Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Miscellanies of 12.2.08




Chocolate covered pretzels are very good.

Thermals are a God-send particularly when you go home to a house that is not heated due to a general cost cutting strategy.

"Hunt and Peck" - I recently read a short story in the New Yorker (dated 12/1/08, page 65 'In Other Rooms, Other Wonders").  The witty descriptive number was used to describe character Husna's method in using the typewriter.

Prodigious - I heard someone use this word at work - I certainly do not remember the context of it.  "remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree: the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel."  Yes, my vocabulary is lackluster.

For New Year's Eve, I want to wear a modestly made paper crown at a dinner party and sing 'Auld Lang Syne' at the stroke of 12.  Small excerpt:

"Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintances be forgotten,
And days of long ago !"


Why is it that I always get extremely tired at 11pm and after taking a 5 minute nap find myself ready to have fun in the wee hours?

2 comments:

boobie_ipa said...

the nap is not typically 5 mins at my house!

genevieve said...

hah, i've got a plastic princess crown from daiso that you could wear if you'd like! :)