Ohm...
It is an entirely unpleasant day outside. The torrential downpour seems to have finally quit but the 80 km/h winds are still very much present and it's just grey and dark. I'd considered curling up on the couch with a book for the afternoon but my couch is currently occupied by the four-footer, who is a giant suck and has one throw underneath and one over top whilst he sleeps like a big lump in the freaking middle of the couch. *laughs* Suffice it to say, I am feeling completely unmotivated to do anything. But, the rain HAS stopped, so I suppose I'll get ready and go run some errands, so I don't have to do it tomorrow when I could be enjoying the solitude. The 'rents are having a mini-holiday Sunday night, staying at a hotel on the beach, in an effort to bring the mother's blood pressure down. It's being screwy on her and that sort of thing is always good for her, so off they go.
C and I are supposed to be going out tonight - last night of the Pop Explosion. Unfortunately, while there are lots of bands playing in lots of places, nothing even *starts* until 10/10:30/11/11:30, and of the like two names that I do recognise, I'm not interested in seeing either one. The rest are basically random hopes. And the venue that's most likely to have bands we'd like is the one that doesn't get going until 11:30. Oy. I know things tend to run late in this city but I wasn't really looking to be just *starting* my night at midnight, y'know? I'm thinking maybe we'll ditch the idea and go to the movies or something. Or cancel altogether much as I dislike flaking. But all I really want to do today is hibernate. :-/
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Link salad
In non-me news, I'm presuming that most everyone has heard the news that Dumbledore is gay. Considering that my father felt it important to tell me when it showed up in the Sunday paper, I'm thinking that it's probably saturated everywhere by now. :D But, just in case.
Many of you might have missed slowdevices's gorgeous Billie/Tré drabble; if so, go have a look. Beautiful language.
Speaking of language, as seen several places by now, Test your vocabulary and donate rice by the handful at the same time. I haven't tried it out yet but it's on mah list!
Zach Braff's found himself a nice Jewish girl: Shiri Appleby. They look cute together. :-)
synecdochic posted an interesting bit on monoculture that referred back to this post of vassilissa's about the USA and what non-Americans are expected to know about it. And touches on the other side of it, too, that conversely Americans can be shockingly ignorant of other countries/cultures. That last bit...that's kind of an ongoing national joke among Canadians, actually. Considering that we're, y'know, right there and all, geographically speaking. There are reasons that Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans is a much-beloved comedy sketch series. At the same time, it's a bit wince-inducing. (And yes, I *have* been asked before if I lived in an igloo. For reals.)
Aaaand some swearing in French!
I learned a new, very rude and filthy slang phrase in French today - which was actually something lacking in my vocabulary, as 'foutre' (fuck) doesn't carry nearly the same vulgarity as it does in English. (Unless that's changed?!) And of course, there is the Québecois superbadness of "Tabernac!" buuut the thing with that one is, if you don't get the etymology of it, that it's a truncated version of 'tabernacle' and is considered obscene because it's also considered blasphemous because Québec is, by and large, built on Catholicism, then it falls a bit flat. So it's not something you really *hear* outside Québec as it's truly a regional epithet. (Though I did see a guy on the subway in Toronto with it emblazoned on his T-shirt once, and very nearly commended him on it, hee. Also loved the name of the T-shirt company: monTréalités. Excellent play on 'Montréal' and 'mon réalité' (my reality).)
I did also learn a really filthy phrase about testicles in high school - and boy was it funny to watch the guy blush when he said it! - but I've long since forgotten it; all I remember was that it involved 'coquilles' as the slangified term. ANYWAY, the new-to-me phrase is, "Je t'encule." As it was explained where I found it:
If you want to insult someone, on the other hand, je t'encule (I fuck you in the arse) is universally appropriate and would express your general discontent with this particuliar [sic] person. Just don't expect to make any friends if you say that.
Interesting. :D
C and I are supposed to be going out tonight - last night of the Pop Explosion. Unfortunately, while there are lots of bands playing in lots of places, nothing even *starts* until 10/10:30/11/11:30, and of the like two names that I do recognise, I'm not interested in seeing either one. The rest are basically random hopes. And the venue that's most likely to have bands we'd like is the one that doesn't get going until 11:30. Oy. I know things tend to run late in this city but I wasn't really looking to be just *starting* my night at midnight, y'know? I'm thinking maybe we'll ditch the idea and go to the movies or something. Or cancel altogether much as I dislike flaking. But all I really want to do today is hibernate. :-/
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Link salad
In non-me news, I'm presuming that most everyone has heard the news that Dumbledore is gay. Considering that my father felt it important to tell me when it showed up in the Sunday paper, I'm thinking that it's probably saturated everywhere by now. :D But, just in case.
Many of you might have missed slowdevices's gorgeous Billie/Tré drabble; if so, go have a look. Beautiful language.
Speaking of language, as seen several places by now, Test your vocabulary and donate rice by the handful at the same time. I haven't tried it out yet but it's on mah list!
Zach Braff's found himself a nice Jewish girl: Shiri Appleby. They look cute together. :-)
synecdochic posted an interesting bit on monoculture that referred back to this post of vassilissa's about the USA and what non-Americans are expected to know about it. And touches on the other side of it, too, that conversely Americans can be shockingly ignorant of other countries/cultures. That last bit...that's kind of an ongoing national joke among Canadians, actually. Considering that we're, y'know, right there and all, geographically speaking. There are reasons that Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans is a much-beloved comedy sketch series. At the same time, it's a bit wince-inducing. (And yes, I *have* been asked before if I lived in an igloo. For reals.)
Aaaand some swearing in French!
I learned a new, very rude and filthy slang phrase in French today - which was actually something lacking in my vocabulary, as 'foutre' (fuck) doesn't carry nearly the same vulgarity as it does in English. (Unless that's changed?!) And of course, there is the Québecois superbadness of "Tabernac!" buuut the thing with that one is, if you don't get the etymology of it, that it's a truncated version of 'tabernacle' and is considered obscene because it's also considered blasphemous because Québec is, by and large, built on Catholicism, then it falls a bit flat. So it's not something you really *hear* outside Québec as it's truly a regional epithet. (Though I did see a guy on the subway in Toronto with it emblazoned on his T-shirt once, and very nearly commended him on it, hee. Also loved the name of the T-shirt company: monTréalités. Excellent play on 'Montréal' and 'mon réalité' (my reality).)
I did also learn a really filthy phrase about testicles in high school - and boy was it funny to watch the guy blush when he said it! - but I've long since forgotten it; all I remember was that it involved 'coquilles' as the slangified term. ANYWAY, the new-to-me phrase is, "Je t'encule." As it was explained where I found it:
If you want to insult someone, on the other hand, je t'encule (I fuck you in the arse) is universally appropriate and would express your general discontent with this particuliar [sic] person. Just don't expect to make any friends if you say that.
Interesting. :D