Body of Work
When I asked you to choose my next non-fiction adventure and the votes started rolling in for The Island at the Centre of the World – mor cast a phone vote – I discovered that after all that, I did know what book I wanted to read and it was Body of Work: Meditations on…
Obstacle Course
Thanks so much for all the birthday attention – it nicely met all my Attention Slut requirements for the day. Which, by the way, turned out to be absolutely wonderful. And was a nice contrast from this past weekend, which was a smidge frustration. To wit: This past weekend was Buskerfest. Again. Seems like they…
45
Here it is. Or rather, it’ll be here tomorrow. 45. Forty-five. Femogfyrre. Quarante-cinq. Fünfundvierzig. Cuarenta y cinco. XLV. I’d hoped that by saying it over and over again, in different ways and languages it would lose its meaning. No such luck. (OK, so I had to look up the last two. I don’t speak that…
Hodge Podge
Today’s a bit of a cop-out – I’ve got a deadline that needs wrangling (the bleedin’ thing’s like herding cats) and all my wee grey cells are therefore occupied. Well, mostly they’re getting distracted by anything shiny that passes by, but I’m going to force the wee fuckers to focus and produce something worthwhile today….
One of These Things is Not Like the Others
Picture this: I’m at a corner at the start of a quick run for groceries. The opposite light turns red and several cars, a van and a large firetruck stop in front of the crosswalk and I start to move across the street. Halfway – exactly halfway – the chair stops. Not the “clunk, one…
A Rant in the Key of Big Brother
We’re about midway through the eighth season of Big Brother – yes, today is about a reality show, but be patient, there is a major rant coming – and for the first time in nearly 8 years of faithful obsession to the awful brilliance that is BB, I’m considering dumping the show. The remaining contestants…
Meant To Be?
“… may your god go with you” – Dave Allen Last week’s walk on the edge of controversy and the resulting comments were so much fun that I’ve decided to dive into another usually taboo topic. Politics? Nah, makes me too angry. I know! Let’s talk about religion! But before I move on, I feel…
Last Minute Musings
I forgot what day it was, what with the Harry Pottering and… well, really, only with the Harry Pottering. I’m in the middle of chapter 31 and since about the mid-20s, I’ve had an overwhelming urge to go read something else for a couple of weeks, which is what I do when I love a…