#came out last monday (13th feb)

[hussyknee]

Got out of hospital on Sunday afternoon. I'm supposed to have gone to my cousin's down South today (Tuesday) to spend the week, except her brother, my other cousin, flaked on me for the seventh time.

First time was on Feb 13th when I told him I was getting myself admitted to the govt hospital by myself telling Mum I was going to stay with friends, but I needed someone in the family to know where I was just in case. He was abroad, asked his wife to call me, and when I told her in confidence I needed to be in hospital for suicidality, they told Mum. Hilariously also warned her not to let me know they told her bc I would lose all trust in them (no shit). Mum's version of subtlety was bursting in my room, demanding whether my ex husband had married someone else (?????), forbidding me to leave the house without her permission (I laughed in her face at that), and accusing me of stressing her out by living like a depressed hobo.

I called cousin and told him off. Made it very clear again that she doesn't want me to go to the hospital, has always hated that I'm getting psychiatric treatment, and every time I've been in psychiatric care she's harrassed me so badly we'd had to ban her from visiting me. Cuz was very contrite and promised to help; his wife is a nurse so they said they would help arrange food and necessities while I was in hospital.

Two days later on 15th, I realized lugging my suitcase alone to a govt hospital (which I had never done before) and figuring out the logistics of checking myself in was giving me too much anxiety, and asked for his help that he has offered earlier. He said "we will see" once he got back to the country on Sat. And then never called.

I said "fuck it" on Tuesday 14th, left my suitcase at home and went to the hospital on my own. Was instantly admitted, given the last remaining bed that was broken in the middle, in a small, dingy room where a teenage girl just would not shut up and the bedside cabinet was so filthy I didn't want to put my bag on it. Called and left increasingly frantic messages to my cousin to please help tell Mum and bring my stuff, calls and messages to my doc that I couldn't stay here, and after receiving dead silence in return I had an anxiety attack and just ran out of hospital.

Hospital called Mum when they found out I was missing. Doc told us both she wouldn't admit me if I didn't want to stay there but we'll figure something out. Asked Mum to come see her with me the following morning. She agreed, and then just...didn't.

Cousin sent a message two days later saying he had been busy with a workshop since he got back.

Doc consulted at the general hospital on Mondays, so I waited and went to see her alone again. Hours of queues and waiting later, they told me she was on leave till next week. I started to cry, so they told me to simply come to the ward on Friday and meet her.

By that time I was out of money, out of hope and out of help. I started gathering materials for my exit bag and composed a quasi-farewell note on Twitter. Someone immediately contacted me and offered to fundraise. My other two friends also got on board, wrestled with a write-up for two days, and set up the GFM. Met the target within two days. I already had like one foot in the grave so the realization I might be able to live was confounding.

On Monday 6th I messaged cousin again.

Cuz: How are you? I heard you got admitted and then came back? Felt guilty as I couldn’t help. Was busy throughout that week.

Me: It's fine. Yes the hospital was not in good condition and it stressed me out. A couple of my friends abroad fundraised for me last week and they now have enough for me to try an private hospital

Me: I'm going to meet my doctor this morning so she can advise to on next steps

Me: Again, I didn't tell Mum, I plan to let her know once I have the go ahead. But it would be great if you could help. It's difficult to co-ordinate things on my own and Mum will freak out obviously

Cuz: I will, sister. I had a chat with your mom a few days back. Let me know what your doc says

Doc asked me to come early March 7th. I got late. Hours of queues later, they told me she had left hours ago. I broke down crying. Alarmed, they sent me to wait outside the psychiatric ward for when she'd be back for ward rounds. I sat out there alone for 2 hours, had 3 consecutive panic attacks, decided to kill myself. Send Mum a vitriolic rant that she and her husband should burn in hell and to know I cursed them to my last breath. Mum called and I ignored. She messaged threatening to go to the police. I disassociated and tearfully messaged my former therapist she can't just dump people like she did to me. Started trying to think of ways to kill myself without going home and panicked because I hadn't planned for any of them. Therapist called in concern and I sobbed that I had been waiting 3 hours and doc wasn't here and I didn't know how to kill myself and couldn't go home. Therapist made me give the phone to a nurse (had to find someone who didn't look at me like I was crazy and refuse to take it) and got her to page my doc.

FINALLY saw doc. She gave me a letter and told me which private hospital to get admitted to. I was still half not entirely there so I called cousin and she explained it to him as well. I was going to go directly to hospital and send for my things, but now I was calmer, cousin persuaded me to let him collect me and drop me home. He then told me to shower and pack and wait for Mum to come home, and then leave. I thought he was supposed to take me to the hospital. But he insisted I talk to Mum. But fine. I could do that and take a cab.

Showered, packed. Woman never turned up. Apparently after threatening to go to the police and having histrionics at half the family, she couldn't be arsed to leave work early. Messaged cousin, no reply. Got dark and started storming. I started having another panic attack. Messaged cousin urgently to take me to hospital because I was too out of it to take a cab. No answer. Called Mum. Said she was on her way. Hour passed. I was now screaming at the top of my lungs and bashing my head against the wall begging anyone and everyone to take me to the hospital. Neighbors heard me over the storm and called the house. Was going full on Exorcism of Emily Rose. Unblocked best friend and went on a tirade against her that sounded like a psychotic break of some kind. Instead of getting mad, she called me and listened to me howl and sob and soothed me. Called Mum again. It had been two hours since last call. Said she was on her way. I fell asleep crying.

10pm. Woke up screaming for Mum to take me to hospital. Mum burst in and said I wasn't going anywhere and to shut up and get on the bed so she could pray and apply holy oil on me. Last time I had a horrible colitis flare and begging to be taken to the hospital for an IV also she refused and forcibly annointed me with holy oil. I grabbed her bottle of holy oil and smashed it. She screamed at me that I was in her house and I would obey her. Yelled "IN THE NAME OF JESUS I CAST YOU OUT SATAN! THE POWER OF CHRIST–" and I shoved her out and locked the door. She banged on the door yelling her phone was inside. I opened the door and threw her phone at her head. She yelled that she was the one who had bought me my phone and she would call the police if I destroyed anything else.

At this point I had had four hours-long panic attacks. Was convinced I was going to die here. Made a long twitter thread enumerating the abuse and neglect and religious abuse my brother and I have been enduring at my mother's hands, ending that we would both die here. Friends immediately mobilized. I sent them all each other's numbers. One friend arranged a vehicle, another took it from the ass end of the city to my place. Two more stayed on the phone with me and walked me through getting ready and staying conscious. Snuck out of the house at half past midnight. Was half dead. Friend admitted me to the hospital and spent all night with me. Then another friend took half his work day over and stayed. Another friend I hasn't met in ten years came to see me from work and stayed late. They finally engaged a nursing service because it was hospital policy not to leave patients unattended. They were lovely too. I was so medicated I could barely help with anything, just cried and was so touch-starved I clung to my friends like a burr.

Cousin called me in the morning to ask where I was. I told him I held him responsible and would not be telling him which hospital I was in.

But more than anything I wanted my best friend. She and my closest friends were my real family and I deliberately ruined my relationships with them and drove them away because of years of undiagnosed OCD and because I wanted to destroy my relationships so I could kill myself. Bestie's kindness extended to keeping me company until I was medicated, but then she had to withdraw to heal from what I had done to her.

Spent five wonderful days in hospital. Was fed on time things I liked to eat, medicated, tucked into sleep. No thoughts. Life of a 5 yo basically. Attendants also very affectionate. Desperate for that kind of care for a longer term.

Also the attendants got very attached to me fsr. I'm a natural oversharer but I was also very doped and lonely, so I chatted a lot with them so they got to know about my medical stuff and home situ. And how passionate I was about social justice and animals and stuff. First one straight up wanted to adopt me or something. First one stayed 2 days then had to leave for family emergency. Second one tucked me in like a 5 yr old and hugged me and stroked my head till I fell asleep. She also checked up on me twice after I got home. They were like "I will call you squishy and you will be my squishy" 😂 'Twas very nice. Apparently, for all I am an intimidating menace online, irl I am babie. They were very poor and struggling ladies who needed someone to talk to as much as I did, I think.

Cousin was then supposed to come help me discharge and drop me home. So to nobody's surprise, I ended up doing all the paperwork, paying the bill, arranging a cab and going home by myself. (My beloved friends were unfortunately very stuck that day and I took my attendant with me to drop off at her stop halfway, so if wasn't quite as pitiful as it sounds.)

Nobody was home when I got there, but it was the unanimous conclusion that I need to gtfo. Cousin sister has been insistent I come stay with her bless her. Cousin again promised to drop me off at hers (lmao). Unfortunately the family cat is sick with half his face scabbed over, and the demons here would let him die if it was up to them. But he also keeps fucking off to roam before I can corral him to the vet.

Nevertheless, I was all packed and ready to gtfo today, except to exactly nobody's suprise, cousin messaged he was busy with a leadership conference and couldn't take me till tomorrow afternoon. So now I'm looking up intercity bus tickets because if he actually turns up tomorrow I will take it as a sign of the end times. He also assured me that Mum has called my aunties and accepted that she fucked up LMAOOOOO. I fucking hate these people. She could literally murder us all in cold blood and they'd find some kind of apologism for it. Jesus wept.

Meanwhile, I am still depressed but I am on so much Valium I don't even care.

#suicidality #panic attacks #parental abuse #religious abuse #ableism #sanism #hospitalization #disability #ocd #bipolar #complex ptsd #bpd #avoidant personality disorder #ocpd #ulcerative colitis #psychiatric care #anxiety #life #mental illness #spoonie #chronic illness #knee of huss #slice of life

[indiejones]

UNEARTHING THE DAYS OF THE DOMINION RAJ....OOPS FREE INDIA ! - FROM THE BOOKS- ‘INDIA REMEMBERED’ & ‘DAUGHTER OF EMPIRE’, BY PAMELA MOUNTBATTEN.

1. A letter to Mountbatten by his cousin, King of Eng,George VI, dt 13th Aug 1947, honors his admirable work at having divided the Hindus & Muslims into 2 different dominions, & how either of the 2 couldn't have stood alone in the world.

2. When Nehru came to invite Mountbatten as first Gov Gen of India, he presented him with an envelope he said had names of new Govt. Opened after he left..was a blank piece of paper.

Pamela Mountbatten writes,in rush of events,someone stuffed in the wrong piece of paper.

3. Do you know- Aug 15 was regarded as a inauspicious day in itself, as clearly known to everybody then, that being the reason all 'independence' proceedings had to be done at Aug 14 midnight! Yet of course, Aug 15 had to be the date,as the date Japan (& INA practically) surrendered to US.

4. Do you know- After the swearing-in of Gov Gen & Cabinet Ministers of 'Free India' on Aug 15, 1947, Britain's national anthem “God Save The King” was played in the Durbar Hall, followed by “Jana Gana Mana ! & Mountbatten read out the King's message to the new Dominion of India!

5. In the King's message read out to the new 'Dominion of Britain, India', the newly selected Gov Gen of 'Free India' also said “Let us gratefully acknowledge that while our achievement is in no small measure due to our own suffering & sacrifices, it is also the result of world forces & events and last though not least it is the consummation and fulfillment of the historic tradition and democratic ideas of the British race”.

6. Viceroy Mountbatten, gives national radio address to India from AIR, on June 3 1947, announcing how 2 Dominions of Britain, Pakistan & Hindustan were to be created by Aug 1947. Aug 4 fell on Gandhi's 'Silence Day', but Mountbatten’s interview of Gandhi went well, & Gandhi accepted the proposed 2 new Dominions of Britain, India & Pakistan.

7. (GANDHI'S MOST BLATANT LIE) :

On June 4 1947 Prayer Meet, after interview with Mountbatten, Gandhi as never before, speaks on his weekly Monday silence day: 'If both of us-Hindu & Muslim-cannot agree on anything else(aside from partition) then the Viceroy is left with no choice.'

This,despite knowingly fully well how new Brit PM Atlee's Cabinet Mission Plan of Feb 1946, immediately following the Royal Navy Mutiny, had openly via then Viceroy Wavell offered a unified India in 'Grouping Plan' (previously blogged).

That Jinnah accepted & Nehru rejected.

8. UNKNOWN FACTS:

Pamela Mountbatten, attending Gandhi's Prayer Meeting, writes how it would begin with a verse from the Koran, followed by chanting of an Arabic hymn, followed by 2 mins silence, & finally a 40 min discourse.

P.S. Never knew this 'universal' fact before.

9. Some fascinating tales of holidaying by Gov Gen & wife Edwina & Nehru in Apr 1948: Father Mountbatten & daughter Pamela would tactfully fall behind & allow Nehru & Edwina to walk alone together ahead in the woods. Also leaving them alone in rooms.

Of course as cure for stress.

10. Video clips from Mountbatten's' farewell from India in June 1948:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=FANqE_r4dIc

P.S. Let’s provide some background to this ‘Dominion Raj’, namely when Mountbatten & Nehru had their first important meeting, in March 1946 in Singapore, as mentioned by Mountbatten in foreword to Nehru’s sister Pt Vijaya Lakshmi's book 'The Scope of Happiness:A Personal Memoir'..on events of March 1946 that "was the beginning of a deep friendship between Nehru & Edwina & me". Namely, persuading the heavily watched/spied Nehru to NOT lay wreath on INA Memorial, the same INA memorial commemorating the achievements & success of Subhas Chandra Bose & his allies the Japanese troops, that Mountbatten had gotten demolished in 1945 itself. Writing how Nehru followed his instructions of not going to this memorial, and how those 9 days went by extremely well, a pattern of behavior that, in Mountbatten’s words were “the beginning of a deep friendship between Nehru & Edwina & him”.  A meeting that per many historians, in their analyses atleast, led to demolition & replacement of Gandhi-British pact with Nehru-British pact too.

PS. Few interesting facts outside of Pamela Mountbatten’s book, mentioned below-

1. Do you know what reason British PM Cement Atlee gave, for removing Lord Wavell from the Viceroyship of India after just 3.25 yrs (a most unusual thing as most Viceroys served from 5-7.5 yrs), & suddenly appointing Lord Mountbatten to the job in Feb 1947?

A.  In PM Atlee's words, "Mountbatten has an extraordinary facility for getting on with all kinds of people. He is also blessed with an unusual wife."

(From Roshni Rai’s documentation-based thesis on Nehru, freely available online)

2.  Ex- British PM Winston Churchill wrote a letter to new PM Clement Atlee, on July 1 1947,asking him to correct name of Atlee’s new bill to 'India Dominion Bill' & not ‘India Independence Bill’, as India was still going to owe allegiance to The King after Aug 1947, & hence not a independent community.

Only response Atlee had 3 days later, was saying "Other appointed Dominion heads disagree, & say they're independent within the Commonwealth".

Which we know is hogwash, via several blogs herein, & basic egs. like Nehru seeking King's approval in Apr 1948 to appoint Ind's next Gov Gen.

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And btw, that both Atlee & Churchill knew about privately too, as evidenced by this May 21, 1947 Churchill letter to Atlee, agreeing to support  'terms of granting Dominion Status to India' if made good on by the Indians, showing that real 'deal' with Nehru over being given Dominion Status, was much more than even the King allegiance bit, which Churchill & Atlee publicly spat on later, rather something both had agreed on earlier.

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[andystanberg]

~ still not gay ~

Word Count: 2 800

Genre: chat fic, coming out, coming to terms with sexuality, humour

Pairing(s): phan, tiny mention of kickthestickz

Warnings: swearing, so many spelling/grammar mistakes (all on purpose as it’s a chat fic), mentioned homophobia, sexual humour (not a lot)

Summary:

crabstickzzz has added PJ to the chat. PJ: what? dannyboy: chris and co. think im gay

A/N Shout out to the (formerly) ~ still not gay ~ chat, thanks for not believing I was straight. (Loosely based off my own unconventional coming out.)

AUGUST 12TH

dan is gay

crabstickzzz has added PJ to the chat.

PJ: what?

dannyboy: chris and co. think im gay

PJ: you are.

crabstickzzz: SUCK IT HOWELL

LouiseP: Chris, Dan clearly isn’t ready for blowjobs yet.

dannyboy: IM NOT GAY

PJ: sure.

crabstickzzz: wat about ur crush on phil

AmazingPhil: His what now

dannyboy: i dont have a crush on phil

PJ: sure.

dannyboy: im straight guys cmon

PJ has changed the chat name to dan is in denial and gay.

dannyboy: oh for fucks sake

dannyboy: seriously guys im 100% sure im straight

PJ: sure.

-

AUGUST 15TH

dan is in denial and gay

AmazingPhil: Why is the name always about Dan

LouiseP: This group chat is dedicated to whether or not Dan is gay. And memes.

crabstickzzz: thats all we talk about so theres no point in creating another

PJ: i’ve been in this group chat for two days and it’s true.

dannyboy: why does it matter what i am

crabstickzzz: bc u wont admit ur gay! we r teaching u to love and accept urself 4 who u r!!!

dannyboy: bullshit

AmazingPhil: Maybe we should lay off Dan a bit

dannyboy: thank you filip

AmazingPhil: Never mind please continue

dannyboy changed the chat name to i hate you all

-

Private chat between dannyboy and AmazingPhil.

AmazingPhil: You’re not mad, are you?

dannyboy: no

AmazingPhil: Sure?

dannyboy: its fine. theyre joking and having fun. i just dont get why they care so much about my sexuality though

AmazingPhil: Maybe Crabstickzzz and PJ have a crush on you and Louise is trying to wingman both???

dannyboy: yeah right. can you imagine?

AmazingPhil: You never know

dannyboy: for starters, nobody has, or ever had, or ever will have a crush on me, and secondly, crabstickzzz and pj are dating

AmazingPhil: WHAT? WHEN? HOW?

dannyboy: well i dont know for sure but cmon

AmazingPhil: Oh good. I thought I had missed their big reveal

AmazingPhil: Also don’t be so sure about the crush thing

dannyboy: what? who has a crush on me?!

dannyboy: PHIL LESTER ANSWER ME

-

NOVEMBER 20TH

i hate you all

dannyboy: GUYS OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE THE PIC ZAC EFRON JUST POSTED

LouiseP: Who’s Zack?

PJ: oh boy.

dannyboy: HOW DARE YOU! ZAC**** IS THE ACTOR OF TROY BOLTON AKA MY SPIRIT ANIMAL

AmazingPhil: I JUST SAW IT TOO HE LOOKS SO GOOD

dannyboy: I KNOW RIGHT?????

LouiseP: daNIEL

PJ: HAH KNEW IT.

dannyboy: what

crabstickzzz: ur not good at being straight, my friend

dannyboy: oh come on! i may be straight but im not BLIND!

PJ: sure.

dannyboy: phil back me up!

AmazingPhil: Dan has a point.

crabstickzzz: spoil sport

crabstickzzz has kicked AmazingPhil from the chat.

dannyboy: OI

LouiseP: Chris, add him back in.

crabstickzzz: fineeee only cause ur scary

crabstickzzz has added AmazingPhil to the chat.

dannyboy has changed the chat name to welcome back fil.

AmazingPhil has changed the chat name to chris sucks.

dannyboy: i second that

crabstickzzz: wat did i do???

PJ: you’re really asking yourself that?

-

NOVEMBER 25TH

chris sucks

LouiseP: It’s been five days are you all dea?

crabstickzzz: yep im so dea

LouiseP: Oh shut up, like you can talk.

PJ: he never stops talking. don’t encourage him, for my sake.

crabstickzzz: do not

AmazingPhil: Do too

PJ: do too.

dannyboy: do too

crabstickzzz: alright i get it

LouiseP: Do too.

LouiseP: Whoops.

crabstickzzz: watevr

crabstickzzz: so dan have u figured out that ur gay yet

dannyboy: for the last time, im like 99% sure im straight

PJ: that’s 1% less than last time.

crabstickzzz: progress!!!

dannyboy: no its just that if evan peters wanted to fuck me, i wouldnt say no

LouiseP: Hardly anyone would.

dannyboy: see? it doesnt prove anything

AmazingPhil: well…

dannyboy: I THOUGHT YOU WERE ON MY SIDE

PJ: welcome to the dark side.

AmazingPhil: I just go for whatever side is winning! Can’t blame a man for surviving

dannyboy: thats not the saying

AmazingPhil: It is now!

dannyboy: weve been over this! you cant steal sayings and try to change them

AmazingPhil: I just did

dannyboy: why am i friends with you

crabstickzzz: bc u like him

dannyboy changed the chat name to ~ still not gay ~.

PJ: sure.

LouiseP: You say that a lot.

PJ: it’s because it’s needed. if dan didn’t deny the blatantly obvious, i wouldn’t have to be sarcastic all the time.

crabstickzzz: dont lie to urself

-

NOVEMBER 27TH

~ still not gay~

dannyboy: oh my god oh m y god

AmazingPhil: What?!

dannyboy: fcukin evan peters in ahs

AmazingPhil: ARE YOU WATCHING WITHOUT ME

dannyboy: maybe…

AmazingPhil: BETRAYAL

crabstickzzz: gayyyyyy

dannyboy: fuck off let me have this chris

PJ: yeah chris, fuck off.

dannyboy: thanks pj

PJ: it’s okay. also...

dannyboy: what

PJ: gayyyyy.

AmazingPhil: Okay but Dan has a point

LouiseP: True!

dannyboy: phil and louise are my only friends

crabstickzzz: danyul they both like guys doesnt that say something

dannyboy: psh whatever

-

DECEMBER 25TH

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: ugh im stuck with sucky wifi away from home :(

AmazingPhil: Aw! Does that mean no skype tonight?

dannyboy: im using my data rn and its so slow, skype would be a nightmare. sorry phil

AmazingPhil: I’ll see you when you get back, then.

dannyboy: yeah :)

crabstickzzz: ugh stop flirting

PJ: yeah, get your own chat.

LouiseP: I think it’s cute.

dannyboy: yeah okay im leaving

PJ: he didn’t deny the flirting part though.

-

JANUARY 1ST

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: new years and no one to kiss wow what a surprise

AmazingPhil: My offer still stands ;)

LouiseP: WAIT, WHAT OFFER?!

crabstickzzz: yeah wat offer

PJ: is no one gonna..?

PJ: okay fine I guess I’ll have to do it.

PJ: gayyyyyyy

AmazingPhil: I wish

dannyboy: keep dreaming philly ;)

LouiseP: I ship it.

PJ: join the club.

dannyboy: can anybody read what the title of this chat is

crabstickzzz: we can we just dont care

PJ: the only reason no one has changed it is because of its irony.

-

JANUARY 12TH

Private chat between dannyboy and AmazingPhil

dannyboy: ahH EVAN PETERS

AmazingPhil: Dan are you sure you’re not gay

dannyboy: well i mean i have liked girls before so even if i did like guys i wouldnt be gay

AmazingPhil: Bi?

dannyboy: maybe idk

dannyboy: but anyway EVAN PETERS

-

JANUARY 16TH

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: this chat is so quiet

AmazingPhil: For the first time in forever

dannyboy: did you literally just reference Frozen

LouiseP: What’s wrong with Frozen?!

AmazingPhil: Yeah Dan what’s wrong with Frozen

PJ: he probably thinks its gay lmao.

crabstickzzz: dans literally the epitome of no homo

dannyboy: wow what a big word you used there chris

dannyboy: do you even know what it means

dannyboy: also i’ll have you know i have proudly never said no homo

AmazingPhil: I’ve tested that ;)

PJ: WOAH WHAT DID PHIL JUST MAKE A DIRTY JOKE?

LouiseP: PHIL, I THOUGHT I RAISED YOU TO BE A GOOD CHILD.

crabstickzzz: DAN WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM

dannyboy: wouldnt you like to know

crabstickzzz: wht te h fcuk

PJ: … GAYYYYYYY.

LouiseP: I second that.

AmazingPhil: I hope that

dannyboy: that doesnt make sense

PJ: okay, straight boy, he meant ‘fil hopes you’re gay, as in attracted to boys, no “no homo”’.

dannyboy: im not an idiot

crabstickzzz: debateble

dannyboy: debatable* dumbass

-

JANUARY 30TH

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHIL MY BEST FRIEND

LouiseP: Happy birthday! Wow, January went by quickly.

dannyboy: yeah can you believe that Phil Lester created January and the world was so hyped for his birthday it sped up time

PJ: oh my god, guys, holy shit.

crabstickzzz: what

PJ: DAN DIDN’T TALK ABOUT HOW BIRTHDAYS ARE A STEP CLOSER TO DEATH. AM I ALIVE?

crabstickzzz: hoLY FUCK UR RIGHT

LouiseP: Dan, you feeling okay?

dannyboy: jeez sorry for wishing my friend a happy birthday

AmazingPhil: I thought it was sweet

crabstickzzz: yeah we get it u love each other

PJ: they’re so cute but so gross.

dannyboy: i dont like phil cmon guys

AmazingPhil: I thought we had something :( you even forgot to talk about the inevitability of death for me :((((

PJ: hey, at least he didn’t say he doesn’t like guys or reference the chat name.

-

FEBRUARY 3RD

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: ugh people suck

AmazingPhil: What happened?

dannyboy: nothing

PJ: sure.

LouiseP: You can tell us, Dan.

crabstickzzz: as long as its not blackmail worthy bc in that case dont be so sure

LouiseP: Chris.

crabstickzzz: i was joking, ofc he can tell us

dannyboy: nvm, i said it was nothing

-

Private chat between dannyboy and AmazingPhil

AmazingPhil: Seriously what happened

dannyboy: one of my old friends from uni keeps asking me when im getting a girlfriend or making jokes about my lack of love life every time he sees me and im sick of it

AmazingPhil: You’ve complained about him before and it you never seemed too bothered

dannyboy: yeah well…

AmazingPhil: ?

dannyboy: i know it shouldnt bother me but this time when i tried to ignore all of his questions about getting a girlfriend or whatever he said “you’re gonna turn gay and be alone”

dannyboy: like i know gay isnt an insult but at the same time it bugs me? is that wrong?

AmazingPhil: I don’t think so. Maybe it was just that he said something like that in the first place

dannyboy: maybe… or like some internalised homophobia idk i feel shitty

dannyboy: im just so tired of everyone asking me when im gonna get a relationship

dannyboy: my mum has been making hints at it lately

AmazingPhil: I love your mum but everyone should back off

dannyboy: this is cheesy but you’re the best

AmazingPhil: No problem <3

dannyboy: <3

-

FEBRUARY 4TH

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: youll all be happy to know that i almost accidentally kissed a guy today

crabstickzzz: o H YM GOD DANYUL WELCOME TO THE GAY SIDE

dannyboy: a l m o s t + a c c i d e n t a l l y

PJ: sure.

dannyboy: i thought you had stopped with the sarcastic sures

PJ: keep dreaming, howell.

crabstickzzz: shut up time for the important qs

crabstickzzz: was it fil

LouiseP: Please for the love of god let it be Phil.

AmazingPhil: Let what be me

dannyboy: they’re freaking out over the almost kiss

AmazingPhil: Oh! Sorry guys, it wasn’t me

crabstickzzz: NOOOOOOOOO

PJ: sure.

LouiseP: Liesssssssssssssss.

dannyboy: it was this cute guy who ive been friends with for a while and we were messing around and whispering in each others ears to waste time during some meeting that was probably important and i turned just as he was whispering something and our lips almost touched

dannyboy: we jumped back just in time

PJ: there was so much gay in that that I can’t even form a coherent reason as to why it was gay.

AmazingPhil: Can you believe that Dan cheated on me :(((((()(09()

crabstickzzz: CUTE GUY? WHISPERING IN EARS? HOWL U R GAY OK

PJ: good news, chris just said my reasons for me.

LouiseP: Who’s the lucky guy?

dannyboy: first of all, weve been over this. i know when someone is cute, guy or girl. second of all, we were whispering creepy stuff like “mayonnaise” to try and freak each other out and third of all, not telling because id know you guys would stalk him

AmazingPhil: I know who it is ;)

PJ: i bet it’s phil.

dannyboy: nope. i said CUTE guy

AmazingPhil: HEY!

dannyboy: kidding. but no, it wasnt phil

-

FEBRUARY 8TH

~ still not gay ~

LouiseP: Alright, for today we put a halt on the usual Dan is gay discourse.

dannyboy: thank you friend

PJ: why? did someone die?

crabstickzzz: BREAKING TRADITION IS NOT ALLWD!!!

LouiseP: Shush, let me talk about a cute guy I saw today.

LouiseP: Anyway how do I ask him out?

AmazingPhil: Wait until Valentines and anonymously get him a rose.

dannyboy: ask him out or let your feelings pile up and watch him inevitably move on because you’re too scared to make a move

PJ: talk to him on the internet until you become best friends and be gay oops i meant straight for each other.

crabstickzzz: love poems via mysterious skype calls no one gets to know the contents of

LouiseP: The last two are unrealistic. Who talks to a stranger on the internet??? Stanger danger!1!!1!

dannyboy: fil i think theyre picking on us

AmazingPhil: Fair enough

dannyboy: YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE

-

FEBRUARY 11TH

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy: i cant wait to get nothing on valentines

LouiseP: Same.

AmazingPhil: Same

PJ: same.

crabstickzzz: sam

crabstickzzz: samr*

crabstickzzz: SAME****

dannyboy: this chat is so depressing

dannyboy: also learn how to spell

crabstickzzz: np

crabstickzzz: no*

-

FEBRUARY 13TH

~ still not gay ~

dannyboy changed the chat name to ~ not gay, but bi ~

crabstickzzz: I KNEW IR

dannyboy: shush

crabstickzzz: I FCUKIGN KNEWS IT

dannyboy: you saw nothing

crabstickzzz: YOURE BI

dannyboy: i was right about not being gay though

crabstickzzz: BUT I KNEW YOU WERENT STRAIGHT

PJ: WOAH WOAH WAIT WHAT’S HAPPENIGN OH MT FGDPL.

LouiseP: PJ ISN’T USING FULL STOPS!!! HE’S BROKEN!

LouiseP: DAN, YOU’VE BROKEN ALL OF US!!!

dannyboy: I SAID I WAS 99% SURE I WAS STRAIGHT

crabstickzzz: I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG

dannyboy: NO YOU THOUGHT I WAS GAY

dannyboy: WE WERE ALL WRONG

PJ: S T I L L.

AmazingPhil: This is so amusing

LouiseP: WHY ISN’T PHIL JOINING OUR FREAKING OUT?!

dannyboy: … might have came out already yesterday maybe haha dont kill me

PJ: WHAT?

crabstickzzz: FUK U FIL AND DANYUL

LouiseP: AND YOU’RE ONLY TELLING US NOW??????

dannyboy: yeah well coming out to phil was the first time ive ever done it so it was a little emotionally exhausted and i shook so much that i needed to recharge

AmazingPhil: He was so nervous but I’m proud of him

PJ: yeah, same.

LouiseP: I second that!

crabstickzzz: I FUCKING NKEW TOU WERE GAY

AmazingPhil: I thought we had gotten past this bit

dannyboy: chris, read the new name. im still not gay, just extremely bi

crabstickzzz: sry but i cant believe ur finally coming out

LouiseP: If you don’t mind me asking, what made you realise you were bi?

dannyboy: it all started with this one guy in high school who was so fucking hot and i had like a teensy bit of a crush on him and omg he was so pretty and one time i saw him literally leaning against a wall with his hair messed up and i died

dannyboy: i thought it was a one-time thing and i wasnt really sure if it counted considering ive only ever been attracted to girls before that, but recently ive just come to terms with that and the other thing

crabstickzzz: WHICH IS

dannyboy: nnnnnnnothing

PJ: sure.

AmazingPhil: Ha you guys aren’t on best friend level, so of course you don’t know

crabstickzzz: r00d

dannyboy: dont worry he doesnt know either, hes just being a little shit

AmazingPhil: Love you too

LouiseP: Can you imagine how much we would’ve freaked out over Phil’s message in August?

PJ: seasons change and people do too, apparently.

-

FEBRUARY 14TH

~ not gay, but bi ~

dannyboy: [image attached] someone sent me this chocolate rose with a note saying “- Voldemort” i wonder who that could be??!?!?

PJ: yeah, can anyone think of a super pale nerd who likes Harry Potter almost as much as Dan does and knows where he lives??? I’m coming up blank!!!1!!

LouiseP: Awwww, that’s so sweet!

crabstickzzz: barf

AmazingPhil: Thanks Louise I spent 2 whole pounds on it

dannyboy: spending so much for his boyfriend ew sap stop wasting money

PJ: bOYFRIEND?

crabstickzzz: WAIT I THOUGHT U 2 WERE JUST BEING WEIRD AND PLATONIC COUPLEY LIKE U ALWAYS R AND UR TELLING ME UR DATING

AmazingPhil: It turns out that the “other thing” Dan mentioned was him liking me

dannyboy: and also staring at his lips whenever he talks to me and thinkingaboutkissingthemmaybehah

LouiseP: CONGRATS, GUYS!

PJ: this is like my OTP.

crabstickzzz: *teenage girl voice* OH MY GOD MY OTP

dannyboy: lets leave before they start being weird

AmazingPhil: They’re our friends, don’t worry so much

crabstickzzz: so like did your first kiss involve tongue or

AmazingPhil: Yeah, bye.

crabstickzzz: he didnt say no

LouiseP: cHRIS.

dannyboy: if you must know, it involved NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS

dannyboy has left the chat.

AmazingPhil has left the chat.

PJ: …there was definitely tongue.

LouiseP: Agreed.

#phanfiction #phandom #phanfic #phan #came out last monday (13th feb) #to the still not gay chat #came out to the very inactive class chat this sunday (19th feb) #(only like four people saw hah) #and am planning to maybe come out to my immediate group of friends tomorrow???? #who knows #now time for the tags to promote my stuff #chat fic #coming out #humour #kickthestickz #homophobia mention

[tweedledan]

A thee stallion summer

So for a while I've struggled with my weight, I'm 22 not quite sure how much I weigh currently but I've always wanted to be thicker and have a larger muscle mass last year I got up to 130 from 117 which was very hard for me but worth it. Unfortunately I got ill twice back to back, and then I never got my mojo back. I did a fitness course at my University and I got this print out from the body composition analyzer.

Which gives a bit of info about me

Height: 5'6

Weight: 127lbs (Feb 13th, will have to check current weight)

Metabolic age: 17

What stood out the most for me was the degree of obesity, which was -8.2% I asked the lady what that meant she said it means I'm underweight. It took me by surprise I cried a little not gonna lie but I'm gonna make a turn around this summer and try to get my weight up. It also says ideal weight 138 lbs which I'm currently aiming for. I started my working out yesterday.

Day 1:

Day 2:

Was icing my leg earlier I'm going to try to keep this updated. Stay tuned.

Day 3:

Rest day, did some yoga to stretch out my muscles. Will try to weigh myself tomorrow so I know what I'm working with.

Day 4:

So I did abs today and I weighed myself. I'm pleasantly surprised 128lbs.

Day 5:

Arm day. Made it through the first week this weekend I'll be resting getting ready for the new week. I'm really tired as y'all could tell 😂😂. I'll be back on Monday.

Day 6 & 7:

These were supposed to be my rest days, but I spent yesterday moving a freezer. Does this mean I can skip tomorrow? 😁

Day 8:

Just so happened to be in white again on Monday. Didn't go to the gym but I worked from home today. Decided I'll share my workout also so here it is:

5 minute run

Squats - 25 reps 3 sets

Split squats 20 each leg 3 sets

Duck walks 2 minutes

Crunches till failure 3 sets

Russian twists 3 sets

Oblique crunches 30 reps 3 sets

Tricep dips 25 reps

Bicep curls 30 each 3 sets

3 minute run

I did the runs in the ankle weights.

The squats I used the red and black bands for the first 2 sets then I added the yellow to the last set. And I used those 3 bands for the duck walks. You will notice I do less arm work I had a shoulder injury years ago and because of it I stopped doing arm work so I'm trying to get my arms used to the work gradually. Have a good day guys.

Day 9:

Leg day once again and I decided to do something that would challenge me. No picture today because that really was a challenge. Here's what I did:

Glute activation

Glute bridge 15 reps

Clam shells 15 reps

Lunges 20 reps 3 sets

In and out squats 25 reps 3 sets

Lateral side walks until failure

Donkey Kicks 25 reps 3 sets

Calf raises 25 reps 3 sets

Wall sit plie calf raises 25 reps 3 sets

Right around the last set of donkey kicks I wanted to give up but I kept going. I did the activation, in and out squats and lateral side walks with the red and black bands. Also a side note don't think I only focus on working out, I try to maintain a good diet, sometimes I have a cookie here or there but that's about it😂😂. Tomorrow is rest day.

Day 10:

Spent today just resting and stretching very basic day 😊.

Day 11:

Today I was supposed to do abs but I donated blood today, so I'm unable to do any strenuous activity. I'll pick back up tomorrow.

Day 12:

Today my friends and I did over Mondays workout. Feeling great as usual and finally back to normal from yesterday. The weekend is rest, but I have to work so technically not rest. Happy weekend guys 😊🌴

Day 13 & 14:

I worked the entire weekend but I enjoyed the weekend regardless. Not much rest but still great.

Day 15:

Today my friend and I went to the gym, first time going to the gym since we started this, got into some weights. Was a bit rough because of the heat but a good enough challenge. Also tomorrow will be rest day instead and Wednesday will be leg day,just for this week.

Workout:

Stretch

Warmup

Kettlebell swings 30 reps 2 sets

Kettlebell walks

Kettlebell lunges 2 sets

Smith squats with resistance bands around legs 3 sets

Leg press 3 sets

Leg extensions 3 sets

Hamstring curls 3 sets

Tricep kick back 3 sets

Bicep curls 3 sets

2-Hand Tricep extension (laying)

Flys 3 sets

Leg raises 2 sets

Medicine ball Russian twists

🏋🏾‍♀🏋🏾‍♀

Day 16, 17,18 & 19:

So I started back work so workouts got paused and I didn't make it to thr gym at all but Monday.😁

Day 20 & 21:

Over the weekend I'll try to make a schedule for getting to gym because I will continue working. Have a great weekend guys.

Day 22:

Today was a holiday so I just headed to the beach. Tomorrow I'm finally going to the gym after work.

Day 23:

I missed gym again!

Day 24:

I'm stressed because I came from a place of going to the gym constantly but because of work, im unable to go gym. Today is Wednesday which is usually my rest day, but I have no reason to rest. I'm really hoping that tomorrow I can get to gym because this is annoying me. 😟😠

Day 30:

I am finally back and I finally made it to the gym 👏🙌. Felt so good going back I honestly missed it. I had a little hiccup the last few days with work but I got my time managed and I'll continue.

You can tell from my smile I'm happy lool.

#black fitblr #black fitness #fitblr #fit girls #fitfam #fitspo #fitspiration #growth #journey #weight journey #weight journal

[reflections-in-tea-cups]

Shadow

tw: pet death

We lost our beautiful, lively, shy, affectionate, panther of a house cat on Monday, March 25, 2019. While I hope the details of the past month fade from my memory, I know some of you are shocked at the news and want to know what happened. This story is still too painful to retell, so I’m putting it here.

It’s a long story with a tragic end. It’s not my best writing, but editing it further is beyond me right now. 

Shadow came into our lives on Feb. 13th, 2015. We went to the animal shelter to look at a dog – instead, we came home with an eight-year-old black cat. We thought he was a gentle old man, but as soon as he stepped out of the crate we realized they had sent us home with a panther. He was thirteen pounds of pure muscle, and the first thing he did was jump up six feet to hide on the top shelf of my closet.

Despite his size and athleticism, he was incredibly gentle and shy. He hid under the bed the first two weeks that he spent with us, only coming out after lots of cajoling. Even then, he’d often stop just at the edge of the bed so we could reach in and pet him. Once he was comfortable with us, he’d throw himself at our feet for pets and scritches, rolling around so we could get at his belly. He was always deferential to our resident female cat, despite having at least three pounds on her. He was playful and sweet, jumping up walls to catch at laser lights and crawling under the covers for morning snuggles. You always knew what his favorite toy was, as he’d leave it next to (or, more commonly, in) his food dish.

I’m not sure when he stopped eating. He still cried for food every morning and night, and he still went to the bowl and began lapping it up. We noticed that there was more wet food being left over, but that happens sometimes and it usually isn’t a problem – maybe one or both cats don’t care for that flavor of wet food, or maybe they got tired of it, or maybe they’re eating less because everyone is less active in winter. They always had access to dry food, so I didn’t worry.

I was shocked when I picked him up in late February and realized I could feel his bones. He was always a healthy, muscular cat – but suddenly he felt frail and old. Concerned, I made an vet appointment; the soonest available was two weeks away. Luck was on our side, and I got a call a few days later saying they could see us March 8th.

At the vet, we found our healthy-at-thirteen-pounds boy was now under ten. Blood work showed signs of pancreatitis, dehydration, and anemia. X-rays didn’t find anything surprising, just an empty stomach. He got anti-nausea meds, pain meds, and fluids. They sent us back home with some prescription food, instructions to monitor his food and water intake, and a blood recheck appointment set up for a week later.

His appetite increased for a few days. He still wasn’t eating enough to gain any weight, but any progress was hopeful. But by Wednesday (the 13th) he was back to barely eating anything and I called and got him an appointment for the next day. The 14th was terrifying – his weight had continued to drop, and as had his red blood cell count. They recommended hospitalization for IV fluids and medication, and to monitor his eating. I cried signing the papers to leave him there for the day.

When I went to pick him up that night, they said he hadn’t really improved and they recommended overnight hospitalization. Our vet isn’t a 24 hour clinic, so that involved transferring him to a local emergency vet. The ER vet reassured us that pancreatitis is often treated by a few days of pushing fluids, so we should remain hopeful. She also offered to do an ultrasound on his abdomen, to further look for anything else that could be causing his symptoms. No one really knew why he was so anemic, but maybe the ultra sound would see if/where he was bleeding internally.

After a sleepless night, the ER vet called to tell us Shadow had done well – they’d gotten him to eat a little, and the ultra sound hadn’t found anything too alarming or conclusive. The only thing they noted was an enlarged lymph node. We were told another day of hospitalization would be ideal, but we might be able to take him home that night. It was with a much lighter heart that we brought him back to our regular vet, giving them the overnight report and excited to get our healthy boy back soon.

However, our rollercoaster took a sudden dive. The vet reported that he hadn’t eaten and had only gotten more lethargic as the day progressed. The next diagnostic step they recommended was exploratory surgery, during which they would also insert a feeding tube so we could ensure he was getting the calories he needed. At this point, they were very worried he was about to enter liver failure from starvation.

We decided to go ahead with the surgery, which was scheduled for the next morning. We took him home that night for lots of cuddles – lapped up our affection all night. He was so happy to be back in his familiar environment, and our other cat also made it clear she was thrilled he was home.

Taking him to the vet the next morning was a tense affair. After finally being home, he wanted nothing to do with his cat carrier and let us know it. Three hours later I got a call from the vet – he’d done very well in surgery and was waking up comfortably! They had a new diagnosis based on the state of his liver and gall-bladder: feline triaditis. While they did take a couple biopsies, they were pretty confident we were on the right track. They said the prognosis was good but the at-home care would be intensive; not only were we responsible for his calorie intake through the feeding tube until he began to eat again, but there were also five medications that needed to be given once or twice a day. They still hadn’t found a source for the anemia, but hoped it would recoup with everything else.

We were thrilled to bring him home and dedicated to getting him back up to health. His food was specially prepared each day and given to him 4-5 times daily. He had to be quarantined from our other cat and dog for a while, so he was confined to the spare bedroom. Within three days, he was starting to eat on his own and was feisty enough to try and escape to the rest of the apartment whenever I opened the door. His stitches were healing well, and we got a onesie for him to wear instead of the hated cone (not that he liked it much better). The vet checked in that Monday, and was almost as excited as I was to hear how well he was doing. We started letting him explore the rest of the apartment with Leira and Kenai when we were home to monitor him, so he got more stimulation and got to hang out in all his favorite spots. Everything was looking up.

Unfortunately, it didn’t last. On Friday (the 22nd) I noticed that his eating was declining. We had just gotten him up to full calories through the feeding tube, so I figured it would take a while for his appetite to surpass what we were giving him. However, his appetite didn’t pick back up, and he began showing increased signs of nausea when I fed him. He also felt unusually warm. On Monday I called the vet, and left a message asking if this was normal recovery behavior. I spent the afternoon at home with him, waiting for the vet to call. They didn’t, so I called and asked again that evening – this time someone went back to talk to the vet in person. We were advised to take him to ER.

We went back to the ER where he had been hospitalized just ten days before. After a quick physical exam (where we saw he had lost even more weight, and he was feverish), they took him back for more bloodwork. He was extraordinarily anemic – his red blood cell count had decreased by half from its previous low levels. We could take him to a clinic that could do a blood transfusion – the nearest one was an hour away by car, and he’d have to stay there for at least 24 hours to make sure his body didn’t reject the blood. And since we didn’t know what was causing the anemia, it was likely the transfusion would only buy us a little time.

The next diagnostic step would be to test a sample of his bone marrow, a process that would involve putting him under anesthesia. There were three main suspects for his anemia at this point: a virus attacking his red blood cells and/or bone marrow, an autoimmune disorder (his body attacking his red blood cells), or cancer. We were advised that was a toss of the dice whether or not it was something treatable; even if it was, it would be extremely intensive and difficult for him.

We took some time to hold him close and think about our options. His options. For the last few weeks (and the last four years) we had discussed always trying to do what was best for him. And as he fell asleep in my arms, that most difficult choice became clear.

The vet told us we could take him home overnight if we wanted, but it we weren’t going to do a transfusion we should bring him back within 24 hours to put him to sleep. I didn’t want him to go through two more car rides (his most hated activity) and what would clearly be a painful and stressful night – we decided it would be best to let him go peacefully that night. He’d had a good day cuddling on the couch with me, Leira, and Kenai (one of the rare times I actually got a picture of him and the dog together). Luis and I held him for at least an hour, telling him we loved him and soaking in his sweetness.  Finally we knew we couldn’t delay any longer. Luis held me and I held Shadow as the vet administered the anesthesia, lulling him into sleep for the last time.

Shadow was so much more than we ever could have expected. I’ll never be able to describe him adequately, or what he meant to us. We will miss him forever, and cherish the time we did get to spend with him.

#pet death #shadow

[tsyyya]

words from 2020

ah, finally it’s 366/366. the long year is almost over. although many events are happening shockingly in this year, hopefully next year will be better. hehe, aamiin.

let me throwback to each months of 2020:

january was the month that i learned driving an automatic car for the second time. during my break from college, i tried cooking and baking from various recipe. don’t forget that i take a hiatus from social media and it was peaceful xixi.

february, the first week of 4th semester. feb 24th was a hectic day due to many assignments need to be submitted. my friends gave me a candle aromatherapy for my birthday presents :”) oh, my parents let me driving by myself to campus on feb 26th, two days after my birthday.

march was supposed to have mid exam in the campus but after the pandemic came to our country on mar 2nd, we take the exams by online. my last time in the campus was on that friday, mar 13th (if i’m not mistaken). until now i can’t go to the GPP :(

april, my sisters from boarding school were came back to home and do quarantine things. tried to do dalgona, tiktok trends, etc. (tmi but my tiktok acc was already deleted). ramadhan on apr 23th. enjoyed the hospital playlist every thursday and waiting the premiere hahaha

may, i had a salmon bbq and it was sooo delicious! eid fitr on may 24th. for the first time we had video call for silaturrahim with family :) still continue with enjoying watch kdramas: hi bye mama, hospital playlist, extracurricular.

june, i had my final exam after having some weeks of holiday after eid. nothing special happened during this month, except i bought new phone for myself, from my own savings. 

july, i’m back with the cooking and baking thingy: brownies, meat bbq, pasta, garlic bread, fried rice. decided to slip into the diamond life since lnr era ;; even though i already know svt since 2017, but i stan them start from their news about acquisition thing with agencies. wonwoo, wonranghae! kkk

august, had two-month ai course from basic to elite. thanks to this experience, i improve my skills, yay! tried to bake cornflakes cookies and it was a success :D  wonwoo photos started to fill my gallery.

september, specifically sep 5th, my mom, my sister, and i moved out to riau for my dad’s work. we tried to adapt living in the new environment, attended some webinars, courses, still do paid-promote since april :)) online classes started on sep 21st, already decided to submit proposal title and had the schedule of colloquium. i got that first week: 21st of october :$

october, i stressed because of my proposal progress, online classes, and design courses. alhamdulillah it was over after oct 21st hahaha! i got out from home on sunday, went to this town’s mall and supermarket and well it’s not that bad.

november, the beginning of pbl’s journey. the hell, they said. yea it’s not wrong tho hihi. doing the logbook. hey, btw i was the person in charge of the islamic competition (event division) for my organization. and it was my first time doing those things and i was nervous to my bone! i didn’t forget going seventeen every mondays, i always watch them without absent because it’s fun and healing, you know.

december. i recolored my hair and my mom’s. pbl and final exam for pancasila and metsyn. doing the revision of my proposal. and enjoying some variety shows and dramas. oh, pottery and foreign languages too!

anyway, it was a cool year. alhamdulillah, thanks to Allah that i can feel every moment of this year. it feels new and refreshing 20 despite that pandemic condition. after all, wearing masks and washing your hands routinely is a must! let’s fight it in 2021 too!

[31.12.2020 10:46 PM]

[jitske-communicationformakers]

initial idea and timeline

My initial idea: is to create a flip book showing the adjustments made through a timeline from when I moved to wellington to present day. Originally, I was thinking to create one side to be me and my experience in the bubble and then flip the flip book over to be able to compare that with Maoris experience of adjustment when Pakeha first arrived to this land in another flip book. I felt it is wrong for me to assume what could or couldn’t have happened if I wasn’t there to experience it myself nor am i able to consult physically with them for further required information I would've needed. After sharing my thoughts and ideas in an open discussion we came up with a conclusion to instead contrast my experience with someone close to me going through the same pandemic, so either a relative or close friend. I decided to consult with my stepmother in Nelson as I could’ve experienced the pandemic over there if haven’t decided to stay in wellington so it would be interesting to see how different life adjustments were over there. I think this is a good opportunity to challenge myself when working with a “client” to be able to work with ethics and how I use the information/knowledge that’s been passed down to me.

In addition to contrasting my experience with someone else's I might also take the opportunity to research wellingtons adjustment timeline and perhaps create a flipbook that show wellingtons evolution over time.  

I conveniently started a second of each day film on this app which started at the beginning of this year so I am to track down what I did for every single day of quarantine and my life so far in wellington

Jitske's timeline of Adjustment:

10th feb- moved to wellington and moved into new home with new flatties

13th feb- parents left

14th feb- adjustment to new flat and people began

18th feb- went back to nelson to celebrate my grandads 80th birthday

Missed O week because of this

22nd feb- came back to welly  

24th feb- uni began  

29th feb-23rd march- flooded with workload

24th march- lockdown was announced to begin at midnight on 25th so gathered any last-minute essential items before lockdown commenced  

25th march-last minute buys, began decorating room (fairy lights), also was announced that uni would then proceed to take the two weeks break early

27th march- began doing some paintings

31st march-first grocery shopping experience after lockdown commenced

2nd april – finishing off uni work, began doing daily exercises, drank a lot

12th april- lonely aspect really started kicking in

20th april- uni started up again online

26th april – neighbor's cat began continuously visiting (we named her lasagna) it was also the first animal I had seen for months other than birds

27th april – level 4 switched to level 3

4th may – finished a month of continuous everyday workouts

14th may- level 2 was announced

16th may- went to town for the first time since level 2 was announced – mega overcrowded  

20th may – first birthday celebrated without family but was able to celebrate it with a few friends from nelson that live here too  

Present day.

Kims timeline of adjustment

10th-13th feb – leaving daughter in the big city

7th march – last drink had with friends after the market in person (it being tradition to have drink every Saturday after the Saturday market with friends)

8th march – market stopped  

12th march - grandad had to leave New Zealand 2 weeks early as he was otherwise gonna be trapped in the country due to high risk - kims realisation that covid-19 was becoming a serious thing.

16th march- was painting on occasion  

23rd march- school finished for rowan, began painting rental home every day  

24th march – rowan left home to his dads over the Takaka hill because he was at risk for covid (kidney problems)

25th march – construction stopped at their rental home lockdown commenced

1st april- started painting every second day

7th april- started painting everyday

27th April – level 4 switched to level 3, construction continued

28th march- Saturday drink tradition continued but online with friends instead

4th may-Rowan came home

11th may – rowan back to school

14th may- level 2 was announced  

1st of june- rental renovation finally finished meaning an income for them will commence shortly when tenants move in

YOU DIDN’T START PAINTING FIRST WEEK

Further questions i asked kim to help me get a better understanding - to update her timeline:

What day did Opa leave and did that change anything in your schedule or routine? 

Grandad had to leave new zealand earlier due to covid-19 12th march, made everything more real for kim Realization that covid had really got out of hand 

Tracking emotions, how did you feel coming into covid, during and after level 2 was announced?  

Coming into lockdown, you knew it was coming  

Was relieved cause you could take action and stop it  

Annoying because of construction stopped  

From stay at home mum to being busy eveyday

Did you lose or gain anything during lockdown? Began a new hobby or stopped working out for example...

 gained weight, no morning walks, began sleeping in  

No money or income so had to continue to work

What were some observations you made during lockdown? 

Any change in scenery, personal mindset/attitude, change of routine or lifestyle, any change in you peers’ behavior ect.

Loved the no traffic – very quiet

Very strange observation when going for walks the dramatic walk around each other

Very use to being at home so lifestyle change wasn’t severe but for husband was a lot since he wasn’t used to staying at home so he wasn’t sure what to do with himself  

Stopped going to supermarket at all to stop being at risk

Empty house- no kids

What did your average day to day look like? How has that changed from now if anything?

Back to getting up early

Back to walking with friends  

Wake up late- have brekkie on computer- go to house to paint till sun down- come home to meal- tv watching- book in bed- sleep 

Any changes made when level 4 switched to level 3?

Working everyday to not wanting to work when it became available to tradies for that risk factor

Still no job.. Nothing to do

Gardening, cleaning

Again, for level 2 if anything?

Going back to supermarket

Rowan came home early

No work still..

started Job seeking

Day rental officially finished?

Monday 1st

Notes:  

Her suggestion for my flipbook is to have one coloured background but when lockdown commences it to change to a yellow background to resemble her being in lockdown. She also suggests when level 2 commences until present day, to have a partially yellow background blended with the old background colour to represent there still being weird lockdown elements in her situation like lines at the supermarket and the occasional person with a mask.

Have background normal  

Lockdown colour= yellow  

Changes back when lockdown finishes

Yellow still bleeds through cause there are still lockdown elements  

Cat loved them being home all the time  

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TGIWednesday and receiving unexpected windfalls!

TGIWednesday News

Wowza...time change, full moon, stock market roller coaster ride and a Friday the 13th  happening ALL this week. Panicked?  Don’t care? ... We’ll all be fine.  Regardless of your attitude, know that we are here with you as a support and way-shower. In spite of uncertain economic times there are so many blessings and things to be thankful for.  Our new audio MP3 release Windfall is a prime example because there are so many different ways to receive a Windfall.... unexpected mail box money; just found out about a job promotion; a child getting engaged or expecting a baby; a doctors report that came back all clear; a house sale that went through on one side or the other; receiving free tickets or unexpected invitations. A Windfall could be called an unexpected bonus or a happy coincidence...a piece of unexpected good fortune and it can take many forms, not just money.

TGIWednesday Download

~ A DOWNLOAD FOR RECEIVING UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS  ~ I believe think, know and feel that life can present me with Windfalls of prosperity, abundance and favor. I am ready, willing and able to accept my blessing when I hear or read this now. I know, when, where, how and why to be open to a happy coincidence now and always. I am asking in all languages and throughout all time lines and so it is.

Windfall MP3 On Sale Today!

Having recorded 3 audios to support increasing your abundance, we cleared some very core and outlying issues, but Spirit did not let me stop there and gave me another missing piece over the last few months with our new Windfall MP3. And we're now ready to release the new audio & pay attention because folks, including myself, have seen odd occurrences in our favor that could not otherwise be explained. This new recording is the 4th in our series and it's different in that it is loaded with dozens of unique one-line clearings that together will serve to create and amplify a strong morphogenic field of prosperity. It's all about disentangling, reintegrating, transforming and synchronizing energetic patterns on a cellular and quantum level to open the door to your natural state of abundance and inviting in a windfall and NOT just for money, it includes increases in multiple forms! I myself experienced a windfall of new clients and opportunities coming to me for high profile interview summits as well as a sudden and steady increase in my credit score report in the past 6 months.  Sharing the picture on the right is just a fun visual way to show with you how magical this can be. 

- Aug (710) Started writing Windfall 

- Dec (804) Recorded the audio

- Jan/Feb (816/823) Sent to test group

Each time I did something with the Audio MP3 my credit score jumped. I did not buy a new vehicle, take out loans or pay off anything. Sometimes abundance can come to you in ways other than money!

The testimonials and success stories coming in from early listeners are always a thrill and I'm excited to get an email from YOU like the one's I've already received below:

"Just got done listening to the new "Windfall" mp3 and I was not disappointed.  The word tracks conjure the perfect symphony of what's needed to light up the human DNA and create a resonance with abundance.  Each time I listen to it I can feel any negative blocks or obstacles shifting out in real time....that's how powerful it is.   Also, I just won $20 on a scratch off immediately after I listened to it for the first time, so there's that!"  - Justin A. / Florida "I happily received this email today, perhaps listening to your mp3 produced this? --- 'In Jan 2019, you didn’t cash our check for $543.32. So we’re sending you a replacement. If you find the old one under a bed, tear it up.' - Clementine C.

"The mp3 shifted my energy within seconds; I felt energy running through my meridians and the heaviness in my body and brain lift.  I continued to layer the recording, listening to it everyday, sometimes focusing, sometimes in the background and the following windfalls showed up: I got a new client and an old client who had been taking time off came back, and I won a $3000 contest!"  - Paula / Seattle "Jimmy clears, deletes, rescinds, switches every imaginable and unimaginable issue. I NEVER win on lottery or scratch off tickets. After listening to Windfall a couple of times I went out and bought tickets and doubled my money. " - Rocky / Florida

MyBeliefWorks™ for Amplifying the Field to Co-Create a Financial Windfall

Get 30 minutes and over 100 clearings! Price goes up to $57 after launch week

Buy Now for $44

**ATTENTION** When you get access to your download, it will come to you in PDF format ONLY (you are NOT missing a file) The AUDIO MP3 link will be playable from the top of page 1 of the PDF! (right-click to save). This should ease the access for both desktop & mobile users to now open both pdf & audio on one download link.

PS. I often mention the value in "layering" these audios and that's the benefit of having multiple themed and grouped clearings to focus on separate aspects and word tracks that all work together when layered. So that's why this Abundance series has multiple parts and why we're also making the original 3-mp3 set available at a special price here as well.

LIVE Appearances - Free Healing

LIVE THIS THURSDAY March 12th at 5pm EDT/2pm PDT  Wisdom of the Ancients with Ian Shelley  2020 Clearing Your Vision and Third Eye to See the Best is Yet to Come - Register Here!  

Thurs. April 9th Soul Talk with Patty Malek - Register Here Wed. May 13th The Alara Canfield Show  - Register Here

LIVE Monday March 16th at 4pm EDT/1 pm PDT  I will once again be joining the You Wealth Revolution with Darius Barazandeh as a guest speaker. We will discuss  Breaking Through Your Hidden Plateaus to Progress - Register Here!

Fish Food 

The Daily Bread To Feed The Fish

Tell The Fish: 365 Daily Inspirations & Affirmations

MARCH 11th "Today I will make decisions and stick with them.  I will follow my hunches and purse that which raises my feelings of 'something isn't right' or 'I had better double check and be sure'.  I believe that people, places, and things often show up for a reason and I will seize this day and make it my own."

From the Fish Box

"The easy and simple way of "fishing" does intrigue me.  I took a class from a woman, who in her process of reading, told us that we could break or tear up a contract with something we wanted to clear and that would do it. I did not feel that at all. I did think it was simplistic and that maybe it worked for her but it sure didn't resonate with me. So the intrigue I have with what you do, is surprising. Having been engaged with you on the phone, and feeling the energy of the clearing stuff out of the way, was visceral and I definitely felt it. Much more satisfying!  ​I know there is discernment and depth to your work although the application may seem and appear simple.  I want this to feel as if I can easily apply it for whatever comes up.....setting confusion and remembering techniques and verbiage aside. Thank you again for your help and support." - Mary S.

The Jimmy Mack Healing Radio Show

EVERY TUESDAY at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT CALL [phone] https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions

Click Here for Previous Weeks' Show and a full archive of past guests & replays.

Yesterday's Show - Special Guest Jeremy Riden  Intuitive Life Coach https://www.facebook.com/JeremyRiden/

March 17th  Special Guest Gosia Lorenz  The Joy of Living Facilitator https://www.facebook.com/quantumtransformations/

March 24th Special Guest Ayla Murray  Psychic, Intuitive, Astrologist, Tarot Reader https://www.facebook.com/harmonicperspective/

March 31st Special Guest Rev Debbie  Our resident trans medium communications with your loved ones in spirit.  Visit her Facebook page

The Jimmy Mack Healing Show is LIVE on Tuesday Nights at 9pm EDT  If you want to Listen in only, go to this website: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions OR If you want to call in & ask a question CALL [phone] No need to press #1, just dial in and you'll be in the queue. If the Call in Number above doesn’t seem to work, please use this back up Call in Number: [phone] when prompted, enter 206.806.9965 followed by #  International Callers, click the link below for the International call in list for your country.  If you're using the Free Conference Call App, it automatically re-routes the best call In number for you.  Please unblock your phone number if you wish to speak with Jimmy and or his guest host. Blocked, Restricted and Private Callers are not brought on air.

Sessions at the Tampa Office 

EVERY FRIDAY AT KODAWARI YOGA STUDIOS TAMPA

I'm scheduling 15 and 30 minute appointments at Kodawari Yoga Studios from 10am-2pm EVERY FRIDAY. *IMPT! You must call Kodawari directly to schedule times and dates with them AND pay them directly at the front desk prior to your appointment UPCOMING DATES 

March 13th March 20th  March 27th April 3rd (skipping April 10th) April 17th April 24th  Call Kodawari's front desk directly to schedule [phone] and pay at the concierge desk PRIOR  to your appointment - 15 minutes 38$ or 30 minutes 68$. 3965 Henderson Blvd Suite C Tampa [phone] http://www.kodawariyoga.com/

SEE ME AT SWANN HOLISTIC HEALTH *SPECIAL DATE*  FRIDAY APRIL 10th 10-5pm (no Kodawari that day) I’ll be offering sessions at Dr. Charla Tempone’s office at Swann Holistic Health Solutions at: NEW LOCATION! 403 S. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33609 Just south of Azeele next to Skin Savvy  Please call their office directly at [phone] in order to get on the schedule for 15-minutes 38$ / 30-minutes 68$ http://www.ctholisticsolutions.com

Receive 24/7 Prayers from Jimmy

Your name will be added to a special VIP Prayer list where Jimmy will use his intelligent computer software, src4you which runs 24/7, to delete the negative and increase the strength of the positive creating a higher probability of favorable outcomes for you.  

In addition, throughout the full 30-days, Jimmy will be dialing into your energetic signature each day upon rising and make certain that you are a clear yes, unclear to no and running forward before you start your day. He is doing the heavy lifting for you around 3am NY time while most of you are asleep in order to smooth out your way and increase your most favorable life outcomes.

The 30-day service is now being offered exclusively  and you also have the option of selecting an ongoing subscription ($95/month) which is managed through PayPal only.

Upon written email request, for each new order we offer a one-time email analysis via the intelligent healing software that Jimmy uses on your behalf.  Most clients have had amazing results and outcomes!

You can add yourself and those living in your immediate household and yes you can include pets! Merely include everyone’s names and Jimmy will add them to his daily prayers. *NOTE if the MDP Service was purchased via a special telesummit or radio show offer, prayers will be limited to BUYER ONLY - and will not include family members or pets.

You can run this monthly and stop at any time after the 30 days is up, you will have the opportunity to renew and update your list each month but are under no obligation. I believe you will experience magical transformations and make progress every day! 

Sign Up for 30-Days - $99

**Can't See The Full Email? Click Here to View Online**

Go deep sea "fishing" with Jimmy!

Level 1 is open to ANYONE at anytime! All Mastery Students:  Check your email & Login to view all the newly upgraded content including new books and audios!    

"Jimmy's My Liquid Fish Change Made Simple program is AMAZING!!! He gives you not only videos so you can see the changes within people, but also the books he's written as well! On top of that he's provided all the links and visuals you need so ANY type of learner can do it!!  I appreciated having it to download in a PDF so I can go back to it any time, plus the books and ACTUAL healing sessions so you see, know and understand the whole process even better!!Highly recommend to ANYONE looking to change and make not only their life... but everyone's around them better as well!!" - E.J. / Florida

The Certificate of Mastery Program includes 2 best-selling ebooks and 2 clearing audios plus written & video instructions, AND one-on-one time with Jimmy ALL for about the cost of a single 1-hr session! This online course is for anyone who is familiar with OR new to "fishing" and is ready to dive into the deep end & get results that are beyond the ordinary! It includes The Tackle Box & The Dowser's Handbook ebooks PLUS 2 MP3s "Clearing Dark Energies" & "Increasing Your Intuition" to help clear, strengthen and prepare your energy field for optimal “fishing” results.  This is a work-at-your-own-pace curriculum that will TEACH & CLEAR you at the same time! In under 2wks you will be finished with the program and ready to fish on your own with greater results! Level II offers Practitioner Certification for those who qualify.

LEARN MORE HERE

For those who aren't familiar, here's the list of the MyBeliefWorks™ audio library. 

Find a topic that addresses your issue(s), click on the link to read more. We had a lot of help downloading & channeling these over the years & they keep getting better. Don't forget... you can share these with you immediate friends and family.

Abundance Abuse Addiction Body Scan: Head to Toe Daily GPS Reset Dark Energies/Fears Decision Making Diet & Exercise Education & Learning Family & Relatives The Gold Coin Healing Physical Body Healing Mental Stress Holiday Stress

Increasing Intuition IRS & Tax Time Love & Romance Money Mindset Moving Forward Pain Relief Pet Healing Sales & Success Improving Sex Improving Sleep Traveling w/Ease Work & Career Weight Loss Windfall Youth & Vitality

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Jimmy Mack | Appointments Skype: Jimmy.Mack55 Clearwater Florida USA Book a 15 minute session Book a 30 minute session  Book a 60 minute session  ​ ​​Transformational Healing of Body, Mind​ & Spirit, People, Places, Pets & Situations!​ ​ Download the My Liquid Fish® Starter Kit (*Updated May 2019) Audio MP3 Downloads​ and books​ to improve your life! Get Certified in ​My Liquid Fish® Change Made Simple® Watch Free Videos on YouTube Weekly Radio Show Archives  Shop for ​Supplements ​ http://www.jimmymackhealingshop.com  www.jimmymackhealing.com Copyright ©1998-2020 All Rights Reserved  

-------------------------------------------------- TGIW newsletter managed by: Sandy Bidinger Digital Marketing Specialist at SMBeConnected Solutions www.smbeconnected.com  

Stay connected!

  Our mailing address is: Clearwater Florida 33756 USA

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TGIWednesday and receiving unexpected windfalls!

TGIWednesday News

Wowza...time change, full moon, stock market roller coaster ride and a Friday the 13th  happening ALL this week. Panicked?  Don’t care? ... We’ll all be fine.  Regardless of your attitude, know that we are here with you as a support and way-shower. In spite of uncertain economic times there are so many blessings and things to be thankful for.  Our new audio MP3 release Windfall is a prime example because there are so many different ways to receive a Windfall.... unexpected mail box money; just found out about a job promotion; a child getting engaged or expecting a baby; a doctors report that came back all clear; a house sale that went through on one side or the other; receiving free tickets or unexpected invitations. A Windfall could be called an unexpected bonus or a happy coincidence...a piece of unexpected good fortune and it can take many forms, not just money.

TGIWednesday Download

~ A DOWNLOAD FOR RECEIVING UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS  ~ I believe think, know and feel that life can present me with Windfalls of prosperity, abundance and favor. I am ready, willing and able to accept my blessing when I hear or read this now. I know, when, where, how and why to be open to a happy coincidence now and always. I am asking in all languages and throughout all time lines and so it is.

Windfall MP3 On Sale Today!

Having recorded 3 audios to support increasing your abundance, we cleared some very core and outlying issues, but Spirit did not let me stop there and gave me another missing piece over the last few months with our new Windfall MP3. And we're now ready to release the new audio & pay attention because folks, including myself, have seen odd occurrences in our favor that could not otherwise be explained. This new recording is the 4th in our series and it's different in that it is loaded with dozens of unique one-line clearings that together will serve to create and amplify a strong morphogenic field of prosperity. It's all about disentangling, reintegrating, transforming and synchronizing energetic patterns on a cellular and quantum level to open the door to your natural state of abundance and inviting in a windfall and NOT just for money, it includes increases in multiple forms! I myself experienced a windfall of new clients and opportunities coming to me for high profile interview summits as well as a sudden and steady increase in my credit score report in the past 6 months.  Sharing the picture on the right is just a fun visual way to show with you how magical this can be. 

- Aug (710) Started writing Windfall 

- Dec (804) Recorded the audio

- Jan/Feb (816/823) Sent to test group

Each time I did something with the Audio MP3 my credit score jumped. I did not buy a new vehicle, take out loans or pay off anything. Sometimes abundance can come to you in ways other than money!

The testimonials and success stories coming in from early listeners are always a thrill and I'm excited to get an email from YOU like the one's I've already received below:

"Just got done listening to the new "Windfall" mp3 and I was not disappointed.  The word tracks conjure the perfect symphony of what's needed to light up the human DNA and create a resonance with abundance.  Each time I listen to it I can feel any negative blocks or obstacles shifting out in real time....that's how powerful it is.   Also, I just won $20 on a scratch off immediately after I listened to it for the first time, so there's that!"  - Justin A. / Florida "I happily received this email today, perhaps listening to your mp3 produced this? --- 'In Jan 2019, you didn’t cash our check for $543.32. So we’re sending you a replacement. If you find the old one under a bed, tear it up.' - Clementine C.

"The mp3 shifted my energy within seconds; I felt energy running through my meridians and the heaviness in my body and brain lift.  I continued to layer the recording, listening to it everyday, sometimes focusing, sometimes in the background and the following windfalls showed up: I got a new client and an old client who had been taking time off came back, and I won a $3000 contest!"  - Paula / Seattle "Jimmy clears, deletes, rescinds, switches every imaginable and unimaginable issue. I NEVER win on lottery or scratch off tickets. After listening to Windfall a couple of times I went out and bought tickets and doubled my money. " - Rocky / Florida

MyBeliefWorks™ for Amplifying the Field to Co-Create a Financial Windfall

Get 30 minutes and over 100 clearings! Price goes up to $57 after launch week

Buy Now for $44

**ATTENTION** When you get access to your download, it will come to you in PDF format ONLY (you are NOT missing a file) The AUDIO MP3 link will be playable from the top of page 1 of the PDF! (right-click to save). This should ease the access for both desktop & mobile users to now open both pdf & audio on one download link.

PS. I often mention the value in "layering" these audios and that's the benefit of having multiple themed and grouped clearings to focus on separate aspects and word tracks that all work together when layered. So that's why this Abundance series has multiple parts and why we're also making the original 3-mp3 set available at a special price here as well.

LIVE Appearances - Free Healing

LIVE THIS THURSDAY March 12th at 5pm EDT/2pm PDT  Wisdom of the Ancients with Ian Shelley  2020 Clearing Your Vision and Third Eye to See the Best is Yet to Come - Register Here!  

Thurs. April 9th Soul Talk with Patty Malek - Register Here Wed. May 13th The Alara Canfield Show  - Register Here

LIVE Monday March 16th at 4pm EDT/1 pm PDT  I will once again be joining the You Wealth Revolution with Darius Barazandeh as a guest speaker. We will discuss  Breaking Through Your Hidden Plateaus to Progress - Register Here!

Fish Food 

The Daily Bread To Feed The Fish

Tell The Fish: 365 Daily Inspirations & Affirmations

MARCH 11th "Today I will make decisions and stick with them.  I will follow my hunches and purse that which raises my feelings of 'something isn't right' or 'I had better double check and be sure'.  I believe that people, places, and things often show up for a reason and I will seize this day and make it my own."

From the Fish Box

"The easy and simple way of "fishing" does intrigue me.  I took a class from a woman, who in her process of reading, told us that we could break or tear up a contract with something we wanted to clear and that would do it. I did not feel that at all. I did think it was simplistic and that maybe it worked for her but it sure didn't resonate with me. So the intrigue I have with what you do, is surprising. Having been engaged with you on the phone, and feeling the energy of the clearing stuff out of the way, was visceral and I definitely felt it. Much more satisfying!  ​I know there is discernment and depth to your work although the application may seem and appear simple.  I want this to feel as if I can easily apply it for whatever comes up.....setting confusion and remembering techniques and verbiage aside. Thank you again for your help and support." - Mary S.

The Jimmy Mack Healing Radio Show

EVERY TUESDAY at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT CALL [phone] https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions

Click Here for Previous Weeks' Show and a full archive of past guests & replays.

Yesterday's Show - Special Guest Jeremy Riden  Intuitive Life Coach https://www.facebook.com/JeremyRiden/

March 17th  Special Guest Gosia Lorenz  The Joy of Living Facilitator https://www.facebook.com/quantumtransformations/

March 24th Special Guest Ayla Murray  Psychic, Intuitive, Astrologist, Tarot Reader https://www.facebook.com/harmonicperspective/

March 31st Special Guest Rev Debbie  Our resident trans medium communications with your loved ones in spirit.  Visit her Facebook page

The Jimmy Mack Healing Show is LIVE on Tuesday Nights at 9pm EDT  If you want to Listen in only, go to this website: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions OR If you want to call in & ask a question CALL [phone] No need to press #1, just dial in and you'll be in the queue. If the Call in Number above doesn’t seem to work, please use this back up Call in Number: [phone] when prompted, enter 206.806.9965 followed by #  International Callers, click the link below for the International call in list for your country.  If you're using the Free Conference Call App, it automatically re-routes the best call In number for you.  Please unblock your phone number if you wish to speak with Jimmy and or his guest host. Blocked, Restricted and Private Callers are not brought on air.

Sessions at the Tampa Office 

EVERY FRIDAY AT KODAWARI YOGA STUDIOS TAMPA

I'm scheduling 15 and 30 minute appointments at Kodawari Yoga Studios from 10am-2pm EVERY FRIDAY. *IMPT! You must call Kodawari directly to schedule times and dates with them AND pay them directly at the front desk prior to your appointment UPCOMING DATES 

March 13th March 20th  March 27th April 3rd (skipping April 10th) April 17th April 24th  Call Kodawari's front desk directly to schedule [phone] and pay at the concierge desk PRIOR  to your appointment - 15 minutes 38$ or 30 minutes 68$. 3965 Henderson Blvd Suite C Tampa [phone] http://www.kodawariyoga.com/

SEE ME AT SWANN HOLISTIC HEALTH *SPECIAL DATE*  FRIDAY APRIL 10th 10-5pm (no Kodawari that day) I’ll be offering sessions at Dr. Charla Tempone’s office at Swann Holistic Health Solutions at: NEW LOCATION! 403 S. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33609 Just south of Azeele next to Skin Savvy  Please call their office directly at [phone] in order to get on the schedule for 15-minutes 38$ / 30-minutes 68$ http://www.ctholisticsolutions.com

Receive 24/7 Prayers from Jimmy

Your name will be added to a special VIP Prayer list where Jimmy will use his intelligent computer software, src4you which runs 24/7, to delete the negative and increase the strength of the positive creating a higher probability of favorable outcomes for you.  

In addition, throughout the full 30-days, Jimmy will be dialing into your energetic signature each day upon rising and make certain that you are a clear yes, unclear to no and running forward before you start your day. He is doing the heavy lifting for you around 3am NY time while most of you are asleep in order to smooth out your way and increase your most favorable life outcomes.

The 30-day service is now being offered exclusively  and you also have the option of selecting an ongoing subscription ($95/month) which is managed through PayPal only.

Upon written email request, for each new order we offer a one-time email analysis via the intelligent healing software that Jimmy uses on your behalf.  Most clients have had amazing results and outcomes!

You can add yourself and those living in your immediate household and yes you can include pets! Merely include everyone’s names and Jimmy will add them to his daily prayers. *NOTE if the MDP Service was purchased via a special telesummit or radio show offer, prayers will be limited to BUYER ONLY - and will not include family members or pets.

You can run this monthly and stop at any time after the 30 days is up, you will have the opportunity to renew and update your list each month but are under no obligation. I believe you will experience magical transformations and make progress every day! 

Sign Up for 30-Days - $99

**Can't See The Full Email? Click Here to View Online**

Go deep sea "fishing" with Jimmy!

Level 1 is open to ANYONE at anytime! All Mastery Students:  Check your email & Login to view all the newly upgraded content including new books and audios!    

"Jimmy's My Liquid Fish Change Made Simple program is AMAZING!!! He gives you not only videos so you can see the changes within people, but also the books he's written as well! On top of that he's provided all the links and visuals you need so ANY type of learner can do it!!  I appreciated having it to download in a PDF so I can go back to it any time, plus the books and ACTUAL healing sessions so you see, know and understand the whole process even better!!Highly recommend to ANYONE looking to change and make not only their life... but everyone's around them better as well!!" - E.J. / Florida

The Certificate of Mastery Program includes 2 best-selling ebooks and 2 clearing audios plus written & video instructions, AND one-on-one time with Jimmy ALL for about the cost of a single 1-hr session! This online course is for anyone who is familiar with OR new to "fishing" and is ready to dive into the deep end & get results that are beyond the ordinary! It includes The Tackle Box & The Dowser's Handbook ebooks PLUS 2 MP3s "Clearing Dark Energies" & "Increasing Your Intuition" to help clear, strengthen and prepare your energy field for optimal “fishing” results.  This is a work-at-your-own-pace curriculum that will TEACH & CLEAR you at the same time! In under 2wks you will be finished with the program and ready to fish on your own with greater results! Level II offers Practitioner Certification for those who qualify.

LEARN MORE HERE

For those who aren't familiar, here's the list of the MyBeliefWorks™ audio library. 

Find a topic that addresses your issue(s), click on the link to read more. We had a lot of help downloading & channeling these over the years & they keep getting better. Don't forget... you can share these with you immediate friends and family.

Abundance Abuse Addiction Body Scan: Head to Toe Daily GPS Reset Dark Energies/Fears Decision Making Diet & Exercise Education & Learning Family & Relatives The Gold Coin Healing Physical Body Healing Mental Stress Holiday Stress

Increasing Intuition IRS & Tax Time Love & Romance Money Mindset Moving Forward Pain Relief Pet Healing Sales & Success Improving Sex Improving Sleep Traveling w/Ease Work & Career Weight Loss Windfall Youth & Vitality

TGIFunny

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Jimmy Mack | Appointments Skype: Jimmy.Mack55 Clearwater Florida USA Book a 15 minute session Book a 30 minute session  Book a 60 minute session  ​ ​​Transformational Healing of Body, Mind​ & Spirit, People, Places, Pets & Situations!​ ​ Download the My Liquid Fish® Starter Kit (*Updated May 2019) Audio MP3 Downloads​ and books​ to improve your life! Get Certified in ​My Liquid Fish® Change Made Simple® Watch Free Videos on YouTube Weekly Radio Show Archives  Shop for ​Supplements ​ http://www.jimmymackhealingshop.com  www.jimmymackhealing.com Copyright ©1998-2020 All Rights Reserved  

-------------------------------------------------- TGIW newsletter managed by: Sandy Bidinger Digital Marketing Specialist at SMBeConnected Solutions www.smbeconnected.com  

Stay connected!

  Our mailing address is: Clearwater Florida 33756 USA

[365dailyaffirmations]

TGIWednesday and receiving unexpected windfalls!

TGIWednesday News

Wowza...time change, full moon, stock market roller coaster ride and a Friday the 13th  happening ALL this week. Panicked?  Don’t care? ... We’ll all be fine.  Regardless of your attitude, know that we are here with you as a support and way-shower. In spite of uncertain economic times there are so many blessings and things to be thankful for.  Our new audio MP3 release Windfall is a prime example because there are so many different ways to receive a Windfall.... unexpected mail box money; just found out about a job promotion; a child getting engaged or expecting a baby; a doctors report that came back all clear; a house sale that went through on one side or the other; receiving free tickets or unexpected invitations. A Windfall could be called an unexpected bonus or a happy coincidence...a piece of unexpected good fortune and it can take many forms, not just money.

TGIWednesday Download

~ A DOWNLOAD FOR RECEIVING UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS  ~ I believe think, know and feel that life can present me with Windfalls of prosperity, abundance and favor. I am ready, willing and able to accept my blessing when I hear or read this now. I know, when, where, how and why to be open to a happy coincidence now and always. I am asking in all languages and throughout all time lines and so it is.

Windfall MP3 On Sale Today!

Having recorded 3 audios to support increasing your abundance, we cleared some very core and outlying issues, but Spirit did not let me stop there and gave me another missing piece over the last few months with our new Windfall MP3. And we're now ready to release the new audio & pay attention because folks, including myself, have seen odd occurrences in our favor that could not otherwise be explained. This new recording is the 4th in our series and it's different in that it is loaded with dozens of unique one-line clearings that together will serve to create and amplify a strong morphogenic field of prosperity. It's all about disentangling, reintegrating, transforming and synchronizing energetic patterns on a cellular and quantum level to open the door to your natural state of abundance and inviting in a windfall and NOT just for money, it includes increases in multiple forms! I myself experienced a windfall of new clients and opportunities coming to me for high profile interview summits as well as a sudden and steady increase in my credit score report in the past 6 months.  Sharing the picture on the right is just a fun visual way to show with you how magical this can be. 

- Aug (710) Started writing Windfall 

- Dec (804) Recorded the audio

- Jan/Feb (816/823) Sent to test group

Each time I did something with the Audio MP3 my credit score jumped. I did not buy a new vehicle, take out loans or pay off anything. Sometimes abundance can come to you in ways other than money!

The testimonials and success stories coming in from early listeners are always a thrill and I'm excited to get an email from YOU like the one's I've already received below:

"Just got done listening to the new "Windfall" mp3 and I was not disappointed.  The word tracks conjure the perfect symphony of what's needed to light up the human DNA and create a resonance with abundance.  Each time I listen to it I can feel any negative blocks or obstacles shifting out in real time....that's how powerful it is.   Also, I just won $20 on a scratch off immediately after I listened to it for the first time, so there's that!"  - Justin A. / Florida "I happily received this email today, perhaps listening to your mp3 produced this? --- 'In Jan 2019, you didn’t cash our check for $543.32. So we’re sending you a replacement. If you find the old one under a bed, tear it up.' - Clementine C.

"The mp3 shifted my energy within seconds; I felt energy running through my meridians and the heaviness in my body and brain lift.  I continued to layer the recording, listening to it everyday, sometimes focusing, sometimes in the background and the following windfalls showed up: I got a new client and an old client who had been taking time off came back, and I won a $3000 contest!"  - Paula / Seattle "Jimmy clears, deletes, rescinds, switches every imaginable and unimaginable issue. I NEVER win on lottery or scratch off tickets. After listening to Windfall a couple of times I went out and bought tickets and doubled my money. " - Rocky / Florida

MyBeliefWorks™ for Amplifying the Field to Co-Create a Financial Windfall

Get 30 minutes and over 100 clearings! Price goes up to $57 after launch week

Buy Now for $44

**ATTENTION** When you get access to your download, it will come to you in PDF format ONLY (you are NOT missing a file) The AUDIO MP3 link will be playable from the top of page 1 of the PDF! (right-click to save). This should ease the access for both desktop & mobile users to now open both pdf & audio on one download link.

PS. I often mention the value in "layering" these audios and that's the benefit of having multiple themed and grouped clearings to focus on separate aspects and word tracks that all work together when layered. So that's why this Abundance series has multiple parts and why we're also making the original 3-mp3 set available at a special price here as well.

LIVE Appearances - Free Healing

LIVE THIS THURSDAY March 12th at 5pm EDT/2pm PDT  Wisdom of the Ancients with Ian Shelley  2020 Clearing Your Vision and Third Eye to See the Best is Yet to Come - Register Here!  

Thurs. April 9th Soul Talk with Patty Malek - Register Here Wed. May 13th The Alara Canfield Show  - Register Here

LIVE Monday March 16th at 4pm EDT/1 pm PDT  I will once again be joining the You Wealth Revolution with Darius Barazandeh as a guest speaker. We will discuss  Breaking Through Your Hidden Plateaus to Progress - Register Here!

Fish Food 

The Daily Bread To Feed The Fish

Tell The Fish: 365 Daily Inspirations & Affirmations

MARCH 11th "Today I will make decisions and stick with them.  I will follow my hunches and purse that which raises my feelings of 'something isn't right' or 'I had better double check and be sure'.  I believe that people, places, and things often show up for a reason and I will seize this day and make it my own."

From the Fish Box

"The easy and simple way of "fishing" does intrigue me.  I took a class from a woman, who in her process of reading, told us that we could break or tear up a contract with something we wanted to clear and that would do it. I did not feel that at all. I did think it was simplistic and that maybe it worked for her but it sure didn't resonate with me. So the intrigue I have with what you do, is surprising. Having been engaged with you on the phone, and feeling the energy of the clearing stuff out of the way, was visceral and I definitely felt it. Much more satisfying!  ​I know there is discernment and depth to your work although the application may seem and appear simple.  I want this to feel as if I can easily apply it for whatever comes up.....setting confusion and remembering techniques and verbiage aside. Thank you again for your help and support." - Mary S.

The Jimmy Mack Healing Radio Show

EVERY TUESDAY at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT CALL [phone] https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions

Click Here for Previous Weeks' Show and a full archive of past guests & replays.

Yesterday's Show - Special Guest Jeremy Riden  Intuitive Life Coach https://www.facebook.com/JeremyRiden/

March 17th  Special Guest Gosia Lorenz  The Joy of Living Facilitator https://www.facebook.com/quantumtransformations/

March 24th Special Guest Ayla Murray  Psychic, Intuitive, Astrologist, Tarot Reader https://www.facebook.com/harmonicperspective/

March 31st Special Guest Rev Debbie  Our resident trans medium communications with your loved ones in spirit.  Visit her Facebook page

The Jimmy Mack Healing Show is LIVE on Tuesday Nights at 9pm EDT  If you want to Listen in only, go to this website: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions OR If you want to call in & ask a question CALL [phone] No need to press #1, just dial in and you'll be in the queue. If the Call in Number above doesn’t seem to work, please use this back up Call in Number: [phone] when prompted, enter 206.806.9965 followed by #  International Callers, click the link below for the International call in list for your country.  If you're using the Free Conference Call App, it automatically re-routes the best call In number for you.  Please unblock your phone number if you wish to speak with Jimmy and or his guest host. Blocked, Restricted and Private Callers are not brought on air.

Sessions at the Tampa Office 

EVERY FRIDAY AT KODAWARI YOGA STUDIOS TAMPA

I'm scheduling 15 and 30 minute appointments at Kodawari Yoga Studios from 10am-2pm EVERY FRIDAY. *IMPT! You must call Kodawari directly to schedule times and dates with them AND pay them directly at the front desk prior to your appointment UPCOMING DATES 

March 13th March 20th  March 27th April 3rd (skipping April 10th) April 17th April 24th  Call Kodawari's front desk directly to schedule [phone] and pay at the concierge desk PRIOR  to your appointment - 15 minutes 38$ or 30 minutes 68$. 3965 Henderson Blvd Suite C Tampa [phone] http://www.kodawariyoga.com/

SEE ME AT SWANN HOLISTIC HEALTH *SPECIAL DATE*  FRIDAY APRIL 10th 10-5pm (no Kodawari that day) I’ll be offering sessions at Dr. Charla Tempone’s office at Swann Holistic Health Solutions at: NEW LOCATION! 403 S. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33609 Just south of Azeele next to Skin Savvy  Please call their office directly at [phone] in order to get on the schedule for 15-minutes 38$ / 30-minutes 68$ http://www.ctholisticsolutions.com

Receive 24/7 Prayers from Jimmy

Your name will be added to a special VIP Prayer list where Jimmy will use his intelligent computer software, src4you which runs 24/7, to delete the negative and increase the strength of the positive creating a higher probability of favorable outcomes for you.  

In addition, throughout the full 30-days, Jimmy will be dialing into your energetic signature each day upon rising and make certain that you are a clear yes, unclear to no and running forward before you start your day. He is doing the heavy lifting for you around 3am NY time while most of you are asleep in order to smooth out your way and increase your most favorable life outcomes.

The 30-day service is now being offered exclusively  and you also have the option of selecting an ongoing subscription ($95/month) which is managed through PayPal only.

Upon written email request, for each new order we offer a one-time email analysis via the intelligent healing software that Jimmy uses on your behalf.  Most clients have had amazing results and outcomes!

You can add yourself and those living in your immediate household and yes you can include pets! Merely include everyone’s names and Jimmy will add them to his daily prayers. *NOTE if the MDP Service was purchased via a special telesummit or radio show offer, prayers will be limited to BUYER ONLY - and will not include family members or pets.

You can run this monthly and stop at any time after the 30 days is up, you will have the opportunity to renew and update your list each month but are under no obligation. I believe you will experience magical transformations and make progress every day! 

Sign Up for 30-Days - $99

**Can't See The Full Email? Click Here to View Online**

Go deep sea "fishing" with Jimmy!

Level 1 is open to ANYONE at anytime! All Mastery Students:  Check your email & Login to view all the newly upgraded content including new books and audios!    

"Jimmy's My Liquid Fish Change Made Simple program is AMAZING!!! He gives you not only videos so you can see the changes within people, but also the books he's written as well! On top of that he's provided all the links and visuals you need so ANY type of learner can do it!!  I appreciated having it to download in a PDF so I can go back to it any time, plus the books and ACTUAL healing sessions so you see, know and understand the whole process even better!!Highly recommend to ANYONE looking to change and make not only their life... but everyone's around them better as well!!" - E.J. / Florida

The Certificate of Mastery Program includes 2 best-selling ebooks and 2 clearing audios plus written & video instructions, AND one-on-one time with Jimmy ALL for about the cost of a single 1-hr session! This online course is for anyone who is familiar with OR new to "fishing" and is ready to dive into the deep end & get results that are beyond the ordinary! It includes The Tackle Box & The Dowser's Handbook ebooks PLUS 2 MP3s "Clearing Dark Energies" & "Increasing Your Intuition" to help clear, strengthen and prepare your energy field for optimal “fishing” results.  This is a work-at-your-own-pace curriculum that will TEACH & CLEAR you at the same time! In under 2wks you will be finished with the program and ready to fish on your own with greater results! Level II offers Practitioner Certification for those who qualify.

LEARN MORE HERE

For those who aren't familiar, here's the list of the MyBeliefWorks™ audio library. 

Find a topic that addresses your issue(s), click on the link to read more. We had a lot of help downloading & channeling these over the years & they keep getting better. Don't forget... you can share these with you immediate friends and family.

Abundance Abuse Addiction Body Scan: Head to Toe Daily GPS Reset Dark Energies/Fears Decision Making Diet & Exercise Education & Learning Family & Relatives The Gold Coin Healing Physical Body Healing Mental Stress Holiday Stress

Increasing Intuition IRS & Tax Time Love & Romance Money Mindset Moving Forward Pain Relief Pet Healing Sales & Success Improving Sex Improving Sleep Traveling w/Ease Work & Career Weight Loss Windfall Youth & Vitality

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Jimmy Mack | Appointments Skype: Jimmy.Mack55 Clearwater Florida USA Book a 15 minute session Book a 30 minute session  Book a 60 minute session  ​ ​​Transformational Healing of Body, Mind​ & Spirit, People, Places, Pets & Situations!​ ​ Download the My Liquid Fish® Starter Kit (*Updated May 2019) Audio MP3 Downloads​ and books​ to improve your life! Get Certified in ​My Liquid Fish® Change Made Simple® Watch Free Videos on YouTube Weekly Radio Show Archives  Shop for ​Supplements ​ http://www.jimmymackhealingshop.com  www.jimmymackhealing.com Copyright ©1998-2020 All Rights Reserved  

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TGIWednesday and receiving unexpected windfalls!

TGIWednesday News

Wowza...time change, full moon, stock market roller coaster ride and a Friday the 13th  happening ALL this week. Panicked?  Don’t care? ... We’ll all be fine.  Regardless of your attitude, know that we are here with you as a support and way-shower. In spite of uncertain economic times there are so many blessings and things to be thankful for.  Our new audio MP3 release Windfall is a prime example because there are so many different ways to receive a Windfall.... unexpected mail box money; just found out about a job promotion; a child getting engaged or expecting a baby; a doctors report that came back all clear; a house sale that went through on one side or the other; receiving free tickets or unexpected invitations. A Windfall could be called an unexpected bonus or a happy coincidence...a piece of unexpected good fortune and it can take many forms, not just money.

TGIWednesday Download

~ A DOWNLOAD FOR RECEIVING UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS  ~ I believe think, know and feel that life can present me with Windfalls of prosperity, abundance and favor. I am ready, willing and able to accept my blessing when I hear or read this now. I know, when, where, how and why to be open to a happy coincidence now and always. I am asking in all languages and throughout all time lines and so it is.

Windfall MP3 On Sale Today!

Having recorded 3 audios to support increasing your abundance, we cleared some very core and outlying issues, but Spirit did not let me stop there and gave me another missing piece over the last few months with our new Windfall MP3. And we're now ready to release the new audio & pay attention because folks, including myself, have seen odd occurrences in our favor that could not otherwise be explained. This new recording is the 4th in our series and it's different in that it is loaded with dozens of unique one-line clearings that together will serve to create and amplify a strong morphogenic field of prosperity. It's all about disentangling, reintegrating, transforming and synchronizing energetic patterns on a cellular and quantum level to open the door to your natural state of abundance and inviting in a windfall and NOT just for money, it includes increases in multiple forms! I myself experienced a windfall of new clients and opportunities coming to me for high profile interview summits as well as a sudden and steady increase in my credit score report in the past 6 months.  Sharing the picture on the right is just a fun visual way to show with you how magical this can be. 

- Aug (710) Started writing Windfall 

- Dec (804) Recorded the audio

- Jan/Feb (816/823) Sent to test group

Each time I did something with the Audio MP3 my credit score jumped. I did not buy a new vehicle, take out loans or pay off anything. Sometimes abundance can come to you in ways other than money!

The testimonials and success stories coming in from early listeners are always a thrill and I'm excited to get an email from YOU like the one's I've already received below:

"Just got done listening to the new "Windfall" mp3 and I was not disappointed.  The word tracks conjure the perfect symphony of what's needed to light up the human DNA and create a resonance with abundance.  Each time I listen to it I can feel any negative blocks or obstacles shifting out in real time....that's how powerful it is.   Also, I just won $20 on a scratch off immediately after I listened to it for the first time, so there's that!"  - Justin A. / Florida "I happily received this email today, perhaps listening to your mp3 produced this? --- 'In Jan 2019, you didn’t cash our check for $543.32. So we’re sending you a replacement. If you find the old one under a bed, tear it up.' - Clementine C.

"The mp3 shifted my energy within seconds; I felt energy running through my meridians and the heaviness in my body and brain lift.  I continued to layer the recording, listening to it everyday, sometimes focusing, sometimes in the background and the following windfalls showed up: I got a new client and an old client who had been taking time off came back, and I won a $3000 contest!"  - Paula / Seattle "Jimmy clears, deletes, rescinds, switches every imaginable and unimaginable issue. I NEVER win on lottery or scratch off tickets. After listening to Windfall a couple of times I went out and bought tickets and doubled my money. " - Rocky / Florida

MyBeliefWorks™ for Amplifying the Field to Co-Create a Financial Windfall

Get 30 minutes and over 100 clearings! Price goes up to $57 after launch week

Buy Now for $44

**ATTENTION** When you get access to your download, it will come to you in PDF format ONLY (you are NOT missing a file) The AUDIO MP3 link will be playable from the top of page 1 of the PDF! (right-click to save). This should ease the access for both desktop & mobile users to now open both pdf & audio on one download link.

PS. I often mention the value in "layering" these audios and that's the benefit of having multiple themed and grouped clearings to focus on separate aspects and word tracks that all work together when layered. So that's why this Abundance series has multiple parts and why we're also making the original 3-mp3 set available at a special price here as well.

LIVE Appearances - Free Healing

LIVE THIS THURSDAY March 12th at 5pm EDT/2pm PDT  Wisdom of the Ancients with Ian Shelley  2020 Clearing Your Vision and Third Eye to See the Best is Yet to Come - Register Here!  

Thurs. April 9th Soul Talk with Patty Malek - Register Here Wed. May 13th The Alara Canfield Show  - Register Here

LIVE Monday March 16th at 4pm EDT/1 pm PDT  I will once again be joining the You Wealth Revolution with Darius Barazandeh as a guest speaker. We will discuss  Breaking Through Your Hidden Plateaus to Progress - Register Here!

Fish Food 

The Daily Bread To Feed The Fish

Tell The Fish: 365 Daily Inspirations & Affirmations

MARCH 11th "Today I will make decisions and stick with them.  I will follow my hunches and purse that which raises my feelings of 'something isn't right' or 'I had better double check and be sure'.  I believe that people, places, and things often show up for a reason and I will seize this day and make it my own."

From the Fish Box

"The easy and simple way of "fishing" does intrigue me.  I took a class from a woman, who in her process of reading, told us that we could break or tear up a contract with something we wanted to clear and that would do it. I did not feel that at all. I did think it was simplistic and that maybe it worked for her but it sure didn't resonate with me. So the intrigue I have with what you do, is surprising. Having been engaged with you on the phone, and feeling the energy of the clearing stuff out of the way, was visceral and I definitely felt it. Much more satisfying!  ​I know there is discernment and depth to your work although the application may seem and appear simple.  I want this to feel as if I can easily apply it for whatever comes up.....setting confusion and remembering techniques and verbiage aside. Thank you again for your help and support." - Mary S.

The Jimmy Mack Healing Radio Show

EVERY TUESDAY at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT CALL [phone] https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions

Click Here for Previous Weeks' Show and a full archive of past guests & replays.

Yesterday's Show - Special Guest Jeremy Riden  Intuitive Life Coach https://www.facebook.com/JeremyRiden/

March 17th  Special Guest Gosia Lorenz  The Joy of Living Facilitator https://www.facebook.com/quantumtransformations/

March 24th Special Guest Ayla Murray  Psychic, Intuitive, Astrologist, Tarot Reader https://www.facebook.com/harmonicperspective/

March 31st Special Guest Rev Debbie  Our resident trans medium communications with your loved ones in spirit.  Visit her Facebook page

The Jimmy Mack Healing Show is LIVE on Tuesday Nights at 9pm EDT  If you want to Listen in only, go to this website: https://www.freeconferencecall.com/wall/goldylocksproductions OR If you want to call in & ask a question CALL [phone] No need to press #1, just dial in and you'll be in the queue. If the Call in Number above doesn’t seem to work, please use this back up Call in Number: [phone] when prompted, enter 206.806.9965 followed by #  International Callers, click the link below for the International call in list for your country.  If you're using the Free Conference Call App, it automatically re-routes the best call In number for you.  Please unblock your phone number if you wish to speak with Jimmy and or his guest host. Blocked, Restricted and Private Callers are not brought on air.

Sessions at the Tampa Office 

EVERY FRIDAY AT KODAWARI YOGA STUDIOS TAMPA

I'm scheduling 15 and 30 minute appointments at Kodawari Yoga Studios from 10am-2pm EVERY FRIDAY. *IMPT! You must call Kodawari directly to schedule times and dates with them AND pay them directly at the front desk prior to your appointment UPCOMING DATES 

March 13th March 20th  March 27th April 3rd (skipping April 10th) April 17th April 24th  Call Kodawari's front desk directly to schedule [phone] and pay at the concierge desk PRIOR  to your appointment - 15 minutes 38$ or 30 minutes 68$. 3965 Henderson Blvd Suite C Tampa [phone] http://www.kodawariyoga.com/

SEE ME AT SWANN HOLISTIC HEALTH *SPECIAL DATE*  FRIDAY APRIL 10th 10-5pm (no Kodawari that day) I’ll be offering sessions at Dr. Charla Tempone’s office at Swann Holistic Health Solutions at: NEW LOCATION! 403 S. Habana Ave. Tampa, FL 33609 Just south of Azeele next to Skin Savvy  Please call their office directly at [phone] in order to get on the schedule for 15-minutes 38$ / 30-minutes 68$ http://www.ctholisticsolutions.com

Receive 24/7 Prayers from Jimmy

Your name will be added to a special VIP Prayer list where Jimmy will use his intelligent computer software, src4you which runs 24/7, to delete the negative and increase the strength of the positive creating a higher probability of favorable outcomes for you.  

In addition, throughout the full 30-days, Jimmy will be dialing into your energetic signature each day upon rising and make certain that you are a clear yes, unclear to no and running forward before you start your day. He is doing the heavy lifting for you around 3am NY time while most of you are asleep in order to smooth out your way and increase your most favorable life outcomes.

The 30-day service is now being offered exclusively  and you also have the option of selecting an ongoing subscription ($95/month) which is managed through PayPal only.

Upon written email request, for each new order we offer a one-time email analysis via the intelligent healing software that Jimmy uses on your behalf.  Most clients have had amazing results and outcomes!

You can add yourself and those living in your immediate household and yes you can include pets! Merely include everyone’s names and Jimmy will add them to his daily prayers. *NOTE if the MDP Service was purchased via a special telesummit or radio show offer, prayers will be limited to BUYER ONLY - and will not include family members or pets.

You can run this monthly and stop at any time after the 30 days is up, you will have the opportunity to renew and update your list each month but are under no obligation. I believe you will experience magical transformations and make progress every day! 

Sign Up for 30-Days - $99

**Can't See The Full Email? Click Here to View Online**

Go deep sea "fishing" with Jimmy!

Level 1 is open to ANYONE at anytime! All Mastery Students:  Check your email & Login to view all the newly upgraded content including new books and audios!    

"Jimmy's My Liquid Fish Change Made Simple program is AMAZING!!! He gives you not only videos so you can see the changes within people, but also the books he's written as well! On top of that he's provided all the links and visuals you need so ANY type of learner can do it!!  I appreciated having it to download in a PDF so I can go back to it any time, plus the books and ACTUAL healing sessions so you see, know and understand the whole process even better!!Highly recommend to ANYONE looking to change and make not only their life... but everyone's around them better as well!!" - E.J. / Florida

The Certificate of Mastery Program includes 2 best-selling ebooks and 2 clearing audios plus written & video instructions, AND one-on-one time with Jimmy ALL for about the cost of a single 1-hr session! This online course is for anyone who is familiar with OR new to "fishing" and is ready to dive into the deep end & get results that are beyond the ordinary! It includes The Tackle Box & The Dowser's Handbook ebooks PLUS 2 MP3s "Clearing Dark Energies" & "Increasing Your Intuition" to help clear, strengthen and prepare your energy field for optimal “fishing” results.  This is a work-at-your-own-pace curriculum that will TEACH & CLEAR you at the same time! In under 2wks you will be finished with the program and ready to fish on your own with greater results! Level II offers Practitioner Certification for those who qualify.

LEARN MORE HERE

For those who aren't familiar, here's the list of the MyBeliefWorks™ audio library. 

Find a topic that addresses your issue(s), click on the link to read more. We had a lot of help downloading & channeling these over the years & they keep getting better. Don't forget... you can share these with you immediate friends and family.

Abundance Abuse Addiction Body Scan: Head to Toe Daily GPS Reset Dark Energies/Fears Decision Making Diet & Exercise Education & Learning Family & Relatives The Gold Coin Healing Physical Body Healing Mental Stress Holiday Stress

Increasing Intuition IRS & Tax Time Love & Romance Money Mindset Moving Forward Pain Relief Pet Healing Sales & Success Improving Sex Improving Sleep Traveling w/Ease Work & Career Weight Loss Windfall Youth & Vitality

TGIFunny

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Jimmy Mack | Appointments Skype: Jimmy.Mack55 Clearwater Florida USA Book a 15 minute session Book a 30 minute session  Book a 60 minute session  ​ ​​Transformational Healing of Body, Mind​ & Spirit, People, Places, Pets & Situations!​ ​ Download the My Liquid Fish® Starter Kit (*Updated May 2019) Audio MP3 Downloads​ and books​ to improve your life! Get Certified in ​My Liquid Fish® Change Made Simple® Watch Free Videos on YouTube Weekly Radio Show Archives  Shop for ​Supplements ​ http://www.jimmymackhealingshop.com  www.jimmymackhealing.com Copyright ©1998-2020 All Rights Reserved  

-------------------------------------------------- TGIW newsletter managed by: Sandy Bidinger Digital Marketing Specialist at SMBeConnected Solutions www.smbeconnected.com  

Stay connected!

  Our mailing address is: Clearwater Florida 33756 USA

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If you’d like to visit a winter wonderland and take in all the feels of a fairytale destination, add winter in Switzerland to your travel plans!

You can visit beautiful Christmas markets, partake in fun winter sports – like sledging and skiing (for beginners and kids too), take in snow-covered panoramic views, relax in thermal baths, enjoy beautiful train journeys and relish trying Swiss specialities like Fondue: There are a lot of activities to choose from during winter in Switzerland.

Here are some suggestions for the best things to do during winter in Switzerland.

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Doesn& this look enchanted? Winter wonderland for sure This was the view from the chair lift while coming back to the base. My hands were extremely cold while taking pictures and it is important you carry thick gloves suitable for the snow. Enjoy the serenity and be careful with your things. Apparently,a lot of phones are found down below every year. Have you seen the swiss chocolate tasting video yet? Link in bio! Don& forget to Share your images using and tell us your travel stories. – – – – – – – # mundaun

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NATURE AND WILDLIFE DURING SWISS WINTERS

For those of you interested in spotting some wildlife and enjoying the stunning landscapes, you could potentially spot some mountain goats or ‘Ibex’ if you stay in a ski resort or accommodations in the . In fact, some destinations like Davos even include offers in their ‘Inside’ package where you can access complimentary activities with locals, like early morning excursions, wildlife spotting, etc.

Some other areas that I recommend for you to enjoy the natural attractions of winter in Switzerland are the Graubunden Region and the Valais Region.

Switzerland has thousands of cable cars and hiking trails, which guarantee panoramic views. On some peaks like Titlis and Glacier3000, you can also go for the Cliff Walk and take part in other snow activities. However, keep in mind that on snowy days, the visibility might be poor from the top of the mountain peaks, so it’s a good idea to ask about the visibility when buying tickets for any cable car ride.

SchneeSelital is a small ski resort in the Canton of Bern, with a spectacular winter sports area, a fun park, and possibilities for snow tubing. The Gantrisch Nature Park is located in that region – it is about one hour from Bern by train or Alpine Bus.

So visit the Nature Park and the lake, look out for wildlife, visit the monastery ruins and enjoy hiking during winter in Switzerland!

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Well Hello there! When you meet a natural poser- Where did I see these lovely mountain goats and what went on? Check out today’s Insta Story for all updates! Switzerland is celebrating this weekend, opening up a lot of UNESCO sites for the public and organizing events. I had known about Belalp for a long time,mostly about the crazy witch ski race they have each year and the myth behind it. But I am so glad I finally took this trip! The views of the Aletsch Glacier, seeing the wild mountain cows and harmless mountain goats, getting to know about the UNESCO site at the World Nature Forum, eating the Valais Rosti- all made it a beautiful day Truly am and there are so many Swiss places still on my wishlist. What places in your current country are still on your wishlist?

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CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE TRAINS IN SWITZERLAND

Trains taking you to a Chocolate Factory aren’t just a work of fiction! In Switzerland, you can choose to spend a day visiting both Chocolate and Cheese factories, as well as taking a ride on a special train serving you delicious cheeses and desserts! You can DIY and combine the visits to chocolate and cheese factories in Gruyere in ONE day by following this route.  Or you can take one of these special trains to enhance your experience:

The Chocolate Train is a vintage, belle-epoque themed train that runs between Montreaux and the Cailler Chocolate Factory at Broc. If you are staying at Montreaux and would like to go on an organized round trip, the Golden Pass ticket includes a whole day itinerary from 9am to 6pm, including visits to both factories and a visit to the town of Gruyere. http://www.goldenpass.ch/en/goldenpass/offer/view?id=15

You can book the full day tour here.

Aboard The Fondue Train at Bulle, you can go around the Gruyere region for 3 hours, and enjoy fondue along with a meringue dessert, which is included in the ticket. Remember to book the tickets in advance and you can choose to either board the train at 11.20am or at 7.20pm.

CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN SWITZERLAND

Nothing says winter in Switzerland more than a Christmas Market! There are many, many Christmas Markets to choose from in Switzerland, here are some of the larger and better-known markets and the dates for 2018:

Basel Christmas Markets – 22nd November – 23rd December

Zurich Christmas Markets – 22nd November – 24th December

Bern Christmas Markets – 1st December – 24th December

You can find out about more Christmas Markets around Switzerland here.

READ: WONDERING WHERE THE BEST CHRISTMAS MARKETS ARE IN EUROPE? READ ON…

Magical Christmas Market – Montreux Noel

Montreux Noel Christmas Market. Picture Source.

If you are in Switzerland in winter, the best place to visit is Montreux Noel – the town of Montreux’s Christmas festival.

Held for a month each year in the lead up to Christmas, this festival takes place on the edge of Lake Geneva. The main focal point is the great Christmas market but there is more to the festival than this.

There are medieval Christmas activities at the UNESCO listed Chillon Castle. You can watch Santa fly over Lake Geneva every night from the Christmas Market. There are light displays, chocolate making classes and great food.

Our favourite part, after the Christmas market, was taking the train up Rochers-de-Naye mountain to visit Santa Claus’ house. You get to meet the big man himself, and there are activities, food, and skiing. There are also great views from the train.

If you want to get into the Christmas spirit, make sure Montreux Noel is at the top of your list of things to do during winter in Switzerland!

Author: Sharon Gourlay from Simpler and Smarter

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READ: FIND OUT THE BEST CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN GERMANY

WELLNESS: THERMAL BATHS AND RELAXATION

What better way to stay warm during winter in Switzerland than soaking in one of the country’s many thermal baths. There are many to choose from, and one of my favourites is the Termali Salini & Spa in Locarno, which has an amazing location overlooking a lake and the .

If you don’t have a car, why not take a private tour from Geneva to one of the warmest thermal baths in Switzerland.

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WINTER FESTIVALS IN SWITZERLAND

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For 3 days last week, several parts of the city of Basel were covered in a carpet of confetti -due to the Fasnacht (Carnival). This reminded me of Holi,the festival of colours, when there are colours everywhere around! Also came up with 4 other similarities between these festivals. Simply click through the link in bio and check it outToday, the festival of Holi is being celebrated in India and other places around the world. Missing out on the celebrations but wish you a fun-filled and colourful year aheadLet me know if you played Holi today or if you have attended either of these festivals in the past. Stay safe and best wishes to you and your loved ones! Link- https://www.europediaries.com/2017/03/basel-fasnacht-similar-to-holi-india/ – – – – – – – –

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  There are a number of wonderful winter festivals in Switzerland, and a visit to one of them would top off any winter in Switzerland itinerary.

1.Carnival is celebrated in Basel (Basel Fasnacht) and Lucerne (Luzern Fasnacht) – 2019 dates are 11th-13th March in Basel and 28th February – 4th March in Lucerne.

2. The popular Bern Onion Festival celebrates everything onion and garlic and is held on the fourth Monday in November – that’s November 26th in 2018.

3. A more unusual winter event in Switzerland is the Belalp Witches’ Race, where skiers wear scary witch masks and race downhill

4. The Igloo Festival in Adelboden has been running for eight years now and involves building igloos to be judged. It is held 16th-17th March in 2019.

5. Adelboden is also home to the Chuenis bi Nacht – a night skiing race and Ski show held every Friday evening between 1st February and 1st March in 2019.

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Never before I have probably been closer to and felt the heat that strongly..Notice the reaction of the people right there?This was at chienbase today at Liestal,just outside Basel.Fasnacht has begun! @baselswitzerland @visitswitzerland

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READ: FIND OUT ABOUT THE MYTHS, LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE FROM SWITZERLAND

World Snow Festival, Grindelwald, Switzerland

Each year, the Swiss alpine village of Grindelwald plays host to the World Snow Festival, where figures and sculptures are carved out of huge blocks of snow.

The festival started back in 1983 when some Japanese artists carved the storybook character Heidi out of snow. These days, artists from around the world come to show off their snow-sculpting skills in the hope of being crowned the winner.

Work on the sculptures takes place in the heart of Grindelwald for the first four days of the festival (dates for 2019 are January 21 to 26) before the rankings are announced on day five.

Whilst a judging panel is in place, the general public is also asked to vote for their favourite from the 14 sculptures created during the festival.

On the final evening, the snow sculptures are illuminated, providing a wonderful spectacle for all to admire – before they melt away in the following days.

Author: Carolyn from Holidays to Europe

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HELICOPTER RIDE OVER THE JUNGFRAU

Panoramic view over the Jungfrau. Credit: mscgerber

When visiting Switzerland in winter there are so many beautiful areas to choose from! From central Switzerland to the French part, in Graubünden or even in the Italian part. Switzerland is full of beautiful places to spend your winter holidays. However, there is one place that stands out for me: The Jungfrau Region!

With its location in between some of the highest and most remarkable peaks of the European Alps, thousands of kilometres of ski slopes and the unique Top of Europe (almost 3500 meters in altitude), which you can reach by train, the Jungfrau Region is simply incredible.

In my opinion, there is something even better than just enjoying the Jungfrau Region in a regular way: By taking a helicopter ride around the area. I decided to do this in the beginning of 2018 – and it was a great decision! While a helicopter ride can be quite pricey, it offers you spectacular views of the Swiss Alps – including the possibility to land on a remote glacier. It was certainly something I will never forget.

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What a delight it would be to fly over the Alps! Picture: mscgerber

ADVENTURE SPORTS IN SWITZERLAND

Skiing in Switzerland – Not Just for Regular Skiiers

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The first time I made such a big /snowlady with friends was such a memorable experience It was also the first fime I tried skiing(pics soon) though I ofcourse slipped and fell atleast thrice But,isn& it so much fun to try new things and find out what you love? Today, I want to know what YOU love doing and if anything you tried recently made you fall in love with the activity/place/people etc. I am all ears to hear your stories.So bring them on and keep doing what you love Use to post your photo stories and get featured – @graubuenden @myswitzerland @switzerland.ch @ – – – – ling

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During winter in Switzerland, skiing is second nature to the Swiss and when it comes to where to ski, there are many places to choose from.

Whether you are a first-timer or a pro, there is somewhere to ski in Switzerland for everyone – you just need to know where to go. Luckily after living in Switzerland for years, I did some research to find out the local’s favourite spots to ski.

Kayaking on Lake Brienz

When we think of an activity like Kayaking, we would usually imagine a sunny day, a clear sky, calm ocean, and all things chirpy. But what if I told you that you can go kayaking during winter in Switzerland?

Snowclad , a lonely lake, cold wind, and hot tea – sounds exciting right? Well, it definitely is.

When we went to Switzerland in winter, we saw an ad in our hostel about winter kayaking and we were instantly excited. We booked our trip immediately.

The kayak trip started in Bonigen, located on the shore of Lake Brienz which is about 30 minutes away from Interlaken by foot or ten minutes away by bus. Once we reached Bonigen, we were surprised to see that we were literally the only people kayaking Lake Brienz.

We kayaked for about three hours and even saw the sunset from our kayaks, in the middle of the lake, the peaks of the snowy turning pink during the finality of the day. We drank hot tea on top of an old castle called Ringgenberg.

It was one of the best and most surreal experiences we had in Europe during Winter for sure.

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Sledging in Champéry

The little town of Champéry, in the francophone part of Switzerland, is a hidden gem. It is the perfect place for you and your family, or a group of friends, to rent out a secluded cabin and spend some internet-free time together.  

While many people love to ski and snowboard in Champéry, my absolute favourite activity to do there is sledging.  Every incline – from mild ones to steep ones – can be zoomed down on a wooden or plastic sledge (be sure to pack your own!) – it is absolutely exhilarating! Then, at the end of a long day of getting your adrenaline pumping, you can stare off into the magical night sky and see many of the stars of the Milky Way in their brightest beauty.

Author: Sarah from Borders and Bucketlists

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Snowboarding in Nendaz

Everyone knows that the Swiss Alps is among one of the best places to go skiing or snowboarding in Europe. However, with so many resorts and mountain towns in this small country, it can be hard to pick where to go. We spent last winter gallivanting with our snowboards around Europe and one of our all-time favourite places to snowboard was Nendaz.

The famed 4 Vallées ski resort is known for having some of the best ski terrains in the world, so travelling there just seemed ideal. It’s tough to consider any ski holiday in Switzerland a bargain, especially in comparison to nearby resorts in Austria or Italy, but few resort towns make as many “best of” lists as 4 Vallées, and Nendaz is in the heart of those valleys.

The town of Nendaz lies close to the resorts of Siviez, Thyon, Veysonnaz, and Les Collons. Altogether these resorts make up the 4 Vallées, which have a whopping 412km of ski runs – and most of these are groomed!

If you’re heading to Switzerland in the winter there is no way you can miss heading up the and going for at least one whirl down.

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Snowboarding at Portes du Soleil

As a side perk of working five Winter seasons in the Alps, I got to know dozens of ski resorts during my mid-twenties. However, to this day, the ski domain of Portes du Soleil – which comprises 12 ski resorts in the Mont Blanc in France and around the beautiful Lake Geneva in Switzerland – is my favourite and the one I’d recommend to everyone that wants to admire the unique Switzerland landscapes this country is world-famous for.

Not just a stunning spot, Les Portes du Soleil (the doors of the sun, if we were to translate its name) is also a great choice for winter sports – especially snowboarding. It has almost no crowds – unless you decide to visit during public holidays – and there are enough runs to keep you busy for a whole week of exploring and fun.

Les Portes du Soleil has over 650 km of ski pistes to suit all levels, thirty snowparks, 286 ski slopes and 196 lifts in total; which make it one of the largest ski areas in the whole world.  Champéry, Champoussin, Morgins, Les Crosets and Torgon – from where you can admire grandiose views of the famous Dents du Midi (3257m) and Dents Blanches (2756m) are in the Swiss part.

It usually opens from mid-December until late April and getting there is the easiest thing ever if you fly to Geneva. Enjoying a shared apartment and package should not break the bank, although rates can quickly increase if you decide to stay in a hotel or choose to travel during Christmas or Easter.

Author: Inma Gregorio from A World to Travel

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COSTA RICA 2019

yasir and i just came back from costa rica - our first international trip together! (not really counting pakistan, because....well it’s not worth counting it). and so, as per tradition (re: green/california) i want to remember my trip so i’m going to record the stuff here!

feb 5th, 2019

had our flight with delta, toronto > atlanta (4 hour layover) > liberia

arrived in liberia at around 9:30 pm at night and went straight to our hostel (hostal nanku) and fell asleep

feb 6th, 2019

woke up in the morning and headed to alamo car rental to get our rental for the week

got our rental and headed to our first destination; tenorio volcano national park

the weather was just gorgeous; sunny and clear skies and the drive was great

did our first hike at tenorio and saw these gorgeous falls (after going down 65698465454 steps - climbing back up them was a bitch and a half)

for me, i was too tired to continue after the first part of the hike, but yasir went on to the end to see all the different attractions

i sat there and waited for him to get back and rested my head - i hadn’t had breakfast that day and it was a hot hike so i guess that might have been why i felt sort of lightheaded

once he was back, we finished up and went back to the entrance from where i purchased cheese empanadas that a woman was selling at the park entrance (they were delicious, tasted like the sweet dawn bread that you eat in pakistan!)

then we went to arenal and on the way stopped at this little roadside cafe called cafe y macadamia with gorgeous views (below)

by the time we got to arenal (stayed at arenal observatory and lodge) yasir had already fallen asleep and i got my first taste of actual driving in costa rica; i.e. driving at 60 in total darkness which roads that had little to no shoulder that were twisty and turny and just sort of amazing/creepy to drive on!

we checked in and went to sleep pretty immediately (i think i showered first, actually)

feb 7th, 2019

we woke up and had breakfast at the lodge - this was by far both of our favourite places to stay at during our time at arenal

breakfast was done in their eating hall/dining room which opened out to an observatory deck with the arenal volcano right across from us (pictures of our room and lodge deck view below)

we finished up our breakfast with coffee on the lodge deck and then went on our free guided walk of the property

this was great! the tour guide took us through the walk and we saw toucans (first time) and danta falls and then we got to take a tractor ride back to the lodge reception (pictures below)

after this we went back to our room and rested for a bit before going out and climbing the nest - which is this lookout built on the lodge that’s i think 28 floors high!

from the top you can see arenal volcano, cerro chato, and lake arenal and gosh such beautiful views

from here we visited the arenal observatory lodge museum (which was basically a bunch of pictures and then a viewing area for again the volcano); you might think this would get tiring but gosh how often do you get to see such a gorgeous volcano - we tried to make the most of it!

then i went swimming in the lodge pool and spent some time in the hot tub while yasir stayed on his phone (which he did for MOST of the trip - drove me insane and caused a bunch of fights as well)

then we decided to go into the city la fortuna to grab some dinner and incidentally that day my sister javaria was there too; so we had dinner with her and her friend (who was doing the trip with her) and talked about what we’d done/seen so far

the dinner was at this place called nanku; it was delicious and i thoroughly enjoyed it!

then my sister treated us to ice cream (dinner was my treat :p) and they left and yasir and i went back for more ice cream 8- ) lol 

when we got back to the lodge, we realized that in my planning of the trip i had fucked up and not planned any place to stay for the following night - so we proceeded to book a night in monteverde and then subsequently cancel after we found out that half the path there is dirt roads and i got worried our 2wd wouldn’t be able to handle it

instead we booked a night in san jose (as it was on the way to manuel antonio - our final destination out of the 3 cities)

after that we went back to the lodge and again fell asleep

feb 8th, 2019

the next morning we grabbed breakfast and then again enjoyed a coffee on the lodge deck

throughout the trip the best weather we experienced was in arenal - nice and windy and sunny and just gorgeous

then we went back to our room to climb a smaller version of the nest lookout on the lodge where it looks out onto lake arenal (instead of the volcano) (picture below)

again gorgeous views *insert heart eyes emoji* and once we were done we went back to our room to pack and get ready to check out

once we were done, we checked out and went into the city la fortuna again just to sight see and explore a bit before our coffee/chocolate tour at don juan farms

the chocolate and coffee tour was pretty cool! we learned that neither of these items was indigenous to costa rica but are significant exports from there and saw how both these items are made

after the tour, we got into the car and went to san jose for the night

feb 9th, 2019

woke up in san jose the next morning (it was a mission and a half to try and find our air bnb the night before, but we managed :p)

the night before i had looked up stuff to do and found that there was a free walking tour in san jose in the mornings

so we went to that; it was really cool! we walked around the city and the guide explained some of the history

his name was guillermo (hope i’m spelling it correctly) and he was very very knowledgeable and nice and i would definitely recommend the tour again :) 

it lasted about 3 hours and then we walked around on our own for a bit and then grabbed lunch from mcdonald’s and then a crepe from pops (this baskin robbins equivalent chain there)

then once again we headed back to the car and went to manuel antonio

feb 10th, 2019

in the morning we had booked the catamaran cruise that went around the beach and we got to do snorkeling 

it was the coolest experience in the world! i thought from my greece scuba diving mishap i wouldn’t be able to snorkel, but i was surprisingly OKAY! 

yasir, however, was not :p (unsurprisingly) lol he was with the instructor the wholeeee time and was continually being made fun of :p 

after snorkeling we got food from the cruise and then headed back to the marina

then we were dropped back to our hotel (casa mare novstrm) and at the hotel we showered and got ready to go to manuel antonio national park to do the tour

at manuel antonio national park i was hoping to do the tour but unfortunately we got there around 2:30 pm and the park closes around 4 pm - so we were advised by the parks admission people that it maybe wasn’t the best time to go in

so we didn’t and i fell into despair thinking my whole costa rica trip i wouldn’t see a SLOTH! (note feb 10th was a sunday and monday all parks are closed so that was shitty because the following day was also our last day in manuel antonio)

then we decided instead to just go to the beach and play in the water; which was super fun

and while we were just lying on the beach watching, yasir found some courage to actually do the parasailing that was happening along the beach

so we did parasailing! i had originally booked my parasailing alone for the following day, but then i figured i better not lose the opportunity while yasir still has some courage in him to do it now, and so we did it together

the experience was amazing - i loved it so much!

after parasailing, we came back to the beach and played in the water some more, watched the sunset and then decided to eat at one of the restaurants along the beach (delicious food)

then we came back to the hotel and fell asleep

feb 11th, 2019

in a last ditch effort to see the sloth, i booked a group guided tour at a private property in manuel antonio

we hiked up to punta quepos and saw the ocean all around and the rainforest and oh man it was soooo beautiful and so hot

and WE FINALLY SAW A SLOTH - actually we saw THREE!

that hike was about 3 hours long, then we came back to the hotel i showered and checked out and once again we were on our way back to liberia

on the way we stopped at pops for ice cream though :p 

once we were back in liberia we got dinner at this burger place and then strolled around the city and then checked in to our last hostale (dodero)

we checked in and then we went back out to get some ice cream (just now realizing two desserts in one day, wow) from mcdonald’s and then return our rental car at alamo

we got a ride back from the alamo representative and fell asleep

feb 12th, 2019

woke up the next morning bright and early and finished up our packing

took the bus to the airport (made a scene because gave the incorrect amount of colones lol embarassing moment of the day, complete)

and then at the airport grabbed (a $59) breakfast

then got on our flight for atlanta where we would proceed to have a 9 hour layover (+ flight got delayed because some storm was happening in canada)

in any case though, we left the airport in atlanta to explore and went to the coke museum

which was a pity because when we got there i saw the CNN building and upon googling found that they do tours too! except by the time we got out of the coke museum, the tours had ended - maybe next time atlanta! 

then we grabbed some food at the popeyes/burger king and were on our way back to the airport where we rode the terminal train once end-to-end and then dicked around the airport

our flight was delayed an hour and then we boarded and sat in the dormant place for almost an additional hour

reached toronto around 2:30 am feb 13th and baba was there to pick us up and bring us home - where we immediately fell asleep (but i guess not immediately because we first had some biryani that mama had made)

and that was our trip! i loved it and hated it and loved it. i loved it twice as much as hated it (mostly because yasir was on the trip with his phone, not with me) so i guess it was well worth it :p 

i would 100% recommend costa rica to anyone as a great tourist destination! and i hope everyone goes to see what a great, educated, peaceful country looks like. and how the people are so chill and kind! 

and that’s all! finally finished this post :p 

much love,

-k

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(Olympics) S. Korean 2-man bobsleigh team comes up short of medal at home

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(Olympics) S. Korean 2-man bobsleigh team comes up short of medal at home

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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, Feb. 19 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo came up short of winning a medal in the two-man bobsleigh at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics after finishing sixth on Friday.

Won and Seo posted a combined time of 3 minutes, 17.40 seconds after four runs at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, to finish sixth among 30 teams.

Before the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, there were high expectations on the South Korean bobsleigh tandem of Won and Seo, even though they had ups and downs.

Two years ago, Won and Seo were ranked No. 1 in the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) rankings, and were considered a strong gold medal contender for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

But those expectations turned into doubts as they struggled to produce results in recent years.

South Korea’s Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo hug each other after competing in the men’s two-man bobsleigh competition at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 19, 2018. (Yonhap)

Last season, the tandem failed to record a victory and fell outside the top 10 at two World Cup stops, though they managed to take third place in the IBSF season rankings.

Adjusting to a new sled, apparent discord within the coaching staff and injury problems were cited as reasons for their inconsistent performance last season.

For this season, the South Korean duo competed in only three of the eight IBSF World Cups. They finished 10th and 13th, respectively, for the first two World Cups in the U.S., but managed to do better at the next World Cup in Canada with a No. 6 finish.

Instead of competing at the World Cups remaining, Won and Seo have been training at Olympic Sliding Centre since December to get learn every curve and turn of the track.

For sledding sports, home field advantage is crucial. All 16 IBSF-approved tracks in the world have different course settings, meaning those who have raced on the Olympic track in PyeongChang had a better chance to perform well at the Winter Games.

The historic gold medal from skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin is also considered to be the result of continuous training on the home track. He apparently had nearly 400 runs at Olympic Sliding Center before entering the Winter Games.

As for Won and Seo, they made more than 450 runs there since the South Korean sliding track was completed in October 2016.

With this home field advantage, local fans raised their expectations on the South Korean team again, with head coach Lee Yong claiming that Won and Seo are gold medal chasers at the Winter Olympics.

But it turned out home field advantage doesn’t guarantee medals.

Won and Seo, currently ranked 46th in the world, struggled from their opening heat, finishing 11th with a time of 49.50 seconds. For the first run, they were the last to race down the track, but Seo later said blaming ice conditions was not an excuse. Won blamed his driving for the shocking result.

But the two made progress later. They posted 49.39 seconds in the second heat and managed to close out the first day of the competition in ninth place. On Monday, the two started 49.15 in the third heat and climbed up to sixth place. They then marked 49.36 in the fourth heat.

The sixth place at PyeongChang 2018 is South Korea’s best-ever finish in bobsleigh at the Winter Games. Won and Seo took 18th at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

However, it was the Olympic medal that the duo has been chasing for last four years. If Won and Seo had finished inside the top three in the two-man bobsleigh, their name would had been into the history books of winters sports by becoming the first Asians to claim a medal in an Olympic bobsleigh competition.

But for Won and Seo, it’s too early to give up on their dream. They’ll still have one opportunity to make up their disappointing performance by competing in the four-man bobsleigh, which will start on Saturday.

South Korea’s Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo compete in the men’s two-man bobsleigh competition at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics at Olympic Sliding Centre in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province, on Feb. 19, 2018. (Yonhap)

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Hello Everyone!

Right first of all, I am so sorry that I haven’t been posting lately. Uni and work and life and yeah you get the picture. This is going to be a fairly long post I feel as I have a fair bit I want to share with you! so lets get started.

1- Spontaneous Trip! So a few weeks ago me and Heather decided we were bored. I didn’t have work… She was off… so what do we do? We go to London. Yes we did a very spontaneous trip to London! And when I mean spontaneous, I mean with probably 1 day in advance planning. This isn’t the first time I’ve done a very last minute trip to London though so I was sort of prepared to leave at any given minute. This was also a great chance for me to really test out my camera on my new phone as well and boy oh boy was I impressed!

We knew the destination but what did we want to do? Well one thing we had talked about previously was doing our own little BBC Sherlock Tour.

Map of our tour for any future references

Now since we only had 1 day in London and a lot to see we had to narrow it down and be very specific with timings and such. So class pay attention as I am about to begin!

We begun at Waterloo station, after a very eventful train journey up there, seeing a very cute dog, lots of protesters and an ex teacher at our secondary school (while bitching about old school teachers…) From here we made our way up to Baker Street.

Baker Street tube station has to be one of my favourites, if it’s possible to have a favourite tube station. The art on the walls of the station are just so eye catching… IT’S SHERLOCKCEPTION! Diddy Sherlocks creating a bigger Sherlock! Outside the station is a huge statue of the consulting detective himself wearing the famous cape and deerstalker while smoking on his pipe. Last time I saw the statue I was unable to get a decent photo so was quite pleased with the one I did get.

After some gawking over a station, we walked down Baker Street to the museum at 221b. Now we didn’t go in the museum (as much as I wanted and still want to) but we did get some pictures of it (THANK YOU TO THE BUS DRIVER WHO STOPPED TO LET ME TAKE A PHOTO!)

221B Baker Street and Hudson’s Restaurant

We then walked down to the Landmark Hotel, where John attempted to propose to Mary and Sherlock intruded LOL! I don’t have a photo to show you unfortunately because I got a little scared of the man on the door… Yeah I’m a wuss. ANYWAY! Once we had visited the hotel we took a nice stroll down to North Gower Street. Our original plan was to walk straight down Marylebone Road but that plan was disrupted by some police saying we weren’t allowed under the tape to pass through, even though other people were!!! So we got diverted the longer way.

Nevertheless we made it!

The filming location for 221B Baker Street in BBC Sherlock is actually 187 North Gower Street just a 20 minute walk away from the well known location. Speedy’s Cafe is run by some amazing and really friendly staff members who seem very willing to talk about the fame the café have received. Because it was lunch time and we were bloody cold, we decided to get something to eat and a nice warm cup of tea while at speedy’s and it had to be one of the best lunch’s in the world! It was lovely and quiet in their too, once we had started eating anyway, but this could be because we actually got there 30 minutes before it was due to close. The café was surrounded with Sherlock memorabilia with photos taken from filming over the years of Benedict and Martin, fan art, and even menu items named after the famous duo. There was even a dollar bill with Ben’s Sherlock on! Which I thought was amazing and really wanted! To top it off we sat in the space that Ben and Martin sat in during filming one series (cue minor freak out)

So after a nice lunch to fill our detective stomachs curtsy of Mrs Hudson, where next? Obviously to St Bartholomew’s Hospital to check to see if Molly Hooper had done a post mortem of course! We decided to tube down to St Barts’ as it was a far old walk and was bloody freezing cold!! When we arrived we first of all got stuck in a little garden/park area which we thought had another gate on the other side… Ohhh nope! Once we got out we naturally did the “SHERLOOOOOOOCKKK!!!” moment from The Reichenbach Fall before moving closer to look at the hospital itself. The hospital itself is more of a teaching hospital, for more information visit http://bartshealth.nhs.uk/our-hospitals/st-bartholomew’s-hospital/. It’s pathology department, where our own little Mousey Molly works in the morgue, is actually a museum of pathology. Although we didn’t fancy a visit inside, the windows of the hospital did assume us greatly.

SHERLOOOOOOOOOCKKKK!!!! 

It’s clear that a lot of Sherlock enthusiasts visit to leave their mark. This wasn’t the only objects with evidences of fellow Sherlockians. The telephone box next to the hospital was covered in various forms of affection. One reading ‘I am gay for John Watson’. Someone also cunningly left a Sherlock Holmes business card in the window of the phone box.

We wandered along the The Old Bailey once we had finished at St Bart’s, which luckily was just up the road. The Old Bailey is one of the most famous courthouses in the UK. It is also where notorious consulting criminal James Moriarty was put on trial, after his triple break in to Pentonville Prison, The Bank of England and The Tower of London.

After our trip to court we walked down to St Paul’s Cathedral. I love this Cathedral. The architecture of the building is truly beautiful and you can really imagine what the vivid colours must of looked like when it was first built. It was even more beautiful at this time of day, when the sunlight was hitting the building at the perfect angle.

What happened next did make us laugh quite a bit. So when we first got on the train to go to London on that chilly Saturday Morning, we were aware that there would be a Woman’s March in London that day, hence the multiple protesters. What we didn’t expect or prepare for, was for us to walk straight into the middle of a protest… Yes that’s right, we got off the tube at Charring Cross… and walked into the middle of an Anti-Trump protest. Now for some truth… IT. WAS. FUCKING. AWESOME! To see so many people come together to voice their opinions was fantastic and some of the sign’s we saw were just brilliant! My personal favourite from the day, which I saw on social media on the way home, read ‘FUCK THE FUCKING FUCKERS’. Brilliant!

I would like to say that although I do not wish to voice my opinion on the subject they were protesting, I would like to say that this was an amazing experience to witness as having never seen a protest of this magnitude in person before in my life!

So once we managed to escape the massive hoard of angry men, women and even children, we strolled down the mall and towards Carlton House Terrace, or more commonly known as The Diogenes Club, Mycroft’s little hide away.

Yet another beautiful example of London architecture.

The next hour or so took us further down The Mall to Buckingham Palace and even to Eaton Square. Since I have so many photos of the Palace, I didn’t bother to take another. When it came to Eaton Square, we walked along to find number 44. If you do not know, this is Irene Alder’s abode. We were going to walk to the house and take a photo… until we saw a guy washing his car outside the house, so Heather took a shot of the road to make it look less suspicious(?).

Earlier that day, I had said to Heather that I would take her to see a very special theatre, which luckily enough was on the route we desired anyway. We walked down Victoria Street and passed The Palace Theatre, where later this year the broadway musical Hamilton will be housed!

Now comes a funny part. We wanted to visit New Scotland Yard and take a photo of the famous spinning sign. So naturally before we went up, I googled the location to NSY… except… it wasn’t the right address. Yes it was indeed Old Scotland Yard. THEY HAD MOVED! So by this point we where extremely confused looking for a spinning box which had been gone for what seemed like a few months now!. Disappointed, we continued down the road towards Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Westminster Bridge… so basically Westminster. It is at this point that Heather comment saying that Big Ben wasn’t so Big and insisted on the name ‘Not so Big Ben’.

Not So Big Ben

Our Journey then lead us to our finally destination, Southbank and the London eye. Where the sunset had provided us the perfect opportunity for some amazing photos!

Heather being all artisticky

London Eye doing a pretty thing with its lights

That concluded our tour. Well the couple of pints of beer and the meal in The Beer House in Waterloo Station before our journey back, miming Hamilton songs in the Quiet Zone of the train did.

If you are wanting to go on the same journey around London we did, here are the locations we visited in order: 1- Baker Street (Tube Station and 221b) 2- The Landmark Hotel 3- North Gower Street & Speedy’s Café 4- St Bartholomew’s Hospital 5- The Old Bailey 6- Trafalger Square 7- Carlton House Terrace 8- Buckingham Palace 9- Eaton Square 10- The Palace Theatre 11- (Old) Scotland Yard 12- Westminster Abbey 13- Westminster Palace & Big Ben 14- Westminster Bridge 15- London Eye

2- TICKETS! Okay so before I go onto the next exciting thing that happened to me within the last two months, lets take a short break for me to tell you that I am going Sherlocked Convention 2017 at The Birmingham Metropole Hilton Hotel in October. I am going for the whole weekend so expect a verrrrryyyyy long post with lots of pictures as I am planning to take my camera with me this time! Next thing is that I am seeing Hamilton next year a week before my 21st Birthday!!! :D

3- Busted Night Driver Tour 2017 So for those of you who are Busted or McBusted fans out there prepared to be very jealous. On Monday 13th Feb, I saw Busted on their Night Driver Tour down at Portsmouth Guildhall.

Now I went their with little preparation for what song they would play as this tour was to promote their new album by the same name. But I did some research and had spent the 2 days before listening to the new album religiously! They did though play a few of the classics including Year 3000, Crashed the Wedding, Air hostess and Sleeping with the Lights on.

I have to say as much as I enjoyed their new album it was very different for them. A lot more slower content for starters but still amazing.

So I think that’ll conclude it for this post. It’s probably my longest post to date! Once again I apologise for leaving it so long to post. Hopefully with all these exciting events coming up, I will be able to tell you some more exciting stories!

Until next time!

SO. MUCH. NEEEWWWWSSSS!!!! Hello Everyone! Right first of all, I am so sorry that I haven't been posting lately. Uni and work and life and yeah you get the picture.

#Busted #Night Driver Tour #Portsmouth Guildhall

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5 Nov 2019: Cities and boxes. Health data. Political ads.

Hello, this is the Co-op Digital newsletter - it looks at what's happening in the internet/digital world and how it's relevant to the Co-op, to retail businesses, and most importantly to people, communities and society. Thank you for reading - send ideas and feedback to @rod on Twitter. Please tell a friend about it!

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Cities and boxes: convenient delivery is a growing problem

It’s all in the delivery: Amazon makes grocery delivery free with Prime, ends $15/month fee under pressure from Walmart, whose rival click and collect service was cheaper. Wider picture: the first map of America’s food supply chain.

This is a great read, and shows you what online shopping does to cities: 15% of New York City households receive a package every day - that’s 1.5 million packages, and it’s putting the city under a lot of stress.  

“In some neighborhoods, Amazon’s ubiquitous boxes are stacked and sorted on the sidewalk, sometimes on top of coverings spread out like picnic blankets. ‘They are using public space as their private warehouse [...] That is not what the sidewalk is for.’” 

The delivery networks (Amazon, Fedex etc) are building warehouses closer to customers, to cover the “last mile” more efficiently. But even so there are traffic, carbon/pollution emissions and safety arguments in favour of click and collect, as long as the collect bit reduces the number of car and van journeys.

It feels as if internet-era retailing is now back to being a last-man-standing game of tremendous capital spending and lowered gross margin to win and keep customers who want speed and convenience. You wonder if all of this can ever be sustained.

Health data

Google is buying fitness-tracker company Fitbit, the second-largest product in the “wearables” sector (and the company would probably still be independent and thriving had Apple not done so well with its Watch). There’s an interesting question about the data though. 

“Similar to our other products, with wearables, we will be transparent about the data we collect and why. We will never sell personal information to anyone. Fitbit health and wellness data will not be used for Google ads. And we will give Fitbit users the choice to review, move, or delete their data.”

Now, some readers might be suspicious about that. There’s history of arms-length health tech acquisitions eventually being absorbed into the corporate parent (see Deepmind, though maybe they’ve been diligent about keeping the Deepmind data separated, you cannot know). 

There are wider health concerns because Fitbits are used by some insurance companies to provide proof of activity, which makes your insurance premia lower. Here’s a UK/US example: Vitality. It isn’t crystal clear what data Fitbit sends to Vitality, but their page for a different device says “The Vitality Member app takes your step and heart rate workout data from Apple Health and uses that data to reward Vitality activity points [...] Opening and refreshing your Vitality Member app is the only way to send Apple Health data to Vitality to sync your activity.” (There were also some concerns a few years ago about a Facebook-owned app getting access to Vitality data.)

But you’d hope that the potential reputational risk would be really significant if it later came out that Google just scooped up the Fitbit data and used it to target you with ads for hedge trimmers and retirement planning. Significant enough that it wouldn’t be worth doing, you’d hope! Maybe this whole thing is just a big tech company fearful that it might miss the next big thing, so it’s trying a bit of... everything. Or preventing someone else buying Fitbit.

The wider context for Google is that it’s about search: Google is “looking to make it easier for doctors to search medical records, and to improve the quality of health-related search results for consumers across Google and YouTube”.

Is anything else happening in Big Tech x Health Data? Yes.

Amazon is buying Health Navigator, which does “online symptom checking and triage tools to companies that are looking to route patients to the right place”. Amzn will offer Health Navigator to employees as part of its internal pilot of Amazon Care clinics.

Facebook vows strict privacy safeguards as it rolls out preventive-health tool.

Sustainable John Lewis

“John Lewis has stopped selling 5p single-use plastic carrier bags at its Oxford store as part of a major trial to test and change shoppers’ behaviour. The sustainability initiatives, which were unveiled on Monday, are aimed at encouraging a “reduce, reuse and return” culture among customers and could provide a model for its other shops.”

Facebook and political advertising

Following on from last week, Facebook decided to leave all political speech and ads up [1] and said it’s about free speech and debate, and “it’s not about the money”. It probably *isn’t* about the money - it’s that Facebook are culturally allergic to activities that don’t scale or aren’t algorithmable (so eg effective content moderation will always be resisted at some level).

Twitter took a better position, and one that’s a decent swipe at FB, Twitboss pointing out that “it‘s not credible for us to say: “We’re working hard to stop people from gaming our systems to spread misleading info, buuut if someone pays us to target and force people to see their political ad… well… they can say whatever they want! ””.

[1] There are exceptions though. Someone made some pro-Brexit ads that FB rejected because the ads didn’t say who were promoting them. And in the US someone announced they’d stand as a candidate and deliberately use fake ads - FB didn’t like that. 

(Also from Facebook: a new logo for the parent company, to distinguish the company from the product. The logo has both a shouty ALL-CAPS style and a retro all-of-the-colours 2014 feel. 2014 was a simpler, easier time for FACEBOOK.)

Money

Perhaps all platforms eventually expand until they include financial services? Facebook has a patent for a method of comparing a user’s financial transactions to their peers. If you own several social platforms that are about performative showing-off communicating with friends, it probably makes business sense to lean in to “keeping up with the joneses”.

And Uber announces deeper push into financial services with Uber Money.

Other news

Co-op Bank starts trial of Good Loop’s ethical ad tech.

Tesco and Co-op bosses join forces with plan to fix unfair system: Our solution to reform business rates and save the High Street - “First, cut business rates for all retailers by 20 per cent. Second, level the playing field on tax between online and high street shops by introducing an online sales levy of 2 per cent on the sale of physical goods.”

Why internet-era CTOs hire developers (rather than outsourcing).

News for all of Office365’s fans! Microsoft is combining Word, Excel and Powerpoint into a single mobile app for Android users. And Yammer is being updated and integrated more closely with Outlook, Sharepoint etc.

“The farm has both left- and right-wing troll accounts. That makes their smear and support campaigns more believable: instead of just taking one position for a client, it sends trolls to work both sides, blowing hot air into a discussion, generating conflict and traffic” - life working on a troll farm.

History of the design of the Bloomberg keyboard (the Bloomberg terminal is the Wall Street trader’s computing workhorse). This story is surprisingly interesting as it goes from mad, custom designs to something more like a standard computer keyboard.

Previous newsletters:

Most opened newsletter in the last month: Uber buys grocery delivery co. Most clicked story: Workshop Tactics kit.

News 1 year ago: Just walk out - unintended consequences in checkoutless stores.

News 2 years ago: Politically weaponised social media and election influence.

Co-op Digital news and events

Co-operate: why we prioritised ‘What’s happening’ - “Balancing and satisfying user needs and commercial needs is our top priority in Co-op Digital. But in Co-operate’s case, it was more efficient for us to lay some groundwork first. Choosing to focus on What’s happening as the first product meant we could move quickly and boost team and stakeholder morale, and thinking ahead about what would be sensible and beneficial to us in the future influenced what we built first.”

Public events, most of them at Federation House:

Human values in software production - Tue 5 Nov 6pm.

SenseMaker workshop: exploring the potential for sensor journalism - Wed 6 Nov 6pm.

Practitioners Forum: vital lessons for key co-operators - Thu 7 Nov at the Studio, Manchester.

Northern Azure User Group November Meetup - Tue 12 Nov 6pm.

Content Design Manchester Public Meet-up - Wed 13 Nov 6.30pm. 

Pods Up North , an event for podcasters - Sat 23 Nov 9am..

Mind the Product - MTP Engage - Fri 7 Feb 2020 - you can get early bird tickets now.

Internal events:

All hands - Tue 5 Nov 2pm at Fed defiant.

Co-operate show & tell - Wed 6 Nov 3pm at Fed 6.

Data management show & tell - Thu 7 Nov 2.30pm at Angel Sq 13th floor breakout.

Membership show & tell - Fri 8 Nov 3pm at Fed 6 kitchen.

Food ecommerce show & tell - Mon 11 Nov 10.15am at Fed 5.

Delivery community of practice - Mon 11 Nov 1.30pm at Fed house.

Health show & tell - Tue 12 Nov 2.30pm at Fed 5 kitchen.

Targeted marketing and data ecosystem show & tell - Wed 13 Nov at Angel Sq 13th floor breakout.

Membership show & tell - Fri 15 Nov 3pm at Fed 6 kitchen.

More events at Federation House - and you can contact the events team at  [email protected]. And TechNW has a useful calendar of events happening in the North West. 

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