Carolyn Tann-Starr's Desk At REMAX People Realty

Geek Love? You betcha! Who else would be running Windows Vista and Windows XP at the same time (LOL). So you want to take a tour of Wordy C Central, eh? Not much to see. I work in a cubicle at REMAX People Realty.

See that big pink Hello card? That was from Don Rogers. He was the very first Rainer to ever send me a present. A beautiful clear paint can of tasty candy that my kids came to the office to squabble over (LOL). Matter of fact, Stephen the Minion Blur usually stands on the left side of my desk playing on the glass shelf with his Thomas the Train choo choo while I am working. Noah takes over the computer of course. That's why we call him Noah the Net Geek (LOL). We have to negotiate our turn on the electronics because little dude lives in cyberspace more than his Mama and Papa (LOL).

I wrote this post because of a hilarious e-mail from one of my brick and mortars who dared me to put Wordy C Central to the test. I do not know what that means but we are certainly going to find out (LOL). Will this be better than a Meme? Maybe... maybe not... (LOL) It depends upon what you people ask me. :-)

Wordy C Central rules:

Must be PG-13 at all times because here's the part of the show where you get to ask me all kinds of interesting questions and I actually have the nerve, the audacity, the unmitigated gall to answer them (ROTFL). Have fun. Dare ya! Let the social media games begin (LOL). BTW, my office closes at 8PM EST so you have 40 minutes on the clock (LOL). 

Wordy C Central is now in session. ;-)

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I had fun creating this bit of art. I've been working on it all morning. Seems a couple of the bay-bays wanted note cards and mugs (LOL). I hear a tee shirt may be in order. I second the motion. Hmm... Whaddaya' know... Change is good (LOL). ;-)

I love the ActiveRain Group Club Chaos because that's where my virtual family resides. It's my favorite place to be when I want to visit the people living in my computer. Yesterday, I took my wee people on an eye candy hunt to the Prospect Park Zoo just so I could photograph the Monarch butterflies. I actually shot several species (and a few animals) since I hate wasting a chance to collect some eye candy. They have a neat little collection on location in orientation and discovery for the kids to see and learn about. Every so often the butterfly collection changes (I suspect when wee people accidentally drop the glass frames - LOL).

My wee people are very entertaining little men to take on a joy ride. We enjoyed a group play-date in Brooklyn and roamed the park and zoo on a fun photo-shoot so I could populate the Life With Wee People series. The shorties are being featured on the Outside Blog Minion Report, ActiveRain Cartoon Network, Club Chaos Agents.com and CyberMinions.net. They are two of my favorite subjects to use when it comes to creating and illustrating graphic art blurbs. My boys supply me with a lot of material to work with (LOL).

The fun thing is, being wee people, they don't realize they're working. I pay them in M&Ms with peanuts, of course (LMAO).

Stay tuned for a peek of the Prospect Park Zoo in the next Life With Wee People Localism blog post entitled Zoo Minions. :-)

 

 

 

 

This is our third Club Chaos Eye Candy event where we run parallel but dueling contests: ONE for PHOTOGRAPHY (APR-ECP04) and ONE for VIDEO (APR-ECV04). As previously stated, we are looking for your very best eye candy ladies and gentlemen and we want you to submit quality work worthy of a featured post.

Club Chaos will be hosting this Active Rain Contest with a little help from our friends, so please pay attention to what is mandatory and what is optional. As requested, we rotated some of the groups and have introduced Fraishe Aire and PAWS into the mix.

Each member has a choice of entering one or both contests. 200 points awarded per contest entry. If the work submitted is selected for placement, the 200 entry points will be rolled into the winning point spread. Contestants may only post one link for each selected media a candidate decides to work in (e.g. you can not posts two entries for photography or two for video, but you can post an AR Blog link for one contest category each.)

The panel consists of 5 judges: Debe Maxwell (NC), Melody Botting (TX), Amanda Hall (TX), Cindy Tsui (NY) and Carolyn Tann-Starr (NY).

Members choosing to participate must design and publish their original content specifically for Localism.com. "Members Only" posts are prohibited from entry. All entries must be PG-13 Rated.

Active Rain Channel: "Club Chaos Eye Candy" has been created for your entries.

CONTEST RULES:

Section 1. [A] Participants must join the Active Rain group "LOCAL HISTORY." [B] All contest banter must remain PG-13. Do not post inappropriate photographs in the comment sections. [C] We will only accept Localism.com blog links.

Section 2. [A] Participants must post contest submission(s) in the group "LOCAL HISTORY" and two of the following 5 other groups: (1) Fraiche Aire (public); (2) Diary of a Realtor (public); (3) Whacked (public); (4) Positive Attitude For The Weary Soul (public) and (5) Club Chaos (by invitation only: current members). You must post your contest submission links in the comment section of this official contest post in order for your post(s) to be judged and added to the blog post roll.

Section 3. You must post your contest submission(s) in Localism.com for failing to do so disqualifies you. This is a very important point so I will say it again: FAILING TO DO SO DISQUALIFIES YOU... The contest judges are prohibited from entering as panel members but may participate in other events they are not actively judging, including future CC Eye Candy contests.

Note: 1. Every entry must be original content created by the participant.

2. Submissions must be titled "Club Chaos Eye Candy" and tagged to separate the contest entries. Meta Tags: Club Chaos Eye Candy APRECP04 (Photography Eye Candy) Club Chaos Eye Candy APRECV04 (Video Eye Candy).

3. Failing to use the appropriate Meta Tags to identify your contest submissions will result in your contest points not being awarded. Failing to publish the appropriate AR-Localism links in the comment section of this OFFICIAL CONTEST post will result in your creation not being reviewed and no points will be awarded.

4. Minimum Post Requirements: 150 words and 5 Photographs and/or 150 words/narrative and one 1.5 minute video. (It would be nice if you would act like you were writing for a feature, but 150 words will do. It isn't the quantity, it's the quality!)

5. Do not combine two entries on one post. Do not exceed 5 minutes with your video submission. Do not include music unless (a) you own the copyright or (b) have written permission from the rights owner to use their music (I will spot check if you do). Do not include any television or radio transmissions or visuals in the background of your videos. Do not trespass on any property to complete your project.

2000 points for 1st Place in Photography, 2000 points for 1st Place in Video.

1500 points for 2ndPlace in Photography, 1500 points for 2nd Place in Video.

1000 points for 3rd Place in Photography, 1000 points for 3rd Place in Video.

500 points for 4th Place in Photography, 500 points for 4th Place in Video.

Each contest entry: 200 points. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 05/05/2009

Sat May 2nd UPDATE: LOCALSIM.com went down Saturday night and I have received several e-mails that candidates can't post their links or their work is missing (e.g. error page about the page being moved). We're extending the contest date to Midnight Sunday, May 3, 2009. We do not penalize people for technical difficulties and will not entertain a single complaint regarding this extension. If you post the Localism.com contest link by midnight tomorrow (AR clock controlling) the contest entry will be accepted. 

Photography

Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman

William James Walton Sr

Robert Hammerstein

Liz Moras

Gary Woltal

Jeff Dowler

Donna Bigda

Heather Chavez

John Novak

JaneAnne

Connie Harvey

Laura Giannotta

Silvia Dukes

Frank & Sharon Alters

Lisa Hill

Richard Weisser

Kari A. Battaglia

Linda Bourgault

Erik Hitzelberger

Video

William James Walton Sr

Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman

Sally Dunbar

Richard Weisser

Donna Bigda

THE WINNERS ARE:

2000 points for 1st Place in Photography: JOHN NOVAK

2000 points for 1st Place in Video: SALLY DUNBAR

1500 points for 2nd Place in Photography: FRANK & SHARON ALTERS

1500 points for 2nd Place in Video: DONNA BIGDA

1000 points for 3rd Place in Photography: JEFF DOWLER

1000 points for 3rd Place in Video: CELESTE SALLY CHEESEMAN

500 points for 4th Place in Photography: (WE HAVE A TIE) HEATHER CHAVEZ and CELESTE SALLY CHEESEMAN

500 points for 4th Place in Video: RICHARD WEISSER

 

 

They only look innocent. Don't be fooled...

As I sit here with my sketchbook working on a new series of panels for Life With Wee People, I find myself wondering just how much artistic mayhem and running amuck I'm capable of. After all, my kids are very self directed. They create a lot of material for me to work with on a daily basis. Flashlight dancing, floating items in toilets, having an electronic love affair with my toaster. It never ends... I wonder if my pen can keep up (hehehe). We shall see... I always did love a good challenge. ;-)

Welcome to the ActiveRain Cartoon Network. Brought to you by the ActiveRain Group Club Chaos (LOL). :-)

 

 

I was playing with my Sorority peeps on Facebook and we started trading vacation pictures. Living in NYC means I get to vacation all the time in my own backyard . I also like to run amuck in neighboring states so one just never knows what one may get until I decide to post it. I am invading CT next :-). Donna B will be the first to know when I'm coming to collect some eye candy. I promised I wouldn't pass through a state without giving a few people a heads up and possibly high-jacking a victim an Active Rain Club Chaos guide to get opinions for where I should be exploring eye candy for my virtual tours. I'm looking forward to it. Already picked the hotel, I just need a date... ;-)

Seems a few of my new gal pals in the UK wanted to see some hyper-local sights. I sent them a few pictures. They were kind enough to return the favor and send me some back. Oh my word... be careful what you ask for when you start trading virtual spaces (LOL). FB peeps sometimes go to some of the most off-the-beaten-path kind of places. I may have to return the favor and show off a few gems. They also wear some interesting things while on vacation. Notice the phrase "things" instead of "clothing." Yup. I'm sitting here with a smile. One lovely wore paint and may I say it was very tastefully done. (Don't ask. You can not see my e-mail pictures - LOL) Gives a whole new meaning to body art... I like models. They are quite daring individuals.

Some of my new pen pals are very artistic. That will be another blog post in and of itself. I happen to love painting and may be trading a few images with the girls. I have created some very interesting works they may enjoy and I certainly know I enjoyed their sculptures, sketches, inks and oils. I have canvass in my closet that has yet to be seen on a gallery wall (LOL). I'm working on some new stuff for my next show. Looking forward to a lovely vacation. :-)

If you are not carefully picking and choosing your friends you may be missing out on some stellar relationships. Yes indeedy, some of those shots were veeerrrry interesting... I have soooooo got to cross the Big Pond and play in England. I like English Galleries. I may be working on a group show because I like my new  Euro-artist gal pals. BTW, they do not think like we do in the States. Very interesting. I may need more than a week there to figure 'em out. Yes, I am planning my vacation (LOL).

Did I mention they were VERY interesting peeps? Seriously... I think I did... Stunningly so. I may actually be begging two of them to let me paint them for my next gallery show we are currently planning in New York. I've high-jacked several friends for that bit of canvass eye candy. Still collecting models so we wont know what the theme is until my faces are all in order. My brick and mortar friends are adorable and work for food. Some of my new FB friends are cool too. The camera loves some of them. Their friends and family love them. I like what I am learning about them. I could grow to love them too. We shall see. This may take a while. I never rush business or personal relationships of any kind. I will admit that the Skype par-tays are lovely! Love, love, love the accents. :-)

Here is a sneak peek of the night run around Flushing Meadows:

Will be posting details to the next Gigglefest as well. Third Sundays of the month is our Club Chaos day to go live, share food and play in the brick and mortar portion of the Rain. I'm thinking I may want to go back to NJ. I have to call Josef and Sheldon. :-)

I hope you are enjoying your day as much as I am enjoying mine... ;-)

Sometimes people e-mail me the most interesting questions. If it is interesting enough I will answer my e-mail in public. I am a paralegal not an attorney so I do not give legal advice but I can share common knowledge.

Today, I shall share two points of order and will make no opinions regarding the quotes. BTW, these little snippets of New York state  information can be found on government websites (if you care to look for it) and I am simply going to provide two quotes from here.

I love quoting the government. It makes my life easy. If you repeat the government it's pretty hard to mess the info up. What you each decide to do with it is completely up to you. :-)

Wordy C Disclaimer: Any comments and contributions provided on ActiveRain.com, ClubChaosAgents.com (or other electronic or print media) does not establish an agency relationship with any third party. Blog posts are intended to be informational only. Please be advised that real estate practices vary in regions and from state to state and market to market. The information contained herein does not constitute legal advice. All parties in need of legal, accounting, tax, or real estate guidance are directed to consult with the licensed professional of their choice. Please seek specific guidance from a retained professional in the specific field(s) required to service your interests. :-)

Now that we have all of that out of the way, lets get to the government quotes. Ready? Read:

" § 254-c. Right to a copy of real property appraisals and consumer reports in certain cases. 1. Any lender who requires an applicant for a loan or forbearance, which is to be secured primarily by an interest in real property, to bear the cost of either an appraisal of said property or the cost of obtaining a consumer report subject to the provisions of article twenty-five of the general business law as a condition to the processing of the application or the granting of the loan or forbearance, shall, upon the written request of such applicant, provide to him a copy of said appraisal or consumer report as the case may be, at no additional cost."

" 2. "Lender" as used in this section shall mean and include any bank, trust company, national bank, savings bank, federal mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, federal savings and loan association, private banker, credit union, federal credit union, investment company, insurance company, pension fund, mortgage banker or any other entity."

Yay! ;-)

Jutta Starr

My lovely and dear, dear friends: THANK YOU ONE AND ALL. I've never lost a parent before and when my hubby's Mom passed away yesterday I was undone. It feels different from any other death and grief I have ever experienced... Please keep us in your prayers. We're going to need all the help we can get. We're looking for emotional outlets right now.

Got a Wiki quote for you: "In Judaism, shiva (or shiv'ah, Hebrew: שבעה ; "seven") is the week-long period of grief and mourning for the seven first-degree relatives: father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, and spouse. (Grandparents and grandchildren are not included). As most regular activity is interrupted, the process of following the shiva ritual is referred to as "sitting shiva." Shiva is a part of the customs for bereavement in Judaism."

This is what we will be doing. I just don't know if in NY or FL yet. Hubby has to decide... I've passed on two listings and am shifting a contract signing. I've a closing on Friday and a walk through today. I'm on a mission to get the rest of my buyer's brokerage agreements completed because the family is date squabbling again. What else is new, eh? (LOL) Geez... I guess grief brings out the best and worst in us at the same time.

Time for some blog post therapy:

I am very angry. I'm am desperately trying to keep my b*tch switch under control because we are all grieving. It is hard to do what must be done when the loss is so profound. It is hard to come to terms with the fact that I will not be having another conversation. She e-mailed every single month and never missed making contact... She called constantly to say hello. She appreciated every single photograph and story regarding her darling little minions. This sudden silence brings with it an unexpected void and the grief of not knowing her last thought is killing me. We had something we each wanted to say and the theft of that conversation is an emotional obsession that leaves me undone. I can not breathe well. My throat is tight and the tears have me typing blind at my keyboard. Everything has changed. I am now afraid. I don't know where to go with my emotions... I have never felt this way before... I am in a rage. Death has robbed me of a beautiful relationship...

My Mom-In-Law was well loved and it is going to be hard to deal with life without her influence on the family. In case you haven't noticed, I can be pretty plain spoken, so I have some regrets in that regard and I am dealing with my personal anger one issue at a time. I must confess I am not dealing with it well. I hope you will forgive me for the long post. I don't know how to deal with my emotions right now because I am tormented with the fact that my kids and hubby were robbed as well and his Mom was someone we all needed in our lives. We are all taking this very hard but I am trying to cope, so I sit here having blog therapy writing the first thoughts that come along wondering if Wordy C will show up an make me laugh at some point  since the cartoons in my head are somber and in mourning. I've lived a pretty fascinating life, my life is not over but something precious has ended. Relationships are precious and fragile and you don't know how the loss of someone in your life will affect you until you suffer that loss.

I would rather focus on the good stuff. I want to embrace the good memories. I want to hold on to every kindness she has ever shown. I am going to do what I do best and work this out one thought at a time while I talk with you and wonder where to go to pick up the pieces of my shattered emotions. It's going to take a while because we are really hurting over here and one does not know what one has lost until it is gone. She is gone and I am undone... My heart is crying... I have to go...

I will be writing a bye to mom post later. Sorting through the family pictures and arranging new music for a photo-montage should keep me busy for a while. Blog therapy with my family and friends is nice. I do feel a little bit better. When I drop my kids at school I am going for a jog. I could use a good laugh to kill the waterworks so I may head to Brooklyn to film where we used to hang out by the water. Me and the wee ones did have a lot of fun visiting up and down the shoreline and spoofing at her home in FL. I'll collect some shots and show you. I just wish we had more time... I ran out of time on Friday the 13th. 

Everything changed on Friday the 13th. I will never forget that day as long as I live. It was a bad day for me in more ways than one... I want to have good days. I keep thinking that though. I want my life back. Can't have the old one. That's done. I want a new one. One that doesn't feel the way I feel today. Virtual shiva is kinda nice... I've got just the thought to share.  You're about to learn something new about us later on today when I share some of my fondest thoughts and silly memories of being a part of my Mom-In-Law's life.

I will be sitting shiva at Club Chaos. I need my virtual family just as much as my brick and mortar. You are all a very special part of my life and I really do love my bay-bays so I publicly apologize to everyone that I have ever hurt, harmed or inadvertently disregarded and humbly ask that you please forgive me. I have to start over because everything has changed and I do not want to miss any more important moments with the people that I care about if I can help it.

My relationships are a very important part of my life. I do not want to squander them... If you have something to say to the people you love you should say it and not hesitate. Sometimes, when the moment is lost, it is lost forever.

Thank you for all of the e-mail, phone calls, tweets, texts, Skypes, DMs, Facebook comments and visits.

Love,

Carolyn.

 

 

 

 

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It appears my miniature photographs at this link were not what a few of you were expecting. Here's a more detailed shot. Can you see it now? (LOL) Just teasing. :-)

I keep thinking I should do a small coffee book on this. I have a lot of nice photographs of Shea Stadium. Okay, maybe a couple of hundred (LOL). It's bittersweet to see this coming apart tier by tier and I've certainly spoken a lot on the subject at hand. I feel as if I am losing a good friend. I know it is just a building, but that's the way that I feel. I hope I get to make some nice memories at Citi Field, but the fact of the matter is it will never house the history or displace my childhood memories of Shea...

Time to embrace the change... It may take a few weeks. I'm in mourning over my favorite stadium.

I'm a bit distracted today because my clients are such interesting and downright fascinating people. I've never had a buyer sign a contract with a mortgage in place, then kick the mortgage to the curb to get a new one weeks before closing. Makes me nervous... I'm sure I'll get over it. I tend to get over a lot of things especially if I have no choice in the matter (LOL).

I think if I could improve my interest rate I might gamble and go for it too... but what do I know... after all, this is new...  I've no idea if doing this is a good or bad idea. I guess it depends upon the circumstances. What say you?

BTW, the Minion Blur has a little girlfriend. Oooo - how very sweet... she's a pretty cute kid, a bit high pitched and wordy too. He actually dances for her since he's speech delayed and seems determined to share everything. What a handsome little flirt he's turning out to be. I can't wait for the weather to improve so I can film the extended version of this candy cane courtship and save it for the electronic-embarrassment-scrapbook to use during his teenage years. You know your almost three year olds with the short attention spans are "somewhat serious" when they actually trade the candy back and forth out of their mouths without fighting for a turn or the whole piece.

Eeeeeew. Toddler affection can make you go "hmm" when you're not screaming, "OMG - quit it!" (LOL). Hey, don't get mad at me. You know you want leverage over you kids when they get older. Seriously! I bet your parents have embarrassing photo album pictures of you. Mine certainly do (LMAO).

Who knew scrapbooks would go all live and digital on us? How very cool and extremely useful. :-)

Took the little buggers to my fave spot to watch the demolition of Shea Stadium again. It is disappearing at an alarming rate. I know that one day soon it will be completely gone, so I try to visit as often as possible to keep up on their progress. I keep wondering what my last eye candy shot will be and if I will be there for the final walk through and watch when it will be no more... I am going to really miss this place. I wonder if I will have the nerve to watch when that last wall falls...

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