And the winner is...

Me! (really, when you see what the answers are...I'm totally the winner here)

But the winner of the Special Prize is Mark (see below with cute wife and cute baby). Who is related. Which is why he won. See comment below:

"It had to be Ryan with the Romney OCD gene doing the midnight cleaning right?"

Yes, those Romneys have quite the "things must always look nice" gene going on (have you ever seen Mitt with a hair out of place? No.) So, it was kind of a trick quiz. I knew you would assume that the mom did all the cleaning stuff...not this mom.

So the answers are:

Whisked child into the bathroom and commanded child to not move until instructed to do so?
1. R--a little gruffer in the middle of the night than we'd like him to be (but he makes up for it later on).

Thought "Dang! No Pilates class tomorrow" (due to sick child staying home from school)?
2. J--I swear, always my first thought is "How is this going to screw up my day tomorrow?" : Bad mom (see Celia's post today)

Immediately pulled out the following item and cleaned the whole carpet, rinsing 3 times, at 1 am. (Prompting Emma to say upon awakening, "I saw the carpet cleaner and knew ___ must have been up cleaning someone's throw up last night.")?
3. R--Oh yes...shocking, I know! I would never be as thorough as he is, so he prefers to do it. Really.

Wondered if he/she could avoid coming into contact with barfer(or any other potentially germy member of the family) for the next 72 hours?
4. R--Also completely freaked out by germs when any of us are sick....won't sleep in the same bed with me after he finds out I'm sick (like the kiss we had an hour ago didn't already infect him?)

Constructed this elaborate blanket/tablecloth pathway from sick bed to toilet, complete with buckets along the way for stray barf?
5. R--I always have to make fun of this particular anal-ness.

Drew a bath and comforted sick child?
6. J--this is really the only thing I am good at due to #7

Retched and retched and retched while trying to at least contribute to massive clean up going on?

7. J--I have a sympathetic barfing response. It makes me pretty un-helpful during these episodes.

Wondered how soon he/she could return to bed, before spouse felt gypped?
8. J--I'm kind of just standing around watching Ryan clean, and so I wonder when I can sneak off to bed without being a complete jerk.

Instituted a "barf training class" tonight before putting children to bed, lest someone else come down with the bug overnight?
9. R--He's been doing these for a few years now. Maybe overkill but definitely hilarious.

Refused to allow starving child near any food the next morning until lunchtime, while other parent tried to plead starving child's case?
10. R--Probably because he's the cleaner-upper, he's a lot more paranoid about their eating anything...whereas I operate from the notion that "Food makes everything better."


So, should you ever have this happen at your house...we've prepared this special "BARF TRAINING" video. Feel free to use it for your kids.



So congrats Mark! I had a girly prize in mind, but we'll figure something out for you! Thanks for playing!

Feliz Halloween

Incluso a los fans de Rob Zombie

When Graphic Artists Get Bored

Programming, programming and programming. Will this be our case?

Barfing Response Quiz

So here's a picture of the culprit:



Story Problem:
He stumbles into the room last night, saying his tummy hurts and trying to figure out where to go, and we are too tired to put it together soon enough and yep! barfs all over the carpet by our bed.


Instructions:

In the comments section, please number your answers 1 to 10. Indicate a J (Jessica) or a R (Ryan) depending on who would have responding that way to the above-mentioned incident.


1. Whisked child into the bathroom and commanded child to not move until instructed to do so.



2. Thought "Dang! No Pilates class tomorrow" (due to sick child staying home from school)



3. Immediately pulled out the following item and cleaned the whole carpet, rinsing 3 times, at 1 am. (Prompting Emma to say upon awakening, "I saw the carpet cleaner and knew ___ must have been up cleaning someone's throw up last night.")



4. Wondered if he/she could avoid coming into contact with barfer(or any other potentially germy member of the family) for the next 72 hours.

5. Constructed this elaborate blanket/tablecloth pathway from sick bed to toilet, complete with buckets along the way for stray barf.



6. Drew a bath and comforted sick child.

7. Retched and retched and retched while trying to at least contribute to massive clean up going on.


8. Wondered how soon he/she could return to bed, before spouse felt gypped.

9. Instituted a "barf training class" tonight before putting children to bed, lest someone else come down with the bug overnight.

10. Refused to allow starving child near any food the next morning until lunchtime, while other parent tried to plead starving child's case.

TUNE IN TOMORROW FOR ANSWERS AND BONUS "BARF TRAINING" VIDEO.

(There will be a prize...so put your thinking caps on.)

ArtFutura vs. Animadrid

I was yesterday in the proyections of Animadrid. Adjustmente was the one I liked more, but to say the truth I was really more impressioned on saturday.

Saturday I went to LaCasaEncendida, to the festival ArtFutura. I liked it verty much, although they have some problems with timetables... As I see, the proyections continue today, this is the link of the programation. On saturday I saw many things made with Flash, things as Codehunters and so on.

Quick Quote #14 or What Seth is Doing Now

(I decided to combine this update on all of Seth's accomplishments with last week's Quick Quote, because I was scared Paige might complain of that my Quick Quote trade does not count as a blog. She's kind of intimidating that way.)

So here are new things that my cute cute 2 year old has been doing lately.

Whenever we get in the car Seth asks, "Turn a usgick (music) Mom!" Which used to be no problem...but since it was ripped out of the dash by big mean robbers, and we haven't replaced it yet, I always have to tell him "It's broken." Which he then repeats back to me, what I just said, "It's bwoken, Mom?" which is another thing he's really into lately...

Repeating everything you say. At least 4 times back to you...and usually in the form of a question. "It's time a nap, mom?" "Yes, Seth, it's time to nap." "It's time a nap, Mom?" ad nauseum. But it's very amusing to hear the adult things come out of his mouth. Last week he was playing with our dancing Dora doll, and I hear him say "Bamos Bailah mi?" (which is baby for "Vamos a Bailar conmigo?" which is Spanish for "Want to dance with me?") So Seth is bi-lingual...thanks mostly to Dora which is another thing he's really into lately...

Dora. And Elmo. And it's really just so cute. "Whewuh is Emo, Mom?" is the question he asks before every nap...and I have to go find it and lay it down next to him. He loves Do-ah and Beyoots and Dow (the cow) and packpack and asks me as soon as Emma and Gabe leave in the morning..."Time a watch Doah TV now, mom?" which is another thing he's really into lately...


The DVD player. Which apparently he knows how to work. I went upstairs during previews and ran back down to press play and caught him toddling over and pressing the "twangle" (triangle) himself. I'm so proud. And he sings along "packpack, packpack, packpack, packpack", which is another thing he's really into lately...

Singing songs. "How 'bout a sing sunbeam one, Mom?" "How 'bout a sing witch one, Mom?" "How 'bout a sing noman one, Mom?" "How 'bout a sing monkey one, Mom?" But when I start singing "his" song ( "I will" by the Beatles) he says "no sing that will song, Mom!" because we always sing that song before he goes to bed, which is another thing he's really into lately...

He's into NOT going to bed. I really cannot calmly discuss that for the last three days he's woken up from his nap after only 45 minutes. And I probably shouldn't tell you how long I made him cry, because kids who are 2 need to sleep longer than 45 minutes! And he also has been waking up at 6:45 am...but he does go to bed easily, after his cute prayer which is another thing he's really into lately...

The cutest prayers in the whole world. With the cutest little sing-song voice. I must admit there are many vain repetitions, but we don't care.

Other things: Asking "who was dat?" whenever I hang up the phone. Asking "what's wrong, mom" when I'm obviously mad at people. Telling us his name is "Sephy Bai-oh" (which is what Ryan and the kids call him. Saying "Ah don't wike it, mom" with a shaking head whenever he's offered any food besides fruit and candy.

So he's cute...and you probably haven't read this far unless you are related. But some things must be recorded for the mission farewell talk (although Celia reminded me a few months ago that they don't have those anymore.) So maybe we'll just break these out when he brings his first date home?

Sunday Summary 10/28/07

Some of this week's highlights include:


Here's me showing you my new camera. (A normal person would not publish a picture that included such disgusting hand prints on their mirror. But I am kind of lazy and just want to get this post done, so sorry, Mom--my mom is much neater than me and did teach me to clean mirrors. She just didn't realize how long it takes to upload pictures on to blogspot.)

Here are the participants prior to the Primary program. They all did really well (unfortunately...it would have been way funnier if someone had picked their nose during their part or something.) Emma sang a song with a group of girls and did an impromptu part when someone didn't show up (with inflection and everything). Gabe had his "I can be a good worker like Jesus, etc. etc." part MEMORIZED. And Jane tried to say her line, into the mic, with rest of her class, except she got boxed out by Edie. No hard feelings, Albrechts, I'd just suggest a FHE on sharing or humility. And Seth did his part from the audience, by re-singing, LOUDLY whatever song the Primary had just concluded: "I will go, I will GO, I will go, I will GO!" (Nephi's Courage). OH Yeah...if you look closely, you will see the bunny ears trying to make an appearance.

We got invited to Johannes' birthday party...seen here with his fabulous mom.

All of our neighbors and kids carved pumpkins, bobbed for apples and decorated Halloween cookies. It was a perfect Fall Fest.

No week is complete without the soccer games. Gabe made his first goal, although he claims it's his sixth. We are very proud of his soccer accomplishments, as well as his inflated ego.

Friday was crazy hair day. Enough said.

We also had a fabulous time playing games with a bunch of friends on Saturday night. I only had to tell Ryan once to stop hounding his teammate who wasn't moving fast enough on "Catch Phrase". Plus also there was a lot of yummy food. So the night was pretty much a success for both of us.

Another week...another seven posts. Thanks for making this journaling worthwhile!

Gua Can't Do?? No No, is GUA CANDU!

"Gua Tempurung? go Gua Can't DO lar", that what i first heard from the tour guide. hahaha,
after figure it out, only i know that she trying to tell us about GUA CANDU. is a dry cave. since our plan changed to 1 day trip and Gua Tempurung is closed(only open halfday,before noon).. so, we changed our next adventure to Gua Candu after our Waterfall Abseiling at Ulu Geruntum waterfalls


Entrance of the Candu Cave.. we're here.... so.. tempurung? next time... heard it's also a challanging cave, so we decided to give a try. here we come!


Ok.. before u start our Caving journey.. we need to climb till the top of the mount, why ar? coz the Starting point is located on top of the mount... alamak.... yeah~ the Entrance is on top.. and all the way DOWN to look for Exit..



tempurung? is all about water, candu? is all about Dust and Crystal! all the stone behind me were crystall... yeah~ all of it! not shining? coz it covered with DUST!! that why lo.. want curi also dunno how to take =.= all grow on wall.


if you think the ugly rock in circles is Nothing, you're made a big misstake.. it's actually a purple crystal like you see in crystal shop.if you cut it half, you find exactly the same like the smaller picture..what? why i didn't bring it back? cannot be done la! see how big how heavy the crystal is ? later i stucked in the cave the jialat!


crystal on the wall.. can't really get the picture... haih.. too bad most of the crystal covered with dust..... don't try to blow it away.. u will regret. hahaha


Is this cave easy? erm... i would say challanging, if you want to go deep in to look for crystal, even more challanging.. here is one of the photo..is... deep inside... all the while going down...


is a total blackout inside! ifyou didn't bring ur tourch with you. god won't give you one. my handphone got light .. but.. blackout also middle in the cave... coz.. last night i forgot to recharge my phone.. aiseh.. forgot buy torch light summore , ai ai seh... wish i got a Glow in the Dark T-Shirt..haha.


climb climb!! hold tight!! challange await us!! totally nature, some where inside got Meeting ROOM of Communist?!?!? in this cave? the tour guide show us some chinese writting on the wall.. gosh.. all the way down here to have a MEETING?? salute them...


EXIT!!! at last!! we're escaped!! Daylight!!. hahaha, eh? got people camping here geh ? weird weird.. hahaha, does this place look familar? i heard the tour guide said there were some film shooting happen here.. what movie? no idea.. why don't you tell me.


the Cave Explorer....Next Adventure? Drive all the way back to KL in Tired + exhausted + sleepy mode.... most challanging part......

Ya menos en Shock

Gracias a la castaña de partido que está siendo el Rockies vs. Red Sox, voy saliendo del shock y empiezo a recordar las cosas que la gente decía al abandonar la sala. Suelo respetar mucho las opiniones de esa cosa que llamamos "el público", pero a veces no puedo no reirme a la salida de los cines cuando practico uno de mis deportes favoritos; escuchar los comentarios que hace la gente a la salida.

+ "Se parece mucho a Los Otros" (sí, en que hay una casa, una protagonista rubia y niños... tres cosas que no, no se habían visto juntas en ninguna película...)

+ "¿Por qué dicen que es una peli de miedo?, ¡pero si es una peli de tensión! (con dos cojones)

+ ¡Es verdad! ¡era la de Los Serrano! (y la de Mar adentro, y la de Médico de familia, y la de VIP Noche...)

Waterfall Abseiling Adventure

Last weekend went to Ipoh for some Adventure, one of it is call Waterfall Abseiling!? what's is that? scroll down and see for yourself. it's amazingly Awesome !!! love it!


yo? equiped with climbing gear, where do 1 climb this time? try and guess! haha this time i'm not going UP, but is going DOWN!.


yeah !! i'm going down from here. it's called ABSEILING!! i love it,what behind me? waterfall lor, that's right ! Waterfall Abseiling! ok, i'm gonna start liao.


ok lar~ let try and go down, the water is COLD!!go down go down! kakakaka


try to stand still, the water fall on ur leg , a bit hard to stand still.. u look up, water splashing!! you look down? lol i saw rainbow!! noon mar~


Kit Jun On Action. hold tight! got shampoo anyone? kakakakka, feel like showering.


Girl Power!! show them what you got! who said girl can't play ?


Candy, Kit jun and Don'z


Abseiling In Action! waterfall waterfall!! go go abseiling!!


Abseiling in Action, that our Abseiling Gear, Abseiling tour guide,and brave kit jun on action!


Rafting! this is what we suppose to go for, but can't do.. only 3 of us go, that why we changed to waterfall abseiling. maybe next time we'll go for rafting. look cool!! should be FUN!

Todavía en shock

No me cansaré de repetir que no me gusta hablar de cine en este blog, que para eso los hay mejores, pero no puedo volver a casa y no deciros que todavía sigo en shock tras ver El Orfanato.

Había esperado su estreno con ganas, me perdí el prestreno por tener que solucionar mi vida aquel día, me la perdí en Sitges, y se me quitarón las ganas de verla por un par de comentarios que escuché. Hoy he ido a verla y todavía sigo tan en shock que no puedo decir nada inteligente, y para decir estupideces lo mejor es no abrir la boca (o el navegador). Solamente, que es terror de vieja escuela pero sin temor a adoptar las bondades de la nueva... el que la haya visto, me entenderá... siempre y cuando lo que haya dicho sea suficientemente inteligente, cosa que dudo.

We like to do things 50/50 around here.

(#1: notice the 4th of July attire circa 2004...and #2: how could I look so much younger just 3 years ago?)

So I've heard that on your 100th post, you are supposed to put 100 things about you (or maybe I just made that up and wanted more attention for myself?) But 100 is hard and since Ryan contributes 1/7 of the time, I'm making him do 50 and leaving 50 for myself.

Ryan's Fifty--(read them, they are so interesting!)

1. Think of myself as a marketing genius.
2. Prefer T-shirts to any other type of shirt.
3. Never wear black.
4. Love ice cream in almost any form.
5. If I could live anywhere for a year I would want to experience China.
6. Love higher end compact cars (Audi A4 and Vlovo S40 are my current favorites).
7. I think life should be fair and it bothers me when it is not.
8. Can’t remember names to save my life.
9. Could live on nothing but bread and various cheeses (perhaps I am French).
10. Have poor hand-eye coordination
11. Have good endurance
12. Tan easily/quickly.
13. Remember historical/scientific facts pretty easily
14. I will either die from Parkinson’s or Melanoma … both are pretty much a sure thing at this point, it just depends which one gets me first.
15. Competitive by nature (it is in the Romney blood)
16. I have attractive feet
17. Enjoy good science fiction (unfortunately it is hard to find)
18. If I had it my way I would eat one huge meal a day at about 3:00 pm.
19. But since I think that is not very good for me, I try to eat 4-5 small meals a day.
20. Believe that honesty is the best policy.
21. I still nurse a secret childhood fantasy of going through special forces (preferably Navy SEAL) training.
22. Enjoy the mental exercise in a good argument, but hate the stress of a real one.
23. I have only gotten an F once on a Semester report card (I think). It was in book reports. My teacher conducted oral book reports and I believed that since they involved no writing that they needn’t involve any reading either, other than the reading of the summary on the back cover as I approached Mrs. Jones’ desk.
24. Hate being an unwarranted inconvenience to others
25. I wouldn’t trade my “Haytown” upbringing for any other
26. Believe that increased kindness and social sense improves every human interaction
27. I would never hunt unless it was my only means of acquiring food.
28. Most often recurring nightmare involves being hunted by Nazis (the many concentration camp films my Dad showed me when I was about 8 really did a number on my subconscious).
29. Hate watching sports (why watch others do what I would rather do myself)
30. I can’t sit still.
31. Love to joke and laugh at myself as well as others.
32. Like to think of myself as more capable of being objective than most.
33. Really enjoy having the hottest wife there is.
34. Think that it is a sin to not care about the environment
35. I am almost always too hot and rarely uncomfortably cold.
36. I believe wholeheartedly in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
37. Would be willing to pay $1000 for each inch I could adjust my height upward. I think 6’1” is my ideal height.
38. I hate wasting anything. I don’t waste food, or hardware, or money or anything if I can help it.
39. I actually take pride in not having the nicest (car, clothes, house, etc.) I would seriously start to hyperventilate with joy if Jessica ever came to me and said “I think we ought to downgrade our (fill in the blank).”
40. My most enjoyable college class was a survey of feminist theory.
41. Favorite Comic Book Hero – Spiderman (not really a fan of the movies though)
42. Constantly have to do battle with bad breath and dirty ears.
43. I have an obsessive craving for order that I actually have to fight back to live a happy normal life.
44. Against my mothers wishes, and for only 1 week I proudly owned a wore a half-shirt (circa 1987)
45. I wish I would have been one of those boys whose moms made them take clogging lessons as a kid, for the sheer comedic value that it would be today to be able to break into a wild clogging routine in unexpected places and circumstances.
46. I really enjoy the love of siblings. We get each other in a way that no one else really will. We have been each others worst enemies and best friends at different times. We know each others pasts and witnessed each others metamorphosis. I love that connection and because of it, I love being around them.
47. Cereals I love but almost never get Captain Crunch (w/o those gross berries), Quaker Granola, Coco Puffs, Grape Nuts, and Cracklin’ Oat Bran.
48. I don’t like not knowing almost anything.
49. I get most mad at being laughed at in a mean way and being physically confronted in any manner.
50. Given the choice between a day by myself and one with my kids, I would pick the day with my kids 9 times out of 10.

Jessica's Fifty:

1. I can always find something to say about anything.
2. I Love cookies so very very much and really hate the idea of eating less than 5 at a sitting.
3. I Can really appreciate art of any kind, but feel very inadequate at actually doing any of it.
4. I have good hair.
5. I read more than almost anyone I know.
6. I have a complete need to follow rules/recipes/instructions as a way to absolve myself "I followed the recipe exactly, it's not my fault if it didn't taste good."
7. I love to cook. I am a good meal planner and what I make tastes good...but am not good at improvising with food (see #6).
8. I really find children and what they say and do so funny (runs in the Nelson side of the family.)
9. I would choose no other life or circumstances than my own. I am blessed with the ability to be content.
10. I love to teach.
11. I am very bad at physical organization. A messy closet makes my heart pound because I have no idea how to fix it.
12. I like almost everyone and don't hold grudges.
13. I have to work hard on not talking about people (rarely done mean spiritedly...I'm just curious and talkative and it's a bad combination).
14. I love numbers and percentages and figuring stuff out that has to do with statistics.
15. I like SUNNY.
16. I am getting neater and neater as I grow older.
17. I bite and pick (nails, hair, kids' growths).
18. I am way too open. And really think everyone else should be too.
19. I love games. Especially trivia and right brained ones...but I'll play anything. Except Acquire. 20. I love music--listening to it, playing it, dancing to it and singing it.

21. I have bad skin...prone to wrinkles and zits and paleness.
22. I have a close relationship with my father. We talk easily and often.
23. I have the best in-law (mother, father, sister and brother) situation in the whole world.
24. I love red.
25. My favorite thing to do with my kids is go places.
26. I am the road trip queen.
27. I want to be with my husband more than anyone else 99% of the time.
28. I am a girl person...as opposed to a guy person.
29. I love to exercise.
30. I love that my church gives me the oppurtunity to bear testimony of its truthfulness often.
31. I love my calling in Primary.
32. I yell at my kids too often...but it is getting better.
33. I'm controlling within my family. Outside my family I can easily curb it, because hello! I want people to like me.
34. I ask my husband for blessings, like, once a month.
35. I love fried foods.
36. I love all foods actually. I, only, kind of don't like mushrooms, but I've had recipes with them that I think are yummy. I pride myself on liking everything. Also, I don't like oysters.
37. I start going stir-crazy if I don't have a date or an exciting party planned on the weekend.
38. I kiss my kids alot.
39. I was blessed with really obedient children.
40. I think my husband is very sexy, especially when I watch him make others laugh and when he knows stuff.
41. I have an addictive personality. I can get sucked into things easily--food, TV, books, blogging--and only survive because I am also self-disciplined.
42. I value my long term friends more than I ever thought I would.
43. I hate crafting. (Projects, again!) but will make cards if surrounded by food and talking or TV.
44. I learn so much from watching my mother around my own children.
45. I find myself having more and more in common with my younger sister (by 13 years) and am getting so excited about it!
46. I would love to serve a mission with my husband.
47. I am a morning person. I get, truly, 80% of my life accomplished before 1pm.
48. I love love love backrubs.
49. I love talking about the gospel in everyday conversation.
50. I am an optimist. I always think I will never go gray (I am), never have anything bad happen to me, and always shocked when anything bad does happen.

Thanks for the indulgence. Let us know if we missed anything.

Hard at Work

After I got to work today I realized that most of the office had taken the day off. Those who did not take the day off, found various reasons to leave. By noon there were only two of us left at work. When Emma and Gabe were small I brought each of them to work with me one day so I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to keep my promise to Jane that "someday" I would bring her to work with me too. So she has quickly caught on to what daddy does at work (pronounced wook).

1. Take a seat (Find a chair since dad's office only has one ... roller chairs are better than chairs with legs)



2. Work on the computer (use Microsoft Paint to make "pwetty pictuwes")



3. Look up important information (Surf the net to http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/)



4. Collaborate with co-workers (visit only other employee who stuck around because she has a bowl of mini Snickers on her desk ... er um ... I mean because we thought she would like to meet Jane).



5. Test system hardware (Rustle up speakers to listen to audio content on the Sesame Street website).



6. Troubleshoot hardware malfunction (Find out that the speakers won't work because the PC Jane is using doesn't have a sound card).



7. Coffee Break (hot chocolate in our case).



8. Do paperwork (Color pictures printed off sesame street website with 3 different colored highlighters and a red and blue ballpoint pen).



9. Tidy up the office (After spilling a bottled H2O all over the desk, mouse, leather roller chair and herself, Jane learned how handy it is that dad keeps a Gym towel in his office).


10. Call it a day (When asked if she was ready to go home Jane said "hey ... I want to color some more").

(returning from a hard day at work, coats slung over shoulders--oh yeah...bought the camera today)

I'm just happy knowing that now Jane will understand how hard I work to bring home the bacon.

Who's Got Spirit?

You want to talk about Holiday Spirit? Oh, we win. (Unless you are talking about decorating the house, because that falls under the heading of Projects, and I don't like them--see Awesome post of last Wednesday)...but if you are talking about traditions, food or clothing--I got you beat. As you continue to read, I'm sure I will highlight the holiday celebrating we do around here, but today I would like to concentrate on Holiday Shirts. (Because I finally borrowed Penny's camera this morning and took a picture in this year's Halloween Shirts):

These are the Romney Family Holiday Attire Guidelines:

1. The children wear the Holiday Attire for the month prior to the following holidays:

Valentines Day (can be worn after, cause hearts are year round)

Halloween

Christmas

2. The children wear the Holiday Attire ONLY on the day for the following holiday:

St. Patrick's Day

3. The children wear the Holiday Attire on and anytime after (but not before) the following holiday:

4th of July

Easter (dresses, etc.)

4. The husband must wear the Holiday Attire on the following holidays:

4th of July

St Patrick's Day

Christmas Eve (a red or green shirt will do)

5. The mom will wear the Holiday Attire as long as it is stylish and she has money left over in her holiday budget:

We take pride in our festiveness and our cuteness. Don't even try to compete.