[x]

Find a Way Through It"You know," said my and Pip's friend, Brid, last night, "when I moved from Belfast to Boston in 1983, it was to escape war. In Boston, a person could walk down the street without having to wonder if there were a bomb in the rubbish bin, explosives in an abandoned car. In America, we were sure, loud sounds weren't accompanied by shrapnel and shrieking, and the wee ones were free to take part in parades without having to worry after all the horrible things that could happen.
"When I moved from Belfast to Boston, it was to feel secure in ways my home couldn't offer. I'm not alone. I'd say a good portion of that city is filled with people who fled terrorism to find peace, who left Ireland behind, left Northern Ireland behind, and they get to wake up [today] in some sort of shattered place, to all the memories and reasons, and realise that America the Beautiful, America the Young, is beginning to lose its innocence...not with large acts and obvious targets, but in the everyday actions, the

Cherry Biscuit CakeThis cake is rather easy to make and doesn't need much experience.
But keep in mind when I am talking of cup I mean a real cup and not an unit for measurement!
Better start with a smaller cup if you are not sure how much dough you will get at the end.
It needs to fit into the baking sheet, otherwise it could end with a mess ;)
preparation
Mix the eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder and oil until you get a smooth dough. Blend the soda or sparkling water completely afterwards.
Add the dough to a fatted baking sheet and let it bake for about 25min at 170°C (air circulation enabled) until it gets a light tanning.
Bring the sour cherries with the juice of two jars to the boil. Keep the juice of the third jar for later.
Mix the custard powder with a bit of the cherry juice(until it is all liquid and there are no lumps left). Optionally you can add a bit of sugar as well. I never do though.
Once the cherries boil add the custard powder and let it all thicken.
Attention:<

Building a storyToday on a trolley-bus, on my way to my grandmother, I heard a woman explain to her little child: "No, the baby is not there anymore. See, it will rain soon, so everybody ran home to hide."
It was a tiny, condensed story right there, and at that moment I realized why little children so love to ask "why", why do they need to have everything described and explained. Matching images and sensations to words. Matching the same to meanings. Learning to see stories behind events. Don't we all need to make some sense of the world and our experiences?
Later at my grandma's I patiently listened to her reiterating pieces of her life story, mostly the sad ones: the hurts, the injustices, the betrayals. And then it dawned on me: She's not "trapped" in reliving those events, unable to get past them. She's affirming her story. By telling and retelling it (to herself and to anybody who will listen), she's building and polishing the myth of her life. She's not unhappy. She's an active, giving, self-suf

What is "Fair"?

It caught my attention what these yellow deviations say in their copy-pasted descriptions and I wanted to give my two cents.
If you did not hear about it, let me explain it within a few lines: For about 4 months now deviantart launches a new frontpage system called "Fair Exposure". It is not only based on the count of favourites/comments/views anymore, but tries to feature deviations from different, especially underappreciated categories to have a variety of art on the frontpage.
- Well first of all, this is nothing new. The first mayor change to this algorithm for Popular browse results happened back in 2008 with exactly the same reaction from the community http://mccann.deviantart.com/journal/FairExposure-237885289 If you thought the old system was based solely on favs/comments/views, now you know it hasn't been like that for some good 4 years by now.
While this seems like a honorable and nice goal it seem

E.O.R. Soundtrack #3=======================================================
|Gallery|~|Ground Rules|~|V-K|~|MB|
=======================================================
For those who have been following the story so far i think you've noticed that i've been using several songs to describe a few key scenes in the Chapters. So, i decided to make a little "soundtrack" or playlist for E.O.R

THIS IS SOUNDTRACK #3
From Chapters 23-29
TRACKLIST
(I used to link an actual playlist through Mangabullet, but unfortunately the site has announced that although it will still remain in function, they're moving the community elsewhere. And as an added inconvenience, Youtube isn't allowing MIXpod.com to link or embed the videos/aud

Autism Awareness Month [Journal Feature]As some of you probably know, the month of April is Autism Awareness Month in the US (and maybe other countries? I’m not too sure).
There was a new statistic that came out around the middle of March this year, reporting that the cases of Autism (and other Autism Spectrum-related diagnoses like Aspergers) have risen by 78% since 2000; and now 1 out of 88 kids have been diagnosed with Autism since 2000, and that’s just in the US alone (I’m not sure about other countries)… That’s kind of scary to me, since that really is a drastic jump in numbers. It could just be that it is now easier to recognize than it was in the past, when little was known about Autism and things related to it… And I guess I can say that I am a part of this statistic; since I was diagnosed in 2001 when I was 11… Sounds about right.
… Bah, those number statistics are not what I real

Baby Blaze J. needs a miracle (UPDATE 2)(UPDATE 2)
From the FB site. Blaze's mother wrote:
"Katherine Johnson Rn
Sunday 5/6/12 8pm Update
This isn't much of an update because nothing has happend over the weekend except for lots of rest. Chris and I both got to hold our little man today!! He was so content and seemed very happy to be there. We hated to give him up but I think he got a little too excited cause his heart rate went up. It was a lot of excitement in one day for him. Tomorrow is the big day. All the docs and fellows and nurses are all getting ready for it. Even the nurse that will be getting him after surgery tomorrow has been talking to the NP (nurse practitioner) and getting all the info she needs to be prepared for him tomorrow. This is not that common of a procedure so they are not used to it but she is an awesome nurse and we have had her before after our 2nd surgery so I know she will take great care of him. We also have the same anesthesiologist as the 2nd surgery so she knows him very will. I don't know th

rant at own riskmy newest piece......
in 11 minutes ive got 2 comments about how they remind you of something else.
do all of us a favor, keep those comments to yourself. when experiencing a new property, thats the last thing a new project needs, to be told how alike it is to everything else before it.
or anytime somebody is doing new characters period. you dont understand how backhanded that is.....and if you shouldnt think its any major bother for us to hear it, just know you're wrong. and step back and think for 5 minutes.
maybe before you comment, get to know them instead of making it sound like we've copied somebody elses creation/
TL;DR respect the art that it is, dont say it looks like something else.

May Goes RetroPersonal News
Welcome to May!
Another spring season brings forth more promises of joyous memories of family and friends. Starting last May, I began a new tradition to celebrate Mother's Day. I bring out a few of Momma's favorite artworks and decorate my house with them. This brings me great joy, because it serves as a reminder of the artistic beauties that often surrounded me, growing up. There was never a time when the house was not decorated in creative splendor. Many of my youthful memories involved sitting down, watching Momma Sue paint, read, and write stories. Oftentimes, her creative brush strokes (and more) inspired me to discover the joys of art, and if not for that – I may not have had the pleasure of discovering DeviantART!
With those happy thoughts in mind, I look forward to another DeviantART anniversary. Throughout this year, I have enjoyed participating in and hosting numerous projects: productive and positive, meeting new deviants, and making a difference – on

AFC Bri Saves Memories O'NeillHello and TGIF or should I say Happy Feature Friday!
It's Feature Friday ! Another awesome
artist/photographer has been announced for the special Art Fundraising Calendar
of which kind and generous artists along with myself participate in to help
raise awareness and funds for cancer research! It's a wonderful great project
and art community... You can read about Artists for a Cure
here => http://artistsforacure.deviantart.com

"FEATURE FRIDAY !"
We are honored today to introduce to you ....
a very talented Photographer/Videographer artist from USA,
Brian "Saves Memories" O'Neill.
Brian does not have a DA page, however you can
please visit his website gallery to see some awesome
Photography & Videography!

http://brisavesmemories.webs.com/apps/photos/album?albumid=10076792
Say hello, follow him on Facebook, Youtube or Twitter too!
Don't forget to visit Artists for a Cure's DA page
and show

Follow The MoneyI'm not expecting many people to actually understand this blog, but I urge, especially young people, to read about
the topic, and educate yourselves.
Don't let history repeat itself willingly.
I suggest readers read about the fall of the Roman empire. Of course, I'm not agreeing with some adds posted by
either republicans nor democrats, but the truth stands and a single fact in history remains true through the
test of time: FOLLOW THE MONEY, and you will find the source.
The fall of the great Roman empire started with borrowing money and funding their wars, eventually
Rome defaulted on their debt in the unsustainable system with high interest rates. People started rising against
greed and eventually led to the fall of the Roman empire, which was the richest and strongest country in the world
in those days.
Sound familiar? With the interest rates and the U.S. on the verge of defaulting on its debt, the recent "Occupy
Wall Street" movement might be a foreshadowing of what's to come. The

Dictionary Entries: 22Group Info
It seems we're back on track this week. I'm just going to get you pumped up for a contest that will be announced in the next few days, big prizes!
Concerns

#communityops has addressed some Status Forum Concerns
Beta Testing
All Beta Testing bugs should be reported to #devBUG through their "Report a Beta Bug" tab. If a feature has gone site-wide and you find a bug, submit the bug report to the +help desk. Groups are not a Beta feature.

Check out the new Sta.sh Submit Page and Writer Uplift (This journal is the first for the Dictionary to come from Sta.sh Writer, thanks to the clarity offered in the new Submit Page.)
Site Changes

Check out the site update from

Glittering CloudIn which I attempt to catch up on everything I've missed in one journal:
Hi all! I'm back from vacation, and doing my best to catch up on everything I've missed. The downside is that I've got a lot to read, but the upside is that it means I've got lots and lots I can share with everyone, whether or not you've all already seen it!

In the meanwhile, you can find yesterday's Lit Fortnightly here.
Official updates:

Site Update, April 12

Pro Tip: Don't wait to report a problem and Status For

The LOL Corner 120The LOL Corner
This regular news article promises to make you giggle, chortle, and laugh your ass off.
Every edition will feature a collection of the funniest chat network quotes.
dAmnIt! is a database of funny quotes submitted by deviants like you.
dAmnIt! has reached over 70,000 quotes!
When something funny happens in a chatroom, share it with everyone! It only takes a few clicks, and while you're there browse through all the other hilarious quotes!
Feel free to note ^deshrubber with suggested dAmnIt! quotes to go into the next edition. Please make sure that the quote has already been submitted and approved to dAmnIt! and that you give the quote number in your note.
The Last 10 Editions:
Edition One Hundred and Ten

The Right, Even to Be WrongTo quote Pip on his wedding day:
Even being gay, it's taken me a long time to figure it out--to come around to this; but now, standing here with him, I finally get it. Marriage is a mistake that everyone deserves the chance to make. For some of us, it also happens to be the sort of blessing we deserve.

Browse More Like This

more ▶

Featured in Groups:

Not currently featured in any groups.

Details

Submitted: April 6, 2012

Link

Thumb

Statistics

Comments: 11
Favourites: 9 [who?]
Views: 1,318 (1 today)

[x]

Recorded Conversations

Journal Entry: Fri Apr 6, 2012, 3:15 PM

Recorded 10/09:

In this we agree, Tiarnan--Father Burke: As a culture, we've lost our reticence. What a beautiful thing--holding back the whole of it. That is not to say that truth should remain unsaid but more to observe that we've all been in such a hurry to reveal ourselves that we don't permit truth to sink into our souls. We act on impulse--on feeling--without taking the time to anchor sentiment.

I do not believe people lie when they profess their love or disgust, but these are such delicate feelings. They deserve proper care and tending. Waiting for that first kiss--that first sign or first sight of someone after sex--well, fine. [Laughs.] I won't talk to a priest about sex.

It is not a missed opportunity to remain silent if what you have to say doesn't need to be said. When did we stop trusting other people to understand the power in a touch--a glance. [Laughs] I see your look, now. You think I'm getting romantic in my old age. Maybe I am.

But how beautiful, to be in an old love story where the man respects the woman--where just touching fingertips is thrilling and that first kiss--that first kiss is magic. Real magic, Tiarnan. Reticence, in its smallest doses, creates magic. It permits imagination.

From Tiarnan's Letter (12/09; transcribed 04/11), with thanks to Father deBurgh for sharing:

Still it remains: You are my very good friend. This may sound pejorative, but I'm sure you know it's not. What does it mean--to have a very good friend? It's a bit cheap to call someone a best friend. Friends become best by circumstance or situation. That is not what you are to me. You are more than the moments we come together or drift apart. You are more.

_{©2009 `Kjherstin}

11 Comments

Skin by `Kjherstin (modified by `GeneratingHype)

Recorded Conversationsby `GeneratingHype

Journals / Personal

©2012-2013 `GeneratingHype

`SRSmith May 12, 2012 Writer

You are more than the moments we come together or drift apart.
What a beautiful sentiment.

Reply

~BlueAmethyst3 Apr 15, 2012

Sincerely appreciated.

Reply

~woodsman123452001 Apr 11, 2012

In todays word too much is the norm -- big steps and large portions. The little ripples get lost except by those atuned to their surroundings.

Reply

!kaze32 Apr 7, 2012

<3

Reply

=RosaryOfSighsx Apr 7, 2012

Reply

`vaia Apr 7, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Reply

`jenepooh Apr 7, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Reply

~Vocable Apr 7, 2012 Writer

Beautifully said. <3

Reply

`LadyLincoln Apr 6, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

Reply

`innocencedied2nite Apr 6, 2012 Writer

Thank you for sharing this with us.

Very wise words.

Reply

Previous
Next