I promised I'd post pictures of the good times I had in Turlock.
I wish I had some good or interesting news to share with the world, but the only thing I can think of is that I fixed the sewing machine...yay...And by fix I mean re-learned how to wind and thread a bobbin. Sad. So now my little mending pile is taken care of and now I need to finish those quilts. My neighbor is due the end of October!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Language Fail
Sorry about the lack of posting lately. When I got home from California (oh my gosh longest day ever) on Sunday evening (it was supposed to be morning), I found that my book Breaking Dawn had arrived. Finally! The book is a super-anticipated conclusion to a 4 book series by Stephenie Meyer. If you know a Mormon girl, you've probably heard of it (but it's not LDS material). So...the book came out August 2nd, and I was so excited I pre-ordered it before it came out. BAD MOVE. I was so frustrated when I realized I had no advantage at all in doing that. In fact, while everyone else in the country was having midnight release parties, and finishing the book that weekend, I got an e-mail from Amazon telling me it would arrive in approx. 9 days. So I go about my life for a week, seeing the book for sale everywhere! Even in the airport. And everyone had finished the book before me, so I always had to have "earmuffs" on so I wouldn't hear any spoilers.
So guess what I've been doing each evening for the last week. No blogging, that's for sure. But I have managed to feed AJ each night. Currently I'm almost 2/3 of the way through my 700+ page book, and so far, it is amazing. That's all I'm going to say for now. I just got my sister hooked on the series (yes I'm taking the credit), and she's just finishing the 3rd book, so hopefully she'll catch up soon!
So what I was originally intending to say was, I have to read my book, but here's a hilarious video that I've watched 5 times today:
The site failblog.org is hilarious. I wouldn't imagine it would appeal to all senses of humor, but I love it.
And for everybody who's finished Breaking Dawn, if you tell me anything, comment about anything, blog about anything, you're goin down. I didn't tell you who killed Dumbledore, so don't tell me this ending either! Thank you.
So guess what I've been doing each evening for the last week. No blogging, that's for sure. But I have managed to feed AJ each night. Currently I'm almost 2/3 of the way through my 700+ page book, and so far, it is amazing. That's all I'm going to say for now. I just got my sister hooked on the series (yes I'm taking the credit), and she's just finishing the 3rd book, so hopefully she'll catch up soon!
So what I was originally intending to say was, I have to read my book, but here's a hilarious video that I've watched 5 times today:
The site failblog.org is hilarious. I wouldn't imagine it would appeal to all senses of humor, but I love it.
And for everybody who's finished Breaking Dawn, if you tell me anything, comment about anything, blog about anything, you're goin down. I didn't tell you who killed Dumbledore, so don't tell me this ending either! Thank you.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
I'm in Turlock!
I flew down to Turlock this weekend for my friend Maren's wedding that was on Friday. I just have to say, I am so in love with this feeling of seeing old friends. There's nothing like being married and living in a different state to make you realize how awesome friends are. They are so beautiful too! One of the very few things that makes me miss high school.
Heather, Maren, me, Stef
At Maren's reception our old cross country coach JoAnn showed up, making my friends Stef and Heather scream (we all ran together), and when I saw her, I just got excited and started crying. I was kind of embarrassed–what a reaction! But she said she was glad I was as happy to see her as she was me. She is so great. I think it just brought back such happy memories. I loved running cross country. Some years I was better than others, but overall it was one of the best times in my life, and a time when I really excelled at something, and had such a great handful of friends. We can all still laugh at such ridiculous things, it's so fun. AND we all found out we've each been catching up on all seasons of Lost, which strengthened our connection...haha! We got so excited and started talking about it, but had to simmer down because we realized everyone was watching Maren and Joseph dance. Whoops! Hehe.
At the reception: Heather, me, Stef and JoAnn (with the biceps)
Speaking of Lost, I totally pictured us crashing as my flight was taking off, but it wasn't scary, it was more of this feeling like, "oh cool, we'll crash on an island and have crazy adventures and I'll make friends with a bunch of these people on my plane." "I'm one of the Delta 6!"
Alright, I'm done with the Lost references.
When I flew in, my parents picked me up in San Francisco, and then we went to see an IMAX 3-D movie in Pleasanton. We saw Journey to the Center of the Earth. It was pretty entertaining, but at the same time very unrealistic and cheezy. Overall, it was good. We especially looked awesome wearing our 3-D glasses.
Maren's wedding was great. Stef came to the temple with me, which was really cool because although she's not a member she was excited to be there. Afterwards we walked around the temple grounds and saw an exhibit at the visitor's center. She's great.
Sister Frisby...haha!
Maren's sealing was really nice. I'm 90% sure it was in the same room Jared and Jennie were in. I love that sweet feeling of two people kneeling as a sign of devotion to God and to each other. And Maren was so beautiful! So elegant and just looked perfect.
Here's Maren and Joseph about 3 seconds after they came out of the temple. I took this from behind the photographer...ha.
At the luncheon we had a really good time at our table with my mom, Stef and the Williams (from my parent's ward) they are hilarious.
I can't believe how the world is changing around me! So many people are getting married and having babies. I got to see my friend Katie who is expecting her 2nd, and I heard my friend Stephanie is expecting her 3rd! Whoa! JoAnn was like, "I wanna see some babies! Get pregnant!" Yeah, maybe later :)
Okay! I have to tell this story! (sorry for the long post)
My sister gave me a great idea, to put together a little honeymoon package for Maren and Joseph, and drop it by their hotel. I had snacks, gatorades, bath fizzer things, other stuff...I thought it would be really nice of me (haha). Stef decided she wanted to get her something so we went to Target, and then she had this great idea to get other stuff and decorate their hotel room. We got Hershey kisses, candles, bubble bath. So we get to the hotel all excited, and when we get up there, the place was DECKED OUT. His 7 siblings had gotten to the place before us! We're talking, rose petals, champagne glasses, like 3 books on marriage intimacy (like they're gonna be reading that night), a stereo with music playing, and lots of snacks and drinks JUST like mine! They even had the same bath fizzers! Disappointment doesn't even begin to describe it. I was kinda ticked, but knew they'd love all that stuff, so we sat there trying to think of what to do.
So I left them a note that said "We hope you love everything, we worked really hard! Love, Hilary and Stef"
At least for a few seconds they think aaallll of that was from us! Buwahaha. Then we wrote more notes informing them of the truth–and our good intentions. They can use our stuff for another night...
This morning Stef, Heather, and Jenny Shaw and I went to iHop–something we just like to do when we're all in town. It was really great to catch up some more. Heather and Stef are leaving today, so my friend adventures are over this weekend. I'm flying home tomorrow morning, and A.J. will be getting home tomorrow too from his motorcycle trip. I'm going to enjoy the rest of today with my parents, maybe go swimming, get some in-n-out. It was so worth it to fly down here!
Okay one more Lost line: Maren is my constant! Haha.
I decided to give the happy couple a break from smiling:
Heather, Maren, me, Stef
At Maren's reception our old cross country coach JoAnn showed up, making my friends Stef and Heather scream (we all ran together), and when I saw her, I just got excited and started crying. I was kind of embarrassed–what a reaction! But she said she was glad I was as happy to see her as she was me. She is so great. I think it just brought back such happy memories. I loved running cross country. Some years I was better than others, but overall it was one of the best times in my life, and a time when I really excelled at something, and had such a great handful of friends. We can all still laugh at such ridiculous things, it's so fun. AND we all found out we've each been catching up on all seasons of Lost, which strengthened our connection...haha! We got so excited and started talking about it, but had to simmer down because we realized everyone was watching Maren and Joseph dance. Whoops! Hehe.
At the reception: Heather, me, Stef and JoAnn (with the biceps)
Speaking of Lost, I totally pictured us crashing as my flight was taking off, but it wasn't scary, it was more of this feeling like, "oh cool, we'll crash on an island and have crazy adventures and I'll make friends with a bunch of these people on my plane." "I'm one of the Delta 6!"
Alright, I'm done with the Lost references.
When I flew in, my parents picked me up in San Francisco, and then we went to see an IMAX 3-D movie in Pleasanton. We saw Journey to the Center of the Earth. It was pretty entertaining, but at the same time very unrealistic and cheezy. Overall, it was good. We especially looked awesome wearing our 3-D glasses.
Maren's wedding was great. Stef came to the temple with me, which was really cool because although she's not a member she was excited to be there. Afterwards we walked around the temple grounds and saw an exhibit at the visitor's center. She's great.
Sister Frisby...haha!
Maren's sealing was really nice. I'm 90% sure it was in the same room Jared and Jennie were in. I love that sweet feeling of two people kneeling as a sign of devotion to God and to each other. And Maren was so beautiful! So elegant and just looked perfect.
Here's Maren and Joseph about 3 seconds after they came out of the temple. I took this from behind the photographer...ha.
At the luncheon we had a really good time at our table with my mom, Stef and the Williams (from my parent's ward) they are hilarious.
I can't believe how the world is changing around me! So many people are getting married and having babies. I got to see my friend Katie who is expecting her 2nd, and I heard my friend Stephanie is expecting her 3rd! Whoa! JoAnn was like, "I wanna see some babies! Get pregnant!" Yeah, maybe later :)
Okay! I have to tell this story! (sorry for the long post)
My sister gave me a great idea, to put together a little honeymoon package for Maren and Joseph, and drop it by their hotel. I had snacks, gatorades, bath fizzer things, other stuff...I thought it would be really nice of me (haha). Stef decided she wanted to get her something so we went to Target, and then she had this great idea to get other stuff and decorate their hotel room. We got Hershey kisses, candles, bubble bath. So we get to the hotel all excited, and when we get up there, the place was DECKED OUT. His 7 siblings had gotten to the place before us! We're talking, rose petals, champagne glasses, like 3 books on marriage intimacy (like they're gonna be reading that night), a stereo with music playing, and lots of snacks and drinks JUST like mine! They even had the same bath fizzers! Disappointment doesn't even begin to describe it. I was kinda ticked, but knew they'd love all that stuff, so we sat there trying to think of what to do.
So I left them a note that said "We hope you love everything, we worked really hard! Love, Hilary and Stef"
At least for a few seconds they think aaallll of that was from us! Buwahaha. Then we wrote more notes informing them of the truth–and our good intentions. They can use our stuff for another night...
This morning Stef, Heather, and Jenny Shaw and I went to iHop–something we just like to do when we're all in town. It was really great to catch up some more. Heather and Stef are leaving today, so my friend adventures are over this weekend. I'm flying home tomorrow morning, and A.J. will be getting home tomorrow too from his motorcycle trip. I'm going to enjoy the rest of today with my parents, maybe go swimming, get some in-n-out. It was so worth it to fly down here!
Okay one more Lost line: Maren is my constant! Haha.
I decided to give the happy couple a break from smiling:
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Hair Cut
So...my hair hasn't been cut since March. You heard me. And the last time it was cut, it was cut poorly. I have lots of reasons for taking so long: I'm lazy, as my hair has grown out the unevenness has been easier to hide, I'm lazy, and since we're new in town (yes I know how long we've been here) I don't have a "girl" here, so I was scared to just try someone.
I went for it today. I'd been thinking about keeping the length and adding layers, and then I saw this:
I think Alison Lohman (she's in Matchstick Men) is adorable (minus the impending wardrobe malfunction) and I looove her hair in this picture. So that's what I wanted.
Well, I know I can't always have perfection, but I almost cried in that chair, and I never do that when I get my hair cut (in every movie-yes). It looked like a reeeally short bob, which made my face look super fat. After she styled it I felt better, but I was still on the verge of tears when I called AJ on my way home. I felt like I looked like...a mom (sorry mom). I think if she had left some longer pieces it would be cuter–it's a pretty blunt cut all away around on the bottom. Well I got home and whined and then messed with it, and after my hair got limper (inevitably) I liked it more. SO. Here's a "before" picture I found:
And this was about as good as I could get it
And this is the after:
Dang that's short.
I've still got the mom thing going on, but trust me, it was worse before. And for the record, same shirt, completely different days. I think highlights or something could help add dimension, and I've also been messing with my part...I'll be honest, I'm not sure how things are going to go tomorrow when I try to do it myself.
K, this is where everyone tells me it's not so bad. :D
I went for it today. I'd been thinking about keeping the length and adding layers, and then I saw this:
I think Alison Lohman (she's in Matchstick Men) is adorable (minus the impending wardrobe malfunction) and I looove her hair in this picture. So that's what I wanted.
Well, I know I can't always have perfection, but I almost cried in that chair, and I never do that when I get my hair cut (in every movie-yes). It looked like a reeeally short bob, which made my face look super fat. After she styled it I felt better, but I was still on the verge of tears when I called AJ on my way home. I felt like I looked like...a mom (sorry mom). I think if she had left some longer pieces it would be cuter–it's a pretty blunt cut all away around on the bottom. Well I got home and whined and then messed with it, and after my hair got limper (inevitably) I liked it more. SO. Here's a "before" picture I found:
And this was about as good as I could get it
And this is the after:
Dang that's short.
I've still got the mom thing going on, but trust me, it was worse before. And for the record, same shirt, completely different days. I think highlights or something could help add dimension, and I've also been messing with my part...I'll be honest, I'm not sure how things are going to go tomorrow when I try to do it myself.
K, this is where everyone tells me it's not so bad. :D
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
A-Z
A- Attached or Single? attached
B- Best Friend? Lately A.J. and Megan :) I don't get out much.
C- Cake or Pie? duh, cake.
D- Day of choice? Saturday
E- Essential item? my pal iMac (of course depends what situation we're talking about here)
F- Favorite color? green. I think. I should really be more in tune with my color preferences.
G- Gummy bears or worms? This also depends. Sour worms, but cinnamon bears.
H- Hometown? Turlock, California
I- Favorite Indulgence? Reality TV, ice cream
J- January or July? July
K- Kids? Not yet. I still put sleeping-in as a top priority.
L- Life isn't complete without? a loving family
M- Marriage date? February 2, 2007 Groundhog Day :)
N- Number of brothers and sisters? 1 older sister, 1 younger brother
O- Oranges or Apples? Apples. Oranges can be unpredictable. hehe.
P- Phobia and fears? Heights, the dark, and I dunno if it's claustrophobia, but when every limb is under a blanket and AJ's pinned me and I can't move. I freak out.
Q- Quote? If we're leaving movies out of the equation (there's too many): "Friends are like a good bra: Always supportive, help you up when you're feeling down."
R- Reasons to smile? A.J.'s laugh, how summer smells, family inside-jokes, puppies, thunder storms, room mate memories
S- Season of choice? Spring
T- Tag 3 people: Kirsten B., Natalie O., Jennie L.
U- Unknown fact about me: I've been arrested.
V- Vegetable? Squash. Or beets.
W- Worst Habit? biting my lips
X - Ray or Ultrasound? I've never had either.
Y- Your favorite food? (lately) a good spaghetti with meaty marina sauce and way too much parmesan cheese.
Z- Zodiac sign? Taurus
B- Best Friend? Lately A.J. and Megan :) I don't get out much.
C- Cake or Pie? duh, cake.
D- Day of choice? Saturday
E- Essential item? my pal iMac (of course depends what situation we're talking about here)
F- Favorite color? green. I think. I should really be more in tune with my color preferences.
G- Gummy bears or worms? This also depends. Sour worms, but cinnamon bears.
H- Hometown? Turlock, California
I- Favorite Indulgence? Reality TV, ice cream
J- January or July? July
K- Kids? Not yet. I still put sleeping-in as a top priority.
L- Life isn't complete without? a loving family
M- Marriage date? February 2, 2007 Groundhog Day :)
N- Number of brothers and sisters? 1 older sister, 1 younger brother
O- Oranges or Apples? Apples. Oranges can be unpredictable. hehe.
P- Phobia and fears? Heights, the dark, and I dunno if it's claustrophobia, but when every limb is under a blanket and AJ's pinned me and I can't move. I freak out.
Q- Quote? If we're leaving movies out of the equation (there's too many): "Friends are like a good bra: Always supportive, help you up when you're feeling down."
R- Reasons to smile? A.J.'s laugh, how summer smells, family inside-jokes, puppies, thunder storms, room mate memories
S- Season of choice? Spring
T- Tag 3 people: Kirsten B., Natalie O., Jennie L.
U- Unknown fact about me: I've been arrested.
V- Vegetable? Squash. Or beets.
W- Worst Habit? biting my lips
X - Ray or Ultrasound? I've never had either.
Y- Your favorite food? (lately) a good spaghetti with meaty marina sauce and way too much parmesan cheese.
Z- Zodiac sign? Taurus
Saturday, July 12, 2008
We're still here
I know, I know I'm horrible! It's been like 2 or 3 weeks since I last posted. I think it's because I don't have any photos of all the fun we've been having.
I LOVE SUMMER.
Had to get that out. In the last few weeks, we've hung out with lots of family (including my sis from NY yay), gone rafting, went to the Cache Valley Cruise-In car show, celebrated the 4th, had lots of ice cream, saw Get Smart, flew AJ's airplane, rode our bikes, had bbq's...I feel like I'm leaving out something, but that's basically what's been distracting me from documenting any of it.
Oh yeah, I just got a new driver's license too. It's horrendous. It looks like I have a femmullet.
No...that's not the exciting concluding fun activity to the list. I had to get a Utah license though (supposed to 5 months ago) and I figured now was the best time to do it. My bff Maren is getting married in August (8-8-08) and I just realized they might not let me get on the plane if my ID says Perkins and my ticket says Frisby. I would have had to depend on the fact that I'm a short white female who could never lie or cause any harm. Maybe it's stereotypical but I'm 80% sure it would have worked.
I'm pretty excited to fly out to California. I miss it so. I'm not gonna lie, I'm glad I'm here on a hot day rather than there, but every once in a while you just gotta go back to your roots. Maren's getting married in Oakland so it will just be beautiful. A.J. isn't going to go with me. We talked about it, and if he stayed here he could get a lot done on his Mustang. That Mustang Monthly event is in August too so we gotta get that thing painted and interior-ized.
So not a very detailed update, but just so everyone knows we are enjoying our summer and doing well. In fact AJ's fishing and camping with a friend right now in SLC, and I just bought myself some silver sandals from Payless that I'm in like with. Haha.
Since I didn't provide any photos, here's a super random one I'm sure I haven't posted yet. This picture is of the day our iMac arrived last March-ish of 2007. I still had long hair, and it was not cute that day. I had just gotten home from class and found AJ already playing with my new toy. (note: he opens all my packages) The first picture was of him so this was #2.
MAGNIFICENT!
I LOVE SUMMER.
Had to get that out. In the last few weeks, we've hung out with lots of family (including my sis from NY yay), gone rafting, went to the Cache Valley Cruise-In car show, celebrated the 4th, had lots of ice cream, saw Get Smart, flew AJ's airplane, rode our bikes, had bbq's...I feel like I'm leaving out something, but that's basically what's been distracting me from documenting any of it.
Oh yeah, I just got a new driver's license too. It's horrendous. It looks like I have a femmullet.
No...that's not the exciting concluding fun activity to the list. I had to get a Utah license though (supposed to 5 months ago) and I figured now was the best time to do it. My bff Maren is getting married in August (8-8-08) and I just realized they might not let me get on the plane if my ID says Perkins and my ticket says Frisby. I would have had to depend on the fact that I'm a short white female who could never lie or cause any harm. Maybe it's stereotypical but I'm 80% sure it would have worked.
I'm pretty excited to fly out to California. I miss it so. I'm not gonna lie, I'm glad I'm here on a hot day rather than there, but every once in a while you just gotta go back to your roots. Maren's getting married in Oakland so it will just be beautiful. A.J. isn't going to go with me. We talked about it, and if he stayed here he could get a lot done on his Mustang. That Mustang Monthly event is in August too so we gotta get that thing painted and interior-ized.
So not a very detailed update, but just so everyone knows we are enjoying our summer and doing well. In fact AJ's fishing and camping with a friend right now in SLC, and I just bought myself some silver sandals from Payless that I'm in like with. Haha.
Since I didn't provide any photos, here's a super random one I'm sure I haven't posted yet. This picture is of the day our iMac arrived last March-ish of 2007. I still had long hair, and it was not cute that day. I had just gotten home from class and found AJ already playing with my new toy. (note: he opens all my packages) The first picture was of him so this was #2.
MAGNIFICENT!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
One week down
AJ's been gone for a week and I haven't posted anything? Weird. Yep, he is in Pittsburg again, working 12 hour days working hard on that same project. No weekends off either. He'll be home this Friday, making it a total of 10 days I've had to be without him. I've been pretty darn good in my opinion though. Except for the fact that I'm getting all paranoid about EVERYTHING. Last night I heard what sounded like a cupboard door slamming shut, as I was falling asleep. Every once in a while there's creaking sounds. I know the place isn't haunted, but I'm a chicken, and I've been watching too many episodes of Ghost Hunters (okay even one is too many for me). I'm going a little crazy.
Luckily the other Frisbys have come to my rescue. Friday night I got to have Jordan, Bernie, Shelby, Debbie, Ashlee and Zoie stay at our place. Lots of people, but we made it work! It was really fun (and great timing) to have company stay with me. Saturday we went shopping and hosted a Lia Sophia party. It was a hard weekend for a few of my friends to come, but the ones who came made it fun. We had a great time. Jordan put on more jewelry than anyone else!
Okay, not really.
Here's a pic of Debbie, Zoie, and Shelby. I caught them in a cute moment so I had to grab the camera!
Saturday night it was just Jordan, Bernie and Shelby staying over, and we watched The Other Boleyn Girl. Bernie and I had been wanting to see it. It was okay. This family blinded by ambition to get high in society made their daughters try and get the King of England to "knock them up" with the chance of giving him a male heir. Everything after that just went downhill. It got weird, people.
We all went to church this morning. It was fun to be in the shoes of every other girl in the ward by having a toddler sit with me. I learned that Shelby has a great desire to partake of the bread and water. Haha!
So now I'm alone again. (tiny violin playing) It's pretty nice that today I didn't HAVE to get anything done though. I watched a movie, took a nap, and then finished Left to Tell, a book I've been reading about a woman's account of the Rwandan holocaust. Very sad, but inspiring. She survived and never lost hope or faith in God. She and 7 other women were crammed in a TINY bathroom for 3 months where they couldn't make any sounds, took turns standing, and hardly got any food. I highly recommend it. I'm surprised I didn't cry really– just got watery. Maybe it's the soundtrack to movies that makes me cry so much, because I feel like I cry in everything.
My sister and her husband are flying into Utah this weekend from New York, (good timing for AJ) and we're going to spend all that weekend with family. It will be really fun. My parents are coming up too, and hopefully my brother. We'll be in Utah part of the time with my dad's parents and Wyoming with my mom's to go rafting. I get to see my sister maybe twice a year, which is just ridiculous, so I'm excited!
Luckily the other Frisbys have come to my rescue. Friday night I got to have Jordan, Bernie, Shelby, Debbie, Ashlee and Zoie stay at our place. Lots of people, but we made it work! It was really fun (and great timing) to have company stay with me. Saturday we went shopping and hosted a Lia Sophia party. It was a hard weekend for a few of my friends to come, but the ones who came made it fun. We had a great time. Jordan put on more jewelry than anyone else!
Okay, not really.
Here's a pic of Debbie, Zoie, and Shelby. I caught them in a cute moment so I had to grab the camera!
Saturday night it was just Jordan, Bernie and Shelby staying over, and we watched The Other Boleyn Girl. Bernie and I had been wanting to see it. It was okay. This family blinded by ambition to get high in society made their daughters try and get the King of England to "knock them up" with the chance of giving him a male heir. Everything after that just went downhill. It got weird, people.
We all went to church this morning. It was fun to be in the shoes of every other girl in the ward by having a toddler sit with me. I learned that Shelby has a great desire to partake of the bread and water. Haha!
So now I'm alone again. (tiny violin playing) It's pretty nice that today I didn't HAVE to get anything done though. I watched a movie, took a nap, and then finished Left to Tell, a book I've been reading about a woman's account of the Rwandan holocaust. Very sad, but inspiring. She survived and never lost hope or faith in God. She and 7 other women were crammed in a TINY bathroom for 3 months where they couldn't make any sounds, took turns standing, and hardly got any food. I highly recommend it. I'm surprised I didn't cry really– just got watery. Maybe it's the soundtrack to movies that makes me cry so much, because I feel like I cry in everything.
My sister and her husband are flying into Utah this weekend from New York, (good timing for AJ) and we're going to spend all that weekend with family. It will be really fun. My parents are coming up too, and hopefully my brother. We'll be in Utah part of the time with my dad's parents and Wyoming with my mom's to go rafting. I get to see my sister maybe twice a year, which is just ridiculous, so I'm excited!
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