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September 23, 2008

happy belated anniversary

Filed under: anniversary,blogging,cheese,cookie,office,video,WAH — t. sterling @ 8:25 pm

Well dip me in wax and light my hair on fire, I forgot to celebrate my 1 year anniversary at this here office job! That’s right, I’ve been an “office drone” since September 17th, 2007. Do you remeber, the 17th night of September? Never knew if it was a cloudy day… I couldn’t see any windows from my desk unless I did the whole prairie dog thing and looked over yander.

But I’ve accomplished a lot in the past year: went from temp to full time to a sort’ve department change to work-at-home. And for a quarter of that time, I was still with the Mart and not loving it. Had I still been there, I would’ve crossed the 3 year mark indefinitely. I have yet to hold a job for more than 3 years. Well, being an A/V techie at church doesn’t count. Nor does being a writer. Why? Because I say so! Don’t question me. I won’t hear it or read it. Not now anyway.

So um… How about some cake or cookies or something? I’ve got a tub of Nestle sugar cookie dough. I haven’t baked any of it yet. I keep sneaking teaspoons throughout the day or before bed. One day it’ll make it onto a pan. Needless to say, anytime I’m able to bake cookies, if there’s enough to make about 24 cookies, only 16 might make it in the oven. 12 might make it to a plate to cool off. 5 might get the chance to be consumed by someone else. And that’s if I’m feeling kind hearted. Other days, they might be kidnapped to eat at a later hour. 98% of the time, home baked cookies don’t last 24 hours in my house. Especially if I’m the one doing the baking because I’m too lazy to bake for later. I only bake just enough for right now. I’m a cookitator. Or maybe a confectionariator. Yeah, say that one out loud! But that’s too include cakes and muffins or sweet things I must rule over and eventually consume. I am the Saddam of Sweets. The Stalin of Sugars. The Bush of Biscuits. Okay, I think I made my point.

I like cheese too. So… Ya know… Anything cheesy, feel free to pass that over too. The Mussolini of Mozzarella… The Prince of Parmasan… The Czar fo Cheddar… Okay, I’ll stop now.

This video has nothing to do with anything… except maybe history. But it makes me laugh. And it’s my belated party and I can laugh if I want to.

If only history class was always like this…

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September 16, 2008

good mornin’ update

Filed under: babbling,blogging,car,sleep,WAH — t. sterling @ 9:56 am

Silly me, I forgot to post my 9/11 entry… until just a few minutes ago. But now that I’m sitting here writing something brand new… I can’t think of what I would’ve said yesterday, Sunday, Saturday and Friday. Sigh…

I’m glad to be awake at the before-crack-of-dawn time. AND I’m awake AFTER sleeping for over 8 hours! Hey, this is rare. I’m usually asleep for about 5 hours, more or less. And sometimes those hours aren’t all at once. This is what leads to random naps throughout the day. Unfortunately, I took said random nap last week which screwed up the rest of my work day. Napping on the job when you work at home isn’t a good thing for a guy like me. I’ll stretch a 5 minute nap to about 2 hours if I’m not pressured. I’ll also stretch out on the couch completely since Jake is a bit too…. um… chairy? Heh… cherry… Awesome.

I read that it’s good to eat to keep yourself awake. But I don’t want to be fat. I like my size and I don’t want to buy more pants! I keep saying it, but I really need to get back to the gym. I’m waiting for Sam to come back first. And no, I still don’t have Sam back yet. It’d be perfect if I got it this weekend. I miss Sam. Sigh…

Well, ’tis the 6 o’clock hour so I must go down to my office and get to work. But first I’ll get dressed and wear clothes that don’t match at all. This is a benefit of working at home. HOWEVER, this makes me want to dress a bit better even the more when 4pm rolls around because by that time, I’m ready to get out of the house. Plus my hair is out and looking insane. Actually, I look like a black Eraserhead. Fortunately, you don’t need to see the movie to get that reference, just look at the box cover. And no, I haven’t seen the movie. I heard about a disgustingly weird baby and I’m not sure I need my dreams scarred for life. Or at least for a night. This is why I avoid horror movies–I love sleeping without waking up in a sweat or out of breath or completely terrified. That’s like waking up on the wrong side of the bed. Or on the floor. Sometimes you don’t wake up from those falling dreams until after you land.

September 11, 2008

pajama meetings and break-ins

Filed under: babbling,birthday,cops,family,new york,office,WAH — t. sterling @ 3:56 pm

I truly must admit, it’s a wonderful thing to “go” to a meeting in your pajamas. I really thought about going into the office today for this mandatory meeting… but then it dawned upon me–why would I waste such precious gas for a 30 minute chat when we are living in 2008 and I can utilize telephone conferencing options that have been offered to me? Is this not the more simpler action? Could it get any easier? Probably… But I can’t afford to use my precious brain energy to think of it right now. Instead, I am yet again more concerned about nursing my tree back to optimum health. A new branch has sprouted over the week. I’m so excited! I never thought I’d be so happy about a plant. My, my, the times are changing.

This be the day that the nation remembers what every fire engine has plastered on their rears telling us to “never forget” with a sillouette of the late Twin Towers. Honestly, it’s hard to forget when I’m reminded every other time something political comes on TV regarding terrorism. It’s too bad. Oh, and every other show featuring NY and the infamous skyline. Don’t get me wrong, I feel as bad as the next guy… but I don’t want to stay in depression. I’ve got things to do and most of those activities require me to be happy. One such thing is celebrating my sister’s birthday. We actually talked about how our birthdays seem to be on or around some tragedy. Granted, her birthday came first, but still. As for my birthday? The space shuttle Challenger exploded. As I like to tell it, after that tragic event happen, the world cried. But then I was born and everyone got happy again. Unfortunately for my sis, once people learn that her life anniversary shares the same never-forget date, people tend to react the same way. “Oh, I’m so sorry. Are you okay with that?” Like she has a choice.

But we all take it in stride. Sure, her tragedy was bigger than mine, but I remind people. I wanna get a little sympathy too. Is that so wrong? Does that make me a bad person? If it does, I don’t mind. I don’t always wanna seem like the perfect kid, ya know? I don’t wanna be labelled “the bad boy” either… which I doubt would ever happen unless I played a character so well that I get type casted. I think if I had a choice of what to be type casted as, it’d be a sarcastic, witty, semi-slacker genius comic relief type.

In other news, the crime wave continues and is too close for comfort. By “too close”, I mean a couple houses down. And by “crime”, I mean someone broke into their house and stole stuff. I dunno what stuff or how much, but it happened during the sunshine part of the day. I will continue to be honest here and say that this news has me a tiny bit on edge for the current time. Besides the fact it took place less than a few yards from my home, I am home alone until Sunday. So, God forbid, if anyone tries to illegally enter my house, I’m not sure what I’ll do. Considering my office is literally next to the front door, I have an advantage. Plus I rarely leave the house. However, should they enter the back door and I’m in my room, I have more time to prepare… say… grab a long and/or pointed stick and go to battle, essentially living out my dream of beating someone up in the name of goodness, justice, and the right to bare arms. And yes, I’d have something sleeveless on just to overstate the “bare arms” part. Overall, it’ll mark another victory in life. Another statement as to say “t. sterling is not a guy who you can crank call or steal and plunder from because he’ll make you feel bad that you lost. And he’ll beat you with a stick if necessary. It might be pointed. Or he’ll throw a water balloon at you and belt 9V batteries at you before just sticking two on you on a damp spot.”

Okay… I’m not sure what one would say. Just know that I’m not afraid to stand my ground if I have to. I’ll be some kinda mixed breed of Jackie Chan and MacGuyver if I must get physical. I much prefer sticking to battles of wit. Like Bugs Bunny, Yakko Warner or Shawn Spencer. I have a decent track record. Not that I want to engage in anything, I’m a pacifist at heart. A sadistic pacifist, but I love peace all the same.

Wow… I need to get out of my house for a little while… Seriously.

September 10, 2008

bad news, good news, new news, old news, …new olds?

Filed under: babbling,family,movie,office,sam cooke,scripts,tv,WAH,writing — t. sterling @ 12:09 am

To make a long story short, my uncle didn’t show up on Saturday at the big family reunion picnic gathering thing. Honestly, I’m not that bummed about it. Yes, I was let down, but I feel so much better knowing I was prepared and had that groovy feeling of accomplishment. There’s nothing quite like it. Needless to say, I’d much rather wish I had the chance to meet my uncle and show him my work. But in due time. The other reason I’m not too bummed about it is because I’m considering the circumstances he might’ve went through–like the happy rain storm known as Hanna. Apparently he lives in New Jerser or Long Island… which either way is an area that got hit a little worse than us. So due to incliment weather, I can understand why he didn’t show up. Plus he’s a big time executive and might not always be able to leave willy nilly. Then again, that may hurt his case, and I’m still on his side.

As for the reunion… I honestly will admit I was pretty bored. I met a bunch of people I probably won’t see for another year or so, if that. One of which I do hope to meet again and work with. More on that later.

As for work… So far so good. 27 files down, and we’ll just say… 23 to go… and 2 days left. Woot.

My parents and grandmother tripped down to Virginia for the rest of the week. They left a few hours ago and now I have the house to myself. Partytime? Oh yeah, baby! Evey night! Heh… Not quite. Pretty much everytime I have the house to myself for more than a few days… I haven’t been home. Like I suddenly turn into an anti-homebody. Odd? Some seem to think so. But the other thing is one of my best friends is on vacation and will also be gone for the week. So that’s one less person I can wreak havoc with. I need some more local friends.

Speaking of important people in my life, I’m starting to watch TV a little more this fall. In fact, as I type I’m watching Fringe. I can’t say if it’s good or bad since it’s only the first 30 minutes… However I am impressed whenever they show a location, the words/names are floating and sometimes the camera flies through the letters. It’s like the words are actually there! It’s awesome. I want floating words in my neighborhood! Not necessarily location devices, but just random words. What might I have? “Squishy.” Or maybe “onomatopoeia.”

Between the commercial breaks, they actually say how long until they return. If only every show did that. This show has some humor to it too that I appreciate. It was either this or Wipe Out… which I do watch. Later, another new show, on BET no less, called Somebodies is coming on that I want to check out. This is the 3rd show that sounds like the premise or the exact college themed sitcom I wanted to do. The other two is Undeclared and some show I saw on Hulu.com called Dorm Life. I haven’t seen it yet… But one day. I keep a lot of my big ideas to myself, but I’ll let the title out on this one–Academic Probation. Sigh… I won’t say much more about it though.

I do hope a new show called Valentines get’s cancelled. I feel bad for saying that, but an idea I have for a movie trilogy involves Greek mythology very similar to how that show is doing things. I do not appreciate it. Alas, this was an idea I would bring up when I was more established, and had the chance to meet the great Andre 3000.

Well, I’m going to go off and cause a lot of trouble.

September 4, 2008

newnesses (maybe not a word, but fun to say)

Filed under: babbling,blogging,DVD,newness,news,office,scripts,WAH,writing — t. sterling @ 4:53 am

I couldn’t resist a quick little woot for myself and other. For one thing, I finished a random short little script/scene I started a couple nights ago that made my Tuesday feel like a really bad Monday. And no, I’m not about to admit I had a case of the “Mondays.” I hear you can get hurt from saying things like that. Now I feel like watching Office Space all the more. But my Psych DVD is taking up the time.

Anyway, I finished a random quick script that can be used as a short film, or an important scene in a movie. I like the short film idea, and if it comes to me or someone says I should expand, then maybe I’ll see where else I can take the characters. The story is about a young couple in love having a humorous but somewhat romantic conversation while staring at the ceiling above them. I wrote it in a rush because I was trying to record the words as I heard them in my head before the thought went away. I may have lost some of the “magic” when I picked it up the following night where I passed out at… But I let a friend read through it, so I’m awaiting her critique.

As for work… it’s going pretty good. I had a rough first couple of days. Besides the whole bloody nose thing… Some of the programs we need to use weren’t working like they were supposed to, making processing very frustrating to do. When I get super frustrated mixed with boredy, it makes me sleepy. As hard and wobbly as my new desk is, it doesn’t make for a comfy pillow. I tried anyway. As for my chair? I think I will name it Jake. No reason. I just like giving inanimate objects names, especially names that sound like actual people. Remember Sam? Yeah, he’s still at the hospital. I’ll call about that tomorrow, or just stop by after my lunch at the office.

The other newness is my upgrading to Internet Explorer 8. Ever upgrade to a new program and it feels new, shiny and clean? I had that feeling too. It was also maybe because I cleared some of the dust off the screen. But now my Yahoo home page looks nice and cool due to the upgrade, and I finished off updating my own blog’s design. Nothing significant… except for the blog roll, the ability to RSS, and my blog picture of my desk. The other newness blog related is a blog I love reading, sometimes more than once, Writing Forward by the lovely melissa who is an inspiration to practically anyone who goes there. Little known fact, she’s the reason why blog so much now. I have the Indoob, my movie reviews on MySpace, and I contribute to Wolfgang Puck. I haven’t lately, since it’s not my blog and I don’t want to hog it. But I learned that you need to love your blog. And by loving it, you gotta write in it. And doggone it I’m gone write!

I really need to go to bed. And I’m thirsty. And hot. And sexy. Sorry, couldn’t resist, it’s like a catchphrase with me. Except I can’t type in a Barry White-esque “voice” …but I do what I can. Anyway, for those working 4 day weeks, Happy Friday yall!

Special shout out to jaden @ http://www.screenwritingforhollywood.com –also a very useful blog and great resource for knitting sweaters, just like the website says.

September 2, 2008

what i want for Christmas…

Filed under: coffee,food,music,office,scripts,sleep,WAH,writing — t. sterling @ 10:04 pm

The World's Ugliest Gadgets
LMAO!! Okay… I don’t know what the stank this is… But I kinda want one. 1) to play to see if it’s any fun, 2) to be a television for Halloween and 3) wear it to meetings so I can hide my true emotions… like being asleep. No doubt people would enjoy watching me better than whatever I might be watching inside of it. Even if it was empty.

I found this picture listed under World’s Ugliest Gadgets. I have no idea whatsoever what this thing really is, other than some kind of video game, or flight simulator… yet I’m curious how this poor girl can manage all the weight of the be-a-boob-tube helmet. You need a strong neck if you’re going to have a TV for a head. I’m just going to stop and admire the hilairity of the picture. This was worth waking up in this morning to see. This makes me happy.

Allow me to complain about nosebleeds. I haven’t had one since 1990. Okay, so it’s a guess… but a bleeding nose is rare for me. Yes, they used to frighten my when I was wee, but now that I’m older, it’s just annoying. I was only scared because the grown-ups around me would freak out. “OH MY GOD!” “YOUR NOSE IS BLEEDING!” “THIS KID’S NOSE IS BLEEDING!” “GET THE NURSE!” “TILT YOUR HEAD BACK!” “GET HIM A TISSUE!” “THERE’S A FIRE… sale!”

I don’t know why my nose was bleeding, but I just wanted it to stop, which it did. I hate when my garbage looks like a murder scene/surgery scene, and me looking like I’ve been beaten up. The concern people show me only make it worse.

It wasn’t too bad of a distraction from today’s work. I actually didn’t mind going back to work today… except that the program we use still has issues. By the end of the day, things were getting back to normal, except the fact my drowsiness had settled back on me. What I really felt like doing was jumping up on stage singing Stevie Wonder hits. But I stayed put and got some decent work done. Not enough, but tomorrow I should be back on track.

One of the reasons I was so sleepy, I started a new script for a new short film. I couldn’t sleep with these “voices” having this conversation that I needed to write down… or type. Ironically enough, it was about a couple who were wide awake in the middle of the night too. They didn’t finish their late night chat because the writer suddenly had a strong case of the sleepies. I slept for about 2 hours, then went to my office for the real work. Oh, I made myself a huge pot of coffee which left me with the feeling of wanting to explode. Fortunately, I didn’t.

Lastly, my grandmother is killing me. No, not with knives or poison. I’m not crazy about blueberry muffins, but she made them again today, and she’s turning me into a fiend for them. And each time she makes them, I find myself eating them until there are no more left. I’d creep down in the wee hours and steal one or two, and smuggle them back to my room for snacking like a raccoon. I’m so hungry right now. And so sleepy. What am I to do? I’ll steal a few winks before I steal a muffin and then steal a few more lines of dialogue. Sounds like a plan to me.

August 26, 2008

mcdonalds

Filed under: babbling,blogging,food,office,sam cooke,WAH,writing — t. sterling @ 8:48 pm

I’m considering taking tomorrow off due to the lack of work, or more accurately, my ability to do the work I need to do. There’s no way in Hell, Michigan I’m going to make the numbers I need by the end of this week. In fact, this entire month is going to go below my usual numbers. Oh well, it happens to the best of us once in a while, right? I’ll get over it. September will be a new month. Back to basics. (Ha! Someone thought I was about to say “back to school!” Face!)

My day today has been so-so. I slept with my window open, inviting a cool breeze that helped put my body in a such a deep sleep that I slept through both of my alarms. By “both alarms” I mean 2 separate alarming devices that went off at least 3 times each. My mom called me around 9 asking if I was going to work. Yes, it’s possible to be late when you are working from home. I threw some clothes on and headed to the office–a whole hallway and flight of stairs away.

Later my grandmother surprised me with lunch, brought to you by McDonald’s. I love my grandmother dearly, but I didn’t have the heart to tell her I don’t eat McDonald’s. Before any anti-Mickey D people get too excited, let me explain WHY I don’t eat their food. It’s not because they are all over the world and #1 or maybe have shady dealings or make false claims about having the best fries or the chicken is make-believe or they have a weak breakfast menu. No, it’s none of that. And I’m not ashamed of admitting I’m a corporate or brand name whore. I’d name a child Sony if I could get away with it. I also like the names Phoenix and Nefertiti, but again, that’s something to discuss with the mother* who at this point is non-existent. (*Applications are in the main office by the door. Attach a photo and brief discription and wait about a week for a response.) I dislike McDonald’s because after consumption, my tummy starts to hate me and wreaks havoc on the rest of my body causing me to growl and scowl involuntarily, sometimes frightening small nearby children in the process. If only I could get the words “Don’t eat McDonald’s” I might save them from the same fate. They won’t think those Happy Meals are so jolly anymore. Well, I can tolerate the apple pies. But I won’t give in to too much of their food unless I don’t have any other choice and there wasn’t a field of fresh grass to nibble on until I could get to a Taco Bell or KFC, which is a step above McD. I don’t eat too much fast food, but when I do, I’m on the picky side.

I like the French. They have given great things such as croissants, Love Me If You Dare, Amelie and Paris, je t’aime, the city of Paris (for which the film is named after), Daft Punk and what I used to think was Napoleon ice cream… But I was confusing the French ruler(s) with Italian desserts. BIG difference. That has nothing to do with anything I was doing today other than listening to Daft Punk and wondering if French toast is really from France… And it isn’t. At one point it was called German toast. Then French. I never heard “Freedom toast” back when they had “Freedom fries.” Anyway, look it up on Wikipedia. ‘Tis quite interesting.

Lastly, I’m going to post a video of a past performance of which I rarely ever watch due to that queazy feeling I get from watching myself on screen. You are your own worst critic, as they say… I’m no exception to myself. But this is me singing “A Change is Gonna Come” for the first time in public, back in 2007, January 27th… which was 2 days before my birthday as I celebrated by throwing a poetry party/show at my church. My sister is introducing me as the host/emcee of the evening, as well as the featured poet later that night. And my fam and I all dressed alike–black and jeans. Anyway, I would need to perform this again so I can feel better about myself knowing there is a better performance of this song with my name attached. I dunno when that will be… I do like my hair at this time though…

August 22, 2008

12 pages and counting

Filed under: babbling,sam cooke,scripts,WAH,writing — t. sterling @ 4:18 am

I was trying to hold off from blogging until tomorrow morning… But I’m just too doggone excited doggone it! I finally got a decent start in a script I’ve been procrastinating with for the past… I don’t know… two months? Could be longer. Doesn’t matter. Finished projects matter! And ohhh, how I love that feeling of accomplishment. It’s slightly better than watching someone else trip and fall on something you almost tripped and fell on yourself.

I’m not really sadistic. I just sound that way.

Well, I probably should get back to work. I have some actual worth while news to read and pictures to post from the windless dry hurricane and my completed work at home office space. Oh yeah, I’m offically WAH now. Woot woot yall.

Let’s shoot for… I dunno… 24 by 2am? Heh… yeah right. My back is killing me. I need a muse. Actually, more of a massuse. A pretty girl that can do both. And bake cookies. Is that too much to ask? Maybe I’ll put it in the personals. “SBM seeking F muse that massages and bakes.” Is that how personals are written? …Anyone interested? I can pay in compliments :o D

–Your eyes are like giant shiny pools of chlorine ehanced swimming waters/milk chocolately Cocoa Puff/green things that are naturally green and pretty/hazel.
–You have smile that make angry people run in fear.
–Your hair is like newly fresh silk from Madagascarian… silkmakers…

Yes, I need a nap. More importantly, I need to keep writing. And a muse. And some cookies.

August 21, 2008

eggs

Filed under: food,memories,Purchase,WAH — t. sterling @ 12:50 pm

Today isn’t going to be my last day, but I’m packing up like it would be. I already told my mom that I’d leave the things on my wall until the last day because I hate the way empty walls look if I’m still going to be hanging around for the next day or so. I remember the same feeling back at Purchase a day or so before it was time to go home for the summer. That just made me all kinds of sad. What’s sort’ve worse is that I never moved back in like I hoped I would. But all of that is fine, since I moved on to better things. To be honest, a lot of that stuff is still packed in the containers and are being used as makeshift tables. I pretend I will retrieve something rfom there that I’ll one day suddenly need, but I couldn’t tell you what’s in either one. No wait, I lied… There’s a water bottle, some books by Dave Barry, an actual joke book, college books I’ve never read, watches I’ll never wear again. Yes, plural. I went through a double watch phase. Don’t ask me about that right now.

I wanted to go get some eggs for breakfast this morning. I’ve been craving them since last night. Probably even more so yesterday morning after the eggs my grandmother made for everyone. I’m sure she would’ve made more, but we only had so many. And I can’t wait to have money to spend again because I’ll need to stock up on eggs at home, so I can have my eggy meals practically for free. Oh yes, and the shredded cheese to be all melty on the top. Mmmmm. Anyway, I went to cafe and what did I find? Well, they had the scramblers, which are gross. Next they had Spanish style scrambled eggs. I don’t do those because of the extra stuff in it that I don’t eat. I love the Spanish, but not their eggs. Lastly, the sandwich bar. If you remember back a few posts, I wrote about the breakfast wraps which are af ew ingredients away from being burritos. Either one isn’t good news to me. At least they aren’t here. They have a way of being soggier than one thinks such foods should be. I may have used the word “sweaty” to describe them once. And I know this particular paragraph makes me sounds disgustingly picky… but I’m not that bad. I just go into great detail about minor things that make me wonder.

Even before I’m done with this post, I’m determining my official go-home date. I sort’ve feel like this is my big countdown like Barak Obama picking a VP. Ahh… good times and analogies.

I really want some eggs.

installation and destruction day

Filed under: car,family,food,money,sam cooke,scripts,WAH — t. sterling @ 12:16 am

Today was installation day. My mom and I got our phone lines and modems and yesterday our routers came in. Awesomeness all around. Except for the part that everybody was home… Meaning my dad and grandmother. When she teams up with him, the landscape begins to change. By landscape, I mean my yard. This isn’t a problem until they recruit me to help. What did I have to help them with today? Making our yard look like a post-hurricane site. My dad rented an extended saw thingy that cut down branches up high. Sadly, some of these branches needed help coming down, or needed guidence so they won’t, like, crash into the windows… like mine.

Long story short, every hour or so, I (and sometimes my mom) had been called to help bring down a rather large limb. I finally got wise and got gloves to pull on the rope (for what I was called for) so I could use what mere strength I have to help guide the huge nature pieces down.

I’ll post some pictures later. Meanwhile, tomorrow could almost possibly be my 2nd to last day at the office. Maybe not. I don’t know.

I just know right now, I’m hungry. I’m feeling a little moody because of a slight headache which might be due to my non-food intake. Why don’t I eat something already? I’m still saving money to get my car back, which hopefully is this Friday. I’d almost kill for a pizza. Maybe I’ll make a sandwich. I really need a pick-me-up.

I also really need to get cracking on that script. I ordered Our Uncle Sam but I don’t think I can wait for it or read all of it in time to finish writing and be ready by the end of the month and most importantly, by the time I meet Uncle Jazzy. I keep repeating myself about this, and I hate doing it so maybe once I get some work on it done, I’d feel better. But now? I need nurishing nutrients.

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