My brother's goldfish was found dead this morning. It was an apparent suicide; it was found on the floor outside the bowl, obviously having been dead for some time ( Read more... )

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You know those days where every time you step outside there's a sudden, out of nowhere rainstorm?

Today there were constant rainstorms. Everyone I saw was dripping wet and carrying an umbrella. But whenever I so much as put a toe outside it stopped raining for about a minute longer than I needed it to stay dry.

This was a happy day.

I'd like to ( Read more... )

I want to quote a passage I found in a book about the treatment of madness today ( Read more... )

I learned a new word today.

Funambulist.

It means tightrope walker.

I also learned:

murine

mouse-like.

I jusr heard a radio ad saying that as a Christmas present to all commuters Irish Rail would be running all trains in all directions all weekends between now and Christmas.

Only in this country would "Hey, we won't leave you stranded in the city, or stranded in the putrid depths of suburbia, you're safe to travel" be an advertising plus point.

I was walking down the road, and there was a man lurking behind some bushes. I was about to cross the street to avoid the creepy blighter, but then he pointed a car alarm thingy at a car and pressed the button, just as two women were walking by. The alarm starting going off and the two of them just about wet themselves ( Read more... )

Last year, R and I went out to lunch one day, as we often did and still do. However, this lunchtime we took longer than normal because we were engaged in some scintillating debate (obviously, I was winning but he wouldn't admit defeat. I hate that). On arriving back to R's office about a half an hour later than usual we noticed that the ceiling had ( Read more... )