I have become excited by language learning again. The bub and I are doing baby-sign classes, the ones where you learn British Sign Language, and I have been amazed by the fact that it's not just a nice hour out now and then with babies, but good brain stretching learning. I had forgotten how much fun it is. I want to learn MORE. MORE I TELL YOU ( Read more... )

It is possible that I am bored with the project I am working on at the moment. I have gone through hysterical panic into boredom. Still don't think it will be ready in time, but it is what it is, and they'll just have to lump it. The fact that one of my editors commented on my use of the American style spelling for some words (recognize, etc) ( Read more... )

I'm still editing my enormo-document, and let me tell you, there are only so many Safe Working Practice and Handling Protocols written by semi-illiterates with a taste for self-aggrandisation that you can read before starting to gibber ( Read more... )

Is anyone else on Hotmail? I am always entertained by the adverts for their gossip/life-style magazine pages: "only on MSN: 'My husband is an addicted gambler'". I can never help parsing them as "only on MSN is my husband an addicted gambler", and then thinking "well, that's ok then, be on with you ( Read more... )