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The Chosen is back
I am very excited to report that Jet Wolf is back and The Chosen is to be updated on the 10th August. I am giddy. And grateful.
Gamut
That’s a good word. I came across a Dorothy Parker quote I hadn’t seen before – “This wasn’t just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible. This was terrible with raisins in it.” (does it date it if raisins are considered … Continue reading
“It’s me…Gabrielle”
Whenever I have a colon vs semi-colon moment I google colon semi xena to find The Blue Quill which uses the Xena and Gabrielle characters in suggestive situations to illustrate good grammar. I always thought it was a clever and … Continue reading
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Gibbous Moon
Since there is a gibbous moon, here are the lyrics to Ghost World by the marvellous Aimee Mann: Finals blew, I barely knew My graduation speech And with college out of reach If I don’t find a job It’s down … Continue reading
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I can’t be asked to do that
There are some absolute corkers of “phonetic near-misses” here. One of my favourites in fan fiction is peeked or peaked for piqued: it crops up all the time and I cheer when it is spelled correctly.
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Almost poetry
I love these lyrics and coupled with Kathryn Williams‘s delicate vocals, the effect is gorgeous. Old Low Light #2 In a room banging on about the world in words There’s an old low light it flicks on and off Like … Continue reading
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We need to talk about Kevin
Half of this novel by Lionel Shriver is stunning, thought provoking, insightful and dowright uncomfortable. However, it over reaches itself and descends into incredulity. I coped with six year old Kevin in nappies and not in therapy but reading about … Continue reading
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Ramble
I wish I was better at writing about music. I don’t think I can adequately express myself mainly because as much as love music I essentially have cloth ears. Although, recently I did do a University of Newcastle survey which … Continue reading
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Sarah Harmer
I am looking forward to the new Sarah Harmer album. My appreciation of her has crept on me very subtly. I had downloaded a handful of random tracks by her (I do that a lot; download tracks and subsequently haven’t … Continue reading
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Latest
My word, I have just discovered somebody is reading this…well, I suppose that was the point! Anyway, I have been very slack recently, in fact, ever since my OU course finished and I haven’t been up here looking for excuses … Continue reading