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Camy

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  1. In the U.K. the 18th is sucking your thumb appreciation day - a panacea for those of us not limber enough to suck what we really want to. ;)

    23rd. What is this curling of which you write? A synonym for spooning? We like Spooning: especially with tea spoons, which make it all the harder. Those that use table spoons are wusses, and ladles are cheating.

    Finally, sad to say, your dates are all wrong. The day comes first, then the month and then the year. It's obvious. And as English originated in England, compulsory. Standing in the corner for an hour is the official punishment for those who mis-date.

  2. It teaches me patience, and that language's main purpose it to convey meaning, not to show how smart we are by using arcane and esoteric words.

    Sure. You can get by with a very small vocabulary. But eventually, once the arcane and esoteric nuances and its diversity and richness has been forgotten, the language will die from boredom. Then where's the fun?

    Perhaps, Cole, you should do a Henry Higgins (Pygmailion) and teach your South African friend the beauty of English. Or not. Gawd 'elp us if, in response, you have to learn txt spk.

  3. Exciting times!

    The nearest I've ever been was trying to put out a forest fire that I was partially responsible for starting. The way the flames leapt between trees terrified. Once, early on, we thought we had it out only to find it had travelled underground and started again, but in many different places. It felt alive - almost as if it was teasing and taunting us - and so, so hot.

    When the firebrigade arrived we stayed to help - which was the only reason, we were told, we weren't arrested.

    Several hours later my dad picked us up. Two fourteen year olds with singed hair, burnt tent and rucksacks, feeling very sorry for themselves and smelling awful. He wasn't impressed.

  4. Your 'First Random Thought' didn't disarm, so much as discombobulate. Not because you're apparently closer to shuffling off your mortal coil than I am, but because I'm not partial to having my post rehearsal cinnamon toast and coffee upset by morbid thoughts.

    Yep, it's true: we're all on our way out. I cannot deny it. But personally I like to forget. Put the thought at the back of a bottom drawer (wrapped in that sweater I hate but can't throw away), and bury the chest as deep as possible at the far end of the garden. You know what I mean. No doubt one day soon some hooded chap with a scythe will dig it up and, giggling, wave it in my face, but that's for then. Now is for now... isn't it?

    Ann sounds rather nice, and most wise. I think I know what you mean about fashion sense and the style label. The problem the majority of our minority have when is comes to flamboyance - sexual or otherwise - is a distinct lack of it. I very occasionally wish I was as camp as a row of tents, but have to face the fact I'm not, and if I tried I'd fall flat on my face. Besides, who - other than the participating parties - really gives a damn what one does with one's genitalia? And if they care so much... why do they?

    Welcome to the blogs, Bi_Janus, and thanks for an interesting first post. :)

  5. Jason is a restauranteur, Ben, in case you didn't know. He's always looking for new dishes to serve up to his ever faithful diners. He probably thought evil pot bunnies would be a little like stargazey pie, with bunny ears rather than fish heads - a la Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction ;)

  6. Ha! I knew you had it in you. A blog, I mean. You da Blue, man. Or are you hinting your name is really Hue? Or just shades of the other? You can't be Ben Hur 'cause there aren't chariots anymore. Not here, anyway. True, some people drive like there are - and don't spare the horses, but we're not talking about horses either, are we? Are we? If we are I'm very confused. Perhaps now would be a good time for a lie down. Yes, good idea.

    G'night John boy. ;)

  7. Ooh yeah! I like this 'new and improved blog experience™' a lot. Not that I have any idea what 4 alarm hot wings are. I can't see you eating aircraft so I suppose they're avian - though not emu, 'cause if they were I'd be squarking for a snack of sautéed Jason's arse with a side dish of pickled Rimbaud goolies. Just sayin'. ;)

    Definitely highly entertaining: this blog. Is it fair to assume the policeman stopped you getting your fix? Why don't they deliver? Are they, whatever they are, really that hot?

  8. Thank you all, sincerely.

    I'm not sure why I find NaNoWriMo so captivating. I guess it's that I'm bone idle, and any impetus helps - even a completely artificial event where 'winning' is mainly bragging rights to yet another unfinished piece.

    As unwitting therapy this blog entry has been wonderful!

  9. Quasi-Gay took a couple of the characters from Carrots & Celery and continued their story. It wasn't the continuation of C&C itself.

    So much for the phrase, "Once it's on the Net, it's there forever."

    Actually, Des, provided it spidered a site when the site or story was complete, the 'wayback machine' at archive.org has pretty much everything since 2002 (or thereabouts).

  10. Yeah, it's a great story. Part of the reason I liked it so much was that the characters liked several movies I like, and I got turned onto - and bought - 'The Princess Bride' an excellent Rob Reiner film.

    It's sad she's gone, and sadder that she's removed her fiction - unless, of course, she's got herself published!

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