can, to have on hand throughout the winter, but since the four yogurt containers of puree are now down to just one-half, I wonder if I’ll be able to freeze it before I eat it!

Is this for real? Apparently it was introduced on the Ellen show and then Jon Stewart’s Daily Show.

Here’s a hilarious online description: Shake Weight: The masturbating-style workout device for men

Three men, standing around–wielding, long, hard vibrating devices. It’s like any normal day in the locker room of a David Barton Gym. (You NYC folks know what I mean *WINK*)

Meet the Shake Weight: A revolutionary Terminator dildo (possibly sent from the future–or the gods) . . .

Chávez dando y dando el "apoyo" moral

“Hay algo que te quiero decir y no me animo”

“Díle a Fernando que vas de parte mía”

“Oye chula linda, te puedo hacer una pregunta? Dónde qué tu quiere que te de una mordidita, mami!”

“Oiga preciosa, vámonos para Paraguay, allí nos espera el camarada Lugo, que me recomendó visitar una Ciudad del Amor”

“Quiero la revolución bolivariana mijita… ¡pero en cancha chica!”

“Ni lo piense, no va a mancharme el vestido a la Lewinsky!”

“No soy Freddy Krueger, soy Hugo Chávez”

“Juego de manos juego de villanos, mi Comandante”

“Mi madre me dijo que debía ser modelo, mamááááá!”

“Yo seré mejor que ésa ministra“

“No te preocupes nena, nuestros baños durarán más de tres minutos“

“Mire chama, el camarada Lugo la espera!”

So I chase away that nasty kitteh youz bring me noms?
yep
youz gots a deal. put it dere

an i keeps u safe

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Love Light Sabers.
Even tried compositing some my self, check here and tell me what you think, be gentle I did this years ago:

I made that after watching the Ryan vs Dorkman 2 DVD, well worth the small investment.
But here’s  a great tutorial by Apple Shake Guru.

Also there are some fantastic pointers in the Encyclopedia of Visual Effects – one of my favorite books.

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Lucy will not be impressed when she sees I’ve used this unflattering photograph of her today.  But I think it’s rather fab! 

I’ve been trying for years to get a ‘freeze frame’ shot of her having a good shake when she comes out of the sea.  It’s harder to achieve than you might expect.  Her preference is to stand so close to me that all the water she wants to shake off ends up on me.  There are several reasons why this is not a good thing.  Apart from the obvious one, it does mean she is too close for me to frame her with the camera. 

And on the days when she does maintain a thoughtful distance she tends to stand at an angle while she shakes, as here.  How I would love to capture her face full on as she shakes it from side to side!

This is my contribution to today’s Wordfull Wednesday, hosted each week by Angie over at her Seven Clown Circus blog.  Please click to go on over there and see what others are showing and talking about this week.

I was given a simple request by my boyfriend as he returned from Columbia, Tennessee…and that request was “I want a milkshake.” I’d been eyeing the menu of Ok Cafe for awhile now, since any place that has a burger with jalapenos on the menu is always a plus. Since I am not much into breakfast foods beyond chocolate croissants and poppy seed bagels, I have no interest in coming here for breakfast, so this will be based off better meals. (Blah blah I don’t care if breakfast is so ~wonderful~ for you, the food is not my favorite)
The drive over was fascinating…I’d been on West Paces Ferry Road once before in my life, when my friends and I were going to the Rock Against Bush concert in 2004 at the Roxy Theatre. We were in awe of what we passed, and since most of them were in a band, we decided that once they get famous, we’ll all live in one of these houses. We are no longer all friends, so whatever.
That was during the day, this drive was at night, and as it had been five years, I was in shock again at what we passed. I love to look at houses so I imagine a day drive is in order soon. Oh yeah, governor’s mansion, whatever.
Eventually after 39825 expensive houses you realize you could never live in, you get close to Interstate 75 and a sketchy dude selling roses at the intersection, because when you want to buy a loved one roses, what better place than at a red light? Or, piss everyone off and come by when the light is green.
You can’t possibly miss Ok Cafe, or a Bentley parked in the lot around it. Excellent. Now this place is popular, because before you can even touch the door you notice a large sign informing you of the wait time…lucky for us this was zero.
We were seated near a money tree, sadly filled with fake money. There are plenty of cute little diner elements, from kitschy decor down to the uniform of the servers. I do wish I had brought my camera along, but I constantly forget. I fail, I know. First, Joe got a glass of their orange juice, which is very much fresh squeezed. Normally I can’t stand pulp in orange juice but who really cares when it tastes like a liquid orange? It was delicious.
I ordered the rocket burger, complete with jalapenos and Monterey Jack cheese, and Joe got a chocolate shake and grilled cheese. The server who brought the food thought it was awesome that I was the one with the jalapenos. The burger was very good, and I loved that it was fresh jalapenos as opposed to pickled ones on top, so it was actually a bit spicy. The fries resemble those you find at Steak and Shake, but approximately 25 times better tasting. The grilled cheese was huge, and I didn’t get a chance to even take a bite, because it must have been that good. The shake was also really good. Even though it was chocolate, I could also taste the vanilla of the ice cream. It, too, was massive. I think we were able to refill the glass 3 times, and between the two of us, we couldn’t finish it.
I also had my first experience with fried pickles, at first I was like what on earth is this fried looking thing on my plate, pulled it apart, said oh, and ate it. Interesting. It’s just like one of those things I’ve always been curious about but not something I wanted to make an effort to experience. Oh, America.
Even though it’s a bit pricy, it was definitely something good, and worth checking out at an odd time to eat, in case you’re worried about that big wait sign being in use.

I start my day with a meal replacement shake because it is fast and I get everything I need to get the day going! You know that breakfast is the most important thing you can do for your body.

Enjoy a creamy, delicious, low-calorie meal in a glass when you’re on the go! It’s balanced mix of carbs, fats, and proteins provides sustained energy and satisfies your appetite. What you WILL find in Beachbody’s Meal Replacement Shake: * Great taste * Whey and soy protein combo * Essential vitamins and minerals to keep you healthy and energized during your weight loss progress What you WON’T find in this delicious Meal Replacement Shake: * Artificial coloring * Preservatives * Aspartame The Power of Soy and Whey protein Our blend of soy and whey protein ingredients has been shown to be one of the most effective combinations for exercise. Whey protein is the highest biologically active protein, known to measurably enhance muscle recovery. Soy protein isolates have been extensively researched and are known to influence cardiovascular efficiency.*

Managing your weight loss is easy!

1. Replace breakfast and/or lunch with Meal Replacement Shake. 2. Eat a 100–200 calorie snack between meals. 3. Enjoy a healthy, balanced dinner with up to 5 ounces of protein (fish, poultry, or tofu). 4. Don’t eat for at least 3 hours before bedtime. 5. Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to maintain your metabolism and flush toxins. 6. Stay active and select a fitness program that’s right for you! Click here for ingredients and nutrition information. Warning: Although highly nutritious, Beachbody’s Meal Replacement Shake does not meet all of your daily dietary needs (it does not have enough fat, for example) and should not be the only thing you consume throughout any given day.

WARNING: Consult with a healthcare professional if pregnant, breast feeding, providing to a child, or if you have any other unique or special needs. Keep out of reach of children.

Do you ever feel like maybe, just maybe, you’ve taken on too much?

I swore to myself that I would have facebook ads up by November 1st. And here it is Nov 2 and I still haven’t done them. Ah well, tomorrow is another day.

Oct 6 – Day 98

I can’t believe how long the flowers have lasted this year!

Oct 7 – Day 99

Yes, some days I lack any ambition to take pictures… so I take a shot of my bookmark.

Oct 8 – DAY 100!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oct 9 – Day 101

What can I say? I like to shake my ass.

Happy Monday!

S.

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Operating system review.

I like technology.  Wait a second, let me rephrase that.  I like the promise that technology makes about how it is going to improve our lives, make us all more connected, more efficient, more entertained, happier, fitter, that sort of thing.  I also like all the funny words that erupt out of the technological fountain, “google,” “fuzzing,” “spoofing,” “tweeting,” and even “technobabble” has a nice ring to it.  And the greatest thing?  The products.  As soon as you buy a new gadget, learn how to use it, develop for it, and then eventually get bored and are no longer mystified by it, a brand new thing comes down the exponentially growing product pipeline.   And guess what’s in stores now… Windows 7.  Windows mutha f!@#$ing 7.  Count ‘em. 7.  7 iterations of Windows.  I can hardly believe it.

You know, I remember when Windows 3.1 was released.  Now that was a life changing product!  No longer did you have to type every single command that you wanted the computer to do.  Now there were icons, pretty pictures, actual “windows,” and yeah, right mouse click button functionality.  Finally!  It was like night and day.  But the thing is I also experienced Windows 98, Millenium Edition, 2000, XP, and Vista.  In other words, Windows 1 through 6.  And I don’t know that my life was made any easier.  Except for speed,  graphics, and mobility  upgrades, I’m still doing essentially the same thing; moving a cursor around a screen, sending emails, deleting spam, crashing, rebooting, and for the most part sitting in front of a glowing box.  So you know, these days, I expect a lot from technology.  I want to seem some eye popping, knock me out of my seat new features… like the first time I used a middle finger to click the right mouse button.  That’s my expectation as I look at Windows 7’s new capabilities.

What’s Windows 7 got to offer?

1. Snap: arrange windows by dragging them to the edge of your screen.  I am not impressed.  I mean come on… alright what else you got.

2. Peek: look through windows to see icons on your desktop.  How is that amazingly better than just minimizing and reopening the main window?  What are you saving for me, 2 nanoseconds?

3. Shake: shake a window and all the others vanish, shake again and they return. LMAO. You know what would have been better?  Integrate that shake with hotmail, so with a shake I could make all the junk mail disappear.   You know there already was a desktop icon…. You know what’s even crazier?  The Windows 7 website about the shake feature has over 2000 of those stupid thumbs up icons.  Have our expectations dropped so much?

4.  Live browser: manage a bunch of windows using thumbnails. Huh?  They call this a “big time saver.”   They even have a 7 second video to explain the feature.   Now they’ve got thumbnails.  Thumbnails.  The internet has a billion new thumbnails every day.  I don’t want anymore thumbnails.  They should design a Salon feature.  Clip off all those useless thumbnails.  I freaking hate thumbnails.

5. Homegroup: share files easier than using a thumbdrive.   I have serious doubts about this one.  The day I can use Homegroup to have the folks at Kinko’s print out a report easier than using a usb thumbdrive, I’ll be impressed.

6. Pin: stick your favorite programs to the taskbar.  Am I missing something here?  They had this back with Windows 98.  It was called “right-click and drag a shortcut of the icon to the taskbar.”  What’s the difference?  I guess “pin” is a shorter description than the epic poem before.  Really, I think they’re trying to pull a fast one on us.

7. Windows search: find stuff on your desktop faster.  Uh… there’s an internet now.  And we have cloud computing on the horizon.   I’m not planning to store stuff on the desktop. My files, pictures, and mp3s are going to be in an underground server room that requires bioinformatic security to get into.  Desktop?  WTF? No wonder that one has only 290 thumbs up icons.

And that’s it.  Not even a pinky mouse button feature.

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Does the suit make the man or does the man make the suit? We are

 

Nicholas Shakeimpacted physically, emotionally, psychologically and even spiritually

Taking ordinary things, without any intrinsic value or implied power, Shake bestows a greater significance on them, playing on the interaction of the object and the figure.

In almost every piece, there is contact between these two elements; one relies on the other for definition and meaning. A shirt pulled up over the head allows the figure become a new creature, evoking the imagination of a child. Dishes balanced high as the figure wades through water becomes the burden of finding a job in an uncertain economy. A small fan giving lift to a cape demonstrates a false sense of invincibility.

Shake’s emphasis on the innate power of object draws follows in a tradition of painting known as magical realism which seeks to draw out the inner mystery of the commonplace or to impose implausible or fantastical imagery on otherwise realistic scenarios. Shake’s realistically rendered t-shirts and coffee cups and the focus on their relationship to the figure place him amongst an earlier school of magical realists, though contemporary influences also include artists such as Kiki Smith and Aron Wiesenfeld. His careful study encourages the viewer to engage objects by taking a closer look at their influence on people. After being submersed in Shake’s work, one leaves wondering what has more power: the object or the person?

Today’s post is for Adam (@alty21) who declared today that Sonic’s Peanut Butter Fudge shake is a little slice of heaven. Here is Adam dreaming of his shake:

While I haven’t tried it, I will trust that it is a little slice of heaven. Just don’t show Adam Sonic’s nutritional guide that states this certain large shake has 46 grams of fat… (http://www.sonicdrivein.com/pdfs/menu/SonicNutritionGuide.pdf). Good luck with that!!

Today’s little slice of heaven: Sonic’s Peanut Butter Fudge Shake

I recently took my husband on a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada to celebrate his 30th birthday. We relaxed at the pool (it was still 80 degrees in Vegas, a nice change from the weather we had been experiencing in Minnesota), saw a couple shows and dined at some fabulous restaurants. Before we left, my husband insisted we spend some time at the Blackjack tables. I do not fancy myself a gambler; I went to the Casino when I turned 18 and cashed in after winning $20 on the nickel slots. My husband, however, likes to press his luck every once in awhile in the hopes of winning big. Like many of the millions of Americans who visit Vegas every year, we came out in the red. I fussed at my husband, “Why would you risk losing our hard-earned money? Don’t you know that statistics show we are more likely to lose than win? Why would you want to take that chance?”

I thought about Vegas today as I sat down to write this blog. Most people recognize that gambling – whether it is at the Casino or betting on a sports team – is likely to result in money lost. Some people choose to take the risk, while others simply stay out of the game. When it comes to their health, however, most Americans are gambling with something more important than money; they are risking their lives. 

Chances are that you, or someone you care about, gambles everyday with unhealthy lifestyle habits including: a poor diet, a lack of exercise, too many over-the-counter or prescription medications, too much stress and not enough sleep. Leading research proves that these lifestyle habits lead to obesity, heart disease, cancer and diabetes- the four leading causes of death in the United States. While there is a chance that a person can lead this type of lifestyle and not develop health problems, it is the exception and not the rule. Just as I told my husband in Vegas, there is a possibility that you will beat the odds, but why take the chance?

It is easy to prevent illness and injury by simply developing healthier habits. Instead of stopping at McDonalds for an Egg McMuffin, or skipping breakfast all together, grab a piece of fruit or a protein shake in the morning. When you go to a restaurant, share a meal with your dinner companion or pack half of your meal in a to-go container for lunch the next day. Drink more water and less sugary beverages. Start exercising everyday, even if it is just for 15 minutes. Take time to de-stress in the evenings: read a book or take a bubble bath. If you experience pain or soreness, get checked by a Chiropractor instead of just masking the symptoms with dangerous, over-the-counter medications.

Our health is what we make of it. When we gamble with our money, we must be prepared to lose it. When we gamble with our health, we have to assume the same outcome. Why take the chance?

Yours In Health,

Morgan Pink
Community Relations

1 banana

1 scoop whey protien

1 scoop soy protien

1 tsp almond butter

top it off with soy milk

give it a spin in the bullet (thx again sis!)