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On cleaning
Feb. 27th, 2002 12:11 am%$*^#@*!!! Sorry, I had to get that off my chest. This is the fifth time I've tried to post this update.
The problem with having as much clothing as I do is not so much that it may take a while to decide what to wear but that one is tempted to wear the same old things all the time (at least when spending the day at home) and so not wearing the more unusual pieces. Rearranging my closet, the question today wasn't "Have I worn this in the past year or two?", though that did come up. It was rather "I've worn this recently but do I really like it enough to wear it again instead of one of my thirty-plus other tops? No! Out with it!" *cheers from the crowd as I toss the offending garment onto the To Get Rid Of pile* The "Do I honestly think I'll ever be able to sqeeze into this again?" question also made an appearance. Thank heavens I'm secure in the knowledge that I'm far from overweight because I had to get rid of three pairs of worn to perfection but now too tight jeans.
I always feel slightly foolish when it comes to clothes; I have so many, yet I keep buying more. And I keep talking about them. Can I claim to be interested in fashion from a purely artistic point of view?
Three and a half weeks into my vacation and hardly a dent in my to-read stack. Bleagh. I should have known better than to go to the library...
On a lighter note, here's a little list of translations for your amusement that made me laugh out loud when I found them today. They also work as a way to test your general knowledge.
Monage à trois - I am three years old.
Veni, vipi, vici - I came, I am a very important person, I conquered.
Felix navidad - Our cat has a boat.
Visa la France - Don't leave your château without it!
Posh mortem - Deathstyles of the rich and famous.
Après Moe le déluge - Curly & Larry got wet.
Répondez s'il vous plaid - Honk if you're Scottish.
Cogito, eggo sum - I think, therefore, I am a waffle.
So, who got them all? ^_^ As much as I'd love to list a source for this, I copied it off a computer printout a friend of mine had in cégep, but I've no doubt it's floating around the internet somewhere, possibly with many more entries than I have here. If anyone's seen anymore of these, let me know so I can laugh some more!
I didn't have any deep thoughts to share today. Though I will say that while trying to fall asleep last night (morning) I had a sudden flash of inspiration for a story. A serious flash, that had me almost sitting up in bed grabbing for a pen. Then I thought that it was too late for that and that it would be better to meditate on the idea and sleep on it. Should I remember the idea in the morning, I would write it.
I remembered it! Only wrote a few paragraphs so far, but I started!
The problem with having as much clothing as I do is not so much that it may take a while to decide what to wear but that one is tempted to wear the same old things all the time (at least when spending the day at home) and so not wearing the more unusual pieces. Rearranging my closet, the question today wasn't "Have I worn this in the past year or two?", though that did come up. It was rather "I've worn this recently but do I really like it enough to wear it again instead of one of my thirty-plus other tops? No! Out with it!" *cheers from the crowd as I toss the offending garment onto the To Get Rid Of pile* The "Do I honestly think I'll ever be able to sqeeze into this again?" question also made an appearance. Thank heavens I'm secure in the knowledge that I'm far from overweight because I had to get rid of three pairs of worn to perfection but now too tight jeans.
I always feel slightly foolish when it comes to clothes; I have so many, yet I keep buying more. And I keep talking about them. Can I claim to be interested in fashion from a purely artistic point of view?
Three and a half weeks into my vacation and hardly a dent in my to-read stack. Bleagh. I should have known better than to go to the library...
On a lighter note, here's a little list of translations for your amusement that made me laugh out loud when I found them today. They also work as a way to test your general knowledge.
Monage à trois - I am three years old.
Veni, vipi, vici - I came, I am a very important person, I conquered.
Felix navidad - Our cat has a boat.
Visa la France - Don't leave your château without it!
Posh mortem - Deathstyles of the rich and famous.
Après Moe le déluge - Curly & Larry got wet.
Répondez s'il vous plaid - Honk if you're Scottish.
Cogito, eggo sum - I think, therefore, I am a waffle.
So, who got them all? ^_^ As much as I'd love to list a source for this, I copied it off a computer printout a friend of mine had in cégep, but I've no doubt it's floating around the internet somewhere, possibly with many more entries than I have here. If anyone's seen anymore of these, let me know so I can laugh some more!
I didn't have any deep thoughts to share today. Though I will say that while trying to fall asleep last night (morning) I had a sudden flash of inspiration for a story. A serious flash, that had me almost sitting up in bed grabbing for a pen. Then I thought that it was too late for that and that it would be better to meditate on the idea and sleep on it. Should I remember the idea in the morning, I would write it.
I remembered it! Only wrote a few paragraphs so far, but I started!
