Taste of Home

Taste of Home, originally uploaded by liz_isabella.

Skin

You are embedded on my skin
Indelible
Immovable as the mole on my forehead -
The one you'd touch and call
Yours.

Hazy shade of winter

Hazy shade of winter, originally uploaded by liz_isabella.

TMI

I always wear co-ordinating underwear. It's a bit of a compulsion. Today, by some trick of fate and by virtue of Gap's knicker range, I did not. It bugged me far more than it should have done. I think I may need some kind of intervention.

A Sign

A Sign, originally uploaded by liz_isabella.

Language Is A Fluid Thing

This morning, while simultaneously doing a crossword and trying to convert grams into kilograms.

"What's smaller than an inch?" I asked.

"What?" he said.

"You get millimeters, which are smaller than centimeters, but what's smaller than an inch?" I asked again.

"You don't get milli-inches," he agreed.

"We just say 'half an inch' or 'quarter inch',' I said. "We should have deci-inches."

"Or centi-inches," he said. "Cinches!"

"Ha!" I said. "Excellent use of language."

"Well, you know what they say. A miss is as good as a cinch," he answered.

In Such a Hurry

I'm in such a hurry for the good stuff to get here. The feeling of anticipation feels an awful lot like anxiety, but it's not, it's the thrilled hope that something good is round the corner. But I can't be in hurry. A little bit of patience never killed anyone, did it?

No Man Is An Island

I was turning this over today while struggling not to drown in an aqual class.

As much as I'd rather not be privy to other people's thoughts, sometimes I wish we had more of a shared conciousness. There's so much going on inside our minds, but we stop short of sharing it. It's too personal, or we dismiss it as too silly, or naive. And sometimes the moment just passes.

Yes, occasionally you have a perfect moment of accord.

But that just makes me more sure that we are all islands, isolated inside our minds.

Overheard On A Bus

Chav 1: But never going to get a promotion, yeah? Because I've used up all my leave and all my sick.

Chav 2: But you can come back from that.

Chav 1: Yeah, but not until next year like. But right, I see my sick as leave, right? That's three weeks that I have off yeah?

Chav 2: Yeah, that's true.

Chav 1: And I'm too friendly with the customers like. I tell them right off not to get a credit card. I tell them, don't waste your time. I don't have one.

The Absence of Light

100_1200, originally uploaded by liz_isabella.

Overheard In A Punt

Punter: Wait, is she the one with the weird eye?

Puntee: She does not have a weird eye!

No Wonder Cats Sleep So Much

Today I...

- bought a framed map of the West Coast

- alphabetised my bookshelves

I consider that an extremely good day.

Senor Don Gato

I loved this song but I never learned all the words. Will have to teach it to The Nephew.

My Future Career

A remarkable brainstorming session during lunch today revealed that I should devote myself to developing a hotline for confused readers. Readers across the world would be able call me and ask for advice on what to read next.

Just think! I wouldn't have to prowl around Waterstones, waiting for the furrowed brow of the bamboozled bibliophile. I wouldn't have to lurk, waiting to hear the words, "Do you think this is any good?" No more randomly inserting myself into the conversations of complete strangers, just to recommend my favourite author.

What I'm envisioning is that customers would dial 1 for Fantasy, 2 for Non-Fiction, 3 for Kids, etc. And maybe there could be an and-if-you-still-can't-figure-out-what-you-want option. Dial 8 for random suggestions by our extremely erudite founder and leader.

This idea has merit! Just need to think of a name...

Books Books Books

It's been a shockingly long time since I updated my loyal readers (*coff* Marissa *coff*) on the newest additions to my bookshelves. I've added a lot in recent months, and to be honest, I've been remiss in keeping a list.

So I'll only add:

- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami (comes recommended as a good Murakami starting point - yes, that's right, it'll be my first)
- Mr Knightley's Diary by Amanda Grange
- Edmund Bertram's Diary by Amanda Grange
- Captain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda Grange

It's not as if I need an excuse to re-read Jane Austen, but this will be a fun way to lead into into it.

Oh yes, and one more.

- The MacKades: Rafe and Jared by Nora Roberts.

No comment.

Goldfish Drama

I don't think I'm cut out for goldfish keeping. It's too stressful! I keep expecting them to peg it at any moment!