This week's CarnivAol is out, and I actually submitted an entry this time! I was going through my May 2005 entries to see if there were any more that I'd like to re-visit here and decided that this one was good enough for CarnivAol. It's the first Weekend Assignment I ever did, and it's about a cat. Please check out all the entries at CarnivAol. I'm making my way through them on my lunch break, and it's a pretty good way to spend a lunch break!
Enjoy!
According to this my sign should be Cancer (but it's not).
What's good about you: you're incredibly kind, caring, and generousJust for fun I thought I'd see which Star Wars character I am:
He had learned to spell and write several small words, so we began making a sentence out of them. He ever so carefully wrote each word and very proudly showed me when he was done. I praised and admired the work, then suggested that the words were written a little close together and reminded him that when we finish one word we then leave a space before we write the next word.
He started the sentence again and after writing the first two words I said, "Okay, now move over some before you start writing the next word." (Poor choice of words, Mom.) He gave me a funny look, squirmed a little in his chair and then wrote the next word.
I was a little frustrated that he hadn't seemed to catch on to what I meant. I mean, he'd written lists of words before and had left spaces between them; I thought a simple reminder was all that was needed. "Okay, now move over a little." Again the strange look and the squirming. Again the next word was right on top of the previous one. "Andrew," I said, more than a little exasparated, "remember, you have to leave a space before you write the next word. Move over a little!"
He looked at me, just as exasparated as I, and said, "Mom! I've moved over as far as I can go!"
And he had. He'd scooted over as close to the wall and away from me as it was possible for him to scoot!
In my other journal I talk about my enjoyment of the authors Georgette Heyer and Patricia Veryan and how I have been slowly building my collections of their books. I have at least one copy of every Heyer book except for three, and I have more than one copy (paperback and hardcover, with and without dust jackets, 1st editions and re-prints) of more than half of her 55 novels. As for Veryan I still need six of hers to have one copy of each.
I keep an eye on eBay for whichever book I'm looking for and I receive email alerts whenever there are new listings for either author. I look at the listings even when it's for a copy that I already have, just in case it's a first edition for a good price, or maybe an Australian or German edition, or in case there is something else that makes it appeal to me.
I just got one such alert, and it made me laugh because once again the title is written incorrectly. I don't know if the sellers sometimes give the title wrong or if it's just a misprint (I suspect the seller is in a hurry, has never even read the book, or just gets it wrong!). The one that made me laugh today was supposed to have been SPRIG MUSLIN, a Heyer novel set during the Regency Era. Muslin is an inexpensive, closely-woven, bleached cotton material, and very young, unmarried ladies generally would wear "sprig" muslin as everyday wear, the "sprig" referring to the small pattern on the material. A "sprig" can mean a small twig of a plant or an ornament or decoration of that shape or something used to beautify. Another definition for "sprig" is a young, immature person. Well this listing has it written as SPRIG MUSLIM. I wonder what a sprig Muslim would be? A young, immature person of the Muslim faith?
Another Heyer that I've seen listed wrong many times is BATH TANGLE, another Regency novel. Bath is a city in England, and Bath Tangle refers to the mix-ups, the confusion and the subsequent unraveling, or un tangling, of the dilemmas in the plot of the story. But more than once I have seen it listed as BATH TANGO, which causes me to envision a couple sloshing back and forth in a bathtub of water.
The other two Heyers that come to mind that I've seen wrong are DEVIL'S CUB and POWDER AND PATCH. These are both Georgian novels; The "Cub" in DEVIL'S CUB refers to the son of a character from a previous book who was referred to as a "Devil", and POWDER AND PATCH gets its name from the way they wore their hair and decorated themselves with patches. But I've seen these two listed as DEVIL'S CLUB and POWER AND PATCH. The only Veryan novel I've seen listed wrong is one set in 1813. The title is supposed to be THE DIRTY FROG; "frog" here referring to a Frenchman. But I've seen it listed as THE DIRTY FOG, which always makes me wonder if it's a book set in San Francisco!
I know -- no one's perfect, but I'm anal about such things (I turn upside-down cans and boxes right-side-up in grocery stores!!). They're good for a laugh, anyway!
Had a really nice day today. Didn't really go anywhere or do anything special. Eler Beth and Thomas went to their favorite fruit/vegetable market and brought home a delicious watermelon. I'm not much of a watermelon eater, but this one was good. They also got a couple of good-looking cantaloupes that I plan to sample in the morning. I do love cantaloupes (or mushmelons, depending on where you're from). Eler Beth also brought home some nice looking asparagus that she asked if we could have tonight. She also asked for pork chops, so Thomas grilled some chops and we had steamed asparagus and mashed potatoes (the fattening kind, made with sour cream!) for dinner. Yum! Ate way too much!
Well, I'd better get to bed. I've had fun this evening trying to catch up on journal reading and checking out some new journals that have been brought to my attention. But it's almost midnight, so I'd better get myself to bed. Hope everyone has a great weekend!
