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I Hate Limericks
The common cormorant (or shag)
Lays eggs inside a paper bag,
You follow the idea, no doubt?
It's to keep the lightning out.
But what these poor, unfortunate birds
Have never thought of, is that herds
Of bears might come with buns
And steal the bags to hold the crumbs.
- Christopher Isherwood
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Writer's Block: When I Grow Up
Yes to the first question. But if you think I am answering the second one then you are a fool. The elementary rules of interrogation include the very useful advice that you should only ask one question at a time. That way the subject cannot evade something s/he does not wish to answer. This is particularly true when the situation involves sex ( Read more... ) -
Because I know you'll know why...
This is specifically for duck_or_rabbit, good 'Maurice' scholar that you are, since you are working mercilessly hard this week. 'One of the most beautiful pieces of music I know.
For everyone else too, enjoy.
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Insomnia
If you weren't crazy *before* the sleeplessness gets you, then it's a hop, skip, and a jump away once it does. So, to pass time and avoid catastrophe, here, for your edification, is something to watch (2 things):
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Writer's Block: LiveJournal Book Club
Howards End (E.M. Forster)
Read it during May, outdoors, amidst the grass and the trees. It is a life-changing book. Forster is not everyone's cup of tea, especially now, when his style is not fashionable, and nor are his concerns. Oh! but the unseen behind the seen, the mysticism in his prose, his understanding of whimsy, chance, fate, and ( Read more... ) -
Nicked from a better place
50 Things You Probably Didn't Need or Want to Know About Me.
1. What colour is your toothbrush? Prussian blue and white.
2. Name one person who made you smile today? Virginie...every day.
3. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Lying in A&E with my arm bound and elevated, awaiting sutures.
4. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? Shaking a lot.
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Writer's Block: Taxmen and Poetry
The sea is rising and the world is sand.
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Go(o)d and Evil are fighting for your soul
Magic and religion are two sides of the same coin. One side admits Man's agency, the other side regrets it. Both sides are testing you. There is a way to fail on either side.
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