I admit that this one wasn’t all that well thought out—I normally don’t think well during summer months; my brain’s too fried. However, the calendar says one thing, and normally, you would go look for that one thing to find the egg, but this time, I didn’t quite think it through, and that one thing doesn’t exist, since I didn’t post when I should have posted this month. Heck … the first person to tell me when I should have…
This one’s a biggie. It seems like everyone in the world and their mother get this wrong, and by this, I mean the difference between the three verbs to lie, to lie, and to lay. Turaluralu. First, we have the verb to lie, meaning to tell an untruth. Of the three verbs, this one is the least misused, as most people know how to conjugate it—and why not? It’s very straightforward. Today, I lie. You lie. He lies. We lie….
Reading the credits crawling up the screen after watching Harry Potter, H.E. and I remark on the names and job titles. HE: Stunt secretary. You’d be perfect for that. Me [imagining self leaping four-story file cabinets, whipping phone cords around the necks of villianous clients, and shooting stapleguns at evil bosses while racing around office desks]: Oh, yeah. I could totally do that. HE: I mean, because of your clumsiness. I can see you stumbling around the office, knocking yourself…
I’ve become a mite obsessive about this whole crochet thing. Since I started thinking about it last month, I’ve managed to dig out my mom’s Complete Guide to Needlework book, bought myself a few crochet needles and some yarn, and crocheted a few items here and there, with about a couple of weeks off to recover from some stiffness in my back, neck, and shoulder that I’m sure came from obsessing about my newfound hobby. So far, I’ve crocheted a…
I expect it to be very quiet on the net today, more so than usual on a Saturday. I imagine that people the world over are busily reading the final Harry Potter book and staying away from anything that might spoil the ending for them before they’ve finished. Me, I’m content to wait. The book prices usually fall right after the first big rush … because stores might have ordered too many. I once bought a hardcover Harry Potter book…