So it has finally happened. On Friday, Portsmouth FC became the first Premier League club to be forced to enter administration. Whilst there have been 45 club insolvencies in the Football League since 2002, many of these following the collapse of ITV Digital, it seemed difficult to believe that a club in the world’s richest league could face the scale of financial problems that Portsmouth currently face. With debts of over £70m, despite player sales of over £50m in the past two years, and a tax bill of £12m and rising, it is difficult to see where Pompey head from here. Indeed, estimates suggest that they need £20m in order to see out the season.
Entering administration is not the get-out-of-jail card that it may appear to be. The process provides the club with a three month lifeline in order to try and get the club back in a condition to continue trading, whilst searching for a new purchaser to take the club forward in the future. However, the key objective of the administrator is to safeguard the interests of the clubs creditors, including HMRC and Sacha Gaydamak amongst many others. It is believed that Portsmouth will be able to provide the cash flow to see out the current season – they hope to convince the Premier League to allow them to sell players outside of the current transfer, as well as advancing them the final two television payments and parachute payments that they would receive from relegation, which is now virtually confirmed. Whilst it would require approval from 75% of the Premier League sides, given the fact that Pompey are now virtually guaranteed to be relegated, and the ability of the Premier League to implement ‘club in crisis’ measures, it is expected that they will give in to these demands in order to avoid the further embarrassment that would come about from one of their member clubs being forced to fold mid-season. However, further problems for the troubled club are likely to come in the summer, where they will be faced by a £3m a month wage bill, with no gate receipt to cover these costs.
Portsmouth has got itself into this situation by spending money that they simply didn’t have. A common issue in modern football clubs, where approximately 70% of clubs bridge the income gap through a wealthy benefactor. However, this does leave the clubs vulnerable to any financial or health problems the owner may face, as seen by the problems and eventual demise of Scottish Premier Division side Gretna in 2008. A major problem faced by Portsmouth was their infrastructure, which simply was not of a sufficient level to allow them to financially survive in the Premier League. A dilapidated stadium, which has now been seized by current owner Balram Chainrai in return for writing off part of the debt owed to him by the club, with virtually no corporate seating, and in recent times, a murky ownership structure, simply did not provide the revenue and cash flow to allow them to live at the level they were hoping for.
Much blame has been laid at the door of the directors and behind-the-scenes staff. Chief executive, Peter Storrie, is rumoured to be amongst the best paid in the division, whilst during their FA Cup winning season, directors salaries rocketed from just over £900k to well over £2.6m. Other shady figures lurk in the shadows – Arcadi Gaydamak, a convicted arms trafficker, has claimed them as an asset; they have been advised by Daniel Azougy, a convicted fraudster; Peter Storrie himself is facing charges of tax evasion. Even former manager, Harry Redknapp, has been the target of criticism, particularly given the past financial record of teams that he has been involved with – three have now gone into administration, whilst West Ham have faced their own financial problems in recent times. Rumours of corruption and money-laundering have been heard in recent weeks. However, it is general financial mismanagement all-round that has contributed to Portsmouth’s current plight, rather than errors by any one individual.
So what does the future hold? An indebted Championship side with no stadium and a battered credit rating is hardly attractive to new investors. Their future depends on the ability of the administrators to maintain a cash positive position, at least until the summer, whilst stepping up the hunt for possible new owners – ones that actually have the funding that they claim. They will also be attempting to secure a CVA, which would avoid any further deductions for next season, although this may be difficult to obtain, particularly given HMRC’s tendency to vote against them in football cases. Without this, they face at least a 15 point deduction for next season, which would leave them an uphill battle to avoid relegation to League 1.
Portsmouth will survive until the summer, but their future beyond that point looks bleak. A fire-sale of players will be inevitable and they face the real possibility of either further points deductions and following the path of their south coast neighbours down into League 1, or if they cannot survive the summer, a real possibility of going out of business. A new phoenix club would surely be born out of the ashes, but either way, it is likely to be many years until we see Portsmouth FC back in the promised land of the Premier League.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Hellooooo Bloggers!
I've been wanting to do this for a while. We all know that blogging is not easy. It's not a job, so we can't do it all day and expect to, well, get our necessities that way. It doesn't provide food, it doesn't entertain the kids, it doesn't get your homework done. Picking which blogs to follow and read, then, is tricky. Plus, since my blogoversary giveaway I have had so many new followers, both here and on Twitter, that I have been sadly behind in following you back. And there are sooo many of you that I constantly want to meet more of you and find out more about you!
So below is a link to a form that you can fill out. This will help me organize my blogroll, discover new blogs to read, generate some ideas about who to interview for my long-dormant Friday Featured Blogger meme. Old followers and people I already follow, please feel free to fill this out as well, so I can learn more about you. (Forgive me if you think I'm being nosy. Most of the questions are not required, but they will certainly help me when I start to look at your blogs.) Your answers will only be seen by me. It will take maybe 15-20 minutes of your time. Thanks, and hopefully you will see me around your blog sometime soon!
LINK TO BLOGGER FORM HERE!
So below is a link to a form that you can fill out. This will help me organize my blogroll, discover new blogs to read, generate some ideas about who to interview for my long-dormant Friday Featured Blogger meme. Old followers and people I already follow, please feel free to fill this out as well, so I can learn more about you. (Forgive me if you think I'm being nosy. Most of the questions are not required, but they will certainly help me when I start to look at your blogs.) Your answers will only be seen by me. It will take maybe 15-20 minutes of your time. Thanks, and hopefully you will see me around your blog sometime soon!
LINK TO BLOGGER FORM HERE!
Olympics, Tsunamis and Gaddafi ...
So the Olympics are over. I have to say I rather enjoyed them. I think that what made them much more enjoyable this time was Twitter. Enjoying the Milftastic hotness of the American Women's Curling team with Doc, the hockey excitement with Vinny and the fun back and forth with the hot and sexy Canadian babe, Anndi has definitely added to the Olympic experience for me. Not to mention the raging debate we had, along with Mrs D and Dana over Canada's women's hockey team's celebrating with champagne, beer and cigars on ice after their gold medal win. (I didn't see what the big deal was, others disagreed)
Well, I actually only watched curling, hockey and Apollo Ohno. And a little bit of the ice skating. Some of those skaters are hotties, ya know.
Anyway, Team USA set an all-time medals record with 37. As of my writing this, the men's hockey team is guaranteed of a medal. Either silver or gold as they are about to play Canada in the gold medal game. Whatever happens this afternoon, getting to the gold medal game and beating Canada once was a great achievement for this team. They're the youngest team in the tournament and NOBODY thought they would make it this far. So, those of you out there who know nothing about hockey who will probably be trashing Team USA if they lose. Stuff it.
Speaking of people who can fuck off. There are some people out there, mostly dumb ass American sports writers and American political columnists who hate sports and America, who are saying a lot of stupid things. Well, and a few people in other countries who are a little bitter. Mostly they are trying to find a way to diminish the accomplishments of Team USA.
As I mentioned we ("we" as in America) won 37 medals. That bests the previous record of 36 won by Germany in '06. A lot of people are coming up with all kinds of excuses and formulas to claim that the 37 medals don't really matter or isn't impressive. They making the claim that our population and the fact that there are so many more events than there used to be and making some vague reference to "American money" (as if we have any of that left in this country) to claim that we didn't really have some unfair advantage of somekind.
That's bullshit.
The Americans who qualified for the Olympics and won medals worked just as hard and sacrificed just as much as the athletes from other countries. For American media types and bitter losers from other countries to come up with stupid shit like this to try to minimize the accomplishments of these men and women is insulting and straight up America bashing. Go back to applying your guilty white liberal crap to politics and race discussions douche bags.
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Like many people I spent much of Saturday afternoon watching Tsumani Death Watch '10™.Unfortunately Luckily the tsunami that hit the Hawaiian Islands didn't have much punch to it by the time it got there. So, afterwords I got to thinking about all the close calls we've had over the last few years. Things that could have brought great death and destruction and caused entire civilizations to collapse into chaos and anarchy.
Basically we've dodged some serious bullets like....
- The Evil Empire
- Killer bees
- Y2K
- West Nile Virus
- SARS
- Avian Flu
- Bacon Flu
- Jay Leno in Prime Time.
And now the tsunami that was supposed to drown Hawaii.
But, I tell ya what. Just like I say after every one of these scares. It was just another dress rehearsal for the real thing. Cause folks, one of these days our luck is gonna run out and one of these "threats" is going to be real. I hope we'll be ready. Mostly I hope we can overcome the way our media will melt down and be of no real use to us.
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Oh yea, one more Olympic note. I have sent Russian curlers Anna Sidorova and Ludmila Privivkova friend requests on Facebook.
I'm sure that they have just been way too busybeing hot as hell with the Olympics to have a chance to check their Facebooks. Now that the Olympics are over, I fully expect them to approve my request soon. I'll keep you updated on this as I'm sure you're very interested.
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And finally Matt-Man's old friend and bat-shit crazy attention whore Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is back in the news. This time he is calling for a Jihad against .... Switzerland.
No really ...... Switzerland!
I guess Gaddafi has just finally had enough of fondue and precision timing instruments. I can't say that I blame him. I think it's time that the Swiss and their direct democracy got knocked off their high horse too. Good call M-Gad.
Well, I actually only watched curling, hockey and Apollo Ohno. And a little bit of the ice skating. Some of those skaters are hotties, ya know.
Anyway, Team USA set an all-time medals record with 37. As of my writing this, the men's hockey team is guaranteed of a medal. Either silver or gold as they are about to play Canada in the gold medal game. Whatever happens this afternoon, getting to the gold medal game and beating Canada once was a great achievement for this team. They're the youngest team in the tournament and NOBODY thought they would make it this far. So, those of you out there who know nothing about hockey who will probably be trashing Team USA if they lose. Stuff it.
Speaking of people who can fuck off. There are some people out there, mostly dumb ass American sports writers and American political columnists who hate sports and America, who are saying a lot of stupid things. Well, and a few people in other countries who are a little bitter. Mostly they are trying to find a way to diminish the accomplishments of Team USA.
As I mentioned we ("we" as in America) won 37 medals. That bests the previous record of 36 won by Germany in '06. A lot of people are coming up with all kinds of excuses and formulas to claim that the 37 medals don't really matter or isn't impressive. They making the claim that our population and the fact that there are so many more events than there used to be and making some vague reference to "American money" (as if we have any of that left in this country) to claim that we didn't really have some unfair advantage of somekind.
That's bullshit.
The Americans who qualified for the Olympics and won medals worked just as hard and sacrificed just as much as the athletes from other countries. For American media types and bitter losers from other countries to come up with stupid shit like this to try to minimize the accomplishments of these men and women is insulting and straight up America bashing. Go back to applying your guilty white liberal crap to politics and race discussions douche bags.
--
Like many people I spent much of Saturday afternoon watching Tsumani Death Watch '10™.
Basically we've dodged some serious bullets like....
- The Evil Empire
- Killer bees
- Y2K
- West Nile Virus
- SARS
- Avian Flu
- Bacon Flu
- Jay Leno in Prime Time.
And now the tsunami that was supposed to drown Hawaii.
But, I tell ya what. Just like I say after every one of these scares. It was just another dress rehearsal for the real thing. Cause folks, one of these days our luck is gonna run out and one of these "threats" is going to be real. I hope we'll be ready. Mostly I hope we can overcome the way our media will melt down and be of no real use to us.
--
Oh yea, one more Olympic note. I have sent Russian curlers Anna Sidorova and Ludmila Privivkova friend requests on Facebook.
I'm sure that they have just been way too busy
--
And finally Matt-Man's old friend and bat-shit crazy attention whore Colonel Muammar Gaddafi is back in the news. This time he is calling for a Jihad against .... Switzerland.
No really ...... Switzerland!
I guess Gaddafi has just finally had enough of fondue and precision timing instruments. I can't say that I blame him. I think it's time that the Swiss and their direct democracy got knocked off their high horse too. Good call M-Gad.
In My Mailbox (26)
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme inspired by Alea and hosted by Kristi. Check out Kristi's blog to see what others got in terms of books this week!
I was away last week so this is two weeks' worth of review books. Yippee!
The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk
(Random House / Feb. 9, 2010)
Being a hefty, deaf newcomer almost makes Will Halpin the least popular guy at Coaler High. But when he befriends the only guy less popular than him, the dork-namic duo has the smarts and guts to figure out who knocked off the star quarterback. Will can’t hear what’s going on, but he’s a great observer. So, who did it? And why does that guy talk to his fingers? And will the beautiful girl ever notice him? (Okay, so Will’s interested in more than just murder . . .)
Those who prefer their heroes to be not-so-usual and with a side of wiseguy will gobble up this witty, geeks-rule debut.
I've heard only good things about this book, so I'm so excited to get to read it!
Saving Maddie by Varian Johnson
(Random House / March 9, 2010)
Joshua Wynn is a preacher’s son and a “good boy” who always does the right thing. Until Maddie comes back to town. Maddie is the daughter of the former associate pastor of Joshua’s church, and his childhood crush. Now Maddie is all grown up, gorgeous—and troubled. She wears provocative clothes to church, cusses, drinks, and fools around with older men. Joshua’s ears burn just listening to the things she did to get kicked out of boarding school, and her own home.
As time goes on, Josh goes against his parents and his own better instincts to keep Maddie from completely capsizing. Along the way, he begins to question his own rigid understanding of God and whether, as his mother says, a girl like Maddie is beyond redemption. Maddie leads Josh further astray than any girl ever has . . . but is there a way to reconcile his love for her and his love for his life in the church?
Hmm, I don't usually pick up books regarding religion, but I might as well give this one a try. New books = exciting!
Everlasting by Angie Frazier
(Scholastic / June 1, 2010)
Sailing aboard her father's ship is all seventeen-year-old Camille Rowen has ever wanted. But as a lady in 1855 San Francisco, her future is set: marry a man she doesn't love in order to preseve her social standing. On her last voyage before the wedding, Camille learns the mother she has always believed dead is in fact alive and in Australia. When their Sydney-bound ship goes down in a gale, and her father dies, Camille sets out to find her mother and a map in her possession - a map believed to lead to a stone that once belonged to the legendary civilization of the immortals. The stone can do exactly what Camille wants most: bring someone back from the dead.
Unfortunately, her father's adversary is also on the hunt for the stone, and she must race him to it. The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar - a handsome young sailor and her father's first mate - who is in love with Camille and whom she is inexplicably drawn to despite his low social standing and her pending wedding vows. With an Australian card shark acting as their guide, Camille eludes murderous bushrangers, traverses dangerous highlands, evades a curse placed on the stone, and unravels the mystery behind her mother's disappearance sixteen years earlier. But when another death shakes her conviction to resurrect her father, Camille must choose what - and who - matters most.
Oh man, that cover is deceiving. I didn't realize this would be almost historical fantasy! The synopsis sounds a bit like a female Indiana Jones story set in the 19th century...sounds so good!
Trackers #1 by Patrick Carman
(Scholastic / May 1, 2010)
In the 21st century landscape of bits and bytes, everyone leaves a digital footprint ... even the most advanced cyber criminals. And that’s where the Trackers come in. Four tech-savvy kids armed with high-tech video cameras and esoteric coding skills, the Trackers can find almost anyone, anywhere. Told through a collage of videos, text, and websites, Trackers #1 follows Adam, Finn, Lewis, and Emily as they become entangled in a high-tech, high-stakes game of cat and mouse with Shantorian, the world’s most dangerous hacker. At least, that’s who they think they’re tracking....
As the four dig deeper into the shadowy world of online crime, they soon learn that things aren’t always as they seem.
Man, I feel like I need to read one of Patrick Carman's books lately. They all sound like an intriguing blend of sci-fi, slightly dystopian, and action.
The New Brighton Archeological Society, Book 1: The Castle of Galomar by Mark Andrew Smith and Matthew Weldon
(Image Comics / March 2009)
Out of the ashes of misfortune will rise the next generation of great adventurers!
After their parents are lost on an archeological expedition, four children begin to unlock the secrets of their parents' mysterious lives, discovering a hidden world of mystical artifacts, mythical creatures, and arcane knowledge. Soon they find themselves drawn into a conflict over a great library that has kept two kingdoms at war for centuries, the children must save an enchanted forest, the birthplace of magic itself. Join us as these children become the latest members of the fabled New Brighton Archeological Society, and take their first steps towards their true destiny!
This looks like a quick and cute graphic novel read.
The Story of Cirrus Flux by Matthew Skelton
(Delacorte / Feb. 23, 2010)
London, 1783. Orphan Cirrus Flux is being watched. Merciless villains are conniving to steal the world's most divine power--The Breath of God--which they believe Cirrus has inherited. Now he faces a perilous journey through the dirty backstreets of the city as a sinister mesmerist, a tiny man with an all-seeing eye, and a skull-collecting scoundrel pursue him. Cirrus must escape them, but he'll need to trust some unlikely allies if he hopes to thwart his foes . . . and survive a grand and terrifying showdown.
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman
(Penguin / Jan. 2010)
Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom
Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town-a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell.
In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer.
I've heard a lot of good things about this book, and so I'm excited to have the opportunity to be on a blog tour for it.
Facebook Fairytales: Modern-Day Miracles to Inspire the Human Spirit by Emily Liebert
(Skyhorse Publishing / Apr. 1, 2010)
Once upon a time there was an online social network called Facebook, and it brought together people from all over the globe, helping them to reignite romances, launch careers, and even find organ donors. Facebook Fairytales brings to light inspirational “happy endings” stemming from the increasingly popular social-networking site. Author Emily Liebert crafts captivating narratives of real-life stories from interviews with Facebook users who have used the site’s many applications to find biological parents, relay messages to loved ones during the Mumbai terrorist attacks, donate money to Chinese orphanages, and try to hunt down a hit-and-run criminal. Readers will relate to these tales and, simultaneously, be charmed by the little spark of magic that sets them apart from your everyday success stories.
Liebert also interviews and shares the story of Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder who worked on the Obama new-media campaign, revolutionizing the use of social-networking sites as a political tool. Complete with an introductory interview with Facebook founder and president, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Fairytales is a collection of tales that will inspire you to seek out your “happily ever after” on the world’s most popular social-networking site—and maybe find Prince Charming along the way.
A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott
(Amazon Encore / Feb. 2010)
Genna Colon is a fifteen-year-old girl living in Brooklyn. She doesn’t have a lot to show for herself besides bad hair, an impossible crush on a classmate, and a dysfunctional family. What she does have—an intelligence beyond her peers—is not winning her many friends in school, so she seeks safe haven in her favorite place in the city: a quiet, enclosed garden with a fountain. When Genna flees into her sanctuary late one night, she makes a desperate wish and finds herself instantly transported back in time to Civil War–era Brooklyn.
Displaced in the past, Genna realizes she has eluded one harsh reality only to surface in another. She must confront new horrors and all-too-familiar prejudices, while holding tightly to a cover-story that threatens to unravel at any moment.
I've heard nothing but praise for this book, and so am really excited to have the opportunity to review this! Thanks, Sarah!
The Dead-Tossed Waves by Carrie Ryan
(Random House / March 9, 2010)
Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She's content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry's mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry's generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother's past in order to save herself and the one she loves.
I couldn't get through FOHOT and so this one wasn't really on my radar, but now that I have it...damn, the finished book looks SO pretty. Maybe I'll try to read it, and if that doesn't work out, maybe I'll have a giveaway...
From Around the World Tours:
Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
(Greenwillow Books / March 2, 2010)
When someone leaves three mystery flowers outside her dorm door, Laurel thinks that maybe the Avondale School isn't so awful after all — until her own body starts to freak out. In the middle of her English presentation on the Victorian Language of Flowers, strange words pop into her head, and her body seems to tingle and hum. Impulsively, Laurel gives the love bouquet she made to demonstrate the language to her spinster English teacher. When that teacher unexpectedly and immediately finds romance, Laurel suspects that something — something magical — is up. With her new friend, Kate, she sets out to discover the origins and breadth of her powers by experimenting on herself and others. But she can’t seem to find any living experts in the field of flower powers to guide her. And her bouquets don't always do her bidding, especially when it comes to her own crush, Justin. Rumors about Laurel and her flowers fly across campus, and she's soon besieged by requests from girls — both friends and enemies — who want their lives magically transformed — just in time for prom.
Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
(Balzer + Bray / Apr. 27, 2010)
Joy is used to hearing Whispers. She’s used to walking down the street and instantly knowing people’s deepest, darkest desires. She uses this talent for good, to make people happy and give them what they want. But for her older sister, Jessica, the family gift is a curse, and she uses it to make people’s lives—especially Joy’s—miserable. Still, when Joy Hears a frightening whisper from Jessica's own mind, she knows she has to save her sister, even if it means deserting her friends, stealing a car and running away with a boy she barely knows—a boy who may have a dark secret of his own.
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That's it! And now to do some schoolwork, and then maybe I can get around to doing some reading... :)
I was away last week so this is two weeks' worth of review books. Yippee!
(Random House / Feb. 9, 2010)
Being a hefty, deaf newcomer almost makes Will Halpin the least popular guy at Coaler High. But when he befriends the only guy less popular than him, the dork-namic duo has the smarts and guts to figure out who knocked off the star quarterback. Will can’t hear what’s going on, but he’s a great observer. So, who did it? And why does that guy talk to his fingers? And will the beautiful girl ever notice him? (Okay, so Will’s interested in more than just murder . . .)
Those who prefer their heroes to be not-so-usual and with a side of wiseguy will gobble up this witty, geeks-rule debut.
I've heard only good things about this book, so I'm so excited to get to read it!
(Random House / March 9, 2010)
Joshua Wynn is a preacher’s son and a “good boy” who always does the right thing. Until Maddie comes back to town. Maddie is the daughter of the former associate pastor of Joshua’s church, and his childhood crush. Now Maddie is all grown up, gorgeous—and troubled. She wears provocative clothes to church, cusses, drinks, and fools around with older men. Joshua’s ears burn just listening to the things she did to get kicked out of boarding school, and her own home.
As time goes on, Josh goes against his parents and his own better instincts to keep Maddie from completely capsizing. Along the way, he begins to question his own rigid understanding of God and whether, as his mother says, a girl like Maddie is beyond redemption. Maddie leads Josh further astray than any girl ever has . . . but is there a way to reconcile his love for her and his love for his life in the church?
Hmm, I don't usually pick up books regarding religion, but I might as well give this one a try. New books = exciting!
(Scholastic / June 1, 2010)
Sailing aboard her father's ship is all seventeen-year-old Camille Rowen has ever wanted. But as a lady in 1855 San Francisco, her future is set: marry a man she doesn't love in order to preseve her social standing. On her last voyage before the wedding, Camille learns the mother she has always believed dead is in fact alive and in Australia. When their Sydney-bound ship goes down in a gale, and her father dies, Camille sets out to find her mother and a map in her possession - a map believed to lead to a stone that once belonged to the legendary civilization of the immortals. The stone can do exactly what Camille wants most: bring someone back from the dead.
Unfortunately, her father's adversary is also on the hunt for the stone, and she must race him to it. The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar - a handsome young sailor and her father's first mate - who is in love with Camille and whom she is inexplicably drawn to despite his low social standing and her pending wedding vows. With an Australian card shark acting as their guide, Camille eludes murderous bushrangers, traverses dangerous highlands, evades a curse placed on the stone, and unravels the mystery behind her mother's disappearance sixteen years earlier. But when another death shakes her conviction to resurrect her father, Camille must choose what - and who - matters most.
Oh man, that cover is deceiving. I didn't realize this would be almost historical fantasy! The synopsis sounds a bit like a female Indiana Jones story set in the 19th century...sounds so good!
Trackers #1 by Patrick Carman
(Scholastic / May 1, 2010)
In the 21st century landscape of bits and bytes, everyone leaves a digital footprint ... even the most advanced cyber criminals. And that’s where the Trackers come in. Four tech-savvy kids armed with high-tech video cameras and esoteric coding skills, the Trackers can find almost anyone, anywhere. Told through a collage of videos, text, and websites, Trackers #1 follows Adam, Finn, Lewis, and Emily as they become entangled in a high-tech, high-stakes game of cat and mouse with Shantorian, the world’s most dangerous hacker. At least, that’s who they think they’re tracking....
As the four dig deeper into the shadowy world of online crime, they soon learn that things aren’t always as they seem.
Man, I feel like I need to read one of Patrick Carman's books lately. They all sound like an intriguing blend of sci-fi, slightly dystopian, and action.
(Image Comics / March 2009)
Out of the ashes of misfortune will rise the next generation of great adventurers!
After their parents are lost on an archeological expedition, four children begin to unlock the secrets of their parents' mysterious lives, discovering a hidden world of mystical artifacts, mythical creatures, and arcane knowledge. Soon they find themselves drawn into a conflict over a great library that has kept two kingdoms at war for centuries, the children must save an enchanted forest, the birthplace of magic itself. Join us as these children become the latest members of the fabled New Brighton Archeological Society, and take their first steps towards their true destiny!
This looks like a quick and cute graphic novel read.
(Delacorte / Feb. 23, 2010)
London, 1783. Orphan Cirrus Flux is being watched. Merciless villains are conniving to steal the world's most divine power--The Breath of God--which they believe Cirrus has inherited. Now he faces a perilous journey through the dirty backstreets of the city as a sinister mesmerist, a tiny man with an all-seeing eye, and a skull-collecting scoundrel pursue him. Cirrus must escape them, but he'll need to trust some unlikely allies if he hopes to thwart his foes . . . and survive a grand and terrifying showdown.
(Penguin / Jan. 2010)
Steel Magnolias meets The Help in this Southern debut novel sparkling with humor, heart, and feminine wisdom
Twelve-year-old CeeCee Honeycutt is in trouble. For years, she has been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille-the tiara-toting, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town-a woman trapped in her long-ago moment of glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen. But when Camille is hit by a truck and killed, CeeCee is left to fend for herself. To the rescue comes her previously unknown great-aunt, Tootie Caldwell.
In her vintage Packard convertible, Tootie whisks CeeCee away to Savannah's perfumed world of prosperity and Southern eccentricity, a world that seems to be run entirely by women. From the exotic Miz Thelma Rae Goodpepper, who bathes in her backyard bathtub and uses garden slugs as her secret weapons, to Tootie's all-knowing housekeeper, Oletta Jones, to Violene Hobbs, who entertains a local police officer in her canary-yellow peignoir, the women of Gaston Street keep CeeCee entertained and enthralled for an entire summer.
I've heard a lot of good things about this book, and so I'm excited to have the opportunity to be on a blog tour for it.
(Skyhorse Publishing / Apr. 1, 2010)
Once upon a time there was an online social network called Facebook, and it brought together people from all over the globe, helping them to reignite romances, launch careers, and even find organ donors. Facebook Fairytales brings to light inspirational “happy endings” stemming from the increasingly popular social-networking site. Author Emily Liebert crafts captivating narratives of real-life stories from interviews with Facebook users who have used the site’s many applications to find biological parents, relay messages to loved ones during the Mumbai terrorist attacks, donate money to Chinese orphanages, and try to hunt down a hit-and-run criminal. Readers will relate to these tales and, simultaneously, be charmed by the little spark of magic that sets them apart from your everyday success stories.
Liebert also interviews and shares the story of Chris Hughes, Facebook co-founder who worked on the Obama new-media campaign, revolutionizing the use of social-networking sites as a political tool. Complete with an introductory interview with Facebook founder and president, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Fairytales is a collection of tales that will inspire you to seek out your “happily ever after” on the world’s most popular social-networking site—and maybe find Prince Charming along the way.
(Amazon Encore / Feb. 2010)
Genna Colon is a fifteen-year-old girl living in Brooklyn. She doesn’t have a lot to show for herself besides bad hair, an impossible crush on a classmate, and a dysfunctional family. What she does have—an intelligence beyond her peers—is not winning her many friends in school, so she seeks safe haven in her favorite place in the city: a quiet, enclosed garden with a fountain. When Genna flees into her sanctuary late one night, she makes a desperate wish and finds herself instantly transported back in time to Civil War–era Brooklyn.
Displaced in the past, Genna realizes she has eluded one harsh reality only to surface in another. She must confront new horrors and all-too-familiar prejudices, while holding tightly to a cover-story that threatens to unravel at any moment.
I've heard nothing but praise for this book, and so am really excited to have the opportunity to review this! Thanks, Sarah!
(Random House / March 9, 2010)
Gabry lives a quiet life. As safe a life as is possible in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, in a world teeming with the dead, who constantly hunger for those still living. She's content on her side of the Barrier, happy to let her friends dream of the Dark City up the coast while she watches from the top of her lighthouse. But there are threats the Barrier cannot hold back. Threats like the secrets Gabry's mother thought she left behind when she escaped from the Sisterhood and the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Like the cult of religious zealots who worship the dead. Like the stranger from the forest who seems to know Gabry. And suddenly, everything is changing. One reckless moment, and half of Gabry's generation is dead, the other half imprisoned. Now Gabry only knows one thing: she must face the forest of her mother's past in order to save herself and the one she loves.
I couldn't get through FOHOT and so this one wasn't really on my radar, but now that I have it...damn, the finished book looks SO pretty. Maybe I'll try to read it, and if that doesn't work out, maybe I'll have a giveaway...
From Around the World Tours:
(Greenwillow Books / March 2, 2010)
When someone leaves three mystery flowers outside her dorm door, Laurel thinks that maybe the Avondale School isn't so awful after all — until her own body starts to freak out. In the middle of her English presentation on the Victorian Language of Flowers, strange words pop into her head, and her body seems to tingle and hum. Impulsively, Laurel gives the love bouquet she made to demonstrate the language to her spinster English teacher. When that teacher unexpectedly and immediately finds romance, Laurel suspects that something — something magical — is up. With her new friend, Kate, she sets out to discover the origins and breadth of her powers by experimenting on herself and others. But she can’t seem to find any living experts in the field of flower powers to guide her. And her bouquets don't always do her bidding, especially when it comes to her own crush, Justin. Rumors about Laurel and her flowers fly across campus, and she's soon besieged by requests from girls — both friends and enemies — who want their lives magically transformed — just in time for prom.
(Balzer + Bray / Apr. 27, 2010)
Joy is used to hearing Whispers. She’s used to walking down the street and instantly knowing people’s deepest, darkest desires. She uses this talent for good, to make people happy and give them what they want. But for her older sister, Jessica, the family gift is a curse, and she uses it to make people’s lives—especially Joy’s—miserable. Still, when Joy Hears a frightening whisper from Jessica's own mind, she knows she has to save her sister, even if it means deserting her friends, stealing a car and running away with a boy she barely knows—a boy who may have a dark secret of his own.
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That's it! And now to do some schoolwork, and then maybe I can get around to doing some reading... :)
Modelle Top 10 Photoshoot
It's really been a while :)
so sorry, yours truly has been really packed up these few days. even when i had the time, i had been too tired to blog. only to play lifeless Freecell, Mahjong and Bejeweled Blitz to de-stress.
plenty to update. anyway, went for Modelle's Top 10 photoshoot after church today.
nope, i'm not confirmed to be in the Top 10 yet as the voting ends on Mar 15. my pics will only be posted up in Modelle Mag if i make it thru. so, i stil need your votes :')
Theme: Futuristic
Location: Ravi's Barber Shop, KJ.
so sorry, yours truly has been really packed up these few days. even when i had the time, i had been too tired to blog. only to play lifeless Freecell, Mahjong and Bejeweled Blitz to de-stress.
plenty to update. anyway, went for Modelle's Top 10 photoshoot after church today.
nope, i'm not confirmed to be in the Top 10 yet as the voting ends on Mar 15. my pics will only be posted up in Modelle Mag if i make it thru. so, i stil need your votes :')
Theme: Futuristic
Location: Ravi's Barber Shop, KJ.
love the whole concept. the barber shop is really old school.
like 1970's or something. and really dirty too.
after all the sacrifice like soaking my hair into the sink, getting random customer's hair onto myself, and changing in the super dirty toilet (yes, really mamak toilet type), i hope that the pics wil pay off our efforts and turn out great! it had better!
outfit for the day..something new.pics below by Delvin using my faithful ol' Canon. hehe.
thanks for fetching and accompanying, bro!
love this pic!
the whole outfit is super burlesque.felt like a could just fly to Las Vegas anytime to join Pussycat dolls.
and it's so not me =.="
anyways, ignore my elephant arms.no.1: it's just after CNY! gimme some time to shed the fats! haha
no.2: the corset top was so high that my armpit had no freedom to move!
the ONLY sink in the salon. haha roaches were strolling around in the sink.i am so not kidding, alright.
onlooker behind. hehe.
thanks bro for being so willing to help!
Hanie sweetheart! Photographer no.2 :) haha!am so super worn out now.
second sem starts tmr! woohoooo or booooo?
hmmm....wooohoooo la! :D
*group hugs*
goodnight folks!
love, careen.
Taxi Tokyo - Future Taxi
Taxi Tokyo is a design concept created by Norwegian designer Eva Marit Toftum. The taxi concept is designed to respond to the increasing amount of vehicle on the road. The new taxi would feature a driving cab, towing a series of passenger cars behind. The system would work by having the passenger units spread throughout the city. Passengers would get into the units and set their destination. The driving unit would come by and pick their car up along with a number of others and take each person to their destination. The design minimizes the number of vehicles on the road, sharing load by bundling the cars together. While traveling may take longer, the effect of reducing taxis on the roads would speed up traffic as a whole.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Review: Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White
Rating: 3 out of 5
Summary
On Laurel’s fourteenth birthday, she receives a seemingly impossible letter from her mother…because her mother is dead. Not long after, Laurel becomes interested in the “language” of flowers—in the way that different flowers can send different messages. To her shock, she discovers that her flowers are actually effective in bringing about what she wants them to, and soon Laurel has her hands full juggling bouquet requests from classmates who may or may not be her friends, working out her feelings for a boy, and unraveling the Flowerspeaker secret that generations of women in her family have possessed.
Review
Amy Brecount White’s debut novel is a surprisingly charming magical realism middle-grade novel that sweetly combines magic, romance, and teen drama into something that will be well enjoyed by young girls who enjoy a combination of Harry Potter and Twilight.
Despite the occasionally annoying teen speak (draaawwwn out syllables, luv instead of “love,” lots of seemingly life-or-death ultimatums), FORGET-HER-NOTS is actually very well written for its intended audience. Right from the start, White draws us in with her thorough and fascinating knowledge about the language of flowers. Laurel, despite being a typically lonely and insecure teenage girl, never drops into the land of annoying protagonists. She is sweet and vulnerable, yet determined to master her gift and to help everyone out.
FORGET-HER-NOTS focuses mostly on Laurel’s struggles to establish lasting relationships with the people around her, and it is well done. The girls whom Laurel befriends have their good and bad points; the tension between Laurel and her politician widower father are believable, despite the fact that Laurel believes their fights come about due to the influence of the flowers. I appreciated that the magical elements of this novel were never used to excuse the characters’ up-and-down behaviors—for, indeed, they were realistic, and readers will be able to relate to Laurel’s mixed feelings about the people around her.
Despite a slow plot and occasional underdeveloped supporting characters, FORGET-HER-NOTS will be a treat especially for middle school girls who will find White’s narration relatable and the magical realism elements irresistible.
Similar Authors
J. K. Rowling
Stephenie Meyer
Eva Ibbotson
Writing: 3/5
Characters: 3/5
Plot: 2/5
Overall Rating: 3 out of 5
Cover discussion: 3 out of 5 - I think the pressed-flowers look of the cover complements the often whimsical feel of this magical realism novel quite well, in spite of its lack of...well, specialness or excitement, I guess.
Greenwillow Books / March 2, 2010 / Hardcover / 384pp. / $16.99
ARC received from Around the World Tours.
Please say your goodbyes to February 2010 in the company of my most highly rated international male slaves of the month
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JacobRyder, 20
This site is scary. I just popped my head in. So far, I'm scared. Very, very scared. I don't know what else to say for the time being. I'm just gonna sit here and wait for what's in store.
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FoxSlave4AnyOwnerNOW, 18
uncle & his sick friend wayne are gr8 but need more
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EarlCain, 22
i depend on what i find.
i hear 2 make u fill good.
"we are fondamentally evil..:" ...evil and you said yes i said i don't believe in revenge, in right or wrong, good or bad...
just dust this bottom.
i'm dog
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Cory18, 20
I have been gang banged tied gagged stretched and fisted urinated on slapped around and held prisoner for a week being used day and night by men who I later found out paid my master to fuck me. I enjoy being used and being left with cum flowing out of my ass and mouth. I talk dirty and beg to be dominated, gag me to shut me up and whip me till I cry. I also have hairy legs so if you are after smooth guys, do not waste my time. I am hard of hearing and I know sign language.
I have all summer free
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cumslut4u2use4ever, 18
im such a obedient no limits slave that my last master, god rest Sirs sool, had a heart attack while doing me. im cute and ill do anything so i dont need a edge, but Sir taught me this trick that i hope will catch my new masters eye. Sir enlarged my urethra just a little.... you cant even tell ...so Sir could shoot his load into my dick then push it deep inside with his pinky so the next time i came, i shot his load again. talk about being owned and surendering your identitty! i can teach this rick to my new Sir in a minute so fuck your doubts and own me 24/7/365. let nothing tear us assunder and shit!
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andeeeeee4u, 20
im in to being hit kicked spait at and pissed ova i only do bear back fisting and scat if you want to use me as a punch bag thats fine when im in the house i will only wear a baseball cap and white scoks
WHOO WANTSS ME ;)
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Meat4Executioner, 23
Want to be stored by a sadist guy for hard tricks like in the horror movies. To be kidnapped, driven somewhere in forest or in a abandoned house to be hanged, crucified, attached on butcher's table and tortured and MORE. I'm not a genius so that might get in the way of things.
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BabyBoyBack, 18
i have family troubles and i am moving home to be with my mum
have some great bros
skye how is the best bro a pup can have hes funny and great to be with
puppydash how is a great big bro he looked after me in the chat room
lostboy31 how i will neet soon
and hullboi sorry i did not chat to i was not being selfish just try to find out what was going on and trying to sort things out
and now to the best guy and master i have had i want to thank him so much for training me and owning me he help me to find out what being a pup was and it was great
bye to all and a big lick to my master and bros
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rockoder100, 20
FF ME
I want to have my hole wrecled
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FormalTrash, 19
i have blue and red hair, i wear eyeliner, i have my ears and nose pierced, i smoke pot, chug steels, and powder my nose every now and then, i hate poeple who are fake and full of shit, i have major issues with athority, i am a bitch(but so are you), blue and red are the best colors in the world, paint my nails, vodka is my favorit, i suck but so do you, i like the distillers, transplants, grems, and dick, i like to be facesat for extremely long amounts of time, you can fart on my face and bounce up and down, im not into nudity or sex.
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cupcakes4lunch, 24
Im pure bottom lad an knw ow 2 do it well. i can take big ladz an luv it ruff an hard an dirty BEIN TIED UP USED ETC, specially afta smoke if u get me drift!! ;p . Im genuine an ave sense of humour an can make people laff wit me witty charm.. I do drive so get in touch init..
CAN I JUST SAY IM PURE BOTTOM 100% PASSIVE SLAVE. THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE SO PLEASE STOP ASKING ME IF I FUK!!!!! I DONT!!!!!
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journalist1988, 22
What you masters see is what you masters get! (except the red guy)
* Masters keep sending me messages thinking what I wrote in my profile is a joke, but it is not. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET!
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fistme69, 19
hiii my name is diogo im a boy that love fetiche sort of thing!! so contact-me because you make me very horny!!! mux be wild n extreme..
lost my .. got raped but grow to love getting fuck.. love to cross dress.. hav my own personal wardrobe.. got gang .. love fisting too.. my man cunt can take in 2 hand!! love sucking big dicks.. esp those tat can choke me..
cum!! i love e feeling of cum in my cunt in my mouth and everywhere.. e best would be flood my man cunt!!!
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jhonmarkus, 19
hello how are you doing today and i really no that you are ok and i am jhonmarkus ok and i am a 19 year old 24/7 breeding pig hole for men.
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tighty, 21
Rape me, beat me, fuck me, embrass me, humiliate me, hurt me, collar me, own me, stretch me, bind me, blindfold me, use me, piss on me, shit on me, gag me like , and most importantly BE MY MASTER.
Have you ever wanted a slave bitch to restrain, blindfold, get drunk, and USE. Spit on him and in him. Piss on him and in all his holes, shit on his face and smear it on his body, cum anywhere possible until he is drenched, beat the living pulp out of, fuck him mercilessly, fuck his mouth so hard he throws up and then you beat him until he cleans the mess up with his mouth. LET ME BE THAT SLAVE!
I understand it is not the job of the slave to come up with what will be done to him. But I have some preferences and I wish you would be interested in it. I would like the first session to be like this: You create a list of 20 or so things. I then randomely choose numbers one at a time. After each individual number you read the item number off to me. I then have an opportunity to "accept" or "decline" the item. BUT I am given a certain amount of "Declines", so if i use them all without getting to the end I may have used them on the less painful of the group and then I am stuck doing the rest. A an example of an items might be:
"Slave will have 20 ice cubes placed inside the underwear he is wearing and will be given a hammer. Slave will be required to crush at least 10 of them to the consistency of a snow cone. Slave has 5 minutes to complete the task or master will do it for him."
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cellrdoor, 20
I know this is goona sound perverse, an I'm happy about that, but I really need to to made to feel like as a failure as a person, cause I am. The worthlessness of my life as a person, I could cry. Please use me in the most extreme ways u can think of, I deserve it so bad. Atfer half a hour with me, even the nicest guy in the world starrts acting like Hitler.
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unpackmybutt, 20
I'm 20 and just takes what life throws at me........ I would highly enjoy it if you were wearing dark dress socks and made me your floor. Into mild to extreme piercings and not afraid to modify my face to a piercers delight. Finally, I'm into sounding (inserting thin metal rods into your dick). If you havent guessed by now my name is Benny Blanco.
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tohuman, 20
well what can I really say not much I gas lol
to serve thm
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jakeawesome, 21
just a dude lookin for a massacre. be around my age and not a fuckin creep. im not into doing it with children. not to say im totally vanilla or anything. it's just kids. i mean, i get down.
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JacobRyder, 20
This site is scary. I just popped my head in. So far, I'm scared. Very, very scared. I don't know what else to say for the time being. I'm just gonna sit here and wait for what's in store.
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FoxSlave4AnyOwnerNOW, 18
uncle & his sick friend wayne are gr8 but need more
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EarlCain, 22
i depend on what i find.
i hear 2 make u fill good.
"we are fondamentally evil..:" ...evil and you said yes i said i don't believe in revenge, in right or wrong, good or bad...
just dust this bottom.
i'm dog
____________
Cory18, 20
I have been gang banged tied gagged stretched and fisted urinated on slapped around and held prisoner for a week being used day and night by men who I later found out paid my master to fuck me. I enjoy being used and being left with cum flowing out of my ass and mouth. I talk dirty and beg to be dominated, gag me to shut me up and whip me till I cry. I also have hairy legs so if you are after smooth guys, do not waste my time. I am hard of hearing and I know sign language.
I have all summer free
____________
cumslut4u2use4ever, 18
im such a obedient no limits slave that my last master, god rest Sirs sool, had a heart attack while doing me. im cute and ill do anything so i dont need a edge, but Sir taught me this trick that i hope will catch my new masters eye. Sir enlarged my urethra just a little.... you cant even tell ...so Sir could shoot his load into my dick then push it deep inside with his pinky so the next time i came, i shot his load again. talk about being owned and surendering your identitty! i can teach this rick to my new Sir in a minute so fuck your doubts and own me 24/7/365. let nothing tear us assunder and shit!
____________
andeeeeee4u, 20
im in to being hit kicked spait at and pissed ova i only do bear back fisting and scat if you want to use me as a punch bag thats fine when im in the house i will only wear a baseball cap and white scoks
WHOO WANTSS ME ;)
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Meat4Executioner, 23
Want to be stored by a sadist guy for hard tricks like in the horror movies. To be kidnapped, driven somewhere in forest or in a abandoned house to be hanged, crucified, attached on butcher's table and tortured and MORE. I'm not a genius so that might get in the way of things.
____________
BabyBoyBack, 18
i have family troubles and i am moving home to be with my mum
have some great bros
skye how is the best bro a pup can have hes funny and great to be with
puppydash how is a great big bro he looked after me in the chat room
lostboy31 how i will neet soon
and hullboi sorry i did not chat to i was not being selfish just try to find out what was going on and trying to sort things out
and now to the best guy and master i have had i want to thank him so much for training me and owning me he help me to find out what being a pup was and it was great
bye to all and a big lick to my master and bros
____________
rockoder100, 20
FF ME
I want to have my hole wrecled
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FormalTrash, 19
i have blue and red hair, i wear eyeliner, i have my ears and nose pierced, i smoke pot, chug steels, and powder my nose every now and then, i hate poeple who are fake and full of shit, i have major issues with athority, i am a bitch(but so are you), blue and red are the best colors in the world, paint my nails, vodka is my favorit, i suck but so do you, i like the distillers, transplants, grems, and dick, i like to be facesat for extremely long amounts of time, you can fart on my face and bounce up and down, im not into nudity or sex.
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cupcakes4lunch, 24
Im pure bottom lad an knw ow 2 do it well. i can take big ladz an luv it ruff an hard an dirty BEIN TIED UP USED ETC, specially afta smoke if u get me drift!! ;p . Im genuine an ave sense of humour an can make people laff wit me witty charm.. I do drive so get in touch init..
CAN I JUST SAY IM PURE BOTTOM 100% PASSIVE SLAVE. THIS IS NOT NEGOTIABLE SO PLEASE STOP ASKING ME IF I FUK!!!!! I DONT!!!!!
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journalist1988, 22
What you masters see is what you masters get! (except the red guy)
* Masters keep sending me messages thinking what I wrote in my profile is a joke, but it is not. WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET!
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fistme69, 19
hiii my name is diogo im a boy that love fetiche sort of thing!! so contact-me because you make me very horny!!! mux be wild n extreme..
lost my .. got raped but grow to love getting fuck.. love to cross dress.. hav my own personal wardrobe.. got gang .. love fisting too.. my man cunt can take in 2 hand!! love sucking big dicks.. esp those tat can choke me..
cum!! i love e feeling of cum in my cunt in my mouth and everywhere.. e best would be flood my man cunt!!!
______________
jhonmarkus, 19
hello how are you doing today and i really no that you are ok and i am jhonmarkus ok and i am a 19 year old 24/7 breeding pig hole for men.
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tighty, 21
Rape me, beat me, fuck me, embrass me, humiliate me, hurt me, collar me, own me, stretch me, bind me, blindfold me, use me, piss on me, shit on me, gag me like , and most importantly BE MY MASTER.
Have you ever wanted a slave bitch to restrain, blindfold, get drunk, and USE. Spit on him and in him. Piss on him and in all his holes, shit on his face and smear it on his body, cum anywhere possible until he is drenched, beat the living pulp out of, fuck him mercilessly, fuck his mouth so hard he throws up and then you beat him until he cleans the mess up with his mouth. LET ME BE THAT SLAVE!
I understand it is not the job of the slave to come up with what will be done to him. But I have some preferences and I wish you would be interested in it. I would like the first session to be like this: You create a list of 20 or so things. I then randomely choose numbers one at a time. After each individual number you read the item number off to me. I then have an opportunity to "accept" or "decline" the item. BUT I am given a certain amount of "Declines", so if i use them all without getting to the end I may have used them on the less painful of the group and then I am stuck doing the rest. A an example of an items might be:
"Slave will have 20 ice cubes placed inside the underwear he is wearing and will be given a hammer. Slave will be required to crush at least 10 of them to the consistency of a snow cone. Slave has 5 minutes to complete the task or master will do it for him."
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cellrdoor, 20
I know this is goona sound perverse, an I'm happy about that, but I really need to to made to feel like as a failure as a person, cause I am. The worthlessness of my life as a person, I could cry. Please use me in the most extreme ways u can think of, I deserve it so bad. Atfer half a hour with me, even the nicest guy in the world starrts acting like Hitler.
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unpackmybutt, 20
I'm 20 and just takes what life throws at me........ I would highly enjoy it if you were wearing dark dress socks and made me your floor. Into mild to extreme piercings and not afraid to modify my face to a piercers delight. Finally, I'm into sounding (inserting thin metal rods into your dick). If you havent guessed by now my name is Benny Blanco.
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tohuman, 20
well what can I really say not much I gas lol
to serve thm
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jakeawesome, 21
just a dude lookin for a massacre. be around my age and not a fuckin creep. im not into doing it with children. not to say im totally vanilla or anything. it's just kids. i mean, i get down.
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