Friday, January 28th, 2005...9:21 pm
All forgiven
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Jellyfish and I disagree about some things, like Captain Gaylord Von Trapp.
And I have a very slow dial-up connection, and little patience.
So it’s only today I see the wonder that is her Australia Day post. Read it and weep.
My nextest favourite was from Sheriff.
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January 28th, 2005 at 9:41 pm
My favourite line from The Sound of Mucous, from Reverend Mother:
“Maria, what is it you can’t face?”
Say it with me, in an Austrian accent. Magic.
January 29th, 2005 at 1:36 am
Burnt Karma, first that classic call about Karen C., and now this! You are defmaing all my heroes – but damn, you do it so well!
I was going to post that too, but I coulsn’t remember who said it – I thought the Captain said it to Rolf? Anyway, moving on…
Zoe, you are far too nice- I don’t think it’s very good – I am panicking now and want to change it and make it better!
January 29th, 2005 at 2:01 am
We had one of those parenting skills 101 free pamphlets from the government which about dealing with toddlers. One of the suggestions was about phrasing, eg “Don’t bite. We don’t bite. Biting hurts.”
The syntax has become part of our little family things we say. Which is why the first thing that came into my head when I read that was:
Don’t freak out, Jellyfish.
Freaking out hurts.
Hungover and long winded today, I’m afraid. It’s a cracker of a post.
January 30th, 2005 at 4:08 am
All forgiven? – not until your site features moon phases that correspond to what I (and you) see in the Canberra night sky.
We are in the southern hemisphere, gang. The bright bit moves from left to right down here, not from right to left as you see in the northern hemisphere (and on your moon phases graphic).
Look up at the sky yourself tonight if you don’t believe me.
(See http://www.astro.umd.edu/education/astro/moon/phases.html)
January 30th, 2005 at 9:25 am
Heh, I’ll try to remember that advice, Zoe. Although, I kind of prefer the wisdom that my a boss in childcare once gave me re. kids biting – ‘If they bite you, bite ‘em back, and say, “See? How do you like it?”‘ She was a Christian too. I guess she maybe forgot the ‘turn the other cheek’ bit. (It was a surprisingly effective technique. Not that I tried it or anything.)
Those little pamphlets make me sad. The only people who ever read them are the ones that don’t need to.
January 30th, 2005 at 10:41 am
Bless you, pjm. If you can tell me where there’s a nifty southern-friendly device like the one I have, I will change it immediate.
And Jelly, the saddest thing I’ve heard about those pamphlets was picking them up at a picnic day and being told they were short enough for dads to read.
January 31st, 2005 at 5:49 am
zo,
are you gunna shout us all a drink sometime soon, to say, “Thanks for voting (or not voting, as the case may be) for me”?
I reckon it would be the decent thing to do. We can come along dressed as Gandalf or aragorn or something like that, for Jelyfish’s mum.
January 31st, 2005 at 10:29 pm
Sure, Steev, just bring me a printout of your voting confirmation and it’s on me.
February 1st, 2005 at 1:25 am
I had a friend who bit me, and my mum bit her back for me. Certainly did the trick.
Mind you, I don’t think the other mother was very happy.
February 1st, 2005 at 2:31 am
I didn’t vote for anyone, I’ sick of blog awards, however I’d like a nice drink anyway. And I’m not even all that fussy, no carlton draught, no red wine heavier than Merlot, no sweet whites, prefer my whiskeys from Scotland or Ireland…
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