<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452</id><updated>2011-11-27T18:59:21.562-05:00</updated><category term='Reviews'/><category term='Promises'/><category term='Quotes'/><category term='Technology'/><category term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category term='Film/Theater'/><category term='Studies'/><category term='Cali&apos;s Posts'/><category term='Aftermath'/><category term='Music'/><category term='Meditations'/><category term='Humour'/><category term='ATWKS FAQ'/><category term='Science'/><category term='Pop Culture'/><category term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><category term='Reflections'/><category term='Politics'/><category term='Business'/><category term='Videos'/><category term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category term='The Guestbook'/><category term='Other'/><category term='Interviews'/><category term='Links'/><category term='Fashion'/><category term='Stupid Shit'/><category term='Journals'/><category term='Literature'/><category term='Introductions'/><category term='Seasonal'/><category term='Health'/><category term='Religion'/><category term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>And The World Keeps Spinning</title><subtitle type='html'>Adventures, opinions, and in-your-face randomness.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>155</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7500142761911789664</id><published>2009-06-12T17:35:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-06-12T17:44:59.288-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello there!</title><summary type='text'>Well, it's been a long time since I've posted here, and my fellow writers seem quite uninterested too (though I can't blame them). I will, however, let you know that I am officially flying solo to build a portfolio so that one day, when I go into a writing program at a university, I'll have something to build on. Basically, you know that I need to do this. Well, here's the new site: http://</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7500142761911789664/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7500142761911789664' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7500142761911789664'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7500142761911789664'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2009/06/hello-there.html' title='Hello there!'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5238721570321761018</id><published>2009-03-18T17:29:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-18T17:41:24.410-04:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5238721570321761018/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5238721570321761018' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5238721570321761018'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5238721570321761018'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2009/03/through-joint-educational-project-at-my.html' title=''/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6921588896340092422</id><published>2009-02-02T22:18:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-02T22:22:01.437-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditations'/><title type='text'>Hearts and Heads</title><summary type='text'>Myself while talking to a younger girl..."Sometimes you've got to put a bit of your heart in your head. Other times, drop your heart entirely."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6921588896340092422/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6921588896340092422' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6921588896340092422'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6921588896340092422'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2009/02/hearts-and-heads.html' title='Hearts and Heads'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7672063012418630931</id><published>2009-01-17T14:00:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-17T14:03:40.832-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><title type='text'>Quotes and Holy Business</title><summary type='text'>I've decided to add a fun little section on this blog called "quotes." The reason why I'm adding it is because I've been told I say the oddest or funniest things, so I decided I'd share my apparent insanity with you all.Today's quote:"Holy business is never easy business. You have to pay young boys to get raped by priests repeatedly, and they usually get tired of it after the first time."- Flora </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7672063012418630931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7672063012418630931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7672063012418630931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7672063012418630931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2009/01/quotes-and-holy-business.html' title='Quotes and Holy Business'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7418311340177203741</id><published>2009-01-06T17:01:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-06T17:17:22.574-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditations'/><title type='text'>I do not know a stranger</title><summary type='text'>I haven't posted in ages. I've not much to say to you except that I want to talk to you about a problem that has been interfering with my life, and it's not even myself that has the problem.A person can become a stranger when they're intoxicated around other people. Now, he's a stranger to everyone, all the time. He's a stranger in his own home, and because he's always a stranger to everybody, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7418311340177203741/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7418311340177203741' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7418311340177203741'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7418311340177203741'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2009/01/i-do-not-know-stranger.html' title='I do not know a stranger'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4708058251140905144</id><published>2008-10-31T22:51:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T22:58:51.279-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Final Halloween Bash</title><summary type='text'>I'm sorry to say I cannot offer reviews of the movies Black Christmas and Halloween, which I watched at the bash, as it was far too loud and chaotic to understand most of it - what a hell of a party! But here's some reviews of the other stuff I've watched since:Dellamorte Dellamore - 5/5Well, this is awesome. Dellamorte Dellamore is an Italian flick about zombies - but it isn't quite what you're </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4708058251140905144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4708058251140905144' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4708058251140905144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4708058251140905144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/final-halloween-bash.html' title='Final Halloween Bash'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3297969775188933517</id><published>2008-10-27T22:58:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T22:58:58.083-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Horror Review 4: Silent Night, Deadly Night</title><summary type='text'>Silent Night, Deadly Night - 4.75/5This is fucking golden, man. Silent Night, Deadly Night is a slasher film in the vein of Halloween, but only this time WITH CHRISTMAS INSTEAD! Filled with delicious bloody slashing (in the typical creative Friday the 13th/Nightmare on Elm St. fashion, making for a lot of fun), gratuitous nudity and cheap filmmaking (although strangely more effective here than on</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3297969775188933517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3297969775188933517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3297969775188933517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3297969775188933517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/horror-review-4-silent-night-deadly.html' title='Horror Review 4: Silent Night, Deadly Night'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5755033509843353183</id><published>2008-10-27T22:57:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T22:58:27.262-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Horror Review 3: The Wizard of Gore (1970)</title><summary type='text'>The Wizard of Gore (1970) - 3.25/5While its strange, mystical sense of suspense aids it, this movie is pretty mediocre in all other aspects, and yet I still find myself enjoying it. It's got terrible acting, bad picture quality and shaky, flawed transitions between scenes (and even stranger ones when it tries to demonstrate the Wizard's "power"), but it's still enjoyable. I wouldn't call this a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5755033509843353183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5755033509843353183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5755033509843353183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5755033509843353183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/horror-review-3-wizard-of-gore-1970.html' title='Horror Review 3: The Wizard of Gore (1970)'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5743597073291833745</id><published>2008-10-27T22:56:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-27T22:57:47.737-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Horror Review 2: The Burning (1981)</title><summary type='text'>The Burning (1981) - 3.5/5Of all the Friday the 13th ripoff movies that came out in the early 80s, this one seems to get a lot of recognition, being a similar camp story with boobs, blood and gore all around, and a deadly killer who you don't see until the end. The acting is pretty shitty, but some of the characters are enjoyable to watch while they're on screen. The movie starts off a bit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5743597073291833745/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5743597073291833745' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5743597073291833745'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5743597073291833745'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/horror-review-2-burning-1981.html' title='Horror Review 2: The Burning (1981)'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3629309329891382161</id><published>2008-10-25T16:20:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T16:35:30.939-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Other'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Mentally retarded teenagers and healthy teenagers together in schools</title><summary type='text'>I've been thinking about an incident which happened to me some time during the beginning of the school year.At the beginning of this semester, I was placed at a locker by the attendance office. Several other people were placed there, too, including a boy who I soon discovered myself was a "special needs" student who looked like he was Native or a weird combination of Portugese and something else.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3629309329891382161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3629309329891382161' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3629309329891382161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3629309329891382161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/mentally-retarded-teenagers-and-healthy.html' title='Mentally retarded teenagers and healthy teenagers together in schools'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5063772387863088994</id><published>2008-10-25T08:43:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-25T08:47:19.036-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Horror Review 1: Phantasm (1979)</title><summary type='text'>Phantasm (1979) - 4/5This is a much-revered horror classic, and it's easy to see why. It's supernatural, it's edgy and it's also very dark and grainy, both in picture quality and mood! What they don't tell you is how this movie basically comes off as a long, elaborate crack fantasy, filled with bright lights, magic and...well, yellow mustard blood. But it is pretty creepy at times, with decent </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5063772387863088994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5063772387863088994' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5063772387863088994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5063772387863088994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/horror-review-1-phantasm-1979.html' title='Horror Review 1: Phantasm (1979)'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5943463548646361991</id><published>2008-10-09T20:26:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T20:30:14.865-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Studies'/><title type='text'>Emile Durkheim - the life and times, told in a class presentation.</title><summary type='text'>For a course I'm taking, Challenges and Changes in Society, I had to act as a social scientist. I was picked to act as the father of sociology, Emile Durkheim. Here is my ultra-groovy script:I was born for this, right? Anyway, at the 3rd paragraph, I went up to my friend who acted as Karl Marx the previous day for his social scientist presentation, and he was quite... shocked, I guess? Everyone </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5943463548646361991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5943463548646361991' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5943463548646361991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5943463548646361991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/10/emile-durkheim-life-and-times-told-in.html' title='Emile Durkheim - the life and times, told in a class presentation.'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/SO6hokdA4iI/AAAAAAAAAGU/gHu320RuzZ4/s72-c/Emile+Durkheim+Script+001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4672013866578105586</id><published>2008-09-20T18:40:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-20T19:18:06.001-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Okay, okay.</title><summary type='text'>Hi there, folks. Larry here. I don't know where Flora is in all of this, but I told her I'd be active at this, and time permits me to be so, right now. If this blog is going to remain active, then I'll continue posting stuff, and more regularly from now on. October is coming up, and that means Halloween, and although most of you don't know me, that means that I'll be diving into a gamut of pulpy,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4672013866578105586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4672013866578105586' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4672013866578105586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4672013866578105586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/09/okay-okay.html' title='Okay, okay.'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-511730048518232547</id><published>2008-09-20T18:39:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-20T18:40:18.484-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Other'/><title type='text'>Boredom</title><summary type='text'>Why do people get so goddamned bored so easily? I mean, sure, it happens every now and again, but in my travels across this barren Internet, I notice it happening WAY TOO OFTEN. Seriously, every day, it's "Man, I am so BORED," "I'm boooooooooooored," et cetera. I know not everyone has the means to travel around to places outside of their own homes - usually those who are under 18 and living with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/511730048518232547/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=511730048518232547' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/511730048518232547'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/511730048518232547'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/09/boredom.html' title='Boredom'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6891757906708282035</id><published>2008-09-01T09:22:00.005-04:00</published><updated>2008-09-01T09:43:49.188-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>It's been a while</title><summary type='text'>So, I've decided to post again, yet I lack the inspiration. I guess I could just tell you guys pretty much anything that's been going on in my life, but that can be summed up in one word: nothing, and expanded into nothing. You can't really brainstorm on a topic about nothing, unless you're writing an episode of Seinfeld. And my life, it seems, has been going in that direction.The music: this is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6891757906708282035/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6891757906708282035' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6891757906708282035'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6891757906708282035'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/09/so-ive-decided-to-post-again-yet-i-lack.html' title='It&apos;s been a while'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-1045951476105641000</id><published>2008-08-08T20:45:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-08T20:49:13.242-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>The metal circus is coming to town!</title><summary type='text'>This is my review for A New Dimension of Might by Trail of Tears, which I originally made for Encyclopaedia Metallum, AKA the Metal Archives. The original page can be found hereI don’t know why there isn’t a review for this album yet. Seriously, it blows my mind that such a small amount of people would get a chance to enjoy it yet. Metal purists may not have the taste for such a piece of work, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/1045951476105641000/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=1045951476105641000' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/1045951476105641000'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/1045951476105641000'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/08/metal-circus-is-coming-to-town.html' title='The metal circus is coming to town!'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2906819678311898332</id><published>2008-08-07T23:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-08-07T23:08:41.136-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><title type='text'>Drawn to the Dark</title><summary type='text'>A whisper sounds in the night as you exit the Publix at which you work the last shift. Your feet sound like the rolling thunder on the pavement as your heartbeat starts to grow. The trees rattle and the wind howls. You wish you were at home, safe under your blankets with the lights on, but your car seems so far away, and why have your legs turned to jelly? You are uneasy. With every step, you are</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2906819678311898332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2906819678311898332' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2906819678311898332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2906819678311898332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/08/drawn-to-dark.html' title='Drawn to the Dark'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6363735447771935710</id><published>2008-07-31T14:00:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-31T16:06:31.236-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Larry&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Introductions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Interviews'/><title type='text'>Hello. [The Entrance]</title><summary type='text'>Flora, upon deciding that she wanted to interview someone, and knowing that I could not come up with much to write here, decided to interview me for my introduction to this blog.Flora says: So, Larry, please tell us some basics about yourself. You know, where you live, where you were born, how old you are, your interests, all that jazz.Larry Griffin says: Okay, will do. I was born on February 2nd</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6363735447771935710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6363735447771935710' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6363735447771935710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6363735447771935710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/hello-entrance.html' title='Hello. [The Entrance]'/><author><name>Larry Griffin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6643122566004592841</id><published>2008-07-30T16:51:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T16:58:42.092-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>New writer!</title><summary type='text'>Well, for some of you more observant folk, you'll have noticed that we have a new writer on our team of writers, Larry Griffin. He's done a lot of music reviews for metal, and I am confident in his ability to write about anything else. If you want, you can read some of his reviews.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6643122566004592841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6643122566004592841' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6643122566004592841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6643122566004592841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/new-writer.html' title='New writer!'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7247923766324863387</id><published>2008-07-30T15:45:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T15:49:17.825-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Stupid Shit'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Links'/><title type='text'>Vegan Zealots</title><summary type='text'>I'm not saying all Vegans are zealots, but my god, I read this today in Slate, and I have to say, some people need to get lives. According to this, Vegans have been fighting for insect rights for some decades, but mainly have been focusing on the rights of honey bees.Talk about needing to get laid, eh?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7247923766324863387/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7247923766324863387' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7247923766324863387'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7247923766324863387'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/vegan-zealots.html' title='Vegan Zealots'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5339051143308502977</id><published>2008-07-30T01:11:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-30T01:13:08.893-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Male Superiority Arguements</title><summary type='text'>There are some men in this world, and some women in this world, that will go around claiming that their gender is superior to the other. Reasons vary from bodily advantages/disadvantages, emotional intelligence, academic intelligence, to societal contributions. However, let it be noted that none of these reasons are more tangible than the other, and thus, this makes it harder to weigh each of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5339051143308502977/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5339051143308502977' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5339051143308502977'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5339051143308502977'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/male-superiority-arguements.html' title='Male Superiority Arguements'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4212723804660062886</id><published>2008-07-21T18:13:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T18:16:06.891-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Feeds and "rolls"</title><summary type='text'>If you look at the menu to your right, the first item is a new feed option which you can use to subscribe to our posts or comments made in our posts. Secondly, our lame old-school style blogroll has been replaced with a new webroll. Enjoy!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4212723804660062886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4212723804660062886' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4212723804660062886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4212723804660062886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/feeds-and-rolls.html' title='Feeds and &quot;rolls&quot;'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4956632160677104808</id><published>2008-07-21T13:25:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T14:08:52.543-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Film/Theater'/><title type='text'>Here, kitty kitty... (Dark Knight review plus inside scoop)</title><summary type='text'>The Dark Knight was a very hyped movie, however, it deserved all the hype it got. Every part of it was wonderfully executed, especially the "Flora-shat-her-pants" part near the beginning where a fake Batman is smashed through a window. That absolutely scared the living shit out of me, and not because of my high level of lactose intolerance and usual gassiness.However, let's get to the stars of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4956632160677104808/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4956632160677104808' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4956632160677104808'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4956632160677104808'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/here-kitty-kitty-dark-knight-review.html' title='Here, kitty kitty... (Dark Knight review plus inside scoop)'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-9219720340673633467</id><published>2008-07-21T13:19:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T13:24:24.142-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Promises'/><title type='text'>My sincerest aplogies</title><summary type='text'>I think I owe it to you to tell you why I haven't been posting. I'll make it sweet and short, because I don't want to bug you with useless details.Why I haven't posted in June: much stress due to studying for exams.Why I didn't post after: I had a fucking shitty computer from like 1998 that would keep freezing up, so all of my work would be destroyed.However, as you can see, I no longer have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/9219720340673633467/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=9219720340673633467' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/9219720340673633467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/9219720340673633467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/07/my-sincerest-aplogies.html' title='My sincerest aplogies'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6193440305981489845</id><published>2008-05-29T13:03:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-29T13:05:20.203-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Exactly a week ago, I had my first taste of local politics (as well as my first taste of gelato), live. It was at the last place you’d expect a heathen Atheist such as myself being: a Church.Me, my supervisor (who is also the Christian Service Animator for the school which I attend), and my friend Chris went to a local Church, where several Ontarian MPPs (Members of Provincial Parliament) and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6193440305981489845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6193440305981489845' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6193440305981489845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6193440305981489845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/05/exactly-week-ago-i-had-my-first-taste.html' title=''/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2948295690702618682</id><published>2008-05-17T15:56:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-17T16:05:37.702-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Buffalo wins! Here's some news:</title><summary type='text'>Due to my not being allowed to use the computer on weekdays because of my dad (yes, I promised I wouldn't mention him ever again, but this reason is legitimate), my posting has been restricted by quite a bit. Also, the lack of inspiration due to outside projects. However, I am now well-aware of the fact that I do have people who care about what I have to say, and promise that I will return to my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2948295690702618682/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2948295690702618682' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2948295690702618682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2948295690702618682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/05/buffalo-wins-heres-some-news.html' title='Buffalo wins! Here&apos;s some news:'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5229509032140555107</id><published>2008-04-26T00:16:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-26T00:17:38.740-04:00</updated><title type='text'>North Korean Nuclear Report</title><summary type='text'>In meeting with the new South Korean president Lee Myung-bak, President Bush denied suggestions that his administration has been too lenient on the North Korean government and the military dictator Kim il-Yung in forcing them to declare their nuclear facilities. In declaring their nuclear facilities and various power plant and uranium enrichment centers, North Korea will give the international </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5229509032140555107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5229509032140555107' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5229509032140555107'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5229509032140555107'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/04/north-korean-nuclear-report.html' title='North Korean Nuclear Report'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7035934029371415687</id><published>2008-04-21T18:51:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-21T19:12:38.961-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Worlds in Collision~Tibetans and the Chinese</title><summary type='text'>Farmers in Tibet find themselves subjugated by the Chinese people who have inhabited and who have sought to maintain control over the Tibetan's ancestral lands. The farmer's Buddhist temple, peasants point out, is blackened by the smoke of a big Chinese factory not far into the distance. Many locals agree that Tibetans are given the hard-labor, low-paying jobs while the Chinese are offered more </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7035934029371415687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7035934029371415687' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7035934029371415687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7035934029371415687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/04/worlds-in-collisiontibetans-and-chinese.html' title='Worlds in Collision~Tibetans and the Chinese'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5879395053225372064</id><published>2008-04-20T16:14:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-20T16:54:46.431-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Elitism and the consequences it breeds</title><summary type='text'>Elitism:1. practice of or belief in rule by an elite.2. consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group.(Dictionary.com definitions)Some consider it a hold-back toward open-mindedness, a form of snobbyness, for the "insecure," etc... but does it always apply? For our purposes, we'll look at it within a culture I'm most comfortable with, though it is not restricted to this </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5879395053225372064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5879395053225372064' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5879395053225372064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5879395053225372064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/04/elitism-and-consequences-it-breeds.html' title='Elitism and the consequences it breeds'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-586312986686990338</id><published>2008-04-18T13:04:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-18T13:23:57.982-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Issues surrounding genetics</title><summary type='text'>There's plenty of issues surrounding genetics today, but 2 of the biggest ones are cloning (which includes tissue restoration) and incest. These issues of genetics challenge us heavily in our modern-day society to ask ourselves what is right and what is wrong. Some say such things are just "cultural taboos" and nothing more, but I ask you, are they really just that? We'll take a look at some of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/586312986686990338/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=586312986686990338' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/586312986686990338'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/586312986686990338'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/04/issues-surrounding-genetics.html' title='Issues surrounding genetics'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6195291555875691760</id><published>2008-04-08T12:36:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-08T12:39:49.243-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Rockstars get to do it...</title><summary type='text'>Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I guess, at times, one can lose inspiration. Kind of like rockstars, right? Except I'm a rockstar behind a computer. Just kidding... sort of.Okay, some serious business: I'll be posting again. I was just having some personal quarrels, and academic ones at times. Seems Flamenco has had her fair share of them, too.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6195291555875691760/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6195291555875691760' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6195291555875691760'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6195291555875691760'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/04/rockstars-get-to-do-it.html' title='Rockstars get to do it...'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7740266888326986532</id><published>2008-03-22T16:41:00.007-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-22T20:53:33.333-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Studies'/><title type='text'>Why women should rule the world</title><summary type='text'>As I was running down my usual routine of internet "check-up's" (Facebook, Hotmail, EthicalAtheist, ArmenianGenocide, and some others), I bumped into MSN's main page after logging out of my Hotmail account, and discovered an interesting article. It's called Why Women Should Rule the World, which is an exerpt from the book with the same name by Dee Dee Myers. Now, before I discuss this article in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7740266888326986532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7740266888326986532' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7740266888326986532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7740266888326986532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/03/why-women-should-rule-world.html' title='Why women should rule the world'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2643187458499812480</id><published>2008-03-17T18:24:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-17T18:28:29.200-04:00</updated><title type='text'>1 In 100</title><summary type='text'>More than one out of every hundred American adults are serving time in jails or prisons for their crimes. The incarceration rates have been reduced in several states (such as in California, but still remain high in this state and in Texas), but the Justice Department and the Pew Center on the States have shown, through statistics, that there is a national increase. However, many do not see a real</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2643187458499812480/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2643187458499812480' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2643187458499812480'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2643187458499812480'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/03/1-in-100.html' title='1 In 100'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8758807296327402757</id><published>2008-03-10T20:32:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2008-03-11T11:42:45.089-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Women's History Week</title><summary type='text'>It was the big WHW - Women's History Week. A big topic of discussion during this week is generally is how women overcame oppression and rose above all obstacles. Speaking of "overcoming", this year is historic in it's significance to all women - a woman, for the first time, is running for the US presidency. My theory is that, since it's also historic because of the first black man running, some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8758807296327402757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8758807296327402757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8758807296327402757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8758807296327402757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/03/womens-history-week.html' title='Women&apos;s History Week'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7470205039829392658</id><published>2008-03-01T15:31:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-01T15:44:43.601-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Promises'/><title type='text'>A vicious circle and a promise to our readers</title><summary type='text'>Today was quite an annoying day. Me, my brother Samir, my brother Rafi, my mom, my aunt Shukria, and my dad Ramzi Gorgees were all downstairs. Yes, I'm revealing his last name because I am that fucking pissed off. Here's why:While we were all downstairs, my brother had a fight with my dad. Ofcourse, it was all my dad's doing. My dad was actually trying to get him to pay back all the expenses my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7470205039829392658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7470205039829392658' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7470205039829392658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7470205039829392658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/03/vicious-circle.html' title='A vicious circle and a promise to our readers'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4727930742992731827</id><published>2008-02-27T06:59:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-27T07:04:26.373-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Bush's medicare cuts delayed</title><summary type='text'>(RE: "Bush's Newly-Proposed Budget Plan That Contains Medicare Cuts")That's right, they've been delayed. That's the good news. The bad news is, now you have to wait until July 1st to see if the plans will be terminated entirely. Thanks to all the petitioners and those who have signed petitions. You've made the delay possible. No, that wasn't sarcasm, either.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4727930742992731827/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4727930742992731827' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4727930742992731827'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4727930742992731827'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/bushs-medicare-cuts-delayed.html' title='Bush&apos;s medicare cuts delayed'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3810745508295707743</id><published>2008-02-26T22:36:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T22:47:08.560-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Science'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><title type='text'>Your ass contributes to global warming</title><summary type='text'>That's right, your ass contributes to global warming. How is this so? Well, your ass contains fart. Fart contains gases. These gases are oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane. Methane is a radioactive gas. Radioactivity contributes to global warming. When unifying together, the effects of methane and carbon dioxide are drastic on the environment.Where'd I get my ingredient list? From </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3810745508295707743/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3810745508295707743' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3810745508295707743'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3810745508295707743'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/your-ass-contributes-to-global-warming.html' title='Your ass contributes to global warming'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8680981428343146143</id><published>2008-02-26T07:29:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T07:41:55.802-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Interviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Studies'/><title type='text'>A Change of Heart</title><summary type='text'>Meet Chris Johnston, a 49-year-old ex Minister who now works as a Loan Officer in the banking industry. We had an interesting interview on his move from faithful to faithless.Hello, Chris Johnston! I believe you mentioned at some point that you were a minister for 15 years, but suddenly had a change of heart and turned to Atheism. Why did you pick Atheism over Christianity?Wow, let's jump right </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8680981428343146143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8680981428343146143' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8680981428343146143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8680981428343146143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/meet-chris-johnston-49-year-old-ex.html' title='A Change of Heart'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2901075200092675140</id><published>2008-02-25T19:10:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T19:36:50.866-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Bush's Newly-Proposed Budget Plan That Contains Medicare Cuts</title><summary type='text'>President Bush plans (work in progress) on proposing a bill to Congress that will become part of his budget plan to reduce large costs and federal spending if he can get Congress to accept his initiative. Bush believes there is unnecessary spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs, yet he still wants to follow through with a 3 trillion dollar spending request. Bush's primary reason for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2901075200092675140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2901075200092675140' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2901075200092675140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2901075200092675140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/bushs-newly-proposed-budget-plan-that.html' title='Bush&apos;s Newly-Proposed Budget Plan That Contains Medicare Cuts'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5707342728538387711</id><published>2008-02-25T12:44:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-25T12:46:45.785-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Flamenco has been busy</title><summary type='text'>Flamenco, a writer on this site, hasn't posted in a while. If you're a fan of her writing, remember that she's a very busy lady in Washington who's occupied with helping with Hillary Clinton's campaign. Please provide some comments of support here.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5707342728538387711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5707342728538387711' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5707342728538387711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5707342728538387711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/flamenco-has-been-busy.html' title='Flamenco has been busy'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6125241574601924958</id><published>2008-02-20T16:07:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-20T16:07:59.300-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Interviews'/><title type='text'>The Roaming Buffalo</title><summary type='text'>Meet Buffalo Brown, "a proud native son of the USA accepting the hospitality of Canada; a Nam Vet who is a capitalist, socialistic, Libertarian" who also describes himself as an Atheist and hedonist. He's the 2nd interviewee on ATWKS' interviews with me. Below, his answers are formatted in italics, and my questions in bold.What state did you formerly live in the USA? How was your transition from </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6125241574601924958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6125241574601924958' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6125241574601924958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6125241574601924958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/roaming-buffalo.html' title='The Roaming Buffalo'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3570314353171097286</id><published>2008-02-20T13:18:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-20T13:25:31.322-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Literature'/><title type='text'>Old pieces resurfaced</title><summary type='text'>Some time ago, I wrote pieces on a site called DeviantArt (which is incredible, by the way). I wrote some odd and interesting stuff, and stuff that only mature readers should read. So, if you're not mature, then click the x button at the top right corner of your screen.Morning Reflections: 1 My philosophy on writing.The time passes by me so slowly this early morning that I can hear the drumming </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3570314353171097286/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3570314353171097286' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3570314353171097286'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3570314353171097286'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/old-pieces-resurfaced.html' title='Old pieces resurfaced'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4005636448127463584</id><published>2008-02-19T12:31:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-19T12:52:28.895-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>The never-ending chronicles of moron: part who-knows-what</title><summary type='text'>I wrote this in my 2nd period classroom between 9:30AM and 10:52AMThere's so much noise and I'm so tired. It's hard to block it all out and write fluidly right now, but I'm doing the best I can.It was early in the morning, at about 7:30AM. I woke up quite late, though I originally woke up at 6, when I went back to sleep and set my alarm clock for 7. Obviously, the clock didn't serve its purpose. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4005636448127463584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4005636448127463584' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4005636448127463584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4005636448127463584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/never-ending-chronicles-of-moron-part.html' title='The never-ending chronicles of moron: part who-knows-what'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5058350544910074284</id><published>2008-02-17T09:10:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-17T10:19:11.220-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><title type='text'>Free speech doesn't come free, especially at ChristianForums.Com</title><summary type='text'>... in many places. However, a prime example on the web which you have complete access to is http://www.christianforums.com/. We'll explore their sillyness through my chronicles there.Recently, I was supposedly very offensive in my introduction at ChristianForums.com, according to one kindly user who sent me this PM:Hi! We wish to inform you that your report of a post in the forum New Member </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5058350544910074284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5058350544910074284' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5058350544910074284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5058350544910074284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/free-speech-doesnt-come-free-especially.html' title='Free speech doesn&apos;t come free, especially at ChristianForums.Com'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-172086998932558591</id><published>2008-02-10T17:58:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-10T18:39:40.425-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Studies'/><title type='text'>Intelligent and slavish imitation</title><summary type='text'>"Imitation" is often associated as a bad thing as a whole. However, as James Surowiecki once stated in his book, The Wisdom of Crowds (which you should run to libraries/bookstores to get if you love business and sociology), there are two forms of imitation: intelligent imitation and slavish imitation. The difference between the two, as may easily have been guessed, is that slavish imitation </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/172086998932558591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=172086998932558591' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/172086998932558591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/172086998932558591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/intelligent-and-slavish-imitation.html' title='Intelligent and slavish imitation'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3515733066719782418</id><published>2008-02-07T17:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-07T17:42:47.415-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><title type='text'>"You may not present these ideas in my classroom or in the school"</title><summary type='text'>Before I talk to you folks about what happened to me today in religion class (yes, I'm forced to take this crap) with my teacher AKA the Religion Department Head Ms. Fernandes, you must bear in mind that I go to a Catholic school.Let me tap into my memory...I was in religion class. I was finished my work. My teacher finished talking about recycling. Things got quiet. I started a conversation with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3515733066719782418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3515733066719782418' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3515733066719782418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3515733066719782418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/you-may-not-present-these-ideas-in-my.html' title='&quot;You may not present these ideas in my classroom or in the school&quot;'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4771010365938403006</id><published>2008-02-06T11:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T11:23:24.531-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>10 years for 100 kills</title><summary type='text'>Seven French medics have gone on trial in Paris, France, for supposedly breeding CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease), the human form of Mad Cow Disease, into over 100 children. Why they did this, I would not know. Apparently, in the 1980's, the extraction of hormones from the putuitary glands (glands that are pea-sized and located at the base of the brain) has been banned in 14 countries, but the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4771010365938403006/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4771010365938403006' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4771010365938403006'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4771010365938403006'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/10-years-for-100-kills.html' title='10 years for 100 kills'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6200397400356200494</id><published>2008-02-06T11:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T11:08:18.741-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Heath Ledger's death caused by drug overdose</title><summary type='text'>(RE: "The Dark Knight")This was on BBC news:Hollywood actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner's office has ruled.The actor, 28, was found dead at an apartment he had been renting for several months in Manhattan.A spokeswoman for the medical examiner said Ledger died "as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects" of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6200397400356200494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6200397400356200494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6200397400356200494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6200397400356200494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/heath-ledgers-death-caused-by-drug.html' title='Heath Ledger&apos;s death caused by drug overdose'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7839370020643383395</id><published>2008-02-03T14:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-03T17:03:32.452-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><title type='text'>Why I have a tube of lipgloss lodged in my ass</title><summary type='text'>Okay, you may think, "Wow, Flora is one dumb bitch." Or you may just be thinking, "What the fuck?!" Either way, I have a tube of lipgloss lodged in my ass, and here's the rediculously short story.It was early in the morning, and I had the oddest thought. I thought to myself, if I wanted to, could I easily smuggle drugs via my anus? And I definitely thought I could. So I gave myself a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7839370020643383395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7839370020643383395' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7839370020643383395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7839370020643383395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/why-i-have-tube-of-lipgloss-lodged-in.html' title='Why I have a tube of lipgloss lodged in my ass'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-783828435588886009</id><published>2008-02-02T19:43:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-02T20:03:33.418-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>The Evanescence Imitations</title><summary type='text'>Here's something quite interesting that I just noticed. Evanescence had an EP from 1997 called Evanescence. It was their first EP. Notice how Nightwish's album Once (2004) has a very, very similar cover.Evanescence: Once:......... but it's all probably just a coincidence, right?Now, here's something else I've noticed....Evanescence's "Lithium" (2006)Within Temptation album cover of "The Heart of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/783828435588886009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=783828435588886009' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/783828435588886009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/783828435588886009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/heres-something-quite-interesting-that.html' title='The Evanescence Imitations'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2665225427927516261</id><published>2008-02-02T16:24:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-02T16:38:52.511-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Bush's Nominee for new ambassador to Armenia has Publicly Denied the Genocide</title><summary type='text'>I found this on ArmenianGenocide.Com, and thought that it was really important to share - ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE AN ARMENIAN IN CALIFORNIA. Also, please forward this to everyone on your email list, whether you're Armenian or not.Kharpert wrote this on the forums:If you are an Armenian living in California, you should make two phone calls this week! If we get enough calls in, we will stop the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2665225427927516261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2665225427927516261' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2665225427927516261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2665225427927516261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/02/bushs-nominee-for-new-ambassador-to.html' title='Bush&apos;s Nominee for new ambassador to Armenia has Publicly Denied the Genocide'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7501925742789846192</id><published>2008-01-31T22:14:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-31T22:20:52.405-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Blue eyes proven to be a common ancestral mutation</title><summary type='text'>That's right - all people with blue eyes can be linked to 1 common ancestor, from which a mutation occurred in the eyes where there was an underproduction of melanin. This lack of melanin is what turns traditionally brown-eye genetics to blue eyes, and to an extent, affects the hair colour of said individual. The colour of hair, for example, is determined by the amount of melanin contained within</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7501925742789846192/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7501925742789846192' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7501925742789846192'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7501925742789846192'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/blue-eyes-proven-to-be-common-ancestral.html' title='Blue eyes proven to be a common ancestral mutation'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-696363884378691580</id><published>2008-01-29T15:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-29T22:53:48.449-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Other'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seasonal'/><title type='text'>What The Stars Have To Say</title><summary type='text'>About me! At least for this year. Even if you do not believe in horoscopes, it is still fun to read them, right? I have generally found that I am the quintessential Gemini (I was born in late May) when I read the profile of a Gemini. So yeah! Post yours for this year. =)GeminiMuch of your energy this year will be focused on figuring out ways improve your financial situation. Money will definitely</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/696363884378691580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=696363884378691580' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/696363884378691580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/696363884378691580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/what-stars-have-to-say.html' title='What The Stars Have To Say'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-355303299014975203</id><published>2008-01-24T17:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-24T19:09:20.881-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Stresserella and the dumb old "wise people"</title><summary type='text'>I know I've done a lot of these journals, and I know it may seem narcissistic to some. However, I try to provide you with lessons within each journal I give. Hopefully, I've provided some of you with feelings of strength. Believe me, to just come out with your problems, whether online or in reality, has proven itself quite a tough, tedius, and courageous task. It's not everyday that we wake up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/355303299014975203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=355303299014975203' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/355303299014975203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/355303299014975203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/dumb-old-wise-people.html' title='Stresserella and the dumb old &quot;wise people&quot;'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-279341818839261927</id><published>2008-01-24T17:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-24T17:53:26.319-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aftermath'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>WCC trip cancelled</title><summary type='text'>The supervisor has been swamped with stress lately, so the Woodland Cultural Centre trip is off. Heck, the whole Caledonia ordeal is off our schedule. However, she's told me that there's an upcoming Palistinean conference in Toronto concerning the Palistinean-Israeli conflict that we're going to check out. As you may know, my role is to do as much research as I can 'til the day of the event on </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/279341818839261927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=279341818839261927' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/279341818839261927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/279341818839261927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/wcc-trip-cancelled.html' title='WCC trip cancelled'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7367296863050497275</id><published>2008-01-23T18:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-23T19:59:06.841-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><title type='text'>The Dark Knight</title><summary type='text'>Alright, so Heath Ledger's death was tragic. I loved him! He was such a great actor.He was in:10 Things I Hate About YouThe PatriotMonster's BallBrokeback MountainCasanovaThat one Bob Dylan movie....I have temporarily forgotten the title of it.....and several more. Man, he had such promise.Well, as some of you may know, he last filmed The Dark Knight. It is part of the Batman series and he was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7367296863050497275/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7367296863050497275' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7367296863050497275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7367296863050497275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/dark-knight.html' title='The Dark Knight'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2225401973709750398</id><published>2008-01-20T11:26:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-20T13:11:17.203-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Literature'/><title type='text'>Dekker and Yeats ~ Poets</title><summary type='text'>There are long, drawn-out moments in which we find time to observe in others what we see in ourselves, for we must come to understand that all humans share in common quite a few things. Burning passions or more hidden and subtle desires exist in every person and cannot be entirely avoided. Some choose to ignore or suppress these natural inclinations, while others embrace it and let it be their </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2225401973709750398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2225401973709750398' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2225401973709750398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2225401973709750398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/dekker-and-yeats-poets_20.html' title='Dekker and Yeats ~ Poets'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8219942166623790970</id><published>2008-01-18T13:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T13:03:28.864-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><title type='text'>God listens...</title><summary type='text'>Why, I never knew!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8219942166623790970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8219942166623790970' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8219942166623790970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8219942166623790970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/god-listens.html' title='God listens...'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6595442205653897346</id><published>2008-01-18T09:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T09:32:25.542-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aftermath'/><title type='text'>Aftermath needs a slogan!</title><summary type='text'>When I talked to my supervisor, she said Aftermath needs a slogan that relates to it's purpose because people won't understand what we're all about just by our name. For those who don't know about Aftermath, click here.Anyway, I was thinking of something along the lines of... "We are the beginning and the end." However, that sounded kind of Matrix-esque or Biblical. What about "The result of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6595442205653897346/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6595442205653897346' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6595442205653897346'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6595442205653897346'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/aftermath-needs-slogan.html' title='Aftermath needs a slogan!'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7771299415595685493</id><published>2008-01-18T08:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T09:10:25.153-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aftermath'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Aftermath at the Woodland Cultural Centre</title><summary type='text'>On Saturday, January 26th, Aftermath is heading toward its first event in Caledonia, Ontario at the Woodland Cultural Centre. I don't remember who we're getting a tour from at the museum, but she's supposedly a famous Native activist who was against the Native side in the land claims dispute in Caledonia. To learn more about the dispute, click here to see CBC's (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7771299415595685493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7771299415595685493' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7771299415595685493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7771299415595685493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/aftermath-at-woodland-cultural-centre.html' title='Aftermath at the Woodland Cultural Centre'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2443921502784532698</id><published>2008-01-18T08:48:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T08:59:19.599-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aftermath'/><title type='text'>The Aftermath</title><summary type='text'>For months, I've been looking for a supervisor for my in-school group called Aftermath. I found one some weeks ago, and we've already got some things planned. However, before I tell you about our first event, I'd like you to see the Group Concept that I gave to her. Anything that I don't want to be revealed will be replaced with a "~" symbol.Group SubmissionSubmitted by: Flora ~(# ~)Submitted to:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2443921502784532698/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2443921502784532698' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2443921502784532698'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2443921502784532698'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/aftermath.html' title='The Aftermath'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-9179064107441413245</id><published>2008-01-18T08:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-18T08:33:09.201-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Another interesting tidbit on my new friend</title><summary type='text'>(RE: "A heavy metal elder and an intstant friend and "So, my new friend tried to stab someone")According to Danobear and her friend, this new friend of mine practices voodoo. She tries to pull people's hair out to use it in rituals, and has done so to Dano's said friend in order to kill her or something like that. Funny enough, I'm no stranger to people involved in the occult. I had some good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/9179064107441413245/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=9179064107441413245' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/9179064107441413245'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/9179064107441413245'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/another-interesting-tidbit-on-my-new.html' title='Another interesting tidbit on my new friend'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-336627835352386916</id><published>2008-01-17T12:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T12:20:11.716-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>So, my new friend tried to stab someone.</title><summary type='text'>Remember that friend that I made yesterday? (See "A heavy metal elder and an instant friend") Well, I learned something interesting about her after school when I called my good friend, codename Danobear. Apparently, at some point, this new friend tried to stab Danobear's sister out of jealousy. I believe Danobear because she's never lied to me, and because this new friend seemed a little too </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/336627835352386916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=336627835352386916' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/336627835352386916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/336627835352386916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/so-my-new-friend-tried-to-stab-someone.html' title='So, my new friend tried to stab someone.'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3523379588879442701</id><published>2008-01-17T11:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T12:08:12.459-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Modern-day segregation in Toronto</title><summary type='text'>As I was eating my favourite cereal this morning in the kitchen with my TV in front of me, I saw a really strange news report on Breakfast Television, a Toronto-based morning news show. Guess what that report was about? "Black-focused schools." Basically, a sugar-coated name for modern-day segregation. Some verses from an article in the Toronto Star, to introduce you to the incident:Toronto </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3523379588879442701/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3523379588879442701' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3523379588879442701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3523379588879442701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/modern-day-segregation-in-toronto.html' title='Modern-day segregation in Toronto'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5816340512592427523</id><published>2008-01-16T16:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-16T16:58:36.913-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>A heavy metal elder and an instant friend</title><summary type='text'>Today, I thought I'd bring you guys a more positive, uplifting post, as opposed to the usual dark or politically-motivated pieces. The light isn't always present, and it's not something that is as interesting to talk about as the darkness and world-wide spectrum of life. But then there's those times when the light is so strong... and you can't deny it. It could be a simple kind gesture that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5816340512592427523/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5816340512592427523' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5816340512592427523'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5816340512592427523'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/heavy-metal-elder-and-instant-friend.html' title='A heavy metal elder and an instant friend'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4008029289940494913</id><published>2008-01-16T08:55:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-16T09:03:23.325-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Technology'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Exchange links with us!</title><summary type='text'>At ATWKS, we plan on finding the best blogs to add to "Flora's Favourite Blogs" to the right. Remember, we'll only add your blog if I truly like it. If you have some other kind of website that isn't a blog, we're okay with that too. We'll add it to a links section on the right as well!An advantage to listing a blog: there is a strong guarantee that, even if I don't add your blog to "Flora's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4008029289940494913/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4008029289940494913' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4008029289940494913'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4008029289940494913'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/exchange-links-with-us.html' title='Exchange links with us!'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-705720628403011151</id><published>2008-01-14T17:36:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T17:42:58.027-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Labour dispute causes 90 Canadians to be stranded in Argentina</title><summary type='text'>In The Toronto Star's website, an article just popped up about 90 Canadians being stranded in Argentina. Apparently there was a labour dispute that caused cancelled flights, creating riots, and that was what resulted in the situation. Here's the article, and here's my favourite little part:After two weeks of vacation, Normand Robert and his wife had checked in theirbags Saturday evening when </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/705720628403011151/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=705720628403011151' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/705720628403011151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/705720628403011151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/labour-dispute-causes-90-canadians-to.html' title='Labour dispute causes 90 Canadians to be stranded in Argentina'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5333883502881692481</id><published>2008-01-12T18:29:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-13T07:13:05.245-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Live! From Washington</title><summary type='text'>Gah! Alright. Now I actually have a little time to talk to you guys on ATWKS! Let me first just say that I was really interested in Flora's story and what is going on in her life right now because, although I understand there are perhaps a lot of differences between her situation and my situation, they are sort of similar. At least I can understand what she is going through in terms of almost </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5333883502881692481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5333883502881692481' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5333883502881692481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5333883502881692481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/live-from-washington.html' title='Live! From Washington'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-453848273995933239</id><published>2008-01-11T07:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-11T11:22:25.009-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><title type='text'>A Newfoundland grandmother's poetry</title><summary type='text'>This will only be funny to Canadians:Here's the American Eagle,so beautiful and grand.Flew across America,and shitted over Newfoundland.Credit: Danobear's granny</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/453848273995933239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=453848273995933239' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/453848273995933239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/453848273995933239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/newfoundland-grandmothers-poetry.html' title='A Newfoundland grandmother&apos;s poetry'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7008934496365723170</id><published>2008-01-10T21:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-10T21:43:21.691-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>An update on the moving situation</title><summary type='text'>(RE: http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-life-new-flora.html)I'm currently at my house, and after looking at the legalities of my situation, I may or may not stay. I have talked to some people who know their way around the system (after playing Guitar Hero with one of them), and we've worked out ways and "threats" so that I can stay and get what I want. I won't discuss the legalities until the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7008934496365723170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7008934496365723170' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7008934496365723170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7008934496365723170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/update-on-moving-situation.html' title='An update on the moving situation'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-734566130252359792</id><published>2008-01-10T11:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-10T11:36:28.644-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>A new life, a new Flora</title><summary type='text'>Dear ATWKS reader,I have a very important story to tell you; a story of greed. A greed so deep that you're willing to sell the soul of your own kin for a nice, fat paycheck. A story of riches through conmanship, and never through honest, hard work. It's basically the story of my parents driving me away from them through those things.To hit things off, my dad is the biggest conman in history. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/734566130252359792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=734566130252359792' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/734566130252359792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/734566130252359792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-life-new-flora.html' title='A new life, a new Flora'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7433519432489868573</id><published>2008-01-09T16:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-09T16:54:24.065-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>The Malaysian Ethnic Formula: A Summary</title><summary type='text'>Malaysia, which relies heavily on foreigners for menial work, has frozen therecruitment of workers from India, an official said Tuesday, in a moveapparently linked to unrest among the country's ethnic Indian citizens.About 140,000 Indian migrants work in Malaysia, constituting the thirdlargest group of foreign workers.Malaysia had barred employers from recruiting any more Bangladeshi workers in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7433519432489868573/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7433519432489868573' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7433519432489868573'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7433519432489868573'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/malaysian-ethnic-formula-summary.html' title='The Malaysian Ethnic Formula: A Summary'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-2339803953093306661</id><published>2008-01-07T07:27:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T07:29:41.982-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>New layout!</title><summary type='text'>Something got lost with the old layout, but, you know, I'm glad it did. Something about this layout is much more open, much more calming, much more refreshing... and, well, just plainly, better. I think the old layout also had hurt plenty of people's eyes. This one is so much easier on them, hopefully. I don't want our readers to go blind!So, tell us what you think of the new layout.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/2339803953093306661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=2339803953093306661' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2339803953093306661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/2339803953093306661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-layout.html' title='New layout!'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7478983051741868734</id><published>2008-01-07T04:30:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T06:43:15.290-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fashion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>TeenVogue Girl of the Week: Katie Nguyen - A balancing act</title><summary type='text'> Katie Nguyen is a Washington teen with a solid style that she describes with 2 words: Classy and simple.Personally, I like the balance and old time contrasts in her outfit. Her white bubble skirted babydoll dress reminds me of the Victorian age, which has inspired some of the best and most innovative fashions to date. It's also very doll-like, in the sense that you can see many dolls with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7478983051741868734/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7478983051741868734' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7478983051741868734'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7478983051741868734'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/teenvogue-girl-of-week-katie-nguyen.html' title='TeenVogue Girl of the Week: Katie Nguyen - A balancing act'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1118/1334151655_337a3773dc_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8996682565332775200</id><published>2008-01-07T04:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-07T04:11:10.496-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>The ATWKS Plan</title><summary type='text'>Hello dear readers! This post is to inform you on what's going to happen at ATWKS, and it's really important to me. I thought of this plan today, and I think it will work quite well. What's the plan's goal? To bring more interest to ATWKS! There are several elements to the plan. Here they are:Getting more writersWe at ATWKS need more writers. If you'd like to write for us, click here.Spreading </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8996682565332775200/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8996682565332775200' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8996682565332775200'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8996682565332775200'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/atwks-plan.html' title='The ATWKS Plan'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-1033892265798472364</id><published>2008-01-05T14:08:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-05T14:41:24.398-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Videos'/><title type='text'>Crow and Kitten are Friends</title><summary type='text'>After seeing this, I felt so warm inside. The impossible happens where you least expect it, and it's always a thrill.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/1033892265798472364/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=1033892265798472364' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/1033892265798472364'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/1033892265798472364'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/crow-and-kitten-are-friends.html' title='Crow and Kitten are Friends'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-383341145016386864</id><published>2008-01-05T01:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-05T14:39:35.098-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Upon Where I Stand Amid Alterations Of My World</title><summary type='text'>I have a few days to complete several projects and menial assignments for the California caucuses on the Clinton campaign, and then I am moving, perhaps not permanently, to my new home in Washington, where I might end up in the thralls of “it” all. It is never comforting to be uplifted from your roots and forced to start afresh, especially when something you are pretty much passionate about takes</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/383341145016386864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=383341145016386864' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/383341145016386864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/383341145016386864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/upon-where-i-stand-amid-alterations-of.html' title='Upon Where I Stand Amid Alterations Of My World'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-126236670544239863</id><published>2008-01-04T16:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-04T17:31:44.285-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><title type='text'>Articles on Atheism and why to denounce religion by Ethical Atheist</title><summary type='text'>Look at the menu to the right. On the links section, you'll see Ethical Atheist as one of them. I go on this site every day (I'm obsessed) and, using logic and reason, rather than religion, a lot of the people on that site are able to answer my questions. For anyone considering becoming an Atheist or Agnostic, this site is definitely for you. However, here's some material from EA to get you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/126236670544239863/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=126236670544239863' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/126236670544239863'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/126236670544239863'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/articles-on-atheism-and-why-to-denounce.html' title='Articles on Atheism and why to denounce religion by Ethical Atheist'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7929932257670902747</id><published>2008-01-03T19:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-03T19:36:27.755-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Other'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Search terms</title><summary type='text'>Britney Spears Brittney Justin Timberlake Hot Porn Entertainment Tonight The Colbert Report Daily Show ATWKS And World Keeps Spinning Arab Sex Paris Hilton Vagina Canadian Dollar New Year's Year Pokemon Google Pikachu YouTube Chrysler Michael Jackson GameFaqs Eagle America Canada Brangelina Madonna Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie Jennifer Aniston SeinfeldThis is a little "Google test" to see how much </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7929932257670902747/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7929932257670902747' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7929932257670902747'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7929932257670902747'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/search-terms.html' title='Search terms'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5211427042866986609</id><published>2008-01-02T18:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T19:04:07.648-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Breaking the law</title><summary type='text'>Today was a.... strange but fun day, to say the least. I woke up at about 9:30AM, went back to sleep, and got up at 11:30AM. I love being lazy.Anyway, my brother kept prompting me to get ready later on to go to the mall, about 2 or 3 hours later. So I got ready, and went downstairs. We (me, my brother, my mom) were hassling about missing bus tickets. Apparently mom took mine from my room. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5211427042866986609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5211427042866986609' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5211427042866986609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5211427042866986609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/breaking-law.html' title='Breaking the law'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5831146050537875918</id><published>2008-01-02T13:03:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-03T02:29:07.012-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditations'/><title type='text'>Flora's private tour</title><summary type='text'>I was informed that the 2nd sentence is a bit strange. Don't let it lead you to thinking that this is a pornographic or sexual piece, because it isn't.Wearing nothing but a golden nude bra as I'm sitting on my bed. The only cover for my crotch is a thick cherry red, floral pattern blanket, which has red and green stripes on a mushroom-coloured background. The bed cover has a nice pastel yellow, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5831146050537875918/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5831146050537875918' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5831146050537875918'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5831146050537875918'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/floras-private-tour.html' title='Flora&apos;s private tour'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8806436340999931373</id><published>2008-01-02T12:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-02T13:03:04.676-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Meditations'/><title type='text'>If the world was colour blind</title><summary type='text'>I sat here in the darkness, waiting for your callBut if the world was colour blind,I wouldn't have waited to hear nothing at allI promised you we'd never be apartBut if the world was colour blindI'd never have broken that partIt feels like centuriessince I've lost that part of meAnd what I've convinced myself to be truthwas all along just blasphemyIf I hadn't liedand if the world was colour </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8806436340999931373/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8806436340999931373' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8806436340999931373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8806436340999931373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/if-world-was-colour-blind.html' title='If the world was colour blind'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8115158760442726547</id><published>2008-01-01T04:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-01T04:20:32.824-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS FAQ'/><title type='text'>More about us on the WWW</title><summary type='text'>This page is going to reference you to different posts where users have decided to reference themselves on other sites on the web, such as MySpace, Facebook, etc... It's just for you to be able to get more personal with us without us having to clutter the menu bar with a million links.Nte: Don't ask for extra info, or I'll delete your comments. Just take what we choose to give you.Referenced </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8115158760442726547/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8115158760442726547' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8115158760442726547'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8115158760442726547'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/more-about-us-on-www.html' title='More about us on the WWW'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3662707605960342188</id><published>2008-01-01T03:56:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-07-21T18:37:47.601-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS FAQ'/><title type='text'>All About Flora</title><summary type='text'>This has been taken off temporarily, and will be replaced soon.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3662707605960342188/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3662707605960342188' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3662707605960342188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3662707605960342188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/all-about-flora.html' title='All About Flora'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3847332230683329161</id><published>2008-01-01T03:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-01T03:25:20.313-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS FAQ'/><title type='text'>ATWKS Statistics 2007</title><summary type='text'>These are some statistics collected for the year 2007:Poll stats:Are you a Democract or a Republican?Democrat - 68% (17 Votes)Republican - 20% (5 Votes)What is your favourite kind of music?Rock - 38% (7 Votes)Pop - 0%HipHop - 11% (2 Votes)Metal - 22% (4 Votes)Other - 27% (5 Votes)What's your personal favourite topic of discussion?Religion - 11% (3 Votes)Politics - 42% (11 Votes)Fashion - 42% (11 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3847332230683329161/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3847332230683329161' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3847332230683329161'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3847332230683329161'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/atwks-statistics-2007.html' title='ATWKS Statistics 2007'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-3693276893501508457</id><published>2008-01-01T02:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-01T17:25:27.762-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>A new year and old origins</title><summary type='text'>Happy new year, everybody! Please use this post as a means to tell me what you did on New Year's Eve! Personally, I didn't really do much of anything. I have what you call "compulsive blogging syndrome." Fuck you for getting me addicted, Blogspot!Anyway, I thought I'd also kind of spend this time to explain a bit about ATWKS. You see, some of the coolest things in the world don't have a name that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/3693276893501508457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=3693276893501508457' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3693276893501508457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/3693276893501508457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2008/01/new-year-and-old-origins.html' title='A new year and old origins'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8085353355201529243</id><published>2007-12-31T20:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T21:11:56.216-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Videos'/><title type='text'>A place where her dreams have room to grow...</title><summary type='text'>I'm an obsessive blogger and I know it. I'm also an obsessive blog reader. As I was reading one of my favourite blogs today, wolfe's Musings, I saw something that pissed me off and shocked me at the same time:A Rose Petal CottageWhy would a rose petal cottage piss me off, you ask? Just see below here....Rose Petal Cottage Ad #1And this one pisses me off even more:Rose Petal Cottage Ad #2If that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8085353355201529243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8085353355201529243' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8085353355201529243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8085353355201529243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/place-where-her-dreams-have-room-to.html' title='A place where her dreams have room to grow...'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6458120436351061880</id><published>2007-12-31T20:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T20:50:57.818-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Other'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Is African slavery partly the fault of Africans?</title><summary type='text'>I heard something very interesting from a friend some time ago, and I just remembered it today. His name is Dave, and he told me that African slavery was partly the fault of Africans because they sold off tribes they conquered to European settlers. He said he didn't remember where he heard that; he just remembers that he heard it. I don't find it 100% hard to believe, so does anyone have any </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6458120436351061880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6458120436351061880' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6458120436351061880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6458120436351061880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/is-african-slavery-partly-fault-of.html' title='Is African slavery partly the fault of Africans?'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-613876355147318251</id><published>2007-12-31T15:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T15:46:41.213-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>The power of friendship in gothic music</title><summary type='text'>I've said it already; I'm a big goth metal/rock fan. Both gothic subgenres have many things in common, with the exception of goth rock being a lighter alternative, but there's something else I've noticed recently: friendship and romance. They seem to power the subgenres almost wholly, more than any other kind of music I've listened to. Attributes that often characterize this are "beauty and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/613876355147318251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=613876355147318251' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/613876355147318251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/613876355147318251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/power-of-friendship-in-gothic-music.html' title='The power of friendship in gothic music'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-111785673084075423</id><published>2007-12-31T01:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-31T02:17:06.832-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Technology'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reviews'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Google Reader</title><summary type='text'>You've all probably known about Google Reader for a while, but I'm a new customer, so I'm going to have my say.I started using GR just today, and I am absolutely in love with it. It's really cool because you can really have the internet "in an inbox." It makes your 'net time more efficient, fun, and personal. Here's a breakdown of some of the things I love about GR:Feeds: You can make feeds of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/111785673084075423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=111785673084075423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/111785673084075423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/111785673084075423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/google-reader.html' title='Google Reader'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i8.tinypic.com/81i9t0o_th.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5078444651746984201</id><published>2007-12-30T15:10:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T15:31:33.822-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><title type='text'>A new beginning</title><summary type='text'>I didn't sleep 'til 6 AM today.From about 3-6, or I think it was 4-6 (I was too tired to remember), me and my brother were discussing everything from consumerism to the higher power. I think the higher power part started by him discussing how his friend Raffi has this Atheist cousin who likes to go online and find bad things about Christianity just to point it out to him. Why he'd bring up that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5078444651746984201/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5078444651746984201' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5078444651746984201'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5078444651746984201'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-beginning.html' title='A new beginning'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-761977522273490494</id><published>2007-12-30T00:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-30T00:57:56.083-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>I love accounting errors</title><summary type='text'>I have a really funny story that I've been meaning to tell you guys for a little while. It's not the greatest story ever, but it's pretty amusing. It was a few days ago; one of those days I mentioned in a previous journal where me and my brother were hanging out a lot outside. Myself and he decided to spend the combined $100 we had for Christmas on something together. So what did we decide to buy</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/761977522273490494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=761977522273490494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/761977522273490494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/761977522273490494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/i-have-really-funny-story-that-ive-been.html' title='I love accounting errors'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7818034888597470722</id><published>2007-12-28T23:23:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-29T02:35:23.509-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Mortal Kombat, Vatican style</title><summary type='text'>Ever since Cardinal Ratzinger from Germany was named Pope, controversy has followed his very footsteps. We didn't blame him for his participation in Hitler Youth as a child; we can't expect him to not do something that was legally compulsory. We didn't blame him for his "mistaken words" against Mohammed to the Muslims. And the Canadians certainly didn't blame him when he said that Canada was </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7818034888597470722/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7818034888597470722' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7818034888597470722'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7818034888597470722'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/mortal-kombat-vatican-style.html' title='Mortal Kombat, Vatican style'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-7414307061717413940</id><published>2007-12-28T19:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T19:07:05.576-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ATWKS Announcements'/><title type='text'>Three more days</title><summary type='text'>Look at the menu to the right on this page with all of the links, videos, and polls. Look at the polls. There's a countdown 'til the year 2008 on all of them, and that's when they're going to be disabled. On January 1st, I'm going to collect the statistics, post them, and then provide a link at the menu for those who want to look back. New polls are going to be set up with the same questions, and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/7414307061717413940/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=7414307061717413940' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7414307061717413940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/7414307061717413940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/three-more-days.html' title='Three more days'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-4015740154228407354</id><published>2007-12-28T15:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-28T19:09:40.510-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flamenco&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><title type='text'>The Seamy Side of History</title><summary type='text'>It's a really great read, written by Honore De Balzac. His writings about French society are truly compelling and insightful. Its almost like you really are walking under the "shadowy breath of the Notre Dame". Anyways...My Favorites of 2007:In the literature category- A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniAs for music - What Goes Around Comes Around by Justin Timberlake (okay shoot me)Now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/4015740154228407354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=4015740154228407354' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4015740154228407354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/4015740154228407354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/seamy-side-of-history.html' title='The Seamy Side of History'/><author><name>Flamenco</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-6156848505047256492</id><published>2007-12-27T12:49:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-27T12:57:18.579-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Benazir Bhutto killed in assassination</title><summary type='text'>I just read the article from Yahoo Canada, and though I didn't know much about her prior to her assassination today, I can't help but feel horrible. Not just for Benazir's death, but for the sake of democracy in Pakistan. I can see why her supporters reacted with such great destruction - because she was a great lady. How much personal courage does it take to be a woman involved in politics, in a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/6156848505047256492/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=6156848505047256492' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6156848505047256492'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/6156848505047256492'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/benazir-bhutto-killed-in-assassination.html' title='Benazir Bhutto killed in assassination'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-1127164057598416475</id><published>2007-12-27T00:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-27T00:55:15.682-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Journals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><title type='text'>Everything of value I learned, I learned from my mother.</title><summary type='text'>I can honestly tell you right now that my father has had next to no impact on who I am today in comparison to my mother. My mother; a refugee and a daughter to refugees, has to be one of the most amazing and wise people around. She's taught me everything I needed to know about life from a very young age. Because of her, I already feel I know who I am, while other people my age still feel confused</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/1127164057598416475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=1127164057598416475' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/1127164057598416475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/1127164057598416475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/everything-of-value-i-learned-i-learned.html' title='Everything of value I learned, I learned from my mother.'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-5400357892469019536</id><published>2007-12-25T16:08:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-25T17:04:05.469-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Interviews'/><title type='text'>The camera loves Bianca</title><summary type='text'>This is the first official interview being posted onto the ATWKS website, and is the first in a series. Our subject today is Bianca Crudo, a fifteen-year-0ld with the aspiration to become a great actress.First off, talk about some general things about yourself.Hola! I'm Bianca, and I'm fifteen. I am 5'1'', so no one can call me a midget. I love dancing and singing, but my true passion is acting. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/5400357892469019536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=5400357892469019536' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5400357892469019536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/5400357892469019536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/camera-loves-bianca.html' title='The camera loves Bianca'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-8591731470681237705</id><published>2007-12-25T01:13:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-25T01:29:43.150-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Humour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Videos'/><title type='text'>Santa is a ninja</title><summary type='text'>Well, the reasons seem pretty good, don't they?Happy holidays, and merry Christmas, everybody!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/8591731470681237705/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=8591731470681237705' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8591731470681237705'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/8591731470681237705'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/santa-is-ninja.html' title='Santa is a ninja'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4074205919331534452.post-902181155146271755</id><published>2007-12-24T23:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-25T00:01:26.217-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Pop Culture'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reflections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Flora&apos;s Posts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Seasonal'/><title type='text'>New years resolutions</title><summary type='text'>Ahh, it's almost that time of the year again where you find yourself thinking about the future, since we're shifting into a new year. You've got everything that you want to change, several things you need to change, and only 1 or 2 things that you're actually willing to change. At this point, the trick is just getting the courage to say no to the things that don't matter. Getting rid of your </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/feeds/902181155146271755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4074205919331534452&amp;postID=902181155146271755' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/902181155146271755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4074205919331534452/posts/default/902181155146271755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://atwks.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-years-resolutions.html' title='New years resolutions'/><author><name>Flora Korkis</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_UQlSBqpB-4I/TMOaLGclV2I/AAAAAAAAAJs/s4IEKpHJk34/S220/Snapshot_20100201.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
