I actually have a print out of this picture on my office wall.
Friday, 15 July 2011
Monday, 11 July 2011
Random Quote #39
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
The Mourning Bride by William Congreve (1697)
The Mourning Bride by William Congreve (1697)
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Random Thought #27 - Alcohol & Gender Stereotypes
I went to a retirement party yesterday. It was a buffet, so it was a mad dash to go get your food and actually reclaim the seat you had.
A guy came to sit at our table, next to the only other guy at our table. The guy already sitting there saw a pint of lager at that particular place that hadn't been there before.
Sitting Guy (who was already close to drunk): Who is sitting here? A man has been sitting here?
That comment made me wonder what he would have said had I gone and got a pint of cider to drink (which I have done in the past I'll have you know - I like drinking cider) instead of the Archers and lemonade I had. That would have thrown his world view in to disarray. A woman drinking a pint... and not of water!?!? Whoever heard of such a thing?
But I didn't do it as I had already been called Miss Quiet and Miss Prim by the guy whose party it was for drinking alchopops (they were a £1 a bottle OK?) straight from the bottle - no straw. So sorry if I'm quiet and polite when I'm at work.
If they only knew what I'm like at home!
Oh they would be surprised what they'd find out about me if they really got to know me
A guy came to sit at our table, next to the only other guy at our table. The guy already sitting there saw a pint of lager at that particular place that hadn't been there before.
Sitting Guy (who was already close to drunk): Who is sitting here? A man has been sitting here?
That comment made me wonder what he would have said had I gone and got a pint of cider to drink (which I have done in the past I'll have you know - I like drinking cider) instead of the Archers and lemonade I had. That would have thrown his world view in to disarray. A woman drinking a pint... and not of water!?!? Whoever heard of such a thing?
But I didn't do it as I had already been called Miss Quiet and Miss Prim by the guy whose party it was for drinking alchopops (they were a £1 a bottle OK?) straight from the bottle - no straw. So sorry if I'm quiet and polite when I'm at work.
If they only knew what I'm like at home!
Oh they would be surprised what they'd find out about me if they really got to know me
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
A Quick Note...
I have stupidly decided to take part in Camp NaNoWriMo so I'm very busy at the moment. Add to that the fact that my social life is slightly more active at the moment (instead of flat lining as it usually does).
But don't worry, I'm all prepared for the random quotes - you will not have to go with out a weekly random quote!
There are weekly updates on my progress on my other blog The Life Of Writing.
Day 6... and I'm already behind! Aargh!
P.S. Something just made me LOL (seriously I Laughed Out Loud) - I updated my word count on the Camp NaNo site and it calculated that at this rate I should finish on 27th August. Well that would be fine... if I was taking part in the August one wouldn't it?
Monday, 4 July 2011
Random Quote #38
Julie: You're not a writer unless someone publishes you.
Eric: See, that's what's so great about blogs. You don't have to be published. You can just go online, press enter and there it is, out there.
Julie & Julia (2009)
Eric: See, that's what's so great about blogs. You don't have to be published. You can just go online, press enter and there it is, out there.
Julie & Julia (2009)
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