gigglingwizard gave us some green tomatoes last week, so I decided to make fried green tomatoes for dinner. Not exactly on my diet, but very yummy.

Rob told me I was in charge of the cooking because I was the expert on fried green tomatoes.

I told him, "I've only done this once before, you know."

"But you've seen it done, right?"

"In a movie"But I haven't ( Read more... )

I confused the boy with my unusual use of the English language last night, again. I was doing some straightening of the house while we were talking on the phone. I looked down at my cell phone and noticed that the battery was almost dead, so I said I needed to stop moving around and light somewhere so I could plug in my phone. He was all, huh? I ( Read more... )

The Shag, aka the Carolina Shag, is a form of swing dancing popular in the Carolinas. It is the state dance of my home state of South Carolina. The Shag is almost always done to 1960's Beach Music.

Some examples of The Shag:

From a dance competition.

The video is darker, but this couple is great.Doesn't that just make you smile? They make ( Read more... )

I'm staying home to catch up on homework today. I'm about halfway done now. I'm typing this on a brand new keyboard courtesy of my cat Polybius, who decided to get my attention by knocking over my water onto my desk. I needed a new keyboard anyway.

What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Northeast

Judging by how you talk you are ( Read more... )

"Pull the door to" is a phrase I know from my childhood in South Carolina. It means to pull the door almost shut but not latched. You might want to do this to let a crack of light fall into the room, or when you want to close the door quietly without the sound of the latch clicking, such as when trying not to awaken a sleeping person. When I was ( Read more... )

I was really good at being social and personable at the various social functions this weekend. I'm pretty proud of myself for that. I mingled and talked with eight or ten people I had never met before. I was communicative and open. I bet no one would have ever guessed how shy I am. Why is it that I can be sociable some days and so withdrawn is ( Read more... )

Your Linguistic Profile:

45% General American English
35% Dixie
10% Yankee
5% Midwestern
5% Upper Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

When I was growing up in South Carolina, when it rained while the sun was shining, the kids always said "The Devil's beating his wife!" I always thought that was a cool saying.

I had a Southern moment the other day. I was picking up a few grocery items for a friend who wasn't feeling well. One of the items on the list she gave me was "Coke". I asked her if by "Coke" she meant that she actually wanted a Coke, or if she wanted a different carbonated beverage. Because, you see, where I grew up (South Carolina), "coke" is ( Read more... )

During last week's massage law class, my professor made a point (I can't remember why) about how people in different parts of the country view outsiders. He said his sister has lived in Conway, South Carolina (my home state, btw) for 20 years and she's still thought of as an outsider. But if you've lived in Columbus, Ohio for half an hour you're ( Read more... )

The department in my building where I go get coffee every morning has windows overlooking the Olentangy River. This moring I looked out the window to find that the surface of the river was frozen clear cross. Having been born and raised in the South, I've never seen ice covering a large river before. I asked one of my office mates if it was normal ( Read more... )