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May 3, 2013 • Issue 9 • Volume 2

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CULINARY ADVENTURESTex-Mex aficionado Kelli equips readers to host their own Cinco de Mayo shindig with delicious from-scratch guacamole and queso recipes.

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FILM & TVIf you need inspiration for transitioning into a new era of life, the big screen may have some answers. From the Graduate to Crossroads, Jen gives a list of great post-grad movies and shows summer’s releases.

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ROMANCEText abbreviations are everywhere, but should they be used on the dating scene? What does the use of “LOL” say about you?

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LOCAL SPORTSChris has the 4-1-1 on how both Norman High and Norman North are faring on the field in soccer, softball, baseball and more!

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CRUISING MAINGive yourself a pat on the back whether you are a student, a parent, an employee or an employer. You have made it to the end of a very long four months. It doesn’t matter what you classify yourself as because everyone is affected by school in Norman. So take a break from your job, homework or parenting and enjoy this issue. It’s got some great stuff, and you’ll be glad to read it!

Until next time, xoxo,

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Cinco de Mayo is one of the best holidays ever, in my opinion, mainly because you have every excuse to eat Mexican food and drink Mexican drinks. I grew up in South Texas and have grown up eating Tex-Mex since I was old enough to eat solid food. So instead of making this a long spiel about the history of Cinco de Mayo or anything super spectacular, I’m going to give you several recipes. Enjoy!

4 avocados - peeled, pitted, and mashed 1 lime, juiced 1 tsp salt 1/2 C. diced onion 3 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro 2 Roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 tsp minced garlic 1 pinch ground cayenne pepper (optional)

In a medium bowl, mash together the avocados, lime juice and salt. Mix in onion, cilantro, tomatoes and garlic. Stir in cayenne pepper. Refrigerate 1 hour for best flavor, or serve immediately.

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Dr. Lee Slatten has been keeping an eye on his patients’ vision for many years at Slatten Eye Care and Optical Boutique, located at 2224 W. Main St. in Norman, and judging by the online reviews and testimonials from his patients, he and his staff keep their sights on customer satisfaction.

“I just love him. He’s awesome,” patient Cori Davis said. “He’s really kind. His staff is also great. He’s ‘small town’ and so am I. He brings the small-town side to Norman, which I really like. He takes the time to really look at my eyes. I don’t have very good vision, and he always takes the time to get the best fitting on my contacts. I’ve always been impressed by Dr. Slatten.”

Taking time and using state-of-the-art equipment for vision screening is par for the course for Dr. Slatten, who says he “loves being with [his] patients.” He added, “We have a revolutionary way to screen your eyes that will have you seeing like never before.” He said to his knowledge, his office is the only one in Norman to offer new, cutting-edge technology for vision screening.

Office Manager Crystal Clure said the office staff prides themselves on providing great customer service. She invites the community to Google them online and view the many five-star reviews on www.demandforce.com. “At Slatten Eye Care and Optical Boutique, your best vision now is our priority,” she said. “We’re different from the average optometrist.”

Patient Jennifer Nettle attests to the care and service she and her husband received. Nettle said she and her husband went to see Dr. Slatten for the first time a few months ago. “We really enjoyed ourselves over there,” Nettle said. “Everyone was so attentive. The front desk employees were very personable too. Dr. Slatten is an amazing doctor. Andrew [the lead optician] fitted us for glasses and he really has an eye for what he’s doing. He has a talent for fitting glasses to your face and eye color and hair.”

With over 1,400 glasses frames in stock, Andrew Clure, lead optician, helps patients find the right set of glasses. With brands ranging from OGI, Columbia, Ray-Ban, Spy Guess, Rough Justice, Kate Spade, Kensie, Converse, Vera Bradley, Lucky and many more, he can help patients select glasses to fit their fashion and lifestyle.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 405-360-2822, visit www.slatteneyecare.com or visit the office, which is open Mondays from 8:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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The staff at Slatten Eye Care and Optical Boutique, located at 2224 W. Main St. in Norman, pride themselves on quality eye care and customer service. They carry many brands of eye glasses frames, including but not limited to, OGI, Ray-Ban and Columbia. Left to right (back row) are Chelsea Young, Opthalmic Technician, Andrew Clure, Lead Optician, Dr. Slatten, and Kelsey Oberst, Opthalmic Technician. Front row (left to right) Crystal Clure, Office Manager, and Katey Bush, Opthalmic Technician.

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The Norman Tiger boys soccer team is setting a torrid pace this year, winning game after game after game. Again recently against Yukon, Coach Drummond got another 2-1 victory with basically 16 seconds left in overtime. The Tigers did it again!

Theo Ostas receiving a pass from Thomas Gryzbowski scored and saved the slim chances for the Tigers to win the district. The Tigers sit at 10-1 and 4-1 in district 6A-1 and need some help with Edmond North losing a game if they want a district title. But they can still make major headway in the playoffs, so look for the Tigers to make a very deep playoff run this year.

The Lady Tigers beat the Lady Millers with a 3-0 victory. Led by a pair of goals from Lauren Goodman and a goal from Tana Stevens, the Lady Tigers improved to 8-3 on the year and 4-1 in district play, with their lone loss coming to Edmond North in district play as well.

The 50-50 year for the Tigers baseball team continued with a split to a very good Westmoore team. Splitting 10-5 victories, the Tigers are still battling and making improvements in every game. The Tiger team has still done this even without leaders on the field like Paul Reed and Matt Foster.

The final Cross Town Clash went the way of the Norman North Timberwolves’ slow pitch softball team in a 9-4 victory over Norman High in the annual Pink Out Game. Morgan Wardlow, who is the school’s fast-pitch pitcher, led the way for the slow-pitch team after joining mid-season to help her girls out.

The T-Wolves were paced by Jenna Duval and Abby Cooper getting things started early in the ball game. Wardlow helped her own cause with a run-scoring fielder’s choice. The T-wolves have been on a little bit of a roll and will need to continue if they want to make it into the state tournament.

On the baseball diamond, the T-Wolves beat Edmond Memorial 11-1 and will have two big games with Westmoore coming up, looking to host a regional and not repeat last year when they were knocked out early by Yukon. DJ Gasso pitched a complete game in that 11-1 victory over a good Memorial team; the T-Wolves lost 2-1 the day before. 10-2 on the year, the T-Wolves are closer to their goal of hosting a regional.

On the pitch, the Timberwolves soccer team, after early season struggles, has seemed to find their way led by the scoring of Mauro Cichero. Feeling a bit underappreciated after losses to Broken Arrow and Norman High, the Timberwolves have since looked really good. Cichero has scored, assisted and all around played some tremendous soccer. Look for the T-Wolves to fight to protect their state title.

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As summer approaches — and, for some students, graduation — it’s time to consider what to do with our summer. For those Normanites who are facing a new stage of life or three months of transition, here are some ideas on how to spend your time, inspired by the big screen.

The Unusual Summer Job – AdventurelandWhen your plans go awry, take a lesson from James Brennan. He is headed for the Ivy League in the fall, but his dreams of seeing Europe over the summer fall through when his family has to make some financial cuts. He ends up working at a local amusement park and falling for another employee.

The Throw-It-All-Away Road Trip – Into the WildWant to get away from the life you’ve known? Looking to give away a fortune? Like the cold? Then you too can hitchhike to Alaska and live in an abandoned bus! Christopher McCandless graduates with applause from Emory and then takes a road trip into the wilderness, meeting an unusual cast of characters on the way. Just don’t follow this one too closely.

The Aimlessness – The GraduateNo article on graduation would be complete without touching on the lack of direction that many graduates face — and no list of graduation movies could possibly pass over this one. While we don’t recommend striking up a relationship the mother of a girl you used to know in school, at least watching this movie will let you know that not everyone has a step-by-step plan for when they graduate. Dustin Hoffman has the same struggles that you may have.

The Last-Chance Romance – Say AnythingYou might have to buy a boom box to make this one happen, but this film definitely falls into the classics category of summer. John Cusack stars as the underachiever who tries to win the heart of the high school valedictorian before she leaves for college in the fall. Her last summer turns into an unlikely adventure for her heart.

The Wandering Wondering – American GraffitiThere are few better ways to ponder what you really want to do after graduation than hitting your favorite spots around town and cruising it after dark. Or so these teenagers from the 1960s would tell you. Whether it’s the decision of whether or not to attend college, or the impulsive chasing of a new love, there is always a choice to be made.

The Rekindled Friendship – CrossroadsYou might not have buried a time capsule like the girls in this movie, but you probably have some old friends who you’ve stopped being as close to. When Lucy, Mimi and Kit dig up a box they buried as children, they’re inspired to go on a cross-country road trip together and see if they can fulfill the “best friends forever” vow that they made when they were young. This is starring — wait for it — the one and only Britney Spears.

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Film & TV

The Great GatsbyMay 10

Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire star in this new film version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1920s novel. Writer Nick Callaway finds himself drawn to the junction of old and

new money when he meets the mysterious Jay Gatsby and starts unraveling the tangled web of Gatsby’s stories.

AftershockMay 10

This horror film is set in Chile, where an American tourist is spending his vacation. He strikes up a connection with other travelers, but everyone’s vacation takes a turn for the worst when

an earthquake hits the underground club they are in. When they make it back to the surface, the world they face is even worse than the horror that was underground.

PeeplesMay 10

Writer Tina Gordon Chism makes her directing debut in this drama co-produced by Tyler Perry. Wade Walker struggles to fit into the seemingly perfect Peeples family as he tries to

win the daughter’s hand. He finds that there are more to family ties than what lies on the surface.

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Dear men, If you grow chest hair, can legally drink, do your laundry without mommy’s hand-holding and have a voice that doesn’t randomly crack mid-sentence, then you ARE NOT allowed to LOL. I’ll go as far as saying I’m not sure anyone should ever drop an LOL post high school. This acronym, and most others, is reserved for sixteen-year-old girls.

Have you forgotten how to spell? Sentences got you down? Unless you were mugged by a verb or beaten senselessly by an idiom, I’m not sure why you’re so averse to talking properly. Oh wait, I know why. It’s because you’re busy. It takes too long to type out what you’re really trying to say, eh guys, because you’re super slammed trying to match your purse to your lipstick.

What are you LOL’ing about anyway? Does it burn? Got your LOL going hard? Just steady LOL’ing on your couch or maybe in the kitchen? Are you really just going to LOL right here in the office, unabashedly, with everyone watching? Dangerous. You’re showing everybody that you have lady bits where man parts are supposed to be.

The bottom line is that when a man LOLs, it’s cringe-worthy. Abbreviating on a regular basis is juvenile. Brevity is cool. You don’t have to write a novel every time you text, but standard use of acronyms is not meant for adult fingers. Write your mind. Choose a word. Get your meaning across with originality.

In the sad case of the twisted LOL, I understand what you’re attempting to do. You want to convey something is funny. I get it, but what I don’t get is what’s so wrong with a good, “Ha” or, “HaHa” or throwing down a good old, “Bahahaha”? Those examples express real laughter. They’re onomatopoeia’n on your phone. It’s territory marking at its finest. “Ha” is all man. My right-hand ring finger is actually so disturbed by having to type LOL over and over again for this article, it’s cramping in retaliation. I’m sorry, ring finger. We’re almost finished.

When a guy LOLs at me, I actually have a physical reaction to it. I crinkle my nose. I groan. I have to talk myself through the moment in that voice of projected embarrassment, “Oh, geez. Yeah. Well, there’s that.”

If you want to text somebody, don’t LOL on their screen. Gross. You have so many other choices that are above and beyond better. They know what they said was funny. Doy. You do too. Tell them you spit your Coke out. Give them a, “That’s hilarious. I just laughed like a burro and convulsed out of my chair. Standby, being kicked out of Starbucks.”

You could even get creative. That would change everything. Try these flow daddy’s on for size:PIMP – peeing in my pantsCUSH – cracking up so hardOMGTTFTIHADATS – oh my god that’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day and then some

Moral of the story is if you’re a man, don’t LOL. It will definitely push you into the friend zone and knock you down at least four rungs on the sexy ladder. But hey, what do I know? Maybe you should keep LOL’ing. It worked in the schoolyard. Women love it when you talk like a pubescent chick. Get your LOL on. YOLO!

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