My floors are not grey but they are due for a thorough cleaning and polish. It's been 7 months since I polished them last.
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10/16/2010 15:52 #52959
Sick of clutter.Category: simple pliny
My flat is in a dreadful state of preventable clutter and it's annoying! There is always this small corner in my flat that has a big laundry box with piled up papers, journals, books and whatnots. I am determined to get rid of that pile today. I really like the idea of a floor level "bookshelf".
My floors are not grey but they are due for a thorough cleaning and polish. It's been 7 months since I polished them last.
My floors are not grey but they are due for a thorough cleaning and polish. It's been 7 months since I polished them last.
10/13/2010 22:43 #52949
So what did you do today?Category: the odes
And now I just want to sleep for 100 hours.
Good Night.
tinypliny - 10/14/10 15:13
I did get the flu shot yesterday! And then I talked and talked and talked and couldn't stop for a long while. All in all, a very peculiar evening. I still feel like sleeping.
Oh, and I completely bored (e:himay).
I did get the flu shot yesterday! And then I talked and talked and talked and couldn't stop for a long while. All in all, a very peculiar evening. I still feel like sleeping.
Oh, and I completely bored (e:himay).
heidi - 10/14/10 11:59
Did you have some dissertation related event???
Did you have some dissertation related event???
paul - 10/13/10 23:31
Did you get your flu shot. Mine made me tired.
Did you get your flu shot. Mine made me tired.
10/10/2010 20:27 #52932
The votes are in.Category: e:strip
One of my three faithful readers thinks I sound like a super-boring, pedantic, self-aggrandizing and basically, obnoxiously patronizing prick on my blog.
Yes, thanks very much mum, for sharing all of that. Your honesty is refreshing.
Yes, thanks very much mum, for sharing all of that. Your honesty is refreshing.
tinypliny - 10/14/10 15:11
You are all so sweet! Thanks so much! :-)
You are all so sweet! Thanks so much! :-)
lilho - 10/13/10 00:31
i mostly read your blogs about food, i don't care much for politics. anyway, i like your blog, and you so, whoever this mum person is, she's a jerk. my mom can be a jerk sometimes too... but you're allowed to be a jerk in your own blog.
i mostly read your blogs about food, i don't care much for politics. anyway, i like your blog, and you so, whoever this mum person is, she's a jerk. my mom can be a jerk sometimes too... but you're allowed to be a jerk in your own blog.
heidi - 10/11/10 17:04
As one of your atheist readers, I must know, is your mum faithful?
As one of your atheist readers, I must know, is your mum faithful?
metalpeter - 10/11/10 16:27
Ok What did I miss? I didn't see a blog with comments like that? Now here is my other question if one of your readers thinks that, and they keep reading it, then isn't that a compliment and not a put down? It is good to have people say thing honestly.
Ok What did I miss? I didn't see a blog with comments like that? Now here is my other question if one of your readers thinks that, and they keep reading it, then isn't that a compliment and not a put down? It is good to have people say thing honestly.
uncutsaniflush - 10/10/10 20:47
I would think that you have more than 3 faithful readers and dozens of agnostic readers and god only knows how many atheist readers.
More seriously, I think that I read just about everything you post. I've never really thought that "pedantic" was much of an insult despite liking the "same new wave" lyric of "oh, won't someone save me from theoreticians pedantic analysis of my personal visions" (Zooks, Detroit, circa 1980)
Point of order, as a native of a country that belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations by mum do you mean Queen Elizabeth II or the Queen Mum?
Carry on! Stiff upper lip and all that!
I would think that you have more than 3 faithful readers and dozens of agnostic readers and god only knows how many atheist readers.
More seriously, I think that I read just about everything you post. I've never really thought that "pedantic" was much of an insult despite liking the "same new wave" lyric of "oh, won't someone save me from theoreticians pedantic analysis of my personal visions" (Zooks, Detroit, circa 1980)
Point of order, as a native of a country that belongs to the Commonwealth of Nations by mum do you mean Queen Elizabeth II or the Queen Mum?
Carry on! Stiff upper lip and all that!
10/09/2010 09:58 #52923
Classmate TabletCategory: i-tech
What I really want is this. The design screams "Education!!" - like no other tablet can.
Plus of course, I want to able to toss the laptop on my desk in moments of frustration and not have to repent later. And how cool is that 180 deg swivel camera?!
So instead of this conversation:
Me: Mum, it's snowing here!
M: Really?
Me: Yeah! Look! *Twist Twist*
{Major twisting, silent cords tangling and..}
Me: Damn! Sorry. Unfortunately I cracked my LCD screen with the power plug. Let's talk later.
I could have this one:
Me: Mum, it's snowing here!
M: Really?
Me: Yeah! Look! *Swivel Swivel*
M: That is lovely! Are you wearing a sweater? I hope you are wearing a muffler. Did you have some tea? Are you eating well ... or anything at all? I can clearly see your bones sticking out.
Looks like you have a cold...
Me: Wait. How can you see all that when you are looking at the snow?
M: Don't change the subject.
Me: Damn! Sorry. The connection is awful. Let's talk later.
Plus of course, I want to able to toss the laptop on my desk in moments of frustration and not have to repent later. And how cool is that 180 deg swivel camera?!
So instead of this conversation:
Me: Mum, it's snowing here!
M: Really?
Me: Yeah! Look! *Twist Twist*
{Major twisting, silent cords tangling and..}
Me: Damn! Sorry. Unfortunately I cracked my LCD screen with the power plug. Let's talk later.
I could have this one:
Me: Mum, it's snowing here!
M: Really?
Me: Yeah! Look! *Swivel Swivel*
M: That is lovely! Are you wearing a sweater? I hope you are wearing a muffler. Did you have some tea? Are you eating well ... or anything at all? I can clearly see your bones sticking out.
Looks like you have a cold...
Me: Wait. How can you see all that when you are looking at the snow?
M: Don't change the subject.
Me: Damn! Sorry. The connection is awful. Let's talk later.
tinypliny - 10/10/10 20:30
Hehe - I think I would buy it even if it looked like a kindergarten toy. It is rather cute and hardy!
Hehe - I think I would buy it even if it looked like a kindergarten toy. It is rather cute and hardy!
metalpeter - 10/09/10 14:35
that looks pretty cool how about an adult version that looks say silver or something..........
that looks pretty cool how about an adult version that looks say silver or something..........
10/09/2010 09:47 #52922
A little wicked wicket gate.Category: the odes
Completely annoyed with the new wicked wicker wicked gate that has sprung up blocking the small concrete path that leads around the LinNor building.
It was the only way to avoid jumping over or falling into the gaping holes of construction all around the North, N.Pearl and Franklin intersection.
Which means I have one more fence I really want to learn to jump.
And this time it's not even an option. I would rather jump this fence than strategize my way around and across a muddy slushy pit... and possibly fall in. The trouble is I am not sure jumping that fence is going to be easy to begin with, let alone jump with a long coat on or in the rain or snow - when that shortcut path REALLY helped. Damn you. LinNor.
It was the only way to avoid jumping over or falling into the gaping holes of construction all around the North, N.Pearl and Franklin intersection.
Which means I have one more fence I really want to learn to jump.
And this time it's not even an option. I would rather jump this fence than strategize my way around and across a muddy slushy pit... and possibly fall in. The trouble is I am not sure jumping that fence is going to be easy to begin with, let alone jump with a long coat on or in the rain or snow - when that shortcut path REALLY helped. Damn you. LinNor.
tinypliny - 03/09/12 16:55
Robot eating candid frat boys?? LOL which one is that??
Robot eating candid frat boys?? LOL which one is that??
paul - 03/09/12 16:51
Oh ya, that is still the #2 all time after my robot eating candid frat boys one.
Oh ya, that is still the #2 all time after my robot eating candid frat boys one.
tinypliny - 03/09/12 16:49
Bet its the danbos below. this just happens to be on the same page!
Bet its the danbos below. this just happens to be on the same page!
paul - 03/09/12 14:22
Actually more like 1500 but 1000 unique ones. I wonder why?
Actually more like 1500 but 1000 unique ones. I wonder why?
paul - 03/09/12 14:20
This blog entry is one of the most popular. It got almost 1000 visits in the last month strangely.
This blog entry is one of the most popular. It got almost 1000 visits in the last month strangely.
That is a really nice space.. How terrible. My corner clutter has built up ONCE AGAIN! AAArgh I made that floor level floating bookshelf work for about half a year and then I started throwing everything on top of it till it became a pile.
I think my floors are somewhat okay now - polishing them makes them very orangey but they need a clean up too. NO time till december end.
I don't like those chairs in that flat. I would sit on the floor near the windows with the low table. :)
I would be in heaven if that was my flat!! Sadly, it is not.
Anyway, mission accomplished. I managed to get rid of every little sheet of paper that I won't be reading, gave away a zillion journals to the unofficial Mayflower basement freecycle, washed the grime off my keyboard, washed all the piled up dishes and scrubbed the sink, polished the floors so much that I think they are rather slippery now, populated a "floating" almost-floor level bookshelf with books that I will actually read, rounded up the books that I have always hated to be sold, packed up folders and old statistical methods notes to be given away, found (e:jbeatty)'s Lebanese cooking book that I never gave back (despicable me!), found a credit card that I thought I had lost and a cheque for $11!
Next weekend: Bathroom cleanup and polishing.
LOL, I guess this makes me sound psychotic, but you have no idea how much of a clutter a pile of random paper and cardboard can make. I guess this is part of how I get ready for a gloomy winter ahead - by making the flat so shiny that I can ignore the terrible weather even though I have no curtains. :-)
What I really want is the Philips LivingColours :::link::: but at $199, it's a bit too expensive to justify as a "winterizing" purchase.
You would actually have a heart attack to enter my humble abode. I have years worth of paperwork to file (thankfully I already have the filing cabinets);Things that need to be gone through, thrown out and reorganized to my new thought processes. Beautiful flat BTW! Very neat and organized. Space as a great deal to do with your perspective. If you had a small closed flat with separate rooms your clutter would not be the same kind of noticeable. Your open floor plan makes the littlest thing out of order come to your attention. I was less curious about the rugs versus white chairs, how do you keep them White?
great comment by (e:libertad) .... It sounds like what you need is One Filling Cabinet That could maybe be in like a corner or some type of thing to hold things you need but hide them away (I need about 7 of those).... Here is the thing that is odd. Books you read on the floor is clutter but books on the table displayed for people to look at or magazines in that half circle are part of home decorating.........
Only pyschotics live in places like those. I like to have some clutter. Books on the floor?