tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80776589821277782712024-03-13T20:47:49.703+00:00Memoirs from MoroccoJaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-79223651844009969982012-12-04T23:29:00.001+00:002012-12-04T23:29:36.255+00:00Wedding Wonders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">In case nobody told you, Moroccans love to party. Yes it's true. They love to whoop it up for weddings, the birth of a baby, family members coming to town from far away or from the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmemoirsfrommorocco.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fbled.html&ei=bYS-UI2AI-HT0QWUkIDQCw&usg=AFQjCNEm3-UuGc80jwS3LhE6rKakUDR4ag" target="_blank">BLED</a>, whatever. If there's an opportunity to get together, they're all about it.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">I, however, am not.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">In fact, whenever I hear about an upcoming party (most of the time it's only 24hours notice--or less), I immediately start planning my "Possible Excuses For Not Going" list. This is no easy task you see, because there can be no repeats. Faking sick is too cliché and besides I've used that one too many times. Since I'm here without any family, playing the "prior engagements" card is not an option. Plus I don't work so scheduling conflicts are also out. As much as I object, I'm usually pushed, pulled, or dragged to these ridiculous parties.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">What makes them so bad, you ask? Hmph. Where do I start?</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: red;"><br style="font-size: 13px;" /><span style="font-size: 13px;">[ DISCLAIMER: for the umpteenth time, this is my personal blog and I write about what I have seen and done. Before anyone gets all twisted, let me say that I understand certain cities or families might do things differently but I have not been a part of those parties. I write about what I have personally experienced. ]</span></span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">I'll use a wedding as a basic example-- although you could pretty much swap titles for any other type of party. They're all exactly the same. The wedding trumps all because of the outdoor tent involved. The other ones just omit the tent and instead cram a tent's worth of people inside of a house.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">In America, when someone gets engaged, the soon to be married couple sends out invitations. Yes, actual paper invitations IN THE MAIL even. They are customized with the vital info for the big day and include RSVP cards so the families know how many guests to expect and exactly how many plates of perfectly planned out food to order. Let me stop right here.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">In Morocco, the "invitation" comes in the form of a phone call usually a few days (sometimes less) before the wedding. It's a general extension to whomever is within earshot of the phone call, plus any other relatives, friends, or peeps in your posse. This is mistake #1. How does the wedding couple know how many people are coming? They don't. How many tables/chairs to set up? It's a gamble How much food to prepare? They just wing it. It's all a shot in the dark. Most of the time, presumption and reality are way off target.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">This brings me to</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">If you've ever had the misfortune of attending a "Max Cap" wedding, you know exctly where this is going. There are round tables that are standard for wedding receptions and are supposed to seat 8 people. I'll say it again, this time slowly and slightly more condescending: <i>they are supposed to seat 8 people.</i></span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">For some reason, Moroccans totally ignore this. Of all the weddings I've attended here, there has never been less than 13 people at my table. Just when I didn't think it could get any worse, we broke the record at the last wedding I was at. Brace yourselves: 16 people at one table! What the heck?! Seriously. Talk about getting close and friendly with your neighbor. By the way, it's all women in the tents and the men either get together at a house nearby (since there are far less men in attendance) or have a separate tent. The guys are lucky. They don't have to go to the foo foo showing off ceremony. but the women are all crammed together in one hot, sweaty tent.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">The number of people at each table fluctuates depending on how many people show up. This would never fly at an American wedding. No way. Not only is attending a wedding for people you've never met before (unless you're someone's date) not desirable, it's also incredibly rude. Here nobody cares. People passing by will just randomly crash the wedding and nobody notices. This ever-changing head count brings me to</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Yeah. Not here.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">WEDDING WONDER #3: Finger Food</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">You have however many people at each table, and everyone eats the same thing. From the same dish. With no silverware.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">The menu has been the same for every party. Every. Single. Time.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">There's nothing new, no surprises, and nothing different. This is part of the Copy+Paste mindset. So here's what goes down:</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">A bunch of women sit at a table that is covered with 2 layers of tablecloths made out of Saran Wrap. Sometimes you sit there for 2-5 hours before the food is ready. And don't forget that there is no alcohol of course so everyone is essentially just sitting around. Occasionally you'll have music but not always. Ocassionally some weddings will allow men to come in the tent but not always. Occasionally there is something to focus your attention on but not always. So you sit. And wait. And do nothing. In my case, you try to drown out the sounds of people yapping in Tashlaheed and think about something else.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">When the food is ready (always chicken) it is brought out on a giant plate. There's about a 90% chance that said plate will be navy blue and have some sort of Chinese decoration with peacocks on it. *stops, lets eyes wander, and ponders the peacock plate phenomenon* SNAP! Back to reality. Ok, so the plate comes out and it usually has three chickens on it and it's sitting in olive oil, seasonings and covered in green olives. They fry it in these giant tanks and there's usually a few women cooking these slowly for a tent full of hundreds of women.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Before you know it, another peacock plate of food is brought out. This time it's filled with beef and is covered in cooked prunes. Surprisingly, the prunes are really good. I actually really like the beef because it's tender and stringy. But by the time it comes out, I'm full from the chicken that I usually decide to pass on the beef altogether. Unless I'm sitting next to the bossy old woman-- then she looks at me like I'm crazy for not eating and says, "<i>Shtah! Shtah!</i>" which is "Eat! Eat!" in Tashlaheed. So then I have a prune and get my hand somewhere near the plate so she doesn't rip off beef with her greasy little fingers and put it in front of me. I get that it's a nice gesture or whatever but I'm 31 years old. I know how to eat. And I also know how nasty it is to have your food fingered and molested by some bossy old woman that you've never met before.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">When round two is finished, the waiters clear the plates and take the first Saran Wrap tablecloth off. This is actually pretty smart because all the gunk and nasty junk goes with it. The table is now ready for the last plate which is a mound of fruit. Typically you'll find the standard apples, oranges, and bananas and sometimes grapes, peaches, strawberries, or kiwi depending on the season. If you like fruit, now is not the time to be staring into space. The good stuff goes fast, and sometimes people put fruit in their purses for later. SOOOO rude, right? Yeah well it happens all the time. I know of a lady who filled a boot with all kinds of things-- a FruitBoot! What the heck? Why does she even have an empty boot with her? Seriously there is no shame in their game. It's not uncommon to see women take bread and then stuff it with chicken (and then again later with beef), wrap a napkin around it, and jam it into their purses. They don't even bother to be discreet about it, either. Now that's some ratchetness right thurr.</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">-</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">When everyone is finished eating, the (what they consider) fun begins. Allow me to introduce</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large;">Wedding Wonder #5: DANCING DIVAS</span><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">This is where things get a lil' "wild." The ladies let loose, shake their hips and show off their moves on the dance floor. Notice I said ladies. Yep. It's an all-female dance party. And the dress code is hot sweaty Taksheedas made out of like...plastic or chiffon or polyester or some other type of incredibly impractical non-breathable fabric. Cue the musty, steamy, perfumed air. They all dance with eachother and bounce their shoulders while listening to one of two things: either a drum circle of women beating on the DEFF, (a tambourine-like thing without the jingles on the side) or Berber music. If you can call it that. It's less than desirable singing in tones and pitches almost unmatched by a natural human voice and it's ALL auto-tuned. Riiight. Not exactly my cup of tea. But not to worry, because this is the time where they hand out actual cups of tea. Perfect timing.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Who is this mystery darling I speak of? Well she is none other than Colorado's best makeup artists. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She found me on Instagram and it was like were were instant besties. Turns out we have a lot more in common that either of us had imagined. She's half Moroccan, and 25% Lebanese, 25% Swiss and has spent her life living between Denver and Casablanca. She's traveled the world thanks to free plane tickets from her airline-employed father, and plans to come back to Morocco soon OBVIOUSLY so we can meet in person. Haha!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To everyone who loves makeup: SUBSCRIBE TO HER YOUTUBE CHANNEL. To open the YouTube page in a new window, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/Babylailalov?feature=g-all-u" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She has really amazing tutorials about makeup and she also does different product reviews. If you like eyeshadow in particular, watch her videos. She has really good advice on how to achieve different looks. Oh yeah, and she's goofy. BONUS!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Her YouTube name is BabyLailaLov so search her videos and subscribe!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This look is really pretty, and she gives very detailed, in-depth instructions and techniques. Seriously, you NEED to watch this. You can see this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Blue Smokey Eye </span>video by clicking <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9gxF-89RFw" target="_blank">Here. Yes, here.</a></span><br />
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Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-14929348525300089682012-09-04T17:11:00.000+01:002012-09-04T17:11:32.127+01:00Sand and Sujood<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now that I live in a beach city, my trips to the water are still a part of my life. Every week, Mo and I like to take mini road trips and head out with no plan. We often end up in little places off the beaten path and make our own little picnics. It's my favorite part of the week and it's something we both look forward to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since there are 5 prayers in a day, most often the noon-ish prayer called <em>Dhor</em> and the <em>Asr </em>prayer is in the afternoon. Just because we are at the beach does not mean that we don't take time out to pray. We always bring prayer mats with us and my phone has a compass app on it so we know which direction to face when we pray. There's a position during prayer while your head is on the ground and it is called </span><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sujood.</span></em></div>
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anything. Please excuse me—it’s Ramadan so I’ve been totally focusing on that.
If you don’t know, the month of Ramadan (based on the lunar calendar) is a time
where every Muslim in the world fasts for 30 days. It doesn’t mean we don’t eat
for 30 days, it just means we rearrange our whole lives to take extra time to
think, pray, reflect, appreciate, and be grateful for what God (Allah) has
given us.. It’s an entire month to ask for forgiveness, learn about slef
control and become a better human being spiritually, physically, and
emotionally. Ramadan is truly a unique month. </span></div>
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all day, maybe some tomato/lentil soup, and maybe some leftover food from
dinner. When the <i>athan</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, the call to
prayer, sounds around 4:15am (it varies and gets pushed back about a minute or
so every 2 days, due to the earth’s rotation) it’s everyone’s cue to drop
whatever you’re eating or drinking. Like seriously, drop your fork. Then we
wash up and do our </span><i>wudu</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, our
precise method of washing our hands, mouth, nose, face, wrist-to-elbows, hair,
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is always done before the sun comes up. During Ramadan, we pray and then
afterwards Mohamed and I read the Quran for a while before we go to sleep
around 5:30-6ish. Since I don’t work, I have the luxury of sleeping in till
about noon. When you think about it, sleeping from about 1:30am-3:30am and
waking up for breakfast is not really solid sleep. In fact, since I’m up for a
good two hours, I think it negates the sleep before breakfast. So if I sleep
from 6-noon, it’s really not that long. It’s like going to sleep at 11pm and
then waking up at 5am for the day. Totes not lazy. Mohamed may not agree with that.
He gets up at about 9:00 am (sometimes earlier) and heads to work. Just because
it’s Ramadan and people are fasting, doesn’t mean that he gets the whole month
off. Nope. He’s out there in the hot sun doing hard work and when he’s inside
he’s doing really heavy lifting. He’s a butcher so sometimes he’s literally
luggin’ around cows and goats and stuff. Soooo not my thing. …but sleeping in
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and then around 12:45pm the <i>athan</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> goes
off again, signaling that it’s time for </span><i>dhohr</i><span style="font-style: normal;">, the afternoon prayer. It’s time for </span><i>wudu </i><span style="font-style: normal;">again and then I’m ready to pray. To some people, it
may seem like 5 prayers a day is an awful lot, but really it only takes about
10 minutes or so. It’s nice to be able to have 10 minutes of PEACE and quiet to
myself at intervals throughout the day. Wouldn’t you like to get up and stretch
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about something else for a few minutes? Really, it’s a blessing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Much like the early morning athan that signals us to stop eating, the sunset athan called <i>Maghreb </i>signals that it is now permissible to eat. The point of not eating or drinking while the sun is out is so that we are reminded how hard it is for people who have no food or anything to drink--all the time. It's a time where a king is the same as a beggar-- they both fast and pray and are equal. They feel the same hunger pangs and long for a glass of water. Fasting is a reminder of how hard life can be for others and it teaches people to appreciate everything they are blessed with. Some Muslims don't even have dates to break their fasts. Islam teaches us that it is absolutely our responsibility to help each other. How can you eat a big feast when you know your neighbor has no food? It's our duty as Muslims to be kind and generous. If we know the neighbor is hungry and has no food, it's our responsibility to invite him in to eat or at least bring him a plate of food. I mean, how could you not?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">After the taraweh prayer is finished, people return home. Some families eat dinner again, but I choose not to. Usually I am still full from breaking the fast earlier. The last 10 days of Ramadan are a very special time. Some people go back to the mosque again at 2:00am-ish and pray what is called <i>qiyam </i>prayer. This is optional and extra, but a looooot of people do this. I prayed a few nights last year, but this year I have not. Mohamed goes to a city called Ait Melloul and comes back at 4:00am just in time for breakfast. Think about it: He sleeps from about 6am-9am then goes to work. When work is done, he comes home, breaks his fast, prays taraweh, eats dinner, then prays the qiyam prayer, all while completing his regular 5 daily prayers at their fixed time. Amazingly, he doesn't collapse. His faith is strong and he is a good example for me of the dedication it takes to be Muslim.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are winding down the last week of Ramadan and I have to say, it's been really amazing. The blessings from Allah are all around us and the atmosphere feels really positive. It's a wonderful time of year and I'm so happy to be in a Muslim country surrounded by all my Muslim brothers and sisters. Ramadan Mubarak.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been meaning to publish these pictures for a while now. The photo album in my phone is getting a bit full, so now is the perfect time to unload all of my glittery glamour onto this blog. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These photos are a collection of things I have done in my place in Morocco and little doodads and odds and ends of crafty creations. The only exception is the pictures from the former beach house with the light blue walls. Some of you may have seen a few of these pictures elsewhere but I'm putting them up on here anyway. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before I start, I want to give another HUUUUUGE thank you to my Mom, Dad, and sister Rujanna for buying these amazing art supplies to send here. A special thanks also goes out to Alena, aka Stace for chipping in to pay for extra luggage for the flight here. None of this would have been possible without my super cool friend Sarah because she lugged an entire suitcase full of art supplies from Tampa Bay back to Agadir with her. So the whole group of people made the jazziness of this house come together. I love you all!~</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First up, the lovely Eva Holbrook was my first visitor and she so graciously brought me a cupcake pan. I'd been dying to make cupcakes for so long and she totes saved the day! Except...I didn't have an oven at the time. You know, minor details. Instead, the cupcake pan turned into my handy-dandy mixing palette and it worked great because the paint washed out so easily because of the Teflon. I have an obsession with paint splatters and how it looks during the mixing process so that explains the picture above. :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm just including these pictures of the Aorir (not Tamraght) beach house because I like how the paint turned out. I didn't have a plan and just went with the flow as I started to paint. I also put up a curtain that I cut out from a sheet. I paid $2.40 for two flat sheets as a set. They were new, too and I just cut it and put it on a curtain rod bought at the souk for around $3.00 I think. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next part is all about cabinets. When I first walked in the new place, I saw these grody, nasty brown wood cabinets and my first words were, "Uh-uh. Noooooo way, man. Not today, not ever. These have to be changed immediately. How gross ARE these? Eww dude." Then I told Mohamed I wanted to paint all the wood in the kitchen (including the window frames, windows, and the wood I hadn't bought yet--but envisioned-- as shelving) to all white. He literally laughed and said, "That's gonna look stupid." I laughed back and said, "HA! We'll see how stupid it looks when I'm all done. So I painted away and turned it from this grimey, grungey, dingey kitchen into a light, bright, cooking space. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">None of the doors had handles on them so I decided to get a little wacky. I bent forks over the top of the kitchen sink and formed my new cabinet pulls:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next thing is kind of boring, but it's a good tip if you need kitchen space on a budget. The white pole you see in the picture is actually the lightweight metal tube from the beach house curtain rod. I still had the hardware and mounts with me and as luck would have it, it fit perrrrrfectly where I wanted to hang it. I made my own metal hooks to hang the pots with out of 2 wire coat hangers. I clearly don't travel with a saw, so I just used a smooth-blade fruit knife and cut it. I know, right? Whatever, it worked and didn't take hardly any elbow grease.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">PS-- shout out to Victoria J. for bringing me the red measuring cups from Denver :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This project was almost free. Sarah gave me some purple yarn and I bought the punching balloon from the souk for 3 dirhams or about $0.35. I wandered into a hardware store and picked up this bucket of Elmers-like glue for about $1.85. The plastic drop-cloth came wrapped on one of my custom canvases so that was free. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ok fine, there's nothing surf-related about this but there is a couch theme goin' on here. This <strike>lovely </strike> hideous couch and chair came "grah-twee" with the apartment. My first reaction was almost instant: "Ahhh...NO." But then I thought, "What the heck? I can try my hand at furniture upholstery. Why not?" So I super hard-core cleaned them up and took some fabric, hair pins, and nails and got to work one Sunday afternoon. I've never reupholstered anything so I just used common sense. Here are the results:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sitting in the basement of Mohamed's mom's house was this horrifyingly ugly chair. It was wood with quite possibly the world's most hideous flower fabric on it. Ever the one to find a glimmer of hope in something ugly, I begged Mohamed to let me have it. He looked at me like I was nuts. With a little convincing, reluctantly agreed and sighed while shaking his head. (Behind him, I was doing a victory dance of course).</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I knew I needed to re-vamp the whole chair so I bought some fabric and small can of buttercream colored paint. I got to work and totally transformed that beast. My friend Eva from the intro above was the first person to step foot in the new spot. Of everything she saw, she said she loved the chair the most and saw potential in it. I will have all of you readers know that she is *EXTRA LOUD THROAT CLEAR* a highly sought-after interior designer based out of San Francisco and she rocks. So apparently, my eye has good taste. Hopefully she likes the end result as much as I do. :)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This next project was totally free and took me less than a half hour to do. There's a mirror shop around the corner and they always leave scraps outside, which of course are not garbage if you're an artist. All I did was put tape on a mirror and then painted the sections with paint. When it was dry, I took off the tape. Afterwards I added glitter, too because honestly...everything is better sparkly. It's about as long as a cookie sheet and as wide as your hand.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When you move into an apartment in Morocco, all the crud from the tenant before you is still there. Whatever they leave behind is now your responsibility--on top of you having to clean the whole place from top to bottom. Dumb. Anyway, the landlord painted the whole house a really nice buttery color so at least that was fresh. Of course, he left behind his trail of trash, empty soda bottles, and cigarette butts for us to enjoy. Thanks guy! His gigantic paint bucket lid was <i>thiiiiis</i> close to going in the trash until I heroically rescued it at the last second. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is yet another free project for me. I had the paint can lid, some striped tissue paper from my last trip to the dry cleaner, and a black permanent marker. First I painted the lid navy. Then I put a thin layer of glue on it and put the already cut out tissue paper circle on the glue. When it was dry, I sketched a cute little teapot onto it and later filled it in with black permanent marker. Because my obsession with glitter never ends, I decided to outline the edges with silver just to make it pop. Now it hangs on my wall in the tea room!</span><br />
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On one of our beach trips, I picked up a ton of shells (and even a crab claw!) on the beach. There was an old (typically ugly) frame that I had in mind while I was collecting my beach treasures. It was brown wood with fake gold trim and some even fake-er flowers on the inside. I find it hard to believe that people actually think this kind of decor is even slightly attractive. So I changed it.</div>
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I painted it all with a sand-colored paint and removed the flowers and junk inside. I took a picture while at the beach and had that printed for about 30 cents. I put the picture in the newly painted frame and glued all kinds of stuff around the edges. Now every time we see this, it reminds of us of a day we spent at the ocean. Cheesy, but true.</div>
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Ok, so this next one is not technically art but whatever. This is my blog and I'll do what I want. I decided it would be a good idea to give my finger a mustache with henna for the sole purpose of giving Mahmoud a baby mustache. Yeah. Lasted 2 weeks. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This one was free, too. (Do you guys see a pattern here?) I took a piece of scrap wood from a kitchen shelf and painted it purple. Then I glued purple glitter scrapbook cardstock to it. I set my free mirror scrap on it and then banged some nails in until it held the mirror in place. I just happened to have purple glitter glue (are you shocked?) so I covered the nails with it to camouflage them. I stuck a peacock feather in there just because it reminds me of my mom.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The paper on the book holder is cut up articles from an Aer Lingus mag I picked up on a flight to Ireland. Everything is recycled somehow. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of my favorite posts of all time is called "The 7 Day Scramble." (it opens in a new window if you click <a href="http://memoirsfrommorocco.blogspot.com/2011/09/warning-if-you-do-not-have-25.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>). If you read it, I talk about how I was on the Marrakech Express and there was an incident with my shoes. The Babouche shoes I was wearing are now hanging on my wall with plants in them. I made 2 loops out of an old T-shirt and hung them above an antique Berber knife. The shoes are very very common here and are traditional style with embroidery on them, black on black.</span><br />
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</div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-38824032736735329122012-07-05T18:07:00.000+01:002012-07-05T18:19:48.958+01:00The Junk Drawer 2.0<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lately I've been taking a lot of pictures-- ok not just lately, but basically my whole life. It's time to clean out my phone so I'm posting a nice healthy collection of totally unrealated (but totally sweet) pictures here. My commentaries are all random and I'll separate the topics with bullet • points. Enjoy :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Recently, there was a month long carnival/art fair/bazaar that came to town and I decided to check it out. It was actually pretty fun and I found some really great deals when I was shopping. I picked up a 5 piece bamboo kitchen spoon/spatula/doohinkey combo that comes in its own bamboo holder for USD $1.40 Not bad! We hit up the carnival part, too and went on some of the rides--what a trip. Ummm...if you think American carnivals are unsafe, you should really take a look at what goes on here. There was one ride that was similar to "The Orbit" at Six Flags in Gurnee and let me tell you-- I freaked out. The ride itself wasn't that scary, but the "locking latch" mechanism was terrible! Imagine the classic carnival swings but with ski-lift shaped seats instead. Surprisingly, it went really high up in the air and was attached to this rotating crane arm thing. It was so bad I took a picture of it just for you all to appreciate. And if you think the "Carneys" in the states are creepy, well...yeah. I'll leave it at that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Every Friday, Mohamed's mom makes cous cous and everyone goes over there to eat. It's usually pretty relaxing and I get to spend time with Mohamed's brother's little baby boy, Mahmoud. He's around 8 months old and is the cutest little baby ever. I love him so much and just want to squeeze him whenever I see him! He puts on a traditional Moroccan outfit on Fridays and is of course the center of attention. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• A few weeks ago, we headed over to good ol Ait Melloul (a city that's inland) and we stumbled upon this old musty garage. In it was an antique car of some sort and it was seriously (insert dramatic American girl accent now) COVERED in dust. First thing Mohamed does is write our names in a heart. So cute...and so dirty at the same time!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• One of my favorite mosques in Agadir is the one pictured below. This whole time I've been calling it the Leblon Mosque and I just found out today it's actually the Loubnane Mosque. Whatever. TomAYto, TomAHto.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Mohamed brought me this can of "meat" (if you can even call it that) the other day and I was totes grossed. It's allegedly like bologna, except it's pinker and weirder. This might just be Morocco's version of SPAM, but I'm not sure. Like a typical dude, he likes it on everything--grilled cheese sandwiches to omelettes, and even for breakfast. Riiiiight. I'm gonna go ahead and skip it this time. And next time. And every time after that.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We picked up the juiciest watermelon ever! It had almost no seeds and was so good. Doesn't it look like it's just gonna start dripping everywhere?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Here's a picture I took in <strike style="color: #990000;">Compton </strike> Agadir of somebody's whip sittin' on bricks. Sorry 'bout your bad luck, bruh. He's pry got 12's in the trunk...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• On our way to one of our beach picnics, we stopped at this mosque. I think it's so pretty and the detail and design is far more ornate than the picture represents.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• Mahmoud came over to visit me one afternoon, and I decided it was time to give him his first art lesson. I put a smock on him and let him get to work and he loved it! He was very serious the whole time and when he was all done, we gave his first masterpiece to his dad :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">• I really can't get enough of his cuteness. He's sitting on the floor, happy as a clam and sucking on a peach. I love his little tiny hands and his intense fruit-eating looks. Hee hee! I love my little Mahmoudino! xx</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There are many of them all around you and you may not even know it. Snakes can be found in all parts of the world, in all types of climate, and they come in all different colors. Some are white. Some are black. ...and some are the color of tanned skin. Beware.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">At first the snake might catch your attention, but don't be tricked into going near it. Maybe that snake might attract you at first-- in fact you may want to move closer to him. But watch out. He isn't what he seems. His insides don't match the way he makes himself look on the outside and you might be blinded by him.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Getting away from that snake might be the best decision of <strike>your life</strike> my life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now I'm safely protected by the one who really loves me. I'm so glad Mohamed found me. MashaAllah.</span></div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-89878936046634163212012-06-18T12:40:00.000+01:002012-06-18T13:59:23.856+01:00The Bled<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">What is The Bled, you ask? It's basically darija for the countryside or "the boonies." It's where all forms of civilized life disappear and you are transported back in time soooo far, that it sometimes doesn't feel real. When standing in the open country and being able to see for miles and miles and miles, it's hard to imagine that my life was once spent in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic on LA's 8-lane highways. Talk about a 180.</span><br />
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<br /></div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-1162024867252277742012-06-02T18:02:00.000+01:002012-06-02T18:06:20.132+01:00MK ULTRA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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earlier post something called Monarch Programming. I promised I’d provide an
eye-opening explanation so now it’s time to deliver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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be taking direct text quotes from other sources and anything I have not
personally written will be in navy blue ink so as not to claim someone else’s
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before anybody gets
all twisted, I just want to say that the whole reason I choose to publish posts
about these topics is because I feel like the general public needs to know what's going on right in front of your eyes. I
understand most people have 40+ hour a week jobs, kids to look after, and
social things to tend to. I, however, do not work nor have children so I have
more than enough time on my hands to do the research for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is what I have
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Monarch programming
is a mind-control technique that uses elements of Satanic Ritual Abuse (SRA)
and Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD). It combines psychology, neuroscience and occult rituals to create alter
egos or personas. The handlers can trigger the slaves using various methods and
the 2<sup>nd</sup> personality then comes out. Monarch slaves are used by
several organizations connected with the world elite in fields such as the
military, sex slavery and the entertainment industry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Where did it start?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Throughout the course of history, several accounts have been
recorded describing rituals and practices resembling mind control. One of the
earliest writings giving references to the use of occultism to manipulate the
mind can be found in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. It is a compilation of
rituals, heavily studied by today’s secret societies, which describes methods
of torture and intimidation (to create trauma), the use of potions (drugs) and
the casting of spells (hypnotism), ultimately resulting in the total
enslavement of the initiate. Other events ascribed to black magic, sorcery and
demon possession are also ancestors of Monarch programming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">During the 20th
century, mind control became a science where thousands of subjects have been
systematically observed, documented and experimented on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Why is it called
“Monarch Programming?”<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The name comes from
the Monarch butterfly. They begin as worms (underdeveloped and new) and after
the cocoon stage (programming) it is transformed into a completely different
creature—a high-flying butterfly (aka the Monarch slave).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also,
when someone is given electroshock therapy, a feeling of light-headedness
occurs and the person feels like they are floating, like a butterfly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>So
what happens during this process?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 28px;">The victim is called a “slave”
by the programmer/handler, who in turn is perceived as “master” or “god.” About
75% are female, since females have higher pain tolerance and also they can
dissociate easier than males can. Monarch handlers create multiple personas
within the victim by various means and use trauma to cause the dissociation.
The following is a partial list of these forms of torture:</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1. Sexual abuse and torture<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2. Confinement in boxes,
cages, coffins, etc, or burial (often with an opening or air-tube for oxygen)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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chains, cuffs, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5. Extremes of heat and cold,
including submersion in ice water and burning chemicals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the skin are removed in victims intended to survive)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">10. Forced ingestion of
offensive body fluids and matter, such as blood, urine, feces, flesh, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">11. Hung in painful positions
or upside down<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">14 Compression with weights
and devices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">16. Drugs to create illusion,
confusion, and amnesia, often given by injection or intravenously<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">17. Ingestion or intravenous
toxic chemicals to create pain or illness, including chemotherapy agents<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">19. Application of snakes,
spiders, maggots, rats, and other animals to induce fear and disgust<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">20. Near-death experiences,
commonly asphyxiation by choking or drowning, with immediate resuscitation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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witness abuse, torture and sacrifice of people and animals, usually with knives<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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slavery<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">24. Abuse to become pregnant;
the fetus is then aborted for ritual use, or the baby is taken for sacrifice or
enslavement<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">25. Spiritual abuse to cause
victim to feel possessed, harassed, and controlled internally by spirits or
demons<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">26. Desecration of
Judeo-Christian beliefs and forms of worship; dedication to Satan or other
deities<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">27. Abuse and illusion to
convince victims that God is evil, such as convincing a child that God has
abused her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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experiment, or cause the perception of physical or spiritual bombs or implants<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">29. Harm or threats of harm to
family, friends, loved ones, pets, and other victims, to force compliance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Use of illusion and virtual reality to confuse and create non-credible
disclosure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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methods, the mind splits off into alternate personalities from the core.
Formerly referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder, it is presently
recognized as Dissociative Identity Disorder and is the basis for MONARCH
programming. Further conditioning of the victim’s mind is enhanced through
hypnotism, double-bind coercion, pleasure-pain reversals, food, water, sleep
and sensory deprivation, along with various drugs which alter certain cerebral
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the person has no idea what’s happening behind closed doors. It’s like 2
totally different people living in one body and each personality doesn’t know
the other exists. They use programming tools to create an alter persona and
some commonly used forms are music, movies (especially Disney), and faerie
tales.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of the most common internal images seen by mind control slaves are trees,
Cabalistic Tree of life, infinity loops, ancient symbols and letters, spider
webs, mirrors, glass shattering, masks, castles, mazes, demons, butterflies,
hour glasses, clocks and robots. These symbols are commonly inserted in popular
culture movies and videos for two reasons: to desensitize the majority of the
population, using subliminals and neuro-linguistic programming and to
deliberately construct specific triggers and keys for base programming of
highly-impressionable MONARCH children. Some of the movies used in Monarch programming include<i> The Wizard of Oz,
Alice in Wonderland, Pinocchio </i>and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Sleeping Beauty. </i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Walt Disney has been a part of this since the early days of Disney, and some films are made specifically with triggers for Monarch Programming. Many of the known slaves started out as Disney stars and they prey on young, moldable up-and comers. Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Lindsay, Loahn, Ashley Tisdale, Selena Gomez, Hannah Montana, all started as child stars on Disney TV shows and movies. The Mickey Mouse ears are another symbol of programming, and also combining youth and sexuality.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Anyone who knows me can
attest that I am a city girl. I love the excitement and energy of a big city
because it feels like the place is bustling and alive. There’s something about
the buzz of so many people doing so many different things that I’m really drawn
to. After living in LA and constantly hearing the sounds of helicopters,
sirens, music, lawnmowers, traffic, and so on, it’s taken me a while to get
used to such a calm atmosphere in Morocco. Agadir is right in the middle of
laid back and busy and maybe that’s why I like it. It’s not the “boonies” but
it’s not Casablanca, either. There’s just enough going on here to balance out
the tranquility of the natural landscape. However, there are a few sounds that
I hear on a regular basis and I want to bring you into my world for a few
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people that work within the streets of the neighborhoods. They buy, sell, and
bargain their way through alleys and rows of houses and apartments. Each person
is different, but over time I’ve come to recognize them by their voices alone.
You see, they don’t bother with renting storefronts or setting up shop in the
souk. Oh no, my friend, oh no. Instead, they walk, ride, push, or pedal their
way around shouting at the top of their lungs whatever goods they have
available. Sometimes it’s fish, sometimes it’s bleach, and sometimes they’re
just asking for money.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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No, not that kind of beer. It’s more like “bier.” That would be the Darija
word for “sell.” This guy is one of the most aggressive of the bunch. He
pushes a cart around full of random junk in hopes that people will want
whatever he has that particular day. It’s kind of like the world’s oldest
form of eBay. He calls out,
“Beeeeeeeeer, beerp beerp beerp!” and that’s how everyone knows he’s
coming. If you have something that’s broken or you just don’t want it, you
bring it down to the street for him to buy. He’ll fix it if it’s broken
and sell it later in the week, or just buy it from you and sell it later
down the road. You can hear the guy from a mile away and if you flag him
down from your window, he’ll stop. Then you’re able to peruse his cart
full of goods and wares, and buy or sell as you please. He comes around a
few times every day and he’s impossible to ignore.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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of flat fish. They put in on the back of their motorbike or bicycle and
it’s usually rotting in the hot sun. Sounds delicious, right? Well these
gentleman don’t seem to bother with health inspections, so eat at your own
risk. The perk for some people is that the fish come literally to your
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door, and there’s even a huuuuuuge music festival dedicated to it every
year in Essaouira. Most times, the guys will get dressed up in classical
regalia and parade around the streets rang-bang-boomin’ around in exchange
for money from the unwilling listeners. Despite not being invited by
anyone, they walk up and down the streets and expect you to open your
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The opening scene, we see her as an alligator lurking about in a dark swamp. There are a lot of people that believe her transformation into the human Rihanna is a symbol of animalistic shapeshifting. Since I'm not an expert on this, I'll just leave it at that and you can research further if you really want to find out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next we see her hilighting only one eye as usual. I mean, what Rihanna video would be complete without it?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then she goes on to do some sort of tribal dance with a group of men. You can see in the background both the crescent moon and OF COURSE, a pyramid. It's almost becoming laughable. Like really? Another pyramid? Could you make it any more obvious?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The crescent moon is a symbol associated with the Indian/Hindu iconography, specifically within Tantric Hinduism. An example of that is Shiva.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The crescent, symbolising the re-birth or regenerative aspect of the Moon, is symbolic of feminine power and womanhood. We'll see examples of that coming up.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next the video cuts to her dancing in a room with a bunch of women. The room has a reddish-orangish, fire-colored warmth to it, possibly symbolizing hell. In this scene, we can see quite a few things present. The first example is the black skull hidden within the lace pattern of her shirt:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My firend Yosra and I have sort of been slacking on our dual
subject blogging. Perhaps it comes with the fact that we live in slow-paced
countries. She’s an American revert living in Egypt with her husband and
adorable son, and although our lives are totally different, they are reflective at
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">She came up with the idea to write an article called “Things
My Mom Would Hate About Living Here” (which you should read <a href="http://afterhardship.blogspot.com/2012/04/what-my-mom-would-hate-in-egypt.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and I have modified that to "Things That My
Mom and Dad Would Both Love and Hate About Living Here." I’m of course
overwhelmed with entries on the list so I’ve narrowed it down to the following:</span></div>
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</span>The first thing (and to me the funniest) is that in order to
get here, she would have to board a plane. In order to board a plane, she would
have to enter an airport. In order to get on said plane, she’d have to face her
worst fear in life: The Airport X-Ray Vision Scanner. She is adamant about the
fact that these exist, which of course they don’t. I’ve traveled all over the
world, have been in airports in many cities and not once have I ever seen this
alleged “naked-vision” machine. Despite my numerous declarations that nobody is
going to see her in her underwear, she is convinced the TSA workers and
everyone else in line are going to see her girly parts. </span></div>
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</span>Another downside is the lack of Zombie shows aired here. I’ve
been out of the States for a while but it seems like everyone is Zombie crazy,
including her. You won’t find any creepy, slimy, dirty freaks walking around
here. Or maybe you might.</span></div>
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</span>There’s no Fresca here. Anywhere.</span></div>
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</span>She likes her personal space. Kiss that goodbye upon entry
into the Kingdom of Morocco. The lovely women here have no problem pushing,
shoving, and generally ignoring your existence. It happens in the souk, the
mosque, the bus, the cell phone store, everywhere. “Cutting” is part of the
norm and they like to just wedge their way all up in your area. Grown men will
just blatantly step in front of you in line, assuming you won’t say anything. Unless
of course, you’re a loud-mouthed American like me. As far as talking goes, the
space cushion has not yet been introduced. People will get ALLLLLL up in your
grill with their unbrushed teeth and talk to you like it’s no big deal. I can
hear my mom’s famous words in my head now: “Yer crowdin’ me, yer crowdin’ me!!”</span></div>
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</span>Another bummer: There’s no official Apple Store here. What’s a
Mac-lover to do? </span></div>
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</span>There’s generally not a lot of air conditioning here either,
which makes the close proximity to people in layers of clothes even less
desirable. She likes it cool.
Probably because SHE’S cool. If it hits a degree above 65, the AC is cranked in
the house. Not sure how she’d adjust to the African summers here. </span></div>
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</span>DANGER. This word does not exist in Moroccan vocabulary or
mindset. There is nothing wrong with a family of 4 on a moped (with no helmets
of course) and a newborn baby being a part of the entourage. I’m serious when I
say I see it every day. There are gaping holes in the sidewalks the size of
refrigerators and plenty of other atrocities that are considered normal. She
would for sure be appalled, shocked, and speechless at the total disregard for
safety. I have become desensitized to it, but sometimes I still shake my head
in utter disbelief.</span><br />
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</span>The lack of order. My dad loves structure. He loves when
things are “just so” and done in an orderly manner. Yeah, you won’t find that
here. Most things are done all willy-nilly.</span></div>
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</span>He also like crazy weather. Nope, not gonna find that here. No
thunderstorms, no blizzards, no hot/cold pockets, nada. Just sunny, balmy, and
breezy almost every single day of the year. It rained the other day and I got
so excited like a little kid. I ran to the window, opened it and just smelled
rain. It’s been waaaay too long since I’ve smelled rain and it was fantastic.
I’m sure my dad would miss sitting with the balcony window open and hearing the
hard rain pour down. I know I do.</span></div>
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</span>You will not find any Green Bay Packers games on tv here. Just
like most Americans could care less about soccer, Moroccans could care less
about American Football. His chants of
“GO PACK GO!” would fall on deaf ears.</span></div>
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</span>Music isn’t halal in a Muslim country (or anywhere else) so it’s pretty
safe to bet he wouldn’t be able to hear any Beatles songs on the oldies
station. There’d definitely be “Lonesome Tears in His Eyes” about that.</span></div>
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</span>Another thing my dad loves is English-speaking Customer
Service Representatives. Not here. Nope. The term “customer service” is widely
unknown. There is no such “the customer is always right” mindset. In fact, it’s
the opposite. It’s more like “Who cares about the customer as long as we’re
making money.” Take for example my issues with the monopolizing company Maroc
Telecom. I paid for a week of internet usage and of the 7 days, 5 of them were
completely without service or connection whatsoever. When I went to the MT
store to request a refund of the 5 days or 5 additional days free, I was
laughed at. The guy looked at me like I was nuts. His response? “Ma areftsh.” That’s
Arabic for “I don’t know” and he literally shrugged his shoulder and shouted
“NEXT!” over my shoulder. </span></div>
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</span>I’m not sure if my dad is into Zombies, but he’s for sure into
tv. He has his separate room in the house, aka his “man cave” where he watches
his regular lineup of favorites. Unless he wants to watch HOUSE or Prison Break
dubbed in French, I’m sure he probably wouldn’t be too thrilled about the lack
of availability here. Satellite dishes are more common in houses than hot water
so maybe he could make nice with a neighbor. Or at least his dish cables…</span></div>
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</span>Hot rods and Harleys. The loud motor and exhaust sounds are
only a faint memory for me because the scrawny motorbike is the vehicle of
choice for most of the population. While I understand its affordability and
convenience, it just doesn’t hold a flame to a dual-exhaust LOUD Harley.
Chances are, you won’t find a ’67 Chevelle layin’ around anywhere, either.
Cancel the “Scoop the Loop” date.</span><br />
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</span>Jammies at all times. (I mean come on, who <i>wouldn't</i> love that?) Yep, there’s no need to get all dolled
up. It’s perfectly normal and acceptable to wear your lounge clothes during all
hours of the day. When it’s time to leave the house, you just upgrade and throw
a robe over your pajamas and BOOM! you’re ready to hit the streets. Not only
can you wear PJs and robes around town, it’s encouraged! And your hair?
Pshhhh…forget it. You just throw a scarf on and go. Makeup is reserved for your
husband so when you leave the house, you don’t bother with that either. Could
it get any better? The best part is that this is what most people in Agadir do.
You fit right in. No fuss, no muss. (Side Note: does anyone even know what muss
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</span>Fresh fruit and produce. We are talking like THEE best fruits
and veggies ever. And they’re dirt-cheap. Why? Probably because there’s still
dirt on them when you buy them, that’s how fresh they are. Sure you might have
a sink full of mud after you wash your taters, but if you’re paying like 2
cents a pound, who cares? </span></div>
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</span>Grocery prices. You can shop at the souk and buy a week’s
worth of food for the whole family for less than 20 bucks. The food here is
really cheap so it makes cooking more fun when you have such cheap fresh
ingredients available every day of the year. (But still no Fresca).</span></div>
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</span>My art gallery of a house. I’ve turned my whole house into an
art-filled gallery of sorts. I’ve done so many things in there and taken a lot
of inspiration from my mom and her minimalist/bold sense of style. There’s a
peacock feather painting, a chalkboard fridge, cool jazzy stuff, and glitter
everywhere. (ok, so the glitter is all me). I think she’d like to see my creativity come to life in the
design of a funky Moroccan pad.</span></div>
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</span>The cool jewelry. My mom LOVES unique art and also unique
jewelry. Her wedding ring is by choice diamond-free and in the shape of cool
net/web pattern. It’s SO cool and so her. I’m sure she’d have a field day here
with all the artisan one-of-a-kind pieces. You can also get just about anything
custom-made for next to nothing. The Moroccan style is sometimes very apparent,
and sometimes just subtle enough to be mixed with modern design. </span></div>
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</span>The camping. Nothing beats the camping here. You can camp in
the mountains, on a cliff, next to waterfalls, in a cave, in the desert with
camels and toureg nomads, in a grass field in the middle of nowhere, or in a
sea of sand and palm trees. The African sunsets are insanely beautiful and
there’s so much variety in the terrain here that you could spend a lifetime
exploring this small country. By far, my mom’s favorite part about Morocco
would be the… “NAY-CHUR!”</span><br />
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</span>Lounge clothes. My dad is a huge fan of comfort over fashion
and that attitude is perfect here. He could wear the traditional saggy-booty
pants, sweats, breezy linen pants, and flowy robes like the rest of the guys do
here. The fuqiya is a dream come to to the not-so-haute-couture dude. Total
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</span> Pizza on every
corner. Yep, there’s a pizza place every few hundred feet. My dad and I used to
eat pizza like 3 days a week (yeah, for real) and even had pizza one year for
Thanksgiving. I mean, who wants to baste a turkey for 4 hours? Get real. I
think he’d be more than happy to partake in the ol’ pizza pie. Fun fact:
Moroccans love sardines, calamari, and even tuna on pizza! What the?!</span></div>
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</span>The man café. 99%
of the patrons in the cafés here are men. It’s where all the dudes go to drink
coffee, socialize, smoke, or watch the big football (soccer) matches. Everyone
just sits around and chills. Since my dad is retired, I bet he’d like to just
hang out and relax with the locals.</span></div>
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</span>The motorbike. Despite its missing “bad-assedness” the
motorbike is actually fun. I could totally see him scootin’ around town, hair
blowin’ in the wind. Perhaps with a leather Harley-Davidson jacket on...</span></div>
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</span>Golfing. Agadir is home to some gorgeous courses. They hold
big national and international tournaments here and Agadir is known for its
lush green fairways. Since the weather is always nice, it’s available almost
every day of the year and there’s plenty of different spots to choose from.</span></div>
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</span>Hearing the call to prayer every morning. The calls from the
mosques are very loud and can be heard as early as 4-something in the morning
depending on the time of year and the sunrise times. My dad likes to get up
really early anyway, so he’d probably be up before the call. You can usually
hear 4 or 5 men calling from different mosques because there’s usually that
many within earshot of any house. There’s a certain sense of peace associated
with it and hearing it so early is very calming. I bet he’d like to
watch the sunrise and feel the city wake up.</span><br />
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nature and my dad’s faves would be the golfing and the laid back attitude. He’s
pretty laid-back himself and if he saw the fam on the moped he’d probably be
like, “There ya go! It’s cheap thrills for the kids!” Either way, it would be interesting to see how they’d do in
this magical, crazy, enchanting, lovely, warm and welcoming place called
Morocco. Now hurry up and book your tickets. (and wear long johns for the X-Ray
Vision scanners).</span><br />
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</div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-30081410319189875322012-04-16T11:36:00.000+00:002012-04-16T11:42:57.989+00:00Rihanna Illuminati Umbrella Video Explanation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In my earlier post explaining Madonna’s Superbowl Halfime
Illuminati symbolism, (you can open it in a new window if you click <a href="http://memoirsfrommorocco.blogspot.com/2012/02/madonna-superbowl-halftime-show.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) I
mentioned the idea of possibly doing a write-up about other popular artists
involved in the satanic rituals/worshipping and what goes on in music videos.
The things that most people don’t notice are strategically placed symbols,
signs, and affirmations that the the artist is involved in satanic acts. Now,
before you call me a crazy conspiracy theorist, take a minute and see for
yourself. The more I started researching into this, the more obvious things
have become. It’s to the point now where it’s so blatantly obvious that you
have to be completely naïve to think it’s all a coincidence. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I would like to do a post about the mechanics of the Project
Monarch and MKULTRA in the future, but this is a good introduction into the
secrets and underlying dark messages of the music industry. Unfortunately,
people have no idea who they’re really idolizing and how much filth is laced
within the song’s message. Let’s take a closer look.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Before I get into the graphics of the video and the visual
messages, I want to first talk about the meaning of the phrase “under my
umbrella.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I first heard this song, I thought it was a girl
singing about her boyfriend. It seemed like she was talking about protecting
him from the metaphoric storm by shielding him with her umbrella. Of course, I
don’t think she meant she was in the rain literally. If you look closer and
read the lyrics, they really don’t make a whole lot of sense. However, if you
know what the words are referencing, it suddenly becomes obvious.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The phrase “under my umbrella” usually means “under my protection”. When you are under someone
or something’s protection, this something has power over you regarding your
safety and well-being. The protector is stronger than the one being protected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u>The song itself:</u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The twist with this song
is that it’s not just Rihanna singing alone. She actually plays 2 roles:
The first part is her singing as Satan who is trying to seduce her so that he
can posses her. The second part of the song is her singing as herself and
responding to him and his propositions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The intro starts with
Jay-Z ( a known Illuminati puppet who bashes God in his music…but that’s a
whooooole nuther post. And yes, I said “nuther.”) His verse goes like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>No clouds in my stones <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Let it rain, I
hydroplane in the bank<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Coming down with the
Dow Jones <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>When the clouds come we
gone, we Rocafella <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>We fly higher than
weather <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>And G5’s are better, <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>You know me, an
anticipation, for precipitation. <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Stacked chips for the
rainy day <o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Jay, Rain Man is back
with little Ms. Sunshine, Rihanna where you at?<o:p></o:p></b></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What it means:</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No clouds in my stones <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Let it rain, I
hydroplane in the bank</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“No clouds in my stones”
refers to the flawless grade of perfect diamonds. Only the super rich can
afford these.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">He doesn’t care if it
rains because he hydroplanes, which means he effortlessly skims above it all.
The storm of rain that’s coming down with the Dow Jones is a reference to the
collapsing state of the economy and the
economic state (that doesn’t really affect him). As VC put it, he
doesn’t care about the financial crisis, he “hydroplanes in the
bank”. In other words, while the bank is being flooded by this storm and
people are drowning in it, he’s above the water and surviving the crisis.
Let’s not forget Jay-Z’s record label is called Rocafella which is derived from
the Rockafeller family who has historically controlled America’s banking
system.</span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We fly higher than
weather <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">And G5’s are better, </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here he’s talking about
how he’s so high up that he’s not really concerned with the weather (aka the
financial storm/disaster) and he’s part of the elite who is not worried about
what the “commonfolk” deal with. A G5 is a private jet and his ability to
travel in one makes him feel like he’s at a higher status. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You know me, an
anticipation, for precipitation. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">Stacked chips for the
rainy day </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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filthy rich. He is basically saying he has already prepared for a major
financial crisis by saving money, aka “stacking chips” for when that time will
come.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Finally he says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jay, Rain Man is back
with Little Miss Sunshine, Rihanna where you at?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Jay and Rain Man (another
common name for the devil) are back collaborating once again. They are looking
for Little Ms. Sunshine. Sunshine is what? Light. This is her final stage of
being like an innocent good girl associated with light. Now we see her and
she’s all edgy and dark. Her image has completely changed since we first saw
her and her bubbly Barbadian personality. Her first album, entitiled “Music of the
Sun” featured upbeat dance music. The album which “Umbrella” is on is called
“Good Girl Gone Bad.” It’s spelled out for us that the transformation has taken
effect. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And we’ll never be
worlds apart <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But you’ll still be my
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is the first part I
talked about where the devil is trying to seduce her and convince her to let
him posses her. (I know this sounds totally crazy, but just hear me out.
Seriously.) The lyrics can be interpreted like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You have my heart – I love
you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We’ll always be close<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You might have fame (she
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But you’ll still be me
star, golden child, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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dark and you feel alone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And you can’t buy shiny
cars and luxuries of this world anymore<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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money and material things<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the sun shines,
we’ll shine together<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Told you I’ll be here
forever<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Said I’ll always be
your friend<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Took an oath I’ma stick
it out till the end<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now it’s raining more
than ever<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But we’ll still have
each other<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>You can stand under my umbrella</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>You can stand under my
umbrella</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Interpretation:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When things are successful
for you, they’re good for both of us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I’ll be here (inside of
her) forever<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I’ll always be your friend
and be here for you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I promised to protect you
forever<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Now the financial storm is
getting worse than ever<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But we’ll still have each
other<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can protect you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I can protect you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Verse 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These fancy things,
will never come in between <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You’re part of my
entity, here for Infinity <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the war has took
it’s part <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the world has
dealt it’s cards <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">If the hand is hard,
together we’ll mend your heart</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Interpretation:<i> </i><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">No matter how much you buy
with the money I provide you, I’m still within you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You’re part of my entity,
for Infinity (not just her time on earth)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the world is in an
upheaval (or fitnah)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When the world comes to an
end <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you’re in a bad
situation, we will both make your heart feel better <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Note that the devil says
“you’re part of my entity”. If this song really WAS about a girl and her
boyfriend, although it is clearly not, they wouldn’t have said “entity.” That’s
just weird and no one says that. According to dictionary.com, "entity" can be
defined as “<span style="font-size: 13pt;">being or existence, especially when considered as distinct, independant, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">or self-contained.”</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“Here for infinity” also hints that the devil is with her not
just for her temporary life on earth, but after as well.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Bridge:</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can run into my
arms <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It’s okay don’t be
alarmed<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Come into me <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There’s no distance in
between our love<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> So go on and let the
rain pour <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">I’ll be all you need
and more Because</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here is where the devil
and Rihanna are talking again. In order for the viewers to understand this, the
video flip flops and reverses her as she’s talking. She’s facing opposite
directions in order to indicate that it’s a conversation and not her singing
alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First the devil says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can run into my
arms <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">It’s okay don’t be
alarmed</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Run to me and seek refuge
with me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don’t be afraid<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then Rihanna says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">“Come into me”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ok, I agree to this. Come
inside of me and posses me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Together they sing:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There’s no distance in
between our love<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There’s no distance now
because he is actually inside of her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then the devil says:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">So go on and let the
rain pour <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000;">I’ll be all you need
and more</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Forget about what’s going
on around you, ignore the financial ruin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I’ll take care of you
beyond your expectations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>THE VIDEO:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">There is tons of symolism
and imagery to back up everything I just said. In a disgusting and sick
way, the devil has actually come inside of her to posess her and there are
sexual references throughout the video. He takes control of her and it’s very
similar to rape. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The video opens with Jay-Z
surrounded by 6 women dressed in black with sunglasses that make them look like
FBI Agents. They are representing his handlers. (If you don’t know what
handlers are, I’ll discuss it more in an upcoming blog like I mentioned
earlier.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nfVP6J1qi68/T4vvTE_OZ1I/AAAAAAAAA_4/IMJmzchJ9X4/s1600/Jayz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="227" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nfVP6J1qi68/T4vvTE_OZ1I/AAAAAAAAA_4/IMJmzchJ9X4/s400/Jayz.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next, it shows Rihanna
wearing a black latex outfit and she’s wearing a top-hat (very masculine) and
one eye is covered. Notice her gnarly nails that are very gross and disturbing.
They’re not like human nails, instead they are like nasty creature claws.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w3x7YNSET4k/T4vzMz3BlkI/AAAAAAAABAY/1K6FXfMyCwA/s1600/rihannatophat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w3x7YNSET4k/T4vzMz3BlkI/AAAAAAAABAY/1K6FXfMyCwA/s400/rihannatophat.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9m-BRgy7F8Q/T4vw5FXDHNI/AAAAAAAABAA/BNxj9jLlDys/s1600/robynRIHANNAfenty_com-umbrella-hdtvcaps-0002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9m-BRgy7F8Q/T4vw5FXDHNI/AAAAAAAABAA/BNxj9jLlDys/s400/robynRIHANNAfenty_com-umbrella-hdtvcaps-0002.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In this shot, it’s
supposed to be like the devil is talking to her and she’s dressed like him.
This coincides directly with the lyrics of course. He’s trying to seduce her so
he can get inside of her mentally and physically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While she’s still wearing
the white dress, this is when he symbolically rapes her and goes inside of her.
Notice how the white dress is her innocence before and she is trying to protect
herself from the chrome liquid. In one frame, we can see the outline of the
Baphomet head. As a reminder, his was shot in a studio and of course it’s not
real water. That means someone had to manually add this in so it’s definitely
not a coincidence. The liquid represents the semen of the devil, and she gets
hit by it 6 times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nIFiEyLCPyg/T4v02PsndQI/AAAAAAAABAg/UWhYoVR0jHc/s1600/BAPHOMET.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nIFiEyLCPyg/T4v02PsndQI/AAAAAAAABAg/UWhYoVR0jHc/s320/BAPHOMET.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>This is Baphomet, a satanic symbol, in case you didn't know.</b></span></td></tr>
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<div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In this promotional
picture below, you can see the water coming at her from the side, not from
above. Rain falls from above when you use an umbrella but here it is being shot
out horizontally, much like ejaculation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5VHHccd3bA/T4v1dOQ2rCI/AAAAAAAABAo/Z-N6iycQHLc/s1600/Rihanna+Illuminati.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="277" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q5VHHccd3bA/T4v1dOQ2rCI/AAAAAAAABAo/Z-N6iycQHLc/s400/Rihanna+Illuminati.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">Of course one eye is covered.</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Afterwards, she is
completely covered in his semen, aka the chrome all over her body. She’s now
inside of a triangle which is a well-known representation of the phallus, the
penis, and male energy in general. The triangle is all around her and is
encompassing her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IQ4sofA0Nk/T4v2Iu1pt6I/AAAAAAAABAw/M2pBMIVBTjc/s1600/Rihanna+baphomet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="222" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IQ4sofA0Nk/T4v2Iu1pt6I/AAAAAAAABAw/M2pBMIVBTjc/s400/Rihanna+baphomet.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is the Baphomet head. It's anatomically impossible to do this.</span></b></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">If you pay attention in the video, you will notice
a very quick flash of an image around 2:46. It’s Rihanna bent in such a way
that she forms the image of the devil in the form of Baphomet. Just under her
shoulders forms the eyes and her head and hair make up the mouth. Her arms are
outstretched in the shape of his horns, too. This image has for sure been
Photoshopped because it’s physically impossible to get into this position in real life. It’s only on the screen
for a split second—a perfect example of subliminal messaging.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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much more to what’s going on here and this is just one video. I could analyze
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My interview with BlogExpat has just been published! Special thanks to Erin for giving me the opportunity.<br />
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http://interviews.blogexpat.com/blog/english/2012/03/19/from-wisconsin-to-morocco-memoirs-from-morocco</div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-48272890589374991302012-03-14T20:42:00.000+00:002012-03-14T20:42:55.759+00:00Newbies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is just a quick shout-out to 3 friends of mine who have recently started their own blogs.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>#3--Project Ripped by Nina Anderson. </b> If you've ever 'let yourself go' and needed to get back into the habit of working out, then you can definitely relate. This blog is about the necessary steps towards changing your body from the inside out and how to transition into a healthy lifestyle. Nina is training for her first figure competition and is also a personal trainer. She plans to include a variety of tips and guidelines to get in shape and will be expanding into other topics on her blog.</span><br />
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<div style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">ILLUMINATI:</span> (people) a group of diverse individuals in varying positions of different fields including politics, media, business, religion, and more.</span></div><div style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">ILLUMINATI:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> </span>(ideology) a group of beliefs comprising of various religions taken over time, from ancient Egypt, Babylon, Rome, and other pagan cultures. It lives on today in secret and open societies. The core belief is the 'illuminated masters' view themselves as 'gods' of a sort, destined to be superior and rule the masses of ignorant serfs.</span></div><div style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The mainstream media and secret elite societies play a role in shaping our lives. The people in power don't bother hiding it anymore--they throw it in our faces!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The show starts with a group of men dressed as Romans bringing out the "High Priestess," Madonna, on her throne. Pharaoh and high priests were worshipped as gods in ancient Egypt and here we have Madonna coming out for her flamboyant entrance like a high priestess--decked out in an Egyptian-themed performance. In a sense, the initial image is that of the slaves being separated from the gods, much like in ancient Rome and Egypt. Remember Pharaoh and how separated he was from all the petty little people? We see that here as she is carried out on her throne for everyone to worship her. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The next thing we notice is the headpiece she's wearing. It's clearly a gold version of an Isis reference. Who is Isis? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Isis was the only goddess worshiped by all Egyptians alike. The name Isis means " (She of the) Throne". Her headdress is a throne. As the personification of the throne, she was an important representation of the pharaoh's power. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Baphomet is also referenced with the horned headpieces worn in the show. Baphomet is portrayed as a synonym of </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satan" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Satan"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Satan</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> or a </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Demon"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">demon</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, a member of the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierarchy_of_Hell" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Hierarchy of Hell"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">hierarchy of Hell</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. </span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After that, the stage displays the reference to the sun and the all-seeing eye. You may be familiar with the all-seeing eye. In fact, you see it every day on the back of the US Dollar. You know, the pyramid with the floating eye above it? Are there pyramids in America? Of course not. They're in Egypt. So why would the US government print them on its currency? Because the money is owned by the elite and they have been putting their symbols in the public's face for many years now. </span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> If you want to get really deep into it, it has a reference to Tartaros, and it </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">literally translates from Greek as a "Pit" or "Void" in Christian terminology (the word is used as such in the Bible, referring to the place where the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_angel" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Fallen angel"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">fallen angels</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> are fettered). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> It is a deep, gloomy place, a pit, or an abyss used as a dungeon of torment and suffering that resides beneath the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_underworld" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Greek underworld"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">underworld</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Remember these 2 points as I will talk about them in a minute.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ok, so femininity and empowerment are related to this whole performance (you know, Madonna on her throne, her sexual "fierceness" throughout the act, and fertility symbols in the form of Isis, the stars, and so on.) Let's see where we can find a star...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oh look! There's another one, confirming it just in case you thought it <br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next we have another all-seeing eye plastered on the floor. Why? Why is there just a random eyeball? It's not random. This is so obvious as to what the message is. It's another freemason reference. If you asked the NFL commissioners why there's an eyeball in the middle of the floor what would they say? I'm sure there's no reason for this other than to show the public that the illuminati is everywhere and they are not afraid to wave it in your face. Notice the fire swirling around it? What do we associate swirling fire with? Oh yeah, Hell. Also, if you look above it, you can see a half-arsed formation of the wings again. The people make up the wings and there's the dark circle in the center.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Do you see the devil horn sign he's holding up with his fingers? Pay attention to what's in the background: The 5 pointed star and image of Baphomet inside of it. Also note the color scheme, exactly the same as Nicki Minaj and M.I.A.'s costumes. This self-proclamed satan-worshipper is also wearing a long black cloak.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's a still-frame from the performance:</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...and Madonna in a long black cloak.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">None of this is new to her. She's been a puppet/supporter of the freemasons and the illuminati since her early days. Think I'm crazy with all of this? Ha. Her jacket says it all.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Back to what I was talking about earlier-- I said Tartaros </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">literally translates from Greek as a "Pit" or "Void" in Christian terminology (the word is used as such in the Bible, referring to the place where the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_angel" style="-webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Fallen angel"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">fallen angels</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> are fettered).</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">MADONNA'S LYRICS: "I close my eyes. Oh God I think I'm falling out of the sky..."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is talking about the fallen one (Christians say "angel" , Muslims say "jinn"), aka lucifer, aka the devil. This is spoken about in the Bible, Quran, and is widely known that the devil used to be with God but is now on the dark side. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What is Madonna's final scene? Oh yeah, her falling into a dark pit, symbolizing Hell and the underworld. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The last thing she says is, "I hear you call my name, and it feels like...HOME." Boom. She drops into her dark pit. This is so obnoxiously obvious, I can't even take it.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-36332268960530215482012-01-25T23:57:00.001+00:002012-01-26T20:11:37.172+00:00Food for Thought<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6aa84f;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">“Allah is All-Knowing All-Wise"…Quran</span></span></span></strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="carrot" height="174" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/carrot.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="180" /></span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="tomato" height="100" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/tomato.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart has four chambers and is red. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="grapes" height="119" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/grape.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food .</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="walnut" height="129" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/walnut.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="222" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Kidney Beans" height="77" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/kidney-beans.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys .</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="Celery" height="59" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/celery.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="avocado" height="171" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/avacado.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="222" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="figs" height="62" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/figs.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm cells to overcome male sterility.</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="lemon" height="67" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/lemon.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grapefruits, Oranges, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts .</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="onions" height="61" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/onions.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="sweet potatoes" height="95" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/sweet-potatoes.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img alt="olives" height="68" src="http://www.islamcan.com/images/olives.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="100" /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries</span></div><div class="mainpagetextmiracle" style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="newstoriestext" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #006600; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then which of the favours of your Allah will ye deny? - [Quran 55:13]</span></div></div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-15172369598180804772012-01-24T18:09:00.000+00:002012-01-24T18:09:41.700+00:00How to Make a Moroccan Tagine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Despite my numerous disclaimers stating that this is absolutely not a cooking blog, I've contradicted myself yet again. In my own defense, this recipe is dedicated to a certain tagine-shopping, yoga-loving, math class-teaching, cute baby-making, Minneapolis resident. :)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I'm going to keep it very simple and start with the basic tagine, nothing fancy. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>• A new tagine takes a few times to get seasoned so that it can cook properly. If your first few attempts turn out less than stellar, don't give up.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>• A little water will show up midway into the cooking process but it's normal. Most of the vegetables have water in them and it starts to sweat out, creating a pool inside the tagine. This is a good thing as it helps to create steam.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Ok, so let's begin:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So check this out-- Good ol' HK is not a country OR a city. It's like this area that just does its own thing and has its own laws. But the kicker is that it's considered (insert me doing obnoxious air quotes) a "city"...sort of. You see how confusing this is? It's full name is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Okayyy, so what does that mean? It gets even more confusing: The technical name is Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu. And no, that's not a typo, nor did I just pound my palms on the keyboard. </span></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When traveling, one of my favorite things to do is eat like a local and try some street food. I've found that it's usually the best tasting, most interesting, and is most often the cheapest. While roaming around the streets of Hong Kong, you can definitely sample a little bit of everything-- from dim sum to meat on a stick, rice dishes, noodle bowls, and fried just about anything!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I figured, hmmm...pancakes are good but there's no syrup in Morocco. There IS, however, a full bottle of home-made "honey" from my honey's mom. Let's be realistic here: it's basically like a syrup-y sugar-water concoction that's surprisingly delicious. Ok, so keep that in mind.</span></span><br />
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</div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-49003659432107504322012-01-04T17:59:00.001+00:002012-01-04T18:54:19.016+00:00What's Cookin'?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Almost all of the shopping I do is at the souk. If you don't know, the souk is this HUUUUUUUGE place to buy everything: fresh produce, cell phones, curtains, donuts, socks, bootleg DVDs, plastic baskets, knockoff cologne, scarves, prayer rugs, herbs, spices, Moroccan lamps, clothes, jewelry, books, baby stuff, new and used furniture and household things, whatever. It's like the Mall of America of farmer's markets and rummage sales put together. It's kind of like walking into eBay.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My husband goes there and buys all of the fresh fruits and vegetables for us and eating organic food is now what 95% of my diet is made up of. This has forced me to learn how to cook EVERYTHING from scratch. There's no pre-packaged foods, no microwavable snacks, no Hot Pockets, no frozen pizzas, no ranch dressing mix to season dips with, zero. I've been forced to be more creative with my cooking and we don't have an oven so I have to really rack my brain to come up with dinner 7 days a week. We eat tagine for lunch everyday and that's easy and delicious to make but dinner is a different issue.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most days I search online for recipes and I found a few good soup recipes that I've combined together to make my own. If you keep reading, I'll teach you how to make a really really easy soup in 5 steps that's perfect for winter time.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We all know I've been in Morocco for over a year now. This has led to many life changes and some I've gotten used to and others I haven't. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Take for example a shower. Pretty basic for us Americans, right? Every day you wake up, get your towel and take a nice long hot shower for however long you feel like. Not here! It's considered a luxury if you have a shower in your house. Let's get one thing straight here: There's no bathtub, no massaging jet showerhead and certainly no steady hot water. Picture the little hose thing that you'd find in an RV. That's the kind of shower we're talking about here.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Every week, I make a trip to the "DOUCHE." Yeah. I know. It's totally gross but it's French for "shower" and it's like the Moroccan version of going to the spa. It costs me 10dhs (about $1.20 USD) for an unlimited shower session. There's long rows of doors like private stalls and you can take as long as you want. The bonus is that the water is actually HOT, and it doesn't fluctuate. This is all fine and wonderful, but it's also annoying to have to plan for this. You don't just walk to the bathroom and take your shower. No ma'am. You have to pack a bag including all your toiletries, shower shoes, a towel, change of clothes, and so on. Then when you are armed with your duffle bag full of stuff, you have to walk 10 minutes to get there. The challenge is to find a stall with an actual showerhead attached to it instead of just a pipe spewing water. After your shower is done and your fingers are prune-y, you have to get dressed without getting all of your clothes wet. The floor is a flood and one wrong move, and your outfit is soaked. Then you have to tie your hair up and go home. By the time you get there and unpack everything, your wet bun has all kinds of elastic band marks in it and your freshly washed hair is ruined. Yeah. Nice, huh?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So next time you take a shower, just remember: There are tons of people all over the world sponge-bathin' it up in a bucket. Appreciate what you have, even if it's as basic as hot water. LOVE.</span></div>Jaime Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282130189096914711noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077658982127778271.post-63515086677746091242011-12-28T14:10:00.001+00:002011-12-29T10:34:57.314+00:00Who's #50?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">UPDATE: THE WINNER IS...HONG KONG!!!</span></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>The first few months in Morocco revealed so many new things to me. It felt like a dream come true as I took each day in stride, unprepared for what was ahead of me. I traveled the roller coaster of roads through the depths of the countryside, into the mountains, through the modern capital city, small villages, beach towns, campsites, ocean-view cliffs, and back to Agadir again. I didn't really know what to expect before I came here and Moroco had its way of showing itself to me one day at a time.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>I eventually settled into my beach house in Tamraght and the pages of my life book turned quickly. Each day was different and the friends I had made earlier played a really important role in my life. There are a few people that helped me with their words, wisdom, insight and philosophies that really meant so much to me. There's one person in particular who really had a big impact on me. He used to talk about everything with me and his words stuck in my head. One day he told me to be positive always and rely on God. We sat in his truck one day and he said to me, "You just have to chase the Light." I never forgot that and it's been a big theme of my life since then.</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>You know, when I came here I didn't really have a plan. But God did. He knew exactly what I'd be doing and how I'd live, survive, and make my way in this beautiful country. I'm now an official resident here and it feels really good to be here. I'm so happy I trusted my gut instincts and decided to pack everything up and just go. There's no way I can describe how empowering and valuable it is do just do your own thing. I really really really encourage anyone reading this to take a chance on whatever it is that you're thinking about. Is there something that's ALWAYS on your mind? Then do it. Seriously, why wait? What are you scared of? Just take the risk and go with it. You won't be disappointed. And even if what you want doesn't work out...you'll still have fun along your way. The people you'll meet will inspire you in a way you can never imagine or plan for. </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS';"><b>Big props to my girl Haydee who packed everything up from Beverly Hills and moved to Costa Rica last month. Now she's chillin' in a dope loft with a hammock on her balcony overlooking giant fields of palm trees. A year ago in LA at my going away party, she thought I was nuts for moving to Morocco alone...now look at her. :) And to my friend Jen Le: it's time for you to move to Italy. The photography industry is waiting for a bubbly American like you to get it where you fit in. There are too many opportunities that you're missing out on every day. Set your plan in motion. Don't just talk about it, DO IT! </b></span><br />
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