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Sookie finally realized that she would never be able to do things with Bill in the daylight. She didn't want to know where his "night spot" was, and she had found out about the death of her uncle and knew Bill had it done. She ended things with Bill.======

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Everyone at Merlotte's found out that Sookie and Bill had slept together and that they were dating. Sam was furious, and showed everyone the marks on Sookie's neck without her permission. The rude vampires Sookie had met a few nights before showed up the same night at the bar. They caused a scene while she was waiting to leave work, so she left a little early. Bill had disowned his fellow vampires that night in front of almost the whole town to protect Sookie.======

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Sookie stayed out of work for 3 days after the death of her grandmother. She got the house, now her's, cleaned out and gave most of Gran's clothes to the needy. She ended up moving her room to Gran's. On the first night of having her new room, Bill came over while Sookie was in her nightgown. It was the first night in her new room, and it was her first night ever having sex with Bill. He was her first ever.======

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The only living member of the family that remained was Gran's brother, Sookie's uncle, Uncle Bartlett. Sookie hated him for some reason, so when he was to be informed about Gran, she had Jason call him.======

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It turns out Gran's murderer had been trying to get Sookie, not Gran, but had run into Gran when Sookie was no where to be found. Everyone in the town and other towns came to Gran's funeral. Sookie's brother, Jason, slapped Sookie and said it wasn't fair b/c of his disappointment when he found out that Gran had left the house to Sookie in her will.======

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When Sookie got back from the meeting and coffee outing with Sam, she felt something was wrong in her grandmother's house. When she walked inside, she searched all the rooms and found her grandmother dead on the kitchen floor. Shortly after, Bill showed up, changed from his suit into casual wear, to comfort Sookie. He did not kill her grandmother, but apparently when he left to change clothes is when the murderer came.======

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Sam confessed to Sookie that he had always had feelings for her, although she already knew, but she refused him and told him he should have been upfront with her before she got feelings for Bill. She told him he was just too late, and Sam told her she had no future with Bill. This was true, but Sookie held her ground. She had feelings for him either way.======

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On the way home from the bar, Sookie and Bill kissed. It was extraordinary (from what the book says) but when Sookie got home, she shut the door in Bill's face. Probably b/c she was slightly embarassed? Sam asked Sookie to go to the Descendants' meeting with him and get coffee afterwards. She did.======

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Sookie held back from showing any emotion to the detective for a long while, but after he thought of her and her brother being romantic, she broke at work and poured his drink on him. When Sookie went to Fangtasia, some of the other vampires found out about her psychic abilities b/c someone had found a girl dead in the bathroom, and there was about to be a police raid so Sookie and Bill left with some others to save themselves from being arrested.======

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Sam knew of Sookie's "disability" to read minds, and has learned how to shut her out of his mind. She found out while checking on Dawn. Also, Andy, a detective, acted like he knew what her disability was as well, and he started going to her workplace and thinking of horrible sexual things, and what have you, to try to make her show that she really was a mind-reader.======

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Sookie meets more vampires. They aren't nearly as cool as Bill. They were very rude and scary. Sookie asked Bill to take her to the infamous bar, Fangtasia, to ask questions about the new death of the girl, Dawn. She gets a few answers but nothing too explanatory.======

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Sookie gets some carpenters for Bill. Her boss, Sam, asks her to check on a girl who missed work a couple days in a row without calling. Sookie goes to check on her and finds her dead, the same way the 2 girls before had died.======

sat read comp
In the secondary and public schools, science has not been taught to it's full potential. There are many ways to understand science, but just by reading books one can not possibly understand it at all. I read this article and it was interesting b/c I agree that there needs to be more 'hands on' experience with everything in the world to be able to understand things the best way possible.

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Bill explains to Sookie that he is wanting to stay in the area. His house is in bad shape, but he's been searching for decades to find somewhere he liked. He was happy in Louisiana. He was happy where he was.======

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Bill told Sookie about the things he could do, like his glamor. It was a way of seducing people and making them the vampire's prey. He levitated in front of her, and she explained that she was not effected by his glamor and that she could see his glow. He found that uncommon.======

**04/21/11**
Sookie and Bill talked for a long while in the woods by Gran's house. She told him about her past and how her "disability" of being able to hear people's thoughts hindered her school work, etc. He tells her she's got a gift, but she doesn't believe it's a gift at all. She explained how her parents had died as well.

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The vampire made it look like the Rat couples' house was hit by a tornado. He ended up meeting with Gran and talked about all the things he'd seen and when he was born. This was of course at night. They talked about the war as well. Bill took a walk with Sookie, and her Gran didn't mind at all. She liked the vampire.======

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Sookie went to work and waited to see her vampire again. He finally showed up one night and was to meet her outside the employee door after Sookie got off. At closing time, she could not find him anywhere, but she then got jumped by the Rat couple. They nearly killed her, but the vampire killed them.======

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A girl named Maudette got killed mysteriously right across the apartments from Sookie's brother, Jason. He was a lady's man and was with one of the many girls he'd bedded that night. Sookie talked to her grandmother about the vampire and her grandmother was thrilled. She liked new things just as much as Sookie. She wanted Sookie to ask the vampire to talk with her about how old he was and what he'd seen.======

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Sookie and Bill talked after her rescuing him. He offered her his blood to sell or drink, but she wouldn't take it. Even though the blood was the most popular drug of choice for the past 2 years, she didn't want anything from him but to touch his skin again. She thought of their encounter as a good one. Rare. "Food for thought."======

**04/20/11**
Sookie decides to help Bill. She gets in her first real fight ever with the Rat couple to make sure they let Bill go after they were already trying to drain him. Her and Bill almost got hit with the Rat couple's car as they were leaving in a hurry. They had had the vampire tied down with silver chains, so Sookie let him loose. She had saved him.

**04/20/11**
Many places are meant to be kept as stories. Such as America being a wonderful land of free men. Places like the North Pole remain in our thoughts of actual places, but not for reality, just for our own personal usage.
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**04/20/11**
This mixes art with science. Eggs are nothing more than worthless until you really look into them after applying heat. Then they are artistic. The writer gives examples of how artistic eggs can be from an outside viewpoint much larger than just a microscope. More of a personal look on them.
 * sat read comp**

**04/20/11**
In efforts to destroy consciousness is what people get pleasure from. Some people like to play poker or watch tv or make love instead of being worth something. This is where true happiness can come from. Not from a card game.
 * sat read comp**

**04/20/11**
Sookie thinks she's crazy b/c she can read minds and always looses friends that way. She found out that some of her regular customers were vampire Drainers. Since she was all to happy to finally meet her vampire, she didn't know whether she should tell him he was about to get drained or just let it happen. It made her very mad.

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I'm reading the True Blood series by Charlaine Harris. I am on the beginning of the first book, and it goes through characters. I've read about Sookie's appearance along with the appearance of the vampire she's been waiting on. So far, the book is well-written and interesting. Sookie is a waitress in Louisiana. She's quiet and keeps to herself but is not ugly. She meets Bill (the vampire) at the resturant she works at.======

"Extent of Damage to Japan's Equine Industry Remains Unclear"
Only a small amount of info has been uncovered. The Japan Racing Association cancelled the races near Tokyo until the 17th of April. There is limited info on the facilities that may have suffered damages from the earthquakes.

"New Information on Japan's Equine Industry Services"
Blog gives information on the equine population in the most heavily devastated areas in Japan. Several people are still tensed up from the earthquake, especially with intermitten earthquakes happening in northeastern Japan. None of the training farms reported injury to their horses, but some suffered tattered up facilities. Some facilities have moved their horses elsewhere because of a radiation leak. Three riding clubs were "submerged in the tsunami" with 4 horses reported dead and at least 18 missing.

**04/06/11**
"Fabulous and Under 40" Forty is a great place to start with minds born into a world of pop. This blog gives details for the mainstream pop culture, and Q2 will count up tallies of people's favorite "under-40" performers and will go from there to make an 8 hour crowd-sourced stream.

**04/06/11**
"What Comes First? Depression in Teens or Emo Music?" According to new research, more teens are less depressed by reading than by listening to music on a regular basis. Researchers didn't look that much into cause and effect, but depression could possibly be caused somewhat by emo music. Although, not always. It could just be a way for teens to escape from and cope with everyday stresses. Reading is less passive than watching tv or listening to music. Teens have to engage their minds rather than just listening to someone else sing something.

**04/06/11**
"Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars: Tiny Desk Concert" This blog talks about the fun needed for the 'weekend mood' with music. Something to get your "blood pumping." The band's story was well known from when they met in refugee camps and formed the band to spread joy. After ten years, two albums, and an award-winning documentary, the 8 members of the band are still going strong. Their music makes Friday night a definite Friday night.

**04/06/11**
"What's in a Set List?" This blog includes set list details from different performers. It shows the difference in the way certain performers tend to scribble or type their set lists with the differences in their age and/or music.

**03/16/11**
I read Snow White to Jaeli. I remember the story being a lot nicer when I was young, but it seems to have gotten a lot more harsh when I was reading it to my daughter. Haha.

**03/10/11**
I read the practice tests 7 and 8. The article on test 8 about mutts was a persuasive article, and it almost makes me want to adopt a puppy! It would be healthier and I very well COULD be saving the life of a cute puppy, along with gaining a friend! :)

**03/03/11**
I read chapter 8 in my Music Appreciation book. We are now discussing the different types of Jazz music, such as Cool Jazz. It's interesting because there are songs from New Orleans in the book, and I've been there before so I could relate. It's very interesting learning things about places I've been or want to go, especially the music. :)

**02/25/11**
I read the back of the menu at Taco Mac. It had a short story on the origin of the resturant. The guys who opened the place were from Buffalo, NY, and they wanted to bring northern food to the south, such as their buffalo wings. They were on their way to Florida when they stopped in Atlanta and decided to stay to open the resturant. Once they found a small building to work with, they had the chance to either renovate the kitchen or change the name of the building. "The kitchen won." They kept the Mexican-Irish sounding name "Taco Mac," and to this day it is still best known for it's wings and very large selection of beer. I ate there. It was delicious. :) And yes, they had over 300 types of beer.

**02/24/11**

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 * Cerulean Canopy {Haiku}**

by [|Linda D. Blakely]
azure sky is calm sun glints in velvet blanket of indigo clouds

I enjoy haikus! :)

**02/23/11**
"The Sources of Globalization" - Robert J. Brym and John Lie This talks about the importance of technology, politics, and economics with globalization. Economics is the most important factor of all, but none of the three could work without the others.

**02/23/11**
"Dark Bargain of the Global Economy" - Charles Fishman This talks about the companies, such as Wal-Mart, selling products that have been made by children. The children were beaten if they did not meet their quotas, and they were only paid a very small amount of money to do the work that should never have been given to them. You know it's a sad world when people can't hire people for at least minimum wage to do work and when they have children do the jobs they shouldn't have to do along with beating them if they get something wrong. It's a very cruel world.

**02/17/11**
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by [|Kelly Ann Janssen]
Summer comes and pears ripen Plump, juicy yellow-reds hanging on low branches; Behind rusty old chicken wire, Jumbles of forest-green cucumber logs play hide-n-seek beneath their tangled vines. Sweet, clear notes from a familiar violin float From an open upstairs window into the street below; I daydream of exhilarating heights attained only by a swing, Dirty, beat-up knees, mischievous grins. \Reaching out, I carefully pluck a single pear; Its juices dribble down my chin as I sink my teeth into the tender smooth skin.

**02/03/11**
"I believe in pink. I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles." — Audrey Hepburn

**01/31/11**

 * [|http://www.poetry.com/poems/the-gift-of-truth!/10003042/]**

**01/28/11**
I hope to gain a lot from this class. I'm hoping to be able to understand passages better and pass this class!!! I'm living on my mom's property at the time. I have my own place on her land, and things at home are good. My financial situation is not good right now, but I have an interview for a job today, and once I start working I will be a lot more stable. Part of my family is good, the other part not so much. My little girl is amazing and always has something cute to say or do. My dating situation is just fine. I'm just concentrating on school and a job right now, and I hope to get a degree in something sooner than later! I'm still undecided, but the criminal justice program seems interesting, and I'm thinking of doing something in that field. Taking it one small step at a time is going to have to be acceptable. I'm excited for mine and my daughter's futures.
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**01/27/11**

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by [|B. M. Coldwell]

 * Striving on unreality**
 * Its what my body feels**
 * Now if you want to join me**
 * Then come along and see**
 * Love and peace and loyalty**
 * My goodness gracious royalties**
 * It's what the family needs.**
 * Come on, come on, come along and see**
 * There's everything for everyone**
 * So come along and see**
 * Christmas comes but once a year**
 * Don't be shy nor feared**
 * Come on, come on, come along and see**
 * There's everything for everyone**
 * Just come along and see.**
 * There's love and peace and loyalty**
 * Presented by our royalty**
 * Facing up reality**
 * So come along and see!**

People are so persistent on focusing on things that are unreal. It's a way to imagine more peaceful things for themselves and others around them if they just ignore reality rather than face it. In reality there is everything for everyone, and once a person has accepted that and works towards it then he or she can establish these ideas and gain experience and joy from his or her surroundings in everyday life. SO come along and see!

Wise and wonderful!

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 * 01/26/11**

by [|Christina Rossetti]
Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you; But when the leaves hang trembling The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I; But when the trees bow down their heads The wind is passing by.

This poem is adorable. It's simple and easily understood by children which is great because I know my daughter would love it, and she will also get to see 'the wind' for what it is and still by just a simple explanation. Also, she enjoys poetry just as much as I do, and I think it's just a great experience for her along with myself. :)

__Communication: Principles for a Lifetime__by Steven A. Beebe, Susan J. Beebe, and Diana K. Ivy Chapter 1 This chapter talks about how important it is to be able to communicate well. Communication is inescapable, irreversible, complicated, emphasized on content and relationships, and is governed by rules. You must be aware of communication with others AND yourself, use and interpret verbal messages and nonverbal messages effectively because words are very powerful. They can make and break relationships! Also, you must listen and respond effectively and appropriately adapt messages to others to enhance both understanding and empathy. The chapter reflects on interpersonal comm, small group comm, and presentational comm as being a very important thing to understand and to be able to include oneself in. I hope to get a lot more understanding of different ways to communicate through this class and book.
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01/22/11
__The World of Music__ by David Willoughby Chapter 1 This chapter is the introduction to the world of music. The chapter talks about music being a global phenomenon, the ethnic diversities in our culture and why it's important, cultural characteristics of the U.S., whether music labels are helpful or whether they hinder us, what it means to be an "artist", how music can be a business along with being an art, and how people from all over the world can participate in the arts [of our community]. I like how a lot of our music today is based on that of Western-European music. I like the different ethnic diversities, and they are important because they help us to understand not only ourselves but others around us. America has a lot of music related to European music, along with jazz, blues, and rock, but the labels are not as necessary as they are made out to be. There are so many overlapping styles of music that it is nearly impossible to label a certain song to be just ONE genre. I like all types of music, and I look forward to learning more about it in the following chapters. (I just wish they weren't so long. Haha)

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I feel that kamishibai was and is a very important art to keep around. It is a great way for some people to express themselves in many different ways, whether it be by a t.v. show, a comicbook, anime, or just a hand-made work of art for that particular person. The idea of using kamishibai to sell candy in the 1920's was interesting to me because it was able to be entertainment for the devastated neighborhoods and bombshelters. It being associated with poverty and backwardness was understandable, but I also disagree in some aspects because of the fact that some people may just LIKE to create images for others to enjoy. I'm glad it's now found at festivals even today. It's a very interesting thing for me especially since I enjoy art in itself.

Beautiful Poem! Thanks for the great posting. (anne)

=01/18/11= =[]= =Looking Down from La Rocca= =by [|Lauren Jett Mancini]= In the hues of something from Picasso's Rose Period, clay tile roofs stretch into the horizon and fade into farms. Contrasted against the nickel-stained leaves of olive trees, the town looks dyed by the sun in the color of dryness. Dog-eared and drowsy, a village sits quietly in the valley, waiting to house a fairy tale. If this were a Disney movie, a pink-cheeked heroine would be singing from a window. I want to fall asleep here, in the smell of hot weather and the shade of twisted tree limbs, with the hope that slumber will help me dream the view into immortality.