Friday, October 31, 2008

Waft.

Me: neroli, pink pepper, bamboo, champaca, freesia, basmati, myrrh, green tea and musk.

You: stale alcohol.

We clash. I'm moving over to 'politics', but you have good taste in design magazines.

Monday, October 20, 2008

Blorp.

Her face had changed. It was narrow as ever but it seemed to me that her maker was remoulding it from the chin up. I wondered if I was wrong to peg her as one of the pretty girls in class.

Then it hit me.

She got fat.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Squosh.

I can feel my butt crack when I sit down.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Practice #1.

From this Boing Boing post about Sarah Palin:

Andrew Sullivan, with whom I agree not all of the time, but do this time, says this about the CBS News interview embedded above: "All you can say is: unbelievable. Except it's true. She is the vice-presidential candidate of a national political party. Seriously."

The phrase I italicised is just really awkward. 'With whom' is usually deployed to avoid ending a sentence with a preposition, and the blogger was never in danger of that. What she really meant was:

Andrew Sullivan, who/whom I don't agree with all the time. . .

If she REALLY wanted to use 'with whom', I'd suggest:

Andrew Sullivan, with whom I disagree sometimes. . .

'Not all of the time' is as graceful as a clown in Dutch clogs. 'Whom' usage is sadly falling out of favour, and does sound a little old-fashioned and formal these days. Given the tone and content of Boing Boing, I think it would be consistent for the bloggers to stay away from 'whom'. Except in the steampunk posts, of course. ;)

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Blerk.

The freshly boiled pasta smelled like wet dog, but it didn't stop me form serving it with a side of French beans.

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Point.

Right now, there is only one famous female singer from Barbados and her name is Rihanna. Not Rhianna. Never Rhianna. Why is it so fucking difficult to get right?

Friday, April 25, 2008

Yowch.

Sadness triggers migraines.

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Twitch.

The box of head lice solution matched her pink flannel pyjama bottoms. Embarrassed to be seen in public, her hair hung dejectedly in dark, wet strings about her head. She shuffled across the parking lot into a waiting SUV, the soles of her white socks darkening with every step. She was a woman who had given up on Life.

But not lice.

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Sip.

When I'm pulling pieces of skin from the roof of my scalded mouth, I forget about things. Coffee allows me to go on.

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Tummy noises, 9.42am

Grrrrrrrrghhhhrrrrlllschhhrrrrrkkkkkeeeeee.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Slump.

And with nothing better to do, she decided to window shop in the hospital. "Ooooh, if I'm ever sick and hospitalized with an intravenous drip hooked to a vein, will somebody love me enough to get me one of those fruit hampers? Maybe I prefer chocolate. OooooOOoOooOoh, get well soon BALLOONS!"

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Mood: Grim.

Kitteh disapproves of talent going before its time. Lilo, Amy Wino, clean your acts up.

Friday, January 18, 2008

Ahem.

Keeping At Stiff Upper Lip turned two today. You promised her a pony.

Blee!

We had two nights of Chinese opera at our neighbour's funeral. People came and went, car doors slammed open and shut, and oh, how I longed to release our killer canines into the madness!