Good Stuff and other stuff

[erastes]

Last Gasp got a nice review at Sensual Reads.

The BBC have a series running “History of the World in 100 objects” and today’s object was the Warren Cup. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/ 

and here’s the link to the (short, 15 mins) radio programme. Interesting stuff!

http://tinyurl.com/33g6plu

Weather is HOT! Sooooo glad I can go and lie in the garden in the shade rather than having to work at Steeles in a non-air-con office where no-one cares if you die of heatstroke. Hee. Hard to concentrate on writing though. Despite good intentions (that needs to go on my tombstone) I didn’t get Muffled Drum finished by Sunday, in fact I didn’t write on Friday Saturday or Sunday. Today, just doing 500 words has been a real chore. I’m better than I used to be, I am learning to write without the constant crutch of someone pushing and encouraging me, or swapping their words written with mine, but it’s hard.

Also the timeline re the plot has just gone crackerdog and possibly flopbott. Which is really not good.

Yes. Poor diva-y me. Shut up, Erastes. Ok.

HILARIOUS article in the Historical Novel Review this month about “how not to review” which I’m going to have to scan in and post flocked, because it’s too good not to share.

I was going to watch Lost from the beginning, but thanks to spoilers on my flist I don’t know if I’ll bother now. Thanks! (grrr.)

Three baby sparrows in Dad’s garden today, all sitting about on the bird table and letting the parents feed them despite the fact that they were knee deep in bird seed. Very cute and more real than the TV!

Ok. Another 500 words. You can do it. IthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcanIthinkIcan

ETA: I DID!!! IknewIcouldIknewIcouldIknewIcouldIknewIcouldIknewIcouldIknewIcouldIknewIcould

Comments

[chris-smith-atr.livejournal.com]

Have an invisible cookie.

[leni-jess.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, Little Red Engine #2!

We're reading about the heat and envying you.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Heh - that was probably IT, though, you realise. Last year we had April as a heat wave and then nothing else much for the whole year - that's probably what will happen this year too. :)

[alex-beecroft.livejournal.com]

Would you like someone to swap words written with? With Rose at home it's a lot easier for me to be mum & housewife and not write at all, so I could do with an extra impetus to shut the door for 20 minutes and do Write or Die. I'd be happy to swap impetus (impetii?)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

OMG YES PLEASE *bites your hand off*

and the added bonus of encouraging you to write would be fabulous.

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

I heard the Warren Cup thing this evening while I was in the garden and I was all "*squee*" and my husband just rolled his eyes, lol.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

I have to admit that the cartoon "Do you want a straight goblet or a gay goblet" really make me laugh. Wrong. I know.

I also loved the woman who was taking her children to see it.

[tiggothy.livejournal.com]

Not wrong. Can't be. I laughed too.

[alex-beecroft.livejournal.com]

Hee! That sounds great to me too. Though I'm currently in a "just get the first draft down, don't worry if it's rubbish" mood, so they won't be particularly good words. Do you want to email me with instructions, cos I haven't done this before :)

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Instructions??? Do I look like Ms Organised?

Will email you though.

[aunty_marion]

Now you've earwormed me!

#I met an engine on the road
All hot and heavy hearted,
And this is what he said to me
As up the hill he started:
'I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think, I think I .... can!
At any rate, I'll try it.'"

[erastes.livejournal.com]

apparently (and i've found this actually works) the best cure for an ear worm is to sing "I Love Rock and Roll" the Joan Jett version.

Which would only work if I knew it...

[aunty_marion]

#He reached the top, and, looking back
To where I stood and doubted,
He started on the downward track,
And this is what he shouted:
'I said I could, I said I could, I said I could, I said I could, I said I could, I said, I said, I said I ... could!
My friend, you might have known it!'#

Re: Which would only work if I knew it...

[erastes.livejournal.com]

saves you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdDl7MSFYuQ&feature=related

Re: Which would only work if I knew it...

[aunty_marion]

Hmph. That made my alarm clock stop!

[crawling-angel.livejournal.com]

Baby starlings flying down to the table after the parents who then fly away with a chip. Baby starlings squarking and eying said chips and thinking how do I get them in mouth? Baby starlings give up and fly after parents. Hilarious to watch.