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And what at first was a pleasure soon became an addiction. I found myself lured to listening to Giovanni make love to David every single day. And for an entire hour, David would perform this beautiful serenade and then there would be complete silence. |
"Did you enjoy yourself?" |
Giovanni asked me one night after the serenade had ended. He had come to my room. It was always morning by this time but Giovanni always was a late sleeper. He walked slowly. He had a robe on but it was clear that he was naked underneath. He wasn't even trying to hide the fact that he was naked underneath. |
As a matter of fact he sat in his chair and his legs spread apart. From the separation in his robe, I could see his penis there. It sat on his leg. He had a long penis, that folded over the curve of his leg. It was extremely long in fact and slightly thin. The shaft had veins in it. |
"I don't know what you mean?" |
"Oh don't worry," he replied, "I know you listen in. It's part of your training of course. A vampire is a creature of passion. Have you ever biten into the veins on a dick before? Of course not. Arie wouldn't share how good that feels. Hell Roxanne wouldn't. The blood is different. Would you like to experience it?" |
He opened up his robe even more. His dick was now in all its glory. His muscular legs were spread wide apart. His thick thighs separated and his dick sat in very thin bush of hair in his pubic region. |
"Fuck David..." |
And for the moment it seemed like that was all I needed to hear. I found myself almost attacking him. My body seemed so angry and so excited. I rushed over to his dick, my mouth engulfing it completely. This wasn't me. Yet it was really besides the fact. |
I found myself sucking, biting, teasing. And there was blood. And he was right. A part of me regretted the fact that he was right because I knew it was something that could be addicting as well. And Giovanni did moan. Giovanni called out and panted. He whimpered over and over. And I moaned. |
And it was the guiltiest pleasure that I had ever experienced in either lifetime. |
I could feel myself being woken up by someone. I looked over to see Arie. He didn't look happy. I looked on the other side of me. Fuck. It was Giovanni in all his glory. We were both naked, hugged up in between one another. |
Arie dragged me out of the room, his strength not gently overwhelming like Giovanni was. He was forceful. He was angry. |
He pulled me out of the room into the hallway. He didn't say anything at first. His face was just frowned up and his fangs were showing. |
"Have you lost your mind?" |
"Arie why are you speaking to me like this?" |
"Because you are a fool. You are banned from seeing him. Do you understand? Do you see how Decadence looks at you suspiciously now? You are learning the dead ways from him. Vampires aren't like that anymore. You MADE LOVE TO HIM!" |
I couldn't believe he was acting like such a spas. For a minute I was offended but then something of a smile spread across my face. |
"What? You find this funny. You are getting just like him. I see it already. I come to check on you every night before you wake and could you imagine my face to see you sprawled with him. David will kill you if he finds out." |
"Aw, you're jealous." |
I smiled again and I laughed. |
It was cute. It was cute seeing Arie like this. The way his face gathered force when he spoke. The way he was speaking to me and shaking me as though trying to engrain his own logic into my brain. The way he shook me as though trying to make see something. |
"What? No. I am not jealous. This isn't acceptable, you understand. I am looking out for Decadence's best interest. She'd be upset. Or no...no, I'm trying to restrain Giovanni. I can't have him spreading his poison to others. Well I don't know. It's sad to see someone...ugh! It doesn't matter why! You are acting like a fool!" |
He was denying it. I didn't understand. It was so damn obvious to see. It was so obvious to see in the way he was moving. He hadn't had time to think about what he was going to say. It was obvious by how he was jumping around so much. It was complete and utter passion |
"Don't give me that crap," I replied immediately, turning to walk away. |
I was walking away fast and unlike when Giovanni did it, I could sense Arie following me. He reached over and grabbed me hard pulling me back. |
"Please, what do you want me to say?" he stated, "Seriously. Let me know what you want me to say." |
"If I have to tell you ...then you shouldn't say it." |
He paused. He stopped looking me in my eyes. Arie was good for avoiding eye contact when he seemed embarrassed about a situation. He was beautiful none-the-less when he did it. His long hair was pulled back and shaped up so perfectly every time I saw it. I never saw him with a razor. That wasn't needed. It was like he was immortally perfect for all time. |
He shook his head. |
"I can't." |
I turned away, "I understand." |
He grabbed me by my arm and this time turned me even more violently then before, "Why the fuck are you walking away all the time, little one. I'm your elder. You have to respect me." |
"For you to say what? You seem afraid to say something. You don't want me with Giovanni but you don't have a reason. If you are worried about the embarrassment of your brood then that isn't really nothing I should worry about. I am not in your brood and YOU didn't turn me into a vampire. Remember?" |
"You know that isn't what it is." |
"Then tell me." |
"You're being difficult," he replied. |
It was simple but it seemed understandable. He was jealous. He wouldn't say it but I knew he was and he knew that I knew he was. I wasn't sure what kept him from telling me. Maybe it was his relationship with Deca. Maybe it was the fact that he didn't completely understand me and why I smelled the way I smelled. Maybe it was simply just his inexperience with the matter of jealousy. I wasn't sure but he was struggling with it. |
"Ok, fine. You don't want me to be around Giovanni, give me an alternative and I'll consider it." |
"I will teach you." |
"You won't teach me the things that he will teach me." |
"You don't need to know the things he will teach you." |
"There are some things that I want to know that he will tell me and you won't." |
He rolled his eyes, "If I agree to teach you everything you want to know will you completely stop learning from him?" |
"Yes. But will you teach me anything I want to know." |
"You promise." |
"If you do." |
We laughed at that moment. The wordplay was becoming intense. Our intentions were becoming intense and it seemed like he read my mind when he felt the same thing that I felt. |
And then all of a sudden my smile left my face. |
I looked over at him, "I need to know something." |
He took a step closer, "What is it?" |
"I want to know who Li---I want to know about that person that I shouldn't name. You know who I'm talking about. I was going to ask Giovanni, but...I trust you more with telling me." |
He got quiet for a minute. I could see him struggling with it. I could see him digging into his self looking for some answer to what he was about to do. |
"Fine...follow me. We'll take a trip to the library." |
Recently in Poland Category |
Polish-Ukraine Schengen Travel Troubles |
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You may remember my post in late December regarding the inclusion of Poland and many other Eastern European countries in the “Schengen” free travel zone. Several days ago, a friend sent me an article discussing troubles along the Poland-Ukraine border - a reflection that Schengen does not always represent “free travel.” |
Prior to December 21, 2007, people were able to travel visa-free between Poland and Ukraine, needing only their passports. Now, they can leave their passports at home, but must possess Schengen travel visas. |
In response to these Schengen restrictions, Ukrainians have staged protests at the border against what they see as the new Berlin Wall. Some even feel as though they are being treated like third-class Europeans. |
Another Schengen-related problem is a wave of strikes by Polish customs agents, who deserted their posts because of increased responsibilities and low pay. They demanded monthly pay increases of 415 euros, almost double the previous average salary. |
Ukraine is trying to work with Poland on a visa-free travel agreement for Ukrainians living within 50 kilometers of the border. Poland insists the arrangement should be limited to a 15-kilometer zone. |
In the wake of this change, Ukrainian visa fees have risen to 35 euros. This is troublesome to Ukrainian citizens, whose average monthly salary is 226 euros. These new visa restrictions have also caused a rise in corruption, in the form of bribes for expedited documents at the Polish consulate in Lviv. |
The new rules also affect the transport of goods. Approximately 80% of Ukraine’s EU exports go through Polish border posts, and truck drivers must have their visas up-to-date. This could become a larger problem when Ukraine becomes a World Trade Organization (WTO) member and their export volumes increase. |
So much for “free” travel zones. It is hard to believe that Poland would void an existing agreement with Ukraine to enforce the “letter of the law” of the Schengen agreement. I’ll bet no one saw these difficulties coming when considering Schengen participation. What a mess! |
Polish Election Fallout |
Poland held a Parliamentary election on October 21, 2007. In a surprising result, the opposition Civic Platform Party scored a huge victory over the incumbent Law and Justice Party. Civic Platform received 41.5% of the vote, while Law and Justice received only 32.1%. |
While winning the election, Civic Platform did not win enough seats to form a majority government. Apparently, an agreement has been reached to form a majority coalition with the Polish Peasants’ Party. |
Today, as a result of the election, Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, twin brother of President Lech Kaczynski, submitted his (and his Cabinet’s) resignation to the President . The Cabinet has agreed to continue their work until the new government is sworn in. |
Work Coach: Manager must make rude worker clean up act |
Q: Since becoming the office manager for a large medical practice, I have received numerous complaints about one member of my staff. Several people have told me that “Tricia,” our front-desk supervisor, makes harsh and demeaning comments to employees and even speaks sharply to patients. |
Tricia has worked in the office longer than anyone else, so she is extremely knowledgeable about policies and procedures. Nevertheless, I’m beginning to think she’s a liability because everyone seems to walk on eggshells around her. How can I tactfully suggest to Tricia that she needs to improve her working relationships? |
A: Telling a friend that her outfit is unflattering requires tact, but telling a rogue supervisor that she is out of line requires candor and conviction. As Tricia’s boss, you have both the right and the obligation to ensure that she exhibits appropriate professional behavior at work. |
Based on the deluge of complaints, your predecessor apparently abdicated all managerial responsibility and allowed Tricia to do whatever she pleased. Now that this wimpy manager has left, Tricia’s colleagues obviously hope you will be the one who finally holds her accountable. |
To make an impact, new managers must initiate change fairly soon after they arrive, so you need to address this performance issue quickly. If you continue to tolerate Tricia’s abominable conduct, she will reasonably conclude that you approve. |
As soon as possible, you must firmly advise Tricia that rude and insulting remarks are unacceptable. From now on, she is expected to be courteous and respectful during all workplace interactions. If you find that she is unable to make this shift, then there is no place for her in a medical practice. |
Hard Candy |
The power of words can be the real torture. |
"If thou dost slander her and torture me, |
Never pray more; abandon all remorse; |
On horror's head horrors accumulate; |
Do deeds to make heaven weep, all earth amazed; |
For nothing canst thou to damnation add |
Greater than that." Shakespeare's Othello |
When 32 year old photographer Jeff Kohlver (Patrick Wilson) hooks up with 14 year old Hayley Stark (Ellen Page) in Hard Candy, it's a memorable alliance for feminists who hold Lorena Bobbitt in awe and rewatch Stephen King's Misery for torture pointers. Anyone who saw the trailer and those who want to know a smidgen about the plot will not be disappointed in this thriller's capacity to attract and repulse as Hayley drugs, binds, and tortures him for actions in the past about which he claims to have been "very aware of the legal boundaries." |
Having recently seen the play Blackbird in London's West End, essentially a two-hander about a 12 year old girl returning at 27 to her middle-aged abuser, I was prepared for a cinematic version of what could have as well been a play (think Mamet's Oleana). I was also in shape to take the blows. What I didn't figure was Ellen Page's masterful performance, alternately malignant and intelligent, so realistic as to make the most innocent of the audience wary of ever even talking to a young teen who may be concealing a hatred of men (Don't start counting them; you'll never stop). |
So successful is director David Slade at bouncing sympathy and pity from one character to the other that you will unlikely forget the guilty feeling of ever caring for either miscreant. Yes, there are times of sympathy for either character because of the graphic torture and humiliation, making it much easier to accept the punishment as minister of good for future generations. In the age of Abu Ghraib, the tortures by both characters, very much in the present for Hayley and allegedly in the past for Jeff, are not as harrowing as the psychological pain she inflicts on him by describing at each step the castration she, as daughter of a med student, will perform on him as "a little preventive maintenance." |
Real hard candy has always been pretty to behold but hard to eat. The film's characters are pretty, but like the candy and the film downright uncomfortable to watch. As in any high-quality theater, the power of words can be the real torture. |
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I've been working on this for a while. This code: |
Log.i(TAG, "stroke style: " + paint.getStyle()); |
Log.i(TAG, "stroke cap: " + paint.getStrokeCap()); |
canvas.drawPoint(p.x, p.y, paint); |
prints 'STROKE' and 'ROUND' to the logs, but draws a black SQUARE to the map! Anyone know what I need to be doing differently to produce a dot instead of a square!? |
EDIT I'm going to give the below suggestion(s) of using drawCircle a shot, but I was just confused I guess because everything I've read indicates you should be able to indicate you want a circle that way. One example being this google book entry |
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I think cap options are for Paths and not for Shapes. – S.D. Feb 25 '13 at 18:46 |
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you can try drawCircle() with p.x and p.y as center (first and second argument) and use 1 or 2 as radius depend on how big you want the dot to be and use the paint with stroke style FILL.. |
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