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A short history of editing Handel
Between 1858 and 1901 the Handel scholar Friedrich Chrysander, one of the giants of nineteenth-century German musicology, published a nearly complete edition of the composer's works, with the imprint of the Deutsche Händel-Gesellschaft which he had founded for the purpose with Gottfried Gervinus in 1856. The edition was a remarkable achievement, and all later scholars and editors are heavily indebted to him for laying the foundations of modern Handel scholarship. He produced on average two volumes a year, almost single-handed, in an age when microfilms and photocopying were unknown; in order to study Handel's autographs in the Royal Music Collection he had to make frequent journeys to England, and was allowed access to the manuscripts in uncomfortable circumstances in Buckingham Palace. He made use of earlier editions, such as those of Walsh and Cluer in Handel's time, and the two previous attempts at a collected edition, Arnold (1787-1797), and the English Handel Society (1843-1858), but these were far from complete, and his principal resource after the autographs was the collection of Handel's performing scores which he persuaded a consortium of Hamburg businessmen to purchase in 1868. Of the other secondary manuscript sources which we now have at our disposal - the Malmesbury, Lennard, Shaftesbury, Granville and Münster collections - he knew little or nothing, nor did he ever see the small but significant group of autograph manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. His inability to study such material inevitably affected the quality of edition: in particular he was often unsuccessful in assessing those aspects of the sources which involve Handel's alterations, revisions and substitutions for revivals, and he sometimes printed in his main text movements which the composer rejected before performance; on the other hand the level of accuracy that he achieved in transcribing the sources that he did consult was commendably high, and in this respect he set a standard which we have to work hard to emulate.
In 1940 Karl Vötterle, the founder of the firm of Bärenreiter, mooted the idea of a new edition of selected works of Handel, amounting to just ten volumes. He had thought of a collaboration with an English publisher, but the war clearly made that impossible. The idea was pursued in Halle, and by 1941 the title »Hallische Händel- Ausgabe« had been established. There was some uncertainty about how the new edition should relate to Chrysander's. In 1943 Vötterle wrote that the proposed volumes should have at their core works suitable for domestic use (»Hausmusik«), to be expanded to a complete edition if that were felt desirable.
In a document issued by Bärenreiter on 20 July 1943 the question of editorial principle was discussed; Vötterle wondered whether photocopies from England might be had via Switzerland, after Rudolf Steglich, who was to oversee the volumes, had considered the problems of such acquisition. It was agreed that the edition should proceed, even if source material could not be obtained because of the war. The volumes proposed were a vocal score of Deidamia and the 1720 set of keyboard suites, both edited by Steglich, and the Op. 4 organ concertos edited by Karl Matthaei; the next volume would be Serse, edited by Steglich. Deidamia appeared in 1945, but the other three were not published until the 1950s, after the foundation in 1952 of the Georg- Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft, and the edition had been set up officially as being issued under its direction. The Deidamia vocal score was based on Chrysander, but with much editorial addition in the stage directions, expression marks and phrasing, and rewriting of the continuo cadences of the recitatives.
There is no doubt that the idea of the HHA being a complete critical edition took some time to be established: the first volume to be published, as Series IV volume 1, was Steglich's edition of the 1720 Suites, based on the Cluer edition, with minimal input from the autographs; volume 2 was Matthaei's Op. 4, with copious editorial expression marks and phrasing, and additional inner voices in the organ part. Volumes 3 and 4, from 1955, are respectively the sonatas for flute and recorder, and those for violin. These early volumes were presented as practical editions based on Chrysander, and gave the impression that this was what the HHA was all about.
In 1958 came Alexander's Feast, edited by Konrad Ameln; this was the first volume to have a full Critical Report, published separately as a 51-page booklet. Serse, edited by Steglich, appeared also in 1958, with no Critical Report, and based once again on Chrysander, with features similar to those of the Deidamia vocal score.
The volumes issued thus far were severely criticised by British, American and German scholars, and these criticisms led quite rapidly to a re-assessment of what the edition was supposed to be. The process was helped by the great expansion of Handel scholarship in the fifties, sixties and seventies, which revealed the importance of the secondary manuscript collections, and made them accessible to scholars, especially the purchase of the Newman Flower Collection by the Manchester Public Libraries in 1965, and the opening of the Malmesbury Collection to Handel specialists in 1967. British and American scholars, who had easy access to the sources, were brought in as volume editors, and real efforts were made to advance the scholarly standards of the edition. This process was facilitated by the new techniques of paper-analysis - the study of watermarks and rastra - the availability of microfilms, and the publication of the thematic catalogue (HWV) by the distinguished Halle scholar Bernd Baselt. In 1984 an Editorial Board was set up with members from Germany, Great Britain and the United States, with the function of overseeing the production of the volumes, and appointing monitors to scrutinise them.
The Halle Handel edition today
So in the last twenty years the HHA has developed into a modern critical edition, whose administration is organised to ensure the highest degree of scholarly accuracy. As well as the Editorial Board which oversees the whole process, there is an Editorial Office (Redaktion) in the Händel-Haus in Halle, staffed by three experienced musicologists, whose task is to scrutinise in great detail the work submitted by the individual volume editors, checking every note and every reference against the original sources, and correcting the publishers' proof-sheets in collaboration with the editors.
Alongside the production of new volumes, there has been a process of issuing revisions (»Neuausgaben«) of the unsatisfactory early volumes, and so far these have been welcomed by subscribers and reviewers.

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A: getEntityType() only returns OWLCLASS/OWLOBJECTPROPERTY/OWLNAMEDIDIVIDUAL, i.e., OWLAPI specific values about what an entity is, not about its role in an ontology or position in a hierarchy.
Also, it is possible to pun (i.e., an OWLNamedIndividual and an OWLClass can have the same IRI), but the two entities are distinct, so from one you cannot go to the other directly.
OWLNamedIndividual.getTypes(OWLOntology) has been removed in version 4.
It is possible to achieve the same result with
EntitySearcher.getTypes(OWLIndividual, OWLOntology)
Note that the results will only be asserted types for the individual - in order to get inferred results, you need to use an OWLReasoner.
Reasoners are still built the same way as for OWLAPI 3: https://github.com/owlcs/owlapi/wiki/DL-Queries-with-a-real-reasoner
However there are no releases of reasoners using OWLAPI 4, as far as I know. There are a few experimental branches:
The version4 branch of JFact is in SNAPSHOT state: https://github.com/owlcs/jfact
A HermiT fork working with OWLAPI 4 is available here: https://github.com/ignazio1977/hermit-reasoner
Both will need local build to be used.

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Actress Julia Fox shared that it was a dream come true while revealing that Kanye got an entire hotel suite full of clothes for her
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Actress Julia Fox has been consistently in the news in the past few days thanks to her budding romance with Ye (formerly Kanye West). In her latest interview, the 'Uncut Gems' actress shed light on her relationship with the 44-year-old rapper as steamy photos of them making out emerged on the internet.
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Fox, who is known for her performances in 'Puppet' and 'PVT CHAT', rose to prominence as a model, actress, and author. The 1990-born star had also been a successful entrepreneur with multiple projects. She launched the popular knitwear brand Franziska Fox, which has now been discontinued. She also made headlines and raked in the moolah with her bizarre art exhibitions like R.I.P Julia Fox, which involved extracting her own blood to create self-portraits on white silk. The Italy-born polymath is also known for her photography books 'Symptomatic of a Relationship Gone Sour: Heartburn/Nausea' and 'PTSD'.
Julia Fox, the mother of one, has an estimated net worth of around $30 Million. She was married to pilot Peter Artemiev but the duo separated recently. It remains to be seen where her romance with Ye is headed, given how obsessed the latter was to reunite with Kim Kardashian who is currently having fun with new beau Pete Davidson.
"How much is Fox worth? Julia Fox makes a lot of money from her chosen profession. She is without a doubt one of the wealthiest women in modern society," a fan tweeted.
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How much is Fox worth? Julia Fox makes a lot of money from her chosen profession. She is without a doubt one of the wealthiest women in modern society. Fox's net worth is estimated to be $30 millionhttps://t.co/lSLnFuF3ho
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So it came to my attention today, that I say stuff. Yes, I say stuff. And often, people have no idea what I'm talking about what I say this stuff. Or, I'll say something so genius that people are like, "Woah, you're a genius." So for your benefit and mine, I've decided to create a list of some of the things I say that are either incredibly weird or incredibly genius or both. A Sarah Dictionary if you will.
Meaning: Combination of doofus and goof.
Use: Affectionately when someone does something goofy and stupid. Often used around little brothers or dramatic friends. e.g. "You're such a goofus."
Use: On saturdays or sundays when you feel lazy or don't want to do anything. e.g. "Just let me change into my shluppy pants."
Use: In frustration or disappointment.
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Use: As a comeback, particularly when asked, "What did I ever do to you?"
Use: When frustrated, especially when doing poorly at Mario Kart.
Use: When something is so awesome that just saying awesome is not enough. The sauce adds awesomeness. It's awesome sauce.
Use: In absolute confusion. Particularly if there are fuzzy things involved.
Ooh! And, as I'm sure you've noticed, I changed the background and little icon picture last night. I was getting bored of it. I'm still not entirely certain about the little picture of me and if it matches the background alright. What do you guys think?


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Under the Freedom of Information Act, you can obtain government records, but usually you have to pay for them. But the law limits the fees that can be charged certain types of requesters, including "educational institutions." On Friday, in Sack v. U.S. Dept. of Defense, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that this means students seeking to use FOIA are eligible for reduced fees as well.
The court rejected the Obama administration's argument that only teachers, not students, can take advantage of this provision. The statute itself draws no such distinction, but the administration argued that the courts should interpret the statute that way, because it is so interpreted in guidance from the White House Office of Management and Budget. The administration should have recognized the weakness of its position. It is settled law that "courts owe no particular deference to" an agency's "interpretation of FOIA" limiting fee waivers (See Cause of Action v. FTC (2015), since FOIA applies "government wide" against virtually all agencies, rather than delegating authority to a particular agency to enforce it. (See Al-Fayed v. CIA (2001).) Perhaps it expected courts would give it the blind deference it has been getting from judges in certain other kinds of cases.
When President Obama took office, media organizations foolishly gave Obama transparency awards based on his rhetoric in favor of open government. But Obama soon proved far less transparent than Bush, especially in the Justice Department. In March 2014, the Associated Press reported that "more often than ever, the administration censored government files or outright denied access to them last year under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act." Things got even worse in 2015. The Wall Street Journal concluded that this is "the least transparent administration." New York Times editor Jill Abramson admitted that the Obama administration is the most secretive ever. The Huffington Post reported that the "White House denies more FOIA requests than ever" these days.
One of the worst offenders has been the IRS, represented in litigation by Justice Department lawyers. A recent Sixth Circuit ruling described how "the IRS still has not complied with" a court order more than a year earlier that it produce records to conservative non-profits targeted by the IRS, after "findings" that it "used political criteria" to target them, "took four times as long to process" their "applications as other applications" and served them "with crushing demands for what the [IRS] Inspector general called 'unnecessary information.'" Much of the media responded with a yawn to IRS targeting of conservative and libertarian non-profits, a few of them falsely claiming that it was justified by the statutory language governing 501(c)(4) groups (debunked here). Some liberal journalists also falsely implied that liberal groups were singled out in a similar way (debunked here).
The IRS's discrimination against non-liberal groups is nothing new, and has occurred under prior presidents (such as FDR, whose son says that he was likely the president who began the practice of using the IRS against a president's political enemies). President Kennedy's use of "IRS agents" against his enemies has been celebrated by liberal columnists like the Washington Post's Dana Milbank. As the Cato Institute's Gene Healy notes,
In a November 2011 column, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank offered "A Machiavellian model for Obama" in Jack Kennedy's "kneecapping" and "mob-style threats" against steel-company executives who'd dared to raise prices. . . . Milbank observed that "the price increase was rolled back" only after "subpoenas flew [and] FBI agents marched into steel executives' offices": "Sometimes, that's how it must be. Can Obama understand that?"
By contrast, the press excoriated Republican President Richard Nixon, who tried but failed to get the IRS to audit his enemies.


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speak of Sheol, or hell, in regard to themselves, renders the subject palpably obvious. They speak of going to hell as a matter of course, as men now speak of death, or the grave. Could they have done this, with the same views which modern christians have concerning it? Impossible. But, if the ideas of scripture writers, relative to these words, were the same as are those which we frequently hear from the pulpits, how shall we account for the incongruity of their expressions ? Nothing which they say, intimates any such idea as is generally attached to the words in . modern times. No word expressing endless duration is used in connexion. By what means then, are we to conclude they meant what they have not expressed? The truth is, that a departure from the sense of <scripture, requires a departure from the language of scripture."
But whatever strength is gathered from preceding facts, are corroborated by a circumstance about which we cannot well be deceived. If the fears by which the moderns are held in bondage, and frequently tormented to desperation, were harboured by the prophets and apostles, is it not beyond measure strange, that they have not somewhere expressed it? Do either of the writers of the sacred oracles, express a fear of endless punishment, for himself, or others ?-Who will affirm this ? Do they any where express a belief that their writing, or preaching, would be availing to save men from the horrors of an endless hell? No. Do they once intimate their fears for the safety of departed friends ? No. But if they had these fears, and these sorrows, they certainly had language in which to express
them. We have accounts of the bereavement of parents, and friends, in very affecting circumstances, but not a word of these dreadful fears relative to their eternal welfare. In the affecting lamentation of David for the death of his parricidal son, not
a word escapes him which should lead us to conjecture that he formed the horrid idea of interminable misery. But if this was the current belief in those days, why was it not in some way expressed ? We leave this for those to answer who think themselves competent to the task.
But does not Noah plead with God not to dama eternally the whole world of men ? O nohe knew nothing about endless punishment in Sheol, or hell, and Gehenna was not then known. But Abraham knew that God was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, and did he not plead for the people? Yesbut he never asked of Jehovah that they should be saved from a hell of future torment. He knew nothing of such a doctrine. The gospel, as preached to him, contained no damnation :—that has been added by his followers. The gospel with which he was acquainted, was blessing to the whole race of man, in these words In thee shall all nations be blessed. Nor do we find in any other instance of exemplary destruction, that any person deplored the endless destruction of any individual, or nation, destroyed on account of his or their iniquities. But, if the doctrine were known in those days, why do we not learn this from Bible history? When the Ninevites were threatened with destruction, was a hint given, that a fearful and an endless hell, awaited them ? Nothing like it is recorded of the preaching of Jonah. Nay, if endless misery were the threatening which he was commanded to preach, how does it appear that he was faithful to his duty? And further—ifthe knew this, what shall we say of his anger because God did not send to interminable destruction the inhabitants of a populous city? But was any prophet of the Lord ever sent with a threatening of hell torments, as a means of reclaiming the people ? Every reader of the Bible knows better. The following extract from Mr. Bale
four is worthy your careful attention, and to your better judgment we submit it.
"One thing we think must be admitted by all who have read the Old Testament with attention. It is this : good people in those days, do not appear to have had the fears and anxieties of mind which haunt men's minds now, about their children, their rela. tions, their neighbours, and a great part of mankind, as all going to a place of endless misery. read the Old Testament, until your eyes grow
dim with age, before you find any thing like this there. How is this silence to be accounted for, if the doctrine of endless misery was known and believed ? If by Sheol they understood the same as men do now by the word hell, is it possible, that good people in those days could feel so easy on such a subject? Whatever ideas they attached to this word, we think it is certain, they did not mean by it a place of endless misery.
The question is likely then to be asked, seeing that Sheol or hell does not mean a place of eternal misery, -what does it mean? What is the idea which the old Testament writers affixed to this word ? From the remarks already made, we think something has been said in answer to this question.-By Sheol, seems evidently to be meant, what Job calls, chap. 30 : 33," The house appointed for all the living." "And it is the same to which Solomon alludes, when he says, Eccles. 3: 20.-" all go to one place." The question still returns, What place is this? What place it is, may be learned further from the following passages. In 2 Sam. 12: 23. where David is speaking of his dead cbild, he says," I shall go to him, but he shall not return
This, it may be said, only provokes the question-where was his child ? In heaven, most people would answer, and some have quoted this text to prove the salvation of all infants. Nothing more, 1 conceive, is meant, nor could be rationally inferred
from the text than this,-that his child was in the state of the dead, or in Sheol, and David, impressed with a sense of his own mortality, intimates, that he would soon follow him to the same place. So Jacob speaks of himself in a similar way in reference to his son Joseph. But further, we find in 1 Sam. 28: 19. Samuel thus speaks to Saul, " to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me." Where was this? It may be asked,When Saul desired the woman to bring up Samuel, was it from heaven he expected him to come ? Surely not ; for in this case Samuel would have been brought down, not up. Was it then from hell, the place of eternal misery, he expected him to come? This cannot be admitted, for neither Saul, nor any one else, ever thought that Samuel was there. From what place then did Saul wish the woman to bring Samuel? I answer, from Sheol, the same place to which Jacob said he would go down mourning to Joseph. The same place in which the Saviour's soul was not left.
If Saul and his sons went to hell, a place of endless misery, it is certain Samuel was there before him. And it is equally certain, that if Samuel was in heaven, Saul and his sons were there soon after with him. But what appears simply to be meant is this--Samuel was in Sheol, or the state of the dead, and the issue of the battle proved, that Saul and his sons were with Samuel, and with all the dead who had gone before them. As to the woman's having power to bring Samuel from Sheol, we do not believe any such thing. We believe that she was an impostor, but this is not the place for assigning our reasons, or entering further into this part of the history of Saul. We have merely referred to it as showing what were the popular opinions in those days on the subject be
fore us.
SEOTION VI. An examination of the only passage in the New Testament, where our Lord threatens the Jews with Gehenna punishment.
BY THE EDITOR.
As we are about to examine the most dreadful threat: ening which has been denounced against transgressors, let us come to the subject with minds solemnized by reflections on its vast importance. If this threatening is shown to require interminable misery for its accomplishment, our duty to ourselves, our country, and the world, calls upon us for its developement. No circumstance, and no concern below the throne of God, should divert our minds from the most prayerful investigation, and the most untiring promulgation of the dreadful fact. Whatever have been our previous views of the subject, let us come to the examination with minds imbued with the love of truth, and a determination to sacrifice on her altar every prejudice, and every desire to turn away from what is contained in the oracles of God. If the facts be against us, we cannot reverse the determination of the Almightynor can we avoid the bright shining of the sun, by shutting our eyes on his refulgent beams.
The words under consideration are recorded by Mat. 23: 33. "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell ?" We think every person will be satisfied, that if endless misery is not asserted in this passage, the doctrine is not taught in the New Testament. In addition to the word Gehenna, which is here translated hell, and which Dr. Campbell asserts, is used to designate the place of endless misery, the word damnation is also added. Thus fortified with terrific horrors to the imagination of thousands, we venture to examine the citation fully and fearlessly, and to give our readers the result of the investigation.


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I forgot to add the baking powder.
This is why the smashed blueberries and lemon loaf pan cake you see, which I made about a month ago, is flat on top. Never one to make excuses as to why something didn't turn out, this time I felt not adding the baking powder pretty much guarantees some kind of failure since its sole purpose is to help baked goods umm rise, so it was warranted here. However, it was still delicious and moist, though not something I wanted to post on this blog.
Without baking powder, I'm a sad, weepy cake.
"Why not?" You ask? (I just need an excuse to explain).
If you recall, I mentioned 'so-so potential posts' in my last post. This is one of them, but it's such a delicious cake (or quick bread, since the method is similar), I didn't want to hold it back based on aesthetics, and making it again just for aesthetics would have been ridiculous. The last thing I need is more cake lying around since I've got the willpower of a gnat. Everyone makes mistakes in the kitchen, and this smashed blueberry lemon loaf cake is one of mine.
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you've seen plenty of posts with mediocre to awful aesthetic results. I rarely do-over because I want you to see where I messed up, so you won't (and again, I don't need extra treats lying around and you can only give so much away). I also suffer from blog stage fright, which means that no matter how many times I've made something in the past with a 100% success rate and gorgeousness, it will inevitably fail and/or look like crap when I make it for my blog.
That being said, I annihilated my left wrist last week. I'm okay outside of pain, a feeling of uselessness, and typing with one hand (poke typing). If I hadn't annihilated my wrist, you would be looking at and drooling over (one can hope, right?) a gorgeous, multi-layered cake loaded with texture and cool flavors, topped with a candle, to celebrate 5 years of blogging. Well, 5 years plus two or so weeks of blogging. I can't even be on time for my blogiversary.
Apparently, it was not to be, and now it's my 5 year and three or so week blogiversary, so just one yippee. Celebration over. I'm sorry, but I'm in pain and I'm pissed. I'm constantly injuring myself in such stupid ways, and not being able to cook or bake is always a bummer.
Whether plain or with fruit in a separate pourable container attached, so you can control the amount of fruit you want in your yogurt, you cannot go wrong with whatever flavor you choose. I'd give it 1000 thumbs up, if I had 1000 thumbs.
Then again, if I had 1000 thumbs it might be a little hard to cook and bake.
Then again, maybe it would speed up my cooking and baking if I had 1000 of every other finger to go with the thumbs.
Unless something radioactive saturates me, or I fall into a pail of bright, green gack, I guess I'll never know; but that's okay.
Finally, after that pointless digression of drivel, this smashed blueberry lemon loaf cake is a combination of two recipes..This one and This one. I lightened it up with the Wallaby Nonfat Greek Yogurt, and made it a little healthier with coconut oil. I also added lightly smashed blueberries because, well..I just felt like smashing them before adding them, hoping for the best. It's moist, fluffy, and delicious, the lemon contrasting beautifully with the sweet, juicy blueberries, and that was minus the baking powder. Don't forget to add it like I did.
A reader who made this said it's even fabulous without the lemon syrup and glaze. To quote her; "Alone, it is one big, moist blueberrylicious muffin. All the extra bells and whistles are not needed for taste or calories. The cake is delish!!"
Whisk the 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, rub the the tablespoon of lemon zest into the 1 cup of sugar until moist and kind of clumpy, then add to flour mixture..stirring until combined.
In a medium bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together ¾ cup Wallaby Nonfat Greek yogurt, ½ cup coconut or vegetable oil, 2 large eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth. Pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and stir together until just combined.
While the cake is cooling, in a small saucepan stir together the lemon juice, zest and sugar. Cook over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is clear.
Invert the cake onto a cooling rack and place the rack over a baking sheet. Poke a few holes in the top of the cake with a skewer. Pour the lemon syrup over the cake. Let the cake soak and cool completely.
* * If you'd prefer to leave the blueberries whole, only add 2 tablespoons flour to coat them, and add two tablespoons flour to the 1¼ cups flour in the batter.
I was not compensated monetarily for my review of Wallaby Yogurt, but I did receive the product for free. All opinions expressed are my own.
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i'm not crazy about baking powder health-wise, so i think i may skip it as well…that cake looks even more yummy slightly dense than if it was more "cakey" with the powder.
And, i have to COMPLETELY agree with you on Wallaby Greek Yoghurt: it is awesome!! i have it *daily* with whatever fruit is in season–currently fat juicy strawberries– although i don't buy the non-fat version.
Also, FYI, because Wallaby dairy is a few minutes from our house and i can see the cows out on grass pastures all day munching contentedly, i also feel very good about this yoghurt compared to other brands where i can't be sure, even if Organic, that the cows are on grass vs being inside in the barn or a feedlot 24/7 getting only corn/soy grain….
they keep some of the cows there, and the farmers live there, it appears, but i'm not sure where the actual creamery is–probably in the town somewhere close by; i wish they DID sell it on the farm–that would be awesome!! but that's a whole other license and $$ probably..so i buy their greek yoghurt at local markets, who all carry their stuff.
I think it looks pretty darn good for no baking powder! I´m kinda liking that the story is very slowly approaching it´s end. And congrats girl! 5 years is a lot, no matter we do.
I was so excited to see a post from you in my email this morning! I'm also glad this isn't the end, although I'm worried about Dreamboat now! Never, ever sass a police officer! Your cake looks amazing, despite the missing baking powder!
LTNS, Dinavia..but glad you're still reading! Thanks so much for the sweet comment and I totally agree..never talk back to a cop!
Happy blog-anniversary ! Loving the story!
The cake looks fantastic, as soon as blueberries are ripe around here, I'm going to make some! Enjoying the story, as usual! and NOT surprised that there's more to come! lol But thank you for sharing this part with us anxious fans. I hope your wrist heals quickly with minimal pain, and have a wonderful summer!
Happy blog birthday girl! Hahaha… I missed mine too! Only by 2 days but still… We're both the same age…:) or at least our blogs are….! And I would always come back to hear the next episode of the bad boy series… No matter how long it takes! It's like a good novel; you can't wait for the end but you're sad when it arrives as you really want it to go on….
Your recipe came just in time!!
I've never baked with blueberries, but finally I have a bag of frozen ones in the freezer. Lemon-blueberry cake would be perfect!
Who cares about aesthetics when something tastes delicious! And in fact this looks divine anyway, yummy!
Gosh, this is loaded with berries and goodness! I totally love this! The photos are a$$-kickingly beautiful and mouthwatering!
Hope your wrist heals soon though!
Yay no more hockey guy, but I am intrigued as to where your story is going to go next, this is my favourite book!
I came for the lemon blueberry loaf and found a great story. I went back and read part one and couldn't stop. I stayed up all night to find out what happens next. I need more! Please hurry. I also need the story about what happened with your freshman year roommate. You are a fabulous story teller. Have you written anything else?
Oh. You really should think about writing a book. I would definitely buy it. Having a blog must be time consuming and a lot of hard work but please know that I appreciate it. I love the recipes and the stories. Now hurry up cuz I can't wait to read some more! HaHa.
So glad you're writing (even if one-handed). Looking forward to the next installment.
Oh, and happy blog anniversary and that cake looks so juicy!
I'm so sorry to hear about your injury 🙂 I'm a total klutz and am constantly hurting myself in silly ways. Fortunately I've been injury free for a while now. Hopefully it stays that way!
Great yummy looking cake mmmmmhhh. If you didn't mention the baking powder I wouldn't have known lol. As for your story great job as usual. We now know hockey guy is off shooting pucks and eating pizza by himself or at least without you :). As for Dreamboat the pressure is on and seems like a decision is imminent unless you can find a way put him off further or you break down and marry him. Can't wait to find out – great job and love the cliff hanger.
I think the loaf cake looks just perfect. So sorry to hear about your wrist. And man, another cliff hanger!
Looks delicious and damn….another cliff hanger! I was happy to see you this morning. I have been grabbing blueberries since the strawberries are past their prime in the South, this bread may be in my future..looking forward to the next chapter.
I'm so glad I found your blog!! I just finished reading the whole story and I'm addicted and crushing on dreamboat lmao. I love your writing and can't wait for the next part! Great recipes and photos too!
Yay!! An update!! I know your wrist hurts but pleeeeease don't take 2 months for the next part!!
Hey too cool our blogiversaries are so close! Happy blogiversary to you! Love your blog always. Funny I have baked with lemon and blueberry this week too. We are so synched 😉 I am sorry you hurt yourself, get better real son xoxox OMG the story is turning into sweet torture! I smell jail?
This blueberry loaf is calling my name! Never thought about smashing them for a recipe, but looks like a fantastic way to deliver more of that great blueberry flavor! Photos are fabulous!
Happy Fifth Blog Anniversary…keep feeding us your wonderful dishes and stories!
I love this idea of episodes, I'm going to have to start from one! Love the sound of this cake and happy bloggaversary!
This cake and your story are the bomb! So glad I found your blog! Thank you!
Thank you, Annemarie..glad you found my blog too!
Dear dear Lisa… before delving into part 1125…. or so it seems 🙂 I have to comment on the cake. Forgot the baking soda? Who cares! It looks perfect! The texture looks moist and tender not wet or gooey… the berries are mouthwatering… it is perfect and although I have made a similar cake before (that was not half as pretty or perfect looking) I will try your recipe. I love lemon loaf cakes with blueberries! Love them! I so hope you are feeling better quickly quickly!!!
Ohhhh and HAPPY 5 YEARS OR SO!!!! I have always loved your blog and LOVE your baked goods and food. Wow are you the best!!! Never fret, your food is amazing and authentic, nary one ounce of crap in site 🙂 and it always blows me away, no matter how simple, no matter how complicated. Your stories are funny, spontaneous and from the heart. And I still count on coming and spending a long visit with you, baking, gossiping and laughing.
Man oh man, Lisa…. I still have to wait for the next part???!!!! You like driving me crazy, don't you?
It's good to hear from you again, and read part 21. Mmmmm, how many parts did you say your story is?!?
Ooh Lisa, even that you forget the baking powder, it did rise a lot, I think! Your cake looks smashing & fabulous even! Waw even!
Bummer that you've been sick! Hope you're feeling better and it's nothing too big of a deal. Sorry you hurt your wrist! And Happy 5 years plus some.
Well….i tried the recipe. I actually cut a small piece before I added the syrup and put it aside. I can honestly tell you….as delicious as the syrup is (absolutely perfect mesh of lemon zest and syrup), the cake was better without all that extra sweetness. Alone, it is one big, moist blueberry muffin. All the extra bells and whistles are not needed for taste or calories. The cake is delich!!!.
I'll have to try it without all of the lemon syrup and glaze. I love the description of it being 'one, big, moist blueberry muffin'! I'm glad you liked it, CI!
Love it- making it today!
Stumbled on your blog through a pinterest recipe and got hooked on your Dreamboat Story… Where is part 22?!?!?! Dying to hear the end! Great writing!
Hi, Jenna,..hopefully soon! Glad you're enjoying it!
This doesn't look like a disaster at all!
Looks delicious-going to make it soon. As for your bad boy stories… Dying to read the next one.
hello lisa, first of all i'd like to thank you for sharing such wonderful recipes, pictures and stories with the rest of us, it is a truly inspiring thing you're putting together here! I made this cake and made a few tweaks to it, but unfortunately it didn't come out as expected 🙁 Instead of using whole wheat and all purpose flour i used white spelt flour (i always substitute all purpose with white spelt, there have been no problems so far), and replaced the natural cocoa powder with melted 70% chocolate. I used Guinness beer and plain whole yogurt, the runny kind, as stated in the recipe. The result was a cake very much like the ones Hannah and Tallin came up with. Pudding like texture, gorgeously baked on the outside but waaay underdone on the inside. Don't know if this may be due to the tweaks i made, or whether i should have left it a bit longer in the oven. I baked it for 45′, did the knife test and seemed perfectly baked to me. Could it have something to do with folding the batter properly, i believe i am not very good at it, yet! Anyway, i want to do this recipe again because, apart from the texture, the flavor was so delicious, but i'd appreciate if you could give me your opinion on what you think may have gone wrong… Thanks and have a good day!
Hi, Hannah..are you referring to my chocolate zucchini cake? This cake has no chocolate in it..and I always use Greek yogurt, not the runny kind.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog especially this bad boy series. It's been so much fun! Thanks for sharing your story with the rest of us! I am looking forward to the next one. You have great talents!!
Thank you so much, Annika! I've been working on the next part little by little due to some real life personal stuff.
Real life always has to come first!
I know..but I feel so awful that everyone has to wait so long for the next part 🙁 I wish the stuff that's happening wasn't happening.
Lisa, Just wanted to say HI and let you know i'm thinking about you. Hope all is well, my friend! Take care.
Made the lemon smash cake…mine is a bit " sour" could be the regular lemons I usually cook with Meyers could have been my blueberries…anyway it tastes good …just tart! My husband and friends added scoops of Icecream Yummy treat!
Yes..it could most certainly be the fruit being very tart because this cake should taste like a sweet, moist lemon-blueberry muffin. Maybe try it next time without the lemon glaze and syrup? Several people have and loved it, but make sure your blueberries are plump and ripe 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it regardless, and I agree..it is great with ice cream!
I can honestly tell you….as delicious as the syrup is (absolutely perfect mesh of lemon zest and syrup), the cake was better without all that extra sweetness.
All those berries and that topping. It's so thick and looks so moist. I adore Wallaby yogurt. Loved reading the comment from Johanna and that she sees the cows near her house.
I´m kinda liking that the story is very slowly approaching it´s end. And congrats girl!
I have always loved your blog and LOVE your baked goods and food. Wow are you the best!!!
HO-LEE crap….ran across your blog because of Pinterest and totally got sucked into the Dreamboat story. Left work an hour late because I couldn't stop reading!! Cant wait for the next installment.
Thank you, Anne! I hope to have something up soon..it's been tough to finish due to some forks in the road.
I am totally making this. Looks amazing. Nice blog post. So many things I forget. You have the best memory ever! Love you!!!
Even without baking powder, this looks fantastic! I'm craving some blueberries now..
Love this cake! Wow need to make it soon. Miss your posts esp the rest of the Dreamboat story. Hope you are ok been following your blog for 3 years and love your creative recipes.
Dear Lord….I've been sucked over her via Pinterest as well. Like some of the other commenters, i came because of a recipe and got totally sucked into your story. I was up until 3:20 a.m. this morning reading until I just couldn't keep my eyes open any longer. I woke up this morning and YES….I still tuned into the blog to go to the next part only to find it's not yet posted. LOL….now I have to say, it reminds me of my avid reading days when I simply could not put down a book until I finished it..and that is saying something because it's been a good 25-30 years since I was an avid story reader as I moved on to 'how-to' books and studies.
Let me end with…..I can't wait for you to continue this saga. As a matter of fact, you have such a skill for telling your story I would love to read more stories of your life. Another commenter said you should write a book….I think you just need to continue blogging your real-life stories. You really have a gift and with that you have already started to get a following. Is that eerie? I hope not….hehehheehee! You are 'that' good. As mundane as you might think your life is, you have a way of seeing and describing things in such a way that is natural and magnetic.
I found your blog following a recipe from Pinterest…. your recipes and pictures are amazing, but I confess that I skimmed right over them because the Dreamboat story immediately had me hooked and I went back and started from the beginning…. and read all evening! I stayed up WAY too late reading and then read too long again today and missed my chance to nap (I have an 11 month old)….. I'm exhausted!!! I was a little concerned when the story just stopped and it's been months. I see from your comments though that you are still "there" and will eventually tell us the rest of the story. I hope and pray that you will feel better soon! I feel like I know you just a little bit now (in the least creepy way possible), and I don't want anything bad to happen to you. 🙂 I'm so hoping to hear a happy ending, but take your time! I know what it's like to feel pressured to publish posts but "real" or current life keeps getting in the way. So just take your time. 🙂 I also want to agree with Anita that you have a GIFT for storytelling- it's enthralling! And your memory- my goodness it's amazing!! I usually remember details and conversations very very well also, but you've surpassed me by far. I'm very impressed! 🙂 Your story is so relatable, so truthful and honest; it really brings me back to what it feels like to be young and in love. And that slow change from girl to woman. What an intense time of life! I love that your story is real, and I think the fact that you are re-telling it as an adult is so special because you have wonderful insight into your thoughts and motivations at that time that you probably wouldn't have had if you'd written about it as it happened. Can't wait for the next bit!
Have really enjoyed your blog, recipes & story. I subscribed so I can get the next installment, as well as recipes. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Get better soon!
I just stayed up til 2 in the morning reading your bad boy story from the beginning after randomly running into it from Pinterest. I am so disappointed….where is the ending?
Hi, Lauren…I've been working on it for like 6 months now (I've been dealing with some health issues), and it's near done. I'm so sorry, but on a bright note – the ending is like three or four parts long, so lots of reading 🙂 I'm hoping to have it up before or by Valentine's Day.
Can any one tell me if this cake will freeze good. This cake sounds really good. Would like to make a couple, so I would need to freeze one.
Wonderful…cannot wait to make this..
Awesome, Sandy! I hope you like it!
How many weight watchers points in a moderate size portion?
Hi, Denise – I'm not really familiar with the Weight Watchers point system, but I did look up a recipe similar to mine, and it came out to 5 points.


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Bulgaria's food safety agency chief resigns
Written by The Sofia Globe staff on April 17, 2013 in Bulgaria, News - No comments
The head of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Yordan Voynov, said he submitted his resignation on April 17, only hours after caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov asked for Voynov to be sacked signing a contract with a private company to offer vehicle disinfection services at the Bulgarian-Turkish border.
Speaking after the weekly Cabinet meeting, Raykov said that as the official that signed the contract, Voynov should have his employment terminated.
In a statement, Voynov said that he had offered to resign when the row broke out earlier this month, but stayed on after caretaker Agriculture Minister Ivan Stankov said that he had no plans to change the management of the agency.
Instead, Voynov said he took his annual leave until the investigation was concluded. He said he was now resigning following Raykov's request. Raykov has been the agency's executive director since its inception in February 2010 and was before that the head of the national veterinary service, which became part of the new agency.
Voynov said that in his time at the agency he took on powerful lobbies in the food processing industry, which were trying to push him out. "Now that I am out, things will be happening a lot easier there," he said, as quoted by news website Mediapool.bg.
The contract signed by Voynov on March 12, a day before Raykov's caretaker Cabinet took office, was signed following an Agriculture Ministry public procurement tender with a company registered just days earlier.
According to socialist Roumen Petkov, who first raised the issue at a news conference earlier this month, it was "a licence to print money" because of the high fees charged by the firm.
Disinfection facilities at Bulgarian borders have been run before – in the mid-2000s when Romania recorded numerous cases of avian flu in poultry and at the border with Turkey, until 2009, when the practice was shut down following reports of corruption.
The practice was resumed in 2011 because of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Turkey. The service was provided by personnel hired on a part-time basis by the food safety agency until a labour inspectorate review ruled that such an arrangement was illegal, Mediapool.bg reported.
The contract with the firm hired to provide the service was unilaterally terminated by the agency after the issue made headlines in the media.
(Yordan Voynov. Photo: babh.government.bg)
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After five years of fighting in court, an Amish community finally got a ruling, but one that clearly violates their rights protected under the First Amendment.
A split Pennsylvania court ruled earlier this month that an Amish family, who had been using an outhouse for decades had to now hook up to the city's sewage system at their own expense and that would also require an electric pump.
The family claims that it violates their religious rights to force them to use electricity.
The court's majority opinion cited previous cases finding the family "used electricity when necessary, through telephones and riding in motor vehicles."
The court ruled that using an electric pump was the "least intrusive means" of connecting to the sewer system.
Now, it is true that the family could utilize wind or solar to produce the energy needed for the pump, but the fact of the matter is that what they are doing is not bad for the land and doesn't impose a danger to anyone. On top of that, the city requires it to be at their expense.
While I'm not one that is against electricity, this family clearly wants to remain simple and primitive and self-sufficient and they aren't harming a soul in the process. They are dealing with human waste in a way that has dominated much of human existence, and it's a biblical way, as well.
Of course, this was to eliminate disease that could spread and was a forerunner of septic tanks, which allows for human waste to settle underground and be eaten by bacteria.
No one is being harmed by the family using an outhouse. However, the city is being enriched by forcing them onto the sewage line and will charge them monthly for its use, something they get for free without being connected to the city's sewage system.
There was a dissenting voice in the ruling though.
Judge Patricia A. McCullough said that she believed the Yoder's are sincere in their religion-based shunning of electricity.
"I believe [the Yoders] are being denied their rights to religious freedom," she wrote.
She acknowledged that there were other ways of doing away with waste that did not violate the rights of the Yoders.
Sara Rose, a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, shares that sentiment and added, "They didn't consider the other ways that the government could have achieved its ends."
No, because the government, in this case, will make money off of the Yoders.
Rose also said that she was concerned about the effects of the Yoder's case on the Pennsylvania Religious Freedom Protection Act and how it might be cited in future cases.
While the First Amendment is a limitation on Congress at the federal level, and I understand that, it is also recognizing, not giving, the right of the people to freedom of religion, and that religion was understood at the time to be the Christian religion. However, because it is acknowledged by all Americans who served the public, even at the local level, it is my opinion that the city and the court had no business pushing this on the Yoder family.
Again, while I disagree with the Yoders on electricity, if it is an issue of conscience and it does no harm to anyone else, they should be left alone.
Several cases involving the Amish has occurred in recent days where the government has acted very heavy handed against them.
I reported on Sam Girod, who made natural products and because they had been used to take care of certain ills, put that as a claim on his product. No individual brought a case against him for false advertising or taking them for money, but the federal government's Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has a history of approving drugs that have actually killed hundreds of thousands of people according to their own website, brought a case against him and sought to put him in jail for 68 years. He was eventually sentenced to 6 months in June 2017.
The Free Thought Project also reported about an Amish girl with cancer who fled the state's tyrannical grip to save her life.
After fleeing from government agents who wanted to kidnap her and put her through chemotherapy, an Amish girl who once had cancer is now entirely healthy. Sarah Hershberger, 12, was being treated at Akron Childrens Hospital, a government hospital, when the staff attempted to force her through chemotherapy despite the objections of her and her parents, Andy and Anna Hershberger.
Here's just another example of government thinking it knows better on how to deal with things than the people themselves. This is a really bad call, sort of like depriving people of drilling their own wells for water.


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Favorite Cosplay at San Diego Comic Con?!!
Published on August 22, 2018 August 5, 2018 by YuRockstar4 Comments
Oh man… so this is officially my 2nd time cosplaying at San Diego Comic Con (see my first year's post here) and had a blast. I portrayed a different character each day based on what was going on and wanted to share some of my favorite shots!
Nightwing at the DC Universe Experience
Thursday: Nightwing (Batman: The Animated Series) – My first genderbend cosplay! Before the convention started, I noticed the DC Universe Experience (right in the Gaslamp District) and knew that I had to try to sneak some shots with my Dick Grayson cosplay. Unfortunately, it was so darn hot so I had to change out mid-day. I was dying in the black unitard – but was thankful to grab a couple of cool shots! What do you think? Does the Boy Wonder have your stamp of approval? 😉
Lois Lane around the Convention
Friday: Lois Lane (Superman: The Animated Series) – Honestly this is probably one of the most under-rated characters in the DC Universe. She's smart, spunky, and not afraid to take chances. What I love about this cosplay is that I get to act like a reporter and interview people from all over including the panel for the movie screening: Death of Superman.
Chun Li being super kawaii
Saturday: Chun Li (Street Fighter) – Probably one of my most requested cosplay for photo opts. Seems like everyone grew up with this character and thankfully her outfit is very comfortable. Yatta!
Violet trying to stay invisible
Sunday: Violet Parr (The Incredibles) – My first Disney cosplay!! and of course it's a superhero, tehehe… My favorite part about this cosplay is having all the kids come up to request a photo and also correcting their parents when their mom/dad said "Hey look it's Mrs. Incredible!" and the kid would reply "No that's Violet" – yeah you show them!
Out of the four cosplays who should I cosplay more often?
Categories Cosplay, Event, Travel•Tags cartoon, chun li, convention, Cosplay, cosplayer, geek, incredibles, nerd, nightwing, San Diego, SDCC, violet
I Like Laika – FREE interactive exhibit outside SDCC
Published on August 15, 2018 August 3, 2018 by YuRockstarLeave a comment
While most of the San Diego Comic Con was up and runnin' on Wednesday (SDCC Preview Night), I was among the first guests to enter the Laika Live Experience – a FREE exhibit in the Gaslamp District.
Laika Exhibit
Upon waiting in line my friends and I were handed a fan with a character as well as a headband with the characters iconic headdress (I choose the helmet for Kubo) and we were seated to watch a short video regarding the movies. For my readers unfamiliar with the Laika, they're known for handcrafted stop-motion animation and stunning visual effects. They swap out heads to mimic different expressions, but at the end of the day it takes hours to create a scene that lasts a couple of minutes. Whew!
Hot on set!
They also recreated a few life-size versions of certain scenes, but don't let this comfy lookin' couch fool you, it's as hard as a rock. So deceptive! And my hinny was in great pain, but anything for the shot! lol
Figurines from the exhibit
I can't say that I know the franchise all that well, but I am confidently impressed by the patience and care to detail these artists put in creating these features. During the exhibit the artist who worked on the movie showed us techniques and told us how they recorded people doing certain tasks and would emulate those actions with the characters. One artist informed us that his running style was used for one of the mother characters.
My friends who attended last year said that this was even bigger and better than last – who will check this exhibit out in 2019?
Categories Travel•Tags california, entertainment, Event, Free, movie, San Diego, SDCC, summer, Travel, vacation
Dragon Ball Z at SDCC – 3rd Anniversary Mobile Game Debut + Movie Promotion!
Published on August 8, 2018 August 8, 2018 by YuRockstarLeave a comment
San Diego Comic Con is MASSIVE and I felt that I didn't do the mecca nerd gathering justice by spending just a couple days. So, this year I allocated more time to dwell in the summer nerd capitol and tried to do as many of the outside convention stuff. (See Conan Taping LIVE here.)
Dragon Ball Z life-size and miniature figurines
On Wednesday my friends and I ventured behind the convention to checkout the Dragon Ball Z area and considering it was Preview Night I was surprised at how many people were already waiting in lines! But those lines were no match for the My Hero Academia panel line (check out post here). Nevertheless, the setup was most impressive and there was a ton to do and see for the ultimate Dragon Ball fan! * Note * this area was within the sectioned SDCC Badge area.
Line to play the mobile game!
The main line was for dedicated to fans who wanted a Dragon Ball Z backpack and lanyard, among other goodies, whereas the side lines were for fans who wanted to try and win freebies such as a t-shirt or hat. There were also photo opportunities as well as figurine replicas re-enacting scenes from the series all to promote the third anniversary mobile game "Dragon Ball Dokkan Battle" – I tried it and it's super hard, but practice makes perfect right? Lol
Photo opts!
Dragon Ball Z will also be premiering a movie later this year. No word on which theaters, but I hope it's "Over 9000" haha… If you can have a private viewing of an upcoming movie, what movie would you want to see?
Categories Cosplay, Event, Travel•Tags anime, california, convention, entertainment, Event, geek, San Diego, SDCC, Travel, vacation
Seeing Conan LIVE at Comic Con with Aquaman Cast!
Published on July 26, 2018 July 25, 2018 by YuRockstar1 Comment
It's surprising to people that this is only my second time attending San Diego Comic Con and while I had a blast last year (Click here to read) there were so many things that I missed out on! This year a group of my friends and I entered the Invincible Conan San Diego 2018 lottery for a chance to see Conan, some VIP guests, and get an exclusive Conan Funko Pop! No luck on my end, but one of my girlfriends was lucky enough to score tickets for herself and friends! Woohoo!
Conan Store and Ticket to the Saturday Show!
The taping wasn't until the afternoon; however, we were instructed to line-up bright and early in the morning to secure our tickets. The tickets all had assigned seats, but rumor had it if you got there earlier you could get seats closer to the stage. My friends and I arrived at Spreckels Theater around 6:30 am for the 9:00 am ticket distribution, and found that a huge line already formed. There were some people there as early as 4:30 am!
Artwork inside the ticket booth
Once 9:00 am hit we walked through their ticket booth decorated with all types of nerdy artwork, grabbed our tickets and went on our way. Just an FYI, tickets were somewhat random, as two guys in front of us were given Orchestra seats and we were given tickets Mezzanine. So, I really have no idea about seat selection. *shrugs*
Conan (center) with Aquaman Cast
We returned around 2:30 pm (doors closed at 3:30 pm), and enjoyed the band play before Conan arrived on stage. Conan told a few jokes and eventually introduced the cast for Aquaman including: Director James Wan, Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Yahya abdul-mateen II and Dolph Lundgren. I think out of the interview Dolph Lundgren's story about learning to swim for the role then finding out that he didn't need to was the highlight of the interview. Though I think some would argue that the cast drink a can of Guinness was the best part of the show – to each his own!
Chun Li Cosplay with Hellboy Funko Pop
After the show we were each handed a Conan HellBoy Funko Pop as a souvenir. I believe if you attended the showing on the other days you had to redeem their pop at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. I think as a Comic Con newbie attending a Conan show should be on everyone's to-do list. I for one would love to attend again next year!
Who would you love to see as Conan's guest?
Categories Cosplay, Event, Free, Travel•Tags california, celebrity, convention, Cosplay, entertainment, Event, exclusive, funko, geek, movie, San Diego, SDCC
Seeing the official Justice League cast at San Diego Comic Convention
Published on November 15, 2017 November 15, 2017 by YuRockstar4 Comments
I grew up watching Bruce Timm's Justice League animated series and could not be more excited about a live-action movie. So, when I successfully got San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) tickets as a first time attendee (Read my first impressions here) I was beyond thrilled that the Justice League cast planned to do a fan autograph signing during the convention. While I knew that it was going to be near impossible to get their autograph, I made it a top priority to snap some shots of the entire cast at the DC booth – even though I faced several roadblocks. It didn't say anywhere on the program when they were going to do the autograph session and staff members were quite hush hush on the details. Attending SDCC on Saturday July 22nd was beyond crazy. There were crowds of people and swarms of fans left and right. And of course there was a DC meetup so I made sure to dress up as Amazon Princess herself – Wonder Woman! I got to meet some incredible cosplayers and was interviewed by LA Times (here). They asked, "Why cosplay as Wonder Woman" and I was lucky enough to be one of the Wonder Women featured! After the DC shoot, I heard rumors that the Justice League autograph signing was going to happen in the late afternoon. Because I so desperately wanted to snap a few shots, I waited in the DC booth with 300 or so other fans just to try to get a glimpse. I felt like a can of sardines, but it was incredible when they finally came out. They also dropped a new trailer moments before the actors came out and it was very apparent that the Man of Steel will not be absent in this film.
Which villain do you suspect will make an appearance in the live action movie? I'm hoping for Dark Side!
Categories Cosplay, Event, Travel•Tags convention, Cosplay, justice League, San Diego, SDCC, Wonder Woman
Marvel's Inhumans Panel at Ballroom 20, San Diego Comic Con 2017
Published on August 28, 2017 September 1, 2017 by YuRockstar1 Comment
I've a veteran convention goer, but San Diego Comic Con is a completely other animal. The standard logic in making the most the most of a conventions don't apply SDCC, and giving yourself enough time to secure an activity is of utmost importance.
World Famous San Diego Comic Con
For me, I absolutely love attending panels and I saw on the Comic Con app the new Marvel TV Show: Marvel's Inhuman in Ballroom 20 – I definitely wanted to see that! So, after I hopped off the trolley, I headed straight to Ballroom 20 – arguable SDCC's second most popular Hall. BTW, I highly recommend taking the trolley if you're not staying in the Gaslamp District. Driving and parking in this area is really tough and expensive.
Trolley ticket and Ballroom 20 schedule on the SDCC app
I was advised by some friends that if there's a popular panel that you want to watch you should sit in on the panels before it to secure a spot. Not knowing if the new Marvel series would be a hit or miss I decided to sit through all the two panels beforehand. Luckily, the shows at least peaked my interest.
Ballroom 20 – SDD'c 2nd most popular hall
When I first entered Ballroom 20, I was blown away by the sheer size of the room, the room capacity is 4800 and and while it wasn't overflowing, I'd say about 90% of the seats were taken. There were multiple screens for people to watch the panels so even at the back of the house attendees could still enjoy the panels.
After looking for single seats I was able to secure one about mid-way in the room. The Season 4 actors and actresses from "The Strain" all came out and they even showed us an exclusive clip from an upcoming episode. In a nutshell "The Strain" is an American horror drama television series about vampire zombies, and while it's not really my type of show, it was cool chat with the cast.
Cast of Legion
The panel following was "Legion," a series tied to the X-Men franchise. They showed an amazing silent film style clip of the mutants fighting to "Bolero" an orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel, and while the two ideas seem to clash it was so tastefully done. Prior to coming to this panel I knew very little about this series, but I left wanting to watch the entire series. Thankfully FX renewed Season 2 and the series is expected to air in February 2018.
Cast of Marvel's Inhumans
Finally Marvel's Inhumans Panel was up. I was beyond hungry at this point (my stomach kept growling at me), but was thrilled to learn all the juicy details on ABC's newest series. The entire cast came and spoke about their auction experience and gave us some insight to their character. A number of them told us how they had no idea who they were auditioning for and after they were casted understood some of the very strange requests from the directors. It was pretty hilarious.
Inhumans Panel
They then showed us a few teaser clips from the premier episode. One was of the royal family having a discussion on next steps and another was a battle scene between two unexpected characters.
The one thing I thought was silly was that they were going to show a premier of Inhumans THAT night – but it was scheduled to show right after this panel and at a location 15 minutes away. Good thing I'll get to catch it at home on September 29th (8/7c).
Which show excites you most? "The Strain," "Legion," or "Inhumans"
Categories Event, Travel•Tags convention, entertainment, geek, San Diego, SDCC
My First Time at San Diego Comic Con
Published on August 21, 2017 August 21, 2017 by YuRockstar4 Comments
AHHH!!! So it finally happened! I FINALLY got a badge and attended the world famous San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) – the mothership of geek conventions and the crown jewel of San Diego. And let me tell you SDCC definitely deserves all the hype and recognition of being the Con of all Cons, because it is. When I stepped off the trolley, I was beyond overwhelmed. There were lines everywhere and I wasn't even inside the convention yet. But after I got my bearing I just took it all in and remembered that just being there was exciting!
Space wise, I wasn't even close to covering the entire convention ground and I went four days! I didn't dare brave the "Hall H" Line, which is a like a convention in and of itself – for virgin SDCC goers like myself, it's in essence THE place to be to see popular blockbuster panels like Big Bang Theory, Justice League, Game of Thrones etc. People camp out at least a day in advance and if you planned to do Hall H on Saturday, be prepare to camp out on Thursday!
Hall H Line
And no joke, there are people who had legit camping tents and padded mattresses. I've been to other big scaled conventions (ie. Wondercon Disney D23, Anime Expo) where the hard-core fans camped out, but never had I seen it in this extreme fashion. There was a line to get into the convention, a line to see panels (other than Hall H), autograph lines, an "exclusives" line, concessions stand line, line to take pictures… actually they were more like mobs of people – ha! Regardless, there were lines galore!
Justice League Autograph Panel
But, would I do it again, ABSOLUTELY! There's no other convention quite like it. Sure there are other conventions where there are shorter lines or no lines, but the shear size and star power that this convention can attract is like no other. Where else can you get a sneak peak of upcoming trailers, autographs or photos from the entire cast from your favorite tv show, cosplay with groups of nerds, and hang out with geeks from all over the world? And don't even get me started on the shopping. Nerd heaven!!!
DC Photoshoot – Where is Wonder Woman?
Now I get that getting a badge is extremely difficult, but the convention geek scene expands past the convention doors and the entire city basically welcomes the nerd herd to seek refuge at the Gaslamp District and beyond. There are TONS of giveaways just outside the convention, so even if you don't have a badge you can still have a great time geeking out just like the rest of us.
As virgin SDCC goer, I didn't really know what to expect, but if you love superheros, cosplayers, toys, free stuff, celebrities, this is the place to be – with or without a badge. I'm sorting through my photos and boy was that an adventure.
What part of SDCC are you most excited to read/see? Cosplay? Panels? Shopping? Life outside the Convention? Let me know below!
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