then-and-now « WordPress.com Tag Feed

Thanksgiving: Then and Now

Run DMT — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:50:22 +0000

When Allana attended preschool in 2006, her class sang “Tellie Turkey” during their Thanksgiving feast. (Allana is the first girl on the left in the long-sleeve pink shirt.)

This year, Emmalynn’s class sang the same song dressed as pilgrims. I loved reliving the experience all over again! (Emmalynn is the second little pilgrim girl on the left.)

How are the Cosby Show people doing these days?

jamesb101 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:22:02 +0000

Here’s a look back, and to now, on the cast and characters from the Cosby show……..

From the vault - Age 14

Blondie — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:31:56 +0000

Welcome to the vault. Here you’ll find Blonde Monde posts before Blonde Monde even existed. Th

George Michael - Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone

krasavita — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:53:01 +0000

ma bukarest IV

krasavita — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:08:14 +0000

C O P Y R I G H T © A L I C E D R O G O R E A N U 2009

something to get off my chest

krasavita — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:13:25 +0000

C O P Y R I G H T © A L I C E D R O G O R E A N U 2009

Allana Rose, Then and Now

Run DMT — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:41:16 +0000

On Halloween night eight years ago, groans and moans filled the air, but not by any spooky creatures of the night. These terrifying howls echoed through hospital halls as a first time mom felt the pains of childbirth. The howling carried on through the night until 2:50 a.m. when our precious baby girl entered the world on November 1.

As I held our tiny baby for the first time, her big brown eyes looked up at me and I cried tears of joy. She was so beautiful. Even then, she looked just like her dad, Allan, and we knew that her chosen name, Allana Rose, fit her perfectly.

It’s hard to believe that 8 years have passed, but as the years have flown by, I’ve treasured watching our Allana Rose blossom into an amazing young girl.

Happy 8^th Birthday, Allana Rose.

Kiss and Tell

Blondie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:06:37 +0000

First kisses are difficult. They’re either really great or really awkward, or they’re so

Don't judge me by my Halloween costumes

Blondie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:06:55 +0000

Halloween is upon us tomorrow. All the spooky ghosts, ghoblins and scantily clad women will be takin

Guavaween Then and Now

Run DMT — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:12:18 +0000

On the last Saturday in October, we celebrate Guavaween which is Tampa’s (actually Ybor City’s) Latin version of a Halloween Mardi Gras. Throughout the night, young and old parade the streets in slutty creepy outlandish costumes.

Year after year (many moons ago before marriage and children), I found myself dressed in costume and beer crawling through the crowded streets of Ybor City with thirty thousand of my closest friends.

As crazy as it sounds, Guavaween will always have a special spot in my heart.

Dressed as a Brownie on a cold Guavaween night fourteen years ago, I traded Girl Scout cookies for beer. Then, at some point during that crazy chilly night, my girlfriend and I found our way into the Green Iguana to escape the crowd and warm my cookies.

While warming up in the bar with a cold beer, I smiled at a young lad standing across the smoky room. He smiled back and proceeded to walk over to introduce himself. As he gazed upon me, my knees went weak and I knew I was looking into the eyes of my future husband.

It was truly love at first sight. He says my smile entranced him, but more than likely it was the cookies hanging out my shorts and my belted fishnets that caught his attention.

Since there were so many great costumes at Gauavaween, I always traveled with a camera to capture some of my favorite ones on film. I also happened to capture the moment I met Allan.

Although it was all too cliché and too surreal for me to process, we chatted for a while and before we parted our ways, he asked me for my phone number. Since it seemed silly to meet a decent fellow in a bar, the rational side of my brain instructed me to not wait by the phone especially for a guy who hits on your in a bar on Guavaween.

However, he did call a few days later and we arranged for our first date on November 1, which years later would be recognized as another noteworthy celebration when our first daughter was born on that same date.

Since becoming a grown-up and a mom, I’ve gotten away from Guavaween, but I still celebrate the event every year in my heart as the night I met my true love. And of course, we I still celebrate it by parading around in costumes.

Truth.

arielviews — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:37:32 +0000

0,5

krasavita — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:35:45 +0000

port un palton urât mărimea 48

maro în brăduţi, da – eu am 38
soarele bate în geam în tramvai se face cald
mă ţin de un mâner din plastic roşu pe el scrie sugi pula
cu carioca

la capătul capătului stai tu

unu doi trei patru cinci şase. Sunt şase scări şi încă odată şase. Apartament 5 prima uşă pe dreapta – culoare de unt.
E vopsea oxidată – sun, intru. Miroase a mamă, a prăjituri de ieri. Mi se face dintr-odată foame de pâine prăjită cu unt şi dulceaţă ,
ca şi cum mi-aş aminti o bucătărie cu perdele de aţă, baterie defectă şi sunete mici de ceai. Aşa foamea n-ar avea nicio grabă.

mamele vin în jur de treijumate de la servici.Ţin mâinile în buzunare. Am buzunare mari mâini reci.
De obicei ar merge trântitu’ în uşă daga-daga pe mocheta cu bucle
ţinutu’ de păr muşcatu’ linsu’. Şi ţigarea – sprijiniţi în zidu’ umed. Rânjindu-ne.

însă
stau în sictir pe prag. Am ciorapii ăia albi.
Îmi ţin genunchii în braţe fusta peste genunchi. Sunt aburi subţiri se ridică în lumină firişoare de praf.
Zvârcolindu-se.
Aş vrea să pot spune ceva.

m-am întins, m-am aplecat, m-am uitat o vreme pe geam. Nimic – o alee. Urăsc ciorapii albi, sunt odioşi. Asta m-a făcut
să mă uit la picioarele mele.Să le simt nervoase şi strong.În ciuda faptului că n-am alţii.
Mă simt nervoasă şi vie.

înăuntru

înăuntru e o masă mare de familie, pe masă sunt cărţi, cursuri, văd foile, creioane de 0.5. Tu n-ai reviste, scrumiere, n-ai
mirosul ăla acrişor – vomă sau spermă
stătută. E curat, ordine, sepia, e o vitrină. Mă strâmb în ea. E o sufragerie corectă ca o aşteptare prea lungă.
x
la un moment dat va trebui să mint sau /să tac.

mă gândesc că ştii cum am venit şi pe unde.
Pentru că ai stat pe geam să vezi dacă vin
deci ştii. Şi nu mă gândesc decât cum
o să ies.
Cum fac înapoi holul, uşa de la intrare, 6 scări încă 6 scări, staţia, maşinile. În urmă, cineva să mă înjure.

înjuraţi-mă toţi care cu ce-aveţi
frâne şi claxoane
port paltonu’ ăsta urât
e ger. Aş bea o cafea – mă gândesc că iubindu-se oamenii se omoară unii pe ceilalţi. Iubindu-se
se omoară
niciodată nu mă uit pe unde merg

stau la celălalt capăt

Acrobats and ample racks

CJ — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:00:50 +0000
On Sundays I teach a sunday school class for 4 year olds at my church. They are delicious and I want

[Koro Ilustrado] Singing at Mass again

White — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:45:31 +0000

So this is where Koro Ilustrado (which I am a member of) sang its first (anticipated) Sunday Mass last Saturday, October 24. Sing with us on October 31 at 6 pm and at 4:30 pm for the rest of November and onwards.

Santuario De San Antonio
Forbes Park, Makati City

It’s great to be back singing again at mass.

OT PLUG: Please watch Koro Ilustrado’s first major concert on December 2, 2009 at the PhilAm Life Auditorium, UN Avenue, Manila; tickets at P300.

Changing social Networking website's

chirag sharma — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:06:43 +0000

First of all a very happy and prosperous Diwali to all my readers.

With the ever changing nature of the internet and increasing user interests towards it. Inclination of daily users towards social networking sites with almost double hits each year on an average. Heavy emphasis has been laid on the features of these websites, currently the most popular websites on the internet i.e. LinkedIn, facebook, twitter, are giving their full concerns on their site architecture, we can see a huge difference between the website originally developed and their present scenario, changing website technologies and their use has been changed a lot in a year.

A short glimpse of the changing website designing from they were originated and now

1. Facebook.com :- 6th August 2005 and Now

2. Myspace.com :- 4th October 2003 and Now

3. LinkedIn.com :- 4th june 2006 then and Now

4. flickr.com :- 29th april 2004 then and Now

5. Hi5.com :- 4th february 2004 then and Now

6. Livejournal.com :- 27th november 2009 and Now

7. Twitter.com :- 9th november 2006 and Now

8. beebo.com :- 22nd january 2005 and Now

9. Devianart.com:- 15 August 2000 and Now

10. Last.fm.com :- 16 August 2003 and now

P.S: Date may be not completely Accurate

Their has been drastic change in how the websites have been evolved in the past few years but we must say that that call to action is now very much clearer of these websites and the pattern how the websites have been prompted in the user arena and how it has been made upto date according to the latest fashion.

Many websites provide features after they you have been loged in whats suits youi best and what will you prefer the old good days or would you like to flow in the new changing river? do let me know through your comments.

wall of sound

krasavita — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:54:17 +0000

C O P Y R I G H T © A L I C E D R O G O R E A N U 2009

Second Life Fashion ~ Then and Now

colleen Criss — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:38:12 +0000

BOSL and Opium Fashion Agency teamed together to bring an extraordinary show today and it was my pleasure to be there and see how far designers have come. I didnt arrive on the grid until 12/07 and even in my short time I’ve seen some really amazing designs not only of fashions but absolutely everything on the grid and sculpts have opened a lot of doors! I am totally in awe of all the talented designers in Second Life from fashion to building to entire sim designs!

Lets talk Tres Beau and Miss Kimmera Madison … the designer of the 1st Second Life Wedding gown , chatting during the show she told me that in 2004 there were no templates to go by, no attactment points to place all these fabulous things we do today .

Shown here is her 2004 wedding gown, Rosebud, modeled by the beautiful Anastacia Morkova CEO and Top Model at Opium Fashion Agency . This photo taken by Opium Staff member Luciferi Demonia shows the 2004 look for the most fashionable bride from hair , skin to gown by Kimmera.

THEN 2004

Orchid is Kimmera’s newest wedding design and truely an absolute work of art (blogged by me previously) worn here by the beautiful Kay Fairey, Boulevard Agency Director & Top Model.

NOW 2009

You’ve come along way baby!!! We all have and we have done this with style thanks you fabulous Second Life designers everywhere!

Tres Beau

Marriage and Virginity: Then and Now

Amber Iloreta — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:42:41 +0000

Marriage. It takes place, traditionally and idealistically, when two people, preferably (same sex marriage is accepted in some parts of the world) a male and female, face the altar and start to live happily ever after (well, I suppose so).

Virginity. Women, for centuries, are bound to chastity and celibacy until marriage. It is an anatomical and a physiological state characterized by not having sexual intercourse and masturbation, for that matter.

Marriage and virginity.

Or is it virginity and marriage?

Two short simple words.

Two simply interrelated terms.

Two contested concepts.

During the olden times (how olden is olden when classifying history?), women are expected and obliged to keep their virginity intact until their marriage. Marriage, during those times is seen as a very sacred ceremony that involves two people (take note, I didn’t say two people in love), two people in that they may be or may not be in love. Two people directly involved in an arranged marriage—two people, a man and a woman. If marriage was (I don’t think it is still the case now) seen as a very sacred ceremony, virginity on the other hand was (again, not the case now) seen as a virtue of chastity—a characteristic of the perfect and ideal woman. Men, still in those days, prefer virgin women than those with sexual experiences. If there were non-virgin women in those times, it implies that there were also non-virgin men but the pressure on women is way, by trillion miles heavier than those of men’s (I don’t even think that pressure is or was ever imposed on men). And if there were non-virgin women, is virginity a prerequisite or a requisite for marriage?

Nowadays, virginity and marriage are still interrelated concepts but both terms (the way I see it) are underrated in that ladies and gentlemen of all ages are drawn to abuse the sanctity of both concepts. Marriage for that matter is seen as merely a piece of paper that can be voided by another piece of paper (annulment, legal separation and divorce). Marriage is no longer a sacred ceremony that must be respected by everyone. What defines marriage now is a long roll of wedding carpet embedded on the long center aisle of the Saint Peter’s Basilica, with emeralds, diamonds and other precious stones engraved in a pair of ring, highlighted by classy gowns paired with expensive sexy heels, to be followed by a reception at the Hampton’s. That is marriage in the 21sty century. Virginity on the other hand is nothing but a belief, a tradition (lousy in that), and a custom that doesn’t require to be followed. Being a non-virgin is not seen as a violation in any constitution in any political system. Some people treat virginity as a piece of cake, ready to be spoiled anytime if you don’t eat it right away. Since some women of the 21st century do not see virginity as a prerequisite or requisite for getting married, marriage is never a goal for some women of the 21st century (not generalizing)—it is merely a something, not an event because events wouldn’t be called events for nothing, a something that isn’t anticipated by some women.

I am seventeen years, ten months and counting. I wonder where I would rather be in. In the early days when marriage is sacred, virginity is an unwritten law and women’s liberty is low? Or in the modern days where marriage is an A sized bond paper, virginity is a food that must be eaten right away and traditions, virtues, cultures and customs are at stake?

How about you? Where do you think you would rather be in?

I am seventeen years, ten months old, counting and functioning. You are reading, pondering, reflecting and thinking.

P.S. In all terms, I didn’t generalize. Assumptions are in effect.

- End -

Weekly Warm-Up: Holidays and Family

creatingkeepsakes — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:03:08 +0000

Good morning, CK friends! Happy Columbus Day and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving to you!

I love that there are so many holidays this time of year and that they give us a reason to gather together with our families. It’s so great to see everyone, take lots of photos of family members interacting with one another and hear about all the latest happenings.

These gatherings give me material for my favorite types of scrapbook pages—the ones that compare similarities between family members, tell classic family stories or serve as a way to tell someone how special they are to me. Take a look at the following three layouts for ideas you can use for pages about your family.

What family members share physical traits?

Look for the look-a-likes. Looking through old photos, I came across some pictures of my brother as a little boy and was struck by how much his daughter looks like him (their temperaments are also very similar, but that’s a story for another day). What physical traits do your family members share?

What family members share similar interests and tastes?

Recognize commonalities. List your likes and dislikes to discover who has similar tastes. This page from Maggie Holmes tells how she shares her sense of style and fashion with her grandmother. Who in your family do you share similar interests or preferences with?

What family member do you want to be like?

Pick up their best qualities. On this page, Brenda Arnall writes about how she wants to follow her grandmother’s example of making her grandchildren feel special. What traits and talents do you hope to emulate or learn from your family members?

What family member do you want to be like? Why? Leave us a comment and share your story. For more great ideas about recording family traits, stories, photos and memorabilia, check out Emily Falconbridge’s article “Handed Down” in our November 2009 issue.

Lori Fairbanks, Product Editor

P.S. Don’t forget to head over to our Creating Keepsakes online store today to receive 30% off your entire order! Enter code COLU-1492-1DAY during your check-out to receive the discount. Now how’s that for a Columbus Day present?

SCHOOL RECESS-THEN AND NOW.

Ray Salomone — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:44:32 +0000

Ray Salomone, Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

Flashback to 1974. School Recess, Bedford Hills, New York

When I was ten years old, recess was my favorite part of the school day. Looking back with the benefit of time, what I remember most is the absolute chaos that occurred. We sprinted out of the school building and continued to run, jump, fall, organize games of tag, kickball and anything else that allowed us to play. Of course there were also a few schoolyard fist fights that only add to my fond memories. The teachers had to demand that we return to the classrooms, often times the principal was called for added weight. Rarely, if ever, did I return from recess without breaking a sweat, skinning a knee or being out of breath.

Flashforward to 2009. Upper East Side of Manhattan.

I am jogging with a personal training client past the school yard of an elite private academy. It is recess time and the children are listlessly milling around, many of them standing in small groups looking into their iphones.

This scene says so much about where are children are heading.

Ray Salomone Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

Dr. Katina Ioannidis, Chiropractor

www.GrecoRomanWellness.com

Blog: www.GrecoRomanWellness.wordpress.com

The Most Provocative Wellness Blog on the Planet

Eat Fresh, Whole Foods. Exercise Intensely

PLAY ROUGH AND LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!!

Contact Me Directly at: Ray@GrecoRomanWellness.com

Coming Soon to bookstores:

The Greco Roman Road to Wellness

by Ray Salomone and Dr. Katina Ioannidis

Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Greco-Roman-Road-Wellness-Old-World-Times/dp/0982139209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243604904&sr=8-1

Ray Salomone Personal Trainer and Wellness Activist

Dr. Katina Ioannidis, Chiropractor

www.GrecoRomanWellness.com

Blog: www.GrecoRomanWellness.wordpress.com

The Most Provocative Wellness Blog on the Planet

Eat Fresh, Whole Foods. Exercise Intensely

PLAY ROUGH AND LIVE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!!

Contact Me Directly at: Ray@GrecoRomanWellness.com

Coming Soon to bookstores:

The Greco Roman Road to Wellness

by Ray Salomone and Dr. Katina Ioannidis

Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Greco-Roman-Road-Wellness-Old-World-Times/dp/0982139209/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243604904&sr=8-1

Memories

tanchoonling — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:08 +0000

Funny how cleaning up the house for my birthday (which was last Sunday!) can dig up certain memories that you thought you had forgotten. I’m not talking about those memories that you cherish and want to keep close to your heart, but the “smaller” ones that never “really mattered” but was still nostalgic when you look back on it. Here’s a small sample of what I’ve managed to find (almost all of which actually belonged to my elder brother).

Who uses them anymore?

DVD Killed the VHS Star.

Each can hold a stunning 1.4 megs of disk space!

You will be missed...

Operating Systems were small back in those days...

The Hard Drives were HUGE though.

This game was on the Playstation 1. ONE!

I will be keeping the Tekken 2 manual, who knows, some collector might want it one day. But the rest goes into the trash. Other things thrown away included: some telephone directory books from 2003, notes from my Masters and early PhD days, as well as a couple of caps that were too small for me to wear.

cinderella

krasavita — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:50:58 +0000

C O P Y R I G H T © A L I C E D R O G O R E A N U 2009

The Way It Was (Measure for Measure)

Kristin Johnston — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:34 +0000

The Way It Was (Measure for Measure)

In 1790, the population was 3,900,000.

In 2009, the population is 308,000,000.

Census takers in 1790: 650. Today: 650,000

Marital Status in 1880: First year included on census forms. 2010, first year same sex married couples allowed to declare.

67& mail in response rate for 2000 census, after declining from 78 percent in 1970.

$90 Million, the amount govt saves in door to door census worker salaries with each 1 percent increase in mail in response rate.

Cities with the biggest gains, 2000-2008, New York, Houston, Phoenix. The biggest losers: New Orleans, Philadelphia, Cleveland.

79 percent of people living in an urban area in 2000, up from 51 percent in 1920.

For the first time in a decade, the total number of foreign-born residents did not grow.

The share of people who have never married increased 4 percent from 2000 to 2008.

Real median household income declined nationwide, ranging from $37,790 in Mississippi to $70,545 in Maryland.

The median price of a home fell to $197,600, with the biggest declines in Nevada and California.

PLEASE ASK ME ABOUT MY GIVE BACK PROGRAM, WHERE I MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN YOUR NAME UPON CLOSING!!!

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

HSUS MySpace Page | Stop Puppy Mills Website

Listen to my blog at http://podcasts.odiogo.com/kristins-blog/podcasts-xml.php

Se Habla Espanol!

kjohnston@remax.net , kjjj1234@gmail.com , 414-254-6647 www.activerain.com/kristinjohnston www.LinkedIn.com www.kristinjohnston.com www.ecademy.com www.realtor.com , www.naymz.com www.zoominfo.com www.facebook.com www.plaxo.com www.trulia.com www.myspace.com www.postlets.com , www.perfectnetworker.com www.loopnet.com www.konnects.com www.twitter.com www.wordpress.com www.congoo.com www.xing.com corporate website , and more.

And, as always, if you need real estate assistance in Waukesha County, Milwaukee County, or anywhere in SE Wisconsin, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Kristin Johnston , at kjohnston@remax.net . Please make sure to visit my personal website as well at http://www.kristinjohnston.com and find everything from online markets , Buyer and Seller information, property searches , testimonials , calculators , my blog and more.

I am proud to be a full time real estate professional and Waukesha County Realtor. I look forward to the opportunity to work with you in the purchase or sale of your next home! Contact me today!

Contact Kristin Johnston, Remax Realty Center, Realtor, Waukesha, WI (Waukesha and Milwaukee Counties and All Of SE Wisconsin!).

Waukesha Realtor, Realtor in Waukesha, Waukesha County Realtor, Waukesha County Real Estate, Buy a Home, Buyer Specialist,Buyer Agency,Sell a Home, Waukesha County, Waukesha, WI, ABR, Kristin Johnston, Kris Johnston

then-and-now « WordPress.com Tag Feed

Thanksgiving: Then and Now

How are the Cosby Show people doing these days?

From the vault - Age 14

George Michael - Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone

ma bukarest IV

something to get off my chest

Allana Rose, Then and Now

Kiss and Tell

Don't judge me by my Halloween costumes

Guavaween Then and Now

Truth.

0,5

Acrobats and ample racks

[Koro Ilustrado] Singing at Mass again

Changing social Networking website's

1. Facebook.com :- 6th August 2005 and Now

2. Myspace.com :- 4th October 2003 and Now

3. LinkedIn.com :- 4th june 2006 then and Now

4. flickr.com :- 29th april 2004 then and Now

5. Hi5.com :- 4th february 2004 then and Now

6. Livejournal.com :- 27th november 2009 and Now

7. Twitter.com :- 9th november 2006 and Now

8. beebo.com :- 22nd january 2005 and Now

9. Devianart.com:- 15 August 2000 and Now

10. Last.fm.com :- 16 August 2003 and now

P.S: Date may be not completely Accurate

wall of sound

Second Life Fashion ~ Then and Now

Marriage and Virginity: Then and Now

Weekly Warm-Up: Holidays and Family

SCHOOL RECESS-THEN AND NOW.

Memories

cinderella

The Way It Was (Measure for Measure)

The Way It Was (Measure for Measure)