Mr. Rushworth liked the idea of hisfinery very well, though affecting to despise it; and was too muchengaged with what his own appearance would be to think of the others,or draw any of those conclusions, or feel any of that displeasure whichMaria had been half prepared for.Thus much was settled before Edmund, who had been out all the morning,knew anything of the matter; but when he entered the drawing-roombefore dinner, the buzz of discussion was high between Tom, Maria, andMr.
Before Mrs Croft had written, he wasarrived, and the very next time Anne walked out, she saw him.Mr Elliot was attending his two cousins and Mrs Clay. They were inMilsom Street. It began to rain, not much, but enough to make shelterdesirable for women, and quite enough to make it very desirable forMiss Elliot to have the advantage of being conveyed home in LadyDalrymple's carriage, which was seen waiting at a little distance; she,Anne, and Mrs Clay, therefore, turned into Molland's, while Mr Elliotstepped to Lady Dalrymple, to request her assistance.
The walls seemed countless in number, endless in length;a village of hot-houses seemed to arise among them, and a wholeparish to be at work within the enclosure. The general was flatteredby her looks of surprise, which told him almost as plainly, as hesoon forced her to tell him in words, that she had never seen anygardens at all equal to them before; and he then modestly ownedthat, "without any ambition of that sort himself--without anysolicitude about it--he did believe them to be unrivalled in thekingdom.
"He's a-using his whip, he is, _to_ rights," said the ostler boy."Hullo!" said poor old Tommy Byles; "here's another bloomin' loonatic.Blowed if there ain't.""It's old George," said Old Tootles, "and he's drivin' a loonatic,_as_ you say. Ain't he a-clawin' out of the keb? Wonder if he's after'Arry 'Icks?"The group round the cabman's shelter became animated.
The ball was now a settled thing, and before the evening a proclaimedthing to all whom it concerned. Invitations were sent with despatch,and many a young lady went to bed that night with her head full ofhappy cares as well as Fanny. To her the cares were sometimes almostbeyond the happiness; for young and inexperienced, with small means ofchoice and no confidence in her own taste, the "how she should bedressed" was a point of painful solicitude; and the almost solitaryornament in her possession, a very pretty amber cross which William hadbrought her from Sicily, was the greatest distress of all, for she hadnothing but a bit of ribbon to fasten it to; and though she had worn itin that manner once, would it be allowable at such a time in the midstof all the rich ornaments which she supposed all the other young ladieswould appear in? And yet not to wear it! William had wanted to buyher a gold chain too, but the purchase had been beyond his means, andtherefore not to wear the cross might be mortifying him.
Диалог по смс)
- Мась, сегодня освобожусь только в 10. - У меня тоже планы поменялись, сегодня никак не вырвусь. - Завтра сможешь? - Нет, завтра точно не могу. - Суббота, воскресенье? Давай на двое суток в постельку завалимся. - Ты же знаешь что с ночевкой не смогу, давай точно в субботу! Если смогу вырваться, то приеду к тебе и в воскресенье. - Главное не сглазить! (что-то он стал подозрительно суеверен:) - Если встреча сорвется, то мне прийдется понасильничать саму себя:) - Саму себя? это как же? - Пока не знаю, но, по-видимому, очень непристойно. - Фантазия разыгралась, с удовольствием бы на это посмотрел. - Предоставлю тебе такую возможность, только прежде прийдется тебя привязать... - Мммм...может все-таки сегодня после 10 или завтра?
ЗЫ: у меня давно фантазия разыгралась, и я действительно очень хочу его привязать, чтоб он мог только СМОТРЕТЬ...
Pre-Raphaelite Wombats
The Diana Wynne Jones list is currently having a fascinating discussion on Pre-Raphaelite Wombats, and how Rossetti's wombat slept in an epergne. (Apparently I should read Rossetti's Wombat by John Simmons.)
(Although my favourite response was re Charlotte Yonge and the kangaroo.)
I do love the Internet. Even with days spent in a library (which I would, of course, enjoy), I don't think I would have found those references.
on tonight's big brother ronnie sold out on braden. at the end, there was a tiebreak and braden went home. the house is divided and the one person who sold out on the "nice" side of the house is now HOH. (ronnie)
It camefrom Mr Elliot. He begged her pardon, but she must be applied to, toexplain Italian again. Miss Carteret was very anxious to have ageneral idea of what was next to be sung. Anne could not refuse; butnever had she sacrificed to politeness with a more suffering spirit.A few minutes, though as few as possible, were inevitably consumed; andwhen her own mistress again, when able to turn and look as she had donebefore, she found herself accosted by Captain Wentworth, in a reservedyet hurried sort of farewell.
""Our brother! Frederick!""Yes; I am sure I should be very sorry to leave you so soon, butsomething has happened that would make it very dreadful for me tobe in the same house with Captain Tilney."Eleanor's work was suspended while she gazed with increasingastonishment; but Henry began to suspect the truth, and something,in which Miss Thorpe's name was included, passed his lips.
I endeavouredto recover that sense by banging myself about the sphere, by pinching myhands and clasping them together. Among other things, I lit the light,captured that torn copy of _Lloyd's_, and read those convincingly realisticadvertisements about the Cutaway bicycle, and the gentleman of privatemeans, and the lady in distress who was selling those "forks and spoons.
One morning hesaw Pedro in the path called Seventeen and coming towards thecentral houses, but still too far off for hearing or scent, and hetold them as much. "In a little while," he prophesied, "Pedro willbe here." An old man remarked that Pedro had no business on pathSeventeen, and then, as if in confirmation, that individual as hedrew near turned and went transversely into path Ten, and so backwith nimble paces towards the outer wall.
Nothing on the second-floor landing, but cobwebs above and bits of brokenplaster below, cracked off from the ceiling. Benjamin's mother was not abit out of breath, and looked all ready to go to the top of the monumentif necessary. The faint scraping sound had got a little clearer still;but Trottle was no nearer to guessing what it might be, than when hefirst heard it in the parlour downstairs.
I only ask you a simple question;answer it;--that is all I require.""I love a young girl, count.""Do you love her much?""More than my life.""Another hope defeated!" said the count. Then, with a sigh, "PoorHaidee!" murmured he."To tell the truth, count, if I knew less of you, I should think thatyou were less brave than you are.
Two stone steps worn away by the friction of many feet led to thedoor, which was made of three planks; the door had never been painted orvarnished, so great cracks yawned in it during the dry season toclose again when the rains came on. The house, with all its crumblingantiquity and apparent misery, was yet cheerful and picturesque, and wasthe same that old Dantes formerly inhabited--the only difference beingthat the old man occupied merely the garret, while the whole house wasnow placed at the command of Mercedes by the count.
In twenty-four hours he was attacked by a fever, and died three daysafterwards. We performed the usual burial service, and he is at hisrest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six pound shot at his headand his heels, off El Giglio island. We bring to his widow his sword andcross of honor. It was worth while, truly," added the young man with amelancholy smile, "to make war against the English for ten years, and todie in his bed at last, like everybody else.
The nickel shavingbowl shone,forgotten, on the parapet. Why should I bring it down? Or leave it thereall day, forgotten friendship?He went over to it, held it in his hands awhile, feeling its coolness,smelling the clammy slaver of the lather in which the brush was stuck.So I carried the boat of incense then at Clongowes.
"One by one we put them out of the field they are _hors de combat_. Who remains? Pacohuila Walgatchk
Doctor. Good odds I think you'll agree ' laughed Reece. `Now back off. ' The Doctor took a few steps back. 'Bernice I'm sorry. But Reece has to be stopped. ' `Hey I'm not wild about it either. But okay. ' The Doctor tried one last time. 'Reece the Diadem possesses more power than you can imagine. It's not just an object or a focusing device for mental powers as the legends claim. I've seen it used. It's a living being a being of pure evil. It feeds off negative thoughts and emotions slowly encroaching upon the mind. It absorbs you totally. ' Bernice saw a look pass between Cooper and Townsend. Of course! That's what they meant about the others going missing. `Doctor ' she yelled before Reece could stop her. `It's not here anymore. One of them is possessed and-' Reece let go of her hand and savagely kicked her in the back. As she sprawled forward he fired at the Doctor. Taking this as a command Cooper and Townsend did likewise. As the Doctor ducked he caught Bernice's eye. He followed her gaze - Rassbur and his troops had arrived behind the mercenaries from the other tunnel which Cooper had been guarding. Some sixth sense warned Cooper and she whirled around firing wildly. Her first shot blew the head off one of Rassbur's warriors but it was the last thing she ever did. They fired in unison and Cooper's body was caught in a massive sonic crossfire. Unable to scream she arched back held momentarily in position by the blasts. Thousands of capillaries across her body bulged and burst. The sonic waves scrambled her internal organs and blood seeped from her mouth nose and ears. She was long dead before the blasts stopped and she dropped. Townsend dived for cover behind a ridiculously small rock unwittingly exposing himself to Savaar and Sskeet who had joined the Doctor. Sskeet moved into view and despite a warning from Reece Townsend never even felt the blast as Sskeet's gun shattered his body killing him instantly. Reece lowered his blaster and apparently surrendered.
"Norland is a prodigious beautiful place, is not it?" added Miss Steele."We have heard Sir John admire it excessively," said Lucy, who seemedto think some apology necessary for the freedom of her sister."I think every one MUST admire it," replied Elinor, "who ever saw theplace; though it is not to be supposed that any one can estimate itsbeauties as we do.
Проба пера... (часть 2 продолжение "Гуманоида")
-И известно ли вам, чт уфология ейчас... мгко говоря запущена... - Чиновни стал одит из сторон в сторон, потом осановился, делал глубкий вдох и начал с жром уже тртью часть воей речи,- Поскольку в последее время нш престиж ак сельхоз регион подят, как туистическог центра отбран, а ка историчесого регион запущен, о мы с лёкостью можм стать уфлогически ентром, пееняв пальм первенств у Тунгуси, - громиа снова кинул (блин от дурак), - и тогда отни, не н сотни, ты... -Что вы от мня-то хотие? В лазах визиёра загореся хитрый гонёк: -Ну... попишите-ка ну бумагу... -Лдно так и ыть...( Read more => 8088 )
They wonder why I got their order wrong
All day, I take orders from assholes looking for meatloaf and turnip greens crammed with ham and another inch on their belts. I mindlessly refill seven diet sodas, as if that will make any impact on their growing guts. As if fewer calories could alleviate the guilt of the man at table two fifty-three, who made it clear to me he was single last week when he slipped me his number. Now he stares a hole in the table while his wife and children make small talk with their friends from church.
They look down their fat noses at me when they ask for more jelly, more biscuits to put the jelly on, more cream for their coffee to drink with their biscuits, more, more, more before I have the chance to take their order. I imagine how easily the blood would flow from their nostrils when my fist makes solid contact. I can see the violet gathering into a bruise just below the punch reddened skin. I wonder if God reserves a place in heaven for gluttonous people as long as they keep the offering plate full.
Here I am, the good waitress anticipating the needs of selfish people to make enough for a pack of smokes. I take steak sauce, ketchup, extra fucking napkins for them to wipe thier greasy fingers on. Though she really needs to know, I never mention that her husband is looking for love from every waitress with a nice ass, or that their portly child get some exercise and skip desert, or that all I want a is strong cup of coffee, and thirty seven minutes of quiet to write a poem that isn't quite so bitter.
Whenwill you come to London?"I said (glancing at Joe, who stood looking on, motionless), that Isupposed I could come directly."First," said Mr. Jaggers, "you should have some new clothes to come in,and they should not be working-clothes. Say this day week. You'll wantsome money. Shall I leave you twenty guineas?"He produced a long purse, with the greatest coolness, and counted themout on the table and pushed them over to me.
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Don't agitate yourself, Louisa.''It's very foolish of me,' said Louisa, sitting down, and taking out herpocket-handkerchief, 'but he's--he's such a perfect Dombey!'Mr Dombey coughed.'It's so extraordinary,' said Louisa; smiling through her tears,which indeed were not overpowering, 'as to be perfectly ridiculous.
We had another longtalk about my plans, when we were safely housed; and as I knew shewas anxious to get home, and, between fire, food, and pickpockets,could never be considered at her ease for half-an-hour in London,I urged her not to be uncomfortable on my account, but to leave meto take care of myself.
About the middle of the day, Mrs. Jennings went out by herself onbusiness, and Elinor began her letter directly, while Marianne, toorestless for employment, too anxious for conversation, walked from onewindow to the other, or sat down by the fire in melancholy meditation.Elinor was very earnest in her application to her mother, relating allthat had passed, her suspicions of Willoughby's inconstancy, urging herby every plea of duty and affection to demand from Marianne an accountof her real situation with respect to him.
Almost unnoticed, that secrecy had dropped out of life.I close my eyes and see those men again, hear their deliberatingvoices. First I see them a little diffusely in the cold explicitnessof daylight, and then concentrated and drawn together amidst theshadow and mystery about shaded lamps. Integral to this and veryclear is the memory of biscuit crumbs and a drop of spilt water,that at first stood shining upon and then sank into thegreen table-cloth.
Not all of us, but some of us.Too many. I wonder what men would say if we threw the mask aside--ifwe really told them what WE thought of them, really showed them what WEwere." A flush of excitement crept into her cheeks."Maternity," she said, "has been our undoing."From that she opened out into a long, confused emphatic discourse on theposition of women, full of wonderful statements, while Constance workedat her stencilling and Ann Veronica and Hetty listened, and Teddycontributed sympathetic noises and consumed cheap cigarettes.
Yet his mind wasnot relieved of Richard. When the coach was almost ready andRichard ran down to look after his luggage, he spoke to me abouthim.I was not sure that I had a right to lay his whole story open, butI referred in a few words to his estrangement from Mr Jarndyce andto his being entangled in the ill-fated Chancery suit.
He was beginning to feel somewhat disillusioned. Gallaher'saccent and way of expressing himself did not please him. There wassomething vulgar in his friend which he had not observed before. Butperhaps it was only the result of living in London amid the bustle andcompetition of the Press. The old personal charm was still there underthis new gaudy manner.
He did it, he said, "to distract his mind." His chief successeshe exhibited to the Lowndean Microscopical Society, where their hightechnical merit never failed to excite admiration. Their scientificvalue was less considerable, since he chose rocks entirely with aview to their difficulty of handling or their attractiveness atconversaziones when done.
'Now,' said she, imperiously, without glancing at him, and touchingthe old wound as it throbbed: perhaps, in this instance, withpleasure rather than pain. 'Tell Mr. Copperfield about theflight.''Mr. James and myself, ma'am -''Don't address yourself to me!' she interrupted with a frown.'Mr. James and myself, sir -''Nor to me, if you please,' said I.
Liver and kidney.THE FAN: _(Tapping)_ All things end. Be mine. Now.BLOOM: _(Undecided)_ All now? I should not have parted with my talisman.Rain, exposure at dewfall on the searocks, a peccadillo at my time oflife. Every phenomenon has a natural cause.THE FAN: _(Points downwards slowly)_ You may.BLOOM: _(Looks downwards and perceives her unfastened bootlace)_ We areobserved.
Like It or Not, Slacker Coming to BlackBerry Storm
While competitor Pandora unveiled the latest rev of its BlackBerry app, Slacker today announced the first version of its free Internet radio service for the BlackBerry Storm, which integrates Verizon's V Cast Music service so users can buy the tunes they hear on their customized Slacker stations.
"With the largest music library of any personal radio app, Slacker Radio makes your BlackBerry Storm smartphone the ultimate music player," said Jonathan Sasse, senior vice president of marketing at Slacker. "By integrating with V CAST Music, Slacker listeners will now have the ability to easily purchase music as they listen to their favorite stations."
Those with non-touchscreen BlackBerrys (Blackberry charger) have had access to Slacker Radio on their handsets for a while now; version 2.0 is currently available in BlackBerry App World. And like the existing Slacker BlackBerry app, the Storm version (which is also free) will support caching, so you can listen to your stations even if you can't get a signal. A major plus, and one you don't get with Slacker for iPhone (stereo headphones).
In the next few days the service will be pushed over the air to Storm owners, so they'll automatically see a Slacker icon on their home screen.
Iwould have got out to make certain on the point, but some leadenlethargy seemed to chain my limbs and even my will. I lay still andendured, that was all. I closed my eyes, but could still see throughmy eyelids. (It is wonderful what tricks our dreams play us, and howconveniently we can imagine.
" Monte Cristo felt the arm ofMadame Danglars stiffen, while that of Villefort trembled. "A newly borninfant," repeated Debray; "this affair becomes serious!""Well," said Chateau-Renaud, "I was not wrong just now then, when Isaid that houses had souls and faces like men, and that their exteriorscarried the impress of their characters.
В Северной Осетии приостановлено расследование покушения на вице-мэра Владикавказа
В Северной Осетии приостановлено расследование уголовного дела о покушении на первого вице-мэра Владикавказа Майрана Тамаева, сообщил начальник следственного управления Следственного комитета при прокуратуре России по Северной Осетии Константин Уськов.( Read more... )
Работа правительства РФ "абсолютно открыта для журналистов" - Зубков
МЮНХЕН, 16 июл - РИА Новости. Первый вице-премьер РФ Виктор Зубков на российско-германском форуме "Петербургский диалог" в Мюнхене в ответ на жалобу немецких журналистов, что для них в России доступ к официальной информации недостаточен по сравнению с российскими СМИ, предложил им подготовить конкретные претензии и объявил о своей готовности на них ответить. "Мы обращаемся к российской стороне с просьбой улучшить доступ наших корреспондентов к информации в официальных структурах России. Слишком много задержек, поэтому корреспондентам в Москве в подготовке своих материалов приходится на 70% исп... читать дальше
The Slipstream or: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love the Bike Prologue: I have been wanting to do some serious biking for a long time. In fact, two years back I bought a low-end mountain bike, and biked around a bit on it and realized it was brutal for any long-enough distance, decided to sell it and buy a road bike instead, sold it, but never got around to buying a road bike.
Then came the ACL surgery and recovery and my surgeon advised me to ease a bit on the running, but that biking is good exercise for my knees and is recommended! That was like music to my ears :) Three weeks back, I finally got over the inertia, went to the local bike store and bought myself a road bike! Since then I've been biking a bit mostly alone, sometimes with friends, did three Princeton trips the last three weekends. Then I came to know of the Rutgers cycling team, http://www.rutgerscycling.com/ , a bunch of serious racers, and joined their group. Apart from racing, they do training runs during the week and in the weekends, when newbies (like me) have a chance to ride along.
Today was my first ride with these folks. It was just two others (Toby and Rich) and me. The route, called First Bridge ( http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=418418 ) is a flat 23 mile stretch.
The Flat Tire: What more dramatic way to start a ride than with a flat tire. I was waiting at Johnsons Park for the others to come, and just tried filling some air, and ended up screwing the valve and causing a flat tire. But then it turned out that a flat tire was nothing unusual for seasoned bikers, these guys had spare tubes, and fitted one back in a jiffy and we were good to go!
The starting miles: After about 5 minutes of biking, I already started struggling to keep pace with the others. Every once in a while, I'd have to increase the gear, and really pump it up, just to keep up with the guy ahead. Thats when Rich gave me a priceless tip, that its ok to ride really close behind the biker ahead of you, since that way you use the slipstream created by him, and end up having to spend atleast 30% less effort than otherwise.
The Slipstream Until today, slipstream was a term I had read about, heard about, and even talked to others about, when discussing Tour de France, Formula One, etc. But today was the first time I experienced the slipstream effect first hand. It was a bit scary at first, since were were just three of us (not a peloton or some such), so I had to ride really close to the person ahead, just avoiding wheel-to-wheel, at a reasonably high speed, for the effect to kick in. In time, I got the hang of it, enough to not feel scared any more. The effect is really dramatic. I was literally getting sucked in by the airflow created ahead of me.
The thing to remember is, whenever the rider ahead goes fast, you need to catch up to him as soon as possible, since once you are a bit behind, the wind makes it almost impossible for you to catch up. Since I was the newbie, these guys let me use the slipstream for most of the ride, while alternating among themselves to do all the work. As a result, we did a pace about 23-24 for a significant part of the ride, including slight inclines.
In addition to the slipstream, I learnt so many other different tips about biking, which it would have taken me a long time to learn by myself.
Epilogue: Time for a century! Ok, its time to get to the point now. Today's ride was all the motivation I needed to decide to aim for a proper milestone. So I just registered for the NYC Bike Century (http://www.nyccentury.org/), a 100 miler race around New York city on Sep 13th. Like the marathons I've run till now, I will be doing this for raising funds for Asha. My fundraising page shall be up soon! Just to make it more fun and competitive, I also decided to set myself a target time of 6 hours, which comes to an average speed of about 16.7 mph.
Its going to be a busy next few months for me, training for this!
""That would be rather difficult to do!" said Joe, witha contrite air."Listen! I will take the exact bearings of this spot,and give them to you, so that, upon your return to England,you can tell our countrymen about it, and let them have ashare, if you think that so much gold would make themhappy.""Ah! master, I give up; I see that you are right, andthat there is nothing else to be done.
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