Rob and Adam -- The Underblog

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An un-chronological look at the life of the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf (1915-1963). Her mother is an alcoholic street singer, her father a circus performer, her paternal grandmother a madam. During childhood she lives with each of them. At 20, she's a street singer discovered by a club owner who's soon murdered, coached by a musician who brings her to concert halls, then quickly famous. Constant companions are alcohol and heartache. The tragedies of her love affair with Marcel Cerdan and the death of her only child belie the words of one of her signature songs, "Non, je ne regrette rien." The back and forth nature of the narrative suggest the patterns of memory and association.

Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there?s just one thing stopping Warner (Matthew Davis) from popping the question: Elle is too blonde. Growing up across the street from Aaron Spelling might mean something in LA, but nothing to Warner?s East-Coast blue blood family. So, when Warner packs up for Harvard Law and reunites with an old sweetheart from prep school, Elle rallies all her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. But law school is a far cry from the comforts of her poolside and the mall. Elle must wage the battle of her life, for her guy, for herself and for all the blondes who suffer endless indignities everyday. Based upon the book by Amanda Brown

"though I dreamed of this day long ago, now my answer is 'Thank you but no'. Look, I've barely begun, I'm hardly through... I was living in ignorant bliss...'till I learned I could be more than this...and you know, in a way I owe it all to you. I thought losing your love was a blow I could never withstand -- but look how far I have come without anyone holding my hand! I *had* to find my way -- the day you broke my heart -- you handed me the chance -- to make a brand new start -- you helped me find my way -- there's still so much to learn -- so many dreams to earn, but even if I crash and burn ten times a day, I think I'm here to stay, I'm gonna find my way."

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Lulu: Will I find anything in that ice box of yours? Pat: Yeah, cobwebs and a bottle of gin.

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joint parenting; joint adoption; joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents); status as next-of-kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent; joint insurance policies for home, auto and health; dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support; immigration and residency for partners from other countries; inheritance automatically in the absence of a will (this is a huge issue); joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment (another huge issue); inheritance of jointly-owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate); benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare; spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home (again, huge issue, can't be attained through legal documents); veterans' discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns; joint filing of customs claims when traveling; wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children; bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child; decision-making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her; crime victims' recovery benefits; loss of consortium tort benefits; domestic violence protection orders; judicial protections and evidentiary immunity; and more....

If you need a friend, don‘t look to a stranger, You know in the end, I‘ll always be there. But when you‘re in doubt, and when you‘re in danger, Take a look all around, and I‘ll be there.

I‘m sorry, but I‘m just thinking of the right words to say. I know they don‘t sound the way I planned them to be. But if you‘ll wait around awhile, I‘ll make you fall for me, I promise you, I promise you I will.

When your day is through, and so is your temper, You know what to do, I‘m gonna always be there. Sometimes if I shout, it‘s not what‘s intended. These words just come out, with no gripe to bear. I gotta tell you, I gotta tell you, I need to tell you...

UTOPIA Album: Under Rug Swept Artist: Alanis Morisette we'd gather around all in a room fasten our belts engage in dialogue we'd all slow down rest without guilt not lie without fear disagree sans judgement we would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and open and reach out and speak up This is utopia this is my utopia This is my ideal my end in sight Utopia this is my utopia This is my nirvana My ultimate we'd open our arms we'd all jump in we'd all coast down into safety nets we would share and listen and support and welcome be propelled by passion not invest in outcomes we would breathe and be charmed and amused by difference be gentle and make room for every emotion we'd provide forums we'd all speak out we'd all be heard we'd all feel seen we'd rise post-obstacle more defined more grateful we would heal be humbled and be unstoppable we'd hold close and let go and know when to do which we'd release and disarm and stand up and feel safe this is utopia this is my utopia this is my ideal my end in sight utopia this is my utopia this is my nirvana my ultimate