Q.
A. It dulls the senses.
"Mike Teavee..."
(from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
"The most important thing we've learned,
So far as children are concerned,
Is never, NEVER, NEVER let
Them near your television set�
Or better still, just don't install
The idiotic thing at all.
In almost every house we've been,
We've watched them gaping at the screen.
They loll and slop and lounge about,
And stare until their eyes pop out.
(Last week in someone's place we saw
A dozen eyeballs on the floor.)
They sit and stare and stare and sit
Until they're hypnotised by it,
Until they're absolutely drunk
With all the shocking ghastly junk.
Oh yes, we know it keeps them still,
They don't climb out the window sill,
They never fight or kick or punch,
They leave you free to cook the lunch
And wash the dishes in the sink�
But did you ever stop to think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved tot?
IT ROTS THE SENSES IN THE HEAD!
IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD!
IT CLOGS AND CLUTTERS UP THE MIND!
IT MAKES A CHILD SO DULL AND BLIND
HE CAN NO LONGER UNDERSTAND
A FANTASY, A FAIRYLAND!
HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE!
HIS POWERS OF THINKING RUST AND FREEZE!
HE CANNOT THINK�HE ONLY SEES!
'All right!' you'll cry. 'All right!' you'll say,
'But if we take the set away,
What shall we do to entertain
Our darling children? Please explain!'
We'll answer this by asking you,
'What used the darling ones to do?
'How used they keep themselves contented
Before this monster was invented?'
Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY...USED...TO...READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One half their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic takes
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
The younger ones had Beatrix Potter
With Mr. Tod, the dirty rotter,
And Squirrel Nutkin, Pigling Bland,
And Mrs. Tiggy�Winkle and�
Just How The Camel Got His Hump,
And How The Monkey Lost His Rump,
And Mr. Toad, and bless my soul,
There's Mr. Rat and Mr. Mole�
Oh, books, what books they used to know,
Those children living long ago!
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books,
Ignoring all the dirty looks,
The screams and yells, the bites and kicks,
And children hitting you with sticks�
Fear not, because we promise you
That, in about a week or two
Of having nothing else to do,
They'll now begin to feel the need
Of having something good to read.
And once they start�oh boy, oh boy!
You watch the slowly growing joy
That fills their hears. They'll grow so keen
They'll wonder what they'd ever seen
In that ridiculous machine,
That nauseating, foul, unclean,
Repulsive television screen!
And later, each and every kid
Will love you more for what you did.
P.S. Regarding Mike Teavee,
We very much regret that we
Shall simply have to wait and see
If we can get him back his height.
But if we can't�it serves him right."
"Mike Teavee..."
(from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
"The most important thing we've learned,
So far as children are concerned,
Is never, NEVER, NEVER let
Them near your television set�
Or better still, just don't install
The idiotic thing at all.
In almost every house we've been,
We've watched them gaping at the screen.
They loll and slop and lounge about,
And stare until their eyes pop out.
(Last week in someone's place we saw
A dozen eyeballs on the floor.)
They sit and stare and stare and sit
Until they're hypnotised by it,
Until they're absolutely drunk
With all the shocking ghastly junk.
Oh yes, we know it keeps them still,
They don't climb out the window sill,
They never fight or kick or punch,
They leave you free to cook the lunch
And wash the dishes in the sink�
But did you ever stop to think,
To wonder just exactly what
This does to your beloved tot?
IT ROTS THE SENSES IN THE HEAD!
IT KILLS IMAGINATION DEAD!
IT CLOGS AND CLUTTERS UP THE MIND!
IT MAKES A CHILD SO DULL AND BLIND
HE CAN NO LONGER UNDERSTAND
A FANTASY, A FAIRYLAND!
HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE!
HIS POWERS OF THINKING RUST AND FREEZE!
HE CANNOT THINK�HE ONLY SEES!
'All right!' you'll cry. 'All right!' you'll say,
'But if we take the set away,
What shall we do to entertain
Our darling children? Please explain!'
We'll answer this by asking you,
'What used the darling ones to do?
'How used they keep themselves contented
Before this monster was invented?'
Have you forgotten? Don't you know?
We'll say it very loud and slow:
THEY...USED...TO...READ! They'd READ and READ,
AND READ and READ, and then proceed
To READ some more. Great Scott! Gadzooks!
One half their lives was reading books!
The nursery shelves held books galore!
Books cluttered up the nursery floor!
And in the bedroom, by the bed,
More books were waiting to be read!
Such wondrous, fine, fantastic takes
Of dragons, gypsies, queens, and whales
And treasure isles, and distant shores
Where smugglers rowed with muffled oars,
And pirates wearing purple pants,
And sailing ships and elephants,
And cannibals crouching 'round the pot,
Stirring away at something hot.
(It smells so good, what can it be?
Good gracious, it's Penelope.)
The younger ones had Beatrix Potter
With Mr. Tod, the dirty rotter,
And Squirrel Nutkin, Pigling Bland,
And Mrs. Tiggy�Winkle and�
Just How The Camel Got His Hump,
And How The Monkey Lost His Rump,
And Mr. Toad, and bless my soul,
There's Mr. Rat and Mr. Mole�
Oh, books, what books they used to know,
Those children living long ago!
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books,
Ignoring all the dirty looks,
The screams and yells, the bites and kicks,
And children hitting you with sticks�
Fear not, because we promise you
That, in about a week or two
Of having nothing else to do,
They'll now begin to feel the need
Of having something good to read.
And once they start�oh boy, oh boy!
You watch the slowly growing joy
That fills their hears. They'll grow so keen
They'll wonder what they'd ever seen
In that ridiculous machine,
That nauseating, foul, unclean,
Repulsive television screen!
And later, each and every kid
Will love you more for what you did.
P.S. Regarding Mike Teavee,
We very much regret that we
Shall simply have to wait and see
If we can get him back his height.
But if we can't�it serves him right."
what are some good books for a teen?
Q. I'm fifteen and i'll read almost anything
I can't get into classical books because you really have to focus and i find them hard to understand (Dickens, Bronte, Austen)
I've read and loved
Twilight Saga
His Dark Materials
Noughts and Crosses Series
On the Seas to Troy
Looking for Alaska
To Kill a Mockingbird
I'm currently reading Eragon
but after i finish the inheritance series what should i read?
I'm going to try and read all of these, i swear
I can't get into classical books because you really have to focus and i find them hard to understand (Dickens, Bronte, Austen)
I've read and loved
Twilight Saga
His Dark Materials
Noughts and Crosses Series
On the Seas to Troy
Looking for Alaska
To Kill a Mockingbird
I'm currently reading Eragon
but after i finish the inheritance series what should i read?
I'm going to try and read all of these, i swear
A. Howdy! =) Here's a list of books I think you might like, I organized them by *** loved it ** liked it * it was okay
***Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
--St. Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school, it's a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and protection. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St. Vladimir's the very place where they're most in danger....
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy's ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi � the worlds fiercest and most dangerous vampires � make Lissa one of them forever.
***The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith were pretty good.
--A Love Triangle of Unspeakable Horror... Elena: Searching for the ultimate thrill, she vowed to have Stefan. Stefan: Haunted by his tragic past, he struggled to resist her passion. Damon: Driven by revenge, he hunted the brother who betrayed him. The terrifying story of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.
**The Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz
http://melissa-delacruz.com/index.php/bo... has summaries of all the books.
**Vamps by Nancy A. Collins
When the sun goes down, New York's true elite all head to one place: Bathory Academy, where the young ladies of the finest vampire families are trained in shapeshifting and luring their prey.
Bathory's reigning queen, Lilith Todd, is the daughter of a powerful vampire businessman, and she knows exactly what she wants from life. She wants to look beautiful for eternity and party till the sun comes up with her gorgeous boyfriend, Jules. And she doesn't want any New Blood upstarts standing in her way.
Enter Cally Monture, an unexpected threat from a trash zip code. When their first meeting leads to tragic results, Lilith is hungry for revenge.
***House of Night by Kristin and PC Cast. The First is Marked.
The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed.In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire--that is, if she makes it through the Change.Not all of those who are chosen do.It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling.She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx.But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers.When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends.
**The Morganville Vampires by Rachelle Caine. The First is Glass Houses.
***Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.
***The Sweep series by Cate Tiernan. The first is called Book of Shadows.
Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven. Morgan falls for Cal immediately-and discovers that she has strong, inexplicable powers.
***The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot- The first is Shadowland.
Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations.
But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze happens to be in the way.
Other Vampire Books...
*Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark side by Beth Fantaskey.
*Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause .
*Evernight by Claudia Gray
*Evermore by Alyson Noel.
*L.J. Smith's Night World 1: Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, Spellbinder
***Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
--St. Vladimir's Academy isn't just any boarding school, it's a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and protection. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They've been on the run, but now they're being dragged back to St. Vladimir's the very place where they're most in danger....
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy's ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi � the worlds fiercest and most dangerous vampires � make Lissa one of them forever.
***The Vampire Diaries by L. J. Smith were pretty good.
--A Love Triangle of Unspeakable Horror... Elena: Searching for the ultimate thrill, she vowed to have Stefan. Stefan: Haunted by his tragic past, he struggled to resist her passion. Damon: Driven by revenge, he hunted the brother who betrayed him. The terrifying story of two vampire brothers and the beautiful girl torn between them.
**The Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz
http://melissa-delacruz.com/index.php/bo... has summaries of all the books.
**Vamps by Nancy A. Collins
When the sun goes down, New York's true elite all head to one place: Bathory Academy, where the young ladies of the finest vampire families are trained in shapeshifting and luring their prey.
Bathory's reigning queen, Lilith Todd, is the daughter of a powerful vampire businessman, and she knows exactly what she wants from life. She wants to look beautiful for eternity and party till the sun comes up with her gorgeous boyfriend, Jules. And she doesn't want any New Blood upstarts standing in her way.
Enter Cally Monture, an unexpected threat from a trash zip code. When their first meeting leads to tragic results, Lilith is hungry for revenge.
***House of Night by Kristin and PC Cast. The First is Marked.
The House of Night series is set in a world very much like our own, except in 16-year-old Zoey Redbird's world, vampyres have always existed.In this first book in the series, Zoey enters the House of Night, a school where, after having undergone the Change, she will train to become an adult vampire--that is, if she makes it through the Change.Not all of those who are chosen do.It's tough to begin a new life, away from her parents and friends, and on top of that, Zoey finds she is no average fledgling.She has been Marked as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx.But she is not the only fledgling at the House of Night with special powers.When she discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite club, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look deep within herself for the courage to embrace her destiny--with a little help from her new vampyre friends.
**The Morganville Vampires by Rachelle Caine. The First is Glass Houses.
***Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause
Having fallen for a human boy, a beautiful teenage werewolf must battle both her packmates and the fear of the townspeople to decide where she belongs and with whom.
***The Sweep series by Cate Tiernan. The first is called Book of Shadows.
Morgan and her best friend, Bree, are introduced to Wicca when a gorgeous senior named Cal invites them to join his new coven. Morgan falls for Cal immediately-and discovers that she has strong, inexplicable powers.
***The Mediator Series by Meg Cabot- The first is Shadowland.
Suze is a mediator -- a liaison between the living and the dead. In other words, she sees dead people. And they won't leave her alone until she helps them resolve their unfinished business with the living. But Jesse, the hot ghost haunting her bedroom, doesn't seem to need her help. Which is a relief, because Suze has just moved to sunny California and plans to start fresh, with trips to the mall instead of the cemetery, and surfing instead of spectral visitations.
But the very first day at her new school, Suze realizes it's not that easy. There's a ghost with revenge on her mind ... and Suze happens to be in the way.
Other Vampire Books...
*Jessica's Guide to Dating the Dark side by Beth Fantaskey.
*Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause .
*Evernight by Claudia Gray
*Evermore by Alyson Noel.
*L.J. Smith's Night World 1: Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, Spellbinder
what color should i paint my bedroom?
Q. I have this comforter: http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/regatta-chocolate-8-piece-super-set
The doors and the trim are both stained a pecan brown, with no crown mold.
The furniture is oak, stained a light oak color.
The carpet is also brown, called "butternut," but it's not too dark. I would say that it's midway between true brown and beige.
I have this as the main print (Van Gogh Irises): http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/van_gogh/irises-400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/van_gogh/irises.htm&usg=__nZbvkKolzQ1xNHLaeh0MtVbcV_s=&h=317&w=400&sz=89&hl=en&start=16&um=1&tbnid=TNCoJHKkpa0y_M:&tbnh=98&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvan%2Bgogh%2Birises%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dopera%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN
The room is pretty small, about 144 sq. feet, with one average window, and a queen bed and headboard with a large mirror.
I was thinking of painting it a light green, lighter than the green on the bed, to complement said comforter, and that, other than beige or ocre, are the only other colors that i think would work.
Any ideas of other colors to paint the walls to complement all this and not be too dark?
Thanks!
I think i covered it all, but if i think of anything else i'll add.
The doors and the trim are both stained a pecan brown, with no crown mold.
The furniture is oak, stained a light oak color.
The carpet is also brown, called "butternut," but it's not too dark. I would say that it's midway between true brown and beige.
I have this as the main print (Van Gogh Irises): http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/van_gogh/irises-400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fineartprintsondemand.com/artists/van_gogh/irises.htm&usg=__nZbvkKolzQ1xNHLaeh0MtVbcV_s=&h=317&w=400&sz=89&hl=en&start=16&um=1&tbnid=TNCoJHKkpa0y_M:&tbnh=98&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dvan%2Bgogh%2Birises%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dopera%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN
The room is pretty small, about 144 sq. feet, with one average window, and a queen bed and headboard with a large mirror.
I was thinking of painting it a light green, lighter than the green on the bed, to complement said comforter, and that, other than beige or ocre, are the only other colors that i think would work.
Any ideas of other colors to paint the walls to complement all this and not be too dark?
Thanks!
I think i covered it all, but if i think of anything else i'll add.
A. play around with the Sherwin Williams color visualizer to help you imagine how the colors will look together. It is the best paint visualizer on the web, imho. I like how their color palette is laid out, I like that you can search by color family & color name, the "painted" rooms look the most realistic, and it suggests coordinating color schemes. You can literally spend hours:
http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/
I think "adaptive shade" (# 7053) might be a great choice.
You can take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:
http://www.roomvues.com/
You can get color suggestions & for $5 they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.
http://www.sherwin.com/visualizer/
I think "adaptive shade" (# 7053) might be a great choice.
You can take a photo of your house & upload it to the makeover gallery on this website:
http://www.roomvues.com/
You can get color suggestions & for $5 they'll photoshop them onto your room so that you can get an idea of what it will look like.
Room Decorating Ideas? Please help!?
Q. Hi. I have the Master Bedroom, and ive lived here for 8 months so far and my room is still the same-boring. it's fairly large and so is the bathroom. I recently bought a bedroom set( queen bed and Dresser with mirror) and im getting a nightstand to match when i redo my room. i had an idea of chocolate (bedroom set color) and white, but things change. I was looking at a dark red but im not sure yet...id love some ideas! Oh and where my dresser is, im going to put 2 doors that lead to a deck/balcony here soon! Im also going to be getting a desk for a new desktop! Please help! pictures would be nice!(: thanks so much!
Heres my Bedroom and Bathroom: https://plus.google.com/photos/105721661838915669104/albums/5687676452127137969?hl=en
Heres my Bedroom and Bathroom: https://plus.google.com/photos/105721661838915669104/albums/5687676452127137969?hl=en
A. You don't have to have all the furniture matching.
Get a small round table to use as a bed side table.
Go with a light wood.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/King-4-piece-Alder-Shaker-Bed-Set/5110316/product.html
If you want a head board, you can find fabric ones or metal ones.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/White-Queen-Full-Curved-Metal-Headboard/6409676/product.html
http://www.ballarddesigns.com/popularsearches/Upholstered-Headboards.html?code=BDSBT5%3F
Paint your room.Pick any color.Not too dark though.
You need curtains and lamps.That overhead light is useless for reading .
Remove that wall paper in the bathroom.Paint the room.
get a great trash can:http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=trash+cans&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&rlz=1I7ADRA_enUS359&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1600&bih=729&wrapid=tlif133055168306410&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=6772078281446392453&sa=X&ei=i5tOT6XgLebZ0QHqn7W9Ag&ved=0CKgBEPMCMAM#
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/bed-and-bath/bath-accessories/sedona-tapered-wastebasket/s428267
Remove the posters and get great posters and frame them :http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Lips-Posters_i1106638_.htm
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Page-from-Lips-Book-c-1975-Posters_i7625608_.htm
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Page-from-Lips-Book-c-1975-Posters_i6262119_.htm
Pick what ever you like and learn to "group " pictures.http://www.diynetwork.com/decorating/tips-for-hanging-pictures/index.html
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-hang-art-in-groups-like-50872
Enjoy your new room.
Get a small round table to use as a bed side table.
Go with a light wood.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/King-4-piece-Alder-Shaker-Bed-Set/5110316/product.html
If you want a head board, you can find fabric ones or metal ones.
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/White-Queen-Full-Curved-Metal-Headboard/6409676/product.html
http://www.ballarddesigns.com/popularsearches/Upholstered-Headboards.html?code=BDSBT5%3F
Paint your room.Pick any color.Not too dark though.
You need curtains and lamps.That overhead light is useless for reading .
Remove that wall paper in the bathroom.Paint the room.
get a great trash can:http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=trash+cans&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&rlz=1I7ADRA_enUS359&prmd=imvns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1600&bih=729&wrapid=tlif133055168306410&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=6772078281446392453&sa=X&ei=i5tOT6XgLebZ0QHqn7W9Ag&ved=0CKgBEPMCMAM#
http://www.crateandbarrel.com/bed-and-bath/bath-accessories/sedona-tapered-wastebasket/s428267
Remove the posters and get great posters and frame them :http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Lips-Posters_i1106638_.htm
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Page-from-Lips-Book-c-1975-Posters_i7625608_.htm
http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Page-from-Lips-Book-c-1975-Posters_i6262119_.htm
Pick what ever you like and learn to "group " pictures.http://www.diynetwork.com/decorating/tips-for-hanging-pictures/index.html
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-hang-art-in-groups-like-50872
Enjoy your new room.
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