14:09 Right. Time to get ready to go to the dentist for Part 2 of the root canal. Meep... #
16:37 Back from dentist. Again, root canal no more unpleasant than standard filling. Good, because in 2 weeks' time I'm back for another one... #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter10:52 Puzzling over the product category "Pastas nourished and cooled" #
11:26 This is frustrating. I *have* a rice cooker, BUT I don't know what to call it in Italian. And it comes up in my current translation. #
11:28 Apparently, "cuociriso" exists. At least, Google thinks so. I'm going to go with it. #
12:55 @matociquala It depends on the length of the paragraph :-) #
13:23 Job finished and delivered. I am sleepy and grumpy. #
21:20 I took out my winter jacket for going out tonight, and I'm very glad that I did. Sigh. #
21:21 Also, they're putting up Christmas lighting on Grafton Street. From a truck called "Highway Maintenance". #
21:21 And: saw a spectacular meteor while walking along Stephen's Green -- bright enough to be clearly visible just on top of the shopping centre. #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter00:02 RT @clanwilliam Best wikipedia editor's query ever: "They are very funny.[citation needed]" (Re Mrs Ackroyd Band, FYI) #
11:04 I've wimped out and turned on the heating. It does make the place somewhat more comfortable... #
15:11 RT @FakeAPStylebook Avoid excessive use of contractions. The baby will come when it comes. <--- groan! #
16:42 Rowling's spell names are physically painful. #
16:42 Other than that, definitely enjoying Order of the Phoenix more than the previous 3 I read -- but still not a fan #
17:48 @annafdd LOL @ Puppy Channel #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter00:38 @clanwilliam Did you know that N is a deadly insult in Italian? ;-) #
00:39 @zeborah Frisky benches can be a problem... #
21:56 RT @bigajm If running late to airprt,phone RyanAir who will gladly delay your flight's departure for up to an hr for no fee #tipsforUKvisit #
22:28 RT @viletemptress #BestHashtagEver RT @rupertg Farmhouse Mature #cheeseorporngenre <-- ROFL!! #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter23:56 I didn't know tubes of tomato paste could explode #
00:18 Ignobel candidate of the day: "Fellatio by fruit bats prolongs copulation time" tinyurl.com/y8set22 #
13:50 The #tipsforUKvisit hashtag is fun :-) #
15:00 @RFLong Don't tempt fate... #
18:55 RT @jonhoneyball At the London Prom Concerts, it is traditional to whoop, bark, holler and clap between movements of a Symphony. [1/2] #
18:55 RT @jonhoneyball #tipsforUKvisit [2/2] #
18:56 Sorry, this client sometimes is really stoopid #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter23:26 RT @viletemptress "I'll be your Christmas Tree. I'll stand in the corner of your room and flash" #thingsyouwishyouhadn'theardatwork #
07:44 Yay! I woke up before 8am! Maybe I'm managing to reset my internal clock... #
11:24 Butter doesn't melt in my pocket :-) #
11:26 @nwbrux #fb congratulations! #
12:26 @irinarempt Well, and the fact that it was my jacket pocket -- well insulated... #<
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12:52 @wyvernfriend LOL @ Chapters! I knew the term, but was about to ask if you had the category in your catalogue... #
15:21 Firefox just crashed. I only had about 45 tabs open in several different windows! Kids these days... #
15:22 ...but you know what? "Restore previous session" is the best invention since the WWW. #
18:28 @RFLong wow, great pics! #
18:44 RT @Kate_Sheehy RT @Antiqueight: you have all seen this from @clanwilliam right? bit.ly/3188EF #
18:51 I think I shall try a Tempeh Experiment tonight #
18:58 Phase 1 results: it is in fact possible to chop off an appropriately-sized portion of frozen tempeh without using a hammer. #
19:14 Phase 2 report: mincing semi-frozen tempeh is actually easier than mincing unfrozen tempeh #
20:41 Phase 3 results: good. Marinade with light soy/dark soy/Shaoxing wine works. Could be improved by browning the tempeh instead of scorching. #
20:50 E
aten with korean rice and kimchi #
10:24 @irinarempt Ohh shiny word game... :-) #
12:51 Feeling better today. Will brave the outside world, mainly because I need food... #
13:31 The outside world is cold. But it does have food in it. (Now a little bit less.) #
13:32 @clanwilliam : @FakeAPStylebook is great :-D #
16:54 People are commenting on my LJ. Brain too fried now to respond. Later. #
16:55
Instead, I'll revise my translation of how to keep your plastic pipe fitting factory from burning to the ground. #
17:59 @fluffcthulhu I note the use of the past tense, as in "was"... #
19:41 @_gmh_ You're just prejudiced against short people. #
20:00 Ha! Job finished and delivered. OTOH, I have a headache. Can't have everything, I suppose. #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitterMaybe it should be rephrased to "someone's grandmother"?
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23:43 Sole: The underside of a foot, shoe or boot. Sole: Flatfish of the family Soleidae. Soul: The animating and vital principle in humans. #
11:44 Still no better and no worse. Mystery, but most unlikely to be flu. My prescription: stay nice and warm, hot drinks, nice food. #
13:31 Bored, still not well, current translation easy but boring. I'll read some Internets. #
13:53 GameHouse's free game of the day is a platformer. Blah. #
16:22 Squee! Just got cool present from @annafdd, via nice if somewhat wet USB guy #
17:04 @annafdd Well, looked like one, definitely. I wouldn't want to be judgmental though. #
17:04 @annafdd You don't need another plate of salmon sushi. You don't. ...but wouldn't it be *nice*? :-) #
18:55 RT @fluffcthulhu If you are quick: sub-editor fail tinyurl.com/ycmo9tj #
20:00 Now I'm craving sweet food. This is Highly Unusual. Probably another symptom of the Mysterious Plague. #
21:15</ em> Had bread with butter and honey (chestnut) for dinner. That should fix the cravings for a while... #
23:03 @annafdd : are the black lipstick, wellies and three roses all part of the same (evil?) plan? #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter01:04 I was planning to go to bed about an hour and a half ago. Foiled again. Going now. #
12:31 @_gmh_ That's a very distracting smell when trying to work... #
12:50 @irinarempt Alternatively, you can always eat them separately all by yourself... :-) #
13:54 @green_knight It is always somehow pleasant to hear that the weather is worse somewhere else... #
14:27 @green_knight L
unch. What a good idea! #
15:35 RT @FakeAPStylebook "Buggy jockey" is an insulting term to the Amish and should only be used in the online edition. #
15:45 @wyvernfriend Cool! I didn't know either! #
15:47 RT @wyvernfriend I didn't realise that there was a sacred well in Trinity's Grounds bit.ly/4ABXjr #
18:11 @irinarempt Uh, I'd no idea either... #
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:12 No fever, but it feels like I have one... ok, no choir tonight, just in case I infect everybody with Teh Plague. We'll see how it goes. #
18:13 Annoyance of the day: MahTweets reverts to posting on Facebook when I restart it. Ah well, it's an early beta, I'm sure they'll sort it out. #
21:19 Tenant: One that pays rent to use or occupy land or other property. Tenet: an opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true. #
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annafdd gives the details I could not cope with spelling out when I alluded to "falling down the stairs" in my last post.- Mood: still asleep
00:24 @LadyCrow OTOH, if you're claustrophobic, being cooped up with your phobias may not be ideal... #
11:11 Coffee is <3 #
11:58 I have some work again. I didn't realise plastic extruders were kept in pits. I suppose they're dangerous. #
12:06 @annafdd I would carp any sole I could find, but the weather remains rather Irish around here... #
12:12 @annafdd Ah, @Cadigan is very wise, but I don't even have rain, just bor
ing grey weather... whine whine whine #
12:13 (Also, I have an appointment for a root canal this afternoon, which doesn't help cheering up any.) #
12:43 Posted Day of the Dead pic at tinyurl.com/yfaehvc #
12:44 @wyvernfriend 3-year olds all over the English-speaking world would disagree with you :-) #
12:49 @wyvernfriend Precocious little blighters! #
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:19 Would it be evil to eat kimchi before going to the dentist? #
18:38 Back from dentist. It wasn't more unpleasant than a filling. But of course it was only the first half of the procedure... #
21:22 Mouth still not back to normal. Still spilling tea if not very careful. #
22:45 @annafdd Ohhhhhhhhh! ...and the other critters aren't bad either :-) The piglets are Teh Cute! #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter"We ran the risk of a riot because the nigger has seen everything. You don't beat a prisoner to a pulp in his section, you do it downstairs..."
This is a transcript of a tape apparently recorded in the guards' office in the prison in Teramo. It was sent to a local paper with an anonymous letter. Article and link to recording here (in Italian).
(Though not central to the point, I used the n-word because it's closest to the word used in the Italian. The Italian may be a bit less strong -- but not much.)
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annafdd explains the allusion to "falling down the stairs"- Mood:
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At the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, chimpanzees form a gallery of grief, looking on as Dorothy--a beloved female felled in her late 40s by heart failure--is borne to her burial.
Image: National Geographic / Monica Szczupider
(From The Primate Diaries)
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01:09 Ohhh heat-sensitive Siamese cats! Extra cool! Or is it one of those things everybody already knew except me? tinyurl.com/yacq5we #
12:42 Mii, almost 1 o'clock already! Where did the morning go? #
16:56 Big fat full moon outside! #
17:24 @LadyCrow Well, I suppose they get fed. Not much, but better than nothing... #
20:30 RT @Antiqueight @ColleenLindsay As writers evrywhre begin NaNoWriMo, agents look with dread to December: NaQuRejMo (Nat Query Rejection Mth) #
20:32 Pondering correct etiquette of retweeting when going above 140 char limit... #
20:48 @annafdd The wonders of curry? #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter01:13 RT @Antiqueight www.rte.ie/ check it out today - it's worth it. #
01:16 @Antiqueight Yes, neat! #
11:50 @annafdd Why, are you suddenly all cured? #
14:52 I am persistently sleepy. I wonder why. Ok, large lunch never helps... #
19:01 RT @clanwilliam Qotd: livs h
as just said that sharing a bed with @lmbsaflavin is like sleeping with a velociraptor. #
19:01 @natural20 yep, the bombardment has started a while ago, sirens going in 2 directions atm. Waiting for the copter to show up... #
21:59 RT @CherylMorgan RT @kwnewton: Deanna Hoak: Copyediting is like bathing. You only notice when it doesn't happen. #Wfc2009 #
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09:58 I am officially older. I will only say that it's a prime number ;-) #
10:03 RT @stephenfry A spoonful of paté de campagne Ardéchois à l'ancienne is not really that far distant from a spoonful of catfood. Just [1/2] #
10:03 RT @stephenfry notably more expensive [2/2] #
12:47 Foraging expedition was successful #
12:47 Baked clotted cream rice pudding -- how much more evil can you sound? #
13:29 @annafdd I wouldn't dare! The Cream Singularity might happen! #
16:12 @ce_murphy I hope you've soaked up all the rain and there isn't any left for Dublin because I have to go out later! #
22:34 Had great celebratory tea-drinking session with friends at the Tea Garden www.tea-garden.eu/ #
22:40 @leahmoore @johnreppion Congratulations! Well done all three :-) #
22:41 RT @johnreppion: Edward Alec Moore-Reppion arrived at 10:47 am today. So far, the nicest, calmest,
quietest baby ever. #
22:42 @annafdd Retwitting brain-breaking material is EVIL! #
Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter11:18 @clanwilliam OTOH whales are insects, and they live on bananas. (But still not veggie) #
11:29 @RozKaveney Perfectly legit question, have no answer, pass on if you find one! #
12:40 @wyvernfriend ...coming right after complaints about evil stomach, this doesn't sound so good... :-) #
14:34 @natural20: The only solution is to put it in your RSS feeds and read a bit every day as it comes out... :-) #
18:00 @wyvernfriend I've switched to Office 2007 from '97 a few months back and it was no problem #
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