Stoogery

I don't believe I've posted this before...I always meant to, but don't recall ever getting around to it. It's goofy, but I dig it...it was for the Las Vegas Weekly for a story detailing all the stereotypical yet realistic characters one sees on a visit to the city, reimagined as the Three Stooges. There's the Buffet Scout, seldom seen without a big styrofoam plate full of food; Uncle Vegas, a scholarly type always dropping facts about the city's history; and the Bouncer Wangler, keeping everyone "secure".

Washington used a first-inning grand-slam homer from pitcher Danielle Lawrie and some late insurance runs to defeat Georgia by a score of 9-3 in tonight's late game. The win gives U-Dub a spot in the best-of-three championship series against Florida starting Monday (Georgia had defeated Washington earlier today, 9-8 in nine innings, to force tonight's rematch). The Huskies thus claimed "top dog" status over Georgia on their side of the bracket.

Florida got a two-out grand-slam homer from Ali Gardiner in the bottom of the seventh to edge Alabama 6-5. The Crimson Tide made a strong recovery in the tournament after looking "not ready for prime time" in an opening-round loss to Michigan. But, as a result of tonight's heartbreaking loss to the Gators, Bama is now eliminated.

Lowrie's and Gardiner's grand-slams are among four that have been hit so far in this World Series.

With today's action now complete, we're down to four teams -- and three of them are from the SEC. Sunday's schedule is as follows:

*Washington will face Georgia at 1:00 Eastern. If the Huskies win, they advance to the championship series. If the Bulldogs win, the teams will have a decisive rematch at 7:00 Eastern.

*Florida and Alabama will play at 3:00 Eastern. A win by the Gators will put them in the championship round, whereas a Tide win will force a rematch at 9:00 Eastern.

Here is a summary of Saturday's results...

Evening Session

Alabama eliminated its second Arizona-based opponent of the day, defeating ASU, 6-2, in the nightcap. A fourth-inning grand-slam by Jazlyn Lunceford was the big blow for the Crimson Tide.

Georgia sent Michigan back home to Ann Arbor, by a 7-5 score. The star of the game had to be the Bulldogs' Taylor Schlopy, who homered twice -- solo in the first, a three-run job in the second.

Afternoon Session

Alabama drubbed Arizona, 14-0, in a run-rule game, thus eliminating the Wildcats.

In today's opener, Georgia knocked off Missouri, 5-2. The Tigers were thus the first team to be excused from the Women's College World Series.

Stanley Cup and Cheesecake 2009 - Finals Edition

Here we are again. Penguins vs. Red Wings, round two. Boy, when I think back about how confident I was at the start of last year's finals, it's almost embarrassing. This year, I'm confident again, but in a much more measured, cautious and realistic way. Much as it goes with the teams involved themselves, you gotta learn to lose before you can learn to win. Suffice to say, this series will be analyzed and broken down by people much more qualified and knowledgeable than me, so I'll stick with what I do best: Gut reactions and homeresque logic. I think the Pens have learned all there is to know about losing, and that they're now poised to learn a thing or two about winning. Hell yes I believe.

Pittsburgh Penguins in six.

Obsessed

My most recent strip over at Richmond Magazine tells the story of my rabid obsession with the Penguins. None of this will come as a shock to the readers of this blog, however!

All Quiet

It's been pretty quiet on the blog lately, which sure as hell doesn't reflect what's been going on with my workload! Unfortunately, all my time recently has been spent working up designs and concept art for clients that may never see the light of day, and on commissions that I can't post and spoil before they're given as gifts. Curses!

I'm working on my Stanley Cup Finals preview and will post it tomorrow morning, but for now here are a couple of recent Savage Love illos, which are still running in Philly and Detroit.

♛ AWARD

my 7th award from Ditty, makasi yah.


RULES :

1. Post the award asap
2. Tag the award to people as many as you like
3. Mention 5 of your fav blogs with the reason
4. Mention the person who gives you this award

2. i want to tagg..
Tada
Little miss day dream
Affy
Shida Aruya
Lia
Dwi Amtisari


3. my fav blog..
ahh semuanya favorite kokk. i can't choose to top 5, they're all the cutest xD


4. Ditty, yah si dityymizzlizzy my new friend from bloggers that kind enough to tag me awards.
& she's a beatlemania. xD


love.love ♥♥

If you like pitchers' duels, tonight was your night at the Women's College World Series. If you like to see a lot of runs being scored, it wasn't your night.

Florida used Stacey Nelson's one-hit pitching and a sixth-inning homer by Megan Bush to edge Michigan, 1-0.

In the earlier game, Washington defeated Arizona State, 1-0, in eight innings.

Tomorrow will be a busy day, with all teams except Florida and Washington taking the field as part of "Elimination Saturday."

Project Dynamite

Alex Clark and David Kaplan are two of Hollywood's most traveled comics. Their edgy humor and high-energy charisma will blow you away. For the past five years they have performed coast to coast impressing audiences with their big stunts and outrageous jokes. It's easy to see why they have been voted best act, called side-split-tingly funny, and even billed as America's hottest export. This action packed duo show features astonishing stunts and memorable moments wrapped up into one hilarious presentation. Their grande finale brings danger to an all new level, David and Alex climb 20 feet into the air and balance atop six folding chairs to perform their most dangerous stunt.Catch their act and witness two rising stars on their climb to the top three times daily in the Flickertail Gardens July 24-28.

♥ Proses Pasang BEHEL

Alhamdulillah pemasangan behel udah dijalani.
Alhamdulillah gue gak ngerasa sakit apapunn.. prosesnya cepet.
pertama-tama gue di bersihin dulu karang giginya..
terus gigi kelinci depan gue kan ada yg patah & bengkok sedikit, yg itu di tambal ama dokternya biar rataa gigi gue.
abis itu mulai deh dipasangin kawat, tadinya gue mau yg warna baby pink cuman tipe behel gue kan yg crystal safire jadi kawatnya dasarnya bahan transparan, soo gue ganti warna yg shocking pink aja supaya 'keliatan' warnanya. hehee. xD

pokoknya gue bersyukur bgt prosesnya gak sakit sama sekali, dari awal sampai akhir aman.
sariawan juga Alhamdulillah sama sekali gak ada.
tapi proses pemasangan behel buat gigi bawah gue bisanya minggu depan karena pas dibersihin karang giginya gigi gue meradang.. darah kga berhenti2. jadi musti nunggu seminggu.
gakpapa.. dehh.

gigi gue tambah monyong nee~
mudah2an hasilnya giginya cepet masuk biar pede lagi. hehee.

love.love ♥♥

Actions 4 Happiness

By Patrick Driessen

"The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet." - James Openheim

After I published my blog post about What Makes You Really Happy? I received many responses from people who informed me it was a real eye-opener for them and in many cases they had concluded they were after things which would NOT make them happy…. I also received a lot of requests for additional guidance on how to become happier and more successful.

Below you’ll find a broad overview of actions which you can take to increase your own happiness. Success guaranteed! You can’t go wrong with any of these and I’m sure they’ll help you to become more successful and happier in each and every area of your life!

• Have Meaningful Goals
  People who strive for something significant, whether it’s learning a new craft or raising moral children, are far happier than those who don’t have strong dreams or aspirations. As humans, we require a sense of meaning to thrive. Happiness lies at the intersection between pleasure and meaning. Whether at work or at home, the goal is to engage in activities that are both personally significant and enjoyable. Click here for guidance to help you decide what you want. Click here to help you with dreaming and goal setting.
• Build Valuable Relationships
  Now more then ever we can really claim “It’s a small world”, because thanks to new technology and social media networks, it has become fairly easy to build relationships with other people around the globe. As long as you make sure you turn your new relationships in valuable relationships, they’ll make you happier! Click here for more information on how to use social media to expand your network.
• Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It
  It sounds simple, but it works. Happy people…see possibilities, opportunities, and success. When they think of the future, they are optimistic, and when they review the past, they tend to savor the high points. Even if you weren’t born looking at the glass as half-full, with practice, a positive outlook can become a habit. Click here to learn more about smiling.
• Say Thank You Like You Mean It
  People who keep gratitude journals on a weekly basis are healthier, more optimistic, and more likely to make progress toward achieving personal goals. People who write “gratitude letters or emails” to someone who made a difference in their lives score higher on happiness, and lower on depression, and… the effect lasts for weeks!
• Maintain Your Brain
  Our brain is where all our experiences, learning’s, emotions, etc. are being turned into….HAPPINESS! The better the condition of your brain, the larger its capacity to turn your emotions and experiences into happiness! Daily intake of apple juice, almonds, whole wheat, Omega3 (fish oil), vitamin-B Complex, enough sleep and various brain exercises will all help to boost your brain power. Click here for more info on how to maintain your brain.
• Savor Everyday Moments
  Pause now and then to smell a rose or watch children at play. Study participants who took time to “savor” ordinary events that they normally hurried through, or to think back on pleasant moments from their day, showed significant increases in happiness and reductions in depression.
• Avoid Comparisons
  Comparing ourselves with others can be damaging to happiness and self-esteem. Instead of comparing ourselves to others, focusing on our own personal achievement leads to greater satisfaction. 
  
• Bake Your Own Bread
  Satisfying, rewarding, healthy and easy to do: bake your own bread. With your own bread machine you can wake up every morning with the smell of fresh baked bread, which makes you happy and will make you smile. Click here for information on how to do it.
• Put Money Low on the List
  People who put money high on their priority list are more at risk for depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, according to various studies. Research findings hold true across nations and cultures. The more we seek satisfactions in material goods, the less we find them there! The satisfaction has a short half-life; it’s very fleeting. Money-seekers also score lower on tests of vitality and self-actualization.
• Coach Your Own Health
  People who successfully manage the health of their body and mind are more balanced, more successful and happier! A combination of the right nutrition and liquid intake, exercise, relaxation, and regular health checks will result in the best possible and happiest health. To learn more about how to coach your own health, click here.
• Take Initiative at Work
  How happy you are at work depends in part on how much initiative you take! When we express creativity, help others, suggest improvements, or do additional tasks on the job, we make our work more rewarding and feel more in control.
• Make Friends and Treasure Family
  Happier people tend to have good families, close friends, and supportive relationships. But it’s not enough to be the life of the party if you’re surrounded by shallow acquaintances. We don’t just need relationships, we need close ones that involve understanding and caring.
• Make Love!
  Yes, it’s no surprise that lovemaking boosts your happiness levels!
• Get Out and Exercise
  A Duke University study shows that exercise may be just as effective as drugs in treating depression, without all the side effects and expense. Other research shows that in addition to health benefits, regular exercise offers a sense of accomplishment and opportunity for social interaction, releases feel-good endorphins, and boosts self-esteem!
• Give Hugs
  Hugs stimulate oxytocin, the “love hormone”; spreading a feel-good boost.
• Keep a Gratitude Journal
  Writing about what you are thankful for both helps retrain your brain to be more optimistic and positively impacts your health!
• Give It Away, Give It Away Now
  

  Make altruism and giving part of your life, and be purposeful about it. Helping a neighbour, volunteering, or donating goods and services results in a “helper’s high,” and you get more health benefits than you would from exercise or quitting smoking. Listening to a friend, passing on your skills, celebrating others’ successes, and forgiveness also contribute to happiness. Those who spend money on others create much greater happiness than those who spend it on themselves! For example: Spending time on teaching, coaching, mentoring and guiding others to succeed is most rewarding and satisfying and really makes you happy!

If you follow these proven 'Actions 4 Happiness', I am sure it will also enable you to become more successful, increase your happiness and enhance the quality and quantity of your life!

A good question to ask yourself is: will having more success make you happy, will being happy make you more successful, is it both or somewhere in the middle? For you to find out!

"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what you want." - Margaret Young

Make this a Positive & HAPPY day....unless you have other plans!

Thanks, warm regards & success,

Patrick Driessen

How To Teach Yourself

By Patrick Driessen

"Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival!" - W. Edwards Deming

As I've written before in a previous blog post: Lifelong Learning: Your Key to Employability! Besides increasing success in your career, lifelong learning offers you much more benefits: you can increase your happiness, you can become more successful in every area of your life and.... richer, because knowledge makes you rich (being rich is not about having loads of money....it's about a feeling!).

We're all busy and attending training courses/conferences/seminars is most often a challenge to combine with your business and private life.... So why not teach yourself using an easy and more flexible way? e-Learning!

Learning new skills and expanding your knowledge doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg. There are loads of free resources on the Internet that can help you to find compelling instructional videos, tutorials and classes to learn a wide variety of skills from improving your leadership skills, fixing basic computer problems to speaking another language. With many sites to choose from, you’re bound to find something here that will help you learn just about anything you could want. Success guaranteed!

General Learning Sources:

• Wikiversity: With over 10,000 free learning resources, you’ll find tons of great instructional materials here.
• LearnThat.com: With categories like business, finance, home repair, and computers and tech, this site has plenty to offer for learners.
• I Can Learn Anything: Pay this site a visit to get access to a wide range of social learning resources.
• Expert Village: One of the biggest how-to sites on the Web, this site is home to hundreds of thousands of videos on an infinitely broad spectrum of topics.
• TrickLife: Want to make your life better? This site is home to numerous tutorials to help improve your home, your body and your personal well-being.
• Koonji: With tutorials that are extremely easy to follow, this site will make it simple to learn just about anything.
• VideoJug: With great videos on topics as diverse as doing well on the SAT and knitting a scarf, you’ll be able to find just what you’re looking for here.
• ReadyMade: This site can help you learn to build things you never knew you could do on your own.
• DoItYourself.com: Whether you’re trying to sell your home or manage your finances, you’ll find some helpful guidance here.

Business, Management & Leadership Learning Sources:

• Passion for Business Learning: Learn more about business skills from management to finance on this site.
• Business Balls: While the name might be silly, the site offers some serious advice and information on improving management and business skills.
• ComputerWeekly: Those in the IT field should take advantage of this site’s free weekly webinars to stay up-to-date on the latest information and developments.
• TechOnline: Designed with electronics professionals in mind, this site has dozens of great tech-focused tutorials.
• Change Management: Here you’ll find instructional materials to improve your skills in leadership and management.
• KnowThis?: Boost your marketing skills by taking one of the tutorials offered through this site.
• Leadership Training Tutorials: Like the name suggests, these free tutorials are all about helping you bring out your leadership skills.
• Laynetworks: Those who want to learn more about great management skills can find tutorials galore here.
• Website 101: If you’re an entrepreneur who doesn’t know much about running a business online, this site is home to loads of tutorials that can help you understand what it takes to establish a great web presence.
• Business Tutorials: Whether you want to start your own business or need a little guidance once you have, this site will provide all kinds of helpful tutorials.
• BBC Languages: With numerous languages to choose from, this site offers visitors some really valuable free language learning materials.

Online educational empowerment: Binshan Lin and John Vassar at the Louisiana State University, suggest that online learning communities have many benefits because they offer learners social networks to effectively and easily acquire and share knowledge among themselves. However, key to success, they have found is individual self-governance! Self-governance, or personal empowerment, can be measured in terms of self-efficacy, perceived behavioral control and personal outcome expectations regarding the interactions between learners and the online technology.
Online communities, and the internet more broadly speaking, extend the notion of personal empowerment that has emerged in health, welfare and now education. This paradigm shift in access to information means that today learners can, for example, educate themselves with minimal interaction from a higher power or traditional teacher. "In accepting this philosophy, an instructor may become the 'guide on the side' rather than the 'sage on the stage'," the researchers say. Source: International Journal of Web Based Communities, 2009, 5, 340-350

"We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people how to learn." - Peter Drucker

Make this a Positive & Fruitful day....unless you have other plans!

Warm regards & success,

Patrick Driessen

No. 1 seeded Florida closed out the first day at the NCAA Women's College World Series by shutting out Arizona, 3-0. The Gator win prevents the SEC from going winless on the day, while also halting what had been a perfect day by Pac 10 teams.

Florida will next meet Michigan, who defeated Alabama, 6-1. The Gator-Wolverine battle will be Friday night 9:00 Eastern on ESPN.

The two other winning teams from today, Arizona State and Washington, will play Friday night at 7:00 Eastern on ESPN 2. ASU got out to a fast 6-0 lead against Mizzou in Thursday afternoon action, and coasted to a 7-3 victory. Washington took the opener, 3-1 over Georgia.

The teams that lost today will have until Saturday to regroup, before beginning play in the losers' bracket of this double-elimination event.

Exhibits and Collectibles

The Exhibitor Handbook will be on-line later on this week, so remember to get your entry forms in for all your exhibits and collectibles. We are now accepting education, art, and photography entries, so bring them on down!

If you have a special collection, then we would love for you to take part in the 2009 North Dakota State Fair Collectibles Show. Anything, from quilts to antique toys, can be displayed and judged. Entries are scheduled to be brought in Monday, July, 20th through Wednesday, July 22nd 8:00am-5:00pm and be picked up Saturday, August 1st from 6pm-10pm. Displays will be open from 10a.m.-10p.m. all nine days of the Fair. Exhibits are displayed in locked cases provided by the Fair. Awards include plaques and cash prizes for the 1st and 2nd place winners.

♥ BEHEL

rencananya Jumat ini atau BESOK gue mau pasang behel atau braces. sebenernya udah diniatin dari dulu cuman baru sempet sekarang sekalian mumpung liburan sebulan. udah cek & bikin jadwal ke dokternya kemaren. gue di Klinik Dental Estetika Bintaro di sektor 9. kebetulan deket rumah gue jadi sekalian aja. rencananya gue mau pasang yg jenis Crystal Safire, karena bisa diwarnain gue maunya warna baby pink. hahaa. prosesnya sih katanya.. giginya di rontgen di RS Intl Bintaro.. udh barusan gue kesana bayar Rp.350rb 2x foto. terus besok dicetak giginya selanjutnya diliat ada gigi yg mau dicabut gak. kalo ada ya cabut dulu. truss dibius dengan disuntik boo & baru deh dipasang kawat2nya.. udah lengkap baru ditarik. (katanya proses yg ini sakit bgt yahh?) gue sebenernya takut bgt.. tapi karena demi kecantikan & kerapihan gigi gue, gue niatin ajaa lahh. bagi yg udah pasang behel, gue minta info & saran2nya dongg.. sakit gak sih waktu prosesnya, pas nyuntiknya sakit gakk? terus abis dipasang kerasa gimana? pokoknya cerita yahh bagi2 pengalaman, pls pls. soalnya gue mau nyiapin mental dari sekarang2. biar gak kaget pas hari H nya. makasii. oh yaa karna besok pemasangan behel dimulai jam 9 pagi, jadi gue minta doanya dari kalian semua. semoga pemasangan behel di gigi risya berjalan lancar, baik2 aja, dan sakitnya gak seberapa sakit. AMIN RAKBAL ALAMIN. love.love ♥♥

Here's the schedule for Thursday's opening action in the NCAA Women's College World Series...

Washington vs. Georgia (1:00 Eastern)

Missouri vs. Arizona State (3:00 Eastern)

Alabama vs. Michigan (7:00 Eastern)

Arizona vs. Florida (9:00 Eastern)

All games are on ESPN. Check out the team homepages in the links section to the right (I've asterisked the WCWS participants in an attempt to make them stand out).

UPDATE: ESPN.com's Graham Hays has a detailed, team-by-team run-down of the WCWS participants.

Bo Allen & Scarekrow July 24-27

Everyone at the North Dakota State Fair is very excited about our concert line up this year. However, we want everyone to know that there is also amazing talent performing on our free stages at the Fair as well. Bo Allen & Scarekrow are one of the concerts that will keep you entertained throughout your Fair experience at no extra cost.

This crowd-pleasing group has fans in nearly every state thanks to their laid back attitudes and hard rockin' shows. Like its members Bo Allen & Scarekrow is eclectic, personable, unique and brilliant. Take the dare to listen to their amplified country sound without tapping your foot or swinging your hips with the beat. Don't miss this country and southern rock inspired band, performing on the Flickertail Stage at 5pm & 10pm.

http://www.ndstatefair.com/freestages/

Relax!

By Patrick Driessen

"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it." - Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC)

If you are tying to succeed in turning your dreams into goals, and your goals into strategies and actions, you’ll be asking a lot of energy from your body and mind. Hence why a focus on your health and your overall wellbeing are critical success factors to succeed on the short and long term.

To get the best out of yourself it's important to relax your body & mind regularly. Relaxing things like listening to music, watching TV, reading a book, yoga, gardening, sports, meditation, music meditation and sleeping all help to relax and revitalise your body and mind. However; except for sleeping, these relaxation forms all do require some kind of activity…so you still might not fully relax.

An often forgotten or under-estimated form of relaxation which does fully relax you is massage! Now there are many forms of massage. I can personally mainly recommend the traditional Thai massage or similar massage methodologies, because these have a dual function: relaxing & revitalising (fixing) body and mind. With a lot of regular relaxing massages you’ll feel relaxed, but your soar muscles and bones do not get enough attention… The traditional Thai massage is based on the belief that all disease is due to an imbalance of the body's energy. The ultimate goal of the Thai massage is to promote this balance and therefore assist in the healing of the entire person.

The benefits of Thai massage include those of a regular massage, like improved circulation, mobility and flexibility, as well as stress relief. Thai massage offers a lot of additional benefits; its more specialized techniques will help promote balance of all the body's systems; deep relaxation, warmed and stretched muscles, healing energy flow, greater flexibility, increased and focused energy levels, prevention of injury, relief from sore and aching muscles and joints, detoxification, and a feeling of confidence and well-being.

It’s the perfect preparation for performance intensive events or any kind of physical or mental test. It helps one focus energy and attention on the task at hand and it’s highly therapeutic for those in pain from tension, injury, or illness! Success guaranteed!

The challenge is where to find the best Thai massage specialist near you. One who offers a relaxed ending and NOT a happy ending…(for men only...). I’ve found it very challenging to find the best quality in traditional Thai massages. My advise: search the web, look on forums, ask around, make phone calls, ask how long they’ve been in business for and raise other questions to validate their quality standards before you make an appointment. A good quality example is my preferred address in Sydney: The Royal Thai Touch. Highly recommended if you're in Sydney!

In most large cities around the world the investment for a one hour traditional Thai massage will be between $60-$80. Depending in which country you live and what kind of health insurance you have, you can expense up to 100% at your health insurer!

"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive." - Dr. Joyce Brothers

Make this a Positive & Relaxed Day....unless you have other plans!

Warm regards & success,

Patrick Driessen

Create Your Positive Attitude!

"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people!" - Zig Ziglar

By Mark Victor Hansen

Creating a positive attitude to achieve positive results!

Your attitude determines the state of world you live in. It is the foundation for every success and every failure you have had and will have. Your attitude will make you or break you.
Attitude creates the way you feel about people and situations. Your actions are a result of your attitude, which, in turn, creates a reaction from others. So, basically, what you think ... you get. It is your attitude toward others and the Universe that determines the resultant attitude toward you. Incorporate a positive, joyful attitude and you'll have positive, joyful results. Put out a bad, negative attitude and you've failed before you begin. I know it sounds simple, but the truth is....it IS simple!

Where do negative attitudes come from in the first place?

Negative attitudes come from thinking negative thoughts over and over until they have become a part of your subconscious - they've become habitual, a part of your personality. You may not even realize you have a negative attitude because it's been with you for so long. Once you have a bad attitude, you expect failure and disaster. This expectation turns you into a strong magnet for failure and disaster. Then it becomes a vicious circle. You expect the worst - you get the worst - your negative beliefs are reinforced - you expect the worst - you get ... . . Got the picture?

So, how do we shift our thoughts and create a positive attitude?

It takes work, but creating anything of value takes work. In order to have a new attitude we have to change our subconscious thinking. How do we do this? By analyzing every thought we have until positive thinking becomes habit. You're merely replacing an old habit with a healthy habit, much like replacing exercise for smoking.

You can't just stop being negative - you have to replace those negative thoughts with positive ones. Some people would say, "But negative situations are a reality. They just show up in every day life." This is absolutely NOT true! Situations are a reality, yes. They do show up.

It is your ATTITUDE that makes a situation positive or negative! It's time for you to realize that YOU are in control of how you think and feel - no one else on earth has this power unless you give it away. Take control of your attitude, and you take control of your results. Your state of mind creates the state of your results!

"YOU are the ONLY ONE who can use YOUR ability. It is an AWESOME responsibility!" - Zig Ziglar

Make this a Positive & Fruitful Day....unless you have other plans!

Warm regards & success,

Patrick Driessen

With the start of the NCAA Women's College World Series just two days away, readers may be interested in how the teams in the WCWS field fared against each other during the regular season. As per my annual custom, I've created the diagram below...


Florida and Washington really seemed to go the extra mile to schedule a tough nationally based schedule, and each did very well against this competition. Michigan, to a lesser degree, showed national ambition, but didn't do quite as well.

Georgia and Arizona State will really have to turn things around, in terms of their performance against nationally elite teams, if they're to have any chance in the World Series.

Finally, there's Missouri, who did not play any games during the regular season against any of the other seven (eventual) World Series teams. Mizzou will be an unknown entity to the other seven teams (at least in terms of direct playing experience), and the other teams will be unknown entities to Mizzou. To whose benefit will this accrue?

Horse and Pony Pull Competitions

The Horse and Pony Pull is a traditional Fair favorite! Ponies and Large draft horse teams, bred for their strength and agility, compete to see who can pull the heaviest load. The best horses in competition are worked every day to keep their muscles and tendons in top shape for pulling. Teams will be weighted to determine light or heavy weight class. During the pull, teams must stay within the boundary lines or they will be disqualified. Cash prizes are awarded to teams that place in the top 9 places! $500 goes to 1st Place in Horse Pull, and $350 to 1st Place in Pony Pull. Call NDSF at 852-FAIR and ask for a registration form or download a registration form Here.

♛ AWARD

got another award from Onic, thankss darll ~


this is my 6th award. xD
the childhood award.


the rules is to share your childhood memory about your childhood toy(s).


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i had a lot of different toys when i was a child, but my top 3 was..

1. Barbie Dolls
2. Polly Pocket Toys
3. & Sailormoon Cards

Barbie, i am sure a lot of youu had loved this doll or even still loving it untill now. I do still like barbie until now, but not as much as i used to when i was a child. I liked to play dress up & pretend that i was as pretty as barbie when i was a child. xD


Polly Pocket, this toy was really fun back in the day. i can decorate of the house, playing drama stories about the charather in the polly pocket house, etc. It felt like i was in a glamour life even though i was just a child.. xD


Sailormoon Collectible Cards, i was soo veryy totally in love with Sailormoon. I watched every single episode of the series, i remember the line when the sailormoon transformed into heroes, well i was pretty much obsessed with them. I still watch it even until now, i own every single episode in my laptop. xD i have every single collection cards from sailormoon, even until now. I think it's still there somewhere in my room..


love.love ♥♥

ESPN.com's Graham Hays looks at the personal side of Michigan coach Carol Hutchins.

Our Super-Regional Board is now complete, with Missouri "run-ruling" UCLA, 9-1, in Game 3 to earn the final ticket to the NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. The World Series will begin Thursday...


Two teams joined the WCWS field earlier today, Florida and Washington. The Gators swept a pair of tight, low-scoring contests from Cal, whereas the Huskies picked up an easy win over Georgia Tech to close out their series.

♥ ♫ MUSIC

VERY RECOMMENDED


this time i'm gonna post quite a bit old song from 2006.
Last Request by Paulo Nutini, a scottish singer & songwriter.
the song was released on July 3rd 2006.


i'm looving itt..
it's one of the best ♥ song ever.
this song also reminds me of Hney, he played it over & over again recently.
it's stuck in my head.
i miss you already hneey xD

" Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down beside me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me "

( acoustic version )

love.love ♥♥

Bold, Mostly Baseless and Almost Certainly Pointless Western Conference Prediction

The Nuggets will beat the Lakers. The Finals will be Cleveland v. Denver. I say this as I sit on my couch, five minutes into the first quarter of the third game of a tied Lakers-Nuggets series. After Denver has just missed three easy layups.

I could be wrong.

♥ Home Sweet Home ♥

i'm going back to my country today, Indonesia.
& back home to Bintaro.
YAAAYY !!
i am soo very excitedd to be home, how i miss my family very muchh.
the flight itself is going to be a 2hour flights, i hope it will fly smooth & safe, AMIN.
i might as well read some novels on the way there.


i have not even packed at all, have not even charge my cell,
but i am going to take Kitty to somewhere else, probably in the pet shop, so people could help me to take care of kitty for sometime until i get back.
hang on tight Kitty, i'll be back.
i ♥ you.


as for Hney, he also going back to his country today, Thailand.
he will be taking train this day time at 2.20pm & will take about 24 hours to get to Bangkok.
good luck Hney, always be safety,
i ♥ you soo veryy muchh. xD
mmuaaa.

all i ask from you is good prayers for me.
may i travel safety, semoga Risya selamat sampai tujuan Jakarta hari ini dengan selamat,
AMIN RAKBAL ALAMIN. AMIN.

(my home sweet home, this is the view from the side & from the back of my house, my Mom take care of her garden very well xD)

happy holiday, have fun, take care, be safe..
=D



love.love ♥♥

A long day of softball is now over. With Missouri upsetting UCLA, 2-1, here's the Super-Regional Board at the conclusion of Saturday's play...


The opening of the Florida-Cal super-regional series in Gainesville was rained out, so play will begin Sunday.

Defending NCAA champion Arizona State will be returning to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, having routed North Dakota State in a game that was out of reach very quickly.

Michigan will be making its first trip back to the World Series since 2005, when the Wolverines won it all. With a 7-1 win over Baylor this afternoon, Michigan ends a three-year streak of losing in the super-regionals. The Wolverines will now head down to Oklahoma City having won 26 of their last 27 games.

Alabama has eliminated Jacksonville State to advance to the WCWS. The Crimson Tide's Kelsi Dunne pitched no-hit ball throughout the super-regional -- a pair of five-inning run-rule games.

Washington won its opener against Georgia Tech.

Arizona has just completed a second straight win over Stanford tonight, sending the Wildcats to the NCAA Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. In the finale, the Cardinal closed a 6-2 deficit to 6-5 in the bottom of the sixth, but went quietly in the seventh. Here is how my Super-Regional Board now looks at the conclusion of Friday's action.


Georgia became the first team to "punch its ticket" to the World Series with a win over Ohio State.

Meanwhile, Alabama, Arizona State, and Michigan have taken 1-0 series leads over their respective opponents. Dorian Shaw had a spectacular night for the Wolverines, belting three homers!

♥ MY DAD

i really like my dad's quote in his facebook..
i like it so much i can't wait to share it with youu.


he enjoys riding with his mountain bike so much, that he'd do it early in the morning in the weekends even though he had to work hard until midnight in the week-days. =D
such a hard working dad but he still can enjoys what he likes best.
the quote that he put in his facebook is about his hobby, riding..




"I ride to be there for my children on their wedding day and when my grand children are born.
I ride so I can grow old with my wife.
I ride for the pleasure, the pain, the places and the people.
I ride for the joy of feeling like a kid again."

soo sweet isn't it?

and this is some pictures of his joy time..



ride safe pahh..
love. love ♥♥

Wanted: Miss Rodeo NDSF 2010

Young ladies ages 18 to 22 are invited to compete in the Miss North Dakota State Fair Pageant on Friday, July 24, 2009. Pageant contestants will be judged in horsemanship, modeling, speech and a personal interview. The Pageant Queen will receive a traveling silver crown, 2010 pageant belt buckle and many prizes including: clothing, gift certificates, barrel saddle, Montana Silversmith jewelry and much more. She will also represent the North Dakota State Fair at the 2011 Miss Rodeo North Dakota Pageant in October 2010.

Contact the State Fair Office at 701-857-7620 or Pageant Coordinator Leslie Herslip at 701-578-4953 or pagcoordinator@yahoo.com

Ashley Geisinger Miss North Dakota State Fair 2009

HOMEWORK

Homework 1

It's All About Four


tagged by Ditty, a girl who's in love with the beatles. thankss girliee~


FOUR NAMES THAT FRIENDS CALL YOU:
Risya, Ris, Sya, Hneydew


FOUR MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN YOUR LIFE:
27 Dec, 28 Dec, Ramadhan, Aid Fitri


FOUR THINGS YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES:
blogging, browsing the web, playing with kitty, get kitty to sleep on my lap


FOUR WAYS TO BE HAPPY:
love, peace, faith, religion -- one moree aite, laugh. =x


FOUR PEOPLE YOU MISS FROM YOUR PAST:
everybody who i used to know


FOUR GIFTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE :
good prayers, pink digital camera, tickets to go around europe & america, my graduation certificate with excellent grade. AMIN.


FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES (CURRENTLY):
dancing, blogging, music, movies


FOUR PLACES YOU WANT TO GO FOR VACATION:
UAE, UK, US, ..


FOUR FAVORITE DRINKS:
honeydew juice, mineral water, A&W, coconut syrup


FOUR THINGS ALWAYS FOUND IN YOUR BAG:
cellphone, wallet, my room key, extra pashmina/ cardigan/ jacket incase the day got colder


FOUR FAVORITE COLORS:
pure white, classic black, purplelish blue, young green


TOP FOUR HANGOUTS:
home, cinema, beachs, JJ market in Bangkok


TOP FOUR YOU LOVE SO MUCH:
God, Dad, Mom, Siblings .. & hney


TOP FOUR ASIAN ACTORS:
Vino G. Bastian .. yg lainnya kurang tau gue


FOUR "THINGS" SPECIAL TO YOU:
more like valuable things that i protect the most : laptop, cellphone, ATM cards, money


FOUR FAVOURITE "UNUSUAL" SONGS:
can't choose, i like too many songs


FOUR EVENTS YOU WILL NEVER FORGET:
happy times with family & hney


FOUR THINGS YOU OFTEN DID WHEN YOU WERE A KID:
watching cartoon, food shopping, collecting sailormon cards, reading story-books


TOP FOUR WHO YOU WANT TO ANSWER THIS SURVEY:
Miss Lia, Liyy, Clodd, and Kisi

TOP FOUR REASONS WHY YOU ANSWERED THIS SURVEY:
1. cause i've been tagged
2. cause i like answering questions
3. cause i have nothing better to do yet
4. cause i wanna




Homework 2
another homework, tagged by Raisa, the cute girl that owns a very cute blog layout. =D

RULES: Shows the image without the makeup and edits of our own, NO CHEAT !

( a bit creepy ehh? )

i'd like to tag the homework 2 for..

1. Noverselas
2. Novilia
3. Sabrina Petty
4. Yulia
5. and others that would like to do this, please take itt. =D

love.love ♥♥

Here is how my "Super-Regional Board" looks at the end of Thursday night's play.


Indeed, tonight's winners are Georgia (over Ohio State) and Stanford (over Arizona). As coincidence would have it, both games were decided by a score of 6-4.

As I noted in my introduction earlier today, there are eight "super" series, each two-out-of-three games. In any given super-regional, the teams will play a single game on the first day, then one or two on the second day (depending on whether a third and deciding game is necessary). The ESPN family of television networks (ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPN U) will be showing the games. Alternatively, you can watch games on your computer via the free broadcasts on ESPN 360. You can also visit the team pages for the participating schools (asterisked) in the links section to the right.